2-12 Phaser 3600 Printer Service Manual
Theory of Operation
Fuser Temperature Control
During Fuser temperature control the printer’s target temperature is set. The
Heat Roller surface temperature is controlled to match the target temperature
by turning the heat element ON/OFF. The Heat Roller surface temperature is
detected by a Thermistor. If the Thermistor shows that the temperature is
higher than the target, the heat element is turned OFF. If the detection result
is low, the heater lamp is turned ON. The fuser control circuit keeps the Fuser
temperature at 185º C during printing and at 145º C during standby.
■ When the power voltage for the printer is too high or too low, the Fuser is
stopped to protect the Fuser.
■ When the AC voltage is not applied to the Fuser control circuit, the fuser
will not work and a Fuser Low Heat Error will occur.
■ When the temperature of the Fuser is too high, an “Engine Overheat”
error occurs if the cooling operation is insufficient
Error Description Error Message
Open Heat Error When warming up, the Fuser has been
lowe
r than 60 degrees C for over 35
seconds.
Fuser Fai
lure
Low Heat Error Stand-by:
■ Lower than 130 degrees C for over
10 seconds.
■ Printing:
■ Up to 2 consecutive pages: Lower
than 155 degrees C for over 7 seconds.
■ From 3 consecutive pages: Lower
than 25 degrees C than the fixed fusing
temperature over 7 seconds.
Engine Low Heat Error
Over Heat Error Temperature is higher than 230 degrees
C o
ver 10 seconds.
Engine Over Heat
Error