Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto HL-660 del fabbricante Brother
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I English Brother Laser Printer HL-660 Series User’s Guide.
II English 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.
i English Laser Printer HL-660 Series User’s Guide (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA 1-800-276-7746 (outside California) 714-859-9700 Ext.
USER’S GUIDE ii English Trademarks The brother logo is registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, AppleTalk, and Macintosh are trademarks, registered in the United States and other countries, and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS iii English TABLE OF CONTENTS REGULATIONS v CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS 1-1 Learning How to Use the Printer 1-1 Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 1-1 ABOUT.
USER’S GUIDE iv English CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS BR-SCRIPT 2 ROM BOARD 4-1 APPLETALK INTERFACE BOARD 4-2 ADDITIONAL MEMORY 4-3 Installing the SIMM 4-5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE 5-.
REGULATIONS v English 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.
USER’S GUIDE vi English FDA Regulations U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented regulations for laser products manufactured from August 2, 1976. These regulations apply to laser products manufactured from August 1, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States.
USER’S GUIDE viii English IEC 825 Laser Class (For 220–240 V Model Only) CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. APPAREIL Å LASER DE CLASSE 1. LASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT KLASS 1 : LA.
REGULATIONS ix English Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.
USER’S GUIDE x English.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1–1 English CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Learning How to Use the Printer You have three guidebooks for this printer. Read each guidebook in the following order: 1. Read the Quick Setup Guide to set up your printer and connect it to your computer.
USER’S GUIDE 1–2 English ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Fig. 1-1 Front View Fig. 1-2 Rear View ✒ Note (*) The AppleTalk interface is available optionally.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1–3 English Features This printer has the following features: ❏ 600 dpi Resolution and 6ppm Printing Speed 600 dots per inch (dpi) with microfine toner and six pages per minute (ppm) printing speed (A4 or Letter size paper).
USER’S GUIDE 1–4 English ❏ Bi-Directional Parallel Interface The parallel interface of this printer allows bi-directional communication with a computer. This interface allows the printer to communicate back to the computer with useful information such as the amount of memory installed, and other printer setup conditions.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1–5 English ❏ APT (Advanced Photoscale Technology) This printer can print graphics saved in the tagged image file format (TIFF) in 256 shades of gray in HP LaserJet 4 emulation, producing photographic like quality.
USER’S GUIDE 1–6 English OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT Please take note of the following before using the printer: Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power range.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1–7 English.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–1 English CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS The printer can handle paper that conforms to the following specifications. Paper Type Paper Size Paper Weight Sheet Feeder Manual Cut sheet A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, Executive, Custom size 70-216 x 127-356 mm, 2.
USER’S GUIDE 2–2 English Before using paper with holes such as organizer sheets, you must fan the stack well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. Before using any paper, make sure that it is not curled. If so, you should straighten the paper as much as possible.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–3 English Printable Area The figure below shows the physical printable area. Unprintable area Approximately 4 mm(0.16 inch) from each edge for all sizes of paper Fig.
USER’S GUIDE 2–4 English MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder that can feed plain paper, envelopes and organizer paper. ☛ Caution When you use labels or transparencies for overhead projectors, be sure to use the manual feed slot.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–5 English Loading Paper into the Feeder To load paper into the feeder, follow these steps. 1. Open the multi-purpose sheet feeder. ( ➀ ) 2. Load paper into the multi-purpose sheet feeder with the printing surface face down.
USER’S GUIDE 2–6 English 3. Move the paper guide to the appropriate paper width. ( ➀ ) 4. Close the multi-purpose sheet feeder. ( ➁ ) Fig. 2-5 Moving the Paper Guide and Closing the Feeder ✒.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–7 English Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer driver for Windows 3.1 enables manual duplex printing.
USER’S GUIDE 2–8 English MANUAL FEED SLOT The multi-purpose sheet feeder also has a manual feed slot. You can manually load paper sheet by sheet into this slot. You do not need to remove paper from the multi-purpose sheet feeder when using the manual feed slot.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING 2–9 English 3. Holding the selected size of paper in the selected orientation (Portrait or Landscape),place the side of the paper you wish to print on face down into the manual feed slot. Align the paper to the left side of the feed slot, while inserting it all the way into the manual feed slot.
USER’S GUIDE 2–10 English 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.
CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3–1 English CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL LAMPS This section refers to the following lamps on the printer control panel. Fig. 3-1 Lamps on Control Panel ✒ Note When the power cord is not plugged into the AC outlet or the printer is in sleep mode, all lamps including the READY lamp are off.
USER’S GUIDE 3–2 English DATA Lamp The amber DATA lamp indicates the current status of the print data process. Lamp Printer status Off ❍ The printer has no print data. Blinking ❍↔● The printer is receiving data from the computer or the printer is processing data in the memory.
CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3–3 English SWITCHES This printer has the following control panel switches. Fig. 3-2 Switches on Control Panel ✒ Note This printer has no power switch. You just plug the power cord into the AC outlet. The sleep mode feature handles all power control.
USER’S GUIDE 3–4 English RESET Switch Depress and hold the RESET switch until all four lamps arelit. The printer is then reset and restored to the user default settings. While the switch is being depressed, the printer ignores any data. If the switch is released before all the lamps are turned on, the reset function does not work.
CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3–5 English OTHER CONTROL FEATURES The printer has the following useful features: Reprint Function You can use the FF/CONT switch as a Reprint switch, so you can reprint the last printed page without sending it again from your computer.
USER’S GUIDE 3–6 English Test Print Mode The printer has a test print mode where you can select and perform any of three test prints. Follow these steps: 1. Press the SELECT switch to turn the printer off-line. 2. Hold down the FF/CONT switch and press the SELECT switch.
CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL 3–7 English Reset/Hex Dump Mode The printer has a reset/hex dump mode where you can select and perform any of three resets or a hex dump print. Follow these steps: 1. Press the SELECT switch to turn the printer off-line. 2. Hold down the SELECT switch and press the FF/CONT switch.
USER’S GUIDE 3–8 English OTHER FEATURES SET BY OUR DRIVERS Page Protection If printed images are too complex to print, the printer may print a partical image on the paper. If this occurs, the printer loses print data and indicates the “print overrun error” by printing the error report.
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4–1 English CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS BR-SCRIPT 2 ROM BOARD This option is a PostScript Level 2 language emulation. By Installing this ROM board in your printer allows your printer to print PostScript data. PostScript is the most famous vendor-independent page description language in the world.
USER’S GUIDE 4–2 English APPLETALK INTERFACE BOARD To connect the printer to an Apple Macintosh computer, you need to install the optional AppleTalk interface board.
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4–3 English ADDITIONAL MEMORY This printer has 2 MBytes of standard memory and a slot for optional additional memory. The memory can be expanded up to 10 MBytes by installing a commercially available single in-line memory module (SIMM).
USER’S GUIDE 4–4 English This printer can accept the following types of SIMMs; Speed 60 nsec - 80 nsec Pin Type 72 pin Height 45.72 mm (1.8") or less Output 32 bit or 36 bit ✒ Note The prin.
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS 4–5 English Installing the SIMM When you install the SIMM, follow these steps: 1 Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet and disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
USER’S GUIDE 4–6 English 3 Unpack the SIMM and hold it on its edge. ✒ Note Do not touch the memory chips and the surface of the main controller board. If static electricity collects, it damages the memory. 4 Install the size of SIMM as you need into the slot and push gently until it clicks into place.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–1 English CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The printer includes a starter toner cartridge which is expected yield 1,000 pages.
USER’S GUIDE 5–2 English Follow these steps to replace the toner cartridge: 1. Lift the multi-purpose sheet feeder from the printer to remove it. Fig. 5-2 Removing the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder 2. Gently push the toner cartridge shutter lever all the way to the rear of the printer.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–3 English 3. Remove the old toner cartridge from the printer. Fig. 5-4 Removing the Old Toner Cartridge ☛ Caution Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters and your hands or clothes get dirty, wipe or wash it off with cold water immediately.
USER’S GUIDE 5–4 English 5. Install the new toner cartridge into the drum unit inside the printer. Make sure that the ▲ marks are aligned. Fig. 5-6 Installing the Toner Cartridge into the Drum Unit 6. Gently pull the blue shutter lever on the toner cartridge forward until the red arrow marks are aligned.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–5 English REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT The printer uses a drum unit to create the print images. Check the print quality. If there has been a noticeable deterioration in the output print quality then the drum unit should be replaced.
USER’S GUIDE 5–6 English 3. Open the top cover and drum cover of the printer. ☛ Caution After you have 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 diagram.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–7 English 5. Unpack the new drum unit and gently shake it from side to side five or six times. Fig. 5-11 Unpacking the Drum Unit 6. Remove the protective parts ① - ⑥ in order as shown below. Fig. 5-12 Removing the Protective Parts ☛ Caution • Unpack a drum unit immediately before installing it into the printer.
USER’S GUIDE 5–8 English 7. Hold the drum unit flat and install the new drum unit into the printer. Fig. 5-13 Installing the Drum Unit 8. Close the drum cover and press until the locking pegs click into position and then close the top cover. 9. Install the toner cartridge into the drum unit inside the printer.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–9 English ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY The print density dial is located near the power cord on the back of the printer. You can use it to adjust the amount of toner applied to the paper.
USER’S GUIDE 5–10 English CLEANING THE PRINTER Clean the printer exterior and interior periodically. If printed pages get stained with toner, clean the printer interior and drum unit. ✔ Warning Before cleaning the printer, unplug the power cord.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–11 English Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit Clean the printer interior and the drum unit as follows: 1. Unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the multi-purpose sheet feeder. 3. Open the top cover of the printer. 4. Open the drum cover.
USER’S GUIDE 5–12 English ✔ Warning Use water or neutral detergents for cleaning. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinners or benzene will damage the internal surfaces of the printer. 6. Take the drum unit out of the printer. 7. Wipe the following electric plates ③ , ④ , ⑤ with cleaning alcohol on a cotton swab.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–13 English 9. Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the tab right and left several times. Fig. 5-18 Cleaning the Primary Corona Wire 10. Position the tab at the left end of the drum unit ( ▲ mark position.
USER’S GUIDE 5–14 English 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 will be damaged. 1.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 5–15 English 5. Place the drum unit assembly in the plastic bag, hold the plastic bag under the drum unit assembly and wrap it in the corrugated cardboard. Fig. 5-20 Placing the Drum in the Plastic Bag and Wrapping it in the Corrugated Cardboard 6.
USER’S GUIDE 5–16 English.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–1 English CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls If an 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.
USER’S GUIDE 6–2 English For errors shown below, the printer indicates an operator call by blinking the ALARM lamp and printing the error messages on paper. Error Action Memory Full • Press the FF/CONT switch to print the data remaining in the printer.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–3 English 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 o.
USER’S GUIDE 6–4 English PAPER JAMS Before you can clear a paper jam error, you need to find the location of the paper jam. Locate the position referring to the following figure. Fig. 6-1 Locating Paper Jam Position After locating the position, clear the jammed paper, referring to the following descriptions.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–5 English ❏ Paper Jam in the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder If a paper jam has occurred inside the multi-purpose sheet feeder, open the multi-purpose sheet feeder to pull the jammed paper upward out of the feeder; then close the multi-purpose sheet feeder.
USER’S GUIDE 6–6 English ❏ Paper Jam Inside the Printer If a paper jam has occurred under the drum unit, you must remove the multi-purpose sheet feeder, open the top cover and the drum cover, remove the drum unit, and pull the jammed paper out of the printer.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–7 English 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 Recommendation The printer does not work.
USER’S GUIDE 6–8 English Questions Recommendation The printer prints, but it prints incorrect information. Sometimes it prints a couple of characters and then ejects the page, etc. This is an indication that your application printer emulation setting and the printer’s emulation do not match.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–9 English • Questions Recommendation I cannot print from my application software. • If you are using Windows 3.1, make sure the supplied printer driver is installed and selected with your application software. • If you are using Windows 3.
USER’S GUIDE 6–10 English Questions Recommendations I cannot print from my application software. • Check the PORT selection within the Chooser : it should match the port you physically attached the printer cable to. • Check the printer cable type (you should be using a Local-Talk type cable.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–11 English Printing Questions Recommendations The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage. • Make sure your application software is correctly set up to use this printer and check the printer driver settings or printer settings in your application software.
USER’S GUIDE 6–12 English Print Quality Questions Recommendations Printouts are too dark or light. Turn the print density dial counterclockwise for lighter images and clockwise for darker images. It has been factory set to the middle position. See “ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY” in Chapter 5.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–13 English Printed pages are stained with toner or has vertical stripes. • Clean the printer interior and the primary corona wire of the toner cartridge. See “Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit” in Chapter 5.
USER’S GUIDE 6–14 English Toner scatters and stains the printed page. If toner scatters over the whole printing surface, adjust the print density dial inside the printer counterclockwise. See “ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY” in Chapter 5. Clean the printer interior.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6–15 English Printed pages are stained at fixed intervals. The problem may disappear . Try printing multiple pages to clear this problem, if the printer has not been used for a long time. The surface of the drum has been scratched or exposed to light.
USER’S GUIDE 6–16 English.
APPENDICES Appendix–1 English APPENDICES PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength : 780 nm Output : 5 mW max Resolution 6.
USER’S GUIDE Appendix–2 English Functions CPU MC68EC020 25 MHz Emulation Automatic emulation selection among HP LaserJet 4 (PCL level 5e), EPSON FX-850, or IBM Proprinter XL BR-Script 2 is optionally available. (pre-installed in some countries.) Printer Driver Windows 3.
APPENDICES Appendix–3 English PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATION Interface Connector Printer Side: Amphenol 57RE-4036-7308 or equivalent A shielded cable should be used. Pin Assignment Pin No. Signal Direction Pin No. Signal Direction 1 DATA STROBE Input 19 0V (S.
USER’S GUIDE Appendix–4 English Computer side Printer side 1 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 25 1 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 32 31 36 16 17 19 30 Fig.
APPENDICES Appendix–5 English RESIDENT FONTS Bitmapped Fonts This printer has the following bitmapped fonts. They can be used in the HP LaserJet 4, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. They have the following characteristics. • Letter Gothic 16.
USER’S GUIDE Appendix–6 English ■ The following scalable fonts can be used in the BR-Script mode. ( Only when you have installed the BR-Script 2 ROM board.
APPENDICES Appendix–7 English SYMBOL SETS/ CHARACTER SETS OCR Symbol Sets When the OCR-A or OCR-B font is selected, the corresponding symbol set is always used.
USER’S GUIDE Appendix–8 English ❏ HP LaserJet 4 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.
APPENDICES Appendix–9 English ❏ HP LaserJet 4, EPSON FX-850, IBM Propritner XL ❏ EPSON FX-850.
USER’S GUIDE Appendix–10 English 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.
INDEX Index–1 English INDEX A Additional Memory 4-3–6 Advanced Photoscale Technology (APT) 3-8 alarm 6-1 ALARM lamp 3-2, 6-1–3 AppleTalk Interface (Option) 4-2 B bi-directional communication 1-4.
USER’S GUIDE Index–2 English P packing the printer 5-14–15 Page Protection 3-8 paper 2-1 paper empty 2-6, 6-1 paper guide 2-6 paper handling 1-3, 2-1 paper jam 2-6, 6-1, 6-4–6 PAPER lamp 2-6 p.
III English (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA 1-800-276-7746 (outside California) 714-859-9700 Ext.
IV English UL5580001 Printed in Japan.
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