Brother MFC-8380DN Service Manual

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When the new toner detection machanism detects that the toner cartridge is replaced with a
new one, the developing bias voltage is initialized at the same time.
The toner used for the machine has a property that print density is light first and gradually
darker in the course of usage. The developing bias controls the toner property so that the
print density is constant from first to last.
To obtain a print result of a constant density all the time, the machine counts the number of
print pages immediately after the toner cartridge is replaced and changes the bias voltage
according to the accumulated number of prints with the toner cartridge.
The bias voltage is changed with the steps described below:
(1) When the new toner sensor detects that the toner cartridge is replaced with a new (full)
one, the developing bias is set to 400V (initialized).
(2) After that, the bias voltage is stepped down according to the number of prints. Ultimately,
the bias voltage is approximately 300V.
<When a new toner cartridge is inserted after "Replace Toner" is displayed>
Corresponding counter, Setting value Operation
Counter of toner cartridge changes +1
Page counter for each toner cartridge Reset (0)
Coverage for each toner cartridge Reset (0)
Developing bias voltage Reset (Initial setting)
[Used toner amount]
[Density]
[Voltage]
[Used toner amount]
[Density]
[Voltage]
Bias voltage
Toner property Actual control
Print density
Bias voltage
Print density

Brother MFC-8380DN Specifications

General

Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	30 ppm
Scan to	e-mail, FTP, OCR, USB
Input color depth	48 bit
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	4, 9, 16, 25
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	30 cpm
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	500 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Total input capacity	500 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	20 sheets
Internal memory	64 MB
Sound power level (standby)	30 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	56 dB
Display	LCD
Market positioning	Home & office
Custom media sizes	(69.8 - 216) x (116 - 406.4) mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)	531 x 451 x 475 mm
Networking features	10/100 Base-TX
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Maximum internal memory	0.576 GB
Color all-in-one functions	scan, n
Compatible operating systems	Linux, Windows 2000, XP/2003, Vista, XP, Mac OS X 10.3.9
Maximum print size	216 x 297 mm
Media weight (tray 1)	60 - 105 gsm
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	IPv4, IPv6
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Power consumption (standby)	85 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	19 W
Power consumption (average operating)	680 W
Package weight	21100 g