Brother International HL-720 Service Manual - Page 7

CHAPTER I Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printer: • IBM PC or compatible with 80486 SX or higher microprocessor • Parallel interface (or printer port) • 4 Mbytes or more of memory • 10 Mbytes of space available on your hard disk for the printer driver and all fonts • Microsoft Windows 3.1/3.11 or Windows 95 Caution: This printer has been designed specially for Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95. It cannot work in a DOS environment such as MS-DOS. This printer has the following features: 600 dpi Resolution and 6 ppm Printing Speed 600 dots per inch (dpi) with microfine toner and six pages per minute (ppm) printing speed (A4 or Letter size paper). User-Friendly Operation for Windows The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™-compatible fonts for Microsoft® Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 are available on the floppy disk supplied with your printer. You can easily install them into your Windows system using our installer program. The driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows applications and allows you to set various printer settings including toner saving mode, custom paper size, sleep mode settings, gray scale adjustment, resolution, and so forth. You can easily set these print options through the Printer Setup Menu within the Windows Control Panel. Printer Status Monitor with Bi-directional Parallel Interface The printer driver can monitor your printer's status using bi-directional parallel communications. The printer status monitor program can show the current status of your printer. When printing, the animated dialog box appears on your computer screen to show the current printing process. If an error occurs, a dialog box will appear to let you know what to correct. For example: when your printer is out of paper, the dialog box will display "Paper Empty" and instructions for the proper corrective action. Versatile Paper Handling The printer has a multi-purpose sheet feeder and straight paper path mechanism. Using this mechanism, you can load A4, letter, legal, B5, A5, and executive sizes of paper, and various types of paper including envelopes, postcards, organizer paper, or a custom paper size. The multi-purpose sheet feeder also allows manual paper loading, so you can use labels and transparencies.