Printer Mechanism Power On Test; Opening And Closing The Platen - Epson TM-H6000 Service Manual

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Printer Mechanism Power on Test

The printer mechanism runs through the following tests when you turn on the power supply to
the printer.
Opens and closes the platen.
Detects carriage home position.
Feeds paper to the thermal printer.
This section describes the items that you can check visually.

Opening and Closing the Platen

The printer opens and closes the platen once. Check this operation with the front cover opened.
1-4 Troubleshooting
Figure 1-3 Opening and closing the platen
check for the platen open and
close operation
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