Epson FX-870

Adjustments, Maintenance, and Lubrication
Chapter 5
Adjustments, Maintenance, and
Lubrication
Adjusting the Printer Mechanism
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5-1
Platen Gap Adjustment
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5-1
Bidirectional Alignment Adjustment
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5-3
Overview
of the Bidirectional Alignment Adjustment..
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5-3
Bidirectional Alignment Adjustment Procedure
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5-3
Adjustment Operation
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5-4
Preventive Maintenance
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5-5
Lubrication
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5-5
List of Figures
Figure 5-1.
Removing the Ribbon Mask
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5-1
Figure 5-2.
Parallelism Adjustment Bushing
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5-2
Figure 5-3. Platen Gap
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5-2
Figure 5-4.
Bidirectional Alignment Adjustment (Draft Mode).
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Figure 5-5.
Bidirectional Alignment Adjustment (NLQ Mode).
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Figure 5-6. Lubrication Points
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5-7
List of Tables
Table 5-1. Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5-5
Table 5-2. Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Epson FX-870/1170
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