Brother HL 6050D User Manual

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Moisture content
Moisture content is the amount of water left in the paper after manufacture. It is one of the important 
characteristics of the paper. This can change greatly depending on the storage environment, although 
usually paper contains about 5% water by weight. Because paper often absorbs water, the amount of 
water can sometimes be about 10% in a high humidity environment. When the amount of water 
increases, the characteristic of the paper changes greatly. The fixing of the toner may become worse. 
For storage of the paper and during use, we recommend that the humidity of the surrounding 
environment is between 50% and 60%.
Rough estimate of basis weight
Paper size
g/m2 lb
Bond Index
60 16
64 17
75 20
90 24
105 28
120 32
135 36
161 43 90
Letter8.5 × 11 in.
Legal8.5 × 14 in.
Executive7.25 × 10.5 in.
A4210 × 297 mm
A5148 × 210 mm
A6105 × 148 mm
Envelope Monarch3.875 × 7.5 in.
Envelope #93.875 × 8.9 in.
Envelope #104.12 × 9.5 in.
Envelope #114.5 × 10.375 in.
Envelope DL110 × 220 mm
Envelope C5162 × 229 mm
Envelope C6114 × 162 mm
Envelope B5 (ISO)176 × 250 mm
Envelope B6176 × 125 mm
Folio8.5 × 13 in.
 
						

							APPENDIX (SPECIFICATIONS, FONTS AND BAR CODE)   A - 7
Quick reference for bar code control commands 
The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet, EPSON 
FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. 
Print bar codes or expanded characters
CodeESC i
Dec27 105
Hex1B 69
Format:ESC i n ... n \
Creates bar codes or expanded characters according to the segment of parameters n ... n. For more 
information about parameters, see the following Definition of Parameters. This command must end with 
the “  “ code (5CH). 
Definition of Parameters
This bar code command can have the following parameters in the parameter segment (n ... n). As 
parameters are effective within the single command syntax ESC i n ... n \, they dont apply in the bar code 
commands. If certain parameters are not given, they take the preset settings. The last parameter must 
be the bar code data start (b or B) or the expanded character data start (l or L). Other parameters 
can be given in any sequence. Each parameter can start with a lower-case or upper-case character, for 
example, t0 or T0, s3 or S3 and so one. 
Bar code mode
n = t0 or T0 CODE 39 (default)
n = t1 or T1 Interleaved 2 of 5
n = t3 or T3  FIM (US-Post Net)
n = t4 or T4  Post Net (US-Post Net)
n = t5 or T5 EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A 
n = t6 or T6 UPC E
n = t9 or T9 Codabar
n = t12 or T12 Code 128 set A
n = t13 or T13 Code 128 set B
n = t14 or T14 Code 128 set C
n = t130 or T130 ISBN (EAN)
n = t131 or T131 ISBN (UPC-E)
n = t132 or T132 EAN 128 set A
n = t133 or T133 EAN 128 set B
n = t134 or T134 EAN 128 set C
This parameter selects the bar code mode as shown above. When n is t5 or T5 the bar code mode 
(EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A) varies according to the number of characters in the data. 
 
						

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Bar Code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing 
n = s0 or S0 3: 1 (default)
n = s1 or S1 2: 1
n = s3 or S3 2.5: 1
This parameter selects the bar code style as above. When the EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-A, Code 128 or 
EAN 128 bar code mode is selected, this bar code style parameter is ignored. 
Expanded Character
S
0 = White
1 = Black
2 = Vertical stripes
3 = Horizontal stripes
4 = Cross hatch
For example S n1 n2 
n1 = Background fill pattern
n2 = Foreground fill pattern
If S is followed by only one parameter, the parameter is a foreground fill pattern.
Line block drawing & box drawing
S
1 = Black
2 = Vertical stripes
3 = Horizontal stripes
4 = Cross hatch
Bar Code 
n = mnnn or Mnnn (nnn = 0 ~ 32767)
This parameter shows the bar code width. The unit of nnn is a percentage.
 
						

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Bar code human readable line ON or OFF
n = r0 or R0 Human readable line OFF
n = r1 or R1 Human readable line ON
Preset: Human readable line ON
(1) T5 or t5
(2) T6 or t6
(3) T130 or t130
(4) T131 or t131
Preset: Human readable line OFF
All others
This parameter shows whether or not the printer prints the human readable line below the bar code. 
Human readable characters are always printed with OCR-B font of 10 pitch and all the current character 
style enhancements are masked. The factory setting is determined by the bar code mode selected by t 
or T.
Quiet zone
n = onnn or Onnn (nnn = 0 ~ 32767)
Quiet zone is the space on both sides of the bar codes. Its width can be shown using the units that are 
set by the u of U parameter. (For the description of u or U parameter, see the next section.) The 
factory setting of the quiet-zone width is 1 inch. 
Bar code, expanded character unit, line block drawing and box drawing
n = u0 or U0 mm (preset)
n = u1 or U1 1/10
n = u2 or U2 1/100
n = u3 or U3 1/12
n = u4 or U4 1/120 
n = u5 or U5 1/10 mm
n = u6 or U6 1/300
n = u7 or U7 1/720
This parameter shows the measurement units of X-axis offset, Y-axis offset, and bar code height.
Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing offset in X-axis
n = xnnn or Xnnn
This parameter shows the offset from the left margin in the u- or U-specified unit. 
Bar code & expanded character offset in Y-axis
n = ynnn or Ynnn
This parameter shows the downward offset from the current print position in the u- or U-specified unit. 
 
						

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Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing height
n = hnnn, Hnnn, dnnn, or Dnnn
(1)EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, ISBN (EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A), 
ISBN (UPC-E): 22 mm
(2) UPC-E: 18 mm
(3) Others: 12 mm
Expanded characters → 2.2 mm (preset) 
Line block drawing and box drawing →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 factory 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 drawing
n = wnnn or Wnnn
Expanded character→ 1.2 mm
Line block drawing and box drawing→ 1 dot
This parameter shows the width of expanded characters as shown above. 
Expanded character rotation
n = a0 or A1 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
Bar code data start
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 selected 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. 
 
						

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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. Because 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 above will cause data error that results in the bar code data being 
printed as normal print data. If the check digit is not correct, the printer calculates 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 Eight  digits (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.
2 Six digits The first character and the last check digit are removed from the eight digit data. 
1: For eight digits, ? can be used instead of a check digit. 
2: Adding + and two-digit or five-digit number after the data creates an add-on code for all six and eight 
digit formats. 
 
						

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■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 indicates 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.
■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 drawing
ESC i ... E (or e)
E or e is a terminator. 
Line block drawing
ESC i ... V (or v)
V or v is a terminator. 
 
						

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Expanded character data start
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.
Example Program Listings
      WIDTH LPT1:,255
      CODE 39
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it0r1s0o0x00y00bCODE39?\;
      Interleaved 2 of 5
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it1r1s0o0x00y20b123456?\;
      FIM
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it3r1o0x00y40bA\;
      Post Net
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it4r1o0x00y60b1234567890?\;
      EAN-8
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it5r1o0x00y70b1234567?\;
      UPC-A
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it5r1o0x50y70b12345678901?\;
      EAN-13
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it5r1o0x100y70b123456789012?\;
      UPC-E
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it6r1o0x150y70b0123456?\;
      Codabar
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it9r1s0o0x00y100bA123456A\;
      Code 128 set A
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it12r1o0x00y120bCODE128A12345?\;
      Code 128 set B
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it13r1o0x00y140bCODE128B12345?\;
      Code 128 set C
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it14r1o0x00y160b;CHR$(1);CHR$(2);?\;
      ISBN(EAN)
      LPRINTCHR$(27);it130r1o0x00y180b123456789012?+12345\;
      EAN 128 set A
      LPRINT CHR$(27);it132r1o0x00y210b1234567890?\;
      LPRINT CHR$(12)
      END
 
						

							B - 1   APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES)
B
Brother Numbers
IMPORTANT: For technical and operational help, you must call the country where you bought the 
printer. Calls must be made from within that country. 
Register your product
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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 to notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers.
Please complete the Brother Warranty Registration or, for your convenience and the most efficient way 
to register your new product, register on-line at
http://www.brother.com/registration/
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your printer needs. You can download the 
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to learn how to get the most from your Brother product.
http://solutions.brother.com
You can check here for the Brother driver updates.
Customer Service
Visit http://www.brother.com
 or contact information on your local Brother office.
Service center locations
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)
Internet Addresses
Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, Driver Updates 
and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com
 
						

							
APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES)   B - 2
Important information: Regulations
Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only)
This printer follows EN55022 (CISPR Publication 22)/Class B.
Before you use this product, make sure that you use the following interface cables.
1 A shielded parallel interface cable with twist ed-pair conductors and that it is marked IEEE1284 
compliant. 
2 A USB cable.
The cable must not be more than 2 meters long.
IEC 60825 specification (220 to 240 volt model only)
This printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in  IEC 60825 specifications. The label shown below is 
attached in countries where it is needed.
This printer has a Class 3B laser diode which produces  invisible laser radiation in the scanner unit. You 
should not open the scanner unit under any circumstances. 
Caution: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of proc edures other than those specified in this User’s 
Guide may result in hazardous radiation exposure. 
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turvallisuusluokan 1 ylittävälle  näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle. 
Varning Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna Bruksanvisning specificerats, kan användaren 
utsättas för osynlig laserstrålning, som överskrider gränsen för laserklass 1.
Internal laser radiation
Maximum radiation power: 15 mW
Wave length: 760 - 810 nm
Laser class: Class 3B (Accordance with IEC 60825) For Finland and Sweden
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KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT
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