EPSON Stylus PHOTO 810/820/830

 

 

Revision B

 

 

 

Table 3-19. Check point for the poor printing quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occurrence

Detailed phenomenon

Defective

Check point

Remedy

 

timing

 

unit/part name

 

CR position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banding * appears horizontally against

 

1. Check if the porous pad in the Lower housing comes off.

1. Reassembly the porous pad correctly.

 

 

the CR movement direction.

 

 

 

Lower housing

*This banding is caused by the overlap of the printing path

 

Star wheel mark against the CR

Front frame

1.

Check if the Star wheel comes off.

1.

Reassemble the Star wheel correctly.

 

movement direction

2.

Check if the surface of the Front frame is flat.

2.

Replace the Front frame with new one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Check if the Paper eject roller comes off from the Lower

1.

Reassemble the Paper eject roller correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

housing.

 

 

Operation

 

 

 

 

Paper eject roller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1.

Check if the any paper dust is adhered to the surface of the

1.

Set a cleaning sheet in the ASF up side down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LD roller.

 

Then holding the top edge, try to load the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper from the Printer driver. The micro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pearl on the LD roller surface is removed. To

 

The printing operation is correctly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

remove severe smear, staple a cloth

 

LD roller unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

moistened with alcohol to a post card and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

performed. But, the top margin is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clean the roller in the same manner.

 

insufficient than usual one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LD roller

 

 

As for the cleaning sheet, refer to page 59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Remedy of the Paper out error“

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*If the problem is not solved, replace the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holder shaft unit with new one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer driver &

1.

Check if the suitable paper is used according to the printer

1.

Use the suitable paper according to the printer

 

Printing is blurred.

exclusive paper

 

driver setting.

 

driver setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printhead

1.

Check if the correct Head ID is stored into the EEPROM

1.

Input 11 digits code of the Head ID into the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by using the Adjustment program.

 

EEPROM by using the Adjustment program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting

Unit Level Troubleshooting

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