Epson 9600 manual

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Color Large Fo rmat Inkjet Printer ® SERVICE MANUAL SEIJ01017[...]

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PRECAUTIONS Precautio nary notations t hroughout the text ar e categorized relat ive to 1)Personal injury and 2) damage to equi pment. DANGER Signals a precaution whi ch, if ignored, coul d resu lt in serious or f atal pers onal inj ury. Great caution s hould be exerci sed in performin g procedures preceded by DANGER Headings. WARNING Signals a pr [...]

About This Manual This manual descr ibes basic functions , theory of electrical and m echa nical operations, maintenance an d repair procedures of the printer. The instructions and procedures included herein are intend ed for the exper ienced re pair technicians , and attention should be given to the precautions on the preceding p age. Manual Confi[...]

Revision S tatus Revision Dat e of Issu e Description A May 10, 2002 First r elease[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 6 Contents Chapter 1 Product Description 1.1 Product Desc ription ................ ........... ................. ........... ................. ................. ... 1 2 1.1.1 Features .................... ........... ................. ................. ........... ................. ......... 12 1.1.2 Differen[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 7 1.4.3.25 Job history clear ......... ............ ................ ................. ............ .............. 50 1.4.3.26 Total prints ...................... ................. ........... ................. ........... ......... 50 1.4.3.27 Consumables life .. ................. ........... ...............[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 8 3.2.2.13 Ink-related Error s ...... ................. ........... ................. ............ ............ 130 3.2.2.14 Defective ink cartridge .......................... ............ ................. ........... . 130 3.2.2.15 Ink lever released ............. ........... ................. .............[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 9 4.3 Disassembly and Assembly of Ca rriage (CR) Mechanis m ............ ........... ....... 171 4.3.1 Print Head ................ ................. ................. ........... ................. ........... ....... 171 4.3.2 Damper ASSY ............... ................. ........... ................. .......[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A 10 5.2.2.7 C SIC ................. ........... ................. ................. ........... ................. ....... 227 5.2.2.8 Actuato r .................. ................. ........... ................. ................. ........... . 229 5.2.2.9 Actuato r 2 ............... ................. ..........[...]

CHAPT ER 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descrip tion Product D escript ion 12 1.1 Pr oduct De scription 1.1.1 Features  Large Format  Stylus Pro 7600: Max. 24 inch paper wid th, A1+ size sup ported Stylus P ro 9600: Max. 44 inch paper wid th, B0+ size s upported  Pigment ink / Dye ink  Pigment ink: Users can select follo wing bl[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descrip tion Product D escript ion 13 1.1.2 Differences between Stylus Pro 7600 an d Stylus Pro 9600 Table 1-3. Differences between Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600 Item Styl us Pro 7600 Styl us Pro 96 00 Prod uct Specificatio ns Maxi mum pa per width 610mm (About 24 i nches / A1+ size su ppor ted)[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 14 1.2 Basic Specifications 1.2.1 Prin t Specifications  Printing: On-demand ink-jet  Nozzle configuration:  Black: 192 nozzles (B lack1, Black2, 96 nozzles each)  Color: 480 nozzles (cyan, magenta, l ight cyan, l ight magenta, yellow, 96 nozzles each) ?[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 15 1.2.5 Paper Specificati ons 1.2.5.1 Roll Paper ACCEPTABLE PAPER The printer accepts fo llowing plain pape r and EPSON special paper. With any o ther pape r, prop er pa per f eed ing and s atis factory print quality are not ensured .  Paper Size Note " * &q[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 16 BORDERLES S PRINT ROLL PAPER Borderless print for right and left is enssured for roll paper with any of the paper widths as specified in Figure 1-9 below. NOTE: 300 mm, 400 mm , 500 mm an d 600 mm a re suppo rted fo r Europe.  Paper width Note 1: Paper sh ould [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 17 PLAIN PAPER Proper feeding is en sured only in the following specifications .  Paper Size: Same as above list  Thicknes s: 0.08 ~ 0.1 1 mm  Weight: 64 ~ 90 gf/m 2  Type: Plain pa per, Recycle paper NOTE 1: Paper is fed short-edge first. 2: Paper shoul [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 18 1.2.5.3 Special Paper  Roll (pigment) Note : Symbo l ~ : Assured , { : Support ed, z : Su pported condi tionally, × : Not supp orted, 2H/3 H: High tensio n spindl e Table 1-11. Availability with Special Paper (Pigment) Roll / Pigm ent Charac teristic Media Siz[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 19  Roll (dye) Note : S ymbol ~ : Assured, { : Su pported, z : Supported co ndition ally, × : Not supported, 2H/3H: High tensio n spindle Note *1 : Assured with Uni-D print . *2 : Paper is fed shor t-edge fir st. *3 : Paper should have no wrin kles, tears, or fol[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 20  Sheet (pigmen t) Note : S ymbol ~ : Assured, { : Su pported, z : Supported co ndition ally, × : Not supported, 2H/3H: High tensio n spindle  Sheet (dye) Note : S ymbol ~ : Assured, { : Su pported, z : Sup ported con ditiona lly, × : Not supported, 2H/3 H:[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 21 1.2.6 Mechanism Specifications 1.2.6.1 Printable Area  The printer detects paper w idth when paper i s set. (If pap er width detecti on setting is OFF, it d oes not det ect paper width.)  It does no t print the image beyond the detected paper width o r the p[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 22 1.2.6.2 Paper Set Lever 1.2.6.3 Cutting Specification There are two metho ds to cut roll pa per, au tomatic and manual cutting. AUTOMATIC CUTTI NG OF ROLL MEDIA Automatic cutting u nder the f ollowing con ditions can only be performed on the approved me dia.  M[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 23 1.2.6.4 Acoustic Noise  Level: Approx . 50dB(A) (Acco rding to I SO 7779) 1.2.7 Electrical Sp ecifications (TBD)  Rated vo ltage: AC 100 ~ 240V  Input volta ge range: AC 90 ~ 264V  Rated fr equency r ange: 50 ~ 60H z  Input frequ ency range: 49 ~ 61[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 24 1.2.9 Am bient Conditions 1.2.9.1 Temperature/Humidity Note *1 : 120 hour s max. at 60 °C, one mo nth ma x. a t 40°C *2 : No condensation . These valu es are appli cable only within the ra nge as shown below. Figure 1-2. E nvironmental Condi tions: Tempera ture/[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 25 1.2.9.4 Surrounding Space Provide the prin ter with an enough s urrounding s pace to ensure prop er installation of accessories and replacemen t of consuma ble s and easy work for daily maintenance.  From the f ront of th e printer: 60 cm or more  From the r[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 26 1.2.10 Ov erall Dimensi ons Figure 1-4. Overall Dim ensions of Stylus Pro 7600  Dime nsio ns of Un it Note 1: For “rearward paper eject ”, the pape r exit tray is broug ht down toward t he rear. 2: For “fro ntward paper eject”, the paper exit t ray is b[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 27 Figure 1-5. Overall Dim ensions of Stylus Pro 9600  Weigh t Note " * " : E xcluding the ink ca rtridges 1178.41 1624.1 1076.33 697 Model Condition Weight Styl us Pro 7600 Print er body (wi thout feet mount ed) * About 43 .5 kg Feet About 10.5 kg Styl [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 28 1.2.1 1 Accessori es This section des cribes the accessories and op tions for Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600. 1.2.11.1 Accessories and Options for Stylus Pro 7600  Standard Accessories  AC Cable  Chan ge Plug Adapter 3pin t o 2pin  24 (2/3) inch r[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Basic Speci fications 29 1.2.11.2 Accessories and Options for Stylus Pro 9600  Standard access ories  AC Cable  Chan ge Plug Adapter 3pin t o 2pin  Special stand  44 (2/3) inch roll paper spindle  Roll paper sample  Roll paper belt  Ink cartridges (110ml PK, MK, LK[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descrip tion External V iew and Par ts Names 30 1.3 Ext ernal View and Parts Names EXTERNAL VIEW Figure 1-6. External View and Parts Names Paper Cove r Spindle Support Control Panel Control Panel Paper Set Lever Paper Fe ed Slo t Maintenanc e Tank Dedicated Stand Stylu s Pro 7 600: Option Stylu s Pro [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 31 1.4 O perating P anel 1.4.1 Buttons a nd Functions The operati ng panel co ntains the fol lowing butt ons. Figure 1-7. Panel Desi gn  Power  Pause  SelecType (Panel setting menu shift, setting item shift (down))  Paper Feed ∆ (setup value +)  Paper Fe[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 32 Note *1 : It interrupts in k drying and runs the specified operation. *2 : 1.27c m/seco nd (5.0 cps) p aper f eeding for 2 second s afte r the bu tton i s press ed. 13.2cm/ second ( 52. cps) paper feed if pre ssed for anoth er 2 second s. Maximum rever se feeding i s [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 33 1.4.2 Indica tions on the Panel 1.4.2.1 lED Indications in Normal Mode  Operate  Paper Out  Pause  Ink Out  Maintenance tank Table 1 -22. Displaye d functions Indicator sta tus While pro cessing d ata, during power OFF sequ ence Blink Fatal error Blink [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 34 1.4.2.2 LCD Indi cations in Normal Mode Note *1 : When PG setting = WIDE or WI DER, “W” is di splayed a t the left of lo wer line. When PG se tting = NAR ROW, “N” is d isplayed at the left of lower line. *2 : Ink remaini ng / avail able rat e of mainte nance t[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 35 1.4.3 SelecType 1.4.3.1 Outline  Startup The SelecType m ode is se lected by pr essing the S elecType butt on during print ready, warning, or maintenance call status. The printer is then automatically incapable of printing.  Operation 1. The Print er setting m e[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 36 1.4.3.2 Panel Setting Menu Item Table 1-28. Panel setting menu item Top menu (Panel display) Item menu Pane l display Setup value (Under lined: Default) See Prin ter s ettin g m enu (PRINTER SETTING MENU) PG setting PLATEN GAP AUTO , NARROW, WIDE, WIDER p.40 Page line[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 37 Printer status menu (PRINTERSTATUS MENU) Ink remain ing Black1 INKLEFT K1 XXXXX (XXXXX is one of foll owings) (0%,nn% ,E* F,E** F,E*** F, E**** F,E*** **F) p.49 Black2 K2 XXXXX (XXXXX is one of followings) (0%,nn% ,E* F,E** F,E*** F, E**** F,E*** **F) Cyan C XXXXX (XX[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 38 User Paper Setup Menu (PAPERCONFIG. MENU) Paper select PAPERNUMBE R STD , 1~1 0 p. 56 Print paper thick ness detection pat tern T HICKNESS PAT PRINT*4 Select paper th ickness number THICKNESS NUM 1~17 *5 Cutting p ressure CU TPRESSURE 0%~100% Cutt ing method CUTM ETHO[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 39 Gap adjustm ent menu (HEADALIGNMENT ME NU) Pape r t hick nes s (i n 0. 1mm u nits ) PAPERTHKNS STD , 0.0M MÅ`1.6MM p.60 Adjustment patt ern select and print ALIGNMENT BI-D BLACK, BI-D A LL, UNI-D ALL Bi-D ad justmen t Black 240CPS #1 K1 1~ 5 ~9 240CPS #2 K1 1~ 5 ~9 1[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 40 1.4.3.3 PG Setting Selecting this mode allows th e user to set the platen gap. The relationship between panel sett ing, command sett ing (SN command), and actual platen gap pos ition is shown bel ow. Note 1: Only in this case, S N command is ignored. When paper th ick[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 41 The actual platen gap may be set to any of the following 1.4.3.4 Page Lines Selecting this mode allows the u ser to set the page lin e print mode. Setu p is the same as horizontal lines ON comm and (AC 02H 00H 00H 0 2H) in the automatic cutting setup. The solid line t[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 42 Figure 1-8. Roll Paper Margin (1) Figure 1-9. Roll Paper Margin (2) 1.4.3.8 Detect Paper Widt h When the paper width detection function is OFF, the printer can print on the platen if the image to be printed is bigger than the set paper (larger than borderless print ar[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 43 1.4.3.11 No margin print setting No margin print mode can be switche d with these settings. Following 3 modes can be s elected; *1. When 4 sides no m argin / 2 c uts is selected, vertical len gth will be 2mm shorte r than actual print size after cutting . *2. When rol[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 44 1.4.3.12 Cutter position adjustment Cutter position can be adjusted with this mode. Cutter position adjustment pa ttern is printed, and the cutter is adjusted with cutter position number entered by users. NOTE: This adjustmen t is effective for top/bottom no margin pr[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 45 1.4.3.14 Panel Setup Value Initiali zation Selecting this mode allows th e user to return all the values set o n the panel to the default values. Initializing items are following; 1.4.3.15 Nozzle Check Pattern Printing Selecting this mode allows th e user to print the[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 46 1.4.3.16 Status Printing Selecting this mode allows the user to print th e current panel settings. Print status sheet with the following specifications.  Print paper size:A4  Font: Built-in font  Output pr ocedure: 1. Press the [SelecType] button on the contr[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 47 Figure 1-12. Status Sheet Print Pattern #1 XX-XX-X X-XX-XX-XX-XX #2 XX-XX-X X-XX-XX-XX-XX Type B :Unins talled - Current S etting +------------------+ - Printer Status -+--------------- -- Platen Gap :Standard | Version : BWxxxx P Page Line :On | Total Prints :x xxxxx[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 48 1.4.3.17 Job Information Print With this mode, users can print job informatio n saved in the printer. (Max. 10Job) Definiti on of j ob is fol lowings;  Adjustment patterns and test patterns (Gap adjustment, Nozzle check pattern, Status print, Cutter position, Paper[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 49 1.4.3.18 Firmware version Firmware version is d isplayed as followin g, Note 1: xxxx:interface co ntroller versi on (4 letters) 2: N =Nar row machine : Stylus Pro 76 00 W=Wid e machine : Stylus P ro 9600 3: The character on the ri ght of lower line repres ents Dye/Pig[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 50  Warnin g When available rate is less than 10% (Total capacity 1300g), Maintenance tank almost full warning occurs. Th e Maintenance Tank LED blinks.  Error When available rate becomes 0, Maintenance tank full error o ccurs. The Maintenance Tank LED lights up. ?[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 51 1.4.3.27 Consumables life  Cutter life  How to calculate The number of times the cutter has b een used is calculated by counting down from 2000. Th e count is reduced b y one every time one sheet is cut irrespective of paper sizes. The counter is cleared at repl[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 52  PF motor life monitor  How to calculate It is calculated for trouble examination in case that it is used beyond production life, because parts of PF motor and paper feeding drive mechanism are not supp orted to exch ange within p roduction li fe. It is d isplay[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 53  Cleaning unit life monito r  How to calculate Cleaning unit life is same as p ump motor life. Cap as sembly, pump assemb ly, flushing box, and wiper are exchan ged at the same time by a s ervice person .  Display (Life)  Maintenance Req. When the life is [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 54 1.4.3. 29 Ink rem aining in dicator disp lay Ink remaining indicator is displayed on the lower lin e of LCD panel.  LCD dis play item an d LCD panel display p osition Note : It is counted from th e left side  Printer status at indicator display  Ink re mainin[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 55 1.4.3.30 Job information  Defi nitio n of Job The minimum unit of printer operation is defined as “Job” with this printer. The job print information with character /image can be saved as a recor d. Basic print job functions are followings; Note " * " [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 56 1.4.3.31 User Paper Setting Selecting this mode allows d etection of the thickness of the available paper, and registrat ion of up to four u ser-defined p aper. Paper feedi ng adjustmen t, ink drying time, cutting me thod, MW print adjustmen t and suction may be regis[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 57 Figure 1-15. Level Structure of User Setting Menu Displays the paper number currently selected. STD, A1 ~ 10 READY    PAP ER CON FIG PAPER CONFIG PAPE R NUMBER STD Paper Source Paper Source SelecType SelecT ype PAPER CONFIG THIC K. PAT . Paper [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 58 PRINT PAPER THICKNE SS DETECTION PATT ERN  Printing Specifications  Relationship betw een numbers in print pattern and paper thickness. Figure 1-16. Paper Thickness Detection Pattern Table 1 -41. Head spee d 240 cp s Patter n heig ht 96 dot s Color Black Prin t [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 59  Displacement of bottom pattern If the displacement in th e gap adjustment v alue with a change of 0 .1 mm in paper thickness is assumed to be X microns, the following applies.  AB:Gap adjustmen t value with paper thickness +0.1 mm  AC:Curr ent gap adju stmen[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 60 1.4.3.32 Power cleaning With this mode, the printer has more power cleaning than norm al cleaning. 1.4.3.33 Cutter Blade Replacement Selecting this mode allows the u ser to replace the cutter blade. The procedu re for cutter blade r eplacement is as fo llows: 1. Selec[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 61 Note 1: Paper th ickness is saved to adjust with 0.1mm u nit for pa per thickness se tting comm and PH. 2: P aper thickn ess is firstly ent ered to reduc e operation with the close st pattern print of adjustme nt value saved in the prin ter. 3: Select "S TD"[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 62 Figure 1-18. Level Structu re of Gap Adjustment Menu Enter #1 K2 5 #1 Y 5 Enter #2 K2 5 Enter #2 Y 5 Enter #3 K2 5 Enter #3 Y 5 Enter Enter Head gap adju stme n ALIGNMENT Bi -D BLACK Enter PAPER THKNS STD Paper Source PRINTING ALGNMNT PAT TERN SelecType HEAD ALIGNMENT[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 63 GAP ADJUSTMENT PRINT PATTERN (TBD)  Print specifications Print specifications of gap adjustm ent print pattern  Each adjustment item Note *1 : F or Uni-D All (between-row co mpensation ), ma ke each adjust ment with the K1 row as the reference.  The adjustmen[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 64 1.4.3.35 BK ink cartridge replacement 1. Select “BK INK CHANGE” in “MAINTENANCE” of panel setting menu and start with “EXEC”. 2. Select changin g ink and push the Enter bu tton. (The panel message is depended on installed ink combination at that time.) LCD[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 65 2. The printer check s CSIC after maintenance tan k is replaced. When CSIC detects that the maintenance tank have enough available quantity, got to step 7. When available quantity is NOT enough, repeat Procedure step 6-1 and step 6-2. 7. Followi ng messages are displa[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 66 1.4.4 Maintena nce Mode 1 OUTLINE  Startup The maintenance mo de 1 is selected by switching p ower ON while pushing the Pause bu tton.  Operation 1. The setting menu s elect mode is selected after power ON. 2. Each setting menu is di splayed one a fter anot her [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 67 Ink inform ation menu (CRTG INFO MENU) Ink inform ation (K2) (K2 C ARTRI DGE) Manu fac ture l ogo (MANUFACT K2 ) EPSON Ink colo r (CARTRIDGE K2) BLACK / MATTE K / GRAY Ink type (INK TYPE K2) PIGMENT, DYE Ink ca pacity (INK CAP K2) 110m l/220ml Ink rema ining (INK LEFT[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 68 Note *1 : When hexadeci mal dump mode is execute d, “PRINT” is di splayed. HEXADECIMA L DUMP The hex dum p function allows dat a sent to the printer t o be printed and displayed in hexadecimal format. One line contains 16 da ta items in hexadecimal format, with th[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 69 UNIT CHANGE Users can change length unit of LCD panel / pattern print with this mode .  METER: meter (m)  FEET/INCH: Feet(ft)/Inch(in) Unit of following m essages can be chan ged; Note : This function is available o nly for English. PARALLEL I/F MO DE Users can [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 70  <mm> indicates con version value of <n n> designated with mech anism sequence co mmand • Conversion tab les are XX1 ~ XX2. • When <mm> = FFh, applicable input value is not converted.  Operation • The cursor shifts bet ween <nn> and[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 71 MAINTENAN CE MODE 2 SET UP ITEMS Table 1-48. Maintenance mode 2 setup items Top menu (Panel display) Ite m menu 1 (Panel display) Item menu 2 Panel display Setup value Count er v iew menu (VIEW C OUNTERS) Cutter life count er val ue (CU TTER) - - 0~429 4967295 (Dec im[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 72 Adju stme nt / se tup men u (SE RVICE CO NFIG ) Paper feeding a djustment con version table 3 (System table pigment) (XX 1=<nn> :<mm>) -- <nn> :00H~C 9H <mm> :00H~C 9H,FFH Paper feeding a djustment con version table 4 (System table dye ) (XX2=&[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 73 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Ink system (MENUS) Total wa ste ink counter (spon ge) S1 <nnnnnnn. n> Total wa ste ink counter (flu shing box) S2 <n nnnnnn.n> Manual cl eaning tim es S3 <nnnnnnnn n> Clean ing t imes (C L1) S4 <nnnnnnnn [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 74 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Ink 1 (MENUA) Total ink use EPSON genuin e ink P.K(K in slot 1 for dye m odel) A1 <n nnnnnnnnn> Tota l ink use EPSO N g enuin e ink L.K(K in slot 2 for dye m odel) A2 <nnnnn nnnnn> Total ink use EPSON genu ine ink[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 75 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Ink 2 (MENU B) Each color i nk repl acement date ( Black1, this t ime) B1 <YY><MM><DD> Each col or ink vendor (Bl ack1, this tim e) B2 <xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx > Each color i nk repl acement date ( Black 1,[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 76 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Ink 2 (MENU B) Each col or ink vendor ( Yellow, thi s time) B38 <xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx> Each color i nk repl acement date (Y ellow, last time ) B39 <YY><MM><DD> Each col or ink vendor (Y ellow, last time[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 77 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Paper (MENUP) Roll paper set ting times P1 <nnnnnnnn n> Sheet s sett ing time s P2 <nnnnnnnn n> Print length of each paper size (Roll paper width 1) P3 <nnnnnnnn n> Paper eje ction times of each paper size ([...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 78 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Paper (MENUP) Paper eje ction times of each paper size (S heet width 6) P34 <nnnnnnnnn> Print length of each pa per size (Sheet wid th 7) P35 <nnnnn nnnn> Paper eje ction times of each paper size (S heet width 7) [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 79 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Panel setting (MENUO) PC se tting O1 <nnnnnnnn n> Roll paper marg in O2 <n nnnnnnnn> Border less prin t setti ng O3 <nnnnnnnn n> Cutter position adjustment O4 <nnnnn nnnn> Final cutter position adju st[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 80 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Fatal erro r (MENUF) Service cal l history1 (Type) F1 <xxxxx xxx> Service cal l history1 (Date) F2 <YY> <MM><DD> Service cal l history2 (Type) F3 <xxxxx xxx> Service cal l history2 (Date) F4 <[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 81 Maintena nce infor mation menu (MAINTINFO) Normal error (MENUN) Normal er ror history 1 (Type ) N1 <xx> Normal er ror history 1 (Date ) N 2 <YY>< MM><DD> Normal er ror history 2 (Type ) N3 <xx> Normal er ror history 2 (Date ) N 4 <YY&g[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 82 Note 1: The pane l display is E nglish that is common for Ja pa nese / English / F rench / German / Spanish / Po rtuguese. 2: Roll pape r widths XX are fo llowing, Styl us Pro 7600: 610mm and over ~ 160mm an d under is cl assified at 50mm inte rvals. Styl us Pro 9600:[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 83 INITIALIZE NVRAM, TIMER, LIFE COUNTER, MECHANI CAL COUNTER Selecting this mode allows the user to initialize th e NVRAM, timer, life counter, and mechanical counter. INITIALI ZE NVRAM Selecting this mode allows th e user to initialize the NVRAM. INIT IALIZ E RTC Selec[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 84 1.4.6 Paper feeding a dju stment conversion tabl e The adjustment conversion tabl e has four 256byte screens in NVRAM. The details are as follows.  Use duri ng printing  User table When the conversion mode is ON in th e paper feeding adjustm ent conversion mode [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 85 1.4.7 Firmware Relo ad 1.4.7.1 Reload from ROM-DIMM Reload method from ROM-DIMM is following; 1. Write RCC format F/W file into ROM -DIMM (C309type). 2. Switch po wer OFF a nd unplu g the cable. 3. Remove the rear cover and ins ert “1 .” ROM-DIMM into the exclus i[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 86 1.4.8 Function t o prevent irregular printing  Strong cancel data When 16KB DC1 is sent to the head of each job, the printer performs a special initialization operation. Refer to “ 1.4.9 Initialization (p.86) ” for this initialization operation.  Skip readin[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 87 1.4.10 Default Setup Values 1.4.10.1 Initial Setting for Operation Default setup valu es are as follows. Th e parameters for items that may be sav ed for panel setup, default setup, and remote commands are u sed as defaul t values.  Page position: Current paper pos[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 88 1.4.10.3 MW Printing Adjustment / Setting Values and Printin g Modes Table below indicates the relationship between the setting valu es by MW printing adjus tme nt (sett ing on panel ) and th e prin ting m ode n umber s. Note : For printing modes (Nos.), see “ 1. 4.[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Produ ct Descr iption Oper ating Panel 89 1.4.10.4 Printing Mode Combination Table Valid print mode combinatio n is following; Note : When an im proper combinatio n is set, i t prints with defaul t of settin g resoluti on (desig nate d dot size ). Tabl e 1-52. No. ESC ( K ESC( i ESC ( D ESC ( e Out put resol [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Controller 90 1.5 Controller  CPU: Hit achi SH7709S 100MHz  Code ROM: External , 2MB  Font ROM: None  RAM:  Stylus Pro 760 0: 32MB (Mount ed RAM: IC4 /6)  Stylus Pro 960 0:64MB (Mount ed RAM: IC 4/6, IC6 00/604)  Interface  IEEE 1284 interface  USB ( HS, FS) [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 91 1.6 Interfa ces 1.6.1 Parall el Interface 1.6.1.1 Compatibility Mode SPECIFICA TION  Transmiss ion mode: 8 bit parallel  Synchro nization: By STROBE pu lse  Handshaking: By BUSY and ACKNLG signal  Signal level: TTL l evel (IEEE12 84Level 1 devi ce)  Adaptabl e [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 92 6: D o not perfor m data transf er by igno ring t he -ACK NLG si gnal or BU SY signa l. (Dat a transfer to this pri nter must be exe cuted by c hecking the le vel of the -ACKNLG sig nal or when the BUSY sig nal is “LOW”.) 7: Assign approp riate character cod es to DATA0 ~[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 93 1.6.1.2 Nibble Mode SPECIFICA TION  Transmiss ion mode: 8 bit parallel  Synchro nization: By STROB E pulse  Handshaking: By BU SY and ACKNLG signal  Signal level: TTL compatib le (IEEE128 4Level 1 devi ce)  Data trans. timing: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specificati[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 94 1.6.1.3 ECP Mode SPECIFICA TION  Transmi ssion mode: IEEE-1284ECP mode  Synchro nization: IEEE-1284 sp ecification  Handshaking: IEEE-1284 specifi cation  Signal level: TTL compatib le (IEEE128 4Level 1 devi ce)  Data trans. timing: IEEE-1284 specif ication [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 95 1.6.2 USB interface SPECIFICA TION  Standard: “Universal Serial Bu s Specifications Revision 2 .0” “Universal Serial Bus Sp ecificati ons Revis ion 1.1” “Universal Serial Bus Devices Clas s Definition for Printing Devices Vers ion 1.1”  Bit rate: 480Mbps (Hi[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 96 1.6.3 Optiona l Interface Type-B interf ace (level 2, 1200mA type) is supported . REPLY MESS AGE (Case of using Type-B I/F card except above)  Card in Typ e-B slot 1: Main-Type  Stylus Pro 760 0: MT48p, PW240cl10cp i,PRG(BN xxxx)rev ,AP800m a,SPD0fast ,GDI  Stylus Pr[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Description Interfaces 97 SUPPORTED MAIN COMMAN D AND SENDING TIMING Sendi ng BDC-ST th rough DB IN register When St ate-Reply i s set “O N” by ST f rom Type-B I /F, sen ding BD C-ST th rough DBIN register is star ted. When State-Repl y is star ted, “Start” and “End” of BDC-ST characters a[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Optional Un its and Consu mables 98 1.7 O ptional Unit s an d Consumab les 1.7.1 Ink C artridge Selection of ink types, detection of cartr idges and the amount o f remaining ink ar e controll ed by CSIC. SPECIFICA TION  Type : Pigment / Dye ink cartridge  Form: Exclusive ink cartrid[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Product Descripti on Optional Un its and Consu mables 99 1.7.2 Cleaning cartridge  Type: Exclusive cleaning cartridge  Dimension: Same as 220ml exclusive ink cartridge  Capacity: Same as 22 0ml exclusive ink cartridg e  Total weight: Same as 220ml exclusive ink cartridge  Effective cleaning sol[...]

CHAPT ER 2 OPERATING P RINCIPLES[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Principles Over view 101 2.1 Overview This chapter explains the p rint mechanis m and op erating principles for the EPSON Stylus Pr o 7600 / 9600 . The explanation is com posed as follows:  2.2 Print Mech anism Com pone nts (p .102 )  2.2.1 C arriage ( CR) Mechanism (p.103)  2.2.2 Paper Fee[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 102 2.2 Pr int Mec hanism Comp onents The major electrical parts used in the printe r m echanism of this prin ter are as shown below. Hereafter, we will explain each printer mechanis m focusing on thes e parts. Table 2-1. Printer Mechanism Components Part Driv[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 103 2.2.1 Carri age (CR) Mechanism Stylus P ro 7600/ 9600 is equ ipped with a unique carri age mechanism wh ich enable s reliable, high-pr ecision movement of the on-c arriage head f or high- precision pri nting in the pr inting range (= carriage mo vement ran[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 104 CARRIAGE MOVING UNIT In place of the carriage holding syst em in which 2 CR guid e shafts extending in the column direction were used, as in the co nventional models, a structure with the carriage mounted via multiple rollers (b earings) on a CR gu ide rai[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 105 PRINT HEAD Stylus Pro 760 0/9600 em ploys a si ngle prin t head wh ich incorpo rates both functio ns for blac k and color. (T he preceding mode l has two print heads, namely , head B and head C.) The print head in corporates a thermistor. A ccording to the[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 106 PLATEN GAP ADJUSTM ENT UNIT In order to maintain the print precision, it is necessary to maintain the carriage (= head) mounting positio n so that it is always a constant distance from the surface of the paper. In this printer, the prin t head nozzle surfa[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 107  HD_SLID (Head Gap Home Position Detection) Sensor This sens or detects the mechanical home posit ion when th e positi on of the su b- carriage (head height from the paper surface) on the carriage underg oes change. A reflective type ph otosensor is u s[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 108  P_EDGE (Paper Width Detection) Sensor This sens or, moun ted at th e left side of th e cutter unit of the carriage, detects paper edges by moving the carriage. It detects four points of paper edges, namely, left and right points on the fro nt edge and [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 109  Paper size detection s equence (left and r ight edges) Error display: Set the paper correctly Figure 2-7. Paper Size Detection Sequence (Left and Right Edges) CHE CK P O I N T Transition to this sequence is allowed only at paper initial. At inter-page [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 110  Paper size detection s equence (fron t edge) Condi tions: For executi on of thi s processi ng, the paper l evel thres hold value must be known. (Ex ecute this processing after d etection of the right an d left edges.) Error display: Set the paper corre[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 111  Simplifi ed detection s equence for l eft and right edges (s kew check) When the pap er width detection functi on is turned off, left an d right edg e detection (skew check) is not carried out. Error display: 1: Set the paper correctly 2: PAP ER NOT ST[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 112  Cutter Solenoid This DC solenoid controls the cutting pressure of th e roll paper cutter. It also unlock the carria ge. This function can be set On or Off using the Panel buttons. NOTE: See “ 1.2.6. 3 Cutting Specification” (p.22) Figure 2-10. Carr[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 113 2.2.2 Paper F eed Assembly This printe r use s frict ion fe ed to c arry ou t high ly pre cise fe eding of rol l pape r and cu t sheets, and com prises a unique pap er feed mechanism. The paper feed mechanism unit is conf igured f rom a grid roller ( one p[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 114  Paper Suction F ans The printer is equip ped with suction fans in the lower space in the r ear. The space in the colu mn directi on behind P aper Guide L2 is divided into 2 comp artments (Stylu s Pro 7600) or 3 compartments (St ylus Pro 960 0), and one[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 115 2.2.3 Cleaning Mechanism The cleaning mechanism in this printer is compatible wi th the cleaning mechanism in the Stylus Pro 5000/9000. The cleaning mechan ism is located on the righ t side of the printer. The was te ink from the cleanin g m echanism is ch[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 116  Cap ass embly When not p rinting, the print head (shoul d) rest on the cap ass embly to ensure that the nozzles don't clog . Also, the p rint head is in the capped position during i nk charging, cleanin g, and so on.  Flushi ng box Flushi ng (d[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 117 2.2.4 Ink Supply Mec hanism Stylus P ro 7600/ 9600 is s o constructe d that the 7 cartridges f or differen t colors are installed in the respective ink holders (I/H) in th e left area o f the printer. A projection and unique marking are placed o n each col[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Print Mechanism Co mponents 118 2.2.5 Others COVER SENS OR In order t o detect wheth er the fron t cover on the l ower front of this pri nter is open or closed, a cover sensor is mounted on the pr in ter on the left side where the front cover opens and clos es. This sens or carries ou t [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Outline o f Control Circuit Bo ard 119 2.3 Outline of Contr ol Circuit Board This secti on describes the operation of C472MAIN B oard, which controls and d rives the print er mechani sm of Stylus Pro 760 0/9600. NOTE: For details of each circuit, refer to Ch apter 7 A ppendix (p.2 81) . [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Operating Princi ples Out line of Power Supply Circu it Board 1 20 2.4 Outline of Power Supply C ircuit Board The 100 V AC power from the wall outlet is supplied via the power cable, an accessory of Stylus Pro 7600/9600, into the Inlet of the printer and to the Power Su pply Circuit Boar d. The power s witch [...]

CHAPT ER 3 TROUBLES HOOTING[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubleshooting O utline 122 3.1 Outline This secti on explains procedures for rapid and efficient troublesh ooting if tro uble occurs in the printer. 3.1.1 Introduction First of al l, when p erforming t roubleshoot ing, the following basic parts s hould be checked. 1. Look in the printer for any foreign matt[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 123 3.2 Error D isplay The print er displays t he relevant er ror message on the LCD and the error status by LEDs. At the same time, it stops not only printing operation but also receiving d ata from the ho st PC. (Among the interface signal s, the “-ERROR” signal is turne[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 124 3.2.1.2 Warning Indications on LCD Warning warns the user of the o ccurrence of a correspon ding event by replacing the “READY” or “PRINTING” message on th e LCD with the warning message. But it has no effect on any other operatio ns of the printer. The warning mes[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 125 3.2.1.3 Service Call (Fatal) Error s Table 3-3. Service Call (Fatal) Errors Error Code Description Refer to 000001 01 CR moto r life p.13 4 000100 00 PF motor encoder ch eck error p.13 5 000100 01 PF moto r out o f step p. 135 000100 02 PF motor overcurrent p. 136 000100 0[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 126 3.2.2 Errors 3.2.2.1 Paper End/End of roll 3.2.2.2 Wrong paper source is selected on panel 3.2.2.3 Paper set lever is released during operation Table 3-4. Item Descripti on LCD PANEL MESSAGE PAPER OUT LED STATUS “PAPER OUT” LED lights up. Explan ation The error occurs [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 127 3.2.2.4 Paper set lever is released 3.2.2.5 Paper Jam Note : Error s in the dri ve system c an occur in ca se of out-of -step, ov ercurrent or any oth er significan t deviation from comma nd values to the servo motor. 3.2.2.6 Front Cover Open Table 3-8. Item Descripti on L[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 128 3.2.2.7 Type-B I/F error 3.2.2.8 Paper cutting error 3.2.2.9 Paper Not Straight Table 3 -11. Item Descripti on LCD PANEL MESSAGE OPTION I/F ERROR LED STATUS N one Explan ation A non- suppo rted o ption Ty pe-B I/F car d is ins talled into t he printer. This error o ccurs w[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 129 3.2.2.10 Paper check error /Paper eject err or (s heet) 3.2.2.11 Paper is too thick for cleaning 3.2.2.12 Not enough ink for cleaning Table 3 -14. Item Descripti on LCD PANEL MESSAGE RELOAD PAPER LED STATUS “PAPER OUT” LED is blinking. Explan ation This error occur in [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 130 3.2.2.13 Ink-related Errors  Ink End ( error) : Ink end error occurs when t he defined amo unt of ink have been con sumed after NearEnd is detected. It occurs when NearEn d cartridge is inserted, whether the defined amount of ink have been co nsumed or n ot.  No Ink [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 131 3.2.2.16 Illegal ink cartridge 3.2.2.17 Maintenance tank full 3.2.2.18 No Maintenance tank 3.2.2.19 Wrong IK designation 3.2.2.20 Fatal Error Table 3 -20. Item Descripti on LCD PANEL MESSAGE INVALID CARTRIDGE LED STATUS Corresponding color LED lights up Explanation This er[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 132 3.2.3 Troubleshoo ting for Warning Warnings warn us ers the occurrences of cor responding events by rep lacing “READY” or “PRINTING” messages into each warning messages on LCD. But it gives no effect to any other operations. The warning messages will never cleared [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 133  LED STATUS Paper Out LED goes on at intervals of 5 seconds  Explanation The life of the un it that designated by th e code “nnnn” is almos t run o ut. It pro mpts users to call the service person to maintain it.  Recovery This message is cleared only when the[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 134 3.2.4 Troubleshooting for Servi ce Call Errors If any ser vice call err or has occurred, St ylus Pro 76 00/9600 inhibits interrupt ion, restores the actuators to their respective initial positions, writes the NVRA M values as a rule, and makes all the LEDs on the panel fla[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 135 3.2.4.2 PF motor encoder check err or (00010000)  Explanation: During initial operation at power on or during PF Motor operation, there may be a case where the encoder pulse sign al can not be recognized at specified intervals. In such a case, this mes sage is displayed[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 136 3.2.4.4 PF motor overcurrent (00010002)  Explanation: During PF Motor operation, ther e may be a case where an abnor mal current out of the specified limits is detected in the PF Motor drive circuit on the C472MAIN Board or a current exceeding the specified va lue is re[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 137 3.2.4.6 CR motor encoder check error (00010004)  Explanation: During initial o peration at po wer on or du ring CR Motor operat ion, there m ay be a case where the en coder pulse signal is not input at sp ecified intervals. In such a case, this mes sage is di splayed an[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 138 3.2.4.8 CR motor overcurre nt (00010006)  Explanation: During CR Motor opera tion, there may be a case where an abnormal current out of the specified limits is detected in the CR Motor drive circuit on the C4 72MAIN Board or a current exceeding the specified va lue is r[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 139 3.2.4.10 Servo interrupt watchdog time -out (00010008)  Explanation: During t he CR Motor or PF Motor operation , th ere may be a case wher e watch dog time-out is detected in the DC motor contro l circuit or on the ASIC. In such a case, this messag e is disp layed and [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 140 3.2.4.14 Head slide (PG) home position sensor error ( 000100 0C )  Explanation: Duri ng ini tial operat ion at powe r on or du ring he ad pla ten ga p fluc tuat ion (c hang e) operation after paper setting, there ma y be a case where the head slide home position can not[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 141 3.2.4.16 PF motor PWM output faulty (00010010)  Explanation: There may be a case where a current exceedin g the specified valu e flows during PF Motor operation. In such a case, this message is displayed and the printer stops oper ating. This error can be displayed in t[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 142 3.2.4.18 CR servo parameter error ( 0001001D)  Explanation: There may be a case where a voltage exceedin g the specified value is about to be applied to the CR Moto r. In such a case, this message is disp layed and the printer stop s opera ting.  Cause of trouble : ?[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 143 3.2.4.20 CSIC reed/right error (00010020)  Explanation: At tur ning on or o ff the po wer, at openi ng or closi ng the I/ C Cover or at completion of one-page printing, there may be a case where it is imp ossible to read the data from the CSIC of the ink cartridge or wr[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 144 3.2.4.23 CSIC ROM communication error (00010025)  Explanation: Only when the starter cartridge is used, there ma y be a case where an err or occurs in communication with the CSIC an d Main Bo ard. In such a case, this message is display ed and the p rinter stops operati[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 145 3.2.4.30 SDRAM error (00020002)  Explanation: In memory check of SDRAM executed a t power on, there may be a case where a bit error is detected. In such a case, this message is displayed and the printer stops oper ating.  Cause of trouble : SDRAM check error at power[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubles hooti ng Error Disp lay 146 3.2.4.35 Review error (0002000C)  Explanation: There may be a case where the combination of the DIP Switch setting positions on the Main Board is not supported by the firmware. In such a case, this message is display ed and the p rinter stops operating.  Cause of tro[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubl eshooti ng Troub leshoo ting Based on You r Printou t 14 7 3.3 Troublesho oting Ba sed on Your Printout This section describes conceivable print q uality problems that may occur with this printer and the troubleshooting points for those errors. 3.3.1 Dot Mis sing If the printer is kept for a long time [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubl eshooti ng Troub leshoo ting Based on You r Printou t 14 8 3.3.2 Uneven Printing /Poor Resolution If the print quality is abnormal (uneven printing, diffused image, etc.), the following items should be checked. 1. Adjust the gap In the SelecType (p .35) or t he Self-diagnostic Functio n (p .220) menu, [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubl eshooti ng Troub leshoo ting Based on You r Printou t 14 9 3.3.4 Smudged or Marred Printout (Reverse s ide) If smudg ing or marring of the pap er back surface with ink occurs, the fo llowing items should be check ed. 1. Check to see if ther e isn't ink adherin g to the paper feed path. If there is[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Troubl eshooti ng Troub leshoo ting Based on You r Printou t 15 0 3.3.6 Banding in the paper feed di rection If banding (uneven dens ity, roug h image) in p arallel with t he paper feed d irection is found on the print, perform the following adjustment:  Bi-D adju stment: The Bi-D adjus tment can be execut[...]

CHAPT ER 4 DISASSEMBLY & ASSEMBLY[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 152 4.1 Summary This Chapter desc ribes the disassembly an d reassembly pro cedure chiefly for Stylus Pro 760 0, with des criptions ad ded to par ticulars speci fic to St ylus Pro 9 600. Unless otherwise specified, disassembled un its or componen ts can be r eassembled by [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 153 W ARNI NG  Danger of explos ion if the ba ttery is incorrectly replac ed. Replace only with the s ame or equivalent type recommended by the manufacture. Dispose the used ba tteries according to government's law and regulations.  Wear protective goggles to pr[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 154 Figure 4-1. Directional View of the Printer C A U T I O N  In reassembly, place the wiring of electric parts in specified positions. (If wiring is lo cated in places other than specified, cables can come in contact with a sharp edge o r the anti-no ise margin may le[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 155 4.1.2 Too ls This section lists the tools n ecessary to disassemble or assemble the printer. Note *1 : T his hex wrench is nece ssary only when removi ng the stand (feet). *2 : 7 of these cartridges are ne cessary for one operat ion. 4.1.3 Screw List The following tabl[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 156 4.1.4 Disa ssembly Flow Refer to Figure 4-2 when det ermining the d isassembl y flow. C A U T I O N This printer has been assembled with high accuracy o f 1/100 mm. Therefore, you are prohibited to disassemble the frames or some specific parts. Permission of disassembl[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassemb ly & Ass embly Summary 157 Figure 4-2. Disassembly Pro cess Flowchart 4.3.1 Print He ad (p. 171) 4.3.2 Damp er ASSY (p.173) 4.3. 3 CR Boar d ASSY (p.174) 4.3. 4 Cut ter Sect ion (p.175) 4.3. 4.1 Cu tter Holder ASSY (p .175) 4.3. 4.2 Cu tter Solenoi d (p.177) 4.3 Disassembl y and Assembly of C ar[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 158 4.2 Removing the Panel Unit and Housing This secti ons descri bes the remo val procedu re for print er housing parts. See belo w for an illustration of the housing parts. Figure 4-3. Housing Part Di agram 4.2.1 Panel Unit (p.159) 4.2.9 Front[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 159 4.2.1 P anel Unit 1. Release the clips on bo th sides of the control panel unit and pull slightly away from the R Side Cover . (See Figu re 4-4) 2. Remove the FFC cable from the connector and hook. (See Figu re 4-5) Figure 4-4. Panel Unit Re[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 160 4.2.2 R Si de Cover 1. Remove the Panel Unit. (p.159) 2. Push back the Paper Set L e ver to the released position. (See Figure 4-6) 3. Remove t wo blac k scre ws (CBP: M 4 × 10) from the lever handle, and rem ove th e handle. 4. Using a (-)[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 161 7. From the rear side , remo ve one scre w (CUPS: M4 × 8). 8. From th e right s ide remo ve two sc rews ( CUPS: M4 × 8). 9. Remove the Mainten ance Tank. Figure 4- 8. R Side C over Remo val 3/5 Screw (CUPS: M4 × 8) Screws (CUPS: M4 × 8) [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 162 10. Open the Fron t Cove r. (See Figure 4-9) 11. Remove one black scre w (CBP: M 4 × 10). 12. Bring do wn the P aper Se t Lever t o the fro nt. (See Figure 4-10) 13. Remove the R Side Cover by lifting it outward. Figure 4- 9. R Side C over [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 163 4.2.3 L Side Co ver 1. Open the roll pa per cov er. (See Figure 4-11) 2. Remove t he one black screw (CB P: M4 × 10) inside th e printer. 3. From the bac k side, rem ove one screw (CUPS : M4 × 8 ). (See Figu re 4-12) 4. From th e outside, [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 164 4.2.4 I/H Cover 1. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 2. Open t he I/ H Cover Lid. 3. Remove one black scre w (M3 × 6), the n rem ove the le ver cap. (See Figure 4-13) 4. Remove two scr ews (C BS: M3 × 10) , then remo ve th e I/H Cover and [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 165 4.2.5 H Top Co ver 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4. Open t he Fr ont C over . 5. From th e left s ide, remo ve one s crew (CUPS : M4 × 8). (See Figu re 4-14) 6. Re[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 166 4.2.6 Rear C over 1. From the rear si de, remo ve two scr ews (C PS: M3 × 12), an d remove the blank panel. (See Figu re 4-16) 2. Remove the two s crews (CP: M3 × 6) securing the parallel interface and remov e the one screw (CBS: M3 × 6) [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 167 CHE CK P O I N T Removing the Access Cover For disconnecting connectors for v arious un its from t he Main Board Assy, it is not a lways necessary to remove the Rea r Cover. Remove the Access Cover, and you will be a llowed to do almost all [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 168 4.2.7 Paper G uide L2 1. From the front , remove fo ur screws ( Truss: M4 × 6). (See Figu re 4-18) 2. Remove the P aper Gui de L2. Figure 4-18. Paper Guid e L2 Removal Figure 4-19. Paper Guide L2 Installation Install the Paper Guide L2 so t[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 169 4.2.8 Roll Paper Cover 1. Open the Roll Paper Cover. (See Figure 4 -20) 2. Remove t wo scre ws (CPS: M4 × 8) s ecuri ng the blac k spind le su ppor t (Spi ndle Su ppor t L) on the left, and the n remove the spindle suppo rt. 3. Remove t he [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assem bly Removin g the Panel Unit and Housing 170 4.2.9 Fro nt Cover 1. Open t he Fr ont C over . 2. Push in the tw o hooks to th e left of the cover and remo ve the Front Cov er Suppor t. (See Figu re 4-22) 3. Release the Front Cover Spr ing L from th e Front Cover Spr ing Catch Shaft on t[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 171 4.3 Dis assembly and Assemb ly of Carri age (CR) Mechanism 4.3.1 P rint Head 1. Execute ink discharg e operation to dischar ge the ink from all the ink passages . 2. While pushing t he cutter area gently, shift the car riage t[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 172 4. Loosen th e left s crew for the Head Holder , remove the right screw (M3 × 6) an d relea se the Head Holder downward. (See Figu re 4-26) 5. Take out the head by lifting its inner side and release the 2 FFCs. (See Figure 4-[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 173 4.3.2 Damper A SSY 1. Execute ink discharg e operation to dischar ge the ink from all the ink passages . 2. While pushing t he cutter area gently, shift the car riage to the left ab out 2 cm to un lock the carriage and then mo[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 174 4.3.3 CR B oard ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4. Remove the H Top Cover. (p.1 65) 5. Remove on e scr ew (CPP M3 × 6), two s crews (CP(W): M3 ×[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 175 4.3.4 Cutter Section 4.3.4.1 Cutter Holder ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4. Remove the H Top Cover. (p.1 65) 5. While pushing t he cutter area g[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 176 Figure 4-35. Take Care When Installing the Cutter Holder  Take care not to catch the solenoid cable (red) in the cutter cap. (See Figu re 4-35)  When installing the Cutter Holder ASSY, ma ke sure that the CR Encoder Scal[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 177 4.3.4.2 Cutter Solenoid 1. Remove the Cutter Holder ASSY . (p.175) 2. Release the engagement between the Cutter Cap and the CR Lock Kicker, then remove the Cutter C ap + Cutter Solenoid Iron Cor e and Cutter Soleno id Spring .[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 178 4.3.5 CR E ncoder Sensor ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4. Remove the H Top Cover. (p.1 65) 5. Remo ve one scr ew (CPP M3 × 6), two s crews (CP([...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 179 4.3.6 P _EGDE Sensor AS SY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4. Remove the H Top Cover. (p.1 65) 5. Remove on e scr ew (CPP M3 × 6), two s crews (CP(W):[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 180 4.3.7 CR Motor ASSY This section des cribes the replacement proced ure for the fo llowing parts of the CR Motor ASSY.  CR Ti ming Bel t  Driven Pulley (Stylu s Pro 76 00: white / S tylus Pro 9600: b lack) 1. Remove the R[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 181 8. Loosen the CR Tension Mounting Shaft on the R Side Frame side, then release the tension on the CR Tim ing Belt. (See Figure 4-43) 9. Disconnect the connector of the CR Motor harness and the relay connector from the Main Boa[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 182 4.3.8 HE AD_SLIDE Sensor ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the Access Cover. (See Removing the Access Cover on pa ge 167) 3. While pushing t he cutter area gently, shift the car riage to the left ab out 2 cm [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 183 4.3.9 CR_H P Sensor ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. While pushing the cutter area gently, shift the carriage to the left about 2 cm to unlock the carriage and then m ove the carriage to the lef t from the capp ing[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and Assembly of Carriage (C R) Mechanism 184 4.3.10 CR E ncoder Scale (Timing F ence) 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4. Remove the H Top Cover. (p.1 65) 5. Remove the CR Encoder Sen sor ASSY. (p.[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 185 4.4 Dis assembly and Assembly of Paper F eed Mechanism 4.4.1 PF Motor 1. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 2. Disconnect the one conn ector cable of the PF Motor ASSY and take it out th rough the hole in the L Side Frame. (S[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 186 4.4.2 PF E ncoder Sensor ASSY 1. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 2. Discon nect th e PF Enc oder Sen sor conn ector . 3. Remove the one screw securi ng the PF Encoder Sensor and remove the PF Encoder Sensor ASSY. Figure 4-[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 187 4.4.3 Cautions when replacing the PF L oop Scale 4.4.3.1 Ass embly Procedure for the PF Loop Scale ASSY When assembling the PF loop scale unit, the follow ing exclu sive tool shou ld be used.  Exclusiv e tool No.#F 730 : [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 188 4.4.3.2 PF L oop Scale ASSY Affixing P rocedure When assembling the PF loop scale unit, the follow ing exclu sive tool shou ld be used.  Exclusiv e tool No.#F73 1 : PF Loop Scale A ffix ing tool (Code: 105 1767) The assem[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 189 4.4.4 Suction Fans 1. Remove the Paper Guide L2. (p.168) 2. Remove t he two scr ews (CP(W ): M4 × 8) an d one s crew (CP (W): M4 × 40) se curing the fan d uct, and then re move the fan duct. 3. Disconnect the fan connec to[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 190 4.4.5 P_T HICK Sensor/ P_THICK Sensor_0 .3 ASSY  P_THICK Sensor ASSY  P_THICK_0 .3 Sensor ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4. Remove the H [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disa ssembly a nd Assembl y of Paper F eed Mechanism 191 4.4.6 P_REAR Sensor A SSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 3. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 4. Remove the H Top Cover. (p.1 65) 5. Remove the Rear Cover. (p.166) 6. Disconn ect the co[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 192 4.5 Disassembly and Assembly of Ink Supply Mechanism 4.5.1 C472_ SUB-B Board 1. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 2. Disconnect the seven FFCs (ink cartridge) and the two FFCs (Main B oard/ Main tenanc e Tank) on the C47 2_SU[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 193 4.5.2 I/H (Ink Holder) ASSY There are a total of seven I/H assemblies in stalled, one for each in k color. Here, the proc edure for re movin g one I/H ASSY will be expl ained . This secti on also descri bes the proced ure for[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 194 9. Remove o ne scre w (CUP S: M3 × 6) and one screw (C UPS: M4 × 6) securing th e I/H Frame on the left side . (See Figure 4-65) 10. Remove seven screws ( CUPS: M3 × 6) and two screw s (CUP S: M4 × 6) securing the I/ H Fr[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 195 13. Disen gage the tw o hook s on th e back of the rele vant I nk Holder ASSY a nd dr aw out the CSIC Relay Board. (See Figu re 4-67) 5. Remove the screw in the joint conn ecting the Ink Holder ASSY and the pipe (M6), then re[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 196 7. Take ou t the t wo scr ews (CUP S: M3 × 6) holding the Needle Frame ASSY. (See Figu re 4-69) 8. While disengaging the hook of the Needle Fr ame ASSY, slide th e Ink Holder ASSY downward to separate the Needle Frame ASSY f[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassem bly & Assem bly Disassem bly and Assembly of Ink S upply Mechani sm 197 4.5.3 Cover Sens or ASSY 1. Remove the L Side Cover. (p.1 63) 2. Remove the I/H Cover. (p.164) 3. Open t he Fr ont C over . 4. Remove t wo scre ws (CPP: M3 × 8) s ecuring the Ink Tu be Cove r and remove the co ver. (See Figu[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 198 4.6 Disassembly and Assembly of Cleaning Mechanism The Maintenance ASSY consists of the major assemb lies listed below four of which constitute the Cleaning Unit. The life of the C leaning Unit is judged by the life of the Pump Mot[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 199 4.6.1 Maintena nce ASSY Removal 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the Access Cover. (See Removing the Access Cover on pa ge 167) 3. Disconnect the connector (CN17) of the Pump Motor ASSY. 4. At the rear of the p rinter[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 200 4.6.2 Pump M otor ASSY 1. Remove the Maintena nce ASSY. (See p.199 ) 2. Remove t he tw o (M3 × 8) screws securing the Pump Motor ASSY to the Maintenance ASSY and remove the Pump Motor ASSY. 4.6.3 Cap ASSY 1. Remove the Maintena nc[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 201 4.6.4 P ump ASSY 1. Remove the Maintena nce ASSY. (See p.199 ) 2. Remove the one central screw (M3 × 4) of th e Pump A SSY and re move the three parts includi ng the gear. (See Figure 4-76) 3. Remove t he two s crews (M3 × 6) on [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 202  When installin g the Pump ASSY, make sure that the spring is set in the spring catch.  When installing the pum p reduction gear, make sure that the gears are enga ged properl y. Spring catch Cleaner Head The Cl eaner Head mu[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 203 4.6.5 Cleaner He ad (Wiper) 1. Remove the Maintena nce ASSY. (See p.199 ) 2. Using tweezers, disengage the dent of the Cleaner Head from the projection on the Cleaner Head Holder and pull off the Cleaner Head. Figure 4- 78. Remo vi[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disassembly & Assembly Disassembly and A ssembly of Cleaning Mechanism 204 4.6.6 Flushing Box ASSY 1. Remove the R Side Cover. (p .160) 2. Remove the Paper Guide L2. (p.168) 3. From the printer body, p ull off carefully the w aste ink tube (th ick) which conn ects the Flushing Box ASSY to the Maintenance [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 205 4.7 Disassem bly and Assembly of Circuit Boa rds This secti on descri bes the proced ures for removi ng the Power Supply Board, Main Board (C472 MAIN) and AC Inlet. 4.7.1 Power Supply Board 1. Remove the Rear Cover. (p.166) 2. Dis[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 206 4.7.2 AC Inlet 1. Remove the Rear Cover. (p.166) 2. Disconn ect CN00 1 from the Pow er S upply Boar d. (Se e Figure 4-81 ) 3. Remove the on e scre w (M4 × 8) an d tooth ed washe r (M4) fa stenin g the AC Inl et Grou nd Cable. 4. [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 207 4.7.3 MAIN B oard (C472 MAIN) 1. Remove the Rear Cover. (p.166) 2. Discon nect a ll the ha rness conne ctors fr om the Ma in Boa rd. 3. Remove the two screws (CP(W): M3 × 6) securing the both ends of the parallel interface conn e[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 208  Main Boar d Connector Lis t Figure 4-85. Connector Loca tions CN.No. Pin s Color Conn ect ion Remarks CN1 12 White P /S bo ard L ock type CN2 16 PANEL FFC, l ock type CN3 36 H-UDI36 CN4 5 Yellow D/A_OUT ( Not us ed ) CN5 90 RO[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Disass embly & Ass embly Disas sembly and Assembl y of Circui t Boar ds 209 4.7.4 DIP Swit ch and Jumper Setting at Factory before Shipment  DIP Switches (SWD600)  Jumpers (J5 / J6 / J7) C A U T I O N Do not change the DIP Switches and Jumpers on the M ain Boar d from their positio ns which were set[...]

CHAPT ER 5 ADJUSTMENT[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 211 5.1 Overview This section describes the adjustment proced ures necessary after replacing certain parts and expl ains how to perform thos e adjustmen t procedur es. 5.1.1 Cautions Before beginning the adjustment operation, be sure to confirm the following caution items. 5.1.2 Adjustment[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 212 5.1.3 Pro cedure for Adjustment Work Follow the specified steps by con sulting “ 5.2 Self -diagnost ic Functi on” (p.220 ) and “ 5.3 Mechani sm Adjustme nt” (p.263) fo r adjustment items of each unit/part. 5.1.4 Adjustment Items Table 5-2 below indicates the parts replacemen t [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 213 5.1.4.2 Main Board Adjustment Described below ar e the adjustment items to be m ade once the MAIN Bo ard (C472 MAIN) (p .207) has been r eplaced.  Adjusting too ls:  A3Tracing Pap er #F751(Microtrace #300 LMB)  A3 Copy Paper (PPC)  Scale 1000m m #F713  Scale Stopper #F71[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 214 5.1.4.3 CR Motor Adjustment Described below are the adju stment items to be made once the CR Motor AS SY (p.180 ) has been re placed.  Adjusting too ls:  No special tools are required.  Adjustment items (steps): 5.1.4.4 PF Motor Adjustment Described below ar e the adjustment i[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 215 5.1.4.5 P_EDGE Sensor ASSY Adjustment Described below ar e the adjustment items to be m ade once the P_EGDE Se nsor ASSY (p.1 79) has been replaced.  Adjusting too ls:  A3Tracing Pap er #F751(Microtrace #300 LMB)  A3 copying paper (P PC)  Scale 1000m m #F713  Scale Stopp[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 216 5.1.4.9 Cover Sensor ASSY Adjustment Described below ar e the adjustment items to be m ade once the Cover Se nsor ASSY (p.1 97) has been replaced.  Adjustment items (steps): Note " * " : The gap is acceptable, if it does no t per mit entrance of your finger when the Front [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 217 5.1.4.11 Cutter Solenoid ASSY or Paper Guide L Adjustment Described below are the adjustment items to be made o nce the Cutte r Solenoid (p.1 77) has been replaced o r the Paper Guide L has been reinstalled.  Adjusting too ls:  Cutter Positi oning Jig #F 800  Scale 1000m m #F7[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 218 5.1.5 Parameter Backup 5.1.5.1 Parameter Backup Procedure  Requir ed too ls:  Flash ROM-DIMM: C309PR OG Board ( Part code: 2 07665 4-01)  Parameter backup utility: PB U16.RCC  PC and parallel cable  EPSON page printer: AcuLaser C8600 5.1.5.2 Work Procedure PREPARATION 1.[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Overview 219 5.1.6 Firmware Reinsta llation In Stylus Pro 7600/9600, the firmwa re is written in the Flash ROM on the Main Bo ard. When the Main Board has been replaced w ith a n ew one, write the firmware in the Flash ROM on the new Main Board by the procedure d escribed below. 5.1.6.1 Firmware In[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 220 5.2 Self -diagnos tic Functio n 5.2.1 Overvi ew Self-diagnosis is chiefly intended to determine the parameters for mechanism adjustment and firm adjustment. This function is incorporated in the printer firmware. It is enabled when the power to the printer is turned on [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 221 5.2.1.3 Top Menu The following diagnostic items are available in the self-diagnostic mode. This section describes the diagnostic item s availa ble and transition in the top men u. Note " * " : Th is diagnostic item is n ot explained, since it is used only by [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 222 5.2.2 Te st “Test” is intended to check the circuit boards. Note " * " : Th is diagnostic item is n ot explained, since it is used only by testing at the factory, not ex ecuted on the ser vice site. Figure 5-3. Inspecti on Menu Trans ition Table 5-17. Cir[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 223 5.2.2.1 Version Check the firm ware version and th e DIP switch (ON: 0, OFF: 1). When this item is select ed, the contents is shown on the panel one by one. (See Figure 5-4) Firmware vers ion displ ay is as follows: BWddym BNddym  Description • BW: Stylus Pro 9600[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 224 5.2.2.3 Sensors Sensor status is displayed on the pan el.  The numerals sh own at the item “Paper” means that the paper thickness is as follows:  00 : 0.3 mm or below in paper thickn ess  01 : 0.4 mm ~ 0. 8 mm in paper t hickness  11 : 0.9 mm or more in[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 225 5.2.2.4 Encoder The encoder v alues for CR shaft (ca rriage) and PF (f orm feed) are d isplayed on the pane l. (See Figure 5-7)  The value displayed represents the e ncoder pulse count. 5.2.2.5 Fan Check to see if each fan operates. ( See Figure 5-8 ) NOTE: With Sty[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 226 5.2.2.6 Record Check the record o f maintenance of major fau lts. The figure at right show s the menu of record. (S ee Figure 5-9) MAINTENAN CE RECORD “Record: Maintenanc e” displays the record of maintenance. (S ee Figure 5-10) N o t e "*": N o t u s e d[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 227 RECORD OF ERRORS The record of major erro rs (service call errors) can be checked. A maximum of 7 err ors are displ ayed. (See Figure 5-11) NOTE: CPU error s are not included. 5.2.2.7 CSIC Information on each CSIC is disp layed. (See Figure 5-12) Menu transition for ca[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 228 INTERNAL INFOR MATION DISPLAY OF CSIC Internal information on CSIC is displayed. Figur e 5-13 sho ws menu transition for intern al informat ion disp lay of CS IC. NOTE: The indications on the LCD mean as follow s: 00-27: M emory addr esses (00 H ~ 27H) in EEP ROM of CS[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 229 5.2.2.8 Actuator You can operate actuators. (See Figu re 5-14) CUTTER The cutter i s moved up an d down by o perating on t he panel. (S ee Figure 5-15 )  Neither pressing the [Paper Feed +] key with “UP” displayed nor pressing the [Paper Feed -] key with “DOWN[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 230 5.2.3 Adjustment Make the mechanism adju stment (head slan t) and the firmware parameter ad justment. Figure 5 -17. Adj ustment M enu Tra nsition Tab le 5-19. Pan el Setti ng Item List Item Description See Rear AD Adjustment M ake the AD adjustmen t of the rear sensor.[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 231 5.2.3.1 Rear AD Adjustment The optimum v alue for resistan ce of the Rear Sensor is automatically detected and det ermin ed. (See Figure 5-18)  The values displaye d are “D/A adjustment value”, “ON-OFF di fference” and “ON level” as named from left.  [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 232 5.2.3.2 Edge AD Adjustment The optimum v alue for resistan ce of the Edge Sensor is automatically detected and det ermin ed. (See Figure 5-19)  The values are dis played in the order of “D/A adjustment value”, “ON-OFF difference” and “ON level” from left[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 233 5.2.3.3 Input Rank When the print head has been replaced, input as the head rank the information specifi c to the head for setting the optimum drive voltage. (See Figure 5-20) A label indicating a rank informati on code which co nsists of a numerical val ue representin[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 234 5.2.3.3. 2 Input on Panel In this mode, select an input type to input a code by operating on the pa nel. (See Figure 5-22) INPUT L INE SELE CTION In this mode, select an input line on which you in put the code by panel operation. (See Figure 5-23) NOTE: For pigment cod[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 235  Dye code input In this mode, inpu t a dye code by operating on the panel. The cursor is displayed at the position where a digit is currently input. (See Figu re 5-25)  Press [Cleaning] key to shift the cursor (pointing out the in put item) to the right.  The [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 236  Pigment Code Input  After ink filling, the display returns to the adjustment top m enu.Pigment Code Input In this mode, input a pigment code by operating on the panel. The cursor is displayed at the position where a digit is currently input.  Press [Cleaning][...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 237 5.2.3.5 Check Nozzle Check the print res ult to see if the head nozzl es dis charge ink properly and if there is any align ment error. If ink disc harging fro m the nozzles is faulty o r there is any alignment error, execute cleaning in this it em and perform checking [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 238 5.2.3.6 Check Skew Feed paper by a specified distance (sp ecify the distance on the p anel), read the paper edge position bef ore and after pap er feed with the edge sensor and check the differe nce between the two reading s. (See Figure 5-31) After completion of initi[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 239 5.2.3.7 Feed Correction + T&B Adjustment For paper trans port, correct the distance a nd adjust the to p & bottom margins and side margin (printing start position ). (S ee page 241)  Feed Adjustment (Paper f eed distance compensation): Make the printer print[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 240  Adjustment pattern  Adjustment items • Top margi n (Front S ensor position) • Bottom margin (cutter posit ion) • Side margin (Writing start position)  Paper feed length: 1000 mm  Pattern d rawing met hod: • Length: 1 000mm • Printing direction: U[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 241 FEED CORRECTI ON + T&B ADJUSTME NT 1. Start the Self-diagnostic Function : Power OFF → [Paper Feed ∆ ] + [Paper Feed ∇ ] + [Cut/Eject] → Powe r ON 2. Display “Adj: Feed Ad j.+T&B”: [Paper Feed ∇ ] → [SelecType >] → [Paper Feed ∆ ] x6 3. P[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 242 5.2.3.8 Top & Bottom Adjustment Conduct printing and paper cutting and i nput the distances b etween the Front Sens or and the Head , between the Cutter and the Head and between the Edge Sensor 0 and the Head (printing start position) to adjust the top, bottom and [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 243 5.2.3.9 Rear Sensor Position Make this adjustment to detect the length of cut paper correctly. To ensure a maximu m printable area relative to the paper tail end, adjust the Rear Sensor position in side the firmware with the n ozzle position as the reference. Set an A3[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 244 5.2.3.10 Platen Position (Spo nge Position) Adjustment Detect the position of each sponge on the platen. (See Figure 5-38)  For Platen R, inpu t the deviation of the p rinted pattern from the left end o f the frame in which the sponge nearest to the 1st home is embe[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 245 5.2.3.11 Platen Position Checking Check the adjusted position of each sp onge on the platen.  Make certain that the printed pattern agrees with the right and left positions of each sponge position.  Pattern d rawing met hod: 36 0dpi, Uni-D, 240CPS, VSD2, Large Fi[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 246 5.2.3.12 Head Slant Checking Check the print result to see if the head is slantin g. If there is a sl ant, make the “Head Slant Adjus tment (M echanical Adjustment)” (p.2 47) .  Slant Check Pattern  Check Item: Head slant  Pattern d rawing method: 36 0dpi,[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 247 HEAD SLANT CHECKING PROCEDURE 1. Start the Self-diagnostic Function : Power OFF → [Paper Feed ∆ ] + [Paper Feed ∇ ] + [Cut/Eject] → Powe r ON 2. Display “Adj: Head Slant”: [Paper Feed ∇ ] → [SelecType >] → [Paper Feed ∇ ] x8 3. Print the pattern.[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 248 5.2.3.13 Round Trip Print Position Adjustment (Bi-D Adjustment) Adjust the rou nd trip pr int po sition. Make adjust ments of “240 CPS VSD1”, “24 0CPS VSD2” and “190CPS VSD4” for each color. This B i-D adjustment is of PG=1.2mm. For PG=0.7mm ( Bi-D2) and PG[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 249 BI-D AD JUSTMENT PROCEDURE 1. Start the Self-diagnostic Function : Power OFF → [Paper Feed ∆ ] + [Paper Feed ∇ ] + [Cut/Eject] → Powe r ON 2. Display “Adj: Bi-d”: [Paper Feed ∇ ] → [SelecType >] → [Paper Feed ∇ ] x9 3. Print the 240, V1 black lin[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 250 5. Print the 240, V1 color pattern: Press [Enter ↵ ] when “240V 1 COL PRN” is displayed. (See Figur e 5-47) 6. Check the 240, V1 color pattern : Of the 9 color b locks for each color, find ou t a pattern free from a gap or over lap and make certain th at the numb[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 251 5.2.3.14 Parameter Copying In actual processing, at ea ch point when the adjusted value is determined in “5.2.3.13 Round Trip Print Position Adju stment (Bi-D Adjustment)” (p.248) , th e compensation value obtained by comp utati on is copied into each area. Actuall[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 252 5.2.3.17 Round Trip Print Position (Bi-D Adjustment) Checking According to the result of the round trip print position adjustmen t, shift the pattern by the theoreti cally requir ed number of dots. Then print the patter n and check the print result. Check to see if the[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 253 5.2.3.18 Head Gap Adjustment (Uni-D Adjustment) Correct the print position for one-w ay printing. Make adjust ments of “240 CPS VSD1”, “24 0CPS VSD2” and “190CPS VSD4” for each color. Store the adjustmen t values for each line of nozzles (1 8 kinds of value[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 254 PROCEDURE FOR HEAD GAP ADJUSTME NT (UNI-D ADJUSTMENT) 1. Start the Self-diagnostic Function : Power OFF → [Paper Feed ∆ ] + [Paper Feed ∇ ] + [Cut/Eject] → Powe r ON 2. Display “Adj: Uni-D ”: [Paper Feed ∇ ] → [SelecType >] → [Paper Feed ∇ ] x11 [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 255 5.2.3.19 Test Pattern Printing You can print ad justment patterns and ch eck each adjustmen t item. (See Figure 5-56)  Check Ptn.: Prints all the adjustment patterns (i ncluding the adjustment variables list) (Time required: ab out 20 minutes)  Check Ptn. 2: Of t[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 256 5.2.3.20 Clean Head When Head replacemen t is requ ired o n the serv ice site , execu te ink dis charge ( “Ink Blo wing” ) in this mode befo rehand. When replacing the p rint head, execute ink discharge ( “I nk Blo wing ” ) by using th is function .  Procedu[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 257 5.2.3.21 Counter Clear [Description below is given only for information] Table 5-24 indicates the counters to be cleared and their initial values and Figure 5-58 shows menu transition for counter clearing. Note : The numeric va lue in ( ) represents t he init ia l valu[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 258  After counter clearing, turn off the pow er once and th en turn it on again to start the printer in the normal mo de. Then the display as shown in Figure 5-59 will appear when the counter clearing has been executed successfully. (However, only when the covers are c[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 259 5.2.4 Cleaning Execute head cleanin g. Table 5-25 lists cleanin g items and Figure 5 -60 shows cleaning menu transition. 5.2.5 P rint Execute test pattern printing and/or adjustment variables printin g. Table 5-26 lists printing item s and Figure 5-61 shows printing me[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 260 5.2.6 Parameter This item relates to update of adjustm ent parameters. Table 5-27 lists parameter items and Figure 5-62 shows parameter menu trans ition. Figure 5-62. Parameter Menu Tran sition Table 5-27. P arameter I tems Item Contents Initialize Initialize adj ustme[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 261 5.2.6.1 Parameter Initialize Execute parameter initialization. CHE CK P O I N T Without replacing the rel evant p arts, never use th is function to initialize the counter; otherwise, control after that will not agree with the condition of the printer mechanism. Table 5[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustment Self-diagnosti c Function 262 Figure 5-63. Menu Transi tion for Para meter Initi alizati on Ini. : ? All [Enter ] [Paus e] Initiali ze OK? Ini. : ? Capping Position Init. Par ameter Paramete r : ? Ini tializ e ? End Ini. : ? PF Resolu tion Ini. : ? Serial No. Ini. : ? Head Rec ord Ini. : ? Wiping R[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 263 5.3 M echanism Adju stment 5.3.1 Overvi ew This section des cribes the mechanism adju stments you need to perform when mechanical parts h ave been replaced o r re moved. The relationship between parts and required adjus tments are as follows. 5.3.2 C R Timing Belt Tensio[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 264 5.3.3 PF T iming Belt Tension Adjustment This adjustment is necessary for service o perations that require yo u to remove/loosen the PF Motor or PF Belt. When replacing or re-installing the PF Belt, you need to confirm the tension of the PF Belt.  Adjust ing tools : T[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 265 5.3.4 P_T HICK_0.3/ P_T HICK Sensor Mounti ng Plate Position Adj ustment Once you hav e changed th e position of the Se nsor Mount ing Plate on w hich the P_THICK_0 .3/P_THIC K Sensor is moun ted, make the follo wing adjustment using the self-diagnostic function.  Adj[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 266 8. Set the 0.9-mm thickness gauge between the PF Grid Roller and the Driven Roller near the detection arm o n the paper transpo rt path , and br ing down the Pape r Set Lev er toward yo u (to the “p aper holding” p osition). At this p oint, if the value on the LCD is[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 267 5.3.5 Cover Sens or ASSY Mounting Position Adjustment When remov ing/replacin g the Cover As sembly or t he Front C over, ver ify the sen sor operation using th e Self-Diagno stic mode as describ ed below. NOTE: For dis assembl y and assembl y procedur e, refer t o “Co[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 268 5.3.6 CR E ncoder Sensor Mounting Positio n Adjustment This adj ustment s hould defini tely be don e when the CR encoder sensor is remov ed or replaced.  Adjusting tools: CR Encoder Sensor moun ting jig #F799 NOTE: For di sassembl y and ass embly proc edure, re fer to[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 269 5.3.7 Cutter Positioning Adjustment This adj ustment s hould defin itely be ma d if the fo llowing part s are removed. This adjustment is intended to install the cut ter at a proper position and height relative to the step fo r the cutter on the Paper Guide L. The numb e[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 270 5. Slide the CR Unit onto the cutter positioning jig, s hift the Paper Guide L up or dow n to a position where the plate o f the Cutter Ho lder ASSY comes in c ontact with the projection in th e lower part o f the jig, and tig hten the screw .  For replacement of Cutt[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 271 5.3.7.1 Paper Cutting Position Check Check the paper cutting position which has been adjusted as instructed in the previous section, by cutt ing paper actually.  Cutter Positi oning Adjustment 1. Set pa per (min imum size : about 1 0 cm wid e x 20 cm) in t he pa per p[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 272 5.3.8 PF Encoder Sens or Installation Position Adjustment This adjustment is performed to set the distance between th e PF roller shaft (grid roller) and PF en coder senso r in the proper positi on. Thr ough this adj ustm ent, th e posit ion of the PF encoder sensor&apos[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Adjustme nt Mech anism Adjustm ent 273 5.3.9 USB I D Writing CHE CK P O I N T Even when you have replaced the Ma in Board, there is no need of new setting of the USB ID, since the USB ID is backed up if parameter backup can be executed. When new setting is to be performed, use the dedicated service utility.[...]

CHAPT ER 6 MAINTENANCE[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 275 6.1 Overview This secti on explains necessary maintenance item s and their det ails for this product . Basically for this product, service technici ans are r equired to visit the user’s location where the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 is used, and perfo rm necessary maintenan ce/ se[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 276 6.1.1 Period ic Maintenance Items and Product Life Information  Periodic Maintenance Items The printer us es sensors and counters to deter mine when consumable items need to be replaced. When a consumable part has reach ed its predeterm ined end-of-life according to the correspond[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 277 Table 6-1 . Stylus Pro 760 0/9600 - Li ves o f Periodicall y Repl aced Comp onents an d Mainten ance Print Vo lume (# of sh eet) Product Lif e (Spe cifica tio n) Cutte r Maintenance Tank Cleaning Unit CR Motor PF M otor Pr int Head SPro760 0/9600 SPro9 600 SPro7600 SPro9 600 SPro7600[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 278 Note : In the tab le above, the val ues by white charact ers with black ba ckground represe nt the specified liv es and the values by italic cha racters with bol d frame repr esent standar d lives (c an vary wi th the co nditions under whic h the pr inter is actua lly use d). Note &q[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Over view 279 6.1.2 Important Maintenance Items During S ervice Operations Check the fo llowing it ems during printer mai ntenance/ser vice and perform any necessary operations . Table 6-2. Items to be Checked During Maintenance/Service Items Check Points Rem edy Lower Paper Guide and the surface [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Maintenance Lubrication and Glue 280 6.2 Lubrication and Glue In this printer, as necessary, the lubricants specified below should be used for oiling and adhesio n during disassemb ly and assembly operations. 6.2.1 L ubricating the CR Guid e Rail  Lubricant: Super-Multi Oil #32 (Idemitsu) Apply lubricant t[...]

CHAPT ER 7 APPENDIX[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix Co nnector s 282 7.1 Connect ors  Main Boar d (C472 MAIN)  Panel Unit  C472 CR Board Table 7 -1. Main Board Co nnector s List CN. No. Pins Color Connected to Remarks CN1 12 White P/S board Loc k type CN2 16 PANEL FFC, lock type CN3 36 H-UDI36 CN4 5 Yellow D/A_OUT (Not used) CN5 90 ROM_ DIMM [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix Co nnector s 283  C472 SU B-B Boar d  Power Su pply Board Table 7-4. C472 SUB-B Boa rd Connectors Li st CN.No. Pins Color Connected t o Remark s CN1 20 Mai n Boar d (CN6) FFC CN2 2 White I/H Lever Sensor CN3 7 CS IC Relay Board (Black) FFC CN4 7 CSIC Re lay Board (Ligh t Black) FFC CN5 7 CS IC [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix Co nnector s 284 Figure 7-1. Stylus Pro 7600/96 00 Connect ors[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix Component Layou t 285 7.2 Component Layou t Will be esta blish ed by th e next r evisi on.[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendi x Circui t Diag rams 286 7.3 Circ uit Diagrams The circuit d iagrams of the following circuit bo ards are sho wn on the following page s:  C472 MAIN BOARD  C472 SUB BOA RD  C472 SUB-B BOA RD[...]

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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appe ndix Expl oded D iagra ms 292 7.4 Exploded Dia grams[...]

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Rev.01 C472-CASE-021 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.2 160 159 x 6 x 6 158 151 151 151 151 156 152 152 153 154 153 155 161 161 157 x 10 150 B B A[...]

including 201,202 201 203 202 200 Rev.01 C472-ELEC-011 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.3 Q J D X K W B B L C O U N A T Y Y[...]

300 301 Rev.01 C472-POWE-011 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.4 Q J D X K W B B L C O U N A T Y Y[...]

Rev.01 C472-MECH-011 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.5 511 510 509 508 507 506 505 504 502 503 501 500 D C[...]

563 Rev.01 C472-MECH-021 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.6 560 561 562 564 566 565 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 570 570 570 570 570 570 570 567 559 556 558 557 555 553 552 551 554 550 556 I H G F E[...]

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851 850 854 Rev.01 C472-MECH-081 PX-7000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600 No.12 853 853 855 851 856[...]

108 120 Rev.01 C473-CASE-011 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.1 131 129 128 112 111 110 127 109 109 107 126 114 118 125 117 119 116 115 113 106 105 104 103 103 123 102 101 121 122 120 100 X[...]

160 159 x 11 x 8 158 162 153 153 152 152 161 x 4 151 156 152 154 153 155 161 161 157 x 10 150 Rev.01 C473-CASE-021 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.2 B B B A[...]

Rev.01 C473-ELEC-011 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.3 including 201,202 201 203 202 200 Q J D X K W B B L B C O U N A T Y Y[...]

300 301 Rev.01 C473-POWE-011 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.4 Q J D X K W B B L B C O U N A T Y Y[...]

511 511 510 509 508 507 506 505 504 502 503 501 500 Rev.01 C473-MECH-011 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.5 D C[...]

563 Rev.01 C473-MECH-021 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.6 560 561 562 564 566 565 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 568 569 570 570 570 570 570 570 570 567 559 556 558 557 555 553 552 551 554 550 556 I H G F E[...]

Rev.01 C473-MECH-031 PX-9000 / EPSONSTYLUS PRO 9600 No.7 x 2 x 32 606 604 602 600 601 603 612 609 611 610 613 606 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 607 606 608 605 O N L K J M M[...]

672 671 670 669 658 654 663 662 659 660 665 664 666 668 661 655 656 650 651 x 8 652 653 x 14 657 661 661 Rev.01 C473-MECH-041 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.8 P[...]

707 706 706 702 705 704 703 700 701 711 712 710 708 708 708 709 Rev.01 C473-MECH-051 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.9 Q[...]

807 808 802 801 800 803 805 806 804 810 812 811 809 813 Rev.01 C473-MECH-071 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.11 V W V F I E H G[...]

851 850 854 Rev.01 C473-MECH-081 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.12 853 853 855 851 856[...]

SCREW SET X 5 # 901 900 906 907 905 904 903 903 902 902 908 Rev.01 C473-MECH-091 PX-9000 / EPSON STYLUS PRO 9600 No.13 909[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 317 7.5 ASP List (Parts List) 7.5.1 ASP Li st for Stylus Pro 7600 Table 7 -6. ASP List for S tylus Pro 76 00 Ref No. Pa rt Na me 100 L SIDE COVER ASSY. 101 I/H COVER ASSY. 102 I/H COVER ASSY. 103 PLASTIC STOPPER E5 104 F ULONT COVER FUICRUM PIN L 105 FRONT COVER ASSY. 106 F RON[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 318 550 CUTTER CAP 551 CUTTER SOLENOID SPRING 552 CUTTER SOLENOID ASSY. 553 CUTTER SPRING 554 P EDGE SENSOR ASSY. 555 EDGE SENSOR BASE ASSY. 556 FG CABLE 557 CR ENC ASSY. 558 CR LOCK KICKER 559 TILAP 560 H ADJUST LEVER B 561 H ADJUST LEVER 562 DAMPE R STOP PER 563 DAMPER POSITI[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 319 672 LABE L 700 FLUSHING BOX ASSY. 701 P UMP MOTER JANCTION CABLE 702 TR CONNECTER 703 POROUS PAD 704 CLEANER 705 P UMP REDUCTION GEAR 1 706 POMP SHAFT STOPPER 707 P UMP REDUCTION GEAR 2 708 PG IDLE GEAR A 709 P G IDLE GEAR B 710 PU MP CAP A SSY. 711 MOTOR 712 CAP ASSY. 750 [...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 320 7.5.2 ASP Li st for Stylus Pro 9600 Table 7 -7. ASP List for S tylus Pro 96 00 Ref No. Pa rt Na me 100 L SIDE COVER ASSY. 101 I/H COVER ASSY. 102 I/H COVER ASSY. 103 PLASTIC STOPPER E5 104 F ULONT COVER FUICRUM PIN L 105 FRONT COVER ASSY. 106 F RONT COVER SUPPLEMENT 107 ROL[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 321 554 P EDGE SENSOR ASSY. 555 EDGE SENSOR BASE ASSY. 556 FG CABLE 557 CR ENC ASSY. 558 CR LOCK KICKER 559 TILAP 560 H ADJUS T LEVER B 561 H ADJUST LEVER 562 DA MPER ST OPP ER 563 DAM PER POSITION BOAD 564 PRINT HEAD 565 HEAD TAPE CABLE 1 566 HEAD TAPE CABLE 2 567 SLIDE GEAR 5[...]

EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 / 9600 Revision A Appendix ASP List (Parts Li st) 322 704 CLEANER 705 P UMP REDUCTION GEAR 1 706 POMP SHAFT STOPPER 707 P UMP REDUCTION GEAR 2 708 PG IDLE GEAR A 709 P G IDLE GEAR B 710 PU MP CAP A SSY. 711 MOTOR 712 CAP ASSY. 750 I/H INK FFC ASSY. 751 BOARD ASSY. 752 CSIC FFC 2 753 CLAMP 754 COVER SW CABLE ASSY.2 755 DETECTOR[...]