Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "panoramas.geo" <AZinn@n...> 
wrote:
> Epson 1160 fans,
> 

> Getting the head off and on is not that hard. It is all snap fit 
once 
> you remove the covers. There is some sort of adjustment lever on the 
> side that I wasn't able to figure out. 

Yes, it's in my shop manual (for the 760, similar), and you don't want 
to REMOVE THE HEAD!!!

I have the Epson shop manual for the 760 because they won't sell me 
the one for the 1160, it does exist though.. It covers removal, 
installation of printhead which is similar to 1160. It requires 
special software that I can't get from Epson or a qualified tech- they 
won't sell it to me, although the Epson tech admitted he had it. That 
adjustment lever is mentioned, and you have to run the software to 
align head three separate ways and reburn the EProm memory in printer.

There's an "angular alignment" and a "bidirectional alignment". Also a 
"voltage ID" if you're installing a new head.

I know the MIS site has info on removing head and cleaning, but don't 
do it!! There are ten pages+ in the shop manual dedicated to aligning 
the printhead, and it all hinges on having the software and a very 
good eyeloupe. They also give a screenshot of the splashscreen for the 
software, which clearly indicates it is used for the 760, the 860, 
AND the 1160. It only runs on windows 98, and only then through the 
LPT1 parralell port...this is how it re-burns the Eproms.

If some people have had sucess reinstalling their heads without the 
re-alignment software, well good luck to them. Maybe it's not that 
noticable that your head is skewed. But Epson treats the subject 
seriously- a major part of manual is given over to it.
Jim H.