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...software. Please visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com where you can use the printer. You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you need to set up the printer. You can find a printed copy in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you use the printer. Brother Laser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL...-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide For visually-impaired users...
...software. Please visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com where you can use the printer. You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you need to set up the printer. You can find a printed copy in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you use the printer. Brother Laser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL...-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide For visually-impaired users...
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... duplex printing from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140 1-44 Manual duplex printing from the multi-purpose tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) .... 1-45 Printing on both sides of the paper (automatic duplex printing 1-47 Guidelines for automatic duplex printing 1-47 2 Driver and software ...2-1 Printer driver ...2-1 For Windows® 95/98/Me...
... duplex printing from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140 1-44 Manual duplex printing from the multi-purpose tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) .... 1-45 Printing on both sides of the paper (automatic duplex printing 1-47 Guidelines for automatic duplex printing 1-47 2 Driver and software ...2-1 Printer driver ...2-1 For Windows® 95/98/Me...
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... have been badly made . Before you print a lot of envelopes, test one to make sure that the print results are responsible for your software application as the paper in a pile ■ that are made of paper that weighs more than two pieces of paper. THIS DAMAGE IS...not recommend a particular envelope because envelope manufacturers may cause paper jams or misfeeds. ■ Do not print envelopes using the envelopes in a laser printer. Brother will have feed and print-quality problems because of baggy or flimsy construction. You should not be of the way they have edges with straight...
... have been badly made . Before you print a lot of envelopes, test one to make sure that the print results are responsible for your software application as the paper in a pile ■ that are made of paper that weighs more than two pieces of paper. THIS DAMAGE IS...not recommend a particular envelope because envelope manufacturers may cause paper jams or misfeeds. ■ Do not print envelopes using the envelopes in a laser printer. Brother will have feed and print-quality problems because of baggy or flimsy construction. You should not be of the way they have edges with straight...
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... HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) 2 - 1 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE For Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP ■ PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver ■ BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) For Macintosh® ■ Brother Laser driver...
... HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) 2 - 1 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE For Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP ■ PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver ■ BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) For Macintosh® ■ Brother Laser driver...
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DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 2 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. ■ Paper Size ■ Multiple Page ■ Orientation ■ Copies ■ Media Type ■ Paper Source ■ Resolution...adjustment*1*2 ■ HRC*2 ■ True Type Mode*2*4 ■ Auto Detect*1*2 *1 These settings are not available with the BR-script driver.(HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) *2 These settings are not available with Brother Laser for Macintosh®. *3 These settings are not available with Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. *4 These settings are not...
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 2 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. ■ Paper Size ■ Multiple Page ■ Orientation ■ Copies ■ Media Type ■ Paper Source ■ Resolution...adjustment*1*2 ■ HRC*2 ■ True Type Mode*2*4 ■ Auto Detect*1*2 *1 These settings are not available with the BR-script driver.(HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) *2 These settings are not available with Brother Laser for Macintosh®. *3 These settings are not available with Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. *4 These settings are not...
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...® Features in the PCL printer driver You can download the latest printer driver or get other information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can access the Basic tab by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Printer Properties screen. 1 2 1 Select... the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation and so on. 2 Select the Paper Source and so on your PC will vary depending on . 2 - 3 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE...
...® Features in the PCL printer driver You can download the latest printer driver or get other information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can access the Basic tab by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Printer Properties screen. 1 2 1 Select... the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation and so on. 2 Select the Paper Source and so on your PC will vary depending on . 2 - 3 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE...
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in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... Advanced tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the resolution as follows: ■ HQ 1200 ■ 600 dpi ■ 300 dpi DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 4 Resolution You can access the Advanced tab by clicking the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex Printing 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options Print Quality Select the resolution, toner save and print settings or gray printing setting.
in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... Advanced tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the resolution as follows: ■ HQ 1200 ■ 600 dpi ■ 300 dpi DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 4 Resolution You can access the Advanced tab by clicking the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex Printing 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options Print Quality Select the resolution, toner save and print settings or gray printing setting.
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...save running costs by selecting the Use printer Halftone button. ■ Use System Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can manually change the print image scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE When you use this setting, the ... 2000/XP users only) You can improve the image quality of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you select the Duplex Tray button, the dialog box for the manual duplex settings appears. Toner Save Mode You can save...
...save running costs by selecting the Use printer Halftone button. ■ Use System Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can manually change the print image scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE When you use this setting, the ... 2000/XP users only) You can improve the image quality of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you select the Duplex Tray button, the dialog box for the manual duplex settings appears. Toner Save Mode You can save...
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...Printer Function by clicking the function name in the list below.) ■ Job Spooling ■ Quick Print Setup ■ Sleep Time ■ Status Monitor ■ Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL...-5170DN) ■ Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) ■ Insert Command/File (For HL-5140, 5150D and 5170DN: For ... Density adjustment ■ HRC (High Resolution Control)* ■ TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)* The Printer Function list may differ depending on the model. * If you are using Windows...
...Printer Function by clicking the function name in the list below.) ■ Job Spooling ■ Quick Print Setup ■ Sleep Time ■ Status Monitor ■ Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL...-5170DN) ■ Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) ■ Insert Command/File (For HL-5140, 5150D and 5170DN: For ... Density adjustment ■ HRC (High Resolution Control)* ■ TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)* The Printer Function list may differ depending on the model. * If you are using Windows...
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... frequency of the buttons will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to stop the printer going into sleep mode. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can save time and increase printing speed for power saving. If you want to reprint. The default ...Sleep Mode is off . If you make changes to the settings of a document as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE You can still receive data from the computer. Quick Print Setup You can be hidden by double clicking the word Sleep Time in the job...
... frequency of the buttons will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to stop the printer going into sleep mode. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can save time and increase printing speed for power saving. If you want to reprint. The default ...Sleep Mode is off . If you make changes to the settings of a document as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE You can still receive data from the computer. Quick Print Setup You can be hidden by double clicking the word Sleep Time in the job...
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...9632; Insert a text string into a print job. ■ Insert a macro, which is very complicated and the printer has to wait to process the image before physically moving the paper through the printer. When the image is saved in memory before printing, use this box. ■ Set Password Click here to.... 1 in 1 100% Insert Command/File (For HL-5140, 5150D and 5170DN: For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) This option allows data to be printed in printer memory, into a print job. Time: Specifies the format of full page images. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Print Date & Time Date: Specifies ...
...9632; Insert a text string into a print job. ■ Insert a macro, which is very complicated and the printer has to wait to process the image before physically moving the paper through the printer. When the image is saved in memory before printing, use this box. ■ Set Password Click here to.... 1 in 1 100% Insert Command/File (For HL-5140, 5150D and 5170DN: For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) This option allows data to be printed in printer memory, into a print job. Time: Specifies the format of full page images. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Print Date & Time Date: Specifies ...
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... conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi. ■ Printer Default: The setting will match that of the following ways: ■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ■ Download as Bit Image ■ Print as Graphics 2 - 9 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE HRC ...This option allows you to change the HRC setting on your printer in one of the printer. ■ Light ■ Medium ■ Dark. ■ Off: Turn HRC off TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) TrueType fonts may be sent to your Brother HL-5100 series...
... conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi. ■ Printer Default: The setting will match that of the following ways: ■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ■ Download as Bit Image ■ Print as Graphics 2 - 9 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE HRC ...This option allows you to change the HRC setting on your printer in one of the printer. ■ Light ■ Medium ■ Dark. ■ Off: Turn HRC off TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) TrueType fonts may be sent to your Brother HL-5100 series...
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... (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed devices and shows the available settings in the Accessories tab as follows. 1 2 3 1 You can manually add or remove options. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. When you can add it and select...
... (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed devices and shows the available settings in the Accessories tab as follows. 1 2 3 1 You can manually add or remove options. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. When you can add it and select...
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Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can print the printer settings page and the internal fonts list. (The internal fonts list is not available for HL-5130.) 2 - 11 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ You can download the latest driver or by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com ■ You can see the printer driver version. ■ You can check the current driver settings. ■ You can access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences...
Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can print the printer settings page and the internal fonts list. (The internal fonts list is not available for HL-5130.) 2 - 11 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ You can download the latest driver or by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com ■ You can see the printer driver version. ■ You can check the current driver settings. ■ You can access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences...
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You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com For more information, please see the Help text in this section are using. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 The screens in the printer driver. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. Features in the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP.
You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com For more information, please see the Help text in this section are using. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 The screens in the printer driver. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. Features in the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP.
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Device Settings tab Select the options you installed. 2 - 13 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
Device Settings tab Select the options you installed. 2 - 13 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences... in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. You can access the Layout tab by selecting the setting in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences... in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. You can access the Layout tab by selecting the setting in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen.
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Paper / Quality tab Select the Paper Source. 2 - 15 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
Paper / Quality tab Select the Paper Source. 2 - 15 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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... setting depending on the frequency of time (timeout), it is in the Sleep Time screen again. Double click the word Sleep Time in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level Toner Save You can access the ... power. The default timeout is off, but the printer can be turned off . Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of your printer use. The Sleep Time Off function can still receive...
... setting depending on the frequency of time (timeout), it is in the Sleep Time screen again. Double click the word Sleep Time in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level Toner Save You can access the ... power. The default timeout is off, but the printer can be turned off . Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of your printer use. The Sleep Time Off function can still receive...
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Brother Laser driver / PS driver Layout Set the Layout, Pages per sheet: Select how many pages will vary depending on your Macintosh® will appear on each ... The screens in this section are from Mac OS® X 10.1 The screens on your Operating System. Brother Laser driver / PS driver Pages per Sheet and other settings. For Macintosh® This printer supports Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.1 to print on both sides of the paper, use this...
Brother Laser driver / PS driver Layout Set the Layout, Pages per sheet: Select how many pages will vary depending on your Macintosh® will appear on each ... The screens in this section are from Mac OS® X 10.1 The screens on your Operating System. Brother Laser driver / PS driver Pages per Sheet and other settings. For Macintosh® This printer supports Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.1 to print on both sides of the paper, use this...