EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000
Rev. A
4-
4.1.3 Head Voltage Write Operation
This operation is performed to write the printhead drive voltages in the EEPROM. You need to perform this
operation whenever you replace the printhead.
1. Connect the printer and the host computer with a parallel interface cable.
2. Run the adjustment program in the host computer.
3. Perform
“Market Setting”
. (Refer to Section 4.1.2.)
4. Move the cursor using ↑ or ↓ key to select
“2. Adjustment & Check
from the Main menu. Then press
“Return” key, and the Adjustment & Check menu appears.
5. Move the cursor using ↑ or ↓ key to select
“1. VH, EEPROM”
and press “Return” key to enter the
menu.
*1: To print an A4 check pattern, set the paper portrait.
*2: To print an A3 check pattern, set the paper landscape.
6. Write the black head ID (head voltage), which is composed of 5 digits, as shown below. (Refer to
Section 4.1.3.1 for details.)
7.
Press one of the following keys:
[SPACE] Retry the operation.
[0] Quit the menu and return to the Adjustment and Check menu.
[RETURN] Enter the initial ink charge mode and return to the Adjustment and Check menu.
[ESC] Return to the Adjustment Check menu without changing the current values.
8. Perform one of the following:
Select
R.Return
using ↑ or ↓ key to and press “Return” key to return to the Main menu.
Select other adjustments using ↑ or ↓ key to and press “Return” key to make the selected
adjustment. (Select
R.Return
using ↑ or ↓ key to and press “Return” key to return to the main
menu when all necessary adjustments are done.)
9. Move the cursor using ↑ or ↓ key to select “
END
and press “Return” key to exit the adjustment
program.
WORK POINT
Adjusted values are not stored in the EEPROM until the printer is turned off. Therefore be sure to
turn off the printer once after the adjustment program is executed.
The set values are transferred to the printer when this operation is executed. Therefore do not turn
off the printer before exiting “VH, EEPROM”.
Head Voltage Marked Here.
Figure 4-3. Head ID Marking
<<<Adjustment and Check>>>
0. Market (001)
1. VH, EEPROM
2. Angle Adjustment
3. Vertical Adjustment
4. Gap
5. Uni-d
6. Bi-d
7. A4 *
1
8. A3 *
2
Return
Select
<1. VH, EEPROM>
BK VH
18216
YMC VH
16215
