User manual BROTHER HL-1050

[. . . ] Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer.  HL-800/1000 Series User's Guide Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­1 ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­1 Finding Out How to Use the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­1 ABOUT YOUR PRINTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 6-6 Paper Jam Inside the Printer 6-7 USER'S GUIDE Q&A This section contains questions and answers for using your printer. If you have encountered a problem, find the question relating to your problem and take the steps recommended to correct the problem. Setting Up the Printer Hardware Question The printer does not work. Recommendation The printer may be in sleep mode. Press the panel switch to wake up the printer. Check to see if the printer is plugged into a live power source and the power switch is on. Check the following: The printer is turned on. All of the protective parts have been removed. The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly. The interface cable is securely connected between the printer and computer. Check to see if the Alarm lamp is blinking. If the lamp is blinking, refer to the Operator Call section of this manual. Check to see if the Ready lamp is blinking. If the lamp is blinking fast, the printer might be cooling down to lower the printers internal temperature. Open the top cover of the printer to lower the temperature. The printer does not print. Setting Up the Printer for Windows Question I cannot print from my application software. Recommendation Make sure the supplied Windows printer driver is installed and selected with your application software. (For HL-1040/1050) If you use the serial interface, make sure that the serial slide switch of the serial interface is in the correct position and the interface settings are correctly set up with the DIP switches. 6-8 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Question Sometimes I get the memory Full message. How can I correct this? Sometimes I get a Print Overrun error when printing certain documents from Windows. Recommendation Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity of your document and try again. (For HL-1050) Expand the printer memory by adding a commercially available SIMM. (For HL-1050) Change the following settings in the supplied Windows driver and try again. The best combination of the following settings may vary depending on your document. Graphics Mode TrueType Mode Use Printer TrueType Fonts If you are using the supplied Windows driver, turn error recovery on in the Setup dialog box and try again. Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity of your document and try again. [. . . ] 2­1 E economy mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­6 emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­4, A­2 envelope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2­1, 2-4 error message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6­2 recoverable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6­1 unrecoverable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6­4 extension wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­2 P paper capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2­1 empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6­1 jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]