Brother P-touch 65 User manual

SERVICE MANUAL
MODEL: P-touch 65
P-touch HOME&HOBBY
P-touch One

SERVICE MANUAL
MODEL:P-touch 65
P-touch HOME&HOBBY
P-touch One

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No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
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from the publisher.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.

PREFACE
This publication is a service manual covering the specifications, theory of operation,
disassembly/reassembly procedure, and troubleshooting of the Brother P-touch 65/P-
touch HOME&HOBBY/P-touch One. It is intended for service personnel and other
concerned persons to accurately and quickly provide after-sale service for our P-touch
65/P-touch HOME&HOBBY/P-touch One.
To perform appropriate maintenance so that the machine is always in best condition
for the customer, the service personnel must adequately understand and apply this
manual.
This manual is made up of four chapters and appendices.
CHAPTER ISPECIFICATIONS
CHAPTER II MECHANISMS
CHAPTER III ELECTRONICS
CHAPTER IV TROUBLESHOOTING
APPENDICES CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS

Chapter I.
SPECIFICATIONS

CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. SPECIFICATIONS
1.1 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................I-1
1.1.1 External Appearance................................................................................................I-1
1.1.2 Keyboard..................................................................................................................I-1
1.1.3 Display......................................................................................................................I-1
1.1.4 Printing Mechanism..................................................................................................I-2
1.1.5 Tape Cassette..........................................................................................................I-2
1.1.6 Tape Cutter ..............................................................................................................I-2
1.2 ELECTRONICS SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................I-4
1.2.1 Character Generator ................................................................................................I-4
1.2.2 Power Supply...........................................................................................................I-4

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1.1 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1.1.1 External Appearance
Figure 1.1-1 External Appearance
(1) Dimensions (W x D x H) 153 mm x 105 mm x 63 mm
(2) Weight
Machine proper Approx. 310 g
In package 410 g or less (including dry cells and a tape cassette)
1.1.2 Keyboard
(1) Entry system Rubber key pad
(2) Number of alphanumeric and symbol keys 31
(3) Number of function keys 12 (including On/Off key)
(4) Key arrangement See Figure 1.1-2.
1.1.3 Display
(1) Display type Liquid crystal display (LCD)
(2) Number of columns 8 columns x 1 rows
(See Figure 1.1-2.)
(3) Number of indicators 11 (See Figure 1.1-2.)
(4) Character size 5 dots wide by 7 dots high
(5) Field-of-view angle adjustment Fixed by a resistor

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1.1.4 Printing Mechanism
(1) Print system Direct thermal printing
(Fixed print head and tape feeding
mechanism)
(2) Print speed 7.5 mm/second (Typical)
(3) Print head
Type Thermal print head
Heat generator Consists of 64 heating elements vertically
aligned
Size of heating element 0.136 mm wide by 0.106 mm high
(4) Character size (dots) Height x Width
Standard (Small) size (1) 32 x 20
Double width (W2) 32 x 40
Double height (H2) 64 x 20
Large size (4) 64 x 40
1.1.5 Tape Cassette
(1) Cassette Cartridge type
(2) Tape type Direct thermal print tape (Metal deposit layer
on substrate)
(3) Tape size Width: 9, 12 mm
Length: 8 m
(4) Tape cassette packed with the Character color: Black
machine Tape color: White
Tape width: 12 mm or 9 mm (EU)
Tape length: 4 m
1.1.6 Tape Cutter
(1) Tape cutting Manual cutting with the cutter lever
(2) Cutter unit User-replaceable

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Figure 1.1-2 Key Arrangement

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1.2 ELECTRONICS SPECIFICATIONS
1.2.1 Character Generator
(1) Internal characters U.K./French/Belgium 180
German 188
U.S./Canada 178
(2) Internal fonts HELSINKI
(3) Print buffer capacity 55 characters
(4) Phrase memory capacity None
1.2.2 Power Supply
(1) Power supply Driven by 6 dry cells
Optional AC line adapter (7 VDC, 1.2A)
available (Europe only)
(2) Battery type Alkaline dry cells (AM3/LR6)
(3) Service life of batteries Will last through one tape cassette, and then
some (at room temperature and normal
humidity).
(4) Automatic powering-off Yes (If the machine remains unused for
approx. 5 minutes, it automatically powers itself
off.)
(5) Low battery indication
1) If the voltage level drops below approx. 5.7V, the CPU displays the
"BATTERY" message to warn you of low battery after completion of printing.
2) If it drops further below approx. 5.2V, the CPU immediately shuts down the
power.
3) Adapters with an output of 10.8 V or greater are designated as "high-voltage"
adapters and cannot be used for this machine. If this machine detects any
high-voltage adapter plugged in, it will power itself off.