Service manual

EPSON Stylus Photo 870/1270 Revision B
ADJUSTMENT Adjustment 123
5.2.3 Using the Adjustment Program
Each product has its unique information on the main board to maintain its
print ability and quality at an optimum level. For this reason, you need to
write the correct information of the printer mechanism to the main board
using the adjustment program whenever you replace either printer
mechanism or main board.
5.2.3.1 About the Adjustment Program
The basic adjustment items you can perform using this program are as
shown below:
Table 5-4. Adjustments Using the Program
5.2.3.2 How to Install the Program
Before installing the program, note the points below:
!
Use Windows 95 or higher.
!
Use LPT 1 only as the printer port. (Use a USB interface cable only
when performing
USB ID check/input
.)
Install the program in the order listed below:
1. Insert “Disk1” to the 3.5” floppy disk drive of your computer, and then
execute “Setup.exe”.
2. As you prompted, insert “Disk2”, and the installation is done.
3. Click
Stylus Photo 870 1270.exe
icon created in the Adjustment
Program folder to execute the program.
5.2.3.3 How to Uninstall the Program
Access Control Panel> Add/Remove Programs and uninstall the program.
No. Main Items Adjustment items
1 Adjustment
Head voltage ID input
Head angular adjsutment
Bi-Directional adjustment
USB ID check/input
2 Maintenance
Head cleaning
Initial ink charge
Protection counter check
3
Print A4 pattern Print A4 pattern
CAUTION
!
While you are running the service program on Windows
95, you can not use EPSON Status Monitor. Therefore,
close the printer window on the task bar before you start
the program.
!
If you can not start the program because LPT1 is set to
ECP Printer Port, turn it off in the order below:
1. Delete all printer drivers.
2. Access Control Panel>System>Device Manager>Ports
and delete ECP Printer Port.)
3. Reboot the computer.
!
If you leave the printer in a non-printing status for 5
minutes or more, the carriage automatically returns to
home position. In this case, you need to reboot the
computer to run the program.
!
Do not change the setting for Font size in Display settings.
!
Be sure to connect a parallel interface cable to the printer
before you start the program. Otherwise, the program
freezes.
!
Do not send any command to the printer during a check
pattern print.
!
While the service program is running, if the printer is
turned off or the interface cable is disconnected, you need
to launch the program again.