Brother HL-1230, HL-1440, HL-1450, HL-1470N manual

i Br other Laser Printer H H L L - - 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 H H L L - - 1 1 4 4 4 4 0 0 H H L L - - 1 1 4 4 5 5 0 0 H H L L - - 1 1 4 4 7 7 0 0 N N USER’S GUIDE Please r ead this m anual thor oughly bef ore using the printer . Y ou can pri n t or vie w this manual from the CD-R OM at an y time. Please keep th e CD-ROM in a conv enient place f or quick a[...]

ii F or USA & CANAD A Only IMPORT ANT NO TE: For technical and operational ass i stance, you must call. Calls must be made from within t hat countr y . In USA 1-800-276-7746 In CANAD A 1-800-853-6660 1-514-685-6464 (within M ontreal) If you ha ve comments or suggestions, pl ease write us at: In USA Printer Customer Suppor t Brother Inter nation[...]

iii 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 follo win g conv entio ns are used in this User’s Gu ide: W arnin g Indicates w ar nings that m ust be observed t o pre vent possible per sonal injury . ! Cau tion Indicates ca utions [...]

iv 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 arnin g • After y ou ha v e just used th e printer , some in ternal par ts of the printer ar e ex tremely HO T! When y ou open the fr ont or bac k cov ers of t he printer , nev er touc h the shaded par ts shown in the f o llowing illustrations. • There are [...]

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CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-1 1 2 3 5 4 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 c c l l u u d d e e d d i i n n t t h h e e C C a a r r t t o o n n Components When y ou unpac k the printer , check to see that yo u ha ve al l of the f o llowing pa r ts: [...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-2  Interface cab le • An interf ace cabl e is not a standard acc essor y . • Some computers hav e both a USB and a pa rallel por t. Please purchase the appropr iate cab le for the interf ace you in tend to use. • T oda y m ost parallel cab les suppor t bi-directional communica t ion, bu t some might hav e a[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 3 2 4  General Vie w ♦ Fr o nt View 1. T ra y exte nsion flap 2. F ace down outp ut tray 3. F ront cov er 4. P aper casset te 5. Manual f eed paper guides 6. Manual f eed slot 7. Control p anel ♦ Rear View (HL-1230) 1. Rear cov e r 2. P ower s witch 3. A C p ow er inlet 4. P arallel Interf a[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-4 1 3 2 4 5 1 3 2 4 5 6 ♦ Rear View (HL-1440) 1. Rear cov e r 2. P ower s witch 3. A C p ow er inlet 4. P arallel Interf ace connector 5. USB connector ♦ Rear View (HL-1450) 1. Rear cov e r 2. P ower s witch 3. A C p ow er inlet 4. P arallel Interf ace connector 5. USB Interf ace connector 6. Mini Di n connector[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-5 ♦ Rear View (HL-1470N ) 1 3 2 4 5 6 78 9 10/100BASE TX L F A TEST 1. Rear cov e r 2. P ower s witch 3. A C p ow er inlet 4. P arallel Interf ace connector 5. USB Interf ace connector 6. Mini Din con nector f o r lower tr ay unit 7. 10/100Base T X por t 8. LED 9. T est button[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-6 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 tak e note of the f ollowin g befor e using the printer . P P o o w w e e r r S S u u p p p p l l y y Use the pri nter within the specified po w er range . A C pow er : A C 220 – 240V or A C 110 – 120V F requency: 50 Hz [...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-7 E E n n v v i i r r o o n n m m e e n n t t • The print er should be installed near a pow er outlet that is easily accessib le. • Use the printe r only within the f ollowing ranges of temperature and hum idity: • Ambient temperature: 10 ° C to 32 .5 ° C ( 5 0 ° F to 90.5 ° F) • Ambient humidity: 20% to[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-8 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 ? ? 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 printer lo ads paper from t he installed paper cass ette, m anual f eed slot or optional l ower tr a y unit. Their descri ptions us ed in the prin ter [...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-9 Upper paper tray Manual feed slot Optional lower tra y Pa p e r s i z e A4, Letter , Legal (US and Canada only) , B5 (ISO), Executiv e, A5, A6, B6 Width: 70 to 216 m m (215 to 8.5 in.) Length: 116 to 356 m m (4.57 to 14.0 in.) A4, Letter , Legal (US and Canada only), B5 (ISO), Ex ecutive, A5 Capacity 250 sheets (8[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-10 P P r r i i n n t t a a b b l l e e A A r r e e a a The figure b elow sho ws the printab le area. Po r t r a i t USA/Canada Europe/other countr ies 1 0.17 i nch (4.2 mm) 4.2 mm 2 0.25 inch (6.35 mm) 6.01 mm 3 0.17 i nch (4.2 mm) 4.2 mm 4 0.25 inch (6.35 mm) 6.01 mm Landscape USA/Canada Europe/other countr ies 1 0[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-11 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n P P l l a a i i n n P P a a p p e e r r Y ou can print on pl ain pa per from the pap er cassette or m anual f eed slot. Select the paper y ou use r ef erring to “ What Ki nd of P aper can I Use? ” in this chapter . P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n P P l l a a i i[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-12 2. Pull the paper cassette com pletely out of the printer . 3. Adjust t he paper guides at the right and rear of the paper cassett e to match the p aper siz e you w ant to loa d. Mak e sure that the ti ps of the paper guides fi t into t he slots corr e ctly . 4. Load p aper in to the paper cass ette. Mak e sure t[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-13 ✏ Note y Do not loa d more than 250 s heets of paper (80 g/m2) in the cassette , or paper jams ma y occur . P aper can be loa ded up to the lines on the sliding guide. y When y ou print on t he bac k of pap er alrea dy printed on one sid e, load t he side to be printed (b lank side) f ace dow n in the casse tte[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-14 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n P P l l a a i i n n P P a a p p e e r r f f r r o o m m t t h h e e M M a a n n u u a a l l F F e e e e d d S S l l o o t t ✏ Note 2 The printer t ur ns the Manual Fe ed mode on au tomatically w hen y ou inser t paper into the ma nual f eed slot. 1. Select t he P aper Siz[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-15 Ready Alarm Paper Toner Data Drum 2. Send th e print data to the printer . ✏ Note 3 A “ NO PAPER ” message i s sho wn in the Status Monitor and control pa nel LEDs until y ou inser t a sheet of paper into t he manual f eed slot. 4 3. Using bo th hands, slide the m a nual feed sl ot paper guides to the paper[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-16 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n T T h h i i c c k k e e r r P P a a p p e e r r a a n n d d C C a a r r d d S S t t o o c c k k When the r ear cov er is lift ed up , the printer has a straight paper path fr om the manual f eed slot to t he rear of th e printer . Use this paper f eed and outp ut method whe[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-17 Ready Alarm Paper Toner Data Drum 2. Open th e rear cov er . 3. Send th e print data to the printer . ✏ Note 6 A “ NO PAPER ” message i s sho wn in the Status Monitor and control pa nel LEDs until y ou inser t a sheet of paper into t he manual f eed slot. 4. Using b oth ha nds, se t the widt h of th e manua[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-18 5. Using bo th hands, inser t the paper into the manual f eed slot until the fr ont edge of t he paper touc hes the paper f eed roller . Hold the paper i n this posi tion until th e printer automati cally f eeds t he paper in a sh or t distance , and then l et go of the pap er . 6. After the printer ejec ts the p[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-19 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 The printer has a straight p a per pa th from the man ual f eed slot to th e rear of the printer . Use this pa per f eed and output m ethod when y ou want to print env elopes . ✏ Note 7 The printer t ur ns the Manual Fe ed mode on au tomaticall[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-20 2. Open th e rear cov er . 3. Send th e print data. 4. Using b oth ha nds, se t the widt h of th e manua l fe ed paper guid es to the en vel ope widt h. 5. Using bo th hands, inser t the en vel ope i nto the manual f eed slot until the front ed ge of the en v elope touches the paper f eed roller . Hold the env el[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-21 E E n n v v e e l l o o p p e e T T y y p p e e s s t t o o A A v v o o i i d d • Env elopes that are damaged, curled, wr inkled, or irregularly shaped. • Env elopes that are e xtremely shiny or highly te xtured. • Env elopes with clasps, snaps or tie strings. • Env elopes with self-adhesive closures. •[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-22 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n 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 Y ou can print on tr ansparenci es from t he paper cassette or man ual f eed slot. P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n 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 f f r r o o m m t t h h e e P P a a p p[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-23 2. Pull the paper cassette com p letely out of the printer . 3. Adjust t he paper guides at the right and rear of the paper cassett e to match the tr ansparency siz e you w ant to load. Mak e sure that the tips of the paper guid es fit into the slots c orrectly .[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-24 4. Load tr ansparencies i n the p aper cassette. Mak e sure the y are flat i n the cassett e at all f our corners. 5. Install the paper cassette in the printer . Make sure it is ins e r ted fully into the printer . ✏ Note 10 Extend the o utput tr ay e xtension flap to pre ven t printouts from sliding off the f [...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-25 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n 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 f f r r o o m m t t h h e e M M a a n n u u a a l l F F e e e e d d S S l l o o t t When the r ear cov er is lift ed up , the printer has a straight paper path fr om the manual f eed slot to t he rear of th e printer .[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-26 2. Open th e rear cov er . 3. Send th e print data. 4. Using bo th hands, slide the m anual f eed pap er guides to the trans parency wi dth. 5. Using bo th hands, inser t the transparency into the man ual f eed slot until its front e dge touches the paper f eed roller . Hold the transpar ency in this posi tion un[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-27 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 ( ( M M a a n n u u a a l l 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 ) ) The supplied printer driv ers f or Window s 95/98 ,Me, and Windo ws NT 4 .0 / 2000 all enab le manual dupl ex [...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-28  Manual Duple x Printing fr om the P aper Cassette 1. Select t he P aper Siz e, Media T ype and p aper Sour ce etc. in the printer driv er . 2. The prin ter will automatica lly print all the ev en numbered pages on one side of the paper fir st. 3. Remo ve th e printed e v en num bered p ages from the output tr[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-29  Manual Duple x Printing fr om the Manual Feed Slot ! Cau tion • Bef ore re-inse r tin g the sheets, y ou will hav e to straighten them, or you ma y get paper f eed err ors. • The use of very thin or v er y thic k paper is no t recommended. • When y ou use the M anual D uple x functi on, it i s possibl e[...]

CHAPT ER 1 ABOU T THIS PRINTER 1-30  Guidelines f or Printing on Both Sides of the Pa p e r • It may cause wr inkling if the paper is too thin. • If paper is curled, straighten it and then load it in the paper cassette . • The paper type should be regular pape r . Do not use bond paper . • When loading paper in the paper cassette, first [...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-1 2 2 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 2 2 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 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 The printer driv ers f or the follo wing operating syst ems are on the suppli ed CD- R OM. The latest printer dri v er ca[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-2 F F o o 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  Features in the P C L Printer Driver F or more detai led i nf or mation, pl ease s ee the on- line Help in the printer driv er or visit the Br other Solutions C enter at http://sol utions.broth er .com Y ou can also cha nge settings by clic [...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-3 ♦ Ad vanced T a b Y ou can c hange the f ollo wing s e ttings b y clic king th e icons . 1. Pr int Quality 2. Manual Duple x 3. W ater mar k 4. P age Setting 5. De vice Options 1 2 3 4 5[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-4 Print Qu ality Select the r esolution, ton er sa ve and print setti ngs. Resolution Y ou can c hange the resol ution as f ollo ws: 300 x 30 0 dpi 600 x 60 0 dpi 1200 x 600 dpi f or gra phics (F or HL-1440, HL-14 50 and H L-1470N users only) T oner Save Y ou can s av e running costs b y turning on the ton[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-5 Device Opt i ons Set the f ollowing pri nt functi on modes in this ta b. Job Spooli ng Quic k Print Setup Sleep Time Status Moni tor Macro Administr ator (F or Windo ws 95/98/M e users only) Inse r t Command File (For Win dows 95/98 /Me us ers on ly) P age Prot ection Print Date & Time HRC (F or Wind[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-6 ♦ Accessories T ab When y ou install op tions, a dd thos e options and s et them i n the Accessories tab as f o llows. P aper Sourc e Setting This f eature rec ognizes the paper size in each paper tra y .[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-7 ♦ Suppor t T ab • Y ou can download the latest driver o r get additional product inf or mation by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother .com . • Y ou can see the printer dr iver ver sion. • Y ou can check the cu rr ent driver settings. • Y ou can print the Configura[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-8  Features in the PS Printer Driver ✏ Note 1 This section is for HL-1450 and HL-1 470N users onl y . F or more detai led i nf or mation, pl ease s ee the on- line Help in the printer driv er or visit the Br other Solutions C enter at http://sol utions.broth er .com ♦ Details T ab 1. Select t he por[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-9 ♦ Pa p e r T a b 1. Select the P aper size , Multi-page, Orient ation, etc. 2. Select the P aper source. 2 1[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-10 ♦ Graphics T ab Y ou can s elect the print qu ality set tings .[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-11 ♦ Device Options T ab 1. Y ou can change settings b y clic king t he setting and then selec t ing a new value in the Change Settings bo x. T oner Sav e Mode Sleep M ode Media T ype HRC setting 2. Select the installed options from the list. 2 1[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-12 F F o o r r M M a a c c i i n n t t o o s s h h U U s s e e r r s s This printer sup por ts Macintos h ® OS 8.51, 8.6, 9.0 and 9.1. F or more detailed information vi sit the Brot her Solutions Ce nter at http://solutions .brother .com  For USB User s (HL-1440/14 50/1470N User s Onl y) Computer Re qu[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-13 S S o o f f t t w w a a r r e e ✏ Note 2 This section is for Windows users only . A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i c c E E - - m m a a i i l l P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g A utomatic E-mail printing is used to download E- mail, r eceiv e mail at the sel ected time and print it automatically . Y ou c[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-14 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 ✏ Note 3 This section is for HL-1470N only .  BRAdmin Pr ofessional The BRAdmin Prof essio nal software is a utility for managing your Brother network enab led printers th at are running u nder Windows 95/98/Me, Windo ws 20[...]

CHAPT ER 2 PRINT ER DRIVER AND SOF TWARE 2-15  Netw ork Printer Driver Wizar d The Network Pri n ter Driv er Wizard softw are can be used to ease t he instal lation o f a printer in a network en viro nment. It can also b e used to create autom atically running .e x e files , which once run, automate the i nstallation o f a printer int o a peer- [...]

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PAN EL 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 This section ref e rs to the LEDs and contr o l panel b utton on the control panel. The LED in dications sh own in the ta ble below are used in th e illustrations in th is chapter . ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ LED is off LED is blinking ● ● ● [...]

3-2 LED Printer status Drum Ready Alarm Paper Toner Data Sleep mode The pow er sw itch is off or the printer is in Sleep mode . Ready Alarm Paper Toner Data Drum Ready t o print The printer is ready to print. Pressing control panel b utton wak es up the pr inter to Ready m ode. Blinking at 1 second inter vals W arming up The printer is w ar ming up[...]

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PAN EL 3-3 LED Printer status Ready Alarm Paper Toner Data Drum Receiving Data The printer is receivi ng data from the computer or the printer is processing data i n memory . Ready Alarm Paper Toner Data Drum Data Remaining in Memory Print data remains in the printer memory . If the Data LED is on f or a long per iod of time and n[...]

3-4 S S e e r r v v i i c c e e C C a a l l l l I I n n d d i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s If an unrecov erable error occurs , the pr inter will indicate the need for a service call by illuminating all the LEDs and then alternating the f o llowing combination of LEDs. F or e xample, the f ollowi ng two indications alternate when a fuser malfuncti [...]

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PAN EL 3-5 If y ou see any of these service call indicati ons, turn off the power s witch, wait a f ew seconds, and then turn it on and tr y to pr int again. If y ou cannot clear the err or and see the same ser vice call indicati on after tur ning on the printer , consult y our dealer or a Brother author ized service representativ[...]

3-6 C C o o n n t t r r o o l l P P a a n n e e l l B B u u t t t t o o n n The control panel b utton has the fol lowing functions . Cancel pri nting If y ou press the control panel button w hile pr inting, the printer immedi ately stops printing and ejects the paper . W ake-up If the printer is in Sleep mode , pressing the control panel b utton wa[...]

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PAN EL 3-7 D r u m A l a r m D a t a R e a d y P P r r i i n n t t T T e e s s t t S S a a m m p p l l e e P P a a g g e e The printer prints a test sample page using the control panel b utton or printer driver .  Using Contr ol P anel Button 1. T ur n off the pr inter . 2. Mak e sure that the front cov er is closed and the pow[...]

3-8  Using the Printer Driver If y ou are using Brother ’ s Windo ws PCL printer dr iv er , use the “ Print T est P age ” button usual ly located in the General tab of the Windows printer driv er .[...]

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PAN EL 3-9 Ready Alarm D ata Drum D r u m A l a r m D a t a R e a d y P P r r i i n n t t C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n a a n n d d F F o o n n t t s s Y ou can print the current configur ation and a list of the internal fonts usi ng the control panel b utton or printer driver .  Using Contr ol P anel Butt[...]

3-10  Using the Printer Driver ✏ Note 2 This section i s f or HL-1440, HL-1450, HL- 1470N users only . If y ou are using Brother ’ s Windo ws PCL printer dr iv er , you can print the curr ent configur ation and a list of the i nter nal f onts by cli c king the Pr int Config and Print F ont buttons in the Support tab.[...]

CHAPT ER 4 OPT IONS 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 This printer has the f ollowi ng opti onal accessories . Y ou can i ncrease the capabilities o f the printe r with these items. Click the chec k ma rk in th e f o llowing tabl e to see the detailed inf or mation f or each i tem. Model SIMM Lower T ray Unit Print[...]

4-2 ♦ Minim um Memor y Reco mmendati on (Including Resi dent Memor y) HL-1440 (Inc luding 2 MB of internal memo r y) 300 dpi 600 dpi 1200 dpi Letter /A4 Standard Standard 10 MB Legal Standard Standard 10 MB HL-1450 (Inc luding 8 MB of internal memo r y) HP LaserJ et, EPSON FX-850 an d IBM Proprinter X L emulation modes 300 dpi 600 dpi 1200 dpi Le[...]

CHAPT ER 4 OPT IONS 4-3 This pr inter can accept memor y SIMM with the f ollowing specifications: Speed 60 nsec - 80 nsec Pin type 72 pin Height 25.4 mm (1 .00 ” ) or le ss Outpu t 32 bit or 36 bit ✏ Note y Additional memor y is usef ul and ma y be necessar y if y ou are using th e P age Protection f unction. (F or HL-1440 user s) y The residen[...]

4-4 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 1. T ur n off the pri nter and u nplug the po wer cord fr om the A C outlet. Disconnect t he interf ace cab le from the printer . ! Caution Be sure to tur n off the printer bef ore you i nstall or remo ve SIMM. 2. Open the rear c ov er . Unsc[...]

CHAPT ER 4 OPT IONS 4-5 4. Install t he SIMM into the sl ot at an angl e, a nd then push it ge ntly tow ard the v er tical until it clic ks into place . 5. Re-install the access cov er and secure the access co ver with t he two scre ws. 6. Close th e rear c ov e r . 7. Reconnect t he interf ace cab le (printer cab le) to y our compu ter . Plug the [...]

4-6 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 ✏ Note This section i s for H L-145 0 and HL-1 470N users only . The low er tra y unit is a de vice that functions as an a dditional paper source. It can hold a maxim um of 250 sheets of paper (80 g/m 2 or 21 l b.) . T o purchase the op tional low er tra y unit, pl ease consult t he dealer w[...]

CHAPT ER 4 OPT IONS 4-7 P P r r i i n n t t S S e e r r v v e e r r ( ( N N C C - - 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 p p ) ) ✏ Note This section i s for H L -123 0, HL-144 0 and HL-1450 us ers only . An option al netw ork print ser v er (NC -2010p) allo ws y our pri nter to be c onnected to y our netw ork via the par allel interf ace . The NC-201 0p print ser v e[...]

4-8 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 ) ) The IR-1000 c onnects to an y of these pri nters and can pri nt data wit hout the use o f connecting cabl es. • Suppor ts the IrD A1. 1 Infrared co m munication standard. • Fully compatible with Windows ® 95/98/Windows ® Me , Windows NT ® 4.0,Windows [...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 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 Y ou need t o replace t he cons umables and clean the printer periodically . Y ou can s ee the mainte nance movie i n the supplied C D-ROM Maintenance T utorial section. 1. Y ou can see how t o replace the[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–2 T T o o n n e e r r C C a a r r t t r r i i d d g g e e A new toner car tridge cont ains enough to ner to print appro ximat ely 3,000 ( stan dard car tridge) or 6000 ( high yield cartridge) A4/Lett er-size si ngle-sided pa ges at about 5% cov erage. ✏ Note y T oner consumpti on v aries according to the image c[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–3 T T o o n n e e r r E E m m p p t t y y M M e e s s s s a a g g e e If the LED s hows the f oll owing message, th e printer has run out of toner or the toner is not ev enly distrib uted inside th e car tridge. Alarm Ready Alarm Paper Toner Data Drum R R e e p p l l a a c c i i n n g g t t h h e e T T o o n n e e[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–4 ! Caution W e recommend tha t you pl ace the drum unit assem bly on a piece of disp osable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner . T o prev ent damage to the printer from st atic electric ity , do not touc h the electrod es shown in the illu stration. 3. Press the loc k lev e r dow n, an[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–5 4. Unpac k the ne w toner car tridge. K eeping the car tridge horizontal , gently roc k it from si de to side fiv e or six times. ! Caution • W ait to unp ack the t oner car tridge until immedi ately bef ore y ou install it in the printer . If toner car tridges ar e left u npack ed f or a long period of time t[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–6 ! Caution Install t he toner car tridge imm ediately after y ou remo v e the protectiv e co v er . Do not touch the sha ded par ts in the illustration to pre vent any degradation to the pr int quality . 6. Install t he new t oner car tridge into t he drum unit until you h ear it loc k into place. When the toner [...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–7 7. Clean t he primary corona wire insid e the drum unit b y gently slidi ng the b lue tab from right to l eft a nd left t o right se ver al times. Retur n the tab to the Home positio n ( ▲ ) bef ore y ou re-instal l the drum unit assembly . ! Caution Mak e sure that y ou return the tab to the Home position ( ?[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–8 D D r r u u m m U U n n i i t t This printer can print appro ximatel y 20,000 p ages *1 with one drum unit. *1 At 5% print cov e ra ge (A4-Letter siz e). The actual number of pri nted pages ma y v ar y dep ending on the a ver age type of pri nt job a nd paper . ✏ Note y There are man y fac tors that det er min[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–9  Change Drum Messa g e If the Drum LED is on, i t means t he drum unit is n ear the end of its lif e. W e recommend t hat y ou repl ace the drum unit with a new o ne bef ore there i s a noticeab le det erior ation in the print q uality . Ready Alarm Paper Toner Data Drum ! Cau tion • While rem oving the dru[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–10 R R e e p p l l a a c c i i n n g g t t h h e e D D r r u u m m U U n n i i t t F ollow th ese steps to re place the drum unit . Y ou c an also vie w the drum unit replaceme nt method in t he instructional mo vie on the supplied CD-R OM: 1. Open th e front co ver . 2. Pull out the drum unit ass embly . ! Cautio[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–11 3. Whil e pressing the lock le v er , pull the toner car tridge out of th e drum unit assem bly . ! Caution Handle the toner car tridge careful ly . If toner scatter s on your hands or clothes , immedi ately wipe or wash it off with cold w ater . ✏ Note 3 Discard the use d drum unit according to loc al regula[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–12 6. Re-instal l the drum unit assem bly i n the printer . Mak e sure that th e printer is tur ned on, th e front co ver is open a nd the Drum and Alar m LEDs are illuminat ed. 7. Reset t he drum count er ref erring to the instructi ons suppl ied with the n ew drum unit. ! Caution • The Drum LED indi cation doe[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–13 C C l l e e a a n n i i n n g g Clean t he printer e xterior and in terior routinely . If printouts are s tained with toner , clean the printer interior a nd drum unit. See the M aintenance T utorial sectio n in the suppl ied CD-R OM. Y ou can see the instructional mo vie. 1. Y ou can see how t o clean the scan[...]

CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAI NTENANCE 5–14 P P e e r r i i o o d d i i c c M M a a i i n n t t e e n n a a n n c c e e P P a a r r t t s s Y ou need t o replace the m aintenance p ar ts periodi cally to maintain print quality . The units l isted bel ow shoul d be replac ed after printing t he f ollowi ng number of pages . Item Appro ximate Life T o Purc[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 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 I I d d e e n n t t i i f f y y i i n n g g Y Y o o u u r r P P r r o o b b l l e e m m Firs t, check the fol lowing: • The pow er plug is connected co r rectly and the printer is tur ned on. • All of the protective p[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-2 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 i i n n t t h h e e S S t t a a t t u u s s M M o o n n i i t t o o r r The Status Monito r will repor t problems with the printer . T ake the corrective actions listed in t he f ollowing ta ble f or the error message that the Status Monitor reports. Error messa g [...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-3 Error messa g e Action RESOLUTION ADAPTED (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution.) • Reduce the comple xity of your document be f o re y ou print to pre vent automatic reduction of the resolution. (F or HL-1440, HL-1450 and HL-1470N Users) • Expand the printer memor y by adding a co mm erc[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-4 E E r r r r o o r r M M e e s s s s a a g g e e P P r r i i n n t t o o u u t t s s The printer will repor t problems b y printing an error message as d e fined in th e f o llowing table. T ake the corrective actions f or th e error messa ge. Error messa g e Action MEMORY FULL • Press the control panel button to p[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-5 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, ensure that yo u are using paper that meets Br other recommende d paper specificatio ns. See “ What Kind of P aper ca n I Use? ” in Chapt er 1. Prob l em Recommendation The print er does not load paper . • If the re is pape r in the paper cassette , ma[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 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 a pa per jam occurs , the printer in dicates it b y lighting th e control pan el LEDs as show n below . Ready Alarm Paper Toner Data Drum Wa r n i n g After y ou ha v e just used th e printer , some in ternal[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-7 ✏ Note y If a paper jam occurs when using th e lower tra y unit, c heck f or correct installatio n of the upper paper cassette . y Alwa ys remo v e all paper from the p aper cassett e and str aighten the stac k when new paper is add ed. This helps pr ev ent m ultiple sheets of paper from f eeding through t he prin[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-8 4. Pull out the drum unit ass embly . Pull the jammed paper up and out of the pri nter . If y ou cannot r emov e the drum uni t assem bl y easily at thi s time , do not us e additio nal f orce. Instead, pul l the e d ge of th e jammed paper from the pap er cassette . ! Cau tion T o prev ent damage to the printer cau[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-9 5. Open th e rear cov er . Pull the jamm ed paper out of the fuser u nit. ✏ Note 0 If y ou hav e to pul l the paper tow ard th e back of the printer , the fuser ma y get dirty with toner powder and it m a y scatter on the nex t printouts. Print a f ew c opies of the test page until th e scattering of toner stops .[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-10 O O t t h h e e r r P P r r o o b b l l e e m m s s Prob l em Recommendation The print er cannot print. “ There was an error writ ing to LPT1: (or BR USB) for the printer . ” error message occurs on your PC . • Check tha t the printer cable is no t damaged or brok en. • If y ou hav e an interf ace-s witchin[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-11 F F o o r r M M a a c c i i n n t t o o s s h h w w i i t t h h U U S S B B ✏ Note 1 This section is for HL-1440, HL-145 0 and HL-1470N users only . Prob l em Recommendation HL-1440 (or HL-1450 and HL-1470N) does not appear in Chooser . • Check tha t the printer is tur ned on. • Check that t he USB interface [...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-12 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 pr ovides inf o r mation on the f ollowing topics: Image Defect Samp l es Recommendation ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 C DE F d ef g BC b c d 2 3 Faint • Check the print er's en vir onment. Co[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-13 Image Defect Samp l es Recommendation ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Toner specks • Make su re that you use paper that meets the specifications . A rough surf aced paper ma y cause the prob lem . Se e “ What Ki nd of P aper can I Use? ” in Chapter 1. • The drum unit may be dam aged. Install a new dru[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-14 Image Defect Samp l es Recommendation 94 mm 3.7 in. 94 mm 3.7 in. White Spots Printed pages have white spots i n black te xt 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 interva ls of 9 4 mm (3.7 in.). If the problem is no t solve d aft er p[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-15 Image Defect Samp l es Recommendation 94 mm 3.7 in. 94 mm 3.7 in. White Spo t s Printed pa g es ha v e w h i t e spo t s i n b l a c k t e xt a nd grap h i c s at inte r v a l s of 94 m m (3.7 i n .). 94 mm 3.7 in. 94 mm 3.7 in. Printed pages have black spots at interva ls of 9 4 mm (3.7 in.). ! Cau tion Do not tr [...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-16 Image Defect Samp l es Recommendation ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Black Hori zontal repetiti ve defects Toner scatter s and stains t he printed page. • The drum unit may be dam aged. Install a ne w dr um unit. See "Replacing the Drum Unit" in Chapter 5. • Make sure t hat you use paper that m[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-17 Image Defect Samp l es Recommendation ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 White Vertical str eaks • Y ou may clear the prob lem b y wiping the scanner window wit h a soft clo th. See “ Cleaning ” in Chapter 5. • The toner car tr idge ma y be damaged. Install a new toner car tr idge. See "Replacing th[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL ESHOOTIN G 6-18 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 l em Recommendation The print er prints une xpectedly or it pr ints garbage. • Mak e sure th e printe r cabl e is not too long. W e recomme nd y ou use a parallel cab le of less than 2 metres (6 1/2 f eet) in length. • Check if the[...]

APPEND IX A-1 1 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 MODEL H L-1230 HL -1440 HL-1450 HL-1470N T echnology Electrophotographi c Print Speed Up to 12 ppm Up to 15 ppm (Wh en Letter size paper is loaded) First Print Time Les s th an 15 sec *1 Resolution Windows[...]

APPEND IX A-2 ♦ Contr oll er MODEL HL-1230 HL-1440 HL-1450 HL-1470N Processor Fujit su MB86832 66M Hz Standard 2MB 8MB *3 Memory Option N/A 1 SIMM slot; expandable up t o 34MB 1 SIMM slot; expandable up to 3 6MB Standard IEEE 1284 Parallel IEEE 1284 Parallel , USB IEEE 1284 Parallel , USB, 10/100 BaseTX Interface Option 10BaseT (NC-20 10P), IrDA [...]

APPEND IX A-3 ♦ Software MODEL H L-1230 HL-1440 HL-1450 H L-1470N PCL Driver for W indows 95/98/Me, and NT4.0/2000 and Mac OS 8.5-9.1 Printe r Driver For Windows 95/ 98 /Me, and NT4.0/2000 PCL Driver for Windows 9 5/98/Me, and NT4.0/2 000 and Mac OS 8.5-9. 1 PostScript Printer Descrip tion (PPD) file for Windows 9 5/98/Me, NT4.0/200 0 and Mac OS [...]

APPEND IX A-4 ♦ P aper Handli ng MODEL H L-1230 HL-1440 HL-1450 H L-1470N Paper Cassette (Standard) 250 Sheets Manual Feed 1 Sheet P aper Input *1 1 Paper Cassette (Option) N/A 250 Sheets Face Down 150 Sheets P aper Output *11 Face Up 1 Sheet ♦ Media Specifications MODEL H L-1230 HL-1440 HL-1450 H L-1470N Media T ypes Manual Feed Plain Paper, B[...]

APPEND IX A-5 ♦ Printer Driver Functi ons *13 MODEL H L-1230 HL-1440 HL-1450 H L-1470N P age Lay out N in 1 Printing 2, 4, 9, 16, 25 in 1 page Poster Printing 1 in 4, 9, 16, 25 Watermark Printing Yes Othe r Quick Print S etup *1 4 Manual Du plex ♦ Supplies MODEL H L-1230 HL-1440 HL-1450 H L-1470N T oner Standard Cartridge 3,000 pages A 4/LTR pa[...]

APPEND IX A-6 I I m m p p o o r r t t a a n n t t I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n f f o o r r C C h h o o o o s s i i n n g g Y Y o o u u r r P P a a p p e e r r This section pr ovides in f or mation to help you ch oose paper to use with this printer. Bef ore y ou purchase a lar ge quantity of paper Mak e sure the paper is suitab le f o[...]

APPEND IX A-7 Long grain and shor t grain The pulp fib er of the paper is aligne d during pa per manuf acture. What w e call long grain paper is paper w here the fi ber is [bp1]par allel to the paper carriage directi on of the paper . P aper can be classified i nto tw o types, l ong gr ain and s hor t g rai n. Long gr ain paper ’ s fi ber directi[...]

APPEND IX A-8 Moisture content Moisture co ntent is the am ount of wa ter left in the paper after man uf acture . It is one of t he impor tant char acteristics of the paper . This can change g reatly dependi ng on the stor age en vironment, alt hough usual ly paper contains around 5% water b y wei ght. Becaus e paper often absorbs w ater , the amou[...]

APPEND IX A-9 Pa p e r s i z e Letter 8.5 x 11 in . Legal 8.5 x 14 in. Executive 7.25 x 10.5 in. A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm A6 105 x 148 mm B5 (ISO) 201 x 276 mm En velope Monarch 3.875 x 7.5 in. En velope #9 3.875 x 8.9 in. En velope #10 4.12 x 9.5 in. En velope #11 4.5 x 10.375 in. En velope DL 110 x 220 mm En velope C5 162 x 229 mm En velop[...]

APPEND IX A-10 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 regi stered tr ademark of Brother I ndustries, L td. Apple , the Apple L ogo , and Macintosh are registere d tra demarks in the United S tates a nd oth er countries , and T rueT ype is a tra demark of Apple Computer , Inc. Epson is a r egister ed tr ademark and FX-80 an d [...]

INDEX I -1 I I N N D D E E X X A access or y tab ................................................... 2-6 Apple LaserWr iter ........................................... 2-12 automatic e-mail pr inting ................................ 2-13 automatic emulation s electio n ........................ 2-15 B BRAdmin pr ofessional ..........................[...]

I ND E X I -2 P paper ......................................................... 1-8, A-6 jam ........................................................................ 3-2 paper handling ........................................... 6-5, A-4 paper jam .......................................................... 6-6 parallel cable ........................[...]