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II 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 your carrier. Warning When shipping the printer, ...
i Laser Printer HL-1060 Series User’s Guide (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA 1-800-276-7746 (outside California) 714-859-9700 Ext. 329 (within California) In CANADA 1-800-853-6660 514-685-6464 (within Montreal) If you have comments or suggesti...
USER’S GUIDE ii Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, AppleTalk, and Macintosh are trademarks,registered in the United States and other countries, and TrueType is atrademark of Apple Computer, Inc.Epson is a registered trademark and ...
iii Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes The following conventions are used in this User’s Guide: Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possiblepersonal injury. Caution Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly orprevent damage to the printer....
USER’S GUIDE iv TABLE OF CONTENTS REGULATIONS ..................................................................................................................vi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................1–1 ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS .......
USER’S GUIDE vi REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice (For USA Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digitaldevice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonableprotection against harmf...
USER’S GUIDE viii Declaration of Conformity (For Europe) We, Brother International Europe Ltd., Brother House 1 Tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK. declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents. Safety: EN 60950, EN 60825 EMC: EN 55022 Cl...
REGULATIONS ix For Finland and Sweden LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Varoitus! Laitteen käyttäminen muulla kuin tässä käyttöohjeessa mainitulla tavalla saattaaaltistaa käyttäjän turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittävälle näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle. Varning – Om apparaten används på annat sätt ä...
USER’S GUIDE x IMPORTANT - Wiring Information (For U.K. only) If the power cord supplied with this printer is not suitable for your electrical outlet, removethe plug from the mains cord and fit an appropriate three pin plug. If the replacement plug isintended to take a fuse then fit the same fuse as...
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 –1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Finding Out How to Use the Printer You have two guidebooks for this printer. Read each guidebook in thefollowing order: 1. Read the Quick Setup Guide to set up your printer and to ensure proper connection with your compu...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 1 –2 ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Fig. 1-1 Front View ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fig. 1-2 Rear View Optional Interface Port ( Serial Interface Board RS100M) Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder 1 Control Panel Output Tray Extension Support Wire Paper Support Paper Guide Manual Feed Slot To...
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 –3 System Requirements in the Brother Printing Solution forWindows Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printerin the Brother Printing Solution for Windows environment: • IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor • Parall...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 1 –6 OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT Please take note of the following before using the printer. Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power range. AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage in your countryFrequency: 50 Hz (220 V– 240 V) or 50/60 Hz (110–120 V) The ...
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 –7 Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gases. Do not place objects on top of the printer. Do not place the printer near an air conditioner. Keep the printer horizontal when...
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –1 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS The multi-purpose sheet feeders can handle paper that has the followingspecifications. ❏ Sheet Feeder 1 (Front) / Manual slot Paper Type Paper Size Cut sheet A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, A6, Executive, Custom size (70-...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –2 Paper Capacity in Feeder Multi-purposeSheet Feeder: Up to 22 mm (0.87 inch) in height (up to the mark) Approx. 200 sheets of 80 g/m 2 (20 lb.) or 30 sheets of 158 g/m 2 (42 lb.) A4/Letter paper, or 10 envelopes Output Tray: Approx. 100 sheets of 80 g/m 2 (20 lb.) A4/Letter ...
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –3 Remarks It is recommended that you test paper, especially special sizes and types ofpaper, on this printer before purchasing large quantities. Avoid feeding labels with carrier sheets exposed (sheets with labelspreviously removed), or your printer will be damage...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –4 The following types of envelopes are not recommended for use. • Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped envelopes • Extremely shiny or highly textured envelopes • Envelopes with clasps • Envelopes with self-adhesive closures • Envelopes of baggy construction • Enve...
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –5 MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDERS The printer has two multi-purpose sheet feeders that can feed plain paper,envelopes, transparencies and organizer paper. To use the multi-purpose sheet feeders, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have selected the proper paper ...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –6 Loading Paper into the Feeder To load paper into the feeder, follow these steps. ✒ Note This section describes loading paper into the front multi-purpose sheetfeeder 1. Load paper into the rear sheet feeder 2 in the same way asdescribed here. Remember, however, that paper s...
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –7 ✒ Note If you load envelopes in Feeder 1, make sure they are inserted in thedirection shown on the previous page. ! Caution • If you print transparencies, load them sheet by sheet. Failure to doso may cause a double feed error. • The feeder can hold up to 200 sh...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –8 ✒ Note • If the multi-purpose sheet feeder runs out of paper when you try toprint, the Alarm and Paper lamps blink to alert you. You have to loadpaper in the feeder and push the panel switch to cancel the alarm andcontinue printing. If paper jams in the printer, the Alarm a...
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –9 Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer driver for Windows 95 or Windows 3.1 allows formanual duplex printing both with Feeder 1 and Feeder 2. For moreinformation about settings, see the help text in the printer driver. The printer prints all t...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –10 MANUAL FEED SLOT The front multi-purpose sheet feeder 1 also has a manual feed slot. You canmanually load paper sheet by sheet from this slot. You do not need toremove paper from the multi-purpose sheet feeder when using the manualfeed slot. ❏ When you load one sheet of pa...
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –11 ✒ Note • Insert paper firmly into the manual feed slot. • Be sure to load sheet by sheet when using the manual feed slot.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –12 OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE The printer ejects paper with the printed surface face down into the outputtray at the front of the printer. When the output tray is closed, the ejected paper comes out sheet by sheetthrough the slit at the front. When you open the tray, ...
CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 3 –1 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL LAMPS AND SWITCH This section refers to the following lamps and switch on the printer controlpanel. Feeder Drum Alarm Ready Paper Data Toner 1 2 Feeder Drum Alarm Ready Paper Data Toner 1 2 Fig. 3-1 Lamps and Switch on Control Panel ✒ Note...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 3 –2 Data (Toner) Lamp The Data lamp indicates the current status of the print data process. Lamp Printer status Off ❍ The printer has no print data. Blinking ❍↔● The printer is receiving data from the computer orthe printer is processing data in memory. On ● Print data remains ...
CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 3 –3 Alarm Lamp The Alarm lamp blinks to indicate a printer error status such as “CoverOpen” and “Memory Full.” If any other error occurs, the printer indicatesthe error by blinking the Alarm lamp with another lamp or by printing anerror report. ✒ Note The Ready, Data...
CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 3 –5 Control Features Set by the Brother Driver Page Protection If the printed images are too complex to print, the printer may print a partialimage on the page. If this occurs, the printer has lost some print data andwill indicate a “print overrun” error by printing ...
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –1 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS SERIAL INTERFACE BOARD RS100M To connect the printer to a DOS computer with a serial interface or to anApple Macintosh computer, you need to install the optional serial interfaceboard. When you have installed the serial interface board, you can share ...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 –2 If necessary, select the interface type as follows: 1. Make sure that the printer is in the off-line state. 2. Select the RS-422A(Apple) or RS-232C(IBM) interface by changing the serial interface slide switch to the right for IBM(RS-232C) or to the left side for Apple(RS-42...
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –3 If necessary, set the serial interface parameters as follows: 1. Make sure that the printer is in the off-line state. 2. Set the serial interface parameters by moving up (on) or down (off) the selectors of the dual in-line package (DIP) switch. ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fig. ...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 –4 Table 3: Parity Settings Selector 1 Selector 2 Parity On On Odd On Off Even Off — None ✒ Note • The factory settings are indicated in bold. • If the robust Xon setting is turned on with selector 8, the printer sendsXon signals at one second intervals to the connected comput...
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –5 You can connect a parallel and a serial interface cable at the same time. Theauto interface selection function allows you to share the printer with twocomputers. To do this, connect the parallel interface cable and then connectthe serial interface cable as follows: 1. ...
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –7 ADDITIONAL MEMORY This printer has 2.0 MByte of standard memory and has one slot foroptional additional memory. The memory can be expanded up to 34MBytes by installing a commercially available single in-line memorymodule (SIMM). Additional memory is useful and may be n...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 –8 The following type of SIMMs can be installed: • 1 MByte HITACHI HB56D25632B-6A, -7A • 2 MByte HITACHI HB56D51232B-6A, -7A • 4 MByte HITACHI HB56A132BV-7A, 7AL, -7B, -7BL • 8 MByte HITACHI HB56A232BT-7A, -7AL, -7B, -7BL • 16 MByte TOSHIBA THM324000BSG-70 • 32 MByte TOSHIBA T...
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –9 2. Unscrew the four screws securing the rear plate of the main controller board and pull out the main controller board. Fig. 4-4 Remove the main controller board 3. Unpack the SIMM and hold it on its edge. ✒ Note Do not touch the memory chips and the surface of the mai...
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –1 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The printer can print approximately 2,200 pages with one toner cartridge.When the toner cartridge is running low, the Alarm and Data (Toner) lampsblink once every 5 seconds to indicate toner low. ✒ Note • Actual p...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –2 ! Caution Keep the drum unit level after removing the toner cartridge, to avoid possible toner spill or scatter. Follow these steps to replace the toner cartridge: 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Open the top cover. Remove the drum unit by holding each side of the drum and...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –4 4. Remove the old toner cartridge from the drum unit by pulling it out gently. Fig. 5-5 Removing the Old Toner Cartridge ! Caution Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands orclothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water immediately. 5. Unpack the...
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –5 6. Install the new toner cartridge into the right hand side of the drum unit. Make sure that the toner cartridge guide bar is exactly aligned with theguide slot in the drum unit to ensure that the toner cartridge and thedrum unit fit together correctly. Fig. 5-7 In...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –6 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. Werecommend you prepare a new drum unit to replace the current one. Even ifthe Drum lamp is on, you...
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –7 Follow these steps to replace the drum unit: 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Open the top cover and remove the old drum unit. Fig. 5-10 Removing the Drum Unit Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printerare extremely hot. When y...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –8 Fig. 5-12 Removing the Toner Cartridge 4. Unpack the drum unit and gently shake it five or six times horizontally. Fig. 5-13 Shaking the Drum Unit ! Caution • Do not remove the starter sheet. Fig. 5-14 Do Not Remove the Starter Sheet • Only unpack a drum unit immediately be...
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –9 5. Install the toner cartridge into the new drum unit. For more information, see “REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE” in this chapter. 6. Install the new drum unit into the printer. Fig. 5-15 Installing the Drum Unit 7. Close the top cover. 8. Turn on the power switch. ...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –10 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY The print density dial is located inside the printer. You can use it to adjustthe amount of toner applied to the paper. When the toner cartridge and drum unit are replaced, or if the operatingtemperature and humidity are high or low, print condi...
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –11 CLEANING THE PRINTER Clean the printer exterior and interior periodically. If printed pages getstained with toner, clean the printer interior and drum unit. Cleaning the Printer Exterior Clean the printer exterior as follows: 1. Turn off the power switch and unplu...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –12 Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit Clean the printer interior and the drum unit as follows: 1. Turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord. Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaningthe printer, make sure to turn off the ...
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –13 4. Gently wipe the scanner window with a soft dry cloth. Fig. 5-22 Cleaning the Scanner Window ! Caution • Do not touch the scanner window with your finger. • Do not wipe the scanner window with cleaning alcohol (isopropyl). 5. Turn the drum unit upside down caref...
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –15 Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers Clean the paper feed rollers inside the multi-purpose sheet feeders with aclean cloth as shown below:. 1. Cleaning the Feeder 1 paper feed rollers. Fig. 5-24 Cleaning the Feeder 1 Paper Feed Rollers 2. Cleaning the Feeder 2 paper fe...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –16 RE-PACKING THE PRINTER ! Caution Whenever you transport the printer, use the packing materials which areprovided with your printer. Also, follow the steps below to re-pack theprinter, or the printer may be damaged which will void the printer’swarranty. 1. Turn off the powe...
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –17 4. Place the drum unit assembly in the plastic bag and seal the bag completely. Fig. 5-27 Placing the Drum Unit in the Plastic Bag 5. Close the top cover, the extension wire, and the output tray. 6. Wrap the printer in the plastic bag and place it in the original ...
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –1 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls If a recoverable error occurs, the printer indicates an ‘operator call’ byblinking the Alarm lamp and any of the following lamps. Find the error and take the proper action to correct it. The...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –2 For errors shown below, the printer indicates an operator call by blinkingthe Alarm lamp. If you use the printer with the supplied Windows driver,the status monitor will appear to indicate the error on your computerscreen. The printer also prints some error messages on pape...
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –3 Error Action Serial Interface InputBuffer Overflow • 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 bedama...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –4 Service Calls If an unrecoverable error occurs, the printer indicates the need for a servicecall by lighting all the lamps and then the following combination of lampsalternately: Service Call Fuser mal- function Laser BDmalfunction Scannermalfunction ROM error Feeder ❍ ❍ ❍ ...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –6 ❏ Paper Jam in the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder If a paper jam has occurred inside the multi-purpose sheet feeder 1 or 2,pull the jammed paper upwards out of the feeder. Also, remove Feeder1 and open the top cover to check that a torn piece of paper does notremain inside the ...
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –7 ❏ Paper Jam near the Drum Unit If a paper jam has occurred near the drum unit, open the top cover andremove the drum unit. ( ➀ ) Then, pull the jammed paper upwards slowly and out of the printer. ( ➁ ) Install the drum unit and close the top cover. Fig. 6-5 Pap...
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –9 Q & A This section contains questions and answers for using your printer. If youhave encountered a problem, find the question relating to your problem andtake the steps recommended to correct the problem. Setting Up the Printer Hardware Question Recommendat...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –10 Setting Up the Printer for Windows Question Recommendation I cannot print from myapplication software. • Make sure the supplied Windows printer driver isinstalled and selected with your applicationsoftware. • If you use the serial interface, make sure that theserial slide ...
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –11 Setting Up the Printer for DOS Question Recommendation I cannot print from myapplication software. • Check if the DOS application software interfacesettings match that of your printer: for example, ifyou are using a parallel printer cable, you wouldmost likely...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –12 Setting Up the Printer for Apple Macintosh Computers When Using the Optional RS-100M Serial Interface Question RecommendationI cannot print from myapplication software. • Make sure that the supplied Macintosh printerdriver is installed in the System Folder and it isselecte...
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –13 Paper Handling Question RecommendationThe printer does not load paper. • Check to see if the “Paper Empty” message appearson your computer screen or the Alarm and Paperlamps are blinking on the printer control panel. Ifso, the multi-purpose sheet feeder may be...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –14 Printing Question RecommendationThe printer prints unexpectedlyor it prints garbage. • Turn on and off the printer or reset the printer. • Make sure your application software is correctly setup to use this printer by checking the printersettings in your application softwar...
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –15 Print Quality ! Caution You may clear a print quality problem by replacing the drum unit with anew one if the Drum lamp is on. The drum unit is at the end of its life. Question RecommendationPrintouts are too dark or light. Turn the print density dial counterc...
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –16 Question RecommendationToner scatters and stains theprinted page. Fig. 6-11 Scattering Toner • If toner scatters over the whole printing surface,adjust the print density dial inside the printercounter clockwise. See “ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY” in Chapter 5. • Clean the p...
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –17 Question RecommendationPrinted pages are blurred at thecenter or either edge. Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free. Come together right now, over me. Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free...
APPENDIX APPENDIX A –1 APPENDIX A PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength: 780 nm Output: 5 mW max Resolution 1200 (H) x 600 (V) dots/inch (for Windows DIB graphics)600 x 600 dots/inch(for Windows and DOS)300 x 300 dots/in...
USER’S GUIDE APPENDIX A –2 Drum Unit:Life Expectancy: 20,000 pages at 20 pages per job 8,000 pages at 1 page per job NOTE: There are many factors that determine the actual drumlife, such as temperature, humidity, type of paper and toner thatyou use, the number of pages per print job, etc.. Functions...
APPENDIX APPENDIX A –3 Electrical and Mechanical Power Source U.S.A. and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 50 / 60 Hz Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz Power Consumption Printing: 280 W or less Stand-by: 60 W or lessSleep: 13 W or less Noise Printing: 49 dB A or less Stand-by: 38 dB A or less Temp...
USER’S GUIDE APPENDIX A –4 PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ✒ Note To ensure the highest quality performance, it is recommended that you usean IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable between the printer and yourcomputer. Only IEEE 1284 cables support all of the advanced printingcapabilities, such as bi-...
USER’S GUIDE APPENDIX A –6 RESIDENT FONTS Bitmapped Fonts This printer has the following bitmapped fonts. They can be used in the HPLaserJet 5P, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. They havethe following characteristics. • Letter Gothic 16.66 Normal, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic (Portrait &La...
USER’S GUIDE APPENDIX A –8 SYMBOL SETS/ CHARACTER SETS OCR Symbol Sets When the OCR-A or OCR-B font is selected, the corresponding symbol set is alwaysused. • OCR-A • OCR-B HP LaserJet 5P Mode • Roman 8 (8U) • ISO Latin1 (0N) • ISO Latin2 (2N) • ISO Latin5 (5N) • PC-8 (10U) • PC-8 D/N (11U) • PC-850...
INDEX Index–1 INDEX A Alarm lamp .............................. . 3–3, 6–1 auto-emulation switching ................. . 1–4 B baud rate ............................................ 4–3 bitmapped font ................................ . A–6 BR-Script 2 ROM board ................... 4–6 C character set...
USER’S GUIDE Index-2 paper feed roller .............................. 5–15 paper guide ........................................ 1–2 Paper lamp ................................. 3–1, 6-1 paper stopper ..................................... 1–2 paper support..................................... 1–2 par...
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