Brother Laser Printer HL-1030/1240/1250 User's Guide Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. You can print or view this manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes To Use the Printer Safely Shipment of the Printer For technical and operational assistance (For USA & CANADA Only) CHAPTER1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What is included in the carton ................................. 1-1 Components ...............................................................................1-1 About your printer ................................................... 1-2 Features of your printer ........................................... 1-3 What printer options are available........................... 1-7 Place the printer....................................................... 1-8 Power Supply .............................................................................1-8 Environment...............................................................................1-8 System Requirements for the Brother Printing Solution for Windows ....................................................................................1-9 What kind of paper can I use ................................. 1-10 How to load paper into the Paper Cassette ............ 1-15 How to load a sheet of paper manually ................. 1-18 How to print on both sides of the paper (Manual Duplexing)............................................................. 1-24 What do the LED indications mean....................... 1-27 Ready (Paper) LED indications ...............................................1-28 Data (Toner) LED indications .................................................1-29 Drum LED indications.............................................................1-31 Alarm LED indications............................................................1-31 Control Panel Button Operations ............................................1-32 Other Control Features ............................................................1-33 CHAPTER 2 OPTIONS Optional Accessories and Supplies.......................... 2-1 The Lower Tray unit (For HL-1250 Only) .............. 2-2 How to use the SERIAL INTERFACE (RS-100M) Connection (For HL-1250 Only) ............................ 2-3 How to select the RS-422A (Apple) or RS-232C (IBM) Serial Interface (For HL-1250 Only) ...................................................2-4 How to set the Serial Interface Parameters................................2-5 How to connect the Serial Interface Cable................................2-8 What is the Brother print server (NC-2010p) ........ 2-10 Features ....................................................................................2-10 How to add extra Memory (For HL-1250 Only) ... 2-11 How to install additional SIMM memory ...............................2-12 CHAPTER 3 MAINTENANCE How to replace the Toner Cartridge......................... 3-3 How to replace the Drum Unit ................................ 3-9 How to clean the printer ........................................ 3-14 Cleaning the printer exterior....................................................3-14 Cleaning the printer interior and Drum Unit ...........................3-16 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING Identifying your problem ................................ ........ 4-1 Control Panel Indications ................................ ........ 4-2 Operator calls and how to clear them........................................ 4-2 Service call indications..............................................................4-4 Error messages in the Status Monitor...................... 4-6 Error message printouts................................ ........... 4-8 Paper Handling................................ ...................... 4-10 PAPER JAMS and how to clear them ................... 4-11 Others ...................................................4-16 For printing with the Serial Interface (For HL-1250 Only)... 4-16 For DOS users (For HL-1240/1250 Only) .............................4-16 For Apple Macintosh Computers user using RS-100M (For HL-1250 Only) ................................................................4-17 For iMac and Power Macintosh G3 with USB (For HL-1240/1250 Only) .......................................................4-17 Improving the print quality ................................ ... 4-18 How to print correctly ................................ ........... 4-24 For DOS users (For HL-1240/1250 Only) ..............................4-25 APPENDIX Printer Technical Specifications............................. A-1 Printing ..................................................................................... A-1 Functions .................................................................................. A-3 Electrical and Mechanical ........................................................ A-4 Parallel Interface Specifications ............................. A-5 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface (HL-1240/1250 Only) ................................ ........... A-7 Resident Font (HL-1240/1250 Only) ..................... A-8 HL-1240:................................................................................... A-8 Bitmapped Fonts....................................................................... A-8 HL-1250 :.................................................................................. A-8 Bitmapped Fonts....................................................................... A-8 Scalable Fonts........................................................................... A-9 Symbol Sets / Character Sets (HL-1240/1250 Only) ................................ ................................ . A-10 OCR Symbol Sets (HL-1250 Only) ....................................... A-10 HP LaserJet IIP Mode (HL-1240) .......................................... A-10 HP LaserJet 6P Mode (HL-1250)........................................... A-10 EPSON Mode (HL-1250 Only).............................................. A-11 IBM Mode (HL-1250 Only)................................................... A-11 REGULATIONS................................ .................. A-17 TABLE OF CONTENTS 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 of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the front cover or rear cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration. High Temperature Front view High Temperature Rear view · here 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. Turning off the Power Switch and Unplug the Printer Shipment of the Printer If for any reason you must ship your Printer, carefully package the Printer to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that you save and use the original packaging. The Printer should also be adequately insured with the carrier. ! Caution When shipping the Printer, the DRUM UNIT assembly including the TONER CARTRIDGE must be removed from the Printer and placed in the plastic bag. Failure to remove the unit and place it in the plastic bag during shipping will cause severe damage to the Printer and will VOID THE WARRANTY. 1 Remove the drum unit assembly. 2 Place it in the plastic bag and seal the bag completely. 3 Remove the AC cord from the printer. Re-pack the printer. TABLE OF CONTENTS (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA In CANADA 1-800-276-7746 1-800-853-6660 514-685-6464 (within US) (within Montreal) If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at: In USA Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92618 Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 In CANADA 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 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 (U.S.A) 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 FaxBack 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 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER CHAPTER1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What is included in the carton Components When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts: Drum unit assembly (with toner cartridge included) AC power cord Printer CD-ROM Floppy disk Documents Fig. 1-1 Components in the Printer Carton Components may differ from one country to another. 1-1 About your printer Face down output tray Tray extension flap Manual feed slot Control panel Paper cassette Front cover Manual feed paper guides Fig. 1-2 Front View Modular jack for lower tray unit Rear cover Rear cover Power switch Power switch AC power inlet Parallel Interface connector USB (Universal Serial Bus Interface) connector (HL-12401250 Only) Fig. 1-3 HL-1030/1240 Rear View Fig. 1-4 HL-1250 Rear View AC power inlet Parallel interface connector 1-2 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Features of your printer t High Resolution and Fast Printing Speed HL-1030 : True 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) (GDI mode), with microfine toner and up to 10 pages per minute (ppm) print speed (A4 or Letter paper). HL-1240 : True 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) (GDI mode), True 300 x 300 dots per inch (dpi) (PCL mode) with microfine toner and up to 12 pages per minute (ppm) print speed (A4 or Letter paper). HL-1250 : True 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) and 1200 x 600 dpi for graphics with microfine toner and up to 12 pages per minute (ppm) print speed (A4 or Letter paper). t Front Operation Basic operation of the printer can be done from the front panel. t Versatile Paper Handling This printer loads paper automatically from the paper cassette. The paper cassette can hold A4, letter, B5, Executive, A5 and A6 sizes of paper. The manual feed slot allows manual paper loading sheet by sheet so you can use a variety of types and sizes of paper. For additional information, see "What kind of paper can I use" in Chapter 1. t Enhanced Printing Performance and User-Friendly Operation for Windows® The dedicated printer drivers for Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM supplied with your printer. You can easily install them into your Windows system using our installer program. The driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance the printing speed in Windows applications and allows you to choose various printer settings including toner save mode, custom paper size, sleep mode, gray scale adjustment, resolution and many layout functions. You can easily set these print options through the Printer Setup Menu. ® ® 1-3 t Quick Print Setup You can easily make changes to settings which you need to change frequently in a small selection window on your screen. t Remote Printer Console Program for DOS (For HL-1240/1250 Only) The Remote Printer Console (RPC) utility program is available on the CD-ROM supplied with your printer. When you operate your computer in a DOS (Disk Operating System) environment, this program allows you to easily change the default settings of the printer such as fonts, page setup, and emulations. This program also provides a status monitor program, which is a Terminate-andStay Resident (TSR) program. It can monitor the printer status while running in the background and report the current status or errors on your computer screen. t Popular Printer Emulation Support (For HL-1240/1250 Only) These pri ...