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Dell 1815dn
Service Manual
27 Mar 2006
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Precautions 1. Precautions In order to prevent accidents and to prevent damage to the equipment please read the precautions listed below carefully before servicing the printer and follow them closely. 1 1 1.1 Safety Warning (1) Only to be serviced by appropriately qualified service engineers. High voltages and lasers inside this product are dangerous. This printer should only be serviced by a suitably trained and qualified service engineer. (2) Use only Dell replacement parts There are no user s
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Precautions 1.2 Caution for safety 1.2.1 Toxic material This product contains toxic materials that could cause illness if ingested. (1) If the LCD control panel is damaged it is possible for the liquid inside to leak. This liquid is toxic. Contact with the sk in should be avoided, wash any splashes from eyes or skin immediately and contact your doctor . If the liquid gets into the mouth or is swallowed see a doctor immediately. (2) Please keep toner cartridges away from children. The toner powde
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Precautions 1.2.3 Handling Precautions The following instructions are for your own personal safety, to avoid injury and so as not to damage the printer (1) Ensure the printer is installed on a level surface, capable of supporting its weight. Failure to do so could cause the printer to tip or fall. (2) The printer contains many rollers, gears and fans. Take great care to ensure that you do not catch your fingers, hair or clothing in any of these rotating devices. (3) Do not place any small metal
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Precautions 1.2.5 Disregarding this warning may cause bodily injury (1) Be careful with the high temperature part. The fuser unit works at a high temperature. Use caution when working on the printer. Wait for the fuser to cool down before disassembly. (2) Do not put finger or hair into the rotating parts. When operating a printer, do not put hand or hair into the rotating parts (Paper feeding entrance, motor , fan, etc.). If do, you can get harm. (3) When you move the printer. This printer weigh
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Precautions 1.3 ESD Precautions Certain semiconductor devices can be easily damaged by static electricity. Such components are commonly called “Electrostatically Sensitive (ES) Devices”, or ESDs. Examples of typical ESDs are: integrated circuits, some field effect transistors, and semiconductor “chip” components. The techniques outlined below should be followed to help reduce the incidence of component damage caused by static electricity. Caution >>Be sure no power is applied to the chassis or c
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Reference Information 2. Reference Information This chapter contains the tools list, list of abbreviations used in this manual, and a guide to the location space required when installing the printer. A definition of tests pages and Wireless 2 Network information definition is also included. 2 2.1 Tool for Troubleshooting The following tools are recommended safe and easy troubleshooting as described in this service manual. • DVM(Digital Volt Meter) • Cleaning Equipments Standard : Indicates more
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Reference Information 2.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations The table in the below explains abbreviations used in this service manual. The contents of this service manual are declared with abbreviations in many parts. Please refer to the table. AC Alternating Current IC integrated circuit ADF Automatic Document Feeder IDE Intelligent Drive electronics or Imbedded Drive Electronics ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics ASSY assembly Engineers. Inc BI
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Reference Information 2.3 The Sample Pattern for the Test The sample pattern shown in below is the standard pattern used in the factory. The life of the toner cartridge and the printing speed are measured using the pattern shown below. (The image is 70% of the actual A4 size). 2.3.1 A4 ISO 19752 Standard Pattern This test page is reproduced at 70% of the normal A4 size Service Manual 2-3
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Product Specifications 3. Product Specifications Specfications are correct at the time of printing. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. See below for product specifications. 3 3 3.1 Product Overview Concept: MFP of high speed Target User : Small & Medium Business Customer Benefits (Sales Points) - Fast Printing Speed (25ppm in A4 / 27ppm in Letter) - Multifunction Network Solution (Scan-to-Email, Scan-to-SMB, Scan-to-FTP) - Duplex Capability - Direct USB Connectivity 2nd
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Product Specifications 3.2 Product General Specifications Items Remarks General Major Features Fax, Copier, Print, Scan, ADF, Scan to USB Key Size (W*D*H) w/o Hand Set 450mmx423mmx456mm) (17.7x16.7x18") Net Weight(Inc. Toner Cartridge) 17.5kg Net Weight(exc. Toner Cartridge) 16.5kg Gross Weight(with package) 22.5kg LCD 16*2 Char w/o back light I/O Interface USB2.0 (High Speed) MPU Chorus-m / 300MHz System Bus 100MHz Power Consumption Printing Operation 450 W EPA Sleep Mode 30 W EPA Power Switch
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Product Specifications Items Remarks DELL Laser MFP 1815 / 1815d EMI Approval Class B Device Memory Standard / Max. 64MB / 192MB(Std./Max) Duplex (Standard / Max) Program , Font (8M) + Data (2M) + : 64MB + 32MB / 192MB Fax (4M) + Scan (6M) + Codec (4M) + N/W (8M) + Print (16M) + Scan To Email (16M) = 64MB Type SDRAM Expand Memory Slot , Type SDRAM DIMM Expand Memory specification would be defined separate note. 128MB Micron Memory will work only in GEU Burst mode off. Compression Technology YE
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Product Specifications Items Dell Laser MFP 1815dn Remarks DELL Laser MFP 1815 / 1815d Resolution Optical 600*1200dpi 75, 300, 600dpi horizontal Enhanced 4800dpi*4800dpi Halftone 256level for only optical resolution Scan Size Max. Document Width Max.216mm(8.5") Effective Scan Width Max 208mm(8.2inch) Scan-to Scan to Application/Network/Email/USB Key Scan To Email Locations 399 locations in the Directory with
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Product Specifications Items Dell Laser MFP 1815dn Remarks DELL Laser MFP 1815 / 1815d COPY(Continued) Collation Copy Yes Auto return to default mode Yes Time can be changeable; 15,30,60,180sec, Off Changeable Default mode Contrast, Image, Reduce/Enlarge, No. of Copies Special Copy N-up copy 2-up, 4-up (ADF only) Collation Copy Yes (ADF only) Auto Fit Copy Yes(Platen only) ID Copy Yes(Platen only) * Copy 2-side
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Product Specifications Items Dell Laser MFP 1815dn Remarks DELL Laser MFP 1815 / 1815d Fax Compatibility ITU-T G3 Communication System PSTN/PABX Modem Speed 33.6Kbps TX Speed 3sec LRT/MMR/CCITT No.1 Chart/33.6Kbps Compression MH/MR/MMR/JPEG Color Fax Yes(Sending Only) ECM Yes Resolution Std 203*98dpi Fine 203*196dpi S.Fine 300*300dpi Scan Speed(ADF) Std 2.5 sec/ LTR Fine/S.Fine 5 sec/ LTR Changeable Default mo
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Product Specifications Items Dell Laser MFP 1815dn Remarks DELL Laser MFP 1815 / 1815d Paper Handling Capacity Main Tray 250sheets (20lbs) Bypass 50 Sheets Optional Cassette 250sheets Output Capacity Face Down: 150Sheets/20lb Face Up: 1Sheet Paper Handling (Continued) Output Control Face Up/Down controlled manually by opening rear cover Paper Size Main Tray A4,Letter,Legal,Folio,Executive, B5,A4,Oficio Bypass
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Product Specifications Items Dell Laser MFP 1815dn Remarks DELL Laser MFP 1815 / 1815d Software Compatibility DOS No Win 3.x No Win 95 No Win 98 Yes Win ME Yes Win NT 4.0 Yes Win 2000 Yes Win 2003 Yes Addition Win2003 Win XP Yes Longhorn No 64 bit No Mac Yes, English only web version Linux Yes, English only WHQL MFP Yes for 2000 & XP Driver Printer GDI, PCL6, PostScript Level3(Std.) TWAIN Yes WIA Yes PSU Yes PC
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System Outline 4. System Outline This document is the product specification for Dell 1815dn. Dell 1815dn is a Multi-Function Peripheral (MFP) 4 integrating a plain fax, a B/W laser printer, a color flatbed scanner, and a B/W copier. Dell 1815dn is devel- 4 oped for small workgroup and personal office customers. The main product concept is °∞High Speed and High Quality.°± This model has 27ppm print-speed, 3 sec transmission-speed for fax, 33.6kbps fax-transfer rate, optical 600 dpi color scanner,
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System Outline 3) SDRAM : is used as Swath Buffer in Printing, Scan Buffer in Scanning, ECM Buffer in FAX receiving, and System Working Memory Area - size : 64Mbyte(Basic) , 96Mbyte(Duplex) 4MB : System Working Memory Area and Scan Buffer 4MB : FAX Memory Receive Area 16MB : Printing System Working Memory Area - Max Frequency : 166MHz - store Fax Receive Memory Data by using Battery 4.1.2 FAX Section Modem Part BLOCK DIAGRAM Implemented by based on Conexant DAA (Data Access Arrangement) Solut
