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4.2.6.2
Carriage Motor Removal
Step 1 Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 4.2.5)
Step 2 Remove the lead wire of the carriage motor from the cable clamp.
Step 3 Remove the CP(P) screw (M3 X 6) securing the carriage motor gear cover, then remove the
carriage motor gear cover.
Carriage motor
gear cover
CP(P) (M3 X 6)
Cable Clamp
='------Lead wire
Figure 4-18. Carriage Motor Removal (1)
Step 4 Remove the two CP(P) screws (M3 X 6) securing the carriage motor, then remove the carriage
motor.
Carriage drive pulley
'-----"--------CP(P) (M3 X 6)
Figure 4-19. Carriage Motor Removal (2)
ASSEMBLY POINTS:
•
Reattach the carriage motor so that the label on the carriage motor faces up.
•
When reassembling the carriage motor, adjust the backlash between the carriage motor and carriage
drive pulley. If the backlash is too tight, printing pitch might become abnormal or printing noise might
become louder.
ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED
After the carriage motor is removed and reassembled, the following adjustment is required:
• Printing alignment (only for the bidirectional printing) (See Section 4.3.5.)
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