User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Using this guide
- Safety precautions
- Trademarks
- Compilation and Publication Notice
- Shipment of the Printer
- 1 About this Printer
- 2 Printing Methods
- 3 Driver and Software
- Printer driver
- Software
- 4 Control Panel
- 5 Options
- 6 Routine Maintenance
- 7 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A
- Printer specifications
- Symbol and character sets
- Quick reference for bar code control commands
- Print bar codes or expanded characters
- Definition of Parameters
- Bar code mode
- Bar Code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing
- Bar Code
- Bar code human readable line ON or OFF
- Quiet zone
- Bar code, expanded character unit, line block drawing and box drawing
- Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing offset in X-axis
- Bar code & expanded character offset in Y-axis
- Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing height
- Expanded character width, line block drawing and box drawing
- Expanded character rotation
- Bar code data start
- Box drawing
- Line block drawing
- Expanded character data start
- Print bar codes or expanded characters
- Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries) B
- Appendix (For USA and Canada) C
- Index
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5 Options
Lower tray unit (LT-5300) ........................................................................................................................56
DIMM .......................................................................................................................................................57
DIMM types .......................................................................................................................................57
Installing extra memory .....................................................................................................................58
Print server (NC-2100p) (For HL-5240) ...................................................................................................60
6 Routine Maintenance
Replacing the consumable items.............................................................................................................61
Consumables.....................................................................................................................................61
Toner cartridge ..................................................................................................................................62
Drum unit ...........................................................................................................................................68
Replacing periodic maintenance parts.....................................................................................................72
Cleaning ..................................................................................................................................................73
Cleaning the outside of the printer.....................................................................................................73
Cleaning the inside of the printer.......................................................................................................74
Cleaning the corona wire...................................................................................................................77
7 Troubleshooting
Identifying your problem ..........................................................................................................................79
Error messages in the Status Monitor .....................................................................................................80
Error message printout ............................................................................................................................82
Paper handling ........................................................................................................................................83
Paper jams and how to clear them ..........................................................................................................84
Improving the print quality........................................................................................................................91
Solving print problems .............................................................................................................................97
Network problems....................................................................................................................................98
Other problems........................................................................................................................................98
For Macintosh
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with USB ..................................................................................................................98
Printing from DOS ............................................................................................................................98
BR-Script 3 ........................................................................................................................................99
A Appendix
Printer specifications..............................................................................................................................100
Engine .............................................................................................................................................100
Controller.........................................................................................................................................101
Software ..........................................................................................................................................102
Control panel ...................................................................................................................................102
Paper handling ................................................................................................................................102
Media specifications ........................................................................................................................103
Supplies...........................................................................................................................................103
Dimensions / Weights......................................................................................................................103
Other................................................................................................................................................104
System Requirements .....................................................................................................................104
Important information for choosing your paper................................................................................105
Symbol and character sets ....................................................................................................................108
How to use the web browser ...........................................................................................................108
How to use the Remote Printer Console .........................................................................................108
Symbol and character sets list.........................................................................................................109