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Envelopes with transparent windows, holes, cutouts or perforations.

Summary of Contents for 1670N - B/W Laser Printer

Page 1: ... 0 1 16 67 70 0N N USER S GUIDE Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer You can print or view this manual from the CD ROM at any time please keep the CD ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times ...

Page 2: ...ed an easy to use fax back system so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products This is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine not just the one from which you are calling Call and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the system and your i...

Page 3: ...e following conventions are used in this User s Guide Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury Caution Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or prevent damage to the printer Note Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer ...

Page 4: ... 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 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 ...

Page 5: ...tioning the printer 1 10 Power supply 1 10 Environment 1 11 What kind of paper can I use 1 12 Print media and size 1 12 Printing from the Paper cassette 1 17 Printing from the Multi purpose tray 1 21 Printing envelopes 1 25 Printing on Labels Transparencies etc 1 31 Printing to the Face up output tray Face up printing 1 37 Printing on both sides of the paper Duplex printing 1 39 Manual Feed 1 42 ...

Page 6: ...installation for Windows computers 2 19 Software installation for Macintosh computers 2 20 Automatic Emulation Selection 2 23 Automatic Interface Selection 2 25 Printer Settings 2 26 Factory settings 2 26 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 3 3 C CO ON NT TR RO OL L P PA AN NE EL L Control panel 3 1 Switches 3 2 Go switch 3 3 Job Cancel switch 3 4 Reprint switch 3 5 switch 3 11 Set switch 3 12 Back switch 3 13 ...

Page 7: ... 4 3 Network option NC 4100h 4 5 Installing the Network board 4 5 RAM expansion 4 9 Installing additional memory 4 13 IrDA interface IR 1000 4 17 Optional font package BS 3000 4 18 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 5 5 R RO OU UT TI IN NE E M MA AI IN NT TE EN NA AN NC CE E Replacing the consumables 5 1 Cleaning 5 17 Maintenance messages 5 25 ...

Page 8: ...3 Service call messages 6 4 Troubleshooting paper handling 6 5 Paper jams and how to clear them 6 6 JAM TRAY1 6 8 JAM TRAY2 6 10 JAM MP TRAY 6 11 JAM INSIDE 6 12 JAM REAR 6 14 JAM DUPLEX 6 18 PAPER JAM 6 21 Improving the print quality 6 25 How to print correctly 6 31 Other problems 6 33 For DOS users 6 33 BR Script 3 language 6 34 ...

Page 9: ...se with this printer Appendix 8 Emulation modes Appendix 11 Resident fonts Appendix 13 75 Scalable and 12 Bitmapped fonts Appendix 13 Symbol sets Character sets Appendix 16 OCR symbol sets Appendix 16 HP LaserJet mode Appendix 17 EPSON mode Appendix 18 IBM mode Appendix 18 Trademarks Appendix 23 Regulations Appendix 24 I IN ND DE EX X ...

Page 10: ...CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 1 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 1 1 A AB BO OU UT T T TH HI IS S P PR RI IN NT TE ER R ...

Page 11: ... i in n t th he e c ca ar rt to on n C Co om mp po on ne en nt ts s When you unpack the printer check to see that you have all of the following parts Fig 1 1 1 Drum unit assembly with Toner cartridge 2 Documentation 3 CD ROM 4 Printer 5 AC power cord 6 Paper cassette 1 2 3 6 5 4 ...

Page 12: ...ome might have an incompatible pin assignment or may not be IEEE 1284 compliant Do not use a parallel cable that is longer than 3 metres 10 feet The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the printer When you use a USB cable make sure to use a high speed twisted cable 12Mbps and connect it to the USB connector of your PC Do not use the USB conn...

Page 13: ...CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 3 What is included on the CD ROM For Windows user 1 3 2 4 5 6 ...

Page 14: ...tomatic E mail Printing For administrators Network utility For Administrator BRAdmin Professional Network Printer Driver Wizard Network Print Software Storage Manager 3 Manual User s Guide Network guide Technical Reviewer s Guide 4 Brother Solutions Center Introduction to our user support web page You can easily access it and receive the latest drivers and information for this printer ...

Page 15: ...1 5 5 Maintenance Tutorial See the maintenance videos for this printer We recommend that you view the videos before getting started 6 Make Disk sets If you do not have a CD ROM drive copy the contents of the CD ROM to floppy disks ...

Page 16: ...s required for this printer in the video movie We recommend that you look at the video first before getting started 2 Printer Driver Installer For more information See Chapter 2 3 BR Script PPD Installer Printer driver For more information see Chapter 2 This printer has support for Mac OS 8 51 8 6 9 0 and 9 04 1 2 1 6 5 4 ...

Page 17: ...CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 7 4 Manual User s Guide Network guide Technical Reviewer s Guide 5 Brother Solutions Center 6 Read me ...

Page 18: ...ne er ra al l V Vi ie ew w Fig 1 2 1 Face down output tray 2 Control panel 3 Multi purpose tray 4 Cover release button 5 Paper cassette 6 Front cover 7 Extension flap 8 Multi purpose tray extension 8 3 4 2 6 1 7 5 ...

Page 19: ...ace cover 10 PCB access plate 11 Parallel interface connector 12 USB connector 13 Power switch 14 AC power inlet 15 Face up output tray 16 Paper adjustment lever for duplex printing 17 Duplex tray 18 Face up tray extension 9 13 14 17 16 15 18 10 12 11 ...

Page 20: ...r AC 100 120 V Frequency 50 60 Hz The power cord including extensions should not exceed 5 metres 16 5 feet Do not share the same power circuit with other high power appliances particularly an air conditioner copier shredder etc If it is unavoidable that you must use the printer with these appliances we recommend that you use a voltage transformer or a high frequency noise filter Use a voltage regu...

Page 21: ... Use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight if the printer is unavoidably set up near a window Do not install the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gasses Place the printer on a flat horizontal surface ...

Page 22: ...e installed Multi purpose tray Upper paper tray or optional Lower paper tray Click the check mark in the following table to see the detailed information for each selection Media type Tray 1 MP tray Tray 2 Duplex printing Select the Media type from the printer driver Plain paper Plain paper Recycled paper Plain paper Bond paper Bond paper Thick paper Thick paper or Thicker paper Transparencies up t...

Page 23: ... 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 Letter Legal B5 JIS B5 ISO Executive A5 A4 Letter Legal Capacity 250 sheets 80 g m 2 or 21 lbs 100 sheets 80 g m 2 or 21 lbs Legal 30 8 5 x 13 in 30 labels 10 250 sheets 80 g m 2 or 21 lbs ...

Page 24: ...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 Envelopes Card stock You can select the priority of the paper source in the Paper Menu on the Control Panel For more information about the paper settings see Chapter 3 ...

Page 25: ...led paper Steinbis Recycling Copy 80 g m2 Transparency 3M CG3300 3M CG 3300 Label Avery laser label L7163 Avery laser label 5160 Before you purchase large quantities of paper please test print a small quantity to ensure that the paper is suitable Use paper designed for plain paper copying Use paper that is 75 to 90 g m 2 Use neutral paper avoid acidic or alkaline paper Use Long grain paper Use pap...

Page 26: ...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 2 mm 2 0 2 inch 5 08 mm 5 0 mm 3 0 17 inch 4 2 mm 4 2 mm 4 0 2 inch 5 08 mm 5 0 mm Fig 1 5 1 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 ...

Page 27: ... f fr ro om m t th he e P Pa ap pe er r c ca as ss se et tt te 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 the paper size Check that they fit correctly into the slots Fig 1 7 ...

Page 28: ...l or 8 5 x 13 in paper While pressing the Universal guide release lever extend the rear of the Paper cassette Fig 1 8 3 Load paper in the paper cassette Check that the paper is flat and below the limit mark Fig 1 9 ...

Page 29: ... lines on the sliding guide 4 Install the paper cassette into the printer Note Extend the Extension flap to prevent the paper from sliding off the face down output tray If you choose not to extend the Extension flap we recommend that you remove printed pages immediately after they exit the printer When you print on transparencies use the Face down output tray Fig 1 10 ...

Page 30: ...20 5 Change the following settings in the printer driver Properties tab PCL driver PS driver Select the paper size media type etc Select the Paper source Select the Paper size Select the Paper source etc ...

Page 31: ... the same paper size from within your software application as the paper in the tray If your application software does not support paper size selection in its print menu you can change the paper size on the printer s control panel under the PAPER menu For more information see Chapter 3 1 Open the Multi purpose tray Fig 1 11 2 Unfold the Multi purpose tray extension Fig 1 12 ...

Page 32: ...on the Multi purpose tray note the following If you will be printing on paper that weighs more than 135 g m 2 36 lbs use the face up output tray Insert the leading edge of the paper first and push it gently into the tray If you use pre printed paper in the Multi purpose tray the paper should be inserted top edge first with the printed side face up ...

Page 33: ... sure neatly stacked paper is correctly seated in the Multi purpose tray otherwise paper may not be fed correctly resulting in skewed printouts or paper jams During printing the inside tray automatically rises to feed paper into the printer 5 When you print on transparencies use the Face down output tray Fig 1 15 ...

Page 34: ...24 6 Change the following settings in the printer driver properties tab PCL driver PS driver Select the paper size media type etc Select the Paper source Select the Paper size Select the Paper source etc ...

Page 35: ...ures Envelopes of baggy construction Envelopes that are not sharply creased Embossed envelopes Envelopes that were previously printed by a laser printer Envelopes that are pre printed on the inside Envelopes that cannot be arranged uniformly when placed in a pile Envelopes constructed with paper that exceeds the paper weight specifications for the printer Poorly manufactured envelopes with edges t...

Page 36: ...ifferent types of paper at the same time in the paper cassette because paper jams and misfeeds may occur Do not print envelopes using Duplex printing For correct printing you must select the same paper size from within your software application as the paper in the tray If your application software does not support paper size selection in its print menu you can change the paper size on the printer ...

Page 37: ...CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 27 1 Open the Multi purpose tray Fig 1 17 2 Unfold the Multi purpose tray extension Fig 1 18 ...

Page 38: ...per in the Multi purpose tray note the following If you will be printing on paper that weighs more than 135 g m 2 36 lbs use the face up output tray Insert the leading edge of the paper first and push it gently into the tray The top of the paper stack must be under the guides that are on both sides of the tray The maximum thickness is 11 mm or 0 43 inch The printed side must be face up ...

Page 39: ... 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 When printing the inside tray automatically rises to feed envelopes into the printer ...

Page 40: ...ange the following settings in the printer driver properties tab PCL driver PS driver Select the Multi purpose tray Select the envelope size media type etc Select the envelope size Select the Multi purpose tray ...

Page 41: ...UT THIS PRINTER 1 31 P Pr ri in nt ti in ng g o on n L La ab be el ls s T Tr ra an ns sp pa ar re en nc ci ie es s e et tc c Special paper types to avoid Damaged curled wrinkled or irregularly shaped paper Fig 1 22 ...

Page 42: ...age to the printer Do not load different types of paper at the same time in the paper cassette because it may cause paper jams or misfeeds For correct printing you must select the same paper size from within your software application as the paper in the tray If your application software does not support paper size selection in its Print menu you can change the paper size on the printer s control p...

Page 43: ...CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 33 1 Open the Multi purpose tray Fig 1 23 2 Unfold the Multi purpose tray extension Fig 1 24 ...

Page 44: ... tray so it touches the back of the tray and remains below the limit mark Fig 1 26 Note When you place paper in the Multi purpose tray note the following If you will be printing on paper that weighs more than 135 g m2 36 lbs use the face up output tray Insert the leading edge of the paper first and push it gently into the tray The printed side must be face up ...

Page 45: ...CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 35 4 Press and slide the paper width adjuster to fit the paper Fig 1 27 ...

Page 46: ...ange the following settings in the printer driver Properties tab PCL driver PS driver Select the envelope size media type etc Select the envelope size Select the Multi purpose tray Select the Multi purpose tray ...

Page 47: ...p output tray is open the printer has a straight paper path from the Paper cassette or Multi purpose tray to the rear of the printer Use this output method when you want to print on special media that is thick or should not be bent such as heavy paper labels transparencies card stock or envelopes 1 Open the Face up output tray Fig 1 28 2 Unfold the Face up output tray extension Fig 1 29 ...

Page 48: ...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 the Face up output tray ...

Page 49: ...8 Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 supports automatic duplex printing Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 1 If the paper is thin it may wrinkle 2 If paper is curled straighten it and then place it in the paper cassette 3 Use A4 Letter or Legal size plain paper 60 to 105 g m 2 or 16 to 28 lb Do not use bond paper 4 If the paper is not feeding correctly it may be curled Remove the paper...

Page 50: ...u use A4 or Letter size paper set the Paper adjustment lever for duplex printing to match your paper size Fig 1 32 Note If the Paper adjustment lever for duplex printing is not correctly set for the paper size paper jams may occur and the printing will be out of position on the paper ...

Page 51: ...BOUT THIS PRINTER 1 41 3 Open the Properties tab in the printer driver Select the duplex printing mode in the Paper tab and then click the OK button The printer will print on both sides of the paper automatically ...

Page 52: ...ote When you feed paper manually note the following If your application software supports a manual feed selection in the Print menu you can select it in that software The software command setting overrides the Control panel s setting You will not have to set MANUAL FEED and MP SIZE in PAPER mode If you use pre printed paper in the Multi purpose tray the paper should be inserted top edge first with...

Page 53: ...CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 2 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 2 2 D DR RI IV VE ER R A AN ND D S SO OF FT TW WA AR RE E ...

Page 54: ...r drivers for the following operating systems are on the supplied CD ROM The latest printer driver can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com For Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 PCL Hewlett Packard Laserjet laser printer driver BR Script PostScript Level3 language emulation driver For Macintosh BR Script PostScript Level3 language emulat...

Page 55: ...2 2 PCL driver PS driver Windows 95 98 Me Windows 2000 Windows NT4 0 Macintosh via Network Macintosh via USB If you want to print from a DOS application please see Chapter 6 of this manual ...

Page 56: ...er r W Wi in nd do ow ws s u us se er rs s o on nl ly y For more detailed information please see the on line Help in the printer driver You can also change settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the tab screen Basic tab 1 Select the Paper size Multi page Orientation etc 2 Select the Paper source etc 2 1 ...

Page 57: ...2 4 Advanced tab Change the tab settings by pressing these icons as follows 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 58: ...Toner Save You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save mode which reduces the printer density With the Print setting set to MANUAL you can change the Brightness Contrast Graphics mode settings and TrueType mode options manually Duplex This printer has a Duplex printing function as standard If you select the duplex button the dialogue box for making duplex settings appears Six types of ...

Page 59: ...use a bitmap file as a watermark you can change the size of the watermark and place it anywhere you like on the page When you use text as a watermark you can change the font darkness and angle settings Page Setting Change the print image scaling and select Mirror Reverse print options ...

Page 60: ...VER AND SOFTWARE 2 7 Device Options Set the following print function modes in this tab Job Spooling Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Status Monitor Macro Administrator Insert Command File Page Protection Print Date Time ...

Page 61: ... 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 information about the reprint function see REPRINT switch in Chapter 3 Note If you want to prevent other people from printing your own data using the reprint function remove the Use Reprint check mark in Job Spooling settings ...

Page 62: ... Options Detection This function detects the current optional unit devices automatically and the available functions are reflected in the printer driver When you press Auto Detect options that are installed on the printer will be listed You can manually add or delete options Tray and other settings will match the installed options 2 Paper Source Setting This feature recognizes the paper size in ea...

Page 63: ...wnload the latest driver 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 Configuration page Test page etc ...

Page 64: ...r d dr ri iv ve er r W Wi in nd do ow ws s u us se er rs s o on nl ly y For more detailed information please see the on line Help in the printer driver Details tab Select the port where your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are using Select the printer driver that you installed ...

Page 65: ...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 ...

Page 66: ...CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 13 Graphics Set the print quality etc ...

Page 67: ...g the setting and then selecting a new value in the Change Settings 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 Chapter 3 2 Select the installed options from the list 2 1 ...

Page 68: ...oling You can print a document without sending the data again except Secure printing from your PC because the printer will save data that you specify for reprinting For more information see Chapter 3 Secure Print Print the data with a password ...

Page 69: ...he printer prints it automatically without your having to start the print operation You can also choose the mail you want to print by having the printer search by sender and subject Auto access at the selected time You can check incoming e mail by accessing the server at the time you set Several mail users can share a PC Usually it is difficult to share e mail software between several people on on...

Page 70: ...ows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 and allows you to easily configure and check the status of your network enabled printer Storage Manager Brother Storage Manager software can manipulate the printer forms that you may have stored in the internal flash memory You can print the fixed form document at any time by operating the control panel To make the fixed document to print you must first write Fonts Macr...

Page 71: ...P address Gateway Subnet without BRAdmin Professional before using this software If the administrator then installs the printer driver and port driver using this software he can save the file to the File server or send the file via E mail to users Then users just click that file and the printer driver port driver and IP address etc is automatically copied to their PC ...

Page 72: ... the Software from the supplied CD ROM as follows 1 Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The opening screen appears automatically If the screen does not appear click Start and choose Run enter the CD drive letter and type START EXE for example D START EXE 2 Select the LANGUAGE and then follow the on screen instructions The printer driver will complete the installation ...

Page 73: ...ter Driver may have been installed with your system It is also available at http www apple com LaserWriter 8 versions 8 6 and 8 7 have been tested for use with this printer PostScript Printer Description Files PPDs PPDs in combination with the Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver access the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer An installation program for the PPDs BR Script...

Page 74: ... For Network users with the PS driver 1 Turn on your Macintosh computer Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The following window will appear automatically 2 To install the BR Script PPD file click this icon 3 To set up the LaserWriter driver refer to the Network User s Guide ...

Page 75: ...window will appear automatically 2 Double click the Printer Driver Installer icon and then follow the instructions on the screen 3 Connect the USB interface cable to your Macintosh and then connect it to the printer 4 Open the Chooser from the Apple Menu on the Macintosh and click the Brother HL 1650 1670N icon and highlight it ...

Page 76: ...a from the computer it automatically selects the emulation mode This function has been factory set to ON The printer can select among the following emulation combinations EPSON default IBM HP LaserJet HP LaserJet BR Script 3 BR Script 3 EPSON FX 850 IBM Proprinter XL You can select the emulation mode manually in the EMULATION menu in SETUP mode by using the control panel For more information see C...

Page 77: ...ry setting is the EPSON emulation mode to use the IBM emulation mode you may need to select it in the EMULATION menu in SETUP mode using the control panel Try this function with your application software or network server If the function does not work properly either select the required emulation mode manually using the printer panel switches or use the emulation selection commands from your softw...

Page 78: ...onal parallel communications on or off in the Parallel menu in INTERFACE mode using the control panel For more information see Chapter 3 Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set to ON simply connect the interface cable to the printer If a Network board Brother NC 4100h has been installed select NETWORK mode by using the control panel If you constantly use only one interfac...

Page 79: ...h you can operate the printer with these factory settings unchanged you can tailor the printer with user settings Please see List of Factory settings in Chapter 3 Note Changing the user settings does not affect factory settings You cannot modify the preset factory settings The changed user settings can be restored to the factory default settings with the RESET MENU mode For more information see Ch...

Page 80: ...CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3 3 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 3 3 C CO ON NT TR RO OL L P PA AN NE EL L ...

Page 81: ...CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3 1 C Co on nt tr ro ol l p pa an ne el l Fig 3 1 Reprint Data Go Job cancel Back Set ...

Page 82: ...Exit from the Control panel menu Reprint settings and Error messages Pause Continue printing 2 Job Cancel Stop and cancel the printer operation in progress 3 Reprint Select the Reprint menu Move forward and backward through Menus 4 Move forward and backward through selectable options 5 Set Select the Control panel menu Set the selected menus and settings 6 Back Go back one level in the menu struct...

Page 83: ...es only when the error is cleared You can PAUSE printing with the Go switch Pressing the Go switch again restarts the print job and clears the PAUSE During PAUSE the printer is in the off line state Note If you do not wish to print the remaining data when the printer is in PAUSE you can cancel the job by pressing the Job Cancel switch Press the Go switch to clear the PAUSE and return the printer t...

Page 84: ...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 the printer is in any state except receiving data or printing the display shows NO DATA and you cannot cancel the job ...

Page 85: ...ou want to print SECURE data we recommend RAM enhancement to enable the reprint using the RAM function When you use RAM to reprint 1 Press the Set switch on the Control panel to exit from the READY status and select RAMDISK SIZE in the SETUP mode 2 The default RAM size is 0MB Press the switch to increase the reprint RAM size in 1MB steps Note When you increase the RAM size for secure printing the ...

Page 86: ...the LCD briefly shows NO DATA STORED If you want to cancel reprinting press the Job Cancel switch If the printer does not have enough memory to spool the print job it prints only the last page Pressing the or switch makes the number or reprint copies decrease or increase You can select between COPIES 1 and COPIES 999 For more information about the settings in the printer driver see Job Spooling in...

Page 87: ...For more information see Job Spooling in Chapter 2 2 Press the Reprint switch COPIES 1 If you wait too long to continue the switch panel operation the display exits the REPRINT menu automatically Press until the next screen is displayed as shown below COPIES 3 Press the Set or Reprint switch PRINTING Note If you want to reprint the data and have pressed the Go switch the display shows PRESS SET TO...

Page 88: ...inting to print the document you must use the control panel of the printer When you want to delete the spooled data you can carry out this operation on the control panel Note If there is data in the job information that cannot be displayed on the LCD the display shows You can also reprint the job using the supplied printer driver For more information about the settings in the printer driver see Jo...

Page 89: ...s or to select the user name Press Set to set the user name JOB Press or to select the job Press the Set switch to set the job PASS NO 0000 Input your password Press the Set switch to set the password COPIES 1 The printer will exit this menu after a timeout period Press the Set or Reprint switch If you press the Go switch the display shows PRESS SET TO PRINT PRINTING ...

Page 90: ...es 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 Job Cancel switch also allows you to cancel a paused reprint job ...

Page 91: ...displays the current mode You can enter other menus in the current mode by pressing the or switch Pressing the or switch allows you to scroll forward or backward through the menus and settings on the display Press or hold the switch until the display shows the desired item To set numbers There are two ways to input numbers You can press the or switch to scroll up or down to set one number at a tim...

Page 92: ... 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 number an asterisk appears briefly on the right side of the message and the mode returns to the previous menu ...

Page 93: ...revious digit while inputting numbers When the leftmost digit is selected the Back switch allows you to go up one level in the menu When a menu or number without an asterisk Set switch not pressed is selected the Back switch allows you to return to the previous menu level with the original setting unchanged Note When you press the Set switch to select a setting an asterisk appears briefly at the e...

Page 94: ...3 14 L LE ED 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 ...

Page 95: ...panel switches the display will change When you take the printer off line the display changes to show the selected emulation If any problems occur the display shows the corresponding operator call error or service call message to prompt you to take an action For more information about these messages see TROUBLESHOOTING in Chapter 6 ...

Page 96: ... BA AC CK K L LI IG GH HT TS S Off The printer is in sleep status Warming up Ready to print Green General Printing Red Error A problem has occurred with the printer Setting Menu Setting reprint times Orange Setting Pause ...

Page 97: ...G Printing SELF TEST Performing self diagnostics PAUSE The printer has suspended feeding forms Pressing the Go switch resumes form feed NOW INITIALIZING The printer is setting up WARMING UP The printer is warming up MEMORY SIZE XX MB This printer has XX MB memory JOB CANCELLING Cancelling the job RESOLUTION ADAPT Printing with reduced resolution PRESS SET TO PRINT Press the Set switch to start pri...

Page 98: ...ppears at the end of display After that the display returns to the previous menu level After changing the status or number pressing the Back switch before pressing the Set switch will cause the display to return to the previous menu with the original setting unchanged When you input numbers you can do it by scrolling through the available range 000 to 999 or by setting digits one at a time When se...

Page 99: ...oll forward or backward through the Menu selections INFORMATION Press the Set switch Press the Set switch to enter the next level of the selected menu PAPER Press the Set switch to proceed to the next menu level SOURCE Press the switch MP FIRST Press the Set switch OFF Press the switch ON Press the Set switch An asterisk briefly appears at the end of the display The default setting is indicated by...

Page 100: ...ray 2 There are 8 modes For more information about the selections available for each mode refer to the pages listed below INFORMATION For more information see 3 21 PAPER For more information see 3 22 QUALITY For more information see 3 22 SETUP For more information see 3 23 PRINT MENU For more information see 3 24 NETWORK For more information see 3 30 INTERFACE For more information see 3 31 RESET M...

Page 101: ...e file list PRINT FONTS Print the font list and samples Sub Setting Menu Description SER NO Printer serial number ROM VER ROM firmware version only Network users ROM DATE ROM date only Network users NET VER Network firmware version NET DATE Network date VERSION RAM SIZE MB The size of memory in this printer PAGE COUNTER REMAIN DRUM REMAIN PF KIT1 REMAIN PF KIT2 REMAIN FUSER MAINTENANCE REMAIN LASE...

Page 102: ... BIND QUALITY Setting Menu Description RESOLUTION 300 600 HQ1200 You can choose a print resolution of 300 600 or HQ1200 HRC OFF LIGHT MEDIUM DARK HRC High Resolution Control offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with a resolution of 300 or 600 dpi TONER SAVE OFF ON DENSITY 6 0 6 Increase or decrease the print density ...

Page 103: ...ck panel function LOCK PANEL PASS NO RERRINT ON OFF PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT AUTO AUTO OFF LETTER A4 OR LEGAL EMULATION AUTO EPSON AUTO IBM HP LASERJET KEEP PCL OFF ON RAMDISK SIZE 0 1 2 MB RESTART Delete the internal flash memory print data Sub Setting Menu Description SECURE FILE Select the User name Job name and password DATA ID MACRO ID FONT ID DELETE STORAGE FORMAT OK ...

Page 104: ... or landscape orientation This printer can be adjusted to correct the page format Sub Setting Menu Description X OFFSET 0 Move the print start position at the upper left corner of pages horizontally up to 500 left to 500 right dots in 300 dpi units PRINT POSITION Y OFFSET 0 Move the print start position at the upper left corner of pages vertically up to 500 up to 500 down dots in 300 dpi units AUT...

Page 105: ... LF FF FF or VT VT AUTO WRAP OFF OFF ON Line feed and carriage return occur when the printer reaches the right margin AUTO SKIP ON ON OFF line feed and carriage return occur when the printer position reaches the bottom margin LEFT MARGIN Set the left margin at column 0 to 126 columns at 10 cpi RIGHT MARGIN Set the right margin at column 10 to 136 columns at 10 cpi HP LASERJET TOP MARGIN Set the to...

Page 106: ...ng Menu Description BOTTOM MARGIN Set the bottom margin at a distance from the bottom edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 None HP 0 5 HP LINES Set the number of lines per page from 5 to 128 lines ...

Page 107: ...N LEFT MARGIN Set the left margin at column 0 to 126 columns at 10 cpi RIGHT MARGIN Set the right margin at column 10 to 136 columns at 10 cpi TOP MARGIN Set the top margin a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 BOTTOM MARGIN Set the bottom margin a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 EPSON FX 850 ...

Page 108: ...T MARGIN Set the left margin at column 0 to 126 columns at 10 cpi RIGHT MARGIN Set the right margin at column 10 to 136 columns at 10 cpi TOP MARGIN Set the top margin a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 BOTTOM MARGIN Set the bottom margin a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 IBM PROPRINTER LIN...

Page 109: ...PANEL 3 29 PRINT MENU continued Setting Menu Description ERROR PRINT OFF ON BR SCRIPT APT OFF ON APT Advanced Photoscale Technology offers photographic fine grayscale on graphics APT setting is available only at 600 dpi ...

Page 110: ...E 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 ENET 8022 SNAP APPLETALK ON OFF NETBEUI ON OFF DLC LLC ON OFF BANYAN ON OFF LAT ON OFF NETBIOS IP ON OFF ENET AUTO 100B FD 100B HD 10B FD 10B HD ...

Page 111: ...uto interface selection INPUT BUFFER Level1 5 15 Increase or decrease the input buffer capacity RESTART PRINTER When using the parallel interface Sub setting Menu Description HIGH SPEED ON OFF Turns the high speed parallel communications ON OFF PARALLEL BI DIR ON OFF ON OFF Turns the bi directional parallel communications ON OFF ...

Page 112: ...inter and restores all printer settings including command settings to settings you have previously made with the control panel switches FACTORY RESET Resets the printer and restores all printer settings including command settings to the factory settings See List of Factory Settings ...

Page 113: ...witch IP ADDRESS Press the Set switch 192 0 0 192 The last number in the digit which you can change is blinking Press the or switch to increase or decrease the number Press the Set switch to go to next digit 123 0 0 192 Repeat this until you have set your IP address 123 45 67 89 Press the Set switch to complete the IP address 123 45 67 89 An asterisk appears at the end of the display ...

Page 114: ...rol of text and graphics on pages Average users will not need extensive knowledge of the PostScript language However if you want to obtain technical information about PostScript commands see the following commercial manuals Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference Manual 2nd Edition Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1990 Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language...

Page 115: ...XL modes are the emulation modes that this printer emulates to meet the industry standard for dot matrix printers of their respective manufacturers Some applications support these dot matrix printer emulations Use these emulation modes for optimum performance when printing from those types of applications ...

Page 116: ...NGS mode INTERFACE MODE HRC SETTING PAGE PROTECTION SCALABLE FONT LOCK PANEL PAGE COUNTER and local language for display messages The COPY setting is always restored to the factory setting when the printer is turned off and on again It is not possible to reset NETWORK setting on the Control panel If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings resetting all information s...

Page 117: ... 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 EMULATION AUTO EPSON SETUP KEEP PCL OFF ...

Page 118: ...ES 1 ORIENTATION PORTRAIT PRINT POSITION X OFFSET 0 Y OFFSET 0 AUTO FF TIME 5 FF SUPPRESS OFF FONT NO 59 FONT PITCH POINT 10 00 12 00 SYMBOL CHARACTER SET PC8 AUTO LF OFF AUTO CR OFF AUTO WRAP OFF AUTO SKI ON LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN PRINT MENU HP LASER JET LINES ...

Page 119: ...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 CHARACTER SET PC8 AUTO LF OFF AUTO CR OFF LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN IBM PROPRINTER LINES ...

Page 120: ...RIPT APT OFF TCP IP ENABLE ON IP METHOD AUTO IP ADDRESS 192 0 0 192 SUBNET MASK 0 0 0 0 GATEWAY 0 0 0 0 IP BOOT TRIES 3 TCP IP IP METHOD AUTO NETWARE ENABLE ON NETWARE NEE FRAME AUTO APPLETALK ON NETBEUI ON DLC LLC ON BANYAN ON LAT ON NETBIOS IP ON NETWORK ENET AUTO ...

Page 121: ...CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4 4 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 4 4 O OP PT TI IO ON NS S ...

Page 122: ...bilities of the printer with these items Options Lower tray unit Network board Additional memory IrDA interface LT 500 NC 4100h 100pin DIMM IR 1000 See Lower tray unit in this chapter See Network option in this chapter See RAM expansion in this chapter See IrDA interface in this chapter Optional font package BS 3000 See Optional font package in this chapter ...

Page 123: ...ditional paper source It can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of paper 80 g m2 or 21 lb Expands up to 600 sheets total Fig 4 1 To purchase the optional Lower tray unit tray 2 consult the dealer where you purchased the printer Multi purpose tray MP tray 100 sheets Lower tray unit Tray 2 250 sheets Paper cassette Tray 1 250 sheets ...

Page 124: ... switch and then unplug the power cord 2 Close the Process cover Multi purpose tray Face up output tray and Extension flap 3 Lift the printer carefully with both hands and place it on top of the Lower tray unit so that the alignment pins of the Lower tray unit are inserted into the guide holes in the underside of the printer Fig 4 2 Follow the instructions supplied with the Lower tray unit ...

Page 125: ...4 4 Change the following settings in the printer driver Properties tab Select the paper size Select the Paper Source and Media type ...

Page 126: ...EUI environments Also useful utilities such as BR Admin 32 and Network Printing software for the administrator are included For more information about Set Up see the Network User s Guide I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g t th he e N Ne et tw wo or rk k b bo oa ar rd d 1 Turn off the printer and then unplug the power cord Disconnect the interface cable printer cable from the printer 2 Open the Interfa...

Page 127: ...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 ...

Page 128: ...Insert the Network board connector into the PCB connector and then secure it with the two screws removed in Step 4 Fig 4 6 7 Re install the PCB access plate and then secure it with the two screws you removed in Step 3 Fig 4 7 ...

Page 129: ...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 ...

Page 130: ... on the country where it is purchased HL 1670N This printer has 16 Mbytes of standard memory and one slot for optional expansion memory The memory can be expanded up to 144 Mbytes by installing commercially available dual in line memory modules DIMMs The standard memory installed varies depending on the country where it is purchased This printer uses memory modules that are 100 pins no parity SDRA...

Page 131: ...on 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 Standard Standard 24 Mbytes Legal Standard Standard 24 Mbytes Duplex printing 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 HP LaserJet Standard 24 Mbytes 40 Mbytes BR Script 3 Standard 24 Mbytes 40 Mbytes ...

Page 132: ... 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 Standard Standard Standard Legal Standard Standard Standard Duplex printing 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 HP LaserJet Standard Standard 32 Mbytes BR Script 3 Standard Standard 32 Mbytes ...

Page 133: ...DIMM must have the following specifications Type 100 pin and 32 bit output CAS Lantency 2 or 3 Clock Frequency 66MHz or more Capacity 16 32 64 Mbyte or 128 Mbyte Height 46mm 1 8 inches or less Parity NONE Dram Type SDRAM 4 Bank SDRAM can be used Note For more information consult the dealer where you purchased the printer For the latest information please visit our user support web site ...

Page 134: ... 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 from the printer Note Be sure to turn off the power to the printer before you install or remove the DIMM 2 Open the Interface cover Fig 4 9 ...

Page 135: ... DIMM boards can be damaged by even a small amount of static electricity Do not touch the memory chips or the board surface Wear an antistatic wrist strap when you install or remove the board If you do not have an antistatic wrist strap frequently touch the bare metal on the printer 5 Holding the DIMM by the edges align the notches on the DIMM with the DIMM slot ...

Page 136: ...traight into the slot press firmly Make sure the locks on each side of the DIMM snap inward into place To remove a DIMM the locks must be released Fig 4 11 7 Install the PCB access plate Secure the PCB access plate with the two screws Fig 4 12 ...

Page 137: ...interface cable printer cable from your computer Plug the power cord into the AC outlet and then turn on the power switch 10 After you turn on the printer the current RAM disk size will appear on the LCD Check it to make sure you added the new memory correctly ...

Page 138: ...e with Windows 95 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Infrared printer device Transmits and receivers data up to 4 Mbits s Connects to PC parallel port and connects to Centronic port on printer Allows a printer to communicate with an infrared equipped portable computer Transmission range 1 cm 0 39 inch up to 100 cm 39 inch meet IrDA standard 30 degrees cone angle Selects between infrared or ...

Page 139: ...4 18 O Op pt ti io on na al l f fo on nt t p pa ac ck ka ag ge e B BS S 3 30 00 00 0 The optional font package BS 3000 is a CD ROM from which you can install the 136 PS3 Agfa TrueType Fonts ...

Page 140: ...CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5 5 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 5 5 R RO OU UT TI IN NE E M MA AI IN NT TE EN NA AN NC CE E ...

Page 141: ...ng messages will appear on the LCD panel appears at intervals TONER LOW See the TONER LOW message explanation in this chapter TONER EMPTY See the TONER EMPTY message explanation in this chapter CHANGE DRUM SOON See the CHANGE DRUM SOON message explanation in this chapter Accessories Toner cartridge Drum unit See Replacing the Toner cartridge in this chapter See Replacing the Drum unit in this chap...

Page 142: ...odically to maintain print quality When it is time to replace parts the following messages will appear on the LCD REPLACE FUSER See Maintenance messages in this chapter REPLACE PF KIT See Maintenance messages in this chapter REPLACE LASER See Maintenance messages in this chapter ...

Page 143: ...ity is set at level 0 Note Toner consumption varies according to the image coverage on the page and the print density setting The greater the image coverage the greater the toner consumption If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing toner consumption varies accordingly Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it in the printer ...

Page 144: ...OW 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 this chapter ...

Page 145: ... printer has run out of toner or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge TONER EMPTY Replacing the Toner cartridge Note To ensure optimum print quality be sure to use quality toner cartridges To obtain toner cartridges consult the dealer where you purchased the printer 1 Press the Cover release button and then open the Front cover Fig 5 1 ...

Page 146: ...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 shown below ...

Page 147: ...Caution Handle the toner cartridge carefully If toner scatters on your hands or clothes immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water Note Be sure to seal the toner cartridge tightly so that toner powder does not spill out of the cartridge Dispose of the used toner cartridge in accordance with local plastic waste regulations ...

Page 148: ... unit is subjected to excessive direct sunlight or room light the unit may be damaged Use a genuine Brother Toner cartridge that is specially formulated to ensure optimum print quality Printing with a 3rd party toner or 3rd party Toner cartridge may reduce not only the print quality but also the quality and life of the printer itself It may also cause serious damage to the performance and life of ...

Page 149: ...CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5 9 5 Remove the protective cover Fig 5 5 Caution Install the Toner cartridge immediately after you remove the protective cover Do not touch the shaded parts shown below ...

Page 150: ...il you hear it lock into place When the Toner cartridge is installed correctly the Lock lever is lifted automatically Fig 5 6 Caution Make sure you install the Toner cartridge correctly or it may separate from the Drum unit when you pick up the Drum unit assembly ...

Page 151: ...Drum unit assembly Fig 5 7 Caution Make sure that you return the tab to the home position before you re install the Drum unit assembly in the printer otherwise printed pages may have vertical stripes 8 Re install the Drum unit assembly 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 Home P...

Page 152: ...nding on the average type of print job and paper Note There are many factors that determine the actual drum life such as temperature humidity type of paper type of toner used the number of pages per print job etc Under ideal conditions the average drum life is estimated at approximately 20 000 pages The actual number of pages that your drum will print may be significantly less than this estimate B...

Page 153: ...ig 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 scatter toner To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity do not touch the electrodes shown below ...

Page 154: ...ccording to local regulations Be sure to seal up the Drum unit tightly so that toner powder does not spill out of the unit Handle the Toner cartridge carefully If toner scatters on your hands or clothes immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water 4 Unpack the new Drum unit Caution Wait to unpack a Drum unit until immediately before you install it in the printer If an unpacked Drum unit is subj...

Page 155: ...lace with a click When the Toner cartridge is installed correctly the lock lever is lifted automatically Fig 5 12 Caution Make sure you install the Toner cartridge correctly or it may separate from the Drum unit when you pick up the Drum unit assembly 6 Re install the Drum unit assembly in the printer Fig 5 13 ...

Page 156: ...ons supplied with the new Drum unit Note Do not reset the page counter when you replace only the Toner cartridge 8 Close the Front cover Note We recommend that you clean the printer when you replace the Drum unit See How to clean the printer in this chapter ...

Page 157: ...wer switch and unplugged the power cord from the power outlet 1 Turn off the printer and then unplug the power cord 2 Wipe dirt and dust away from the printer exterior with a damp cloth and allow the printer to dry completely before turning the power on again Note Use water or neutral detergents for cleaning Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzene will damage the surface of the p...

Page 158: ...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 the outlet 2 Press the Cover release button and then open the Front cover Fig 5 14 ...

Page 159: ...n Handle the Drum unit carefully since it contains toner If toner scatters and your hands or cloths get dirty immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water Note We recommend that you place the Drum unit on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner ...

Page 160: ... 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 Do not touch the scanner window with your fingers Do not wipe the scanner window with isopropyl alcohol ...

Page 161: ...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 ...

Page 162: ...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 ...

Page 163: ... the printer from static electricity do not touch the electrodes shown below 3 Clean the primary corona wire inside the Drum unit by gently sliding the blue tab from right to left several times Return the tab to the Home position before re installing the Drum unit assembly Fig 5 20 Caution Be sure to position the tab to the Home position or printed pages may have vertical stripes Home Position ...

Page 164: ...5 24 4 Re install the Drum unit assembly into the printer Fig 5 21 5 Close the Front cover ...

Page 165: ...fe To purchase replacement REPLACE FUSER Fixing unit 80 000 pages 1 Call Customer Support REPLACE PF KIT1 Paper feeding kit 50 000 pages 1 Call Customer Support REPLACE PF KIT2 Paper feeding kit 50 000 pages 1 Call Customer Support REPLACE LASER Scanner unit 200 000 pages 1 Call Customer Support 1 At 5 coverage print A4 Letter size The actual number of printed pages may vary depending on your aver...

Page 166: ...CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 6 C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 6 6 T TR RO OU UB BL LE ES SH HO OO OT TI IN NG G ...

Page 167: ...Close the Front cover FUSER OPEN Close the Jam clear cover See illustration of the Jam clear cover in this chapter FACE UP OPEN Close the Face up output tray JAM XXXXXX Remove the jammed paper from the indicated area See Paper jams and how to clear them MANUAL FEED Load the correct size of paper on the Multi purpose tray and then press the Go switch BUFFER ERROR Check the Interface setting STORAGE...

Page 168: ...ution or add the optional memory See Installing additional memory in Chapter 4 Set Page Protect to correct size IGNORE DATA Send correct data to the printer SIZE ERROR DX Specify the printable paper size NO DX TRAY Install the Duplex tray correctly DX LEVER ERROR Set Paper adjustment lever for duplex printing NO TRAY1 Install Paper cassette standard into Tray 1 CLEAN DRUM UNIT Clean the corona wir...

Page 169: ...io o on n n CHANGE DRUM SOON The Drum unit is almost at the end of life Prepare a new Drum unit See CHANGE DRUM SOON message in Chapter 5 TONER LOW Prepare a new Toner cartridge See TONER LOW message in Chapter 5 REPLACE PF KIT1 2 See Maintenance messages in Chapter 5 REPLACE FUSER KIT See Maintenance messages in Chapter 5 REPLACE LASER KIT See Maintenance messages in Chapter 5 ...

Page 170: ...ag ge es 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 the problem consult your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative ERROR SERVICE CALL ...

Page 171: ...rmly Make sure that MANUAL FEED ON STOP is not selected on the Control panel The printer does not load envelopes The printer can load envelopes from the Multi purpose tray Your application software must be set up correctly to print on the envelope size you are using This is usually done in the page setup or document setup menu of your software Refer to your software application manual A paper jam ...

Page 172: ...y the following messages The shaded areas in the following illustrations show the location of the jammed paper JAM TRAY1 JAM INSIDE JAM TRAY2 JAM REAR JAM MP TRAY JAM DUPLEX PAPER JAM If you see the PAPER JAM error message there are several possible places that the paper could have jammed See the PAPER JAM section in this chapter for more information ...

Page 173: ...CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 7 Check the jam location and follow the instructions to remove the jammed paper After you have followed the instructions the printer will automatically resume printing ...

Page 174: ...8 J JA AM M T TR RA AY Y1 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 ...

Page 175: ...OUBLESHOOTING 6 9 3 Install the paper cassette into the printer Caution Do not pull out the standard Paper cassette while paper is being fed from the optional Lower paper cassette because it will cause a paper jam ...

Page 176: ...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 Install the Lower paper cassette into the printer ...

Page 177: ...6 11 J JA AM M M MP P T TR RA AY 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 ...

Page 178: ...ions 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 completely out of the printer 3 Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer Fig 6 8 ...

Page 179: ... printed page has a stain print several pages before restarting your print job Remove the jammed paper carefully so you don t spread toner Take care not to stain your hands and clothes with toner Immediately wash toner stains with cold water Never touch the transfer roller 4 Install the Drum unit assembly and Paper cassette into the printer Close the Front cover Fig 6 9 ...

Page 180: ...A AM M R RE EA AR R JAM REAR Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam 1 Press the Cover release button and then open the Front cover Fig 6 10 2 Pull the Drum unit assembly out of the printer Fig 6 11 ...

Page 181: ...sable 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 Pull the jammed paper out of the printer Fig 6 12 If the paper jam can be cleared go to Step 7 4 Open the Face up output tray Fig 6 13 ...

Page 182: ...he 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 Fig 6 14 6 Close the Jam clear cover Close the Face up output tray Fig 6 15 Jam clear cover ...

Page 183: ...CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 17 7 Install the Drum unit assembly into the printer Fig 6 16 8 Close the Front cover ...

Page 184: ...6 18 J JA AM M D DU UP PL LE EX X JAM DUPLEX Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam 1 Open the Face up output tray Fig 6 17 2 Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit Fig 6 18 ...

Page 185: ...NG 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 ...

Page 186: ...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 and Legal If the Paper adjustment lever for duplex printing is not set correctly for the paper size paper jams may occur and the printing will be out of position on the page ...

Page 187: ...PE ER R J JA AM 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 to Step 10 ...

Page 188: ...tton and then open the Front cover Fig 6 25 4 Pull the Drum unit assembly out of the printer Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer Fig 6 26 If the paper jam can be cleared go to Step 8 5 Open the Face up output tray Fig 6 27 ...

Page 189: ...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 ...

Page 190: ...6 24 8 Install the Drum unit assembly into the printer Fig 6 30 9 Close the Front cover 10 Install the paper cassette into the printer ...

Page 191: ...e in Chapter 5 ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk A B C D abcde 0 1 2 3 4 Gray background Make sure you use paper that meets the recommended specifications See Recommended paper in Chapter 1 Check the printer s environment high temperature and high humidity conditions can increase the amount of background shading See Positioning the printer in Chapter 1 Installing a new Toner cartridge See Replacing the Toner c...

Page 192: ...ter 5 Hollow print Make sure you use paper that meets the specifications See What kind of paper can I use in Chapter 1 Select the Thick paper mode in the printer driver or use Thinner paper than you are currently using Check the printer s environment because conditions such as high humidity may cause this situation to occur See Positioning the printer in Chapter 1 All black The Toner cartridge may...

Page 193: ...d after printing a few pages the drum unit may have glue from label stock on the OPC drum surface Clean the drum unit as follows 1 Position the print sample in front of the drum unit and find the exact position of the image defect Fig 6 31 2 Turn the drum unit gear by hand while looking at the surface of the OPC drum Fig 6 32 3 When you have located the mark on the drum that matches the print samp...

Page 194: ...at intervals of 94 mm 3 7 in 94 mm 3 7 in 94 mm 3 7 in Printed pages have black spots at intervals of 94 mm 3 7 in Caution Do not try to clean the surface of the photosensitive drum with anything sharp such as ball point pen etc The Toner cartridge may be damaged Install a new Toner cartridge See Replacing the Toner cartridge in Chapter 5 ...

Page 195: ...ions Rough surfaced paper or thick media can cause the problem See What kind of paper can I use in Chapter 1 Make sure you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver The problem may disappear by itself Try printing multiple pages to clear this problem especially if the printer has not been used for a long time The Toner cartridge may be damaged Install a new Toner cartridge See Replac...

Page 196: ...re using the Multi purpose tray see Printing from the Multi purpose tray in Chapter 1 The paper cassette may be too full See Printing from the Paper cassette in Chapter 1 Check the paper type and quality See What kind of paper can I use in Chapter 1 Curl or wave Check the paper type and quality Both high temperature and humidity will cause paper to curl See What kind of paper can I use in Chapter ...

Page 197: ...to the printer only Turn off the status monitor in the Device Options page on the Advanced tab in the printer driver The printer cannot print full pages of a document An error message PRINT OVERRUN occurs Press the Go switch to print the data remaining in the printer If this does not clear the error reduce the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution Change the following settings...

Page 198: ...screen but do not show up on printed pages Most laser printers have a restricted area that cannot be printed on Usually the first two lines and the last two lines of a page cannot have print leaving 62 printable lines Adjust the top and bottom margins in your document to allow for this ...

Page 199: ...t printer is selected if you have an interface switching device F Fo or r D DO OS S u us se er rs s Problem Recommendation Unable to print from application software Check that the DOS application software interface settings match that of your printer For example if you are using a parallel printer cable you would most likely set your DOS software printer port to LPT1 Check if the printer has any p...

Page 200: ...is LIMITCHECK add the optional memory See Installing additional memory in Chapter 4 The print speed slows down Add the optional memory See Installing additional memory in Chapter 4 The printer cannot print EPS data You need the following settings to print this type of data 1 Select the printer you use in the Printer folder 2 Press the Advanced button on the PostScript tab 3 Select the Tagged binar...

Page 201: ...APPENDIX A AP PP PE EN ND DI IX X ...

Page 202: ...otographic 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 dpi Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 300 dpi DOS 600 dpi Mac OS HQ1200 3 600 dpi 300 dpi HRC 4 For 300 600 dpi APT 5 Yes Windows only ...

Page 203: ...rallel USB 10 100 Base TX NC 4100h HL 1650 10 100 Base TX NC 4100h IrDA IR 1000 Option HL 1670N IrDA IR 1000 Network Connectivity Interface 10 100 Base TX option for HL 1650 standard for HL 1670N Protocol TCP IP EtherTalk IPX SPX DEC LAT Banyan VINES NetBEUI DLC LLC Management tool BRAdmin Professional 6 Web Based Management 7 Emulation PCL6 BR Script 3 8 IBM Proprinter XL Epson FX 850 Resident Fo...

Page 204: ...3 colors LED 1 LED Switches 7 Keys Go Job Cancel Reprint Menu Back and 2 scroll switches PRINTER DRIVER FUNCTIONS 15 Page Layout N up Printing 2 4 9 16 25 in 1 page Poster Printing 1 in 4 9 16 25 Watermark Printing Yes Others Quick Print Setup 16 SUPPLIES Toner 6 500 A4 LTR pages 5 coverage Drum 20 000 A4 LTR pages 1 page job DIMENSIONS WEIGHTS Dimensions 16 0 W x 16 7 D x 10 8 H 406 x 424 x 275 m...

Page 205: ...tScript 3 language emulation 9 Code39 Interleaved 2 of 5 EAN 8 EAN 13 UPC A UPC E EAN 128 Codabar FIM US PostNet ISBN Code128 10 Total number of PS3 fonts is 165 136 Agfa fonts 29 original fonts 11 EtherTalk only 12 Mac OS8 or later and USB interface required 13 Utility software that automatically prints specified e mail message at prescheduled time For Windows 95 98 Me 14 Utility software to prin...

Page 206: ...aper from either the installed Multi purpose tray Upper paper tray or optional Lower paper tray Media type Tray 1 MP tray Tray 2 Duplex printing Select the Media type in the printer driver Plain paper Plain paper Recycled paper Plain paper Bond paper Bond paper Thick paper Thick paper or Thicker paper Transparencies up to 10 sheets Only A4 Letter Transparencies Label Only A4 Letter Plain paper Env...

Page 207: ...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 Letter Legal B5 JIS B5 ISO Executive A5 A4 Letter Legal Capacity 250 sheets 80 g m 2 or 21 lbs 100 sheets 80 g m 2 or 21 lbs Legal 30 8 5 x 13 in 30 labels 10 250 sheets 80 g m 2 or 21 lbs ...

Page 208: ...e 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 Envelopes Card Stock You can select the priority of the paper source in the Paper Menu on the Control Panel For more information about the paper settings see Chapter 3 ...

Page 209: ...se paper that weighs 75 g m 2 to 90 g m 2 20 to 24 lb although this printer is able to cope with thinner or thicker paper than these weights Unit Europe USA g m 2 80 to 90 75 to 90 lb 20 to 24 Long grain and short grain The pulp fiber of the paper is aligned during paper manufacture What we call long grain paper is paper where the fibre is parallel to the paper carriage direction of the paper Pape...

Page 210: ... the print side Follow any indication of the print side on the paper package Typically the paper side is indicated with an arrow Moisture content Moisture content is the amount of water left in the paper after manufacture It is one of the important characteristics of the paper This can change greatly depending on the storage environment although usually paper contains around 5 water by weight Beca...

Page 211: ...48 x 210 mm A6 105 x 148 mm B5 JIS 182 x 257 mm B6 JIS 128 x 182 mm B5 ISO 201 x 276 mm Envelope Monarch 3 875 x 7 5 in Envelope 9 3 875 x 8 9 in Envelope 10 4 12 x 9 5 in Envelope 11 4 5 x 10 375 in Envelope DL 110 x 220 mm Envelope C5 162 x 229 mm Envelope C6 114 x 162 mm Envelope B5 176 x 250 mm Envelope B6 176 x 125 mm ...

Page 212: ...phics on the pages Average users will not need extensive knowledge of the PostScript language However if you want to obtain technical information about PostScript commands see the following commercial manuals Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference Manual 2nd Edition Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1990 Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Program Design...

Page 213: ... 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 concerned about compatibility ...

Page 214: ...le fonts Intellifont compatible fonts Alaska Extrabold Antique Oakland Oblique Bold Brougham Oblique Bold BoldOblique Cleveland Condensed Connecticut Guatemala Antique Italic Bold BoldItalic Letter Gothic Oblique Bold Maryland Oklahoma Oblique Bold BoldOblique PC Brussels Light LightItalic Demi DemiItalic PC Tennessee Roman Italic Bold BoldItalic Utah Oblique Bold BoldOblique Utah Condensed Obliqu...

Page 215: ...mi 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 and Landscape LetterGothic16 66 Medium Italic Bold BoldItalic OCR A OCR B ...

Page 216: ...c Calgary MediumItalic Cleveland Condensed Connecticut Copenhagen Roman Italic Bold BoldItalic Germany Guatemala Antique Italic Bold BoldItalic Helsinki Oblique Bold BoldOblique Helsinki Narrow Oblique Bold BoldOblique Letter Gothic Oblique Bold Maryland Oklahoma Oblique Bold Bold Oblique Portugal Roman Italic Bold BoldItalic San Diego Tennessee Roman Italic Bold BoldItalic US Roman Utah Oblique B...

Page 217: ... S Sy ym mb bo ol l s se et ts s C Ch ha ar ra ac ct te er r s se et ts s O OC CR R s sy ym mb bo ol l s se et ts s When the OCR A or OCR B font is selected its corresponding symbol set is always used OCR A OCR B ...

Page 218: ...tin5 5T Windows Baltic 19L Legal 1U Ventura Math 6M Ventura Intl 13J Ventura US 14J PS Math 5M PS Text 10J Math 8 8M Pi Font 15U MS Publishing 6J Windows 3 0 9U Desktop 7J MC Text 12J Symbol 19M Windings 579L ISO2 IRV ISO4 UK ISO6 ASCII ISO10 Swedish ISO11 Swedish ISO14 JIS ASCII ISO15 Italian ISO16 Portuguese ISO17 Spanish ISO21 German ISO25 French ISO57 Chinese ISO60 Norwegian1 ISO61 Norwegian2 ...

Page 219: ...wedish Japanese Norwegian Danish II UK ASCII II French II Dutch South African I IB BM M m mo od de e PC 8 PC 8 D N PC 850 PC 852 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 8 Turkish Note If you want to know the characters that are available in each symbol character set you can see them in the TABLE PRINT menu in PRINT MENU mode for each emulation For more information see Chapter 3 ...

Page 220: ...APPENDIX Appendix 19 HP LaserJet 6P ...

Page 221: ...ws characters available only in the corresponding character set The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set For other characters see the Roman 8 character set ...

Page 222: ...APPENDIX Appendix 21 HP LaserJet IIP 6P EPSON FX 850 IBM Proprinter XL EPSON FX 850 ...

Page 223: ...s characters available only in the corresponding character set The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set For other characters see the US ASCII character set ...

Page 224: ...crosoft Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark All other brand and product names mentioned in this User s Guide are registered Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd this manual has been compiled and published covering the latest product s descriptions and...

Page 225: ...Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a...

Page 226: ...NERGY STAR Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy efficient office equipments As an ENERGY STAR Partner Brother Industries Ltd has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Laser Safety For 100 120 V Model Only This printer is certified as a Class I laser product under the U S Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Radiati...

Page 227: ... products marketed in the United States MANUFACTURED Brother Corporation Asia Ltd Brother Buji Nan Ling Factory Gold Garden Ind Nan Ling Village Buji Rong Gang Shenzhen CHINA This product complies with FDA radiation performance standards 21 CFR Subchapter J MANUFACTURED BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD 15 1 Naeshiro cho Mizuho ku Nagoya 467 8561 Japan This product complies with FDA radiation performance sta...

Page 228: ... is in conformity with the following normative documents Safety EN 60950 EN 60825 EMC EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 91 263 EEC and 92 31 EEC Issued by Brother Industries Ltd Information Document Company ...

Page 229: ...dous radiation exposure For Finland and Sweden LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Varoitus Laitteen käyttäminen muulla kuin tässä käyttöohjeessa mainitulla tavalla saattaa altistaa käyttäjän turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittävälle näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle Varning Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna Bruksanvisning specificerats kan användaren utsättas för osynlig laserstrålning som ...

Page 230: ...the power is grounded and that the installation is completely safe For your safety if in any doubt about the effective grounding of the power consult a qualified electrician Disconnect device This printer must be installed near a power outlet which is easily accessible In case of emergencies you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet in order to shut off power completely LAN Connecti...

Page 231: ...ED The wires in the mains cord are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and yellow Ground Blue Neutral Brown Live The colours of the wiring in the power lead of this printer may not correspond with the markings which identify the terminals in your plug If you need to fit a different plug proceed as follows Remove a length of the cord outer sheath taking care not to damage the colou...

Page 232: ...h is marked with the letter N or coloured black or blue The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red or brown The outer sheath of the cord must be secured inside the plug The coloured wires should not hang out of the plug ...

Page 233: ...INDEX I I IN ND DE EX X ...

Page 234: ...1 envelopes 1 25 environment 1 11 EPSON FX 850 3 27 EPSON FX 850 mode 3 35 Appendix 12 error messages 6 1 extension flap 1 8 F face down output tray 1 8 face up output tray 1 9 1 37 face up printing 1 37 face up tray extension 1 9 factory reset 3 32 factory setting 2 26 3 36 fixing unit 5 25 front cover 1 8 G Go switch 3 2 3 3 H HP LaserJet mode 3 34 Appendix 11 HQ1200 2 5 I IBM PROPRINTER 3 28 IB...

Page 235: ...printer status message 3 17 Q quality 3 37 R RAM 4 9 REPLACE FUSER 5 25 REPLACE LASER 5 25 REPLACE PF KIT1 5 25 REPLACE PF KIT2 5 25 reprint 2 8 2 15 3 5 3 6 Reprint switch 3 2 3 5 reset menu mode 3 32 reset printer 3 32 S scalable font Appendix 13 scanner unit 5 25 scanner window 5 20 secure data 3 8 service call message 6 4 Set switch 3 2 3 12 setup 3 37 Storage Manager 2 17 switch 3 2 symbol se...

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