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HL-1850/1870N SERVICE MANUAL CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. FEATURES This printer has the following features; High Resolution and Fast Print Speed True 600 x 600 dots / true 300 x 300 dots per inch (dpi) and 2400 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) for graphics with microfine toner and up to 18 pages per minutes (ppm) print speed for A4 and 19 pages per minutes (ppm) print speed for Letter paper. Versatile Paper Handling The printer loads paper automatically from the paper cassette. The paper cassette can hold A4, letter, B5 (ISO), B5 (JIS), A5, B6 (ISO), A6, Executive and Legal sizes of paper. The manual feed slot allows manual paper loading sheet by sheet so you can use a variety of types and sizes of paper. Front Operation Basic operation of the printer can be controlled from the control panel. Enhanced Printing Performance and User-Friendly Operation for Windows® The dedicated printer driver for Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows® NT 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP are available on the CD-ROM 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 choose various printer settings including toner save mode, custom paper size, sleep mode, gray scale adjustment, resolution, water mark and many layout functions. You can easily setup these print options through the Printer Setup Menu. Printer Status Monitor with Bi-directional Parallel Interface The printer driver can monitor the status of your printer using bi-directional parallel communications. IEEE-1284 bi-directional parallel printer cable is recommended. 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. If you have turned on the interactive Help (Windows® 95/98 only) you can get visual guidance on your PC screen on the actions in the event of certain printer errors. Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup is a convenient utility to allow you to make changes to frequently used driver settings easily without having to open the printer properties selection box every time. It is launched automatically when this printer driver is selected. You can change the settings by clicking on the icon with the right mouse button. Enhanced Memory Management The printer provides its own data compression technology in its printer hardware and the supplied printer driver software, which can automatically compress graphic data and font data efficiently into the printer's memory. You can avoid memory errors and print most full page 600 dpi graphic and text data, including large fonts, with the standard printer memory. 1-1

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HL
-1850/1870N
SERVICE
MANUAL
CHAPTER
1
GENERAL
1.
FEATURES
This
printer
has
the
following
features;
High
Resolution
and
Fast
Print
Speed
True
600
x
600
dots
/
true
300
x
300
dots
per
inch
(dpi)
and
2400
x
600
dots
per
inch
(dpi)
for
graphics
with
microfine
toner
and
up
to
18
pages
per
minutes
(ppm)
print
speed
for
A4
and
19
pages
per
minutes
(ppm)
print
speed
for
Letter
paper.
Versatile
Paper
Handling
The
printer
loads
paper
automatically
from
the
paper
cassette.
The
paper
cassette
can
hold
A4,
letter,
B5
(ISO),
B5
(JIS),
A5,
B6
(ISO),
A6,
Executive
and
Legal
sizes
of
paper.
The
manual
feed
slot
allows
manual
paper
loading
sheet
by
sheet
so
you
can
use
a
variety
of
types
and
sizes
of
paper.
Front
Operation
Basic
operation
of
the
printer
can
be
controlled
from
the
control
panel.
Enhanced
Printing
Performance
and
User
-Friendly
Operation
for
Windows
®
The
dedicated
printer
driver
for
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95/98/Me,
Windows
®
NT
4.0
and
Windows
®
2000/XP
are
available
on
the
CD-ROM
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
choose
various
printer
settings
including
toner
save
mode,
custom
paper
size,
sleep
mode,
gray
scale
adjustment,
resolution,
water
mark
and
many
layout
functions.
You
can
easily
setup
these
print
options
through
the
Printer
Setup
Menu.
Printer
Status
Monitor
with
Bi-directional
Parallel
Interface
The
printer
driver
can
monitor
the
status
of
your
printer
using
bi-directional
parallel
communications.
IEEE
-1284
bi-directional
parallel
printer
cable
is
recommended.
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.
If
you
have
turned
on
the
interactive
Help
(Windows
®
95/98
only)
you
can
get
visual
guidance
on
your
PC
screen
on
the
actions
in
the
event
of
certain
printer
errors.
Quick
Print
Setup
The
Quick
Print
Setup
is
a
convenient
utility
to
allow
you
to
make
changes
to
frequently
used
driver
settings
easily
without
having
to
open
the
printer
properties
selection
box
every
time.
It
is
launched
automatically
when
this
printer
driver
is
selected.
You
can
change
the
settings
by
clicking
on
the
icon
with
the
right
mouse
button.
Enhanced
Memory
Management
The
printer
provides
its
own
data
compression
technology
in
its
printer
hardware
and
the
supplied
printer
driver
software,
which
can
automatically
compress
graphic
data
and
font
data
efficiently
into
the
printer's
memory.
You
can
avoid
memory
errors
and
print
most
full
page
600
dpi
graphic
and
text
data,
including
large
fonts,
with
the
standard
printer
memory.
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