Epson TM-FX2180 manual Flowchart

EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual

1. Abnormal Carriage Operation

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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

2-1. Abnormal Paper Feeding

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When you turn on

the printer, does the CR motor rotate?

YES

Does the CR motor stop during or after initialization?

YES

When you

move the CR by hand with the printer off, does it move freely?

YES

	NO				Is CN11 connected					NO
							properly?
								YES
				Check the CR motor						NO
					coil resistance.
NO
						See Table 3-3.
				YES					NO
							Is it OK?
		Replace the main						Replace the CR
			board.						motor.

NO

END

Connect CN11.

Is the problem solved?

YES

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Does the PF motor rotate?

YES

Is paper

ejected automatically when you turn on the printer?

YES

Does the

printer indicate it is

ready after the paper is ejected?

YES

						Is CN10
NO								NO
					connected
					properly?
									NO
					YES
	NO		See Flowchart
			2-2.
				Is the resistance of the
										NO
				PF motor coils correct?
					See Table 3-3.
		NO
							YES
									NO
					Replace the
					main board.

Connect CN10.

Is the problem solved?

YES

END

Replace the PF motor.

Is the problem solved?

YES

Is the platen gap	NO
adjusted properly?
YES	Adjust the platen gap.
	See Chapter 5.

YES		Is foreign
	material stuck on the
		TOP sensor?

NO

Does a paper out

error occur after the

paper is ejected?

END

Is CN4 connected	Replace the oil pad on the
properly?
NO	carriage unit. Clean and

NOYES Is the problem

Remove the substance

YES	Does the	YES
	TOP sensor work
	properly?

lubricate the CR shaft.

YES

solved?

blocking the TOP sensor.

NO

Is foreign

material jammed

NO Are CN5 and NO

Connect CN4. END

A

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between the front or rear PE sensor and the platen?

CN6 connected
properly?
YES	Connect CN5

Is the NO	Replace the
problem	TOP sensor.
solved?

YES

and CN6.

Do the

NO

YES

Is the resistance of

NO

Is the problem

the CR motor correct?

solved?

See Table 3-3.

END

YES

Replace the

Does the HP sensor

NO

CR motor.

work correctly?

See Table 3-2.

Replace the

NO

HP sensor.

Is the problem

YES

solved?

NO

Is the problem

YES

Replace the main

YES

board.

solved?

A

END

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Figure 3-3. Flowchart 1

YES
END	NO	Is the
		problem
		solved?
	Replace the	YES
	main board.

Remove the foreign material.

Is the		NO
problem
solved?
	YES

front and rear	YES	NO Is the
PE sensors work		problem
correctly?		solved?
NO		YES
Replace the defective		END
PE sensor.

END

END

Is the	NO
problem
solved?
YES
END	Replace the main
	board.

Figure 3-4. Flowchart 2-1

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