Epson 4003353 - Manual (Page 54)

Principles
2.4.1 Ink Operations
There are various ink operations that can be selectively by the printer.
2.4.1.1 Power On Operation
This operation is performed when power is turned on. There are four separate sequences of steps,
depending on the following
1. The carriage position at the printer power turns on.
2.
status (No/In)
3. Printer condition before turning off the printer power
4. Timer
In the range of timer — ( 1 )
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Excepth the range of timer — ( 2 )
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(2)
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out — ( 5 )
Figure 2-30. Power On Operation
Normal Mode:
1. Releases the carriage lock.
Classification
2. Moves the carnage to the flushing position, and operates the 500-pulse flushing monochrome,
CMY order.
3. Moves the carriage to the home position.
4. Sets the carriage lock and takes the printer out of standby mode.
Micro Absorption Mode 1: (Micro Absorption timer times out)
1. Releases the carriage lock.
If there is a head before the timer times out, the following two substeps are performed:
1-1. Moves the carriage to the flushing position, and the head (before the timer times out)
performs the flushing operation.
1-2. Moves the carriage to the home position.
2. Performs the micro absorbing operation. the cleaning operation toward the head
that the timer times up in accordance with the timer excess time. If both the black and the
color head are times out, performs the cleaning operation first for the color printhead, then for
the black printhead.)
3. Sets the carriage lock
4. Waits for print data.
Mode: (Head position is illegal when the printer is turned on.)
1. Releases the carriage lock.
2. Performs the operation at the color head.
3. Performs the operation at the blackhead.
4. the carriage lock.
5. Waits print data.
(4) Micro Absorbing Operation Mode 2:
1. Moves the carnage to the home position.
2. Performs the micro absorbing operation at the color head.
3. Performs the
absorbing operation at the blackhead.
4. Sets the carriage lock.
5. Waits
print data.
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