Brother HL-1060 Series User manual

English: HL-1060 Quick Setup Guide, Cover Page I
Laser Printer HL-1060 Series
Quick Setup Guide
Read this guidebook first to set up your printer and
prepare your computer for the printer.
Save all packing materials and outer carton. They
are useful when shipping the printer.
The product names in this guidebook are trademarks or registered trade marks of each manufacturer. The specifications
are subject to change without notice.
©1996 Brother Industries Ltd.

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Action 1: Check the Supplied Items
After taking the printer out of the carton and removing the packing materials, make sure that
the following items are not damaged and none are missing:
• Printer • Paper supports
• Drum unit assembly (with Toner cartridge
included)
• 3.5” floppy disks for Windows® printer driver and fonts
• Quick setup guide (this guidebook)
• User’s guide
• Plastic Bag (for transporting the drum unit assembly)
• Dust cover
NOTE
You will need to purchase an interface cable that matches the bi-directional IEEE 1284
compliant interface of your computer. If you do not know what cable you need, consult your
dealer.

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Action 2: Install the Toner Cartridge/Drum Unit
1Unpack the drum unit assembly with the
toner cartridge included. Gently shake it
from side to side five or six times.
CAUTION
Do not expose the drum unit to light for
longer than a few minutes, as this will
damage the drum.
CAUTION
Do not remove the starter sheet.
This sheet will be ejected while the printer
is warming-up after installing a new drum
unit. (See Action 5 Illustration 4)
2Open the top cover of the printer.
3Holding the drum by its handles, install it
into the printer. The drum will slide easily
into place.
Starter Sheet

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4Close the top cover.
See “CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE” in
the User’s Guide for more information
about replacement of the toner cartridge.

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Action 3: Load Paper into Your Printer
The printer has two multi-purpose sheet feeders. The feeders can handle paper
within the following specifications. Load paper in each feeder, referring to the
following tables:
❏ Feeder 1, front
Paper Type Paper Size
Cut sheets A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, A6, 3”x 5”, Executive, Custom size
(70-216 x 127-356 mm)
Envelopes DL, C5, COM-10, Monarch, 9” x 12”, C4
Post Card 70-216 x 127-356 mm
Organizer Day-Timer®J, K, L, M, 70-216 x 127-356 mm
Labels and
Transparencies 70-216 x 127-356 mm
❏ Feeder 2, rear
Paper Type Paper Size
Cut sheets A4, Letter, Legal, B5, Executive
See “CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING” in the User’s Guide for more information.
1. Load paper into Sheet Feeder 2
1Install the paper support onto the rear
multi-purpose sheet feeder 2.
2
PULL
HERE TO
INSERT PAPER
Open the cover of the multi-purpose sheet
feeder 2.

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3Pushing and sliding the tabs, move the paper
guides horizontally to the widest position.
4Load paper in the multi-purpose sheet
feeder 2 with the printing surface face
down.
NOTE
The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of
plain paper. Excessive sheets may cause
paper jams. Make sure that the paper is
stacked below the ▲mark.
5Pushing and sliding the tabs, move the paper
guides to fit the paper width.
CAUTION
Failure to set the paper guide to the paper
width may cause paper skew and jams.
6
PULL
HERE TO
INSERT PAPER
Close the cover of the multi-purpose sheet
feeder 2.

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2. Load paper into Sheet Feeder 1
1Install the paper support onto the front
multi-purpose sheet feeder 1.
2
PULL
HERE TO
INSERT PAPER
Open the cover of the multi-purpose sheet
feeder 1.
3Pushing and sliding the tabs, move the paper
guides horizontally to the widest position.
4Load paper in the multi-purpose sheet
feeder with the printing surface face down.
NOTE
The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of
plain paper or up to 10 envelopes.
Excessive sheets may cause paper jams.
Make sure that the paper is stacked below
the ▲mark.

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5Pushing and sliding the tabs, move the paper
guides to fit the paper width.
CAUTION
Failure to set the paper guide to the paper
width may cause paper skew and jams.
6
PULL
HERE TO
INSERT PAPER
Close the cover of the multi-purpose sheet
feeder 1.
7Open the output tray. ( ①)
Extend the extension support wire. ( ②)
NOTE
You can remove and install the front feeder 1 to clear paper jams as shown in the illustrations
below. For more information, see “PAPER JAMS” in Chapter 6 of the User’s Guide.
1. Remove Feeder 1. 2. Install Feeder 1.

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Action 4: Connect Your Printer to Your Computer
You must connect the printer to your computer with a suitable interface cable. A bi-directional
IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable should be used for this connection, unless you are using
the optional serial interface board.
1Make sure that the printer power switch is
off before connecting or disconnecting the
interface cable.
Also, make sure that the computer is turned
off.
2Connect the parallel interface cable (printer
cable) to the parallel interface port of the
printer. ( ①)
Secure the connection with the wire clips.
( ②)
Connect the interface cable to the printer
port of the computer.
NOTE
The printer can also operate with an RS-232C/RS-422A serial interface by installing the
optional serial interface board. For more information, see “CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS” in the
User’s Guide.
For the location of your computer’s parallel (or serial, if you are using the optional interface
board) printer port, refer to the User’s Guide of your computer.