EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Revision A
Operating Principles Printer Mechanism Operation 39PLATEN GAP LEVERFigure 2-6. Carriage Mechanism with platen gap lever (Top view)
As shown in Figure 2-6, the Platen Gap lever can be moved forward or
back to adjust for the thickne ss of the paper. The PG lever is connected to
the carriage guide shaft, which raises or lowers the carriage depending on
the PG lever position. The nozzle surface remains parallel to the paper in
either position thanks to a tilt adjustment mechanism. Also, the two
parallelism-adjustment levers, one mounted on each side of the carriage
guide shaft, adjust the parallelism between the platen and shaft when the
shaft is installed in the factory. This precise adjustmen t is necessary to
make sure the gap between the platen surface and the printhead surface
is 1.04 mm in the normal position or 1.74 mm in the thick-paper position.
Paper eject
rollers Paper guide
(front)
Forward
(normal)
position
Rear (thick
paper) position
Parallelism
adjust
lever
Carriage
motor
Home position
sensor
Carriage
unit
Timing
belt
Paper feed
roller
Platen Gap
lever