EPSON LX-300+II/300+II RTP/1170II Revision D
Operating Principles Printer Mechanism 44
2.2 Printer Mechanism
The following are main components of the LX-300+II/1170II printer mechanism.
Printhead
Carriage mechanism
Carriage (CR) motor, Carriage home position (HP) detector
Ribbon mechanism
Color ribbon drive mechanism (option)
Platen gap adjustment mechanism
Adjust lever, Platen gap detector
Paper feed mechanism
PF motor, rear paper end (RPE) detector, bottom paper end (BPE) detector
Release mechanism
Release detector (REL)
Figure 2-2. Printer Mechanism Block Diagram