Brother HL-2400CEN User Manual

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Brother Color Laser Printer

HL-2400Ce series

USER’S GUIDE

Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick reference at all times.

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Trademarks

Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple and LaserWriter are registered trademarks, and TrueType 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, PCL5e, PCL6 and PCL are registered trademarks, and HP LaserJet 5, 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-Packard Company. IBM, Proprinter XL, Proprinter, and IBM/PC are registered 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 trademarks noted herein are either the property of Brother Industries, Ltd.,

NERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark.

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 the CONSUMABLES during shipping will cause severe damage to the Printer and will VOID THE WARRANTY (refer to user’s manual)

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(For USA & CANADA Only)

For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA 1-877-284-3238

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 92618

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 address es in Canada, call 1-800-853-6660

INTERNET ADDRESS For technical questions and downloading drivers :

http://www.brother.com

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Color Laser Printer

HL-2400Ce series

USER’S GUIDE

(For USA & CANADA Only)

For technical and operational assistance, please call:

In USA 1-877-284-3238

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 92618

In CANADA Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.

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

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 37kg (81.6 lbs). When you move or lift this printer, be sure at least 2 people lift it together.

Warning

The Fusing Unit becomes extremely until it has cooled down sufficiently before replacing consumables.

Fig. 0-1 Fusing unit

during operation. Wait

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Warning

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

Warning

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

Warning

Do not look directly at the laser beam light. It might cause damage to your eyesight. Do not remove or break open the printer’s safety interlocks.

Warning

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

Warning

Turn off the printer before replacing consumables.

Warning

Do not place any items on the printer.

Warning

In case of a fuser oil spill, you must clean it up immediately .

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

Caution

Before you move or lift the printer, remove the Toner Cartridges, Waste Toner Pack, Oil Bottle and Fusing Unit to avoid spills. Be sure to keep the printer as level as possible. Damage caused by failure to remove the supplies will void your warranty.

Caution

Do not touch the rollers of the Fusing Unit. This can degrade print quality.

Fig. 0-2 Fusing Unit Rollers

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1-1

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-2

Features 1-2 Options 1-6 Operating and Storage Environment 1-8

CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

BEFORE USING THE PRINTER 2-1

Checking the Components 2-1 General View 2-3

SETTING UP THE PRINTER 2-4

Remove 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 Printing the Test Patterns or Lists 2-18 Install the Printer Driver 2-20

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CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER

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

PAPER HANDLING 3-8

Print Media 3-8 Cassette Feed 3-13 Manual Feed 3-14

CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL

DISPLAY AND LEDS 4-1

Display 4-1 About Routine Maintenance Messages 4-4 LEDs 4-5

BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE 4-6

SEL Button 4-6 SET Button 4-7

▲ (UP) or ▼ (DOWN) Button 4-7 MODE Button 4-8 INTERFACE MODE 4-19 FORMAT MODE 4-22 RESOLUTION MODE 4-30 PAGE PROTECTION 4-33 DEVICE OPERATION 4-34 ADVANCED MODE 4-42 PAGE COUNTER 4-49 EXIT MODE 4-49 FONT Button 4-50 FORM FEED Button (REPRINT Button) 4-60 CONTINUE Button 4-63

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BUTTONS IN SHIFT MODE 4-64

SHIFT Button 4-64 EMULATION Button 4-65 ECONOMY Button 4-68 FEEDER Button 4-69 COPY Button 4-72 RESET Button 4-73 TEST Button 4-80

HEX DUMP MODE 4-82

CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE

REPLACING THE CONSUMABLES 5-1

Toner Cartridges 5-3 Oil Bottle 5-6 Fuser Cleaner 5-9 Waste Toner Pack 5-11 OPC Belt Cartridge 5-13 Ozone Filter 5-16 Fusing Unit 5-17 120K Kit 5-21

CLEANING THE PRINTER 5-28

REPACKING AND RELOCATING THE PRINTER 5-30

OPTIONS 5-31

Lower Tray Unit 5-31

Loading Paper from the Lower Media Cassette 5-31 Font Card, Flash Memory/HDD Card 5-35 Selecting the Optional Fonts 5-37

Network Option 5-38

NC-3100h 5-38 Modular I/O Card 5-41

RAM Expansion 5-42

HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 5-46

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CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

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

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 RS-232C Serial Interface A-11

Network Interface A-14

SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS A-15

OCR Symbol Sets A-15 HP PCL Mode A-16 EPSON Mode A-23 IBM Mode A-26 HP-GL Mode A-28 Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s Intellifont Compatible Typefaces A-33 Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s TrueType™ and Type 1 Font Compatible, and Original Typefaces A-35

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS

Electronic Emission Notices

WITHOUT the Network Card NC-2010h, NC-2100h

Federal Communications Commission(FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For U.S.A. Only)

Responsible Party : Brother International Corporation

100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911, U.S.A. TEL : (908) 704-1700

declares, that the products Product Name : Brother Color Laser Printer HL-2400Ce Model Numbers : HL-C1 Product Options : Lower Tray Unit LT24CL(LFU-1), HDD (HD-6G), NC-3100h

complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

REGULATIONS

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 guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equ ipment 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 on 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.

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Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only)

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Declaration of Conformity (For Europe)

We, Brother Industries, Ltd., 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan

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

Safety: EN 60950, EN 60825 EMC: EN 55022 Class B,EN 55024

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).

Issued by: Brother Industries, Ltd. Printer Products Division

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 “IEEE 1284 compliant”. The cable must not exceed 1.8 meters in length.

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WITH the Network Card NC-2010h, NC-2100h

EMC Notice

Warning

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Federal Communications Commission(FCC) Compliance Notice (For U.S.A. Only)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Important

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

REGULATIONS

Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only)

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Declaration of Conformity (For Europe)

We, Brother Industries, Ltd., 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan

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

Safety: EN 60950, EN 60825 EMC: EN 55022 Class A,EN 55024

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).

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International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement

Issued by: Brother Industries, Ltd. Printer Products Division

Radio Interference (220-240 V Model Only)

This printer complies with EN55022(CISPR Publication 22)/Class A.

The purpose of the International E development and popularization of ener gy-efficien t office equipments. As an E

NERGY STAR

product meets the E

Partner, Brother Industries, Ltd. has determined that this

NERGY STAR

guidelines for energy efficiency.

Program is to promote the

Laser Notices

Laser Safety (For 120 V Model Only)

This printer is certified as a Class I 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 prin ter is com pletely confined within protective housings and external covers, the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation.

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FDA Regulations (For 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: Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than

those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

IEC 825 Specification (For 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.

CLASS 1LASER PRODUCT APPAREIL Å LASER DE CLASSE 1 LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT

REGULATIONS

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

Caution: Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than

those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

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

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Safety Information

For Finland and Sweden LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

Varoitus! Laitteen käyttäminen muulla kuin tässä käyttöohjeessa 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 that is effectively grounded through the normal household wiring.

Any extension cords used with this printer must be three-conductor and be correctly wired to provide connection to ground. Improper 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 outlet that is easily accessible. In case of emergencies, you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet to shut off the power completely.

Geräuschemission / Acoustic Noise Emission (For Germany Only)

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

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REGULATIONS

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 mains cord 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!

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 PROPERLY 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 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 the 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 pulled 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 the letter “E” or by the safety earth symbol

coloured green or green and yellow.

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

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The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal that 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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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 provides

detailed information for setting up the printer 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 printer specifications and paper specifications.

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

✒ Notes

When you read this User’s Guide, note the following:

• This User’s Guide contains instructions or steps to teach you various

operations of the printer. Please remember that the instructions always assume that you 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.

• The paper size has been factory set to letter or A4, depending upon

the final destination of the printer. Some display messages appear differently according to 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 at a default resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi). By utilizing the 300-dpi mode, the printer can also print lower resolution data, if necessary. Moreover, you can achieve higher print quality equivalent to 2400x600 DPI resolution by utilizing these Brother technologies:- High Resolution Control (HRC) and Color Advanced Photoscale Technology(CAPT).

High Speed and Color Laser Printing

You can print crisp images in brilliant 24 bit color. This printer can print at speeds up to 16 pages per minute in monochrome mode and 4 pages per minute in full color mode. The HL-2400Ce controller utilizes a high speed 64-bit RISC microprocessor and special hardware chips, to ensure fast print job processing.

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. CAPT is most effective when printing photographic images.

High Resolution Control (HRC)

The High Resolution Control (HRC) technology provides clear and crisp printouts and improves even 600-dpi resolution output. HRC is most effective when printing 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.

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Universal Media Cassette

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

Three Interfaces

This printer has a high speed bi-directi onal parallel interface, an RS-232C serial interface and a modular input/output (MIO) compatible interface. As an alternative to the MIO interface, you can use the Brother NC-3100h Networking solution.

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 industry standard RS-232C serial can connect to any computer using a standard serial cable.

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

The NC-3100h card will allow you to connect directly to a Network.

Automatic Interface Selection

This printer can automatically select the bi-directional parallel, RS-232C serial or MIO / NC-3100h 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

(PCL6

in monochrome printing) printers, PostScript® Level 2 language

Color PCL® 5C language

emulation (Brother BR-Script Level 2) printers, the industry-standard HPGL™ plotter as well as EPSON

FX-850™ and IBM® Proprinter XL

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

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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 mo r e fonts without the need for additional memory.

Fonts

This printer has 72 scalable and 12 bitmapped fonts. The fonts that can be used vary according to the selected emulation mode. In PCL mode, you can also print the 11 kinds of bar codes listed below. In BR-Script mode, the printer has 66 scalable fonts.

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.

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Power Save Mode

This printer has a power saving mode. Since 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 complies with the new EPA Energy Star specification.

Toner Save Mode

This printer has an economical Toner Save Mode. By using this feature you can substantially reduce operating costs and extend the life expectancy of the toner cartridges.

Reprint Function

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

PCMCIA Card Slot

The printer has 2 Type II PCMCIA card slots that also allow the use of 1 Type III device. You can install PCMCIA-compatible flash memory and HDD cards.

• 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 as well as keeping data for printer usage analysis.

Saving User Settings

You can personalize the printer by customizing your own control panel button settings. Two sets of user settings can be stored.

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Options

Paper Handling

Network

The following options are available for this printer:

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

If you wish to print on Legal sized paper, you must use this cassette.

The following commercial business products can also be installed into this printer:

NC-3100h

Installing an NC-3100h enables you to use the printer in the following environments: (TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, DLC/LLC, VINES, LAT, NetBEUI) Also, many useful utilities such as BR-Admin and Brother Network Printing software for the Network administrator are inclu ded. For details of the utilities, see the documentation included on the CD-ROM.

MIO Card (NC-2010h/NC-2100h)

An MIO Network Card provides a means for attaching the printer to a network. Some models of this printer include an MIO Card as standard.

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PCMCIA CARDS

RAM

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

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.

By using the Card, you can do logging and custom web functions. You also can use the Brother Analysis Tool software and the Brother Card Monitor software. For more details on these utilities, please refer to the documentation included on the CD-ROM.

HDD (Hard Disk Drive)

By installing an optional HDD, you can save multiple print jobs onto it. You can also select your print job and re-print it through the network.

RAM Expansion

By installing commercial memory modules you can expand the memory capacity up to 288 Mbytes.

✒ Note

Installation instructions for each of these options is contained in the manual supplied with the option.

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Operating and Storage Environment

Please note the following requirements 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 metres (16.5 feet).

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

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

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.

Ensure that the printer Ozone Filter is installed at all times.

Ventilate the room where you use the printer.

Do not place the printer where it will be exposed to direct sunlight. Use blinds to protect the printer from direct sunlight if set up near a window is unavoidable.

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.

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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 details the recommended area around the printer for proper ventilation, operation an d m a in ten ance.

Rear

Front

Fig. 1-1 Recommended area around the Printer

✒ Note

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

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This chapter can also be used as a quick setup guide, which provides information for setting up the printer.

BEFORE USING THE PRINTER

Warning

This printer is heavy and weighs approximately 37kg (81.6 lbs). When moving or lifting this printer, be sure to do so with at least 2 people to avoid injury.

Checking the Components

Standard Media Cassette

(pre-installed)

User's Guide

Printer

Oil Syringe

Oil Bottle

(FO-1CL)

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

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 when you are ready to install them. The OPC Belt Cartridge must not be exposed to light for any length of time or it will be damaged.

OPC Belt Cartridge (OP-1CL)

Fuser Cleaner (FO-1CL)

Power Cord

Toner Cartridge (Black (TN01BK), Cyan(TN01C), Magenta (TN01M) ,Yellow (TN01Y))

CD-ROM

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✒ Note

An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase the appropriate cable for the interface you intend to use. Parallel cables should be IEEE 1284 compliant and should not exceed 1.8 meters (6 feet) in length. 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 the HL-2400Ce series model purchased.

✒ Note

We recommend keeping spares of the following consumables at all times. When these are exhausted, the printer will cease 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

Power Button

Fig. 2-2 Front View

Top Cover

Media Cassette

Controller Card

Rear Side Cover

Rear Access Cover

Fig. 2-3 Rear View

Power Cord Connector

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SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Remove 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:

✒ Important Note

It is CRITICAL that you SAVE all packing materials in the event you must ship or store the printer. Failure to EMPTY, CLEAN and correctly REPACK the printer according to the manufacturer’s instructions BEFORE shipment will result in serious damage to the printer. This damage may not be covered by your warranty.

1. Remove the protective parts as shown below.

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Fig. 2-4 Removing the Protective Parts

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Installing the OPC Belt Cartridge

Caution

Do not touch the green surface of the OPC Belt Cartridge. This can

•

degrade print quality. 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 the warranty.

1. Open the Front Cover and then open the Top Cover.

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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 from both sides of the OPC Belt Cartridge.

Fig. 2-7 Remove the Pins

4. Remove the Protective Sheet from th e OPC Belt Cartridge.

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Fig. 2-8 Remove the Protective Sheet

5. Insert the OPC Belt Cartridge into the printer cartridge guide with the flat side facing you.

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

6. Lock the Belt Cartridge Lock Levers by pushing them backward until they click into place.

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. One of each is supplied. A new cartridge contains enough toner to print up to 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 are 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.

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cartridges that

starter

Fig. 2-10 Open the Front Cover

2. Remove the tape labeled 'REMOVE'.

3. After rocking each of the cartridges 3 to 4 times from side to side, remove the orange Protective Cover fr om the Toner Cartridges.

Fig. 2-11 Rocking Cartridges and Removing the Protective Cover

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4. Install the 4 toner cartridges by positioning them in the correct guides. Each color cartridge is individually keyed to prevent improper installation. Match each cartridge color label to the corresponding color label on the printer.

Fig. 2-12 Install the Toner Cartridges

Caution

Insert the toner cartridges gently into the printer. Do not try to lock

•

them into the printer by pushing them all the way into the slot. The cartridges will be correctly positioned when the front cover is closed. Do not stand the toner cartridge on its end or turn it upside down.

•

Install the toner cartridges immediately after you remove the

•

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

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Fig. 2-13 Toner Cartridge

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Installing the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner

1. Open the Top Cover and release the pressure on the Fusing Unit rollers by pushing the Pressure Release Levers to the OPEN position (). Remove the orange protective parts fitted between the rollers of the Fusing Unit (). Make sure that the Pressure Release Levers are put back to the SET position. .

2. Install the Oil Bottle into the Fusing Unit with the label side facing the front of the printer. The Oil Bottle is keyed to prevent incorrect installation.

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.

Fig. 2-14 Remove the Protective Parts

Fig. 2-15 Install the Oil Bottle

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

Fig. 2-16 Install the Fuser Cleaner

4. Lock the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner in place by turning the Oil Bottle Lock Levers.

Fig. 2-17 Lock the Oil Bottle Lock Levers

5. Close the Top Cover.

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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 supports universal paper types, you can place letter, A4, ISO B5 or Executive size cut sheet paper or COM10, or DL size envelopes in it. The paper sources have the following limitations. For more information about paper, see “Paper Handling” in Chapter 3.

Paper source Available sizes Capacity Standard Media Cassette

Optional Legal Cassette

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

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250

15 50 Up to approx. 250 sheets of 75g/m

(20 lbs.) paper

250

50 Up to approx. 250 sheets of 75g/m

( 20 lbs.) paper

✒ Note

Do not load envelopes in the Optional Legal Cassette. It may cause paper jams.

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To install the Media Cassette follow these steps to set the paper guides:

✒

Note

Be sure to select the same paper size in your application software, or

•

printing errors will occur . 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 default 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 printer.

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Fig. 2-18 Removing the Media Cassette

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2. Adjust the Paper Guides to accommodate the paper size you wish to use. Hold the shaded parts shown below and gently slide

the guides into place.

Fig. 2-19 Adjust the Paper Guides

3. Load paper into the Media Cassette.

✒ Note

Adjust the tray to the correct paper size indication arrow. If you do

•

not adjust it correctly, the printer may detect the wrong size of paper.

Do not load more than 250 sheets of paper (75 g/m

•

or 20 lbs.) in the cassette, or paper jams may occur. Paper (75 g/m2 or 20 lbs.) should NOT be loaded above the top line on the guide.

PAPER

OHP FILM

Fig. 2-20 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 setting s on the computer, see the manual of the computer or software you use.

Connect the printer to your computer as follows:

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

Mode

button on the printer. For further information,

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Caution

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

✒

Note

To use the parallel connection, only a shielded interface cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant and less than 1.8m (6 feet ) long should be used.

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 to the printer with the wire clips or screws.

Serial Interface Port

Secure connection with screws.

Computer Printer

Secure connection with wire clips.

Parallel Interface Port

Fig. 2-21 Connecting the Printer and Computer

4. Attach the other end of the interface cable to the interface connector on your computer. Be sure to tighten the connection on the computer as well.

✒ Note

When you connect to a network, you can use Brother NC-3100h or NC2010h/NC-2100h Network cards. For the details, refer to the Network User’s Guide.

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Turning the Printer On

Installing the Power Cord and Turning the Printer On

1. Make sure that the button is on the front left side of the printer.

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

Power

button is turned OFF. The power

Fig. 2-22 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 that is easily

•

accessible.

Button.

Power

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Caution

Always wait at least 5 seconds after turning off the power before turning it on again. 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 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, the printer initializes. This will take several minutes during which time the LCD will display the following message :

LJ WAIT 001P T1 AUTO

K C M Y

Once the printer has finished initializing, it auto matically goes on-line

and the message changes to show the current printer status and settings as shown below:

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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 : Portrait print is selected. T1 : Paper is fed from Tray1.

: Toner cartridges are full. When the toner cartridges become nearly empty, the I 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 print 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 until the following message is displayed:

LJ READY 001P T1 AUTO

3. Press the

The

On Line

K C M Y

Sel

button to set the printer off-line.

LED goes off.

4. Hold down the

Shift

button and press the

Test

button. Release both

buttons.

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

Choose from one of the following selections:

To Print LCD Message

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

To exit from the test mode, select “

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

exit”.

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

• If the optional font card is installed, you can print a list of optional

fonts. Since the list shows the ID numbers specific to each optional font, it helps you select them with the

Font

button. For more

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 a list of them. For more information, see “FONT Button” in Chapter 4.

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6. Press the

Set

button.

The printer starts printing the selected test pattern or list. When the printer finishes printing, it automatically returns to the off-line mode. Press the SEL button to set the printer back on-line.

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. 2-23 Test Pattern, Setting List and Font List

*The test pattern, setting list and font list are subject to change without notice.

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Install 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

Hard Disk Drive: 10Mbyte free space available for the driver and Fonts

OS: Windows

(Pentium recommended)



4.0



95/ 98, 3.1x and Windows

(16 MB or more recommended)

(more space is necessary for printing)



95/ 98, 3.1x and Windows NT 4.0

For Windows



3.1x, 95/98 & Windows NT



4.0 Users

You can set up the printer easily by following the Initial Setup instructions on the supplied CD-ROM.

1. Turn your PC power on and insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2. The opening screen will appear automatically in Windows



95/98/WindowsNT 4.0.

3. If the screen does not appear, click 'Start' and choose 'Run', enter the CD drive letter and type 'START.EXE'.

If you are using Windows



3.1x, click 'Run' from the 'File Menu' in 'Program

Manager', enter the CD drive letter and type 'START.EXE'.

4. Select 'HL-2400Ce series', and then select the language you require and follow the on screen instructions.

5. Click the 'Install Driver & Software', select the printer driver type you want to install and you can install the driver and fonts immediately.

6. After the printer driver has been installed, the HL-2400Ce series window will appear. Follow the onscreen messages to complete the installation.

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✒ Notes

The installer automatically updates your SYSTEM.INI Windows

•

by adding DEVICE=bi-di.386 under the [386Enh] section. If any bidirectional parallel communications device driver was installed previously, it will be deactivated by the new driver. If you wish to use old driver, you should re-install it. Re-installing the previous driver will make the new HL-2400Ce driver inactive. The installer makes the installed printer driver the Windows

•

The installer automatically sets the printer port to the 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 communications device driver can take effect.

For Macintosh Users

✒ Note

The installer for the Macintosh driver works on OS System version

•

7.5.3 or higher. The PPD file can be used in Laser Writer Driver version 8.4.3 or

•

higher.



default.

file

1. Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Double click the 'BR-Script PPD Installer' icon.

3. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

✒ Notes

For installation of other printer drivers and 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 Brother BR-Script 2 emulation.

The printer is set to the HP color printer emulation (PCL5C) mode automatically. Since PCL5C mode takes the highest priority 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 modes, 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, since

the printer cannot distinguish between them. The factory default setting is EPSON emulation mode. If you wish to use IBM emulation, you will need to select it manually using the

Emulation

button 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, NC-3100h 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 more 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. (Note: Always turn off both your computer and printer when connecting or disconnecting the cable).

When using the serial interface, you must have the same communication settings on both the printer and computer. Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set for standard computer serial link, you may be able to simply connect the interface cable to the printer if your computer already has the settings detailed 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

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 more information, see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4. For the settings on your the computer, please refer to your user’s manual for your computer or application software.

Mode

button (INTERFACE MODE) on

Mode

button. For

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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

• The automatic interface selection function takes a few seconds to

Mode

button.

work. If you want to speed up printing, select the required interface manually via the

Mode

button.

If you typically use only one interface, we recommend you select that interface as your default.. If only one interface is selected, the printer will allocate all of the input buffer to that interface.

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ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL

Selecting the Local Language Display

The display shows the current printer status. When you operate the control panel buttons, it shows functions and settings. If a problem occurs, it shows the corresponding error message. These messages are displayed in several languages. The default 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. Continue holding down

the Form Feed button until the message changes to “LANG.=ENGLISH * ”. Release the Form Feed Button

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 autom atically returns to the on-line state with the selected language 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 indicated

by the function shown above the buttons. When you press the buttons with the indicated by the function shown below the buttons. You can control the basic printer operations and make various printer settings in the NORMAL and SHIFT modes.

For more 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

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

Shift

button held down, they work in the SHIFT mode as

– Shows various messages.

Copy Pages Orientation Feeder

Display

– Lights when the printer is ready to print.

READY ON LINE

– Lights when the printer is in the on-

line state.

– Blinks when data is being received and

DATA

lights when unprinted data remains in printer memory.

On Line Data

Sel Form Feed

– Selects on-line or off-line mode.

SEL FORM FEED

– Prints remaining data or reprints

the same print job or page.

Feeder

Font

Test

Set

Reset

FEEDER

– Selects paper source and media type

to be used.

– Lights if any errors occur.

ALARM

– Sets functions in various modes.

MODE

– Selects font and character set.

FONT

– Scrolls forward through modes and

▲▲▲▲ (UP)

settings.

EMULATION ECONOMY

– Selects printer emulation.

– 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 functions.

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

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Printer Settings

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

1.User Settings

2.Factor y Settings You can operate the printer with the factory default settings with the control panel settings unchanged. You may change and store personalized settings in the printer memory as user settings.

Remember, User Settings will replace the Factory Default Settings. The new User Settings will remain effective until new settings are made, or the Factory Default Settings are restored.

User Settings

Although the printer settings have been set at the factory, you can change them with the control panel buttons. Your changes will be stored in the printer's memory as “User Settings.” They are recalled every time you turn on the printer.

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

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Mode

button and restore them with th e

Reset

button.

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

Factory default settings can be restored via th e

Reset

button. For more

information, see “RESET Button” in Chapter 4.

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PAPER HANDLING

Print Media

Item Recommended

Basis Weight (g/m2) 82±5 75±4 90±4 Thickness (µm) 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(O) 1010-10 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

Paper Size

1. The Standard Media Cassette Since the Media Cassette is a universal type, you can use any of the paper sizes listed below.. The cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of paper (75

g/m

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

the top line 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 must 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.

Xerox 4024 Hammermill

paper

Laserprint

specification

10-100 10-100

* Back of paper

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paper source available size and paper type capacity Standard Media Cassette

cut sheet : Letter, A4, B5(ISO), B5(JIS), Executive envelope: COM 10, DL OHP film: A4, letter other sizes: width 105-216mm (4.1”-8.5”) length 220-297mm

250

15 50 Up to 250 sheets of

75g/m (20 lbs.) paper

(8.7”-11.7”) Optional Legal Cassette

cut sheet : Legal, Letter, A4,

B5(ISO),B5(JIS),

Executive

OHP film: A4, letter

other sizes: width 105-216mm

(4.1”-8.5”)

length 220-355.6mm

250

50 Up to 250 sheets of

75g/m ( 20 lbs.) paper

(8.7”-14”)

Cassette Feed

The printer can feed paper from the Media Cassette, Optional Lower

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

• If your application software supports paper size selection on the print

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

• If you use pre-printed paper in the cassettes, please note that the paper

You can set the paper size for the Media Cassette with the in the PAGE FORMAT mode. The printer automatically detects 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 through your application software, the printer prompts you to load the correct size of paper as follows:

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Media Cassette or Optional Legal Cassette.

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

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 see “MODE Button” in Chapter 4.

should be loaded with the printed side face up and the top edge of the paper at the back of the cassette.

Mode

button on the control panel.

Mode

button. For paper size selection,

Mode

button

Mode

button or

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

Since this printer does not have a manual feed or multi purpose tray, you cannot manually feed irregular sized paper.. However, this printer has a special Manual Feed Mode using Tray 1 (upper tray) to accommodate non-standard paper sizes.

See “Manual Mode” in Chapter 4 for more information on selecting this setting in the printer contro l panel.

1. When the manual feed command is selected, the printer waits until you load the paper in Tray 1 during manual feed mode operation.

T1 MANUAL FEED **** SIZE

2. Pull out Tray 1 and place the paper you are going to use in the tray. It may be necessary to remove some or all of the paper stack first, depending on the size of paper in the tray and the size of the paper you wish to print on manually.

3. Re-install Tray 1 and press the starts printing.

✒ Note

• Print quality may 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 have finished printing the first side, the printer will reset the function automatically.

Continue

button. The printer then

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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 take the printer off-line, the display changes to show the currently emulation and informs you that you can change 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 Th e p r in ter 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 manual 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 Th e p r in ter is prin ting by decreasing the resolution from

600 dpi to 300 dpi because of insufficient memory.

02 WAIT 001P T1 Th e p r in ter 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 Th e printer is printing the demonstratio n. 06 PRINT CONFIG The printer is printing the list of the 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 card.

06 PRINT FONTS P Th e printer is printing the list of the permanent download

fonts.

06 DEVICE1 PRINT The printer is printing the contents of a flash memory

card in slot 1.

06 DEVICE2 PRINT The printer is printing the contents of a flash memory

card or HDD card in slot 2.

06 DEVICE3 PRINT The printer is printing the contents of optional HDD.

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Printer Status Message Meaning(Continued)

07 FF PAUSE

08 RESET TO USER SETTINGS

08 RESET TO SETTING 1 08 RESET TO SETTING 2 09 RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS Now initializing

09 RESET FC ROLLER LIFE 09 RESET OPC BELT LIFE 09 RESET FUSER UNIT LIFE 09 RESET 120K KIT LIFE

The printer has suspended feeding forms. Pressing the button resumes form feed.

The printer is restoring itself to the user settings you selected with the panel buttons. (The

message appears only momentarily.) The printer is restoring itself to the user 1

settings. (The message appears only momentarily.) The printer is restoring itself to the user 2 settings. (The message appears only momentarily.) The printer is restoring itself to the factory settings. (The message appears only momentarily.) The printer is initializing the MIO card or initializing the

printer for BR-Script 2 emulation. The printer has reset the Fuser Cleaner life

counter. Refer to Chapter 5 for details. The printer has reset the (OPC) Belt Cartridge life counter. Refer to Chapter 5 for details. The printer has reset the Fusing Unit life counter. Refer to Chapter 5 for details. The printer has reset the 120K Kit life counter. Refer to Chapter 5 for details.

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LJ PRINT 002 L T1 AUTO

Copy Pages

Current Emulation

“##”

... Fixed emulation expressed with double figures

“LJ”

... AUTO HP PCL5C emulation

“BS”

... AUTO BR-Script 2

“GL”

... AUTO HP-GL emulation

“FX”

... AUTO EPSON FX-850 emulation

“PR”

... AUTO IBM Proprinter XL emulation

Fig. 4-2 Display

About Routine Maintenance Messages

This printer has some user serviceable parts that require periodic replacement. The printer counts the number of printed pages and detects the life of each of these parts. When the part nears the end of its useful life, the following messages appear on the LCD display. These messages will over-write the Emulation Mode status information. Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on consumables life.

■ ■ ■ ■

K C M Y

Orientation

“P”

... Portrait

“L”

... Landscape

“p”

... Reverse Portrait

“l”

... Reverse Landscape

Paper Source

“T1”

... Tray 1

“T2”

... Tray 2

“MN”

... Manual Feed

Toner Level

I : sufficient toner



(blinking I): 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 indicated color toner is nearly

K C M Y

FUSER OIL LOW

REPLACE FCR REPLACE OPC BELT

REPLACE FUSER REPLACE 120K KIT

*1 - After replacing these parts, you must reset the part life counter. This

enables the printer to begin tracking the part life correctly again. See

“Maintenance” in Chapter 5.

empty. K: Black, C: Cyan, M: Magenta, Y: Yellow. When the toner becomes empty the indicator disappears completely. 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 Fusing Unit. *1 Time to replace the Drum Cleaner,

the Paper discharger and the Transfer Drum.

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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 A 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.

Emulation Mode K YMCToner

Ready

On Line Data

Sel Form Feed

Alarm

Mode

Font

Copy Pages Orientation Feeder

SEL Button

✒

Continue

Fig. 4-3 Buttons in NORMAL Mode

Note

Set

The factory settings are printed in bold in this section.

Pressing the line. When the printer is on-line, th e

Sel

button toggles the printer mode between on-line and off-

On Line

LED lights and the printer

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

On Line

the

LED is off.

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

If you press the

Sel

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

off-line and the LCD displays the current emulation.

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You can enter other emulations in the

AUTO emulation mode by

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

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Notes

✒

When you press the

• All other buttons—except the

the printer is off-line.

• If the printer is not in AUTO emulation mode, the LCD displays the

current emulation by pressing the you cannot enter other emulation modes. To make settings in other emulation modes, press the emulation.

• The

Pressing the 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 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.

Sel

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 level of the display menu to the on-line mode. If you have already made a setting effective by pressing the your setting (whether made by accident or on purpose) will remain effective. Pressing the made.

Set

Sel

button, remember the following:

Sel

button—are operational only when

Sel

button to take it off-line, but

Emulation

Set

button and then press the

Sel

button will not cancel any setting you have

button allows you to select certain items on the display

Set

button, the printer stores the settings you have

button and select the

Sel

button to quickly exit,

▲▲▲▲

(UP) or

Note

✒

When you press the asterisk appears at the end of the display. Since the asterisk then indicates the current selection, you can easily find the current setting again when you scroll through the display.

▼▼▼▼

(DOWN) Button

Press the ▲ (UP) or ▼ (DOWN) button to scroll forward or backward through the menus and settings. Press or continue pressing the button until you locate your desired option.

Set

button to select a setting, for a short time an

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MODE Button

Pressing the change settings. The mode menus and settings will vary accordin g to th e current emulation mode and options.

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

INTERFACE MODE

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

FORMAT MODE

Set orientation, paper size, margins, & others.

RESOLUTION MODE

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

PAGE PROTECTION

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

DEVICE OPERATION

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

ADVANCED MODE

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

PAGE COUNTER

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

exit MODE

Exit to off-line ready state. Exit to off-line ready state. Exit to off-line ready state.

Mode

button allows you to enter modes where you can

BR-Script Mode HP-GL Mode

INTERFACE MODE

FORMAT MODE

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

RESOLUTION MODE

DEVICE OPERATION

Set a flash memory card, a HDD card or

optional HDD in HP mode.

ADVANCED MODE

others.

PAGE COUNTER

exit MODE

INTERFACE MODE

FORMAT MODE

setting & others.

RESOLUTION MODE

PAGE PROTECTION

DEVICE OPERATION

Set a flash memory card, a HDD card or

optional HDD in HP mode.

ADVANCED MODE

Set network mode, print density, &

others.

PAGE COUNTER

exit MODE

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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 choose with the

Mode

button in the HP PCL5C, EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL

modes.

Note

✒

The mode menus and settings that appear will vary acco rd ing to the current emulation mode, printer status and any options that may be installed in the printer.

Mode Menu Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu 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,

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

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,

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

Setting

9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 baud

installed MIO card can appear under the sub-setting menu.

9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 baud

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

MODE

(Continued)

I/F AUTO (Continued)

MIO Setting Available only when a commercial

MIO card has been installed. The settings available on the installed MIO card can appear under the sub-setting

menu. FORMAT MODE ORIENTATION ORI=PORTRAIT PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE AUTO MODE AUTO LF=OFF ON … LF + CR OFF … CR only AUTO CR=OFF ON … LF, FF, or VT + CR OFF … LF, FF, or VT only AUTO WRAP=OFF ON … Auto wrap on OFF … Auto wrap off 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 PAGE FORMAT MODE PAPER =LETTER

(For 120V model) PAPER =A4 (For 220/240V model)

LETTER, LEGAL, A4, A5,

B5, EXECUTIVE, JIS B5,

COM10 and DL

LEFT M = 0C 0 to 126 columns RIGHT M = 80C

10 to 136 columns

(Letter, Portrait)

RIGHT M = 78C

10 to 136 columns

(A4, Portrait)

TOP M =0.5” (HP mode) 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) BOTTOM M=0.5”

(HP mode)

LINES = 60L

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

(HP, Letter, Portrait)

LINES = 64L

5 to 128 lines/page

(HP, A4, Portrait) 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 COLOR PRINT =ON ON...Enable color printing

OFF...Monochrome print mode exit Exit to FORMAT MODE RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 300 or 600 dpi HRC SETTING HRC=MEDIUM OFF, LIGHT, MEDIUM, or DARK exit Exit to RESOLUTION MODE PAGE PROTECTION

PROTECT=AUTO AUTO, OFF, LETTER, A4, or LEGAL

DEVICE OPERATION When the commercial flash memory card, HDD card or optional HDD has not been formatted:

(HP mode only)

DEVICE1

FORMAT DEVICE Format the flash memory card, HDD card

or optional HDD.

DEVICE2 DEVICE3

exit

Exit Exit to DEVICE OPERATION

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Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting DEVICE OPERATION When the commercial flash memory card, HDD card or optional HDD has been formatted: (HP mode only) EXECUTE DATA Execute the data on the DEVICE. DATA ID=##### Execute the selected data. Exit Exit to EXECUTE DATA DEVICE LIST Print the contents of the DEVICE. 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

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 DEVICE OPERATION DELETE MACRO ID=##### Delete the selected macro. DATA ID=#### Delete the selected data. FONT ID=##### Delete the selected font. FORMAT DEVICE Format the flash DEVICE. SET –> DELETE ALL Execute formatting the DEVICE. Exit Exit FORMAT DEVICE exit Exit to DEVICEOPERATION

font.

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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 CONTINUE MODE CONTINUE=MANUAL AUTO or MANUAL SCALABLE FONT FONT=ALL ALL, LJ4 INPUT BUFFER buffer capacity. (15 levels) SAVE SETTINGS SAVE SETTING 1 Save the current settings as #1 SAVE SETTING 2 Save the current settings as #2 exit exit to SAVE SETTING TIME SETTINGS TIME SETTING Set time YEAR=#### 1999 to 2039 MONTH=## 1 to 12 DAY=## 1 to 31 HOUR=## 0 to 23 MINUTE=## 00 to 59 TIME STYLE Set time style displayed YY/ MM/ DD hh : mm MM/ DD/ YY hh : mm DD/ MM/ YY hh : mm SUMMER TIME Set summer time SUMMER TIME = ON ON or OFF TIME ZONE Set time zone ZONE SETTING = ON ON or OFF TIME ZONE -12:00 to +12:00 exit exit to TIME SETTINGS exit exit to ADVANCED MODE PAGE COUNTER

MAINTENANCE MODE REMAIN LIFE FC=## pages Shows remaining Cleaner life. FU=## pages Shows remaining Oil life. 120K=## pages Shows remaining 120K life. BL=## imaegs Shows remaining OPC life. IMAGE COUNTERS C=## Shows how many C images printed. M=## Shows how many M images printed. Y=## Shows how many Y images printed. K=## Shows how many K images printed. TOTAL=## Shows how many images printed. exit Exit to MAINTENANCE MODE exit MODE Exit MODE.

COUNT= 0 Shows the number of printed

❏❏❏❏❏

Increase or decrease the input

pages.

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MODE Button Settings in BR-Script 2 Mode

The following table shows all the selections you can choose with the

Mode

button in the BR-Script 2 mode.

Note

✒

The mode menus and settings that appear will vary according to th e 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 DEVICE OPERATION When the commercial flash memory card or the HDD card has not been formatted:

DEVICE1 DEVICE2

DEVICE3

exit Exit Exit to DEVICE OPERATION DEVICE OPERATION When the commercial flash memory card, HDD card or optional HDD has been formatted:

DEVICE1 EXECUTE DATA Execute the data on the DEVICE. DEVICE2 DEVICE3

DEVICE LIST Print the contents of the DEVICE. 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 DEVICE OPERATION DELETE MACRO ID=##### Delete the selected macro. DATA ID=#### Delete the selected data. FONT ID=##### Delete the selected font. FORMAT DEVICE Format the DEVICE. SET –> DELETE ALL Execute formatting the DEVICE. Exit Exit FORMAT DEVICE

exit Exit to DEVICE OPERATION

FORMAT DEVICE Format the flash memory card,

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

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

and DL

HDD card or optional HDD.

OPERATION

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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 buffer capacity. (15 levels) SAVE SETTINGS SAVE SETTING 1 Save the current settings as #1 SAVE SETTING 2 Save the current settings as #2 exit exit to SAVE SETTING TIME SETTINGS TIME SETTING Set time YEAR=#### 1999 to 2039 MONTH=## 1 to 12 DAY=## 1 to 31 HOUR=## 0 to 23 MINUTE=## 00 to 59 TIME STYLE Set time style displayed YY/ MM/ DD hh : mm MM/ DD/Y Y hh : mm DD/ MM/ YY hh : mm SUMMER TIME Set summer time SUMMER TIME = ON ON or OFF TIME ZONE Set time zone ZONE SETTING = ON ON or OFF TIME ZONE -12:00 to +12:00 exit exit to TIME SETTINGS exit exit to ADVANCED MODE PAGE COUNTER COUNT=0

❏❏❏❏❏

Shows the number of printed

Increase or decrease the input

pages.

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MODE Button Settings in HP-GL Mode

The following table shows all the selections you can choose with the

Mode

button in the HP-GL mode.

Note

✒

The mode menus and settings that appear will vary acco rd ing 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-Script mode GRAPHICS MODE PEN SETTING SETTING=PEN1 PEN1 to 6

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

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

exit Exit to SETTING=PEN1–6 exit Exit to GRAPHICS MODE CHARACTER SET STANDARD SET Standard character set ANSI ASCII See character sets in

ALTERNATE SET Alternate character set ANSI ASCII See character sets in

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

exit Exit to RESOLUTION MODE

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

dots) (# is the selected pen number. )

(# is the selected pen number. )

Appendix .

Appendix. .

DARK

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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 PAGE PROTECTION DEVICE OPERATION Same as BR-Script mode

ADVANCED MODE Same as PCL5C mode

PAGE COUNTER COUNT= 0 Shows the number of printed

LEGAL

pages.

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Basic Operation Procedures

When you operate the

Mode

button, remember the following basic steps:

1. Press the

Sel

button to take the printer off-line.

2. Press the

Mode

button to enter the MODE menus.

• Press the ▲ or ▼ button to scroll forward or backward through the menus. (Pressing the

Mode

button allows you to scroll

forward.)

INTERFACE MODE ←▼ or ▲→ FORMAT MODE ←▼ or ▲→ RESOLUTION MODE ←▼ or ▲→ …

• Press the

Set

button to enter the next lower level of the

selected menu. Mode Menu Press SET→ Setting Menu Press 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.

When you see “exit” and press the

Set

button, you can exit

from the current 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 while in any menu level allows you to exit from the menus mode to the on-line state. The selections you made with the

Set

button before exiting are

now effective.

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Operation Example: Selecting the Parallel Interface

To manually select the parallel interface:

1. Press the

2. Press the

Sel

button to take the printer off-line.

Mode

button and then press the

Set

Button.

When you enter the interface mode, the display first shows the currently selected interface marked with an asterisk.

3. Press the ▲ or ▼ button until the interface you want appears on the display.

Display Message Interface Mode I/F=PARALLEL I/F=RS-232C I/F=EXTEND I/O

I/F=AUTO

Note

✒

Parallel interface Serial interface Extended I/O interface

Auto interface selection

• The Extended I/O interface is available only when a commercial MIO

compatible sharing/network card has been installed.

• Some models are supplied with the network card pre-installed.

4. Press the

Set

button to save your selection.

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

Then the printer automatically exits from th e settin g menu to the interface menu.

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

6. Press the

Set

button.

Then the printer automatically returns to the off-line ready

state.

7. Press the

Sel

button to turn the printer On-line.

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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 I/F=RS-232C I/F=EXTEND I/O

I/F=AUTO

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 must 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 during which the printer will not allow another automatic change to the interface. Even if you choose the automatic interface selection, you must 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 more information about automatic interface selection, see

“AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION” in Chapter 3.

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Parallel interface Serial interface Extended I/O interface Auto interface selection

Set

button, the display shows the

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■ Parallel Interface

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

Display Message High Speed and Bi-directional

HIGH SPEED=ON

BI-DIR=ON

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 must install the Brother driver supplied on the CD-ROM included with the printer or a third party printer dr iver or software that supports these features. Check with your software vendor to see if your software supports bi-directional parallel features.

■ Serial Interface

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

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)

Parallel Communications Turn on or off the high speed

parallel communications. Turn on or off the bi-directional

parallel communications.

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)

Data terminal ready (ER)

Robust Xon ON: Sends Xon while waiting.

ON: Makes DTR (ER) low when

OFF: Does not make DTR (ER)

OFF: Sends Xon once, when the

■ 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 settings, they appear under this menu. Set them, referring to the manual of the MIO card.

Note

✒

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

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the buffer is full.

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

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.

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 ORI=LANDSCAPE

Portrait Landscape

Press the

Set

button to make the displayed selection effective.

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

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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 terminatio n is set in this mode.

Display Message Setting Auto Mode

AUTO LF =OFF

AUTO CR =OFF

AUTO WRAP =OFF

AUTO SKIP =ON

AUTO MASK =OFF

OFF The printer operates according to the marg in settin gs

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 when the printer position

ON The printer ignores the top and bottom margin

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 selected via 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 selected via 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

EPSON FX-850

IBM

Proprinter XL AUTO LF O OFF O OFF O OFF AUTO CR O OFF X ON O OFF (Note) AUTO WRAP O OFF X ON X ON AUTO SKIP O ON AUTO MASK

—

O OFF 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 men u will vary as follows:

• 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 BR-

Script 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

LEFT M = 0C P RIGHT M = 80C P

TOP M =0.5" P

BOTTOM M=0.5" P

LINES = 60L P

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

Display Message Page Format Mode (Continued)

X OFFSET= 0

Y 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.

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 = 0.

Set cut sheet paper size to letter, A4, legal, B5, A5 or executive, or envelope size to JIS B5, COM10 or DL.

Set the left margin at column 0-126 at 10cpi. Set the right margin at column 10-136 at 10cpi.

See “List of Factory Settings” in this chapter. 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. Set the bottom margin at a distance from the

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

Set the number of lines per page from 5 to 128 lines. See “List of Factory Settings” in this chapter.

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Notes

✒

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

• Letter size has been factory set for 120V models. A4 size has been

factory set for 220/240V models.

• When you use paper smaller than specified in the PAGE FORMAT

MODE, be sure that the print area is smaller than the paper size; otherwise the inside of the printer will get stained with toner. We recommend that you perform a test before actual use. For this test, you should use letter or A4 size of paper to confirm that the printed area is completely within the margins of the paper size you intend using. This simple test will help prevent toner from spreading throughout 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 lines 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 = 10 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 settin gs: if they do not exceed the paper size, they remain effective.

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

Paper Size Portrait 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 calculated with the following expression and the remainder, if any, is ignored. However, the line feed pitch and the top and bottom margins 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 orientation. 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

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 COLOR PRINT=OFF

print in color mode print in monochrome mode only

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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 have to set them in this menu with the

Mode

button. The software or command setting overrides the button setting.

Select the setting menu and enter the sub-setting menu to make the changes 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 you have selected (300 or 600 dpi), 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 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

(Factory setting)

Set

button.

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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 CAPT SETTING HRC SETTING

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 requirements.

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

RESOLUTION=300

Set the print resolution of the printer. Set the CAPT function. . Set the HRC function.

Set the resolution to 600 dpi. (Factory setting)

Set the resolution to 300 dpi.

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✒ Note

• 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 au tomatically decreases the resolution to 300 dpi to print them. While the printer is printing in this mode, the display prompts “01 PR300 … .”

• If the printer cannot print files even at 300 dpi, a “MEMORY FULL”

error occurs. See “TROUBLESHOOTING” in Chapter 6.

• This automatic resolution decrease function works with the page

protection on. See also “PAGE PROTECTION” in this chapter.

• When you want to print large and complex full color data without

decreasing the resolution, you should expand the memory capacity of the printer.

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

Photoscale Technology (CAPT) function which offers photographic fine color on graphics. CAPT setting is available only in BR-Script 2 mode. This feature requires a minimum of 24 MB of RAM to process 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 Color advanced photoscale technology is

effective.

CAPT =OFF Cancel the color 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) function which 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 the 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 resolution control, perform the test print with the

Test

button. For operation information, see “TEST Button.” Lines in the test pattern are smoother if the 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 BRScript 2 mode.

If print images are too complex to print, the printer may print them 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. 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

PROTECT=LETTER

PROTECT=A4

PROTECT=LEGAL

PROTECT=OFF

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Page protection on only when it is necessary.

(Factory setting)

Page protection on for letter size paper. Page protection on for A4 size paper. Page protection on for legal size paper. Page protection off

To protect pages, your printer will need the minimum memory shown in the following table:

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:

• 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 ta ke effect.

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DEVICE OPERATION

✒ Notes

• 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.

• Settings in this mode are effective only when you have installed a

flash memory card, HDD card or optional HDD and you have selected PCL5C, HP-GL, or BR-Script 2. They will not appear if the printer does not have a card installed or if it is in another emulation mode.

• 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.

• If the write protect button of the flash memory card or HDD card is

on, this mode menu does not appear.

• 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.

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 menu s display e d in th is mod e will va ry acco rd ing to the status of the installed card.

Display Message Card Op eratio n

DEVICE 1 DEVICE 2

Select Card 1. Select Card 2.

DEVICE 3 Select optional HDD.

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, HDD card or optional HDD installed but not formatted by this printer, you must first format the device.

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If DEVICE is selected,

Display Message Card Operatio n

FORMAT DEVICE

Exit

When the display shows “FORMAT DEVICE,” press the format the installed card.

After the printer finishes formatting the device, you must exit to the “DEVICE OPERATION” menu.

✒ Notes

• When the card is formatted, data that was previously written is erased.

• It takes ten or more seconds to format a 2-Mbyte flash memory card,

HDD card or optional HDD. The larger the capacity of the device, the longer time it takes to format.

When the installed flash memory card, HDD card or optional HDD is

formatted:

When you enter this mode menu with a formatted device installed, the display shows the following menus:

Display Message Card Operation

DEVICE 1 DEVICE 2

Format a new flash memory card, HDD card or optional HDD.

Exit to DEVICE OPERATION

Set

button to

Select Card 1. Select Card 2.

DEVICE 3 Select optional HDD.

After you have selected the card, the display shows the following messages:

Display Message Flash Operation EXECUTE DATA

DEVICE LIST

SAVE DELETE

Select the data ID and execute the selected data. This menu appears only when data has been saved on the card.

Print the contents of the flash memory, HDD card or optional HDD. This menu appears only when something has been saved in the device.

Save received data, macros and fonts. Delete items from the device.

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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 could save 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 device.

When you select “EXECUTE DATA,” you can execute any of the data saved in the device using 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.

■ Device List

When you select “DEVICE LIST” and you pres s the

Set

button, the printer automatically loads paper and starts printing the contents of the installed flash memory card, HDD card or optional HDD. You can check the contents and the unused capacity of the device.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

ABOUT THIS PRINTER

Features

Options

Operating and Storage Environment

CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

BEFORE USING THE PRINTER

Checking the Components

General View

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Remove the Protective Parts

Installing the OPC Belt Cartridge

Installing the Toner Cartridges

Installing the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner

Loading Paper in the Media Cassette

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

Turning the Printer On

Printing the Test Patterns or Lists

Install the Printer Driver

CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER

AUTOMATIC EMULATION SELECTION

AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION

ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL

Selecting the Local Language Display

Using the Panel Buttons

Printer Settings

PAPER HANDLING

Print Media

Cassette Feed

Manual Feed

CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL

DISPLAY AND LEDS

Display

About Routine Maintenance Messages

LEDs

BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE

SEL Button

SET Button

MODE Button

INTERFACE MODE

FORMAT MODE

RESOLUTION MODE

PAGE PROTECTION

DEVICE OPERATION