Service manual

Principles of Operation
Printing area
The printing area starts 22 phase switches from the home position.
Figure 2-40. Printing Area and Print Timing
Abnormal carriage operation
The LQ-200/AP3000 does not have a print timing signal PTS) sensor and cannot
detect abnormal carriage operation. Therefore, an error does not occur if external
forces hinder carriage movement.
An error occurs only if the printer receives the
-HOME signal in the printing area. If this occurs, the carriage stops.
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