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Specifications are subject to change without notice.
PREFACE
This publication is a Service Manual covering the specifications, construction, theory of operation, and maintenance of the Brother facsimile equipment. It includes information required for
field troubleshooting and repair—disassembly, reassembly, and adjustment—so that service
personnel will be able to understand equipment function, to rapidly repair the equipment and
order any necessary spare parts.
To perform appropriate maintenance so that the facsimile equipment is always in best condition
for the customer, the service personnel must adequately understand and apply this manual.
This manual is made up of six chapters and appendices.
CHAPTER I.GENERAL DESCRIPTION
CHAPTER II.INSTALLATION
CHAPTER III.THEORY OF OPERATION
CHAPTER IV.DISASSEMBL Y/REASSEMBLY AND LUBRICATION
CHAPTER V.MAINTENANCE MODE
CHAPTER VI.ERROR INDICATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING
APPENDICESCircuit Diagrams
This manual describes the model and its versions to be destined for major countries. The specifications
and functions are subject to change depending upon each destination.
UK, Sw., Holland (Ready for France) UK, Sw., Holland (Ready for France) UK, Sw., Holland (Ready for France)
YesYesYes
YesYesYes
YesYesYes
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ModelMFC1770MFC1870MCMFC1970MC
Color White (1138)White (1138)White (1138)
Modem Speed9600 bps14400 bps14400 bps
CCITT GroupG3G3G3
Coding MethodMHMHMH
Transmission Speed15 sec.9 sec.9 sec.
Input/Output Width8.5"/8.5"8.5"/8.5"8.5"/8.5"
ADF Capacity (pages)202020
Recording Paper Loadable200 sheets200 sheets200 sheets
Paper SizeLetter/Legal/A4Letter/Legal/A4Letter/Legal/A4
Ribbon Life (Letter-size print)450 pages450 pages450 pages
HandsetYesYesYes
LCD Size16 x 116 x 116 x 1
On-screen ProgrammingYesYesYes
Gray Scale64 by Dithered64 by Dithered64 by E/D
SmoothingYesYesYes
One-touch Dial12 x 212 x 212 x 2
Speed Dial3636100
Telephone IndexYesYesYes
3.4 Control Panel PCB.................................................................................III-29
3.5 Power Supply PCB ................................................................................III-30
1.OVERVIEW
1.1Functional Block Diagram
Control Panel
LCD
Scanner
CIS unit
Recorder
Recording head
Ribbon sensor
Main frame
Motor
Document
ejection tray
Modular PCB
(Cover sensor)
Main PCB
(Document front
and rear sensors)
NCU PCB
Power supply
PCB
Sensor PCB
(Paper-edge
sensor and paper
ejection sensor)
Ribbon cartridge
To PC
Line
AC
Handset
Hook switch
sensor
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2.MECHANISMS
The equipment is classified into the following mechanisms:
■ Transmitting MechanismFeeding and scanning documents
■ Receiving MechanismFeeding paper and printing data
■ Power Transmission MechanismSwitching the power transmission route
■ Sensors and Actuators
2.1Transmitting Mechanism (Feeding and scanning documents)
The transmitting mechanism consists of the document stacker, automatic document feeder
(ADF), document feeding related rollers, scanner, and document sensors. (For details about
the sensors, refer to Section 2.4.)
For the drive power source, refer to Section 2.3.
Document
support
Document
stacker
Document
Separation roller
ADF parts
Scanner
(CIS unit)
Pressure roller,
rear
White pressure
roller
Pressure roller,
front
(Front)
Document
ejection roller
2.1.1Automatic document feeder (ADF)
If the operator sets documents on the stacker and starts the transmitting operation, the ADF
(consisting of the separation roller and ADF parts) feeds those documents into the equipment, starting from the bottom sheet to the top, page by page. Each document advances to
the scanner, and then it is fed with the white pressure roller and document ejection roller.
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2.1.2Scanner
The scanner uses a contact image sensor (CIS) unit which consists of an LED array illuminating documents, a self-focus lens array collecting the reflected light, a CIS PCB carrying
out photoelectric conversion to output picture element data, and a cover glass on which a
document advances. When the document passes between the white pressure roller and the
cover glass, it is scanned.
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2.2Receiving Mechanism (Feeding paper and printing data)
The receiving mechanism consists of the recording paper cover ASSY, paper feed roller
ASSY, platen, thermal recording head, paper ejection roller, and sensors. (For details about
the sensors, refer to Section 2.4.)
Paper
Paper feed roller ASSY
Recording
paper cover
ASSY
Thermal ink ribbon
Recording head
Chute ASSY
Paper ejection roller
Platen
STEP 1: In the paper feeding mode
If the equipment receives data, the control electronics activates the solenoid and rotates the
motor counterclockwise to drive the paper feed roller (and paper ejection roller). This pulls in
a sheet of paper and feeds it until its leading edge reaches the point just before the printing
position.
(Front)
STEP 2: In the recording (platen drive & ribbon take-up) mode
The control electronics deactivates the solenoid and rotates the motor clockwise to drive the
platen gear and the ribbon take-up gear as well as the paper ejection roller. This feeds the
paper up to the printing position where the thermal recording head prints, as well as feeding
the thermal ink ribbon.
STEP 3: In the paper ejecting mode
The same operation as for STEP 1 takes place so as to eject the paper.
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2.3Power Transmission Mechanism
The equipment has a single drive motor whose power transmission route can be switched by
the planetary gear systems and the solenoid. This switching allows the equipment to function in four operation modes (scanning, paper feeding/ejecting, recording, and copying
modes). For the details about the planetary gear systems, refer to Subsection 2.3.2.
2.3.1Structure of the gear train
At the left side of the equipment, the rotational torque of the motor on the main frame is
transmitted to the gears on the main frame and then to the gears on the platen frame. These
gears drive the document feeding/ejecting related rollers, paper feeding/ejecting related rollers, and the platen.
If the platen gear ("a" in the figure below) on the left end of the platen shaft rotates, the gear
33RB ("b") on the right end also rotates. This way, the rotational torque is transmitted to the
gears on the right side of the equipment.
At the right side of the equipment, the rotational torque is further transmitted via the friction
torque transmission ASSY to the ribbon drive gear ("e") which drives the ribbon take-up gear
in the ribbon cartridge.
Right side
d (Gear 18)
c (Gear 20/40)
b (Gear 33RB)
Left side
T (Paper feed roller gear, Gear 55)
Platen frame
(Gears 18/41)
e (Gear 46 of Friction torque
transmission ASSY)
Main frame
Platen frame
e (Ribbon drive gear, Gear 24)
W (Clutch gear ASSY)
V
U
X (Paper ejection roller gear, Gear 40)
a (Platen gear, Gear 23)
Z (Gear 33/45)
M (Gear 39)
C (Planet gear 20B of Arm B ASSY)
D (Gear 33)
F (Separation roller gear)
I (White pressure
roller gear)
S (Planet gear
34 of Arm P
ASSY)
R (Sun gear
39/24)
Main frame
Q (Gear 33)
P (Gear 18)
O (Gear 39)
Y (Planet gear 44 of
Arm C ASSY)
B (Sun gear 20/90)
Gear Train
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N (Sun gear
36/27)
E (Gear
20/40)
Clutch lever
A (Motor gear)
L (Planet gear 20A of Arm A ASSY)
G H J
: Gears on the main frame
: Gears on the platen frame
(Front)
K (Document
ejection roller
gear)
(Gears 14/20)
2.3.2Description of planetary gear system
The equipment uses the following three planetary gear systems:
- Sun gear 20/90 ("B" in the figure given on the previous page) and its planet gears
- Sun gear 36/27 ("N") and its planet gear
- Sun gear 39/24 ("R") and its planet gear
This section describes the planetary gear system of the sun gear 20/90 ("B"). It consists of
the sun gear 20/90, two planet gears 20, arm A, and arm B, as shown below.
Planet gear 20B
Arm B
Sun gear 20/90
Planet gear 20A
Arm A
Motor gear
Planetary Gear System
If the motor rotates, the sun gear 20/90 rotates so that the rotational torque is transmitted to
the engagement between the sun gear and the planet gears 20. Since the arms and planet
gears are so designed that the moment of the arms is less than that of the planet gears, the
arms turn around the center shaft in the same direction as the sun gear 20/90.
If the planet gear(s) becomes engaged with any other gear so that the arm cannot turn furthermore, the rotational torque of the sun gear 20/90 is transmitted to that planet gear. Accordingly, the planet gear starts rotation in the opposite direction of the sun gear 20/90.
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2.3.3Power transmission for four operation modes
Depending upon the solenoid ON/OFF state and the motor rotation direction, the planetary
gear train switches the power transmission route for the four operation modes.
Solenoid ON/OFF stateMotor rotation direction
Solenoid: OFF
Section y (to block the
stoppper of arm B)
Cutout x (engaged
with the stopper of
arm A)
Solenoid
Solenoid: ON
Section y (to block the
stoppper of arm B)
Clutch lever
Spring
Planet gear 20B
Arm B
Sun gear
20/90
Planet gear
20A
Forward
Reverse
Stopper of
arm B
Stopper
of arm A
Arm A
Motor
gear
Cutout x (engaged
with the stopper of
arm A)
Solenoid
Clutch lever
Spring
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[ 1 ] Scanning mode (Solenoid: OFF, Motor rotation: Reverse)
In the scanning mode, the control electronics deactivates the solenoid. When the motor rotates in the reverse direction, the clutch lever turns counterclockwise with the spring so that
its cutout x becomes engaged with the stopper of arm A. Once arm A is locked, the planet
gear 20A ("L") will not be engaged with any other gear but simply idle.
The motor's rotational torque turns the sun gear 20/90 ("B") clockwise so that the planet gear
20B ("C") transmits the torque to the separation roller gear ("F"), white pressure roller gear
("I") and document ejection roller gear ("K") via the several gears.
C (Planet gear 20B)
B (Sun gear 20/90)
L (Planet gear 20A)
Arm A Locked by Cutout
Solenoid
xx
x of Clutch Lever
xx
B (Sun gear 20/90)
Cutout x of clutch lever
Stopper of arm A
Clutch lever
F (Separation
roller gear)
C (Planet gear 20B)
I (White pressure
roller gear)
Solenoid
Active Gears
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D
L
Clutch lever
A (Motor gear)
G
H
E
J
K (Document
ejection roller
gear)
(Front)
[ 2 ] Paper feeding/ejecting mode (Solenoid: ON, Motor rotation: Reverse)
In the paper feeding/ejecting mode, the control electronics activates the solenoid to release
the stopper of arm A. When the motor rotates in the reverse direction, the sun gear 20/90
("B") rotates clockwise so that the planet gear 20A ("L") transmits the torque via the gear 39
("M") and other gears to the paper feed roller gear ("T") and paper ejection roller gear ("X").
Since the stopper of arm B is blocked by the section y of the clutch lever, the planet gear
20B ("C") is merely idle without engaging with any other gear.
Stopper of arm B
C (Planet gear 20B)
Section y of clutch lever
B (Sun gear 20/90)
L (Planet gear 20A)
T (Paper feed roller gear)
Stopper of arm A
Solenoid
Arm B Blocked by Section y of Clutch Lever
X (Paper ejection roller gear)
V
U
B (Sun gear 20/90)
W
Clutch lever
S (Planet
gear 34)
R (Sun gear 39/24)
Q
P
O
L (Planet gear 20A)
Active Gears
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C
N
Y
M
(Front)
Solenoid
Clutch lever
A (Motor gear)
[ 3 ] Recording mode (Solenoid: OFF, Motor rotation: Forward)
In the recording mode, the control electronics deactivates the solenoid. When the motor rotates in the forward direction, the clutch lever turns counterclockwise with the spring so that
its cutout x becomes engaged with the stopper of arm A. Once arm A is locked, the planet
gear 20A ("L") will not be engaged with any other gear but simply idle.
The motor's rotational torque turns the sun gear 20/90 ("B") counterclockwise so that the
planet gear 20B ("C") transmits the torque via the gear 39 ("M") and other gears to the platen
gear ("a") as well as the paper ejection roller gear ("X").
The platen advances recording paper and its paper movement rotates the paper feed roller.
Consequently, the paper feed roller shaft rotates faster than the paper feed roller gear ("T").
If the platen gear ("a" in the figure below) on the left end of the platen shaft rotates, the gear
33RB ("b") on the right end also rotates so as to drive the friction torque transmission ASSY
and ribbon drive gear ("e") that rotates the ribbon take-up gear ("f") in the ribbon cartridge, as
shown on the next page.
C (Planet gear 20B)
B (Sun gear 20/90)
L (Planet gear 20A)
T (Paper feed roller gear)
Solenoid
Arm A Locked by Cutout
X (Paper ejection roller gear)
V
U
Cutout x of clutch lever
xx
x of Clutch Lever
xx
a (Platen gear)
C (Planet gear 20B)
Stopper of arm A
Clutch lever
S (Planet
gear 34)
R (Sun gear 39/24)
W
Z
Q
P
Y (Planet gear 44)
N (Sun gear 36/27)
Active Gears on the Left Side
O
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B (Sun gear 20/90)
M
L
(Front)
Clutch leverSolenoid
A (Motor gear)
f (Ribbon take-up gear
in the ribbon cartridge)
Platen frame
b (Gear 33RB)
(Front)
Ribbon
drive gear
(Gear 24)
c
d
Friction torque
transmission
ASSY (Gear 46)
e
Active Gears on the Right Side
Main frame
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[ 4 ] Copying mode (Solenoid: ON, Motor rotation: Forward)
The control electronics activates the solenoid to release the stopper of arm A from the clutch
lever. When the motor rotates in the forward direction, the sun gear 20/90 ("B") rotates
counterclockwise so that the planet gear 20A ("L") transmits the torque to the document
scanner mechanism (e.g., the separation roller gear ("F"), white pressure roller gear ("I") and
document ejection roller gear ("K")) and the planet gear 20B ("C") transmits the torque to the
recording mechanism (e.g., the platen gear ("a"), paper feed roller gear ("T"), and paper
ejection roller gear ("X")).
If the platen gear ("a" in the figure below) on the left end of the platen shaft rotates, the gear
33RB ("b") on the right end also rotates so as to drive the friction torque transmission ASSY
and ribbon drive gear ("e") that rotates the ribbon take-up gear ("f") in the ribbon cartridge, as
shown on the next page.
Stopper of arm B
C (Planet gear 20B)
Stopper of arm A
Cutout x of clutch lever
B (Sun gear 20/90)
L (Planet gear 20A)
T (Paper feed roller gear)
Solenoid
Arm A Released from Coutout
X (Paper ejection roller gear)
U
V
W
a
Z
XX
X of Clutch Lever
XX
a (Platen gear)
C (Planet gear 20B)
Clutch lever
F (Separation roller gear)
I (White pressure
roller gear)
S (Planet
gear 34)
R (Sun gear 39/24)
Q
P
Y (Planet gear 44)
N (Sun gear 36/27)
Active Gears on the Left Side
O
B (Sun gear
20/90)
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M
Solenoid
L
E
Clutch lever
A (Motor gear)
L (Planet gear 20A)
G
H
J
(Front)
K (Document
ejection roller
gear)
f (Ribbon take-up gear
in the ribbon cartridge)
Platen frame
b (Gear 33RB)
(Front)
Ribbon
drive gear
(Gear 24)
Friction torque
transmission
ASSY (Gear 46)
e
Active Gears on the Right Side
c
d
Main frame
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2.3.4Power transmission route
Rotation of the motor gear is transmitted as shown below.
•Document front sensor which detects the presence of documents.
•Document rear sensor which detects the leading and trailing edges of pages to tell the
control circuitry when the leading edge of a new page has reached the starting position
and when the scan for that page is over.
•Paper ejection sensor which detects whether a paper jam has occurred.
•Paper-edge sensor which detects the leading and trailing edges of paper and the presence of paper as well as detecting whether the paper front cover is closed.
These photosensors are of a reflection type consisting of a light-emitting diode and a lightsensitive transistor. Each of them has an actuator separately arranged (see the next page),
except that the paper-edge sensor has two actuators for sensing the paper and the paper
front cover. When an actuator is not activated, its white end lies in the path of light issued
from the light-emitting diode and reflects its light so that the reflected light enters the lightsensitive transistor. If a document or paper comes in so as to activate the actuator, the
actuator's white end goes out of the light path and no reflected light enters the light-sensitive
transistor. This way, the sensor detects the presence of documents or paper.
•Cover sensor which detects whether the recording paper cover ASSY is closed.
•Ribbon sensor which detects whether the ink ribbon is loaded.
•Hook switch sensor* which detects whether the handset is placed on the handset mount.
The cover sensor has an actuator separately arranged (see page III-18). If the actuator is
activated, its lower end releases the cover sensor lever so that the sensor signals the detection.
Path of actuator's end
Approx. 0.7 mm
* Not provided on the FAX1010
Lightemitting
diode
Lightsensitive
transistor
Glass
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(Front)
Main PCB
Front cover
sensing actuator
Document rear sensor
Document rear sensor actuator
Document front sensor
Document front sensor actuator
Paper-edge sensor actuator
Paper-edge sensor
Paper ejection sensor
actuator
Paper ejection sensor
(Front)
Recording head
Ribbon sensor
Ribbon sensor actuator
Location of Sensors and Actuators (1)
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Sensor PCB
Cover sensor actuator
Cover sensor
Cover sensor lever
Hook switch sensor actuator**
Hook switch sensor**
Hook switch PCB**
Modular PCB
Handset mount*
Location of Sensors and Actuators (2)
* Not provided on the FAX1010
** Not provided on the FAX1010 or those versions equipped with a Binatone handset
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