Epson TM-FX2180 manual Unit Level Troubleshooting, Symptom Problem Description Flowchart

EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

3.3 Unit Level Troubleshooting

You may be able to identify a defective printer unit simply by observing the printer’s symptoms. The table below lists the symptoms for several printer problems. After you determine the type of printer problem you have, see the corresponding flowchart to isolate the cause of the problem and repair the printer.

Table 3-5. Printer Symptoms and Problem Descriptions

Symptom	Problem Description	Flowchart
Abnormal	∙ The carriage does not move at all.	Flowchart 1
carriage	∙ When you turn on the printer, the carriage
operation	moves away from the home position and then
	stops. All the indicator LEDs on the control
	panel flash.
Abnormal	∙ The printer does not feed the paper at all.	Flowcharts
paper	∙ When you turn on the printer, the printer ejects	2-1 and 2-2
feeding	the paper automatically.
	∙ After you load paper, the printer ejects the
	paper automatically and then indicates it is in
	the ready state.
Abnormal	∙ The control panel indicator LEDs do not	Flowchart 3
power	come on.
operation	∙ The Operate button does not work.
	∙ The control panel buttons do not work.
Abnormal	∙ No image is printed.	Flowchart 4
printing	∙ Printing is faulty; some dots are not printed.

The flowcharts use the following symbols:

START	Start	Decision	END	END
	Instructions	Branching
	Refer to the	Return to the start
	specified flowchart
		of the flowchart

Figure 3-2. Flowchart Symbols

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