Service manual

EPSON Stylus Photo R260/R265/R270, R360/R380/R390 Revision B
Adjustment Adjustment Items and Overview 113
5.1 Adjustment Items and Overview
This chapter describes adjustments necessary after the disassembly/reassembly of the printer.
5.1.1 Servicing Adjustment Item List
The adjustment items of this product are as follows.
Table 5-1. Adjustment Items
Function Item Purpose Method Outline Tool Used Media
Adjustment Items
PG Adjustment Install the Head Nozzle surface parallel to the
printing surface and set the gap between the
paper and the Head Nozzle surface to the
specified value.
Place a Thickness Gauge in the specified position, move the
Timing Belt manually, and check by moving the Carriage with
the Printhead installed sideways.
• Thickness
Gauge
1.15mm,
1.3mm
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EEPROM data copy This function is used to read the necessary data
from the EEPROM of the faulty Main Board and
write them to the new Main Board in order to
reduce the auxiliary adjustment items at the time
of Board replacement.
With the old Board installed, use the adjustment program to read
out the EEPROM data, and after exchanging with the new
Board, load the read out data.
• Adjustment
Program
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Initial setting At the time of Main Board replacement, this
adjustment is made to write the Board common
information of Initial setting.
Use the adjustment program to write the Board information of
Initial setting to the Main Board.
• Adjustment
Program
--
Input Head ID At the time of Printhead replacement, this
adjustment is made to register the head
manufacturing variations correction ID to the
printer.
Use the adjustment program to input the Head QR Code label ID
stuck on the Printhead. (Supplement: Read the QR code label
from left to right on the top row and then from top to bottom in
due order.)
• Adjustment
Program
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Input USB-ID To enable recognition of each printer on the PC
side, when several same model printers are
connected to the PC via the USB hub.
Enter the serial number to the adjustment program. The
adjustment program automatically creates an unique ID from the
serial number and is registered to the Printer.
• Adjustment
Program
--
Initialize PF Deterioration Offset To initialize the PF deterioration offset value. Use the adjustment program to execute Initialisation to initialize
the PD deterioration offset value.
• Adjustment
Program
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Disenable PF Deterioration Offset To input the maximum value (3,000) of the PF
deterioration offset value
Use the adjustment program to execute Input of the maximum
value (3,000) of the PF deterioration offset value.
• Adjustment
Program
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TOP Margin Adjustment
Correct the print timing by the software to make
the start printing position of the sub scan
direction to the value you wish.
Use the adjustment program, to print the Top margin adjustment
pattern, measure the distance from Paper top edge to the TOP
line, and adjust so that it becomes within 3 ± 1mm.
• Adjustment
Program
• Rule
Post Card
Head angular adjustment
Adjust the vertical/horizontal tilt that occur
when installing the Head, by the software.
Use the adjustment program to print the adjustment pattern and
adjust to meet the standard with various patterns.
• Adjustment
Program
A4/Letter
(Plain paper)