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.
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Table of Contents Action 1: Action 2: Action 3: Action 4: Action 5-1: Action 5-2: 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: P
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.
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 (110–120 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.
Action 3: Install the Toner Cartridge/Drum Unit Unpack the drum unit assembly with the toner cartridge included. Gently shake it from side to side five or six times. 1 ! 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.
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.
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. 4 ! 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. ( ① ) Extend the extension support wire.
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.
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.
4 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the drive of your PC. Select “CD-ROM drive.” Click the Next button 5 Click the Next button. The USB driver is installed. 6 When the dialog shown above appears on your PC, click the Finish button. Be sure to restart Windows 98 so that the installed USB driver will be effective. When the installation of the USB driver is complete, install the printer driver. From CD-ROM: Run the CD-ROM program and go to the ‘Install driver’ menu.
Troubleshooting If the printer does not print from the USB port, try reinstalling the USB driver as follows; 1. Double-click the file ‘DeinsUSB.exe’ in the USB directory of the CD-ROM. 2. Turn the printer off and on again. 3. “Add New Hardware Wizard” is launched again, follow the instructions in the Wizard.
Action 6: Plug in and Turn on Your Printer Plug the power cord into the AC power outlet and the printer power inlet. 1 NOTE The shape of the power cord varies according to the country of destination. ✒ 2 Turn on the power switch that is located on the left side of your printer. 3 Make sure that the READY lamp is lit after the printer has warmed up (approximately 30 seconds).
Printing a Test Sample Page We recommend that you print a test page. Refer to the instructions below. NOTE The following test page operation will be invalid after the printer has received any data from your computer. ✒ Press the control panel switch. The printer will start printing a test sample page. NOTE If you have already sent data from your computer to the printer, you can print a self test using the following steps. 1. Make sure the top cover is closed. 2.
Action 7-1: Installation from CD-ROM The supplied CD-ROM contains the following materials. Printer Driver & TrueType fonts You need to configure your PC for the printer by installing the printer driver and TrueType-compatible fonts. Printer driver & TrueType fonts can be installed either from the CD-ROM or the floppy disks. Soft PCL 5e ( Only for HL-820/1020/1040 ) To print the document at 600 dpi from the Windows DOS box you need to install this utility.
Action 7-2: Prepare Windows 95/98 for the Printer from floppy disks You need to configure Windows 95/98 for the printer by installing the printer driver and TrueType™-compatible fonts from the supplied disk into Windows 95/98. 1. Insert the supplied floppy disk labeled “disk1” into your floppy disk drive. 2. Click the Start button and select Settings. 3. Select Printers and double click the Add Printer icon. 4. Follow the instructions in Windows 95/98.
Action 7-3: Prepare Windows 3.1 for the Printer You need to configure Windows 3.1 for the printer by installing the printer driver and TrueTypeTM-compatible fonts from the supplied disk into Windows 3.1. Because the supplied printer driver and fonts are compressed on the disk, be sure to use the supplied installer program to install them. These instructions assume you will install the driver and fonts from the disk drive A. 1. Start Windows 3.1. 2.
Action 7-4: Prepare DOS for the Printer (Only for HL-1040/1050 Users) How to Use the Printer in Your DOS Application Software (without using the Windows system) Before working with application software that runs in DOS, if you do not already have a suitable driver installed, you will need to install a printer driver that matches one of the following supported emulations: HL-1040 : HP LaserJet IIP, EPSON FX-850, or IBM Proprinter XL printers HL-1050 : HP LaserJet 6P, EPSON FX-850, or IBM Proprinter XL printe
What Does Remote Printer Console Do? The Remote Printer Console (RPC) is a utility program which runs in the DOS environment and comprises the following two programs: ❏ Remote Printer Console Main Program This program allows you to change various printer settings such as emulation, print quality, fonts, page setup and so on from your computer screen. Since most DOS applications have a printer settings menu which overrides the settings made by the RPC, you may not need to use this utility program.
Using the Remote Printer Console Main Program Remote Printer Console Type C:\RPCX>RPCX and press the Enter key to start the Remote Printer Console main program. Direct_Access Printer_Setup Console_Config Guide Current Status Status The Main Screen will appear on your computer screen as shown on the right.
Using the Printer Status Monitor Program Type C:\RPCX>STMX and press the Enter key to make the Printer Status Monitor Program stay resident in your computer memory. If there are any changes to the printer status, it displays a message on your computer screen. If the printer status monitor program stays resident in your computer, you can monitor the printer status on your computer screen immediately using the hot-key sequence (Ctrl+Alt+R).
Action 7-5: Prepare Macintosh for the Printer (Only for HL-1040/1050 Users) You need to configure your computer for the printer by installing the printer driver and TrueTypeTM-compatible fonts into the System Folder of your Macintosh computer, and select your printer. NOTE You must have Macintosh System software version 6.0.7 or above to use this printer driver. This printer driver only supports the 300 dpi mode when used with a Macintosh computer.
LAMPS AND SWITCH This section refers to the following lamps and switch on the printer control panel. Dru m Alar m Rea Pap dy er Dat Ton a er ✒ Note When the power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode, all lamps including the Ready lamp are off. Ready (Paper) Lamp The Ready lamp indicates the current status of the printer. Lamp Off ❍ Blinking ❍↔● Blinking ❍↔● On ● Printer status The power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode.
Drum Lamp The Drum lamp indicates the drum unit is nearly at the end of its life. Lamp Off ❍ On ● Printer status The drum unit can be used. The drum unit is nearly at the end of its life. Installing a new drum unit turns off this lamp. See “REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT”. Alarm Lamp The Alarm lamp blinks to indicate a printer error status such as “Cover Open” and “Memory Full.” If any other error occurs, the printer indicates the error by blinking the Alarm lamp with another lamp or by printing an error report.
Other Control Features Sleep Mode When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time (time-out), it enters sleep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the printer was turned off. The default time-out is 5 minutes. While the printer is in sleep mode, all the lamps are off and it is as if it was turned off, but the printer can still receive data from the computer. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer to start printing. Pressing the switch also wakes up the printer.
REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The printer can print approximately 2,400 pages (5% coverage: A4/Letter) with one toner cartridge. When the toner cartridge is running low, the Alarm and Data (Toner) lamps blink once every 5 seconds to indicate toner low. Initially, some models are supplied with a starter toner cartridge which must be replaced after 1,000 pages. ✒ Note Actual page count will vary depending on your average document type. (i.e.: standard letter, detailed graphics, etc.
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 2 Gently turn the lever on the toner cartridge forward until it stops. ✒ Note The toner cartridge cannot be removed unless the shutter is completely closed by turning the lever fully to the front. 3 Remove the old toner cartridge from the drum unit by pulling it out gently.
5 Install the new toner cartridge into the right hand side of the drum unit. Make sure that the toner cartridge guide bar is exactly aligned with the guide slot in the drum unit and pushed fully home into the drum unit to ensure that the toner cartridge and the drum unit fit together correctly. 6 Gently turn the lever on the toner cartridge backward until it stops. 7 Turn the drum unit upside down gently.
REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT The printer uses a drum unit to create the print images on paper. If the Drum lamp is on, it indicates the drum unit is nearly at the end of its life. We recommend you prepare a new drum unit to replace the current one. Even if the Drum lamp is on, you may be able to continue to print without replacing the drum unit for a while. If there is a noticeable deterioration in the output print quality even before the Drum lamp lights, then the drum unit should be replaced.
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 2 Remove the toner cartridge from the drum unit and keep it in a safe place. ✒ Note Discard the used drum unit according to local regulations. If you are not sure of them, consult your local dealer/retailer.
4 Install the toner cartridge into the new drum unit. Install the new drum unit into the printer. 5 Close the top cover. The printer automatically ejects the starter sheet. Ejecting this sheet resets the drum life alarm.
ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls If a recoverable error occurs, the printer indicates an ‘operator call’ by blinking the Alarm lamp and any of the following lamps. Find the error and take the proper action to correct it. The printer automatically recovers from most errors, but you may need to reset the printer with the panel switch as described below.
For errors shown below, the printer indicates an operator call by blinking the Alarm lamp. If you use the printer with the supplied Windows driver, the status monitor will appear to indicate the error on your computer screen. The HL-1040/1050 printer also prints some error messages on paper. Error Cover Open Print Overrun Action Close the top cover of the printer. Press the panel switch to print the data remaining in the printer.
Error Serial Interface Input Buffer Overflow (For HL-1040/1050 Only) Action Press the panel switch to resume printing. Check the communication parameters such as the handshake protocols on both your computer and printer. If the error occurs again, the interface hardware may be damaged. Consult your dealer. NOTE If the printer does not operate as you expect it to, it is recommended that you turn off the power switch, wait a few seconds and then turn it on again.
Additional Memory (HL-1050 Only) The HL-820/1020/1040 printers have 2 Mbytes of standard memory and additional memory cannot be fitted. The HL-1050 printer has 4 Mbytes of standard memory and a slot for optional additional memory. The memory can be expanded up to 36 Mbytes total by installing a commercially available single in-line memory module (SIMM). ✒ Note The HL-820/1020/1040 machine memory cannot be expanded.
Installing the SIMM To install the SIMM, follow these steps: 1 Turn off the power switch and unplug the p cord from the AC outlet. Disconnect the inte cable (printer cable) from the printer. ! Caution Be sure to turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord to the printer before installing or removing the SIMM to/from the main controller board. 2 Unscrew the screws securing the rear plate of the main controller board to the printer and pull out the main controller board .
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Laser Resolution Print Quality Print Speed Warm-Up First Print Print Media Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Wavelength: 780 nm / Output: 5 mW max.
Functions TrueType Fonts on disks Emulation Printer Driver Interface Memory Diagnostics TrueType-compatible soft-fonts for Windows on the supplied disk HL-820/1020:Brother Printing Solution for Windows HL-1040: Brother Printing Solution for Windows / Automatic emulation selection among HP LaserJet IIP (PCL level 4), EPSON FX-850, or IBM Proprinter XL HL-1050: Brother Printing Solution for Windows / Automatic emulation selection among HP LaserJet 6P (PCL level 6), EPSON FX-850, or IBM Proprinter XL Wind
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IMPORTANT - For Your Safety Declaration of Conformity (For Europe) To ensure safe operation the three-pin electrical plug supplied must be inserted only into a standard three-pin power point which is properly grounded through normal household wiring. We, Brother International Europe Ltd., Brother House 1 Tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK. declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents.
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.
