Service manual

Print Head, LP 2844 Replacement 980358-290A
Preparations
Protect against static discharge. Your work area must be static-safe and include
a properly grounded conductive cushioned mat to hold the printer and a
conductive wrist strap for yourself.
Open the printer by pulling the release latches forward, then lifting the top cover. Remove media.
Removal
1. Use a #1 Phillips driver to loosen the four
screws 1234 that hold the latch frame
'
to the top case (.
2. Grasp the print head spring 7 and pull it to
the left; then, slide it free of the latch frame.
3. Gently pull the wire bundles
#$ from the
print head 8.
4. Use a #1 Phillips driver to loosen the two
screws 56 and release the print head from
the latch frame
' and bracket &.
Assembly
1. Route the print head cables #$ under
latch shaft and plug into the receptacles
!" on the print head 8.
2. Hold the print head 8 against the print head
bracket
& while replacing the screws 56
and washers; attach the ground wire
%
using the right screw and washer. Use a #1
Phillips driver to tighten the screws.
3. Slip the left end of the print head spring 7
into the left side of the latch bracket
';
then slide the right end into the other side.
The angle of the "v" fits into the indent on
top of the print head bracket.
4. Align the latch bracket up to the top case
(
and ensure that the cables are not bent or
pinched.
20 980358-001 Rev. A
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