Brother Laser Printer

HL-1230 HL-1440 HL-1450 HL-1470N

USERS GUIDE

Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. You can print or view this manual from the CD-ROM at any time. Please keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.
The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one stop resource for all your printer needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your printers, read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips or learn about special printing solutions in the 'Solutions' and 'Customer Education' sections.
For USA & CANADA Only IMPORTANT NOTE: For technical and operational assistance, you must call. Calls must be made from within that country. In USA In CANADA 1-800-276-7746 1-800-853-6660 1-514-685-6464

(within Montreal)

If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at: In USA Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92618 Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Htel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6

In CANADA

BROTHER FAX-BACK SYSTEM Brother Customer Service has installed an easy to use fax-back system so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine, not just the one from which you are calling. Call and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the system and your index of fax-back subjects. In USA In Canada 1-800-521-2846 1-800-685-5381 1-514-685-5381 (within Montreal)
DEALERS/SERVICE CENTERS (USA only) For the name of a Brother authorized dealer or service center, call 1-800-284-4357.
SERVICE CENTERS (Canada only) For service center addresses in Canada, call 1-800-853-6660. INTERNET ADDRESSES http://www.brother.com and http://solutions.brother.com
Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
The following conventions are used in this Users 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.
Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer.
To use the Printer Safely
After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely HOT! When you open the front or back covers of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustrations.
There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaning the printer, make sure you have turned off the power switch and unplugged the power cord from the power outlet.
Use water or neutral detergents for cleaning. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzene will damage the surface of the printer. Do not use cleaning materials that contain ammonia. They will damage the printer and the toner cartridge.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
What is included in the Carton
IInterface cablle nterface cab e Generall Viiew Genera V ew

1 ----3

Positioning the Printer
Power Supplly Power Supp y Enviironment Env ronment

1-6 1-6 1-7 1-7

What kind of Paper can I Use?
Priint Mediia and Siize Pr nt Med a and S ze Recommended Paper Recommended Paper Priintablle Area Pr ntab e Area
1-8 1-8 1-9 1-9 1-10 1-10

Printing on Plain Paper

Priintiing on Pllaiin Paper from the Paper Cassette Pr nt ng on P a n Paper from the Paper Cassette 1-11 1-11 Priintiing on Pllaiin Paper from the Manuall Feed Sllot Pr nt ng on P a n Paper from the Manua Feed S ot 1-14 1-14
Printing on Thicker Paper and Card Stock

Printing Envelopes

Envellope Types to Avoiid Enve ope Types to Avo d

1-21 1-21

Printing on Transparencies
Priintiing on Transparenciies from the Pr nt ng on Transparenc es from the 1-22 Paper Cassette 1-22 Paper Cassette Priintiing on Transparenciies from the Manuall Feed Pr nt ng on Transparenc es from the Manua Feed 1-25 Sllot 1-25 S ot Priintiing on both siides of the Paper Pr nt ng on both s des of the Paper 1-27 (Manuall Dupllex Priintiing) 1-27 (Manua Dup ex Pr nt ng)
Manuall Dupllex Priintiing from the Paper Cassette Manua Dup ex Pr nt ng from the Paper Cassette Manuall Dupllex Priintiing from the Manuall Feed Sllot Manua Dup ex Pr nt ng from the Manua Feed S ot Guiidelliines for Priintiing on Both Siides of the Paper Gu de nes for Pr nt ng on Both S des of the Paper 1-28 1-28 1-29 1-29 1-30 1-30
CHAPTER 2 PRINTER DRIVER AND SOFTWARE

Printer Driver

For Wiindows Users For W ndows Users
Features iin the PCL Priinter Driiver Features n the PCL Pr nter Dr ver Features iin the PS Priinter Driiver Features n the PS Pr nter Dr ver

2-2 2-2

2 ----8
For Maciintosh Users For Mac ntosh Users
For USB Users (HL-1440//1450//1470N Users Onlly) For USB Users (HL-1470N Users On y) For Network User (HL-1470N Users Onlly) For Network User (HL-1470N Users On y)

2-12 2-12

2-12 2-12 2-12 2-12

Software

Automatiic E-maiill Priintiing Automat c E-ma Pr nt ng Software for Networks Software for Networks
BRAdmiin Professiionall BRAdm n Profess ona Storage Manager Storage Manager Network Priinter Driiver Wiizard Network Pr nter Dr ver W zard Automatiic Emullatiion Sellectiion Automat c Emu at on Se ect on

2-13 2-13 2-14 2-14

2-14 2-14 2-14 2-14 2-15 2-15 2-15 2-15

CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL

Serviice Callll IIndiicatiions Serv ce Ca nd cat ons 3-4 3-4

Control Panel Button

Priint Test Samplle Page Pr nt Test Samp e Page
Usiing Controll Panell Button Us ng Contro Pane Button Usiing the Priinter Driiver Us ng the Pr nter Dr ver

3-7 3-7

3 ----8
Priint Confiiguratiion and Fonts Pr nt Conf gurat on and Fonts

3-9 3-9

3 --9 3-10 3-10

CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS

IInstalllliing Addiitiionall Memory nsta ng Add t ona Memory

4-4 4-4

Lower Tray Unit Print Server (NC-2010p) IrDA Interface (IR-1000)
CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

4-6 4-7 4-8

Toner Cartridge
Toner Low Message Toner Low Message Toner Empty Message Toner Empty Message Repllaciing the Toner Cartriidge Rep ac ng the Toner Cartr dge

Drum Unit

Change Drum Message Change Drum Message
Repllaciing the Drum Uniit Rep ac ng the Drum Un t

510 510

Cleaning
Periiodiic Maiintenance Parts Per od c Ma ntenance Parts

514 514

CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

Identifying Your Problem

Error Messages in the Status Monitor 6-2 Error Message Printouts Paper Handling Paper Jams and How to Clear Them Other Problems
For Maciintosh wiith USB For Mac ntosh w th USB

6-4 6-5 6-6 6-10

6-11 6-11
Improving the Print Quality How to Print Correctly

APPENDIX

6-12 6-18 A-1

Printer Specifications

USE OF THE ENVELOPE TYPES LISTED ABOVE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR PRINTER. SUCH DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT.
Before printing envelopes, you must fan the stack of envelopes well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. Do not print envelopes using manual duplex printing. For correct printing, you must select the same paper size from within your software application as the paper in the tray. See What Kind of Paper can I Use? in this chapter.
You can print on transparencies from the paper cassette or manual feed slot.
Printing on Transparencies from the Paper Cassette
Do not load more than 10 sheets of transparencies in the paper cassette.
Media Type: Transparency Paper Source: Tray1

PCL driver

PS driver
Adjust the paper guides at the right and rear of the paper cassette to match the transparency size you want to load. Make sure that the tips of the paper guides fit into the slots correctly.
Load transparencies in the paper cassette. Make sure they are flat in the cassette at all four corners.
Remove each sheet immediately, especially when you use transparencies.
Printing on Transparencies from the Manual Feed Slot
When the rear cover is lifted up, the printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed slot to the rear of the printer.
Select the Paper Size, Media Type and paper Source etc. in the printer driver. Media Type: Transparency Paper Source: Manual / Manual Feed PCL driver PS driver
Using both hands, slide the manual feed paper guides to the transparency width.
Using both hands, insert the transparency into the manual feed slot until its front edge touches the paper feed roller. Hold the transparency in this position until the printer automatically feeds it in a short distance, and then let go of the transparency.
After the printer ejects the printed transparency, the printer will wait until you insert the next transparency. Repeat Step 5 for each transparency you want to print.
Printing on both sides of the Paper (Manual Duplex Printing)
The supplied printer drivers for Windows 95/98,Me, and Windows NT 4.0 / 2000 all enable manual duplex printing. For more information about how to make the settings, see the Help text in the printer driver.
Manual Duplex Printing from the Paper Cassette

Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver
The Apple LaserWriter Driver may have been installed with your system. It is also available at http://www.apple.com. LaserWriter 8 versions 8.6 and 8.7 have been tested for use with this printer.
This section is for Windows users only.
Automatic E-mail Printing
Automatic E-mail printing is used to download E-mail, receive mail at the selected time and print it automatically. You can also set it to select the mail to be printed automatically depending on the sender and the subject of the E-mail. Search E-mail by sender and subject and then auto print As soon as E-mail is received, the printer prints it automatically without your having to start the print operation. You can also choose the mail you want to print by having the printer search by sender and subject. Auto access at the selected time You can check incoming E-mail by accessing the server at pre-determined times. Several mail users can share a PC Usually, it is difficult to share E-mail software between several people on one PC. Automatic E-mail Printing supports multiple users, so several people can use E-mail software on one PC.

Software for Networks

This section is for HL-1470N only.

BRAdmin Professional

The BRAdmin Professional software is a utility for managing your Brother network enabled printers that are running under Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0. It allows you to easily configure and check the status of your printer on the network.

Storage Manager

Brother Storage Manager software can manipulate the printer forms (Fonts, Macros or fixed forms) that you may have stored in the internal flash memory.
Network Printer Driver Wizard
The Network Printer Driver Wizard software can be used to ease the installation of a printer in a network environment. It can also be used to create automatically running.exe files, which once run, automate the installation of a printer into a peerto-peer environment.
Automatic Emulation Selection
This section is for HL-1450 and HL-1470N only.
This printer has an automatic emulation selection function. When the printer receives data from the computer, it automatically selects the emulation mode. This function has been factory set to ON. The printer can select from among the following emulation combinations:
EPSON (default) HP LaserJet BR-Script 2 EPSON FX-850
IBM HP LaserJet BR-Script 2 IBM ProPrinter XL

CHAPT ER 3 CONTROL PANEL

This section refers to the LEDs and control panel button on the control panel. The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in this chapter.

Flash memory for easy updating of firmware.

IrDA Interface (IR-1000)

The IR-1000 connects to any of these printers and can print data without the use of connecting cables.
Supports the IrDA1.1 Infrared communication standard. Fully compatible with Windows 95/98/Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0,Windows 2000 Infrared printer devices. Transmits and receives data up to 4 Mbits/s. Connects to the PC parallel port and the printer port. Allows a printer to communicate with an infrared-equipped portable computer. Transmission range: 1 cm (0.39 inch) up to 100 cm (39 inch), meets the IrDA standard. It is effective within a 30 degree cone angle.
You need to replace the consumables and clean the printer periodically. You can see the maintenance movie in the supplied CD-ROM Maintenance Tutorial section.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. You can see how to replace the toner cartridge. You can see how to replace the drum unit. You can see how to clean the scanner window. You can see how to clean the corona wire in the drum unit. You can see how to clean the surface of the OPC in the drum unit.
These instructions are also included in Improving the Print Quality in Chapter 6.
A new toner cartridge contains enough toner to print approximately 3,000 (standard cartridge) or 6000 (high yield cartridge) A4/Letter-size single-sided pages at about 5% coverage.
Toner consumption varies according to the image coverage on the page and the print density setting. The greater the image coverage, the greater the toner consumption. If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing, toner consumption varies accordingly. Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it in the printer.

Toner Low Message

If the LED shows this message, the toner will soon run out. Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready before you get a Toner Empty message.
Both Alarm and Data (Toner) LEDs will blink continuously to indicate that the toner cartridge is nearly empty. This blinking will not stop until you have installed a new toner cartridge.

Toner Empty Message

If the LED shows the following message, the printer has run out of toner or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge.
Replacing the Toner Cartridge
To ensure optimum print quality, be sure to use quality toner cartridges. To purchase toner cartridges, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer.

Open the front cover.

Pull out the drum unit assembly.
We recommend that you place the drum unit assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown in the illustration.
Press the lock lever down, and then pull the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly.
Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water.

Change Drum Message

If the Drum LED is on, it means the drum unit is near the end of its life. We recommend that you replace the drum unit with a new one before there is a noticeable deterioration in the print quality.
While removing the drum unit, handle it carefully because it may contain toner. You should clean the printer when you replace the drum unit. See Cleaning in this chapter.

Replacing the Drum Unit

Follow these steps to replace the drum unit. You can also view the drum unit replacement method in the instructional movie on the supplied CD-ROM:
We recommend that you place the Drum unit assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown below.
While pressing the lock lever, pull the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly.
Discard the used drum unit according to local regulations. Be sure to seal up the drum unit tightly so that toner powder does not spill out of the unit.
Unpack the new drum unit.
Wait to unpack a drum unit until immediately before you install it in the printer. If an unpacked drum unit is subjected to excessive direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged.
Install the toner cartridge into the new drum unit until you hear it lock into place with a click. When the toner cartridge is installed correctly, the lock lever is lifted automatically.
Make sure you install the toner cartridge correctly, or it may separate from the drum unit.
Re-install the drum unit assembly in the printer. Make sure that the printer is turned on, the front cover is open and the Drum and Alarm LEDs are illuminated.
Reset the drum counter referring to the instructions supplied with the new drum unit.
The Drum LED indication does not disappear until you reset the drum counter. Do not reset the drum counter when you replace only the toner cartridge.

Close the front cover.

Make sure that the Drum LED is now off.
Clean the printer exterior and interior routinely. If printouts are stained with toner, clean the printer interior and drum unit. See the Maintenance Tutorial section in the supplied CD-ROM. You can see the instructional movie.
1. You can see how to clean the scanner window. 2. You can see how to clean the corona wire in the drum unit.
Periodic Maintenance Parts
You need to replace the maintenance parts periodically to maintain print quality. The units listed below should be replaced after printing the following number of pages.
Item Fixing unit Separator pad holder assy Pick up roller assy Approximate Life 50,000 pages * 50,000 pages * 50,000 pages * To Purchase Replacement Call Customer Support Call Customer Support Call Customer Support

* The actual number of printed pages may vary depending on your average type of print job and paper. The figures quoted are based upon 5% coverage per page.
First, check the following:
The power plug is connected correctly and the printer is turned on. All of the protective parts have been removed. The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed correctly. The front cover is fully closed. Paper is inserted correctly into the paper cassette. The interface cable is securely connected between the printer and computer. The correct driver for the printer is installed and selected. The PC is set up to connect to the correct printer port.

Printer does not print:

If you did not solve your problem with the above checks, please find your problem in the following list and then go to the section listed. Printer LED is blinking See CONTROL PANEL in Chapter 3. Status Monitor Error Message appears See Error Messages in the Status Monitor in this chapter. Printer printed Error Message See Error Message Printouts in this chapter. Paper handling See Paper Handling or Paper Jams and How to Clear Them in this chapter. Other Problems See Other Problems in this chapter.
Pages are printed, however there are problems with:
Print quality See Improving the Print Quality in this chapter. Printout is incorrect See How to Print Correctly in this chapter.
Error Messages in the Status Monitor
The Status Monitor will report problems with the printer. Take the corrective actions listed in the following table for the error message that the Status Monitor reports.
Error message COVER OPEN MEMORY FULL Action Close the front cover of the printer. Press the control panel button to print the data remaining in the printer. Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity of your document. (For HL-1440, HL-1450 and HL-1470N Users) Expand the printer memory by adding a commercially available SIMM memory. See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4. The paper cassette may be out of paper or not properly installed. If it is empty, load a new stack of paper into the paper cassette. If there is paper in the paper cassette, make sure it is straight. If the paper is curled, straighten it before printing. Sometimes it is helpful to remove the paper, turn the stack over and put it back in the paper cassette. Reduce the amount of paper in the paper cassette, and then try again. Make sure you use paper that meets Brothers recommended paper specifications. See What Kind of Paper can I Use? in Chapter 1. See Paper Jams and How to Clear Them in this chapter. Press the control panel button to print the data remaining in the printer. If this does not clear the error, reduce the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution. (For HL-1440, HL-/1450 and HL-/1470N Users) Expand the printer memory by adding a commercially available SIMM. See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4. Set page protection to ON by using the supplied Windows driver or RPC program. Change the following settings in the supplied Windows driver and try again. The best combination of settings below will vary depending on your document. Graphics Mode TM True Type mode TM Use Printer True Type Fonts

If a paper jam occurs when using the lower tray unit, check for correct installation of the upper paper cassette. Always remove all paper from the paper cassette and straighten the stack when new paper is added. This helps prevent multiple sheets of paper from feeding through the printer at one time and reduces paper jams.
Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer.
Pull out the drum unit assembly. Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer. If you cannot remove the drum unit assembly easily at this time, do not use additional force. Instead, pull the edge of the jammed paper from the paper cassette.
To prevent damage to the printer caused by static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown in the illustration.
Open the rear cover. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit.
If you have to pull the paper toward the back of the printer, the fuser may get dirty with toner powder and it may scatter on the next printouts. Print a few copies of the test page until the scattering of toner stops.

6. 7. 8. 9.

Install the drum unit assembly.
Install the paper cassette in the printer.

Other Problems

Problem Recommendation The printer cannot print. Check that the printer cable is not damaged or broken. There was an error If you have an interface-switching device, make sure the correct writing to LPT1: (or printer is selected. BRUSB) for the printer. error message occurs on your PC.

For Macintosh with USB

This section is for HL-1440, HL-1450 and HL-1470N users only.
Problem HL-1440 (or HL-1450 and HL-1470N) does not appear in Chooser. Unable to print from application software.
Recommendation Check that the printer is turned on. Check that the USB interface cable is connected correctly. Check the printer driver is installed correctly. Make sure that the supplied Macintosh printer driver is installed in the System Folder and that it is selected with Chooser.
Improving the Print Quality
This section provides information on the following topics:
Image Defect Samples Recommendation Check the printer's environment. Conditions such as humidity, high temperatures, etc., may cause this print defect to occur. See Positioning the Printer in Chapter 1. If the whole page is too light, toner save mode may be on. Disable toner save mode within the Printer Properties tab of the Driver. Try installing a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the Toner Cartridge in Chapter 5. Try installing a new drum unit. See "Replacing the Drum Unit" in Chapter 5. Make sure that you use paper that meets the Brothers recommended specifications. See What Kind of Paper can I Use? in Chapter 1. Check the printer's environment; high temperature and high humidity conditions can increase the amount of background shading. Installing a new toner cartridge. See "Replacing the Toner Cartridge" in Chapter 5. Installing a new drum unit. See "Replacing the Drum Unit" in Chapter 5. Make sure that you use paper that meets the specifications. A rough surfaced paper, paper that has absorbed moisture or thick print media can cause the problem. Make sure that you select the appropriate media type in the printer driver. See What Kind of Paper can I Use? in Chapter 1. Try installing a new drum unit. See Replacing the Drum Unit in Chapter 5.

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How to Print Correctly
Problem The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage. Recommendation Make sure the printer cable is not too long. We recommend you use a parallel cable of less than 2 metres (6 1/2 feet) in length. Check if the printer cable is damaged or broken. If you are using an interface-switching device, remove it and connect your computer directly to your printer and try again. Check that the appropriate printer driver is selected as Set as Default. Check that the printer is not connected to the same port that is also connected to a mass storage device or scanner. Remove all other devices and connect the port to the printer only. Turn off printer status reporting in the device options tab in the printer driver. Press the control panel button to print the data remaining in the printer. If this does not clear the error, reduce the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution. (HL-1440, HL-1450 and HL-1470N only) Expand the printer memory by adding a commercially available SIMM. See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4. Set page protection to ON by using the supplied Windows driver or RPC program. Change the following settings in the supplied Windows driver, and then try again. The best combination of settings below will vary depending on your document. Graphics Mode TM True Type mode TM Use Printer True Type Fonts Press the control panel button to print the data remaining in the printer. Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity of your document. (HL-1440, HL-1450 and HL-1470N only) Expand the printer memory by adding a commercially available SIMM. See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4. Most laser printers have a restricted area that cannot be printed on. Usually the first two lines and the last two lines of a page cannot have print (leaving 62 printable lines). Adjust the top and bottom margins in your document to allow for this.
The printer cannot print full pages of a document. An error message PRINT OVERRUN occurs.
The printer cannot print full pages of a document. A "MEMORY FULL" error message occurs.
My headers or footers appear when I view my document on screen but do not show up when I print it.

Engine

MODEL Technology Print Speed First Print Time Resolution

HL-1230

Electrophotographic Up to 12 ppm Less than 15 sec

HL-1440

HL-1450

HL-1470N

Up to 15 ppm (When Letter size paper is loaded) 1200 x 600 dpi for graphics 600 dpi x 600 dpi 300 dpi x 300 dpi 300 dpi 1200 x 600 dpi 600 x 600 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 600 dpi 1200 x 600 dpi for graphics 600 dpi x 600 dpi 300 dpi x 300 dpi For 300 / 600 dpi
Windows 600 x 600 dpi 95/98, Me or 300 x 300 dpi later and NT4.0/2000 DOS Mac OS N/A N/A
From standard paper cassette High Resolution Control

1 Sheet N/A 250 Sheets

Paper Output

150 Sheets 1 Sheet

Media Specifications

MODEL Media Types

Manual Feed Paper Cassette (Standard) Paper Cassette (Option) Manual Feed Paper Cassette Manual Feed Paper Cassette (Standard) Paper Cassette (Option)
Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper, Envelopes, Labels, and Transparencies Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper, Transparencies
Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper

Media Weights

16 - 43 lb (60 - 161 g/m ) 16 - 28 lb (60 - 105 g/m ) Custom : 2.75" x 4.57" - 8.5" x 14" (69.8 x 116 - 216 x 356 mm) A4, Letter, B5(ISO), A5, B6(ISO), A6, Executive, Legal (US & Canada only)

Media Sizes

A4, Letter, B5(ISO), A5, Executive, Legal (US & Canada only)

*11 *12

Calculated with 80g/m2 paper Up to 10 sheets

Printer Driver Functions

MODEL Page Layout
N in 1 Printing Poster Printing Watermark Printing 2, 4, 9, 16, 25 in 1 page 1 in 4, 9, 16, 25 Yes Quick Print Setup Manual Duplex

Supplies

MODEL Toner
Standard Cartridge High Yield Cartridge
3,000 pages A4/LTR pages @5% coverage 6,000 pages A4/LTR pages @5% coverage 20,000 A4/LTR pages (1 page / job)

Dimensions / Weights

MODEL Dimensions Weights
Approx. 9.3 kg (20.5 lbs.) including the drum unit and toner cartridge
14.2" (W) x 14.6" (D) x 9.3"(H) (360 x 370 x 235 mm) Approx. 9.2 kg (20.3 lbs.) including the drum unit and toner cartridge

Other

MODEL Power Consumption Noise Level Ecology
Printing Standby Sleep Printing Standby
Less than 340 W at 25C (77F) Less than 70 W at 25C (77F) Less than 5 W 50 dB Silent Less than 6 W Less than 6 W Less than 11 W
Power Save Yes Toner Save Yes
*13 Some functions are not available on Postscript emulation and Macintosh Drivers. *14 A function that enables changing the printer driver setting without opening the Property dialog box.
Important Information for Choosing Your Paper

Rough estimate of basis weight

g/m2 Bond Lbs Index

90 110

Paper size

Letter Legal Executive A4 A5 A6 B5 (ISO) Envelope Monarch Envelope #9 Envelope #10 Envelope #11 Envelope DL Envelope C5 Envelope C6 Envelope B5 Envelope Bx 220 mm 162 x 229 mm 114 x 162 mm 176 x 250 mm 176 x 125 mm 210 x 297 mm 148 x 210 mm 105 x 148 mm 201 x 276 mm 3.875 x 7.5 in. 3.875 x 8.9 in. 4.12 x 9.5 in. 4.5 x 10.375 in. 8.5 x 11 in. 8.5 x 14 in. 7.25 x 10.5 in.

Trademarks

The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks 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. Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark and HP LaserJet 6P, 6L, 5P, 5L, 4, 4L 4P, III, IIIP, II, and IIP are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM, IBM PC, and ProPrinter are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark. All other brand and product names mentioned in this Users Guide are registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Compilation and Publication Notice
Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest products descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication. 2001 Brother Industries Ltd.

error messages.. 6-2

accessory tab... 2-6 Apple LaserWriter.. 2-12 automatic e-mail printing.. 2-13 automatic emulation selection. 2-15

fixing unit... 514 font.. 3-9, A-2
BRAdmin professional. 2-14 Brother Solutions Center.. 2-1 BR-Script... 2-1 interface..A-2 general view.. 1-3
card... 1-16 component... 1-1 control panel... 3-1, A-3 control panel button.. 3-6 corona wire..57 Macintosh.. 2-1, 2-12, 6-11 maintenance.. 514 manual feed slot..1-14, 1-29 media specifications..A-4 memory... 4-2, 4-4, A-2 misfeed.. 3-2 lower tray unit.. 4-6
Device Options.. 2-5 dimensions.. A-5 drum.. 54, 58, 510, A-5 Drum LED..59 duplex.. 1-28, 2-4 duplex printing.. 1-27
NC-2010p... 4-7 Network... 2-14 network connectivity..A-2 no paper.. 3-2
emulation... A-2 envelope.. 1-19, 1-21 error message.. 6-4
paper..1-8, A-6 jam.. 3-2 paper handling.. 6-5, A-4 paper jam... 6-6 parallel cable.. 1-2 PCL printer driver.. 2-2 pick up roller...514 plain paper.. 1-11 power supply.. 1-6 print configuration.. 3-9 print media... 1-8 print quality... 2-4, 6-12 print server.. 4-7 print test sample page.. 3-7 printable area.. 1-10 printer driver..2-1, 2-8, A-3 processor... A-2
service call... 3-4 SIMM... 4-1 software... 2-13, A-3 specification..A-1 Storage Manager.. 2-14
thicker paper... 1-16 toner..52, 53, A-5 low... 3-3 toner empty.. 3-3 toner empty.. 53 toner low... 52 trademark...A-10

utilities...A-3

resolution... A-1
watermark.. 2-4 weights..A-5
separator pad holder..514