Brother HL 1650- Manuals

1-4 1 Initial setup See the setup process from hardware setup to driver installation on a video. 2 Install software For general users Printer driver (For more information, see Chapter 2) Automatic E-mail Printing For administrators Network utility (For Administrator) • BRAdmin Professional • Network...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-5 5 Maintenance Tutorial See the maintenance videos for this printer. We recommend that you view the videos before getting star ted. 6 Make Disk sets If you do not have a CD-ROM drive, copy the contents of the CD-ROM to floppy disks.

1-6 ™ What is included on the CD-ROM (For Macintosh users) 1 Initial setup & Maintenance Tutorial See the maintenance operations required for this printer in the video movie. We recommend that you look at the video first before getting star ted. 2 Printer Driver Installer For more information, S...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-7 4 Manual User’s GuideNetwork guideTechnical Reviewer’s Guide 5 Brother Solutions Center 6 Read me

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-11 E E n n v v i i r r o o n n m m e e n n t t Use the printer only within the following ranges of temperature and humidity. Ambient temperature: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.5°F) Ambient humidity: 20% to 80% (without condensation) Do not block the air exit on top of the...

1-12 W W h h a a t t k k i i n n d d o o f f p p a a p p e e r r c c a a n n I I u u s s e e ? ? P P r r i i n n t t m m e e d d i i a a a a n n d d s s i i z z e e The Paper trays and LCD panel descriptions in this manual are named as shown below. Upper paper tray Tray 1 Multi-purpose tray MP tray ...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-13 Upper papertray (Tray 1) Multi-purposetray (MP tray) Optional Lowertray unit(Tray 2) Duplex printing Paper size A4, Letter, Legal, 8.5 x 13 in., B5(JIS), B5 (ISO),Executive, A5, A6,B6 Width: 70 to 216 mm (215 to 8.5 in.) Length: 116 to 356 mm (4.57 to 14.0 in.) A4, ...

1-14 We recommend the following print methods (output tray) for each paper media type: Paper output Notes Media type Face down Face up Plain paper ✔ ✔ 60 g/m 2 to 105 g/m 2 (16 to 28 lbs.) Thick paper ✔ 105 g/m 2 to 161 g/m 2 (28 to 43 lbs.) Recycled paper ✔ ✔ Transparencies ✔ OHP films Label ✔ Enve...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-15 Recommended paper Europe USA Plain paper Xerox Premier 80 g/m 2 Xerox Business 80 g/m2 Modo DATACOPY 80 g/m2 IGEPA X-Press 80 g/m2 Xerox 4200DP 20 lb Champion Paper One 20 lb Hammermill Laser Paper 24 lb Recycled paper Steinbis Recycling Copy 80 g/m2 Transparency 3M...

1-16 ™ Printable area The figure below shows the printable area. Portrait USA/Canada Europe/other countries 1 0.17 inch (4.2 mm) 4.2 mm 2 0.25 inch (6.35 mm) 6.01 mm 3 0.17 inch (4.2 mm) 4.2 mm 4 0.25 inch (6.35 mm) 6.01 mm Fig. 1-4 Landscape USA/Canada Europe/other countries 1 0.17 inch (4.2 mm) 4....

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-17 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g f f r r o o m m t t h h e e P P a a p p e e r r c c a a s s s s e e t t t t e e ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Pull the paper cassette out of the printer. Fig. 1-6 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. While pressing the paper guide release lever, slide the adjusters to fit thepap...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-23 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Press and slide the paper width adjuster to fit the paper. Fig. 1-14 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Make sure neatly stacked paper is correctly seated in the Multi-purposetray; otherwise paper may not be fed correctly, resulting in skewedprintouts or paper jams. • During...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-25 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g e e n n v v e e l l o o p p e e s s Envelope types to avoid • Envelopes that are damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped • Envelopes that are extremely shiny or highly textured • Envelopes with clasps, snaps or tie strings. •...

1-26 Fig. 1-16 USE OF THE ENVELOPE TYPES LISTED ABOVE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR PRINTER. SUCH DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANYWARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT. ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Before printing envelopes, you must fan the stack of envelopes well toavoid paper jams and misfeeds. • Do not load different types...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-29 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Press and slide the paper width adjuster to fit the envelope size. Fig. 1-21 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Make sure that neatly stacked envelopes are correctly seated in theMulti-purpose tray otherwise envelopes may not be fed correctly,resulting in skewed printouts or...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-31 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n L L a a b b e e l l s s , , T T r r a a n n s s p p a a r r e e n n c c i i e e s s e e t t c c . . Special paper types to avoid • Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped paper Fig. 1-22

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-37 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g t t o o t t h h e e F F a a c c e e u u p p o o u u t t p p u u t t t t r r a a y y ( ( F F a a c c e e u u p p p p r r i i n n t t i i n n g g ) ) When the Face up output tray is open, the printer has a straight paper path from thePa...

1-38 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Place the paper into the Paper cassette or Multi-purpose tray. Fig. 1-30 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. After the printer ejects all the printed pages, remove them and close theFace up output tray.

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-39 P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g o o n n b b o o t t h h s s i i d d e e s s o o f f t t h h e e p p a a p p e e r r ( ( D D u u p p l l e e x x p p r r i i n n t t i i n n g g ) ) The supplied printer drivers for Windows ® 95 / 98 / Me, Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows ® 2...

1-42 M M a a n n u u a a l l F F e e e e d d If you place paper in the Multi-purpose tray when the setting MANUAL FEED = ON has been set in PAPER mode using the control panel, the printer willload paper only from the Multi-purpose tray. ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note When you feed paper manually, note the following: ...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-1 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r D D r r i i v v e e r r A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by acomputer into the format required by a par ticular printer, which is typicallydone using a printer command language or page description lan...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-3 F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s i i n n t t h h e e P P C C L L p p r r i i n n t t e e r r d d r r i i v v e e r r ( ( W W i i n n d d o o w w s s u u s s e e r r s s o o n n l l y y ) ) For more detailed information, please see the on-line Help in the printerdrive...

2-4 ™ Advanced tab Change the tab settings by pressing these icons as follows: 1. Print Quality2. Duplex3. Watermark4. Page Setting5. Device Options 1 2 3 4 5

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-5 ♦ Print Quality Select the Resolution, Toner save and Print settings. • You can change the resolution as follows:300 dpi600 dpiHQ1200: Brother HQ1200 technology provides the best print quality while printing at full engine speed. • Toner SaveYou can save running cos...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-7 ♦ Device Options Set the following print function modes in this tab. Job SpoolingQuick Print SetupSleep TimeStatus MonitorMacroAdministratorInser t Command FilePage ProtectionPrint Date & Time

2-8 Job Spooling You can reprint a document without sending the data again ( you will need tosend the password again if one is set) from your PC because the printer willsave data that you specify for reprinting. • Last job reprint : Reprint the last job • Secure Print : Print the data with a passwor...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-9 ™ Accessories When you install options, add those options and make settings for them inthe Accessories tab as follows. 1 You can add and remove the options manually or automatically. Automatic Printer Options Detection This function detects the current optional unit...

2-10 ™ Support tab • You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother SolutionsCenter 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, Test page, etc..

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-11 F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s i i n n t t h h e e P P S S p p r r i i n n t t e e r r d d r r i i v v e e r r ( ( W W i i n n d d o o w w s s u u s s e e r r s s o o n n l l y y ) ) For more detailed information, please see the on-line Help in the printerdriver. ...

2-12 ™ Paper tab 1 Select the Paper size, Multi-page, Orientation, etc.. 2 Select the Paper source. 3 Select the Duplex function. 2 1 3

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-13 ™ Graphics Set the print quality, etc..

2-14 ™ Device Options 1 You can change settings by clicking the setting and then selecting anew value in the Change Settings box. Toner Save ModeSleep ModeMedia TypeHRC setting Job spooling (You need to set the RAM Disk size first. For moreinformation, see Chapter 3.) 2 Select the installed options ...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-15 ♦ Job Spooling You can print a document without sending the data again (except Secureprinting) from your PC because the printer will save data that you specify forreprinting. For more information, see Chapter 3. • Secure Print : Print the data with a password

2-16 F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s i i n n t t h h e e b b o o n n u u s s s s o o f f t t w w a a r r e e ( ( W W i i n n d d o o w w s s u u s s e e r r s s o o n n l l y y ) ) ♦ Automatic E-mail Printing Automatic E-mail printing is used to download e-mail automatically, receivemail at the sele...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-17 S S o o f f t t w w a a r r e e f f o o r r n n e e t t w w o o r r k k s s ♦ BRAdmin professional BRAdmin professional is a utility for managing your Brother network enabledprinters which are running under Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000 andWindows NT 4.0 and allow...

2-18 ♦ Network Printer Driver Wizard This installer includes the Windows PCL driver and Brother network por tdriver (LPR and NetBIOS). The administrator should set up the IP address,Gateway, Subnet without BRAdmin Professional before using this software.If the administrator then installs the printer...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-19 S S o o f f t t w w a a r r e e i i n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n f f o o r r W W i i n n d d o o w w s s c c o o m m p p u u t t e e r r s s You can install the Software from the supplied CD-ROM as follows: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Inser t the CD-ROM into the CD-R...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-21 ™ Installing the printer driver for Macintosh <For Network users with the PS driver> ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Turn on your Macintosh computer. Inser t the CD-ROM into the CD-ROMdrive. The following window will appear automatically. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. To install the BR-Script PPD f...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-23 A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i c c E E m m u u l l a a t t i i o o n n S S e e l l e e c c t t i i o o n n This printer has an Automatic emulation selection function. When the printerreceives data from the computer, it automatically selects the emulationmode. This...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-25 A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i c c I I n n t t e e r r f f a a c c e e S S e e l l e e c c t t i i o o n n This printer has an Automatic interface selection function. When the printerreceives data from the computer, it automatically selects the interface that isap...

USER’S GUIDE 3-2 S S w w i i t t c c h h e e s s You can control the basic printer operations and change various printersettings with 7 Control panel switches ( Go, Job Cancel , Reprint , + , −−−− , Set , Back ). Key Function 1 Go Exit from the Control panel menu, Reprintsettings and Error messages....

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-3 G G o o s s w w i i t t c c h h The panel indications can be changed from the current status (MENU,ERROR and REPRINT settings) by pressing the Go switch once. For ERROR indications, the panel changes only when the error is cleared. You can PAUSE printing with the Go switc...

USER’S GUIDE 3-4 J J o o b b C C a a n n c c e e l l s s w w i i t t c c h h You can cancel the processing or printing of data with the Job Cancel switch. The display shows “ JOB CANCELLING ” until cancelling is completed. After cancelling the job, the printer returns to the “ READY ” state. When th...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-5 R R e e p p r r i i n n t t s s w w i i t t c c h h If you want to reprint a document that has just been printed, you can reprintit by pressing the Reprint switch. Also, if you have created a document that you wish to share with colleagues, simply spool the document to a ...

USER’S GUIDE 3-6 ™ Reprinting the last JOB You can reprint the last print job without sending it from the computer again. Note • When REPRINT is set to Off using the control panel and you press the Reprint switch, the LCD briefly shows “ NO DATA STORED. ” • If you want to cancel reprinting, press th...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-7 ♦ Reprint the last JOB 3 times ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Set the REPRINT menu ON with SETUP mode using the Control panel. Note If you print using this printer’s own driver, the settings for Job Spooling in theprinter driver will take priority over the settings made in the Control panel....

USER’S GUIDE 3-8 ™ Printing SECURE data Secure documents are password protected and only those people that knowthe password will be able to print the document. The printer will not print thedocument when you send it for printing; to print the document you must usethe control panel of the printer. Wh...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-9 Operations for printing secure data Press the Reprint switch. If there is no data. NO DATA STORED LAST JOB Press + or - SECURE Press Set . USER ✶✶✶✶✶✶✶ Press + or – to select the user name. Press Set to set the user name. JOB ✶✶✶✶✶✶✶ Press + or – to select the job. Press ...

USER’S GUIDE 3-10 ♦ When there is no reprint data in memory If the printer does not have any data in buffer memory and you press the Reprint switch, the LCD briefly shows “ NO DATA STORED. ” ♦ When you cancel the reprint job Pressing the Job Cancel switch allows you to cancel the reprint job. The Jo...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-11 + + / / – – s s w w i i t t c c h h If you press the + or – switch when the printer is the on-line state (READY), it goes off-line and the LCD displays the menu. ™ To display menus in the current mode If you press the + or – switch when the printer is in the on-line stat...

USER’S GUIDE 3-12 S S e e t t s s w w i i t t c c h h If you press the Set switch when the printer is in the on-line state (READY), it goes off-line and the LCD displays the current mode. Pressing the Set switch allows you to set the selected menu or the default number. After changing the menu or nu...

USER’S GUIDE 3-14 L L E E D D The lamps light or blink to indicate the current printer status. ™ DATA - Orange LED LED indication Meaning On Data remains in the printer buffer. Blinking Receiving or processing data Off No remaining data

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-15 L L C C D D d d i i s s p p l l a a y y The display shows the current printer status. When you use the control panelswitches, the display will change. When you take the printer off-line, the display changes to show the selectedemulation. If any problems occur, the displa...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-17 ™ Printer Status Messages The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayedduring normal operation: Printer Status Message Meaning READY Ready to print. PROCESSING Busy processing data. SLEEP In sleep status (power save mode). PRINTING Printing. SE...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-19 ♦ For example : When you want to turn the MP FIRST setting ON Choose this setting to load paper from the Multi-purpose tray first. READY Press the + switch. Press the + or – switch to scroll forward or backward through the Menu selections. INFORMATION Press the Set switc...

USER’S GUIDE 3-20 C C o o n n t t r r o o l l P P a a n n e e l l s s e e t t t t i i n n g g m m e e n n u u We named the Paper tray in this manual and LCD panel as shown below: Upper paper tray Tray 1 Multi-purpose tray MP tray Optional lower tray Tray 2 There are 8 modes. For more information abo...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-21 ™ INFORMATION Setting Menu Description PRINT SETTINGS Print the Configuration page. PRINT TEST Print the test page. RRINT DEMO Print the demonstration. PRINT FILE LIST Print the file list. PRINT FONTS Print the font list and samples. Sub-Setting Menu Description SER.NO=#...

USER’S GUIDE 3-22 ™ PAPER Setting Menu Description SOURCE =AUTO / MP TRAY /TRAY1 / TRAY2 MP FIRST =OFF/ON Feed paper from the MP tray first. MANUAL FEED =OFF/ON DUPLEX =OFF/ON(LONG BIND)/ON(SHORT BIND) ™ QUALITY Setting Menu Description RESOLUTION =300/600/HQ1200 You can choose a print resolution of...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-23 c SETUP Setting Menu Description LANUGAGE = ENGLISH /FRANÇAIS /… LCD DENSITY =0/1/2 POWER SAVE TIME =1:99MIN. AUTO CONTINUE =OFF/ON =OFF/ON Turn on/off lock panel function. LOCK PANEL PASS NO.=### RERRINT =ON/OFF PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT = AUTO AUTO, OFF, LETTER, A4 OR LE...

USER’S GUIDE 3-24 ™ PRINT MENU Setting Menu Description MEDIA TYPE =PLAIN PAPER/TRANSPARENCIES/THIN PAPER/THICK PAPER/THICKERPAPER/BOND PAPER PAPER Set cut sheet paper size to LETTER, LEGAL, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6,EXECUTIVE, COM10, MONARCH, C5 and DL COPIES =1:999 Shows the number of printed pages. ORIE...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-25 ™ PRINT MENU (continued) Setting Menu Description FONT NO. =I0000:????? FONT PITCH/POINT =???.?? SYMBOL/CHARACTERSET PC-8/… Set the symbol set or the character set. TABLE PRINT Print code table. AUTO LF=OFF =OFF/ON ON: CR → CR+LF, OFF: CR → CR AUTO CR=OFF =OFF/ON ON: LF ...

USER’S GUIDE 3-26 Setting Menu Description BOTTOM MARGIN =#### Set the bottom margin at a distance from thebottom edge of the paper: 0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5or 2.0”Factory setting: 0.33(None-HP), 0.5(HP) LINES =#### Set the number of lines per page from 5 to 128lines.

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-29 ™ PRINT MENU (continued) Setting Menu Description ERROR PRINT =OFF/ON BR-SCRIPT APT =OFF/ON APT: Advanced Photoscale Technology offersphotographic fine grayscale on graphics. APTsetting is available only at 600 dpi.

USER’S GUIDE 3-30 ™ NETWORK Setting Menu Description Sub-Setting Menu Description TCP/IP ENABLE =ON/OFF IP ADDRESS= ###.###.###.### SUBNET MASK= ###.###.###.### GATEWAY= ###.###.###.### IP BOOT TRIES =# TCP/IP IP METHOD =AUTO/STATIC/RARP/BOOTP/DHCP NETWARE ENABLE =ON/OFF NETWARE NET FRAME =AUTO/8023...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-31 ™ INTERFACE Setting Menu Description AUTO IF TIME = 1:5:99 (sec) You must set the timeout period for the auto interface selection. INPUT BUFFER = Level1:5:15 Increase or decrease theinput buffer capacity. RESTART PRINTER? When using the parallel interface Sub-setting Men...

USER’S GUIDE 3-32 ™ RESET MENU Setting Menu Description RESET PRINTER Resets the printer and restores all printer settings – including commandsettings – to settings you have previously made with the control panel switches. FACTORY RESET Resets the printer and restores all printer settings – includin...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-33 ™ Set IP Address INFORMATION ↓ Press the + or – switch to select the “NETWORK” menu. NETWORK ↓ Press the Set switch. TCP/IP ↓ Press the Set switch. TCP/IP ENABLE ↓ Press the + switch. IP ADDRESS= ↓ Press the Set switch. 19 2 .0.0.192 ✲ ↓ The last number in the digit whic...

USER’S GUIDE 3-34 ™ 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 thisprinter emulates the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer. Many softwareapplications suppor t this type of laser printer...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-35 ♦ EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation modesthat this printer emulates to meet the industry-standard for dot matrixprinters of their respective manufacturers. Some applications suppor t thesedot matrix pri...

USER’S GUIDE 3-36 ™ List of Factory settings The following table shows the initial factory default settings. Note • The settings are subject to the emulation mode. Effective modes areindicated in parentheses in the following table. • The following settings cannot be restored to the factory settings ...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-37 MODE MENU Factory Setting SOURCE =AUTO MP FIRST =OFF MP SIZE= =A4/LTR MANUAL FEED =OFF PAPER DUPLEX =OFF RESOLUTION =600 HRC =MEDIUM TONER SAVE =OFF QUALITY DENSITY =0 LANGUAGE =ENGLISH LCD DENSITY =0 POWER SAVE TIME =5 MIN. AUTO CONTINUE =OFF LOCK PANEL =OFF REPRINT =ON...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-39 MODE MENU Factory Setting FONT NO.=59 FONT PITCH/POINT=10.00/12.00 SYMBOL/CHARACTER SET=US ASCII AUTO LF=OFF AUTO MASK=OFF LEFT MARGIN=#### RIGHT MARGIN=#### TOP MARGIN=#### BOTTOM MARGIN=#### EPSON FX-850 LINES=#### FONT NO.=59 FONT PITCH/POINT=10.00/12.00 SYMBOL/CHARAC...

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4-1 O O p p t t i i o o n n a a l l a a c c c c e e s s s s o o r r i i e e s s This printer has the following optional accessories. You can increase thecapabilities of the printer with these items. ♦ Options Lower tray unit Network board Additional memory IrDA interface LT-500 NC-...

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4-3 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g t t h h e e L L o o w w e e r r t t r r a a y y u u n n i i t t Install the optional Lower tray unit under the printer as follows: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Turn off the power switch, and then unplug the power cord. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Close the Process cover, M...

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4-5 N N e e t t w w o o r r k k o o p p t t i i o o n n ( ( N N C C - - 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 h h ) ) Installing the Network board enables you to use the printer in the TCP/IP,IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, DLC/LLC, Banyan VINES, DEC LAT and NetBEUIenvironments. Also, useful utilities such as BR-Ad...

4-6 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Unscrew the two screws that secure the PCB access plate. Remove the plate. Fig. 4-4 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Remove the two screws securing the Network board cover plate and removethe plate. Fig. 4-5 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Unpack the Network board.

4-8 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 8. Close the Interface cover. Fig. 4-8 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 9. Plug the power cord into the AC outlet, and then turn on the power switch.

4-10 ♦ Minimum memory recommendation HL-1650 (Including 8 Mbytes of internal memory) HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Letter/A4 Standard Standard 24 Mbytes Legal Standard Standard 24 Mbytes BR-Script 3 mode 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Letter/A4 Stand...

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4-13 I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g a a d d d d i i t t i i o o n n a a l l m m e e m m o o r r y y Install additional memory (DIMM) as follows: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Turn off the printer, and then unplug the power cord from the AC outlet.Disconnect the interface cable (printer cable...

4-14 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Unscrew the two screws that secure the PCB access plate. Slide the platetoward you and remove it. Fig. 4-10 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Unpack the DIMM and hold it by the edges. ! Caution DIMM boards can be damaged by even a small amount of static electricity.Do not touch the memory chips or the boar...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-1 R R e e p p l l a a c c i i n n g g t t h h e e c c o o n n s s u u m m a a b b l l e e s s You need to replace the consumables periodically. When the time comes to replaceconsumables, the following messages will appear on the LCD panel. (appears at intervals) TONER LOW See...

5-2 ™ Periodic maintenance parts You need to replace the maintenance par ts periodically to maintain print quality. When it istime to replace par ts, the following messages will appear on the LCD. REPLACE FUSER See “Maintenance messages” in this chapter. REPLACE PF KIT See “Maintenance messages” in ...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-3 ™ Toner cartridge A new toner car tridge contains enough toner to print approximately 6,500A4/Letter-size single-sided pages at about 5% coverage (if the print densityis set at level 0). ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Toner consumption varies according to the image coverage on the pageand ...

5-4 ™ TONER LOW message (appears at intervals) TONER LOW If the LCD shows this message, the toner car tridge has nearly run out oftoner. Purchase a new toner car tridge and have it ready before you get a TONER EMPTY message. To replace the toner car tridge, refer to ” Replacing the Toner Car tridge ...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-5 ™ TONER EMPTY message Check printed pages, page counter, and display messages routinely. If thedisplay shows the following message, the printer has run out of toner or thetoner is not evenly distributed inside the car tridge. TONER EMPTY ™ Replacing the Toner cartridge ✒ ✒ ...

5-6 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull out the Drum unit assembly. Fig. 5-2 ! Caution • 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 sho...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-7 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Press the Lock lever down, and then pull the Toner car tridge out of the Drumunit assembly. Fig. 5-3 ! Caution • Handle the toner car tridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water. ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Be ...

5-8 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Unpack the new Toner car tridge. Keeping the car tridge horizontal, gently rockit from side to side five or six times. Fig. 5-4 ! Caution • Wait to unpack the Toner car tridge until immediately before you install it in the printer. If Toner car tridges are left unpacked for a long per...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-9 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5 Remove the protective cover. Fig. 5-5 ! Caution Install the Toner car tridge immediately after you remove the protective cover.Do not touch the shaded par ts shown below.

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-11 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 7. Clean the primary corona wire inside the Drum unit by gently sliding the bluetab from right to left several times. Return the tab to the Home position ( ▲ ) before you re-install the Drum unit assembly. Fig. 5-7 ! Caution Make sure that you return the tab to the...

5-12 ™ CHANGE DRUM SOON message CHANGE DRUM SOON The printer uses a Drum unit to create the print images on paper. If thedisplay shows the above message, it means the Drum unit is near the end ofits life. We recommend that you replace the Drum unit with a new onebefore there is a noticeable deterior...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-13 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Press the Cover release button; and then open the Front cover. Fig. 5-9 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull out the Drum unit assembly. Fig. 5-10 ! Caution • We recommend that you place the Drum unit assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-15 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Install the Toner car tridge into the new Drum unit until you hear it lock intoplace with a click. When the Toner car tridge is installed correctly, the locklever is lifted automatically. Fig. 5-12 ! Caution Make sure you install the Toner car tridge correctly, ...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-17 C C l l e e a a n n i i n n g g Clean the printer exterior and interior routinely. If printouts are stained withtoner, clean the printer interior and Drum unit. ™ Cleaning the printer exterior Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaning th...

5-18 ™ Cleaning the printer interior ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Turn off the power switch, and then unplug the power cord. Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaning theprinter, make sure you have turned off the power switch and unplugged thepower cord from the outlet. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. ...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-19 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Pull the Drum unit assembly out of the printer. Fig. 5-15 ! Caution Handle the Drum unit carefully since it contains toner. If toner scatters andyour hands or cloths get dir ty, immediately wipe or wash it off with coldwater. ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note We recommend that you p...

5-20 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Gently wipe the scanner window with a soft dry cloth. Fig. 5-16 Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal par ts of the printer areextremely HOT! When you open the covers of the printer, never touch the shaded par ts shown in the following illustrations. ! Caution •...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-21 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Re-install the Drum unit assembly into the printer. Close the Front cover. Fig. 5-17 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Plug in the power cord, and then turn on the power switch.

5-22 ™ Cleaning the corona wire ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1 Press the Cover release button, and then open the Front cover. Fig. 5-18 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull out the Drum unit assembly. Fig. 5-19

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-23 ! Caution • 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 below. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Clean the...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-3 M M a a i i n n t t e e n n a a n n c c e e m m e e s s s s a a g g e e s s W W W a a a r r r n n n i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e s s s s s s a a a g g g e e e A A A c c c t t t i i i o o o n n n CHANGE DRUM SOON The Drum unit is almost at the end of life. Prepare a new...

6-4 S S e e r r v v i i c c e e c c a a l l l l m m e e s s s s a a g g e e s s When any of the following messages appear on the LCD, turn the printer Off,wait 5 seconds, and then turn the printer On again. If this does not clear theproblem, consult your dealer or a Brother authorized service repres...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-5 T T r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g p p a a p p e e r r h h a a n n d d l l i i n n g g First, ensure that you are using paper that meets the recommended paper specifications. See “What kind of paper can I use?” in Chapter 1. Problem Recommendati...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-9 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Install the paper cassette into the printer. ! Caution Do not pull out the standard Paper cassette while paper is being fed fromthe optional Lower paper cassette because it will cause a paper jam.

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-11 J J A A M M M M P P T T R R A A Y Y JAM MP TRAY Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Remove the jammed paper from the Multi-purpose tray. Fig. 6-5 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Reset all the paper into the Multi-purpose tray correctly. Fig. 6-6

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-13 Warning The fixing roller is extremely hot during operation. Remove the paper carefully. ! Caution • After having removed the jammed paper, if the printed page has a stain,print several pages before restar ting your print job. • Remove the jammed paper carefully so you...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-15 ! Caution • We recommend that you put the Drum unit assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth so you don’t accidentally spill or scatter toner. • To prevent damage to the printer caused by static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown below. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. P...

6-16 ! Caution After you have just used the printer, some internal par ts of the printer areextremely hot! Wait for the printer to cool down before you touch the internal par ts of the printer. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Open the Jam clear cover. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. Fig. 6-14 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Clo...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-17 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 7. Install the Drum unit assembly into the printer. Fig. 6-16 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 8. Close the Front cover.

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-19 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Close the Face up output tray. Fig. 6-19 If the paper jam cannot be cleared, go to the next step. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Pull the Duplex tray and Paper cassette out of the printer. Fig. 6-20 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Pull the jammed paper out of the printer. Fig. 6-21

6-20 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Install the Duplex tray and Paper cassette into the printer. Fig. 6-22 ✒ Note • The JAM DUPLEX message appears if you remove a sheet of paper from the Face down output tray after only one side has printed. • The paper sizes you can use for the Duplex Printing function are A4, Letter ...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-21 P P A A P P E E R R J J A A M M PAPER JAM Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Pull the Paper cassette completely out of the printer. Fig. 6-23 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull the jammed paper out of the printer. Fig. 6-24 If the paper jam can be cleared, go ...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-23 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Open the Jam clear cover. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. Fig. 6-28 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 7. Close the Jam clear cover. Close the Face up output tray. Fig. 6-29 Jam clear cover

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-25 I I m m p p r r o o v v i i n n g g t t h h e e p p r r i i n n t t q q u u a a l l i i t t y y This section provides information on the following topics: Image defect examples Recommendation ABCDEFGHabcdefghijk A B C Da b c d e0 1 2 3 4 CDEF defg B C b c d 2 3 Faint •...

6-30 Image defect examples Recommendation . ABCDEFGHabcdefghijk A B C Da b c d e0 1 2 3 4 White Vertical streaks • You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with asoft cloth. See “How to clean the printer” in Chapter 5. • The Toner car tridge may be damaged. Install a new Tonercar tridg...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-31 H H o o w w t t o o p p r r i i n n t t c c o o r r r r e e c c t t l l y y Problem Recommendation The printer prints unexpectedlyor it prints garbage. • Make sure the printer cable is not too long. We recommend youuse a parallel cable of less than 2 metres (6 1/2 feet...

6-34 B B R R - - S S c c r r i i p p t t 3 3 l l a a n n g g u u a a g g e e Problem Recommendation The printer cannot print. If “IGNORE DATA” appears on the LCD message, please do thefollowing. 1. Reset the printer. 2. Set the “ERRORPRINT” ON, and print again. 3. If the Error is “LIMITCHECK”, add t...

APPENDIX Appendix–1 P P r r i i n n t t e e r r s s p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s ENGINETechnology Electrophotographic Print Speed Normal Up to 16 ppm Duplex Printing Up to 7.5 ppm Warm Up Time Less than 25 sec *1 First Print Time Less than 15 sec *2 Resolution HQ1200 *3 600 dp...

Appendix–2 CONTROLLERProcessor Fujitsu MB86834 100MHz HL-1650 8MB Memory Standard HL-1670N 16MBHL-1650 1 DIMM (100pin) slot (16, 32, 64,128MB) ; expandable up to136MB Option HL-1670N 1 DIMM (100pin) slot (16, 32, 64, 128MB) ; expandable up to144MB HL-1650 IEEE 1284 Parallel, USB, Interface Standard ...

Appendix–4 OTHERSPower Consumption Printing Less than 360 W Standby Less than 80 W Sleep Less than 12 W Noise Level Printing Less than 5 3 dB Standby Less than 30 dB Ecology Power Saving Yes Toner Saving Yes *1 23°C (73.4°F) *2 From standard Paper cassette *3 Brother HQ1200 technology provides the b...

APPENDIX Appendix–5 P P r r i i n n t t m m e e d d i i a a a a n n d d s s i i z z e e The Paper trays and LCD panel descriptions in this manual are named as shownbelow. Upper paper tray Tray 1 Multi-purpose tray MP tray Optional Lower tray Tray 2 The printer loads paper from either the installed M...

Appendix–8 W W h h a a t t i i s s i i m m p p o o r r t t a a n n t t w w h h e e n n y y o o u u c c h h o o o o s s e e p p a a p p e e r r t t o o u u s s e e w w i i t t h h t t h h i i s s p p r r i i n n t t e e r r ♦ Before you purchase a large quantity of paper Make sure that the paper is s...

APPENDIX Appendix–9 ♦ Acid paper and neutralized paper Paper can be classified as either acid paper or neutralized paper.Though modern paper manufacture methods star ted with acid paper, recently neutralizedpaper is taking the place of acid paper because of environment or preservation issues.However...

APPENDIX Appendix–11 E E m m u u l l a a t t i i o o n n m m o o d d e e s s This printer has the following emulation modes: ™ HP LaserJet mode This printer uses the HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) that emulates theHewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer. Since many application softwarepackages suppor ...

Appendix–12 ™ EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL mode The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation modesthis printer uses to emulate the industry-standard dot matrix printers of theirrespective manufacturer. Since most applications suppor t these printers, youdo not have to be conc...

APPENDIX Appendix–13 R R e e s s i i d d e e n n t t f f o o n n t t s s 7 7 5 5 S S c c a a l l a a b b l l e e a a n n d d 1 1 2 2 B B i i t t m m a a p p p p e e d d f f o o n n t t s s This printer has the following scalable fonts and bitmapped fonts. The fontsthat can be used will vary accordin...

Appendix–14 ♦ Type 1 font compatible fonts: • Atlanta Book, BookOblique, Demi, DemiOblique • Calgary MediumItalic • Copenhagen Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic • Portugal Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic ♦ Original fonts: • Bermuda Script • Germany • San Diego • US Roman ♦ Bitmapped fonts (Portrait an...

APPENDIX Appendix–23 T T r r a a d d e e m m a a r r k k s s The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks in the UnitedStates and other countries, and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.Epson is a re...

APPENDIX Appendix–25 Important A shielded interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with thelimits for a Class B digital device.Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. couldvoid the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Industry Canada Comp...

APPENDIX Appendix–29 IMPORTANT - For Your Safety To ensure safe operation the three-pin electrical plug supplied must be inser ted onlyinto a standard three-pin power point that is properly grounded through normalhousehold wiring. Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-pin plug type a...