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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Color Large Fo rmat Inkjet Printer ® SERVICE MANUAL SEIJ01017.
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PRECAUTIONS Precautio nary notations t hroughout the text ar e categorized relat ive to 1)Personal injury and 2) damage to equi pment. DANGER Signals a precaution whi ch, if ignored, coul d resu lt in serious or f atal pers onal inj ury. Great caution s hould be exerci sed in performin g procedures preceded by DANGER Headings.
About This Manual This manual descr ibes basic functions , theory of electrical and m echa nical operations, maintenance an d repair procedures of the printer. The instructions and procedures included herein are intend ed for the exper ienced re pair technicians , and attention should be given to the precautions on the preceding p age.
Revision S tatus Revision Dat e of Issu e Description A May 10, 2002 First r elease.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 6 Contents Chapter 1 Product Description 1.1 Product Desc ription ................ ........... ................. ........... ................. ................. ... 1 2 1.1.1 Features .................... ......
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 7 1.4.3.25 Job history clear ......... ............ ................ ................. ............ .............. 50 1.4.3.26 Total prints ...................... ................. ........... ................. .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 8 3.2.2.13 Ink-related Error s ...... ................. ........... ................. ............ ............ 130 3.2.2.14 Defective ink cartridge .......................... ............ ................. ....
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 9 4.3 Disassembly and Assembly of Ca rriage (CR) Mechanis m ............ ........... ....... 171 4.3.1 Print Head ................ ................. ................. ........... ................. ........... ..
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 10 5.2.2.7 C SIC ................. ........... ................. ................. ........... ................. ....... 227 5.2.2.8 Actuato r .................. ................. ........... ................. .
CHAPT ER 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descrip tion Product D escript ion 12 1.1 Pr oduct De scription 1.1.1 Features Large Format Stylus Pro 7600: Max.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descrip tion Product D escript ion 13 1.1.2 Differences between Stylus Pro 7600 an d Stylus Pro 9600 Table 1-3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 14 1.2 Basic Specifications 1.2.1 Prin t Specifications Printing: On-demand ink-jet Nozzle configuration: .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 15 1.2.5 Paper Specificati ons 1.2.5.1 Roll Paper ACCEPTABLE PAPER The printer accepts fo llowing plain pape r and EPSON special paper. With any o ther pape r, prop er pa per f eed ing and s atis factory print quality are not ensured .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 16 BORDERLES S PRINT ROLL PAPER Borderless print for right and left is enssured for roll paper with any of the paper widths as specified in Figure 1-9 below. NOTE: 300 mm, 400 mm , 500 mm an d 600 mm a re suppo rted fo r Europe.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 17 PLAIN PAPER Proper feeding is en sured only in the following specifications . Paper Size: Same as above list Thicknes s: 0.08 ~ 0.1 1 mm Weight: 64 ~ 90 gf/m 2 Type: Plain pa per, Recycle paper NOTE 1: Paper is fed short-edge first.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 18 1.2.5.3 Special Paper Roll (pigment) Note : Symbo l ~ : Assured , { : Support ed, z : Su pported condi tionally, × : Not supp orted, 2H/3 H: High tensio n spindl e Table 1-11.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 19 Roll (dye) Note : S ymbol ~ : Assured, { : Su pported, z : Supported co ndition ally, × : Not supported, 2H/3H: High tensio n spindle Note *1 : Assured with Uni-D print .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 20 Sheet (pigmen t) Note : S ymbol ~ : Assured, { : Su pported, z : Supported co ndition ally, × : Not supported.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 21 1.2.6 Mechanism Specifications 1.2.6.1 Printable Area The printer detects paper w idth when paper i s set. (If pap er width detecti on setting is OFF, it d oes not det ect paper width.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 22 1.2.6.2 Paper Set Lever 1.2.6.3 Cutting Specification There are two metho ds to cut roll pa per, au tomatic and manual cutting. AUTOMATIC CUTTI NG OF ROLL MEDIA Automatic cutting u nder the f ollowing con ditions can only be performed on the approved me dia.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 23 1.2.6.4 Acoustic Noise Level: Approx . 50dB(A) (Acco rding to I SO 7779) 1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 24 1.2.9 Am bient Conditions 1.2.9.1 Temperature/Humidity Note *1 : 120 hour s max. at 60 °C, one mo nth ma x. a t 40°C *2 : No condensation . These valu es are appli cable only within the ra nge as shown below.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 25 1.2.9.4 Surrounding Space Provide the prin ter with an enough s urrounding s pace to ensure prop er installation of accessories and replacemen t of consuma ble s and easy work for daily maintenance.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 26 1.2.10 Ov erall Dimensi ons Figure 1-4. Overall Dim ensions of Stylus Pro 7600 Dime nsio ns of Un it Note 1: For “rearward paper eject ”, the pape r exit tray is broug ht down toward t he rear.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 27 Figure 1-5. Overall Dim ensions of Stylus Pro 9600 Weigh t Note " * " : E xcluding the ink ca rtridges 1178.41 1624.1 1076.33 697 Model Condition Weight Styl us Pro 7600 Print er body (wi thout feet mount ed) * About 43 .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 28 1.2.1 1 Accessori es This section des cribes the accessories and op tions for Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 29 1.2.11.2 Accessories and Options for Stylus Pro 9600 Standard access ories AC Cable Chan ge Plug Adapt.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descrip tion External V iew and Par ts Names 30 1.3 Ext ernal View and Parts Names EXTERNAL VIEW Figure 1-6.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 31 1.4 O perating P anel 1.4.1 Buttons a nd Functions The operati ng panel co ntains the fol lowing butt ons.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 32 Note *1 : It interrupts in k drying and runs the specified operation. *2 : 1.27c m/seco nd (5.0 cps) p aper f eeding for 2 second s afte r the bu tton i s press ed. 13.2cm/ second ( 52.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 33 1.4.2 Indica tions on the Panel 1.4.2.1 lED Indications in Normal Mode Operate Paper Out Pause Ink Out Maintenance tank Table 1 -22.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 34 1.4.2.2 LCD Indi cations in Normal Mode Note *1 : When PG setting = WIDE or WI DER, “W” is di splayed a t the left of lo wer line. When PG se tting = NAR ROW, “N” is d isplayed at the left of lower line.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 35 1.4.3 SelecType 1.4.3.1 Outline Startup The SelecType m ode is se lected by pr essing the S elecType butt on during print ready, warning, or maintenance call status.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 36 1.4.3.2 Panel Setting Menu Item Table 1-28. Panel setting menu item Top menu (Panel display) Item menu Pane l display Setup value (Under lined: Default) See Prin ter s ettin g m enu (PRINTER SETTING MENU) PG setting PLATEN GAP AUTO , NARROW, WIDE, WIDER p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 37 Printer status menu (PRINTERSTATUS MENU) Ink remain ing Black1 INKLEFT K1 XXXXX (XXXXX is one of foll owings) (0%,nn% ,E* F,E** F,E*** F, E**** F,E*** **F) p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 38 User Paper Setup Menu (PAPERCONFIG. MENU) Paper select PAPERNUMBE R STD , 1~1 0 p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 39 Gap adjustm ent menu (HEADALIGNMENT ME NU) Pape r t hick nes s (i n 0.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 40 1.4.3.3 PG Setting Selecting this mode allows th e user to set the platen gap. The relationship between panel sett ing, command sett ing (SN command), and actual platen gap pos ition is shown bel ow.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 41 The actual platen gap may be set to any of the following 1.4.3.4 Page Lines Selecting this mode allows the u ser to set the page lin e print mode. Setu p is the same as horizontal lines ON comm and (AC 02H 00H 00H 0 2H) in the automatic cutting setup.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 42 Figure 1-8. Roll Paper Margin (1) Figure 1-9. Roll Paper Margin (2) 1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 43 1.4.3.11 No margin print setting No margin print mode can be switche d with these settings. Following 3 modes can be s elected; *1. When 4 sides no m argin / 2 c uts is selected, vertical len gth will be 2mm shorte r than actual print size after cutting .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 44 1.4.3.12 Cutter position adjustment Cutter position can be adjusted with this mode. Cutter position adjustment pa ttern is printed, and the cutter is adjusted with cutter position number entered by users.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 45 1.4.3.14 Panel Setup Value Initiali zation Selecting this mode allows th e user to return all the values set o n the panel to the default values. Initializing items are following; 1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 46 1.4.3.16 Status Printing Selecting this mode allows the user to print th e current panel settings. Print status sheet with the following specifications. Print paper size:A4 Font: Built-in font Output pr ocedure: 1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 47 Figure 1-12. Status Sheet Print Pattern #1 XX-XX-X X-XX-XX-XX-XX #2 XX-XX-X X-XX-XX-XX-XX Type B :Unins talled - Curre.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 48 1.4.3.17 Job Information Print With this mode, users can print job informatio n saved in the printer.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 49 1.4.3.18 Firmware version Firmware version is d isplayed as followin g, Note 1: xxxx:interface co ntroller versi on (4.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 50 Warnin g When available rate is less than 10% (Total capacity 1300g), Maintenance tank almost full warning occurs. Th e Maintenance Tank LED blinks. Error When available rate becomes 0, Maintenance tank full error o ccurs.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 51 1.4.3.27 Consumables life Cutter life How to calculate The number of times the cutter has b een used is calculated by counting down from 2000. Th e count is reduced b y one every time one sheet is cut irrespective of paper sizes.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 52 PF motor life monitor How to calculate It is calculated for trouble examination in case that it is used beyond production life, because parts of PF motor and paper feeding drive mechanism are not supp orted to exch ange within p roduction li fe.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 53 Cleaning unit life monito r How to calculate Cleaning unit life is same as p ump motor life. Cap as sembly, pump assemb ly, flushing box, and wiper are exchan ged at the same time by a s ervice person .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 54 1.4.3. 29 Ink rem aining in dicator disp lay Ink remaining indicator is displayed on the lower lin e of LCD panel.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 55 1.4.3.30 Job information Defi nitio n of Job The minimum unit of printer operation is defined as “Job” with this printer. The job print information with character /image can be saved as a recor d.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 56 1.4.3.31 User Paper Setting Selecting this mode allows d etection of the thickness of the available paper, and registrat ion of up to four u ser-defined p aper.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 57 Figure 1-15. Level Structure of User Setting Menu Displays the paper number currently selected. STD, A1 ~ 10 READY PAP ER CON FIG PAPER CONFIG PAPE R NUMBER STD Paper Source Paper Source SelecType SelecT ype PAPER CONFIG THIC K.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 58 PRINT PAPER THICKNE SS DETECTION PATT ERN Printing Specifications Relationship betw een numbers in print pattern and paper thickness. Figure 1-16. Paper Thickness Detection Pattern Table 1 -41.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 59 Displacement of bottom pattern If the displacement in th e gap adjustment v alue with a change of 0 .1 mm in paper thickness is assumed to be X microns, the following applies.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 60 1.4.3.32 Power cleaning With this mode, the printer has more power cleaning than norm al cleaning. 1.4.3.33 Cutter Blade Replacement Selecting this mode allows the u ser to replace the cutter blade.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 61 Note 1: Paper th ickness is saved to adjust with 0.1mm u nit for pa per thickness se tting comm and PH. 2: P aper thickn ess is firstly ent ered to reduc e operation with the close st pattern print of adjustme nt value saved in the prin ter.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 62 Figure 1-18. Level Structu re of Gap Adjustment Menu Enter #1 K2 5 #1 Y 5 Enter #2 K2 5 Enter #2 Y 5 Enter #3 K2 5 Ent.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 63 GAP ADJUSTMENT PRINT PATTERN (TBD) Print specifications Print specifications of gap adjustm ent print pattern Each adjustment item Note *1 : F or Uni-D All (between-row co mpensation ), ma ke each adjust ment with the K1 row as the reference.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 64 1.4.3.35 BK ink cartridge replacement 1. Select “BK INK CHANGE” in “MAINTENANCE” of panel setting menu and start with “EXEC”. 2. Select changin g ink and push the Enter bu tton.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 65 2. The printer check s CSIC after maintenance tan k is replaced. When CSIC detects that the maintenance tank have enough available quantity, got to step 7. When available quantity is NOT enough, repeat Procedure step 6-1 and step 6-2.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 66 1.4.4 Maintena nce Mode 1 OUTLINE Startup The maintenance mo de 1 is selected by switching p ower ON while pushing the Pause bu tton. Operation 1. The setting menu s elect mode is selected after power ON.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 67 Ink inform ation menu (CRTG INFO MENU) Ink inform ation (K2) (K2 C ARTRI DGE) Manu fac ture l ogo (MANUFACT K2 ) EPSON.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 68 Note *1 : When hexadeci mal dump mode is execute d, “PRINT” is di splayed. HEXADECIMA L DUMP The hex dum p function allows dat a sent to the printer t o be printed and displayed in hexadecimal format.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 69 UNIT CHANGE Users can change length unit of LCD panel / pattern print with this mode . METER: meter (m) FEET/INCH: Feet(ft)/Inch(in) Unit of following m essages can be chan ged; Note : This function is available o nly for English.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 70 <mm> indicates con version value of <n n> designated with mech anism sequence co mmand • Conversion tab les are XX1 ~ XX2. • When <mm> = FFh, applicable input value is not converted.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 71 MAINTENAN CE MODE 2 SET UP ITEMS Table 1-48. Maintenance mode 2 setup items Top menu (Panel display) Ite m menu 1 (Pan.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 72 Adju stme nt / se tup men u (SE RVICE CO NFIG ) Paper feeding a djustment con version table 3 (System table pigment) (.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 73 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Ink system (MENUS) Total wa ste ink counter (spon ge) S1 <nnnnnnn. n> Total wa ste ink counter (flu shing box) S2 <n nnnnnn.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 74 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Ink 1 (MENUA) Total ink use EPSON genuin e ink P.K(K in slot 1 for dye m odel) A1 <n nnnnnnnnn> Tota l ink use EPSO N g enuin e ink L.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 75 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Ink 2 (MENU B) Each color i nk repl acement date ( Black1, this t ime) B1 &.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 76 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Ink 2 (MENU B) Each col or ink vendor ( Yellow, thi s time) B38 <xxxxx x.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 77 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Paper (MENUP) Roll paper set ting times P1 <nnnnnnnn n> Sheet s sett .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 78 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Paper (MENUP) Paper eje ction times of each paper size (S heet width 6) P34.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 79 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Panel setting (MENUO) PC se tting O1 <nnnnnnnn n> Roll paper marg in .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 80 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Fatal erro r (MENUF) Service cal l history1 (Type) F1 <xxxxx xxx> Ser.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 81 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Normal error (MENUN) Normal er ror history 1 (Type ) N1 <xx> Normal e.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 82 Note 1: The pane l display is E nglish that is common for Ja pa nese / English / F rench / German / Spanish / Po rtuguese. 2: Roll pape r widths XX are fo llowing, Styl us Pro 7600: 610mm and over ~ 160mm an d under is cl assified at 50mm inte rvals.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 83 INITIALIZE NVRAM, TIMER, LIFE COUNTER, MECHANI CAL COUNTER Selecting this mode allows the user to initialize th e NVRAM, timer, life counter, and mechanical counter. INITIALI ZE NVRAM Selecting this mode allows th e user to initialize the NVRAM.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 84 1.4.6 Paper feeding a dju stment conversion tabl e The adjustment conversion tabl e has four 256byte screens in NVRAM.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 85 1.4.7 Firmware Relo ad 1.4.7.1 Reload from ROM-DIMM Reload method from ROM-DIMM is following; 1. Write RCC format F/W file into ROM -DIMM (C309type). 2. Switch po wer OFF a nd unplu g the cable.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 86 1.4.8 Function t o prevent irregular printing Strong cancel data When 16KB DC1 is sent to the head of each job, the printer performs a special initialization operation.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 87 1.4.10 Default Setup Values 1.4.10.1 Initial Setting for Operation Default setup valu es are as follows. Th e parameters for items that may be sav ed for panel setup, default setup, and remote commands are u sed as defaul t values.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 88 1.4.10.3 MW Printing Adjustment / Setting Values and Printin g Modes Table below indicates the relationship between the setting valu es by MW printing adjus tme nt (sett ing on panel ) and th e prin ting m ode n umber s.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 89 1.4.10.4 Printing Mode Combination Table Valid print mode combinatio n is following; Note : When an im proper combinatio n is set, i t prints with defaul t of settin g resoluti on (desig nate d dot size ).
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Controller 90 1.5 Controller CPU: Hit achi SH7709S 100MHz Code ROM: External , 2MB Font ROM: None RAM: Stylus Pro 760 0.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 91 1.6 Interfa ces 1.6.1 Parall el Interface 1.6.1.1 Compatibility Mode SPECIFICA TION Transmiss ion mode: 8 bit parallel .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 92 6: D o not perfor m data transf er by igno ring t he -ACK NLG si gnal or BU SY signa l. (Dat a transfer to this pri nter must be exe cuted by c hecking the le vel of the -ACKNLG sig nal or when the BUSY sig nal is “LOW”.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 93 1.6.1.2 Nibble Mode SPECIFICA TION Transmiss ion mode: 8 bit parallel Synchro nization: By STROB E pulse Handshaking: By BU SY and ACKNLG signal Signal level: TTL compatib le (IEEE128 4Level 1 devi ce) Data trans.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 94 1.6.1.3 ECP Mode SPECIFICA TION Transmi ssion mode: IEEE-1284ECP mode Synchro nization: IEEE-1284 sp ecification Handshaking: IEEE-1284 specifi cation Signal level: TTL compatib le (IEEE128 4Level 1 devi ce) Data trans.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 95 1.6.2 USB interface SPECIFICA TION Standard: “Universal Serial Bu s Specifications Revision 2 .0” “Universal Serial Bus Sp ecificati ons Revis ion 1.1” “Universal Serial Bus Devices Clas s Definition for Printing Devices Vers ion 1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 96 1.6.3 Optiona l Interface Type-B interf ace (level 2, 1200mA type) is supported .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 97 SUPPORTED MAIN COMMAN D AND SENDING TIMING Sendi ng BDC-ST th rough DB IN register When St ate-Reply i s set “O N” by ST f rom Type-B I /F, sen ding BD C-ST th rough DBIN register is star ted.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Optional Un its and Consu mables 98 1.7 O ptional Unit s an d Consumab les 1.7.1 Ink C artridge Selection of ink types, detection of cartr idges and the amount o f remaining ink ar e controll ed by CSIC.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Optional Un its and Consu mables 99 1.7.2 Cleaning cartridge Type: Exclusive cleaning cartridge Dimension: Same as 220ml exclusive .
CHAPT ER 2 OPERATING P RINCIPLES.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Principles Over view 101 2.1 Overview This chapter explains the p rint mechanis m and op erating principles for the EPSON Stylus Pr o 7600 / 9600 . The explanation is com posed as follows: 2.2 Print Mech anism Com pone nts (p .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 102 2.2 Pr int Mec hanism Comp onents The major electrical parts used in the printe r m echanism of this prin ter are as shown below. Hereafter, we will explain each printer mechanis m focusing on thes e parts.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 103 2.2.1 Carri age (CR) Mechanism Stylus P ro 7600/ 9600 is equ ipped with a unique carri age mechanism wh ic.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 104 CARRIAGE MOVING UNIT In place of the carriage holding syst em in which 2 CR guid e shafts extending in the.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 105 PRINT HEAD Stylus Pro 760 0/9600 em ploys a si ngle prin t head wh ich incorpo rates both functio ns for blac k and color. (T he preceding mode l has two print heads, namely , head B and head C.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 106 PLATEN GAP ADJUSTM ENT UNIT In order to maintain the print precision, it is necessary to maintain the carriage (= head) mounting positio n so that it is always a constant distance from the surface of the paper.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 107 HD_SLID (Head Gap Home Position Detection) Sensor This sens or detects the mechanical home posit ion when th e positi on of the su b- carriage (head height from the paper surface) on the carriage underg oes change.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 108 P_EDGE (Paper Width Detection) Sensor This sens or, moun ted at th e left side of th e cutter unit of the carriage, detects paper edges by moving the carriage.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 109 Paper size detection s equence (left and r ight edges) Error display: Set the paper correctly Figure 2-7. Paper Size Detection Sequence (Left and Right Edges) CHE CK P O I N T Transition to this sequence is allowed only at paper initial.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 110 Paper size detection s equence (fron t edge) Condi tions: For executi on of thi s processi ng, the paper l evel thres hold value must be known. (Ex ecute this processing after d etection of the right an d left edges.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 111 Simplifi ed detection s equence for l eft and right edges (s kew check) When the pap er width detection functi on is turned off, left an d right edg e detection (skew check) is not carried out.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 112 Cutter Solenoid This DC solenoid controls the cutting pressure of th e roll paper cutter. It also unlock the carria ge. This function can be set On or Off using the Panel buttons.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 113 2.2.2 Paper F eed Assembly This printe r use s frict ion fe ed to c arry ou t high ly pre cise fe eding of rol l pape r and cu t sheets, and com prises a unique pap er feed mechanism.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 114 Paper Suction F ans The printer is equip ped with suction fans in the lower space in the r ear.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 115 2.2.3 Cleaning Mechanism The cleaning mechanism in this printer is compatible wi th the cleaning mechanism in the Stylus Pro 5000/9000. The cleaning mechan ism is located on the righ t side of the printer.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 116 Cap ass embly When not p rinting, the print head (shoul d) rest on the cap ass embly to ensure that the nozzles don't clog . Also, the p rint head is in the capped position during i nk charging, cleanin g, and so on.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 117 2.2.4 Ink Supply Mec hanism Stylus P ro 7600/ 9600 is s o constructe d that the 7 cartridges f or differen t colors are installed in the respective ink holders (I/H) in th e left area o f the printer.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 118 2.2.5 Others COVER SENS OR In order t o detect wheth er the fron t cover on the l ower front of this pri nter is open or closed, a cover sensor is mounted on the pr in ter on the left side where the front cover opens and clos es.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Outline o f Control Circuit Bo ard 119 2.3 Outline of Contr ol Circuit Board This secti on describes the operation of C472MAIN B oard, which controls and d rives the print er mechani sm of Stylus Pro 760 0/9600.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Out line of Power Supply Circu it Board 1 20 2.4 Outline of Power Supply C ircuit Board The 100 V AC power from the wall outlet is supplied via the power cable, an accessory of Stylus Pro 7600/9600, into the Inlet of the printer and to the Power Su pply Circuit Boar d.
CHAPT ER 3 TROUBLES HOOTING.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubleshooting O utline 122 3.1 Outline This secti on explains procedures for rapid and efficient troublesh ooting if tro uble occurs in the printer. 3.1.1 Introduction First of al l, when p erforming t roubleshoot ing, the following basic parts s hould be checked.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 123 3.2 Error D isplay The print er displays t he relevant er ror message on the LCD and the error status by LEDs. At the same time, it stops not only printing operation but also receiving d ata from the ho st PC.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 124 3.2.1.2 Warning Indications on LCD Warning warns the user of the o ccurrence of a correspon ding event by replacing the “READY” or “PRINTING” message on th e LCD with the warning message.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 125 3.2.1.3 Service Call (Fatal) Error s Table 3-3. Service Call (Fatal) Errors Error Code Description Refer to 000001 01 CR moto r life p.13 4 000100 00 PF motor encoder ch eck error p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 126 3.2.2 Errors 3.2.2.1 Paper End/End of roll 3.2.2.2 Wrong paper source is selected on panel 3.2.2.3 Paper set lever is released during operation Table 3-4. Item Descripti on LCD PANEL MESSAGE PAPER OUT LED STATUS “PAPER OUT” LED lights up.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 127 3.2.2.4 Paper set lever is released 3.2.2.5 Paper Jam Note : Error s in the dri ve system c an occur in ca se of out-of -step, ov ercurrent or any oth er significan t deviation from comma nd values to the servo motor.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 128 3.2.2.7 Type-B I/F error 3.2.2.8 Paper cutting error 3.2.2.9 Paper Not Straight Table 3 -11. Item Descripti on LCD PANEL MESSAGE OPTION I/F ERROR LED STATUS N one Explan ation A non- suppo rted o ption Ty pe-B I/F car d is ins talled into t he printer.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 129 3.2.2.10 Paper check error /Paper eject err or (s heet) 3.2.2.11 Paper is too thick for cleaning 3.2.2.12 Not enough ink for cleaning Table 3 -14. Item Descripti on LCD PANEL MESSAGE RELOAD PAPER LED STATUS “PAPER OUT” LED is blinking.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 130 3.2.2.13 Ink-related Errors Ink End ( error) : Ink end error occurs when t he defined amo unt of ink have been con sumed after NearEnd is detected. It occurs when NearEn d cartridge is inserted, whether the defined amount of ink have been co nsumed or n ot.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 131 3.2.2.16 Illegal ink cartridge 3.2.2.17 Maintenance tank full 3.2.2.18 No Maintenance tank 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 132 3.2.3 Troubleshoo ting for Warning Warnings warn us ers the occurrences of cor responding events by rep lacing “READY” or “PRINTING” messages into each warning messages on LCD.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 133 LED STATUS Paper Out LED goes on at intervals of 5 seconds Explanation The life of the un it that designated by th e code “nnnn” is almos t run o ut. It pro mpts users to call the service person to maintain it.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 134 3.2.4 Troubleshooting for Servi ce Call Errors If any ser vice call err or has occurred, St ylus Pro 76 00/9600 inhibits in.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 135 3.2.4.2 PF motor encoder check err or (00010000) Explanation: During initial operation at power on or during PF Motor operation, there may be a case where the encoder pulse sign al can not be recognized at specified intervals.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 136 3.2.4.4 PF motor overcurrent (00010002) Explanation: During PF Motor operation, ther e may be a case where an abnor mal.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 137 3.2.4.6 CR motor encoder check error (00010004) Explanation: During initial o peration at po wer on or du ring CR Motor operat ion, there m ay be a case where the en coder pulse signal is not input at sp ecified intervals.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 138 3.2.4.8 CR motor overcurre nt (00010006) Explanation: During CR Motor opera tion, there may be a case where an abnormal.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 139 3.2.4.10 Servo interrupt watchdog time -out (00010008) Explanation: During t he CR Motor or PF Motor operation , th ere may be a case wher e watch dog time-out is detected in the DC motor contro l circuit or on the ASIC.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 140 3.2.4.14 Head slide (PG) home position sensor error ( 000100 0C ) Explanation: Duri ng ini tial operat ion at powe r on.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 141 3.2.4.16 PF motor PWM output faulty (00010010) Explanation: There may be a case where a current exceedin g the specified valu e flows during PF Motor operation. In such a case, this message is displayed and the printer stops oper ating.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 142 3.2.4.18 CR servo parameter error ( 0001001D) Explanation: There may be a case where a voltage exceedin g the specified value is about to be applied to the CR Moto r. In such a case, this message is disp layed and the printer stop s opera ting.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 143 3.2.4.20 CSIC reed/right error (00010020) Explanation: At tur ning on or o ff the po wer, at openi ng or closi ng the I.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 144 3.2.4.23 CSIC ROM communication error (00010025) Explanation: Only when the starter cartridge is used, there ma y be a case where an err or occurs in communication with the CSIC an d Main Bo ard.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 145 3.2.4.30 SDRAM error (00020002) Explanation: In memory check of SDRAM executed a t power on, there may be a case where a bit error is detected. In such a case, this message is displayed and the printer stops oper ating.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 146 3.2.4.35 Review error (0002000C) Explanation: There may be a case where the combination of the DIP Switch setting positions on the Main Board is not supported by the firmware.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubl eshooti ng Troub leshoo ting Based on You r Printou t 14 7 3.3 Troublesho oting Ba sed on Your Printout This section describes conceivable print q uality problems that may occur with this printer and the troubleshooting points for those errors.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubl eshooti ng Troub leshoo ting Based on You r Printou t 14 8 3.3.2 Uneven Printing /Poor Resolution If the print quality is abnormal (uneven printing, diffused image, etc.), the following items should be checked.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubl eshooti ng Troub leshoo ting Based on You r Printou t 14 9 3.3.4 Smudged or Marred Printout (Reverse s ide) If smudg ing or marring of the pap er back surface with ink occurs, the fo llowing items should be check ed.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubl eshooti ng Troub leshoo ting Based on You r Printou t 15 0 3.3.6 Banding in the paper feed di rection If banding (uneven dens ity, roug h image) in p ara.
CHAPT ER 4 DISASSEMBLY & ASSEMBLY.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 152 4.1 Summary This Chapter desc ribes the disassembly an d reassembly pro cedure chiefly for Stylus Pro 760 0, with des criptions ad ded to par ticulars speci fic to St ylus Pro 9 600.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 153 W ARNI NG Danger of explos ion if the ba ttery is incorrectly replac ed. Replace only with the s ame or equivalent type recommended by the manufacture. Dispose the used ba tteries according to government's law and regulations.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 154 Figure 4-1. Directional View of the Printer C A U T I O N In reassembly, place the wiring of electric parts in specified positions.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 155 4.1.2 Too ls This section lists the tools n ecessary to disassemble or assemble the printer. Note *1 : T his hex wrench is nece ssary only when removi ng the stand (feet).
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 156 4.1.4 Disa ssembly Flow Refer to Figure 4-2 when det ermining the d isassembl y flow. C A U T I O N This printer has been assembled with high accuracy o f 1/100 mm. Therefore, you are prohibited to disassemble the frames or some specific parts.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 157 Figure 4-2. Disassembly Pro cess Flowchart 4.3.1 Print He ad (p. 171) 4.3.2 Damp er ASSY (p.173) 4.3. 3 CR Boar d ASSY (p.174) 4.3. 4 Cut ter Sect ion (p.175) 4.3. 4.1 Cu tter Holder ASSY (p .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 158 4.2 Removing the Panel Unit and Housing This secti ons descri bes the remo val procedu re for print er housing parts. See belo w for an illustration of the housing parts.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 159 4.2.1 P anel Unit 1. Release the clips on bo th sides of the control panel unit and pull slightly away from the R Side Cover . (See Figu re 4-4) 2.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 160 4.2.2 R Si de Cover 1. Remove the Panel Unit. (p.159) 2. Push back the Paper Set L e ver to the released position. (See Figure 4-6) 3. Remove t wo blac k scre ws (CBP: M 4 × 10) from the lever handle, and rem ove th e handle.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 161 7. From the rear side , remo ve one scre w (CUPS: M4 × 8). 8. From th e right s ide remo ve two sc rews ( CUPS: M4 × 8). 9. Remove the Mainten ance Tank.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 162 10. Open the Fron t Cove r. (See Figure 4-9) 11. Remove one black scre w (CBP: M 4 × 10). 12. Bring do wn the P aper Se t Lever t o the fro nt.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 163 4.2.3 L Side Co ver 1. Open the roll pa per cov er. (See Figure 4-11) 2. Remove t he one black screw (CB P: M4 × 10) inside th e printer. 3. From the bac k side, rem ove one screw (CUPS : M4 × 8 ).
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 164 4.2.4 I/H Cover 1. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 2. Open t he I/ H Cover Lid. 3. Remove one black scre w (M3 × 6), the n rem ove the le ver cap.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 165 4.2.5 H Top Co ver 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4. Open t he Fr ont C over .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 166 4.2.6 Rear C over 1. From the rear si de, remo ve two scr ews (C PS: M3 × 12), an d remove the blank panel.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 167 CHE CK P O I N T Removing the Access Cover For disconnecting connectors for v arious un its from t he Main Board Assy, it is not a lways necessary to remove the Rea r Cover.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 168 4.2.7 Paper G uide L2 1. From the front , remove fo ur screws ( Truss: M4 × 6). (See Figu re 4-18) 2. Remove the P aper Gui de L2. Figure 4-18.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 169 4.2.8 Roll Paper Cover 1. Open the Roll Paper Cover. (See Figure 4 -20) 2. Remove t wo scre ws (CPS: M4 × 8) s ecuri ng the blac k spind le su ppor t (Spi ndle Su ppor t L) on the left, and the n remove the spindle suppo rt.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 170 4.2.9 Fro nt Cover 1. Open t he Fr ont C over . 2. Push in the tw o hooks to th e left of the cover and remo ve the Front Cov er Suppor t. (See Figu re 4-22) 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 171 4.3 Dis assembly and Assemb ly of Carri age (CR) Mechanism 4.3.1 P rint Head 1. Execute ink discharg e operation to dischar ge the ink from all the ink passages .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 172 4. Loosen th e left s crew for the Head Holder , remove the right screw (M3 × 6) an d relea se the Head Holder downward. (See Figu re 4-26) 5.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 173 4.3.2 Damper A SSY 1. Execute ink discharg e operation to dischar ge the ink from all the ink passages .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 174 4.3.3 CR B oard ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 175 4.3.4 Cutter Section 4.3.4.1 Cutter Holder ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 176 Figure 4-35. Take Care When Installing the Cutter Holder Take care not to catch the solenoid cable (red) in the cutter cap.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 177 4.3.4.2 Cutter Solenoid 1. Remove the Cutter Holder ASSY . (p.175) 2. Release the engagement between the Cutter Cap and the CR Lock Kicker, then remove the Cutter C ap + Cutter Solenoid Iron Cor e and Cutter Soleno id Spring .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 178 4.3.5 CR E ncoder Sensor ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 179 4.3.6 P _EGDE Sensor AS SY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 180 4.3.7 CR Motor ASSY This section des cribes the replacement proced ure for the fo llowing parts of the CR Motor ASSY. CR Ti ming Bel t Driven Pulley (Stylu s Pro 76 00: white / S tylus Pro 9600: b lack) 1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 181 8. Loosen the CR Tension Mounting Shaft on the R Side Frame side, then release the tension on the CR Tim ing Belt. (See Figure 4-43) 9.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 182 4.3.8 HE AD_SLIDE Sensor ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the Access Cover. (See Removing the Access Cover on pa ge 167) 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 183 4.3.9 CR_H P Sensor ASSY 1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 184 4.3.10 CR E ncoder Scale (Timing F ence) 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 185 4.4 Dis assembly and Assembly of Paper F eed Mechanism 4.4.1 PF Motor 1. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 2. Disconnect the one conn ector cable of the PF Motor ASSY and take it out th rough the hole in the L Side Frame.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 186 4.4.2 PF E ncoder Sensor ASSY 1. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 2. Discon nect th e PF Enc oder Sen sor conn ector . 3. Remove the one screw securi ng the PF Encoder Sensor and remove the PF Encoder Sensor ASSY.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 187 4.4.3 Cautions when replacing the PF L oop Scale 4.4.3.1 Ass embly Procedure for the PF Loop Scale ASSY When assembling the PF loop scale unit, the follow ing exclu sive tool shou ld be used.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 188 4.4.3.2 PF L oop Scale ASSY Affixing P rocedure When assembling the PF loop scale unit, the follow ing exclu sive tool shou ld be used.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 189 4.4.4 Suction Fans 1. Remove the Paper Guide L2. (p.168) 2. Remove t he two scr ews (CP(W ): M4 × 8) an d one s crew (CP (W): M4 × 40) se curing the fan d uct, and then re move the fan duct.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 190 4.4.5 P_T HICK Sensor/ P_THICK Sensor_0 .3 ASSY P_THICK Sensor ASSY P_THICK_0 .3 Sensor ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 191 4.4.6 P_REAR Sensor A SSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 192 4.5 Disassembly and Assembly of Ink Supply Mechanism 4.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 193 4.5.2 I/H (Ink Holder) ASSY There are a total of seven I/H assemblies in stalled, one for each in k color. Here, the proc edure for re movin g one I/H ASSY will be expl ained .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 194 9. Remove o ne scre w (CUP S: M3 × 6) and one screw (C UPS: M4 × 6) securing th e I/H Frame on the left side . (See Figure 4-65) 10.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 195 13. Disen gage the tw o hook s on th e back of the rele vant I nk Holder ASSY a nd dr aw out the CSIC Relay Board. (See Figu re 4-67) 5.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 196 7. Take ou t the t wo scr ews (CUP S: M3 × 6) holding the Needle Frame ASSY.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 197 4.5.3 Cover Sens or ASSY 1. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 2. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 3. Open t he Fr ont C over . 4.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 198 4.6 Disassembly and Assembly of Cleaning Mechanism The Maintenance ASSY consists of the major assemb lies listed below four of which constitute the Cleaning Unit.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 199 4.6.1 Maintena nce ASSY Removal 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the Access Cover. (See Removing the Access Cover on pa ge 167) 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 200 4.6.2 Pump M otor ASSY 1. Remove the Maintena nce ASSY. (See p.199 ) 2. Remove t he tw o (M3 × 8) screws securing the Pump Motor ASSY to the Maintenance ASSY and remove the Pump Motor ASSY.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 201 4.6.4 P ump ASSY 1. Remove the Maintena nce ASSY. (See p.199 ) 2. Remove the one central screw (M3 × 4) of th e Pump A SSY and re move the three parts includi ng the gear.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 202 When installin g the Pump ASSY, make sure that the spring is set in the spring catch. When installing the pum p reduction gear, make sure that the gears are enga ged properl y.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 203 4.6.5 Cleaner He ad (Wiper) 1. Remove the Maintena nce ASSY. (See p.199 ) 2. Using tweezers, disengage the dent of the Cleaner Head from the projection on the Cleaner Head Holder and pull off the Cleaner Head.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 204 4.6.6 Flushing Box ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 205 4.7 Disassem bly and Assembly of Circuit Boa rds This secti on descri bes the proced ures for removi ng the Power Supply Board, Main Board (C472 MAIN) and AC Inlet.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 206 4.7.2 AC Inlet 1. Remove the Rear Cover. (p.166) 2. Disconn ect CN00 1 from the Pow er S upply Boar d. (Se e Figure 4-81 ) 3. Remove the on e scre w (M4 × 8) an d tooth ed washe r (M4) fa stenin g the AC Inl et Grou nd Cable.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 207 4.7.3 MAIN B oard (C472 MAIN) 1. Remove the Rear Cover. (p.166) 2. Discon nect a ll the ha rness conne ctors fr om the Ma in Boa rd.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 208 Main Boar d Connector Lis t Figure 4-85.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 209 4.7.4 DIP Swit ch and Jumper Setting at Factory before Shipment DIP Switches.
CHAPT ER 5 ADJUSTMENT.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 211 5.1 Overview This section describes the adjustment proced ures necessary after replacing certain parts and expl ains how to perform thos e adjustmen t procedur es. 5.1.1 Cautions Before beginning the adjustment operation, be sure to confirm the following caution items.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 212 5.1.3 Pro cedure for Adjustment Work Follow the specified steps by con sulting “ 5.2 Self -diagnost ic Functi on” (p.220 ) and “ 5.3 Mechani sm Adjustme nt” (p.263) fo r adjustment items of each unit/part.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 213 5.1.4.2 Main Board Adjustment Described below ar e the adjustment items to be m ade once the MAIN Bo ard (C472 MAIN) (p .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 214 5.1.4.3 CR Motor Adjustment Described below are the adju stment items to be made once the CR Motor AS SY (p.180 ) has been re placed. Adjusting too ls: No special tools are required.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 215 5.1.4.5 P_EDGE Sensor ASSY Adjustment Described below ar e the adjustment items to be m ade once the P_EGDE Se nsor ASSY (p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 216 5.1.4.9 Cover Sensor ASSY Adjustment Described below ar e the adjustment items to be m ade once the Cover Se nsor ASSY (p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 217 5.1.4.11 Cutter Solenoid ASSY or Paper Guide L Adjustment Described below are the adjustment items to be made o nce the Cutte r Solenoid (p.1 77) has been replaced o r the Paper Guide L has been reinstalled.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 218 5.1.5 Parameter Backup 5.1.5.1 Parameter Backup Procedure Requir ed too ls: Flash ROM-DIMM: C309PR OG Board ( Part code: 2 07665 4-01) Parameter backup utility: PB U16.RCC PC and parallel cable EPSON page printer: AcuLaser C8600 5.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 219 5.1.6 Firmware Reinsta llation In Stylus Pro 7600/9600, the firmwa re is written in the Flash ROM on the Main Bo ard. When the Main Board has been replaced w ith a n ew one, write the firmware in the Flash ROM on the new Main Board by the procedure d escribed below.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 220 5.2 Self -diagnos tic Functio n 5.2.1 Overvi ew Self-diagnosis is chiefly intended to determine the parameters for mechanism adjustment and firm adjustment. This function is incorporated in the printer firmware.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 221 5.2.1.3 Top Menu The following diagnostic items are available in the self-diagnostic mode. This section describes the diagnostic item s availa ble and transition in the top men u.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 222 5.2.2 Te st “Test” is intended to check the circuit boards. Note " * " : Th is diagnostic item is n ot explained, since it is used only by testing at the factory, not ex ecuted on the ser vice site.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 223 5.2.2.1 Version Check the firm ware version and th e DIP switch (ON: 0, OFF: 1).
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 224 5.2.2.3 Sensors Sensor status is displayed on the pan el. The numerals sh own at the item “Paper” means that the paper thickness is as follows: 00 : 0.3 mm or below in paper thickn ess 01 : 0.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 225 5.2.2.4 Encoder The encoder v alues for CR shaft (ca rriage) and PF (f orm feed) are d isplayed on the pane l. (See Figure 5-7) The value displayed represents the e ncoder pulse count.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 226 5.2.2.6 Record Check the record o f maintenance of major fau lts. The figure at right show s the menu of record. (S ee Figure 5-9) MAINTENAN CE RECORD “Record: Maintenanc e” displays the record of maintenance.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 227 RECORD OF ERRORS The record of major erro rs (service call errors) can be checked. A maximum of 7 err ors are displ ayed. (See Figure 5-11) NOTE: CPU error s are not included.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 228 INTERNAL INFOR MATION DISPLAY OF CSIC Internal information on CSIC is displayed.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 229 5.2.2.8 Actuator You can operate actuators. (See Figu re 5-14) CUTTER The cutter i s moved up an d down by o perating on t he panel.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 230 5.2.3 Adjustment Make the mechanism adju stment (head slan t) and the firmware parameter ad justment. Figure 5 -17. Adj ustment M enu Tra nsition Tab le 5-19. Pan el Setti ng Item List Item Description See Rear AD Adjustment M ake the AD adjustmen t of the rear sensor.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 231 5.2.3.1 Rear AD Adjustment The optimum v alue for resistan ce of the Rear Sensor is automatically detected and det ermin ed. (See Figure 5-18) The values displaye d are “D/A adjustment value”, “ON-OFF di fference” and “ON level” as named from left.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 232 5.2.3.2 Edge AD Adjustment The optimum v alue for resistan ce of the Edge Sensor is automatically detected and det ermin ed.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 233 5.2.3.3 Input Rank When the print head has been replaced, input as the head rank the information specifi c to the head for setting the optimum drive voltage.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 234 5.2.3.3. 2 Input on Panel In this mode, select an input type to input a code by operating on the pa nel. (See Figure 5-22) INPUT L INE SELE CTION In this mode, select an input line on which you in put the code by panel operation.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 235 Dye code input In this mode, inpu t a dye code by operating on the panel. The cursor is displayed at the position where a digit is currently input. (See Figu re 5-25) Press [Cleaning] key to shift the cursor (pointing out the in put item) to the right.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 236 Pigment Code Input After ink filling, the display returns to the adjustment top m enu.Pigment Code Input In this mode, input a pigment code by operating on the panel.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 237 5.2.3.5 Check Nozzle Check the print res ult to see if the head nozzl es dis charge ink properly and if there is any align ment error.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 238 5.2.3.6 Check Skew Feed paper by a specified distance (sp ecify the distance on the p anel), read the paper edge position bef ore and after pap er feed with the edge sensor and check the differe nce between the two reading s.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 239 5.2.3.7 Feed Correction + T&B Adjustment For paper trans port, correct the distance a nd adjust the to p & bottom margins and side margin (printing start position ).
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 240 Adjustment pattern Adjustment items • Top margi n (Front S ensor position) • Bottom margin (cutter posit io.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 241 FEED CORRECTI ON + T&B ADJUSTME NT 1. Start the Self-diagnostic Function : Power OFF → [Paper Feed ∆ ] + [Paper Feed ∇ ] + [Cut/Eject] → Powe r ON 2. Display “Adj: Feed Ad j.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 242 5.2.3.8 Top & Bottom Adjustment Conduct printing and paper cutting and i nput the distances b etween the Front Sens.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 243 5.2.3.9 Rear Sensor Position Make this adjustment to detect the length of cut paper correctly. To ensure a maximu m printable area relative to the paper tail end, adjust the Rear Sensor position in side the firmware with the n ozzle position as the reference.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 244 5.2.3.10 Platen Position (Spo nge Position) Adjustment Detect the position of each sponge on the platen.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 245 5.2.3.11 Platen Position Checking Check the adjusted position of each sp onge on the platen. Make certain that the printed pattern agrees with the right and left positions of each sponge position.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 246 5.2.3.12 Head Slant Checking Check the print result to see if the head is slantin g. If there is a sl ant, make the “Head Slant Adjus tment (M echanical Adjustment)” (p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 247 HEAD SLANT CHECKING PROCEDURE 1. Start the Self-diagnostic Function : Power OFF → [Paper Feed ∆ ] + [Paper Feed ∇ ] + [Cut/Eject] → Powe r ON 2. Display “Adj: Head Slant”: [Paper Feed ∇ ] → [SelecType >] → [Paper Feed ∇ ] x8 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 248 5.2.3.13 Round Trip Print Position Adjustment (Bi-D Adjustment) Adjust the rou nd trip pr int po sition. Make adjust ments of “240 CPS VSD1”, “24 0CPS VSD2” and “190CPS VSD4” for each color.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 249 BI-D AD JUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1. Start the Self-diagnostic Function : Power OFF → [Paper Feed ∆ ] + [Paper Feed ∇ ] + [Cut/Eject] → Powe r ON 2. Display “Adj: Bi-d”: [Paper Feed ∇ ] → [SelecType >] → [Paper Feed ∇ ] x9 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 250 5. Print the 240, V1 color pattern: Press [Enter ↵ ] when “240V 1 COL PRN” is displayed.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 251 5.2.3.14 Parameter Copying In actual processing, at ea ch point when the adjusted value is determined in “5.2.3.13 Round Trip Print Position Adju stment (Bi-D Adjustment)” (p.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 252 5.2.3.17 Round Trip Print Position (Bi-D Adjustment) Checking According to the result of the round trip print position adjustmen t, shift the pattern by the theoreti cally requir ed number of dots.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 253 5.2.3.18 Head Gap Adjustment (Uni-D Adjustment) Correct the print position for one-w ay printing. Make adjust ments of “240 CPS VSD1”, “24 0CPS VSD2” and “190CPS VSD4” for each color.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 254 PROCEDURE FOR HEAD GAP ADJUSTME NT (UNI-D ADJUSTMENT) 1. Start the Self-diagnostic Function : Power OFF → [Paper Feed ∆ ] + [Paper Feed ∇ ] + [Cut/Eject] → Powe r ON 2.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 255 5.2.3.19 Test Pattern Printing You can print ad justment patterns and ch eck each adjustmen t item. (See Figure 5-56) Check Ptn.: Prints all the adjustment patterns (i ncluding the adjustment variables list) (Time required: ab out 20 minutes) Check Ptn.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 256 5.2.3.20 Clean Head When Head replacemen t is requ ired o n the serv ice site , execu te ink dis charge ( “Ink Blo wing” ) in this mode befo rehand. When replacing the p rint head, execute ink discharge ( “I nk Blo wing ” ) by using th is function .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 257 5.2.3.21 Counter Clear [Description below is given only for information] Table 5-24 indicates the counters to be cleared and their initial values and Figure 5-58 shows menu transition for counter clearing.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 258 After counter clearing, turn off the pow er once and th en turn it on again to start the printer in the normal mo de. Then the display as shown in Figure 5-59 will appear when the counter clearing has been executed successfully.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 259 5.2.4 Cleaning Execute head cleanin g. Table 5-25 lists cleanin g items and Figure 5 -60 shows cleaning menu transition. 5.2.5 P rint Execute test pattern printing and/or adjustment variables printin g.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 260 5.2.6 Parameter This item relates to update of adjustm ent parameters. Table 5-27 lists parameter items and Figure 5-62 shows parameter menu trans ition. Figure 5-62. Parameter Menu Tran sition Table 5-27.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 261 5.2.6.1 Parameter Initialize Execute parameter initialization. CHE CK P O I N T Without replacing the rel evant p arts, never use th is function to initialize the counter; otherwise, control after that will not agree with the condition of the printer mechanism.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 262 Figure 5-63. Menu Transi tion for Para meter Initi alizati on Ini. : ? All [Enter ] [Paus e] Initiali ze OK? Ini. : ? Capping Position Init. Par ameter Paramete r : ? Ini tializ e ? End Ini.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 263 5.3 M echanism Adju stment 5.3.1 Overvi ew This section des cribes the mechanism adju stments you need to perform when mechanical parts h ave been replaced o r re moved. The relationship between parts and required adjus tments are as follows.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 264 5.3.3 PF T iming Belt Tension Adjustment This adjustment is necessary for service o perations that require yo u to remove/loosen the PF Motor or PF Belt. When replacing or re-installing the PF Belt, you need to confirm the tension of the PF Belt.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 265 5.3.4 P_T HICK_0.3/ P_T HICK Sensor Mounti ng Plate Position Adj ustment Once you hav e changed th e position of the Se nsor Mount ing Plate on w hich the P_THICK_0 .3/P_THIC K Sensor is moun ted, make the follo wing adjustment using the self-diagnostic function.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 266 8. Set the 0.9-mm thickness gauge between the PF Grid Roller and the Driven Roller near the detection arm o n the paper transpo rt path , and br ing down the Pape r Set Lev er toward yo u (to the “p aper holding” p osition).
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 267 5.3.5 Cover Sens or ASSY Mounting Position Adjustment When remov ing/replacin g the Cover As sembly or t he Front C over, ver ify the sen sor operation using th e Self-Diagno stic mode as describ ed below.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 268 5.3.6 CR E ncoder Sensor Mounting Positio n Adjustment This adj ustment s hould defini tely be don e when the CR encoder sensor is remov ed or replaced.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 269 5.3.7 Cutter Positioning Adjustment This adj ustment s hould defin itely be ma d if the fo llowing part s are removed. This adjustment is intended to install the cut ter at a proper position and height relative to the step fo r the cutter on the Paper Guide L.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 270 5. Slide the CR Unit onto the cutter positioning jig, s hift the Paper Guide L up or dow n to a position where the plate o f the Cutter Ho lder ASSY comes in c ontact with the projection in th e lower part o f the jig, and tig hten the screw .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 271 5.3.7.1 Paper Cutting Position Check Check the paper cutting position which has been adjusted as instructed in the previous section, by cutt ing paper actually. Cutter Positi oning Adjustment 1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 272 5.3.8 PF Encoder Sens or Installation Position Adjustment This adjustment is performed to set the distance between th e PF roller shaft (grid roller) and PF en coder senso r in the proper positi on.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 273 5.3.9 USB I D Writing CHE CK P O I N T Even when you have replaced the Ma in Board, there is no need of new setting of the USB ID, since the USB ID is backed up if parameter backup can be executed.
CHAPT ER 6 MAINTENANCE.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 275 6.1 Overview This secti on explains necessary maintenance item s and their det ails for this product .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 276 6.1.1 Period ic Maintenance Items and Product Life Information Periodic Maintenance Items The printer us es sensors and counters to deter mine when consumable items need to be replaced.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 277 Table 6-1 . Stylus Pro 760 0/9600 - Li ves o f Periodicall y Repl aced Comp onents an d Mainten ance Print Vo lume (# of sh eet) Produ.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 278 Note : In the tab le above, the val ues by white charact ers with black ba ckground represe nt the specified liv es and the values by italic cha racters with bol d frame repr esent standar d lives (c an vary wi th the co nditions under whic h the pr inter is actua lly use d).
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 279 6.1.2 Important Maintenance Items During S ervice Operations Check the fo llowing it ems during printer mai ntenance/ser vice and perform any necessary operations .
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Lubrication and Glue 280 6.2 Lubrication and Glue In this printer, as necessary, the lubricants specified below should be used for oiling and adhesio n during disassemb ly and assembly operations. 6.
CHAPT ER 7 APPENDIX.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix Co nnector s 282 7.1 Connect ors Main Boar d (C472 MAIN) Panel Unit C472 CR Board Table 7 -1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix Co nnector s 283 C472 SU B-B Boar d Power Su pply Board Table 7-4. C472 SUB-B Boa rd Connectors Li st CN.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix Co nnector s 284 Figure 7-1. Stylus Pro 7600/96 00 Connect ors.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix Component Layou t 285 7.2 Component Layou t Will be esta blish ed by th e next r evisi on..
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendi x Circui t Diag rams 286 7.3 Circ uit Diagrams The circuit d iagrams of the following circuit bo ards are sho wn on the following page s: C472 MAIN .
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appe ndix Expl oded D iagra ms 292 7.4 Exploded Dia grams.
131 129 128 112 111 110 127 108 109 109 107 126 114 118 125 117 119 130 116 115 113 106 124 124 105 104 103 103 123 102 101 121 122 120 100 Rev.01 C472-CASE-011 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.
Rev.01 C472-CASE-021 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.2 160 159 x 6 x 6 158 151 151 151 151 156 152 152 153 154 153 155 161 161 157 x 10 150 B B A.
including 201,202 201 203 202 200 Rev.01 C472-ELEC-011 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.3 Q J D X K W B B L C O U N A T Y Y.
300 301 Rev.01 C472-POWE-011 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.4 Q J D X K W B B L C O U N A T Y Y.
Rev.01 C472-MECH-011 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.5 511 510 509 508 507 506 505 504 502 503 501 500 D C.
563 Rev.01 C472-MECH-021 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.6 560 561 562 564 566 565 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 570 570 570 570 570 570 570 567 559 556 558 557 555 553 55.
x 5 x 34 606 604 602 600 601 603 612 609 611 610 613 606 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 607 606 608 605 Rev.01 C472-MECH-031 PX-7000 / EPSONSTYLUS PRO 7600 No.
672 671 670 669 668 667 667 665 655 656 650 651 x 8 652 653 654 x 11 657 658 659 660 661 661 664 663 662 666 Rev.01 C472-MECH-041 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.
707 706 706 702 705 704 703 700 701 711 712 710 708 708 708 709 Rev.01 C472-MECH-051 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.9 Q.
763 750 762 759 761 x 7 757 x 7 756 755 758 760 755 754 753 752 751 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.10 Rev.01 C472-MECH-061 U R R T P S S.
807 808 802 801 800 803 805 806 804 810 812 811 809 813 Rev.01 C472-MECH-071 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.11 V W V F I E H G.
851 850 854 Rev.01 C472-MECH-081 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.12 853 853 855 851 856.
108 120 Rev.01 C473-CASE-011 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.1 131 129 128 112 111 110 127 109 109 107 126 114 118 125 117 119 116 115 113 106 105 104 103 103 123 102 101 121 122 120 100 X.
160 159 x 11 x 8 158 162 153 153 152 152 161 x 4 151 156 152 154 153 155 161 161 157 x 10 150 Rev.01 C473-CASE-021 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.2 B B B A.
Rev.01 C473-ELEC-011 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.3 including 201,202 201 203 202 200 Q J D X K W B B L B C O U N A T Y Y.
300 301 Rev.01 C473-POWE-011 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.4 Q J D X K W B B L B C O U N A T Y Y.
511 511 510 509 508 507 506 505 504 502 503 501 500 Rev.01 C473-MECH-011 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.5 D C.
563 Rev.01 C473-MECH-021 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.6 560 561 562 564 566 565 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 570 570 570 570 570 570 570 567 559 556 558 557 555 553 55.
Rev.01 C473-MECH-031 PX-9000 / EPSONSTYLUS PRO 9600 No.7 x 2 x 32 606 604 602 600 601 603 612 609 611 610 613 606 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 607 606 608 605 O N L K J M M.
672 671 670 669 658 654 663 662 659 660 665 664 666 668 661 655 656 650 651 x 8 652 653 x 14 657 661 661 Rev.01 C473-MECH-041 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.
707 706 706 702 705 704 703 700 701 711 712 710 708 708 708 709 Rev.01 C473-MECH-051 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.9 Q.
807 808 802 801 800 803 805 806 804 810 812 811 809 813 Rev.01 C473-MECH-071 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.11 V W V F I E H G.
851 850 854 Rev.01 C473-MECH-081 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.12 853 853 855 851 856.
SCREW SET X 5 # 901 900 906 907 905 904 903 903 902 902 908 Rev.01 C473-MECH-091 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.13 909.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 317 7.5 ASP List (Parts List) 7.5.1 ASP Li st for Stylus Pro 7600 Table 7 -6. ASP List for S tylus Pro 76 00 Ref No. Pa rt Na me 100 L SIDE COVER ASSY. 101 I/H COVER ASSY. 102 I/H COVER ASSY.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 318 550 CUTTER CAP 551 CUTTER SOLENOID SPRING 552 CUTTER SOLENOID ASSY. 553 CUTTER SPRING 554 P EDGE SENSOR ASSY.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 319 672 LABE L 700 FLUSHING BOX ASSY. 701 P UMP MOTER JANCTION CABLE 702 TR CONNECTER 703 POROUS PAD 704 CLEANER 705 P UMP REDUCTION GEAR 1 706 POMP SHAFT STOPPER 707 P UMP REDUCTION GEAR 2 708 PG IDLE GEAR A 709 P G IDLE GEAR B 710 PU MP CAP A SSY.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 320 7.5.2 ASP Li st for Stylus Pro 9600 Table 7 -7. ASP List for S tylus Pro 96 00 Ref No. Pa rt Na me 100 L SIDE COVER ASSY. 101 I/H COVER ASSY. 102 I/H COVER ASSY. 103 PLASTIC STOPPER E5 104 F ULONT COVER FUICRUM PIN L 105 FRONT COVER ASSY.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 321 554 P EDGE SENSOR ASSY. 555 EDGE SENSOR BASE ASSY. 556 FG CABLE 557 CR ENC ASSY.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 322 704 CLEANER 705 P UMP REDUCTION GEAR 1 706 POMP SHAFT STOPPER 707 P UMP REDUCTION GEAR 2 708 PG IDLE GEAR A 709 P G IDLE GEAR B 710 PU MP CAP A SSY. 711 MOTOR 712 CAP ASSY. 750 I/H INK FFC ASSY.
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