Brother HL-6050DN User Manual Download

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CONTROL PANEL 3 - 13

Control Panel LCD menu

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Standard paper tray: TRAY 1

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Multi-purpose tray: MP TRAY

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Optional lower tray: TRAY 2

There are eight menus. For more information about the selections available in each menu, please see
the pages listed below.

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INFORMATION

See INFORMATION on page 3-14.

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PAPER

See PAPER on page 3-15.

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QUALITY

see QUALITY on page 3-15.

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SETUP

See SETUP on page 3-16.

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PRINT MENU

See PRINT MENU on page 3-17.

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NETWORK

See NETWORK (only on a Network) on page 3-20.

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INTERFACE

See INTERFACE on page 3-21.

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RESET MENU

See RESET MENU on page 3-21.

The control panel LCD names for the paper trays are as follows.

Summary of Contents for HL-6050DN

Page 1: ...Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer You can find a printed copy in the box or view it on the CD ROM we have supplied Please read this User s Guide thoroughly before you use the printer Keep the CD ROM in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you need to Please visit our web site at http solutions brother com where you can get answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Product Support...

Page 2: ...llowing terms throughout this User s Guide You must follow these warnings to prevent possible personal injury You must follow these instructions to make sure you use the printer properly and do not damage it Remember these useful tips when you use the printer ...

Page 3: ...he printer will be extremely hot When you open the front or back cover of the printer never touch the shaded parts shown in the illustrations below The fuser unit is marked with a caution label Please do NOT remove or damage the label There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer Before you clean the printer clear a paper jam or replace parts make sure you have turned off the power switch a...

Page 4: ...stered trade mark of Red Hat Inc Mandrake is a registered trade mark of Mandrake Soft SA All other terms and brand and product names mentioned in this User s Guide are registered trademarks of their respective companies 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 specif...

Page 5: ...n transparencies 1 28 Printing on transparencies from the paper tray 1 28 Printing on transparencies from the MP tray 1 31 Printing on both sides of the paper 1 35 Manual duplex printing from the paper tray For PCL printer driver 1 35 Manual duplex printing from the multi purpose tray 1 36 Automatic duplex printing available for HL 6050D and HL 6050DN only 1 37 Booklet printing for the PCL printer...

Page 6: ...Y 3 15 SETUP 3 16 PRINT MENU 3 17 NETWORK only on a Network 3 20 INTERFACE 3 21 RESET MENU 3 21 Set IP Address 3 22 About emulation modes 3 23 HP LaserJet Mode 3 23 BR Script 3 Mode 3 23 EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode 3 23 List of factory settings 3 24 Network factory default setting 3 24 For visually impaired users 3 28 Buzzer indications 3 28 Braille symbols 3 29 4 Options 4 1 Optional ...

Page 7: ...AM INSIDE paper jam inside the printer 6 9 JAM REAR paper jam behind the back output tray 6 12 JAM DUPLEX paper jam in the duplex unit 6 15 Improving the print quality 6 17 Solving print problems 6 22 Other problems 6 23 Printing from DOS 6 23 BR Script 3 6 23 7 Appendix Specifications fonts and bar code A 1 Printer specifications A 1 Engine A 1 Controller A 2 Software A 2 Control panel A 2 Paper ...

Page 8: ... C 1 Brother Numbers C 1 Important information Regulations C 3 Federal Communications Commission FCC Declaration of Conformity For USA C 3 Industry Canada Compliance Statement For Canada C 4 International ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement C 4 Laser Notice C 5 Laser Safety 100 to 120 volt model only C 5 FDA Regulations 100 to 120 volt model only C 5 Internal laser radiation C 5 IMPORTANT For Your Sa...

Page 9: ...lel cables support bi directional communication but some might have an incompatible pin assignment or may not be IEEE 1284 compliant It is recommended to use a parallel interface cable or USB interface cable that is no longer than 2 meters 6 feet When you use a USB cable make sure that you connect it to the USB connector of your PC Please make sure that you use a Hi Speed USB 2 0 certified cable i...

Page 10: ...ew Figure 1 2 1 Face down output tray support flap support flap 2 Control panel 3 Multi purpose tray MP tray 4 MP tray support flap 5 Paper tray 6 Front cover release button 7 Front cover 8 Face down output tray top output tray 1 8 6 4 2 3 7 5 ...

Page 11: ...upport 3 AC power connector 4 Power switch 5 Parallel interface connector 6 USB interface connector 7 Side cover 8 HL 6050DN 10 100BASE TX port 9 HL 6050DN network LED light emitting diode 10 HL 6050DN network test button 11 CompactFlash card slot The printer illustration is based on HL 6050DN 1 9 8 7 3 2 4 5 6 10 11 ...

Page 12: ...ly unplugged Only use the printer within the following ranges of temperature and humidity Temperature 10 C to 32 5 C 50 F to 90 5 F Humidity 20 to 80 without condensation The printer should be used in a well ventilated room Put the printer on a flat horizontal surface Keep the printer clean Do not put the printer in a dusty place Do not put the printer where the ventilation hole of the printer is ...

Page 13: ...n paper 75 g m2 to 105 g m2 20 to 28 lb L L L L Plain paper Recycled paper L L L L Recycled paper Bond paper Rough paper 60 g m2 to 161 g m2 16 to 43 lb L 60 g m2 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 lb L 60 g m2 to 161 g m2 16 to 43 lb L 60 g m2 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 lb Bond paper Thick paper 105 g m2 to 161 g m2 28 to 43 lb L Thick paper or Thicker paper Transparency L Up to 10 sheets A4 or Letter L Up to 10 she...

Page 14: ...tic duplex printing Paper size A4 Letter Legal B5 ISO A5 B6 ISO A6 Executive Folio Width 69 9 to 215 9 mm 2 75 to 8 5 in Length 116 to 406 4 mm 4 57 to 16 in A4 Letter Legal B5 ISO A5 B6 ISO A6 Executive Folio A4 Letter Legal Number of sheets 500 sheets 80 g m2 or 20 lb 100 sheets 80 g m2 or 20 lb 500 sheets 80 g m2 or 20 lb Media type Face down Face up Plain paper L L Recycled paper L L Bond pape...

Page 15: ... with this printer see Important information for choosing your paper on page A 5 Europe USA Plain paper Xerox Premier 80 g m2 Xerox 4200DP 20 lb Recycled paper Xerox Recycled Supreme 80 g m2 Transparency 3M CG3300 3M CG 3300 Labels Avery laser label L7163 Avery laser label 5160 When you print on smaller sized short grain paper A5 A6 and Executive do the following Go to the Basic tab of the printer...

Page 16: ... 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 2 6 01 mm 0 24 in 6 35 mm 0 25 in 6 35 mm 0 25 in 6 01 mm 0 24 in 6 35 mm 0 25 in 6 01 mm 0 24 in 6 01 mm 0 24 in 6 01 mm 0 24 in 3 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 6 01 mm 0 24 in 6 35 mm 0 25 in 6 35 mm 0 25 in 6 01 mm 0 24 in 6 35 mm 0 25 in 6 01 mm 0 24 in 6 01 mm 0 24 in 6 01 mm 0 24...

Page 17: ...n 5 08 mm 0 2 in 5 0 mm 0 19 in 5 08 mm 0 2 in 5 0 mm 0 19 in 5 0 mm 0 19 in 5 0 mm 0 19 in 3 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 2 mm 0 17 in 4 5 0 mm 0 19 in 5 08 mm 0 2 in 5 08 mm 0 2 in 5 0 mm 0 19 in 5 08 mm 0 2 in 5 0 mm 0 19 in 5 0 mm 0 19 in 5 0 mm 0 19 in When using BR Script emulation the edges of the paper that canno...

Page 18: ...ose tray For the paper you want to use please see What kind of paper can I use on page 1 5 Printing on plain paper from the paper tray 1 Select the Paper Size Media Type Paper Source and other settings in the printer driver Media Type Plain Paper Paper Source Tray 1 or Tray 2 PCL standard printer driver BR Script printer driver ...

Page 19: ...heck that the guides are firmly in the slots Figure 1 8 4 To avoid paper jams and misfeeds fill up the paper tray with small stacks of paper that you have fanned well Put the side that is going to be printed on first blank side face down with the leading edge top of the paper in last at the front of the tray Check that the paper is flat in the paper tray at all four corners Figure 1 9 ...

Page 20: ... that it is inserted fully into the printer Figure 1 11 6 Send the print data to the printer Figure 1 12 Do not put more than 500 sheets of paper 80 g m2 in the paper tray at any one time or it may cause a jam Check that paper is below the maximum paper height guide Figure 1 10 ...

Page 21: ...y 1 Select the Paper Size Media Type Paper Source and other settings in the printer driver Media Type Plain Paper Paper Source MP Tray PCL standard printer driver BR Script printer driver The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the multi purpose tray ...

Page 22: ... tray Put the side to be printed on first face up with the leading edge top of the paper in first Make sure the paper touches the back of the tray and remains under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray Do not put more than 100 sheets of paper 80 g m2 or 20 lb in the MP tray at any one time or it may cause a jam Figure 1 15 ...

Page 23: ... If it is not the paper may not be fed properly resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam When you put paper in the MP tray please remember the following The side to be printed on must be face up During printing the inside tray rises to feed paper into the printer Put the leading edge top of the paper in first and push it gently into the tray The top of the paper stack must be under the maximu...

Page 24: ...anizer sheets you must fan the stack to avoid paper jams and misfeeds Figure 1 19 Do not place the punched holes of organizer sheets near the actuator paper sensor Do not use organizer sheets that are stuck together The glue on them might cause damage to the printer Do not put different types of paper in the paper tray at the same time because it may cause paper jams or misfeeds Do not print thick...

Page 25: ...ed and output method when you want to print on thick paper labels or card stock When you select the paper you want to use see What kind of paper can I use on page 1 5 1 Select the Paper Size Media Type Paper Source and other settings in the printer driver Media Type Thick Paper or Thicker Paper Paper Source MP Tray PCL standard printer driver BR Script printer driver The printer automatically turn...

Page 26: ...RINTER 1 18 2 Open the back output tray and then pull out the face up output tray support if necessary Figure 1 20 3 Open the MP tray and lower it gently Figure 1 21 4 Pull out the MP tray support flap Figure 1 22 ...

Page 27: ...o the printer 8 After you finish the print job close the back output tray Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position in the MP tray If it is not the paper may not be fed properly resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam When you put paper in the MP tray please remember the following During printing the inside tray rises to feed paper into the printer The side to be printe...

Page 28: ...ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 20 Caution Remove each sheet immediately after printing Stacking the sheets may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl Figure 1 25 ...

Page 29: ...ions for the printer have been badly made with edges that are not straight or consistently square have windows holes cutouts or perforations Figure 1 26 IF YOU USE ANY OF THE TYPES OF ENVELOPES LISTED ABOVE THEY MAY DAMAGE YOUR PRINTER THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT Before you print envelopes you must fan the stack to avoid paper jams and misfeeds Figure...

Page 30: ...ieces of paper The envelope should lie flat and not be of baggy or flimsy construction You should buy quality envelopes from a supplier who understands that you will be using the envelopes in a laser printer Before you print many envelopes test one to make sure that the print results are what you want Brother will not recommend a particular envelope because envelope manufacturers may change the en...

Page 31: ... to the back of the printer Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print envelopes 1 Select the Paper Size Media Type Paper Source and other settings in the printer driver Media Type Envelopes Paper Source MP Tray PCL standard printer driver BR Script printer driver The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the MP tray ...

Page 32: ...RINTER 1 24 2 Open the back output tray and then pull out the face up output tray support if necessary Figure 1 28 3 Open the MP tray and lower it gently Figure 1 29 4 Pull out the MP tray support flap Figure 1 30 ...

Page 33: ...ure 1 32 Envelopes that have been creased after they have been printed At the back of the printer open the back output tray and push down the two blue tabs one on the left and one on the right hand side as shown in Figure 1 31 When you have finished printing your envelopes close the back output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position Figure 1 31 Make sure that the envelopes...

Page 34: ...Size and then select DL Long Edge Put a new DL size double flap envelope in the MP tray with the longest edge of the envelope in first then print again When you put envelopes in the MP tray please remember the following During printing the inside tray rises to feed envelopes into the printer The side to be printed on must be face up Put the leading edge top of the paper in first and push it gently...

Page 35: ...urce for a straight paper path Then set the Media Type to Thick Paper or Thicker Paper to increase the fixing temperature To adjust the print density setting See QUALITY on page 3 15 Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or creases ...

Page 36: ... paper tray 1 Select the Paper Size Media Type Paper Source and other settings in the printer driver Media Type Transparencies Paper Source Tray 1 or Tray 2 PCL standard printer driver BR Script printer driver W Do not touch transparencies that have just been printed because they are very hot Do not put more than 10 transparencies in the paper tray ...

Page 37: ...evers slide the paper guides to fit the transparency size Check that the guides are firmly in the slots Figure 1 35 4 Put transparencies in the tray Put the side that is going to be printed on face down with the top of the paper at the front of the tray Check that the transparencies are flat in the tray at all four corners Figure 1 36 ...

Page 38: ...the print data to the printer Figure 1 39 Caution Remove each transparency before the next page is output on the top output tray to prevent transparencies from sticking to each other Do not put more than 10 transparencies in the tray at any one time or it may cause a jam Check that transparencies are below the maximum paper mark Figure 1 37 ...

Page 39: ...paper path from the MP tray through to the back of the printer 1 Select the Paper Size Media Type Paper Source and other settings in the printer driver Media Type Transparencies Paper Source MP Tray PCL standard printer driver BR Script printer driver The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the MP tray ...

Page 40: ...RINTER 1 32 2 Open the back output tray and then pull out the face up output tray support if necessary Figure 1 40 3 Open the MP tray and lower it gently Figure 1 41 4 Pull out the MP tray support flap Figure 1 42 ...

Page 41: ...ng the paper guide release lever slide the paper guide to fit the transparency size Figure 1 44 Make sure that the transparencies are straight and in the proper position in the MP tray If they are not the transparencies may not be fed properly resulting in a skewed printout or a jam When you put transparencies in the MP tray please remember the following The side to be printed on must be face up P...

Page 42: ... the print data to the printer 8 After you finish printing close the back output tray Caution Remove each transparency immediately after printing Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or the transparency to curl ...

Page 43: ...he Paper Source to be Tray 1 2 The printer will automatically print all the even numbered pages on one side of the paper first 3 Remove the printed even numbered pages from the output tray and put them back in the paper tray placing the paper with the side to be printed on blank side face down Follow the instructions on the computer screen Figure 1 45 4 The printer will now automatically print all...

Page 44: ...the Printing Preferences icon Choose the Manual Duplex printing mode from the Advanced tab and from the Basic tab select the Paper Source to be MP Tray 2 Put the paper in the MP tray with the side to be printed on first facing up Follow the instructions on the computer screen Repeat this step until you have printed all the even numbered pages Figure 1 46 3 Remove the printed even numbered pages fr...

Page 45: ...back of the printer to match your paper size Figure 1 49 The screens in this section are from Windows XP The screens on your PC will vary depending on your operating system Ensure that the back output tray is closed Ensure that the duplex tray is installed correctly in the printer Figure 1 48 If the paper adjustment lever for duplex printing is not correctly set for the paper size paper jams may o...

Page 46: ...uplex Unit has been selected and then click the OK button The printer will print on both sides of the paper automatically For the BR Script printer driver Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver Choose the General tab and click the Printing Preferences icon In the Layout tab select Orientation Print on Both Sides Duplex and Page Order and then click the OK button The printer will prin...

Page 47: ...50 3 Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver Choose the General tab and click the Printing Preferences icon After you click the Duplex icon in the Advanced tab check the Booklet Printing setting Select the Duplex mode The printer will print a Booklet automatically If the paper adjustment lever for duplex printing is not correctly set for the paper size you are using paper jams may occ...

Page 48: ...ut the printed page in to the empty tray with the printed side face up Do not add printed pages to the top of a stack of unprinted paper For manual duplex printing For thick paper that has curled once the first side has been printed on you cannot feed the paper for the second time from the MP tray to allow the other side of the paper to be printed At the back of the printer open the back output tr...

Page 49: ...t face down with the leading edge top of the paper at the front of the tray To print the second side put the paper face up with the leading edge top of the paper at the front of the tray If letterhead paper is used this would be put in the paper tray with the heading face up and at the front of the tray To print the second page put the heading face down and at the front of the tray For the MP tray...

Page 50: ...aper using a dot matrix printer For example you can print Data A to Sheet 1 which is blue colored paper and then to Sheet 2 which is yellow colored and has some information already printed If you put paper for Sheet 1 in the Tray 1 and paper for Sheet 2 in the MP tray the printer will automatically feed paper for Sheet 1 from the Tray 1 and Sheet 2 from the MP tray For more information visit http ...

Page 51: ...nd detailed information in the Install Software section of the supplied CD ROM For Windows PCL Hewlett Packard LaserJet laser printer compatible printer driver Standard printer driver BR Script PostScript 3TM language emulation printer driver PS printer driver For Macintosh BR Script PostScript 3TM language emulation printer driver PS printer driver For more information see the Network User s Guid...

Page 52: ...tab in the Properties dialog box Basic tab 1 Select the Paper Size Multiple Page Orientation and other settings 2 Select the Paper Source and other settings The screens in this section are based on HL 6050D with Windows XP The screens on your PC will vary depending on the printer model and your operating system If you are using Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or XP you can access the Basic tab by clic...

Page 53: ...ollowing icons 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options If you are using Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or XP you can access the Advanced tab by clicking Printing Preferences in the General tab of the Brother HL 6050D DN series Properties screen 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 54: ...s only You can improve the image quality of shaded areas by ticking the Improve gray printing check box Duplex If you select the Duplex button the dialog box for making duplex settings will appear 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 can change t...

Page 55: ...n the list below Job Spooling Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Status Monitor Macro Page Protection Print Date Time Density adjustment HRC High Resolution Control TrueType Mode The Printer Function list may differ depending on the model If you are using Windows 95 98 or Me you can change settings of HRC and TrueType Mode in Print Setting in the Print Quality option of the Advanced tab ...

Page 56: ...data from the computer Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer to start printing Pressing one of the buttons will also wake up the printer Sleep mode can be turned off To turn sleep mode off go to the Advanced tab select Device Options and then select Sleep Time Double click the word Sleep Time in the Sleep Time screen this will allow the Sleep Time Off function to ap...

Page 57: ...ocess the image before printing use this function Print Date Time Date Specifies the format of the date Time Specifies the format of the time HRC This option allows you to change the HRC setting on your Brother HL 6050 series printer HRC is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 ...

Page 58: ...ntrol panel To find the capacity of RAMDISK click the RAMDISK check box and then click Auto Detect For more information see Reprinting from RAM on page 3 3 3 Paper Source Setting This feature recognizes the paper size in each paper tray 4 Auto detection of printer options The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed optional unit devices and shows the available settings in the printer dr...

Page 59: ...her information by accessing the Brother Home Page at http solutions brother com 4 Printer Settings You can print the printer settings page and the internal fonts list 5 Print Fonts You can print the font list of the printer 6 Check Setting You can check the current driver settings If you are using Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or XP you can access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences in...

Page 60: ...r at http solutions brother com For more information please see the Help text in the printer driver Ports tab Select the port where your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are using The screens in this section are based on HL 6050D with Windows XP The screens on your PC may vary depending on the printer model and your operating system ...

Page 61: ...2 11 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Device Settings tab Select the options you have installed ...

Page 62: ...ting the settings for Orientation Print on Both Sides Duplex Page Order and Page Per Sheet If you are using Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or XP you can access the Layout tab by clicking Printing Preferences in the General tab of the Brother HL 6050D DN BR Script3 Properties screen ...

Page 63: ...2 13 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Paper Quality tab Select the Paper Source ...

Page 64: ... HRC setting on your Brother HL 6050 series printer HRC is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi Printer Default The setting will match that of the printer Light Medium Dark Off Turn HRC off If you are using Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or XP you can access the Brother HL 605...

Page 65: ...de the light on the display is off but the printer can still receive data from the computer Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer to start printing Pressing one of the buttons will also wake up the printer Sleep mode can be turned off To turn sleep mode off go to the Advanced tab select Device Options and then select Sleep Time Double click the word Sleep Time in th...

Page 66: ...the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com Page setup You can set the Paper size Orientation and Scale Layout Set the Layout Pages per Sheet and other settings The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10 1 The screens on your Macintosh will vary depending on your operating system ...

Page 67: ... This option allows you to change the HRC setting on your Brother HL 6050 series printer HRC is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi Printer Default The setting will match that of the printer Light Medium Dark Off Turn HRC off Toner Save You can save running costs by turnin...

Page 68: ... can still receive data from the computer Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer to start printing Pressing one of the buttons will also wake up the printer Sleep mode can be turned off To turn sleep mode off go to the Advanced tab select Device Options and then select Sleep Time Double click the word Sleep Time in the Sleep Time screen this will allow the Sleep Time...

Page 69: ...river port driver IP address and so on automatically copied to their PC Web BRAdmin The Web BRAdmin utility is designed to manage all LAN WAN Brother network connected devices By installing the Web BRAdmin server utility on a computer running Microsoft IIS Internet Information Server 4 0 5 0 Administrators with a Web browser can connect to the Web BRAdmin server which then communicates with the de...

Page 70: ...ol panel buttons to access PARALLEL in the INTERFACE menu See INTERFACE on page 3 21 Since the default factory setting is ON for the automatic interface selection mode simply connect the interface cable to the printer Note Always turn off both your computer and printer when connecting or disconnecting the cable If you typically use only one interface we recommend that you select that interface in ...

Page 71: ...rate the printer with these factory settings unchanged you can tailor the printer with user settings See List of factory settings on page 3 24 The changed user settings can be restored to the default factory settings with the RESET MENU menu See RESET MENU on page 3 21 Changing the user settings does not affect the factory settings You cannot modify the present factory settings ...

Page 72: ...sages with up to 16 characters in one row The LED lights to indicate the current printer status Figure 3 1 Control panel The control panel with Braille symbols is optionally available in some countries If you want to buy an optional control panel with Braille symbols call the dealer you bought the printer from For more information on Braille symbols see Braille symbols on page 3 29 ...

Page 73: ...is cancelled After cancelling the job the printer returns to the READY state When the printer is not receiving data or printing the display shows No Data and you cannot cancel the job Button Operations Go Exit from the control panel menu reprint settings and error messages pause and continue printing Job Cancel Stop and cancel the printing job in progress Reprint Select the number of extra copies ...

Page 74: ...nt RAM disk is 0MB Press the button to increase the reprint RAM size in increments of 1MB We recommend that you add more RAM if you want to be able to print a lot of secure data See DIMM on page 4 11 Reprinting the last job You can reprint the data from the last print job without sending it from the computer again When you increase the RAM size for secure printing the work area of the printer is d...

Page 75: ...rint with the driver we have supplied with the printer the settings for Job Spooling in the printer driver will take priority over the settings made on the control panel For more information see Device Options on page 2 5 If you wait too long to continue the control panel button operation the display leaves the REPRINT setting automatically Press twice Press Set or Reprint If you press the Go butt...

Page 76: ...e When you reprint PUBLIC data see How to print Secure data on page 3 6 Printing Secure data Secure documents are protected by a password and only those people who know the password will be able to print the document The printer will not print the document when you send it for printing To print the document you must use the control panel of the printer with the password or connect to the printer u...

Page 77: ...n If there is no data Press or or or Press the Set button Press the or button to select the user name Press the Set button to set the user name Press the or button to select the job Press the Set button to set the job Type your password Ignore this step if printing a Public File Press the Set button to set the password The printer will exit this menu after a time out period Press the Set button or...

Page 78: ...Back button when the printer is online READY it goes offline and the LCD returns to the menu Pressing the Back button allows you to return to the previous level from the current menu level The Back button also allows you to choose the previous digit while setting numbers When you select a setting and it does not have an asterisk Set button was not pressed the Back button allows you to return to th...

Page 79: ...L Light emitting diode LED The LED is a light which shows the printer status Data Orange LED LED indication Meaning On Data is in the printer memory Blinking Receiving or processing data Off No data left in the memory ...

Page 80: ...e maintenance message or call service message so you will know that you need to take action For more information about these messages see LCD messages on page 6 1 Back light Light Meaning Off The printer is power off or in sleep status Green General Ready to print Printing Warming Up Job cancelling Red Error There is a problem with the printer Orange Setting The printer is offline Choosing a menu ...

Page 81: ...ions Press the Go button to start the printer again PRESS SET TO PRINT Press the Set button to start printing PRINTING Printing PROCESSING Busy processing data PROGRAMING WAIT Accessing CompactFlash card RAM SIZE XX MB This printer has XX MB memory READY Ready to print RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS The printer settings returns to the factory settings RESET TO USER SETTINGS The printer settings returns...

Page 82: ...appears at the end of the display for a short time After that the display returns to the previous menu level After changing the status or a setting pressing the Back button before you press the Set button will cause the display to return to the previous menu level with the original settings unchanged There are two ways to input numbers You can press or to scroll up or down one number at a time or ...

Page 83: ...u buttons Set or Back to take the printer offline Press the or button to move forward or backward through the menus until PAPER is displayed Press the Set button to move to the next menu level Press the or button Press the Set button Press the button Press Set button An asterisk briefly appears at the end of the display The default setting is indicated by an READY INFORMATION PAPER SOURCE MP FIRST...

Page 84: ...ach menu please see the pages listed below INFORMATION See INFORMATION on page 3 14 PAPER See PAPER on page 3 15 QUALITY see QUALITY on page 3 15 SETUP See SETUP on page 3 16 PRINT MENU See PRINT MENU on page 3 17 NETWORK See NETWORK only on a Network on page 3 20 INTERFACE See INTERFACE on page 3 21 RESET MENU See RESET MENU on page 3 21 The control panel LCD names for the paper trays are as foll...

Page 85: ... number ROM VER Shows ROM version ROM DATE Shows ROM date NET VER Shows network version only Network users RAM SIZE MB Shows the size of memory in this printer MAINTENANCE PAGE COUNTER Shows the current total printed pages DRUM COUNT Shows the pages printed with drum unit REMAIN DRUM Shows the pages left to print with drum unit REMAIN PF KIT MP Shows the pages left to print with PF kit MP REMAIN P...

Page 86: ...ard upper tray for example A4 Letter Legal TRAY2 SIZE LETTER LEGAL A4 Selects the size of paper you loaded in the optional lower tray for example A4 Letter Legal DUPLEX OFF ON LONG BIND ON SHORT BIND Select whether you want to automatically print on both sides of the paper QUALITY Display Shows Description RESOLUTION 300 600 1200 You can select a print resolution of 300 600 or 1200 dpi dots per in...

Page 87: ...e error is cleared PANEL BUZZER OFF Disables buzz function when you press the button ON Enables buzz function when you press the button BUZZER VOLUME LOW Makes the buzz lower HIGH Makes the buzz higher POWER SAVE TIME 1 2 3 4 5 240 MIN AUTO CONTINUE OFF ON LOCK PANEL OFF ON Turns the lock panel settings ON or OFF PASS NO REPRINT ON OFF PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT AUTO AUTO OFF LETTER A4 LEGAL EMULATIO...

Page 88: ...ntally up to 500 left to 500 right dots in 300 dpi Y OFFSET 0 500 499 499 500 Moves the print start position at the top left corner of pages vertically up to 500 up to 500 down dots in 300 dpi AUTO FF TIME OFF 1 2 3 99 sec Allows you to print the remaining data without pressing the Go button FF SUPPRESS OFF ON Turns the feed suppress PAUSE setting ON or OFF HP LASERJET Subsetting Description FONT ...

Page 89: ...0 FONT NO I000 FONT PITCH POINT CHARACTER SET PC 8 Sets the symbol set or the character set TABLE PRINT Prints code table AUTO LF OFF ON ON CR CR LF OFF CR CR AUTO MASK OFF ON LEFT MARGIN Sets the left margin at column 0 to 70 columns at 10 cpi RIGHT MARGIN Sets the right margin at column 10 to 80 columns at 10 cpi TOP MARGIN Sets the top margin at a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 ...

Page 90: ...e of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 The factory setting is 0 33 BOTTOM MARGIN Sets 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 The factory setting is 0 33 LINES Sets the number of lines on each page from 5 to 128 lines BR SCRIPT3 ERROR PRINT OFF ON CARBON MENU CARBON COPY OFF ON AUTO PARALLEL COPIES 1 to 8 COPY 1 TRAY AUTO REMAINING MP TRAY TRAY...

Page 91: ...ription TCP IP ENABLE ON OFF IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY IP BOOT TRIES IP METHOD AUTO STATIC RARP BOOTP DHCP APIPA ON OFF NETWARE NETWARE ENABLE ON OFF NET FRAME AUTO 8023 ENET 8022 SNAP APPLETALK ON OFF NETBEUI ON OFF DLC LLC ON OFF NETBIOS IP ON OFF ENET AUTO 100B FD 100B HD 10B FD 10B HD ...

Page 92: ...arallel communications ON or OFF BI DIR ON OFF Turns bi directional parallel communications ON or OFF INPUT PRIME ON OFF Turns prime signal ON or OFF USB 2 0 HIGH SPEED ON OFF Turns High Speed USB 2 0 communications ON or OFF RESET MENU Display Shows Description RESET PRINTER Resets the printer and restores all printer settings including command settings to settings you have previously made with t...

Page 93: ...st digit in the first part of the number is blinking Press the or button to increase or decrease the number Press the Set button to go to the next number Repeat this process until you have set your IP address Press the Set button to complete the IP address An asterisk appears at the end of the display INFORMATION NETWORK TCP IP TCP IP ENABLE IP ADDRESS 192 0 0 192 123 0 0 192 123 45 67 89 123 45 6...

Page 94: ...hics on pages For technical information about PostScript commands see the following manuals Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference third Edition Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1999 ISBN 0 201 37922 8 Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Program Design Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1988 ISBN 0 201 14396 8 Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Tuto...

Page 95: ...st button on the network board NC 6100h for more than 5 seconds The emulation mode affects the setting Effective modes are shown in brackets in the following table The following settings cannot be restored to the factory settings with FACTORY RESET in the RESET MENU menu INTERFACE menu HRC PAGE PROTECTION SCALABLE FONT LOCK PANEL page counter and local language for display messages The COPY settin...

Page 96: ...LANGUAGE ENGLISH PANEL CONTROL Subsetting Factory setting LCD DENSITY 0 AUTO ONLINE ON BUTTON REPEAT 0 1 SEC MESSAGE SCROLL LEVEL 1 ERROR BUZZER OFF PANEL BUZZER OFF BUZZER VOLUME LOW POWER SAVE TIME 30 MIN AUTO CONTINUE OFF LOCK PANEL OFF REPRINT ON PAGE PROTECTION AUTO EMULATION AUTO EPSON KEEP PCL OFF RAMDISK SIZE 0MB PRINT MENU MEDIA TYPE PLAIN PAPER PAPER A4 LETTER COPIES 1 ORIENTATION PORTRA...

Page 97: ...NES EPSON FX 850 FONT NO 59 FONT PITCH 10 00 12 00 SYMBOLSET US ASCII AUTO LF OFF AUTO MASK OFF LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN LINES IBM PROPRINTER FONT NO 59 FONT PITCH 10 00 12 00 SYMBOLSET PC8 AUTO LF OFF AUTO CR OFF LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN LINES BR SCRIPT ERROR PRINT OFF CARBON MENU CARBON COPY OFF Table 3 1 List of factory settings Continued Displa...

Page 98: ...ENABLE ON IP ADDRESS 169 254 1 SUBNET MASK 255 255 0 0 1 GATEWAY 0 0 0 0 IP BOOT TRIES 3 IP METHOD AUTO APIPA ON NETWARE NETWARE ENABLE ON NET FRAME AUTO APPLETALK ON NETBEUI ON DLC LLC ON NETBIOS IP ON ENET AUTO INTERFACE SELECT AUTO AUTO IF TIME 5 INPUT BUFFER LEVEL 3 PARALLEL Subsetting Factory setting HIGH SPEED ON BI DIR ON INPUT PRIME OFF USB 2 0 HIGH SPEED ON Table 3 1 List of factory setti...

Page 99: ...n until ERROR BUZZER PANEL BUZZER or BUZZER VOLUME is displayed and press Set See SETUP on page 3 16 for a description of the buzzer settings Table 3 2 Buzzer indications list Buzz indications Conditions A short buzz When you enter any information using the button Two short buzzes When you come back to the top menu option after you move forward or backward through the menus When you move to anothe...

Page 100: ...2 or 3 letters of the English button name For example Job Cancel is shown as can in Braille The control panel with Braille symbols is optionally available for some countries If you want to buy an optional control panel with Braille symbols call the dealer you bought the printer from Table 3 3 Braille symbols list Button Abbreviations Braille Go Go Job Cancel Can Reprint Rep ...

Page 101: ...the capabilities of the printer with these items Options Options Lower tray unit Network board For HL 6050 6050D Wireless print server CompactFlash card LT 6000 NC 6100h NC 7100w See 4 2 See 4 3 See 4 6 See 4 9 DIMM memory Optional fonts package Optional barcode fonts package BS 3000 BT 1000 See 4 11 See 4 15 See 4 15 ...

Page 102: ...0 lb When all three trays are installed the printer can hold up to 1100 sheets of plain paper If you want to buy an optional lower tray unit call the dealer you bought the printer from Expands up to a total of 1100 sheets Figure 4 1 To install the lower tray unit please see the User s Guide that we have supplied with the lower tray unit ...

Page 103: ...tBEUI protocols Many useful features such as BRAdmin Professional for the administrator and Brother network printing software are included on the CD ROM supplied with this printer For setup see the Network User s Guide Installing the network board 1 Turn off the printer power switch and then unplug the printer 2 Slide and remove the side cover Figure 4 2 3 Open the interface access cover Figure 4 ...

Page 104: ... cover plate Figure 4 4 5 Put the network board connector firmly into the connector of the main controller board by aligning the two screws to the groove of the printer and then secure it with the two screws Figure 4 5 6 Close the interface access cover Figure 4 6 ...

Page 105: ...ne end of the ethernet cable to the network port of the printer 9 Plug the printer back in and then turn on the power switch 10 For details about how to use the Network board please see the Network User s Guide on the CD ROM that we have supplied with this printer ...

Page 106: ...nd security methods For more information see the NC 7100w Network User s Guide on the CD ROM and the Quick Setup Guide that we have supplied with the NC 7100w wireless print server Installing the network board 1 Turn off the printer power switch and then unplug the printer if connected Disconnect the interface cable from the printer 2 Slide and remove the side cover of the printer Figure 4 8 3 Ope...

Page 107: ...print server connector firmly into the connector of the main controller board by aligning the two screws to the groove of the printer and then secure it with the two screws Figure 4 11 6 Close the interface access cover 7 Put the side cover back on 8 Plug the printer back in and then turn on the power switch ...

Page 108: ...re that the POWER LED of the print server is on Figure 4 12 10 For details about how to use the NC 7100w wireless print server please see the Network User s Guide on the CD ROM that we have supplied with NC 7100w POWER LED ...

Page 109: ...following types of CompactFlash cards SanDisk or SanDisk OEM Products Type I 32 MB SDCFB 32 801 64 MB SDCFB 64 801 128 MB SDCFB 128 801 256 MB SDCFB 256 801 512 MB SDCFB 512 801 1 GB SDCFB 1000 801 Make sure the printer power is OFF before you insert or remove the card to avoid serious damage or data loss IBM Microdrive is not compatible For more information about the CompactFlash card call the de...

Page 110: ...the CompactFlash card into the slot with the label facing to the left pressing the card firmly into the slot Caution Do not insert the card into the slot with the label facing the wrong way as this may damage the connector pins Figure 4 13 Before you remove the card turn the power switch OFF and then unplug the printer To remove the card pull it out of the printer ...

Page 111: ...neral the DIMM must have the following specifications Type 100 pin and 32 bit output CAS latency 2 or 3 Clock frequency 66 MHz or more Capacity 16 32 64 or 128 MB Height 35 mm 1 4 in or less Parity NONE Dram Type SDRAM 4 Bank SDRAM can be used For more information visit Techworks website at http www techworks com There might be some DIMMs that will not work with the printer For more information ca...

Page 112: ...er power switch and then unplug the printer Disconnect the interface cable from the printer 2 Slide and remove the side cover Figure 4 14 3 Open the interface access cover Figure 4 15 4 Unpack the DIMM and hold it by its edges Make sure you turn the power to the printer OFF before you install or remove the DIMM ...

Page 113: ...k that the locks on each side of the DIMM slot are open or facing outwards Figure 4 16 6 Press the DIMM straight into the slot press firmly Make sure the locks on each side of the DIMM click into place To remove a DIMM you must release the locks Figure 4 17 7 Close the interface access cover Figure 4 18 ...

Page 114: ...r printer Plug the printer back in and then turn on the printer power switch To check that you have installed the DIMM properly you can print the Printer Settings page that shows the current memory size To print the Printer Settings page see Support tab on page 2 9 or INFORMATION on page 3 14 ...

Page 115: ...asic steps 1 Press any of the Menu buttons Set or Back to take the printer off line 2 Press or until INFORMATION appears on the LCD display 3 Press Set to proceed to the next menu level and then press or until PRINT FONTS appears 4 Press Set to print the list of optional fonts 5 Find the font number on the list 6 Press or on the control panel to select PRINT MENU 7 Press Set to proceed to the next...

Page 116: ...ms the following messages will appear at intervals on the LCD panel See TONER LOW Message on page 5 2 See TONER LIFE END message on page 5 2 See CHANGE DRUM SOON message on page 5 8 Accessories Routine maintenance Toner Cartridge Drum Unit See Toner cartridge on page 5 2 See Drum unit on page 5 8 TONER LOW TONER LIFE END CHANGE DRUM SOON Appears at intervals ...

Page 117: ...ely When TONER LIFE END is displayed on the LCD the printer has run out of toner or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge For both conditions the printer will stop printing until a new toner cartridge has been put into the printer TONER LIFE END can only be cleared by putting a new toner cartridge into the drum unit Toner consumption varies according to the image coverage on the...

Page 118: ... assembly drum unit with toner cartridge Figure 5 2 To make sure you get high quality print we recommend that you use only Brother genuine toner cartridges When you want to buy toner cartridges call the dealer you bought the printer from or Brother customer service We recommend that you clean the printer when you replace the toner cartridge See Cleaning on page 5 14 ...

Page 119: ...own the blue lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly Figure 5 4 Caution Handle the toner cartridge carefully If toner scatters on your hands or clothes immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water Be sure to seal up the toner cartridge tightly so that toner powder does not spill out of the cartridge Discard the used toner cartridge according to local regulations ke...

Page 120: ...artridges Using or attempting to use potentially incompatible toner and or toner cartridges in your printer may cause damage to the printer itself and or it may result in unsatisfactory print quality Our warranty coverage does not apply to any problem that was caused by the use of unauthorized third party toner and toner cartridges To protect your investment and guarantee your print quality please...

Page 121: ...touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 5 7 Figure 5 7 6 Put the new toner cartridge firmly into the drum unit until you hear it lock into place If you put it in properly the lock lever will lift automatically Figure 5 8 Caution Make sure you insert the toner cartridge properly or it may separate from the drum unit 7 Gently wipe the scanner window with a dry soft cloth Figure 5 9 ...

Page 122: ... tab from right to left and left to right several times Return the tab to the home position before you put the drum unit back in the printer If you do not printed pages may have a vertical stripe Figure 5 10 9 Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer Close the front cover of the printer Figure 5 11 ...

Page 123: ...OM There are many factors that determine the actual drum life such as the temperature humidity type of paper type of toner used number of pages per print job and so on Under ideal conditions the average drum life is estimated at up to 30 000 pages The actual number of pages that your drum will print may be significantly less than this estimate Because we have no control over the many factors that ...

Page 124: ...drum unit assembly drum unit with the toner cartridge Figure 5 13 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 in Figure 5 13 Figure 5 14 ...

Page 125: ...nds 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 put it in the printer Exposure to direct sunlight or room light may damage the drum unit Discard the used drum unit according to local regulations keeping it separate from domestic waste If you have questions call your local waste disposal office...

Page 126: ...lever will lift automatically Figure 5 18 Caution Make sure you insert the toner cartridge properly or it may separate from the drum unit when you pick up the drum unit assembly 6 Gently wipe the scanner window with a dry soft cloth Figure 5 19 7 Put the drum unit assembly in the printer Make sure that the printer is turned on and the front cover is open Figure 5 20 ...

Page 127: ...NE MAINTENANCE 8 Reset the drum counter See the instructions supplied with the new drum unit Caution Do not reset the drum counter when you replace only the toner cartridge 9 Close the front cover of the printer ...

Page 128: ... At 5 print coverage A4 or Letter size The actual number of printed pages will vary depending on the print jobs and paper you use Maintenance Messages LCD Message Item Approximate Life To Purchase Replacement REPLACE PF KITMP Paper feeding kit for MP tray 1 100 000 pages 3 Call Customer Service REPLACE PF KIT 1 Paper feeding kit for Tray 1 2 100 000 pages 3 Call Customer Service REPLACE PF KIT 2 P...

Page 129: ...r cord 2 Take the paper tray out of the printer 3 Open the multi purpose tray 4 Wipe the outside of the printer with a soft cloth to remove dust Figure 5 21 5 Remove anything that is stuck inside the paper tray Figure 5 22 6 Put the paper tray back in the printer and then close the multi purpose tray 7 Plug the printer power cord back in and then turn the printer power switch back on Use neutral d...

Page 130: ...unit assembly drum unit with the toner cartridge Figure 5 25 W When you clean the inside of the printer pay attention to the following If your clothes are smeared with toner wipe off the toner with a dry cloth and immediately wash the clothes in cold water to avoid stains Be careful not to inhale the toner After you have just used the printer some parts inside the printer are extremely hot When yo...

Page 131: ...ENANCE 4 Wipe the scanner window with a dry soft cloth Figure 5 26 5 Put the drum unit assembly in the printer 6 Close the front cover 7 Plug the printer power cord back in and then turn the printer power switch back on ...

Page 132: ...on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill the toner To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity do not touch the electrodes shown in Figure 5 27 Figure 5 27 4 Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the blue tab from right to left several times Figure 5 28 Caution Make sure to return the tab to the Home position If you do not p...

Page 133: ...turn it on again If this error message appears again replace the CompactFlashTM card with a new one CARTRIDGE ERROR Take out the toner cartridge and put it back into the printer again See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5 3 CHECK NET BOARD The istalled network board is not compatible Please install the recommended network board CHECK NET VER The firmware version of the installed network boar...

Page 134: ...ing additional memory on page 4 12 Set Page Protection to the correct size See Device Options on page 2 5 and SETUP on page 3 16 SIZE ERROR DX You can only use A4 Letter and Legal size for duplex printing Check the printer driver setting and put the correct sized paper in the paper tray or multi purpose tray that is selected in the printer driver See What kind of paper can I use on page 1 5 SIZE E...

Page 135: ...nd separation plate for the MP tray REPLACE PF KIT 1 Call your dealer or Brother customer service for a replacement paper feeding kit paper feed roller separation roller separation pad and separation pad spring for Tray 1 REPLACE PF KIT 2 Call your dealer or Brother customer service for a replacement paper feeding kit paper feed roller separation roller separation pad and separation pad spring for...

Page 136: ...or document setup menu of your software Please see your software application manual for instructions Envelope is creased after it is printed Open the back output tray and push down the blue tabs that are at the left hand and right hand sides of the back of the printer There is a paper jam Clear the jammed paper see Paper jams and how to clear them on page 6 5 If there is paper dust on the separati...

Page 137: ...ve the jammed paper there may be more paper jammed somewhere else Please check the printer thoroughly After you have removed all the jammed paper open the front cover and then close it again to start printing Do not use the following Bent wrinkled paper Moist paper Paper that does not meet specifications Paper jam in the multi purpose tray Paper jam in the upper paper tray TRAY 1 Paper jam in the ...

Page 138: ...r 2 Take out the drum unit assembly drum unit with the toner cartridge 3 Remove the paper from the multi purpose tray 4 Fan the paper stack then put it back in the multi purpose tray Figure 6 2 5 When loading paper in the multi purpose tray make sure it touches the back of the tray and stays below the maximum paper mark 6 Open the front cover of the printer and close it or press Go to start printi...

Page 139: ...ay If a paper jam occurs inside the paper tray follow these steps 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer Figure 6 3 The LCD names for the paper trays are as follows Tray type Tray name Upper paper tray TRAY 1 Optional lower tray TRAY 2 JAM TRAY1 JAM TRAY2 ...

Page 140: ...ize Check that the guides are firmly in the slots 4 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer 5 Open the front cover of the printer and then close it to resume printing Caution Do not take out the upper paper tray while paper is feeding from a lower paper tray because this will cause a paper jam If you cannot pull out a small piece of jammed paper you can remove it by turning the dial as shown...

Page 141: ...ease button and then open the front cover of the printer Figure 6 7 2 Take out the drum unit assembly drum unit with the toner cartridge Figure 6 8 After you have just used the printer some parts inside the printer are extremely hot When you open the front cover of the printer never touch the fuser or the fixing roller Figure 6 6 JAM INSIDE ...

Page 142: ...diately with cold water Caution We recommend that you put the drum unit assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill the toner To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity do not touch the electrodes shown in Figure 6 9 Figure 6 9 3 Use both hands to slowly pull out the jammed paper Figure 6 10 4 Push down the blue lock lever of the drum unit assembly...

Page 143: ...ands or clothes wipe or wash it off with cold water immediately Do not touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 6 12 and 6 13 to avoid any degradation to the print quality 5 Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer press firmly 6 Close the front cover of the printer Figure 6 12 Figure 6 13 ...

Page 144: ...ess the cover release button and then open the front cover of the printer Figure 6 15 2 Take out the drum unit assembly drum unit with the toner cartridge Figure 6 16 After you have just used the printer some parts inside the printer are extremely hot When you open the front cover of the printer never touch the fuser or the fixing roller Figure 6 14 JAM REAR ...

Page 145: ...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 in Figure 6 17 Figure 6 17 3 Use both hands to slowly pull out the jammed paper Figure 6 18 4 Open the back output tray Figure 6 19 ...

Page 146: ...m clear cover by pushing the levers inward at the left and right hand sides Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit Figure 6 21 7 Close the jam clear cover 8 Close the back output tray 9 Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer press firmly 10 Close the front cover of the printer Jam clear cover ...

Page 147: ...low the instructions below to clear a paper jam 1 Open the back output tray Figure 6 22 2 Use both hands to slowly pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit Figure 6 23 3 Close the back output tray If the paper jam cannot be cleared go to the next step JAM DUPLEX ...

Page 148: ... printer Figure 6 26 The JAM DUPLEX message appears if you remove a sheet of paper from the face down output tray after only one side has printed The paper sizes you can use with the duplex printing function are A4 Letter or 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 149: ...es and high humidity can increase the amount of background shading See Positioning the printer on page 1 4 Use a new toner cartridge See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5 3 Use a new drum unit See Replacing the drum unit on page 5 8 Ghost image Make sure you use paper that meets our specifications Rough surfaced paper paper that has absorbed moisture or thick paper can cause this problem See...

Page 150: ...idity will cause paper to curl See What kind of paper can I use on page 1 5 If you don t use the printer very often the paper may have been in the paper tray too long Turn over the stack of paper in the paper tray Also fan the paper stack and then rotate the paper 180 in the paper tray Print using the straight through output path See Printing on plain paper from the multi purpose tray MP tray on p...

Page 151: ...g the blue tab Make sure you return the blue tab to the Home position See Cleaning the corona wire on page 5 17 The drum unit may be damaged Put in a new drum unit See Replacing the drum unit on page 5 8 The fuser unit may be smudged Call Customer Service Lines across the page Clean the inside of the printer and the primary corona wire in the drum unit See Cleaning on page 5 14 The drum unit may b...

Page 152: ...ide of the printer on page 5 15 Do not use paper that has clips or staples because they will scratch the surface of the drum If the unpacked drum unit is in direct sunlight or room light the unit may be damaged White lines across the page The problem may disappear by itself Print multiple pages to clear this problem especially if the printer has not been used for a long time The drum unit may be d...

Page 153: ...int 2 Turn the drum unit gear by hand while looking at the surface of the OPC drum 3 When you have located the mark on the drum that matches the print sample wipe the surface of the OPC drum with a cotton swab until the dust or paper powder on the surface comes off Caution Do not try to clean the surface of the photosensitive drum with a sharp object such as a ball point pen and so on The drum uni...

Page 154: ...vice Options on page 2 5 The printer cannot print full pages of a document Press the Go button to print the data that is left in the printer If the Go button does not clear the error reduce the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution Change the TrueType mode settings in the Device Options tab in the Windows printer driver See Device Options on page 2 5 The printer cannot print f...

Page 155: ...s any printer alarms Check that you have chosen the appropriate printer in your application software Problem Recommendation The printer cannot print If IGNORE DATA appears on the LCD please do the following 1 Reset the printer Press the button twice then press Set twice and then press Go 2 Turn off ERROR PRINT in BR Script3 mode Press the button five times then press Set and then press the button ...

Page 156: ...5 98 Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP 1200 x 1200 dpi 600 dpi 300 dpi DOS 600 dpi Mac OS 1200 x 1200 dpi 600 dpi 300 dpi Linux 1200 x 1200 dpi 600 dpi 300 dpi Print speed Up to 24 ppm when printing on A4 size paper 1200 600 or 300 dpi Up to 25 ppm when printing on Letter size paper 1200 600 or 300 dpi Up to 11 ppm when printing using duplex unit 1200 600 or 300 dpi First print time 11...

Page 157: ...C NetBEUI NC 6100h Management tool BRAdmin Professional Web BRAdmin Web Based Management Storage device CompactFlash Card MicrodriveTM is not compatible Emulation Automatic emulation selection PCL 6 BR Script 3 PostScript 3 EPSON FX 850 IBM Proprinter XL Resident printer fonts PCL 66 scalable fonts 12 bitmap fonts 11 bar codes BR Script 3 66 fonts Option 10 Agfa barcode fonts BT 1000 136 Agfa Post...

Page 158: ... unit Option LT 6000 Plain paper Bond paper Recycled paper Transparency Automatic duplex printing Plain paper Recycled paper Media weights Multi purpose tray 60 to 161 g m2 16 to 43 lb Paper tray Standard 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 lb Lower tray unit Option LT 6000 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 lb Automatic duplex printing 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 lb Media sizes Multi purpose tray Width 69 9 to 215 9 mm 2 7...

Page 159: ...s You might want to install printers with a sound power level of LWAd 6 3 Bell A or more in a separate room or cubicle Standby LWAd 4 9 Bell A or less Sound pressure Printing 52 dB A or less Standby 39 dB A or less Ecology Power save Yes Toner save Yes Temperature Operating 10 to 32 5 C 50 to 90 5 F Storage 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Humidity Operating 20 to 80 without condensation Storage 10 to 85 with...

Page 160: ...ain and short grain Long grain paper s fiber direction is parallel to the carriage direction of the paper in the printer Short grain paper s fiber direction is vertical to the carriage direction of the paper in the printer Though most plain paper for copying is long grain some is short grain We recommend that you use long grain paper for this printer Short grain paper is too weak for the paper car...

Page 161: ...e characteristic of the paper changes greatly The fixing of the toner may become worse For storage of the paper and during use we recommend that the humidity of the surrounding environment is between 50 and 60 Rough estimate of basis weight Paper size g m2 lb Bond Index 60 16 64 17 75 20 90 24 105 28 120 32 135 36 161 43 90 Letter 8 5 11 in Legal 8 5 14 in Executive 7 25 10 5 in A4 210 297 mm A5 1...

Page 162: ...If certain parameters are not given they take the preset settings The last parameter must be the bar code data start b or B or the expanded character data start l or L Other parameters can be given in any sequence Each parameter can start with a lower case or upper case character for example t0 or T0 s3 or S3 and so one Bar code mode n t0 or T0 CODE 39 default n t1 or T1 Interleaved 2 of 5 n t3 or...

Page 163: ... this bar code style parameter is ignored Expanded Character S 0 White 1 Black 2 Vertical stripes 3 Horizontal stripes 4 Cross hatch For example 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 ...

Page 164: ... sides of the bar codes Its width can be shown 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 factory setting of the quiet zone width is 1 inch Bar code expanded character unit line block drawing and box drawing n u0 or U0 mm preset n u1 or U1 1 10 n u2 or U2 1 100 n u3 or U3 1 12 n u4 or U4 1 120 n u5 or U5 1 10 mm n u6 or U6 ...

Page 165: ...rawing 1 dot This parameter shows the width of expanded characters as shown above Expanded character rotation n a0 or A1 Upright preset n a1 or A1 Rotated 90 degrees n a2 or A2 Upside down rotated 180 degrees n a3 or A3 Rotated 270 degrees Bar code data start n b or B Data that follows b or B is read in as bar code data Bar code data must end with the code 5CH which also ends this command The acce...

Page 166: ...r of characters for bar codes is limited as follows EAN 8 Total 8 digits 7 digits 1 check digit EAN 13 Total 13 digits 12 digits 1 check digit UPC A Total 12 digits 11 digits 1 check digit A number of characters other than above will cause data error that results in the bar code data being printed as normal print data If the check digit is not correct the printer calculates the correct check digit...

Page 167: ...F Set C includes the pairs 00 to 99 Switching is allowed between the code sets by sending A B or C FNC 1 2 3 and 4 are produced with 1 2 3 and 4 The SHIFT code S allows temporary switching for one character only from set A to set B and vice versa The character can be encoded by sending it twice When ISBN EAN is selected with the parameter t130 or T130 The same rules apply as for t5 or T5 When ISBN...

Page 168: ...27 it3r1o0x00y40bA Post Net LPRINT CHR 27 it4r1o0x00y60b1234567890 EAN 8 LPRINT CHR 27 it5r1o0x00y70b1234567 UPC A LPRINT CHR 27 it5r1o0x50y70b12345678901 EAN 13 LPRINT CHR 27 it5r1o0x100y70b123456789012 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 it13r1o0x00y140bC...

Page 169: ... line at http www brother com registration Frequently asked questions FAQs The Brother Solutions Center is our one stop resource for all your printer needs You can download the latest drivers software and utilities read FAQs and troubleshooting tips and go to the Solutions section to learn how to get the most from your Brother product http solutions brother com You can check here for the Brother d...

Page 170: ... parallel interface cable with twisted pair conductors and that it is marked IEEE1284 compliant 2 A USB cable The cable must not be more than 2 meters long International ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement The purpose of the International ENERGY STAR Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy efficient office equipment As an ENERGY STAR Partner Brother Industries Ltd has deter...

Page 171: ...e specified in this User s Guide may result in hazardous radiation exposure 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 överskrider g...

Page 172: ... near a power outlet that is easily accessible In case of an emergency you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet to shut off the power completely Caution for LAN connection For model HL 6050DN only Connect this product to a LAN connection that is not subjected to overvoltages IT power system For Norway only This product is also designed for an IT power system with phase to phase vol...

Page 173: ...er HL 60 are in conformity with provisions of the Directives applied Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC as amended by 93 68 EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 91 263 EEC and 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC Standards applied Harmonized Safety EN60950 2000 EMC EN55022 1998 Class B EN55024 1998 EN61000 3 2 1995 A14 2000 EN61000 3 3 1995 Year in which CE marking was firs...

Page 174: ...ttp www brother com registration Frequently asked questions FAQs The Brother Solutions Center is our one stop resource for all your Printer needs You can download the latest software and utilities read FAQs and troubleshooting tips and go to the Solutions section to learn how to get the most from your Brother product http solutions brother com You can check here for the Brother driver updates Cust...

Page 175: ...o send the information to any fax machine Call the number below and follow the recorded instructions to receive a fax about how to use the system and an index of fax back subjects In USA only 1 800 521 2846 Internet Addresses Brother Global Web Site http www brother com For Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Product Support and Technical Questions and Driver Updates and Utilities http solutions broth...

Page 176: ...erence that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to 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 accor...

Page 177: ...classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada International ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement The purpose of the International ENERGY STAR Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy efficient office equipment As an ENERGY STAR Partner Brother Industries Ltd has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ...

Page 178: ...2 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States One of the following labels on the back of the printer indicates compliance with the FDA regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States Caution Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this User s Guide may result in hazardous radiation exposure ...

Page 179: ...njury and equipment damage The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that 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 call a qualified electrician Disconnect device You must install this printer near a power outlet that is easily accessible In case of an emergency you must dis...

Page 180: ... Duplex printing 1 35 2 4 E Envelopes 1 21 1 23 EPSON FX 850 mode 3 23 Error messages 6 1 F Factory settings 3 24 Fonts package optoion 4 15 G Go button 3 2 H HP LaserJet mode 3 23 I INFORMATION menu 3 14 INTERFACE menu 3 21 3 27 J Jam at paper exit 6 12 Jam in duplex unit 6 15 Jam in MP tray 6 6 Jam inside printer 6 9 Job Cancel button 3 2 L LCD liquid crystal display 3 9 LCD menu 3 13 LED light ...

Page 181: ...er XL mode 3 23 PS printer driver 2 1 2 10 Public data 3 5 Q QUALITY menu 3 15 3 25 R RAM 4 11 Recommended paper 1 7 Register your printer B 1 C 1 Reprint button 3 2 3 3 RESET menu 3 21 S Secure data 3 5 SETUP menu 3 16 3 25 Software 2 19 Status Monitor 2 6 T TCP IP 3 20 Thick paper 1 17 Toner cartridge 5 1 W Watermark 2 4 Wireless Print Server NC 7100w 4 6 ...

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