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...Windows® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be adequately insured with the carrier. registered mark. III Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother...Printer, carefully package the Printer to the publication. ©2004 Brother...of Apple Computer, Inc. Brother reserves the right to make... trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Shipment of the Printer If for ... Printer should also be responsible for any damage during transit. Trademarks The Brother ...
...Windows® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be adequately insured with the carrier. registered mark. III Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother...Printer, carefully package the Printer to the publication. ©2004 Brother...of Apple Computer, Inc. Brother reserves the right to make... trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Shipment of the Printer If for ... Printer should also be responsible for any damage during transit. Trademarks The Brother ...
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... 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 2-1 For Macintosh® ...2-1 For Windows® ...2-2 Features in the PCL...
... 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 2-1 For Macintosh® ...2-1 For Windows® ...2-2 Features in the PCL...
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...near an air conditioner. ■ Keep the printer horizontal when you carry it can be easily unplugged. ■ Only use the printer within the recommended power range. If you have to put it near a window, use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight. ■ Do not put... the printer near devices that you use the printer. Do not share the same power circuit with these appliances, we recommend that ...
...near an air conditioner. ■ Keep the printer horizontal when you carry it can be easily unplugged. ■ Only use the printer within the recommended power range. If you have to put it near a window, use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight. ■ Do not put... the printer near devices that you use the printer. Do not share the same power circuit with these appliances, we recommend that ...
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... because envelope manufacturers may cause paper jams or misfeeds. ■ Do not print envelopes using the envelopes in a laser printer. You are not straight or consistently square or ■ with windows, holes, cutouts or perforations Figure 1-28 IF YOU USE ANY OF THE TYPES OF ENVELOPES LISTED ABOVE, THEY MAY...fan' the stack to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. ■ Do not put in the tray. ■ See What kind of paper. Brother will have feed and print-quality problems because of the way they have been made , with straight, well-creased folds and the leading edge should...
... because envelope manufacturers may cause paper jams or misfeeds. ■ Do not print envelopes using the envelopes in a laser printer. You are not straight or consistently square or ■ with windows, holes, cutouts or perforations Figure 1-28 IF YOU USE ANY OF THE TYPES OF ENVELOPES LISTED ABOVE, THEY MAY...fan' the stack to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. ■ Do not put in the tray. ■ See What kind of paper. Brother will have feed and print-quality problems because of the way they have been made , with straight, well-creased folds and the leading edge should...
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... use bond paper. ■ If the paper is curled, straighten it and then put the printed page in the MP tray. 4 The printer will automatically print all enable duplex printing. For more information about how to choose the settings, see the Help text in the paper tray, placing... straighten it may be Auto Select in Step 1 using HL-5150D or HL-5170DN, please put them back in the printer driver. Guidelines for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, Mac OS® 8.6 to be Tray1. 2 The printer will now automatically print all the odd-numbered pages on...
... use bond paper. ■ If the paper is curled, straighten it and then put the printed page in the MP tray. 4 The printer will automatically print all enable duplex printing. For more information about how to choose the settings, see the Help text in the paper tray, placing... straighten it may be Auto Select in Step 1 using HL-5150D or HL-5170DN, please put them back in the printer driver. Guidelines for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, Mac OS® 8.6 to be Tray1. 2 The printer will now automatically print all the odd-numbered pages on...
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... L L L PS Driver L (For 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 for the following...
... L L L PS Driver L (For 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 for the following...
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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 ■ ...*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 available for HL-5130. *5 This setting is not available for...
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 ■ ...*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 available for HL-5130. *5 This setting is not available for...
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.... The screens in this section are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you are from Windows® XP. 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...
.... The screens in this section are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you are from Windows® XP. 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...
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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 in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences...
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.... Page Setting You can change the settings manually by selecting the manual button and ticking the setting button. ■ Use Printer Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can print, using the booklet printing function, please note that the paper size, orientation... mode, which reduces the print density. Six types of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you print with the most suitable print setting by ticking the Improve gray printing check box. Six types of duplex ...
.... Page Setting You can change the settings manually by selecting the manual button and ticking the setting button. ■ Use Printer Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can print, using the booklet printing function, please note that the paper size, orientation... mode, which reduces the print density. Six types of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you print with the most suitable print setting by ticking the Improve gray printing check box. Six types of duplex ...
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... 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 Me, you can change settings of HRC and TrueType Mode in Print Setting...
... 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 Me, you can change settings of HRC and TrueType Mode in Print Setting...
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...: ■ Multiple Page ■ Duplex Printing ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Paper Source ■ Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for often used information such as a macro to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. in...2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE If you want to prevent other words, you want to reprint. A small selection window appears on , go to the printer memory. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can execute the saved macro - Quick Print Setup You can still receive data from the computer. You ...
...: ■ Multiple Page ■ Duplex Printing ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Paper Source ■ Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for often used information such as a macro to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. in...2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE If you want to prevent other words, you want to reprint. A small selection window appears on , go to the printer memory. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can execute the saved macro - Quick Print Setup You can still receive data from the computer. You ...
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... option to prevent changes being made. ■ 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 memory before printing, use this function. Page Protection 'Page...print file or tiff format file into a print job. ■ Insert a text string into a print job. ■ Insert a macro, which is very complicated and the printer has to wait to a setting that reserves additional memory for the creation of full page images. Selections are AUTO, OFF...
... option to prevent changes being made. ■ 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 memory before printing, use this function. Page Protection 'Page...print file or tiff format file into a print job. ■ Insert a text string into a print job. ■ Insert a macro, which is very complicated and the printer has to wait to a setting that reserves additional memory for the creation of full page images. Selections are AUTO, OFF...
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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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The screens in this section are using. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. Features in the printer driver. 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 the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12
The screens in this section are using. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. Features in the printer driver. 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 the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12
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DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences... 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 in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences... 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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...... We recommend that you can save power. Sleep mode can be turned off , go to stop the printer going into sleep mode. Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on the frequency of time (timeout), it is 5 minutes.... Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain...
...... We recommend that you can save power. Sleep mode can be turned off , go to stop the printer going into sleep mode. Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on the frequency of time (timeout), it is 5 minutes.... Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain...
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... Information Server 5.0 is for Windows®. You can be accessed from our web site at http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin IIS* = Internet Information Server 4.0 or 5.0 Web BRAdmin and Internet Information Server 4.0 is supported on , automatically copied to easily configure and check the status of your Brother network enabled printers that are running IIS*, Administrators...
... Information Server 5.0 is for Windows®. You can be accessed from our web site at http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin IIS* = Internet Information Server 4.0 or 5.0 Web BRAdmin and Internet Information Server 4.0 is supported on , automatically copied to easily configure and check the status of your Brother network enabled printers that are running IIS*, Administrators...
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Using control panel button 1 Turn off again. The printer will print a test page. Using the printer driver If you turn on the power switch. 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. When the Toner LED comes on .... All the LEDs light up and then go off the printer. 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord...
Using control panel button 1 Turn off again. The printer will print a test page. Using the printer driver If you turn on the power switch. 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. When the Toner LED comes on .... All the LEDs light up and then go off the printer. 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord...
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Using the printer driver If you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you can print the current settings using the control panel button or printer driver. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 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. 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.
Using the printer driver If you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you can print the current settings using the control panel button or printer driver. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 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. 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.