Brother HL-1050 Printer User Manual


 
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Printer Status Monitor with Bi-directional Parallel Interface
The printer driver can monitor your printer’s status using bi-
directional parallel communications. A high quality 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. For
example: when your printer is out of paper, the dialog box will display
“Paper Empty” and instructions for the proper corrective action.
(For HL-1050 Only)
USB Interface
The Universal Serial Bus Interface is an interface which allows the
printer to connect to multiple peripheral devices.
(For HL-1050 Only)
High Resolution Control & Advanced Photoscale Technology
High resolution control (HRC) technology provides clear and crisp
printouts. Use this function to get smooth text print quality.
Advanced Photoscale Technology enables the printer to print graphics
in 256 grayscales, producing nearly photographic quality. Use this
function when you want to print photographic images.
(For HL-1040/1050 Only)
Optional Apple Macintosh
®
Interface
An optional Apple Macintosh serial interface is available, which
allows your printer to be connected to Apple Macintosh computers.
With this option, you can use your printer with both an IBM PC, or
compatible, and an Apple Macintosh at the same time. This optional
interface board can be used as an RS-422A interface for Macintosh or
an RS-232C serial interface for an IBM PC or compatible.
Enhanced Memory Management
The printer provides its own data compression technology in the
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 larger fonts, with the
printer’s standard memory.