Brother HL-2600CN Series manual

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T rademarks Brother is a reg istered trademar k of Broth er Industrie s, Ltd. Apple, the A pple Logo, and Macintosh are r egistered tradem arks in the Unit ed State s and other countries, a nd True Type is a trademark of Apple C omputer, Inc. Centronics i s a trademar k of Genicom Corpora tion. EPSON is a regis tered tradem ark, and FX-850 and FX-8[...]

i B B B r r r o o o t t t h h h e e e r r r L L L a a a s s s e e e r r r P P P r r r i i i n n n t t t e e e r r r H H H L L L - - - 2 2 2 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 C C C N N N S S S e e e r r r i i i e e e s s s U U U s s s e e e r r r ’ ’ ’ s s s G G G u u u i i i d d d e e e (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational ass istance, p[...]

ii D D D E E E F F F I I I N N N I I I T T T I I I O O O N N N S S S O O O F F F W W W A A A R R R N N N I I I N N N G G G S S S , , , C C C A A A U U U T T T I I I O O O N N N S S S , , , A A A N N N D D D N N N O O O T T T E E E S S S The following conve ntions are u sed in this U ser’s guide: ! Wa r n i n g Indicates warnings t hat must b e ob[...]

iii ! Wa r n i n g If the printer become s hot, blow s smoke, o r generates obscure o dor, turn the printer off im mediately and unplug t he printer. Contact your dealer. ! Wa r n i n g If metal objects, wat er or other liquids get i nside the p rinter, turn th e printer off immediate ly and unpl ug the print er. Contact your dealer. ! Wa r n i n g[...]

iv P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T E E E R R R D D D O O O ' ' ' S S S A A A N N N D D D D D D O O O N N N ' ' ' T T T S S S F F F O O O R R R O O O P P P T T T I I I M M M U U U M M M P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T Q Q Q U U U A A A L L L I I I T T T Y Y Y ! Caution Before you move or lift the print er, remove t he Toner[...]

TABLE O F CONTENTS v 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 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THIS User’s Guide 1-1 ABOUT TH IS P RIN TER 1-3 Checking the C arton Com ponents 1-3 General V ie w 1-5 Features 1-6 Options 1-12 RAM 1-13 Operating and Storage En vironment 1-13 CHAPTER 2 DRIVER AND SOFTW ARE Printer Driver 2-1 Features [...]

TABLE O F CONTENTS vi CHAPTER 3 BEFORE W ORKING WITH THE PRINTER A UT OMA TI C EMUL A TI ON SELE C TION 3-1 A UT OMA TI C INTERF A CE SELE CTION 3-3 P APER HANDLING 3-4 Print Media 3-4 Cassette Fe ed 3-12 Manual Feed 3-13 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL P ANEL O PERA TION CONTR OL P AN EL 4-1 BUT TON S 4-2 Go button 4-3 Job Cancel b utton 4-3 Secure Print button[...]

TABLE O F CONTENTS vii CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLA C ING THE CONSUMA BLES 5-1 T oner Cartri dges 5-5 Oil Bottle 5-9 Fuser Cleaner 5-13 W aste T oner Pack 5-16 OPC B elt Cartri dge 5-18 Ozone Filter 5-22 Fusing U nit 5-23 120K Kit 5-27 CLEANING THE PRINT ER 5-35 REP A CKING AND RELOCA TING THE PRINTER 5-43 OPTIONS 5-45 Low er T ray Uni t (L T -26CL)[...]

TABLE O F CONTENTS viii APPENDIX PRINTER SP ECIFICA TIONS A-1 Printing A-1 Functions A-2 Electrical and Mechanical A-3 P APER SPE CIFIC A TIONS A-4 SYMBOL/CHARA CTER SETS A-9 OCR Symbo l Sets A-9 HP PCL Mode A-10 EPSON Mode A-12 IBM Mode A-13 HP-GL Mode A-14 Symbol Set s Supported by the Printer ’ s Intellifont Compatible T ypefaces A-15 Symbol S[...]

REGULATIONS ix 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 : : R R E E G G U U L L A A T T I I O O N N S S E E E L L L E E E C C C T T T R R R O O O N N N I I I C C C E E E M M M I I I S S S S S S I I I O O O N N N N N N O O O T T T I I I C C C E E E S S S Federal Comm unications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notic[...]

REGULATIONS x Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Onl y) This Class B dig ital apparatu s complies with Canadian ICES- 003. Cet appareil num é rique de la classe B es t conforme à la no rme NMB-003 du Canada. Decl aration of Conf ormity (For Europ e) W e, Brother Indust ries, Ltd., 15-1, Naes hiro-cho, Mizuh o-ku, N agoya 46 7-8561, [...]

REGULATIONS xi Laser Notices Laser Saf ety (12 0 V Model Only) This printer i s certif ied as a Class I l aser product u nder the U.S. D epartment of Health and H uman Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard acco rding to the Radiation Co ntrol for Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the printer does not prod uce hazardous las er [...]

REGULATIONS xii IEC 60825 Specificat ion (220 - 24 0 V Model Onl y) This printer i s a Clas s 1 laser product as def ined i n IEC 608 25 specif ications. The label sho wn belo w is attached in countries where required. CLASS 1LASER PRODUCT APPAREIL Å LASER DE CLASSE 1 LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT This printer h as a Class 3B Laser Diode th at emits in v[...]

REGULATIONS xiii Safety Inf ormation IMPOR T ANT - For Y our Saf ety T o ensure safe ope ration the three-pi n plug suppl ied mus t be insert ed only int o a standard three-pin p ow er point which is prope rly earthed throug h the normal household wiring. Extension cor d s should not be used with the e quipment. If it is ess ential t hat an extens [...]

REGULATIONS xiv Wiring Inf ormation (For U .K. only) Importa nt If the main s plug supplied with th is printer is not su itable for your so cket outlet, remov e the plug from th e mains cord and f it an appropriate three pin plug. If the replacement plug is intended to take a fuse the n fit the same rating f use as the original. If a moulded plug i[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON C C C H H H A A A P P P T T T E E E R R R 1 1 1 I I I N N N T T T R R R O O O D D D U U U C C C T T T I I I O O O N N N[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-1 A A B B O O U U T T T T H H I I S S U U S S E E R R ’ ’ S S G G U U I I D D E E This manual acts as y our guide to the setup and oper ation of your print er and covers the follo wing topics: CHAPTER 1 INTROD UCTION prov ides an ov erview of the printer. Read this chapter first to ge t familiar wi th the print er. CHA[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-2 Note When you read this U ser ’ s Guid e, note the following: • This User ’ s Gui de contains instru ctions or st eps to teach you the various operations of the pri nter. Pleas e remember that the ins tructions alw ays assume you started w ith the fac tory setting s, particularly in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 . If you[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-3 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 ! Wa r n i n g This printer is heavy a nd weighs approximat ely 39kg (86 l bs). To avoid inj ury when moving or lifting this printer , be sure to use at lea st two people. C C C H H H E E E C C C K K K I I I N N N G G G T T T H H H E E E C C C A A A R R R T [...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-4 Note Depending on the country wher e you purch ased the p rinter, you may h ave additional parts that are not list ed above. ! Caution The Toner Cartridges , OPC Belt cartridge, Oi l Bottle and Fuser Cleaner ar e packed inside a se parate carto n as a starte r kit. Do N OT open them no w. Only open them wh en you are r e[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-5 G G G E E E N N N E E E R R R A A A L L L V V V I I I E E E W W W Fig. 1 - 2 Fig. 1 - 3 Top Cover Paper Cassette Control Panel Front Cove r Power Butto n Rear Side Cover Rea r Acce ss C over Power Cord Connector Controller Card[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-6 F F F E E E A A A T T T U U U R R R E E E S S S This printer has the following sta ndard featu res. 2400 DPI Class Resolution This printer prints at a default re solution of 600 dots per inch (dpi). You c an achieve a higher pri nt quality e quivalent to 2400 dpi cl ass resolution by utilizing these Broth er technolo gie[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-7 Maintenance-Free and Economical T oner Car tridg e The toner cartridge can print up to 12,000 ( Black) and 7,200 (Cyan, Magenta and Yello w) single-side d pages at 5% covera ge. This printer us es one piece, easy-to-r eplace tone r cartridges. Univer sal P aper Cassette This printer loads pap er automa tically from t he [...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-8 Five Em ulation Modes This printer can emula te the He wlett-Packar d ® Color PCL ® 5C la nguage (PCL6 ® in monochrom e printing) printers, Po stScript ® 3 langua ge emulatio n (Brother BR-Script3) p rinters, the industry-sta ndard HP-GL ™ plotter as well as EPSON ® FX-850 ™ and IBM ® Proprinter XL ® printers [...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-9 Fonts This printer has 66 sc alable and 12 bitmapp ed fonts. T he fonts that ca n be used will vary accordi ng to the s elected em ulation mod e. In PCL mode, you c an also prin t the 13 kind s of bar co des listed below. In BR-Script mode, the p rinter has 165 scalabl e fonts. Bar Code Printin g This printer can print t[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-10 P o wer Sa ve Mode This printer has a p ower saving mode. Sinc e laser printers con sume powe r to keep the fixing a ssembly at a high tempe rature, this feature can save electricity when the printer is on but not bei ng used. Th e factory setting of the Power Save mo de is ON so that it comp lies with the new E PA Ener[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-11 P ANT ONE ® Calibrated There are many varia bles in proc ess reprod uction of col ors generated by the HL-2600CN, an y one of whi ch may affe ct the qualit y of the PANTON E Color simulation, inclu ding: 1. Type of paper used 2. Type of toner used 3. Effective final resolu tion 4. Dot structure/halftone s For optimal r[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-12 O O O P P P T T T I I I O O O N N N S S S The following option s are availa ble for this p rinter: P aper Handling Lower T r a y Unit (L T -26CL) A lower tray unit expa nds the p aper source capacity. Y ou can load extra paper or differ ent sizes of pape r. You can lo ad Letter, A4, B5 (JIS and ISO) or Executive size (1[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-13 R R R A A A M M M RAM Expansion By installing c ommercial memory modules you can expan d the memory capacity up to 384 Mbytes. Note Installation instruction s for each of these op tions will be included with the optional accessory. O O O P P P E E E R R R A A A T T T I I I N N N G G G A A A N N N D D D S S S T T T O O O[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-14 En vir onment Use the printer only w ithin the f ollowing rang es of temp erature and humidity: Ambient temperatur e: 20 ° C to 32.5 ° C (5 0 ° F to 90. 5 ° F) Ambient humidity: 20% to 80% (withou t condensa tion) Do not block the air exit on top of the printe r. Do not pl ace objects on to p of the printer, especia[...]

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON 1-15 Place the printer on a flat, horiz ontal surfa ce. Keep the printer cle an. Do not i nstall the pri nter in a d usty place. Do not install the pri nter near a n air conditio ner. The following figure d etails the r ecommende d area aro und the printer for proper ventilati on, operation an d maintenan ce. 20cm(8") 7[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE C C C H H H A A A P P P T T T E E E R R R 2 2 2 D D D R R R I I I V V V E E E R R R A A A N N N D D D S S S O O O F F F T T T W W W A A A R R R E E E[...]

CHAPTE R 2 DRIVE R AND SOFT WARE 2-1 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 Pr inter Dr iver is softw are that translates data from the f or mat used by a computer into the f or mat required by a par ticular pr inter . T ypically , this f or mat is a pr inter command language or page descr iption language. The printer dr ivers f or t[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-2 F F F E E E A A A T T T U U U R R R E E E S S S I I I N N N T T T H H H E E E P P P C C C L L L P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T E E E R R R D D D R R R I I I V V V E E E R R R ( ( ( W W W I I I N N N D D D O O O W W W S S S 9 9 9 5 5 5 / / / 9 9 9 8 8 8 / / / M M M E E E U U U S S S E E E R R R S S S O O O N N N L[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-3 Ad v anced T ab 1. Change the tab set tings by clic king the f o llowing icons: Print Qua lity Duple x Wa t e r m a r k P age Setting De vice Options 1[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-4 Print Quali ty Select the Quality, Color matchi ng mode, and Calibration setti ngs. • You can change th e Quality as follows: Nor mal 600 dpi Fine 2400 dpi class with C APT* *CAPT (Color A dv anc ed PhotoS cale T echnolo gy) = The fin est pr int mod e . Use this m ode to pr int precise images such as pho togra[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-5 Duplex T o use duple x pr inti ng, you will need to install the optional Duple x u nit onto your printer . If y ou select the duple x button, the dialogue box f or making duple x settin gs will appe ar . Six types of duplex binding directions are av ailab le f or each o r ientation. Wa t e r m a r k Y ou can pl [...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-6 Device Options 1. Set the f ollowing pr int fu nction mod es in this tab: Job Spooling T oner Sa v e Mode Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Status Monitor Macro Administrator Inser t Comman d/File Print Setti ng Print Setti ng (F or monochr ome only) P age Protection Print Dat e & Time 1[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-7 Job Spooling Y ou can re pr int a document w ithout send ing the dat a again fro m your PC (e xcept f or secure pr intin g) because the pr inter wi ll sa v e da ta that you specify f or re pr inting. • Last job reprint: Reprint the last job • Secure Print: Print the data with a password • Public: Save th e[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-8 Accessories T ab When you install options, add those options and choos e the settin gs f or them in the Accesso r ies tab as follo w s. 1. Y ou can m anually add or remov e any of the pr in ter ’ s option al components. The paper tra y setting s will match t he installed options. 2. A utomatic De tection of P [...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-9 Suppor t T ab • You can download the latest dr iver by acce ssing the B rother Soluti ons Center. • You can see the pri nter driver v ersion. • You can check the current drive r settings. • You can print the C onfiguration page and F ont page( s).[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-10 F F F E E E A A A T T T U U U R R R E E E S S S I I I N N N T T T H H H E E E P P P S S S P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T E E E R R R D D D R R R I I I V V V E E E R R R ( ( ( W W W I I I N N N D D D O O O W W W S S S 9 9 9 5 5 5 / / / 9 9 9 8 8 8 / / / M M M E E E U U U S S S E E E R R R S S S O O O N N N L L L [...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-11 Pa p e r T a b 1. Select the P aper size, La yout and Or ientation. 2. Select the P aper S ource. 3. When the Duple x unit is i nstalled ont o the pr inter , you will need to add the duple x u nit as one of the install ed options first (s ee De vice Option s T ab – Installable Options). Click on the More Opti[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-12 Graphics T ab 1. Set the pr int quality , etc .[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-13 De vi ce Options T ab 1. Y ou can ch ange settings by clicking on a setting in the Pr i nter feature s list bo x, then select a new v alue f or th at setting fr om the Cha nge Settings f or : xxxxx li st bo x. T oner Sa v e Mode Sleep Mode Media T ype HRC setting Collate (Only when an HDD or C ompactFlash card [...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-14 2. Select the installed options from the list. Y ou can ch ange settings by clicking on a setting in the In stallable options list box, then select a new v alue f or that s etting from the Change Settings for : xxxx list bo x. Job Spo oling Because the pr inter w ill sav e data th at you specify f or repr intin[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-15 S S S O O O F F F T T T W W W A A A R R R E E E F F F O O O R R R N N N E E E T T T W W W O O O R R R K K K S S S BRAdmin Pr ofessional BRAdmin professional is a utility f or managing your Brother ne twork enabled printers t hat are r unning un der Windows 95/98/M e, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0. It allows y[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-16 Driver Deplo yment Wizar d Sav e time and eff or t by using the Brother D r iv er Deplo y ment Wizard software to automate the insta llation and configuration of Bro ther networ ked printers in a TCP/IP environment. Use the Wizard to c onfigure the pr inter TCP/IP settings an d to specify the Printer dr iver to[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-17 S S S O O O F F F T T T W W W A A A R R R E E E F F F O O O R R R W W W I I I N N N D D D O O O W W W S S S C C C O O O M M M P P P U U U T T T E E E R R R S S S Y ou can in stall the Software from the su pplied CD-ROM as f ollows: 1. Inser t the CD- ROM into the CD-ROM driv e. The op ening scree n appears auto[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-18 S S S O O O F F F T T T W W W A A A R R R E E E F F F O O O R R R M M M A A A C C C I I I N N N T T T O O O S S S H H H C C C O O O M M M P P P U U U T T T E E E R R R This print er suppor ts Mac OS versions 8.6, 9.0, 9.04, 9.1 , 9.2 and X . Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver The Apple LaserWr ite r Dr iv er ma y hav e[...]

CHAPTE R 2 DRIVE R AND SOFT WARE 2-19 Installing the Printer Driver f o r Macintosh For Netw ork users* For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 Users 1. T ur n on your Macintosh computer . Inser t the CD-ROM into y our CD- ROM driv e. Double-clic k the Star t Here! Icon. F ollo w the instr uctions on the screen. 2. T o install the BR-Scr ipt PPD file, clic k the Ins[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-20 4. T urn ON your printer . 5. Inser t the CD- ROM into y our CD-R OM dr ive . O pen the Ma c OS X f older . 6. Open your language folder . 7. Double-clic k th e install icon . F ollow the instr uc tions on the scree n. 8. Open the Mac intosh HD ic on. 9. Open the Ap plications folder . Open the Utilities f olde[...]

CHAPT ER 2 D RIV ER AND SOFTWARE 2-21 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 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 S S S The print er settings hav e been set at the f act or y bef ore shipment. They are called “ Factor y setting s. ” Although you can operate the pr inter with th[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFORE WORKING W ITH THE PR INTER C C C H H H A A A P P P T T T E E E R R R 3 3 3 B B B E E E F F F O O O R R R E E E W W W O O O R R R K K K I I I N N N G G G W W W I I I T T T H H H T T T H H H E E E P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T E E E R R R[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFOR E WORK ING WITH THE PRINT ER 3-1 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 automatic e mulation sele ction functi on. When t he printer receives data from t he computer , it automati cally selects the emulati on mode. This function h as been f act[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFORE WORKING W ITH THE PR INTER 3-2 You can select the emulation m ode manua lly by using the control panel to access the EMULAT ION menu i n SETUP mo de. For mor e information, se e Chapter 4. Note When you use the automatic e mulation sele ction, note the following: • The EPSON or IBM e mulation m ode priority must be sel ected, be[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFOR E WORK ING WITH THE PRINT ER 3-3 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 automatic int erface selec tion functio n. When the print er receives data from t he computer , it automati cally selects the IEEE 1284 Parallel or USB interfa ce whiche ve[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFORE WORKING W ITH THE PR INTER 3-4 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 P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T M M M E E E D D D I I I A A A Pa p e r S i z e THE ST AND ARD P APER CASSETTE Since the Paper Ca ssette is a universal typ e, you can use any of the p aper sizes listed below. Th e cassette can hold u p to 250 sh eets o[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFOR E WORK ING WITH THE PRINT ER 3-5 THE OPTI ONAL L O WER TRA Y CASSETTE (L T -26CL) The cassette can h old up to 5 00 sheets o f paper (75 g/m 2 or 20 lbs.). The maximum capacity is 52 mm pap er height. • Plain Paper: A4, L etter, B5 (JI S/ISO), Exec utive • From 176 mm x 250 m m (6.9 ” x 9 .8 ” ) to 215. 9 mm x 297 mm (8.5 ?[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFORE WORKING W ITH THE PR INTER 3-6 THE OPTI ONAL DUP LEX UNIT (DX -2600) • Plain Paper: A4, L etter, B5 (JI S/ISO), Exec utive, Leg al • Other Sizes: 104.8 m m - 215.9 mm (4.1 ” - 8. 5 ” ) wide, 220 mm - 355.6 mm (8.7 ” - 14 ” ) long [Weig ht = 64 to 105 g/m 2 ( 18 to 28 lb s)] SUIT ABLE P APER SPECIFICA TIONS The followin[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFOR E WORK ING WITH THE PRINT ER 3-7 Paper Source Av ail able Size a nd Paper Type Capacity Standard P aper Cassette Cut sheet: Letter , A4, B5(JIS /ISO), Executiv e, Env elopes: C OM 10, DL T ransparencies: Letter , A4 Other Sizes: 104.8- 215.9mm wide ( 4.1 ” -8.5 ” ) 220-2 97mm long (8.7 ” - 11.7 ” ) 250 15 50 Up to appro x .[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFORE WORKING W ITH THE PR INTER 3-8 Recommended P aper The recommended paper for thi s printer is: Xerox 4024, Hammer mill Laserpri nt, NEUSIE DLER Color Copy 90g or equivalent Note • To get the best out put quality and to avoi d any dama ge, use smooth white paper. • We recommend that y ou test pa per, especi ally special si zes a[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFOR E WORK ING WITH THE PRINT ER 3-9 Printable Area The Printable Area depends o n the settin gs in your a pplication. The fig ure below shows the ph ysical printa ble area an d non-guar anteed print area fo r the various types of paper that can be used with this printer. Fig. 3-1 Note If you use paper th at does not meet the s pecific[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFORE WORKING W ITH THE PR INTER 3-10 En velopes Avoid using envelo pes with the following ch aracteristics: • Glossy or shiny surfac es • Protective cover on the envelopes ’ adhesiv e parts • Sealing flaps that h ave not been folded at purc hase • Sealing flaps as shown below • Three or more layers of paper in the marked ar[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFOR E WORK ING WITH THE PRINT ER 3-11 Before loading env elopes in th e cassette, c heck the f ollowing: • Envelopes should h ave a lengthwise sealing fla p. • The sealing flaps sh ould be folded crisply and c orrectly (irregularly cut or folde d envelopes may cau se paper jams). • Envelopes should c onsist of two layers of paper[...]

CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WOR KING WITH THE PRINTER 3-12 C C C A A A S S S S S S E E E T T T T T T E E E F F F E E E E E E D D D The printer can feed paper from the Paper Cassette, Optional Lower Paper Tray or Optional Legal Cassette. Note When you load paper into the Paper Cassette, note the following: • If your application software supports paper size s[...]

CHAPT ER 3 BEFOR E WORK ING WITH THE PRINT ER 3-13 M M M A A A N N N U U U A A A L L L F F F E E E E E E D D D Since this printer do es not have a manual f eed or multi purpose tray, yo u cannot manually fe ed irregular si zed paper. However, this prin ter has a special “ Manual Feed ” mo de using Tra y 1 (upper tr ay) to acco mmodate non-stand[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION C C C H H H A A A P P P T T T E E E R R R 4 4 4 C C C O O O N N N T T T R R R O O O L L L P P P A A A N N N E E E L L L O O O P P P E E E R R R A A A T T T I I I O O O N N N[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-1 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 printer has one liquid crystal display (LC D), eight bu ttons and four LEDs on the control panel. The display can show vario us messages with up to 16 characters in tw o rows. Th e LEDs light to indicate the current printer status. Fig. 4-1[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-2 B B U U T T T T O O N N S S You can control the basic printe r operations and chan ge various pr inter settings with the 8 b uttons ( Go , Job Cance l , Secure P rint , Reprint , + , - , Set , Back ). K K K e e e y y y F F F u u u n n n c c c t t t i i i o o o n n n Go Exit from the c ontrol panel menu, Repr i[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-3 G G G O O O B B B U U U T T T T T T O O O N N N Panel indications ca n be chan ged from thei r current st atus (MENU, ERROR and REPRINT setting s) by pressi ng Go once. For ERRO R indication s, the panel changes only after the er ror is cleare d. You can PAUSE pri nting by pre ssing Go . Pressing Go a gain wil[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-4 S S S E E E C C C U U U R R R E E E P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T B B B U U U T T T T T T O O O N N N This function makes it possible t o submit a print job to t he printer and ha ve that job print only w hen you int eract with the printer via the control panel , or via a web browser. T his functio nality allo[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-5 R R R E E E P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T B B B U U U T T T T T T O O O N N N If you want to reprint a document that has just been printed, you can reprint it by pressing Reprint . Also, if you have created a document that you wish to share with colleagues, simply spool the document to a non-secure area of the[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-6 Reprinting the Last JOB You can reprint the last print jo b data witho ut sending i t from the c omputer again. Notes • When REPRIN T is turned off on the panel a nd you pre ss the Repri nt key, the LCD briefly shows “ NO DATA STORED. ” • If you want to canc el Reprinting , press the J ob Cancel key. ?[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-7 Reprint th e la st JOB 3 times 1. Use the control pan el to turn th e REPRINT function ON in SETUP mode. Notes If you are using the driver suppli ed with the printer, the settings for spooli ng jobs in the printer driv er will take priority over t he settings made using the control p anel. For m ore in f ormat[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-8 Printing PR OOF Data You can use this fu nction to re print PROOF data that has just been prin ted if it has no security se ttings. Doc uments tha t are placed in the PROOF ar ea are available to any one. This fu nction can a lso be use d for a document that will be moved to a p ublic folder at a later da te. [...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-9 Printing PUBLIC Data You can use this fu nction to re print docume nts stored i n a PUBLIC area of the printer memory. D ocuments here will not be passwor d protected and anyone can access them using the control panel or a web browser . The printer will not print a PUBLIC do cument wh en you send it to t he pr[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-10 Printing SECURE Data Secure documents are passwor d protected and only th ose people that know the password w ill be able t o print the document. The printer w ill not print the document when you s end it for prin ting; to pri nt the document you must print using the c ontrol pan el of the prin ter (with pa s[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-11 Operations for Printing SECURE Data Press Reprint If there is no dat a. NO DATA STORED --REPRINT-- LAST JOB Press + or - . --REPRINT-- SECURE FILE Press Set . SECURE FILE USER XXXXXX Press + or – to sel ect the user name . Press Set to se t the user name . USER XXXXXX JOB XXXXXX Press + or – to sel e ct t[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-12 When there is no rep rint data in me mory If the printer does n ot have rep rint data in the buffer m emory and you pr ess Reprint , the LCD sho ws “ NO DATA STORED. ” T o delete the jo b Using the control pa nel, select t he ‘ DELETE STORAGE ’ submenu u nder the SETUP menu. Sele ct the user name and [...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-13 + + + , , , – – – B B B U U U T T T T T T O O O N N N S S S If you press + or – when the printer is in the on-line state (READY), it goes off-line and the LCD will display the menu. T o displa y menus in the current mode If you press + or – when the printer is in the on-line state, it goes off-line [...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-14 B B B A A A C C C K K K B B B U U U T T T T T T O O O N N N If you press Back w hen the pri nter is in the on-line stat e, it goes off-line and the LCD goes to the menu. Pressing Back allows you to ret urn to the p revious level from the current menu level. Pressing Back also a llows you t o select the previo[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-15 L L E E D D S S The lamp lights or blin ks to indic ate the curr ent printer st atus. READ Y 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 Ready to print Printing Blinking W ar ming up Off Off-line PO WER LED L L L E E E D D D i [...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-16 L L C C D D D D I I S S P P L L A A Y Y The display shows t he current pr inter status. When you use the control panel, the display wi ll change. If you take the print er off-line, t he display ch anges to s how the selected emulation. If any problem s occur, the displ ay shows the correspon ding error m essa[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-17 L L L C C C D D D M M M E E E S S S S S S A A A G G G E E E S S S The message on th e LCD displ ay shows th e current pri nter status during normal operation as shown belo w. READY !"!"#"! K C M Y The ! marks indica te the stat us of the to ner in the Toner C artridges (K: Black, C: Cyan, M: Ma[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-18 Printer Status messa g es The following table shows the p rinter status messages t hat are dis played during normal opera tion: 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 Ready to pr in[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-19 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 you operate t he Menu buttons ( +, – , Set or Back ), remember the following basic steps : • If no control panel operations a re performed for 30 sec onds, the LCD automatically r eturns to READY. • When you[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-20 For examp le: When you want to chang e the “SOURCE” setti ng to “TRA Y1”Choose this setting to load paper alwa ys from the T ray 1. READY Press any of the Men u bu tton s ( +, -, Set or Back ) to tu rn the printer off- line. --MENU-- INFORMATION Press + or – to scroll forward or backward through the[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-21 P P A A N N E E L L S S E E T T U U P P M M E E N N U U Notes The LCD panel des criptions for t he paper tr ays are as f ollows. • Upper paper tray: Tra y 1 • Optional lower tray: Tray 2 • Optional dupl ex unit: DX There are 8 m odes. For more inf ormation ab out the sel ections avail able for each mode[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-22 INFORMA TION D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 Print the Configuration page. PRINT TEST Print a test page. PRINT DEMO Print the demonstration page. PRINT FILE LIST Print the card list. PRINT [...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-23 P APER D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 =AUTO/ TRAY 1/TRAY 2 MANUAL FEED =OFF /ON TRAY1 SMALL SIZE =B5/JIS B5/COM-1 0/DL/EXECUTIVE TRAY2 SMALL SIZE =B5/EXEC/J ISB5 DUPLEX =OFF /ON(L ONG B IND)/ON (S[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-24 SETUP D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 LANGUAGE = ENGL ISH/FRAN Ç AIS / … POWER SAVE =ON/OF F POWER SAVE TIME =1 MIN :99 MIN AUTO CONTINUE =OFF /ON =OFF /ON Turn the lock panel function ON/OFF. LOCK PAN[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-25 SETUP (Continued) D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 Delete the data on the CompactFlash card or HDD. Submenu Description SECURE FILE Select the User name, Job name and password. PUBLIC FILE Select the User [...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-26 PRINT MENU D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 =P LAIN PAPER/THI CK PAPER/TRANSPARENCIES COLOR PRINT =ON/OFF PAPER Set cut sheet paper size to A4, EXECUTIVE, COM-10, DL, B5, JIS B5, LETTER, LEGAL Y[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-27 PRINT MENU (Continued) D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 CR =OFF /ON ON: L F ! LF+CR, FF+CR, or VT ! VT+ CR OFF: LF ! LF, FF ! FF, or VT ! VT AUTO WRAP =OFF /ON Line feed and carriage return occur when[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-28 PRINT MENU (Continued) D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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. =I0000:##### FONT PITCH =###.## CHARACTER SET PC-8/ … Set the symbol se t or the ch aracte r se t. TABLE PRINT Print code table. AUTO LF =[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-29 PRINT MENU (Continued) D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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. =I0000:##### FONT PITCH =###.## CHARACTER SET PC-8/ … Set the symbol set and the character set. TABLE PRINT Print code table. AUTO LF =OFF[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PAN EL OPERATION 4-30 PRINT MENU (Continued) D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 CHAR SET(STD) =#### CHAR SET(ALT) =#### PEN # SIZE PEN 1 to 6 (Set size and gray percent age for the selected pen.) HP-GL PEN # GRAY PEN 1 to 6 15, [...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-31 NETW ORK (Netw ork Users Onl y) D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 Submenu Description TCP/IP ENABLE =ON/OF F IP ADDRESS= ###.###.###.### SUBNET MASK= ###.###.###.### GATEWAY= ###.###.###.### IP BOOT TRIES =[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-32 INTERF A CE D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 SELECT =AUTO/USB/ PARALLEL/NETWORK AUTO IF TIME = 1:99 (sec) You need to set the time out period for the auto interface selection. INPUT BUFFER = Level1:15 Incr[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-33 RESET MENU D D D i i i s s s p p p l l l a a a y y y S S S h h h o o o w w w s s s 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 Resets the printer and restores all printer settings – including command settings – to the settings you have previously made using the con t ro[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-34 Set Date and time --MENU-- INFORMATION Press + or – until “ SETUP ” mode appears. --MENU-- SETUP Press Set . SETUP DATE&TIME Press Set . DATE&TIME YEAR Press Set . YEAR =1999 * Press + . YEAR =2000 Press Set . YEAR =2000 * After a short t ime, the display changes. DATE&TIME YEAR Press Set . [...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-35 Set IP Address --MENU-- INFORMATION Press + . --MENU-- NETWORK Press Set . NETWORK TCP/IP Press Set . TCP/IP TCP/IP ENABLE Press + . TCP/IP IP ADDRESS= Press Set . IP ADDRESS= 192.0.0.192 * The last digit in the first part of the number is blinking. Press + or – t o increase or dec rease the number. Press S[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-36 About Em ulation Modes This printer has the following em ulation mod es: HP LaserJet Mode The HP LaserJet mod e (or HP m ode) is the emulation m ode in which this printer emulates the Hewlett-Pac kard LaserJ et laser print er. Many software applications support this type of laser printe r. Using this mode wil[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-37 HP-GL Mode The HP-GL mode is the emulati on mode in which this pri nter emulat es the Hewlett-Packar d plotter model H P-7475A. M any graphic s and CAD applications support this type of plotter. Use this mode for optimum performance when printing from those types of applicati ons. EPSON FX-850 a nd IBM Propri[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-38 List of F actory Settings The following table shows the in itial factory default setti ngs. Notes • The settings are su bject to the emulation m ode. Effecti ve modes ar e indicated in parenth eses in the following tab le. • The following settin gs cannot b e restored to the factory settings with the RESE[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-39 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 =AUTO MANUAL FEED =OFF PAPER DUPLEX =OFF HRC =MEDIUM QUALITY TONER SAVE =OFF LANGUAGE =ENGLISH POWER SAVE TIME =30MIN AUTO CONTINUE =OFF LOCK PANEL =OFF REPRINT =ON PAGE P[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-40 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.=59 FONT PITCH/POINT= 10.00/12. 00 SYMBOL/CHARACTE R SET=PC 8 AUTO LF=OFF AUTO CR=OFF AUTO WRAP=OFF AUTO SKIP=ON LEFT MARGIN =#### RIGHT MARGIN=### # TOP MARGIN=#### BOTT[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-41 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.=59 FONT PITCH/POINT=10.00/12.00 SYMBOL/CHARACTER SET=PC8 AUTO LF=OFF AUTO CR=OFF LEFT MARGIN=#### RIGHT MARGIN=#### TOP MARGIN=#### BOTTOM MARGIN=#### IBM PROPRINTER LIN[...]

CHAPTER 4 CONT ROL PANEL OPERATION 4-42 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 NETWARE EN ABLE=ON NETWARE NET FRAME=AUTO APPLETALK =ON NETBEUI =ON DLC/LLC =ON BANYAN =ON LAT =ON NETBIOS/IP =ON NETWORK (Continued) ENET =AUTO SELECT =AUTO AUTO IF TIME =5 INPU[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE C C C H H H A A A P P P T T T E E E R R R 5 5 5 M M M A A A I I I N N N T T T E E E N N N A A A N N N C C C E E E[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-1 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 Periodically, you will n eed to repl ace the foll owing cons umables. Wh en the time comes to replace consuma bles, the foll owing mess ages will appear o n the LCD panel. The printer will stop p rinting whe n the followi ng Opera[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-2 The following are Maintenance Messages that appear on the LCD in the READY state. These messages provide advanced warnings to replace the consumables before they run out. To avoid any inconvenience, you may wish to purchase spare consumables before the printer stops printing. LCD Operator Call Message Consumable to Repla[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-3 The following are Mai ntenance Messages t hat appear alternatively with t he “READY” mess age on the upper row of the LCD when t he printer is in the READY state. Thes e messages advise you that you will need to re place each of the consum ables as so on as possib le, since t he consuma ble end of life has been reach[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-4 Note The starter toner cartridge s shipped wi th the print er contain o nly half the normal amount of to ner. (6,000 pages (Blac k) and 3,6 00 pages (Cyan, Magenta and Yello w). *2 - For example, if the Cyan a nd Magent a toner cartri dges are almost empty, the indicatio n will be “ " ! ! " ” ( ! = b linkin[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-5 T T T O O O N N N E E E R R R C C C A A A R R R T T T R R R I I I D D D G G G E E E S S S ! Caution We strongly recomme nd using g enuine Brot her toner cartridg es. Using generic or refilled to ner cartridge s may void t he warranty for this printer. T oner Nearl y Empty Message Check printed page s, page co unter, and [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-6 Replacing the T oner Car tridg es ! Wa r n i n g Do not put the Toner Cartridge int o a fire. It could explo de. ! Caution • When replacin g the Toner Cartridges, handle the m carefully s o that toner does not spill. • We strongly re commend us ing genuin e Brother toner c artridges. Us ing generic or refilled to ner[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-7 4. After rocking each n ew Toner C artridge 3 to 4 times from side to side, remove the tape lab eled ‘ REMOVE’ a nd the orange pr otective cov er from the new Toner Cartridge. Fig. 5-2 5. Insert the new Tone r Cartridge(s ) by position ing it in the correct guide(s). Slide it gently into t he printer. D o not try to [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-8 ! Caution • Insert the ton er cartridge(s ) gently into the printer. Do not try to lock them into the printer by pushing them. They must stay l oosely in th e guide rails so t hey will be correctl y positione d when the front cover i s closed. • The printer ma y be damag ed or may not work corr ectly if you install c[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-9 O O O I I I L L L B B B O O O T T T T T T L L L E E E Oil Bottle Low Messa g e When the Oil has almost run out, the following message appears on the LCD panel. Prepare a new Oil Bottle to replace the nearly empty bottle. After this message appears, you can print approximately 30 pages: FUSER OIL LOW ! ! ! !" " [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-10 ! Wa r n i n g The Fusing Unit and the parts ar ound it are HOT! Be sur e to wait until the Fusing Unit has cooled suffi ciently befo re you repl ace the Oil Bottle. If you touch the HOT parts (shad ed area sh own below), you might get injured. ! Caution • Be careful not to spill oil in side the pri nter. It migh t ca[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-11 Replacing the Oil Bottle 1. Press the Power bu tton to turn off the print er, and then wait until it has cooled down sufficiently. 2. Open the Top Cove r. 3. Release the Oil Bott le Lock Levers as shown: Fig. 5 - 5 4. Remove the empty Oil Bottle fro m the Fusin g Unit. Hold a sheet of paper under the Oil Bottle and lift[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-12 5. Install the new Oil B ottle into th e Fusing Unit with the la bel facing you. The Oil Bottle is keyed to prevent incorrect insta llation. Fig. 5 - 7 6. Lock the Oil Bottle Lock Levers securely. 7. Close the Top Cover . 8. Press the Power bu tton to turn the printer O n.[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-13 F F F U U U S S S E E E R R R C C C L L L E E E A A A N N N E E E R R R Fuser Cleaner Message When the following m essage ap pears on th e LCD pan el, you will need a replacement Fuser Cl eaner Rolle r: REPLACE FCR !" READY Fuser Cleaner Chang e Messa g e When the following m essage ap pears on th e LCD and the pri[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-14 Replacing the Fuser Cleaner ! Wa r n i n g The Fusing unit and the parts ar ound it are HOT! Be sur e to wait un til the Fusing Unit has cooled suffi ciently befo re replacin g the Fuser Cleaner. If you touch the HOT parts, you might get inj ured. 1. Press the Power bu tton to turn the printer o ff, and th en wait until[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-15 4. Take the Fuser Clean er out of the Fusing Uni t by holding the handle of the Fuser Cleaner as shown: Fig. 5 - 9 5. Install the new Fuse r Cleaner into the guide with t he roller side facing you. Fig. 5 - 10 6. Lock the Fuser Clean er with the Oil Bottle L ock Levers. 7. Close the Top Cover . 8. Press the Power bu tto[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-16 W W W A A A S S S T T T E E E T T T O O O N N N E E E R R R P P P A A A C C C K K K Approximately every 18,000 ima ges you pri nt at 5% cov erage, you must change the Waste Toner Pack. NEAR WASTE TONER !" READY W aste T oner P ac k Full Message When the Waste To ner Pack is f ull, the follo wing message ap pears on[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-17 1. Open the Front Cov er. 2. Remove the Waste Toner Pack from the holder loca ted at the lower right side of the printer. B e careful not to spill th e toner. Fig. 5 - 11 3. Peel off the sealing sticker on t he left side of the Wast e Toner Pa ck. Seal the opening wi th the seali ng sticker. See Fig. 5-1 2 for the corre[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-18 O O O P P P C C C B B B E E E L L L T T T C C C A A A R R R T T T R R R I I I D D D G G G E E E OPC Belt Car tridg e Messa g e When the OPC Belt C artridge ru ns out, the following me ssage appears o n the LCD. When you s ee this me ssage, you must replac e the OPC Belt Cartridge: REPLACE OPC BELT !" READY ! Cautio[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-19 Replacing the OPC Belt Car tridg e 1. Press the Power but ton and tur n the printer Off. 2. Open the Front Cov er and then open the Top cover. 3. To release the lock, p ull the green Belt Cartridge Lock Levers on both side s toward you. Fig. 5 - 13 4. Remove the OPC B elt Cartridge from the prin ter. Fig. 5 - 14[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-20 5. Remove the Tensio n Release Pins from both sides of the new OPC Belt Cartridge. Fig. 5 - 15 Remove the protecti ve sheet from the new OPC Be lt Cartridge. Do not to uch the green part of the O PC Belt Cartridge. Fig. 5 - 16 6. Insert the new Belt Cartridge into the printer guid es with the flat side facing you. Fig. [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-21 9. Press the Power bu tton to turn the printer O n. 10. Press any of the Men u buttons ( + , – , Set or Back ) to take th e printer Off Line. 11. Press + or – until “ RESET MENU ” appears. 12. Press Set to proceed to the next me nu level, an d then pres s + or – until “ PARTS LIFE ” appears. 13. Press Set [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-22 O O O Z Z Z O O O N N N E E E F F F I I I L L L T T T E E E R R R Ozone Filter You will need to repla ce the Oz one Filter on ce a year t o prevent ozone from coming out of the printer. ! Caution You must replace th e Ozone Fil ter once a y ear. If you do not, it mi ght cause a noticeable odor o f Ozone. Replacing the O[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-23 F F F U U U S S S I I I N N N G G G U U U N N N I I I T T T Fusing Unit When the following m essage ap pears on th e LCD pan el, you must repla ce the Fusing Uni t: REPLACE FUSER ! ! ! !" " " " READY ! Wa r n i n g The Fusing Unit and the parts ar ound it are HOT! Be sur e to wait until the Fusing Un[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-24 Replacing the Fusing Unit 1. Press the Power bu tton to turn off the print er. Unplug the printer. To avoid injury, wait until the printer has cooled down suffic iently befor e you replace the Fusing Unit. 2. Open the Top Cove r. 3. Unscrew the two long screws as shown to r elease the Fusing Unit from the printer. Fig. [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-25 ! Caution When removing the F using Unit from the pri nter, be sure to ke ep the Fusi ng Unit flat, so oil will not spill. Consi derable da mage can o ccur if oil is spilled inside the printer. 5. Remove the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Clean er from the F using Unit. 6. Install the new Fusi ng Unit into the printer. Be sur[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-26 Note If the condition of t he Fuser Cle aner is poor , we recom mend that y ou replace the Fuser Cleaner a t the same t ime as the Fusing Unit. The life counter f or the Fuser Cleaner will also need to be reset . Please ref er to page 5-15 f or instructions. Partially used Oil Bott les can be reused with a new Fusi ng U[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-27 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 K K K K K K I I I T T T 120K Kit When you see the f ollowing me ssage on th e LCD, you must replace the items located in the 120K Kit, w hich include s the Drum Cleaner, Paper Discharger, Transfer R oller, Pape r Pick-up Ro ller, Separator Pad and Transfer Drum. Note • User replacem ent of some of th[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-28 Drum Cleaner ! Caution Both ends of the Dr um Cleaner roller consist of metal b earings that connect the bias elem ent to the power s upply. These must be c onnected c orrectly when you install the Drum Clean er. Be sure to check how to c onnect the se correctly by referring t o the old D rum Cleaner before you begin re[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-29 5. Clean the area where the new Drum Cleaner is to be installed with a cotton cl oth. Fig. 5 - 26 6. Install the new Drum Cleaner int o the printer by gently placing the brass bearings into th e guides, and then pushing t he handle down until the beari ngs click int o place. Ensure that t he Drum Cleaner is free to mov [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-30 P aper Dischar ger ! Caution Do NOT touch the c harging wire! Fig. 5 - 28 Replacing the P aper Dischar ger 1. Press the Power bu tton to turn the printer O ff. 2. Open the Rear Acc ess Cover. 3. Remove the Paper Discharger from the Transfer Unit by lightly pressing it down an d then slidin g it to the right to rele ase [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-31 4. Clean the area where the new Paper Dischar ger is to be installed with a cotton cloth. Fig. 5 - 30 5. Install the new Pap er Discharger into the Transfer Uni t in the reverse order that y ou removed it. Fig. 5 - 31 6. Plug the printer into the AC outl et. 7. Press the Power bu tton to turn on the print er. 8. Press a[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-32 Replacing the T ransf er Roller 1. Press the Power bu tton to turn the printer O ff. 2. Open the Rear Acc ess Cover. 3. Release the Transfe r Roller Lock Levers on the right and left ha nd sides, and then lift t he Levers t o release the Transfer Roller. Fig. 5 - 32 4. Remove the Transfe r Roller by gently pulling the r[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-33 5. Install the new Tran sfer Roller by holding the Lock L evers of the Transfer Roller and adjusting the angle of the Tr ansfer Roller Lev er shafts (both sides) t o match the Transfer Unit groove . Set the Transfer Roller onto the shafts and place the Roller ont o the spring s as shown below: Fig. 5 - 34 Fig. 5 - 35 Fi[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-34 Note • User replacement of some of th ese parts i s not recom mended. • For replacement of t he Paper P ick-up Roll er, Separato r Pad and the Transfer Drum, cons ult your lo cal dealer/r etailer. • Actions 10 to 14 sho uld only b e carried ou t by your d ealer or Brother Authorized S ervice Cen ter when th ey hav[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-35 C C L L E E A A 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 Periodically, clean the printer ext erior and in terior with a dry soft cloth. If printed pages are st ained with t oner, clean the printer i nterior with a dry soft cloth. We recommend clean ing the Pa per Guide, Registration Roller and Exit Roller[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-36 4. Clean the Paper Guide wi th a dry soft cloth. If pa per and for eign objects are stuck in the Pap er Cassette , remove th em. Fig. 5 - 38 5. Install the Paper Cassette into the pri nter. 6. Plug the power cord into t he AC outl et, and the n turn on th e printer. P eriodic Printer Cleaning Note When you clean the pri[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-37 Clean the printer int erior as follo ws: 1. Turn off the printer and unplug the power co rd. 2. Open the Rear Acc ess Cover. 3. Clean the Registrati on Roller an d the Paper Pick-up Roll er with a dr y soft cloth to prevent paper jams . Fig. 5 - 39 ! Caution Be sure not to brea k the Actua tor while clea ning the P aper[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-38 4. Remove the Paper Discharger fr om the Tran sfer Unit. Fig. 5 - 41 5. Clean the Paper Dis charger Cas e Housing with a dry co tton cloth. Clean the Corona Wir e and the inside of the Paper Dis charger Case with a dry cotton sw ab. Fig. 5 - 42 6. Re-install the Paper D ischarger i nto the Tran sfer Unit. ! Caution • [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-39 8. Open the Top Cove r slightly so you can cle an the Exit Roller. This will help to prevent pap er jams at t he paper exi t and dirt fr om appearing on your printouts. Fig. 5 - 43 9. Open the Front Cov er, and the n open the Top Cover. 10. To release the lock, p ull the gre en Belt Cart ridge Lock Levers on both sides [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-40 ! Caution • Do not touch the OPC Be lt surface wi th bare han ds or gloves. • If the Belt is e xposed for more than t wo minutes t o a light source o f 800 lux, the Belt may be damaged. 12. Clean the OPC Belt C artridge a nd the OPC Belt Cartrid ge Case with a dry cotton cloth. Fig. 5 - 46 13. Clean the Corona Wir e[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAINT ENANCE 5-41 14. Remove all the Toner Cartridges from the printer. 15. Use the fingers of both hands to hold the two knobs on the Dustproof Glass, and then remove it from the Laser Unit by lifting it up. Fig. 5-48 16. Clean the surface of the Dustproof Glass with a dry cotton swab. Fig. 5-49 17. Re-install the Dustproof Glass by ali[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-42 18. Re-install all the Tone r Cartridges and the O PC Belt Cartridges . 19. Close the Front Cov er and the Top Cover. ! Caution • NEVER use Al cohol or oth er similar sol vents for cle aning the dustpr oof glass, otherwise it will be a caus e of image f ailure.[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-43 R R E E P P A A C C K K I I N N G G A A N N D D R R E E L L O O C C A A T T 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 ! Wa r n i n g • Whenever you transport t he printer A LWAYS use the packing materials that were provided w ith your pri nter. Follow the steps detailed below to re-p ack the p rinter or the [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-44 Ho w to Repac k the Printer 1. Press the Power bu tton to turn the printer o ff. Unplug the printer. 2. Remove the Waste Toner Pack, Toner Cartridges, Fusin g Unit and OPC Belt Cartridge fro m the prin ter. Place t hem in their original packaging. Do not pla ce them t ogether with the printer in the printer carton . 3. [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-45 O O P P T T I I O O N N S S L L L O O O W W W E E E R R R T T T R R R A A A Y Y Y U U U N N N I I I T T T ( ( ( L L L T T T - - - 2 2 2 6 6 6 C C C L L L ) ) ) Loading P aper fr om the Lo wer P aper Cassett e The lower tray unit is a device th at function s as a seco nd paper source. It can hold a maximum of 500 she ets[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-46 1. Turn the printer off and unplug the power co rd from th e AC outlet. 2. Place the Lower Tra y Unit on a flat table, and then rem ove the pro tective parts. Fig. 5 - 52 3. Pull out the Paper Cassette fro m the Lower Tray Uni t, and then remo ve the tapes and the protective p arts inside of the Casset te. Install the P[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-47 5. Check the two alignm ent pins o n the Lower Tray Uni t. Use two peopl e to lift the printer and pl ace it onto the Lower Tray Uni t. Be sure to use the handholds loc ated at the bott om four corners of the printe r. Check to ensure that the pin s are correctl y aligned into the prin ter. Fig. 5 - 55 6. Remove the con[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-48 8. Insert the connectio n cable int o the printer ’ s connecto r. Fig. 5 - 58 9. Pull out the Upper Paper Cassette, and then connect th e Lower Tray Uni t with the printer by sliding the lockin g clip to the right on the top surf ace of the Lower Tray Uni t. Fig. 5 - 59 10. Install the right han d side cover into the [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-49 11. To level the tray unit , adjust the Anchor Feet locate d at the fron t and rear on the righ t hand side at the bottom of the L ower Tray Unit. The Anchor F oot moves u p and down as it is tur ned. It is correctly adjusted w hen the Anchor Foot touche s the work surface and the tray unit is level . Turn the lock scre[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-50 D D D U U U P P P L L L E E E X X X U U U N N N I I I T T T ( ( ( D D D X X X - - - 2 2 2 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 ) ) ) The following paper s izes can b e used for t he Duplex U nit: A4, Letter, B5 (JIS/I SO), Legal, Executive Ho w to Install the DUPLEX Unit ! Wa r n i n g • This printer is heavy and weighs ap proximately 3[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-51 1. Turn the printer off and unplug the power co rd from th e AC outlet. 2. Remove the Fuser Co ver that is located at the rear t op of the p rinter. Remove the Rear C aps (2 piece s) from the fuser unit. W e recomm end removing those cap s with a coin or a screwdriver. Fig. 5 - 62 3. Remove the left ha ndside cover of t[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-52 5. Remove the Protectiv e Parts as shown (do not remo ve ALL the Protective Parts of t he Duplex U nit). Fig. 5 - 65 6. Pull out the connec tion cable l ocated at the bottom left h and side of the Duplex Unit. Fig. 5 - 66 7. Use the handholds of the Dupl ex Unit to lift it up. Fig. 5 - 67 Note Ensure that the Du plex Co[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-53 8. Insert the fixing pins at both sid es of the Duplex Unit in to the installation grooves in the Lowe r Tray Unit. Fig. 5-68 Note Make sure that the Rear Cover of the Lowe r Tray Unit is closed. 9. Secure the pawl of t he Duplex Unit into the rectan gular hole in the back of the prin ter. Fig. 5 - 69 10. Open the Duple[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-54 11. Open the Inside Uni t to remove the protective parts and close the Inside Unit. Fig. 5 - 71 12. Open the Duplex C over Top Assembly and remove the protective parts from the Duplex Cover Top As sembly Fig. 5 - 72 13. Securely connect th e Duplex Unit and the Printer w ith the thumbscrews ( 2 pieces). Fig. 5 - 73[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-55 14. Connect the conne ctor cable t o the upper connecto r on the printer. Fig. 5 - 74 15. Fit the left hand sid e cover of the Lower Tray Unit to the Lower Tray Uni t. Fig. 5 - 75 16. Plug in the printer a nd turn the printer on. Fig. 5 - 76[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-56 C C C O O O M M M P P P A A A C C C T T T F F F L L L A A A S S S H H H C C C A A A R R R D D D / / / H H H D D D D D D C C C A A A R R R D D D ( ( ( H H H D D D - - - 6 6 6 G G G / / / H H H D D D - - - E E E X X X ) ) ) This printer has a slot for option al CompactF lash card. I f you install an optional CompactFlas h[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-57 Note When you select th e fonts thro ugh your sof tware or wit h a command, not e the following: • You do not need t o be concer ned about the Font co ntrol panel settin g. The software or comm and overri des the prin ter setting. • Be sure to install a f ont card th at has your d esired font s. The printer automati[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-58 Fig. 5 - 77 6. Use + or – on the C ontrol Pane l to select “ PR INT MENU. ” . 7. Press Set to proceed to the next me nu level, an d then pres s + or – to select: “ HP LASERJET ” , “ EPSON FX-8 50 ” , or “ IBM PROP RINTER ” . 8. Press the Set key to select the Emulation fo r the fonts you want to sele[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-59 Installing a CompactFlash Car d 1. Turn off the printer and unplug the power co rd from th e AC outlet. Disconnect the inter face cable f rom the prin ter. 2. Insert a CompactFlas h card into the slot with the label facing you. M ake sure it is inserted correctly. Fig. 5 - 78 3. To remove the card, power the printer off[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-60 Installing a HDD (Har d Disk Drive) 1. Turn off the printer and unplug the power co rd from th e AC outlet. Disconnect the inter face cable f rom the prin ter. 2. Unscrew the two scre ws securing the rear pl ate of the main controller boar d and pull out the main controlle r board. Fig. 5 - 79 3. Insert the 4 should er [...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-61 5. Fit the 4 HD-6G/HD-E X shoulder screw s into the 4 holes of the main c ontroller board, and then se cure the shoulder screw s with the screws provided from the rear of the PCB. Fig. 5 - 82 6. Connect the flat ca ble to the main controller boar d. Fig. 5 - 83 7. Install the main cont roller board into the printer by s[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-62 8. Secure the main co ntroller boar d with the 2 screws. 9. Reconnect the inter face cable t o the printer . Plug the power cord into the AC outlet, and t hen turn o n the printer . 10. Format the HD-6G/HD -EX from th e control pa nel. See C hapter 4 for details.[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-63 R R R A A A M M M E E E X X X P P P A A A N N N S S S I I I O O O N N N This printer has 64 Mbytes of st andard mem ory and 3 sl ots for optional expansion memory. T he memory can be exp anded by 384 Mbytes by installing commerciall y available d ual in-line m emory modu les (DIMMs). (The standard memor y fitted can var[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-64 Note • There might be som e DIMMs tha t will not wor k with this pri nter. • For more inform ation, consult th e dealer wh ere you purc hased the printer. • For the latest inform ation: http://solutio ns.brother. com To install DIMM s, follow these ste ps: 1. Turn off the printer and unplug the power co rd from th[...]

CHAPT ER 5 MAINTEN ANCE 5-65 4. Hold the DIMM with y our fingers on the side edges and your thumb against the back edge. Align the not ches on th e DIMM with the DIMM slots. (Check that the lock s on each side of the DIMM slo t are open, or outward.) Fig. 5 - 86 5. Press the DIMM straig ht into the slot (press fi rmly). Make sure the locks on each [...]

CHAPT ER 6 TOURBL E SHO OTING C C C H H H A A A P P P T T T E E E R R R 6 6 6 T T T R R R O O O U U U B B B L L L E E E S S S H H H O O O O O O T T T I I I N N N G G G[...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-1 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 If any problem s occur, the print er automatic ally stops pri nting, diagn oses the problem, and di splays the r esulting mes sage to aler t you. Take the appropriate action, r eferring to t he following tables. If y ou cannot c lear the problem, consult t[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-2 Error Message Remarks CHANGE FCR Replace the cleaning roller. NO OPC BELT Install t he OPC belt. NO FC ROLLER Install the cleaning roller. NO LFU Install the lower tray unit. When the D uplex Uni t is installed. NO TR ROLLER Install the t ransfer ro ller. ILLEGAL TONER Use only Brother genuine toner cartridge. NO T[...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-3 Error Message Remarks HDD ERROR An error occurred when accessing the HDD. Power cycle the printer and check that it is formatted. DIMM ERROR Ensure that the DIMM is installed correctly. CARD REMOVAL The Flash card was removed while the p rinter was powered on. Power cycle the printer. BUFFER ERROR Check the cable c[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-4 M M M A A A I I I N N N T T T E E E N N N A A A N N N C C C E E E M M M E E E S S S S S S A A A G G G E E E S S S Error Message Meaning Action ! ! " ! (K C M Y) When the ! mark blinks ( " ), the in dicated color tone r is nearly empty. K: Black , C: Cyan, M: M agenta, Y: Yellow. W hen the t oner becomes e[...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-5 C C C A A A L L L L L L S S S E E E R R R V V V I I I C C C E E E M M M E E E S S S S S S A A A G G G E E E S S S When any of the foll owing mess ages appea r on the L CD, turn off the printer. Wait a few se conds, an d then turn the printer on again. If this d oes not clear the proble m, consult y our dealer o r B[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-6 Service C all Messag e Meaning Action ERROR EE4 WARNING Toner emp ty sensor error Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, and then turn it on a gain. ERROR EE5 WARNING Transfer ro ller solenoi d error Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, and then turn it on a gain. ERROR EE6 WARNING Drum cl eaning solenoi d [...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-7 Service C all Messag e Meaning Action ERROR EH4 WARNING Fuser temperat ure 4 error Turn off the printer. Wait 15 minutes, and then turn i t on again. ERROR EL1 WARNING Beam detec tor error Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, and then turn it on a gain. ERROR EL2 WARNING Scanner m otor error Turn off the print[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-8 P P P A A A P P P E E E R R R J J J A A A M M M S S S This printer has bee n designed to be troubl e free. How ever, if a problem should occur, note t he display message an d take the appropriate actio n. This section describ es the actio ns to be tak en to avoid paper jams and unsatisfactory printouts. P aper Jam [...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-9 Note Do not use the follo wing paper: • Bent paper • Moist paper • Paper that does no t meet spec ifications Paper may jam in the Paper Cas sette, insid e the printer , at the Rear Acc ess Cover or at the pap er exit. Loca te the jam a nd follow the inst ructions bel ow to remove the jamm ed paper. After you [...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-10 Ho w to Clear a P aper Jam in the Printer P APER J AM A T P APER EXIT JAM E1 If paper has passe d behind th e Rear Acces s Cover an d a paper jam ha s occurred at the pap er exit, follo w the steps below: 1. Open the Top Cover and release the Fusing unit Pressure Release L evers. Fig. 6-1 2. Open the Re ar Access [...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-11 Note When paper jams at the Rear A ccess Cover increase, re place the Paper Discharger. P APER J AM A T THE TRAN SFER ROLLER OR THE FUSING ROLLER INSIDE THE PRINTER JAM D or JAM E2 If a paper jam occur s at the Tra nsfer roller or the Fusing Roller, follow the same steps to remove the jamm ed paper as for ‘ P ap[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-12 1. Open the Re ar Access Cover. 2. Remove the jammed paper by holding it with both hands and pulling it slowly toward you. Fig. 6 - 3 3. If the paper is caught in the Registration rol ler, remove the jammed paper by h olding it with both hands and pu lling it slowly toward you. Fig. 6 - 4[...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-13 If the paper is caug ht in the Fusing Roller, follow the step s below: 1) Open the Top Cove r. 2) Release the Fusing U nit Pressure Release L evers on both sides. 3) Remove the jammed paper at the rear side of t he printer by holding it wi th both hands and pulling it sl owly toward you. 4) Lock the Fusing Uni t P[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-14 P APER J AM IN THE P APER CASSETTE JAM A 1/2 If a paper jam occur s inside the Paper Cass ette, follow these steps: 1. Pull out the P aper Cassette. 2. Remove the jammed paper. Fig. 6 - 7 3. Re-install the Paper Cassette. 4. Open the Re ar Access Cover. I f there is an y jammed p aper at the paper exit, remove it [...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-15 Ho w to Clear a P aper Jam in the Duple x Unit P APER J AM IN THE UPPE R ASSEMBL Y OF THE DUPLEX UNI T JAM B If a paper jam occur s in the Dup lex Cover T op Assembly , follow thes e steps: 1. Open the Du plex Cover Top Assembly. Fig. 6 - 8 2. If the paper is caught in the exi t of the Duplex Cover Top Assembly, r[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-16 3. If the jammed paper is insi de the Duplex Cover Top Assembly, rem ove it by rotating the green pinch roller downwards to feed the paper out through the exit of the Assembly. Fig. 6 - 10 4. If the jammed paper is caught inside the Duplex C over Top Assembly, open the Paper Guide and remove t he paper. Close the [...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-17 P APER J AM IN THE LO WER ASSEMBL Y OF THE DUPLEX UNI T JAM C If a paper jam occur s in the Low er Assembly , follow thes e steps: 1. Open the Du plex Lower Cover. If you find a j ammed piece of paper, pulling it slowly toward you. 2. If you cannot find the jam med paper, open the In side Unit by holding the handl[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-18 Q Q & & A A You may occasionally encounte r a difficulty with your HL -2600CN printer. This section contain s frequently asked ques tions and t he answers. Find your question below , and then follow the re commende d steps. You can correct most pr oblems yourself. S S S E E E T T T T T T I I I N N N G G G [...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-19 S S S E E E T T T T T T I I I N N N G G G U U U P P P T T T H H H E E E P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T E E E R R R Question Recommendation I cannot pr int from m y applicati on software. • Make sure tha t the supplied W indows pr inter dri ver is installed c orrectly a nd selected in your applic ation software. I[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-20 P P P A A A P P P E E E R R R H H H A A A N N N D D D L L L I I I N N N G G G Question Recommendation The print er does not load paper . • Check to see if th e Alarm LED is on. If so, t he Paper Cassett e may be out of paper or not properly i nstalled. If it is empty, l oad a new stack of paper in to the Paper C[...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-21 P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T I I I N N N G G G Question Recommendation The print er prints unexpect edly or it prints incorre ct characters. • Cancel t he print job from your computer . Then, turn the pri nter of f and on, or reset the printer an d try your pri nt job again. • Make sure y our appli cation s o[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-22 P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T Q Q Q U U U A A A L L L I I I T T T Y Y Y Note You can resolve a p rint quality problem by r eplacing a t oner cartrid ge with a new one when the LCD indicat es the ‘ toner low ’ or ‘ toner e mpty ’ message. Question Recommendation White ho rizontal lines or bands or rubbin g [...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-23 Question Recommendation Black vertical streaks or bands ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmno[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-24 Question Recommendation Toner scatter or Toner stain ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqr[...]

CHAP TER 6 TROUBL E SHOOT ING 6-25 Question Recommendation Uneven de nsity appears p eriodicall y in the horizont al directi on ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR[...]

CHAPT ER 6 TROUBL E SHO OTING 6-26 Question Recommendation Off set image ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDE[...]

APPEND IX A A A P P P P P P E E E N N N D D D I I I X X X[...]

APPEND IX A-1 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 P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T I I I N N N G G G Print Method Electrop hotography by semicon ductor laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength: 780 n m Output: 5mW max. Resolution 600x60 0 dots per inch (N ormal) 2400 dots per inch using CAPT and HRC (The res[...]

APPEND IX A-2 F F F U U U N N N C C C T T T I I I O O O N N N S S S CPU M IPS TMPR4955 (26 6MHz) Emulation Automatic emulation selection • HP Color Printer (PCL 5C) includin g HP Laser Jet 4+ (PCL 5e) and HP Las erJet5 (PCL 6) monochr ome mode • BR-Script Level 3 (Ad obe Posts cript Level 3 compatible) • HP-GL • EPSON FX850 • IBM Proprint[...]

APPEND IX A-3 E E E L L L E E E C C C T T T R R R I I I C C C A A A L L L A A A N N N D D D M M M E E E C C C H H H A A A N N N I I I C C C A A A L L L Power Source U.S.A. and C anada: AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz Europe and Australi a: AC 220 to 240 V, 5 0/60 Hz Power Consumption P rinting (Av erage): 600 W or less Stand-by: 260 W or less Stand-by in sleep [...]

APPEND IX A-4 P P A A P P 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 Paper Input Paper Trays: • Standard Upper Tra y (Tray 1) • Optional Low er Tray (Tray 2; LT-2 6CL) • Optional Legal Casse tte (Tray 1) • Paper size TRAY 1: Standard Upp er Tray: Letter, A4, B5 (JIS/I SO), Execu tive, COM10, DL, 104.8 – 215.9 mm wide,[...]

APPEND IX A-5 Optional Legal Tray (Tray 1; LC-2 6LG): • Plain paper of Lett er, A4, B5 (J IS/ISO), Exe cutive, Leg al sizes 104.8 x 220 mm to 215.9 x 355.6 mm (4.1 x 8.7 ” to 8. 5 x 14 ” ) [64 to 163 g/m 2 (18 to 43 lbs)] • Envelopes of COM10 DL sizes • Transparencies • Label Stock Optional Dupl ex Unit (DX-2600): • Plain paper of Let[...]

APPEND IX A-6 P APER The printer is designe d to work well with mos t types of x erographic and b ond paper. However, som e paper va riables may have an eff ect on print qualit y or handling reliability. A lways test s amples of p aper before purch asing to en sure desirable performan ce. Some im portant gui delines whe n selecting paper are: 1. Su[...]

APPEND IX A-7 DAMAGE OR OTHER DEFECTS C AUSED BY THE USE O F PAPER LISTED UNDER “ PAPER TYPES TO AVOID ” W ILL NOT B E COVERE D UNDER ANY W ARRANTY OR SER VICE AGRE EMENTS. ENVELOPES Most envelopes will p erform acce ptably on y our printer. However, some envelopes will have feeding an d print qualit y problems because of their construction. A [...]

APPEND IX A-8 LABELS AND O VERHEAD TRANSP ARENCIES The printer will print o n most typ e of labels a nd transparencie s designed f or use with a laser printe r. Labels s hould have an adhesi ve that is acrylic-bas ed since such material is more stabl e at the hig h temperature s in the fusing unit. Adhesives should n ot come in c ontact with any pa[...]

APPENDIX A-9 S S Y Y M M B B O O L L / / 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 You can s elect the symbo l and characte r sets with the Prin t Menu b y using the Control Pane l in th e HP LaserJ et, EPSON FX-850 , IBM Proprinter XL, and HP-GL emulation modes. S ee “PRIN T MENU” in Chapte r 4. O O O C C C R R R S S S Y Y Y M M M B [...]

APPENDIX A-10 H H H P P P P P P C C C L L L M M M O O O D D D E E E Roman 8 (8 U) ISO Latin1 (0N) ISO Latin2 (2N) ISO Latin5 (5N) PC-8 (10U) PC-8 D/N (11U) PC-850 (12U ) PC-852 (17U ) PC-8 Turkish (9T ) Wind ows L atin1 (19U) Windows La tin2 (9E) Windows La tin5 (5T) Legal (1U) Ventura Math (6M) Ventura Intl (13J) Ventura US (14J) PS Math (5M) PS T[...]

APPENDIX A-11 ISO 2 IRV ISO 4 UK ISO 6 ASCII ISO10 SWE/FIN ISO11 Swedish ISO14 JISASCI I ISO15 Italian ISO16 POR ISO17 Spanis h ISO21 German ISO25 French ISO57 Chin ese ISO60 NOR v1 ISO61 NOR v2 ISO69 French ISO84 POR ISO85 Spanis h HP German HP S panis h[...]

APPENDIX A-12 E E E P P P S S S O O O N N N M M M O O O D D D E E E US ASCII German UK ASCII I French I Danish I Italy Spanish Swedish Japa nese Norw egia n Danish II UK ASCII II French II Dutc h South Afr ican PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish[...]

APPEND IX A-13 I I I B B B M M M M M M O O O D D D E E E PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish[...]

APPEND IX A-14 H H H P P P - - - G G G L L L M M M O O O D D D E E E ANSI ASCII 9825 CHR. SET FRENCH/GERMAN SCANDINAVIAN SPANISH/LATIN JIS ASCII ROMAN8 EXT. ISO IRV ISO SWEDISH ISO SWEDISH :N ISO NORWAY 1 ISO GERMAN ISO FRENCH ISO U.K. ISO ITALIAN ISO SPANISH ISO PORTUGUESE ISO NORWAY 2[...]

APPEND IX A-15 S S S Y Y Y M M M B B B O O O L L L S S S E E E T T T S S S S S S U U U P P P P P P O O O R R R T T T E E E D D D B B B Y Y Y T T T H H H E E E P P P R R R I I I N N N T T T E E E R R R ’ ’ ’ S S S I I I N N N T T T E E E L L L L L L I I I F F F O O O N N N T T T C C C O O O M M M P P P A A A T T T I I I B B B L L L E E E T T T[...]

APPEND IX A-16 PCL Symbol Set Typeface(Cont inued) LetterGothic Mary - Oklahom a PC PC Utah Utah Set ID Symbol Set 16.66** land Brussels Tennessee Cond. 8U R o m a n - 8 • • •• •• • 0 N ISO 8859-1 Latin1 • • •• •• • 2 N ISO 8859-2 Latin2 • • •• •• • 5 N ISO 8859-9 Latin5 • • •• •• • 6 N ISO 88[...]

APPEND IX A-17 S S S Y Y Y M M M B B B O O O L L L S S S E E E T T T S S S S S S U U U P P P P P P O O O R R R T T T E E E D D D B B B Y Y Y T T T H H H E E E 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 R R R U U U E E E T T T Y Y Y P P P E E E ™ ™ ™ A A A N N N D D D T T T Y Y Y P P P E E E 1 1 1 F F F O O O N N N T T T[...]

APPEND IX A-18 PCL S ymbol Set Typefa ce Bermuda Script Germany San Diego US Roman Set ID Symbol Set 8U R o m a n - 8 •• • • 0 N ISO 8859-1 Latin1 •• • • 2 N ISO 8859-2 Latin2 5 N ISO 8859-9 Latin5 6 N ISO 8859-10 Latin6 10U P C - 8 •• • • 11U P C - 8 D / N •• • • 12U P C - 8 5 0 •• • • 17U P C - 8 5 2 26U P [...]

INDEX 1-1 INDEX A accessory 2-8 Analysis Tool Software 2-15 Apple Lase rWriter 2-18 automatic e mulation sele ction 1-8, 3-1 automat ic interface sel ection 1-7, 3-3 B Back switch 4-2, 4-14 Belt Car tridge Lock Le ver 5-19 BRAdm in profes sional 2-15 BR-SCRIPT 4-30 BR-Scr ipt 3 mode 4-36 C Cassette Feed 3-12 charging w ire 5-30 Color Advanc ed Phot[...]

INDEX 1-2 (OPC) Belt Cartridge 5-18 Operator Cal l Message 5-1 Operator Cal l Messages 6-1 Opetato r Call Messag e 5-2, 5-3 Option 2-6 Optional Fonts 5-56 Optional Legal Casse tte 3-5, 3-6, 3-7 Options 1-12 Ozone Filter 5-22 P panel setting 4-21 paper 4-39 Paper D ischa rger 5-30 Paper Ja m 6-8 paper m ode 4- 23 Paper Size 3-4 parallel interfa ce 3[...]