Brother HL-1030 User manual
Brother Laser Printer
HL-1030/1240/1250
User’s Guide
Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. You can print or view this
manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for
quick and easy reference at all times.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
To Use the Printer Safely
Shipment of the Printer
For technical and operational assistance
(For USA & CANADA Only)
CHAPTER1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
What is included in the carton.................................1-1
Components...............................................................................1-1
About your printer...................................................1-2
Features of your printer...........................................1-3
What printer options are available...........................1-7
Place the printer.......................................................1-8
Power Supply.............................................................................1-8
Environment...............................................................................1-8
System Requirements for the Brother Printing Solution for
Windows....................................................................................1-9
What kind of paper can I use.................................1-10
How to load paper into the Paper Cassette............1-15
How to load a sheet of paper manually.................1-18
How to print on both sides of the paper (Manual
Duplexing).............................................................1-24
What do the LED indications mean.......................1-27
Ready (Paper) LED indications...............................................1-28
Data (Toner) LED indications.................................................1-29
Drum LED indications.............................................................1-31
Alarm LED indications............................................................1-31
Control Panel Button Operations............................................1-32
Other Control Features............................................................1-33
CHAPTER 2 OPTIONS
Optional Accessories and Supplies..........................2-1
The Lower Tray unit (For HL-1250 Only)..............2-2
How to use the SERIAL INTERFACE (RS-100M)
Connection (For HL-1250 Only)............................2-3
How to select the RS-422A (Apple) or RS-232C (IBM) Serial
Interface (For HL-1250 Only)...................................................2-4
How to set the Serial Interface Parameters................................2-5
How to connect the Serial Interface Cable................................2-8
What is the Brother print server (NC-2010p)........2-10
Features....................................................................................2-10
How to add extra Memory (For HL-1250 Only)...2-11
How to install additional SIMM memory...............................2-12
CHAPTER 3 MAINTENANCE
How to replace the Toner Cartridge.........................3-3
How to replace the Drum Unit................................3-9
How to clean the printer........................................3-14
Cleaning the printer exterior....................................................3-14
Cleaning the printer interior and Drum Unit...........................3-16
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CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING
Identifying your problem........................................4-1
Control Panel Indications........................................4-2
Operator calls and how to clear them........................................4-2
Service call indications..............................................................4-4
Error messages in the Status Monitor......................4-6
Error message printouts...........................................4-8
Paper Handling......................................................4-10
PAPER JAMS and how to clear them...................4-11
Others……………………………………………4-16
For printing with the Serial Interface (For HL-1250 Only)...4-16
For DOS users (For HL-1240/1250 Only).............................4-16
For Apple Macintosh Computers user using RS-100M
(For HL-1250 Only)................................................................4-17
For iMac and Power Macintosh G3 with USB
(For HL-1240/1250 Only).......................................................4-17
Improving the print quality...................................4-18
How to print correctly...........................................4-24
For DOS users (For HL-1240/1250 Only)..............................4-25
APPENDIX
Printer Technical Specifications.............................A-1
Printing.....................................................................................A-1
Functions..................................................................................A-3
Electrical and Mechanical........................................................A-4
Parallel Interface Specifications.............................A-5
USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface
(HL-1240/1250 Only)...........................................A-7
Resident Font (HL-1240/1250 Only).....................A-8
HL-1240:...................................................................................A-8
Bitmapped Fonts.......................................................................A-8
HL-1250 :..................................................................................A-8
Bitmapped Fonts.......................................................................A-8
Scalable Fonts...........................................................................A-9
Symbol Sets / Character Sets (HL-1240/1250 Only)
.................................................................A-10
OCR Symbol Sets (HL-1250 Only).......................................A-10
HP LaserJet IIP Mode (HL-1240)..........................................A-10
HP LaserJet 6P Mode (HL-1250)...........................................A-10
EPSON Mode (HL-1250 Only)..............................................A-11
IBM Mode (HL-1250 Only)...................................................A-11
REGULATIONS..................................................A-17
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
The following conventions are used in this User’s Guide:
Warning
Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury.
!
Caution
Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or
prevent damage to the printer.
✒Note
Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer.
To Use the Printer Safely
Warning
•
••
• After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the
printer are extremely hot. When you open the front cover or rear
cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the
following illustration.
High Temperature High Temperature
Front view Rear view
• Τhere are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before
cleaning the printer, make sure you have turned off the power switch
and unplugged the power cord from the power outlet.
Turning off the Power Switch and Unplug the Printer
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.
!
Caution
When shipping the Printer, the DRUM UNIT assembly including the TONER
CARTRIDGE must be removed from the Printer and placed in the plastic bag.
Failure to remove the unit and place it in the plastic bag during shipping
will cause severe damage to the Printer and will VOID THE
WARRANTY.
1 Remove the drum unit assembly.
2 Place it in the plastic bag and seal
the bag completely.
3 Remove the AC cord from the
printer. Re-pack the printer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(For USA & CANADA Only)
For technical and operational assistance, please call:
In USA 1-800-276-7746 (within US)
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 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 (U.S.A) 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 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
1-1
CHAPTER1
ABOUT THIS PRINTER
What is included in the carton
Components
When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts:
Fig. 1-1 Components in the Printer Carton
Components may differ from one country to another.
AC power cord
Drum unit assembly
(with toner cartridge included)
Floppy disk
Documents
CD-ROM
Printer
1-2
About your printer
Fig. 1-2 Front View
Fig. 1-3 HL-1030/1240 Rear View Fig. 1-4 HL-1250 Rear View
Tray extension flap
Control panel
Front cover
Paper cassette
Manual feed slot
Manual feed paper guides
Face down output tray
Rear cover
AC power inlet
Parallel Interface connector
USB (Universal Serial Bus Interface)
connector (HL-12401250 Only)
Powerswitch
Parallelinterfaceconnector
AC power inlet
Powerswitch
Rear cover
Modular jack for lower tray unit
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