Brother DCP-L2500D Service Manual

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4.2 Troubleshooting for Paper Feeding Problems
End users can solve problems related to paper feeding as long as they follow the User Check
items. If the problem still cannot be solved, implement each procedure according to the step
numbers in the tables below.
4.2.1 No paper is fed from paper tray
Fig. 2-10
<User Check>
• Check that the paper is set in the paper tray correctly.
• Check that there is not too much paper set in the paper tray.
• Flip over the paper in the paper tray or rotate the paper 180°.
• Check that the thickness of the paper is 60 to 105 g/m
2
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• Check that the manual feed slot is not set as the pick-up tray.
• Flip through the paper and reset it in the paper tray.
• Clean the pick-up roller.
Step Cause Remedy
1
Accumulated paper dust Remove the paper dust cleaning roller cover
and get rid of the paper dust in the area
described in the figure below.
2
Roller holder ASSY attachment
failure
Reattach the roller holder ASSY correctly.
3
Connection failure of the main
motor flat cable
Reconnect the main motor flat cable.
4
Connection failure of the paper
feed sensor harness
Reconnect the paper feed sensor harness
ASSY.
5
Paper feed actuator coming off Reattach the paper feed actuator.
6
Connection failure of the new
toner sensor PCB flat cable
Reconnect the new toner sensor PCB flat
cable.
7
Connection failure of the T1
clutch harness
Reconnect the T1 clutch harness.
8
Abrasion of the pick-up roller Replace the PF kit.
9
T1 clutch failure Replace the T1 clutch.
10
Damaged P/P gear Replace the paper tray.
11
Main motor failure Replace the main motor.
12
Damaged gears in the paper
feeding system
Replace the main frame L ASSY.
13
Damaged fuser unit Replace the fuser unit.
14
Main PCB failure Replace the main PCB ASSY.
Paper tray
Paper dust cleaning roller
Paper dust
Paper dust cleaning roller cover

Brother DCP-L2500D Specifications

General

Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI
Duplex printing mode	Auto
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	26 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	6.5 ppm
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25
Time to first copy (black, normal)	10 s
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	26 cpm
Scan to	E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Scan drivers	ICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Grayscale levels	256
Input color depth	30 bit
Maximum scan area	A4 (210 x 297) mm
Output color depth	24 bit
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 2400 DPI
Faxing	No
Printing colors	Black
Maximum duty cycle	10000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle	250 - 2000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	1
Page description languages	GDI
Processor family	ARM9
Sound power level (standby)	33 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	49 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)	45 dB
Paper input type	Paper tray
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	1 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	35 sheets
Custom media width	76.2 - 215.9 mm
Custom media length	127 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paper
Paper tray media weight	60 - 105 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²
Display	LCD
Product color	Black, Grey
Market positioning	Home & office
Display number of lines	2 lines
Display number of characters	16
Online services supported	Evernote
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Direct printing	-
Standard interfaces	USB 1.1, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)	1104 W
Power consumption (off)	0.08 W
Power consumption (standby)	60 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	6.6 W
Power consumption (average operating)	480 W
Minimum storage drive space	500 MB
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Sustainability certificates	Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Package depth	567 mm
Package width	517 mm
Package height	414 mm
Package weight	12500 g
Storage temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 32 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	409 mm
Width	398.5 mm
Height	267 mm