Paper Guide Support Plate Removal; Platen Roller Removal - Epson DFX-8500 Service Manual

3.2.6.23 Paper Guide Support Plate Removal

1. Remove the left and right covers. (See Section 3.2.3.2.)
2. Remove the front panel. (See Section 3.2.3.3.)
3. Remove the upper case. (See Section 3.2.3.4.)
4. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 3.2.6.)
5. Remove the carriage motor fan. (See Section 3.2.6.19.)
6. Remove the carriage motor. (See Section 3.2.6.20.)
7. Disassemble the carriage mechanism. (See Section 3.2.6.22.)
8. Remove the paper guide support plate. (See the exploded diagram in the Appendix.)
When you install the paper guide support plate, perform the following adjustments described in
Chapter 4:


Carriage timing belt tension adjustment


Carriage guide shaft parallelism adjustment


Platen gap adjustment


Bidirectional printing adjustment

3.2.6.24 Platen Roller Removal

1. Remove the left and right covers. (See Section 3.2.3.2.)
2. Remove the front panel. (See Section 3.2.3.3.)
3. Remove the upper case. (See Section 3.2.3.4.)
4. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 3.2.6.)
5. Remove the plunger and paper bail. (See Section 3.2.6.7.)
6. Remove the upper paper guide. (See Section 3.2.6.8.)
7. Remove the platen. (See 3.2.6.10)
8. Remove the carriage motor. (See Section 3.2.6.20.)
9. Remove the left gear train. (See Section 3.2.6.16.)
10. Remove the platen roller (See the exploded diagram in the Appendix.)
When you install the platen roller, perform the following adjustments described in Chapter 4:


Carriage timing belt tension adjustment


Carriage guide shaft parallelism adjustment


Platen gap adjustment


Bidirectional printing adjustment
ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED
ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
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