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Please read this manua l t ho r o ughly before using t he print er. Brother Laser Printer  User’s Guide Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.[...]

Shipment of the Printer If for any reason you must ship your printer, carefully package the printer to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that you save and use the original packaging. The printer should also be adequately insured with your carrier. Warning When shipping the printer, the DRUM UNIT assembly including the TONER CARTRID[...]

Laser Printer HL-1070 Series User’s Guide (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA 1-800-276-7746 (outside California) 714-859-9700 Ext. 329 (within California) In CANADA 1-800-853-6660 514-685-6464 (within Montreal) If you have comments or suggestions, please wr ite us at: In USA Printer Customer [...]

USER’S GU IDE Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of B rother Industri es, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, AppleTalk, and Macintosh are trademarks, registered in the Uni ted States and other countries , and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Epson is a regis tered trademark and FX-80 and F X-850 are trademarks of Seiko [...]

Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes The following conventions are used in this User’s Guide: Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury. ! Caution Indicates cauti ons that must be observed to use the print er properly or prevent dam a g e to th e printer. ✒ Note Indicates notes and useful tips [...]

USER’S GU IDE TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCT IO N ................................................................................... . 1–1 ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOK S ......................................................................................... . 1–1 Finding Out How to Use the Printe r ...........................................[...]

TABLE OF CO NTENTS CHAPTER 5 MAINT ENANCE ..................................................................................... 5–1 REPLACING THE TONER C ARTRIDGE ...................................................................... 5–1 REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT ....................................................................................[...]

USER’S GU IDE REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commission(FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only) Respons ible Part y : Brother Internat ional Corporat ion 100 Somerset Corporat e Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911, USA TEL : (908) 704-1700 declares, that the products Product Name : Brother Lase r Printer HL-1070 Model Number : HL-1060 [...]

REGULATIONS Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only) This Clas s B digi tal apparatus meet s all requirement s of the Canadi an Interference- Causi ng Equipment Regul ations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur la matériel brou illeu r du Canada. International Energy Star Compliance [...]

USER’S GU IDE Radio Interference (220-240 V Model On ly) This prin ter com plies w ith EN55022(CISPR Pu blicat ion 22)/C lass B. Before this prod uct is used, ensure that you use a double-shielded cable with tw isted- pair conduct ors and th at it i s m arked “ IEEE 1284 compl iant”. The cabl e mu st n ot exceed 1.8 m eters in leng th. Laser [...]

REGULATIONS Declaration of Conformity (For Europe) We, Brother Inte rnational Europe Ltd., Brother H ouse 1 Tam e Stree t, Guide B ridge, Aude nshaw, Ma nches ter M34 5JE, U K. decla re that this product is in c onformity w ith the following norm ative doc uments . Safety: EN 60950, EN 60825 EMC: EN 55022 Clas s B, EN 50082-1 following the provisio[...]

USER’S GU IDE For Finland and Sweden LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Varoitus! La itteen käyttä minen m uulla kuin täss ä käyttöohjee ssa m ainitulla tava lla saa ttaa altistaa käyttäjän turva llisuusluokan 1 ylittä välle näkym ättömä lle lase rsäteilylle . Varning – Om appar aten anvä nds på a nnat sätt ä n i denn[...]

REGULATIONS IMPORTANT - Wiring Information (For U.K. only) If the powe r cord supplied w ith this printer is not suitable for your e lectr ical outlet, r emove the pl u g from t h e mains cord and fi t an app r o priate t h ree pin p lug . If the repl acemen t plu g is intended to take a fuse then fit the sa me fuse a s the original. If a m oulded [...]

CHAPTE R 1 I NTRODUCTION 1–1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Finding Out How to Use the Printer You have two guidebooks for this printer. Read each guidebook in the following order: 1. Read the Quick Se tup Guide to set up your pri nter and to ensure proper connection with your computer. It also contains information for installing the[...]

USER’S GU IDE 1–2 ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Fig. 1-1 Front View ON 12 3 45 6 78 Fig. 1-2 Rear Vi ew Optional I nt erf ace Port ( Serial I nt erface Board RS100M) Multi- Purpo se Sheet Feeder 1 Control Panel Output Tray Extens ion Support Wire Paper Support Paper Guide Manual Feed Slot Top Cover Power Cord Parallel I nterfac e P ort Po[...]

CHAPTE R 1 I NTRODUCTION 1–3 System Requirements in the Brother Printing Solution for Windows Check the following s ystem requirements to setup and operate the printer in the Brot her Printing S olution for W indows environment : IBM PC or compat ible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor Parallel interface (or printer port) 4 MB or more of memo[...]

USER’S GU IDE 1–4 ❏ Remote Printer Consol e Program for DOS The utility pro g ram, Remote Printer Co n so le (RPC), is av ailab le o n a floppy disk s upplied wit h your printer. When you operat e your computer in the DOS (Dis k Operating System) environment, this program allows you to easily change the default settings of the printer such as[...]

CHAPTE R 1 I NTRODUCTION 1–5 ❏ Enhanced Memory Ma na gement The printer provides its own data compressi on technology in the printer hardware and the suppli ed printer driver software, which can automatically com press graphic da ta an d font data efficiently in to the printer’s memory. You can avoid memory errors and print most full page 600[...]

USER’S GU IDE 1–6 OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT Please take not e of the following before using the printer. Power Supply Use the printer within th e specified power rang e. AC power: ±10% of the rated power volt age in your country Frequency: 50 Hz (220 V– 240 V) or 50/60 Hz (110–120 V) The power cord, including extensions, should not[...]

CHAPTE R 1 I NTRODUCTION 1–7 Do not subject t he printer to strong phys ical shocks or vibrations. Do not expose the printer t o open flames or salty or corrosive gase s. Do not place objects on top of the printer. Do not place the printer near an air conditioner. Keep the printer horizontal when carrying. Do not cover the slots in the top cover.[...]

CHAPTER 2 PAPER H ANDLIN G 2–1 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS The multi-pur p ose sheet feeders can han d le p a p e r th at h as the following specifications. ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Sheet Feeder 1 (Front) / Manual slot Paper Type Paper Size Cut sheet A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, A 6 , Executive, Custom size (70-216 x 127-356 mm, 2.75-8.5 x[...]

USER’S GU IDE 2–2 Recommended paper Cut sheet: Xerox 4200 (in USA) / Xerox 80 Premi er Paper (in Europe) or equivalent Label: Avery laser label or equivalent Transparency: 3M PP2500 / Avery 5282 (in US A) / STABILO 7250 (in Europe) or equivalent Remarks It is recommended that you t est paper, especially special sizes and types of paper, o n thi[...]

CHAPTER 2 PAPER H ANDLIN G 2–3 The following types of envel opes are not recommended for use. Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularl y shaped envelopes Extremely shi ny or highly text ured envelopes Envelopes with clas ps Envelopes with s elf-adhesive clos ures Envelopes of baggy const ruction Envelopes not sharpl y creased Embossed envelopes E[...]

USER’S GU IDE 2–4 MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDERS The printer has two multi-purp o se sh eet feed er s that can feed plain p ap er, envelopes, transparenci es and organizer paper. To use the multi-pu rpose sheet feeders, fo llow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have sel ected the proper paper source, paper si ze and orientati on. ✒ Note You may[...]

CHAPTER 2 PAPER H ANDLIN G 2–5 Loading Paper into the Feeder To load paper into the feeder, follow these steps. ✒ Note This section describ es lo ading pape r in to the front multi-p u rpose sheet feeder 1. Load paper into the rear sheet feeder 2 in the same way as described here. Remember, however, t h at paper sizes vary for Feeder 1 and Feed[...]

USER’S GU IDE 2–6 ✒ Note If you load envelopes in Feeder 1, make s ure they are inserted in the direction s hown on th e previous page . ! Caution If you print transparencies, load them sheet by sheet. Failure to do so may cause a double feed error. The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of pl ain paper (80 g/m 2 , 20 lb.). If you load too many[...]

CHAPTER 2 PAPER H ANDLIN G 2–7 ✒ Note If the multi-purpose sheet feeder runs out of paper when you try to print, the Alarm and Paper lamps blink to alert you. You have to load paper in the feeder and push the panel switch to cancel the alarm and continue printing. If paper j ams in the printer, the Alarm and Paper lamps also blink. If the error[...]

USER’S GU IDE 2–8 Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied pri nter driver for Windows 95/98 or W indows 3.1 all ows for manual duplex printi ng from both Feeder 1 and Feeder 2 . For more information about settings, see the help text in the printer driver. The printer prints al l the even numbered pages on one side of the paper first, [...]

CHAPTER 2 PAPER H ANDLIN G 2–9 MANUAL FEED SLOT The front multi-p u rpose sheet feeder 1 also has a manual feed slo t. Yo u can manually load paper sheet by sheet from this slot. You do not need to remove pa p e r fro m the multi-pur p o se sheet feeder when u sing the manual feed slot. ❏ When you l oad one sheet of p aper manually: You do not [...]

USER’S GU IDE 2–10 ✒ Note Insert paper firmly into the manual feed slot. Be sure to load sheet by sheet when using the manual feed slot.[...]

CHAPTER 2 PAPER H ANDLIN G 2–11 OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE The printer ejects paper with the printed surface face down into the output tray at the front of the p rin ter. When the output tray is closed, the ejected paper comes out sheet by sheet through the slit at the front. When you open the tray, sheets can be stacked on the tray. Foll[...]

CHAPTER 3 CON TROL PANEL 3–1 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL LAMPS AND SWITCH This section refers to th e following lam ps and switch o n the prin ter control panel. Feeder Drum Alarm Ready Paper Data Toner 1 2 Feeder Drum Alarm Ready Paper Data Toner 1 2 Fig. 3-1 Lamps and Switch on Control Panel ✒ Note When the power switch is off or the p r in ter i[...]

USER’S GU IDE 3–2 Data (Toner) Lamp The Data lamp indicat es the current status of the print data process. Lamp Printer status Off ❍ The printer has no print dat a. Blinki ng ❍↔● The printer is receiving data from the computer or the printer is pr o cessin g data in memo ry. On ● Print data remains in th e p rinter memory . If th e Da[...]

CHAPTER 3 CON TROL PANEL 3–3 Alarm Lamp The Alarm lamp blinks to indicate a printer error status such as “Cover Open” and “Memory Full.” If any other error occurs, the printer indicates the error by blinking the Alarm lamp with another la mp or by printing an error report. ✒ Note The Ready , Data and Drum lamps are used to indicate prin[...]

USER’S GU IDE 3–4 Other Control Features The printer has the foll owing useful features: Sleep Mode When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time (time- out), it enters sleep mode. Sleep mode acts as though t h e printer was turned off. The d efault time-out is 5 m in u tes. While the printer is in sleep mode, all the lamp[...]

CHAPTER 3 CON TROL PANEL 3–5 Lamp Lit Choice Function Drum Test sample page The printer pr in ts a test sam ple page. The printer return s to the ready status after printing. Alarm Print Config & Print Fonts I The printer prints t he current configuration of the printer an d a list of the in tern al fonts. The printer return s to th e ready s[...]

USER’S GU IDE 3–6 ✒ Note To set the Page P rotection to A4, Letter or Legal paper sizes , the following total cap acity of memo ry is required. 300 dpi 600 dpi Letter/A4 2 Mbytes 6 Mbyt es Legal 3 Mbytes 6 Mbytes If your printer does not have enough memory for page protection, your document may be printed at 300 dpi. You can set this fun ctio[...]

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4–1 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS SERIAL INTERFACE BOARD RS100M To connect the printer to a DOS computer with a serial interface or to an Apple Macintosh computer, you need to install the optional serial interface board. When you have installed the serial interface board, you can share the printer between two computers (two IBM compatible P[...]

USER’S GU IDE 4–2 If necessary, select the interface type as follows: 1 . Make sure that the pr in ter is in the off-line state. 2 . Select the RS-422A(Apple) or R S-232C(IBM) interface by changing the serial interface slide switch to the right for IB M(RS-232C) or to the left si de for Apple(RS-422A). Fig. 4-1 Sel ecti ng the RS -422A (Apple) [...]

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4–3 If necessary, set the serial interface parameters as follows: 1. Make sure that th e p rinter is in the off-lin e state. 2. Set the serial interface parameters by moving up (on) or down (off) the selectors of the dual in-line package (DIP) switch. ON 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fig. 4-2 Setti ng the S eri al Interface Param eters Table 1[...]

USER’S GU IDE 4–4 Table 3: Parit y Settings Selector 5 Selector 6 Parity On On Odd On Off Even Off — None ✒ Note The factory setti ngs are indicated in bold. If the robust Xon setting is turned on with se lector 8, the printer sends Xon signals at one second intervals to the connected computer until it receives data. It is effective on ly i[...]

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4–5 You can connect a parallel and a serial interface cable at the same time. The auto interface selection function allows you to share the printer with two computers. To do this, connect the parallel interface cable and then connect the serial interface cable as follows: 1. Make sure that the power switch is turned off. ! Cauti[...]

USER’S GU IDE 4–6 ADDITIONAL MEMORY This printer has 4.0 MByte of standard memory and has one slot for optional additi onal memory. The memory can be expanded up to 36 MBytes by installing a co mmercially available sin g le in-line memory module (SIMM). Additional memory is useful and may be necessary if you are using t h e BR-Scri pt 2 emulati[...]

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4–7 The following type of SIMMs can be installed: • 1 MByte HITAC HI HB56D25632B-6A, -7A • 2 MByte HITAC HI HB56D51232B-6A, -7A • 4 MByte HITAC HI HB56A132BV-7A, 7AL, -7B , -7BL • 8 MByte HITAC HI HB56A232BT-7A, -7AL, -7B , -7BL • 16 MByte TOS HIBA THM324000BSG -70 • 32 MByte TOS HIBA THM328020BSG -70 This printer ca[...]

USER’S GU IDE 4–8 2. Unscrew the four screws securing the rear plate of the main controller board and pull out the mai n controller board. Fig. 4-4 Remove the m ai n control l er board 3. Unpack the SIMM and hold it on i ts edge. ✒ Note Do not touch the memory chips and the surface of the main controller board. If static electricity collects,[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAI NT ENANCE 5–1 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The printer can print approxim ately 2,400 pag es w ith one tone r cartridge. When the tone r cartr idge is running lo w , the Alarm and Data ( Toner ) lamps blink once every 5 seconds to in dicate toner low . ✒ Note Actual page count will vary depending on your av[...]

USER’S GU IDE 5–2 ! Caution Keep the dru m unit l evel after removing th e toner cartridge, to avoid possible toner spill or sca tter. Follow these steps to replace the toner cartridge: 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Open the top cover. Remove the drum unit by holding each side of the drum and gently lift ing the drum towards you (up an d out[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAI NT ENANCE 5–3 Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration. High Temperature Fig. 5-3 Insi de the Printer 3. Gently turn th e lever on the to n e r cartrid g e forward u[...]

USER’S GU IDE 5–4 4. Remove the old t oner cartridge from the drum unit by pulli ng it out gently. Fig. 5-5 Removing the Old Toner Cartridge ! Caution Handle the toner cartridge careful ly. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or was h it off with cold water immediately. 5. Unpack the new toner cartridge, gentl y shake it five or si[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAI NT ENANCE 5–5 6. Install t he new toner cartridge into the ri ght hand side of the drum unit. Make sure that th e toner cartridge g u ide bar is exactly align ed with the guide slo t in the drum u nit to ensure that th e toner cartridge and the dru m unit fit together co rrectly. Fig. 5-7 Installing the Toner Cartridge into the Dru[...]

USER’S GU IDE 5–6 REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT The printer uses a drum uni t to create the print images on paper. If the Drum lamp is on, it ind icates the drum un it is nearly at the end o f its life. We recommend you prepare a new drum unit to replace the current one. Even if the Drum lamp is on, you may be able to continue to print without replac[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAI NT ENANCE 5–7 Follow these steps to replace the drum unit: 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Open the t op cover and remov e the old drum unit. Fig. 5-10 Removi ng the Drum Unit Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch [...]

USER’S GU IDE 5–8 Fig. 5-12 Removing the Toner Cartridge 4. Unpack the drum unit and gently s h ake it five or six times horizontall y. Fig. 5-13 Shaki ng the Drum Uni t ! Caution Do not remove the starter sheet. Fig. 5-14 Do Not Remo ve the S tarter S h eet Only unp ack a drum u nit immediately before installing it into the printer. If an unpa[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAI NT ENANCE 5–9 5. Install the ton e r cartrid g e into the new d r u m unit. For mo re information, see “REPLACING THE TONE R CART RI DGE” in this chapter. 6. Install the n e w d rum un it in to the prin ter. Fig. 5-15 Instal l i ng the Drum Unit 7. Close the t op cover. 8. Turn on th e power switch. The p r in ter automatically[...]

USER’S GU IDE 5–10 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY The print den sity dial is located inside th e printer. You can u se it to adjust the amount of toner applied t o the paper. When the toner cartridge and drum unit are replaced, or if the operating temperature and humidity are hi gh or low, print conditions may change causing darker or li ghter pri[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAI NT ENANCE 5–11 CLEANING THE PRINTER Clean the printe r exterior and interi or periodically. If printe d pages get stained wit h toner, clean the printer i nterior and drum unit. Cleaning the Printer Exterior Clean the printer ex terio r as follows: 1. Turn off the power switch and unpl ug the power cord. Warning There are high volt[...]

USER’S GU IDE 5–12 Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit Clean the printer in terio r and the dr u m unit as follows: 1. Turn off the power switch and unpl ug the power cord. Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaning the printer, make sure to t urn o f f the power switch and unplug t he power cord from [...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAI NT ENANCE 5–13 4. Gently wipe the scanner wi ndow with a soft dry cloth. Fig. 5-22 Cleaning the Scanner Window ! Caution Do not touch the scanner window wi th your finger. Do not wipe the scanner window wi th cleaning alcohol (isopropyl). 5. Turn the drum unit upside down careful ly. ! Caution Handle the drum unit carefull y as it [...]

USER’S GU IDE 5–14 6. Clean the primary corona wire i nside the drum unit by gently sli ding the tab to the righ t and left several times. Fig. 5-23 Cleani ng the P ri m ary Corona Wire 7. Return the tab to the home po sition ( ▲ mark posit ion) before reinstall ing drum unit. ! Caution Be sure to posi tion the tab at the home positi on, or p[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAI NT ENANCE 5–15 Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers Clean the paper feed rollers insid e the multi-purpose sheet feeders with a clean cloth as show n below :. 1. Cleanin g the Feeder 1 paper feed rollers. Fig. 5-24 Cleani ng the Feeder 1 P aper Feed Rol l ers 2. Cleanin g the Feeder 2 paper feed rollers. Fig. 5-25 Cleani ng the Feeder 2[...]

USER’S GU IDE 5–16 RE-PACKING THE PRINTER ! Caution Whenever you transport t h e printer, use the packing materials which are provided with your printer. Al so, follow the steps below to re-pack the printer, or th e p r in ter may be dam ag ed which will void th e printer’s warranty. 1. Turn off the power switch and unpl ug the printer from t[...]

CHAPTE R 5 MAI NT ENANCE 5–17 4. Place the drum unit assembly in the plastic bag and seal the bag completely. Fig. 5-27 Placi ng the Drum Unit in the P l asti c Bag 5. Close the t op cover, the extension wire, and the output tray. 6. Wrap the printer in the plastic bag and place it in the original carton box with the original S tyrofoam packing m[...]

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOT ING 6–1 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls If a recoverable error occurs, the printer indicates an ‘operator call’ by blinking the Alarm la mp and any of the following lamps . Find the error and take t he proper action to correct it. The printer automatically recovers from most errors[...]

USER’S GU IDE 6–2 For errors shown below, t he printer indicates an operator call by blinking the Alarm lamp. If you use the printer wit h the supplied Windows driver, the status monitor will appear to indicate the error on your computer screen. The printer als o prints some error messages on paper. Error Action Cover Open Clos e the top cover [...]

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOT ING 6–3 Error Action Serial Interface Input Buffer Overflow Pres s the panel switch to resum e printing . Check the communication paramet ers such as the handshake protocols on bot h your computer and printer. If the error occurs again, the interface hardware may be damaged. Consult your deal er. ✒ Note If the printer doe[...]

USER’S GU IDE 6–4 Service Calls If an unrecoverable error occurs, the printer indicates the need for a service call by lightin g all the lamps and then th e following com b ination of lamps alternately : Service Call Fuser mal- function Laser BD malfunctio n Scanner malfunctio n ROM error Feeder ❍❍❍❍ Drum ●❍●❍ Alarm ❍● ●?[...]

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOT ING 6–5 PAPER JAMS Before you can clear a paper jam error, you need t o find the location of the paper jam. Locate the posi tion referring to the following figure. Fig. 6-1 Locating Paper Jam Position After locating the pos ition, clear the jammed paper referring to the following descri ptions. If the ja mmed paper is remov[...]

USER’S GU IDE 6–6 ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Paper Jam in the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder If a paper jam has o ccu rred inside the mu lti-purpose sheet feed er 1 or 2, pull the jammed paper upwards out of the feeder. Also, remove Feeder 1 and open the top cover to check that a torn piece of paper does not remain inside the prin ter: refer to the following [...]

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOT ING 6–7 ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ Paper Jam near the Drum Unit If a paper jam has occurred near the drum unit , open the top cover and remove the drum unit. ( ➀ ) Then, pull t h e jammed paper upwards slowly and out of the printer. ( ➁ ) Ins tall the drum unit and close the top cover. Fig. 6-5 Paper Jam near the Drum Unit ❏ ❏[...]

USER’S GU IDE 6–8 ! Caution Do not pull ja mmed pa per from the output t r a y. Be sure to open the top cover to remove the jam, or the fus er may get dirty with toner powder and may result in toner s catter on the next printed page or pages. Fig. 6-7 Do Not Pull the Jammed Paper from the Output Tray[...]

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOT ING 6–9 Q & A This sect ion contains questions and answers for using your printer. If you have encountered a problem, find the quest ion relating to your problem and take the steps recommended to correct the problem. Setting Up the Printer Hardware Question Recommendat ion The printer does not work. Al l lamps are off. [...]

USER’S GU IDE 6–10 Setting Up the Printer for Windows Question Recommendat ion I cannot print from my application s oftware. Make sure the supplied W indows printer driver is installe d and selected wit h your application software. If you use the serial interface, make sure that the serial slide switch of the serial interface is in the correct [...]

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOT ING 6–11 Setting Up the Printer for DOS Question Recommendat ion I cannot print from my application s oftware. Check if the DOS app lication software interface settings match that of your printer: for example, if you are using a parallel printer cable, you would most likely s et your DOS software printer port to LPT1. Check[...]

USER’S GU IDE 6–12 Setting Up the Printer for Apple Macintosh Computers When Using the Optional RS- 100M Serial Interface Question Recommendat ion I cannot print from my application s oftware. Make sure that the supplied Macintosh printer driver is installed in the System Fold er and it is selected wit h Chooser. Check the POR T selection wi th[...]

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOT ING 6–13 Paper Handling Question Recommendat ion The printer does not l oad paper. Check to see if the “Paper Empty” message appears on your computer screen or t he Alarm and Paper lamps are blinki ng on the printer control panel. If so , the multi-pur p ose sheet feeder may be out of paper or not properly ins talled. I[...]

USER’S GU IDE 6–14 Printing Question Recommendat ion The printer pr in ts u nexpectedly or it prints g arb age. Turn on and o ff th e printer or reset the prin ter. Make sure your application s oftware is correctly set up to use this p r in ter b y checking th e printer settings in your application software. Check the printer emulat ion setting[...]

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOT ING 6–15 Print Quality ! Caution You may clear a pr in t quality pro blem by replacing the drum u n it with a new one if the Drum lamp is on . The drum u nit is at the end of its life. Question Recommendat ion Printouts are too dark or light. Turn the pri n t density dial counterclockwis e for lighter images and clockwise f[...]

USER’S GU IDE 6–16 Question Recommendat ion Toner scatters and stains t h e printed page. Fig. 6-11 Scattering Toner If toner scatters over the whole printing surface, adjust the pr in t density dial in side the prin ter counter clockwise. See “ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY” in Chapter 5. Clean the printer in terio r. See “Cleaning the Prin[...]

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOT ING 6–17 Question Recommendat ion Printed pages are bl urred at the center or either edge. Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free. Come together right now, over me. Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free. Come together right now, over me. Here come Pat-to[...]

APPENDIX A–1 APPENDIX A PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconduct or laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength: 780 nm Output: 5 m W max Resolution 1200 (H) x 600 (V) dots/in ch (for W indow s DIB graphics ) 600 x 600 dots/i nch (for Windows and DOS ) 300 x 300 dots/i nch (under Apple Macintosh using the optional R[...]

USER’S GU IDE A–2 Drum Unit: Life Expectancy: 20,000 pages at 20 pages per job 8,000 pages at 1 page per job NOTE : There are many factors that determine the actual drum life, such as t emperature, humidity, type of paper and t oner that you use, the number of pages per print j ob, etc.. Functions Emulation Brother Pri nting Solution for Wi ndo[...]

APPENDIX A–3 Electrical and Mechanical Power Source U.S.A. and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 50 / 60 Hz Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz Power Consumpt ion Pri nting: 280 W or les s Stand-by: 60 W or less Sleep: 13 W or les s Noise Printing: 49 dB A or l ess Stand-by: 38 dB A or less Temperature Operating: 10 to 32.5°C (50 to 90.5°F) Sto[...]

USER’S GU IDE A–4 PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ✒ Note To ensure the highest quality perfo rm an ce, it is reco mm ended that you use an IEEE 1284 compliant paral lel cable between the printer and your computer. Only IEEE 1284 cables s upport all of the advanced printing capabilities, such as bi-directional communicatio n . These cables w[...]

APPENDIX A–5 ✒ Note To use bi-directional communication, an interface cable which has the pin connections above must be used. Pin 1 18 2 19 3 4 20 5 6 21 7 8 22 9 10 24 11 23 12 13 14 25 16 15 17 Shield Pin 1 19 2 20 3 21 4 22 5 23 6 24 7 25 8 26 9 27 10 28 11 29 12 17 13 15 14 30 31 33 32 34 36 35 18 16 Shield Fig. A-1 Paral l el Interface Cab[...]

USER’S GU IDE A–6 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface Interface Connector 21 34 Pin Ass ignment Pin No. Signal 1 Vcc (+5V) 2 - Data Serial Data - 3 + Data Serial Data + 4 Ground[...]

APPENDIX A–7 RESIDENT FONTS 75 Scalable and 12 Bitmapped Fonts This printer has the following scalable fonts and bi tmapped fonts. The fonts that can be used vary according to the current emulation mode. ■ HP LaserJet, EP SON FX-850, and IBM Propri nter XL Modes Scalable Fonts: Intellifont Com p atible Fonts: • Alaska, Ex trab o ld • Antiqu[...]

USER’S GU IDE A–8 ■ BR-S cript 2 Mode Scalable Fonts: • Atlanta B ook, BookOblique, Demi, DemiOblique • Alaska, Extrabol d • Antique Oakland, Obli que, Bold • Bermuda Sc ript • BR Di ngbats • BR Symb o l • Brougham, Oblique, B old, BoldOblique • Brussels Light, LightItalic, Demi, DemiItalic • Calgary Medium Italic • Clevel[...]

APPENDIX A–9 SYMBOL SETS/ CHARACTER SETS OCR Symbol Sets When the OCR-A or OC R-B font is sel ected, the corresponding s ymbol set is always used. OCR-A OCR-B HP LaserJet 6P Mode Roman 8 (8U) ISO Latin1 (0N) ISO Latin2 (2N) ISO Latin5 (5N) ISO Latin6 (6N) PC-8 (10U) PC-8 D/N (11U) PC-850 (12U) PC-852 (17U) PC-775 (26U) PC-1004 (9J ) PC-8 Turkish [...]

USER’S GU IDE A–10 ❏ HP LaserJet 6P The following table s hows characters available only i n the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set. For other characters, see the Roman 8character set.[...]

APPENDIX A–11 ❏ HP LaserJet 6P, EPSON FX-850, I BM Proprin ter XL ❏ EPSON FX-850 PC-850[...]

USER’S GU IDE A–12 The following table s hows characters available only i n the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set. For other characters, see the US ASCII character set.[...]

INDEX Index–1 INDEX A Alarm lam p ............................... . 3–3 , 6–1 AP T ................................................... . 3-6 auto-emulation switching.................. . 1–4 B baud rat e ........................................... . 4–3 bitmapped fon t ................................. . A–7 C character se t ............[...]

USER’S GU IDE Index-2 paper feed rolle r .............................. . 5–15 paper guid e ....................................... . 1–2 Paper lam p ................................ . 3–1 , 6-1 paper stoppe r .................................... . 1–2 paper suppor t .................................... . 1–2 parallel interface pin assi[...]