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Preface
This Service Manual is intended for use by service personnel and details the specifications,
construction, theory of operation, and maintenance for the Brother machines noted on the front
cover. It includes information required for troubleshooting and service--disassembly,
reassembly, and lubrication--so that service personnel will be able to understand equipment
function, repair the equipment in a timely manner and order spare parts as necessary.
To perform appropriate maintenance so that the machine is always in the best possible
condition for the customer, service personnel must adequately understand and apply this
manual.
The table below shows the functional comparison between the models covered by this manual.
This manual describes the models and their versions destined for major countries. The specifications and
functions are subject to change depending upon each destination.
Model
DCP6690CW
MFC6490CW
MFC6890CDW
RAM
64 MB
LCD (with backlight)
4.2-inch wide color
3.3-inch wide color
4.2-inch wide color
Touch panel
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Wired LAN
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Wireless LAN (WLAN PCB)
√
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PhotoCapture Center
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PictBridge/USB flash memory drive
√
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Movable platen
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Paper tray #2
Up to A3/LGR
Up to A3/LGR
Up to A3/LGR
Photo tray
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ADF
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Outer back cover
Large
Large
Large
High yield ink cartridge sensor
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Ink cartridge detection sensors
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Ink empty sensors
√
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Handset
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Duplex printing
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Backup battery
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FAX
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Summary of Contents for DCP-6690CW
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Page 110: ...Confidential CHAPTER 4 ERROR INDICATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING ...
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Page 172: ...Confidential CHAPTER 5 HANDLING DATA HELD IN THE MACHINE PRIOR TO REPAIR ...
Page 179: ...Confidential CHAPTER 6 DISASSEMBLY REASSEMBLY AND LUBRICATION ...
Page 292: ...Confidential CHAPTER 7 ADJUSTMENTS AND UPDATING OF SETTINGS REQUIRED AFTER PARTS REPLACEMENT ...
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Page 308: ...7 14 Confidential Head Positioning Test Pattern ...
Page 314: ...7 20 Confidential Paper Feeding Check Pattern for the Paper Ejection Roller ...
Page 315: ...7 21 Confidential Paper Feeding Check Pattern for the Paper Feed Roller Paper Tray 2 ...
Page 317: ...7 23 Confidential Vertical Alignment Check Patterns 2 2 ...
Page 321: ...7 27 Confidential Left and Right Margin Check Pattern ...
Page 322: ...7 28 Confidential Bottom Margin Check Pattern ...
Page 333: ...7 39 Confidential ADF Copy Chart A B C D ...
Page 337: ...Confidential CHAPTER 8 CLEANING ...
Page 341: ...8 3 Confidential Maintenance unit Head caps Head wiper cleaning_BHM9_E Rubycel stick ...
Page 344: ...Confidential CHAPTER 9 MAINTENANCE MODE ...
Page 353: ...9 7 Confidential Scanning Compensation Data List ...
Page 356: ...9 10 Confidential Test Pattern ...
Page 361: ...9 15 Confidential Configuration List ...
Page 379: ...9 33 Confidential Paper Feeding Check Pattern for the Paper Ejection Roller ...
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Page 502: ...App 6 4 Confidential B Power supply PCB 100 V series ...
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