Epson Scan 2500 service manual Unit Level Troubleshooting, Printer Condition and Panel Stat us

EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Revision A

3.1 Unit Level Troubleshooting

When a problem occurs, you can identify the defective unit according to the symptoms exhibits. The table below lists the symptoms of certain problems. Once the problem is identified, refer to the flowchart that corresponds to the problem.

The following flowchart illustrates the main steps of the troubleshooting process.

NOTE: There is a special section for motors and sensors that starts on page 73.

		Diagnose problem
	Table 3-1, “Printer Condition and
V	Panel Status”
	Table 3-2, “Symptoms and
	Problems”

Table 3-1. Printer Condition and Panel Stat us

		Indicators
Error Status	Powe	Ink out	Ink	Paper	Recovery
			Out
	r	(Black)		Out
			(Color)
Paper Out	---	---	---	On	Load paper by pressing the
					load/eject button.
Paper jam	---	Off	Off	Flash	Eliminate a paper then
condition					press the load/eject button.
No Ink					Install a new black ink
cartridge or	---	On	---	---	cartridge by pressing the
Ink end					load/eject button for 3
(black)					seconds.
No Ink					Install a new color ink
cartridge or	---	---	On	---	cartridge by pressing the
Ink end					load/eject button for 3
(color)					seconds.
Maintenanc	Flash	Flash	Flash	Flash	Change the waste ink pads

Unit Level

Repair

Component Level Repair

Service the:

Printer Mechanism,	Scanner
	Mechanism,
page 65
	page 69

Or go directly to

Motors and Sensors

on page 73

e request					and reset the EEPROM.
					Turn the printer off and on
Fatal error	Flash	On	On	Flash	again. If the printer does
					not recover, repair the
					appropriate part.

Reassembly = Chapter 4

Adjustment = Chapter 5

Figure 3-1. Troubleshooting Process Flowchart

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