Service manual

Rev. B Features and General Specifications 1-7
TM-U200 Series (Type B) Service Manual
Confidential
Reliability
Printer Installation Position
Install the printer horizontally. Make sure it does not tilt more than 15°. The printer must also be
installed so that it does not move or vibrate during paper cutting or the drawer kick-out
operation. Fastening tape is available as an option.
Impact resistance:
When packed:
Package: EPSON standard package
Height: 60 cm (23.62")
Directions: 1 corner, 3 edges, and 6 surfaces
When unpacked:
Height: 5 cm (1.97")
Directions: Lift one edge and release it (for all 4 edges)
Life
Mechanism:
7,500,000 lines (See the TM-U200 Series (Type B) Specification for
the print color switching number.
Print head:
150 million characters (using an average of 2 dots/wire per
character.) (The print pattern is shown in the TM-U200 Series
(Type B) Specification in Figure A-1.)
Auto cutter:
800,000 cuts
End of life is defined as the point at which the printer reaches the
beginning of the wear out period.
MTBF
180,000 hours
Failure is defined as a random failure occurring within the time of
the random failure period.
MCBF
18,000,000 lines
This is an average failure interval based on failures relating to
wear out and random failures up to the life of 7,500,000 lines.