Brother Color Laser Printer HL-2400C series USER’S GUIDE i
USER’S GUIDE Trademarks Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple and LaserWriter are registered trademarks, and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Centronics is a trademark of Genicom Corporation. EPSON is a registered trademark, and FX-850 and FX-80 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
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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. To Use the Printer Safely Warning This printer is heavy and weighs approximately 36kg (79.37lbs).
Warning If metal objects, water or other liquids get inside the printer, turn the printer off immediately and unplug the printer. Contact your dealer. Warning Do not put consumables such as the Toner Cartridges and the Waste Toner Pack into a fire. Consumables are flammable under certain conditions.. Warning Do not look at the laser beam light directly. It might cause damage to your eyesight. Warning Do not run the printer with the Top Cover, Front Cover and Rear Access Covers open.
USER’S GUIDE Printer Do's and Don'ts for Optimum Print Quality ! Caution When you move or lift this printer, be sure to keep the printer flat and remove the Toner Cartridges, Waste Toner Pack, Oil Bottle and Fusing Unit first so that they will not spill. Damage caused by failure to remove the supplies will void your warranty. ! Caution Do not touch the rollers of the Fusing unit. If you do, it might cause print quality reduction. Fig.
TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS ........................ xv CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.................................................... 1-1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL...................................................................... 1-1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER....................................................................... 1-2 Features ............................................................................................ 1-2 Options.....................................................
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER .......... 3-1 AUTOMATIC EMULATION SELECTION......................................... 3-1 AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION .......................................... 3-3 ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL........................................................ 3-5 Selecting the Local Language Display ............................................. 3-5 Using the Panel Buttons ................................................................... 3-6 Printer Settings .....
BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE ......................................................... 4-6 SEL Button....................................................................................... 4-6 SET Button ...................................................................................... 4-7 ▲ (UP) or ▼ (DOWN) Button ........................................................ 4-7 MODE Button..................................................................................
USER’S GUIDE BUTTONS IN SHIFT MODE ............................................................... 4-59 SHIFT Button ................................................................................. 4-59 EMULATION Button ..................................................................... 4-60 About Emulation Modes............................................................. 4-62 ECONOMY Button......................................................................... 4-63 TONER SAVE MODE ..................
Ozone Filter ........................................................................................... 5-16 Ozone Filter ................................................................................ 5-16 Replacing the Ozone Filter ......................................................... 5-16 Fusing Unit....................................................................................... 5-17 Fusing Unit .................................................................................
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING............................................... 6-1 TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................... 6-1 Operator Call Messages.................................................................... 6-1 Maintenance Messages (appear on the lower row) .......................... 6-3 Error Messages ................................................................................. 6-4 Service Call Messages................................
SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS..........................................................A-14 OCR Symbol Sets...........................................................................A-14 HP PCL Mode ................................................................................A-15 EPSON Mode .................................................................................A-22 IBM Mode ...................................................................................... A-25 HP-GL Mode............................
USER’S GUIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice (For U.S.A. 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 to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada only) This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur la matériel brouilleur du Canada. Laser Safety (120 V model only) This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U.S.
USER’S GUIDE 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 is marked “IEEE1284 compliant”. The cable must not exceed 1.8 metres in length. IEC 825 Specification (220-240 V model only) This printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 825 specifications. The label shown below is attached in countries where required.
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USER’S GUIDE In the event of replacing the plug fuse, fit a fuse approved by ASTA to BS1362 with the same rating as the original fuse. Always replace the fuse cover. Never use a plug with the cover omitted.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (EUROPE) 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: Safety: EMC: EN 60950, EN 60825 EN 55022 Class B, EN 50082-1 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).
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual acts as your guide to the setup and operation of your printer and covers the following topics: CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION provides an overview of the printer. Read this chapter first to get familiar with the printer. CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER gives you general set-up information about this printer. Be sure to read this chapter before you use the printer.
USER’S GUIDE ABOUT THIS PRINTER Features This printer has the following standard features. 2400 x 600 DPI Class Resolution This printer prints pages with a resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi) as default. By utilizing the 300-dpi mode, the printer can also print 300-dpi data, if necessary. Moreover, you can get higher quality printout which is the equivalent of 2400x600 DPI resolution printout, by utilizing HRC or CAPT.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Three Interfaces This printer has a high speed bi-directional parallel interface, an RS-232C serial interface and a modular input/output (MIO) compatible interface. If your application software supports the bi-directional parallel interface, you can monitor the printer status. It is fully compatible with the industry-standard bi-directional parallel interface.
USER’S GUIDE Various Fonts This printer has 75 scalable and 12 bitmapped fonts. The fonts that can be used vary according to the current emulation mode.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Reprint Function You can reprint the last print job with a touch of a panel button which allows reprinting without sending the data again from the computer. When there is not enough memory to print the last job out, you can reprint the last print page. PCMCIA Card Slot Printer has PCMCIA card slot (TypeII:2slots, TypeIII:1slot).You can install a PCMCIA-compatible flash memory card and HDD card. Flash memory card: You can store fonts, macros, logos and other print data.
USER’S GUIDE Options The following options are available for this printer: Lower Tray Unit A lower tray unit expands the paper source capacity. You can load extra paper or different sizes of paper. You can load Letter, A4, B5 (JIS and ISO) or Executive size (176x250 to 215.9x297mm) paper and Com10, DL size envelopes into this cassette. Legal Cassette When you want to print on Legal sized paper, you need to use this cassette.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Operating and Storage Environment Please take note of the following before using the printer. Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power range. AC power: Frequency: ±10% of the rated power voltage 50/60 Hz (120V or 220-240 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, etc.
USER’S GUIDE The following figure shows the suitable spacing around the printer for operation and maintenance. Rear Front Fig. 1-1 Suitable Spacing around the Printer ✒ Note Ensure that there is enough space at the rear of the printer so that you can easily access the rear cover if a paper jam occurs.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER This chapter works as a quick setup guide, which gives you information for setting up the printer. BEFORE USING THE PRINTER Warning This printer is heavy and weighs approximately 36kg (79.37lbs). When you move or lift this printer, be sure to do so with at least 2 people so that you will not hurt your back. Checking the Components After unpacking the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Note An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase an appropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use (parallel cables should not exceed 1.8meters(6 feet)). The power cord may differ slightly from this diagram depending on the country where you purchased the printer. ✒ Note You may have additional parts not listed above depending on which country you live in and theHL-2400C series model you have bought.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER General View Top Cover Control Panel Front Cover Power Button Media Cassette Fig. 2-2 Front View Controller Box Rear Access Cover Power Cord Connector Rear Side Cover Fig.
USER’S GUIDE SETTING UP THE PRINTER Removing the Protective Parts After checking that you have all of the correct parts, temporarily place the printer where you can easily reach all sides. Remove the protective parts that secure the printer against damage during transportation, as shown below: ✒ Note Keep all packing materials for transporting or storing the printer later. 1. Remove the protective parts as shown below. Fig.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Installing the (OPC) Belt Cartridge ! Caution Do not touch the green surface of the (OPC) Belt Cartridge . If you do, it might cause quality reduction. Do not expose the (OPC) Belt to light (more than 800 lux) for more than approximately 2 minutes. It might cause damage to the (OPC) Belt Cartridge and void its warranty. 1. Open the Top Cover with the Front Cover open. Fig. 2-5 Open the Covers 2.
USER’S GUIDE 3. Remove the orange (OPC) Belt Tension Release Pins. Fig. 2-7 Remove the Pins 4. Remove the Protective Sheet from the (OPC) Belt Cartridge. Fig. 2-8 Remove the Protective Sheet 5. Insert the (OPC) Belt cartridge into the printer along the guide with the flat side facing toward you. Fig. 2-9 Insert the (OPC) Belt Cartridge 6. Lock the Belt Cartridge Lock Levers by pushing them backwards until you feel them click. 7. Close the Top Cover.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Installing the Toner Cartridges This printer uses 4 separate color (Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow) toner cartridges to print. You have one of each color toner cartridge supplied as standard. A new cartridge contains enough toner to print approximately 10,000 (Black): 6,000 (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) A4 or letter-size single-sided pages at about 5% coverage. (Actual toner yield will depend on the images being printed.
USER’S GUIDE ! Caution Do not stand the toner cartridge on its end or turn it upside down. Install the toner cartridges immediately after you remove the protective part. Do not touch the shaded part shown below. Fig.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Installing the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner 1. Release the Fusing unit pressure a little with the Pressure Release Levers ( ). Then pull the orange protective parts between the rollers of the Fusing Unit out to remove them ( ). Make sure that the Pressure Release Levers are locked. Fig. 2-13 Remove the Protective Parts 2. Install the Oil Bottle into the Fusing Unit with the label side facing the front of the printer. Fig.
USER’S GUIDE 3. Set the Fuser Cleaner into the Fusing Unit with the roller side facing toward you. Fig. 2-15 Install the Fuser Cleaner 4. Lock the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner with the Oil Bottle Lock Levers. Fig. 2-16 Lock the Oil Bottle Lock Levers 5. Close the Top Cover.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Loading Paper in the Media Cassette ✒ Note This printer has a 250 sheet Media Cassette as standard. An additional Lower Tray Unit is available as an option. Since the Media Cassette is a universal type, you can set letter, A4, ISO B5 or executive size cut sheet paper or COM10, or DL size envelopes in the Media Cassette. The paper sources have the following limitations. For more information about paper, see “Paper Handling” in Chapter 3.
USER’S GUIDE Follow these steps to set paper and install the Media Cassette: ✒ Note Be sure to select the same paper size as the paper to be used from your application software, or correct printing cannot be obtained. If your application software does not support paper size selection in its print menu, you can change the paper size with the Mode button in the FORMAT MODE. For paper size change information, see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 2. Adjust the Paper Guides according to the paper size you want to load. Hold the shaded parts below and move the guides. Fig. 2-18 Adjust the Paper Guides 3. Load paper into the Media Cassette. ✒ Note Do not load more than 250 sheets of paper (75 g/m2or 20 lbs.) in the cassette, or paper jams may occur. Paper (75 g/m2 or 20 lbs.) should be loaded up to the lines on the sliding guide. R PE PA ILM PF OH Fig. 2-19 Paper Lines 4.
USER’S GUIDE Connecting the Printer to Your Computer This printer has a bi-directional parallel interface and an RS-232C serial interface. They allow the printer to communicate with IBM/PC® or compatible computers. Before connecting the printer and computer, you need to purchase a connecting cable specifically made for the interface to be used Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set, simply connect the interface cable to the printer.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 3. Secure the connection with wire clips or screws on the printer. Serial Interface Port Secure connection with screws. Computer Printer Parallel Interface Port Secure connection with wire clips. Fig. 2-20 Connecting the Printer and Computer 4. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the interface connector on your computer. Be sure to secure the connection on the computer also. ✒ Note When you connect to a network, refer to the Network User’s Guide.
USER’S GUIDE Turning the Printer On Plugging in the Power Cord and Turn the Printer On 1. Make sure that the Power button is turned OFF: the button is on the front left hand side of the printer. 2. Attach the power cord to the printer and plug it into an appropriate AC outlet. Fig. 2-21 Plugging in the Power Cord 3. Turn the printer on by pressing the Power Button. ! 2–16 Caution Check the AC voltage. This printer should be operated at the specified voltage and frequency.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER ! Caution Always wait at least 5 seconds after turning off the power before turning it back on. Do not turn the power off while the printer is printing as this may cause a paper jam and adversely affect the printer. The printer performs a self-diagnosis at start-up to check its hardware and software. If the printer should find any problems, the display will change to show the corresponding error message. See “TROUBLESHOOTING” in Chapter 6.
USER’S GUIDE Printing the Test Patterns or Lists You can check print quality and print a list of available fonts before you actually start working with the printer. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have already installed the toner cartridges, the (OPC) Belt Cartridge, the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner and have loaded paper into the cassette. Make sure that you have removed the protective parts on the Waste Toner Pack. 2 Turn on the printer.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 6. Press the Set button. The printer starts printing the selected test pattern or list. When the printer finishes printing, it automatically exits to the off-line state. PRINT CONFIGURAITION(1/2) (LJ):HP LaserJet 4 (FX):EPSON FX-850 TEST PRINT (BS):BR-Script 2 (GL):HP-GL (PR):IBMProprinterXL PAGE COUNTER RAM SIZE !"#$%&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz[| "#$%&'()*+,-.
USER’S GUIDE Installing the Printer Driver Computer Requirements The following are the minimum computer requirements to setup and operate the printer. CPU: 80486 or higher (Pentium recommended) RAM: 8 MB or more for Windows 95, 98, 3.1 / 3.11 and NT 4.0 (16 MB or more recommended) Hard Disk Drive: 10Mbyte free space available (more space is necessary for printing) OS: Windows 95, 98, 3.1x, NT4.0 ✒ Note Use only a shielded Interface cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant and less than 1.8m (6 feet ) long.
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Prepare Windows 3.1/3.11 for the Printer 1. Insert the supplied disk for Windows into your floppy disk drive. 2. Choose Run from the File menu in the Program Manager. 3. Type the drive name where you inserted the supplied disk and “SETUP” in the box: for example, A:\SETUP. Choose the OK button or press the Enter key. 4. The installer starts running. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. ✒ Notes The installer automatically updates your SYSTEM.
USER’S GUIDE Prepare Windows NT 4.0 for the Printer 1. Insert the supplied disk for Windows into your floppy disk drive. 2. Click the “START” button and select “Setting”. 3. Select “Printers” and double click “Add Printer”. 4. Follow the instructions in Windows NT. 5. Click “Have Disk”. Then browse and select “Brother HL-2400C series”. 6. Follow the rest of the Windows NT instructions. ✒ Notes For installation of other printer drivers and information on the latest printer drivers see: http://www.brother.
CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER AUTOMATIC EMULATION SELECTION This printer has an automatic emulation selection function. When the printer receives data from the computer, it automatically selects the emulation mode. This function has been factory set to ON.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Notes When you use the automatic emulation selection, note the following: Once the emulation is automatically changed, it is not changed again for a short period of time. This time period is called “Time Out” and it can be set with the Emulation button. The factory setting is 5 seconds. The EPSON or IBM emulation mode priority must be selected, as the printer cannot distinguish between them.
CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION This printer has an automatic interface selection function. When the printer receives data from the computer, it automatically selects the bidirectional parallel, RS-232C serial interface or MIO interface as appropriate. When you use the parallel interface, you can turn the high-speed and bidirectional parallel communications on or off with the Mode button. For further information, see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Notes When you use the automatic interface selection, note the following: Once the interface is automatically changed, it is not changed again for a short period of time. This time period is called “Time Out” and it can be set with the Mode button. The factory setting is 5 seconds. The communications parameters [ baud rate, code type, parity, stop bit, Xon/Xoff, DTR(ER), and Robust Xon] must be set for the serial interface.
CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL Selecting the Local Language Display The display usually shows the current printer status. When you operate the control panel buttons, it shows functions and settings. If any trouble occurs, it shows the corresponding error message. You can see these messages in several languages. The default language is English. • English • French • German • Dutch • Spanish • Italian To change to another language: 1. Turn off the printer. 2.
USER’S GUIDE Using the Panel Buttons The printer has a versatile control panel. It has two operation modes: When you press the buttons, they work in the NORMAL mode as indicated above the buttons. When you press the buttons with the Shift button held down, they work in the SHIFT mode as indicated below the buttons. You can control the basic printer operations and make various printer settings in the NORMAL and SHIFT modes.
CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER Printer Settings You may operate the printer with the panel button settings unchanged. They have been factory set. When necessary, change and store them in the printer memory as user settings. There are two types of printer settings available on this printer: 1. User Settings 2. Factory Settings Remember that the User Settings override the Factory Settings. The User Settings are effective until other settings are made or they are restored to the Factory Settings.
USER’S GUIDE PAPER HANDLING Print Media Paper Size 1. The Standard Media Cassette Since the Media Cassette is a universal type, you can use any of the sizes of paper in the following list. The cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of paper (75 g/m2 or 20 lbs.) or up to 15 envelopes (Paper should only be loaded up to the arrow head marked on the sliding guide). • Plain paper from 105 mm x 220 mm (4.1” x 8.7”) to 216 mm x 297 mm (8.5” x 11.
CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER paper source available size Standard Media Cassette cut sheet : Letter, A4, B5(ISO), B5(JIS), Executive envelope: COM 10, DL other size: width 105-216mm (4.1”-8.5”) length 220-297mm (8.7”-11.7”) cut sheet : Legal, Letter, A4, B5(ISO),B5(JIS), Executive envelope: COM 10, DL other size: width 105-216mm (4.1”-8.5”) length 220-355.6mm (8.7”-14”) Optional Legal Cassette available type and capacity plain paper : 250 envelope : 15 OHP film : 50 Up to approx.
USER’S GUIDE Printable Area The Printable Area depends on the settings in your application. The figure below shows the physically printable area and non guaranteed print area of various paper types with this printer. Fig. 3-2 Printable Area and Non Guaranteed Print Area ✒ Note If you use paper which is not a direct equivalent for the specified paper, the life of the various consumables and parts may be reduced.
CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER Using Envelopes Avoid using envelopes with the following characteristics: • Glossy or shiny surfaces • Protection cover on the envelopes’ adhesive parts • Sealing flaps that have not been folded at purchase • Sealing flaps as shown below • Three or more layers of paper in the marked area • Each side folded as shown below Fig.
USER’S GUIDE Before loading envelopes in the cassette, check the following: • Envelopes should have a lengthwise sealing flap. • The sealing flaps should be crisply and correctly folded (irregularly cut or folded envelopes may cause paper jams). • Envelopes should consist of two layers of paper in the following marked area. Feeding Direction Fig. 3-4 Envelopes • Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure. • All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or creases.
CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER Cassette Feed The printer can feed paper from the Media Cassette, Optional Lower Media Cassette or Optional Legal Cassette. ✒ Notes When you load paper into the Media Cassette, note the following: If your application software supports paper size selection on the print menu, you can select it through the software. If your application software does not support it, you can set the paper size with the printer driver or with the Mode button on the control panel.
USER’S GUIDE Manual Feed This printer has no manual feed tray or multi purpose tray. Therefore you cannot feed irregular sized paper in the usual way. However, this printer has a special manual feed mode using Tray 1 ( upper tray) to overcome this inconvenience. 1. When the manual feed command is selected, the printer waits until you place the paper for printing in Tray 1, as in the usual manual feed mode operation. T1 MANUAL FEED **** SIZE 2.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY AND LEDS This printer has one liquid crystal display (LCD) and four LEDs on the control panel. The display can show various messages with up to 16 characters in two rows. The LEDs light to indicate the current printer status. Copy Pages Orientation Feeder Emulation Mode Ready Toner K On Line Sel C M Y Data Form Feed Alarm Feeder Font Mode Emulation Continue Shift Economy Test Copy Reset Set Fig.
USER’S GUIDE Printer Status Messages (on the upper row) The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayed during normal operation: Printer Status Message Meaning 00 READY 001P T1 The printer is ready to print. 00 IDLE 001P T1 The printer is idle. (BR-Script 2 mode only) AUTO PCL5C The printer is off-line and currently in HP PCL5C mode under AUTO emulation mode selection. HP PCL5C 00 BUSY The printer is off-line and in HP PCL5C mode under HP LaserJet emulation mode selection.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Printer Status Message Meaning (Continued) 07 FF PAUSE The printer has suspended feeding forms. Pressing the Sel button resumes form feed. 08 RESET TO USER SETTINGS The printer is restoring itself to the 08 RESET TO SETTING 1 08 RESET TO SETTING 2 09 RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS The printer is restoring itself to the user 1 user settings you selected with the panel buttons. (The message appears only momentarily.) settings.
USER’S GUIDE LJ PRINT 002 L T1 AUTO ■■■■ K C Paper Source “T1”... Tray 1 “T2”... Tray 2 “MN”... Manual Feed M Y Toner Level Copy Pages Orientation : sufficient toner “P”... Portrait (blinking ): toner nearly empty “L”... Landscape -disappear: toner empty Current Emulation “##”... Fixed emulation expressed with double figures “LJ”... AUTO HP PCL5C emulation “BS”... AUTO BR-Script 2 “GL”... AUTO HP-GL emulation “FX”... AUTO EPSON FX-850 emulation “PR”...
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL LEDs The LEDs light or blink to indicate the current printer status. READY LED indication On Blinking DATA LED indication On Blinking Meaning Ready to print Warming up Meaning Data remains in the printer buffer. Pressing the Form Feed button prints the data and clears the buffer. Receiving or processing data ALARM LED indication On Meaning Some problem has occurred in the printer.
USER’S GUIDE BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE You can control the basic printer operations and change various printer settings in the NORMAL mode. Functions available in the NORMAL mode are shown above the panel buttons. Copy Pages Orientation Feeder Emulation Mode Ready Toner K On Line Sel C M Y Data Form Feed Alarm Mode Font Continue Set Fig. 4-3 Buttons in NORMAL Mode ✒ Note The factory settings are printed in bold in this section.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ✒ Notes When you press the Sel button, remember the following: All other buttons—except the Sel button—are operational only when the printer is off-line. If the printer is not in AUTO emulation mode, the LCD displays the current emulation by pressing the Sel button to take it off-line, but you cannot enter other emulation modes. To make settings in other emulation modes, press the Emulation button and select the emulation. The Sel button works as a “quick exit” button.
USER’S GUIDE MODE Button Pressing the Mode button allows you to enter modes where you change settings. The mode menus and settings vary according to the current emulation mode and options. HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes BR-Script Mode HP-GL Mode INTERFACE MODE INTERFACE MODE INTERFACE MODE Set interface, parameters. Set interface, parameters. Set interface, parameters. FORMAT MODE FORMAT MODE FORMAT MODE Set orientation, paper size, margins, & others.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL MODE Button Settings in HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes The following table shows all the selections you can make with the Mode button in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. ✒ Note The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer.
USER’S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting INTERFACE MODE (Continued) I/F AUTO (Continued) MIO Setting Available only when a commercial MIO card has been installed. The settings available on the installed MIO card can appear under the subsetting menu.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu CARD OPERATION CARD1(2) When the commercial flash memory card or the HDD card has been formatted: (HP mode only) Sub-Setting Menu EXECUTE DATA Execute the data on the card. DATA ID=##### Execute the selected data. exit Exit to EXECUTE DATA SAVE DATA Send data to be saved. CARD LIST SAVE Print the contents of the card.
USER’S GUIDE MODE Button Settings in BR-Script 2 Mode The following table shows all the selections you can make with the Mode button in the BR-Script 2 mode. ✒ Note The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting ADVANCED MODE NETWORK MODE LOCK PANEL=OFF ON or OFF PASS NO=### AUTO FF=OFF WAIT TIME= 5s FF SUPPRESS=OFF Enter pass number.
USER’S GUIDE MODE Button Settings in HP-GL Mode The following table shows all the selections you can make with the Mode button in the HP-GL mode. ✒ Note The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT=AUTO Sub-Setting Menu AUTO, OFF, LETTER, A4, or LEGAL Setting exit Exit to CARD OPERATION COUNT= 0 Shows the number of printed pages.
USER’S GUIDE Basic Operation Procedures When you operate the Mode button, remember the following basic steps: 1. Press the Sel button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the Mode button to enter the MODE menus. • Press the ▲ or ▼ button to scroll through the menus forward or backward. (Pressing the Mode button allows forward scroll.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Operation Example: Selecting the Parallel Interface For this session, select the parallel interface manually as follows: 1. Press the Sel button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the Mode button and then press the Set Button. When you enter the interface mode, the display first shows the current interface with the asterisk. 3. Press the ▲ or ▼ button until the desired interface appears on the display.
USER’S GUIDE INTERFACE MODE The automatic interface selection has been factory set. If you want to select a specific interface manually, use interface mode to select it.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ■ Parallel Interface When you use the parallel interface, you need to set the communications mode in the following sub-setting menu. Display Message High Speed and Bi-directional Parallel Communications HIGH SPEED=ON Turns on or off the high speed parallel communications. BI-DIR=ON Turns on or off the bi-directional parallel communications. The above high-speed and bi-directional settings are used for the bi-directional parallel interface of this printer.
USER’S GUIDE Display Message DTR(ER) =ON (Effective when Xon/Xoff=ON) Robust Xon =OFF Parameters Data terminal ready (ER) Robust Xon (Effective when Xon/Xoff=ON) Settings ON: Makes DTR (ER) low when the buffer is full. OFF: Does not make DTR (ER) low when the buffer is full. DTR(ER) goes low only when the printer is off-line. ON: Sends Xon while waiting. OFF: Sends Xon once, when the printer status changes from off-line to on-line.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL FORMAT MODE ORIENTATION When you select “ORIENTATION”, you can set portrait or landscape orientation. ✒ Note The ORIENTATION selection is effective in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. It does not work in other emulation modes. This printer can print pages in portrait or landscape orientation. You can check the current orientation on the display. PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE Fig.
USER’S GUIDE AUTO MODE ✒ Note The settings in this mode menu are effective in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. They do not appear in other emulation modes. The page/line termination is set in this mode.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ✒ Note on “AUTO MASK” When you use application software in non-HP modes, be sure to set “AUTO MASK” to ON. When you use letter- or A4-size paper, the top and bottom 2 lines are masked and they do not appear on the printout. The auto modes are subject to the current emulation mode. O : The auto modes can be set. X : The auto modes cannot be changed and no setting appears. — : The auto modes are not available.
USER’S GUIDE The following settings can be made in this mode: Display Message Page Format Mode PAPER =LETTER Set cut sheet paper size to letter, A4, legal, B5, A5 or executive, or envelope size to JIS B5, COM10, C5, or DL. LEFT M = Set the left margin at column 0-126 at 10cpi. 0C P RIGHT M = 80C P Set the right margin at column 10-136 at 10cpi. See “List of Factory Settings” in this chapter. TOP M Set the top margin at a distance from the top edge of the paper: 0, 0.33 (Non-HP), 0.5 (HP), 1.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ✒ Notes When you make settings in PAGE FORMAT MODE, note the following: The letter size has been factory set for 120V models. The A4 size has been factory set for 220/240V models. When you use a smaller size of paper than that specified in the PAGE FORMAT MODE, be sure that the print area is smaller than the paper size, or the inside of the printer will get stained with toner.
USER’S GUIDE ■ About Line Settings Setting the number of lines/page automatically sets the line spacing or line feed pitch. If the paper size is changed, the number of lines/page changes accordingly. The new setting is calculated with the following expression and the remainder, if any, is ignored. However, the line feed pitch and the top and bottom margins remain effective.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL GRAPHICS MODE ✒ Note The settings in this mode menu are effective only in the HP-GL mode. They do not appear in any other emulation modes. Since the HP-GL emulation mode is for a plotter, you can select the plotter pens, the pen size and percentage of gray in this mode menu. Display Message Graphics Mode PEN SETTING Set the size and percentage of gray separately for six plotter pens. CHARACTER SET Set the standard and alternate character sets.
USER’S GUIDE ■ Character Set When you select “CHARACTER SET,” you can select the standard and alternate character sets used in the HP-GL emulation mode. Enter the sub-setting menu and select the menu for the standard or alternate character set with the ▲ or ▼ button and press the Set button. Character Set standard character set alternate character set Message on the lower row of the LCD panel STANDARD SET ALTERNATE SET Character Sets in HP-GL Emulation Mode ANSI ASCII (Factory setting) 9825 CHR.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL RESOLUTION MODE The print resolution, Color Advanced Photoscale Technology (CAPT) and High Resolution Control (HRC) can be set in this mode menu. Display Message Resolution Mode RESOLUTION Set the print resolution of the printer. CAPT SETTING Set the CAPT function. . HRC SETTING Set the HRC function.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Note Even if you set the resolution to 600 dpi in this mode, the printer may not be able to print large and complex full color files at 600 dpi because of insufficient memory. However, it automatically decreases the resolution to 300 dpi to print them. While the printer is printing in this mode, the display prompts “01 PR300 … .” If the printer cannot print files even at 300 dpi, a “MEMORY FULL” error occurs. See “TROUBLESHOOTING” in Chapter 6.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ■ HRC Setting When you select “HRC SETTING,” you can set the high resolution control (HRC). This function is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi. Display Message HRC =OFF HRC =LIGHT HRC =MEDIUM HRC =DARK High Resolution Control Cancel high resolution control. Set high resolution control to the light level. Set high resolution control to the medium level.
USER’S GUIDE PAGE PROTECTION ✒ Note The setting in this mode menu is effective in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX850, IBM Proprinter XL, and HP-GL modes. It does not appear in the BR-Script 2 mode. If print images are too complex to print, the printer may print them out in parts or only on part of the page. If this occurs, the printer loses print data and shows a message on the LCD panel.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL CARD OPERATION ✒ Notes BE SURE TO TURN OFF THE PRINTER POWER BUTTON BEFORE INSTALLING OR REMOVING A FLASH MEMORY CARD OR HDD CARD, OR THE CARD WILL BE DAMAGED. The settings in this mode menu are effective only when you have installed a flash memory card or a HDD card in one of the card slots in the printer and you have selected the HP PCL5C, HP-GL, or BRScript 2 mode. They do not appear when the printer has no card or is in any other emulation mode.
USER’S GUIDE If CARD is selected, Display Message Card Operation FORMAT CARD Format a new flash memory card or HDD card. exit Exit to CARD OPERATION When the display shows “FORMAT CARD,” press the Set button to format the installed card. After the printer finishes formatting the card, you must exit to the “CARD OPERATION” menu. ✒ Notes When the card is formatted, data that has been previously written is erased. It takes ten or more seconds to format a 2-Mbyte flash memory card or HDD card.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ✒ Note A common use of the flash memory is with FORMS software packages. With these commercially available software packages you have an option to send a form to the printer without any data. After you have sent the form to the printer, you may save the form in the flash memory as a Macro. Then the next time you want to print this form, you would setup your FORMS software package to SEND DATA ONLY - USE FORM IN PRINTER.
USER’S GUIDE ■ Save When you select “SAVE” and you press the Set button, you can enter the following sub-setting menus to save the macros and fonts in the installed card: Display Message Save Menu SAVE DATA Save data that the printer will receive and set its ID. SAVE MACRO Save a macro. This menu appears only in the HP PCL5C emulation mode. PRIMARY FONT Save the primary font selected with the Font button. This menu appears only in the HP PCL5C emulation mode.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ✒ Notes When you send data to be saved on the card, it is temporarily stored in the RAM of the printer. Note the following: If the received data exceeds the RAM capacity, a memory full error occurs. You can clear this error with the Continue button. When this error occurs, only part of the image has been stored in RAM, therefore, you cannot save the data to the card. The printer is reset to ensure as much capacity as possible in RAM. If any data remains, it is printed out first.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Note When you see an asterisk on the display, the ID number has been used for another macro or data. If you select the used ID number, the old macro or data is erased and replaced with the new macro. You can execute a macro with the macro execution command. • Primary Font or Secondary Font ✒ Note The “PRIMARY FONT” and “SECONDARY FONT” menus appear only in the HP PCL5C emulation mode.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ✒ Notes When you save the primary or secondary font, note the following: The font is temporarily stored in the RAM of the printer before it is saved on the card. If the font data exceeds the RAM capacity, a memory full error occurs. You can clear this error with the Continue button. As not all the font data has been stored in RAM, you cannot save the font to the card. When the font data is saved, the printer is reset to ensure as much capacity as possible in RAM.
USER’S GUIDE You can check the fonts saved on the card by printing the list of fonts with the Test button. See “TEST Button” in Chapter 4. ✒ Note When the fonts on the HDD card are selected in a print job, they are copied into the printer RAM. It may cause a printer memory full error because those fonts occupy some RAM space. It is recommended to install optional SIMM memory to use the downloaded fonts on the HDD card.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL • Format Card You can format the flash memory card or HDD card to delete its contents. Instructions are in the following menu: FORMAT CARD When you press the Set button in this menu, the printer asks if you want to delete all contents of the card. Then press the Set button to start formatting the card. When you want to cancel formatting, move to the following menu with the ▲ or ▼ button and press the Set button.
USER’S GUIDE To lock or unlock the panel buttons as above, you need to enter a 3-digit pass number. Change the first digit of the number with the ▲ or ▼ button and move to the next digit with the Set button. After you finish entering your 3-digit pass number, the panel buttons are locked or unlocked. ✒ Note Do not forget your pass number that you have used to lock the panel buttons. If you enter a wrong number, you cannot unlock them.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ■ Form Feed Suppress You can turn on or off the form feed suppress function in this mode menu as follows: Display Message Form Feed Suppress FF SUPPRESS=OFF Turn off the form feed suppress function. (Factory setting) FF SUPPRESS=ON Turn on the form feed suppress function. If pages contain no print data, the printer would normally print blank pages. When you turn this function on, you can suppress printing blank pages.
USER’S GUIDE CONTINUE MODE If any recoverable error occurs including “Toner Empty,” it can be cleared with the Continue button. The Continue button function is selected with this mode setting. Display Message Continue Mode CONTINUE=MANUAL Select the manual or auto error recovery mode. Press the Continue button to clear errors. (Factory setting) CONTINUE=AUTO Select the auto error recovery mode. The printer automatically clears recoverable errors. You need not press the Continue button.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL INPUT BUFFER You can increase or decrease the capacity of the input buffer with the ▲ or ▼ button in this mode menu. A larger capacity allows the printer to receive data from the computer faster. ✒ Note If the printer reports a memory full error, reduce the capacity of the input buffer. Display Message Input Buffer ❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏ ❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏ : : ❏❏ ❏ The more squares, the larger the capacity of the input buffer.
USER’S GUIDE SAVE SETTINGS Suppose you share this printer with others who want different panel button settings or you use the printer with different settings. Since you can save the current settings in the printer’s memory, you can easily reset the printer to your necessary settings after they are changed. For resetting the printer, see “RESET Button” in Chapter 4. Use the panel buttons to set the configuration of the printer to your needs and then enter this mode menu to save your settings.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL FONT Button Pressing the Font button allows you to select fonts and symbol/character sets. ✒ Notes When you use the Font button, note the following: The Font button is effective in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. However the settings are subject to the current emulation mode. Note that the Font button does not work in the BR-Script 2 mode.
USER’S GUIDE To select the font and symbol set in the HP PCL5C mode, follow these steps: 1. Press the Sel button to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the Font button and then press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the primary or secondary font setting menu. . 3. Press the Set button. The display shows the font setting menu. You can skip the font setting menu and advance to the symbol set setting menu with the ▲ or ▼ button.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL 5. Press the Set button. When you enter the font setting mode, the display first shows the current font with an asterisk. 6. Press the ▲ or ▼ button until the desired font appears on the display. See “List of Fonts”. 7. Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective. ■ If you select a resident bitmapped font (Letter Gothic 16.66) or optional bitmapped fonts, the display shows the symbol set setting menu. Go to step 8.
USER’S GUIDE Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective, then the display shows the font size setting menu. ✒ Note When you have selected fixed-pitch fonts, you set the font size by the character pitch (width). When you have selected proportional spacing fonts, you set the font size in points (height). The display shows “PITCH” or “POINT” accordingly. The following displays show “PITCH” to simplify instructions. Press the ▲ or ▼ button until the desired font size appears on the display.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Setting the Font and Character Set in the EPSON FX-850 or IBM Proprinter XL Mode When the EPSON FX-850 or IBM Proprinter XL mode has been selected, the font and character set can be selected. Message on the lower row SELECT FONT CHARACTER SET TABLE PRINT to do; Set the font Set the character set Print the code table To select the font and character set in the EPSON FX-850 or IBM Proprinter XL mode, follow these steps: 1. Press the Sel button to set the printer off-line. 2.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Notes When you select the optional fonts or permanent download fonts, note the following: If the optional font card is not installed, the optional font cannot be selected. No selection appears on the display. If permanent fonts are not downloaded in the HP emulation mode or another emulation mode is selected, the permanent fonts cannot be selected. No selection appears on the display. When you select the optional font or download font, press the Set button to enter the sub-menu.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ✒ Note The style indication appears after the font name and the style name differs according to the font name. The italic or oblique indication can appear after any style indication: “BdIt” indicates a bold italic font, “LtIt” indicates a light italic font, etc. Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective, then the display shows the font size setting menu. ✒ Note When you have selected fixed-pitch fonts, you set the font size by the character pitch (width).
USER’S GUIDE 9. Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective. Then the display shows the next menu. 10. Press the Set button to start printing the code table of the selected font, or press the ▲ or ▼ button to skip this menu. Then the display shows the exit menu. 11. Press the Set button to exit from the setting mode. The printer returns to the off-line state.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL List of Fonts Display Message Font BROUGHAM LETTERGOTHIC OCR-A OCR-B LETTERGOTH16.6 LTRGOTH16 LTN2 Scalable Brougham Scalable LetterGothic Bitmapped OCR-A 12 cpi Bitmapped OCR-B 12 cpi Bitmapped Letter Gothic 16.66 cpi Bitmapped Letter Gothic 16.66 cpi ISO 8859-1 Latin2 Bitmapped Letter Gothic 16.66 cpi ISO 8859-1 Latin5 Bitmapped Letter Gothic 16.
USER’S GUIDE List of Symbol/Character Sets The symbol sets and character sets are subject to the current emulation mode.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL FORM FEED Button (REPRINT Button) The Form Feed button works in two ways according to the Data LED status. Form Feed When the printer is off-line and there is data remaining in the printer memory, the Data LED comes on. Pressing the Form Feed button executes a form feed and prints out the remaining data. If you set the number of copies with the Copy button and press the Sel button during copy printing, the printer suspends the form feed operation.
USER’S GUIDE CONTINUE Button If there is a problem with the printer, it automatically suspends printing and goes off-line. Pressing the Continue button may ignore the error and resume printer operation. The function of this button varies according to the CONTINUE mode set with the Mode button. Since the CONTINUE mode has been factory set to MANUAL, you need to press the Continue button to recover from a printer error message.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL BUTTONS IN SHIFT MODE You can control the basic printer operations and make various printer settings also in SHIFT mode. Functions available in SHIFT mode are labeled with the indications just below the panel buttons. Copy Pages Orientation Feeder Emulation Mode Ready Toner K On Line Alarm Emulation Shift C M Y Data Feeder Economy Test Copy Reset Fig. 4-8 Buttons in SHIFT Mode ✒ Note The factory settings are printed in bold in this section.
USER’S GUIDE EMULATION Button This printer has been factory set with the automatic emulation selection function on. The printer can select the emulation mode automatically when it receives data from the computer. When you want to set the emulation mode manually, hold down the Shift button and press the Emulation button. Then you enter the setting mode where you can change the emulation. To set the emulation mode, follow these steps: 1. Press the Sel button to set the printer off-line. 2.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL 7. Select EPSON or IBM with the ▲ or ▼ button. Since the printer cannot distinguish between the EPSON and IBM emulation modes, you need to select the EPSON or IBM emulation even in AUTO mode. When the printer receives data from the computer, it automatically selects the emulation mode in any of the following combinations: EPSON/IBM Priority Auto Selection Mode EPSON HP PCL5C BR-Script 2 HP-GL EPSON FX-850 IBM HP PCL5C BR-Script 2 HP-GL IBM Proprinter XL 8. Press the Set button.
USER’S GUIDE About Emulation Modes This printer has the following emulation modes: ■ HP PCL5C Mode The HP PCL5C mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode where this printer emulates Hewlett-Packard PCL5C color printers and PCL6 monochrome printers. Since a large number of application software packages support this type of laser printer, your printer will operate at its optimum performance in this mode.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ECONOMY Button TONER SAVE MODE You can turn on or off the toner save mode as follows: Display Message Toner Save Mode TONER SAVE=OFF Turn off the toner save mode. (Factory setting) TONER SAVE=ON Turn on the toner save mode. The amount of toner on the paper decreases and the printed image may look lighter. POWER SAVE MODE You can turn on or off the power save mode as follows: Display Message Power Save Mode POWER SAVE=ON Turn on the power save mode.
USER’S GUIDE FEEDER Button You can select the feeder and manual feed mode with the Feeder button. Display Message Feeder FEEDER=AUTO Select a feeder or auto paper feed. MANUAL MODE=ON Enable/disable the manual feed mode. MEDIA TYPE Select print media SMALL SIZE Set the small paper size detection of sizes under B5(JIS) You can check the current feeder. When you want to change settings with the Feeder button, hold down the Shift button and press the Feeder button.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ✒ Notes When you select a feeder, note the following: The “FEEDER=TRAY2” message appears only when the optional lower tray unit has been installed. The FEEDER=AUTO setting allows you to optimize your printing environment. This setting allows a print job to continue uninterrupted when a paper out condition occurs. The default setting is AUTO. This setting allows a common printing situation: Loading the same size and type of paper in both paper trays.
USER’S GUIDE MANUAL MODE This printer has no manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray. Therefore you cannot feed special paper in the usual way. However this printer has a special manual feed mode with Tray 1 in order to overcome this inconvenience. When “MANUAL MODE=ON” is selected or a manual feed command is sent to the printer, the printer will wait for you to replace the paper in Tray 1 with the paper for manual printing. 1. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the manual mode on or off. 2.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL COPY Button You can set the number of copies to print of the same page with the Copy button. The computer will release from a printing job in a shorter time if you use this feature than when you set the copy print quantity with your application software. Check the current setting on the display.
USER’S GUIDE RESET Button You can reset the printer with the Reset button. The print data that the printer has already received from the computer is cleared and the printer settings are restored to the user settings or factory settings. Any temporary download fonts and macro settings you set with commands in HP PCL5C mode are also cleared. When you want to reset the printer, hold down the Shift button and press the Reset button. You then enter the reset mode where you reset the printer.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL 4. Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective. The printer is reset according to the selected reset mode. Selected Mode RESET PRINTER RESET SETTING 1-2 FACTORY SETTINGS LCD message on the upper row 08 RESET TO USER SETTINGS 08 RESET TO SETTING # 1* 09 RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS 1* - # indicates the selected number of saved settings The printer automatically exits from the reset mode to the on-line state. 5.
USER’S GUIDE Button Item Sub-Item Factory Setting MODE INTERFACE MODE – I/F=AUTO For AUTO mode TIME OUT TIME OUT= 5s For bi-directional PARALLEL interface HIGH SPEED HIGH SPEED=ON BI-DIR BI-DIR=ON FORMAT MODE For RS-232C serial interface Baud Rate BaudRate= 9600 Code Type CodeType=8 bits Parity Parity =NONE Stop Bit Stop Bit= 1 bits Xon/Xoff Xon/Xoff=ON DTR (ER) DTR (ER)=ON Robust Xon Robust Xon=OFF ORIENTATION (Except for BRScript 2) AUTO MODE (HP PCL5C) AUTO LF OFF AUTO CR OFF
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Button Item MODE (continued) FORMAT MODE (continued) Sub-Item Factory Setting PAGE FORMAT MODE (HP PCL5C, EPSON, & IBM) PAPER LETTER (For 110/120V model) A4 (For 220/240V model) LEFT M 0 (LETTER, Portrait) 0 (LEGAL, Portrait) 0 (A4, Portrait) 0 (A5, Portrait) 0 (B5, Portrait) 0 (JIS B5, Portrait) 0 (EXE, Portrait) 0 (COM10, Portrait) 0 (DL, Portrait) 0 (LETTER, Landscape) 0 (LEGAL, Landscape) 0 (A4, Landscape) 0 (A5, Landscape) 0 (A6, Landscape) 0 (B5, Landscape) 0 (JIS B5, Lands
USER’S GUIDE Button Item MODE PAGE FORMAT (continued) (continued) Sub-Item LINES (HP) LINES (Non-HP) COLOR MODE FORMAT MODE (BR-Script 2) FORMAT MODE (HP-GL) 4–72 X OFFSET Y OFFSET COLOR PRINT Factory Setting 60 (LETTER, PORTRAIT) 78 (LEGAL, PORTRAIT) 64 (A4, PORTRAIT) 64 (A5, PORTRAIT) 53 (B5, Portrait) 54 (JIS B5, Portrait) 57 (EXE, Portrait) 51 (COM10, Portrait) 45 (DL, Portrait) 45 (LETTER, LANDSCAPE) 45 (LEGAL, LANDSCAPE) 43 (A4, LANDSCAPE) 43 (A5, LANDSCAPE) 35 (B5, Landscape) 36 (JIS B5, Lands
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Button Item Sub-Item MODE (continued) RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION PAGE PROTECTION (Non-BR-Script2) Factory Setting RESOLUTION=600 CAPT SETTING CAPT=OFF HRC SETTING HRC=MEDIUM – PROTECT=AUTO LOCK PANEL LOCK PANEL=OFF AUTO FF AUTO FF=OFF For AUTO FF=ON WAIT TIME WAIT TIME= 5s FF SUPPRESS FF SUPPRESS=OFF ADVANCED MODE ERROR PRINT (BR-Script2) ERROR PRINT=OFF CONTINUE MODE CONTINUE=MANUAL SCALABLE FONT (HP, EPSON, & IBM) FONT=ALL For any interfaces INPUT BUFFE
USER’S GUIDE Button Item Sub-Item ECONOMY Factory Setting – TONER SAVE MODE POWER SAVE MODE For POWER SAVE=ON TIME OUT TONER SAVE=OFF POWER SAVE=ON FEEDER FEEDER=AUTO For FEEDER=AUTO AUTO=T1>T2 TIME OUT=30m FEEDER COPY MANUAL MODE - MANUAL MODE=OFF MEDIA TYPE - REGULAR SMALL SIZE - SIZE=ISO B5 – – COPY PAGES=1 – LANG=ENGLISH LANGUAGE (FORM FEED + POWER ON) 4–74 -
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL TEST Button You can test the printer or print out the list of fonts with the Test button. To do so, hold down the Shift button and press the Test button. You will then enter test mode where you may test the printer or print out the list of fonts. To test the printer, follow these steps: 1. Press the Sel button to set the printer off-line. 2. Hold down the Shift button and press the Test button. When you enter test mode, the display shows the first test mode item. 3.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Notes The message “PRINT FONTS C” or “PRINT FONTS P” appears only when the optional font card is installed in the font slot or permanent download fonts are stored in printer memory. If the optional font card is installed, you can print out the list of optional fonts. Since the list shows the ID numbers specific to each optional font, it helps you to select them with the Font button.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL HEX DUMP MODE This printer has a useful Hex Dump Mode for checking the print data sent from your computer. The printer lists the print data in hexadecimal form. To enter the hex dump mode, follow these steps: 1. Check the power state. 2. Operate the buttons according to the power state. • If the printer has been turned off, turn on the printer. The printer starts the self-test and the display shows the following message.
USER’S GUIDE To exit from the hex dump mode, follow these basic steps: 1. Press the Sel button to set the printer off-line. 2. Reset the printer with the Reset button. Or turn off the printer, wait for a few seconds, and turn it on again.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE CONSUMABLES You need to replace the following consumables periodically. When the time comes to replace consumables, the following messages will appear on the LCD panel. The following are Operator Call Messages and when these messages are displayed on the LCD, the printer stops printing. LCD Operator Call Message Consumable to Replace Toner Cartridge Black Approximate Life 10,000 pages *1 How to Replace See 5-3 Order No.
USER’S GUIDE LCD Maintenance Message Consumable to Replace Fuser Cleaner Approximate Life 12,000 pages How to Replace See 5-9 (OPC) Belt Cartridge 50,000 images (continuously printed) *4 40,000 pages See 5-13 REPLACE FCR REPLACE OPC BELT Fusing unit Order No.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE ✒ Note If you use paper which is not a direct equivalent for the specified paper, the life of the various consumables and parts may be reduced. Approximate lives listed here are based on an average 5% coverage of the printable area using any one color toner cartridge. The frequency of replacement will vary depending on the complexity of the printed pages, the percentage coverage and media type used. Toner Cartridges ! Caution Be sure to use Brother original toner cartridges.
USER’S GUIDE Replacing the Toner Cartridges ! Caution When replacing the Toner Cartridges, handle them carefully so that toner will not spill. ✒ Note To ensure optimum print quality, be sure to use quality toner cartridges. To obtain Brother toner cartridges, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer. To replace the toner cartridge(s), follow these steps: 1. Open the Front Cover. 2 Remove the Toner Cartridge(s) which has run out of toner. 3.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5. Close the Front Cover. ! Caution Do not stand the toner cartridge on its end or turn it upside down. Install the toner cartidges immediately after you remove the protective part. Do not touch the shaded part. Fig.
USER’S GUIDE Oil Bottle Oil Bottle Low Message When the Oil has nearly run out, the following message appears on the LCD panel. You need to prepare a new Oil Bottle to replace the nearly empty bottle. After this message appears, you can print approximately 30 pages. FUSER OIL LOW Oil Bottle Empty Message When the Oil runs out, the following message appears on the LCD panel and the printer stops printing. When you see this message, you need to replace the Oil Bottle with a new one.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 3. Release the Oil Bottle Lock Levers as shown below. Fig. 5-3 Release the Oil Bottle Lock Levers 4. Take the empty Oil Bottle from the Fusing Unit. Place a sheet of paper under the Oil Bottle so that the oil will not spill into the printer, and remove the bottle towards the right hand side of the printer. Be careful not to spill oil inside the printer. It might cause damage to the printer. Fig.
USER’S GUIDE 5. Install the new Oil Bottle onto the Fusing unit with the label side facing the front of the printer. Fig. 5-5 Install the Oil Bottle 6. Lock the Oil Bottle Lock Levers securely. 7. Close the Top Cover. 8. Press the Power button to turn the printer On.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Fuser Cleaner Fuser Cleaner Message When the following message appears on the LCD panel, you need to prepare a new Fuser Cleaner. REPLACE FCR Fuser Cleaner Change Message When the following message appears on the LCD panel and the printer stops printing, you need to replace the Fuser Cleaner. 24 CHANGE FCR Replacing the Fuser Cleaner Warning The Fusing unit and the parts around it are HOT. Be sure to wait about 30 minutes before you start replacing the Fuser Cleaner.
USER’S GUIDE 4. Take the Fuser Cleaner out of the Fusing unit by holding the knob of the Fuser Cleaner. Fig. 5-7 Take the Fuser Cleaner out 5. Install the new Fuser Cleaner into the guide with the roller side facing toward you. Fig. 5-8 Install the Fuser Cleaner 6. Lock the Fuser Cleaner with the Oil Bottle Lock Levers. 7. Close the Top Cover. 8. Press the Power button and turn the printer on. 9. Press the Sel button and make the printer Off Line. 10.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Waste Toner Pack Approximately every 12,000 pages you print, you need to change the Waste Toner Pack. Waste Toner Pack Full Message When the West Toner Pack becomes full, the following message appears on the LCD panel and the printer stops printing. When you see this message, you need to replace the Waste Toner Pack. 22 WASTE TONER ! Caution Do not re-use the Waste Toner Pack. Replacing the Waste Toner Pack Warning Do not put the Waste Toner Pack containing toner into a fire.
USER’S GUIDE 1. Open the Front Cover. 2. Take the Waste Toner Pack out of the Waste Toner Pack Holder which is located at the lower right side of the printer. Be careful not to spill the toner. Fig. 5-9 Take the Waste Toner Pack out 3. Peel off the sealing sticker on the left hand side of the Waste Toner Pack. Seal the hole of the Waste Toner Pack with the sealing sticker. When you throw the used Waste Toner Pack away, put it in the plastic bag which is enclosed in the Waste Toner Pack carton. Fig.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE (OPC) Belt Cartridge (OPC) Belt Cartridge Message When the (OPC) Belt Cartridge runs out, the following message appears on the LCD panel. When you see this message, you need to replace the (OPC) Belt Cartridge. REPLACE OPC BELT ! Caution Do not touch the surface of the (OPC) Belt Cartridge. If you touch it, it might cause print quality reduction. Do not expose the (OPC) Belt Cartridge to light (more than 800 lux) for more than 2 minutes.
USER’S GUIDE 4. Take the (OPC) Belt Cartridge out of the printer. Fig. 5-12 Take the (OPC) Belt Cartridge out 5. Remove the Tension Release Pins from the new (OPC) Belt Cartridge. Fig. 5-13 Remove the Tension Release Pins 6. Remove the protective sheet of the new (OPC) Belt Cartridge. Do not touch the green part of the (OPC) Belt Cartridge. Fig.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 7. Insert the new Belt Cartridge into the printer along the guide with the flat side facing toward you. Fig. 5-15 Insert the new Belt Cartridge 8. Press the Belt Cartridge Lock Levers on both sides of the (OPC) Belt Cartridge rearwards to lock the cartridge into the printer. 9. Close the Front Cover and the Top Cover. 10. Press the Power button and turn the printer on. 11. Press the Sel button and make the printer Off Line. 12.
USER’S GUIDE Ozone Filter Ozone Filter You need to replace the Ozone Filter once a year to prevent ozone from coming out of the printer. ! Caution You have to replace the Ozone Filter once a year. If you do not, it might cause a noticeable smell of Ozone. Replacing the Ozone Filter 1. Slide and remove the Rear Side Cover . Take the Ozone Filter Case out which is located inside the Rear Side Cover. Fig. 5-16 Take the Ozone Filter Case out 2. Remove the Ozone Filter Case from the Ozone Filter Cover.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Fusing Unit Fusing Unit When the following message appears on the LCD panel, you need to replace the Fusing Unit. REPLACE FUSER Warning The Fusing unit and the parts around it are HOT. Be sure to wait about 30 minutes and check it has cooled down before you start replacing the Fusing unit. If you touch the HOT parts, you might get injured.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Note When you start using a new Fusing Unit, it is possible that initially poor fixing may occur. If it does, please wait for a while until the oil penetrates through to the Heat Roller. 4. Take out the Fusing Unit from the printer by holding the handles on both sides. Fig. 5-19 Take out the Fusing Unit from the Printer ! Caution When taking the Fusing unit out of the printer, be sure to keep the Fusing Unit flat, so that oil will not be spilt. 5.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 7. Fit the metal parts and secure with the two screws. Fig. 5-21 Secure the Metal Parts 8. Release the pressure a little with the Pressure Release Levers( ). Then pull the protective parts between the rollers of the Fusing Unit out to remove them( ).Make sure that the Pressure Release Levers are locked when the protective parts have been removed. Fig. 5-22 Removing the Protective Parts 9.
USER’S GUIDE 120K Kit 120K Kit When you see the following message on the LCD panel, you need to replace the Drum Cleaner, Paper Discharger, Transfer Roller, the Paper Feeding Roller, the Separator Pad and the Transfer Drum. ✒ Note As for how to replace the Paper Feeding Roller, the Separator Pad and the Transfer Drum, consult your local dealer/retailer. We recommend you to consult the dealer where you purchased the printer when you see following message on the LCD panel.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 4. Take the Drum Cleaner out of the printer by holding the knob which is located on top of the Drum Cleaner. Push the knob forward first and pull to remove the Drum Cleaner. Fig. 5-24 Take the Drum Cleaner out 5. Install the new Drum Cleaner into the printer by adjusting the guides and pushing till it clicks. Fig. 5-25 Install the New Drum Cleaner 6. Refit the Drum Cover and close the Top Cover.
USER’S GUIDE Paper Discharger ! Caution Do not touch the charging wire. Fig. 5-26 Charging Wire Replacing the Paper Discharger 1. Open the Rear Access Cover. 2. Remove the Paper Discharger from the Transfer Unit by sliding it to the right a little bit. Hold the right hand side of the Discharging Unit and pull to remove it. Fig.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 3. Install the new Paper Discharger into theTransfer Unit. Fig.
USER’S GUIDE Replacing the Transfer Roller 1. Release the green Transfer Roller Lock Lever. Lift the Lever to release the Transfer roller. Fig. 5-29 Release the Lock Lever 2. Take the Transfer Roller out of the printer by pulling the right hand side up. Then slide the Transfer roller to the right to remove it. Fig.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 3. Install the new Transfer Roller by putting the left side pin of the Transfer Roller into the boss on the left hand side of the unit. Adjust and place the right side knob of the Transfer Roller into the holder. Fig. 5-31 Install the Transfer Roller 4. Lock the Transfer Roller with the Transfer Roller Lock Levers. 5. Close the Rear Access Cover. 6. Plug in the printer and press the Power button to turn the printer on. 7. Press the Sel button and make the printer Off Line. 8.
USER’S GUIDE CLEANING THE PRINTER Clean the printer exterior and interior periodically with a dry soft cloth. If the printed page gets stained with toner, clean the printer interior with a dry soft cloth. Cleaning the Printer Exterior Clean the printer exterior as follows: 1. Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the Media Cassette. 3. Wipe the printer body with a soft cloth to remove dust from it. Dip the cloth in water and wring it out thoroughly for cleaning.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Periodical Printer Cleaning Every 20,000 pages printed or every 12 months, clean the following parts with a dry cloth. Clean the Paper Guide and Registration Roller to prevent paper mis-picking. Fig. 5-33-1 Paper Guide and Registration Roller Clean the Exit Roller after opening the Top Cover slightly. This will help to prevent paper jams at the paper exit or dirt appearing on the printed paper. Fig.
USER’S GUIDE REPACKING AND RELOCATING THE PRINTER ! Caution Whenever you transport the printer use the packing materials which are provided with your printer. Also, follow the steps below to re-pack the printer, or the printer may be damaged which will void the printer’s warranty.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE OPTIONS Lower Tray Unit Loading Paper from the Lower Media Cassette The lower tray unit is a device that functions as a second paper source which can contain a maximum of 250 sheets of paper (160 g/m2 or 43 lbs). For the optional lower tray unit, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer. With the lower tray unit installed, load paper into the lower paper cassette in the same way as you do the upper media cassette.
USER’S GUIDE 2. Check the three alignment pins on the Lower Tray Unit. Use two people to Lift the printer and put it onto the Lower Tray Unit. Be sure to use the handholds which are located at four corners at the bottom of the printer. Check to see if the alignment pins locate correctly into the printer. 3. Insert the Metal Parts into both sides of the Lower Tray Unit from above and secure with the screws. Fig. 5-35 Insert the Metal Parts and Secure with the Screws 4.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE ✒ Note Do not load B5 or smaller size paper and envelopes in the cassette which is loaded into the optional Lower Tray Unit. It might cause paper jams. Font Card, Flash Memory/HDD Card Installing a Font Card, Flash Memory Card and HDD Card This printer has two slots for an optional font cartridge and one slot for an optional font card, flash memory card or HDD card. (Type III HDD cards will only fit into card slot 2.
USER’S GUIDE The following type of flash memory card can be installed: • • • • 4 Mbyte 8 Mbyte 16 Mbyte 32 Mbyte : Fujitsu : Fujitsu : Fujitsu : Fujitsu MB98A81273 MB98A81373 MB98A81473 MB98A81573 • • • • 1 Mbyte 2 Mbyte 4 Mbyte 10 Mbyte : AMD : AMD : AMD : AMD AMC001CFLKA AMC002CFLKA AMC004CFLKA AMC010CFLKA • 4 Mbyte • 8 Mbyte • 20 Mbyte : AMD : AMD : AMD AMC004DFLKA AMC008DFLKA AMC020DFLKA • 2-85 Mbyte : SanDisk PCMCA PC Card ATA The following type of HDD card can be installed: • 170 Mbyte
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Selecting the Optional Fonts After you have installed the optional font card, you can select optional fonts by any of the following methods: 1. Through your application software 2. With a font selection command 3. With the Font button When you select fonts through your application software, follow the instructions specific to your software. Refer to your software manual if you need assistance.
USER'S GUIDE 3. Select the font with the Font button. See “FONT button” in Chapter 4. Modular I/O Card Before installing the NC-2010h Network card, please note the following information. Before NC-2010h Installation (USA) When you install the NC-2010h Ethernet interface card, this printer complies with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Please refer to the NC-2010h User’s Guide for the FCC notice.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 2. Remove the two screws and cover plate from the MIO interface slot. 3. Unpack the MIO card and hold it by its edge. ✒ Note Do not touch the card surface. If static electricity collects, it damages the card. 4. Insert the card until it is securely seated. 5. Secure the MIO card with the two captive screws on the card. 6. Retain the cover plate and two screws removed in 2 in case you want to remove the MIO card later. MIO Interface Slot MIO Card Fig.
USER’S GUIDE The following capacity of SIMM can be installed: • 1 Mbyte HITACHI HB56D25632B-6A, -7A, -8A MITSUBISHI MH25632BJ-7, -8 • 2 Mbyte HITACHI HB56D51232B-6A, -7A, -8A MITSUBISHI MH51232BJ-7, -8 • 4 Mbyte HITACHI HB56A132BV-7A, -7AL, -7B, -7BL, -8AL, -8B, -8BL MITSUBISHI MH1M32ADJ-7, -8 • 8 Mbyte HITACHI HB56A232BT-7A, -7AL, -7B, -7BL MITSUBISHI MH2M32EJ-7, -8, MH2M32DJ-7, -8 • 16 Mbyte TOSHIBA THM324000BSG-60, -70, -80 • 32 Mbyte TOSHIBA THM328020BSG-60, -70, -80 In general, the SIMM must have the
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 2. Unscrew the two screws securing the rear plate of the main controller board and pull out the main controller board. Fig. 5-41 Removing the Main Controller Board 3. Unpack the SIMM and hold it by its edge. ! Caution Do not touch the memory chips and the surface of the main controller board. If static electricity collects, it may damage these electrical parts. 4. Install the SIMM into the slot and push gently until it clicks into place. Fig. 5-42 Install the SIMM 5.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Notes When you install less than two SIMMs, be sure to install them in the order Slot 1and then Slot2. When you install different capacities of SIMMs, be sure to install the larger capacity SIMMs in the lower socket and smaller capacity SIMMs in order in the upper sockets. 6. Install the main controller board into the printer by sliding it into the guide rails. Fig. 5-43 Install the Main Controller board 7. Secure the main controller board with the two screws. 8.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING If any problems occur, the printer automatically stops printing, diagnoses the problem, and displays the corresponding message to alert you. Take the appropriate action, referring to the following tables. If you cannot clear the problem, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer. Inform the dealer of the message number for quick troubleshooting.
USER’S GUIDE Operator Call Message XX LOAD PAPER ***** SIZE T1 MANUAL FEED ***** SIZE 19 CHECK FONT 20 FONT REMOVAL 22 WASTE TONER 23 OIL EMPTY 24 CHANGE FCR 25 NO FUSER UNIT 27 NO OPC BELT 28 NO FC ROLLER 6–2 Meaning The wrong size of paper was loaded in the Media Cassette. XX is T1/ T2. Action Load the requested size of paper in the Media Cassette and press the Form Feed button. The printer requests you to Load the requested size of load paper manually.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Maintenance Messages (appear on the lower row) Error Message Meaning Action FUSER OIL LOW The Oil in the Oil Bottle is almost empty. It is time to replace the Cleaning Roller. It is time to replace the (OPC) Belt Cartridge. It is time to replace the Fixing Unit. It is time to replace the Drum Cleaner, Paper Discharger and Transfer Roller. Replace the Oil Bottle. REPLACE FCR REPLACE OPC BELT REPLACE FUSER REPLACE 120K KIT Replace the Cleaning Roller.
USER’S GUIDE Error Messages Error Message 6–4 32 BUFFER ERROR Meaning Input buffer overflow 34 MEMORY FULL Work memory overflow 40 LINE ERROR Error in the communications circuit 41 PRINT CHECK Error in communication with the engine controller Action Reset the printer or turn off and on the printer. Press the Continue button to resume printing. If the same error should occur after you press the Continue button, turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Error Message 42 CARD 1(2) FULL 43 CARD1(2)W ERROR 45 MIO ERROR 47 CARD1(2)R ERROR IGNORE DATA Meaning Card in slot 1 or 2 overflow Action Delete unnecessary macros or fonts, or use a new card. Card in slot 1 or 2 write error Set the write protect button of the card to OFF if it has been set to ON. Use a new card. If the same error occurs, consult your dealer or service personnel. Error in communication with the Install the MIO card correctly.
USER’S GUIDE Service Call Messages When any of the following messages appear on the LCD, turn the printer Off , wait 5 seconds and then turn the printer On again. If this does not clear the problem, consult your dealer or our authorized service representative.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Service Call Message 99 SERVICE D3 99 SERVICE D4 99 SERVICE D5 99 SERVICE D6 99 SERVICE E1 99 SERVICE E2 99 SERVICE E3 99 SERVICE E4 99 SERVICE E5 99 SERVICE E6 99 SERVICE E7 99 SERVICE E8 99 SERVICE E9 99 SERVICE EL 99 SERVICE F0 Meaning C switching clutch error Action Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again. K switching clutch error Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again. K,Y switching solenoid error Turn off the printer.
USER’S GUIDE Service Call Message 6–8 99 SERVICE F2 Meaning Ozone fan error Action Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again. Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again. Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again. Turn off the printer. Wait 15 minutes, then turn it on again.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Paper Jams This printer has been designed to be trouble free. However, if any problem should occur, note the display message and take the appropriate action. This section describes the actions to be taken against paper jams and unsatisfactory printouts. Paper Jam If paper jams in the printer, it stops printing and displays the following message.
USER’S GUIDE After you have followed the instructions, the printer automatically resumes printing. However, the Data LED may come on and the following message may appear on the display. 07 FF PAUSE After a paper jam has occurred, data usually remains in the printer memory. The message prompts you to execute a form feed and print out the remaining data. Press the Set button to continue.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 3. Close the Rear Access Cover. ✒ Note When paper jams at the Rear Access Cover increase, replace the Paper Discharger. ■ Paper Jam at Fusing Roller inside the printer 13 JAM INSIDE or 13 JAM DRUM If a paper jam occurs at the Fusing Roller, follow the steps to remove the jammed paper in the same way as for ‘Paper Jam at Paper Exit’. Otherwise, follow the steps below. Warning The Fusing Roller is extremely hot during operation. Remove the paper carefully. 1.
USER’S GUIDE ! Caution Do not touch the toner surface of the jammed paper. It might stain your hands or clothes. After having removed the jammed paper, if the printed paper has a stain, print several pages before restarting your printing. Remove the jammed paper carefully so as not to spread toner. Take care not to stain your hands and clothes with toner. Wash toner stains immediately with cold water. Never touch the transfer roller.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Q&A This section contains commonly asked questions and the answers concerning your printer. If you have encountered a problem, try to find the question relating to your problem and take the steps recommended to correct the problem. Setting Up the Printer Hardware Question The printer does not come on. The printer does not print. Recommendation Check the following; The printer is securely plugged into the AC outlet . The power source is active. The Power button is on.
USER’S GUIDE Setting Up the Printer Question I cannot print from my application software. I cannot print the entire page. Computer indicates a device time-out. Computer indicates Paper Empty. Computer indicates Off Line Computer indicates Power Off Computer indicates an error message other than above. If you install the printer driver for HL-2400C from the Plug & Play installation, the installation may sometimes fail with the following error dialog.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Paper Handling Question The printer does not load paper. How can I load envelopes? What paper can I use? How can I clear paper jams? The printer loads more than one sheet at a time. The printer doesn’t eject paper. Paper loads skewed. Sometimes mis-picking of paper from the paper tray or mis-feeding of paper from the paper exit occurs. Recommendation Check to see if the Alarm LED is on. If so, the Media Cassette may be out of paper or not properly installed.
USER’S GUIDE Printing Question The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints incorrect characters. The computer hangs up when the printer starts printing, or an application error occurs. My headers or footers appear when I view my document on screen but do not show up when I print them. Printing takes too long. Recommendation Cancel the print job from your computer. Then, turn on and off the printer or reset the printer and try your print job again.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Print Quality ✒ Note You can clear a print quality problem by replacing a toner cartridge with a new one if the LCD indicates the ‘toner low’ or ‘toner empty’ message. Question White horizontal lines or bands or rubbing ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789.
USER’S GUIDE Question Black vertical streaks or bands ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Question Toner scatter or Toner stain ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. The color of your printouts are not what you expected All one color Dirt on back of paper ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
USER’S GUIDE Question Uneven density appears periodically in the horizontal direction Recommendation 1) Check the toner cartridges are installed correctly. 2) Check the OPC belt cartridge is installed correctly ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Question Off set image ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz. Recommendation 1) Check that specified paper is used. 2) Check the oil is not empty. 3) Replace the cleaning roller ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
USER’S GUIDE ! Caution Operation of the printer outside the specifications shall be deemed abuse and all repairs thereafter shall be the sole liability of the end user/purchaser.
APPENDICES APPENDICES PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength: Output: Resolution 300 dots per inch (Normal) 600 dots per inch (Fine) (The resolution can be enhanced to 2400 dpi class by using the HRC (High Resolution Control) and CAPT (Color Advanced Photoscale Techology) features.) Print Speed 16 pages per minute (A4/Letter size in monochrome) 4 pages per minute (A4/Letter size in full color) Warm Up Max. 3.
USER’S GUIDE Functions A-2 CPU MB86832 (SPARC architecture) Emulation Automatic emulation selection • HP Color Printer (PCL5C ) including HP LaserJet 4+ (PCL 5e) and HP LaserJet 5 (PCL 6) • BR-Script Level 2 (Adobe Postscript Level 2 compatible) • HP-GL • EPSON FX-850 • IBM Proprinter XL Interface Automatic interface selection among bi-directional parallel, RS-232C serial and MIO interface.
APPENDICES Electrical and Mechanical Power Source U.S.A. and Canada: Europe and Australia: AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption Printing: Stand-by: Stand-by in sleep mode: Noise Printing: Stand-by: 55 dB A or less 48 dB A or less Temperature Operating: Non operational: Storage: 10 to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.
USER’S GUIDE PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper Input Media Trays : • Standard upper tray (Tray 1) • Optional lower tray (Tray 2) • Paper size: TRAY 1: Letter, A4, ISO B5, JIS B5, Executive, COM10 and DL TRAY 2: Letter, A4, ISO B5, JIS B5, Executive (Legal for Optional Legal Cassette) • Max. stacking height in the cassette = 27 mm(1.06”) • Max. paper cassette capacity = Approx.
APPENDICES Test printing on paper, especially envelopes, is recommended before making a large purchase. The following types of envelopes are not recommended for use.
USER’S GUIDE ✒ Note The manufacturer does not warrant the use of any particular paper. The operator is responsible for the quality of paper used with the printer. Paper Types to Avoid Some types of paper might not perform well or may cause damage to your printer. Types of paper to avoid are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Highly textured paper. Smooth or shiny paper. Paper that is coated or has a chemical finish. Damaged, wrinkled or prefolded paper.
APPENDICES 5. 6. 7. 8. Envelopes with clasps, snaps or tie strings. Envelopes made with smooth or shiny paper. Envelopes that are rough, highly textured, or deeply embossed. Envelopes which do not lie flat or that are curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped. 9. Envelopes having an open flap with an adhesive that seals the envelope. USE OF ANY OF THE ENVELOPES LISTED ABOVE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR PRINTER. SUCH DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT.
USER’S GUIDE INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Bi-directional Parallel Interface Interface Connector A shielded cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant with the following pin assignment should be used. Most existing parallel cables support bidirectional communication, but some might have incompatible pin assignments or may not be IEEE 1284 compliant. 18 15 12 9 6 3 1 36 33 30 27 24 21 19 Fig. A-1 Parallel Interface Connector Pin Assignment Pin No. A-8 Signal Pin No.
APPENDICES Signal Description Pin No. 1 Signal Name DATA STROBE IN/OUT Explanation IN Data is latched at the leading edge of this signal. 2-9 DATA 0 - 7 IN Parallel 8 bit data 10 ACKNLG OUT Data reception is completed and the printer is ready for the next data reception when this signal becomes low. 11 BUSY OUT The printer cannot receive data when this signal is high. The signal becomes high under data receiving, off-line, or error states.
USER’S GUIDE Parallel Cable Connection for IBM-PC/AT or Compatible Computers and IBM-PS/2 Computers A-10 Signal Printer Pin No. Computer Pin No.
APPENDICES RS-232C Serial Interface Standard Specifications 1) Baud rate: 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200 baud Synchronization: Start-stop Communications control: No protocol Data length: Serial 7 bits or 8 bits Parity: Odd, even, or none Stop bit: 1 or 2 stop bits Protocol: Xon/Xoff or DTR Interface Connectors A shielded cable should be used. 13 10 25 7 21 4 18 1 14 Fig. A-2 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignment Pin No.
USER’S GUIDE Signal Description Signal Name IN/OUT Explanation A-12 FG – SD OUT Frame Ground RD IN RS OUT Request To Send. “SPACE” level when the printer is ready to send data to the computer. DR IN Data Set Ready. When DSR is at “SPACE” level, data can be accepted. SG – Signal Ground ER OUT Send Data. Receive Data. Receives data transmitted from the computer. Data Terminal Ready. “MARK” level when the printer is Busy.
APPENDICES Serial Cable Connection for IBM-PC/AT or Compatible Computers and IBM-PS/2 Computers The following diagrams show the pin connections for the most common serial communications. ■ DB-9 Serial Connection When you use a computer with a 9-pin serial port, use a cable with the following pin configurations.
USER’S GUIDE SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS You can select the symbol and character sets with the FONT switch in the HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. See “FONT Switch” in Chapter 4. When you have selected the HP-GL emulation mode, you can select the standard or alternate character set with the MODE switch. See “GRAPHICS MODE” in Chapter 4. OCR Symbol Sets When the OCR-A or OCR-B font is selected, the corresponding symbol set is always used.
APPENDICES HP PCL Mode Roman 8 (8U) ISO Latin1 (0N) ISO Latin2 (2N) ISO Latin5 (5N) A-15
USER’S GUIDE PC-8 (10U) PC-8 D/N (11U) PC-850 (12U) PC-852 (17U) A-16
APPENDICES PC-8 Turkish (9T) Windows Latin1 (19U) Windows Latin2 (9E) Windows Latin5 (5T) A-17
USER’S GUIDE Legal (1U) Ventura Math (6M) Ventura Intl (13J) Ventura US (14J) A-18
APPENDICES PS Math (5M) PS Text (10J) Math-8 (8M) Pi Font (15U) A-19
USER’S GUIDE MS Publishing (6J) Windows 3.
APPENDICES Symbol (19M) Windings (579L) The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are hexadecimal code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set. For other characters, see the Roman 8 character set.
USER’S GUIDE EPSON Mode US ASCII The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are hexadecimal code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set. For other characters, see the US ASCII character set.
APPENDICES PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 A-23
USER’S GUIDE PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish A-24
APPENDICES IBM Mode PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 A-25
USER’S GUIDE PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish A-26
APPENDICES HP-GL Mode ANSI ASCII 9825 CHR.
USER’S GUIDE FRENCH/GERMAN SCANDINAVIAN SPANISH/LATIN JIS ASCII A-28
APPENDICES ROMAN8 EXT.
USER’S GUIDE ISO NORWAY 1 ISO GERMAN ISO FRENCH ISO U.K.
APPENDICES ISO ITALIAN ISO SPANISH ISO PORTUGUESE ISO NORWAY 2 A-31
USER’S GUIDE Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s Intellifont Compatible Typefaces PCL Symbol Set Set ID 8U 0N 2N 5N 6N 10U 11U 12U 17U 26U 9T 19U 9E 5T 7J 9J 10J 13J 14J 6J 8M 5M 6M 15U 1U 1E 0U 2U 0S 0I 1S 2S 3S 4S 5S 6S 0G 1G 0D 1D 0F 1F 0K 2K 9U 12J 19M 19L 579L Symbol Set Roman-8 ISO 8859-1 Latin1 ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ISO 8859-9 Latin5 ISO 8859-10 Latin6 PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-775 PC-Turk Windows 3.1 Latin1 Windows 3.1 Latin2 Windows 3.
APPENDICES PCL Symbol Set Set ID 8U 0N 2N 5N 6N 10U 11U 12U 17U 26U 9T 19U 9E 5T 7J 9J 10J 13J 14J 6J 8M 5M 6M 15U 1U 1E 0U 2U 0S 0I 1S 2S 3S 4S 5S 6S 0G 1G 0D 1D 0F 1F 0K 2K 9U 12J 19M 19L 579L Symbol Set Roman-8 ISO 8859-1 Latin1 ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ISO 8859-9 Latin5 ISO 8859-10 Latin6 PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-775 PC-Turk Windows 3.1 Latin1 Windows 3.1 Latin2 Windows 3.
USER’S GUIDE Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s TrueType™ and Type 1 Font Compatible, and Original Typefaces PCL Symbol Set Set ID 8U 0N 2N 5N 6N 10U 11U 12U 17U 26U 9T 19U 9E 5T 7J 9J 10J 13J 14J 6J 8M 5M 6M 15U 1U 1E 0U 2U 0S 0I 1S 2S 3S 4S 5S 6S 0G 1G 0D 1D 0F 1F 0K 2K 9U 12J 19M 19L 579L Symbol Set Roman-8 ISO 8859-1 Latin1 ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ISO 8859-9 Latin5 ISO 8859-10 Latin6 PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-775 PC-Turk Windows 3.1 Latin1 Windows 3.1 Latin2 Windows 3.
APPENDICES PCL Symbol Set Set ID 8U 0N 2N 5N 6N 10U 11U 12U 17U 26U 9T 19U 9E 5T 7J 9J 10J 13J 14J 6J 8M 5M 6M 15U 1U 1E 0U 2U 0S 0I 1S 2S 3S 4S 5S 6S 0G 1G 0D 1D 0F 1F 0K 2K 9U 12J 19M 19L 579L Typeface Bermuda Script Symbol Set Roman-8 ISO 8859-1 Latin1 ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ISO 8859-9 Latin5 ISO 8859-10 Latin6 PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-775 PC-Turk Windows 3.1 Latin1 Windows 3.1 Latin2 Windows 3.
USER’S GUIDE QUICK REFERENCE OF COMMANDS The following tables show commands sorted by function. For further information about commands, refer to the “Technical Reference Manual,” which is optionally available. ✒ Note l represents the lowercase l letter. Script notation is used because lowercase l and the number 1 can be easily confused with each other.
APPENDICES Function Command Decimal Hexadecimal Paper Size Executive Letter Legal A4 B5 B6 A5 A6 Envelopes Monarch COM 10 DL C5 ESC & l # A ESC & l 1 A ESC & l 2 A ESC & l 3 A ESC & l 26 A ESC & l 100 A ESC & l 1024 A ESC & l 1025 A ESC & l 1026 A 27 38 108 ## 65 27 38 108 49 65 27 38 108 50 65 27 38 108 51 65 27 38 108 50 54 65 27 38 108 49 48 48 65 27 38 108 49 48 50 52 65 27 38 108 49 48 50 53 65 27 38 108 49 48 50 54 65 1B 26 6C ## 41 1B 26 6C 31 41 1B 26 6C 32 41 1B 26 6C 33 41 1B 26 6C 32 36 4
USER’S GUIDE Function Command RASTER GRAPHICS Resolution Setting 75 dpi ESC * t 75 R 100 dpi ESC * t 100 R 200 dpi ESC * t 200 R 150 dpi ESC * t 150 R 300 dpi ESC * t 300 R 600 dpi ESC * t 600 R Raster Graphics Presentation Orientation Oriented ESC * r 0 F Raster Oriented ESC * r 3 F Begin Raster Graphics Left-most Position ESC * r 0 A Current Position ESC * r 1 A Turn on scale mode (Logical left) ESC * r 2 A Turn on scale mode (Current position) ESC * r 3 A Decimal Hexadecimal 27 42 116 55 53 82 27 4
APPENDICES 3Plane,device RGB pallete Configure Image Data Color Component One Color Component Two Color Component Three Assign Color Index Push Palette Pop Palette Foreground Color ESC * r 3 U 27 42 114 51 85 1B 2A 72 33 55 ESC * v # W [data] 27 42 118 ## 87 1B 2A 76 ## 57 (# byte) ESC * v # A 27 42 118 # 65 1B 2A 76 # 41 (# First Component) ESC * v # B 27 42 118 # 66 1B 2A 76 # 42 (# Second Component) ESC * v # C 27 42 118 # 67 1B 2A 76 # 43 (# Third Component) ESC * v # I 27 42 118 # 73 1B 2A 76 # 49 (#
USER’S GUIDE HP-defined Shading Pattern HP-defined Cross-Hatched Pattern User defined Brother-defined Shading Pattern (64 steps, original) Select Source Transparency Mode Transparent Opaque Select Pattern Transparency Mode Transparent Opaque A-40 ESC * v 2 T ESC * v 3 T 27 42 118 50 84 27 42 118 51 84 1B 2A 76 32 54 1B 2A 76 33 54 ESC * v 4 T ESC * v 130 T 27 42 118 52 84 27 42 118 49 51 48 84 1B 2A 76 34 54 1B 2A 76 31 33 30 54 ESC * v 0 N ESC * v 1 N 27 42 118 48 78 27 42 118 49 78 1B 2A 76 30 4
APPENDICES Function PATTERN Horizontal Size Horizontal Size Vertical Size Vertical Size Pattern ID Setting (See note below.
USER’S GUIDE Function Command Decimal Hexadecimal 1 Horiz. Line 2 Vert.
APPENDICES Function DOWNLOAD FONT Font ID Set Character Code Set Command Decimal ESC * c # D 27 42 99 ## 68 (#: ID) ESC * c # E 27 42 99 ## 69 (##: chara.
USER’S GUIDE Function USER-DEFINED SYMBOL SET Symbol Set ID Set Define Symbol Set Symbol Set Control Delete All Delete Temporary Delete Current ID Make Temporary Make Permanent MACRO Macro ID Set Macro Control Start Macro Definition End Macro Definition Execute Macro Call Macro Macro Overlay ON Macro Overlay OFF Delete All Macros Delete Temporary Macro Delete Current Macro Make Temporary Macro Make Permanent Macro Macro/Card (original) Delete All Macros from Card Delete Current Macro from Card Save Current
APPENDICES Function Flush All Pages Flush All Complete Pages Flush All Page Data Free Memory Space Echo OTHER COMMANDS Push Cursor Position Pop Cursor Position Display Function ON OFF Transparent Print Perforation Skip ON OFF End of Line Wrap ON OFF Auto Underline ON Fix Float OFF Half Line Feed Line Termination CR=CR, LF=LF, FF=FF CR=CR+LF, LF=LF, FF=FF CR=CR, LF=LF+CR, FF=FF+CR CR=CR+LF, LF=LF+CR, FF=FF+CR Print Orientation Portrait Landscape Reverse Portrait Reverse Landscape Print Direction Copy Volum
USER’S GUIDE Function Printer Reset Self-test Job Separation Unit of Measure Command ESC E ESC z ESC & l # T ESC & u # D (# = Units/inch) Go to Other Emulations (original) BR-Script 2 Batch Mode ESC CR A B BR-Script 2 Interactive Mode ESC CR A I HP-GL ESC CR G L IBM Proprinter XL ESC CR I EPSON FX-850 ESC CR E High Resolution Control (HRC) (original) Set HRC Off ESC CR R O Set HRC to Light Level ESC CR R L Set HRC to Medium Level ESC CR R M Set HRC to Dark Level ESC CR R D User Reset (original) Restore to
APPENDICES Function Command Decimal Hexadecimal Wingdings PS Math Ventura Math Math-8 Symbol ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ISO 8859-5 Latin5 ISO 11: Swedish HP Spanish ISO 17: Spanish ISO 10: Swedish ISO 16: Portuguese ISO 84: Portuguese ISO 85: Spanish Windows 3.1 Latin5 PC Turkish ISO 6: ASCII Legal ISO 2: IRV Roman 8 Windows 3.0 Latin1 PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC 850 Pi Font PC-852 Windows 3.1 Latin1 Character Set (original) ROMAN 8 US ASCII GERMAN UK ENGLISH FRENCH DUTCH ITALIAN S. SPANISH A. ENGLISH W.P. U.K.
USER’S GUIDE Function PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 Fixed Pitch or P.S. Fixed P.S. Character Pitch Selection 1 Character Pitch Selection 2 10 Pitch 16.
APPENDICES Function Command Scalable Fonts Intellifont-compatible Fonts (##: point size) Alaska ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 1 b 4 3 6 2 T Alaska Extrabold ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 4 b 4 3 6 2 T Antique Oakland ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 0 b 4 1 6 8 T Antique Oakland Bold ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 3 b 4 1 6 8 T Antique Oakland Oblique ESC ( s 1 p ## v 1 s 0 b 4 1 6 8 T Brougham ESC ( s 0 p ## h 0 s 0 b 4 0 9 9 T Brougham Bold ESC ( s 0 p ## h 0 s 3 b 4 0 9 9 T Brougham Oblique ESC ( s 0 p ## h 1 s 0 b 4 0 9 9 T Brougham BoldOb
USER’S GUIDE Function Command Type 1 Font Compatible Fonts (##: point size) Atlanta Book ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 0 b 1 5 5 T Atlanta Demi ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 3 b 1 5 5 T Atlanta BookOblique ESC ( s 1 p ## v 1 s 0 b 1 5 5 T Atlanta DemiOblique ESC ( s 1 p ## v 1 s 3 b 1 5 5 T Calgary MediumItalic ESC ( s 1 p ## v 1 s 0 b 1 5 9 T Copenhagen Roman ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 0 b 1 5 7 T Copenhagen Bold ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 3 b 1 5 7 T Copenhagen Italic ESC ( s 1 p ## v 1 s 0 b 1 5 7 T Copenhagen BoldItalic ESC ( s 1
APPENDICES CCITT G3/G4 and TIFF (original command) One of the unique features of the PCL mode of this printer is it supports CCITT G3/G4 type data compression and TIFF format. ■ CCITT G3/G4 (Raster Graphic Mode 1152) The printer’s PCL mode supports CCITT G3/G4 type graphic data compression. This format is popular in optical document storage area as this compression is effective to store black and white type pictures. Compression mode for CCITT G3/G4 is 1152 and the command becomes ESC * b 1152 M.
USER’S GUIDE Mode 1152 graphic data header data structure Position 0-1 2-3 4-7 8-11 12-13 14-15 16-19 20-21 22-55 56-59 60-61 62-63 64-65 66-67 68-69 70-71 72-73 74-75 76-77 78-79 80-81 82-83 84-85 86-87 88-89 90-91 92-93 A-52 Data Description 6E 6E ‘nn’ This is header ID. 0A 00 reserved (Header Version) 5E 00 00 00 Picture data start offset from header top File Length File length including 94 byte header. If file length is 65,536 byte, these 4 bytes become “00 00 01 00”.
APPENDICES ■ TIFF Format (Raster Graphic Mode 1024) & Advanced Photoscale Technology The printer’s PCL mode supports TIFF Version 5.0 file format as a format to transfer raster graphics data. Mode set command for TIFF file format is ESC *b1024M. One transfer graphics data command (ESC*b###W) should contain whole TIFF file. In mode 1024, transfer graphics data command byte count does not have a limitation of 32,767 byte. The printer supports both ‘MM’ (big endian) format and ‘II’ (little endian) format.
USER’S GUIDE Horizontal 1200-dpi Image Format Mode(Raster Graphic Mode 1027) The printer supports 1200 dpi printing for special image formats in 1200 dpi mode. We recommend that the installed printer memory is 10 Mbytes or more for 1200 dpi printing. To set 1200 dpi mode, 1. Set 1200 dpi printing mode by using the following PJL command: @PJL SET RAS1200MODE = ON 2.
APPENDICES The block data is composed as follows: Position Data Description 0-1 Block length n-2 2-3 Horizontal position dots from the left of the page 4-5 Vertical position dots from the leading edge of the page 6 Height dots number of image vertical dots 7-8 Width words number of image horizontal 16 bit words 9 - (n - 1) Compression data compression image data Ex.
USER’S GUIDE 16 bit repeating compressed data When the most significant 3 bits in the first 2 bytes are in the order 1, 0, 0, the remaining 13 bits indicate the number of times to repeat 16 bit data. The following 2 bytes should be the 16 bit data to repeat.
APPENDICES HP-GL/2 Command Sets Command Mnemonic Parameters Dual Context Extensions ENTER PCL MODE ESC % # A 0-Retain previous PCL cursor position and palette 1-Use current HP-GL/2 pen position and palette None Font_ID Font_ID 0-Scalable fonts only 1-Bitmapped fonts allowed RESET PRIMARY FONT SECONDARY FONT SCALABLE OR BITMAPPED FONTS Palette Extensions TRANSPARENCY MODE SCREENED VECTORS Vector Group ARC ABSOLUTE ESC E FI FN SB TR SV AA ARC RELATIVE AR ABSOLUTE ARC THREE POINT AT BEZIER ABSOLU
USER’S GUIDE Command EDGE WEDGE Parameters EW POLYGON MODE FILL POLYGON EDGE POLYGON Character Group SELECT STANDARD FONT SELECT ALTERNATE FONT ABSOLUTE DIRECTION RELATIVE DIRECTION ABSOLUTE CHARACTER SIZE RELATIVE CHARACTER SIZE CHARACTER SLANT EXTRA SPACE STANDARD FONT DEFINITION ALTERNATE FONT DEFINITION CHARACTER FILL MODE LABEL ORIGIN LABEL DEFINE LABEL TERMINATOR CHARACTER PLOT TRANSPARENT DATA DEFINE VARIABLE TEXT PATH PM FP EP radius, start_angle, sweep_angle [, chord_angle]; polygon_definitio
APPENDICES Printer Job Language Commands Syntax Command Syntax Rules [] <> Special Characters and Items Printer Job Language Commands Syntax COMMENT DEFAULT DINQUIRE Reply ECHO Reply ENTER EOJ INFO Reply INITIALIZE INQUIRE Reply JOB OPMSG RDYMSG RESET SET STMSG Reply Exit Current Emulation/Start PJL (UEL/SPJL) USTATUS Reply USTATUSOFF (No Operation) Function and Syntax Brackets indicate optional parameters. Indicates special characters and items DEC. HEX.
USER’S GUIDE EPSON FX-850 Mode Command name Null Bell Space Backspace Line Feed Form Feed Carriage Return Home Positioning Select Printer Deselect Printer Set MSB=0 Set MSB=1 Cancel MSB Settings Expand Printable Code Area Cancel Expanded Printable Code Area Expand Printable Code Area Cancel Expand Printable Code Area Change Emulation (original) Function Ignored Ignored Moves the cursor one position to the right Moves the cursor one position to the left Moves down one line Ejects a page (if data has been p
APPENDICES Command name Set Right Margin Function Sets right margin n columns from the left margin (range depends on type size and paper size) Sets bottom margin at the n-th line, counting from the bottom Cancels the setting of the bottom margin Set Skip-over Perforation Cancel Skip-over Perforation Set 1/6” Line Spacing Line spacing is set to 1/6 inch Set 1/8” Line Spacing Line spacing is set to 1/8 inch Set 7/72” Line Spacing Line spacing is set to 7/72 inch Set n/72” Line Spacing Line spacing is set to
USER’S GUIDE Command name Function Sequence Decimal Hexadecimal Set/Cancel DoubleHigh Mode Set Italic Print Mode Cancel Italic Print Mode Set Super/Subscript Print Mode Cancel Super/ Subscript Print Mode Set/Cancel Underline Print Mode Select Justification Sets (n = 1) or cancels (n = 0) double-high mode Selects italic printing Cancels italic printing ESC w n 27 119 n 1B 77 n ESC 4 ESC 5 27 52 27 53 1B 34 1B 35 Sets either superscript (n=0) or subscript (n=1) printing Cancels effect superscrip
APPENDICES IBM Proprinter XL Mode Command name Null Bell Space Backspace Line Feed Form Feed Function Ignored Ignored Moves the cursor one character to the right Moves the cursor one character to the left Moves the cursor to the next line Prints the data in the buffer and ejects the page (if the buffer is empty, this command is ignored) Carriage Return Moves the cursor to the left margin on the current line.
USER’S GUIDE Command name Function Sequence Decimal Hexadecimal Cancel Skip-over Perforation Set 1/8” Line Spacing Mode Set 7/72” Line Spacing Mode Save n/72” Line Spacing Mode Activate n/72” Line Spacing Mode set by ESC A Set n/216” Line Spacing Execute n/216” Line Spacing Set Horizontal Tab Stops Horizontal Tab Cancels the bottom margin setting ESC O 27 79 1B 4F Sets line spacing to 1/8 inch ESC 0 27 48 1B 30 Sets line spacing to 7/72 inch ESC 1 27 49 1B 31 Sets line spacing mode to n/72
APPENDICES Command name Function Sequence Decimal Hexadecimal Set/Cancel Underline Print Mode When n=1, subsequent characters (including spaces, but excluding horizontal tabs) are underlined. When n=0, this effect is canceled When n=1, subsequent characters (including spaces, but excluding horizontal tabs) are overlined.
USER’S GUIDE HP-GL Mode Command A-66 Mnemonic Parameters Vector Group ARC ABSOLUTE ARC RELATIVE PLOT ABSOLUTE PLOT RELATIVE PEN DOWN PEN UP AA AR PA PR PD PU x_center, y_center, sweep_angle [, chord_angle]; x_increment, y_increment, sweep_angle [, chord_angle]; [x, y … [, x, y]]; [x, y … [, x, y]]; [x, y … [, x, y]]; [x, y … [, x, y]]; Polygon Group CIRCLE SHADE RECTANGLE ABSOLUTE SHADE RECTANGLE RELATIVE EDGE RECTANGLE ABSOLUTE EDGE RECTANGLE RELATIVE SHADE WEDGE EDGE WEDGE CI RA RR EA ER WG EW r
APPENDICES Function Command Decimal Hexadecimal Go to Other Emulations BR-Script 2 Batch Mode BR-Script 2 Interactive Mode HP LaserJet IBM Proprinter XL EPSON FX-850 ESC CR AB ESC CR AI ESC CR H ESC CR I ESC CR E 27 13 65 66 27 13 65 73 27 13 72 27 13 73 27 13 69 1B 0D 41 42 1B 0D 41 49 1B 0D 48 1B 0D 49 1B 0D 45 High Resolution Control (HRC) Set HRC Off Set HRC to Light Level Set HRC to Medium Level Set HRC to Dark Level ESC CR R O ESC CR R L ESC CR R M ESC CR R D 27 13 82 79 27 13 82 76 27 13 8
USER’S GUIDE Bar Code Control The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. Print Bar Codes or Expanded Characters Code Dec Hex ESC i 27 105 1B 69 Format: ESC i n … n \ Creates bar codes or expanded characters according to the segment of parameters “n … n”. For further information about parameters, see the following “Definition of Parameters.” This command must end with the “ \ ” code (5CH).
APPENDICES ■ Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing n = “s0” or “S0” n = “s1” or “S1” n = “s3” or “S3” 3 : 1 (default) 2:1 2.5 : 1 This parameter selects the bar code style as above. When the EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-A, Code 128 or EAN 128 bar code mode is selected, this bar code style parameter is ignored. Expanded Character “S” 0 = White 1 = Black 2 = Vertical stripes 3 = Horizontal stripes 4 = Cross hatch eg.
USER’S GUIDE ■ Bar Code Human Readable Line On or Off n = “r0” or “R0” n = “r1” or “R1” Human readable line OFF Human readable line ON Default: Human readable line ON (1) “T5” or “t5” (2) “T6” or “t6” (3) “T130” or “t130” (4) “T131” or “t131” Default: Human readable line OFF All others This parameter specifies whether or not the printer prints the human readable line below the bar code.
APPENDICES ■ Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Offset in X-axis n = “xnnn” or “Xnnn” This parameter specifies the offset from the left margin in the “u”- or “U”-specified unit. ■ Bar Code & Expanded Character Offset in Y-axis n = “ynnn” or “Ynnn” This parameter specifies the downward offset from the current print position in the “u”- or “U”-specified unit.
USER’S GUIDE ■ Expanded Character Rotation n = “a0” or “A1” n = “a1” or “A1” n = “a2” or “A2” n = “a3” or “A3” Upright (default) Rotated 90 degrees Upside down, rotated 180 degrees Rotated 270 degrees ■ Bar Code Data Start n = “b” or “B” Data that follows “b” or “B” is read in as bar code data. Bar code data must end with the “ \ ” code (5CH), which also terminates this command. The acceptable bar code data is subject to the bar code mode selected by “t” or “T”.
APPENDICES • When EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A is selected with the parameter “t5” or “T5”: Ten numerical characters “0” to “9” can be accepted as bar code data. The number of characters for bar codes is limited as follows. EAN 8: EAN 13: UPC A: Total 8 digits (7 digits + 1 check digit) Total 13 digits (12 digits + 1 check digit) Total 12 digits (11 digits + 1 check digit) A number of characters other than above causes data error and the bar code data is printed as normal print data.
USER’S GUIDE • When ISBN (EAN) is selected with the parameter “t130” or “T130”: Same rules apply as for “t5” or “T5” • When ISBN (UPC-E) is selected with the parameter “t131” or “T131”: Same rules apply as for “t6” or “T6” • When EAN 128 set A, set B or set C is selected with the parameter “t132” or “T132”, “t133” or “T133” or “t134” or “T134” respectively: Same rules apply as for “t12” or “T12”, “t13” or “T13”, or “t14” or “T14”. ■ Box Drawing ESC i … E (or e) “E” or “e” is a terminator.
APPENDICES 'Post Net LPRINT CHR$(27);"it4r1o0x00y60b1234567890?\"; 'EAN-8 LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x00y70b1234567?\"; 'UPC-A LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x50y70b12345678901?\"; 'EAN-13 LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x100y70b123456789012?\"; 'UPC-E LPRINT CHR$(27);"it6r1o0x150y70b0123456?\"; 'Codabar LPRINT CHR$(27);"it9r1s0o0x00y100bA123456A\"; 'Code 128 set A LPRINT CHR$(27);"it12r1o0x00y120bCODE128A12345?\"; 'Code 128 set B LPRINT CHR$(27);"it13r1o0x00y140bCODE128B12345?\"; 'Code 128 set C LPRINT CHR$(27);"it14r1o0x0
INDEX INDEX —A— —E— Alarm LED 4-5 Auto Form Feed 4-42 Auto Mode 4-22 Automatic Emulation Selection 1-3, 3-1 Automatic Interface Selection 1-3, 2-14, 3-3, 4-18 —B— Belt Cartridge Lock Lever bitmapped fonts BR-Script 2 Mode 2-5, 5-13 4-49 4-12, 4-62 4-63 4-60 1-3, 4-62 3-11 4-9, 4-62 6-4 4-43 4-35 4-46 4-20 —F— —C— Card List 4-35 Card Operation 4-33 Cassette Feed 3-13 Character Set 4-28 charging wire 5-22 Color Advanced Photoscale Technology 1-2 Color Advanced Photoscale Technology (CAPT) Setting 4-30
USER’S GUIDE —L— LCD LED Legal Cassette Line Settings list internal or resident fonts optional cartridge/card fonts permanent download fonts printer settings List of Factory Settings List of Fonts List of Symbol/Character Sets Lock panel Lower Media Cassette Lower Tray Unit 4-1 4-5 1-6 4-26 2-18 2-18 2-18 2-18 4-69 4-55 4-56 4-41 5-29 1-6, 5-29 —M— Maintenance Message Manual Feed Manual Mode Media Cassette Media Type Modular I/O (MIO) Card MIO card slot MIO interface Mode button 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 6-3 3-14
INDEX Test Pattern Toner Cartridge Toner Save Mode Transfer Roller Transfer Roller Lock Lever 2-18 2-7, 5-3 1-4, 4-63 5-24 5-24 —U— s (UP) button User Settings 4-7 3-7 —W— Waste Toner Pack Waste Toner Pack Holder Windows 5-11 5-12 2-20, 6-14 —1— 120K Kit 5-20 Index–3
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