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Brother HL-1250

The HL-1030, HL-1240, HL-1250 and HL-1270N are A4 laser printers using the same engine. This series was introduced in 1999.

These printers have a neat form-factor with a main paper tray under the machine and a manual feed slot for individual sheets of letterhead and envelopes.

Speed is 12 pages per minute for the HL-1250 and printers nd can work at 1200x600 dpi for graphics. They have the PCL 6 language and built in bar-codes.

These printers are collectively known as the HL-1200 series. These printers quite old now and not particularly fast so people have to make a repair or replace decision before buying parts like a new drum or fuser.

Toners for the HL-1200 Series are the TN6300 (3k pages) and TN6600 (6k pages) and the DR6000 drum. In the US very similar parts are TN430, TN460 and DR400.

Control:

These printers have a basic control panel with LED lights and a button. The Windows drivers provide more information. See the HL-1030 page for more information on light patterns and a test page.

Duty Cycle:

Brother give MTBF and MTTR rather than a duty cycle.

The meantime between failure (MTBF) and the meantime to repair (MTTR) for this printer are as follows;

MTBF: Up to 4,000 hours

MTTR: Average 30 minutes

Up to 12pmm for the HL-1250. High resolution will slow things down.

Up to 1200x600 dpi enhanced mode for graphics and pictures. Up to 600x600 dpi with DOS and iMac/G3

The HL-1250/1270N support a High Resolution Control and Advanced Photoscale Technology (HRC)

High Resolution Control (HRC) technology provides clear and crisp printouts. Use this function to get smooth text print quality.

Paper Handling:

A4 / US-Letter paper path. The printer has a main tray and a 1 sheet manual feed slot.

Paper tray (Input): 250 Sheet tray

Manual Feed (Input): 1 sheet

(output): 1 sheet

Sizes: min. 70(W) x 116(D)mm max. 216(W) x 356(D)mm

(Others): OHP, Envelopes, Labels, Organiser

Sheet weight: 64-158 g/m2

Multiple page printing: 2 in 1, 4 in 1, 9 in 1, 16 in 1, 25 in 1 1 in 2x2, 1 in 3x3, 1 in 4x4, 1 in 5x5

Manual Feed:

Manual Feed: (Input) 1 sheet, (output) 1 sheet Sizes: min. 2.75"(W) x 4.57"(D) max. 8.5"(W) x 14"(D), OHP, Envelopes, Labels, Organiser

Sheet weight: 64-158 g/m2

Tray 2:

Paper tray:(Input) 250 Sheet tray, Sizes: A4, B5, A5, A6, Letter, Exe, LGL, Transparencies

Sheet weight: 64-105 g/m2

Tray 3:(optional): 250 Sheet Lower Tray

Face Down:

Output: 150 sheets

Duplex:

Manual Only

Processor:

MB86832 66MHz

(Very slow by these days standards)

Memory:

HL-1250: 4MB Expandable up to 36 Mbytes by installing an industry standard SIMM.

According to the service manual the SIMM must have the following specifications;

Type: 72 pin (Both EDO RAM and Fast page mode DRAM can be used.)

Access time: 60 nsec - 80 nsec

Capacity: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 Mbyte

Interface:

IEEE1284 bi-di Parallel, and USB

Network:

10/100 BaseTX Ethernet network interface (for HL-1270N only)

The HL-1250 supports HP LaserJet 6P (PCL6), Epson FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL.

System-Compatability:

Dedicated printer driver for Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM

At the time this printer was produced bi-directional parallel cables were not universal so the IEEE-1284 was recommended but not compulsory.

Linux (CUPS) has support for the HL-1030, HL-1240, HL-1250 and HL-1270

There printers came with a DOS Remote Printer Console (RPC) available on the CD-ROM allowing default settings of the printer such as fonts, page setup and emulations to be changed easily. DOS is no longer widely used, however Windows systems can still run such programs.

Power:

Printers are available in Americas and Rest of World Models

U.S.A. and Canada: AC 110 to 120V, 50 Hz/60 Hz

Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240V, 50 Hz/60 Hz

Power Consumption:

Printing Peak: 940W With the halogen heater on but ignoring current inrush.

Printing: 340W (average)

Standby: Max 80W

Sleep:Max. 5W (12W for HL-1270N) When the fan has stopped.

Dimensions:

360(w) x 370(d) x 235(h) mm

Weight:

20.3lb/9.2kg incl. Toner/Drum

Acoustic Noise:

27 dBA : Standby

49 dBA: Printing

Consumables:

These printers use a separate toner cartridge and drum. The toner cartridge fits onto the drum but can be released and used on another new drum when needed. However these printers re-use waste toner to some extent so toners should not be swapped between machines.

The toner and drum have different part codes for European and US markets but on the web both tend to be used.

TN-6300 aka TN-430 Standard - Approx. 3000 pages A4/Letter size paper @ 5% coverage

TN-6600 aka TN-460 High Yield - Approx. 6000 pages A4/Letter size paper @ 5% coverage

Drum and Developer

The drum unit is mainly the photoconductor together with part of the cleaning mechanism. DR-6000 aka DR-400 - Approx. 20000 pages (1 page/job)

Brother recommend cleaning the printer innards and optics when changing the drum. See the user manual.

Fuser:

The fuser in a laser printer adheres toner to the page using a combination of heat and pressure.

LJ7759001 Fuser / Fixing Unit 115V

LJ7760001 Fuser / Fixing Unit, 230V

UL8907001 Heat Roller 25 UL8907001 Brother Heat Roller (Formerly LJ4169001)

LJ4163001 Halogen Lamp, 230V

Whats-In-The-Box:

Old printers only likely to be available as-is from brokers and refurbishers. Refurbishers are likey to ship a recycled cartridge with the printer.

Warranty:

These printers no longer have warranty.

Spares:

Spares for this printer are still available in March 2010 perhaps because Brother re-used the engine design for some time.

LJ4892001 Pressure Roller in Tray

UL9084001 Separation Pad

UL9060001 1 Paper Feed Roller Assembly

UL9066001 1 Paper Pickup Roller Assembly

LJ8305001 Main Logic PCB

UL9129001 Front Cover

LJ4222001 Engine Pcb (Note - there are variants, see the Service Manual)

LG4016001 Low Voltage PSU PCB ASSY ZLE-B,230V

LJ4157001 1 Laser Unit (B512033)

LJ4181001 1 Paper Tray Assembly, A4

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