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... 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 into the Paper Cassette...
... 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 into the Paper Cassette...
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...automatically from the front panel. You can easily install them into your printer. The paper cassette can use " in Windows applications and allows you to 10 pages per inch (dpi) (PCL mode) with your Windows system using our installer program. The manual feed slot allows manual ...speed (A4 or Letter paper). HL-1240 : True 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) (GDI mode), True 300 x 300 dots per minute (ppm) print speed (A4 or Letter paper). t Enhanced Printing Performance and User-Friendly Operation for Windows® The dedicated printer drivers for graphics with microfine toner...
...automatically from the front panel. You can easily install them into your printer. The paper cassette can use " in Windows applications and allows you to 10 pages per inch (dpi) (PCL mode) with your Windows system using our installer program. The manual feed slot allows manual ...speed (A4 or Letter paper). HL-1240 : True 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) (GDI mode), True 300 x 300 dots per minute (ppm) print speed (A4 or Letter paper). t Enhanced Printing Performance and User-Friendly Operation for Windows® The dedicated printer drivers for graphics with microfine toner...
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...in the top cover. 1-8 Ambient temperature: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.5°F) Ambient humidity: 20% to protect the printer from direct sunlight when the printer is unavoidably set up near a window. • Do not place the printer near a power outlet, which is easily ...accessible. • Use the printer only within the specified power range. Use a blind or ...
...in the top cover. 1-8 Ambient temperature: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.5°F) Ambient humidity: 20% to protect the printer from direct sunlight when the printer is unavoidably set up near a window. • Do not place the printer near a power outlet, which is easily ...accessible. • Use the printer only within the specified power range. Use a blind or ...
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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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..., Windows 95/98, NetBIOS and Banyan VINES computers can print their job as if the printer was directly connected to -PostScript conversion • Flash memory for providing multiple services with custom setup and reset strings plus text-to their computer. Features The Brother print servers offers the widest range of firmware 2-10 Novell Netware...
..., Windows 95/98, NetBIOS and Banyan VINES computers can print their job as if the printer was directly connected to -PostScript conversion • Flash memory for providing multiple services with custom setup and reset strings plus text-to their computer. Features The Brother print servers offers the widest range of firmware 2-10 Novell Netware...
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... set is always used. • OCR-A • OCR-B HP LaserJet IIP Mode (HL-1240) Roman 8 (8U) ISO Latin1 (0N) PC-8 (10U) PC-850 (12U) PC-852 (17U) PC-8 Turkish (9T) Windows Latin1 (19U) Legal (1U) ISO2 IRV (2U) ISO4 UK (1E) ISO6 ASCII ... PC-8 D/N (11U) PC-850 (12U) PC-852 (17U) PC-775 (26U) PC-1004 (9J) PC-8 Turkish (9T) Windows Latin1 (19U) Windows Latin2 (9E) Windows Latin5 (5T) Windows Baltic (19L) Legal (1U) Ventura Math (6M) Ventura Intl (13J) Ventura US (14J) PS Math (5M) PS Text (10J)... (1D) ISO69 French (1F) ISO84 Portuguese (5S) ISO85 Spanish (6S) HP German (0G) HP Spanish (1S) A-10
... set is always used. • OCR-A • OCR-B HP LaserJet IIP Mode (HL-1240) Roman 8 (8U) ISO Latin1 (0N) PC-8 (10U) PC-850 (12U) PC-852 (17U) PC-8 Turkish (9T) Windows Latin1 (19U) Legal (1U) ISO2 IRV (2U) ISO4 UK (1E) ISO6 ASCII ... PC-8 D/N (11U) PC-850 (12U) PC-852 (17U) PC-775 (26U) PC-1004 (9J) PC-8 Turkish (9T) Windows Latin1 (19U) Windows Latin2 (9E) Windows Latin5 (5T) Windows Baltic (19L) Legal (1U) Ventura Math (6M) Ventura Intl (13J) Ventura US (14J) PS Math (5M) PS Text (10J)... (1D) ISO69 French (1F) ISO84 Portuguese (5S) ISO85 Spanish (6S) HP German (0G) HP Spanish (1S) A-10
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... graphic A-1 -X- scalable font A-9 scanner window 3-17 serial interface 2-3 serial interface cable 2-8 serial interface parameter 2-6 service call 4-4 SIMM 2-11 sleep mode 1-6, 1-33 slide switch 2-4 stop bit 2-6 symbol set A-10, A-11 -T- Xon/Xoff 2-6 1-2 Ready LED 1-28 rear cover 1-2 rear paper guide 1-2 Remote Printer Console 1-4 resident font A-8 resolution 1-3, A-1 robust 2-6 RPC 1-4 RS-232C 2-4 RS-422A 2-4 -S- Print Fonts...
... graphic A-1 -X- scalable font A-9 scanner window 3-17 serial interface 2-3 serial interface cable 2-8 serial interface parameter 2-6 service call 4-4 SIMM 2-11 sleep mode 1-6, 1-33 slide switch 2-4 stop bit 2-6 symbol set A-10, A-11 -T- Xon/Xoff 2-6 1-2 Ready LED 1-28 rear cover 1-2 rear paper guide 1-2 Remote Printer Console 1-4 resident font A-8 resolution 1-3, A-1 robust 2-6 RPC 1-4 RS-232C 2-4 RS-422A 2-4 -S- Print Fonts...
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... Power Supply...2-1 1.2 Environment...2-1 1.3 System Requirements for Brother Printer Solution for Windows 2-1 2. SPECIFICATIONS 1-4 3.1 Printing...1-4 3.2 Functions ...1-4 3.3 Electrical and Mechanical 1-5 3.4 Paper ...1-6 3.4.1 Feedable paper...1-6 3.4.2 Paper cassette capacity...1-7 3.4.3 Print delivery ...1-8 3.5 Printing Area ...1-8 3.5.1 Effective printing area ...1-8 3.5.2 Print guaranteed area ...1-9 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND BASIC OPERATION 2-1 1. UNPACKING ...2-2 3. INSTALL THE PRINTER 2-3 3.1 For Windows® Users ...2-3 3.2 For Windows® Users with No CD-ROM Drive...
... Power Supply...2-1 1.2 Environment...2-1 1.3 System Requirements for Brother Printer Solution for Windows 2-1 2. SPECIFICATIONS 1-4 3.1 Printing...1-4 3.2 Functions ...1-4 3.3 Electrical and Mechanical 1-5 3.4 Paper ...1-6 3.4.1 Feedable paper...1-6 3.4.2 Paper cassette capacity...1-7 3.4.3 Print delivery ...1-8 3.5 Printing Area ...1-8 3.5.1 Effective printing area ...1-8 3.5.2 Print guaranteed area ...1-9 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND BASIC OPERATION 2-1 1. UNPACKING ...2-2 3. INSTALL THE PRINTER 2-3 3.1 For Windows® Users ...2-3 3.2 For Windows® Users with No CD-ROM Drive...
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... RE-ASSEMBLY 4-1 1. PERIODICAL CLEANING 5-5 3.1 Cleaning the Printer Exterior 5-5 3.2 Cleaning the Drum Unit...5-5 3.3 Cleaning the Scanner Window 5-6 3.4 Cleaning the Electrical Terminals 5-6 4. DISASSEMBLY FLOW 4-2 3. DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE 4-3 3.1 AC Cord ...4-3 3.2 Drum Unit...4-3 3.3 Paper Cassette ...4-4 3.4 Front Cover ...4-10 3.5 Top Cover ...4-11 3.6 Main Cover...4-12 3.7 Laser Unit...4-13 3.8 Drive Unit ...4-14 3.9 Fixing Unit ...4-17 3.10 Base Plate...4-25 3.11 Main PCB...
... RE-ASSEMBLY 4-1 1. PERIODICAL CLEANING 5-5 3.1 Cleaning the Printer Exterior 5-5 3.2 Cleaning the Drum Unit...5-5 3.3 Cleaning the Scanner Window 5-6 3.4 Cleaning the Electrical Terminals 5-6 4. DISASSEMBLY FLOW 4-2 3. DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE 4-3 3.1 AC Cord ...4-3 3.2 Drum Unit...4-3 3.3 Paper Cassette ...4-4 3.4 Front Cover ...4-10 3.5 Top Cover ...4-11 3.6 Main Cover...4-12 3.7 Laser Unit...4-13 3.8 Drive Unit ...4-14 3.9 Fixing Unit ...4-17 3.10 Base Plate...4-25 3.11 Main PCB...
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...Windows NT 4.0 driver: supporting Brother Native Compression mode Windows 3.1/3.11, Windows 95/98 driver: supporting bidirectional capacity iMac, Power Macintosh G3 with USB printer driver Optional Macintosh driver available for System 6.0.7 or higher (for HL-1250 only) Bi-directional parallel Universal Serial Bus (USB) Optional RS-422A/RS-232C serial (RS-100M) available (for HL1250 only) HL-1240: HL...) 10 to 240V, 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption Printing (peak)*: Printing (average): Standing by: Sleep*: 940 W or less 340 W or less 80 W or less 5 W or less (HL-1240) / 6 W or less (HL-1250...
...Windows NT 4.0 driver: supporting Brother Native Compression mode Windows 3.1/3.11, Windows 95/98 driver: supporting bidirectional capacity iMac, Power Macintosh G3 with USB printer driver Optional Macintosh driver available for System 6.0.7 or higher (for HL-1250 only) Bi-directional parallel Universal Serial Bus (USB) Optional RS-422A/RS-232C serial (RS-100M) available (for HL1250 only) HL-1240: HL...) 10 to 240V, 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption Printing (peak)*: Printing (average): Standing by: Sleep*: 940 W or less 340 W or less 80 W or less 5 W or less (HL-1240) / 6 W or less (HL-1250...
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... 10°C and 32.5°C. Do not expose the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. The printer should be installed near a window. Do not place the printer in a well ventilation room. Do not place the printer where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Use a blind or a heavy curtain to setup and operate the printer using Brother Printing...
... 10°C and 32.5°C. Do not expose the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. The printer should be installed near a window. Do not place the printer in a well ventilation room. Do not place the printer where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Use a blind or a heavy curtain to setup and operate the printer using Brother Printing...
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.... 2-4 (8) Click the interface cable you are going to complete the installation. CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND BASIC OPERATION (6) Click the Initial Setup button. (7) You can install the printer driver immediately. (10) After the printer driver has been installed, the HL-1240 or HL-1250 window will appear. Follow the on-screen messages to use, Parallel or USB.
.... 2-4 (8) Click the interface cable you are going to complete the installation. CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND BASIC OPERATION (6) Click the Initial Setup button. (7) You can install the printer driver immediately. (10) After the printer driver has been installed, the HL-1240 or HL-1250 window will appear. Follow the on-screen messages to use, Parallel or USB.
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... OPERATION 3.2 For Windows® Users with No CD-ROM Drive If you do not have a CD-ROM drive, setup the printer following the steps below, then install the printer driver from the .... (Fig. 2-8) Fig. 2-8 (3) Install the drum unit into the printer until they snap into a slot. (Fig. 2-9) (3) Load paper into the printer. Fig. 2-9 3.2.3 Print a test page (1) Check that paper is off.... (2) Connect the AC power cord to the printer. (3) Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet, then...out of the printer. (2) Slide the paper guides to the lines on the power switch. (Fig. 2-11...
... OPERATION 3.2 For Windows® Users with No CD-ROM Drive If you do not have a CD-ROM drive, setup the printer following the steps below, then install the printer driver from the .... (Fig. 2-8) Fig. 2-8 (3) Install the drum unit into the printer until they snap into a slot. (Fig. 2-9) (3) Load paper into the printer. Fig. 2-9 3.2.3 Print a test page (1) Check that paper is off.... (2) Connect the AC power cord to the printer. (3) Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet, then...out of the printer. (2) Slide the paper guides to the lines on the power switch. (Fig. 2-11...
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.... Result Yes Yes Remedy Replace the drum unit. Ground contacts ➃ 6-31 Try printing multiple pages to wipe the scanner window with a soft cloth. (2) The toner cartridge may be used. Possible cause Transfer failure Condensation Step 1 2 Check Is the... scratched? Install a new toner cartridge. (3) Check the printer's environment. Possible cause Developing bias contact failure Step Check 1 Are the developing bias contacts between the printer body and toner cartridge dirty? CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING I -10 White horizontal stripes User Check (1) Check the paper used ...
.... Result Yes Yes Remedy Replace the drum unit. Ground contacts ➃ 6-31 Try printing multiple pages to wipe the scanner window with a soft cloth. (2) The toner cartridge may be used. Possible cause Transfer failure Condensation Step 1 2 Check Is the... scratched? Install a new toner cartridge. (3) Check the printer's environment. Possible cause Developing bias contact failure Step Check 1 Are the developing bias contacts between the printer body and toner cartridge dirty? CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING I -10 White horizontal stripes User Check (1) Check the paper used ...
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...'t print' or 'The printer prints garbage or incorrect fonts'. 1) When you have had, then the specified window appears. 3) Follow the instructions that appear on the "Diagnostics" tool, see the following sections describe the details on each tool. 1. For the details on the PC screen. Diagnostics'. A-10 If the problem cannot be solved, start...
...'t print' or 'The printer prints garbage or incorrect fonts'. 1) When you have had, then the specified window appears. 3) Follow the instructions that appear on the "Diagnostics" tool, see the following sections describe the details on each tool. 1. For the details on the PC screen. Diagnostics'. A-10 If the problem cannot be solved, start...
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... Fonts I 6-45 print guaranteed area 1-9 print method 1-4 PRINT OVERRUN 6-6, 6-8 print quality 1-4 print speed 1-1, 1-4, A-4 printer driver 1-1, 1-5 printer information A-13 printer status monitor 1-1 Q Quick Print Setup 1-1 R RAM check 6-46 Ready LED 2-13 rear cover 1-3, 4-13 rear paper guide...46 ROM Error 6-5, 6-22 RPC 1-2 S scanner failure 6-21 Scanner Malfunction 6-5, 6-7 scanner window cleaning 5-6 second eject roller 3-17, 3-20, 4-12 self-diagnostics A - 10 sensor checking 6-11 separation pad 3-17, 3-19 separation pad holder 4-4 separation pad spring 4-4 ...
... Fonts I 6-45 print guaranteed area 1-9 print method 1-4 PRINT OVERRUN 6-6, 6-8 print quality 1-4 print speed 1-1, 1-4, A-4 printer driver 1-1, 1-5 printer information A-13 printer status monitor 1-1 Q Quick Print Setup 1-1 R RAM check 6-46 Ready LED 2-13 rear cover 1-3, 4-13 rear paper guide...46 ROM Error 6-5, 6-22 RPC 1-2 S scanner failure 6-21 Scanner Malfunction 6-5, 6-7 scanner window cleaning 5-6 second eject roller 3-17, 3-20, 4-12 self-diagnostics A - 10 sensor checking 6-11 separation pad 3-17, 3-19 separation pad holder 4-4 separation pad spring 4-4 ...
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... 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 into the Paper Cassette...
... 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 into the Paper Cassette...
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... within the specified power range. Use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight when the printer is exposed to direct sunlight. AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage in your country Frequency: 50 Hz (220 V- 240 V) or 50/60 Hz (110-120 V) Check the rating plate...including extensions, should not exceed 5 meters (16.5 feet). • Do not share the same power circuit with these appliances, it is unavoidably set up near a window. • Do not place the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields. • Do not subject the...
... within the specified power range. Use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight when the printer is exposed to direct sunlight. AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage in your country Frequency: 50 Hz (220 V- 240 V) or 50/60 Hz (110-120 V) Check the rating plate...including extensions, should not exceed 5 meters (16.5 feet). • Do not share the same power circuit with these appliances, it is unavoidably set up near a window. • Do not place the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields. • Do not subject the...
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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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... or IPX - Features The Brother print servers offers the widest range of firmware 2-10 UNIX systems that has IBM TCP/IP V2.xx - AppleTalk Phase 2 - BRAdmin and BRAdmin32 Windows-based Management utilities. - Remote console management via the parallel interface. Brother print servers allow multiple host ...custom setup and reset strings plus text-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 -Peer or client mode) •...
... or IPX - Features The Brother print servers offers the widest range of firmware 2-10 UNIX systems that has IBM TCP/IP V2.xx - AppleTalk Phase 2 - BRAdmin and BRAdmin32 Windows-based Management utilities. - Remote console management via the parallel interface. Brother print servers allow multiple host ...custom setup and reset strings plus text-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 -Peer or client mode) •...