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Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. Brother Laser Printer User’s Guide Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times.
Shipment of the Printer If for any reason you must ship your printer, carefully package the printer to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that you save and use the original packaging. The printer should also be adequately insured with your carrier.
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Brother products. This is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine, not just the one you are calling from.
USER’S GUIDE Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, AppleTalk, and Macintosh are trademarks, registered in the United States and other countries, and TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before cleaning the printer, make sure to turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord from the power outlet. Turning off the Switch and Unplugging the Printer High Temperature...
ABOUT THE GUIDEBOOKS ... 1–1 Finding Out How to Use the Printer ... 1–1 ABOUT YOUR PRINTER... 1–2 Printer Overview... 1–2 System Requirements in the Brother Printing Solution for Windows ... 1–3 Features... 1–3 OPERATING AND STORAGE ENVIRONMENT... 1–6 Power Supply... 1–6 Environment ...
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REPLACING THE DRUM UNIT... 5–6 ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY ... 5–10 CLEANING THE PRINTER... 5–11 Cleaning the Printer Exterior ... 5–11 Cleaning the Printer Interior and Drum Unit ... 5–12 Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers... 5–15 RE-PACKING THE PRINTER... 5–16 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING... 6–1 ALARM INDICATIONS AT A GLANCE ...
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A shielded interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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The purpose of the International Energy Star Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy-efficient office equipments, which includes computers, monitors, printers, facsimile receivers and copy machines world-wide. As an International Energy Star partner, Brother Industries, Ltd. has decided that this product meets the guideline of the program. REGULATIONS...
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1.8 meters in length. Laser Safety (For 110–120 V Model Only) This printer is certified as a Class I laser product under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968.
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Declaration of Conformity (For Europe) We, Brother International Europe Ltd., Brother House 1 Tame Street, Guide Bridge, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE, UK. declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative documents. Safety: EN 60950, EMC: EN 55022 Class B, following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/263/EEC and 92/31/EEC).
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Disconnect device This printer must be installed near a power outlet, which is easily accessible. In case of emergencies, you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet in order to shut off power completely.
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Green and yellow: Blue: Brown: The colours of the wiring in the power lead of this printer may not correspond with the markings which identify the terminals in your plug. If you need to fit a different plug, proceed as follows.
You have two guidebooks for this printer. Read each guidebook in the following order: 1. Read the Quick Setup Guide to set up your printer and to ensure proper connection with your computer. It also contains information for installing the printer driver, fonts and Remote Printer Console Program.
USER’S GUIDE ABOUT YOUR PRINTER Printer Overview Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder 1 Top Cover Paper Stopper Extension Support Wire Output Tray Optional Interface Port ( Serial Interface Board RS100M) Universal Interface Port Parallel Interface Port Paper Support Fig. 1-1 Front View Power Cord Fig.
Parallel interface (or printer port) 4 MB or more of memory (8 MB recommended) 10 MB of space available on your hard disk for the printer driver and all fonts Microsoft Windows 95/98 , Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 3.1/3.11...
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3.0 or earlier, you can use any of these emulations to operate the printer. The printer also supports auto-emulation switching between HP, BR-Script 2 and Epson or HP, Brother BR-Script 2 and IBM. If you want to select the printer emulation, you can do it using the Remote Printer Console Program.
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— through the Windows printer driver supplied with your printer. Sleep Mode (Power Save Mode) When the printer is not used for a certain amount of time, sleep mode automatically reduces power consumption. The printer consumes less than 13 W when in sleep mode.
Do not place the printer where the ventilation hole on the right hand side of the printer is blocked. Do not place the printer where it is exposed to direct sunlight. Use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight when the printer is unavoidably set up near a window.
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gases. Do not place objects on top of the printer. Do not place the printer near an air conditioner.
CHAPTER 2 PAPER HANDLING PAPER SPECIFICATIONS The multi-purpose sheet feeders can handle paper that has the following specifications. Sheet Feeder 1 (Front) / Manual slot Paper Type Cut sheet A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, A6, Executive, Custom size (70-216 x 127-356 mm, 2.75-8.5 x 5-14 inches) Envelopes DL, C5, COM-10, Monarch, 9”...
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Remarks It is recommended that you test paper, especially special sizes and types of paper, on this printer before purchasing large quantities. Avoid feeding labels with carrier sheets exposed (sheets with labels previously removed), or your printer will be damaged.
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Envelopes with self-adhesive closures Envelopes of baggy construction Envelopes not sharply creased Embossed envelopes Envelopes already printed by a laser printer Envelopes pre-printed on the inside Envelopes that cannot be arranged uniformly when placed in a pile Fig. 2-2 Envelopes Printable Area The figure below shows the physically printable area.
USER’S GUIDE MULTI-PURPOSE SHEET FEEDERS The printer has two multi-purpose sheet feeders that can feed plain paper, envelopes, transparencies and organizer paper. To use the multi-purpose sheet feeders, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have selected the proper paper source, paper size and orientation.
Loading Paper into the Feeder To load paper into the feeder, follow these steps. Note This section describes loading paper into the front multi-purpose sheet feeder 1. Load paper into the rear sheet feeder 2 in the same way as described here.
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USER’S GUIDE Note If you load envelopes in Feeder 1, make sure they are inserted in the direction shown on the previous page. Caution If you print transparencies, load them sheet by sheet. Failure to do so may cause a double feed error. The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of plain paper (80 g/m If you load too many sheets, paper jams could occur.
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If paper jams in the printer, the Alarm and Paper lamps also blink. If the error is a paper jam, clear it referring to “PAPER JAMS”...
Caution If bi-directional communications are not operational between the printer and the computer, such as when the printer is shared on a network, the dialog box will not appear to load the next page. Manual paper feeding is not recommended when your printer is attached to a network.
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USER’S GUIDE Note Insert paper firmly into the manual feed slot. Be sure to load sheet by sheet when using the manual feed slot. 2–10...
OUTPUT TRAY AND PAPER SUPPORT WIRE The printer ejects paper with the printed surface face down into the output tray at the front of the printer. When the output tray is closed, the ejected paper comes out sheet by sheet through the slit at the front.
Fig. 3-1 Lamps and Switch on Control Panel Note When the power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode, all lamps including the Ready lamp are off. Ready (Paper) Lamp The Ready lamp indicates the current status of the printer.
Lamp Printer status The printer has no print data. The printer is receiving data from the computer or the printer is processing data in memory. Print data remains in the printer memory. If the Data lamp is on for a long period of time and nothing has printed, you need to press the switch to print the remaining data.
If you press the switch during printing, the printer immediately stops printing and ejects the paper. Wake-up If the printer is in sleep mode, pressing the switch wakes it up into the ready state. Form Feed If the Data lamp is on, press the switch. The printer prints any data remaining in the printer memory: this operation is called “Form Feed.”...
The default time-out is 5 minutes. While the printer is in sleep mode, all the lamps are off and it is as if it was turned off, but the printer can still receive data from the computer. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer to start printing.
Control Features Set by the Brother Driver Page Protection If the printed images are too complex to print, the printer may print a partial image on the page. If this occurs, the printer has lost some print data and will indicate a “print overrun” error by printing an error report.
To set the Page Protection to A4, Letter or Legal paper sizes, the following total capacity of memory is required. If your printer does not have enough memory for page protection, your document may be printed at 300 dpi. You can set this function in the following ways.
OPTIONS SERIAL INTERFACE BOARD RS100M To connect the printer to a DOS computer with a serial interface or to an Apple Macintosh computer, you need to install the optional serial interface board. When you have installed the serial interface board, you...
IBM(RS-232C) or to the left side for Apple(RS-422A). Setting the Serial Interface Parameters Note This section is only for printer models which have had the serial interface installed. Caution Be sure to set the parameters to match your computer as follows: Never change the RS-422A parameters for Apple Macintosh computers.
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If necessary, set the serial interface parameters as follows: 1. Make sure that the printer is in the off-line state. 2. Set the serial interface parameters by moving up (on) or down (off) the selectors of the dual in-line package (DIP) switch.
Note The factory settings are indicated in bold. If the robust Xon setting is turned on with selector 8, the printer sends Xon signals at one second intervals to the connected computer until it receives data. It is effective only if selector 7 is set to the On position for the Xon/Xoff plus DTR setting.
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You can connect a parallel and a serial interface cable at the same time. The auto interface selection function allows you to share the printer with two computers. To do this, connect the parallel interface cable and then connect the serial interface cable as follows: 1.
USER’S GUIDE ADDITIONAL MEMORY This printer has 4.0 MByte of standard memory and has one slot for optional additional memory. The memory can be expanded up to 36 MBytes by installing a commercially available single in-line memory module (SIMM). Additional memory is useful and may be necessary if you are using the BR-Script 2 emulation, or the Page Protection function, full page graphics with APT or 1200 x 600 dpi resolution set to on.
Output Note The printer has only one slot for a SIMM upgrade.If you want to increase your printer memory again after you have installed a SIMM module into the slot, you will need to remove the previously installed SIMM first. For...
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4. Install the desired size of SIMM into the slot and push gently until it clicks into place. 5. Install the main controller board into the printer by sliding it into the guide rails. 6. Secure the main controller board with the four screws.
Do not discard used toner cartridges with domestic rubbish. It is recommended that you clean the printer when you replace the toner cartridge. See Fig. 5-1 Toner Low and Empty Indication...
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USER’S GUIDE Caution Keep the drum unit level after removing the toner cartridge, to avoid possible toner spill or scatter. Follow these steps to replace the toner cartridge: 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Open the top cover. Remove the drum unit by holding each side of the drum and gently lifting the drum towards you (up and out).
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CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration. High Temperature Fig.
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Never turn the black ring of the toner cartridge. You can only use a Brother genuine toner cartridge which is specially formulated to ensure top print quality. Using another brand of toner cartridge could void your printer’s warranty.
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7. Gently turn the lever on the toner cartridge backward until it stops. Fig. 5-8 Turning the Lever to Open the Shutter 8. Re-install the drum unit into the printer and close the top cover. Then, turn on the power switch.
For best performance, use only genuine Brother toner, and the product should only be used in a clean, dust-free environment with adequate ventilation.
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Fig. 5-10 Removing the Drum Unit Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. When you open the top cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the following illustration.
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Do not remove the starter sheet. Only unpack a drum unit immediately before installing it into the printer. If an unpacked drum unit is subjected to excessive direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged. Handle the toner cartridge and the drum unit carefully as it contains toner.
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8. Turn on the power switch. The printer automatically ejects the starter sheet. Ejecting this sheet resets the drum life alarm. Caution Do not open the top cover until the printer ejects the starter sheet completely. It may cause the starter sheet to jam. Starter Sheet Fig.
USER’S GUIDE ADJUSTING THE PRINT DENSITY The print density dial is located inside the printer. You can use it to adjust the amount of toner applied to the paper. When the toner cartridge and drum unit are replaced, or if the operating temperature and humidity are high or low, print conditions may change causing darker or lighter printouts.
Use water or neutral detergents for cleaning. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinners or benzene will damage the surface of the printer. 4. Wipe dirt and dust away from the printer exterior and feeders with a cloth. 5. Load paper into the multi-purpose sheet feeders, and plug in the power cord.
Fig. 5-20 Turning off the Switch and Unplugging 2. Open the top cover of the printer. 3. Take the drum unit out of the printer and put it aside on a piece of disposable paper. Warning After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot.
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4. Gently wipe the scanner window with a soft dry cloth. Scanner Window Fig. 5-22 Cleaning the Scanner Window Caution Do not touch the scanner window with your finger. Do not wipe the scanner window with cleaning alcohol (isopropyl). 5. Turn the drum unit upside down carefully. Caution Handle the drum unit carefully as it contains toner.
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Caution Be sure to position the tab at the home position, or printed pages may have vertical stripes. 8. Install the drum unit into the printer. See the section 9. Close the top cover. 10. Plug in the power cord and turn on the power switch.
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers Clean the paper feed rollers inside the multi-purpose sheet feeders with a clean cloth as shown below:. 1. Cleaning the Feeder 1 paper feed rollers. Fig. 5-24 Cleaning the Feeder 1 Paper Feed Rollers 2.
1. Turn off the power switch and unplug the printer from the AC outlet. 2. Open the top cover. 3. Remove the drum unit assembly, referring to the previous section.
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Fig. 5-27 Placing the Drum Unit in the Plastic Bag 5. Close the top cover, the extension wire, and the output tray. 6. Wrap the printer in the plastic bag and place it in the original carton box with the original Styrofoam packing material.
If a recoverable error occurs, the printer indicates an ‘operator call’ by blinking the Alarm lamp and any of the following lamps. Find the error and take the proper action to correct it. The printer automatically recovers from most errors, but you may need to reset the printer with the panel switch as described below.
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USER’S GUIDE For errors shown below, the printer indicates an operator call by blinking the Alarm lamp. If you use the printer with the supplied Windows driver, the status monitor will appear to indicate the error on your computer screen. The printer also prints some error messages on paper.
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Consult your dealer. Note If the printer does not operate as you expect it to, it is recommended that you turn off the power switch, wait a few seconds and then turn it on again. If you still have problems, consult your dealer or our authorized service representative.
USER’S GUIDE Service Calls If an unrecoverable error occurs, the printer indicates the need for a service call by lighting all the lamps and then the following combination of lamps alternately: Service Call Fuser mal- function Feeder Drum Alarm Ready...
After locating the position, clear the jammed paper referring to the following descriptions. If the jammed paper is removed completely and the top cover is closed, the printer may resume printing automatically. If the printer does not resume printing, press the control panel switch.
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2, pull the jammed paper upwards out of the feeder. Also, remove Feeder 1 and open the top cover to check that a torn piece of paper does not remain inside the printer: refer to the following sections. If the paper cannot be pulled up, see the next sections “Paper Jam under Feeder 1”...
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If a paper jam has occurred near the drum unit, open the top cover and remove the drum unit. ( ) Then, pull the jammed paper upwards slowly and out of the printer. ( ) Install the drum unit and close the top cover.
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USER’S GUIDE Caution Do not pull jammed paper from the output tray. Be sure to open the top cover to remove the jam, or the fuser may get dirty with toner powder and may result in toner scatter on the next printed page or pages. Fig.
Q & A This section contains questions and answers for using your printer. If you have encountered a problem, find the question relating to your problem and take the steps recommended to correct the problem. Setting Up the Printer Hardware Question The printer does not work.
Sometimes I get the Memory Full message. How can I correct this? Recommendation Make sure the supplied Windows printer driver is installed and selected with your application software. If you use the serial interface, make sure that the serial slide switch of the serial interface is in the correct position and the interface settings are correctly set up with the DIP switches.
Remember this printer emulates three widely used printer selections: HP LaserJet 6P, Brother BR-Script Level 2, Epson FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL. Try setting the printer into HP emulation and then select the HP LaserJet 6P printer in your application software.
The serial slide switch of the optional interface board should be in the Apple (RS-422A) position. Check the printer cable type: you cannot use a LocalTalk or straight-through cable. Refer to Chapter 4 for details on printer cable type.
Check to see if the “Paper Empty” message appears on your computer screen or the Alarm and Paper lamps are blinking on the printer control panel. If so, the multi-purpose sheet feeder may be out of paper or not properly installed. If it is empty, load a new stack of paper into the feeder.
I print them. Recommendation Turn on and off the printer or reset the printer. Make sure your application software is correctly set up to use this printer by checking the printer settings in your application software.
If you still have the same problem and the Drum lamp is on after cleaning, replace the drum unit with a new one. Clean the printer interior and the primary corona wire of the toner cartridge. See Printer Interior and Drum Unit”...
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The problem may disappear by itself. Try printing multiple pages to clear this problem especially if the printer has not been used for a long time. If the surface of the drum has been scratched, replace the drum unit with a new one.
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Certain environmental conditions such as humidity, high temperatures, etc. may cause this situation to occur. Make sure that the printer is placed on a flat, horizontal surface. Remove the drum unit with the toner cartridge installed. Try shaking them from side to side.
APPENDIX A PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Printing Print Method Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning Laser Wavelength: 780 nm Output: 5 mW max Resolution 1200 (H) x 600 (V) dots/inch (for Windows DIB graphics) 600 x 600 dots/inch (for Windows and DOS)
Script Level 2, EPSON FX-850 or IBM Proprinter XL Windows 3.1/3.11, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT 4.0 driver, supporting Brother Printing Solution for Windows, Brother Native Compression mode and bi-directional capability Optional Macintosh driver available for System 6.0.7 or higher...
Electrical and Mechanical Power Source U.S.A. and Canada: Europe and Australia: Power Consumption Printing: Stand-by: Sleep: Noise Printing: Stand-by: Temperature Operating: Storage: Humidity Operating: Storage: Dimensions (W x D x H) 402 x 439 x 274 mm (15.8 x 17.3 x 10.8 inches) (when the output tray is closed.) Weight Approx.
Note To ensure the highest quality performance, it is recommended that you use an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable between the printer and your computer. Only IEEE 1284 cables support all of the advanced printing capabilities, such as bi-directional communication. These cables will be clearly marked with “IEEE-1284”.
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Note To use bi-directional communication, an interface cable which has the pin connections above must be used. Shield Fig. A-1 Parallel Interface Cable A–5 APPENDIX Shield...
USER’S GUIDE Universal Serial Bus (USB) Interface Interface Connector Pin Assignment Pin No. Signal Vcc (+5V) - Data + Data Ground A–6 Serial Data - Serial Data +...
RESIDENT FONTS 75 Scalable and 12 Bitmapped Fonts This printer has the following scalable fonts and bitmapped fonts. The fonts that can be used vary according to the current emulation mode. HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL Modes...
PC-850 Note If you want to know what characters are in each symbol/character set, print CHARASET.PRN file from the “Print form” option in the Direct Access Menu of the Remote Printer Console Program. OCR-B ISO6 ASCII Legal (1U) ISO10 Swedish...
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USER’S GUIDE HP LaserJet 6P The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set. For other characters, see the Roman 8character set.
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APPENDIX HP LaserJet 6P, EPSON FX-850, IBM Proprinter XL PC-850 EPSON FX-850 A–11...
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USER’S GUIDE The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the US ASCII character set. For other characters, see the US ASCII character set.
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INDEX Alarm lamp ...3–3, APT... auto-emulation switching...1–4 baud rate ...4–3 bitmapped font...A–7 character set ...A–9 control panel ...1–2, cover open ...6–2 cut sheet ...2–1 data compression technology...1–5 Data lamp...3–2 data length ...4–3 DIP switch ...1–2, ...6–11 ...1–3 Drum lamp...3–2 drum unit ...5–6 life...A–2 ...4–3...