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Brother Laser Printer HL-1660e USER'S GUIDE - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 2
is recommended that you save and use the original packaging. The Printer should also be adequately insured with the carrier. WARNING When shipping the Printer, the TONER CARTRIDGE must be removed from the Printer. Failure to remove the Toner Cartridge during shipping will cause severe damage to the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 3
In CANADA Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92718 Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 BBS For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call: In - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 4
The following conventions are used in this User's Guide: Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury. ! Caution Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or prevent damage to the printer. Note Indicates notes and useful tips to - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 5
ix CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1-1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1-1 ABOUT CHAPTERS ON THE CD-ROM 1-3 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1-4 Features 1-4 Options 1-10 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED 2-1 BEFORE USING THE PRINTER 2-1 Checking the Components 2-1 Printer Carton 2-1 Toner Cartridge 2-2 General View 2-3 Operating and - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 6
GUIDE CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER 3-1 SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY 3-1 AUTOMATIC EMULATION SELECTION 3-3 AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION 3-5 ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL 3-7 Adjusting the Control Panel Angle 3-7 Selecting the Local Language Display 3-8 Using the Panel Switches 3-9 Printer - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 7
TABLE OF CONTENTS SWITCHES IN NORMAL MODE 4-5 SEL Switch 4-5 SET Switch 4-6 v (UP) or w (DOWN) Switch 4-6 MODE Switch 4-7 MODE Switch Settings in HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes 4-8 MODE Switch Settings in BR-Script Mode 4-11 MODE Switch Settings in HP-GL Mode 4-13 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 8
USER'S GUIDE SWITCHES IN SHIFT MODE 4-64 SHIFT Switch 4-64 EMULATION Switch 4-65 About Emulation Modes 4-67 ECONOMY Switch 4-69 TONER SAVE MODE 4-69 POWER SAVE MODE 4-69 FEEDER Switch 4-70 FEEDER 4-70 MP FIRST 4-72 MANUAL FEED 4-73 MP TRAY SETTING 4-73 MEDIA TYPE 4-74 DUPLEX MODE 4-75 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 9
Toner Cartridge 6-2 Cleaning 6-5 Cleaning the Printer Exterior 6-5 Cleaning the Printer Interior 6-6 CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 7-1 TROUBLESHOOTING 7-1 Operator Call Messages 7-1 Error Messages 7-3 Service Call Messages 7-5 Possible Troubles Cable Connection for IBM-PC/AT or Compatible - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 10
for IBM-PC/AT or Compatible Computers and IBM-PS/2 Computers Appendix-13 SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS Appendix-15 OCR Symbol Sets Appendix-15 HP LaserJet Mode Appendix-16 EPSON Mode Appendix-17 IBM Mode Appendix-18 HP-GL Mode Appendix-18 Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer's Intellifont Compatible - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 11
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio/TV technician for help. Important - About the Interface Cable This printer has been certified to comply printers, facsimile receivers and copy machines world-wide. As an International Energy Star partner, Brother - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 12
printer is certified as a Class I laser product under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services printer is completely confined within protective housings and external covers, the laser beam cannot escape from the machine States. The label shown on the back of the printer indicates compliance - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 13
(220-240 V model only) This printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 825 specifications. The label shown below is attached in countries where required than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure. The following caution label is attached on the cover of - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 14
USER'S GUIDE For Finland and Sweden LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Varoitus! Laitteen qualified electrician. Wiring Information (For U.K. only) Important If the mains plug supplied with this printer is not suitable for your socket outlet, remove the plug from the mains cord and fit an - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 15
with the following code : GREEN AND YELLOW : EARTH BLUE : NEUTRAL BROWN : LIVE The colours of the wires in the mains lead of this printer may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug. If you need to fit a different plug, proceed as follows. Remove - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 16
OF CONFORMITY (EUROPE) We, Brother International Europe Ltd., Brother House 1 tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE which is registered by BSI Quality Assurance and JQA Quality Assurance. Brother Industries, Ltd., Kariya Plant 1-5, Kitajizoyama, Noda-cho, Kariya-shi - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 17
7 TROUBLESHOOTING helps you troubleshoot the printer in case of problems. APPENDICES contain detailed technical information on the printer as well as the character sets and a quick reference guide to the printer control commands. INDEX provides an alphabetical list of the contents of this manual and - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 18
When you read this user's guide, note the following: • This user's guide contains instructions or steps to teach you various operations of the printer. Remember that the instructions start with the factory settings, particularly in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3. If you change the settings, particularly - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 19
follow the instructions that appear on the screen. Viewing the User's Guide and Setup Guide 1. Insert the Guide Userxxx.pdf - User's Guide ( xxx stands for the language version. ) 4. Double click the file to be opened. 5. The Acrobat Reader software is automatically launched and the required manual - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 20
can print up to 9,000 single-sided pages. The one piece, easy-to-replace toner cartridge does not require difficult maintenance. Just install it. See 2-7. Advanced Photoscale Technology This printer can print graphics in 256 shades of gray in HP® LaserJet 5™ (HL-1660e only) / LaseJet 4+™ emulation - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 21
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), and a modular input/output (MIO) compatible interface. If your application software supports the bi-directional parallel - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 22
'S GUIDE Automatic Emulation Selection This printer can automatically select the printer emulation mode depending on the print commands it receives from the computer software. With this feature, many users can share the printer on a network. See page 3-3. Data Compression Technology This printer - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 23
• Atlanta Book, BookOblique, Demi, DemiOblique • Calgary MediumItalic • Copenhagen Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic • Portugal Roman, Italic, Bold, BoldItalic Brother Original Fonts: • Bermuda Script • Germany • San Diego • US Roman Bitmapped Fonts (Portrait and Landscape): • LetterGothic16.66 Medium - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 24
less power even when the power saving mode is turned off. See page 4-69. Toner Save Mode This printer has an economical toner save mode. You can cut your printer running cost substantially by using this mode in addition to the improved life expectancy of the toner cartridge. See page 4-69. 1-8 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 25
Function You can reprint the last job printed with a touch of a panel switch which allows reprinting without sending the installed in the upper card slot of this printer. See pages 4-32 and 5-2. Saving User Settings You can operate the printer differently from other users with your own panel switch - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 26
of the paper. See page 5-11. Technical Reference Manual The technical reference manual contains detailed information about the printer control commands. For programming with the printer, see this manual which is available from your Brother dealer. The following commercial products can be installed - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 27
all of the following parts. Power Cord Printer Upper Paper Cassette (installed inside the printer) Windows Driver/TrueType Compatible Font Disk #1 Windows Driver/TrueType Compatible Font Disk #2 Fig. 2-1 Components in the Printer Carton User's Guide Note An interface cable is not a standard - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 28
'S GUIDE Toner Cartridge The toner cartridge is inside the toner cartridge carton. ! Caution The toner cartridge is packed inside a bag. Do not open it now. Open it immediately before you install the toner cartridge. The toner cartridge must not be exposed to light for a long time. Fig. 2-2 Toner - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 29
General View Font/IC Card Slot Control Panel A B CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Top Cover Face Down Print Delivery Tray Font Cartridge Slot Rear Access Cover Multi-purpose Tray Upper Paper Cassette Power Switch Fig. 2-3 Front View Adjustment Knob for Face Up/Down Print Delivery Bi-directional - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 30
USER'S GUIDE Operating and Storage Environment Please take note of the following before using the printer. Power Supply Use the printer within the specified power shredder, etc. If it is unavoidable that you must use the printer with these appliances, we recommend you use a voltage transformer or a - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 31
CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Opening and Closing the Printer To install the toner cartridge or to access the paper path, you need to open the top cover of the printer. Remember the following steps to open and close the printer. s To open the printer, hold both sides of the top cover and raise it - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 32
USER'S GUIDE Removing the Protective Parts After checking that you have all of the correct parts, temporarily place the printer where you can easily reach all sides. Remove the protective parts that secure the printer against damage during transportation, as shown below: Note Keep all packing - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 33
these steps: 1. Open the top cover of the printer. 2. Open the bag to unpack the toner cartridge. ! Caution • Do not expose the toner cartridge to direct light. • Do not stand the toner cartridge on its end or turn it up-side down. • Do not touch the shaded parts shown below. • Do not open the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 34
USER'S GUIDE 3. Hold the toner cartridge with both hands. Rock it gently several times at a 45° angle. This distributes the toner evenly inside the cartridge. 45° 45° Fig. 2-10 Rocking the Toner Cartridge 4. Bend the tab up and down several times until it is detached from the toner cartridge. Fig - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 35
with cold water. 6. Insert the toner cartridge in the direction of the arrows engraved on the cartridge into the side guides until it stops securely in the cartridge holder inside the printer. Note Push both sides of the toner cartridge gently until the cartridge is seated in its place. Fig - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 36
USER'S GUIDE 7. Close the top cover of the printer. When the cartridge has almost run out of toner, the display shows the following operator call message to prompt you to replace the toner cartridge. 16 TONER EMPTY Although you can print several pages after the toner empty message appears, be sure - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 37
. Note The lower tray unit is an option for this printer. This section refers to the upper paper cassette. For information about ) and Executive available type and capacity plain paper : 150 envelope : 15 OHP film : 100 label stock : 100 other type : weight = 60 to 135 g/m2 (16 to 36 lbs) - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 38
USER'S GUIDE Follow these steps to set paper and install the paper cassette: Note Be sure to select the same paper size as the paper to be used from your application software, or correct printing cannot be obtained. If your application software does not support paper size selection on its print - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 39
front corner inside the paper cassette by the paper size to be used so that 2 projectors of the side paper stop are inserted into the guide holes on the base of the paper cassette. Letter and Legal A4 Executive ISO B5 A5 Side Paper Stop Fig. 2-16 Setting the Side Paper - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 40
lift the edge of the sliding guides and move them separately so as to match the should be loaded up to the arrow head marked on the sliding guide. Fig. 2-18 Loading Paper into the Cassette 6. Install the paper cassette into the printer. Note You can check the remaining paper with the paper - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 41
Tray and Pulling Out the Extension Tray 2. Lift up and slide the paper width guide to the far right side. 3. Place a stack of paper or envelopes on must be placed inside first and lightly against the printer. • The left side must be aligned with the left guide. • The top of the paper stack must be - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 42
Placing Paper on the Multi-purpose Tray 4. Lift up and slide the paper width guide to match the paper width, so that it lightly touches the right side of the paper stack. ! Caution • Make sure that the neatly . • When printing, the inside tray automatically rises to feed paper into the printer. 2-16 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 43
). They allow the printer to communicate with IBM/PC® or compatible computers. Before connecting the printer and computer, you printer. For further information, see "MODE Switch" in Chapter 4. For the settings on the computer, see the manual of the computer or software you use. Connect the printer - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 44
'S GUIDE 3. Secure the connection with wire clips or screws on the printer. Parallel Interface Port Secure connection with wire clips. Serial Interface Port Secure connection with screws. Computer USB Hub Printer Universal Serial Interface Port (HL-1660e only) Fig. 2-21 Connecting the Printer - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 45
specified voltage and frequency. • USA and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 60 Hz • Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz • Since this printer must be electrically grounded, the power cord should be connected to a grounded AC outlet. • The total length of the power cord, including extension cords - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 46
this may cause a paper jam and adversely affect the printer. The printer performs a self-diagnosis at start-up to check its hardware and software. If the printer should find any problems, the display will show the corresponding message. See "TROUBLESHOOTING" in Chapter 7. 04 SELF TEST The display - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 47
Patterns or Lists You can check print quality and print a list of available fonts before you actually start working with the printer. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have already set the toner cartridge and loaded paper into the cassette or the multi-purpose tray. 2 Turn on the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 48
in the font slot or the permanent download fonts are stored in printer memory respectively. • If the optional font cartridge/card is installed, you can print out a list of optional fonts. Since the list shows the ID numbers specific to each optional font, it helps you to select them with the FONT - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 49
CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED 6. Press the SET switch. The printer starts printing the selected test pattern or list. When the printer finishes printing, it automatically exits to the off-line state. TEST PRINT 1234567890:;@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890:;@ - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 50
USER'S GUIDE Checking the Printed Test Pattern or Demo Page After you print out the test pattern or demo page as described in the previous section, take a look at the printed sheet to check print quality. The printer has been shipped with the print density properly adjusted with the control panel - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 51
need to set up or install the printer driver in your software. Locate the printers that your application software supports and install the desired printer driver. Each software package differs in the way the printer driver is selected. Read the software manual and follow the setup or installation - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 52
USER'S GUIDE To get the most out of this printer, you need to install the printer driver for this printer or the HP LaserJet and select the HP LaserJet emulation mode: this is the best combination. When any other HP LaserJet series printer driver is installed, select the HP LaserJet emulation mode. - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 53
emulation selection is active, you can check the current emulation on the display. When the printer is in ready, print, or wait states, the display reads as follows: Emulation HP emulation mode manually, use the EMULATION switch. For further information, see "EMULATION Switch" in Chapter 4. 3-3 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 54
USER'S GUIDE Notes When you use the automatic emulation selection, note the following: this function with your application software or network server. If the function does not work properly, select the required emulation mode manually using the printer panel switches or use emulation selection - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 55
PRINTER AUTOMATIC INTERFACE SELECTION This printer has an automatic interface selection function. When the printer printer. When you use the serial interface, you need to have the same communications settings on both the printer printer if manually with the MODE switch (INTERFACE MODE) on the printer - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 56
USER'S GUIDE Notes When you use the automatic interface selection, note the following: • takes a few seconds to work. If you want to speed up printing, select the required interface manually with the MODE switch. If you constantly use only one interface, we recommend that you select that interface in - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 57
CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER ABOUT THE CONTROL PANEL Adjusting the Control Panel Angle You can adjust the control panel to the desired angle, so you can easily read the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 58
USER'S GUIDE Selecting the Local Language Display The display usually shows the current printer status. When you operate the control panel switches, it shows functions and settings. If any trouble occurs, it shows the corresponding error message. You can see these messages in several languages. - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 59
- Blinks when data is being received and lights when unprinted data remains in printer memory. ALARM - Lights if any errors occur. Display - Shows various messages. EMULATION - Selects printer emulation. ECONOMY - Selects toner save or power save mode. FEEDER - Selects paper source and media type to - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 60
USER'S GUIDE Printer Settings You may operate the printer with the panel switch settings unchanged. They have been factory set. When necessary, change and store them in the printer memory as user settings. There are two types of printer settings available on this printer: 1. User Settings 2. Factory - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 61
THE PRINTER Print Media be loaded up to the arrow head marked on the sliding guide). 2. The multi-purpose tray The multi-purpose tray is (16 to 36 lbs)] • Overhead projector (OHP) films • Colored paper • Postcards • Label stock • Envelopes of COM10, Monarch, C5, DL, or ISO B5 size 3. The optional - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 62
USER'S GUIDE paper source the multipurpose tray (MP) the upper paper cassette (T1) , A4, ISO B5(except T2) and Executive available type and capacity plain paper : 150 envelope : 15 OHP film : 100 label stock : 100 other type : weight = 60 to 135 g/m2 (16 to 36 lbs) plain paper : 500 weight = 60 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 63
CHAPTER 3 BEFORE WORKING WITH THE PRINTER Using Envelopes Avoid using envelopes with the following characteristics: • Smooth or shiny surfaces • Protection cover at envelopes' adhesive parts • Sealing flaps that have not been - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 64
USER'S GUIDE Before loading envelopes in the cassette, check the following: • Envelopes should have a lengthwise sealing flap. • The sealing flaps should be crisply and correctly folded (irregularly - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 65
has been factory set, the printer usually feeds paper from the upper manually set in the MP TRAY SETTING mode with the FEEDER switch. • If your application software supports paper size selection on the print menu, you can select it through the software. If your application software does not support - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 66
, the printer waits for you to press the SEL key to start printing. You can set the paper feed mode and the paper size with the FEEDER switch. For further information, see "FEEDER Switch" in Chapter 4. Notes When you feed paper manually, note the following: • If your application software supports - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 67
. Push down the knob located inside the rear paper slit on the left of the paper path selector guide. Paper Path Selector Guide Knob Rear Paper Slit Fig. 3-7 Face Up Print Delivery The printer ejects paper through the rear paper slit with the printed page face up. Note After you have finished - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 68
current printer status. Fig. 4-1 Display and Lamps Display The display usually shows the current printer problems occur, the display shows the corresponding operator call, error, or service call message to prompt you to take an action. For more information on these messages, see "TROUBLESHOOTING - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 69
is printing the list of the internal or resident fonts. The printer is printing the list of the optional fonts stored in an installed font cartridge/card. The printer is printing the list of the permanent download fonts. The printer is printing the contents of a flash memory card or HDD card. 4-2 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 70
factory settings. (The message appears only momentarily.) The printer is initializing the MIO card or initializing the printer for BR-Script 2 emulation. 01 PRINT 002 L s T1 Paper Source "MP"... Multi-Purpose Tray "MN"... Manual Feed "T1" "T2"... Tray 2 Duplex "s"... Duplex " "... Simplex - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 71
up DATA LED indication On Blinking Meaning Data remains in the printer buffer. Pressing the FORM FEED switch prints the data and clears the buffer. Receiving or processing data ALARM LED indication On Meaning Some problem has occurred in the printer. ON LINE LED indication On Off Meaning The - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 72
offline, the ON LINE lamp is off. To receive data from the computer, set the printer on-line. To operate the control panel switches, set the printer off-line. When you press the SEL switch when the printer is the on-line state, it turns off-line and the LCD displays the current - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 73
USER'S GUIDE Notes When you press the SEL switch, remember the following: • All other switches-except the SEL switch-are operational only when the printer is off-line. • If the printer is not in auto emulation mode, the LCD displays the current emulation by pressing the SEL key to take it off- - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 74
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL MODE Switch Pressing the MODE switch allows you to enter modes where you change settings. The mode menus and settings vary according to the current emulation mode and options. For details, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 75
USER'S GUIDE MODE Switch Settings in HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer. Mode Menu INTERFACE MODE (See 4-17.) Setting Menu I/F=PARALLEL I/F=RS-232C - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 76
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Mode Menu (Continued) INTERFACE MODE (Continued) FORMAT MODE (See 4-20.) RESOLUTION MODE (See 4-28.) PAGE PROTECTION (See 4-31.) CARD OPERATION (HP mode only) (See 4-32.) Setting Menu I/F AUTO (Continued) ORIENTATION AUTO MODE PAGE FORMAT MODE exit RESOLUTION HRC SETTING - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 77
USER'S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) font ID for saved font. DOWNLOAD FONT Save download font. FONT ID=##### Set download font ID for saved font. exit OFF ON or OFF TONER LOW=CONT CONT or STOP exit exit to NETWORK MODE CONTINUE MODE CONTINUE=MANUAL AUTO or MANUAL BUZZER SETTING BUZZER=ON - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 78
Script 2 mode. Note The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer. Mode Menu Setting Menu Sub-Setting Menu Setting INTERFACE MODE Same as HP LaserJet Mode (See 4-17.) FORMAT MODE - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 79
USER'S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) ADVANCED MODE (See 4-41.) PAGE COUNTER (See 4-48 Setting Menu LOCK PANEL=OFF PASS NO=### AUTO FF=OFF WAIT TIME= 5s FF SUPPRESS=OFF TONER LOW=CONT exit ERROR PRINT=OFF CONTINUE=MANUAL BUZZER=ON sssss ttttt SAVE SETTING 1 SAVE SETTING 2 Setting ON or OFF Enter pass - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 80
HP-GL mode. Note The mode menus and settings that can appear vary according to the current emulation mode, printer status, and any options that may be installed in the printer. Mode Menu INTERFACE MODE Same as LaserJet Mode (See 4-17.) FORMAT MODE (See 4-20.) RESOLUTION MODE (See 4-28.) Setting - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 81
USER'S GUIDE Mode Menu (Continued) PAGE PROTECTION Setting Menu PROTECT=AUTO (See 4-31.) exit CARD OPERATION Same as BR-Script mode (See 4-32.) ADVANCED MODE Same as - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 82
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Basic Operation Procedures When you operate the MODE switch, remember the following basic steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the MODE switch to enter the MODE menus. The first mode menu appears on the display. INTERFACE MODE • Press the v or - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 83
USER'S GUIDE Operation Example: Selecting the Parallel Interface For this session, select the parallel interface manually as follows: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the MODE switch. The display shows the first menu. INTERFACE MODE 3. Press the SET switch. When you - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 84
appears on the display. exit MODE 7. Press the SET switch. Then the printer automatically returns to the off-line ready state. INTERFACE MODE The automatic interface selection factory set. If you want to select a specific interface manually, use the interface mode to set it. Display Message I/F= - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 85
USER'S GUIDE Even if you choose the automatic interface selection, you need to set the the computer and printer and faster transmission of data-you need a printer driver or software that supports these features. Check with your software vendor to see if your software supports bi-directional parallel - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 86
interface If your computer has a USB interface, you can connect the printer and computer with the USB interface. When using the USB interface, select settings, they appear under this menu. Set them, referring to the manual of the MIO card. I/F=OPTION Note This setting appears only when - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 87
USER'S GUIDE FORMAT MODE ORIENTATION When you select "ORIENTATION", you can set portrait or landscape orientation. Note The ORIENTATION selection is effective in the HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL modes. It does not work in other emulation modes. This printer can print pages in - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 88
→ LF, FF → FF, VT → VT Line feed and carriage return occur when the printer position reaches the right margin. No line feed and carriage return occur when the printer position reaches the right margin. Form feed occurs when the printer position reaches the bottom margin. No form feed occurs when the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 89
USER'S GUIDE Note on "AUTO MASK" When you use application software in non-HP modes, be sure : The auto modes are not available. AUTO Mode AUTO LF AUTO CR AUTO WRAP AUTO SKIP AUTO MASK Printer Emulation (Factory settings in bold print) HP LaserJet EPSON FX-850 IBM Proprinter XL O OFF O OFF - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 90
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL The following settings can be made in this mode: Display Message PAPER =LETTER LEFT M = 0C P RIGHT M = 80C P TOP M =0.5" P BOTTOM M=0.5" P LINES = 60L P Page Format Mode Set cut sheet paper size to letter, A4, legal, B5, A5, B6, A6, or executive, or envelope size to COM10, - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 91
USER'S GUIDE Notes When you make settings in PAGE FORMAT MODE, note the following: going to use. This simple test will help prevent toner from being incorrectly applied to the inside of your printer, which may cause later print jobs to be smudged with toner. • The factory settings of the right/ - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 92
and orientation. For example, when letter-sized paper is used, the printer can print 60 lines per page in portrait orientation. If the orientation Landscape 47 lines 45 lines 47 lines Note When you use application software in the non-HP modes, the recommended settings are as follows: • Left - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 93
USER'S GUIDE Display Message PEN SETTING CHARACTER SET Graphics Mode Set the size and percentage of gray separately for six plotter pens. Set the standard and alternate character sets. Note In most cases, the application software controls the above graphics mode settings, so you do not need to - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 94
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Notes • When another pen is selected, the display shows the selected pen with the number after "SIZE' or "GRAY." • Whichever resolution, 300 or 600 dpi, you have selected, the pen size takes effect in units of 300 dpi. s Character Set When you select "CHARACTER SET," you - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 95
USER'S GUIDE Character Sets in HP-GL Emulation Mode ANSI ASCII (Factory setting) set in this mode menu. Display Message RESOLUTION APT SETTING HRC SETTING Resolution Mode Set the resolution of the printer. Set the APT function. This menu appears only in the BR-Script 2 mode. Set the HRC function. - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 96
decreases the resolution to 300 dpi to print them. While the printer is printing, the display prompts "01 PR300 ... ." If the printer cannot print files even at 300 dpi, the "MEMORY FULL" error occurs. See "TROUBLESHOOTING" in Chapter 7. This automatic resolution decrease function works in the BR - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 97
USER'S GUIDE s APT Setting When you select "APT SETTING," you can use the This function is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi. You can set this function in this mode. - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 98
with the high resolution control, perform the test print with the TEST switch. For operation, see "TEST Switch." When you perform "TEST PRINT," the printer prints the test pattern including a block of lines. If the high resolution control is "OFF," the lines in the test pattern are unsmoothed or - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 99
USER'S GUIDE The page protection function reserves additional memory so that the printer can create the entire page automatically reduced to 300 dpi for printouts. • If the function setting is changed, all download fonts and macros- including permanent ones-are cleared. If the memory is too low to - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 100
card or HDD card in the upper card slot of the printer. For installation, see "FONT CARTRIDGE/CARD, FLASH MEMORY/HDD CARD" in Chapter 5. When you flash memory card or the HDD card installed but not formatted by this printer, you must first format the card. Display Message FORMAT CARD exit Card - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 101
USER'S GUIDE 4-34 When the installed flash memory card or HDD card is formatted Macro. Then the next time you want to print this form, you would setup your FORMS software package to SEND DATA ONLY - USE FORM IN PRINTER. This process would save you anything from 1 to 4 minutes per print job. Select - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 102
menus to save the macros and fonts in the installed card: Display Message SAVE DATA SAVE MACRO PRIMARY FONT SECONDARY FONT DOWNLOAD FONT Save Menu Save data that the printer will receive and set its ID. Save a macro. This menu appears only in the HP LaserJet emulation mode. Save the primary - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 103
. When you select "SAVE DATA" and you press the SET switch, the display shows the following guide menus. SET KEY --> END This message prompts you to press the SET switch again so that the printer exits from the data reception status when you finish sending data. Send data from your computer. Notes - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 104
, you can save the macro on the installed flash memory card or HDD card. If a macro has been downloaded in the printer's memory and you press the SET switch at "SAVE MACRO," the printer prompts you to select the ID of the macro. MACRO ID=##### Select the ID with the v or w switch and - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 105
USER'S GUIDE Select the ID with the v or w switch and press the SET switch again, so that the printer saves the font with saved fonts as "SLOTFONT A" with the FONT switch or the font selection command from your software. For font selection, see "FONT Switch" in Chapter 4. You can check the saved - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 106
do not need to download the font every time you need it. Since the flash memory card or the HDD card is in the upper card slot A of the printer, you can select the saved fonts as "SLOTFONT A" with the FONT switch or the font selection command from your software. For font selection - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 107
USER'S GUIDE s Delete When you select "DELETE" and press the SET switch, you can card. • Macro When you press the SET switch at "MACRO ID=#####," the cursor moves to the ID number. The printer prompts you to select the ID number of the macro to be deleted. MACRO ID=##### Select the ID number with - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 108
delete its contents. Instructions are in the following menu: FORMAT CARD When you press the SET switch in this menu, the printer asks if you want . Turns on or off the form feed suppress function. Select the printer's action when "TONER EMPTY" is detected s Lock panel If someone other than you has - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 109
USER'S GUIDE To cope with this problem, you can lock or unlock the panel switches with your pass number as follows: Display Message LOCK=OFF LOCK=ON Lock Panel Unlock the panel switches of the printer. (Factory setting) Lock the panel switches of the printer. Even if you lock the panel switches, - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 110
the following sub-setting menu: Display Message WAIT TIME= 1s . . WAIT TIME=99s Wait Time Set the wait time for the auto form feed. The printer automatically prints out the remaining data after the set wait time. The wait time can be set from 1 to 99 seconds. s Form Feed Suppress You - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 111
USER'S GUIDE s Toner Low You can select the printer's action when "TONER EMPTY" is detected. Display Message TONER LOW=CONT Network Mode Continue printing if the "TONER EMPTY" error occurs. (Factory setting) TONER LOW=STOP Stop printing if the "TONER EMPTY" error occurs. ERROR PRINT Note - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 112
problem, you can restrict the font selection by this command as follows: Display Message FONT=ALL FONT=LJ Scalable Font All scalable fonts of this printer fonts of this printer other than the following can be selected with the font selection command: Atlanta, Bermuda Script, PC Brussels, Copenhagen - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 113
USER'S GUIDE PRINT DENSITY You can increase or decrease the print density with the v print speed may decrease in duplex printing, the 600dpi resolution may decrease to 300dpi, or the printer may automatically change duplex printing to simplex printing. In such a case, you need to install optional - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 114
as follows: Display Message SAVE SETTING 1 SAVE SETTING 2 User Setting Save the current settings as No. 1 in the printer's memory. Save the current settings as No. 2 in the printer's memory. If you want to check the user settings, you can print out a list of the settings with the TEST switch - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 115
USER'S GUIDE PAGE COUNTER You can check the total number of printed pages with this mode. When you enter this mode, the display shows the number for a - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 116
application software supports font and symbol/character set selection, you do not need to set them with the FONT switch. The software or command setting overrides the switch setting. • If you want to use optional fonts other than the printer's resident fonts, be sure to install a font cartridge/card - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 117
USER'S GUIDE SECONDARY FONT SELECT FONT SYMBOL SET TABLE PRINT exit s Set the secondary font. s Set the symbol set. s Print the code table. Exit To select the font and symbol set in the HP LaserJet mode, follow these steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press the FONT - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 118
printer Optional card font in the upper slot A Optional cartridge font in the lower slot B Permanent download font defined in the HP emulation mode Since these steps instruct can print out with the TEST switch helps you to select the optional fonts or permanent download fonts. See "TEST switch" in - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 119
USER'S GUIDE See "List of Fonts" on page 4-59. 8. Press the SET switch to make the displayed selection effective. The steps you follow vary according to the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 120
fonts, you set the font size in points (height). The display shows "PITCH" or "POINT" accordingly. The following displays show "PITCH" to simplify instructions. PITCH= 10.00 * Press the v or w switch until the desired font size appears on the display. Press the SET switch to make the displayed - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 121
GUIDE TABLE PRINT p 12. Press the SET switch to start printing the code table of the selected font, or press the v or w switch to skip this menu. The display shows the exit menu. exit 13. Press the SET switch to exit from the setting mode. The printer SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Press - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 122
printer Optional card font in the upper slot A Optional cartridge font in the lower slot B Permanent download font defined in the HP emulation mode Since these steps instruct can print out with the TEST switch helps you to select the optional fonts or permanent download fonts. See "TEST switch" in - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 123
USER'S GUIDE BROUGHAM * 5. Press the v or w switch until the desired font appears on the display. See "List of Fonts" on page 4-59. 6. Press the SET switch to - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 124
fonts, you set the font size in points (height). The display shows "PITCH" or "POINT" accordingly. The following displays show "PITCH" to simplify instructions. PITCH= 10.00 * Press the v or w switch until the desired font size appears on the display. Press the SET switch to make the displayed - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 125
USER'S GUIDE US ASCII * Note The character set varies according to the current emulation mode. The above display shows the factory setting menu. Then the display shows the exit menu. exit 11. Press the SET switch to exit from the setting mode. The printer returns to the off-line state. 4-58 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 126
16.66 cpi ISO 8859-1 Latin5 Bitmapped Letter Gothic 16.66 cpi ISO 8859-1 Latin6 Scalable PC Tennessee Scalable Oklahoma Scalable Connecticut Scalable Cleveland Condensed Scalable PC Brussels Scalable Utah Scalable Utah Condensed Scalable Antique Oakland Scalable Guatemala Antique Scalable Maryland - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 127
'S GUIDE List of Symbol/Character Sets The symbol sets and character sets are subject to the current emulation mode. For specific symbol/character sets, see "SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS" in Appendix. HP LaserJet ROMAN 8 ISO LATIN1 ISO LATIN2 ISO LATIN5 ISO LATIN6 PC-775 PC-8 * PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 128
the COPY switch and press the FORM FEED switch during copy printing, the printer suspends the form feed operation and the display shows the following message: 07 When you press the FORM FEED switch with the DATA lamp off, the printer reprints the same job with the one you printed last time. You can - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 129
USER'S GUIDE The display shows the following message during reprinting; REPRINT 1 JOB If the printer does printer to clear it from the printer's memory. • If the printer cannot distinguish the job unit, it prints the last page only. You can reprint the job unit with using the attached printer driver - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 130
set to MANUAL, you need to press the CONTINUE switch to recover from a printer error message. If you set the mode to AUTO, the printer attempts to a cure-all. The printer cannot recover from some errors. Take corrective action, referring to the error message. See "TROUBLESHOOTING" in Chapter 7. 4-63 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 131
USER'S GUIDE SWITCHES IN SHIFT MODE You can control the basic printer operations and make various printer settings also in the SHIFT mode. Functions available in the SHIFT mode are labeled with the indications just below the panel switches. Fig. 4-8 Switches in SHIFT Mode Note The factory settings - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 132
has been factory set with the automatic emulation selection function on. The printer can select the emulation mode automatically when it receives data from the computer. When you want to set the emulation mode manually, hold down the SHIFT switch and press the EMULATION switch. Then you enter - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 133
USER'S GUIDE 5. Set "Time Out" with the v or w switch. TIME OUT= 5s * This time out is the duration during which the printer will not allow appears on the display. KEEP PCL=OFF This function is for permanent macros and fonts downloaded in the HP LaserJet mode. 9. Turn on or off the "KEEP PCL" - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 134
your application software or network server. If the function does not work properly, select a particular emulation mode manually. You can printer emulates the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer. Since a large number of application software packages support this type of laser printer, your printer - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 135
USER'S GUIDE s BR-Script 2 Mode BR-Script is a Brother original page description language and it is a PostScript® language emulation interpreter. This printer supports level 2. The BR-Script interpreter of this printer can control text and graphics on pages completely and satisfactorily. Average - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 136
toner save mode as follows: Display Message TONER SAVE=OFF TONER SAVE=ON Toner Save Mode Turn off the toner save mode. (Factory setting) Turn on the toner save mode. The amount of toner . When the power save mode is turned on, the printer turns on the fixing assembly again after it receives data - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 137
press the FEEDER switch. You will then enter the setting mode where you change the feeder, manual feed mode, etc. FEEDER To select the feeder, follow these steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Hold down the SHIFT switch and press the FEEDER switch. When you enter the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 138
FORM "A" in Tray 1, Form "B" in Multi-purpose Tray) it is recommended to change the feeder setting from AUTO to Tray 1. This setting will allow the printer to pause when a paper empty condition occurs, allowing you to load the correct type of paper, then press SEL to finish to print job. 4. Press - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 139
USER'S GUIDE When you select "MP TRAY", "TRAY1," or "TRAY2," an asterisk appears at the end of the display for a short time. Then the "exit" message appears on the display. Press the SET switch again, so that the printer exits from the setting mode to the off-line state. When you select "AUTO - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 140
"ON" if you do not want to use MP tray paper. 2. Press the SET switch. MANUAL FEED The display shows manual feed mode with an asterisk as follows: MANUAL FEED=OFF* 1. Press the v or w switch to turn the manual feed mode on or off. 2. Press the SET switch to make the setting effective. Note - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 141
GUIDE 2. Press the v or w switch to select the paper size in the multi-purpose tray. Note When you select the multi-purpose tray as a paper source, you must set the "MP SIZE" manually you make a print request from the PC, select the "PAPER IN=STOP" so that the printer waits for the paper. 5. Press - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 142
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL 2. Press the SET switch to enter the media type mode. The display then shows the current setting with an asterisk: REGULAR * 3. Press the v or w switch to select regular, thick paper, or transparency. 4. Press the SET switch to make the setting effective. Notes • Please - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 143
USER'S GUIDE BIND=LONG Fig. 4-9 Binding BIND=SHORT 4. Press the SET switch to exit the DUPLEX MODE. The printer exits from the setting mode to the off-line state. 5. Press the SET switch again to exit the FEEDER switch setting mode to the printer off-line state. Note The duplex printing unit - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 144
this feature than when you set the copy print quantity with your application software. Check the current setting on the display. When the number of copies has of copies, follow these steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Hold down the SHIFT switch and press the COPY switch. - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 145
USER'S GUIDE RESET Switch You can reset the printer with the RESET switch. The print data that the printer has already received from the computer is cleared and the printer settings are restored to the user settings or factory settings. The temporary download fonts and macro settings you set with - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 146
is reset showing the message alternately as follows: 08 RESET TO ¡ USER SETTINGS When the "RESET SETTING 1-2" mode has been selected, the printer is reset showing the message alternately as follows (# indicates the selected number of saved settings): 08 RESET TO ¡ SETTING # When the "FACTORY - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 147
USER'S GUIDE Switch MODE Item Sub-Item Factory Setting INTERFACE MODE FORMAT MODE - I/F=AUTO For AUTO mode TIME OUT TIME OUT= 5s For bi-directional PARALLEL interface - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 148
Switch Item MODE (continued) FORMAT MODE (continued) CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL Sub-Item Factory Setting PAGE FORMAT MODE (HP LaserJet, EPSON, & IBM) PAPER LETTER (For 110/120V model) A4 (For 220/240V model) LEFT M 0 (LETTER, PORTRAIT) 0 (LEGAL, PORTRAIT) 0 (A4, PORTRAIT) 0 (LETTER, - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 149
USER'S GUIDE Switch Item MODE PAGE FORMAT (continued) (continued) FORMAT MODE (BR-Script 2) FORMAT MODE (HP-GL) Sub-Item LINES (HP) LINES (Non-HP) X OFFSET Y OFFSET Factory - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 150
OFF AUTO FF=OFF WAIT TIME= 5s FF SUPPRESS=OFF TONER LOW=CONT ERROR PRINT=OFF CONTINUE=MANUAL BUZZER=ON FONT=ALL ssssssss ttttt 0 BROUGHAM PC-8(HL-1660e) / ROMAN(HL-1260/1660) BROUGHAM PC-8(HL-1660e) / ROMAN(HL1260/1660)ROMAN8 BROUGHAM US ASCII BROUGHAM PC-8 AUTO TIME OUT= 5s EPSON/IBM=EPSON KEEP PCL - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 151
USER'S GUIDE Switch Item ECONOMY TONER SAVE MODE POWER SAVE MODE FEEDER FEEDER Sub-Item - For POWER SAVE=ON TIME OUT - MP FIRST MANUAL FEED MP TRAY SETTING MP SIZE MEDIA TYPE DUPLEX MODE COPY - LANGUAGE (FORM FEED + POWER ON) PAPER IN DUPLEX BIND - - Factory Setting TONER SAVE=OFF POWER SAVE= - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 152
settings you have configured for the printer as user settings. Prints out the list of internal or resident fonts. Prints out the list of optional fonts stored in the font cartridge/card. Prints out the list of permanent download fonts. Exits from the test mode. The printer does not perform the test - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 153
installed in the font slot or permanent download fonts are stored in printer memory. • If the optional font cartridge/card is installed, you can print out the list of optional fonts. Since the list shows the ID numbers specific to each optional font, it helps you to select them with the FONT switch - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 154
PANEL s When the "PRINT FONTS" mode has been selected, the display shows the selected mode and the printer starts printing out the font list. The display may look like this: 06 PRINT FONTS I When the printer finishes printing, it automatically exits from the test mode to the off-line state. 4-87 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 155
USER'S GUIDE HEX DUMP MODE This printer has a useful hex dump mode for checking the print data sent from your computer. The printer lists the print data in hexadecimal form. To enter the hex dump mode, follow these steps: 1. Check the power state. 2. Operate the switches according to - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 156
printing hexadecimal values of the received data. To exit from the hex dump mode, follow these basic steps: 1. Press the SEL switch to set the printer off-line. 2. Reset the printer with the RESET switch. Or turn off the printer, wait for a few seconds, and turn it on again. 4-89 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 157
contain a maximum of 500 sheets of paper (80 g/m2 or 20 lbs). For the optional lower tray unit, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer. Lower Tray Unit Fig. 5-1 Loading Paper in the Lower Tray Unit With the lower tray unit installed, load paper into the lower paper cassette in - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 158
print out the remaining data, then the DATA lamp goes off. Turn off the printer. 2. Insert the font card, flash memory card or HDD card into the upper slot A and the font cartridge into the lower slot B with the cartridge/card label facing to the left. Make sure they fit securely. To remove the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 159
• 4 Mbyte: • 8 Mbyte: • 20 Mbyte: AMC001CFLKA AMC002CFLKA AMC004CFLKA AMC010CFLKA AMC004DFLKA AMC008DFLKA AMC020DFLKA - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 160
follow the instructions specific to your software. Refer to your software manual if you need assistance. When you select fonts with a font selection command, embed the font selection command in your program. See the Technical Reference Manual, which is optionally available for this printer. Notes - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 161
2. Find the font slot and font ID number on the list. Font ID Number CHAPTER 5 OPTIONS Slot A or B Fig. 5-3 Font ID Numbers on the Font List 3. Select the font with the FONT switch. See "FONT Switch" in Chapter 4. 5-5 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 162
GUIDE MODULAR I/O CARD This printer has a modular input/output (MIO) interface slot on the rear panel. This slot allows you to install a commercial MIO-compatible sharing/network card. For more information about MIO cards, consult the dealer where you purchased this printer Do not touch the card - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 163
to 72 Mbytes by installing commercially available single in-line memory modules (SIMMs). (The standard memory fitted can vary depending on the printer model and country.) Minimum Memory Recommendation (Including 2/4/8 Mbytes of internal memory) s HP LaserJet, HP-GL, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 164
USER'S GUIDE The following capacity of SIMM can be installed: • 1 Mbyte HITACHI HB56D25632B-6A, -7A, - do not fit this printer. For SIMMs and installation, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer. When you install SIMMs, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer and unplug the power - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 165
the left side cover by sliding it to the rear of the printer. Fig. 5-6 Removing the Left Side Cover 5. Loosen the screws boards may be damaged by even a small amount of static electricity. Do not touch the memory chips or the board surface. When handling the board and before installing or - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 166
USER'S GUIDE 7. Install as many SIMMs as you need. • Set a SIMM into the network interface cable into the modular jack for options located inside the left side cover, or it may damage the printer. Modular Jack Slot 2 SIMM Slot 1 Fig. 5-8 Installing the SIMMs 8. Refit the metal plate and secure - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 167
select either duplex printing or simplex printing from the control panel or by software command. For more information about the control panel, see "FEEDER switch paper guide. Be sure to replace it with the duplex paper guide for the both simplex and duplex printing. • When the printer automatically - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 168
USER'S GUIDE When the duplex unit is installed, paper handling and capacity of the upper paper cassette changes as follows: For Duplex paper source all sources for - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 169
Check printed pages, page counter, and display messages periodically. If the display shows the following message, the printer has almost run out of toner or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge. 16 TONER EMPTY Although you can print between 30 and 100 additional pages after the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 170
following steps, refer to "Installing the Toner Cartridge" in Chapter 2. Be sure to review the instructive diagrams. To replace the toner cartridge, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer. 2 Open the top cover of the printer. 3. Lift the top of the toner cartridge slightly and pull it out of - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 171
touch or clean the transfer roller, or print quality may deteriorate. Clean Brush Anti-Static Teeth Fig. 6-1 Cleaning the Anti-Static Teeth Transfer Roller 5. Clean the transfer guide, referring to "Cleaning the Printer Interior" in this chapter. 6. Open the bag to unpack a new toner cartridge - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 172
out all the way. 10. Insert the toner cartridge in the direction of the arrows engraved on the cartridge into the side guides until it stops securely in the cartridge holder inside the printer. Note Push both sides of the toner cartridge gently until the cartridge is seated correctly in place. 11 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 173
a dry soft cloth. When you replace the toner cartridge, be sure to clean the printer interior with a dry soft cloth. If the printed page gets stained with toner, clean the printer interior with a dry soft cloth. Cleaning the Printer Exterior Clean the printer exterior as follows: 1. Turn off the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 174
the optional font cartridge/card. Cleaning the Printer Interior Dip a soft cloth in water and wring it out thoroughly for cleaning the printer interior. Notes When you clean the printer interior, pay attention to the following: • If your clothes are smeared with toner, wipe off toner with a dry - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 175
and unplug the power cord. 2. Open the top cover of the printer and remove the toner cartridge. 3. Clean both sides of the paper access cover and transfer guide by wiping off toner and paper particles with a dry, soft cloth. The paper access cover can be lifted up to allow easier access for cleaning - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 176
If you cannot clear the problem, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer. Inform the dealer of the message number for quick troubleshooting. Operator Call Messages Operator Call Message CHECK XXXXXXX 12 COVER OPEN 13 JAM XXXXXX 14 NO CARTRIDGE XX NO CASSETTE 16 TONER EMPTY XX LOAD PAPER - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 177
to Load the requested size of load paper manually. (The paper on the multi-purpose message appears alternately to tray and press the SEL switch. show a particular size.) An error occurred in the Turn off the printer, and re- optional font cartridge/card. install or replace the optional font - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 178
TROUBLESHOOTING protection to the correct size could solve this problem. If printing at 600 dpi, you may after you press the CONTINUE switch, turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again "KEEP PCL." Add SIMM memory with power off. Download font and the fonts saved in the HDD card - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 179
USER'S GUIDE Error Message 42 CARD FULL 43 CARD W ERROR 44 SIMM ERROR 45 MIO . See page 5-6. Check the interface cable connection between the printer and the fitted option. Use a new card. If the same error occurs, consult your dealer or service personnel. Set the correct size of paper in T2 or - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 180
CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING Service Call Messages Service Call Message 50 FUSER MALF Meaning for your 16/17 ppm printer. Action Turn off the printer. Wait 15 minutes, then turn it on again. Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again. Turn off the printer. Wait a few seconds - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 181
USER'S GUIDE Possible Problems This printer has been designed to be trouble free. However, if any problem should occur, note the display message and take the appropriate action. This section describes the actions to be taken against paper jams and unsatisfactory printouts. - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 182
CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING Paper may jam in the paper cassette, inside the printer, at the rear access cover or at the paper exit. Check the jam location and follow the instructions below to remove the jammed paper. After you have followed the instructions, the printer automatically resumes printing. - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 183
USER'S GUIDE s Paper Jam at Rear Access Cover 13 JAM REAR If a paper jam occurs behind the rear access cover before the paper exit, remove the jammed - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 184
CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING s Paper Jam at Fixing Roller inside the printer 13 JAM INSIDE If a paper jam occurs at the fixing roller, follow these steps to remove the jammed paper: 1. Open the top cover and remove the toner cartridge. 2. Remove the jammed paper by holding it with both hands and - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 185
jammed paper: 1. Pull the upper paper cassette out of the printer to release the edge of the paper from the paper feed roller, or the paper might be torn and difficult to remove. 2. Open the top cover and remove the toner cartridge. 3. Raise the paper access cover. 4. Remove the jammed paper using - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 186
s Paper Jam in the Paper Cassette CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 13 JAM TRAYS If a paper jam occurs inside the paper cassette, follow these steps: 1. Pull out the paper cassette. 2. Remove the jammed paper. Fig. 7-6 Paper - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 187
over which the printer has no control. If you cannot clear print problems, consult the dealer where you purchased the printer. s Unclear Printouts these print problems, check for the toner empty message. The toner may not be distributed evenly in the cartridge or the toner cartridge may be empty. 16 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 188
Follow these steps to clear the problem: 1. Open the top cover of the printer. CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING Fig. 7-8 Opening the Top Cover 2. Remove the toner cartridge from the printer. Fig. 7-9 Removing the Toner Cartridge 7-13 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 189
USER'S GUIDE 3. Rock the cartridge gently several times at a 45° angle. This distributes the toner evenly inside the cartridge. 45° 45° Fig. 7-10 Distributing the Toner Evenly 4. Install the toner cartridge and close the top cover of the printer. 5. Print out several pages. If you are still not - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 190
7 TROUBLESHOOTING s Stains and Stripes If the printed page is stained with toner or has vertical stripes, clean the printer interior 1.5" Action Replace the toner cartridge. Print several pages. * Replace the toner cartridge. Replace the toner cartridge. * If the problem occurs repeatedly, the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 191
the correct printing surface. Fig. 7-12 White Spots s Toner Scatter If toner scatters around printed characters and stains the printed page, clean the printer interior. See "Cleaning" in Chapter 6. Fig. 7-13 Toner Scatter If the same print problem occurs after cleaning, take any of the following - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 192
7 TROUBLESHOOTING s Black Page If an entire page is printed in black, make sure that the toner cartridge is properly installed. Never use heat-sensitive paper, or it may cause this problem. s White Page Fig. 7-14 Black Page If nothing is printed on pages, make sure that the toner cartridge is - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 193
sure that the toner cartridge is not empty or the toner is evenly distributed in the cartridge. Take the proper action, referring to "Unclear Printouts" in this section. Also, make sure that you use paper, OHP films or envelopes that meet specifications. Moist paper causes this problem. If the print - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 194
In CANADA Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92718 Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 BBS For downloading drivers from our Bulletin Board Service, call: In - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 195
Print Speed Warm Up First Print Print Media Resident Printer Fonts Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Wavelength: feed) Prestart by software command for 10 second first print Toner in a single-component cartridge Life Expectancy: 9,000 single-sided pages/cartridge (A4 or - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 196
USER'S GUIDE Functions CPU Emulation Interface RAM MB86832 100 MHz (SPARC architecture) Automatic emulation memory fitted can vary depending on the printer model and country. Font Cartridge/Card Slots Control Panel Diagnostics 2 slots 1 font cartridge slot: HP LaserJet Compatible 1 card slot - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 197
.6 x 15.5 inches) with an optional lower tray unit fitted Approx. 15 kg (33 lbs.) Approx. 21.0 kg (46.3 lbs.) with optional lower tray unit and toner cartridge fitted . Appendix-3 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 198
USER'S GUIDE PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Paper Input Printed Output Paper Type Cassettes : • 60 to 135 g/m2 (16 to 36 lbs)] • Overhead projector (OHP) films • Colored paper • Postcards • Label stock • Envelopes of COM10, Monarch, C5, DL and ISO B5 sizes Optional lower cassette (Tray 2) : Plain paper - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 199
envelope will not be printed. • Avoid feeding labels with the carrier sheet exposed. Otherwise, your printer will be damaged. • When feeding OHP film, the be used in a laser printer. 2. Preprinted papers must use inks that can withstand the temperature of the printers fusing process. (200 degrees - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 200
TYPES TO AVOID" WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENTS. s ENVELOPES Most envelopes will perform acceptably on your printer. However; some envelopes will have feeding and print quality problems because of their construction. A suitable envelope should have edges with a straight - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 201
problems. All labels and transparencies used in this printer must be able to withstand a temperature of 200 degrees centigrade (392 degrees Fahrenheit) for a period of 0.1 seconds. Label and transparency sheets should not exceed the paper weight specifications described in the User's Guide. Labels - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 202
USER'S GUIDE INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Bi-directional Parallel Interface Interface Connector A shielded cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant with the following pin assignment should be used. Most existing parallel cables support bidirectional communication, but some might have incompatible pin - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 203
high under data receiving, off-line, or error states. This signal becomes high when a paper empty state is detected. This signal becomes high when the printer is selected and low when it is deselected. This signal is used only for the bi-directional interface. This signal is used only for the - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 204
USER'S GUIDE Parallel Cable Connection for IBM-PC/AT or Compatible Computers and IBM-PS/2 Computers Signal DATA STROBE DATA 0 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 ACKNLG BUSY PE SLCT AUTO FEED GND FAULT SLCT IN Printer Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 19 - 30 32 36 Computer - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 205
should be used. 13 10 7 4 1 25 21 18 14 Fig. A-2 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignment Pin Signal IN/OUT Pin Signal IN/OUT No. Printer Controller No. Printer Controller 1 FG 14 NC 2 SD 15 NC 3 RD 16 NC 4 RS 17 NC 5 NC 18 NC 6 DR 19 NC 7 SG 20 ER 8 NC 21 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 206
USER'S GUIDE Signal Description Signal Name IN/OUT Explanation FG - Frame Ground SD OUT Send Data. RD IN Receive Data. Receives data transmitted from the computer. RS OUT Request To Send. "SPACE" level when the printer is ready to send data to the computer. DR IN Data Set Ready. When - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 207
for IBM-PC/AT or Compatible Computers and IBM-PS/2 Computers The following diagrams show the pin connections for the most common serial communications. s DB-9 Serial Connection When you use a computer with a 9-pin serial port, use a cable with the following pin configurations. Printer (Male) SD - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 208
USER'S GUIDE s Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface Interface Connector Pin Assignment Pin No. 1 2 3 4 Signal Vcc (+5V) - Data + Data Ground Serial Data Serial Data + Appendix-14 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 209
SYMBOL/CHARACTER SETS APPENDICES You can select the symbol and character sets with the FONT switch in the HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. See "FONT Switch" in Chapter 4. When you have selected the HP-GL emulation mode, you can select the standard or alternate - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 210
USER'S GUIDE HP LaserJet Mode Roman 8 (8U) ISO Latin1 (0N) ISO Latin2 (2N) ISO Latin5 (5N) PC-8 (10U) PC-8 D/N (11U) PC-850 (12U) PC-852 (17U) PC-8 Turkish (9T) Windows Latin1 (19U) Windows Latin2 (9E) Windows Latin5 (5T) Legal (1U) Ventura Math (6M) Ventura Intl (13J) - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 211
hexadecimal code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set. For other characters, see the US ASCII character set. PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish Appendix-17 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 212
USER'S GUIDE IBM Mode PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 HP-GL Mode ANSI ASCII 9825 CHR. SET FRENCH/GERMAN SCANDINAVIAN SPANISH/LATIN JIS ASCII ROMAN8 EXT. ISO IRV ISO SWEDISH PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish ISO SWEDISH:N ISO NORWAY 1 ISO GERMAN ISO FRENCH - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 213
USER'S GUIDE Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer's Intellifont Compatible Typefaces PCL Symbol Set Set ISO 8859-9 Latin5 ISO 8859-10 Latin6 PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-775 PC-Turk Windows 3.1 Latin1 Windows 3.1 Latin2 Windows 3.1 Latin5 DeskTop PC-1004 (OS/2) PS Text Ventura International - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 214
APPENDICES PCL Symbol Set Set ID Symbol Set Typeface(Continued) LetterGothic Mary- Oklahoma PC PC Utah 16.66** land Brussels Tennessee 8 U Roman-8 • • • • • • 0 N ISO 8859-1 Latin1 • • • • • • 2 N ISO 8859-2 Latin2 • • • • • • 5 N ISO 8859-9 Latin5 • • • • • • 6 N - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 215
USER'S GUIDE Symbol Sets Supported by the Printer's TrueType™ and Type 1 Font Compatible, and Original ISO 8859-9 Latin5 ISO 8859-10 Latin6 PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-775 PC-Turk Windows 3.1 Latin1 Windows 3.1 Latin2 Windows 3.1 Latin5 DeskTop PC-1004 (OS/2) PS Text Ventura International Ventura - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 216
8 U Roman-8 • 0 N ISO 8859-1 Latin1 • 2 N ISO 8859-2 Latin2 5 N ISO 8859-9 Latin5 6 N ISO 8859-10 Latin6 1 0 U PC-8 • 1 1 U PC-8 D/N • 1 2 U PC-850 • 1 7 U PC-852 2 6 U PC-775 9T PC-Turk 1 9 U Windows 3.1 Latin1 • 9E Windows 3.1 Latin2 5T Windows 3.1 Latin5 7J DeskTop • 9J - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 217
USER'S GUIDE QUICK REFERENCE OF COMMANDS The following tables show commands sorted by function. For further information about commands, refer to the "Technical Reference Manual," which is optionally available. Note l represents the lowercase l letter. Script notation is used because lowercase l - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 218
APPENDICES Function Paper Size Executive Letter Legal A4 B5 B6 A5 A6 Envelopes Monarch COM 10 DL C5 CURSOR POSITIONING Horizontal Position Horizontal Position Horizontal Position Vertical Position Vertical Position Vertical Position VECTOR GRAPHICS Enter HP-GL/2 Mode Use Previous HP-GL/2 Pen - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 219
USER'S GUIDE Function RASTER GRAPHICS Resolution Setting 75 dpi 100 dpi 200 dpi 150 dpi (default) Solid White HP-defined Shading Pattern HP-defined Cross-Hatched Pattern User defined Brother-defined Shading Pattern (64 steps, original) Select Source Transparency Mode Transparent Opaque Select - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 220
APPENDICES Function PATTERN Horizontal Size Horizontal Size Vertical Size Vertical Size Pattern ID Setting (See note below.) 2% Gray 10% Gray 15 % Gray 30% Gray 45% Gray 70% Gray 90% Gray 100% Gray Command Decimal ESC * c # A (# dot) ESC * c # H (# decipoint) ESC * c # B (# dot) ESC * c # V (# - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 221
USER'S GUIDE Function 1 Horiz. Line 2 Vert. Lines 3 Diagonal Lines 4 Diagonal Lines 5 Square Grid 6 Diagonal Grid Print pattern Solid Black Erase (Solid White Area Fill) Shaded Fill Cross-hatched Fill User defined Current Pattern Brother-defined Shading Fill (64 steps, original) Define Pattern User - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 222
ID) Character Code Set ESC * c # E 27 42 99 ## 69 (##: chara. code) Download Control Delete All ESC * c 0 F 27 42 99 48 70 Delete Temporary ESC * c 27 42 99 53 70 Copy Assign ESC * c 6 F 27 42 99 54 70 Download Font/Flash Memory Card (original) Delete One from Card ESC * c 1026 F 27 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 223
USER'S GUIDE Function Command USER-DEFINED SYMBOL SET Symbol Set ID Set Define T Currently Selected ESC * s 1 T All Locations ESC * s 2 T Internal ESC * s 3 T Downloaded ESC * s 4 T Cartridge ESC * s 5 T Option ROM Socket ESC * s 7 T Set Status Readback Location Unit All Entities of - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 224
Portrait Landscape Reverse Portrait Reverse Landscape Print Direction Copy Volume Paper Input Control Paper Eject Feed From Upper Cassette (TRAY 1) Manual Feed Envelope Feed From MP Tray Feed From Lower Cassette (TRAY 2 or Option) Command Decimal ESC & r 0 F ESC & r 1 F ESC * s 1 M ESC - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 225
USER'S GUIDE Function Command Decimal Simplex/Duplex Print (Available when 50 71 27 38 108 ## 85 Short-edge Offset (#/720 inch) ESC & l # Z 27 38 108 ## 90 (#/720 inch) Printer Reset ESC E 27 69 Self-test Job Separation ESC z ESC & l # T 27 122 27 38 108 ## 84 Unit of Measure ESC - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 226
27 40 54 83 1B 28 36 53 Windows 3.1 Latin5 ESC ( 5 T 27 40 53 84 1B 28 35 54 PC Turkish ESC ( 9 T 27 40 57 84 1B 28 39 54 ISO 6: ASCII ESC ( 0 U 27 40 48 31 32 55 Pi Font ESC ( 15 U 27 40 49 53 85 1B 28 31 35 55 PC-852 ESC ( 17 U 27 40 49 55 85 1B 28 31 37 55 Windows 3.1 Latin1 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 227
USER'S GUIDE Function PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 Fixed Pitch or P.S. Fixed P.S. Character Pitch Selection 1 Character Pitch Selection 2 10 Pitch 16.6 Pitch 12 Pitch Point Size Italics or upright Italics Upright Condensed - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 228
1 3 T PC Brussels Light ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s - 3 b 4 1 4 3 T PC Brussels Demi ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 2 b 4 1 4 3 T PC Brussels LightItalic ESC ( s 1 p ## v 1 s - 3 b 4 1 4 3 T PC Brussels DemiItalic ESC ( s 1 p ## v 1 s 2 b 4 1 4 3 T PC Tennessee Roman ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 0 b 4 1 0 1 T PC - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 229
USER'S GUIDE Function Command Type 1 Font Compatible Fonts (##: point size) Atlanta Book ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 0 b 1 5 5 T b 1 0 4 T OCR-B ESC ( 1 O ESC ( s 0 p 10 h 12 v 0 s 0 b 1 1 0 T Brother Original Fonts Bermuda Script ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 s 3 b 1 3 4 T Germany ESC ( s 1 p ## v 0 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 230
TIFF (original command) One of the unique features of the PCL mode of this printer is it supports CCITT G3/G4 type data compression and TIFF format. s CCITT G3/G4 (Raster Graphic Mode 1152) The printer's PCL mode supports CCITT G3/G4 type graphic data compression. This format is popular in optical - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 231
USER'S GUIDE Mode 1152 graphic data header data structure Position 0-1 2-3 4-7 8-11 12-13 14-15 16-19 300 dpi 90 01 00 00 : 400 dpi 58 02 00 00 : 600 dpi 400 and 600 dpi are available when printer operates in 600 dpi. vertical resolution (200,300,400,600) C8 00 00 00 : 200 dpi 2C 01 00 00 : - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 232
command (ESC*b###W) should contain whole TIFF file. In mode 1024, transfer graphics data command byte count does not have a limitation of 32,767 byte. The printer supports both 'MM' (big endian) format and 'II' (little endian) format. Print model is not applied to this type of data transfer. The - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 233
USER'S GUIDE Horizontal 1200-dpi Image Format Mode(Raster Graphic Mode 1027) The printer supports 1200 dpi printing for special image formats in 1200 dpi mode. We recommend that the installed printer memory is 10 Mbytes or more for 1200 dpi printing. To set 1200 dpi mode, 1. Set 1200 dpi printing - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 234
same data as in the previous line with 1 word of data. Ÿ Non-compressed data When the most significant bit in the first 2 bytes is 0, the printer goes into non-compression mode. The following 11 bits then indicate the number of words of data, and the least significant 4 bits are not used - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 235
USER'S GUIDE Ÿ 16 bit repeating compressed data When the most significant 3 bits in the first 2 bytes are in the order 1, . 15 14 13 12 0 1 1 1 the same data words as in the previous line (13 bits) The printer can not support the APT and HRC function in the 1200 dpi printing mode. Appendix-41 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 236
HP-GL/2 Command Sets Command Dual Context Extensions ENTER PCL MODE Mnemonic ESC % # A RESET PRIMARY FONT SECONDARY FONT SCALABLE OR BITMAPPED FONTS ESC E FI FN SB Palette Extensions TRANSPARENCY MODE TR SCREENED VECTORS SV Vector Group ARC ABSOLUTE AA ARC RELATIVE AR ABSOLUTE ARC - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 237
USER'S GUIDE Command EDGE WEDGE POLYGON MODE FILL POLYGON EDGE POLYGON Character Group SELECT SLANT EXTRA SPACE STANDARD FONT DEFINITION ALTERNATE FONT DEFINITION CHARACTER FILL MODE LABEL ORIGIN LABEL DEFINE LABEL TERMINATOR CHARACTER PLOT TRANSPARENT DATA DEFINE VARIABLE TEXT PATH Line and Fill - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 238
Job Language Commands Syntax Command Syntax Rules [ ] < > Special Characters and Items Printer Job Language Commands Syntax COMMENT DEFAULT DINQUIRE Reply ECHO Reply ENTER EOJ INFO Reply INITIALIZE INQUIRE Reply JOB OPMSG RDYMSG RESET SET STMSG Reply - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 239
USER'S GUIDE EPSON FX-850 Mode Command name Function Sequence Null Ignored to left margin CR Home Positioning Moves the cursor to the home position ESC < Select Printer Ignored DC1 Deselect Printer Ignored DC3 Set MSB=0 Sets most significant bit to zero ESC= Set MSB=1 Sets most - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 240
APPENDICES Command name Function Set Right Margin Sets right margin n columns from the left margin (range depends on type size and paper size) Set Skip-over Sets bottom margin at the n-th line, Perforation counting from the bottom Cancel Skip-over Cancels the setting of the bottom margin - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 241
USER'S GUIDE Command name Set/Cancel DoubleHigh Mode Set Italic Print Mode Cancel Italic Select Epson/IBM character set Select International Character Set Define Download Characters Select Download Character Mode Copy ROM Characters to Download RAM Select Bit Image Mode Set 9-dot Bit Image Mode - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 242
has been set from the front panel or by software (ESC 5 1), the cursor will move down page ejected Change Emulation Changes the emulation of the printer. All (original) data received so far will be Control Controls the paper input n=0 - Feed From Manual Feed Slot n=1 - Feed From MP Tray n=2 - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 243
USER'S GUIDE Command name Cancel Skip-over Perforation Set 1/8" Line Spacing Mode Set 7/72" Line Spacing Mode Save n/72" Line Spacing Mode Activate n/72" Line Spacing Mode - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 244
Character Set II Select Character Set I Select Characters from All Character Table Select a Character from All Character Table Define 8-dot Download Characters Select Download Font Set Single-Density Bit Image Mode Set Double-Density Bit Image Mode Set Double-Speed Double-Density Bit Image Mode Set - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 245
USER'S GUIDE HP-GL Mode Command Mnemonic Vector Group ARC LABEL TERMINATOR DT CHARACTER PLOT CP USER DEFINED CHARACTER UC Line and Fill Attributes Group LINE TYPE LT PEN WIDTH PW SELECT PEN SP SYMBOL MODE SM FILL TYPE FT TICK LENGTH TL X TICK XT Y TICK YT PEN THICKNESS PT - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 246
APPENDICES Function Command Decimal Go to Other Emulations BR-Script 2 Batch Mode BR-Script 2 Interactive Mode HP LaserJet IBM Proprinter XL EPSON FX-850 ESC CR AB ESC CR AI ESC CR H ESC CR I ESC CR E 27 13 65 66 27 13 65 73 27 13 72 27 13 73 27 13 69 High Resolution Control (HRC) Set HRC Off - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 247
USER'S GUIDE Bar Code Control The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. Print Bar Codes or Expanded Characters Code Dec - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 248
APPENDICES s Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing n = "s0" or "S0" n = "s1" or "S1" n = "s3" or "S3" 3 : 1 (default) 2 : 1 2.5 : 1 This parameter selects the bar code style as above. When the EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-A, Code 128 or EAN 128 bar code mode is selected, this bar - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 249
USER'S GUIDE s Bar Code Human Readable Line On or Off n = "r0" or "T131" or "t131" Default: Human readable line OFF All others This parameter specifies whether or not the printer prints the human readable line below the bar code. Human readable characters are always printed with OCR-B font of - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 250
APPENDICES s Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Offset in X-axis n = "xnnn" or "Xnnn" This parameter specifies the offset from the left margin in the "u"- or "U"-specified unit. s Bar Code & Expanded Character Offset in Y-axis n = "ynnn" or "Ynnn" This parameter - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 251
USER'S GUIDE s Expanded Character Rotation n = "a0" or "A1" n = "a1" or "A1" n = "a2" or "A2" n = "a3" or "A3" Upright (default) Rotated 90 degrees Upside down, rotated 180 degrees - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 252
characters other than above causes data error and the bar code data is printed as normal print data. If the check digit is incorrect, the printer calculates the correct check digit automatically so that the correct bar code data will be printed. When EAN13 is selected, adding "+" and a 2-or 5-digit - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 253
USER'S GUIDE • When ISBN (EAN) is selected with the parameter "t130" or "T130": Same rules Start n = "l" or "L" Data that follows "l" or "L" is read in as expanded character data (or labeling data). Expanded character data must end with the " \ " code (5CH), which also terminates this command. [ - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 254
APPENDICES 'EAN-8 LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x00y70b1234567?\"; 'UPC-A LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x50y70b12345678901?\"; 'EAN-13 LPRINT CHR$(27);"it5r1o0x100y70b123456789012?\"; 'UPC-E LPRINT CHR$(27);"it6r1o0x150y70b0123456?\"; 'Codabar LPRINT CHR$(27);"it9r1s0o0x00y100bA123456A\"; 'Code 128 set A LPRINT - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 255
ALARM lamp: 4-4 angle of control panel: 3-7 anti-static teeth: 6-3 application software: 3-1 AUTO CR: 4-21 auto form feed: 4-42 AUTO LF: 4-21 DATA lamp: 4-4 data terminal ready: 4-19 demonstration pattern: 4-86 display: 4-1 download font: 4-39 drum shutter: 2-7 DTR: 4-19 duplex mode: 4-75 duplex - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 256
GUIDE F face down print delivery: 3-17 face down print delivery tray: 2-3 face up print delivery: 3-17 factory settings: 3-10, 4-79 FEEDER switch: 4-70 fixing roller: 7-9 flash memory card: 1-10, 5-2 flash operation: 4-34 floppy disk: 2-1 fonts: 1-6, 4-59 font card: 5-2 font cartridge download - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 257
guide: 6-7 PAPER IN setting: 4-74 paper jam: 7-6 paper path selector guide: 3-12 paper width guide: 2-15 parallel interface printer driver: 3-1 printer emulation: 3-1 printer settings: 3-10, 4-86 printer status message: 4-2 printer 18 serial interface port: 2-18 service call message: 7-5 SET switch: - Brother International HL-1660E | Users Manual - English - Page 258
emulation change: 4-65 time out for the power save mode: 4-69 toner cartridge: 1-4, 2-2, 2-7, 6-1 toner empty: 6-1 toner low: 4-44 toner save mode: 1-8, 4-69 top cover: 2-3, 2-5 top margin: 4-23 transfer guide: 6-7 transfer roller: 6-3 tray 1: 3-16 tray 2: 3-16 U upper paper cassette: 2-3, 3-11 user
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Brother Laser Printer
HL-1660e
USER’S GUIDE