Troubleshooting For Paper Feeding Problems; No Paper Is Fed From The Paper Tray; Paper Becomes Wrinkled - Brother DCP-1510 Service Manual

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 the paper tray.

<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 degrees.
- Check that the thickness of the paper is within the standard.
- Check that the size of the paper is within the standard.
- Flip through the paper and reset it in the paper tray.
Step
1 Foreign object inside the machine
Gears around the plate up plate
2
coming off
Attachment failure of the motor
3
drive belt
Attachment failure of the laser
4
shutter arm
Connection failure of the main
5
motor harness
Connection failure of the motor
6
encoder PCB flat cable
Connection failure of the pick-up
7
solenoid harness
8 Motor drive belt failure
9 Motor encoder PCB failure
Low voltage power supply PCB
10
failure
11 Laser unit failure
12 Main PCB failure

4.2.2 Paper becomes wrinkled

<User Check>
- Check that the paper is set in the paper tray correctly.
- Flip over the paper in the paper tray or rotate the paper 180 degrees.
- Adjust the paper guide according to the paper size.
- Check that the thickness of the paper is within the standard.
- Check that the paper is not damp.
- Check that there is no dust on the fuser unit.
- Check whether the paper type is appropriate.
Step
1 Fuser unit failure
Cause
Remove the foreign object.
Reattach gears around the plate up plate.
Reattach the motor drive belt.
Reattach the laser shutter arm.
Reconnect the main motor harness.
Reconnect the motor encoder PCB flat
cable.
Reconnect the pick-up solenoid harness.
Replace the motor drive belt.
Replace the motor encoder PCB ASSY.
Replace the low voltage power supply PCB
unit.
Replace the laser unit.
Replace the main PCB ASSY.
Cause
Replace the fuser unit.
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