Contents
Contents
2.1 Basic Operation Outline
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2.1.1 Printer Diagram
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2.1.2 Print Driving
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2.2 Firmware
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2.2.1 Operation Sequence at Power-on
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2.2.2 Operation Sequence at Power-off
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2.2.3 Print Control
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2.2.4 Print Position Adjustment Function
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2.2.5 Head Management
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2.2.6 Printhead Overheating Protection Control
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2.2.7 Pause between Pages
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2.2.8 White Raster Skip
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2.2.9 Sleep mode
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2.3 Printer Mechanical System
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2.3.1 Outline
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2.3.1.1 Outline
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2.3.2 Ink Passage
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2.3.2.1 Ink Passage
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2.3.2.1.1 Overview of Ink Passage
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2.3.2.2 Ink Tank Unit
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2.3.2.2.1 Structure of Ink Tank Unit
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2.3.2.3 Carriage Unit
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2.3.2.3.1 Functions of Carriage unit
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2.3.2.3.2 Structure of Carriage Unit
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2.3.2.4 Printhead
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2.3.2.4.1 Structure of Printhead
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2.3.2.5 Purge Unit
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2.3.2.5.1 Functions of Purge Unit
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2.3.2.5.2 Structure of Purge Unit
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2.3.2.6 Maintenance Cartridge
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2.3.2.6.1 Maintenance cartridge
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2.3.2.7 Air Flow
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2.3.2.7.1 Air flow
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2.3.3 Paper Path
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2.3.3.1 Outline
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2.3.3.1.1 Overview of Paper Path
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2.3.3.2 Paper Path
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2.3.3.2.1 Structure of Feed Roller Unit
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2.3.3.3 Cutter Unit
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2.3.3.3.1 Structure of the cutter unit
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2.4 Printer Electrical System
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2.4.1 Outline
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2.4.1.1 Overview
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2.4.2 Main Controller
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2.4.2.1 Main controller components
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2.4.3 Carriage Relay PCB
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2.4.3.1 Carriage relay PCB components
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2.4.4 Head Relay PCB
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2.4.4.1 Head relay PCB components
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2.4.5 Motor Driver
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2.4.5.1 Media take-up unit components
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2.4.6 Maintenance Cartridge Relay PCB
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2.4.6.1 Maintenance cartridge relay PCB components
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