Brother HL-700 Series Functions

USER’S GUIDE

APPENDIX A–2

Drum Unit:

Life Expectancy:20,000 pages at 20 pages per job

8,000 pages at 1 page per job

NOTE: There are many factors that determine the actual drum

life, such as temperature, humidity, type of paper and toner that

you use, the number of pages per print job, etc..

Functions

TrueType Fonts on disks TrueType-compatible soft-fonts for Windows on the supplied

disk

Emulation HL-720 series: Brother Printing Solution for Windows

HL-730 / 730Plus series:

Brother Printing Solution for Windows

Automatic emulation selection among HP

LaserJet IIP (PCL level 4), EPSON FX-

850, or IBM Proprinter XL

Printer Driver Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95 driver, supporting Brother

Native Compression mode and bi-directional capability

Optional Macintosh driver available for System 6.0.7 or higher

(For HL-730/730Plus series Only)

Interface Bi-directional parallel

RS-422A/RS-232C serial interface (RS-100M) is optionally

available. (For HL-730/730Plus series Only)

Memory HL-720 series : 0.5 MB

Expandable up to 2 MB with an optional

memory board :

MB215W- 1.5 MB

HL-730 series: 0.5 MB

Expandable up to 2 MB with an optional

memory board (only 1 memory board can

be installed.):

MB110 - 1.0 MB

MB115 - 1.5 MB

HL-730Plus series:1.0 MB

Expandable up to 2 MB with an optional

memory board:

MB110 - 1.0 MB

Diagnostics Self-diagnostic program

Contents

Main Shipment of the Printer Laser Printer HL-700 Series Users Guide Trademarks Compilation and Publication Notice Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes To Use the Printer Safely TABLE OF CONTENTS Page REGULATIONS Radio Interference (220-240 V Model Only) Laser Safety (For 110120 V Model Only) FDA Regulations (For 110-120 V Model Only) Caution Declaration of Conformity (For Europe) CAUTION IEC 825 Specification (For 220240 V Model Only) ATENCIN VORSICHT ATTENTION IMPORTANT - For Your Safety Geruschemission / Acoustic Noise Emission (For Germany Only) IMPORTANT - Wiring Information (For U.K. only) CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Finding Out How to Use the Printer USERS GUIDE CHAPTER 1 2 ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview System Requirements in Brother Printing Solution for Windows Features Page Page OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT Power Supply Environment Page CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Page Page MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER Loading Paper into the Feeder Page Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) MANUAL FEED SLOT Page OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL LAMPS AND SWITCH Ready (Paper) Lamp Data (Toner) Lamp Drum Lamp Alarm Lamp Other Control Features Page CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS SERIAL INTERFACE BOARD RS100M (For HL-730 / 730Plus series Only) Selecting the RS-422A (Apple) or RS-232C (IBM) Serial Interface Setting the Serial Interface Parameters 1234 5678 Connecting the Serial Interface Cable Page MEMORY BOARD CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE Page Page Page Page REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT Page Page Page ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY CLEANING THE PRINTER Cleaning the Printer Exterior Warning Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit Page Page RE-PACKING THE PRINTER Page CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls Page Page Service Calls PAPER JAMS Warning Page Page Q & A Setting Up the Printer Hardware Setting Up the Printer for Windows Setting Up the Printer for DOS (For HL-730/730Plus series Only) Paper Handling Printing Print Quality Page USERS GUIDE CHAPTER 6 14 Question Recommendation Printed pages are blurred at the center or either edge. Fig. 6-15 Ghost Images The drum unit is a consumable, and it is necessary to replace it periodically. Fig. 6-14 Blurred Page APPENDIX A PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Functions Electrical and Mechanical PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX APPENDIX A5 Fig. A-1 Parallel Interface Cable RESIDENT FONTS (For HL-730 / 730Plus series Only) SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS (For HL-730 / 730Plus series Only) INDEX