Service manual

Principles of Operation
Carriage Operation
This section describes the carriage.
Carriage mechanism
The carriage mechanism includes the printhead, the carriage, the timing belt, the
carriage motor, and the platen. Figure 2-29 shows the carriage mechanism.
The timing belt is connected to the bottom of the carriage.
It is driven by the
carriage motor and moved via the belt-driven pulley. The printhead is mounted on
the carriage. The entire unit moves right and left along the guide shaft and guide
plate.
Figure 2-29. Carriage Mechanism
2-30
LQ-200/AP3000