Overview; Mechanism; Printer Mechanism - Epson Stylus CX3100 Service Manual

EPSON Stylus CX3100/3200

2.1 Overview

This Chapter describes the operating principles of the mechanism and electric circuits
of EPSON Stylus CX3100/3200.
EPSON Stylus CX3100/3200 roughly consists of a printer and a scanner. The
mechanism can be divided into the printer and the scanner. The electric circuit includes
the Main Board circuit, Power Supply Board circuit, scanner carriage circuit and
control panel circuit.

2.1.1 Mechanism

2.1.1.1 Printer Mechanism

The printer mechanism comprises the Carriage carrying the print head, the CR Motor
for driving the carriage in the lateral direction in the printing range, the Capping Unit
for preventing the print head from drying, the PF Motor for transporting the paper, the
ASF Unit for loading paper by the driving force from the PF motor, and the Paper Eject
Unit for ejecting the paper after printing.
Operating Principles
Paper
Eject
Unit
Print Head
Capping Unit
Figure 2-1. Outline of Printer Mechanism
Overview
Revision A
PF Motor
ASF Mechanism
CR Motor
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