Printhead Removal - Epson STYLUS COLOR 480 Service Manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 480

5.2.2 Printhead removal

When you remove the printhead from the printer mechanism and reinstall the removed
printhead to the printer mechanism, this repair item should be selected in the
Sequential repair service program.
1. Install the removed printhead to the CR unit on the repair printer mechanism.
2. Select the "Printhead removal" in the Sequential repair service program. Following
Printhead removal top menu is displayed.
Figure 5-11. Printhead removal program menu
3. Clicking the "Powerful cleaning" displays the following message and instructs you to
install the brand-new I/C.
Figure 5-12. Confirmation message for the brand-new I/C installation
Adjustment
4. Click the "Yes" button starts the Powerful CL in order to eject the air bubbles from
the printhead cavity. In this function, CL1' is performed and about 1/8 ink of the
brand-new Black I/C and 1/18 ink of the brand-new Color I/C are consumed.
5. For the next step, click the "Nozzle check" to check the nozzle condition.
After print the nozzle check pattern, following message is displayed.
6. If any segment in the nozzle check pattern has dot missing, click the "Yes" button to
perform the powerful cleaning again. If all segment is printed correctly, click the "No"
button to proceed the Bi-directional adjustment function.
Sequential Repair Service Program feature
Figure 5-13. Powerful cleaning
Figure 5-14. Confirmation message for nozzle condition
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