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Brother 1240

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Replacement Parts

Contact your local Brother Dealer for ordering replacement parts or visit the Brother manufacturer site.

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Brother Printer Specifications

  • Printer Selection Page
  • Brother HL 1240
    • HL-1240
      • 12ppm Print Speed
      • 600dpi x 600dpi Print Resolution
      • 2Mb onboard memory
      • Parallel and USB Connectivity
      • 250 Sheet paper cassette
      • Windows Drivers
      • Email Printing
    • See also 1240 Win9x and WinNT Installation Instructions

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  • 1240 Printer Installation Instructions for a Win9x PC System
    • Boot your PC, open the Windows operating system and keep all applications closed.
    • Insert the Brother CD-ROM, label side up, into your CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM will automatically begin to load.
    • An introductory display will appear on the computer screen, welcoming you to the Brother Printer Installation. If the screen does not appear, click Start and choose Run, enter the CD drive letter and type START.EXE.
    • Select the MODEL NUMBER (HL-1240 or HL-1250)
    • Select LANGUAGE (English)
    • Click on OK
    • Click on INSTALL DRIVER
    • At the bottom of the dialog box, click on INSTALL. At this point, a Brother Laser Printer Utilities dialog box pops up. Depending on your monitor and PC settings, it is possible that the Utilities dialog box may not be visible. If this occurs, proceed with the installation
    • In the Printer Wizard dialog box, click on NEXT.
    • A dialog box appears with the Q: "How is this printer attached?" Choose local or network printer, depending on your system. Click NEXT again.
    • Click on HAVE DISK, then click on BROWSE.
    • Under DRIVES, select the appropriate CD-ROM drive (such as D:\) for your system. In the same dialog box, double click on DRIVER.
    • Double click on the FOLDER HL-1240 (or HL-1250), then double click on the FOLDER Win31_95, then the FOLDER Local1*.
    • Double click on DISK1 and click OK.
    • A new dialog box appears stating: "Insert the manufacturer's installation disk and click OK". Click OK (the CD-ROM should already be in the drive.)
    • Now the Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears, showing the Manufacturer's name (BROTHER) and the model. Click on NEXT.
    • The next question prompts you for information to configure the port. LPT1 is highlighted. Click NEXT.
    • Printer name now reflects BROTHER HL-1240 (or HL-1250). Click on FINISH. At this point, the files will start to copy and the message: INSTALLING BROTHER DRIVER will appear on your screen.
    • A new dialog box appears stating "Do you want to install True Type compatible fonts?" Click YES to install the list of fonts that is already highlighted; click CONTINUE to finish installing the fonts.
    • A dialog box appears prompting you to "Select path name." The path is already entered, click OK and then FINISH. (You also have the option to click NO if you do not want the fonts installed).
    • This completes the installation of the driver, and you have a choice of printing a demo page or exiting.
    • The CD-ROM can now be removed from the disk drive. It is not necessary to restart Windows.

      *Please note: FOLDER Local1 contains the English, German, French and Dutch printer driver. FOLDER Local2 has the English, Swedish, Norwegian, Italian and Spanish printer driver.

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  • 1240 Printer Installation Instructions for a WinNT Machine
    • Boot your PC, open the Windows operating system and keep all applications closed.
    • Insert the Brother CD-ROM, label side up, into your CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM will automatically begin to load.
      • An introductory display will appear on the computer screen, welcoming you to the Brother Printer Installation. If the screen does not appear, click Start and choose Run, enter the CD drive letter and type START.EXE.
    • Select the MODEL NUMBER (HL-1240 or HL-1250)
    • Select LANGUAGE (English)
    • Click on OK
    • Click on INSTALL DRIVER
    • At the bottom of the dialog box, click on INSTALL. At this point, a Brother Laser Printer Utilities dialog box pops up. Depending on your monitor and PC settings, it is possible that the Utilities dialog box may not be visible. If this occurs, proceed with the installation
    • In the Printer Wizard dialog box, click on NEXT.
    • A dialog box appears with the Q: "How is this printer attached?" Choose local or network printer, depending on your system. Click NEXT again.
    • Click on HAVE DISK, then click on BROWSE.
    • Under DRIVES, select the appropriate CD-ROM drive (such as D:\) for your system. In the same dialog box, double click on DRIVER.
    • Double click on the FOLDER HL-1240 (or HL-1250), then double click on the FOLDER Win31_95, then the FOLDER Local1*.
    • Double click on DISK1 and click OK.
    • A new dialog box appears stating: "Insert the manufacturer's installation disk and click OK". Click OK (the CD-ROM should already be in the drive.)
    • Now the Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears, showing the Manufacturer's name (BROTHER) and the model. Click on NEXT.
    • The next question prompts you for information to configure the port. LPT1 is highlighted. Click NEXT.
    • Printer name now reflects BROTHER HL-1240 (or HL-1250). Click on FINISH. At this point, the files will start to copy and the message: INSTALLING BROTHER DRIVER will appear on your screen.
    • A new dialog box appears stating "Do you want to install True Type compatible fonts?" Click YES to install the list of fonts that is already highlighted; click CONTINUE to finish installing the fonts.
    • A dialog box appears prompting you to "Select path name." The path is already entered, click OK and then FINISH. (You also have the option to click NO if you do not want the fonts installed).
    • This completes the installation of the driver, and you have a choice of printing a demo page or exiting.
    • The CD-ROM can now be removed from the disk drive. It is not necessary to restart Windows.

      *Please note: FOLDER Local1 contains the English, German, French and Dutch printer driver. FOLDER Local2 has the English, Swedish, Norwegian, Italian and Spanish printer driver.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • All the LEDs illuminate
    • Check the following
      • Is the printer is in sleep mode? If yes, press the control panel button to wake up the printer.

  • Alarm LED Lit
    • Check and see if the Lid is completely Shut.

  • Alarm and Ready LEDs Blinking
    • Check for paper Jam
    • Check that the paper is properly inserted into the paper cassette or manual feed slot.

  • The printer prints unexpectedly and/or prints garbage.
    • Check the following:
      • Cycle power to the printer then test it again.
      • Is the printer cable damaged or broken? If so, replace and try again.
      • Are you using a parallel interface switching device? Test the printer without the device.
      • Is the correct printer driver is selected in your Windows Printer panel?
      • Turn off printer status reporting in the device options tab in the printer driver.
  • The Print Speed is very slow.
    • Check that:
      • In case your PC is set as ECP=OFF, please change the setting to ECP=ON.
      • Activating Win95 ECP
        1. Click on START. Highlight SETTINGS.
        2. Highlight CONTROL PANEL and click.
        3. Double-click on SYSTEM.
        4. Click on the DEVICE MANAGER tab.
        5. Highlight PORTS and double-click on PORTS.
        6. Highlight PRINTER PORT and double-click on ECP PORT.
        7. Click on Driver.
        8. Click on Change Driver.
        9. Click on Show All Devices.
        10. Highlight ECP PRINTER PORT.
        11. Highlight Printer Port (listed under Models).
        12. Click on OK.
      • Activating Win98 ECP
        1. Click on START. Highlight SETTINGS.
        2. Highlight CONTROL PANEL and click.
        3. Double-click on SYSTEM.
        4. Click on the DEVICE MANAGER tab.
        5. Highlight PORTS and double-click on PORTS.
        6. Highlight PRINTER PORT and double-click on ECP PORT.
        7. Click on Driver.
        8. Click on UPDATE DRIVER
        9. Click on NEXT
        10. Select DISPLAY A LIST OF ALL THE DRIVERS IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION ,SO YOU CAN SELECT THE DRIVER YOU WANT.
        11. Click on NEXT
        12. Click on Show All Devices.
        13. Highlight ECP PRINTER PORT.
        14. Click NEXT
        15. Click NEXT
        16. Follow the instructions.

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