Service manual

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Section 6. Replacement Procedures
PN 9001080
Rev. A
SATO M-8485Se Standard Print Engine
Service Manual
6.11 Replacing the Ribbon Motion Sensor
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Switch the printer OFF and disconnect the power cable.
2. Raise the lid on the mechanical side of the printer.
3. Remove screw from cabinet side to allow printer halves to swing open for
access to the inside of the printer. Fig. 6-33
4. Remove the dip switch cover. Fig. 6-34
5. Remove (3) screws and the ring from around the unwind spindle. Fig. 6-34
6. Twist open the cable tie and unplug SEN4 connector from the sensor harness
at SEN4.
Fig. 6-35 & 6-36
7. Remove sensor mounting screw and push the sensor through the access hole.
Fig. 6-34
8. Remove (2) screws holding sensor to the mounting bracket. Fig. 6-37
9. Replace sensor and reattach to the mounting bracket. Feed sensor connector
back through the access hole and reattach to sensor harness at SEN4. Attach
the sensor to the frame.
10. Replace the ring and screws removed in Step 5. Replace the dip switch
cover.
11. Close the printer halves and replace the locking screw.
12. Reconnect the power cable.
To remove and replace the Ribbon Motion Sensor perform the following steps:
REMOVE LOCKING
SCREW AND SWING
CABINET OPEN
6-33
Fig.