Brother Laserprinter Hl 1435 User Guide

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Paper handling 
First, make sure that you are using paper that meets Brother recommended paper specifications. See 
What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5.
Problem Recommendation
The printer does not feed 
paper from the tray1.■The paper tray may be out of paper or not properly installed. If it is empty, put 
a new stack of paper in the paper tray. 
■If there is paper in the paper tray, make sure it is straight. If the paper is curled, 
you should straighten it before printing....

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Paper jams and how to clear them
When a paper jam occurs, the printer indicates it by lighting the control panel LEDs as shown below.
Figure 6-1
Clear the jammed paper as follows. 
If the jammed paper is removed completely by using the information in the following steps, you can install 
the paper tray first, and then close the front cover and the printer will resume printing automatically. 
If the printer does not start printing automatically, press the Control panel button. If...

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1Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. 
Figure 6-3
2Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer.
Figure 6-4
3Open the front cover. 

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4Pull out the drum unit assembly. Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer. If you cannot 
remove the drum unit assembly easily at this time, do not use extra force. Instead, pull the edge of 
the jammed paper from the paper tray.
Figure 6-5
Caution
To prevent damage to the printer caused by static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown in 
Figure 6-6.
Figure 6-6 

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5Open the rear cover. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. 
Figure 6-7
Caution
After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot! Wait for the 
printer to cool down before you touch the internal parts of the printer.
Figure 6-8
6Close the rear cover.
If you have to pull the paper toward the back of the printer, the fuser may get dirty with toner powder 
and it may scatter on the next printouts. Print a few copies of the test page...

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7Push the lock lever down and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly. Take out the 
jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit.
Figure 6-9
8Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer. 
9Put the paper tray in the printer.
10Close the front cover. 

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Other problems
For Macintosh® with USB
Improving the print quality
This section provides information on the following topics: Problem Recommendation
The printer cannot print. There 
was an error writing to 
LPT1: (or BRUSB) for the 
printer error message occurs 
on your PC.■Check that the printer cable is not damaged or broken. 
■If you have an interface-switching device, make sure the correct printer is 
selected.
Problem Recommendation
HL-1435 does not appear in 
Chooser.■Check...

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Ghost■Make sure you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced 
paper or thick print media may cause this problem. See What kind of paper 
can I use? on page 1-5.
■Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver. 
See What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5.
■Try using a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page 5-9.
Toner specks■Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced 
paper may cause the...

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White Spots on black text 
and graphics at 94 mm 
(3.7 in.) intervals
Black Spots at 94 mm 
(3.7 in.) intervals■If the problem is not solved after printing a few pages, the drum unit may have 
glue from label stock on the OPC drum surface.
Clean the drum unit as follows:
1Position the print sample in front of the drum unit, and find the exact position 
of the poor print.
2Turn the drum unit gear by hand while looking at the surface of the OPC 
drum.
3When you find the mark on the...

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Black toner marks across 
the page■The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing the 
drum unit on page 5-9.
■Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. See What kind 
of paper can I use? on page 1-5.
■If you use label sheets, the glue from the sheets may sometimes stick to 
the OPC drum surface. Clean the drum unit. See Cleaning on page 5-12. 
■Do not use paper that has clips or staples because they will scratch the 
surface of the drum....