Connecting the Printer and Computer | Brother HL-1260E guide

USER’S GUIDE

3. Secure the connection with wire clips or screws on the printer.

Parallel Interface Port

Secure connection with wire clips.

Computer	Printer
	Serial Interface Port
	Secure connection with screws.

Fig. 2-21 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.

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Brother HL-1260E manual Connecting the Printer and Computer

Contents

USER’S Guide Brother Laser Printer Trademarks Compilation and Publication 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 Information Regulations Important About the Interface Cable Laser Safety 110-120 V model only Cdrh Regulations 110-120 V model only Radio Interference220-240 V model only IEC 825 220-240 V model only For Your Safety Wiring Information For U.K. only Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live Declaration of Conformity Europe Chapter General About this Manual USER’S Guide About Chapters on the Floppy Disk For Windows 3.1 user Features About this Printer Universal Paper Cassette and Manual Loading Three InterfacesAutomatic Interface Selection Five Emulation Modes Automatic Emulation Selection Data Compression TechnologyMemory Expansion Scalable and 12 Bitmapped Fonts OCR-A OCR-B Ccitt G3/G4 Flash Memory Card and HDD Card Saving User SettingsReprint Function Options Printer Carton Before Using the PrinterChecking the Components Toner Cartridge Toner Cartridge General View Front View Environment Power SupplyOperating and Storage Environment Setting UP the Printer Opening and Closing the Printer Removing the Protective Parts Removing the Protective Parts Installing the Toner Cartridge No 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 Plugging in the Power Cord Turning the Printer On and Off LJ Ready 001P T1 Pressing the Power SwitchSelf Test Printing the Test Patterns or Lists Exit Print Fonts CPrint Fonts P ABC Checking the Printed Test Pattern or Demo Chapter Before Working with the Printer Software Compatibility USER’S Guide Automatic Emulation Selection LJ ReadyBS Idle GL Ready USER’S Guide Automatic Interface Selection OFF USER’S Guide Adjusting the Control Panel Angle About the Control Panel Selecting the Local Language Display Using the Panel Switches Switch Operation in Normal and Shift Modes Factory Settings Printer SettingsUser Settings Paper Size Paper HandlingPrint Media USER’S Guide Using Envelopes Envelope Information Envelopes Size Cassette FeedLoad Paper Manual Feed Cassette Feed Face Down Print Delivery Face Up Print Delivery Display and Lamps Display Idle BusySleep Print Reset to User Settings FF Pause Alarm LampsReady Data Switches in Normal Mode SEL Switch SET Switch UP or Down 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 Mode Switch Settings in HP-GL Mode Graphics Mode PEN Setting SETTING=PEN1 Legal Basic Operation Procedures =AUTO =PARALLEL=RS-232C =OPTION Exit Mode Time OUT= 5s High SPEED=ON BI-DIR=ON Dtrer =ON Orientation ORI=PORTRAITORI=PORTRAIT Portrait ORI=LANDSCAPE Landscape Auto LF =OFF Auto CR =OFFAuto Wrap =OFF Auto Skip =ON Format Mode Paper =LETTER Left MRight M = 80C P TOP M USER’S Guide Graphics Mode PEN Setting SETTING=PEN1Character SET Size 1=3 dots Ansi Ascii Standard SETAlternate SET HRC Setting ResolutionAPT Setting Setting APT =OFF APT =ONHRC =OFF HRC =LIGHT Protection Print Overrun PROTECT=AUTO PROTECT=LETTERPROTECT=A4 PROTECT=LEGAL Format Card Card List SaveDelete Data ID=##### Save Data Save MacroPrimary Font Download Font SET KEY -- END Macro ID=##### Font ID=##### USER’S Guide Font ID=##### Delete the selected ID macro SET--DELETE ALL Lock PANEL=OFFAuto FF=ON FF SUPPRESS=OFF LOCK=OFF LOCK=ONPass NO= Incorrect Wait TIME=99s Auto FF=OFFWait TIME= 1s Error Print Continue Mode BUZZER=ON BUZZER=OFFFONT=ALL FONT=LJ4 Print Density Input Buffer Save Settings Input buffer size Counter COUNT= Font Switch Symbol SETSetting the Font and Symbol Set in the HP LaserJet 4+ Mode Select Font p Secondary Font Select Font sTable Print s Exit Primary Font Secondary Font Internal Font SlotfontSlotfont B Permanent Font Brougham Reg p Reg PITCH= Roman Select Font Table Print Internal Font Brougham Brougham Reg PITCH= US Ascii BR Symbol LettergothicOCR-A OCR-B ISO LATIN1 German ISO LATIN2 UK AsciiISO LATIN5 French Danish Form Feed Switch Reprint Switch Print 001P T1No Data Form Feed USER’S Guide Continue Switch Switches in Shift Mode Shift Switch Emulation Switch AutoHP-GL Epson FX-850 EPSON/IBM=EPSON Keep PCL=OFF About Emulation Modes USER’S Guide Economy Switch Toner SAVE=OFFToner SAVE=ON Time OUT=30m Feeder Switch FEEDER=TRAY2 FEEDER=MP TrayFEEDER=TRAY1 AUTO=T1MP MP First Manual Feed MP Tray SettingMP SIZE=LETTER Paper IN=CONT Media Type Duplex Mode RegularDUPLEX=OFF BIND=LONG Binding Copy PAGES= Copy SwitchReady 003P T1 Reset Switch Reset PrinterReset Setting Factory Settings Reset to User Settings Reset to Setting #Reset to Factory Settings List of 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 Lower Tray Unit LT-1200/LT-1600 Loading Paper from the Lower Paper Cassette Font CARTRIDGE/CARD, Flash MEMORY/HDD Card MCM33708DFB Selecting the Optional Fonts See Printing the Test Pattern or Font List in Chapter Find the font slot and font ID number on the list Installing the MIO Card Modular I/O Card RAM Expansion Mitsubishi MH1M32ADJ-7 Removing the Left Side Cover Installing the SIMMs Duplex Unit DX-1200/DX-1600 For Duplex Toner Empty Message MaintenanceToner Cartridge Replacing the Toner Cartridge Cleaning the Anti-Static Teeth USER’S Guide Cleaning Cleaning the Printer Exterior Cleaning the Printer Interior Cleaning the Paper Cassette Cleaning the Paper Access Cover Transfer Guide Troubleshooting Operator Call Messages Manual Feed Check FontNo DX Unit No DX Tray Error Messages Buffer ErrorLine Error Memory Full Card W Error Simm ErrorMIO Error XX Size Error Service Call Messages Possible Problems Paper Jam JAM Rear Paper Jam at Paper Exit Paper Jam at Rear Access Cover JAM Inside Paper Jam at Fixing Roller Paper Jam at the Paper Access Cover Inside the Printer JAM Trays Paper Jam at Paper Cassette Unsatisfactory Printouts White Stripes or Faint Images Removing the Toner Cartridge 10 Distributing the Toner Evenly 11 Dark Stripes or Toner Stains 12 White Spots Black HRC = OFF HRC = Medium BBS Printer Specifications Printing Functions CPU Electrical and Mechanical Paper Specifications Option Paper Paper Types to Avoid Labels and Overhead Transparencies Interface Specifications Interface ConnectorBi-directional Parallel Interface Pin Assignment Signal Description Acknlg OUT Signal Printer Pin No Computer Pin No RS-232C Serial Interface Standard SpecificationsInterface Connectors Signal Name IN/OUT Explanation Frame Ground Printer Male SYMBOL/CHARACTER Sets OCR Symbol 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 Symbol SET ISO 2 IRV ISO 4 UK ISO 6 Ascii ISO10 SWE/FINISO14 Jisascii ISO16 POR UK Ascii Epson ModeCharacter SET 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 6 Ascii ISO 2 IRV ISO 14 JIS Ascii Appendix-33 Appendix-34 Appendix-35 Quick Reference of Commands PCL Command SetsControl Code ESC Format Cursor Positioning Vector Graphics Raster Graphics Print Model Pattern Appendix-40 Download Font Status Readback USER-DEFINED Symbol SETMacro Other Commands ESC Y OFF ESC ZESC = CR=CR, LF=LF, FF=FF ESC E ESC CR a BESC CR a HP-GL ESC CR G L Symbol RomanUS Ascii German Appendix-46 Appendix-47 OCR-A OCR-B Ccitt G3/G4 and Tiff original command Appendix-50 APT Horizontal 1200-dpi Image Format ModeRaster Graphic Mode @PJL Enter Language = PCL Block data is composed as follows Appendix-54 HP-GL/2 Command Sets Polygon Mode Character Fill ModeSymbol Mode Default Values Initialize Rotate Coordinate System Printer Job Language Commands Syntax Epson FX-850 Mode ESC O ESC PESC M DC2 ESC T ESC & NUL IBM Proprinter XL Mode DC1 ESC Q Can ESC RESC F Appendix-63 Plot Absolute Plot Relative PEN Down Shade Rectangle AbsoluteShade Rectangle Relative Shade Wedge ESC CR H ESC CR ABESC CR AI Bar Code Control Print Bar Codes or Expanded Characters 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