Brother HL-1270N User manual

Brother Laser Printer

HL-1270N

Network built in model

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

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER

What is included in the carton?...............................1-1

Carton Components...................................................................1-1

About your printer...................................................1-2

Features of your printer...........................................1-3

What are the available printer options?...................1-8

Choosing a location.................................................1-9

Power Supply.............................................................................1-9

Environment..............................................................................1-9

System Requirements for the Brother Printing Solution

for Windows ®........................................................................1-10

What kind of paper can I use?...............................1-11

How to load paper in the Paper Cassette...............1-16

How to use the Manual Feed Slot..........................1-19

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

More Features..........................................................................1-33

CHAPTER 2 OPTIONS

Optional Accessories and Supplies..........................2-1

The Lower Tray unit...............................................2-2

How to add extra Memory.......................................2-3

How to install additional SIMM memory.................................2-4

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........................................................4-9

PAPER JAMS and how to clear them...................4-10

Other ..................................................................4-15

For DOS users..........................................................................4-15

For Apple Macintosh Computers user....................................4-16

For iMac and Power Macintosh G3 with USB.......................4-16

Improving the print quality....................................4-17

How to print correctly...........................................4-23

For DOS users..........................................................................4-24

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....................A-7

Network Interface...................................................A-8

Emulation Modes...................................................A-9

Resident Font.......................................................A-10

Bitmapped Fonts.....................................................................A-10

Scalable Fonts.........................................................................A-11

75 Scalable and 12 Bitmapped Fonts.....................................A-11

Symbol Sets / Character Sets................................A-13

OCR Symbol Sets...................................................................A-13

HP LaserJet 6P Mode.............................................................A-13

EPSON Mode.........................................................................A-14

IBM Mode..............................................................................A-14

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

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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

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There 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.

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(For USA & CANADA Only)

For technical and operational assistance, please call:

In USA 1-800-276-7746 (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 (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

CHAPTER 1

ABOUT THIS PRINTER

What is included in the carton?

Carton Components

When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the following items:

Fig. 1-1 Components in the Printer Carton

Components may differ from one country to another.

Drum unit assembly

(with toner cartridge included)

Documents

Floppy disk

CD-ROM

Printer

AC power cord

1-2

About your printer

Fig. 1-2 Front View

10/100BASE TX L F A TEST

Fig. 1-3 Network Board Fig. 1-4 Rear View

Face down output tray

Tray extension flap

Manual feed slot

Control panel

Paper cassette Front cover

Manual feed paper guides

Power switch

AC power inlet

Parallel Interface connector

USB (Universal Serial Interface Bus)

connector

Rear cover

Modular jack for lower tray unit

10/100Base TX port

LED

Test button

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