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Epson Stylus Color 980 Service Manual

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  • Page 1 SERVICE MANUAL SERVICE MANUAL SERVICE MANUAL SERVICE MANUAL Color ink jet printer EPSON Stylus Color 980 ® SEIJ00012...
  • Page 2 The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. All effort have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual. However, should any errors be detected, SEIKO EPSON would greatly appreciate being informed of them.
  • Page 3 2. MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE SOURCE VOLTAGES IS THE SAME AS THE RATED VOLTAGE, LISTED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER/RATING PLATE. IF THE EPSON PRODUCT HAS A PRIMARY AC RATING DIFFERENT FROM AVAILABLE POWER SOURCE, DO NOT CONNECT IT TO THE POWER SOURCE.
  • Page 4 CHAPTER 5. ADJUSTMENTS Provides Epson-approved methods for adjustment. CHAPTER 6. MAINTENANCE Provides preventive maintenance procedures and the lists of Epson-approved lubricants and adhesives required for servicing the product. CHAPTER 7. APPENDIX Provides the following additional information for reference: • Connector pin assignments •...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents IEEE 1284.4 Protocol ................. 28 Product Description Control Panel Operation ................29 Features ......................5 Indicators (LEDs) ................... 29 Specifications ....................6 Panel Functions ..................30 Printing Specifications ................6 Printer Setting Mode ................30 Options and Consumable Products ............9 Special Setting Mode .................
  • Page 6 Pump / Carriage Lock / Head Cleaner Mechanism ........ 52 ASF Unit Removal ................115 ASF Disassembly 116 Electrical Circuit Operation Principles ............ 54 ASF Sensor Removal ............... 120 C265 PSB/PSE Power Supply Board ............. 54 CRHP Sensor Removal ..............121 C380Main Board ..................
  • Page 7 Appendix Connector Summary ................161 EEPROM ADDRESS MAP ............... 165 Component Layout .................. 169 Parts List ....................173 Exploded Diagrams ................. 176 Circuit Diagrams ..................184...
  • Page 8 C H A P T E R PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 9: Product Description Features

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.1 FEATURES The Stylus COLOR 980 is the latest in EPSON’s advanced lines of ink jet printers and offering the following features. High color print quality: - 2880 (H) x1440 (V) dpi printing - Printing with 4 color inks (YMCK)

  • Page 10: Specifications

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.2 Specifications Print direction: Bi-direction with logic seeking Print speed and Printable columns 1.2.1 Printing Specifications Table 1-1. Print Speed and Printable Columns for Character Mode Print method: On demand ink jet Character pitch...
  • Page 11 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Character tables: Legal and 14 international character sets Typeface Standard version: (13 character tables) Bit map LQ font: EPSON Roman 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15CPI, Proportional Italic table PC 860 (Portuguese) EPSON Sans Serif...
  • Page 12 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 1-3. Character Tables and Available Typefaces Character Tables Bit map font Scaleable font Italic table PC 437 (US Standard Europe) PC 860 (Portuguese) PC 850 (Multilingual) PC 861 (Icelandic) PC 863 (Canadian-French) PC 865 (Nordic)

  • Page 13: Options And Consumable Products

    C82384 Type B IEEE1394 Interface Card C82372 Table 1-5. Ink Cartridge Available for Stylus Color 980 Items Codes Black Ink Cartridge T003 Color Ink Cartridge T005 See Table 1-6 and 1-7 which show the EPSON Special Media. Product Description Specifications...
  • Page 14 EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet (A4) S041106 EPSON Ink Jet Note Card (A6) (with envelopes) S041147 EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards (5 x 8”) (with envelopes) S041148 EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards (8 x 10”) (with envelopes) S041149 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A4) S041071...

  • Page 15: Paper Specifications

    5 x 8” Index card: [Width 127 mm (5.0”) x Length 203 mm (8.0”)] 10 x 8” Index card:[Width 127 mm (5.0”) x Length 203 mm (8.0”)] Paper Types: Bond paper, Plain paper, EPSON special media Thickness: Less than 0.23 mm (0.0091”) 1.2.3.2 Transparency, Glossy Film...

  • Page 16: Photo Paper

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.2.3.6 Photo Paper Size: [Width 210 mm (8.3”) x Length 297 mm (11.7”)] Letter: [Width 216 mm (8.5”) x Length 279 mm (11.0”)] 4 x 6”: [Width 102 mm (4”) x Length 152 mm (6”)] Panoramic: [Width 210 mm (8.3”) x Length 594 mm (23.4”)]...

  • Page 17: Printable Area

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.2.4 Printable Area Table 1-8. Minimum margin for Raster Graphics Mode / Character Mode Cut Sheet Paper Left Margin Right Margin Top Margin Bottom Margin See Figure 1-3 and Table 1-8 for the printable area for cut sheets.
  • Page 18 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Envelope See Table 1-9 and Figure 1-4 which show the minimum margin and printable area for envelopes, respectively. Table 1-9. Minimum Margin for Envelopes Paper Left Margin Right Margin Top Margin Bottom Margin Size...

  • Page 19: Ink Cartridge Specifications

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.2.5 Ink Cartridge Specifications 1.2.5.1 Black Ink Cartridge Type: Exclusive ink cartridge Color: Black Print Capacity: 1200 pages / A4 (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter Pattern at 360 dpi) Ink life: 2 years from indicated production date...

  • Page 20: Color Ink Cartridge

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.2.5.2 Color Ink Cartridge Type: Exclusive ink cartridge Color: Magenta, Cyan, Yellow Print Capacity: 530 pages / A4 (at 360 dpi, 5% duty each color) Ink life: 2 years from indicated production date Storage temperature:...

  • Page 21: Electrical Specifications

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.2.6 Electrical Specifications 1.2.7 Environmental Condition Temperature: Operating = 10 to 35 C (See Figure 1-7.) [120V version] Non-operating = -20 to 60 C *1 Rated voltage: AC120V 1 month at 40 C 120 hours at 60 C...

  • Page 22: Reliability

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.2.8 Reliability 1.2.11 CE Marking (220 240 V version) Total print volume: 75,000 pages (A4, Letter) Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC: EN60950 Printhead life: 4000 million dots/nozzle EMC Directive 89/336/EEC: EN55022 Class B EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 1.2.9 Safety Approvals...

  • Page 23: Interface

    The ERROR signal is LOW when one of the following error has occurred: The EPSON Stylus Color 980 is equipped with USB, Bi-directional 8-bit Printer hardware error (fatal error) parallel interface and a card slot for an optional Type-B interface.
  • Page 24 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 1-10. Data Transmission Timing Table 1-12. Signal level for TTL Compatible Parameter Minimum Maximum (IEEE-1284 level 1 device) tsetup 500ns Parameters Minimum Maximum Condition thold 500ns VOH* 5.5V tstb 500ns VOL* -0.5V tready IOH* 0.32mA...
  • Page 25 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 1-13. Parallel I/F Forward Channel Return Pin No. Signal Name In/Out Functional Description GND Pin /STROBE The strobe pulse. Read-in of data is performed at the falling edge of this pulse. DATA0 DATA1 DATA2 The DATA0 through DATA7 signals represent data bits 0 to 7, respectively.

  • Page 26: Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel)

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.3.2 Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel) When IEEE1284.4 is disabled; [00H] [5DH] Transmission mode: IEEE-1284 nibble mode MFG:EPSON; Adaptable connector: See the forward channel. CMD:ESCPL2,PRPXL,BDC; MDL:Stylus[SP]COLOR[SP]980; Synchronization: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification CLS:PRINTER; Handshaking: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification DES:EPSON[SP]Stylus[SP]COLOR[SP]980;...
  • Page 27 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 1-14. Pin Assignment For Reverse Channel Return GND Pin No. Signal Name In/Out Functional Description HostClk Host clock signal. The DATA0 through DATA7 signals represent data bits 0 to7, respectively. Each signal is at high level when data is logical 1 and...

  • Page 28: Usb Interface

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.3.3 USB Interface 1.3.4 Optional interface Standard: Based on the following: Type-B level 2 optional interfaces are available. Universal Serial Bus Specifications Rev. 1.0 Reply message: Universal Serial Bus Device Class Definition ESC/P2 is selected for Printing Device Version 1.0...
  • Page 29 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 1-16. Reply for Option Command Option command number Command name Reply-A Reply-B No-operation None None Start Hardware Reset Accept Execute OK Start Software Reset Reject None Send Main System Type Accept Execute OK...
  • Page 30 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 1-17. Supported main command and sending timing Main command number Command name Sending timing -INIT signal on the std. parallel I/F Start Software Reset Type-B I/F option command : 01h Cold start Deciding the level of Type-B I/F after...

  • Page 31: Printer Language And Emulation

    USB and IEEE1284.4 on the parallel interface do not require this function. 1.3.7 Auto Interface Selection The EPSON Stylus Color 980 has three types of interfaces: USB, parallel interface and optional Type-B interface. Each interface can be selected manually in default setting mode or automatically.

  • Page 32: Ieee 1284.4 Protocol

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.3.7.1 IEEE 1284.4 Protocol The packet protocol described by IEEE1284.4 standard allows a device to carry on multiple exchanges or conversations which contain data and/or control information with another device at the same time across a single point-to-point link.

  • Page 33: Control Panel Operation

    1.4.1 Indicators (LEDs) 1. Power The control panel of the EPSON Stylus Color 980 is composed of the 2 Lights when the operate switch is “ON”, and AC power is supplied. non-lock type push-buttons, 1 lock-type push-button, and 4 LEDs, as shown below: 2.

  • Page 34: Panel Functions

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.4.2 Panel Functions 1.4.2.1 Printer Setting Mode Panel function: Refer to Table 1-18. While turning the printer on, press the Cleaning button, and the Paper Out LED starts blinking. This operation must be followed by pressing Table 1-18.
  • Page 35 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Default setting mode Table 1-22. Default Setting Menu (continued) Some printer setting parameters can be changed by users and will Menu Setting be referred at the time of printer initialization. The setting method is...

  • Page 36: Special Setting Mode

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Printhead alignment mode 1.4.2.2 Special Setting Mode While turning the printer on, pressing the both Load/Eject and Cleaning Alignment method is as described below: buttons generates the Special setting mode. While the Paper Out LED 1.

  • Page 37: Printer Condition And Panel Status

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.4.3 Printer Condition and Panel Status Table 1-24 shows printer condition and panel status. Since the table shows various error status and also indicates printer status, it enables you to find appropriate repair ways.

  • Page 38: Error Status

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.5 Error Status 1.5.4 No Ink Cartridge When the printer detects that the ink cartridge has come off, it goes into When any of the following status occurs, the printer goes in the error the No ink cartridge error.

  • Page 39: Printer Initialization

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.6 Printer Initialization The EPSON Stylus Color 980 is equipped with three types of initialization methods. Power-on initialization The printer is initialized when it is turned on or recognizes the cold- reset command (remote RS command). When the printer is initialized, it performs the following: (a) Initializes the printer mechanism.

  • Page 40: Component Layout

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.7 Component Layout 1.7.1 Printer Mechanism The printer mechanism of the Stylus Color 980 has black and color The main components of the Stylus Color 980 are as follows: heads united in one unit which drives larger amount of nozzles (180 1) Printer mechanism nozzles in total) than ever.

  • Page 41: C380 Main Board

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.7.2 C380 Main Board to fire three different sizes of dots in one raster, and ink-jet specific adverse conditions such as uneven printing and white banding are The main features of the C380 Main board are as follows.
  • Page 42 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A CN13 CN10 CN15 CN14 Figure 1-11. C380 Main Board Product Description Component Layout...

  • Page 43: C265 Psb/Pse Board

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.7.3 C265 PSB/PSE Board There are two types of the C265 power supply board as listed below. C265 PSB board:For America, Japan, part of South east Asia C265 PSE board:The rest of all regions Never touch the heat sink (radiation plate) on the Q1 with your bare hands as it is not insulated.

  • Page 44: C265 Pnl Board

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 1.7.4 C265 PNL Board 1.7.5 C265 Relay Board The C265 panel board is composed of the three switches and four The C265 relay board is installed to relay the following with connectors: LEDs. Power for driving motors and sensors...

  • Page 45: Operating Principles

    C H A P T E R OPERATING PRINCIPLES...

  • Page 46: Overview

    2.2 Printer Mechanism Operating Principles This chapter describes the operating principles of the printer The EPSON Stylus Color 980 has black and color heads united in one mechanism and electrical circuits. unit which includes a total of 480 nozzles: 192 nozzles for black (96 nozzles x 2) and 96 nozzles for each color.
  • Page 47 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Figure 2-1. The Stylus Color 980 Printer Mechanism Block Diagram Operating Principles Printer Mechanism Operating Principles...

  • Page 48: Carriage Mechanism

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.2.1 Carriage Mechanism Table 2-2. CRHP Sensor Specifications Item Specifications As shown in Figure 2-1, the carriage unit with the printhead on it moves Photo-electrically transfer system right and left, depending on the rotational direction of the CR (Carriage)
  • Page 49 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 2-4. Linear Encoder Specifications Table 2-5. Ink Cartridge Sensor Specifications Item Specifications Item Specifications Type Radiative Incremental encoder module Detection type Using a micro switch Drive voltage 5 VDC Rated voltage 5 VDC...

  • Page 50: Printing Mechanism

    The printing method is EPSON-exclusive MACH system, to the PZT in the printhead: because the transistor on the nozzle which is used in other EPSON ink jet printers, but the printhead is not selector is not on. compatible with any other printer. See Figure 2-2 for the printing mechanism block diagram.

  • Page 51: Paper Load Mechanism

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A [Nozzle configuration] 2.2.3 Paper Load Mechanism See Figure 2-3 for the nozzle configuration of the Stylus Color 980. The paper load mechanism transports paper set in the hopper in the ASF into the printer. It is operated by the ASF and the pump/ASF motor which drive the ASF.
  • Page 52 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A After a paper loading motion is completed, the semicircular roller rotates Table 2-8. ASF Sensor Specifications in the normal direction to load the top paper in the stack. This operation Item Specifications is enabled by the correct phase of the gears in the ASF, because the Photoelectric transfer system (transmission timings for the semicircular roller’s contacting the paper surface by the...

  • Page 53: Paper Feed Mechanism

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.2.4 Paper Feed Mechanism See Table 2-12 and Table 2-13 for the PE sensor specifications and the PE sensor switch mode, respectively. The paper feed mechanism manages constant paper feeding during Table 2-12. PE Sensor Specifications printing through to paper ejection.

  • Page 54: Pump/Asf Switch Mechanism

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.2.5 Pump/ASF Switch Mechanism Figure 2-6 shows the gear condition after switching to the ASF is completed. The steps below describe how the gears move to switch The pump/ASF switch mechanism switches the motor’s torque between from pump gear train to the ASF gear train.
  • Page 55 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A [Switching to the pump gear train] The steps below show how the gears move to switch from the ASF gear train to the pump gear train. Figure 2-7 shows the gear condition after switching to the pump gear 7.

  • Page 56: Pump / Carriage Lock / Head Cleaner Mechanism

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.2.6 Pump / Carriage Lock / Head Cleaner Mechanism The pump mechanism operates in accordance with the carriage lock and head cleaner control mechanisms. Figure 2-8 illustrates the process of torque transmission from the pump/ASF motor to each mechanism.
  • Page 57 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A The steps below explain the process of driving each mechanism. 1. The precondition for driving the pump, carriage lock, and head cleaner is that the pump/ASF switch mechanism is switched to the pump gear train. (Refer to Section 2.2.6.) 2.

  • Page 58: Electrical Circuit Operation Principles

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.3 Electrical Circuit Operation Principles 2.3.1 C265 PSB/PSE Power Supply Board This section explains the operating principles of the C265 PSB/PSE The Stylus Color 980 consists of the following circuit boards: board, in order.
  • Page 59 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Once the Q1 is off, the energy charged in the primary side flows into the +5 VDC by changing output pulses in spite of diverse input secondary side all at once. This occurs because the energy transfers in voltage levels.
  • Page 60 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Figure 2-10. C265 PSB/PSE Board Circuit Block Diagram Operating Principles Electrical Circuit Operation Principles...

  • Page 61: C380Main Board

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.3.2 C380Main Board See Figure 2-11 for the C380 main board block diagram. Figure 2-11. C380 Main Board Block Diagram Operating Principles Electrical Circuit Operation Principles...
  • Page 62 CR motor and enables 4W1-2 phase excitation • Performs high-speed data processing running at 24.0 CPU: mode for the first in EPSON line. This control system, Mhz with an external transmitter. called micro stepping, materializes the control of the •...
  • Page 63 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A The control circuits are explained in detail below. job properly, the reset signal is once input to the convertor (setting current production IC) on the main board to stop motors in the correct [Combined (reset circuit + timer) circuit] sequence.
  • Page 64 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A [Sensor circuit] 1) Abnormal temperature detection part The sensors attached to the printer are as described in the following This abnormal temperature detection part is composed of 3 thermisotrs pages. They are basically divided into 2 major parts: 1) abnormal and the temperature detection circuit which is included in the nozzle temperature detection part and 2) mechanism status detection part.
  • Page 65 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A AN7 (Pin 112) AN4-ANO (Pins 1, 2, 9, 10, 4) The TH1, located between 2 pre-driver ICs (the head driver ICs; The nozzle selector IC is attached inside the printhead. It IC15 and IC16) on the main board, monitors temperatures around determines which nozzle is used to fire ink according to serial data the board.
  • Page 66 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A False firing is detected in the following conditions, and the printer the more the cartridge is removed/installed, the more handles it as described below. bubbles are formed, and the printhead can not eject ink properly and false firing occurs.
  • Page 67 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A [Mechanism status detection part] Figure 2-14. Sensor Circuit Block Diagram (Mechanism Status Detection Part) Operating Principles Electrical Circuit Operation Principles...
  • Page 68 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Encoder: PE (Paper End) sensor: This sensor increases accuracy of ink ejection timing. Irregular The PE sensor detects the following conditions: movement of the carriage, usually caused by a paper jam, can be Whether or not paper is set at power on.

  • Page 69: Cr Motor Driver Circuit

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.3.3 CR Motor Driver Circuit An exclusive motor drive IC (LB1847: IC12) enables 4W1-2 phase excitation on the hardware basis. A micro stepping motor is used for the CR motor to move the carriage accurately and also to improve printing accuracy by minimizing the motor’s vibration during printing.
  • Page 70 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Unlike previous EPSON ink jet printers, the number of the phase excitation input ports in the motor drive IC of this printer has increased to 8. The previous micro step system used total of 4 phase excitation input signals for both phases A and B.

  • Page 71: Pf Motor Driver Circuit

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.3.4 PF Motor Driver Circuit Motor drive exclusive IC (LB1847: IC11) enables 4W1-2 phase excitation on the hardware basis. A stepping motor is used for the PF motor to move the carriage accurately and also to improve printing accuracy by minimizing the motor’s vibration during printing.
  • Page 72 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Unlike the previous EPSON ink jet printers, the number pf the phase excitation input ports in the motor drive IC of this printer has increased to 8. The previous micro step system used total of 4 phase excitation input signals for both Phase A and Phase B.

  • Page 73: Pump/Asf Motor Driver Circuit

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.3.5 Pump/ASF Motor Driver Circuit Like for the CR motor and the PF motor, A3957 (IC13, IC14) enables the pump/ASF motor to perform 4W1-2 phase excitation on the hardware basis. Figure 2-17 shows the pump/ASF motor driver circuit block diagram.

  • Page 74: Printhead Driver Circuit

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 2-18 shows the excitation modes used for the pump/ASF motor 2.3.6 Printhead Driver Circuit and their usage. The printhead driver circuit consists of 2 circuits: the common voltage Table 2-18. Pump/ASF Motor Excitation Mode and Usage production circuit (a trapezoid waveform production circuit) on the C380 main board and nozzle selector on the printhead.
  • Page 75 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Figure 2-18. Printhead Driver Circuit Block Diagram Operating Principles Electrical Circuit Operation Principles...

  • Page 76: Cooling Fan Driver Circuit

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.3.7 Cooling Fan Driver Circuit Figure 2-20 shows the main routine of the cooling fan drive. Since this printer drives a large number of PZT elements (total of 480 nozzles) with a high drive frequency (maximum 32.4 K Hz), heat...
  • Page 77 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Whether or not the cooling fan is driven depends on the electrical completely. Therefore, this printer specifically shows a fatal error on the signals sent from the 2 thermistors (“t1” and “t2” in the figure). The “t1”...

  • Page 78: Asf Solenoid Driver Circuit

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.3.8 ASF Solenoid Driver Circuit A planetary gear is used in the gear train which switches between paper feed operation from the ASF and pump operation. The switching action is enabled by the solenoid. See Table 2-21 and Figure 2-21 which show ASF solenoid specifications and the ASF solenoid control circuit block diagram, respectively.

  • Page 79: Eeprom Control Driver Circuit

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 2.3.9 EEPROM Control Driver Circuit Data for various factory-adjustment items is stored in the EEPROM (IC7) on the C380 main board. The size of the EEPROM is 2 K bit since various types of dots are available with this printer and memory allocated for the ink consumption counter is accordingly large.
  • Page 80 C H A P T E R TROUBLESHOOTING...

  • Page 81: Troubleshooting Overview

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 3.1 Overview Following sections show detailed information on each step in the flowchart. Be sure to perform troubleshooting without neglecting the correct order specified in each section. This chapter describes how to troubleshoot problems. It consists of the sections shown in the flowchart below.

  • Page 82: Troubleshooting With Led Error Indications

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 3.1.1 Troubleshooting with LED Error Indications See the following tables which show the error conditions and corresponding possible causes. This section describes how to troubleshoot the problem when the Table 3-2. Error Condition and the Possible Causes printer indicates an error at power on and can not print.

  • Page 83: Remedies For Paper Out Error

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-3. Error Condition and the Possible Causes (continued) 3.1.1.1 Remedies for Paper Out Error Error Condition Possible Causes This section provides check points and corresponding actions which are 1. The counter is not showing the actual remaining ink...
  • Page 84 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-4. Remedies for Paper Out Error Table 3-5. Remedies for Paper Out Error (continued) Step Check point Actions Step Check point Actions Is no paper Set a cleaning sheet in the ASF up side down. Then...

  • Page 85: Remedies For The Paper Jam Error

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 3.1.1.2 Remedies for the Paper Jam Error Table 3-6. Remedies for Paper Jam Error Step Check Points Actions This section includes the check points and corresponding actions which Is the paper length Instruct the user that the Paper Jam Error occurs...
  • Page 86 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-7. Remedies for Paper Jam Error (continued) Table 3-8. Remedies for Paper Jam Error (continued) Step Check Points Actions Step Check Points Actions • Is the PE sensor • Check the ASF installation at the following 2 Referring to Step 3 in Section 3.1.1.1 “Remedies...

  • Page 87: Remedies For No I/C And Ink Out Errors

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 3.1.1.3 Remedies for No I/C and Ink Out Errors Table 3-9. Remedies for No I/C and Ink Out Errors Step Check Point Actions This section includes the check points and corresponding actions which The ink consumption counter, separately set for black...
  • Page 88 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-10. Remedies for No I/C and Ink Out Errors (continued) Table 3-11. Remedies for No I/C and Ink Out Errors (continued) Step Check Point Actions Step Check Point Actions Is the micro switch fixed...

  • Page 89: Remedies For The Maintenance Error

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 3.1.1.4 Remedies for the Maintenance Error While the printer is in this error condition, it disables all operations including data communication except for the panel operation specified to clear the error. Therefore, follow the steps described in Table 3-12 to solve the problem.

  • Page 90: Remedies For Fatal Error

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 3.1.1.5 Remedies for Fatal Error Table 3-14. Remedies for Fatal Error Step Check Point Actions A fatal error is basically caused by any of the following conditions: Has the ASF sensor Referring to the figure below, check that the ASF 1.
  • Page 91 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-15. Remedies for Fatal Error (continued) Table 3-16. Remedies for Fatal Error (continued) Step Check Point Actions Step Check Point Actions Is the lever Check if the two Is the CRHP sensor Check for the correct voltages at 3-pin connector...

  • Page 92: Isolating The Faulty Part On The Power Supply Board

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 3.1.2 Isolating the Faulty Part on the Power Supply Board This section explains how to troubleshoot the following problems: Table 3-18. Isolating the Faulty Part on the Power Supply Board (continued) The printer is turned on, but the initialization is not performed and...
  • Page 93 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-19. Table 3-20. Isolating the Faulty Part on the Power Supply Board (continued) Isolating the Faulty Part on the Power Supply Board (continued) Step Check Point Action Step Check Point Action Is the main switching...

  • Page 94: Isolating The Faulty Part According To The Phenomenon

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 3.1.3 Isolating the Faulty Part according to the Phenomenon Refer to this section if you could not solve the problem in Section 3.1.1 Table 3-22. Cooling Fan does not Rotate or Section 3.1.2 or need more information to isolate the cause...
  • Page 95 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-23. CR Motor does not Operate Table 3-24. PF Motor does not Operate Step Check Point Action Step Check Point Action Getting ready The connector used to control the CR motor is indicated...
  • Page 96 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-25. Pump/ASF Motor does not Operate Table 3-26. Pump/ASF Motor does not Operate (continued) Step Check Point Action Step Check Point Action Getting ready for The connector used to control the Pump/ASF motor...
  • Page 97 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-27. ASF Solenoid does not Operate Table 3-28. ASF Solenoid does not Operate (continued) Step Check Point Action Step Check Point Action Is the fuse (F4) Place the probes of the tester on the both terminals of...
  • Page 98 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-29. Cleaning does not Solve the Print Problem Table 3-30. Cleaning does not Solve the Print Problem (continued) Step Check Point Action Step Check Point Action Repeat the cleaning Unlike the previous products, the Stylus Color 980...
  • Page 99 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-31. Cleaning does not Solve the Print Problem (continued) Table 3-32. Cleaning does not Solve the Print Problem (continued) Step Check Point Action Step Check Point Action Is any ink tube Referring to the figure below, check the following...
  • Page 100 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-33. Cleaning does not Solve the Print Problem (continued) Unlike the previous products, the procedure after head replacement is precisely specified. Therefore, be sure to follow the steps in Table 3-34 Step Check Point Action exactly.
  • Page 101 Stylus Color 980 are purchased from either of the intensely. following two vendors: EPSON or Sharp. Their ICs slightly differ in the feed back voltage. Therefore, if the installed printhead has the 4. If the ink does not flow properly, the PZT gradually heats up and is...
  • Page 102 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 3-35. Combination which Causes the Error Nozzle Selector 1st digit of the Head ID The board is in the Sharp- specific setting. EPSON exclusive printhead For this reason, if you perform the operation in an incorrect procedure such as;...

  • Page 103: Disassembly And Assembly

    C H A P T E R DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY...

  • Page 104: Overview

    This chapter describes procedures for disassembling the main Wear protective goggles to protect your eyes from components of EPSON Stylus Color 980. Unless otherwise specified, disassembly units or components can be reassembled by reversing the ink. If ink gets in your eye, flush the eye with fresh water and see a doctor immediately.
  • Page 105 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to government laws and regulations. Risque d’explosion si la pile est remplacée incorrectment.

  • Page 106: Disassembly Procedures

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2 Disassembly Procedures The flowchart below shows procedures for disassembly. Figure 4-1. Disassembly Flowchart Disassembly and Assembly Disassembly Procedures...
  • Page 107 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A If you have replaced specified parts, you must make Table 4-1. necessary adjustments. See the following tables which Removed/Replaced Parts and Corresponding Adjustments shows the parts removed/replaced and corresponding Actions taken Step Corresponding adjustment required...

  • Page 108: Upper Case And Control Panel Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.1 Upper Case and Control Panel Removal 4. Remove one screw securing the front case (on the left) to the printer mechanism, then pull the front case forward and remove it from the 1. Remove the sheet guide.

  • Page 109: Printer Mechanism Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.2 Printer Mechanism Removal When assembling, be sure to connect the connectors 1. Remove the upper case. (See Section 4.2.1.) properly as shown in Figure 4-5. 2. Unlock the cable clamp on the relay board, then take all harnesses out of the cable holder.

  • Page 110: C380 Main Board Unit Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4. Remove two screws securing the waste ink drain pad cover to the lower case and remove it. After replacing the Waste Ink Pads, perform any necessary adjustments. (See Table 4-1) 5. Remove four screws securing the rear case to the stay on the C380 When mounting the four screws, do not fasten them Main board.

  • Page 111: Relay Board And Cooling Fan Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4. Disconnect two connectors CN5 and CN6 from the C380 Main board and remove the C380 Main board unit. Screws securing the Relay Board After removing/replacing the C380 Main Board, perform any necessary adjustments. (See Table 4-1)

  • Page 112: Shield Plate On The C380 Main Board Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.5 Shield Plate on the C380 Main Board Removal 5. Disconnect the FFC from the connector CN15 on the C380 Main board. 1. Remove the C380 Main board unit. (See Section 4.2.3.) 6. Remove two screws securing the shield plate (top) to the bottom 2.

  • Page 113: C265 Psb/Pse Board Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.6 C265 PSB/PSE Board Removal 4. Remove two screws securing the shield plate on the C265 PSB/ PSE board, and remove the shield plate. 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) Screws securing the Shield Plate 2.
  • Page 114 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5. Remove four screws securing the C265 PSB/PSE board to the bottom frame, and remove the C265 PSB/PSE board. Upper side Screws securing the C265 PSB/PSE Board Bottom side Figure 4-13. C265 PSB/PSE Board Removal...

  • Page 115: Printer Mechanism Disassembly

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7 Printer Mechanism Disassembly Screws securing the Head Fixing Lever 4.2.7.1 Printhead Removal Joints (blue) When removing the printhead, make sure the carriage Cartridge Clamp unit is at the left end of the printer mechanism. If you...
  • Page 116 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 9. Remove two screws securing the head fixing lever which is fixing 12. Lifting up the printhead unit, disconnect 2 FFCs and the connector the printhead by the bottom of the carriage unit, then pull out the (white, 4-pin) for the ink cartridge sensor.

  • Page 117: Cr Motor Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.2 CR Motor Removal 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) After removing/replacing the CR Motor, perform any necessary adjustments. (See Table 4-1) 2. Release the carriage lock at the back of the printer mechanism, then move the carriage unit away from the home position.

  • Page 118: Pf Motor Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.3 PF Motor Removal A high-precision gear is used for the PF roller drive 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) gear. Therefore, if the PF roller drive gear has been removed, it must not be used again. Neglecting this 2.

  • Page 119: Pump/Asf Motor And Solenoid Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.4 Pump/ASF Motor and Solenoid Removal 4.2.7.5 ASF Unit Removal 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) 1. Remove the DE subassembly frame. (See Section 4.2.7.4.) 2. Remove the E-ring fixing the ASF drive shaft and remove the ASF drive gear.

  • Page 120: Asf Disassembly

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.5.1 ASF Disassembly 4. Remove the release hopper lever (right) from the LD roller shaft 1. Remove the ASF. (See Section 4.2.7.5.) 5. Remove the right shaft E-ring located at the right end of the loading (LD) roller shaft.
  • Page 121 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 7. Release the peg fixing the hopper assembly to the ASF frame by the 10. Release four hooks securing the LD roller assembly to the frame in top left. Then separate the hopper assembly and the ASF frame.
  • Page 122 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Before assembling the ASF, ensure the following four When installing the LD roller shaft with the both paper loading parts are correctly mounted onto the paper loading assemblies on it into the ASF frame, shift the right paper assembly.
  • Page 123 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A When installing the hopper assembly into the ASF Be sure to fix both right and left pegs on the ASF frame frame with the paper loading assemblies and LD roller securely into the sockets in the hopper assembly.

  • Page 124: Asf Sensor Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.6 ASF Sensor Removal 4. Disconnect the connector from the ASF sensor. 1. Remove the ASF unit. (See Section 4.2.7.5.) 5. Using tweezers, release two of the hooks securing the ASF sensor, and remove the ASF sensor.

  • Page 125: Crhp Sensor Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.7 CRHP Sensor Removal 4.2.7.8 PE Sensor Removal 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) 2. Pushing two of the four hooks securing the CRHP sensor, remove 2.

  • Page 126: Encoder Belt Sensor Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.9 Encoder Belt Sensor Removal When installing the encoder belt, be sure to place it 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) between the flags for the photo sensor attached to the 2. Using your hand, push the fixing lever holding the encoder belt by back of the carriage unit.

  • Page 127: Carriage Unit Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.10 Carriage Unit Removal 6. Release the hook securing the paper thickness adjusting lever to the printer mechanism, then push the paper thickness adjusting 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) lever inward to remove it.

  • Page 128: Pump Unit Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 9. Turn the parallelism adjustment bushing to the left to align the 4.2.7.11 Pump Unit Removal bushing with the cutout in the left frame, then pull the parallelism 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) adjustment forward.

  • Page 129: Paper Eject Frame Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.12 Paper Eject Frame Removal 4.2.7.13 Paper Eject Roller Removal 1. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.2.) 1. Remove the paper eject frame. (See Section 4.2.7.12.) 2. Remove the pump unit. (See Section 4.2.7.11.) 2.

  • Page 130: Platen Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.14 Platen Removal 1. Remove the paper eject roller. (See Section 4.2.7.13.) 2. Lift up the front edge of the platen, and remove the plate. Platen Figure 4-47. Platen Removal Disassembly and Assembly Disassembly Procedures...

  • Page 131: Pf Roller Removal

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 4.2.7.15 PF Roller Removal 4. Pull all the paper guides (upper) out to the front side of the printer mechanism (paper ejection side). 1. Remove the platen. (See Section 4.2.7.14.) When installing the paper guide located on the left 2.
  • Page 132 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 7. Remove three screws securing the top frame (two by the front and 8. among two bushings securing the PF roller by the both ends, turn the rest by the rear right of the printer mechanism), and remove the the left one (on the 80th column side) upward to release the PF top frame.

  • Page 133: Adjustment

    C H A P T E R ADJUSTMENT...

  • Page 134: Overview

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.1 Overview When adjusting the printer, be sure to refer to Table This chapter contains all adjustments procedures for Stylus Color 980. 5-1 to check for all the necessary adjustment items and perform them in the correct order. Failure to do 5.1.1 Conditions for Each Adjustment...
  • Page 135 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 5-1. Table 5-2. (continued) Actions Taken and Corresponding Adjustments in Order Actions Taken and Corresponding Adjustments in Order Actions taken Step Corresponding adjustment required Actions taken Step Corresponding adjustment required Printhead Install a new I/C in the I/C replacement sequence CR shaft Referring to Chapter 6 “Maintenance”, remove...
  • Page 136 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 5-3. (continued) Actions Taken and Corresponding Adjustments in Order Actions taken Step Corresponding adjustment required Clogged nozzles Perform “Head Cleaning” using the service recovery program. If the step 1 is not effective, perform “Ink Charge Flag Reset”...

  • Page 137: Adjustments

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2 Adjustments NOTE: If we OEM this product in future, there will be a possibility that more model names are added to the option. In this case, be sure This section describes the procedure for each adjustment. Be sure to to select the model name you are dealing with correctly.
  • Page 138 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 10. Click "OK". 11. The main adjustment screen shown in Figure 5-3. appears. Figure 5-3. Main Adjustment Menu Screen Adjustment Adjustments...

  • Page 139: Head Actuator Voltage Input

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2.2 Head Actuator Voltage Input This section describes how to input Head ID. Perform this operation under the following conditions: 1. The printhead has been replaced. 2. The C380 Main board has been replaced.

  • Page 140: Head Id Retrieval

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 8. Click "OK". 5.2.3 Head ID Retrieval 9. When the program submit the ID you type, following screen The section describes the procedure for head ID retrieval. appears. This operation enables you to confirmation the head ID without defecting ink cartridge.

  • Page 141: Bi-Directional Adjustment

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2.5 Bi-Directional Adjustment 4. Select “Print the Bi-D adjustment pattern” in the screen. 5. Click “OK”. This section describes how to make Bi-Directional Adjustment. This adjustment must be made under the following conditions. 6. The following screen appears.
  • Page 142 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 13. The following screen appears. Figure 5-10. Bi-D Adjustment Pattern Sample Figure 5-11. Bi-D Adjustment Mode Screen 9. The sample pattern is printed as shown Figure 5-10. Select the 14. Set the normal dot and vertical dot values according to the value on value the most closely aligned vertical line.
  • Page 143 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 15. When the desirable value is selected, click “OK”. The following screen appears. Figure 5-12. Screen after the Adjustment Value has been Written 16. Click “Previous to return to the Bi-D Adjustment screen” (Figure 5-8).

  • Page 144: Usb Id Input

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2.6 USB ID Input This section describes the procedure of USB ID input. Referring to Section 5.2.1, perform the preliminary operation. 2. Select "USB ID". 3. The following screen appears. Figure 5-14. USB ID Input Screen 7.

  • Page 145: Usb Id Retrieval

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2.7 USB ID Retrieval This section describes the procedure of USB ID retrieval. 1. Perform the operation of USB ID Input (5.2.6) 1-3. 2. Select “Check USB ID”. 3. Click “OK”. 4. The following screen appears.

  • Page 146: Printhead Cleaning Using The Program

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2.8 Printhead Cleaning Using the Program 6. The following screen appears. The service program for the Stylus Color 980 has the cleaning function. The command is always executed with the most powerful cleaning mode. Note the printer is not equipped with the dummy cleaning called CL3.

  • Page 147: Initial Ink Charge

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2.9 Initial Ink Charge 6. Click “OK”. 7. The following screen appears. This section describes how to perform Initial Ink Charge. It must be performed under the following conditions. 1. C380 Main Board has been replaced.

  • Page 148: Indication Of The Counter Value For The Waste Ink Pad

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2.11 Indication of the Counter Value for the Waste Ink Pad This section describes how to indicate and clear the values for the 7. The following screen appears. waste ink pad counters (protection counters) which shows the total ink amount absorbed in the waste ink pads.
  • Page 149 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A NOTE: 16. The following screen appears. Before clearing the protection counters, be sure to replace the waste ink pads with new ones. Otherwise, the user may encounter ink leakage. 10. Disconnect the printer from the PC and replace the waste ink pads with new ones, referring to Chapter 6 “Maintenance”.

  • Page 150: Fan Check

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2.12 Fan Check This program enables you to check the fan’s operational condition. In the Stylus Color 980, the fan does not necessarily rotate when the printer is turned on. Therefore, if the Head Hot Error (indication on the panel: Ink Out Error) occurs frequently, the fan must be checked for its condition.

  • Page 151: Paper Gap Adjustment

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 5.2.13 Paper Gap Adjustment 2. Install dummy cartridges (empty cartridges) and close the both clamps. Paper Gap Adjustment is performed to provide a proper gap between 3. Set the PG lever (blue) to the rear (PG = wider).
  • Page 152 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 9. If the thickness gauge does not move, move the right parallelism 13. By pulling the timing belt, move the carriage again to the position adjustment bushing upward by one notch. The direction for moving...
  • Page 153 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 22. Holding the right parallelism adjustment bushing with your hand so it does not move, fasten the screw. 23. Holding the left parallelism adjustment bushing with your hand so it does not move, fasten the screw.
  • Page 154 C H A P T E R MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 155: Maintenance Overview

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 6.1 Overview 6.1.1 Maintenance When a printing malfunction or Maintenance request error has This section describes how to solve problems when a printing occurred, take appropriate measures described in the following sections malfunction or maintenance request error has occurred. Observe the to solve the problem.

  • Page 156: Cleaning The Printhead

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 6.1.1.1 Cleaning the Printhead If your printout shows problems such as white banding, color banding, dot missing, or improper ink ejection (bad alignment), the printhead needs to be cleaned. The cleaning methods equipped with the Stylus Color 980 are as shown in Figure 6-1.

  • Page 157: Maintenance Request Error

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 6.1.1.2 Maintenance Request Error The Maintenance Request Error is indicated when the waste ink absorber located in the lower case becomes near full. The table below shows methods and procedures necessary to clear the Maintenance Request Error.

  • Page 158: Lubrication And Adhesion

    The types lubricants used in the Stylus Color 980 are specified by preliminary lubrication before installing the shaft as SEIKO EPSON. Lubricate the printer if necessary under the following described below: conditions;...

  • Page 159: Lubricating The Carriage Guide Shaft

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 6.2.1 Lubricating the Carriage Guide Shaft 5. Using the dry cloth, completely wipe the inner surfaces of the 2 metallic bushings through which the carriage guide shaft is set. This section includes the procedure for lubricating the carriage guide Especially, wipe well off black stains if any.
  • Page 160 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 7. Get 2 new oil pads. 11. Using the same syringe used in Step 8, supply “O8” (0.7 to 0.75 cc) to the installed oil pad. 8. To one of the new oil pads, supply “O8” (0.5 cc) using the small syringe.
  • Page 161 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 6-2. Oil Applied to the Stylus Color 980 Table 6-5. Lubrication Points Type Part name Content Part code Availability Lubricating Point Amount Grease G-26 B702600001 EPSON exclusive The shaft in the [Frame Assembly, DE, Right]...
  • Page 162 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 6-6. Lubrication Points (continued) Lubricating Point Amount U-shape groves on the right and left edges of G-26 ( 1 x 5 mm, top and the [Paper Guide Front Unit]. bottom) The surface of the [Shaft, CR] NOTE: Do not apply lubricant to the [Shaft, CR, Support].
  • Page 163 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Figure 6-12 Figure 6-10 Figure 6-11 G-26 Figure 6-14 Figure 6-13 Maintenance Lubrication and Adhesion...
  • Page 164 C H A P T E R APPENDIX...

  • Page 165: Appendix Connector Summary

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 7.1 Connector Summary Table shows the connector assignment of the C380 Main Board. Figure 7-1 shows the cable connection of the Stylus Color 980. Table 7-1. C380 Main Board Connections Connector Function Refer to:...
  • Page 166 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 7-3. Connector Pin Assignment - CN6 Table 7-4. Connector Pin Assignment - CN8 Signal Signal Name Function Function Name ANODE1 Row A temperature detection analog signal 1, 6 Ground ANODE2 Row A temperature detection analog signal...
  • Page 167 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 7-5. Connector Pin Assignment - CN9 Table 7-6. Connector Pin Assignment - CN10 Signal Name Function Signal Name Function COMe Power voltage for the Nozzle Row E (Yellow) PF A Phase A Input/Output data...
  • Page 168 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 7-8. Connector Pin Assignment - CN12 Table 7-11. Connector Pin Assignment - CN15 Signal Name Function Signal Name Function ASF A Phase A Input/Output data Ground When inputting, connects a current from the Ground Phase -A to the ground via the coil.

  • Page 169: Eeprom Address Map

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 7.2 EEPROM ADDRESS MAP Table 7-14. EEPROM Address Map (2/8) This section contains the EEPROM map for the Stylus Color 980. QPIT Factory Address Explanation Settings settings settings Table 7-13. EEPROM Address Map (1/8) Bi-D Adjustment data -36 <= n <= +36...
  • Page 170 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 7-15. EEPROM Address Map (3/8) Table 7-16. EEPROM Address Map (4/8) QPIT Factory Explanati QPIT Factory Address Explanation Settings Address Settings settings settings settings settings 0: Roman 1: Sans Serif Interface time-out 0 to 255...
  • Page 171 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 7-17. EEPROM Address Map (5/8) Table 7-18. EEPROM Address Map (6/8) QPIT Factory QPIT Factory Address Explanation Settings Address Explanation Settings settings settings settings settings Software bit7: Software Password 1 A.G.M. (0=ESC/P, 1=IBM) Auto CR bit6: A.G.M.
  • Page 172 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 7-19. EEPROM Address Map (7/8) Table 7-20. EEPROM Address Map (8/8) QPIT Factory QPIT Factory Address Explanation Settings Address Explanation Settings settings settings settings settings 5EH, 5FH Ink counter Ry0 Temperature at Bi-D...

  • Page 173: Component Layout

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 7.3 Component Layout Figure 7-2. C380 Main Board (Component side) Appendix Component Layout...
  • Page 174 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Figure 7-3. C380 Main Board (Soldering side) Appendix Component Layout...
  • Page 175 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Figure 7-4. C265 PSB Board Figure 7-5. C265 PSE Board Appendix Component Layout...
  • Page 176 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Figure 7-6. C265 PNL Board Appendix Component Layout...

  • Page 177: Parts List

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 7.4 Parts List Table 7-22. Parts List (2/6) Description Description Table 7-21. Parts List (1/6) GUIDE, SHIELD PLATE WIRE HARNESS Description Description CLAMP FAN ASSY HOUSING, UPPER LOCK, STACKER C.P.SCREW POWER CABLE ASSY. HOUSING, LOWER; B COMPRESSION SPRING, 2.94...
  • Page 178 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 7-23. Parts List (3/6) Table 7-24. Parts List (4/6) Description Description Description Description PAPER GUIDE, UPPER CLANP LEVER, DETECTOR, IC, BK ROD SPRING, STAR WHEEL PAPER GUIDE, LEFT SHEET, COVER, M/B LEVER, DETECTOR, IC, C STAR WHEEL ASSY, 8;D...
  • Page 179 EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A Table 7-25. Parts List (5/6) Table 7-26. Parts List (6/6) Description Description Description Description LEVER, CHANGE HOLDER, SHEET, PAPERFEED PLANE WASHER EXTENSION SPRING, 0. 62 COMBINATION GEAR, 14.4, 24 ROLLER ASSY, LD, LEFT LEAF SPRING LEVER, PAPERRETURN, RIGHT SPUR GEAR, 20.8...

  • Page 180: Exploded Diagrams

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 7.5 Exploded Diagrams See the following pages for the Exploded diagrams. Appendix Exploded Diagrams...

  • Page 181: Epson Stylus Color

    Except for EAI For EAI,EAI(CANADA) For EAI(220V),EUR(220/230V), For EAI,EUL(120V),ETT EKL,EMO EPSON STYLUS COLOR 980 No.1 Rev.01 10245...
  • Page 182 Rev.01 10245 EPSON STYLUS COLOR 980,980N No.2...
  • Page 183 EPSON STYLUS COLOR 980,980N No.3 Rev.01 10245...
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  • Page 185 (503) (504) 589 590 589 590 589 590 589 590 589 590 589 590 EPSON STYLUS COLOR 980,980N No.5 Rev.01 10245...
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  • Page 187 (03) (03) 02 for S.E.ASIA (03) EPSON STYLUS COLOR 980,980N No.7 Rev.01 10245...

  • Page 188: Circuit Diagrams

    EPSON Stylus Color 980 Revision A 7.6 Circuit Diagrams See the following pages for the circuit diagrams below. C380 Main Board (1/2) C380 Main Board (2/2) C265 PSB Board C265 PSE Board C265 PNL Board Appendix Circuit Diagrams...

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