Brother Laserprinter Hl 1270n User Guide

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Printer Technical Specifications
Printing
Print MethodElectrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning
LaserWavelength: 780 nm
Output: 5 mW max
Resolution1200 (H) x 600 (V) dots/inch
(for Windows® DIB graphics)
600 (H) x 600 (V) dots/inch
(for Windows® and DOS)
Print QualityNormal printing mode
Economy printing mode (up to 25% and 50% toner saving)
Print SpeedUp to 12 pages per minute When A4 or letter-size paper is loaded
from the paper cassette.
NOTE:
Maximum print speed is obtained by printing several copies of the same
page. Print speed may vary depending on interface type, emulation,
processing power of the computer, memory allocated to the print job, paper
size and graphic quality.
Warm-UpMax. 45 seconds at 23°C
(73.4°F)The warm up time depends on the ambient
temperature and humidity.
First Print15 seconds When A4 or letter-size paper is loaded
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Print MediaToner cartridge: 3,000 pages/standard capacity toner
cartridge
6,000 pages/high capacity toner cartridge
Life Expectancy: (When printing A4- or letter-size paper at
5% print coverage.)
NOTE:
Toner life expectancy will vary depending on the type of average print job
 printed.
Life Expectancy: Drum unit: Average up to 20,000 pages
NOTE:
There are many factors that determine the actual drum life, such as
temperature, humidity, type of paper and toner that you use, the number of
pages per print job, etc. 
						

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Functions
TrueType Fonts
on CDTrueType-compatible soft-fonts for Windows are provided on the supplied
CD. Quantity of fonts is 35.
EmulationBrother Printing Solution for Windows®
Automatic emulation selection among HP LaserJet6P (PCL 6), Brother BR-
Script Level 2, EPSON FX-850 or IBM Proprinter XL.
Printer DriverPCL driver:  Windows® 3.1/3.11, Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® 4.0
driver, supporting Brother Native Compression mode
Windows
® 3.1/3.11, Windows 95/98® driver, supporting bi-
directional capacity
PS driver: PPD file driver for Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® 4.0
driver
iMac, Power Macintosh G3 with USB printer driver
Apple Macintosh (ppd file for Apple LaserWriter driver)
InterfaceBi-directional parallel
USB interface
10/100 BaseTX Ethernet network interface
Memory4 MB Expandable up to 36 MB by installing an
industry standard SIMM
DiagnosticsSelf-diagnostic program 
						

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Electrical and Mechanical
Power SourceUSA and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 50 / 60 Hz
Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50 /60  Hz
Power
ConsumptionPrinting (average): 340 W or less
Stand-by: 80 W or less
Sleep 12 W or less
NoisePrinting: 49 dB A or less
Sleep: 27 dB A or less
TemperatureOperating: 10 to 32.5°C (50 to 90.5°F)
Storage: 0 to 40°C (38 to 104°F)
HumidityOperating: 20 to 80% (without condensation)
Storage: 20 to 80% (without condensation)
Dimensions
(W x D x H)A4 or letter-size paper
cassette:
Legal paper cassette:
(USA and Canada Only)360 x 370 x 235 mm
(14.2 x 14.6 x 9.3 inches)
360 x 430 x 235 mm
(14.2 x 16.9 x 9.3 inches)
WeightApprox. 9.3 kg (20.5 lbs) including the
drum unit and toner cartridge 
						

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Parallel Interface Specifications
2Note
· To ensure best quality performance use an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable
between the printer and your computer. Only IEEE 1284 cables support all of
the advanced printing capabilities, such as bi-directional communication. These
cables will be clearly marked with “IEEE-1284”.
· We recommend that you use a parallel cable that is 2.0 meters (6.6 feet) or less.
Interface Connector Printer Side: Amphenol 57RE-40360-730B (D12)
or equivalent
A shielded cable should be used.
Pin Assignment
Pin No. Signal Direction Pin No. Signal Direction
1
DATA STROBE Input 19 0V (S.G.) –
2 DATA 1 Input 20 0V (S.G.) –
3 DATA 2 Input 21 0V (S.G.) –
4 DATA 3 Input 22 0V (S.G.) –
5 DATA 4 Input 23 0V (S.G.) –
6 DATA 5 Input 24 0V (S.G.) –
7 DATA 6 Input 25 0V (S.G.) –
8 DATA 7 Input 26 0V (S.G.) –
9 DATA 8 Input 27 0V (S.G.) –
10
ACKNLG Output 28 0V (S.G.) –
11 BUSY Output 29 0V (S.G.) –
12 PE Output 30 0V (S.G.) –
13 SLCT Output 31
INPUT PRIME Input
14
AUTO FEED  Input 32
FAULT Output
15 N.C. – 33 N.C. –
16 0V (S.G.) – 34 N.C. –
17 0V (S.G.) – 35 N.C. –
18 +5V – 36
SLCT IN  Input 
						

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2Note
To use bi-directional communication, you must set up an interface cable that has the
pin connections listed above.
Pin
1
18
2
19
3
4
20
5
6
21
7
8
22
9
10
24
11
23
12
13
14
25
16
15
17
ShieldPin
1
19
2
20
3
21
4
22
5
23
6
24
7
25
8
26
9
27
10
28
11
29
12
17
13
15
14
30
31
33
32
34
36
35
18
16
Shield
Fig. A-1 Parallel interface cable 
						

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USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface
43 21
     Fig. A-2  USB interface connector
Pin Assignment
Pin No. Signal
1 Vcc (+5V)
2 - Data Serial Data -
3 + Data Serial Data +
4 Ground 
						

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Network Interface
Fig. A-3 10/100Base TX Port
1  TX+   Transmit Data +
2  TX-  Transmit Data -
For more information, see th e “Network User’s Guid e” on the CD-ROM.
1
24
35
6
7
8 
						

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 Emulation Modes
This printer has the following emulations modes:

HP LaserJet Mode
This printer uses the HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) that emulates the Hewlett-
Packard LaserJet laser printer.  Since many application software packages
support the HP LaserJet printer, your printer will operate at its optimum
performance in this mode.
nBR-Script 2 Mode
BR-Script is a Brother original page description language and is a PostScript
®
language emulation interpreter. This printer supports level 2. This BR-Script
interpreter enables full and satisfactory control of text and graphics on the pages.
Average users will not need extensive knowledge of the PostScript
® language.
However, if you want to obtain technical information about PostScript
®
commands, see the following commercial manuals:
  • Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
® Language Reference Manual, 2nd
Edition. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1990.
  • Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
® Language Program Design .
Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1988.
  • Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
® Language Reference Manual .
Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1985.
  • Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
® Language Tutorial and Cookbook .
Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1985.
n EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode
The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation modes
this printer uses to emulate the industry-standard dot matrix printers of  their
respective manufacturer. Since most applications support these printers, you do
not have to be concerned about compatibility. 
						

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The following bitmapped fonts are resident in this printer.