Brother International HL-1660E Service Manual - Page 138

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Universal Paper Cassette and Manual Loading This printer loads paper automatically from the paper cassette. Since the paper cassette is a universal type, a number of different sizes of paper can be used. Even envelopes can be loaded from the multi-purpose tray and the upper paper cassette. In addition, the multi-purpose tray allows you to load paper sheet by sheet. See 3-15 for auto loading and 3-16 for manual loading. Four Interfaces This printer has a high speed bi-directional parallel interface, an RS-232C serial interface, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) (HL-1660e only), and a modular input/output (MIO) compatible interface. If your application software supports the bi-directional parallel interface, you can monitor the printer status. It is fully compatible with the industry-standard bi-directional parallel interface. See page 2-17. The RS-232C serial interface is an industry standard so that you can connect it to any computer using a standard serial cable. See page 2-17. The Universal Serial Bus is an interface which allows the printer connect with multiple peripheral devices. (HL-1660e only) The MIO interface allows you to install a commercial MIO-compatible card. If you install the card, you can use one more interface port for features such as networking or printer sharing. See page 5-6. Automatic Interface Selection This printer can automatically select the bi-directional parallel, RS-232C serial, Universal Serial Bus (HL-1660e only), or MIO interface depending on the interface port through which it receives data. With this feature, the printer can be connected to more than one computer. See page 3-5. Five Emulation Modes This printer can emulate the Hewlett-Packard® laser printer-LaserJet 5 (PCL® 6) (HL-1660e only) / LaserJet 4+ (PCL® 5e), PostScript® Level 2 language emulation (Brother BR-Script Level 2) printers, the industrystandard HP-GL™ plotter as well as EPSON® FX-850™, and IBM® Proprinter XL® printers. You can print with all application programs that support one of these printers. See page 3-1. 1-5