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Carrier Service Check
Note: The Carrier Service Check includes the carrier drive, home position sensor and ribbon feed.
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1 | Carrier | Verify the carrier motor connector is connected |
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| to the logic board at CN2. If the carrier motor |
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| connector is connected properly, check the |
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| carrier belt and the ribbon cartridge for wear or |
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| damage. Check the belt and pulley |
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| engagement. |
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| Manually move the carrier the full length of the |
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| carriage to check for binds and to be sure the |
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| ribbon advances when the carriage moves in |
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| either direction. |
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| If the carrier binds check the following: |
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| • Correct |
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| on page |
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| • Clean and lubricated carrier shaft. |
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| • Idler pulley not binding. |
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| • Ribbon drive rack gear teeth not damaged. |
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| If the carrier still binds: |
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| Remove the belt and move the carrier again. |
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| • If the bind is gone, replace the carrier motor. |
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| If the bind remains, replace the carrier. |
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| After replacing the logic board or any parts |
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| affecting the carrier, perform the bidirectional |
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| print adjustment. See “Bidirectional Print |
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| Adjustment” on page |
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2 | Home Position | If the carrier moves manually without binding, |
| Sensor | but the home position error still occurs, verify |
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| that the logic board is receiving +40 V dc on |
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| pin |
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| position sensor signal is reaching the logic |
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| board. |
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| Replace the sensor, or the short flexible cable |
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| as necessary. |
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