Brother HL-2460N User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

  2
• To Use the Printer Safely

  3
• Table of Contents

  4
• IMPROTANT INFORMATION : REGULATIONS

  12
• Trademarks

  18
• CHAPTER 1: ABOUT THIS PRINTER

  20
  • What is included in the Carton

    21
    • Carton Components

      21
      • What is included on the CD-ROM (For Windows® users)

        23
      • What is included on the CD-ROM (For Macintosh® on a Network users only)

        25
    • General view

      27
  • Positioning the Printer

    29
    • Power supply

      29
    • Environment

      30
      • Optimum environmental conditions

        30
      • Space required for installation

        31
  • What Kind of Paper can I Use?

    33
    • Print media and size

      33
      • Printable area

        37
  • Printing Methods

    38
    • Printing from Upper paper tray (Face down printing)

      38
      • Tray ID setting (Only if the lower tray unit is installed)

        42
    • Printing paper from the multi-purpose tray

      43
    • Printing on envelopes (Face up printing)

      47
    • Printing on Labels, Transparencies etc.

      53
    • Printing to the Face up output tray (Face up printing)

      58
    • Manual Feed

      59
• CHAPTER 2 : DRIVER AND SOFTWARE

  60
  • Printer Driver

    61
    • Features in the PCL printer driver (only Windows users)

      62
      • Basic tab

        62
      • Advanced tab

        63
      • Accessories tab

        67
      • Support tab

        68
    • Features in the PS printer driver (only Windows users)

      69
      • Details tab

        69
      • Paper tab

        70
      • Graphics tab

        71
      • Device Options tab

        72
  • Features in the bonus software (only Windows users)

    74
  • Software for networks

    75
  • Software for Windows computers

    77
  • Software for Macintosh computer (only via a Network)

    78
    • Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver

      78
    • PostScript Printer Description Files (PPDs)

      78
    • Installing the printer driver for Macintosh

      79
  • Automatic Emulation Selection

    80
  • Automatic Interface Selection

    82
  • Printer Settings

    84
    • Factory settings

      84
• CHAPTER 3 : CONTROL PANEL

  85
  • Control Panel

    86
  • Switches

    87
    • Go switch

      88
    • Job Cancel switch

      89
    • Reprint switch

      90
      • Reprinting the last JOB

        92
      • Printing PROOF data

        94
      • Printing PUBLIC data

        95
      • Printing SECURE data

        96
    • + / – switch

      99
      • To display menus in the current mode

        99
      • To set numbers

        99
    • Set switch

      100
    • Back switch

      101
  • LEDs

    102
    • DATA - Orange LED

      102
  • LCD Display

    103
    • Back light

      104
    • LCD message

      105
      • Printer Status messages

        106
    • How to use the Control panel

      107
    • Panel setting menu

      109
      • INFORMATION

        110
      • PAPER

        111
      • QUALITY

        111
      • SETUP

        112
      • PRINT MENU

        114
      • NETWORK (only Network users)

        119
      • INTERFACE

        120
      • RESET MENU

        122
      • Set date and time

        123
      • Set IP Address

        124
      • About Emulation Modes

        125
      • List of Factory settings

        127
• CHAPTER 4 : OPTIONS

  132
  • Optional Accessories and Supplies

    133
  • Small pad for Lower tray unit and Stabilizer (SB-4000)

    134
  • Lower Tray Unit (LT-4000)

    135
  • Duplex Unit (DX-4000)

    136
  • Mailbox Unit

    137
  • Network Option (NC-4100h)

    139
    • Installing the Network Board

      139
  • CompactFlash Card

    142
    • Installing the CompactFlash Card

      143
  • RAM Expansion

    144
    • Installing additional DIMM memory

      145
  • Hard Disk Drive (HD-6G/HD-EX)

    148
  • Ir-DA interface (IR-1000)

    152
  • Optional font package (BS-3000)

    153
• CHAPTER 5 : MAINTENANCE

  154
  • Replacing the Toner Cartridge

    155
    • Toner cartridge (TN-9500)

      155
    • TONER EMPTY message

      157
  • Cleaning

    160
    • Cleaning the printer exterior

      160
    • Cleaning the printer interior

      162
• CHAPTER 6 : TROUBLE SHOOTING

  165
  • LCD messages

    166
    • Error messages

      166
    • Maintenance messages

      169
    • Call service messages

      170
  • Troubleshooting Paper Handling

    171
  • Paper Jams and How to Clear them

    172
    • JAM TRAY (inside the Paper tray)

      174
    • JAM TRAY (in the Multi-purpose tray)

      177
    • JAM INSIDE (inside the printer)

      178
    • JAM REAR (at paper exit)

      181
    • JAM REAR (at Face up output tray)

      183
    • JAM DUPLEX (in the Duplex unit)

      185
    • JAM MAILBOX (inside the Mailbox unit)

      189
  • Improving the print quality

    191
  • How to print correctly

    194
  • Other problems

    196
    • For printing with the Serial Interface

      196
    • For DOS users

      197
    • Printer HDD (Hard Disk Drive)

      198
    • BR-Script 3

      198
• APPENDIX

  199
  • Printer specifications

    200
    • Printing

      200
    • Functions

      202
    • Options

      202
    • Electrical and mechanical

      203
  • Paper specifications

    204
    • Fonts

      208
      • 65 scalable and 12 bitmapped fonts

        208
        • HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes

          208
    • 65 Scalable Fonts

      210
      • BR-Script 3 Mode

        210
  • SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS

    211
    • OCR Symbol Sets

      211
    • HP LaserJet Mode

      212
    • EPSON Mode

      220
    • IBM Mode

      223
    • HP-GL Mode

      225
    • Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer’s TrueType™ and Type 1 Font Compatible, and Original Typefaces

      232
  • Quick reference of commands

    234
    • CCITT G3/G4 and TIFF (original command)

      234
    • Bar Code Control

      234
• INDEX

  243