Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto HL-760 Series del fabbricante Brother
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I Please r ead this manual thor oughly befor e using the printer . Brother Laser Printer HL-760 Series User’s Guide Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy r efer ence at all times.
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i Laser Printer HL- 760 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.
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iii Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes The following conventions are used in this U ser ’ s Guide: Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injur y . Caution Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or prevent damage to the printe r .
USER’S GU IDE iv T ABLE OF CONTENTS REGUL A TI ON S ..................................................................................................................vi CHAPTER 1 INT R ODUCT IO N .....................................................
TABLE OF CO NTENTS v CHAPTER 5 MAINT E N ANC E ..................................................................................... . 5–1 REPL A CING THE T ONER C A R TRIDG E ....................................................................... .
USER’S GU IDE vi REGULA TIONS Federal Comm unications Commission Compliance Notice (For USA Onl y) This equipme nt has bee n tested and f ound to comply with the lim its for a C lass B digita l device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules.
REGULATIONS vii Radio Interference (220-240 V Model O nly) This prin ter com plie s w ith EN55022(CISPR Publi cation 22)/ Clas s B. Before this product is u sed, ensu re th at y ou u s e a dou ble- sh ielded interf ace cable w ith tw i s t ed- pair conduct ors an d t h at i t is m arked “IEEE 1284 complian t”.
USER ’ S GUIDE v iii 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.
REGULATIONS ix For Finland and Sweden LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Varoitus! La itteen käyttä minen m uulla kuin täss ä käyttöohjee ssa m ainitulla ta valla sa attaa altistaa käyttäjän turva llisuusluokan 1 ylittä välle näkym ättömä lle lase rsäte ilylle.
USER’S GU IDE x IMPOR T ANT - Wiring Infor mation (For U .K. only) If the powe r cord supplied w ith this printer is not suitable for your elect rical outle t, remove the pl u g from t h e mains cord and fi t an app r o priate t h ree pin p lug . If the repl acemen t plu g is intended to take a fuse then fit the sa me fuse a s the original.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 –1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Finding Out How to Use the Printer Y ou have two guidebooks for this printe r . Read each guidebook in the following order: 1 . Rea d the Quick Setup Guid e to set up you r printer and to ensure proper connection with your compute r .
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 1 –2 ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Fig. 1-1 Front View ON 12 3 45 6 78 Fig. 1-2 Rear View Optional Interface Port (RS-422A/RS-232C) Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Control Pa.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 –3 System Requirements in the Brother Printing Solution for Windows Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printer in Brother Printing Solu.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 1 –4 ❏ Remote Printer Console Pr ogram for DOS The utility program, Remote Printer Console (RPC), is available on a floppy disk supplied with your printer .
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 –5 ❏ 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 ef ficiently into the printer’s memory .
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 1–6 OPER A TING AN D S T ORAG E ENVIRONMENT Please take note of the following before using the printe r . Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power range.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 –7 Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gases. Do not place objects on top of the printer . Do not place the printer near an air conditioner .
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –1 CHAPTER 2 P APER HANDLING P APER SPECIFICA TIONS The printer can handle paper that has the following specifications. Paper T ype Paper Size Cut sheet A4, Letter , Legal, B5, A5, Executive, Custom size (70-216 x 127-356 mm, 2.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –2 Remarks It is recommended that you test paper, especially special sizes and types of paper, on this printer before purchasing lar ge quantities. A void feeding labels with carrier sheets exposed, or your printer will be damaged.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –3 The following types of envelopes are not recommended for use. • Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped envelopes • Extremely shiny or highly textu.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –4 MUL TI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder that can feed plain paper , envelopes, transparencies and or ganizer paper . T o use the multi-purpose sheet feeder , follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have selected the proper paper source, paper size and orientation.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –5 Loading Paper into the Feeder T o 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.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –6 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.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –7 T wo Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) The supplied printer driver for W indows 95 or W indows 3.1 enables manual duplex printing.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –8 MANUAL FEED SLOT The multi-purpose sheet feeder also has a manual feed slot. Y ou can manually load paper sheet by sheet from this slot. Y ou do not need to remove paper from the multi-purpose sheet feeder when using the manual feed slot.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 –9 ✒ Note • Insert paper firmly into the manual feed slot. • Be sure to load sheet by sheet when using the manual feed slot.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 2 –10 OUTPUT TRA Y AND P APER 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 CHAPTER 3 –1 CHAPTER 3 CONTRO L P ANEL LAMPS AN D SWITCH Thi s section refers to th e following lamps and switc h on the printer control panel.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 3 –2 Data ( T oner) Lamp The Data lamp indicates the current status of the print data process. Lamp Printer status O f f ❍ The printer has no print data. Blinking ❍↔● The printer is receiving data from the computer or the printer is processing data in memor y .
CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 3 –3 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.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 3 –4 T est 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.
CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 3 –5 Control Features Set by the Brother Printer Driver Page Protection If the printed images are too complex to print, the printer may print a partial image on the page. If this occurs, the printer has lost some print data and will indicate a “print overrun” error by printing an error report.
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –1 CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS SERIAL INTERF ACE BOARD RS-100M T o 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.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 –2 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).
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –3 If necessary , set the serial interface parameters as follows: 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.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 –4 T able 3: Parity Settings Selector 1 Selector 2 Parity On On Odd On Of f Even Of f — 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.
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –5 Y ou 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. T o do this, connect the parallel interface cable and then connect the serial interface cable as follows: 1.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 –6 Additional Memory This printer has 1 Mbyte of standard memory and a slot for optional additional memory. The memory can be expanded up to 33 Mbytes by installing a commercially available single in-line memory module (SIMM).
CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS CHAPTER 4 –7 ✒ Note The printer has only one slot for a SIMM upgrade. If you want to increase your printer memory again after you have installed a SIMM module into the slot, you will need to remove the previously installed SIMM first.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 –8 2. Unscrew the four screws securing the rear plate of the main controller board and pull out the main controller board. Fig. 4-4 Removing the Main Controller Board 3. Unpack the SIMM and hold it by its edge. ! Caution Do not touch the memory chips and the surface of the main controller board.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –1 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE T ONER CARTRIDGE The printer can print approximately 2,200 pages with one toner cartridge. When the toner cartridge is running low, th e Alarm an d Data (Toner) lamps blin k once ever y 5 seconds t o indicate tone r lo w .
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –2 ! Caution Keep the drum unit level after r emoving the toner cartridge, to avoid possible toner spill or scatter . Follow these steps to replace the toner cartridge: 1. T urn of f the power switch. 2. Close the output tray and open the top cover .
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –3 W arning After you have just used the printer , some internal parts of the printer ar e extr emely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer , never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –4 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 of f with cold water immediately .
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –5 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 .
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –6 REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT Th e printer uses a drum unit to create the print images on pape r . If the Drum lamp is on, it indicates the drum unit is nearly at the end of its life . W e recommend you prepar e a ne w drum uni t to replac e the curren t one.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –7 Follow these steps to replace the drum unit: 1 . T urn o f f the power switch. 2 . Close the output tra y and open th e top cove r . Remov e the old dru m unit. Fig. 5-10 Removing the Drum Unit W arning Afte r you have just use d the printe r , some interna l parts of the printer a r e ext r emely hot .
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –8 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. Fig. 5-14 Do Not Remove the Starter Sheet • Only unpack a drum unit immediately before installing it into the printer .
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –9 5 . Instal l the tone r cartridge into th e new drum unit . For more information, see “REPLACIN G THE T ONER CA R TRIDGE” in this chapte r . 6 . Install the new drum unit into the printe r . Fig. 5-15 Installing the Drum Unit 7 .
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –10 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY The print density dial is located inside the printer . Y ou can use it to adjust the amount of toner applied to the paper.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –11 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.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –12 Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit Clean the printer interior and the drum unit as follows: 1. T urn of f the power switch and unplug the power cord. W arning Ther e ar e high voltage electr odes inside the printer .
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –13 4. Gently wipe the scanner window with a soft dry cloth. Fig. 5-22 Cleaning the Scanner Window ! Caution • Do not touch the scanner window with your finger . • Do not wipe the scanner window with cleaning alcohol (isophorol).
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –14 6 . Clea n the primary corona wir e inside the drum uni t by gently sliding the tab to the right and left several times. Fig. 5-23 Cleaning the Primary Corona Wire 7 . Return the tab to the home position ( ▲ mark position) before reinstalling drum unit.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 5 –15 RE-P ACKING 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 .
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 5 –16 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.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –1 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALAR M INDIC A TIONS A T A GLANCE Operator Calls If a recoverable error occurs, the printer indicates an ‘operator call’ by blinking th e Alarm lamp and any of the following lamps.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –2 For errors shown below , the printer indicates an operator call by blinking the Alarm lamp. If you use the printer with the supplied W indows driver , the status monitor will appear to indicate the error on your computer screen.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –3 Error Action Serial Interface Input Buffer Overflow • Press the panel switch to resume printing. • Check the communication parameters such as the handshake protocols on both your computer and printer . • If the error occurs again, the interface hardware may be damaged.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –4 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 al.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –5 P APER JAMS Before you can clear a paper jam error , you need to find the location of t h e 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.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –6 ! Caution Do not pull jammed paper fr om 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.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –7 ❏ Paper Jam near the Drum Unit or at the Paper Output T ray 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.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –8 Q & A This section contains questions and answers for using your printe r . If you have encountered a problem, fin d the questio n relating t o your proble m and take the steps recommended to correct the problem. Setting Up the Printer Hardware Question Recommendation The printer does not work .
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –9 Question Recommendation Sometimes I get the Memory Full message. How can I correct this? • Chan g e the followin g settin g s on the driver and tr y a g ain.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –10 Setting Up the Printer for Apple Macintosh Computers when the Optional RS-100M Serial Interface is Installed into Y our Printer Question Recommendation I cannot print from my application software.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –11 Printing Question Recommendation The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage. • T urn on and o f f the printer or reset the printe r . • Make sure your application software is correctly set u p to use thi s printer by checkin g the printer settings in your application software.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –12 Print Quality ! Caution Y ou ma y 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 Recommendation Printouts are too dark or light.
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 6 –13 Question Recommendation T oner scatters and stains the printed page. Fig. 6-10 Scattering Toner If toner scatter s over the whol e printing surface , adjust the print density dial inside the printer counter clockwise.
USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 6 –14 Question Recommendation 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.
APPENDIX APPENDIX A –1 APPENDIX A PRINTER SPECIFICA TIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Laser W avelength: 780 nm Output: 5 mW max Resolution 1200 (H).
USER’S GUIDE APPENDIX A –2 Drum Unit: Life Expectancy: 20,000 pages at 20 pages per job 8,000 pages at 1 page 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.
APPENDIX APPENDIX A –3 Electrical and Mechanical Power Source U.S.A. and Canada: AC 1 10 to 12 0 V , 50 / 60 Hz Europe an d Australia: AC 220 to 24 0 V , 50 Hz Power Consumption Printing: 150 W or less Stand-by: 3 5 W or less Sleep: 9 W or less Noise Printing: 4 8 dB A or less Sleep: 35 dB A or less T emperature Operating: 10 to 32.
USER’S GUIDE APPENDIX A –4 P ARALLEL INTERF ACE SPECIFICA TIONS ✒ Note T o ensure the highest quality performance, it is recommended that you use an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable between the printer and your computer . Only IEEE 1284 cables support all of the advanced printing capabilities, such as bi-directional communication.
APPENDIX APPENDIX A –5 ✒ Note T o use bi-directional communication, an interface cable which has the pin connections above must be used. Pin 1 18 2 19 3 4 20 5 6 21 7 8 22 9 10 24 11 23 12 13 14 25 16 15 17 Shield Pin 1 19 2 20 3 21 4 22 5 23 6 24 7 25 8 26 9 27 10 28 11 29 12 17 13 15 14 30 31 33 32 34 36 35 18 16 Shield Fig.
USER’S GUIDE APPENDIX A –6 RESIDENT FONTS Bitmapped Fonts This printer has the following bitmapped fonts. They can be used in the HP LaserJet 5P, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. They have the following characteristics. • Letter Gothic 16.
APPENDIX APPENDIX A –7 SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS OCR Symbol Sets When the OCR-A or OCR-B font is selected, the corresponding symbol set is always used.
INDEX Index–1 INDEX A Alarm lam p .............................. . 3–2, 6–1 auto-emulation switchin g ................. . 1–4 B baud rat e ........................................... . 4–3 bitmapped fon t ................................ . A–6 C character set.
USER’S GUIDE Index-2 post car d ........................................... . 2–1 power cor d ....................................... . 1–2 power switc h .................................... . 1–2 pp m .........................................
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