Table Of Contents - Epson STYLUS COLOR 3000 Service Manual

1.1 Overview_____________________________________________________________________ 1-1
1.2 Options and Consumables _______________________________________________________ 1-2
1.3 Specifications _________________________________________________________________ 1-4
Printing Specifications ______________________________________________________________________1-4
Control codes ______________________________________________________________________________1-5
Character tables ____________________________________________________________________________1-5
Paper Feeding _____________________________________________________________________________1-7
Paper Handling & Specifications ______________________________________________________________1-7
Printable Area _____________________________________________________________________________1-9
Adjust Lever _____________________________________________________________________________1-12
Ink Specifications _________________________________________________________________________1-13
Input Data Buffer__________________________________________________________________________1-13
Electric Specifications ______________________________________________________________________1-14
Environmental Conditions __________________________________________________________________1-14
Reliability________________________________________________________________________________1-15
Safety Approvals __________________________________________________________________________1-15
CE Marking ______________________________________________________________________________1-15
Acoustic Noise ____________________________________________________________________________1-15
Physical Specifications _____________________________________________________________________1-16
1.4 Interfaces ___________________________________________________________________ 1-16
Parallel Interface __________________________________________________________________________1-16
Macintosh Serial Interface___________________________________________________________________1-20
Optional Interface _________________________________________________________________________1-21
Preventing Data Transfer Time-out____________________________________________________________1-22
Interface Selection _________________________________________________________________________1-23
Printer Languages _________________________________________________________________________1-23
1.5 Operation ___________________________________________________________________ 1-24
Control Panel _____________________________________________________________________________1-24
Default Setting____________________________________________________________________________1-27
Setting Method _________________________________________________________________________1-27
Setting Menu ___________________________________________________________________________1-28
Printer Adjustment Mode ___________________________________________________________________1-30
Printer Initialization _______________________________________________________________________1-31
Self-test Printing Mode _____________________________________________________________________1-31
Hexadecimal Dump Function ________________________________________________________________1-31
Monochrome Printing Mode _________________________________________________________________1-31
Error Conditions __________________________________________________________________________1-32
1.6 Main Components ____________________________________________________________ 1-33
C203 Main Control Board___________________________________________________________________1-33
C172 PSB/PSE Board ______________________________________________________________________1-34
Control Panel _____________________________________________________________________________1-34
Printer Mechanism Unit (M-4J60) ____________________________________________________________1-34
Housing _________________________________________________________________________________1-34
Chapter 1
Product Description