Brother WL660- Manuals

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii English 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 orpr...

USER’S GUIDE iv English TABLE OF CONTENTS REGULATIONS vi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS 1-1 Learning How to Use the Printer 1-1 ABOUT YOUR PRINTER 1-2 Printer Overview 1-2 System Requirements 1-3 Features 1-3 OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT 1-5 Power Supply 1-5 Environment 1-5 CHAPTER...

TABLE OF CONTENTS v English CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE 5-1 REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT 5-6 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY 5-10 CLEANING THE PRINTER 5-11 Cleaning the Printer Exterior 5-11Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit 5-12 RE-PACKING THE PRINTER 5-15 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLES...

USER’S GUIDE vi English 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 again...

REGULATIONS ix English For Your Safety To ensure safe operation, the three-pin plug supplied must be inserted only into a standardthree-pin power point which is effectively grounded through the normal household wiring. Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-conductor and be correctly ...

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1–1 English CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Learning 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 connect it to your computer. It also contains in...

USER’S GUIDE 1–2 English ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Fig. 1-1 Front View Fig. 1-2 Rear View Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Control Panel Output Tray Paper Support Wire Paper Support Paper Guide Manual Feed Slot Top Cover Power Cord Print Density Dial Parallel Interface Port

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1–3 English System Requirements Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printer: • IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor • Parallel interface (or printer port) • 4 MB or more of memory • 10 MB of space available on your hard disk ...

USER’S GUIDE 1–4 English ❏ Versatile Paper HandlingThe printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder and straight paper path.Using this mechanism, you can load A4, letter, legal, B5, A5, andexecutive sizes of paper, as well as various other paper sizes includingenvelopes, postcards, organizer paper, or a...

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1–5 English 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 district Frequency: 50 Hz (220 V– 240 V) or 60 Hz (110–120...

CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–1 English CHAPTER 2PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS The printer can handle paper that conforms to the following specifications: Paper Type Paper Size Paper Weight Sheet Feeder Manual Cut sheet A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5,Executive, Custom size70-216 x 127-356 mm,2.75”-8.5...

CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–3 English Printable Area The figure below shows the physical printable area. Fig. 2-3 Printable Area Unprintable areaApproximately 4 mm (0.16 inch) from each edge for all sizes of paper

USER’S GUIDE 2–4 English MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder that can feed plain paper,envelopes and organizer paper. ☛ Caution When you use labels or transparencies for overhead projectors, be sure touse the manual feed slot. See the next section “MANUAL FEED SLO...

CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–5 English Loading Paper into the Feeder To load paper into the feeder, follow these steps. 1. Open the multi-purpose sheet feeder. ( ➀ ) 2. Load paper into the multi-purpose sheet feeder with the printing surface face down. ( ➁ ) ☛ Caution • The feeder can hold up to 200 s...

CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–7 English Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer driver for Windows 3.1 enables manual duplexprinting. For more information about settings, see the help text of theprinter driver which can be accessed through the Windows Control Panel. The printer prints...

USER’S GUIDE 2–8 English 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 use labels or transparencies, be...

CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–9 English OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE The printer ejects paper with the printed surface face down into the outputtray at the front of the printer. When the output tray is closed, the ejected paper comes out sheet by sheetthrough the slit in front. When you open the ...

CHAPTER 3 PRINTER CONTROL 3–1 English CHAPTER 3PRINTER CONTROL CONTROL PANEL Lamps This section refers to the following lamps on the printer control panel: Fig. 3-1 Lamps on Control Panel ✒ Note When the power cord is not plugged into the AC outlet or the printer is insleep mode, all lamps including...

USER’S GUIDE 3–2 English READY ↔ ↔ SLEEP Switch This printer has a READY ↔ SLEEP switch on the control panel. Fig. 3-2 Switch on Control Panel ✒ Note • This printer has no power switch. You just plug the power cord intothe AC outlet. The sleep mode feature controls all power. • If a recoverable erro...

CHAPTER 3 PRINTER CONTROL 3–3 English When the printer is in the Ready mode and the printer does not receivedata for a certain period of time (time-out), it automatically enters sleepmode. The default time-out has been factory set for 5 to 15 minutes. To awaken the printer to Ready status, press the...

USER’S GUIDE 3–4 English SETUP DIALOG BOX You need to install the supplied printer driver before printing documents.If you have not installed the printer driver, be sure to install it referring tothe Quick Setup Guide. The installed printer driver allows you to controlthe printer from within the Set...

CHAPTER 3 PRINTER CONTROL 3–5 English The rest of this chapter briefly describes print options available in theSetup dialog box. For more information about print options, chooseHelp or press the F1 key while you see the options in the dialog box. 6. Click any icon button in the Setup dialog box to o...

USER’S GUIDE 3–6 English Paper When you click Paper in the Setup dialog box, you can: • Choose paper size • Choose paper tray • Choose page orientation • Choose the number of copies you wish to print Fig. 3-4 Paper Options in the Setup Dialog Box ✒ Note • For printing envelopes, orientation should g...

CHAPTER 3 PRINTER CONTROL 3–7 English Duplex When you click Duplex in the Setup dialog box, you can: • Choose options for duplex printing • Set binding offset Fig. 3-5 Duplex Options in the Setup Dialog Box Half Tone When you click Half Tone in the Setup dialog box, you can: • Adjust brightness and ...

USER’S GUIDE 3–8 English Printer Configuration When you click Configuration in the Setup dialog box, you can: • Perform a test print • Choose time-out for sleep mode • Confirm the printer memory size • Turn error recovery operation on or off • Turn the Printer Status on or off Fig. 3-7 Test Options ...

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4–1 English CHAPTER 4OPTIONS MEMORY BOARD Additional memory is useful and maybe necessary if you are printing avery complex document. The printer has 0.5 MB of memory as a standard feature. The memorycan be expanded up to 4.0 MB with an optional memory board. Two types of memory bo...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–1 English CHAPTER 5MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The printer includes a starter toner cartridge which is expected to yield1,000 pages. (This may vary depending on the area where the printer ispurchased.) With a new replacement toner cartridge (TN-100 orTN-100HL), ...

USER’S GUIDE 5–2 English When you see the TONER EMPTY message on the computer screen andthe blinking ALARM lamp on the printer’s control panel, you mustreplace the toner cartridge with a new one. You cannot resume printinguntil you install a new toner cartridge. Fig. 5-2 Toner Empty Indication ✒ Not...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–3 English 2. Gently push the toner cartridge shutter lever all the way to the rear of the printer. ✒ Note The toner cartridge cannot be removed unless the shutter is completelyclosed by pushing the lever fully to the rear. Fig. 5-4 Closing the Shutter of the Toner Cartridge 3...

USER’S GUIDE 5–4 English 4. Unpack the new toner cartridge. Gently shake it well before installing Then remove the protective seal. ☛ Caution • Unpack the toner cartridge immediately before installing it into theprinter. If toner cartridges are left unpacked for a long period of time,the toner life ...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–5 English 6. Gently pull the blue shutter lever on the toner cartridge forward until the red arrow marks are aligned. Fig. 5-8 Opening the Toner Cartridge Shutter 7. Re-install the multi-purpose sheet feeder. See the section “MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER” in Chapter 2. ☛ Cautio...

USER’S GUIDE 5–6 English REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT The printer uses a drum unit to create print images. To decide when youshould replace the drum, you should check the print quality. If there hasbeen a noticeable deterioration in the output print quality, then the drumunit should be replaced. ✒ Note •...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–7 English 3. Open the top cover and drum cover of the printer. Warning After you have used the printer, some internal parts of the printerare extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, nevertouch the shaded parts shown in the following diagram. Fig. 5-10 Insid...

USER’S GUIDE 5–8 English 5. Unpack the new drum unit and gently shake it from side to side five or six times. Fig. 5-12 Unpacking the Drum Unit 6. Remove the protective parts ① - ⑥ in order as shown below. Fig. 5-13 Removing the Protective Parts ☛ Caution • Unpack a drum unit immediately before inst...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–9 English 7. Hold the drum unit flat and install it unit into the printer. Fig. 5-14 Installing the Drum Unit 8. Close the drum cover. Press down firmly on both sides of the blue levers to ensure that it is locked securely in place, then close the topprinter cover. 9. Install...

USER’S GUIDE 5–10 English ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY The print density dial is located near the power cord on the back of theprinter. You can use it to adjust the amount of toner applied to the paper. When the toner cartridge and drum unit are replaced or if the operatingtemperature and humidity ar...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–11 English CLEANING THE PRINTER Clean the printer exterior and interior periodically. If printed pages getstained with toner, clean the printer interior and drum unit. Warning Before cleaning the printer, unplug the power cord. Cleaning the Printer Exterior Clean the printer ...

USER’S GUIDE 5–12 English Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit Clean the printer interior and the drum unit as follows: 1. Unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the multi-purpose sheet feeder. 3. Open the top cover of the printer. 4. Open the drum cover. Warning After you have used the printer, so...

USER’S GUIDE 5–14 English 9. Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the tab right and left several times. Fig. 5-19 Cleaning the Primary Corona Wire 10. When cleaning is completed, position the tab at the left end of the drum unit ( ▲ mark position.) ☛ Caution Be sure t...

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–15 English 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 to avoid damage which could invalidate your warranty. 1. Unplug the printer from t...

USER’S GUIDE 5–16 English 5. Place the drum unit assembly in the plastic bag. Hold the plastic bag with your hand under the drum unit assembly and wrap it in thecorrugated cardboard. Fig. 5-21 Placing the Drum in the Plastic Bag and Wrapping it in the Corrugated Cardboard 6. Close the top cover, the...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–1 English CHAPTER 6TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls If an error occurs, the printer indicates an “operator call’ by blinking theALARM lamp. The status monitor appears on your computer screen toindicate the error. The printer can recover from mo...

USER’S GUIDE 6–2 English Service Calls If an unrecoverable error occurs, the printer indicates the need for aservice call by lighting both the ALARM and READY lamps and thestatus monitor appears on your computer screen to indicate the error. Service Call Error Status FUSER MALF The fixing assembly i...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–3 English PAPER JAMS If a paper jam occurs, the dialog box appears on your computer screenand instructs you to take appropriate action. After you remove thejammed paper, the error indicator disappears and the printer shouldautomatically recover from the error. Before you ...

USER’S GUIDE 6–4 English ❏ Paper Jam at the Paper Output Tray ☛ Caution Do not pull the jammed paper from the output tray. Be sure to open thedrum cover inside the printer to remove the jam or the jammed paper maytear and pieces of paper may remain inside the printer. See the next pagefor instructio...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–5 English ❏ Paper Jam under the Drum Cover If a paper jam has occurred under the drum cover, remove the multi-purpose sheet feeder, open the top cover and the drum cover. Thenpull the jammed paper upwards and out of the printer. Close thecovers. Fig. 6-4 Paper Jam under t...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–7 English Q & A This section contains questions and answers for using your printer. If youhave encountered a problem, find the question relating to your problemand take the steps recommended to correct the problem. Setting up the Printer Hardware and Software Question...

USER’S GUIDE 6–8 English Paper Handling Questions Recommendations The printer does not loadpaper. • Check to see if the “Paper Empty” messageappears on your computer screen or theALARM lamp is blinking on the printercontrol panel. If so, the multi-purpose sheetfeeder may be out of paper or not prope...

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–9 English The printer printsunexpectedly or it printsgarbage. Make sure your Windows application software iscorrectly set up to use this printer. Check yourWindows printer driver settings or printersettings in your application software. Be surethere are no stalled jobs in...

APPENDICES Appendix–1 English APPENDICES PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength: 780 nmOutput: 5 mW max Resolution 600 dots per inch with APT (Advanced PhotoscaleTechnology) Print Quality Normal printing modeEconomy print...

USER’S GUIDE Appendix–2 English Electrical and Mechanical Power Source U.S.A. and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 60 Hz Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz Power Consumption Printing: 480 W or less Stand-by: 55 W or less Sleep: 8 W or less Noise Printing: 50 dB A or less Stand-by: 41 dB A or less ...

APPENDICES Appendix–3 English PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATION Interface Connector Printer Side: Amphenol 57RE-4036-7308 or equivalent A shielded cable should be used. Pin Assignment Pin No. Signal Direction Pin No. Signal Direction 1 DATA STROBE Input 19 0V (S.G.) – 2 DATA 1 Input 20 0V (S.G.) – 3 ...

INDEX Index–1 English INDEX A additional memory 4-1Advanced Photoscale Technology (APT) 1-4 ALARM lamp 3-1Auto Resolution Reduction 1-4 B bi-directional communication 1-3, Appendix-3 bi-directional error 6-1 C cleaning 5-11–14control panel 3-1–3cover open 6-1 D density 5-10drum unit 5-6–9duplex 2-7 ...