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REV.-A
5.3.2 Printer Mechanism Repair
For detailed procedures for replacing
Reassembly”) and 4.4 (“Adjustment”).
,F:’:
+.-
or adjusting parts, refer to Sections 4.3 (“Disassembly and
If a problem or system recurs following an attempted repair, refer back to the Tables above to try to
find other potential causes.
Table 5-5. Printer Mechanism Repair
Problem Symptom
Cause Checkpoint Solution
The carriage The carriage
Foreign
Manually move the timing
Remove any
motor fails to motor completely
substances are
belt to see if this causes
foreign
operate.
fails to activate at lodged in the
the motor to rotate.
substances.
power ON.
gears or
e!swhere
Measure the coil resistance Replace the
in the mechanism.
of the motor.
The
resis-
carriage motor.
The carriage
tance
should be about 11
motor is defective.
ohms.
The carriage does The carriage
The belt pulley is
Check for broken
or
worn
Replace the belt
not operate motor rotates, but
defective.
pulley.
pulley.
normally at power the carriage does
ON (when the
The timing belt is
Check that the timing belt
Reinsert the
not move.
defective.
carriage has been
is correctly inserted into
timing belt.
manually centered
the bottom of the carriage.
prior to power Check for a broken timing
Replace the
ON.)
belt.
timing belt.
The carriage
The carriage
Check whether the carriage
Clean and
moves leftwards a movement is not moves smoothly when
lubricate.
little, then stops.
smooth.
moved manually.
The carriage The home
Use a tester to check the
Replace the home
moves to the left
position sensor is
the home position sensor.
position sensor.
end, then stops.
defective.
Self-test printing
The carriage
The common
Check the connector for
Replace the
FFC.
does not execute.
moves, but no
wires of the
the common wires of the
printing is
printhead
FFC
are
printhead
FFC.
performed.
disconnected.
Printing stops
The paper guide
Check whether the paper
Reset the paper
before the page
plate is not
guide plate is mounted in
guide plate.
end.
correctly
the right position.
positioned.
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