Laser Printer HL-800/1000 Series Quick Setup Guide Read this guidebook first to set up your printer and prepare your computer for the printer. Save all packing materials and outer carton. They are useful when shipping the printer. Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. Refer to the On-Line manual by installing the CD-ROM into Windows. The product names in this guidebook are trademarks or registered trade marks of each manufacturer. The specifications are subject to change without notice. ©1998 Brother Industries Ltd. (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA In CANADA In USA In CANADA 1-800-276-7746 (outside California) / 949-859-9700 Ext. 329 (within California) 1-800-853-6660 / 514-685-6464 (within Montreal) Printer Customer Support - Brother International Corporation 15 Musick, Irvine, CA 92718 Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at: BBS: For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call: In USA: 1-888-298-3616 / In CANADA : 1-514-685-2040 Please log on to our BBS with your first name, last name and a four digit number for your password. Our BBS supports modem speeds up to 14,400, 8 bits no parity, 1 stop bit. Fax-Back System (For USA and Canada only) Brother Customer Service has installed an easy to use Fax-Back System so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine, not just the one you are calling from. Please call 1-800-521-2846 (USA) or 1-800-681-9838 (Canada) and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the system and your index of Fax-Back subjects. DEALERS/SERVICE CENTERS (USA only) For the name of an 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 For technical questions and downloading drivers: http://www.brother.com Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes The following conventions are used in this User's Guide: Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury. ! Caution Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or prevent damage to the printer. Note Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer. To Use the Printer Safely Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts are extremely hot. When you open the printer top cover, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration. Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaning the printer, make sure you turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord from the power outlet. Turning off the Switch and Unplugging the Printer High Temperature Inside the Printer Table of Contents Check the Supplied items Place the Printer Install the Toner Cartridge/Drum Unit Load Paper into Your Printer Connect Your Printer to Your Computers parallel interface Connect Your Printer to Your Computers using the USB interface ( Only for HL-1050 with Windows 98 ) Action 6: Plug in and Turn on Your Printer Action 7-1: Installation from CD-ROM Action 7-2: Prepare Windows 95/98 for the Printer from floppy disks Action 7-3: Prepare Windows 3.1 for the Printer Action 7-4: Prepare DOS for the Printer (Only HL-1040/1050) Action 7-5: Prepare Macintosh for the Printer (Only HL-1040/1050) LAMPS AND SWITCH REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE ADDITIONAL MEMORY (HL-1050 ONLY) PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS REGULATIONS Action 1: Action 2: Action 3: Action 4: Action 5-1: Action 5-2: --- 2 --- 3 --- 4 --- 5 --- 7 --- 8 --- 11 --- 13 ---14 ---15 --- 16 --- 20 --- 21 --- 24 --- 27 --- 30 --- 33 --- 35 --- 37 Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, and Macintosh are trademarks, registered in the United States and other countries, and TrueType is a trademark 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, III, IIIP, II, and IIP are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM, IBM PC, 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. All other brand and product names mentioned in this User's Guide are registered trademarks of their respective companies. Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product's descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication. ©1998 Brother Industries Ltd. 1 Action 1: Check the Supplied Items After taking the printer out of the carton and removing the packing materials, make sure that the following items are not damaged and none are missing: · Printer · Paper support · Drum unit assembly (with Toner cartridge included) · AC Cord 3.5" floppy disks for Windows® printer driver and fonts Quick setup guide (this guidebook) Plastic Bag CD-ROM NOTE The 3.5" floppy disks for the Macintosh printer driver may be included for some countries. You will need to purchase an interface cable that matches the bi-directional IEEE 1284 compliant interface of your computer. If you do not know what cable you need, consult your dealer. -2- Action 2: Place the printer Please take note of the following before using the printer. Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power range. AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage in your country Frequency: 50 Hz (220 V­ 240 V) or 50/60 Hz (110­120 V) The power cord, including extensions, should not exceed 5 meters (16.5 feet). Do not share the same power circuit with other high-power appliances, particularly an air conditioner, copier, shredder and so on. If it is unavoidable that you must use the printer with these appliances, it is recommended that you use an isolation transformer or a high-frequency noise filter. Use a voltage regulator if the power source is not stable. Environment The printer should be installed near a power outlet, which is easily accessible. 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) The printer should be used in a well ventilation room. Place the printer on a flat, horizontal surface. Keep the printer clean. Do not place the printer in a dusty place. Do not place the printer where the ventilation hole of the printer is blocked. Do not place the printer where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight when the printer is unavoidably set up near a window. Do not place the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields. Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gasses. Do not place objects on top of the printer. Do not place the printer near an air conditioner. Keep the printer horizontal when carrying. Do not cover the slots in the top cover. System Requirements for the Brother Printing Solution for Windows Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printer in Brother Printing Solution for Windows: IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor Parallel interface (or printer port) 4 MB or more of memory (8 MB recommended) 10 MB of space available on your hard disk for the printer driver and all fonts Microsoft Windows 95/98, 3.1/3.11 or Windows NT 4.0 ! Caution The HL-820/1020 printer has been designed specifically for Windows 95/98, 3.1/3.11 and Windows NT4.0. It cannot work in a DOS environment such as MS-DOS. -3- Action 3: Install the Toner Cartridge/Drum Unit 1 Unpack the drum unit assembly with the toner cartridge included. Gently shake it from side to side five or six times. CAUTION Do not expose the drum unit to light for longer than a few minutes, as this will damage the drum. Starter Sheet ! CAUTION Do not remove the starter sheet. This sheet will be ejected while the printer is warming-up after installing a new drum unit. (See Action 5 Illustration 4) 2 Open the top cover of the printer by holding both sides of it. ! 3 Holding the drum by its handles, install it into the printer. 4 Close the top cover. See "CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE" in the On-line User's Guide for more information about replacement of the toner cartridge. -4- Action 4: Load Paper into Your Printer Before loading paper, make sure that the paper meets the specification described in the Online User's Guide Chapter 2. Using unsuitable paper might reduce the print quality. 1 Install the paper support onto the multipurpose sheet feeder. 2 Open the multi-purpose sheet feeder cover. CAUTION Be sure to open the sheet feeder cover whenever you insert paper into the sheet feeder otherwise you may get paper misfeeding or paper jam errors. ! 3 Load paper in the multi-purpose sheet feeder. NOTE The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of plain paper or up to 10 envelopes. Excessive sheets may cause paper jams. Make sure that the paper is stacked below the v mark. -5- 4 Hold the tab of the right hand paper guide and press the catch to release the guide lock. Move the paper guide to fit the paper width. CAUTION Failure to set the paper guide to the paper width may cause paper skew and jam. ! 5 Close the multi-purpose sheet feeder cover. 6 Open the output tray. ( x ) Extend the extension support wire. ( y ) The printer can handle paper within the following specifications: Paper Type Cut sheets Paper Size A4, Letter, Legal, B5(JIS/ISO), A5, A6, 3"x 5", Executive, Custom size (70-216 x 127-356 mm) DL, C5, COM-10, Monarch, 9" x 12" Day-Timer® J, K, L, 70-216 x 127-356 mm A4, Letter 70-216 x 127-356 mm Envelopes Organizer Labels and Transparencies See "CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING" in the On-line User's Guide for more information. -6- Action 5-1: Connect Your Printer to Your Computers parallel interface You must connect the printer to your computer with a suitable interface cable. In most cases, a bi-directional IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable is used for this connection. 1 Make sure that the printer power switch is off before connecting or disconnecting the interface cable. Also, make sure that the computer is turned off. 2 Connect the parallel interface cable to the parallel interface port of the printer. ( x ) Secure the connection with the wire clips. (y) Connect the interface cable to the printer port of the computer. NOTE The HL-1040/1050 printer can also operate with an RS-232C/RS-422A serial interface by installing the optional serial interface board. In some countries it might be pre-installed. For more information, see "CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS" in the On-line User's Guide. For the location of your computers parallel (or serial, if you are using the optional interface board) printer port, refer to the User's Guide of your computer. -7- Action 5-2: Connect Your Printer to Your Computers using the USB interface ( Only for HL-1050 with Windows 98 ) The Universal Serial Bus is an interface which allows the printer to be connected to multiple peripheral devices. If your PC has a USB port, you can connect the printer to your PC by using the USB interface as described in the following procedure. NOTE We recommend that you use the USB interface with this printer on Microsoft Windows 98. Although Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2.1 supports the USB interface, some PCs do not work correctly with the USB interface. Only one Brother printer can be used in the same chain of the USB connection. If more than one Brother printer exists in the same chain of the USB connection, only one printer can be used. To obtain the latest driver, refer to the following page on our web site: http://www.brother.com/ [Software] 1 Turn the printer power off. Connect your PC and HL-1050 with the USB interface ca ...