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Brother Laser Printer
HL-660 Series
User’s Guide
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English Shipment of the Printer If for any reason you must ship your Printer, carefully package the Printer to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that you save and use the original packaging. The Printer should also be adequately insured with the carrier. Warning When shipping the Printer, the DRUM UNIT assembly including the TONER CARTRIDGE must be removed from the Printer and placed it in the plastic bag. Failure to remove it and place it in the plastic bag during shipping will
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English Laser Printer HL-660 Series User’s Guide (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA 1-800-276-7746 (outside California) 714-859-9700 Ext. 329 (within California) In Canada 1-800-361-6466 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, Ltd. 1, Rue Hôtel De Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux P.Q. Canada H9B3
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English USER’S GUIDE Trademarks The brother logo is registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, AppleTalk, and Macintosh are trademarks, registered 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 4, HP LaserJet IIIP, HP LaserJet II, IIP, and IID are trademarks of Hewlett
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English TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS REGULATIONS v CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS 1-1 Learning How to Use the Printer 1-1 Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 1-1 ABOUT YOUR PRINTER 1-2 Printer Overview 1-2 Features 1-3 OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT 1-6 Power Supply 1-6 Environment 1-6 CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS 2-1 MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDER 2-4 MANUAL FEED SLOT 2-8 OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPO
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English USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS BR-SCRIPT 2 ROM BOARD 4-1 APPLETALK INTERFACE BOARD 4-2 ADDITIONAL MEMORY 4-3 Installing the SIMM 4-5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE 5-1 REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT 5-5 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY 5-9 CLEANING THE PRINTER 5-10 Cleaning the Printer Exterior 5-10 Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit 5-11 REPACKING THE PRINTER 5-14 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE 6-1 Oper
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English REGULATIONS REGULATIONS Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice (For USA Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may caus
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English USER’S GUIDE FDA Regulations U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented regulations for laser products manufactured from August 2, 1976. These regulations apply to laser products manufactured from August 1, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States. The label shown on the back of the printer indicates compliance with the FDA regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States. MANUFACTURED: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 15-1
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English USER’S GUIDE IEC 825 Laser Class (For 220–240 V Model Only) CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. APPAREIL Å LASER DE CLASSE 1. LASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT KLASS 1 : LASER KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT For Finland and Sweden Varoitus! Laitteen käyttäminen muulla kuin tässä käyttöohjeessa mainitulla tavalla saattaa altistaa käyttäjän turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittävälle näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle. Varning – Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna Bruksanvisning specificerats,
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English REGULATIONS Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Department of Communications. IMPORTANT (For U.K. only) If the power cord supplied with this printer is not suitable for your electrical outlet, remove the plug from the mains cord and fit an appropriate three
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English CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Learning How to Use the Printer You have three guidebooks for this printer. Read each guidebook in the following order: 1. Read the Quick Setup Guide to set up your printer and connect it to your computer. 2. Read the Software Setup Guide to set up your computer for your printer by installing the printer driver, fonts and Remote Printer Console Program. 3. Read the User’s Guide to get information about the following: •
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English USER’S GUIDE ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Paper Support Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Paper Guide Top Cover Manual Feed Slot Control Panel Output Tray Paper Support Wire Fig. 1-1 Front View Power Cord Print Density Dial Optional Interface Board Slot Parallel Interface Port Fig. 1-2 Rear View ✒ Note (*) The AppleTalk interface is available optionally. Some models have this option pre-installed. 1–2
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English CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Features This printer has the following features: ❏ 600 dpi Resolution and 6ppm Printing Speed 600 dots per inch (dpi) with microfine toner and six pages per minute (ppm) printing speed (A4 or Letter size paper). ❏ Versatile Paper Handling The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder and straight paper path mechanism. Using this mechanism, you can load A4, letter, legal, B5, A5, and executive sizes of paper, along with various types of paper including envelopes, po
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English USER’S GUIDE ❏ Bi-Directional Parallel Interface The parallel interface of this printer allows bi-directional communication with a computer. This interface allows the printer to communicate back to the computer with useful information such as the amount of memory installed, and other printer setup conditions. As the supplied Remote Printer Console or Windows 3.1 driver both support the bi-directional mode, they can both report the printer status. ❏ Many Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts 39 La
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English CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ❏ APT (Advanced Photoscale Technology) This printer can print graphics saved in the tagged image file format (TIFF) in 256 shades of gray in HP LaserJet 4 emulation, producing photographic like quality. ❏ Optional AppleTalk™ Interface (Pre-installed in some countries) An optional AppleTalk interface is available for this printer. This allows your printer to connect with an Apple Macintosh computer. To connect with an Apple Macintosh, you also need to install the
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English USER’S GUIDE OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT Please take note of the following before using the printer: Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power range. AC power: ±10% of the rated power voltage in your district Frequency: 50 Hz (220 V– 240 V) or 60 Hz (110–120 V) The power cord, including extensions, should not exceed 5 meters (16.5 feet). Do not share the same power circuit with other high-power appliances, particularly an air conditioner, copier, shredder etc. If it i
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English CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1–7
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English CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS The printer can handle paper that conforms to the following specifications. Paper Type Paper Size Paper Weight Sheet Manual Feeder Cut sheet A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, ●● 2 Executive, Custom size 60-135 g/m 70-216 x 127-356 mm, (16-36 lbs) 2.75”-8.5” x 5”-14” inches Envelopes DL, C5, COM-10, ●● Monarch ® Organizer Day-Timer J,K,L,M ●● 70-216 x 127-356mm 2.75”-8.5” x 5”-11” inches Labels 70-216 x 127-356 mm, ● Trans- 2
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English USER’S GUIDE Before using paper with holes such as organizer sheets, you must fan the stack well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. Before using any paper, make sure that it is not curled. If so, you should straighten the paper as much as possible. Feeding curled paper will cause paper jams and misfeeds. Fig. 2-1 Fan the Paper and Straighten the Paper The following types of envelopes are not recommended for use: • Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped envelopes • Extremely shin
