Brother HL-1800 series manuel d'utilisation

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Tout d'abord, il contient la réponse sur la structure, les possibilités du dispositif Brother HL-1800 series, l'utilisation de divers accessoires et une gamme d'informations pour profiter pleinement de toutes les fonctionnalités et commodités.

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    Br other Laser Printer H H L L - - 1 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 s s e e r r i i e e s s USER’S GUIDE Please read t his guide t horoughly before y ou use the print er. You can pri nt or view t his guide f rom the CD-ROM at any time. Ple ase keep the CD-ROM i n a convenient place for quic k and easy reference at al l times . V er s i on 2[...]

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    i Laser Printer HL-1800 series USER’S GUIDE (For USA & Canada only) IMPO RTANT NOTE: If you hav e any quest ions about us ing your print er, you mus t cal l while you are i n the country where you purchased t he machine. In USA 1-800-276-7746 In Canada 1-800-853-6660 1-514-685-6464 In Montreal If you have any comments or suggestions, please w[...]

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    ii D D e e f f i i n n i i t t i i o o n n s s o o f f W W a a r r n n i i n n g g s s , , C C a a u u t t i i o o n n s s a a n n d d N N o o t t e e s s The f ollow ing conv entions ar e used in this User’ s Guide: W ar ning Indicates warnings that must be observed to pre vent possib le personal injur y . ! Caution Indicates cautions that m ust[...]

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    iii T T o o U U s s e e t t h h e e P P r r i i n n t t e e r r S S a a f f e e l l y y W ar ning After y ou hav e just used the printer , some internal par ts of the pr inter are e xtremely HO T! When y ou open the cov ers of the printer , ne v er touch the shaded par ts shown in the f ollowing illustr ations. ! Caution After y ou hav e just used [...]

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    iv T T A A B B L L E E O O F F C C O O N N T T E E N N T T S S Definitions of W arnings, Cautions and Notes .................................... ii To U se the Printer Safely ................................................................. iii TABLE OF C ONTEN TS ................................................................... iv C C H H A A P [...]

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    v 2 2 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 2 2 D D R R I I V V E E R R A A N N D D S S O O F F T T W W A A R R E E Printer Driver ............................................................ 2-1 Features in the PCL Printer Driver (Windows ® Users Only ) ...........2-2 Basic T ab ..............................................................................[...]

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    vi C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 3 3 C C O O N N T T R R O O L L P P A A N N E E L L Control Panel............................................................ 3-1 Buttons ..................................................................... 3-2 Go Button ....................................................................................... 3-3 Job C[...]

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    vii C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 4 4 O O P P T T I I O O N N S S Optional Accessories ................................................ 4-1 Lower Tray Unit (LT-500) ......................................... 4-2 Installing the Lower T ray Unit .........................................................4-3 Network Option NC-4100h (For HL-1850 User Only) [...]

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    viii C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 6 6 T T R R O O U U B B L L E E S S H H O O O O T T I I N N G G LCD Messages ......................................................... 6-1 Error Mes sages ..............................................................................6-1 Maintenanc e Mess ages..........................................................[...]

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    ix A A P P P P E E N N D D I I X X Printer Specifications ................................................ A-1 Print Media and Size ..................................................................... A-5 What Is Important When You Choose Paper to Use with This Printer ...............................................................................[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-1 1 1 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 1 1 A A B B O O U U T T T T H H I I S S P P R R I I N N T T E E R R W W h h a a t t I I s s i i n n t t h h e e C C a a r r t t o o n n C C o o m m p p o o n n e e n n t t s s When y ou unpac k the printer , chec k to see that y ou hav e all of the f ollowing par ts. Fig. 1-1 1. Drum[...]

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    1-2 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • An interf ace cab le is not a standard accessory . Some computers hav e both a USB and a par allel por t. Please purchase the appropriate cab le f or the interf ace you intend to use. Most parall el cabl es suppor t bi- directional com municati on, but some m ight hav e an incompati ble pin assignment or m a y not be IE[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-3 G G e e n n e e r r a a l l V V i i e e w w Fig. 1-2 1 Contr ol P anel 2 Co ver Release Button 3 P aper Cassette 4 Multi- pur pose T ra y 5 Extension Flap 6 F ront cov er 7 Multi- pur pose T ra y Extension 8 F ace Down Output T ra y[...]

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    1-4 Fig. 1-3 9 Interf ace Cov er 10 P ar allel Interf ace Connector 11 USB Connector 12 PCB Access Plate 13 P ower Switch 14 A C P ower Inlet 15 Duple x T ra y 16 P aper Adj ustment Le ver f or Duple x Printing 17 F ace Up Output T ra y 18 F ace Up T ra y Extension[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-5 P P o o s s i i t t i i o o n n i i n n g g t t h h e e P P r r i i n n t t e e r r Please note the f ollo wing bef ore usi ng the pr inter . P P o o w w e e r r s s u u p p p p l l y y Use the printer withi n the specified pow er r ange: AC p o we r : • A C 220-240 V 50/60 Hz or • A C 100-120 V 50/60 Hz The po[...]

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    1-6 E E n n v v i i r r o o n n m m e e n n t t Use the printer only wi thin the f ollow ing ranges of tem perature and hum idity: Am bient temperatur e: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.5°F) Am bient humidity: 20% to 80% (without condensati on) Do not b loc k the air e xit on top of the printer . Do not place objects on top of the printer , especial[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-7 W W h h a a t t K K i i n n d d o o f f P P a a p p e e r r C C a a n n I I U U s s e e ? ? T T y y p p e e a a n n d d S S i i z z e e o o f f P P a a p p e e r r The names we used for the paper trays and their LCD panel descriptions are shown below: Upper Paper Tray Tray 1 Multi-pur pose Tray MP tray Optional Low[...]

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    1-8 Upper P aper T ray (T ray 1) Multi- purpose Tr a y (MP T ra y) Optiona l Lower T ray Unit (T ray 2) Duplex Printing Pa p e r S i z e A4, Letter , Legal, 8.5 x 13 in., B5 (JIS ), B5 (IS O), Executive , A5, A6, B6 Width: 70 to 216 mm (2.75 to 8.5 in.) Length: 116 to 356 mm (4.57 to 14.0 in.) A4, Letter , Legal, B5 (JIS ), B5 (IS O), Executive , A[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-9 C C h h o o o o s s e e t t h h e e P P a a p p e e r r S S i i z z e e , , M M e e d d i i a a T T y y p p e e a a n n d d s s o o o o n n i i n n t t h h e e P P r r i i n n t t e e r r D D r r i i v v e e r r S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Bef ore printing, choose the P aper si ze, Medi a type, P aper Source in[...]

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    1-10 ! PS Driver Select the P aper size. Select the Lay out and Or ientation. Select the P aper sour ce and number of Copies. Select the Pr inter features, and then select the Media Ty p e .[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-11 ! Macintosh Driver In P age Attributes, select the Paper size, Or ientation and Scaling. In General, select the number of Copies and P aper Source. In Lay out, select the P ages per sheet, Layout direction and Border. Select Pr int on Both Sides if you w ant this to be a two-sided document.[...]

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    1-12 Recommended paper Europe USA Plain P aper Xerox Premier 80 g/m 2 Xero x Bu siness 8 0 g/m2 IGEP A X-Press 80 g/m2 Xerox 4200DP 20 lb Champion P aper One 20 lb Hammer mill Laser Paper 24 lb Recycled P aper Steinbis Recycli ng Copy 80 g/m2 T ransparency 3M CG3300 3M CG 3300 Label A very las er label L7163 A very las er label #5160 ♦ Bef ore b [...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-13 ! Printable Area The figure below show s the par t of the paper that will be pr inted on. P ortrait Letter A4 1 0.17 inch (4.2 mm) 4.2 mm 2 0.25 in c h ( 6.35 mm) 6.01 mm 3 0.17 inch (4.2 mm) 4.2 mm 4 0.25 in c h ( 6.35 mm) 6.01 mm Fig. 1-4 Landscape Letter A4 1 0.17 inch (4.2 mm) 4.2 mm 2 0.2 inch (5.08 mm) 5.0 m[...]

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    1-14 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g f f r r o o m m t t h h e e P P a a p p e e r r C C a a s s s s e e t t t t e e ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Pull the paper cassette com pletely out of the printer . Fig. 1-6 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Adjust the paper guides at the right-hand side and bac k of the paper cassette to match the paper siz e you w ant to load. Make s[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-15 For Legal or 8.5 x 13 in. paper While pr essing the Univ ersal Guide R elease Le ver , ex tend the back of the P aper cassette. Fig. 1-8 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Put paper into the paper cassette . Make sur e that the paper is flat in the cassette at all f our corners and below the l imit mark. Fig. 1-9 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ [...]

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    1-16 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Put the paper cassette bac k into the printer . Make sure it i s completely in the printer . ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Extend the Extension Flap to pre vent the paper from sliding off the F ace Down Output T ra y . • If you choose not to e xtend the Extension Flap , we recommend that y ou remov e paper as soon as i t comes [...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-17 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g f f r r o o m m t t h h e e M M u u l l t t i i - - p p u u r r p p o o s s e e T T r r a a y y ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • For cor rect printing, you m ust select the same paper size fr om within y our softwar e application as the paper in the tr a y . • If your applic ation softwar[...]

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    1-18 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3 . P l ace paper i n the M u l t i - pu r pose T r a y so i t touches the ba c k of the t r a y and remains be low the limit mar k. Fig. 1-13 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note When y ou place paper on the Mul ti-purpose T ra y , note the foll owing: • If y ou will be pr inting on paper that weighs more than 135 g/m 2 (36 lbs), use the F [...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-19 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Mak e sure that the paper is neatl y stack ed and is cor rectly seated in the Multi- pur pose T ra y; otherwise, paper ma y not be f ed correctly , resulting in sk ew ed printouts or paper jams. • During printing, the inside of the Multi- pur pose tra y automatic ally rises to f eed pape[...]

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    1-20 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g t t o o t t h h e e F F a a c c e e U U p p O O u u t t p p u u t t T T r r a a y y ( ( F F a a c c e e u u p p p p r r i i n n t t i i n n g g ) ) When the F ace Up Output T ra y is open, the printer has a str aight paper path from the P aper Cassette or Multi -pur pose T ra y to the rear of the printer . Use t[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-21 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Place the paper into the P aper Cassette or Multi -pur pose T ra y . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. After the printer ejects all the printed pages , remov e them and close the F ace Up Output T ra y .[...]

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    1-22 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g E E n n v v e e l l o o p p e e s s T ypes of en velope to av oid Do not use en velopes: • that are damaged, curled, wrinkled, or ir regularly shaped; • that are e xtremel y shiny or highl y textur ed; • with clasps , snaps or tie strings; • with self- adhesive cl osures; • that are of baggy constructi[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-23 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Bef ore y ou print env elopes, y ou m ust ‘f an’ the stack of en v elopes well to av oid paper jams and misf eeds. • When y ou print on double-f lap env elopes , place them side wa ys in the Multi- pur pose T ra y . • Do not load diff erent types of paper at the same time in the Mu[...]

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    1-24 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Unf old the Multi -pur pose T ra y Extension. Fig. 1-19 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Open the F ace Up Output T ra y and pull out the e xtension fl ap . Fig. 1-20 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Place en vel opes, with the si de to be pr inted on f ace up , in the Mul ti-purpose tra y so they touch the bac k of the tra y and remain below the li mi[...]

  • Page 35

    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-25 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note If DL siz e double-f lap env elopes w ere creased after the y ha ve been printed, put in ne w DL size doub le-fl ap env elopes side wa ys, and print again. ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note When y ou place paper in the M ulti-purpose T ra y , note the fol lowing: • If y ou will be pr inting on paper that[...]

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    1-26 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Press and slide the paper width adjuster to fit the en v elope size . Fig. 1-21 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Mak e sure that neatly stac k ed env elopes are cor rectly seated in the Multi- pur pose T ra y; otherwise , env elopes ma y not be fed corr ectly , resulting in sk e wed printouts or paper j ams. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Selec[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-27 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n L L a a b b e e l l s s a a n n d d T T r r a a n n s s p p a a r r e e n n c c i i e e s s • Do not use damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irr egularly shaped paper . • Do not use labels wi thout a mount. • W e recomm end that you use l abels and transparenci es that are m[...]

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    1-28 W ar ning Do not touch transpar encies that hav e just been printed because the y are ve r y hot! ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Open the M u l t i - pu r pose T r a y . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Unf old the Multi -pur pose T ra y Extension. When y ou use labels , open the F ace Up Output T ra y . When y ou use transpar encies, print to the F ace Down Output T r[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-29 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note When y ou place paper in the M ulti-purpose T ra y , note the fol lowing: • If y ou will be pr inting on paper that weighs more than 135 g/m 2 (36 lbs), use the f ace up output tra y . • Inser t the leading edge of the paper firs t and push it gently into the tr a y . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Pr[...]

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    1-30 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n B B o o t t h h S S i i d d e e s s o o f f t t h h e e P P a a p p e e r r ( ( D D u u p p l l e e x x p p r r i i n n t t i i n n g g ) ) Guidelines f or printing on both sides of the paper: • If the paper is thin, it m a y wrinkle. • If paper is curled, strai ghten it, and then place it in the pap[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-31 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. For Wi ndo ws User Open the Proper ties dialog bo x in the printer driv er . Select Duple x Printing mode in the Adv anced tab , make sure that ‘Use Duple x Uni t’ has been selected, and then clic k the OK button. The printer will pr int on both sides of the paper automatic ally . <PCL dr[...]

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    1-32 For Macintosh user Change the P ages per sheet setting in La yout. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Clic k the 'File' menu, and then select the 'Print' option. Y ou will see a dialogue sim ilar to the one belo w: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Clic k the "General" drop down bo x. Y ou will see a drop down list with the f ollow ing options:[...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-33 F rom here y ou hav e the choice to select the P ages per sheet, La yout direction and Bor der . Select the option you r equire f or y our print job . See the image belo w .[...]

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    1-34 B B o o o o k k l l e e t t P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g ( ( F F o o r r P P C C L L D D r r i i v v e e r r O O n n l l y y ) ) The supplied printer driv ers f or Windows ® 95 / 98 / Me, Windows NT ® 4.0 and Windows ® 2000/XP suppor t booklet pr inting. Guidelines f or Booklet Printing • If the paper is thin, it m a y wrinkle. • If [...]

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    CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PR INTER 1-35 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Open the Proper ties dialog bo x in the printer driv er . After you chec k the Duple x function i n the Advanced tab , check the Booklet Printing function. Select the Du ple x mode. The pr inter will pr int a Boo klet automat ically .[...]

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    1-36 M M a a n n u u a a l l F F e e e e d d If y ou place paper in the Multi -pur pose T ra y and the setting MAN U AL FEED = ON has been set in the P APER mode from the contr ol panel, the printer will load paper only from the Multi-pur pose T ra y . ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note When y ou f eed paper man ually , note the fol lowing: • If y our applicat[...]

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    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-1 2 2 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 2 2 D D R R I I V V E E R R A A N N D D S S O O F F T T W W A A R R E E P P r r i i n n t t e e r r D D r r i i v v e e r r A Printer Driv er is soft ware t hat tr anslates da ta from the f or mat used b y a computer i nto the f or mat requir ed b y a par ticular pr inter . T ypi[...]

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    2-2 F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s i i n n t t h h e e P P C C L L P P r r i i n n t t e e r r D D r r i i v v e e r r ( ( W W i i n n d d o o w w s s ® ® U U s s e e r r s s O O n n l l y y ) ) Y ou can d ownloa d the l atest driver or ge t other pr oduct inf or mation b y accessing th e Brother Solutions Cent er at htt p://solutions .broth er [...]

  • Page 49

    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-3 ! Adv anced T ab Change t he tab settin gs b y pressing t hese ico ns as f ollow s: 1. Print Q uality 2. Duple x / Bookl et Printing 3. W ater mark 4. P age Setting 5. De vice Options 1 2 3 4 5[...]

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    2-4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Print Quality Select the R esolution, T oner Sa v e and Print Setti ng and s o on. • Y ou can c hange the r esolution as f ollo ws: 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200: Brother HQ 1200 tec hnology pr ovides t he best print quality while printi ng at full engine s peed. • T oner Sav e Mode Y ou can s av e running costs by turn ing on the [...]

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    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-5 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ W atermark Y ou can put a w ater mark logo or te xt into y our document s. When y ou us e a bitma p file as a w atermark, you ca n change t he siz e of the water mar k and put it anywh ere you like on the p age. When y ou us e te xt as a watermark, y ou can change the f ont, darkness and angle s[...]

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    2-6 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Device Options Y ou can the f ollo wing Print Functio n modes in thi s tab . Job Spooli ng Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Status Moni tor Macro s Administrator (Win dows ® 95/98/ 98SE/ME us ers only) Inser t Command File P age Pr otection Prin t Date & Time HRC T rueT ype Mode[...]

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    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-7 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Job Spo oling Y ou can re print a docum ent without s ending t he data ag ain from y our PC because the prin ter will sav e data that you specify f or repr inting. • Last Job Re print: Reprint the last job • Secure Print: Pr int the data with a pass word F or more i nf or mation a bout the R[...]

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    2-8 ! Acc essories When y ou inst all the o ptional unit s, y ou can add t hose options and s elect their settings in the Accessories tab as f ollows . 1 Y ou can add an d rem ov e the optional units man ually . 2 Auto D etect (A utomatic ally Detect the Opti onal units) This functi on detects t he optional d e vices that ha ve bee n installed. The[...]

  • Page 55

    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-9 ! Suppor t T ab • Y ou can d ownloa d the l atest driver or ge t other pr oduct inf or mation b y accessing th e Brother Solutions Cent er at htt p://solutions .broth er .com • Y ou can s ee the print er driv er v ersi on. • Y ou can c heck t he curr ent driver settings . • Y ou can print the Configur a[...]

  • Page 56

    2-10 F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s i i n n t t h h e e P P S S P P r r i i n n t t e e r r D D r r i i v v e e r r ( ( W W i i n n d d o o w w s s ® ® U U s s e e r r s s O O n n l l y y ) ) Y ou can d ownloa d the l atest driver or ge t other pr oduct inf or mation b y accessing th e Brother Solutions Cent er at htt p://solutions .broth er .co[...]

  • Page 57

    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-11 ! P aper T ab 1 Select the P aper siz e, La yo ut and Orientatio n. 2 Select the P aper source . 3 Select the Dupl e x func tion. 2 1 3[...]

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    2-12 ! Graphics Set the Res olution, and so on.[...]

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    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-13 ! Device Options 1 Y ou can change s ettings b y clic king on the s etting and t hen choosi ng a new v alue in the Change s etting f or bo x. T oner Sav e Mode Sleep Mode Media T ype HRC setting Job spooling (Y ou need to set the RAM Disk size first. F or more inf ormation, see C hapter 3 .) 2 Select the insta[...]

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    2-14 F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s i i n n t t h h e e P P S S P P r r i i n n t t e e r r D D r r i i v v e e r r ( ( M M a a c c O O S S ® ® 8 8 . . 6 6 t t o o 9 9 . . 2 2 / / M M a a c c O O S S ® ® X X 1 1 0 0 . . 1 1 o o n n l l y y ) ) Y ou can d ownloa d the l atest driver or ge t other pr oduct inf or mation b y accessing th e Brothe[...]

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    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-15 ! La y out Set the la yout , and so on.[...]

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    2-16 ! Specific Options Set the Me dia T ype, R esolution, s ecure printing, and so on.[...]

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    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-17 S S o o f f t t w w a a r r e e f f o o r r N N e e t t w w o o r r k k s s ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ W eb Browser Manageme nt Many Br other print ers supp or t Embedded W eb Ser v er (EW S) techn ology . This means that y ou can us e a sta ndard w eb brow ser to ma nage man y aspects of the printer ; f or e xampl e, y [...]

  • Page 64

    2-18 S S o o f f t t w w a a r r e e i i n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n f f o o r r W W i i n n d d o o w w s s C C o o m m p p u u t t e e r r s s Y ou can ins tall the S oftw are from the C D-R OM that w e ha v e sup plied as f ollows: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Inser t the CD -R OM into th e CD-R OM driv e. T he opening scr een app ears aut[...]

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    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-19 S S o o f f t t w w a a r r e e I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n f f o o r r M M a a c c i i n n t t o o s s h h C C o o m m p p u u t t e e r r s s This printer supports Mac OS 8.6 to 9 .2 and M ac OS X 10.1 ! Apple LaserWriter 8 Driv er The Apple LaserWriter D r iv er ma y ha v e bee n install[...]

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    2-20 A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i c c E E m m u u l l a a t t i i o o n n S S e e l l e e c c t t i i o o n n This printer has an A utom atic Emulati on Sele ction functio n. When t he printer receiv es inf or mation from the computer , it autom atically chooses the emula tion mo de. This fun cti on has been s et at t he factor y to ON. The prin[...]

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    CHAPT ER 2 D EIVER AN D SOFT WARE 2-21 A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i c c I I n n t t e e r r f f a a c c e e S S e e l l e e c c t t i i o o n n This printer has an A utomati c Interf ace Sel ection fu nction. When the printer receiv es dat a from the computer , it autom atically sel ects the inter f ace that i s appropriate . When y ou us e the [...]

  • Page 68

    2-22 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s F F a a c c t t o o r r y y S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s The printer settin gs ha v e been set at the f actory bef ore shi pment. The y are called “F actor y Setting s. ” Althoug h yo u can oper ate the printer with t hese f actor y settings unchange d, yo u can tai lor the pri[...]

  • Page 69

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-1 3 3 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 3 3 C C O O N N T T R R O O L L P P A A N N E E L L C C o o n n t t r r o o l l P P a a n n e e l l Fig. 3-1[...]

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    3-2 B B u u t t t t o o n n s s Y ou can c ontrol the ba sic print opera tions an d change the p rinter settings with the se v en b uttons on the c ontrol pan el ( Go, Job Cancel , Reprint , + , − − − − , Set , Bac k ). B B B u u u t t t t t t o o o n n n F F F u u u n n n c c c t t t i i i o o o n n n 1 Go Exit from th e Control p anel men[...]

  • Page 71

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-3 G G o o B B u u t t t t o o n n Press the G G G o o o b utton o nce to return the printer status to “ READY ” from the current setti ngs (MEN U , ERR OR and R EPRINT). F or ERR OR indic ations , the control panel ch anges only when the error is cl eared. Y ou can “ PAUSE ” printing w ith the G G G o o o b utton.[...]

  • Page 72

    3-4 J J o o b b C C a a n n c c e e l l B B u u t t t t o o n n Y ou can c ancel the pr ocessing or printing of data w ith the J J J o o o b b b C C C a a a n n n c c c e e e l l l butt on. The displa y sh ows “ JOB CANCELLING ” until cancel ling is c ompleted. After cancellin g the job , the pr inter retur n s to the “ READY ” state. When [...]

  • Page 73

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-5 R R e e p p r r i i n n t t B B u u t t t t o o n n If y ou wa nt to reprint a document t hat has just been printed, y ou can reprint it by pr essing the R R R e e e p p p r r r i i i n n n t t t butto n. When y ou w ant to print SECURE data, w e recommend t hat y ou use RAM enhanceme nt to enab le y ou to re print usin[...]

  • Page 74

    3-6 ! Reprinting the Last JOB Y ou can re print the last print j ob without sending i t from the compute r again. ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • When REPRIN T is set to OFF using the c ontrol pa nel and y ou press the R R R e e e p p p r r r i i i n n n t t t butt on, the LC D briefly shows “ NO DATA STORED .” • If y ou wa nt to cancel r eprinting,[...]

  • Page 75

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-7 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Reprint the Last J OB 3 Times ✒ Note If y ou print using t he printer’ s own driv er , the s ettings f or Jo b Spooli ng in the printer dr iv er will tak e prior ity o ver th e settings made on t he printer control panel. F or more i nf or mation, see “Job Spoolin g” in Chapter 2. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛[...]

  • Page 76

    3-8 ! Printing SECURE Data Secure docum ents are pass wor d protecte d. Only those people that know the passw ord will be able to print the document. The pr inter will not pr int the document wh en y ou send it f or printing; to print the docume nt yo u m ust use the control panel of the print er . When y ou w ant to delete the sp ooled data , y ou[...]

  • Page 77

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-9 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Operations f or Printing Secure Data Press the Reprint b utton. If there is no da ta, NO D A T A ST ORED ↓ LAST JOB ↓ Press + or - SECURE ↓ Press Set . USER ✶✶✶✶✶✶ ✶ ↓ Press + or – to se lect the user name. Press Set to s et the user name. JOB ✶✶✶✶✶✶ ✶ ↓ Press + or[...]

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    3-10 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ When There Is N o R eprint Data in M emory If the printer d oes not hav e any dat a in b uff er memory and y ou press the R R R e e e p p p r r r i i i n n n t t t butt on, the LC D briefly shows “ NO DATA STORED .” ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ When Y ou Cancel the Repri nt Job Pressing t he J J J o o o b b b C C C a a a n n n c c c e e[...]

  • Page 79

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-11 M M e e n n u u ( ( + + / / – – / / S S e e t t / / B B a a c c k k ) ) B B u u t t t t o o n n If y ou press the + or – b utton wh en the printer is in th e on-line sta te (READ Y) , it goe s off-lin e and the LCD d ispla ys th e cu rrent mode. ! + / – Button Pressing t he + or – b utton allows y ou to scrol[...]

  • Page 80

    3-12 ! Set Button Pressing t he S S S e e e t t t b utton al lows y ou to set the selected men u or the def ault number . After y ou change the menu or number , an asterisk will appear briefly on the right si de of the message and th e mode will return to the pre vious menu. ! Bac k Button Press the B B B a a a c c c k k k b utton to retu r n to th[...]

  • Page 81

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-13 L L E E D D The lamps lig ht or b link to in dicate the cur rent printer stat us. ! D A T A - Orange LED L L L E E E D D D i i i n n n d d d i i i c c c a a a t t t i i i o o o n n n M M M e e e a a a n n n i i i n n n g g g On Data remains in t he printer b uff er . Blinking Receiving or pr ocessing da ta Off No remai[...]

  • Page 82

    3-14 L L C C D D D D i i s s p p l l a a y y The displa y shows the printer status . When y ou use the contr ol panel buttons, the display will change. If any pr ob lems occur , the displa y shows the error message to prom pt y ou to tak e action. F or more i nf or mation about thes e message s, s ee “TR OUBLESHOO TING” in Chapter 6. B B A A C [...]

  • Page 83

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-15 ! Printer Status Messages The f ollo wing ta ble sh ows the printer status m essages that are displa yed during normal oper ation: P P P r r r i i i n n n t t t e e e r r r S S S t t t a a a t t t u u u s s s M M M e e e s s s s s s a a a g g g e e e M M M e e e a a a n n n i i i n n n g g g READY Read y to print. PROC[...]

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    3-16 H H o o w w t t o o U U s s e e t t h h e e C C o o n n t t r r o o l l P P a a n n e e l l When y ou o perat e the M M M e e e n n n u u u butt ons ( + + + , − − − − − − − − − − − − , S S S e e e t t t , B B B a a a c c c k k k ), remember the f ollowing b asic steps: • If control pa nel b uttons are not pressed f or[...]

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    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-17 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ For Example: When Y ou W ant to T urn the MP FI RST Setting ON Choose this setting to f eed pa per from t he Multi- pur pose T ra y fir st. READY ↓ Press the + + + button. Press the + + + or – – – button to sc roll forward or backward through t he menu selec tions. INFORMATION ↓ Press the S S [...]

  • Page 86

    3-18 C C o o n n t t r r o o l l P P a a n n e e l l M M e e n n u u s s We named the Paper t ray in this m anual an d LCD pan el as shown below: Upper Paper Tray Tr ay 1 Multi-pur pose Tray MP Tray Optional L ower Tray Tray 2 There are 8 modes . F or mor e inf ormation ab out the selecti ons a v ailab le f or each mode, refer to the pag es liste d[...]

  • Page 87

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-19 ! INFORMA TION S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n PRINT SETTINGS Prin t the Confi guration pa ge. PRINT TEST Prin t the T est page. RRINT DEMO Prin t the De monstratio n pa ge. PRINT FILE LIST Prin t the File List. PRINT FO[...]

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    3-20 ! P APER S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n SOURCE =A UTO / MP TRA Y /T RA Y1 / TRA Y2 TRAY PRIORITY =M P>T 1>T2 / T1 >T2>M P MP FIRST =OFF/ON Feed paper from th e MP tray first. MP SIZE =ANY / LETT ER / LEG AL / A4 / … MANUAL FEED =O[...]

  • Page 89

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-21 ! SETUP S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n LANUGAGE = ENGLISH /FRANÇAIS / … LCD DENSITY =0/1/2 POWER SAVE TIME =1:99MI N. AUTO CONTINUE =OFF/ON =OFF/ON T urns the lock pane l functio n on/off. LOCK PANEL P ASS NO .=### R[...]

  • Page 90

    3-22 ! PRINT MENU S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n MEDIA TYPE =PLAI N P AP ER / TRAN SP ARENCIES / TH IN P APER / … PAPER Set c ut sheet paper s ize to LET TER, LEG AL, A4, … COPIES =1:999 Shows the number of pr inted pa ges. ORIENTATION =P OR TRA[...]

  • Page 91

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-23 ! PRINT MENU (continued) S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n S S S u u u b b b - - - S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n FONT NO[...]

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    3-24 ! PRINT MENU (continued) S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n BOTTOM MARGIN =#### Set the bottom marg in at a distance from the bott om edge of the paper : 0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0” F actor y setting: 0.33(None-HP) , 0.5(HP) HP LASERJET (conti[...]

  • Page 93

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-25 ! PRINT MENU (continued) S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n FONT NO. =I0 000:??? ?? FONT PITCH/POINT =???.? ? SYMBOL/CHARACTER SET PC-8/… Set the sy mbol se t and th e character set. TABLE PRINT Prin t code ta bl e. AUTO [...]

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    3-26 ! NETW ORK S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n S S S u u u b b b - - - S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n TCP/IP ENABLE =ON/OFF IP ADDRESS= ###.###.### [...]

  • Page 95

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-27 ! INTERF A CE S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n AUTO IF TIME = 1:5:9 9 (sec) Y ou must s et the t imeout p erio d f or the auto inter f ace selecti on. INPUT BUFFER = Lev el1:5:15 Increase or decreas e the input buff er ca[...]

  • Page 96

    3-28 ! RESET MENU S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n RESET PRINTER Res ets the pr inter and rest ores al l pr inter se ttings – includi ng comma nd settings – to setti ngs you have pre vious ly made w ith the c ontrol pa nel buttons. FACTORY RESET R[...]

  • Page 97

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-29 ! Set IP Address INFORMATION ↓ Press the + + + or – – – button to selec t the “NETWORK” Mode. NETWORK ↓ Press the S S S e e e t t t button. TCP/IP ↓ Press the S S S e e e t t t button. TCP/IP ENABLE ↓ Press the + + + button. IP ADDRESS= ↓ Press the S S S e e e t t t button. 19 2 .0.0.192 ✲ ↓ The[...]

  • Page 98

    3-30 ! About Em ulation Modes This printer has the f oll owi ng emul ation mo des. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ HP LaserJet Mode The HP LaserJe t mode (or HP mode) is the em ulation mod e in which thi s printer em ulates the H e wlett-P ackar d LaserJet l aser printer . Ma ny s oftware applicat ions suppor t this type of laser prin ter . Using this mod e will a[...]

  • Page 99

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-31 ! List of F actory Settings The f ollo wing tab le sho ws the initi al f actory def ault settin gs. ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • The settings are subj ect to the emulati on mode . Eff e ctiv e mod es are indicated i n parenth eses in t he f ollo wing ta bl e. • The f ollo wing setti ngs cannot b e restored to the f actor[...]

  • Page 100

    3-32 M M M O O O D D D E E E M M M E E E N N N U U U F F F a a a c c c t t t o o o r r r y y y S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g SOURCE =AUT O TRAY PRIORITY =M P>T1 >T2 MP FIRST =OFF MP SIZE =ANY MANUAL FEED =OFF TRAY1 SIZE =AN Y TRAY2 SIZE =AN Y DUPLEX =OFF RESOLUTION =600 HRC =MEDIU M TONER SAVE =OFF QUALITY DENSITY =0 LANGUAGE =ENG[...]

  • Page 101

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-33 M M M O O O D D D E E E M M M E E E N N N U U U F F F a a a c c c t t t o o o r r r y y y S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g MEDIA TYPE =PLAI N P APER PAPER =A4/LETTER COPIES =1 ORIENTATION =POR TRAIT PRINT POSITION X OFFS ET= 0 Y OFFS ET= 0 AUTO FF TIME =5 FF SUPPRESS =OFF FONT NO .=IO59 FONT PITCH/ POINT =10.0[...]

  • Page 102

    3-34 M M M O O O D D D E E E M M M E E E N N N U U U F F F a a a c c c t t t o o o r r r y y y S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g FONT NO .= IO 59 FONT PITCH/ POINT =10.00/12. 00 SYMB OL/CHARA CTER SET=US AS CII A UTO LF=OFF A UTO MASK=OFF LEFT MARG IN=# ### RIGHT MARG IN=#### T OP MARGI N=### # BO TTOM MARGIN=# ### EPSON FX-850 LINES=## ## [...]

  • Page 103

    CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANE L 3-35 M M M O O O D D D E E E M M M E E E N N N U U U F F F a a a c c c t t t o o o r r r y y y S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g TCP/ IP ENABLE =ON IP METHOD=A UT O IP ADDRESS= 192.0.0 .192 SUBNET MASK =0.0.0 .0 GA TEW A Y=0.0.0.0 IP BOOT TRIES=3 TCP/IP IP METHOD=A UT O NETWARE ENA BLE=ON NETWARE NET FRAME=A UTO APP[...]

  • Page 104

    CHAPT ER 4 O PTIONS 4-1 4 4 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 4 4 O O P P T T I I O O N N S S O O p p t t i i o o n n a a l l A A c c c c e e s s s s o o r r i i e e s s This printer has the f oll owing opti onal access ories. Y ou can incre ase the capabilities o f the pr inter with these items. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Options Lower T ra y Unit Network Boar d A[...]

  • Page 105

    4-2 L L o o w w e e r r T T r r a a y y U U n n i i t t ( ( L L T T - - 5 5 0 0 0 0 ) ) The Low er T ra y U nit (tra y 2) is a de vice th at functions as an additi onal paper sour ce. It can ho ld a maxim um of 25 0 sheets of paper ( 80 g/m 2 or 21 lb .). Expands up to a t otal of 600 sheets Fig. 4-1 T o purchase the option al Lo wer T ra y Unit (T[...]

  • Page 106

    CHAPT ER 4 O PTIONS 4-3 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g t t h h e e L L o o w w e e r r T T r r a a y y U U n n i i t t Install the optio nal Low er T ra y Unit under the printer as f oll ows: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. T ur n off the pow er s witch, a nd then unpl ug the po wer cor d. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Close the F ront Co v er , Multi- pur pose T[...]

  • Page 107

    4-4 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. After instal ling the Low er T ra y Unit, pr ess A uto Detec t in the Accessories tab of the printer driv er . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Change t he P aper siz e, Medi a T ype and P aper r esource setting i n the printer driv er Prop er ties tab .[...]

  • Page 108

    CHAPT ER 4 O PTIONS 4-5 N N e e t t w w o o r r k k O O p p t t i i o o n n N N C C - - 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 h h ( ( F F o o r r H H L L - - 1 1 8 8 5 5 0 0 U U s s e e r r O O n n l l y y ) ) Installing the Netw ork board en ables y ou to use the printer in the TCP/IP , IPX/SPX, Appl eT alk, DLC/LLC , Bany an VINE S, DEC LA T and Net BEUI environments.[...]

  • Page 109

    4-6 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Unscre w the tw o screw s that secure the PCB Access Plate . Remov e the plate. Fig. 4-4 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Remov e the tw o scre w s secur ing t he Netw or k Board Co ver Pl ate an d remo ve the plate . Fig. 4-5 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Unpack t he Netw ork Board.[...]

  • Page 110

    CHAPT ER 4 O PTIONS 4-7 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Inser t the Netw or k Boar d connector i nto the P CB connector , and t hen secure it with th e two scre ws r emov ed i n Step 4. Fig. 4-6 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 7. Re-install the PCB Access Pl ate, and then se cure it with t he tw o scre ws y ou removed in Step 3. Fig. 4-7[...]

  • Page 111

    4-8 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 8. Re-ins tall the Interface Cov er . Fig. 4-8 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 9. Plug the p ow er cord int o the A C outl et, and t hen turn on the p ow er s wi tch.[...]

  • Page 112

    CHAPT ER 4 O PTIONS 4-9 R R A A M M E E x x p p a a n n s s i i o o n n HL-1850: This printer has 16 Mb ytes of sta ndard mem ory and one slot f or optional e xpansion m emory . The memory can be e x panded up t o 144 Mb yte s b y installing a commerci ally a v ailab le dual in-line memory modules (D IMMs). (The standar d memory installed va ries d[...]

  • Page 113

    4-10 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Minimum Memor y Recommendation HL-1850 (Inc luding 16 M bytes of Internal M emory ) HP LaserJ et, EPSON FX- 850, and IBM Proprinter X L emula tion mo des 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Letter/A4 Stan dard Stan dard Standard Legal Stan dard Standard Standar d BR-Script 3 mode 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Letter/A4 Stan dard Stan dard Standard[...]

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    CHAPT ER 4 O PTIONS 4-11 HL-1870N (Inc luding 32 Mb ytes of Internal Memory) HP LaserJ et, EPSON FX- 850, and IBM Proprinter X L emula tion mo des 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Letter/A4 Stan dard Stan dard Standard Legal Stan dard Standard Standar d BR-Script 3 mode 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Letter/A4 Stan dard Stan dard Standard Legal Stan dard Standard St[...]

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    4-12 The following DIMM size can be installed: • 1 6 Mbyte TECHW ORKS PM-HP 1 6M-BR • 3 2 Mbyte TECHWORKS PM-HP 32M-BR • 6 4 Mbyte TECHW ORKS PM-HP 6 4M-BR • 128 Mbyte TECHW ORKS PM -HP 128M-BR In gener al, DIM M must hav e the f ollow ing spe cifications: T ype: 100 pin and 32 bit out put CAS Lante ncy 2 or 3 Cloc k F requency 66MHz or mor[...]

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    CHAPT ER 4 O PTIONS 4-13 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g A A d d d d i i t t i i o o n n a a l l M M e e m m o o r r y y Install add itional memor y (DIMM) a s f ollows: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. T ur n off the pr inter , and then unplug t he pow er cord fr om the A C outlet. Disconnect the inter f ace cab le (printer cabl e) from the printer . ?[...]

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    4-14 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Unscrew the two scr ew s that secure th e PCB Access Pla te. Slide th e plate tow ard yo u and remo v e it. Fig. 4-10 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Unpack t he DIMM and hold i t b y the edg es. ! Caution DIMM boar ds can be dam aged b y e v en a sm all amoun t of static electricity . Do not to uch the mem or y chips or the board sur f [...]

  • Page 118

    CHAPT ER 4 O PTIONS 4-15 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Press the DIMM straight int o the slot (press fi r mly). Make sure the locks on each side of the DIMM snap inw ard i nto place . (T o remo ve a DIMM, the lock s must be r eleased.) Fig. 4-11 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 7. Install the PCB Access Plate. Secure the PC B Access Plate with the tw o screws . Fig. 4-12 ☛ [...]

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    4-16 I I r r D D A A I I n n t t e e r r f f a a c c e e ( ( I I R R - - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ) ) IR-1000 c onnects to any p r inter an d print data w ithout conn ecting cab les . • Supp or t IrD A1.1 I nfrar ed comm unicatio n standard. • Fully compatible with Windows ® 95/98/Wind ows ® M e, Windows NT ® 4.0,Wind ows ® 20 00/XP Infr ared printe[...]

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    CHAPT ER 4 O PTIONS 4-17 O O p p t t i i o o n n a a l l F F o o n n t t P P a a c c k k a a g g e e ( ( B B S S - - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ) ) The option al f ont pac k age (BS-30 00) is a CD -R OM from which y ou can inst all the 136 PS 3 Agf a T rueT ype F onts.[...]

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    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-1 5 5 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 5 5 R R O O U U T T I I N N E E M M A A I I N N T T E E N N A A N N C C E E R R e e p p l l a a c c i i n n g g t t h h e e C C o o n n s s u u m m a a b b l l e e s s Y ou need to replace the consumab les regularly . When the time comes to replace consumables , the f ollowing messages wil[...]

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    5-2 T oner Car tr idge Drum Unit See ‘Replaci ng the T oner Car tridge’ in this chapter See ‘Replacing the D rum Unit’ in this chapter ! Replacing Maintenance P ar ts Y ou need to replace the maintenance parts regularly to maintain print quality . When it is time to replace the par ts, the f ollowing messages will appear on the LCD . REPLAC[...]

  • Page 123

    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-3 ! T oner Cartridg e A new toner car tr idge contains enough toner to print up to 6,500 A4/Letter- size singl e-sided pages at 5% cov erage ( if the print density is set at le v el 0). ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • The amount of toner used v aries according to what is printed on the page and the print density setting. • The [...]

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    5-4 ! T ONER LO W Message (appears at intervals) TONER LOW If the LCD show s this message, the toner car tr idge has nearly r un out of toner . Purchase a new toner car tridge and hav e it ready bef ore you get a TONER EMPTY message. T o replace the toner car tridge, ref er to ”R eplacing the T oner Car tr idge” in this chapter .[...]

  • Page 125

    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-5 ! T ONER EMPTY Message Chec k printed pages, page counter , and displa y messages routinel y . If the displa y show s the f ollowing m essage, the printer has run out of toner or the toner is not e venly distrib uted inside the car tr idge. TONER EMPTY ! Replacing the T oner Car t ridge ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note T o mak e sur[...]

  • Page 126

    5-6 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull out the Dr um Unit Assembly . Fig. 5-2 ! Caution • W e recomm end that you put the D r um Unit Assem bly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case y ou accidentally spill the toner . • T o pre v ent damage to the printer from static electricity , do not touch the electrodes show n below .[...]

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    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-7 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Pr ess the Lock Le ver do wn, and then pull the T oner Car tridge out of the Drum Unit Assembly . Fig. 5-3 ! Caution Handle the toner car tr idge carefully . If toner spills on y our hands or clothes, wipe or w ash it off imm ediately with w ater . ✒ Note • Mak e sure y ou seal the toner car tridge[...]

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    5-8 ! Caution • W ait to unpack the T oner Car tridge until imm ediately bef ore y ou put it in the printer . If T oner Car tr idges are left unpac k ed f or a long time , the toner will not last as long as it should. • If an unpac ked D r um Unit i s put in direct sunlight or room light, the uni t ma y be damaged. • Use a genui ne Brother T [...]

  • Page 129

    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-9 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Put the new T oner Car tr idge into the Drum Unit unti l you hear it loc k into place. When the T oner Car tridge is fitted correctly , the loc k le v er is lifted automaticall y . Fig. 5-6 ! Caution Mak e sure y ou fit the T oner Car tr idge correctly or it ma y separ ate from the Drum Unit when y ou [...]

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    5-10 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 8. Put the Drum Unit bac k into the printer . Close the F ront Co ver . Fig. 5-8 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note W e recomm end that you cl ean the printer when you r eplace the T oner Car tridge. See “Cleani ng” in thi s chapter .[...]

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    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-11 ! CHANGE DRUM SOON Messa g e CHANGE DRUM SOON The printer uses a Drum Unit to create the print images on paper . If the displa y show s the abov e message, it means the D r um Unit i s near the end of its lif e. W e recomm end that you r eplace the Drum Unit with a ne w one bef ore there is a noticeab le deterioration i[...]

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    5-12 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Press the C ov er Release Button, and then open the F ront Cov er . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull out the Dr um Unit Assembly . ! Caution • W e recomm end that you put the drum unit Assem bly on a pi ece of disposable paper or cloth in case y ou accidentally spill the toner . • T o pre v ent damage to the printer from static e[...]

  • Page 133

    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-13 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Unpac k the ne w Drum Unit. ! Caution W ait to unpack a Drum Unit until immedi ately bef ore y ou put it in the printer . If an unpac ked D r um Unit i s put in direct sunlight or room light, the uni t ma y be damaged. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Put the T oner Car tr idge into the ne w Drum Unit until y ou he[...]

  • Page 134

    5-14 C C l l e e a a n n i i n n g g Clean the printer e xterior and interior routi nely . If pr intouts are stained w ith toner , clean the printer interior and Drum Unit. ! Cleaning the Printer Exterior ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. T ur n off the pr inter , and then unplug the pow er cord. W a rning There are high v oltage el ectrodes inside the printer . [...]

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    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-15 ! Cleaning the Printer Interior ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. T u r n off the pow er s witch, and then unpl ug the power cord. W a rning There are high v oltage el ectrodes inside the printer . Befor e cleaning the printer , make sure y ou hav e tur ned off the power s witch and unplugged the pow er cord from the outlet. ☛ ☛ ?[...]

  • Page 136

    5-16 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Gently wipe the scanner window w ith a soft dr y cloth. Fig. 5-9 W a rning After y ou hav e just used the printer , some internal par ts of the pr inter are e xtremely HO T! When y ou open the cov ers of the printer , ne v er touch the shaded par ts shown in the f ollowing illustr ations. ! Caution • Do not touch the scann[...]

  • Page 137

    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-17 ! Cleaning the Corona Wire ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1 Press the Cov er Release Button, and then open the F ront C ov er . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull out the Dr um Unit Assembly . ! Caution • W e recomm end that you put the drum unit Assem bly on a pi ece of disposable paper or cloth in case y ou accidentally spill the toner . •[...]

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    5-18 ! Caution Be sure to position the tab to the Home position, or printed pages will hav e a thic k vertical stripe. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Put the drum unit back i nto the printer . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Close the F ront Cov er .[...]

  • Page 139

    CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-19 M M a a i i n n t t e e n n a a n n c c e e M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s This printer will regular ly prompt you to replace parts so you can rely upon it to maintain the best print quality . LCD Message Item Appro ximate Li f e T o Purchase Replacement REPLACE FUSER Fixing unit 80,000 pages *1 Call Customer Suppor t [...]

  • Page 140

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-1 6 6 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 6 6 T T R R O O U U B B L L E E S S H H O O O O T T I I N N G G L L C C D D M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s E E r r r r o o r r M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s O O O p p p e e e r r r a a a t t t o o o r r r C C C a a a l l l l l l M M M e e e s s s s s s a a a g g g e e e A A A c c c t[...]

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    6-2 SIZE ERROR T2 Set the correc t paper that you want to use into the T ra y2, or load the same size paper that you selected in the c urrent dr iver setting. “What kind of paper can I us e?” in Chapter 1. SIZE ERROR DX Specify the pr intable paper size. NO DX TRAY Install the Duplex T ra y correc tly . DX LEVER ERROR Set P aper Adjustment Lev [...]

  • Page 142

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-3 M M a a i i n n t t e e n n a a n n c c e e M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s W W W a a a r r r n n n i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e s s s s s s a a a g g g e e e A A A c c c t t t i i i o o o n n n CHANGE DRUM SOON The drum unit is almost at the end of its life. Prepare a new drum unit. See “CHANGE DR UM SOON Message?[...]

  • Page 143

    6-4 S S e e r r v v i i c c e e C C a a l l l l M M e e s s s s a a g g e e s s When any of the f ollowing messages appear on the LCD , tur n the pr inter Off , wait 5 seconds , and then turn the printer On again. If this does not clear the prob lem, consult y our dealer or an authorised Brother service representativ e. ERROR SERVICE CALL[...]

  • Page 144

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-5 T T r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g P P a a p p e e r r H H a a n n d d l l i i n n g g First, mak e sure that y ou are using paper that meets our recomm ended paper specifications . See “What Kind of P aper Can I Use?” in Chapter 1. Prob lem Recommendation The printer does not load paper .[...]

  • Page 145

    6-6 P P a a p p e e r r J J a a m m s s a a n n d d H H o o w w t t o o C C l l e e a a r r T T h h e e m m When there is a paper jam in the printer , it will stop printing and displa y the f ollow ing messages. The shaded areas in the f ollowing illustr ations show the locations of the jammed paper . JAM TRAY1 JAM INSIDE JAM TRAY2 JAM REAR JAM MP [...]

  • Page 146

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-7 J J A A M M T T R R A A Y Y 1 1 JAM TRAY1 F ollo w the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Pull the P aper Cassette completely out of the printer . Fig. 6-1 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull the jam med paper out of the printer . Fig. 6-2[...]

  • Page 147

    6-8 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Put the paper cassette bac k into the printer . ! Caution Do not pull out the standard P aper Cassette (T ra y 1) whi le paper is being f ed from the Optional Low er P aper Cassette, as this will cause a paper jam.[...]

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    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-9 J J A A M M T T R R A A Y Y 2 2 JAM TRAY2 F ollo w the instructions below to clear the paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Pull the lo wer paper cassette com pletely out of the printer . Fig. 6-3 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Using both hands , pull the jamm ed paper out of the printer . Fig. 6-4 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Put the low er pape[...]

  • Page 149

    6-10 J J A A M M M M P P T T R R A A Y Y JAM MP TRAY F ollo w the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Remov e the jammed paper from the M ulti-purpose T ra y . Fig. 6-5 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Put all the paper bac k into the Mul ti-purpose T ra y correctly . Fig. 6-6[...]

  • Page 150

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-11 J J A A M M I I N N S S I I D D E E JAM INSIDE F ollo w the instructions below to clear the paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Press the Cov er Release Button, and then open the F ront C ov er . Fig. 6-7 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull the Drum Unit Assem bly out of the printer . Pull the P aper Cassette completely out of the pri[...]

  • Page 151

    6-12 Wa r n i n g The fixing roll er is e xtremely hot dur ing oper ation. Remov e the paper carefully . ! Caution • After y ou remo v e the jamm ed paper , if the printed page has a stain, print sev eral pages bef ore r estar ting y our print job . • Remo v e the jammed paper carefully so y ou don’t spread toner . • T ak e care not to stai[...]

  • Page 152

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-13 J J A A M M R R E E A A R R JAM REAR F ollo w the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Pr ess the Cov er Release Button, and then open the F ront Cov er . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pul l the Drum Unit Assemb ly out of the printer . ! Caution • W e recomm end that you put the D r um Unit Assem bly on[...]

  • Page 153

    6-14 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Pull the jam med paper out of the printer . Fig. 6-10 If the paper jam can be cl eared, go to Step 7. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Open the F ace Up Output T ra y . Fig. 6-11[...]

  • Page 154

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-15 ! Caution After y ou hav e just used the printer , some internal par ts of the pr inter are e xtremely hot! W ait f or the pr inter to cool do wn bef ore y ou touch the internal par ts of the printer . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Open the J am Clear C ov er . Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. Fig. 6-12 ☛ ☛ ☛ [...]

  • Page 155

    6-16 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 7. Put the drum unit back i nto the printer . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 8. Close the F ront Cov er .[...]

  • Page 156

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-17 J J A A M M D D U U P P L L E E X X JAM DUPLEX F ollo w the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Open the F ace Up Output T ra y . Fig. 6-14 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull the jam med paper out of the fuser unit. Fig. 6-15[...]

  • Page 157

    6-18 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Close the F ace Up Output T ra y . If the paper jam cannot be cl eared, go to the ne xt step . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Pull the Duple x T ra y and P aper Cassette out of the printer . Fig. 6-16 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Pull the jam med paper out of the printer . Fig. 6-17[...]

  • Page 158

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-19 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Put the Duple x T ra y and P aper Cassette bac k into the printer . Fig. 6-18 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • The J AM DUPLEX message appear s if you r emov e a sheet of paper from the F a ce Dow n Output T ra y after only one si de has pr inted. • The paper siz es you can use f or the Duple x Printing [...]

  • Page 159

    6-20 P P A A P P E E R R J J A A M M PAPER JAM F ollo w the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Pull the P aper Cassette completely out of the printer . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull the jam med paper out of the printer . Fig. 6-19 If the paper jam can be cl eared, go to Step 10.[...]

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    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-21 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Press the Cov er Release Button, and then open the F ront C ov er . Fig. 6-20 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Pull the drum unit completel y out of the printer . Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer . Fig. 6-21 If the paper jam can be cl eared, go to Step 8. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Open the F ace Up Outpu[...]

  • Page 161

    6-22 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Open the J am Clear C ov er . Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. Fig. 6-23 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 7. Close the J am Clear Cover . Close the F ace Up Output T ra y . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 8. Put the drum unit back i nto the printer . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 9. Close the F ront Cov er . ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 10. Put the P aper Cassette back in[...]

  • Page 162

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-23 I I m m p p r r o o v v i i n n g g t t h h e e P P r r i i n n t t Q Q u u a a l l i i t t y y This section pro vides inf ormation on the f ollowi ng topics: Image Defect Examples Recommendation ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 C DE F d ef g BC b c d 2 3 Faint • Chec k the pr inter's environment. Conditi[...]

  • Page 163

    6-24 Image Defect Examples Recommendation ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Toner Specks • Mak e sure you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough paper may cause this problem. See “What Kind of P aper Can I Use?” in Chapter 1. • The drum unit may be damaged. Install a new drum unit. See "Replacing the dr um unit" in Cha[...]

  • Page 164

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-25 Image Defect Examples Recommendation 94 mm (3.7 in.) 94 mm (3.7 in.) White Spots Printed pages have white spots in black text and graphics at intervals of 94 mm (3.7 in.). 94 mm (3.7 in.) 94 mm (3.7 in.) Black Spots Printed pages have black spots at intervals of 94 mm (3.7 in.). • If the prob lem is not sor ted out[...]

  • Page 165

    6-26 Image Defect Examples Recommendation 94 mm (3.7 in.) 94 mm (3.7 in.) White Spots Printed pages have white spots in black text and graphics at intervals of 94 mm (3.7 in.). 94 mm (3.7 in.) 94 mm (3.7 in.) Printed pages have black spots at intervals of 94 mm (3.7 in.). ! Caution Do not tr y to clean the sur f ace of the dr um with anything shar [...]

  • Page 166

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-27 Image Defect Examples Recommendation ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Black Horizontal Repetitive Defects Toner scatters and stains the printed page. • The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See "Replacing the dr um unit" in Chapter 5. • Mak e sure you use paper that meets our specif[...]

  • Page 167

    6-28 Image Defect Examples Recommendation . ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 White Vertical Streaks • Y ou may clear the problem b y wiping the scanner window with a soft cl oth. See “ How to Clean the Printer ” in Chapter 5. • Mak e sure that there ar e no piece of paper inside the pr inter covering the scanner window . • The T oner[...]

  • Page 168

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-29 H H o o w w t t o o P P r r i i n n t t C C o o r r r r e e c c t t l l y y Prob lem Recommendation The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage. • Mak e sure the pr inter cable is not too long. W e recommend you use a parallel cable that is less than 2 metres ( 6 1/2 feet) long. • Chec k if the pr inter [...]

  • Page 169

    6-30 Prob lem Recommendation MY headers or f ooters appear when I vie w my document on the screen b ut they do not show up on printed pages. • Most laser printer s hav e a restr icted area that cannot be pr inted on. Us ually the first two lines and the las t two lines of a page cannot hav e print ( lea ving 62 pr intable lines). Adjust the top a[...]

  • Page 170

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESH OOTING 6-31 B B R R - - S S c c r r i i p p t t 3 3 L L a a n n g g u u a a g g e e Prob lem Recommendation The printer cannot print. If “ IGNORE D A T A ” appears on the LCD mes sage, please do the follo wing: 1. Reset the pr inter . 2. Set “ ERR ORPRINT ” to ON, and pr int again. 3. If the Error is “ LIMITCHE CK, ”[...]

  • Page 171

    APPEND IX A–1 A A P P P P E E N N D D I I X X P P r r i i n n t t e e r r S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s ENGINE T echnology El ectrophot ograp hic Letter: 19 ppm Nor mal A4: 18 ppm Print Speed Duple x Printing U p to 8.5 ppm First Print Time Less than 12 sec *1 HQ1200 *2*3 600 dpi Windo ws ® 95 / 98 / Me / Windows NT ® [...]

  • Page 172

    A–2 CONTR OLLER Pr ocessor Fujitsu MB86 834 100 MHz HL-1850 16MB HL-1870N 32M B HL-1850 1 DIM M (100pi n) slot ( 16, 32, 64, 128MB); e xpanda ble up to 144 MB Option HL-1870N 1 DIMM (100pi n) slot (16, 32, 64, 128M B); e xpanda ble up to 144 MB HL-1850 IEEE 1284 P arallel, USB , Interface Stan dard HL-1870N IEEE 1284 P arallel , USB , 10/100 Base[...]

  • Page 173

    APPEND IX A–3 SOFTW ARE Printer Driver PCL Dr iver f or Window s ® 95 / 98 / Me, Windows NT ® 4.0 , Win dows ® 2000 and Windows ® XP BR-Script 3 *8 (PPD file f or Windows ® 95 / 98 / Me , Win dows N T ® 4.0, Windows ® 2000, Windows ® XP and M acintosh * 11 ) Utility Software Internet Print softw are *1 2 Storag e Manag er *13 CONTR OL P A[...]

  • Page 174

    A–4 O THERS Printing Less than 410 W P ower Consumption Standb y Less than 70 W Sleep HL-1850 : Less than 9 W HL-1870N : Less than 10 W (Default act ivation time : 5 mintues) Off Less than 0. 25 W (The only way to achieve 0 W power consumption is to unplug the power cord fr om the AC outlet.) Noise L evel Pr inting Less than 50 dB Standb y Less t[...]

  • Page 175

    APPEND IX A–5 P P r r i i n n t t M M e e d d i i a a a a n n d d S S i i z z e e The paper trays and L CD panel descriptions in this manual are nam ed as shown below. Upper Paper Tray Tr ay 1 Multi-pur pose Tray MP Tray Optional L ower Tray Tray 2 The printer lo ads paper from the ins talled M ulti- pur pose T ra y , Upper P aper T ra y or the O[...]

  • Page 176

    A–6 Upper P aper Tr a y ( Tr a y 1 ) Multi- purpose T ray (MP T ray ) Optional Lower T r ay Unit (T ray 2) Duplex Printing Pa p e r S i z e A4, Letter, Legal, 8.5 x 13 i n., B5 (JIS), B 5 (ISO), Executive , A5, A6, B6 Width: 70 to 216 m m (2.75 to 8. 5 in.) Length: 116 to 356 m m (4.57 to 14 .0 in.) A4, Letter , Legal, B5 (JIS), B5 (I SO), Execut[...]

  • Page 177

    APPEND IX A–7 W e recomm end the f ollowing print methods ( output tr a y) f or each paper media type: P aper Output Media T ype Face Do wn Fa c e up Notes Plain P aper ✔ ✔ 60 g/m 2 to 105 g/ m 2 (16 to 28 lbs.) Thick P aper ✔ 105 g/m 2 to 161 g/m 2 (28 to 43 lbs.) Recyc led P aper ✔ ✔ T ransparencies ✔ OHP films Label ✔ En velopes [...]

  • Page 178

    A–8 W W h h a a t t I I s s I I m m p p o o r r t t a a n n t t W W h h e e n n Y Y o o u u C C h h o o o o s s e e P P a a p p e e r r t t o o U U s s e e w w i i t t h h T T h h i i s s P P r r i i n n t t e e r r ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Before Y ou Purc hase a Large Quantity of P aper Mak e sure that the p aper is suitabl e f or the printer . ♦ ♦ [...]

  • Page 179

    APPEND IX A–9 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Acid P aper and Neutrali zed P aper P aper c an be cl assified as either acid p aper or neutral ized p aper . Modern methods f or making pap er star ted wit h acid pa per , but neutral ized paper is taking the pl ace of acid paper because of envir onment al or preservation i ssue s. How ev er , man y f orms of acid p[...]

  • Page 180

    A–10 Rough estim ate of basi s weight Lbs g/m 2 Bond Inde x 60 16 64 17 75 20 90 24 105 28 120 32 135 36 161 43 90 200 53 110 P aper si ze Letter 8.5 x 11 i n. F olio 8.5 x 13 i n. Legal 8.5 x 14 i n. Ex ecutiv e 7.25 x 10.5 in. A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm A6 105 x 148 mm B5 (JIS) 182 x 25 7 mm B6 (ISO) 125 x 176 m m B5 (ISO) 176 x 250 m m En[...]

  • Page 181

    APPEND IX A–11 E E m m u u l l a a t t i i o o n n M M o o d d e e s s This printer has the f oll owing emul ation mo des: ! HP LaserJet Mode This printer uses the H P LaserJet mo de (or H P mode) that emul ates the He wlett-P ackard Laser Jet laser printer . Since man y appli cation soft ware pac kages support the HP LaserJet printer , y our pri[...]

  • Page 182

    A–12 ! EPSON FX-850 and IBM Pr oprinter XL Modes The EPSON FX- 850 and IBM Proprinter X L modes ar e the em ulati on modes this printer us es to em ulate the industry-standard dot m atrix printers of t heir respectiv e man uf actur er . Since most appl ications su ppor t these printers , yo u do not ha v e to b e concerned about com patibil ity .[...]

  • Page 183

    APPEND IX A–13 R R e e s s i i d d e e n n t t F F o o n n t t s s 6 6 6 6 S S c c a a l l a a b b l l e e a a n n d d 1 1 2 2 B B i i t t m m a a p p p p e e d d F F o o n n t t s s This printer has the f oll owing sc alab le f onts and bitma pped f onts. The f o nts tha t can be used will v ar y accord ing to t he current emulat ion mode. ! HP [...]

  • Page 184

    A–14 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ T ype 1 Font Compati ble Fonts: • Atlanta B ook, BookOb l ique, D emi, DemiOb liq ue • Calgary MediumIt alic • Copenha gen Roman, Italic , Bold, BoldItali c • P or tugal Roma n, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Original Fonts: • Ber mud a Scr ipt • Ger many • San Diego • US Roma n ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Bitma[...]

  • Page 185

    APPEND IX A–15 ! BR-Script 3 Mode Scalab le F onts: • Atlanta B ook, BookOb l ique, D emi, DemiOb liq ue • Alaska, Extrab old • Antique O akland, Ob liqu e, Bold • Ber mud a Scr ipt • BR Dingbats • BR Symbol • Brougham, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique • Brussels Light, LightIta lic, Demi, DemiItalic • Calgary MediumIt alic • Cle ve[...]

  • Page 186

    A–16 S S y y m m b b o o l l S S e e t t s s / / C C h h a a r r a a c c t t e e r r S S e e t t s s O O C C R R S S y y m m b b o o l l S S e e t t s s When the OC R-A or O CR-B f ont is s elected, i ts correspondin g symbol set is alwa ys used. • OCR-A • OCR-B[...]

  • Page 187

    APPEND IX A–17 H H P P L L a a s s e e r r J J e e t t M M o o d d e e ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note Not all f o nts suppor t all sym bol sets . Roman 8 ( 8U) ISO Latin1 (0N) ISO Latin2 (2N) ISO Latin5 (5N) ISO Latin6 (6N) PC-8 (10 U) PC-8 D/N (11 U) PC-850 (1 2U) PC-852 (1 7U) PC-775 (2 6U) PC-1004 ( 9J) PC-8 T u rkish (9T) Windo ws Latin 1 (19U) Windows[...]

  • Page 188

    A–18 E E P P S S O O N N M M o o d d e e US ASCII PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 T urkish Ger man UK ASCII I F rench I Danish I Italy Spanish Swedish J apanese Norw egian Danish II UK ASCII II F rench II Dutch South Af r ican I I B B M M M M o o d d e e PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 T urkish ✒ ✒ [...]

  • Page 189

    APPEND IX A–19 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ HP LaserJet 6P[...]

  • Page 190

    A–20 The f ollo wing ta ble sh ows char acters av ailabl e only in th e correspon ding character set. The num bers at the top of th e tab le are co de v alues w ith which char acters ar e to be replaced i n the R oman 8 char acter se t. F or other character s, se e the Rom an 8 char acter set.[...]

  • Page 191

    APPEND IX A–21 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ HP LaserJet IIP /6P , EPSON FX-850, IBM Proprinter XL ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ EPSON FX-850[...]

  • Page 192

    A–22 The f ollo wing ta ble sh ows char acters av ailabl e only in th e correspon ding character set. The num bers at the top of th e tab le are co de v alues w ith which char acters are to be replac ed in the U S ASCII char acter set. F or other character s, se e the US ASC II charact er set.[...]

  • Page 193

    APPEND IX A–23 T T r r a a d d e e m m a a r r k k s s The Brother logo is a register ed tra demark of Broth er Industries, Ltd. Apple , the Appl e Logo , and M acintosh ar e register ed tradem arks in the United S tates and other countries , an d T r ueT ype is a tr ademark of Appl e Computer , Inc. Apple M acintosh, iMa c , LaserWriter , and Ap[...]

  • Page 194

    A–24 R R e e g g u u l l a a t t i i o o n n s s Federal Communi cations Commission (FCC ) Declaration of Conf ormity (For USA Only) Responsib le P ar ty: Br other International Corporatio n 100 Somer set Corporate Bo ule vard Bridge water , NJ 08807 -0911, USA TEL : (908) 704- 1700 declares , that the products Product Name : Brother Laser Printe[...]

  • Page 195

    APPEND IX A–25 Impo r tant A shielded i nterf ac e cab le should be used in order to ens ure com pliance wit h the limits f or a Class B digital devic e. Changes or m odificatio ns not e xpr essly appro v ed b y Brother Industries, Ltd. could v oid the user ’ s authority to oper ate t he equi pment. Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Can[...]

  • Page 196

    A–26 FD A Regulations (For 100-120 V Model Only) U .S. F ood a nd Drug Admi nistration ( FD A) has impl emented reg ulations f or laser prod ucts manuf actured on and after A ugust 2, 1 976. Complia nce is mandatory f or prod ucts mark eted in the United St ates . One of the f ollo wing labels on t he bac k of the p rinter indicat es compliance w[...]

  • Page 197

    APPEND IX A–27 IEC 60825 Specification ( For 220–240 V Model Onl y) This printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined i n IEC 608 25 specificatio ns. Th e label sho wn belo w is atta ched in countri es where it i s required. CLASS 1LASER PRODUCT APPAREIL Å LASER DE CLASSE 1 LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT This printer has a Class 3B L aser Dio de that[...]

  • Page 198

    A–28 Radio Interf erence (220- 240 V Model Onl y) This printer compli es with EN55 022(CISPR Pub lication 2 2)/Class B . Bef ore thi s produc t is used, ensure th at yo u use a dou bl e-shielded i nterf ac e cabl e with twisted-pair conductors a nd that it i s marked “I EEE 1284- compliant. ” W e recom mend to us e a par allel cable t hat is [...]

  • Page 199

    APPEND IX A–29 LAN Connection Caut i on Connect thi s product t o a LAN co nnection that is not su bjected t o ov er voltages. Geräuschemi ssion / A coustic Noise Emis sion (For German y Onl y) Lpa < 70 dB (A) DIN 45635- 19-01-KL2 IT power system (For Norwa y Only) This prod uct is also d esigned f or IT pow er sy stem with phase to phase v o[...]

  • Page 200

    A–30 The colours of the wiring in the po wer le ad of thi s printer ma y not correspond w ith the m arkings which id entify t he terminals in y our pl ug. If y ou need to fi t a diff erent plug, proceed as f ollo ws. Remov e a length of the cord outer she ath, taking care not to dam age th e coloured i nsulation of the wires i nside. Cut each o f[...]

  • Page 201

    APPEND IX A–31 “EC” Declarati on of Conf or mity Manufacture Brother I ndustries Ltd., 15-1, Naeshi ro-cho , Mizuho-ku, Nago y a 467- 8561, J apan Plant Brother Corporati on (Asi a) Ltd., Brother Buji Nan Li ng F actor y , G o l d G a rd e n I n d ., N an L i n g V illage, Buji Rong Gang She nzhen, C hina Plant Brother I ndustries Ltd., Kariy[...]

  • Page 202

    INDEX I -1 I I N N D D E E X X - - ke y ................................................................ 3-11 - button ........................................................... 3-11 + + bu tton ........................................................... 3-11 A A C power cord .................................................. 1-1 A C power inlet .[...]

  • Page 203

    INDEX I -2 HQ1200 ..................................................... 2-4 , A-4 I IBM PROPRINTER......................................... 3-25 IBM Propr int er XL mo de ........................ 3-31 , A-12 informatio n mode ............................................ 3-19 interface cov er .................................................. 1-4 in[...]

  • Page 204

    INDEX I -3 Reprint button ................................................... 3-5 reset menu mod e ........................................... 3-28 reset pr inter .................................................... 3-28 S scalable f ont ................................................... A-13 scanner un it .........................................[...]