Epson Stylus 800, Stylus 1000 Service Manual 1

Chapter 1

Product Description

1.1 Features..............................................................................................................1-1

1.2 Accessories and Options..................................................................................1-2

1.3 Hardware Specifications...................................................................................1-3

1.3.1 Printing Specifications................................................................................1-3

1.3.2 Print Speed and Printable Columns...........................................................1-3

1.3.3 Paper Feeding..............................................................................................1-4

1.3.4 Paper Specifications...................................................................................1-4

1.3.4.1 Cut Sheets..........................................................................................................................1-4

1.3.4.2 Transparencies, Glossy Paper............................................................................................1-4

1.3.4.3 Envelopes...........................................................................................................................1-4

1.3.4.4 Index Cards.........................................................................................................................1-4

1.3.5 1.3.5 Printable Area....................................................................................1-5

1.3.6 ASF Paper Capacity.....................................................................................1-6

1.3.7 Ink Specifications........................................................................................1-7

1.3.8 Electric Specifications................................................................................1-8

1.3.9 Reliability......................................................................................................1-8

1.3.10 Safety Approvals........................................................................................1-8

1.3.11 CE Marking.................................................................................................1-8

1.3.12 Acoustic Noise...........................................................................................1-8

1.3.13 Environmental Conditions........................................................................1-9

1.3.14 Physical Specifications.............................................................................1-9

1.4 Firmware Specifications.................................................................................1-10

1.4.1 Control Codes and Character Specifications..........................................1-10

1.4.2 Input Data Buffer........................................................................................1-12

1.5 Interfaces..........................................................................................................1-13

1.5.1 Parallel Interface (Forward Channel)......................................................................................1-13

1.5.2 Parallel Interface (Reverse Channel).....................................................................................1-16

1.5.3 Mac Serial Interface................................................................................................................1-17

1.5.4 Optional Interface....................................................................................................................1-18

1.5.5 Preventing Hosts from Data Transfer Timeout.......................................................................1-18

1.5.6 Interface Selection.....................................................................................1-18

1.6 Operations........................................................................................................1-19

1.6.1 Control Panel.............................................................................................1-19

1.6.2 Default Settings.........................................................................................1-21

1.6.3 Printer Adjustment Mode..........................................................................1-23

1.6.4 Ink Smudge Prevention Mode..................................................................1-23

1.6.5 EEPROM Clear Mode.................................................................................1-23

1.6.6 Printer Initialization...................................................................................1-24

1.6.7 Initialization Items and Values..................................................................1-25

1.6.8 Self-test Function......................................................................................1-26

1.6.9 Hexadecimal Dump Function...................................................................1-26

1.6.10 Error Conditions......................................................................................1-26

1.6.11 Monochrome Printing Mode...................................................................1-26

1.7 Main Components...........................................................................................1-27

1.7.1 C202 MAIN Board......................................................................................1-28

1.7.2 C202 PSB/PSE Board................................................................................1-29

1.7.3 C202 Panel Board......................................................................................1-30

1.7.4 Printer Mechanism....................................................................................1-30

1.7.5 Housing......................................................................................................1-31

Product Description

1.1 Features

The EPSON Stylus COLOR 800 is a high-performance color ink jet printer designed for the small office/home office (SOHO) market. The main features of this printer are:

High print quality for color graphics

High resolution 1440 (H) x 720 (V) dpi printing Colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black Printing method Traditional and new Microweave printing Smaller dot diameter for image improvement

High-speed printing

400 cps in LQ mode 533 cps in Draft mode

Built-in auto sheet feeder with a wide page capability and high capacity This printer holds: 100 cut-sheets (55 g/m

10 envelopes 20 sheets of glossy paper 30 index cards 50 transparency film sheets 70 sheets of special paper

2 interfaces built-in and 1 optional interface card

Mac serial interface (up to approximately 900K bps) Bidirectional parallel interface (IEEE-1284 level 1 device) Optional Type-B interface card

4 scalable fonts and 5 LQ fonts:

Scalable fonts Roman T, Sans Serif H, Roman, Sans Serif LQ fonts Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script

9 usable character tables (NLSP version)

Italic, PC437, PC850, PC437 Greek, PC852, PC853, PC855, PC857, PC866, PC869, MAZOWIA, Code MJK, ISO 8559-7, Latin 1T, Bulgaria, PC774, Estonia, ISO 8859-2, PC866 LAT

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Figure 1- 1. Exterior View of Stylus COLOR 800

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1.2 Accessories and Options

Table 1-1. Accessories

Part Number Description Quantity

4006678 5020108 5020089

Table 1-2. Options and Consumables

Part Number Description Quantity

C82305/C82306 C82307/C82308

C82310∗ C82313∗ C82315∗ C82314∗ C82312∗ C82331∗ C82345∗

C836021∗

C83603∗ C83604∗

C83605∗ C83606∗ S020108 S020089 S041059 S041025 200 sheets S041060 S041061 S041026 200 sheets S041062 S041067 S041054 S041121 S041122 S041071 S041072 S041107 S041126 S041124 S041063 S041064 S041106

Serial interface card 32KB serial interface 32KB parallel interface card 32KB EEE-488 interface card TWAIN interface card Coax interface card LocalTalk™ interface card Ethernet interface card Type B bidirectional parallel interface card Parallel interface cable (shielded) from D-SUB 25-pin to

Amphenol 57 Serial interface cable from D-SUB 25-pin to D-SUB 25pin

Serial interface cable from D-SUB 9-pin to D-SUB 25-pin

Black ink cartridge Color ink cartridge EPSON 360 dpi ink jet paper (A4)

EPSON 360 dpi ink jet paper (Letter) EPSON photo-quality Ink jet paper (A4)

EPSON photo-quality ink jet paper (Letter) EPSON photo-quality ink jet paper (Legal) EPSON photo-quality ink jet card (A6) EPSON photo-quality ink jet card (5.8 inches) EPSON photo-quality ink jet card (10.8 inches) EPSON photo-quality glossy film (A4) EPSON photo-quality glossy film (Letter) EPSON photo-quality glossy film (A6) EPSON photo-quality glossy paper (A4) EPSON photo-quality glossy paper (Letter) EPSON ink jet transparencies (A4) EPSON ink jet transparencies (Letter) EPSON photo-quality self-adhesive sheets (A4)

Note: Asterisk in a part number replaces the last digit of the part number, which varies by

country.

User’s Guide 1 Ink Cartridge (Black) 1 Ink Cartridge (Color) 1 CD ROM (Printer Driver, Utility) 1

100 sheets

100 sheets 100 sheets

100 sheets 100 sheets 50 sheets

15 sheets 15 sheets 10 sheets

30 sheets 30 sheets 10 sheets

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1.3 Hardware Specifications

1.3.1 Printing Specifications

Print method Nozzle configuration

32/360 inch

On-demand ink jet Monochrome 128 nozzles (32 x 4 staggered) Color (magenta, cyan, yellow) 64 nozzles (32 X 2 staggered,

144/360 inch

32/360 inch

#127#128

#125#126

32/360 inch

144/360 inch

#64

each color)

32/360 inch

#63

320/360 inch

#64

144/360 inch

#63

Product Description

32/360 inch

#64

#63

#2 #3#4#1

Black

Paper feed direction

Cyan

Figure 1- 2. Nozzle Configuration

Print direction

Bidirectional with logic-seeking

1.3.2 Print Speed and Printable Columns

Table 1-3. Print Speed and Printable Columns in Character Mode

Character Pitch Printable

Columns

10 cpi (Pica) 80 400 cps 533 cps 12 cpi (Elite) 96 480 cps 640 cps 15 cpi 120 600 cps 800 cps 17 cpi (Pica condensed) 137 684 cps 912 cps 20 cpi (Elite condensed) 160 800 cps 1067 cps

Table 1-4. Print Speed and Printable Area for Raster Graphics Mode

Print Mode Printable Area Available Dots CR Speed

180 dpi x 180 dpi 8.27 inch 1488 26.7 ips 360 dpi x 360 dpi 8.27 inch 2976 20 ips 720 dpi x 720 dpi 8.27 inch 5952 20 ips 1440 dpi x 720 dpi *

8.27 inch

Magenta

Yellow

LQ Speed Draft Speed

5952 *

10 ips

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*1: Printing at 1440 x 720 dpi is available only using the Microweave driver. *2: Can be printed by sending following command sequence:

1. Set print speed to 10 ips.

2. Print a 180 x 720 raster image.

3. Advance the paper using an increment of 31/720 inch.

4. Move the print position horizontally using an increment of 1/1440 inch.

5. Print a 180 x 720 raster image.

6. Advance the paper using an increment of 31/720 inch.

7. Repeat steps 2 to 6.

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1.3.3 Paper Feeding

Paper Transport Method

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Line Spacing

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Paper Path

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Feeding Speed

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1.3.4 Paper Specifications

1.3.4.1 Cut Sheets

Table 1-4. Cut Sheet Specifications

Size Width Length

A4 Letter B5 Legal Half Letter Exclusive A5

210 mm (8.3”) 297 mm (11.7”) 216 mm (8.5”) 279 mm (11.0”) 182 mm (7.2”) 257 mm (10.1”) 216 mm (8.5”) 356 mm (14.0”)

139.7 mm (5.5”) 215.9 mm (8.5”)

185.2 mm (7.25”) 266.7 mm (10.5”)

148.5 mm (5.8”) 210 mm (8.3”)

Friction feed with built-in auto sheet feeder (ASF) 1/6, 1/8, or programmable at 1/360 inch Top entry (ASF) with semi straight paper path 1/3 inch100 ms

Continuous 5.0 inches per second

Thickness

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Paper Weight

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Quality

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0.08 mm (0.003”) to 0.11 mm (0.004”) 64 g/m Exclusive paper, bond paper, PPC

(17 lb.) to 90 g/m2 (24 lb.)

1.3.4.2 Transparencies, Glossy Paper

Table 1-5. Transparency Size

Size Width Length

Thickness

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A4 Letter

210 mm (8.3”) 297 mm (11.7”) 216 mm (8.5”) 279 mm (11.0”)

0.075 mm (0.003”) to 0.085 mm (0.0033”)

Note: Printing on transparencies is available only at normal temperatures.

1.3.4.3 Envelopes

Table 1-6. Envelope Size

Size Width Length

No.10 241 mm (9 1/2”) 104 mm (4 1/8”) DL 220 mm (8.7”) 110 mm (4.3”) C6 114 mm(4.5”) 162 mm (6.4”)

Thickness

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Paper Weight

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Quality

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Note: 1. Printing on envelopes is only available at normal temperatures.

2. Insert the longer side of the envelope horizontally.

0.16 mm (0.006”) to 0.43 mm (0.02”) 45 g/m Bond paper, Plain paper, Airmail

(12 lb.) to 90 g/m2 (24 lb.)

1.3.4.4 Index Cards

Table 1-7. Index Card Size

Size Width Length

A6 index card 105 mm (4.1”) 148 mm (5.8)

5” X 8” 127 mm (52) 203 mm (8”)

8” X 10” 203 mm (8”) 254 mm(10”)

Thickness

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Less than 0.23 mm (0.0091”)

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1.3.5 Printable Area

Cut Sheets

Product Description

LM RM

Paper Size

(Paper Width)

(typical)

A4 210 mm

(8.3”)

Letter 216 mm

(8.5“)

B5 182 mm

(7.2“)

Legal (L) 216 mm

(8.5“)

Statement 139.7 mm

(5.5“)

Executive 190.5 mm

(7.5“)

Printable Area

Table 1-8. Margins for Different Cut Sheet Sizes

Figure 1- 3. Printable Area for Cut Sheets

PL (Paper

Length)

(typical)

297 mm

(11.7”)

279 mm

(11.7“)

257 mm

(10.1“)

536 mm

(14.0“)

215.9 mm (8.5“)

254 mm

(10“)

LM (Left

Margin)

(Minimum)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

RM (Right

Margin)

(Minimum)

3 mm

(0.12”)

9 mm

(0.35”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

9 mm *

(0.35”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

(Top Margin)

(Minimum)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

3 mm

(0.12”)

BM (Bottom

Margin)

(Minimum)

14 mm

(0.54”)

14 mm

(0.54”)

14 mm

(0.54”)

14 mm

(0.54”)

14 mm

(0.54”)

14 mm

(0.54”)

*1: 3 mm (0.35”) in raster graphics mode.

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(Left Margin)

3 mm

(0.12”)

Printable area

Figure 1- 4. Printable Area for Envelopes

Table 1-9. Minimum Margins for Envelopes

(Right Margin)

3 mm

(0.12”)

(Top Margin)

3 mm

(0.12”)

(Bottom Margin)

14 mm

(0.55”)

1.3.6 ASF Paper Capacity

The following table shows the maximum capacity for each paper type you can load in the ASF.

Table 1-10. ASF Paper Capacity

Paper Capacity

Plain paper (64 g/m2) 100 sheets EPSON photo-quality paper 65 sheets EPSON 360 dpi paper 65 sheets EPSON photo-quality glossy paper 20 sheets EPSON photo-quality glossy film 30 sheets *1 * EPSON ink jet transparencies 30 sheets * EPSON photo-quality cards 30 sheets * EPSON photo-quality self-adhesive sheets 1 sheet

*1. When 30 sheets are loaded in the ASF, you must set the TOP margin to more than 30 mm. Otherwise you must load the paper sheet by sheet. *2. Depending on the paper, you must set the paper feed guide sheet for the last sheet in the ASF.

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1.3.7 Ink Specifications

Black Ink Cartridge

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Table 1-11. Black Ink Cartridge Specifications

Black Ink Cartridge

Type Exclusive cartridge Color Black (Quick Penetration) Print Capacity 900 pages / A4 (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter Pattern at 360 dpi) Ink life 2 years from indicated production date Storage Temperatures

Dimensions 30 mm (W) x 58 mm (D) x 38.5 mm (H)

*1 The cartridge must not be kept at 40° C (104° F)for more than a month. *2 The cartridge must not be kept at 60° C (140° F) for more than 120 hours.

Note:

1. Do not refill the cartridge. The ink cartridge is a consumable item.

2. Do not use a cartridge whose ink life has expired.

3. Ink freezes below –4° C (23° F); however it will be usable again after keeping it for more than 3 hours at room temperature.

Storage –20 to 40° C (–4 to 104° F) Storage (packed) –30 to 40° C (–22 to 104° F) In transit (packed) –30 to 60° C (–22 to 140° F)

(1.18” x 2.28” x 1.51”)

Product Description

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Color Ink Cartridge

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Table 1-12. Color Ink Cartridge Specifications

Color Ink Cartridge

Type Exclusive cartridge Color Magenta, Cyan, Yellow (Quick Penetration) Print Capacity 300 pages A4 (at 360 dpi, 5% duty each color) Ink life 2 years from indicated production date Storage Temperatures

Storage –20 to 40° C (–4 to 104° F) Storage (packed) –30 to 40° C (–22 to 104° F) In transit (packed) –30 to 60° C (–22 to 140° F)

Dimensions 42.9 mm (W) X 52.7 mm (D) X 38.5 mm (H)

(1.68”X 2.07” X 1.51”)

*1 Do not keep the cartridge at 40° C (104° F) for more than a month. *2 Do not keep the cartridge at 60° C (140° F) for more than 120 hours.

Note:

1. Do not refill the cartridge. The ink cartridge is a consumable item.

2. Do not use a cartridge whose ink life has expired.

3. Ink freezes below –4° C (23° F); however it will be usable again after keeping it for more than 3 hours at room temperature.

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1.3.8 Electric Specifications

120 V Version

Rated voltage 120 VAC Input voltage range 103.5 to 132 VAC Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Rated current 0.4 A (Maximum 0.5A) Power consumption Approximately 18 W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern)

Energy star compliant

Insulation resistance 10M ohms, min. (between AC line and chassis, 500 VDC) Dielectric strength 1,000 VAC rms. for 1 minute or

1,200 VAC rms. for 1 second (between AC line and chassis)

220-240 V Version

Rated voltage 220 to 240 VAC Input voltage range 198 to 264 VAC Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Rated current 0.2 A (Maximum 0.3A) Power consumption Approximately 18 W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter pattern) Insulation resistance 10M ohms, min. (between AC line and chassis, 500 VDC)

Energy star complinat

Dielectric strength 1,500 VAC rms. for 1 minute (between AC line and chassis)

1.3.9 Reliability

Total Print Volume

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Printhead Life

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75,000 pages (A4/Letter) 2,000 million dots /nozzle

1.3.10 Safety Approvals

120 V Version

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Safety standards UL1950 with D3

CSA C22.2 No.950 with D3

EMI FCC part15 subpart B class B

CSA C108.8 class B

220 - 240 V Version

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Safety standards EN 60950 (VDE, NEMKO) EMI EN 55022 (CISPR Pub.22) class B

AS/NZS 3548 class B

1.3.11 CE Marking

220 - 240 V Version

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Low Voltage Detection 73/23/EEC EN 60950 EMC Detection 89/336/EEC EN 55022 class B

EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 EN 50082-1 IEC801-2 IEC801-3 IEC801-4

1.3.12 Acoustic Noise

Noise level

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Approximately 51 dB (A) (According to ISO 7779)

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