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Page 1: ... Please set up the printer while referring to the Quick Setup Guide You can view it on both the printed poster and the CD ROM Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer and keep the CD ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times Please visit our user support web site Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com You can see latest drivers and infor...

Page 2: ...d d N No ot te es s The 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 3: ...ght cause an electrical shock High Temperature After you have just used the printer some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot When you open the front cover or rear cover of the printer never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration Inside the printer Open the face up output tray To prevent injuries at least two people should lift the printer making sure they hold the p...

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Page 12: ...signed 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 particular installation If this equipment d...

Page 13: ...ective 89 336 EEC as amended by 91 263 EEC and 92 31 EEC Issued by Brother Industries Ltd Information Document Company Radio Interference 220 240 V Model Only This printer complies with EN55022 CISPR Publication 22 Class B Before this product is used ensure that you use a double shielded interface cable with twisted pair conductors and that it is marked IEEE1284 compliant The cable must not exceed...

Page 14: ...ited States MANUFACTURED Brother Industries Ltd 15 1 Naeshiro cho Mizuho ku Nagoya 467 8561 Japan This product complies with FDA radiation performance standards 21 CFR subchapter J 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 C...

Page 15: ...uin 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 överskrider gränsen för laserklass 1 ...

Page 16: ... Emission For Germany Only Lpa 70 dB A DIN 45635 19 01 KL2 Wiring Information For U K Only Important If the mains plug supplied with this printer is not suitable for your socket outlet remove the plug from the mains cord and fit an appropriate three pin plug If the replacement plug is intended to take a fuse then fit the same rating fuse as the original If a moulded plug is severed from the mains ...

Page 17: ...n of the coloured insulation to expose the wires The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black or blue The wire which is coloured brown ...

Page 18: ...ed trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated 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 ...

Page 19: ...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 index of fax back s...

Page 20: ...CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 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 21: ... n t th he e C Ca ar rt to on n 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 Toner cartridge 2 Documents Quick setup guide Safety sheet 3 CD ROM 4 Printer 5 AC power cord 6 Paper cassette ...

Page 22: ...might have an incompatible pin assignments or may not be IEEE 1284 compliant Do not use a parallel cable that is longer than 3 meters 10 feet The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the printer If you use a USB cable make sure it is a high speed twisted cable 12Mbps and that you connect it to the USB connector of your PC Do not connect the U...

Page 23: ...er installation on a video 2 Install software You can install not only the printer driver but also the following utility items For all users For more information see Chapter 2 Printer Driver Automatic E mail Printing For administrators BRAdmin Professional Network Printer Driver Wizard Network Print Software Storage Manager Analysis Tool Fonts 1 2 3 ...

Page 24: ... user support web page You can easily access it and receive the latest drivers and information for this printer Maintenance Tutorial See the maintenance videos for this printer We recommend that you view the videos before getting started Make Disk Sets If you do not have a CD ROM drive copy the contents of the CD ROM to floppy disks ...

Page 25: ...l setup See the setup process from hardware setup to driver installation on a video 2 BR Script PPD Installer Printer driver For more information see Chapter 2 This printer supports Mac OS versions 8 51 8 6 9 0 and 9 04 3 Manuals View the printer User s Guide Network User s Guide and other documentation 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 26: ...to our user support web page You can easily access it and receive the latest drivers and information for this printer 5 Maintenance Tutorial See the maintenance videos for this printer We recommend that you view the videos before getting started ...

Page 27: ...S PRINTER 1 7 G Ge en ne er ra al l v vi ie ew w Fig 1 2 1 Control panel 2 Face down output tray 3 Extension flap 4 Top cover 5 Multi purpose tray 6 Multi purpose extension flap 7 Upper paper cassette Tray 1 2 3 1 7 6 4 5 ...

Page 28: ...p output tray 2 AC power inlet 3 Power switch 4 Parallel interface connector 5 USB connector 6 Serial interface connector 7 Network board slot For HL 2460 only 8 Card slot for optional CompactFlash TM card 4 5 1 2 8 7 6 3 ...

Page 29: ...d power voltage Frequency 50 60 Hz 220 240 V or 50 60 Hz 110 120 V The power cord including extensions should not exceed 5 meters 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 you use a voltage transformer or a high frequency noi...

Page 30: ... C 50 F to 90 5 F Ambient humidity 20 to 80 without condensation Recommended operation range Ambient temperature 17 5 C to 25 C 63 5 F to 77 F Ambient humidity 30 to 70 without condensation The machine must be level within 5mm 0 2 both front to rear and left to right To avoid possible build up of ozone locate this machine in a large well ventilated room that has an air turnover of more than 30m ho...

Page 31: ...space is necessary to operate the printer The recommended or minimum space requirements are as follows No options Install optional Duplex unit Lower tray and Mailbox Fig 1 4 Fig 1 5 100 mm 3 94 inches 400 mm 15 8 inches 600 mm 23 6 inches 100 mm 3 94 inches 600 mm 23 6 inches 500 mm 19 7 inches 150 mm 5 9 inches ...

Page 32: ...r the machine and freely accessible so that in the event of an emergency it can be easily unplugged Only connect the machine to the power source described under Power Supply in this manual Place the printer on a flat horizontal surface Do not damage break or make any modifications to the power cord Do not place heavy objects on it pull it hard or bend it more than necessary These actions could dam...

Page 33: ...tional Mailbox unit MX Jump to the page for each printing method by clicking the check mark in the following table Tray 1 MP tray Tray 2 3 4 DX MX Select the Media type from the printer driver 60 105 g m2 16 28 lbs 60 200 g m2 16 53 lbs 60 105 g m2 16 28 lbs 60 105 g m2 16 28 lbs 60 105 g m2 16 28 lbs Media type Plain paper Plain paper Recycled paper Plain paper Bond paper Bond paper Thick paper T...

Page 34: ...4 Letter Legal B5 JIS B5 ISO Executive A5 A6 B6 COM 10 Monarch C5 DL Width 73 5 to 216 mm 2 89 to 8 5 in Length 116 to 356 mm 4 57 to 14 0 in A4 Letter Legal B5 JIS B5 ISO Executive A5 Capacity 500 sheets 80 g m 2 or 20 lbs 100 sheets 80 g m 2 or 20 lbs transparency 10 sheets envelope 10 sheets label stock 10 sheets 500 sheets 80 g m 2 or 20 lbs DX MX Paper size A4 Letter Legal B5 JIS Executive A4...

Page 35: ...y of the paper source in the PAPER mode by using the control panel For more information about the setting see Chapter 3 Note If you print on thick paper that weighs more than 150 g m2 40 lbs use face up printing We recommend that you use face up printing when you print on transparencies If a paper jam occurs when using A6 size paper remove the jammed paper turn over the stack of the paper in the p...

Page 36: ...mended paper Europe USA Plain paper Xerox Premier 80 g m 2 Xerox 4200DP 20 lb Recycled paper Steinbis Recycling Copy 80 g m 2 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...

Page 37: ...ortrait USA Canada Europe other countries 1 4 2 mm 0 17 inch 4 2 mm 2 6 35 mm 0 25 inch 6 01 mm 3 4 2 mm 0 17 inch 4 2 mm 4 6 35 mm 0 25 inch 6 01 mm 1 3 4 2 Fig 1 6 Landscape USA Canada Europe other countries 1 4 2 mm 0 17 inch 4 2 mm 2 5 08 mm 0 2 inch 5 mm 3 4 2 mm 0 17 inch 4 2 mm 4 5 08 mm 0 2 inch 5 mm 3 4 1 2 Fig 1 7 ...

Page 38: ...om m U Up pp pe er r p pa ap pe er r t tr ra ay y F Fa ac ce e d do ow wn n p pr ri in nt ti in ng g 1 Pull the paper cassette out of the printer 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 8 ...

Page 39: ...Legal size paper press the universal guide release button and pull out the rear of the paper cassette 3 Load paper in the paper cassette Check that the paper is flat and below the limit mark Fig 1 9 4 Install the paper cassette into the printer ...

Page 40: ...1 20 5 Change the following settings in the printer driver PCL driver PS driver Select Tray 1 Select the paper size media type etc Select the Paper size Select Tray 1 ...

Page 41: ...per or thick paper change the paper thickness switches on the floor of the paper cassette as follows The switches shown in this illustration are in the default setting position A6 Switch 1 OFF Switch 2 OFF A4 100 g m 2 27 lbs Letter 105 g m 2 28 lbs Legal 105 g m 2 28 lbs Switch 1 ON Switch 2 ON Executive A5 B6 Switch 1 OFF Switch 2 ON ...

Page 42: ...nit is installed If somebody moves the cassette into another tray position and even if you print the data without knowing this has been done the driver automatically selects the correct tray and prints according to this setting Fig 1 10 Blue tray ID ...

Page 43: ...e 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 and lower it gently Fig 1 11 2 Pull out the multi purpose extension flap Fig 1 12 ...

Page 44: ...ti purpose tray otherwise paper may not be fed correctly resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam 4 While pressing the paper guide release lever slide the adjuster to fit the paper size Fig 1 14 When you print on special paper such as envelopes thick paper labels etc open the face up output tray to print face up See Printing on envelopes or Printing on Labels Transparencies etc in this chapte...

Page 45: ...he printer The print surface must be face up 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 10 mm or 0 39 inch 5 Change the following settings in the printer driver PCL driver Select the MP tray etc Select the paper size media type etc ...

Page 46: ...1 26 PS driver Select the paper size Select MP tray ...

Page 47: ...hat 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 that are not straight or consistently square Enve...

Page 48: ...t 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 on 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 and lowe...

Page 49: ...opes that have been creased after they have been printed At the back of the printer open the face up output tray push down the blue tabs at the left and right hand sides as shown in the diagram below When you have finished printing your envlope s close the face up output tray to re set the blue tabs automatically or re set the blue tabs manually by pushing the blue tabs back to their original posi...

Page 50: ... may not be fed correctly resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam 5 Press and slide the paper width adjuster to fit the envelope size Fig 1 20 Note When you place paper on the multi purpose tray note the following The print surface must be face up The leading edge must be placed inside first so it rests lightly against the printer The top of the paper stack must be under the guides that are ...

Page 51: ...HAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 31 6 Change the following settings in the printer driver PCL driver PS driver Select MP tray Select the envelopes size media type etc Select the envelope size Select MP tray ...

Page 52: ...d print quality problems because of their construction A suitable envelope should have edges with straight well creased folds and should not have more than two thicknesses of paper along the leading edge The envelope should lie flat and not have baggy or flimsy construction Purchase quality envelopes only from a supplier who understands that the envelopes will be used in a laser printer All envelo...

Page 53: ...not place the punch hole near the actuator paper sensor Do not use organizer sheets that are stuck together The glue that is used might cause damage to the printer Do not load different types of paper at the same time in the paper tray 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 ...

Page 54: ...1 34 1 Open the multi purpose tray and lower it gently Fig 1 22 2 Pull out the multi purpose extension flap Fig 1 23 ...

Page 55: ...35 3 Open the face up output tray Fig 1 24 Note Pull out the face up output tray extension 4 When you load paper in the multi purpose tray make sure it touches the back of the tray and remains below the limit mark Fig 1 25 Up to mark ...

Page 56: ...er size Fig 1 26 Warning Do not touch transparencies that have just been printed because they are very hot Note When you place paper in the multi purpose tray note the following When printing the inside tray automatically rises to feed paper into the printer The print surface must be face up The leading edge must be placed inside first so it rests lightly against the printer The top of the paper s...

Page 57: ...CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 37 6 Select the following setting in the printer driver PCL driver PS driver Select MP tray Select the paper size media type etc Select the paper size MP tray ...

Page 58: ... 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 thick paper labels card stock or envelopes 1 Open the face up output tray Fig 1 27 2 Pull out the face up output tray extension Fig 1 28 3 Place the paper in the paper tray or the multi purpose tray 4 After the printer ejects all the printed page...

Page 59: ...ray Note 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 through the software Since the software or command setting overrides the switch setting you do not need to set the MANUAL FEED mode and the paper size in PAPER mode If you use pre printed paper in the multi purpose tray the paper should be inser...

Page 60: ...CHAPTER 2 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 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 61: ...om the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com For Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 PCL Hewlett Packard laser printer LaserJet driver BR Script PostScript Level3 language emulation driver For Macintosh BR Script PostScript Level3 language emulation driver For more information see the Network User s Guide on the CD ROM PCL driver PS driver Windows 95 98 Me Windows 200...

Page 62: ...nl ly y W Wi in nd do ow ws s u us se er rs s For more 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 c Basic tab 1 Select the Paper size Multi page Orientation etc 2 Select the Paper source etc etc 2 1 ...

Page 63: ...CHAPTER 2 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 3 c Advanced tab 1 Change the tab settings by clicking these icons as follows Print Quality Duplex Watermark Page Setting Device Options Destination 1 ...

Page 64: ...hich reduces the printer density Duplex To use duplex printing you need to install the optional Duplex unit onto your printer If you select the duplex button the dialogue box for making duplex settings appears Six types of duplex binding directions are available for each orientation Watermark You can place a watermarked logo or text into your documents When you use a bitmap file as a watermark you...

Page 65: ...ptions 1 Set the following print function modes in this tab Job Spooling For more information see Chapter 3 Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Status Monitor Macro Administrator Insert Command File Page Protection Print Date Time Density adjustment 1 ...

Page 66: ...ast job reprint Reprint the last job Secure Print Print the data with a password Public Save the data without a password Proof Save the data and print it For more information about the reprint function see REPRINT switch in Chapter 3 Note If you want to prevent other people from printing your data using the reprint function remove the Use Reprint check mark in Job Spooling settings ...

Page 67: ...the printer Tray settings etc will match the installed options 2 Automatic Detection of Printer Options 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 3 Paper Source Setting This feature rec...

Page 68: ...t tab You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center You can see the printer driver version You can check the current driver settings You can print the Configuration page Test page etc ...

Page 69: ...er r d dr ri iv ve er r o on nl ly y W Wi in nd do ow ws s u us se er rs s For more information please see the on line Help in the printer driver c 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 70: ...ientation etc 2 Select the Paper source 3 When the Duplex unit or Mailbox unit is installed in the printer add the installed options in the Device Options tab first Then set the functions for those optional devices by pressing the More Options button 2 1 3 ...

Page 71: ...CHAPTER 2 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 11 c Graphics tab Set the print quality etc ...

Page 72: ... by clicking the setting and then selecting a new value in the Change Settings box Toner Save Mode Sleep Mode Media Type HRC setting Collate only when an HDD or CompactFlash card is installed Job spooling 2 Select the installed options from the list 2 1 ...

Page 73: ...g the data or sending the password again except Secure printing from your PC because the printer saves data that you specify for reprinting For more information see Chapter 3 Secure Print Print the data with a password Public Save the data without a password Proof Save the data and print it ...

Page 74: ...d the 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 on one PC with several pe...

Page 75: ...he printer forms that you may have stored in a CompactFlash or 2 5 HDD You can print a fixed form document at any time by using the control panel To make a fixed document you must write Fonts Macros or fixed forms to the Storage Device of your printer Analysis Tool Software By adding a HDD or CompactFlash Card to the printer you can gain cost analysis capability Analysis Tool Software is a 32 bit ...

Page 76: ... IP settings and specify the Printer driver to be used The Wizard can then create an Executable file that can be e mailed to other network users When run the Executable file installs the appropriate printer driver and network printing software directly on the remote PC To access the Network Printer Driver Wizard insert the CD ROM supplied with the printer into the CD ROM drive click the Install So...

Page 77: ...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 and then 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 78: ...ter Driver may have been installed with your system It is also available at http www apple com LaserWriter 8 version 8 4 3 and 8 7 have been tested for use with the Brother HL 2460 c 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...

Page 79: ...r Macintosh For Network users 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 80: ...automatically selects the emulation mode This function has been factory set to ON The printer can select the emulation among the following combinations EPSON default IBM HP LaserJet HP LaserJet BR Script 3 BR Script 3 HP GL HP GL 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 Chapter ...

Page 81: ...m Since the factory setting is the EPSON emulation mode you might need to select the IBM emulation mode in the EMULATION menu in SETUP mode by using the control panel Try Automatic emulation selection with your application software or network server If it does not work properly select the emulation mode manually using either the printer control panel switches or the emulation selection commands fr...

Page 82: ...the same communications settings on both the printer and the computer Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set with certain settings you may be able to simply connect the interface cable to the printer if your computer has the settings listed below Communications parameters Factory settings Baud rate data transfer speed 9600 Code type data length 8 bits Parity data error c...

Page 83: ...k If you want to speed up printing select the required interface manually in the SELECT menu by using the control panel in the INTERFACE mode If you constantly use only one interface we recommend that you select that interface in the INTERFACE mode The printer allocates the entire input buffer to that interface when only one interface is selected ...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 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 86: ...CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3 1 C Co on nt tr ro ol l P Pa an ne el l Fig 3 1 ...

Page 87: ...e control panel menu Reprint settings and Error messages Pause Continue printing Job Cancel Stop and cancel the printer operation in progress Reprint Select the reprint menu 1 999 Move forward through Menus Move forward through selectable options Move backward through Menus Move backward through selectable options Set Select the control panel menu Set the selected menus and settings Back Go back o...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...nting 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 90: ...is document can then be re printed by anyone who is on the network or at the printer control panel You can use the reprint function when the printer is READY or in the settings menu When you want to print PROOF PUBLIC or SECURE data we recommend installing the optional HDD or CompactFlash card If you do not install an HDD See Hard Disk Drive HD 6G HD EX in Chapter 4 or CompactFlash card see Compac...

Page 91: ...s When you increase the RAM size for secure printing the work area of the printer is decreased and the printer performance will be reduced Ensure that you reset the RAMSIZE to 0MB when you have finished using secure printing When you store the data in RAM the data will be deleted when the printer power is turned off We also recommend adding additional RAM if you want to be able to print a large am...

Page 92: ...e LCD shows NO DATA STORED for a short time If you want to cancel reprinting press the Job Cancel switch If the printer does not have enough memory to spool the print job data it prints the last page only Pressing the or switch makes the number of 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...

Page 93: ...b Spooling in Chapter 2 2 Press the Reprint switch REPRINT COPIES 1 If you wait too long to continue the switch panel operation the display exits the REPRINT menu automatically Press twice REPRINT COPIES 3 Press Set or Reprint PRINTING REPRINT COPIES 1 Notes If you press the Go switch the printer will exit from the reprint menu If you want to reprint the data and have pressed the Go switch the dis...

Page 94: ...ol data is full the earliest data is automatically deleted first The order of deleting data is not connected to the order of reprinting When you reprint PROOF data refer also to Operations for printing SECURE data in this chapter Notes If you have not installed the optional HDD or CompactFlash the reprint data will be deleted when the printer is turned off If there is data in the job information t...

Page 95: ...the printer You must use the control panel of the printer or connect to the printer through a web browser Public data can be deleted using the control panel of the printer or from the web based management software When you reprint PUBLIC data refer also to Operations for printing SECURE data in this chapter Notes If there is data in the job information that cannot be displayed on the LCD the displ...

Page 96: ...nt the document you must use the control panel of the printer with password or connect to the printer using a web browser If you want to delete the spooled data you can carry out this operation using the control panel or in the web based management software Notes If there is data in the job information that cannot be displayed on the LCD the display shows For more information about the settings in...

Page 97: ...e user name Press the Set switch to set the user name USER XXXXXX JOB XXXXXX Press the or switch to select the job Press the Set switch to set the job JOB XXXXXXX PASS NO 0000 Input your password Press the Set switch to set the password REPRINT COPIES 1 The printer will exit this menu after a time out period Press the Set switch or the Reprint switch If you press the Go switch the display shows PR...

Page 98: ...er does not have reprint data in the buffer memory and you press the Reprint switch the LCD shows NO DATA STORED To cancel the reprint job Pressing the Job Cancel switch allows you to cancel the current reprint job The Job Cancel switch also allows you to cancel a paused reprint job ...

Page 99: ...urrent 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 keep pressing the switch until you access the desired item c To set numbers There are two ways to input numbers You can press the or switch to scroll up or down one number at a time or you can hold...

Page 100: ...e Set switch when the printer is the on line state it goes off line and the LCD goes to the menu display Pressing the Set switch allows you to set the selected menu or number After changing the menu or number an asterisk appears briefly on the right hand side of the message ...

Page 101: ...ile 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 end of the displa...

Page 102: ...blink to indicate the current printer status c DATA Orange LED L L LE E ED D D i iin n nd d di iic c ca a at t ti iio o on n n M M Me e ea a an n ni iin n ng g g On Data remains in the printer buffer Blinking Receiving or processing data Off No remaining data ...

Page 103: ...e display will change If you take the printer off line the display changes to show the selected emulation If any problems occur the display shows the corresponding error message maintenance message or call service message to prompt you to take an action For more information about these messages see TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 6 ...

Page 104: ... iin n nd d di iic c ca a at t ti iio o on n n M M Me e ea a an n ni iin n ng g g Off The printer is off line or in sleep status Green General Ready to print Printing Warming Up Red Error Some problem has occurred at the printer Orange Setting Selecting Menu Setting reprint times Pause ...

Page 105: ...D m me es ss sa ag ge e You can choose the messages that display on the second line of the LCD message as shown below Choose NONE PAGE JOB in the LOWER LCD menu of the SETUP mode READY READY JOB NAME READY PAGE XXXX ...

Page 106: ...ng 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 printing RESET TO FACTORY SETTIN...

Page 107: ...n asterisk appears at the end of the display for short time After that the display returns to the previous menu level After changing the status or a setting pressing the Back switch before you press the Set switch will cause the display to return to the next previous menu level with the original settings unchanged When you input numbers you can do it by scrolling through the available setting rang...

Page 108: ...set the printer off line MENU INFORMATION Press the or switch to scroll forward or backward through the menus MENU PAPER Press the Set switch to proceed to the next menu level PAPER SOURCE Press the or switch PAPER MP FIRST Press the Set switch MP FIRST OFF Press the switch MP FIRST ON Press Set switch An asterisk briefly appears at the end of the display The default setting is indicated by an MP ...

Page 109: ...ptional Mailbox unit MX 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 25 PAPER For more information see 3 26 QUALITY For more information see 3 26 SETUP For more information see 3 27 PRINT MENU For more information see 3 29 NETWORK For more information see 3 34 INTERFACE For more informatio...

Page 110: ...e S S Su u ub b b S S Se e et t tt t ti iin n ng g g M M Me e en n nu u u D D De e es s sc c cr r ri iip p pt t ti iio o on n n SER NO Printer serial number ROM VER ROM firmware version ROM DATE ROM date NET VER Network firmware version only Network users NET DATE Network Build date only Network users VERSION RAM SIZE MB The size of memory in this printer PAGE COUNTER The current total printed pag...

Page 111: ...OFF ON LONG BIND ON SHORT BIND OUTPUT STANDARD MAILBOX1 10 MX STACK MX SORT c c c QUALITY D D Di iis s sp p pl lla a ay y y S S Sh h ho o ow w ws s s D D De e es s sc c cr r ri iip p pt t ti iio o on n n 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...

Page 112: ...CD DENSITY 0 1 2 POWER SAVE TIME 1MIN 99MIN TONER LOW CONTINUE STOP CONT Continue printing even if a TONER EMPTY error occurs STOP Stop printing if the TONER EMPTY error occurs AUTO CONTINUE OFF ON OFF ON Turn on off the lock panel function LOCK PANEL PASS NO REPRINT ON OFF PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT AUTO AUTO OFF LETTER A4 OR LEGAL EMULATION AUTO EPSON AUTO IBM HP LASER JET KEEP PCL OFF ON RAMDISK S...

Page 113: ...M Me e en n nu u u D D De e es s sc c cr r ri iip p pt t ti iio o on n n SECURE FILE Select the User name Job name and password PUBLIC FILE Select the User name and Job name PROOF FILE Select the User name and Job name DATA ID HD DATA ID CF MACRO ID HD MACRO ID CF FONT ID HD FONT ID CF FORMAT ID HD OK DELETE STORAGE FORMAT ID CF OK TIME STYLE YY MM DD or MM DD YY or DD MM YY DISPLAY YYYY MM DD HH ...

Page 114: ...ndscape orientation ORIENTATION PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE This printer can be adjusted to align the page format S S Su u ub b b S S Se e et t tt t ti iin n ng g g M M Me e en n nu u u D D De e es s sc c cr r ri iip p pt t ti iio o on n n X OFFSET 0 500 500 Move the print start position at the upper left corner of pages horizontally up to 500 left to 500 right dots in 300 dpi PRINT POSITION Y OFFSET 0 ...

Page 115: ...hen the printer reaches the right margin AUTO SKIP 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 TOP MARGIN Set the top margin at a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory sett...

Page 116: ... ON CR CR LF OFF CR CR AUTO MASK OFF ON 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 at 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 at a distance from the bottom edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 ...

Page 117: ...CR AUTO CR OFF ON AUTO MASK OFF ON 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 at 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 at a distance from the bottom edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5...

Page 118: ...t t ti iio o on n n CHAR SET STD CHAR SET ALT PEN SIZE PEN1 to 6 Set size and gray percentage for the selected pen HP GL PEN GRAY PEN1 to 6 15 30 45 75 90 or 100 is the selected pen number 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 119: ...in n ng g g M M Me e en n nu u u D D De e es s sc c cr r ri iip p pt t ti iio o on n n TCP IP ENABLE 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 120: ...the time out period for the auto interface selection INPUT BUFFER Level1 15 Increase or decrease the input buffer capacity RESTART PRINTER When using the parallel interface S S Su u ub b b s s se e et t tt t ti iin n ng g g M M Me e en n nu u u D D De e es s sc c cr r ri iip p pt t ti iio o on n n HIGH SPEED ON OFF Turns high speed parallel communications ON OFF PARALLEL BI DIR ON OFF Turns bi dir...

Page 121: ... ON RESTART PRINTER BAUDRATE Data transfer speed can be set to 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 3840 0 57600 15200 baud CODETYPE 8 BITS 7 BITS Data length can be set to 7 or 8 bits PARITY NONE ODD EVEN Data error check can be set to NONE ODD or EVEN STOP BIT 1 BITS 2 BITS Data separator can be set to 1 or 2 stop bits XON XOFF ON OFF Handshake protocol can be set to ON OFF DTR ER ON OFF ROBUST...

Page 122: ...ip p pt t ti iio o on n n RESET PRINTER Resets the printer 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 123: ...MENU SETUP Press the Set switch SETUP DATE TIME Press the Set switch DATE TIME YEAR Press the Set switch YEAR 1999 Press the switch YEAR 2000 Press the Set switch YEAR 2000 After short time the display changes DATE TIME YEAR Press the Set switch DATE TIME MONTH DATE TIME 2000 04 25 10 22 ...

Page 124: ... the Set switch IP ADDRESS 192 0 0 192 The last digit in the first part of the number is blinking Press the or switch to increase or decrease the number Press the Set switch to go to next digit IP ADDRESS 123 0 0 192 Repeat this process until you have set your IP address IP ADDRESS 123 45 67 89 Press the Set switch to complete the IP address IP ADDRESS 123 45 67 89 An asterisk appears at the end o...

Page 125: ...f this printer enables full and satisfactory control of text and graphics on pages For technical information about PostScript commands see the following commercial manuals Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference Manual 3rd Edition Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1999 Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Program Design Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing...

Page 126: ... performance when printing from those types of applications EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode The EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter 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...

Page 127: ...setting is always restored to the factory setting when the printer is turned off and on again It is not possible to reset the NETWORK settings using the control panel If you want to reset the print server to its default factory settings resetting all information such as the password and IP address information hold down the Network Test button on the Network board NC 4100h for more than 5 seconds M...

Page 128: ...UE AUTO CONTINUE OFF LOCK PANEL OFF REPRINT ON PAGE PROTECTION AUTO EMULATION AUTO EPSON KEEP PCL OFF RAMDISK SIZE MB SETUP TIME STYLE YY MM DD hh mm MEDIA TYPE PLAIN PAPER PAPER A4 LETTER COPIES 1 ORIENTATION PORTRAIT PRINT POSITION X OFF SET 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 PRINT MEN...

Page 129: ...PITCH POINT 10 00 12 00 SYMBOL CHARACTER SET US ASCIF AUTO LF OFF AUTO MASK OFF LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN EPSON FX 850 LINES FONT NO 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 CHAR SET STD CHAR SET ALT PEN SIZE HP GL PEN GRAY ERROR PRINT OFF PRINT MENU continued BR SCRI...

Page 130: ...T 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 SELECT AUTO AUTO IF TIME 5 INPUT BUFFER LEVEL 3 HIGH SPEED ON PARALLEL BI DIR ON FAX MODE OFF BAUD RATE 9600 CODE TYPE 8 BITS PARITY NONE STOP BIT 1 BITS X ON X OFF ON DTR ER ON INTERFACE RS 232C ROBUST XON...

Page 131: ...MO O OD D DE E E M M ME E EN N NU U U F F Fa a ac c ct t to o or r ry y y S S Se e et t tt t ti iin n ng g g RING DELAY 0 REDUCTION AUTO RAM SIZE 1MB RECEIVE ON INTERFACE continued RS 232C continued INTERVAL OFF ...

Page 132: ...CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 4 4 O OP PT TI IO ON NS S ...

Page 133: ...pabilities of the printer with these items Options Lower tray unit 3 paper cassettes Duplex unit Mailbox unit Network board For HL 2460 only LT 4000 DX 4000 MX 4000 series NC 4100h See 4 3 See 4 4 See 4 5 See 4 7 CompactFlash card DIMM memory HDD Ir DA interface HD 6G HD EX IR 1000 See 4 10 See 4 12 See 4 16 See 4 20 Optional font package Optional stabilizer BS 3000 SB 4000 See 4 21 See 4 2 ...

Page 134: ...t t a an nd d S St ta ab bi il li iz ze er r S SB B 4 40 00 00 0 You must install the small pad or the optional stabilizer SB 4000 when you have the following printer configurations 1 Lower tray 2 Lower trays 3 Lower trays Non Mailbox unit Mailbox unit 5 bins Mailbox unit 10 bins ...

Page 135: ...t consult the dealer where you purchased the printer Expands up to a total of 2100 sheets Fig 4 1 To install the lower tray unit please see the LowerTray User s Guide Note When you place the lower tray unit on the floor we recommend installing the supplied small pad into the lower tray unit as show above If somebody moves the cassette into another tray position and even if you print the data witho...

Page 136: ...ing on both sides of pages When it is installed you can select either duplex printing or simplex printing from the control panel or with a software command as follows For more information about the control panel seePAPER mode in Chapter 3 To install the duplex unit please see the Duplex Unit User s Guide Fig 4 2 ...

Page 137: ...tional device that is installed on the HL 2460 laser printer to allow you to direct your printouts to any bin that you specify Fig 4 3 Please see the Mailbox User s Guide to install the Mailbox unit Mailbox This setting allows you to direct your printouts to any bin that you specify ...

Page 138: ... You will not need to sort the copies after printing them Stacker You can print large print jobs when no one is in the office You can print 100 sheets of plain paper to each bin of the mailbox When you remove bins 2 4 7 9 the total output capacity is 1900 sheets including the printer output tray ...

Page 139: ... LLC Vanyan VINES DEC LAT and NetBEUI environments Also many useful utilities such as BRAdmin Professional for the administrator and Brother network printing software are included in the CD ROM supplied with the HL 2460 printer For setup 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 power switch and then unplug th...

Page 140: ...4 8 3 Unscrew the three screws in the order shown and then remove the metal plate Fig 4 5 4 Unscrew the two screws and then remove the Network cover plate Fig 4 6 ...

Page 141: ...metal plate with the three screws in the order shown Fig 4 8 7 Close the side cover 8 Connect one end of the Ethernet Cable to the Network port of the printer 9 Plug the power cord into the AC outlet and then turn on the power switch 10 For more details about how to optimize the Network board please refer to the Network User s Guide on the CD ROM supplied with this printer ...

Page 142: ...act flash memory card can be installed SanDisk or SanDisk OEM Products Type I 16MB SDCFB 16 505 32MB SDCFB 32 505 48MB SDCFB 48 505 64MB SDCFB 64 505 80MB SDCFB 80 505 96MB SDCFB 96 505 128MB SDCFB 128 505 160MB SDCFB 160 505 196MB SDCFB 196 505 Type II 256MB SDCFB 256 668 300MB SDCFB 300 668 Note Do not install or remove cards with the printer power on because you may lose all data from the card ...

Page 143: ...ll or remove a card 1 Turn off the printer power switch and then unplug the power cord 2 Fit a CompactFlash card into the slot with the label facing to the left Make sure it is inserted correctly Fig 4 9 Note Before removing the card turn off the power switch and then unplug the power cord To remove the card pull the card out of the printer ...

Page 144: ...ng on the printer model and country The following capacity of DIMM can be installed US 16 Megabytes TECHWORKS 12456 0001 32 Megabytes TECHWORKS 12457 0001 64 Megabytes TECHWORKS 12458 0001 128 Megabytes TECHWORKS 12459 0001 Europe 16 Megabytes BUFFALO TECHNOLOGY 12323 0001 32 Megabytes BUFFALO TECHNOLOGY 12324 0001 64 Megabytes BUFFALO TECHNOLOGY 12325 0001 128 Megabytes BUFFALO TECHNOLOGY 12326 0...

Page 145: ... mo or ry y When you install additional memory DIMM follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer power switch and then unplug the power cord Disconnect the interface cable from the printer Note Be sure to turn off the power to the printer before you install or remove the DIMM 2 Remove the side cover Fig 4 10 ...

Page 146: ... metal plate Fig 4 11 4 Unpack the DIMM and hold it by its edge 5 Hold the DIMM with your fingers on the side edges and thumb on the back edge Align the notches on the DIMM with the DIMM slot Check that the locks on each side of the DIMM slot are open or outward Fig 4 12 ...

Page 147: ...cure the metal plate with the three screws in the order shown Fig 4 14 8 Install the side cover 9 Reconnect the interface cable from your computer Plug the power cord into the AC outlet and then turn on the printer 10 To check whether the DIMM has been installed correctly you can print a Test page Print Configuration that will print the current memory size To print a Configuration page see Chapter...

Page 148: ...rint it though the network Confirm that the box contains the following items Hard disk Hard disk cables 2 Shoulder screws 4 Screws 4 Setup guide Fig 4 15 Note The supplied shorter cable is for other printers do not use it for this printer model 1 Turn off the printer power switch and then unplug the power cord Disconnect the interface cable from the printer 2 Remove the side cover Fig 4 16 ...

Page 149: ...HAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4 17 3 Unscrew the three screws in the order shown and then remove the metal plate Fig 4 17 4 Insert the 4 shoulder screws supplied with the HDD unit into the bottom of the HDD Fig 4 18 ...

Page 150: ...o the HDD with the keyed side facing up Fig 4 19 6 Install the HDD base plate by fitting the 4 Screws into the 4 holes of the metal plate so that the HDD pins point to the rear of the printer and then secure the plate with the 4 screws Fig 4 20 ...

Page 151: ... 8 Secure the metal plate with the three screws in the order shown Fig 4 22 9 Install the side cover 10 Reconnect the interface cable from your computer Plug the power cord into the AC outlet and then turn on the printer 11 Format the HDD from the control panel See Chapter 3 for details ...

Page 152: ...95 98 Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Infrared printer device Transmits and receives data at up to 4 Mbits sec Connects to the PC parallel port and connects to the Centronics parallel port on the printer Allows a printer to communicate with an infrared equipped portable computer Transmission range 1 cm 3 9 inch up to 100 cm 39 inch meets the IrDA standard 30 degree cone angle Selects between infrar...

Page 153: ...CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4 21 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 the CD ROM to install the 136 PS3 Agfa and TrueType Fonts ...

Page 154: ...CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 5 5 M MA AI IN NT TE EN NA AN NC CE E ...

Page 155: ...T To on ne er r c ca ar rt tr ri id dg ge e T TN N 9 95 50 00 0 The toner cartridge is in a bag inside the toner cartridge carton A new toner cartridge contains enough toner to print up to approximately 11 000 A4 Letter size single sided pages at about 5 coverage if the print density is set at level 0 Fig 5 1 ...

Page 156: ...d parts shown below 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 Use a genuine Brother toner cartridge that is specially formulated to ensure optimum print quality Printing ...

Page 157: ...ridge Re install the same toner cartridge 45 45 Afterward if you have any print quality problems replace the toner cartridge with a new one ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk A B C D abcde 0 1 2 3 4 DEF efg C cd 2 3 Every time you replace the toner cartridge you need to clean the inside of the printer For more information on cleaning see Cleaning in this chapter Note To ensure optimum print quality be sure to u...

Page 158: ...the toner cartridge Note Never touch or clean the transfer roller or print quality may deteriorate 3 Unpack the new toner cartridge 4 Hold the toner cartridge with both hands Rock it gently several times at a 45 angle This distributes the toner evenly insidethecartridge 45 45 Fig 5 2 Transfer roller ...

Page 159: ...everal times until it is detached from the toner cartridge Fig 5 3 6 Hold the tab firmly and pull it until the sealing tape comes out all the way Fig 5 4 7 Install the new toner cartridge firmly into the printer Fig 5 5 8 Close the top cover of the printer ...

Page 160: ...inter interior If printed pages are stained with toner clean the printer interior with a dry soft cloth C Cl le ea an ni in ng g t th he e p pr ri in nt te er r e ex xt te er ri io or r Clean the printer exterior as follows 1 Turn off the printer power switch and then unplug the power cord 2 Pull the paper cassette out of the printer 3 Open the multi purpose tray ...

Page 161: ...loth to remove dust Fig 5 6 5 If paper and foreign objects are stuck in the paper cassettes remove them Fig 5 7 6 Install the paper cassette into the printer and then close the multi purpose tray 7 Plug the power cord into the AC outlet and then turn on the printer ...

Page 162: ...oner with a dry cloth and immediately wash the clothes in cold water to avoid stains Never touch the hot fuser Never touch or clean the transfer roller or print quality may be adversely affected Be careful not to inhale the toner Clean the printer interior as follows 1 Turn off the printer power switch and then unplug the power cord 2 Open the top cover 3 Remove the toner cartridge Transfer Roller...

Page 163: ...ts of the printer are extremely hot When you open the top cover of the printer never touch the fuser and fixing roller Inside the printer Open the face up output tray 4 Wipe off toner and paper dust from the metal plate in the printer with a dry soft cloth Fig 5 8 Fuser is HOT Metal plate ...

Page 164: ...metal plate and the surface underneath it with adry soft cloth Fig 5 9 6 Lower the metal plate 7 Wipe the scanner window with a dry soft cloth Fig 5 10 8 Install the toner cartridge into the printer 9 Close the top cover 10 Plug the power cord into the AC outlet and then turn on the printer Metal plate ...

Page 165: ...CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING C CH HA AP PT TE ER R 6 6 T TR RO OU UB BL LE E S SH HO OO OT TI IN NG G ...

Page 166: ...acing the Toner cartridge in Chapter 5 NO TONER Install the toner cartridge NO PAPER XXX Load paper into the indicated tray NO TRAY XXX Install the paper cassette into the indicated tray COVER OPEN Close the top cover of the printer Close the duplex cover Close the rear cover of the mailbox FACE UP OPEN Close the face up output tray JAM XXX Remove the jammed paper from the indicated area See Paper...

Page 167: ...VER ERROR Set the duplex lever to the correct position NO MX UNIT Change the job properties or install the Mailbox unit correctly DIMM ERROR Install the DIMM correctly Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds and then turn it on again If this error message appears again replace it with a new card CARD ERROR Make sure of the following points The cable is connected correctly The card is installed cor...

Page 168: ...alling additional memory in Chapter 4 FONT FULL Add optional memory See Installing additional memory in Chapter 4 MEMORY FULL Add optional memory See Installing additional memory in Chapter 4 IGNORE DATA Postscript error has occurred Add optional memory See Installing additional memory in Chapter 4 ACCESSORY ERROR The optional accessory is not installed correctly ...

Page 169: ...Consult your dealer for a replacement paper feeding kit REPLACE PF KIT2 Consult your dealer for a replacement paper feeding kit REPLACE PF KIT3 Consult your dealer for a replacement paper feeding kit REPLACE PF KIT4 Consult your dealer for a replacement paper feeding kit REPLACE FUSER Consult your dealer for a replacement fuser unit REPLACE LASER Consult your dealer for a replacement laser unit RE...

Page 170: ... C Ca a al lll ll S S Se e er r rv v vi iic c ce e e M M Me e es s ss s sa a ag g ge e e A A Ac c ct t ti iio o on n n ERROR Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds and then turn it on again If this does not clear the problem consult your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative ...

Page 171: ...n the printer driver The printer does not load envelopes The printer can load envelopes from the multi purpose tray Your application software must be set up to print on the envelope size you are using This is usually done in the Page Setup or Document Setup menu of your software See your software application manual A paper jam has occurred Clear the jammed paper referring to Paper jams and how to ...

Page 172: ...nting and display the following messages JAM TRAYXXXX Paper jam in the Upper paper tray Tray1 or Lower tray Tray 2 3 4 JAM MP TRAY Paper jam in the Multi purpose tray JAM INSIDE Paper jam inside the Printer JAM REAR Paper jam at the Paper exit Paper jam in the Face up output tray JAM DUPLEX Paper jam in the Duplex unit JAM MAILBOX Paper jam in the Mailbox unit ...

Page 173: ...n the top cover and then close the top cover again to start printing Note If the paper is misfeeding or multiple pages frequently feed at once when you print on small sized or thick paper we recommend that you change the adjustment levers in the paper cassette as follows The switches in this illustration are shown in the default setting position A6 Switch 1 OFF Switch 2 OFF A4 100 g m 2 27 lbs Let...

Page 174: ... e P Pa ap pe er r t tr ra ay y JAM TRAYXXX Fig 6 1 XXXX indicates the tray number that contains jammed paper Note The paper trays and LCD panel descriptions in this manual are named as shown below Upper paper tray Tray 1 Optional Lower tray Tray 2 3 4 Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 Tray 4 ...

Page 175: ... piece of jammed paper it is easy to remove it by turning the dial to the lower position as shown below If a paper jam occurs when using A6 size paper remove the jammed paper turn over the stack of the paper in the paper cassette and print it again 3 Make sure that the paper guide release lever is set to the paper size in the paper cassette and paper is loaded below the limit mark ...

Page 176: ...R 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 11 4 Install the paper cassette into the printer Caution Do not pull out the upper paper cassette while paper is being fed from the lower paper cassette because it will cause a paper jam ...

Page 177: ...llow these steps 1 Remove the paper from the multi purpose tray 2 Fan the paper stack and then reload it in the multi purpose tray Fig 6 4 3 Make sure that the paper is inserted fully into the multi purpose tray and touches the back of the tray and remains below the limit mark 4 Open the top cover of the printer and close it or press the Go switch to start printing ...

Page 178: ...NG 6 13 J JA AM M I IN NS SI ID DE E i in ns si id de e t th he e p pr ri in nt te er r JAM INSIDE Fig 6 5 1 Open the top cover of the printer 2 Remove the toner cartridge 3 Lift up the metal plate inside the printer Fig 6 6 ...

Page 179: ...y Caution After having removed the jammed paper if the printed page has toner stains print several test pages before restarting your print job Remove the jammed paper carefully so you do not spreadtoner Take care not to stain your hands and clothes with toner Wash toner stains immediately with cold water Never touch the transfer roller 4 Slowly pull out the jammed paper from inside the printer wit...

Page 180: ...late down 6 Install the toner cartridge firmly into the printer 7 Close the top cover of the printer Note If a paper jam occurs when using A6 size paper remove the jammed paper turn over the stack of the paper in the paper cassette and print it again ...

Page 181: ...6 16 J JA AM M R RE EA AR R a at t p pa ap pe er r e ex xi it t JAM REAR Fig 6 8 1 Open the top cover of the printer Fig 6 9 2 Slowly pull the jammed paper from the paper exit with both hands Fig 6 10 ...

Page 182: ...CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 17 3 Close the top cover of the printer Fig 6 11 ...

Page 183: ...occurs behind the face up output tray before the paper exits remove the jammed paper as follows 1 Open the top cover of the printer Note If a duplex unit is installed on the printer remove it from the printer After removing the jammed paper re install the duplex unit onto the printer 2 Open the face up output tray Fig 6 13 ...

Page 184: ...CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 19 3 Slowly remove the jammed paper with both hands Fig 6 14 4 Close the face up output tray 5 Close the top cover of the printer Fig 6 15 ...

Page 185: ...P PL LE EX X i in n t th he e D Du up pl le ex x u un ni it t JAM DUPLEX Fig 6 16 1 Open the top cover of the printer Fig 6 17 2 Slowly remove the jammed paper from the paper exit of the duplex unit with both hands Fig 6 18 ...

Page 186: ... Remove the duplex unit from the printer with both hands Fig 6 19 Note Look inside the printer duplex unit slot and make sure that the jammed paper is not in there Caution Remove the duplex unit by holding it firmly with both hands because the shaded part in the illustration is heavier ...

Page 187: ...6 22 5 Remove the jammed paper from inside the duplex unit Fig 6 20 6 Re install the duplex unit into the printer Fig 6 21 7 Close the duplex unit cover gently ...

Page 188: ...CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 23 8 Close the top cover of the printer Fig 6 22 ...

Page 189: ... MA AI IL LB BO OX X i in ns si id de e t th he e M Ma ai il lb bo ox x u un ni it t JAM MAILBOX Fig 6 23 If a paper jam occurs in the mailbox unit follow these steps 1 Open the rear cover of the mailbox unit Fig 6 24 ...

Page 190: ...Close the rear cover of the mailbox 4 Open the top cover of the printer and then close it to resume printing Note If this message still appears on the LCD even after you removed the jammed paper turn off the printer Wait a few seconds and then turn the printer on again ...

Page 191: ...jk A B C D abcde 0 1 2 3 4 Gray background Make sure that you use paper that meets the recommended specifications See What kind of paper can I use 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 Install a new toner cartridge See Replacing the Toner cartridge in Chapter ...

Page 192: ... 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 high humidity will cause paper to curl See What kind of paper can I use in Chapter 1 If you use the prin...

Page 193: ...onsists of 2 sheets which can be printed by selecting the Maintenance selection under the INFORMATION menu on the control panel If the black spots still appear print the Cleaning page again For more information see Chapter 3 If you see the following print quality problems the toner cartridge may be damaged Install a new toner cartridge See Replacing the Toner cartridge in Chapter 5 All black ABCDE...

Page 194: ...device orscanner Remove all other devices and then connect the port only to the printer Turn off printer status reporting in the Device Options tab in the printer driver The printer cannot print full pages of a document 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 fol...

Page 195: ... page cannot have print leaving 62 printable lines Adjust the top and bottom margins in your document to allow for this For connecting using the RS 232C interface only The printer prints the first couple of pages correctly however some following pages have text missing This problem is usually related to serial interface settings Your computer is not recognizing the printer input buffer s full sign...

Page 196: ...e em m m R R Re e ec c co o om m mm m me e en n nd d da a at t ti iio o on n n Unable to print from application software If you are using a serial interface make sure that the slide switch of the serial interface is in the correct serial position and that the interface settings have been correctly set up in the INTERFACE mode using the control panel For connecting using the RS 232C interface only ...

Page 197: ...ter cable you would most likely set your DOS software printer port to LPT1 Check if the printer has any printer alarms Check if the appropriate printer is selected in your application software If the serial interface is used make sure that the RS 232C serial interface is selected with the slide switch Make sure the interface settings are correctly set up in INTERFACE mode using the control panel M...

Page 198: ...m mm m me e en n nd d da a at t ti iio o on n n The printer cannot print If IGNORE DATA appears on the LCD message please do the following 1 Reset the printer 2 Turn ERRORPRINT ON and then print again 3 If the Error is LIMITCHECK add optional memory See Installing additional memory in Chapter 4 The print speed slows down Add optional memory See Installing additional memory in Chapter 4 The printer...

Page 199: ...APPENDIX A AP PP PE EN ND DI IX X ...

Page 200: ...t quality while printing at full engine speed 600 dpi 300 dpi DOS 600 dpi Resolution Mac OS HQ1200 Brother HQ1200 technology provides the best print quality while printing at full engine speed 600 dpi 300 dpi Print Speed 24 pages per minute 600 or 300 dpi A4 size 24 pages per minute 600 or 300 dpi Letter size 24 pages per minute HQ1200 A4 Letter size Warm Up Max 20 seconds at 23 C 68 F First Print...

Page 201: ...inter XL modes 66 scalable fonts and 12 bitmapped fonts BR Script Level 3 mode 66 scalable fonts PostScript Level3 language emulation For more information about resident fonts see RESIDENT FONTS in Appendix Note When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time time out it enters sleep mode Sleep mode acts as though the printer was turned off The default time out is 30 minutes Yo...

Page 202: ... DIMMs When you want to upgrade to more than 160 Mbytes you will need to remove the already installed 16 Mbytes DIMM and replace it with a higher capacity DIMM The standard memory installed varies depending on the printer model and country Control Panel 7 switches 1 LED and 2 lines by 16 column liquid crystal display with back light Diagnostics Self diagnostic program O Op pt ti io on ns s Lower t...

Page 203: ...wer consumption is to unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Noise Printing 55 dB A or less Stand by 40 dB A or less Noise per ISO 9296 Printing Lwad about 67dB A Stand by Lwad about 48dB A You might want to install printers with a sound power level of Lwad 63 dB A or more in a separate room or cubicle Temperature Operating 10 to 32 5 C 50 F to 90 5 F Storage 0 to 35 C 38 F to 95 F Humidity Oper...

Page 204: ...each printing method by clicking the check mark in the following table Tray 1 MP tray Tray 2 3 4 DX MX Select the Media type from the printer driver 60 105 g m 2 16 28 lbs 60 200 g m 2 16 53 lbs 60 105 g m 2 16 28 lbs 60 105 g m 2 16 28 lbs 60 105 g m 2 16 28 lbs Media type Plain paper Plain paper Recycled paper Plain paper Bond paper Bond paper Thick paper Thick paper or Thicker paper Transparenc...

Page 205: ...A4 Letter Legal B5 JIS B5 ISO Executive A5 A6 B6 COM 10 Monarch C5 DL Width 73 5 to 216 mm 2 89 to 8 5 in Length 116 to 356 mm 4 57 to 14 0 in A4 Letter Legal B5 JIS B5 ISO Executive A5 Capacity 500 sheets 80 g m 2 or 20 lbs 100 sheets 80 g m 2 or 20 lbs transparencies 10 sheets envelopes 10 sheets label stock 10 sheets 500 sheets 80 g m 2 or 20 lbs DX MX Paper size A4 Letter Legal B5 JIS Executiv...

Page 206: ... the paper source in the PAPER mode by using the control panel For more information about the setting see Chapter 3 Note If you print on thick paper that weighs more than 150 g m2 40 lbs use face up printing We recommend that you use face up printing when you print on transparencies If a paper jam occurs when using A6 size paper remove the jammed paper turn over the stack of the paper in the paper...

Page 207: ... paper Europe USA Plain paper Xerox Premier 80 g m 2 Xerox 4200DP 20 lb Recycled paper Steinbis Recycling Copy 80 g m 2 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...

Page 208: ...que 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 Oblique Bold BoldOblique Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me Windows 2000 Windows NT TrueType Compatible Fonts BR Symbol Helsinki...

Page 209: ...Appendix 10 Brother 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 210: ...ightItalic Demi DemiItalic 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 BoldItali...

Page 211: ...et EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes See EMULATIONS in Chapter 4 When you have selected the HP GL emulation mode you can select the standard or alternate character set in the PRINT MENU HP GL Settings See PRINT MENU in Chapter 4 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 the corresponding symbol set is always used ...

Page 212: ...APPENDIX Appendix 13 H HP P L La as se er rJ Je et t M Mo od de e ...

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Page 219: ...le shows characters available only in the corresponding character set The numbers at the top of the table are hexadecimal code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 characters set For other characters see the Roman 8 character set ...

Page 220: ...ng table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set The numbers at the top of the table are hexadecimal code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set For other characters see the US ASCII character set ...

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Page 222: ...APPENDIX Appendix 23 ...

Page 223: ...Appendix 24 I IB BM M M Mo od de e ...

Page 224: ...APPENDIX Appendix 25 ...

Page 225: ...Appendix 26 H HP P G GL L M Mo od de e ...

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Page 230: ...tin5 7J DeskTop 9J PC 1004 OS 2 10J PS Text 13J Ventura International 14J Ventura US 6J Microsoft Publishing 8M Math 8 5M PS Math 6M Ventura Math 15U PI Font 1U Legal 1E ISO 4 United Kingdom 0U ISO 6 ASCII 2U ISO 2 IRV 0S ISO 11 Swedish names 0I ISO 15 Italian 1S HP Spanish 2S ISO 17 Spanish 3S ISO 10 Swedish 4S ISO 16 Portuguese 5S ISO 84 Portuguese 6S ISO 85 Spanish 0G HP German 1G ISO 21 German...

Page 231: ...tional 14J Ventura US 6J Microsoft Publishing 8M Math 8 5M PS Math 6M Ventura Math 15U PI Font 1U Legal 1E ISO 4 United Kingdom 0U ISO 6 ASCII 2U ISO 2 IRV 0S ISO 11 Swedish names 0I ISO 15 Italian 1S HP Spanish 2S ISO 17 Spanish 3S ISO 10 Swedish 4S ISO 16 Portuguese 5S ISO 84 Portuguese 6S ISO 85 Spanish 0G HP German 1G ISO 21 German 0D ISO 60 Norwegian 1 1D ISO 61 Norwegian 2 0F ISO 25 French 1...

Page 232: ... 1 Latin5 7J DeskTop 9J PC 1004 OS 2 10J PS Text 13J Ventura International 14J Ventura US 6J Microsoft Publishing 8M Math 8 5M PS Math 6M Ventura Math 15U PI Font 1U Legal 1E ISO 4 United Kingdom 0U ISO 6 ASCII 2U ISO 2 IRV 0S ISO 11 Swedish names 0I ISO 15 Italian 1S HP Spanish 2S ISO 17 Spanish 3S ISO 10 Swedish 4S ISO 16 Portuguese 5S ISO 84 Portuguese 6S ISO 85 Spanish 0G HP German 1G ISO 21 G...

Page 233: ...nal 14J Ventura US 6J Microsoft Publishing 8M Math 8 5M PS Math 6M Ventura Math 15U PI Font 1U Legal 1E ISO 4 United Kingdom 0U ISO 6 ASCII 2U ISO 2 IRV 0S ISO 11 Swedish names 0I ISO 15 Italian 1S HP Spanish 2S ISO 17 Spanish 3S ISO 10 Swedish 4S ISO 16 Portuguese 5S ISO 84 Portuguese 6S ISO 85 Spanish 0G HP German 1G ISO 21 German 0D ISO 60 Norwegian 1 1D ISO 61 Norwegian 2 0F ISO 25 French 1F I...

Page 234: ... bar codes or expanded characters according to the segment of parameters n n For more information about parameters see the following Definition of Parameters This command must end with the code 5CH Definition of Parameters This bar code command can have the following parameters in the parameter segment n n Since parameters are effective within the single command syntax ESC i n n they don t take ef...

Page 235: ...or T9 Codabar n t12 or T12 Code 128 set A n t13 or T13 Code 128 set B n t14 or T14 Code 128 set C n t130 or T130 ISBN EAN n t131 or T131 ISBN UPC E n t132 or T132 EAN 128 set A n t133 or T133 EAN 128 set B n t134 or T134 EAN 128 set C This parameter selects the bar code mode as above When n is t5 or T5the bar code mode EAN 8 EAN 13 or UPC A varies according to the number of characters in the data ...

Page 236: ...bar code style parameter is ignored Expanded Character S 0 White 1 Black 2 Vertical stripes 3 Horizontal stripes 4 Cross hatch eg S n1 n2 n1 Background fill pattern n2 Foreground fill pattern If S is followed by only one parameter the parameter is a foreground fill pattern Line Block Drawing Box Drawing S 1 Black 2 Vertical stripes 3 Horizontal stripes 4 Cross hatch Bar Code n mnnn or Mnnn nnn 0 3...

Page 237: ...ote that the default setting is subject to the bar code mode selected by t or T Quiet Zone n onnn or Onnn nnn 0 32767 Quiet Zone is the space on both sides of the bar codes Its width can be specified using the units that are set by the u of U parameter For the description of u or U parameter see the next section The default setting of Quiet Zone width is 1 inch Bar Code Expanded Character Unit Lin...

Page 238: ...N13 EAN8 UPC A ISBN EAN13 EAN8 UPC A ISBN UPC E 22 mm 2 UPC E 18 mm 3 Others 12 mm Expanded characters 2 2 mm default Line Block Drawing Box Drawing 1 dot This parameter specifies the height of bar codes or expanded characters as above It can take the prefix h H d or D The height of bar codes is specified in the u or U specified unit Note that the default setting of the bar code height 12 mm 18 mm...

Page 239: ...character and stop character If the received data has an asterisk at its beginning or end the asterisk is regarded as a start character or stop character When Interleaved 2 of 5 is selected with the parameter t1 or T1 Ten numerical characters 0 to 9 can be accepted as bar code data Other characters cause data error The number of characters for bar codes is not limited Since this mode of bar codes ...

Page 240: ...ed by a check digit Total 8 digits 0 6 digits 1 check digit 2 6 digits The first character and the last check digit are removed from the 8 digit data 1 For 8 digits can be used in place of a check digit 2 Adding and 2 or 5 digit number after the data creates an add on code for all 6 and 8 digit formats When Codabar is selected with the parameter t9 or T9 Characters 0 to 9 can be printed Characters...

Page 241: ...apply as for t12 or T12 t13 or T13 or t14 or T14 Box Drawing ESC i E or e E or e is a terminator Line Block Drawing ESC i V or v V or v is a terminator Expanded Character Data Start n l or L Data that follows l or L is read as expanded character data or labeling data Expanded character data must end with the code 5CH which also terminates this command Example Program Listings WIDTH LPT1 255 CODE 3...

Page 242: ...9012 UPC E LPRINT CHR 27 it6r1o0x150y70b0123456 Codabar LPRINT CHR 27 it9r1s0o0x00y100bA123456A Code 128 set A LPRINT CHR 27 it12r1o0x00y120bCODE128A12345 Code 128 set B LPRINT CHR 27 it13r1o0x00y140bCODE128B12345 Code 128 set C LPRINT CHR 27 it14r1o0x00y160b CHR 1 CHR 2 ISBN EAN LPRINTCHR 27 it130r1o0x00y180b123456789012 12345 EAN 128 set A LPRINT CHR 27 it132r1o0x00y210b1234567890 LPRINT CHR 12 ...

Page 243: ... control A 35 bitmapped font A 9 bonus software 2 14 BRAdmin professional 2 15 BR SCRIPT 3 33 BR Script 3 2 1 3 40 6 33 BS 3000 4 21 C call service message 6 5 card slot 1 8 CCITT G3 G4 A 35 CD ROM for Macintosh users 1 5 CD ROM for Windows users 1 3 compact flash memory card 4 10 control panel 1 7 D data lamp 3 17 date and time setting 3 38 delete storage 3 28 3 43 Device 2 5 DIMM 4 12 DOS 6 32 d...

Page 244: ...20 Ir DA 4 20 J jam duplex 6 20 jam inside 6 13 jam mailbox 6 24 jam rear 6 16 6 18 jam tray 6 9 6 12 Job Cancel switch 3 2 3 4 L Label 1 33 LCD 3 18 6 1 LCD message 3 20 LED 3 17 lower tray unit 4 3 M Macintosh 2 18 Mailbox 4 5 Maintenance message 6 4 manual feed 1 39 media type 1 13 multi purpose tray 1 7 1 23 N Network 2 15 3 45 network board slot 1 8 Network interface connector 1 8 network mod...

Page 245: ... 3 26 R reprint 2 6 2 13 3 5 3 7 reprint switch 3 2 3 5 reset menu mode 3 37 S SB 4000 4 2 scalable font A 9 secure data 3 11 serial interface connector 1 8 Set switch 3 2 3 15 setup 3 43 setup mode 3 27 small pad 4 2 4 3 Storage Manager 2 15 special paper 1 33 stabilizer 4 2 switch 3 2 T TCP IP 3 34 TIFF A 35 top cover 1 7 toner cartridge 5 1 Transparency 1 33 Tray 1 1 7 U upper paper cassette 1 ...

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