Brother HL-P2000 User manual

Please read this manual thoroughly before using the machine.

Brother Laser Printer / Scanner / Copier

MFC/HL-P2000

User’s Guide

Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS 1–1

Finding Out How to Use the Machine 1–1

ABOUT YOUR MACHINE 1–2

Machine Overview 1–2

System Requirements in Brother Printing Solution for Windows

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1–3

Features 1–3

OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT 1–6

Power Supply 1–6

Environment 1–6

CHAPTER2 PAPER HANDLING

PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 2-1

DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS 2-5

MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER FOR PRINTING 2-6

Loading Paper into the Feeder 2-7

Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) 2-9

OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE 2-10

CHAPTER3 PRINT

LAMPS AND SWITCH 3-1

Ready (Paper) Lamp 3-1

Data (Toner) Lamp 3-2

Drum Lamp 3-2

Alarm Lamp 3-2

Switch 3-3

Other Control Features 3-3

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CHAPTER 4 COPY

COPYING IN STANDARD MODE 4-1

TO MAKE SETTINGS FOR EACH COPY 4-1

Photo/Text4-2

Enlarge/Reduce 4-2

The Number ofCopies 4-3

Error 4-4

CHAPTER 5SCAN

SCANNING FROM TWAIN COMPLIANT APPLICATIONS 5-1

SCANNING FROM THE VISIONEER PaperPort

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LE SOFTWARE 5-2

SCANNING FROM THE UNIMESSAGETM VIEWER SOFTWARE 5-3

CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE

REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE 6-1

REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT 6-7

CLEANING THE MACHINE 6–11

Cleaning the Machine Exterior 6–11

Cleaning the Machine Interior and Drum Unit 6–12

Cleaning the Scanning Unit 6-15

RE-PACKING THE MACHINE 6–16

CHAPTER7TROUBLESHOOTING

ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE 7-1

Operator Calls for the Printing Function 7-1

Operator Calls for the Copying and Scanning Function 7-3

Service Calls for the Printing Function 7-4

Service Calls for the Copying and Scanning Function 7-5

PAPER JAMS 7-6

Q & A 7-10

Setting Up the Machine Hardware 7-10

Setting Up the Machine for Windows 7-10

Setting Up the Machine for DOS 7-11

Paper Handling 7-12

Printing 7-13

Copy 7-14

Scan 7-14

Print Quality 7-15

APPENDIX

PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS A-1

Printing A-1

Copying A-2

Scanning A-2

Functions A-3

Electrical and Mechanical A-3

PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS A-4

RESIDENT FONTS A-6

Bitmapped Fonts A-6

SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS A-7

HP LaserJet IIP Mode A-7

EPSON Mode A-7

IBM Mode A-7

REGULATIONS A-12

INDEX

Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

The following conventions are used in this User’s Guide:

Warning

Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible

personal injury.

Caution

Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the machine properly or

prevent damage to the machine.

✒Note

Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the machine.

To Use the Machine Safely

Warning

After you have just used the machine, some internal parts of the

machine are extremely hot. When you open the top cover, never

touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration.

High Temperature

Inside the Machine

Warning

There are high voltage electrodes inside the machine. Before cleaning

the machine, make sure to turn off the power switch and unplug the

power cord from the power outlet.

Turning off the Switch and Unplugging the Machine

Shipment of the Machine

If for any reason you must ship your Machine, carefully package the

Machine to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that

you save and use the original packaging. The Machine should also be

adequately insured with the carrier.

Warning

When shipping the Machine, the DRUM UNIT assembly including the

TONER CARTRIDGE must be removed from the Machine and placed

in the plastic bag. Failure to remove and place it in the plastic bag

during shipping will cause severe damage to the Machine and will

VOID THE WARRANTY.

1 Remove the drum unit. 2 Place it in the plastic bag and seal the

bag completely.

3 Remove the AC cord, the

extention wire of the paper tray and

the document support from the

machine. Re-pack the machine. See

“REPACKING THE MACHINE” in

Chapter 6.

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(For USA & CANADA Only)

For technical and operational assistance, please call:

In USA 1-877-284-3238 (outside California)

949-859-9700 Ext. 329(within California)

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 92718

In CANADA Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.

- Marketing Dept.

1, rue Hôtel de Ville

Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6

BBS

For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call:

In USA 1-888-298-3616

In CANADA 1-514-685-2040

Please log on to our BBS with your first name, last name and a four digit

number for your password. Our BBS supports modem speeds up to 14,400,

8 bits no parity, 1 stop bit.

Fax-Back System

Brother Customer Service has installed an easy to use Fax-Back System so

you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product

information for all Brother products. This is available 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine,

not just the one you are calling from.

Please call 1-800-521-2846 (USA) or 1-800-681-9838 (Canada) and follow

the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the system and

your index of Fax-Back subjects.

DEALERS/SERVICE CENTERS (USA only)

For the name of an authorized dealer or service center, call 1-800-284-4357.

SERVICE CENTERS (Canada only)

For service center addresses in Canada, call 1-800-853-6660

INTERNET ADDRESS

For technical questions and downloading drivers: http://www.brother.com

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCCTION

1-1

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS

Finding Out How to Use the Machine

You have two guidebooks for this machine. Read each guidebook in the

following order:

1.Read the Quick Setup Guide to set up your machine and to ensure

proper connection with your computer. It also contains information

for installing the printer driver, fonts and Remote Printer Console

Program.

2.Read this On-line User’s Guide to get information about the

following.

•Features and operating environment requirements of your machine –

Chapter 1

•Paper Handling – Chapter 2

•Print – Chapter 3

•Copy – Chapter 4

•Scan – Chapter 5

•Maintenance – Chapter 6

•Troubleshooting – Chapter 7

•Specifications – Appendix

•Index

USER’S GUIDE

1-2

ABOUT YOUR MACHINE

Machine Overview

Fig. 1-1 Front View

Fig. 1-2 Rear View

Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder

Control Panel for

Printing Function

Output Tray

Extension Support Wire

Paper Support

Paper Guide

Top Cover

Power Cord

Parallel Interface Port

Power Switch

ACInlet

Document Feeder Control Panel for

Cpying and

Scanning Function

Doument Support

Extension Document

Support Wire

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCCTION

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System Requirements in Brother Printing Solution for Windows

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Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the

machine in Brother Printing Solution for Windows:

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IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor

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Parallel interface (or printer port)

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8 MB or more of memory (for Windows

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3.1/3.11)

16 MB or more of memory (for Windows

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95/98/NT)

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10 MB of space available on your hard disk for the printer driver and all

fonts

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20 MB of space available on your hard disk for Visioneer PaperPort®

LE Software

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Microsoft Windows

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95/98, 3.1/3.11 or Windows

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NT 4.0

Features

This machine has the following features:

❏High Resolution and Fast Printing Speed

True 600 dots per inch (dpi) with microfine toner and up to 10 pages

per minute (ppm) printing speed (A4 or Letter paper).

❏Versatile Paper Handling

The machine has a multi-purpose sheet feeder and straight paper path

mechanism. Using this mechanism, you can load A4, letter, legal, B5,

A5, A6 and executive sizes of paper, and various types of paper

including envelopes, organizer paper and your custom paper size. The

multi-purpose sheet feeder also allows manual paper loading, so you

can also use labels and transparencies.

❏Copier

You can easily copy at a comfortable speed with only one push of a

button. You can also enlarge or reduce the copying size.

❏Document Management Application ‘Visioneer PaperPort®LE

Software’ (MFC-P2000)

Visioneer PaperPort®LE Software is a document management

application which contains a viewer, editor and filing system and

various links to other applications. Visioneer PaperPort®LE Software

is a sophisticated application and has widespread industry acceptance

and endorsements.

❏A Sofisticated Viewer Software ‘WordCraft Unimessage™ Viewer

Software’ (HL-P2000)

WordCraft Unimessage™ Viewer is a sophisticated viewer for

displaying and editing graphic files. In addition to the usual image

editing functions (object drawing, annotations, highlighting, etc.) you

will also be able to use this software to view both colour and

monochrome images, create cover sheets for use with HL-P2000,

display thumbnails of graphics files in any of your directories and set

up a referencing system for your files using DIR (Document Indexing

Retrieval).

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