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The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. All efforts 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.
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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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CHAPTER 5. ADJUSTMENTS Provides Epson-approved methods for adjustment. CHAPTER 6. MAINTENANCE Provides preventive maintenance procedures and the lists of Epson-approved lubricants and adhesives required for servicing the product. CHAPTER 7. APPENDIX Provides the following additional information for reference: • Connector Pin Assignments •...
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Revision Status Revision Issued Date Description September 2, 1999 First Release...
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A Table of Contents PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY FEATURES ....................8 OVERVIEW ....................30 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS ................10 DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ............. 31 Control Panel Removal ................31 PAPER SPECIFICATIONS ................. 15 Top Cover Removal ................31 PANEL OPERATION ..................
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 1.1 FEATURES The compressed data is expanded in real-time by the expansion circuit and transferred to the engine. T he follow ing sho w s fea tures of E P L-5 700 L/57 00i. Speed is enhanced by compressed data expansion hardware. T he follow ing functio ns can be u pgrad ed a nd spee d can b e in creased ENGINE by R A M S IM M expansion .
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M acintosh : G 3 233 M H z a nd 6 4 M B R A M or m o re 13. For Windows NT 4.0, EPSON Printer Port Monitor must be installed to use ECP. 14. Even if the option RAM is expanded by 16 MB or more, only a maximum of 13 MB is valid.
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 1.2 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS W arm -u p T im e: 20 second s o r less (at 23 °C , stand ard volta ge) The EPL-5700L/5700i is a compact host-based A4 monochrome page PRINTABLE AREA printer that is driven by laser and digital photographic technology. The following shows basic specifications.
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A PAPER HANDLING CONSUMABLES P ape r S upply: 150 -she et C assette-like M ultipurpo se T ray N am e : E T C artrid ge M an ual F eed S lot P hotoco nductor U nit O p tion al C assette: 500 -she et A 4 Low er C assette U nit Life:...
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A A C Lin e N oise: P ulse W idth: 50 to 1 ,000 ns SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS P ulse P o larity: ± T his prin ter is ho st-ba sed , na m ely, th e ho st com p uter (p rinte r driver) gen erate s print im age s.
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A DIMENSIONS D im en sio ns: M ain U nit: 397 m m (W ) x 49 3m m (L) x 251 m m (H ) W eig ht: A ppro x. 7 .5kg RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY P roduct Life: A ppro x.
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A [EMC] APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS AND REGURATIONS Table 1-4. EMC T he spe cifications of this eng ine m ee t the ce rtificatio n stand ards and Model Name Applicable Certification regu lations ind ica ted b elo w . T here are case s in w hich th e stand ards and regu lations a pply differen tly to prod ucts, includ ing the contro ller, d epe ndin g CNS 13438 on their destina tion .
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 1.3 PAPER SPECIFICATIONS PAPER CLASSIFICATIONS Table 1-5. Paper Classification T he typ es of pap er w hich can be used w ith E P L -5700 L/57 00i are de scribed Special Paper below . Paper Normal Japanese Thick...
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A PAPER SIZE Table 1-6. Paper Size Optional Paper Size Paper Manual Paper Lower Type mm (inch) Tray Feed Slot Cassette 210 x 297 148 x 210 JIS-B5 182 x 257 Letter (8.5) x (11) Half Letter (5.5) x (8.5) Normal Legal (8.5) x (14)
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 1.4 PANEL OPERATION FLASHING LED 1.4.1 Power Switch Table 1-8. Meaning of Flashing LED Lamps Ready Lamps Error Lamp Meaning P ow er S w itch is locate d on the left re ar side of th e printer, a nd it co ntrols pow er o n/off.
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 1.5 RAM EXPANSION If m em ory sh ortag e occurs, th e prin ter o utpu ts a m isprin t and an error m essa ge a ppea rs on the host screen . In such a case, it is necessary to install expansion m e m ory R A M (R A M S IM M ).
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 1.6 OPTIONS AND CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS O p tion al lo w e r cassette unit a nd printer ca ble s for E P L-57 00L /570 0i are th e sam e a s op tion s fo r E P L-570 0. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION OPTIONS AND CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS...
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 2.1 OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF MECHANISM T he E P L-5 700L /570 0i ad opts the sam e m ech anism a s use d in th e previou s m od el. R e fer to the E P L -5700 S ervice M anu al for the detaile d op erating prin cip les of e ach m echan ism .
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 2.2 ELECTRIC CIRCUIT T he M ain C ontroller p roce sse s p rint d ata sen t from the host co m puter an d gen erates video sig nal. S ince the E lectric C ircuit of this printer is basically the sa m e a s th at of E P L- T he E n gin e C ontro ller re ceives video sig nal from the M ain C ontroller a nd 5700 , this section exp lain s o nly abo ut th e M a in C on trol B o ard a nd its drives the e ngin e to prin t.
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A Table 2-1. C292 Main Board - Main Controller (continued) Table 2-1. C292 Main Board - Main Controller Name Location Functions Name Location Functions USB I/F USB connector with the host PC 16bit CISC-CPU driven at clock frequency 25MHz.
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 3.1 OVERVIEW 3.1.1 Overview S ince th e E P L-57 00L /570 0i is a host-based p rinte r, m ost pro blem s can be solved by ope ratin g “E P S O N P rin ter W in dow !3” on th e ho st com p ute r. W hen an e rror occurs, “E P S O N P rin ter W in dow !3 ”...
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 3.2 HANDLING SERVICE CALL ERRORS Table 3-1. Service Call Error Codes Service Call Error Code Error Description Remedy T his section describ es va rious cond itio ns w h ich m a y cau se fata l e rro rs, and provide s rem edies for su ch e rrors.
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A RESETTING EEPROM 1. Open the printer’s “Properties” (or “Document Defaults” for Windows NT4.0), and select “Optional Settings”. 2. Click the left button of the mouse while pressing ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+W, and the dialogue box shown below will appear. Cancel Figure 3-1.
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 4.1 OVERVIEW T he follow ing parts and units o f the E P L-570 0L/5 700 i are different from those o f E P L-57 00. C o ntrol P ane l T op cover se curing m etho d M ain B oa rd U S B I/F T he othe r m echan ism and exterior p arts are e xactly the sam e as used in...
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 4.2 DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY Hooks 4.2.1 Control Panel Removal U n like th e pre vio us m ode l, th e E P L-57 00L /570 0i h as o nly tw o LE D lam ps and no o the r function s o n the co ntrol pan el.
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 5. Remove a screw (CS M3x8) and a plate located on the upper part of 6. Push both left and right hinges of the top cover outward as shown in the shield cover of the Main Control Board (see Figure 4-3 below). Figure 4-4, and remove the top cover.
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 4.2.3 Main Control Board Removal 7. Remove a fixing screw for USB interface (CS M3x6) and two fixing screws for parallel interface (CP M3x6), and remove the board. 1. Remove the right cover (See section 4.2.2 of the EPL-5700 Service Manual).
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 7.1 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS Table 7-1. Connector List Board Connector Function Reference T he figure b elow sh ow s interco nnectio ns w ith th e M ain B oard , and th e table EPL-5700 Service on the right show s functio n of each co nne ctor.
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A Table 7-2. Connector CN5 Pin Signal Name Direction Function POWER Cable Power Supply Bi-directional Data Signal Bi-directional Data Signal Ground APPENDIX CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS...
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 7.3 EXPLODED DIAGRAMS & ASP LIST 7.3.1 Exploded Diagrams R e fer to the E P L-570 0 S ervice M an ual 7.3 “E xplo ded D iagra m ” as the exterior a nd m echanism of th e E P L-57 00L /570 0i a re ba sically th e sa m e. T he only differen ce w ith the previou s m odel is “P LA T E ”, w hich ha s b een new ly add ed to (6) F R A M E S I, and its exp lode d diagram s are sho w n on th e follow ing pag es.
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 7.3.2 ASP List Table 7-3. Parts List (continued) Diagram No. Parts Code Parts Name Table 7-3. Parts List 2-07 1040711 ROCK LEVER Diagram No. Parts Code Parts Name 2-08 1040712 PLATE 1-01 1040689 TOP COVER ASSY. 3-01 1021636 BUSHING 1-03...
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A Table 7-3. Parts List (continued) Table 7-3. Parts List (continued) Diagram No. Parts Code Parts Name Diagram No. Parts Code Parts Name 3-24 1040734 PRESSURE SPRING 4-28 1048616 HOLDER L 3-25 2027737 PAPER PICK UNIT 4-29 1048617 HOLDER R 4-01 1040801...
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A Table 7-3. Parts List (continued) Table 7-3. Parts List (continued) Diagram No. Parts Code Parts Name Diagram No. Parts Code Parts Name 5-23 2027744 PWB-HV 6-06 1048621 RUBBER FOOT 5-24 1040757 PLATE 6-07 1040775 PORYESTER FILM 5-25 2027745 HARNESS 6-08...
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EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A Table 7-3. Parts List (continued) Diagram No. Parts Code Parts Name 7-10 1048627 HOLDER 7-11 1013911 GEAR 14T 7-12 2027759 PRINT HEAD UNIT 7-13 1040794 HOLDER 7-14 1040795 TORSION SPRING 7-15 1040796 WIRING SADDLE 18.5 7-16 1015333 EDGE COVER 8.5H 7-17 1004683...
EPL-5700L/5700i Revision A 7.4 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM C ircuit d iagra m s of the M a in C o ntrol B oard is show n on the follow ing pa ges. APPENDIX CIRCUIT DIAGRAM...