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... technical and operational assistance (For USA & CANADA Only) CHAPTER1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What is included in the carton 1-1 Components 1-1 About your printer 1-2 Features of your printer 1-3 What printer options are available 1-7 Place the printer 1-8 Power Supply 1-8 Environment 1-8 System Requirements for the Brother Printing Solution for Windows 1-9 What kind of paper can I use 1-10 How to load paper...
... technical and operational assistance (For USA & CANADA Only) CHAPTER1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What is included in the carton 1-1 Components 1-1 About your printer 1-2 Features of your printer 1-3 What printer options are available 1-7 Place the printer 1-8 Power Supply 1-8 Environment 1-8 System Requirements for the Brother Printing Solution for Windows 1-9 What kind of paper can I use 1-10 How to load paper...
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... through the Printer Setup Menu. 1-3 HL-1250 : True 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) and 1200 x 600 dpi for Microsoft® Windows® 95/98, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM supplied with microfine toner and up to 12 pages per minute (ppm) print speed (A4 or Letter paper). HL-1240 : True 600...
... through the Printer Setup Menu. 1-3 HL-1250 : True 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) and 1200 x 600 dpi for Microsoft® Windows® 95/98, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM supplied with microfine toner and up to 12 pages per minute (ppm) print speed (A4 or Letter paper). HL-1240 : True 600...
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...use DOS application software or Windows version 3.0 or earlier, you need to change frequently in a small selection window on your computer in the background and report the current status or errors on your printer using the Remote Printer Console Program. When you ... Paper" and instructions for DOS (For HL-1240/1250 Only) The Remote Printer Console (RPC) utility program is available on your printer. t Popular Printer Emulation Support (For HL-1240/1250 Only) These printers support the following popular printer emulation modes. The printer status monitor program can do it using bi...
...use DOS application software or Windows version 3.0 or earlier, you need to change frequently in a small selection window on your computer in the background and report the current status or errors on your printer using the Remote Printer Console Program. When you ... Paper" and instructions for DOS (For HL-1240/1250 Only) The Remote Printer Console (RPC) utility program is available on your printer. t Popular Printer Emulation Support (For HL-1240/1250 Only) These printers support the following popular printer emulation modes. The printer status monitor program can do it using bi...
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... print quality. Advanced Photoscale Technology (APT) enables the printer to a PC which can automatically compress graphic and font data efficiently into the printer's memory. CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER t USB Interface (For Windows 98, iMac and Power Macintosh G3 with USB users Only) (For HL-1240/1250 Only) This printer can be connected using the USB (Universal Serial...
... print quality. Advanced Photoscale Technology (APT) enables the printer to a PC which can automatically compress graphic and font data efficiently into the printer's memory. CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER t USB Interface (For Windows 98, iMac and Power Macintosh G3 with USB users Only) (For HL-1240/1250 Only) This printer can be connected using the USB (Universal Serial...
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... Low Running Cost Since the toner cartridge is separate from two economy modes-25% toner saving and 50% toner saving-through the Windows printer driver supplied with a toner cartridge may vary depending on your average type of time, sleep mode automatically reduces power consumption. t Environment...codes: • Code 39 • Interleaved 2 of pages printed with your printing cost by saving toner. The HL-1030/1240 consumes less than 5 Watts, the HL-1250 consumes less than 6 Watts when in this printer.) The actual number of 5 • EAN-8 • EAN-13 • UPC-A • EAN-128 ...
... Low Running Cost Since the toner cartridge is separate from two economy modes-25% toner saving and 50% toner saving-through the Windows printer driver supplied with a toner cartridge may vary depending on your average type of time, sleep mode automatically reduces power consumption. t Environment...codes: • Code 39 • Interleaved 2 of pages printed with your printing cost by saving toner. The HL-1030/1240 consumes less than 5 Watts, the HL-1250 consumes less than 6 Watts when in this printer.) The actual number of 5 • EAN-8 • EAN-13 • UPC-A • EAN-128 ...
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...frequency noise filter. • Use a voltage regulator if the power source is unavoidably set up near a window. • Do not place the printer near devices that you must use the printer with other high-power appliances, particularly an air conditioner, copier, shredder and so on a flat, horizontal ...AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage in a well ventilation room. • Place the printer on . Use a blind or a heavy curtain to 80% (without condensation) • The printer should not exceed 5 meters (16.5 feet). • Do not share the same power circuit with these...
...frequency noise filter. • Use a voltage regulator if the power source is unavoidably set up near a window. • Do not place the printer near devices that you must use the printer with other high-power appliances, particularly an air conditioner, copier, shredder and so on a flat, horizontal ...AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage in a well ventilation room. • Place the printer on . Use a blind or a heavy curtain to 80% (without condensation) • The printer should not exceed 5 meters (16.5 feet). • Do not share the same power circuit with these...
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CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER System Requirements for the Brother Printing Solution for Windows Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printer in Brother Printing Solution for Windows: • IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor • 10 MB of space available on your hard disk for the printer driver and all fonts • Microsoft Windows 3.1/3.11, Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 1-9
CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER System Requirements for the Brother Printing Solution for Windows Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printer in Brother Printing Solution for Windows: • IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor • 10 MB of space available on your hard disk for the printer driver and all fonts • Microsoft Windows 3.1/3.11, Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 1-9
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1. CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-19 Select manual feed mode in the printer driver.
1. CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-19 Select manual feed mode in the printer driver.
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Send the print data to the printer. Note A "NO PAPER" message is shown in the Status Monitor until you insert a sheet of paper into the manual feed slot. Fig. 1-14 Select manual feed mode 2. Drum Ready Paper Alarm Toner Data Fig. 1-15 No paper 1-20
Send the print data to the printer. Note A "NO PAPER" message is shown in the Status Monitor until you insert a sheet of paper into the manual feed slot. Fig. 1-14 Select manual feed mode 2. Drum Ready Paper Alarm Toner Data Fig. 1-15 No paper 1-20
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... cassette. 3 The paper type should be regular paper. For more information about how to print on both sides of the paper (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer drivers for printing on both sides of the unprinted paper stack.) 5 If the paper is not feeding correctly, it is possible that the paper is... curled, straighten it and then set it . 1-24 How to make the settings, see the Help text in the printer driver. Guidelines for Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 4.0 all enable manual duplex printing.
... cassette. 3 The paper type should be regular paper. For more information about how to print on both sides of the paper (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer drivers for printing on both sides of the unprinted paper stack.) 5 If the paper is not feeding correctly, it is possible that the paper is... curled, straighten it and then set it . 1-24 How to make the settings, see the Help text in the printer driver. Guidelines for Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 4.0 all enable manual duplex printing.
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...) switch. For information on ) or down ). The default settings for Apple Macintosh computers. within your DOS application, within the Windows Printer Icon (for printer models which have been correctly set at the factory for Apple Macintosh computers, you switch back to RS-422A for Apple Macintosh computers...'s guide of the dual in - How to set the Serial Interface Parameters CHAPTER 2 OPTIONS Note This section is only for Windows application software only) or within your AUTOEXEC.BAT file using MODE commands. Caution Be sure to set the parameters to match your computer...
...) switch. For information on ) or down ). The default settings for Apple Macintosh computers. within your DOS application, within the Windows Printer Icon (for printer models which have been correctly set at the factory for Apple Macintosh computers, you switch back to RS-422A for Apple Macintosh computers...'s guide of the dual in - How to set the Serial Interface Parameters CHAPTER 2 OPTIONS Note This section is only for Windows application software only) or within your AUTOEXEC.BAT file using MODE commands. Caution Be sure to set the parameters to match your computer...
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... Digital Equipment Corporation networks, including PATHWORKS and DECprint Server - Brother print servers allow multiple host computers to share a Brother printer on DEC, UNIX, Novell, AppleTalk, LAN Server/Warp Server, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, NetBIOS and Banyan VINES computers can print their job as if the printer was directly connected to your network via DEC NCP...
... Digital Equipment Corporation networks, including PATHWORKS and DECprint Server - Brother print servers allow multiple host computers to share a Brother printer on DEC, UNIX, Novell, AppleTalk, LAN Server/Warp Server, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, NetBIOS and Banyan VINES computers can print their job as if the printer was directly connected to your network via DEC NCP...
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...unplug the AC cord from the printer. Fig. 2-5 Unplug the AC Cord and Disconnect the Interface Cable 2-12 Note The HL-1250 can also support a resolution of true 600 dpi and 1200 x 600 dpi under Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 4.0 with the supplied printer driver. For example, if ...you had previously increased the printer memory from the standard 4MB to 12MB by...
...unplug the AC cord from the printer. Fig. 2-5 Unplug the AC Cord and Disconnect the Interface Cable 2-12 Note The HL-1250 can also support a resolution of true 600 dpi and 1200 x 600 dpi under Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 4.0 with the supplied printer driver. For example, if ...you had previously increased the printer memory from the standard 4MB to 12MB by...
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... paper or cloth in the following illustration. When you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. High Temperature Front view High Temperature Rear view Fig. 3-20 Inside the printer 4. Scanner Window Fig. 3-21 Cleaning the scanner window ! If toner scatters and your fingers. • Do not wipe the scanner...
... paper or cloth in the following illustration. When you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. High Temperature Front view High Temperature Rear view Fig. 3-20 Inside the printer 4. Scanner Window Fig. 3-21 Cleaning the scanner window ! If toner scatters and your fingers. • Do not wipe the scanner...
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...The best combination of settings below will report problems with the printer as defined in the supplied Windows driver and try again. • Make sure that meets Brother's recommended paper specifications. Graphics Mode True TypeTM mode Use Printer True TypeTM Fonts 4-6 See "What kind of paper in ... in Chapter 3 or view the instructional video on your document or reduce the print resolution. (For HL-1250 Only) • Expand the printer memory by using the supplied Windows driver or RPC program. • Change the following settings in the following table. Take the corrective ...
...The best combination of settings below will report problems with the printer as defined in the supplied Windows driver and try again. • Make sure that meets Brother's recommended paper specifications. Graphics Mode True TypeTM mode Use Printer True TypeTM Fonts 4-6 See "What kind of paper in ... in Chapter 3 or view the instructional video on your document or reduce the print resolution. (For HL-1250 Only) • Expand the printer memory by using the supplied Windows driver or RPC program. • Change the following settings in the following table. Take the corrective ...
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...below will report problems by printing an error message as bit length and parity on your document. (For HL-1250 Only) • Expand the printer memory by using the supplied Windows driver or RPC program. • Change the following table. Refer to 'How to add extra Memory'... combination of your document. Error message MEMORY FULL PRINT OVERRUN RESOLUTION ADAPTED (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) SERIAL INTERFACE FRAMING ERROR (HL-1250 Only) SERIAL INTERFACE PARITY ERROR (HL-1250 Only) Action • Press the panel button to resuming printing. •...
...below will report problems by printing an error message as bit length and parity on your document. (For HL-1250 Only) • Expand the printer memory by using the supplied Windows driver or RPC program. • Change the following table. Refer to 'How to add extra Memory'... combination of your document. Error message MEMORY FULL PRINT OVERRUN RESOLUTION ADAPTED (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) SERIAL INTERFACE FRAMING ERROR (HL-1250 Only) SERIAL INTERFACE PARITY ERROR (HL-1250 Only) Action • Press the panel button to resuming printing. •...
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...unpacked drum unit is subject to the OPC drum surface. Try printing multiple pages to clear this problem especially if the printer has not been used for laser printers, the glue from the sheets may sometimes stick to excessive direct sunlight or room light, the unit may disappear by ... home position. • The drum unit may be damaged. Make sure that the primary corona wire cleaner is not inside the printer covering the scanner window. • The fixing unit may be damaged. Image defect examples ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Black Horizontal repetitive defects Toner scatters...
...unpacked drum unit is subject to the OPC drum surface. Try printing multiple pages to clear this problem especially if the printer has not been used for laser printers, the glue from the sheets may sometimes stick to excessive direct sunlight or room light, the unit may disappear by ... home position. • The drum unit may be damaged. Make sure that the primary corona wire cleaner is not inside the printer covering the scanner window. • The fixing unit may be damaged. Image defect examples ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Black Horizontal repetitive defects Toner scatters...
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.... See "How to load paper into the paper cassette" in Chapter 3. • The toner cartridge may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a soft cloth. See "How to load paper into the slot correctly. CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING Image defect examples . Install a new toner cartridge.... See "How to clean the printer" in Chapter 2. • Check the paper type and quality. See "How to load one sheet of paper manually" in Chapter 1. • Turn ...
.... See "How to load paper into the paper cassette" in Chapter 3. • The toner cartridge may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a soft cloth. See "How to load paper into the slot correctly. CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING Image defect examples . Install a new toner cartridge.... See "How to clean the printer" in Chapter 2. • Check the paper type and quality. See "How to load one sheet of paper manually" in Chapter 1. • Turn ...
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...mass storage device or scanner. Recommendation • Make sure the printer cable is damaged or broken. • If you are using the supplied Windows driver or RPC program. • Change the following settings in the printer. • If this does not clear the error, reduce ...the complexity of your document. (HL-1250 Only) • Expand the printer memory by adding a commercially available SIMM. The printer cannot print full ...
...mass storage device or scanner. Recommendation • Make sure the printer cable is damaged or broken. • If you are using the supplied Windows driver or RPC program. • Change the following settings in the printer. • If this does not clear the error, reduce ...the complexity of your document. (HL-1250 Only) • Expand the printer memory by adding a commercially available SIMM. The printer cannot print full ...
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... APPENDIX Printer Technical Specifications Printing Print Method Laser Resolution Print Quality Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Wavelength: Output: HL-1030: 780 nm 5 mW max 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows ) HL-1240: 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows) 300 dots/inch (under DOS and other operating systems) HL-1250: 1200 (H) x 600 (V) dots/inch (for Windows...
... APPENDIX Printer Technical Specifications Printing Print Method Laser Resolution Print Quality Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Wavelength: Output: HL-1030: 780 nm 5 mW max 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows ) HL-1240: 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows) 300 dots/inch (under DOS and other operating systems) HL-1250: 1200 (H) x 600 (V) dots/inch (for Windows...