EPSON Stylus Photo 700/EX Service Manual

Chapter 2 Operating Principles

2.1 OVERVIEW

This section describes the difference in printer mechanism design and the electrical circuitry for EPSON Stylus Photo 700 / EX and EPSON Stylus Photo.

2.1.1 Printer Mechanism

The major difference between EPSON Stylus Photo 700 / EX and EPSON Stylus Photo are as follows:

 

 

 

Table 2-1. Printer Mechanism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

 

EPSON

 

EPSON

 

EPSON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stylus Photo EX

 

Stylus Photo 700

 

Stylus Photo

 

 

Printer Mechanism

 

Wide-carriage unit

 

Narrow-carriage unit

 

Same as

 

 

 

 

(Up to A3/B4)

 

(Up to A4/LTR/LGL)

 

Stylus Photo 700

 

 

Printhead Unit

 

ype:R-S62P

 

ype:R4C163Q

 

Same as

 

 

 

 

Normal dot

 

TNormal dot

 

Stylus Photo EX

 

 

 

 

TMicro dot

 

Super-Micro dot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super-Micro dot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Resolution

 

1440 x 720dpi

 

1440 x 720dpi

 

720 x 720dpi

 

 

(Max.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1.1.1 Printhead Unit

The printhead unit used on these products are basically the same, except the following:

 

 

 

 

Table 2-2. Printhead Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

 

 

EPSON

 

EPSON

 

 

EPSON

 

 

 

Stylus Photo EX

 

Stylus Photo 700

 

 

Stylus Photo

Printhead Type

 

R-S62P

 

 

R4C163Q

 

 

Same as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stylus Photo EX

Nozzle

 

 

6 colors

 

 

Õ

 

 

Õ

configuration

 

T

32 nozzle per color

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90dpi nozzle pitch

 

 

 

 

 

Head ID

 

6 digit ID code (123456)

 

Õ

 

5 digit ID code (12345)

 

 

1: Normal dot

 

 

 

1/2:

Normal dot

 

 

 

drive voltage ID

 

 

 

 

drive voltage ID

 

 

2: Pause time ID

 

 

 

3:

Pause time ID

 

 

3: Super-micro dot

 

 

 

4/5:

Micro dot

 

 

 

drive voltage ID

 

 

 

 

drive voltage ID

 

 

4: Ink weight ratio ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A/B nozzles)

 

 

 

Example: 03204

 

 

5: Ink weight ratio ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(C/D nozzles)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6: Check ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example:

S2OLIX

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

Same as

Connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stylus Photo EX

Ink Cartridge

 

TBlack:

S020093

 

Õ

 

 

Õ

 

 

 

Color:

S020110

 

 

 

 

 

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Epson 700, EX manual Printer Mechanism

EX, 700 specifications

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