Brother Laser Printer
HL-7050 series
User's Guide
Version 2
For visually-impaired users
Please see the two HTML files, index_win.html and
index_mac.html, on the supplied CD-ROM. You can
read them with Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’
software.
For information on the use of the Braille control panel
with buzzer function, see
Chapter 3.
You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use the printer.
Please use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer. You can find a printed
copy in the box or view it on the CD-ROM we have supplied.
Please read this Guide thoroughly before you use the printer. Keep the CD-ROM
in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you need to.
Please visit our website at http://solutions.brother.com
where you can get
answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical
Questions, and the latest Driver Updates and Utilities.
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Laser printer
HL-7050 series
User's Guide
Definitions of warnings, cautions and notes
We use the following terms throughout this User's Guide.
WARNING
You must follow these warnings to prevent possible
personal injury.
You must follow these instructions to make sure you
use the printer properly and do not damage it.
Remember these useful tips when you use the printer.
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To use the printer safely
WARNING
There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before you
clean the printer, clear a paper jam or replace parts, make sure you
have turned off the power switch and unplugged the printer from the
AC power outlet.
WARNING
Do not handle the plug with wet hands - it might give you an electrical
shock.
WARNING
After you have just used the printer, some parts inside the printer will
be extremely hot. When you open the front or back cover of the
printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the illustrations
below.
Inside the printer Open the face-up output tray
High Temperature
Fuser is HOT!
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WARNING
To prevent injuries, at least two people should lift the printer, holding
the handles on both the right and left sides of the printer, and the
front of the printer as shown in the illustration below.
WARNING
Do not stand on the printer or the optional Stabilizer unit.
WARNING
Be careful not to trip on the legs of the optional Stabilizer unit.
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Brother Numbers (USA and Canada)
IMPORTANT: For technical help you must call the country where you bought
the Printer. Calls must be made from within that country.
Register your product
By registering your product with Brother International
Corporation, you will be recorded as the original
owner of the product. Your registration with Brother:
• may serve as a confirmation of the purchase
date of your product should you lose your
receipt;
• may support an insurance claim by you in the
event of product loss covered by insurance;
and,
• will help us notify you of enhancements to your
product an special offers.
Please complete the Brother Warranty Registration
or, for you convenience and most efficient way to
register your new product, register on-line at
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your Printer needs.
You can download the latest software and utilities, read FAQs and troubleshooting
tips, and go to the 'Solutions' section to learn how to get the most from your
Brother product.
You can check here for the Brother driver updates.
www.registermybrother.com
http://solutions.brother.com
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Customer Service
In USA 1-800-276-7746
In Canada 1-877-BROTHER
(514) 685-6464 (In Montreal)
If you have any comments or suggestions, please write to us at:
In USA Printer Customer Support
Brother International Corporation
15 Musick
Irvine CA 92618
In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.
- Marketing Dept.
1, rue Hôtel de Ville
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6
Service center locator (USA only)
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357.
Service center locations (Canada only)
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.
Brother fax back system (USA only)
Brother Customer Service has an easy-to-use fax back system so you can get
instant answers to common technical questions and product information. This is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send the
information to any fax machine.
Call the number below and follow the recorded instructions to receive a fax about
how to use the system and an Index of the subjects you can get information about.
In USA only 1-800-521-2846
Internet addresses
Brother Global Web Site:
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical
Questions, and Driver Updates and Utilities:
(In USA Only) For Brother Accessories & Supplies:
http://www.brother.com
http://solutions.brother.com
http://www.brothermall.com
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Important information: Regulations
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration
of Conformity (For USA)
complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Important
A shielded interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the
limits for a Class B digital device.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could
void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Responsible Party: Brother International Corporation
100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard
P.O. Box 6911
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911
USA
Telephone: (908) 704-1700
declares, that the products
Product name: Laser Printer
Model number: HL-7050 and HL-7050N
Product options: Lower Tray Unit LT-7000, Duplex Unit DX-7000,
Network Card NC-4100h, Mailbox Unit MX-7000, MX-
7010
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Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada)
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du
Canada.
Radio interference (220-240 volt model only)
This printer follows EN55022 (CISPR Publication 22)/Class B.
Before you use this product, make sure that you use a double-shielded interface
cable with twisted-pair conductors and that it is marked "IEEE1284 compliant".
The cable must not be more than 1.8 metres long.
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“EC” Declaration of Conformity
Manufacturer
Brother Industries Ltd.,
15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku,
Nagoya 467-8561, Japan
Plant
Plant
Brother Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd. Brother Industries Ltd.,
NO6 Gold Garden Ind. Nanling Buji, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-0803 Japan
Longgang, Shenzhen, China
Herewith declare that:
Product description : Laser Printer
Product Name : HL-7050, HL-7050N
are in conformity with provisions of the Directives applied : Low Voltage Directive
73/23/EEC (as amended by 93/68/EEC) and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/263/EEC and 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC).
Standards applied :
Harmonized : Safety : EN60950:2000
EMC : EN55022:1998 Class B
EN55024:1998
EN61000-3-2:1995 + A1:1998 + A2:1998
EN61000-3-3:1995
Year in which CE marking was first affixed : 2002
Issued by : Brother Industries, Ltd.
Date : 28 March, 2002
Place : Nagoya, Japan
Signature :
Kazuhiro Dejima
Manager
Quality Audit Group
Quality Management Dept.
Information & Document Company
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Laser Safety (110 to 120 volt Model Only)
This printer is certified as a Class I laser product under the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard according to
the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the printer
does not produce hazardous laser radiation.
Since radiation emitted inside the printer is completely confined within protective
housings and external covers, the laser beam cannot escape from the machine
during any phase of user operation.
FDA Regulations (110 to 120 volt Model Only)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented regulations for laser
products manufactured on and after August 2, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for
products marketed in the United States. One of the following labels on the back of
the printer indicates compliance with the FDA regulations and must be attached to
laser products marketed in the United States.
MANUFACTURED:
Brother Industries, Ltd.,
15-1 Naeshiro-cho Mizuho-ku Nagoya, 467-8561 Japan
This product complies with FDA radiation performance standards, 21 CFR
subchapter J.
MANUFACTURED:
Brother Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd.
NO6 Gold Garden Ind. Nanling Buji, Longgang, Shenzhen, CHINA
This product complies with FDA radiation performance standards, 21 CFR
Subchapter J
Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than
those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
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IEC 60825 specification (220 to 240 volt model only)
This printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 60825 specifications. The
label shown below is attached in countries where it is needed.
This printer has a Class 3B laser diode which produces invisible laser radiation in
the scanner unit. You should not open the scanner unit under any circumstances.
For Finland and Sweden
LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT
Internal laser radiation
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Varoitus! Laitteen käyttäminen muulla kuin tässä käyttöohjeessa mainitulla
tavalla saattaa altistaa käyttäjän turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittävälle
näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle.
Varning Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna Bruksanvisning
specificerats, kan användaren utsättas för osynlig laserstrålning,
som överskrider gränsen för laserklass 1.
Maximum
radiation
power:
15 mW
Wave
length:
760 - 810 nm
Laser class: Class IIIb (Accordance with 21 CFR Part 1040.10)
Class 3B (Accordance with IEC 60825)
CLASS 1LASERP RODUCT
APPAREIL Å LASER DE CLASSE 1
LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT
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IMPORTANT - For Your Safety
To ensure safe operation the supplied three-pin plug must be inserted only into a
standard three-pin power outlet that is properly grounded through the standard
electrical wiring.
Extension cords used with this printer must be three-pin plug type and correctly
wired to provide proper grounding. Incorrectly wired extension cords may cause
personal injury and equipment damage.
The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the power is
grounded and that the installation is completely safe. For your safety, if in any doubt
about the effective grounding of the power, call a qualified electrician.
Disconnect device
You must install this printer near a power outlet that is easily accessible. In case of
an emergency, you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet to shut off
the power completely.
Caution for batteries
Do not replace the battery. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly
replaced. Do not disassemble, recharge or dispose of the battery in fire. Dispose
of used batteries according to local regulations.
Caution for LAN connection
Connect this product to a LAN connection that is not subjected to over voltages.
IT power system (For Norway only)
This product is also designed for an IT power system with phase-to-phase voltage
230V.
Opmerking / Oplaadbare Batterij Recycle Informatie
(For Netherlands Only)
Bij dit product zijn batterijen geleverd. Wanneer deze leeg zijn, moet u
ze niet weggooien maar inleveren als Klein Chemisch Afval.
Geräuschemission / Acoustic noise emission
(for Germany only)
Lpa < 70 dB (A) DIN 45635-19-01-KL2
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Wiring information (for UK)
Important
If the mains plug that is supplied with this printer is not suitable for your plug socket,
remove the plug from the mains lead and fit an appropriate three-pin plug. If the
replacement plug needs a fuse, fit the same fuse as the original.
If a moulded plug comes off the mains lead, you should destroy it because a plug
with cut wires is dangerous if it is put in a live plug socket. Do not leave it where a
child might find it!
If you need to replace the plug fuse, fit a fuse that is approved by ASTA to BS1362
with the same rating as the original fuse.
Always replace the fuse cover. Never use a plug that does not have a cover.
Warning - This printer must be earthed.
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in line with the following code :
Green and Yellow: Earth
Blue: Neutral
Brown: Live
The colours of the wires in the mains lead of this printer may not match the coloured
markings identifying the terminals in your plug.
If you need to fit a different plug, you should do the following.
Remove a bit of the outer cover of the lead, taking care not to damage the coloured
insulation of the wires inside.
Cut each of the three wires to the appropriate length. If you can, leave the green and
yellow wire longer than the others so that, if the lead is pulled out of the plug, the
green and yellow wire will be the last to disconnect.
Remove a short section of the coloured insulation to expose the wires.
The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in
the plug which is marked with the letter "E" or the safety earth symbol , or coloured
green or green and yellow.
The wire, which is coloured blue, must be connected to the terminal, which is
marked with the letter "N" or coloured black or blue.
The wire, which is coloured brown, must be connected to the terminal, which is
marked with the letter "L" or coloured red or brown.
The outer cover of the lead must be secured inside the plug. The coloured wires
should not hang out of the plug.
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Trademarks
The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.
Apple, the Apple Logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks in the United
States and other countries, and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Epson is a registered trademark and FX-80 and FX-850 are trademarks of Seiko
Epson Corporation.
Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark and HP LaserJet 6P, 6L, 5P, 5L, 4, 4L
4P, III, IIIP, II, and IIP are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.
Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
All other terms and brand and product names mentioned in this User's Guide are
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Compilation and Publication Notice
Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and
published, covering the latest product's descriptions and specifications.
The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to
change without notice.
Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and
materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including
consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not
limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.
©2002 Brother Industries Ltd.
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Table of Contents
1
About this printer .................................................................1-1
What is in the box? ..........................................................1-1
What is on the CD-ROM? (For Windows
®
) ............1-3
What is on the CD-ROM?
(For Macintosh
®
on a Network) .........................1-5
General view ..............................................................1-6
Positioning the printer ......................................................1-8
Power supply .............................................................1-8
Environment ...............................................................1-9
Space needed to install your printer ....................1-10
What kind of paper can I use? .......................................1-12
Type and size of paper ............................................1-12
Media types in the driver settings ........................1-16
Recommended paper ..........................................1-16
Printable area ......................................................1-17
Printing methods ............................................................1-19
Printing from the paper tray (Face-down printing) ...1-19
Tray ID setting (If the lower tray unit is installed) .1-23
Printing from the multi-purpose tray .........................1-24
Printing on envelopes (Face-up printing) .................1-28
Printing on labels, transparencies and other special
paper ...................................................................1-35
Printing to the face-up output tray
(Face-up printing) ................................................1-40
Manual feed .............................................................1-41
2
Driver and software .............................................................2-1
Printer driver ....................................................................2-1
Features in the PCL printer driver (For Windows
®
) ....2-2
Basic tab ................................................................2-2
Advanced tab ........................................................2-3
Device Options ......................................................2-6
Accessories tab .....................................................2-9
Support tab .........................................................2-10
Features in the PS printer driver (For Windows
®
) ....2-11
Ports tab ..............................................................2-11
Device Settings tab ..............................................2-12
Layout tab ............................................................2-12
Paper / Quality tab ...............................................2-13
Advanced Options ...............................................2-13
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Features in the PS Printer driver
(For Mac
®
OS 8.6 to 9.2 / Mac
®
OS X 10.1) ........2-15
Page setup ..........................................................2-15
Layout ..................................................................2-16
Specific options ...................................................2-16
Software for networks ..............................................2-17
(Windows
®
only) ..................................................2-17
Software installation for Windows
®
......................2-19
Software installation for Macintosh
®
........................2-20
Apple LaserWriter 8 driver ...................................2-20
PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs) .........2-20
Automatic Emulation Selection ......................................2-21
Automatic Interface Selection ........................................2-22
Printer settings ...............................................................2-24
Factory settings .......................................................2-24
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Control panel ........................................................................3-1
Control panel ...................................................................3-1
Buttons ...........................................................................3-2
Go button ...................................................................3-3
Job Cancel button ......................................................3-4
Reprint button ............................................................3-5
Reprinting the last job ............................................3-6
Printing PROOF data ............................................3-8
Printing PUBLIC data ............................................3-8
Printing SECURE data ..........................................3-9
+ or - button .............................................................3-12
To move through menus on the LCD ..................3-12
To enter numbers ................................................3-12
Set button ................................................................3-13
Back button ..............................................................3-14
Light-emitting diode (LED) .............................................3-15
Data - Orange LED ..............................................3-15
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) .........................................3-16
Back light .................................................................3-17
LCD message ..........................................................3-18
Printer status messages ......................................3-19
How to use the control panel ...................................3-20
Control Panel LCD menu .........................................3-22
INFORMATION ...................................................3-23
QUALITY .............................................................3-24
PAPER ................................................................3-24
SETUP ................................................................3-25
PRINT MENU ......................................................3-27
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NETWORK (only on a Network) ..........................3-31
INTERFACE ........................................................3-32
RESET MENU .....................................................3-33
Set date and time ................................................3-34
Set IP Address .....................................................3-35
About emulation modes .......................................3-36
List of factory settings ..........................................3-38
For visually-impaired users ............................................3-42
Braille symbols .........................................................3-42
Buzz indications .......................................................3-43
4
Options .................................................................................4-1
Optional accessories and supplies ..................................4-1
Small pad for lower tray unit and stabilizer (SB-4000) .....4-2
Lower-tray unit (LT-7000) ................................................4-3
Duplex unit (DX-7000) .....................................................4-4
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper .....4-4
Paper orientation for printing on both sides
of the paper .......................................................4-5
Mailbox unit ......................................................................4-6
Network option NC-4100h (For HL-7050 only) ................4-8
Installing the Network board ......................................4-8
CompactFlash card ........................................................4-11
Installing the CompactFlash card ............................4-12
RAM expansion .............................................................4-13
Installing extra DIMM memory .................................4-14
Hard disk drive (HD-EX) ................................................4-17
Ir-DA interface (IR-1000) ...............................................4-21
Optional font package (BS-3000) ..................................4-22
Optional barcode fonts package (BT-1000) ...................4-22
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Routine maintenance ...........................................................5-1
Replacing the consumables .............................................5-1
Toner cartridge ..........................................................5-2
TONER LOW Message .........................................5-2
(Appears at intervals) ............................................5-2
TONER LIFE END message .................................5-2
Replacing the toner cartridge ................................5-3
Drum unit ...................................................................5-6
CHANGE DRUM SOON message .......................5-6
Replacing the drum unit .........................................5-6
Replacing Maintenance Parts ........................................5-11
Cleaning .........................................................................5-12
Cleaning the outside of the printer ...........................5-12
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Cleaning the inside of the printer .............................5-14
Cleaning the corona wire .........................................5-17
Maintenance Messages .................................................5-19
6
Troubleshooting ..................................................................6-1
LCD messages ................................................................6-1
Error messages .........................................................6-1
Maintenance messages .............................................6-4
Call service messages ...............................................6-5
Troubleshooting paper handling ......................................6-6
Paper jams and how to clear them ..................................6-8
JAM A1 (paper jam in the multi-purpose tray) .........6-10
JAM A2 / A3 / A4 / A5
(Paper jam inside the Paper tray) ........................6-11
JAM B (paper jam inside the printer) .......................6-14
JAM C (paper jam where the paper comes out /
paper jam in the face-up output tray) ..................6-17
JAM D (paper jam in the Duplex unit) ......................6-19
JAM E (paper jam inside the mailbox unit) ..............6-22
Improving the print quality .............................................6-23
Solving print problems ...................................................6-27
Other problems ..............................................................6-28
Printing with the serial interface ...............................6-28
Printing from DOS ..................................................6-29
Printer HDD (Hard Disk Drive) .................................6-29
BR-Script 3 ..............................................................6-30
A
Appendix ............................................................................. A-1
Printer specifications .......................................................A-1
Printing ......................................................................A-1
Functions ...................................................................A-3
Options ......................................................................A-4
Electrical and mechanical ..........................................A-5
Paper specifications ........................................................A-6
Fonts ..............................................................................A-10
66 scalable and 12 bitmapped fonts ........................A-10
HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850 and
IBM Proprinter XL Modes ................................A-10
66 scalable fonts ............................................................A-12
BR-Script 3 Mode ................................................A-12
Symbol and character sets ............................................A-13
OCR symbol Sets ....................................................A-13
HP LaserJet Mode ...................................................A-14
EPSON Mode ..........................................................A-29
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IBM Mode ............................................................... A-32
HP-GL Mode ........................................................... A-34
Symbol sets supported by the printer’s intellifont
compatible typefaces ...................................... A-39
Symbol sets supported by the printer’s TrueType™
and Type 1 Font Compatible, and original typefaces
......................................................................... A-41
Quick reference for commands ..................................... A-43
Bar code control ...................................................... A-43
Print bar codes or expanded characters ............. A-43
INDEX .....................................................................................I-1
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About this printer
What is in the box?
When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the
following parts.
Figure 1-1
1
Drum Unit Assembly (Drum Unit with Toner Cartridge)
2
AC Power Cord
3
Paper Tray
4
Quick Setup Guide
5
CD-ROM
6
Printer
1
2
3
4
5
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■ An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Some
computers have a USB and a parallel port. Please buy the
appropriate cable for the interface you are going to use.
■ Most parallel cables support bi-directional communication,
but some might have an incompatible pin assignment or
may not be IEEE 1284-compliant.
■ Do not use a parallel cable that is longer than 1.8 metres
(6 feet).
■ The power cord length may differ slightly depending on the
country where you bought the printer.
■ If you use a USB cable, make sure it is a high-speed twisted
cable (12 Mbps ), and that you connect it to the USB
connector of your PC. Do not connect the USB cable to the
front of your PC or to the iMac's keyboard.
For visually impaired users we have prepared two HTML files
on the supplied CD-ROM: index_win.html and
index_mac.html. These files can be read by Screen Reader
'text-to-speech' software.
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What is on the CD-ROM? (For Windows
®
)
1
Install Software
You can install the printer driver and the following items:
For All Users (For more information, see Chapter 2)
■Printer Driver
For Administrators
■ Web BRAdmin
■ BRAdmin Professional
■ Driver Deployment Wizard
■ Network Print Software
■ Storage Manager
■ Analysis Tool
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3
4
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2
Documentation
Look at the printer User's Guide, Network User's Guide and
other documents.
3
Brother Solutions Center
An introduction to our website. You can easily access it and
receive the latest drivers and information for this printer.
4
Maintenance Tutorial
See the maintenance videos for this printer. We recommend
that you watch the videos before getting started.
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What is on the CD-ROM? (For Macintosh
®
on a Network)
1
BR-Script PPD Installer
Printer driver (For more information, see Chapter 2)
This printer supports Mac
©
OS versions 8.6 - 9.2 and
Mac
©
OS X 10.1 or later.
2
User's Guides
Look at the printer User's Guide, Network User's Guide and
other documents.
3
Brother Solutions Center
An introduction to our website. You can easily access it and
receive the latest drivers and information for this printer.
4
Maintenance Tutorial
See the maintenance videos for this printer. We recommend
that you watch the videos before getting started.
3
4
2
1
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General view
Figure 1-2
1
Control Panel
2
Face-down Output Tray
3
Support Flap
4
Top Cover
5
Multi-purpose Tray
6
Multi-purpose Extension Support
7
Paper Tray (Tray 1)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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Figure 1-3
1
Face-up Output Tray
2
Parallel Interface Connector
3
USB Connector
4
Serial Interface Connector
5
Network Board Slot
6
Card Slot
(For optional CompactFlash
TM
card)
7
Duplex Unit Connector
8
AC Power Connector
9
Power Switch
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
8
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Positioning the printer
Please read the following before you use the printer.
Power supply
Use the printer within the recommended power range:
AC power: ±10% of the rated voltage
Frequency: 50/60 Hz (220-240 V) or 50/60 Hz (110-120 V)
The power cord, including extensions, should be no longer than 5
metres (16½ feet).
Do not share the same power circuit with other high-power
appliances, such as an air conditioner, copier, shredder and so on.
If you cannot avoid using the printer with these appliances, we
recommend that you use a voltage transformer or a high-frequency
noise filter.
Use a voltage regulator if the power source is not stable.
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Environment
Only use the printer within the following ranges of temperature and
humidity:
Possible operation range
Temperature: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.5°F)
Humidity: 20% to 80% (without condensation)
Recommended operation range
Temperature: 17.5°C to 25°C (63.5°F to 77°F)
Humidity: 30% to 70% (without condensation)
The machine must be level within 5 mm (0.2 in.) both front-to-back
and left-to-right.
To avoid ozone building up, put this machine in a large well-
ventilated room.
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Space needed to install your printer
Leave enough space around the printer. You will need this space to
use the printer properly. The recommended (or minimum) space
requirements are as follows.
No Options
Install Optional Duplex Unit, Lower Tray and Mailbox.
Figure 1-4 Figure 1-5
100 mm
3.94 inches
500 mm
19.7 in.
400 mm
15.8 in.
150 mm
5.9 in.
600 mm
23.6 in.
100 mm
3.94 in.
600 mm
23.6 in.
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■ Do not put the printer in direct sunlight. If you have to put it near a
window, use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from
direct sunlight.
■ Do not install the printer near other electronic equipment.
■ Do not drop, bang or shake the printer. Do not put the printer on
a surface that vibrates. Do not expose the printer to open flames
or salty or corrosive gases.
■ Keep the printer clean. Do not put the printer in a dusty place.
■ Do not put the printer near an air conditioner or humidifier.
■ Make sure that the power outlet is near the machine and is easy
to get to so that, if there is an emergency, it can be easily
unplugged.
■ Only connect the machine to the power source described under
Power Supply in this User's Guide.
■ Put the printer on a flat, horizontal surface.
■ Do not damage, break or make any changes to the power cord.
Do not put heavy objects on it, pull it hard or bend it more than
necessary. These actions could damage the cord. A frayed or
damaged cord might cause an electrical fire hazard.
■ Ventilate the room where you are using the printer.
■ Do not put the printer where the ventilation hole of the printer is
blocked. Keep a gap of approximately 100 mm (4 in.) between the
ventilation hole and the wall.
■ Be careful not to trip on the legs of the base unit.
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What kind of paper can I use?
Type and size of paper
The LCD names for the paper trays are as follows.
The definition of the media type (paper weight) is shown below.
Paper Tray TRAY1
Multi-purpose Tray MP TRAY
Optional Lower Tray TRAY2, TRAY3, TRAY4
Optional Duplex Unit for Duplex
Printing
DX
Optional Mailbox unit MX
Plain paper 70 g/m
2
to 90 g/m
2
(19 to 24 lb)
Bond paper Rough paper - 60 g/m
2
to 200 g/m
2
(16 to 53 lb)
Thick paper 90 g/m
2
to 120 g/m
2
(24 to 32 lb)
Thicker paper 120 g/m
2
to 200 g/m
2
(32 to 53 lb)
Transparency Overhead projector film
Thin paper 60 g/m
2
to 70 g/m
2
(16 to 19 lb)
When you print on thick paper, labels or card stock, we
recommend that you select the media type from the printer
driver according to the paper weight as shown in the table
above.
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When looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page
for each printing method by clicking the in the table.
Media type
(Type of paper)
Tray 1
60 - 105 g/m
2
(16 - 28 lb)
MP tray
60 - 200 g/m
2
(16 - 53 lb)
Tray 2/3/4
60 - 105 g/m
2
(16 - 28 lb)
DX
60 - 105 g/m
2
(16 - 28 lb)
MX
60 - 105 g/m
2
(16 - 28 lbs.)
Select the Media
type from the
printer driver
Plain paper Plain paper
Recycled paper
Plain paper
Bond paper Bond paper
Thick paper Thick paper or
Thicker paper
Transparency
A4 or Letter
Transparency
Labels
A4 or Letter
Plain paper
Envelope Envelope
Card stock Thick paper or
Thicker paper
Thin paper Thin paper
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Tray 1 MP tray Tray 2/3/4
Paper size
A4, Letter, Legal, B5
(JIS), B5 (ISO),
Executive, A5, A6, B6
A4, Letter, Legal, B5
(JIS), B5 (ISO),
Executive, A5, A6, B6
COM-10, Monarch,
C5, DL
Width: 105 to 216 mm
(4.13 to 8.5 in.)
Height: 148.5 to
356 mm
(5.85 to 14.0 in.)
A4, Letter, Legal, B5
(JIS), B5 (ISO),
Executive, A5
Number of
Sheets
500 sheets
(80 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
100 sheets
(80 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
Transparency:10 sheets
Envelope: 10 sheets
Label stock: 10 sheets
500 sheets
(80 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
DX MX
Paper size
A4, Letter, Legal,
B5 (JIS), B5 (ISO),
Executive
A4, Letter, B5 (JIS),
B5 (ISO), Executive
Number of
Sheets
100 sheets per bin
(80 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
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You must use the face-up output tray for certain print media.
When looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page
for each printing method by clicking the in the table.
You can use the control panel Menu buttons to select the priority of
the paper source in the PAPER menu. For more information about
this setting, see Chapter 3.
Media type Face-down Face-up
Plain paper
Recycled paper
Bond paper
Thick paper
Thicker paper
Transparency
Labels
Envelope
Card stock
Thin paper
■ If you print on thick paper that weighs more than 150 g/m
2
(40 lb), use face-up printing.
■ We recommend that you use face-up printing when you
print on transparencies.
■ If the paper is misfeeding or a lot of pages are going
through at the same time when you print on small or thick
paper, change the paper thickness switches at the bottom
of the paper tray. For more information, see page 1-22.
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Media types in the driver settings
You can select the following media types in the driver.
Please see, Features in the printer driver in Chapter 2.
■ Plain paper
■ Thick paper
■ Thicker paper
■ Bond paper
■ Transparency
■ Envelope
■ Thin paper
Recommended paper
■ Before you buy a lot of paper, please test some to make sure that
the paper is suitable.
■ Use paper that is made for plain-paper copying.
■ Use paper that is 75 to 90 g/m
2
(20 to 24 lb).
■ Use neutral paper. Do not use acidic or alkaline paper.
■ Use long-grain paper.
■ Use paper with a moisture content of approximately 5%.
■ This printer can use recycled paper according to DIN 19309.
Plain Paper Xerox Premier 80 g/m
2
Xerox 4200DP 20 lb
Recycled Paper Xerox Recycled Supreme 80 g/m
2
Transparency 3M CG3300
Label Avery laser label #L7163
Avery laser label #5160
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Printable area
When using PCL emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be
printed on are shown below.
Portrait
Figure 1-6
A4 Letter Legal B5 (JIS) B5 (ISO) Executive A5
1 4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
2 6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
5.84 mm
(0.23 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
3 4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4 6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
5.84 mm
(0.23 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
A6 B6 COM10 Monarch C5 DL
1 4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
2 6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
3 4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4 6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
6.35 mm
(0.25 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
6.01 mm
(0.24 in)
2
1
3
4
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Landscape
Figure 1-7
A4 Letter Legal B5 (JIS) B5 (ISO) Executive A5
1 4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
2 5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
3 4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4 5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
A6 B6 COM10 Monarch C5 DL
1 4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
2 5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
3 4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4.2 mm
(0.17 in)
4 5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.08 mm
(0.2 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
5.0 mm
(0.19 in)
1
3
2
4
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Printing methods
Printing from the paper tray
(Face-down printing)
1
Pull the paper tray out of the printer.
2
While pressing the [blue] paper-guide release lever, slide the
paper guides to fit the paper size. Check that the guides are
firmly in the slots.
Figure 1-8
Press the blue
lever and slide
the paper
guides.
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3
Put paper in the paper tray. Check that the paper is flat and
below the maximum paper mark ( ).
Figure 1-10
4
Put the paper tray back in the printer.
For Legal size paper, press the [blue] universal guide release
button and pull out the rear of the paper tray.
Figure 1-9
Up to Maximum
Paper Mark ( )
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5
Change the following settings in the printer driver.
<PCL driver>
<PS driver>
Select the Paper Size,
Media Type and so on.
Select Tray 1.
Select the Paper Size.
Select Tray 1.
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Figure 1-11
The switches shown in this figure are in the preset position (default
setting).
If the paper is misfeeding or a lot of pages are going through
at the same time when you print on small or thick paper,
change the paper thickness switches at the bottom of the
paper tray as follows.
A6 Switch 1: OFF
Switch 2: OFF
A4 100 g/m
2
(27 lb)
Letter 105 g/m
2
(28 lb)
Legal 105 g/m
2
(28 lb)
Switch 1: ON
Switch 2: ON
Executive, A5, B6 Switch 1: OFF
Switch 2: ON
Other (Default setting) Switch 1: ON
Switch 2: OFF
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Tray ID setting (If the lower tray unit is installed)
If somebody moves the tray into another tray position and you print
the data without knowing this has been done, the driver finds the tray
and prints according to this setting.
Figure 1-12
Blue Tray ID
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Printing from the multi-purpose tray
1
Open the multi-purpose tray and lower it gently.
Figure 1-13
2
Pull out the multi-purpose support flap.
Figure 1-14
■ For proper printing, you must select the same paper size in
your software application as the paper in the tray.
■ If your application software does not allow you to select the
paper size in its Print menu, you can use the control panel
Menu buttons to go to the PAPER menu to change the
paper size. For more information, see Chapter 3.
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3
When loading paper in the multi-purpose tray, make sure it
touches the back of the tray and remains below the maximum
paper mark ( ).
Figure 1-15
4
While pressing the [blue] paper-guide release lever, slide the
paper guide to fit the paper size.
Figure 1-16
When you print on special paper such as envelopes, thick paper,
labels, and so on, open the face-up output tray to print face up. See
Printing on envelopes (Face-up printing) or Printing on labels,
transparencies and other special paper in this chapter.
Make sure that the paper is neatly stacked and in the proper
position on the multi-purpose tray. If it is not, the paper may
not be fed correctly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper
jam.
Up to ( )
Press the blue
lever and slide
the paper
guide.
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5
Change the following settings in the printer driver.
<PCL driver>
When you put paper in the multi-purpose tray, please
remember the following:
■ During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the
printer.
■ The print surface must be face up.
■ Put the leading edge of the paper in first and push it gently
into the tray.
■ The top of the paper stack must be under the maximum
paper marks that are on both sides of the tray. The stack
should be no more than 10 mm (0.39 in.) high.
Select the Paper
Size, Media Type
and so on.
Select the MP
Tray and so on.
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<PS driver>
Select MP Tray.
Select the Paper Size.
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Printing on envelopes (Face-up printing)
Types of envelopes to avoid
Do not use envelopes:
■ that are damaged, curled, wrinkled, or an unusual shape
■ that are extremely shiny or textured
■ with clasps, snaps or tie strings
■ with self-adhesive closures
■ that are of baggy construction
■ that are not sharply creased
■ that are embossed (have raised writing on them)
■ that were previously printed by a laser printer
■ that are pre-printed on the inside
■ that cannot be arranged when put in a pile
■ that are made of paper that weighs more than the paper weight
specifications for the printer
■ that have been badly made, with edges that are not straight or
consistently square or
■ with windows, holes, cutouts or perforations.
Figure 1-17
IF YOU USE ANY OF THE TYPES OF ENVELOPES LISTED
ABOVE, THEY MAY DAMAGE YOUR PRINTER. THIS DAMAGE
IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR
SERVICE AGREEMENT.
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1
Open the multi-purpose tray and lower it gently.
Figure 1-19
■ Before you print envelopes, you must 'fan' the stack to
avoid paper jams and misfeeds.
Figure 1-18
■ Do not load different types of paper at the same time in the
paper tray because it may cause paper jams or misfeeds.
■ Do not print envelopes using duplex printing.
■ For proper printing, you must choose the same paper size
from your software application as the paper in the tray.
■ If your application software does not allow you to select the
paper size in its Print menu, you can use the control panel
Menu buttons to go to the PAPER menu to change the
paper size. For more information, see Chapter 3.
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2
Pull out the multi-purpose support flap.
Figure 1-20
3
Open the face-up output tray, and then pull out the face-up
output tray support if necessary.
Figure 1-21
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Figure 1-22
4
Put the envelopes in the multi-purpose tray so they touch the
back of the tray and remain below the maximum paper mark
().
Figure 1-23
Envelopes that have been creased after they have been
printed:
At the back of the printer open the face-up output tray and
push down the blue tabs at the left-hand and right-hand sides
(as shown in the figure below). When you have finished
printing your envelopes, close the face-up output tray to reset
the blue tabs automatically. To reset the blue tabs manually,
push the blue tabs back to their original position.
Make sure that the paper is neatly stacked and in the proper
position on the multi-purpose tray. If it is not, the paper may
not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper
jam.
Up to ( )
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5
Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.
Figure 1-24
When you put paper in the multi-purpose tray, please
remember the following:
■ The print surface must be face up.
■ Put the leading edge of the paper in first and push it gently
into the tray.
■ The top of the paper stack must be under the maximum
paper marks ( ) that are on both sides of the tray.
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6
Change the following settings in the printer driver.
<PCL driver>
<PS driver>
Select the envelope
size, Orientation,
and so on.
Select MP Tray.
Select Envelopes.
Select the envelope size.
Select MP Tray.
Select Envelopes.
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Most envelopes will be suitable for your printer. However, some
envelopes will have feed and print-quality problems because of the
way they have been made. A suitable envelope should have edges
with straight, well-creased folds and the leading edge should not be
thicker than two pieces of paper. The envelope should lie flat and not
be of baggy or flimsy construction. You should buy quality envelopes
from a supplier who understands that you will be using the envelopes
in a laser printer. Before you print a lot of envelopes, test one to
make sure that the print results are what you want.
■ During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the
printer.
■ If envelopes get smudged during printing, in the printer
driver select MP Tray as the Paper Source for a straight
paper path. Then, set the Media Type to Thick Paper or
Thicker Paper to increase the fixing temperature. To adjust
the print density setting, see Chapter 3.
■ Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should
be secure.
■ All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or
creases.
Brother will not recommend a particular envelope because
envelope manufacturers may change the envelope
specifications. You are responsible for the quality and
performance of envelopes you use.
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Printing on labels, transparencies and other
special paper
Types of special paper to avoid
■ Do not use paper that is damaged, curled, wrinkled or an unusual
shape.
Figure 1-25
Before using paper that has holes in it, such as organizer
sheets, you must 'fan' the stack to avoid paper jams and
misfeeds.
Figure 1-26
■ Do not use paper with perforations (holes) at the edges.
■ Do not put the punched holes near the actuator (paper
sensor).
■ Do not use organizer sheets that are stuck together. The
glue that is used might damage the printer.
■ Do not load different types of paper at the same time in the
paper tray because it may cause paper jams or misfeeds.
■ For proper printing, you must choose the same paper size
from your software application as the paper in the tray.
■ If your application software does not allow you to select the
paper size in its Print menu, you can use the control panel
Menu buttons to go to the PAPER menu to change the
paper size. For more information, see Chapter 3.
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1
Open the multi-purpose tray and lower it gently.
Figure 1-27
2
Pull out the multi-purpose support flap.
Figure 1-28
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3
Open the face-up output tray.
Figure 1-29
4
When you load paper in the multi-purpose tray, make sure it
touches the back of the tray and remains below the paper guide
().
Figure 1-31
Pull out the face-up output tray support.
Figure 1-30
Up to ( )
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5
While pressing the [blue] paper-guide release lever, slide the
paper guide to fit the paper size.
Figure 1-32
WARNING
Do not touch transparencies that have just been printed because
they will be very hot!
Make sure that the paper is neatly stacked and in the proper
position on the multi-purpose tray. If it is not, the paper may
not be fed correctly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper
jam.
When you put paper in the multi-purpose tray, please
remember the following:
■ During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the
printer.
■ The print surface must be face up.
■ Put the leading edge of the paper in first and push it gently
into the tray.
■ The top of the paper stack must be under the maximum
paper marks that are on both sides of the tray.
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6
Select the following setting in the printer driver.
<PCL driver>
<PS driver>
Select the Paper
Size, Media
Type, and so on.
Select MP Tray.
Select the Paper Size.
Select MP Tray
Select the Media Type.
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Printing to the face-up output tray
(Face-up printing)
When the face-up output tray is open, the printer has a straight paper
path from the paper tray or multi-purpose tray to the back of the
printer. Use this method when you want to print on special media
that is thick or should not be bent, such as thick paper, labels, card
stock or envelopes.
1
Open the face-up output tray.
Figure 1-33
2
Pull out the face-up output tray support.
Figure 1-34
3
Put the paper in the paper tray or the multi-purpose tray.
4
After all the printed pages come out of the printer, remove them
and close the face-up output tray.
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Manual feed
If you put paper in the multi-purpose tray when the setting MANUAL
FEED = ON has been set in PAPER menu using the control panel
Menu buttons, the printer will only load paper from the multi-purpose
tray.
When you feed paper manually, please remember the
following:
■ If your application software allows you to select manual
feed in the Print menu, you can select it through the
software. Since the software or command setting overrides
the control panel button setting, you do not need to set the
MANUAL FEED mode and the paper size in the PAPER
menu.
■ If you use pre-printed paper in the multi-purpose tray, you
should put the top edge of the paper inside first with the
pre-printed side face up.
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Driver and software
Printer driver
A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used
by a computer to the format that a particular printer needs. Typically,
this format is a printer command language or page description
language.
The printer drivers for the following operating systems are on the
CD-ROM that we have supplied. You can also download the latest
printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at
http://solutions.brother.com
PCL Driver
(Hewlett-Packard
LaserJet compatible
laser printer)
BR-Script Driver
(Postscript
®
3
language emulation)
Windows
®
95/98/Me
Windows
®
2000
Windows NT
®
4.0
Windows
®
XP
BR-Script Driver
(Postscript
®
3
language emulation)
Mac
®
OS 8.6-9.2
*Use the LaserWriter 8 Driver that we have
supplied for your OS
Mac
®
OS X 10.1
*Use the PostScript
®
Driver that we have
supplied for your OS
■ If you want to print from a DOS application, see Chapter 6.
■ For more information about emulations, see Chapter 3.
■ When you print using a Network, you will need to have a
Network board installed. Please see Chapter 4.
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Features in the PCL printer driver
(For Windows
®
)
You can download the latest driver or get other product information
by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at
http://solutions.brother.com
Basic tab
Change the settings for Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation and
so on.
1
Select Paper size, Multiple page, Orientation (Portrait or
Landscape), Copies and Media Type.
2
Select the Paper Source and so on.
The screens in this section are from Windows
®
XP.
The screens on your PC will vary depending on your
Operating System.
If you are using Windows NT
®
4.0, Windows
®
2000 or XP, you
can access the Basic tab by clicking Printing Preferences... in
the General tab of the Brother HL-7050 series Properties
screen.
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Advanced tab
Change the tab settings by clicking the following icons:
1
Print Quality
2
Duplex / Booklet Printing
3
Watermark
4
Page Setting
5
Device Options
6
Destination
If you are using Windows NT
®
4.0, Windows
®
2000 or XP, you
can access the Advanced tab by clicking Printing
Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-7050
series Properties screen.
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2
3
4
5
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Print Quality
Select the Resolution, Toner Save Mode and Print Settings.
■ You can change the Resolution in the printer driver as follows:
300 dpi
600 dpi
1200dpi
■ Toner Save Mode
You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode,
which reduces the print density.
■ Print Setting (Windows
®
95/98/98SE/Me only)
With the Print Setting set to Manual, you can change the
Brightness, Contrast, Graphics Mode settings and TrueType
mode options.
Duplex Printing
To use duplex printing, you need to install the optional Duplex unit
onto your printer. If you click the Duplex icon, the dialog box for
duplex settings will appear. There are six types of duplex print
options available.
Booklet Printing (For PCL driver Only)
A Booklet Printing function can be used when the optional Duplex
unit is installed. If you select the Duplex icon, the dialog box for
duplex settings will appear so you can select from 2 types of booklet
options.
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Watermark
Select Use Watermark to put a watermark logo or text into your
documents:
■ When you use a bitmap file as a watermark, you can change the
size of the watermark and put it anywhere you like on the page.
■ When you use text as a watermark, you can change the font,
darkness and angle settings.
Page Setting
You can change the Scaling of the print image and select Mirror Print
and Reverse Print options.
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Device Options
You can set the following Printer Function modes in this tab:
Jump to the page for each Printer Function by clicking the function
name.
Job Spooling (For more information, see Chapter 3)
Quick Print Setup
Sleep Time
Status Monitor
Macro
Page Protection
Print Date & Time
HRC
TrueType Mode
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Job Spooling
The printer saves data that you want reprinted.
You can reprint a document without sending the data again from your
PC (except for Secure Printing).
■ Last Job Reprint: Reprint the last job
■ Secure Print: Print the data with a password
■ Public: Save the data without a password
■ Proof: Save the data and print it
For more information about the Reprint function, see Reprint button
in Chapter 3.
Quick Print Setup
You can turn the Quick Print Setup function ON or OFF. A small
selection window appears on your computer, this will then let you
make changes to the settings of the following functions:
■ Multiple Page
■ Duplex
■ Toner Save Mode
■ Paper Source
■ Media Type
Sleep Time
When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time
(timeout), it enters sleep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the
printer was turned off. The default timeout is 5 minutes and it is
automatically adjusted to the most suitable time-out setting
depending on the frequency of your printer use (Intelligent Sleep
Mode). While the printer is in sleep mode, the light on the display is
off, but the printer can still receive data from the computer. Receiving
a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer to start
printing. Pressing one of the buttons will also wake up the printer.
If you want to prevent other people from printing your data
using the Reprint function, clear the Use Reprint check box in
the job spooling settings.
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Status Monitor
This reports the page number and printer status (any errors that
occur on the printer) during printing. If you do not need the Printer
Status and would like to speed up your job, set the Printer Status to
OFF.
Macro
You can save a page of a document as a macro to printer memory
or optional device. Moreover, you can execute the saved macro - in
other words, you can use the saved macro as an overlay on any
documents. This will save time and increase printing speed for often
used information such as forms, company logos, letter head formats
or invoices.
Page Protection
'Page Protection' refers to a setting that reserves additional memory
for the creation of full page images.
Selections are AUTO, OFF, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL
(legal-size-paper).
The page protection feature allows the printer to create the full page
image to be printed in memory before physically moving the paper
through the printer. When the image is very complicated and the
printer has to wait to process the image before printing, use this
function.
Print Date & Time
Date: Specifies the format of the date.
Time: Specifies the format of the time.
HRC
This option allows you to change the HRC setting on your Brother
HL-7050 series printer. HRC is a special function that offers
improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional
laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi.
- Printer Default: The setting will match that of the printer.
- On: Turn HRC on
- Off: Turn HRC off
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TrueType Mode
TrueType fonts may be sent to your printer in one of the following ways:
Download as TrueType
Download as Bit Image
Print as Graphics
Accessories tab
When you install the optional units, you can add those options and
select their settings in the Accessories tab as follows.
1
You can manually add and remove the options for any optional
unit device that is installed on the printer. Tray settings will
match the installed options.
2
Auto detection of printer options
The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed optional unit
devices and shows the available settings in the printer driver.
When you click the Auto Detect button, options that are installed
on the printer will be listed. You can manually add or remove
options. Tray and other settings will match the installed options.
3
Paper Source Setting
This feature automatically knows the size of paper in each paper
tray.
Auto Detect function is not available under certain printer
conditions.
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Support tab
■ You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother
Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com
■ You can see the printer driver version.
■ You can check the current driver settings.
■ You can print the Configuration page (Print Settings) and the
internal fonts list.
If you are using Windows NT
®
4.0, Windows
®
2000 or XP, you
can access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences...
in the General tab of the Brother HL-7050 series Properties
screen.
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Features in the PS printer driver
(For Windows
®
)
You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother
Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com
For more information, please see the online Help in the printer driver.
Ports tab
Select the port where your printer is connected or the path to the
network printer you are using.
The screens in this section are from Windows
®
XP.
The screens on your PC will vary depending on your
Operating System.
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Device Settings tab
Select the options you installed.
Layout tab
You can change the Layout setting by selecting the setting in the
Orientation, Print on Both Sides, Page Order and Page Per Sheet.
If you are using Windows NT
®
4.0, Windows
®
2000 or XP, you
can access the Layout tab by clicking Printing Preferences...
in the General tab of the Brother HL-7050 BR-Script3
Properties screen.
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Paper / Quality tab
Select the paper source.
Advanced Options
If you are using Windows NT
®
4.0, Windows
®
2000 or XP, you
can access the Brother HL-7050 BR-Script3 Advanced
Options tab by clicking Advanced... button in the Layout tab
or the Paper / Quality tab.
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Select the Paper Size and Copy Count.
2
Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting.
3
You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer
Features list:
Media Type
Output Bin
Collate
APT
Job spooling (You will need to set the RAM Disk size first. For
more information, see Chapter 3.)
Password
Job Name
HRC
Toner Save
Sleep Time
BR-Script Level
3
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Features in the PS Printer driver
(For Mac
®
OS 8.6 to 9.2 / Mac
®
OS X 10.1)
You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother
Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com
Page setup
You can set the Paper size, Orientation and Scale.
The screens in this section are from Laser Writer 8 of Mac
®
OS 9.0.
The screens on your PC will vary depending on your
Operating System.
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Layout
Set the layout, Pages per sheet and so on.
Specific options
Set the Media Type, Resolution, secure printing, and so on.
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Software for networks
Web Browser Management
Many Brother printers support Embedded Web Server (EWS)
technology. This means that you can use a standard web browser to
manage many aspects of the printer; for example, you can view
consumable life, configure network parameters, view serial number
information, printer usage, and so on. Start your web browser and
enter the NetBIOS name, DNS name or IP address of the printer.
(Windows
®
only)
BRAdmin Professional
The BRAdmin Professional software is designed to manage your
Brother network connected devices, such as our network ready
printers and multifunction centers. BRAdmin Professional can also
manage other manufacturers' products that support SNMP (Simple
Network Management Protocol).
Driver Deployment Wizard
This installer includes the Windows
®
PCL driver and Brother
network port driver (LPR and NetBIOS). The administrator should set
up the IP address, Gateway and Subnet with BRAdmin Professional
before using this software.
If the administrator then installs the printer driver and port driver
using this software, he can save the file to the File server or send the
file in E-mail to users. Then, each user just clicks that file to have the
printer driver, port driver, IP address, and so on, automatically copied
to their PC.
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Web BRAdmin
The Web BRAdmin software is designed to manage all LAN/WAN
Brother network connected devices. By installing the Web BRAdmin
server software on a computer running IIS*, Administrators with a
Web browser can connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which then
communicates with the device itself. Unlike the BRAdmin
Professional software - which is designed for Windows
®
systems
only - the Web BRAdmin server software can be accessed from any
client computer with a web browser that supports Java.
IIS* = Internet Information Server 4.0 or 5.0
Web BRAdmin and Internet Information Server 4.0 is supported on
the following operating systems:
Windows NT
®
4.0 Workstation
Windows NT
®
4.0 Server
Web BRAdmin and Internet Information Server 5.0 is supported on
the following operating systems:
Windows
®
2000 Professional
Windows
®
2000 Server
Windows
®
2000 Advanced Server
Windows
®
XP Professional3
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Software installation for Windows
®
You can install the Software from the CD-ROM that we have supplied
as follows:
1
Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The opening screen
appears automatically.
If the screen does not appear, click Start and select Run, and
then enter the CD drive letter and type \START.EXE (for
example: D:\START.EXE).
2
Select your language, and then follow the instructions on the
screen. The printer driver will complete the installation.
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Software installation for Macintosh
®
This printer supports Mac
®
OS version 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac
®
OS X
10.1 or later.
Apple LaserWriter 8 driver
The Apple LaserWriter Driver may have been installed with your
system. If it is not, it is available at http://www.apple.com
LaserWriter 8 versions 8.6 and 8.7 have been tested for use with this
printer.
PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs)
PPDs, in combination with the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver, access the
printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the
printer. There is an installation program for the PPDs (BR-Script PPD
Installer) on the CD-ROM.
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Automatic Emulation Selection
This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection feature. When the
printer receives data from the computer, it automatically chooses the
emulation mode. This feature has been set at the factory to ON.
The printer can choose from the following combinations:
You can select the emulation mode manually by using the control
panel Menu buttons to go to the SETUP menu to change the
EMULATION. For more information, see Chapter 3.
EPSON (default) IBM
HP LaserJet
BR-Script 3
HP-GL
EPSON FX-850
HP LaserJet
BR-Script 3
HP-GL
IBM Proprinter XL
When you use the Automatic Emulation Selection, please
remember the following:
■ You must select the EPSON or IBM emulation mode
priority because the printer cannot tell the difference
between them. Since the factory setting is the EPSON
emulation mode, you might need to select the IBM
emulation mode by using the control panel Menu buttons to
go to the SETUP menu to change the EMULATION.
■ Try Automatic Emulation Selection with your application
software or network server. If it does not work properly,
select the emulation mode manually using either the printer
control panel buttons or the emulation selection commands
from your software.
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Automatic Interface Selection
This printer has an Automatic Interface Selection feature. When the
printer receives data from the computer, it automatically selects the
interface that is appropriate.
When you use the parallel interface, you can turn the high-speed and
bi-directional communications ON or OFF by using the control panel
Menu buttons to go to the INTERFACE menu. For more information,
see Chapter 3. Since the Automatic Interface Selection feature has
been set at the factory to ON, simply connect the interface cable to
the printer.
When you use the serial interface, you need to have the same
communications settings on both the printer and the computer. Since
the Automatic Interface Selection feature has been factory set, you
may be able to simply connect the interface cable to the printer if your
computer has the settings listed below.
If a network board (Brother NC-4100h) has been installed, use the
control panel to select NETWORK.
When necessary, use the control panel in the INTERFACE menu to
select the interface or the serial communications parameters
manually. For more information, see Chapter 3. For the computer
settings, see the manual for the computer or software you are using.
Communications parameters Factory settings
Baud rate (Data transfer speed) 9600
Code type (Data length) 8 bits
Parity (Data error check) None
Stop bit (Data separator) 1 stop bit
Xon / Xoff (Handshake protocol) ON
DTR (ER) ON
Robust Xon OFF
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If you constantly use only one interface, we recommend that you
select that interface as the default setting in the INTERFACE menu.
The printer allocates the entire input buffer to that interface when
only one interface is selected.
When you use the Automatic Interface Selection, note the
following:
■ This function takes a few seconds to work. If you want to
speed up printing, select the required interface manually in
the SELECT menu by using the control panel in the
INTERFACE menu.
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Printer settings
Factory settings
The printer settings have been preset at the factory and they are
called "Factory settings." Although you can use the printer without
changing these factory settings, you can tailor the printer to your
particular needs by changing the 'user settings.' See List of factory
settings in Chapter 3.
You can reset the changed user settings to the factory settings in the
RESET menu. For more information, see Chapter 3.
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Control panel
Control panel
Figure 3-1
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Buttons
You can control the basic printer operations and change various
printer settings with seven buttons (Go, Job Cancel, Reprint, +, -,
Set, Back).
Button Operation
Go Exit from the control panel menu, reprint
settings and error messages.
Pause and continue printing.
Job Cancel Stop and cancel the printing job in
progress.
Reprint Select the number of extra copies (1-999).
+ Move forward through menus.
Move forward through the options you can
choose.
- Move backward through menus.
Move backward through the options you
can choose.
Set Select the control panel menu.
Set the selected menus and settings.
Back Go back one level in the menu.
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Go button
You can change the panel indications from the current status (Menu,
Error and Reprint settings) by pressing the Go button once. For
ERROR indications, the control panel only changes when the error
is cleared.
You can pause printing with the Go button. Pressing the Go button
again restarts the print job and clears the pause. During a pause, the
printer is off-line.
If the printer is in PAUSE mode and you do not want to print
the remaining data, you can cancel the job by pressing the
Job Cancel button. Once the job has been cancelled the
printer will return to the READY state.
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Job Cancel button
You can cancel the processing or printing of data with the
Job Cancel
button. The display shows JOB CANCELLING until the job is cancelled.
After cancelling the job, the printer returns to the READY state.
When the printer is not receiving data or printing, the display shows
NO DATA!!! and you cannot cancel the job.
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Reprint button
If you want to reprint a document that has just been printed, you can
reprint it by pressing the Reprint button. Also, if you have created a
document that you wish to share with colleagues, simply spool the
document to a non-secure area of the printer. This document can
then be reprinted by anyone who is on the network or at the printer
control panel.
You can use the Reprint button when the printer is in READY or
PAUSE state.
If you want to print PROOF, PUBLIC or SECURE data, we
recommend that you install the optional hard disk drive (HDD) or
CompactFlash card.
If you do not install an HDD (see Hard disk drive (HD-EX) in
Chapter 4.) or CompactFlash card (see CompactFlash card in
Chapter 4.), you can reprint from random access memory (RAM).
The reprint data in RAM will be deleted when the printer is turned off.
When you use RAM to reprint:
1
Press the Set button on the control panel to exit from the
READY state and select RAMDISK SIZE in the SETUP menu.
2
The present RAM disk is 0MB. Press the + button to increase
the reprint RAM size in increments of 1MB.
We recommend that you add more RAM if you want to be able to
print a lot of secure data. (see RAM expansion in Chapter 4.)
■ When you increase the RAM size for Secure Printing, the
work area of the printer is decreased and the printer
performance will be reduced. Make sure that you reset the
Ramdisk size to 0MB after you finish using Secure Printing.
■ When you store data in RAM, the data will be deleted when
the printer is turned off.
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Reprinting the last job
You can reprint the data from the last print job without sending it from
the computer again.
■ If REPRINT function is set to OFF on the control panel and
you press the Reprint button, the LCD shows NO DATA
STORED for a short time.
■ If you want to cancel reprinting, press the Job Cancel
button.
■ If the printer does not have enough memory to spool the
print job data, it will only print the last page.
■ Pressing the - or + button makes the number of reprint
copies decrease or increase. You can select between 1
and 999 COPIES.
■ For more information about the settings in the printer driver,
see Job Spooling in Chapter 2.
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Reprint the last job three times
1
Turn the REPRINT function ON by using the control panel
buttons to go to the SETUP menu.
2
Press the Reprint button.
If you print using the driver we have supplied with the printer,
the settings for Job Spooling in the printer driver will take
priority over the settings made on the control panel. For more
information, see Job Spooling in Chapter 2.
■ If you press the Go button twice, the printer will leave the
REPRINT setting.
■ If you want to reprint the data and have pressed the Go
button, the display shows PRESS SET TO PRINT. Press
the Set or Reprint button to start reprinting, or press Go
again to cancel the reprint job.
If you wait too long to continue the control
panel button operation, the display leaves
the REPRINT setting automatically.
Press + twice.
Press Set or Reprint.
---REPRINT---
COPIES= 1
---REPRINT---
COPIES= 3
PRINTING
---REPRINT---
COPIES= 1
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Printing PROOF data
You can use this function to reprint PROOF data that has just been
printed and has no security settings. Documents that are placed in
the PROOF area are available to anyone. You might use this
function for a document that will be moved to a public folder at a later
date.
When the area to spool data is full, the earliest data is automatically
deleted first. The order of deleting data is not connected to the order
of reprinting.
When you reprint PROOF data, please see How to print SECURE
data in this chapter.
Printing PUBLIC data
You can use this function to reprint documents that are stored in a
PUBLIC area of the printer memory. Documents here will not be
protected by a password and anyone can access them using the
front panel or a web browser. The printer will not print a PUBLIC
document when you send it to the printer. You must use the control
panel of the printer or connect to the printer through a web browser.
PUBLIC data can be deleted using the control panel of the printer or
from the web-based management software.
When you reprint PUBLIC data, please see How to print SECURE
data in this chapter.
■ If you have not installed the optional HDD (hard disk drive)
or CompactFlash, the reprint data will be deleted when the
printer is turned off.
■ If there is data in the job information that cannot be
displayed on the LCD, the display shows '?'.
■ For more information about the settings in the printer driver,
see Job Spooling in Chapter 2.
■ If there is data in the job information that cannot be
displayed on the LCD, the display shows a '?'.
■ For more information about the settings in the printer driver,
see Job Spooling in Chapter 2.
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Printing SECURE data
SECURE documents are protected by a password and only those
people who know the password will be able to print the document.
The printer will not print the document when you send it for printing.
To print the document you must use the control panel of the printer
(with the password) or connect to the printer using a web browser.
If you want to delete the spooled data, you can carry out this
operation using the control panel or the web-based management
software.
■ If there is data in the job information that cannot be
displayed on the LCD, the display shows '?'.
■ For more information about the settings in the printer driver,
see Job Spooling in Chapter 2.
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How to print SECURE data
Press the Reprint button
If there is no data.
Press + or -.
Press the Set button.
Press the + or - button to select the user name.
Press the Set button to set the user name.
Press the + or - button to select the job.
Press the Set button to set the job.
Type your password.
Press the Set button to set the password
The printer will exit this menu
after a time-out period.
Press the Set button or the Reprint button.
If you press the Go button, the display shows
PRESS SET TO PRINT.
NO DATA STORED
--REPRINT--
LAST JOB
--REPRINT--
SECURE FILE
SECURE FILE
USER XXXXXX
USER XXXXXX
JOB XXXXXX
JOB XXXXXXX
PASS NO.=0000
--REPRINT--
COPIES= 1
PRINTING
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When there is no reprint data in memory
If the printer does not have reprint data in the memory and you press
the Reprint button, the LCD shows NO DATA STORED.
To cancel the reprint job
Pressing the Job Cancel button allows you to cancel the current
reprint job. The Job Cancel button also allows you to cancel a
paused reprint job.
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+ or - button
If you press the + or - button when the printer is on-line (READY), it
goes off-line and the LCD displays the menu.
To move through menus on the LCD
If you press the + or - button when the printer is the on-line (READY),
it goes off-line and the LCD displays the current mode.
You can go to other menus by pressing the + or - button. Pressing
the + or - button allows you to move forward or backward through
the menus and settings on the display. Press or keep pressing the
button until you see the setting you want.
To enter numbers
You can enter numbers in two ways. You can press the + or - button
to move up or down one number at a time, or you can hold down the
+ or - button to move faster. When you see the number you want,
press the Set button.
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Set button
If you press the Set button when the printer is the on-line (READY),
it goes off-line and the LCD goes to the menu.
Pressing the Set button allows you to choose the displayed menu or
option. After changing a setting, an asterisk (*) appears briefly on the
right-hand side of the message.
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Back button
If you press the Back button when the printer is on-line (READY), it
goes off-line and the LCD goes to the menu.
Pressing the Back button allows you to return to the previous level
from the current menu level.
The Back button also allows you to choose the previous digit while
setting numbers.
When you select a setting and it does not have and asterisk (Set
button was not pressed), the Back button allows you to return to the
previous menu level with the original setting unchanged.
When you press the Set button to choose a setting, an
asterisk appears briefly at the end of the display. Since the
asterisk shows what you have chosen, you can easily see the
current settings as you look through the display.
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Light-emitting diode (LED)
The LED is a light that shows the printer status.
Data - Orange LED
LED indication Meaning
On Data is in the printer memory.
Blinking Receiving or processing data.
Off No data left in the memory.
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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
The display shows the current printer status. When you use the
control panel buttons, the display will change.
If you take the printer off-line, the display changes to show the
emulation you have chosen.
If there are any problems, the display shows the appropriate error
message, maintenance message or call service message so you will
know that you need to take action. For more information about these
messages, see Troubleshooting in Chapter 6.
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Back light
Light Meaning
OFF The printer is off-line or in sleep status.
Green
(General)
Ready to print
Printing
Warming Up
Red
(Error)
There is a problem with the printer.
Orange
(Setting)
Choosing a menu
Setting Reprint times
Pause
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LCD message
You can choose the message that is displayed on the second line of
the LCD as shown below.
Select NONE, PAGE COUNTER or JOB NAME in the lower LCD setting
of the SETUP menu.
READY
READY
JOB NAME
READY
PAGE = XXXX
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Printer status messages
The following table shows the printer status messages that are
displayed during normal operation:
Printer Status
Message
Meaning
READY Ready to print.
PROCESSING Busy processing data.
SLEEP In Sleep state
PRINTING Printing.
PROGRAMING-WAIT Accessing CompactFlash card or HDD.
SELF TEST Performing self-diagnostics.
PAUSE The printer has suspended its functions.
Pressing the Go button starts the printer
again.
NOW INITIALIZING The printer is setting up.
WARMING UP The printer is warming up.
RAM SIZE=XX MB This printer has XX MB memory.
JOB CANCELLING Cancelling the job.
RESOLUTION ADAPT Printing with reduced resolution.
PRESS SET TO
PRINT
Press the Set button to start printing.
RESET TO FACTORY
SETTING
The printer setting returns to the factory
settings.
FAX SENDING
Sending fax data
(Please see http://solutions.brother.com for
information about fax mode.)
FAX RECEIVING
Receiving fax data
(Please see http://solutions.brother.com for
information about the fax mode.)
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How to use the control panel
When you operate the Menu buttons (+, -, Set or Back), remember
the following basic steps:
■ If no control panel operations are performed for 30 seconds, the
LCD automatically returns to READY.
■ When you press the Set button to choose a setting, an asterisk
appears at the end of the display for a short time. After that, the
display returns to the previous menu level.
■ After changing the status or a setting, pressing the Back button
before you press the Set button will cause the display to return to
the previous menu level with the original settings unchanged.
■ There are two ways to input numbers. You can press + or - to
scroll up or down one number at a time, or you can hold down + or
- to scroll faster. The blinking number is the one that you can
change.
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For example: When you want to turn the MP FIRST setting ON
The default setting is OFF. Turn this setting ON if you want to.
Press any of the Menu buttons (+, -, Set or
Back) to turn the printer off-line.
Press the + or - button to move forward or
backward through the menus.
Press the Set button to move to the next
menu level.
Press the + or - button.
Press the Set button.
Press the + button.
Press Set button.
An asterisk * briefly appears at the end of
the display.
The default setting is indicated by an *
READY
--MENU--
INFORMATION
--MENU--
PAPER
PAPER
SOURCE
PAPER
MP FIRST
MP FIRST
=ON *
MP FIRST
=OFF
MP FIRST
=OFF *
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Control Panel LCD menu
There are eight menus. For more information about the selections
available in each menu, please see the pages listed below.
■ INFORMATION
For more information, see page 3-23.
■ PAPER
For more information, see page 3-24.
■ QUALITY
For more information, see page 3-24.
■ SETUP
For more information, see page 3-25.
■ PRINT MENU
For more information, see page 3-27.
■ NETWORK
For more information, see page 3-31.
■ INTERFACE
For more information, see page 3-32.
■ RESET MENU
For more information, see page 3-33.
The control panel LCD names for the paper trays are as
follows.
Paper tray TRAY 1
Multi-purpose tray MP TRAY
Optional lower tray TRAY 2, TRAY 3,
TRAY 4
Optional Duplex unit for Duplex
printing
DX
Optional Mailbox unit MX
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INFORMATION
Display Shows Description
PRINT SETTINGS Prints the print settings page.
PRINT TEST Prints the test page.
PRINT DEMO Prints the demonstration sheet.
PRINT FILE
LIST
Prints the card list.
PRINT FONTS Prints the font list and samples.
CLEANING PAGE Print the cleaning page to clean the thermistor.
VERSION Subsetting Description
SER.NO=######### Shows Printer serial number.
ROM VER=#### Shows ROM version.
ROM DATE=##/##/## Shows ROM date.
NET VER=#### Shows Network version (only
Network users).
NET DATE=##/##/## Shows Network build date (only
Network users).
RAM SIZE=###MB Shows the size of memory in this
printer.
MAINTENANCE PAGE COUNTER =###### Shows the current
total printed pages.
DRUM COUNT =###### Shows the pages
printed with drum
unit.
REMAIN DRUM =###### Shows the pages left
to print with drum unit.
REMAIN PF KIT MP =###### Shows the pages left
to print with PF kit MP.
REMAIN PF KIT 1 =###### Shows the pages left
to print with PF kit 1.
REMAIN PF KIT 2 =###### Shows the pages left
to print with PF kit 2.
REMAIN PF KIT 3 =###### Shows the pages left
to print with PF kit 3.
REMAIN PF KIT 4 =###### Shows the pages left
to print with PF kit 4.
REMAIN FUSER =###### Shows the pages left
to print with fuser unit.
REMAIN LASER =###### Shows the pages left
to print with laser unit.
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PAPER
Display Shows Description
SOURCE =AUTO/MP/TRAY 1/TRAY 2/TRAY 3/TRAY 4
Select which paper tray the paper will be fed from.
PRIORITY =MP>T1>T2>T3>T4*
MP>T4>T3>T2>T1
T1>T2>T3>T4>MP
T4>T3>T2>T1>MP
MP FIRST =ON/OFF
Select whether to feed paper from the MP tray as a priority.
MP SIZE =ANY/LETTER/LEGAL/A4...
Select the size of paper you loaded in the MP tray, for
example, A4/Letter/ Legal/...
MANUAL FEED =OFF/ON
Select whether or not you want to feed paper manually.
DUPLEX =OFF/ON(LONG BIND)/ON(SHORT BIND)
Select whether you want to automatically print on both sides
of the paper.
OUTPUT =STANDARD/MAILBOX1-10/MX STACK/ MX SORT
Select where you want the printed pages to go.
QUALITY
Display Shows Description
RESOLUTION =300/600/1200
You can select a print resolution of 300, 600 or 1200 dpi
(dots per inch).
HRC =OFF/LIGHT/MEDIUM/DARK
HRC: High Resolution Control (HRC) offers improved print
quality of letters, numbers and graphics that conventional
laser printers cannot achieve, with a resolution of 300 or 600
dpi.
TONER SAVE =OFF/ON
DENSITY =-2:0:2
Increase or decrease the print density.
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SETUP
Display Shows Description
LANGUAGE = ENGLISH /FRANÇAIS /...
PANEL CONTROL Subsetting Description
LOWER LCD =NONE/PAGE COUNTER/JOB
NAME
LCD DENSITY =1/2
AUTO ONLINE =ON/OFF
BUTTON REPEAT Set the time for the display message
to change when holding the + or -
button at intervals of: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3,
0.4, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 seconds. The
factory setting is 0.1.
MESSAGE
SCROLL
Set the time in seconds that an LCD
message will scroll across the
display. From Level 1=0.2 to Level
10=2.0. The factory setting is
Level 1.
ERROR BUZZER
OFF
NORMAL There will be three sets of five
Buzzes when an error occurs.
SPECIAL Buzzes five times consecutively until
the error is cleared.
PANEL BUZZER
OFF Disables buzz function when you
press the button.
ON Enables buzz function when you
press the button.
BUZZER VOLUME
LOW Makes the buzz lower.
HIGH Makes the buzz higher.
POWER SAVE TIME
=1MIN:240MIN
TONER LOW =CONTINUE/STOP
CONT: Continue printing even if there is a TONER LOW error.
STOP: Stop printing if there is a TONER LOW error.
AUTO CONTINUE =OFF/ON
LOCK PANEL =OFF/ON
Turn the lock panel setting ON or OFF.
PASS NO.=###
REPRINT =ON/OFF
PAGE PROTECTION
PROTECT = AUTO
AUTO, OFF, LETTER, A4 OR LEGAL
EMULATION =AUTO (EPSON)/AUTO(IBM)/HP LASER JET/....
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KEEP PCL =OFF/ON
JAM RECOVERY =OFF/ON
RAMDISK SIZE =0/1/2/...MB RESTART PRINTER?
DELETE STORAGE
Delete the data in CompactFlash card or HDD.
Subsetting Description
SECURE FILE Select the user name, job name and
password.
PUBLIC FILE Select the user name and job name.
PROOF FILE Select the user name and job name.
DATA ID (HD) =####
DATA ID (CF) =####
MACRO ID (HD) =####
MACRO ID (CF) =####
FONT ID (HD) =####
FONT ID (CF) =####
FORMAT (HD) OK?
FORMAT (CF) OK?
TIME STYLE =YY /MM /DD or MM /DD /YY or DD /MM /YY
DATE & TIME DISPLAY YYYY/MM/DD HH/MM
YEAR =####
MONTH =##
DAY =##
HOUR =##
MINUTE =##
SETUP (continued)
Display Shows Description
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PRINT MENU
Display Shows Description
MEDIA TYPE =PLAIN PAPER/TRANSPARENCIES/THICK PAPER/
THICKER PAPER/BOND PAPER/ENVELOPES/THIN
PAPER
PAPER Set the paper size to LETTER, LEGAL, A4, EXECUTIVE,
COM-10, DL, JIS B5, B5, A5, B6, A6, MONARCH, C5 and
A4 LONG.
COPIES You can check the total number of printed pages.
Shows the number of printed pages (1 to 999).
ORIENTATION This printer can print pages in portrait or landscape
orientation.
PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE
PRINT POSITION This printer can be adjusted to align the page format.
Subsetting Description
X OFFSET=0 =-500:+500
Move the print start position (at the
top-left corner of pages) horizontally
up to -500 (left) to +500 (right) dots in
300 dpi.
Y OFFSET=0 =-500:+500
Move the print start position (at the
top-left corner of pages) vertically up
to -500 (up) to +500 (down) dots in
300 dpi.
AUTO FF TIME =OFF/1:99 (sec)
Allows you to print the remaining data without pressing the
Go button.
FF SUPPRESS =OFF/ON
Turns the feed suppress (PAUSE) setting ON or OFF.
HP LASERJET Subsetting Description
FONT NO. =I000:####
FONT PITCH
=##.##
SYMBOL SET PC-8/...
Set the symbol set or the character set.
TABLE PRINT Print code table.
AUTO LF =OFF/ON
ON: CR→CR+LF,
OFF: CR→CR
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HP LASERJET
(continued)
Subsetting Description
AUTO CR =OFF/ON
ON: LF LF+CR, FF+CR, or
VT→VT+CR
OFF: LF→LF, FF→FF, or VT→VT
AUTO WRAP =OFF/ON
Select whether a line feed and
carriage return will happen when the
printer reaches the right margin.
AUTO SKIP =ON/OFF
Select whether a line feed and
carriage return will happen when the
printer position reaches the bottom
margin.
LEFT MARGIN =##
Set the left margin at column 0 to 70
columns at 10 cpi.
RIGHT MARGIN =##
Set the right margin at column 10 to
80 columns at 10 cpi.
TOP MARGIN =#.##
Set the top margin at a distance from
the top edge of the paper: 0, 0.33,
0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0. The factory
setting is 0.5.
BOTTOM MARGIN =#.##
Set the bottom margin at a distance
from the bottom edge of the paper -
0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0. The
factory setting is 0.33(None-HP),
0.5(HP).
LINES =###
Set the number of lines on each page
from 5 to 128 lines.
EPSON FX-850 FONT NO. =I000:####
FONT PITCH =##.##
CHARACTER SET PC-8/...
Set the symbol set or the character set.
TABLE PRINT Print code table.
PRINT MENU (continued)
Display Shows Description
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EPSON FX-850
(continued)
Subsetting Description
AUTO LF =OFF/ON
ON: CR→CR+LF
OFF: CR→CR
AUTO MASK =OFF/ON
LEFT MARGIN Set the left margin at column 0 to 70
columns at 10 cpi.
RIGHT MARGIN Set the right margin at column 10 to
80 columns at 10 cpi.
TOP MARGIN Set the top margin at a distance from
the top edge of the paper - 0, 0.33,
0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0. The factory
setting is 0.33.
BOTTOM MARGIN Set the bottom margin at a distance
from the bottom edge of the paper -
0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0. The
factory setting is 0.33.
LINES Set the number of lines on each page
from 5 to 128 lines.
IBM PROPRINTER FONT NO. =I000:####
FONT PITCH
=##.##
CHARACTER SET PC-8/...
Set the symbol set or the character set.
TABLE PRINT Print code table.
AUTO LF =OFF/ON
ON: CR→CR+LF,
OFF: CR→CR
AUTO CR =OFF/ON
AUTO MASK =OFF/ON
LEFT MARGIN Set the left margin at column 0 to 70
columns at 10 cpi.
RIGHT MARGIN Set the right margin at column 10 to
80 columns at 10 cpi.
PRINT MENU (continued)
Display Shows Description
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IBM PROPRINTER
(continued)
Subsetting Description
TOP MARGIN Set the top margin at a distance from
the top edge of the paper - 0, 0.33,
0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0. The factory
setting is 0.33.
BOTTOM MARGIN Set the bottom margin at a distance
from the bottom edge of the paper -
0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0. The
factory setting is 0.33.
LINES Set the number of lines on each page
from 5 to 128 lines.
HP-GL CHAR SET(STD) =####
CHAR SET(ALT) =####
PEN # SIZE PEN1 to 6
(Set size and gray percentage for the
selected pen.)
PEN # GRAY PEN1 to 6
15, 30, 45, 75, 90 or 100 %
(# is the selected pen number)
BR-SCRIPT3 ERROR PRINT =OFF/ON
PRINT MENU (continued)
Display Shows Description
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NETWORK (only on a Network)
Display Shows Description
TCP/IP Subsetting Description
TCP/IP ENABLE =ON/OFF
IP ADDRESS= ###.###.###.###
SUBNET MASK= ###.###.###.###
GATEWAY= ###.###.###.###
IP BOOT TRIES =#
IP METHOD
=AUTO/STATIC/RARP/BOOTP/DHCP
NETWARE NETWARE ENABLE =ON/OFF
NET FRAME =AUTO/8023/ENET/8022/SNAP
APPLETALK =ON/OFF
NETBEUI =ON/OFF
DLC/LLC =ON/OFF
BANYAN =ON/OFF
LAT =ON/OFF
NETBIOS/IP =ON/OFF
APIPA =ON/OFF
ENET
=AUTO/100B-FD/100B-HD/10B-FD/10B-HD
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INTERFACE
Display Shows Description
SELECT =AUTO/PARALLEL/RS-232C/USB/NETWORK
AUTO IF TIME = 1:99 (sec)
You need to set the time-out period for the auto interface
selection.
INPUT BUFFER = Level1:15
Increase or
decrease the input
buffer capacity.
RESTART PRINTER?
PARALLEL When using the parallel interface
Sub-setting Menu Description
HIGH SPEED =ON/OFF
Turns high-speed parallel
communications on or off.
BI-DIR =ON/OFF
Turns bi-directional parallel
communications on or off.
RS-232C When using the serial interface
Sub-setting Menu Description
FAX MODE =OFF/ON RESTART PRINTER?
BAUDRATE
*1
Data transfer speed can be set to
150/300/600/1200/2400/4800/9600/
19200/38400/57600/115200 baud.
CODETYPE
*1
=8 BITS/7 BITS
The data length can be set to 7 or 8
bits.
PARITY
*1
=NONE/ODD/EVEN
The data error check can be set to
NONE, ODD or EVEN.
STOP BIT
*1
=1 BITS/2 BITS
The data separator can be set to 1 or
2 stop bits.
XON/XOFF
*1
=ON/OFF
Handshake protocol can be set to on
or off.
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*1
Appears when FAX MODE is off.
*2
Appears when FAX MODE is on.
RS-232C
(continued)
Sub-setting Menu Description
DTR(ER)
*1
=ON/OFF
ROBUST XON
*1
=OFF/ON
RING DELAY
*2
=0/1/2/3/4
REDUCTION
*2
=AUTO/OFF/90%
RAM SIZE
*2
=1:##MBYTE
RECEIVE
*2
=ON/OFF
INTERVAL
*2
=OFF/6H/12H/24H/2D/4D/7D
RESET MENU
Display Shows Description
RESET PRINTER Resets the printer and restores all printer settings (including
command settings) to settings you have previously made
with the control panel buttons.
FACTORY RESET Resets the printer and restores all printer settings (including
command settings) to the factory settings. See
List of
factory settings
in this chapter.
INTERFACE (continued)
Display Shows Description
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Set date and time
Press the
+
or
-
button until the SETUP mode
appears (and to display each setting shown below).
Press the Set button, and then press the
+ or - button until DATE & TIME appears.
Press the Set button, and then press the
+ or - button until YEAR appears.
Press the Set button.
Press the + button.
Press the Set button.
Press the Set button.
Press the Set button.
--MENU--
INFORMATION
--MENU--
SETUP
SETUP
DATE & TIME
DATE & TIME
YEAR
YEAR
=1999 *
YEAR
=2000
YEAR
=2000 *
DATE & TIME
YEAR
DATE & TIME
MONTH
DATE & TIME
2000/04/25 10:22
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Set IP Address
Press the
+
or
-
button until the NETWORK mode
appears (and to display each setting shown below).
Press the Set button.
Press the Set button.
Press the + button.
Press the Set button.
The last digit in the first part of the number
is blinking.
Press the + or - button to increase or
decrease the number.
Press the Set button to go to the next
number.
Repeat this process until you have set your
IP address.
Press the Set button to complete the IP
address.
An asterisk appears at the end of the
display.
--MENU--
INFORMATION
--MENU--
NETWORK
NETWORK
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
TCP/IP ENABLE
TCP/IP
IP ADDRESS=
IP ADDRESS=
192.0.0.192 *
IP ADDRESS=
123.0.0.192
IP ADDRESS=
123.45.67.89
IP ADDRESS=
123.45.67.89 *
CONTROL PANEL 3 - 36
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About emulation modes
This printer has the following emulation modes.
HP LaserJet Mode
The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode in which
this printer supports the PCL6 language of the Hewlett-Packard
LaserJet laser printer. Many software applications support this type
of laser printer. Using this mode will allow your printer to operate at
its best with those applications.
BR-Script 3 Mode
BR-Script is an original Brother page description language and a
PostScript
®
language emulation interpreter. This printer supports
level 3. The BR-Script interpreter of this printer allows you to control
text and graphics on pages.
For technical information about PostScript commands, see the
following manuals:
■ Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Language Reference
Manual, 3rd Edition. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company, Inc., 1999.
■ Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Language Program
Design.
Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1988.
■ Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Language Reference
Manual. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.,
1985.
■ Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Language Tutorial and
Cookbook. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company,
Inc., 1985.
■ Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Language Reference
Manual, third Edition. Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc., 1999.
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HP-GL Mode
The HP-GL mode is the emulation mode in which this printer
supports the HP-GL language of the Hewlett-Packard plotter model
HP-7475A. Many graphics and CAD applications support this type
of plotter. Use this mode so your printer will work when printing from
those types of applications.
EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode
The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation
modes that this printer supports to meet the industry-standard for dot
matrix printers. Some applications support these dot matrix printer
emulations. Use these emulation modes so your printer will work
well when printing from those types of applications.
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List of factory settings
The following table shows the factory settings.
■ The emulation mode affects the setting. Effective modes
are shown in brackets in the following table.
■ The following settings cannot be restored to the factory
settings with the reset menu in the factory settings mode -
interface mode, HRC setting, page protection, scalable
font, lock panel, page counter and local language for
display messages.
■ The copy setting is always restored to the factory setting
when the printer is turned off and on again.
■ It is not possible to reset the network settings using the
control panel. If you want to reset the print server to its
factory settings (resetting all information such as the
password and IP address information), hold down the
Network Test button on the Network board (NC-4100h) for
more than 5 seconds.
Display Shows Submenu Factory setting
PAPER SOURCE =AUTO
PRIORITY =MP>T1>T2>T3>T4
MP FIRST =OFF
MP SIZE =ANY/A4/LETTER
MANUAL FEED =OFF
DUPLEX =OFF
OUTPUT =STANDARD
QUALITY RESOLUTION =600
HRC =MEDIUM
TONER SAVE =OFF
DENSITY 0
SETUP LANGUAGE =ENGLISH
PANEL CONTROL LOWER LCD=NONE
LCD DENSITY=1
AUTO ONLINE=ON
BUTTON REPEAT=0.1 SEC
MESSAGE SCROLL=LEVEL 1
POWER SAVE TIME =30MIN
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SETUP
(continued)
TONER LOW CONTINUE
AUTO CONTINUE =OFF
LOCK PANEL =OFF
REPRINT =ON
PAGE PROTECTION
=AUTO
EMULATION =AUTO(EPSON)
KEEP PCL =OFF
JAM RECOVERY =ON
RAMDISK SIZE =0MB
TIME STYLE =YY/MM/DD hh:mm
PRINT MENU MEDIA TYPE =PLAIN PAPER
PAPER =A4/LETTER
COPIES =1
ORIENTATION =PORTRAIT
PRINT POSITION X OFFSET=0
Y OFFSET=0
AUTO FF TIME =5
FF SUPPRESS =OFF
HP LASERJET
FONT NO.=59
FONT PITCH=10.00/12.00
SYMBOLSET=PC8
AUTO LF=OFF
AUTO CR=OFF
AUTO WRAP=OFF
AUTO SKIP=ON
LEFT MARGIN=####
RIGHT MARGIN=####
TOP MARGIN=####
BOTTOM MARGIN=####
LINES=####
Display Shows Submenu Factory setting
CONTROL PANEL 3 - 40
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PRINT MENU
(continued)
EPSON FX-850 FONT NO.=59
FONT PITCH=10.00/12.00
SYMBOLSET=US ASCIF
AUTO LF=OFF
AUTO MASK=OFF
LEFT MARGIN=####
RIGHT MARGIN=####
TOP MARGIN=####
BOTTOM MARGIN=####
LINES=####
IBM PROPRINTER FONT NO.=59
FONT PITCH=10.00/12.00
SYMBOLSET=PC8
AUTO LF=OFF
AUTO CR=OFF
LEFT MARGIN=####
RIGHT MARGIN=####
TOP MARGIN=####
BOTTOM MARGIN=####
LINES=####
HP-GL CHAR SET(STD)=####
CHAR SET(ALT)=####
PEN # SIZE
PEN # GRAY
BR-SCRIPT ERROR PRINT=OFF
NETWORK TCP/IP TCP/IP ENABLE=ON
IP ADDRESS=192.0.0.192
SUBNET MASK=0.0.0.0
GATEWAY=0.0.0.0
Display Shows Submenu Factory setting
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NETWORK
(continued)
TCP/IP
(continued)
IP BOOT TRIES=3
IP METHOD=AUTO
NETWARE NETWARE ENABLE=ON
NET FRAME=AUTO
APPLETALK =ON
NETBEUI =ON
DLC/LLC =ON
BANYAN =ON
LAT =ON
NETBIOS/IP =ON
APIPA =OFF
ENET =AUTO
INTERFACE SELECT =AUTO
AUTO IF TIME =5
INPUT BUFFER =LEVEL 3
PARALLEL HIGH SPEED=ON
BI-DIR=ON
RS-232C FAX MODE=OFF
BAUD RATE=9600
CODE TYPE=8 BITS
PARITY=NONE
STOP BIT=1 BITS
X ON/X OFF=ON
DTR(ER)=ON
ROBUST XON=OFF
RING DELAY=0
REDUCTION=AUTO
RAM SIZE=1MB
RECEIVE=ON
INTERVAL=OFF
Display Shows Submenu Factory setting
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For visually-impaired users
Braille symbols
The control panel buttons are marked with Braille characters for
visually-impaired users as shown in the table.
*Braille indicates the first 2 or 3 letters of the English button name.
For example, Job Cancel is shown as “can” and + (Plus) is shown
as “plu” in Braille.
Button Abbreviations Braille*
Go Go
Job Cancel Can
Reprint Rep
+ Plu
- Min
Set Set
Back Bac
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Buzz indications
The control panel has a buzzer. The buzzer will sound when one of
the control panel buttons is pressed, or the status of the printer
changes. See the table for a description of the buzzer meaings.
You can change the settings of the buzzer by using the buttons on
the control panel.
To chagne the setting of the buzzer, press the + (plus) button until
SETUP is displayed, then press the Set button. Press the + (plus)
button until ERROR BUZZER, PANEL BUZZER or BUZZER
VOLUME is displayed and press Set.
See SETUP in this chapter for a description of the buzzer settings.
Buzz
indications
Conditions
A short buzz ■ When you enter any information using the button.
Two short
buzzes
■ When you come back to the top menu option after
you move forward or backward through the
menus.
■ When you move to another menu level.
Five short
buzzes
■ When an error occur.
A long buzz ■ When you set any optional menu setting.
Two long
buzzes
■ When the printer becomes online.
■ When the printer becomes READY status after a
warming up condition.
A short and a
long buzz
■ When you enter wrong information.
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Options
Optional accessories and supplies
This printer has the following optional accessories. You can increase
the capabilities of the printer with these items.
Options
Lower tray unit
(Three paper trays)
Duplex unit Mailbox unit Network board
(For HL-7050 only)
LT-7000 DX-7000 MX-7000 series NC-4100h
see 4-3 see 4-4 see 4-6 see 4-8
CompactFlash card DIMM memory HDD Ir-DA interface
HD-EX IR-1000
see 4-11 see 4-13 see 4-17 see 4-21
Optional font package Optional Barcode Font
Optional stabilizer
BS-3000 BT-1000 SB-4000
see 4-22 see 4-22 see 4-2
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Small pad for lower tray unit and
stabilizer (SB-4000)
When you have the following printer options, you must install the
small pads or the optional stabilizer.
1 Lower tray 2 Lower trays 3 Lower trays
Non-mailbox unit
--------------------
Mailbox unit
(5 bins)
--------------------
Mailbox unit
(10 bins)
--------------------
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Lower-tray unit (LT-7000)
The lower-tray unit (Trays 2/3/4) is an optional device that can hold
extra paper. It can hold up to 500 sheets of paper (80 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
in each tray. When all three trays are installed, the printer can hold
up to 2100 sheets of plain paper. If you want to buy an optional
lower-tray unit, call the dealer you bought the printer from.
Expands up to a total of 2100 sheets
Figure 4-1
To install the lower-tray unit, please see the User's Guide that we
have supplied with the lower tray.
■ If you put the lower-tray unit on the floor, we strongly
recommend that you put the small pads that we have
supplied on the underside of the lower-tray unit as shown
above.
■ Even if a tray has been moved to another tray position, the
driver will find the correct tray and print according to the
setting.
MP tray
(100 sheets)
Paper tray
(500 sheets)
Lower-tray unit
(500 sheets x 3 trays)
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Duplex unit (DX-7000)
The Duplex unit is an optional device that allows you to print on both
sides of a piece of paper. When it is installed, you can select either
duplex printing or simplex printing on the control panel or with a
software command. For more information about the control panel,
see PAPER menu in Chapter 3.
To install the duplex unit, please see the User's Guide that we have
supplied with the Duplex unit.
Figure 4-2
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper
■ If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle.
■ If paper is curled, straighten it, and then place it in the paper
tray.
■ If the paper is not feeding correctly, it may be curled.
Remove the paper and straighten it.
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Paper orientation for printing on both sides of the paper
The printer prints the second page first.
If you print 10 pages onto 5 piece of paper, it will print page 2 then
page 1 on the first piece of paper.
It will print page 4 then page 3 on the second piece of paper.
It will print page 6 then page 5 on the third piece of paper, and so on.
When doing duplex printing, the paper must be put into the paper tray
in the following way:
■ For the multi-purpose (MP) tray.
Put the side to be printed on first, face-up, with top of the paper
furthest away from the printer.
If letterhead paper is used, this would be put in to the MP tray with
the heading facedown, and the furthest away from the printer.
■ For the paper tray and optional lower tray (tray1, 2, 3 or 4):
Put the side to be printed on first, facedown, with the top of the
paper at the back of the tray.
If letterhead paper is used, this would be put in to the paper tray or
optional lower tray with the heading face-up, and at the back of the
tray.
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Mailbox unit
The Mailbox unit is an optional device that can be installed on the
HL-7050 laser printer to allow you to direct your printouts to any bin
that you want.
Figure 4-3
To install the Mailbox unit, please see the User's Guide that we have
supplied with the Mailbox.
Mailbox
This setting allows you to direct your printouts to any bin that you
specify.
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Sorter
When you want to print a lot of copies of a document, you can print
each copy and direct it to the bin that you want. You will not have to
sort the copies after printing them.
Stacker
You can print large print jobs when no one is in the office. You can
print 100 sheets of plain paper to each bin of the mailbox. When you
remove bins 2, 4, 7 and 9, the total output increases to 1900 sheets
(including the printer output tray).
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Network option NC-4100h
(For HL-7050 only)
Installing the Brother network board (NC-4100h) allows you to use
the printer in the TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, DLC/LLC, Banyan
VINES, DEC LAT and NetBEUI. Many useful features, such as
BRAdmin Professional for the administrator and Brother network
printing software, are included on the CD-ROM supplied with the
HL-7050 printer.
For setup, see the Network User's Guide.
Installing the Network board
1
Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer.
2
Open the side cover.
Figure 4-4
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3
Loosen the three screws, and then remove the metal plate by
lifting up slightly.
Figure 4-5
4
Unscrew the two screws, and then remove the Network cover
plate.
Figure 4-6
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5
Put the network board connector firmly into the connector of the
main controller board, and then secure it with the two screws.
Figure 4-7
6
Secure the metal plate with the three screws.
Figure 4-8
7
Close the side cover.
8
Connect one end of the Ethernet Cable to the Network port of
the printer.
9
Plug the printer back in, and then turn on the power switch.
10
For details about how to use the Network board, please see the
Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM that we have supplied
with this printer.
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CompactFlash card
This printer has a slot for an optional CompactFlash card, which is a
memory card.
If you install an optional CompactFlash memory card, you can save
macros, the print log and fonts on it. This card lets you select the
Reprint functions through the network.
You can install the following types of CompactFlash memory cards.
<SanDisk (or SanDisk OEM Products)>
Type I
■ 16 MB SDCFB-16-801
■ 32 MB SDCFB-32-801
■ 64 MB SDCFB-64-801
■ 96 MB SDCFB-96-801
■ 128 MB SDCFB-128-801
■ 192 MB SDCFB-192-801
■ 256 MB SDCFB-256-801
■ 384 MB SDCFB-384-801
■ 512 MB SDCFB-512-801
■ Make sure the printer power is OFF before you install or
remove a card so you don't seriously damage it or lose all
its data.
■ For more information about the cards, call the dealer you
bought the printer from.
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Installing the CompactFlash card
Follow these steps to install or remove a card:
1
Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer.
2
Insert a CompactFlash card into the slot with the label facing to
the left.
Make sure you put it in properly.
Figure 4-9
Before you remove the card, turn the power switch OFF, and
then unplug the printer. To remove the card, pull it out of the
printer.
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RAM expansion
The HL-7050 and HL-7050N printer have 32 MB of standard memory
and two slots for optional memory expansion. You can expand the
memory up to 288 MB by installing dual in-line memory modules
(DIMMs). (The standard memory varies depending on the printer
model and country.)
You can install the following DIMMs:
<US>
■ 16 MB Techworks 12456-0001
■ 32 MB Techworks 12457-0001
■ 64 MB Techworks 12458-0001
■ 128 MB Techworks 12459-0001
<Europe>
■ 16 MB Buffalo Technology 12323-0001
■ 32 MB Buffalo Technology 12324-0001
■ 64 MB Buffalo Technology 12325-0001
■ 128 MB Buffalo Technology 12326-0001
In general, the DIMM must have the following specifications:
Type: 100 pin and 32 bit output
CAS lantency: 2 or 3
Clock frequency: 66 MHz or more
Capacity: 16, 32, 64 or 128 MB
Height: 46 mm (1.8 in.) or less
Parity: NONE
Dram Type: SDRAM 4 Bank
SDRAM can be used.
For more information, visit Techworks website at
www.techworks.com
■ For more information, call the dealer you bought the printer
from.
■ For the latest information and drivers, visit the Brother
Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com
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Installing extra DIMM memory
When you install extra memory, follow these steps:
1
Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer.
Disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
2
Remove the side cover.
Figure 4-10
Make sure you turn the power to the printer OFF before you
install or remove the DIMM.
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3
Loosen the three screws, and then remove the metal plate by
lifting it up slightly.
Figure 4-11
4
Unpack the DIMM and hold it by its edges.
5
Hold the DIMM with your fingers on the side edges and your
thumb on the back edge. Line up the notches on the DIMM with
the DIMM slot. (Check that the locks on each side of the DIMM
slot are open or facing outwards.)
Figure 4-12
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6
Press the DIMM straight into the slot (press firmly). Make sure
the locks on each side of the DIMM click into place. (To remove
a DIMM, you must release the locks.)
Figure 4-13
7
Secure the metal plate with the three screws.
Figure 4-14
8
Put the side cover back on.
9
Reconnect the interface cable to your printer.
Plug the printer back in, and then turn on the printer power
switch.
10
To check whether the DIMM has been installed properly, you
can print the Print Settings listing that shows the current
memory size. To print the Print Settings listing, see Chapter 3.
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Hard disk drive (HD-EX)
If you install an optional HDD, you can save macros, the print log,
fonts and print jobs on it. After you store a print job, you can reprint
it from the control panel or through the network using a Web-
browser. See the sections on printing PROOF, PUBLIC and
SECURE data in Chapter 3.
Make sure that the box contains the following items:
■ Hard disk
■ Two hard disk cables
■ Four shoulder screws
■ Four screws (4)
■ Quick Setup Guide
Figure 4-15
1
Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer.
Disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
2
Remove the side cover.
Figure 4-16
Use the longer cable for this printer model. The shorter cable
is for other printers.
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3
Loosen the three screws, and then remove the metal plate by
lifting it up slightly.
Figure 4-17
4
Put the four shoulder screws, supplied with the HDD unit, into
the bottom of the HDD.
Figure 4-18
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5
Connect the longer hard disk cable to the HDD with the keyed
side facing up.
Figure 4-19
6
Install the HDD base plate by putting the four screws into the
four holes of the metal plate so that the HDD pins point to the
back of the printer. Then secure the plate with the four screws.
Figure 4-20
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7
Connect the flat cable to the main controller board.
Figure 4-21
8
Secure the metal plate with the three screws.
Figure 4-22
9
Put the side cover back on.
10
Reconnect the interface cable to your printer.
Plug the printer back in, and then turn on the printer power
switch.
11
Format the HDD from the control panel. See Chapter 3 for
details.
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Ir-DA interface (IR-1000)
IR-1000 connects to any printer and prints data without using
connecting cables.
■ Supports IrDA1.1 infrared communication standard.
■ Fully compatible with Windows
®
95/98/Me, Windows NT
®
4.0
and Windows
®
2000 infrared printer device.
■ Transmits and receives data at up to 4 MB a second.
■ Connects to the parallel ports of the computer and printer.
■ Allows a printer to communicate with an infrared-equipped
portable computer.
■ Transmission range: 1 cm (3.9 in.) up to 100 cm (39 in.), meets the
IrDA standard.
■ 30 degree cone angle.
■ Switches between infrared or parallel port.
Figure 4-23
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Optional font package (BS-3000)
The optional font package (BS-3000) is the CD-ROM you need for
installing the 136 PS3 Agfa and TrueType Fonts.
Optional barcode fonts package
(BT-1000)
The optional Barcode fonts package (BT-1000) is the CD-ROM you
need for installing the Barcode fonts.
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Routine maintenance
Replacing the consumables
You will need to replace the consumables regularly. When the time
comes to replace consumables, the following messages will appear
on the LCD panel.
(Appears at intervals)
See the TONER LOW explanation in this chapter.
See the TONER LIFE END explanation in this chapter.
See the CHANGE DRUM SOON explanation in this chapter.
Accessories
Toner Cartridge Drum Unit
See Replacing the toner
cartridge in this chapter
See Replacing the drum unit in
this chapter
TONER LOW
TONER LIFE END
CHANGE DRUM SOON
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Toner cartridge
A new toner cartridge contains enough toner to print up to 12,000 A4
or Letter-size single-sided pages at about 5% coverage.
TONER LOW Message
(Appears at intervals)
If the LCD shows TONER LOW, the toner cartridge has nearly run
out of toner. Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready before
you get a TONER EMPTY message. To replace the toner cartridge,
see Replacing the toner cartridge in this chapter.
TONER LIFE END message
Check printed pages, page counter, and LCD messages routinely.
When TONER LIFE END is displayed on the LCD, we have two
conditions as to why this has happened.
First condition: Actual: this is when the ‘Actual’ amount of toner in the
toner cartridge has been used up.
Second condition: Mechanical: this is when the ‘Mechanical’
components of the toner cartridge have physically reached the end
of their life.
For both conditions the printer will stop printing, until a new toner
cartridge has been put into the printer.
TONER LIFE END can only be cleared, by putting a new toner
cartridge into the drum unit.
■ Toner consumption varies according to the image
coverage on the page and the print density setting.
■ The greater the image coverage, the greater the toner
consumption.
■ If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker
printing, toner consumption varies accordingly.
■ Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before
you install it in the printer.
TONER LOW
TONER LIFE END
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Replacing the toner cartridge
1
Open the top cover of the printer.
Figure 5-1
2
Push down the blue lock lever and take out the toner cartridge.
Figure 5-2
To make sure you get high quality print, make sure you use
quality toner cartridges. When you want to buy toner
cartridges, call the dealer you bought the printer from.
■ Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on
your hands or clothes, immediately wipe or wash it off with
cold water.
■ Do not touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 5-3 and
Figure 5-4.
Figure 5-3 Figure 5-4
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3
Unpack the new toner cartridge. Hold the cartridge level with
both hands and gently rock it from side to side several times to
spread the toner evenly inside the cartridge.
Figure 5-5
4
Pull off the yellow plastic protective cover.
Figure 5-6
■ Be sure to seal the toner cartridge tightly so toner powder
does not spill out of the cartridge.
■ Discard the used toner according to local regulations,
keeping it separate from domestic waste. If you have
questions, call your local waste disposal office.
■ Put the toner cartridge in the printer immediately after you
remove the protective cover.
■ Do not touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 5-7.
Figure 5-7
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5
Put the new toner cartridge firmly into the printer. If you put it
in properly, the blue lock lever will lift automatically.
Figure 5-8
6
Close the top cover of the printer.
7
If the LCD shows CARTRIDGE ERROR, take out the toner
cartridge and then put it back into the printer again.
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Drum unit
CHANGE DRUM SOON message
The printer uses a drum unit to create the print images on paper. If
the LCD shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, it means the drum unit is
near the end of its life. We recommend that you replace the drum
unit with a new one before there is a noticeable deterioration in the
print quality.
Replacing the drum unit
Every time you replace the drum unit, you should clean the inside of
the printer. For more information, see Cleaning in this chapter.
This printer can print up to 40,000 pages
*1
with one drum unit.
*
1
At 5 % coverage print (A4 or Letter size). The actual number of
printed pages will vary depending on the average type of print job
and paper.
■ There are many factors that determine the actual drum life,
such as temperature, humidity, type of paper, type of toner
used, the number of pages per print job and so on. Under
ideal conditions, the average drum life is estimated at up to
40,000 pages. The actual number of pages that your drum
will print may be significantly less than this estimate.
Because we have no control over the many factors that
determine the actual drum life, we cannot guarantee a
minimum number of pages that will be printed by your
drum.
■ For best performance, use only genuine Brother toner. The
printer should be used only in a clean, dust-free
environment with adequate ventilation.
CHANGE DRUM SOON
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1
Open the top cover of the printer.
Figure 5-9
2
Pull out the drum unit assembly (drum unit with the toner
cartridge).
Figure 5-10
■ We recommend that you place the drum unit assembly on
a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you
accidentally spill or scatter toner.
■ To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, do
not touch the electrodes shown in Figure 5-11.
Figure 5-11
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3
Push down the blue lock lever and take the toner cartridge out
of the drum unit assembly.
Figure 5-12
■ Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on
your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water
immediately.
■ Do not touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 5-13.
Figure 5-13
■ Discard the used drum unit according to local regulations,
keeping it separate from domestic waste. If you have
questions, call your local waste disposal office.
■ Be sure to seal up the drum unit tightly in a bag so that toner
powder does not spill out of the unit.
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4
Unpack the new drum unit.
Figure 5-14
5
Put the toner cartridge in the new drum unit. If you put the
cartridge in properly, the blue lock lever is lifted automatically.
Figure 5-15
■ Wait to unpack a drum unit until immediately before you
put it in the printer. Exposure to direct sunlight or room
light may damage the drum unit.
■ Do not touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 5-14.
■ Make sure you install the toner cartridge properly, or it may
separate from the drum when you pick up the drum unit.
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6
Put the drum unit assembly in the printer.
Figure 5-16
7
Reset the page counter following the instructions we have
supplied with the new drum unit.
8
Close the top cover of the printer.
■ We recommend that you clean the inside of the printer
when you replace the drum unit. See Cleaning in this
chapter.
■ If you replace only the toner cartridge, do not reset the page
counter.
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Replacing Maintenance Parts
You will need to replace the maintenance parts regularly to maintain
print quality. When it is time to replace these parts, the following
messages will appear on the LCD.
See Maintenance Messages in this chapter.
See Maintenance Messages in this chapter.
See Maintenance Messages in this chapter.
REPLACE PF KIT
REPLACE FUSER
REPLACE LASER
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Cleaning
Clean the outside and inside of the printer with a dry soft cloth.
When you replace the drum unit, make sure you clean the inside of
the printer. If printed pages are stained with toner, clean the inside
of the printer with a dry soft cloth.
Cleaning the outside of the printer
Clean the outside of the printer as follows:
1
Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer
power cord.
2
Pull the paper tray out of the printer.
3
Open the multi-purpose tray.
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4
Wipe the outside of the printer with a soft cloth to remove dust.
Figure 5-17
5
Remove anything that is stuck inside the paper tray.
Figure 5-18
6
Put the paper tray back in the printer, and then close the
multi-purpose tray.
7
Plug the printer power cord back in, and then turn the printer
power switch back on.
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Cleaning the inside of the printer
Clean the inside of the printer as follows:
1
Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer
power cord.
2
Open the top cover.
3
Take out the drum unit assembly.
When you clean the inside of the printer, pay attention to the
following:
■ If your clothes are smeared with toner, wipe off the toner
with a dry cloth and immediately wash the clothes in cold
water to avoid stains.
■ Never touch the hot fuser.
■ Be careful not to inhale the toner.
Figure 5-19
Fuser is HOT!
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4
Wipe off toner and paper dust from the metal plate in the printer
with a dry, soft cloth.
Figure 5-21
5
Wipe the scanner window with a dry, soft cloth.
Figure 5-22
WARNING
After you have just used the printer, some parts
inside the printer are extremely hot. When you open
the top cover of the printer, never touch the fuser
and fixing roller.
Inside the printer Open the face-up output tray
Figure 5-20
Fuser is HOT!
Metal plate
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6
Put the drum unit assembly in the printer.
7
Close the top cover.
8
Plug the printer power cord back in, and then turn the printer
power switch back on.
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Cleaning the corona wire
If you are experiencing print quality problems, please clean the
corona wire as follows:
1
Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer
power cord.
2
Open the top cover.
3
Take out the drum unit assembly (drum unit with the toner
cartridge).
■ We recommend that you put the drum unit Assembly on a
piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally
spill the toner.
■ To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, do
not touch the electrodes shown in Figure 5-23.
Figure 5-23
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4
Clean the Primary Corona Wire inside the drum unit by gently
sliding the blue tab from right to left several times.
Figure 5-24
5
Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer.
6
Close the top cover.
7
Plug the printer power cord back in, and then turn the printer
power switch back on.
Make sure to return the tab to the Home position. If you do
not, printed pages will have a black vertical stripe.
Home Position
()
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Maintenance Messages
This printer will regularly prompt you to replace parts so you can rely
upon it to maintain the best print quality.
*
1
At 5% print coverage (A4 or Letter size). The actual number of
printed pages will vary depending on the print jobs and paper you
use.
LCD Message Item Approximate Life To Purchase
Replacement
REPLACE PF
KIT MP
Paper feeding kit 100,000 pages *
1
Call Customer
Support
REPLACE PF
KIT 1
Paper feeding kit 100,000 pages *
1
Call Customer
Support
REPLACE PF
KIT 2
Paper feeding kit 100,000 pages *
1
Call Customer
Support
REPLACE PF
KIT 3
Paper feeding kit 100,000 pages *
1
Call Customer
Support
REPLACE PF
KIT 4
Paper feeding kit 100,000 pages *
1
Call Customer
Support
REPLACE FUSER Fixing unit 200,000 pages *
1
Call Customer
Support
REPLACE LASER Scanner unit 200,000 pages Call Customer
Support
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Troubleshooting
LCD messages
Error messages
The LCD names for the paper trays are as follows.
Upper paper tray TRAY 1
Multi-purpose tray MP TRAY
Optional Lower tray TRAY 2, TRAY3, TRAY 4
Optional Duplex unit for
Duplex printing
DX
Optional Mailbox unit MX
Error Message Action
TONER LIFE END Replace the toner cartridge with a new one.
See Replacing the toner cartridge in Chapter 5.
CARTRIDGE ERROR Take out the toner cartridge and put it back into the
printer again. See Replacing the toner cartridge in
Chapter 5.
NO PAPER XXX Put paper in the empty tray.
NO TRAY XXX Put the paper tray in the printer.
COVER OPEN Close the top cover of the printer.
Close the Duplex cover.
Close the back cover of the mailbox.
FACEUP OPEN Close the face-up output tray.
FACEUP CLOSE Open the face-up output tray. Push down the two blue
levers, and then press Go.
JAM XXX Carefully pull out the jammed paper from the indicated
area as shown in Paper jams and how to clear them.
STACKER FULL Take some paper out of the output tray.
SIZE MISMATCH Put the same size paper in the paper tray or multi-
purpose tray that is selected in the printer driver, and
then press Go.
TOO MANY TRAYS You can only have up to three lower trays. Remove
any extra lower trays.
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MEDIATYPE ERROR Specify the correct type of media.
MANUAL FEED Put the same size of paper in the multi-purpose tray as
is shown on the LCD. If the printer is 'paused', press
Go.
SIZE ERROR XXX Put the same size paper in the paper tray or multi-
purpose tray that is selected in the printer driver. See
What kind of paper can I use? in Chapter 1.
NO TRAY ID XXX The tray you are trying to print to has been taken out.
Put the tray back in the printer.
SIZE ERROR DX Put the same size paper in the paper tray or multi-
purpose tray that is selected in the printer driver. See
What kind of paper can I use? in Chapter 1.
SIZE ERROR MX Put the same size paper in the paper tray or multi-
purpose tray that is selected in the printer driver. See
What kind of paper can I use? in Chapter 1.
NO DX UNIT Put the Duplex unit on the printer properly. See the
User's Guide for the Duplex unit.
DX LEVER ERROR Move the Duplex lever to the correct position.
NO MX UNIT Change the job properties or install the Mailbox unit
correctly.
DIMM ERROR Re-install the DIMM correctly.
Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, and then turn
it on again. If this error message appears again,
replace the DIMM with a new one.
CARD ERROR Make sure of the following:
■ The CompactFlash card is installed properly.
■ The installed CompactFlash card is formatted
properly
Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on
again. If this error message appears again, replace
the CompactFlash card with a newone.
HDD ERROR Make sure of the following points:
■ The cable is connected correctly.
■ The HDD is installed correctly.
■ The installed HDD is formatted correctly.
Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on
again. If this error message appears again, replace
the HDD with a new one.
CARD REMOVAL Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on
again. If this error message appears again, replace
the CompactFlash card with a new one.
LINE ERROR Check the serial interface settings (baud rate, code
type, parity and handshake protocols).
BUFFER ERROR Check the Interface settings.
STORAGE FULL Delete unnecessary macros or fonts, or replace the
CompactFlash card or HDD with a new one.
Error Message Action
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DOWNLOAD FULL Add more memory. See Installing extra DIMM memory
in Chapter 4.
FONT FULL Add more memory. See Installing extra DIMM memory
in Chapter 4.
MEMORY FULL Add more memory. See Installing extra DIMM memory
in Chapter 4.
IGNORE DATA Add more memory. See Installing extra DIMM memory
in Chapter 4.
ACCESSORY ERROR The accessory you added was not installed properly.
OPTION MISMATCH Your Duplex unit is not a DX-7000. Change to a
DX-7000.
Your Lower tray is not an LT-7000. Change to an
LT-7000.
Your Mailbox unit is not a MX-7000 series. Change to
a MX-7000 series.
CLEAN DRUM UNIT Open the top cover. Pull out the Drum unit assembly.
Gently slide the blue tab across several times.
Error Message Action
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Maintenance messages
Maintenance message Action
CHANGE DRUM SOON The drum unit is almost at the end of life. Prepare a
new drum unit. See CHANGE DRUM SOON message
in Chapter 5.
TONER LOW Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready
before you get a TONER EMPTY message. To
replace the toner cartridge, see Chapter 5.
TONER LIFE END Replace the new toner cartridge referring to Chapter 5.
REPLACE PF KIT MP Call your dealer for a replacement paper feeding kit.
REPLACE PF KIT1 Call your dealer for a replacement paper feeding kit.
REPLACE PF KIT2 Call your dealer for a replacement paper feeding kit.
REPLACE PF KIT3 Call your dealer for a replacement paper feeding kit.
REPLACE PF KIT4 Call your dealer for a replacement paper feeding kit.
REPLACE FUSER Call your dealer for a replacement fuser unit.
REPLACE LASER Call your dealer for a replacement laser unit.
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Call service messages
Call service message Action
ERROR ### Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on
again. If this does not clear the problem, call your
dealer or a Brother-authorized service representative.
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Troubleshooting paper handling
First, make sure that you are using paper that meets our
recommended paper specifications. See What kind of paper can I
use? in Chapter 1.
Problem Recommendation
The printer does not
load paper.
■ If paper is in the paper tray, make sure it is straight.
If the paper is curled, you should straighten it before
printing. Sometimes it is helpful to remove the
paper, turn the stack over, and then put it back in
the paper tray.
■ Reduce the amount of paper in the paper tray, and
then try again.
■ Make sure that manual feed mode is not set in the
printer driver.
■ The pickup roller or separation pad needs to be
replaced. Please call your dealer for a replacement.
The printer does not
load paper from the
multi-purpose tray.
■ Fan the paper well and put it back in firmly.
■ Make sure you have chosen the manual feed mode
in the printer driver.
The printer does not
load envelopes.
■ The printer can load envelopes from the multi-
purpose tray. You must set up your application
software to print on the size of envelopes you are
using. This is usually done in the page setup or
document setup menu of your software. Please
see your software application manual for
instructions.
Envelope is creased
after it is printed.
■ Open the face-up output tray, and push down the
blue tabs that are at the left-hand and right-hand
sides of the back of the printer.
There is a paper jam. ■ Clear the jammed paper (see Paper jams and how
to clear them).
■ The pickup roller or separation pad needs to be
replaced. Please call your dealer for a
replacement.
The printer feeds
multiple pages.
■ The pickup roller or separation pad needs to be
replaced. Please call your dealer for a replacement.
The printer does not
print to the face-down
output tray.
■ Close the face-up output tray.
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The printed pages are
curled, so the
face-down output tray
cannot hold the
maximum number of
sheets.
■ Turn over the paper in the paper tray.
■ Change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a
thicker setting.
The printer does not
print.
■ Make sure that the cable is connected to the printer.
■ Make sure that you have chosen the appropriate
printer driver.
When printing on
normal paper, it
creases.
■ Change the printer driver setting in Media to the
Thin setting.
Problem Recommendation
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Paper jams and how to clear them
If paper jams inside the printer, the printer will stop. One of the
following LCD messages will appear to tell you where to find the
jammed paper.
Figure 6-1
Paper jam in the multi-purpose tray
Paper jam in the upper paper tray (TRAY1)
Paper jam in the lower tray (TRAY 2)
Paper jam in the lower tray (TRAY 3)
Paper jam in the lower tray (TRAY 4)
Paper jam inside the printer
Paper jam where the paper comes out
Paper jam in the face-up output tray
Paper jam in the Duplex unit
Paper jam in the Mailbox unit
JAM A1
JAM A2
JAM A3
JAM A4
JAM A5
JAM B
JAM C
JAM D
JAM E
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Paper may jam in the paper tray, inside the printer, in the face-up
output tray or where the paper comes out of the printer. Check where
the jam is and follow the instructions below to remove the jammed
paper.
If the error message still appears on the LCD after you remove the
jammed paper, there may be more paper jammed somewhere else.
Please check the printer thoroughly.
After you have removed all the jammed paper, open the top cover
and then close it again to start printing.
Do not use the following:
■ Bent paper
■ Moist paper
■ Paper that does not meet specifications
If the paper is misfeeding or a lot of pages are going through
at the same time when you print on small or thick paper,
change the paper thickness switches that are on the bottom
of the paper tray as follows.
Figure 6-2
Other (Default setting) Switch 1:ON
Switch 2:OFF
A6 Switch 1:OFF
Switch 2:OFF
A4 100 g/m
2
(27 lbs)
Letter 105 g/m
2
(28 lbs)
Legal 105 g/m
2
(28 lbs)
Switch 1:ON
Switch 2:ON
Executive, A5, B6 Switch 1:OFF
Switch 2:ON
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JAM A1 (paper jam in the multi-purpose tray)
If there is a paper jam in the multi-purpose tray, follow these steps:
1
Remove the paper from the multi-purpose tray.
2
Fan the paper stack, then put it back in the multi-purpose tray.
Figure 6-3
3
When loading paper in the multi-purpose tray, make sure it
touches the back of the tray and stays below the maximum
paper mark ( ).
4
Open the top cover of the printer and close it, or press Go to
start printing.
JAM A1
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JAM A2 / A3 / A4 / A5
(Paper jam inside the Paper tray)
The LCD names for the paper trays are as follows.
Tray Name LCD Panel Desctiption
Upper paper tray Tray 1 A2
Optional Lower
tray
Tray 2
Tray 3
Tray 4
A3
A4
A5
Figure 6-4
Tray 1
Tray 2
Tray 3
Tray 4
JAM A2
JAM A3
JAM A4
JAM A5
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If a paper jam occurs inside the paper tray, follow these steps:
1
Pull the paper tray out of the printer.
2
Pull out the jammed paper.
Figure 6-5
3
Load paper below the maximum paper mark ( ). While
pressing the [blue] paper-guide release lever, slide the paper
guides to fit the paper size. Check that the guides are firmly in
the slots.
■ If you cannot pull out a small piece of jammed paper, you
can remove it by turning the dial to the lower position, as
shown below.
Figure 6-6
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4
Put the paper tray back in the printer.
5
Open the top cover of the printer, and then close it to resume
printing.
Do not pull out the upper paper tray while paper is feeding
from a lower paper tray because this will cause a paper jam.
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JAM B (paper jam inside the printer)
If a paper jam occurs inside the printer, follow these steps:
1
Open the top cover of the printer.
2
Take out the drum unit assembly (drum unit with the toner
cartridge).
WARNING
■ After you have just used the printer, some parts inside the printer
are extremely hot.
■ When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the fuser
or the fixing roller.
Inside the printer Open the face-up output tray
Figure 6-7
■ After you have removed the jammed paper, print a few test
pages. This is to make sure that the printed pages have
no toner stains on them before you restart the print job.
■ Remove the jammed paper carefully so you do not spread
toner.
■ Take care not to stain your hands and clothes with toner.
Wash toner stains immediately with cold water.
JAM B
Fuser is HOT!
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3
Use both hands to slowly pull out the jammed paper from inside
the printer.
Figure 6-8
4
Push down the blue lock lever of the drum unit assembly and
take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly. Remove
a piece of jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit.
Figure 6-9
Figure 6-10 Figure 6-11
■ Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on
your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water
immediately.
■ Do not touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 6-10
and 6-11.
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5
Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer (press firmly).
6
Close the top cover of the printer.
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JAM C (paper jam where the paper comes out /
paper jam in the face-up output tray)
When the paper jams where the paper comes out or behind the
face-up output tray, remove the jammed paper as follows:
1
Use both hands to slowly pull the jammed paper from the paper
exit.
Figure 6-12
If a Duplex unit is on the printer, take it off the printer. After you
pull out the jammed paper, put the Duplex unit back on the
printer.
JAM C
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2
Open the face-up output tray.
Figure 6-13
3
Use both hands to slowly pull out the jammed paper.
Figure 6-14
4
Close the face-up output tray.
5
Open the top cover of the printer, and then close it to resume
printing.
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JAM D (paper jam in the Duplex unit)
1
Use both hands to slowly pull the jammed paper from the paper
exit of the Duplex unit.
Figure 6-15
2
Use both hands to gently open the Duplex unit cover.
JAM D
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3
Use both hands to pull the Duplex unit out of the printer.
Figure 6-16
Look inside the printer's slot for the Duplex unit to make sure
that the jammed paper is not in there.
When you pull out the Duplex unit, be sure to hold it firmly
with both hands (the shaded part in the illustration is
heavier).
Figure 6-17
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4
Pull out the jammed paper from inside the Duplex unit.
Figure 6-18
5
Put the Duplex unit back in the printer.
Figure 6-19
6
Gently close the Duplex unit cover.
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JAM E (paper jam inside the mailbox unit)
If there is a paper jam in the Mailbox unit, follow these steps:
1
Open the back cover of the Mailbox unit.
Figure 6-20
2
Pull out the jammed paper.
Figure 6-21
3
Close the back cover of the mailbox.
4
Open the top cover of the printer, and then close it to restart
printing.
JAM E
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Improving the print quality
This section provides information on the following topics:
Examples of poor
print quality
Recommendation
Faint print
■ Check the printer's environment. Conditions such as
humidity, high temperatures, and so on may cause
this print fault. See Positioning the printer in
Chapter 1.
■ If the whole page is too light, the Toner Save Mode
may be on. Turn off Toner Save Mode in the printer
Properties tab of the driver.
■ Try using a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the
toner cartridge in Chapter 5.
■ You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner
window with a soft cloth. See Cleaning the inside of
the printer or the Maintenance Tutorial video on the
supplied CD-ROM.
Grey background
■ Make sure you use paper that meets the
recommended specifications. See What kind of
paper can I use? in Chapter 1.
■ Check the printer's environment - high temperatures
and high humidity can increase the amount of
background shading. See Positioning the printer in
Chapter 1.
■ Use a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner
cartridge in Chapter 5.
Ghost image
■ Make sure you use paper that meets our
specifications. Rough-surfaced paper, paper that
has absorbed moisture, or thick paper can cause this
problem. See What kind of paper can I use? in
Chapter 1.
■ Make sure that you choose the appropriate media
type in the printer driver. See What kind of paper can
I use? in Chapter 1.
■ Try using a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the
toner cartridge in Chapter 5.
■ Try using a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum
unit in Chapter 5.
Toner specks
■ Make sure that you use paper that meets our
specifications. Rough-surfaced paper may cause
the problem. See What kind of paper can I use? in
Chapter 1.
■ The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new
toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge in
Chapter 5.
■ The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum
unit. See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5.
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
ABCD
abcde
01234
C
DE
F
d
ef
g
BC
b
c
d
2
3
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
ABCD
abcde
01234
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
ABCD
abcde
01234
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Hollow print
■ Make sure that you use paper that meets our
specifications. See What kind of paper can I use? in
Chapter 1.
■ Choose Thick paper mode in the printer driver, or use
thinner paper than you are currently using.
■ Check the printer's environment because conditions
such as high humidity can cause hollow print. See
Positioning the printer in Chapter 1.
Page skewed
■ Make sure the paper or other print media is loaded
properly in the paper tray and that the guides are not
too tight or too loose against the paper stack.
■ Set the paper guides correctly. Make sure that the
tips of the paper guides fit firmly into the slots.
See Printing from the Paper tray in Chapter 1.
■ If you are using the multi-purpose tray, see Printing
from the multi-purpose tray in Chapter 1.
■ The paper tray may be too full. See Printing from the
Paper tray in Chapter 1.
■ Check the paper type and quality. See What kind of
paper can I use? in Chapter 1.
Curl or wave
■ Check the paper type and quality. High temperatures
and high humidity will cause paper to curl. See What
kind of paper can I use? in Chapter 1.
■ If you don't use the printer very often, the paper may
have been in the paper tray too long. Turn over the
stack of paper in the paper tray. Also, try fanning the
paper stack and then rotating the paper 180° in the
paper tray.
Wrinkles or creases
■ Make sure the paper is loaded properly. See Printing
from the Paper tray in Chapter 1.
■ Check the paper type and quality. See What kind of
paper can I use? in Chapter 1.
■ Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating
the paper 180° in the input tray.
Poor fixing
■ Make sure that the blue tabs in the rear cover are
re-set by either closing the rear cover or pushing the
blue tabs to their original position. See Printing on
envelopes in Chapter 1.
Examples of poor
print quality
Recommendation
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
ABCD
abcde
01234
B DEFGH
abc efghijk
ACD
bcde
134
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
ABCD
abcde
01234
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Black lines down
the page
Printed pages have toner
stains stripes down the
page.
■ The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new
toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge in
Chapter 5.
■ You may clear the problem by cleaning the primary
corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the blue
tab. Make sure to return the blue tab to the Home
position ( ). See Cleaning the corona wire in
Chapter 5.
Black spots
Black spots at 108 mm
(4.25 in.) intervals.
■ Print the cleaning page. To print these two sheets,
use the control panel Menu buttons to go to the
INFORMATION menu and then to the
MAINTENANCE menu to select CLEANING PAGE.
If the black spots still appear, print the cleaning page
again. For more information, see Chapter 3.
All black
■ You may clear the problem by cleaning the primary
corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding the blue
tab. Make sure you return the blue tab to the Home
position ( ). See Cleaning the corona wire in
Chapter 5.
■ The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum
unit. See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5.
Lines across the page
■ The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum
unit. See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5.
Examples of poor
print quality
Recommendation
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
ABCD
abcde
01234
108 mm
(4.25 in.)
108 mm
(4.25 in.)
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
ABCD
abcde
01234
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White lines down
the page
■ You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner
window with a soft cloth. See Cleaning the inside of
the printer or the Maintenance Tutorial video on the
supplied CD-ROM.
Black toner marks
across the page
■ The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum
unit. See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5.
White Spots on black
text and graphics at
94mm (3.7 in.) intervals
■ The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum
unit. See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5.
Black spots at 94 mm
(3.7 in.) intervals.
■ The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum
unit. See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5.
Examples of poor
print quality
Recommendation
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
ABCD
abcde
01234
ABCDEFGH
abcdefghijk
ABCD
abcde
01234
94 mm
(3.7 in.)
94 mm
(3.7 in.)
94 mm
(3.7 in.)
94 mm
(3.7 in.)
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Solving print problems
Problem Recommendation
The printer prints
unexpectedly or it prints
garbage data.
■ Make sure the printer cable is not too long. We
recommend that you use a parallel cable that is less
than 1.8 metres (6 feet) long.
■ Make sure that the printer cable is not damaged or
broken.
■ If you are using an interface-switching device,
remove it. Connect your computer directly to your
printer, and then try again.
■ Check that you have chosen the appropriate printer
driver with 'Set as default'.
■ Make sure that the printer is not connected to the
same port that is also connected to a storage device
or scanner. Take away all other devices and connect
the port only to the printer.
■ Turn off Printer Status reporting in the Device
Options tab in the printer driver.
The printer cannot print
full pages of a
document.
■ Press the Go button to print the data that is left in the
printer.
■ If the Go button does not clear the error, reduce the
complexity of your document or reduce the print
resolution.
■ Change the following settings in the supplied
Windows
®
driver, and then try again. The best
combination of the settings below will vary depending
on your document.
■ Graphics mode
■ TrueType
TM
mode
■ Use printer TrueType
TM
fonts
The printer cannot print
full pages of a
document. An error
message MEMORY
FULL appears.
■ Press the Go button to print the data that is left in the
printer.
■ Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity
of your document.
■ Expand the printer memory by adding a DIMM. See
RAM expansion in Chapter 4.
The headers or footers
appear when I view my
document on the
screen but they do not
show up when I print it.
■ Most laser printers have a restricted area that cannot
be printed on. This 'unprintable area' is usually the
first two lines and the last two lines of a page (leaving
62 printable lines). Adjust the top and bottom
margins of your document to allow for this.
(For connecting and
using the RS-232C
interface only)
The printer prints the
first couple of pages
properly, but some of
the following pages
have text missing.
■ This problem is usually related to serial interface
settings. Your computer is not recognizing the printer
input buffer's full signal. This could be caused by a
wrong serial cable connection (cable is not wired
properly or is too long) or by a wrong setup of your
computer serial interface.
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Other problems
Printing with the serial interface
Problem Recommendation
The printer cannot print
at all. Your PC shows
the following error
message:
'There was an error
writing to LPT1: (or
BRUSB) for the printer.'
■ Check that the printer cable is not damaged or
broken.
■ If you have an interface-switching device, make sure
that you choose the correct printer.
Problem Recommendation
Cannot print from
application software.
■ If you are using a serial interface, make sure that the
slide switch of the serial interface is in the correct
position. Make sure that the interface settings have
been properly set up in the INTERFACE menu using
the control panel.
(For connecting using the
RS-232C interface only)
The printer prints the first
couple of pages correctly
but some following pages
have text missing.
■ This problem is usually related to serial interface
settings. Your computer is not recognizing the printer
input buffer's full signal. This could be caused by a
wrong serial cable connection (cable is not wired
properly or is too long) or a wrong setup of your
computer serial interface.
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Printing from DOS
Printer HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
Problem Recommendation
Cannot print from
application software
■ Check that the DOS application software interface
settings match those of your printer. For example, if
you are using a parallel printer cable, you would most
likely set your DOS software printer port to LPT1.
■ Check if the printer has any printer alarms.
■ Check that you have chosen the appropriate printer
in your application software.
■ If the serial interface is used, make sure that the
RS-232C serial interface has been selected with the
slide switch. Make sure the interface settings were
correctly set up in INTERFACE menu using the
control panel. Make sure the baud rate, parity and
stop bits in your application software matches the
settings in the printer.
Problem Recommendation
Printer does not
recognize the HDD.
Make sure that:
■ the cable is connected properly
■ the HDD is fitted properly
■ the HDD is formatted properly.
Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on
again. If this error message appears again, replace the
HDD with a new one.
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Problem Recommendation
The printer cannot print. If IGNORE DATA appears on the LCD, please do the
following:
1. Reset the printer. [Press - twice, then press Set twice
and finally press Go.]
2. Turn off ERROR PRINT in BR-SCRIPT3 mode.
[Press + five times, then press Set and then -, now
press Set twice, select ERROR PRINT = OFF and
press Set and finally press Go.]
3. If the printer prints out the error message page which
says "ERROR NAME; limitcheck", add more
memory. See Installing extra DIMM memory in
Chapter 4.
The print speed slows
down.
Add optional memory. See Installing extra DIMM
memory in Chapter 4.
The printer cannot print
EPS data.
You need the following settings to print EPS data:
1. In the Printer folder, select the printer you use.
2. Press the Advanced button on the PostScript tab.
3. Select 'Tagged binary communication protocol' in
data format.
If you do not follow the instructions for using the printer, you
may be responsible for all repairs.
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Printer specifications
Printing
Print method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser-beam scanning
Laser Wave length: 780 nm
Pulse duration: 17 ns
Output: 15 mW max.
Resolution Windows
®
95/98/Me,
Windows NT
®
4.0,
Windows
®
2000 and
Windows
®
XP
1200 x 1200 dpi
600 x 600 dpi
300 x 300 dpi
DOS 600 x 600 dpi
Mac
®
OS 1200 x 1200 dpi
600 x 600 dpi
300 x 300 dpi
Print speed 28 pages per minute for Europe and other countries
(1200, 600 or 300 dpi / A4 size)
30 pages per minute for USA and Canada
(1200, 600 or 300 dpi / Letter size)
Warm up 20 seconds at 23°C (68°F)
First print 11 seconds or less
(A4 or letter size using face-down printing from tray)
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Print media ■ Toner in a single cartridge
Life Expectancy - Up to 12,000 single-sided pages
(A4 or letter-size paper with the print density set at level 0 and
about 5% coverage).
■ Drum unit
Life Expectancy - Up to 40,000 single-sided pages
(A4 or letter-size paper with the print density set at level 0 and
about 5% coverage).
Resident
printer fonts
■ HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes
- 66 scalable fonts and 12 bitmapped fonts
■ BR-Script
®
3 mode - 66 scalable fonts
(PostScript
®
3 language emulation)
For more information about resident fonts, see Resident
Fonts in Appendix.
When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of
time (timeout), it enters sleep mode. Sleep mode acts as
though the printer is turned off. The default timeout is 30
minutes. You can change the setting at the control panel.
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Functions
CPU Toshiba TMPR 4955 266 MHz
Emulation Automatic emulation selection
■ HP LaserJet 5 (PCL 6)
(Hewlett-Packard laser printer-LaserJet)
■ BR-Script
®
3
(PostScript
®
3 language emulation)
■ HP-GL
■ EPSON FX-850
■ IBM Proprinter XL
Interface Automatic interface selection among bi-directional parallel,
RS-232C serial and Universal Serial Bus.
RAM HL-7050: 32 MB (expandable to 288 MB with two DIMMs)
HL-7050N: 32 MB (expandable to 288 MB with two DIMMs)
The factory installed standard memory varies depending on the printer
model and country.
Control panel Seven buttons, one LED, and one LCD that is a two-line,
16-column display with a three color back light.
Diagnostics The printer has a program to diagnose any problems.
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Options
Paper
handling
Lower-tray unit (LT-7000)
Maximum 500 sheets x 3 trays
Duplex unit for duplex printing (DX-7000)
Mailbox unit for output source (MX-7000 series)
Stabilizer Stabilizer for safety after installing multiple optional devices on
the printer (SB-4000)
Network
connectivity
Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTX Print server (NC-4100h)
(For HL-7050 only)
Storage
device
Hard Disk Drive
CompactFlash Card
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Electrical and mechanical
Power source USA and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power
consumption
Printing: 690 W or less
*1
(when printing on plain paper)
Stand-by: 110 W or less
*1
Stand-by in sleep mode: 16 W or less
*1
(after the fan stops)
(activation time: 30 minutes)
OFF: 1 W or less
*2
*1
At 25°C (77°F) of room temperature.
*2
The only way to achieve 0 W power is to unplug the printer
from the power source.
Noise per
ISO 9296
Printing: Lwad = about 67 dB (A)
(see note below)
Stand-by: Lwad = about 48 dB (A)
(You might want to install printers with a sound power level of Lwad 63
dB (A) or more in a separate room or cubicle.)
Temperature Operating: 10 to 32.5°C (50 to 90.5°F)
Storage: 0 to 35°C (32 to 95°F).
Humidity Operating: 20 to 80% (without condensation)
Storage: 10 to 80% (without condensation)
Dimensions 485 (W) x 480 (H) x 421 (D) mm
(19.1 x 18.9 x 16.6 in.)
Weight Approximately 24.2 kg (53.4 lb)
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Paper specifications
The LCD names for the paper trays are as follows.
Upper paper tray TRAY1
Multi-purpose tray MP TRAY
Optional Lower tray TRAY 2, TRAY 3, TRAY 4
Optional Duplex unit for Duplex printing DX
Optional Mailbox unit MX
When looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to
the page for each printing method by clicking the in the
table.
Media type Tray 1
60 - 105 g/m
2
(16 - 28 lb)
MP tray
60 - 200 g/m
2
(16 - 53 lb)
Tray
2/3/4
60 - 105 g/m
2
(16 - 28 lb)
DX
60 - 105 g/m
2
(16 - 28 lb)
MX
60 - 105 g/m
2
(16 - 28 lb)
Select this
media type
from the printer
driver
Plain paper Plain paper
Recycled paper
Plain paper
Bond paper Bond paper
Thick paper Thick paper or
thicker paper
Transparency
A4 or Letter
Transparency
Labels
A4 or Letter
Plain paper
Envelope Envelope
Card stock Thick paper or
thicker paper
Thin paper
When you print on thick paper, labels and card stock, we
recommend that you select the media type setting in the
printer driver according to the paper weight.
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Tray 1 MP tray Tray 2/3/4
Paper size
A4, Letter, Legal, B5
(JIS), B5 (ISO),
Executive, A5, A6, B6
A4, Letter, Legal, B5
(JIS), B5 (ISO),
Executive, A5, A6, B6,
COM-10, Monarch,
C5, DL
Width: 105 to 216 mm
(4.13 to 8.5 in.)
Height: 148.5 to 356 mm
(5.85 to 14.0 in.)
A4, Letter, Legal, B5
(JIS), B5 (ISO),
Executive, A5
Number of
sheets
500 sheets
(80 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
100 sheets
(80 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
Transparencies: 10 sheets
Envelopes: 10 sheets
Label stock: 10 sheets
500 sheets
(80 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
DX MX
Paper size
A4, Letter, Legal,
B5 (JIS), Executive
A4, Letter, B5 (JIS),
B5 (ISO), Executive
Number of
sheets
100 sheets per bin
(80 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
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You must use the face-up output tray for certain print media.
When looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page
for each printing method by clicking the in the table.
You can use the control panel Menu buttons to select the priority of
the paper source in the PAPER menu. For more information about
this setting, see Chapter 3.
Media type Face-down Face-up Notes
Plain paper
60 g/m
2
to 105 g/m
2
(16 to 28 lb)
Recycled paper
Bond paper
Thick paper
105 g/m
2
to 150 g/m
2
(28 to 40 lb)
Thicker paper
150 g/m
2
to 200 g/m
2
(40 to 53 lb)
Transparency
Overhead projector
film
Labels
Envelope
Card stock
Thin paper
■ If you print on thick paper that weighs more than 150 g/m
2
(40 lb), use face-up printing.
■ We recommend that you use face-up printing when you
print on transparencies.
■ If the paper is misfeeding or a lot of pages go through at the
same time when you print on small or thick paper, change
the paper thickness switches on the bottom of the paper
tray. For more information, see page 1-22.
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Media types in the driver settings
You can select the following media types in the driver settings.
Please see, Features in the printer driver in Chapter 2.
■ Plain paper: 60 g/m
2
to 105 g/m
2
(16 lb to 28 lb)
■ Thick paper: 105 g/m
2
to 150 g/m
2
(28 lb to 40 lb)
■ Thicker paper: 150 g/m
2
to 200 g/m
2
(40 lb to 53 lb)
■ Bond paper: Rough paper - 60 g/m
2
to 200 g/m2 (16 lb to 53 lb)
■ Transparency: Overhead projector film
■ Envelope
■ Thin paper
Recommended paper
■ Before you buy a lot of paper, please test a page to make sure that
the paper is suitable.
■ Use paper that is designed for plain-paper copying.
■ Use paper that is 75 to 90 g/m
2
(20 to 24 lb).
■ Use neutral paper. Do not use acidic or alkaline paper.
■ Use long-grain paper.
■ Use paper with a moisture content of approximately 5%.
■ This printer can use recycled paper that meets the DIN 19309
specification.
Plain Paper Xerox Premier 80 g/m
2
Xerox 4200DP 20 lb
Recycled Paper Xerox Recycled Supreme 80 g/m
2
Transparency 3M CG3300
Label Avery laser label #L7163
Avery laser label #5160
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Fonts
66 scalable and 12 bitmapped fonts
This printer has the following scalable fonts and bitmapped fonts.
The fonts that can be used will vary according to your emulation
mode.
HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL Modes
Scalable fonts:
Intellifont Compatible Fonts
■ Alaska, Extrabold
■ Antique Oakland, Oblique, Bold
■ Brougham, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
■ Cleveland Condensed
■ Connecticut
■ Guatemala Antique, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
■ Letter Gothic, Oblique, Bold
■ Maryland
■ Oklahoma, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
■ PC Brussels Light, LightItalic, Demi, DemiItalic
■ PC Tennessee Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
■ Utah, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
■ Utah Condensed, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95/98/Me, Windows
®
2000 and Windows
NT
®
TrueType compatible fonts:
■ BR Symbol
■ Helsinki, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
■ Tennessee Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
■ Dingbats
Type 1 Font compatible fonts:
■ Atlanta Book, BookOblique, Demi, DemiOblique
■ Calgary MediumItalic
■
Copenhagen Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
■ Portugal Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
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Brother Original Fonts:
■ Bermuda Script
■ Germany
■ San Diego
■ US Roman
Bitmapped fonts (portrait and landscape):
■ LetterGothic16.66 Medium, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
■ OCR-A
■ OCR-B
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66 scalable fonts
BR-Script 3 Mode
Scalable fonts
■ Atlanta Book, BookOblique, Demi, DemiOblique
■ Alaska, Extrabold
■ Antique Oakland, Oblique, Bold
■ Bermuda Script
■ BR Dingbats
■ BR Symbol
■ Brougham, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
■ Brussels Light, LightItalic, Demi, DemiItalic
■ Calgary MediumItalic
■ Cleveland Condensed
■ Connecticut
■ Copenhagen Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
■ Germany
■ Guatemala Antique, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
■ Helsinki, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
■ Helsinki Narrow, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
■ Letter Gothic, Oblique, Bold
■ Maryland
■ Oklahoma, Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique
■ Portugal Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
■ San Diego
■ Tennessee Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic
■ US Roman
■ Utah, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
■ Utah Condensed, Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique
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Symbol and character sets
For the HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL
emulation modes, you can select the symbol and character sets in
the PRINT MENU. See About emulation modes in Chapter 3.
If you have chosen the HP-GL emulation menu, you can choose the
standard or alternate character set in the PRINT MENU. See PRINT
MENU, Chapter 3.
OCR symbol Sets
When you choose the OCR-A or OCR-B font, the matching symbol
set is always used.
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HP LaserJet Mode
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The following table shows characters that are only available in the
matching character set. The numbers at the top of the table are
hexadecimal code values so that characters will be replaced with the
Roman 8 character set. For other characters, see the Roman 8
character set.
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EPSON Mode
The following table shows characters that are only available in the
matching character set. The numbers at the top of the table are
hexadecimal code values so that characters will be replaced with the
US ASCII character set. For other characters, see the US ASCII
character set.
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IBM Mode
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HP-GL Mode
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Symbol sets supported by the printer’s intellifont compatible typefaces
* The symbol sets marked with an * are variations of the Roman-8 symbol set.
** LetterGothic 16.66, OCR-A and OCR-B are bitmapped fonts.
PCL Symbol Set Typeface
Set ID Symbol Set Brougham
Letter
Gothic
PC
Tennessee
Oklahoma Guatemala
Connecticut
Cleveland Maryland Utah Utah Cond.
Antique
Oakland
Alaska
Medium
PC
Brussels
LetterGothic
16.66**
OCR-A OCR-B
0DISO 60 Norwegian 1* ••••••••••••••
0FISO 25 French* ••••••••••••••
0GHP German* ••••••••••••••
0IISO 15 Italian* ••••••••••••••
0KISO 14 JIS ASCII* ••••••••••••••
0N ISO 8859-1 Latin 1 • • • •••••••••••
0SISO 11 Swedish* ••••••••••••••
0UISO 6 ASCII* ••••••••••••••
1DISO 61 Norwegian 2* ••••••••••••••
1EISO 4 United Kingdom* ••••••••••••••
1FISO 69 French* ••••••••••••••
1GISO 21 German* ••••••••••••••
1S HP Spanish* • • • •••••••••••
1U Legal • • • •••••••••••
2KISO 57 Chinese* ••••••••••••••
2N ISO 8859-2 Latin 2 • • • •••••••••••
2SISO 17 Spanish* ••••••••••••••
2U ISO 2 International* • • • •••••••••••
3SISO 10 Swedish* ••••••••••••••
4S ISO 16 Portuguese* • • • •••••••••••
5MPS Math •••••••••••••
5N ISO 8859-9 Latin 5 • • • •••••••••••
5S ISO 84 Portuguese* • • • •••••••••••
5T Windows 3.1 Latin 5 • • • ••••••••••
6JMicrosoft Publishing •••••••••••••
6MVentura Math •••••••••••••
6N ISO 8859-10 Latin 6 • • • •••••••••••
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* The symbol sets marked with an * are variations of the Roman-8 symbol set.
** LetterGothic 16.66, OCR-A and OCR-B are bitmapped fonts.
PCL Symbol Set Typeface
Set ID Symbol Set Brougham
Letter
Gothic
PC
Tennessee
Oklahoma Guatemala
Connecticut
Cleveland Maryland Utah Utah Cond.
Antique
Oakland
Alaska
Medium
PC
Brussels
LetterGothic
16.66**
OCR-A OCR-B
6SISO 85 Spanish* ••••••••••••••
7JDesk Top •••••••••••••
8MMath-8 •••••••••••••
8URoman-8 ••••••••••••••
9E Windows 3.1 Latin 2 • • • ••••••••••
9J PC-1004 (OS/2) • • • ••••••••••
9TPC Turkish •••••••••••••
9U Windows 3.0 Latin 1 • • • ••••••••••
10JPS Text •••••••••••••
10UPC-8 ••••••••••••••
11UPC-8 D/N ••••••••••••••
12JMC Text •••••••••••••
12UPC-850 ••••••••••••••
13JVentura International •••••••••••••
14JVentura US •••••••••••••
15UPi Font •••••••••••••
17UPC-852 •••••••••••••
19L Windows Baltic • • • ••••••••••
19U Windows 3.1 Latin 1 • • • ••••••••••
26UPC-775 •••••••••••••
19M Symbol
579L Wingdings
0O OCR-A •
1O OCR-B •
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Symbol sets supported by the printer’s TrueType™ and Type 1 Font Compatible, and original typefaces
The symbol sets marked with an * are variations of the Roman-8 symbol set.
PCL Symbol Set Typeface
Set ID Symbol Set Tennessee Helsinki BR Symbol W Dingbats Atlanta Book Copenhagen Portugal Calgary Germany San Diego Bermuda Script US Roman
0D ISO 60 Norwegian 1* • • • • • • • • • •
0F ISO 25 French* • • • • • • • • • •
0G HP German* • • • • • • • • • •
0I ISO 15 Italian* • • • • • • • • • •
0K ISO 14 JIS ASCII* • • • • • • • • • •
0N ISO 8859-1 Latin 1 • • • • • • • • • •
0S ISO 11 Swedish* • • • • • • • • • •
0U ISO 6 ASCII* • • • • • • • • • •
1D ISO 61 Norwegian 2* • • • • • • • • • •
1E ISO 4 United Kingdom* • • • • • • • • • •
1F ISO 69 French* • • • • • • • • • •
1G ISO 21 German* • • • • • • • • • •
1S HP Spanish* • • • • • • • • • •
1U Legal • • • • • • • • • •
2K ISO 57 Chinese* • • • • • • • • • •
2N ISO 8859-2 Latin 2 • • •
2S ISO 17 Spanish* • • • • • • • • • •
2U ISO 2 International* • • • • • • • • • •
3S ISO 10 Swedish* • • • • • • • • • •
4S ISO 16 Portuguese* • • • • • • • • • •
5MPS Math •• ••••••••
5N ISO 8859-9 Latin 5 • • •
5S ISO 84 Portuguese* • • • • • • • • • •
5T Windows 3.1 Latin 5 • • •
6J Microsoft Publishing • • • • • • • • • •
6M Ventura Math • • • • • • • • • •
6N ISO 8859-10 Latin 6 • •
6S ISO 85 Spanish* • • • • • • • • • •
7J Desk Top • • • • • • • • • •
8MMath-8 •• ••••••••
8U Roman-8 • • • • • • • • • •
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The symbol sets marked with an * are variations of the Roman-8 symbol set.
PCL Symbol Set Typeface
Set ID Symbol Set Tennessee Helsinki BR Symbol W Dingbats Atlanta Book Copenhagen Portugal Calgary Germany San Diego Bermuda Script US Roman
9E Windows 3.1 Latin 2 • • •
9J PC-1004 (OS/2) • •
9T PC Turkish • • •
9U Windows 3.0 Latin 1 • • • • • • • • • •
10JPS Text •• ••••••••
10UPC-8 •• ••••••••
11U PC-8 D/N • • • • • • • • • •
12JMC Text •• ••••••••
12U PC-850 • • • • • • • • • •
13J Ventura International • • • • • • • • • •
14J Ventura US • • • • • • • • • •
15U Pi Font • • • • • • • • • •
17U PC-852 • • •
19L Windows Baltic • •
19U Windows 3.1 Latin 1 • • • • • • • • • •
26U PC-775 • •
19M Symbol •
579L Wingdings •
0O OCR-A
1O OCR-B
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Quick reference for commands
Bar code control
The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet, EPSON
FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes.
Print bar codes or expanded characters
Code ESC i
Dec 27 105
Hex 1B 69
Format: ESC i n ... n \
Creates bar codes or expanded characters according to the segment
of parameters "n ... n". For more information about parameters, see
the following Definition of Parameters. This command must end with
the " \ " code (5CH).
Definition of Parameters
This bar code command can have the following parameters in the
parameter segment (n ... n). As parameters are effective within the
single command syntax ESC i n ... n \, they don't apply in the bar
code commands. If certain parameters are not given, they take the
preset settings. The last parameter must be the bar code data start
('b' or 'B') or the expanded character data start ('l' or 'L'). Other
parameters can be given in any sequence. Each parameter can start
with a lower-case or upper-case character, for example, 't0' or 'T0',
's3' or 'S3' and so one.
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Bar code mode
n = 't0' or 'T0 CODE 39 (default)
n = 't1' or 'T1 Interleaved 2 of 5
n = 't3' or 'T3' FIM (US-Post Net)
n = 't4' or 'T4' Post Net (US-Post Net)
n = 't5' or 'T5 EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A
n = 't6' or 'T6 UPC E
n = 't9' or 'T9 Codabar
n = 't12' or 'T12 Code 128 set A
n = 't13' or 'T13 Code 128 set B
n = 't14' or 'T14 Code 128 set C
n = 't130' or 'T130 ISBN (EAN)
n = 't131' or 'T131 ISBN (UPC-E)
n = 't132' or 'T132 EAN 128 set A
n = 't133' or 'T133 EAN 128 set B
n = 't134' or 'T134 EAN 128 set C
This parameter selects the bar code mode as shown above. When n
is 't5' or 'T5' the bar code mode (EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A) varies
according to the number of characters in the data.
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Bar Code, expanded character, line block drawing and box
drawing
n = 's0' or 'S0 3: 1 (default)
n = 's1' or 'S1 2: 1
n = 's3' or 'S3 2.5: 1
This parameter selects the bar code style as above. When the EAN
8, EAN 13, UPC-A, Code 128 or EAN 128 bar code mode is selected,
this bar code style parameter is ignored.
Expanded Character
'S'
0 = White
1 = Black
2 = Vertical stripes
3 = Horizontal stripes
4 = Cross hatch
For example 'S' n1 n2
n1 = Background fill pattern
n2 = Foreground fill pattern
If 'S' is followed by only one parameter, the parameter is a
foreground fill pattern.
Line block drawing & box drawing
''S''
1 = Black
2 = Vertical stripes
3 = Horizontal stripes
4 = Cross hatch
Bar Code
n = 'mnnn' or 'Mnnn' (nnn = 0 ~ 32767)
This parameter shows the bar code width. The unit of 'nnn' is a
percentage.
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Bar code human readable line ON or OFF
n = 'r0' or 'R0 Human readable line OFF
n = 'r1' or 'R1 Human readable line ON
Preset: Human readable line ON
(1) 'T5' or 't5'
(2) 'T6' or 't6'
(3) 'T130' or 't130'
(4) 'T131' or 't131'
Preset: Human readable line OFF
All others
This parameter shows whether or not the printer prints the human
readable line below the bar code. Human readable characters are
always printed with OCR-B font of 10 pitch and all the current
character style enhancements are masked. The factory setting is
determined by the bar code mode selected by 't' or 'T'.
Quiet zone
n = 'onnn' or 'Onnn' (nnn = 0 ~ 32767)
Quiet zone is the space on both sides of the bar codes. Its width can
be shown using the units that are set by the 'u' of 'U' parameter. (For
the description of 'u' or 'U' parameter, see the next section.) The
factory setting of the quiet-zone width is 1 inch.
Bar code, expanded character unit, line block drawing and box
drawing
n = 'u0' or 'U0 mm (preset)
n = 'u1' or 'U1 1/10
n = 'u2' or 'U2 1/100
n = 'u3' or 'U3 1/12
n = 'u4' or 'U4 1/120
n = 'u5' or 'U5 1/10 mm
n = 'u6' or 'U6 1/300
n = 'u7' or 'U7 1/720
This parameter shows the measurement units of X-axis offset, Y-axis
offset, and bar code height.
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Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box
drawing offset in X-axis
n = 'xnnn' or 'Xnnn'
This parameter shows the offset from the left margin in the 'u'- or 'U'-
specified unit.
Bar code & expanded character offset in Y-axis
n = 'ynnn' or 'Ynnn'
This parameter shows the downward offset from the current print
position in the 'u'- or 'U'-specified unit.
Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box
drawing height
n = 'hnnn', 'Hnnn', 'dnnn', or 'Dnnn'
(1) EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, ISBN (EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A),
ISBN (UPC-E): 22 mm
(2) UPC-E: 18 mm
(3) Others: 12 mm
Expanded characters → 2.2 mm (preset)
Line block drawing and box drawing →1 dot
This parameter shows the height of bar codes or expanded
characters as shown above. It can start with 'h', 'H', 'd', or 'D'. The
height of bar codes is shown in the 'u'- or 'U'-specified unit. The
factory setting of the bar code height (12 mm, 18 mm or 22 mm) is
determined by the bar code mode selected by 't' or 'T'.
Expanded character width, line block drawing and box drawing
n = 'wnnn' or 'Wnnn'
Expanded character→ 1.2 mm
Line block drawing and box drawing→ 1 dot
This parameter shows the width of expanded characters as shown
above.
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Expanded character rotation
n = 'a0' or 'A1 'Upright (preset)
n = 'a1' or 'A1 'Rotated 90 degrees
n = 'a2' or 'A2 'Upside down, rotated 180 degrees
n = 'a3' or 'A3 'Rotated 270 degrees
Bar code data start
n = "b" or "B"
Data that follows 'b' or 'B' is read in as bar code data. Bar code data
must end with the ' \ ' code (5CH), which also ends this command.
The acceptable bar code data is determined by the bar code mode
selected by 't' or 'T'.
■ When CODE 39 is selected with the parameter 't0' or 'T0'
Forty three characters '0' to '9', 'A' to 'Z', '-', ' . ', ' (space)', '$', ' / ', '+',
and '%' can be accepted as bar code data. Other characters will
cause a data error. The number of characters for bar codes is not
limited. The bar code data automatically starts and ends with an
asterisk ' * ' (start character and stop character). If the received data
has an asterisk ' * ' at the beginning or end, the asterisk is regarded
as a start character or stop character.
■ When Interleaved 2 of 5 is selected with the parameter 't1' or 'T1':
Ten numerical characters '0' to '9' can be accepted as bar code data.
Other characters cause a data error. The number of characters for
bar codes is not limited. Because this mode of bar codes needs even
characters, if the bar code data has odd characters, '0' is
automatically added to the end of the bar code data.
■ When FIM (US-Post Net) is selected with the parameter 't3' or 'T3'
Characters 'A' to 'D' are valid and one digit of data can be printed.
Upper-case and lower-case alphabet characters can be accepted.
■ When Post Net (US-Post Net) is selected with the parameter 't4'
or 'T4'
Numbers '0' to '9' can be data and it must end with a check digit. '?'
can be used instead of the check digit.
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■ When EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A is selected with the parameter 't5'
or 'T5'
Ten numbers '0' to '9' can be accepted as bar code data. The
number of characters for bar codes is limited as follows:
EAN 8: Total 8 digits (7 digits + 1 check digit)
EAN 13:Total 13 digits (12 digits + 1 check digit)
UPC A: Total 12 digits (11 digits + 1 check digit)
A number of characters other than above will cause data error that
results in the bar code data being printed as normal print data. If the
check digit is not correct, the printer calculates the correct check digit
automatically so that the correct bar code data will be printed. When
EAN13 is selected, adding '+' and a two-digit or five-digit number
after the data can create an add-on code.
■ When UPC-E is selected with the parameter "t6" or "T6":
The numbers '0' to '9' can be accepted as bar code data.
1 Eight digits (standard format) The first character must be '0' and
the data must end with a check digit.
Total eight digits = '0' plus 6 digits plus 1 check digit.
2 Six digits The first character and the last check digit are
removed from the eight digit data.
1:For eight digits, '?' can be used instead of a check digit.
2:Adding '+' and two-digit or five-digit number after the data creates
an add-on code for all six and eight digit formats.
■ When Codebar is chosen with the parameter 't9' or 'T9'
Characters '0' to '9', '-', ' . ', '$', '/', '+', ' : ' can be printed. Characters
'A' to 'D' can be printed as a start-stop code, which can be upper case
or lower case. If there is no start-stop code, errors will happen. A
check digit cannot be added and using '?' causes errors.
■ When Code 128 Set A, Set B, or Set C is selected with the
parameter 't12' or 'T12,' 't13' or 'T13,' or 't14' or 'T14'
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Code 128 sets A, B and C can be individually selected. Set A
indicates characters Hex 00 to 5F. Set B includes characters Hex 20
to 7F. Set C includes the pairs 00 to 99. Switching is allowed
between the code sets by sending %A, %B, or %C. FNC 1, 2, 3, and
4 are produced with %1, %2, %3, and %4. The SHIFT code, %S,
allows temporary switching (for one character only) from set A to set
B and vice versa. The '%' character can be encoded by sending it
twice.
■ When ISBN (EAN) is selected with the parameter 't130' or 'T130'
The same rules apply as for 't5' or 'T5'.
■ When ISBN (UPC-E) is selected with the parameter 't131' or
'T131':
The same rules apply as for 't6' or 'T6'.
■ When EAN 128 set A, set B or set C is selected with the parameter
't132' or 'T132', 't133' or 'T133' or 't134' or 'T134'
The same rules apply as for 't12' or 'T12', 't13' or 'T13', or 't14' or
'T14'.
Box drawing
ESC i ... E (or e)
'E' or 'e' is a terminator.
Line block drawing
ESC i ... V (or v)
'V' or 'v' is a terminator.
Expanded character data start
n = 'l' or 'L'
Data that follows 'l' or 'L' is read as expanded character data (or
labeling data). Expanded character data must end with the ' \ ' code
(5CH), which also ends this command.
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Example Program Listings
WIDTH "LPT1:",255
'CODE 39
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it0r1s0o0x00y00bCODE39?\";
'Interleaved 2 of 5
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it1r1s0o0x00y20b123456?\";
'FIM
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it3r1o0x00y40bA\";
'Post Net
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it4r1o0x00y60b1234567890?\";
'EAN-8
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x00y70b1234567?\";
'UPC-A
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x50y70b12345678901?\";
'EAN-13
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x100y70b123456789012?\";
'UPC-E
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it6r1o0x150y70b0123456?\";
'Codabar
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it9r1s0o0x00y100bA123456A\";
'Code 128 set A
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it12r1o0x00y120bCODE128A12345?\";
'Code 128 set B
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it13r1o0x00y140bCODE128B12345?\";
'Code 128 set C
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it14r1o0x00y160b";CHR$(1);CHR$(2);"?\";
'ISBN(EAN)
LPRINTCHR$(27);"it130r1o0x00y180b123456789012?+12345\";
'EAN 128 set A
LPRINT CHR$(27);"it132r1o0x00y210b1234567890?\";
LPRINT CHR$(12)
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INDEX
Symbols
+ & – buttons ............. 3-2, 3-12
A
(USA) Accessories and
Supplies
...............................v
Apple LaserWriter
............. 2-20
automatic emulation selection
....................................... 2-21
automatic interface selection
....................................... 2-22
B
Back button ............... 3-2, 3-14
back light
.......................... 3-17
bar code control
................A-43
bitmapped font
..................A-10
booklet
................................ 2-4
BR-Script 3
................ 2-1, 3-36
BR-Script 3 menu
............. 3-30
BR-Script 3 problems
....... 6-30
BRAdmin professional
...... 2-17
(USA/Canada) Brother numbers
.............................................iv
BS-3000
........................... 4-22
buttons
................................ 3-2
C
Call Service Messages ....... 6-5
CD-ROM for Macintosh users
......................................... 1-5
CD-ROM for Windows users
......................................... 1-3
CompactFlash memory card
....................................... 4-11
control panel
....................... 1-6
D
data lamp ..........................3-15
date and time setting
........3-34
delete storage
...................3-26
Device Options
...................2-6
DOS
..................................6-29
drum unit
.............................5-1
duplex
.................................2-4
duplex printing
....................2-4
duplex unit
..........................4-4
E
environment ........................1-9
EPSON FX-850 mode
......3-37
Error messages
..................6-1
F
face-down output tray .........1-6
face-up output tray
..............1-7
factory settings
.........2-24, 3-38
fonts
..................................A-10
G
Go button .....................3-2, 3-3
H
HDD (hard disk drive)
..............................4-17, 6-29
HP LaserJet mode
............3-36
HP-GL mode
.....................3-37
I
Information menu ..............3-23
Interface menu
.........3-32, 3-41
IP address
.........................3-35
IR-1000
.............................4-21
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Ir-DA ..................................4-21
J
jam at paper exits ..............6-17
jam in duplex unit
..............6-19
jam in mailbox unit
............6-22
jam in tray
................6-10, 6-11
jam inside printer
...............6-14
Job Cancel button
........3-2, 3-4
L
LCD (liquid crystal display)
.......................................3-16
LCD line #2
.......................3-18
LCD menu
.........................3-22
LED (light emitting diode)
..3-15
lower tray unit
......................4-3
M
Mailbox unit .........................4-6
Maintenance messages
......6-4
memory
.............................4-13
modes
...............................3-36
multi-purpose tray
...............1-6
N
NC-4100h ............................4-8
Network board
.....................4-8
Network menu
..........3-31, 3-40
Network software
..............2-17
O
option ..................................4-1
P
paper .................................3-38
paper jam
............................6-8
paper menu
.......................3-22
paper size
...........................A-7
paper tray
............................1-6
PCL6
...................................2-1
power supply
.......................1-8
PPD (Post Script printer
description)
.....................2-20
Print menu
......3-27, 3-39, 3-40
print quality
................ 2-4, 6-23
printer driver
........................2-1
Printer Status messages
...3-19
proof data
............................3-8
Proprinter XL mode
...........3-37
public data
...........................3-8
Q
Quality menu ........... 3-24, 3-38
R
RAM ..................................4-13
(USA) register your printer
....iv
Reprint button
.............. 3-2, 3-5
reprint last job
......................3-6
Reset menu
.......................3-33
S
SB-4000 ..............................4-2
scalable font
.....................A-10
secure data
..........................3-9
Set button
.................. 3-2, 3-13
Setup menu
............. 3-25, 3-38
small pad
..................... 4-2, 4-3
Sorter
...................................4-7
Stabilizer
..............................4-2
Stacker
................................4-7
T
TCP/IP ...............................3-31
toner cartridge
............. 5-1, 5-2
top cover
..............................1-6
tray 1
...................................1-6
