Brother HL- 2400C User Manual

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Brother Color Laser Printer

HL-2400C

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USER’S GUIDE

Trademarks

Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

Apple and LaserWriter are registered trademarks, and T r ueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Centronics is a trademark of Genicom Corporation. EPSON is a registered trademark, and FX-850 and FX-80 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Hewlett-Packard, HP, PCL5C and PCL are registered t r ademarks, and HP LaserJet 4+, HP LaserJet Plus, HP LaserJet II, HP LaserJet IID, HP LaserJet IIID, HP-GL, HP-GL/2, and Bi-Tronics are trademarks of Hewlett-Pack ard Company. IBM, Proprinter XL, Proprinter, and IBM/PC are reg i st ered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intellifont is a registered trademark of AGFA Corporation, a division of Miles, Inc. Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

All other brand and product names mentioned in this user’s guide are registered trademarks or trademarks of respective companies.

Compilation and Publication

Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.

The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.

Shipment of the Printer

If for any reason you must ship your Printer, carefully package the Printer to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that you save and use the original packaging. The Printer should also be adequately insured with the carrier.

WARNING

When shipping the Printer, the TONER CARTRIDGES and ALL CONSUMABLES must be removed from the Printer.

Failure to remove t he CONSUMABLES during shipping will cause severe damage to the Printer and will VOID THE WARRANTY (refer to user’s manual)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(For USA & CANADA Only)

For technical and operational assistance, please call:

In USA 1-877-284-3238 (outside California)

949-859-9700 Ext. 329(within California)

In CANADA 1-800-853-6660

514-685-6464 (within Montreal)

If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at:

In USA Printer Customer Support

Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92718

In CANADA Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.

- Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6

BBS For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call: In USA 1-888-298-3616 In CANADA 1-514-685-2040 Please log on to our BBS with your first name, last name and a four digit number for your password. Our BBS supports modem speeds up to 14,400, 8 bits no parity, 1 stop bit.

Fax-Back System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy to use Fax-Back System so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine, not just the one you are calling from. Please call 1-800-521-2846 (USA) or 1-800-681-9838 (Canada) and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the system and your index of Fax-Back subjects.

DEALERS/SERVICE CENTERS (USA only) For the name of an authorized dealer or service center, call 1-800-284-4357.

SERVICE CENTERS (Canada only) For service center addresses in Canada, call 1-800-853-6660

INTERNET ADDRESS For technical questions and downloading drivers:

http://www.brother.com

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Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

The following conventions are used in this User’s Guide:

Warning

Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury.

Caution

Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or prevent damage to the printer.

✒Note

Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer.

To Use the Printer Safely

Warning

This printer is heavy and weighs approximately 36kg (79.37lbs). When you move or lift this printer, be sure at least 2 people lift it together.

Warning

The Fusing unit is extremely hot during operation. Wait approximately 30 minutes before ex changing consumables that are in the area of the Fusing unit .

Fig. 0-1 Fusing unit

Warning

If metal objects, water or other liquids get inside the printer, turn the printer off immediately and unplug the printer. Conta c t your dealer.

Warning

Do not put consumables such as the Toner Cartridges and the Waste Toner Pack into a fire. Consumables are flammable under certain conditions..

Warning

Do not look at the laser beam light directly. It might cause damage to your eyesight.

Warning

Do not run the printer with the Top Cover, Front Cover and Rear Access Covers open.

Warning

Be sure to turn off the printer before you exchange consumables.

Warning

Do not put anything on the printer.

Warning

If you spill the fuser oil, carefully wipe it up completely.

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Printer Do's and Don'ts for Optimum Print Quality

Caution

When you move or lift this printer, be sure to keep the printer flat and remove the Toner Cartridges, Waste Toner Pack, Oil Bottle an d Fusing Unit first so that they will not spill. Damage caused by failure to remove the supplies will void your warranty.

Caution

Do not touch the rollers of the Fusing unit. If you do, it might cause print quality reduction.

Fig. 0-2 Fusing unit Rollers

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS........................xv

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION....................................................1-1

ABOUT THIS MANUAL......................................................................1-1

ABOUT THIS PRINTER.......................................................................1-2

Features............................................................................................1-2

Options........................................................................................1-6

Operating and Storage Environment................................................1-7

Power Supply .............................................................................1-7

Environment...............................................................................1-7

CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED.............................................2-1

BEFORE USING THE PRINTER.........................................................2-1

Checking the Components................................................................2-1

General View....................................................................................2-3

SETTING UP THE PRINTER...............................................................2-4

Removing the Protective Parts.........................................................2-4

Installing the (OPC) Belt Cartridge..................................................2-5

Installing the Toner Cartridges.........................................................2-7

Installing the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner................................2-9

Loading Paper in the Media Cassette...............................................2-11

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer........................................2-14

Turning the Printer On.....................................................................2-16

Plugging in the Power Cord and Turn the Printer On.................2-16

Printing the Test Patterns or Lists.....................................................2-18

Installing the Printer Driver..............................................................2-20

Computer Requirements ............................................................2-20

Prepare Windows 95/98 for the Printer......................................2-20

Prepare Windows 3.1/3.11 for the Printer..................................2-21

Prepare Windows NT 4.0 for the Printer....................................2-22

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CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER..........3-1

AUTOMATIC EMULATION SELECTION.........................................3-1

AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION..........................................3-3

ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL........................................................3-5

Selecting the Local Language Display.............................................3-5

Using the Panel Buttons...................................................................3-6

Printer Settings.................................................................................3-7

User Settings..............................................................................3-7

Factory Settings.........................................................................3-7

PAPER HANDLING.............................................................................3-8

Print Media.......................................................................................3-8

Paper Size...................................................................................3-8

Recommended Paper..................................................................3-9

Printable Area...................................................................................3-10

Using Envelopes.........................................................................3-11

Cassette Feed....................................................................................3-13

Manual Feed.....................................................................................3-14

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CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL ...............................................4-1

DISPLAY AND LEDS..........................................................................4-1

Display.............................................................................................4-1

Printer Status Messages (on the upper row)...............................4-2

About Maintenance Messages..........................................................4-4

LEDs.................................................................................................4-5

READY.......................................................................................4-5

DATA.........................................................................................4-5

ALARM......................................................................................4-5

ON LINE....................................................................................4-5

BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE.........................................................4-6

Button.......................................................................................4-6

SEL

Button......................................................................................4-7

SET ▲ (UP) MODE

▼ (DOWN)

Button..................................................................................4-8

Button........................................................4-7

MODE Button Settings in HP PCL5C,

EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes.......................4-9

MODE Button Settings in BR-Script 2 Mode............................4-12

MODE Button Settings in HP-GL Mode....................................4-14

Basic Operation Procedures........................................................4-16

Operation Example: Selecting the Parallel Interface.................4-17

INTERFACE MODE..................................................................4-18

FORMAT MODE.......................................................................4-21

ORIENTATION....................................................................4-21

AUTO MODE.......................................................................4-22

PAGE FORMAT MODE.......................................................4-23

COLOR MODE.....................................................................4-26

GRAPHICS MODE...............................................................4-27

RESOLUTION MODE...............................................................4-29

PAGE PROTECTION................................................................4-32

CARD OPERATION..................................................................4-33

ADVANCED MODE.................................................................4-41

NETWORK MODE...............................................................4-41

ERROR PRINT......................................................................4-43

CONTINUE MODE..............................................................4-44

SCALABLE FONT...............................................................4-44

INPUT BUFFER....................................................................4-45

SAVE SETTINGS.................................................................4-46

PAGE COUNTER......................................................................4-46

EXIT MODE..............................................................................4-46

Button...................................................................................4-47

FONT

Setting the Font and Symbol Set in the HP PCL5C Mode.........4-47

Setting the Font and Character Set in the EPSON FX-850

or IBM Proprinter XL Mode ......................................................4-51

List of Fonts................................................................................4-55

List of Symbol/Character Sets....................................................4-56

FORM FEED

Button (REPRINT Button)......................................4-57

Form Feed...................................................................................4-57

Reprint Function.........................................................................4-57

CONTINUE

Button.......................................................................4-58

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BUTTONS IN SHIFT MODE...............................................................4-59

SHIFT EMULATION

Button.................................................................................4-59

Button.....................................................................4-60

About Emulation Modes.............................................................4-62

ECONOMY

Button.........................................................................4-63

TONER SAVE MODE...............................................................4-63

POWER SAVE MODE..............................................................4-63

FEEDER

Button..............................................................................4-64

FEEDER.....................................................................................4-64

MANUAL MODE......................................................................4-66

MEDIA TYPE............................................................................4-66

SMALL SIZE.............................................................................4-66

Button...................................................................................4-67

COPY RESET

Button.................................................................................4-68

List of Factory Settings...............................................................4-69

Button....................................................................................4-75

TEST

HEX DUMP MODE..............................................................................4-77

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE ....................................................5-1

REPLACING THE CONSUMABLES..................................................5-1

Toner Cartridges...............................................................................5-3

Toner Nearly Empty Message....................................................5-3

Toner Empty Message................................................................5-3

Replacing the Toner Cartridges..................................................5-4

Oil Bottle..........................................................................................5-6

Oil Bottle Low Message.............................................................5-6

Oil Bottle Empty Message..........................................................5-6

Replacing the Oil Bottle.............................................................5-6

Fuser Cleaner....................................................................................5-9

Fuser Cleaner Message...............................................................5-9

Fuser Cleaner Change Message..................................................5-9

Replacing the Fuser Cleaner.............................................................5-9

Waste Toner Pack.............................................................................5-11

Waste Toner Pack Full Message.................................................5-11

Replacing the Waste Toner Pack................................................5-11

(OPC) Belt Cartridge........................................................................5-13

(OPC) Belt Cartridge Message...................................................5-13

Replacing the (OPC) Belt Cartridge...........................................5-13

Ozone Filter...........................................................................................5-16

Ozone Filter................................................................................5-16

Replacing the Ozone Filter.........................................................5-16

Fusing Unit.......................................................................................5-17

Fusing Unit.................................................................................5-17

Replacing the Fusing Unit..........................................................5-17

120K Kit...........................................................................................5-20

120K Kit.....................................................................................5-20

Drum Cleaner..............................................................................5-20

Replacing the Drum Cleaner.......................................................5-20

Paper Discharger.........................................................................5-22

Replacing the Paper Discharger..................................................5-22

Replacing the Transfer Roller.....................................................5-24

CLEANING THE PRINTER.................................................................5-26

Cleaning the Printer Exterior............................................................5-26

Periodical Printer Cleaning...............................................................5-27

REPACKING AND RELOCATING THE PRINTER...........................5-28

How to Repack the Printer...............................................................5-28

OPTIONS...............................................................................................5-29

Lower TrayUnit.....................................................................................5-29

Loading Paper from the Lower Media Cassette..........................5-29

Font Card, Flash Memory/HDD Card....................................................5-31

Installing a Font Card, Flash Memory Card and HDD Card .....5-31

Selecting the Optional Fonts.......................................................5-33

Modular I/O Card...................................................................................5-34

RAM Expansion.....................................................................................5-35

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CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

...............................................6-1

TROUBLESHOOTING.........................................................................6-1

Operator Call Messages....................................................................6-1

Maintenance Messages (appear on the lower row)..........................6-3

Error Messages.................................................................................6-4

Service Call Messages......................................................................6-6

Paper Jams........................................................................................6-9

Q & A ....................................................................................................6-13

Setting Up the Printer Hardware......................................................6-13

Setting Up the Printer.......................................................................6-14

Paper Handling.................................................................................6-15

Printing.............................................................................................6-16

Print Quality.....................................................................................6-17

APPENDICES .............................................................................A-1

PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................A-1

Printing.............................................................................................A-1

Functions..........................................................................................A-2

Electrical and Mechanical................................................................A-3

PAPER SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................A-4

INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................A-8

Bi-directional Parallel Interface.......................................................A-8

Interface Connector....................................................................A-8

Pin Assignment...........................................................................A-8

Signal Description......................................................................A-9

Parallel Cable Connection for IBM-PC/AT or

Compatible Computers and IBM-PS/2 Computers...................A-10

RS-232C Serial Interface................................................................A-11

Standard Specifications.............................................................A-11

Interface Connectors.................................................................A-11

Pin Assignment.........................................................................A-11

Signal Description....................................................................A-12

Serial Cable Connection for IBM-PC/AT or

Compatible Computers and IBM-PS/2 Computers...................A-13

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SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS..........................................................A-14

OCR Symbol Sets...........................................................................A-14

HP PCL Mode................................................................................A-15

EPSON Mode.................................................................................A-22

IBM Mode......................................................................................A-25

HP-GL Mode..................................................................................A-27

Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s Intellifont Compatible

Typefaces.......................................................................................A-32

Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s TrueType and Type 1

Font Compatible, and Original Typefaces......................................A-34

QUICK REFERENCE OF COMMANDS...........................................A-36

HP PCL Mode................................................................................A-36

PCL Command Sets..................................................................A-36

CCITT G3/G4 and TIFF...........................................................A-51

Horizontal 1200-dpi Image Format Mode................................A-54

HP-GL/2 Command Sets..........................................................A-57

Printer Job Language Commands Syntax.................................A-59

EPSON FX-850 Mode....................................................................A-60

IBM Proprinter XL Mode...............................................................A-63

HP-GL Mode..................................................................................A-66

Bar Code Control............................................................................A-68

Print Bar Codes or Expanded Characters..................................A-68

INDEX...........................................................................................Index-1

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice

(For U.S.A. only)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guaran tee th at interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipmen t does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet o n a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Important

A shielded interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

International Energy Star Compliance Statement

The purpose of the International Energy Star Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy-efficient office equipment, which includes computers, monitors, printers, facsimile receivers and copy machines world-wide. As an International Energy Star partner, Brother Industries, Ltd. has decided that this product meets the guideline of the program.

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Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada only)

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur la matériel brouilleur du Canad a .

Laser Safety (120 V model only)

This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation.

Since radiation emitted inside the printer is completely confined within protective housings and external covers, the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation.

FDA Regulations (120 V model only)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented regulations for laser products manufactured on and after August 2, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States.

Caution:

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Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

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Radio Interference(220-240 V model only)

This printer complies with EN55022(CISPR Publication 22)/Class B. Before this product is used, ensure that you use a double-shielded

interface cable with twisted-pair conductors and that is marked “IEEE1284 compliant”. The cable must not exceed 1.8 metres in length.

IEC 825 Specification (220-240 V model only)

This printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 825 specifications. The label shown below is attached in countries where required.

This printer has a Class 3B Laser Diode which emits invisible laser radiation in the Scanner Unit. The Scanner Unit should not be opened under any circumstances.

Caution:

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The following caution label is attached on the cover of the scanner unit.

Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

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For Finland and Sweden

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

Varoitus! Laitteen käyttäminen muulla kuin tässä käyttöohjeessa

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mainitulla tavalla saattaa altistaa käyttäjän turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittävälle näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle.

Varning – Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna Bruksanvisning specificerats, kan användaren utsättas för osynlig laserstrålning, som överskrider gränsen för laserklass 1.

IMPORTANT - For Your Safety

To ensure safe operation the three-pin plug supplied must be inserted only into a standard three-pin power point which is effectively grounded through the normal household wiring.

Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-conductor and be correctly wired to provide connection to ground. Incorrectly wired extension cords are a major cause of fatalities.

The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the power is grounded and that the installation is completely safe. For your safety, if in any doubt about the effective grounding of the power, consult a qualified electrician.

Disconnect device

This printer must be installed near a power ou tlet which is easily accessible. In case of emergencies, you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet in order to shu t o ff the power completely.

Geräuschemission / Acoustic Noise Emission (For Germany Only)

Lpa < 70 dB(A) DIN 45635-19-01-KL2

Wiring Information (For U.K. only)

Important

If the mains plug supplied with this printer is not suitable for your socket outlet, remove the plug from the main s co rd and fit an appropriate three pin plug. If the replacement plug is intended to take a fuse then fit the same rating fuse as the original.

If a moulded plug is severed from the mains cord then it should be destroyed because a plug with cut wires is dangerous if engaged in a live socket outlet. Do not leave it where a child might find it!

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In the event of replacing the plug fuse, fit a fuse approved by ASTA to BS1362 with the same rating as the original fuse.

Always replace the fuse cover. Never use a plug with the cover omitted.

WARNING - THIS PRINTER MUST BE EARTHED

The wires in the mains cord are coloured in accordance with the following code :

GREEN AND YELLOW : EARTH BLUE : NEUTRAL BROWN : LIVE

The colours of the wires in the main s lead of this printer may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug.

If you need to fit a different plug, proceed as follows.

Remove a length of the cord outer sheath, taking care not to damage the coloured insulation of th e wires inside.

Cut each of the three wires to the appropriate length. If the construction of the plug permits, leave the green and yellow wire longer than the others so that, in the event that the cord is pu lled out of the plug, the green and yellow wire will be the last to disconnect.

Remove a short section of the coloured insulation to expose the wires.

The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with th e letter “E” o r by the safety earth symbol

, or coloured green or green and yellow.

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter “N” or coloured black or blue.

The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter “L” or coloured red or brown.

The outer sheath of the cord must be secured inside the plug. The coloured wires should not hang out of the plug.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (EUROPE)

We, Brother International Europe Ltd.,

Brother House 1 Tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK.

declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents:

Safety: EN 60950, EN 60825 EMC: EN 55022 Class B, EN 50082-1

following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/263/EEC and 92/31/EEC).

* When used with the NC-2010h Ethernet interface card, this product

complies with EN 55022 Class A.

Issued by:

Brother International Europe Ltd. European Technical Services Division

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual acts as your guide to the setup and operation of your printer and covers the following topics:

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION provides an overview of the printer. Read this chapter first to get familiar with the printer.

CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER gives you general set-up information about this printer. Be sure to read this chapter before you use the printer.

CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER gives you important information on the printer setup to work with your computer and software. Be sure to read this chapter before you work with the printer.

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL details the functions of the panel buttons and LEDs.

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE provides guidance on how to maintain your printer.

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING helps you troubleshoot the printer in case of problems.

APPENDICES contain detailed technical information on the printer as well as the character sets and a quick reference guide to the printer control commands.

INDEX provides an alphabetical list of the contents of this manual.

✒ Notes

When you read this user’s guide, note the following:

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This user’s guide contains instructions or steps to teach you various operations of the printer. Remember th at the instructions start with the factory settings, particularly in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3. If you change the settings, particularly the emulation mode, the display messages change accordingly.

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The paper size has been factory set to letter or A4, depending upon the final destination of the printer. Some display messages appear differently in accordance with this setting.

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ABOUT THIS PRINTER

Features

This printer has the following standard features.

2400 x 600 DPI Class Resolution

This printer prints pages with a resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi) as default. By utilizing the 300-dpi mode, the printer can also print 300-dpi data, if necessary. Moreover, you can get higher quality printout which is the equivalent of 2400x600 DPI resolution printout, by utilizing HRC or CAPT.

High Speed and Color Laser Printing

With this printer, you can print crisp printing in 24 bit brilliant full color. This printer can print at a speed up to 16 pages per minute in monochrome mode and 4 pages per minute in full color mode. The controller utilizes a high speed 32-bit RISC microprocessor and special hardware chips, so the p rocess speed is very fast.

Color Advanced Photoscale Technology (CAPT)

This printer can print graphics in 256 shades for each color in HP printer PCL5C™ emulation and BR-Script level 2, producing nearly photographic quality. This mode is effective when you print photographic images.

High Resolution Control (HRC)

The High Resolution Control (HRC) technology provides clear and crisp printouts and improves even the 600-dpi resolution. This mode is effective when you print text.

Maintenance-Free and Economical Toner Cartridge

The toner cartridge can print up to 10,000 (Black) and 6,000 (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow) single-sided pages at 5% coverage. This printer uses one piece, easy-to-replace toner cartridges.

Universal Media Cassette

This printer loads paper automatically from the media cassette. Since the media cassette is a universal type, a number of different sizes of paper can be used. Even envelopes can be loaded from the media cassette. For detailed paper specifications, see ‘Paper Handling’ in Chapter 3.

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Three Interfaces

This printer has a high speed bi-directional parallel interface, an RS-232C serial interface and a modular input/output (MIO) compatible interface.

If your application software supports the bi-directional parallel interface, you can monitor the printer status. It is fully compatible with the industry-standard bi-directional parallel interface.

The RS-232C serial interface is an industry standard so that you can connect it to any computer using a standard serial cable.

The MIO interface allows you to install a commercial MIO-compatible card. If you install the card, you can use one more interface port for features such as networking or printer sharing.

Automatic Interface Selection

This printer can automatically select the bi-directional parallel, RS-232C serial or MIO interface depending on the interface port through which it receives data. With this feature, the printer can be connected to more than one computer.

Five Emulation Modes

This printer can emulate the Hewlett-Packard

Color PCL® 5C ( PCL6

in monochrome printing) printers, PostScript® Level 2 language emulation (Brother BR-Script Level 2) printers, the industry-standard HP-

GL™ plotter as well as EPSON

FX-850™, and IBM® Proprinter XL

printers (in monochrome printing). You can print with all application programs that support one of these printers.

Automatic Emulation Selection

This printer can automatically select the printer emulation mode depending on the print commands it receives from the computer software. With this feature, many users can share the printer on a network.

Data Compression Technology

This printer can internally compress the received graphics and font data in its memory so that it can print larger graphics and more fonts without additional memory.

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Various Fonts

This printer has 75 scalable and 12 bitmapped fonts. The fonts that can be used vary according to the current emulation mode.

Bar Code Printing

This printer can print the following 11 types of bar codes:

• Code 39 • UPC-E

• Interleaved 2 of 5 • Codabar

• EAN-8 • US-PostNet

• EAN-13 • ISBN

• UPC-A • Code 128

• EAN-128

CCITT G3/G4

Since this printer supports the CCITT G3/G4 format in addition to HPcompatible formats, it can quickly receive and print data compressed in this format.

Lock Panel

If the panel button settings have been changed, the printer may not work as you expect. If you are an administrator of this printer, you can lock your settings to prevent changes from being made.

Power Save Mode

This printer has a power saving mode. As laser printers consume power to keep the fixing assembly at a high temperature, this feature can save electricity when the printer is on but not being used. The factory setting of the Power Save mode is ON so that it co mplies with the new EPA Energy Star specification. Compared with conventional laser printers, this printer consumes less power even when the power saving mode is turned off.

Toner Save Mode

This printer has an economical toner save mode. You can cut your printer running cost substantially by using this mode in addition to the improved life expectancy of the toner cartridge.

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Reprint Function

You can reprint the last print job with a touch of a panel button which allows reprinting without sending the data again from the computer. When there is not enough memory to print the last job out, you can reprint the last print page.

PCMCIA Card Slot

Printer has PCMCIA card slot (TypeII:2slots, TypeIII:1slot).You can install a PCMCIA-compatible flash memory card and HDD card.

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Flash memory card: You can store fonts, macros, logos and other

print data.



HDD card: You can store fonts, macros, logos and other

print data.

Saving User Settings

You can operate the printer differently from other users with your own panel button settings. Two sets of user settings can be stored.

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Options

The following options are available for this pr in ter:

Lower Tray Unit

A lower tray unit expands the paper source capacity. You can load extra paper or different sizes of paper. You can load Letter, A4, B5 (JIS and ISO) or Executive size (176x250 to 215.9x297mm) paper and Com10, DL size envelopes into this cassette.

Legal Cassette

When you want to print on Legal sized paper, you need to use this cassette.

The following commercial products can be installed into this printer:

MIO Card

A commercial modular input/output (MIO) compatible sharing/network card gives you an additional interface port for attaching the printer to a network or sharing your printer with multiple computers.Some models of this printer have an MIO Card for networkin g fitted as standard.

Flash Memory Card and HDD Card

A commercial flash memory card or an HDD card can be installed. You can store fonts, macros, logos, and other print data in a commercial PCMCIA-compatible flash memory card or HDD card.

RAM Expansion

Installing commercial memory modules expands the memory capacity up to 112 Mbytes.

✒ Note

For the details about how to install the options, see the manual supplied with the option you wish to install .

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Operating and Storage Environment

Please take note of the following before using the printer.

Power Supply

Use the printer within the specified power range.

AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage Frequency: 50/60 Hz (120V or 220-240 V)

The power cord, including extensions, should not exceed 5 meters (16.5 feet).

Do not share the same power circuit with other high-power appliances, particularly an air conditioner, copier, shredder, etc. If it is unavoidable that you must use the printer with these appliances, we recommend you use a voltage transformer or a high-frequency noise filter.

Use a voltage regulator if the power source is not stable.

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Environment

Use the printer only within the following ranges of temperature and humidity.

Ambient temperature: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.5°F) Ambient humidity: 20% to 80% (without condensation)

Do not block the air exit on top of the printer. Do not place objects on top of the printer, especially on the air exit.

Ventilate the room where you use the printer.

Do not place the printer where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight if the printer is unavoidably set up near a window.

Do not install the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields.

Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gasses.

Place the printer on a flat, horizontal surface.

Keep the printer clean. Do not install the printer in a dusty place.

Do not install the printer near an air conditioner.

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The following figure shows the suitable spacing around the printer for operation and maintenance.

Rear

1-8

Front

Fig. 1-1 Suitable Spacing around the Printer

✒ Note

Ensure that there is enough space at the rear of the printer so that you can easily access the rear cover if a paper jam occurs.

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This chapter works as a quick setup guide, which gives you information for setting up the printer.

BEFORE USING THE PRINTER

Warning

This printer is heavy and weighs approximately 36kg (79.37lbs). When you move or lift this printer, be sure to do so with at least 2 people so that you will not hurt your back.

Checking the Components

After unpacking the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts.

(OPC) Belt Cartridge

Printer

Standard Media Cassette (pre-installed)

Oil Bottle Oil Syringe

User’s Guide

Fuser Cleaner

Power Cord

Toner Cartridges (Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow)

Printer Driver Disks

Fig. 2-1 Components in the Printer Carton

Caution

The Toner Cartridges, (OPC) Belt cartridge, Oil Bottle and Fuser Cleaner are packed inside a separate carton as a starter kit. Do not open them now. Only open them immediately before you want to install them. The (OPC) Belt Cartridge must not be exposed to light for a long time or damage will occur.

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✒ Note

An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase an appropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use (parallel cables should not exceed 1.8meters(6 feet)). The power cord may differ slightly from this diagram depending on the country where you purchased the printer.

✒ Note

You may have additional parts not listed above depending on which country you live in and theHL-2400C series model you have bought.

✒ Note

We recommend you keep a spare of the following consumables at all times, because when the following consumables reach their life, the printer stops printing. * Toner Cartridges (TN-01BK, TN-01C, TN-01M, TN-01Y) * Waste Toner Pack (WT-1CL) * Oil Bottle and Fuser Cleaner (FO-1CL, CR-1CL)

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General View

Control Panel

Front Cover

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Top Cover

Power

Rear Side Cover

Button

Fig. 2-2 Front View

Rear Access Cover

Media Cassette

Controller Box

Power Cord Connector

Fig. 2-3 Rear View

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SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Removing the Protective Parts

After checking that you have all of the correct parts, temporarily place the printer where you can easily reach all sides. Remove the protective parts that secure the printer against damage during transportation, as shown below:

✒ Note

Keep all packing materials for transporting o r storing the printer later.

1. Remove the protective parts as shown below.

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Fig. 2-4 Removing the Protective Parts

Installing the (OPC) Belt Cartridge

Caution

Do not touch the green surface of the (OPC) Belt Cartridge . If you



do, it might cause quality reduction. Do not expose the (OPC) Belt to light (more than 800 lux) for more



than approximately 2 minutes. It might cause damage to the (OPC) Belt Cartridge and void its warranty.

1. Open the Top Cover with the Front Cover open.

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Fig. 2-5 Open the Covers

2. Release both green Belt Cartridge Lock Levers by pulling them toward you.

Fig. 2-6 Release the Levers

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3. Remove the orange (OPC) Belt Tension Release Pins.

Fig. 2-7 Remove the Pins

4. Remove the Protective Sheet from the (OPC) Belt Cartridge.

Fig. 2-8 Remove the Protective Sheet

5. Insert the (OPC) Belt cartridge into the printer along the guide with the flat side facing toward you.

Fig. 2-9 Insert the (OPC) Belt Cartridge

6. Lock the Belt Cartridge Lock Levers by pushing them backwards until you feel them click.

7. Close the Top Cover.

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Installing the Toner Cartridges

This printer uses 4 separate color (Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow) toner cartridges to print. You have one of each color toner cartridge supplied as standard. A new cartridge contains enough toner to print approximately 10,000 (Black): 6,000 (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) A4 or letter-size single-sided pages at about 5% coverage. (Actual toner yield will depend on the images being printed.)

✒ Note

The toner cartridges shipped with the printer contain only half the normal amount of toner. (5,000 pages (Black) and 3,000 pages (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow)).

To install the toner cartridges, follow these steps:

1. Open the Front Cover of the printer.

2. After rocking each of the cartridges 3 to 4 times, remove the orange Protective Cover of the Toner Cartridges.

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Fig. 2-10 Removing the Protective Cover

3. Install the 4 toner cartridges by positioning them in the guides. Insert the new Toner Cartridges, making sure to insert the correct color in the correct position referring to the color indicatio ns on the label in the order Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and then Black.

Fig. 2-11 Install the Toner Cartridges

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Caution

Do not stand the toner cartridge on its end or turn it upside down.



Install the toner cartridges immediately after you remove the



protective part. Do not touch the shaded part shown below.

Fig. 2-12 Toner Cartridge

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Installing the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner

1. Release the Fusing unit pressure a little with the Pressure Release Levers (). Then pull the orange protective parts between the rollers of the Fusing Unit out to remove them (). Make sure that the Pressure Release Levers are locked.

Fig. 2-13 Remove the Protective Parts

2. Install the Oil Bottle into the Fusing Unit with the label side facing the front of the printer.

Fig. 2-14 Install the Oil Bottle

Caution

Do not spill the oil inside the printer. If the oil does spill, it might cause damage to the printer. If you do spill any oil, consult your dealer or our authorized service representative.

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3. Set the Fuser Cleaner into the Fusing Unit with the roller side facing toward you.

Fig. 2-15 Install the Fuser Cleaner

4. Lock the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner with the Oil Bottle Lock Levers.

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Fig. 2-16 Lock the Oil Bottle Lock Levers

5. Close the Top Cover.

Loading Paper in the Media Cassette

✒ Note

This printer has a 250 sheet Media Cassette as standard. An additional Lower Tray Unit is available as an option.

Since the Media Cassette is a universal type, you can set letter, A4, ISO B5 or executive size cut sheet paper or COM10, or DL size envelopes in the Media Cassette. The paper sources have the following lim itatio n s. For m ore information about paper, see “Paper Handling” in Chapter 3.

paper source available size available type and

Standard Media Cassette

Optional Legal Cassette

cut sheet : Letter, A4, B5(ISO), B5(JIS), Executive envelope: COM 10, DL other size: width 105-216mm (4.1”-8.5”) length 220-297mm (8.7”-11.7”) cut sheet : Legal, Letter, A4, B5(ISO), B5(JIS), Executive envelope: COM 10, DL other size: width 105-216mm (4.1”-8.5”) length 220-355.6mm (8.7”-14”)

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capacity plain paper : 250 envelope : 15 OHP film : 50

Up to approx. 250 sheets of 75g/m

(20 lbs.) paper plain paper : 250 envelope : 15 OHP film : 50

Up to approx. 250 sheets of 75g/m

( 20 lbs.) paper

✒ Note

Do not load envelopes in the Paper cassette in the Optional Lower Tray Unit. It might cause paper jams.

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Follow these steps to set paper and install the Media Cassette:

✒

Note

Be sure to select the same paper size as the paper to be used from your



application software, or correct printing cannot be obtained. If your application software does not support paper size selection in its print menu, you can change the paper size with the

Mode

button in the FORMAT MODE. For paper size change information, see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4. The paper size has been factory set to letter or A4, depending upon



the final destination of the printer.

•120V model: Letter size paper set.

•220/240V model: A4 size paper set. Small Size Setting: See “Control Panel” in Chapter 4



Load paper into the Media Cassette as follows:

1. Pull the Media Cassette out of the prin ter.

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Fig. 2-17 Removing the Media Cassette

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2. Adjust the Paper Guides according to the paper size you want to load. Hold the shaded parts below and move the guides.

Fig. 2-18 Adjust the Paper Guides

3. Load paper into the Media Cassette.

✒ Note

Do not load more than 250 sheets of paper (75 g/m2or 20 lbs.) in the cassette, or paper jams may occur. Paper (75 g/m2 or 20 lbs.) should be loaded up to the lines on the sliding guide.

PAPER

OHP FILM

Fig. 2-19 Paper Lines

4. Install the Media Cassette into the printer.

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

This printer has a bi-directional parallel interface and an RS-232C serial interface. They allow the printer to communicate with IBM/PC

compatible computers. Before connecting the printer and computer, you need to purchase a connecting cable specifically made for the interface to be used

Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set, simply connect the interface cable to the printer. In some cases, you need to turn off the high-speed and bi-directional parallel communications with the

button. For further information, see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4.

Mode

When you use the serial interface, you need to have the same communications settings on both the printer and computer. Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set with certain factory settings (baud rate = 9600, code type = 8 bits, parity = none, stop bit = 1, Xon/Xoff = ON, DTR (ER) = ON, and Robust Xon = ON), you may simply connect the interface cable if these are the same as the settings on your computer. When necessary, set the communications parameters with the see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4. For the settings on the computer, see the manual of the computer or software you use.

Mode

button on the printer. For further information,

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Connect the printer to your computer as follows:

1. Make sure that both the computer and the printer are turned off.

Caution

Always turn off the printer and computer when connecting and disconnecting the cable.

2. Connect one end of the interface cable to the interface connector located on the back of the printer.

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

Serial Interface Port

Secure connection with screws.

Computer Printer

Parallel Interface Port

Secure connection with wire clips.

Fig. 2-20 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.

✒ Note

When you connect to a network, refer to the Network User’s Guide.

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Turning the Printer On

Plugging in the Power Cord and Turn the Printer On

1. Make sure that the front left hand side of the printer.

2. Attach the power cord to the printer and plug it into an appropriate AC outlet.

Fig. 2-21 Plugging in the Power Cord

3. Turn the printer on by pressing the

Caution

Check the AC voltage. This printer should be operated at the specified



voltage and frequency.

• USA and Canada: AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz

• Europe, Australia and others: AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz

Since this printer must be electrically grounded, the power cord



should be connected to a grounded AC outlet. The total length of the power cord, including extension cords, should



not exceed 5 meters (16.4 feet). Use of a longer power cord may result in reduced voltage or malfunctions. Do not unplug the power cord to turn off the printer.



The printer should be installed near a power outlet which is easily



accessible.

Power

button is turned OFF: the button is on the

Power

Button.

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Caution

Always wait at least 5 seconds after turning off the power before turning it back on. Do not turn the power off while the printer is printing as this may cause a paper jam and adversely affect the printer.

The printer performs a self-diagnosis at start-up to check its hardware and software. If the printer should find any problems, the display will change to show the corresponding error message. See “TROUBLESHOOTING” in Chapter 6.

The display shows several messages quickly at start-up. If the printer detects no errors, it automatically goes on-line and the message changes to show the current printer status and settings as shown below.

LJ READY 001P T1 AUTO    

K C M Y

AUTO: The auto emulation selection mode is set. LJ : The auto emulation selection is set and currently the HP

PCL5C emulation is selected. READY : The printer is ready to print. 001 : The number of copies to print is set to 1. P : Por trait print is selected. T1 : Paper is fed from Tray1.

: Toner cartridges are full. When the toner cartridges become



nearly empty, the  indication blinks. The  indication

disappears when a color toner is empty.

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Printing the Test Patterns or Lists

You can check print quality and p r int a list of available fonts before you actually start working with the printer. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Make sure that you have already installed the toner cartridges, the

(OPC) Belt Cartridge, the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner and have loaded paper into the cassette. Make sure that you have removed the protective parts on the Waste Toner Pack.

2 Turn on the printer. Wait u ntil the display shows the message as

follows.

LJ READY 001P T1 AUTO    

K C M Y

3. Press the

The

On Line

4. Hold down the

5. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to scroll through the display until the desired

message appears. To print your selection, press the Choose from one of the following selections :

To Print Out LCD Message in the Second Row

the Demonstration Page the Test Pattern the list of printer settings the list of internal or resident fonts the list of optional cartridge/card fonts the list of permanent download fonts

To exit from the test mode, select “

✒ Notes

The messages “PRINT FONTS C” or “PRINT FONTS P” appear only when an optional font cartridge/card is installed in the font slot or permanent download fonts are stored in printer memory respectively.

If the optional font cartridge/card is installed, you can print out a list



of optional fonts. Since the list shows the ID numbers specific to each optional font, it helps you to select them with the further information, see “FONT Button” in Chapter 4. If user-defined characters are already downloaded into the printer



memory as permanent download fonts, you can print out a list of them. For further information, see “FONT Button” in Chapter 4.

button to set the printer off-line.

Sel

LED goes off.

button and press the

Shift

exit

button.

Test

button.

Set

DEMO PAGE TEST PRINT PRINT CONFIG PRINT FONTS I PRINT FONTS C PRINT FONTS P

”.

button. For

Font

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6. Press the

Set

button.

The printer starts printing the selected test pattern o r list. Wh en the printer finishes printing, it automatically exits to the off-line state.

TEST PRINT

!"#$%&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz[| "#$%&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\} #$%&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~ $%&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~! %&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!" &'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"# '()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$ ()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$% )*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%& *+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&' +,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'( ,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()

-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()* ./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+ /1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+, 1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+,234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+,-. 34567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+,-./ 4567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+,-./1 567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+,-./12 67890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+,-./123 7890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+,-./1234 890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+,-./12345 90:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()*+,-./123456

ABC

TEST PRINT PRINT CONFIG

(LJ):HP LaserJet 4 (BS):BR-Script 2 (GL):HP-GL (FX):EPSON FX-850 (PR):IBMProprinterXL

PAGE COUNTER = 682 RAM SIZE = 10Mbyte

USER SETTINGS SETTING1 SETTING2 < EMULATION > EMULATION AUTO LaserJet4 AUTO LaserJet4 AUTO LaserJet4 AUTO TIME OUT (S) 5 5 5 EPSON/IBM EPSON EPSON EPSON KEEP PCL OFF OFF OFF

< MODE >

- INTERFACE MODE I/F PARALLEL <- < AUTO TIME OUT (S) 5 <- < PRL SETTING HIGH SPEED ON <- < BI-DIR ON <- < RS-232C SETTING BaundRate (BAUD) 9600 <- < CodeType (bits) 8 <- < Parity NONE <- < Stop Bit (bits) 1 <- < Xon/Xoff ON <- < DTR(ER) ON <- < Robust Xon OFF <- <-

- FORMAT MODE ORIENTATION PORTRAIT <- < AUTO MODE (LJ) AUTO LF OFF OFF OFF AUTO CR OFF OFF OFF AUTO WRAP OFF OFF OFF AUTO SKIP ON ON ON (FX) AUTO LF OFF OFF OFF AUTO MASK OFF OFF OFF (PR) AUTO LF OFF OFF OFF AUTO CR OFF OFF OFF AUTO MASK OFF OFF OFF PAGE FORMAT MODE X OFFSET (dots) 0 <- < Y OFFSET (dots) 0 <- < PAPER A4 A4 A4 (LJ) LEFT M (C) 0 0 0 RIGHT M (C) 78 78 78 TOP M (") 0.5 0.5 0.5 BOTTOM M (") 0.5 0.5 0.5 LINES (L) 64 64 64 (FX) LEFT M (C) 0 0 0 RIGHT M (C) 80 80 80 TOP M (") .33 .33 .33 BOTTOM M (") .33 .33 .33 LINES (L) 66 66 66 (PR) LEFT M (C) 0 0 0 RIGHT M (C) 80 80 80 TOP M (") .33 .33 .33 BOTTOM M (") .33 .33 .33 LINES (L) 66 66 66

- RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION (DPI) 600 <- < HRC MEDIUM <- <-

PRINT CONFIGURAITION(1/2)

PORTRAIT LIST

NUMBER SYMBOL SET (ID) PITCH SIZE STYLE WEIGHT TYPEFACE F O N T S A M P L E(600dpi)

I000 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Upright(0) Medium(0) PcTENNES Reg (4101) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v0s0b4101T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I001 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Upright(0) Bold(3) PcTENNES Bd (4101) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v0s3b4101T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I002 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Italic(1) Midium(0) PcTENNES It (4101) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v1s0b4101T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I003 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Italic(1) Bold(3) PcTENNES BdIt (4101) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v1s3b4101T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I004 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Upright(0) Medium(0) OKLAHOMA Reg (4113) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v0s0b4113T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I005 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Upright(0) Bold(3) OKLAHOMA Bd (4113) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v0s3b4113T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I006 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Italic(1) Medium(0) OKLAHOMA It (4113) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v1s0b4113T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I007 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Italic(1) Bold(3) OKLAHOMA BdIt (4113) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v1s3b4113T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I008 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Italic(1) Medium(0) CONNECTICUT (4116) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v1s0b4116T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I009 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Upright(4) Bold(3) CLEVELAND Cd (4140) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v4s3b4140T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I010 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Upright(0) Light(-3) PcBRUSSEL Lt (4143) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v0s-3b4143T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I011 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Upright(0) Bold(2) PcBRUSSEL Bd (4143) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v0s2b4143T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I012 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Italic(1) Light(-3) PcBRUSSEL LtIt(4143) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v1s-3b4143T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I013 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Italic(1) Bold(2) PcBRUSSEL BdIt(4143) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v1s2b4143T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I014 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Upright(0) Medium(0) UTAH Reg (4148) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v0s0b4148T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I015 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Upright(0) Bold(3) UTAH Bd (4148) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v0s3b4148T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I016 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Italic(1) Medium(0) UTAH It (4148) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v1s0b4148T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75) I017 8U:ROMAN 8... P: Scalable Italic(1) Bold(3) UTAH BdIt (4148) ESC(IDESC(s1p#v1s3b4148T (#:point size 0.25 - 999.75)

ID:Symbol Set ID

INTERNAL FONT

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/012

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/01

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/012

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/0

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/0123456

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/01

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/0

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/01

ABCDefgh123?!"#$%&'()<>/0

PRINT FONTS I

Fig. 2-22 Test Pattern, Setting List, and Font List

*The test pattern, setting list and font list above might be changed without notice.

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Installing the Printer Driver

Computer Requirements

The following are the minimum computer requirements to setup and operate the printer.

CPU: 80486 or higher

RAM: 8 MB or more for Windows 95, 98, 3.1 / 3.11 and NT 4.0

Hard Disk Drive:10Mbyte free space available

OS: Windows 95, 98, 3.1x, NT4.0

✒

Note

Use only a shielded Interface cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant and less than 1.8m (6 feet ) long.

(Pentium recommended)

(16 MB or more recommended)

(more space is necessary for printing)

Prepare Windows 95/98 for the Printer

Insert the supplied disk for Windows into your floppy disk drive.

2.Click the “START” button and select “Setting”.

3.Select “Printers” and double click “Add Printer”.

4.Follow the instructions in Windows 95/98.

5.Click “Have Disk”. Then browse and select “Brother HL-2400C series”.

6.Follow the rest of the Windows 95/98 instructions.

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Prepare Windows 3.1/3.11 for the Printer

1. Insert the supplied disk for Windows into your floppy disk drive.

2. Choose Run from the File menu in the Program Manager.

3. Type the drive name where you inserted the supplied disk and “SETUP” in the box: for example, A:\SETUP. Choose the OK button or press the Enter key.

4. The installer starts running. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

✒ Notes

The installer automatically updates your SYSTEM.INI Windows file



by adding DEVICE=bi-di.386 under the [386Enh] section. If any bidirectional parallel communications device driver has previously been installed, it will be deactivated by this new driver. If you want to use the driver that was previously installed, you should re-install your previous driver. However, re-installing the pr ev ious driver will make the HL-2400C driver inactive. The installer makes the installed printer driver the Windows default.



The installer automatically sets the printer port to th e parallel



interface, LPT1. During this installation, changes have been made to the SYSTEM.INI



file. It is necessary to restart Windows so that the changes become effective and the installed bi-directional parallel comm unications device driver can take effect.

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Prepare Windows NT 4.0 for the Printer

1. Insert the supplied disk for Windows into your floppy disk drive.

2. Click the “START” button and select “Setting”.

3. Select “Printers” and double click “Add Printer”.

4. Follow the instructions in Windows NT.

5. Click “Have Disk”. Then browse and select “Brother HL-2400C series”.

6. Follow the rest of the Windows NT instructions.

✒ Notes

For installation of other printer drivers an d information on the latest printer drivers see:

http://www.brother.com

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AUTOMATIC EMULATION SELECTION

This printer has an automatic emulation selection function. When the printer receives data from the computer, it automatically selects the emulation mode. This function has been factory set to ON.

The printer can select the emulation among the following combinations:

EPSON/IBM Priority EPSON (default) IBM Auto Selection Mode HP PCL 5C HP PCL 5C

BR-Script 2 BR-Script 2 HP-GL HP-GL EPSON FX-850 IBM Proprinter XL

To get the most out of this laser printer, we recommend you use the HP color printer emulation (PCL5C) mode auto matically. Since PCL5C mode takes the highest prio rity in the automatic emulation selection , you can start using the printer as it is with the factory settings in most cases.

When the automatic emulation selection is active, you can check the current emulation on the display. When the printer is in ready, print, or wait states, the display reads as follows:

Emulation Status Display in Ready State HP PCL5C LJ READY 001P T1 BR-Script 2 BS IDLE 001P T1 HP-GL GL READY 001P T1 EPSON FX-850 FX READY 001P T1 IBM Proprinter XL PR READY 001P T1

✒ Notes

Emulation modes other than PCL5C and BR-Script 2 are monochrome emulation modes.

To select the emulation mode manually, use the further information, see “EMULATION Button” in Chapter 4.

Emulation

button. For

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✒ Notes

When you use the automatic emulation selection, note the following:



Once the emulation is automatically changed, it is not changed again for a short period of time. This time period is called “Time Out” and it can be set with the

Emulation

button. The factory setting is 5

seconds.



The EPSON or IBM emulation mode priority must be selected, as the printer cannot distinguish between them. Since the factory setting is the EPSON emulation mode, you might need to select the IBM emulation mode with the

Emulation

button when you need to use

this emulation..



Try this function with your application software or network server. If the function does not work properly, select the required emulation mode manually using the printer panel buttons or use emulation selection commands from your software.

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AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION

This printer has an automatic interface selection function. When the printer receives data from the computer, it automatically selects the bidirectional parallel, RS-232C serial interface or MIO interface as appropriate.

When you use the parallel interface, you can turn the high-speed and bidirectional parallel communications on or off with the further information, see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4. Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set to ON, simply connect the interface cable to the printer.

When you use the serial interface, you need to have the same communications settings on both the printer and computer. Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set with certain settings, you may be able to simply connect the interface cable to the printer if your computer has the settings listed below.

Communications Parameters Factory Settings Baud rate (data transfer speed) 9600

Code type (data length) 8 bits Parity (data error check) None Stop bit (data separator) 1 stop bit Xon/Xoff (handshake protocol) ON DTR (ER) ON Robust Xon OFF

Mode

button. For

If a commercial interface card has been installed in the MIO card slot, it can be selected automatically.

When necessary, select the interface or the serial communications parameters manually with the the printer. For further information, see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4. For the settings on the computer, see the manual of the computer or application software you are using.

Mode

button (INTERFACE MODE) on

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✒ Notes

When you use the automatic interface selection, note the following:



Once the interface is automatically changed, it is not changed again for a short period of time. This time period is called “Time Out” and it can be set with the



The communications parameters [ baud rate, code type, parity, stop

Mode

button. The factory setting is 5 seconds.

bit, Xon/Xoff, DTR(ER), and Robust Xon] must be set for the serial interface. Although they have been factory set as shown in the above table, you may need to change them with the



This function takes a few seconds to work. If you want to speed up printing, select the required interface manually with the

Mode

button.

Mode

button.

If you constantly use only one interface, we recommend that you select that interface in the interface mode. The printer allocates all of the input buffer to that interface if only one interface is selected.

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ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL

Selecting the Local Language Display

The display usually shows the current printer status. When you operate the control panel buttons, it shows functions and settings. If any trouble occurs, it shows the corresponding error message. You can see these messages in several languages. The default language is English.

• English • German • Spanish

• French • Dutch • Italian

To change to another language:

1. Turn off the printer.

2. Hold down the

The message “SELF TEST” appears and then the message changes to “LANG.=ENGLISH * ”.

3. Press the ▲ or ▼ button until your desired language appears on the

display.

4. Press the effective.

An asterisk (*) appears at the end of the display for a short time, and then the printer automatically returns to the on-line state with the selected language message on the display.

Form Feed

Set

button to make the selected language messages

button and turn on the printer.

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Using the Panel Buttons

The printer has a versatile control panel. It has two operation modes: When you press the buttons, they work in the NORMAL mode as

indicated above the buttons. When you press the buttons with the button held down, they work in the SHIFT mode as indicated below the buttons. You can control the basic printer operations and make various printer settings in the NORMAL and SHIFT modes.

For further information, see “BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE” and “BUTTONS IN SHIFT MODE” in Chapter 4.

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Ready

Alarm

Mode

Emulation Economy

Continue

Shift Copy

Copy Pages Orientation Feeder

On Line Data

Sel Form Feed

Feeder

Font

Set

Test

Reset

Shift

– Shows various messages .

Display

– Lights when the printer is ready to print.

READY ON LINE

line state.

DATA

lights when unprinted data remains i n pri nter memory.

SEL FORM FEED

reprints the same print job or page.

FEEDER

to be used.

ALARM MODE

FONT

▲

settings.

– Lights when the printer is in t he on-

– Blinks when data is being rec ei ved and

– Selects on-line or off-l i ne state.

– Prints out remaining data or

– Selects paper source and media type

– Lights if any errors occ ur.

– Sets functions i n various modes.

– Selects font and character set.

– Forward scroll through modes and

(UP)

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EMULATION ECONOMY

– Selects printer emulat i on.

– Selects toner save or power save

mode.

– Prints self-test pattern or fonts.

TEST CONTINUE

– Ignores the error and resumes

operation.

– Sets selected mode and f unctions.

SET

▼

(DOWN)

– Reverse scroll through modes and

settings.

– Shifts button operation.

SHIFT

– Sets the number of copies to print.

COPY

– Resets printer or restores to factory

RESET

settings.

Fig. 3-1 Button Operation in NORMAL and SHIFT Modes

✒ Note When the printer is used in the BR-Script 2 mode, some buttons are not used.

Printer Settings

You may operate the printer with the panel button settings unchanged. They have been factory set. When necessary, change and store them in the printer memory as user settings.

There are two types of printer settings available on this printer:

Remember that the User Settings override the Factory Settings. The User Settings are effective until other settings are made or they are restored to the Factory Settings.

User Settings

Although the printer settings have been factory set, you can change them with the control panel buttons. Since this printer has a memory, you can store the panel button settings in the memory as “User Settings.” They are recalled every time you turn on the printer.

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1. User Settings

2. Factory Settings

In addition to the current settings, you can save two more sets of User Settings with the

Mode

button and restore them with the

Reset

button. The current settings are cleared after restoring one of the saved user settings.

Factory Settings

The printer settings have been set at the factory before shipment. They are called “Factory Settings.” Although you can operate the printer with these factory settings unchanged, you can tailor the printer by making User Settings.

✒ Note Changing the User Settings does not affect Factory Settings. You cannot modify the preset Factory Settings.

The changed User Settings can be restored to the factory default settings with the

Reset

button. For further information, see “RESET Button” in

Chapter 4.

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PAPER HANDLING

Print Media

Paper Size

1. The Standard Media Cassette Since the Media Cassette is a universal type, you can use any of the sizes of paper in the following list. The cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of paper (75 g/m

or 20 lbs.) or up to 15 envelopes (Paper should only be

loaded up to the arrow head marked on the sliding guide).

• Plain paper from 105 mm x 220 mm (4.1” x 8.7”) to 216 mm x 297

mm (8.5” x 11.7”) [Weight = 60 to 160 g/m

(16 to 43 lbs)]

• Overhead projector (OHP) films (up to 50 sheets can be loaded)

• Envelopes of COM10, DL size

2. The Optional Legal Cassette

The cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of paper (75 g/m

or 20 lbs.). If

you want to print on legal size paper, you need to use this cassette.

• Plain paper from 105 mm x 220 mm (4.1” x 8.7”) to 216 mm x 355.6

mm (8.5” x 14”) [Weight = 60 to 160 g/m

(16 to 43 lbs)]

• Overhead projector (OHP) films (up to 50 sheets can be loaded)

• Envelopes of COM10, DL size

The following are the specifications of paper suitable for this printer.

Item Recommended

paper

Xerox 4024 Hammermill

Laserprint

specification Basis Weight (g/m2) 82±5 75±4 90±4 Thickness (µ/m) 95±6 102±6 105±6 Smoothness (Bekk) 90±20 35±4 120±20 Stiffness (Clark) 100±15 100±15 90±15 Surface Resistance X109()1010-10

10-100 10-100 CIE LAB L* ——— 94±2 94±2 CIE LAB a* ——— 0.4±1 -0.5±1 CIE LAB b* ——— 1.6±1 2.2±1 Brightness (%) 85±2 80±2 85±2 Grain Direction Long Long Long

* Back side of paper

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paper source available size available type and

capacity Standard Media Cassette

cut sheet : Letter, A4, B5(ISO), B5(JIS), Executive envelope: COM 10, DL

plain paper : 250

envelope : 15

OHP film : 50

other size: width 105-216mm

Up to approx. 250

sheets of 75g/m

(20 lbs.) paper

plain paper : 250

envelope : 15

OHP film : 50

Optional Legal Cassette

(4.1”-8.5”) length 220-297mm (8.7”-11.7”) cut sheet : Legal, Letter, A4, B5(ISO),B5(JIS), Executive envelope: COM 10, DL other size: width 105-216mm (4.1”-8.5”) length 220-355.6mm

Up to approx. 250

sheets of 75g/m

( 20 lbs.) paper

(8.7”-14”)

Recommended Paper

The recommended paper type for this printer is:-

Xerox 4024 20lb Letter, Hammermill Laserprint or equivalent

✒ Note



To get the best output quality and to avoid any damage, use smooth white paper.



It is recommended that you test paper, especially special sizes and types of paper, on this printer before purchasing large quantities.



Print quality will vary depending o n the paper being used.

✒ Note

Do not load envelopes in the Paper cassette in the Optional Lower Tray Unit. It might cause paper jams.

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Printable Area

The Printable Area depends on the settings in your application. The figure below shows the physically printable area and non guaranteed print area of various paper types with this printer.

Fig. 3-2 Printable Area and Non Guaranteed Print Area

✒ Note

If you use paper which is not a direct equivalent for the specified paper, the life of the various consumables and parts may be reduced.

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Using Envelopes

Avoid using envelopes with the following characteristics:

• Glossy or shiny surfaces

• Protection cover on the envelopes’ adhesive parts

• Sealing flaps that have not been folded at purchase

• Sealing flaps as shown below

• Three or more layers of paper in the marked area

• Each side folded as shown below

Fig. 3-3 Envelope Information

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Before loading envelopes in the cassette, check th e following:

• Envelopes should have a lengthwise sealing flap.

• The sealing flaps should be crisply and correctly folded (irregularly cut or folded envelopes may cause paper jams).

• Envelopes should consist of two layers of paper in the following marked area.

Feeding Direction

Fig. 3-4 Envelopes

• Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure.

• All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or creases.

• Print quality may vary between different style envelopes. It may be necessary to test the envelopes you wish to use prior to purchasing large quantities.

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Cassette Feed

✒ Notes When you load paper into the Media Cassette, note the following:

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The printer can feed paper from the Media Cassette, Optio nal Lower Media Cassette or Optional Legal Cassette.



If your application software supports paper size selection on the print menu, you can select it through the software. If your application software does not support it, you can set the paper size with the printer driver or with the



The paper size has been factory set to letter for 120V models or A4

Mode

button on the control panel.

for 220/240V models. If you want to use other sizes of paper or envelopes, change the paper size in the PAGE FORMAT MODE of the FORMAT MODE with the

Mode

button. For paper size selection,

see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4.



If you use pre-printed paper in the cassettes, please note that the paper should be loaded with the printed side face up and the top of the paper to the back of the cassette.

You can set the paper size for the Media Cassette with the

Mode

button in the PAGE FORMAT mode. The printer automatically d etects the paper size you set in the Media Cassette. If you load a different size of paper in the Media Cassette from the size selected with the

Mode

button or through your application software, the printer prompts you to set the proper size of paper as follows:

T1 LOAD PAPER **** SIZE

( **** indicates the paper size you have selected with the button in the PAGE FORMAT mode or through your application software.)

Mode

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Manual Feed

This printer has no manual feed tray or m ulti purpose tray. Therefore you cannot feed irregular sized paper in the usual way. However, this printer has a special manual feed mode using Tray 1 ( upper tray) to overcome this inconvenience.

1. When the manual feed command is selected, the p r in ter waits until

you place the paper for printing in Tray 1, as in the usual manual feed mode operation.

T1 MANUAL FEED **** SIZE

2. Pull out Tray 1 and place the paper you are going to print into the

tray. It will be necessary to remove some or all of the p aper stack first, depending on the size of paper in the tray and the size of the paper you wish to print manually.

3. Re-install Tray 1 and press the

Continue

button. The printer then

starts printing.

✒ Note

• Print quality might be affected by the type of paper you use and the

print image.

• You may experience poor paper feeding during Duplex printing.

• This machine is not designed for continuous Duplex printing.

• When you do manual duplex printing, if you leave the printer for

more than 5 minutes after you finished printing the first side, the printer will reset the function automa tically.

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DISPLAY AND LEDS

This printer has one liquid crystal display (LCD) and four LEDs on the control panel. The display can show various messages with up to 16 characters in two rows. The LEDs light to indicate the current printer status.

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Copy Pages Orientation Feeder

On Line Data

Sel Form Feed

Display

Alarm

Mode

Continue

Fig. 4-1 Display and LEDs

Font

Emulation Economy

Set

Shift Copy

Feeder

Test

Reset

The display usually shows the current printer status and emulation mode setting and toner status. When you operate the control panel, you can change settings interactively on the display.

When you turn the printer off-line, the display changes to show the currently selected emulation and informs you that you can make settings in the current emulation.

If any problems occur, the display shows the corresponding operator call, error, or service call message to prompt you to take an action. For more information on these messages, see “TROUBLESHOOTING” in Chapter

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Printer Status Messages (on the upper row)

The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayed during normal operation:

Printer Status Message Meaning

00 READY 001P T1 The printer is ready to print. 00 IDLE 001P T1 The printer is idle. (BR-Script 2 mode only) AUTO PCL5C The printer is off-line and currently in HP

PCL5C mode under AUTO emulation mode selection.

HP PCL5C The printer is off-line and in HP PCL5C

mode under HP LaserJet emulation mode selection.

00 BUSY 001P T1 The printer is busy. (BR-Script 2 mode

only)

00 SLEEP 001P T1 The printer is in sleep status (power save

mode).

01 PRINT 001P T1 The printer is printing. 01 PR300 001P T1 The printer is printing by decreasing the

resolution from 600 dpi to 300 dpi because of insufficient memory.

02 WAIT 001P T1 The printer is warming up. 04 SELF TEST The printer is performing self-diagnosis. 05 TEST PRINT The printer is printing the test pattern. 06 DEMO PAGE The printer is printing the demonstration. 06 PRINT CONFIG The printer is printing the list of th e current

printer settings.

06 PRINT FONTS I The printer is printing the list of the internal

or resident fonts.

06 PRINT FONTS C The printer is printing the list of the

optional fonts stored in an installed font cartridge/card.

06 PRINT FONTS P The printer is printing the list of the

permanent download fonts.

06 CARD1 PRINT The printer is printing the contents of a

flash memory card in slot 1.

06 CARD2 PRINT The printer is printing the contents of a

flash memory card or HDD card in slot 2.

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Printer Status Message Meaning (Continued)

07 FF PAUSE The printer has suspended feeding forms.

Pressing the

Sel

button resumes form feed.

08 RESET TO The printer is restoring itself to the USER SETTINGS user settings you selected with the panel

buttons. (The message appears only momentarily.)

08 RESET TO The printer is restoring itself to the user 1 SETTING 1 settings.

08 RESET TO The printer is restoring itself to the user 2 SETTING 2 settings.

09 RESET TO The printer is restoring itself to the FACTORY SETTINGS factory settings. (The message appears only

momentarily.)

Now initializing The printer is initializing the MIO card or

initializing the printer for BR-Script 2 emulation.

09 RESET The printer has reset the Fuser Cleaner life FC ROLLER LIFE counter.

09 RESET The printer has reset the (OPC) Belt OPC BELT LIFE Cartridge life counter.

09 RESET The printer has reset the Fusing Unit life FUSER UNIT LIFE counter.

09 RESET The printer has reset the 120K Kit life 120K KIT LIFE counter.

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LJ PRINT 002 L T1 AUTO

Copy Pages

Current Emulation

... Fixed emulation expressed with double figures

“##”

... AUTO HP PCL5C emulation

“LJ”

... AUTO BR-Script 2

“BS”

... AUTO HP-GL emulation

“GL”

... AUTO EPSON FX-850 emulation

“FX”

... AUTO IBM Proprinter XL emulation

“PR”

Fig. 4-2 Display

About Maintenance Messages

This printer has some maintenance parts that need replacing. The printer counts the number of printed pages and detects the life of each of the maintenance parts. When the life of a maintenance part comes close to it's end, the following messages appear on the lower row of the LCD panel. These messages will over-write the Emulation Mode status information.

■ ■ ■ ■

K C M Y

Orientation

... Portrait

“P”

... Landscape

“L”

Paper Source

... Tray 1

“T1”

... Tray 2

“T2”

... Manual Feed

“MN”

Toner Level

 : sufficient toner



(blinking ): toner nearly empty



-disappear: toner empty Status

Emulation Mode AUTO: Auto emulation selection PCL5C: HP PCL5C fixed BRScript: BR-Script fixed HP-GL: HP HP-GL fixed FX-850: Epson FX-850 fixed Pro.XL: IBM Proprinter XL

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Maintenance Message Meaning

When the  mark blinks (), the

K C M Y

FUSER OIL LOW

REPLACE FCR REPLACE OPC BELT

REPLACE FUSER REPLACE 120K KIT

*1 - After replacing these parts, you have to reset the parts life counter so

that the printer can count the parts life correctly. See “Maintenance” in Chapter 5.

   

indicated color toner is nearly empty. K: Black, C: Cyan, M: Magenta, Y: Yellow.When the toner becomes empty the

indication disappears. Oil in the Oil Bottle is nearly empty.

*1 Time to replace the Fuser Cleaner. *1 Time to replace the (OPC) Belt

Cartridge.

*1 Time to replace the Fixing Unit. *1 Time to replace the Drum Cleaner,

the Paper discharger and the Transfer Roller.

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The LEDs light or blink to indicate the current printer status.

READY

LED indication Meaning

On Ready to print Blinking Warming up

DATA

LED indication Meaning

On Data remains in the printer buffer. Pressing the

Form Feed

button prints the data and clears

the buffer.

Blinking Receiving or processing data

ALARM

LED indication Meaning

On Some problem has occurred in the printer.

ON LINE

LED indication Meaning

On The printer is on-line and ready to print Off The printer is off-line and stops printing.

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BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE

You can control the basic printer operations and change various printer settings in the NORMAL mode. Functions available in the NORMAL mode are shown above the panel buttons.

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Ready

On Line Data

Sel Form Feed

Alarm

Mode

Font

Copy Pages Orientation Feeder

SEL Button

Continue

Fig. 4-3 Buttons in NORMAL Mode

Set

✒ Note

The factory settings are printed in bold in this section.

Pressing the and off-line. When the printer is on-line, the

Sel

button changes the state of the printer between on-line

On Line

LED lights and the printer is ready to receive data from the computer. When the printer is off-line, the

On Line

LED is off.

To receive data from the computer, set the printer on-line. To operate the control panel buttons, set the printer off-lin e.

When you press the

Sel

button when the printer is the on-line state, it

turns off-line and the LCD displays the current emulation.

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You can enter other emulations in the

AUTO

pressing the ▲ (UP) or ▼ (DOWN) button.

emulation mode by

SET Button

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✒ Notes

When you press the



All other buttons—except the

Sel

button, remember the following:

Sel

button—are operational only when

the printer is off-line.



If the printer is not in AUTO emulation mode, th e LCD displays the current emulation by pressing the

Sel

button to take it off-line, but you cannot enter other emulation modes. To make settings in other emulation modes, press the

Emulation

button and select the

emulation.

Sel



The

button works as a “quick exit” button. If you are lost in the

display menus or you want to quickly exit the display menu, press the

Sel

button. You can exit quickly from any depth of the display menu to the on-line ready state. If you have already made a setting effective by pressing the

Set

button and then press the

Sel

button to quickly exit, your setting (whether made by accident or on purpose) will remain effective. Pressing the

Sel

button will not cancel any setting.

Pressing the

Set

button allows you to select certain items on the display or make the displayed menu or setting effective. The button also works as an execute button to perform the displayed function.

When you press the selected into the memory as “User Settings.” Every time you turn on the printer, it is reset according to these user settings. They remain effective until you make new settings or restore them to the factory settings. For factory reset, see “RESET Button” in this chapter.

✒ Note

When you press the the end of display for a short time. Since the asterisk indicates the selection, you can easily find the current setting when you scroll through the display.

▲ (UP) or ▼ (DOWN) Button

Pressing ▲ (UP) or ▼ (DOWN) button scrolls the menus and settings forward or backward respectively on the display. Press or keep pressing the button until you access the desired item.

Set

button, the printer stores the settings you have

Set

button to select a setting, an asterisk appears at

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MODE Button

Pressing the

Mode

button allows you to enter modes where you change settings. The mode menus and settings vary according to the current emulation mode and options.

HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes

BR-Script Mode HP-GL Mode

INTERFACE MODE INTERFACE MODE INTERFACE MODE

Set interface, parameters. Set interface, parameters. Set interface, parameters.

FORMAT MODE FORMAT MODE FORMAT MODE

Set orientation, paper size, margins, & others.

Set horizontal & vertical offsets. Set orientation, paper size, margins, pen

setting & others.

RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION MODE

Set resolution & HRC. Set resolution & HRC. Set resolution & HRC.

PAGE PROTECTION PAGE PROTECTION

Protect data on a page. Not available. Protect data on a page.

CARD OPERATION CARD OPERATION CARD OPERATION

Set a flash memory card or a HDD card in HP mode.

Set a flash memory card or a HDD card Set a flash memory card or a HDD card.

ADVANCED MODE ADVANCED MODE ADVANCED MODE

Set network mode, print density, & others. Set network mode, print density, &

others.

Set network mode, print density, & others.

PAGE COUNTER PAGE COUNTER PAGE COUNTER

Show # of printed pages. Show # of printed pages. Show # of printed pages.

exit MODE exit MODE exit MODE

Exit to off-line ready state. Exit to off-line re a dy s ta te. Exit to off-line ready state.

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MODE Button Settings in HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes

The following table shows all the selections you can make with the button in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes.

✒ Note

The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer.

Mode Menu Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting INTERFACE MODE I/F=PARALLEL HIGH SPEED=ON ON or OFF

BI-DIR=ON ON or OFF exit Exit to INTERFACE MODE

I/F=RS-232C BaudRate= 9600 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800,

9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or

115200 baud CodeType=8 bits 7 or 8 bits Parity =NONE NONE, EVEN, or ODD Stop Bit=1 bits 1 or 2 stop bits Xon/Xoff=ON ON or OFF

DTR (ER)=ON ON or OFF Robust Xon=OFF ON or OFF

exit Exit to INTERFACE MODE

I/F=EXPAND I/O Available only when a commercial MIO card has been

installed. MIO Setting The settings available on the

installed MIO card can appear

under the sub-setting menu. exit Exit to INTERFACE MODE

I/F=AUTO TIME OUT= 5s 1 to 99 seconds

PRL Setting Bi-directional settings for AUTO

HIGH SPEED=ON ON or OFF BI-DIR=ON ON or OFF exit Exit to PRL Setting

RS-232C Setting Parameters for AUTO mode

BaudRate= 9600 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800,

9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or

115200 baud

CodeType=8 bits 7 or 8 bits Parity =NONE NONE, EVEN, or ODD Stop Bit=1 bits 1 or 2 stop bits Xon/Xoff=ON ON or OFF DTR (ER)=ON ON or OFF Robust Xon=OFF ON or OFF exit Exit to RS-232C Setting

Mode

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Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting INTERFACE MODE (Continued)

FORMAT MODE ORIENTATION ORI=PORTRAIT PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE

RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 300 or 600 dpi

PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT=AUTO AUTO, OFF, LETTER, A4, or

CARD OPERATION CARD1(2) When the commercial flash memory card or the HDD card has not been formatted:

(HP mode only) CARD1

exit

I/F AUTO (Continued)

AUTO MODE AUTO LF=OFF ON … LF + CR

PAGE FORMAT MODE PAPER =LETTER

COLOR MODE COLOR PRINT = ON ON...Enable color printing

exit Exit to FORMAT MODE

HRC SETTING HRC=MEDIUM OFF, LIGHT, MEDIUM, or DARK exit Exit to RESOLUTION MODE

FORMAT CARD Format the flash memory card or the

CARD2

exit Exit to CARD OPERATION CARD 1(2)

MIO Setting Available only when a commercial

AUTO CR=OFF ON … LF, FF, or VT + CR

AUTO WRAP=OFF ON … Auto wrap on

AUTO SKIP=ON ON … Auto FF at bottom margin (HP mode) OFF … No FF at bottom margin AUTO MASK=OFF ON … Auto mask on

(EPSON & IBM modes) OFF … Auto mask off exit Exit to AUTO MODE

(For 120V model) PAPER =A4 (For 220/240V model) LEFT M = 0C 0 to 126 columns RIGHT M = 80C (Letter, Portrait) RIGHT M = 78C (A4, Portrait) TOP M =0.5” (HP mode) 0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0”

BOTTOM M=0.5” (HP mode) LINES = 60L (HP, Letter, Portrait) LINES = 64L (HP, A4, Portrait) X OFFSET= 0 -500 (left) to +500 (right) dots Y OFFSET= 0 -500 (down) to +500 (up)

exit Exit to PAGE FORMAT MODE

MIO card has been installed. The settings available on the installed MIO card can appear under the subsetting menu.

OFF … CR only

OFF … LF, FF, or VT only

OFF … Auto wrap off

LETTER, LEGAL, A4, A5, B5, EXECUTIVE, JIS B5, COM10, C5 and DL

10 to 136 columns

(0,8.4, 12.7, 25.4, 38.1 or 50.8 mm) 0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0” (0,8.4, 12.7, 25.4, 38.1 or 50.8 mm) 5 to 128 lines/page

5 to 128 lines/page

dots

OFF...Monochrome print mode

LEGAL

HDD card.

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Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting CARD OPERATION CARD1(2) When the commercial flash memory card or the HDD card has been formatted: (HP mode only) EXECUTE DATA Execute the data on the card.

DATA ID=##### Execute the selected data.

exit Exit to EXECUTE DATA CARD LIST Print the contents of the card. SAVE SAVE DATA Send data to be saved.

SET KEY--> END End saving the data. DATA ID=##### Set data ID for saved data.

SAVE MACRO Save a macro.

MACRO ID=##### Set macro ID for saved macro.

PRIMARY FONT Save primary font.

FONT ID=##### Set primary font ID for saved font.

SECONDARY FONT Save secondary font.

FONT ID=##### Set secondary font ID for saved

DOWNLOAD FONT Save download font.

FONT ID=##### Set download font ID for saved

exit Exit to CARD 1 (2) OPERATION DELETE MACRO ID=##### Delete the selected macro.

DATA ID=#### Delete the selected data.

FONT ID=##### Delete the selected font.

FORMAT CARD Format the flash card.

SET –> DELETE ALL Execute formatting the card. exit Exit to FORMAT CARD

exit Exit to CARD 1(2) OPERATION

ADVANCED MODE NETWORK MODE LOCK PANEL=OFF ON or OFF

PASS NO=### Enter pass number.

AUTO FF=OFF ON or OFF

WAIT TIME= 5s 1 to 99 seconds for AUTO ON FF SUPPRESS=OFF ON or OFF exit exit to NETWORK MODE

CONTINUE MODE CONTINUE=MANUAL AUTO or MANUAL SCALABLE FONT FONT=ALL ALL, LJ4 INPUT BUFFER

SAVE SETTINGS SAVE SETTING 1 Save the current settings as #1

exit exit to ADVANCED MODE

PAGE COUNTER COUNT= 0 Shows the number of printed

exit MODE Exit MODE.

❏❏❏❏❏

SAVE SETTING 2 Save the current settings as #2 exit exit to SAVE SETTING

font.

Increase or decrease the input buffer capacity. (15 levels)

pages.

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MODE Button Settings in BR-Script 2 Mode

The following table shows all the selections you can make with the button in the BR-Script 2 mode.

✒ Note

The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer.

Mode Menu Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting INTERFACE MODE Same as HP PCL5C Mode

FORMAT MODE PAGE FORMAT MODE PAPER=LETTER

(For 120V model) PAPER=A4 (For 220/240V model) X OFFSET=0 -500 (left) to +500 (right) dots Y OFFSET=0 -500 (down) to +500 (up) dots exit Exit to PAGE FORMAT MODE

COLOR MODE Same as PCL5C mode exit Exit to PAGE FORMAT MODE

RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION=600 300 or 600 dpi

CAPT SETTING CAPT=ON ON or OFF HRC SETTING HRC=MEDIUM OFF, LIGHT , MEDIUM, or DARK exit Exit to RESOLUTION MODE

CARD OPERATION CARD1 ( 2 ) When the commercial flash memory card or the HDD card has not been formatted:

CARD1

exit

CARD OPERATION CARD1 ( 2 ) When the commercial flash memory card or the HDD card has been formatted:

CARD1

CARD2 DATA ID=##### Execute the selected data.

FORMAT CARD Format the flash memory card or

CARD2

exit Exit to CARD OPERATION

EXECUTE DATA Execute the data on the card.

CARD LIST Print the contents of the card. SAVE SAVE DATA Send data to be saved.

SET KEY--> END End saving the data. DATA ID=##### Set data ID for saved data.

exit Exit to CARD OPERATION

DELETE MACRO ID=##### Delete the selected macro.

DATA ID=#### Delete the selected data. FONT ID=##### Delete the selected font. FORMAT CARD Format the card.

SET –> DELETE ALL Execute formatting the card. exit Exit to FORMAT CARD

exit Exit to CARD 1(2) OPERATION

LETTER, LEGAL, A4, A5, B5, JIS B5, EXECUTIVE, COM10, C5

and DL

the HDD card.

CARD 1 (2)

OPERATION

Mode

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Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting ADVANCED MODE NETWORK MODE LOCK PANEL=OFF ON or OFF

PASS NO=### Enter pass number.

AUTO FF=OFF ON or OFF

WAIT TIME= 5s 1 to 99 seconds for AUTO ON FF SUPPRESS=OFF ON or OFF exit exit to NETWORK MODE

ERROR PRINT ERROR PRINT=OFF ON or OFF CONTINUE MODE CONTINUE=MANUAL AUTO or MANUAL INPUT BUFFER

SAVE SETTINGS SAVE SETTING 1 Save the current settings as #1

exit exit to ADVANCED MODE

PAGE COUNTER COUNT= 0g25 Shows the number of printed

exit MODE Exit MODE

❏❏❏❏❏

SAVE SETTING 2 Save the current settings as #2 exit exit to SAVE SETTING

Increase or decrease the input

buffer capacity. (15 levels)

pages.

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MODE Button Settings in HP-GL Mode

The following table shows all the selections you can make with the button in the HP-GL mode.

✒ Note

The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer.

Mode Menu Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting INTERFACE MODE Same as PCL5C Mode

FORMAT MODE PAGE FORMAT MODE Same as BR=Scipt mode

GRAPHICS MODE PEN SETTING

SETTING=PEN1 PEN1 to 6

(Set size and gray percentage for the selected pen. )

SIZE #=3 dots 1 to 10 dots (pen size in

dots) (# is the selected pen number. )

GRAY #=100% 15, 30, 45, 75, 90, or 100%

(# is the selected pen number. )

exit Exit to SETTING=PEN1–6 exit Exit to GRAPHICS MODE CHARACTER SET

STANDARD SET Standard character set

ANSI ASCII See character setsin

ppendix

ALTERNATE SET Alternate character set

ANSI ASCII See character sets in

ppendix.

exit Exit to GRAPHICS MODE

exit Exit to FORMAT MODE

RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION=600 300 or 600 dpi

HRC SETTING HRC=MEDIUM OFF, LIGHT, MEDIUM, or

DARK

exit Exit to RESOLUTION MODE

Mode

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Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT=AUTO AUTO, OFF, LETTER, A4, or

exit Exit to CARD OPERATION CARD OPERATION Same as BR-Script mode

ADVANCED MODE Same as PCL5C mode

LEGAL

PAGE COUNTER COUNT= 0 Shows the number of printed

exit MODE Exit MODE

pages.

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Basic Operation Procedures

When you operate the

1. Press the

2. Press the

Sel

Mode

button, remember the following basic steps:

button to set the printer off-line.

button to enter the MODE menus.

• Press the ▲ or ▼ button to scroll through the menus forward or

backward. (Pressing the

Mode

button allows forward scroll.)

INTERFACE MODE ▼ or ▲ FORMAT MODE



▼ or ▲ RESOLUTION MODE ▼ or ▲ …

• Press the

Set

button to enter the next lower menu level of the

selected menu.

Mode Menu SET Setting Menu SET Sub-Setting Menu

• Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the setting on the display.

I/F=PARALLEL ▼ or ▲ I/F=RS-232C ▼ or ▲ I/F=OPTION ▼ or ▲ …

• Press the

Set

button to make the selected setting effective.



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When you see “exit” and press the

Set

button, you can exit from

the current level of menu to the next higher level of the menu.

3. Advance to “exit MODE” and press the

Set

button to exit from the

mode menus to the off-line ready state.

Pressing the

Sel

button any time in any level of the menus allows you to exit from the mode menus to the on-line state. The settings you have made with the

Set

button before exit are effective.

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Operation Example: Selecting the Parallel Interface

For this session, select the parallel interface manually as follows:

1. Press the

2. Press the When you enter the interface mode, the display first shows the current

interface with the asterisk.

3. Press the ▲ or ▼ button until the desired in terface appears on the display.

Sel

button to set the printer off-line.

Mode

button and then press the

Display Message Interface Mode

Set

Button.

I/F=PARALLEL Parallel interface I/F=RS-232C Serial interface I/F=EXTEND I/O Extended I/O interface I/F=AUTO Auto interface selection

✒ Note



The Extended I/O interface is available only when a commercial MIO compatible sharing/network card has been installed.



Some models come with the network card pre-installed.

4. Press the An asterisk appears at the end of the display for a short time. Then the

printer automatically exits from the setting me n u to the interface menu.

Set

button to make the displayed selection effective.

5. Press the ▲ or ▼ button until the ex it menu appears on the display.

6. Press the

Then the printer automatically returns to th e off-line ready state.

Set

button.

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INTERFACE MODE

The automatic interface selection has been factory set. If you want to select a specific interface manually, use interface mode to select it.

Display Message Interface Mode

I/F=PARALLEL Parallel interface I/F=RS-232C Serial interface I/F=EXTEND I/O Extended I/O interface I/F=AUTO Auto interface selection

Select the setting menu and enter the sub-setting menu to change the setting as follows:

■ Automatic Interface Selection

When you select this function with the next sub-setting menu. You need to set the time out for the auto interface selection from 1 to 99 seconds with the ▲ or ▼ button: factory setting = 5 seconds. This time out is the duration durin g which the printer will not allow anothe r automatic change to the interface. Even if you choose the automatic interface selection, you need to set the communications parameters for the serial interface, high speed/bidirectional communications for the parallel interface, and the optional interface settings if the installed MIO card requires them. See the tables below.

For further information about automatic interface selection, see “AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION” in Chapter 3.

Set

button, the display shows the

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■ Parallel Interface

When you use the parallel interface, you need to set the communications mode in the following sub-setting menu.

Display Message High Speed and Bi-directional Parallel

Communications

HIGH SPEED=ON Turns on or off the high speed parallel

communications.

BI-DIR=ON Turns on or off the bi-directional parallel

communications.

The above high-speed and bi-directional settings are used for the bi-directional parallel interface of this printer. The bi-directional parallel interface is compatible with the IEEE 1284 standard. Although it uses the same cable, hardware, and software as the bi-directional parallel interface, to use its enhanced capabilities—such as bi-directional communication between the computer and printer and faster transmission of data—you need a printer driver or software that supports these features. Check with your software vendor to see if your software supports bi-directional parallel features.

■ Serial Interface

When you intend to use the serial interface, be sure to select the same communications parameters on both the printer and computer. You must set them for the automatic interface selection, too.

Display Message Parameters Settings

BaudRate= 9600

CodeType=8 bits

Parity =NONE

Stop Bit=1 bits

Xon/Xoff=ON

Baud rate (Data transfer speed)

Code type (Data length)

Parity (Data error check)

Stop bits (Data separator)

Xon/Xoff (Handshake protocol)

150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 baud

7 bits or 8 bits

None, even, or odd

1 or 2

ON: DTR & Xon/Xoff handshake

OFF: DTR handshake only

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Display Message Parameters Settings

DTR(ER) =ON

(Effective when Xon/Xoff=ON)

Robust Xon =OFF

(Effective when Xon/Xoff=ON)

■ Extended I/O Interface

If you have installed a commercial modular input/output (MIO) card in the printer, you can select the extended I/O interface in this mode. If the installed MIO card requires any optional interface setting s, th ey appear under this menu. Set them, referring to the manual of the MIO card.

✒ Note

This setting appears only when the MIO card has been installed. For installation of the MIO card, see the Network manu al. The network card may be pre-installed on some HL-2400C series models.

Data terminal ready (ER)

Robust Xon ON: Sends Xon while waiting.

ON: Makes DTR (ER) low when

the buffer is full.

OFF: Does not make DTR (ER)

low when the buffer is full. DTR(ER) goes low only when the printer is off-line.

OFF: Sends Xon once, when the

printer status changes from off-line to on-line.

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FORMAT MODE

ORIENTATION

When you select “ORIENTATION”, you can set portrait or landscape orientation.

✒ Note The ORIENTATION selection is effective in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. It does not work in other emulation modes.

This printer can print pages in portrait or landscape orientation. You can check the current orientation on the display.

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PORTRAIT

LANDSCAPE

Fig. 4-4 Page Orientation

When you enter the setting mode, the display first shows the current orientation with an asterisk. Press the ▲ or ▼ button until the desired orientation appears on the display.

Display Message Orientation

ORI=PORTRAIT Portrait ORI=LANDSCAPE Landscape

Press the

An asterisk appears at the end of the display for a short time. Then the printer automatically exits from the setting mode to the FORMAT MODE.

Selection LCD message on the upper row portrait LJ READY 001P T1 landscape LJ READY 001L T1

Set

button to make the displayed selection effective.

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AUTO MODE

✒ Note

The settings in this mode menu are effective in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. They do not appear in other emulation modes.

The page/line termination is set in this m ode.

Display Message Setting Auto Mo de

AUTO LF =OFF

AUTO CR =OFF

AUTO WRAP =OFF

AUTO SKIP =ON

AUTO MASK =OFF

ON OFF

ON Line feed and carriage return occur when the printer

OFF No line feed and carriage return occur when the

ON Form feed occurs when the printer position reaches

OFF No form feed occurs wh en the printer position

ON The printer ignores the top and bottom margin

OFF The printer ope rates acco rding to the margin settings

CR  CR+LF CR  CR

LF  LF+CR, FF  FF+CR, VT  VT+CR LF  LF, FF  FF, VT  VT

position reaches the right margin.

printer position reaches the right margin.

the bottom margin.

reaches the bottom margin.

settings you make with the control panel. The page length is automatically set to 11” for letter or A4 -size paper and to 14” for legal-size paper.

you make with the control panel.

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✒ Note on “AUTO MASK”

When you use application software in non-HP modes, be sure to set “AUTO MASK” to ON. When you use letter- or A4-size paper, the top and bottom 2 lines are masked and they do not appear on the printout.

The auto modes are subject to the current emulation mode.

: The auto modes can be set.

: The auto modes cannot be changed and no setting appears.

: The auto modes are not available.

—

Printer Emulation (Factory settings in bold print)

AUTO Mode HP

PCL5C AUTO LF AUTO CR AUTO WRAP AUTO SKIP AUTO MASK

—

OFF OFF OFF ON

EPSON FX-850

OFF

IBM Proprinter XL

OFF

OFF (Note)

X —— O

OFF

✒ Note

In the IBM emulation mode, FF codes are always followed by a CR code.

PAGE FORMAT MODE

✒ Notes

The settings in this mode menu vary as fo llo ws:



All settings are effective in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes.



The X and Y (vertical and horizontal) offsets are effective in the BRScript 2 mode. Other settings are not effective and they do not appear in this mode.



The paper size and the X and Y (vertical and horizontal) offsets are effective in the HP-GL mode. Other settings are not effective and they do not appear in this mode.

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The following settings can be made in this mode:

Display Message Page Format Mode

PAPER =LETTER Set cut sheet paper size to letter, A4, legal,

B5, A5 or executive, or envelope size to JIS B5, COM10, C5, or DL.

LEFT M = 0C P Set the left margin at column 0-126 at

10cpi.

RIGHT M = 80C P Set the right margin at column 10-136 at

10cpi. See “List of Factory Settings” in this chapter.

TOP M =0.5" P Set the top margin at a distance from the

top edge of the paper: 0, 0.33 (Non-HP),

0.5 (HP), 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 inches.

BOTTOM M=0.5" P Set the bottom margin at a distance from

the bottom edge of the paper: 0, 0.33 (NonHP), 0.5 (HP), 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 inches.

LINES = 60L P Set the number of lines per page from 5 to

128 lines. See “List of Factory Settings” in this chapter.

The letter “P” in the display messages indicates th at the page orientation is portrait. The letter “L” is displayed when it is landscape.

Display Message Page Format Mode (Continued)

X OFFSET= 0 Move the print start position (at the upper

left corner on pages) horizontally up to

-500 dots to the left or +500 dots to the right in 300dpi dot unit increments: factory setting = 0.

Y OFFSET= 0 Move the print start position (at the upper

left corner on pages) vertically up to -500 dots downward or +500 dots upward in 300dpi dot increments: factory setting =

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✒ Notes

When you make settings in PAGE FORMAT MODE, note the following:



The letter size has been factory set for 120V models. The A4 size has been factory set for 220/240V models.



When you use a smaller size of paper than that specified in the PAGE FORMAT MODE, be sure that the print area is smaller than the paper size, or the inside of the printer will g e t stained with toner. It is recommended that you perform a test before actual use: for this test, you could use letter or A4 size of paper to see the printed area is completely inside the paper size you are going to use. This simple test will help prevent toner from being incorrectly applied to the inside of your printer, which may cause later print jobs to be smudged with toner.



The factory settings for the right/left margins and lin es vary according to the paper size and orientation. See the tables below.



The top and bottom margins have been factory set to 0.5” in the HP emulation mode and to 0.33” in the non-HP emulation modes.



The setting margins are subject to the current page orientation. The display shows the current orientation with “P” for portrait and “L” for landscape.



Images offset outside the print area are not printed.

■ About Right and Left Margins

The settings range of the right and left margins are subject to the page orientation as follows. The right margin should be placed 10 columns greater than the left margin: minimum text width = 1 0 columns.

If the orientation is changed, the margin settings are restored to the factory settings. If the paper size is changed and the right and left margins exceed the paper size, they are restored to the factor y settings: if they do not exceed the paper size, they remain effective.

The following table shows the settings range in columns. The factory settings are printed in bold.

Paper Size Por tr a it Landscape

Left Margin Right Margin Left Margin Right Margin

Letter 0-70 10-80 0-96 10-106 A4 0-70 10-78-80 0-103 10-113 Legal 0-70 10-80 0-126 10-136

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■ About Line Settings

Setting the number of lines/page automatically sets the line spacing or line feed pitch. If the paper size is changed, the number of lines/page changes accordingly. The new setting is calcu lated with the following expression and the remainder, if any, is ignored. However, the line feed pitch and the top and bottom m argins remain effective.

# of Lines/Page =

Page Length – (Top Margin + Bottom Margin)

Line Feed Pitch [Vertical Motion Index (VMI)]

The setting of lines/page is subject to the current paper size and orientation. For example, when letter-sized paper is used, the printer can print 60 lines per page in portrait o r ientation. If the orientation is changed, the line settings are restored to the factory settings in that orientation.

The following tables show the factory settings in each emulation mode.

In HP Mode In Non-HP Modes

Orientation Orientation

Size Portrait Landscape Size Portrait Landscape Letter 60 lines 45 lines Letter 62 lines 47 lines A4 64 lines 43 lines A4 66 lines 45 lines Legal 78 lines 45 lines Legal 80 lines 47 lines

✒ Note When you use application software in the non-HP modes, the recommended settings are as follows:



Left margin = column 0



Right margin = Max. value



Auto MASK ON

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COLOR MODE

✒ Note The settings in this mode menu are effective only in the HP PCL5C and BR-Script 2 modes.

Display Message Orientation

COLOR PRINT=ON can print in color mode COLOR PRINT=OFF can print only in monochrome

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GRAPHICS MODE

✒ Note The settings in this mode menu are effective only in the HP-GL mode. They do not appear in any other emulation modes.

Since the HP-GL emulation mode is for a plotter, you can select the plotter pens, the pen size and percentage of gray in this mode menu.

Display Message Graphics Mode

PEN SETTING Set the size and percentage of gray

separately for six plotter pens.

CHARACTER SET Set the standard and alternate character sets.

✒ Note In most cases, the application software controls the above graphics mode settings, so you do not need to set them in this menu with the button. The software or command setting overrides the button setting.

Mode

Select the setting menu and enter the sub-setting menu to make the settings as follows:

■ Pen Setting

After you select the pen, advance to the sub-setting menu for size or graypercentage selection with the ▲ or ▼ button and enter the menu with the

Set

button.

Message appears on the

What you can adjust lower row of the LCD SIZE 1=3 dots * The pen size can be set from 1 dot to 10 dots GRAY 1=100% * The shades of gray can be set to 15, 30, 45, 75, 90 or 100%

✒ Notes



When another pen is selected, the display shows the selected pen with the number after “SIZE’ or “GRAY.”



Whichever resolution, 300 or 600 dpi, you have selected, the pen size takes effect in units of 300 dpi.

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■ Character Set

When you select “CHARACTER SET,” you can select the standard and alternate character sets used in the HP-GL emulation mode.

Enter the sub-setting menu and select the menu for the standard or alternate character set with the ▲ or ▼ button and press the

Character Set Message on the lower row of the LCD panel standard character set STANDARD SET alternate character set ALTERNATE SET

Character Sets in HP-GL Emulation Mode

ANSI ASCII

(Factory setting)

Set

button.

9825 CHR. SET FRENCH/GERMAN SCANDINAVIAN SPANISH/LATIN JIS ASCII ROMAN8 EXT. ISO IRV ISO SWEDISH ISO SWEDISH:N ISO NORWAY 1 ISO GERMAN ISO FRENCH ISO U.K. ISO ITALIAN ISO SPANISH ISO PORTUGUESE ISO NORWAY 2

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RESOLUTION MODE

The print resolution, Color Advanced Photoscale Technology (CAPT) and High Resolution Control (HRC) can be set in this mode menu.

Display Message Resolution Mode

RESOLUTION Set the print resolution of the p rinter. CAPT SETTING Set the CAPT function. . HRC SETTING Set th e HRC function.

Select the setting menu and enter the sub-setting menu to make the settings as follows:

■ Resolution

When you select “RESOLUTION,” you can choose a resolution of 300 or 600 dots per inch (dpi) on this printer. You can set the resolution in this mode according to your requirement.

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The printer may not be able to print large files because of the resolution and the printer’s memory. The higher the resolution (and thus the file size), the more memory is required.

Display Message Resolution

RESOLUTION=600 Set the resolution to 600 dpi. (Factory

setting)

RESOLUTION=300 Set the resolution to 300 dpi.

Select the print resolution in this mode according to the resolution required for your print jobs as shown below:

Resolution Setting in Resolution Mode Print Jobs 300 dpi 600 dpi 300 dpi For optimum print quality For mixing 300 dpi bitmaps

with 600 dpi

600 dpi Not recommended For optimum print quality

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✒ Note

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Even if you set the resolution to 600 dpi in this mode, the printer may not be able to print large and complex full color files at 600 dpi because of insufficient memory. However, it automatically decreases the resolution to 300 dpi to print them. While the printer is printing in this mode, the display prompts “01 PR300 … .”

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If the printer cannot print files even at 300 dpi, a “MEMORY FULL” error occurs. See “TROUBLESHOOTING” in Chapter 6.

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This automatic resolution decrease function works with the page protection on. See also “PAGE PROTECTION” in this chapter.

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When you want to print large and complex full color data without decreasing the resolution, you should expand the memory capacity of the printer to 24-Mbytes or more.

■ CAPT Setting When you select “CAPT SETTING,” you can use the Color Advanced

Photoscale Technology (CAPT). This function offers photographic fine colour on graphics. CAPT setting is available only in BR-Script 2 mode and it requires 24 MB of RAM to enjoy CAPTs large and complex full color printouts. When you set CAPT=ON, the high resolution control (HRC) setting is unavailable.

Display Message Advanced Photoscale Technology

CAPT =ON Colour advanced photoscale technology is

effective.

CAPT =OFF Cancel the colour advanced photoscale

technology. (factory setting)

✒ Note In the PCL 5C mode, CAPT setting is always ON. It depends on the printer setting if the printer uses the function or not.

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■ HRC Setting When you select “HRC SETTING,” you can set the high resolution

control (HRC). This function is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi.

Display Message High Resolution Control

HRC =OFF Cancel high resolution control. HRC =LIGHT Set high resolution control to the light level. HRC =MEDIUM Set high resolution control to the medium

level. (Factory setting)

HRC =DARK Set high resolution control to the dark level.

The following figures show jagged print with the high resolution control set to “OFF” on the left and clear and crisp print with th e control set to “MEDIUM” on the right.

HRC = OFF HRC = MEDIUM

Fig. 4-5 High Resolution Control

The high resolution control has been factory set to “MEDIUM.” The “LIGHT” or “DARK” setting might be better depending on the selected print density. Choose the best setting for clear and crisp printouts.

To check the printout with the high reso lution control, perform the test print with the

Test

button. For operation, see “TEST Button.” Lines in the test pattern are smoother if th e high resolution control is set to LIGHT, MEDIUM, or DARK. Choose an HRC setting and perform the test print so that stepped lines become unnoticeable.

HRC = OFF HRC = MEDIUM

Fig. 4-6 High Resolution Control in Test Printout

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PAGE PROTECTION

✒ Note The setting in this mode menu is effective in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX850, IBM Proprinter XL, and HP-GL modes. It does not appear in the BR-Script 2 mode.

If print images are too complex to prin t, the printer may print them out in parts or only on part of the page. If this occurs, the printer loses print data and shows a message on the LCD panel.

The page protection function reserves additional memory so that the printer can create the entire page image in memory before physically printing it out. This function can be set for letter, A4, or legal size paper. Select the paper size for page protection.

Display Message Page Protection

PROTECT=AUTO Page protection on only when it is

necessary. (Factory setting)

PROTECT=LETTER Page protection on for letter size paper. PROTECT=A4 Page protection on for A4 size paper. PROTECT=LEGAL Page protection on for legal size paper. PROTECT=OFF Page protection off

To protect pages, you need the memory capacity as shown in the following table (the following are the minimum requirement):

Protection 600 dpi Color Off 16 Mbytes

Letter or A4 20 Mbytes Legal 24 Mbytes

✒ Note When you use the page protection function, note the following:

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If the function setting is changed, all download fonts and macros— including permanent ones—are cleared. If the memory is too low to protect pages, page protection does not take effect.

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CARD OPERATION

✒ Notes

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BE SURE TO TURN OFF THE PRINTER POWER BUTTON BEFORE INSTALLING OR REMOVING A FLASH MEMORY CARD OR HDD CARD, OR THE CARD WILL BE DAMAGED.

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The settings in this mode menu are effective only when you have installed a flash memory card or a HDD card in one of the card slots in the printer and you have selected the HP PCL5C, HP-GL, or BRScript 2 mode. They do not appear when the printer has no card or is in any other emulation mode.

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If you turn the printer off or remove the flash memory card or HDD card while data is being written onto or deleted from the card, all the data on the card may be lost.

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If the write protect button of the flash memory card or HDD card is on, this mode menu does not appear.

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An HDD card will only fit into slot 2.

Be sure to install a commercial flash memory card or HDD card in the correct card slot of the printer.

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When you are in this mode menu, you can save macros and fonts in the installed flash memory card or the HDD card.

The sub-setting menus displayed in this mode menu vary according to the state of the installed card.

Display Message Card Operation

CARD 1 Select Card 1. CARD 2 Select Card 2.

When two cards are installed, you can select the card that you want to operate.

When the installed card is not formatted:

When you enter this mode menu with a flash memory card or HDD card installed but not formatted by this printer, you must first format the card.

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If CARD is selected,

Display Message Card Operation

FORMAT CARD Format a new flash memory card or HDD

card.

exit Exit to CARD OPERATION

When the display shows “FORMAT CARD,” press the format the installed card.

After the printer finishes formatting the card, you must exit to the “CARD OPERATION” menu.

✒ Notes

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When the card is formatted, data that has been p r eviously written is erased.

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It takes ten or more seconds to format a 2-Mbyte flash memory card or HDD card. The larger the capacity of the card, the longer time it takes to format the card.

When the installed flash memory card or HDD card is formatted:

When you enter this mode menu with a formatted flash memory card or HDD card installed, the display shows the following menus:

Display Message Card Operation

Set

button to

CARD 1 Select Card 1. CARD 2 Select Card 2.

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After you have selected the card, the display shows the following messages:

Display Message Flash Operation

EXECUTE DATA Select the data ID and execute the selected

data. This menu appears only when data has been saved on the card.

CARD LIST Print out the contents of the flash memory

card or the HDD card. This menu appears only when anything has been saved in the card.

SAVE Save received data, macros, and fonts. DELETE Delete items from the card.

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✒ Note A common use of the flash memory is with FORMS software packages. With these commercially available software packages you have an option to send a form to the printer without any data. After you have sent the form to the printer, you may save the form in the flash memory as a Macro. Then the next time you want to print this form, you would setup your FORMS software package to SEND DATA ONLY - USE FORM IN PRINTER. This process would save you anything from 1 to 4 minutes per print job.

Select the setting menu and enter the sub-setting menu to change the settings as follows:

■ Execute Data

✒ Note

This menu appears only when data has been saved on the card.

When you select “EXECUTE DATA,” you can execute any of the data saved in the SAVE DATA mode.

When you enter this sub-setting menu with the

Set

button, the printer

prompts you to select the ID of the data. Select the ID with the ▲ or ▼ button and press the

Set

button again, so

that the printer executes the selected data.

■ Card List

When you select “CARD LIST” and you press the

Set

button, the printer automatically loads paper and starts printing the contents of the installed flash memory card or HDD card. You can check the contents and the unused capacity of the card.

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■ Save

When you select “SAVE” and you press the the following sub-setting menus to save the macros and fonts in the installed card:

Display Message Save Menu

Set

button, you can enter

SAVE DATA Save data that the printer will receive and

set its ID.

SAVE MACRO Save a macro. This menu appears only in

the HP PCL5C emulation mode.

PRIMARY FONT Save the primary font selected with the

Font

button. This menu appears only in the

HP PCL5C emulation mode.

SECONDARY FONT Save the secondary font selected with the

Font

button. This menu appears only in the

HP PCL5C emulation mode.

DOWNLOAD FONT Save a download font. This menu appears

only in the HP PCL5C emulation mode.

✒ Note If the capacity of the card becomes low while macros and fonts are being saved, the display shows the “CARD FULL” error message and they cannot be saved. Use a new card or delete unnecessary macros and fonts from the card. The CARD LIST displays the contents and the used capacity.

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• Save Data

You can send data and save it on the card. In this mode, any kind of data such as PCL data, BR-Script 2 data, and command strings can be saved. When you select “SAVE DATA” and you press the display shows the guide menu. The guide menu message prompts you to press the that the printer exits from the data reception status when you have finished sending data.

Send the data from your computer and then press the

Set

button, the

Set

button again so

Set

button.

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✒ Notes When you send data to be saved on the card, it is temporarily stored in the RAM of the printer. Note the following:

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If the received data exceeds the RAM capacity, a memory full error occurs. You can clear this error with the

Continue

button. When this error occurs, only part of the image has been stored in RAM, therefore, you cannot save the data to the card.

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The printer is reset to ensure as much capacity as possible in RAM. If any data remains, it is printed out first.

After you have finished sending data, press the

Set

button again, so that

the printer exits from the data reception status.

When you exit from the data reception status, select the data ID with the ▲ or ▼ button and press the

Set

button. The printer will then save the

received data with the selected ID onto the card.

✒ Notes

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When you see an asterisk on the display, the ID number has been used for other data or a macro. If you select the used ID number, the old data or macro is erased and replaced with the new data.

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Once the data is saved, you can execute it with “EXECUTE DATA” or with a data execution command.

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The data saved in the SAVE DATA mode cannot be run with a macro execution command in HP PCL5C emulation.

• Save Macro

✒ Note The “SAVE MACRO” menu appears only in the HP PCL5C emulation mode.

If you have downloaded a macro into the printer’s memory, you can save the macro on the installed flash memory card or HDD card.

If a macro has been downloaded into the printer’s memory and you press

Set

the

button at “SAVE MACRO,” the printer prompts you to select the

ID for the macro.

Select the ID with the ▲ or ▼ button and press the

Set

button again, so

that the printer saves the macro with the selected ID.

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