CHAPTER 1 GENERAL- Page 18

CHAPTER 1  GENERAL

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  3.2

Functions

CPU

HL-1030/1240:

MB86833 66MHz

HL-1250/1270N:

MB86832 66MHz

Emulation

HL-1030:

Brother Printing Solution for Windows

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HL-1240:

Brother Printing Solution for Windows



HP LaserJet IIP (PCL level 4)

HL-1250:

Brother Printing Solution for Windows



Automatic emulation selection among HP LaserJet 6P
(PCL level 6), EPSON FX-850 or IBM Proprinter XL

HL-1270N:

Brother Printing Solution for Windows



Automatic emulation selection among HP LaserJet 6P
(PCL level 6), Brother BR-Script Level 2, EPSON FX-
850 or IBM Proprinter XL

Printer driver

<PCL Driver>

•

Windows

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 3.1/3.11, Windows

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 95/98, Windows



 NT 4.0 driver, 

supporting Brother Native Compression mode

• 

Windows



 3.1/3.11, Windows



 95/98 driver, supporting bi-

directional capacity

<PS Driver>
PPD file driver for Windows



 95/98 and Windows NT

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 4.0 driver (for

HL-1270N only)

<Others>

• 

iMac, Power Macintosh G3 with USB printer driver (for HL-
1240/1250/1270N only)

•

Optional Macintosh driver available for System 6.0.7 or higher (for 
HL-1250 only)

Interface

•

Bi-directional parallel

•

Universal Serial Bus (USB) (for HL-1240/1250/1270N only)

• 

Optional RS-422A/RS-232C serial (RS-100M) available (for HL-
1250 only)

•

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

Memory

HL-1030/1240:

2.0 Mbytes
No memory expansion is possible on these models

HL-1250/1270N:

4.0 Mbytes
Expandable up to 36 Mbytes by installing an 
industry standard SIMM*

Control panel

1 button and 4 LEDs

Diagnostics

Self-diagnostic program

*NOTE:

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 the 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)