Brother International MFC-9850 Service Manual - Page 86

the temperature of the heat-fixing unit, the system misinterprets the hot heater as being cold.

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• When securing the lock plate R with screw "d," be sure to use the plastic jig as shown below to avoid damaging the edge of the FU lamp with a screwdriver. Lock plate R "d" FU lamp Plastic jig • A new heat-fixing unit will be provided with the heater thermistor harness being taped to the unit. Before installing the unit, remove the tape. • When setting the heat-fixing unit back into place, make sure that the heater wires are routed through the latch of the fan duct (see the illustration given on page IV-41) and then route the long heater wire as shown below. • If you remove and reinstall the heat-fixing unit because of any failure, make the machine enter the maintenance mode (see Note) after completion of reassembly and then make it exit from the mode (by pressing the 9 key twice). Otherwise, the heat-fixing unit may not become energized because of the following reason: If the failure of the heat-fixing unit is caused by an opening of the thermistor circuit (that senses the temperature of the heat-fixing unit), the system misinterprets the hot heater as being cold. As a result, the temperature of the heat-fixing unit may become excessively high. To prevent the system from heating the hot heater further at the next powering-on, it is designed so that the heater will not be energized. To cancel this setting, you need to carry out the above maintenance-mode procedure. (Note) Entry into the maintenance mode Machines w/ fax: Press the Function/Menu, *, 2, 8, 6, and 4 keys. Machines w/o fax: Press the Menu, 0, 2, 8, 6, and 4 keys. IV - 40

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IV
- 40
When securing the lock plate R with screw "d," be sure to use the plastic jig as shown below to
avoid damaging the edge of the FU lamp with a screwdriver.
A new heat-fixing unit will be provided with the heater thermistor harness being taped to the
unit.
Before installing the unit, remove the tape.
When setting the heat-fixing unit back into place, make sure that the heater wires are routed
through the latch of the fan duct (see the illustration given on page IV-41) and then route the
long heater wire as shown below.
If you remove and reinstall the heat-fixing unit because of any failure, make the machine enter
the maintenance mode (see Note) after completion of reassembly and then make it exit from
the mode (by pressing the
9
key twice).
Otherwise, the heat-fixing unit may not become
energized because of the following reason:
If the failure of the heat-fixing unit is caused by an opening of the thermistor circuit (that senses
the temperature of the heat-fixing unit), the system misinterprets the hot heater as being cold.
As a result, the temperature of the heat-fixing unit may become excessively high.
To prevent
the system from heating the hot heater further at the next powering-on, it is designed so that
the heater will not be energized.
To cancel this setting, you need to carry out the above
maintenance-mode procedure.
(Note)
Entry into the maintenance mode
Machines w/ fax:
Press the
Function/Menu
,
*
,
2
,
8
,
6
, and
4
keys.
Machines w/o fax:
Press the
Menu
,
0
,
2
,
8
,
6
, and
4
keys.
"d"
Plastic jig
FU lamp
Lock plate R