Brother HL 2132R User Manual

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Bar code & expanded character offset in Y-axisA
n = ‘ynnn’ or ‘Ynnn’
This parameter shows the downward offset from the current print position in the ‘u’- or ‘U’-specified unit.
Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing heightA
n = ‘hnnn’, ‘Hnnn’, ‘dnnn’, or ‘Dnnn’
1 EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, ISBN (EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A), ISBN (UPC-E): 22 mm
2UPC-E: 18mm
3 Others: 12 mm
Expanded characters i 2.2 mm (preset)
Line block drawing and box drawing i 1 dot
This parameter shows the height of bar codes or expanded characters as shown above. It can start with ‘h’, 
‘H’, ‘d’, or ‘D’. The height of bar codes is shown in the ‘u’- or ‘U’-specified unit. The default setting of the bar 
code height (12 mm, 18 mm or 22 mm) is determined by the bar code mode selected by ‘t’ or ‘T’.
Expanded character width, line block drawing and box drawingA
n = ‘wnnn’ or ‘Wnnn’
Expanded character i 1.2 mm
Line block drawing and box drawing i 1 dot
This parameter shows the width of expanded characters as shown above.
Expanded character rotationA
Bar code data startA
n = ‘b’ or ‘B’
Data that follows ‘b’ or ‘B’ is read in as bar code data. Bar code data must end with the ‘  ’ code (5CH), which 
also ends this command. The acceptable bar code data is determined by the bar code mode selected by ‘t’ 
or ‘T’.
When CODE 39 is chosen with the parameter ‘t0’ or ‘T0’
Forty three characters ‘0’ to ‘9’, ‘A’ to ‘Z’, ‘-’, ‘ . ’, ‘ (space)’, ‘$’, ‘ / ’, ‘+’, and ‘%’ can be accepted as bar code 
data. Other characters will cause a data error. The number of characters for bar codes is not limited. The 
bar code data automatically starts and ends with an asterisk ‘ * ’ (start character and stop character). If the 
received data has an asterisk ‘ * ’ at the beginning or end, the asterisk is regarded as a start character or 
stop character. n = ‘a0’ or ‘A0’ ‘Upright (preset)
n = ‘a1’ or ‘A1’ ‘Rotated 90 degrees
n = ‘a2’ or ‘A2’ ‘Upside down, rotated 180 degrees
n = ‘a3’ or ‘A3’ ‘Rotated 270 degrees
 
						

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When Interleaved 2 of 5 is selected with the parameter ‘t1’ or ‘T1’:
Ten numerical characters ‘0’ to ‘9’ can be accepted as bar code data. Other characters cause a data error. 
The number of characters for bar codes is not limited. This mode of bar codes needs even characters. If 
the bar code data has odd characters, ‘0’ is automatically added to the end of the bar code data.
When FIM (US-Post Net) is selected with the parameter ‘t3’ or ‘T3’
Characters ‘A’ to ‘D’ are valid and one digit of data can be printed. Upper-case and lower-case alphabet 
characters can be accepted.
When Post Net (US-Post Net) is selected with the parameter ‘t4’ or ‘T4’
Numbers ‘0’ to ‘9 can be data and it must end with a check digit. ‘?’ can be used instead of the check digit.
When EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A is selected with the parameter ‘t5’ or ‘T5’
Ten numbers ‘0’ to ‘9’ can be accepted as bar code data. The number of characters for bar codes is limited 
as follows:
EAN 8: Total 8 digits (7 digits + 1 check digit)
EAN 13: Total 13 digits (12 digits + 1 check digit)
UPC A: Total 12 digits (11 digits + 1 check digit)
A number of characters other than those stated above will cause a data error that results in the bar code 
data being printed as normal print data. If the check digit is not correct, the machine decides the correct 
check digit automatically so that the correct bar code data will be printed. When EAN13 is selected, adding 
‘+’ and a two-digit or five-digit number after the data can create an add-on code.
When UPC-E is selected with the parameter ‘t6’ or ‘T6’:
The numbers ‘0’ to ‘9’ can be accepted as bar code data.
1‘?’ can be used instead of a check digit.
2Adding ‘+’ and two-digit or five-digit number after the data creates an add-on code.
When Codebar is chosen with the parameter ‘t9’ or ‘T9’
Characters ‘0’ to ‘9’, ‘-’, ‘ . ’, ‘$’, ‘/’, ‘+’, ‘ : ’ can be printed. Characters ‘A’ to ‘D’ can be printed as a start-
stop code, which can be upper case or lower case. If there is no start-stop code, errors will happen. A 
check digit cannot be added and using ‘?’ causes errors.
When Code 128 Set A, Set B, or Set C is selected with the parameter ‘t12’ or ‘T12’, ‘t13’ or ‘T13’, or ‘t14’ 
or ‘T14’
Code 128 sets A, B and C can be individually selected. Set A shows characters Hex 00 to 5F. Set B 
includes characters Hex 20 to 7F. Set C includes the pairs 00 to 99. Switching is allowed between the code 
sets by sending %A, %B, or %C. FNC 1, 2, 3, and 4 are produced with %1, %2, %3, and %4. The SHIFT 
code, %S, allows temporary switching (for one character only) from set A to set B and vice versa. The ‘%’ 
character can be encoded by sending it twice.
When ISBN (EAN) is selected with the parameter ‘t130’ or ‘T130’
The same rules apply as for ‘t5’ or ‘T5’. Eight digits
12(standard format) The first character must be ‘0’ and the data must end with a check digit.
Total eight digits = ‘0’ plus 6 digits plus 1 check digit.
Six digits
2The first character and the last check digit are removed from the eight digit data. 
 
						

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When ISBN (UPC-E) is selected with the parameter ‘t131’ or ‘T131’:
The same rules apply as for ‘t6’ or ‘T6’.
When EAN 128 set A, set B or set C is selected with the parameter ‘t132’ or ‘T132’, ‘t133’ or ‘T133’ or ‘t134’ 
or ‘T134’
The same rules apply as for ‘t12’ or ‘T12’, ‘t13’ or ‘T13’, or ‘t14’ or ‘T14’.
Box drawingA
ESC i ... E (or e)
‘E’ or ‘e’ is a terminator.
Line block drawingA
ESC i ... V (or v)
‘V’ or ‘v’ is a terminator.
Expanded character data startA
n = ‘l’ or ‘L’
Data that follows ‘l’ or ‘L’ is read as expanded character data (or labeling data). Expanded character data must 
end with the ‘  ’ code (5CH), which also ends this command.
 
						

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Table of Code (EAN) 128 set CA
Code(EAN) 128 set C describes an original command. The correspondence table is as follows.
 
No. Code 128 Set C Input command Hex No. Code 128 Set C Input command Hex
0 00 NUL 0x00 52 52 4 0x34
1 01 SOH 0x01 53 53 5 0x35
202 ST
X0x02 54 54 6 0x36
303 ET
X0x03 55 55 7 0x37
404 EO
T0x04 56 56 8 0x38
5 05 ENQ 0x05 57 57 9 0x39
606
ACK 0x06 58 58 : 0x3a
7 07 BEL 0x07 59 59 ; 0x3b
8 08 BS 0x08 60 60 < 0x3c
9 09 HT 0x09 61 61 = 0x3d
10 10 LF 0x0a 62 62 > 0x3e
11 11 V
T0x0b 63 63 ? 0x3f
12 12 NP 0x0c 64 64
@0x40
13 13 CR 0x0d 65 65
A0x41
14 14 SO 0x0e 66 66 B 0x42
15 15 SI 0x0f 67 67 C 0x43
16 16 DLE 0x10 68 68 D 0x44
17 17 DC1 0x11 69 69 E 0x45
18 18 DC2 0x12 70 70 F 0x46
19 19 DC3 0x13 71 71 G 0x47
20 20 DC4 0x14 72 72 H 0x48
21 21 NAK 0x15 73 73 I 0x49
22 22 SYN 0x16 74 74 J 0x4a
23 23 ETB 0x17 75 75 K 0x4b
24 24 CAN 0x18 76 76 L 0x4c
25 25 EM 0x19 77 77 M 0x4d
26 26 SUB 0x1a 78 78 N 0x4e
27 27 ESC 0x1b 79 79 O 0x4f
28 28 FS 0x1c 80 80 P 0x50
29 29 GS 0x1d 81 81 Q 0x51
30 30 RS 0x1e 82 82 R 0x52
31 31 US 0x1f 83 83 S 0x53
32 32 SP 0x20 84 84
T0x54
33 33 ! 0x21 85 85 U 0x55
34 34  0x22 86 86 V 0x56
35 35 # 0x23 87 87 W 0x57
36 36 $ 0x24 88 88
X0x58
37 37 % 0x25 89 89
Y0x59
38 38 & 0x26 90 90 Z 0x5a
39 39  0x27 91 91 [ 0x5b
40 40
(0x28 92 92 \\ 0x5c5c
41 41
)0x29 93 93 ] 0x5d
42 42 * 0x2a 94 94 ^ 0x5e
43 43 + 0x2b 95 95
_0x5f
44 44 , 0x2c 96 96 ` 0x60
45 45 - 0x2d 97 97 a 0x61
46 46 . 0x2e 98 98 b 0x62
47 47 / 0x2f 99 99 c 0x63
48 48 0 0x30 100 Set B d 0x64
49 49 1 0x31 101 Set 
Ae 0x65
50 50 2 0x32 102 FNC 1 f 0x66
51 51 3 0x33
 
						

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B
Brother numbersB
IMPORTANT
For technical and operational help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must 
be made from within that country.
 
Register your productB
Please complete the Brother Warranty Registration or, for your convenience and most efficient way to register 
your new product, register on-line at
 
http://www.brother.com/registration/
 
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)B
The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your machine needs. You can download the 
latest drivers, software and utilities, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most from 
your Brother product.
 
http://solutions.brother.com/
 
You can check here for Brother driver updates.
Customer Service
B
Visit http://www.brother.com/ for contact information on your local Brother office.
Service center locations
B
For service centres in Europe, contact your local Brother Office. Address and telephone contact information 
for European offices can be found at http://www.brother.com/
 by selecting your country.
Appendix (for Europe and Other 
Countries)
B
Internet Addresses
Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com/
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and Driver Updates and Utilities: 
http://solutions.brother.com/
 
						

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C
Brother numbersC
IMPORTANT
For technical and operational help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must 
be made from within that country.
 
Register your productC
By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, you will be recorded as the original owner 
of the product.
Your registration with Brother:
may serve as a confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt;
may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covered by insurance; and,
will help us notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers.
Please complete the Brother Warranty Registration or, for your convenience and most efficient way to register 
your new product, register on-line at
 
http://www.brother.com/registration/
 
FAQs (frequently asked questions)C
The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your machine needs. You can download the 
latest software and utilities and read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most from your 
Brother product.
 
http://solutions.brother.com/
 
You can check here for Brother driver updates.
Appendix (for USA and Canada)C
 
						

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C
Customer ServiceC
If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at:
Service center locator (USA only)
C
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437) 
or visit us on-line at http://www.brother-usa.com/service/
.
Service center locations (Canada only)
C
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.In USA:1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437)
In Canada:1-877-BROTHER
In USA:Printer Customer Support
Brother International Corporation
7905 North Brother Boulevard
Bartlett, TN 38133
In Canada:Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.
- Marketing Dept.
1, rue Hotel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6
Internet addresses
Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com/
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, Driver Updates and Utilities, and 
Users Guides: http://solutions.brother.com/
For Brother Accessories & Supplies:
In USA :http://www.brothermall.com/
In Canada :http://www.brother.ca/
 
						

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Ordering suppliesC
For best quality results use only genuine Brother supplies, which are available at most Brother retailers. If you 
cannot find the supplies you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit 
card, you can order supplies directly from Brother. (You can visit us online for a complete selection of the 
Brother accessories and supplies that are available for purchase.)
Note
In Canada only Visa and MasterCard are accepted.
1Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752.
In USA:1-877-552-MALL (1-877-552-6255)
1-800-947-1445 (fax)
http://www.brothermall.com/
In Canada:1-877-BROTHER
http://www.brother.ca/
DescriptionItem
Toner Cartridges
TN-420 (Standard, prints approx. 1,200 pages)
1
TN-450 (High Yield, prints approx. 2,600 pages)1
Drum Unit DR-420
 
						

							Index
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D
D
A
Accessories and supplies (USA/Canada) ............... 144
Apple Macintosh
 ............................................... 39, 120
B
Bar code control commands ................................... 134
Brother Numbers (USA/Canada)
 .................... 142, 143
C
CARTRIDGE ERROR ............................................... 55
Cleaning
 .................................................................... 83
Computer requirements
 .......................................... 127
Consumable items
 .................................................... 66
Control panel
 ..................................................... 53, 123
Corona wire
 .................................................. 75, 85, 86
Cover Open
 ............................................................... 57
D
Deep Sleep mode ..................................................... 54
Default settings
 ......................................................... 64
Dimensions
 ............................................................. 125
Domain
 .................................................................... 131
DRUM END SOON
 ................................................... 56
DRUM ERROR
 ......................................................... 57
DRUM STOP
 ............................................................ 57
Drum unit
 .................................................................. 77
DUPLEX DISABLED
 ................................................. 57
Duplex printing
 .......................................................... 20
E
Emulation ................................................................ 122
Envelopes
 ...................................................... 7, 15, 27
Error indications (machines LEDs)
 ..................... 53, 54
Error messages (Status Monitor)
 ............................ 101
F
Fonts ................................................................. 63, 122
G
Go button ............................................................ 53, 60
I
Interface .................................................................. 122
J
Job cancel ................................................................. 60
L
Labels .............................................................. 3, 8, 15
LEDs
 ......................................................................... 53
Linux
 ......................................................................... 23
M
Macintosh .......................................................... 39, 120
Manual feed slot
 ........................................................ 13
Media specifications
 ................................................ 124
Media type
 .................................................................. 4
Memory
 ................................................................... 122
MEMORY FULL
 ................................................ 57, 119
N
Network ..................................................................... 52
NO PAPER T1
 .......................................................... 56
NO TONER
 .........................................................55, 71
O
OPC drum ............................................................... 115
P
Paper .................................................................. 3, 128
Paper handling
 ........................................................ 123
Paper Jams
 ............................................................... 57
Paper jams
 .............................................................. 105
Paper recommendations
 ............................................. 3
PCL printer driver
 ...................................................... 25
PRINT OVERRUN
 .................................................... 57
Print quality
 ............................................................. 112
Print test page
 ........................................................... 61
Printer driver
 .............................................. 23, 51, 123
Printer settings
 .......................................................... 62
Processor
 ................................................................ 122
 
						

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R
Register your product ...................................... 141, 142
Remote Printer Console
 ............................................ 52
REPLACE DRUM
 ............................................... 56, 79
REPLACE TONER
 .............................................. 55, 71
Reprint
 ...................................................................... 60
S
Service call ................................................................ 58
Service centers (USA/Canada)
 ............................... 143
Service centres (Europe and other countries)
 ........ 141
SIZE ERROR DX
 ...................................................... 57
Sleep mode
 ............................................................... 54
Software
 .................................................................... 52
Specifications
 .......................................................... 121
Status Monitor
 ............................................ 38, 50, 101
Symbol and character sets
 ..................................... 131
T
Toner cartridge .......................................................... 70
TONER ENDED
 .................................................. 55, 76
TONER LOW
 ...................................................... 55, 70
Troubleshooting
 ...................................................... 100
U
Unprintable area ......................................................... 9
Utilities
 .................................................................... 123
W
Watermark ................................................................ 31
Weights
 ................................................................... 125
Windows® ................................................................. 25