Epson 7000 service manual Determining PG Settings, Platen Gap Settings, Setting Setup Gap Position

EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Revision B

When the carriage is in the home position, the PG motor can drive the cam via a series of gears. The motor turns counter clockwise to turn the cam and raise or lower the subcarriage to a set height. The actual platen gap position used during printing depends on the paper thickness as well as the control panel Platen Gap setting.

NOTE: You can manually set the platen gap. See Platen Gap in “Printer Setting Menu” on page 41 for information on making this setting.

Table 2-4. Determining PG Settings

Control Panel	Command	Paper	Actual Platen
		Thickness
Setting	Setup		Gap Position
		Sensor
	Wide PG	Wide	Wide
Wide		Thin	Wide
	Default PG	Wide	Wide
		Thin	Medium
	Wide PG	Wide	Wide
Auto		Thin	Wide
	Default PG	Wide	Wide
		Thin	Narrow

The three platen gap (height) settings, as described in the table below.

Table 2-5. Platen Gap Settings

Platen Gap Setting

Gap Distance

Narrow	1.3mm
Medium	2.2mm
Wide	2.7mm

Operating Principles Printer Mechanism Operation Outline 71