Brother MFC-J3520 Manuel utilisateur

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MODELS: MFC-J3520/J3720

MFC-J6520DW/J6720DW

MFC-J6920DW/J6925DW

Brother Inkjet MFC

SERVICE MANUAL

June 2013

SM-FAX145

8CAT*

(5)

Read this manual thoroughly before maintenance work.

Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.

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The table below shows the functional comparison between the models covered

by this manual.

MFC-J3520 MFC-J3720

MFC-J6520DW MFC-J6720DW MFC-

J6920DW/

J6925DW

LCD 2.7 inch 2.7 inch 2.7 inch 2.7 inch 3.7 inch

Duplex scan --- --- --- --- 

NFC --- --- --- --- 

Main PCB B57U184 B57U184 B57U184 B57U184 B57U184

Lower Tray --- --- 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

REGULATION ........................................................................................................................ ix

SAFETY INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... xiv

CHAPTER 1 SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................... 1-1

1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1 General.................................................................................................................. 1-1

1.2 Media Specification ............................................................................................... 1-1

1.3 Paper Handling...................................................................................................... 1-2

1.4 LCD Panel ............................................................................................................. 1-2

1.5 Memory.................................................................................................................. 1-2

1.6 Interface................................................................................................................. 1-2

1.7 Others.................................................................................................................... 1-3

2 FAX................................................................................................................................. 1-4

3 PRINTER ........................................................................................................................1-4

4 COPY.............................................................................................................................. 1-4

5 SCANNER ...................................................................................................................... 1-5

6 SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................... 1-5

7 NETWORK ..................................................................................................................... 1-5

7.1 Network ................................................................................................................. 1-5

7.2 Wired ..................................................................................................................... 1-5

7.3 Wireless................................................................................................................. 1-5

8 SUPPRIES/OPTIONS .................................................................................................... 1-6

9 SERVICE INFORMATION.............................................................................................. 1-6

10 PAPER ........................................................................................................................... 1-7

10.1 Paper..................................................................................................................... 1-7

10.2 Printable Area...................................................................................................... 1-10

CHAPTER 2 TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................... 2-1

1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 2-1

1.1 See "Precautions for Troubleshooting and/or Disassembly/Assembly"

at the end of SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................. 2-1

1.2 Initial Check........................................................................................................... 2-1

2 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................... 2-3

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2.1 Cross-section Drawings......................................................................................... 2-3

2.1.1 Document scanning ...................................................................................... 2-3

2.1.2 Printer part .................................................................................................... 2-4

2.2 Document Feeding Path/Recording Paper Feeding Path ..................................... 2-5

2.2.1 Document Feeding Path ............................................................................... 2-5

2.2.2 Recording Paper Feeding Path.....................................................................2-5

2.3 Parts Names and Functions .................................................................................. 2-6

2.4 Block Diagram ....................................................................................................... 2-8

2.5 Components .......................................................................................................... 2-9

3 ERROR INDICATION................................................................................................... 2-10

3.1 Error Code........................................................................................................... 2-10

3.2 Error Messages .................................................................................................. 2-15

3.3 Communications Error ........................................................................................ 2-17

4 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................. 2-21

4.1 Error Cause and Solutions .................................................................................. 2-21

4.2 Recording Paper Feeding Problems ................................................................... 2-54

4.2.1 Paper is not fed from paper tray.................................................................. 2-54

4.2.2 Paper is not fed from manual feed slot ....................................................... 2-55

4.2.3 Two or more sheets of paper fed at a time .................................................2-56

4.2.4 Paper feeding at an angle........................................................................... 2-56

4.2.5 Recording paper jam................................................................................... 2-57

4.2.6 Prints only single side of the paper when duplex-printing........................... 2-60

4.3 Print-image Problems .......................................................................................... 2-61

4.3.1 Defective images......................................................................................... 2-61

4.3.2 Print-image problems .................................................................................. 2-62

4.4 Software-related Problems.................................................................................. 2-72

4.4.1 Cannot print data.........................................................................................2-72

4.5 Network Problems ............................................................................................... 2-72

4.5.1 Cannot make a print through network connection.......................................2-72

4.6 Control Panel Problems....................................................................................... 2-73

4.6.1 No display on LCD ...................................................................................... 2-73

4.6.2 No display on LED ...................................................................................... 2-73

4.6.3 The control panel does not work................................................................. 2-73

4.6.4 Touch panel inoperative.............................................................................. 2-73

4.7 Document Feeding Problems.............................................................................. 2-74

4.7.1 Document can not be fed............................................................................ 2-74

4.7.2 Document double feeding ........................................................................... 2-74

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4.7.3 Document jam ............................................................................................. 2-75

4.7.4 Wrinkles on documents............................................................................... 2-77

4.7.5 Document size not correctly detected ......................................................... 2-77

4.8 Scanned-image Problems ................................................................................... 2-78

4.8.1 Defective images......................................................................................... 2-78

4.8.2 Troubleshooting from image defect............................................................. 2-78

4.9 Fax Problems ...................................................................................................... 2-83

4.9.1 No faxes can be sent ..................................................................................2-83

4.9.2 No faxes can be received............................................................................ 2-83

4.9.3 A communications error occurs................................................................... 2-84

4.10 Other Problems ................................................................................................... 2-85

4.10.1 The machine cannot be powered ON ......................................................... 2-85

4.10.2 Memory card/PictBridge does not function (no response) ..........................2-85

4.10.3 Data of memory card/PictBridge does not read ..........................................2-85

4.10.4 Internal memory errors................................................................................ 2-86

4.10.5 Security Function Lock related problems.................................................... 2-86

4.10.6 Ink cartridge related problems..................................................................... 2-86

4.10.7 Loud printing sound..................................................................................... 2-86

CHAPTER 3 DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ............................................................... 3-1

1 PRECAUTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING .................................................................... 3-1

2 PACKING ....................................................................................................................... 3-3

3 SCREW CATALOGUE................................................................................................... 3-4

4 SCREW TORQUE LIST ................................................................................................. 3-5

5 LUBRICATION ............................................................................................................... 3-6

6 OVERVIEW OF GEARS............................................................................................... 3-11

7 ROUTING OF HARNESSES AND INK SUPPLY TUBES ........................................... 3-12

8 DISASSEMBLY FLOW ................................................................................................ 3-20

9 DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE.................................................................................... 3-22

9.1 Preparation.......................................................................................................... 3-22

9.2 Head Joint Rubber, Head/carriage Unit and CR Timing Belt .............................. 3-27

9.3 Ink Absorber Box................................................................................................. 3-41

9.4 FB Hinge.............................................................................................................. 3-42

9.5 Manual Feed Slot Cover ASSY ........................................................................... 3-45

9.6 Document Scanner Side Cover L........................................................................ 3-46

9.7 Document Scanner Side Cover R ....................................................................... 3-47

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9.8 ADF Unit, Document Scanner Unit and ADF Hinge ............................................ 3-48

9.9 ADF Document Support ...................................................................................... 3-52

9.10 ADF Cover ASSY and ADF Cover Side Cover.................................................... 3-53

9.11 ADF Front Cover ................................................................................................. 3-54

9.12 ADF Side Cover L................................................................................................ 3-54

9.13 ADF Side Cover R...............................................................................................3-55

9.14 ADF Back Cover.................................................................................................. 3-55

9.15 Document Separation Roller ASSY..................................................................... 3-56

9.16 ADF Separation Pad............................................................................................ 3-58

9.17 Second Side CIS Unit..........................................................................................3-59

9.18 Second Side CIS Flat Cable................................................................................ 3-61

9.19 First Side Document Scanning Position Sensor PCB and

Second Side Document Scanning Position Sensor PCB

(Duplex Scanning Models Only) .......................................................................... 3-66

9.20 Document Detection Sensor/Document Width Sensor PCB ............................... 3-67

9.21 First Side CIS Unit............................................................................................... 3-68

9.22 First Side CIS Flat Cable and FFC Film ..............................................................3-70

9.23 Front Cover L....................................................................................................... 3-73

9.24 Inner Media Cover............................................................................................... 3-74

9.25 Panel ASSY......................................................................................................... 3-76

9.26 LCD PCB ASSY .................................................................................................. 3-78

9.27 LCD ..................................................................................................................... 3-80

9.28 Touch Panel ASSY.............................................................................................. 3-80

9.29 NFC PCB............................................................................................................. 3-81

9.30 Ink Cartridge Cover ............................................................................................. 3-81

9.31 Lower Side Cover L............................................................................................. 3-82

9.32 Lower Side Cover R ............................................................................................ 3-82

9.33 Upper Side Cover L............................................................................................. 3-83

9.34 Upper Side Cover R ............................................................................................ 3-83

9.35 Side Cover L and Side Cover R ..........................................................................3-84

9.36 Upper Cover ........................................................................................................ 3-85

9.37 Wireless LAN PCB ASSY.................................................................................... 3-86

9.38 Document Scanner Sensor PCB......................................................................... 3-87

9.39 Main PCB ASSY.................................................................................................. 3-89

9.40 MJ PCB ASSY..................................................................................................... 3-91

9.41 Jam Clear Cover..................................................................................................3-92

9.42 T1 Bank ASSY..................................................................................................... 3-94

9.43 Power Supply PCB ASSY ................................................................................... 3-95

9.44 Carriage PCB ASSY............................................................................................ 3-98

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9.45 Ink Refill ASSY .................................................................................................. 3-100

9.46 Ink Absorber Felt (for Ink Refill ASSY) .............................................................. 3-100

9.47 Ink Cartridge Cover Sensor ASSY .................................................................... 3-101

9.48 CR Encoder Strip............................................................................................... 3-102

9.49 Encoder Strip Guard Film.................................................................................. 3-103

9.50 Switchback Sensor PCB.................................................................................... 3-104

9.51 Carriage Motor ASSY........................................................................................ 3-105

9.52 Flushing Base.................................................................................................... 3-108

9.53 Flushing Box...................................................................................................... 3-109

9.54 Platen Foam and Switchback Roller..................................................................3-110

9.55 PF Encoder Disk and PF Encoder Sensor PCB ASSY ..................................... 3-112

9.56 Paper Feed Motor.............................................................................................. 3-114

9.57 Paper Feed Roller ............................................................................................. 3-116

9.58 Paper Ejection Roller and Platen....................................................................... 3-117

9.59 Maintenance Unit and Ink Absorber Felt (for Maintenance Unit).......................3-120

9.60 Inner Chute ASSY ............................................................................................. 3-121

9.61 Registration Sensor PCB ASSY........................................................................ 3-124

9.62 T1 Paper Pull-in Roller ...................................................................................... 3-125

9.63 T2 Bank ASSY................................................................................................... 3-127

9.64 T2 Paper Pull-in Roller ...................................................................................... 3-128

9.65 Base Pad........................................................................................................... 3-129

CHAPTER 4 ADJUSTMENTS AND UPDATING OF SETTINGS,

REQUIRED AFTER PARTS REPLACEMENT.............................................. 4-1

1 IF YOU REPLACE THE MAIN PCB ASSY.................................................................... 4-1

1.1 Customize destinations (Maintenance mode 74) .................................................. 4-3

1.2 Set the CIS type (Maintenance mode 59) ............................................................. 4-3

1.3 Install the firmware (Maintenance mode 28) ......................................................... 4-3

1.4 Initialize the EEPROM parameters (Maintenance mode 01)................................. 4-5

1.5 Restore the head calibration data (Maintenance mode 68)...................................4-5

1.6 Set the serial number (Maintenance mode 80) ..................................................... 4-5

1.7 Update the head property data (Maintenance mode 68).......................................4-8

1.8 Restore machine information (Maintenance mode 46)..........................................4-8

1.9 Adjust the touch panel (Maintenance mode 78) .................................................... 4-8

1.10 Acquisition of white/black level data (Maintenance mode 55)...............................4-8

1.11 Adjustment of vertical print lines/software correction for inclination/

corrugation/ruled lines (Maintenance mode 65)4 .................................................. 4-8

1.12 Update the paper feeding correction values (Maintenance mode 58)................... 4-8

1.13 Adjust margins in borderless printing (Maintenance mode 66) .............................4-8

1.14 Reset purge and flushing counts...........................................................................4-8

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1.15 Write head calibration data (Maintenance mode 02).............................................4-9

1.16 Check scanning and printing.................................................................................4-9

2 IF YOU REPLACE THE HEAD/CARRIAGE UNIT.......................................................4-11

2.1 Update the head property data (Maintenance mode 68).....................................4-12

2.2 Perform ink supply purge (Maintenance mode 76)..............................................4-15

2.3 Check head nozzles (Maintenance mode 09).....................................................4-15

2.4 Adjust head inclination.........................................................................................4-15

2.5 Adjustment of vertical print lines/software correction for inclination/

corrugation/ruled lines (Maintenance mode 65)..................................................4-17

2.6 Update paper feeding correction values (Maintenance mode 58).......................4-17

2.7 Adjust margins in borderless printing (Maintenance mode 66) ...........................4-17

2.8 Write head calibration data (Maintenance mode 02)...........................................4-17

2.9 Check scanning and printing...............................................................................4-17

2.10 Obtain machine information at the user site (Instruction to the end user)...........4-17

3 IF YOU REPLACE THE DOCUMENT SCANNER UNIT, ADF UNIT OR CIS UNIT....4-18

3.1 Set the CIS type (Maintenance mode 59) (Not required

after replacement of the ADF unit on simplex scanning models)........................4-18

3.2 Acquisition of white/black level data (Maintenance mode 55) (Not required

after replacement of the ADF unit on simplex scanning models)........................4-18

3.3 Check scanning...................................................................................................4-18

4 IF YOU REPLACE THE PANEL ASSY, TOUCH PANEL, LCD UNIT OR

LCD PCB ASSY...........................................................................................................4-19

4.1 Adjust the touch panel (Maintenance mode 78)

(Not required after replacement of the LCD unit) ................................................4-19

4.2 Check LCD operation (Maintenance mode 12)

(Not required after replacement of the touch panel)............................................4-19

4.3 Check the operation of the control panel keys (Maintenance mode 13)

(Not required after replacement of the touch panel or LCD unit).........................4-19

5 IF YOU REPLACE THE INK ABSORBER BOX OR FLUSHING BOX .......................4-20

5.1 Reset purge and flushing counts.........................................................................4-20

6 IF YOU REPLACE THE PAPER FEEDING RELATED PARTS and

MAINTENANCE UNIT..................................................................................................4-21

6.1 Check head nozzles (Maintenance mode 09).....................................................4-22

6.2 Adjustment of vertical print lines/software correction for inclination/

corrugation/ruled lines (Maintenance mode 65)..................................................4-22

6.3 Update paper feeding correction values (Maintenance mode 58).......................4-22

6.4 Adjust margins in borderless printing (Maintenance mode 66) ...........................4-22

6.5 Check printing......................................................................................................4-22

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CHAPTER 5 SERVICE FUNCTIONS ................................................................................. 5-1

1 MAINTENANCE MODE ................................................................................................. 5-1

1.1 Entry to the Maintenance Mode............................................................................. 5-1

1.1.1 How to Enter the Maintenance Mode Exclusive to Service Personnel ......... 5-1

1.1.2 How to Enter the End User-accessible Maintenance Mode.......................... 5-3

1.2 List of Maintenance-mode Functions..................................................................... 5-4

1.3 Detailed Description of Maintenance-mode Functions.......................................... 5-5

1.3.1 EEPROM Parameter Initialization (Maintenance mode 01, 91).................... 5-5

1.3.2 Creating of Head Calibration Data and Writing it into Flash ROM

(Maintenance mode 02) ................................................................................ 5-6

1.3.3 Printout of Scanning Compensation White/Black Level Data

(Maintenance mode 05) .............................................................................. 5-10

1.3.4 ADF Performance Test (Maintenance mode 08) ........................................5-12

1.3.5 Printout of Test Pattern (Maintenance mode 09) ........................................ 5-13

1.3.6 Worker Switch Setting and Printout (Maintenance modes 10 and 11)........5-14

1.3.7 Operational Check of LCD (Maintenance mode 12) ...................................5-17

1.3.8 Operational Check of Keys on Control Panel (Maintenance mode 13)....... 5-19

1.3.9 EEPROM Dump Transfer and Log Information Saving

(Maintenance mode 17) .............................................................................. 5-20

1.3.10 Updating of Firmware Using an External Memory

(Maintenance mode 28) .............................................................................. 5-21

1.3.11 Sensor Operational Check (Maintenance mode 32) ...................................5-22

1.3.12 Printout of Dial Log (Maintenance mode 37)...............................................5-24

1.3.13 Backup of Machine Information (Maintenance mode 46)............................5-25

1.3.14 Setting of Country/Language (Maintenance mode 52) ...............................5-27

1.3.15 Transfer of Received FAX Data and/or Equipment's Log

(Maintenance mode 53) .............................................................................. 5-28

1.3.16 Fine Adjustment of Scanning Position (Maintenance mode 54) ................. 5-30

1.3.17 Acquisition of White/Black Level Data and CIS Scanner Area Setting

(Maintenance mode 55) .............................................................................. 5-31

1.3.18 Cartridge IC Communication Check (Maintenance mode 57)..................... 5-32

1.3.19 Updating of Paper Feeding Correction Values (Maintenance mode 58)..... 5-33

1.3.20 Checking of CIS Travel and Specifying of CIS Type

(Maintenance mode 59) .............................................................................. 5-38

1.3.21 Printout of PRN/JPEG Files in Memory Card (Maintenance mode 61)....... 5-39

1.3.22 Move of the Head/Carriage Unit to the Adjustment Position

(Maintenance mode 63) .............................................................................. 5-40

1.3.23 Adjustment of Vertical Print Lines/Software Correction for Inclination/

Corrugation/Ruled Lines (Maintenance mode 65) ......................................5-41

1.3.24 Margin Adjustment in Borderless Printing (Maintenance mode 66)............ 5-43

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