Restore full screen visibility and control panel operation with this Import-Grade 17-Pin Reverse Display Panel Cable for Epson PictureMate PM245 photo printers. In Epson’s PictureMate series, the top-mounted tilting LCD screen housing allows users to preview photographs and navigate printing menus directly on the device. Power, display graphics data, and button inputs are transferred through a specialized 17-pin reverse flexible flat ribbon cable (FFC).
Reverse Contact Pin Alignment & Servicing Wear:
- Reverse (Opposite-Side) Pin Pinout: This cable features contact pins exposed on opposite faces at each terminal end (Reverse / Type B configuration), which is required to align with the specific connector pin positions on the PM245 display PCB and main logic board.
- Hinge Wear & Flex Fatigue: Because the LCD panel on PictureMate printers tilts up and down, the flexible cable inside the hinge flexes with every movement. Over time, internal flat copper traces can crack, buckle, or fracture near the hinge bend fold.
- Corrosion & Contact Strip Failure: Ink mist, humidity, or forced insertion during mainboard servicing can damage or peel the blue stiffener backing and 17-pin gold/tin contacts.
Key Symptoms Solved:
- Blank / Dark LCD Display: The LCD screen backlight turns on, but no image, text, or photo preview appears (blue or white screen).
- Scrambled / Flickering Graphics: Display shows colored vertical lines, distorted pixels, or screen flickering when adjusting the display tilt angle.
- Unresponsive Panel Keypad: Front navigation buttons or the power button fail to respond when pressed.
- Damaged Pin Contacts: Physical wear or copper trace breaks on the old panel flex cable.
Manufactured with durable PET dielectric substrate and highly conductive copper trace paths with reinforced end stiffeners, this direct-replacement cable allows service technicians to execute clean, long-lasting LCD screen repairs.
⚙️ Technical Details
- Specification: Details
- Component Type: LCD Display Screen & Keypad Flexible Flat Cable (FFC)
- Pin Configuration: 17 Pin (Reverse / Type B - Pins on Opposite Sides)
- Quality Grade: High-Precision Import Grade (Compatible New)
- Condition: New
- Material Construction: High-Flexibility PET Substrate with Conductive Flat Copper Traces & Reinforced Pin Ends
- Supported Brand: Epson
- Supported Printer Models: Epson PictureMate Series: PM245, PM240, PM200, PM225, PM260, PM280, PM290
- Primary Function: Transmits LCD visual data, backlight voltage, and button input signals between the main logic PCB and front display panel assembly
- Common Symptoms Solved: White/blank display screen, scrambled screen graphics, flickering LCD when tilting screen panel, dead control buttons, damaged ribbon pin contacts
- Package Contents: 1 x 17-Pin Reverse Display Panel Cable for Epson PictureMate PM245 Series
