Brother FAX218 User manual

FACSIMILE EQUIPMENT
SERVICE MANUAL
MODEL:FAX235/FAX236/
FAX335MC/
FAX218/
FAX228MC

© Copyright Brother 2003
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
form or by any means without permission in writing
from the publisher.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.

PREFACE
This publication is a Service Manual covering the specifications, construction, theory of opera-
tion, 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.THEORYOF OPERATION
CHAPTERIV.DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLYAND LUBRICATION
CHAPTER V.MAINTENANCE MODE
CHAPTER VI.ERROR INDICATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING
APPENDICES EEPROM Customizing Codes & Circuit 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.

CHAPTER I.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION

CHAPTER I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
CONTENTS
1. EQUIPMENT OUTLINE................................................................................. I-1
1.1External Appearance and Weight........................................................... I-1
1.2Components............................................................................................I-1
2. SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................I-2

I - 1
1. EQUIPMENT OUTLINE
1 . 1 E x t e r n a l A pp ea r a n ce a nd W e igh t
The figure below shows the equipment appearance and approximate dimensions.
Weight: Machine proper Approx. 2.9 kg (excluding a paper roll)
In package Approx. 4.0 kg
1 . 2 C o m pon e n t s
The equipment consists of the following major components:
Control panel ASSY
Inner cover
Recorder & cutter
unit
Scanner frame ASSY
Drive unit
NCU PCB
Main PCB
Bottom plate
Power supply PCB
Main frame
Handset
(Unit: mm)
137.0 (H)
240.0 (D)
299 (W)

I – 2
ModelFAX235 FAX236/218
ColorWhite(1517) White (1517)
Modem Speed 9600 bps 9600 bps
Coding Method MH MH
Transmission Speed 15 sec. 15 sec.
CCITT Group G3 G3
Input/Output Width Max. 8.5" x 8.5" Max. 8.5" x 8.5"
Handset Yes Yes
Automatic Cutter Yes Yes
ADF Capacity (pages) 10 pages 10 pages
Anti-curl System Yes Yes
Roll Paper Size (Standard thermal/Therma PLUS) 164'/98' (1"-core) 164'/98' (1"-core)
LCD Size 16 x 1 16 x 1
On-screen Programming Yes Yes
Memory Capacity No No
Super Fine Yes Yes
Smoothing Yes Yes
Gray Scale (levels) 64 by Dithered Method 64 by Dithered Method
One-touch Dialing4 locations4 locations
Speed Dialing60 locations 100 locations
Telephone Index Yes Yes
Super Telephone Index No No
Hook Key (TEL Key) Yes Yes
Fax/Tel Switch Yes Yes
TAD Interface Yes Yes
Enlargement/Reduction No No
Enhanced Remote Activation Yes Yes
Distinctive Ringing (FAX Ability)Yes(ASIA Only) Yes (ASIA, CHINA Only)
Next-fax Reservation No Yes
Help Yes Yes
Caller ID (Caller Display) Yes Yes
Automatic Redialing Yes Yes
Auto Reduction No No
Multi-resolution Transmission Yes Yes
Polling Yes Yes
Delayed Transmission Yes, 1 timer Yes, 1 timer
Delayed PollingYes Yes
CoverpageNoYes
Call ReservationNoYes
Call-back MessageNoYes
Activity Report Yes Yes
Auto CNG Detection (New) Yes Yes
Transmission Verification Report Yes Yes
ECM No No
Broadcasting No No
Quick Scanning No No
Out-of-paper Reception No No
Multi Copy No No
Multi Transmission No No
PCI (Missing link No Yes
Confidential Mailbox No No
2. SPECIFICATIONS

I - 3
ModelFAX335MC/FAX228MC
C olorWhite (1517)
Modem S peed 14400 bps
C oding Method MH
Trans miss ion S peed9 sec.
C C IT T G roup G 3
Input/Output Width 8.5"/8.5"
Hold K ey (Mute K ey) Yes
Automatic C utter Yes
ADF C apacity 10 pages
Anti-curl S ys tem Yes
R oll P aper S ize (S tandard thermal/Therma P LUS ) 164'/98' (1"-core)
LC D S ize 16 x 1
On-screen P rogramming Yes
Memory C a pacity 512 K B
S uper F ine Yes
S moothing Yes
G ray S cale (levels) 64 by Dithered Method
One-touchDialing 4locations
SpeedDialing 100locations
Telephone IndexYes
C aller ID (C aller Display)Y es
Automatic R edialing Yes
Auto R eduction No
Multi-resolution Trans mission Yes
P olling Y es
Delayed TransmissionYes, 3 timers
Delayed P olling Y es
C overpageYes
C all R es ervationYes
C all-back Mess ageYes
Activity R eport Y es
Auto C NG Detection (New) Yes
Trans mis s ion Verification R eport Y es
E C M Yes
B roadcas ting Yes
Quick S canning Yes
Out-of-paper R eception Y es
Multi C opy Yes
Multi Transmiss ion No
PCI(Missing link)No
F ax F orwarding Yes
F ax-on-demand No
F ax R etrieval Yes
IC M R ecording T ime 15 minutes
Memo/2-way R ecording Yes
P age Memory Yes , 20 pages
P aging Yes
P ersonal Fax Mail box (5) No
P ersonal Voice Mail Box (5) No
R emote C ontrol Yes
TAD Type DS P type
Toll S aver Yes
Voice-on-demand No
S uper Telephone Index No
S pea ker P hone Yes (F ull Duplex)
F ax/Tel S witch Yes
TAD Interface Yes
E nlargement/R eduction No
E nhanced R emote Activation Yes
Distinctive R inging (FAX Ability)Yes
Next-fax R es ervation Yes
Help Y es

CHAPTER II.
INSTALLATION

CHAPTER III.
THEORY OF OPERATION