Page 3 - PRECAUTIONS; DANGER; ALW AYS DISCONNECT THE PRODUCT FROM THE POW ER SOURCE AND; WARNING; REPAIRS ON EPSON PRODUCT SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN EPSON
PRECAUTIONS Precautionary notations throughout the text are categorized relative to 1)Personal injury and2) damage to equipment. DANGER Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in serious or fatal personalinjury. Great caution should be exercised in performing procedures precededby DANGE...
Page 4 - PREFACE
PREFACE This manual describes basic functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations,maintenance and repair procedures of EPSON Stylus Color 300. The instructions andprocedures included herein are intended for the experienced repair technicians, andattention should be given to the precautio...
Page 5 - REVISION SHEET; Revision; First issue
REVISION SHEET Revision Issued Contents A July 2, 1997 First issue
Page 6 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS CHAPTER 2. OPERATION PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 3. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY CHAPTER 4. ADJUSTMENT CHAPTER 5. TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6. MAINTENANCE APPENDIX
Page 8 - Chapter 1 Product Descriptions
Chapter 1 Product Descriptions Rev. A 1-1 1.1 FEATURES The EPSON Stylus Color 300 printer is a color ink jet printer that comes with standard fourcolors (Black and CMY) printhead. The major features of this printer are: Standard four-colors printing.Both black and color (CMY) print nozzles are bui...
Page 9 - EPSON Stylus Color 300 Service Manual; On-demand ink jet printer; Figure 1-1. Printhead Nozzle Configuration; Bi-directional printing with logical-seeking
EPSON Stylus Color 300 Service Manual Rev. A 1-2 1.2 SPECIFICATIONS This section describes the product specifications for EPSON Stylus Color 300. 1.2.1 Printing Specifications Print system: On-demand ink jet printer Nozzle configuration: Black: 31 nozzles (11 nozzles x 2 columns and 10 nozzles x 1 c...
Page 12 - Others; Type; Exclusive transparency/Glossy Paper
Chapter 1 Product Descriptions Rev. A 1-5 Others Size: Table 1-3. Paper Size - Special Media Type Width Length Transparency (A4) 210 mm (8.3”) 297 mm (11.7”) Transparency (LETTER) 216 mm (8.5”) 279 mm (11.0”) Glossy Paper (A4) 210 mm (8.3”) 297 mm (11.7”) Glossy Paper (LETTER) 216 mm (8.5”) 279 ...
Page 13 - LETTER; Printable Area
EPSON Stylus Color 300 Service Manual Rev. A 1-6 1.2.5 Printable Area The maximum printable area with each type of paper is summarized in table below. Table 1-4. Printable Area Type PW (typ.) PL (typ.) LM (Min.) RM (Min.) TM (Min.) BM (Min.) A4 210 mm (8.3”) 297 mm (11.7”) 3.0 mm (0.12”) 3.0 mm (0.1...
Page 15 - Black
EPSON Stylus Color 300 Service Manual Rev. A 1-8 1.2.8 Ink Cartridge Specification Type: Exclusive cartridge Color: Black and CMY (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) Print capacity: 220 pages (360 DPI / 5% duty for each color on A4) 450 pages (ISO/IEC10561 LETTER pattern at 360 DPI monochrome printing on A4) Va...
Page 16 - Figure 1-5. Temperature and Humidity Range
Chapter 1 Product Descriptions Rev. A 1-9 1.2.9 Electrical Specifications Table 1-7. Electrical Specification Item 120V Version 220 ∼ 240V Version Rated Voltage 120 VAC 220 ∼ 240 VAC Input VoltageRange 103.5 ∼ 132 V 198 ∼ 264 V Rated FrequencyRange 50 ∼ 60 Hz 50 ∼ 60 Hz Input FrequencyRange 49.5 ∼ 6...
Page 17 - Safety Standard
EPSON Stylus Color 300 Service Manual Rev. A 1-10 1.2.11 Reliability Total Print Volume: 10,000 pages (A4 / LETTER) Printhead Life: 1000 million dots / nozzle (Black and CMY) 1.2.12 Acoustic Noise Level: Approx. 45 dB(A) (according to ISO7779) 1.2.13 Safety Approvals Table 1-9. Safety Approvals Item...
Page 19 - INTERFACE SPECIFICATION; Button
EPSON Stylus Color 300 Service Manual Rev. A 1-12 1.3 INTERFACE SPECIFICATION Refer to the service manual of EPSON Stylus Color 200 / Stylus 200 for details. 1.4 OPERATIONS This section describes the basic operation of the printer. 1.4.1 Control Panel The control panel is equipped with two non-lock ...
Page 20 - EEPROM Initialization:
Chapter 1 Product Descriptions Rev. A 1-13 Power-On Operation Table 1-11. Control Panel - Power-on Operations Button Function [1 st button] Hold down at power on [2 nd button] Pressed within 3 sec. after power on. ∗ 2 The printer perform the following after performing the control panel operation i...
Page 22 - Printer mechanism
Chapter 1 Product Descriptions Rev. A 1-15 1.5 MAIN COMPONENTS The EPSON Stylus Color 300 is composed of the following main components: Printer mechanism Main control board (C224 MAIN Board) Power Supply Unit (C160 PSB/PSE Board : Same as EPSON Stylus Color 200 / Stylus200) Control Panel H...
Page 24 - Chapter 2 Operating Principles
Chapter 2 Operating Principles Rev. A 2-1 2.1 OVERVIEW Since most of the printer mechanism design and the electrical circuits of EPSON StylusColor 300 remains the same with EPSON Stylus Color 200/Stylus 200, this chapter onlydescribes the difference in the printer mechanism. 2.1.1 PRINTER MECHANISM ...
Page 26 - Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly; securing the upper case to the bottom case.
Chapter 3 Disassembly and Assembly Rev. A 3-1 3.1 OVERVIEW This section describes procedures for disassembling and assembling the main componentsof EPSON Stylus Color 300. Since the most of components are the same with EPSONStylus Color 200/Stylus 200, this manual only describes procedures unique to...
Page 27 - SHIELD PLATE
EPSON Stylus Color 300 Service Manual Rev. A 3-2 3.1.2 C224 MAIN Board Removal 1. Remove the upper case. (See Section 3.1.1).2. Remove five screws (CBB/M3x6); four screws fixing the shield plate directly to the C224 MAIN Board and one screw fixing the metal bracket to the shield plate. 3. Disconnect...
Page 29 - Chapter 4 Adjustment; CAUTION; Tool
Chapter 4 Adjustment Rev. A 4-1 4.1 OVERVIEW This section describes procedures for adjustments which required when the printer isdisassembled and assembled for repair. CAUTION Once the ink cartridge is removed from the printer before ink-end, never re-use it. For adjustment and testing, alwa...
Page 30 - Head Angle Adjustment
EPSON Stylus Color 300 Service Manual Rev. A 4-2 4.1.3 Adjustment Program The adjustment program CLR300.EXE is specifically designed for use with the EPSONStylus Color 300 and the following adjustments can be made with this program. Zig-Zag Adjustment Bi-D Adjustment Head Angle Adjustment Re...
Page 33 - Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Rev. A 5-1 5.1 OVERVIEW Since the printer mechanism and the power supply unit are remains the same with EPSONStylus Color 200/Stylus 200, this chapter describes only the checkpoints on the main controlcircuit; C224 MAIN Board. 5.1.1 Unit Repair - C224 MAIN Board The table b...
Page 37 - Chapter 6 Maintenance; Figure 6-1. “Maintenance Request” Error Clear Operation
Chapter 6 Maintenance Rev. A 6-1 6.1 OVERVIEW This section describes the maintenance points and the procedures specific for EPSONStylus Color 300. WARNING If ink gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water and seek medicalattention. Disconnect the printer from the power source when ...
Page 38 - APPENDIX
APPENDIX A.1 OVERVIEW...................................................................................... A-1 A.2 EEPROM Address Map .................................................................. A-2 A.3 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM (C224 MAIN BOARD) .................................... A-4
Page 39 - Appendix
Appendix Rev. A A-1 A.1 OVERVIEW The main board of EPSON Stylus Color 300 is C224 MAIN BOARD and each connectorand its pin assignment are the same with the main board for EPSON Stylus Color 200.Therefore, refer to the service manual for EPSON Stylus Color 200 for the details.
Page 40 - A.2 EEPROM Address Map; Address
EPSON Stylus Color 300 Service Manual Rev. A A-2 A.2 EEPROM Address Map The table below shows the addresses of EEPROM and the contents stored at eachaddress. Table A-1. EEPROM Address Address Data Value Factory Default 00 - 01H (Reserved) ----- 00H 02H Market (Model) 0: World 1: Japan 2 - 4: Custom ...
Page 43 - EPSON OVERSEAS MARKETING LOCATIONS; EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH; Zülpicher Stra; SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION; HIROOKA OFFICE / Imaging & Information Products Division
EPSON OVERSEAS MARKETING LOCATIONS EPSON AMERICA, INC. 20770 Madrona Ave.P.O. Box 2842Torrance, CA 90509-2842Phone: (800) 922-8911Fax: (310) 782-5220 EPSON UK LTD. Campus 100, Mayland Avenue,Hemel Hempstead, Herts,HP2 7TJ, U.K.Phone: (+44) 01442 61144Fax: (+44) 01442 227227 EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Zü...
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