Brother Laserprinter Hl 1270n User Guide

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 4.  Use both to slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the paper width be used.




 

 5.Using both hands, insert the paper into the manual feed slot until the front edge of the paper
touches the paper feed roller.  Hold the paper in this position until the printer feeds in the
paper a short distance, then let go of the paper.




 

 6.After the printer ejects the printed page, repeat Step 5  for each sheet of paper you want to
print.




 

 7.Close the rear cover of the printer.
!Caution
· Remove each sheet immediately after it exits printer.  Stacking the sheets may cause them
to curl or jam.
Fig. 1-18  Remove each sheet immediately 
						

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How to print on both sides of the paper  (Manual
Duplexing)
The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 95/98, Windows® 3.1x and Windows NT® 4.0 all
enable manual duplex printing.  For more information about how to make the settings, see the
Help text in the printer driver.
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper
1  It may cause wrinkling if the paper is too thin.
2  If paper is curled, straighten it and then place it in the paper cassette.
3  The paper type should be regular paper.  Do not use bond paper.
4  When placing paper in the paper cassette, empty the cassette first, then insert the printed
paper only, printed side face up.  (Do not add printed paper on top of unprinted paper.)
5  If the paper is not feeding correctly, it is possible that the paper is curled. Remove the
paper and straighten it. 
						

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To print on both sides of the paper from the paper cassette




 

 1.Select the required manual duplex printing mode from the driver.




 

 2.The printer automatically will print all the even numbered pages on one side of the paper first.




 

 3.Remove the printed even numbered pages from the output tray and re-insert them into the
paper cassette, loading the paper with the side to be printed (blank side) face down, and the
top edge toward you.  Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Fig. 1-19  Paper orientation for the paper cassette




 

 4.The printer now automatically will print all the odd pages on the reverse side of the paper. 
						

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To print on both sides of the paper from the manual feed slot
!Caution
· Before re-inserting the sheets, straighten them, or you may get paper feed errors.
· The use of very thin or very thick paper is not recommended.
· When you use the Manual Duplex function, it is possible that paper jams may occur or
print quality may not be satisfactory.  If a paper jam occurs, please see  to “PAPER JAMS
and how to clear them” in Chapter 4.




 

 1.Select the required manual duplex printing mode and manual feed mode from the driver.




 

 2.Using both hands, insert the paper into the manu al feed slot with the side to be
printed first facing up.
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Repeat this process until you have printed all the even numbered pages.




 

 3.Remove the printed even numbered pages from the output tray and re-insert them in order into
the manual feed slot, loading the paper with the side to be printed (blank side) face up, and the
top of the printed side towards the printer.  Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Fig. 1-20  Paper operation for the manual feed slot




 

 4.Repeat Step 3 until you have printed all the odd numbered pages on the reverse side of the
paper. 
						

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 What do the LED indications mean?
This section refers to the LED and button on the printer control panel.
The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in this chapter.
mLED is Off
LED is Blinking
LED is On
Drum
Ready
Alarm Paper
Toner
Data
Fig. 1-21  LEDs and Button on the Control Panel
2Note
When the power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode, all LEDs including the Ready
LED will be off. 
						

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Ready (Paper) LED indications
The Ready
 LED indicates the current status of the printer.
LED Printer status
Off
mThe power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode. If the printer
is in sleep mode, it will wake up automatically when it receives data
or when you press the control panel button.
Blinking(Blinking at 1 second intervals)
The printer is warming up.
(Blinking at 2 seconds intervals)
The printer is cooling down and stops printing until the internal
temperature of the printer is lower.
On


The printer is ready to print.
The Ready
 LED also works as the Paper
 LED when the Alarm
 LED is also lit. They will
blink simultaneously to indicate a paper error
LED Error Action
 
Ready
Alarm Paper
Toner
Data
Drum
Paper jam
No paper
MisfeedClear the paper jam referring to
Chapter. See Chapter 4  “PAPER
JAMS and How to clear them”  and
press the panel button if the printer
does  not automatically resume
printing.
Load paper in the printer. See “How to
load paper into the Paper cassette” in
Chapter 1. Then press the panel button.
Reinstall the paper and press the panel
button.
No paperLoad paper in the printer referring to
“How to load paper into the Paper
cassette” in Chapter 1 and press the
panel button. 
						

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Data (Toner) LED indications
The Data
 LED indicates the current status of the print data process.
LED Printer status
Off
mThe printer has no print data.
BlinkingThe printer is receiving data from the computer or the printer is
processing data in memory.
On


Print data remains in the printer memory. If the Data
 LED is on for a
long period of time and nothing has printed, press the button to print
the remaining data. 
						

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This LED also works as the Toner
 LED when the Alarm
 LED is also lit.  They will blink
simultaneously to indicate a toner error.  See “How to replace the Toner cartridge” in Chapter
3 .
LED Error Action
Ready
Alarm Paper
Toner
Data
Drum
Blinking every 5 seconds
Toner low Indicates that the toner cartridge is
nearly empty.  Purchase a new toner
cartridge and have it ready for when
Toner empty is indicated.
Ready
Alarm Paper
Toner
Data
Drum
Toner emptyReplace the toner cartridge with a new
one.  See “How to replace the Toner
Cartridge”  in Chapter 3. 
						

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Drum LED indications
The Drum LED indicates the drum unit is nearly at the end of its life.
LED Printer status
mThe drum unit can be used.
l
The drum unit is near the end of its life. Purchase a new drum unit to
replace the current one.  See “How to replace the drum unit” in
Chapter 3.
Alarm LED indications
The Alarm LED blinks (with no other LEDs) to indicate a printer error status such as
“COVER OPEN” or “MEMORY FULL.”  If any other error occurs, the printer indicates the
error by blinking the Alarm LED with another LED or by printing an error report.  For
additional information, see “Control Panel Indications” in Chapter 4. 
						

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Control Panel Button Operations
The control panel button is used for the following purposes depending on the situation.
Cancel Printing
If you press the button during printing, the printer immediately stops printing and ejects the
paper.
Wake-Up
If the printer is in sleep mode, pressing the button wakes it up into the Ready mode.  It will
take up to 45 seconds for the printer to go into the Ready
 mode.
Form Feed
If the Data
 LED is on, press the button.  The printer prints any data that is remaining in the
printer memory: this operation is called “Form Feed.”
Error Recovery
If an error occurs, the printer will recover from some errors automatically.  If the error does
not clear automatically,  then press the button to clear the error and continue print.