Adjusting The Paper Roll Near-End Sensor - Epson TM-T88V-i Technical Reference Manual

Adjusting the Paper Roll Near-End Sensor

Below are two situations where a roll paper Near-End sensor adjustment is required.
• To adjust the detection position to suit the diameter of the roll paper core used.
• To adjust the detection position of remaining amount of paper.
 Since roll paper cores vary slightly in shape, depending on paper roll design and
 Use roll paper with a core inner diameter of 12 mm {0.47"} and outer diameter of 18 mm
Follow the steps below to adjust the roll paper near-end detector.
1
Open the roll paper cover, and remove the roll paper.
2
Loosen the adjustment screw fastening the sensor, and align the upper
edge of the positioning plate with the adjustment position.
Adjustment position
Upper
Lower (Initial setting)
3
Tighten the adjustment screw.
4
After adjustment, make sure that the detection lever operates smoothly.
manufacturing tolerances, it is impossible to detect the remaining paper exactly.
{0.71"} so that the Near-End sensor can detect the remaining paper as accurately as
possible.
Outer diameter of roll paper
at near-end detection
Approx. 27 {1.06"}
Approx. 23 {0.97"}
Chapter 2 Setup
Adjustment screw
Po s i t i o n i n g
plate
Detection lever
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