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EPSON COLOR INKJET PRINTER
Stylus Pro XL
SERVICE MANUAL
EPSON
4004677
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Chapter 1 Product Description Table of Contents 1.1 FEATURES 1-1 1.2 SPECIFICATIONS 1-3 1.2.1 PrintingSpecifications ........................................ 1-3 1.2.2 PaperHandlingSpecifications.................................. 1-5 1.2.3 PaperSpecifications.......................................... 1-5 1.2.4 InkCartridgeSpecifications .................................... 1-7 1.2.5 ElectricalSpecifications ....................................... 1-8 1.2.6 EnvironmentalConditions ...............
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List of Figures Figure 1-1. Exterior View of the Stylus Pro XL Figure 1-2. Nozzle Configuration Figure 1-3. Printable Area for Cut Sheet Figure 1-4. Printable Area for Envelope Figure 1-5. Adjustment Lever Setting Figure 1-6. Temperature/Humidity Range Figure 1-7. Data Transmission Timing Figure 1-8. Control Panel Appearance Figure 1-9. C162 MAIN Board Component Layout Figure 1-10. C137 PSB/PSE Board Component Layout Figure 1-11. Printer Mechanism (M-4A60) List of Tables Table 1-1. Interface Car
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Stylus Pro XL Product Description 1.1 FEATURES The Stylus Pro XL is a 64 + 48-nozzle (monochrome and CMY) color ink jet dot matrix printer. The major features of this printer are: ❏ High-quality color print -Micro Dot 720 dpi printing -Plain paper 720 dpi printing -Special coated paper 720 dpi printing ❏ High print speed -LQ 200 cps ❏ Built-in auto sheet feeder -Holds 100 cut sheets (64 g/m2) -Holds 10 envelopes -Holds 50 transparency films -Hold 70 special paper ❏ Built-in 3 I/ -Mac serial I/F
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Product Description Stylus Pro XL Table 1-1. Interface Cards Interface Card Model Number Serial interface card C823051/C823061 32KB serial interface card C823071/C823081 32KB parallel interface card C82310✽ 32KB IEEE-488 interface card C82313✽ ® LocalTalk interface card C82312✽ Twinax interface card C82315✽ Coax interface card C82314✽ ✽ The asterisk represents the last digit, which varies by country. 1-2 Rev.A
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20/360" 20/360" Stylus Pro XL Product Description 1.2 SPECIFICATIONS This section provides statistics and other detailed information for the printer. 1.2.1 Printing Specifications Print system: On demand ink jet system Nozzle configuration: 64 nozzles (16 × 4 staggered): monochrome 48 nozzles (16 × 3 staggered): color Yellow Cyan Magenta Row D Row C Row B Row A 72/360" #1 #1 #1 #1 #2 1/360" #3 1/90" 1/90" #4 #2 #2 #2 #5 #6 #7 #8 #3 #3 #3 64/360" #61 #62 #63 #64 #16 #16 #16 Figure 1-2. Nozzle Con
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Product Description Stylus Pro XL Character sets: Legal and 14 international character sets. Character tables: See Table 1-3. Table 1-3. Character Tables Bit map font Scalable font EPSON Roman EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Roman EPSON Roman Character Tables EPSON Courier EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Prestige H EPSON Script Italic ❍❍ m PC437 (U.S./Standard Europe) ❍❍ m PC850 (Multilingual) ❍❍ m PC860 (Portuguese) ❍❍ m PC861 (Iceland) ❍❍ m PC863 (Canadian-French) ❍❍ m PC865 (Nordic) ❍❍ m Abico
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Stylus Pro XL Product Description 1.2.2 Paper Handling Specifications Feeding method: Friction feed paper is fed from the built-in auto sheet feeder (ASF). Notes: The following operations are not allowed. 1. Reverse feeding within 3 mm (0.12 in.) from the top edge of the paper or 16 mm (0.63 in.) from the bottom edge of the paper. 2. Reverse feeding beyond 7.9 mm (0.3 in.). Line spacing: 1/6 inch feed, 1/8 inch feed, or programmable with a 1/360 inch minimum increment. Paper path: Cut sheet: Bui
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Product Description Stylus Pro XL Printable area: Cut sheets C B (Right Margin) (Left Margin) A (Top Margin) Printable Area D (Bottom Margin) Figure 1-3. Printable Area for Cut Sheets Envelopes B C (Left Margin) (Right Margin) A (Top Margin) Printable Area D (Bottom Margin) Figure 1-4. Printable Area for Envelopes Notes: A:Theminimum topmargin=3mm(0.12in.) B: The minimum left margin = 3 mm (0.12 in.) C: The minimum right margin is: A3+/US B+ size: 3mm (0.12 in.) A3 size: 3 mm (0.12 in.) A4 size
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Stylus Pro XL Product Description Setting the adjust lever: The adjust lever on the carriage unit must be set to the proper position for the paper thickness, as shown in Table 1-6. Table 1-6. Adjust Lever Settings Lever Position Paper Paper Thickness LEFT 0.08 ~ 0.11 mm Cut Sheets (Vertical) (0.003 ~ 0.004 in.) RIGHT Envelopes Less than 0.5 mm (0.020 in.) (Horizontal) Cut Sheets Envelopes Carriage Unit Figure 1-5. Setting the Adjust Lever 1.2.4 Ink Cartridge Specifications Black Type: Exclusive
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Product Description Stylus Pro XL 1.2.5 Electrical Specifications Table 1-7. Rated Electrical Ranges Specification 120 V Version 220 - 240 V Version Rated voltage 120 VAC 220 - 240 VAC Input voltage range 103.5 ~ 132 V 198 ~ 264 V Rated frequency range 50 ~ 60 Hz 50 ~ 60 Hz Input frequency range 49.5 ~ 60.5 Hz 49.5 ~ 60.5 Hz Rated current 0.6 A 0.4 A Approx. 20 W Approx. 20 W Power consumption (self-test with 10-cpi LQ characters) (self-test with 10-cpi LQ characters) 10 MΩ, minimum 10 MΩ,minimu
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Stylus Pro XL Product Description 1.2.7 Reliability Total print volume: 75,000 pages (A4, letter) Printhead life: 1,000 million dots/nozzle 1.2.8 Safety Approvals Safety standards: 120 V version: UL1950 with D3, CSA22.2 #950 with D3 220-240 V version: EN 60950 (TÜV, SEMKO, DEMKO, NEMKO, SETI) Radio frequency interference (RFI): 120 V version: FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B 220-240 V version: Vfg.243 (VDE0878 part 3, part 30) EN55022 (CISPR PUB. 22) class B 1.2.9 Physical Specifications Dimensions
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Product Description Stylus Pro XL 1.3 INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS The Stylus Pro XL is standard-equipped with an 8-bit parallel and serial interface. 1.3.1 Parallel Interface Specifications Data format: 8-bit parallel Synchronization: By STROBE pulse synchronization Handshaking: By BUSY and ACKNLG signals Signal level: TTL compatible level Adaptable connector: 36-pin 57-30360 (Amphenol) or equivalent Data transmission timing: See Figure 1-7. BUSY ACKNLG DATA STROBE 0 μsec (minimum) 0 μsec 5 μsec
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Stylus Pro XL Product Description Table 1-9 shows the connector pin assignments and signal functions of the 8-bit parallel interface. Table 1-9. Signal and Connector Pin Assignments for Parallel Interface Pin No. Signal Name I/O* Description TheSTROBE pulseisusedtoreaddatafromthehost computer. The pulse width must be 0.5 μs or more. Normally, 1 STROBE I it is HIGH, and data is latched with the rising edge of this signal. DATA 1-8 are parallel data bits. When one of these signals is HIGH, the dat
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Product Description Stylus Pro XL 1.3.2 Serial Interface Specifications Data format: RS-422 serial Synchronization: Asynchronous Handshaking: By DTR signal and X-ON/X-OFF protocol Table 1-10. DTR and X-ON/X-OFF Protocol State Buffer Space DTR X-ON/X-OFF Busy Less than 512 bytes Off X-OFF Ready More than 1,024 bytes On X-ON Word length 1bit Start bit: Data bit: 8bit Parity bit: none 1bit Stop bit: Bit rate: 57.6K bps /230.4 Kbps Adaptable connector: 8-pin mini-circular connector ® Recommended I/F
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Stylus Pro XL Product Description 1.4 OPERATIONS This section describes the basic operations of the printer. 1.4.1 Control Panel The control panel for this printer has 1 lock-type, 5 non-lock-type push buttons, and 14 LED indicators for easy operation of the various printer functions. Operate Alt Font Economy/ Condensed Load/Eject Pause Figure 1-8. Control Panel Appearance Buttons Operate Turns the printer on or off. Modifies the function of other buttons. Holding down this button for Alt 3 seco
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Product Description Stylus Pro XL Indicators Operate On when the printer is on. Blinks during power on and off sequence. Data On when print data is in the input buffer. Data and Pause lights blink if an error occurs. Paper Out On when the printer is out of paper. Blinks when a paper jam occurs. On when ink cartridge is out. No Ink Cartridge Economy On when economy printing mode is selected. Condensed On when condensed printing mode is selected. Font These LEDs indicate the selected font. Pause O
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Stylus Pro XL Product Description 1.4.3 Default Settings The printer can save some printer setting parameters that define its functions at initialization. You can change these parameters by using the printer’s default setting mode. 1.4.3.1 Default Setting Items You can use the default setting mode to change settings listed in the table below. Activate default-setting mode by holding down Economy/Condensed while turning on the printer. Table 1-13. Default Setting Items Factory Menu Contents Descr
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Product Description Stylus Pro XL 1.4.3.2 Changing the Default Settings To change the printer’s default settings: 1. Hold down the Economy/Condensed button and turn on the printer. The printer prints a sheet that shows the firmware version and describes how to select the language used to print messages. 2. Press the Font button until the appropriate font LED is selected. The following table shows which language corresponds to which font LED. Table 1-16. Language Selection Language Font LED Engli
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Stylus Pro XL Product Description Table 1-18. Character Table Selection Paper Out Version Settings Operate LED Data LED LED Common Italic U.S.A. Off Off Off ^ On Italic France Off Off ^ Italic Germany Blinks Off Off ^ Italic U.K. Off On Off ^ Italic Denmark 1 On On Off ^ Italic Sweden Blinks On Off ^ Italic Italy Off Blinks Off ^ Italic Spain 1 On Blinks Off ^ Blinks PC437 Blinks Off ^ PC850 Off Off On Standard PC860 On Off On ^ PC863 Blinks Off On ^ Off PC865 On On ^ PC861 On On On ^ BRASCII Bl
