Brother DCP-L2540DN Service Manual

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Confidential
CONTENTS
REGULATION ..........................................................................................................vii
SAFETY INFORMATION .........................................................................................xiv
CHAPTER 1 SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS
1. GENERAL ................................................................................................................................... 1-1
2. NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ....................................................................................................... 1-5
3. SERVICE INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 1-6
4. SUPPLIES ................................................................................................................................... 1-7
5. MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 1-9
6. FAX (ONLY FOR THE MODELS WITH FAX FUNCTION) ......................................................... 1-9
7. COPY ......................................................................................................................................... 1-10
8. SCANNER ................................................................................................................................. 1-11
CHAPTER 2 ERROR INDICATIONS & TROUBLESHOOTING
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 2-1
1.1 Precautions ......................................................................................................................... 2-1
1.2 Checks before Commencing Troubleshooting .................................................................... 2-2
2. OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 2-4
2.1 Cross-section Drawing ........................................................................................................ 2-4
2.1.1 Printer part .............................................................................................................. 2-4
2.1.2 Scanner part ........................................................................................................... 2-5
2.2 Paper Feeding .................................................................................................................... 2-6
2.2.1 Printer part .............................................................................................................. 2-6
2.2.2 Scanner part ........................................................................................................... 2-7
2.3 Operation of Each Part ....................................................................................................... 2-8
2.4 Block Diagram .................................................................................................................... 2-9
2.5 Main Components ............................................................................................................. 2-10
3. ERROR INDICATIONS .............................................................................................................. 2-11
3.1 Error Codes ...................................................................................................................... 2-11
3.2 Error Messages ................................................................................................................ 2-19
3.2.1 2-line display LCD models .................................................................................... 2-19
3.2.2 Touch panel models ............................................................................................. 2-23
3.3 Communication Errors ...................................................................................................... 2-27
4. TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................................. 2-31
4.1 Error Cause and Remedy ................................................................................................. 2-31

Brother DCP-L2540DN 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)	30 ppm
Duplex print speed (color, 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, FTP, 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
PCL fonts	66
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	BR-Script 3, GDI, Microsoft XPS, PCL 6, PDF 1.7
Processor family	ARM9
Sound power level (standby)	33 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 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
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight	64 - 90 g/m²
Display	LCD
Market positioning	Home & office
Display number of lines	2 lines
Display number of characters	16
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithms	APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, POP3, IMAP4
Supported network protocols (IPv6)	NDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/ Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, POP3, IMAP4
Direct printing	-
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, 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)	510 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
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
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	435 mm
Package weight	14200 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	316.5 mm