About This Manual - Printronix p300 Maintenance Manual

What This Maintenance Manual Contains
This manual contains information for servicing and repairing P300 and P600 printers, in either pedestal or
floor cabinet (XQ) configurations, at the field maintenance level:
Chapter 1: Maintenance Overview — Briefly describes features, options, physical configurations,
and controls and indicators of P300 and P600 printers.
Chapter 2: Principles of Operation — Describes the operation of the printer through the use of
block diagrams and associated text .
Chapter 3: Preventive Maintenance — Lists procedures for maintaining normal printer operation.
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting — Presents fault isolation procedures for determining the source of
common malfunctions.
Chapter 5: Corrective Maintenance — Contains procedures for printer adjustments, alignments,
and replacement of hardware.
Appendices — Appendix A lists PROM kit applications for P300 and P600 printers. Appendix B is a
PCBA jumper location guide. Appendix C lists part numbers for components replaceable at the
field maintenance level, cross–referenced to the illustrations in Chapter 5.
What This Manual Does Not Contain
Operational information covered in the User's Reference Manual is not repeated in this manual.
WARNING, CAUTION, IMPORTANT, and NOTE
Always read and comply with special information. Special information is highlighted under headings that
alert you to the nature of the information:
A WARNING tells you of conditions that could harm you.
A CAUTION tells you of conditions that could damage the printer or
related equipment.
IMPORTANT gives you information vital to proper operation of the
printer.
NOTE: Provides information affecting printer operation considered impor-
tant enough to emphasize.
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