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ENGINE

Technology Electrophotographic
Print Speed A4 Up to 20 ppm
Letter Up to 21 ppm
Auto Duplex Printing Up to 9 ppm *1 *2
First Print Time *3 Less than 10 sec
Resolution Windows® 95/ 98/ Me/ NT4.0/ 2000/ XP HQ1200, 600dpi, 300dpi
DOS 600 dpi
Mac® OS HQ1200, 600dpi, 300dpi
Linux HQ1200(BR-Script only), 600dpi, 300dpi

CONTROLLER

Processor Fujitsu SPARClite 133MHz
Memory Standard 16 MB
Option 1 DIMM (100 pin) slot (16, 32, 64, 128MB); expandable up to 144 MB
Interface Standard IEEE 1284 Parallel, Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Option 10/100 BaseTX (NC-2100p)
Network Connectivity Interface Optional 10/100 BaseTX (NC-2100p)
Protocol TCP/IP *4 , AppleTalk, NetBEUI
Emulation PCL6, BR-Script3 *5 , IBM Proprinter XL, Epson FX-850
Resident Fonts PCL 66 scalable fonts, 12 bitmap fonts, 11 barcodes *6
BR-Script3 *5 66 scalable fonts

SOFTWARE

Printer Driver For Windows® PCL driver for Windows® 95/ 98/ Me/ NT4.0/ 2000/ XP
BR-Script3 *5 (PPD file for Windows® 95/98/Me, NT4.0/2000/XP)
For Macintosh® Brother Laser Driver for Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2, Mac OS® X 10.1/10.2
BR-Script3 *5 (PPD file for Mac OS® 8.6-9.2, and Mac OS® X 10.1/10.2)
For Linux *7 GDI Printer Driver for Linux
BR-Script3 *5 (PPD file for Linux)
Utility Interactive Help *8

CONTROL PANEL

LED 4 LEDs Toner, Drum, Paper and 3-color Status LEDs
Buttons 2 buttons Go, Job Cancel

PAPER HANDLING

Paper Input *9 Standard Multi-Purpose Tray Up to 50 sheets
Paper Tray Up to 250 sheets
Option Paper Tray Up to 250 sheets
Paper Output *9 Face Down Up to 150 sheets
Face Up 25 sheet
Duplex Manual Duplex Yes
Automatic Duplex Yes

MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS

Media Types Multi-Purpose Tray Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper, Transparencies, Envelopes, Labels
Paper Tray Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper, Transparencies*10
Media Weights Multi-Purpose Tray 60 - 161 gsm (16 - 43 lb)
Paper Tray 60 - 105 gsm (16 - 28 lb)
Media Sizes Standard Multi-Purpose Tray 69.9-215.9(W)mm x 116-406.4(L)mm (2.75-8.50(W)in. x 4.57-16.0(L)in.)
Paper Tray A4, Letter, B5(ISO), A5, B6 (ISO), A6, B6, Exe, LGL
Option Paper Tray A4, Letter, B5(ISO), A5, B6 (ISO), Exe, LGL

PRINTER DRIVER FUNCTIONS *11

Capabilities N-up Printing 2, 4, 9, 16, 25 in 1 page
Poster Printing 1 in 4, 9, 16, 25
Watermark Printing Yes
Quick Print Setup *12 Yes
Status Monitor *13 Yes
Booklet Printing Yes

SUPPLIES

Toner Up to 3,500 A4/Letter pages @5% coverage
Up to 6,700 A4/Letter pages @5% coverage
Drum Up to 20,000 A4/Letter pages (1 page/job)

DIMENSIONS / WEIGHTS

Dimensions (W x D x H) 382 x 401 x 252 mm (15.0 x 15.8 x 9.9 in.)
Weights 11.9 kg (26.2lbs)

OTHERS

Power Consumption Printing Less than 460 W
Standby Less than 75 W
Sleep Less than 5 W
Noise Level Sound Pressure Level Printing Less than 50dB(A)
Standby Less than 30dB(A)
Sound Power Level *14 Printing Lwad 6.4B(A)
Standby Lwad 4.3B(A)
Ecology Power Saving Yes
Toner Saving Yes
Notes: *1 : 9 sides per minute, 4.5 sheets per minute.
*2 : Only A4, Letter and Legal paper (60-105g/m2) with face down output.
*3 : From standard paper tray.
*4 : ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, WINS/NetBIOS, LPR/LPD, Port9100, POP3/SMTP, SMB Print, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP
*5 : PostScript® 3 language emulation.
*6 : Code39, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-128, Codebar, FIM(US-PostNet), Code128.
*7 : Download from this site.
*8 : Animated instructional guide for commonly experienced user problems and routine maintenance (Windows® only).
*9 : Calculated with 80g/m2 paper.
*10 : Up to 10 sheets.
*11 : PCL driver only
*12 : A printer driver function that enables users to change the driver setting without opening the Property dialog.
*13 : A function that indicates printer errors on the PC. It also includes an animated instruction guide to show users how to fix printing errors.
*14 : per ISO 9296