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Brother Laser Printer USER'S GUIDE HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Screen Reader 'text-to-speech' software. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you need to. Version A EN-US Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com where you use the printer. You must set up the hardware and... to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and technical questions. You can get product support, the latest driver updates and utilities, and answers to set up the printer. Note: Not all countries. Please use the...
Brother Laser Printer USER'S GUIDE HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Screen Reader 'text-to-speech' software. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you need to. Version A EN-US Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com where you use the printer. You must set up the hardware and... to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and technical questions. You can get product support, the latest driver updates and utilities, and answers to set up the printer. Note: Not all countries. Please use the...
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... for Windows® and Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003 45 Printer driver for Macintosh® ...45 Software ...46 Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 46 Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 47 Remote Printer Console ...47 4 Control Panel 48 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)...48 Service call indications ...53...
... for Windows® and Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003 45 Printer driver for Macintosh® ...45 Software ...46 Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 46 Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 47 Remote Printer Console ...47 4 Control Panel 48 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)...48 Service call indications ...53...
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......85 Improving the print quality...91 Solving print problems ...97 Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 98 Other problems ...98 For Macintosh® with USB...98 A Appendix 99 Printer specifications...99 Engine ...99 Controller ...100 Software ...101 Control panel ...101 Paper...Europe and Other Countries) 117 Brother numbers ...117 Important information: regulations ...118 Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only 118 International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement 118 IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model only 118 Internal laser radiation ...119 IMPORTANT -
......85 Improving the print quality...91 Solving print problems ...97 Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 98 Other problems ...98 For Macintosh® with USB...98 A Appendix 99 Printer specifications...99 Engine ...99 Controller ...100 Software ...101 Control panel ...101 Paper...Europe and Other Countries) 117 Brother numbers ...117 Important information: regulations ...118 Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only 118 International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement 118 IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model only 118 Internal laser radiation ...119 IMPORTANT -
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...is in the box? When you use a USB 2.0 interface cable that you connect it to the USB port of the following parts. 1 1 Printer Quick Setup Guide CD-ROM Drum unit and starter toner cartridge assembly AC power cord Interface cable 1 The interface cable is no longer than 6 feet...hub. Third party USB ports are using. „ USB cable Please make sure you are not supported for Macintosh®. „ Network cable (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network. 1 Purchase the appropriate ...
...is in the box? When you use a USB 2.0 interface cable that you connect it to the USB port of the following parts. 1 1 Printer Quick Setup Guide CD-ROM Drum unit and starter toner cartridge assembly AC power cord Interface cable 1 The interface cable is no longer than 6 feet...hub. Third party USB ports are using. „ USB cable Please make sure you are not supported for Macintosh®. „ Network cable (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network. 1 Purchase the appropriate ...
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Back view About this Printer 1 1 6 1 5 4 2 3 1 Back cover (back output tray) 2 AC power connector 3 HL-2150N / HL-2170W: Network status LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 4 HL-2150N / HL-2170W: 10/100BASE-TX port 5 HL-2170W: Wireless setup button 6 USB interface connector 3
Back view About this Printer 1 1 6 1 5 4 2 3 1 Back cover (back output tray) 2 AC power connector 3 HL-2150N / HL-2170W: Network status LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 4 HL-2150N / HL-2170W: 10/100BASE-TX port 5 HL-2170W: Wireless setup button 6 USB interface connector 3
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...the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. (If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling the printer driver on the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. • The printer driver for Linux from http://solutions.brother.com... printer driver (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) „ GDI printer driver for Windows® (HL-2140 only) For Macintosh® 3 „ Macintosh® printer driver For Linux 1 2 3 „ LPR printer driver „ CUPS printer driver 1 Download the printer driver for Linux may not be available. The printer ...
...the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. (If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling the printer driver on the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. • The printer driver for Linux from http://solutions.brother.com... printer driver (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) „ GDI printer driver for Windows® (HL-2140 only) For Macintosh® 3 „ Macintosh® printer driver For Linux 1 2 3 „ LPR printer driver „ CUPS printer driver 1 Download the printer driver for Linux may not be available. The printer ...
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If you download from http://solutions.brother.com or a link on the screen menu. Driver and Software Windows® printer driver (HL-2150N/ HL-2170W Only) GDI printer driver for Windows® (HL-2140 Only) Macintosh® printer driver LPR / CUPS printer driver 1 Windows® 2000 Professional p p 3 Windows® XP Home Edition ... p p Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater p Linux (Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE Linux, Debian) 1 p 1 Download the printer driver from a link on CD-ROM, click Install Other Drivers or Utilities, then click For Linux users on the supplied CD-ROM. Access ...
If you download from http://solutions.brother.com or a link on the screen menu. Driver and Software Windows® printer driver (HL-2150N/ HL-2170W Only) GDI printer driver for Windows® (HL-2140 Only) Macintosh® printer driver LPR / CUPS printer driver 1 Windows® 2000 Professional p p 3 Windows® XP Home Edition ... p p Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater p Linux (Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE Linux, Debian) 1 p 1 Download the printer driver from a link on CD-ROM, click Install Other Drivers or Utilities, then click For Linux users on the supplied CD-ROM. Access ...
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Driver and Software 3 28 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. „ Paper Size „ Multiple Page „ Orientation „ Copies „ Media Type „ Paper Source „ Resolution &#... Printout 2 „ Improve Print Output 1 These settings are not available with the Mac OS® 10.2.4. 2 These settings are not available with the Macintosh® printer driver. 3 These settings are not available with the HL-2140.
Driver and Software 3 28 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. „ Paper Size „ Multiple Page „ Orientation „ Copies „ Media Type „ Paper Source „ Resolution &#... Printout 2 „ Improve Print Output 1 These settings are not available with the Mac OS® 10.2.4. 2 These settings are not available with the Macintosh® printer driver. 3 These settings are not available with the HL-2140.
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Device Options You can set the following in Printer Function: „ Job Spooling „ Quick Print Setup „ Sleep Time „ Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) „ Header-Footer Print „ Density adjustment „ Error Message Printout „ Improve Print Output Driver and Software 3 3 34
Device Options You can set the following in Printer Function: „ Job Spooling „ Quick Print Setup „ Sleep Time „ Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) „ Header-Footer Print „ Density adjustment „ Error Message Printout „ Improve Print Output Driver and Software 3 3 34
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...time and increase printing speed for power saving. „ Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can save a page of times you keep sleep mode on any document). While the printer is in sleep mode, the Ready LED lights up the printer to start printing. This will be printed. 3 Note If you... function, uncheck the Use Reprint check box in memory. You can choose which will be 5 minutes. Driver and Software „ Job Spooling The printer keeps the last print job sent to it enters sleep mode. Receiving a print file or document or pressing the Go button will appear. Within 2...
...time and increase printing speed for power saving. „ Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can save a page of times you keep sleep mode on any document). While the printer is in sleep mode, the Ready LED lights up the printer to start printing. This will be printed. 3 Note If you... function, uncheck the Use Reprint check box in memory. You can choose which will be 5 minutes. Driver and Software „ Job Spooling The printer keeps the last print job sent to it enters sleep mode. Receiving a print file or document or pressing the Go button will appear. Within 2...
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...) is a website offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your printer. „ Print Settings (3) This will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the printer have been configured. „ Print Fonts (4) (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) This will print the pages...
...) is a website offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your printer. „ Print Settings (3) This will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the printer have been configured. „ Print Fonts (4) (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) This will print the pages...
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...(HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 BRAdmin Light 3 3 BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of the Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM we provided with the device itself. Unlike BRAdmin Professional, which then communicates with the printer. If the administrator installs the printer ...Windows® system. Then, each user just clicks that is available for Windows®) 3 This installer includes the Windows® printer driver and Brother network port driver (LPR). BRAdmin Professional (for Windows®) 3 BRAdmin Professional is a utility for more information, see the ...
...(HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 BRAdmin Light 3 3 BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of the Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM we provided with the device itself. Unlike BRAdmin Professional, which then communicates with the printer. If the administrator installs the printer ...Windows® system. Then, each user just clicks that is available for Windows®) 3 This installer includes the Windows® printer driver and Brother network port driver (LPR). BRAdmin Professional (for Windows®) 3 BRAdmin Professional is a utility for more information, see the ...
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...or disconnecting the cable. 3 Note This function takes a few seconds to install and use the Remote Printer Console. 47 c Double-click the Tool folder. For Macintosh® (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 a Put the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and close the opening ... RPC_User's_Guide.pdf for how to work. Driver and Software Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 This printer has an automatic interface selection feature that interface using Remote Printer Console. (See Remote Printer Console on page 47.) If you typically use only one interface is chosen, ...
...or disconnecting the cable. 3 Note This function takes a few seconds to install and use the Remote Printer Console. 47 c Double-click the Tool folder. For Macintosh® (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 a Put the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and close the opening ... RPC_User's_Guide.pdf for how to work. Driver and Software Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 This printer has an automatic interface selection feature that interface using Remote Printer Console. (See Remote Printer Console on page 47.) If you typically use only one interface is chosen, ...
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... the Go button pressed down the Go button as you turn on the power switch. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts by clicking the Print Fonts button in . Release the Go button. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is ... the Support tab. 58 Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Control Panel Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 You can print a list of the internal fonts using the Brother's Windows® printer driver, you can print a list of the...
... the Go button pressed down the Go button as you turn on the power switch. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts by clicking the Print Fonts button in . Release the Go button. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is ... the Support tab. 58 Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Control Panel Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 You can print a list of the internal fonts using the Brother's Windows® printer driver, you can print a list of the...
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Release the Go button. Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. d Press the Go button seven times. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as the password and IP address information), follow these steps: ... Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up to indicate the print server has been reset to its default settings. 59 Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you want to reset the print server back to its default settings (resetting all the LEDs light up .
Release the Go button. Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. d Press the Go button seven times. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as the password and IP address information), follow these steps: ... Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up to indicate the print server has been reset to its default settings. 59 Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you want to reset the print server back to its default settings (resetting all the LEDs light up .
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See Go button on page 55. „ Reduce the complexity of your printer (e.g Brother HL-2140), and then Status Monitor. 1 Programs for the Status Monitor is paper in Print Setting and click the Setting... If the paper is straight. The default ... / HL-2170W only) Change the following table. See About paper on your document or cut the print resolution. „ Press the Go button to print the remaining data in the printer memory. The best combination of your document: • Graphics mode 1 • TrueType mode 1 • Use Printer TrueType® Fonts 1 1 Choose the ...
See Go button on page 55. „ Reduce the complexity of your printer (e.g Brother HL-2140), and then Status Monitor. 1 Programs for the Status Monitor is paper in Print Setting and click the Setting... If the paper is straight. The default ... / HL-2170W only) Change the following table. See About paper on your document or cut the print resolution. „ Press the Go button to print the remaining data in the printer memory. The best combination of your document: • Graphics mode 1 • TrueType mode 1 • Use Printer TrueType® Fonts 1 1 Choose the ...
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... will vary depending on page 55. The best combination of your document: • Graphics mode 1 • TrueType mode 1 • Use Printer TrueType® Fonts 1 RESOLUTION REDUCED TO ENABLE PRINTING 1 Choose the Advanced tab, click the Print Quality icon, and then choose Manual in the... not clear the error, reduce the complexity of your document or reduce 6 the print resolution. „ (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the resolution. (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) 82 Cancel the print job if you want to identify and ...
... will vary depending on page 55. The best combination of your document: • Graphics mode 1 • TrueType mode 1 • Use Printer TrueType® Fonts 1 RESOLUTION REDUCED TO ENABLE PRINTING 1 Choose the Advanced tab, click the Print Quality icon, and then choose Manual in the... not clear the error, reduce the complexity of your document or reduce 6 the print resolution. „ (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the resolution. (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) 82 Cancel the print job if you want to identify and ...
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... computer directly to delete the remaining data in the printer memory. Cancel the pages of a document. print job if you want to your document or cut the print resolution. „ (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the printer memory. (See Go button on page 55.) „...; Reduce the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution. The printer cannot print full „ Press the Go button ...
... computer directly to delete the remaining data in the printer memory. Cancel the pages of a document. print job if you want to your document or cut the print resolution. „ (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the printer memory. (See Go button on page 55.) „...; Reduce the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution. The printer cannot print full „ Press the Go button ...
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Troubleshooting Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 6 For problems concerning using your printer, and then User's Guide. Click Documentation on . „ Make sure that it is installed correctly. You can also view the manuals in PDF format by accessing the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com). 1 ...or Print Setup Utility (Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater). „ Make sure that the printer is turned on the menu screen. Click the Start button, All Programs 1, your printer on a Network, see the Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Unable to ...
Troubleshooting Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 6 For problems concerning using your printer, and then User's Guide. Click Documentation on . „ Make sure that it is installed correctly. You can also view the manuals in PDF format by accessing the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com). 1 ...or Print Setup Utility (Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater). „ Make sure that the printer is turned on the menu screen. Click the Start button, All Programs 1, your printer on a Network, see the Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Unable to ...
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A A A A 99 A Appendix Printer specifications Engine Model HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W Technology Electrophotographic Print speed 1 2 (A4 size/ Letter size) Up to 22 ppm (A4 size) 3,Up to 23 ppm (Letter size) 3 First print time Less ... Linux 600 dpi 300 dpi 1 The printing speed may change depending on the type of document you print. 2 Print speed may be slower when the printer is connected by wireless LAN (HL-2170W only). 3 From standard paper tray.
A A A A 99 A Appendix Printer specifications Engine Model HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W Technology Electrophotographic Print speed 1 2 (A4 size/ Letter size) Up to 22 ppm (A4 size) 3,Up to 23 ppm (Letter size) 3 First print time Less ... Linux 600 dpi 300 dpi 1 The printing speed may change depending on the type of document you print. 2 Print speed may be slower when the printer is connected by wireless LAN (HL-2170W only). 3 From standard paper tray.
