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Brother HL-1260 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Brother Laser Printer HL-1260e /HL-1660 USER’S GUIDE...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Laser Printer

    Our BBS supports modem speeds up to 14,400, 8 bits no parity, 1 stop bit. Fax-Back System (For USA only) 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.

  • Page 4: To Use The Printer Safely

    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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Removing the Protective Parts... 2-6 Installing the Toner Cartridge... 2-7 Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette ... 2-11 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer ... 2-17 Turning the Printer On and Off ... 2-19 Plugging in the Power Cord ... 2-19 Pressing the POWER Switch ...
  • Page 6 USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER ... 3-1 SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY... 3-1 AUTOMATIC EMULATION SELECTION... 3-3 AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION ... 3-5 ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL ... 3-7 Adjusting the Control Panel Angle... 3-7 Selecting the Local Language Display ... 3-8 Using the Panel Switches ...
  • Page 7 SWITCHES IN NORMAL MODE... 4-5 SEL Switch ... 4-5 SET Switch... 4-6 (UP) or (DOWN) Switch ... 4-6 MODE Switch ... 4-7 MODE Switch Settings in HP LaserJet 4+, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes... 4-8 MODE Switch Settings in BR-Script Mode ... 4-11 MODE Switch Settings in HP-GL Mode...
  • Page 8 USER’S GUIDE SWITCHES IN SHIFT MODE... 4-64 SHIFT Switch ... 4-64 EMULATION Switch ... 4-65 About Emulation Modes... 4-67 ECONOMY Switch... 4-69 TONER SAVE MODE... 4-69 POWER SAVE MODE ... 4-69 FEEDER Switch... 4-70 FEEDER ... 4-70 MP FIRST... 4-72 MANUAL FEED ...
  • Page 9 Toner Cartridge... 6-1 Toner Empty Message ... 6-1 Replacing the Toner Cartridge ... 6-2 Cleaning ... 6-5 Cleaning the Printer Exterior ... 6-5 Cleaning the Printer Interior ... 6-6 CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING ... 7-1 TROUBLESHOOTING ... 7-1 Operator Call Messages... 7-1 Error Messages ...
  • Page 10 HP-GL Mode... Appendix-27 Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s Intellifont Compatible Typefaces... Appendix-32 Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s TrueType and Type 1 Font Compatible, and Original Typefaces ... Appendix-34 QUICK REFERENCE OF COMMANDS ... Appendix-36 HP LaserJet 4+ Mode ...Appendix-36 PCL Command Sets...Appendix-36...

  • Page 11: Important Information: Regulations

    The purpose of the International Energy Star Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy-efficient office equipments, which includes computers, monitors, printers, facsimile receivers and copy machines world-wide. As an International Energy Star partner, Brother Industries, Ltd. has decided that this product meets the guideline of the program. REGULATIONS...
  • Page 12 édictée par le ministère des Communications. Laser Safety (110-120 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.
  • Page 13 “IEEE1284 compliant”. The cable must not exceed 1.8 metres in length. IEC 825 (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.

  • Page 14: For Your Safety

    Wiring Information (For U.K. only) 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.
  • Page 15 : NEUTRAL BROWN : LIVE The colours of the wires in the mains 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.
  • Page 16 JQA Certificate of Registration No. 0340 Issued by: Brother International Europe Ltd. European Development and Technical Services Division Brother International Europe Ltd., Brother House 1 tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK. EN 60950, EN 60825 EN 55022 Class B, EN 50082-1...

  • Page 17: Chapter 1 General

    CHAPTER 1 GENERAL ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual acts as your guide to the setup and operation of your printer and covers the following topics: CHAPTER 1 GENERAL chapter first to get familiar with the printer. CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED this printer.
  • Page 18 This user’s guide contains instructions or steps to teach you various operations of the printer. Remember that the instructions start with the factory settings, particularly in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3. If you change the settings, particularly the emulation mode, the display messages change accordingly.

  • Page 19: About Chapters On The Floppy Disk

    1. Set up your printer referring to CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED. 2. Start your computer and MS-DOS 3. Insert the printer User’s Guide floppy disk into the floppy disk drive A of your computer. It is assumed that A: is your floppy disk drive in this description.

  • Page 20: About This Printer

    49 dB A (printing)/40 dB A (stand-by). 600 DPI Resolution This printer uses a print engine with a resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi). Compared with a 300-dpi engine, the quality of the output is far superior. See page 4-28. By utilizing the 300-dpi mode, the printer can also print 300-dpi data, if necessary.
  • Page 21 This printer can automatically select the bi-directional parallel, RS-232C serial, or MIO interface depending on the interface port through which it receives data. With this feature, the printer can be connected to more than one computer. See page 3-5. Five Emulation Modes ®...
  • Page 22 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. See page 3-3. Data Compression Technology This printer can internally compress the received graphics and font data in its memory so that it can print larger graphics and more fonts without additional memory.
  • Page 23 Type 1 Font Compatible Fonts: • Atlanta Book, BookOblique, Demi, DemiOblique • Calgary MediumItalic • Copenhagen Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic • Portugal Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic Brother Original Fonts: • Bermuda Script • Germany • San Diego • US Roman Bitmapped Fonts (Portrait and Landscape): •...
  • Page 24 Lock Panel If the panel switch settings have been changed, the printer may not work as you expect. You can lock your settings to prevent changes from being made. See page 4-41.
  • Page 25 See pages 4-32 and 5-2. Saving User Settings You can operate the printer differently from other users with your own panel switch settings. Two sets of user settings can be stored. See page 1–9...

  • Page 26: Options

    Technical Reference Manual The technical reference manual contains detailed information about the printer control commands. For programming with the printer, see this manual which is available from your Brother dealer. The following commercial products can be installed into this printer: MIO Card...

  • Page 27: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED BEFORE USING THE PRINTER Checking the Components Printer Carton When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts. Power Cord Upper Paper Cassette (installed inside the printer) Fig. 2-1 Components in the Printer Carton Note An interface cable is not a standard accessory.

  • Page 28: Toner Cartridge

    USER’S GUIDE Toner Cartridge The toner cartridge is inside the toner cartridge carton. Caution The toner cartridge is packed inside a bag. Do not open it now. Open it immediately before you install the toner cartridge. The toner cartridge must not be exposed to light for a long time.

  • Page 29: General View

    General View Font/IC Card Slot Multi-purpose Tray Font Cartridge Slot Rear Access Cover Power Cord Connector Top Cover Control Panel Upper Paper Cassette Power Switch Fig. 2-3 Front View Adjustment Knob for Face Up/Down Print Delivery Bi-directional Parallel Interface Connector RS-232C Serial Interface Connector MIO Card Slot...

  • Page 30: Operating And Storage Environment

    Ambient temperature: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.5°F) Ambient humidity: Do not block the air exit on top of the printer. Do not place objects on top of the printer, especially on the air exit. Ventilate the room where you use the printer.

  • Page 31: Setting Up The Printer

    Remember the following steps to open and close the printer. To open the printer, hold both sides of the top cover and raise it upwards until it latches. Fig. 2-5 Opening the Top Cover To close the printer, lower the top cover and push both sides gently until it latches.

  • Page 32: Removing The Protective Parts

    Removing the Protective Parts After checking that you have all of the correct parts, temporarily place the printer where you can easily reach all sides. Remove the protective parts that secure the printer against damage during transportation, as shown below: Note Keep all packing materials for transporting or storing the printer later.

  • Page 33: Installing The Toner Cartridge

    Installing the Toner Cartridge This printer uses a toner cartridge to print. You have one toner cartridge as standard. A new cartridge contains enough toner to print approximately 6,000 A4 or letter-size single-sided pages at about 5% coverage (if the print density is set at level 8).
  • Page 34 USER’S GUIDE 3. Hold the toner cartridge with both hands. Rock it gently several times at a 45° angle. This distributes the toner evenly inside the cartridge. 4. Bend the tab up and down several times until it is detached from the toner cartridge.
  • Page 35 6. Insert the toner cartridge in the direction of the arrows engraved on the cartridge into the side guides until it stops securely in the cartridge holder inside the printer. Note Push both sides of the toner cartridge gently until the cartridge is seated in its place.
  • Page 36 Note You can select the printer’s operation when the “Toner Empty” message is displayed with the MODE switch. The printer continues or stops printing. For further information, see For toner cartridge replacement, see 2–10...

  • Page 37: Loading Paper In The Paper Cassette

    The printer usually loads paper from the installed multi-purpose tray, upper cassette or optional lower paper cassette. Note The lower tray unit is an option for this printer. This section refers to the upper paper cassette. For information about the lower paper cassette, see “LOWER TRAY UNIT” in Chapter...
  • Page 38 •110/120V model: Letter size paper set. •220/240V model: A4 size paper set. Load paper into the paper cassette as follows: 1. Pull the paper cassette out of the printer. 2–12 Fig. 2-14 Removing the Paper Cassette...
  • Page 39 2. Switch the adjustment lever on the back of the paper cassette according to the paper size shown below. Backwards : letter, legal, A4, ISO B5, Executive and A5 Forwards : ISO B6, A6, COM10, Monarch, C5 and DL Fig. 2-15 Switching the Adjustment lever by Paper Size 3.
  • Page 40 Paper (80 g/m loaded up to the arrow head marked on the sliding guide. 6. Install the paper cassette into the printer. Note You can check the remaining paper with the paper indicator located on the front right of the paper cassette.
  • Page 41 The print surface must be face up. The leading edge must be placed inside first and lightly against the printer. The left side must be aligned with the left guide. The top of the paper stack must be under the holders on both sides of the tray.
  • Page 42 Make sure that the neatly stacked paper is correctly seated on the multi-purpose tray, otherwise paper may not be fed correctly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam. When printing, the inside tray automatically rises to feed paper into the printer. 2–16...

  • Page 43: Connecting The Printer To Your Computer

    See “INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS” in Appendix. 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 MODE switch.
  • Page 44 USER’S GUIDE 3. Secure the connection with wire clips or screws on the printer. Computer Fig. 2-21 Connecting the Printer and Computer 4. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the interface connector on your computer. Be sure to secure the connection on the computer, also.

  • Page 45: Turning The Printer On And Off

    1. Make sure that the POWER switch is OFF “O”: the switch is on the front right hand side of the printer. 2. Attach the power cord to the printer and plug it into an appropriate AC outlet. Fig. 2-22 Plugging in the Power Cord Caution Check the AC voltage.

  • Page 46: Pressing The Power Switch

    The POWER switch is on the front right hand side of the printer. Pressing the ON side “ | ” supplies power to the printer, which then performs a self test and warm up. Pressing the OFF side “O” turns the power off.

  • Page 47: Printing The Test Patterns Or Lists

    To do so, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have already set the toner cartridge and loaded paper into the cassette or the multi-purpose tray. 2 Turn on the printer. Wait until the display shows the message as follows. LJ READY 001P T1 LJ READY 001P MP 3.
  • Page 48 The messages “PRINT FONTS C” or “PRINT FONTS P” appear only when an optional font cartridge/card is installed in the font slot or the permanent download fonts are stored in printer memory respectively. If the optional font cartridge/card is installed, you can print out a list of optional fonts.

  • Page 49: Test Print

    6. Press the SET switch. The printer starts printing the selected test pattern or list. When the printer finishes printing, it automatically exits to the off-line state. TEST PRINT !"#$%&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz[| "#$%&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\} #$%&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~ $%&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~! %&'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!" &'()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"# '()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$ ()*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$% )*+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%& *+,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&' +,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'( ,-./1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{\}~!"#$%&'()

  • Page 50: Checking The Printed Test Pattern Or Demo Page

    The value can change from 1 (light) to 15 (dark). 9. Press the SET switch. 10. Press the SEL switch to exit from the mode menus and set the printer on-line state. For more information, see “MODE Switch” in Chapter 4.

  • Page 51: Chapter 3 Before Working With The Printer

    Locate the printers that your application software supports and install the desired printer driver. Each software package differs in the way the printer driver is selected. Read the software manual and follow the setup or installation procedures.
  • Page 52 USER’S GUIDE To get the most out of this printer, you need to install the printer driver for this printer or the HP LaserJet 4+ and select the HP LaserJet 4+ emulation mode: this is the best combination. When any other HP LaserJet series printer driver is installed, select the HP LaserJet 4+ emulation mode.

  • Page 53: Automatic Emulation Selection

    EPSON/IBM Priority Auto Selection Mode To get the most out of this laser printer, we recommend you use the HP LaserJet 4+ emulation mode, which is a true laser printer mode. Since the HP LaserJet 4+ 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.
  • Page 54 The EPSON or IBM emulation mode priority must be selected, as the printer cannot distinguish between them. Since the factory setting is the EPSON emulation mode, you might need to select the IBM emulation mode with the EMULATION switch when you need to use this emulation..

  • Page 55: Automatic Interface Selection

    AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION This printer has an automatic interface selection function. When the printer receives data from the computer, it automatically selects the bi-directional parallel, RS-232C serial interface, or MIO interface as appropriate. When you use the parallel interface, you can turn the high-speed and bi- directional parallel communications on or off with the MODE switch.
  • Page 56 MODE switch. If you constantly use only one interface, we recommend that you select that interface in the interface mode. The printer allocates all of the input buffer to that interface if only one interface is selected.

  • Page 57: About The Control Panel

    To adjust the angle of control panel, gently pinch the tab on the right side of the panel and move the control panel up and down. Fig. 3-1 Adjusting the Control Panel Angle CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER 3–7...

  • Page 58: Selecting The Local Language Display

    USER’S GUIDE Selecting the Local Language Display The display usually shows the current printer status. When you operate the control panel switches, it shows functions and settings. If any trouble occurs, it shows the corresponding error message. You can see these messages in several languages.

  • Page 59: Using The Panel Switches

    TEST – Prints self-test pattern or fonts. Fig. 3-2 Switch Operation in NORMAL and SHIFT Modes Note When the printer is in use in the BR-Script 2 mode, some switches are not used. CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER “SWITCHES IN NORMAL MODE”...

  • Page 60: Printer Settings

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

  • Page 61: Paper Handling

    4. The duplex unit The duplex unit can handle letter, legal, A4, Executive and ISO B5 (except Tray 2) size papers from the feeders. CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER (16 to 36 lbs)] or 20 lbs.). It has a...
  • Page 62 USER’S GUIDE paper source the multi- purpose tray (MP) the upper paper cassette (T1) the optional lower paper cassette (T2) all sources for duplex printing (DX) 3–12 available size cut sheet : letter, legal, A4, ISO B5, Executive, A5, ISO B6 and A6 envelope: COM 10, Monarch, C5, DL and ISO B5...

  • Page 63: Using Envelopes

    CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER Using Envelopes Avoid using envelopes with the following characteristics: • Smooth or shiny surfaces • Protection cover at envelopes’ adhesive parts • Sealing flaps that have not been folded at purchase • Sealing flaps as shown below •...
  • Page 64 USER’S GUIDE Before loading envelopes in the cassette, check the following: • Envelopes should have a lengthwise sealing flap. • The sealing flaps should be crisply and correctly folded (irregularly cut or folded envelopes may cause paper jams). • Envelopes should consist of two layers of paper in the following marked area.

  • Page 65: Cassette Feed

    Cassette Feed The printer can feed paper from the multi-purpose tray, the upper or the optional lower paper cassette. You can select the multi-purpose tray as a paper cassette with the FEEDER switch. Since the auto paper feed mode has been factory set, the printer usually feeds paper from the upper paper cassette.

  • Page 66: Manual Feed

    When you select the setting PAPER IN = CONT in the MP TRAY SETTING mode, the printer loads paper automatically from the multi- purpose tray. When you select the setting PAPER IN = STOP, the printer waits for you to press the SEL key to start printing. You can set the paper feed mode and the paper size with the FEEDER switch.

  • Page 67: Face Down Print Delivery

    Face Up Print Delivery You can change the print delivery path from the top to the rear of the printer. Push down the knob located inside the rear paper slit on the left of the paper path selector guide. Fig. 3-7 Face Up Print Delivery The printer ejects paper through the rear paper slit with the printed page face up.

  • Page 68: Chapter 4 Control Panel

    CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY AND LAMPS This printer has one liquid crystal display (LCD) and four lamps on the control panel. The display can show various messages with up to 16 characters. The lamps light to indicate the current printer status.

  • Page 69: Printer Status Messages

    USER’S GUIDE Printer Status Messages The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayed during normal operation: Printer Status Message 00 READY 001P T1 00 IDLE AUTO LaserJet 4+ HP LaserJet 4+ 00 BUSY 00 SLEEP 001P T1...
  • Page 70 The printer is restoring itself to the FACTORY SETTINGS factory settings. (The message appears only momentarily.) Now initializing The printer is initializing the MIO card or initializing the printer for BR-Script 2 emulation. 01 PRINT 002 L Status Copy Pages Emulation “##”...

  • Page 71: Lamps

    USER’S GUIDE Lamps The lamps light or blink to indicate the current printer status. READY LED indication Blinking DATA LED indication Blinking ALARM LED indication ON LINE LED indication 4–4 Meaning Ready to print Warming up Meaning Data remains in the printer buffer. Pressing the FORM FEED switch prints the data and clears the buffer.

  • Page 72: Switches In Normal Mode

    To receive data from the computer, set the printer on-line. To operate the control panel switches, set the printer off-line. When you press the SEL switch when the printer is the on-line state, it turns off-line and the LCD displays the current emulation mode.
  • Page 73 All other switches—except the SEL switch—are operational only when the printer is off-line. If the printer is not in auto emulation mode, the LCD displays the current emulation by pressing the SEL key to take it off-line, but you cannot enter other emulation modes.

  • Page 74: Mode Switch

    MODE Switch Pressing the MODE switch allows you to enter modes where you change settings. The mode menus and settings vary according to the current emulation mode and options. For details, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. HP LaserJet 4+, EPSON BR-Script Mode FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes INTERFACE MODE...

  • Page 75: Mode Switch Settings In Hp Laserjet 4+, Epson Fx-850, And Ibm Proprinter Xl Modes

    HP LaserJet 4+, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. Note The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer. Mode Menu Setting Menu...
  • Page 76 Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu INTERFACE MODE I/F AUTO (Continued) (Continued) FORMAT MODE ORIENTATION (See 4-20.) AUTO MODE PAGE FORMAT MODE exit RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION (See 4-28.) HRC SETTING exit PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT=AUTO (See 4-31.) CARD OPERATION When the commercial flash memory card or the HDD card has not been formatted: (HP mode only) FORMAT CARD (See 4-32.)
  • Page 77 USER’S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu CARD OPERATION When the commercial flash memory card or the HDD card has been formatted: (HP mode only) EXECUTE DATA (See 4-32.) CARD LIST SAVE DELETE exit ADVANCED MODE NETWORK MODE (See 4-41.) CONTINUE MODE BUZZER SETTING SCALABLE FONT...

  • Page 78: Mode Switch Settings In Br-Script Mode

    The following table shows all the selections you can make with the MODE switch in the BR-Script 2 mode. Note The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer. Mode Menu Setting Menu...
  • Page 79 USER’S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu ADVANCED MODE NETWORK MODE (See 4-41.) ERROR PRINT CONTINUE MODE BUZZER SETTING PRINT DENSITY INPUT BUFFER SAVE SETTINGS exit PAGE COUNTER COUNT= 0 (See 4-48.) exit MODE (See 4-48.) 4–12 Sub-Setting Menu Setting LOCK PANEL=OFF ON or OFF PASS NO=###...

  • Page 80: Mode Switch Settings In Hp-Gl Mode

    The following table shows all the selections you can make with the MODE switch in the HP-GL mode. Note The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer. Mode Menu Setting Menu...
  • Page 81 USER’S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) Setting Menu PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT=AUTO (See 4-31.) exit CARD OPERATION Same as BR-Script mode (See 4-32.) ADVANCED MODE Same as HP LaserJet 4+ mode (See 4-41.) PAGE COUNTER COUNT= 0 (See 4-48.) exit MODE (See 4-48.) 4–14 Sub-Setting Menu Setting...

  • Page 82: Basic Operation Procedures

    Basic Operation Procedures When you operate the MODE switch, remember the following basic steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the MODE switch to enter the MODE menus. The first mode menu appears on the display.

  • Page 83: Operation Example: Selecting The Parallel Interface

    5. Press the SET switch 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 menu to the interface menu. 4–16 INTERFACE MODE...

  • Page 84: Interface Mode

    You need to set the time out for the auto interface selection from 1 to 99 seconds with the out is the duration during which the printer will not allow another automatic change to the interface. switch until the exit menu appears on the display.
  • Page 85 Check with your software vendor to see if your software supports bi-directional parallel features.
  • Page 86 Optional Interface If you have installed a commercial modular input/output (MIO) card in the printer, you can select the optional MIO 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.

  • Page 87: Format Mode

    The ORIENTATION selection is effective in the HP LaserJet 4+, 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 When you enter the setting mode, the display first shows the current orientation with an asterisk.

  • Page 88: Auto Mode

    FF, VT Line feed and carriage return occur when the printer position reaches the right margin. No line feed and carriage return occur when the printer position reaches the right margin. Form feed occurs when the printer position reaches the bottom margin.

  • Page 89: Page Format 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. 4–22 Printer Emulation (Factory settings in bold print) EPSON LaserJet 4+ FX-850...
  • Page 90 The following settings can be made in this mode: Display Message Page Format Mode PAPER =LETTER Set cut sheet paper size to letter, A4, legal, B5, A5, B6, A6, or executive, or envelope size to COM10, Monarch, C5, or DL. LEFT M 0C P Set the left margin at column 0-126 at 10cpi.
  • Page 91 FORMAT MODE, be sure that the print area is smaller than the paper size, or the inside of the printer will get stained with toner. It is recommended that you perform a test before actual use: for this test, you could use a letter or A4 size of paper to see the printed area is completely inside the paper size you are going to use.

  • Page 92: Graphics Mode

    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.
  • Page 93 USER’S GUIDE Display Message PEN SETTING CHARACTER SET Note In most cases, the application software controls the above graphics mode settings, so you do not need to set them in this menu with the MODE switch. The software or command setting overrides the switch setting. Select the setting menu and enter the sub-setting menu to make the settings as follows: Pen Setting...
  • Page 94 Notes When another pen is selected, the display shows the selected pen with the number after “SIZE’ or “GRAY.” Whichever resolution, 300 or 600 dpi, you have selected, the pen size takes effect in units of 300 dpi. Character Set When you select “CHARACTER SET,”...

  • Page 95: Resolution Mode

    Resolution When you select “RESOLUTION,” you can choose a resolution of 300 or 600 dots per inch (dpi) on this printer. You can set the resolution in this mode according to your requirement. The printer may not be able to print large files because of the resolution and the printer’s memory.
  • Page 96 Not recommended Note Even if you set the resolution to 600 dpi in this mode, the printer may not be able to print large files at 600 dpi because of insufficient memory. However, it automatically decreases the resolution to 300 dpi to print them. While the printer is printing, the display prompts “01 PR300 …...
  • Page 97 USER’S GUIDE APT Setting When you select “APT SETTING,” you can use the advanced photoscale technology (APT). This function offers photographic fine grayscale on graphics. APT setting is available only at 600 dpi resolution in BR-Script 2 mode and it requires 6 MB of RAM to enjoy APT printouts. When you set APT=ON, the setting of high resolution control (HRC) is unavailable.

  • Page 98: Page Protection

    BR-Script 2 mode. If print images are too complex to print, the printer may print them out in parts or only on part of the page. If this occurs, the printer loses print data and shows the following message: 31 PRINT OVERRUN...

  • Page 99: Card Operation

    HDD card in the card slot of the printer and you have selected the HP LaserJet 4+, HP-GL, or BR-Script 2 mode. They do not appear when the printer has no card or is in any other emulation mode.
  • Page 100 If you turn the printer off or remove the flash memory card or the 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 switch of the flash memory card or the HDD card is on, this mode menu does not appear.
  • Page 101 With these commercially available software packages you have an option to send a form to the printer without any data. After you send 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.
  • Page 102 Card List When you select “CARD LIST” and you press the SET switch, the printer automatically loads paper and starts printing the contents of the installed flash memory card or HDD card. You can check the contents and the unused capacity of the card.
  • Page 103 When you select “SAVE DATA” and you press the SET switch, the display shows the following guide menus. This message prompts you to press the SET switch again so that the printer exits from the data reception status when you finish sending data.
  • Page 104 The “SAVE MACRO” menu appears only in the HP LaserJet 4+ emulation mode. If you have downloaded a macro in the printer’s memory, you can save the macro on the installed flash memory card or HDD card. If a macro has been downloaded in the printer’s memory and you press the SET switch at “SAVE MACRO,”...
  • Page 105 24 points, so that the printer can print it faster than when they are not saved. It is recommended that you save the scalable font you frequently use for faster printing.
  • Page 106 If you have downloaded a font into the printer memory, you can save it on the flash memory card or the HDD card.
  • Page 107 FORMAT CARD • Macro When you press the SET switch at “MACRO ID=#####,” the cursor moves to the ID number. The printer prompts you to select the ID number of the macro to be deleted. Select the ID number with the that the printer deletes the selected macro.

  • Page 108: Advanced Mode

    You can format the flash memory card or the HDD card to delete its contents. Instructions are in the following menu: FORMAT CARD When you press the SET switch in this menu, the printer asks if you want to delete all contents of the card: SET-->DELETE ALL Press the SET switch to start formatting the card.
  • Page 109 INCORRECT!! Auto Form Feed If unprinted data remains in the printer’s memory, the DATA lamp stays on. You need to print out the remaining data with the FORM FEED switch. See “FORM FEED Switch” in Chapter The auto form feed you can set in this mode menu allows you to print out the remaining data without pressing the FORM FEED switch.
  • Page 110 When you turn this function on, you can suppress printing blank pages. When the printer is used in the network environment, it may print a blank page at the end of each print job. When you turn on this function, the printer does not print blank pages.

  • Page 111: Error Print

    USER’S GUIDE Toner Low You can select the printer’s action when “TONER EMPTY” is detected. Display Message TONER LOW=CONT TONER LOW=STOP ERROR PRINT Note The setting in this mode menu is effective only in the BR-Script 2 mode. It does not appear in any other emulation modes.

  • Page 112: Buzzer Setting

    BUZZER SETTING You can turn the buzzer of this printer on or off. If any errors occur and the buzzer is turned on, the printer beeps to alert you. If it is turned off, it does not sound to alert you.

  • Page 113: Print Density

    Display Message After you change the input buffer capacity (make sure you press SET switch), be sure to turn off the printer and then turn it on again. The setting takes effect the next time you turn on the printer.

  • Page 114: Save Settings

    For resetting the printer, see Use the panel switches to set the configuration of the printer to your needs and then enter this mode menu to save your settings. Two sets of user...

  • Page 115: Page Counter

    USER’S GUIDE PAGE COUNTER You can check the total number of printed pages with this mode. When you enter this mode, the display shows the number for a short time and automatically moves to “exit MODE” menu. EXIT MODE When you finish setting your desired item in the mode menus, advance to the following message: Press the SET switch to exit from the mode menus to the off-line ready state.

  • Page 116: Font Switch

    FONT switch. The software or command setting overrides the switch setting. If you want to use optional fonts other than the printer’s resident fonts, be sure to install a font cartridge/card that has your desired fonts. The printer automatically selects the font that has exactly the same or similar characteristics as those you set through the software or with a command.
  • Page 117 SECONDARY FONT To select the font and symbol set in the HP LaserJet 4+ mode, follow these steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the FONT switch. The display shows the following menu. 3. Press the menu.
  • Page 118 7. Press the switch until the desired font appears on the display. CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Font Source Internal font of the printer Optional card font in the upper slot Optional cartridge font in the lower slot B Permanent download font defined in the HP emulation mode “TEST switch”...
  • Page 119 USER’S GUIDE “List of Fonts” on page 8. Press the SET switch to make the displayed selection effective. The steps you follow vary according to the font type, scalable or bitmapped. If you select a resident bitmapped font (Letter Gothic 16.66) or optional bitmapped fonts, the display shows the symbol set setting menu.
  • Page 120 Press the SET switch to make the displayed selection effective, then the display shows the font size setting menu. Note When you have selected fixed-pitch fonts, you set the font size by the character pitch (width). When you have selected proportional spacing fonts, you set the font size in points (height).

  • Page 121: Setting The Font And Character Set In The Epson Fx-850, Or Ibm Proprinter Xl Mode

    To select the font and character set in the EPSON FX-850 or IBM Proprinter XL mode, follow these steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the FONT switch. The display shows the font setting menu. You can skip the font setting menu and advance to the character set setting menu with the switch.
  • Page 122 When you enter the font setting mode, the display first shows the current font with an asterisk. CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Font Source Internal font of the printer Optional card font in the upper slot Optional cartridge font in the lower slot B...
  • Page 123 USER’S GUIDE 5. Press the “List of Fonts” on page 6. Press the SET switch to make the displayed selection effective. The steps you follow vary according to the font type, scalable or bitmapped. If you select a resident bitmapped font (Letter Gothic 16.66) or optional bitmapped fonts, the display shows the character set setting menu.
  • Page 124 Note The style indication appears after the font name and the style name differs according to the font name. The italic or oblique indication can appear after any style indication: “BdIt” indicates a bold italic font, “LtIt” indicates a light italic font, etc. Press the SET switch to make the displayed selection effective, then the display shows the font size setting menu.
  • Page 125 Then the display shows the exit menu. 11. Press the SET switch to exit from the setting mode. The printer returns to the off-line state. 4–58 US ASCII switch until the desired character set appears on the TABLE PRINT switch to skip this menu.

  • Page 126: List Of Fonts

    List of Fonts For specific characters in resident bitmapped and scalable fonts, see “SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS” in Appendix. Display Message BROUGHAM LETTERGOTHIC OCR-A OCR-B LETTERGOTH16.6 LTRGOTH16 LTN2 LTRGOTH16 LTN5 PcTENNESSEE OKLAHOMA CONNECTICUT CLEVELAND Cd PcBRUSSELS UTAH UTAH CONDENSED AntiqueOAKLAND GUATEMALA MARYLAND ALASKA HELSINKI BR SYMBOL...

  • Page 127: List Of Symbol/Character Sets

    USER’S GUIDE List of Symbol/Character Sets The symbol sets and character sets are subject to the current emulation mode. For specific symbol/character sets, see “SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS” in Appendix. HP LaserJet 4+ ROMAN 8 * ISO LATIN1 ISO LATIN2 ISO LATIN5 PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850...

  • Page 128: Form Feed Switch (Reprint Switch)

    FEED switch, the printer ignores this switch operation and the display shows the following message: Note If you want the printer to print out the remaining data automatically, you can set the auto form feed function with the MODE switch. See FORMFEED” in Chapter...
  • Page 129 Note The reprint data remains in the printer’s memory until the printer is reset or the emulation, or some settings are changed. After you have reprinted confidential data, be sure to reset the printer to clear it from the printer’s memory.

  • Page 130: Continue Switch

    CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL CONTINUE Switch If there is a problem with the printer, it automatically suspends printing and goes off-line. Pressing the CONTINUE switch may ignore the error and resume printer operation. The function of this switch varies according to the CONTINUE mode set with the MODE switch.

  • Page 131: Switches In Shift Mode

    The factory settings are printed in bold in this section. SHIFT Switch When you hold the SHIFT switch down with the printer off-line, you can change settings with the panel switches in the SHIFT mode. Since the shift state is not locked, you need to hold it down and press the switch to get access to the corresponding shifted function labeled under the switch.

  • Page 132: Emulation Switch

    EMULATION Switch This printer has been factory set with the automatic emulation selection function on. The printer can select the emulation mode automatically when it receives data from the computer. When you want to set the emulation mode manually, hold down the SHIFT switch and press the EMULATION switch.
  • Page 133 USER’S GUIDE 5. Set “Time Out” with the This time out is the duration during which the printer will not allow an automatic emulation change. You can set it from 1 second to 99 seconds: the factory setting is 5 seconds.

  • Page 134: About Emulation Modes

    If the function is turned on, the downloaded macros and fonts are kept in the printer’s memory until the printer is turned off, so that they are not cleared by switching the emulation to the BR-Script 2 mode. Note The “KEEP PCL” function reserves free space in the printer’s memory and may cause a memory full error.
  • Page 135 USER’S GUIDE BR-Script 2 Mode BR-Script is a Brother original page description language and it is a PostScript The BR-Script interpreter of this printer can control text and graphics on pages completely and satisfactorily. Average users do not need to know much about PostScript...

  • Page 136: Economy Switch

    (“SLEEP”) to save power. When the power save mode is turned on, the printer turns on the fixing assembly again after it receives data from the computer. Since the fixing assembly must reach the specified high temperature, it takes a little longer time to start printing the first page.

  • Page 137: Feeder Switch

    FEEDER To select the feeder, follow these steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Hold down the SHIFT switch and press the FEEDER switch. When you enter the setting mode, the display first shows the current feeder setting with the asterisk.
  • Page 138 Loading the same size and type of paper in all paper trays. This allows your print job to continue without error if one of the paper trays becomes empty. The printer will automatically select another tray if one tray becomes empty.

  • Page 139: Mp First

    Then the “exit” message appears on the display. Press the SET switch again, so that the printer exits from the setting mode to the off-line state. When you select “AUTO”, the tray selection menu for the auto paper feed appears on the display.

  • Page 140: Manual Feed

    You can set “MP FIRST=ON” so that you can use the MP tray paper first until it becomes empty and then switch to other paper sources which hold the same size of paper. You can set “MP FIRST=ON” for this purpose only when all the trays hold the same type and size of paper.

  • Page 141: Media Type

    Note You can select the printer action either to continue or to stop printing when you select the manual feed with this switch or by a command. When you set “PAPER IN=CONTINUE”, the printer feeds paper from the multi-purpose tray.

  • Page 142: Duplex Mode

    2. Press the SET switch to enter the media type mode. The display then shows the current setting with an asterisk: REGULAR 3. Press the switch to select regular, thick paper, or transparency. 4. Press the SET switch to make the setting effective. Notes Please do not forget to change the setting back after you print your special media with the setting changed.
  • Page 143 USER’S GUIDE 4. Press the SET switch to exit the DUPLEX MODE. The printer exits from the setting mode to the off-line state. 5. Press the SET switch again to exit the FEEDER switch setting mode to the printer off-line state.

  • Page 144: Copy Switch

    00 READY 003P T1 Note If you send too many pages to be stored in the printer memory, part or all of the set pages or copies may not be printed. To set the number of copies, follow these steps: 1.

  • Page 145: Reset Switch

    USER’S GUIDE RESET Switch You can reset the printer with the RESET switch. The print data that the printer has already received from the computer is cleared and the printer settings are restored to the user settings or factory settings.

  • Page 146: List Of Factory Settings

    When the “FACTORY SETTINGS” mode has been selected, the printer is reset showing the message alternately as follows: 09 RESET TO Then the printer automatically exits from the reset mode to the on-line state. List of Factory Settings The following table shows the factory settings initially set before shipment.
  • Page 147 USER’S GUIDE Switch Item MODE INTERFACE MODE FORMAT MODE 4–80 Sub-Item – For AUTO mode TIME OUT For bi-directional PARALLEL interface HIGH SPEED BI-DIR For RS-232C serial interface Baud Rate Code Type Parity Stop Bit Xon/Xoff DTR (ER) Robust Xon ORIENTATION (Except for BR- Script 2) AUTO MODE (HP LaserJet4)
  • Page 148 Switch Item MODE (continued) FORMAT MODE (continued) CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Sub-Item Factory Setting PAGE FORMAT MODE (HP LaserJet4, EPSON, & IBM) PAPER LETTER (For 110/120V model) A4 (For 220/240V model) LEFT M 0 (LETTER, PORTRAIT) 0 (LEGAL, PORTRAIT) 0 (A4, PORTRAIT) 0 (LETTER, LANDSCAPE) 0 (LEGAL,...
  • Page 149 USER’S GUIDE Switch Item MODE PAGE FORMAT (continued) (continued) FORMAT MODE (BR-Script 2) FORMAT MODE (HP-GL) 4–82 Sub-Item Factory Setting LINES (HP) 60 (LETTER, PORTRAIT) 78 (LEGAL, PORTRAIT) 64 (A4, PORTRAIT) 64 (A5, PORTRAIT) 64 (A6, PORTRAIT) 45 (LETTER, LANDSCAPE) 45 (LEGAL, LANDSCAPE) 43 (A4, LANDSCAPE)
  • Page 150 Switch Item MODE (continued) RESOLUTION MODE PAGE PROTECTION (Non-BR-Script2) ADVANCED MODE PAGE COUNTER FONT (HP) PRIMARY FONT SECONDARY FONT FONT (EPSON) FONT CHARACTER SET FONT (IBM) FONT CHARACTER SET EMULATION – For AUTO mode Sub-Item Factory Setting RESOLUTION RESOLUTION=600 APT SETTING APT=OFF HRC SETTING HRC=MEDIUM...
  • Page 151 USER’S GUIDE Switch Item ECONOMY TONER SAVE MODE POWER SAVE MODE - FEEDER FEEDER MP FIRST MANUAL FEED MP TRAY SETTING MEDIA TYPE DUPLEX MODE COPY – LANGUAGE (FORM FEED + POWER ON) 4–84 Sub-Item Factory Setting – TONER SAVE=OFF POWER SAVE=ON For POWER SAVE=ON TIME OUT...

  • Page 152: Test Switch

    You can test the printer or print out the list of fonts with the TEST switch. To do so, hold down the SHIFT switch and press the TEST switch. You will then enter the test mode where you may test the printer or print out the list of fonts.
  • Page 153 Reference Manual that is optionally available. 4. Press the SET switch to make the displayed selection effective. The printer prints out the test patterns or lists according to the selected test mode. When the “DEMO PAGE” mode has been selected, the display shows the following message and the printer starts printing out the demonstration pattern.
  • Page 154 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL When the “PRINT FONTS” mode has been selected, the display shows the selected mode and the printer starts printing out the font list. The display may look like this: 06 PRINT FONTS I When the printer finishes printing, it automatically exits from the test mode to the off-line state.

  • Page 155: Hex Dump Mode

    USER’S GUIDE HEX DUMP MODE This printer has a useful hex dump mode for checking the print data sent from your computer. The printer lists the print data in hexadecimal form. To enter the hex dump mode, follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 156 To exit from the hex dump mode, follow these basic steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Reset the printer with the RESET switch. Or turn off the printer, wait for a few seconds, and turn it on again. CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL 4–89...

  • Page 157: Chapter 5 Options

    The lower tray unit is a device that functions as a third paper source which can contain a maximum of 500 sheets of paper (80 g/m optional lower tray unit, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer. Fig. 5-1 Loading Paper in the Lower Tray Unit With the lower tray unit installed, load paper into the lower paper cassette in the same way as you do the upper paper cassette.

  • Page 158: Font Cartridge/Card, Flash Memory/Hdd Card

    Follow these steps to install or remove a cartridge/card: 1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. If the printer is turned on, be sure to press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. If data remains in the printer memory, the DATA lamp stays on.
  • Page 159 The following type of flash memory card can be installed: • 512 Kbyte : Mitsubishi MF8513-GBDAT01 • 1 Mbyte : Mitsubishi MF81M1-GBDAT01 • 2 Mbyte : Mitsubishi MF82M1-GBDAT01 • 4 Mbyte : Mitsubishi MF84M1-G1EAT01 • 2 Mbyte : Fujitsu MB98A81113-20 •...

  • Page 160: Selecting The Optional Fonts

    Be sure to install the font cartridge/card that has your desired fonts. The printer automatically selects the font that has exactly the same or similar characteristics as those you set through the software or with a command.
  • Page 161 CHAPTER 5 OPTIONS 2. Find the font slot and font ID number on the list. Slot A or B Font ID Number Fig. 5-3 Font ID Numbers on the Font List 3. Select the font with the FONT switch. “FONT Switch” in Chapter 5–5...

  • Page 162: Modular I/O Card

    1. Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord from the wall socket. Note Be sure to turn off the power to the printer before installing or removing the MIO card. 2. Remove the two screws and cover plate from the MIO interface slot.

  • Page 163: Ram Expansion

    RAM EXPANSION This printer has 2 Mbytes or 4 Mbytes of memory standard and 2 slots for optional expansion memory. The memory can be expanded up to 66 Mbytes by installing commercially available single in-line memory modules (SIMMs). (The standard memory fitted can vary depending on the printer model and country.)
  • Page 164 Be sure to turn off the power to the printer before installing or removing the SIMMs. 2. Open the top cover of the printer. 3. Push the tab located on the left inside the printer to unlock the left side cover. 5–8...
  • Page 165 4. Remove the left side cover by sliding it to the rear of the printer. Fig. 5-6 Removing the Left Side Cover Note Be careful not to connect the network interface cable into the modular jack for options located inside the left side cover, or it may damage the printer.
  • Page 166 8. Refit the metal plate and secure it with the screws. 9. Refit the left side cover to the printer. 10. Plug in the power cord and turn on the printer. If you have installed the SIMMs incorrectly, the printer prints a report to alert you. 5–10 Slot 2 Fig.

  • Page 167: Duplex Unit (Dx-1200/Dx-1600)

    “FEEDER switch” in Chapter 4. Be sure to install the following capacity of RAM to enjoy duplex printing, or the printer cannot manage all the data for duplex printing at 600 dpi resolution and automatically switches to simplex printing or decrease the resolution from 600 dpi to 300 dpi.
  • Page 168 USER’S GUIDE When the duplex unit is installed, paper handling and capacity of the upper paper cassette changes as follows: For Duplex paper source all sources for duplex printing (DX) The upper paper cassette with duplex installed paper source the upper paper cassette (T1) 5–12 available size...

  • Page 169: Chapter 6 Maintenance

    Toner Empty Message Check printed pages, page counter, and display messages periodically. If the display shows the following message, the printer has almost run out of toner or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge. 16 TONER EMPTY...

  • Page 170: Replacing The Toner Cartridge

    To replace the toner cartridge, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer. 2 Open the top cover of the printer. 3. Lift the top of the toner cartridge slightly and pull it out of the printer. 6–2 14 NO CARTRIDGE 2.
  • Page 171 7. Hold the toner cartridge with both hands. Rock it gently several times at a 45° angle. This distributes the toner evenly inside the cartridge. Fig. 6-2 Rocking the Toner Cartridge CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE Transfer Roller “Cleaning the Printer Interior” in 45° 45° 6–3...
  • Page 172 Note Push both sides of the toner cartridge gently until the cartridge is seated correctly in place. 11. Close the top cover of the printer. 6–4...

  • Page 173: Cleaning

    2. Remove the paper cassette and optional font cartridge/card. 3. Open the multi-purpose tray. 4. Wipe the printer body with a soft cloth to remove dust from it. Dip the cloth in water and wring it out thoroughly for cleaning.

  • Page 174: Cleaning The Printer Interior

    5. If paper or foreign objects are stuck in the paper cassettes, remove them. 6. Replace the paper cassette and the optional font cartridge/card. Cleaning the Printer Interior Dip a soft cloth in water and wring it out thoroughly for cleaning the printer interior. Notes...
  • Page 175 After cleaning, replace the brush in its slot. 6. Refit the toner cartridge as described in CARTRIDGE. 7. Close the top cover of the printer and plug in the power cord. CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE Transfer Guide Paper Access Cover...

  • Page 176: Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

    Take the appropriate action, referring to the following tables. If you cannot clear the problem, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer. Inform the dealer of the message number for quick troubleshooting.
  • Page 177 SEL switch. show a particular size.) An error occurred in the Turn off the printer, and re- optional font cartridge/card. install or replace the optional font cartridge/card. The font cartridge/card was...

  • Page 178: Error Messages

    Press the CONTINUE switch to resume printing. If the same error should occur after you press the CONTINUE switch, turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again. Reduce the input buffer size. See page 4-46. Turn off “KEEP PCL.”...
  • Page 179 MIO card See page 5-6. Connection error with optional Check the interface cable feeders and duplex unit. connection between the printer and the fitted option. Card read error Use a new card. If the same error occurs, consult your dealer or service personnel.

  • Page 180: Service Call Messages

    Malfunction of main motor 55 HIGH VOL MALF Malfunction of high voltage power supply 61 PROG ERROR Program ROM checksum error Turn off the printer. Wait a few 62 FONT ERROR Font ROM checksum error 63 D-RAM ERROR D-RAM error...

  • Page 181: Paper Jam

    USER’S GUIDE Possible Problems This printer has been designed to be trouble free. However, if any problem should occur, note the display message and take the appropriate action. This section describes the actions to be taken against paper jams and unsatisfactory printouts.
  • Page 182 Paper may jam in the paper cassette, inside the printer, at the rear access cover or at the paper exit. Check the jam location and follow the instructions below to remove the jammed paper. After you have followed the instructions, the printer automatically resumes printing.
  • Page 183 USER’S GUIDE Paper Jam at Rear Access Cover If a paper jam occurs behind the rear access cover before the paper exit, remove the jammed paper as follows: 1. Open the rear access cover. 2. Pull out the jammed paper slowly in direction A or B. Rear Access Cover 3.
  • Page 184 Paper Jam at Fixing Roller inside the printer 13 JAM INSIDE If a paper jam occurs at the fixing roller, follow these steps to remove the jammed paper: 1. Open the top cover and remove the toner cartridge. 2. Remove the jammed paper by holding it with both hands and pulling it slowly towards you.
  • Page 185 If a paper jam occurs at the paper access cover, follow these steps to remove the jammed paper: 1. Pull the upper paper cassette out of the printer to release the edge of the paper from the paper feed roller, or the paper might be torn and difficult to remove.
  • Page 186 Paper Jam in the Paper Cassette 13 JAM TRAYS If a paper jam occurs inside the paper cassette, follow these steps: 1. Pull out the paper cassette. 2. Remove the jammed paper. Fig. 7-6 Paper Jam at Paper Cassette 3. Install the paper cassette. Caution Do not pull out the upper paper cassette while paper is being fed from the lower paper cassette, or it causes a paper jam.

  • Page 187: Unsatisfactory Printouts

    It is possible that paper could meet all of the guidelines listed in the specifications and still not print satisfactorily. This may be due to temperature, humidity or other variables over which the printer has no control. If you cannot clear print problems, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer.
  • Page 188 CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING Follow these steps to clear the problem: 1. Open the top cover of the printer. Fig. 7-8 Opening the Top Cover 2. Remove the toner cartridge from the printer. Fig. 7-9 Removing the Toner Cartridge 7–13...
  • Page 189 3. Rock the cartridge gently several times at a 45° angle. This distributes the toner evenly inside the cartridge. 4. Install the toner cartridge and close the top cover of the printer. 5. Print out several pages. If you are still not satisfied with the printout, replace the toner cartridge with a new one.
  • Page 190 If the printed page is stained with toner or has vertical stripes, clean the printer interior. See “Cleaning” in Chapter 6. Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free. Come together right now, over Here come Pat-top ,he come.
  • Page 191 Toner Scatter If toner scatters around printed characters and stains the printed page, clean the printer interior. See “Cleaning” in Chapter 6. If the same print problem occurs after cleaning, take any of the following actions: •...
  • Page 192 Black Page If an entire page is printed in black, make sure that the toner cartridge is properly installed. Never use heat-sensitive paper, or it may cause this problem. Fig. 7-14 Black Page White Page If nothing is printed on pages, make sure that the toner cartridge is not empty, the sealing tape is removed from the toner cartridge, or you use paper, OHP films, or envelopes that meet specifications.
  • Page 193 USER’S GUIDE Dropout If nothing or part of a page is printed, make sure that the toner cartridge is not empty or the toner is evenly distributed in the cartridge. Take the proper action, referring to “Unclear Printouts” in this section. Also, make sure that you use paper, OHP films or envelopes that meet specifications.
  • Page 194 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.

  • Page 195: Appendices

    PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Laser Resolution Print Speed Warm Up First Print Print Media Resident Printer Fonts Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Wavelength: 780 nm Pulse duration: 80 ns Output: 5 mW max. 600 dots per inch (The resolution can be enhanced by using high resolution control feature.)

  • Page 196: Functions

    2 Mbyte or 4 Mbyte (expandable to 66 Mbytes with SIMMs) The standard memory fitted can vary depending on the printer model and country. 2 slots 1 font cartridge slot: HP LaserJet Compatible 1 card slot: PCMCIA Type III Compatible...

  • Page 197: Electrical And Mechanical

    Electrical and Mechanical Power Source Power Consumption Noise Temperature Humidity Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight U.S.A. and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 60 Hz Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz <HL-1260e> Printing: Stand-by: Stand-by in sleep mode: 16 W or less <HL-1660>...

  • Page 198: Paper Specifications

    USER’S GUIDE PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper Input Printed Output Paper Type Appendix–4 Cassettes : • Standard upper cassette (Tray 1) • Optional lower cassette (Tray 2) • Paper size: TRAY 1: Letter, legal, A4, ISO B5, Executive, A5, ISO B6, A6, COM10, Monarch, C5 and DL TRAY 2: Letter, legal, A4 and Executive...
  • Page 199 PAPER The printer is designed to work well with most types of xerographic and bond paper. However, some paper variables may have an effect on print quality or handling reliability. Always test samples of paper before buying to ensure that it provides desirable performance.
  • Page 200 The envelope should lie flat and not have baggy or flimsy construction. Purchase quality envelopes only from a supplier who understands that the envelopes will be used in a laser printer. All envelopes should be tested prior to use to ensure desirable print results.
  • Page 201 Using labels with spaces may result in labels peeling off and causing serious jam or print problems. All labels and transparencies used in this printer must be able to withstand a temperature of 200 degrees centigrade (392 degrees Fahrenheit) for a period of 0.1 seconds.

  • Page 202: Interface Specifications

    USER’S GUIDE INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Bi-directional Parallel Interface Interface Connector A shielded cable that is IEEE 1285 compliant with the following pin assignment should be used. Most existing parallel cables support bi- directional communication, but some might have incompatible pin assignments or may not be IEEE 1284 compliant. Pin Assignment Pin No.

  • Page 203: Signal Description

    This signal is used only for the bi-directional interface. This signal is used only for the bi-directional interface. This signal becomes low when the printer is in the paper empty, off-line, or error states. This signal is used only for the bi-directional interface.

  • Page 204: Parallel Cable Connection For Ibm-Pc/At Or Compatible Computers And Ibm-Ps/2 Computers

    Signal DATA STROBE DATA 0 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 ACKNLG BUSY SLCT AUTO FEED FAULT SLCT IN Appendix–10 Printer Pin No. Computer Pin No. 19 - 30 18 - 25...

  • Page 205: Rs-232C Serial Interface

    Interface Connectors A shielded cable should be used. Fig. A-2 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignment Signal Printer Controller 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200 baud Start-stop Serial 7 bits or 8 bits Odd, even, or none...

  • Page 206: Signal Description

    Frame Ground Send Data. Receive Data. Receives data transmitted from the computer. Request To Send. “SPACE” level when the printer is ready to send data to the computer. Data Set Ready. When DSR is at “SPACE” level, data can be accepted.

  • Page 207: Serial Cable Connection For Ibm-Pc/At Or Compatible Computers And Ibm-Ps/2 Computers

    DB-9 Serial Connection When you use a computer with a 9-pin serial port, use a cable with the following pin configurations. Printer (Male) DR (DSR) ER (DTR) DB-25 Serial Connection When you use a computer with a 25-pin serial port, use a cable with the following pin configurations.

  • Page 208: Symbol/Character Sets

    USER’S GUIDE SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS You can select the symbol and character sets with the FONT switch in the HP LaserJet 4+, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. See “FONT Switch” in Chapter 4. When you have selected the HP-GL emulation mode, you can select the standard or alternate character set with the MODE switch.

  • Page 209: Hp Laserjet 4+ Mode

    APPENDICES HP LaserJet 4+ Mode Roman 8 (8U) ISO Latin1 (0N) ISO Latin2 (2N) ISO Latin5 (5N) Appendix–15...
  • Page 210 USER’S GUIDE PC-8 (10U) PC-8 D/N (11U) PC-850 (12U) PC-852 (17U) Appendix–16...
  • Page 211 APPENDICES PC-8 Turkish (9T) Windows Latin1 (19U) Windows Latin2 (9E) Windows Latin5 (5T) Appendix–17...
  • Page 212 USER’S GUIDE Legal (1U) Ventura Math (6M) Ventura Intl (13J) Ventura US (14J) Appendix–18...
  • Page 213 APPENDICES PS Math (5M) PS Text (10J) Math-8 (8M) Pi Font (15U) Appendix–19...
  • Page 214 USER’S GUIDE MS Publishing (6J) Windows 3.0 (9U) Desktop (7J) MC Text (12J) Appendix–20...
  • Page 215 Symbol (19M) Windings (579L) The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are hexadecimal code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set.

  • Page 216: Epson Mode

    USER’S GUIDE EPSON Mode US ASCII The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are hexadecimal code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set.
  • Page 217 APPENDICES PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 Appendix–23...
  • Page 218 USER’S GUIDE PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish Appendix–24...

  • Page 219: Ibm Mode

    APPENDICES IBM Mode PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 Appendix–25...
  • Page 220 USER’S GUIDE PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish Appendix–26...

  • Page 221: Hp-Gl Mode

    APPENDICES HP-GL Mode ANSI ASCII 9825 CHR. SET Appendix–27...
  • Page 222 USER’S GUIDE FRENCH/GERMAN SCANDINAVIAN SPANISH/LATIN JIS ASCII Appendix–28...
  • Page 223 APPENDICES ROMAN8 EXT. ISO IRV ISO SWEDISH ISO SWEDISH:N Appendix–29...
  • Page 224 USER’S GUIDE ISO NORWAY 1 ISO GERMAN ISO FRENCH ISO U.K. Appendix–30...
  • Page 225 APPENDICES ISO ITALIAN ISO SPANISH ISO PORTUGUESE ISO NORWAY 2 Appendix–31...

  • Page 226: Symbol Sets Supported By The Printer's Intellifont Compatible Typefaces

    USER’S GUIDE Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s Intellifont Compatible Typefaces PCL Symbol Set Set ID Symbol Set Roman-8 ISO 8859-1 Latin1 ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ISO 8859-9 Latin5 1 0 U PC-8 1 1 U PC-8 D/N 1 2 U...
  • Page 227 PCL Symbol Set Typeface(Continued) LetterGothic Mary- Set ID Symbol Set 16.66** Roman-8 ISO 8859-1 Latin1 ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ISO 8859-9 Latin5 1 0 U PC-8 1 1 U PC-8 D/N 1 2 U PC-850 1 7 U PC-852 PC-Turk 1 9 U Windows 3.1 Latin1 Windows 3.1 Latin2 Windows 3.1 Latin5...

  • Page 228: Symbol Sets Supported By The Printer's Truetype™ And Type 1

    USER’S GUIDE Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s TrueType™ and Type 1 Font Compatible, and Original Typefaces PCL Symbol Set Set ID Symbol Set Roman-8 ISO 8859-1 Latin1 ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ISO 8859-9 Latin5 1 0 U PC-8 1 1 U...
  • Page 229 PCL Symbol Set Typeface Bermuda Script Set ID Symbol Set Roman-8 ISO 8859-1 Latin1 ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ISO 8859-9 Latin5 1 0 U PC-8 1 1 U PC-8 D/N 1 2 U PC-850 1 7 U PC-852 PC-Turk 1 9 U Windows 3.1 Latin1 Windows 3.1 Latin2 Windows 3.1 Latin5...

  • Page 230: Quick Reference Of Commands

    USER’S GUIDE QUICK REFERENCE OF COMMANDS The following tables show commands sorted by function. For further information about commands, refer to the “Technical Reference Manual,” which is optionally available. Note l represents the lowercase l letter. Script notation is used because lowercase l and the number 1 can be easily confused with each other.
  • Page 231 Function Command Paper Size ESC & l # A Executive ESC & l 1 A Letter ESC & l 2 A Legal ESC & l 3 A ESC & l 26 A ESC & l 100 A ESC & l 1024 A ESC &...
  • Page 232 End Raster Graphics PRINT MODEL Select Pattern Solid Black (default) Solid White HP-defined Shading Pattern HP-defined Cross-Hatched Pattern User defined Brother-defined Shading Pattern (64 steps, original) Select Source Transparency Mode Transparent Opaque Select Pattern Transparency Mode Transparent Opaque Appendix–38 Command...
  • Page 233 Function Command PATTERN Horizontal Size ESC * c # A Horizontal Size ESC * c # H Vertical Size ESC * c # B Vertical Size ESC * c # V Pattern ID Setting ESC * c # G (See note below.) 2% Gray ESC * c 2 G 10% Gray...
  • Page 234 6 Diagonal Grid Print pattern Solid Black Erase (Solid White Area Fill) Shaded Fill Cross-hatched Fill User defined Current Pattern Brother-defined Shading Fill (64 steps, original) Define Pattern User-defined Pattern Control Delete All Delete Temporary Delete Current Pattern Make Temporary...
  • Page 235 Function Command DOWNLOAD FONT Font ID Set ESC * c # D Character Code Set ESC * c # E Download Control Delete All ESC * c 0 F Delete Temporary ESC * c 1 F Delete Current ID ESC * c 2 F Delete Current Character Code ESC * c 3 F Make Temporary...
  • Page 236 USER’S GUIDE Function USER-DEFINED SYMBOL SET Symbol Set ID Set Define Symbol Set Symbol Set Control Delete All Delete Temporary Delete Current ID Make Temporary Make Permanent MACRO Macro ID Set Macro Control Start Macro Definition End Macro Definition Execute Macro Call Macro Macro Overlay ON Macro Overlay OFF...
  • Page 237 Function Command Flush All Pages Flush All Complete Pages ESC & r 0 F Flush All Page Data ESC & r 1 F Free Memory Space ESC * s 1 M Echo ESC * s # X # = Echo value (-32767 to 32767) OTHER COMMANDS Push Cursor Position...
  • Page 238 Paper Side Selection (Available when Duplex Unit is installed) Next Side Front Side Back Side Long-edge Offset Short-edge Offset Printer Reset Self-test Job Separation Unit of Measure Go to Other Emulations (original) BR-Script 2 Batch Mode BR-Script 2 Interactive Mode...
  • Page 239 Function Command Wingdings ESC ( 579 L PS Math ESC ( 5 M Ventura Math ESC ( 6 M Math-8 ESC ( 8 M Symbol ESC ( 19 M ISO 8859-2 Latin2 ESC ( 2 N ISO 8859-5 Latin5 ESC ( 5 N ISO 11: Swedish ESC ( 0 S HP Spanish...
  • Page 240 USER’S GUIDE Function PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 Fixed Pitch or P.S. Fixed P.S. Character Pitch Selection 1 Character Pitch Selection 2 10 Pitch 16.6 Pitch 12 Pitch Point Size Italics or upright Italics Upright Condensed Condensed Italic Compressed (Extra Condensed) Expanded Outline...
  • Page 241 Function Command Scalable Fonts Intellifont-compatible Fonts (##: point size) Alaska ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 1 b 4 3 6 2 T Alaska Extrabold ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 4 b 4 3 6 2 T Antique Oakland ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 0 b 4 1 6 8 T Antique Oakland Bold...
  • Page 242 Portugal Roman Portugal Bold Portugal Italic Portugal BoldItalic Bitmapped Fonts LetterGothic16.66 OCR-A OCR-B Brother Original Fonts Bermuda Script Germany San Diego US Roman Appendix–48 Command ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 0 b 1 5 5 T...

  • Page 243: Ccitt G3/G4 And Tiff

    CCITT G3/G4 and TIFF (original command) One of the unique features of the PCL mode of this printer is it supports CCITT G3/G4 type data compression and TIFF format. CCITT G3/G4 (Raster Graphic Mode 1152) The printer’s PCL mode supports CCITT G3/G4 type graphic data compression.
  • Page 244 90 01 00 00 : 400 dpi 58 02 00 00 : 600 dpi The printer accepts different values for vertical and horizontal resolutions. 400/600 dpi are available when printer operates in 600 dpi. reserved (resolution unit = inch) reserved (error code)
  • Page 245 4. Bits/Sample --- Tag ID:258 The printer supports 1, 4 and 8. If you specify 4 or 8 and the printer resolution is 600 dpi, the printer prints that page utilizing APT. 5. Horizontal resolution (Tag ID=282) and Vertical resolution (Tag...

  • Page 246: Horizontal 1200-Dpi Image Format Mode

    1027) The printer supports 1200 dpi printing for special image formats in 1200 dpi mode. We recommend that the installed printer memory is 10 Mbytes or more for 1200 dpi printing. To set 1200 dpi mode, 1. Set 1200 dpi printing mode by using the following PJL command: 2.
  • Page 247 1 word of data. Non-compressed data When the most significant bit in the first 2 bytes is 0, the printer goes into non-compression mode. The following 11 bits then indicate the number of words of data, and the least significant 4 bits are not used. After that, the image data follows word by word.
  • Page 248 When the most significant 3 bits in the first 2 bytes are in the order 1, 1, 1, the remaining 13 bits indicate the same data words as in the previous line. 15 14 13 12 The printer can not support the APT and HRC function in the 1200 dpi printing mode. Appendix–54...

  • Page 249: Hp-Gl/2 Command Sets

    HP-GL/2 Command Sets Command Dual Context Extensions ENTER PCL MODE RESET PRIMARY FONT SECONDARY FONT SCALABLE OR BITMAPPED FONTS Palette Extensions TRANSPARENCY MODE SCREENED VECTORS Vector Group ARC ABSOLUTE ARC RELATIVE ABSOLUTE ARC THREE POINT BEZIER ABSOLUTE BEZIER RELATIVE ABSOLUTE PLOT RELATIVE PEN DOWN PEN UP...
  • Page 250 USER’S GUIDE Command EDGE WEDGE POLYGON MODE FILL POLYGON EDGE POLYGON Character Group SELECT STANDARD FONT SELECT ALTERNATE FONT ABSOLUTE DIRECTION RELATIVE DIRECTION ABSOLUTE CHARACTER SIZE RELATIVE CHARACTER SIZE CHARACTER SLANT EXTRA SPACE STANDARD FONT DEFINITION ALTERNATE FONT DEFINITION CHARACTER FILL MODE LABEL ORIGIN LABEL DEFINE LABEL TERMINATOR...

  • Page 251: Printer Job Language Commands Syntax

    Printer Job Language Commands Syntax Command Syntax Rules < > Special Characters and Items <HT> <LF> <CR> <SP> <ESC> <FF> <WS> <PC> <Words> Printer Job Language Commands Syntax COMMENT DEFAULT DINQUIRE Reply ECHO Reply ENTER INFO Reply INITIALIZE INQUIRE Reply...

  • Page 252: Epson Fx-850 Mode

    Cancels printing of characters 0 (d) Printable Code Area through 31 (d) and 129 (d) through 159 (d) Change Emulation Changes the emulation of the printer. All (original) data received so far will be printed and the page ejected. m is an ASCII code.
  • Page 253 Command name Function Set Right Margin Sets right margin n columns from the left margin (range depends on type size and paper size) Set Skip-over Sets bottom margin at the n-th line, Perforation counting from the bottom Cancel Skip-over Cancels the setting of the bottom margin Perforation Set 1/6”...
  • Page 254 USER’S GUIDE Command name Function Set/Cancel Double- Sets (n = 1) or cancels (n = 0) double-high High Mode mode Set Italic Print Mode Selects italic printing Cancel Italic Print Cancels italic printing Mode Set Super/Subscript Sets either superscript (n=0) or subscript Print Mode (n=1) printing Cancel Super/...

  • Page 255: Ibm Proprinter Xl Mode

    Emulation Mode All data in the buffer is printed and the page ejected Change Emulation Changes the emulation of the printer. All (original) data received so far will be printed and the page ejected. m is an ASCII code. m=AB - BR-Script 2 Batch Mode...
  • Page 256 USER’S GUIDE Command name Function Cancel Skip-over Cancels the bottom margin setting Perforation Set 1/8” Line Sets line spacing to 1/8 inch Spacing Mode Set 7/72” Line Sets line spacing to 7/72 inch Spacing Mode Save n/72” Line Sets line spacing mode to n/72 inch Spacing Mode (1 n 85).
  • Page 257 Command name Function Set/Cancel When n=1, subsequent characters Underline Print (including spaces, but excluding Mode horizontal tabs) are underlined. When n=0, this effect is canceled Set/Cancel When n=1, subsequent characters Overline Print (including spaces, but excluding Mode horizontal tabs) are overlined. When n=0, this effect is canceled Select Double- Depending on the values of m3 and m4,...

  • Page 258: Hp-Gl Mode

    USER’S GUIDE HP-GL Mode Command Mnemonic Vector Group ARC ABSOLUTE ARC RELATIVE PLOT ABSOLUTE PLOT RELATIVE PEN DOWN PEN UP Polygon Group CIRCLE SHADE RECTANGLE ABSOLUTE SHADE RECTANGLE RELATIVE EDGE RECTANGLE ABSOLUTE EDGE RECTANGLE RELATIVE SHADE WEDGE EDGE WEDGE Character Group SELECT STANDARD SET SELECT ALTERNATE SET ABSOLUTE DIRECTION...
  • Page 259 Function Command Go to Other Emulations BR-Script 2 Batch Mode ESC CR AB BR-Script 2 Interactive Mode ESC CR AI HP LaserJet III ESC CR H IBM Proprinter XL ESC CR I EPSON FX-850 ESC CR E High Resolution Control (HRC) Set HRC Off ESC CR R O Set HRC to Light Level...

  • Page 260: Bar Code Control

    USER’S GUIDE Bar Code Control The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet 4+, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. Print Bar Codes or Expanded Characters Code Format: Creates bar codes or expanded characters according to the segment of parameters “n …...
  • Page 261 Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing n = “s0” or “S0” 3 : 1 (default) n = “s1” or “S1” 2 : 1 n = “s3” or “S3” 2.5 : 1 This parameter selects the bar code style as above. When the EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-A, Code 128 or EAN 128 bar code mode is selected, this bar code style parameter is ignored.
  • Page 262 = “r1” or “R1” Default: Default: This parameter specifies whether or not the printer prints the human readable line below the bar code. Human readable characters are always printed with OCR-B font of 10 pitch and all the current character style enhancements are masked.
  • Page 263 Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Offset in X-axis n = “xnnn” or “Xnnn” This parameter specifies the offset from the left margin in the “u”- or “U”-specified unit. Bar Code & Expanded Character Offset in Y-axis n = “ynnn”...
  • Page 264 USER’S GUIDE Expanded Character Rotation n = “a0” or “A1” n = “a1” or “A1” n = “a2” or “A2” n = “a3” or “A3” Bar Code Data Start n = “b” or “B” Data that follows “b” or “B” is read in as bar code data. Bar code data must end with the “...
  • Page 265 A number of characters other than above causes data error and the bar code data is printed as normal print data. If the check digit is incorrect, the printer calculates the correct check digit automatically so that the correct bar code data will be printed. When EAN13 is selected, adding “+”...
  • Page 266 USER’S GUIDE • When ISBN (EAN) is selected with the parameter “t130” or “T130”: Same rules apply as for “t5” or “T5” • When ISBN (UPC-E) is selected with the parameter “t131” or “T131”: Same rules apply as for “t6” or “T6” •...
  • Page 267 APPENDICES 'UPC-A LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x50y70b12345678901?\"; 'EAN-13 LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x100y70b123456789012?\"; 'UPC-E LPRINT CHR$(27);"it6r1o0x150y70b0123456?\"; 'Codabar LPRINT CHR$(27);"it9r1s0o0x00y100bA123456A\"; 'Code 128 set A LPRINT CHR$(27);"it12r1o0x00y120bCODE128A12345?\"; 'Code 128 set B LPRINT CHR$(27);"it13r1o0x00y140bCODE128B12345?\"; 'Code 128 set C LPRINT CHR$(27);"it14r1o0x00y160b";CHR$(1);CHR$(2);"?\"; 'ISBN(EAN) LPRINTCHR$(27);"it130r1o0x00y180b123456789012?+12345\"; 'EAN 128 set A LPRINT CHR$(27);"it132r1o0x00y210b1234567890?\"; LPRINT CHR$(12) Appendix–73...

  • Page 268: Index

    INDEX (DOWN) switch: (UP) switch: adjustment knob for face up/down print delivery: adjustment lever: 2-13 advanced photoscale technology (APT): 1-4, 4-30 ALARM lamp: angle of control panel: anti-static teeth: application software: AUTO CR: 4-21 auto form feed: 4-42 AUTO LF: 4-21 AUTO MASK: 4-21...
  • Page 269 USER’S GUIDE face down print delivery: face down print delivery tray: face up print delivery: 3-17 factory settings: 3-10, 4-79 FEEDER switch: 4-70 fixing roller: flash memory card: 1-10, 5-2 flash operation: 4-34 floppy disk: fonts: 1-6, 4-59 font card: font cartridge: 1-10, 5-2 font cartridge slot:...
  • Page 270 4-50 print density: 4-46 print start position: 4-23 printer driver: printer emulation: printer settings: 3-10, 4-86 printer status message: printer test: 4-86 protective parts: quick exit switch: READY lamp: rear access cover: 2-3, 7-8 rear paper slit: 3-17...
  • Page 271 USER’S GUIDE spacers: stop bit: 4-19 switch: symbol set: 4-60, Appendix-14 table print: 4-54, 4-58 technical reference manual: test mode: 4-85 test pattern: 4-86 TEST switch: 4-85 TIFF Format: Appendix-51 time out for the auto interface selection: 4-17 time out for the automatic emulation change: 4-65 time out for the power save mode:...

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