EPSON EPL-5700L/5700i: Monochrome Page Printer

Monochrome Page Printer
EPSON EPL-5700L/5700i
SEPG99007
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Copyright 1999 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Printed in Japan.
PRECAUTIONS
Precautionary notations throughout the text are categorized relative to 1) Personal injury and 2) Damage to equipment.
DANGER Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in serious or fatal personal injury. Great caution should be exercised in
performing procedures preceded by DANGER Headings.
WARNING Signals a precaution which, if ignored, could result in damage to equipment.
The precautionary measures itemized below should always be observed when performing repair/maintenance procedures.
DANGER
1. ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE PRODUCT FROM THE POWER SOURCE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES WHEN PERFORMING ANY
MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR PROCEDURES.
2. NO WORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON THE UNIT BY PERSONS UNFAMILIAR WITH BASIC SAFETY MEASURES AS DICTATED FOR
ALL ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS IN THEIR LINE OF WORK.
3. WHEN PERFORMING TESTING AS DICTATED WITHIN THIS MANUAL, DO NOT CONNECT THE UNIT TO A POWER SOURCE UNTIL
INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. WHEN THE POWER SUPPLY CABLE MUST BE CONNECTED, USE EXTREME CAUTION IN WORKING ON
POWER SUPPLY AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.
WARNING
1. REPAIRS ON EPSON PRODUCT SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN EPSON CERTIFIED REPAIR TECHNICIAN.
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.
3. ALWAYS VERIFY THAT THE EPSON PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE REMOVING OR
REPLACING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND/OR INDIVIDUAL CHIPS.
4. IN ORDER TO PROTECT SENSITIVE MICROPROCESSORS AND CIRCUITRY, USE STATIC DISCHARGE EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS ANTI-
STATIC WRIST STRAPS, WHEN ACCESSING INTERNAL COMPONENTS.
5. REPLACE MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENTS ONLY WITH THOSE COMPONENTS BY THE MANUFACTURE; INTRODUCTION OF
SECOND-SOURCE ICs OR OTHER NONAPPROVED COMPONENTS MAY DAMAGE THE PRODUCT AND VOID ANY APPLICABLE EPSON
WARRANTY.
PREFACE
This manual describes basic functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations, maintenance and repair procedures of EPL-5700L/5700i. 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. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

Provides a general overview and specifications of the product.
CHAPTER 2. OPERATING PRINCIPLES

Describes the theory of electrical and mechanical operations of the product.
CHAPTER 3. TROUBLESHOOTING
Provides the step-by-step procedures for troubleshooting.
CHAPTER 4. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY

Describes the step-by-step procedures for disassembling and assembling the
product.
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
Circuit Board Component Layout
Exploded Diagrams and ASP List
Circuit Diagram
Revision Status
Revision Issued Date Description
A 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
PAPER SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................... 15 Control Panel Removal .......................................................................... 31
Top Cover Removal ............................................................................... 31
PANEL OPERATION .................................................................................. 17
Main Control Board Removal ................................................................. 33
Power Switch .......................................................................................... 17
Control Panel .......................................................................................... 17
RAM EXPANSION ...................................................................................... 18 ADJUSTMENTS
OPTIONS AND CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS ............................................ 19
MAINTENANCE
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF MECHANISM ........................................... 21
APPENDIX
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ................................................................................... 22
Operating Principles of Controller .......................................................... 22 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS ........................................................... 39
CIRCUIT BOARD COMPONENT LAYOUT ............................................... 41
TROUBLESHOOTING EXPLODED DIAGRAMS & ASP LIST ....................................................... 42
Exploded Diagrams ................................................................................ 42
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................. 26 ASP List ................................................................................................. 50
Overview ................................................................................................ 26
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM .................................................................................... 54
Electric Check Point ............................................................................... 26
HANDLING SERVICE CALL ERRORS ...................................................... 27
Service Call Error Conditions ................................................................. 27
Error LED Lamp ..................................................................................... 27
Error Code Display and Remedies ......................................................... 27
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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.
ENGINE
T he follow ing functio ns can be u pgrad ed a nd spee d can b e in creased
by R A M S IM M expansion .
C o m pa ct, ligh tw eigh t A 4 e ngin e Enhanced MicroGray printing
600 dpi reso lution, 8 pp m printin g sp eed Receive buffer capacity
S tand ard p ape r feed ing is b y a casse tte-like universa l pa per tra y (1 50 Printing speed
she ets) and a m a nua l fe ed tra y (1 she et).
O p tion al p ape r feed ing is b y a A 4 or L T lo w e r pape r fee der un it (5 00 RESTRICTIONS / DIFFERENCES WITH EPL-5700
she ets).
1. A network I/F, including external attachment cannot be used.
CONTROLLER 2. Fonts are not installed.
A new ly de veloped host-ba sed con troller 3. The emulation is not installed.
CPU: TMP95C001, TOSHIBA 4. Only the Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0 and Macintosh operating
systems (8.1 or later) are supported.
EDO RAM or FastPage RAM (60 ns)
5. The ROP and fill methods change, so there may be differences in
Inte rface the output.
ECP compatible parallel I/F which conforms to IEEE 1284 6. When using halftones, the printed image may be different.
USB interface 7. There are differences with operation when Toner out occurs.
M ou nted w ith R IT e ch, E nhan ced M icroG ray 8. The driver UI is different.
A n un derline e rror m a y occu r w h en p rinting a com plicated im age w ith
9. It can only be connected to a Macintosh with a standard USB
600 dpi E nha nce d M icroG ray printing.
connection. Optional USB board is not guaranteed.
M ou nted w ith T o ner S a ve M ode
10. With the standard memory, printing at 600 dpi with MicroGray ON
M ou nted w ith b i-dire ctional I/F (IE E E 12 84) may not be possible. Also, for a host that is not capable of ECP
A host -based printer is possible.
communication, printing may not be possible with standard memory.
D a ta com p ression technology

11. The printer status can be displayed on the screen and printing is
possible upon users request.
By sending compressed data from the host, printing with a 2MB
memory is possible.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FEATURES 8

12. The recommended host environments are:

W ind ow s:
P entium 2 33 M H z an d 64 M B R A M o r m ore
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.
15. When using parallel connection, printing is not possible if bi-
directional communication is hindered by the following conditions.
There is a printer selecting switch between the PC and the
printer for parallel connection.
Old PC that does not support bi-directional communication is
used.
Unspecified cables are used.
16. If there is no paper in the MP tray, the paper size will become
unclear.
17. Status sheet printing cannot be performed by the printer itself.
18. The printer cannot be shared in a Macintosh network.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FEATURES 9

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. P rint A re a: A rea w ithin m argins of 4m m fro m ea ch sid e (S ee
F ig ure 1-1 below )
PROCESS
P rint M eth od: D ry M o no-com po nen t E lectrop hoto graph ic M eth od 4mm 4mm
Lig ht S ou rce: S em icon ductor La ser
P hoto ele ctric U nit: O P C D rum (O rga nic P hoto con ductor)
4mm
C h arge : R otating B ru sh C ha rging T yp e
D e velope r: E xpo sed S ection D e velope r S ystem
T one r M on o-co m po nent N o nm a gne tic T oner
T ransfer M etho d: R olle r T ransfer Printable Area
F ixing: H eat R oller S yste m
D e nsity R eg ula tor: D eve lope r B ias V aria tion S ystem (can b e
regu late d by user)
R e solutio n: 600 dpi
4mm
PRINTING SPEED
P rinting S p eed: 8 p pm (A 4/B 5/A 5 V e rtica l F ee d)
F irst P rint: 19 second s (A 4 V e rtica l F ee d) Figure 1-1. Printable Area
18.2 se con ds (B 5 )
17.3 se con ds (A 5 )
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 10

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: E T C artrid ge: A ve rage of 3,000 she ets
O P C D rum : A ve rage of 20 ,000 sh eets

Table 1-1. Paper Handling
Permissible (at continuo us printing on A 4 page w ith p rint duty
Paper Supply Capacity Paper Size
Paper Thickness of 5% )
76.2 x 127 to 60 to 90g/m2
150 sheets CONTROLLER SPECIFICATIONS
215.9 x 355.6mm (16 to 24lb)
Japanese Official CPU: 16 bit, 64pin, m ax 2 5M H z, C IS C ,
50 sheets
Postcard
Japanese Official 190g/m2 T M P 9 5C 001 (T O S H IB A )
Multipurpose Tray 20 sheets Postcard (when
printing on back) RAM: S tan dard: 2M B (E D O )
Normal Paper: O p tio nal S IM M S lot: 1
60 to 90g/m2
Envelope/Label
10 sheets Thick Paper: 32 M B , 16 M B , 8 M B , 4M B (E D O )
OHP/Thick Page
90 to 190g/m2
Special Paper (A m a xim um o f 13 M B is va lid.)
Normal Paper: ROM: P rogra m : 51 2K bytes
60 to 90g/m2
100 x 148 to
Manual Feed Slot 1 sheet Thick Paper: H ost Interface : S tan dard: C e ntron ics, B i-directiona l P arallel
215.9 x 355.6mm
90 to 190g/m2
Special Paper IE E E -128 4 nibble
Normal Paper: E C P com pliant
Lower Cassette 500 sheets A4
60 to 90g/m2
USB: S eria l
P ape r O utput: F ace-dow n
(N o slot fo r the optiona l I/F )
F ace-up (w he n an optiona l ho ppe r is use d)

SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS A C Lin e N oise: P ulse W idth: 50 to 1 ,000 ns
T his prin ter is ho st-ba sed , na m ely, th e ho st com p uter (p rinte r driver) P ulse P o larity:
gen erate s print im age s. R efer to the softw are guide fo r details.
R epe at: N on-sim u ltan eous
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS M o de: C om m on/N orm al
T em p eratu re (in clu ding expend able pa rts): V oltage: 1K V

O p eration: 10 to 3 5 C P arts can w ithstan d up to 2 K V w ithou t dam age .
S torag e un der n orm al co nditions: 0 to 3 5 C
Instant C u toff: D IP 100 % (for stan dard voltage - 10% ) for on e
S torag e un der e xtrem e condition s: -20 to 40 C cycle w ith n orm a l print qu ality.
(1/30 of the to tal hold ing period)
E lectrostatic D urab ility: N o ha rdw are erro rs up to 1 0K V .
H u m id ity (including e xpe nda ble parts):
(N o un re coverab le softw are errors)
O p eration: 15 to 85 % w itho ut cond ensatio n
S torag e un der n orm al co nditions: 30 to 85 % C om p onen ts can w ithstand up to 15K V w ith out
da m age .
S torag e un der e xtrem e condition s: 10 to 95 %
(1/30 of the to tal hold ing period) R ush C u rrent: 1/2 cycle , 50 A or le ss
Insula tion R e sistan ce: 10 M o r hig her

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
D iele ctric S tren gth: A C 1000 V is app lied for o ne m inu te w ith no
P ow er S up ply V olta ge: 100 10% brea kdo w n s (du ratio n of one surg e).
P ow er S up ply F requ ency: 50 to 60 H z 3H z Lea kag e C urren t: 0.2 5m A o r less (10 0V m o del)
S tand ard M axim um C urrent: 6.3 A
P ow er C onsum p tion : M axim u m : 580 W
A vera ge d uring co ntin uous printin g:20 0W
S tand by M od e (H eate r O n ): 490 W
S tand by M od e (H eate r O ff): 15 W

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. 1 80,0 00 p rinted pag es or five years,

w hichever co m es first
M PBF: 25,000 she ets or m o re
M TBF: 3,0 00 h ours (10 m onth s) or m ore
P ape r F eed R e lia bility (w h en u sin g th e recom m end ed p aper u nde r

norm al cond itio ns)
Jam R ate: 1/2 000 or less (n ot including m ultiple p age s)
M isfee d: 1/2 000 or less
M ultiple P ag e F ee d R ate : 1/5 00 o r less
P ape r W rinkling : 1/1 000 or less
P ape r Lea ding E dge F old s:1 /100 0 or less
(corn er folds m ore than 1m m )

APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS AND REGURATIONS [EMC]

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 . 100V Model CISPR22 (Taiwan)
FCC Part15 Subpart B Class B/CSA C108.8 Class B
[Safety Standards]
EC EMC Directive 89/336/PEC
Table 1-2. Safety Standards EN55022 Class B
Model Name Applicable Certification EN61000-3-2
200V Model
EN61000-3-3
UL 1950
120V Model EN50082-1
CSA 22.2 No.950
AS 3548 (Australia)
TV-GS (EN60950)
200V Model
NEMKO (EN60950) P ow er C onsum ptio n:
[Safety Regulations] In com plia nce w ith intern atio nal E nergy S tar
Table 1-3. Safety Regulations sta nda rds.
Model Name Applicable Certification O thers:
120V Model FDA (NCDRH) Class 1 T on er: D oes not affe ct h um an bod y (in accord ance w ith
O S H A , T S C A , E IN E C S and C S C L).
TV-GS (EN60825)
200V Model
NEMKO (EN60825)
OPC: D oes not affe ct h um an bod y (in accord ance w ith
O S H A ).
O zone E m issions: C onfo rm s to U L 47 8, 5 th version.
M a terials: C onfo rm s to S w iss en viron m en tal protectio n la w s

(doe s n ot in clu de C dS ).
O zone : 0.0 2 pp m or less
P ote ntia l T oxicity: O P C , toner, and pla stic pa rts are non toxic.
N oise: S tan d-by: 30 dB (A ) or less
In opera tion : 47 .0 dB (A ) o r less

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
below . Special Paper
Paper Normal Japanese
Supply Paper Thick
PAPER TYPES OHP Official Label Envelope
Paper
Postcard
N o rm al P ape r: P P C , recycle d pa per 6 0 to 90g /m 2 (16 to 24 lbs) Paper Tray
S pecial P aper: Lab els, Ja pan ese officia l po stcards, O H P film s,
co lor pa per, thick p aper (9 0 to 157 g/m 2 ), special
Lower
Cassette
X X X X X
D T P , and letterhea d
: Can guarantee paper feed reliability and image quality. However, this is limited to
generally used paper.
The paper types listed below cannot be used with this : Can print characters. However, this is limited to generally used paper.
C A U T IO N
printer. X: Cannot feed.
Carbon paper, non-carbon paper, thermal transfer paper, impact
paper, and acidic paper.
Paper which has been used with a thermal transfer or ink-jet
printer.
Paper which is too thick or too thin.
Wet (damp) paper.
Paper to which a special coating has been applied, or colored
paper which has gone through surface processing.
Paper whose surface is too smooth or too rough, or paper
whose texture is different on the front and back.
Paper with holes for binders or perforations.
Folded, curled, or damaged paper.
Paper of irregular shape or not cut with right angles.
Paper with labels that come off easily.
Paper with glue, staples, or paper clips attached.
Special ink-jet paper.
When using illustrated postcards, paper particles may
adhere to the paper feed roller and cause paper feed
difficulty. Therefore, it will be necessary for users to
perform cleaning as indicated in Chapter 6 Maintenance.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 15

PAPER SIZE
Table 1-6. Paper Size

Optional
Paper Size Paper Manual
Paper Lower
Type mm (inch) Tray Feed Slot
Cassette
A4 210 x 297
A5 148 x 210 -
JIS-B5 182 x 257 -
Letter (8.5) x (11) -
Half Letter (5.5) x (8.5) -

Normal
Paper
Legal (8.5) x (14) -
EXE (7.25) x (10.5) -
Government
Legal
(8.5) x (13) -
Government
Letter
(8) x (10.5) -
F4 210 x 330 -
Postcard 100 x 148 -
Monarch 98.43 x 190.5 -
C10 104.78 x 241.3 -

Special DL 110 x 220 -
Paper
C5 162 x 229 -
C6 114 x 162 -
International-
B5
176 x 250 -
: A p plicable
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 16

1.4 PANEL OPERATION FLASHING LED
1.4.1 Power Switch Table 1-8. Meaning of Flashing LED Lamps

P ow er S w itch is locate d on the left re ar side of th e printer, a nd it co ntrols Ready Lamps Error Lamp Meaning
pow er o n/off. OFF OFF Power OFF.
ON OFF Possible to print.

1.4.2 Control Panel
Flashing OFF Warming up, receiving data
C o ntrol P a nel is located a t the righ t front ed ge of th e printer, and it consists
Recoverable error
of tw o LE D lam ps. OFF Flashing
(including paper out)
OFF ON Service call error
C H E C K
Since the EPL-5700L/5700i is a host-based printer, printer
settings cannot be made on the control panel.
1 P O IN T
Status sheet can be printed from the printer driver.
Figure 1-2. Control Panel
Table 1-7. LED Lamps

Name Color
1 Ready Lamp Green
2 Error Lamp Red
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PANEL OPERATION 17

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 ).
T he reco m m e nded R A M capacity for con ditions of u se are a s show n below .

(H o w e ver, this doe s n ot in clu de im ag es w ith extrem ely poo r com pressio n
ratio .)
Table 1-9. Recommended RAM Capacity
MicroGray printing may not be possible at 600 dpi.
No RAM Expansion For a host with slow transfer speed, normal 600
dpi printing may not be possible.
4MB Expansion Printing is possible under all conditions
C A U T IO N The memory shown below cannot be used with the EPL-

5700L/5700i. The CPU of the printer is 16bit, but the
following memory is not designed to allow access at 16bit.
SAMSUNG KMM5328104
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION RAM EXPANSION 18

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 19

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 .
OPERATING PRINCIPLES OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF MECHANISM 21

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.
re late d pa rts.
FUNCTIONS OF THE MAIN CONTROLLER

2.2.1 Operating Principles of Controller
T he C 29 2 M a in B o ard, w hich function s a s a con trolle r of the p rinte r,
C o m m u nicatio n w ith the host co m puter (receiving print data and
sen din g status).
con sists o f the M ain C ontrolle r and the E ngin e C ontro lle r.
P roce ssing the p rint d ata (a nalyzing com m and and gen erating vide o
sig nal).
Main Controller
S ending the vide o signa l to the E n gin e C ontro lle r.
TUSB USB I/F M on itoring p anel or sw itch con ditions.
FUNCTIONS OF THE ENGINE CONTROLLER

DRAM
R e ceivin g th e video sig nal and sen din g en gine sta tus.
RAMSIMM (CN1)
SLC Parallel I/F

CPU M on itoring sensors.
1284DRIVER C o ntrolling the optiona l lo w e r casse tte.
JP1
B lock diagra m of the C 29 2 M ain B o ard a nd function of e ach device are

sho w n on the follo w ing p age .
ROM
Video (CN3)
CPU
Engine Controller
Figure 2-1. C292 Main Board
OPERATING PRINCIPLES ELECTRIC CIRCUIT 22

23
Revision A
CPU +22.9982MHz
TM95C001
64pin
(IC1)
-22.9982MHz
MCLKOX 22.9982MHz
ROM
4Mb*16
40pin MCLKIN
(IC2)
16 A23-1
Reset IC
Figure 2-2. Block Diagram of the C292 Main Board

(IC6)
DRAM
16Mb*16 MA10-0
42pin
(IC3)
16 Reset Signal
Reg.
PQ3DZ13
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
CN207
CN1
D15-0
SLC 3.3V 5V
16 16 208pin
RAMSIMM (5/3.3V)
72pin Serial
E05B68NA EEPROM
TSUB 1kb
(IC8)
64pin (IC5)
CN5
(5/3.3V)
E05B69NA
USB (IC21)
4pin
3.3V
48MHz
LV161284
CN2
48pin
(IC7)
Parallel
36pin
Engine
Controller
EPL-5700L/5700i
CN3
Table 2-1. C292 Main Board - Main Controller Table 2-1. C292 Main Board - Main Controller (continued)
Name Location Functions
Name Location Functions
USB I/F CH5 USB connector with the host PC
16bit CISC-CPU driven at clock frequency
CPU 25MHz. Parallel I/F CH2 Parallel connector with the host PC
IC1
TM95C001 Package: 64pin, QFP
Power supply voltage: 5V Single Control Panel I/F CN4 LED-control connector
This ASIC controls the following:

Memory (RAM/ROM) Table 2-2. C292 Main Board - Engine Controller
DMA (Video, I/O) Name Location Functions
RIT (Resolution Improvement Tech.) / PGI
(Photo Grade Improvement) function. CPU
IC201 Controls the engine.
Video I/F (communication with the Engine M38073E4FS
ASIC (SCL) Controller)
IC5 Motor Drive IC IC204/
E05B68NB Panel LED Drives the main motor.
TEA3718SDP IC205
Package: 208 pin, QFP
Power supply voltage: 5V/3.3V
Operation frequency: DMAC max 25MHz
PIF max 25MHz
DCMP max 60MHz
RIT max 100MHz
Controls USB I/F.
ASIC (TUSB) Package: 64 pin, QFP
IC21
E05B69NA Power supply voltage: 5V/3.3V
Operation frequency: max 48MHz
1284 driver. Receives / sends parallel I/F

TTL
IC7 signal.
SN74LV162184DGGR
Power supply voltage: 5V
DRAM One EDO with 16Mb, 16bit, 60ns is mounted.

IC3
M5M418165CJ-6 Operates as standard memory.
ROM 4Mb, 16bit, and 40pin module. Stores the

IC2
HN27C4000G-10 control program.
RAMSIMM CN1 72 pin, memory expansion connector
OPERATING PRINCIPLES ELECTRIC CIRCUIT 24

TROUBLESHOOTING
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 appe ars on th e ho st
screen a s a pop-u p w ind ow , w h ich provide s de tailed in stru ctio ns o n ho w to
han dle each error. M ost of the errors w ill be cleared by follow ing the
instruction s of the pop-u p w ind ow .
A lso refer to th e se ction T rou ble sho otin g of the E P L -5700 L/57 00i U sers
G u ide, w h ich gives instruction s fo r solvin g ge neral prob lem s.
3.1.2 Electric Check Point

R e fer to 3.2 of th e E P L-5 700 S e rvice M anua l.
TROUBLESHOOTING OVERVIEW 26
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. I0001 Protocol Error Replace the Main Board.
C1999 Video Error Replace the Main Board.
3.2.1 Service Call Error Conditions
C1999 Data Expansion Error Replace the Main Board.
N o te th at th e fo llo w in g o perations w ill re sult in the S ervice C all E rrors
Standard RAM Check
w ithou t fail. C1000 Replace the Main Board.
Error
B ringing u p th e B IO S se tting s scree n w ith the p rinte r pow er o n. Initialize EEPROM.

EEPROM Access
T urning o n - off - on the printe r w h ile prin ting . C1200 Replace the Main
Error

Board.
T urning o n A pple T a lk w hile u sin g E P S O N L IN K 3 .
Reboot the host PC.
U sing the prin ter driver o ther than designa ted for th e E P L-57 00L/5700 i.
C2000 Software Error
Reinstall the driver.
Replace the Main
3.2.2 Error LED Lamp Board.
R e ady Lam p: OFF Win Mac
E rror Lam p: O N (R ed) Refer to 3.4.2.3 of the

E0003 E2000 Abnormal Fusing EPL-5700 Service
Manual.
3.2.3 Error Code Display and Remedies
Refer to 3.4.2.2 of the
In m ost S ervice C all E rror case s, the p rinter re covers from the e rror if it is Abnormal Polygon
E0006 EPL-5700 Service
Motor
turne d off and on again. H ow ever, in the ca se w he re the prin ter do es not Manual.
reco ver from th e erro r eve n after the abo ve ope ra tion , ch eck the S ervice
Refer to 3.4.2.1 of the
C a ll E rro r C o de a nd ta ke appro priate m e asu res a s show n in T a ble 3-1.
E0009 Abnormal Laser EPL-5700 Service
Manual.
SERVICE CALL ERROR CODE DISPLAY Replace the engine.
Communication Error
If a S ervice C all E rror occu rs an d E P S O N P rin ter W in dow !3 pops up E0014
with Engine Replace the Main
on the screen , p ress C trl+ S hift+E n ter toge ther to display the error code . Board.
C A U T IO N This function should not be made open to users.
TROUBLESHOOTING HANDLING SERVICE CALL ERRORS 27

RESETTING EEPROM
1. Open the printers 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. Reset the EEPROM
3. Click OK, and EEPROM will be reset.
C A U T IO N The above function should not be made open to users.
TROUBLESHOOTING HANDLING SERVICE CALL ERRORS 28

DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
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
E P L-570 0. T h erefo re , th is chap ter conta ins the disassem b ly and assem b ly
procedu re s o nly for th e pa rts a nd u nits m e ntio ned above. R efer to the E P L -
570 0 S ervice M an ual for other item s.
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW 30

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. H ow ever, e xterior of the p ane l
is exa ctly the sa m e a s th e pre vio us m ode l, a nd so is the w ay the p anel is
fixed o n the prin ter. R efe r to the E P L-5 700 S ervice M anu al (p p. 4 - 10) fo r
the C o ntrol P anel disassem bly and assem bly procedu re s.
Control Panel
Front Cover Harness to Main Board

Figure 4-2. Control Panel Removal (No. 2)
4.2.2 Top Cover Removal

1. Remove the right cover (See section 4.2.2 of the EPL-5700 Service
Manual).
2. Remove the control panel (See section 4.2.1 of this manual).
3. Remove the front cover (See section 4.2.7 of the EPL-5700 Service
Manual).
4. Remove the left cover (See section 4.2.10 of the EPL-5700 Service
Fixing Screws (CS M3X8)
Manual).
Figure 4-1. Control Panel Removal (No. 1)
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY 31

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.
Hinges
Top Cover
Plate Screw (CS M3X8)
Figure 4-3. Plate Removal
Figure 4-4. Top Cover Removal

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).
2. Remove the control panel (See section 4.2.1 of this manual). Main Board Fixing Screws USB Connector Fixing Screw
3. Remove the front cover (See section 4.2.7 of the EPL-5700 Service
Manual).
4. Remove 10 screws (CS M3x8) securing the shield cover of the Main
Control Board, and remove the shield cover (See section 4.2.9 of
the EPL-5700 Service Manual).
5. Remove the harnesses which are connected to the connector on the
Main Control Board.
6. Remove 10 screws (CS M3x8) securing the Main Control Board on
the printer (See section 4.2.9 of the EPL-5700 Service Manual).
Parallel
Connector
Fixing
Screws
Figure 4-5. Main Control Board Removal

ADJUSTMENTS
R e fer to the E P L-570 0 S ervice M an ual, C hapter 5 for adjustm en t

procedu re s.
ADJUSTMENTS 35

MAINTENANCE
R e fer to the E P L-570 0 S ervice M an ual, C hapter 6 for m a inte nance

procedu re s.
MAINTENANCE 37

APPENDIX
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
on the right show s functio n of each co nne ctor. EPL-5700 Service
CN1 For Expanded RAMSIMM, 72 pin Manual, Table 7-5
and 7-7
C292 Main Board EPL-5700 Service
Fusing CN2 Parallel Interface, 36 pin
CN202 Thermister
Manual, Table 7-8
CN3
CN3 Video (not used) -
CN203 Paper Feed CN4 Control Panel (LED Control) -

Solenoid
RAM CN5 USB Interface Table 7-2

CN1
SIMM CN204
High
Voltage CN202 Fusing Thermister -
Board
CN203 Paper Feed Solenoid Control -
Parallel CN2
C292 MAIN
Print CN204 High Voltage Board -
I/F CN205 Head
CN205 Print Head Control -
Main
CN206
Motor CN206 Main Motor Control -
USB I/F CN5
CN207 Power Board -
Paper
CN208 Eject CN208 Paper Eject Sensor -
Control Sensor
CN4
Panel CN209 Polygon Motor Control -
Polygon
CN209 Motor CN210 Paper Feed Sensor -
Power Board
Heater CN211 Lower Cassette Control -
CN2 CN1 CN207 Paper
Lamp CN210 Feed
Sensor CN212 Paper Empty Sensor -
High Voltage
CN3 Paper CN1 Main Control Board -
Board
CN212 Empty
Sensor
Interlock CN1 Main Control Board -
Switch Power
CN2 Fusing Heater Lamp Control -
Board
Lower
CN3 Interlock Switch Control -
Cassette CN211
Figure 7-1. Interconnection with the Main Board
APPENDIX CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS 39

Table 7-2. Connector CN5 Pin

No. Signal Name Direction Function
1 POWER - Cable Power Supply
2 D- Bi-directional Data Signal
3 D+ Bi-directional Data Signal
4 GND - Ground
APPENDIX CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS 40

7.2 CIRCUIT BOARD COMPONENT LAYOUT
Figure 7-2. C292 Main Control Board Component Layout
APPENDIX CIRCUIT BOARD COMPONENT LAYOUT 41

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.
APPENDIX EXPLODED DIAGRAMS & ASP LIST 42








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
2-08 1040712 PLATE
1-01 1040689 TOP COVER ASSY.
3-01 1021636 BUSHING
1-03 1048628 LEFT COVER
3-02 1040714 CAM
1-05 1048629 FRONT COVER
3-03 1040715 ROLL
1-06 1040693 TRAY
3-04 1048613 ROLLER
1-07 1040697 CASSETTE BODY
3-05 1040717 ROLLER
1-08 1013911 GEAR 14T
3-06 1040718 HOLDER
1-09 1040698 TABLE
3-07 1040719 PRESSURE SPRING
1-10 1040699 GUIDE
3-08 1040720 JOINT
1-11 1040700 GUIDE
3-09 1048612 BUSHING
1-12 1040694 RIGHT COVER
3-10 1040722 GEAR 18T
1-13 1040701 COVER
3-11 1048614 SHAFT
1-14 1040695 COVER
3-12 1040724 GEAR 36/54T
1-15 1040696 TRAY ASSY.
3-13 1040725 GEAR 36T
1-16 1040702 SHEET
3-14 1040726 SHOULDER SCREW
1-17 1050576 LOGO PLATE
3-15 2027738 SOLENOID
450 2031327 PANEL
3-16 1040727 TORSION SPRING
200 2032935 BOARD ASSY., MAIN
3-17 1040728 PLATE
2-01 1040703 GUIDE
3-18 1040729 PLATE
2-02 1048622 ROLLER
3-19 1014684 PIN
2-03 1048624 GUIDE LEVER
3-20 1040730 LEVER
2-04 1040706 GEAR ASSY.
3-22 1040732 ARM
2-06 1040710 COVER
3-23 1040733 SEPARATED PAD

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 HOLDER 4-30 1048618 STOPPER L
4-02 1040802 GEAR 36T 4-31 1048619 STOPPER R
4-03 1040803 BUSHING 4-32 1013954 SEPARATOR ROLL
4-04 1040804 FUSING ROLLER-FNT 5-01 1048630 FRAME
4-05 2028491 TUBE LAMP (H1 120V) 5-04 2027740 MOTOR (M1)
4-06 1040805 FUSING ROLLER-RR 5-05 1040738 GEAR 40T
4-07 1040806 BUSHING 5-06 1040739 GEAR 18/50T

4-08 1040807 PRESSURE SPRING 5-07 1040740 GEAR 20/44T
4-09 1040808 GUIDE 5-08 1040741 GEAR 20/52T
4-10 2027762 HARNESS 5-09 1040742 GEAR 24/30T
4-11 2027763 HARNESS 5-10 1040743 GEAR 20/48T
4-12 2027764 PHOTO INTERRUPTER (PS3) 5-11 1040744 GEAR 20/32T
4-13 2027765 ACTUATOR 5-12 1040745 GEAR 17/42T
4-14 1040809 BUSHING 5-13 1040746 GEAR 26T
4-15 1040810 SEPARATOR 5-14 1040747 GEAR 21/50T
4-16 1040811 TERMINAL 5-15 1040748 GEAR 17T
4-17 2027766 THERMISTOR (TH1) 5-16 1040749 GEAR 27T
4-18 2027767 THERMOSTAT (TS1) 5-17 1040750 GEAR 18/42T
4-19 1040813 HOLDER 5-18 1040752 GEAR 17/25T
4-20 1048620 GUIDE 5-19 1040753 GEAR 21/56T
4-21 1040815 SHEET 5-20 1040754 GEAR 20T
4-22 1048615 HOUSING ASSY. 5-21 1040755 GEAR
4-23 2028489 FUSING UNIT (120V) 5-22 1040756 GEAR 22/43T

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 1040776 GUIDE PLATE
5-26 2027746 HARNESS 6-09 2027751 HARNESS
5-27 2027747 SWITCH (PS2) 6-10 2032079 SWITCH
5-28 1040758 PRESSURE SPRING 6-12 1031615 SHOULDER SCREW
5-29 1040759 GUIDE 6-13 2027754 HARNESS
5-30 1040760 GUIDE ASSY. 6-15 1040779 COVER
5-31 1040761 GEAR 21T 6-16 1040780 BRACKET

5-32 1040762 BUSHING 6-17 1040782 GROUND PLATE
5-33 1040763 ROLLER 6-18 1040783 COVER
5-34 1040764 GUIDE 6-19 1040784 PLATE
5-35 1040765 BUSHING 6-20 1040785 WASHER
5-36 1040766 BUSHING 6-21 2027757 PWB SUPPORT 6.35H
5-37 1040767 PRESSURE SPRING 6-22 2027758 IC
5-38 1040768 PORYESTER FILM 6-25 1042729 PLATE
5-39 1040769 TORSION SPRING 7-01 1040786 GUIDE
5-40 2027748 HARNESS 7-02 2030662 PWB-PU (PU1)
5-41 2027739 DRIVE UNIT 7-03 2013598 POWER CORD 120V
5-42 2027743 TRANSFER UNIT 7-04 1040787 BRACKET
6-01 1040770 COVER 7-05 1040788 GUIDE PLATE
6-02 2032076 HARNESS 7-06 1040789 GUIDE PLATE
6-03 2027750 SWITCH (PE1) 7-07 1040790 SHEET
6-04 1040771 BRACKET 7-08 1040791 SHEET
6-05 1040772 HOLDER 7-09 1040792 LIFTING PLATE

Table 7-3. Parts List (continued)

7-10 1048627 HOLDER
7-11 1013911 GEAR 14T
7-12 2027759 PRINT HEAD UNIT
7-13 1040794 HOLDER
7-15 1040796 WIRING SADDLE 18.5
7-16 1015333 EDGE COVER 8.5H
7-17 1004683 EDGE COVER 15H

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 54

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CHAPTER 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

CHAPTER 2. OPERATING PRINCIPLES

CHAPTER 4. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY

Revision Issued Date Description

A September 2, 1999 First Release

1.1 FEATURES The compressed data is expanded in real-time by the expansion

D a ta com p ression technology

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FEATURES 8

12. The recommended host environments are:

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION FEATURES 9

The EPL-5700L/5700i is a compact host-based A4 monochrome page PRINTABLE AREA

D e velope r: E xpo sed S ection D e velope r S ystem

T one r M on o-co m po nent N o nm a gne tic T oner

T ransfer M etho d: R olle r T ransfer Printable Area

F ixing: H eat R oller S yste m

R e solutio n: 600 dpi

P rinting S p eed: 8 p pm (A 4/B 5/A 5 V e rtica l F ee d)

F irst P rint: 19 second s (A 4 V e rtica l F ee d) Figure 1-1. Printable Area

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 10

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 C D rum : A ve rage of 20 ,000 sh eets

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 11

SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS A C Lin e N oise: P ulse W idth: 50 to 1 ,000 ns

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS M o de: C om m on/N orm al

T em p eratu re (in clu ding expend able pa rts): V oltage: 1K V

Insula tion R e sistan ce: 10 M o r hig her

P ow er C onsum p tion : M axim u m : 580 W

A vera ge d uring co ntin uous printin g:20 0W

S tand by M od e (H eate r O n ): 490 W

S tand by M od e (H eate r O ff): 15 W

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 12

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. 1 80,0 00 p rinted pag es or five years,

M PBF: 25,000 she ets or m o re

M TBF: 3,0 00 h ours (10 m onth s) or m ore

P ape r F eed R e lia bility (w h en u sin g th e recom m end ed p aper u nde r

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 13

APPLICABLE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS AND REGURATIONS [EMC]

Model Name Applicable Certification O thers:

O zone E m issions: C onfo rm s to U L 47 8, 5 th version.

M a terials: C onfo rm s to S w iss en viron m en tal protectio n la w s

In opera tion : 47 .0 dB (A ) o r less

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 14

1.3 PAPER SPECIFICATIONS PAPER CLASSIFICATIONS

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 15

Table 1-6. Paper Size

JIS-B5 182 x 257 -

Letter (8.5) x (11) -

Half Letter (5.5) x (8.5) -

Postcard 100 x 148 -

Monarch 98.43 x 190.5 -

C10 104.78 x 241.3 -

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 16

1.4 PANEL OPERATION FLASHING LED

1.4.1 Power Switch Table 1-8. Meaning of Flashing LED Lamps

ON OFF Possible to print.