English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Cover Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. Brother Laser Printer HL-700 Series User’s Guide Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Cover 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.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) Laser Printer HL-700 Series User’s Guide (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA In CANADA 1-800-276-7746 714-859-9700 Ext.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) USER’S GUIDE Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, and Macintosh are trademarks, registered in the United States and other countries, and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Epson is a registered trademark and FX-80 and FX-850 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) 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.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) USER’S GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS REGULATIONS ................................................................................................................. vi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1–1 ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS.......................................................................................... 1–1 Finding Out How to Use the Printer .........................................
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 5–1 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE....................................................................... 5–1 REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT ..................................................................................... 5–6 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY ............................................................................
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) USER’S GUIDE REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice (For USA Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) REGULATIONS Radio Interference (220-240 V Model Only) This printer complies with EN55022(CISPR Publication 22)/Class B. A shielded interface cable should be used to ensure compliance with the above specification. Laser Safety (For 110–120 V Model Only) This printer is certified as a Class I laser product under the U.S.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) USER’S GUIDE Declaration of Conformity (For Europe) We, Brother International Europe Ltd., Brother House 1 Tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK. declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) REGULATIONS For Finland and Sweden LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Varoitus! Laitteen käyttäminen muulla kuin tässä käyttöohjeessa mainitulla tavalla saattaa altistaa käyttäjän turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittävälle näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle. Varning – Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna Bruksanvisning specificerats, kan användaren utsättas för osynlig laserstrålning, som överskrider gränsen för laserklass 1.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Preliminary (TOC) USER’S GUIDE IMPORTANT - Wiring Information (For U.K. only) If the power cord supplied with this printer is not suitable for your electrical outlet, remove the plug from the mains cord and fit an appropriate three pin plug. If the replacement plug is intended to take a fuse then fit the same fuse as the original.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Finding Out How to Use the Printer You have two guidebooks for this printer. Read each guidebook in the following order: 1. Read the Quick Setup Guide to set up your printer and to ensure proper connection with your computer. It also contains information for installing the printer driver, fonts and Remote Printer Console Program. (HL-730 series only) 2.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 USER’S GUIDE ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Paper Support Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Paper Guide Manual Feed Slot Top Cover Extension Support Wire Control Panel Output Tray Fig. 1-1 Front View ON 12 3 4 5 6 78 RS-422A/RS-232C Serial Interface Port (HL-730 series only) Power Switch Parallel Interface Port Power Cord Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION System Requirements in Brother Printing Solution for Windows Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printer in Brother Printing Solution for Windows: • IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor • Parallel interface (or printer port) • 4 MB or more of memory (8 MB recommended) • 10 MB of space available on your hard disk for the printer driver and all fonts • Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 3.1/3.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 USER’S GUIDE ❏ Remote Printer Console Program for DOS (For HL-730 series Only) The utility program, Remote Printer Console (RPC), is available on a floppy disk supplied with your printer. When you operate your computer in the DOS (Disk Operating System) environment, this program allows you to easily change the default settings of the printer such as fonts, page setup, emulations and so on.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ❏ Enhanced Memory Management The printer provides its own data compression technology in the printer hardware and the supplied printer driver software, which can automatically compress graphic data and font data efficiently into the printer’s memory. You can avoid memory errors and print most full page 600 dpi graphic and text data, including larger fonts, with the printer’s standard memory.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 USER’S GUIDE OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT Please take note of the following before using the printer. Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power range. AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage in your country Frequency: 50 Hz (220 V– 240 V) or 50/60 Hz (110–120 V) The power cord, including extensions, should not exceed 5 meters (16.5 feet).
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gasses. Do not place objects on top of the printer. Do not place the printer near an air conditioner. Keep the printer horizontal when carrying. Do not cover the slots in the top cover.
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English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS The printer can handle paper that has the following specifications. Paper Type Cut sheet Envelopes Post Card Organizer Labels and Transparencies Paper Size A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, Executive, Custom size (70-216 x 127-356 mm, 2.75-8.5 x 5-14 inches) DL, C5, COM-10, Monarch, 9” x 12” 70-216 x 127-356 mm, 2.75-8.5 x 5-11 inches Day-Timer® J, K, L, M 70-216 x 127-356 mm, 2.75-8.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE Remarks It is recommended that you test paper, especially special sizes and types of paper, on this printer before purchasing large quantities. Avoid feeding labels with carrier sheets exposed, or your printer will be damaged. Avoid using coated paper, such as vinyl coated paper. Avoid using preprinted or highly textured paper. Use a recommended type of paper, especially plain paper and transparencies, for optimum printing.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING The following types of envelopes are not recommended for use.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder that can feed plain paper, envelopes, transparencies and organizer paper. To use the multi-purpose sheet feeder, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have selected the proper paper source, paper size and orientation. ✒ Note • You may select the proper paper source, paper size, and orientation in your application software.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING Loading Paper into the Feeder To load paper into the feeder, follow these steps. 1. Open the multi-purpose sheet feeder by gently pulling the lid forward towards you. ( ➀ ). 2. Load paper into the multi-purpose sheet feeder with the printing surface face down. (➁ ) ! Caution • The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of plain paper (75 g/m2, 20 lb.). If you load too many sheets, paper jams could occur.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE 3. Move the paper guide to the paper width. ( ➀ ) ! Caution Failure to set the paper guide to the paper size may cause paper skew or jams. 4. Close the multi-purpose sheet feeder. ( ➁) Fig. 2-5 Moving the Paper Guide and Closing the Feeder ✒ Note If the multi-purpose sheet feeder runs out of paper when you try to print, the Alarm and Paper lamps blink to alert you to a paper empty error.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer driver for Windows 95 or Windows 3.1 enables manual duplex printing. For more information about settings, see the help text in the printer driver. The printer prints all the even numbered pages on one side of the paper first, and then prints all the odd pages on the reverse side of the paper.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE MANUAL FEED SLOT The multi-purpose sheet feeder also has a manual feed slot. You can manually load paper sheet by sheet from this slot. You do not need to remove paper from the multi-purpose sheet feeder when using the manual feed slot. ❏ When you load one sheet of paper manually: You do not need to choose manual feed in the Setup dialog box of your printer driver.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING ✒ Note • Insert paper firmly into the manual feed slot. • Be sure to load sheet by sheet when using the manual feed slot.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 2 USER’S GUIDE OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE The printer ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the output tray at the front of the printer. When the output tray is closed, the ejected paper comes out sheet by sheet through the slit at the front. When you open the tray, sheets can be stacked on the tray. Follow these steps to open the output tray: 1. Pull the top of the tray down (➀). 2. Extend the extension support wire (➁). Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 3 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL LAMPS AND SWITCH This section refers to the following lamps and switch on the printer control panel. Dru m Ala rm R Papeady er D Tonata er Fig. 3-1 Lamps and Switch on Control Panel ✒ Note When the power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode, all lamps including the Ready lamp are off. Ready (Paper) Lamp The Ready lamp indicates the current status of the printer.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 3 USER’S GUIDE Data (Toner) Lamp The Data lamp indicates the current status of the print data process. Lamp Off Printer status The printer has no print data. ❍ Blinking ❍↔● On ● The printer is receiving data from the computer or the printer is processing data in memory. Print data remains in the printer memory. If the Data lamp is on for a long period of time and nothing has printed, you need to press the switch to print the remaining data.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 3 CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL Switch If you press the switch during printing, the printer immediately stops printing and ejects the paper. It is recommended that you wait until the page has finished printing, then press the switch, otherwise you will lose data on the page. If the printer is in sleep mode, pressing the switch wakes it up into the ready state. If the Data lamp is on, press the switch.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 3 USER’S GUIDE Test Print Mode The printer has the following test print mode. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure that the top cover is closed. 2. Hold down the switch and turn on the power switch. Keep the switch depressed until the Drum lamp comes on. The Drum lamp lights to indicate that the printer is in the test print mode. 3.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS SERIAL INTERFACE BOARD RS100M (For HL-730 series Only) To connect the printer to a DOS computer with a serial interface or to an Apple Macintosh computer, you need to install the optional serial interface board.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 USER’S GUIDE If necessary, select the interface type as follows: 1. Make sure that the printer is in the off-line state. 2. Select the RS-422A(Apple) or RS-232C(IBM) interface by changing the serial interface slide switch to the right for IBM(RS-232C) or to the left side for Apple(RS-422A). Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS If necessary, set the serial interface parameters as follow: 1. Make sure that the printer is in the off-line state. 2. Set the serial interface parameters by moving up (on) or down (off) the selectors of the dual in-line package (DIP) switch. ON 12 3 4 5 6 78 Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 USER’S GUIDE Table 3: Parity Settings Selector 1 On On Off Selector 2 On Off — Parity Odd Even None ✒ Note • The factory settings are indicated in bold. • If the robust Xon setting is turned on with selector 8, the printer sends Xon signals at one second intervals to the connected computer until it receives data. It is effective only if selector 7 is set to the On position for the Xon/Xoff plus DTR setting.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS You can connect a parallel and a serial interface cable at the same time. The auto interface selection function allows you to share the printer with two computers. To do this, connect the parallel interface cable and then connect the serial interface cable as follows: 1. Make sure that the power switch is turned off.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 4 USER’S GUIDE MEMORY BOARD Additional memory is useful and maybe necessary if you printing a very complex document. Since Brother Printing Solution for Windows relies on effective data compression to ‘squeeze’ a large print job into a smaller space, there are times when data compression cannot squeeze a complex 600 dpi document into a smaller space and a resulting “Print Overrun” error message may occur.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The printer can print approximately 2,200 pages with one toner cartridge. When the toner cartridge is running low, the Alarm and Data (Toner) lamps blink once every 5 seconds to indicate toner low. In USA, Canada and some other areas the printer is supplied with a starter toner cartridge which must be replaced after 1,000 pages.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE ! Caution Keep the drum unit level after removing the toner cartridge, to avoid possible toner spill or scatter. Follow these steps to replace the toner cartridge: 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Close the output tray and open the top cover. Remove the drum unit by holding each side of the drum and gently lifting the drum forwards towards you. ✒ Note Make sure that the top cover is correctly latched open, indicated by a click Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration. High Temperature Fig. 5-3 Inside the Printer 3. Gently turn the lever on the toner cartridge forward until it stops.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE 4. Remove the old toner cartridge from the drum unit by pulling it out gently. Fig. 5-5 Removing the Old Toner Cartridge ! Caution Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water immediately. 5. Unpack the new toner cartridge, gently shake it five or six times and then remove the protective part.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 6. Install the new toner cartridge into the right hand side of the drum unit. Make sure that the toner cartridge guide bar is exactly aligned with the guide slot in the drum unit and pushed fully home into the drum unit to ensure that the toner cartridge and the drum unit fit together correctly. Fig. 5-7 Installing the Toner Cartridge into the Drum Unit 7. Gently turn the lever on the toner cartridge backward until it stops. Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT The printer uses a drum unit to create the print images on paper. If the Drum lamp is on, it indicates the drum unit is nearly at the end of its life. We recommend you prepare a new drum unit to replace the current one. Even if the Drum lamp is on, you may be able to continue to print without replacing the drum unit for a while.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Follow these steps to replace the drum unit: 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Close the output tray and open the top cover. Remove the old drum unit. Fig. 5-10 Removing the Drum Unit Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration. High Temperature Fig. 5-11 Inside the Printer 3.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE Fig. 5-12 Removing the Toner Cartridge 4. Unpack the drum unit and gently shake it five or six times horizontally. Fig. 5-13 Shaking the Drum Unit ! Caution • Do not remove the starter sheet. Starter Sheet Fig. 5-14 Do Not Remove the Starter Sheet • Only unpack a drum unit immediately before installing it into the printer. If an unpacked drum unit is subjected to excessive direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 6. Install the toner cartridge into the new drum unit. For more information, see “REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE” in this chapter. 7. Install the new drum unit into the printer. Fig. 5-15 Installing the Drum Unit 8. Close the top cover. 9. Turn on the power switch. The printer can automatically ejects the starter sheet. Ejecting this sheet resets the drum life alarm. Starter Sheet Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY The print density dial is located inside the printer. You can use it to adjust the amount of toner applied to the paper. When the toner cartridge and drum unit are replaced, or if the operating temperature and humidity are high or low, print conditions may change causing darker or lighter printouts.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE PRINTER Clean the printer exterior and interior periodically. If printed pages get stained with toner, clean the printer interior and drum unit. Cleaning the Printer Exterior Clean the printer exterior as follows: 1. Turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord. Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit Clean the printer interior and the drum unit as follows: 1. Turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord. Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaning the printer, make sure to turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord from the outlet Fig. 5-20 Turning off the Switch and Unplugging 2. Open the top cover of the printer. 3.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 4. Wipe the following gears and electric terminals with cleaning alcohol on a cotton swab. Gently wipe the scanner window and the toner sensor with a soft dry cloth. Toner Sensor Electric Terminal Gears Gears Scanner Window Fig. 5-22 Cleaning the Gears, Electric Terminals, Scanner Window, and Toner Sensor ! Caution • Do not touch the scanner window with your finger. • Do not wipe the scanner window with cleaning alcohol (isophorol). 5.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE 6. Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the tab to the right and left several times. Home Position (▲) Fig. 5-23 Cleaning the Primary Corona Wire 7. Return the tub to the home position (▲ mark position) before reinstalling drum unit. ! Caution Be sure to position the tab at the home position, or printed pages may have vertical stripes. 8. Install the drum unit into the printer.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE RE-PACKING THE PRINTER ! Caution Whenever you transport the printer, use the packing materials which are provided with your printer. Also, follow the steps below to re-pack the printer, or the printer may be damaged which will void the printer’s warranty. 1. Turn off the power switch and unplug the printer from the AC outlet. 2. Open the top cover. 3. Remove the drum unit assembly, referring to the previous section.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 5 USER’S GUIDE 4. Place the drum unit assembly in the plastic bag and seal the bag completely. Fig. 5-25 Placing the Drum Unit in the Plastic Bag 5. Close the top cover, the extension wire, and the output tray. 6. Wrap the printer in the plastic bag and place it in the original carton box with the original Styrofoam packing material. 7.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls If a recoverable error occurs, the printer indicates an ‘operator call’ by blinking the Alarm lamp and any of the following lamps. Find the error and take the proper action to correct it. The printer automatically recovers from most errors, but you may need to reset the printer with the panel switch as described below.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE For errors shown below, the printer indicates an operator call by blinking the Alarm lamp. If you use the printer with the supplied Windows driver, the status monitor will appear to indicate the error on your computer screen. (Both HL-720 and HL-730 series) The HL-730 series printer also prints some error messages on paper. Error Cover Open Print Overrun Action Close the top cover of the printer.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ✒ Note If the printer does not operate as you expect it to, it is recommended that you turn off the power switch, wait a few seconds and then turn it on again. If you still have problems, consult your dealer or our authorized service representative.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Service Calls If an unrecoverable error occurs, the printer indicates the need for a service call by lighting all the lamps and then the following combination of lamps alternately: Service Call Drum Alarm Ready Data Fuser malfunction ● ❍ ❍ ❍ Service Call Drum Alarm Ready Data D-RAM error ● ❍ ● ❍ Service A ❍ ● ● ❍ Service B ● ● ● ❍ Service C ❍ ❍ ❍ ● Service Call Drum Alarm Ready Data Service D ● ❍ ❍ ● Service E0 ❍ ● ❍ ● Service E1 ● ● ❍ ● Servi
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING PAPER JAMS Before you can clear a paper jam error, you need to find the location of the paper jams. Locate the position referring to the following figure. Paper Top Cover Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Drum Unit Fig. 6-1 Locating Paper Jam Position After locating the position, clear the jammed paper referring to the following descriptions.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE ! Caution Do not pull jammed paper from the output tray. Be sure to open the top cover to remove the jam, or the fuser may get dirty with toner powder and may result in toner scatter on the next printed page or pages. Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ❏ Paper Jam near the Drum Unit or at the Paper Output Tray If a paper jam has occurred near the drum unit, open the top cover and remove the drum unit. Then, pull the jammed paper upwards and out of the printer. Install the drum unit and close the top cover. Fig. 6-5 Paper Jam near the Drum Unit ❏ Paper Jam in the Fuser Unit If a paper jam has occurred in the fuser unit, open the top cover and remove the drum unit.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Q&A This section contains questions and answers for using your printer. If you have encountered a problem, find the question relating to your problem and take the steps recommended to correct the problem. Setting Up the Printer Hardware Question The printer does not work. All lamps are off. The printer does not print. Recommendation The printer may be in sleep mode. Press the panel switch to wake up the printer.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Setting Up the Printer for DOS (For HL-730 series Only) Question I cannot print from my application software. The printer prints, but it prints incorrect information. Sometimes it prints a couple of characters and then ejects the page, etc. The printer does not print when I press the Print Screen Key. (Data lamp On) The printer prints the first part of my document but does not print the last page.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Setting Up the Printer for Apple Macintosh Computers When the Optional RS-100M Serial Interface Is Installed into Your Printer (For HL-730 series Only) Question I cannot print from my application software. Recommendation • Make sure that the supplied Macintosh printer driver is installed in the System Folder and it is selected with Chooser.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Printing Question The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage. The printer cannot print full pages of a document. An error message “Print Overrun” occurs. The printer prints the first couple of pages correctly, then some pages have text missing. (For HL-730 series Only) The printer cannot print full pages of a document. A "Memory Full" error message occurs.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Print Quality ! Caution You will clear a print quality problem by replacing the drum unit with a new one if the Drum lamp is on. The drum unit is at the end of its life. Question Printouts are too dark or light. Printed pages contain white stripes. Recommendation Turn the print density dial counterclockwise for lighter images and clockwise for darker images. It has been factory set to the middle position.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Question Toner scatters and stains the printed page. Recommendation If toner scatters over the whole printing surface, adjust the print density dial inside the printer counter clockwise. See “ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY” in Chapter 5. Clean the printer interior. See “Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit” in Chapter 5. Make sure that you use paper that meets specifications. Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Chapter 6 USER’S GUIDE Question Printed pages are blurred at the center or either edge. Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free. Come together right now, over me. Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free. Come together right now, Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free. Come together right now, over me. Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A APPENDIX APPENDIX A PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength: 780 nm Output: 5 mW max Resolution HL-720 series: 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows) HL-730 series: 600 dots/inch (under Brother Printing Solution for Windows) 300 dots/inch (under DOS, Apple Macintosh and other operating system) Print Quality Normal printing mode Economy printing mode (up to 25% a
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE Drum Unit: Life Expectancy: 20,000 pages at 20 pages per job 8,000 pages at 1 pages per job NOTE: There are many factors that determine the actual drum life, such as temperature, humidity, type of paper and toner that you use, the number of pages per print job, etc.. Functions TrueType Fonts on disks TrueType-compatible soft-fonts for Windows on the supplied disk Emulation HL-720 series: HL-730 series: Printer Driver Windows 3.1/3.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A APPENDIX Electrical and Mechanical Power Source U.S.A. and Canada: Europe and Australia: AC 110 to 120 V, 50 / 60 Hz AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz Power Consumption Printing: Stand-by: Sleep: 150 W or less 35 W or less 7 W or less Noise Printing: Sleep: 48 dB A or less 35 dB A or less Temperature Operating: Storage: 10 to 32.5°C (59 to 90.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ✒ Note To ensure best quality performance use an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable between the printer and your computer. Only IEEE 1284 cables support all of the advanced printing capabilities, like bi-directional communication. These cables will be clearly marked with “IEEE-1284”. Interface Connector Printer Side: Amphenol FCN-685J036-L/X or equivalent A shielded cable should be used. Pin Assignment A–4 Pin No.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A APPENDIX ✒ Note To use bi-directional communication, an interface cable which has the pin connections above must be used. 1 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Fig.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE RESIDENT FONTS (For HL-730 series Only) The following bitmapped fonts are resident in this printer. Brougham 10 (12 point) upright/normal upright/bold italic/normal italic/bold Brougham 12 (10 point) upright/normal upright/bold italic/normal italic/bold Letter Gothic 16.66 (8.5 point) upright/normal upright/bold italic/normal italic/bold (Portrait and Landscape are available for the above.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A APPENDIX SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS (For HL-730 series Only) * IBM mode • PC-8 • PC-8 D/N • PC-850 • PC-852 • PC-860 • PC-863 • PC-865 • PC-8 Turkish * EPSON mode • US ASCII • German • UK ASCII I • French I • Danish I • Italy • Spanish • Swedish • Japanese • Norwegian • Danish II • UK ASCII II • French II • Dutch • South African • PC-8 • PC-8 D/N • PC-850 • PC-852 • PC-860 • PC-863 • PC-865 • PC-8 Turkish * HP mode • ISO14 JIS ASCII • ISO57 Chinese • ISO11 Swedish
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE ❏ HP LaserJet IIP The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set. For other characters, see the character set of Roman 8.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A APPENDIX ❏ HP LaserJet IIP, EPSON FX-850, IBM Propritner XL ❏ EPSON FX-850 A–9
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set. For other characters, see the character set of US ASCII.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Index INDEX INDEX A I Alarm lamp................................3–2, 6–1 auto-emulation switching ..................1–4 interface............................................ A–2 error ............................................... 6–2 B J baud rate ............................................4–3 bitmapped font.................................. A–6 jammed paper .................................... 6–5 C character set......................................
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Appendix A USER’S GUIDE power cord .........................................1–2 power switch......................................1–2 ppm....................................................1–3 primary corona wire ........................5–14 print density .........................................5–10 method .......................................... A–1 overrun...........................................6–2 quality........................................... A–1 speed...........
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Cover (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA In CANADA 1-800-276-7746 (outside California) 714-859-9700 Ext. 329 (within California) 1-800-853-6660 514-685-6464 (within Montreal) If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at: In USA In CANADA Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92718 Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept.
English: HL-YL User’s Guide, Cover UL6857001 A Printed in China IV
