Brother Laser Printer HL-2460 User's Guide Before you can use the printer, you must set up the hardware and install the driver. Please set up the printer while referring to the Quick Setup Guide. You can view it on both the printed poster and the CD-ROM. Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer and keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. Please visit our user support web site, Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. You can see latest drivers and information. Laser Printer HL-2460 USER'S GUIDE 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. i To Use the Printer Safely Warning · There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before replacing internal parts, cleaning the printer or clearing a paper jam, make sure you have turned off the power switch and unplugged the power cord from the power outlet. · Do not handle the plug with wet hands. Doing this might cause an electrical shock. High Temperature After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the front cover or rear cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration. Fuser is HOT! Inside the printer Open the face up output tray · To prevent injuries, this printer should be lifted by at least two people. · Do not stand the printer and optional. · Be careful not to trip on the legs of the optional Stabilizer unit. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What is included in the Carton Carton Components Carton Components Whatt iis iinclluded on tthe CD--ROM Wha s nc uded on he CD ROM ((For Wiindows® users)) For W ndows® users Whatt iis iinclluded on tthe CD--ROM Wha s nc uded on he CD ROM ® ((For Maciinttosh® on a Nettwork users onlly)) For Mac n osh® on a Ne work users on y 1- 1 1--1 11 1--3 13 1--5 15 1--7 17 Generall viiew Genera v ew Positioning the Printer Power supplly Power supp y Enviironment Env ronment Opttiimum enviironmenttall condiittiions Op mum env ronmen a cond ons Space requiired ffor iinsttallllattiion Space requ red or ns a a on 1- 9 1--9 19 1--10 1 10 1--10 1 10 1--11 1 11 What Kind of Paper can I Use? Priint mediia and siize Pr nt med a and s ze Priinttablle area P r n a b e a re a 1- 13 1--13 1 13 1--17 1 17 Printing Methods Priintiing from Upper paper tray Pr nt ng from Upper paper tray (Face down priintiing) (Face down pr nt ng) Tray IID settttiing Tray D se ng ((Onlly iiff tthe llower ttray uniitt iis iinsttalllled)) On y he ower ray un s ns a ed 1- 18 1--18 1 18 1--22 1 22 1--23 1 23 1--27 1 27 1--33 1 33 Priintiing paper from the mulltii-purpose tray Pr nt ng paper from the mu t -purpose tray Priintiing on envellopes (Face up priintiing) Pr nt ng on enve opes (Face up pr nt ng) Priintiing on Labells,,Transparenciies etc.. Pr nt ng on Labe s Transparenc es etc iii Priintiing to the Face up output tray Pr nt ng to the Face up output tray (Face up priintiing) (Face up pr nt ng) Manuall Feed Manua Feed 1--38 1 38 1--39 1 39 CHAPTER 2 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Printer Driver Features iin the PCL priinter driiver Features n the PCL pr nter dr ver (onlly Wiindows users) (on y W ndows users) Basiic ttab Bas c ab Advanced ttab Advanced ab Accessoriies ttab Accessor es ab Supportt ttab Suppor ab 2- 1 2--1 21 2--1 21 2--3 23 2-- 7 27 2-- 8 28 Features iin the PS priinter driiver Features n the PS pr nter dr ver (onlly Wiindows users) (on y W ndows users) Dettaiills ttab De a s ab Paper ttab Paper ab Graphiics ttab Graph cs ab Deviice Opttiions ttab Dev ce Op ons ab 2--9 29 2-- 9 29 2--10 2 10 2--11 2 11 2--12 2 12 Features iin the bonus software Features n the bonus software (onlly Wiindows users) (on y W ndows users) Software for networks Software for networks Software for Wiindows computers Software for W ndows computers Software for Maciintosh computer Software for Mac ntosh computer (onlly viia a Network) (on y v a a Network) Applle LaserWriitter 8 Driiver App e LaserWr er 8 Dr ver PosttScriiptt Priintter Descriipttiion Fiilles ((PPDs)) Pos Scr p Pr n er Descr p on F es PPDs IInsttalllliing tthe priintter driiver ffor Maciinttosh ns a ng he pr n er dr ver or Mac n osh 2--14 2 14 2--15 2 15 2--17 2 17 2--18 2 18 2--18 2 18 2--18 2 18 2--19 2 19 iv Automatic Emulation Selection Automatic Interface Selection Printer Settings Factory settiings Factory sett ngs 2- 20 2- 22 2- 24 2--24 2 24 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Control Panel Switches Go swiitch Go sw tch Job Cancell swiitch Job Cance sw tch Repriint swiitch Repr nt sw tch Repriinttiing tthe llastt JOB Repr n ng he as JOB Priinttiing PROOF datta Pr n ng PROOF da a Priinttiing PUBLIIC datta Pr n ng PUBL C da a Priinttiing SECURE datta Pr n ng SECURE da a 3- 1 3- 2 3--3 33 3--4 34 3--5 35 3--7 37 3--9 39 3--10 3 10 3--11 3 11 3--14 3 14 3--14 3 14 3--14 3 14 3--15 3 15 3--16 3 16 + // ­ swiitch + ­ sw tch To diispllay menus iin tthe currentt mode To d sp ay menus n he curren mode To sett numbers To se numbers Set swiitch Set sw tch Back swiitch Back sw tch LEDs DATA -- Orange LED DATA Orange LED 3- 17 3--17 3 17 v LCD Display Back lliight Back ght LCD message LCD message Priintter Sttattus messages Pr n er S a us messages 3- 18 3--19 3 19 3--20 3 20 3--21 3 21 3--22 3 22 3--24 3 24 3--25 3 25 3--26 3 26 3--26 3 26 3--27 3 27 3--28 3 28 3--29 3 29 3--30 3 30 3--31 3 31 3--32 3 32 3--33 3 33 3--34 3 34 3--35 3 35 3--36 3 36 3--37 3 37 3--38 3 38 3--39 3 39 3--40 3 40 3--42 3 42 How to use the Controll panell How to use the Contro pane Panell settiing menu Pane sett ng menu IINFORMATIION NFORMAT ON PAPER PAPER QUALIITY QUAL TY SETUP SETUP SETUP ((conttiinued)) SETUP con nued PRIINT MENU PR NT MENU PRIINT MENU ((conttiinued)) PR NT MENU con nued PRIINT MENU ((conttiinued)) PR NT MENU con nued PRIINT MENU ((conttiinued)) PR NT MENU con nued PRIINT MENU ((conttiinued)) PR NT MENU con nued NETWORK ((onlly Nettwork users)) NETWORK on y Ne work users IINTERFACE NTERFACE IINTERFACE ((conttiinued)) NTERFACE con nued RESET MENU RESET MENU Sett datte and ttiime Se da e and me Sett IIP Address Se P Address Aboutt Emullattiion Modes Abou Emu a on Modes Liistt off Facttory settttiings L s o Fac ory se ngs vi CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS Optional Accessories and Supplies Small pad for Lower tray unit and Stabilizer (SB-4000) Lower Tray Unit (LT-4000) Duplex Unit (DX-4000) Mailbox Unit Network Option (NC-4100h) IInstalllliing the Network Board nsta ng the Network Board 4- 1 4- 2 4- 3 4- 4 4- 5 4- 7 4--7 47 CompactFlash Card IInstalllliing the CompactFllash Card nsta ng the CompactF ash Card 4- 10 4--11 4 11 RAM Expansion IInstalllliing addiitiionall DIIMM memory nsta ng add t ona D MM memory 4- 12 4--13 4 13 Hard Disk Drive (HD-6G/HD-EX) Ir-DA interface (IR-1000) Optional font package (BS-3000) 4- 16 4- 20 4- 21 vii CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Replacing the Toner Cartridge Toner cartriidge (TN-9500) Toner cartr dge (TN-9500) TONER EMPTY message TONER EMPTY message 5- 1 5--1 51 5--3 53 Cleaning Clleaniing the priinter exteriior C ean ng the pr nter exter or Clleaniing the priinter iinteriior C ean ng the pr nter nter or 5- 6 5--6 56 5--8 58 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING LCD messages Error messages Error messages Maiintenance messages Ma ntenance messages Serviice callll messages Serv ce ca messages 6- 1 6--1 61 6--4 64 6--5 65 Troubleshooting Paper Handling Paper Jams and How to Clear them JAM TRAY (iinsiide the Paper tray) JAM TRAY ( ns de the Paper tray) JAM TRAY (iin the Mulltii-purpose tray) JAM TRAY ( n the Mu t -purpose tray) JAM IINSIIDE (iinsiide the priinter) JAM NS DE ( ns de the pr nter) JAM REAR (at paper exiit) JAM REAR (at paper ex t) JAM REAR (at Face up output tray) JAM REAR (at Face up output tray) JAM DUPLEX (iin the Dupllex uniit) JAM DUPLEX ( n the Dup ex un t) 6- 6 6- 7 6--9 69 6--12 6 12 6--13 6 13 6--16 6 16 6--18 6 18 6--20 6 20 viii JAM MAIILBOX (iinsiide the Maiillbox uniit) JAM MA LBOX ( ns de the Ma box un t) 6--24 6 24 Improving the print quality How to print correctly Other problems For priintiing wiith the Seriiall IInterface For pr nt ng w th the Ser a nterface For DOS users For DOS users Priinter HDD (Hard Diisk Driive) Pr nter HDD (Hard D sk Dr ve) BR-Scriipt 3 BR-Scr pt 3 6- 26 6- 29 6- 31 6--31 6 31 6--32 6 32 6--33 6 33 6--33 6 33 APPENDIX Printer specifications Priintiing Pr nt ng Functiions Funct ons Optiions Opt ons Ellectriicall and mechaniicall E ectr ca and mechan ca A-1 A--1 A1 A--3 A3 A--3 A3 A--4 A4 Paper specifications Fonts 65 scallablle and 12 biitmapped fonts 65 sca ab e and 12 b tmapped fonts A-5 A-9 A--9 A9 65 Scalable Fonts A - 11 ix SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS OCR Symboll Sets OCR Symbo Sets HP LaserJet Mode HP LaserJet Mode EPSON Mode EPSON Mode IIBM Mode BM Mode HP-GL Mode HP-GL Mode A - 12 A--12 A 12 A--13 A 13 A--21 A 21 A--24 A 24 A--26 A 26 Symboll Sets Supported by the Priinter''s TrueTypeTM and Symbo Sets Supported by the Pr nter s TrueTypeTM and A--33 Type 1 Font Compatiiblle,, and Oriigiinall Typefaces A 33 Type 1 Font Compat b e and Or g na Typefaces Quick reference of commands CCIITT G3//G4 and TIIFF (oriigiinall command) CC TT G3 G4 and T FF (or g na command) Bar Code Controll Bar Code Contro A - 35 A--35 A 35 A--35 A 35 x IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS Electronic Emission Notices 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-2460 Model Number: HL-24 Product Options: Lower Tray Unit LT-4000, Duplex Unit DX-4000,Network Card NC-4100h, Mailbox Unit MX-4100, MX-4300 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 must 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. 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. xi Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Declaration of Conformity (For Europe) We, Brother Industries, Ltd., 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents: Safety: EMC: EN 60950, EN 55022 Class B, EN 61000-3-2 EN 60825 EN 55024 EN 61000-3-3 following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/263/EEC and 92/31/EEC). Issued by: Brother Industries, Ltd., Information & Document Company Radio Interference(220-240 V Model Only) This printer complies with EN55022(CISPR Publication 22)/Class B. Before this product is used, ensure that you use a double-shielded interface cable with twisted-pair conductors and that it is marked "IEEE1284 compliant". The cable must not exceed 1.8 metres in length. International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement ENERGY STAR is a U.S registered mark. The purpose of the International ENERGY STAR ® Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy-efficient o ...