Brother HL-1800 series- Manuals

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-1 1 1 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 1 1 A A B B O O U U T T T T H H I I S S P P R R I I N N T T E E R R W W h h a a t t I I s s i i n n t t h h e e C C a a r r t t o o n n C C o o m m p p o o n n e e n n t t s s When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-7 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 ? ? T T y y p p e e a a n n d d S S i i z z e e o o f f P P a a p p e e r r The names we used for the paper trays and their LCD panel descriptions are shown below: Upper Paper Tra...

1-8 Upper Paper Tray (Tray 1) Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) Optional Lower Tray 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 (2.75 to 8.5 in.) Length: 116 to 356 mm (4.57 to 14.0 in.) A4, Letter, Legal, B5 (JIS...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-9 C C h h o o o o s s e e t t h h e e P P a a p p e e r r S S i i z z e e , , M M e e d d i i a a T T y y p p e e a a n n d d s s o o o o n n i i n n t t h h e e 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 S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Before printing, choose...

1-10 ! PS Driver Select the Paper size. Select the Layout and Orientation. Select the Paper source and number of Copies. Select the Printer features, and then select the Media Type.

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-11 ! Macintosh Driver In Page Attributes, select the Paper size, Orientation and Scaling. In General, select the number of Copies and Paper Source. In Layout, select the Pages per sheet, Layout direction and Border. Select Print on Both Sides if you want this to be a t...

1-12 Recommended paper Europe USA Plain Paper Xerox Premier 80 g/m 2 Xerox Business 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 CG3300 3M CG 3300 Label Avery laser label L7163 Av...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-13 ! Printable Area The figure below shows the part of the paper that will be printed on. Portrait Letter A4 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 Letter A4 1 0.17 inch (4....

1-14 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 completely out of the printer. Fig. 1-6 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Adjust the paper guides at the right-hand side and back of the paper cassette to match the paper ...

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 M M u u l l t t i i - - p p u u r r p p o o s s e e T T r r a a y y ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • For correct printing, you must select the same paper size from within your software application as the paper in the tray. •...

1-20 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 the Paper Cassette or Multi-purpos...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-21 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Place the paper into the Paper Cassette or Multi-purpose Tray. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. After the printer ejects all the printed pages, remove them and close the Face Up Output Tray.

1-22 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 Types of envelope to avoid Do not use envelopes: • that are damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped; • that are extremely shiny or highly textured; • with clasps, snaps or tie strings; • with self-adhesive closures; • ...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-23 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • Before you print envelopes, you must ‘fan’ the stack of envelopes well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. • When you print on double-flap envelopes, place them sideways in the Multi-purpose Tray. • Do not load different types of paper at the same time ...

1-24 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Unfold the Multi-purpose Tray Extension. Fig. 1-19 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Open the Face Up Output Tray and pull out the extension flap. Fig. 1-20 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Place envelopes, with the side to be printed on face up, in the Multi-purpose tray so they touch the back of the tray and remain below the ...

1-26 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 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 the Multi-purpose Tray; otherwise, envelopes may not be fed correctly, resulting in skewed printouts or paper jams. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. S...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-27 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 a a n n d d 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 • Do not use damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped paper. • Do not use labels without a mount. • We recommend that you use ...

1-30 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 ) ) Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper: • If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. • If paper is curled, s...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-31 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. For Windows User Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver. Select Duplex Printing mode in the Advanced tab, make sure that ‘Use Duplex Unit’ has been selected, and then click the OK button. The printer will print on both sides of the paper aut...

1-32 For Macintosh user Change the Pages per sheet setting in Layout. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Click the 'File' menu, and then select the 'Print' option. You will see a dialogue similar to the one below: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Click the "General" drop down box. You will see a drop down list with the following options...

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-33 From here you have the choice to select the Pages per sheet, Layout direction and Border. Select the option you require for your print job. See the image below.

1-34 B B o o o o k k l l e e t t P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g ( ( F F o o r r P P C C L L D D r r i i v v e e r r O O n n l l y y ) ) The supplied printer drivers for Windows ® 95 / 98 / Me, Windows NT ® 4.0 and Windows ® 2000/XP support booklet printing. Guidelines for Booklet Printing • If the ...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-1 2 2 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 2 2 D D R R I I V V E E R R A A N N D D S S O O F F T T W W A A R R E E 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 a computer into the format required ...

2-2 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 ) ) You can download the latest driver or get other product information by accessing the Brother Solutions C...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-3 ! Advanced Tab Change the tab settings by pressing these icons as follows: 1. Print Quality 2. Duplex / Booklet Printing 3. Watermark 4. Page Setting 5. Device Options 1 2 3 4 5

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-5 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Watermark You can 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, darkn...

2-6 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Device Options You can the following Print Function modes in this tab. Job Spooling Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Status Monitor Macro s Administrator (Windows ® 95/98/98SE/ME users only) Insert Command File Page Protection Print Date & Time HRC TrueType Mode

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-7 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Job Spooling You can reprint a document without sending the data again from your PC because the printer will save data that you specify for reprinting. • Last Job Reprint: Reprint the last job • Secure Print: Print the data with a password For more informati...

2-8 ! Accessories When you install the optional units, you can add those options and select their settings in the Accessories tab as follows. 1 You can add and remove the optional units manually. 2 Auto Detect (Automatically Detect the Optional units) This function detects the optional devices that ...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-9 ! Support Tab • You can download the latest driver or get other product information 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 C...

2-10 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 ) ) You can download the latest driver or get other product information by accessing the Brother Solutions Cent...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-11 ! Paper Tab 1 Select the Paper size, Layout and Orientation. 2 Select the Paper source. 3 Select the Duplex function. 2 1 3

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-13 ! Device Options 1 You can change settings by clicking on the setting and then choosing a new value in the Change setting for box. Toner Save Mode Sleep Mode Media Type HRC setting Job spooling (You need to set the RAM Disk size first. For more information, see Cha...

2-14 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 ( ( M M a a c c O O S S ® ® 8 8 . . 6 6 t t o o 9 9 . . 2 2 / / M M a a c c O O S S ® ® X X 1 1 0 0 . . 1 1 o o n n l l y y ) ) You can download the latest driver or get other product...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-15 ! Layout Set the layout, and so on.

2-16 ! Specific Options Set the Media Type, Resolution, secure printing, and so on.

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 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 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; ...

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 M M a a c c i i n n t t o o s s h h C C o o m m p p u u t t e e r r s s This printer supports Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.1 ! Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver The Apple Lase...

CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2-21 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 printer receives data from the computer, it automatically selects the interface that is ...

3-2 B B u u t t t t o o n n s s You can control the basic print operations and change the printer settings with the seven buttons on the control panel ( Go, Job Cancel , Reprint , + , −−−− , Set , Back ). B B B u u u t t t t t t o o o n n n F F F u u u n n n c c c t t t i i i o o o n n n 1 Go Exit f...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-3 G G o o B B u u t t t t o o n n Press the G G G o o o button once to return the printer status to “ READY ” from the current settings (MENU, ERROR and REPRINT). For ERROR indications, the control panel changes only when the error is cleared. You can “ PAUSE ” printing wit...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-5 R R e e p p r r i i n n t t B B u u t t t t o o n n If you want to reprint a document that has just been printed, you can reprint it by pressing the R R R e e e p p p r r r i i i n n n t t t button. When you want to print SECURE data, we recommend that you use RAM enhance...

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 R R R e e e p p p r r r i i i n n n t t t button, the LCD briefly shows “ NO DATA STORED .” • If you want t...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-7 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Reprint the Last JOB 3 Times ✒ Note If you print using the printer’s own driver, the settings for Job Spooling in the printer driver will take priority over the settings made on the printer control panel. For more information, see “Job Spooling” in Chapter 2. ☛ ☛ ...

3-8 ! Printing SECURE Data Secure documents are password protected. Only those people that 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. When you want t...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-9 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Operations for Printing Secure Data Press the Reprint button. 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 sele...

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 R R R e e e p p p r r r i i i n n n t t t button, the LCD briefly shows “ NO DATA STORED .” ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ When You Cancel the Reprint Job Pressing the J J J o o o b b b C C C a a a...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-15 ! Printer Status Messages The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayed during normal operation: P P P r r r i i i n n n t t t e e e r r r S S S t t t a a a t t t u u u s s s M M M e e e s s s s s s a a a g g g e e e M M M e e e a a a n n n i i...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-17 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ For Example: When You Want to Turn the MP FIRST Setting ON Choose this setting to feed paper from the Multi-purpose Tray first. READY ↓ Press the + + + button. Press the + + + or – – – button to scroll forward or backward through the menu selections. INFORMATION ...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-19 ! INFORMATION S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n PRINT SETTINGS Print the Configuration page. PRINT TEST Print the Test page. RRINT DEMO Print the Demonstration page. PRINT F...

3-20 ! PAPER S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n SOURCE =AUTO / MP TRAY /TRAY1 / TRAY2 TRAY PRIORITY =MP>T1>T2 / T1>T2>MP MP FIRST =OFF/ON Feed paper from the MP tray first. MP SIZE =ANY / LET...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-21 ! SETUP S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n LANUGAGE = ENGLISH /FRANÇAIS /… LCD DENSITY =0/1/2 POWER SAVE TIME =1:99MIN. AUTO CONTINUE =OFF/ON =OFF/ON Turns the lock panel fun...

3-22 ! PRINT MENU S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n MEDIA TYPE =PLAIN PAPER / TRANSPARENCIES / THIN PAPER / … PAPER Set cut sheet paper size to LETTER, LEGAL, A4, … COPIES =1:999 Shows the number of pri...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-23 ! PRINT MENU (continued) S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n S S S u u u b b b - - - S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c ...

3-26 ! NETWORK S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n S S S u u u b b b - - - S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-27 ! INTERFACE S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n AUTO IF TIME = 1:5:99 (sec) You must set the timeout period for the auto interface selection. INPUT BUFFER = Level1:5:15 Increa...

3-28 ! RESET MENU S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g M M M e e e n n n u u u D D D e e e s s s c c c r r r i i i p p p t t t i i i o o o n n n RESET PRINTER Resets the printer and restores all printer settings – including command settings – to settings you have previously made with the contro...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-29 ! Set IP Address INFORMATION ↓ Press the + + + or – – – button to select the “NETWORK” Mode. NETWORK ↓ Press the S S S e e e t t t button. TCP/IP ↓ Press the S S S e e e t t t button. TCP/IP ENABLE ↓ Press the + + + button. IP ADDRESS= ↓ Press the S S S e e e t t t butto...

3-30 ! 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 emulates the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer. Many software applications support this type of laser printer. Usin...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3-31 ! List of Factory Settings The following table shows the initial factory default settings. ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • The settings are subject to the emulation mode. Effective modes are indicated in parentheses in the following table. • The following settings cannot be restored to t...

3-34 M M M O O O D D D E E E M M M E E E N N N U U U F F F a a a c c c t t t o o o r r r y y y S S S e e e t t t t t t i i i n n n g g g FONT NO.= IO 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 MARG...

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4-1 4 4 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 4 4 O O P P T T I I O O N N S S 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 the capabilities of the printer with these items. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Options Lo...

4-2 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 ( ( L L T T - - 5 5 0 0 0 0 ) ) The Lower Tray Unit (tray 2) is a device that functions as an additional paper source. It can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of paper (80 g/m 2 or 21 lb.). Expands up to a total of 600 sheets Fig. 4-1 To purchase t...

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 Front Cover, Mul...

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 ( ( F F o o r r H H L L - - 1 1 8 8 5 5 0 0 U U s s e e r r O O n n l l y y ) ) Installing the Network board enables you to use the printer in the TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, DLC/LLC, Banyan VIN...

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 remove the plate. Fig. 4-5 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Unpack the Network Board.

4-10 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Minimum Memory Recommendation HL-1850 (Including 16 Mbytes of Internal Memory) HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Letter/A4 Standard Standard Standard Legal Standard Standard Standard BR-Script 3 mode 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Letter/A4 ...

4-14 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Unscrew the two screws that secure the PCB Access Plate. Slide the plate toward 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 bo...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-1 5 5 C C H H A A P P T T E E R R 5 5 R R O O U U T T I I N N E E M M A A I I N N T T E E N N A A N N C C E E 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 regularly. When the time comes to repl...

5-2 Toner Cartridge Drum Unit See ‘Replacing the Toner Cartridge’ in this chapter See ‘Replacing the Drum Unit’ in this chapter ! Replacing Maintenance Parts You need to replace the maintenance parts regularly to maintain print quality. When it is time to replace the parts, the following messages wi...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-3 ! Toner Cartridge A new toner cartridge contains enough toner to print up to 6,500 A4/Letter-size single-sided pages at 5% coverage (if the print density is set at level 0). ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note • The amount of toner used varies according to what is printed on the page and the prin...

5-4 ! TONER LOW Message (appears at intervals) TONER LOW If the LCD shows this message, 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, refer to ”Replacing the Toner Cartridge” in ...

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

5-6 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull out the Drum Unit Assembly. Fig. 5-2 ! Caution • 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 below.

5-8 ! Caution • Wait to unpack the Toner Cartridge until immediately before you put it in the printer. If Toner Cartridges are left unpacked for a long time, the toner will not last as long as it should. • If an unpacked Drum Unit is put in direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged. • U...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-9 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Put the new Toner Cartridge into the Drum Unit until you hear it lock into place. When the Toner Cartridge is fitted correctly, the lock lever is lifted automatically. Fig. 5-6 ! Caution Make sure you fit the Toner Cartridge correctly or it may separate from the ...

5-10 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 8. Put the Drum Unit back into the printer. Close the Front Cover. Fig. 5-8 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ Note We recommend that you clean the printer when you replace the Toner Cartridge. See “Cleaning” in this chapter.

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-11 ! CHANGE DRUM SOON Message CHANGE DRUM SOON The printer uses a Drum Unit to create the print images on paper. If the display shows the above message, 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...

5-12 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Press the Cover Release Button, and then open the Front Cover. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull out the Drum Unit Assembly. ! Caution • 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...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-13 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Unpack the new Drum Unit. ! Caution Wait to unpack a Drum Unit until immediately before you put it in the printer. If an unpacked Drum Unit is put in direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Put the Toner Cartridge into the new Drum Uni...

5-14 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 with toner, clean the printer interior and Drum Unit. ! Cleaning the Printer Exterior ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Turn off the printer, and then unplug the power cord. Warning There are high voltage elect...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-15 ! 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 the printer, make sure you have turned off the power switch and unplugged the power cord from...

5-16 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Gently wipe the scanner window with a soft dry cloth. Fig. 5-9 Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely HOT! When you open the covers of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustrations. ! Caution • D...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5-17 ! Cleaning the Corona Wire ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1 Press the Cover Release Button, and then open the Front Cover. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull out the Drum Unit Assembly. ! Caution • We recommend that you put the drum unit Assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spi...

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 its life. Prepare a...

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, 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 Recommend...

6-6 P P a a p p e e r r J J a a m m s s a a n n d d H H o o w w t t o o C C l l e e a a r r T T h h e e m m When there is a paper jam in the printer, it will stop printing and display the following messages. The shaded areas in the following illustrations show the locations of the jammed paper. JAM ...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-7 J J A A M M T T R R A A Y Y 1 1 JAM TRAY1 Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Pull the Paper Cassette completely out of the printer. Fig. 6-1 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull the jammed paper out of the printer. Fig. 6-2

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-9 J J A A M M T T R R A A Y Y 2 2 JAM TRAY2 Follow the instructions below to clear the paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Pull the lower paper cassette completely out of the printer. Fig. 6-3 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Using both hands, pull the jammed paper out of the printer. Fig. 6-4 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Pu...

6-10 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. Put all the paper back into the Multi-purpose Tray correctly. Fig. 6-6

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-11 J J A A M M I I N N S S I I D D E E JAM INSIDE Follow the instructions below to clear the paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Press the Cover Release Button, and then open the Front Cover. Fig. 6-7 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull the Drum Unit Assembly out of the printer. Pull the Paper Cassette co...

6-12 Warning The fixing roller is extremely hot during operation. Remove the paper carefully. ! Caution • After you remove 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 don’t spread toner. • Take ca...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-13 J J A A M M R R E E A A R R JAM REAR Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Press the Cover Release Button, and then open the Front Cover. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull the Drum Unit Assembly out of the printer. ! Caution • We recommend that you put the Drum ...

6-14 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Pull the jammed paper out of the printer. Fig. 6-10 If the paper jam can be cleared, go to Step 7. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Open the Face Up Output Tray. Fig. 6-11

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-15 ! Caution After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot! Wait for the printer to cool down before you touch the internal parts of the printer. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Open the Jam Clear Cover. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit....

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-17 J J A A M M D D U U P P L L E E X X JAM DUPLEX Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam: ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 1. Open the Face Up Output Tray. Fig. 6-14 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 2. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. Fig. 6-15

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-19 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Put the Duplex Tray and Paper Cassette back into the printer. Fig. 6-18 ✒ ✒ ✒ ✒ 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 ...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-21 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 3. Press the Cover Release Button, and then open the Front Cover. Fig. 6-20 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 4. Pull the drum unit completely out of the printer. Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer. Fig. 6-21 If the paper jam can be cleared, go to Step 8. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 5. Open th...

6-22 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 6. Open the Jam Clear Cover. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. Fig. 6-23 ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 7. Close the Jam Clear Cover. Close the Face Up Output Tray. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 8. Put the drum unit back into the printer. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 9. Close the Front Cover. ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ 10. Put the Paper Cassette back in the p...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-23 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 •...

6-28 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 a soft cloth. See “How to Clean the Printer” in Chapter 5. • Make sure that there are no piece of paper inside the printer co...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6-31 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 the following: 1. Reset the printer. 2. Set “ERRORPRINT” to ON, and print again. 3. If the Er...

APPENDIX A–1 A A P P P P E E N N D D I I X X 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 ENGINE Technology Electrophotographic Letter: 19 ppm Normal A4: 18 ppm Print Speed Duplex Printing Up to 8.5 ppm First Print Time Less than 12 sec *1 HQ1200 *2*3 600 dpi W...

APPENDIX A–7 We recommend the following print methods (output tray) for each paper media type: Paper Output Media Type Face Down Face up Notes 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 Labe...

A–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 su...

APPENDIX A–9 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Acid Paper and Neutralized Paper Paper can be classified as either acid paper or neutralized paper. Modern methods for making paper started with acid paper, but neutralized paper is taking the place of acid paper because of environmental or preservation issues. However, many for...

APPENDIX A–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 the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer. Since many application software packages support the ...

A–12 ! EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL Modes The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation modes this printer uses to emulate the industry-standard dot matrix printers of their respective manufacturer. Since most applications support these printers, you do not have to be concerne...

APPENDIX A–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 6 6 6 6 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 fonts that can be used will vary according to t...

A–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 (...

APPENDIX A–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 United States and other countries, and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Macintosh, i...

APPENDIX A–25 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. Industry Canada Complian...

APPENDIX A–27 IEC 60825 Specification (For 220–240 V 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 required. CLASS 1LASER PRODUCTAPPAREIL Å LASER DE CLASSE 1LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT This printer ha...

APPENDIX A–29 LAN Connection Caution Connect this product to a LAN connection that is not subjected to over voltages. Geräuschemission / Acoustic Noise Emission (For Germany Only) Lpa < 70 dB (A) DIN 45635-19-01-KL2 IT power system (For Norway Only) This product is also designed for IT power syst...

APPENDIX A–31 “EC” Declaration of Conformity Manufacture Brother Industries Ltd., 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan Plant Brother Corporation (Asia) Ltd., Brother Buji Nan Ling Factory, Gold Garden Ind., Nan Ling Village, Buji Rong Gang Shenzhen, China Plant Brother Industries Lt...