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Brother HL-1440

The HL-1230, HL-1440, HL-1450 and HL-1470N are A4 laser printers using the same engine. They were introduced in 2001 and are successors to the HL-1200 series .

Print speed on the HL-1440 is 15 pages per minute and resolution extends up to 1200x600 for graphics use although it would more normally be used for 300x300 text.

The print speed and resolution would make it a good office printer except that the base memory of just 2MB is far too limited for today's web pages and PDFs so it may sometimes stall when asked to print such things. The memory can be expanded to 34MB with a SIMM.

The PCL 4 language may also be a restriction where graphics are concerned.

For more detail on where this printer fitted into Brothers line-up see the HL-1230 page.

Control:

LEDs and a single key. Most information comes via the Windows drivers. Errors are indicated by light patterns so fuser is all lights flash then drum.

Duty Cycle:

Brother don't give figures

Upto 14 pages per minute.

1200 x 600 dpi is supported for graphics but given the base memory it will slow the machine down. 600x600 and 300x300 dpi are also supported.

Paper Handling:

A4/ Us-letter sized paper feed path. Paper normally feeds out of the tray, through the print station and out onto the top of the printer in an "S" shaped path.

Paper Cassette (Standard): 250 Sheets

Manual Feed: 1 Sheet

Face Down: 150 Sheets

Face Up: 1 Sheet

Manual Feed:

Single sheet manual feed for letterhead and envelopes

Media Types: Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper, Envelopes, Labels, and Transparencies

Media Weight Manual Feed: 60 - 161 g/m2 (16 - 43 lb)

Media Sizes Manual Feed: Custom : 69.8 x 116 - 216 x 356 mm (2.75" x 4.57" - 8.5" x 14")

Main Tray:

Standard paper cassette with a capacity of 250 sheets of 80gsm paper located in the printer base.

Paper Cassette Media: Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper, Transparencies

Media Weight Paper Cassette: 60 - 105 g/m2 (16 - 28 lb)

Media Sizes Paper Cassette (Standard): A4, Letter, B5(ISO), A5, B6(ISO), A6, Exe

Tray 3:The HL-1440 doesn't take an optional tray.

Face Down:

Up to 150 sheets of paper can exit into the paper tray on top of the printer

Face Up:

A single sheet can exit onto the Face-Up tray

Duplex:

Manual only

Processor:

Fujitsu MB86833 66MHz

Memory:

The HL-1440 comes with just 2MB base memory which is adequate for text pages with limited graphics. There is a single SIMM slot for additional memory.

The service manual says 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 (Although a 64 Mbyte SIMM can be installed, only 32 Mbyte is effective.)

Height: 35.0 mm (1.38 inches) or less

Output: 32 bit or 36 bit (independent of parity)

Interface:

Both Parallel and USB

IEEE 1284 Parallel, USB

Network:

There is no option for an internal network print-server however an external parallel or USB print server can be used. Some features of Brother's drivers may not work with some print servers.

The HL-1440 has PCL4 emulation with 24 Bitmap fonts.

System Compatability:

The HL-1440 is primarily intended for Windows. It came with drivers for iMac/iBook/G3/G4 but the limited memory makes it a poor choice for graphics.

Linux CUPS has drivers.

Power:

US 110 Volt and Rest of the World 220 Volt Models.

Power Consumption:

These printers use a hot-roller fuser heated by a halogen lamp so power consumption varies greatly as the thermostatic control turns the lamp on and off.

Printing: Less than 340 W

Standby: Less than 70 W

Sleep: Less than 6 W

Dimensions:

360 x 370 x 235 mm 14.2" (W) x 14.6" (D) x 9.3"(H)

Weight:

Approx. 9.2 kg (20.3 lbs.) including the drum unit and toner cartridge

Consumables:

These printers use a separate toner cartridge and drum. The idea is to give economical printing and environmental benefits by using the OPC drum to it's full potential instead of disposing of it part used when a toner cartridge has been used up.

Brother's technique of redirecting unused waste toner back to the toner hopper by switching polarities on the waste capture roller and developer is also 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

DR-6000 -aka DR-400 - Approx. 20000 pages (1 page/job)

Fuser:

The fuser in a laser printer adheres toner to the page using a combination of heat and pressure. The hot roller is coated in non-stick material to prevent the toner sticking and making marks down the page.

After many thousand pages the non stick material becomes exhausted, often parts of the material come away from the metal of the heated roller.

LJ7161001 Fuser / Fixing Unit, 115V.

LJ7162001 Fuser / Fixing Unit, 230V. Fuser for HL-1230, 1440, 1450, 1470 (formerly LJ5830001)

The fusers fit the following:

HL-1230, HL-1430, HL-1435, HL-1440, HL-1450, HL-1470N, DCP-1400, intelliFAX 4100, intelliFAX 4750e, intelliFAX 5750e, Fax 8360P, Fax 8370, MFC-8500, MFC-9660 Series MFC-9700, MFC-9800.

In most cases these days technicians just change the whole fuser but in this case the heated roller may be available as an item. The Service Manual gives details on how to change the heated roller.

UL8907001 Heat Roller used in HL-1030, HL-1240, HL12-50 series. Brother Heat Roller (Formerly LJ4169001)

Other parts for the fuser include the following, however they may not be so readily available.

UL8902001 Thermistor Assembly

UL8908001 Heated Roller Bearing

LJ4160001 Halogen Lamp, 115V

LJ4163001 Halogen Lamp, 230V

What-In-The-Box:

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

Warranty:

These printers are over 6 years old

Spares:

Spares for this printer are still available in March 2010. Brother have re-used the engine design in subsequent machines and there are probably sufficient users to make toner sales still profitable for Brother.

LJ4892001 Pressure Roller in Tray (also use UL90840001)

UL9084001 Separation Pad

UL9060001 1 Paper Feed Roller Assembly

UL9066001 1 Paper Pickup Roller Assembly