Upper Housing Assembly Removal - Epson Stylus 1500 Service Manual

Disassembly and Assembly

3.2.1 Upper Housing Assembly Removal

1. 1. Remove the knob, release lever, and ink cartridge cover from the printer. (Refer to Figure 3-4.)
2. Remove the rear sheet guide from the printer by pulling it toward the back. (See Figure 3-4.)
3. Remove the tractor unit from the printer mechanism. (Release the hooks from both sides of the tractor by
inserting a tweezers between the tractor and mechanism, and pull up at the rear end of tractor frame as
shown in the figure below.)
Tractor Unit
4. Remove the control panel from the printer mechanism. (Release the tab by inserting a screwdriver into
the hole in the upper housing, as shown in the figure below.) At this time, disconnect the panel harness
from the connector on the C172 MAIN board.
Tw eezers
3-4
Tractor Unit Hook
Figure 3-2. Releasing the Tractor Hook
Panel Harness
Figure 3-3. Removing the Control Panel
Stylus 1500 Service Manual
Tw eezers
Control Panel
Upper Housing
Rev.A