Brother HL-1870N, Service Manual

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HL-1850/1870N SERVICE MANUAL
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CHAPTER 1 GENERAL
1. FEATURES
This printer has the following features;
High Resolution and Fast Print Speed
True 600 x 600 dots / true 300 x 300 dots per inch (dpi) and 2400 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) for
graphics with microfine toner and up to 18 pages per minutes (ppm) print speed for A4 and 19
pages per minutes (ppm) print speed for Letter paper.
Versatile Paper Handling
The printer loads paper automatically from the paper cassette. The paper cassette can hold
A4, letter, B5 (ISO), B5 (JIS), A5, B6 (ISO), A6, Executive and Legal sizes of paper. The
manual feed slot allows manual paper loading sheet by sheet so you can use a variety of types
and sizes of paper.
Front Operation
Basic operation of the printer can be controlled from the control panel.
Enhanced Printing Performance and User-Friendly Operation for Windows
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The dedicated printer driver for Microsoft
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Windows
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95/98/Me, Windows
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NT 4.0 and
Windows
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2000/XP are available on the CD-ROM supplied with your printer. You can easily
install them into your Windows
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system using our installer program. The driver supports our
unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows
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applications and allows you
to choose various printer settings including toner save mode, custom paper size, sleep mode,
gray scale adjustment, resolution, water mark and many layout functions. You can easily
setup these print options through the Printer Setup Menu.
Printer Status Monitor with Bi-directional Parallel Interface
The printer driver can monitor the status of your printer using bi-directional parallel
communications. IEEE-1284 bi-directional parallel printer cable is recommended.
The printer status monitor program can show the current status of your printer. When printing,
the animated dialog box appears on your computer screen to show the current printing
process. If an error occurs, a dialog box will appear to let you know what to correct. If you
have turned on the interactive Help (Windows
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95/98 only) you can get visual guidance on
your PC screen on the actions in the event of certain printer errors.
Quick Print Setup
The Quick Print Setup is a convenient utility to allow you to make changes to frequently used
driver settings easily without having to open the printer properties selection box every time. It
is launched automatically when this printer driver is selected. You can change the settings by
clicking on the icon with the right mouse button.
Enhanced Memory Management
The printer provides its own data compression technology in its printer hardware and the
supplied printer driver software, which can automatically compress graphic data and font data
efficiently into the printer’s memory. You can avoid memory errors and print most full page 600
dpi graphic and text data, including large fonts, with the standard printer memory.