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Brother HL-660 Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 English Brother Laser Printer HL-660 Series User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Shipment Of The Printer

    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.
  • Page 3 English Laser Printer HL-660 Series User’s Guide (For USA & CANADA Only) For technical and operational assistance, please call: In USA In Canada If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at: In USA In Canada For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call 1- 714-859-2610.

  • Page 4: Compilation And Publication Notice

    All other brand and product names mentioned in this User’s Guide are registered trademarks of their respective companies. Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS REGULATIONS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS Learning How to Use the Printer Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Features OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT...
  • Page 6 Service Calls PAPER JAMS Q & A Setting up the Printer Hardware Setting up the Printer for DOS Setting up the Printer for Windows Setting up the Printer for Apple Macintosh Computers Paper Handling 6-10 Printing 6-11 Print Quality 6-12...

  • Page 7: Regulations

    AC outlet after checking the rating of the local power supply for the printer to operate properly and safely. Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Laser Safety (For 110–120 V Model Only) This printer is certified as a Class I laser product under the U.S.
  • Page 8 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (EUROPE) Brother International Europe Ltd., Brother House 1 tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK. declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents: Safety:...
  • Page 9 Disconnect device The equipment must be installed near the socket outlet which must be easily accessible. Manufactured at Brother Industries Ltd. Kariya Plant 1-5, Kitajizoyama, Noda-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448, Japan. Manufacturing at Kariya Plant is carried out under a Quality System which is registered by JQA Quality Assurance and BSI Quality Assuarance.
  • Page 10 The wires in the mains cord are coloured in accordance with the following code: The colours of the wiring in the power lead of this printer may not correspond with the markings which identify the terminals in your plug. If you need to fit a different plug, proceed as follows.
  • Page 11 English USER’S GUIDE...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1 Introduction

    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 2. Read the Software Setup Guide to set up your computer for your 3.

  • Page 13: About Your Printer

    English USER’S GUIDE ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder Top Cover Control Panel Output Tray Paper Support Wire Power Cord Print Density Dial The AppleTalk interface is available optionally. Some models have this option pre-installed. 1–2 Paper Support Fig.

  • Page 14: Features

    The printer also supports Auto- emulation switching between HP, optional BR-Script 2 and Epson or HP, optional BR-Script 2 and IBM. If you want to set the printer emulation, you can do it using the Remote Printer Console program.
  • Page 15 As the supplied Remote Printer Console or Windows 3.1 driver both support the bi-directional mode, they can both report the printer status.

  • Page 16: Appletalk Interface Board

    Sleep Mode Sleep mode automatically reduces power consumption when the printer is not in use. The printer consumes less than 12W when in sleep mode. Low Running Cost The toner cartridge is separate from the Drum Unit. You need to replace only the toner cartridge after around 3,000 pages, which is cost effective and ecologically friendly.

  • Page 17: Operating And Storage Environment

    Do not place the printer where the ventilation hole of the printer is blocked. Do not place the printer where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight when the printer is unavoidably set up near a window.
  • Page 18 English CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1–7...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Paper Handling

    It is recommended that you test paper, especially special sizes and types of paper, on this printer before purchasing large quantities. Avoid feeding labels with carrier sheets exposed or your printer will be damaged. Use a recommended type of paper, especially plain paper and transparencies, for optimum printing.
  • Page 20 Extremely shiny or highly textured envelopes Envelopes with clasps Envelopes of baggy construction Envelopes not sharply creased Embossed envelopes Envelopes already printed with a laser printer Envelopes pre-printed on the inside Envelopes that cannot be arranged uniformly when placed in a pile Fig. 2-2 Envelopes...
  • Page 21 English CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING Printable Area The figure below shows the physical printable area. Unprintable area Approximately 4 mm(0.16 inch) from each edge for all sizes of paper Fig. 2-3 Printable Area 2–3...

  • Page 22: Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder

    2. Make sure that the multi-purpose sheet feeder contains the selected 3. Make sure that the multi-purpose sheet feeder is properly placed in the 4. Choose a print command to send a file or document to the printer. 2–4 Caution and orientation.
  • Page 23 English Loading Paper into the Feeder To load paper into the feeder, follow these steps. 1. Open the multi-purpose sheet feeder. ( 2. Load paper into the multi-purpose sheet feeder with the printing If you load envelopes in the feeder, make sure they are inserted in the direction shown above with the flap on the left side.
  • Page 24 You have to load paper into the feeder and push the FF/CONT switch to cancel the alarm and continue printing. If paper jams in the printer, the ALARM and PAPER lamps also blink. If the error is a paper jam, clear it referring to “PAPER JAMS” in Chapter 6.
  • Page 25 For more information about settings, see the help text of the printer driver. The printer prints all the even numbered pages on one side of the paper first and then prints all the odd pages on the reverse side of the paper.

  • Page 26: Manual Feed Slot

    Load paper manually as follows: 1. Make sure that you have selected the manual paper feed, paper size 2. Choose a print command to send a file or document to the printer. 2–8 and orientation in your software application.
  • Page 27 Fig. 2-7 Moving the Paper Guide Note: The printer loads the paper from the manual feed slot and starts printing. After the printer ejects the first page, the MANUAL lamp blinks again to alert you to insert the paper.

  • Page 28: Output Tray And Paper Support Wire

    USER’S GUIDE OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE The printer ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the output tray at the front of the printer. When the output tray is closed, the ejected paper comes out sheet by sheet through the slit at the front.

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Control Panel

    LAMPS This section refers to the following lamps on the printer control panel. When the power cord is not plugged into the AC outlet or the printer is in sleep mode, all lamps including the READY lamp are off. READY Lamp The green READY lamp indicates the current status of the printer.

  • Page 30: Data Lamp

    The yellow MANUAL lamp indicates the current paper source or paper feed method. ALARM Lamp The red ALARM lamp blinks to indicate a printer error status. If any error occurs, the printer indicates the error by blinking the ALARM lamp with another lamp or by printing an error report.

  • Page 31: Switches

    SWITCHES This printer has the following control panel switches. This printer has no power switch. You just plug the power cord into the AC outlet. The sleep mode feature handles all power control. For more information on sleep mode, see “OTHER CONTROL FEATURES” in this chapter.

  • Page 32: Reset Switch

    Keep the TEST switch depressed until all lamps are turned on to execute the test printing. If the printer is on-line and print data remains in the printer memory, the printer cannot print a test sample page. If the printer is off-line and data remains in the printer memory, the printer prints the remaining data first and then prints a sample page.

  • Page 33: Other Control Features

    Sleep Mode Whether the printer is in the on-line or off-line state and the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time (time out), it enters sleep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the printer has been turned off. The factory set default time out is 15 or 2 minutes.

  • Page 34: Test Print Mode

    English USER’S GUIDE Test Print Mode The printer has a test print mode where you can select and perform any of three test prints. Follow these steps: 1. Press the SELECT switch to turn the printer off-line. 2. Hold down the FF/CONT switch and press the SELECT switch.

  • Page 35: Reset/Hex Dump Mode

    English Reset/Hex Dump Mode The printer has a reset/hex dump mode where you can select and perform any of three resets or a hex dump print. Follow these steps: 1. Press the SELECT switch to turn the printer off-line. 2. Hold down the SELECT switch and press the FF/CONT switch.

  • Page 36: Other Features Set By Our Drivers

    OTHER FEATURES SET BY OUR DRIVERS Page Protection If printed images are too complex to print, the printer may print a partical image on the paper. If this occurs, the printer loses print data and indicates the “print overrun error” by printing the error report. (See the chapter 6 “ALARM INDICATION AT A GLANCE”.)

  • Page 37: Chapter 4 Options

    BR-SCRIPT 2 ROM BOARD This option is a PostScript Level 2 language emulation. By Installing this ROM board in your printer allows your printer to print PostScript data. PostScript is the most famous vendor-independent page description language in the world. Once you have installed both the BR-Script 2 ROM board and AppleTalk interface board (see the next section), you can connect your printer to an Apple Macintosh computer.

  • Page 38: Appletalk Interface Board

    English USER’S GUIDE APPLETALK INTERFACE BOARD To connect the printer to an Apple Macintosh computer, you need to install the optional AppleTalk interface board. When you have installed an AppleTalk interface board, you can share your printer between a DOS computer and an Apple Macintosh using the parallel and AppleTalk interfaces at the same time.

  • Page 39: Additional Memory

    English ADDITIONAL MEMORY This printer has 2 MBytes of standard memory and a slot for optional additional memory. The memory can be expanded up to 10 MBytes by installing a commercially available single in-line memory module (SIMM). In some countries, 6MBytes standard model is available.
  • Page 40 USER’S GUIDE This printer can accept the following types of SIMMs; The printer has only one slot for SIMM, therefore if you want to increase your printer memory again after you have installed a SIMM module into the slot, you will need to remove the previously installed SIMM first. For...

  • Page 41: Installing The Simm

    When you install the SIMM, follow these steps: 1 Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet and disconnect the Be sure to unplug the power cord to the printer before installing or removing the SIMM and the main controller board.
  • Page 42 If static electricity collects, it damages the memory. 4 Install the size of SIMM as you need into the slot and push gently 5 Install the main controller board into the printer by sliding it into the 6 Secure the main controller board with the three screws.

  • Page 43: Chapter 5 Maintenance

    Discard the used toner cartridge according to local regulations. If you are not sure of them, consult your local dealer. It is recommended that you clean the printer at the same time as you replace the toner cartridge. See “CLEANING THE PRINTER” in this chapter.
  • Page 44 USER’S GUIDE Follow these steps to replace the toner cartridge: 1. Lift the multi-purpose sheet feeder from the printer to remove it. 2. Gently push the toner cartridge shutter lever all the way to the rear of The toner cartridge cannot be removed unless the shutter is completely closed by pushing the lever fully to the rear.
  • Page 45 If toner cartridges are left unpacked for a long period of time, the toner life is shortened. You can use only a genuine Brother toner cartridge. Using another brand of toner cartridge could void your printer’s warranty. Fig. 5-4 Removing the Old Toner Cartridge Caution and then remove the protective seal.
  • Page 46 English USER’S GUIDE 5. Install the new toner cartridge into the drum unit inside the printer. 6. Gently pull the blue shutter lever on the toner cartridge forward until 7. Re-install the multi-purpose sheet feeder. 5–4 Make sure that the marks are aligned.

  • Page 47: Replacing The Drum Unit

    English REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT The printer uses a drum unit to create the print images. Check the print quality. If there has been a noticeable deterioration in the output print quality then the drum unit should be replaced. Follow these steps to replace the drum unit: 1.
  • Page 48 USER’S GUIDE 3. Open the top cover and drum cover of the printer. After you have used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following diagram.
  • Page 49 Fig. 5-11 Unpacking the Drum Unit Fig. 5-12 Removing the Protective Parts Caution Unpack a drum unit immediately before installing it into the printer. If an unpacked drum unit is subjected to direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged.
  • Page 50 English USER’S GUIDE 7. Hold the drum unit flat and install the new drum unit into the printer. 8. Close the drum cover and press until the locking pegs click into 9. Install the toner cartridge into the drum unit inside the printer. See the 10.

  • Page 51: Adjusting The Print Density

    The print density dial is located near the power cord on the back of the printer. You can use it to adjust the amount of toner applied to the paper. When the toner cartridge and drum unit are replaced or if the operating temperature and humidity are high or low, print conditions may change causing darker or lighter printouts.

  • Page 52: Cleaning The Printer

    4. Wipe dirt and dust away from the printer exterior and feeder with a 5. Load paper into the multi-purpose sheet feeder and plug in the power 5–10...

  • Page 53: Cleaning The Printer Interior And Drum Unit

    After you have used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following diagram. 5. Wipe dirt and dust away from the drum cover and printer inside with a Rollers Note Fig.
  • Page 54 Use water or neutral detergents for cleaning. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinners or benzene will damage the internal surfaces of the printer. 6. Take the drum unit out of the printer. 7. Wipe the following electric plates , , Electric Plate 8.
  • Page 55 Be sure to position the tab at the home position to the left end of the drum after cleaning. 11. Re-install the drum unit into the printer. 12. Close the drum cover and top cover. 13. Install the multi-purpose sheet feeder.

  • Page 56: Repacking The Printer

    RE-PACKING THE PRINTER Whenever you transport the printer, use the packing materials which are provided with your printer. Also, follow the steps below to re-pack the printer or the printer will be damaged. 1. Unplug the printer from the AC outlet.
  • Page 57 6. Close the top cover, the drum cover, the paper support wire and the 7. Wrap the printer in the plastic bag and place it in the carton in the 8. Place the multi-purpose sheet feeder, documents, and drum unit 9.
  • Page 58 English USER’S GUIDE 5–16...

  • Page 59: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE Operator Calls If an error occurs, the printer indicates an ‘operator call’ by blinking the ALARM lamp and any of the following lamps. Find the error and take the proper action to correct it. The printer automatically recovers from most errors, but you may need to reset the printer with the switches as described below.
  • Page 60 Interface Line Error If the printer does not operate as you expect it to, it is recommended that you perform a user reset or factory reset with the switches or unplug the printer, wait a few seconds and then plug it in again. If you still have problems, consult your dealer or our authorized service representative.

  • Page 61: Service Calls

    READY DATA MANUAL If you see any of these service call indications, reset the printer in either of the following ways: 1. Reset the printer using the RESET switch or the FF/CONT switch and 2. Unplug and plug in the power cord and then try to print again.

  • Page 62: Paper Jams

    Do not pull the jammed paper from the output tray. Be sure to open the drum cover inside the printer to remove the jam or the jammed paper may tear and pieces of paper may remain inside the printer. See the next page for instructions on how to remove the jammed paper.
  • Page 63 If a paper jam has occurred under the drum cover, remove the multi- purpose sheet feeder, open the top cover and the drum cover. Then pull the jammed paper upwards and out of the printer. Close the covers. Fig. 6-4 Paper Jam under the Drum Cover...
  • Page 64 English USER’S GUIDE After you have used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following diagram. 6–6 Paper Jam Inside the Printer...

  • Page 65: Q & A

    English 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...

  • Page 66: Setting Up The Printer For Windows

    IBM Proprinter XL. A suggestion is to reset the printer to factory settings by using the RESET switch or by using the RPC to set the printer into HP emulation and then select the HP LaserJet 4 printer in your application software.

  • Page 67: Setting Up The Printer For Apple Macintosh Computers

    If you are using Windows 3.0 or earlier, make sure that proper printer driver is insatlled and selected to match the printer emulation. Exit to DOS and use the remote printer console program. Change the following settings on the driver and try again.

  • Page 68: Paper Handling

    Check the PORT selection within the Chooser : it should match the port you physically attached the printer cable to. Check the printer cable type (you should be using a Local-Talk type cable.) Recommendations Note if the ALARM and PAPER lamps are blinking.

  • Page 69: Printing

    CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Recommendations Make sure your application software is correctly set up to use this printer and check the printer driver settings or printer settings in your application software. Check the printer emulation settings. If you can use the supplied RPC program, use it to change the settings as required.

  • Page 70: Print Quality

    Chapter 5. You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner windows with a soft cloth. ( See “Cleaning the printer interior and Drum unit.”) If the same problem occurs after cleaning, replace the drum unit with a new one.
  • Page 71 The whole page is printed in black. Clean the printer interior and the primary corona wire of the toner cartridge. See “Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit” in Chapter 5. Make sure that the tab of the corona wire is at the home posision.
  • Page 72 Nothing is printed on the page. 6–14 If toner scatters over the whole printing surface, adjust the print density dial inside the printer counterclockwise. See “ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY” in Chapter 5. Clean the printer interior. See “Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit” in Chapter 5.
  • Page 73 3 or 4 times. Re-install the drum/toner unit and try printing again. If the print quality is not acceptable, please contact Brother customer cervice or your local authorized service center for further assistance. Here come Pat-top ,he come. One thing I can tell you is you go to be free. Come together right now, over me.
  • Page 74 English USER’S GUIDE 6–16...

  • Page 75: Appendices

    English APPENDICES PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Laser Resolution Print Quality Print Speed Warm-Up First Print Print Media Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Wavelength : 780 nm Output : 5 mW max 600 dots/inch with APT (Advanced Photoscale Technology)

  • Page 76: Functions

    TrueType™ compatible screen-fonts for Microsoft Windows Bi-directional parallel AppleTalk interface is optionally available. (Pre-installed in some countries.) 2.0 MB (subject to the printer model) Expandable up to 10 MB with industry standard SIMMs. 2 switches and 4 lamps Self-diagnostic program U.S.A.

  • Page 77: Parallel Interface Specification

    Pin No. DATA STROBE AUTO FEED To use bi-directional communication, an interface cable which has the pin connection above should be used. Printer Side: Amphenol 57RE-4036-7308 or equivalent A shielded cable should be used. Signal Direction Pin No. Input DATA 1...
  • Page 78 English USER’S GUIDE Computer side Appendix–4 Printer side Fig. A-1 Parallel interface cable...

  • Page 79: Resident Fonts

    English RESIDENT FONTS Bitmapped Fonts This printer has the following bitmapped fonts. They can be used in the HP LaserJet 4, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. They have the following characteristics. Scalable Fonts Intellifont Compatible Fonts Microsoft Windows 3.1 TrueType Compatible Fonts Letter Gothic 16.66 Normal, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic (Portrait &...
  • Page 80 English USER’S GUIDE Atlanta Book (BookOblique, Demi, DemiOblique) BR Dingbats BR Symbol Brougham (Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique) Brussels Light (LightItalic, Demi, DemiItalic) Calgary MediumItalic Copenhagen Roman (Italic, Bold, BoldItalic) Helsinki (Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique) Helsinki Narrow (Oblique, Bold, BoldOblique) Portugal Roman (Italic, Bold, BoldItalic) Tennessee Roman (Italic, Bold, BoldItalic) Appendix–6 The following scalable fonts can be used in the BR-Script mode.

  • Page 81: Symbol Sets/Character Sets

    PC-8 D/N PC-850 If you want to know what characters are in each symbol/character set, print CHARASET.PRN file from “Print form” option in Direct Access Menu of the Remote Printer Console Program. OCR-B Ventura US (14J) PS Math (5M) PS Text (10J)
  • Page 82 English USER’S GUIDE The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set. For other characters, see the character set of Roman 8.
  • Page 83 English APPENDICES HP LaserJet 4, EPSON FX-850, IBM Propritner XL EPSON FX-850 Appendix–9...
  • Page 84 English USER’S GUIDE The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set. For other characters, see the character set of US ASCII.
  • Page 85 English INDEX Additional Memory 4-3–6 Advanced Photoscale Technology (APT) alarm 6-1 ALARM lamp 3-2, 6-1–3 AppleTalk Interface (Option) 4-2 bi-directional communication 1-4, Appendix-3–4 BR-Script 2 ROM Board (Option) 4-1 carton box 5-14–15 Character Set Appendix-8–10 Cleaning 5-10 Control panel 3-1–7 cover open 6-1 DATA lamp 3-2 Density 5-9...
  • Page 86 1-3 printing speed 1-3 print overrun 6-2 print quality 6-12–15 READY lamp 3-1 rear view 1-2 remote printer console program 1-3 reprint function 3-5 reset 3-4, 3-7 RESET switch 3-4 resident font 1-4, Appendix-5–6 resolution 1-3 SELECT switch 3-3 service calls 6-3 SIMM 4-3–6sleep mode 1-4, 3-1, 3-5...
  • Page 87 For the name of an authorized dealer or service center, call 1- 800-284-4357. 1-800-276-7746 714-859-9700 Ext.329 (within California) 1-800-361-6466 Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92718 Brother International Corporation, Ltd. 1, Rue Hôtel De Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux P.Q. Canada H9B3H6 (outside California)
  • Page 88 English UL5580001 Printed in Japan...

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