Epson 7000 service manual Periodic Maintenance Items, Product Life Information

EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Revision B

6.1.1 Periodic Maintenance Items

The printer uses sensors and counters to determine when consumable items need to be replaced. When a consumable part has reached its predetermined end-of-life according to the corresponding counter, a message appears. See the table below for parts which require periodic replacement.

Table 6-1. Parts That Require Periodic Replacement

Items	LCD Message		Description
		Solution
		Replace the following parts with
		the parts in the Maintenance Kit;
		•	Waste Ink Pads
Waste Ink Pads	“Maintenance Call 0100”	•	Pump Assembly
(Maintenance Kit		•	Cap Assembly
	or
SP7000,		•	Flushing Box
	“Service Call 00000100”
#1054038)		•	Cleaner, Head
		*Required Adjustment
		• Waste Ink Counter Clear (See
			“Counter Clear” on page 194.)
		Solution
		• Check the ink tube
			(The printer indicates this error
Ink Tubes	“Service Call 00000101”		when the carriage has made a
			predetermined number of
			passes; this indicates the ink
			tubes should be replaced before
			they wear out, causing air to
			enter the ink tube or ink to leak.)

When replacing the waste ink pads, replace the pads in the

C A U T I O N

waste ink tank and not the whole tank. Put the old pads in a plastic bag and throw away the used ink pads according to the laws and rules in your area.

6.1.2 Product Life Information

The table below shows the product life about the printer body, each mechanism and various parts. Information regarding to the product life can be checked by the following way.

†Panel Setting: “Printer Status Menu”

The amount of ink remaining is indicated on the LCD. (“F*****E” - F = full, E = empty, and each asterisk * represents a percentage of the total ink.)

Also, the counters which record these values can be initialized by “Maintenance Mode 2”.

C A U Do not perform the counter initialization without replacing the corresponding parts and checking their operation. Since the counters for “Waste Ink Life” and “Ink Remaining Quantity” influence printer operations, do not clear them unnecessarily.

†Self-Diagnostic Function: from the “Test” menu select “Check: Maintenance”

Table 6-2. Product Life Information

Items	Setting value	Notes	Result = Error
Printer	20,000 pages	A1 paper	No
Printheads	2 billion dots	Each nozzle	No
	Right head: 84779
Waste Ink Pads	points	1 point = 0.02ml	Yes
	Left head: 56519
	points
		1 pass =1 round trip
CR Motor	5,000,000 passes	*Ink tube life is	Yes
		monitored based on
		this counter value.
PF Motor	23,000 meters	Paper feed distance	No
Cutter	2,000 operations	1 operation = cut one	No
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