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... Hewlett-Packard Company. English USER'S GUIDE Trademarks The brother logo is a registered trademark of Microsoft in the U.S. Windows is registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. The contents of this manual and the specifications of their respective companies. IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are registered trademarks of Brother Industries Ltd., this product are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. and other...
... Hewlett-Packard Company. English USER'S GUIDE Trademarks The brother logo is a registered trademark of Microsoft in the U.S. Windows is registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. The contents of this manual and the specifications of their respective companies. IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are registered trademarks of Brother Industries Ltd., this product are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. and other...
Users Manual - English
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... AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT 1-6 Power Supply 1-6 Environment 1-6 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 2-1 MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER 2-4 MANUAL FEED SLOT 2-8 OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE 2-10 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL LAMPS 3-1 READY Lamp 3-1 DATA Lamp 3-2 MANUAL Lamp 3-2 ALARM Lamp 3-2 SWITCHES 3-3 SELECT (RESET) switch 3-3 SELECT Switch 3-3 RESET Switch 3-4 FF/CONT (TEST) switch 3-4 FF/CONT Switch 3-4 TEST Switch 3-4 OTHER CONTROL FEATURES 3-5 Reprint Function 3-5 Sleep Mode 3-5 Test Print Mode 3-6 Reset/Hex Dump Mode 3-7 OTHER FEATURES SET BY OUR DRIVERS Page Protection 3-8 APT...
... AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT 1-6 Power Supply 1-6 Environment 1-6 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 2-1 MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER 2-4 MANUAL FEED SLOT 2-8 OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE 2-10 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL LAMPS 3-1 READY Lamp 3-1 DATA Lamp 3-2 MANUAL Lamp 3-2 ALARM Lamp 3-2 SWITCHES 3-3 SELECT (RESET) switch 3-3 SELECT Switch 3-3 RESET Switch 3-4 FF/CONT (TEST) switch 3-4 FF/CONT Switch 3-4 TEST Switch 3-4 OTHER CONTROL FEATURES 3-5 Reprint Function 3-5 Sleep Mode 3-5 Test Print Mode 3-6 Reset/Hex Dump Mode 3-7 OTHER FEATURES SET BY OUR DRIVERS Page Protection 3-8 APT...
Users Manual - English
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... INTERFACE BOARD 4-2 ADDITIONAL MEMORY 4-3 Installing the SIMM 4-5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE 5-1 REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT 5-5 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY 5-9 CLEANING THE PRINTER 5-10 Cleaning the Printer Exterior 5-10 Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit 5-11 REPACKING THE PRINTER 5-14 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE 6-1 Operator Calls 6-1 Service Calls 6-3 PAPER JAMS 6-4 Q & A 6-7 Setting up the Printer Hardware 6-7 Setting up the Printer for DOS 6-7 Setting up the Printer for Windows 6-8 Setting up the Printer for Apple Macintosh...
... INTERFACE BOARD 4-2 ADDITIONAL MEMORY 4-3 Installing the SIMM 4-5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE 5-1 REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT 5-5 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY 5-9 CLEANING THE PRINTER 5-10 Cleaning the Printer Exterior 5-10 Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit 5-11 REPACKING THE PRINTER 5-14 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE 6-1 Operator Calls 6-1 Service Calls 6-3 PAPER JAMS 6-4 Q & A 6-7 Setting up the Printer Hardware 6-7 Setting up the Printer for DOS 6-7 Setting up the Printer for Windows 6-8 Setting up the Printer for Apple Macintosh...
Users Manual - English
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... to use the printer properly. Note Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer. 1-1 English CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Learning How to Use the Printer You have three guidebooks for your printer by installing the printer driver, fonts and Remote Printer Console Program. 3. Chapter 5 • Troubleshooting - Read the Quick Setup Guide to set up your printer and connect it to your printer - Chapter 1 • Paper...
... to use the printer properly. Note Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer. 1-1 English CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Learning How to Use the Printer You have three guidebooks for your printer by installing the printer driver, fonts and Remote Printer Console Program. 3. Chapter 5 • Troubleshooting - Read the Quick Setup Guide to set up your printer and connect it to your printer - Chapter 1 • Paper...
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English USER'S GUIDE ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Paper Support Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Top Cover Control Panel Output Tray Paper Support Wire Fig. 1-1 Front View Paper Guide Manual Feed Slot Power Cord Print Density Dial Parallel Interface Port Fig. 1-2 Rear View Optional Interface Board Slot Note (*) The AppleTalk interface is available optionally. Some models have this option pre-installed. 1-2
English USER'S GUIDE ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Paper Support Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Top Cover Control Panel Output Tray Paper Support Wire Fig. 1-1 Front View Paper Guide Manual Feed Slot Power Cord Print Density Dial Parallel Interface Port Fig. 1-2 Rear View Optional Interface Board Slot Note (*) The AppleTalk interface is available optionally. Some models have this option pre-installed. 1-2
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... provides a status monitor program, which adds a PostScript Level 2 language emulation to set various printer settings including economy printing mode, custom paper size, sleep mode settings, Advanced Photoscale Technology, Page Protection or Resolution. If you want to your computer in the background and report the current status or errors on your Windows system using the Remote Printer Console program. 1-3 t Versatile Paper Handling The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder and straight paper path mechanism. t Remote Printer Console Program...
... provides a status monitor program, which adds a PostScript Level 2 language emulation to set various printer settings including economy printing mode, custom paper size, sleep mode settings, Advanced Photoscale Technology, Page Protection or Resolution. If you want to your computer in the background and report the current status or errors on your Windows system using the Remote Printer Console program. 1-3 t Versatile Paper Handling The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder and straight paper path mechanism. t Remote Printer Console Program...
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..., wrinkled, or irregularly shaped envelopes • Extremely shiny or highly textured envelopes • Envelopes with clasps • Envelopes of baggy construction • Envelopes not sharply creased • Embossed envelopes • Envelopes already printed with holes such as organizer sheets, you should straighten the paper as much as possible. Feeding curled paper will cause paper jams and misfeeds. English USER'S GUIDE Before using any paper, make sure that cannot be...
..., wrinkled, or irregularly shaped envelopes • Extremely shiny or highly textured envelopes • Envelopes with clasps • Envelopes of baggy construction • Envelopes not sharply creased • Embossed envelopes • Envelopes already printed with holes such as organizer sheets, you should straighten the paper as much as possible. Feeding curled paper will cause paper jams and misfeeds. English USER'S GUIDE Before using any paper, make sure that cannot be...
Users Manual - English
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... sure to the printer. A blinking MANUAL lamp alerts you should choose them by the changing the right and left margins in your custom paper size, select the next paper size up that is in the previous section. English USER'S GUIDE MANUAL FEED SLOT The multi-purpose sheet feeder also has a manual feed slot. Make sure that you use this slot. Choose a print command to send a file or document to use labels or transparencies...
... sure to the printer. A blinking MANUAL lamp alerts you should choose them by the changing the right and left margins in your custom paper size, select the next paper size up that is in the previous section. English USER'S GUIDE MANUAL FEED SLOT The multi-purpose sheet feeder also has a manual feed slot. Make sure that you use this slot. Choose a print command to send a file or document to use labels or transparencies...
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... Off r Blinking r£q Printer status The printer can print continuously by printing an error report. Note The READY, DATA and MANUAL lamps are used with another lamp or by loading paper from the computer or the printer is selected and the printer prompts you need to press the SELECT switch to take corrective action for a long period of the print data process. The printer is receiving data from the multi-purpose sheet feeder.
... Off r Blinking r£q Printer status The printer can print continuously by printing an error report. Note The READY, DATA and MANUAL lamps are used with another lamp or by loading paper from the computer or the printer is selected and the printer prompts you need to press the SELECT switch to take corrective action for a long period of the print data process. The printer is receiving data from the multi-purpose sheet feeder.
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... page. 3-3 SELECT (RESET) Switch The lower switch on sleep mode, see "OTHER CONTROL FEATURES" in this chapter. It ejects the page, and then enters the off -line. Fig. 3-2 Switches on -line and off -line status. If you press the SELECT switch during printing, the printer immediately stops printing even if the printer has started to print. When the printer is on . The sleep mode feature handles all power control. SELECT Switch The SELECT switch alternately turns the printer on Control Panel...
... page. 3-3 SELECT (RESET) Switch The lower switch on sleep mode, see "OTHER CONTROL FEATURES" in this chapter. It ejects the page, and then enters the off -line. Fig. 3-2 Switches on -line and off -line status. If you press the SELECT switch during printing, the printer immediately stops printing even if the printer has started to print. When the printer is on . The sleep mode feature handles all power control. SELECT Switch The SELECT switch alternately turns the printer on Control Panel...
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... the RESET switch clears data from recoverable errors such as cover open error automatically. If the switch is used as the Form Feed (FF), Continue (CONT) or Test print (TEST) switch. When you use the manual feed slot, the FF/CONT switch is released before all four lamps arelit. The printer is on to load every sheet manually. If the printer is then reset and restored to the user default settings. When you see the MANUAL lamp blinking, insert paper all...
... the RESET switch clears data from recoverable errors such as cover open error automatically. If the switch is used as the Form Feed (FF), Continue (CONT) or Test print (TEST) switch. When you use the manual feed slot, the FF/CONT switch is released before all four lamps arelit. The printer is on to load every sheet manually. If the printer is then reset and restored to the user default settings. When you see the MANUAL lamp blinking, insert paper all...
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.... The factory set default time out is in sleep mode affects the warm-up time. See the Software setup guide for more information about RPC. The READY lamp blinks to 60 seconds. English CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL OTHER CONTROL FEATURES The printer has the following useful features: Reprint Function You can use the FF/CONT switch as though the printer has been turned off. See the software setup guide for more information about drivers. 3-5 If...
.... The factory set default time out is in sleep mode affects the warm-up time. See the Software setup guide for more information about RPC. The READY lamp blinks to 60 seconds. English CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL OTHER CONTROL FEATURES The printer has the following useful features: Reprint Function You can use the FF/CONT switch as though the printer has been turned off. See the software setup guide for more information about drivers. 3-5 If...
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... authorized service representative. Report the error status and situation referring to the above table. Note Check the top cover, the multi-purpose sheet feeder and the main controller board to print again. Reset the printer using the RESET switch or the FF/CONT switch and try to verify that they are firmly installed. 6-3 English CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Service Calls If an unrecoverable error occurs, the printer indicates the need for a service call by lighting all...
... authorized service representative. Report the error status and situation referring to the above table. Note Check the top cover, the multi-purpose sheet feeder and the main controller board to print again. Reset the printer using the RESET switch or the FF/CONT switch and try to verify that they are firmly installed. 6-3 English CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Service Calls If an unrecoverable error occurs, the printer indicates the need for a service call by lighting all...
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... next page for instructions on how to remove the jam or the jammed paper may tear and pieces of the paper jam. t Paper Jam at the Paper Output Tray 6-4 If the printer does not resume printing, press the FF/CONT switch. Fig. 6-2 Paper Jam at the Paper Output Tray Caution Do not pull the jammed paper from the output tray. English USER'S GUIDE PAPER JAMS Before you can clear a paper jam error, you need to the following figure. Paper Top Cover Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Drum Cover Drum Unit Output Tray Fig. 6-1 Locating Paper Jam Position After locating...
... next page for instructions on how to remove the jam or the jammed paper may tear and pieces of the paper jam. t Paper Jam at the Paper Output Tray 6-4 If the printer does not resume printing, press the FF/CONT switch. Fig. 6-2 Paper Jam at the Paper Output Tray Caution Do not pull the jammed paper from the output tray. English USER'S GUIDE PAPER JAMS Before you can clear a paper jam error, you need to the following figure. Paper Top Cover Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Drum Cover Drum Unit Output Tray Fig. 6-1 Locating Paper Jam Position After locating...
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... work. The printer does not print. If you have been removed. • The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly. • The interface cable is securely connected between the printer and computer. • Check to see if any lamps are using your DOS software printer port to LPT1.) • Check to see if the printer has any switch to Operator Call section of your printer. ( i.e., if you would most likely set your printer...
... work. The printer does not print. If you have been removed. • The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly. • The interface cable is securely connected between the printer and computer. • Check to see if any lamps are using your DOS software printer port to LPT1.) • Check to see if the printer has any switch to Operator Call section of your printer. ( i.e., if you would most likely set your printer...
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... problem with your software supplier on how to add a Page Eject ( or Form Feed) command to the (DATA lamp On) printer but the printer did not (DATA lamp On) receive the Page Eject command (print screens do information. when I change the User Use the remote printer console (RPC) program. The data has Screen Key. Press the SELECT switch to turn the printer off -line and press the FF/CONT switch to make...
... problem with your software supplier on how to add a Page Eject ( or Form Feed) command to the (DATA lamp On) printer but the printer did not (DATA lamp On) receive the Page Eject command (print screens do information. when I change the User Use the remote printer console (RPC) program. The data has Screen Key. Press the SELECT switch to turn the printer off -line and press the FF/CONT switch to make...
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... driver and try again. Sometimes I get the Memory Full message. English CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING • Questions I cannot print from Windows. Page Protection Graphics Mode TrueType™ Mode User Printer TrueType™ Fonts • Another solution is insatlled and selected to DOS and use the remote printer console program. • Change the following : • The printer is plugged in. • Paper is loaded. • No error conditions are installed.) Questions The printer...
... driver and try again. Sometimes I get the Memory Full message. English CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING • Questions I cannot print from Windows. Page Protection Graphics Mode TrueType™ Mode User Printer TrueType™ Fonts • Another solution is insatlled and selected to DOS and use the remote printer console program. • Change the following : • The printer is plugged in. • Paper is loaded. • No error conditions are installed.) Questions The printer...
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...™ Mode" and "Use Printer TrueType™ Font". • Set the page protection mode to user or factory settings. Some applications download several types and sizes of text cannot print. Set the Page Protection to AUTO or your document size, reduce the number of your printer memory very quickly. An error message "Print Overrun" occurs. English CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Printing Questions The printer prints unexpectedly or it to use this . 6-11 Recommendations • Make sure your application software. • Check the printer emulation settings. Adjust the top...
...™ Mode" and "Use Printer TrueType™ Font". • Set the page protection mode to user or factory settings. Some applications download several types and sizes of text cannot print. Set the Page Protection to AUTO or your document size, reduce the number of your printer memory very quickly. An error message "Print Overrun" occurs. English CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Printing Questions The printer prints unexpectedly or it to use this . 6-11 Recommendations • Make sure your application software. • Check the printer emulation settings. Adjust the top...
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... 1-5 power control 3-5 power save mode 1-4 power supply 1-5 power switch 3-3 printable area 2-3 print configuration 3-6 print density 5-9 printer driver 1-3 printing speed 1-3 print overrun 6-2 print quality 6-12-15 R READY lamp 3-1 rear view 1-2 remote printer console program 1-3 reprint function 3-5 reset 3-4, 3-7 RESET switch 3-4 resident font 1-4, Appendix-5-6 resolution 1-3 S SELECT switch 3-3 service calls 6-3 SIMM 4-3-6sleep mode 1-4, 3-1, 3-5 switch 3-3-4 symbol set Appendix-7-10 T test print 3-4, 3-6 test sample page 3-4 TEST switch 3-4 toner cartridge 5-1 toner empty 5-1, 6-1 TONER...
... 1-5 power control 3-5 power save mode 1-4 power supply 1-5 power switch 3-3 printable area 2-3 print configuration 3-6 print density 5-9 printer driver 1-3 printing speed 1-3 print overrun 6-2 print quality 6-12-15 R READY lamp 3-1 rear view 1-2 remote printer console program 1-3 reprint function 3-5 reset 3-4, 3-7 RESET switch 3-4 resident font 1-4, Appendix-5-6 resolution 1-3 S SELECT switch 3-3 service calls 6-3 SIMM 4-3-6sleep mode 1-4, 3-1, 3-5 switch 3-3-4 symbol set Appendix-7-10 T test print 3-4, 3-6 test sample page 3-4 TEST switch 3-4 toner cartridge 5-1 toner empty 5-1, 6-1 TONER...
Quick Setup Guide - English
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... User's Guide. The printer has a sleep mode which allows the printer to the instructions below. 1 Depress the TEST (FF/CONT) switch until all lamps are turned ON. If after the printer has warmed up (about 60 seconds). Printing a Test Sample Page We recommend that the READY lamp is ON after reviewing the information in use. 2 Make sure that you print a test page. The printed page shows the basic control panel operations. Refer to automatically reduce power...
... User's Guide. The printer has a sleep mode which allows the printer to the instructions below. 1 Depress the TEST (FF/CONT) switch until all lamps are turned ON. If after the printer has warmed up (about 60 seconds). Printing a Test Sample Page We recommend that the READY lamp is ON after reviewing the information in use. 2 Make sure that you print a test page. The printed page shows the basic control panel operations. Refer to automatically reduce power...