Specifications
REV.-A
3.1.3 Service Checks After Repair
When printer components are to be sent back to the customer after servicing, first use the checklist
shown in Table 3-3 to note the current state of the components. This checklist provides a record to
make servicing and shipping more efficient.
Table 3-3. Inspection Checklist for Repaired Printer
Category
Component
Item to Check
Is Check Required?
Printer
Printhead
•l
Are any wires broken?
❑ Checked, Not necessary
features
Are any wires worn out?
•lChecked, ❑ Not necessary
Carriage
Does the carriage move smoothly?
•l❑ Checked, Not necessary
mechanism
El
Movement noisy,
❑
Mechanism dirty,
❑
Mechanism oily
•l
Is the carriage motor running at the correct
Checked, •! Not necessary
temperature and not overheating?
•lChecked, ❑ Not necessary
Paper
Is the paper advancing smoothly?
•lChecked, •! Not necessary
advance
❑
Movement noisy,
❑
Mechanism dirty,
mechanism
❑
Mechanism oily
Is the paper advance motor running at the
•l❑ Checked, Not necessary
correct temperature and not overheating?
Paper path
•l
Is the type of paper in the printer feeding
❑ Checked, Not necessary
smoothly?
•l
Is the tractor feeding the paper correctly?
❑ Checked, Not necessary
Is the paper path clear of all obstructions?
•lChecked, ❑ Not necessary
Is the platen free of damage?
•lChecked, ❑ Not necessary
Ribbon
Is the ribbon mask free of distortion?
•lChecked, ❑ Not necessary
mask
Self-print
•l
Was the self-print test successful?
Checked, •l Not necessary
test
On-line test
Was the on-line test successful?
El
Checked, ❑ Not necessary
\djustment
Printhead
Is the platen gap adjusted correctly?
❑ Checked, ❑ Not necessary
Printing
•l
Is the bidirectional print position adjusted
Checked, ❑ Not necessary
correctly?
DIP switch
Have DIP switches been reset to their
facto-
❑ Checked, ❑ Not necessary
settings
ry shipment settings?
;ystem
ROM
•l
The ROM version is XXX.
El
Checked, Not necessary
Ipgrade
version
;hipment
•!
Has the ribbon been removed?
Checked,
❑ Not necessary
Have all relevant parts been included in the
❑ Checked, ❑ Not necessary
shipment?