Brother HL-1110 manuale d’uso

User’s Guide Brother Laser Printer HL-1110 HL-1111 For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Scre en Reader ‘text-to-speech’ software. You must set up the hardware and install the dr iver before you can use the ma chine. Please use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the machin e. You can find a printed copy in the box. Please rea[...]

i Brother numbers IMPORTANT For technical and operational help, you must call the country where you boug ht the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. Register your product Please complete the Brother Warranty Registration or, for your convenience and most efficient way to register your new product, register on-line at http://www.bro[...]

ii User’s Guides and where to find them? Which manual? What's in it? Where is it? Windows users Macintosh users Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety Instructions before you set up your machine. See this Guide for trademarks and legal limitations. http://solutions.brother.com/ Quick Setup Guide Follow the instruc[...]

iii Using the documentation Thank you for buying a Brother ma chine! Reading the doc umentatio n will help you make the most of your machine. Symbols and conventions us ed in the documentation The following symbols and conventions ar e used throughout the do cumentation. WARNING indicates a potentially haza rdous situation which, if not avoided, co[...]

iv Table of Contents 1 Printing Methods 1 About this Machine ............... ................ ................... ................. ................ ................... ....... ................ ....... 1 Machine overview .............. ................ .................... ................ ................ ................... .......... ...........[...]

v A Troubleshooting and other information 45 Consumable items ................ ................ ................... ................. ................ ................... ........ ........... ......... 45 Toner Setting . ................ ................. ................... ................ ................ .................... ......... .........[...]

1 1 1 About this Machine 1 Machine overview 1 1 Top cover 2 Control panel 3 Face-down output tray support flap (support flap) 4 Paper tray 5 USB port NOTE For details about how the LEDs show th e machine’s status, see LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) o n page 36. For the Power On/ Off key functions, see Power On/Off key on page 41. Printing Methods 1[...]

Printing Methods 2 1 Acceptable paper 1 Print quality may vary according to the type of paper you are using. For best results, follow the instructions below:  DO NOT put different types of paper in the paper tray at the same time because it may cause paper jams or misfeeds.  For correct printing, you must choose the same paper size from your [...]

Printing Methods 3 1 2-sided printing 1 The supplied printer drivers all enabl e 2-sided printing. For more information abo ut how to choose the settings, see 2-sided / Booklet on page 10 for W indows ® and 2-sided Printing o n page 33 for Macintosh. Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 1  If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. [...]

Printing Methods 4 1 Manual 2-sided printing 1 If you are using the Macintosh Printer Driver, see Manual 2-sided Printing on page 33. Manual 2-sided printing with the Windo ws ® printer driver 1 a Choose the following settings from ea ch drop-down list of the printer driver.  Paper Size You can use all the paper sizes specified for the tray you[...]

5 2 2 Printer driver 2 A printer driver is software that translates data from the fo rmat used by a computer to the f ormat that a particular printer needs. Typically, this format is page descript ion language (PDL). The printer drivers for the supported versions o f Windows ® is on the CD-ROM we have supplied and for Macintosh it is on t he Broth[...]

Driver and Softwa re 6 2 • If your application software does n ot support your custom paper size, choose the next largest pape r size. • Then adjust the print area by changin g the right and left margins in your application software. Printer driver settings 2 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer:  P[...]

Driver and Softwa re 7 2 Windows ® 2 Accessing the printer driver settings 2 a (For Windows ® XP and Windows Server ® 2003) Click Start , and then Printers and Faxes . (For Windows Vista ® and Windows Server ® 2008) Click the ( Start ) button, Contro l Panel , Hardware and So und , and then Printers . (For Windows ® 7 and Windows Server ® 20[...]

Driver and Softwa re 8 2 Basic tab 2 You can also change the Page Layout settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Ba sic tab. a Choose the Paper Size , Orientation , Copies , Media Type , Print Quality and Print Settings (1) . b Choose Multiple Page and 2 -sided / Booklet (2). c Confirm your current settings in the window (3). [...]

Driver and Softwa re 9 2 Orientation 2 Orientation selects the position of how you r document will be printed ( Portrait or Landscape ). Copies 2 The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be p rinted.  Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will be printed and th en repeated for the number [...]

Driver and Softwa re 10 2 Print Settings 2 You can change the print settings as follows:  Graphics This is the best mode for printing documents that contain graphics.  Text This is the best mode for printing text d ocuments.  Manual You can change the se ttings manually by choosing Manua l and clicking the Manual Settings... button. You ca[...]

Driver and Softwa re 11 2 • 2-sided Type There are four types of 2-sided binding d irections available for each orientation. • Binding Offset When you check Binding Offset , you can also specify the offset for binding in inches o r millimetres.  Booklet (Manual) Use this option to print a document in booklet forma t using 2-sided printing; i[...]

Driver and Softwa re 12 2 • 2-sided Type There are two types of 2-sided b inding dire ctions available for each orientatio n. • Booklet Printing Method When Divide into Sets is selected: This option allows you to print t he whole booklet into smaller individ ual booklet sets, it still allows you to fold at the center of the smaller ind ividual [...]

Driver and Softwa re 13 2 1 Page List Area The Page List Area displays the page numbers for the actual pages that will be printed. If you chose a page in this list, a preview of the print results for the page will be displaye d in the Preview Area. If you do not want to print a page , clear the check mark. 2 Preview Area The Preview Area displays a[...]

Driver and Softwa re 14 2 Scaling 2 You can change the print image scaling. Reverse Print 2 Check Reverse Print to reverse the dat a from up to down. Use Watermark 2 You can put a lo go or text into your document as a wa termark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file that you have create d. Check Use Watermark an[...]

Driver and Softwa re 15 2  Select Watermark Choose a watermark to use . To make an original watermark, click the Add button to add the watermark settings and then cho ose Use Text or Use Bitmap File in Watermark Style . • Title Enter a suitable title into the field. • Text Enter your Watermark Text into the Text box, and then choose the Font[...]

Driver and Softwa re 16 2 Header-Footer Print 2 When this feature is enabled, it will print the d ate an d time on your document from your computer’s syste m clock and the PC login user name or the text you entered. By clicking Settings , you can customize the information.  ID Print If you select Login User Name , your PC login user name will [...]

Driver and Softwa re 17 2  Watermark Lock Lock the current settings of the Watermark optio n to prevent changes being ma de.  Header-Footer Print Lock Lock the current settings of the Header-F oot er Print option to prevent changes being made. Other Print Options 2 You can set the following in Printer Function:  Density Adjustment  Impr[...]

Driver and Softwa re 18 2 NOTE This operation will decrease the temperatu re of the machine's fusing process.  Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, t he toner fixing capabilities may be imp roved. NOTE This operation will increase the temperat ure of the ma chine's fusing process. Skip Blank Page 2 If Skip Blank Page is che[...]

Driver and Softwa re 19 2 Print Profiles tab 2 Print Profiles are editable presets de signed to give you quick access to frequently used pr inting confi guratio ns.  Print profile list box (1)  Delete Profile (2)  Always show Print Profiles tab first (3)  Add Profile (4)  Current print profile view (5) a Choose your profile from the [...]

Driver and Softwa re 20 2 Delete Profile 2 The Delete Profile dialog box appears by clicking Delete Profile . You can delete any of the profiles you have added. a Choose your profile from the print profile list box. b Click Delete . c Click Yes . d The selected profile will be deleted.[...]

Driver and Softwa re 21 2 Device Settings tab 2 NOTE To access the Device Settings ta b, see Accessing the printer driver settings on pag e 7. You can auto detect the serial number in th e Device Settings ta b as follows.  Serial No. (1) By clicking Auto Detect (2), the printer driver will p robe the mach ine and display its serial number. If it[...]

Driver and Softwa re 22 2 Support 2 Click Support... in the Printing Preferences dialog box.  Brother Solutions Center (1) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solut ions.brother.com/ ) is a website offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Ques tions), User’s Guides, driver updates and tips for using you[...]

Driver and Softwa re 23 2  Original Supplies Website (2) You can visit our website for orig inal/genui ne Brother supplies by clicking this bu tton.  Brother CreativeCenter (3) You can visit our website for free a nd easy online solutions for business and home users by clicking this button.  Print Settings (4) This button will print the pa[...]

Driver and Softwa re 24 2 Status Monitor 2 The Status Monitor utility is a con figurable software tool for monitoring the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of erro r messages. You can check the device status at anytime by dou ble-clicking the icon in t he tasktray or by choosing Status Monitor located in Star[...]

Driver and Softwa re 25 2 Monitoring the machine’s status 2 The Status Monitor icon will change co lour depending on the machine status.  A green icon indicates the normal stand-by condition.  A yellow icon indicates a warning.  A red icon indicates a printing error has occurred. There are two locations where you can display the Status M[...]

Driver and Softwa re 26 2 Macintosh 2 Features in the printer driver (Macintosh) 2 This machine supports Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10 .7.x, 10.8.x. NOTE • The screens in this section are from OS X v10.7. Th e screens on your Macint osh will vary depending on your operating system version. • The printer driver for Macintosh is available fr om the downlo[...]

Driver and Softwa re 27 2 b From an application such as TextEdit, click File , then Print to start printing.  (For Mac OS X v10.6.8) For more page setup options, click the disclo sure triangle beside the Printer po p-up menu. NOTE You can save the current se ttings as a preset by choosing Save As from the Presets pop-up menu.[...]

Driver and Softwa re 28 2  (For OS X v10.7.x and v10.8.x) For more page setup options, click the Sh ow Details button. NOTE You can save th e current settings as a preset by choosing Save Current Settings as Preset... from the Presets pop-up menu.[...]

Driver and Softwa re 29 2 Choosing printing options 2 To control special printing features, choose Print Settings from the Prin t dialog box. For the details of available options, see the follow ing descriptions of each option. Cover Page 2 You can choose the following cover page settings:  Print Cover Page If you want to add a cover page to you[...]

Driver and Softwa re 30 2 Layout 2  Pages per Sheet The Pages per Sheet selection ca n reduce the image size of a page by allowing multiple pag es to be printed on one sheet of paper.  Layout Direction When you specify the pages per sheet, you can also specify the direction of the layout.  Border If you want to add a border, use th is func[...]

Driver and Softwa re 31 2 Print Settings 2 You can change settings by choosing a setting in the Print Settings list:  Media Type You can change the me dia type to one of the following: • Plain Paper • Recycled Paper  Print Quality You can change the prin t quality as follows: • Draft • Normal • Fine[...]

Driver and Softwa re 32 2 Advanced print settings When you click the triangle mark ( c ) beside Ad vanced , the advanced print settings appear.  Toner Save Mode You can conserve toner use with this feature. When you set T oner Save Mode to on, print app ears lighter. The default setting is off. NOTE • We do not recommend Toner Save Mode f or p[...]

Driver and Softwa re 33 2 • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the t oner fixing capabilities may be improved. NOTE This operation will increase the temperat ure of the ma chine's fusing process.  Density Adjustment Increase or decrease the print density.  Other Print Options • Skip Blank Page If Skip Blank Page is chec[...]

Driver and Softwa re 34 2 Status Monitor 2 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for moni toring the status of the machine, letting you see error messages at pre-set update inte rvals. You can check the device status by launchi ng Brother Status Monitor following these steps: a Run the System Preferences , select Print & Sc[...]

Driver and Softwa re 35 2 Software 2 Remote Printer Console (Windows ® only) 2 Remote Printer Console is soft ware to change many of the printer settings independently of your application. For example, you can change the settings for printer margin and so on. These settings are then re membered and used by the machine. The application and printer [...]

36 3 3 Control panel 3 LEDs (Light Em itting Diodes) 3 This section refers to two LEDs and one key on the control panel. 1 Power On/Off You can turn the ma chine on and off. Press and hold down to turn the ma chine on. Press and hold down to turn the ma chine off. All the LEDs turn off when you enable the Power Off mode. Also, you can use the follo[...]

General Informatio n 37 3 LEDs Machine St atus Sleep The machine is in Sleep Mode (Power Save mode) . While the machine is in Sleep Mode, the Ready LED ( ) is dimmed, but the machine can still receive data. Receiving a prin t job will automatically wake up the machine to start printing. For more in formation, se e Sleep Time on page 43. Deep Sleep [...]

General Informatio n 38 3 Toner Low The toner cartridge will need to be replaced soon. Buy a new toner cart ridge and have it ready for when Replace Toner is indicated. The Error LED ( ) will blink once in 1.5 sec onds intervals. If the printout is faint, hold the drum unit and to ner cartridge assembly le vel with both hands a nd gently shake it f[...]

General Informatio n 39 3 Drum ! The corona wire n eeds to be cleane d. See Cleani ng the corona wire on Improving the print quality . The Error LED ( ) will blink 3 times and turn off for 1 second. No Dru m If the toner cartridg e is placed in the machine withou t the drum unit, put the toner cartridge into the drum unit, and then reinstall the dr[...]

General Informatio n 40 3 Service call indications 3 If there is an error that cannot be cleared by the user, th e machine will show that a service call is needed by lighting up all the LE Ds as shown below. If you see the service call indication shown above, turn off the machine, and then turn it back on and try to print again. If the error is not[...]

General Informatio n 41 3 Power On/Off key 3 Power On/Off key has the following functions:  Power Off Make sure that the machine is in the Ready mode, then hold down for about 2 seconds. All the LEDs turn off when you enable the Power Off mo de. For details about Power Off mode, see Powe r Off mode on page 44.  Cancel printing Cancel the curr[...]

General Informatio n 42 3 Print a Printer Settings page 3 You can print the current settings using the co ntrol panel button or printer driver. Using the Power On/Off key 3 a Make sure that the top cover is closed an d the power cord is plugged in. b Turn on the machine and wait until the machine is in Ready mode. c Press three times. The machine w[...]

General Informatio n 43 3 Ecology features 3 Toner Save 3 You can save toner using this feature. When you set Toner Save to on, prints appear ligh ter. The default setting is off. You can change the toner save mode setting on the printer driver. To change the toner save mode setting, see the following:  Advanced tab on page 13 (Windows ® printe[...]

General Informatio n 44 3 Power Off mode 3 Power Off mode is the lowest p ower consumption mode, wh ich achieves a power co nsumption of less than 0.28 W. When you enable the Au to Power Off feature, th e machine will automatically go int o the Power Off mode after a certain period of time. To start printing, hold key on the control panel until all[...]

45 A A Consumable items A The drum unit and toner cartr idge are two separate consumables. Make sure both are installed as an assembly. For more information on how to replace the consumab le items, see the instructions included with the drum unit for replacin g the drum unit or see the in structions listed on the box of the toner cartridge for repl[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 46 A Toner Setting A The printing operation varies depend ing on the machine setting:  Default setting (Stop mode) The machine will stop prin ting until you replace the t oner cartridge wit h a new one when the LEDs indicate Replace Toner .  Continue mode To force the machine to contin ue printing after [...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 47 A Identifying your problem A First, check the following.  The machine's power cord is connected correctly and the machine is turned on.  All of the protective parts have been removed.  Paper is inserted correctly in the paper tray.  The interface cable is securely connected to the machine a[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 48 A Error messages in the Status Monitor A The most common error and maintenance messages are shown belo w. If you need more help, the Brother Solution s Center offers the latest FAQs and troublesho oting tips: Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ . Error message Cause Action Cartridge Error The toner ca[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 49 A Improving the print quality A NOTE Brother does not recommend the use of cartrid ges ot her than genuine Bro ther Original cartridges or the refilling of used cartridges with toner from other sources. If you are having problems with print resu lts, check the following: 1 The machine's environment. Ch[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 50 A 4 Replace a toner cartridge or a drum unit. For more information on how to replace the consumable items, see the instru ctions included with the drum unit for replacing the drum unit or see the instructions listed on the box of the toner cartridge for replacing the toner cartridge. 5 Clean the inside of t[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 51 A Turn the drum unit gear by hand while looking at the surfa ce of the drum roller (1). Wipe the surface of the drum gently with a dry cotton swab until the dust or glue on the surface comes off. (1)[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 52 A 6 Check th e printer driv er settings. Try changing the Print Settings in Basic tab. If the paper is curled or the toner is not fixed well on th e paper, you can adjust these settings in Improve Print Output . Click Other Print Optio ns in the Advanced tab.[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 53 A Paper jams A If a paper jam occurs inside the machine or the paper tray, the Error LED ( ) will blink twice. a Leave the machine turned on for 15 minu tes for the product to cool down before you tou ch the internal parts of the product. b Use both hands to slowly pull out the jammed paper. c Open the top [...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 54 A d Slowly take out the dru m unit and toner cartridge assembly. The jammed paper may be pulle d out with the drum unit and toner cartr idge assembly, or this may release the p aper so you can pull it out from inside of the machine. WARNING HOT SURFACE[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 55 A e Push down the lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit. Remove the jammed paper if there is any inside the drum u nit. f Put the toner cartridge back into the drum unit until you hear it lock into place. If yo u put the cartridge in correctly, the lock lever on the drum unit will lif[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 56 A i Make sure that the paper is below the protruding section of the rear guide. Slide the paper guides to fit the paper size. Make sure that the guide s are firmly in the slots. NOTE If you turn off the machine during pape r jam, the machine will print incomplete da ta from your computer. Before you turn on[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 57 A If you are having difficulty with your machine A IMPORTANT • For technical help, you must call the cou ntry where you bought the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. • If you think there is a problem with your mach i ne, check the chart below and follo w the troubleshooting tips. Most[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 58 A The machine is not printing or prints unexpectedly. Press and hold for a bout 2 seconds until all the L EDs light up and then release it. The machine will cancel the print job and clear it from the memory . The printout may be incomplete. Printing difficulties (continued ) Difficulties Suggestions[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 59 A Cleaning and Checking the machine A Clean the outside and inside of the machine regularly with a dry, lint-free cloth. When you replace the toner cartridge or the drum unit, make sure that you clean the inside of the machine. If printed pag es are stained with toner, clean the inside of the machine with a[...]

Troubleshooting and other informati on 60 A Machine Information A Default settings A The machine has two levels of default settings; the default settings have been set at the fa ctory before shipment.  Factory Reset  Settings Reset NOTE • You cannot modify the preset default settings. • Page counters can never be changed. Factory Reset A [...]

61 B B General B Specifications B Model HL-1110 (for Australia) HL-1110 (for other coun tries) HL-1111 (for India) Printer Type Laser Print Method Electrophotographic Laser Pr inter Memory Capacity Standard 1 MB Power Source 220 - 240 V AC 50/60Hz Power Consumption 1 (Average) Peak Approx. 1056 W Printing Approx. 380 W at 25  C Ready Approx. 40 [...]

Specifications 62 B 1 Measured when the machine is connecte d to the USB interface. 2 Power consumption varies slightly dependi ng on the usage environment or part wear. 3 Measured according to IEC 62301 Edition 2.0. 4 The machine can also be connected to a comput er that has a USB 1.1 interface. 5 Third-party USB ports are not supported. 6 Approx.[...]

Specifications 63 B Print media B Model HL-1110 (for Australia) HL-1110 (for other countries) HL-1111 (for India) Paper Input Paper Tray Paper Type Plain paper, Recycled pa per Paper Size A4, Le tter, Legal, Folio Paper Weig ht 65 to 105 g /m 2 Maximum Paper Capacity Up to 150 sheets of 80 g/m 2 Plain paper Paper Output Face-Dow n Output Tray Up to[...]

Specifications 64 B Important information fo r choosing your paper B The information in this section will help you choose paper to use with this machine. NOTE If you use paper that is not reco mmended, a paper jam or misfeed may o ccur in the machine. Before you buy a large quantity of pape r B Make sure that the paper is suitable for the machine. [...]

Specifications 65 B Printer B 1 The print speed may change depending on the type of do cument you print. 2 From Ready mode Model HL-1110 (for Australia) HL-1110 (for other count ries) HL-1111 (for India) Resolution Up to 600  600 dpi (2400  600 dpi with Resolution Control) Print Speed 1 Single side print Up to 20 ppm (A4 size) Up to 21 ppm (L[...]

Index 66 C C Numerics 2-sided / Booklet ........ ................ ................ ............... 10 2-sided pr inting ... ................ ................ ................. ....... 3 A Administrator ....................... ................ ................ 13 , 16 B Brother num bers ........... ................ ................ ............... i[...]

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