Epson STYLUS PRO XL 4004677 User manual

EPSON COLOR INKJET PRINTER

Stylus Pro XL

SERVICE MANUAL

EPSON 4004677

Chapter 1 Product Description

Table of Contents

1.1 FEATURES 1-1

1.2 SPECIFICATIONS 1-3

1.2.1 PrintingSpecifications........................................1-3

1.2.2 PaperHandlingSpecifications..................................1-5

1.2.3 PaperSpecifications..........................................1-5

1.2.4 InkCartridgeSpecifications....................................1-7

1.2.5 ElectricalSpecifications.......................................1-8

1.2.6 EnvironmentalConditions .....................................1-8

1.2.7 Reliability ..................................................1-9

1.2.8 SafetyApprovals ............................................1-9

1.2.9 PhysicalSpecifications........................................1-9

1.3 INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 1-10

1.3.1 SerialInterfaceSpecifications.................................1-10

1.3.2 ParallelInterfaceSpecifications................................1-12

1.4 OPERATIONS 1-13

1.4.1 ControlPanel..............................................1-13

1.4.2 PanelOperationatPowerOn .................................1-14

1.4.3 Defaultsettings.............................................1-15

1.4.3.1 DefaultSettingItems..................................1-15

1.4.3.2 ChangingtheDefaultSettings...........................1-16

1.4.4 ErrorConditions............................................1-18

1.4.5 PrinterInitialization..........................................1-18

1.4.5.1 HardwareInitialization.................................1-18

1.4.5.2 SoftwareInitialization..................................1-18

1.4.5.3 PanelInitialization....................................1-18

1.5 MAIN COMPONENTS 1-19

1.5.1 MainControlBoard(C162MAINBoard).........................1-19

1.5.2 PowerSupplyBoard(C137PSB/PSEBoard).....................1-20

1.5.3 ControlPanel(C137PNLBoard)...............................1-20

1.5.4 PrinterMechanism(M-4A60)..................................1-21

1.5.5 Housing ..................................................1-21

Rev.-A 1-i

List of Figures

Figure 1-1. Exterior View of the Stylus Pro XL

Figure 1-2. Nozzle Configuration

Figure 1-3. Printable Area for Cut Sheet

Figure 1-4. Printable Area for Envelope

Figure 1-5. Adjustment Lever Setting

Figure 1-6. Temperature/Humidity Range

Figure 1-7. Data Transmission Timing

Figure 1-8. Control Panel Appearance

Figure 1-9. C162 MAIN Board Component Layout

Figure 1-10. C137 PSB/PSE Board Component Layout

Figure 1-11. Printer Mechanism (M-4A60)

List of Tables

Table 1-1. Interface Cards

Table 1-2. Print Speed and Printable Columns

Table 1-3. Character Table

Table 1-4. Cut Sheet Paper Specifications

Table 1-5. Envelope Specifications

Table 1-6. Adjust Lever Setting

Table 1-7. Rated Electrical Ranges

Table 1-8. Acceptable Environmental Conditions

Table 1-9. Signal and Connector Pin Assignments for Parallel Interface

Table 1-10. DTR and X-ON/X-OFF Protocol

Table 1-11. Signal and Connector Pin Assignments for Serial Interface

Table 1-12. Printer Condition Panel Status

Table 1-13. Default Setting Items

Table 1-14. Characteristics of Print Direction Mode

Table 1-15. Printing Direction and ESC U Command

Table 1-16. Language Selection

Table 1-17. Feature Selection

Table 1-18. Character Table Selection

Table 1-19. Error Indications

1-ii Rev.-A

1.1 FEATURES

The Stylus Pro XL is a 64 + 48-nozzle (monochrome and CMY) color ink jet dot matrix printer.

The major features of this printer are:

❏High-quality color print

-Micro Dot 720 dpi printing

-Plain paper 720 dpi printing

-Special coated paper 720 dpi printing

❏High print speed

-LQ 200 cps

❏Built-in auto sheet feeder

-Holds 100 cut sheets (64 g/m2)

-Holds 10 envelopes

-Holds 50 transparency films

-Hold 70 special paper

❏Built-in 3 I/

-Mac serial I/F

-Parallel I/F

-Type B I/F (option)

❏Easy setup.

-No dip-switches

-Multi-lingual setting messages (5 languages)

❏4 scalable fonts and 5 LQ fonts standard.

-Roman T, Sans Serif H, Roman, Sans Serif (scalable)

-Roman, Sans Serif, Courier, Prestige, Script (LQ)

❏21 character tables

Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC437, Greek,

PC852, PC853, PC858, PC857, PC866, PC869, PC861,

BRASCII, Abicomp, MAZOWIA, Code MJK, ISO 8859-7, ISO Latin 1T, Bulgaria

❏Low running cost

The figure below shows the Stylus Pro XL.

Printer

Cover

Front

Cover

Knob

Control

Panel

Paper Supply

Tray

Paper Catch

Tray

Interface Card

Cover

Serial Interface

Connector

Parallel Interface

Connector

AC Inlet

Figure 1-1. Exterior View of the Stylus Pro XL

Stylus Pro XL Product Description

Rev.A 1-1

Table 1-1. Interface Cards

Interface Card Model Number

Serial interface card C823051/C823061

32KB serial interface card C823071/C823081

32KB parallel interface card C82310✽

32KB IEEE-488 interface card C82313✽

LocalTalk®interface card C82312✽

Twinax interface card C82315✽

Coax interface card C82314✽

✽

The asterisk represents the last digit, which varies by country.

Product Description Stylus Pro XL

1-2 Rev.A

1.2 SPECIFICATIONS

This section provides statistics and other detailed information for the printer.

1.2.1 Printing Specifications

Print system: On demand ink jet system

Nozzle configuration: 64 nozzles (16 ×4 staggered): monochrome

48 nozzles (16 ×3 staggered): color

Printing direction: Bidirectional with logic-seeking

Print speed: See Table 1-2.

Printable columns: See Table 1-2.

Table 1-2. Print Speed and Printable Columns

Character Pitch Printable Columns Print Speed (LQ)

10 cpi (Pica) 127 200 cps

12 cpi (Elite) 152 240 cps

15 cpi 190 300 cps

17 cpi (Pica condensed) 218 340 cps

20 cpi (Elite condensed) 254 400 cps

Row CRow D

#7 #6

#62

#63

1/360"

20/360"

72/360"

MagentaCyan

Yellow

#16#16

1/90"

#16

64/360"

Row ARow B

#4 #5

#61

#64

1/90"

Figure 1-2. Nozzle Configuration

Stylus Pro XL Product Description

Rev.A 1-3

Character sets: Legal and 14 international character sets.

Character tables: See Table 1-3.

Table 1-3. Character Tables

Bit map font Scalable font

Character Tables

EPSON Roman

EPSON Sans Serif

EPSON Courier

EPSON Prestige

EPSON Script

EPSON Roman

EPSON Sans Serif

EPSON Roman

EPSON Sans Serif

Italic ❍❍m

PC437 (U.S./Standard Europe) ❍❍m

PC850 (Multilingual) ❍❍m

PC860 (Portuguese) ❍❍m

PC861 (Iceland) ❍❍m

PC863 (Canadian-French) ❍❍m

PC865 (Nordic) ❍❍m

Abicomp ❍mm

BRASCII ❍mm

PC437 (Greek) ❍m×

PC852 (East Europe) ❍❍×

PC853 (Turkish) ❍m×

PC855 (Cyrillic) ❍m×

PC857 (Turkish) ❍m×

PC866 (Russian) ❍m×

PC869 (Greek) ❍m×

MAZOWIA (Poland) ❍m×

Code MJK (Czecho/Slovakia) ❍m×

ISO 8859-7 (Greek) ❍m×

ISO Latin 1T (Turkish) ❍m×

Bulgaria (Bulgaria) ❍m×

❍Supported ×

Not supported

Fonts: [Bitmap LQ fonts]

- EPSON Roman (10 cpi/12 cpi/15 cpi/Proportional)

- EPSON Sans Serif (10/12/15/Proportional)

- EPSON Courier (10/12/15)

- EPSON Prestige (10/12/15)

- EPSON Script (10/12/15)

[Scalable fonts]

- EPSON Roman 10.5 points, 8 ∼32 points (in units of 2 points)

- EPSON Sans Serif 10.5 points, 8 ∼32 points (in units of 2 points)

- EPSON Roman T 10.5 points, 8 ∼32 points (in units of 2 points)

- EPSON Sans Serif H 10.5 points, 8 ∼32 points (in units of 2 points)

Control codes: ESC/P 2 and expanded raster graphics code

Input data buffer: 64KB

Product Description Stylus Pro XL

1-4 Rev.A

1.2.2 Paper Handling Specifications

Feeding method: Friction feed paper is fed from the built-in auto sheet feeder (ASF).

Notes: The following operations are not allowed.

1. Reverse feeding within 3 mm (0.12 in.) from the top edge of the paper or 16 mm

(0.63 in.) from the bottom edge of the paper.

2. Reverse feeding beyond 7.9 mm (0.3 in.).

Line spacing: 1/6 inch feed, 1/8 inch feed, or programmable with a 1/360 inch minimum

increment.

Paper path: Cut sheet: Built-in auto sheet feeder (ASF) (front entry)

Feeding speed: 89 msec. (at 1/6-inch feed pitch)

1.2.3 Paper Specifications

Table 1-4. Cut Sheet Paper Specifications

Size (W ×L)

A3+/US B+: 329 mm (13.0 in.) ×483 mm (19.0 in.)

A3: 297 mm (11.7 in.) ×420 mm (16.5 in.)

US B: 279 mm (11.0 in.) ×432 mm (17.0 in.)

Legal: 216 mm (8.5 in.) ×356 mm (14.0 in.)

Letter: 216 mm (8.5 in.) ×279 mm (11.0 in.)

A4: 210 mm (8.3 in.) ×297 mm (11.7 in.)

Executive: 184 mm (7.25 in.) ×267 mm (10.5 in.)

Statemrnt: 140 mm (5.5 in.) ×216 mm (8.5 in.)

Thickness 0.08 mm (0.003 in.) ∼0.11 mm (0.004 in.)

Weight 64g/m2(17 lb.) ∼90 g/m2(24 lb.)

Quality Plain paper, Special coated paper for 720dpi, Special coated paper for 360dpi,

Transparency film, High Quality Glossy paper, Glossy paper

Note:

•Special coated paper for 720dpi, Special coated paper for 360dpi, Transparency film

•High Quality Glossy paper printing are only available at normal temparature.

Table 1-5. Envelope Specifications

Size (W ×L) No. 10:240 mm (9 1⁄2in.) ×104 mm (4 1⁄8in.)

DL:220 mm (8.7 in.) ×110 mm (4.3 in.)

C5: 229 mm (9.0 in.) ×162 mm (6.4 in.)

Thickness Less than 0.52 mm (0.020 in.)

Weight 75 g/m2(20 lb) ∼90 g/m2(24 lb)

Quality Plain paper

Note:

•

Envelope Printing is only available at normal temperature.

•

Keep the longer side of the envelopes horizontal at setting.

Stylus Pro XL Product Description

Rev.A 1-5

Printable area: Cut sheets

Envelopes

Notes: A:Theminimumtopmargin=3mm(0.12in.)

B: The minimum left margin = 3 mm (0.12 in.)

C:The minimum right margin is:

A3+/US B+ size: 3mm (0.12 in.)

A3 size: 3 mm (0.12 in.)

A4 size: 3 mm (0.12 in.)

(Landscape)size:3 mm (0.12 in.)

USB size: 9 mm (0.35 in.)

Legal size: 9 mm (0.35 in.)

Letter size: 9 mm (0.35 in.)

Letter size

(Landscape)size:9 mm (0.35 in.)

Executive size: 9 mm (0.35 in.)

Statement size: 9 mm (0.35 in.)

Envelopes: 3 mm (0.12 in.)

D: The minimum bottom margin = 14 mm (0.55 in.)

Printable Area

(Top Margin)

(Bottom Margin)

(Left Margin) C

(Right Margin)

Figure 1-3. Printable Area for Cut Sheets

(Left Margin) C

(Right Margin)

(Top Margin)

(Bottom Margin)

Printable Area

Figure 1-4. Printable Area for Envelopes

Product Description Stylus Pro XL

1-6 Rev.A

Setting the

adjust lever: The adjust lever on the carriage unit must be set to the proper position for

the paper thickness, as shown in Table 1-6.

Table 1-6. Adjust Lever Settings

Lever Position Paper Paper Thickness

LEFT

(Vertical) Cut Sheets 0.08 ∼0.11 mm

(0.003 ∼0.004 in.)

RIGHT

(Horizontal) Envelopes Less than 0.5 mm (0.020 in.)

1.2.4 Ink Cartridge Specifications

Black

Type: Exclusive cartridge

Color: Black

Print capacity: 1.2 million characters (315 dots/character, Roman 10 cpi)

Life: The effective life from the indicated production date is 2 years.

Storage temperature: −30 ∼40°C(−22 ∼104°F)(Storage:amonthorlessat40°C (104°F))

−30 ∼60°C(−22 ∼140°F) (Transit: a month or less at 40°C (104°F))

−30 ∼60°C(−22 ∼140°F) (Transit: 120 hours or less at 60°C (140°F))

Dimension (W ×D×H): 26.9 ×67.4 ×41.8 mm (1.06 ×2.65 ×1.65 in.)

Color

Type: Exclusive cartridge

Colors: Cyan, magenta, yellow

Print capacity: 28 sheets/color (A4 or letter, full-image printing at 360 dpi)

Life: The effective life from the indicated production date is 2 years.

Storage temperature: −30 ∼40°C(−22 ∼104°F)(Storage:amonthorlessat40°C (104°F))

−30 ∼60°C(−22 ∼140°F) (Transit: a month or less at 40°C (104°F))

−30 ∼60°C(−22 ∼140°F) (Transit: 120 hours or less at 60°C (140°F))

Dimension (W ×D×H): 54.0 ×67.4 ×41.8 mm (2.13 ×2.65 ×1.65 in.)

Notes: The ink cartridge cannot be refilled; it is the only consumable article.

Do not attempt to use an ink cartridge that has exceeded its ink life.

Ink freezes at

−

C(37

F); however, it can be used after it returns to room temperature.

Cut Sheets Envelopes

Carriage Unit

Figure 1-5. Setting the Adjust Lever

Stylus Pro XL Product Description

Rev.A 1-7

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