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Brother HL-1800 series Printer User Manual

1. A 15 symbol Sets Character Sets eese A 16 OCR Symbol Sets Q E tle HP LaserJet Mode te AA 17 EPSON MID dde Hid RUE HERRERA ER ORE bU PL Oo pta A18 IBM oo T OP A L Trademarks eeessseseseennm mH ees AT2OQ Regulations eese Ad Bo l 1 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What Is in the Carton Components When you unpack the printer check to see that you have all of the following parts Fig 1 1 Drum Unit Assembly with Toner Cartridge Documentation CD ROM Printer AC Power Cord Paper Cassette pL GI rs eo Note An interface cable is not a standard accessory Some computers have both a USB and a parallel port Please purchase the appropriate cable for the interface you intend to use Most parallel cables support bi directional communication but some might have an incompatible pin assignment or may not be IEEE 1284 compliant Do not use a parallel cable that is longer than 3 metres 10 feet The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the printer When you use a USB cable make sure to use a high speed twisted cable 12Mbps and connect it to the USB connector of your PC Do not use the USB connector on the front of your PC or on the iMac s keyboard 1 2 CHAPTE
2. NETWORK Press the Set button TCP IP Press the Set button TCP IP ENABLE 4 Press the button l Press the Set button 194 0 0 192 x The last digit of the number which you can change is blinking l Press the or button to increase or decrease the number Press the Set button to go to the next number 123 J 0 192 Repeat this until you have set your IP address 123 45 67 88 Press the Set button to complete the IP address 123 45 67 89 x An asterisk appears at the end of the display 3 29 About Emulation Modes This printer has the following emulation modes HP LaserJet Mode The HP LaserJet mode or HP mode is the emulation mode in which this printer emulates the Hewlett Packard LaserJet laser printer Many software applications support this type of laser printer Using this mode will allow your printer to operate at its optimum performance with those applications e BH Script 3 Mode BR Script is an original page description language and a PostScript language emulation interpreter This printer supports level 3 The BR Script interpreter of this printer enables full and satisfactory control of text and graphics on pages Average users will not need extensive knowledge of the PostScript language However if you want to obtain technical information about PostScript commands see the following commercial manuals e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScri
3. Warning Message Action CHANGE DRUM SOON The drum unit is almost at the end of its life Prepare a new drum unit See CHANGE DRUM SOON Message in Chapter 5 TONER LOW Prepare a new Toner Cartridge See TONER LOW Message in Chapter 5 REPLACE PF KIT1 2 see Maintenance Messages in Chapter 5 REPLACE FUSER KIT See Maintenance Messages in Chapter 5 REPLACE LASER KIT See Maintenance Messages in Chapter 5 6 3 Service Call Messages When any of the following messages appear on the LCD turn the printer Off wait 5 seconds and then turn the printer On again If this does not clear the problem consult your dealer or an authorised Brother service representative ERROR SERVICE CALL 6 4 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Paper Handling First make sure that you are using paper that meets our recommended paper specifications See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 Problem Recommendation The printer does not load paper The printer does not load paper from the Multi purpose Tray The printer does not load envelopes There is a paper jam The printer does not print to the Face Down Output Tray The printed pages are curled so the Face Down Output Tray cannot hold the prescribed number of pages The printer does not print on the paper you have chosen If there is paper in the paper cassette make sure it is straight If the paper is curled you sho
4. 500 up to 500 down dots in 300 dpi units AUTO FF OFF OFF 1 5 99 sec Allows you to print the remaining data without pressing the Go button FF SUPPRESS OFF ON Turn the form feed suppress function on off 3 22 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL PRINT MENU continued Setting Menu Description HP LASERJET Sub Setting Menu Description sm SYMBOL CHARACTER PC 8 SET Set the symbol set or the character set TABLE PRINT Print code table AUTO LF OFF OFF ON ON CR gt CR LF OFF CR gt CR AUTO CR OFF OFF ON ON LF LF CR FF CR or VI gt VT CR OFF LF LF FF FF or VI gt VT AUTO WRAP OFF OFF ON Line feed and carriage return occurs when the printer reaches the right margin AUTO SKIP ON ON OFF Line feed and carriage return occurs when the printer position reaches the bottom margin LEFT MARGIN HH Set the left margin at column 0 to 126 columns at 10 cpi RIGHT MARGIN HH Set the right margin at column 10 to 136 columns at 10 cpi TOP MARGIN HH 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 5 3 23 PRINT MENU continued Setting Menu Description Set the bottom margin at a distance from the bottom edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 None HP 0 5 HP BOTTOM MARGIN HP LASERJET continued Set the number of lines per
5. Letter and Legal e fthe 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 6 19 PAPER JAM PAPER JAM Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam er 1 Pull the Paper Cassette completely out of the printer 2 Pull the jammed paper out of the printer Fig 6 19 If the paper jam can be cleared go to Step 10 6 20 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING F 3 Press the Cover Release Button and then open the Front Cover Fig 6 20 4 Pull the drum unit completely out of the printer Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer Fig 6 21 If the paper jam can be cleared go to Step 8 5 Open the Face Up Output Tray Fig 6 22 6 21 e 6 er 7 er 8 er 9 10 Open the Jam Clear Cover Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit Jam Clear Cover Fig 6 23 Close the Jam Clear Cover Close the Face Up Output Tray Put the drum unit back into the printer Close the Front Cover Put the Paper Cassette back in the printer 6 22 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Improving the Print Quality This section provides information on the following topics Image Defect Examples ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Gray Background B Ghost Recommendation Check the printer s environment Conditions such as humidity
6. orother Brother Laser Printer HL 1800 series USER S GUIDE Please read this guide thoroughly before you use the printer You can print or view this guide from the CD ROM at any time Please keep the CD ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times Version 2 orother Laser Printer HL 1800 series USER S GUIDE For USA amp Canada only IMPORTANT NOTE If you have any questions about using your printer you must call while you are in the country where you purchased the machine In USA 1 800 276 7746 In Canada 1 800 853 6660 1 514 685 6464 In Montreal If you have any comments or suggestions please write us at In USA Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine CA 92618 In Canada Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd Marketing Dept 1 rue H tel de Ville Dollard des Ormeaux PQ Canada H9B 3H6 BROTHER FAX BACK SYSTEM Brother Customer Service has set up an easy to use fax back system so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and information about our products This is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week We can 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 subjects In USA 1 800 521 2846 In Canada 1 800 685 5381 1 514 685 5381 In Montreal DEALERS SERVICE CENTER
7. 100pin slot 16 32 64 128MB expandable up to 144MB Standard HL 1850 IEEE 1284 Parallel USB HL 1870N IEEE 1284 Parallel USB 10 100 Base TX NC 4100h Option HL 1850 10 100 Base TX NC 4100h IrDA IR 1000 HL 1870N IrDA IR 1000 Interface 10 100 Base TX option for HL 1850 standard for HL 1870N Protocol TCP IP EtherTalk IPX SPX DEC LAT Banyan VINES NetBEUI DLC LLC Management Tool BRAdmin Professional Web Based Management PCL6 BR Script 3 IBM Proprinter XL Epson FX 850 Resident Fonts PCL 66 scalable fonts 12 bitmap fonts 11 bar codes BR Script 3 66 fonts APPENDIX SOFTWARE Printer Driver PCL Driver for Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP BR Script 3 PPD file for Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP and Macintosh Utility Software Internet Print software Storage Manager CONTROL PANEL Display LCD st line 16 Digits 3 colors 7 Buttons Go Job Cancel Reprint Set Back and 2 scroll buttons Printing SUPPLIES Up to 6 500 A4 LTR pages 5 coverage DIMENSIONS WEIGHTS 425 W x 424 D x 275 H mm 16 7 x 16 7 x 10 8 HL 1850 Approx 14 5 kg 32 0 lbs including the drum unit and toner cartridge HL 1870N Approx 14 7 kg 32 4 lbs including the drum unit and toner cartridge Power Consumption Less than 410 W Standby Less than 70 W Sleep HL 1850 Less than 9 W HL
8. ABCD abede 01234 Toner Specks Hollow Print BS All Black Recommendation Make sure you use paper that meets our specifications Rough paper may cause this problem See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 The drum unit may be damaged Install a new drum unit See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5 The toner cartridge may be damaged Put in a new toner cartridge See Replacing the Toner Cartridge in Chapter 5 The fixing unit may be smudged Call Customer Support Make sure you use paper that meets our specifications See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 Chose the Thick Paper Mode in the printer driver or use thinner paper than you are currently using Check the printer s environment because conditions such as high humidity may cause this problem See Positioning the Printer in Chapter 1 The drum unit may be damaged Put in a new drum unit See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5 Clean the Corona Wire See Cleaning the Corona Wire in Chapter 5 The fixing unit may be smudged Call Customer Support 6 24 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Image Defect Examples Recommendation e Ifthe problem is not sorted out after printing a few pages there may be glue on the drum surface e Clean the drum unit as follows 1 Position the print sample in front of the drum unit and find the exact position of the image fault White Spots Printed pa
9. PC 852 eo Note Danish ltaly Spanish Swedish Japanese Norwegian Danish II UK ASCII Il French Il Dutch South African PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 8 Turkish If you want to know the characters that are available in each symbol character set you can see them in the TABLE PRINT menu in PRINT MENU mode for each emulation For more information see Chapter 3 APPENDIX HP LaserJet 6P ISO Latin1 DN Roman 8 80 F 0712 345657890 ABCDE 01234567 89A BCDEF iu 30 Gi 00 0200 amp m ox co rd sia o Ad wd od sd sg oen BR Oe up op ep ou se wu 643 oie A H I 90 D O x OP 00 D 4 amp 4D eI SAD tel iei vel BH Def pg ep PE EA SI tm 2H Hm m 1 D Ul KH Q0cHuudu nut PB On ul 4 aa m omn or Aam Hb ou A g A B WA S d ZMK Qu MG D gt Eni om OH u Wt gm d Be C N m s an ok 00 0 AD oe mie chr ei m wedge wd oro SO 010 td IS B sd o A Rind i SO ED Mx iH CB 0 auo op ood Dowd wp 0 2 qd 4p 0 D duoc spe Oh DOE GR og el eR ef xi c ocu m OO UG C p Ul EA A emma e Fm x C NW m ain x E Sad VA E amp ie tH ie LE Jr EA m PH MA i Deo EAA E m 2 mM H lwo Mm ea a Fh WP se oF cheese S oc m VT 18 Note mf I n EGO BI gt SM ee eo od nm VIA Moan mn v gp A H iD xU oU VI tha thy 2 i Ui om Uu b 1 p ME ou N e n m EO MM
10. a ieee ul e aed m CD EE RE TANGO F GI BD ex MU i SO SD IU wd ol we f ewe YA OY ma 8 Rd Oo O O 97 0D AWA X HB cO Chit 0 9 d ud o VM 30 10 i XH rH ie one ps aAounrvrsa gt BRAN Het d Ne GAUT OOH DMS d mM EL 0 LO AOMNAHDP SHANK Oc st amp a monmrmzoumnnt udzzazmazao m orNMYNVYPRNOA EVI AG N 5 WAV Be ank od ON A vt zi wu gie T 4 3113 4 mi 005 ec nomloo mns kY Orn e 5f aua 5r On e MO A Ei fa fry Hh AL VI to 09 8 AN al SoM HRN OAKRHOGH 8 BWC a Hd E 9 L E E Bm NN O 14 FO at SS EF e OH m on Se RR ee SO SS OSA e MU i OW i E dI a JILL Teve YR OV BRO O OBB 00D 9 Wm AH eo Or 3 ND FG 16 G WHO 10 Q im HN ied ie og ps au 0 52 EZK AN wma q LO 1 BQUVUTCAH AGA NMA amp GO Ta AoOMNHD PENMAN Koc Ut OtMoAAHRUDHAMH AAO m O NMAMN OM OM VI AM CN mr dk cr iW Boe X d I N vH9 5 B IE gt Ff LJ t 4 e O05 ee Dnom oo mx CQ QN 0n s 40 WO OO EPSON FX 850 US ASCII 01234506789 ABCDEF Q 5 P 0 00 P 9 Q Q fd 1AQ0aq 2BRbr 3 CScs 3 CScs 4DTdt 4DTdt amp 6FVEV 3 4 amp 6F Viv 6 K OG m XM O N Hh NON dn aj EON OG cod PG O m Hn Noa Dy NS mg I UYGM o E N EX Fr o EXE M TF A w N w mi MHA EG Ne rm muda co ome VTE OA cmon KN O m O e A 21 The fol
11. abcde 01234 Page Skew ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Curl or Wave ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Wrinkles or Creases Recommendation You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a soft cloth See How to Clean the Printer in Chapter 5 Make sure that there are no piece of paper inside the printer covering the scanner window The Toner cartridge may be damaged Put in a new Toner cartridge See Replacing the Toner Cartridge in Chapter 5 Make sure the paper or other media is loaded into the paper cassette correctly and that the guides are not too tight or too loose against the paper stack Set the paper guides correctly Make sure that the tips of the paper guides fit into the slots correctly See Printing from the Paper Cassette in Chapter 1 If you are using the Multi purpose Tray see Printing from the Multi purpose Tray in Chapter 1 The Paper Cassette may be too full See Printing from the Paper Cassette in Chapter 1 Check the paper type and quality See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 Check the paper type and quality High temperatures and humidity will cause paper to curl See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 If you don t use the printer very often the paper may have been in the paper cassette for too long Turn over the stack of paper in the paper cassette Also try rotating the paper 180 in the
12. ae 1 Select the Paper size Multi page Orientation Copies and Media Type 2 Select the Paper Source 2 2 CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE Advanced Tab Fi brother HL 1850 1870N serit s Printing Def ults a ETR NE Change the tab settings by pressing these icons as follows Print Quality Duplex Booklet Printing Watermark Page Setting Device Options Did uode 2 3 e Print Quality Select the Resolution Toner Save and Print Setting and so on e You can change the resolution as follows 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Brother HQ1200 technology provides the best print quality while printing at full engine speed e Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save mode which reduces the print density e Print Setting Windows 95 98 98SE ME users only With the Print Setting set to MANUAL you can change the Brightness Contrast Graphics mode settings and TrueType mode options Duplex Printing This printer has a Duplex Printing function as standard If you select the Duplex icon the dialogue box for duplex settings will appear There are six types of duplex options available for each orientation Booklet Printing For PCL driver Only This printer has a Booklet Printing function as standard If you select the Duplex icon the dialogue box for duplex settings will appear so you can select from 2 types of booklet options 2 4 CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE e
13. and high temperatures may cause this print defect to occur See Place the Printer in Chapter 1 If the whole page is too light toner save mode may be on Turn the toner save mode off on the Printer Properties tab of the Driver Try using a new Toner Cartridge See Replacing the Toner Cartridge in Chapter 5 Increase the Print Density by using the QUALITY mode on the printer control panel See Control Panel Menus in Chapter 3 Make sure you use paper that meets our recommended specifications See Recommended Paper in Chapter 1 Check the printer s environment high temperature and high humidity can increase the amount of background shading See Positioning the Printer in Chapter 1 Use a new Toner Cartridge See Replacing the Toner Cartridge in Chapter 5 Make sure you use paper that meets our specifications Rough paper paper that has absorbed moisture or thick paper can cause the problem See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 Make sure that you chose the appropriate media type in the printer driver See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 The drum unit may be damaged Install a new drum unit See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5 The toner cartridge may be damaged Put in a new toner cartridge See Replacing the Toner Cartridge in Chapter 5 The fixing unit may be smudged Call Customer Support 6 23 Image Defect Examples D ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk
14. dialogue similar to the one below Click the General drop down box You will see a drop down list with the following options 8 7 Printer Brother HL 1850 1870 Destination General Background Printing Color Matching Cover Page mage from Auto Select a r a hd Remaining from Auto Select Once on the layout page you can enable duplex by selecting the Print on Both Sides checkbox From here you have the choice to select either long or shot edge duplexing Select the option you require for your print job See the image below 1 32 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER From here you have the choice to select the Pages per sheet Layout direction and Border Select the option you require for your print job See the image below 8 7 Printer Brother HL 1850 1870 Destination Layout T 4 Print on Both Sides Binding EF e ue em 1 33 Booklet Printing For PCL Driver Only The supplied printer drivers for Windows 95 98 Me Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 XP support booklet printing Guidelines for Booklet Printing If the paper is thin it may wrinkle If paper is curled straighten it and then place it in the paper cassette Use A4 or Letter size plain paper 60 to 105 g m2 or 16 to 28 Ib Do not use bond paper If the paper is not feeding correctly it may be curled Remove the paper and straighten it er 1 Load paper into the Paper Cassette or Multi purpose
15. 1870N Less than 10 W Default activation time 5 mintues Less than 0 25 W The only way to achieve 0 W power consumption is to unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Noise Level Printing Less than 50 dB Standby Less than 30 dB Noise per ISO 9296 Printing Lwad 67dB A e might want to install printers with a sound power level of Lwad 63 dB or more in a separate room or cubicle Standby Lwad 43dB A mete m 1 From standard Paper Cassette 2 Brother HQ1200 technology provides the best print quality while printing at full engine speed 3 On BR Script driver PPD file with Mac OS 8 or later 4 High Resolution Control 5 Advanced Photoscale Technology 6 Original Windows utility for print server management uf Printer and print server management through Web Browser 8 PostScript 3 language emulation 9 Code39 Interleaved 2 of 5 EAN 8 EAN 13 UPC A UPC E EAN 128 Codabar FIM US PostNet ISBN Code128 10 Total number of PS3 fonts is 165 136 Agfa fonts 29 original fonts 11 EtherTalk only 12 Utility software to print at this printer from a remote computer via the Internet For Windows 95 98 Me NT 4 0 2000 XP 13 Utility software to manage fonts and macros electronic forms stored in the printer memory For Windows 95 98 Me NT 4 0 2000 XP 14 A printer driver function that enables you to change the driver settings without opening the Property dialog APPENDIX Prin
16. 19 paper AN 6 6 parallel cable sees 1 2 parallel interface connector 1 4 PCB access plate eeseeeeeeses 1 4 POLO eco deeyaeecdentose cee 2 1 power supply cccccccceeecseeeeseeeeceeeeeeeeeseeeeaeeess 1 5 power switch eeeeeesseeeeeeeenenn nnns 1 4 PP EC 2 19 primary corona wire seeeeeeeeeeeeeee 5 17 print media eese 1 7 1 9 A 5 eal 3 33 print menu mode esee 3 22 print quality seronrrnnnrrnnrernnnernnnennnnnnanrnnanennnnnen 2 4 printable area esee 1 13 erdum 2 1 printer status message esses 3 15 Q quality TROC canciones Uber tnde ide 3 32 Rl me 4 9 replace fuser rrrrnrnernnnnvrnnnvrvnnenvnnnnennnnernnunens 5 19 replace laser eeeeeeeeneeeenneenen 5 19 replace pi KID t 5 19 replace pf kit2 eseeeseeeesess 5 19 EIN 2 7 3 5 Reprint button reset menu mode scanner WINKOW cccccceeeeeeeeeeecaeeeeseeeeesanees service call message esesessss Storage MANaQE ccccccseseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeees INDEX T ue 3 26 toner CartiidQg ue c roe at pr
17. 5 Make sure you use paper that meets our specifications See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 Note If you use label sheets for laser printers the glue from the sheets may sometimes stick to the drum surface Clean the drum unit See the previous page 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 it may be damaged Make sure you use paper that meets our specifications Rough or thick paper can cause the problem See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 Make sure you chose the appropriate media type in the printer driver The problem may disappear by itself Try printing a few pages to clear this problem especially if you have not used the printer for a long time The drum unit may be damaged Put in a new drum unit See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5 The Drum Unit may be damaged Put in a new Drum Unit See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5 The Toner Cartridge may be damaged Put in a new Toner Cartridge See Replacing the Toner Cartridge in Chapter 5 The fixing unit may be smudged Call Customer Support Clean the Corona Wire See Cleaning the Corona Wire in Chapter 5 Return the tab on the drum unit to the Home position 6 27 Image Defect Examples DS ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 White Vertical Streaks ABCDEFGH abcdefghiik
18. 8 Menu Set Back E Button TP O 11 Button T ETE 5 Set Button RENEE 3 12 Back Button nn tn 3 12 LED EE 3 13 DATA Dun LED re 3 13 LGD LM e ees 3 14 Printer Status Po 3 15 How to Use the Control Panel EDS esee 3916 Control Panel M Nnus ccccecccececececececececcacecavacecsrssssereseseers 318 INFORMATION 2 2 2c2cececececececccccccccccacccacacacacacacacaccucecececececececucucucuceaeaees 3 19 a l d OG sc nett E Mia RR MEME 3 20 QUALITY Re ORG 3 20 GE TD EEE ERE SE KE RE EEE NE EE 3 21 PRINT MENU rrnrm M MM M MM M MEETS 3 22 NETWORK ccccceccccececcccececccccceccacacececceceneacececeacsteneaceneceateneauatensansneneasens 3 26 INTERFACE wr T EE ET EEEN 3 27 RESET MENU NESE EEE ER ESN Ci ACE Set IP Address Ge 3 29 About Emulation Modes ccccccccececeeceeececeeeeeesecececeneaeaeececeneneanaeeneneneanaees 3 30 List f Factory SetlingS EEE 3 31 vi CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS Optional Accessories vee 41 Lower Tray Unit LT 500 4 2 Installing the Lower Tray Unit rrrrarenrnnrnnnennrnnvennrnnvrnnrnnvennenneennen 4 3 Network Option NC 4100h For HL 1850 User Only 4 5 Installing the Network Board eesssse EE s RAM Exp
19. AUTO IP ADDRESS 192 0 0 192 3 35 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS Optional Accessories This printer has the following optional accessories You can increase the capabilities of the printer with these items Options LT 500 NC 4100h 100pin DIMM IR 1000 See Lower tray unit See Network option See RAM expansion See IrDA interface in in this chapter in this chapter in this chapter this chapter Kgl Font Kgl BS 3000 See Optional font package in this chapter 4 1 Lower Tray Unit LT 500 The Lower Tray Unit tray 2 is a device that functions as an additional paper source It can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of paper 80 g m or 21 Ib Multi purpose Tray Paper cassette MP tray Tray 1 100 sheets 250 sheets Lower Tray Unit Tray 2 250 sheets Expands up to a total of 600 sheets Fig 4 1 To purchase the optional Lower Tray Unit Tray 2 consult the dealer where you purchased the printer 4 2 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS Installing the Lower Tray Unit Install the optional Lower Tray Unit under the printer as follows er 1 Turn off the power switch and then unplug the power cord e 2 Close the Front Cover Multi purpose Tray Face Up Output Tray and Extension Flap ar 3 Lift the printer carefully with both hands and put it on top of the Lower Tray Unit Make sure that the alignment pins of the Lower Tray Unit are positioned into the guide holes of the underside of the pr
20. Tray 2 When you use A4 or Letter size paper set the Paper Adjustment Lever for Duplex Printing to match your paper size e Note Fig 1 27 If the Paper Adjustment Lever for Duplex Printing is not correctly set for the paper size paper jams may occur and the print will be out of position on the paper 1 34 ar 3 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver After you check the Duplex function in the Advanced tab check the Booklet Printing function Select the Duplex mode The printer will print a Booklet automatically Manual Duplex m en H j 110p dge el EST aatia nie m ai Te Edge NO reverse Er og Botton edge No Revere m Manual Feed eo Note If you place paper in the Multi purpose Tray and the setting MANUAL FEED ON has been set in the PAPER mode from the control panel the printer will load paper only from the Multi purpose Tray When you feed paper manually note the following e f your application software supports a manual feed selection in the Print menu you can select it in that software The software command setting overrides the control panel s setting You will not have to set MANUAL FEED and MP SIZE in the PAPER mode e If you use pre printed paper in the Multi purpose Tray the paper should be inserted top edge first with the pre printed side face up 1 36 CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE CHAPTER 2 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Prin
21. and back of the paper cassette to match the paper size you want to load Make sure that the tips of the paper guides fit into the slots correctly Fig 1 7 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER For Legal or 8 5 x 13 in paper While pressing the Universal Guide Release Lever extend the back of the Paper cassette Fig 1 8 ar 3 Put paper into the paper cassette Make sure that the paper is flat in the cassette at all four corners and below the limit mark Fig 1 9 ec Note Do not put more than 250 sheets of paper 80 g m or 21 Ib in the cassette or the paper may jam You can load paper up to the lines on the sliding guide 1 15 er 4 Put the paper cassette back into the printer Make sure it is completely in the printer eo Note e Extend the Extension Flap to prevent the paper from sliding off the Face Down Output Tray e f you choose not to extend the Extension Flap we recommend that you remove paper as soon as it comes out of the printer When you print on transparencies use the Face Down Output Tray Fig 1 10 5 Choose the Paper Size Media Type Paper Source and so on from the Printer Driver 1 16 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Printing from the Multi purpose Tray ec Note e For correct printing you must select the same paper size from within your software application as the paper in the tray e f your application software does not support paper size selection in its Print menu you ca
22. m d lt AM Ae Oo n im wv il A Du ko ep oc Windows Latnz 9E Windows Latinl 190 0123456789 ABCDEF 01234567890 ABCDEF I I 10 10 o majo ag xj m 00 Hm m a amp tH Of a ih ao uw E OCD Ol p 02 1 et moa oe Nm E At Ww or mM m ow i off DQ O 10 d d NAD CHR tell fell ort A Pei SEU Um iO r MG OG VO Q 10 0 GbR SD S D ID S n VM wg dg xm Dae D UD wp dF O xD oa 6 Cc AAZ NO O SO SO KORM ID DID ID EO m wen ou nel nu ou X DD RA ET SES GRA es 20 c H seedy LL oe e aux Hi rm CN gt a H wut v9 ur Y Fr n mm e t 2 A AM p ON AN eR Pec DX v MUDEON GS MOH We OP x em Nees toe rg oOUD DH MAG A mM FAG Qi Ol ni tQ E D E EM HAN Oe Re eet OOM UDHEAMHAE ZO OF NM m x in D D OA e eV I AO 5 dk wu ote t7 oranda O0 m amp 9 9 vg co id sO EST S ed 1 up 18 vd vet fal td Rd Ln sfx d GI Un amp m I Eom 4 4 6 AE XH OX Gg n X go HD M Oo 0 r HH HI KH 2H A rnene o Tigi i g iH v amp moe K p Nm 1 zm HT SH Mm x c4 B8nmao pRoSE PR pd D o 240 i UC GH FS vo Oo GM s di x MS He 2 Oo ow V N Ls I ro M C D om eg pm UO p B amp A 19 The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which c
23. that you put the drum unit Assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill the toner e To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity do not touch the electrodes shown below wr 3 While pressing the Lock Lever pull the Toner Cartridge out of the Drum Unit Assembly e Caution Handle the toner cartridge carefully If toner spills on your hands or clothes wipe or wash it off immediately with water e Note Get rid of the used Drum Unit according to local regulations Make sure that you seal up the Drum Unit tightly so that toner powder does not spill out of the unit Handle the Toner Cartridge carefully If toner spills on your hands or clothes wipe or wash it off immediately with water 4 Unpack the new Drum Unit Q Caution Wait to unpack a Drum Unit until immediately before you put it in the printer If an unpacked Drum Unit is put in direct sunlight or room light the unit may be damaged 5 Put the Toner Cartridge into the new Drum Unit until you hear it lock into place with a click When the Toner Cartridge is fitted correctly the Lock Lever is will automatically lift up e Caution Make sure you fit the toner cartridge correctly or it may separate from the Drum Unit when you pick up the Drum Unit Assembly r 6 Put the drum unit back in the printer ar 7 Heset the drum counter see the instructions supplied with the new drum unit e Note Do not rese
24. the Jam Clear Cover in this chapter Close the Face Up Output Tray Hemove the jammed paper from the indicated area See Paper Jams and How to Clear Them Load the correct size of paper on the Multi purpose Tray and then press the 9 button Check the Interface setting Delete unnecessary macros or fonts Add the optional memory See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4 Add the optional memory See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4 Add the optional memory See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4 e Reduce the resolution or add the optional memory See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4 e Set Page Protect to the correct size Send correct data to the printer Set the correct paper that you want to use into the Tray1 or load the same size paper that you selected in the current driver setting What kind of paper can use in Chapter 1 6 1 SIZE ERROR T2 set the correct paper that you want to use into the Tray2 or load the same size paper that you selected in the current driver setting What kind of paper can use in Chapter 1 SIZE ERROR DX Specify the printable paper size NO DX TRAY Install the Duplex Tray correctly DX LEVER ERROR Set Paper Adjustment Lever for duplex printing NO TRAYI Install the standard paper cassette Tray 1 into the printer 2 Select the correct size of paper on the Control Panel 6 2 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Maintenance Messages
25. C and Proprinter are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark All other brand and product names mentioned in this User s Guide are registered Compilation and Publication Notice This guide has been published under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd It covers the latest product s descriptions and specifications The contents of this guide and the specifications of this product may change without notice We reserve the right to change without giving notice the specifications and materials mentioned in this guide We will not be responsible for any damages that are caused by you relying on the information given in this guide 2002 Brother Industries Ltd A 23 Regulations Federal Communications Commission FCC Declaration of Conformity For USA Only Responsible Party Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 USA TEL 908 704 1700 declares that the products Product Name Brother Laser Printer HL 1850 HL 1870N Model Numbers HL 18 Product Options ALL complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device mus
26. EME ER EU 2 2 Advanced TAD ska trer TM 2 3 Eee 200 RER ERE ER ER 2 8 NTN MU DUM VER EM VM UNIV M FQ vM cd dC DN Features in the PS Printer Driver Windows Users Only 2 10 LIIS E ER EE UTR REE 2 10 FIN 2 11 ET go ERR EN EN EN ER 2 12 Device Options rrurerarennrrnnreranennnennarenanennnennnsnvunevnvennnsnnunevuvennvsnnusersesererersr 2713 Features in the PS Printer Driver Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X 10 1 only seesseee 2 14 Je Ae eec ERN 2 14 Bad EEE EE ES nr SEG RE 2 16 Software for Networks 217 Software installation for Windows Computers 2 18 ooftware Installation for Macintosh ep EA 2 19 Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver cccccccscceecceccecceeeceecaeeceeseeeceesaeseesensaeeneees 2 19 PostScript Printer Description Files PPDs e T 2 19 Automatic Emulation Selection 2 20 Automatic Interface Selection 2 211 Printer Settings 2 22 Factory Settings e CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Control Panel EE 5 Buttons M E E E OEE E ET 9 2 30 Button 3 3 Job Cancel Button ranunrnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennenenennenenenennenenenennunenennunene 3 4 Reprint Button EEE E E EAT ERE RER 3 5 Reprinting the Last JOB RE NMR 3 6 Printing SECURE Data EP 3
27. Media Type Printing from the printer driver Bond Bond Paper Bond Bond paper Paper Ls paper or Thicker paper MN EH s Envelopes v Envelopes Envelopes Thin Envelopes Thick Card Stock v v Thick paper or Thicker paper 1 7 Upper Paper Tray Multi purpose Optional Lower Duplex Printing Tray 1 Tray MP Tray Tray Unit Tray 2 Paper Size 4 Letter Legal Width A4 Letter Legal A4 Letter Legal 8 5 x 13 in 70 to 216 mm BS JIS B5 ISO B5 JIS B5 ISO 2 75 to 8 5 in Executive AS Executive A5 A6 Length Ee 116 to 356 mm 4 57 to 14 0 in Capacity 250 sheets 100 sheets 250 sheets 80 g m or 21 Ibs 80 g m or 21 Ibs 80 g m or 21 Ibs Legal 30 8 5 x 13 in 30 labels 10 We recommend the following print methods output tray for each paper media type Media Type Paper Output Face Down Plain Paper 60 g m to 105 g m 16 to 28 lbs Thick Paper ee eee Lu 28 to 43 Ibs RecystedPeper YO Z 1 ore eee ee ee C NN ee UN Card Stock eo Note e When you print on a double flap envelope place it side ways in the Multi purpose Tray e You can set the priority of the paper sources in Paper Mode from the Control Panel For more information about the paper settings see Chapter 3 1 8 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Choose the Paper Size Media Type and so on in the Printer Driver Settings Before printing choose the Paper size Medi
28. P FIRST 1 Press the Set button OFF gt 4 Press the button ON up Press the Set button An asterisk k briefly appears at the end of the display The default setting is indicated by an K ON x 3 17 Control Panel Menus We named the Paper tray in this manual and LCD panel as shown below Upper Paper Tray Tray 1 o MulpuposeTmy TMP Trey Optional Lower Tray Tray 2 There are 8 modes For more information about the selections available for each mode refer to the pages listed below INFORMATION For more information see page 3 19 e PAPEH For more information see page 3 20 QUALITY For more information see page 3 20 e SETUP For more information see page 3 21 PRINT MENU For more information see page 3 22 NETWORK For more information see page 3 26 INTERFACE For more information see page 3 27 RESET MENU For more information see page 3 28 3 18 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL INFORMATION Setting Menu Description Sub Setting Menu Description 3 19 Setting Menu Description SOURCE AUTO MP TRAY TRAY 1 TRAY2 TRAY PRIORITY MP gt T1 gt T2 T1 gt T2 gt MP MP FIRST OFF ON Feed paper from the MP tray first OFF ON LONG BIND ON SHORT BIND QUALITY Setting Menu Description RESOLUTION 300 600 HQ1200 You can choose a print resolution of 300 600 or HQ1200 HRC OFF LIGHT MEDIUM DARK HRC High Resolution Control offers improved print quality of
29. Page Setup Page Attributes Format for Brother HL 1850 1870 Orientation ra i Scale 100 CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE Layout Set the layout and so on e Printer Brother HL 1850 1870 Destination Layout direction PT Border he Print on Both Sides v Binding Com 2 15 Specific Options Set the Media Type Resolution secure printing and so on e Printer Brother HL 1850 1870N se gt Destination Printer 5pecific Options F Media Type Regular Resolution 600dpi HRC Printer Default User Name System Name T Job Name System Mame Save Settings 2 16 CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE Software for Networks Web Browser Management Many Brother printers support Embedded Web Server EWS technology This means that you can use a standard web browser to manage many aspects of the printer for example you can view consumable life configure network parameters view serial number information printer usage and so on Start your web browser and enter the NetBIOS name DNS name or IP address of the printer Windows Users Only e BRAdmin professional The BRAdmin Professional software is designed to manage your Brother network connected devices For example Brother network ready printers and Brother network ready Multifunction devices can be managed using the BRAdmin Professional software The BRAdmin Prof
30. R 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER General View Y X 8 5 c o T 2 7 4 ae VV 3 Fig 1 2 1 Control Panel Cover Release Button Paper Cassette Multi purpose Tray Extension Flap Front cover Multi purpose Tray Extension c N O oO A C N Face Down Output Tray 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 16 Fig 1 3 Interface Cover Parallel Interface Connector USB Connector PCB Access Plate Power Switch AC Power Inlet Duplex Tray Paper Adjustment Lever for Duplex Printing Face Up Output Tray Face Up Tray Extension CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Positioning the Printer Please note the following before using the printer Power supply Use the printer within the specified power range AC power e AC 220 240 V 50 60 Hz or e AC 100 120 V 50 60 Hz The power cord including extensions should not exceed 5 metres 16 feet Do not share the same power circuit with other high power appliances such as an air conditioner copier shredder and so on If you cannot avoid using the printer with these appliances we recommend that you use an isolation transformer or a high frequency noise filter Use a voltage regulator if the power source is not stable 1 5 Environment Use the printer only within the following ranges of temperature and humidity Ambient temperature 10 C to 32 5 C 50 F to 90 5 F Ambient humidity 20 to 80 without condensation Do not block the air exit on to
31. S USA only For the name of a Brother authorized dealer or service center call 1 800 284 4357 SERVICE CENTERS Canada only For service center addresses in Canada call 1 800 853 6660 INTERNET ADDRESS Brother Global Web Site http www brother com For Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Product Support Technical Questions and Driver Updates http solutions brother com USA only For Brother Accessories and Supplies httpz www brothermall com Definitions of Warnings Cautions and Notes The following conventions are used in this User s Guide AN Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury Q Caution Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or prevent damage to the printer eo Note Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer To Use the Printer Safely AN Warning After you have just used the printer some internal parts of the printer are extremely HOT When you open the covers of the printer never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustrations e Caution After you have just used the printer some internal parts of the printer are extremely HOT Wait for the printer to cool down before you touch the internal parts of the printer iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Definitions of Warnings Cautions and Notes sen i To Use the Printer Safely rrrnnrrrrrnnnnernrnnrnernnnnnn
32. SE During PAUSE the printer is in the off line state 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 Caneel button Then press the Go button to clear the PAUSE and return the printer to the READY state 3 3 Job Cancel Button You can cancel the processing or printing of data with the Job Cancel button 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 3 4 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Reprint Button 1 2 e Note If you want to reprint a document that has just been printed you can reprint it by pressing the Reprint button When you want to print SECURE data we recommend that you use RAM enhancement to enable you to reprint using the RAM function When you use RAM to reprint Press the Set button on the Control panel to exit from the READY status and select RAMDISK SIZE in the SETUP mode The default RAM size is OMB Press the button to increase the reprint RAM size in 1MB steps When you increase the RAM size for secure printing the work area of the printer is decreased and printer performance will be reduced When you store data in RAM the data will be deleted when the printer power is turned off We also rec
33. Watermark You can put a watermark logo or text into your documents When you use a bitmap file as a watermark you can change the size of the watermark and put it anywhere you like on the page When you use text as a watermark you can change the font darkness and angle settings Page Setting Change the print image scaling and select Mirror Reverse print options 2 5 Device Options Ej Brother HL 1850 1870N series Printing Defaults Fage Protection Prnt Date amp Time Density adjustment TrueType Mode You can the following Print Function modes in this tab Job Spooling Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Status Monitor Macro s Administrator Windows 95 98 98SE ME users only Insert Command File Page Protection Print Date amp Time HRC True Type Mode 2 6 CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE Job Spooling eo Note You can reprint a document without sending the data again from your PC because the printer will save data that you specify for reprinting e last Job Reprint Reprint the last job e Secure Print Print the data with a password For more information about the Reprint function see REPRINT button in Chapter 3 If you want to prevent other people from printing your own data using the Reprint function remove the Use Reprint check mark in the Job Spooling settings 2 7 Accessories When you install the optional units you can add those options and select their setti
34. When a menu or number without an asterisk Set button not pressed is selected the Baek button allows you to return to the previous menu level with the original setting unchanged When you press the Set button to select a setting k an asterisk appears briefly at the end of the display Since the asterisk indicates the selection you can easily find the current settings as you scroll through the display 3 12 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL LED The lamps light or blink to indicate the current printer status DATA Orange LED LED indication Meaning Data remains in the printer buffer Blinking Receiving or processing data Off No remaining data 3 13 LCD Display The display shows the printer status When you use the control panel buttons the display will change If any problems occur the display shows the error message to prompt you to take action For more information about these messages see TROUBLESHOOTING in Chapter 6 BACK LIGHTS The printer is in Sleep status Green General Warming up Hed Error Orange Setting 3 14 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Printer Status Messages The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayed during normal operation Printer Status Message Meaning In Sleep status power save mode PAUSE The printer has suspended feeding forms Pressing the Ge button resumes form feed NOW INITIALIZING The printer is setting up WARMING UP Th
35. a type Paper Source in the Printer Driver PCL Driver 2 Brother HL 1850 1870N series Printing Defaults Select the Paper Size and Layout Multiple Page Select the Orientation number of Copies and Media Type E Collate Aussea HO Select the Paper Sese j Source M M 7 ELSE NI 1 9 PS Driver Ad AutoSelect Tray SN gt q Thick Paper Thicker Paper Select the Paper size Select the Layout and Orientation Select the Paper source and number of Copies Select the Printer features and then select the Media Type CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Macintosh Driver LaserWriter 8 Page Setup Page Attributes mat for Brother HL 1850 1870 _ Orientation Scale 100 In Page Attributes select the Paper size Orientation and Scaling Cx 87 Printer Brother HL 1850 1870 Destination Copies T Pages amp All 2 From To mm In General select the aper Source amp All pages from Auto Select number of Copies and Paper Source Save Settings 87 Printer Brother HL 1850 1870 Destination In Layout select the Pages per sheet Layout direction and Border Select Print on Both Sides if you want this to be a two sided document ee Recommended paper Plain Paper Recycled Paper Transparency Label 9 gt gt 9 Europe USA Xerox Premier 80 g m Xerox 4200DP 20 Ib Xe
36. accessible In case of emergencies you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet in order to shut off power completely A 28 APPENDIX LAN Connection Caution Connect this product to a LAN connection that is not subjected to over voltages Gerauschemission Acoustic Noise Emission For Germany Only Lpa 70 dB A DIN 45635 19 01 KL2 IT power system For Norway Only This product is also designed for IT power system with phase to phase voltage 230 V IMPORTANT Wiring Information For U K Only If the power cord supplied with this printer is not suitable for your electrical 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 a fuse with the same rating as the original If a moulded plug is severed from the power cord then it should be destroyed because a plug with cut wires is dangerous if plugged into a live socket outlet Do not leave it where a child might find it In the event of replacing the plug fuse fit a fuse approved by ASTA to BS1362 with the same rating as the original fuse Always replace the fuse cover Never use a plug with the cover omitted WARNING THIS PRINTER MUST BE PROPERLY EARTHED The wires in the mains cord are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and yellow Ground Blue Neutral Brown Live A 29 The colours of the wiring in the power lead of this printer may not cor
37. ada Compliance Statement For Canada Only This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada International ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement The purpose of the International ENERay STAR Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy efficient office equipments As an ENERGY Star Partner Brother Industries Ltd has determined that this product meets the Eneray STAR guidelines for energy efficiency PINS Laser Safety For 100 120 V Model Only This printer is certified as a Class laser product under the U S Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation Since radiation emitted inside the printer is completely confined within protective housings and external covers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation A 25 FDA Regulations For 100 120 V Model Only U S Food and Drug Administration FDA has implemented regulations for laser products manufactured on and after August 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 Un
38. am can be cleared go to Step 7 Open the Face Up Output Tray 4 Fig 6 11 6 14 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING e Caution After you have just used the printer some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot Wait for the printer to cool down before you touch the internal parts of the printer 5 Open the Jam Clear Cover Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit Jam Clear Cover Fig 6 12 er 6 Close the Jam Clear Cover Close the Face Up Output Tray Fig 6 13 6 15 7 Put the drum unit back into the printer er 8 Close the Front Cover 6 16 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING JAM DUPLEX JAM DUPLEX Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam ar 1 Open the Face Up Output Tray Fig 6 14 2 Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit Fig 6 15 6 17 ar 3 Close the Face Up Output Tray If the paper jam cannot be cleared go to the next step er 4 Pull the Duplex Tray and Paper Cassette out of the printer Fig 6 16 e 5 Pull the jammed paper out of the printer Fig 6 17 6 18 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 Put the Duplex Tray and Paper Cassette back into the printer Fig 6 18 e Note e The JAM DUPLEX message appears if you remove a sheet of paper from the Face Down Output Tray after only one side has printed e he paper sizes you can use for the Duplex Printing function are A4
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40. ation software interface settings match that of your printer For example if you are using a parallel printer cable you would most likely set your DOS software printer port to LPT1 Unable to print from application software e Check if the printer has any printer alarms e Check that you have chosen the appropriate printer driver in your application software 6 30 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING BR Script 3 Language Problem Recommendation The printer cannot print If IGNORE DATA appears on the LCD message please do the following 1 Reset the printer 2 Set ERRORPRINT to ON and print again 3 Ifthe Error is LIMITCHECK add the optional memory See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4 The print speed slows down Add the optional memory See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4 The printer cannot print EPS You need the following settings to print this type of data data 1 Select the printer you use in the Printer folder Press the Advanced button on the PostScript tab Select the Tagged binary communication protocol in the Data format section 6 31 APPENDIX APPENDIX Printer Specifications First Print Time Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X 10 1 For 300 600 dpi Yes Windows only CONTROLLER Processor Fujitsu MB86834 100MHz HL 1850 16MB HL 1870N 32MB Option HL 1850 1 DIMM 100pin slot 16 32 64 128MB expandable up to 144MB HL 1870N 1 DIMM
41. ccessing the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com ec Note The screens shown in this section are from Windows 98 The screens on on your PC vary depending on your Windows Operating System Details Tab Choose the port where your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are using Choose the printer driver that you have installed LPT1 ECP Printer Port 2 10 CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE Paper Tab Executive ig 1 fn Etaten 2 3 1 Select the Paper size Layout and Orientation 2 Select the Paper source 3 Select the Duplex function 2 11 Graphics Set the Resolution and so on Brother HL 1850 70H BR Sernpt3 Properties e cenas nete bldpi CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE Device Options DUE Printer Default egular 1 You can change settings by clicking on the setting and then choosing a new value in the Change setting for box Toner Save Mode Sleep Mode Media Type HRC setting Job spooling You need to set the RAM Disk size first For more information see Chapter 3 2 Select the installed options from the list 2 13 Features in the PS Printer Driver Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X 10 1 only You can download the latest driver or get other product information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com Page Setup You can set the Paper size Orientation and Scale LaserWriter 8
42. characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with a resolution of 300 or 600 dpi TONER SAVE OFF ON DENSITY 6 0 6 Increase or decrease the print density 3 20 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL SETUP Setting Menu Description LANUGAGE ENGLISH FRANGAIS LCD DENSITY 0 1 2 POWER SAVE TIME 1 99MIN AUTO CONTINUE OFF ON LOCK PANEL OFF ON Turns the lock panel function on off PASS NO RERRINT ON OFF PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT AUTO AUTO OFF LETTER A4 OR LEGAL EMULATION AUTO EPSON AUTO IBM HP LASERJET KEEP PCL OFF ON RAMDISK SIZE 0 1 2 MB RESTART DELETE STORAGE Delete the internal flash memory print data Sub Setting Menu Description SECURE FILE Select the User Name Job Name and Password 3 21 PRINT MENU Setting Menu Description MEDIA TYPE PLAIN PAPER TRANSPARENCIES THIN PAPER PAPER Set cut sheet paper size to LETTER LEGAL A4 COPIES 1 999 Shows the number of printed pages ORIENTATION PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE mnd This printer can print pages in portrait or landscape orientation PRINT POSITION This printer can be adjusted to correct the page format Sub Setting Menu Description X OFFSET 0 Move the print start position at the upper left corner of pages horizontally up to 500 left to 500 right dots in 300 dpi units Y OFFSET 0 Move the print start position at the upper left corner of pages vertically up to
43. control panel For more information about the paper settings see Chapter 3 What Is Important When You Choose Paper to Use with This Printer Before You Purchase a Large Quantity of Paper Make sure that the paper is suitable for the printer e Paper for Plain Paper Copies Paper is divided by usage such as paper for printing and paper for copying The usage is usually shown on the paper s package Check the package to see whether it is suitable for laser printers You must use paper that is suitable for laser printers e Basis Weight The basis weight of the paper for general use varies in different countries We recommend that you use paper that weighs 75 g m2 to 90 g m2 20 to 24 Ib although this printer is able to cope with thinner or thicker paper than these weights g m 80 to 90 75 to 90 e Long Grain and Short Grain 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 to be carried through the printer APPENDIX Acid Paper and Neutralized Paper Paper can be classified as either acid paper or neutralized paper Modern methods for making paper started with acid paper but neutralized paper is taking the place of acid paper because of environmental or preservation issues However many forms of acid paper can be found in recycled paper We recommend that you use neutralized paper for this printer Y
44. cript 3 mode LT 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Duplex printing 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 4 10 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS HL 1870N Including 32 Mbytes of Internal Memory HP LaserJet EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes NENNEN 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 BR Script 3 mode EE 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 Duplex printing me 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 4 11 e Note The following DIMM size can be installed 16 Mbyte TECHWORKS 32 Mbyte TECHWORKS 64 Mbyte TECHWORKS 128 Mbyte TECHWORKS PM HP 16M BR PM HP 32M BR PM HP 64M BR PM HP 128M BR In general DIMM must have the following specifications Type 100 pin and 32 bit output CAS Lantency 2or3 Clock Frequency 66MHz or more Capacity 16 32 64 Mbyte or 128 Mbyte Height 46mm 1 8 inches or less Parity NONE Dram Type SDRAM 4 Bank SDRAM can be used 4 12 Installing Additional Memory Install additional memory DIMM as follows er 1 Turn off the printer and then unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Disconnect the interface cable printer cable from the printer e Note Be sure to turn off the power to the printer before you install or remove the DIMM s 2 Remove the Interface cover by sliding it LZ EM Lm o fi i D Fig 4 9 T 3 Unscrew the two screws that secure the PCB Access Plate Slide the plate toward you and remove it Fig 4 10 er 4 Unpack the DIMM and hold it by the edges Q Cautio
45. cwsleteescedeveucs 3 3 H HP LaserJet mode 3 30 A 11 2927200 P i 2 4 A 4 IBM PROPRINTER eeeeee 3 25 IBM Proprinter XL mode 3 31 A 12 information mode eeeeeeeeeeeeee 3 19 interface cover rrrnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnnrennnerennnsen 1 4 interface mode eeeeeeeeneeeene 3 27 dgio m 3 29 J Job Cancel button eee 3 4 Islas ce E 1 27 KD n 3 14 6 1 LCD display cccceeececcseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeesneeees 3 14 LED 3 13 ONE Way ON sed 4 2 Ero 4 2 Macintosh eO 2 19 maintenance message rrrrnrnrrnnnrennnrrennnrrennnne 6 3 manual feed rrervnerornnrrernnnnvrnnnrvnnnnernnnnnennne 1 36 MOMO JO EE 4 10 Menu button rarrernnrrvnnnrrrvvnnrennnnrennnrrennnerennn 3 11 Multi purpose tray esee 1 17 N Network board eeee Hm 4 5 network mode ereenmmH e 3 26 INDEX ei m 4 1 P panel setting eeesseesseeeesseeeeeeee 3 18 paper mode eesceeeeeeeenennen nenne 3 32 paper adjustment lever for duplex printing 1 4 paper cassette ssssss 1 1 1 3 1 14 paper feeding Kit eesssssss 5
46. d above they may damage your printer This damage is not covered under any warranty or service agreement 1 22 e Note er 1 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER e Before you print envelopes you must fan the stack of envelopes well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds M e When you print on double flap envelopes place them sideways in the Multi purpose Tray e Do not load different types of paper at the same time in the Multi purpose Tray because paper jams and misfeeds may occur e Do not print on envelopes using Duplex Printing e For correct printing you must choose the same paper size from within your software application as the paper in the tray e If your application software does not support paper size selection in its print menu you can change the paper size by using the paper menu on the printer control panel For more information see Chapter 3 Open the Multi purpose Tray Fig 1 18 1 23 2 Unfold the Multi purpose Tray Extension Fig 1 19 er 3 Open the Face Up Output Tray and pull out the extension flap Fig 1 20 4 Place envelopes with the side to be printed on face up in the Multi purpose tray so they touch the back of the tray and remain below the limit mark Fig 1 21 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER ec Note If DL size double flap envelopes were creased after they have been printed put in new DL size double flap envelopes sideways and print agai
47. dge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 LINES HE Set the number of lines per page from 5 to 128 lines ode ERROR PRINT OFF ON APT OFF ON APT Advanced Photoscale Technology offers photographic fine grayscale on graphics APT setting is available only at 600 dpi 3 25 NETWORK Setting Menu Description TCP IP Sub Setting Menu Description ie eee oii an _ MINIME ment 3 26 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL INTERFACE Setting Menu Description AUTO IF TIME 1 5 99 sec You must set the timeout period for the auto interface selection INPUT BUFFER Level1 5 15 RESTART PRINTER Increase or decrease the input buffer capacity PARALLEL When using the parallel interface Sub setting Menu Description HIGH SPEED ON OFF Turns the high speed parallel communications ON OFF BI DIR ON OFF ON OFF Turns the bi directional parallel communications ON OFF 3 27 RESET MENU Setting Menu Description RESET PRINTER Resets the printer and restores all printer settings including command settings to settings you have previously made with the control panel buttons FACTORY RESET Resets the printer and restores all printer settings including command settings to the factory settings See List of Factory Settings 3 28 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Set IP Address INFORMATION Press the or button to select the NETWORK Mode
48. dows Baltic 19L Legal 1U Ventura Math 6M Ventura Intl 13J Ventura US 14J PS Math 5M PS Text 10J Math 8 8M Pi Font 15U MS Publishing 6J Windows 3 0 9U Desktop 7J MC Text 12 Symbol 19M Wingdings 579L ISO2 IRV 2U ISO4 UK 1E ISO6 ASCII OU ISO10 Swedish 3S ISO11 Swedish OS ISO14 JIS ASCII OK ISO15 Italian Ol I5016 Portuguese 4S ISO17 Spanish 2S ISO21 German 1G ISO25 French OF ISO57 Chinese 2K ISO60 Norwegian1 OD ISO61 Norwegian2 1D ISO69 French 1F ISO84 Portuguese 5S ISO85 Spanish 6S HP German OG HP Spanish 1S ABICOMP Brazil Portugal 13P ABICOMP International 14P PC 853 Latin3 Turkish 18U PC 857 Latin5 Turkish 16U PC 858 Multilingual Euro 13U PC 860 Portugal 20U PC 861 Iceland 21U PC 863 Canadian French 23U PC 865 Nordic 25U ISO8859 15 Latin 9 9N PC8 PC Nova 27Q Turkish8 8T Romang 4U Roman Extension OE ISO8859 7 Latin Greek 12N Greek8 8G Windows Greek 9G PC 851 Greece 10G PC8 Latin Greek 12G PC 869 Greece 11G PC8 Greek Alternate 437G 14G Russian GOST 12H Ukrainian 14R ISO8859 5 Latin Cyrillic 10N PC 855 Cyrillic 10R PC 866 Cyrillic 3R PC8 Bulgarian 13R Windows Cyrillic 9R EPSON Mode US ASCII PC 8 PC 8 D N PC 850 PC 852 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 8 Turkish German UK ASCII I French IBM Mode PC 8 PC 8 D N PC 850
49. e power cord from the outlet Nn d SPT es 2 Press the Cover Release Button and then open the Front Cover ar 3 Pull the Drum Unit Assembly out of the printer e Caution Handle the drum unit carefully since it contains toner If toner spills on your hands or cloths wipe or wash it off immediately with water e Note We recommend that you put the drum unit on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill the toner er 4 Gently wipe the scanner window with a soft dry cloth Fig 5 9 AN Warning After you have just used the printer some internal parts of the printer are extremely HOT When you open the covers of the printer never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustrations e Caution e Do not touch the scanner window with your fingers e Do not wipe the scanner window with isopropyl alcohol 5 Put the drum unit back into the printer Close the Front Cover er 6 Plug in the power cord and then turn on the power switch CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Corona Wire ar Press the Cover Release Button and then open the Front Cover 2 Pull out the Drum Unit Assembly e Caution e We recommend that you put the drum unit Assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill the toner e To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity do not touch the electrodes shown below e
50. e 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 button to start printing RESET TO FACTORY The printer settings return to the factory SETTING settings 3 15 How to Use the Control Panel When you operate the Menu buttons Set Baek remember the following basic steps If control panel buttons are not pressed for 30 seconds the LCD returns to READY e When you press the Set button to select a setting an asterisk briefly appears at the end of display After that the display returns to the previous menu level e If you make a change and then press the Baek button before you press the Set button the display will return to the previous menu with the original setting unchanged e When you operate the Set Bask buttons remember the following basic steps 3 16 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL For Example When You Want to Turn the MP FIRST Setting ON Choose this setting to feed paper from the Multi purpose Tray first READY Press the button Press the or button to scroll forward or backward through the menu selections INFORMATION V Press the Set button Press the Set button to enter the next level of the displayed menu PAPER Press the Set button to proceed to the next menu level SOURCE Press the button M
51. ely out of the printer T 3 Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer 6 11 AN Warning The fixing roller is extremely hot during operation Remove the paper carefully e Caution e After you remove the jammed paper if the printed page has a stain print several pages before restarting your print job e Remove the jammed paper carefully so you don t spread toner e Take care not to stain your hands and clothes with toner Immediately wash toner stains with cold water e Never touch the transfer roller 4 Press the Lock Lever down and then pull the Toner Cartridge out of the Drum Unit Assembly Remove any paper that may be jammed inside the Drum unit 5 Put the Toner Cartridge into the Drum Unit until you hear it lock into place with a click er 6 Put the Drum unit and Paper Cassette back into the printer Close the Front Cover 6 12 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING JAM REAR Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam er 1 Press the Cover Release Button and then open the Front Cover e 2 Pull the Drum Unit Assembly out of the printer o Caution e We recommend that you put the Drum Unit Assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth so you don t accidentally spill the toner e o prevent damage to the printer caused by static electricity do not touch the electrodes shown below 6 13 Pull the jammed paper out of the printer eT 3 Fig 6 10 If the paper j
52. ennnnnnvnnnnnnnennnneseenne ll TABLE OF CONTENTS eene dV CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What Is in the Carton eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 1 1 QOEM General VieWw arararnnnrnnnrnnnrnanennrnnnennnenunennennnennnennnenuennnennvenusnennenne 1 3 Positioning the Printer N 1 5 Power supply EE EE RER THU T 1 6 What Kind of Paper Can Use HP DOT Type and Size of Paper rrannnnrnnrnnnnannnnnnnrnnrnnrnurnnsnnne 1 7 Choose the Paper Size Media Type and so on in the Printer Driver Settings EE I TE 79525 EEE EE A AE 1 9 G RER 1 10 FET NN DIVET iniia OHR GIMPURHOPR ON DEM EEE 1 11 FONN c ENORMI 1 13 Printing from the Paper Cassette ssssesessesssssssss d 214 Printing from the Multi purpose Tray esses 1 17 Printing to the Face Up Output Tray Face up printing senes 1 20 Fv 1 22 Printing on Labels and Transparencies EE i i Printing on Both Sides of the Paper Duplex printing E VE Booklet Printing For PCL Driver Only 1 34 Manual Feed ak cabinet weenie ees EARE E T 1 36 CHAPTER 2 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Printer Driver eeeeeeeeennmmH m ees 271 Features in the PCL Printer Driver Windows Users Only 2 2 Basic DEB eio PEDIS rst rx E E ERN MEM MEER M
53. er from rr 1 Press the Cover Release Button and then open the Front Cover 5 5 2 Pull out the Drum Unit Assembly Fig 5 2 e Caution e We recommend that you put the Drum Unit Assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill the toner e To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity do not touch the electrodes shown below 5 6 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE er 3 Press the Lock Lever down and then pull the Toner Cartridge out of the Drum Unit Assembly Fig 5 3 e Caution Handle the toner cartridge carefully If toner spills on your hands or clothes wipe or wash it off immediately with water ec Note e Make sure you seal the toner cartridge tightly so that toner powder does not spill out of the cartridge e Dispose of the used toner cartridge in accordance with local plastic waste regulations 4 Unpack the new Toner Cartridge Keeping the cartridge horizontal gently rock it from side to side five or six times Fig 5 4 e Caution e Wait to unpack the Toner Cartridge until immediately before you put it in the printer If Toner Cartridges are left unpacked for a long time the toner will not last as long as it should e fan unpacked Drum Unit is put in direct sunlight or room light the unit may be damaged e Usea genuine Brother Toner Cartridge that is specially formulated for high quality printing e Printing with a toner or a toner ca
54. es in this chapter 5 2 eo Note CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Toner Cartridge A new toner cartridge contains enough toner to print up to 6 500 A4 Letter size single sided pages at 5 coverage if the print density is set at level 0 e The amount of toner used varies according to what is printed on the page and the print density setting e he more that is printed the more toner will be used e f you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing the amount of toner that is used will change more for darker printing e Do not unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you are to use it in the printer 5 3 TONER LOW Message appears at intervals TONER LOW If the LCD shows this message the toner cartridge has nearly run out of toner Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready before you get a TONER EMPTY message To replace the toner cartridge refer to Heplacing the Toner Cartridge in this chapter 5 4 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE TONER EMPTY Message Check printed pages page counter and display messages routinely If the display shows the following message the printer has run out of toner or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge TONER EMPTY Replacing the Toner Cartridge ec Note To make sure you get the best print quality make sure you use quality toner cartridges If you want to buy toner cartridges contact the dealer who you bought the print
55. essional software can also be used to manage devices from other manufacturers whose products support the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Storage Manager Brother Storage Manager software can manipulate the printer forms that you may have stored in the internal flash memory You can print the fixed form document at any time from the control panel To make the fixed documents print you must first write Fonts Macros or fixed forms to the memory of your printer Driver Deployment Wizard This installer includes the Windows PCL driver and Brother network port driver LPR and NetBIOS The administrator should set up the IP address Gateway and Subnet with BRAdmin Professional before using this software If the administrator then installs the printer driver and port driver using this software he can save the file to the File server or send the file in E mail to users Then each user just clicks that file to have the printer driver port driver IP address and so on automatically copied to their PC 2 17 Software installation for Windows Computers w 1 2 You can install the Software from the CD ROM that we have supplied as follows Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The opening screen appears automatically If the screen does not appear click Start and choose Run enter the CD drive letter and type START EXE for example DASTART EXE Select the LANGUAGE and then follow the on screen instruction
56. etii exis d r 5 2 5 8 TONER COW 5 4 transparencies eeeeeeeeeeeennen ene 1 27 U USB connector eeeen mmm 1 4 W watermark EE 2 5
57. ference Manual third Edition Addison Wesley Longman Inc 1999 EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL Modes The EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation modes this printer uses to emulate the industry standard dot matrix printers of their respective manufacturer Since most applications support these printers you do not have to be concerned about compatibility APPENDIX Resident Fonts 66 Scalable and 12 Bitmapped Fonts This printer has the following scalable fonts and bitmapped fonts The fonts that can be used will vary according to the current emulation mode HP LaserJet EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL Modes Scalable Fonts Intellifont compatible fonts Alaska Extrabold Antique Oakland Oblique Bold Brougham Oblique Bold BoldOblique Cleveland Condensed Connecticut Guatemala Antique Italic Bold Boldltalic Letter Gothic Oblique Bold Maryland Oklahoma Oblique Bold BoldOblique PC Brussels Light Lightltalic Demi Demiltalic PC Tennessee Roman Italic Bold Boldltalic Utah Oblique Bold BoldOblique Utah Condensed Oblique Bold BoldOblique Microsoft Windows 95 TrueType Compatible fonts BR Symbol Helsinki Oblique Bold BoldOblique Tennessee Homan Italic Bold Boldltalic W Dingbats Type 1 Font Compatible Fonts e Atlanta Book BookOblique Demi DemiOblique e Calgary Mediumltalic e Copenhagen Roman Italic Bold Boldltalic e Portugal Roman Italic B
58. fore shipment They are called Factory Settings Although 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 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 Chapter 3 2 22 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Control Panel Buttons You can control the basic print operations and change the printer settings with the seven buttons on the control panel Go Job Cancel Reprint Set Back Function Exit from the Control panel menu Reprint settings and Error messages Pause Continue printing 2 Job Cancel Stop and cancel the printer operation in progress Reprint Set the Reprint menu m selectable options 2 Select the displayed menu lu 0 6 Back Go back one level in the menu structure 3 2 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Go Button ec Note Press the Go button once to return the printer status to READY from the current settings MENU ERROR and REPRINT For ERROR indications the control panel changes only when the error is cleared You can PAUSE printing with the Go button If you press the Go button again you restart the print job and clear the PAU
59. ges have white spots in black text and graphics at intervals of 94 mm 3 7 in 94 mm 3 7 in 94 mm Fig 6 31 3 7 in Black Spots 2 Turn the drum unit gear by hand while looking at the surface Printed pages have black spots at of the drum intervals of 94 mm 3 7 in Fig 6 32 3 When you have found the mark on the drum that matches the print sample wipe the surface of the drum with a dry cotton swab until the dust or paper powder on the surface comes off Fig 6 33 6 25 Image Defect Examples Recommendation T Caution Do not try to clean the surface of the drum with anything sharp such as a ballpoint pen White Spots Printed pages have white spots in black The drum unit may be damaged Put in a new drum unit See text and graphics at intervals of 94 mm Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5 3 7 in NS 94 mm 3 7 in 94 mm i 3 7 in Printed pages have black spots at intervals of 94 mm 3 7 in 6 26 Image Defect Examples TS ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk Black Horizontal Repetitive Defects Toner scatters and stains the printed page D ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk abcde 0 2314 White Horizontal Stripes Black Vertical Lines Printed pages are stained with toner or have vertical stripes CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Recommendation The drum unit may be damaged Put in a new drum unit See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter
60. haracters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set For other characters see the Roman 8 character set SYMBOL SET 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E ISO2 IRV lt ESC gt 2U f n ISO4 UK ESC 1E N 1 ISO6 ASCII lt ESC gt OU t ISO10 Swedish ESC 3S a O A ISO11 Swedish lt ESC gt 0S 4 n E A O A U 6 IS014 JIS ASCII lt ESC gt OK XY t 18015 Italian lt ESC gt OI E S c amp i ISO16 Portuguese lt ESC gt 4Si S A CQ O a g 6 ISO17 Spanish ESC 28 S i N g ISO21 German lt ESC gt 1G S A O U a 6 B ISO25 French ESC OF c S u e 7 7 1S057 Chinese lt ESC gt 2K N _ ISO60 Norwegianl lt ESC gt 0D E A 2 ISO61 Norwegian2 ESC 1Di8 G E A ISO69 French ESC 1F g S u ISO84 Portuguese lt ESC gt 5Si 7 A C O 6 ISO85 Spanish ESC 6S i N Q i BH c HP German ESC 00 S A OU a 6 uU B HP Spanish ESC 1S i Ne A A 20 APPENDIX HP LaserJet IIP 6P EPSON FX 850 IBM Proprinter XL PC 850 PC 8 fry H iow eun o com NOS E XO e3 O O 00 2 Q ND DPD wr Q 0 Ad ir dd dudo OGGE BN B 7 4 Fe
61. hows PRESS SET TO PRINT Press Set to start the reprint job or press the Go button to cancel the reprint job 3 7 Printing SECURE Data eo Note Secure documents are password protected Only those people that 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 When you want to delete the spooled data you can carry out this operation on the control panel e lf there is data in the job information that cannot be displayed on the LCD the display shows gt e You can reprint the job using the supplied printer driver For more information about the settings in the printer driver see Job Spooling in Chapter 2 3 8 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Operations for Printing Secure Data Press the Reprint button li there is no data NO DATA STORED LAST JOB i Press or SECURE l Press Set USER ORK Press or to select the user name Press Set to set the user name JOB FFF V Press or to select the job Press the Set button to set the job PASS NO 0000 i Input your password Press the Set button to set the password COPIES d Press the Set or Reprint button If you press the Go button the display shows PRESS SET TO PRINT PRINTING 3 9 e When There Is No Reprint Data in Memory If the printer does not have any data
62. ig 1 24 1 28 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER e Note When you place paper in the Multi purpose Tray note the following e f you will be printing on paper that weighs more than 135 g m 36 Ibs use the face up output tray e Insert the leading edge of the paper first and push it gently into the tray er 4 Press and slide the Paper Width Adjuster on the right hand side to fit the paper Fig 1 25 5 Select the driver settings as follows To be printed on Paper Size Media PaperSouce Transparencies A4 Transparencies Tray 1 Letter MP tray Letter 1 29 Printing on Both Sides of the Paper Duplex printing Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper e fthe paper is thin it may wrinkle e f paper is curled straighten it and then place it in the paper cassette e Use A4 Letter or Legal size plain paper 60 to 105 g m or 16 to 28 Ib Do not use bond paper e fthe paper is not feeding correctly it may be curled Remove the paper and straighten it er 1 Load paper into the Paper Cassette or Multi purpose Tray 2 When you use A4 or Letter size paper set the Paper Adjustment Lever for Duplex Printing to match your paper size Fig 1 26 e Note If the Paper Adjustment Lever for Duplex Printing is not correctly set for the paper size paper jams may occur and the print will be out of position on the paper 1 30 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER er 3 For Wi
63. in buffer memory and you press the Reprint button the LCD briefly shows NO DATA STORED When You Cancel the Reprint Job Pressing the Job Cancel button allows you to cancel the reprint job The Job Caneel button also allows you to cancel a paused reprint job 3 10 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Menu Set Back Button If you press the or button when the printer is in the on line state READY it goes off line and the LCD displays the current mode Button Pressing the or button allows you to scroll forward or backward through the menus and settings on the display Press or hold the button until the display shows the item you want There are two ways to input numbers You can press the or button to scroll up or down to set one number at a time or you can hold down the or button to scroll faster When you see the number you want press the Set button 3 11 Set Button Pressing the Set button allows you to set the selected menu or the default number After you change the menu or number an asterisk will appear briefly on the right side of the message and the mode will return to the previous menu Back Button e Note Press the Bask button to return to the previous level from the current menu level The Baek button allows you to select the previous digit while inputting numbers When the leftmost digit is selected the Baek button allows you to go up one level in the menu
64. inter Fig 4 2 er 4 To install the Lower Tray Unit refer to the instructions supplied with the Lower Tray Unit 4 3 ar 5 6 After installing the Lower Tray Unit press Auto Detect in the Accessories tab of the printer driver s Brother HL 1850 1870N series Printing Defaults undefined undefined undefined Change the Paper size Media Type and Paper resource setting in the printer driver Properties tab 4 4 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS Network Option NC 4100h For HL 1850 User Only Installing the Network board enables you to use the printer in the TCP IP IPX SPX AppleTalk DLC LLC Banyan VINES DEC LAT and NetBEUI environments Useful utilities such as BRAdmin Professional and Network Printing software for the administrator are included For more information about Set Up see the Network User s Guide Installing the Network Board er 1 Turn off the printer and then unplug the power cord Disconnect the interface cable printer cable from the printer e 2 Remove the Interface Cover by sliding it LZ LEZ T4 rs Uf Bea JU Fig 4 3 4 5 3 Unscrew the two screws that secure the PCB Access Plate Remove the plate Fig 4 4 er 4 Hemove the two screws securing the Network Board Cover Plate and remove the plate 5 Unpack the Network Board 4 6 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS r 6 Insert the Network Board connector into the PCB co
65. itajizoyama Noda cho Buji Rong Gang Shenzhen China Kariya shi Aichi ken 448 0803 Japan Herewith declare that Products description Laser Printer Product Name HL 1850 HL 1870N Model Number HL 18 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 1992 Al 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1997 A11 1997 EMC EN55022 1998 Class B EN55024 1998 EN61000 3 2 1995 A1 1998 A2 1998 EN61000 3 3 1995 Year in which CE marking was First affixed 2001 Issued by Brother Industries Ltd Date 29 October 2001 Place Nagoya Japan Signature Kazuhiro Dejima Manager Quality Audit Group Quality Management Dept Information amp Document Company A 31 E KO 3 11 1610181918 ec sees RR ERREUR ER 3 11 F DUNO irs NE EEEE 3 11 A AG POWT COMO S ecce cian quee tu tige Edere de MEUS 1 1 AC power inlet rrrnnnrrnnnnnrrrnnnennannennannennnnnennnn 1 4 CC CS SOI M M 5 2 Apple LaserWriter ccccccccseeeseeeseeeeeeeees 2 19 automatic emulation selection 2 20 automatic interface selection 2 21 B back light rrrrnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnnnvnnnnrennnnrennnnrennnerennn 3 14 Bac
66. ited States MANUFACTURED Brother Corporation Asia Ltd Brother Buji Nan Ling Factory Gold Garden Ind Nan Ling Village Buji Rong Gang Shenzhen CHINA This product complies with FDA radiation performance standards 21 CFR Subchapter J MANUFACTURED BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD 15 1 Naeshiro cho Mizuho ku Nagoya 467 8561 Japan This product complies with FDA radiation performance standards 21 CFR Subchapter J Caution Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure A 26 APPENDIX IEC 60825 Specification For 220 240 V Model Only This printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 60825 specifications The label shown below is attached in countries where it is required CLASS 1LASER PRODUCT APPAREIL LASER DE CLASSE 1 LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT This printer has a Class 3B Laser Diode that emits invisible laser radiation in the Scanner Unit The Scanner Unit should not be opened under any circumstances e Caution Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure Internal Laser Radiation Max Radiation Power 5mW Wave Length 760 810 nm Laser Class Class Illb Accordance with 21 CFR Part 1040 10 Class 3B Accordance with IEC60825 For Finland and Sweden LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Va
67. k DUHOM EN 3 12 Ditmapped TOM see A 13 sj 1 27 BRAdmin professional 2 17 slateje sf ps 2 1 BR Script 3 mode 3 30 A 11 C Character Sets icio intorsi A 16 COMPONENS ANEENI ICT ET 1 1 consumables En 5 1 COMO DANG I we 3 1 COFOMG WIG HT 5 17 INDEX D dala AIM EE ROTE 3 13 Device ODIO IS dicii eroe rr EE usos E Mendes 2 6 AUM UMi soseiueseme zacix zen k opu parce SUF E Uka uidet dPS RS 5 2 5 11 drum unit assembly eeseeseeeesss 1 1 0 gt 2 4 duplex printing esee 1 30 CTO PHP 1 4 E emulation mode eene 3 30 A 11 envelopeS m 1 22 environment Lunar 1 6 EPSON FX 850 Ln seede 3 24 EPSON FX 850 mode 3 31 A 12 error NENNE 6 1 extension flap ranrrnnnrrnnrrrnnnevnnnennnrnnnnrnnnnennnn 1 3 F face up output tray eeeseeeeeeeeeee 1 4 face up printing eese 1 20 face up tray extension seeeeeseeesess 1 4 factory reset rrrrnrnnrrrrrnnnnrrvrnnnrvnnnnnnrnnnnnnsene 3 28 factory setting rrnnrrrrrnnnrrvrrnnnrenvnnnnr 2 22 3 31 1 0 IMG er R B 5 19 TOME COV CN mr T on 1 3 G GO TON coit cuciiice nee Sev aen uc vot eden
68. local language for display messages The COPY setting is always restored to the factory setting when the printer is turned off and on again It is not possible to reset the NETWORK settings from the Control panel If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings resetting all information such as the password and IP address information hold down the Network Test Button of the Network board NC 4100h for more than 5 seconds 3 31 MENU Factory Setting MP FIRST OFF QUALITY m M OT MEDIUM DENSITY home o LOCK PANEL MEM EMULATION AUTO EPSON da 3 32 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL MODE MENU Factory Setting PRINT MENU MEDIA TYPE PLAIN PAPER PAPER AA LETTER ORIENTATION PORTRAIT PRINT POSITION X OFFSET 0 Y OFFSET 0 FONT NO 1O59 HP LASER JET FONTPITCH POINT 1000H200 PITCH POINT 10 00 12 00 LL SET PC8 E LF OFF eee CR OFF aS WRAP OFF em o SKIZON LEFT m LLLI eremi o o MARGIN re MARGIN Sem o o MARGIN m LEA HHH 3 33 MENU Factory Setting PRINT MENU EPSON FX 850 TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN LINES IBM PROPRINTER FONT NO IO 59 FONT PITCH POINT 10 00 12 00 SYMBOL CHARACTER SET PC8 AUTO LF OFF AUTO CR OFF LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN LINES BR SCRIPT ERROR PRINT OFF APT OFF CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL MODE Factory Setting NETWORK TCP IP ENABLEZON IP METHOD
69. lowing table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set For other characters see the US ASCII character set SYMBOL SET 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E German UK ASCII I French I Danish I Italy Spanish Swedish fA fA o p O m3 m AQ B Diem w gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Japanese Norwegian Danish II UK ASCII II French II Dutch South African M Y BhEh Eh G go D D UN 05 sere Mh Dj Popo Dds v PA Ci d OG v 8 8 0 Bro 8 0 D OD M rr 1 12 OQ Mr D Mo More Qe M Mo Dre CS Ik ME Sth FE MR It HRS I UP Je XS XS M I OR Q th amp TE 9 OD o 8 to 8 Orn AQ QK Ol wn ir BD B DE Die ea OOD BB OM A 22 APPENDIX Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd Apple the Apple Logo and Macintosh are registered trademarks in the United States and other countries and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Apple Macintosh iMac LaserWriter and AppleTalk are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Epson is a registered trademark and FX 80 and FX 850 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark and HP LaserJet 6P 6L 5P 5L 4 4L 4P Ill HIP Il and IIP are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company IBM IBM P
70. n Brother HL 1850 1870N series Properties 24x General Details Basic Advanced Accessories Support DL Long Edge Paper Size 220 x 110 mm DL Lona Edae Multiple F age User Defined Border ine Orientation t Landscape Copies 1 Gollate Media Type ThickerPaper e Paper Source First Page Auto Seet Other Pages Same as First page Cancel Apply Help e Note When you place paper in the Multi purpose Tray note the following e f you will be printing on paper that weighs more than 135 g m 36 Ibs use the Face Up Output Tray e Insert the leading edge of the paper first and push it gently into the tray e The top of the paper stack must be under the guides that are on both sides of the tray The maximum thickness is 11 mm or 0 43 inch 1 25 e Note e 6 Press and slide the paper width adjuster to fit the envelope size Fig 1 21 e Make sure that neatly stacked envelopes are correctly seated in the Multi purpose Tray otherwise envelopes may not be fed correctly resulting in skewed printouts or paper jams Select the driver setting as follows Paper Size Media PaperSoure gt Envelope Size Envelopes MP tray Envelopes Thin Envelopes Thick 1 26 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Printing on Labels and Transparencies Note Do not use damaged curled wrinkled or irregularly shaped paper Do not use labels without a mount We recommend that you use labels and transpa
71. n DIMM boards can be damaged by even a small amount of static electricity Do not touch the memory chips or the board surface Wear an antistatic wrist strap when you install or remove the board If you do not have an antistatic wrist strap frequently touch the bare metal on the printer 5 As you hold the DIMM by the edges align the notches on the DIMM with the DIMM slot 4 14 r 6 ar 7 r 8 er 9 10 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS Press the DIMM straight into the slot press firmly Make sure the locks on each side of the DIMM snap inward into place To remove a DIMM the locks must be released Fig 4 11 Install the PCB Access Plate Secure the PCB Access Plate with the two screws Fig 4 12 Re install the Interface Cover Reconnect the interface cable printer cable from your computer Plug the power cord into the AC outlet and then turn on the power switch After you turn on the printer the current RAM disk size will appear on the LCD Check it to make sure you added the new memory correctly 4 15 IrDA Interface IR 1000 IR 1000 connects to any printer and print data without connecting cables e Support IrDA1 1 Infrared communication standard Fully compatible with Windows 95 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 XP Infrared printer device e ransmits and receives data up to 4 Mbits s e Connects to the PC parallel port and connects to the Cent
72. n change the paper size by using the paper menu on the printer control panel For more information see Chapter 3 er 1 Open the Multi purpose Tray Fig 1 11 2 Unfold the Multi purpose Tray Extension Fig 1 12 1 17 er 3 Place paper in the Multi purpose Tray so it touches the back of the tray and remains below the limit mark Fig 1 13 e Note When you place paper on the Multi purpose Tray note the following e f you will be printing on paper that weighs more than 135 g m 36 Ibs use the Face Up Output Tray e Insert the leading edge of the paper first and push it gently into the tray e f you use pre printed paper in the Multi purpose Tray the paper should be inserted top edge first with the printed side face up 4 Press and slide the Paper Width Adjuster on the right hand side to fit the paper Fig 1 14 1 18 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER ec Note e Make sure that the paper is neatly stacked and is correctly seated in the Multi purpose Tray otherwise paper may not be fed correctly resulting in skewed printouts or paper jams e During printing the inside of the Multi purpose tray automatically rises to feed paper into the printer e When you print on transparencies use the Face Down Output Tray 5 Select the MP Tray from paper source Paper source is in the Basic tab of the printer driver 1 19 Printing to the Face Up Output Tray Face up printing When the Face Up Output Tray is
73. ndows User Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver Select Duplex Printing mode in the Advanced tab make sure that Use Duplex Unit has been selected and then click the OK button The printer will print on both sides of the paper automatically PCL driver Brother HL 1850 1870N series Printing Defaults x Basic Advanced Accessories Support Bf A a v Duplex Use Duplex Unit C Manual Duplex Duplex Type Flip on Left Edge Flip on Right Edge Flip on Top Edge C Flip on Bottom Edge l C Flip on Top Edge Mo Reverse Flip on Bottom Edge No Reverse Binding Offset Offset OO lt 0 0 lt 60 C mm inch Default Cancel Apply Help PS driver Brother HL 1850 70N BR 5cript3 Properties Graphics Fonts Device Options PostScript General Details Sharing Paper Paper size Letter 8 50 11 00 in dA a B me Legal Executive Ad Ab Layout ME ia He Onentation Portrait A C Landscape Rotated Paper source AutoSelect Tray a Copies 1 Euston Unprintable Area About Restore Defaults Hore Paper Options Ei Ei Printing on bath sides duplex printing Al al ren Flip an short edge Cancel Restore Defaults 1 31 er 1 eT 3 For Macintosh user Change the Pages per sheet setting in Layout Click the File menu and then select the Print option You will see a
74. ngs in the Accessories tab as follows Brother HL 1850 1870N series Printing Defaults x Basic Advanced Accessories Support allable Options Installed undefined Tray 2 undefined undefined Default OF Cancel Apply Help 1 You can add and remove the optional units manually 2 Auto Detect Automatically Detect the Optional units This function detects the optional devices that have been installed The available functions are reflected in the printer driver When you press Auto Detect options that are installed on the printer will be listed You can manually add or delete options Tray and other settings will match the installed options ec Note Auto Detect function is not available according to printer status and printer condition 3 Paper Source Setting Auto Detect function recognises the size of paper in each paper tray 2 8 CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE Support Tab e You can download the latest driver or get other product information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com e You can see the printer driver version e You can check the current driver settings e You can print the Configuration page Test page and so on Brother HL 1850 1870N series Printing Defaults 2 9 Features in the PS Printer Driver Windows Users Only You can download the latest driver or get other product information by a
75. nnector and then secure it with the two screws removed in Step 4 Fig 4 6 ar 7 He install the PCB Access Plate and then secure it with the two screws you removed in Step 3 Fig 4 7 47 er 8 Re install the Interface Cover Fig 4 8 er 9 Plug the power cord into the AC outlet and then turn on the power switch 4 8 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS RAM Expansion HL 1850 This printer has 16 Mbytes of standard memory and one slot for optional expansion memory The memory can be expanded up to 144 Mbytes by installing a commercially available dual in line memory modules DIMMs The standard memory installed varies depending on the country where the printer is purchased HL 1870N This printer has 32 Mbytes of standard memory and one slot for optional expansion memory The memory can be expanded up to 144 Mbytes by installing a commercially available dual in line memory modules DIMMs The standard memory installed varies depending on the country where the printer is purchased This printer uses memory modules that are 100 pins no parity SDRAM with 8 Mbytes or more This printer is not compatible with Extended Data Output EDO DIMM or DIMM that uses 2 Mbytes SDRAM 4 9 e Minimum Memory Recommendation HL 1850 Including 16 Mbytes of Internal Memory HP LaserJet EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes 300 dpi 600 dpi HQ1200 BR S
76. old Boldltalic Original Fonts e Bermuda Script e Germany e San Diego e US Roman Bitmapped Fonts Portrait and Landscape LetterGothic16 66 Medium Italic Bold Boldltalic e OCR A e OCR B APPENDIX BR Script 3 Mode Scalable Fonts Atlanta Book BookOblique Demi DemiOblique Alaska Extrabold Antique Oakland Oblique Bold Bermuda Script BR Dingbats BR Symbol Brougham Oblique Bold BoldOblique Brussels Light Lightltalic Demi Demiltalic Calgary Mediumltalic Cleveland Condensed Connecticut Copenhagen Roman Italic Bold Boldltalic Germany Guatemala Antique Italic Bold Boldltalic Helsinki Oblique Bold BoldOblique Helsinki Narrow Oblique Bold BoldOblique Letter Gothic Oblique Bold Maryland Oklahoma Oblique Bold Bold Oblique Portugal Roman Italic Bold Boldltalic San Diego Tennessee Roman Italic Bold Boldltalic US Roman Utah Oblique Bold BoldOblique Utah Condensed Oblique Bold BoldOblique Symbol Sets Character Sets OCR Symbol Sets When the OCR A or OCR B font is selected its corresponding symbol set is always used e OCR A e OCR B HP LaserJet Mode eo Note APPENDIX Not all fonts support all symbol sets Homan 8 8U ISO Latin1 ON ISO Latin2 2N ISO Latin5 BN ISO Latin6 6N PC 8 10U PC 8 D N 11U PC 850 12U PC 852 17U PC 775 26U PC 1004 9J PC 8 Turkish 9T Windows Latin1 19U Windows Latin2 9E Windows Latin5 5T Win
77. ommend adding additional RAM if you want to be able to print a large amount of secured data See RAM Expansion in Chapter 4 3 5 Reprinting the Last JOB eo Note You can reprint the last print job without sending it from the computer again e When REPRINT is set to OFF using the control panel and you press the Reprint button the LCD briefly shows NO DATA STORED e If you want to cancel reprinting press the Job Caneel button e Ifthe printer does not have enough memory to spool the print job it will print only the last page e Pressing the or button increases or decreases the number of copies to be reprinted You can select between COPIES 1 and COPIES 999 e For more information about the settings in the printer driver see Job Spooling in Chapter 2 3 6 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL e Reprint the Last JOB 3 Times ec Note er 1 eo Note If you print using the printer s own driver the settings for Job Spooling in the printer driver will take priority over the settings made on the printer control panel For more information see Job Spooling in Chapter 2 Press the Reprint button COPIES 1 Press until the number of copies is displayed COPIES 3 4 Press the Set or Reprint button PRINTING e f you wait too long to continue pressing the buttons on the control panel the display exits the REPRINT menu If you want to reprint the data and have pressed the G9 button the display s
78. open the printer has a straight paper path from the Paper Cassette or Multi purpose Tray to the rear of the printer Use this output method when you want to print on special media that is thick or should not be bent such as labels card stock or envelopes When you use Transparencies print to the Face Down Output Tray 1 Open the Face Up Output Tray 2 Unfold the Face Up Output Tray Extension Fig 1 16 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER T 3 Place the paper into the Paper Cassette or Multi purpose Tray 4 After the printer ejects all the printed pages remove them and close the Face Up Output Tray 1 21 Printing Envelopes Types of envelope to avoid Do not use envelopes that are damaged curled wrinkled or irregularly shaped that are extremely shiny or highly textured with clasps snaps or tie strings with self adhesive closures that are of baggy construction that are not sharply creased that are embossed that have raised writing on them that were previously printed by a laser printer that are pre printed on the inside that cannot be arranged uniformly when put in a pile that are made of paper that weighs more than the paper weight specifications for the printer that have been badly made with edges that are not straight or consistently square or with transparent windows holes cutouts or perforations IG IG POW SE Fig 1 17 If you use any of the types of envelope liste
79. ou can use an acid paper check pen to distinguish acid paper from neutral paper e Print Surface The characteristics may differ a little between the face side and reverse side of a sheet of paper Usually the opening side of the ream of paper package is the print side Follow any indication of the print side on the paper package Typically the paper side is indicated with an arrow Moisture Content Moisture content is the amount of water left in the paper after it has been made It is one of the important characteristics of the paper This can change greatly depending on where the paper is stored although usually paper is 5 water by weight Because paper often absorbs water the amount of water can sometimes be about 10 in a high humidity environment When the amount of water increases the characteristic of the paper changes greatly The fixing of the toner may become worse For storing 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 leter 88xHi Foo fesxtsm tel B85xMi Executive 725x105m m BOxPTmm S Mexz mm 6 W xMBmm Bsus iExON mm Be so 125x176mm BS SO W xMOmm Wow eT Monarch Envelope 9 13875x89n Envelope 10 412x95im Envelope 48x10875i Envelope DL 110x220mm Envelope C5 162x220mm Envelope C6 114
80. oubleshooting Paper Handling ET WR gt E Paper Jams and How to Clear Them 6 6 JAM TRAY1 uu ccccscescessessrceecencsecaccsseaseasseseesensensansatcatcaseateesensneanean 6 7 GN EEE 6 9 JAN UP TRAY EE 6 10 JAM INSIDE c ceccecceccsccccsccsccscesssseessessessecaecatcaecaseaseasensneneanens 6 11 JAM REAR 6 13 JAM DUPLEX o s 6 17 PAPER JAM s 6 20 Improving the Print Quality O 6 23 How to Print Correctly kresne 6 29 Other Problems eeeernnmmmeReee 0790 For DOS Users rernnunnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnennnnavnennnnennenannennennnnenennannenannenen 6 30 BR Script 3 Language erervrnnvvrnnnrernnnernnevevnvrerenvrrnnenerenerrenvrersvre OG 1 viii APPENDIX Printer Specifications eeeeeeeeeeeee Print Media and Size Y sees A 5 What Is Important When You Choose Paper to Use with TNS PINE ss esirtaxssnidax aka iari n dpa tired ar RR dra a kara dea e bl riti aida A 8 Emulation Modes P At HP LaserJet Mode A 11 BR Script 3 Mode es AT EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL Modes TRIN uU DEUM HN A 12 Resident Fonts mE Att 66 Scalable and 12 Bitmapped F Fonts A 13 HP LaserJet EPSON FX 850 and IBM GENS XL Modes tn A 13 DEE T H
81. p of the printer Do not place objects on top of the printer especially on the air vent Ventilate the room in which you use the printer Do not put the printer in direct sunlight Use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight if you have to put the printer near a window Do not install the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields Do not drop bang or shake the printer Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gases Put the printer on a flat horizontal surface Keep the printer clean Do not install the printer in a dusty place Do not install the printer near an air conditioner Do not put the printer where the air vent of the printer can be blocked Keep a gap of approximately 100 mm 4 inches between the air vent and the wall 1 6 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What Kind of Paper Can I Use Type and Size of Paper The names we used for the paper trays and their LCD panel descriptions are shown below Upper Paper Tray Tray 1 Multi purpose Tray MP tray Optional Lower Tray Tray 2 The printer usually loads paper from the installed Multi purpose Tray Upper Paper Tray or Optional Lower Paper Tray eco Note Use your computer to view each selection in the following table Click on the ticks in the following table when you want to see detailed information about each selection Media Type Tray 1 MP tray Tray 2 Duplex Select the
82. page from 5 to 128 lines EPSON FX 850 FONT NO 10000 HMM SYMBOL CHARACTER PC 8 Set the symbol set or the character set TABLE PRINT Print code table AUTO LF OFF OFF ON ON CR gt CR LF OFF CR CR AUTO MASK OFF ON LEFT MARGIN HE Set the left margin at column 0 to 126 columns at 10 Cpi RIGHT MARGIN SHH Set the right margin at column 10 to 136 columns at 10 Cpi TOP MARGIN SHH Set the top margin a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 BOTTOM MARGIN SHH HH Set the bottom margin a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 LINES HH Set the number of lines per page from 5 to 128 lines 3 24 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL PRINT MENU continued Setting Menu Description IBM PROPRINTER FONT NO 0000 M NN SYMBOL CHARACTER PC 8 SET Set the symbol set and the character set TABLE PRINT Print code table AUTO LF OFF OFF ON ON CR gt CR LF OFF CR CR AUTO CR OFF OFF ON LEFT MARGIN Set the left margin at column O to 126 columns at 10 cpi RIGHT MARGIN HE Set the right margin at column 10 to 136 columns at 10 cpi TOP MARGIN IHHEE Set the top margin a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 Factory setting 0 33 BOTTOM MARGIN FT Set the bottom margin a distance from the top e
83. paper cassette Make sure that paper is loaded properly See Printing from the Paper Cassette in Chapter 1 Check the paper type and quality See What Kind of Paper Can Use in Chapter 1 Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper 180 in the tray 6 28 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING How to Print Correctly Problem Recommendation The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage The DL size of envelopes that have been creased after they were printed The printer cannot print full e pages of a document An error message PRINT OVERRUN OCCUIS The printer cannot print full e pages of a document A MEMORY FULL error message occurs Make sure the printer cable is not too long We recommend you use a parallel cable that is less than 2 metres 6 1 2 feet long Check if the printer cable is damaged or broken If you are using an interface switching device remove it and then connect your computer directly to your printer and try again Check that you have chosen the appropriate printer driver as Set as Default Check that the printer is not connected to the same port that is also connected to a storage device or scanner Remove all other devices and connect the port to the printer only Turn off the status monitor in the Device Options page on the Advanced tab in the printer driver Put in new DL size envelopes sideways and print again Refer to Printing En
84. printer when you replace the Toner Cartridge See Cleaning in this chapter CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHANGE DRUM SOON Message CHANGE DRUM SOON The printer uses a Drum Unit to create the print images on paper If the display shows the above message it means the Drum Unit is near the end of its life We recommend that you replace the Drum Unit with a new one before there is a noticeable deterioration in the print quality Replacing the Drum Unit This printer can print upto 20 000 pages with one Drum Unit At 5 coverage print A4 Letter size The actual number of printed pages may vary depending on the average type of print job and paper e Note There are many things that affect how long the drum unit lasts for such as the temperature humidity type of paper type of toner used the number of pages in each print job and so on Under ideal conditions a drum unit will last for upto 20 000 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 things that affect the actual drum life we cannot guarantee a minimum number of pages that your drum will print For best performance only use genuine Brother toner You should only use the printer in a clean dust free environment with suitable ventilation e 1 Press the Cover Release Button and then open the Front Cover e 2 Pull out the Drum Unit Assembly e Caution e We recommend
85. pt Language Reference Manual 2nd Edition Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1990 e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Program Design Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1988 e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference Manual Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1985 e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1985 e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference Manual third Edition Addison Wesley Longman Inc 1999 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 printing from those types of applications 3 30 eo Note CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL List of Factory Settings The following table shows the initial factory default settings The settings are subject to the emulation mode Effective modes are indicated in parentheses in the following table The following settings cannot be restored to the factory settings with the HESET menu in the FACTORY SETTINGS mode INTERFACE MODE HRC SETTING PAGE PROTECTION SCALABLE FONT LOCK PANEL PAGE COUNTER and
86. r 3 Clean the Primary Corona Wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the blue tab from right to left several times Return the tab to the Home position A before putting the drum unit back into the printer Home Position Fig 5 10 e Caution Be sure to position the tab to the Home position or printed pages will have a thick vertical stripe 4 Put the drum unit back into the printer 5 Close the Front Cover CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Maintenance Messages This printer will regularly prompt you to replace parts so you can rely upon it to maintain the best print quality Replacement Support REPLACE PF Paper feeding kit 50 000 pages Call Customer ferns Peper eee quomm ono REPLACE PF Paper feeding kit 50 000 pages Call Customer Biss ko ks Sapport Support At 5 print coverage A4 Letter size The actual number of printed pages may vary depending on the print jobs and paper you use CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING LCD Messages Error Messages Action TONER EMPTY NO PAPER XXXX COVER OPEN FUSER OPEN FACE UP OPEN JAM XXXXXX MANUAL FEED BUFFER ERROR STORAGE FULL DOWNLOAD FULL FONT FULL MEMORY FULL PRINT OVERRUN IGNORE DATA SIZE ERROR T1 Replace the Toner Cartridge with a new one See Replacing the Toner Cartridge in Chapter 5 Load paper into the indicated printer tray Close the Front Cover Close the Jam Clear Cover See illustration of
87. rencies that are made for laser printers Use labels and transparencies that can withstand intense heat the interior of the printer reaches very high temperatures while printing Fig 1 22 Before using paper with holes such as organizer sheets you must fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds Ww 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 load different types of paper at the same time in the paper cassette because this may cause paper jams or misfeeds For correct printing you must select the same paper size from within your software application as the paper in the tray If your application software does not support paper size selection in its Print menu you can change the paper size by using the paper menu on the printer control panel For more information see Chapter 3 1 27 AN Warning Do not touch transparencies that have just been printed because they are very hot er 1 Open the Multi purpose Tray 2 Unfold the Multi purpose Tray Extension When you use labels open the Face Up Output Tray When you use transparencies print to the Face Down Output Tray Fig 1 23 er 3 Place paper with the side to be printed on face up in the Multi purpose Tray so it touches the back of the tray and remains below the limit mark F
88. respond with the markings which identify the terminals in your plug If you need to fit a different plug proceed as follows Hemove a length of the cord outer sheath taking care not to damage the coloured insulation of the wires inside Cut each of the three wires to the appropriate length If the construction of the plug permits leave the green and yellow wire longer than the others so that in the event that the cord is pulled out of the plug the green and yellow wire will be the last to disconnect Hemove a short section 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 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 must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red or brown The outer sheath of the cord must be secured inside the plug The coloured wires should not hang out of the plug A 30 APPENDIX EC Declaration of Conformity Manufacture Brother Industries Ltd 15 1 Naeshiro cho Mizuho ku Nagoya 467 8561 Japan Plant Plant Brother Corporation Asia Ltd Brother Industries Ltd Brother Buji Nan Ling Factory Kariya Plant Gold Garden Ind Nan Ling Village 1 5 K
89. roitus Laitteen kayttaminen muulla kuin tassa k ytt ohjeessa mainitulla tavalla saattaa altistaa kayttajan turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittavalle nakymattomalle lasers teilylle Varning Om apparaten anvands pa annat satt an i denna Bruksanvisning specificerats kan anv ndaren uts ttas f r osynlig laserstr lning som Overskrider gransen for laserklass 1 A 27 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 IEEE 1284 compliant We recommend to use a parallel cable that is 2 0 meters 6 1 2 feet or less IMPORTANT For Your Safety To ensure safe operation the three pin electrical plug supplied must be inserted only into a standard three pin power point that is properly grounded through normal household wiring Extension cords used with the equipment must be three pin plug type and correctly wired to provide proper grounding Incorrectly wired extension cords may cause personal injury 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 consult a qualified electrician Disconnect Device This printer must be installed near a power outlet that is easily
90. ronic parallel port on the printer e Allows a printer to communicate with an infrared equipped portable computer e Transmission range 1 cm 0 39 inch up to 100 cm 39 inch meet IrDA standard e 30 degrees cone angle Selects between infrared or parallel port Fig 4 13 4 16 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS Optional Font Package BS 3000 The optional font package BS 3000 is a CD ROM from which you can install the 136 PS3 Agfa TrueType Fonts CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Replacing the Consumables You need to replace the consumables regularly When the time comes to replace consumables the following messages will appear on the LCD panel Appears at intervals TONER LOW see the TONER LOW message explanation in this chapter TONER EMPTY See the TONER EMPTY message explanation in this chapter CHANGE DRUM SOON See the CHANGE DRUM SOON message explanation in this chapter 5 1 Accessories See Replacing the Toner See Replacing the Drum Unit Cartridge in this chapter in this chapter Replacing Maintenance Parts You need to replace the maintenance parts regularly to maintain print quality When it is time to replace the parts the following messages will appear on the LCD REPLACE FUSER See Maintenance Messages in this chapter REPLACK PF KIT See Maintenance Messages in this chapter REPLACK LASER See Maintenance Messag
91. rox Business 80 g m2 Champion Paper One 20 Ib IGEPA X Press 80 g m2 Hammermill Laser Paper 24 Ib Steinbis Recycling Copy 80 g m2 3M CG3300 3M CG 3300 Avery laser label L7163 Avery laser label 5160 Before buying a lot of paper please test some paper to make sure that it is suitable Use paper that is designed for plain paper copying Use paper that is 75 to 90 g m Use neutral paper Do not use acidic or alkaline paper Use Long grain paper Use paper with a moisture content of about 5 This printer can use recycled paper that meets the DIN 19309 specification Hecommended paper should have the following technical specifications Se gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 9 Basis Wait 75 90 g m2 Thickness 80 110 micrometer Roughness Higher than 20 seconds Stiffness 90 150 cm3 100 Grain Direction Long Grain Volume Resistivity 10e9 10e11 ohm Surface Resistivity 10e10 10e12 ohm cm Filler CaCO3 Neutral Ash Content below 23 wt Brightness higher than 80 Opacity higher than 85 1 12 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Printable Area The figure below shows the part of the paper that will be printed on Portrait Geer am Fig 1 4 Landscape 1 der am 0 17 inch 4 2 mm Fig 1 5 1 13 Printing from the Paper Cassette er 1 Pull the paper cassette completely out of the printer Fig 1 6 2 Adjust the paper guides at the right hand side
92. rtridge that is not made by Brother may reduce the print quality and the quality and life of the printer itself It may also cause serious damage to the performance and life of a drum unit The warranty does not cover problems caused by using other toners toner cartridges or drum units 5 Remove the protective cover Fig 5 5 e Caution Put in the Toner Cartridge immediately after you remove the protective cover Do not touch the shaded parts shown below as this may affect print quality 5 8 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE er 6 Put the new Toner Cartridge into the Drum Unit until you hear it lock into place When the Toner Cartridge is fitted correctly the lock lever is lifted automatically ERE 2 ES A LIER NI pz NS Fig 5 6 e Caution Make sure you fit the Toner Cartridge correctly or it may separate from the Drum Unit when you pick up the Drum Unit Assembly 7 Clean the Primary Corona Wire inside the Drum Unit by gently sliding the blue tab from right to left several times Return the tab to the Home position A before you put the Drum Unit back in the printer Home Position Fig 5 7 e Caution Make sure that you return the tab to the Home position A before you put the Drum Unit back in the printer If you do not printed pages may have vertical stripes 5 9 ar 8 Put the Drum Unit back into the printer Close the Front Cover Fig 5 8 e Note We recommend that you clean the
93. s The printer driver will complete the installation 2 18 CHAPTER 2 DEIVER AND SOFTWARE Software Installation for Macintosh Computers This printer supports Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 and Mac OS X 10 1 Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver The Apple LaserWriter Driver may have been installed with your system It is also available at http www apple com LaserWriter 8 versions 8 6 and 8 7 have been tested for use with this printer PostScript Printer Description Files PPDs PPDs in combination with the Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver access the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer An installation program for the PPDs BR Script PPD Installer is provided on the CD ROM 2 19 Automatic Emulation Selection e Note This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection function When the printer receives information from the computer it automatically chooses the emulation mode This function has been set at the factory to ON The printer can select among the following emulation combinations EPSON default IBM HP LaserJet HP LaserJet BR Script 3 BR Script 3 EPSON FX 850 IBM Proprinter XL You can choose the emulation mode manually by using the EMULATION menu in the SETUP mode on the printer control panel For more information see Chapter 3 When you use the Automatic Emulation Selection note the following e he EPSON or IBM emulation mode priority must be selected because the printer cannot di
94. stinguish between them Since the factory setting is EPSON emulation mode so to use the IBM emulation mode you will need to select it by using the EMULATION menu in the SETUP mode on the printer control panel e Try this function with your application software or network server If the function does not work properly either select the required emulation mode manually using the printer panel buttons or use the emulation selection commands in your software 2 20 Automatic Interface Selection This printer has an Automatic Interface Selection function When the printer receives data from the computer it automatically selects the interface that is appropriate When you use the parallel interface you can turn the high speed and bi directional parallel communications on or off by using the Parallel menu in the INTERFACE mode on the printer control panel For more information see Chapter 3 Since the Automatic Interface Selection mode has been set at the factory to ON simply connect the interface cable to the printer If a Network board Brother NC 4100h has been installed select NETWORK mode on the printer control panel If you constantly use only one interface we recommend that you select that interface in the Interface mode The printer allocates all of the input buffer to that interface if only one interface is selected 2 21 Printer Settings Factory Settings ec Note The printer settings have been set at the factory be
95. t Media and Size The paper trays and LCD panel descriptions in this manual are named as shown below Upper Paper Tray The printer loads paper from the installed Multi purpose Tray Upper Paper Tray or the Optional Lower Paper Tray Media Type Tray 1 MP Tray Tray 2 Duplex Select the Media Type Printing in the Printer Driver Bond Bond Paper Bondpaper Bond paper Thick paper or Thicker paper s uu r LL meme Envelopes Thin Envelopes Thick Card Stock Thick paper or Thicker paper Paper Size Capacity Upper Paper Tray Tray 1 A4 Letter Legal 8 5 x 13 in B5 JIS B5 ISO Executive A5 A6 B6 250 sheets 80 g m or 21 Ibs Multi purpose Tray MP Tray Width 70 to 216 mm 2 75 to 8 5 in Length 116 to 356 mm 4 57 to 14 0 in 100 sheets 80 g m or 21 Ibs Legal 30 8 5 x 13 in 30 labels 10 A 6 Optional Lower Duplex Printing Tray Unit Tray 2 A4 Letter Legal A4 Letter Legal B5 JIS B5 ISO Executive A5 250 sheets 80 g m or 21 Ibs APPENDIX We recommend the following print methods output tray for each paper media type Media Type Paper Output Plain Paper 60 g m to 105 g m 16 to 28 Ibs Thick Paper 105 g m to 161 g m 28 to 43 Ibs Recycled Paper Transparencies Label Envelopes Card Stock You can select the priority of the paper source by using the Paper menu on the printer
96. t accept any interference received including interference 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 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 does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help A 24 APPENDIX Important A shielded interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries Ltd could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Industry Can
97. t the drum counter if you are only replacing the toner cartridge 8 Close the Front Cover ec Note CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE We recommend that you clean the printer when you replace the Drum Unit See How to Clean the Printer in this chapter Cleaning Clean the printer exterior and interior routinely If printouts are stained with toner clean the printer interior and Drum Unit Cleaning the Printer Exterior wr 1 Turn off the printer and then unplug the power cord AN Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer Before cleaning the printer make sure you have turned off the power switch and unplugged the power cord from the power outlet Nn se APT 2 Wipe dirt and dust away from the printer exterior with a damp cloth and allow the printer to dry completely before turning the power on again ec Note Use water or neutral detergents for cleaning Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzene will damage the surface of the printer Do not use cleaning materials that contain ammonia They will damage the printer and the Toner Cartridge er 3 Plug in the power cord and then turn on the power switch CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Printer Interior er 1 Turn off the power switch and then unplug the power cord AN Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer Before cleaning the printer make sure you have turned off the power switch and unplugged th
98. t the paper could have jammed See the PAPER JAM section in this chapter for more information Find the location of the jammed paper and follow the instructions to remove it After you have followed the instructions the printer will automatically resume printing 6 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING JAM TRAYT JAM TRAY1 Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam er 1 Pull the Paper Cassette completely out of the printer Fig 6 2 6 7 T 3 Put the paper cassette back into the printer e Caution Do not pull out the standard Paper Cassette Tray 1 while paper is being fed from the Optional Lower Paper Cassette as this will cause a paper jam 6 8 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING JAM TRAY2 JAM TRAY2 Follow the instructions below to clear the paper jam er 1 Pull the lower paper cassette completely out of the printer a 2 T 3 Put the lower paper cassette back into the printer 6 9 JAM MP TRAY JAM MP TRAY Follow the instructions below to clear a paper jam er 1 Remove the jammed paper from the Multi purpose Tray Fig 6 5 2 Put all the paper back into the Multi purpose Tray correctly CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING JAM INSIDE JAM INSIDE Follow the instructions below to clear the paper jam e 1 Press the Cover Release Button and then open the Front Cover Fig 6 7 e 2 Pull the Drum Unit Assembly out of the printer Pull the Paper Cassette complet
99. ter Driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer into the format required by a particular printer Typically this is done using a printer command language or page description language The printer drivers for the following operating systems are on the CD ROM that we have supplied You can also download the latest printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com PCL Driver BR Script Driver Hewlett Packard Postscript Level3 LaserJet laser printer language emulation Windows 95 98 Me y Windows XP v v BR Script Driver PostScript Level3 language emulation Mac OS 8 6 9 2 Y Use the LaserWriter 8 Driver that we have supplied for your OS Mac OS X 10 1 v Use the PostScript Driver that we have supplied for your OS e If you want to print from a DOS application please see Chapter 6 e When you print using a Network you will need to have the Network board installed Please see Chapter 4 Features in the PCL Printer Driver Windows Users Only You can download the latest driver or get other product information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http solutions brother com You can also change settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the tab screen Basic Tab Brother HL 1850 1870N series Printing Defaults Noma g 1 E B Falate Auto Select re same as Firs page E or fame
100. uld straighten it before printing Sometimes it is helpful to remove the paper turn the stack over and place it back in the paper cassette Reduce the amount of paper in the paper cassette and then try again Make sure that the MANUAL FEED ON STOP is not selected on the control panel Fan the paper and then put the paper back in firmly Make sure that the MANUAL FEED ON STOP is not selected on the control panel The printer can load envelopes from the Multi purpose Tray Your application software must be set up correctly to print on the envelope size you are using This is usually done in the page setup or document setup menu of your software Please see your software application manual Clear the jammed paper see Paper Jams and How to Clear Them in this chapter Close the Face Up Output Tray Turn the paper in the Paper Cassette over Change the printer driver setting in Media Type to Transparencies from the current setting Make sure that the cable is connected to the printer Make sure that you have chosen the appropriate printer driver 6 5 Paper Jams and How to Clear Them When there is a paper jam in the printer it will stop printing and display the following messages The shaded areas in the following illustrations show the locations of the jammed paper JAM TRAYI JAM INSIDE PAPER JAM If you see the PAPER JAM error message there are several possible places tha
101. velopes in Chapter 1 Press the GO button to print the data that is left in the printer If this does not clear the error reduce the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution Change the following settings in the supplied Windows driver and then try again The best combination of settings below will vary depending on your document e Graphics mode e TrueType mode e Use Printer TrueType Fonts Press the GO button to print the data that is left in the printer Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity of your document Expand the printer memory by adding a commercially available DIMM Refer to RAM Expansion in Chapter 4 6 29 Problem Recommendation MY headers or footers appear Most laser printers have a restricted area that cannot be printed on Usually the first two lines and the last two lines of a page dui etii y acie en cannot have print leaving 62 printable lines Adjust the top and the screen ut t ey ao not bottom margins of your document to allow for this show up on printed pages Other Problems Problem Recommendation The printer cannot print e Check that the printer cable is not damaged or broken There was an error writing tO If you have an interface switching device make sure that the LPT1 or BRUSB for the correct printer is selected printer error message occurs on your PC For DOS Users Problem Recommendation e Check that the DOS applic
102. x162mm gt Envelope B5 176x250mm gt Envelope B6 i 6 xis mm gt APPENDIX Emulation Modes This printer has the following emulation modes HP LaserJet Mode This printer uses the HP LaserJet mode or HP mode that emulates the Hewlett Packard LaserJet laser printer Since many application software packages support the HP LaserJet printer your printer will operate at its optimum performance in this mode BR Script 3 Mode BR Script is an original page description language and is a PostScript language emulation interpreter This printer supports level 3 This BR Script interpreter enables full and satisfactory control of text and graphics on the pages Average users will not need extensive knowledge of the PostScript language However if you want to obtain technical information about PostScript commands see the following commercial manuals e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference Manual 2nd Edition Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1990 e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Program Design Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1988 e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference Manual Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1985 e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1985 e Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Re

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