Replacing the print head

As soon as the print head fails, stop using the printer and contact your Epson dealer for a replacement head. The catalog number is #8731.

To replace the head, follow these steps:

1.Turn the printer OFF.

2.If the printer has been recently used, the print head will be hot. Let it cool.

3.Open the printer or tractor cover.

4.Remove the ribbon,

5.Release the head lock levers. (See Figure C-1.)

Figure C-1.

Replacing the pint head

6.Lift the print head from its position and carefully disconnect the flat cable from the print head, as shown in Figure C-2.

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