Brother Laserprinter Hl 1650 1670n User Guide

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USER’S GUIDE
Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. You can print or view this
manual from the CD-ROM at any time, please keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place for
quick and easy reference at all times. 
						

							Laser Printer
HL-1650/1670N
USER’S GUIDE
(For USA & CANADA Only)
IMPORTANT NOTE:   For technical and operational assistance, you must call.
Calls must be made from within  that country.
In USA 1-800-276-7746 
In CANADA 1-800-853-6660
1-514-685-6464    (within Montreal)
If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at:
In USA Printer Customer Support
Brother International Corporation
15 Musick
Irvine, CA  92618
In CANADA Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.
- Marketing Dept.
1, rue Hôtel de Ville
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6
BROTHER FAX-BACK  SYSTEM
Brother Customer Service has installed an easy to use fax-back system so you can get instant answers to common technical
questions and product information for all Brother products. This is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the
system to send the information to any fax machine, not just the one from which you are calling.
Call and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to use the  system and your index of fax-back subjects.
In USA         1-800-521-2846
In Canada   1-800-685-5381
1-514-685-5381 (within Montreal)
DEALERS/SERVICE CENTERS (USA only)
For the name of a Brother authorized dealer or service center, call 1-800-284-4357.
SERVICE CENTERS (Canada only)
For service center addresses in Canada, call 1-800-853-6660.
INTERNET ADDRESS
For technical questions and do wnloading drivers:   h tt p:// www .b ro th er.c o m 
						

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The following conventions are used in this User’s Guide:
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Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal
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!Caution
Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or
prevent damage to the printer.
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✒✒ ✒ Note
Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer. 
						

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After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are
extremely  HOT!  When you open the covers of the printer, never touch the
shaded parts shown in the following illustrations.
!Cauti on
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. 
						

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What is included in the carton....................................................
1-1
Components ........................................................................\
...........1-1
General View........................................................................\
..........1-8
Positioning the printer................................................................... 1-10
Power supply........................................................................\
........1-10
Environment ........................................................................\
.........1-11
What kind of paper can I use?................................................ 1-12
Print media and size .....................................................................1-12
Printing from the Paper cassette ..................................................1-17
Printing from the Multi-purpose tray .............................................1-21
Printing envelopes ........................................................................\
1-25
Printing on Labels, Transparencies etc. .......................................1-31
Printing to the Face up output tray (Face up printing)...................1-37
Printing on both sides of the paper (Duplex printing) ....................1-39
Manual Feed ........................................................................\
........1-42 
						

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Printer Driver........................................................................\
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2-1
Features in the PCL printer driver  (Windows users only) ..............2-3
Features in the PS printer driver  (Windows users only)...............2-11
Features in the bonus software  (Windows users only) ................2-16
Software for networks...................................................................2-17
Software installation for Windows computers ...............................2-19
Software installation for Macintosh computers .............................2-20
Automatic Emulation Selection............................................... 2-23
Automatic Interface Selection.................................................. 2-25
Printer Settings........................................................................\
.......... 2-26
Factory settings ........................................................................\
....2-26
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Control panel........................................................................\
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Switches........................................................................\
........................... 3-2
Go switch ........................................................................\
...............3-3
Job Cancel switch ........................................................................\
..3-4
Reprint switch........................................................................\
.........3-5
+ /  – switch ........................................................................\
...........3-11
Set switch........................................................................\
.............3-12
Back switch ........................................................................\
..........3-13
LED........................................................................\
................................... 3-14
LCD display........................................................................\
.................3-15
BACK LIGHTS ........................................................................\
.....3-16
How to use the Control panel .......................................................3-18
Control Panel setting menu ..........................................................3-20 
						

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Optional accessories........................................................................\
4-1
Lower tray unit (LT-500).................................................................4-2
Installing the Lower tray unit...........................................................4-3
Network option (NC-4100h)......................................................... 4-5
Installing the Network board ...........................................................4-5
RAM expansion........................................................................\
............ 4-9
Installing additional memory .........................................................4-13
IrDA interface (IR-1000).............................................................. 4-17
Optional font package (BS-3000)..........................................4-18
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Replacing the consumables.........................................................
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Cleaning ........................................................................\
...............5-17
Maintenance messages ...............................................................5-25 
						

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LCD messages........................................................................\
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Error messages ........................................................................\
......6-1
Maintenance messages .................................................................6-3
Service call messages....................................................................6-4
Troubleshooting paper handling................................................ 6-5
Paper jams and how to clear them..........................................6-6
JAM TRAY1 ........................................................................\
...........6-8
JAM TRAY2 ........................................................................\
.........6-10
JAM MP TRAY ........................................................................\
.....6-11
JAM INSIDE ........................................................................\
.........6-12
JAM REAR ........................................................................\
...........6-14
JAM DUPLEX........................................................................\
.......6-18
PAPER JAM ........................................................................\
.........6-21
Improving the print quality.......................................................... 6-25
How to print correctly..................................................................... 6-31
Other problems........................................................................\
.......... 6-33
For DOS users ........................................................................\
.....6-33
BR-Script 3 language ...................................................................6-34 
						

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Printer specifications.........................................................
Appendix-1
Print media and size .......................................................... Appendix-5
What is important when you choose paper to use with this printer ........................................................................\
.................. Appendix-8
Emulation modes............................................................... Appendix-11
Resident fonts...................................................................... Appendix-13
75 Scalable and 12 Bitmapped fonts ............................... Appendix-13
Symbol sets / Character sets..................................... Appendix-16
OCR symbol sets ............................................................ Appendix-16
HP LaserJet mode........................................................... Appendix-17
EPSON mode.................................................................. Appendix-18
IBM mode ........................................................................\
 Appendix-18
Trademarks ..................................................................... Appendix-23
Regulations........................................................................\
.... Appendix-24
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							CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
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