Left / Right Ink Drain Pad Removal - Epson Stylus 1500 Service Manual

Stylus 1500 Service Manual

3.2.11 Left / Right Ink Drain Pad Removal

Right Ink Drain Pad Removal
When protect counter A reaches 40,000, the printer displays a maintenance request error. (Refer to Section
2.4.2.)
1. Remove the upper housing. (See Section 3.2.1.)
2. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 3.2.2.)
3. Remove the right ink drain pad from the lower housing.
Left Ink Drain Pad Removal
When protect counter C reaches 400,000, the printer displays a maintenance request error. (Refer to Section
2.4.2.)
1. Remove the upper housing. (See Section 3.2.1.)
2. Remove the ink drain pad cover on the paper eject drive unit. Then remove the left ink drain pad.
When you replace the ink drain pad, initialize protect counter A in EEPROM contents as
follows to fit printer mechanism parameters to EEPROM data:
1.Reassemble the printer.
2.Turn the printer on while holding down Alt, LL/FF, Economy/Condence and Pause buttons on
the
control panel.
When the EEPROM is initialized, some default settings (for example; Bi-D setting, head gap /
angle / black-color head gap, head drive voltage settings, etc.) are lost. So, you need to
adjustment to the printer. (See Chapter 4.)
If you find that the value of counter A is less than 32,000, and there has been no maintenance
request error, be sure to let the customer know that you replaced the ink drain pad.
If you find that the value of counter C is less than 320,000, and there has been no maintenance
request error, let the customer know that you replaced the ink drain pad.
Drain Pad Cover
Paper Eject Drive Unit
Rev.A
Left Drain Pad
Lower Housing
Figure 3-17. Removing the Ink Drain Pad
Disassembly and Assembly
Printer Mechanism
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