Epson Stylus Pro 9500 - 1.3 Important Maintenance Items During Service Operations

EPSON Stylus Pro 9500 Revision A
Maintenance & Setup General Maintenance Issues 222
6.1.2 Product Life Information
The table below shows the product life about the printer body, each
mechanism and various parts. Information regarding to the product life can be
checked by the following way.
o Panel Setting: “Printer Status Menu”
The amount of ink remaining is indicated on the LCD. (“F*****E” - F = full, E
= empty, and each asterisk * represents a percentage of the total ink.)
Also, the counters which record these values can be initialized by
“Maintenance Mode 2”.
o Self-Diagnostic Function: “Check: Maintenance” under “Test” menu
6.1.3 Important Maintenance Items During Service
Operations
Check the following items during printer maintenance/service and perform any
necessary operations.
CAUTION
Do not perform the counter initialization without
replacing the corresponding parts and checking their
operation. Since the counters for “Waste Ink Life” and
“Ink Remaining Quantity” influence printer operations,
do not clear them unnecessarily.
Table 6-2. Product Life Information
Items Setting value Notes Result = Error
Printer 18,000 pages B1 paper No
Printheads 2 billion dots Each nozzle No
Waste Ink Pads Right: 132,000 points
Left: 6,600 points
1 point = 0.02ml Yes
CR Motor 2,500,000 passes 1 pass =1 round trip
*Ink tube life is
monitored based on
this counter value.
Yes
PF Motor 23,000 meters Paper feed distance No
Cutter 2,000 operations 1 operation = cut one
page
No
Table 6-3. Items to be Checked During Maintenance/Service
Items Check Points Remedy
Lower Paper Guide
and the surface of the
Subplaten
Make sure no paper,
dust, or foreign objects
are attached or have
accumulated.
Cleaning (If there is an
ink stain, wipe with dry,
clean cloth after
cleaning the ink stain
with damp cloth.)
Step Ruler
(Striped plastic sheet
used by Linear
Encoder to determine
CR position)
Make sure no dust or
foreign objects are
attached or have
accumulated, and
make sure it is not
ripped, bent, or
stained.
After attempting to
clean, if there are any
rips or stains, replace
with new one.
Rail on the CR guide
frame
Make sure there are no
foreign objects
attached.
Cleaning
P_REAR sensor and
P_FRONT sensor
surface
Make sure no paper,
dust, or foreign objects
are attached or have
accumulated.
Cleaning
PF Encoder Sensor
and Loop Scale
Is there any paper dust
or foreign matter
accumulating or
adhering?
Cleaning
If there is any damage,
replace it.