Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. Brother Laser Printer HL-700 Series User's Guide Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. I 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. Warning 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 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. 2 Place it in the plastic bag and seal the bag completely. 3 Re-pack the printer. See "REPACKING THE PRINTER" in Chapter 5. II Laser Printer HL-700 Series User's Guide (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA In CANADA 1-800-276-7746 714-859-9700 Ext. 329 1-800-853-6660 514-685-6464 (outside California) (within California) (within Montreal) If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at: In USA 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 In CANADA BBS For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call: In USA 1-714-859-2610 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 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 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 i USER'S GUIDE 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 II, IIP, and IID 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. ©1997 Brother Industries Ltd. ii 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 top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration. High Temperature Inside the Printer Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaning the printer, make sure to turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord from the power outlet. Turning off the Switch and Unplugging the Printer iii USER'S GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS REGULATIONS..................................................................................................................vi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................1­1 ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS...........................................................................................1­1 Finding Out How to Use the Printer...............................................................................1­1 ABOUT YOUR PRINTER.................................................................................................1­2 Printer Overview ............................................................................................................1­2 System Requirements .....................................................................................................1­3 Features ..........................................................................................................................1­3 OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT ...........................................................1­6 Power Supply .................................................................................................................1­6 Environment ...................................................................................................................1­6 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING.................................................................................2­1 PAPER SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................2­1 MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER................................................................................2­4 Loading Paper into the Feeder........................................................................................2­5 Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) .........................................................................2­7 MANUAL FEED SLOT.....................................................................................................2­8 OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE ...........................................................2­10 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL ..................................................................................3­1 LAMPS AND SWITCH .....................................................................................................3­1 Ready (Paper) Lamp.......................................................................................................3­1 Data (Toner) Lamp .........................................................................................................3­2 Drum Lamp ....................................................................................................................3­2 Alarm Lamp ...................................................................................................................3­2 Switch.............................................................................................................................3­3 Other Control Features ...................................................................................................3­3 Sleep Mode.................................................................................................................3­3 Test Print Mode ..........................................................................................................3­4 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS...................................................................................................4­1 SERIAL INTERFACE BOARD RS100M (For HL-730 / 730Plus series Only) ..................4­1 Selecting the RS-422A (Apple) or RS-232C (IBM) Serial Interface .............................4­1 Setting the Serial Interface Parameters...........................................................................4­2 Connecting the Serial Interface Cable ............................................................................4­4 MEMORY BOARD ...........................................................................................................4­6 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................5­1 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE .......................................................................5­1 REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT......................................................................................5­6 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY.............................................................................5­10 CLEANING THE PRINTER ...........................................................................................5­11 Cleaning the Printer Exterior........................................................................................5­11 Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit................................................................5­12 RE-PACKING THE PRINTER ........................................................................................5­15 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................6­1 ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE .........................................................................6­1 Operator Calls ................................................................................................................6­1 Service Calls...................................................................................................................6­4 PAPER JAMS.....................................................................................................................6­5 Q & A .................................................................................................................................6­8 Setting Up the Printer Hardware ....................................................................................6­8 Setting Up the Printer for Windows ...............................................................................6­8 Setting Up the Printer for DOS (For HL-730 / 730Plus series Only).............................6­9 Setting Up the Printer for Apple Macintosh Computers (For HL-730 / 730Plus series Only) .............................................................................6­10 Paper Handling .............................................................................................................6­10 Printing .........................................................................................................................6­11 Print Quality .................................................................................................................6­12 APPENDIX A ..................................................................................................................A­1 PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................A­1 Printing ..........................................................................................................................A­1 Functions .......................................................................................................................A­2 Electrical and Mechanical .............................................................................................A­3 PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................A­4 RESIDENT FONTS (For HL-730 / 730Plus series Only) ................................................A­6 SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS (For HL-730 / 730Plus series Only) ...................A­7 INDEX ...................................................................................................................... Index­1 v USER'S GUIDE REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice (For USA Only) 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 t ...