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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.
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| Platen Gap/ |
| Bidirectional |
| Factory |
| TPE |
Adjustment |
| Parallelism |
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| Alignment |
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| Reset |
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Printer mechanism |
| ⎯ |
| ✔ |
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replacement |
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Print head removal |
| ✔ |
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| ✔ |
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or replacement |
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Main board |
| ⎯ |
| ✔ |
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replacement |
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PW sensor |
| ⎯ |
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| ✔ |
assembly |
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replacement |
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Platen assembly |
| ✔ |
| ⎯ |
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| ✔ |
removal or |
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replacement |
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Carriage motor |
| ⎯ |
| ✔ |
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assembly removal |
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or replacement |
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Right frame |
| ✔ |
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| ⎯ |
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assembly removal |
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or replacement |
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Right sub frame |
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assembly removal |
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or disassembly |
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Repair Procedure/ |
| Platen Gap/ |
| Bidirectional |
| Factory |
| TPE |
Adjustment |
| Parallelism |
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| Settings |
| Level | |
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| Alignment |
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| Reset |
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Left frame removal |
| ✔ |
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| ⎯ |
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or replacement |
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RD assembly |
| ✔ |
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removal or |
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replacement |
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Carriage assembly |
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removal or |
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replacement |
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✔Indicates that the adjustment is required.
⎯ Indicates that the adjustment is not required.
9 IMPORTANT |
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| When you replace or reassemble any printer part, | |
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| use the Check program on the Settings diskette to |
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| printer’s performance and settings. |
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5.1.2 Adjustment Tools
The following table lists the tools required for each adjustment.
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Adjustment |
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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 |