EPSON STYLUS Scan 2500 Revision A
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Contents

Product Description

Features....................................................................................................... 10
General Specifications............................................................................... 10
Local copy.............................................................................................. 10
Scan area................................................................................................ 11
Print area................................................................................................ 12
Printing................................................................................................... 13
Input data buffer.................................................................................... 13
Control codes......................................................................................... 13
Paper feed.............................................................................................. 13
Paper....................................................................................................... 14
Ink........................................................................................................... 15
Scanner........................................................................................................ 16
Common...................................................................................................... 17
Electrical specifications......................................................................... 17
Safety, EMC............................................. .......................... ..................... 18
Environmental conditions..................................................................... 18
Resistance to electric noise.................................................................. 19
Reliability................................................................................................ 19
Acoustic noise........................................................................................ 19
Interfaces..................................................................................................... 20
Printer Interface............................... .......................... ............................ 20
Scanner interfaces................................................................................. 22
Control Panel............................................................................................... 24
Buttons................................................................................................... 24
Indicators and LCD Display................................................................... 27
Initialization............................................................................................ 28
Settings Menu............................................................................................. 29
Stylus Scan Errors...................................................................................... 30
Options........................................................................................................ 31
Local Copy.............................................................................................. 31
Scanning................................................................................................ 31
Physical Characteristics.................................... .......................... ............... 32
Dimensions............................................................................................ 32
Weight.................................................................................................... 32

Operating Principles

General........................................................................................................ 34
Printer Mechanism Operation................................................................... 34
Printing Mechanism.............................................................................. 35
Printing Process..................................................................................... 37
Carriage Mechanism and Motor.......................................................... 38
Paper Feeding Mechanism........................................................ ........... 40
Ink System............................................................................................. 46
Pump, Carriage Lock, Head Cleaner Mechanism................................ 46
Cap Mechanism..................................................................................... 49
Scanner Principles...................................................................................... 50
Carriage Unit.......................................................................................... 50
Carriage Operation................................................................................ 51
Local and PC Copy Principles .................................................................... 52
Local copy process................................................................................ 52
PC copy process.................................................................................... 53
Electrical Circuit Operating Principles...................................................... 54
B102 PSB/PSE Board............................................................................. 55
B102 MAIN Board......................................................... ......................... 57

Troubleshooting

Unit Level Troubleshooting....................................................................... 61
Printer/Scanner does not operate at power on................................... 62
Error is detected.................................................................................... 63
Failure occurs during printing..................... .......................... ............... 63
Printer does not feed paper correctly.................................................. 64
Control panel operation is abnormal........................................ ........... 64