CONTENTS

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

 

FEATURES ....................................................................................................

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SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................

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Physical Specification................................................................................

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Printing Specification.................................................................................

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Paper Feeding...........................................................................................

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Paper Specification ...................................................................................

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Printing Area............................................................................................

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Ink Cartridge Specification ......................................................................

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Electric Specification ...............................................................................

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Environmental Condition .........................................................................

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Reliability .................................................................................................

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Safety Approvals .....................................................................................

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Acoustic Noise.........................................................................................

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CE Marking..............................................................................................

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INTERFACE .................................................................................................

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Parallel Interface (Forward Channel) ......................................................

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Parallel Interface (Reserve Channel) ......................................................

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USB Interface ..........................................................................................

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Prevention Hosts of Data Transfer Time-out...........................................

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Interface Selection...................................................................................

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IEEE1284.4 Protocol ...............................................................................

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PANEL CONTROL .......................................................................................

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Indicators (LEDs).....................................................................................

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Panel Functions.......................................................................................

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Printer Condition and Panel Status .........................................................

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Error Status .............................................................................................

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Printer Initialization ..................................................................................

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Operating Principles

 

Overview ......................................................................................................

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Printer Mechanism ..................................................................................

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Printhead.................................................................................................

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Carriage Mechanism ...............................................................................

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Paper Loading/Feeding Mechanism .......................................................

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Ink System Mechanism ...........................................................................

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Ink Sequence ..........................................................................................

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Electrical Circuit Operating Principles ..........................................................

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P/S board ................................................................................................

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C417/C418 Main/Main-B Board ..............................................................

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C483/C484 MAIN-B Board......................................................................

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Troubleshooting

 

Overview ......................................................................................................

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Troubleshooting with LED Error Indications

 

and Status Monitor 3 Message.............................................................

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Unit Level Troubleshooting...........................................................................

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Disassembly and Assembly

 

Overview ......................................................................................................

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Precautions .............................................................................................

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Tools .......................................................................................................

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Screws..................................................................................................................

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Work Completion Check .........................................................................

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Difference on Printer Machanism between

 

SP810/820 and SP820/830..................................................................

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Caution in reassembling to ink leakage problem ....................................

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Disassembly .................................................................................................

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