Epson 700 manual Overview, Operating Principles, 1. Printer Mechanism, Stylus Photo EX, Epson

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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