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.... All other errors relating to the Printer and will cause severe damage to the publication. ©1996 Brother Industries Ltd. The contents of this manual and the specifications of International Business Machines Corporation. IBM, Proprinter XL, Proprinter, and IBM/PC are registered trademarks of this product are... and Publication Under the supervision of the Printer If for any reason you save and use the original packaging. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice. Shipment of Brother Industries Ltd., this user's guide are trademarks of Miles, Inc.
.... All other errors relating to the Printer and will cause severe damage to the publication. ©1996 Brother Industries Ltd. The contents of this manual and the specifications of International Business Machines Corporation. IBM, Proprinter XL, Proprinter, and IBM/PC are registered trademarks of this product are... and Publication Under the supervision of the Printer If for any reason you save and use the original packaging. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice. Shipment of Brother Industries Ltd., this user's guide are trademarks of Miles, Inc.
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... Control Panel Angle 3-7 Selecting the Local Language Display 3-8 Using the Panel Switches 3-9 Printer Settings 3-10 User Settings 3-10 Factory Settings 3-10 PAPER HANDLING 3-11 Print Media 3-11 Paper Size 3-11 Using Envelopes 3-13 Cassette Feed 3-15 Manual Feed 3-16 Face Down Print Delivery 3-17 Face Up Print Delivery 3-17 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL...
... Control Panel Angle 3-7 Selecting the Local Language Display 3-8 Using the Panel Switches 3-9 Printer Settings 3-10 User Settings 3-10 Factory Settings 3-10 PAPER HANDLING 3-11 Print Media 3-11 Paper Size 3-11 Using Envelopes 3-13 Cassette Feed 3-15 Manual Feed 3-16 Face Down Print Delivery 3-17 Face Up Print Delivery 3-17 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL...
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USER'S GUIDE SWITCHES IN SHIFT MODE 4-64 SHIFT Switch 4-64 EMULATION Switch 4-65 About Emulation Modes 4-67 ECONOMY Switch 4-69 TONER SAVE MODE 4-69 POWER SAVE MODE 4-69 FEEDER Switch 4-70 FEEDER 4-70 MP FIRST 4-72 MANUAL FEED 4-73 MP TRAY SETTING 4-73 MEDIA TYPE 4-74 DUPLEX MODE 4-75 COPY Switch 4-77 RESET...
USER'S GUIDE SWITCHES IN SHIFT MODE 4-64 SHIFT Switch 4-64 EMULATION Switch 4-65 About Emulation Modes 4-67 ECONOMY Switch 4-69 TONER SAVE MODE 4-69 POWER SAVE MODE 4-69 FEEDER Switch 4-70 FEEDER 4-70 MP FIRST 4-72 MANUAL FEED 4-73 MP TRAY SETTING 4-73 MEDIA TYPE 4-74 DUPLEX MODE 4-75 COPY Switch 4-77 RESET...
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...to see . Follow the messages on the screen. (for DOS user) Type HL1260e or HL1660 and press ENTER key. Type A:\SETUP and press the ENTER key. (for Windows 3.1 user) Choose the RUN command from the Disk Manual. (for Windows 3.1 user) Double-click the HL1260e or HL1660 group icon (sign on ...the screen, and then the Disk Manual icon. Follow the messages on the screen. Notes • You will...
...to see . Follow the messages on the screen. (for DOS user) Type HL1260e or HL1660 and press ENTER key. Type A:\SETUP and press the ENTER key. (for Windows 3.1 user) Choose the RUN command from the Disk Manual. (for Windows 3.1 user) Double-click the HL1260e or HL1660 group icon (sign on ...the screen, and then the Disk Manual icon. Follow the messages on the screen. Notes • You will...
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...capacity up to print on both sides of the paper. Duplex Unit A duplex unit enables you an additional interface port for this manual which is available from your printer with the printer, see this printer: Lower Tray Unit A lower tray unit expands the paper source...reference manual contains detailed information about the printer control commands. The following options are available for attaching the printer to a network or sharing your Brother dealer. You can load extra paper and switch between the upper and lower paper sources automatically. See pages 4-32 and 5-2. USER'S ...
...capacity up to print on both sides of the paper. Duplex Unit A duplex unit enables you an additional interface port for this manual which is available from your printer with the printer, see this printer: Lower Tray Unit A lower tray unit expands the paper source...reference manual contains detailed information about the printer control commands. The following options are available for attaching the printer to a network or sharing your Brother dealer. You can load extra paper and switch between the upper and lower paper sources automatically. See pages 4-32 and 5-2. USER'S ...
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...emulation is automatically changed again for a short period of time. If the function does not work properly, select the required emulation mode manually using the printer panel switches or use emulation selection commands from your application software or network server. Since the factory setting is called... "Time Out" and it is 5 seconds. • The EPSON or IBM emulation mode priority must be set with your software. 3-4 USER'S GUIDE Notes When you need to use this emulation.. • Try this function with the EMULATION switch. The factory setting is not changed...
...emulation is automatically changed again for a short period of time. If the function does not work properly, select the required emulation mode manually using the printer panel switches or use emulation selection commands from your application software or network server. Since the factory setting is called... "Time Out" and it is 5 seconds. • The EPSON or IBM emulation mode priority must be set with your software. 3-4 USER'S GUIDE Notes When you need to use this emulation.. • Try this function with the EMULATION switch. The factory setting is not changed...
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Although they have been factory set as shown in the interface mode. USER'S GUIDE Notes When you may need to change them with the MODE switch. • This function takes a few seconds to work. The factory setting is ... to that interface in the above table, you use only one interface, we recommend that you want to speed up printing, select the required interface manually with the MODE switch. If you constantly use the automatic interface selection, note the following: • Once the interface is automatically changed, it can be...
Although they have been factory set as shown in the interface mode. USER'S GUIDE Notes When you may need to change them with the MODE switch. • This function takes a few seconds to work. The factory setting is ... to that interface in the above table, you use only one interface, we recommend that you want to speed up printing, select the required interface manually with the MODE switch. If you constantly use the automatic interface selection, note the following: • Once the interface is automatically changed, it can be...
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USER'S GUIDE Multi-purpose Tray (MP) Upper Paper Cassette (Tray 1) Lower Paper Cassette (Tray 2) Fig. 3-5 Cassette Feed Manual Feed When you set paper in the multi-purpose tray with the setting MANUAL FEED = ON selected with the FEEDER switch, the printer loads paper only from the multipurpose ... tray. 3-16 For further information, see "FEEDER Switch" in Chapter 4. Notes When you feed paper manually, note the following: • If your application software supports a manual feed selection in the multipurpose tray, please note that it through the software. You can select it is inserted...
USER'S GUIDE Multi-purpose Tray (MP) Upper Paper Cassette (Tray 1) Lower Paper Cassette (Tray 2) Fig. 3-5 Cassette Feed Manual Feed When you set paper in the multi-purpose tray with the setting MANUAL FEED = ON selected with the FEEDER switch, the printer loads paper only from the multipurpose ... tray. 3-16 For further information, see "FEEDER Switch" in Chapter 4. Notes When you feed paper manually, note the following: • If your application software supports a manual feed selection in the multipurpose tray, please note that it through the software. You can select it is inserted...
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... Message Meaning (Continued) 07 FF PAUSE The printer has suspended feeding forms. Pressing the SEL switch resumes form feed. 08 RESET TO USER SETTINGS The printer is initializing the MIO card or initializing the printer for BR-Script 2 emulation. 01 PRINT 002 L s T1 Paper...is restoring itself to the FACTORY SETTINGS factory settings. (The message appears only momentarily.) Now initializing The printer is restoring itself to the user settings you selected with double figures "LJ"... AUTO EPSON FX-850 emulation "PR"... Multi-Purpose Tray "MN"... Duplex " "... Landscape ...
... Message Meaning (Continued) 07 FF PAUSE The printer has suspended feeding forms. Pressing the SEL switch resumes form feed. 08 RESET TO USER SETTINGS The printer is initializing the MIO card or initializing the printer for BR-Script 2 emulation. 01 PRINT 002 L s T1 Paper...is restoring itself to the FACTORY SETTINGS factory settings. (The message appears only momentarily.) Now initializing The printer is restoring itself to the user settings you selected with double figures "LJ"... AUTO EPSON FX-850 emulation "PR"... Multi-Purpose Tray "MN"... Duplex " "... Landscape ...
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... ID for AUTO ON FF SUPPRESS=OFF ON or OFF TONER LOW=CONT CONT or STOP exit exit to NETWORK MODE CONTINUE MODE CONTINUE=MANUAL AUTO or MANUAL BUZZER SETTING BUZZER=ON ON or OFF SCALABLE FONT FONT=ALL ALL, LJ4 PRINT DENSITY sssss Increase or decrease the print density. (15 ... CARD OPERATION NETWORK MODE LOCK PANEL=OFF ON or OFF PASS NO=### Enter pass number. SET KEY--> END End saving the data. Exit MODE. 4-10 USER'S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) CARD OPERATION (HP mode only) (See 4-32.) ADVANCED MODE (See 4-41.) PAGE COUNTER (See 4-48.) exit MODE (See 4-48.) Setting ...
... ID for AUTO ON FF SUPPRESS=OFF ON or OFF TONER LOW=CONT CONT or STOP exit exit to NETWORK MODE CONTINUE MODE CONTINUE=MANUAL AUTO or MANUAL BUZZER SETTING BUZZER=ON ON or OFF SCALABLE FONT FONT=ALL ALL, LJ4 PRINT DENSITY sssss Increase or decrease the print density. (15 ... CARD OPERATION NETWORK MODE LOCK PANEL=OFF ON or OFF PASS NO=### Enter pass number. SET KEY--> END End saving the data. Exit MODE. 4-10 USER'S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) CARD OPERATION (HP mode only) (See 4-32.) ADVANCED MODE (See 4-41.) PAGE COUNTER (See 4-48.) exit MODE (See 4-48.) Setting ...
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USER'S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) ADVANCED MODE (See 4-41.) PAGE COUNTER (See 4-48.) exit MODE (See 4-48.) Setting Menu...Setting Menu LOCK PANEL=OFF PASS NO=### AUTO FF=OFF WAIT TIME= 5s FF SUPPRESS=OFF TONER LOW=CONT exit ERROR PRINT=OFF CONTINUE=MANUAL BUZZER=ON sssss ttttt SAVE SETTING 1 SAVE SETTING 2 Setting ON or OFF Enter pass number. Exit MODE 4-12 ON or OFF ...1 to 99 seconds for AUTO ON ON or OFF CONT or STOP exit to NETWORK MODE ON or OFF AUTO or MANUAL ON or OFF Increase or decrease the print density. (15 levels) Increase or decrease the input buffer capacity. (15 levels) Save...
USER'S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) ADVANCED MODE (See 4-41.) PAGE COUNTER (See 4-48.) exit MODE (See 4-48.) Setting Menu...Setting Menu LOCK PANEL=OFF PASS NO=### AUTO FF=OFF WAIT TIME= 5s FF SUPPRESS=OFF TONER LOW=CONT exit ERROR PRINT=OFF CONTINUE=MANUAL BUZZER=ON sssss ttttt SAVE SETTING 1 SAVE SETTING 2 Setting ON or OFF Enter pass number. Exit MODE 4-12 ON or OFF ...1 to 99 seconds for AUTO ON ON or OFF CONT or STOP exit to NETWORK MODE ON or OFF AUTO or MANUAL ON or OFF Increase or decrease the print density. (15 levels) Increase or decrease the input buffer capacity. (15 levels) Save...
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... with the asterisk. Then the printer automatically exits from the setting menu to set the printer off-line. 2. USER'S GUIDE Operation Example: Selecting the Parallel Interface For this session, select the parallel interface manually as follows: 1. I /F=AUTO Interface Mode Parallel interface Serial interface Optional interface for a short time. Press the SET switch...
... with the asterisk. Then the printer automatically exits from the setting menu to set the printer off-line. 2. USER'S GUIDE Operation Example: Selecting the Parallel Interface For this session, select the parallel interface manually as follows: 1. I /F=AUTO Interface Mode Parallel interface Serial interface Optional interface for a short time. Press the SET switch...
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... recovery mode. Turn off the error print mode in the BR-Script 2 mode. The CONTINUE switch function is detected. Display Message CONTINUE=MANUAL CONTINUE=AUTO Continue Mode Select the manual or auto error recovery mode. The printer automatically clears recoverable errors. You need not press the CONTINUE switch. 4-44 Display Message TONER... error mode so that the printer prints an error if it can select the printer's action when "TONER EMPTY" is selected with the CONTINUE switch. USER'S GUIDE s Toner Low You can be cleared with this mode.
... recovery mode. Turn off the error print mode in the BR-Script 2 mode. The CONTINUE switch function is detected. Display Message CONTINUE=MANUAL CONTINUE=AUTO Continue Mode Select the manual or auto error recovery mode. The printer automatically clears recoverable errors. You need not press the CONTINUE switch. 4-44 Display Message TONER... error mode so that the printer prints an error if it can select the printer's action when "TONER EMPTY" is selected with the CONTINUE switch. USER'S GUIDE s Toner Low You can be cleared with this mode.
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...Script interpreter of this printer can get more out of this type of respective manufacturers. PostScript® Language Reference Manual, 2nd Edition. USER'S GUIDE s BR-Script 2 Mode BR-Script is a Brother original page description language and it is the emulation mode where this printer emulates the industry-standard dot matrix .... s HP-GL Mode The HP-GL mode is a PostScript® language emulation interpreter. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1985. Average users do not have to be concerned about PostScript® commands, see the following commercial...
...Script interpreter of this printer can get more out of this type of respective manufacturers. PostScript® Language Reference Manual, 2nd Edition. USER'S GUIDE s BR-Script 2 Mode BR-Script is a Brother original page description language and it is the emulation mode where this printer emulates the industry-standard dot matrix .... s HP-GL Mode The HP-GL mode is a PostScript® language emulation interpreter. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1985. Average users do not have to be concerned about PostScript® commands, see the following commercial...
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...on or off . MP tray settings Select print media Selects duplex printing mode (only with the duplex option installed.) You can select the feeder, manual feed mode, or MP tray settings with the FEEDER switch, and also select the duplex printing mode if the optional duplex printing unit is selected... as follows: 00 READY 001PsMP The black square s indicates that duplex printing mode is installed. FEEDER To select the feeder, follow these steps: 1. USER'S GUIDE FEEDER Switch You can check the current feeder and the duplex mode on the display. You will then enter the setting mode where you...
...on or off . MP tray settings Select print media Selects duplex printing mode (only with the duplex option installed.) You can select the feeder, manual feed mode, or MP tray settings with the FEEDER switch, and also select the duplex printing mode if the optional duplex printing unit is selected... as follows: 00 READY 001PsMP The black square s indicates that duplex printing mode is installed. FEEDER To select the feeder, follow these steps: 1. USER'S GUIDE FEEDER Switch You can check the current feeder and the duplex mode on the display. You will then enter the setting mode where you...
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... paper other than ordinary plain paper, such as thick bond paper, envelope, or transparency, the appropriate media type must set the "MP SIZE" manually since the tray cannot sense the size automatically. 3. MEDIA TYPE When you set "PAPER IN=STOP", the printer stops feeding paper until the SEL... switch to get the best print quality. Press the v or w switch to select the paper size in order to make the displayed setting effective. USER'S GUIDE 2. Then the display shows the current "PAPER IN" setting with this switch or by a command. The display shows the following message: MEDIA...
... paper other than ordinary plain paper, such as thick bond paper, envelope, or transparency, the appropriate media type must set the "MP SIZE" manually since the tray cannot sense the size automatically. 3. MEDIA TYPE When you set "PAPER IN=STOP", the printer stops feeding paper until the SEL... switch to get the best print quality. Press the v or w switch to select the paper size in order to make the displayed setting effective. USER'S GUIDE 2. Then the display shows the current "PAPER IN" setting with this switch or by a command. The display shows the following message: MEDIA...
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Factory Setting TONER SAVE=OFF POWER SAVE=ON TIME OUT=30m FEEDER=AUTO For FEEDER=AUTO AUTO=T1>T2>MP MP FIRST=OFF MANUAL FEED=OFF MP SIZE=LETTER (For 110/120V model) MP SIZE=A4 (For 220V/240V model) PAPER IN=CONT REGULAR DUPLEX=OFF BIND=LONG COPY PAGES=1 LANG=ENGLISH 4-84 LANGUAGE (FORM FEED + POWER ON) PAPER IN DUPLEX BIND - - For POWER SAVE=ON TIME OUT - USER'S GUIDE Switch Item ECONOMY TONER SAVE MODE POWER SAVE MODE FEEDER FEEDER Sub-Item - MP FIRST MANUAL FEED MP TRAY SETTING MP SIZE MEDIA TYPE DUPLEX MODE COPY -
Factory Setting TONER SAVE=OFF POWER SAVE=ON TIME OUT=30m FEEDER=AUTO For FEEDER=AUTO AUTO=T1>T2>MP MP FIRST=OFF MANUAL FEED=OFF MP SIZE=LETTER (For 110/120V model) MP SIZE=A4 (For 220V/240V model) PAPER IN=CONT REGULAR DUPLEX=OFF BIND=LONG COPY PAGES=1 LANG=ENGLISH 4-84 LANGUAGE (FORM FEED + POWER ON) PAPER IN DUPLEX BIND - - For POWER SAVE=ON TIME OUT - USER'S GUIDE Switch Item ECONOMY TONER SAVE MODE POWER SAVE MODE FEEDER FEEDER Sub-Item - MP FIRST MANUAL FEED MP TRAY SETTING MP SIZE MEDIA TYPE DUPLEX MODE COPY -
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...For further information, see "FONT Switch" in Chapter 4 and "FONT CARTRIDGE/CARD, FLASH MEMORY/HDD CARD" in Chapter 5. • If user-defined characters are stored in printer memory. • If the optional font cartridge/card is optionally available. 4. The printer prints out the ...test patterns or lists according to make the displayed selection effective. See "SAVE SETTINGS" in Chapter 4 and Technical Reference Manual that is installed, you can print out the list of optional fonts. For further information, see "FONT Switch" in Chapter 4. 4-86 s...
...For further information, see "FONT Switch" in Chapter 4 and "FONT CARTRIDGE/CARD, FLASH MEMORY/HDD CARD" in Chapter 5. • If user-defined characters are stored in printer memory. • If the optional font cartridge/card is optionally available. 4. The printer prints out the ...test patterns or lists according to make the displayed selection effective. See "SAVE SETTINGS" in Chapter 4 and Technical Reference Manual that is installed, you can print out the list of optional fonts. For further information, see "FONT Switch" in Chapter 4. 4-86 s...
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... overrides the switch setting. • Be sure to your program. The printer automatically selects the font that has your application software 2. USER'S GUIDE Selecting the Optional Fonts After you have a font of the following : • You do not need to have installed the...select fonts with a command, note the following methods: 1. To select fonts with the SHIFT and TEST switches. See the Technical Reference Manual, which is optionally available for this printer. Notes When you select fonts through your software. If the installed font cartridge/card happens...
... overrides the switch setting. • Be sure to your program. The printer automatically selects the font that has your application software 2. USER'S GUIDE Selecting the Optional Fonts After you have a font of the following : • You do not need to have installed the...select fonts with a command, note the following methods: 1. To select fonts with the SHIFT and TEST switches. See the Technical Reference Manual, which is optionally available for this printer. Notes When you select fonts through your software. If the installed font cartridge/card happens...
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...the multi-purpose message appears alternately to tray and press the SEL switch. See the DX- The cover of load paper manually. (The paper on -line. USER'S GUIDE Operator Call Message 18 MANUAL FEED ***** SIZE 19 CHECK FONT 20 FONT REMOVAL 27 NO DX UNIT 27 NO DX TRAY 27 DX OPEN Meaning... Action The printer requests you to temporarily ignore this message. The font cartridge/card was Turn off the printer, and re- selected. duplex printing mode is 1200/DX-1600 user...
...the multi-purpose message appears alternately to tray and press the SEL switch. See the DX- The cover of load paper manually. (The paper on -line. USER'S GUIDE Operator Call Message 18 MANUAL FEED ***** SIZE 19 CHECK FONT 20 FONT REMOVAL 27 NO DX UNIT 27 NO DX TRAY 27 DX OPEN Meaning... Action The printer requests you to temporarily ignore this message. The font cartridge/card was Turn off the printer, and re- selected. duplex printing mode is 1200/DX-1600 user...