Brother Personal FAX-170 User manual

FACSIMILE EQUIPMENT
SERVICE MANUAL
MODEL: FAX-170/190/510/
HOME FAX
FAX-270MC/290MC/
520DT/520MC
MFC370MC/390MC

© Copyright Brother 1998
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. THEORY OF OPERATION
CHAPTER IV. DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY AND LUBRICATION
CHAPTER V. MAINTENANCE MODE
CHAPTER VI. ERROR INDICATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING
APPENDICES 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

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

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1. EQUIPMENT OUTLINE
1.1 External Appearance and Weight
The figure below shows the equipment appearance and approximate dimensions.
1
Mode Resolution
Set
23
456
789
*0#
Hook
12
Function
Stop Copy Start
Tel/index Help
345
Hold
Speed dial
Redial/Pause
135.0 (H)
240.0 (D)
298.5 (W) (Unit: mm)
Weight: Machine proper Approx. 2.8 kg (excluding a paper roll)
In package Approx. 4.6 kg
1.2 Components
The equipment consists of the following major components:
Handset Control panel ASSY
(with recording paper cover)
Inner cover
Main frame
Power supply PCB Recorder & cutter
unit
Scanner frame ASSY
Drive unit
Bottom plate
Main PCB
NCU PCB

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Model FAX-170 FAX-190
Color Bluish-black (1395) Bluish-white (1397)
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 10
Anti-curl System Yes Yes
Roll Paper Size (Standard thermal/Therma PLUS) 98' 98'
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) 32 32
One-touch Dialing 5 locations 5 locations
Speed Dialing 15 locations 20 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 Yes
Next-fax Reservation No Yes
Help Yes, simple Yes, simple
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 Polling Yes Yes
Coverpage Yes Yes
Call Reservation Yes Yes
Call-back Message Yes Yes
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 No
Confidential Mailbox No No
2. SPECIFICATIONS

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Model FAX-510 HOME FAX
Color Bluish-black (1395), Bluish-white (1397)* Bluish-white (1397)
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 10
Anti-curl System Yes Yes
Roll Paper Size (Standard thermal/Therma PLUS) 98' 98'
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) 32 32
One-touch Dialing 5 locations 5 locations
Speed Dialing (See Super Telephone Index.) (See Super Telephone Index.)
Telephone Index Yes Yes
Super Telephone Index Yes, 50 locations Yes, 50 locations
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 (FaxAbility) Yes** Yes
Next-fax Reservation Yes Yes
Help Yes, simple Yes, simple
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 Polling Yes Yes
Coverpage Yes Yes
Call Reservation Yes Yes
Call-back Message Yes Yes
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 No
Confidential Mailbox No No
* Bluish-white (1397) for the Australia versions
** Only for the Australia versions
*** Only for the U.K., Dutch, and Swedish versions

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Same as left Same as left
Same as left Same as left
Model FAX-270MC/290MC MFC370MC MFC390MC
Color Black (1395) White (1138) White (1138)
Modem Speed 14400 bps
Coding Method MH
Transmission Speed 9 sec.
CCITT Group G3
Input/Output Width Max. 216/216 mm
Hold Key Yes
Automatic Cutter Yes
ADF Capacity 10 pages
Anti-curl System Yes
Roll Paper Size (Standard thermal/Therma PLUS) 98' (1" Core)
LCD Size 16 x 1
On-screen Programming Yes
Memory Capacity 512 KB
Super Fine Yes
Smoothing Yes
Gray Scale (levels) 64 by Dithered Method
One-touch Dialing 5 locations
Speed Dialing 50
Telephone Index Yes
Super Telephone Index No
Speaker Phone Yes
Fax/Tel Switch Yes
TAD Interface Yes
Enlargement/Reduction No
Enhanced Remote Activation Yes
Distinctive Ringing (FAX Ability) Yes
Next-fax Reservation Yes
Help Yes, Simple
Caller ID (Caller Display) Yes
Automatic Redialing Yes
Auto Reduction No
Multi-resolution Transmission Yes
Polling Yes (No secure polling)
Delayed Transmission Yes, 3 timers
Delayed Polling Yes
Coverpage Yes
Call Reservation Yes
Call-back Message Yes
Activity Report Yes
Auto CNG Detection (New) Yes
Transmission Verification Report Yes
ECM Yes
Broadcasting Yes
Quick Scanning Yes
Out-of-paper Reception Yes, 20 pages
Multi Copy Yes
Multi Transmission No
PCI (Missing link) Yes Yes, Included Yes, Included w/OCR
Confidential Mailbox No
Fax Forwarding Yes
Fax-on-demand No
Fax Retrieval Yes
ICM Recording Time 15 minutes
Memo/2-way Recording Yes
Page Memory Yes, 20 pages
Paging Yes
Personal Fax Mail box (5) Yes
Personal Voice Mail Box (5) Yes
Remote Control Yes
TAD Type DSP type
Toll Saver Yes
Voice-on-demand Yes

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Model FAX-520DT/520MC
Color Black (1395)/White (1397)*
Modem Speed 14400 bps
Coding Method MH
Transmission Speed 9 sec.
CCITT Group G3
Input/Output Width Max. 216/216
Hold Key Yes
Automatic Cutter Yes
ADF Capacity 10 pages
Anti-curl System Yes
Roll Paper Size (Standard thermal/Therma PLUS) 30 m (1" Core)
LCD Size 16 x 1
On-screen Programming Yes
Memory Capacity 512 KB
Super Fine Yes
Smoothing Yes
Gray Scale (levels) 64 by Dithered Method
One-touch Dialing 5
Speed Dialing 50 locations
Telephone Index Yes
Super Telephone Index Yes, 50 locations
Speaker Phone Yes (only for FAX-520MC)
Fax/Tel Switch Yes
TAD Interface Yes
Enlargement/Reduction No
Enhanced Remote Activation Yes
Distinctive Ringing (FaxAbility) Yes (only for FAX-520MC)
Next-fax Reservation Yes
Help Yes, Simple
Caller ID (Caller Display) Yes for UK/NLD/SWE/NZ
Automatic Redialing Yes
Auto Reduction No
Multi-resolution Transmission Yes
Polling Yes (w/ secure polling)
Delayed Transmission Yes, 3 timers
Delayed Polling Yes
Coverpage Yes
Call Reservation Yes
Call-back Message Yes
Activity Report Yes
Auto CNG Detection (New) Yes
Transmission Verification Report Yes
ECM Yes
Broadcasting Yes
Quick Scanning Yes
Out-of-paper Reception Yes, 20 pages
Multi Copy Yes
Multi Transmission No
PCI (Missing link) Yes
Confidential Mailbox No
Power Failure Dialing Yes for UK/BEL
Fax Forwarding Yes
Fax-on-demand No
Fax Retrieval Yes
ICM Recording Time 15 minutes
Memo/2-way Recording Yes
Page Memory Yes, 20 pages
Paging Yes
Personal Fax Mail box (5) Yes
Personal Voice Mail Box (5) Yes
Remote Control Yes
TAD Type DSP type
Toll Saver Yes
Voice-on-demand Yes * FAX-520DT: Black (1395)
FAX-520MC: White (1397)