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SERVICE MANUAL Color Inkjet Printer L200/L201 L100/L101 CONFIDENTIAL SEMF10-001...
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SEIKO EPSON would greatly appreciate being informed of them. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. The above not withstanding SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual or the consequences thereof.
Strictly observe the following cautions. Failure to comply may lead to personal injury or damage of the product. 1. Repairs on Epson product should be performed only by an Epson certified repair technician. 2. No work should be performed on this product by persons unfamiliar with basic safety knowledge required for electrician.
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8. When disassembling or reassembling this product, make sure to wear gloves to avoid injuries from metal parts with sharp edges. 9. Use only recommended tools for disassembling, reassembling or adjusting the printer. 10. Observe the specified torque when tightening screws. 11.
About This Manual This manual, consists of the following chapters, is intended for repair service personnel and includes information necessary for properly performing maintenance and servicing the product. CHAPTER 1. DISASSEMBLY / REASSEMBLY Describes the disassembly/reassembly procedures for main parts/units of the product, and provides the standard operation time for servicing the product.
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Revision Status Revision Date of Issue Description October 8, 2010 First Release Confidential...
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 1.1 Overview This chapter describes procedures for disassembling the main parts/units of L200/L201/L100/L101. Unless otherwise specified, disassembled parts/units can be reassembled by reversing the disassembly procedure. See the cautions or tips for disassembly/reassembly described in “ 1.3 Details of Disassembling/Reassembling by Parts/Unit (p23)”.
Revision A 1.1.2 Checks and precautions before disassembling Ink may spill when removing the following parts from L200/L201/L100/L101. This section describes the parts that may cause ink spill and the means to minimize the ink spill when removing the parts.
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Means do to minimize the ink spill Even observing the points described in this section, ink may spill in the following situations. Therefore, be careful not to contaminate the inside of the printer or its surroundings by preparing the container to receive the leaked ink, or the like.
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 1.1.3 Protection for Transportation Before packing the printer for returning it to the user, secure it at the specified points with strong tape to avoid damaging the printer or ink leakage during transport, and make sure to check the points as follows.
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Points to be checked before packing the printer The Valve Lever is on the position shown below All the caps of the Ink Supply Tank Assy are (the Choke Valve is closed). (See Figure 1-2.) securely closed.
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 1.2 Disassembly/Reassembly Procedures This section describes procedures for disassembling the parts/units in a flowchart format. For some parts/units, detailed procedures or precautions are provided (accordingly indicated by icons and cell's color). Refer to the explanations in the example chart below and perform an appropriate disassembling and reassembling procedure.
The following are the standard operation time for servicing the product. Those are based on the MTTR result measured using a prototype. The underlined parts/units are supplied as After Service Parts. Standard Operation Time for servicing L200/L201: Table 1-2. Standard Operation Time for servicing L100/L101: Table 1-3.
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Table 1-2. Standard Operation Time (L200/L201) Time (second) Time (second) Parts/Unit Parts/Unit Replace- Adjust- Replace- Adjust- Total Total ment ment ment ment PF Roller Left Cover PF Motor Ink Supply Tank Assy Ink Tube Guide 1st Ink Tube Guide 2nd...
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Table 1-3. Standard Operation Time (L100/L101) Time (second) Time (second) Parts/Unit Parts/Unit Replace- Adjust- Replace- Adjust- Total Total ment ment ment ment Pick Assy CR Front Waste Ink Pads Top Cover (under the Cap Assy) Pump Assy...
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Details of Disassembling/Reassembling by Parts/Unit Panel Unit (L200/L201) Document Pad (L200/L201) Scanner Unit (L200/L201) Document Cover Scanner Unit Panel Unit Document Pad Scanner FFC Panel FFC Scanner Motor cable Panel FFC Scanner Unit Origin Position Standard line Double-sided tape C.B.P-TITE SCREW 3x10 (5.0 ±...
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Power Supply Unit FFC Cover Cap Unit Step 1 Step 2 Cap Unit Head FFC Cleaner Case Spring Waste Ink Tube Point A Frame Base Hook Dowel for temporarily secure Groove Hole Step 3 Step 4 Cap Unit...
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Gear Pump Idle/ Gear Pump/ Bracket Pump/ Roller Pump/ Waste Ink Tube/ Pump Housing Pump Assy Waste Ink Tray Assy Step 1 Cap Unit side Waste Ink Tray Assy side Waste Ink Tube Waste Ink Tube ±...
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Right Cover / Left Cover / Bottom Cover CR Front CR Cover CR Cover Right Cover Left Cover C.B.P-TITE SCREW 2.5x5 (5.0 ~ 6.0 kgf·cm) Carriage Bottom Cover CR Front Carriage C.B.P-TITE SCREW 2.5x5 (5.0 ~ 6.0 kgf·cm)
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Assy side side 190 ± 1 mm 165 ± 1 mm Cyan 257 ± 1 mm L200/L201: 310 mm L100/L101: 290 mm 335 ± 1 mm Valve case Ink Tube 420 ± 4.2 mm or 10% tolerance Ink Supply Tank Assy...
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3. Insert the section A of the Tube Guide Plate Support into the hole C of the Tube Guide Plate Support up from the bottom as shown in the “OK” above. above. image above to secure it Middle Housing (L200/L201) Ink Supply Holder Assy (L200/L201) Ink Tube Guide 1st / Ink Supply Holder Assy (L200/L201) Ink Tube Guide 1st Ink Tube Guide 1st Holes Left side Middle Housing Middle Housing C.B.P-TITE SCREW 2.5x5...
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Upper Housing Assy / Ink Supply Holder Assy (L100/L101) Refilling Ink Label (L100/L101) Printer Cover (L100/L101) Left side Step 1 Bottom side Step 3 Upper Housing Assy Hook 10.0 mm 4.0 mm Ink Supply Holder Assy Hook 4.0 mm...
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 1.4 Routing FFCs/cables Scanner Unit /CIS (L200/L201) CR Motor Panel FFC Panel FFC Panel FFC CR Motor cable Rib A CR Motor Pick Assy Bottom of the Scanner Unit Pick Assy Ferrite Core Scanner FFC Ferrite Core...
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Head FFC PF Motor Step 1 Holder FFC Fold line PF Motor cable Ferrite Core CR Encoder Head FFC Step 3 Step 2 Main Frame Main Frame Holder FFC Holder FFC Hole PF Motor Head FFC Head FFC...
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 2.1 Required Adjustments When the EEPROM Data Copy cannot be made for the Main Board that needs to be replaced, the Waste Ink Tray Assy must be replaced after replacing the Main Board with a new one.
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Table 2-1. Required Adjustment List Priority Adjustment Item EEPROM data copy Initial setting Maintenance counter reset Ink charge Head ID input Top margin adjustment Head angular adjustment Bi-D adjustment PF band adjustment To copy adjustment values or the...
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 2.2 Details of Adjustments This section provides adjustment procedures for which explanation in details is necessary. See “ 2.1 Required Adjustments (p34)” for the adjustments not explained here. 2.2.1 TOP Margin Adjustment Three adjustment patterns are printed on the top of the paper as shown in Figure 2-1.
Before applying the grease, make sure to wipe off old grease completely with BEMCOT. Grease Type Name EPSON Part Code Supplier Grease G-45 (TBD) 1033657 (TBD) EPSON...
Lubrication Point Lubrication Point Figure 3-2. Lubrication on Scanner Unit Figure 3-1. Lubrication on Paper Support Assy (L200/L201) <Lubrication Point> <Lubrication Point> 1. Ribs (x20) of the Contacting points (x5) 3.2 mm...
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A <Lubrication Point> <Lubrication Point> <Lubrication Point> Contacting points (x2) Sliding surface between Ribs (x3) of the Frame with the Driven Pulley the Roller Idler Pick and Base (contacting points Spring Roller Idler Pick with the PF Roller) <Type>...
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 4.1 Power-On Sequence This section describes the power-on sequences for this product. The preconditions are as follows. Condition Completing ink charge. No paper on the paper path. The Printhead is capped with the Cap of the Ink System.
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L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A Table 4-1. Operation of the power-on sequence Carriage/PF roller Operation movement and position 4. Detecting ink cartridge and initializing ink system 4-1.The carriage moves to the 80-digit side for IES detection. 4-2.The carriage returns to its home position.
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 4.2 Connector Diagram Cable connections of this printer are shown below. Scanner Unit Only L200/L201 CIS Module Printhead CR Motor Scanner Motor Panel Unit L200/L201 Panel Board CR Encoder J201 Panel Unit L100/L101 Main Board Panel Board...
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 4.3 Troubleshooting This section describes the troubleshooting workflow and fatal error information. 4.3.1 Troubleshooting Workflow The following page describes the troubleshooting workflow. Follow the flow when troubleshooting problems. Appendix Troubleshooting Confidential...
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• PE Sensor Lever replacement • Ink tube connection is incomplete. ESK’s repair data on FY08 / FY09 models. [Major Troubleshooting] • Open valve • Ink tank replacement Printer Mechanism specification for L200/L201/L100/L101. Finish • Ink tube re-installation Appendix Troubleshooting Workflow Confidential...
L200/L201/L100/L101 Revision A 4.3.2 Fatal Error Code This section describes the fatal error code and the possible cause for this product. Printer fatal error list Table 4-2. Fatal Error List (Printer) Error Error type Error name Possible cause code • CR Encoder failure (contaminated/detached scale, Encoder Board failure) •...