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... 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, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP...
... 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, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP...
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... HL-5170DN, please put the printed page in it back in the paper tray, placing the paper with the printed side face up. (Do not add the printed pages to be curled. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Guidelines for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows... empty the tray then put the printed even-numbered pages in the printer driver. When you select the Paper Source to the top of the stack of unprinted paper.) 1 - 43 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Duplex Printing The supplied PCL printer drivers for printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing) ...
... HL-5170DN, please put the printed page in it back in the paper tray, placing the paper with the printed side face up. (Do not add the printed pages to be curled. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Guidelines for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows... empty the tray then put the printed even-numbered pages in the printer driver. When you select the Paper Source to the top of the stack of unprinted paper.) 1 - 43 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Duplex Printing The supplied PCL printer drivers for printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing) ...
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.... Typically, this format is software that we have supplied. 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 for the following operating systems are on the CD-ROM...
.... Typically, this format is software that we have supplied. 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 for the following operating systems are on the CD-ROM...
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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 ...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 available for HL-5130. *5 This setting is not available for HL-5130 and HL-5140.
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 ...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 available for HL-5130. *5 This setting is not available for HL-5130 and HL-5140.
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...; 2000 or XP, you can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... For Windows® 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...
...; 2000 or XP, you can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... For Windows® 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...
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in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... 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. 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
in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... 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. 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
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...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 brightness, contrast and other settings must remain unchanged for each orientation. ■ Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) If you can... select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE When you use a bitmap file as a watermark, you can improve the image quality of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you like on the page. Six types...
...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 brightness, contrast and other settings must remain unchanged for each orientation. ■ Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) If you can... select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE When you use a bitmap file as a watermark, you can improve the image quality of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you like on the page. Six types...
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...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 Windows® ...95/98/Me users only) ■ Page Protection ■ Print Date & Time ■ 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® 95, 98 or...
...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 Windows® ...95/98/Me users only) ■ Page Protection ■ Print Date & Time ■ 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® 95, 98 or...
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...printing. A small selection window appears on your PC. This will also wake up the printer to reprint. Sleep mode can use . We recommend that may happen with the printer) when printing. Moreover,...job spooling settings. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can still receive data from your computer. When Intelligent Sleep Mode...as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE If you want to prevent other words, you can turn the Quick Print Setup function ON ...
...printing. A small selection window appears on your PC. This will also wake up the printer to reprint. Sleep mode can use . We recommend that may happen with the printer) when printing. Moreover,...job spooling settings. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can still receive data from your computer. When Intelligent Sleep Mode...as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE If you want to prevent other words, you can turn the Quick Print Setup function ON ...
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...; SCALING LOCK Lock the scaling setting as shown below. 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. ■ Insert a macro, which is very complicated and the... the format of the time. Using this function. The page protection feature allows the printer to create the full page image to be inserted into a print job. Density adjustment Increase or decrease the print density. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 When the image is saved in memory before printing, use...
...; SCALING LOCK Lock the scaling setting as shown below. 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. ■ Insert a macro, which is very complicated and the... the format of the time. Using this function. The page protection feature allows the printer to create the full page image to be inserted into a print job. Density adjustment Increase or decrease the print density. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 When the image is saved in memory before printing, use...
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in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ 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 Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Support tab 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 download the latest driver or by clicking Printing Preferences...
in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ 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 Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Support tab 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 download the latest driver or by clicking Printing Preferences...
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Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 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. The screens in the printer driver.
Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 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. The screens in the printer driver.
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DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 You can access the Layout tab by selecting the setting in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen. 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.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 You can access the Layout tab by selecting the setting in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen. 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.
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...Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 While the printer is automatically adjusted to save running costs by selecting the setting in the Sleep Time screen, this will also wake up ...word Sleep Time in sleep mode, the LED is 5 minutes. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the Toner Save...
...Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 While the printer is automatically adjusted to save running costs by selecting the setting in the Sleep Time screen, this will also wake up ...word Sleep Time in sleep mode, the LED is 5 minutes. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the Toner Save...
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... systems: ■ Windows® 2000 Professional ■ Windows® 2000 Server ■ Windows® 2000 Advanced Server ■ Windows® XP Professional DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 20 Software for Networks This section is for managing your printer on , automatically copied to their PC. Driver Deployment Wizard This installer includes the Windows® PCL driver and Brother network port driver (LPR and NetBIOS...
... systems: ■ Windows® 2000 Professional ■ Windows® 2000 Server ■ Windows® 2000 Advanced Server ■ Windows® XP Professional DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 20 Software for Networks This section is for managing your printer on , automatically copied to their PC. Driver Deployment Wizard This installer includes the Windows® PCL driver and Brother network port driver (LPR and NetBIOS...
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...1 Turn off again. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, click the Print Test Page button. All the LEDs light up and then go off the printer. 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is in . 3...on , release the Go button. 4 Press the Go button again. The printer will print a test page. It is plugged in the General tab of the Windows® printer driver. 3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL When the Toner LED comes on . Using the printer driver If you turn on the power switch. Print a test page You can ...
...1 Turn off again. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, click the Print Test Page button. All the LEDs light up and then go off the printer. 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is in . 3...on , release the Go button. 4 Press the Go button again. The printer will print a test page. It is plugged in the General tab of the Windows® printer driver. 3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL When the Toner LED comes on . Using the printer driver If you turn on the power switch. Print a test page You can ...
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CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 Using the printer driver If you can print the current settings using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you are using the control panel button or printer driver. Using the control panel button 1 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 2 Turn on the printer and wait until the printer is in the Support tab. Printer Settings You can print the current printer settings by clicking the Print Settings button in the Ready state. 3 Press the Go button three times. The printer will print the current printer settings.
CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 Using the printer driver If you can print the current settings using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you are using the control panel button or printer driver. Using the control panel button 1 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 2 Turn on the printer and wait until the printer is in the Support tab. Printer Settings You can print the current printer settings by clicking the Print Settings button in the Ready state. 3 Press the Go button three times. The printer will print the current printer settings.
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... the Go button. 4 Press and hold the Go button again until the Toner LED comes on. Using the printer driver (Not available for HL-5130) You can print a list of the internal fonts by clicking the Print Fonts button in . 3 Hold down until the Drum LED comes on. 5 When...button pressed down the Go button as you can print a list of the internal fonts. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you turn on , release the Go button. Print fonts (Not available for HL-5130) If you are using the control panel button or...
... the Go button. 4 Press and hold the Go button again until the Toner LED comes on. Using the printer driver (Not available for HL-5130) You can print a list of the internal fonts by clicking the Print Fonts button in . 3 Hold down until the Drum LED comes on. 5 When...button pressed down the Go button as you can print a list of the internal fonts. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you turn on , release the Go button. Print fonts (Not available for HL-5130) If you are using the control panel button or...
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...occurs again, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. Press the Job Cancel button if you want to prevent automatic reduction of your document or reduce the print resolution. ■ Expand the printer memory by using the supplied Windows® driver or RPC program. ■ Change...available DIMM memory module. Error message Print Overrun Resolution Reduced to Enable Printing (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) Toner Empty Toner Low Fuser Malfunction Laser BD Malfunction Scanner Malfunction D-RAM Error NV-RAM Error Main Motor Error Engine Interface Error...
...occurs again, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. Press the Job Cancel button if you want to prevent automatic reduction of your document or reduce the print resolution. ■ Expand the printer memory by using the supplied Windows® driver or RPC program. ■ Change...available DIMM memory module. Error message Print Overrun Resolution Reduced to Enable Printing (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) Toner Empty Toner Low Fuser Malfunction Laser BD Malfunction Scanner Malfunction D-RAM Error NV-RAM Error Main Motor Error Engine Interface Error...
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...depending on your document: Graphics Mode TrueType™ mode Use Printer TrueType™ Fonts ■ Reduce the complexity of your document before you want to delete the data left in the supplied Windows® driver and try again. See Installing additional memory on page 4-2. ...TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 4 Error message PRINT OVERRUN RESOLUTION REDUCED TO ENABLE PRINTING (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) Action ...
...depending on your document: Graphics Mode TrueType™ mode Use Printer TrueType™ Fonts ■ Reduce the complexity of your document before you want to delete the data left in the supplied Windows® driver and try again. See Installing additional memory on page 4-2. ...TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 4 Error message PRINT OVERRUN RESOLUTION REDUCED TO ENABLE PRINTING (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) Action ...