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
#2
#3
#7 #6
#62
#63
1/360"
20/360"
20/360"
72/360"
#1
MagentaCyan
Yellow
#2
#3
#1
#2
#3
#1
#2
#3
#16#16
1/90"
#16
64/360"
#1
Row ARow B
#4 #5
#8
#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
H
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.)
A4
(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
A
(Top Margin)
D
(Bottom Margin)
B
(Left Margin) C
(Right Margin)
Figure 1-3. Printable Area for Cut Sheets
B
(Left Margin) C (Right Margin)
A
(Top Margin)
D
(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
− 3 ° 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