Epson 890N Service Manual - Page 45
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EPSON FX-890/2190 2.1.1 Printer Mechanism This printer mechanism consists of Printhead, Paper feed mechanism, Carriage movement mechanism, Tractor feed mechanism, Platen gap adjustment mechanism, Ribbon feed mechanism, PF motor, CR motor, detectors, and so on. 2.1.1.1 Printhead The printhead prints data from the control board on paper using the ink ribbon. The printhead is mounted on the carriage unit. Printing method: Impact dot matrix printing Number of dot wires: 18 Diameter of dot wire: φ0.29 mm Dot wire arrangement: Figure 2-3. Dot Wire Arrangement Revision B 2.1.1.2 Paper Feed Mechanism The paper feed mechanism picks up paper and transports it to the printhead, then ejects the paper step by step or continuously driven by the PF motor. PF motor drives the paper feed mechanism gears and the platen roller. The top of form and paper out condition are detected by the front and rear PE detectors, respectively. 2.1.1.3 Carriage Movement Mechanism The carriage movement mechanism carries the carriage unit left and right along the CR guide shaft and mechanism frame, and stops it at any position for printing. It is driven by torque sent from the CR motor via the timing belt. Home position is detected by the HP (home position) detector at power on and at CR motor phase change. 2.1.1.4 Tractor Feed Mechanism The tractor feed mechanism feeds continuous paper to the printhead and ejects it. Torque from the PF motor is transferred to the tractor unit via the release mechanism in the paper feed mechanism. The release lever in the release mechanism switches torque from the PF motor between cut sheet feeding and continuous paper feeding. This printer is equipped with several tractor feeding methods (front / rear push tractor feeding, front / rear push & pull tractor feeding and front / rear pull tractor feeding), which is selected according to the tractor unit setting positions and the lever positions. The tractor detector detects the release lever setting position, for cut sheet feeding or continuous paper feeding. 2.1.1.5 Platen Gap Adjustment Mechanism The platen gap (the gap between the platen and the printhead) adjustment mechanism consists of the CR guide shaft, parallelism adjustment bushing, PG adjust lever and PG detector. The PG adjust lever is attached to the left side of the CR guide shaft. The bushing is attached to the left frame. Since the CR guide shaft is eccentric, the printhead approaches or recedes from the platen roller as the PG lever turns forward or backward. The PG detector detects the PG lever position. If the lever is set to a position between "2" and "6", the printer is in the copy mode. Operating Principles Overview 45
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