Epson Stylus COLOR 660 Service Manual

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EPSONStylusCOLOR660 Color ink jet printer SEJ99005 SERVICE MANUAL SERVICE MANUALSERVICE MANUAL SERVICE MANUAL ...

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Notice: All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SE...

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PRECAUTIONS Precautionary notations throughout the text are categorized relative to 1)Personal injury and 2) damage to equipment. DANGER Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in serious or fatal personal injury. Great caution should be...

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PREFACE This manual describes basic functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations, maintenance and repair procedures of Stylus COLOR 660. The instructions and procedures included herein are intended for the experienced repair technicians,...

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Revision Status Revision Issued Date Description A August 25, 1999 First Release ...

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1 PRODUCTDESCRIPTION ...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 1 Product Descri p tio n 7 1.1 FEATURES are designed for PC users at home and low price for hat high performance. Also, Stylus Color 440 printer has the same high color print quality (720 X 720d...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 1 Product Descri p tio n 8 The rest contents of Product Description is the same as of EPSON Stylus Color 640/660/740. ...

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2 OPERATINGPRINCIPLES ...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 2 O p eratin g Princi p le s 1 0 The contents of Operating Principles is the same as of EPSON Stylus Color 640/660/740. ...

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3 TROUBLESHOOTING ...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 3 Trouble Shootin g 1 2 The contents of Trouble Shooting is the same as of EPSON Stylus Color 640/660/740. ...

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4 DISASSEMBLYANDASSEMBLY ...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 4 Disassembl y and Assembl y 1 4 The contents of Disassembly and Assembly is the same as of EPSON Stylus Color640/660/740. ...

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5 ADJUSTMENT ...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 1 6 5.1 Overview This chapter describes adjustments required for Stylus Color 640/660 when the printer is disassembled and assembled after repair. Refer to Stylus Color 740/640/...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 1 7 5.1.2 Adjustment Tools Required Table 5-3 below shows adjustment tools for Stylus Color 640/660. Table 5-3 Adjustment Tools Required No. Name Adjustment Item Contents/Spec. ...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 1 8 5.2 Adjustment This section explains the specific procedures for making the adjustments using the exclusive adjustment program for Stylus Color 640/660. 5.2.1 Adjustment by ...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 1 9 5.2.1.2 Entering Stylus COLOR 660 SERVICE PROGRAM To perform any adjustment, you need to enter the Stylus COLOR 660 SERVICE PROGRAM first. Read the following instructions an...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 2 0 11. In the next screen, choose the market destination according to the market. Standard: All the market except ESP.India and Korea ESP.India: for ESP India Korea: for EKL NO...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 21 14. When you select “Check this model name”, the following screen appears. NOTE: While checking the model name, keep the printer ON. Figure 5-5. Checking the model name (1)...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 2 2 17. In the initial screen (3) (Figure 5-4), select “Boot this program” and you will enter Stylus COLOR 660 SERVICE PROGRAM. 18. Stylus COLOR 660 SERVICE PROGRAM shown be...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 2 3 5.2.1.3 Initial Ink Charge There is no ink charged in the ink path of a spare printhead and printer mechanism. Therefore, after you replaced any of the following units, perf...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 2 4 5.2.1.4 Head Cleaning Stylus Color 660 have no dummy cleaning sequence called CL3, which was performed to prevent ink from being unnecessarily consumed when cleaning was rep...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 2 5 5.2.1.5 Indication of the counter value The program provided with this manual can let you confirm or clear the current protection counter value. [Confirming the current prot...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 2 6 3. Click “Check the present counter values”. The screen below appears. Figure 5-14. Check the present counter values 4. If the present counter value is over 9800 points,...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 2 7 5.2.1.6 Market Destination For Stylus Color 660, the market destination is originally set. 1. To check the market destination, click “Market destination check” on the ad...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 2 8 5.2.1.7 Head Voltage ID Input Head voltage value adjustment function enables you to write printhead ID. This operation is considered the most important to maintain proper pr...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 2 9 5. Select “Change data”, and the following screen appears. Figure 5-19. Head voltage ID input (2) 6. Input the new head voltage ID number, and click OK. The new ID numbe...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 3 0 5.2.1.8 Head Angular Adjustment This adjustment is required in the following cases. When a printhead is replaced. When the carriage unit is replaced. When the angle adjustme...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 31 5. Loosen the screw securing the printhead on the carriage. (You don't need to remove it completely.) Figure 5-23. Screw Position NOTE: Make sure to loosen this screw. Oth...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 3 2 9. After tighten the screw, print the check pattern again to confirm. If there is any gap, make the adjustment again. CHECK PO IN T If a certain amount of gap is generated a...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 3 3 5.2.1.9 Bi-D Adjustment You perform this adjustment to correct differences in printing positions, which is caused by incorrect printing timing in right and left directions d...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 3 4 Figure 5-27. Bi-D ADjustment Pattern Sample 4. Go back to “Bi-D Adjustment” screen (Figure 5-25), select “Adjust”. The screen below appears. Figure 5-28. Adjust 5. T...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 3 5 5.2.1.10 Print A4 Pattern For Stylus Color 660, you can check all the adjustment has done correctly by executing “print A4 pattern”. 1. In the following screen, click OK...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 5 Ad j ustmen t 3 6 5.2.1.11 Recovery By using this program, you can clean the clogged nozzle. Stylus Color 660 alternately executes CL2 and Nozzle Check Pattern. 1. In the following screen, cl...

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6 MAINTENANCE ...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 6 Maintenanc e 3 8 The contents of Maintenance is the same as of EPSON Stylus Color 640/660/740. ...

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7 APPENDIX ...

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EPSON Stylus Color 66 0 Revision A Cha p ter 7 A pp endi x 4 0 The contents of Appendix is the same as of EPSON Stylus Color 640/ 660/740. ...