Brother HL-P2000 User manual

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Please read this manual thoroughly before using the machine.
Brother Laser Printer / Scanner / Copier
MFC/HL-P2000
User’s Guide
Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS 1–1
Finding Out How to Use the Machine 1–1
ABOUT YOUR MACHINE 1–2
Machine Overview 1–2
System Requirements in Brother Printing Solution for Windows  1–3
Features 1–3
OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT 1–6
Power Supply 1–6
Environment 1–6
CHAPTER2 PAPER HANDLING
PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 2-1
DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS 2-5
MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER FOR PRINTING 2-6
Loading Paper into the Feeder 2-7
Two Side Printing (Manual Duplexing) 2-9
OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE 2-10
CHAPTER3 PRINT
LAMPS AND SWITCH 3-1
Ready (Paper) Lamp 3-1
Data (Toner) Lamp 3-2
Drum Lamp 3-2
Alarm Lamp 3-2
Switch 3-3
Other Control Features 3-3

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CHAPTER 4 COPY
COPYING IN STANDARD MODE 4-1
TO MAKE SETTINGS FOR EACH COPY 4-1
Photo/Text4-2
Enlarge/Reduce 4-2
The Number ofCopies 4-3
Error 4-4
CHAPTER 5SCAN
SCANNING FROM TWAIN COMPLIANT APPLICATIONS 5-1
SCANNING FROM THE VISIONEER PaperPort  LE SOFTWARE 5-2
SCANNING FROM THE UNIMESSAGETM VIEWER SOFTWARE 5-3
CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE
REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE 6-1
REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT 6-7
CLEANING THE MACHINE 6–11
Cleaning the Machine Exterior 6–11
Cleaning the Machine Interior and Drum Unit 6–12
Cleaning the Scanning Unit 6-15
RE-PACKING THE MACHINE 6–16

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CHAPTER7TROUBLESHOOTING
ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE 7-1
Operator Calls for the Printing Function 7-1
Operator Calls for the Copying and Scanning Function 7-3
Service Calls for the Printing Function 7-4
Service Calls for the Copying and Scanning Function 7-5
PAPER JAMS 7-6
Q & A 7-10
Setting Up the Machine Hardware 7-10
Setting Up the Machine for Windows 7-10
Setting Up the Machine for DOS 7-11
Paper Handling 7-12
Printing 7-13
Copy 7-14
Scan 7-14
Print Quality 7-15
APPENDIX
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS A-1
Printing A-1
Copying A-2
Scanning A-2
Functions A-3
Electrical and Mechanical A-3
PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS A-4
RESIDENT FONTS A-6
Bitmapped Fonts A-6
SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS A-7
HP LaserJet IIP Mode A-7
EPSON Mode A-7
IBM Mode A-7
REGULATIONS A-12
INDEX

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Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
The following conventions are used in this User’s Guide:
Warning
Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible
personal injury.
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Caution
Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the machine properly or
prevent damage to the machine.
✒Note
Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the machine.
To Use the Machine Safely
Warning
After you have just used the machine, some internal parts of the
machine are extremely hot. When you open the top cover, never
touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration.
High Temperature
Inside the Machine
Warning
There are high voltage electrodes inside the machine. Before cleaning
the machine, make sure to turn off the power switch and unplug the
power cord from the power outlet.
Turning off the Switch and Unplugging the Machine

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Shipment of the Machine
If for any reason you must ship your Machine, carefully package the
Machine to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that
you save and use the original packaging. The Machine should also be
adequately insured with the carrier.
Warning
When shipping the Machine, the DRUM UNIT assembly including the
TONER CARTRIDGE must be removed from the Machine and placed
in the plastic bag. Failure to remove and place it in the plastic bag
during shipping will cause severe damage to the Machine and will
VOID THE WARRANTY.
1 Remove the drum unit. 2 Place it in the plastic bag and seal the
bag completely.
3 Remove the AC cord, the
extention wire of the paper tray and
the document support from the
machine. Re-pack the machine. See
“REPACKING THE MACHINE” in
Chapter 6.

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(For USA & CANADA Only)
For technical and operational assistance, please call:
In USA 1-877-284-3238 (outside California)
949-859-9700 Ext. 329(within California)
In CANADA 1-800-853-6660
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 92718
In CANADA Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.
- Marketing Dept.
1, rue Hôtel de Ville
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6
BBS
For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call:
In USA 1-888-298-3616
In CANADA 1-514-685-2040
Please log on to our BBS with your first name, last name and a four digit
number for your password. Our BBS supports modem speeds up to 14,400,
8 bits no parity, 1 stop bit.
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 you are calling from.
Please call 1-800-521-2846 (USA) or 1-800-681-9838 (Canada) and follow
the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the system and
your index of Fax-Back subjects.
DEALERS/SERVICE CENTERS (USA only)
For the name of an 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 ADDRESS
For technical questions and downloading drivers: http://www.brother.com

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCCTION
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS
Finding Out How to Use the Machine
You have two guidebooks for this machine. Read each guidebook in the
following order:
1.Read the Quick Setup Guide to set up your machine and to ensure
proper connection with your computer. It also contains information
for installing the printer driver, fonts and Remote Printer Console
Program.
2.Read this On-line User’s Guide to get information about the
following.
•Features and operating environment requirements of your machine –
Chapter 1
•Paper Handling – Chapter 2
•Print – Chapter 3
•Copy – Chapter 4
•Scan – Chapter 5
•Maintenance – Chapter 6
•Troubleshooting – Chapter 7
•Specifications – Appendix
•Index

USER’S GUIDE
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ABOUT YOUR MACHINE
Machine Overview
Fig. 1-1 Front View
Fig. 1-2 Rear View
Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder
Control Panel for
Printing Function
Output Tray
Extension Support Wire
Paper Support
Paper Guide
Top Cover
Power Cord
Parallel Interface Port
Power Switch
ACInlet
Document Feeder Control Panel for
Cpying and
Scanning Function
Doument Support
Extension Document
Support Wire

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCCTION
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System Requirements in Brother Printing Solution for Windows
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Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the
machine in Brother Printing Solution for Windows:
 IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor
 Parallel interface (or printer port)
 8 MB or more of memory (for Windows
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3.1/3.11)
16 MB or more of memory (for Windows
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95/98/NT)
 10 MB of space available on your hard disk for the printer driver and all
fonts
 20 MB of space available on your hard disk for Visioneer PaperPort®
LE Software
 Microsoft Windows
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95/98, 3.1/3.11 or Windows
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NT 4.0
Features
This machine has the following features:
❏High Resolution and Fast Printing Speed
True 600 dots per inch (dpi) with microfine toner and up to 10 pages
per minute (ppm) printing speed (A4 or Letter paper).
❏Versatile Paper Handling
The machine has a multi-purpose sheet feeder and straight paper path
mechanism. Using this mechanism, you can load A4, letter, legal, B5,
A5, A6 and executive sizes of paper, and various types of paper
including envelopes, organizer paper and your custom paper size. The
multi-purpose sheet feeder also allows manual paper loading, so you
can also use labels and transparencies.
❏Copier
You can easily copy at a comfortable speed with only one push of a
button. You can also enlarge or reduce the copying size.
❏Document Management Application ‘Visioneer PaperPort®LE
Software’ (MFC-P2000)
Visioneer PaperPort®LE Software is a document management
application which contains a viewer, editor and filing system and
various links to other applications. Visioneer PaperPort®LE Software
is a sophisticated application and has widespread industry acceptance
and endorsements.
❏A Sofisticated Viewer Software ‘WordCraft Unimessage™ Viewer
Software’ (HL-P2000)
WordCraft Unimessage™ Viewer is a sophisticated viewer for
displaying and editing graphic files. In addition to the usual image
editing functions (object drawing, annotations, highlighting, etc.) you
will also be able to use this software to view both colour and
monochrome images, create cover sheets for use with HL-P2000,
display thumbnails of graphics files in any of your directories and set
up a referencing system for your files using DIR (Document Indexing
Retrieval).