Laser Printer HL-700 Series Quick Setup Guide Read this guidebook first to set up your printer and prepare your computer for the printer. Save all packing materials and outer carton. The product names in this guidebook are trademarks or registered trade marks of each manufacturer. The specifications are subject to change without notice. UL6858001 A Printed in China ©1996 Brother Industries Ltd.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Action 1: Check the Supplied Items After taking the printer out of the carton and removing the packing materials, make sure that the following items are not damaged and none are missing: • Printer • Paper support • Drum unit assembly (with Toner cartridge included) • • • • 3.5” floppy disks for Windows® printer driver and fonts Quick setup guide (this guidebook) User’s guide Plastic Bag NOTE The 3.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Action 2: Install the Toner Cartridge/Drum Unit Unpack the drum unit assembly with the toner cartridge included. Gently rock it from side to side five or six times ( ① ) and remove the tape on the toner cartridge lever ( ② ). 1 CAUTION Do not expose the drum unit to light for longer than a few minutes, as this will damage the drum. Starter Sheet CAUTION Do not remove the starter sheet.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Close the top cover. 4 See “CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE” in the User’s Guide for more information about replacement of the toner cartridge.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Action 3: Load Paper into Your Printer 1 Install the paper support onto the multipurpose sheet feeder. 2 Open the multi-purpose sheet feeder cover. 3 Load paper in the multi-purpose sheet feeder. NOTE The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of plain paper or up to 10 envelopes. Excessive sheets may cause paper jams. Make sure that the paper is stacked below the ▲ mark. 4 Move the paper guide to fit the paper width.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body 5 Close the multi-purpose sheet feeder cover. 6 Open the output tray. ( ① ) Extend the extension support wire.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Action 4: Connect Your Printer to Your Computer You must connect the printer to your computer with a suitable interface cable. A bi-directional IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable is used for this connection, unless you are using the optional serial interface board. 1 Make sure that the printer power switch is off before connecting or disconnecting the interface cable. Also, make sure that the computer is turned off.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Action 5: Plug in and Turn on Your Printer Plug the power cord into the AC power outlet. 1 NOTE The shape of the power cord varies according to the country of destination. 2 Turn on the power switch that is located on the left side of your printer. 3 Make sure that the READY lamp is lit after the printer has warmed up (approximately 20 seconds).
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Printing a Test Sample Page We recommend that you print a test page. Refer to the instructions below. NOTE • The following test sample page operation will be invalid after the printer receives any data from your computer. • The test sample page can be printed by using the “Test Print Mode” procedure in Chapter 3 of the User’s Guide. Press the control panel switch. The printer will start printing a test sample page.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Action 6-1: Prepare Windows 95 for the Printer You need to configure Windows 95 for the printer by installing the printer driver and TrueType™-compatible fonts from the supplied disk into Windows 95. 1. Make sure that your printer is connected to your computer. 2. Turn on your printer. 3. Turn on your computer and start Windows 95. The screen shown on the right appears. NOTE If Windows 95 does not recognize your printer; 1. Click the Start button and choose Run. 2.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Action 6-2: Prepare Windows 3.1 for the Printer Setting Up Windows 3.1 for the Printer You need to configure Windows 3.1 for the printer by installing the printer driver and TrueType-compatible fonts from the supplied disk into Windows 3.1. Because the supplied printer driver and fonts are compressed on the disk, be sure to use the supplied installer program to install them. These instructions assume you will install the driver and fonts from the disk drive A. 1.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Action 6-3: Prepare DOS for the Printer (Only for HL-730 series Users) How to Use the Printer in Your DOS Application Software (without using the Windows system) Before working with application software that runs in DOS, if you do not already have a suitable driver installed, you will need to install a printer driver that matches one of the following supported emulations: HP LaserJet IIP, EPSON FX-850, or IBM Proprinter XL printers.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Installing the Remote Printer Console Before you install the program, make sure that you have the following hardware and software: DOS Monitor Option Version 3.3 or later EGA/VGA or compatible Mouse; the mouse driver must be installed. (You can also operate the program with the keyboard.) Follow these steps to install the remote printer console program: 1. Make sure your printer is connected to your computer and is ready (On-line). 2. Start your computer.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Additionally, there are four sub-menus as shown in the table below. Select a sub-menu by clicking the desired sub-menu with the mouse, by using the cursor key and the Enter key, or by using the keys shown below to switch the screen to the sub menus. Menu Direct Access Press the keys Functions Alt + D You can directly control printer functions such as Print Form, Self Print, Reset Printer, Sleep Control.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body Action 6-4: Prepare Macintosh for the Printer (Only for HL-730 series Users) You need to configure your computer for the printer by installing the printer driver and TrueType-compatible fonts into the System Folder of your Macintosh computer, and select your printer. NOTE You must have Macintosh System software version 6.0.7 or above to use this printer driver. This printer driver only supports the 300 dpi mode when used with Macintosh computer.
English: HL-YL Quick Setup Guide, Body 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 DRUM UNIT assembly including the TONER CARTRIDGE must be removed from the Printer and placed in the plastic bag.
