Brother HL-1020, HL-820, HL-1040 High Resolution and Fast Printing Speed, Versatile Paper Handling

CHAPTER I FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

1.FEATURES

This printer has the following features:

High Resolution and Fast Printing Speed

<HL-820>

True 600 dots per inch (dpi) with microfine toner and 8 pages per minute (ppm) printing speed (A4 or Letter paper).

<HL-1040/1020>

True 600 dots per inch (dpi) with microfine toner and 10 pages per minute (ppm) printing speed (A4 or Letter paper).

<HL-1050>

True 600 dots per inch (dpi) and 1200 x 600 dpi for graphics with microfine toner and 10 pages per minute (ppm) printing speed (A4 or Letter paper).

Enhanced Printing Performance and User-Friendly Operation for Windows

The dedicated printer driver and TrueTypeTM-compatible fonts for Microsoft® Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 are available on the floppy disk and CD-ROM supplied with your printer. You can easily install them into your Windows system using our installer program. The driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows applications and allows you to set various printer settings including toner saving mode, custom paper size, sleep mode, gray scale adjustment, resolution, and so forth. You can easily setup these print options in the graphic dialog boxes through the Printer Setup menu within the Windows Control Panel.

Printer Status Monitor with Bi-directional Parallel Interface

The printer driver can monitor your printer’s status using bi-directional parallel communications.

The printer status monitor program can show the current status of your printer. When printing, an animated dialog box appears on your computer screen to show the current printing process. If an error occurs, a dialog box will appear to let you know what to correct. For example: when your printer is out of paper, the dialog box will display “No Paper” and instructions for the corrective action to take.

Versatile Paper Handling

The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder and a straight paper path mechanism. Using this mechanism, you can load A4, letter, legal, B5, A5, A6, and executive sizes of paper, and various types of media including envelopes, organizer paper, or your custom paper size. The multi-purpose sheet feeder also allows manual paper loading, so you can also use labels and transparencies.

￿Environment-Friendly

Economy Printing Mode

This feature will cut your printing cost by saving toner. It is useful to obtain draft copies for proof-reading. You can select from two economy modes, 25% toner saving and 50% ￿toner saving, through the Windows printer driver supplied with your printer.

Sleep Mode (Power Save Mode)

Sleep mode automatically reduces power consumption when the printer is not in use. The printer consumes less than 13W when in sleep mode.

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