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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3-i 3. Disassembly and A ssembly 3.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Precautions for Disassembling the Printer .......................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 Tools ..................[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly 3-ii EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 - 1 3.1 O VER VIEW Thi s s ect ion describes procedures for di sa ss embl ing t he m ain com ponents of the EPSON St ylus COLOR 400. Unless ot herw i s e s pec if i ed, disass embl ed units or com ponents can be reassembl ed by rev ersing the disass em bly procedure. Theref[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 - 2 Never remov e t he ink cart r idge f rom the c ar r iage unless t he manual specif ies t o do so. When transport ing a print er after repair , be sure to pack the print er for t ransport ation w ith the ink cart ridge ins t alled. Use only recom m ended t ools f or disa[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 - 3 3.1.3 Specifications for S crews T able 3-2 bel ow s hows and des c ribes screw s us ed in t his pri nter . Duri ng ass em bly and disass em bly , v erif y the l ocati ons of dif f erent t ypes of screws by ref erri ng to the tabl e below . The screw number i n the tex [...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 - 4 3.1.4 Service Checks After Repair Bef ore ret ur ni ng the pri nter af t er serv i ce, use the chec k l i st i n T able 3-3, which pr ov i des a record t o m ak e serv i ci ng and shippi ng m ore ef f ic i ent. Ca tegor y Com ponent Item to Chec k Is C h eck Re quir ed?[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 - 5 3.2 Disassem bly Procedures The f i gure bel ow show s procedures f or di sass em bl y . Remo ve Housing 3.2.1 Remove Board Assemblies 3.2.2 Remo ve Control Panel 3.2 .3 Remove Printe r Mechanism 3.2 .4 Re fe r to Remove Printhead Uni t 3.2.4.1 Rem ove Was te Ink Pa d T[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 - 6 3.2.1 Removing the Housing Si nce the print er mechani sm also acts as the lower case, you can rem ov e the pri nter m echani sm j ust by rem ov i ng the housing. 1. Open t he pr i nter c ov er and t urn t he PG adj ustm ent l ev er t ow ard the ( + ) side. 2. Rem ov e [...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 - 7 3.2.2 Removing the Board Assemblies Since t he m ai n board (C206 MAIN) and power s uppl y board (C206 PSB) are bui l t in a separate bracket f rom the pri nter m echani sm, rem ov e t he whole br ack et f rom the pri nter m echani sm. 1. Remov e t he housing. (See Sect[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 - 8 Main Bo ard Shie ld Plate Power S upply Board (C206 PSB) Main Bo ard (C20 6 MA IN ) (No. 6) (No. 1) (No. 1) Fi g u re 3-4. Remo vin g the Bo ards[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 - 9 3.2.3 Removing the Control Panel 1. Remov e t he housing. (See Sect ion 3. 2.1) 2. Rem ov e 2 screw s (No. 1) securing t he control panel , and di sconnect the panel f rom the pri nter m echanism . 3. Remov e 1 screw (No. 1), and det ach the l ef t panel housing. 4. Rem[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 0 3.2.4 Disassembling the Pr inter M echanism Since t he EPSON Styl us COLOR 400 does not hav e a l ow er housing, t he printer m echanism i s already rem ov ed. Theref ore, thi s s ecti on ex plai ns procedures f or disass em bli ng m ajor part s or uni ts of pri nter m[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 1 FFC Hea d F ast en er P r int h ea d Un i t Figure 3-6 . Remo v ing the Pr inthea d Pri nthead Car riage Ass embly Mak e sure t he protr usion from th e carri age is in the h ole in th e earth gr oun d plate. Thi s part should to uch the C R axis hol d er . Make sur e [...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 2 3.2.4.2 Removing Waste Ink Drain Pad Tray Assembly A 1. Rem ov e the housi ng. ( S ee S ect ion 3. 2.1. ) 2. Rem ov e the c ont r ol panel . (See Sect ion 3. 2.3. ) 3. Rem ov e 1 screw (No. 4) securi ng the was te i nk tr ay assembl y on the r i ght side of the pri nte[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 3 3.2.4.3 Removing the Pump Assembly and Cap Assembly 1. Rem ov e the housi ng. ( S ee S ect ion 3. 2.1. ) 2. Rem ov e the c ont r ol panel . (See Sect ion 3. 2.3. ) 3. Rem ov e was t e ink dr ai n pad tr ay assembl y A. ( S ee Sec t ion 3. 2.4. 2. ) 4. Loosen 2 screws o[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 4 Loo se n s cr ew s on t he r ight and lef t si des an d f l oat t he pape r eje ct fr ame asse mb ly. Release 3 hooks from th e interior of the right f rame assembly. Pump As sembly Cap Assemb ly R e lease 1 hoo k from the ba ck of th e printer me ch an ism and rem o v[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 5 3.2.4.4 Removing the CR Motor Assembly 1. Rem ov e the housi ng. ( S ee S ect ion 3. 2.1. ) 2. Rotat e the gear (67.2 m m ) toward you, and r elease the carr iage l ock m echani sm. M ov e the c arri age to the cent er . 3. Loosen the ti m ing bel t by pushing the dri [...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 6 (No. 1) Make sur e the pr otrusions from the CR m otor are in the holes in the frame when installing the CR motor ass embly. Figure 3-1 2. Remov ing and Inst alling the CR Motor A ssembl y[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 7 3.2.4.5 Removing the PF Motor Assembly 1. Rem ov e the housi ng. ( S ee S ect ion 3. 2.1. ) 2. Rem ov e was t e ink dr ai n tr ay assembl y A. ( S ee Sec t ion 3. 2.4. 2. ) 3. Rem ov e the f ol l owing gears on the l ef t si de of t he pri nt er m echani sm. See the f [...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 8 PF Motor (B ack si de of t he fr am e ) Dir ec tio n to pu ll motor cabl e lea d In ser t t he P F mot or s haf t in to the larger hole firs t, and then slide it into the smal le r hole. Figure 3-1 4. Insta lling the P F Motor A ssembl y[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -1 9 3.2.4.6 Removing the ASF Assembly 1. Rem ov e the housi ng. ( S ee S ect ion 3. 2.1. ) 2. Rel ease the attached hook from inside the printer mec hanism , and rem ov e t he gear (34 m m ) f rom the ASF ass em bly roll er shaft. 3. T ake t he c abl es out of the cabl e h[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -2 0 3.2.4.6.1 Removing the Paper Feed Roller Assembly 1. Rem ov e the ASF ass em bl y . (S ee Sec t ion 3. 2.4. 6. ) 2. Rem ov e the brake l ev er , r el easing one l eg of the tor si on spri ng ( 41. 2 g) f r om t he hook on t he ASF f ram e. 3. Rem ov e the shaf t f i x [...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -2 1 3.2.4.6.2 Removing the Right and Left LD Roller Assembly 1. Di s ass em ble t he ASF assembl y , and r emov e t he paper f eed roll er as sembl y and hopper assembl y f rom the AS F body . (See Sect ion 3. 2.4. 6. ) 2. T ake out r i ght and l ef t c om pression springs[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -2 2 3.2.4.7 Removing the Carriage Assembly 1. Rem ov e the housi ng. ( S ee S ect ion 3. 2.1. ) 2. Loosen the t im i ng belt by pushing t he dr i v en pul l ey hol der , and r em ov e t he t i m i ng bel t f rom the pull ey on the CR m otor side. 3. T ake t he c om pressio[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -2 3 PG Leve r Supp or t Rig ht P arall elism A dju stment Bus hing Was her (Conv ex si de sho uld f ace the b ushin g sid e duri ng inst all ati on ) Lef t Par allel ism Adju stmen t Bush ing CR Guid e Shaf t Ca rr ia ge Ass em b ly Figure 3-1 9. Remov ing the Carriage Ass[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -2 4 3.2.4.8 Removing the PF Roller Assembly 1. Rem ov e the housi ng. ( S ee S ect ion 3. 2.1. ) 2. Rem ov e the c arr i age ass em bl y . ( S ee Sec t ion 3. 2.4. 7. ) 3. Rem ov e 2 screw s (No. 1) on t he pr i nter m echani sm and di sas sembl e the cabl e gui de boar d.[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -2 5 Fr ont Pape r Gu ide B Eject Pape r Rol le r Asse mbl y Figure 3-2 1. Remov ing the Pa per Eje ct R oller A ssembl y PF Ro lle r A ssem bly Align the protr usions on the PF rol ler ass embly with the hole s in the frame to hold t he shaft. Figure 3-2 2. Remov ing the P[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -2 6 3.2.4.9 Removing the PE Paper Sensor Assembly 1. Rem ov e the housi ng. ( S ee S ect ion 3. 2.1. ) 2. Rel eas e 2 hooks securing t he PE sens or ass em bly to t he back of the f ram e, and rem ov e the PE sens or ass em bl y , sli di ng i t upward. Rem ov e PE board as[...]

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    Dis as s em bly a nd As s em bly EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Service M an u al 3 -2 7 3.2.4.10 Removing the HP Sensor 1. Rem ov e the housi ng. ( S ee S ect ion 3. 2.1. ) 2. Rem ov e the c abl e f rom the HP sensor and take i t out af t er r el easing the at tached hook . HP Senso r Figure 3-2 4. Remov ing the H P Se nsor[...]