Troubleshooting - Epson Stylus 200 Service Manual

Troubleshooting

5.5.1 How to recover the dot-missing with the brand-new ink cartridge
The following flow-chart shows the way of recovering a clogged nozzle with the ink cartridge. The section
that is indicated out of each items shows the additional explanation when you need more information..
Start
Refer to Section 5.5.1.1.
Perforn the 360 DPI printing.
Refer to Section 5.5.1.2.
Yes
Does the
printing normal?
No
Refer to Section 4.1.3.
Refer to Section 5.5.1.3.
Perform the CL operation
for 2 or 3 times.
Refer to Section 5.5.1.1. Refer to Section 4.1.2.
Perforn the 360 DPI printing.
Yes
Printing is recovered?
No
Replace to new ink cartridge.
Printing is recovered?
Yes
A
Refer to Section 5.5.1.4.
Does the head Yes
angle correct?
Figure 5-2. Main Flow-Chart for Recover a Dot-missing
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A
Refer to Section 5.5.1.4.
Does the
head angle
correct?
Perform the head angle
adjustment.
Perform the EEPROM reset &
replace a waste ink drain pad.
Perform the Bi-D adjustment.
Replace to new ink cartridge.
A
Refer to Section 5.5.1.5.
Perform the initila ink charge
with the program.
Perform the initila ink charge
No
with the program.
Refer to Section 5.5.1.5.
Perform the initila ink charge
No
Printing is recovered?
with the program.
Yes
A
Printing is recovered?
Yes
A
Refer to Section 4.1.3.
Perform the head angle
adjustment.
Refer to Section 4.1.2.
Perform the Bi-D adjustment.
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Epson Stylus Color 200 / Epson Stylus 200
Refer to Section 4.1.2.
Perform the Bi-D adjustment.
Refer to Section 4.1.5.
END
Refer to Section 5.5.1.1.
Perforn the 360 DPI printing.
Refer to Section 5.5.1.1.
Perforn the 360 DPI printing.
Perforn the 360 DPI printing.
Refer to Section 4.1.5.
No Perform the EEPROM reset &
replace a waste ink drain pad.
Refer to Section 5.5.1.6.
Replace to new print head.
Replace to new ink cartridge.
Rev. A