Adjusting And Resetting The Printer; Platen Gap/Parallelism Adjustment - Epson TM-FX2180 Service Manual

EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual

5.2 Adjusting and Resetting the Printer

5.2.1 Platen Gap/Parallelism Adjustment

If you have rotated or reassembled the rear carriage guide shaft or
parallelism adjustment bushing, or if printing is too light or too dark even
when the PG lever is in the proper position, perform the platen
gap/parallelism adjustment.
Perform this adjustment at the following three positions: the far left, center,
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and far right (about the 1 , 68
Remove the print head from the carriage assembly. (See Chapter 4.)
1.
Using tweezers, remove the ribbon mask from the ribbon mask holder,
2.
as shown in Figure 5-1.
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, and 136 ) columns.
ribbon mask
Figure 5-1. Removing the Ribbon Mask
Chapter 5 Adjustments
ribbon mask holder
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