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

Important Information for Choosing Your Paper A-6 Trademarks
Components When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts:
1. Printer 2. Drum unit assembly (with toner cartridge included) 3. Documents
4. CD-ROM 5. AC power cord
Components may differ from one country to another.
The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the printer.

Interface cable

An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Some computers have both a USB and a parallel port. Please purchase the appropriate cable for the interface you intend to use. Today most parallel cables support bi-directional communication, but some might have an incompatible pin assignment or may not be IEEE 1284-compliant. Do not use a parallel cable that is longer than 3 metres (10 feet).
(For HL-1440, HL-1450 and HL-1470N Users)
When you use a USB cable, be sure to use a high-speed twisted cable (12 Mbps) and connect it to the USB connector of your PC. Do not use the USB connector on the front of your PC or on the iMac keyboard.

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

1. 2. 3.

The printer will automatically print all the even numbered pages on one side of the paper first.
Remove the printed even numbered pages from the output tray and re-insert them into the paper cassette, loading the paper with the side to be printed (blank side) face down. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
The printer will now automatically print all the odd pages on the reverse side of the paper.

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.
LED is off LED is blinking

LED is on

When the power switch is off or the printer is in Sleep mode, all LEDs including the Ready LED are off.
Printer status Sleep mode The power switch is off or the printer is in Sleep mode.
Ready to print The printer is ready to print. Pressing control panel button wakes up the printer to Ready mode.
Blinking at 1 second intervals
Warming up The printer is warming up.
Blinking at 2 second intervals
Cooling down or stop printing The printer is cooling down and stops printing until the internal temperature of the printer lowers.
Paper Jam Clear the paper jam referring to Paper Jams and How to Clear Them in Chapter 6. If the printer does not automatically resume printing, press the control panel button. No Paper Load paper in the printer referring to Printing on Plain Paper in Chapter 1, and then press the control panel button. Misfeed Reinstall the paper properly, and then press the control panel button. The printer will start printing again.
Printer status Receiving Data The printer is receiving data from the computer or the printer is processing data in memory.

If an error occurs, the printer will recover from some errors automatically. If the error does not clear automatically, press the control panel button to clear the error, and then continue printer operation.

Print Test Sample Page

The printer prints a test sample page using the control panel button or printer driver.
Using Control Panel Button

Turn off the printer.

Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in.
Hold down the control panel button as you turn on the power switch. All the LEDs will illuminate. Keep the button depressed until the Drum LED comes on. When the Drum LED comes on, release the button your finger.

Drum Read Alar y

Press the control panel button again. The printer will print a test sample page.

Using the Printer Driver

If you are using Brothers Windows PCL printer driver, use the Print Test Page button usually located in the General tab of the Windows printer driver.
Print Configuration and Fonts
You can print the current configuration and a list of the internal fonts using the control panel button or printer driver.
Hold down the control panel button as you turn on the power switch. All the LEDs will illuminate. Keep the button depressed until the Drum LED comes on. When the Drum LED comes on, release the button.

Drum Read y

m Alar Data
Press the control panel button again and hold it down until the Ready LED comes on.
When the Ready LED comes on, release the button. The printer prints the current configuration of the printer and a list of the internal fonts.

Drum y Read m Alar Data

This section is for HL-1440, HL-1450, HL-1470N users only.
If you are using Brothers Windows PCL printer driver, you can print the current configuration and a list of the internal fonts by clicking the Print Config and Print Font buttons in the Support tab.
This printer has the following optional accessories. You can increase the capabilities of the printer with these items. Click the check mark in the following table to see the detailed information for each item.
Model HL-1230 HL-1440 HL-1450 HL-1470N SIMM Lower Tray Unit Print Server IrDA Interface

standard

We recommend that you expand the printer memory to avoid any memory full errors.

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.
Be sure to seal the toner cartridge tightly so that toner powder does not spill out of the cartridge. Dispose of the used toner cartridge in accordance with local plastic waste regulations.
Unpack the new toner cartridge. Keeping the cartridge horizontal, gently rock it from side to side five or six times.
Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it in the printer. If toner cartridges are left unpacked for a long period of time the toner life will be shortened. If an unpacked drum unit is subjected to excessive direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged. Use a genuine Brother toner cartridge that is specially formulated to ensure optimum print quality. Printing with a 3rd party toner or 3rd party toner cartridge may reduce not only the print quality but also the quality and life of the printer itself. It may also cause serious damage to the performance and life of a drum unit. Warranty coverage does not apply to problems caused by the use of 3rd party toner or 3rd party toner cartridges.

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

NO PAPER or MISFEED

PAPER JAM PRINT OVERRUN
Error message Action RESOLUTION ADAPTED Reduce the complexity of your document before you print to (The printer has printed prevent automatic reduction of the resolution. the document at a reduced resolution.) (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. TONER EMPTY See Replacing the Toner Cartridge in Chapter 5. TONER LOW Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready for when the Toner Empty status is indicated. FUSER MALFUNCTION Turn the power switch off, wait a few seconds and then turn it on again. Leave the printer for 10 minutes with the power on. If the error occurs again, consult your dealer. LASER BD Turn the power switch off, wait a few seconds and then turn it MALFUNCTION on again. If the error occurs again, consult your dealer. SCANNER MALFUNCTION D-RAM ERROR NV-RAM ERROR MAIN MOTOR ERROR ENGINE INTERFACE ERROR

Error Message Printouts

The printer will report problems by printing an error message as defined in the following table. Take the corrective actions for the error message.
Error message MEMORY FULL Action 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. See Installing Additional Memory in Chapter 4. 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 Reduce the complexity of your document before you print to prevent automatic reduction in the resolution.

PRINT OVERRUN

RESOLUTION ADAPTED (The printer has printed the document at a reduced 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.

Paper Handling

First, ensure that you are using paper that meets Brother recommended paper specifications. See What Kind of Paper can I Use? in Chapter 1.
Problem The printer does not load paper. Recommendation If there is paper in the paper cassette, make sure it is straight. If the paper is curled, you should 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. Check that manual feed mode is not selected in the printer driver. Re-insert the paper firmly, one sheet at a time. Make sure that manual feed mode is selected in the printer driver. The printer can load envelopes from the manual feed slot. Your application software must be set up correctly to print on the envelope size you are using. This is usually done in the page setup or document setup menu of your software. Refer to your software application manual. Clear the jammed paper referring to Paper Jams and How to Clear Them or the paper jam instructional video on the CD-ROM. Close the rear cover. Make sure that the cable is connected to the printer Make sure that the appropriate printer driver is selected.
The printer does not load paper from the manual feed slot. The printer will not load envelopes.

A paper jam has occurred. The printer does not print into the output tray. The printer does not print on the specified paper. (For HL-1450 with optional lower tray unit user only)
Paper Jams and How to Clear Them
When a paper jam occurs, the printer indicates it by lighting the control panel LEDs as shown below.
After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely HOT! When you open the front or rear cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following diagram.
Clear the jammed paper referring to the following description. If the jammed paper is removed completely by using the information in the following steps, you can install the paper cassette first, and then close the front cover and the printer will resume printing automatically. If the printer does not resume printing automatically, press the control panel button. If the printer still does not resume printing, please check that all the remaining jammed paper has been removed from the printer. Then try printing again.
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.

Recommendation You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a soft cloth. See Cleaning in Chapter 5. The toner cartridge may be damaged. Install a new toner cartridge. See "Replacing the Toner Cartridge" in Chapter 5.

White Vertical streaks

FGH ABCDE fghijk abcde

Page skew

Curl or wave
Make sure the paper or other media is loaded into the paper cassette correctly and that the guides are not too tight or too loose against the paper stack. Set the paper guides correctly. Make sure that the tips of the paper guides fit into the slot correctly. See Printing on Plain Paper from the Paper Cassette in Chapter 1. If you are using the manual feed slot, see "Printing on Plain Paper from the Manual Feed Slot" in Chapter 1. The paper cassette may be too full. See " Printing on Plain Paper from the Paper Cassette " in Chapter 1. Check the paper type and quality. See "What Kind of Paper can I Use?" in Chapter 1. Check the paper type and quality. Both high temperature and humidity will cause paper to curl. See What Kind of Paper can I Use? in Chapter 1. If you use the printer infrequently, the paper may have sat for too long in the paper cassette. Turn over the stack of paper in the paper cassette. Also, try rotating the paper 180 in the paper cassette. Try printing using the straight-through output path. See " Printing on Plain Paper from the Manual Feed Slot" in Chapter 1. Make sure that paper is loaded properly. See " Printing on Plain Paper from the Paper Cassette " in Chapter 1. Check the paper type and quality. See What Kind of Paper can I Use? in Chapter 1. Try printing using the straight-through output path. See " Printing on Plain Paper from the Manual Feed Slot " in Chapter 1. Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper 180 in the input tray.

B DEFGH abc efghijk

A CD bcde 1 34

Wrinkles or creases

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

Controller

MODEL Processor Memory HL-1230
Fujitsu MB86832 66MHz Standard Option 2MB N/A 8MB

Interface

Standard

Network Connectivity

Option Interface

Protocol

1 SIMM slot; 1 SIMM slot; expandable up to 36MB expandable up to 34MB IEEE 1284 Parallel IEEE 1284 Parallel, USB IEEE 1284 Parallel, USB, 10/100 BaseTX 10BaseT (NC-2010P), IrDA (IR-1000) IrDA (IR-1000) Optional 10BaseT (NC-2010P) 10/100 BaseTX (Auto Negotiation) Standard TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, DLC/LLC, DEC LAT, Banyan TCP/IP, AppleTalk, VINES IPX/SPX, DLC/LLC
Managemen BRAdmin Professional*4 t Tool *5 Web Based Management
Emulation Resident Fonts PCL

PS2 Language Emulation

N/A N/A

24 Bitmap fonts

PCL6, PostScript Level II language emulation, Epson FX-850, IBM ProPrinter XL 66 scalable fonts, 12 bitmap fonts, 11 bar *6 codes 66 fonts

*3 *4 *5 *6

4 Mbytes of memory is fitted on the board, the other 4 Mbytes is on the installed SIMM. Brother original Windows management utility Use a standard web browser to manage the device Code39, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-128, Codabar, FIM(USPostNet), ISBN, Code128

Software

MODEL Printer Driver
For Windows 95/98 PCL Driver for PCL Driver for Windows 95/98/Me, and /Me, and Windows 95/98/Me, NT4.0/2000 and Mac OS 8.5-9.1 NT4.0/2000 and NT4.0/2000 and Mac OS 8.5-9.1 PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for Windows 95/98/Me, NT4.0/2000 and Mac *7 OS 8.5-9.1 Automatic E-mail Printing Interactive Help Status Monitor

Utilities

Automatic E-mail *8 Printing Interactive Help Status Monitor
Driver Deproyment *10 Wizard

Control Panel

MODEL LED Switch *7 *8 *9 *10

4 LEDs 1 Key

AppleTalk only Utility software that automatically prints specified e-mail messages at a pres cheduled time. (For Windows 95 / 98 / Me) Instructional animations for problem solving The Network Printer Driver Wizard automates the installation of a printer in a peer-to-peer network.

Paper Handling

MODEL *11 Paper Input
Paper Cassette (Standard) Manual Feed Paper Cassette (Option) Face Down Face Up 250 Sheets

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
This section provides information to help you choose paper to use with this printer. Before you purchase a large quantity of paper Make sure the paper is suitable for the printer.
Paper for plain paper copies Paper is divided by usage, such as paper for printing and paper for copying. The usage is usually specified on the papers package. Check the package to see whether it is suitable for laser printers. Use paper that is suitable for laser printers.
Basis weight The basis weight of the paper in general use varies in different countries. We recommend that you use paper that weighs 75 g/m2 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lb.), although this printer is able to cope with thinner or thicker paper than these weights.

Unit g/m2 lb Europe 80 to 90 USA 75 to to 24
Long grain and short grain The pulp fiber of the paper is aligned during paper manufacture. What we call long grain paper is paper where the fiber is [bp1]parallel to the paper carriage direction of the paper. Paper can be classified into two types, long grain and short grain. Long grain papers fiber direction is parallel to the carriage direction of the paper in the printer. Short grain papers fiber direction is vertical to the carriage direction of the paper in the printer. Though most plain paper for copying is long grain, some is short grain. We recommend that you use long grain paper for this printer. Short grain paper is too weak for the paper carriage of the printer.
Acid paper and neutralized paper Paper can be classified as either acid paper or neutralized paper. Though modern paper manufacture methods started with acid paper, recently neutralized paper is taking the place of acid paper because of environment or preservation issues. However, many forms of acid paper can be found in recycled paper. We recommend that you use neutralized paper for this printer. You can use an acid paper check pen to distinguish acid paper from neutral paper.
Print surface The characteristics may differ a little between the face side and reverse side of a sheet of paper. Usually, the opening side of the ream of paper package is the print side. Follow any indication of the print side on the paper package. Typically, the paper side is indicated with an arrow.
Moisture content Moisture content is the amount of water left in the paper after manufacture. It is one of the important characteristics of the paper. This can change greatly depending on the storage environment, although usually paper contains around 5% water by weight. Because paper often absorbs water, the amount of water can sometimes be about 10% in a high humidity environment. When the amount of water increases, the characteristic of the paper changes greatly. The fixing of the toner may become worse. For storage of the paper and during use, we recommend that the humidity of the surrounding environment is between 50 % and 60%.
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.