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SERVICE MANUAL
Color Large Format Inkjet Printer
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600
®
SEIJ01017
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Notice: All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. All effort have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual. However, should any errors be detected, SEIKO EPSON would greatly apprecia
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PRECAUTIONS Precautionary notations throughout the text are categorized relative to 1)Personal injury and 2) damage to equipment. DANGER Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in serious or fatal personal injury. Great caution should be exercised in performing procedures preceded by DANGER Headings. WARNING Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in damage to equipment. The precautionary measures itemized below should always be observed when performing repair/maintena
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About This Manual This manual describes basic functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations, maintenance and repair procedures of the printer. The instructions and procedures included herein are intended for the experienced repair technicians, and attention should be given to the precautions on the preceding page. Manual Configuration Symbols Used in this Manual This manual consists of six chapters and Appendix. Various symbols are used throughout this manual either to provide addit
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Revision Status Revision Date of Issue Description A May 10, 2002 First release
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A Contents 1.2.11.2 Accessories and Options for Stylus Pro 9600 .................................. 29 Chapter 1 Product Description 1.3 External View and Parts Names ......................................................................... 30 1.1 Product Description ............................................................................................ 12 1.4 Operating Panel .................................................................................
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A 1.4.3.25 Job history clear ................................................................................ 50 1.7.1 Ink Cartridge .............................................................................................. 98 1.4.3.26 Total prints ....................................................................................... 50 1.7.2 Cleaning cartridge ...................................................................................... 99 1.4.3
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A 3.2.2.13 Ink-related Errors ........................................................................... 130 3.2.4.28 PF ASIC ECU error (0001002B) ................................................... 144 3.2.2.14 Defective ink cartridge ................................................................... 130 3.2.4.29 NVRAM error (00020000) ............................................................. 144 3.2.2.15 Ink lever released .............................
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A 4.3 Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (CR) Mechanism .............................. 171 Chapter 5 Adjustment 4.3.1 Print Head ................................................................................................ 171 5.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 211 4.3.2 Damper ASSY .........................................................................................
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A 5.2.2.7 CSIC ................................................................................................. 227 Chapter 6 Maintenance 5.2.2.8 Actuator ............................................................................................ 229 6.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 275 5.2.2.9 Actuator 2 ....................................................................
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CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A Stylus Pro 9600 1.1 Product Description Table 1-2. Throughput (Stylus Pro 9600) 1.1.1 Features Resolution Throughput EPSON media Quality Mode (dpi) (A1 printing time) Large Format 1 Plain Paper Draft* 360 × 180 Pseudo 4-color 3.5 min Stylus Pro 7600: Max. 24 inch paper width, A1+ size supported 2 Speed 360 × 360 Bi-D MF 240 cps 6/3.5 (BK×2* ) Stylus Pro 9600: Max. 44 inch paper width, B0+ size supported min. Pigment ink / Dye ink Doubleweig
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A 1.1.2 Differences between Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600 Table 1-3. Differences between Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600 Item Stylus Pro 7600 Stylus Pro 9600 Product Maximum paper 610mm 1118m Specifications width (About 24 inches / (About 44 inches / A1+size supported) B0+size supported) RAM capacity 32MB (16Mbit×2) 64MB (16Mbit×4) (IC600/601 = not mounted) Option Take-up Reel Unit Not supported Supported (CN30 = not mounted) 220 ml ink Not support
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A Table 1-5. Graphics Modes (Stylus Pro 9600) 1.2 Basic Specifications Horizontal resolution Maximum number Printable area Printing speed (dpi) of printable dots 1.2.1 Print Specifications 360 1112 mm (43.78 inches) 15762 240 cps Printing: On-demand ink-jet 720 1112 mm (43.78 inches) 31524 240 cps Nozzle configuration: 1440 1112 mm (43.78 inches) 63048 240 cps Black: 192 nozzles (Black1, Black2, 96 nozzles each) 2880 1112 mm (43.78 inches) 1
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A 1.2.5 Paper Specifications PLAIN PAPER Trouble-free paper feeding is ensured only in the following specifications. 1.2.5.1 Roll Paper Paper Size ACCEPTABLE PAPER Table 1-7. Acceptable Roll Paper Sizes (Plain Paper) The printer accepts following plain paper and EPSON special paper. With any other Core Model Paper Size paper, proper paper feeding and satisfactory print quality are not ensured. 2-inch core Stylus Pro 7600 203 mm ~ 610 mm (W) × ~
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A 1.2.5.2 Sheet BORDERLESS PRINT ROLL PAPER Borderless print for right and left is enssured for roll paper with any of the paper widths ACCEPTABLE PAPER as specified in Figure 1-9 below. The printer accepts following plain paper and special paper. With any other paper, proper paper feeding and satisfactory print quality are not ensured. NOTE: 300 mm, 400 mm, 500 mm and 600 mm are supported for Europe. Paper Size (The sizes indicated in bold italic are
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A PLAIN PAPER Description of units of measure Proper feeding is ensured only in the following specifications. cpi: characters per inch Paper Size: Same as above list dpi: dots per inch cps: characters printed per second (at 10 cpi) Thickness: 0.08 ~ 0.11 mm 1 cps = 2.54 mm/s 2 Weight: 64 ~ 90 gf/m ips: travel in inches per second Type: Plain paper, Recycle paper 1 ips = 25.4 mm/s G: Gravity NOTE 1: Paper is fed short-edge first. Genera
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A 1.2.5.3 Special Paper Roll (pigment) Table 1-11. Availability with Special Paper (Pigment) Characteristic Media Size Paper Roll / Pigment core” Auto Borde 210 30 40 50 60 Black INK thickness 8” 10” 12” 14” 16” 20” 22” 24” 36” 44” spindle cut rless mm cm cm cm cm (mm) USA/ MK MK PK Name Japan Europe 203 210 254 300 305 356
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A Roll (dye) Table 1-12. Availability with Special Paper (Dye) Characteristic Media Size Roll / Dye 210 8” 10” 30cm 12” 14” 40cm 16” 50cm 20” 22” 60cm 24” 36” 44” mm Paper core” thickness Auto cut Borderless USA/ spindle (mm) Name Japan Europe/ 203 210 254 300 305 356 400 406 500 508 560 600 610 914 1118 Asia Presentation Matte Paper 20.20 ------------ Semigloss Photo Paper (Asia / Europe) 2 0.21 -
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Revision A Sheet (pigment) Table 1-13. Availability with Sheets (Pigment) Characteristic Media size Sheet / Pigment Super Black INK A4 LTR A3 B A2 C B2 A1 D 24”×30” 30”×40” 36”×44” A3/B Paper thickness USA/ MK MK PK (mm) Name Japan Europe/ 210×297 216×279 297×420 279×432 329×483 420×594 432×559 515×728 728×1030 559×864 610×762 762×1016 914×1118 ×2 +LK +LK Asia Glossy Paper - Photo Weight - - --- - - - Watercolor Paper - Radi
