Brother HL-1000- Manuals

- 4 - Action 3: Install the Toner Cartridge/Drum Unit 1 Unpack the drum unit assembly with thetoner cartridge included. Gently shake itfrom side to side five or six times. ! CAUTION Do not expose the drum unit to light forlonger than a few minutes, as this willdamage the drum. ! CAUTION Do not remov...

- 5 - Action 4: Load Paper into Your Printer Before loading paper, make sure that the paper meets the specification described in the On- line User’s Guide Chapter 2. Using unsuitable paper might reduce the print quality. 1 Install the paper support onto the multi-purpose sheet feeder. 2 Open the mul...

- 6 - 4 Hold the tab of the right hand paper guideand press the catch to release the guidelock. Move the paper guide to fit the paperwidth. ! CAUTION Failure to set the paper guide to the paperwidth may cause paper skew and jam. 5 Close the multi-purpose sheet feeder cover. 6 Open the output tray. (...

- 7 - Action 5-1: Connect Your Printer to Your Computers parallel interface You must connect the printer to your computer with a suitable interface cable. In most cases, abi-directional IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable is used for this connection. 1 Make sure that the printer power switch is off b...

9 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into thedrive of your PC. Select “CD-ROM drive.” Click the Next button Click the Next button. The USB driver is installed. When the dialog shown above appears onyour PC, click the Finish button. Be sure to restart Windows 98 so thatthe installed USB driver will beeffecti...

10 Troubleshooting If the printer does not print from the USB port, try reinstalling the USB driver as follows;1. Double-click the file ‘DeinsUSB.exe’ in the USB directory of the CD-ROM.2. Turn the printer off and on again.3. “Add New Hardware Wizard” is launched again, follow the instructions in th...

-11 - Action 6: Plug in and Turn on Your Printer 1 Plug the power cord into the AC poweroutlet and the printer power inlet. ✒ NOTE The shape of the power cord variesaccording to the country of destination. 2 Turn on the power switch that is located on the left side of your printer. 3 Drum Alarm Read...

12 Printing a Test Sample Page We recommend that you print a test page. Refer to the instructions below. ✒ NOTE The following test page operation will be invalid after the printer has received any datafrom your computer. Press the control panel switch . The printer will start printing a test samplep...

-14 - Action 7-2: Prepare Windows 95/98 for the Printer from floppy disks You need to configure Windows 95/98 for the printer by installing the printer driver andTrueType ™ -compatible fonts from the supplied disk into Windows 95/98. 1. Insert the supplied floppy disk labeled “disk1” into your flopp...

- 15 - Action 7-3: Prepare Windows 3.1 for the Printer You need to configure Windows 3.1 for the printer by installing the printer driver andTrueType TM -compatible fonts from the supplied disk into Windows 3.1. Because the supplied printer driver and fonts are compressed on the disk, be sure to use...

- 16 - Action 7-4: Prepare DOS for the Printer (Only for HL-1040/1050 Users) How to Use the Printer in Your DOS Application Software(without using the Windows system) Before working with application software that runs in DOS, if you do not already have asuitable driver installed, you will need to in...

- 17 - What Does Remote Printer Console Do? The Remote Printer Console (RPC) is a utility program which runs in the DOS environmentand comprises the following two programs: ❏ Remote Printer Console Main ProgramThis program allows you to change various printer settings such as emulation, printquality...

- 18 - Using the Remote Printer Console Main Program Type C:\RPCX>RPCX and press the Enter key to start the Remote Printer Console main program. The Main Screen will appear on yourcomputer screen as shown on the right. Remote Printer Console Direct_Access Printer_Setup Console_Config Guide Curren...

- 20 - Action 7-5: Prepare Macintosh for the Printer (Only for HL-1040/1050 Users) You need to configure your computer for the printer by installing the printer driver andTrueType TM -compatible fonts into the System Folder of your Macintosh computer, and select your printer. ✒ NOTE You must have Ma...

-21 - LAMPS AND SWITCH This section refers to the following lamps and switch on the printer control panel. Drum Alarm Ready Paper Data Toner ✒ Note When the power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode, all lamps including the Ready lamp are off. Ready (Paper) Lamp The Ready lamp indicates th...

- 22 - Drum Lamp The Drum lamp indicates the drum unit is nearly at the end of its life. Lamp Printer status Off ❍ The drum unit can be used. On ● The drum unit is nearly at the end of its life. Installing a new drum unitturns off this lamp. See “REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT”. Alarm Lamp The Alarm lamp b...

- 24 - REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The printer can print approximately 2,400 pages (5% coverage: A4/Letter) with one tonercartridge. When the toner cartridge is running low, the Alarm and Data (Toner) lamps blink once every 5 seconds to indicate toner low. Initially, some models are supplied with ...

-25 - High Temperature Warning After you have just used the printer,some internal parts of the printer areextremely hot. When you open the topcover of the printer, never touch theshaded parts shown in the followingillustration. 2 Gently turn the lever on the toner cartridgeforward until it stops. ✒ ...

-26 - 5 Install the new toner cartridge into the righthand side of the drum unit. Make sure thatthe toner cartridge guide bar is exactlyaligned with the guide slot in the drum unitand pushed fully home into the drum unit toensure that the toner cartridge and the drumunit fit together correctly. 6 Ge...

- 27 - REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT The printer uses a drum unit to create the print images on paper. If the Drum lamp is on, it indicates the drum unit is nearly at the end of its life. We recommend you prepare a new drumunit to replace the current one. Even if the Drum lamp is on, you may be able to co...

- 28 - High Temperature Warning After you have just used the printer,some internal parts of the printer areextremely hot. When you open the topcover of the printer, never touch theshaded parts shown in the followingillustration. 2 Remove the toner cartridge from the drumunit and keep it in a safe pl...

- 30 - ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls If a recoverable error occurs, the printer indicates an ‘operator call’ by blinking the Alarm lamp and any of the following lamps. Find the error and take the proper action to correct it. The printer automatically recovers frommost errors, but you ...

- 32 - Error Action Serial Interface InputBuffer Overflow (ForHL-1040/1050 Only) Press the panel switch to resume printing. Check the communication parameters such as the handshakeprotocols on both your computer and printer. If the error occurs again, the interface hardware may bedamaged. Consult yo...

- 33 - Additional Memory (HL-1050 Only) The HL-820/1020/1040 printers have 2 Mbytes of standard memory and additional memorycannot be fitted.The HL-1050 printer has 4 Mbytes of standard memory and a slot for optional additionalmemory. The memory can be expanded up to 36 Mbytes total by installing a ...

35 PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanningLaser Wavelength: 780 nm / Output: 5 mW max.Resolution HL-820 /1020 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows) HL-1040 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows / ...

REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commission(FCC)Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only) Responsible Party : Brother International Corporation100 Somerset Corporate BoulevardBridgewater, NJ 08807-0911, USATEL : (908) 704-1700 declares, that the productsProduct Name :Brother Laser Printer HL-820, H...

IMPORTANT - For Your Safety To ensure safe operation the three-pin electrical plug supplied mustbe inserted only into a standard three-pin power point which isproperly grounded through normal household wiring. Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-pin plugtype and correctly wired to ...

Shipment of the Printer If for any reason you must ship your Printer, carefully package thePrinter to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that yousave and use the original packaging. The Printer should also beadequately insured with the carrier. Warning When shipping the Printer, the ...