Brother IU 683 / 0402 manual

Installation and User's Guide TowerFeed TM for Brother HL - 7050 IU 683 / 0402[...]

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IU 683 / 0404 1 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers TABLE OF CONTENTS USER'S MANUAL TowerFeed TM 444 for Brother HL - 7050 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PREFACE 3 UNPACKING 4 BOX CONTENTS 6 INSTALLATION Hardware Installation 7 TowerFeed Setup 9 Printer Setup 9 Software Installation 10 OPERATING Loading Paper 12 Reloading Paper 13 Out of Paper 13 Paper Jam[...]

IU 683 / 0404 2 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers PREFACE Thank you for selecting a Rutishauser product. TowerFeed is a superior sheet feeder specifically designed to extend the paper handling capabilities of your Brother laser printer. We encourage you to read this manual carefully to ensure correct installation and satisfactory operation. TowerFe[...]

IU 683 / 0404 3 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers UNPACKING Note: Prior to delivery, your TowerFeed was thoroughly tested and carefully packaged. Pl ease check your unit for transportation damage and/or missing parts immediately upon receipt. It is advisable to get a second person to help you unpack the unit. Warning: TowerFeed may weigh up to 36 k[...]

IU 683 / 0404 4 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers UNPACKING Fig. 1 Cut the packing strips and lift away the top of the shipping container. Fig. 2 Lay unit on side and carefully pull out TowerFeed from the bottom part of the shipping container. Fig. 3 Insert rollers (floor and combined models only) Fig. 4 Stand up TowerFeed and remove wrapping Fig. [...]

IU 683 / 0404 5 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers BOX CONTENTS Note: Prior to d elivery, your TowerFeed was thoroughly tested and carefully packaged. Please check your unit for transportation damage and/or missing parts immediately upon receipt. Box Contents (1) TowerFeed unit with drawers (2) Accessories box Accessories Box Contents (1) Power Cabl[...]

IU 683 / 0404 6 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers INSTALLATION Warning : PO WER OFF your printer and TowerFeed and disconnec t all power and interface cables before you proceed with the installation. Hardware Installation Remove Transportation Inserts • Pull out, lift upwards and remove the trays from TowerFeed so as to remove the transportation [...]

IU 683 / 0404 7 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers INSTALLATION • Your printer has a centered paper path. Therefore the paper paths of printer and TowerFeed have not to be adju sted like for previous Brother printers. Electrical Connections • Connect the RS - 232 data cable to the serial port of the printer and to the rear of TowerFeed (Fig. 10)[...]

IU 683 / 0404 8 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers INSTALLATION TowerFeed Setup TowerFeed is factory preset for the Brother HL - 7050 printer. Therefore, it is not necessary to run the TowerFeed setup program for this printer type. Printer Setup The TowerFeed Option must be selected using the printer panel as following: • Press and hold the GO but[...]

IU 683 / 0404 9 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers INSTALLATION Software Installation Installation of Printer Driver Basically the original W indows drivers of Brother for the HL - 7050 can be used (revision 1.59 or later). This except the PostScript driver, which has no TowerFeed extension. Prior to the standard driver installation, an enclosed fil[...]

IU 683 / 0404 10 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers INSTALLATION After successful installation of the printer driver, yo u will find in Printer - Properties - Accessories in the field available Options all available TowerFeed models. Select your model (e.g. TF444/77 for the 7 - bin model). Hit the Add button to install this option to field at the ri[...]

IU 683 / 0404 11 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers INSTALLATION Paper Allocation in the Application Program The application program usually has a Page Setup screen which can be accessed via File - Page Setup... . In the Paper Source tag you will find the paper source settings for First page: and Other pages: The paper source settings in this window[...]

IU 683 / 0404 12 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers OPERATING Loading Paper • Pull open the tray you wish to load until it reaches the stop or remove it completely for more conv enient loading. • Obtain a fresh ream of paper. Best results will be obtained using regular copier or laser printer paper (see "Paper Quality Guidelines"). Hol[...]

IU 683 / 0404 13 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers OPERATING Reloading Paper While feeding occurs from a higher tray, lower ones may be reloaded without interrupting feeding and printing. To reload paper, please refer to "Loading Paper ". Once the tray is replenished with paper and clos ed, TowerFeed will resume feeding. Out of Paper • [...]

IU 683 / 0404 14 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers PAPER QUALITY GUIDELINES General These paper quality guidelines are general recommendations. Paper beyond these specifications may work as well, however it should be tested before use. Paper is a material that reacts intensively to adverse temperature and humidity conditions. The observance of prop[...]

IU 683 / 0404 15 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX A - Printer Specific Notes Printer Firmware Revision HL - 7050: Every printer firmware version supports the TowerFeed option. Duplex Option The printer's duplexing capabilities remain fully supported with the TowerFeed paper handling option installed. When loading the paper please als[...]

IU 683 / 0404 16 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX B - Tips & Hints Power ON Sequence Power On TowerFeed first! When powering on the printer, it will scan its option bus for available options. In case TowerFeed would not be ready at that point in t ime, the printer shows an error message (Check TF). In this case make sure that the prin[...]

IU 683 / 0404 17 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX B - Tips & Hints Printing a Document with copies on the Brother Laser Printer with TowerFeed When printing a document you get either an original copy (copies = 1), or, if you set copies = n, you will get n times the same printout. Usually you want the original document to distinguis h [...]

IU 683 / 0404 18 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX B - Tips & Hints The following table shows the internal denominations of the paper sources: Brother HL - Laser Printer Paper Type Tray Denomination Upper Paper Cassette wdPrinterUpperBin e.g. Letter head MP Tray wdPrinterMiddleBin Manual Paper Tray wdPrinterManualFeed TowerFeed 1 257 e[...]

IU 683 / 0404 19 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX B - Tips & Hints With ActiveDocument.PageSetup .LineNumbering.Active = False .Orientation = wdOrientPortrait .TopMargin = CentimeterToPoints (2.5) .BottomMargin = Centi meterToPoints (2) .LeftMargin = CentimeterToPoints (3) .RightMargin = CentimeterToPoints (1.5) .Gutter = CentimeterTo[...]

IU 683 / 0404 20 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX C - Troubleshooting Diagnosing an Error Situation TowerFeed 444 is equipped with a self - diagnosing system with acoustical and optical mes sages that allow the operator to quickly locate the cause of a problem. Almost every time the problem is due to an incorrect operation or unsuitable p[...]

IU 683 / 0404 21 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX C - Troubleshooting TowerFeed Beep Types Type 0 TowerFeed Reset Beep (e.g. after Power ON) (1x short) Type 1 Paper in TowerFeed paper path after a printer Reset (short - short) Type 2 Paper Jam in TowerFeed (long - long) Type 3 TowerFeed Motor blocked (short - lo ng) Type 4 Signal to inser[...]

IU 683 / 0404 22 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX D – TowerFeed Control Command Software The paper selection for TowerFeed is made by control commands (ESCAPE sequences). These commands have to be implemented in the application and the print jobs. The following alternatives can be applied: • W INDO WS: Using the W indows driver will a[...]

IU 683 / 0404 23 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX D – TowerFeed Control Command Control by the Printer Driver A number of non - W indows software applications such as DOS or UNIX versions of Word Processing provide options to modify their printer drivers for paper feeders such as TowerFeed. Using this method, TowerFeed control can be in[...]

IU 683 / 0404 24 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX E – Multi - Part Forms Programming Multi - Part Forms Programming Laser Printers offer many advantages but ther e is one deficiency compared to impact printers, the inability to print multi - part forms. The use of multi - part forms reduces printing time and permits the use of different[...]

IU 683 / 0404 25 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX F – TowerFeed Selftest TowerFeed Selftest Feature The TowerFeed selftest feature allows to test the TowerFeed unit independently from any printer and computer. W ith this test you can check for correct paper feeding (horizontal position, skew, jam behaviour). Note: To perform a TowerFeed[...]

IU 683 / 0404 26 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX G - Cleaning and Maintenance TowerFeed does not require preventive mainten ance. Cleaning of housing and removal of paper dust from within the TowerFeed trays might now and then be indicated. Clean the outside of TowerFeed with a lightly water - dampened cloth. Do not use detergents to avo[...]

IU 683 / 0404 27 TowerFeed TM for Brother Printers APPENDIX H – TowerFeed Specifications Dimensions and Weights: Model Designation Width Depth Height Weight Desktop Model TF 444/33.18.xx 480 mm 541 mm 293 mm 20.0 kg Combined Model TF 444/75.18.xx 480 mm 541 mm 444 mm 25.0 kg Floor Model TF 444/77.18.xx 480 mm 541 mm 714 mm 41.0 kg Paper Specifica[...]

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