Brother HL-820, HL-1020 manual Setting Up the Printer Hardware, Setting Up the Printer for Windows

USER’S GUIDE

Q & A

This section contains questions and answers for using your printer. If you have encountered a problem, find the question relating to your problem and take the steps recommended to correct the problem.

Setting Up the Printer Hardware

Question	Recommendation
The printer does not work. All	The printer may be in sleep mode. Press the panel
lamps are off.	switch to wake up the printer. Check to see if the
	printer is plugged into a live power source and the
	power switch is on.
The printer does not print.	Check the following:
	The printer is turned on.
	All of the protective parts have been removed.
	The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed
	properly.
	The interface cable is securely connected between
	the printer and computer.
	Check to see if the Alarm lamp is blinking. If the
	lamp is blinking, refer to the Operator Call section
	￿of this manual.
	Check to see if the Ready lamp is blinking. If the
	lamp is blinking fast, the printer might be cooling
	down to lower the printers internal temperature.
	Open the top cover of the printer to lower the
	temperature.

Setting Up the Printer for Windows

Question

I cannot print from my application software.

Recommendation

Make sure the supplied Windows printer driver is installed and selected with your application

￿software.

(For HL-1040/1050)

If you use the serial interface, make sure that the serial slide switch of the serial interface is in the correct position and the interface settings are correctly set up with the DIP switches.

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