Epson EPL-5800 User manual

EPSONEPL-5800

A4MonochromeLaserPrinter

SEPG99012

SERVICE MANUAL

SERVICE MANUALSERVICE MANUAL

SERVICE MANUAL

Notice

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!The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

!All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual. However, should any errors be detected, SEIKO EPSON

would greatly appreciate being informed of them.

!The above not withstanding SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual or the consequences

thereof.

EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purpose only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

PRECAUTIONS

Precautionary notations throughout the text are categorized relative to 1) Personal injury and 2) Damage to equipment.

The precautionary measures itemized below should always be observed when performing repair/maintenance procedures.

DANGER

1. ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE PRODUCT FROM THE POWER SOURCE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE

OR REPAIR PROCEDURES.

2. NOWORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON THE UNIT BY PERSONS UNFAMILIAR WITH BASIC SAFETY MEASURES AS DICTATED FOR

ALL ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS IN THEIR LINE OF WORK.

3. WHEN PERFORMING TESTING AS DICTATED WITHIN THIS MANUAL, DO NOT CONNECT THE UNIT TO A POWER SOURCE UNTIL

INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. WHEN THE POWER SUPPLY CABLE MUST BE CONNECTED, USE EXTREME CAUTION IN WORKING ON

POWER SUPPLY AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.

WARNING

1. REPAIRS ON EPSON PRODUCT SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN EPSON CERTIFIED REPAIR TECHNICIAN.

2. MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE SOURCE VOLTAGES IS THE SAME AS THE RATED VOLTAGE, LISTED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER/RATING

PLATE. IF THE EPSON PRODUCT HAS A PRIMARY AC RATING DIFFERENT FROM AVAILABLE POWER SOURCE, DO NOT CONNECT IT

TO THE POWER SOURCE.

3. ALWAYS VERIFY THAT THE EPSON PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE REMOVING OR

REPLACING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND/OR INDIVIDUAL CHIPS.

4. IN ORDER TO PROTECT SENSITIVE MICROPROCESSORS AND CIRCUITRY, USE STATIC DISCHARGE EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS ANTI-

STATIC WRIST STRAPS, WHEN ACCESSING INTERNAL COMPONENTS.

5. REPLACE MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENTS ONLY WITH THOSE COMPONENTS BY THE MANUFACTURE; INTRODUCTION OF

SECOND-SOURCE ICs OR OTHER NONAPPROVED COMPONENTS MAY DAMAGE THE PRODUCT AND VOID ANY APPLICABLE EPSON

WARRANTY.

W ARNING

Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in

serious or fatal personal injury. Great caution should

be exercised in performing procedures preceded by a

WARNING heading.

CAUTION

Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result

in damage to equipment.

PREFACE

This manual describes basic functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations, maintenance and repair procedures of EPL-5800. The

instructions and procedures included herein are intended for the experienced repair technicians, and close attention should be given to the

precautions on the preceding page. Chapters are organized as follows:

CHAPTER 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

Provides a general overview and specifications of the product.

CHAPTER 2. OPERATING PRINCIPLES

Describes the theory of electrical and mechanical operations of the product.

CHAPTER 3. TROUBLESHOOTING

Provides the step-by-step procedures for troubleshooting.

CHAPTER 4. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY

Describes the step-by-step procedures for disassembling and assembling the

product.

CHAPTER 5. ADJUSTMENT

Provides adjusting procedures.

CHAPTER 6. MAINTENANCE

Provides preventive maintenance procedures.

APPENDIX

Provides the following addition information for reference:

- Connector Pin Diagram

- Circuit Board Component Layout

- Parts Lists & Exploded Diagrams

- Circuit Schematics

Revision Status

Revision Date of Issue Description

A January 7, 2000 First Release

B February 15, 2000 [Chapter 7 : Appendix] The parts list is added.

CHAPTER

PRODUCTDESCRIPTION

EPSON EPL-5800 Revision B

Product Description Outline 9

1.1 Outline

EPSON EPL-5800 is non-impact page printer with semi-conductor laser and

electrophotographic technology.

1.1.1 Features

ENGINE FEATURES

!Compact and lightweight, A4 support engine

!Resolution/ printing speed: See table below.

!Standard paper supply includes cassette-like universal paper tray (150 sheets) and

manual feed tray (one sheet)

!Option support for 500-sheets lower cassette (A4, Letter size)

CONTROLLER FEATURES

!High-speed controller, employing new CPU

"CPU = VR4310 / Clock = 133MHz

"16 MB fitted as standard RAM and Expandable up to 256MB Max.

!Two standard interfaces

"IEEE1284 parallel interface

"USB interface (Windows 2000 supported)

!One Type B interface slot equipped (Level 3 supported)

!Euro Symbol supported

!EnhancedMicroGray installed (available only in 600dpi and 300dpi. automatically

Off at 1200dpi)

!RITech installed (available only in 600dpi and 300dpi. Automatically switched

Off when 1200dpi is selected.)

SOFTWARE FEATURE

!The following modes and resolution are supported.

!NLSP is included in the main unit font ROM

!The number of built-in font added

ESC/Page: 49 → 84 fonts

PCL: 45 → 80 fonts

!USB Revision 1.1 supported (for Widows 2000 USB PnP)

Table 1-1. Resolution and Printing Speed

Resolution Printing Speed

300dpi / 600 dpi 10ppm

1200 dpi 5ppm

Table 1-2. Supporting Modes

Mode 1200dpi 600dpi 300dpi Note

ESC/Page ###

PCLXL # # #

PCL5e x ##

ESC/P2 x# #

FX x ##

1239X x# #

PostScript ###

Optional

EPSON EPL-5800 Revision B

Product Description Basic Specifications 10

1.1.2 Differences from EPL-5700

*1: Maximum RAM capacity is possible when 256 MB SDRAM DIMM is implemented.

Even when 256 MB SDRAM DIMM is implemented, the maximum RAM capacity is

limited up to 256MB.

*2: When PS option is implemented, other extension DIMMs (font etc.) cannot to be

implemented.

1.2 Basic Specifications

1.2.1 Printer Basic Specifications

Printing Method: Electrophotographic process using semiconductor laser

beam scanning and dry mono-component toner

Resolution: 600dpi / 1200dpi

(1200dpi is half speed control)

Printing Speed: See table below.

*1: Printing speed is lower when printing custom paper size because the automatic cleaning is

carried out.

Table 1-3. Differences from EPL-5700

Item EPL-5700 EPL-5800 Note

Engine speed 8ppm 10ppm

Real 1200dpi support x#5ppm when

1200dpi is selected.

CPU performance R4300-100MHz R4310-133MHz

RAM capacity

(Standard / Maximum) 4MB / 36MB 16MB / 256 MB*1

RAM type EDO RAM SIMM SDRAM DIMM

Expansion ROM ROM DIMM x 2 ROM DIMM*2 x 1 For Adobe PS 3 kit

Serial I/F RS232C USB Support USB

Revision 1.1.

NLSP ROM DIMM Standard

PCL mode level PCL5e PCL6

Built-in fonts 45 80 For PCL

49 84 for ESC/Page

NLSP Bitmap3 Option Standard Included in the

main unit font

ROM.

PostScript (Optional) Clone PS2 Adobe PS3

Table 1-4. Printing Speed

Paper Size

600dpi 1200dpi

Main Unit Lower Cassette

Unit*1 Main Unit Lower Cassette

Unit*1

A4 or LT 10PPM minimum 10PPM minimum 5PPM minimum 5PPM minimum

LGL 8.4PPM minimum -- 4.2PPM minimum --

B5 10PPM minimum -- 5PPM minimum --

A5 10PPM minimum -- 5PPM minimum --

EPSON EPL-5800 Revision B

Product Description Basic Specifications 11

First Print: See table below.

*1: Printing speed is lower when printing custom paper size because the automatic cleaning is

carried out.

Warm-up Time: [At 23°C, rated voltage]

"22sec Max.

(From when powered on until “Ready” is displayed)

"10sec Max.

(Recovering from Standby mode)

Paper Supply: See table below.

*1: Using 75 g/m2(20lb) paper

*2: Feed one sheet at a time from the top of the paper tray when manual feed.

*3: The fixe size cassette (A4 or LT) can be installed. Maximum paper capacity including the

paper tray is 650 sheets.

Table 1-5. First Print

Paper Size

600dpi 1200dpi

Main Unit Lower Cassette

Unit*1 Main Unit Lower Cassette

Unit*1

A4 or LT 18sec maximum 19sec maximum 27sec maximum 29sec maximum

LGL 19sec maximum -- 29sec maximum --

B5 18sec maximum -- 26sec maximum --

A5 18sec maximum -- 24sec maximum --

Table 1-6. Paper Supply

Paper Feed

Method Capacity Paper Size Paper Thickness

Paper Tray

(Fixed) 150

sheets*1 Standard or custom paper sizes

within the following ranges;

76.2x127 to 215.9x355.6mm

(A4, JIS-BIDS, A5, Letter,

Government Letter, Executive,

Legal, Government Legal, F4, Half

Letter)

Plain paper

60 to 90 g/m2

(16 to 24 lb)

10 sheets Envelops

(Monarch, C10, DL, C5, C6,

International-B5, Labels,

Transparencies, Thick Papers)

Plain paper

60 to 90 g/m2

(16 to 24 lb)

Thick paper

90 to 163 g/m2

Special paper

(Labels, Transparencies)

Manual feed

slot*2 1 sheet Standard or custom paper sizes

within the following ranges;

100x148 to 215.9x355.6mm

Plain paper

60 to 90 g/m2

(16 to 24 lb)

Thick paper

90 to 163 g/m2

Special paper

(Labels, Transparencies)

Lower

Cassette

Unit*1,*3

500

sheets*1 A4 or LT Plain paper

60 to 90 g/m2

(16 to 24 lb)

EPSON EPL-5800 Revision B

Product Description Basic Specifications 12

Paper Size: See table below.

*1: Supported size differs according to the market destination

Consumables:

"Toner cartridge (user replaceable)

"Photoconductor unit (user maintenance item)

Applicable paper sizes:

"Paper tray:

paper width 76.2mm (3 inch) to 215.9mm (8.5 inch)

paper length 127mm (5 inch) to 355.6mm(14 inch)

"Manual feed slot:

paper width 110mm (3.9 inch) to 215.9mm (8 inch)

paper length 148mm (5.8 inch) to 355.6mm(14 inch)

"2nd cassette: Supported paper size = A4, Letter

Paper-feed reference: Center line reference for each paper size

Output paper capacity: [Face-down]

Max. 100 sheets

(with standard paper immediately after unpacked)

[Face-up]

Max. 20 sheets

(with standard paper immediately after unpacked)

* Switching between face-up/face-down is made by

manually operating the lever on the top of the printer.

Dimensions: 387W x 475D x 338 H (mm)

(Main unit only)

Weight: Approx. 7kg

(excluding consumables or options)

Table 1-7. Paper Size

Paper Size Paper Size

(mm / inch) Paper

Tray Manual

Feed Slot

Lower

Cassette

Unit*1

Plain

paper A4 210x297 ###

A5 148x210 # #

JIS-B5 182x257 ##

LT 215.9x279.4 (8.5x11”) # #

HLT 139.7x215.9 (5.5x8.5”) ##

LGL 215.9x355.6 (8.5x14”) # #

EXE 184.15x266.7 (7.25x10.5”) ##

GLG 215.9x330.2 (8.5x13”) # #

GLT 203.2x266.7 (8x10.5”) ##

F4 210x330 # #

3”x5” 76.2x127 (3x5”) #

Special

paper MON 98.43x190.5 (37/8x7 1/2”) # #

C10 104.78x241.3 (41/8x9 1/2”) ##

DL 110x220 # #

C5 162x229 ##

C6 114x162 # #

I-B5 176x250 ##

16MO 198x275 # #

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