Brother HL-760 Series- Manuals

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 (RS-422A/RS-232C) Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Control Panel Output Tray Extension Support Wire Paper Support Paper Guide Manual Feed Slot Top Cover Power Cor...

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 Brother Printing Solution for Windows: • IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor • Parallel interface (or...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 1 –4 ❏ Remote Printer Console Program for DOSThe utility program, Remote Printer Console (RPC), is available on afloppy disk supplied with your printer. When you operate yourcomputer in the DOS (Disk Operating System) environment, thisprogram allows you to easily change the defa...

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 p...

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 printer can handle paper that has the following specifications. Paper Type Paper Size Cut sheet A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, Executive, Custom size(70-216 x 127-356 mm, 2.75-8.5 x 5-14 inches) Envelopes DL, C5, COM...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –2 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, or your printer will bedamaged. Avoid using coated paper, such as vinyl coated pa...

CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –3 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 constru...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –4 MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder that can feed plain paper,envelopes, transparencies and organizer paper. To use the multi-purpose sheet feeder, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have selected the proper paper source, paper siz...

CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –5 Loading Paper into the Feeder To load paper into the feeder, follow these steps. 1. Open the multi-purpose sheet feeder by gently pulling the lid forward towards you. ( ➀ ). 2. Load paper into the multi-purpose sheet feeder with the printing surface face down. (...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –6 3. Move the paper guide to the paper width. ( ➀ ) ! Caution Failure to set the paper guide to the paper size may cause paper skew orjams. 4. Close the multi-purpose sheet feeder. ( ➁ ) Fig. 2-5 Moving the Paper Guide and Closing the Feeder ✒ Note If the multi-purpose sheet ...

CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –7 Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer driver for Windows 95 or Windows 3.1 enablesmanual duplex printing. For more information about settings, see the helptext in the printer driver. The printer prints all the even numbered pages on one side ...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –8 MANUAL FEED SLOT The multi-purpose sheet feeder 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 paper manua...

CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –9 ✒ 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 –10 OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE The printer ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the output trayat 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, she...

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. Drum Alarm Ready Paper Data Toner Fig. 3-1 Lamps and Switch on Control Panel ✒ Note When the power switch is off or the printer is in sleep...

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 Switch If you press the switch during printing, the printer immediately stopsprinting and ejects the paper. It is recommended that you wait until the pagehas finished printing, then press the switch, otherwise you will lose data onthe page. If the printer is in s...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 3 –4 Test Print Mode The printer has the following test print mode. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure that the top cover is closed. 2. Hold down the switch and turn on the power switch. Keep the switch depressed until the Drum lamp comes on. The Drum lamp lights to indicate that ...

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 3 –5 Control Features Set by the Brother Printer 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 p...

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –1 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS SERIAL INTERFACE BOARD RS-100M 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 theleft 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. ...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 –6 Additional Memory This printer has 1 Mbyte of standard memory and a slot for optionaladditional memory. The memory can be expanded up to 33 Mbytes byinstalling a commercially available single in-line memory module (SIMM). Additional memory is useful and may be necessary if ...

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –7 ✒ Note The printer has only one slot for a SIMM upgrade. If you want to increaseyour printer memory again after you have installed a SIMM module intothe slot, you will need to remove the previously installed SIMM first. Forexample if you have previously increased your ...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 –8 2. Unscrew the four screws securing the rear plate of the main controller board and pull out the main controller board. Fig. 4-4 Removing the Main Controller Board 3. Unpack the SIMM and hold it by its edge. ! Caution 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. In USA, Canada an...

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. Close the output tray and open the top cover. Remove the drum unit by holding...

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 and pushed fully home into the drum unit toensure that the toner cartridge and the drum...

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 Drumlamp 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. Close the output tray and open the top cover. 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 printerar...

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 (isophorol). 5. Turn the drum unit upside down caref...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –15 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...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –16 4. Place the drum unit assembly in the plastic bag and seal the bag completely. Fig. 5-25 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 carton bo...

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 may also print some error messages. Err...

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 Drum ● ❍ ● ❍ A...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –5 PAPER JAMS Before you can clear a paper jam error, you need to find the location of thepaper jam. Locate the position referring to the following figure. Fig. 6-1 Locating Paper Jam Position After locating the position, clear the jammed paper referring to thefol...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –6 ! Caution Do not pull jammed paper from the output tray. Be sure to open the topcover to remove the jam, or the fuser may get dirty with toner powder andmay result in toner scatter on the next printed page or pages. Fig. 6-3 Do Not Pull the Jammed Paper from the Output Tray...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –7 ❏ Paper Jam near the Drum Unit or at the Paper Output Tray If a paper jam has occurred near the drum unit, open the top cover andremove the drum unit. Then, pull the jammed paper upwards and out ofthe printer. Install the drum unit and close the top cover. Fig....

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –8 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 RecommendationThe printe...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –9 Question Recommendation Sometimes I get the Memory Fullmessage.How can I correct this? • Change the following settings on the driver andtry again. Page Protection Graphics Mode TrueType  Mode Use Printer TrueType  Fonts • Add more memory by installing an indu...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –10 Setting Up the Printer for Apple Macintosh Computers when theOptional RS-100M Serial Interface is Installed into Your Printer Question RecommendationI cannot print from myapplication software. • Make sure that the supplied Macintosh printerdriver is installed in the System...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –11 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 printer settingsin your applic...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –12 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 counterclockwise for ...

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –14 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. Come togeth...

APPENDIX APPENDIX A –1 APPENDIX A PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength: 780 nmOutput: 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/inch...

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: 150 W or less Stand-by: 35 W or lessSleep: 9 W or less Noise Printing: 48 dB A or less Sleep: 35 dB A or less Temperat...

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 theHP LaserJet 5P, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. Theyhave the following characteristics. • Letter Gothic 16.66 Normal, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic (Portrait &La...

APPENDIX APPENDIX A –7 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 (12U...

INDEX Index–1 INDEX A Alarm lamp ............................... 3–2, 6–1 auto-emulation switching .................. 1–4 B baud rate ............................................ 4–3 bitmapped font ................................. A–6 C character set...................................... A–7 contro...

USER’S GUIDE Index-2 post card ............................................ 2–1 power cord ........................................ 1–2 power switch ..................................... 1–2 ppm ................................................... 1–3 primary corona wire ........................ 5–14...