Before Using the Printer, Printer Carton | Brother HL-1260E specification

CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED

CHAPTER 2

GETTING STARTED

BEFORE USING THE PRINTER

Checking the Components

Printer Carton

When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts.

Power Cord

	Printer
	User’s Guide Disk	User’s Guide
	Windows Driver/TrueType	(this book)
Upper Paper Cassette	Compatible Font Disk #1
Upper Paper Cassette	Windows Driver/TrueType
(installed inside the printer)	Windows Driver/TrueType
(installed inside the printer)	Compatible Font Disk #2
	Compatible Font Disk #2

Fig. 2-1 Components in the Printer Carton

✒Note

An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase an appropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use. The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the printer.

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Brother HL-1260E manual Before Using the Printer, Checking the Components, Printer Carton

Contents

Brother Laser Printer USER’S Guide Compilation and Publication Trademarks HL-1260e/HL-1660 Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Table of Contents Before Working with the Printer Switches in Normal Mode Options Appendix-1 Index Important About the Interface Cable Important Information Regulations Cdrh Regulations 110-120 V model only Laser Safety 110-120 V model only IEC 825 220-240 V model only Radio Interference220-240 V model only Wiring Information For U.K. only For Your Safety Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live Declaration of Conformity Europe About this Manual Chapter General USER’S Guide For Windows 3.1 user About Chapters on the Floppy Disk About this Printer Features Five Emulation Modes Universal Paper Cassette and Manual LoadingThree Interfaces Automatic Interface Selection Scalable and 12 Bitmapped Fonts Automatic Emulation SelectionData Compression Technology Memory Expansion OCR-A OCR-B Ccitt G3/G4 Saving User Settings Reprint FunctionFlash Memory Card and HDD Card Options Before Using the Printer Checking the ComponentsPrinter Carton Toner Cartridge Toner Cartridge Front View General View Power Supply Operating and Storage EnvironmentEnvironment Opening and Closing the Printer Setting UP the Printer Removing the Protective Parts Removing the Protective Parts No Cartridge Installing the Toner Cartridge 10 Rocking the Toner Cartridge 12 Pulling Out the Sealing Tape Toner Empty Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette 14 Removing the Paper Cassette 15 Switching the Adjustment lever by Paper Size 17 Adjusting the Paper Cassette Sizes Getting Started 20 Placing Paper on the Multi-purpose Tray Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 21 Connecting the Printer and Computer Turning the Printer On and Off Plugging in the Power Cord Pressing the Power Switch Self TestLJ Ready 001P T1 Printing the Test Patterns or Lists Print Fonts C Print Fonts PExit ABC Checking the Printed Test Pattern or Demo Software Compatibility Chapter Before Working with the Printer USER’S Guide GL Ready Automatic Emulation SelectionLJ Ready BS Idle USER’S Guide OFF Automatic Interface Selection USER’S Guide About the Control Panel Adjusting the Control Panel Angle Selecting the Local Language Display Switch Operation in Normal and Shift Modes Using the Panel Switches Printer Settings User SettingsFactory Settings Paper Handling Print MediaPaper Size USER’S Guide Envelope Information Using Envelopes Envelopes Cassette Feed Load PaperSize Cassette Feed Manual Feed Face Up Print Delivery Face Down Print Delivery Display Display and Lamps Print IdleBusy Sleep FF Pause Reset to User Settings Data AlarmLamps Ready SEL Switch Switches in Normal Mode UP or Down Switch SET Switch Mode Switch Interface Mode =PARALLEL High SPEED=ON Format Mode Orientation ORI=PORTRAIT Card List Mode Switch Settings in BR-Script 2 Mode Error Print Error PRINT=OFF Graphics Mode PEN Setting SETTING=PEN1 Mode Switch Settings in HP-GL Mode Legal Basic Operation Procedures =OPTION =AUTO=PARALLEL =RS-232C Time OUT= 5s Exit Mode BI-DIR=ON High SPEED=ON Dtrer =ON ORI=PORTRAIT ORI=PORTRAIT Portrait ORI=LANDSCAPE LandscapeOrientation Auto Skip =ON Auto LF =OFFAuto CR =OFF Auto Wrap =OFF Format Mode TOP M Paper =LETTERLeft M Right M = 80C P USER’S Guide Graphics Mode Size 1=3 dots PEN SettingSETTING=PEN1 Character SET Standard SET Alternate SETAnsi Ascii Resolution APT SettingHRC Setting Setting HRC =LIGHT APT =OFFAPT =ON HRC =OFF Print Overrun Protection PROTECT=LEGAL PROTECT=AUTOPROTECT=LETTER PROTECT=A4 Format Card Data ID=##### Card ListSave Delete Download Font Save DataSave Macro Primary Font SET KEY -- END Font ID=##### Macro ID=##### USER’S Guide Font ID=##### Delete the selected ID macro FF SUPPRESS=OFF SET--DELETE ALLLock PANEL=OFF Auto FF=ON Incorrect LOCK=OFFLOCK=ON Pass NO= Auto FF=OFF Wait TIME= 1sWait TIME=99s Continue Mode Error Print FONT=LJ4 BUZZER=ONBUZZER=OFF FONT=ALL Input Buffer Print Density Input buffer size Save Settings COUNT= Counter Select Font p Font SwitchSymbol SET Setting the Font and Symbol Set in the HP LaserJet 4+ Mode Primary Font Secondary Font Secondary FontSelect Font s Table Print s Exit Permanent Font Internal FontSlotfont Slotfont B Reg Brougham Reg p Roman PITCH= Table Print Select Font Internal Font Brougham Reg Brougham PITCH= US Ascii OCR-B BR SymbolLettergothic OCR-A Danish ISO LATIN1 GermanISO LATIN2 UK Ascii ISO LATIN5 French Form Feed Form Feed Switch Reprint SwitchPrint 001P T1 No Data USER’S Guide Continue Switch Shift Switch Switches in Shift Mode Epson FX-850 Emulation SwitchAuto HP-GL Keep PCL=OFF EPSON/IBM=EPSON About Emulation Modes USER’S Guide Time OUT=30m Economy SwitchToner SAVE=OFF Toner SAVE=ON Feeder Switch FEEDER=MP Tray FEEDER=TRAY1FEEDER=TRAY2 MP First AUTO=T1MP MP Tray Setting MP SIZE=LETTERManual Feed Media Type Paper IN=CONT BIND=LONG Duplex ModeRegular DUPLEX=OFF Binding Copy Switch Ready 003P T1Copy PAGES= Factory Settings Reset SwitchReset Printer Reset Setting List of Factory Settings Reset to User SettingsReset to Setting # Reset to Factory Settings Mode Interface Mode =AUTO EPSON, & IBM Paper Left M Right M TOP M Bottom M Offset OFFSET=0 Font HP Economy Test Switch Demo Print Fonts HEX Dump Mode Control Panel Loading Paper from the Lower Paper Cassette Lower Tray Unit LT-1200/LT-1600 Font CARTRIDGE/CARD, Flash MEMORY/HDD Card MCM33708DFB See Printing the Test Pattern or Font List in Chapter Selecting the Optional Fonts Find the font slot and font ID number on the list Modular I/O Card Installing the MIO Card RAM Expansion Mitsubishi MH1M32ADJ-7 Removing the Left Side Cover Installing the SIMMs Duplex Unit DX-1200/DX-1600 For Duplex Maintenance Toner CartridgeToner Empty Message Replacing the Toner Cartridge Cleaning the Anti-Static Teeth USER’S Guide Cleaning the Printer Exterior Cleaning Cleaning the Paper Cassette Cleaning the Printer Interior Cleaning the Paper Access Cover Transfer Guide Operator Call Messages Troubleshooting No DX Tray Manual FeedCheck Font No DX Unit Memory Full Error MessagesBuffer Error Line Error XX Size Error Card W ErrorSimm Error MIO Error Service Call Messages Paper Jam Possible Problems Paper Jam at Paper Exit JAM Rear Paper Jam at Rear Access Cover Paper Jam at Fixing Roller JAM Inside Paper Jam at the Paper Access Cover Inside the Printer Paper Jam at Paper Cassette JAM Trays White Stripes or Faint Images Unsatisfactory Printouts Removing the Toner Cartridge 10 Distributing the Toner Evenly 11 Dark Stripes or Toner Stains 12 White Spots Black HRC = OFF HRC = Medium BBS Printing Printer Specifications CPU Functions Electrical and Mechanical Option Paper Specifications Paper Paper Types to Avoid Labels and Overhead Transparencies Pin Assignment Interface SpecificationsInterface Connector Bi-directional Parallel Interface Acknlg OUT Signal Description Signal Printer Pin No Computer Pin No Standard Specifications Interface ConnectorsRS-232C Serial Interface Signal Name IN/OUT Explanation Frame Ground Printer Male OCR Symbol Sets SYMBOL/CHARACTER Sets HP LaserJet 4+ Mode PC-8 10U PC-8 D/N 11U PC-850 12U PC-852 17U Appendix-17 Legal 1U Ventura Math 6M Ventura Intl 13J Ventura US 14J PS Math 5M PS Text 10J Math-8 8M Pi Font 15U MS Publishing 6J Windows 3.0 9U Desktop 7J MC Text 12J ISO16 POR Symbol SETISO 2 IRV ISO 4 UK ISO 6 Ascii ISO10 SWE/FIN ISO14 Jisascii Epson Mode Character SETUK Ascii PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish IBM Mode Appendix-26 HP-GL Mode FRENCH/GERMAN Scandinavian SPANISH/LATIN JIS Ascii ROMAN8 EXT ISO IRV ISO Swedish ISO Swedishn ISO Norway ISO German ISO French ISO U.K ISO Italian ISO Spanish ISO Portuguese ISO Norway ISO 14 JIS Ascii ISO 6 Ascii ISO 2 IRV Appendix-33 Appendix-34 Appendix-35 ESC Format Quick Reference of CommandsPCL Command Sets Control Code Vector Graphics Cursor Positioning Print Model Raster Graphics Pattern Appendix-40 Download Font USER-DEFINED Symbol SET MacroStatus Readback CR=CR, LF=LF, FF=FF Other CommandsESC Y OFF ESC Z ESC = HP-GL ESC CR G L ESC EESC CR a B ESC CR a German SymbolRoman US Ascii Appendix-46 Appendix-47 OCR-B OCR-A Ccitt G3/G4 and Tiff original command Appendix-50 APT @PJL Enter Language = PCL Horizontal 1200-dpi Image Format ModeRaster Graphic Mode Block data is composed as follows Appendix-54 HP-GL/2 Command Sets Default Values Initialize Rotate Coordinate System Polygon ModeCharacter Fill Mode Symbol Mode Printer Job Language Commands Syntax Epson FX-850 Mode DC2 ESC OESC P ESC M ESC & NUL ESC T DC1 ESC Q IBM Proprinter XL Mode ESC R ESC FCan Appendix-63 Shade Wedge Plot Absolute Plot Relative PEN DownShade Rectangle Absolute Shade Rectangle Relative ESC CR AB ESC CR AIESC CR H Print Bar Codes or Expanded Characters Bar Code Control Appendix-67 Appendix-68 Isbn UPC-E Appendix-70 Check digit FIM Lprint CHR$12 END Index Index-2 Paper access cover Symbol set 4-60,Appendix-14