Brother HL-1240 User manual

LaserPrinterHL-1240/1250/1270N
Quick Setup Guide
ReadthisSetupGuidebeforeyousetuptheprinter.
Beforeyoucanusetheprinter,youmustsetupthehardwareandinstall
thedriver.
❏IdentifytheOperatingSystemonyourcomputer(Window®3.1x,
95/98,NT®4.0orMacintosh)
❏Purchasetheappropriateinterfacecableforyourcomputer
(Parallel,USBorNetwork)
❏Followtheinstructionsinthisguideforyouroperatingsystem
andcableinterface.
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countries.MacintoshandiMacareregisteredtrademarksofAppleComputer,Inc.
Allotherbrandandproductnamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.

Table of Contents
Carton Components
For Windows
®
users only
(Windows
®
3.1x, 95/98 or NT 4.0)
You can set up the printer easily by following the Initial Setup instructions on
the CD-ROM.
For Windows
®
users without CD-ROM drive only
(Windows
®
3.1x, 95/98)
If you don’t have a CD-ROM drive, follow the instructions in this section.
For Windows
®
users with USB only(Windows
®
98)
The steps in this section are essential for USB interface cable users.
For Macintosh users only
(iMac and Power Macintosh G3 with USB)
You can setup the printer by following the Initial Setup instructions on the
supplied CD-ROM
Troubleshooting
For Network users
See the Quick Network Setup Guide (HL-1270N only)

Carton Components
CartonComponentsmaydifferfromonecountrytoanother.Saveallpacking
materialsandtheprintercarton.Theyshouldbeusedwhenshippingtheprinter.
✒Note
SomeillustrationsarebasedontheHL-1240/1250printers.TheHL-1270Nprinter
hasaNetworkinterfacefittedinthebackpaneloftheprinter.
CD-ROMincludes:InitialSetupinstructions
Printerdriver
Fonts
User’sGuide
InstructionalVideo
NetworkUtilities
Floppydiskincludes:PrinterdriverforWindows®only
ACpowercord
Drumunitassembly
(withtonercartridgeincluded)
Floppydisk
Documents
CD-ROM
Printer

For Windows
®
users only (Windows
®
3.1x, 95/98
or NT
®
4.0)
You can set up the printer easily by following the Initial Setup instructions on the
CD-ROM.
Step 1 Insert the CD-ROM
1. Turn on your PC power. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
The opening screen will appear automatically in Windows®95/98/NT®4.0.
If the screen does not appear, click Start and choose Run, enter the CD drive letter
and type START.EXE.
If you are using Windows®3.1x, click Run from the File Menu in Program
Manager, enter the CD drive letter and type START.EXE.
2. Click the model number of your
printer.

3. Select the language you want then
follow the instructions on the
screen.
Step 2 Initial Setup
1. Click the Initial Setup button.
2. You can view the Initial Setup
operations in the video movie.
3. Click the interface cable you are
going to use Parallel, USB or
Network.

Step3Installtheprinterdriver
1.IfyouclicktheNowbutton,you
caninstalltheprinterdriverand
Fontsimmediately.
2.Aftertheprinterdriverhasbeen
installed,theHL-1240/1250/1270N
windowwillappear.Followthe
on-screenmessagestocompletethe
installation.
Ifyourprinterisconnectedusingaparallelinterfacecable,thesetupisnow
completed.IfyouwanttoconnectyourprinterusingaUSBinterfacecable,see
‘ForWindows
®
userswithUSBonly’laterintheseinstructions.
Whenyouwanttoconnectyourprintertoanetwork,refertothe“QuickNetwork
SetupGuide”.

For Windows
®
users with no CD-ROM drive
only
(Windows
®
3.1x, 95/98)
Ifyoudon’thaveaCD-ROMdrive,followtheinstructionsinthissection.
Step1Installthedrumunitassembly
1. Openthefrontcover.
2. Unpackthedrumunitassembly.Rockitfromsidetoside5or6timesto
distributethetonerevenlyinsidethecartridge.
3. Installthedrumunitassemblyintotheprinter.
4. Pushitfullyintotheprinteruntilitsnapsintoplace.
5. Closethefrontcover.
Step2Loadpaperintothepapercassette
1. Pullthepapercassettecompletelyoutoftheprinter.
2. Slidethepaperwidthandlengthadjusterstothepapersizeyouwantuntilthey
snapintoaslot.
3. Loadpaperintothepapercassette.Checkthatthepaperisflatinthetray.
4. Re-installthepapercassetteintotheprinter.

Step 3 Print a test page
1. Make sure that the power switch is off. Connect the AC power cord to the
printer.
2. Plug theAC power cord into an AC outlet. Turn on the power switch.
3. After the printer has warmed up, the Ready LED stops blinking and stays lit.
4. Press the control panel button. The printer will print a test page. Check that
the test page has printed correctly.
Step 4 Connect the printer to your PC
1. Turn the printer power off.
2. Connect the parallel interface cable to your PC then connect it to the printer.
3. Use the clips on the printer connector to secure the parallel interface cable.
4. Turn on the printer power.

Step 5 Install the printer driver from floppy disk
1. Turn on your PC power. If the "Add
New Hardware Wizard" window
appears, click the Cancel button.
2. Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. (For Windows®3.1x users, please
follow the instructions on the disk label.)
3. Click Start and select Run.
4. Type A:\SETUP andclicktheOK
button. Follow the instructions on
the screen. The printer driver will
be installed and the setup will be
completed.

For Windows
®
users with USB only
(Windows
®
98)
The steps in this section are essential for USB interface cable users.
Step 1 to 3 Follow the CD-ROM instructions at the beginning of these instructions
Step 4 Install the USB driver
1. Make sure the printer power switch is on.
2. Connect the USB interface cable to your PC then connect it to the printer.
3. The "Add New Hardware Wizard"
window will appear. Click the Next
button.

4. Check "Search for the best driver
for your device" and click the Next
button.
5. Check "CD-ROM drive" and click
the Next button.
6. Click the Next button. The USB
driver will be installed.
7. Follow the instructions on the
screen.

Steps 5 Setting your PC Printer port
1. After your PC has restarted, click
Start and select Printers in Settings.
2. Select your printer model icon in
Printers.
3. Select Properties from the File
menu.
4. Click the Details tab. Select
BRUSB:(USB Printer Port) in the
"Print to the following port" box.
Click the OK button. The setup is
now completed.

For Macintosh with USB users only
(iMac and Power Macintosh G3 with USB)
YoucansetuptheprinterfollowingtheInitialSetupinstructionsonthesuppliedCD-ROM.
Step1InserttheCD-ROM
TurnonyourMacintoshpower.Insert
theCD-ROMintotheCD-ROMdrive.
ThisWindowwillappearautomatically.
Step2InitialSetup
ToviewtheInitialSetupoperationsin
thevideomovie,clickthisicon.
Step3Installtheprinterdriver
Toinstalltheprinterdriver,clickthis
icon.Thesetupiscompleted.

Control Panel
Drum
Ready
Alarm
Paper
Toner
Data
❍LED is Off
✸LED is Blinking
●LED is On
Quick Print Setup
(For Windows®users only)
LED
Drum ●Near end of life
Ready ❍Sleep mode
✸(at 1 second intervals): Warming up
●Readytoprint
Alarm ✸"Cover open" or printer error.*1
Data ❍No data.
✸Receiving data
●Data remaining in memory. *2
Ready +
Alarm ✸Paper jam or No paper (in paper cassette
or manual feed slot) or paper Misfeed
Alarm +
Data ✸( every 5 seconds ): Toner low
●Toner empty
Button
Cancel
printing If you press this button while printing, the printer
immediately stops printing and ejects the paper.
Wake-up If the printer is in sleep mode, pressing this
button wakes up the printer to Ready mode.
Form feed If the Data LED is on, press this button. The
printer prints any data remaining in the printer
memory.
Error
recovery If the printer error does not clear automatically,
press this button to clear the error and continue
printer operation.
Reprinting If you press and hold this control panel button
when the Data LED is off and wait until all the
LEDs light, the printer will reprint the last job.
If there is insufficient memory, only the last page
of the job will be printed.
*1 Printer errors: "Memory full", "Print overrun",
XXX Interface error".
*2 If the Data LED is on for a long period of time and nothing
has printed, press this button to print the data remaining in
memory.
The Quick Print Setup utility allows you to make quick
changes to frequently used driver settings without
having to open the printer properties selection. When
the printer driver is selected, Quick Print Setup is
launched automatically. You can change the settings by
clicking the icon with the right mouse button. This
utility is for Windows®95/98/NT®4.0 only.You cannot
use it for Windows®3.1x.

Troubleshooting
Problem Recommendation
All the LEDs are off •Check if the printer is in sleep mode.
- Press the control panel button.
•Check that the power plug is connected correctly.
•Check that the printer is turned on.
Alarm LED illuminates •Check that the front cover is completely closed.
Alarm and Ready LEDs
are blinking •Check that the paper is inserted correctly into the paper
cassette or manual feed slot.
•Check if a paper jam has occurred in the printer.
Alarm and Data LEDs are
blinking •Check that the drum unit is installed correctly.
The printer does not print
a test page from the
control panel
•Check if a document has already been printed from your
PC.
- Once you have printed a document from your PC, the
printer cannot print a test page again.
Data is sent from the PC
but the printer does not
print and the Data LED is
blinking.
•Check that the appropriate printer driver is selected.
The printer prints
unexpectedly or it prints
garbage data.
•Check that the printer cable is not too long.
- We recommend you use a parallel cable of less than 2
metres (6.6 feet) in length.
- Exchange it with another one.
•Check that the printer cable is not damaged or broken.
- Exchange it with another one.
•Check if you are using a parallel interface switching
device.
- Remove it and connect your PC directly to your
printer and try again.
•Check that the appropriate printer driver is selected.
•Check that the printer is not connected to a parallel port
that is also connected to a mass storage device or scanner.
•Remove all other devices and connect the port to the
printer only and try it again.
•Turn off printer status reporting in the device options tab
in the printer driver.
When you use the Reprint
function the printer does
not print all of the last
print job, only the last
page.
•Add memory to the printer. It may still not be possible to
reprint a large print job even after adding memory.

For Windows®users only
Problem Recommendation
The printer cannot print.
"There was an error
writing to LPT1: (or
BRUSB) for the printer.”
error message displays on
your PC.
•Check that the printer is turned on.
•Check that the front cover is fully closed.
•Check that there is paper in the paper cassette or manual
feed slot.
•Check that the power plug is connected correctly.
•Check that the printer cable is connected securely.
•Check that the printer cable is not damaged or broken.
- Exchange it with another one.
•Check if you have selected another printer through and
interface switching device.
The USB driver is
installed, but it is unable
to find the BRUSB:port
1 Double-click the file "DeinsUSB.exe" in the USB
directory of the CD-ROM.
2 Turn the printer off then on again.
3 The "Add New Hardware Wizard" will be launched again.
Follow the instructions in the Wizard to re-install the
driver.
For Macintosh users only
Problem Recommendation
HL-1240 (or HL-1250 or
HL-1270N) does not
appear in Chooser.
•Check that the printer is turned on.
•Check that the USB interface cable or Network cable is
connected correctly.
•Check that the printer driver is installed correctly.