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Brother HL-2400Ce Printer User Manual

1. Caution Always turn off the printer and computer when connecting and disconnecting the cable e Note To use the parallel connection only a shielded interface cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant and less than 1 8m 6 feet long should be used 2 Connect one end of the interface cable to the interface connector located on the back of the printer CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 3 Secure the connection to the printer with the wire clips or screws Serial Interface Port Secure connection with screws Printer Computer Parallel Interface Port Secure connection with wire clips Fig 2 21 Connecting the Printer and Computer 4 Attach the other end of the interface cable to the interface connector on your computer Be sure to tighten the connection on the computer as well gt Note When you connect to a network you can use Brother NC 3100h or NC 2010h NC 2100h Network cards For the details refer to the Network User s Guide 2 15 USER S GUIDE Turning the Printer On Installing the Power Cord and Turning the Printer On 1 Make sure that the Power button is turned OFF The power button is on the front left side of the printer 2 Attach the power cord to the printer and plug it into an AC outlet Fig 2 22 Plugging in the Power Cord 3 Turn the printer on by pressing the Power Button Qe Caution e Check the AC voltage This printer should be operated at the specified voltage
2. A N Warning Turn off the printer before replacing consumables A N Warning Do not place any items on the printer A N Warning In case of a fuser oil spill you must clean it up immediately iii Printer Do s and Don ts for Optimum Print Quality Qe Caution Before you move or lift the printer remove the Toner Cartridges Waste Toner Pack Oil Bottle and Fusing Unit to avoid spills Be sure to keep the printer as level as possible Damage caused by failure to remove the supplies will void your warranty Q Caution Do not touch the rollers of the Fusing Unit This can degrade print quality Fig 0 2 Fusing Unit Rollers TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THIS MANUAL ABOUT THIS PRINTER Features Options Operating and Storage Environment CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER BEFORE USING THE PRINTER Checking the Components General View SETTING UP THE PRINTER Remove the Protective Parts Installing the OPC Belt Cartridge Installing the Toner Cartridges Installing the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner Loading Paper in the Media Cassette Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Turning the Printer On Printing the Test Patterns or Lists Install the Printer Driver TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 6 1 8 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 5 2 7 2 9 2 11 2 14 2 16 2 18 2 20 USER S GUIDE vi CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER AUTOMATIC EMULATION SELECTION AUTOMATIC INTERFACE
3. Fig 3 1 Button Operation in NORMAL and SHIFT Modes e Note When the printer is used in the BR Script 2 mode some buttons are not used 3 6 CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER Printer Settings There are two types of printer settings available on this printer 1 User Settings 2 Factor y Settings You can operate the printer with the factory default settings with the control panel settings unchanged You may change and store personalized settings in the printer memory as user settings Remember User Settings will replace the Factory Default Settings The new User Settings will remain effective until new settings are made or the Factory Default Settings are restored User Settings Although the printer settings have been set at the factory you can change them with the control panel buttons Your changes will be stored in the printer s memory as User Settings They are recalled every time you turn on the printer In addition to the current settings you can save two more sets of User Settings with th eMode button and restore them with th Reset button The current settings are cleared after restoring one of the saved user settings Factory Settings The printer settings have been set at the factory before shipment They are called Factory Settings Although you can operate the printer with these factory settings unchanged you can tailor the printer by making User Settings e Note Changing th
4. Setting Menu I F PARALLEL I F RS 232C I F EXPAND I O I F AUTO Sub Setting Menu HIGH SPEED ON BI DIR ON exit BaudRate 9600 CodeType 8 bits Parity NONE Stop Bit 1 bits Xon Xoff ON DTR ER ON Robust Xon OFF exit Setting ON or OFF ON or OFF Exit to INTERFACE MODE 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 baud 7 or 8 bits NONE EVEN or ODD 1 or 2 stop bits ON or OFF ON or OFF ON or OFF Exit to INTERFACE MODE Available only when a commercial MIO card has been installed MIO Setting Exit TIME OUT 5s PRL Setting HIGH SPEED ON BI DIR ON exit RS 232C Setting BaudRate 9600 CodeType 8 bits Parity NONE Stop Bit 1 bits Xon Xoff ON DTR ER ON Robust Xon OFF exit The settings available on the installed MIO card can appear under the sub setting menu Exit to INTERFACE MODE 1 to 99 seconds Bi directional settings for AUTO ON or OFF ON or OFF Exit to PRL Setting Parameters for AUTO mode 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 baud 7 or 8 bits NONE EVEN or ODD 1 or 2 stop bits ON or OFF ON or OFF ON or OFF Exit to RS 232C Setting 4 9 USER S GUIDE Mode Menu Continued Setting Menu INTERFACE I F AUTO MODE Continued Continued FORMAT MODE ORIENTATION AUTO MODE PAGE FORMAT MODE Sub Setting Menu MIO Setting ORI PORTRAIT AUTO LF OFF AUTO CR OFF AUTO WRAP OFF AU
5. AUTOS CR AUTO WRAP AUTO SRELE AUTO MASK AUTO MODE e Note CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL The settings in this mode menu are effective in the HP PCLS5SC EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes They do not appear in other emulation modes The page line termination is set in this mode ORE SOE OFF ON OEFFE Setting ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Auto Mode CR CR LF CR gt CR LF LF CR FF FF CR VT VT CR LF gt LF FF gt FF VT gt 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 No form feed occurs when the printer position reaches the bottom margin The printer ignores the top and bottom margin settings you selected via the control panel The page length is automatically set to 11 for letter or A4 size paper and to 14 for legal size paper The printer operates according to the margin settings you selected via the control panel 4 23 USER S GUIDE Note on AUTO MASK When you use application software in non HP modes be sure to set AUTO MASK to ON When you use letter or A4 size paper the top and bottom 2 lines are masked and they do not appear on the printout The auto modes are subject to the current emulation mode
6. Hard Disk Drive 10Mbyte free space available for the driver and Fonts more space is necessary for printing OS Windows 95 98 3 1x and Windows NT 4 0 For Windows 3 1x 95 98 amp Windows NT 4 0 Users You can set up the printer easily by following the Initial Setup instructions on the supplied CD ROM l Turn your PC power on and insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The opening screen will appear automatically in Windows 95 98 WindowsNT 4 0 If the screen does not appear click Start and choose Run enter the CD drive letter and type START EXE If you are using Windows 3 1x click Run from the File Menu in Program Manager enter the CD drive letter and type START EXE Select HL 2400Ce series and then select the language you require and follow the on screen instructions Click the Install Driver amp Software select the printer driver type you want to install and you can install the driver and fonts immediately After the printer driver has been installed the HL 2400Ce series window will appear Follow the onscreen messages to complete the installation CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER gt Notes e The installer automatically updates your SYSTEM INI Windows file by adding DEVICE bi d1 386 under the 386Enh section If any bi directional parallel communications device driver was installed previously it will be deactivated by the new driver If you wish to use ol
7. PEN1 to6 Set size and gray percentage for the selected pen 1 to 10 dots pen size in dots is the selected pen number 15 30 45 75 90 or 100 is the selected pen number Exit to SETTING PEN1 6 Exit to GRAPHICS MODE Standard character set See character sets in Appendix Alternate character set See character sets in Appendix Exit to GRAPHICS MODE Exit to FORMAT MODE 300 or 600 dpi OFF LIGHT MEDIUM or DARK Exit to RESOLUTION MODE 4 15 USER S GUIDE 4 16 Mode Menu Continued PAGE PROTECTION DEVICE OPERATION Same as BR Script mode ADVANCED MODE Same as PCL5C mode PAGE COUNTER MAINTENANCE MODE exit MODE Setting Menu Sub Setting Menu PROTECT AUTO exit COUNT 0 REMAIN LIFE FC pages FU pages 120K pages BL imaegs IMAGE COUNTERS C M Y K TOTAL exit Setting AUTO OFF LETTER A4 or LEGAL Exit to PAGE PROTECTION Shows the number of printed pages Shows remaining Cleaner life Shows remaining Oil life Shows remaining 120K life Shows remaining OPC life Shows how many C images printed Shows how many M images printed Shows how many Y images printed Shows how many K images printed Shows how many images printed Exit to MAINTENANCE MODE Exit MODE CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Basic Operation Procedures When you operate the Mode button remember the following basic steps L 2 Press the Sel button to take
8. e 19M Symbol 19L Windows Baltic These symbol sets are variations of the Roman 8 symbol set Appendix 35 USER S GUIDE PCL Symbol Set Typeface Bermuda Script Germany San Diego US Roman Set ID Symbol Set 8U Roman 8 ON ISO 8859 1 Latin1 2N ISO 8859 2 Latin2 5SN ISO 8859 9 Latin5 6N ISO 8859 10 Latin6 10U PC 8 R 11U PC 8 D N 12U PC 850 17U PC 852 26U PC 775 9T PC Turk 19U Windows 3 1 Latin1 9E Windows 3 1 Latin2 5ST Windows 3 1 Latin5 7J DeskTop 9J PC 1004 OS 2 10J PS Text 13J Ventura International 14J Ventura US 6J Microsoft Publishing 8M Math 8 5M PS Math 6M Ventura Math 15U PI Font 1U Legal 1E ISO 4 United Kingdom OU ISO 6 ASCII 2U ISO 2 IRV OS ISO 11 Swedish names e OI ISO 15 Italian 1S HP Spanish 25 ISO 17 Spanish 3S ISO 10 Swedish AS ISO 16 Portuguese 5S ISO 84 Portuguese 6S ISO 85 Spanish OG HP German 1G ISO 21 German OD ISO 60 Norwegian 1 1D ISO 61 Norwegian 2 OF ISO 25 French 1F ISO 69 French OK ISO 14 JIS ASCII 2K ISO 57 Chinese 9U Windows 3 0 Latin1 12J MC
9. O The auto modes can be set X The auto modes cannot be changed and no setting appears The auto modes are not available Printer Emulation Factory settings in bold print AUTO Mode HP EPSON IBM PCLSC FX 850 Proprinter XL AUTO LF O OFF O OFF O OFF AUTO CR O OFF X ON O OFF Note AUTO WRAP O OFF X ON X ON AUTO SKIP O ON AUTO MASK O OFF O OFF e Note In the IBM emulation mode FF codes are always followed by a CR code PAGE FORMAT MODE gt Notes The settings in this mode menu will vary as follows e All settings are effective in the HP PCL5C EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes The X and Y vertical and horizontal offsets are effective in the BR Script 2 mode Other settings are not effective and they do not appear in this mode The paper size and the X and Y vertical and horizontal offsets are effective in the HP GL mode Other settings are not effective and they do not appear in this mode 4 24 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL The following settings can be made in this mode Display Message PAPER LETTER LEET M _ 0C P RIGHT M 80C P FORM 0 5 P BOTTOM M 0 5 P LINES GOL P Page Format Mode Set cut sheet paper size to letter A4 legal B5 A5 or executive or envelope size to JIS BS COM10 or DL Set the left margin at column 0 126 at 10cpi Set the right margin at column 10 136 at 10cpi See List of Factory Settings in this chapter Set the top margin
10. OO Or OO O00 25 21 18 14 Fig A 2 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignment Pin Signal IN OUT Pin Signal IN OUT No Printer Controller No Printer Controller l FG lt gt 14 NC 2 SD gt 15 NC 3 RD lt 16 NC 4 RS gt 17 NC 5 NC 18 NC 6 DR lt 19 NC 7 SG lt gt 20 ER gt 8 NC 21 NC 9 NC 22 NC 10 NC 23 NC 11 NC 24 NC 12 NC 25 NC 13 NC Appendix 1 1 USER S GUIDE Appendix 12 Signal Description Signal Name IN OUT Explanation FG SD RD RS DR SG ER OUT IN OUT IN OUT 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 Signal Ground Data Terminal Ready MARK level when the printer is Busy APPENDICES Serial Cable Connection for IBM PC AT or Compatible Computers and IBM PS 2 Computers The following diagrams show the pin connections for the most common serial communications E 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 Computer Female SD 2 2 RD RD 3 3 SD DR DSR 6 4 ER DTR SG 7 5 SG ER DTR 20 6 DR DSR CS CTS E DB 25 Serial Connection When you use a computer with a 25 pin serial por
11. 176x250 to 215 9x297mm paper and Com10 DL size envelopes into this cassette Legal Cassette If you wish to print on Legal sized paper you must use this cassette The following commercial business products can also be installed into this printer NC 3100h Installing an NC 3100h enables you to use the printer in the following environments TCP IP IPX SPX AppleTalk DLC LLC VINES LAT NetBEUI Also many useful utilities such as BR Admin and Brother Network Printing software for the Network administrator are included For details of the utilities see the documentation included on the CD ROM MIO Card NC 2010h NC 2100h An MIO Network Card provides a means for attaching the printer to a network Some models of this printer include an MIO Card as standard CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION PCMCIA CARDS RAM Flash Memory Card and HDD Card A commercial flash memory card or an HDD card can be installed You can store fonts macros logos and other print data in a commercial PCMCIA compatible flash memory card or HDD card By using the Card you can do logging and custom web functions You also can use the Brother Analysis Tool software and the Brother Card Monitor software For more details on these utilities please refer to the documentation included on the CD ROM HDD Hard Disk Drive By installing an optional HDD you can save multiple print jobs onto it You can also select your print job and re print it through the n
12. 3 With the Font button When you select fonts through your application software follow the instructions specific to your software Refer to your software manual if you need assistance When you select fonts with a font selection command embed the font selection command in your program See the Technical Reference Manual which is optionally available for this printer gt Notes When you select the fonts through your software or with a command note the following e You do not need to be concerned about the Font button setting The software or command setting overrides the button setting e Be sure to install the font 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 If the installed font card happens to have a font of similar characteristics the printer will print in an unexpected font To select fonts with the Font button follow these basic steps 1 Print the list of optional fonts in the PRINT FONTS C mode with the Shift and Test buttons 2 Find the font slot and font ID number on the list Slot 1 or 2 PORTRAIT LIST SLOTFONT B NUMBER SYMBOL SET ID PITCH SIZE STYLE WEIGHT TYPEFACE FONT S A M P L_ B 600dpi B000 8U ROMAN 8 P 21 42 00 Upright 0 Medium 0 Times Roman 5 ABCDefgh123 8 amp O lt gt 012345 ESC 8UESC slp v0sob5T 00 Upright 0 Medium 0 Times R
13. C 50 F to 90 5 F Non operational 5 to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Storage 0 to 35 C 38 F to 95 F Operating 20 to 80 without condensation Storage 20 to 80 without condensation 500 x 388 x 490 mm 19 5 x 15 3 x 19 3 inches 500 x 493 x 490 mm 19 5 x 19 4 x 19 1 inches with an optional lower tray unit fitted Approx 37 kg 81 6 Ibs Approx 42 5 kg 93 7 Ibs with optional lower tray unit and toner cartridges installed Appendix 3 USER S GUIDE PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper Input Media Trays e Standard upper tray Tray 1 e Optional lower tray Tray 2 e Paper size TRAY 1 Letter A4 ISO B5 JIS B5 Executive A5 COM10 DL and ISO B5 TRAY 2 Letter A4 ISO B5 JIS B5 Executive AS Legal for Optional Legal Cassette e Max stacking height in the cassette 27 mm 1 06 e Max paper cassette capacity Approx 250 sheets of 75g m 20 lbs Printed Output Face down print delivery Paper Type Standard upper tray Tray 1 e Plain paper of letter A4 ISO B5 JIS B5 A5 and Executive sizes 100 x 210 mm to 216 x 297 mm 3 9 x 8 2 to 8 5 x 11 7 60 to 160 g m 16 to 43 1bs e Envelopes of COM10 DL sizes e Transparencies e label stocks Optional lower tray Tray 2 e Plain paper of letter A4 ISO B5 JIS B5 A5 and Executive sizes 100 x 210 mm to 216 x 297 mm 3 9 x 8 2 to 8 5 x 11 7 60 to 160 g m 16 to 43 1bs e label stocks Optional legal tray Tray 1 2 e Plain p
14. CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL RESET Button You can reset the printer with the Reset button 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 Any temporary download fonts and macro settings selected with commands in HP PCLSC mode are also cleared To reset the printer follow these steps 1 Press the Sel button to take the printer off line 2 Hold down the Shift button and press the Reset button When you enter the reset mode the display shows the first reset mode item 3 Press the A or V button until the reset mode you want appears on the display Display Message Reset Mode RESET PRINTER Resets the printer and restores all printer settings including command settings to settings you have previously made RESET SETTING 1 Resets the printer and restores all printer settings RESET SETTING 2 including command settings to the selected number 1 2 of user settings you have previously made with the Mode button FACTORY SETTINGS Resets the printer and restores all printer settings including command settings to the factory settings See List of Factory Settings RESET PARTS LIFE This menu appears only when a maintenance part is recommended for replacement Resets the life counter of the maintenance part that has been replaced See Chapter 5 for detailed information Exit Exits from the reset mode
15. Germany Only Lpa lt 70 dB A DIN 45635 19 01 KL2 REGULATIONS Wiring Information For U K only Important If the mains plug supplied with this printer is not suitable for your socket outlet remove the plug from the mains cord and fit an appropriate three pin plug If the replacement plug is intended to take a fuse then fit the same rating fuse as the original If a moulded plug is severed from the mains cord then it should be destroyed because a plug with cut wires is dangerous if engaged in a live socket outlet Do not leave it where a child might find it In the event of replacing the plug fuse fit a fuse approved by ASTA to BS1362 with the same rating as the original fuse Always replace the fuse cover Never use a plug with the cover omitted WARNING THIS PRINTER MUST BE PROPERLY EARTHED The wires in the mains cord are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live The colours of the wires in the main lead of this printer may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug If you need to fit a different plug proceed as follows Remove a length of the cord outer sheath taking care not to damage the coloured insulation of the wires inside Cut each of the three wires to the appropriate length If the construction of the plug permits leave the green and yellow wire longer than the others so that in the event that the cord
16. Stiffness Clark 100 15 100 15 90415 Surface Resistance X10 0 10 10 10 100 10 100 CIE LAB L 94 2 94 2 CIE LAB a 0 41 0 51 CIE LAB b 1 641 2 2 1 Brightness 8542 SO 2 8542 Grain Direction Long Long Long Back of paper CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER paper source available size and paper type capacit Standard cut sheet Letter A4 BS SO 250 Media B5 JIS Executive Cassette envelope COM 10 DL 15 OHP film A4 letter 50 other sizes width 105 216mm Up to 250 sheets of 4 1 8 5 75g m length 220 297mm 20 lbs paper 8 7 11 7 Optional cut sheet Legal Letter A4 Legal Cassette BS5 ISO B5 IS Executive OHP film A4 letter 50 other sizes width 105 216mm Up to 250 sheets of 4 1 8 5 75g m length 220 355 6mm 20 Ibs paper 8 7 14 Recommended Paper The recommended paper type for this printer is Xerox 4024 Hammermill Laserprint or equivalent e Note To get the best output quality and to avoid any damage use smooth white paper We recommend that you test paper especially special sizes and types of paper on this printer before purchasing large quantities Print quality will vary depending on the paper being used e Note Do not load envelopes in the Paper cassette in the Optional Lower Tray Unit It may cause paper jams 3 9 USER S GUIDE Printable Area The Printable Area depends on the settings in your application The figu
17. The printer is not reset 4 73 USER S GUIDE 4 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective The printer is reset according to the selected reset mode Selected Mode LCD message RESET PRINTER 08 RESET TO USER SETTINGS RESET SETTING 1 2 08 RESET TO SETTING 1 FACTORY SETTINGS 09 RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS 1 indicates the selected number of saved settings The printer automatically exits from the reset mode to the on line state 5 When you enter the RESET PARTS LIFE mode LCD Message Parts replaced FC ROLLER Fuser Cleaner OPC BELT OPC Belt Cartridge FUSER UNIT Fixing Unit 120K KIT Drum Cleaner Paper Discharge Transfer Roller The reset item is selected according to the Maintenance message that shows the currently recommended part to replace Press Set to reset the parts life See Chapter 5 for more detailed information List of Factory Settings The following table shows the factory settings made before shipment e Notes e The settings are subject to the emulation mode Effective modes are indicated in parentheses in the following table The following settings cannot be restored to the factory settings with the Reset button in the FACTORY SETTINGS mode INTERFACE MODE HRC SETTING PAGE PROTECTION SCALABLE FONT LOCK PANEL PAGE COUNTER and local LANGUAGE for display messages The COPY setting is always restored to the factory setting when the printer is turned off and
18. perform the test print with the Test button For operation information see TEST Button Lines in the test pattern are smoother if the high resolution control is set to LIGHT MEDIUM or DARK Choose an HRC setting and perform the test print so that stepped lines become unnoticeable aN aa HRC OFF HRC MEDIUM Fig 4 6 High Resolution Control in Test Printout CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL PAGE PROTECTION e Note The setting in this mode menu is effective in the HP PCLS5C EPSON FX 850 IBM Proprinter XL and HP GL modes It does not appear in the BR Script 2 mode If print images are too complex to print the printer may print them in parts or only on part of the page If this occurs the printer loses print data and shows a message on the LCD panel The page protection function reserves additional memory so that the printer can create the entire page image in memory before physically printing it This function can be set for letter A4 or legal size paper Select the paper size for page protection Display Message Page Protection PROTECT AUTO Page protection on only when it is necessary Factory setting PROTECT LETTER Page protection on for letter
19. seconds then turn it on again Service Call Message 88 WARNING D3 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING D4 Do D6 El E2 E3 E4 Bo E6 E E8 E9 EL FO Meaning C switching clutch error K switching clutch error K Y switching solenoid error C M switching solenoid error Developing motor error Main motor error Drum error Toner empty sensor error Transfer Roller solenoid error Drum cleaning solenoid error Drum cleaning clutch error Fusing Unit clutch error Belt marker sensor error Erase LED error Cooling fan error CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Action Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few
20. 0 Medium 0 PcTENNES Reg 4101 ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt 012 ESC IDESC s1p v0s0b4101T point size 0 25 999 MAN 8 P lable Upright 0 Bold 3 PcTENNES Bd 4101 ESC IDESC s1p v0s3b4101T point size 0 25 999 8U ROMAN 8 P Scalable Italic 1 Midium 0 PcTENNES It ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt 012 ESC IDESC slp v1s0b41 point size 0 99 8U ROMAN 8 PB lable Italic PcTENNES BdIt ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt 012 ESC IDESC slp v1s3b4101T point size 0 2 8U ROMAN 8 P Scalable Upright 0 Medium 0 OKLAHOMA Reg ABC Defg h123 AS KE lt gt 0 ESC IDESC slp v0s0b4113T point size 0 A 8U ROMAN 8 P lable Upright 0 Bold 3 OKLAHOMA Bd ABC Defgh123 amp lt gt 0 ESC IDESC slp v0s3b4113T point size 0 3 8 MAN 8 P lable Italic Medium 0 OKLAHOMA It ABCDefgh 123 5 amp O lt gt 0 ESC IDESC slp v1s0b4113T point size 8U ROMAN 8 calable Bold 3 OKLAHOMA BdIt ABCDefgh 123 71 amp lt gt 0 point size 0 Italic 1 Medium 0 CONNECTICUT ABCDefgh123 e amp lt gt 0123456 ESC IDESC slp v1s0b4116T point size 0 ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt 01 Upright 4 Bold 3 CLEVELAND Cd 4 ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt ESC IDESC slp v4s3b4140T point size 0 2 8U ROMAN 8 P lable Upright 0 Light 3 PcBRUSSEL Lt 4143 ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt ESC IDESC slp v0s 3b4143T point size 0 25 999 7
21. 1 Latin 8 ee 8 9E Windows3 lLatin2 8888 5T Windows3 1Latins 8888 73 DeskTop 8 a a o oF SO PC 10040S 2 i lt 7273273FW lt i i lt C CO ee 10 PSText 0 0 a a 14 VenuraUS 8 0 a a 6J Microsoft Publishing 88 8 5M PS Math 6M Ventura Math 15U PI Font 1U Legal IE ISO4 United Kingdom 4 8 8 8 SU S02 IRV 8 8 8 OS ISOll Swedish names 8 ee Ol ISO15 Italians 8 8 ee 1S HPSpanish gt 2S ISO17 Spanish e 3S ISO10 Swedih gt 8 a 4S ISO 16 Portuguese gt 4 8 8 ee 5S5 ISO84 Portuguese 8 8 ee 6S ISO85 Spanish e e OG BPGeman gt w e s 1TG ISO21 German oo eo 8 eee 0D ISO60 Norwegianl 8 8 8 8 8 ID ISO6l Norwegian 8 8 8 8 OF ISO25 French 88 8 IF ISQO69 French 8 a OK ISO14 ISASCH o 8 8 2K ROS Chinse s 8 8 ee 9U Windows3 0Latnl 8 8 8 19M Symbol 579L Wingdings These symbol sets are variations of the Roman 8 symbol set T etterGothic 16 66 is a bitmapped font Appendix 34 APPENDICES Symbol Sets Supported by the Printers TrueType and Type 1 Font Compatible and Original Typefaces PCL Symbol Set Typeface Atlanta BR Copen Calgary Helsinki Portugal Tennes W SetID Symbol Set Symbol hagen See Dingbats
22. 10 Press the Reset button while holding down the Shift button 11 When you see RESET PRINTER on the LCD panel press the A UP or V DOWN button and select RESET PARTS LIFE Press the Set button and select FC ROLLER with the A UP or V DOWN button 12 Press the Set button the printer is now On Line CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Waste Toner Pack Approximately every 12 000 images you print at 5 coverage you must change the Waste Toner Pack Waste Toner Pack Full Message When the West Toner Pack is full the following message appears on the LCD panel and the printer will stop printing When you see this message you must replace the Waste Toner Pack 22 WASTE TONER Caution Do not re use the Waste Toner Pack Replacing the Waste Toner Pack A N Warning e Do not put the Waste Toner Pack into a fire It could explode e Be careful not to spill the toner Do not inhale or allow it to get into your eyes Caution Be careful when you handle the Waste Toner Pack so that toner will not spill on your hands or clothes USER S GUIDE 1 Open the Front Cover 2 Remove the Waste Toner Pack from the holder located at the lower right side of the printer Be careful not to spill the toner Fig 5 11 Take the Waste Toner Pack out 3 Peel off the sealing sticker on the left side of the Waste Toner Pack Seal the opening with the sealing sticker See Fig 5 12 for the correct placement of th
23. 14 Removing the OPC Belt Cartridge 5 Remove the Tension Release Pins from both sides of the new OPC Belt Cartridge Fig 5 15 Removing the Tension Release Pins 6 Remove the protective sheet from the new OPC Belt Cartridge Do not touch the green part of the OPC Belt Cartridge Fig 5 16 Removing the Protective Sheet 5 14 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 7 Insert the new Belt Cartridge into the printer guides with the flat side facing you Fig 5 17 Inserting the new Belt Cartridge 8 Press the Belt Cartridge Lock Levers on both sides of the OPC Belt Cartridge to the rear to lock the cartridge into the printer 9 Close the Front Cover and the Top Cover 10 Press the Power button and turn the printer On 11 Press the Sel button and take the printer Off Line 12 Press the Reset button while holding down the Shift button 13 When you see RESET PRINTER on the LCD panel press the A UP or V DOWN button and select RESET PARTS LIFE Press the Set button and select OPC BELT with the A UP or V DOWN button 14 Press the Set button the printer is now On Line 5 15 USER S GUIDE Ozone Filter Ozone Filter You will need to replace the Ozone Filter once a year to prevent ozone from coming out of the printer Caution You must replace the Ozone Filter once a year If you do not it might cause a noticeable smell of Ozone Replacing the Ozone Filter 1 Slide and remove the Rear Sid
24. 5 37 5 38 5 38 5 4 5 42 5 46 vii USER S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING 6 1 Operator Call Messages 6 1 Maintenance Messages appear on the lower row 6 3 Error Messages 6 4 Service Call Messages 6 6 Paper Jams 6 9 Q amp A 6 13 Setting Up the Printer Hardware 6 13 Setting Up the Printer 6 14 Paper Handling 6 15 Printing 6 16 Print Quality 6 17 APPENDICES PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS A 1 Printing A 1 Functions A 2 Electrical and Mechanical A 3 PAPER SPECIFICATIONS A 4 INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS A 8 Bi directional Parallel Interface A 8 RS 232C Serial Interface A 11 Network Interface A 14 SYMBOL CHARACTER SETS A 15 OCR Symbol Sets A 15 HP PCL Mode A 16 EPSON Mode A 23 IBM Mode A 26 HP GL Mode A 28 Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer s Intellifont Compatible Typefaces A 33 Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer s TrueType and Type 1 Font Compatible and Original Typefaces A 35 vill REGULATIONS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGULATIONS Electronic Emission Notices WITHOUT the Network Card NC 2010h NC 2100h Federal Communications Commission FCC Declaration of Conformity For U S A Only Responsible Party Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 U S A TEL 908 704 1700 declares that the products Product Name Brother Color Laser Printer HL 2400Ce Model Numbers HL Cl Product Options Lower Tray Unit LT24CL LFU 1 HDD HD 6G
25. 8U Roman 8 e ON ISO 8859 1 Latin e o 2N ISO 8859 2 Latin2 5N ISO 8859 9 Latin5 6N ISO 8859 10 Latin6 10U PC 8 e e e 11U PC 8 D N 12U PC 850 17U PC 852 26U PC 775 9T PC Turk 19U Windows 3 1 Latin1 o 9E Windows 3 1 Latin2 ST Windows 3 1 Latin5 o 7J DeskTop 9J PC 1004 OS 2 10J PS Text 13J Ventura International 14J Ventura US 6J Microsoft Publishing 8M Math 8 5M PS Math 6M Ventura Math 15U PI Font 1U Legal 1E ISO 4 United Kingdom e OU ISO 6 ASCII e 2U ISO 2 IRV OS ISO 11 Swedish names OI ISO 15 Italian 1S HP Spanish 25 ISO 17 Spanish 3S ISO 10 Swedish 4S ISO 16 Portuguese 5S ISO 84 Portuguese 6S ISO 85 Spanish OG HP German 1G ISO 21 German OD ISO 60 Norwegian 1 1D ISO 61 Norwegian 2 OF ISO 25 French e 1F ISO 69 French OK ISO 14 JIS ASCH 2K ISO 57 Chinese 9U Windows 3 0 Latin1 e 12J MC Text
26. A or V button until the character set you want appears on the display See List of Symbol Character Sets 16 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective Then the display shows the next menu 17 Press the Set button to start printing the code table of the selected font or press the A or V button to skip this menu Then the display shows the exit menu 18 Press the Set button to exit from the setting mode The printer returns to the off line state 4 57 USER S GUIDE 4 58 List of Fonts Display Message BROUGHAM LET TERGO LETC OCR A OCR B LETTERGOTH16 6 LTRGOTH16 LTN2 ETRGOTH LG GINS LTRGOTHL6 LING PCTENNESSEE OKLAHOMA CONNECTICUT CLEVELAND Cd PCBRUSSELS UTAH UTAH CONDENSED Ant 1queOAKLAND GUATEMALA MARY LAND ALASKA HELSINKI BR SYMBOL TENNESSEE W DINGBATS GERMANY SAN DIEGO BERMUDA SCRIPT US ROMAN ATLANTA COPENHAGEN PORTUGAL CALGARY Font Scalable Brougham Scalable LetterGothic Bitmapped OCR A 12 cpi Bitmapped OCR B 12 cpi Bitmapped Letter Gothic 16 66 cpi Bitmapped Letter Gothic 16 66 cpi ISO 8859 1 Latin2 Bitmapped Letter Gothic 16 66 cpi ISO 8859 1 Latin5 Bitmapped Letter Gothic 16 66 cpi ISO 8859 1 Latin6 Scalable PC Tennessee Scalable Oklahoma Scalable Connecticut Scalable Cleveland Condensed Scalable PC Brussels Scalable Utah Scalable Utah Condensed Scalable Antique Oakland Scalable Guatemala Antique Scalable Maryland Scalable Al
27. AUTO AUTO OFF LETTER A4 or LEGAL DEVICE OPERATION When the commercial flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD has not been formatted HP mode only FORMAT DEVICE Format the flash memory card HDD card DEVICE1 or optional HDD DEVICE2 DEVICE3 exit Exit Exit to DEVICE OPERATION 4 10 Mode Menu Continued DEVICE OPERATION HP mode only Setting Menu Sub Setting Menu CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Setting When the commercial flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD has been formatted EXECUTE DATA DEVICE LIST SAVE DELETE exit DATA ID Exit SAVE DATA SET KEY gt END DATA ID SAVE MACRO MACRO D PRIMARY FONT FONT ID SECONDARY FONT FONT ID DOWNLOAD FONT FONT ID Exit MACRO ID DATA ID FONT ID FORMAT DEVICE SET gt DELETE ALL Exit Execute the data on the DEVICE Execute the selected data Exit to EXECUTE DATA Print the contents of the DEVICE Send data to be saved End saving the data Set data ID for saved data Save a macro Set macro ID for saved macro Save primary font Set primary font ID for saved font Save secondary font Set secondary font ID for saved font Save download font Set download font ID for saved font Exit to DEVICE OPERATION Delete the selected macro Delete the selected data Delete the selected font Format the flash DEVICE Execute formatting the DEVICE Exit FORMAT DEVICE
28. Compliance Notice For U S A Only This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Important A shielded interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class A digital device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries Ltd could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Industry Canada Compliance Statement For Canada Only This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Declaration of Conformity For Europe We Brother Industries Ltd 15 1 Naeshiro cho Mizuho ku Nagoya 467 8561 Japan declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents Safety EN 60950 EN 60825 EMC EN 55022 Class A EN 55024 following the provisions of
29. Cyan Magenta and Yellow single sided pages cartridge A4 or letter size paper with about 5 coverage Resident Printer Fonts 72 scalable fonts 12 bitmapped fonts 11 barcode fonts Appenaix 1 USER S GUIDE Functions CPU Emulation Interface RAM HDD option Card Slots Control Panel Diagnostics Appendix 2 VR4310 Automatic emulation selection e HP Color Printer PCLSC including HP LaserJet 4 PCL 5e and HP LaserJet 5 PCL 6 monochrome mode e BR Script Level 2 Adobe Postscript Level 2 compatible e HP GL e EPSON FX 850 e IBM Proprinter XL Automatic interface selection among bi directional parallel RS 232C serial NC 3100h and MIO interface 32 Mbyte expandable to 288Mbytes with DIMMs The standard memory fitted can vary depending on the printer model and country 2 5 inch IDE HDD 2 slots for PCMCIA Type I I 1 card slot PCMCIA Type HI Compatible for FLASH Memory or HDD cards 8 switches 4 lamps and 16 column by 2 lines liquid crystal display Self diagnostic program APPENDICES Electrical and Mechanical Power Source Power Consumption Noise Temperature Humidity Dimensions W x H x D Weight U S A and Canada AC 120 V 50 60 Hz Europe and Australia AC 220 to 40V 50 60 Hz Printing Average 450 W or less Stand by 150 W or less Stand by in sleep mode 35 W or less Printing 55 dB A or less Stand by 48 dB A or less Operating 10 to 32 5
30. EMULATION AUTO Lagersets AUTO L s rJet4 AUTO LaserJett amp 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz TNE een z 3 5 6 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz EPSON TEM EPSON EPSON EPSON amp 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz KEEP PCL OFF OFF OFF 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz O 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz S MODE 2 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6 ee MODE 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnoparstuvwxyz 88 EAAS ami 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jklmnopgrstuvwxyz 6 SRISETTING 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz a HIGH SPEED 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcde fghi jk lmnopgrstuvwxyz 3 amp BI DIR 1234567890 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6 RSSes UeeSEn ING 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jklmnopgrstuvwxyz amp ella ne 1234567890 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz 3 amp Parre ceed 234567890 A
31. MerecsL mHORRAD E AICBRAKSAUADSICERBLT FAL MAS xiii USER S GUIDE For Finland and Sweden LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Varoitus Laitteen k ytt minen muulla kuin t ss kaytt6ohjeessa mainitulla tavalla saattaa altistaa k ytt j n turvallisuusluokan 1 ylitt v lle n kym tt m lle lasers teilylle Varning Om apparaten anv nds p annat s tt n i denna Bruksanvisning specificerats kan anv ndaren uts ttas f r osynlig laserstralning som verskrider gr nsen f r laserklass 1 Safety Information XIV IMPORTANT For Your Safety To ensure safe operation the three pin plug supplied must be inserted only into a standard three pin power point that is effectively grounded through the normal household wiring Any extension cords used with this printer must be three conductor and be correctly wired to provide connection to ground Improper extension cords are a major cause of fatalities The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the power is grounded and that the installation is completely safe For your safety if in any doubt about the effective grounding of the power consult a qualified electrician Disconnect device This printer must be installed near a power outlet that is easily accessible In case of emergencies you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet to shut off the power completely Gerauschemission Acoustic Noise Emission For
32. NC 3100h complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Important A shielded interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital
33. Oil Bottle 6 Lock the Oil Bottle Lock Levers securely 7 Close the Top Cover 8 Press the Power button to turn the printer On CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Fuser Cleaner Fuser Cleaner Message When the following message appears on the LCD panel you will need a replacement Fuser Cleaner REPLACE PCR Fuser Cleaner Change Message When the following message appears on the LCD panel and the printer stops printing you must replace the Fuser Cleaner 24 CHANGE FCR Replacing the Fuser Cleaner A N Warning The Fusing unit and the parts around it are HOT Be sure to wait until the Fusing Unit has cooled sufficiently before replacing the Fuser Cleaner If you touch the HOT parts you might get injured 1 Press the Power button to turn the printer off and wait until it has cooled down sufficiently 2 Open the Top Cover Release the Oil Bottle Lock Levers on both sides as shown below I Fig 5 8 Release the Levers 5 9 5 10 USER S GUIDE 4 Take the Fuser Cleaner out of the Fusing Unit by holding the handle of the Fuser Cleaner as shown below Fig 5 9 Removing the Fuser Cleaner 5 Install the new Fuser Cleaner into the guide with the roller side facing 9 you Fig 5 10 Installing the Fuser Cleaner Lock the Fuser Cleaner with the Oil Bottle Lock Levers Close the Top Cover Press the Power button and turn the printer On Press the Sel button and take the printer Off Line
34. Printing You can print crisp images in brilliant 24 bit color This printer can print at speeds up to 16 pages per minute in monochrome mode and 4 pages per minute in full color mode The HL 2400Ce controller utilizes a high speed 64 bit RISC microprocessor and special hardware chips to ensure fast print job processing Color Advanced Photoscale Technology CAPT This printer can print graphics in 256 shades for each color in HP color printer PCLS5C emulation and BR Script level 2 producing nearly photographic quality CAPT is most effective when printing photographic images High Resolution Control HRC The High Resolution Control HRC technology provides clear and crisp printouts and improves even 600 dpi resolution output HRC is most effective when printing text Maintenance Free and Economical Toner Cartridge The toner cartridge can print up to 10 000 Black and 6 000 Cyan Magenta and Yellow single sided pages at 5 coverage This printer uses one piece easy to replace toner cartridges CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Universal Media Cassette This printer loads paper automatically from the media cassette Since the media cassette is a universal type a number of different paper sizes can be used Even envelopes can be loaded from the media cassette For detailed paper specifications see Paper Handling in Chapter 3 Three Interfaces This printer has a high speed bi directional parallel interface an RS 232C
35. SELECTION ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL Selecting the Local Language Display Using the Panel Buttons Printer Settings PAPER HANDLING Print Media Cassette Feed Manual Feed CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY AND LEDS Display About Routine Maintenance Messages LEDs BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE SEL Button SET Button A UP or V DOWN Button MODE Button INTERFACE MODE FORMAT MODE RESOLUTION MODE PAGE PROTECTION DEVICE OPERATION ADVANCED MODE PAGE COUNTER EXIT MODE FONT Button FORM FEED Button REPRINT Button CONTINUE Button 3 3 3 5 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 8 3 13 3 14 4 1 4 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 6 4 7 4 7 4 8 4 19 4 22 4 30 4 33 4 34 4 42 4 49 4 49 4 50 4 60 4 63 BUTTONS IN SHIFT MODE SHIFT Button EMULATION Button ECONOMY Button FEEDER Button COPY Button RESET Button TEST Button HEX DUMP MODE CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE CONSUMABLES Toner Cartridges Oil Bottle Fuser Cleaner Waste Toner Pack OPC Belt Cartridge Ozone Filter Fusing Unit 120K Kit CLEANING THE PRINTER REPACKING AND RELOCATING THE PRINTER OPTIONS Lower Tray Unit Loading Paper from the Lower Media Cassette Font Card Flash Memory HDD Card Selecting the Optional Fonts Network Option NC 3100h Modular I O Card RAM Expansion HDD Hard Disk Drive TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 64 4 64 4 65 4 68 4 69 4 72 4 73 4 80 4 82 5 1 5 3 5 6 5 9 5 11 5 13 5 16 5 17 5 21 5 28 5 30 5 31 5 31 5 31 5 35
36. Set button the printer prompts you to select the ID of the data Select the ID with the A or W button and press the Set button again so that the printer executes the selected data W Device List When you select DEVICE LIST and you press the Set button the printer automatically loads paper and starts printing the contents of the installed flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD You can check the contents and the unused capacity of the device CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL H Save When you select SAVE and you press the Set button you can enter the following sub setting menus to save the macros and fonts in the installed device Display Message Save Menu SAVE DATA Save data that the printer will receive and set its ID SAVE MACRO Save a macro This menu appears only in the HP PCLSC emulation mode PRIMARY FONT Save the primary font selected with the Font button This menu appears only in the HP PCLSC emulation mode SECONDARY FONT Save the secondary font selected with the Font button This menu appears only in the HP PCLSC emulation mode DOWNLOAD FONT Save a download font This menu appears only in the HP PCLSC emulation mode e Note If the capacity of the device becomes low while macros and fonts are being saved the display shows the DEVICE FULL error message and they cannot be saved Use a new device or delete unnecessary macros and fonts from the card The DEVICE LIST displays the contents and t
37. TIME OUT CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Factory Setting TONER SAVE OFF POWER SAVE ON TIME OUT 30m FEEDER AUTO For FEEDER AUTO AUTO T1 gt T2 MANUAL MODE OFF REGULAR SIZE ISO B5 COPY PAGES 1 LANG ENGLISH 4 79 USER S GUIDE 4 80 TEST Button You can test the printer or print the list of fonts with the Test button To do so hold down the Shift button and press the Test button You will then enter the test mode where you can test the printer or print the list of fonts To test the printer follow these steps i Press the Sel button to take the printer off line 2 Hold down the Shift button and press the Test button When you enter test mode the display shows the first test mode item 3 Press the A or V button until the test mode you want appears on the display Display Message Test Mode DEMO PAGE Prints the demonstration page IESI PRENT PRINT CONFIG PRIN PONTS I PRINT FONTS C PRINT FONTS FP exit Performs the printer test and prints the test pattern Prints the list of control panel settings you have configured for the printer as user settings Prints the list of internal or resident fonts Prints the list of optional fonts stored in the font card Prints the list of permanent download fonts Exits from the test mode The printer does not perform the test CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL e Note The message PRINT FONTS C or PRINT FONTS P appears only when the optiona
38. Text 19M Symbol 19L Windows Baltic 579L Wingdings These symbol sets are variations of the Roman 8 symbol set Appendix 36 INDEX A Alarm LED 4 5 Auto Form Feed 4 43 Auto Mode 4 23 Automatic Emulation Selection 1 4 3 1 Automatic Interface Selection 1 3 2 14 3 3 4 19 B Belt Cartridge Lock Lever 2 5 5 13 bitmapped fonts 4 52 BR Net 1 6 BR Script 2 Mode 4 13 4 67 C Card Operation 4 34 Cassette Feed 3 13 Character Set 4 29 charging wire 5 24 Color Advanced Photoscale Technology 1 2 Color Advanced Photoscale Technology CAPT Setting 4 31 Color Mode 4 27 consumable 5 1 Continue button 4 63 Continue Mode 4 45 control panel 4 1 communications parameters 2 14 3 3 Computer Requirements 2 20 Copy button 4 72 D Data Compression 1 4 Data LED 4 5 Delete Data 4 41 Font 4 41 Format Card 4 42 Macro 4 41 Demo Page 2 18 Device List 4 36 Display 4 1 DIMM Y DOWN button Download Font Drum Cleaner Drum Cleaner Cover E Economy button Emulation button Emulation Modes Envelopes EPSON FX 850 Mode Error Messages Error Print Execute Data Exit Mode Expanded I O Interface F Factory Settings Flash memory card Feeder button Font button Form Feed button Form Feed Suppress Format Mode Fuser Cleaner Fusing Unit G Graphics Mode H HDD card Hex Dump Mode High Resolution Control INDEX 5 43 4 7 4 40 5 21 5 22 4 68 4 65 1 3 4 67 3 11 4 9 4 67
39. Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Paper Jams This printer has been designed to be trouble free However if a 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 Paper Jam If paper jams in the printer it stops printing and displays the following message 13 JAM XXXXXX gt Note Do not use the following paper e Bent paper e Moist paper e Paper that does not meet specifications Paper may jam in the Media 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 USER S GUIDE 6 10 After you have followed the instructions the printer automatically resumes printing However the Data LED may come on and the following message may appear on the display O7 FF PAUSE After a paper jam has occurred data usually remains in the printer memory The message prompts you to execute a form feed and print the remaining data Press the Set button to continue WE Paper Jam at Paper Exit 13 JAM REAR If paper has passed behind the Rear Access Cover and a paper jam has occurred at the paper exit follow the steps below 1 Open the Top Cover and release the Fusing unit Pre
40. Unit immediately poor print quality may result Please wait for 30 minutes after installing a new Fusing Unit to allow the oil to circulate completely through to the Heat Roller 4 Remove the Fusing Unit from the printer by holding the handles on both sides Fig 5 21 Removing the Fusing Unit s Caution When removing the Fusing Unit from the printer be sure to keep the Fusing Unit flat so oil will not spill Considerable damage can occur if oil is spilled inside the printer 5 Remove the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner from the Fusing Unit 6 Install the new Fusing Unit into the printer Be sure to insert the Fusing Unit completely into the printer Fig 5 22 Installing the New Fusing Unit CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 7 Place the retaining clips into the holes in the Fusing Unit and secure them with the two screws Fig 5 23 Secure the retaining clips 8 Release the Fusing unit by pushing the Pressure Release Levers to the OPEN position Remove the orange protective parts fitted between the rollers of the Fusing Unit Make sure that the Pressure Release Levers are put back to the SET position Fig 5 24 Removing the Protective Parts 9 Install the Fuser Cleaner and the Oil Bottle into the new Fusing Unit and Lock the Oil Bottle Lock Levers Be careful not to spill oil inside the printer This could damage the printer 10 Close the Top Cover 11 Plug the printer into the AC
41. and frequency e USA and Canada AC 120 V 50 60 Hz e Europe Australia and others AC 220 to 240 V 50 60 Hz Since this printer must be electrically grounded the power cord should be connected to a grounded AC outlet The total length of the power cord including extension cords should not exceed 5 meters 16 4 feet Use of a longer power cord may result in reduced voltage or malfunctions Do not unplug the power cord to turn off the printer The printer should be installed near a power outlet that is easily accessible 2 16 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Qe Caution Always wait at least 5 seconds after turning off the power before turning it on again Do not turn the power off while the printer is printing as this may cause a paper jam and adversely affect the printer The printer performs self diagnosis at start up to check its hardware and software If the printer should find any problems the display will change to show the corresponding error message See TROUBLESHOOTING in Chapter 6 The display shows several messages quickly at start up If the printer detects no errors the printer initializes This will take several minutes during which time the LCD will display the following message LJ WAIT OOI1P T1 AUTO HHH K C MYX Once the printer has finished initializing it automatically goes on line and the message changes to show the current printer status and settings as shown below LJ READ
42. certain items on the display or make the displayed menu or setting effective The button also works as an execute button to perform the displayed function When you press the Set button the printer stores the settings you have selected into the memory as User Settings Every time you turn on the printer it is reset to these user settings They remain effective until you make new settings or restore them to the factory settings For factory reset see RESET Button in this chapter e Note When you press the Set button to select a setting for a short time an asterisk appears at the end of the display Since the asterisk then indicates the current selection you can easily find the current setting again when you scroll through the display A UP or Y DOWN Button Press the A UP or V DOWN button to scroll forward or backward through the menus and settings Press or continue pressing the button until you locate your desired option USER S GUIDE MODE Button Pressing the Mode button allows you to enter modes where you can change settings The mode menus and settings will vary according to the current emulation mode and options HP PCLSC EPSON BR Script Mode HP GL Mode FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL Modes INTERFACE MODE INTERFACE MODE INTERFACE MODE Set interface parameters Set interface parameters Set interface parameters FORMAT MODE FORMAT MODE FORMAT MODE Set orientation paper size margins amp Se
43. device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries Ltd could void the user s authority to operate the equipment USER S GUIDE Industry Canada Compliance Statement For Canada Only This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Declaration of Conformity For Europe We Brother Industries Ltd 15 1 Naeshiro cho Mizuho ku Nagoya 467 8561 Japan declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents Safety EN 60950 EN 60825 EMC EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 91 263 EEC and 92 3 1 EEC Issued by Brother Industries Ltd Printer Products Division Radio Interference 220 240 V Model Only This printer complies with EN55022 CISPR Publication 22 Class B Before this product is used ensure that you use a double shielded interface cable with twisted pair conductors and that is marked IEEE 1284 compliant The cable must not exceed 1 8 meters in length REGULATIONS WITH the Network Card NC 2010h NC 2100h EMC Notice Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Federal Communications Commission FCC
44. installed in the printer jd The capacity can be set to 15 levels I Factory setting I After you change the input buffer capacity make sure you press the Set button be sure to turn off the printer and then turn it on again The setting takes effect when you turn the printer back on gt Notes e The set capacity is not changed even if the emulation mode is changed The actual capacity of the input buffer varies according to the installed RAM If the RAM capacity is small the input buffer capacity may not be increased The Input buffer size increases proportionally Fig 4 7 Input buffer size 4 46 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL SAVE SETTINGS Suppose you share this printer with others who want different control panel settings Since more than one set of user settings can be stored in the printer s memory you can easily reset the printer to your preferred settings after they are changed For resetting the printer see RESET Button in this chapter Use the control panel to set the configuration of the printer to meet your needs and then enter this mode menu to save your settings Two sets of user settings can be saved in the printer as follows Display Message User Setting SAVE SETTING 1 Save the current settings as No 1 in the printer s memory SAVE SETTING 2 Save the current settings as No 2 in the printer s memory If you want to check the user settings you can print a list of the settings wi
45. need to replace each of the consumables as soon as possible since the consumable end of life has been reached The printer will continue printing when any of these messages are displayed LCD Maintenance Consumable to Approximate Howto Order Message Replace Life Replace No Fuser Cleaner 12 000 pages See 5 9 FO 1CL REPLACE ECR CR 1CL OPC Belt 50 000 images See 5 13 OP ICL REPLACE OPC BELT Cartridge continuously printed 1 4 Fusing unit 40 000 pages See 5 17 REPLACE FUSER al Drum Cleaner 120 000 pages See 5 20 REPLACE 120K KIT Paper Discharger 3 Transfer Roller Paper Feeding Roller Separator Pad Transfer Drum e Note The Ozone Filter does not have an LCD message indicator However you will need to replace it once a year at5 coverage print A4 Letter size gt Note The toner cartridges shipped with the printer contain only half the normal amount of toner 5 000 pages Black and 3 000 pages Cyan Magenta and Yellow 2 For example if the Cyan and Magenta toner cartridges are almost empty the indication will be BJ OOM J blinking W K CMY If the Cyan and Magenta toner cartridges are empty the W indicator will have disappeared 3 To replace the Paper Feeding Roller the Separator Pad and the Transfer Drum consult your local dealer retailer or Service provider 4 Definition of pages actual output page number Definition of images if the image on a page contains only
46. replace the Fuser Cleaner REPLACE OPC BELT 1 Time to replace the OPC Belt Cartridge REPLACE PUSER Time to replace the Fusing Unit REPLACE 120K KIT 1 Time to replace the Drum Cleaner the Paper discharger and the Transfer Drum After replacing these parts you must reset the part life counter This enables the printer to begin tracking the part life correctly again See Maintenance in Chapter 5 LEDs CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL The LEDs light or blink to indicate the current printer status READY LED indication On DATA LED indication On Data remains in the printer buffer Pressing the Form Feed button prints the data and clears the buffer ALARM LED indication A problem has occurred in the printer LED indication On O The printer is on line and ready to print Off printer is off line and stops printing USER S GUIDE BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE You can control the basic printer operations and change various printer settings in the NORMAL mode Functions available in the NORMAL mode are shown above the panel buttons Ready On Line O Sel Form Feed Alarm O Mode Font A Continue Set OO Fig 4 3 Buttons in NORMAL Mode e Note The factory settings are printed in bold in this section SEL Button Pressing the Sel button toggles the printer mode between on line and off line When the printer is on line the On Line LED lights and the printer is ready to r
47. same size of paper loaded but of different type i e FORM A in Tray 1 Form B in Tray 2 we recommended that you change the feeder setting from AUTO to Tray 1 This will pause the printer when a paper empty condition occurs allowing you to load the correct type of paper Press Select to finish the print job 4 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective When you select TRAY 1 or TRAY 2 for a short time an asterisk appears at the end of the display Then the exit message appears on the display Press the Set button again so 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 5 Change the tray combination and priority with the A or V button When AUTO T1 gt T2 is set both Tray 1 and the Tray 2 are selected but tray 1 will be selected first if the paper size in tray 1 and the page size for the print job match each other If you are using the optional Lower Tray and want to give priority to Tray 2 you can use the AUTO T2 gt T1 setting 6 Press the Set button CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL MANUAL MODE This printer has no manual feed tray or multi purpose tray Therefore you cannot feed special paper in the usual way However this printer has a special Manual Feed Mode with Tray 1 to accommodate non standard paper sizes When MANUAL MODE ON is selected or a ma
48. separate bags do not put them in the printer carton box Fusing Unit Waste Toner Pack Toner Cartridges OPC Belt Cartridge Remove the Oil Bottle and then use the syringe supplied with the printer to remove Oil from the Fusing Unit tray Using a cloth wipe up any remaining oil that cannot be removed with the syringe Discard the oil according to local regulations Fig 5 37 Removing the Oil How to Repack the Printer L 2 Press the Power button and turn the printer off Unplug the printer Remove the Waste Toner Pack the Toner Cartridges the Fusing Unit and the OPC Belt Cartridge from the printer Place them in their original packaging Do not place them together with the printer in the printer carton Place the printer in its original packing material and in the original carton Close the carton and tape it securely CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE OPTIONS Lower Tray Unit Loading Paper from the Lower Media Cassette The lower tray unit is a device that functions as a second paper source It can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of paper 160 g m or 43 Ibs To purchase the optional lower tray unit please consult the dealer where you purchased the printer With the lower tray unit installed load paper into the lower paper cassette in the same way as you do the upper media cassette How to Install the Lower Tray Unit J Warning e This printer is heavy and weighs approximately 37kg 81 6 Ibs When mo
49. size paper PROTECT A4 Page protection on for A4 size paper PROTECT LEGAL Page protection on for legal size paper PROTECT OFE Page protection off To protect pages your printer will need the minimum memory shown in the following table Protection 600 dpi Color Off 16 Mbytes Letter or A4 20 Mbytes Legal 24 Mbytes e Note When you use the page protection function note the following e If the function setting is changed all download fonts and macros including permanent ones are cleared If the memory is too low to protect pages page protection does not take effect 4 33 USER S GUIDE DEVICE OPERATION e Notes e BE SURE TO TURN OFF THE PRINTER POWER BUTTON BEFORE INSTALLING OR REMOVING A FLASH MEMORY CARD OR HDD CARD OR THE CARD WILL BE DAMAGED Settings in this mode are effective only when you have installed a flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD and you have selected PCLSC HP GL or BR Script 2 They will not appear if the printer does not have a card installed or if itis in another emulation mode If you turn the printer off or remove the flash memory card or HDD card while data is being written onto or deleted from the card all the data on the card may be lost If the write protect button of the flash memory card or HDD card is on this mode menu does not appear An HDD card will only fit into slot 2 Be sure to install a commercial flash memory card or HDD card in the correct card slot of t
50. the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 91 263 EEC and 92 3 1 EEC xi USER S GUIDE Issued by Brother Industries Ltd Printer Products Division Radio Interference 220 240 V Model Only This printer complies with EN55022 CISPR Publication 22 Class A Before this product is used ensure that you use a double shielded interface cable with twisted pair conductors and that is marked IEEE 1284 compliant The cable must not exceed 1 8 meters in length International ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement The purpose of the International ENERGY STAR Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy efficient office equipments As an ENERGY STAR Partner Brother Industries Ltd has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency TIN Laser Notices Laser Safety For 120 V Model Only This printer is certified as a Class I laser product under the U S Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation Since radiation emitted inside the printer is completely confined within protective housings and external covers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation xii REGULATIONS FDA Regulatio
51. the extended I O interface in this mode If the installed MIO card requires any optional interface settings they appear under this menu Set them referring to the manual of the MIO card gt Note This setting appears only when an MIO card has been installed For installation of the MIO card see the Network manual The network card may be pre installed on some HL 2400Ce series models 4 21 USER S GUIDE 4 22 FORMAT MODE ORIENTATION When you select ORIENTATION you can set portrait or landscape orientation e Note The ORIENTATION selection is effective in the HP PCL5C EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes It does not work in other emulation modes This printer can print pages in portrait or landscape orientation You can check the current orientation on the display PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE Fig 4 4 Page Orientation When you enter the setting mode the display first shows the current orientation with an asterisk Press the A or V button until the desired orientation appears on the display Display Message Orientation ORI PORTRAILT Portrait ORI LANDSCAPE Landscape Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective An asterisk appears at the end of the display for a short time Then the printer automatically exits from the setting mode to the FORMAT MODE Selection LCD message on the upper row portrait LJ READY 001P T1 landscape LJ READY OOIL T1 Display Message AUTO LF
52. the printer off line Press the Mode button to enter the MODE menus Press the A or V button to scroll forward or backward through the menus Pressing the Mode button allows you to scroll forward INTERFACE MODE V or A gt FORMAT MODE lt V or A gt RESOLUTION MODE lt V or A gt Press the Set button to enter the next lower level of the selected menu Mode Menu Press SET Setting Menu Press SET Sub Setting Menu Press the A or V button to select the setting on the display I F PARALLEL lt or A I F RS 232C lt V or A gt I F OPTION lt or A Press the Set button to make the selected setting effective When you see exit and press the Set button you can exit from the current menu to the next higher level of the menu Advance to exit MODE and press the Set button to exit from the mode menus to the off line ready state Pressing the Sel button any time while in any menu level allows you to exit from the menus mode to the on line state The selections you made with the Set button before exiting are now effective 4 17 USER S GUIDE Operation Example Selecting the Parallel Interface To manually select the parallel interface 1 Press the Sel button to take the printer off line 2 Press the Mode button and then press the Set Button When you enter the interface mode the display first shows the currently selected interface marked with an asterisk 3 Press the A or V b
53. then shows the current setting with an asterisk Then select sical fl Ina or sll WP ace Z Press the A or V button to select B5 JIS B5 ISO A5 COM10 or DL then press the Set button to make the setting effective B5 JIS and B5 ISO only for T2 4 71 USER S GUIDE COPY Button You can set the number of copies to print of the same page with the Copy button The job will print faster than choosing the copy print quantity from within your application software Check the current setting on the display When the number of copies has been set to 3 the display may look as follows LJ READY OQO3P T1 AUTO e Note If you send too many pages to be stored in the printer memory part or all of the set of pages or copies may not be printed To set the number of copies follow these steps L Press the Sel button to take the printer off line 2 Hold down the Shift button and press the Copy button When you enter the setting mode the display first shows the current setting with the asterisk 3 Press the A or V button until the desired number appears on the display Display Message of Copies to Print Same Pages COPY PAGES 1 1 page COPY PAGES 2 2 pages COPY PAGES 999 999 pages max 4 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective For a short time an asterisk appears at the end of the display The printer then automatically exits from the setting mode to the off line state 4 72
54. unprinted data remains in the printer s memory the Data LED stays on You must print the remaining data with the Form Feed button See FORM FEED Button in this chapter The auto form feed mode you can set in this menu allows you to print the remaining data without pressing the Form Feed button You can turn the auto form feed mode on or off in this menu as follows Display Message Auto Form Feed AUTO FF OFF Turn off the auto form feed You must press the Form Feed button every time data remains in the printer s memory Factory setting AUTO FF ON Turn on the auto form feed Every time data remains in the printer s memory an auto form feed takes place after the wait time set as shown below When you turn on the auto form feed feature as explained above you must set the wait time in the following sub setting menu Display Message Wait Time WALT TIME 1s Set the wait time for the auto form feed The printer automatically prints the remaining data after the set wait time WALT TIME 99s The wait time can be set from 1 to 99 seconds 4 43 USER S GUIDE E Form Feed Suppress You can turn the form feed suppress function on or off in this menu as follows Display Message Form Feed Suppress FF SUPPRESS OFF Turn off the form feed suppress function Factory setting FF SUPPRESS ON Turn on the form feed suppress function If pages contain no print data the printer would normally print blank pages When you tur
55. 00 READY OOTP DDE O01 AUTO POHG HE 00 00 01 01 02 04 05 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 PECLSCG BUSY OOTP SLEEP QO1P PRINT OOLP PR3OU0 OVIP WAIT OO1P SELE TEST TES LOCPERINI DEMO PAGE T TL T TL 11 T1 gi PRINT CONE TG PRINT FONTS 2h PR LNT FON o C PRINT FONTS E DEV ICH PRINT DEVICEZ PRINT DEVICES PRINT Meaning The printer is ready to print The printer is idle BR Script 2 mode only The printer is off line and currently in HP PCLSC mode under AUTO emulation mode selection The printer is off line and in HP PCLSC mode under HP LaserJet emulation mode manual selection The printer is busy BR Script 2 mode only The printer is in sleep status power save mode The printer is printing The printer is printing by decreasing the resolution from 600 dpi to 300 dpi because of insufficient memory The printer is warming up The printer is performing self diagnosis The printer is printing the test pattern The printer is printing the demonstration The printer is printing the list of the current printer settings The printer is printing the list of the internal or resident fonts The printer is printing the list of the optional fonts stored in an installed font card The printer is printing the list of the permanent download fonts The printer is printing the contents of a flash memory card in slot 1 The printer is printing the contents o
56. 5 8U ROMAN 8 P lable Upright 0 Bold 2 ABCDefgh123 SVE S ESC IDESC slp v0s2b4143T 99 75 8U ROMAN 8 P Scalable Ite 1 Light 3 PcBRUSSEL LtIt 4143 ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt ESC IDESC slp v1s 3b4143T point size 0 25 75 8U ROMAN 8 P lable Ttalic 1 Bold 2 PcBRUSSEL BdIt 4143 ABCDefgh123 S amp 0 lt gt ESC IDESC slp v1s2b4143T point size 0 25 75 8U ROMAN 8 P Scalable Upright 0 Medium 0 UTAH Reg ABCDefgh1 237 amp lt gt 01 ESC IDESC slp v0s0b4148T point size 0 99 75 8U ROMAN 8 P lable Upright 0 Bold 3 UTAH Bd 4 ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt 0 ESC IDESC slp v0s3b4148T point size 0 2 75 8U ROMAN 8 P lable Italic 1 Medium 0 UTAH It ABCDefgh 123 amp lt gt 01 ESC IDESC s1p v1s0b4148T point size 0 99 75 1017 8U ROMAN 8 P Scalable Italic 1 Bold 3 UTAH BdIt ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt 0 ESC IDESC slp v1s3b4148T point size 0 99 75 I l Set ID PRINT FONTS Fig 2 23 Test Pattern Setting List and Font List The test pattern setting list and font list are subject to change without notice 2 19 USER S GUIDE 2 20 Install the Printer Driver Computer Requirements The following are the minimum computer requirements to setup and operate the printer CPU 80486 or higher Pentium recommended RAM 8 MB or more for Windows 95 98 3 1x and Windows NT 4 0 16 MB or more recommended
57. 6 4 4 44 4 36 4 49 4 21 15 17 4 69 4 50 4 60 4 44 4 22 2 9 5 9 5 17 4 28 1 5 1 7 4 82 1 2 High Resolution Control HRC Setting 4 32 HP PCL5C Mode HP GL Mode I IBM Proprinter XL Mode 4 9 4 67 4 15 4 67 4 9 4 67 USER S GUIDE Input Buffer 4 46 interface cable 2 14 interface connector 2 14 interface mode 4 19 L LCD 4 1 LED 4 5 Legal Cassette 1 6 Line Settings 4 27 list internal or resident fonts 2 18 optional cartridge card fonts 2 18 permanent download fonts 2 18 printer settings 2 18 List of Factory Settings 4 74 List of Fonts 4 58 List of Symbol Character Sets 4 59 Lock panel 4 42 Lower Media Cassette 5 31 Lower Tray Unit 1 6 5 31 M Maintenance Message 4 4 5 1 5 2 6 3 Manual Feed 3 14 Manual Mode 4 71 Media Cassette 2 12 Media Type 4 71 MIO Card 1 6 MIO card slot 3 3 MIO interface 3 3 Mode button 4 8 Modular I O MIO Card 5 41 N Network Mode 4 42 non guaranteed print area 3 10 O Oil Bottle 2 9 5 6 Oil Bottle Lock Lever 2 10 5 7 5 9 On Line LED 4 5 OPC Belt Cartridge 2 5 5 13 OPC Belt Tension Release Pin 2 6 Opetator Call Message 5 1 6 1 Optional Fonts 5 37 Optional Legal Cassette 2 11 3 8 3 9 Options 1 6 Orientation 4 22 Ozone Filter Page Counter Page Format Mode Page Protection Panel Buttons Paper Discharger Paper Guide Paper Jam Paper Size Parallel Interface PCLS5C mode PCMCIA Card Slot Pen Setting power cord Power Save Mode 1 5 primary fo
58. 80 0 126 10 136 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL E About Line Settings Setting the number of lines page automatically sets the line spacing or line feed pitch If the paper size is changed the number of lines page changes accordingly The new setting is calculated with the following expression and the remainder if any is ignored However the line feed pitch and the top and bottom margins remain effective Page Length Top Margin Bottom Margin Line Feed Pitch Vertical Motion Index VMI of Lines Page The setting of lines page is subject to the current paper size and orientation For example when letter sized paper is used the printer can print 60 lines per page in portrait orientation If the orientation is changed the line settings are restored to the factory settings in that orientation The following tables show the factory settings in each emulation mode In HP Mode In Non HP Modes Orientation Orientation Size Portrait Landscape Size Portrait Landscape Letter 60 lines 45 lines Letter 62 lines 47 lines A4 64 lines 43 lines A4 66 lines 45 lines Legal 78 lines 45 lines Legal 80 lines 47 lines e Note When you use application software in the non HP modes the recommended settings are as follows e Left margin column 0 e Right margin Max value e Auto MASK ON COLOR MODE e Note The settings in this mode menu are effective only in the HP PCLSC and BR Script 2 modes Display Message Orientation COLOR
59. B5 Landscape 0 EXE Landscape 0 COM10 Landscape 0 DL Landscape 80 LETTER Portrait 80 LEGAL Portrait 78 A4 Portrait 53 A5 Portrait 64 B5 Portrait 67 JIS B5 Portrait 67 EXE Portrait 36 COM10 Portrait 38 DL Portrait 106 LETTER Landscape 136 LEGAL Landscape 113 A4 Landscape 113 A5 Landscape 113 A6 Landscape 94 B5 Landscape 97 JIS B5 Landscape 101 EXE Landscape 91 COM10 Landscape 82 DL Landscape 0 5 HP 0 33 Non HP 0 5 HP 0 33 Non HP CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Button Item Sub Item Factory Setting MODE PAGE FORMAT LINES HP 60 LETTER continued continued PORTRAIT 78 LEGAL PORTRAIT 64 A4 PORTRAIT 64 A5 PORTRAIT 53 B5 Portrait 54 JIS B5 Portrait 57 EXE Portrait 51 COM10 Portrait 45 DL Portrait 45 LETTER LANDSCAPE 45 LEGAL LANDSCAPE 43 A4 LANDSCAPE 43 A5 LANDSCAPE 35 B5 Landscape 36 JIS B5 Landscape 37 EXE Landscape 18 COM10 Landscape 19 DL Landscape LINES Non HP 62 LETTER PORTRAIT 80 LEGAL PORTRAIT 66 A4 PORTRAIT 66 A6 PORTRAIT 55 B5 Portrait 56 JIS B5 Portrait 59 EXE Portrait 53 COM10 Portrait 47 DL Portrait 47 LETTER LANDSCAPE 47 LEGAL LANDSCAPE 45 A4 LANDSCAPE 45 A5 LANDSCAPE 37 B5 Landscape 38 JIS B5 Landscape 39 EXE Landscape 20 COM10 Landscape 21 DL Landscape
60. BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcde fghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz 6 a bits 34567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz 6 Xon Xof 4567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz 6 1 DTR ER 567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopaqrstuvwxyz S36 amp 12 Robust Xon 67890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jk lmnopgqrstuvwxyz amp 123 7890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnoparstuvwxyz amp 1234 siia ew 890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz 6 12345 RTO MODE 90 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6 123456 ug AUTO LF AUTO AUTO AUTO FX AUTO LF AUTO MASK PR AUTO LF AUTO CR AUTO MASK PAGE FORMAT MODE X OFFSET Y OFFSET PAPER Lg LEFT M RIGHT M TOP M BOTTOM M LINES FX LEFT M RIGHT M TOP M BOTTOM M LINES PR LEFT M RIGHT M TOP M BOTTOM M LINES C Oo EX EPSON FX 850 PR IBMProprinterxL PAGE COUNTER 682 RAM SIZE 10Mbyte USER SETTINGS SETTING SETTING2 lt EMULATION gt RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION 600 HRC MEDIUM TEST PRINT PRINT CONFIG PORTRAIT LIST INTERNAL FONT NUMBER SYMBOL SET ID PITCH SIZE STYLE WEIGHT TYPEFACE S A M P L E 600dpi 1000 8U ROMAN 8 P lable Upright
61. CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL 8 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective then the display shows the font size selection menu e 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 The display shows PITCH or POINT accordingly 9 Press the A or V button until the desired font size appears on the display 10 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective The blinking cursor then moves to the decimal part of the number 11 Press the A or V button until the desired decimal number appears on the display 12 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective The display then shows the symbol set selection menu 13 Press the Set button When you enter the symbol set setting mode the display first shows the current symbol set with an asterisk 14 Press the A or V button until the desired symbol set appears on the display See List of Symbol Character Sets 15 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective The display then shows the next menu 16 Press the Set button to start printing the code table of the selected font or press the A or V button to skip this menu The display shows the exit menu 17 Press the Set button to exit from the setting mode 18 The printer returns to the off line stat
62. CIES IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENTS Appendix 7 USER S GUIDE INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Bi directional Parallel Interface Interface Connector A shielded cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant with the following pin assignment should be used Most standard parallel cables support bi directional communication but some might have incompatible pin assignments or may not be IEEE 1284 compliant Fig A 1 Parallel Interface Connector Pin Assignment Pin No Signal Pin No Signal 1 DATA STROBE 19 Twisted pair ground 2 DATA 0 20 Twisted pair ground 3 DATA 1 21 Twisted pair ground 4 DATA 2 22 Twisted pair ground 5 DATA 3 23 Twisted pair ground 6 DATA 4 24 Twisted pair ground DATA 5 25 Twisted pair ground 8 DATA 6 26 Twisted pair ground 9 DATA 7 2l Twisted pair ground 10 ACKNLG 28 Twisted pair ground 11 BUSY 29 Twisted pair ground 12 PE 30 INPUT PRIME RET 13 SLCT 31 INPUT PRIME 14 AUTO FEED 32 FAULT 15 N C 33 N C 16 OV 34 N C 17 OV 35 N C 18 5V 36 SELECT IN Appendix 8 11 12 13 14 31 32 36 Signal Description Signal Name IN OUT DATA STROBE IN DATA 0 7 IN ACKNLG OUT BUSY OUT PE OUT SLCT OUT AUTO FEED IN INPUT PRIME IN FAULT OUT SLCT IN IN APPENDICES Explanation Data is latched at the leading edge of this signal Parallel 8 bit data Data reception is completed and the printer is ready for the next data reception when this signal becomes low The pri
63. D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D E Appenaix 23 USER S GUIDE PC 8 PC 8 D N PC 850 PC 852 Appenaix 24 APPENDICES PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 8 Turkish Appendaix 25 USER S GUIDE IBM Mode PC 8 PC 8 D N PC 850 PC 852 Appendix 26 APPENDICES PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 8 Turkish Appendix 27 USER S GUIDE HP GL Mode ANSI ASCII 9825 CHR SET Appenaix 28 APPENDICES FRENCH GERMAN SCANDINAVIAN SPANISH LATIN JIS ASCII Appendix 29 USER S GUIDE ROMANS EXT ISO IRV ISO SWEDISH ISO SWEDISH N Appenaix 30 APPENDICES ISO NORWAY 1 ISO GERMAN ISO FRENCH ISO U K Appendix 31 USER S GUIDE ISO ITALIAN ISO SPANISH ISO PORTUGUESE ISO NORWAY 2 Appendix 32 APPENDICES Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer s Intellifont Compatible Typefaces PCL Symbol Set Typeface Alaska Antique Brougham Cleveland Connect Guatemala Letter 8U Roman 8 e ON ISO 8859 1 Lain 8 8 88 2N ISO8859 2Latin2 tt 5N _ISO8859 9LatinS gt gt e e a a 6N ISO 8859 10 Latin gt gt 8888 TOU POR l 11U PC8DN o gt ee ee 12U PC 850 27 e e l 170 PC 852 oa o eo o eo e o OE o e 260 PC75 e e l OT PCTuk ooo e 19U Windows 3 1 Latin 8 e888 9E Windows3 1Latin2 8 8 88 5T Windows3 l Latin5 gt 8 e888 73 DeskTop 9J S PC 1004 OS 2 itt 10 PSText 0 00 14 xXVent
64. D has been formatted DEVICE1 EXECUTE DATA DEVICE2 DATA ID DEVICES DEVICE LIST SAVE SAVE DATA SET KEY gt END DATA ID Exit DELETE MACRO ID DATA ID FONT ID FORMAT DEVICE SET gt DELETE ALL Exit exit Execute the data on the DEVICE Execute the selected data Print the contents of the DEVICE Send data to be saved End saving the data Set data ID for saved data Exit to DEVICE OPERATION Delete the selected macro Delete the selected data Delete the selected font Format the DEVICE Execute formatting the DEVICE Exit FORMAT DEVICE OPERATION Exit to DEVICE OPERATION 4 13 USER S GUIDE Mode Menu Continued ADVANCED MODE Setting Menu NETWORK MODE ERROR PRINT CONTINUE MODE INPUT BUFFER SAVE SETTINGS Sub Setting Menu LOCK PANEL OFF PASS NO AUTO FF OFF WAIT TIME 5s FF SUPPRESS OFF exit ERROR PRINT OFF CONTINUE MANUAL Hoy SAVE SETTING 1 SAVE SETTING 2 Setting ON or OFF Enter pass number ON or OFF 1 to 99 seconds for AUTO ON ON or OFF exit to NETWORK MODE ON or OFF AUTO or MANUAL Increase or decrease the input buffer capacity 15 levels Save the current settings as 1 Save the current settings as 2 exit exit to SAVE SETTING TIME SETTINGS TIME SETTING Set time YEAR 1999 to 2039 MONTH 1 to 12 DAY 1 to 31 HOUR 0 to 23 MINUTE 00 to 59 TIME STYLE Set time style displayed YY MM DD hh mm MM DD Y Y
65. Exit to DEVICEOPERATION 4 11 USER S GUIDE Mode Menu Continued ADVANCED MODE PAGE COUNTER MAINTENANCE MODE exit MODE 4 12 Setting Menu NETWORK MODE CONTINUE MODE SCALABLE FONT INPUT BUFFER SAVE SETTINGS TIME SETTINGS exit COUNT 0 REMAIN LIFE IMAGE COUNTERS exit Sub Setting Menu LOCK PANEL OFF PASS NO AUTO FF OFF WAIT TIME 5s FF SUPPRESS OFF exit CONTINUE MANUAL FONT ALL yy SAVE SETTING 1 SAVE SETTING 2 exit TIME SETTING YEAR MONTH DAY HOUR MINUTE TIME STYLE SUMMER TIME SUMMER TIME ON TIME ZONE ZONE SETTING ON TIME ZONE exit FC pages FU pages 120K pages BL imaegs C M Y H K TOTAL Setting ON or OFF Enter pass number ON or OFF 1 to 99 seconds for AUTO ON ON or OFF exit to NETWORK MODE AUTO or MANUAL ALL LJ4 Increase or decrease the input buffer capacity 15 levels Save the current settings as 1 Save the current settings as 2 exit to SAVE SETTING Set time 1999 to 2039 1 to 12 1 to 31 0 to 23 00 to 59 Set time style displayed YY MM DD hh mm MM DD YY hh mm DD MM YY hh mm Set summer time ON or OFF Set time zone ON or OFF 12 00 to 12 00 exit to TIME SETTINGS exit to ADVANCED MODE Shows the number of printed pages Shows remaining Cleaner life Shows remaining Oil life Shows remaining 120K life Shows remaining OPC life Shows how many C images printed Shows how ma
66. M stands for Magenta and Y stands for Yellow Although you can print approximately 300 Black and 500 Cyan Magenta and Yellow additional pages at 5 coverage after the toner low message first appears be sure to replace the toner cartridge with a new one before it becomes completely empty When this occurs the B indicator on the LCD panel will disappear Toner Empty Message When the following messages appear on the LCD panel and the printer stops printing you need to replace the Toner Cartridge s 16 TONER EMPTY K COLOR 5 3 USER S GUIDE Replacing the Toner Cartridges T Caution When replacing the Toner Cartridges handle them carefully so that toner does not spill e Note To ensure optimum print quality use genuine Brother toner cartridges Third party toner cartridges may not work in your printer To obtain genuine Brother supplies consult the dealer where you purchased the printer To replace the toner cartridge s follow these steps 1 Open the Front Cover of the printer 2 Be Fig 5 1 Open the Front Cover 2 Remove the Toner Cartridge s which has run out of toner 3 Take the new toner cartridge out of the box Remove the tape labeled REMOVE 4 After rocking each new Toner Cartridge 3 to 4 times from side to side remove the orange protective cover from the new Toner Cartridge 5 4 Fig 5 2 Rocking Cartridge and Removing the Protective Cover CHAPTER 5 MAINTENA
67. MIO Card RAM Expansion This printer has 32 Mbytes of memory standard and 2 slots for optional expansion memory The memory can be expanded up to 288 Mbytes by installing commercially available dual in line memory modules DIMMs The standard memory fitted can vary depending on the printer model and country This printer uses memory modules which are 100 pins no parity SDRAM with 64Mbit or more This printer is not compatible with Extended Data Output EDO DIMM or DIMM which uses 16Mbit SDRAM CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE The following capacity of DIMM can be installed e 16 Mbyte TECHWORKS PM HP 16M BR e 32 Mbyte TECHWORKS PM HP 32M BR e 64 Mbyte TECHWORKS PM HP 64M BR e 128 Mbyte TECHWORKS PM HP 128M BR In general the DIMM must have the following specifications Type 100 pin and 32 bit output CAS Latency 2or3 Clock Frequency 66Mhz or more Capacity 16 32 64 or 128 Mbyte Height 46mm 1 8 inches or less Parity NONE Dram Type 64 M bit SDRAM 4 Bank SDRAM can be used e Notes e There might be some DIMMs which will not work with this printer e For more information consult the dealer where you purchased the printer e For the latest information http www brother com To install DIMMs follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet e Note Be sure to turn off the power to the printer before installing or removing the DIMMs 5 43 USER S GUIDE 2 Uns
68. NCE 5 Insert the new Toner Cartridge s by positioning it in the correct guide s Slide it gently into the printer Do not try to lock or push them in they must rest loosely in the guide rails Note that each color cartridge is individually keyed to prevent improper installation Match each cartridge color label to the corresponding label on the printer Fig 5 3 Installing the Toner Cartridges 6 Close the Front Cover gt Caution e Insert the toner cartridges gently into the printer Do not try to lock them into the printer by pushing them they must stay loosely in the guide rails they will be correctly positioned when the front cover is closed The printer may be damaged or may not work correctly if you install consumables other than genuine Brother supplies or if you use refilled toner cartridges This could void your warranty Do not stand the toner cartridge on its end or turn it upside down Install the toner cartridges immediately after you remove the protective cover Do not touch the shaded area shown below Fig 5 4 Toner Cartridges 5 5 5 6 USER S GUIDE Oil Bottle Oil Bottle Low Message When the Oil has almost run out the following message appears on the LCD panel Prepare a new Oil Bottle to replace the nearly empty bottle After this message appears you can print approximately 30 pages FUSER OIL LOW Oil Bottle Empty Message When the Oil completely runs out the following message app
69. NTERNET ADDRESS For technical questions and downloading drivers http www brother com Definitions of Warnings Cautions and Notes The following conventions are used in this User s Guide A N Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury gt Caution Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or prevent damage to the printer e Note Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer To Use the Printer Safely A N Warning This printer is heavy and weighs approximately 37kg 81 6 Ibs When you move or lift this printer be sure at least 2 people lift it together Z Warning The Fusing Unit becomes extremely HOT during operation Wait until it has cooled down sufficiently before replacing consumables Fig 0 1 Fusing unit A N Warning If metal objects water or other liquids get inside the printer turn the printer off immediately and unplug the printer Contact your dealer A N Warning Do not put consumables such as the Toner Cartridges and the Waste Toner Pack into a fire Some consumables can be flammable under certain conditions A N Warning Do not look directly at the laser beam light It might cause damage to your eyesight Do not remove or break open the printer s safety interlocks A N Warning Do not run the printer with the Top Cover Front Cover and Rear Access Covers open and the interlocks removed
70. PCL 5C BR Script 2 BR Script 2 HP GL HP GL EPSON FX 850 IBM Proprinter XL To get the most out of this laser printer we recommend you use the Brother BR Script 2 emulation The printer is set to the HP color printer emulation PCLS5C mode automatically Since PCLSC mode takes the highest priority in the automatic emulation selection you can start using the printer as it is with the factory settings in most cases When the automatic emulation selection is active you can check the current emulation on the display When the printer is in ready print or wait modes the display reads as follows Emulation Status Display in Ready State HP PCL5C LJ READY OGLE T1 BR Script 2 Bs IDLE OO1P T1 HP GL GL READY QOI1P T1 EPSON FX 850 FX READY OOI1P T1 IBM Proprinter XL PR READY OQOI1P T1 e Notes Emulation modes other than PCL5C and BR Script 2 are monochrome emulation modes To select the emulation mode manually use the Emulation button For further information see EMULATION Button in Chapter 4 USER S GUIDE gt Notes When you use the automatic emulation selection note the following e Once the emulation is automatically changed it is not changed again for a short period of time This time period is called Time Out and it can be set with the Emulation button The factory setting is 5 seconds The EPSON or IBM emulation mode priority must be selected since the printer cannot distinguish between them The fac
71. PRINT ON print in color mode COLOR PRINI OFF print in monochrome mode only 4 27 USER S GUIDE GRAPHICS MODE e Note The settings in this mode menu are effective only in the HP GL mode They do not appear in any other emulation modes Since the HP GL emulation mode is for a plotter you can select the plotter pens the pen size and percentage of gray in this mode menu Display Message Graphics Mode PEN SETTING Set the size and percentage of gray separately for six plotter pens CHARACTER SET Set the standard and alternate character sets e Note In most cases the application software controls the above graphics mode settings so you do not have to set them in this menu with the Mode button The software or command setting overrides the button setting Select the setting menu and enter the sub setting menu to make the changes as follows W Pen Setting After you select the pen advance to the sub setting menu for size or gray percentage selection with the A or V button and enter the menu with the Set button Message appears on the What you can adjust lower row of the LCD SIZE 1 3 dots The pen size can be set from 1 dot to 10 dots GRAY 1 100 The shades of gray can be set to 15 30 45 75 90 or 100 gt Notes e When another pen is selected the display shows the selected pen with the number after SIZE or GRAY Whichever resolution you have selected 300 or 600 dpi the pen size takes ef
72. Reg Regular Roman Book or Antique Bd Bold or Demi Xb Extrabold TE Italic or Oblique e 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 another style indication BdIt indicates a bold italic font LtIt indicates a light italic font etc 8 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective then the display shows the font size selection menu e 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 The display shows PITCH or POINT accordingly 9 Press the A or V button until the font size you want appears on the display 10 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective Then the blinking cursor moves to the decimal part of the number 11 Press the A or V button until the decimal number you want appears on the display 12 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective The display then shows the character set selection menu 13 Press the Set button 4 56 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL 14 When you enter the character set setting mode the display first shows the current character set with an asterisk e Note The character set varies according to the current emulation mode 15 Press the
73. TA ae dray 2 MN Manual Feed Copy Pages Orientation Toner Level P Portrait W sufficient toner SL Landscape O blinking W toner nearly empty p Reverse Portrait O disappear toner empty 1 Reverse Landscape Current Emulation Status Fixed emulation expressed with double figures Emulation Mode LJ AUTO HP PCLSC emulation AUTO Auto emulation selection BS AUTO BR Script 2 PCLSC HP PCLSC fixed GL AUTO HP GL emulation BRScript BR Script fixed FX AUTO EPSON FX 850 emulation HP GL HP HP GL fixed PR AUTO IBM Proprinter XL emulation FX 850 Epson FX 850 fixed Pro XL IBM Proprinter XL Fig 4 2 Display About Routine Maintenance Messages This printer has some user serviceable parts that require periodic replacement The printer counts the number of printed pages and detects the life of each of these parts When the part nears the end of its useful life the following messages appear on the LCD display These messages will over write the Emulation Mode status information Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information on consumables life Maintenance Message Meaning When the mark blinks the a a E indicated color toner is nearly K CMY empty K Black C Cyan M Magenta Y Yellow When the toner becomes empty the indicator disappears completely FUSER OIL LOW Oil in the Oil Bottle is nearly empty REPLACE FCR Time to
74. TO SKIP ON HP mode AUTO MASK OFF EPSON amp IBM modes exit PAPER LETTER For 120V model PAPER A4 For 220 240V model LEFT M 0C RIGHT M 80C Letter Portrait RIGHT M 78C A4 Portrait TOP M 0 5 HP mode Setting Available only when a commercial MIO card has been installed The settings available on the installed MIO card can appear under the sub setting menu PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE ON LF CR OFF CR only ON LF FF or VT CR OFF LF FF or VT only ON Auto wrap on OFF Auto wrap off ON Auto FF at bottom margin OFF No FF at bottom margin ON Auto mask on OFF Auto mask off Exit to AUTO MODE LETTER LEGAL A4 A5 B5 EXECUTIVE JIS B5 COM10 and DL 0 to 126 columns 10 to 136 columns 10 to 136 columns 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 0 8 4 12 7 25 4 38 1 or 50 8 mm BOTTOM M 0 5 0 0 33 0 5 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 HP mode 0 8 4 12 7 25 4 38 1 or 50 8 mm LINES 60L 5 to 128 lines page HP Letter Portrait LINES 64L 5 to 128 lines page HP A4 Portrait X OFFSET 0 500 left to 500 right dots Y OFFSET 0 500 down to 500 up dots exit Exit to PAGE FORMAT MODE COLOR MODE COLOR PRINT ON Enable color printing ON OFF Monochrome print mode exit Exit to FORMAT MODE RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 300 or 600 dpi HRC SETTING HRC MEDIUM OFF LIGHT MEDIUM or DARK exit Exit to RESOLUTION MODE PAGE PROTECTION PROTECT
75. When the printer is off line and there is data remaining in the printer memory the Data LED comes on Pressing the Form Feed button executes a form feed and prints the remaining data If you set the number of copies with the Copy button and press the Sel button during copy printing the printer suspends the form feed operation Pressing the Sel button again resumes the form feed operation If no data remains in the printer memory and you press the Form Feed button the printer ignores this button operation e Note If you want the printer to print the remaining data automatically you can set the auto form feed function with the Mode button See AUTO FORMFEED in this chapter Reprint Function You can reprint the last print job without sending it from the computer again When you press the Form Feed button with the Data LED off the printer reprints the pages of the last print job You can use this function to recover printing when a paper jam has occurred After printing is finished set the printer off line and press the Form Feed button once so that the printer prints the pages of the last print job However if there is not enough memory to keep all the pages of the last print job the printer will print only the last page of the last job When you press the Form Feed button one or more times during reprinting you can set the number of copies to reprint The printer reprints the last job the number of times you press th
76. Windows Latin5 ST Appenaix 18 APPENDICES Legal 1U Ventura Math 6M Ventura Intl 13J Ventura US 14J Appenaix 19 USER S GUIDE PS Math 5M PS Text 10J Math 8 8M Pi Font 15U Appenaix 20 APPENDICES MS Publishing 6J Windows 3 0 9U Desktop 7J MC Text 12J Appendix 21 USER S GUIDE 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 For other characters see the Roman 8 character set SYMBOL SET 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D TE ISO 2 IRV ISO 4 UK ISO 6 ASCII ISO10 SWE FIN ISO11 Swedish ISO14 JISASCII ISO15 Italian ISO16 POR ISO17 Spanish ISO21 German ISO25 French ISO57 Chinese ISO60 NOR v1 ISO61 NOR v2 ISO69 French ISO84 POR ISO85 Spanish HP German HP Spanish Appendix 22 APPENDICES EPSON Mode US ASCII CHARACTER SET German UK ASCII I French I Danish I Italy Spanish Swedish Japanese Norwegian Danish I UK ASCII I French I Dutch South African 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 For other characters see the US ASCII character set 23 24 40 5B 5C 5
77. X OFFSET X OFFSET 0 Y OFFSET Y OFFSET 0 COLOR MODE COLOR PRINT COLOR PRINT ON FORMAT MODE BR Script 2 X OFFSET X OFFSET 0 Y OFFSET Y OFFSET 0 FORMAT MODE HP GL PAGE FORMAT MODE PAPER LETTER For 110 120V model A4 For 220 240V model X OFFSET X OFFSET 0 Y OFFSET Y OFFSET 0 GRAPHICS MODE HP GL PEN SETTING SIZE 3 dots GRAY 100 4 77 USER S GUIDE 4 78 Button 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 RESOLUTION CAPT SETTING HRC SETTING LOCK PANEL AUTO FF For AUTO FF ON WAIT TIME FF SUPPRESS ERROR PRINT BR Script2 CONTINUE MODE SCALABLE FONT HP EPSON amp IBM For any interfaces INPUT BUFFER SELECT FONT SYMBOL SET SELECT FONT SYMBOL SET TIME OUT EPSON IBM KEEP PCL Factory Setting RESOLUTION 600 CAPT OFF HRC MEDIUM PROTECT AUTO LOCK PANEL OFF AUTO FF OFF WAIT TIME 5s FF SUPPRESS OFF ERROR PRINT OFF CONTINUE MANUAL FONT ALL OOOO BROUGHAM PC 8 BROUGHAM PC 8 BROUGHAM US ASCII BROUGHAM PC 8 AUTO TIME OUT 5s EPSON IBM EPSON KEEP PCL OFF Button Item ECONOMY TONER SAVE MODE POWER SAVE MODE FEEDER FEEDER MANUAL MODE MEDIA TYPE SMALL SIZE COPY LANGUAGE FORM FEED POWER ON Sub Item For POWER SAVE ON
78. Y OOI1P T1 AUTO iam K C M Y AUTO The auto emulation selection mode is set LJ The auto emulation selection is set and currently the HP PCLSC emulation is selected READY The printer is ready to print 001 The number of copies to print is set to 1 P Portrait print is selected T1 Paper is fed from Tray1 W Toner cartridges are full When the toner cartridges become nearly empty the W indication blinks The W indication disappears when a color toner is empty 2 17 USER S GUIDE Printing the Test Patterns or Lists You can check print quality and print a list of available fonts before you actually start working with the printer To do so follow these steps 1 Make sure that you have already installed the toner cartridges the OPC Belt Cartridge the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner and have loaded paper into the cassette Make sure that you have removed the protective parts on the Waste Toner Pack 2 Turn on the printer Wait until the following message is displayed LJ READY OOI1P TI AUTO BEE K C MYX 3 Press the Sel button to set the printer off line The On Line LED goes off 4 Hold down the Shift button and press the Test button Release both buttons 5 Press the A or F button to scroll through the display until the desired message appears Choose from one of the following selections To Print LCD Mesage the Demonstration Page DEMO PAGE the Test Pattern TESI PRINT the list of pr
79. a solid level or rubbing surface 2 Check the rear access cover is closed correctly 3 Check the toner cartridges are installed correctly 4 Shake the toner cartridges gently Colors are light or unclear in 1 Check the specified paper is used the whole page 2 Check if the problem is solved after changing the wK paper to freshly unpacked paper aa 3 Check the rear access cover is closed correctly 4 Shake the toner cartridges gently White vertical streaks or bands Check which color is missing and replace the toner cartridge The toner has probably come to the end of its life However when you see a white vertical line on the toner roller try the following procedure 1 Cut a sheet approx 50mm x 50mm out of a transparency film 2 Insert the film about 10mm into the gap between the toner roller and the blade 3 Slide the film and pull it out as shown below 6 17 USER S GUIDE 6 18 Question Recommendation Completely blank or some colors are missing Black colored spots or Toner stain 1 Check which color is missing and replace the toner cartridge 2 Replace the OPC belt cartridge Check which color is missing and replace the toner cartridge 1 Check if the problem is solved after changing the paper to freshly unpacked paper 2 Check the specified paper is used 3 Check the room temperature is higher than 10 degrees C 1 Check which color is missing and che
80. ake sure the printer is turned off If the printer is turned on be sure to press the Sel button to take the printer off line If data remains in the printer memory the Data LED stays on Press the Form Feed button to print out the remaining data then the Data LED goes off Turn off the printer 2 Insert an HDD card into slot 2 with the label facing to the right It is not possible to fit a card into slot 1 with a Type III PCMCIA card fitted in slot 2 3 Fit a flash memory or font card into either slot 1 or slot 2 with the label facing to the right Make sure they are inserted correctly To remove a card pull it out of the slot with the printer turned off 5 35 USER S GUIDE The following type of flash memory card can be installed 4 Mbyte Fujitsu e 8 Mbyte Fujitsu e 16 Mbyte Fujitsu e 32 Mbyte Fujitsu e Mbyte AMD e 2 Mbyte AMD e 4 Mbyte AMD 10 Mbyte AMD e 4 Mbyte AMD 8 Mbyte AMD e 20 Mbyte AMD 2 85 Mbyte SanDisk MB98A8 1273 MB98A8 1373 MB98A8 1473 MB98A81573 AMCO001CFLKA AMCO002CFLKA AMCO0O04CFLKA AMCO1O0CFLKA AMCO004DFLKA AMCO08DFLKA AMCO020DFLKA PCMCIA PC Card ATA Fig 5 46 Installing or Removing the Card 5 36 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Selecting the Optional Fonts Font ID Number After you have installed the optional font card you can select optional fonts by any of the following methods 1 Through your application software 2 With a font selection command
81. all the Media Cassette follow these steps to set the paper guides e Note e Be sure to select the same paper size in your application software or printing errors will occur If your application software does not support paper size selection in its print menu you can change the paper size with the Mode button in the FORMAT MODE For paper size change information see MODE Button in Chapter 4 The default paper size has been factory set to letter or A4 depending upon the final destination of the printer 1 20V model Letter size paper set e220 240V model A4 size paper set Small Size Setting See Control Panel in Chapter 4 Load paper into the Media Cassette as follows L Pull the Media Cassette out of the printer Fig 2 18 Removing the Media Cassette 2 12 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 2 Adjust the Paper Guides to accommodate the paper size you wish to use Hold the shaded parts shown below and gently slide the guides into place Fig 2 19 Adjust the Paper Guides 3 Load paper into the Media Cassette e Note e Adjust the tray to the correct paper size indication arrow If you do not adjust it correctly the printer may detect the wrong size of paper Do not load more than 250 sheets of paper 75 g m7or 20 lbs in the cassette or paper jams may occur Paper 75 g m or 20 Ibs should NOT be loaded above the top line on the guide Fig 2 20 Paper Lines 4 Install the Media Casset
82. and the Transfer Drum e Note e User replacement of some of the following 120K Kit parts is not recommended For user replacement of the Drum Cleaner Paper Discharger and Transfer Roller please refer to the instructions found below e We recommend that you contact your local Brother authorized dealer or service center for replacing the Paper Feeding Roller Separator Pad and Transfer Drum e We recommend you contact your Service provider when you see the following message on the LCD panel REPLACE 120K KIT Drum Cleaner Caution Both ends of the Drum Cleaner roller consist of metal bearings that connect the bias element to the power supply These must be connected correctly when you install the Drum Cleaner Be sure to check how to connect these properly by referring to the old Drum Cleaner before you begin replacement 5 21 USER S GUIDE Replacing the Drum Cleaner 1 Press the Power button and turn the printer Off 2 Open the Top Cover 3 Remove the Drum Cleaner Cover Fig 5 25 Opening the Cover 4 Remove the Drum Cleaner by gently pushing the handle away from you until it releases and then lift it out of the printer Fig 5 26 Removing the Drum Cleaner 5 22 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5 Install the new Drum Cleaner into the printer by gently placing the brass bearings into the guides and pushing the handle down until the bearings click into place Ensure that the Drum Cleaner is free to mov
83. ands to select the emulation on a network Commands Hex Emulation ESCCRH 1B0D 48 HP PCLSC ESC CR AB 1B 0D 41 42 BR Script 2 ESC CR GL 1B OD 47 4C HP GL ESCCRE 1B0D45 EPSON FX 850 ESCCRI 1B0D49 IBM Proprinter XL CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL About Emulation Modes This printer has the following emulation modes M HP PCL5C Mode This printer emulates Hewlett Packard PCLSC color printers and PCL6 monochrome printers This is the default emulation setting of the printer Since many popular software packages support this emulation this may be the best choice for general use E BR Script 2 Mode color BR Script is a Brother original page description language and it is a PostScript language emulation interpreter This printer has level 2 BR Script which supports full color printing at 600 dpi BR Script enables superior control for text and graphics printing The HL2400Ce will deliver optimum performance in this mode Average users do not need to know much about PostScript language If you want to obtain technical information about PostScript please refer to the following commercial manuals Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference Manual 2nd Edition Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1990 Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Program Design Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1988 Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Reference M
84. annot be selected No selection appears on the display If permanent fonts are not downloaded in the HP emulation mode or another emulation mode is selected the permanent fonts cannot be selected No selection appears on the display When you select the optional font or download font press the Set button to enter the sub menu After you select your desired font with the A or F button press the Set button again The list you can print with the Test button helps you to select the optional fonts or permanent download fonts See TEST button in this chapter or Selecting the Optional Fonts in Chapter 5 4 Press the Set button When you enter the font setting mode the display first shows the current font with an asterisk gt Press the A or V button until the font you want appears on the display See List of Fonts 6 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective The steps you follow will vary according to the font type scalable or bitmapped E If you select a resident bitmapped font Letter Gothic 16 66 or optional bitmapped fonts the display shows the character set selection menu Go to step 7 E If you select the resident scalable fonts or optional scalable fonts the display shows the font style selection menu and then changes to the font size menu 4 55 USER S GUIDE 7 Press the A or V button until the desired style appears on the display Display Message Font Style HE Light
85. anual Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1985 Adobe Systems Incorporated PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc 1985 E HP GL Mode monochrome The HP GL mode is the emulation mode where this printer emulates the Hewlett Packard plotter model HP 7475A Since many graphics and CAD applications support this type of plotter you can get more out of this printer working with your application software E EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode monochrome The EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL emulations allow the HL 2400Ce to support the printer control language of industry standard dot matrix printers 4 67 USER S GUIDE ECONOMY Button 4 68 TONER SAVE MODE You can turn on or off the toner save mode as follows Display Message Toner Save Mode TONER SAVE OFF Turn off the toner save mode Factory setting TONER SAVK ON Turn on the toner save mode The amount of toner on the paper decreases and the printed image may look lighter POWER SAVE MODE You can turn on or off the power save mode as follows Display Message Power Save Mode POWER SAVE ON Turn on the power save mode The fixing assembly of the print engine is turned off after the specified time to save power Factory setting POWER SAVE OFF Turn off the power save mode The fixing assembly of the print engine is always powered on to keep its temperature at the speci
86. aper of letter legal A4 ISO B5 JIS B5 A5 and Executive sizes 100 x 210 mm to 216 x 356 mm 3 9 x 8 2 to 8 5 x 14 60 to 160 g m 16 to 43 1bs e Envelopes of COM10 and DL sizes e Transparencies e label stocks Appendix 4 APPENDICES Test printing on paper especially envelopes is recommended before making a large purchase The following types of envelopes are not recommended for use e Envelopes with thick and or crooked edges e Damaged curled wrinkled or irregularly shaped envelopes e Extremely shiny or highly textured envelopes e Envelopes with clasps e Envelopes of baggy construction e Envelopes not sharply creased e Embossed envelopes e Envelopes already printed with a laser printer e Envelopes that cannot be arranged uniformly when placed in a pile e Notes An area 15 mm 0 6 from the edges of the envelope will not be printed Avoid feeding labels with the carrier sheet exposed otherwise your printer will be damaged When feeding OHP film the use of a recommended type for laser printers will ensure optimum printing For detailed information on the specification or purchase please contact your nearest authorized sales representative or the place of purchase E 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
87. aska Scalable Helsinki Scalable BR Symbol Scalable Tennessee Scalable W Dingbats Scalable Germany Scalable San Diego Scalable Bermuda Script Scalable US Roman Scalable Atlanta Scalable Copenhagen Scalable Portugal Scalable Calgary CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL List of Symbol Character Sets The symbol sets and character sets are subject to the current emulation mode HP PCL5C ROMAN 8 ISO LATIN1 TSO LATIN TSO LATING ISO LATIN6 PC 775 PC 8 PC 8 D N PC 850 PC 852 PC 8 TURKISH PC 1004 WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS DESKTOP PS TEXT VENTURA INTL VENTURA US MS PUBLISHING MATH 8 PS MATH VENTURA MATH PI FONT LEGAL ISO 2 ISO 4 ISO 6 TSO10 T9011 TSO14 JOOLS IS0O16 TSO17 cSO2 T9025 19057 ISO60 TSO61 TSO69 TSO84 POR TSO85 SPANISH WINDOWS 3 0 HP GERMAN HP SPANISH MC TEXT LATINI LATIN2 LATINS BALTIC IRV UK ASCI SWE FIN SWEDISH JISASCII ITALIAN POR SPANISH GERMAN FRENCH CHINESE NOR vl NOR v2 FRENCH EPSON US ASCIL GERMAN UK ASCE LE FRENCH I DANISH I TTALY SPANISH SWEDISH JAPANESE NORWEGIAN DANISH II UK ASCIT TI FRENCH II DUTCH SOUTH AFRICAN PCC PC 8 D N PC 050 PC 852 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 8 TURKISH IBM PC 8 PC 8 D N PC Sou PC 852 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 8 TURKISH 4 59 USER S GUIDE FORM FEED Button REPRINT Button The Form Feed button works in two ways according to the Data LED Status Form Feed
88. at a distance from the top edge of the paper 0 0 33 Non HP 0 5 HP 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 inches Set the bottom margin at a distance from the bottom edge of the paper 0 0 33 Non HP 0 5 HP 1 0 1 5 or 2 0 inches Set the number of lines per page from 5 to 128 lines See List of Factory Settings in this chapter The letter P in the display messages indicates that the page orientation is portrait The letter L is displayed when it is landscape Display Message Page Format Mode Continued X OFFSET O Move the print start position at the upper left corner on pages horizontally up to 500 dots to the left or 500 dots to the right in 300dpi dot unit increments factory setting 0 Y OFFSET O Move the print start position at the upper left corner on pages vertically up to 500 dots downward or 500 dots upward in 300dpi dot increments factory setting 0 4 25 USER S GUIDE 4 26 e Notes When you choose settings in PAGE FORMAT MODE note the following e Letter size has been factory set for 120V models A4 size has been factory set for 220 240V models When you use paper smaller than specified in the PAGE FORMAT MODE be sure that the print area is smaller than the paper size otherwise the inside of the printer will get stained with toner We recommend that you perform a test before actual use For this test you should use letter or A4 size of paper to confirm that the printed area is c
89. at the PRIMARY FONT or SECONDARY FONT message the printer prompts you to select the ID of the font Select the ID with the A or V button and press the Set button again so that the printer saves the font with the selected ID e Note When you see an asterisk on the display the ID number has been used for another font If you select the used ID number the old font will be erased and replaced with the new one Whatever font you have selected via the Font button the printer will save it as a bitmapped font as long as the print size is no more than 24 point This allows the printer to print fonts faster than when they are not saved We recommend that you save the scalable fonts that you frequently use as bitmap fonts for faster printing Since the flash memory card is in card slot 1 or 2 the HDD card can only be used in card slot 2 fonts stored in the card behave in the same way as they would if they were in a dedicated Font Card You can select the saved fonts as DEVICE1 FONT or DEVICE2 FONT with the Font button or the font selection command from your software For font selection see FONT Button in this chapter You can check the saved fonts by printing the list of fonts with the Test button See TEST Button in this chapter 4 39 USER S GUIDE e Notes When you save the primary or secondary font note the following e The font is temporarily stored in the RAM of the printer before it is s
90. ata or a macro If you select the used ID number the old data or macro is erased and replaced with the new data Once the data is saved you can execute it with EXECUTE DATA or with a data execution command The data saved in the SAVE DATA mode cannot be run with a macro execution command in HP PCLSC emulation e Save Macro e Note The SAVE MACRO menu appears only in the HP PCLSC emulation mode If you have downloaded a macro into the printer s memory you can save the macro on the installed flash memory card or HDD card If a macro has been downloaded into the printer s memory and you press the Set button at SAVE MACRO the printer prompts you to select the ID for the macro Select the ID with the A or V button and press the Set button again so that the printer saves the macro with the selected ID CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL e Note When you see an asterisk on the display the ID number has been used for another macro or data If you select the used ID number the old macro or data is erased and replaced with the new macro You can execute a macro with the macro execution command e Primary Font or Secondary Font e Note The PRIMARY FONT and SECONDARY FONT menus appear only in the HP PCLSC emulation mode If you have selected the primary or secondary font with the Font button you can save the font on the installed flash memory card or HDD card When you press the Set button
91. aterinburg Tashkent Bombay Calcutta Madras New Delhi Colombo Almaty Dhaka Bangkok Jakarta Hanoi Beijing Chongqing Urumqi Hong Kong Perth Singapore Taipei Tokyo Osaka Sapporo Seoul Yakutsk Adelaide Darwin Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Sydney Guam Port Moresby Vladivostok Harare Magadan Solomon Is New Caledonia Fiji Kamchatka Marshall Is Wellington Auckland CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL 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 then automatically moves to exit MODE menu EXIT MODE When you finish setting your desired option in the mode menus advance to the following message MODE exit MODE Press the Set button to exit from the mode menus to the off line ready State e Note Remember that you can exit from the mode menu at any time with the Sel button After you make a setting effective with the Set button press the Sel button You will exit from the mode menu to the on line ready state The settings you have changed with the Set button are effective after a quick exit 4 49 USER S GUIDE FONT Button Pressing the Font button allows you to select fonts and symbol character sets e Notes When you use the Font button note the following e The Font button is effective in the HP PCL5C EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes However the settings are subject to
92. ator Call Messages are displayed LCD Operator Call Message Consumable to Replace Approximate Life How to Replace See 5 3 Order No TN OIBK 16 TONER EMPTY K COLOR Toner Cartridge Black 10 000 pages See 5 3 TN O1C 16 TONER EMPTY CMY COLOR Toner Cartridge Cyan Magenta or Yellow Waste Toner 6 000 pages See 5 11 TN 01M TN O1LY WT 1CL 22 WASTE TONER Pack Oil Bottle 12 000 images See 5 6 FO 1CL 23 OIL EMPTY Fuser Cleaner 12 000 pages 1 See 5 9 FO 1CL 24 CHANGE FCR CR 1CL 12 000 pages The following are Maintenance Messages that appear on the lower row of the LCD in On Line mode These messages provide advance warning for replacing each of the consumables before they run out To avoid any inconvenience you may want to purchase spare consumables before the printer stops printing Consumable How to Order LCD Maintenance Message to Replace Approximate Life Replace See 5 3 No TN OIBK Toner nearly empty O oe E K CM Y Toner Cartridge Black 10 000 pages a 72 See 5 3 TN OLC Toner nearly empty E O K CMY Toner Cartridge Cyan Magenta or Yellow Oil Bottle 6 000 pages aE See 5 6 TN 01M TN 01Y FO 1CL 12 000 pages 1 FUSER OIL LOW 5 1 USER S GUIDE The following are Maintenance Messages and appear on the lower row of the LCD in On Line mode These messages advise you that you will
93. ausing Equipment Regulations Europe When you install the NC 2010h 2100h Ethernet interface card this printer complies with EN 55022 Class A A N Warning In a domestic environment the printer used with an NC 2010h 2100h Network card may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures to prevent any such interference This printer has a modular input output MIO interface slot on the rear panel This slot allows you to install a commercial MIO compatible sharing network card For more information about MIO cards consult the dealer where you purchased this printer To install an MIO card follow these steps 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord from the wall socket e Note e Be sure to turn off the power to the printer before installing or removing the MIO card Be sure to remove the interface cable connector when installing the MIO card 5 41 5 42 USER S GUIDE MIO Interface Slot MIO Card 2 Remove the two screws and cover plate from the MIO interface slot 3 Unpack the MIO card and hold it by its edge e Note Do not touch the card surface If static electricity collects it damages the card 4 Insert the card until it is securely seated 5 Secure the MIO card with the two captive screws on the card 6 Retain the cover plate and two screws removed in 2 in case you want to remove the MIO card later Fig 5 52 Installing the
94. aved on the device If the font data exceeds the RAM capacity a memory full error occurs You can clear this error with the Continue button As not all the font data has been stored in RAM you cannot save the font to the device When the font data is saved the printer is reset to ensure as much capacity as possible in RAM If any data remains it is printed If you have saved the font at 600 dpi resolution and change the printer resolution to 300 dpi the printer cannot print the saved font e Download Font e Notes e The DOWNLOAD FONT menu appears only in the HP PCLSC emulation mode Be sure to print the list of download fonts with the Test button and check the download font ID on the list before you enter this menu You must select the font in this menu using the same number you see on the list If you have downloaded a font into the printer memory you can save it on the flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD The printer prompts you to select the download font ID that you can choose from the font list Press the A or V button to move the cursor to the ID and select it with the Set button e Note The download font IDs do not appear when fonts have not been downloaded After you have selected the download font ID press the Set button so that the printer saves the selected download font Vector or bitmapped fonts are saved in the format of the original font Once you save the downloaded font in the devi
95. ce you will not need to download the font every time you want to use it Since the font can be saved in either the flash memory card in card slot 1 or 2 the HDD card can be used only in card slot 2 of the printer or in the optional HDD you can select the saved fonts as DEVICE1 2 or 3 FONT with the Font button or the font selection command from your software For font selection see FONT Button in this chapter 4 40 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL You can check the fonts saved on the card by printing the list of fonts with the Test button See TEST Button in this chapter e Note When the fonts on the HDD card are selected in a print job they are copied into the printer RAM It may cause a printer memory full error because those fonts occupy some RAM space We recommend that you install optional DIMM memory to use the downloaded fonts on the HDD card E Delete When you select DELETE and press the Set button you can enter the following sub setting menus to delete macros and fonts or format the installed flash memory card or HDD card Display Message Delete Menu MACRO D Delete the selected ID macro DATA LDS Faqs Delete the selected ID data FONT D 3 444 Delete the selected ID font FORMAT DEVICE Format the flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD e Macro When you press the Set button at MACRO ID the cursor moves to the ID number The printer prompts you to select the ID
96. ck the toner cartridge is installed correctly 2 Replace the toner cartridge 3 Replace the OPC belt cartridge Contact your dealer or Brother authorized service representative CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Question Recommendation Toner scatter or Toner stain 1 Check which color is the problem and replace the toner cartridge 2 Replace the OPC belt cartridge The color of your printouts are 1 Initiate a test print from the control panel not what you expected 2 Check that the toner cartridges are installed correctly 3 Check that toner cartridges are not empty 4 Adjust the color by using the custom setting in the driver Colors the printer can display and colors you see on a monitor are different The printer may not be able to reproduce the colors on your monitor 5 Check to ensure the specified paper is used All one color Replace the OPC belt cartridge Dirt on back of paper 1 Replace the Oil Bottle 2 Replace the Fuser Cleaning Roller Shade on the transparency 1 Check that the problem is solved after changing to the recommended type of transparency 2 Check that the media type mode is selected correctl Color misregistration 1 Check that the OPC Belt Cartridge is installed correctly 2 Replace the OPC Belt Cartridge 6 19 USER S GUIDE Question Recommendation Uneven density appears 1 Check that the toner cartridges are installed periodically in the horizontal correctly direction 2 Check
97. crew the two screws securing the rear plate of the main controller board and pull out the main controller board Fig 5 53 Removing the Main Controller Board 3 Unpack the DIMM and hold it by its edge Caution Do not touch the memory chips and the surface of the main controller board If static electricity collects it may damage these electrical parts 4 Hold the DIMM with your fingers against the side edges and thumb against the back edge Align the notches on the DIMM with the DIMM slot Check that the locks on each side of the DIMM slot are open or outward Fig 5 54 Install the DIMM 5 Press the DIMM straight into the slot press firmly Make sure the locks on each side of the DIMM snap inwards into place To remove a DIMM the locks must be released 5 44 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE e Notes e When you install less than two DIMMs be sure to install them in the order Slot land then Slot2 When you install different capacities of DIMMs be sure to install the larger capacity DIMM in Slot and smaller capacity DIMM in Slot2 6 Refit the main controller board into the printer by sliding it into the guide rails Fig 5 55 Refit the Main Controller board 7 Secure the main controller board with the two screws 8 Reconnect the printer cable from your computer Plug the power cord into the AC outlet and turn on the printer 9 To check whether the DIMM has been insta
98. ct guides Each color cartridge is individually keyed to prevent improper installation Match each cartridge color label to the corresponding color label on the printer Fig 2 12 Install the Toner Cartridges Insert the toner cartridges gently into the printer Do not try to lock them into the printer by pushing them all the way into the slot The cartridges will be correctly positioned when the front cover is closed Do not stand the toner cartridge on its end or turn it upside down Install the toner cartridges immediately after you remove the protective cover Do not touch the shaded part shown below Fig 2 13 Toner Cartridge CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Installing the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner 1 Open the Top Cover and release the pressure on the Fusing Unit rollers by pushing the Pressure Release Levers to the OPEN position Remove the orange protective parts fitted between the rollers of the Fusing Unit Make sure that the Pressure Release Levers are put back to the SET position Fig 2 14 Remove the Protective Parts 2 Install the Oil Bottle into the Fusing Unit with the label side facing the front of the printer The Oil Bottle is keyed to prevent incorrect installation Fig 2 15 Install the Oil Bottle Do not spill the oil inside the printer If the oil does spill 1t might cause damage to the printer If you do spill any oil consult your dealer or our authorized service representati
99. ct sunlight if set up near a window is unavoidable Do not install the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gasses Place the printer on a flat horizontal surface Keep the printer clean Do not install the printer in a dusty place Do not install the printer near an air conditioner 1 8 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The following figure details the recommended area around the printer for proper ventilation operation and maintenance 40cm 16 10cm 4 10cm 4 Fig 1 1 Recommended area around the Printer e Note Ensure that there is enough space behind the printer so that you can easily access the rear cover if a paper jam occurs 1 9 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER This chapter can also be used as a quick setup guide which provides information for setting up the printer BEFORE USING THE PRINTER A N Warning This printer is heavy and weighs approximately 37kg 81 6 Ibs When moving or lifting this printer be sure to do so with at least 2 people to avoid injury Checking the Components After unpacking the printer check to see that you have all of the OP 1CL Printer Fuser Cleaner FO 1CL Power Cord Standard Media Cassette Toner Cartridge pre installed Black TN01BK C
100. d trademarks or trademarks of respective companies Compilation and Publication Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd this manual has been compiled and published covering the latest product descriptions and specifications The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages including consequential caused by reliance on the materials presented including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication 2000 Brother Industries Ltd Shipment of the Printer If for any reason you must ship your Printer carefully package the Printer to avoid any damage during transit It is recommended that you save and use the original packaging The Printer should also be adequately insured with the carrier WARNING When shipping the Printer the TONER CARTRIDGES and ALL CONSUMABLES must be removed from the Printer Failure to remove the CONSUMABLES during shipping will cause severe damage to the Printer and will VOID THE WARRANTY refer to user s manual For USA amp CANADA Only For technical and operational assistance please call In USA 1 877 284 3238 In CANADA 1 800 853 6660 914 685 6464 within Montreal If you have comments or suggestions please write us at In USA Printer C
101. d driver you should re install it Re installing the previous driver will make the new HL 2400Ce driver inactive The installer makes the installed printer driver the Windows default The installer automatically sets the printer port to the parallel interface LPT 1 During this installation changes have been made to the SYSTEM INI file It is necessary to restart Windows so that the changes become effective and the installed bi directional parallel communications device driver can take effect For Macintosh Users e Note e The installer for the Macintosh driver works on OS System version 7 5 3 or higher The PPD file can be used in Laser Writer Driver version 8 4 3 or higher 1 Insert the CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Double click the BR Script PPD Installer icon 3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen e Notes For installation of other printer drivers and information on the latest printer drivers see http www brother com 2 21 CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER AUTOMATIC EMULATION SELECTION This printer has an automatic emulation selection function When the printer receives data from the computer it automatically selects the emulation mode This function has been factory set to ON The printer can select the emulation among the following combinations EPSON IBM Priority EPSON default IBM Auto Selection Mode HP PCL 5C HP
102. e 4 53 USER S GUIDE 4 54 Setting the Font and Character Set in the EPSON FX 850 or IBM Proprinter XL Mode When the EPSON FX 850 or IBM Proprinter XL mode has been selected the font and character set can be selected Message To do SELECT FONT Set the font CHARACTER SET Set the character set TABLE PRINT Print the code table To select the font and character set in the EPSON FX 850 or IBM Proprinter XL mode follow these steps 1 Press the Sel button to take the printer off line 2 Press the Font button The display shows the font setting menu You can skip the font setting menu and advance to the character set setting menu with the A or V button 3 Press the Set button When you enter the SELECT FONT menu you can select the internal font optional slot font or permanent download font Press the A or V button until the desired font source appears on the display Display Message Font Source INTERNAL FONT Internal font of the printer DEVICE1 FONT Optional card font in slot 1 DEVICE2 FONT Optional card font in slot 2 DEVICES FONE Optional HDD PERMANENT FONT Permanent download font defined in the HP emulation mode Since these steps instruct you how to select the standard font select the INTERNAL FONT message CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL e Notes When you select the optional fonts or permanent download fonts note the following e If the optional font card is not installed the optional font c
103. e Display Message Advanced Photoscale Technology CAPT ON Color advanced photoscale technology is effective CAPT OFF Cancel the color advanced photoscale technology factory setting e Note In the PCL 5C mode CAPT setting is always ON It depends on the printer setting if the printer uses the function or not 4 31 USER S GUIDE 4 32 E HRC Setting When you select HRC SETTING you can set the high resolution control HRC function which is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi Display Message High Resolution Control HRC OFF Cancel high resolution control HRC LIGHT Set high resolution control to the light level HRC MEDIUM Set high resolution control to the medium level Factory setting HRC DARK Set high resolution control to the dark level The following figures show jagged print with the high resolution control set to OFF on the left and clear and crisp print with the control set to MEDIUM on the right gt gt ABC ABC HRC OFF HRC MEDIUM Fig 4 5 High Resolution Control The high resolution control has been factory set to MEDIUM The LIGHT or DARK setting might be better depending on the selected print density Choose the best setting for clear and crisp printouts To check the printout with the high resolution control
104. e Cover SL N AQQQAQAAyADyD 2QQQQQQDQDHDD AQQQQAQAQADY AQQQQQQQQDDD AQQQAQAQDQDD AQQAQQAQQQDDDD x Fig 5 18 Removing the Ozone Filter Case 2 Remove the Ozone Filter Case from the Ozone Filter Cover Fig 5 19 Removing the Ozone Filter 3 Insert the new Ozone Filter Case into the Ozone Filter Cover 4 Reinstall the Rear Side Cover by sliding it into place CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Fusing Unit Fusing Unit When the following message appears on the LCD panel you must replace the Fusing Unit REPLACE FUSER A N Warning The Fusing Unit and the parts around it are HOT Be sure to wait until the Fusing Unit has cooled down sufficiently before replacing the Fusing Unit If you touch the HOT parts you might get injured A N Warning After replacing the Fusing Unit wait for approximately 30 minutes before printing after the new unit is installed to allow the fusing oil to circulate Replacing the Fusing Unit 1 Press the Power button and turn off the printer Unplug the printer To avoid injury wait until the printer has cooled down sufficiently before replacing the Fusing Unit 2 Open the Top Cover and the Rear Access Cover 3 Remove the screws as shown below Fig 5 20 inside the Rear Access Cover and release the metal retaining clips 5 17 Fig 5 20 Remove and release the Metal retaining clips USER S GUIDE 5 18 gt Note If you begin using a new Fusing
105. e Cover Fig 2 3 Rear View 2 3 USER S GUIDE SETTING UP THE PRINTER Remove the Protective Parts After checking that you have all of the correct parts temporarily place the printer where you can easily reach all sides Remove the protective parts that secure the printer against damage during transportation as shown below e Important Note It is CRITICAL that you SAVE all packing materials in the event you must ship or store the printer Failure to EMPTY CLEAN and correctly REPACK the printer according to the manufacturer s instructions BEFORE shipment will result in serious damage to the printer This damage may not be covered by your warranty 1 Remove the protective parts as shown below Fig 2 4 Removing the Protective Parts 2 4 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Installing the OPC Belt Cartridge Qe Caution e Do not touch the green surface of the OPC Belt Cartridge This can degrade print quality Do not expose the OPC Belt to light more than 800 lux for more than approximately 2 minutes It might cause damage to the OPC Belt Cartridge and void the warranty 1 Open the Front Cover and then open the Top Cover Fig 2 5 Open the Covers 2 Release both green Belt Cartridge Lock Levers by pulling them toward you Fig 2 6 Release the Levers 2 5 USER S GUIDE 3 Remove the orange OPC Belt Tension Release Pins from both sides of the OPC Belt Cartridge Fig 2 7 Remove the P
106. e User Settings does not affect Factory Settings You cannot modify the preset Factory Default Settings Factory default settings can be restored via th Reset button For more information see RESET Button in Chapter 4 USER S GUIDE 3 8 PAPER HANDLING Print Media Paper Size 1 The Standard Media Cassette Since the Media C assette is a univers al type you can use any of the paper sizes listed below The cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of paper 75 g m or 20 lbs or up to 15 envelope s paper should be loaded only up to the top line on the sliding guide 2 The Op Plain paper from 105 mm x 220 mm 4 1 x 8 7 to 216 mm x 297 mm 8 5 x 11 7 Weight 60 to 160 g m 16 to 43 Ibs Overhead projector OHP films up to 50 sheets can be loaded Envelopes of COM10 DL size tional Legal Cassette The cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of paper 75 g mr 20 lbs If you want to print on legal size paper you must use this cassette Plain paper from 105 mm x 220 mm 4 1 x 8 7 to 216 mm x 355 6 mm 8 5 x 14 Weight 60 to 160 g m 16 to 43 lbs Overhead projector OHP films up to 50 sheets can be loaded Envelopes of COM10 DL size The following are the specifications of paper suitable for this printer Item Recommended Xerox 4024 Hammermill paper Laserprint specification Basis Weight g m 8245 7544 90 4 Thickness um 956 1026 1056 Smoothness Bekk 9020 35 4 120420
107. e button gt 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 memory 4 60 Display Message PROOF PUBLIC PRIVATE CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL You can set 4 attributes Proof Public Private and Print only for each documentation through the printer driver Documents which have the Proof Public or Private attributes set will be stored in the HDD and you can re print these documents whenever you like When you want to print a document which is stored in the HDD you can do collated printing of multiple copies of the document When the printer is idle and the optional HDD is installed when you press the FormFeed button the printer displays the following messages Function The data sent will be printed and stored in the HDD Anybody can re print the data from the control panel or the browser When the HDD becomes full or the number of documents stored exceeds the document save limit number the excess documents will be deleted starting from the oldest ones Anybody can delete the data from the control panel or the browser The data sent will be stored in the HDD not printed Anybody can re print the data from the control panel or the browser Anybody can delete the data manually from the control panel or the browser The da
108. e not downloaded in the HP emulation mode or another emulation mode is selected they cannot be selected No selection appears on the display The list you can print with the Test button helps you to select the optional fonts or permanent download fonts See TEST button in this chapter or Selecting the Optional Fonts in Chapter 5 4 51 USER S GUIDE 4 52 5 Press the Set button When you enter the font setting mode the display first shows the current font with an asterisk 6 Press the A or V button until the desired font appears on the display See List of Fonts 7 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective If you select a resident bitmapped font Letter Gothic 16 66 or optional bitmapped fonts the display shows the symbol set selection menu Go to step 8 If you select resident scalable fonts or optional scalable fonts t he display shows the font style setting menu and then changes to the font size menu Press the A or V button until the desired style appears on the display Display Message Font Style Lt Light Reg Regular Roman Book or Antique Bd Bold or Demi Xb Extrabold Tt Italic or Oblique e 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 another style indication BdIt indicates a bold italic font LtIt indicates a light italic font etc
109. e printer Off wait 5 seconds and then turn the printer On again If this does not clear the problem consult your dealer or our authorized service representative Service Call Message 61 OZ 63 66 67 68 88 88 88 88 88 99 PROG ERROR FONT ERROR D RAM ERROR NV W ERROR NV R ERROR NV B ERROR WARNING C3 WARNING C4 WARNING C7 WARNING D1 WARNING D2 SERVICE Meaning Program ROM checksum error Font ROM checksum error D RAM error NV RAM write error NV RAM read error NV RAM write read error Engine NV RAM error Engine controller error Process timing clock error Y switching clutch error M switching clutch error CPU error Action Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few
110. e slightly upwards rotating slightly around the bearings in the housing after you have installed it Fig 5 27 Installing the New Drum Cleaner 6 Re install the Drum Cleaner Cover and close the Top Cover 5 23 USER S GUIDE Paper Discharger Caution Do NOT touch the charging wire Fig 5 28 Charging Wire Replacing the Paper Discharger 1 Open the Rear Access Cover 2 Remove the Paper Discharger from the Transfer Unit by lightly pressing it down and then sliding it to the right to release it from the catches Hold the right hand side of the Discharging Unit and lift it upward to remove it Fig 5 29 Removing the Paper Discharger 5 24 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 3 Install the new Paper Discharger into the Transfer Unit in the reverse order that you removed it Fig 5 30 Installing the Paper Discharger 5 25 USER S GUIDE Replacing the Transfer Roller 1 Release the green Transfer Roller Lock Lever and lift the Lever to Fig 5 31 Releasing the Lock Lever 2 Remove the Transfer Roller by gently pulling the right hand side upwards Slide the Transfer roller to the right to remove it T Fig 5 32 Taking out the Transfer Roller 5 26 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 3 Install the new Transfer Roller by inserting the left side opening of the Transfer Roller into the pin on the left rear side of the unit Adjust the position of the Lock lever to allow the right side of the Transfer Roller to s
111. e sticker When you dispose of the used Waste Toner Pack place it in the plastic bag included with the replacement Waste Toner Pack Please dispose of the Waste Toner Pack in accordance with local regulations D Fig 5 12 Seal the Sealing Sticker 4 Insert the new Waste Toner Pack into the Waste Toner Pack Holder 5 Close the Front Cover 5 12 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE OPC Belt Cartridge OPC Belt Cartridge Message When the OPC Belt Cartridge runs out the following message appears on the LCD panel When you see this message you must replace the OPC Belt Cartridge REPLACE OPC BELT Caution Do not touch the surface of the OPC Belt Cartridge If you touch it it could degrade print quality Do not expose the OPC Belt Cartridge to light more than 800 lux for more than 2 minutes This could degrade print quality Be sure to open the printer Front Cover BEFORE you open the Top Cover to handle the OPC Belt Cartridge Damage caused by improper handling of the OPC Belt Cartridge may void your warranty Replacing the OPC Belt Cartridge p lt ra W Press the Power button and turn the printer Off Open the Front Cover and then open the Top cover Pull the green Belt Cartridge Lock Levers on both sides toward you to release the lock Q a Fig 5 13 Releasing the Belt Cartridge Lock Levers 5 13 USER S GUIDE 4 Remove the OPC Belt Cartridge from the printer Fig 5
112. e the system to send the information to any fax machine not just the one you are calling from Please call 1 800 521 2846 USA or 1 800 681 9838 Canada and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the system and your index of Fax Back subjects DEALERS SERVICE CENTERS USA only For the name of an authorized dealer or service center call 1 800 284 4357 SERVICE CENTERS Canada only For service center addresses in Canada call 1 800 853 6660 INTERNET ADDRESS For technical questions and downloading drivers http www brother com 6 22 APPENDICES APPENDICES PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength 780 nm Output SmW max Resolution 300x300 dots per inch Draft 600x600 dots per inch Fine 1200x600 dots per inch 2400x600 dots per using CAPT and HRC The resolution can be enhanced to 2400 dpi class by using Brother exclusive HRC High Resolution Control and CAPT Color Advanced Photoscale Technology Print Speed 16 pages per minute A4 Letter size in monochrome 4 pages per minute A4 Letter size in full color Warm Up Max 3 minutes at 20 C 68 F First Print Monochrome 19 seconds or less Full Color 30 seconds or less A4 Letter size by face down print delivery from standard upper cassette feed Consumables Toner in a single color single component cartridge Life Expectancy 10 000 Black 6 000
113. ears on the LCD panel and the printer stops printing When you see this message you must replace the Oil Bottle with a new one 23 OIL EMPTY A N Warning The Fusing Unit and the parts around it are HOT Be sure to wait until the Fusing Unit has cooled sufficiently before replacing the Oil Bottle If you touch the HOT parts you might get injured gt Caution Be careful not to spill oil inside the printer it may cause considerable damage and void your warranty If you spill some oil consult your dealer or Brother authorized service representative Replacing the Oil Bottle 1 Press the Power button to turn off the printer and wait until it has cooled down sufficiently 2 Open the Top Cover CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 3 Release the Oil Bottle Lock Levers as shown below Z Fig 5 5 Release the Oil Bottle Lock Levers 4 Remove the empty Oil Bottle from the Fusing Unit Hold a sheet of paper under the Oil Bottle and lift it out of the Fusing Unit Move the bottle toward the right hand side of the printer so that the oil will not spill into it Be careful not to spill oil inside the printer It could cause considerable damage to the printer Fig 5 6 Take the Oil Bottle out 5 7 5 8 USER S GUIDE 5 Install the new Oil Bottle into the Fusing Unit with the label facing the front of the printer This will enable the Oil Bottle to fit into the cutout in the top of the Fusing Unit Fig 5 7 Install the
114. eceive data from the computer When the printer is off line the On Line LED is off To receive data from the computer set the printer on line To operate the control panel buttons set the printer off line If you press the Sel button when the printer is on line it takes the printer off line and the LCD displays the current emulation You can enter other emulations in the AUTO emulation mode by pressing the A UP or V DOWN button SET Button CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL gt Notes When you press the Sel button remember the following e All other buttons except the Sel button 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 button to take it off line but you cannot enter other emulation modes To make settings in other emulation modes press the Emulation button and select the emulation The Sel button works as a quick exit button If you are lost in the display menus or you want to quickly exit the display menu press the Sel button You can exit quickly from any level of the display menu to the on line mode If you have already made a setting effective by pressing the Set button and then press the Sel button to quickly exit your setting whether made by accident or on purpose will remain effective Pressing the Sel button will not cancel any setting you have made Pressing the Set button allows you to select
115. eeding during Duplex printing This machine is not designed for continuous Duplex printing When you do manual duplex printing 1f you leave the printer for more than 5 minutes after you have finished printing the first side the printer will reset the function automatically 3 14 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL DISPLAY AND LEDS Display This printer has one liquid crystal display LCD and four LEDs on the control panel The display can show various messages with up to 16 characters in two rows The LEDs light to indicate the current printer Status Ready On Line O Sel Alarm Mode Emulation Economy Continue Set vy Fig 4 1 Display and LEDs The display usually shows the current printer status and emulation mode setting and toner status When you operate the control panel you can change settings interactively on the display When you take the printer off line the display changes to show the currently emulation and informs you that you can change settings in the current emulation If any problems occur the display shows the corresponding operator call error or service call message to prompt you to take an action For more information on these messages see TROUBLESHOOTING in Chapter 6 USER S GUIDE Printer Status Messages on the upper row The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayed during normal operation Printer Status Message 00
116. ess the Sel button to take the printer off line 2 Hold down the Shift button and press the Reset button The display will show RESET PRINTER 3 Press the Set button with the RESET PRINTER selected 3 Hold down the Continue Shift button The printer checks the Continue Shift button at the end of self test or printer reset If the button is held down the printer enters the hex dump mode and goes on line The display will show the message HEX DUMP MODE and the printer will return to the on line state e Note If the printer returns to the on line state without displaying the message HEX DUMP MODE you did not hold down the Continue Shift button immediately after pressing the Set button Try the above steps once again 4 Send data from your computer When the printer receives data it starts printing hexadecimal values of the received data 4 82 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL To exit from the hex dump mode follow these basic steps 1 Press the Sel button to take the printer off line 2 Reset the printer with the Reset button Or turn off the printer wait for a few seconds and turn it on again 4 83 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE CONSUMABLES You will need to replace the following consumables periodically When the time comes to replace consumables the following messages will appear on the LCD panel The printer will stop printing when the following Oper
117. etting with the asterisk 3 Press the A or V button until the feeder you want appears on the display Display Message Paper Feed Method Paper Source FEEDER AUTO Auto paper feed FREDER TRAY1 Upper Media Cassette Tray 1 FREDER TRAY2 Optional Lower Media Cassette Tray 2 4 69 USER S GUIDE 4 70 gt Notes When you select a feeder note the following The FEEDER TRAY2 message appears only when the optional lower tray unit has been installed The FEEDER AUTO setting allows you to optimize your printing environment This setting allows a print job to continue uninterrupted when a paper out condition occurs The default setting is AUTO This setting allows a common printing situation Loading the same size and type of paper in both paper trays allows your print job to continue without error if one of the paper trays becomes empty The printer automatically will select the other tray when one tray becomes empty When you select FEEDER AUTO the printer automatically searches for the paper size you set with the Mode button in the PAGE FORMAT mode and then loads the paper from the paper source that contains the selected size of paper If the upper and lower Media Cassettes contain different sizes of paper and one Media Cassette runs out of paper the printer stops printing without automatically changing to the other paper source to feed paper It prevents the incorrect size of paper from being printed by mistake If you have the
118. etwork RAM Expansion By installing commercial memory modules you can expand the memory capacity up to 288 Mbytes e Note Installation instructions for each of these options is contained in the manual supplied with the option 1 7 USER S GUIDE Operating and Storage Environment Please note the following requirements before using the printer Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power range AC power 10 of the rated power voltage Frequency 50 60 Hz 120V or 220 240 V The power cord including extensions should not exceed 5 metres 16 5 feet Do not share the same power circuit with other high power appliances particularly an air conditioner copier shredder etc If you must use the printer with these appliances we recommend that you use a voltage transformer or a high frequency noise filter Use a voltage regulator if the power source is not stable Environment Use the printer only within the following ranges of temperature and humidity Ambient temperature 10 C to 32 5 C 50 F to 90 5 F Ambient humidity 20 to 80 without condensation Do not block the air exit on top of the printer Do not place objects on top of the printer especially on the air exit Ensure that the printer Ozone Filter is installed at all times Ventilate the room where you use the printer Do not place the printer where it will be exposed to direct sunlight Use blinds to protect the printer from dire
119. ew the two screws 3 Unscrew the two screws and remove the MIO cover plate 4 Take the NC 3100h Card out of the box 5 38 USER S GUIDE 5 Insert the NC 3100h connector into the connector between the guide rails and secure with the two screws Fig 5 49 Installing the NC 3100h Controller 6 Secure the NC 3100h with the Lock Bar Fig 5 50 Securing the NC 3100h with the Lock Bar 5 40 USER S GUIDE 7 Re install the main controller board into the printer by sliding it into the guide rails Fig 5 51 Installing the Main Controller Board 8 Secure the main controller board with the two screws 9 Connect the network cable to the NC 3100h Card 10 Connect the AC power cord and turn on the printer 11 For more details on how to optimize the NC 3100h please refer to the Network User s Guide supplied with this printer 5 40 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Modular I O Card Before installing an NC 2010h 2100h Network card please note the following information Before NC 2010h 2100h Installation USA When you install the NC 2010h 2100h Ethernet interface card this printer complies with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Please refer to the NC 2010h 2100h User s Guide for the FCC notice CANADA When you install the NC 2010h 2100h Ethernet interface card this printer complies with the limits for a Class A digital apparatus pursuant to Canadian Interference C
120. f a flash memory card or HDD card in slot 2 The printer is printing the contents of optional HDD Printer Status Message OF EE PAUSE O03 RESET TO USER SETTINGS O08 RESET TO SETTING 1 08 RESET TO SETEFING 2 09 RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS Now initializing Oo RESET EC ROLLER LIFE OD RESET OPC BET CLEE OJ RESET FUSER UND LLEF 09 RESET 120K KIT LLFE CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Meaning Continued The printer has suspended feeding forms Pressing the Sel button resumes form feed The printer is restoring itself to the user settings you selected with the panel buttons The message appears only momentarily The printer is restoring itself to the user 1 settings The message appears only momentarily The printer is restoring itself to the user 2 settings The message appears only momentarily The printer is restoring itself to the factory settings The message appears only momentarily The printer is initializing the MIO card or initializing the printer for BR Script 2 emulation The printer has reset the Fuser Cleaner life counter Refer to Chapter 5 for details The printer has reset the OPC Belt Cartridge life counter Refer to Chapter 5 for details The printer has reset the Fusing Unit life counter Refer to Chapter 5 for details The printer has reset the 120K Kit life counter Refer to Chapter 5 for details 4 3 USER S GUIDE 4 4 Paper Source TL Tray 1 SI
121. fect in units of 300 dpi 4 28 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL WE Character Set When you select CHARACTER SET you can select the standard and alternate character sets used in the HP GL emulation mode Enter the sub setting menu and select the menu for the standard or alternate character set with the A or VW button and press the Set button Character Set Message on the lower row of the LCD panel standard character set STANDARD SET alternate character set ALTERNATE SET Character Sets in HP GL Emulation Mode ANSI ASCII Factory setting 932 5 CHR lt n L FRENCH GERMAN SCANDINAVIAN SPANISH LATIN iboa Ane ROMAN8 EXT ISO IRV TSO SWEDISH ISO SWEDISH N ISO NORWAY 1 ISO GERMAN ISO FRENCH aS Usha ISO ITALIAN IOO GPANISH ISO PORTUGUESE ISO NORWAY 2 4 29 USER S GUIDE RESOLUTION MODE 4 30 The print resolution Color Advanced Photoscale Technology CAPT and High Resolution Control HRC can be set in this mode menu Display Message Resolution Mode RESOLUTION Set the print resolution of the printer CAPT SETTING Set the CAPT function HRC SETTING Set the HRC function Select the setting menu and enter the sub setting menu to make the settings as follows E Resolution When you select RESOLUTION you can choose a resolution of 300 or 600 dots per inch dpi on this printer You can set the resolution in this mode according to your requirements The printer may not be able
122. fied level When you turn on the power save mode with the Set button the display shows the next sub setting menu You must set the time out for the power save mode from 1 to 99 minutes with the A or V button factory setting 30 minutes The time out is the duration after which the fixing assembly of the print engine is turned off SLEEP to save power When the power save mode is on the printer automatically 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 slightly longer time to start printing the first page CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL FEEDER Button You can select the feeder and manual feed mode with the Feeder button Display Message Feeder FREDER AUTO Select a feeder or auto paper feed MANUAL MODE ON Enable disable the manual feed mode MEDIA TYPE Select print media SMALL SIZE Set the small paper size detection for paper sizes under B5 JIS You can check the current feeder When you want to change settings with the Feeder button hold down the Shift button and press the Feeder button You will then enter the setting mode where you change the feeder manual feed mode etc FEEDER To select the feeder follow these steps L Press the Sel button to take the printer off line 2 Hold down the Shift button and press the Feeder button When you enter the setting mode the display first shows the current feeder s
123. g menus Display Message Card Operation DEVICE 1 Select Card 1 DEVICE 2 Select Card 2 DEVICE 3 Select optional HDD After you have selected the card the display shows the following messages Display Message Flash Operation EXECUTE DATA Select the data ID and execute the selected data This menu appears only when data has been saved on the card DEVICE LIST Print the contents of the flash memory HDD card or optional HDD This menu appears only when something has been saved in the device SAVE Save received data macros and fonts DELETE Delete items from the device 4 35 USER S GUIDE 4 36 e Note A common use of the flash memory is with FORMS software packages With these commercially available software packages you have an option to send a form to the printer without any data After you have sent the form to the printer you may save the form in the flash memory as a Macro Then the next time you want to print this form you would setup your FORMS software package to SEND DATA ONLY USE FORM IN PRINTER This process could save from 1 to 4 minutes per print job Select the setting menu and enter the sub setting menu to change the settings as follows E Execute Data e Note This menu appears only when data has been saved on the device When you select EXECUTE DATA you can execute any of the data saved in the device using the SAVE DATA mode When you enter this sub setting menu with the
124. has changed the control panel settings and you do not know about it the printer may not print as expected or it may not print at all To address this problem lock or unlock the control panel as follows Display Message Lock Panel LOCK OFF Unlock the panel buttons of the printer Factory setting LOCK ON Lock the panel buttons of the printer Even if the control panel is locked you can still use the Sel Form Feed Copy Continue Reset and Test buttons for their standard functions You can only check the settings of the other buttons you cannot make changes to them To change these settings you must first unlock the control panel CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL To lock or unlock the control panel you must enter a 3 digit pass number The default setting is OFF To turn on the lock feature select the ON setting and press Set Change the first digit of the number with the A or Vv button and move to the next digit with the Set button After you finish entering your 3 digit pass number the control panel buttons are now locked To unlock the settings change the Lock setting to OFF on the control panel and then enter the 3 digit code you previously entered Correct entry is required for the setting to be unlocked e Note Do not forget the pass number used to lock the control panel If you enter the wrong number you will not be able to unlock it and the display will show the following message INCORRECT E Auto Form Feed If
125. he used capacity e Save Data You can send data and save it on the device In this mode any kind of data such as PCL data BR Script 2 data and command strings can be saved When you select SAVE DATA and you press the Set button the display shows the guide menu The guide menu message prompts you to press the Set button again so that the printer exits from the data reception status when you have finished sending data Send the data from your computer and then press the Set button 4 37 USER S GUIDE 4 38 gt Notes When you send data to be saved on the card it is temporarily stored in the RAM of the printer Note the following e If the received data exceeds the RAM capacity a memory full error occurs You can clear this error with the Continue button When this error occurs only part of the image has been stored in RAM therefore you cannot save the data to the card The printer is reset to ensure as much capacity as possible is available in RAM If any data remains it will be printed first After you have finished sending data press the Set button again so that the printer exits from the data reception status When you exit from the data reception status select the data ID with the A or V button and press the Set button The printer will then save the received data with the selected ID onto the card e Notes e When you see an asterisk on the display the ID number has been used for other d
126. he auto interface selection from 1 to 99 seconds with the A or V button factory setting 5 seconds This time out is the duration during which the printer will not allow another automatic change to the interface Even if you choose the automatic interface selection you must set the communications parameters for the serial interface high speed bi directional communications for the parallel interface and the optional interface settings if the installed MIO card requires them See the tables below For more information about automatic interface selection see AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION in Chapter 3 4 19 USER S GUIDE 4 20 W Parallel Interface When you use the parallel interface you must set the communications mode in the following sub setting menu Display Message High Speed and Bi directional Parallel Communications HIGH SPEED ON Turn on or off the high speed parallel communications BI DIR ON Turn on or off the bi directional parallel communications The above high speed and bi directional settings are used for the bi directional parallel interface of this printer The bi directional parallel interface is compatible with the IEEE 1284 standard Although it uses the same cable hardware and software as the bi directional parallel interface to use its enhanced capabilities such as bi directional communication between the computer and printer and faster transmission of data you must install the Brother dr
127. he printer When you are in this mode menu you can save macros and fonts in the installed flash memory card or the HDD card The sub setting menus displayed in this mode will vary according to the status of the installed card Display Message Card Operation DEVICE 1 Select Card 1 DEVICE 2 Select Card 2 DEVICE 3 Select optional HDD When two cards are installed you can select the card that you want to operate When the installed card is not formatted When you enter this mode menu with a flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD installed but not formatted by this printer you must first format the device 4 34 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL If DEVICE is selected Display Message Card Operation FORMAT DEVICE Format a new flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD Exit Exit to DEVICE OPERATION When the display shows FORMAT DEVICE press the Set button to format the installed card After the printer finishes formatting the device you must exit to the DEVICE OPERATION menu gt Notes e When the card is formatted data that was previously written is erased e It takes ten or more seconds to format a 2 Mbyte flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD The larger the capacity of the device the longer time it takes to format When the installed flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD is formatted When you enter this mode menu with a formatted device installed the display shows the followin
128. he printer or reset the printer and try your print job again Make sure your application software is correctly set up to use this printer and check the printer driver settings or printer settings in your application software Check to see if the system resources are enough PC memory etc When you have many applications open the system resources of your PC will not be enough and your PC will hang up Close applications ou are not using and try again Most laser printers have a restricted area that cannot be printed on Adjust the top and bottom margins in your document to allow for this e When you print color graphic images there is a large amount of data and the printer will take a relatively long time to complete printing When you print in Super Fine mode the printer will take a relatively long time to finish printing When the Data LED is blinking the printer is making itself ready to print Printing speed depends on memory size or performance of your PC and memory size of the printer The printer doesn t print in e The printer may be set in monochrome mode color e Check that the color toner s have not run out CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Print Quality e Note You can resolve a print quality problem by replacing a toner cartridge with a new one if the LCD indicates the toner low or toner empty message Question Recommendation White horizontal lines or bands 1 Check the printer is installed on
129. hen click on the Retry button on the PC screen dialog box Check to see if the printer is On line the On Line button to recover from the error status outlet and the Power button is On Check the following The computer can work in bi directional mode The printer port is correct Selection of the printer is correct Recommended interface cable is being used IEEE 1284 compliant Or select the Control tag in the driver and set the Status Monitor to off Please reinstall the printer driver by clicking the Add Printer icon on the Settings Printer dialog CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Paper Handling The printer does not load e Check to see if the Alarm LED is on If so the paper Media Cassette may be out of paper or not properly installed If it is empty load a new stack of paper into the Media Cassette If there is paper in the Media Cassette make sure that it is straight If the paper is curled you should straighten it before printing Sometimes it is helpful to remove the paper turn the stack over and replace it in the paper tray Reduce the stack of paper in the Media Cassette then try again How can I load envelopes You can load envelopes from the Media Cassette Make sure you adjust the paper guide Your application software also must be set up correctly to print on the envelope size you are using This is usually done in the page setup or document setup menu of your software Refer to your applicatio
130. hh mm DD MM YY hh mm SUMMER TIME Set summer time SUMMER TIME ON ON or OFF TIME ZONE Set time zone ZONE SETTING ON ON or OFF TIME ZONE 12 00 to 12 00 exit exit to TIME SETTINGS exit exit to ADVANCED MODE PAGE COUNTER COUNT 0 Shows the number of printed pages MAINTENANCE MODE REMAIN LIFE FC pages Shows remaining Cleaner life FU pages Shows remaining Oil life 120K pages Shows remaining 120K life BL imaegs Shows remaining OPC life IMAGE COUNTERS C Shows how many C images printed M Shows how many M images printed Y Shows how many Y images printed K Shows how many K images printed TOTAL Shows how many images printed exit Exit to MAINTENANCE MODE exit MODE Exit MODE 4 14 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL MODE Button Settings in HP GL Mode The following table shows all the selections you can choose with the Mode button in the HP GL mode e Note The mode menus and settings that appear will vary according to the current emulation mode printer status and any options that may be installed in the printer Mode Menu INTERFACE MODE Same as PCL5C Mode FORMAT MODE RESOLUTION MODE Setting Menu Sub Setting Menu PAGE FORMAT MODE GRAPHICS MODE PEN SETTING SETTING PEN1 SIZE 3 dots GRAY 100 exit exit CHARACTER SET STANDARD SET ANSI ASCII ALTERNATE SET ANSI ASCII exit exit RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 600 HRC SETTING HRC MEDIUM exit Same as BR Script mode Setting
131. in the following marked area Feeding Direction Fig 3 4 Envelopes Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or creases Print quality may vary between different style envelopes It is a good idea to test the envelopes you wish to use prior to purchasing large quantities Cassette Feed CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER The printer can feed paper from the Media Cassette Optional Lower Media Cassette or Optional Legal Cassette gt Notes When you load paper into the Media Cassette note the following If your application software supports paper size selection on the print menu you can select it through the software If your application software does not support it you can set the paper size with the printer driver or with the Mode button on the control panel The paper size has been factory set to letter for 120V models or A4 for 220 240V models If you want to use other sizes of paper or envelopes change the paper size in the PAGE FORMAT MODE of the FORMAT MODE with the Mode button For paper size selection see MODE Button in Chapter 4 If you use pre printed paper in the cassettes please note that the paper should be loaded with the printed side face up and the top edge of the paper at the back of the cassette You can set the paper size for the Media Cassette with the Mode button in the PAGE FORMAT mode The p
132. ins 4 Remove the Protective Sheet from the OPC Belt Cartridge Fig 2 8 Remove the Protective Sheet 5 Insert the OPC Belt Cartridge into the printer cartridge guide with the flat side facing you Fig 2 9 Insert the OPC Belt Cartridge 6 Lock the Belt Cartridge Lock Levers by pushing them backward until they click into place 7 Close the Top Cover 2 6 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Installing the Toner Cartridges This printer uses 4 separate color Black Cyan Magenta and Yellow toner cartridges One of each is supplied A new cartridge contains enough toner to print up to 10 000 Black 6 000 Cyan Magenta Yellow A4 or letter size single sided pages at about 5 coverage Actual toner yield will depend on the images being printed gt Note The toner cartridges shipped with the printer are starter cartridges that contain only half the normal amount of toner 5 000 pages Black and 3 000 pages Cyan Magenta and Yellow To install the toner cartridges follow these steps 1 Open the Front Cover of the printer 4 Fig 2 10 Open the Front Cover 2 Remove the tape labeled REMOVE 3 After rocking each of the cartridges 3 to 4 times from side to side remove the orange Protective Cover from the Toner Cartridges f v Fig 2 11 Rocking Cartridges and Removing the Protective Cover USER S GUIDE 4 Install the 4 toner cartridges by positioning them in the corre
133. inter settings PRINT CONF IG the list of internal or resident fonts PRINT FONTS I the list of optional card fonts PRINT FONTS C the list of permanent download fonts PRINT FONTS E To exit from the test mode select exit e Notes The messages PRINT FONTS C or PRINT FONTS P appear only when an optional font card is installed in the font slot or when permanent download fonts are stored in printer memory e If the optional font card is installed you can print a list of optional fonts Since the list shows the ID numbers specific to each optional font it helps you select them with the Font button For more information see FONT Button in Chapter 4 If user defined characters are already downloaded into the printer memory as permanent download fonts you can print a list of them For more information see FONT Button in Chapter 4 2 18 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER 6 Press the Set button The printer starts printing the selected test pattern or list When the printer finishes printing it automatically returns to the off line mode Press the SEL button to set the printer back on line PRINT CONFIGURAITION 1 2 Di g 1 4 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 8 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz SSE t 123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopgqrstuvwxyz
134. is pulled out of the plug the green and yellow wire will be the last to disconnect Remove a short section of the coloured insulation to expose the wires The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The wire that is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black or blue XV USER S GUIDE The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal that is marked with the letter L or coloured red or brown The outer sheath of the cord must be secured inside the plug The coloured wires should not hang out of the plug Xvi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual acts as your guide to the setup and operation of your printer and covers the following topics CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION provides an overview of the printer Read this chapter first to get familiar with the printer CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER gives you general set up information about this printer Be sure to read this chapter before you use the printer CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER provides detailed information for setting up the printer to work with your computer and software Be sure to read this chapter before you work with the printer CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL details the functi
135. iver supplied on the CD ROM included with the printer or a third party printer driver or software that supports these features Check with your software vendor to see if your software supports bi directional parallel features W Serial Interface If you intend to use the serial interface be sure to select the same communications parameters on both the printer and computer You must also set them for the automatic interface selection Display Message Parameters Settings BaudRate 9600 Baud rate 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 Data transfer speed 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 baud CodeType 8 bits Code type 7 bits or 8 bits Data length Parity NONE Parity None even or odd Data error check Stop Bit 1 bits Stop bits 1 or 2 Data separator XOny XOrr ON Xon Xoff ON DTR amp Xon Xoff handshake Handshake protocol OFF DTR handshake only Display Message Parameters DTR ER ON Data terminal ready ER Effective when Xon Xoff ON ROO Use XON Effective when Xon Xoff ON OFF Robust Xon E Extended I O Interface CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Settings ON Makes DTR ER low when the buffer is full OFF Does not make DTR ER low when the buffer is full DTR ER goes low only when the printer is off line ON Sends Xon while waiting OFF Sends Xon once when the printer status changes from off line to on line If you have installed a commercial modular input output MIO card in the printer you can select
136. l Bottle with a new one Replace the Fuser Cleaner with a new one Install the Fusing Unit correctly Install the OPC Belt Cartridge correctly Install the Cleaning Roller correctly CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Maintenance Messages appear on the lower row Error Message Meaning Action FUSER OIL LOW The Oil in the Oil Bottle is Replace the Oil Bottle almost empty REPLACE FCR It is time to replace the Replace the Cleaning Roller Cleaning Roller REPLACE OPC BELT Itis time to replace the OPC Replace the OPC Belt Belt Cartridge Cartridge REPLACE FUSER It is time to replace the Fusing Replace the Fusing Unit Unit REPLACE 120K KIT Itis time to replace the Drum Replace the Drum Cleaner Cleaner Paper Discharger Paper Discharger Transfer Transfer Roller Separation Roller Separation pad and pad and Paper feed roller Paper feed roller 6 3 USER S GUIDE Error Messages Error Message 32 BUFFER ERROR 34 MEMORY FULL 40 LINE ERROR 41 PRINT CHECK Meaning Input buffer overflow Work memory overflow Error in the communications circuit Error in communication with the engine controller Action Reset the printer or turn off and on the printer Press the Continue button to resume printing If the same error should occur after you press the Continue button turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Reduce the input buffer size Turn off KEEP PCL Add DIMM memory with p
137. l font card is installed in the font slot or permanent download fonts are stored in printer memory e Ifthe optional font card is installed you can print the list of optional fonts Since the list shows the ID numbers specific to each optional font it helps you to select them with the Font button If user defined characters are already downloaded into the printer memory as permanent download fonts you can print the list of them For more information see FONT Button in this chapter Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective The printer prints the test patterns or lists according to the selected test mode e Note The printed list shows the panel button settings you have made as user settings with the Mode button See SAVE SETTINGS in this chapter When the printer finishes printing it automatically exits from the test mode to the off line state 4 81 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 Check the power state 2 Operate the buttons according to the power state e If the printer has been turned off turn on the printer The printer starts the self test and the display shows the following message O04 SELF TEST e If the printer has been turned on reset the printer with the Reset button 1 Pr
138. lip into the holder T Fig 5 33 Installing the Transfer Roller 4 Lock the Transfer Roller with the Transfer Roller Lock Lever 5 Close the Rear Access Cover 6 Plug the power cord into the power outlet and press the Power button to turn on the printer Note User replacement of some of these parts by is not recommended For replacement of the Paper Feeding Roller Separator Pad and the Transfer Drum consult your local dealer retailer Actions 7 to 10 should only be carried out by your dealer or Brother authorized service center when they have replaced the Paper Feeding Roller Separator Pad and the Transfer Drum Replacement of only the Paper Discharger and the Transfer Roller is not a full 120K service and the counter should not be reset until these additional parts are replaced 7 Press the Sel button and take the printer Off Line 8 Press the Reset button while holding down the Shift button 9 When you see RESET PRINTER on the LCD panel press the A UP or V DOWN button and select RESET PARTS LIFE Press the Set button and select 120K KIT with the A UP or V DOWN button 10 Press the Set button the printer is now On Line 5 27 USER S GUIDE CLEANING THE PRINTER Clean the printer exterior and interior periodically with a dry soft cloth If the printed page gets stained with toner clean the printer interior with a dry soft cloth Cleaning the Printer Exterior Clean the printer e
139. lled correctly you may perform a Test Print Print Configuration that will print the current memory size 5 45 USER S GUIDE HDD Hard Disk Drive 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet 2 Unscrew the two screws securing the rear plate of the main controller board and pull out the main controller board A Ji Fig 5 56 Secure the controller board 3 Insert the 4 pillars into the bottom of the 2 5 inch HDD i Fig 5 57 Insert the 4 pillars 4 Connect the cable to the HDD with the keyed side downwards ensuring it is correctly aligned 5 46 Fig 5 58 connect the HDD CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5 Fit the 4 HDD pillars into the 4 holes of the main controller board and secure the pillars with the screws provided from the rear of the PCB Fig 5 59 Set the HDD 6 Connect the flat cable to the main controller board Fig 5 60 Insert the flat cable 5 47 USER S GUIDE 7 Install the main controller board into the printer by sliding it into the guide rails Fig 5 61 Install the main controller board 8 Secure the main controller board with the 2 screws 9 Connect the printer interface cable AC power cord and turn the printer on 10 Format the HDD from the control panel See Chapter 4 for details 5 48 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING If any problems occur the printer automatical
140. ly stops printing diagnoses the problem and displays the corresponding message to alert you 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 Operator Call Messages When any of the following messages appear the printer stops operating Operator Call Message CHECK XXXXXXX 12 COVER OPEN FRONT 12 COVER OPEN TOP 12 COVER OPEN REAR 13 JAM XXXXXX 14 NO CARTRIDGE XXXX COLOR AX NO CASSETTE 16 TONER EMPTY XXXX COLOR Meaning Check the paper tray XXXXXXX is TRAY 1 TRAY 2 The Front cover of the printer is Open The Top cover of the printer is open The Rear Access cover of the printer is open Paper is jammed in the printer XXXXXX is DRUM TRAYS INSIDE REAR A toner cartridge is not installed in the printer XXXX indicates colors The Media Cassette is not installed XX is T1 T2 The printer has almost run out of toner you may print another 50 pages The Alarm LED lights at the same time XXXX indicates colors Action Check that the paper is correctly inserted in the tray when the CHECK TRAY 1 message appears Load a stack of paper into the cassette Close the Front cover Close the Top cover Close the Rear Access cover Remove the jammed paper from the indicated area See the Paper Jams section in thi
141. munications Parameters Factory Settings Baud rate data transfer speed 9600 Code type data length 8 bits Parity data error check None Stop bit data separator 1 stop bit Xon Xoff handshake protocol ON DTR ER ON Robust Xon OFF If a commercial interface card has been installed in the MIO card slot it can be selected automatically When necessary select the interface or the serial communications parameters manually with the Mode button INTERFACE MODE on the printer For more information see MODE Button in Chapter 4 For the settings on your the computer please refer to your user s manual for your computer or application software USER S GUIDE gt Notes When you use the automatic interface selection note the following e Once the interface is automatically changed it is not changed again for a short period of time This time period is called Time Out and it can be set with the Mode button The factory setting is 5 seconds The communications parameters baud rate code type parity stop bit Xon Xoff DTR ER and Robust Xon must be set for the serial interface Although they have been factory set as shown in the above table you may need to change them with the Mode button The automatic interface selection function takes a few seconds to work If you want to speed up printing select the required interface manually via the Mode button If you typically use only one interface we recommend yo
142. n this function on you can suppress printing blank pages When the printer is used in a network environment it may be set to deliberately print a blank page at the end of each print job When you turn on this function the printer does not print the blank pages ERROR PRINT e 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 You can turn on or off the error print in this mode Display Message Error Mode FRROR PRINT ON Turn on the error print so that the printer prints a Postscript error if one occurs ERROR PRINT OFF Turn off the error print so that the printer does not print an error message Factory setting 4 44 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL CONTINUE MODE If any recoverable error occurs including Toner Empty it can be cleared with the Continue button The Continue button function is selected with this mode setting Display Message Continue Mode CONTINUE MANUAL Select the manual error recovery mode Press the Continue button to clear errors Factory setting CONT INUE AUTO Select the auto error recovery mode The printer automatically clears recoverable errors You need not press the Continue button SCALABLE FONT e Note The setting in this mode menu is effective only in the HP PCLSC mode It does not appear in any other emulation modes Since this printer has many scalable fonts some application programs may no
143. ns For 120 V Model Only U S Food and Drug Administration FDA has implemented regulations for laser products manufactured on and after August 2 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States Caution Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure IEC 825 Specification For 220 240 V Model Only This printer is a Class laser product as defined in IEC 825 specifications The label shown below is attached in countries where required CLASS 1LASER PRODUCT APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1 LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT This printer has a Class 3B Laser Diode that emits invisible laser radiation in the Scanner Unit The Scanner Unit should not be opened under any circumstances Caution Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure The following caution label is attached on the cover of the scanner unit Coo 5mW 780nm 800nm DANGER INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM VORSICHT uNsSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEOFFNET UND SICHERHEITSVERRIEGELUNG UBERBRUCKT NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN DANGER RAYON LASER INVISIBLE LORS DE LOUVER TURE EVITER LEXPOSITION DIRECTE PELIGRO RADIACION LASER INVISIBLE AL ABRIR EVITAR LA EXPOSICION DIRECTA AL HAZ E BR
144. ns manual for further information What paper can I use See Paper Handling in Chapter 3 for detailed paper specifications See the PAPER JAMS section in this chapter The printer loads more than Check to see if one sheet at a time e The paper loaded is all the same type e Paper that meets the specifications is loaded e Papers were fanned before loading e The stack of paper is not too high The side guide is not set too tight The printer doesn t eject paper Set the printer Off line then push the Form Feed button Then push the On Line button Paper loads skewed Check the following e The side guide is adjusted correctly e The amount of paper you have loaded is correct Refer to the Loading Paper in the Media Cassette section in Chapter 2 Sometimes mis picking of Clean the Paper Guide the Registration Roller and paper from the paper tray or the Exit Roller referring to Periodical Printer mis feeding of paper from the Cleaning in Chapter 5 paper exit occurs 6 15 USER S GUIDE 6 16 Printing Question Recommendation The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints incorrect characters The computer hangs up when the printer starts printing or an application error occurs My headers or footers appear when I view my document on screen but do not show up when I print them Printing takes too long e Cancel the print job from your computer Then turn on and off t
145. nt Primary Font or Secondary Font printable area Printer Driver Printer Status Messages Protective Parts Protective Sheet 2 6 2 14 3 3 RAM RAM Expansion Ready LED Rear Side Cover Reprint Function Reset button Resolution Resolution Mode Right and Left Margins S Save Data Macro Save Settings Scalable Font scalable fonts secondary font Select button Serial Interface Service Call Messages Set button Shift button Small Size 2 14 3 3 5 16 4 49 4 24 4 33 3 6 5 24 2 13 6 9 3 8 4 20 3 1 1 5 4 28 2 16 4 68 4 50 4 39 3 10 2 20 2 4 5 14 5 42 1 7 4 5 5 16 4 60 4 73 4 30 4 30 4 26 4 37 4 38 4 47 4 45 4 52 4 50 4 6 4 20 6 6 4 7 4 64 4 71 Standard Media Cassette T Tension Release Pin Test button Test Pattern TIME SETTINGS Time Zone Toner Cartridge Toner Save Mode Transfer Roller Transfer Roller Lock Lever 2 11 3 8 3 9 5 14 4 80 2 18 4 47 4 48 2 7 5 3 1 5 4 68 5 26 5 26 U A UP button User Settings W Waste Toner Pack Waste Toner Pack Holder Windows 1 120K Kit INDEX 4 7 s3 5 11 5 12 2 20 6 14 5 21
146. nt paper is creased paper jams can occur To avoid this please turn the paper over in the media cassette M Paper Jam in the Media Cassette 13 JAM TRAYS If a paper jam occurs inside the Media Cassette follow these steps ie Pull out the Media Cassette 2 Remove the jammed paper nne Fig 6 4 Paper Jam in Media Cassette 3 Re install the Media Cassette T Caution Do not remove the upper Media Cassette while printing from the optional lower Media Cassette This will cause a paper jam 6 12 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Q amp A This section contains commonly asked questions and the answers concerning your HL 2400Ce printer If you have encountered a problem find your question below and follow the recommended steps Setting Up the Printer Hardware The printer does not come on Check the following e The printer is securely plugged into the AC outlet e The power source is active e The Power button is on The printer does not print Check the following The printer 1s turned On The printer is Online All of the protective parts have been removed All the covers on the printer are closed The toner cartridges are installed properly The toner empty message is not displayed on the LCD If one or more are on replace the toner cartridges The interface cable is securely connected between the printer and computer The Alarm LED is blinking If the LED is blinking refer to the Operator Call
147. nter cannot receive data when this signal is high The signal becomes high under data receiving off line or error states This signal becomes high when a paper empty state is detected This signal becomes high when the printer is selected and low when it is deselected 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 Appendix 9 USER S GUIDE Parallel Cable Connection for IBM PC AT or Compatible Computers and IBM PS 2 Computers Signal Printer Pin No Computer Pin No DATASTROBE DATA 0 2 2 DATA 1 3 3 DATA 2 4 4 DATA 3 5 5 DATA 4 6 6 DATA 5 7 7 DATA 6 8 8 DATA 7 9 9 ACKNLG 10 10 BUSY 11 11 PE 12 12 SLCT 13 13 AUTOFEED 4 14 GND 19 30 18 25 FAULT 32 _ _ 15 SLCT IN 36 _ _ 17 Appenaix 10 APPENDICES RS 232C Serial Interface Standard Specifications 1 Baud rate 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 baud 2 Synchronization Start stop 3 Communications control No protocol 4 Data length Serial 7 bits or 8 bits 5 Parity Odd even or none 6 Stop bit 1 or 2 stop bits 7 Protocol Xon Xoff or DTR Interface Connectors A shielded cable should be used 13 10 7 4 1 OO OO OVO ORO O
148. nual feed command is sent to the printer the printer will wait for you to replace the paper in Tray with the paper for manual printing 1 Press the A or V button to select the manual mode on or off 2 Press the Set button to make the setting effective MEDIA TYPE When you use anything other than ordinary plain paper such as thick bond paper envelope or transparency the appropriate media type must be selected in the media type mode to get the best print quality L Press the Set button to enter the media type mode The display then shows the current setting with an asterisk 2 Press the A or V button to select regular thick paper or transparency then press the Set button to make the setting effective e Note Please do not forget to change the setting back to regular after you have printed on your special media with the setting changed SMALL SIZE This printer can detect the size of paper in the trays automatically If there is no paper loaded as specified by the user application the printer prompts the user to load the correct size paper by displaying LOAD PAPER XX SIZE on the LCD panel The printer can detect A4 Letter Executive Legal only in Optional Legal Cassette and B5 ISO but not A5 BS5 JIS COM10 and DL size even though they can be handled For this reason it is necessary to change the detection size for paper smaller than B5 L Press the Set button to enter the small size mode The display
149. number of the macro to be deleted Select the ID number with the A or V button and press the Set button so the printer deletes the selected macro e Data When you press the Set button at DATA ID the cursor moves to the ID number The printer prompts you to select the ID number of the data to be deleted Select the ID number with the A or V button and press the Set button so the printer deletes the selected data e Font When you press the Set button at FONT ID the cursor moves to the ID number The printer prompts you to select the ID number of the font to be deleted Select the ID number with the A or VW button and press the Set button so the printer deletes the selected font 4 41 USER S GUIDE e Format Device You can format the flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD to delete its contents Instructions are in the following menu FORMAT DEVICE When you press the Set button in this menu the printer asks if you want to delete all contents of the device Then press the Set button to start formatting the device When you want to cancel formatting move to the next menu with the A or V button and press the Set button ADVANCED MODE 4 42 NETWORK MODE Display Message Network Mode LOCK PANEL OFF Turns on or off lock panel function AUTO FE ON Turns on or off auto form feed FF SUPPRESS OFF Turns on or off the form feed suppress function W Lock panel If someone other than you
150. ny M images printed Shows how many Y images printed Shows how many K images printed Shows how many images printed Exit to MAINTENANCE MODE Exit MODE Mode Menu CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL MODE Button Settings in BR Script 2 Mode The following table shows all the selections you can choose with the Mode button in the BR Script 2 mode e Note The mode menus and settings that appear will vary according to the current emulation mode printer status and any options that may be installed in the printer Setting Menu Sub Setting Menu INTERFACE MODE Same as HP PCL5C Mode FORMAT MODE Setting PAGE FORMAT MODE PAPER LETTER RESOLUTION MODE For 120V model LETTER LEGAL A4 A5 B5 JIS B5 EXECUTIVE COM10 and DL 500 left to 500 right dots 500 down to 500 up dots Exit to PAGE FORMAT MODE Exit to PAGE FORMAT MODE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 600 DEVICE OPERATION PAPER A4 For 220 240V model X OFFSET 0 Y OFFSET 0 exit COLOR MODE Same as PCL5C mode exit CAPT SETTING CAPT ON HRC SETTING HRC MEDIUM exit 300 or 600 dpi ON or OFF OFF LIGHT MEDIUM or DARK Exit to RESOLUTION MODE When the commercial flash memory card or the HDD card has not been formatted DEVICE OPERATION FORMAT DEVICE DEVICE1 DEVICE2 DEVICE3 exit Exit Format the flash memory card HDD card or optional HDD Exit to DEVICE OPERATION When the commercial flash memory card HDD card or optional HD
151. oman 5 ABCDefgh123 amp Q lt gt 012345 p VOSOb5T 00 Upright 0 Midium 0 Times Roman 5 ABCDefgh123 8 amp Q lt gt 012345 OUESC sip v0s0b5T gt PC 8 D N 121 42 00 Uplight 0 Medium 0 Times Roman 5 ABCDefgh123 amp Q lt gt 012345 1UESC slip v0s0b5T 11 00 Upright 0 Medium 0 Times Roman 5 ABCDefgh123 8 amp Q lt gt 012345 p v0s0b5T 00 Upright 0 Medium 0 Times Roman 5 ABCDefgh123 amp Q lt gt 012345 p v0s0b5T B006 8U ROMAN 8 P 21 42 260 Upright 0 Bold 3 Times Roman 5 ABCDefgh123 amp lt gt 01234 ESC 8UESC slp v0s3b5T Fig 5 47 Font ID Numbers on the Font List 5 37 USER S GUIDE 3 Select the font with the Font button See FONT button in Chapter 4 Network Option NC 3100h Some models of this printer may include an NC 3100h network card as standard Installing NC 3100h enables you to use the printer in the following environments TCP IP IPX SPX AppleTalk DLC LLC VINES LAT NetBEUT Also many useful utilities such as the BR Admin and the Brother Network Printing software for the administrator are included For the details of the utilities see the documentation included on the CD ROM 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet 2 Unscrew the two screws securing the rear plate of the main controller board Remove the screws and pull out the main controller board Fig 5 48 Unscr
152. ompletely within the margins of the paper size you intend using This simple test will help prevent toner from spreading throughout the inside of your printer which may cause later print jobs to be smudged with toner The factory settings for the right left margins and lines vary according to the paper size and orientation See the tables below The top and bottom margins have been factory set to 0 5 in the HP emulation mode and to 0 33 in the non HP emulation modes The setting margins are subject to the current page orientation The display shows the current orientation with P for portrait and L for landscape Images offset outside the print area are not printed W About Right and Left Margins The settings range of the right and left margins are subject to the page orientation as follows The right margin should be placed 10 columns greater than the left margin minimum text width 10 columns If the orientation is changed the margin settings are restored to the factory settings If the paper size is changed and the right and left margins exceed the paper size they are restored to the factory settings if they do not exceed the paper size they remain effective The following table shows the range of settings in columns The factory settings are printed in bold Paper Size Portrait Landscape Left Margin Right Margin Left Margin Right Margin Letter 0 70 10 80 0 96 10 106 A4 0 70 10 78 80 0 103 10 113 Legal 0 70 10
153. on again e The user settings are overwritten after resetting to User Settings 1 or 2 4 74 Button Item MODE INTERFACE MODE FORMAT MODE Sub Item For AUTO mode TIME OUT CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Factory Setting I F AUTO TIME OUT 5s 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 PCLSC AUTO LF AUTO CR AUTO WRAP AUTO SKIP AUTO MODE EPSON AUTO LF AUTO CR AUTO WRAP AUTO MASK AUTO MODE IBM AUTO LF AUTO CR AUTO WRAP AUTO MASK HIGH SPEED ON BI DIR ON BaudRate 9600 CodeType 8 bits Parity NONE Stop Bit 1 bits Xon Xoff ON DTR ER ON Robust Xon OFF ORI PORTRAIT OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON No indication ON No indication OFF OFF OFF ON No indication OFF 4 75 USER S GUIDE 4 76 Button Item Sub Item MODE continued FORMAT MODE continued Factory Setting PAGE FORMAT MODE HP PCLSC EPSON amp IBM PAPER LEFT M RIGHT M TOP M BOTTOM M LETTER For 110 120V model A4 For 220 240V model O LETTER Portrait 0 LEGAL Portrait 0 A4 Portrait 0 AS Portrait 0 B5 Portrait 0 JIS B5 Portrait 0 EXE Portrait 0 COM10 Portrait 0 DL Portrait 0 LETTER Landscape 0 LEGAL Landscape 0 A4 Landscape 0 A5 Landscape 0 B5 Landscape 0 JIS
154. one color of either Cyan Magenta Yellow or Black gt 1 image two colors gt 2 images three colors gt 3 images four colors gt 4 images e Note e Discard the used consumables according to local regulations If you are not sure of them consult your local dealer retailer Be sure to re seal the consumables tightly so that the material inside does not spill out Do not discard used consumables together with domestic waste We recommend placing used consumables on a piece of paper or cloth to prevent an accidental spill or scatter of the material inside CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE gt Note e If you use paper that is not a direct equivalent for the specified paper consumable and part life may be reduced The Projected Life for each of the items listed are based on an average of 5 coverage of the printable area using any color toner cartridge Frequency of replacement will vary depending on the complexity of printed pages percent coverage and media type used Toner Cartridges Caution We strongly recommend using genuine Brother toner cartridges Using generic or refilled toner cartridges may void the warranty for this printer Toner Nearly Empty Message Check printed pages page counter and display messages periodically If the W indicator starts blinking O the printer has nearly run out of toner or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge K C M Y K stands for Black C stands for Cyan
155. ons of the panel buttons and LEDs CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE provides guidance on how to maintain your printer CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING helps you troubleshoot the printer in case of problems APPENDICES contain printer specifications and paper specifications INDEX provides an alphabetical list of the contents of this manual gt Notes When you read this User s Guide note the following e This User s Guide contains instructions or steps to teach you various operations of the printer Please remember that the instructions always assume that you start with the factory settings particularly in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 If you change the settings particularly the emulation mode the display messages change accordingly The paper size has been factory set to letter or A4 depending upon the final destination of the printer Some display messages appear differently according to this setting 1 1 USER S GUIDE 1 2 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Features This printer has the following standard features 2400 x 600 DPI Class Resolution This printer prints at a default resolution of 600 dots per inch dpi By utilizing the 300 dpi mode the printer can also print lower resolution data if necessary Moreover you can achieve higher print quality equivalent to 2400x600 DPI resolution by utilizing these Brother technologies High Resolution Control HRC and Color Advanced Photoscale Technology CAPT High Speed and Color Laser
156. ope properties are subject to change by the envelope manufacturer The entire responsibility for the quality and performance of the envelope lies with the customer E LABELS AND OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES The printer will print on most type of labels and transparencies designed for use with a laser printer Labels should have an adhesive that is acrylic based since such material is more stable at the high temperatures in the fusing unit Adhesives should not come in contact with any part of the printer because the label stock may stick to the drum or rollers and cause jams and print quality problems No adhesive should be exposed between the labels Labels should be arranged so that they cover the entire page with the only exposed spaces being lengthwise down the sheet 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 Label and transparency sheets should not exceed the paper weight specifications described in the User s Guide Labels and transparencies exceeding this specification may not feed or print properly and cause damage to your printer The entire responsibility for the quality and performance of labels and transparencies lies with the customer DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE USE OF UNSATISFACTORY LABELS OR TRANSPAREN
157. or technical and operational assistance please call In USA 1 877 284 3238 In CANADA 1 800 853 6660 514 685 6464 within Montreal If you have comments or suggestions please write us at In USA Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine CA 92618 In CANADA Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd Marketing Dept 1 rue H tel de Ville Dollard des Ormeaux PQ Canada H9B 3H6 BBS For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service call In USA 1 888 298 3616 In CANADA 1 514 685 2040 Please log on to our BBS with your first name last name and a four digit number for your password Our BBS supports modem speeds up to 14 400 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit Fax Back System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy to use Fax Back System so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products This is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine not just the one you are calling from Please call 1 800 521 2846 USA or 1 800 681 9838 Canada and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the system and your index of Fax Back subjects DEALERS SERVICE CENTERS USA only For the name of an authorized dealer or service center call 1 800 284 4357 SERVICE CENTERS Canada only For service center addresses in Canada call 1 800 853 6660 I
158. orother Brother Color Laser Printer HL 2400Ce series USER S GUIDE Jl AAi Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick reference at all times II Trademarks Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd Apple and LaserWriter are registered trademarks and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Centronics is a trademark of Genicom Corporation EPSON is a registered trademark and FX 850 and FX 80 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation Hewlett Packard HP PCL5C PCL5e PCL6 and PCL are registered trademarks and HP LaserJet 5 HP LaserJet 4 HP LaserJet Plus HP LaserJet I HP LaserJet IID HP LaserJet UID HP GL HP GL 2 and Bi Tronics are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company IBM Proprinter XL Proprinter and IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intellifont is a registered trademark of AGFA Corporation a division of Miles Inc Microsoft and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated All trademarks noted herein are either the property of Brother Industries Ltd ENERGY STAR is a USS registered mark All other brand and product names mentioned in this user s guide are registere
159. out the need to press the Continue button For more information see CONTINUE MODE in this chapter e Note The Continue button is not a cure all The printer cannot recover from some errors Take corrective action referring to the error message See TROUBLESHOOTING in Chapter 6 4 63 USER S GUIDE BUTTONS IN SHIFT MODE You can control the basic printer operations and make various printer settings also in SHIFT mode Functions available in SHIFT mode are labeled with the indications just below the panel buttons Ready On Line Data O O Q O Emulation Economy Copy Fig 4 8 Buttons in SHIFT Mode e Note The factory settings are printed in bold in this section SHIFT Button When you hold the Shift button down with the printer off line you can change settings with the panel buttons in SHIFT mode Since the shift state is not locked you need to hold it down and press the button to get access to the corresponding shifted function labeled under the button 4 64 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL EMULATION Button This factory setting for the automatic emulation selection function is ON The printer will select the emulation mode automatically when it receives data from the computer To set the emulation mode manually hold down the Shift button and press the Emulation button Then enter the setting mode to change the emulation To set the emulation mode follow these steps 1 Press the Sel b
160. outlet gt Note If the condition of the Fuser Cleaner is poor we recommend that you replace the Fuser Cleaner at the same time as the Fusing Unit The life counter for the Fuser Cleaner will also need to be reset Please refer to page 5 10 for instructions Partially used Oil Bottles can be reused with a new Fusing Unit Please wait for 30 minutes after installing a new Fusing Unit to allow the oil to circulate completely through the Heat Roller USER S GUIDE 12 Press the Power button and turn on the printer 13 Press the Sel button and take the printer Off Line 14 Press the Reset button while holding down the Shift button 15 When you see RESET PRINTER on the LCD panel press the A UP or V DOWN button and select RESET PARTS LIFE Press the Set button and select FUSER UNIT with the A UP or V DOWN button 16 Press the Set button the printer is now On Line T Caution Please be careful when replacing the Fusing Unit Do not place pressure on the Fusing Unit it should fit in easily If it does not make sure the Fusing Unit connector is free to move Do not apply force It could damage both the Fusing Unit and the printer 5 20 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 120K Kit 120K Kit When you see the following message on the LCD panel you must replace the items located in the 120K Kit which includes the Drum Cleaner Paper Discharger Transfer Roller Paper Feeding Roller Separator Pad
161. raUS 88 ee 6J Microsoft Publishing gt gt i 8M Mah8 gt e 5M PSMath 68 ee ee 6M VenturaMath 2 2 eee 15U PIFot 8 1U Legal 1E ISO4 United Kingdom 6 8 8 OS ISO1I Swedish names gt gt gt n l a l l OI ISO15 Italiaa e 1S HPSpanish gt 2S ISO17 Spanish 20 e 3S ISO10 Swedih 8 a 4S ISOl16 Portuguese 8 8 ee 5S ISO84 Portuguese 8 8 ee 6S ISO85 Spanish e e 0G HPGerman e o e 8 8 e e 1G ISO21 German 8 e e 0D ISO60 Norwegian 1 e ee 1D ISO6l Norwegian2 e ee OF IS025 French 8 eee 1F ISQ69 French ee ee OK ISOl4 NSASCH gt e 8 8 8 8 8 2K ISO57 Chinese 85 e 8 eee 9U Windows3 0Latinl si 12 MCText 0060000000000 000 QQ 19M Symbol 579L Wingdings These symbol sets are variations of the Roman 8 symbol set Appenaix 33 USER S GUIDE PCL Symbol Set Typeface Continued LetterGothic Mary Oklahoma PC PC Utah Utah SetID Symbol Set 16 66 land ___________ Brussels Tennessee Cond _ 8 U Roman 8 ON ISO8859 lLatnl gt 8888 2N ISO8859 2Latn2 gt 8 a 5N ISO 8859 9 Latin5 a 6N ISO 8859 10 Latin ee 10U PCS So e e Vi PESDN a e 6 U PC 850 ee o O O o 170 PC852 OO 260 PC 7I5 8 eee OT PC Tuk 0 00 wee 19U Windows3
162. re below shows the physically printable area and non guaranteed print area of various paper types with this printer Cut Sheet 5mm 0 2 5mm 0 2 Smm 0 12 3mm 0 12 4mm 0 16 5mm 0 16 os Envelopes 4mm 0 16 4mm 0 16 3mm 0 12 nm Of Oz __ 3mm 0 12 COM10 68mm 2 65 COM10 68mm 2 65 DL 40mm 7 56 DL 40mm 1 56 4mm 0 16 Unprintable Area Non Guaranteed Print Area 3 2 Printable Area and Non Guaranteed Print Area zl e Note If you use paper that does not meet the specifications listed in this User s Guide the life of the various consumables and parts may be reduced 3 10 CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER Using Envelopes Avoid using envelopes with the following characteristics e Glossy or shiny surfaces e Protection cover on the envelopes adhesive parts e Sealing flaps that have not been folded at purchase e Sealing flaps as shown below e Three or more layers of paper in the marked area Le fH AN Each side folded as shown below Fig 3 3 Envelope Information 3 11 USER S GUIDE Before loading envelopes in the cassette check the following 3 12 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
163. rinter power off Download font and the fonts saved in the HDD card might cause the error for these occupy the same work area as the RAM Memory expansion is recommended in that case When the serial interface is used check the communications parameters such as baud rate code type parity and handshake protocols When the parallel interface is used check the interface cable connection Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Error Message 42 DEV ECE C23 PEULE 43 DEVICEL 2 3 W ERROR Ay MTO ERROR 4 DEVTCEL2727R ERROR IGNORE DATA BR Script 2 mode only Meaning Card in slot 1 or 2 or HDD overflow Card in slot 1 or 2 or HDD write error Error in communication with the MIO card Card in slot 1 or 2 or HDD read error Data is ignored because of an error in the PostScript language program CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Action Delete unnecessary macros or fonts or use a new device Set the write protect button of the card to OFF if it has been set to ON Use a new card If the same error occurs consult your dealer or service provider Install the MIO card correctly Use a new device If the same error occurs consult your dealer or service provider Press the Reset button If the same error occurs you may need to add optional DIMM memory 6 5 USER S GUIDE 6 6 Service Call Messages When any of the following messages appear on the LCD turn th
164. rinter automatically detects the paper size you set in the Media Cassette If you load a different size of paper in the Media Cassette from the size selected with the Mode button or through your application software the printer prompts you to load the correct size of paper as follows T1 LOAD PAPER KKK K SIZE x indicates the paper size you have selected with the Mode button in the PAGE FORMAT mode or through your application software 3 13 USER S GUIDE Manual Feed Since this printer does not have a manual feed or multi purpose tray you cannot manually feed irregular sized paper However this printer has a special Manual Feed Mode using Tray 1 upper tray to accommodate non standard paper sizes See Manual Mode in Chapter 4 for more information on selecting this setting in the printer control panel 1 When the manual feed command is selected the printer waits until you load the paper in Tray 1 during manual feed mode operation T1 MANUAL FEED KKK K SIZE 2 Pull out Tray 1 and place the paper you are going to use in the tray It may be necessary to remove some or all of the paper stack first depending on the size of paper in the tray and the size of the paper you wish to print on manually 3 Re install Tray 1 and press the Continue button The printer then starts printing Note Print quality may be affected by the type of paper you use and the print image You may experience poor paper f
165. rinter receives data from the computer it automatically selects the emulation mode in any of the following combinations EPSON IBM Priority EPSON IBM Auto Selection Mode HP PCL5C HP PCL5C BR Script 2 BR Script 2 HP GL HP GL EPSON FX 850 IBM Proprinter XL 8 Press the Set button The next sub item KEEP PCL appears on the display This function is for permanent macros and fonts downloaded in the HP PCLSC mode 9 Turn on or off the KEEP PCL function with the A or V button When you do not need to keep the permanent macros and fonts used in HP PCLSC mode turn this function off When you want to keep them you can turn it on 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 changing the emulation to BR Script 2 mode e Note The KEEP PCL function reserves free space in the printer s memory and may cause a memory full error If a memory full error occurs expand the memory capacity or turn off this function 10 Press the Set button The exit message appears on the display 11 Press the Set button again The printer exits from the setting mode to the off line state e Note When you use the automatic emulation selection try it with your application software or network server If the function does not work properly select a particular emulation mode manually You can use the following comm
166. rt on the printed paper Clean the Paper Guide the Registration Roller and the Exit Roller referring to Periodic Printer Cleaning in Chapter 5 If the same problem re occurs contact your dealer or Brother authorized service representative 6 21 USER S GUIDE Caution Operation of the printer outside the specifications shall be deemed abuse and all repairs thereafter shall be the sole liability of the end user purchaser For USA amp CANADA Only For technical and operational assistance please call In USA 1 877 284 3238 In CANADA 1 800 853 6660 914 685 6464 within Montreal If you have comments or suggestions please write us at In USA Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine CA 92618 In CANADA Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd Marketing Dept 1 rue H tel de Ville Dollard des Ormeaux PQ Canada H9B 3H6 BBS For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service call In USA 1 888 298 3616 In CANADA 1 514 685 2040 Please log on to our BBS with your first name last name and a four digit number for your password Our BBS supports modem speeds up to 14 400 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit Fax Back System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy to use Fax Back System so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products This is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week You can us
167. s chapter Install the toner cartridge Install the Media Cassette Remove the toner cartridge rock it several times at 45 and install it again or replace the toner cartridge with a new one USER S GUIDE 6 2 Operator Call Message XX LOAD PAPER KKKK S IZE at MANUAL FEED kxkxx xxkxx SIZE Lo CHECK EONT 20 Ze 23 24 23 Z 28 FONT REMOVAL WASTE TONER Orb EMPTY CHANGE FCR NO FUSER UNIT NO OPG BEET NO EC ROGER Meaning The wrong size of paper was loaded in the Media Cassette XX is T1 T2 The printer is requesting you to load paper manually An error occurred in the optional font card The PCMCIA card was removed while the printer is on line The Waste Toner Pack is full The Oil in the Oil Bottle is empty It is time to replace the Fuser Cleaner The Fusing Unit is not installed correctly The OPC Belt Cartridge is not installed correctly The Cleaning Roller is not installed correctly Action Load the requested size of paper in the Media Cassette and press the Form Feed button Load the requested size of paper on the Standard Media Cassette and press the Sel button Turn off the printer and re install or replace the optional font card Turn off the printer install the card and turn on the printer The Continue button will allow you to temporarily ignore this message Replace the Waste Toner Pack with a new one Replace the Oi
168. seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again USER S GUIDE 6 8 Service Call Message 88 WARNING F2 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING F4 Fo HO H2 H3 H4 LI L2 LL Meaning Ozone fan error Fuser fan error Charge HV unit error Fuser thermistor error Fuser temperature error Warming up time error Fuser temperature error On time error Fuser temperature error Off time error Beam detector error Scanner motor error Laser power error Action Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait 15 minutes then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait 15 minutes then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait 15 minutes then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait 15 minutes then turn it on again Turn off the printer Wait a few seconds then turn it on again
169. section of this manual The HL 2400Ce printer is selected in the printer settings in your application The host is configured correctly check printer port print manager etc clear stored job or use print manager is selected off There is no jammed paper inside the printer Paper is loaded in the Media Cassette An Error message is not displayed 6 13 USER S GUIDE Setting Up the Printer I cannot print from my application software I cannot print the entire page Computer indicates a device time out Computer indicates Paper Empty Computer indicates Off Line Computer indicates Power Off Computer indicates an error message other than above If you install the printer driver for your HL 2400Ce from the Plug amp Play installation the installation may sometimes fail with the following error dialog C AWINDOWS BRO0002 t B CWWINDOWS 4 BROOO0 2 bet 6 14 Recommendation Make sure the supplied Windows printer driver is installed correctly and selected in your application software Check to see 1f the size of paper in the feeder is the same as the one that you have selected in your application or the printer driver Check to see if the interface cable is connected to the printer and computer securely If the Alarm LED is blinking clear it referring to the Alarm Indications at a Glance section in this chapter and try to print again If the Alarm LED is off wait a short while and t
170. serial interface and a modular input output MIO compatible interface As an alternative to the MIO interface you can use the Brother NC 3100h Networking solution If your application software supports the bi directional parallel interface you can monitor the printer status It is fully compatible with the industry standard bi directional parallel interface The industry standard RS 232C serial can connect to any computer using a standard serial cable The MIO interface allows you to install a commercial MIO compatible card If you install a card you can use one more interface ports for networking or printer sharing The NC 3100h card will allow you to connect directly to a Network Automatic Interface Selection This printer can automatically select the bi directional parallel RS 232C serial or MIO NC 3100h interface depending on the interface port through which it receives data With this feature the printer can be connected to more than one computer Five Emulation Modes This printer can emulate the Hewlett Packard Color PCL 5C language PCL6 in monochrome printing printers PostScript Level 2 language emulation Brother BR Script Level 2 printers the industry standard HP GL plotter as well as EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL printers for monochrome printing only You can print with all application programs that support one of these printers 1 3 USER S GUIDE 1 4 Automatic Emulation Selec
171. ssure Release Levers Fig 6 1 Paper Jam at Paper Exit 2 Open the Rear Access Cover and remove the jammed paper by pulling it out slowly Fig 6 2 Remove the jammed paper CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 3 Close the Rear Access Cover 4 Reset the Fusing unit Pressure Release Levers and close the Top Cover e Note When paper jams at the Rear Access Cover increase replace the Paper Discharger E Paper Jam at Fusing Roller inside the printer 13 JAM INSIDE or 13 JAM DRUM If a paper jam occurs at the Fusing Roller follow the steps to remove the jammed paper in the same way as for Paper Jam at Paper Exit Otherwise follow the steps below A N Warning The Fusing Roller is extremely HOT during operation Remove the paper carefully 1 Open the Rear Access Cover 2 Remove the jammed paper by holding it with both hands and pulling it slowly toward you Fig 6 3 Clearing Inside Paper Jam 3 Close the Rear Access Cover 6 11 USER S GUIDE Qe Caution Do not touch the toner surface of the jammed paper It might stain your hands or clothes After removing the jammed paper if the next printed paper is stained with toner print several test pages before restarting your print job Remove the jammed paper carefully to prevent spreading toner Take care not to stain your hands and clothes Wash toner stains immediately with cold water Never touch the transfer roller If the edge of pri
172. t use a cable with the following pin configurations Printer Male Computer Female FG l 1 FG SD 2 3 RD RD 3 2 SD DR DSR 6 20 ER DTR SG 7 7 SG ER DTR 20 5 CS CTS 6 DR DSR e Note Any pins not shown in the figures above are not connected Appenaix 13 USER S GUIDE Network Interface Network Interface Fig A 3 10 100Base TX Port Pin Assignment RJ45 pin Signal 1 TX Transmit Data 2 TX Transmit Data 3 RX Receive Data 4 N C 5 N C 6 RX Receive Data 7 N C 8 N C For more information see the Network User s Guide on the CD ROM Appendix 14 APPENDICES SYMBOL CHARACTER SETS You can select the symbol and character set s with the F ONT switch in the HP LaserJet EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter X L emulation modes See FONT Button in Chapter 4 When you have selected the HP GL emulation mode you can select the standard or alternate characters et with the MOD E switch See GRAPHICS MODE in Chapter 4 OCR Symbol Sets When the OCR A or OCR B font is selected the correspond ing symbol set is always used OCR A OCR B Appenaix 15 USER S GUIDE HP PCL Mode Roman 8 8U ISO Latin1 ON ISO Latin2 2N ISO Latin5 5N Appendix 16 APPENDICES PC 8 10U PC 8 D N 11U PC 850 12U PC 852 17U Appendix 17 USER S GUIDE PC 8 Turkish 9T Windows Latin 19U Windows Latin2 9E
173. t be able to handle them correctly When the HP PCLS5C emulation mode has been selected the printer may print a different font rather than the font you have selected with your program or a font selection command To cope with this font problem you can restrict the font selection by using this setting as follows Display Message Scalable Font FONT ALG All scalable fonts for this printer can be selected with the font selection command Factory setting FONT Ga Scalable fonts for this printer other than the following can be selected with the font selection command Atlanta Bermuda Script PC Brussels Copenhagen Germany Portugal Calgary San Diego and US Roman Even if you restrict the font selection as above you can select among all the scalable fonts with the Font button The setting in this mode menu merely restricts the font selection command from an application to avoid incorrect font selections 4 45 USER S GUIDE INPUT BUFFER You can increase or decrease the capacity of the input buffer with the A or V button in this mode menu A larger capacity allows the printer to receive data from the computer faster e Note If the printer reports a memory full error reduce the capacity of the input buffer Display Message Input Buffer OOo The more squares the larger the capacity OOO of the input buffer The squares indicate the capacity but not the size in Mbytes since this depends on the total memory
174. t horizontal amp vertical offsets Set orientation paper size margins pen others setting amp others RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION MODE RESOLUTION MODE Set resolution amp HRC Set resolution amp HRC Set resolution amp HRC PAGE PROTECTION PAGE PROTECTION Protect data on a page Not available Protect data on a page DEVICE OPERATION DEVICEK OPERATION DEVICK OPERATION Set a flash memory card a HDD card or Set a flash memory card a HDD card or Set a flash memory card a HDD card or optional HDD in HP mode optional HDD in HP mode optional HDD in HP mode ADVANCED MODE ADVANCED MODE ADVANCED MODE Set network mode print density amp others Set network mode print density amp Set network mode print density amp others others PAGE COUNTER PAGE COUNTER PAGE COUNTER Show of printed pages Show of printed pages Show of printed pages exit MODE exit MODE exit MODE Exit to off line ready state Exit to off line ready state Exit to off line ready state 4 8 Mode Menu INTERFACE MODE CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL MODE Button Settings in HP PCL5C EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL Modes The following table shows all the selections you can choose with the Mode button in the HP PCL5C EPSON FX 850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes e Note The mode menus and settings that appear will vary according to the current emulation mode printer status and any options that may be installed in the printer
175. t to the printer so that it covers the connector part Fit the Connector Cover of the printer to the Lower Tray Unit az VA Fig 5 44 Fit the Covers 5 33 5 34 USER S GUIDE 9 Install the covers on both sides of the Lower Tray Unit Fig 5 45 Installing the Cover e Note Do not load B5 or smaller size paper and envelopes in the cassette loaded into the optional Lower Tray Unit It may cause paper jams CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Font Card Flash Memory HDD Card Installing a Font Card Flash Memory Card and HDD Card This printer has two slots for an optional font cartridge and one slot for an optional font card flash memory card or HDD card Type I HDD cards will only fit into card slot 2 If you have installed optional font card s you can use the fonts stored in them as well as the resident fonts For optional font cards consult the dealer where you purchased the printer If you have installed an optional flash memory card or HDD card you can save macros and fonts on it For flash memory card and HDD card operations and information see DEVICE OPERATION in Chapter 4 e Notes Do not install or remove cards with the power on or you may lose all data and may seriously damage the card For more information about these cards consult the dealer where you purchased the printer For the latest information http www brother com Follow these steps to install or remove a cartridge card 1 M
176. ta and password sent will be stored in the HDD not printed You can print the data by inputting the password you set from the control panel or the browser You need to input the password you set when you want to delete the data you stored in the HDD from the control panel or the browser 4 61 USER S GUIDE This function works as follows Proof gt User 1 gt Document 1 gt Action Print Delete gt Collate ON OFF gt Copies when Print is set Document2 gt Document3 gt User 2 gt Document 1 gt Public gt User 1 gt Document 1 gt Action Print Delete gt Collate ON OFF gt Copies when Print is set Document2 gt Document3 gt User 2 gt Document 1 gt Private gt User 1 gt Document 1 gt Action Print Delete gt Collate ON OFF gt Copies when Print is set Document2 gt Document3 gt User 2 gt Document 1 gt exit 4 62 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL CONTINUE Button If there is a problem with the printer it automatically suspends printing and goes off line Pressing the Continue button may ignore the error and resume printer operation The function of this button varies according to the CONTINUE mode set with the Mode button Since the CONTINUE mode has been factory set to MANUAL you need to press the Continue button to recover from a printer error message If you set the mode to AUTO the printer attempts to resume the printing operation with
177. te into the printer 2 13 USER S GUIDE Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 2 14 This printer has a bi directional parallel interface and an RS 232C serial interface They allow the printer to communicate with IBM PC or compatible computers Before connecting the printer and computer you need to purchase a connecting cable specifically made for the interface to be used Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set simply connect the interface cable to the printer In some cases you need to turn off the high speed and bi directional parallel communications with the Mode button For further information see MODE Button in Chapter 4 When you use the serial interface you need to have the same communications settings on both the printer and computer Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set with certain factory settings baud rate 9600 code type 8 bits parity none stop bit 1 Xon Xoff ON DTR ER ON and Robust Xon ON you may simply connect the interface cable if these are the same as the settings on your computer When necessary set the communications parameters with the Mode button on the printer For further information see MODE Button in Chapter 4 For the settings on the computer see the manual of the computer or software you use Connect the printer to your computer as follows L Make sure that both the computer and the printer are turned off
178. th the Test button See TEST Button in this chapter e Note No user settings have been factory set TIME SETTINGS A Real time clock is built into this printer You can set the time in this mode Display Message User Setting TIME DELIING Set the time TIME STYLE Set the time style shown on the display SUMMER TIME Set summer time TIME ZONE Set time zone 4 47 USER S GUIDE 4 48 Please refer to the following chart when you want to set the Time Zone 12 0 11 0 10 0 9 0 8 0 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 9 5 10 0 11 0 12 0 Eniwetok Kwajalein Midway Island Samoa Hawaii Alaska Pacific time US amp Canada Mountain time US amp Canada Arizona Central time US amp Canada Mexico City Saskatchewan Eastern time US amp Canada Bogota Lima Atlantic Canada Caracas La Paz Newfoundland Brasilia Buenos Aires Georgetown Mid Atlantic Azores Cope Verde Is Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh London Monrovia Casablanca Berlin Stockholm Rome Bern Brussels Vienna Amsterdam Paris Madrid Prague Bratislava Warsaw Athens Helsinki Istanbul Cairo Eastern Europe Harare Pretoria Israel Baghdad Kuwait Nairobi Riyadh Moscow St Petersburg Tehran Abu Dhabi Muscat Tbilisi Kazan Volgograd Kabul Islamabad Karachi Ek
179. that it provides desirable performance Some important guidelines when selecting paper are 1 Supplier should be informed that the paper or envelopes will be used in a laser printer 2 Preprinted papers must use inks that can withstand the temperature of the printers fusing process 200 degrees centigrade 3 If you have selected a cotton bond paper paper having a rough surface such as cockle or laid finished paper or paper that is wrinkled or puckered these types of paper may exhibit degraded performance Appendix 5 USER S GUIDE Appendix 6 e Note The manufacturer does not warrant the use of any particular paper The operator is responsible for the quality of paper used with the printer Paper Types to Avoid Some types of paper might not perform well or may cause damage to your printer Types of paper to avoid are Highly textured paper Smooth or shiny paper Paper that is coated or has a chemical finish Damaged wrinkled or pre folded paper Paper exceeding the recommend weight specification specified in the manual Paper with tabs and staples 7 Letterheads using low temperature dyes or thermography 8 Multipart or carbonless paper Sa eee ee On DAMAGE OR OTHER DEFECTS CAUSED BY THE USE OF PAPERS LISTED UNDER PAPER TYPES TOAVOID WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENTS E ENVELOPES Most envelopes will perform acceptably on your printer However some en
180. that the OPC Belt Cartridge is installed correctly Missing image at edge 1 Replace the toner cartridge 2 Replace the OPC Belt Cartridge Wrinkle 1 Check that the problem is solved after changing to a recommended type of paper 2 Check that the rear access cover is closed correctly 3 Check that the paper discharger is installed correctly Mixed color image 1 Check that the front cover is closed correctly 2 Check that the toner cartridges are installed correctly 3 Replace the toner cartridges Insufficient Gloss 1 Check that the oil is not empty 2 Replace the Fuser Cleaning Roller 3 Check that the specified paper is being 6 20 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Question Recommendation Off set image 1 Check that the specified paper is being used 2 Check that the oil is not empty 3 Replace the Fuser Cleaning Roller Poor fixing 1 Check that the specified paper is used 2 Check that the media type mode is selected correctly Wait 15 to 30 minutes and try again Poor fixing when printed on Set the printer to thick paper mode through the control thick paper panel or the printer driver Blurred vertical band and spots Clean the Charging Wire as shown below 1 Open the Front Cover and take the Cleaning Brush of color s out of the printer Open the Top Cover and take the OPC Belt Cartridge out of the printer Brush the Charging Wire with the Cleaning brush as shown below Di
181. the current emulation mode Note that the Font button does not work in the BR Script 2 mode If the application software supports font and symbol character set selection you do not need to set them with the Font button The software or command setting overrides the button setting If you want to use optional fonts instead of the printer s resident fonts be sure to install a font cartridge card that has your preferred 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 If the installed font cartridge card happens to have a font of similar characteristics the printer will print with an unexpected font You can store the fonts you require on a flash memory card or HDD card only in the HP PCLSC mode or BR Script 2 mode when a card is installed See DEVICE OPERATION Setting the Font and Symbol Set in the HP PCL5C Mode When the HP PCLSC emulation mode has been selected the font and symbol set can be set separately as the primary or secondary font When the primary font is selected Message To do SELECT FONT P Set the primary font SYMBOL SET P Set the symbol set TABLE PRINT P Print the code table When the secondary font is selected Message To do SELECT FONT gt Set the secondary font SIMBOL OEL p Set the symbol set TABLE PRINT S Print the code table 4 50 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL To select the font and s
182. tion This printer can automatically select the printer emulation mode depending on the print commands it receives from the computer software With this feature many users can share the printer on a network Data Compression Technology This printer can internally compress the received graphics and font data in its memory so that it can print larger graphics and more fonts without the need for additional memory Fonts This printer has 72 scalable and 12 bitmapped fonts The fonts that can be used vary according to the selected emulation mode In PCL mode you can also print the 11 kinds of bar codes listed below In BR Script mode the printer has 66 scalable fonts Bar Code Printing This printer can print the following 11 types of bar codes e Code 39 e UPC E e Interleaved 2 of 5 e Codabar e EAN 8 e US PostNet e EAN 13 e ISBN e UPC A e Code 128 e EAN 128 CCITT G3 G4 Since this printer supports the CCITT G3 G4 format in addition to HP compatible formats it can quickly receive and print data compressed in this format Lock Panel If the panel button settings have been changed the printer may not work as you expect If you are an administrator of this printer you can lock your settings to prevent changes from being made CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Power Save Mode This printer has a power saving mode Since laser printers consume power to keep the fixing assembly at a high temperature this feature can save electricit
183. to print large files because of the resolution and the printer s memory The higher the resolution and thus the file size the more memory is required Display Message Resolution RESOLUTION 600 Set the resolution to 600 dpi Factory setting RESOLUTION 300 Set the resolution to 300 dpi CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL e Note e Even if you set the resolution to 600 dpi in this mode the printer may not be able to print large and complex full color files at 600 dpi because of insufficient memory However it automatically decreases the resolution to 300 dpi to print them While the printer is printing in this mode the display prompts 01 PR300 If the printer cannot print files even at 300 dpi a MEMORY FULL error occurs See TROUBLESHOOTING in Chapter 6 This automatic resolution decrease function works with the page protection on See also PAGE PROTECTION in this chapter When you want to print large and complex full color data without decreasing the resolution you should expand the memory capacity of the printer E CAPT Setting When you select CAPT SETTING you can use the Color Advanced Photoscale Technology CAPT function which offers photographic fine color on graphics CAPT setting is available only in BR Script 2 mode This feature requires a minimum of 24 MB of RAM to process large and complex full color printouts When you set CAPT ON the high resolution control HRC setting is unavailabl
184. tory default setting is EPSON emulation mode If you wish to use IBM emulation you will need to select it manually using the Emulation button Try this function with your application software or network server If the function does not work properly select the required emulation mode manually using the printer panel buttons or use emulation selection commands from your software 3 2 CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER 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 NC 3100h 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 button For more information see MODE Button in Chapter 4 Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set to ON simply connect the interface cable to the printer Note Always turn off both your computer and printer when connecting or disconnecting the cable When using the serial interface you must have the same communication settings on both the printer and computer Since the automatic interface selection mode has been factory set for standard computer serial link you may be able to simply connect the interface cable to the printer if your computer already has the settings detailed below Com
185. u select that interface as your default If only one interface is selected the printer will allocate all of the input buffer to that interface 3 4 CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL Selecting the Local Language Display The display shows the current printer status When you operate the control panel buttons it shows functions and settings If a problem occurs it shows the corresponding error message These messages are displayed in several languages The default is English e English e German Spanish e French e Dutch e Italian To change to another language 1 Turn off the printer 2 Hold down the Form Feed button and turn on the printer The message SELF TEST appears Continue holding down the Form Feed button until the message changes to LANG ENGLISH Release the Form Feed Button J Press the A or V button until your desired language appears on the display 4 Press the Set button to make the selected language messages effective An asterisk appears at the end of the display for a short time and then the printer automatically returns to the on line state with the selected language on the display 3 5 USER S GUIDE Using the Panel Buttons The printer has a versatile control panel It has two operation modes When you press the buttons they work in the NORMAL mode indicated by the function shown above the buttons When you press the buttons with the Shift b
186. ustomer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine CA 92618 In CANADA Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd Marketing Dept 1 rue Hotel de Ville Dollard des Ormeaux PQ Canada H9B 3H6 BBS For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service call In USA 1 888 298 3616 In CANADA 1 514 685 2040 Please log on to our BBS with your first name last name and a four digit number for your password Our BBS supports modem speeds up to 14 400 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit Fax Back System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy to use Fax Back System so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products This is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine not just the one you are calling from Please call 1 800 521 2846 USA or 1 800 681 9838 Canada and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the system and your index of Fax Back subjects DEALERS SERVICE CENTERS USA only For the name of an authorized dealer or service center call 1 800 284 4357 SERVICE CENTERS Canada only For service center addresses in Canada call 1 800 853 6660 INTERNET ADDRESS For technical questions and downloading drivers http www brother com II IV Orother Color Laser Printer HL 2400Ce series USER S GUIDE For USA amp CANADA Only F
187. utton held down they work in the SHIFT mode as indicated by the function shown below the buttons You can control the basic printer operations and make various printer settings in the NORMAL and SHIFT modes For more information see BUTTONS IN NORMAL MODE and BUTTONS IN SHIFT MODE in Chapter 4 Display Shows various messages Copy Pages Orientation Feeder READY Lights when the printer is ready to print ON LINE Lights when the printer is in the on line state DATA Blinks when data is being received and lights when unprinted data remains in printer memory On Line O O SEL Selects on line or off line mode an FORM FEED Prints remaining data or reprints the same print job or page FEEDER Selects paper source and media type to be used Fusion Economy Test ALARM Lights if any errors occur Continue Set AA O MODE Sets functions in various modes FONT Selects font and character set Copy Reset A UP Scrolls forward through modes and settings EMULATION Selects printer emulation ECONOMY Selects toner save or power save mode TEST Prints self test pattern or fonts CONTINUE Ignores the error and resumes operation SET Sets selected mode and functions Y DOWN Reverse scroll through modes and settings SHIFT Shifts button operation COPY Sets the number of copies to print RESET Resets printer or restores to factory settings
188. utton to take the printer off line on Hold down the Shift button and press the Emulation button When you enter the setting mode the display first shows the current emulation mode with an asterisk 2 Press the A or V button until the emulation mode you want appears on the display Display Message Emulation Mode AUTO Auto Emulation Selection HP PCLOC HP PCL5C BR SCripe 2 BR Script level 2 mode HP GL HP GL Plotter Mode EPSON FX 830 EPSON FX 850 IBM ProprinterxL IBM Proprinter XL 4 Press the Set button to make the displayed selection effective When you select any specific emulation mode other than AUTO for a short time an asterisk appears at the end of the display Then the printer automatically exits from the setting mode to the off line mode When you select AUTO the sub item Time Out for the automatic emulation selection appears on the display Go to the next step J Set Time Out with the A or V button This time out is the duration during which the printer will not allow another automatic emulation change You can set it from 1 second to 99 seconds the factory setting is 5 seconds 6 Press the Set button The next sub item EPSON IBM appears on the display 4 65 USER S GUIDE 4 66 T Select EPSON or IBM with the A or V button Since the printer cannot distinguish between the EPSON and IBM emulation modes you must select the EPSON or IBM emulation even in AUTO mode When the p
189. utton until the interface you want appears on the display Display Message Interface Mode T F PARALLEL Parallel interface T F RS 232C Serial interface T F EXTEND T70 Extended I O interface TA F AUTO Auto interface selection e Note e The Extended I O interface is available only when a commercial MIO compatible sharing network card has been installed Some models are supplied with the network card pre installed 4 Press the Set button to save your selection An asterisk appears at the end of the display for a short time Then the printer automatically exits from the setting menu to the interface menu gt Press the A or V button until the exit menu appears on the display 6 Press the Set button Then the printer automatically returns to the off line ready State 7 Press the Sel button to turn the printer On line 4 18 CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL INTERFACE MODE The automatic interface selection has been factory set If you want to select a specific interface manually use interface mode to select it Display Message Interface Mode T F PARALLEL Parallel interface T F RS 232C Serial interface L7P EXTEND I 70 Extended I O interface I F AUTO Auto interface selection Select the setting menu and enter the sub setting menu to change the setting as follows E Automatic Interface Selection When you select this function with the Set button the display shows the next sub setting menu You must set the time out for t
190. ve USER S GUIDE 3 Place the Fuser Cleaner into the Fusing Unit with the roller side facing you Z Fig 2 16 Install the Fuser Cleaner 4 Lock the Oil Bottle and the Fuser Cleaner in place by turning the Oil Bottle Lock Levers Fig 2 17 Lock the Oil Bottle Lock Levers 5 Close the Top Cover 2 10 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER Loading Paper in the Media Cassette e Note This printer has a 250 sheet Media Cassette as standard An additional Lower Tray Unit is available as an option Since the Media Cassette supports universal paper types you can place letter A4 ISO B5 or Executive size cut sheet paper or COM10 or DL size envelopes in it The paper sources have the following limitations For more information about paper see Paper Handling in Chapter 3 Available sizes Standard cut sheet Letter A4 BS ISO 250 Media B5 JIS Executive Cassette envelope COM 10 DL 15 OHP film A4 letter 50 other sizes width 105 216mm Up to approx 250 4 1 8 5 sheets of 75 m length 220 297mm 20 lbs paper 8 7 11 7 Optional cut sheet Legal Letter A4 Legal Cassette BS ISO BS JIS Executive OHP film A4 letter 50 other sizes width 105 216mm Up to approx 250 4 1 8 5 sheets of 75 m length 220 355 6mm 20 lbs paper 8 7 14 e Note Do not load envelopes in the Optional Legal Cassette It may cause paper jams 2 11 USER S GUIDE To inst
191. velopes will have feeding and print quality problems because of their construction A suitable envelope should have edges with a straight well creased folds and should not have more than two thickness of paper along the lead edge 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 Envelope Types to Avoid 1 Envelopes constructed with a paper with a weight that exceeds the paper weight specifications for the printer 2 Poorly manufactured envelopes with edges that are not straight or consistently square 3 Envelopes with baggy construction or folds that are not sharply creased 4 Envelopes with transparent windows holes cutouts or perforations APPENDICES Envelopes with clasps snaps or tie strings Envelopes made with smooth or shiny paper Envelopes that are rough highly textured or deeply embossed Envelopes that do not lie flat or that are curled wrinkled or irregularly shaped 9 Envelopes having an open flap with an adhesive that seals the envelope ot USE OF ANY OF THE ENVELOPES LISTED ABOVEMAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR PRINTER SUCH DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT e Note The manufacturer neither warrants nor recommends the use of a particular envelope because envel
192. ving or lifting this printer be sure to do so with at least 2 people to avoid injury Be sure to lift the printer using the handholds located at the bottom four corners of the printer p Caution When moving or lifting this printer be sure to keep the printer flat Also you must first remove the Toner Cartridges Waste Toner Pack Oil Bottle and Fusing Unit to avoid spills 1 Place the Lower Tray Unit on a flat table 2 Remove both side covers from the Lower Tray Unit 5 31 Fig 5 38 Remove the Covers USER S GUIDE 3 Pull out the connection cable located at the left rear side of the Lower Tray Unit Fig 5 39 Pulling out the Connection Cable 4 Check the three alignment pins on the Lower Tray Unit Use two people to lift the printer and place it onto the Lower Tray Unit Be sure to use the handholds located at the bottom four corners of the printer Check to ensure that the pins align correctly into the printer Fig 5 40 Place the Printer on the Lower Tray Unit 5 Insert the Metal Clips into both sides of the Lower Tray Unit and secure with screws Fig 5 41 Inserting the Metal Clips and Securing with Screws 5 32 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 6 Remove the Connector Cover of the printer Fig 5 42 Remove the Cover 7 Insert the connection cable into the printer s connector uA Fig 5 43 Inserting the Connection Cable 8 Remove the Connector Cover of the Lower Tray Unit and fit i
193. xterior as follows 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the Media Cassette from the printer 3 Wipe the printer body with a soft cloth to remove dust Dip the cloth in water and wring it out thoroughly for cleaning e Note Use water for cleaning Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the surface of the printer Do not use cleaning materials that contain ammonia They could damage the printer particularly the toner cartridges Hij All Fig 5 34 Cleaning the Printer Exterior 5 28 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Periodic Printer Cleaning Every 20 000 pages printed or every 12 months we recommend cleaning the following parts with a dry cloth Clean the Paper Guide and Registration Roller to prevent paper jams Fig 5 35 Paper Guide and Registration Roller Clean the Exit Roller after opening the Top Cover slightly This will help to prevent paper jams at the paper exit or dirt from appearing on your print output Fig 5 36 Top cover and Exit Roller 5 29 5 30 USER S GUIDE REPACKING AND RELOCATING THE PRINTER Caution Whenever you transport the printer ALWAYS use the packing materials that were provided with your printer Follow the steps detailed below to re pack the printer or the printer may be damaged This will void the printer s warranty Before you ship or move the printer be sure to take out the following items and put them in
194. y when the printer is on but not being used The factory setting of the Power Save mode is ON so that it complies with the new EPA Energy Star specification Toner Save Mode This printer has an economical Toner Save Mode By using this feature you can substantially reduce operating costs and extend the life expectancy of the toner cartridges Reprint Function You can reprint the last print job with a touch of a panel button which allows reprinting of multiple copies of the job without sending the data again from the computer When there is not enough memory to print the last job you can reprint the last print page PCMCIA Card Slot The printer has 2 Type H PCMCIA card slots that also allow the use of 1 Type II device You can install PCMCIA compatible flash memory and HDD cards e Flash memory card You can store fonts macros logos and other print data e HDD card You can store fonts macros logos and other print data as well as keeping data for printer usage analysis Saving User Settings You can personalize the printer by customizing your own control panel button settings Two sets of user settings can be stored 1 5 USER S GUIDE 1 6 Options The following options are available for this printer Paper Handling Network Lower Tray Unit A lower tray unit expands the paper source capacity You can load extra paper or different sizes of paper You can load Letter A4 B5 JIS and ISO or Executive size
195. yan TN01C Magenta TNO1M Yellow TN01Y Oil Syringe Oil Bottle FO 1CL User s Guide Fig 2 1 Components in the Printer Carton The Toner Cartridges OPC Belt cartridge Oil Bottle and Fuser Cleaner are packed inside a separate carton as a starter kit Do not open them now Only open them when you are ready to install them The OPC Belt Cartridge must not be exposed to light for any length of time or it will be damaged 2 1 USER S GUIDE 2 2 gt Note An interface cable is not a standard accessory Please purchase the appropriate cable for the interface you intend to use Parallel cables should be IEEE 1284 compliant and should not exceed 1 8 meters 6 feet in length The power cord may differ slightly from this diagram depending on the country where you purchased the printer e Note You may have additional parts not listed above depending on which country you live in and the HL 2400Ce series model purchased gt Note We recommend keeping spares of the following consumables at all times When these are exhausted the printer will cease printing Toner Cartridges TN 01BK TN 01C TN 0O1M TN O1Y Waste Toner Pack WT 1CL Oil Bottle and Fuser Cleaner FO 1CL CR 1CL CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER General View Top Cover Control Panel Front Cover Media Cassette Power Button Fig 2 2 Front View Controller Card Power Cord nn r Rear Access Cover Connecto Rear Sid
196. ymbol set in the HP PCLSC mode follow these steps 1 Press the Sel button to take the printer off line 2 Press the Font button and then press the A or W button to select the primary or secondary font setting menu 3 Press the Set button The display shows the font setting menu You can skip the font setting menu and advance to the symbol set setting menu with the A or V button e Note 6699 The last lowercase letter p or s indicates the primary or secondary font setting mode If you select the secondary font setting mode the display shows s in the following messages 4 Press the Set button When you enter the SELECT FONT menu you can select the internal font optional slot font or permanent download font Press the A or V button until the desired font source appears on the display Display Message Font Source INTERNAL FONT Internal font of the printer DEVICE FONT Optional card font in slot 1 DEVICE2 FONT Optional card font in slot 2 DEVICES FONT Optional HDD PERMANENT FONT Permanent download font defined in the HP emulation mode Since these steps instruct you how to select the standard font select the INTERNAL FONT message e Notes When you select the optional fonts or permanent download fonts note the following e Ifthe optional font cartridge card is not installed the optional font cannot be selected No selection appears on the display If permanent fonts ar

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