R1900 Maintenance Guide

R1900 Maintenance Guide
5/18/09
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Cleaning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Vacuuming the Printer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Pick Up Roller Cleaning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Ink Cleaning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Case Cleaning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37
Printer Component, Software Item, LCD Display, Printer Button
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Overview
What
The R1900 Maintenance Guide is a detailed explanation of how to clean the Epson R1900 ink jet printer.
Why
Most R1900 printing issues are caused by accumulated dust, ink, and fibers.
1. Paper loading issues

2. Missing nozzle issues
3. Ink drips on media
4. Roller marks on media
When
How often the R1900 should be cleaned is related to the following:
1. Volume of printed pages.

2. The type of media that is used.
3. The cleanliness of the printers environment
How
1. Vacuum out accumulated dust and fibers.
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2. Clean the Paper Pick Up Roller.

3. Clean the Platen, Over Spray Sponges, Cap, and Wiper Blade of accumulated ink.
4. Clean the Case.
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Cleaning
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Vacuuming the Printer

Note: The Vacuuming the Printer procedure explains how to properly vacuum paper dust and fibers
from the Printer.
Required Equipment
Note: Epson does not endorse any particular brand of vacuum cleaner. The Vacuum cleaner pictured
here is manufactured by the Metro Vacuum Cleaner Company. It is a good example of the type
of vacuum required because of the features listed below.
Note: A plug in canister vacuum will deliver more suction than a battery powered or micro vacuum.
Note: Micro tools are a necessary feature to clean the interior components of a Printer.
Hose
Canister Vacuum
Micro tool adapter

Micro tool extension
Micro brush
Micro crevasse tool
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1. Vacuum the Auto Sheet Feeder area of the Printer.
Using an appropriate micro tool attachment, vacuum all fibers, powder and dust out of the
Auto Sheet Feeder cavity.
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1. Prepare to vacuum the Exit Roller area of the Printer.
1. Open the Top Cover.
2. Open the Paper Exit Tray.
3. Open the CD/DVD Tray/DVD
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2. Vacuum the Exit Roller area of the Printer.

Note: Be careful when vacuuming near the Over Spray Sponge. The Sponge may
lift out of position, and/or ink may be drawn into the vacuum cleaner.
Using an appropriate micro tool attachment vacuum all fibers, powder, and dust from the
Exit Rollers and Star Wheels.
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Pick Up Roller Cleaning

Note: Cleaning the Pick Up Roller ensures that the Auto Sheet Feeder feeds paper efficiently. Cleaning
entails removing the paper related powder that builds up on the rubber Pick Up Roller.
Required Equipment
Note: Epson recommends

shop towels, because
they do not leave fibers
behind when used in this
application. Other
materials can be used if
they do not leave behind
fibers. Shop towels can
be purchased at any auto
parts store.
1 cup of water
Note: Epson recommends using water

for cleaning because it does not
leave any residue, and will not
damage the rubber of the Pick Up
Roller.
1 roll of shop towels
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1. Locate the Pick Up Roller.

Pick Up Roller
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2. Prepare to clean the Pick Up Roller.
1. Turn on the Printer, and let it come

ready (finish initializing).
3. Hold the moistened section of the

folded shop towel against the Pick
Up Roller.
2. Fold and moisten 1 shop towel.
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3. Clean the Pick Up Roller.

Note: This procedure uses the paper loading operation of the R1900 Printer to rotate the Pick Up
Roller against a wet shop towel. This removes paper dust and fibers from the rubber part of the
Pick Up Roller.
1. While holding the wet shop towel against the Pick Up Roller, press the Paper Load Button.
2. The Printer will rotate the Pick Up Roller 2 full turns. Continue holding the wet shop towel against the Pick Up
Roller while it spins.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the Pick Up Roller is clean.
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4. Dry the Pick Up Roller.

Note: This procedure uses the paper loading operation of the R1900 Printer to rotate the Pick Up
Roller against a dry shop towel. This drys the Pick Up Roller.
1. While holding the dry shop towel against the Pick Up Roller, press the Paper Load Button.
2. The Printer will rotate the Pick Up Roller 2 full turns. Continue holding the dry shop towel against the Pick Up
Roller while it spins.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the Pick Up Roller is dry.
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Ink Cleaning
Note: Ink Cleaning refers to cleaning residual ink from various components within the Printer.
Required Equipment
Note: Epson recommends
using water for
cleaning ink. Epson
Inks are aqueous inks
(water soluble).
Note: Epson recommends shop towels, because they do not leave

fibers behind when used in this application. Other materials can
be used if they do not leave behind fibers. Shop towels can be
purchased at any auto parts store.
Note: Epson recommends foam tipped swabs,
because they do not leave fibers behind when
used in this application.
1 foam tipped swab.
1 paper clip with a hooked tip.
1 cup of water
1 small flat blade screw driver
1 roll of shop towels

1 Foam Ink Over Spray Pad Epson Part # 1477661
Ink Cleaning
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1. Prepare to release the Carriage Mechanism.
1. Turn off the Printer.
2. Open the Top Cover.
3. Open the Paper Exit Tray.
4. Open the CD/DVD Tray/DVD
Ink Cleaning
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2. Release the Carriage Mechanism.

Note: Releasing the Carriage Mechanism entails turning on the Printer and unplugging it at the
correct time. Ensure that you have quick access to the Power Plug before beginning the
procedure.
1. Locate the Power Plug.
2. Note the Carriage at the locked position.
3. Turn on the Printer and watch
the Carriage Mechanism.
4. Unplug the Power Plug when

the Carriage Mechanism
reaches this position.
5. Turn off the Printer.
Ink Cleaning
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3. Locate the Encoder Strip to be cleaned.

Note: The Encoder Strip is a mylar strip that has thin vertical lines printed on it. It is used
for timing Carriage movement. It collects ink mist during printing. The ink mist fills
in the gaps between the thin vertical lines, causing errors.
Carriage Belt
Encoder Strip
Carriage Rail
Ink Cleaning
Control Panel
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4. Prepare a shop towel to clean ink mist off the section of the Encoder Strip.
Wet a corner of a shop towel.
Ink Cleaning
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5. Clean the visible section of the Encoder Strip.
1. Place the wet section of the shop

towel around the Encoder Strip,
and wipe the visible section.
2. Ensure that you wipe all the way

to the left.
Ink Cleaning
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6. Move the Carriage to reveal the un-cleaned section of the Encoder Strip.
1. Gently push the Carriage to the left.
2. Continue gently pushing to the left

until all of the un-cleaned Encoder
Strip is exposed.
Ink Cleaning
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7. Clean the un-cleaned section of the Encoder Strip.
Place the wet section of the shop towel around the Encoder Strip, and wipe the un-cleaned section.
Ink Cleaning
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8. Prepare to raise the Wiper Blade.
Modified paper clip
Place the hooked tip of the modified paper clip on the Wiper Blade
Holder as shown.
Ink Cleaning
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9. Partially raise the Wiper Blade.

Modified paper clip
Gently pull up on the modified paper clip until the Wiper Blade Holder is in this position.
Ink Cleaning
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10. Fully raise the Wiper Blade.

1. Place your hand on this part of the Wiper Blade
Ink Cleaning
2. Push gently to fully raise the Wiper Blade.
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11. Identify the Cap and Wiper components to be cleaned.

Note: The Wiper Blade is
used like a windshield
wiper to clean ink
droplets off of the Print
Head Nozzle Plate.
Fibers and ink build up
must be removed for it
to function properly.
Wiper Blade
Left and Right Print Head Caps

Note: The Left and Right
Print Head Caps
perform 2 functions.
1. They are placed against
the Print Head Nozzle
Plate to cap the
Nozzles, to keep the
nozzles from drying
out when the Printer is
not printing.
2. Suction is applied to the 2
Caps to draw ink through the Print Head Nozzle Plate during Print Head cleaning.
Fibers and ink build up must be removed for the Caps to function properly.
Ink Cleaning
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12. Clean the 2 Caps and Wiper Blade.

1. Wet the foam tipped swab.
(Repeat as often as necessary.
3. Clean all fibers and caked on ink off of both Caps.

Pay special attention to the rubber components.
2. Clean all fibers and ink off of both
sides of the Wiper Blade.
Ink Cleaning
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13. Move the Carriage to the right, until it covers the Cap and Wiper that was just cleaned.
1. Gently push the Carriage to the right.
2. Continue gently pushing to the right, until

the Carriage is in this position.
Ink Cleaning
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14. Locate the Platen, the next component to be cleaned of ink.

Foam Over Spray Pads (for marginless printing)
Ink Cleaning
Platen (for supporting the media during printing)
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15. Remove the old Over Spray Pad.
Ink Cleaning
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16.
With a wet swab, or wet shop towel, clean the

platen area. Pay special attention to the Black
Plastic Components because they contact the
media.
Black Plastic Components to be cleaned.
Ink Cleaning
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17. Install the new Over Spray Pad.

1. Polarize the new Over Spray Pad like this.
2.Using your fingers, fit the new Over Spray Pad around the corresponding Black Plastic Components.
3. Ensure that the Foam Arms are not trapped under the rest of the Over Spray Pad.
4. Using a small flat blade screwdriver, carefully tuck all 9 Foam Arms into the Corresponding Slots.
Ink Cleaning
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18. Inspect the Over Spray Sponge.

Inspect the new Over Spray Pad and ensure that it is flat and below the Black
Plastic Components. The Over Spay Pad can not make contact with media
during printing.
Ink Cleaning
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19. Dry the Platen.

Dry the Platen area with a dry shop towel.
Note: It is okay to leave the Over Spray Sponge moist.
Ink Cleaning
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20. Turn on the Printer.
1. Plug in the Printer.
2. Close the Top Cover.
3. Close the CD/DVD Tray
4. Turn on the Printer.
Ink Cleaning
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21. Load a blank sheet of plain paper.

Note: In this picture an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet was inserted in landscape orientation. This was to use as
much of the paper path components as possible with this size of paper. A larger size of paper,
that would use the entire paper path, would be better. Epson recommends plain paper for this
step because it is inexpensive. Larger paper sizes are usually coated expensive papers.
1. Insert a piece of plain paper into the Auto Sheet Feeder.
2. Press the Load button to load the paper.

Ink Cleaning
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22. Eject the paper and inspect it for Roller marks.
1. Once the paper is loaded, press the Load button to eject the paper.
2. Inspect the paper for Roller marks.
3. Continue loading, ejecting, and inspecting the paper until the Roller marks are gone.
Note: In steps 19 and 20 plain paper is being used to finish cleaning and drying the paper path.
Ink Cleaning
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Case Cleaning
Note: A clean case indicates to a printer owner that the printer was professionally serviced.
Required Equipment
Shop Towels or paper towels
Commercially available cleaning product (409 is one example)
Directions
1. Spray the towel.
2. Wipe the Case.
3. Repeat until the Case is clean.
Case Cleaning
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