Brother HL-6050 manual

Brother Laser Printer HL-6050 HL-6050D HL-6050DN User's Guide Version 1 For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’ software. You must set up the hardware and install the d river before you can use th e printer. Please use the Quick Setu p Guide to set up the p rinter. You ca n find a printed co[...]

i Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following terms througho ut this User’s Guide: You must follow these warnings to prevent po ssible personal injury. You must follow these instructions to make sure you use the printer properly and do not damage it. Remember these useful tips when you use the print er.[...]

ii To use the printer safely Caution ■ Use neutral detergents for cleaning. Cleaning with vola tile liquids such as thinner or benzene will damage the surface of the printe r. ■ Do not use cleaning materials that contain ammonia. The y will damage the printer an d the toner cartridge. After you have just used the printer, some parts inside the [...]

iii Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo and Macintosh are re gistered trademarks in the United States and other countries, and TrueType is a trademark of App le Computer, Inc. Epson is a registered trademark and FX-80 and FX-8 50 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation . Hewlett [...]

iv Table of Contents Definitions o f warnings, c autions, an d notes ............... ............. ................ ............. ................ ......... ...i To use the printer safe ly .............. ... ............. ... ... ... ............. .... ... ... ............. ... ... .... ............ .... ......... ..... ii Trademarks ..............[...]

v 3 Control panel ................... ... ... .... ... ............. ... ... ... .... ............. ... ... ... .... ............ .... ... ... ... .... ... ............. .......... 3-1 Control pa nel ........ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ............. ....... 3- 1 Buttons[...]

vi 5 Routine maintena nce ......... ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ................. ....... .. ................ . 5-1 Replacing th e consuma ble items ............. ................. ............. ................ ............. ................ ........ .. 5-1 Toner cart ridge ......... .............[...]

vii Internal lase r radiation ....... ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ................ .......... .... B-3 IMPORTANT - For You r Safety ............ ................ ............. ................ ................. ............ ............. .B - 4 Disconnect devic e ................ ... ... ... .... ....[...]

1 - 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 What is in the box? When you unpack the printer, check t o see that you have all of the fo llowing parts. 1 Printer 2 Drum unit assembly (with toner cartridge included) 3 Quick setup guide 4 CD-ROM 5 AC power cord Components may differ from one country to another. Figure 1-1 Interface cable ■ An interface cable is not a[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 2 Front view Front view Figure 1-2 1 Face down output tray support flap (support flap) 2 Control panel 3 Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) 4 MP tray support flap 5 Paper tray 6 Front cover release button 7 Front cover 8 Face down output tray (top output tray) 1 8 6 4 2 3 7 5[...]

1 - 3 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Back view Back view* Figure 1-3 1 Face up output tray (back output tray) 2 Face up output tray support 3 AC power connector 4 Power switch 5 Parallel interface connect or 6 USB interface connector 7 Side cover 8 (HL-6050DN) 10/100BASE-TX port 9 (HL-6050DN) network LED (light-emitting diode) 10 (HL-6050DN) network test butto[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 4 Positioning the printer Please read the following before you use the printer. Power supply Use the printer within the recommended power r ange. Power source: USA and Canada: AC 100 to 120 V, 50/60 Hz Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz The power cord, including extensions, shoul d be no longe r than 5 meters (16[...]

1 - 5 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What kind of paper can I use? Type and size of paper The printer loads paper fr om the installed paper tray , manual feed tray (multi-purpose tray) or optional lower tray unit. The names for the paper trays in th e printer driver and this guide are as follows: While looking at th is page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the p[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 6 You must use the face up output tray (back ou tput tray) for certain print media. When looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking the L in the table. You can use the control panel Menu buttons to select the priority of the pape r source in the PAPER menu. See PAPER on p[...]

1 - 7 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Recommended paper ■ Before you buy a lot of paper, plea se test some to make sure that the paper is suitable. ■ Use paper that is made for plain -paper copying. ■ Use paper that is 75 to 90 g/m 2 (20 to 24 lb). ■ Use neutral paper. Do not use acidic or alkalin e paper. ■ Use long-grain paper. ■ Use paper with a [...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 8 Printable area When using PCL (standard driver) emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown below. Portrait Figure 1-5 A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6 ( ISO) 1 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4[...]

1 - 9 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Landscape Figure 1-6 A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6 ( ISO) 1 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 2 5.0 mm (0.19 in.) 5.08 mm (0.2 in.) 5.08 mm (0.2 in.) 5.0 mm (0.19 in.) 5.08 mm (0.2 in.) 5.0 mm (0.19 in[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 10 Printing methods Printing on plain paper You can print on plain paper fro m the paper tray or multi-purpose tray. For the paper you want to use, please see What kind of pa per can I use? on page 1-5. Printing on plain paper from the paper tray 1 Select the Paper Size , Media Type , Paper Source , and other settings in the [...]

1 - 11 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 2 Pull the paper tray completely out of t he printer. Figure 1-7 3 While pressing the blue p aper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide s to fit the paper size. Check that the guides a re firmly in the slots. Figure 1-8 4 To avoid paper jams and misfeeds, fill up the paper tray with small stacks of paper that you have[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 12 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Ch eck that it is inserted fully into the printer. Figure 1-11 6 Send the print data to the printer. Figure 1-12 Do not put more than 500 sh eets of paper (80 g/m 2 ) in the paper tray at an y one time, or it may cause a jam. Check that paper is bel ow the maximum paper heig[...]

1 - 13 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Printing on plain paper from th e multi-purpose tray (MP tray) 1 Select the Paper Size , Media Type , Paper Source , and other settings in the printe r driver. Media Type : Plain Paper Paper Source : MP Tray PCL (standard) printer driver BR-Script printer driver The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you [...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 14 2 Open the MP tray and lowe r it gently. Figure 1-13 3 Pull out the MP tray support flap. Figure 1-14 4 Put paper in the MP tray. Put the side to be printed on first, face up, with the leading edge (to p) of the paper in first. Make sure the paper touches the back of the tray and remains under the maximum paper height guid[...]

1 - 15 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 5 While pressing the paper-gu ide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size. Figure 1-16 6 Send the print data to the printer. Figure 1-17 Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position on the MP tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed p rintout or a pa[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 16 Printing on thick paper, labels and card stock ■ Do not use damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped paper. ■ Do not use labels without a mount. ■ We recommend that you use paper that is made for laser p rinters. ■ Use paper that can withstand intense heat; the interior of the printer reaches very high temp[...]

1 - 17 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Printing on thick paper, labe ls or card stock from th e multi-purpose tray (MP tray) When the back output tray is pulled down, the printe r has a straight paper path from the MP tray through to the back of th e printer. Use this paper feed and output me thod when you want t o print on thick paper, labels or card stock. Wh[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 18 2 Open the back output tray, a nd then pull out the face up output tray support if necessa ry. Figure 1-20 3 Open the MP tray and lowe r it gently. Figure 1-21 4 Pull out the MP tray support flap. Figure 1-22[...]

1 - 19 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 5 Put paper in the MP tray. Put the side to be printed on first, face up, with the leading edge (to p) of the paper in first. Make sure the paper touches the back of the tray and remains under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray. Figure 1-23 6 While pressing the paper-gu ide release lever, slide the p[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 20 Caution Remove each sheet immediately after printing . Stacking the sheets ma y cause a paper jam or the paper to curl. Figure 1-25[...]

1 - 21 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Printing on envelopes Types of envelopes to avoid Do not use envelopes which: ■ are damaged, curled, wrinkled, or an usual shap e ■ are extremely shiny or textured ■ have clasps, snaps or tie strings ■ have self-adhesive components ■ are of a baggy construction ■ are not sharply creased ■ are embossed (have r[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 22 Most envelopes will be suitable for your printer. However, some envelopes will have feed and print quality problems due to the way t hey have been made. A suitable envelope should have edges with straight, well-creased folds and the le ading edge should not be t hicker than two pieces of paper. The envelope should lie flat[...]

1 - 23 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Printing on envelopes fr om the MP tray When the back output tray is pulled down, the printe r has a straight paper path from the MP tray through to the back of the printer. Use th is paper feed and output me thod when you want to p rint envelopes. 1 Select the Paper Size , Media Type , Paper Source , and other settings in[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 24 2 Open the back output tray, a nd then pull out the face up output tray support if necessa ry. Figure 1-28 3 Open the MP tray and lowe r it gently. Figure 1-29 4 Pull out the MP tray support flap. Figure 1-30[...]

1 - 25 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 5 Put envelopes in the MP tray so tha t they touch the back of the tray and remain under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray. Put the side to be prin ted on first, face up, with the leading edge (top) of the envelop e in first. Do not put more than 3 enve lopes in the MP tray at any one time, or it ma[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 26 6 Press and slide the paper width guide to f it the envelope size. Figure 1-33 7 Send the print data to the printer. 8 After you finish the print job , close the back output tray. DL size double-flap envelopes ■ If the DL size double flap enve lope is creased after printing, go to the Basic tab, select Paper Size and the[...]

1 - 27 ABOUT THIS PRINTER ■ If envelopes get smudged during printing, in the printer driver select MP Tray as the Paper Source for a straight paper path. Then, set the Media Type to Thick Paper or Thicker Paper to increase the fixing temperature. To adjust the print density setting, See QUALITY on page 3-15. ■ Envelope joints that are sealed by[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 28 Printing on transparencies You can print on transparencies fro m the paper tray or MP tray. Printing on transparencies from the paper tray 1 Select the Paper Size , Media Type , Paper Source , and other settings in the printe r driver. Media Type : Transparenci es Paper Source : Tray 1 (or Tray 2) PCL (standard) printer dr[...]

1 - 29 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 2 Pull the paper tray completely out of t he printer. Figure 1-34 3 While pressing the blue p aper guide release levers , slide the paper guides to fit the transparency size. Check that the guides are firmly in the slo ts. Figure 1-35 4 Put transparencies in the tray. Put the side that is going to be printed on face down, [...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 30 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Ch eck that it is inserted fully into the printer. Figure 1-38 6 Send the print data to the printer. Figure 1-39 Caution Remove each transparency before the next pag e is output on the top output tray to prevent transparencies from sticking to each other. Do not put more tha[...]

1 - 31 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Printing on transparencies from the MP tray When the back output tray is pulled down, the printe r has a straight paper path from the MP tray through to the back of the printer. 1 Select the Paper Size , Media Type , Paper Source , and other settings in the printe r driver. Media Type : Transparenci es Paper Source : MP Tr[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 32 2 Open the back output tray, a nd then pull out the face up output tray support if necessa ry. Figure 1-40 3 Open the MP tray and lowe r it gently. Figure 1-41 4 Pull out the MP tray support flap. Figure 1-42[...]

1 - 33 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 5 Put transparencies in the MP tray. Put the side to be printed on first, face up, with the leading edge (top) of the paper in first. Make sure the transparencies touch the ba ck of the tray and remain under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray. Do not put more than 10 transparen cies in the MP tray at[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 34 7 Send the print data to the printer. 8 After you finish printing, close the back outpu t tray. Caution Remove each transparency immediately after printi ng. Stacking the printed tran sparencies may cause a paper jam or the transpare ncy to curl.[...]

1 - 35 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Printing on both sides of the paper The supplied printer drivers for Windows ® 95/98/Me, Windows NT ® 4.0, W indows ® 2000/XP, Mac OS ® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS ® X 10.1/10.2 all enable du plex printing. For more information abou t how to choose the settings, see the He lp text in the printer driver. Manual duplex printi[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 36 Manual duplex printing from the multi-purpose tray Caution ■ Before putting the sheets back in the MP tray, you will have to straighten them, or you may g et paper jams. ■ You should not use very thin or very thick paper. ■ When you use the manual duplex function, it is possib le that there may be paper jams or poor [...]

1 - 37 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Automatic duplex printing (availabl e for HL-6050D and HL-6050DN only) Caution Use A4, Letter or Legal size paper when you use au tomatic duplex printing function. 1 Put paper in the paper tray or MP tray. 2 Set the paper adjustment lever fo r duplex printing at the back of the printer to match your paper size. Figure 1-49[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 38 3 For the PCL (standar d) printer driver Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver. Choose the General tab and click the Printing Preferences icon. Choose the Duplex mod e in the Advanced tab, make sure that Use Duplex Unit has been selected, and then click the OK button. The printer will print on both sides of [...]

1 - 39 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Booklet printing (for the PCL printer driver) (available for HL-6050D and HL-6050DN only) 1 Put paper in the paper tray or MP tray. 2 When you use A4 size or Letter size paper, set the paper adjustment lever fo r duplex printing to match your paper size. Figure 1-50 3 Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver. C[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 40 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper ■ If the paper is thin, it may wrin kle. ■ If paper is curled, straighten it and then p ut it back in the paper tray. ■ You should use regular paper. Do not use bond p aper. ■ If the paper is not feeding properly, it may be curled. Remove the paper and straighten i[...]

1 - 41 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Paper orientation for printi ng on both sides of t he paper (for automatic duplex printing) The printer prints the second page first. If you print 10 pages on 5 sheets of paper, it will pr int page 2 then page 1 on the f irst sheet of paper. It will print page 4 then p age 3 on the second sheet of pape r. It will print pag[...]

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 42 Carbon copy printing Carbon copy printing enables you to automatically pr in t one page data to different styles of p aper by changing the paper source. Yo u can make copies as though you are printin g on carbon paper using a dot matrix printer. For example, you can print ‘Data A’ to ‘Sheet 1’ which is blu e colore[...]

2 - 1 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 Printer driver A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a particular printer needs. Typically, this format is a printer command language or pag e description language. The printer drivers for the following version of Windows ® and Macintosh ® are on the CD-[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 2 For Windows ® Features in the PCL printer driver You can download the latest printer driver o r get other information by acce ssing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can also change settings by clickin g the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab in the Properties dialog box. Basic t[...]

2 - 3 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Advanced tab Change the tab settings by clicking the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options If you are using Windows NT ® 4 .0, Windows ® 2000 or XP, you can access the Advance d tab by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-6050D/DN series Pro[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 4 Print Quality Select the resolution, toner save and p rint settings, or gray printing setting. Resolution You can change the reso lution as follows: ■ 300 dpi ■ 600 dpi ■ 1200 dpi Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode , which reduces the print density. Print Setting You can manu[...]

2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Device Options You can set the following Prin ter Function modes in this tab: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Func tion by clicking the function name in the list below.) ■ Job Spooling ■ Quick Print Setup ■ Sleep Time ■ Status Monitor ■ Macro ■ Page Protection ■ Print Date & Time ■ Density ad[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 6 Job Spooling The printer saves data that you want reprin ted. You can reprint a document witho ut sending the data again from your PC (except for secure printing). ■ Last Job Reprint: Reprint the last job ■ Secure Print: Print the data with a password ■ Public: Save the data without a password ■ Proof: Save the dat[...]

2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Page Protection ‘Page Protection’ refers to a setting that reserves additional memory for the cr eation of full page images. Selections are AUTO, OFF, LTR (Letter si ze paper), A4 o r LGL (Legal size paper). The page protection feature allows th e printer to create the full page image to be p rinted in memory before ph[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Accessories tab When you install the optional lower tray unit and other options, you can add it an d select its settings in the Accessories tab as follows. 1 You can manually add and re move the options for any optional u nit device that is installed on the printer. Tray settings will match the installed options. 2 RAMDISK[...]

2 - 9 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Support tab 1 Displays the printer d river version. 2 Web Update You can check the brother web site for updated drivers and automatically download and updat e the driver on your computer. 3 Brother Solutions Center You can download the latest driver o r get other information by accessing the Brother Home Page at http://sol[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Features in the BR-Script prin ter driver (PS printer driver) You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com For more information, please see the Help text in the printer driver. Ports tab Select the port where your printer is connected or the path to th e netw[...]

2 - 11 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Device Settings tab Select the options you have installed.[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 Layout tab You can change the layout settin g by selecting the settings for Orientation , Print on Both Sides (Duplex) , Page Order and Page Per Sheet . If you are using Windows NT ® 4 .0, Windows ® 2000 or XP, you can access the Layout tab by clicking Printing Prefere nces... in the General tab of the Brother HL-6050D/[...]

2 - 13 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Paper / Quality tab Select the Paper Source .[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 Advanced options 1 Select the Paper Size and Copy Count . 2 Set the Print Quality , Scaling and TrueType Font settings. 3 You can change settings by se lecting the setting in th e Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ HRC ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level HRC This option allows you to chan ge the HRC s[...]

2 - 15 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Toner Save You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save , which red uces the print density. Sleep Time When the printer does not receive da ta for a certain period of time (timeout), it enters sleep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the printer was turned off. The default timeout is 5 minutes. When Intelligent Sl[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 For Macintosh ® This printer supports Mac OS ® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS ® X 10.1, 10.2 or greater. You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com Page setup You can set the Paper size , Orientation and Scale . Layout Set the Layout , Pages per Sheet and other s[...]

2 - 17 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Specific settings You can change settings by se lecting the setting in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Resolution ■ HRC ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time Resolution You can change the resolutio n as follows: ■ 300 dpi ■ 600 dpi ■ 1200 dpi HRC This option allows you to chan ge the HRC setting on your Brot[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 18 Sleep Time When the printer does not receive da ta for a certain period of time (timeout), it enters sleep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the printer was turned off. The default timeout is 5 minutes. When Intelligent Sleep Mode is selected, it is automatically adjusted to the most suitable time-out setting depending on t[...]

2 - 19 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Software (Windows ® users) Software for Networks BRAdmin Professional The BRAdmin Professional is a utility for managing yo ur Brother network enabled printers that are running under Windows ® 95/98/Me, Windows NT ® 4.0 and Windows ® 2000/XP. It allows you to easily configure and ch eck the status of your printer on t[...]

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 20 Automatic emulation selection This printer has an automatic e mulation selection feature. When the print er receives data from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulat ion mode . The default factory setting is ON. The printer can choose from the followin g combinations: Automatic interface selection This printer [...]

2 - 21 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Printer settings Factory settings The printer settings have be en set at the factory before shipment. They are called factory settings. Although you can operate the printer with these fact ory sett ings unchanged, you can tailor the printe r with user settings. See List of factory settings on page 3-24. The changed user s[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 1 3 Control panel This printer has on e liquid crystal display (LCD), seven buttons and one Light Emitting Diode (LED) on the control panel. The display can show various messages with up to 16 characters in one row. The LED lights to indicate the current printer status. Figure 3-1 Control panel ■ The control panel with Braille s[...]

3 - 2 CONTROL PANEL Buttons You can control the basic printe r operations and change various printer settings with seven butto ns ( Go , Job Cancel , Reprint , + , - , Back , Set ). Go button You can change the panel ind ications from the current status ( Menu , Error and Reprint settings) by pressing the Go button once. Fo r ERROR indications, t h[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 3 Reprint button If you want to reprint a document that has just been prin ted, you can reprint it by pressing the Reprint button. Also, if you have creat ed a document that you wish to share with colleagues, simply spool the document to a non secure area of the printe r. This document can then be reprinted by anyone who is on the[...]

3 - 4 CONTROL PANEL Reprint the last job three times 1 Make sure the REPRINT setting is ON by u sing the control panel buttons to enter the SETUP menu. 2 Press the Reprint button. Printing Proof data You can use this setting to reprin t proof data that has just been printed an d has no security settings. Documents that are placed in the proof are a[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 5 Printing Public data You can use this setting to reprin t documents that are stored in a Pu blic area of the printer memory. Documents here will not be protected by a password and anyone can access them using the front panel or a web browser. The printer will not print a Public document when you send it to the printe r. You must[...]

3 - 6 CONTROL PANEL How to print Secure data When there is no reprint data in memory If the printer does not have reprint data in the memory and you press the Reprint button, the LCD shows NO DATA STORED . To cancel the reprint job Pressing the Job Cancel button allows you to cancel the current reprin t job. The Job Cancel button also allows you to[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 7 + or - button If you press the + or - button when the printer is online (READY), it goes offline and the LCD displays the menu. To move through menus on the LCD If you press the + or - button when the printer is online (READY), it goes offline and the LCD displays the current mode. You can go to other menus by pressing the + or [...]

3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL Light-emitting diode (LED) The LED is a light which shows the printer status. Data - Orange LED LED indication Meaning On Data is in the printer memory. Blinking Receiving or processing data. Off No data left in th e memory.[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) The display shows the current printer status. When you use the control panel buttons, t he display will change. If there are any problems, the display shows the approp riate error message, maintenance message or call service message so you will kn o w that you need to take action. For more informatio[...]

3 - 10 CONTROL PANEL LCD message Printer status messages The following table shows the printer stat us mess ages that are displayed during normal o peration: Printer Status Message Meaning IGNORE DATA Printer is ignoring data pro ce sse d using PS driver. JOB CANCELLING Cancelling the job. NOW INITIALIZING The printer is setting up. PAUSE The print[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 11 How to use the control panel When you use the Menu buttons ( + , - , Set or Back ), reme mber the following basic steps: ■ If no control panel operations are performed for 30 seconds, the LCD au tomatically returns to READY. ■ When you press the Set button to choose a setting, an asterisk appe ars at the end of the display [...]

3 - 12 CONTROL PANEL For example: If you feed paper from the MP tray as a priority, change the MP FIRST setting to ON as follows. The default se tting is OFF. Turn this setting ON if you want to. Press any of t he Menu button s ( + , - , Set or Ba ck ) to take th e printer o ffline. Press the + or - button to move forward o r backward through t he [...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 13 Control Panel LCD menu ■ Standard paper tray: TRAY 1 ■ Multi-purpose tray: MP TRAY ■ Optional lowe r tray: TRAY 2 There are eight menus. F or more information about the selections ava ilable in each menu, please see the pages listed below. ■ INFORMATION See INFORMATION on page 3-14. ■ PAPER See PAPER on page 3-15. ■[...]

3 - 14 CONTROL PANEL INFORMATION Display Shows Description PRINT SETTINGS Prints the pr int settings p age. PRINT TEST Prints the test page . PRINT DEMO Prints the demo nstration sheet. PRINT FILE LIST Prints the list of data saved in the Compact Flash ® card or in the embedded memo ry when the CompactFlash ® card has not been installed. PRINT FO[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 15 PAPER Display Shows Description SOURCE =AUTO/MP/TRAY1/TRAY2 Selects which paper tray the paper will be fed from. PRIORITY =MP>T1>T2 T1>T2>MP T1>T2 MP FIRST =ON/OFF Selects whether t o fe ed paper from the MP tr ay as a priority. MP SIZE =ANY/LETTER/LEGAL/A4 ... Selects the size of pa per you loaded in the MP tr a[...]

3 - 16 CONTROL PANEL SETUP Display Shows Description LANGUAGE = ENGLISH /FRAN ÇAIS /... PANEL CONTROL Subsetting Descri ption LCD DENSITY =0/1/2 AUTO ONLINE =ON/OFF BUTTON REPEAT Sets the time for th e display message to ch an ge when holding the + or - bu tton at intervals of: 0 .1, 0.2, 0.3, 0. 4, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 seconds. The f actory setti[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 17 PRINT MENU Display Shows Description MEDIA TYPE =PLAIN PAPER, TRANSPARENCIES, THIC K PAPER, THICKER PAPER, THIN PAPER, BOND PAPER, ENVELOPES, ENV.THIN, REC YCLED PAPER PAPER Sets the paper size to LETTER, A4 , LEGAL, FOLIO, EXECUTIVE, COM-10, MONARCH, C5, DL, DLL, B5, A5, A6, B6, JIS B5, A4 LONG, POST CARD, ORGANIZER J, ORGANI [...]

3 - 18 CONTROL PANEL HP LASERJET (continu ed) Subsetting Description RIGHT MARGIN =## Sets the rig ht margin at c olumn 10 to 8 0 columns at 10 cpi. TOP MARGIN =#.## Sets the top margin at a distance from the to p edge of the paper: 0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1. 5 or 2.0. The fact ory setting is 0.5. BOTTOM MARGIN =#.## Sets the bottom marg in at a dis tan[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 19 IBM PROPRINTER Subsetting Descri ption FONT NO. =I000 ... #### FONT PITCH =##.## CHARACTER SET PC-8/... Sets the symbol set or the char acter set. TABLE PRINT Prints code table. AUTO LF =OFF/ON ON: CR → CR+LF, OFF: CR → CR AUTO CR =OFF/ON AUTO MASK =OFF/ON LEFT MARGIN Sets the left margin at column 0 to 70 columns at 10 cpi[...]

3 - 20 CONTROL PANEL NETWORK (only on a Netwo rk) Display Shows Description TCP/IP Subsetting Descr iption TCP/IP ENABLE =ON/OFF IP ADDRESS= ###.###. ###.### SUBNET MASK= ###.###.###. ### GATEWAY= ###.###. ###.### IP BOOT TRIES =# IP METHOD =AUTO, STATIC, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP APIPA =ON/OFF NETWARE NETWARE ENABLE =ON/OFF NET FRAME =AUTO, 8023, ENET, 80[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 21 INTERFACE Display Shows Description SELECT =AUTO/PARALLEL/USB/NETWORK AUTO IF TIME = 1, 2, 3 ... 99 (sec) You need to set the ti me-out period for the auto interface select ion. INPUT BUFFER = Level1, 2, 3 ... 15 Increases or decreases the input buffer capacity. RESTART PRINTER? PARALLEL When using the parallel interface Sub-se[...]

3 - 22 CONTROL PANEL Set IP Address Press the + or - button until NETWORK ap pears (and to display ea ch setting shown below). Press the Set button. Press the Set button. Press the + button. Press the Set button. The last digit in the first p art of the number is blin king. Press the + or - button to increase or decre ase the number. Press the Set [...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 23 About emulation modes This printer has the followin g emulation modes. HP LaserJet Mode The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mod e) is the emulation mode in which this printer sup ports the PCL6 language of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printe r. Many software applications support this type of laser printer. Using this mode will al[...]

3 - 24 CONTROL PANEL List of factory settings Table 3-1 shows the factory settings. Network factory default setting If you wish to reset the print server back to its def ault factory settings ( resetting all information such as the password and IP address informat ion), hold down the network test b utton on the network board (NC-6100h) for more tha[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 25 Table 3 - 1: List of factory settings Display Shows Submenu Factor y setting PAPER SOURCE =AUTO PRIORITY =MP>T1> T2 MP FIRST =OFF MP SIZE =ANY MANUAL FEED =OFF TRAY1 SIZE =DETECT SENSOR TRAY2 SIZE =DETECT SENSOR DUPLEX =OFF QUALITY RESOLUTION =600 HRC =MEDIUM TONER SAVE =OFF DENSITY 0 SETUP LANGUAGE =ENGLI SH PANEL CONTRO[...]

3 - 26 CONTROL PANEL PRINT MENU (continued) HP LASERJET Subsetting Factory settin g FONT NO. =59 FONT PITCH =10.00/12.00 SYMBOLSET =PC8 AUTO LF =OFF AUTO CR =OFF AUTO WRAP =OFF AUTO SKIP =ON LEFT MARGIN =#### RIGHT MARG IN =#### TOP MARGIN =#### BOTTOM MARGIN =#### LINES =#### EPSON FX-850 FONT NO. =59 FONT PITCH =10.00/12.00 SYMBOLSET =US ASCII AU[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 27 * 1 Automatic Private I P Addressing (APIPA) protocol aut omatically configures an IP address a nd subnet mask. For more det ails, see the Ne twork User's Guide, which is provided on the CD-ROM. NETWORK TCP/IP Subsetting Factory settin g TCP/IP ENABLE =ON IP ADDRESS =169.254.# ##.### * 1 SUBNET MASK = 255.255.0.0 * 1 GATEW[...]

3 - 28 CONTROL PANEL For visually-impaired users Buzzer indications The control panel has a buzzer . The buzzer will sound when one of the control panel buttons is pressed, or the status of the printer changes. See the table for a description of the buzzer meaning s. You can change the settings of the buzzer by using the buttons on the contro l pan[...]

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 29 Braille symbols The control panel buttons are ma rked with Braille char acters for visually-impair ed users as shown in the table. *Braille indicates the first 2 or 3 letters of the English but ton name. For example, Job Ca ncel is shown as “can” in Braille. The control panel with Braille symbols is optionally available for[...]

4 - 1 OPTIONS 4 Optional accessories and supplies This printer has the following o ption al accesso ries. You can increase the capabilit ies of the printer with these items. Options Options Lower tray unit Net work board (For HL-6050/60 50D) Wireless print se rver CompactFlash ® card LT-6000 NC-6100h NC-7100w See 4-2 See 4-3 See 4-6 See 4-9 DIMM m[...]

OPTIONS 4 - 2 Lower tray unit (LT-6000) The lower tray unit (Tray 2) is an optional device that can hold up to 5 00 sheets of paper (80 g/m 2 o r 20 lb). When all three trays are installed, the printer can hold up to 1100 sheets of plain paper. If you want to buy an optional lower tray unit, call the d ealer you bought the printer from. Expands up [...]

4 - 3 OPTIONS Network board (NC-6100h) (For HL-6050 and HL-6050D) Installing the Brother network board (NC-61 00h) allo ws you to connect the printer on a network running TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, DLC/LLC, and NetBEUI protocols. Many useful features, such as BRAdmin Professional for the administrat or and Brother network p rinting software, are i[...]

OPTIONS 4 - 4 4 Loosen the two scre ws, and then remove the Network cover plat e. Figure 4-4 5 Put the network board connector firmly int o the c onnector of the main con troller board by aligning the two screws to the groove of the print er, and then secure it with the two screws. Figure 4-5 6 Close the interface access cover. Figure 4-6[...]

4 - 5 OPTIONS 7 Put the side cover back on. Figure 4-7 8 Connect one end of the ether net cable to the network port of the printer. 9 Plug the printer back in, and then tu rn on the power switch. 10 For details about how to use the Network board, please see the Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM that we have supplie d with this printer.[...]

OPTIONS 4 - 6 Wireless print server (NC-7100w) The Brother NC-7100w wireless print server supports the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networking standards and can work in Infrastruc ture or Ad-hoc mode using common wireless authentication and security method s. For more information, see the NC-7 100w Network User’s Guide o n the CD-ROM and the[...]

4 - 7 OPTIONS 4 Loosen the two scre ws, and then remove the Network cover plat e. Figure 4-10 5 Put the NC-7100w print server con nector firmly into the connector of the main controller board by aligning the two screws to the groove of th e printer, and then secure it with the two screws. Figure 4-11 6 Close the interface access cover. 7 Put the si[...]

OPTIONS 4 - 8 9 Make sure that the POWER LED of the print se rver is on. Figure 4-12 10 For details about how to use the NC-7100w wireless print server, please see the Net work User's Guide on the CD-ROM that we have supplied with NC-7100w. POWER LED[...]

4 - 9 OPTIONS CompactFlash ® card This printer has a slot for an opt ional indu stry standard CompactFlash ® card, which is a me mory card. If you install an opt ional CompactFlash ® card, you can save macros, the prin t log and fonts on it. Yo u can also select a stored prin t job and reprint it through the network. You can install the followin[...]

OPTIONS 4 - 10 Inserting the CompactFlash ® card Follow these steps to insert or remove a card: 1 Turn off the printer power switch, an d then unplug the printer. 2 Insert the CompactFlash ® card into the slo t with the lab el facing to the left, pressing the card firmly into the slot. Caution Do not insert the card int o the slot with the label [...]

4 - 11 OPTIONS DIMM The HL-6050, HL-6050D and HL-60 50DN printers have 32 MB of stan dard memory and one slot for optional memory expansion. You can expand th e memory up to 160 MB by installing dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs). You can install the following DIMMs: ■ 16 MB TechWorks 12456-0001 ■ 32 MB TechWorks 12457-0001 ■ 64 MB TechWorks[...]

OPTIONS 4 - 12 Installing additional memory When you install extra memory, follow these steps: 1 Turn off the printer power switch, an d then unplug the printer. Disconne ct the interface cable from the printer. 2 Slide and remove the side cover. Figure 4-14 3 Open the interface access cover. Figure 4-15 4 Unpack the DIMM and hold it by its edg es.[...]

4 - 13 OPTIONS 5 Hold the DIMM on the side edge s. Line up the notches on the DIMM with the DIMM slot. (Check that the locks on each side of the DIMM slot a re open or facing outwards.) Figure 4-16 6 Press the DIMM straight into the slot (press firm ly). Make sure th e locks on each side of the DIMM click into place. (To remove a DIMM, you must rel[...]

OPTIONS 4 - 14 8 Put the side cover back on. Figure 4-19 9 Reconnect the interface cable t o your printer. Plug the printer back in, a nd then turn on the printer power switch. To check that you have installed the DIMM proper ly, you can print the Printer Setting s page that shows the current memory size. To print the Printer Settings page, see Sup[...]

4 - 15 OPTIONS Optional fonts package Optional fonts package (BS-3000) The optional font package (BS-3000 ) is the CD -ROM you need for in stalling the 136 PostScript ® 3 ™ Agfa and TrueType Fonts. Optional barcode fonts package (BT-1000) The optional Barcode fonts package (BT-1000) is the CD-ROM you need for installing the Barcode fonts. Select[...]

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 1 5 Replacing the consumable items You will need to replace the consu mable items regu larly. Wh en the time come s to replace consumable items, the following messages will appear at intervals on the LCD panel. See TONER LOW Message on page 5-2. See TONER LIFE END message on page 5-2. See CHANGE DRUM SOON message on page 5-8[...]

5 - 2 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Toner cartridge A new toner cartridge contains enough toner to print up to 7,500 A4 or Letter size single-sided pages at about 5% coverage. TONER LOW Message (Appears at intervals) If the LCD shows TONER LOW, the ton er cartridge has nearly run o ut of toner. Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready before you g et[...]

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 3 Replacing the toner cartridge 1 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover of th e printer. Figure 5-1 2 Take out the drum unit a ssembly (drum unit with toner cartridge). Figure 5-2 To make sure you get high quality print, we recommend that you use only Brother genuine toner cartridges. When you want to [...]

5 - 4 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Caution ■ We recommend that you place the drum unit assemb ly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter tone r. ■ To prevent damage to the printer from static ele ctricity, do not touch the electrodes shown in Figure 5-3. Figure 5-3 3 Push down the blue lock lever and take the to[...]

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 5 4 Unpack the new toner cartridge. Hold the cartridge level with both hands and gently rock it from side to side five or six times to spread the toner e venly inside the cartridge. Figure 5-5 Caution ■ Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you put it in the printer. If to ner cartridges are left unpa[...]

5 - 6 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Caution Put the toner cartridge in th e drum unit immediat ely after you have removed the protective cover. To prevent degradation to the print qualit y, do not touch the shaded p arts shown in Figure 5-7. Figure 5-7 6 Put the new toner cartridge firmly into the drum unit until you hear it lock into place. If you put it in[...]

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 7 8 Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the blue tab from right to left and left to right several times. Re turn the tab to the home position ( ▲ ) before you put the drum unit back in the printer. If you do not, printed pages may have a vertical stripe. Figure 5-10 9 Put the drum unit asse[...]

5 - 8 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Drum unit This printer can print up to 30,000 pages * with one drum unit. * At 5% print coverage (A4 or L etter size). The actual number of prin ted pages will vary depending on the average type of print job and paper. CHANGE DRUM SO ON message The printer uses a drum unit to cre ate the pr int images on paper. If the LCD [...]

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 9 1 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover of th e printer. Figure 5-12 2 Take out the drum unit a ssembly (drum unit with the ton er cartridge). Figure 5-13 Caution ■ We recommend that you place the drum unit assemb ly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter [...]

5 - 10 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 3 Push down the blue lock lever and take the to ner cartridge out of the drum un it assembly. Figure 5-15 Caution Do not touch the shaded p arts shown in Figure 5-16 and Figure 5-17 to prevent a ny degradation to the print quality. Caution Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, i[...]

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 11 5 Put the toner cartridge firmly into the new drum unit un til you hear it lock into place. If you put the cartridge in properly, the blue lo ck lever will lift automatical ly. Figure 5-18 Caution Make sure you insert the ton er cartridge properly, or it may separa te from the drum unit when you pick up the drum unit asse[...]

5 - 12 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 8 Reset the drum counter. See the instruction s supplied with the new drum unit. Caution Do not reset the drum counter when you re place only the toner cartridge. 9 Close the front cover of the printer.[...]

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 13 Replacing Maintenance Parts You will need to replace the maintenanc e parts regularly to maintain print quality. When it is time to replace these parts, the following messag es will appear on the LCD. See Maintenance Messages below . * 1 Paper feeding kit for MP tray means the paper pick up roller and the separation plate[...]

5 - 14 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Cleaning Clean the outside and inside of the printer with a dry soft cloth. When you replace the drum unit, make sure you clean the inside of the printer. If printed page s are stained with toner, clean the inside of the printer with a dry soft cloth. Cleaning the outside of the printer Clean the outside of the printer as[...]

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 15 Cleaning the inside of the printer Clean the inside of the printer as follows: 1 Turn off the printer power switch, an d then unplug the printer power cord. 2 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover of th e printer. Figure 5-24 3 Take out the drum unit a ssembly (drum unit with the ton er cartridge). [...]

5 - 16 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 4 Wipe the scanner window with a dry, so ft cloth. Figure 5-26 5 Put the drum unit assembly in the printer. 6 Close the front cover. 7 Plug the printer power cord back in, an d then turn the printer power switch back on.[...]

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 17 Cleaning the corona wire If you are experiencing print quality problem s, please clean the corona wire as follows: 1 Turn off the printer power switch, an d then unplug the printer power cord. 2 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover of th e printer. 3 Take out the drum unit a ssembly (drum unit with[...]

6 - 1 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 LCD messages If any problems occur, the printer automatically stops printing, diagnoses the problem, and displays the resulting message on the LCD to alert you. Ta ke the appropriate action, referring to the following tables. If you cannot clear the problem, call the dealer you bou ght the printer from or Brother Customer Se[...]

TROUBLESHOOT ING 6 - 2 FRONT COVER OPEN Close the fro nt cover of the printer. FUSER COVER OPEN Close the jam clear co ver locate d behind the back output t ray at the ba ck of th e printer . IGNORE DATA Make sure that you u se the correct driver, or add mo re memory. Se e Installing additional memory on page 4 -12. JAM XXX Carefully pull out the j[...]

6 - 3 TROUBLESHOOTING Maintenance messages Maintenance message Action CHANGE DRUM SOON The drum unit is almost at the en d of life. Prepare a new drum unit . See CHANGE DRUM SOON message on page 5-8. TONER LOW Purchase a new ton er cartridge and have it ready before you get a TONER LIFE END message. To repla ce the toner cartr idge, see Replacing t[...]

TROUBLESHOOT ING 6 - 4 Troubleshooting paper handling First, make sure that you are using p aper that meets our recommended paper specifications. See What kind of paper can I use? on page 1 -5. Problem Recommendation The printer doe s no t load paper. ■ If paper is i n the paper tr ay, make sure it is straight. If the paper is curle d, you should[...]

6 - 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Paper jams and how to clear them If paper jams inside the printer, the printer will stop. One of the following LCD me ssages will appear to tell you where to find the jammed paper. Figure 6-1 Paper may jam in the paper tray, inside the printer, in the back output tray or where the paper comes ou t of the printer. Check where t[...]

TROUBLESHOOT ING 6 - 6 JAM MP TRAY (paper jam in the multi-purpose tray) If there is a paper jam in the multi-pu rpose tray, follow these steps: 1 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover of th e printer. 2 Take out the drum unit a ssembly (drum unit with the ton er cartridge). 3 Remove the paper from the multi-purpose tray. 4 F[...]

6 - 7 TROUBLESHOOTING JAM TRAY 1 / TRAY 2 (Paper jam inside the Paper tray) If a paper jam occurs inside the paper tray, follow these steps: 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of t he printer. Figure 6-3 The LCD names for the paper trays are as fo llows. Tray type Tr a y na m e Upper paper tray TRAY 1 Optional lower t ray TRAY 2 JAM TRAY1 JAM TRA[...]

TROUBLESHOOT ING 6 - 8 2 Use both hands to slowly pull out the jammed paper. Figure 6-4 3 Put paper below the maximum paper mark ( ▼ ). While pressing the [blue] paper-guid e release lever, slide the paper guides to fit the paper size. Check that the guides are firmly in the slots. 4 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. 5 Open the front[...]

6 - 9 TROUBLESHOOTING JAM INSIDE (paper jam inside the printer) If a paper jam occurs inside the printer, follow th ese steps: 1 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover of th e printer. Figure 6-7 2 Take out the drum unit a ssembly (drum unit with the ton er cartridge). Figure 6-8 After you have just used the printer, some part[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 10 Caution ■ After you have removed the jammed p aper, print a few test pages. This is to make sure that the printed pages have no ton er stains on them before you restart the print job. ■ Remove the jammed paper caref ully so you do not spread tone r. ■ Take care not to stain your hands a nd clothes with toner. Wash toner[...]

6 - 11 TROUBLESHOOTING Caution ■ Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner sca tters on your han ds or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water immediately. ■ Do not touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 6-12 and 6-13 to avoid any de gradation to the print quality. 5 Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer (press firmly). 6 Clo[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 12 JAM REAR (paper jam be hind the back output tray) When the paper jams behind the face-up output tray, remove the jammed paper as follows: 1 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover of th e printer. Figure 6-15 2 Take out the drum unit a ssembly (drum unit with the ton er cartridge). Figure 6-16 After you h[...]

6 - 13 TROUBLESHOOTING Caution ■ We recommend that you place the drum unit assemb ly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter tone r. ■ To prevent damage to the printer from static ele ctricity, do not touch the electrodes shown in Figure 6-17. Figure 6-17 3 Use both hands to slowly pull out the jammed p[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 14 5 Push down the blue tabs at the le ft and right hand sides. Figure 6-20 6 Open the jam clear cover by pushing t he levers inward at the left and rig ht hand sides. Pull t he jammed paper out of the fuser unit . Figure 6-21 7 Close the jam clear cover. 8 Close the back output tray. 9 Put the drum unit assembly back in the pri[...]

6 - 15 TROUBLESHOOTING JAM DUPLEX (paper ja m in the duplex unit) Follow the instruction s below to clear a paper jam: 1 Open the back output tray. Figure 6-22 2 Use both hands to slowly pull the ja mmed paper out of the fuser unit. Figure 6-23 3 Close the back output tray. If the paper jam cannot be cleared , go to the next step. JAM DUPLEX[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 16 4 Pull the duplex tray and paper tray out of the printer. Figure 6-24 5 Pull the jammed paper out of the printer. Figure 6-25 6 Put the duplex tray and paper tray back in the printer. Figure 6-26 ■ The JAM DUPLEX message appears if yo u remove a sheet of paper fr om the face down output tray after only one side has printed.[...]

6 - 17 TROUBLESHOOTING Improving the print quality This section provides inform ation on the following topics. If the same problem occurs again, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. Examples of poor print quality Recommendation Faint print ■ Check the printer's e nvironment . Conditions s uch as hu midity, hig h temperatures, and so[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 18 Hollow print ■ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. See What kind of paper can I use ? on page 1-5. ■ Choose Thick paper mode in the print er driver, or use t hinner pap er than you are currently using . ■ Check the printer's e nvironment because conditions such as hi gh humidity can cause ho[...]

6 - 19 TROUBLESHOOTING Black lines down the page Printed pages have toner stains stripes dow n th e pa ge . ■ You may clear the problem by clean ing the primary corona wire in side the drum unit by sliding the blue tab. Make sure to ret ur n the blue tab to th e Home position ( ▼ ). See Cleaning the corona wire on page 5-17. ■ The toner ca rt[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 20 Black toner marks across the page ■ The drum unit may be damaged . Put in a new drum unit . See Replacing the drum unit on page 5- 8. ■ Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. See What kind of paper can I use ? on page 1-5. ■ If you use label sheets f or la ser printers, t he glu e from the sheets ma[...]

6 - 21 TROUBLESHOOTING White Spots on bl ack te xt an d graphics at 94 mm (3.7 in.) inte rvals Black Spots at 94 mm (3.7 in.) inte rvals ■ If the problem is not solve d after printi ng a few pages, th e drum unit may have glue from label stock on the OPC drum surface. Clean th e drum un it as follows: 1 Position the print sample in fron t of th e[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 22 Solving print problems Problem Recommendation The print er prints un expectedly o r it prints garba ge da ta. ■ Make sure the inter face cable is not too long. We re commend that you use a parallel interface cab le or USB interface cable that is no longer than 2 meters (6 f eet). ■ Make sure that the prin ter cable is not[...]

6 - 23 TROUBLESHOOTING Other problems Printing from DOS BR-Script 3 Caution If you do not follow the instructio ns for using the printer, yo u may be responsible for all repairs. Problem Recommendation The printer cannot prin t at all. Your PC shows the following error message: 'There was an error writing to LPT1: (or BRUSB) fo r the printer.&[...]

APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) A - 1 A Printer specifications * For HL-6050D and HL-60 50DN Appendix (Specifications, fonts and bar code) Engine Print method Electr ophotography by se mic onductor lase r- beam scanning Laser Wave leng th : 780 nm Pulse duration: 20 ns Output: 1 0 mW max . Resolutio n Windows ® 95/9 8/Me, Windows NT [...]

A - 2 APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) * Instructional animations for problem so lving * * The Driver Deployment Wizard automates the in stallation of a printer in a pee r-to-peer network. Controller Processor SPARClite 200 MHz Memory Standard 32 MB Option 1 DIMM slot; expan dable up to 160 MB Interface IEEE 1284 Parallel, Hi-Speed USB[...]

APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) A - 3 * Calculated with 80 g/m 2 or 20 lb. paper ** Up to 10 sheets Paper handling Paper input * Multi-purp o se tr ay 100 sheets Paper tray (Stan dard) 500 sheets Lower tray (Option) 500 sheets Paper output * Face-down 250 sheets Face-up 50 sheets Duplex Manual duple x Automatic duplex fo r HL-6050D an[...]

A - 4 APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) * USB is not supported under Windows ® 95 or Windows NT ® 4.0. ** Power Macintosh with an Apple o riginal pre-installed USB port. Dimensions / Weights Dimensions ( W x D x H) 392 x 425 x 3 10 mm (15.4 x 16.7 x 12 .2 in.) Weights 20.3 kg (44.8 lb) General Power source USA and Canada: AC 10 0 to 1[...]

APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) A - 5 Important information for choosing your paper This section provides information to help you choose pap er to use with this printer. Before you purchase a large quantity of paper Make sure the paper is suitable for t he printer. Paper for plain paper copies Paper is divided by usage, su ch as paper[...]

A - 6 APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) Moisture content Moisture content is the amount of water left in t he paper a fter manufacture. It is one of the important characteristics of the paper. This can change gr eatly depending on the storag e environment, although usually paper contains about 5% water by weight. Because pape r often ab[...]

APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) A - 7 Quick reference for bar code control commands The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. Print bar codes or expanded characters Code ESC i Dec 27 105 Hex 1B 69 Format: ESC i n ... n Creates bar codes or exp anded characters according [...]

A - 8 APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) Bar Code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing n = 's0' or 'S0 3: 1 (default) n = 's1' or 'S1 2: 1 n = 's3' or 'S3 2.5: 1 This parameter selects the bar code style as abo ve. When the EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-A, Cod e 128 or EAN 128 bar code[...]

APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) A - 9 Bar code human readab le line ON or OFF n = 'r0' or 'R0 Human readable line OFF n = 'r1' or 'R1 Human readable line ON Preset: Human readable line ON (1) 'T5' or 't5' (2) 'T6' or 't6' (3) 'T130' or 't130' (4)[...]

A - 10 APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing height n = 'hnnn', 'Hnnn', 'dnnn', or 'Dn nn' (1)EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, ISBN (EAN13, EAN8, UP C-A), ISBN (UPC-E): 22 mm (2) UPC-E: 18 mm (3) Others: 12 mm Expanded characters → 2.2 mm (preset) [...]

APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FO NTS AND BAR CODE) A - 11 ■ When Interleaved 2 of 5 is selected with t he parameter 't1' or 'T1': Ten numerical characters '0' to '9' can be accepted as bar code data. Other characters cause a data error. The number of characters for bar code s is not limited. Because this mode o[...]

A - 12 APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE) ■ When Codebar is chosen with the pa rameter 't9' or 'T9' Characters '0' to '9', '-', ' . ', '$', '/', '+', ' : ' can be printed. Characters 'A' to 'D' can be printed as a sta[...]

APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FO NTS AND BAR CODE) A - 13 Expanded character data start n = 'l' or 'L' Data that follows 'l' or 'L' is read as expanded c haracter data (o r labeling data). Expanded character data must end with the ' ' code (5CH), which also en ds this command. Example Program Listings[...]

B - 1 APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) B Brother Numbers I MPORTANT: For technical and operational help, you mus t call the country where you bought the printer. Calls must be made from within that country. Register your product By registering your Brother product, you will be recorded as the o riginal owner of the product. Your registrati[...]

APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) B - 2 Important information: Regulations Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only) This printer follows EN55022 (CISPR Pub lication 22)/Class B. Before you use this product, make sure that you u se the following interface cables. 1 A shielded parallel interface cable with twist ed-pair conductors and [...]

B - 3 APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) IEC 60825 specification (220 to 240 volt model only) This printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 60825 specifications. The label shown be low is attached in countries where it is need ed. This printer has a Class 3B laser diode which produces invisible laser radiation in the scanner unit[...]

APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) B - 4 IMPORTANT - For Your Safety To ensure safe operation the supplied three-pin plug must be inserted only into a standard three-pin power outlet that is properly grounded through the standard electrical wiring. Extension cords used with this printer must be three- pin plug type and correctly wired to pro[...]

B - 5 APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) EC Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer Brother Industries Ltd., 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan Plant Brother Corporation (Asia) Ltd. Brother Buji Nan Ling Factory, Gold Garden Ind., Nan Ling Village, Buji, Rong Gang, Shenzhen, China Herewith declare that: Product description [...]

APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) C - 1 C Brother Numbers I MPORTANT: For technical and operational help, you mus t call the country where you bought the printer. Calls must be made from within that country. Register your product By registering your product with Brother Internationa l Corporation, you will b e recorded as the original owner of the prod[...]

C - 2 APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) Brother fax back system (USA only) Brother has installed an easy to use fax ba ck sy stem so you can get in stant answers to common technical questions and product information . This is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send the informa tion to any fax machine. Call the number bel[...]

APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) C - 3 Important information: Regulations Federal Communications Commi ssion (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA) Responsible Party: Brother In ternationa l Corporation 100 Somerset Corporat e Boulevard P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 0880 7-0911 USA Telephone: ( 908) 704-17 00 Important A shielded interface cable sh[...]

C - 4 APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada) This Class B digital apparatus comp lies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-0 03 du Canada. International E NERGY S TAR ® Compliance Statement The purpose of the International E NE RGY S TAR ® Program is t[...]

APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) C - 5 Laser Notice Laser Safety (100 to 120 volt model only) This printer is certified as a Class I laser product under the U.S. Depa rtment of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performa nce Standard according to the Ra diation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the printer does n ot pr[...]

C - 6 APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) IMPORTANT - For Your Safety To ensure safe operation the supplied three-pin plug must be inserted only into a standard three-pin power outlet that is properly grounded through the standard electrical wiring. Extension cords used with this printer must be three- pin plug type and correctly wired to provide proper [...]

I - 1 Index Symbols + or - buttons ............................................... .. 3-7 A Accessories and supplies ............................ C-2 Accessories tab ...................... ....................... 2-8 Automatic emulation selection .................... 2-20 Automatic Interface Selection ..................... 2-20 B Back button ......[...]

I - 2 PRINT menu .................................... .. 3-25 , 3-26 PRINT MENU menu .................................... 3-17 Print quality ............................ .............. 2-4 , 6-17 Printable area ................................... ............. 1-8 Printer driver ........................................ 2-1 , 2-10 Printer parts ....[...]