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Operating Principles
LX-300 Service Manual
2.1.5 Ribbon Shift Mechanism
This printer can be equipped with a color upgrade kit to print in color. The printer performs
color
printing unidirectionally. The option is composed of the
color
ribbon
shift mechanism. The
Color
ribbon feed mechanism is shared in common
with
black
ribbon
feed
mechanism,
and the shift
mechanism shifts the ribbon cartridge up and down.
Table 2-2 shows the CS motor assembly specifications.
The motor control system is open-loop, so
that when the color is being changed, the positioning is controlled by stepping pulse.
Table 2-4. CS Motor Assembly Specifications
Category
Requirement
Type
4-phase, 48-pole, PM-type stepping motor
Drive Voltage
35 VDC
*
10Yo
Coil Resistance
150 ohms
f
5Y0
(per phase, at 25° C or 77°
F)
Drive Pulse Frequency
Color shift 500 pps
Excitation Method
Constant-vottage 2-2 phase excitation
The
ribbon shift mechanism consists of the color ribbon and color upgrade kit. The color upgrade
kit is composed of the
CS
motor assembly,
ribbcm
shift gear/cam, motor driver
IC,
and color ribbon
sensor. The l-inch-wide color
ribbon
is separated into four equal-width bands of different colors.
The ribbon shift mechanism shifts the ribbon cartridge up and down.
When the color ribbon cartridge is loaded, it is possible to print in up to seven colors. One of the
four colors on the ribbon is selected by the color ribbon cartridge motion, which inserts a portion of
the plastic posts into the slots in the printer mechanism as a fulcrum.
Figure 2-9 illustrates the color
shift mechanism. The mechanism shifts the ribbon cartridge by converting the gear rotation to
liner motion (up and down) of the color ribbon cartridge, using color shift cam gear.
Any color band can be selected
by’
rotation of the
CS
motor assembly, using the color home
position (the position of the black color band) as a starting point and reference position. Home
position is recognized by the
CS
motor assembly stepping pulse. When printer is power on, the
CS
motor assembly is exated at any phase position at first. Next, the
CS
motor assembly is turned for
235 steps ( black
+
yellow). Then, the motor returns one step (yellow+ black), and the ‘motor is
stopped. Finally, the motor returns 223 steps
(yellow+
black) and stops. This position is home
position.
Table 2-5 gives coloring sequences.
For halftones, as shown in the table, a color is created by
printing one color on top of another.
Table 2-5. Coloring Sequences
Print Ribbon
Print Color
First Printing
Seoond
Printing
Black
Black
Magenta
Magenta
Cyan
cyan
Yellow
Yellow
Green
Yellow
cyan
Orange
Yellow
Magenta
Violet
Magenta
Cyan
Note:
The printer prints the brighter color first to prevent the ribbon from
bt
ng
stained
f-’””
,,.
2-8
Rev.A

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Epson LX-300 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Print Method9-pin impact dot matrix
InterfaceParallel
Paper HandlingFriction feed, tractor feed
Weight4.4 kg
Operating EnvironmentTemperature: 5 - 35°C, Humidity: 10 - 80%

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