Brother MFC5890CN - 3 ] Auto Document Feeder (ADF) Malfunction

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[ 3 ] Auto document feeder (ADF) malfunction
An ADF failure may occur not only due to machine malfunction but also to the user's actions.
Problems due to the user's actions
Problems due to machine malfunction
Check Possible causes Problems that may result
Document guides The document guides are not positioned
to match the width of document(s)
loaded.
Documents will skew.
Inside the ADF - Foreign materials have found their
way into ADF.
- The size of the document loaded is
smaller than the specified size.
Foreign materials can hinder
document feeding.
The document will jam inside the
ADF.
Check Possible causes Problems that may result
ADF The spring plates of the ADF parts are
deformed.
A document will stop halfway
through feeding.
The ADF parts are deformed or worn. Two or more sheets of documents
will be fed through at once.
Document front sensor - The document front sensor is
defective.
- The document front sensor actuator is
deformed.
No document will be drawn in or
recognized by the machine.
Even placing a document in the
ADF cannot switch to "ADF
scanning."
Document rear sensor - The document rear sensor is defective.
- The document rear sensor actuator is
deformed.
A document will stop halfway
through feeding or will not be
recognized by the machine.
ADF motor The ADF motor does not rotate. No document will be drawn in.
Main PCB The motor driver IC is defective. No document will be drawn in.