EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000

4.1.5 Head Vertical Adjustment

You must make this adjustment after removing or replacing one or both of the black and color printheads. With this adjustment, the vertical positions for the black and color printheads are aligned. This is performed by moving the head vertical adjust lever located on the right side of the CR unit to adjust the vertical position for the color printhead to the black printhead.

1.Connect the printer and the host computer with a parallel interface cable.

2.Run the adjustment program in the host computer.

3.Input the market code. (Refer to Section 4.1.2.)

4.Move the cursor using − or ↓ key to select “2. Adjustment & Check” from the Main menu. Then press “Return” key, and the Adjustment & Check menu appears.

5.Move the cursor using − or ↓ key to select “3. Vertical Adjustment” ￿ Then press “Return” key, and the printer prints the vertical adjustment pattern.

6.Follow the flowchart below to align the black and color lines continuously by making the gap width less than 1/4 of the line width.

Start

The printer prints the head vertical adjustment patterns.

 

Loosen the head fixing screw by

 

 

 

turning it 1/4.

 

 

 

(See Figure 3-6 in Chapter 3.)

 

 

Is it aligned?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

What does

Black

 

Yes

the pattern

* BlackColor

Head height adjust lever

show ?

 

 

*BlackColorBlack

Press "Return" key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move the lever forward.

 

 

Move the lever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

backward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fasten the head fixing screw

 

 

 

 

supporting the arm of the printhead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End

 

 

Press "Space" key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* : The direction in which paper is fed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 4-6. Head vertical Adjustment Flowchart

7.After making an adjustment, press one of the following keys:

[SPACE]

Retry the operation.

[0]Enter a cleaning sequence.

[RETURN]

Quit the operation and returns to the Adjustment and Check menu.

[ESC]

Return to the Adjustment and Check menu without changing the current settings.

8.Perform one of the followings:

￿Select R.Return using − or ↓ key to and press “Return” key to return to the Main menu.

￿Select other adjustment using − or ↓ key to and press “Return” key to make the selected adjustment. (Select R.Return using − or ↓ key to and press “Return” key to return to the main menu when all necessary adjustments are done.)

9.Move the cursor using − or ↓ key to select “ ￿.END” and press “Return” key to exit the adjustment program.

CAUTION

￿When moving the vertical angle adjust lever. lift up the tip of the lever.

￿ Be sure to fit the notch on the lever to the setting hole to set the position securely.

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