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English: HL-YL User's Guide, Cover
Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer.
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HL-700 Series
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  • Page 1 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Cover Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. Brother Laser Printer HL-700 Series User’s Guide Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.

  • Page 2: Shipment Of The Printer

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Cover 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.
  • Page 3 Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92718 In CANADA Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call:...

  • Page 4: Compilation And Publication Notice

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) USER’S GUIDE Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, and Macintosh are trademarks, registered in the United States and other countries, and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

  • Page 5: To Use The Printer Safely

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) 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.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Sleep Mode........................ 3–3 Test Print Mode ......................3–4 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS....................4–1 SERIAL INTERFACE BOARD RS100M (For HL-730 series Only)........4–1 Selecting the RS-422A (Apple) or RS-232C (IBM) Serial Interface ......4–1 Setting the Serial Interface Parameters................4–2 Connecting the Serial Interface Cable ................4–4...
  • Page 7 Setting Up the Printer Hardware..................6–8 Setting Up the Printer for Windows................6–8 Setting Up the Printer for DOS (For HL-730 series Only)..........6–9 Setting Up the Printer for Apple Macintosh Computers (For HL-730 series Only) ..6–10 Paper Handling ......................6–10 Printing ........................6–11 Print Quality ........................

  • Page 8: Regulations

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) USER’S GUIDE REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice (For USA Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 9 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) REGULATIONS Radio Interference (220-240 V Model Only) This printer complies with EN55022(CISPR Publication 22)/Class B. A shielded interface cable should be used to ensure compliance with the above specification. Laser Safety (For 110–120 V Model Only) This printer is certified as a Class I laser product under the U.S.
  • Page 10 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) USER’S GUIDE Declaration of Conformity (For Europe) We, Brother International Europe Ltd., Brother House 1 Tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK. declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents.
  • Page 11 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) REGULATIONS 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.
  • Page 12 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) USER’S GUIDE IMPORTANT - Wiring Information (For U.K. only) If the power cord supplied with this printer is not suitable for your electrical 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 fuse as the original.

  • Page 13: Chapter 1 Introduction

    It also contains information for installing the printer driver, fonts and Remote Printer Console Program. (HL-730 series only) 2. Read the User’s Guide to get information about the following. • Features and operating environment requirements of your printer –...

  • Page 14: About Your Printer

    Control Panel Output Tray Fig. 1-1 Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RS-422A/RS-232C Serial Interface Port (HL-730 series only) Power Switch Parallel Interface Port Power Cord Fig. 1-2 Rear View Note An RS-422A/RS-232C Serial Interface Port, containing an RS-422A/RS- 232C Slide Switch and DIP Switches for Serial setting is optionally available.

  • Page 15: System Requirements

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION System Requirements in Brother Printing Solution for Windows Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printer in Brother Printing Solution for Windows: IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor Parallel interface (or printer port) 4 MB or more of memory (8 MB recommended) 10 MB of space available on your hard disk for the printer driver and all...
  • Page 16 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 USER’S GUIDE Remote Printer Console Program for DOS (For HL-730 series Only) The utility program, Remote Printer Console (RPC), is available on a floppy disk supplied with your printer. When you operate your computer in the DOS (Disk Operating System) environment, this program allows you to easily change the default settings of the printer such as fonts, page setup, emulations and so on.
  • Page 17 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Enhanced Memory Management The printer provides its own data compression technology in the printer hardware and the supplied printer driver software, which can automatically compress graphic data and font data efficiently into the printer’s memory.

  • Page 18: Operating And Storage Environment

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 USER’S GUIDE OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT Please take note of the following before using the printer. Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power range. AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage in your country Frequency: 50 Hz (220 V–...
  • Page 19 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gasses. Do not place objects on top of the printer. Do not place the printer near an air conditioner.
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  • Page 21: Chapter 2 Paper Handling

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS The printer can handle paper that has the following specifications. Paper Type Paper Size Cut sheet A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, Executive, Custom size (70-216 x 127-356 mm, 2.75-8.5 x 5-14 inches) Envelopes DL, C5, COM-10, Monarch, 9”...
  • Page 22 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE Remarks It is recommended that you test paper, especially special sizes and types of paper, on this printer before purchasing large quantities. Avoid feeding labels with carrier sheets exposed, or your printer will be damaged.
  • Page 23 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING The following types of envelopes are not recommended for use. Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped envelopes Extremely shiny or highly textured envelopes Envelopes with clasps Envelopes with self-adhesive closures Envelopes of baggy construction Envelopes not sharply creased Embossed envelopes...

  • Page 24: Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder that can feed plain paper, envelopes, transparencies and organizer paper. To use the multi-purpose sheet feeder, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have selected the proper paper source, paper size and orientation.

  • Page 25: Loading Paper Into The Feeder

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING Loading Paper into the Feeder To load paper into the feeder, follow these steps. 1. Open the multi-purpose sheet feeder by gently pulling the lid forward towards you. ( 2. Load paper into the multi-purpose sheet feeder with the printing surface face down.
  • Page 26 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE 3. Move the paper guide to the paper width. ( Caution Failure to set the paper guide to the paper size may cause paper skew or jams. 4. Close the multi-purpose sheet feeder. ( ) Fig.

  • Page 27: Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing)

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer driver for Windows 95 or Windows 3.1 enables manual duplex printing. For more information about settings, see the help text in the printer driver. The printer prints all the even numbered pages on one side of the paper first, and then prints all the odd pages on the reverse side of the paper.

  • Page 28: Manual Feed Slot

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE MANUAL FEED SLOT The multi-purpose sheet feeder also has a manual feed slot. You can manually load paper sheet by sheet from this slot. You do not need to remove paper from the multi-purpose sheet feeder when using the manual feed slot.
  • Page 29 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING Note Insert paper firmly into the manual feed slot. Be sure to load sheet by sheet when using the manual feed slot. 2–9...

  • Page 30: Output Tray And Paper Support Wire

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE The printer ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the output tray at the front of the printer. When the output tray is closed, the ejected paper comes out sheet by sheet through the slit at the front.

  • Page 31: Chapter 3 Control Panel

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 3 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL LAMPS AND SWITCH This section refers to the following lamps and switch on the printer control panel. Fig. 3-1 Lamps and Switch on Control Panel Note When the power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode, all lamps including the Ready lamp are off.

  • Page 32: Data (Toner) Lamp

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 3 USER’S GUIDE Data (Toner) Lamp The Data lamp indicates the current status of the print data process. Lamp Printer status The printer has no print data. The printer is receiving data from the computer or Blinking the printer is processing data in memory.

  • Page 33: Switch

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 3 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Switch If you press the switch during printing, the printer immediately stops printing and ejects the paper. It is recommended that you wait until the page has finished printing, then press the switch, otherwise you will lose data on the page.

  • Page 34: Test Print Mode

    Data Hex Dump Print The printer can print data as hexadecimal values, so that you can check data errors and problems. To exit from this mode, you have to turn off the printer. (HL-730 series only) 3–4...

  • Page 35: Chapter 4 Options

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS SERIAL INTERFACE BOARD RS100M (For HL-730 series Only) To connect the printer to a DOS computer with a serial interface or to an Apple Macintosh computer, you need to install the optional serial interface board.

  • Page 36: Setting The Serial Interface Parameters

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 USER’S GUIDE If necessary, select the interface type as follows: 1. Make sure that the printer is in the off-line state. 2. Select the RS-422A(Apple) or RS-232C(IBM) interface by changing the serial interface slide switch to the right for IBM(RS-232C) or to the left side for Apple(RS-422A).
  • Page 37 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS If necessary, set the serial interface parameters as follow: 1. Make sure that the printer is in the off-line state. 2. Set the serial interface parameters by moving up (on) or down (off) the selectors of the dual in-line package (DIP) switch.

  • Page 38: Connecting The Serial Interface Cable

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 USER’S GUIDE Table 3: Parity Settings Selector 1 Selector 2 Parity Even — None Note The factory settings are indicated in bold. If the robust Xon setting is turned on with selector 8, the printer sends Xon signals at one second intervals to the connected computer until it receives data.
  • Page 39 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS You can connect a parallel and a serial interface cable at the same time. The auto interface selection function allows you to share the printer with two computers. To do this, connect the parallel interface cable and then connect the serial interface cable as follows: 1.

  • Page 40: Memory Board

    Only one size of memory board is available as an option, giving 1.5 MB memory expansion. The HL-730 series printer has 0.5 MB of memory as standard. The memory capacity can be expanded up to 2 MB with an optional memory board.

  • Page 41: Chapter 5 Maintenance

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The printer can print approximately 2,200 pages with one toner cartridge. When the toner cartridge is running low, the Alarm and Data (Toner) lamps blink once every 5 seconds to indicate toner low. In USA, Canada and some other areas the printer is supplied with a starter toner cartridge which must be replaced after 1,000 pages.
  • Page 42 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE Caution Keep the drum unit level after removing the toner cartridge, to avoid possible toner spill or scatter. Follow these steps to replace the toner cartridge: 1. Turn off the power switch. 2.
  • Page 43 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration.
  • Page 44 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE 4. Remove the old toner cartridge from the drum unit by pulling it out gently. Fig. 5-5 Removing the Old Toner Cartridge Caution Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water immediately.
  • Page 45 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 6. Install the new toner cartridge into the right hand side of the drum unit. Make sure that the toner cartridge guide bar is exactly aligned with the guide slot in the drum unit and pushed fully home into the drum unit to ensure that the toner cartridge and the drum unit fit together correctly.

  • Page 46: Replacing The Drum Unit

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT The printer uses a drum unit to create the print images on paper. If the Drum lamp is on, it indicates the drum unit is nearly at the end of its life.
  • Page 47 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Follow these steps to replace the drum unit: 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Close the output tray and open the top cover. Remove the old drum unit. Fig. 5-10 Removing the Drum Unit Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot.
  • Page 48 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE Fig. 5-12 Removing the Toner Cartridge 4. Unpack the drum unit and gently shake it five or six times horizontally. Fig. 5-13 Shaking the Drum Unit Caution Do not remove the starter sheet. Starter Sheet Fig.
  • Page 49 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 6. Install the toner cartridge into the new drum unit. For more information, see “REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE” in this chapter. 7. Install the new drum unit into the printer. Fig. 5-15 Installing the Drum Unit 8.

  • Page 50: Adjusting The Print Density

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY The print density dial is located inside the printer. You can use it to adjust the amount of toner applied to the paper. When the toner cartridge and drum unit are replaced, or if the operating temperature and humidity are high or low, print conditions may change causing darker or lighter printouts.

  • Page 51: Cleaning The Printer

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE PRINTER Clean the printer exterior and interior periodically. If printed pages get stained with toner, clean the printer interior and drum unit. Cleaning the Printer Exterior Clean the printer exterior as follows: 1.

  • Page 52: Cleaning The Printer Interior And Drum Unit

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit Clean the printer interior and the drum unit as follows: 1. Turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord. Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaning the printer, make sure to turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord from the outlet Fig.
  • Page 53 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 4. Wipe the following gears and electric terminals with cleaning alcohol on a cotton swab. Gently wipe the scanner window and the toner sensor with a soft dry cloth. Toner Sensor Electric Terminal Gears Gears...
  • Page 54 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE 6. Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the tab to the right and left several times. Home Position ( ) Fig. 5-23 Cleaning the Primary Corona Wire 7.

  • Page 55: Re-Packing The Printer

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE RE-PACKING THE PRINTER Caution Whenever you transport the printer, use the packing materials which are provided with your printer. Also, follow the steps below to re-pack the printer, or the printer may be damaged which will void the printer’s warranty.
  • Page 56 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE 4. Place the drum unit assembly in the plastic bag and seal the bag completely. Fig. 5-25 Placing the Drum Unit in the Plastic Bag 5. Close the top cover, the extension wire, and the output tray. 6.

  • Page 57: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls If a recoverable error occurs, the printer indicates an ‘operator call’ by blinking the Alarm lamp and any of the following lamps. Find the error and take the proper action to correct it.
  • Page 58 Alarm lamp. If you use the printer with the supplied Windows driver, the status monitor will appear to indicate the error on your computer screen. (Both HL-720 and HL-730 series) The HL-730 series printer also prints some error messages on paper.
  • Page 59 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Note If the printer does not operate as you expect it to, it is recommended that you turn off the power switch, wait a few seconds and then turn it on again.

  • Page 60: Service Calls

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Service Calls If an unrecoverable error occurs, the printer indicates the need for a service call by lighting all the lamps and then the following combination of lamps alternately: Service Call Fuser Laser BD Scanner ROM error...

  • Page 61: Paper Jams

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING PAPER JAMS Before you can clear a paper jam error, you need to find the location of the paper jams. Locate the position referring to the following figure. Top Cover Paper Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Drum Unit...
  • Page 62 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Caution Do not pull jammed paper from the output tray. Be sure to open the top cover to remove the jam, or the fuser may get dirty with toner powder and may result in toner scatter on the next printed page or pages. Fig.
  • Page 63 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Paper Jam near the Drum Unit or at the Paper Output Tray If a paper jam has occurred near the drum unit, open the top cover and remove the drum unit. Then, pull the jammed paper upwards and out of the printer.

  • Page 64: Q & A

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Q & A This section contains questions and answers for using your printer. If you have encountered a problem, find the question relating to your problem and take the steps recommended to correct the problem. Setting Up the Printer Hardware Question Recommendation...

  • Page 65: Setting Up The Printer For Dos (For Hl-730 Series Only)

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Setting Up the Printer for DOS (For HL-730 series Only) Question Recommendation I cannot print from my Check if the DOS application software interface application software. settings match that of your printer: for example,...

  • Page 66: Setting Up The Printer For Apple Macintosh Computers (For Hl-730 Series Only)

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Setting Up the Printer for Apple Macintosh Computers When the Optional RS-100M Serial Interface Is Installed into Your Printer (For HL-730 series Only) Question Recommendation I cannot print from my Make sure that the supplied Macintosh printer application software.

  • Page 67: Printing

    Also, you can print the current setting list from the RPC program or Printer Control Panel. (For HL-730 series Only) Make sure that the correct interface type and settings are set up to match your computer. Be...

  • Page 68: Print Quality

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Print Quality Caution You will clear a print quality problem by replacing the drum unit with a new one if the Drum lamp is on. The drum unit is at the end of its life. Question Recommendation Printouts are too dark or light.
  • Page 69 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Question Recommendation Toner scatters and stains the If toner scatters over the whole printing surface, printed page. adjust the print density dial inside the printer counter clockwise. See “ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY”...
  • Page 70 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Question Recommendation Printed pages are blurred at the Certain environmental conditions such as humidity, center or either edge. high temperatures, etc. may cause this situation to occur. 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 71: Printer Specifications

    Wavelength: 780 nm Output: 5 mW max Resolution HL-720 series: 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows) HL-730 series: 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows) 300 dots/inch (under DOS, Apple Macintosh and other operating system) Print Quality...

  • Page 72: Functions

    Optional Macintosh driver available for System 6.0.7 or higher (For HL-730 series Only) Interface Bi-directional parallel RS-422A/RS-232C serial interface (RS-100M) is optionally available. (For HL-730 series Only) Memory 0.5 MB (subject to printer model) HL-720 series : Expandable up to 2 MB with an optional memory board : MB215W- 1.5 MB...

  • Page 73: Electrical And Mechanical

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A APPENDIX Electrical and Mechanical Power Source U.S.A. and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 50 / 60 Hz Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz Power Consumption Printing: 150 W or less Stand-by: 35 W or less Sleep:...

  • Page 74: Parallel Interface Specifications

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Note To ensure best quality performance use an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable between the printer and your computer. Only IEEE 1284 cables support all of the advanced printing capabilities, like bi-directional communication.
  • Page 75 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A APPENDIX Note To use bi-directional communication, an interface cable which has the pin connections above must be used. Fig. A-1 Parallel Interface Cable A–5...

  • Page 76: Resident Fonts (For Hl-730 Series Only

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE RESIDENT FONTS (For HL-730 series Only) The following bitmapped fonts are resident in this printer. Brougham 10 (12 point) upright/normal upright/bold italic/normal italic/bold Brougham 12 (10 point) upright/normal upright/bold italic/normal italic/bold Letter Gothic 16.66 (8.5 point) upright/normal...

  • Page 77: Symbol Sets/Character Sets (For Hl-730 Series Only

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A APPENDIX SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS (For HL-730 series Only) * IBM mode * EPSON mode * HP mode PC-8 US ASCII ISO14 JIS ASCII PC-8 D/N German ISO57 Chinese PC-850 UK ASCII I ISO11 Swedish...
  • Page 78 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE HP LaserJet IIP The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set. For other characters, see the character set of Roman 8.
  • Page 79 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A APPENDIX HP LaserJet IIP, EPSON FX-850, IBM Propritner XL EPSON FX-850 A–9...
  • Page 80 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set. For other characters, see the character set of US ASCII.

  • Page 81: Index

    English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Index INDEX INDEX Alarm lamp........3–2, 6–1 interface..........A–2 auto-emulation switching ....1–4 error ..........6–2 baud rate ..........4–3 jammed paper ........6–5 bitmapped font........A–6 label ........... 2–1 character set........A–7 control panel ......1–2, 3–1 cover open .........6–2 Macintosh ........
  • Page 82 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE power cord .........1–2 life ..........A–1 power switch........1–2 starter..........1–5 ppm............1–3 Toner lamp......... 3–2, 6–1 primary corona wire ......5–14 toner sensor ........5–13 print top cover..........1–2 density .........5–10 transparency ........2–1 method ..........
  • Page 83 Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92718 In CANADA Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call:...
  • Page 84 English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Cover UL6857001 A Printed in China...

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