Brother International HL 1240 Service Manual - Page 127

HL-1240 or HL-1250 does not appear in Chooser with iMac and Power, Macintosh G3 with USB.

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CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING S-6 HL-1240 (or HL-1250) does not appear in Chooser with iMac and Power Macintosh G3 with USB. User Check (1) Check the printer is turned on. (2) Check the USB interface cable is connected correctly. (3) Check the printer driver is installed correctly. Possible cause Step Check Result Remedy Printer connection 1 Select 'Apple System Profiler' No Check the printer is turned on in Apple Menu. Are the and the USB interface cable is following items indicated in the connected correctly. USB box of the Device and Volumes tab? Check that the USB cable used is the shielded twisted Product ID: 6*($6) (for HL- pair type and 5 m or less. 1240) or 7*($7) (for HL-1250) Vender: Brother International Corporation (or 0x4f9) Try to connect the printer and PC with the USB cable directly. Driver installation 2 Are there the following files in the Extensions Folder of System Folder? BR_Backgrounder BR_PrintMoniter(USB) HL-1200/MFL Pro USBPrinterDriver No Try to re-install the printer driver. Yes Turn off the printer and PC power switch, and check all connections between them. Then, turn them on again. BR_Backgrounder BR_PrintMoniter(USB) HL-1200/MFL Pro USBPrinterDriver(BR6*) USBPrinterDriver(BR7*) USBPrinterDriver(BR8*) USBPrinterDriver(BR9*) USBPrinterDriver(BR100*) *NOTE: The value following 'BR' is a product ID, which is defined as follows; 6: HL-1240 7: HL-1250 8: HL-1270N 9: MFC-P2500 or HL-P2500 100: MFC model 6-17

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CHAPTER 6
TROUBLESHOOTING
6-17
S-6
HL-1240 (or HL-1250) does not appear in Chooser with iMac and Power
Macintosh G3 with USB.
User Check
(1) Check the printer is turned on.
(2)
Check the USB interface cable is connected correctly.
(3) Check the printer driver is installed correctly.
Possible cause
Step
Check
Result
Remedy
Printer
connection
1
Select ‘Apple System Profiler’
in Apple Menu.
Are the
following items indicated in the
USB box of the Device and
Volumes tab?
Product ID: 6*($6) (for HL-
1240) or 7*($7) (for HL-1250)
Vender: Brother International
Corporation (or 0x4f9)
No
Check the printer is turned on
and the USB interface cable is
connected correctly.
Check that the USB cable
used is the shielded twisted
pair type and 5 m or less.
Try to connect the printer and
PC with the USB cable directly.
Driver
installation
2
Are there the following files in
the Extensions Folder of
System Folder?
No
Try to re-install the printer
driver.
<For System 8.6 or higher>
BR_Backgrounder
BR_PrintMoniter(USB)
HL-1200/MFL Pro
USBPrinterDriver
<For System 8.1, 8.5, 8.51>
BR_Backgrounder
BR_PrintMoniter(USB)
HL-1200/MFL Pro
USBPrinterDriver(BR6*)
USBPrinterDriver(BR7*)
USBPrinterDriver(BR8*)
USBPrinterDriver(BR9*)
USBPrinterDriver(BR100*)
Yes
Turn off the printer and PC
power switch, and check all
connections between them.
Then, turn them on again.
*NOTE:
The value following ‘BR’ is a product ID, which is defined as follows;
6:
HL-1240
7:
HL-1250
8:
HL-1270N
9:
MFC-P2500 or HL-P2500
100:
MFC model