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- Page 1 Installation and User's Guide IU 683 / 0402...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS USER'S MANUAL TowerFeed 444 for Brother HL-7050 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE UNPACKING BOX CONTENTS INSTALLATION Hardware Installation TowerFeed Setup Printer Setup Software Installation OPERATING Loading Paper Reloading Paper Out of Paper Paper Jam PAPER QUALITY GUIDELINES APPENDIX A - Printer Specific Notes APPENDIX B - Tips &... -
Page 4: Preface
Thank you for selecting a Rutishauser product. TowerFeed is a superior sheet feeder specifically designed to extend the paper handling capabilities of your Brother laser printer. We encourage you to read this manual carefully to ensure correct installation and satisfactory operation. -
Page 5: Unpacking
(It is important to secure the trays to avoid possible shipping damage). Place items according to Fig. 5. Ensure TowerFeed is correctly seated and cushioned. Insert the four blue shock absorbers and close the container. IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... - Page 6 TowerFeed from the bottom part of the shipping container. Fig. 3 Insert rollers (floor and combined models only) Fig. 4 Stand up TowerFeed and remove wrapping Fig. 5 Re-packing IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers...
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Page 7: Box Contents
(3) ‘Getting started’ and instructions how to get a TowerFeed manual (4) TowerFeed CD: - User’s Guide - Windows drivers (5) Rollers (Floor and Combined model only) Fig. 7 Accessories Box Contents IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... -
Page 8: Installation
Fig. 9 Positioning the Printer • Carefully lift the laser printer onto TowerFeed. Place its positioning holes on the positioning pins of the TowerFeed top (Fig. 9). IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... - Page 9 INSTALLATION • Your printer has a centered paper path. Therefore the paper paths of printer and TowerFeed have not to be adjusted like for previous Brother printers. Electrical Connections • Connect the RS-232 data cable to the serial port of the printer and to the rear of TowerFeed (Fig.
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Page 10: Towerfeed Setup
INSTALLATION TowerFeed Setup TowerFeed is factory preset for the Brother HL-7050 printer. Therefore, it is not necessary to run the TowerFeed setup program for this printer type. Printer Setup The TowerFeed Option must be selected using the printer panel as following: •... -
Page 11: Software Installation
Now install the original Brother printer driver which is required for your Windows operating system. You will find the Brother Windows drivers on the CD as well, they were the latest at manufacturing time. If you are looking for later versions please visit www.brother.com... - Page 12 Now switch to the Printer Properties - Standard Settings and select in the Basic tab the standard paper tray which should be active when no tray selection is done while printing in an application. Fig. 12 Printer Standard Tray IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers...
- Page 13 The paper source settings in this window are the finally relevant definitions when printing the document. Note: For further information on Tray and Media Type definition please also refer to Appendix B - Tips & Hints of this manual. IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers...
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Page 14: Operating
TowerFeed is now ready for operation. TowerFeed will light the indicators on all feed modules: Green: with paper and drawer closed. Fig. 17 Marking the Tray Yellow: no paper or drawer not completely closed. IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... -
Page 15: Reloading Paper
Do not close the top-most tray until the paper jam has been cleared. • Close now the top-most tray to indicate that feeding can restart. TowerFeed will automatically re-feed the same kind of paper as requested before the jam. IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... -
Page 16: Paper Quality Guidelines
Paper must be cut to the appropriate size dimension within a tolerance of +/- 1.0 mm (+/- 0.04"). The paper stack must be cut square to within a tolerance of 90° +/- 0.1°. Recommended Storage Environment Temperature: 18°C - 24°C (64°F - 75°F) Relative humidity: 40% - 60% IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... -
Page 17: Appendix A - Printer Specific Notes
Now you can select the tray for simplex printing or the one for duplex printing according to your needs. There is no reloading of trays required. Scrap prints and frustrations belong to the past. Brother Optional 500-Sheet Tray This option is not supported when the TowerFeed paper handling option is installed. -
Page 18: Appendix B - Tips & Hints
The option Apply to: allows to force a change of the paper source for a specific page or from a specific page onwards and thus to define paper sequences for a whole document. IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... - Page 19 APPENDIX B - Tips & Hints Printing a Document with copies on the Brother Laser Printer with TowerFeed When printing a document you get either an original copy (copies = 1), or, if you set copies = n, you will get n times the same printout.
- Page 20 APPENDIX B - Tips & Hints The following table shows the internal denominations of the paper sources: Brother HL-Laser Printer Paper Type Tray Denomination Upper Paper Cassette wdPrinterUpperBin e.g. Letterhead MP Tray wdPrinterMiddleBin Manual Paper Tray wdPrinterManualFeed TowerFeed 1 e.g. Plain TowerFeed 2 e.g.
- Page 21 .PageHeight = CentimeterToPoints (29.7) .FirstPageTray = 259 .OtherPagesTray = 259 .SectionStart = wdSectionNewPage .OddAndEvenPagesHeaderFooter = False .DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = False .VerticalAlignment = wdAlignVerticalTop .SuppressEndnotes = False .MirrorMargins = False End With ActiveDocument.PrintOut End Sub Macro End IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers...
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Page 22: Appendix C - Troubleshooting
A sheet could not be transferred Might be a service on TowerFeed is needed JAM A3 feeding a sheet from to the printer. (cleaning and oiling). one of the lower trays. repeated beeping short-short IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... -
Page 23: Towerfeed Beep Types
Opening a TowerFeed tray during a feed cycle (6x short) Other Error Conditions Description Action TowerFeed Trays not showing up in Paper Sources of the Check for correct printer driver (cf. page 10 of this manual) Printer Dialog IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... -
Page 24: Appendix D - Towerfeed Control Commands
The character following the ”&” and the "~" is a lower case "L", not a ”1”. The feed commands can be sent with each page or chained together and sent at the beginning of the file. Example: Feed from drawer 1 Hex: Dez: IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... - Page 25 (ESC&l5H) prior to sending the TowerFeed command(s). In case no paper selection command was sent at all, the printer will pull a sheet from the top-most TowerFeed tray. IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers...
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Page 26: Appendix E - Multi-Part Form Programming
Feed from drawer I ESC~I12z Feed from drawer 2 ESC~I13z Feed from drawer 3 ESC~I14z Feed from drawer 4 After the document is printed, TowerFeed and printer are to be reset to the standard settings. IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... -
Page 27: Appendix F - Towerfeed Seltest
Note: When performing a printer selftest, TowerFeed will automatically feed a sheet from its top-most paper tray. IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... -
Page 28: Appendix F - Cleaning And Maintenance
To clean the paper trays from paper dust, completely remove the trays from TowerFeed, remove the paper and use a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush. Warning: To avoid damage to the paper-out sensor arms do not reach into the openings for the paper trays. IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... -
Page 29: Appendix H - Towerfeed Specifications
(see 'Paper Quality Guidelines'). Power Requirements: 220 - 240 V~ +/-10%, 50 Hz, 100 mA 100 - 120 V~ +/-10%, 60 Hz, 200 mA Fuse Type: 3.15A slow (5x20mm) IU 683 / 0404 TowerFeed for Brother Printers... - Page 30 Rutishauser Data AG, Switzerland, reserves the right to make changes to its products or services without prior notice and without incurring any obligations to incorporate such changes in units or publications shipped. Rutishauser shall in no event be liable for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of its equipment.