Epson TM-FX2180 manual Adjustment Overview, Required Adjustments, Adjustment Tools

EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual Chapter 5 Adjustments

5.1 Adjustment Overview

5.1.1 Required Adjustments

This chapter describes the adjustments you need to perform after you remove or replace certain printer parts. The table below indicates which adjustments are required for each repair procedure.

Table 5-1. Required Adjustments

Repair Procedure/	Platen Gap/	Bidirectional	Factory	TPE
Adjustment	Parallelism	Print	Settings	Level
		Alignment		Reset
Printer mechanism	⎯	✔	⎯	✔
replacement
Print head removal	✔	✔	✔	✔
or replacement
Main board	⎯	✔	✔	✔
replacement
PW sensor	⎯	⎯	⎯	✔
assembly
replacement
Platen assembly	✔	⎯	⎯	✔
removal or
replacement
Carriage motor	⎯	✔	⎯	✔
assembly removal
or replacement
Right frame	✔	✔	⎯	✔
assembly removal
or replacement
Right sub frame	⎯	✔	⎯	⎯
assembly removal
or disassembly

Table 5-1. Required Adjustments (Continued)

Repair Procedure/	Platen Gap/	Bidirectional	Factory	TPE
Adjustment	Parallelism	Print	Settings	Level
		Alignment		Reset
Left frame removal	✔	✔	⎯	✔
or replacement
RD assembly	✔	✔	⎯	✔
removal or
replacement
Carriage assembly	✔	✔	⎯	✔
removal or
replacement

✔Indicates that the adjustment is required.

⎯ Indicates that the adjustment is not required.

9 IMPORTANT
	When you replace or reassemble any printer part,
	use the Check program on the Settings diskette to
	print various check patterns and check the
	printer’s performance and settings.

5.1.2 Adjustment Tools

The following table lists the tools required for each adjustment.

Table 5-2. Required Adjustment Tools

Adjustment	Required Tool
Platen gap	Thickness gauge (B776702201)
Bidirectional print	Settings diskette, Remote utility, or the
alignment	printer’s control panel
Factory settings	Settings diskette
TPE level reset	Settings diskette

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