Adjustment; Parallelism Adjustment - Epson Stylus COLOR 880 Service Manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 880

5.2 Adjustment

This section explains specific procedures for each adjustment required for
Stylus COLOR 880.

5.2.1 Parallelism Adjustment

When replacing the carriage assembly or removing it during printer mechanism
disassembly, perform the parallelism adjustment during assembling and set
the standard distance from the surface of the printhead to the paper surface.
Do not scratch the special coated surface of the PF roller
assembly and rib surface of the front paper guide;B.
Before performing this Adjustment, clean the thickness
gauge with the clean cloth moistened the alcohol.
Be careful not to leave any mar or dirt on the surface of the
printhead. (Never use a rusty or dirty thickness gauge.
Also, do not push the thickness gauge hard against the
head.)
Adjustment
[Right Parallelism Adjustment]
1) Remove the screw [C.B.S-TITE(P4)] fixing the Right Parallel Adjustment
Bushing.
2) Install the "Parallelism adjustment bushing" for right and left frame and set
them on the peaking of the upper frame side so that they match with "the
standard mark of parallelism adjustment bushing".
Figure 5-1. Parallelism Adjustment Bushing
3) Set the PG lever front. (Gap is small.)
Adjustment
Revision A
The peaking
portion
C.B.S-TITE
(P4), 3x6,F/Zn
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