Epson Stylus Pro 7000 - Page 71

EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 Revision B
Operating Principles Printer Mechanism Operation Outline 71
When the carriage is in the home position, the PG motor can drive the cam via
a series of gears. The motor turns counter clockwise to turn the cam and raise
or lower the subcarriage to a set height. The actual platen gap position used
during printing depends on the paper thickness as well as the control panel
Platen Gap setting.
NOTE: You can manually set the platen gap. See Platen Gap in
“Printer Setting Menu” on page 41 for information on making
this setting.
The three platen gap (height) settings, as described in the table below.
Table 2-4. Determining PG Settings
Control Panel
Setting
Command
Setup
Paper
Thickness
Sensor
Actual Platen
Gap Position
Wide
Wide PG
Wide Wide
Thin Wide
Default PG
Wide Wide
Thin Medium
Auto
Wide PG
Wide Wide
Thin Wide
Default PG
Wide Wide
Thin Narrow
Table 2-5. Platen Gap Settings
Platen Gap Setting Gap Distance
Narrow 1.3mm
Medium 2.2mm
Wide 2.7mm