EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual

3.5 Repairing the Main Board Assembly

The table below provides instructions on how to repair the main board assembly. It lists various main board problems and provides likely causes, checkpoints, and solutions. To determine whether a component is defective, compare its readings with the correct waveforms, resistances, and other values listed in the table below. Then replace the component if necessary.

Note:

Use an oscilloscope to check the waveforms in Table 3-7.

Table 3-7. Repairing the Main Board Assembly

Problem

 

Cause

 

Checkpoint

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table

3-7. Repairing the Main Board Assembly (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

 

 

Cause

 

Checkpoint

 

Solution

 

The printer

The PROM

Check for a change in the

Replace the

does not

(IC5) is not

signal (HIGH to LOW or LOW

main board.

operate at

selected.

to HIGH) at pin 137 of IC1.

 

all.

 

 

 

The printer

Reset IC

does not

IC15 is

operate at all.

defective.

 

 

Check the voltage waveforms of the VCC signal (CH 1: pin 7 of IC15) and the /RESET signal (CH 2: pin 5 of IC15) when the printer is turned on.

CH 1

CH 2

Figure 3-12. Waveform 5

Replace the main board or IC15.

Figure 3-13. Waveform 6

The PSRAM

Check for a change in the

Replace the

(IC3) is not

signal (HIGH to LOW or LOW

main board.

selected.

to HIGH) at pin 132 of IC1.

 

The CPU

Check the oscillator signal at

Replace the

(IC2) is

pin 26 or 27 of the CPU.

main board.

defective.

Figure 3-14. Waveform 7

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Epson TM-FX2180 manual Repairing the Main Board Assembly, Problem Cause Checkpoint Solution