Epson Stylus Pro 9500 Service Manual page 138

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Uploading via a PC Card
1. Turn the printer's power Off.
2. Remove the access cover on the top paper guide, then insert a PC card
with the date already written to it in the PC card slot on the main board.
3. Turn the printer's power On.
4. The printer will start uploading the firmware automatically, and the
following messages will be displayed in order in the LCD. During this time,
all the ink LED's on the panel will blink repeatedly.
This operation will be completed in approximately 2 minutes.
n Copy 1 _ Copy 2 _ Copy 3 _ Copy 4 _ Copy 5 _ Copy 6 _ Copy
7 _ Compare 1 _ Compare 2_ Compare 3 _ Compare 4 _
Compare 5 _ Compare 6 _ Compare 7 _ End
5. When the above LCD display ends, turn the printer's power switch off, then
take the PC card out of the slot.
Disassembly & Assembly
NOZZLE CHECK & FIRMWARE VERSION CONFIRMATION
1. Set roll paper in the printer, then lower the paper set lever securely.
1. Turn on the power switch while pressing the following buttons and start the
Self-diagnostic mode.
n Paper Feed – Button + Cut / Eject Button + Cleaning Button
2. Press the [Paper Source] button and select "Check: Print," then press the
[Enter] button.
3. Select "Print: Nozzle Check" by pressing the [Paper Source] button, then
press the [Enter] button and print the nozzle check patter. The following
items are printed out in this nozzle check pattern printout.
n Nozzle Check Pattern
n Firmware Version
n Waste Ink Pad Counter
4. Check the following contents in the printed out nozzle check pattern.
n Check if all the nozzles are spraying ink correctly by the nozzle
check pattern.
n Check if the firmware version is correctly updated to the pigment
ink version.
5. If missing of dots is confirmed, press the [Pause] button, the return to the
Self-diagnostic mode's starting menu and select "Check: Cleaning".
Conduct cleaning, selecting Cleaning KK1, kk2 or Initial filling in
accordance with the level of dot missing.
NOTE: If all the nozzles are causing missing of dots, check the cap's
waste fluid tubes, and also recheck the joints to the head dampers
and ink supply tubes.
6. If the firmware version has not been updated to the pigment version, Carry
out pigment firmware uploading again, according to the preceding pate.
Disassembly Flow
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