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SERVICE MANUAL SERVICE MANUAL SERVICE MANUAL SERVICE MANUAL Color ink jet printer EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC ® SEIJ99015...
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! All effort 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.
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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.
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Revision A PREFACE This manual describes basic functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations, maintenance and repair procedures of EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC. The instructions and procedures included herein are intended for the experienced repair technicians, and attention should be given to the precautions on the preceding page. The chapters are organized as follows: CHAPTER 1.
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EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A Revision Status Revision Issued Date Description March 01, 2000 First Release...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A Table of Contents PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS Icon....................18 Correspondence file system............18 Overview ....................... 9 Display in the expansion manager ..........18 Features....................9 Outer Case Specifications ................. 19 Basic Specifications..................10 Basic Specifications for the Card Reader Part........10 OPERATING PRINCIPLES Electric specifications................
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EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A Adjustment ....................39 Adjustment Using the Adjustment Program........39 About the Adjustment Program............39 How to Install the Program.............. 39 Starting the Service Program............40 USB ID Input ..................41 Memory Card Drive Firmware Uploading ........... 43 Copying the firmware to the PCMCIA Card ........
Revision A 1.1 Overview The EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC, an easy and low cost photo printer, has the two parts: the built-in card reader part (storage driver) and Stylus PHOTO 870 base printer part. The card reader allows the users to easily print digital camera data to render high photo quality color images.
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.0 This section only provides the basic specifications for the card reader part. For the information on the printer part, please see the EPSON Stylus " USB Mass Storage Class CBI Transport Specification v1.0 RC5 PHOTO 870/1270 Service Manual.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A " 1.2.4 Environmental Condition Power consumption: Approx. 15W (ISO 10561 Letter Pattern) Approx. 4.5W in standby mode Energy Star compliant TEMPERATURE " Insulation Resistance: 10M ohms min. (between AC line and chassis, " Operating:...
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EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A RESISTANCE TO SHOCK " Operating: 1G, within 1 ms, X, Y, Z directions " Non-operating: 2G, within 2 ms, X, Y, Z directions with shipment contanier RESISTANCE TO VIBRATION " Operating: 0.15G, 10 - 55Hz, X, Y, Z directions "...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 1.3 Interface Pin #2 Pin #1 1.3.1 USB Interface SPECIFICATIONS " Standard: Based on the following: Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1.0 Pin #3 Pin #4 Universal Serial Bus Device Class Definition for Printing Devices Version 1.0 (Printer part)
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 1.3.2 PCMCIA Card Slot <Restriction item of SONY Memory Stick> As for the SONY memory stick, the following faulty occurs. CARD SLOT STANDARD Therefore, the restriction on use exists. " PCMCIA Type-II card slot x 1 "...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 1.4 Function 1.4.2 Card Reader Driver Function (Windows) 1.4.2.1 Drive form For the printer operation, please see the Stylus PHOTO 870/1270 Service Manual. The card reader is recognized to OS as the removable disk drive, and its drive name is allocated.
USB Control/Bulk transfer when API is called. implemented in condition without a media being inserted. Mode change is carried out by executing the application software “EPSON 1.4.3.3 Disk information acquisition USB RW Switcher”. The result comes into effect at the time of the next media insertion.
The mode change is carried out by the implementation of the application software “EPSON USB RW Switcher”. " The change result comes into effect at the time of the next media mounting. " The mode information is stored to the initial setting file (EPSON PhotoStarter pref). PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS Function...
1.4.3.13 Display in the expansion manager Media can be formatted when the [Write to Disk mode] is selected. The If “EPSON USBStorageClass1” is selected by the expansion manager, the format that initializes the media differs depending on the condition of the following character strings are displayed as an item information.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 1.5 Outer Case Specifications DIMENSIONS " Stacker (open): 483 mm (W) x 613 mm (D) x 302 mm (H) " Stacker (closed): 483 mm (W) x 407 mm (D) x 302 mm (H) NOTE: With a paper support installed WEIGHT Approximately 6.4 kg...
2.1.1 Card Reader Part The figure below summarizes the card reader part. The EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC consists of the printer part and card reader part. The printer part is the same as for the Stylus PHOTO 870. So this manual only refers to the operating principles of the card reader part.
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EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A The major elements in the card reader part are as shown in the following Table 2-1. Major Elements in the Card Reader Part (continued) table. Name Functions Table 2-1. Major Elements in the Card Reader Part...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 2.1.2 Power Supply Board 2.1.3 USB Hub C364PSB/PSE, the power supply board of this printer, features the 2.1.3.1 Overview following: The USB hub of this printer features the following: " Logic line: +5V ± 5%, 0.95A "...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 2.1.4 Printer Circuit Operation The printer circuit operation of this printer is the same as for the Stylus PHOTO 870 except for the points below: " Power supply circuit The card reader part is powered by the printer’s...
4.1.1 Precaution for Disassembling the Printer See the precautions given under the heading “WARNING” and This chapter describes procedures for disassembling the main “CAUTION” in this section when disassembling or assembling EPSON components of the EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC. Unless otherwise Stylus PHOTO 875DC.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 4.1.2 Tools Risque d’explosion si la pile est remplacée incorrectment. Table 4-1 lists the tools recommended for disassembling, assembling, or Ne remplacer que par une pile du même type ou d’un type adjusting the printer. Use only tools that meet these specifications.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 4.1.3 Specifications for Screws Table 4-2 shows screw specifications. During assembly and disassembly, make sure that the specified types of screws are used at proper locations, referring to the table below. Table 4-2. Screw Specifications...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 4.1.4 Service Checks After Repair Before returning the printer after servicing, use the check list below, which enables you to keep record of servicing and shipping more efficiently. Table 4-3. Inspection Checklist for Repaired Printer...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 4.2 Disassembly Procedures The flowchart below shows procedures for disassembly. START HOUSING Removal Uploading the PC PC Card Reader Card Reader Board Removal Firmware Printer Part Disassembly Figure 4-1. Disassembly Flowchart DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 4.2.1 HOUSING Removal Since the printer mechanism itself structures the bottom part, it appears just by removing HOUSING. 1. Set the PG adjust lever to “+”. CBS (3x10) Screws 2. Using the tweezers, release the hook securing HOUSING, SUPPORT, PG COVER to HOUSING and remove HOUSING, SUPPORT, PG COVER from HOUSING.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 4.2.2 C364MAIN Board Removal 1. Remove HOUSING. (Refer to Section 4.2.1.) 2. Remove the three screws (CBS, 3x6) securing HOUSING, SUPPORT, HOUSING, SUPPORT, PC CARD PC CARD. 3. Remove HOUSING, SUPPORT, PC CARD toward the front.
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EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 4. Remove the seven screws (CBS, 3x6) and the one (CP, 3x4) securing 6. Disconnect the harnesses (for USB and C364PSB/PSE) from the SHIELD PLATE, P/B, TOP. connectors on the C364MAIN Board. 5. Remove SHIELD PLATE, P/B, TOP.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 4.2.3 C364MAIN Board Unit Removal 4. Remove the four screws (CBS, 3x6) securing the C364MAIN Board Unit. (See Figure 4-8 and Figure 4-9.) This section describes how to separate the C364MAIN Board (card reader part) from the printer part.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 5.1 Overview 5.1.2 Tools The table below lists the tools necessary for adjustments: This chapter describes adjustments required after disassembling/ assembling the printer. Since the Stylus PHOTO 875DC has the same printer part as in Stylus PHOTO 870, this manual only provides the service Table 5-3.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 5.2 Adjustment 5.2.1.2 How to Install the Program Please be sure to run the program on Windows 98 only. This section provides adjustment procedures specific to Stylus PHOTO 875DC. 5.2.1 Adjustment Using the Adjustment Program...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 5.2.1.3 Starting the Service Program Make sure any ports other than selected for this program are not used for other Stylus PHOTO 875DCs. Be careful not to connect four or more printers to the printer ports at a time.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 5.2.2 USB ID Input 1. Start the service program and access the main menu. 2. Select USB ID input/check and click OK. The USB ID input/check The USB ports of this printer are located on each board of the card reader screen appears.
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EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 4. According to the board(s) you replaced, select the item from the list and click OK If you input USB ID, be sure to quit the service program and turn the printer power off. Otherwise, the new USB ID is If you have replaced control board for the printer part, select the not stored in the control board.
If you transfer the firmware from the card reader of this printer to the memory card, perform the following operation: Insert the memory card to the card reader. If “EPSON Photo Quicker” starts, press the stop button to terminate it.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 5.2.3.3 Checking for the Memory Card Drive Firmware 6. Turn the printer power off. The power LED (green lamp) on the panel blinks once and the printer begins to load the firmware to the flash Version ROM on the card reader.
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 6.1 Overview Since the printer part of the Stylus PHOTO 875DC is common to the Stylus PHOTO 870, please see the EPSON Stylus PHOTO 870/1270 Service manual. MAINTENANCE Overview...
EPSON Stylus PHOTO 875DC Revision A 7.1 Connector Summary See the following tables for the connector Table 7-1. Connectors The main components of the printer are as shown below. For information Connector Function Table to refer to on the printer part, please see the Stylus PHOTO 870/1270 Service Manual.