HP (Hewlett-Packard) HL-2030 manual

Brother La ser Printer HL-2030 HL-2040 HL-2070N User's Guide Version 4 For visually-impaired users You can read this User’s Guide wi th Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’ software. You must set up the hardware and inst all the driv er before you can use the printer. Please use the Quick Setup Guid e to set up the printer. You can find a prin[...]

I Laser printer HL-2000 series User's Guide Safet y precau tions We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide: Warn ings tel l you what to do to pre vent possi ble pe rsonal i njury. Electr ical Ha zard ico ns alert you to a possi ble elect rical sh ock. Hot Surfac e icon s wa rn you no t to tou ch mach ine pa rts that ar e ho t. [...]

II To us e the p rinter safely There are high vo ltage electrodes in side the printer . Before you c lean the i nside of the printer , make sure you have turned off the power swit ch and unplugg ed the pri nter fr om the AC power outlet. Do not handle the pl ug with wet hands. Doing this mi ght cause an electri cal shock. After yo u have just used [...]

III Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, t he Apple Logo, Maci ntosh and Tr ueType are r egistered tr ademarks of Apple Computer, Inc in the United States and oth er countries. Epson is a registered tr ademark and FX-80 and FX-850 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporatio n. Hewlett Packar d is a r[...]

IV Table of Contents 1 About this printer ........... ......... .............. .............. ......... .............. .............. .............. ... 1-1 What is in the box ? ................. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ....... ...... .......... 1-1 Interfa ce cable .................[...]

V 3 Control pane l ............. ......... .............. .............. .......... .............. .............. .............. ....... 3-1 Service call ind ications ........... ............. .................... ............ ............. ............. .................... . ............ ... 3-5 Control p anel button (Go but ton) ......... ......[...]

VI A Appendix ...... .............. ......... .............. .............. .......... .............. .............. ......... ........... A-1 Printer s pecificati ons......... ............. ............. ............. ............ .................... ............. ............ ....... .......... A-1 Symbol and ch aracter sets (For HL-207 0N) ....[...]

1 1 - 1 1 About this printer What is in the box? When you unpack the printer , check that you have all of the following part s. 1 Printer 2 Drum unit and toner cart ridge assembly 3 Quick S etup Gu ide 4 CD-ROM 5 AC power cord Parts may vary fr om one coun try to another. Note The AC power cord may be slightly diff erent than the one in the ill ust[...]

About this printer 1 - 2 1 Front view 1 Face-down Output Tray Support Flap (Support Flap) 2 Control Pane l 3 Manual Feed sl ot 4 Manual Feed Paper Guides 5 Paper Tray 6 Power Switch 7 Front Cover 8 Face-down Output Tray Back view 1 Back Cover 2 AC Power Connector 3 10/100BASE-TX Port (HL-207 0N) 4 Parallel Interfa ce Connector (HL-2040 and HL- 2070[...]

About this printer 1 - 3 1 Positioning the printer Please read the followi ng before you use the printer. Power supply Use the printer within the recommended power range . Power source: USA and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 50/60 Hz Europe and Aus tralia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz The power cord, includi ng extensions, shoul d not be longer than 5 meter[...]

About this printer 1 - 4 1 What kind of paper can I use? Type and size of paper The printer l oads paper from the install ed paper tray, or the manual feed slo t. The names for the paper trays in the pri nter driver and this guide are as follows: While look ing at t his page on t he CD-ROM, you can jump to the page for each pri nting method by cl i[...]

About this printer 1 - 5 1 Recommended paper ■ Before you buy a lot of paper, ple ase test a small quant ity to make sure t hat the p aper is s uitable. ■ Use paper t hat is made for plai n-paper copyi ng. ■ Use paper t hat is 75 to 90 g /m 2 (2 0 to 24 lb). ■ Use neutral paper. Do not use a cidic or alkali ne paper. ■ Use long- grain pap[...]

About this printer 1 - 6 1 Printable are a The edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown below. Portrait Landscape A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6 1 4.23 mm (0.16 i n.) 4.23 mm (0.16 in.) 4.23 m m (0.16 in.) 4.23 mm (0.16 in .) 4.23 mm (0.1 6 in. ) 4.23 mm (0.16 in.) 4.23 mm (0.16 i n.) 4.23 mm (0.16 in.) 2 6.01 mm (0.24 i [...]

About this printer 1 - 7 1 Printing meth ods Printing on plain pap er, bon d paper and transparencies You can prin t on plain paper, bond paper or trans parencies f rom the paper tra y or manual f eed slot. For t he paper you wan t to use, see What kind of paper can I u se? on pag e 1-4. Printing on plai n paper, bond paper or transparencies fr om [...]

About this printer 1 - 8 1 3 While pressing t he blue paper-gu ide release lever , slide the paper guides to fit t he paper si ze. Check that the guides are firm ly in the slots. 4 Put paper in the tray . 5 Check that t he paper is below the maximum pap er mark ( ▼ ). Note • Paper jams may occur i f you put more th an 250 sheets (80 g/m 2 or 21[...]

About this printer 1 - 9 1 7 Lift up the suppor t flap to prevent paper from sliding of f the face-down output tr ay. Note If you choose not t o lift u p the o utput tr ay support flap, we recommend tha t you remove print ed pages immediatel y after they come out of the printe r. 8 Send the print data to the printer. Note If you print on transpa re[...]

About this printer 1 - 10 1 Printing on plai n paper, bond paper or tr ansparencies from the manual feed slot Note The printer aut omatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed slot. 1 Select t he Paper Size , Media Type , Paper Sourc e and other settings in the pri nter driver . 2 Send the print data to the printer[...]

About this printer 1 - 11 1 3 Lift up the suppor t flap to prevent paper from sliding of f the face-down output tr ay. Note If you choose not t o lift u p the o utput tr ay support flap, we recommend that you remove pr inted pages as soon as they come out of the printe r. 4 Using both hands, sl ide the manual feed slot paper guides to t he width of[...]

About this printer 1 - 12 1 6 After the print ed page comes out of the pri nter, put in the next sheet of paper or the transparenc y as in Step 5 above. Repeat for each page that you want to pri nt. Note If you print on transpa rencies, remove each tr ansparency immed iately after print ing. Stacking the printed transparenc ies may cause a paper ja[...]

About this printer 1 - 13 1 Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes Note The printer aut omatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed slot. When you selec t the paper you want to use, s ee What kind of paper c an I use? on page 1- 4. If you print on envelopes , see Types of envelopes to avoi d on page 1-16. P[...]

About this printer 1 - 14 1 2 Send the print data to the printer. Note A No paper f ed manual feed slot stat us is sh own by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper or an envelope i n the manual feed slot . 3 Lift up the suppor t flap to prevent paper from sliding of f the face-down output tr ay. Note If you choose not t o lift u p th[...]

About this printer 1 - 15 1 5 Using both hands, put one pi ece of paper or one envelope i n the manual feed s lot until the fron t edge of the paper or envelope to uches the paper feed ro ller. When you feel the machin e pull i n the paper , let go. Note • Put the paper into t he manual feed slot wi th the s ide to be pr inted fac e up. • Make [...]

About this printer 1 - 16 1 Types of envelopes to avoid Do not use envelopes: ■ that are damaged, cur led, wrinkled, or unusual shape ■ that ar e extremely shiny or textured ■ with clasps , snaps or tie strings ■ with sel f-adhesiv e closures ■ that ar e of a bagg y constructi on ■ that ar e not shar ply creased ■ that ar e embossed ([...]

About this printer 1 - 17 1 Duplex Printi ng The suppli ed printer d rivers for Windows ® 95/98/ Me, Windows NT ® 4.0 and Windows ® 2000/ XP all allow manual duplex printi ng. For mor e information about how t o choose the settings, see the Help te xt in the printer driver. Guidelin es for printing on both sides of the paper ■ If the paper is [...]

About this printer 1 - 18 1 4 The print er will now automati cally pri nt all the odd-number ed pages on t he other s ide of the pa per. Note When you put paper in t he paper t ray, fi rst empty the tray then put the print ed pages in the tr ay, with the printed side face up. (Do not add the printed pag es to the top of a stack of unprin ted paper.[...]

About this printer 1 - 19 1 Paper orientation for manual duplex printing The printer pr ints the second page first . If you print 10 pages on 5 sheets of paper, it will print page 2 then page 1 on the firs t sheet of paper. It wil l print page 4 then page 3 on the second sheet of pap er. It wil l prin t page 6 t hen page 5 on the thir d sheet of pa[...]

2 2 - 1 2 Driver and software Printer driver A printer dri ver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the fo rmat that a particul ar printer needs. Typi cally, th is format is a printer command language or page descripti on language. The printer drivers fo r the foll owing version of Windows ® and Macint osh ® are [...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 2 2 You can change the following pri nter settings when you pri nt from your computer. ■ Paper Size ■ Multip le Page ■ Orientat ion ■ Copies ■ Media Type ■ Paper Source ■ Resolution ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Manual Duplex printi ng *1 ■ Watermark *1 ■ Job Spooling *1 ■ Quick Print Setup *1 ■ Sleep Time *[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 3 2 For Windows ® Featur es in the pri nter driv er You can downlo ad the latest pri nter driv er or get other informati on by accessing the Bro ther Soluti ons Center at http ://solut ions.b rother.com You can also change setti ngs by clicking the il lustration on the lef t side of the Basic tab in the Propert ies dialog [...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 4 2 Advanced ta b Note If you are using Windo ws ® 2000 or XP, you can a ccess the Advanced tab by clicki ng Printing Prefer ences... in the General tab of the Printe r Propertie s screen. If you are using Windows NT ® 4.0, you can access the Advanced tab by clicki ng Document Defaul ts in the file menu of the Printers an[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 5 2 Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the toner save mode, which reduce s the print density. Prin t Sett ing You can manually change the Prin t setting. •A u t o Selecting the Auto button wil l allow au tomatic pr inting with the most suitable print settings for your print job. • Manual You can ch[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 6 2 Device Options You can set the following Printer Function modes in this t ab: (You ca n jump to the page for e ach Printer Function by clic king the functi on name in the list below. ) • Job Spooling • Quick Print Set up • Sleep Time • S tatus Mo nitor • Macro (For HL-2070N) • Administrator (Fo r Windows ® [...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 7 2 Job Spooling The printer save s data that you want to reprint. You can reprint a document without sending the data again from your PC. To reprint press and hold down the Go button f or about 4 seconds until a ll the LEDs l ight up in order ( T oner , Drum , Paper , Ready ). Note • Rep ri nt func tion is not availabl e[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 8 2 Macro (For HL-2070N) You can save a page of a document as a macr o to the pri nter memory. More over, you can ex ecute the saved macro - i n other words , you can use the saved macr o as an overl ay on any document . This wi ll save ti me and increase pri nting speed for often used in formation such as for ms, company l[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 9 2 Density adjustment Increase or decr ease the print densi ty. Error Message Printout You can choose whethe r the printer repo rts problem by pri nting erro r page or not. About t he errors, see Error message prin tout on page 6-3. Selections are Printer Default (ON), ON and OFF.[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 10 2 Tray Settings tab Paper Source Sett ing This featur e recogniz es the paper size in each paper tray.[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 11 2 Support tab Note If you are using Windows ® 2000 or XP, you can access the Support tab by clicking Print ing Preferences.. . in the General tab of the Printe r Propertie s screen. If you are using Wi ndows NT ® 4.0, you can access the Support tab by cli cking Document Defaults. .. in the file menu of the Printer s fo[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 12 2 For Macintosh ® This print er supports Mac OS ® 9.1 to 9.2 and Mac OS ® X 10.2. 4 or great er. You can download the latest pri nter driver by accessi ng the Brother Solutions Center at http:// solutions.br other.com Note The screens in this section are from Mac OS ® X 10.3. The screens on your Macinto sh ® will va[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 13 2 Print setti ngs Set the Resolution , Medi a Type , Toner Save and other setti ngs. You can change settings by select ing the settin g in the Prin ter S ettin gs list: ■ Quality ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save Mode Quality You can change the resoluti on as follows: • 300 dpi • 600 dpi • HQ 1200 Media Type You can [...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 14 2 Uninstalling the printer driver You can uninstall the pri nter driver that you installed wit h the following steps . Note • This inst ruction is not avail able if yo u instal led the pr inter dr iver fr om Windows Add Pr inter f unction. • After uni nstalli ng, we recommend that you r estart y our PC to remove file[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 15 2 Brother Laser driv er for Macintosh ® For Mac OS ® 9.1 to 9. 2 1 Open the Extensions folder loc ated in the System Folder on the Macintosh HD . 2 Drag all the se fo llowi ng file s in the Extensions folder t o the tr ash . • BR_PrintMonitor( laser) • Brother Laser • Brother Laser(I P) Note There may be several [...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 16 2 Software Note This secti on i s for Wind ows ® . Software for Netw orks Note This section is for HL-2070N. BRAdmin Profession al The BRAdmin Professi onal software i s a utility fo r managing your Brother net work enabled pri nters that ar e running und er Windows ® 95/98/Me, Windo ws NT ® 4.0 and Windows ® 2000/XP[...]

Driver a nd software 2 - 17 2 Automatic Emulation Selection Note This section is for HL-2070N. This prin ter has an Auto matic Emulation Sel ection feat ure. When the pri nter receives da ta from the c omputer, it automatical ly chooses the emulati on mode. This feature has been set at the fac tory to ON. You can change the setting usi ng Remote Pr[...]

3 3 - 1 3 Control panel This secti on refers to t he four Light Emit ting Diodes (LEDs) ( Toner , Dru m , Paper , Ready ) a nd a c ontrol panel button ( Go ) o n the contr ol panel. The LED indications shown in the ta ble below are used in the illustr ations in this chapter . Note When the power switch i s off or t he print er is i n Sleep mode, al[...]

Control pan el 3 - 2 3 LED Printer status Sleep mode The po wer switc h is off or the pr inter is in Sle ep mode . Pressin g the Go button wakes up the p rinter from Sle ep mode to Ready m ode. Ready to prin t The pri nter is ready to print. Warming up The pri nter is war ming up. Receiving data The pri nter is either r eceiving d ata from t he com[...]

Control pan el 3 - 3 3 Toner life end Replac e the to ner cartridg e with a ne w one. S ee Replac ing the ton er ca rtridge on page 5-3. Cartridge position error The tone r cartridg e is not installe d correctl y. Take out the toner cartri dge and put it bac k into the prin ter again . Drum life end soon The d rum uni t is n ear the end o f its l i[...]

Control pan el 3 - 4 3 Front cover is open Close t he front c over of the print er. Back cover is open Close t he bac k cover o f the prin ter. Paper j am Clear the pape r jam. See Paper ja ms and ho w to cl ear them o n page 6- 5. If the printer do es not start prin ting, p ress th e Go button. No paper fed manual feed slot Put the paper in the ma[...]

Control pan el 3 - 5 3 Service call indications If there is an err or that cannot be cleared by the user, the printer will show that a service call is needed by lighting up all t he LEDs as sho wn below. If you see the service call indicati on above, turn off the power switch, wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on and try to print again. If [...]

Control pan el 3 - 6 3 Table 1: LED indications while pressi ng Go button Make a note of the indicat ion and report the error st atus to your dealer or a Brot her authorized service representat ive by r eferring to the above table. Note Make sure that the front cover is fully clo sed before you report a service call. * 1 If this err or occurs, turn[...]

Control pan el 3 - 7 3 Control panel b utton (Go bu tton) The control panel but ton has the f ollowing functions: Wake-up If the print er is in Sleep mode, press the Go button to wake the print er up and go to the Ready state. Error recovery If there is an err or, the print er will recov er automatical ly from some errors. If an error is not automa[...]

Control pan el 3 - 8 3 Print a test page You can use the Go button or t he print er driver to pri nt a tes t page. Using control panel button 1 Turn off the printer . 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in . 3 Hold down t he Go button as you turn on the power swit ch. Keep the Go button pressed down unti l the T[...]

Control pan el 3 - 9 3 Print a Printer Settings page You can print the curr ent settings using the control panel butt on or printer driver . Using the control panel button 1 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in . 2 Turn on t he printer and wait until the printer is in the Ready st ate. 3 Press the Go button thr [...]

Control pan el 3 - 10 3 Print Fonts (For HL-2070N) You can print a list o f the internal fonts using t he control panel button or pri nter drive r. Using the control panel button 1 Turn off the printer . 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in . 3 Hold down t he Go button as you turn on the power swit ch. Keep th[...]

Control pan el 3 - 11 3 Network factory default setting (For HL-2070N) If you wish to r eset the print ser ver back t o its default factory settings ( resetting all infor mation such as the password and IP addre ss information), please follow these steps: 1 Turn off the printer . 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plug[...]

4 4 - 1 4 Options This print er has the followi ng optional print servers. Cli ck the symbol L i n the table to see th e informatio n for each item. Wireless print serve r (NC-2200w) An optional net work print ser ver (NC-2200w) all ows you to print in a wireless envir onment through the USB interf ace. The NC-2200w is compatible with Windo ws ® 9[...]

Opti ons 4 - 2 4 Print server (NC-2 100p) (For HL-2040) An optional networ k print server (NC-2100p) allows you to connect to your network through the parall el interf ace. Note HL-2070N alr eady has a bui lt-in 10/100BASE-T X Ethernet Print Serv er. Network interf ace 10/100BASE-TX Etherne t Printer Interfac e Parall el Support Pr otocol TCP/IP, N[...]

5 5 - 1 5 Routine maintenance You will need to r eplace certai n parts a nd clean t he printer regularly. Replac ing th e consuma ble it ems You will need to replace the cons umable items regular ly. Note These instruc tions are also include d in Improving the pri nt quality on page 6-10. Consumables WARNIN G WARNIN G When you replace certa in part[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 2 5 Toner cartridge The life of the original t oner cartridge that came with the pri nter may be eit her a starter *1 or st andard *2 toner cartridge, and depends on the model and countr y you bought the printer in. *1 The starter toner cartridge will print up to 1,500 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages at 5% coverage.[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 3 5 Toner Life End message If the LED shows the message below, the printer has run out of to ner or the toner is not evenly di stributed inside the cartridge . Replacing the toner cartridge Note • To ensure high quali ty printing , make sure you use quali ty Brother toner cartridges. When you want to buy toner cartri d[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 4 5 3 Push down the blue lock lever and take the t oner cartridge o ut of the drum uni t. Note • Be sure to seal u p the toner cartri dge tight ly in a bag so that toner powder does not spil l out of the car tridge. • Discard the used t oner cartri dge according to local regulation s, keeping it separate from domest [...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 5 5 5 Pull off the protec tive cover. CAUTION • Wait to unpack the toner ca rtridge unti l immediately bef ore you put it in the printer. If toner car tridges are left unpacked for a long time the tone r life will be short ened. • If an unpacked drum unit is put in direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damag[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 6 5 6 Put the new toner cartridge fi rmly into the drum unit unti l you hear it lock into pl ace. If you put it in properl y, the lock le ver will lift automaticall y. 7 Clean the primary cor ona wire inside th e drum unit by gently sl iding the blue tab from right t o left and l eft to right several ti mes. Return the t[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 7 5 Drum unit This print er can print up to 12,000 pages * with one d rum unit. * At 5% print cover age (A4 or Lett er size). T he actual nu mber of pri nted pages wi ll vary depe nding on the average type of print job an d paper. Note • There are many factor s that determine t he actual drum li fe, such as th e temper[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 8 5 Replacing the drum unit Note We recommend that you clean the printer when you r eplace the drum unit. See Cleaning on page 5-11. Follow t hese steps t o replace the drum unit . 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on and the Drum LE D i s b li n k in g . Open the fr ont cover of the printer . 2 Press and h old down[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 9 5 4 Push down the blue lock lever and take the t oner cartridge o ut of the drum uni t. Note • Be sure to seal up the drum u nit tigh tly in a bag so that toner powder does not spi ll out of the uni t. • Discard the used dr um unit accordi ng to l ocal regulation s, keeping it separate from domest ic waste. If you [...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 10 5 7 Put the d rum unit an d toner car tridge assembl y in the prin ter. 8 Close the front cover. 9 Make sure tha t th e Drum LED is now off.[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 11 5 Cleani ng Clean the outside and inside of the printer reg ularly with a dry, li nt-free cl oth. When you replace the tone r cartridge o r the dru m unit, make sure you clean the i nside of the printer . If printed pages a re sta ined with toner, c lean the in side of t he printer with a dry , lint -free cl oth. Clea[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 12 5 3 Wipe the outside of the printe r with a soft cloth to remove dust. 4 Remove anything that i s stuck inside the paper tray. 5 Wipe the inside of th e paper tray with a soft cloth to rem ove d ust. 6 Put the paper tray fi rmly back in the printe r. 7 Plug the printer back i n and turn on the printer power switch. Cl[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 13 5 2 Open the front cover of the printer. 3 Pull out the drum unit and toner cartri dge assembly. 4 Wipe the s canner window wi th a dry, lint-f ree clot h. 5 Put the d rum unit an d toner car tridge assembl y back in the pri nter. 6 Close the front cover. 7 Plug the printer back i n and turn on the printer power switc[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 14 5 Cleaning the cor ona wire If you are experienci ng print quality pro blems, please clean the corona wir e as follows: 1 Open the front cover of the printer. 2 Pull out the drum unit and toner cartri dge assembly. CAUTION • We recommend that y ou place t he drum unit and toner cartridge as sembly on a piece of disp[...]

Rout ine ma int enanc e 5 - 15 5 3 Clean the primary cor ona wire inside th e drum unit by gently sl iding the blue tab from right t o left and l eft to right several ti mes. Return the ta b to the home position ( ▲ ) before you put the drum unit bac k in the printer . If you do not, print ed pages may have a vertical stripe. 4 Put the d rum unit[...]

6 6 - 1 6 Troubleshooting You can correct most problems by yours elf. If you need addi tional help, the Brother Sol utions Center off ers latest FAQs and troublesh ooting tips. Visit us at http:// solutions.br other.com . Identifyin g your problem First, check the foll owing: ■ The AC power cord is connected prop erly and the printe r is turned o[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 2 6 Error mess ages in the Stat us Monitor The Status Monitor will report proble ms with the printer . Take the corrective act ions listed in the fol lowing table f or the error message t hat the Status Monit or rep orts. The default set ting for the Stat us Monitor is off . If you would like to tu rn the status moni tor on, y[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 3 6 Error mess age printout The printer wil l report problems by pri nting an error message as defined in the foll owing table. Take the correcti ve actions for the error message. Error message Action MEMO RY FU LL ■ Pr ess the Go button to print the data left i n the pri nter. Canc el the pri nt job if you want to del ete t[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 4 6 Paper handling First, make sure that yo u are using paper that meets Brot her recommended paper specifica tions. See What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-4. Problem Recommendation The prin ter do es not fee d paper. ■ If there is paper in the pa per tray, m ake sur e it is s traight. If the paper is curled, y ou shoul[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 5 6 Paper jams and how to clear them If a paper jam occurs, the printer will tell you by flashing the paper LED as shown below. Clear the jammed paper as follows. If the jammed pape r is removed completely b y following t he steps bel ow, you can i nstall the pape r tray f irst, and th en close the f ront cover and the printe [...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 6 6 2 Pull the jammed paper up and out of the print er. 3 Open the front cover. 4 Pull out the drum unit and toner cartri dge assembly slowly. The jammed paper will be pulled out with the drum unit and toner car tridge assembly. CAUTION To prevent damage to the print er caused by static electri city, do not touch the elect rod[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 7 6 5 Open the back cover. 6 Pull t he tab toward y ou to o pen the rear c hute cov er. 7 Pull the jammed paper out of the fu ser unit. If the jammed paper cannot be pulled out easily, push down the tab with one hand as you gently pull the paper out with other. Rear Chute Co ver[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 8 6 8 Close the back cover. 9 Push the loc k lever down and take the toner cart ridge out of the drum unit. Take out the jammed paper i f there is any inside the drum unit. 0 Put the t oner cart ridge back into th e drum unit unt il you hear it lock into pl ace. If you put it in proper ly, the lock lever will li ft automati ca[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 9 6 A Put the d rum unit an d toner car tridge assembl y back in the pri nter. B Put the paper tray fi rmly back in the printe r. C Close the front cover. D Make sure tha t th e Paper LED is now off and the printer is ready.[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 10 6 Other probl ems For Macintosh ® with USB Improving the print qual ity If you have a print qualit y problem, prin t a test page first (see page 3-8 ). If t he printout looks g ood, the problem is probably not t he printer. Check the int erface cable or try the print er on another PC. This sect ion provi des infor mation o[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 11 6 Gray background ■ Make sur e that y ou use paper tha t meets the recomm ended s pecific ations. Se e What ki nd of pa per can I use? on page 1-4 ■ Check th e printer’ s envir onmen t - high t emperatur es and h igh humid ity can incre ase th e amou nt of ba ckgrou nd sh ading. Se e Pos itioning the pri nter on pag e[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 12 6 White Spots on black text and graphics at 75 mm (3.0 in.) inter vals Black Sp ots at 75 mm (3.0 in.) inter vals ■ If the pro blem is not solv ed after p rinting a few pag es, the drum unit m ay have glue fr om label s tock on the OPC d rum surfac e. Clean the drum uni t as foll ows: 1 Position the print sample in front [...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 13 6 Black ton er marks acro ss the page ■ The drum unit ma y be d amaged . Put in a n ew drum u nit. Se e page 6-12 . ■ Make sure tha t you use paper that m eets our specifi catio ns. See W hat ki nd of paper c an I use? on page 1-4. • If you use labe l shee ts for l aser prin ters, the glue fr om the sheets m ay somet [...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 14 6 White lines down the page ■ Wipe the scanner window with a soft c loth. See Cleani ng the insi de of th e printer on page 5 -12. ■ The tone r cart ridge ma y be da maged. Put in a n ew toner cartrid ge. See Replacing the tone r cartrid ge on page 5-3. Page ske wed ■ Make sur e the paper or oth er print media is load[...]

Troub leshooti ng 6 - 15 6 Solving prin t problems Problem Recommenda tion The prin ter pri nts unex pectedly or it p rints garb age data. ■ Make s ure the pr inter c able is not too long. We reco mmend you use a paralle l or USB cable th at is less than 2 mete rs (6.5 feet) in length. ■ Make s ure that th e printe r cable is not damag ed or b [...]

A A - 1 A Appendix Printer specificat ions Engine *1 From paper tray Mod el HL-203 0 HL- 2040 HL-2070N Technology Electrophoto graphic Print s peed Up to 17 pp m (Let ter size) Up to 16 pp m (A4 si ze) Up to 20 ppm (L etter size ) Up to 20 ppm (A 4 size) First prin t time Less tha n 10 sec *1 Resolution Windo ws ® 95 and Windows NT ® 4.0 N/A HQ12[...]

Appendix A - 2 A Controller *2 USB is not su pported u nder Wi ndows ® 9 5 or Window s NT ® 4.0. *3 Brothe r original Windows ® manageme nt util ity *4 Use a s tandard we b brow ser to ma nage th e device . *5 Code39, Int erleave d 2 of 5, EA N-8, EAN-13 , UPC-A, UP C-E, EAN-12 8, Codaba r, FIM (US-P ostNet), IS BN, Code128 Mod el HL-203 0 HL-20[...]

Appendix A - 3 A Software Control panel Paper handling *6 Instruc tiona l anim ations fo r probl em so lving *7 The Driv er Deplo yment Wizard automa tes the in stallati on of a printer in a pe er-to-pee r networ k. *8 Calcul ated wit h 80 g/m 2 (21 lb) paper Mod el HL-2030 H L-2040 HL-2070 N Printer driv er GDI Drive r for Windows ® 98/Me, Wi ndo[...]

Appendix A - 4 A Media specifications Supplies Dimensions / Weights *9 Up to 10 s heets *10 Legal pa per is n ot availabl e in som e regions . *11 Depen ds on the m odel a nd cou ntry yo u bought the prin ter in. Mod el HL-2030 HL-2040 HL- 2070N Medi a typ es Manual fee d slot Plain p aper, Bon d paper, R ecycle d paper, E nvelope , Labels, and Tra[...]

Appendix A - 5 A Other System Requirements *12 USB is not su pported u nder W indows ® 9 5 or Window s NT ® 4.0. *13 Power M acintos h with an A pple o riginal pre- inst alled USB port. Mod el HL-2030 HL- 2040 HL-207 0N Power consumptio n Printing Average 450 W at 2 5 °C ( 77 °F) Standby Average 70 W at 25 °C (77 °F ) Sleep Av erage 5 W Avera[...]

Appendix A - 6 A Important information fo r choosing your paper This section provides informati on to help you choose paper to use with thi s printer. Note If you use paper ot her than the ones rec ommended, a paper jam or misfeedi ng may occur in the pri nter. See Recommended paper on page 1-5. Before you purchase a large quanti ty of paper Make s[...]

Appendix A - 7 A Print surface The characteri stics may differ a li ttle between the face side and reverse side of a sheet of paper. Usually, the opening si de of the ream of paper package is the print side. Follo w any indication of the print si de on the paper package. Typi cally, the print side is indicated by an arrow. Moisture cont ent Moistur[...]

Appendix A - 8 A Paper size Paper s ize mm in. Letter 8.5 × 11 in . Legal 8.5 × 14 in . Executiv e 7.25 × 1 0.5 in. A4 210 × 297 mm A5 148 × 210 mm A6 105 × 148 mm Envelope Monarch 3.875 × 7.5 in. Enve lope #9 3.875 × 8.9 in. Enve lope #10 4.12 × 9.5 in. Enve lope #11 4.5 × 10 .375 in. Envelope DL 110 × 220 mm Envelope C5 162 × 229 mm E[...]

Appendix A - 9 A Symbol and character sets (For HL-207 0N) For the HP LaserJet, IBM Proprin ter XL, an d EPSON FX-850 emulatio n modes, you can sele ct the sy mbol and charact er sets u sing a Web browser or t he Remote Printer Con sole software. How to use the Web b rowser To use the Web browser, follow the step s below. 1 Type http://printer’s [...]

Appendix A - 10 A HP LaserJet mode ABICOMP Brazil / Portugal (13P) ABICOMP Internati onal (14P) Desktop (7J) Greek8 (8G) HP German (0G) HP Spanish (1S) ISO Latin1 (0N) ISO Latin2 ( 2N) ISO Latin5 (5N) ISO Latin6 ( 6N) ISO2 IRV (2U) ISO4 UK (1E) ISO5 ASCII (0U) ISO10 Swedish (3S) ISO11 Swedish (0S) I SO14 JIS ASCII (0K) ISO15 Italian (0 I) ISO16 Por[...]

Appendix A - 11 A IBM mode Epson mode Windows Baltic (19L) Windows Cyrilli c (9R) Windows Greek ( 9G) Windows Latin1 (19U) Windows Latin2 (9E) Windows Latin5 (5T) Wingdings (579L) PC8 PC8 D/N PC8 Turkish PC850 Multi lingual PC852 East Europe PC860 Portugal PC863 Canadian French PC865 Nordic Danish I Danish II Dutch French I French II German Italian[...]

B B - 1 B Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries) Brother Numbers IMPORTANT: For technical and operat ional help, you must call the country where you bought the printer. Calls must be made from within th at country. Register your product By registeri ng your Brother produ ct, you will be recorded as the or iginal owner of th e product. Your regis[...]

Appendix (For Europe and Othe r Countrie s) B - 2 B Important informati on: Regul ations Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only) This pri nter fol lows EN55022 (CISPR Publication 22 )/Class B. Before you use this pro duct, make sure that you use the fol lowing int erface cables. 1. A shielded parall el inter face cable with twisted-pair con[...]

Appendix (For Europe and Othe r Countrie s) B - 3 B IEC 60825-1 specificati on (220 to 240 volt model only) This print er is a Class 1 laser product as defi ned in IEC 60825-1 specificat ions. The label shown bel ow is attached in count ries where it is needed. This print er has a Class 3B laser diode which pro duces invisibl e laser radiat ion in [...]

Appendix (For Europe and Othe r Countrie s) B - 4 B IMPORTANT - For Your Safety To ensure safe operati on the supplied three-p in plug must be inserted only in to a standard three-pin power outlet that is properly grounded thr ough the standard electri cal wiring. Extension cords used wi th this printer must be t hree-pin pl ug type an d correctl y[...]

Appendix (For Europe and Othe r Countries) B - 5 B[...]

C C - 1 C Appendix (For USA and Canada) Brother Numbers IMPORTANT: For technical and operat ional help, you must call the country where you bought the printer. Calls must be made from within th at country. Register your pr oduct By register ing your produ ct with Brother I nternat ional Corporati on, you will be r ecorded as the origi nal owner of [...]

Appendi x (For USA a nd Canada) C - 2 C Service center locator (USA only) For the locati on of a Brother authori zed service center, call 1-800-284-4357. Service center locati ons (Canada only) For the locati on of a Brother authori zed service center, call 1-877-BROTHER Brother fax back system (USA only) Brother ha s instal led an easy to use f ax[...]

Appendi x (For USA a nd Canada) C - 3 C Important informati on: Regul ations Federal Comm unications Commi ssion (FCC) D eclaration of C onformity (For USA) Respon sible Party: Brot her I nter nati ona l Corp orat ion 100 Some rset Cor porate B oulevard P.O. Bo x 6911 Bridgewate r, NJ 08807-09 11 USA Teleph one: (908 ) 704-1700 Important A shielded[...]

Appendi x (For USA a nd Canada) C - 4 C Laser Notices Laser Safety (100 to 120 volt m odel only) This print er is certif ied as a Class 1 la ser product under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi ces (DHHS) Radiation Perfor mance Standard accordin g to the Radiation Control fo r Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the pr inter d[...]

Appendi x (For USA a nd Canada) C - 5 C IMPORTANT - For Your Safety To ensure safe operati on the supplied three-p in plug must be inserted only in to a standard three-pin power outlet that is properly grounded thr ough the standard electri cal wiring. Extension cords used wi th this printer must be t hree-pin pl ug type an d correctl y wired to pr[...]

I I - 1 I Index A Accessory .. ............. ............ .................... . 4-1 Advanced tab .. ............. ............. .............. 2-4 Automati c Emulat ion Se lection ............. 2-17 B Back view ............... ............ ............. ........ 1-2 Basic tab ... ................... ............. ............. . 2-3 BRAdmin Prof e[...]

Index I - 2 I S Scanner wi ndow ........... ............. ............ 5-13 Service ca ll ............. ............ .................... . 3-5 Service ce nters (US A/Canada) ....... ....... C-2 Service centr es (Eu rope and other countri es) B-1 Software .... ............. ............ ............. ...... 2-16 Specific ations .. ............. ...[...]