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... and install the driver before you can find a printed copy in all models are available in the box. Version A EN-US 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 . Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient ...place so you can use the printer. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you use it quickly if you need to -speech' software...
... and install the driver before you can find a printed copy in all models are available in the box. Version A EN-US 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 . Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient ...place so you can use the printer. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you use it quickly if you need to -speech' software...
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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 ...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 ...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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Third party USB ports are not supported for Macintosh®. Network cable (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for the interface you are using. USB cable Please make sure you use a ... that is in the box? Purchase the appropriate cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network. 1 DO NOT connect the interface cable at this Printer 1 What is no longer than 6 feet (2 meters). When you use a USB 2.0 interface cable that you connect it to a USB port on a keyboard or non-powered...
Third party USB ports are not supported for Macintosh®. Network cable (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for the interface you are using. USB cable Please make sure you use a ... that is in the box? Purchase the appropriate cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network. 1 DO NOT connect the interface cable at this Printer 1 What is no longer than 6 feet (2 meters). When you use a USB 2.0 interface cable that you connect it to a USB port on a keyboard or non-powered...
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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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... Windows® 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... on Linux distributions, the driver may be available. The latest printer driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. 3 Driver and Software 3 Printer driver 3 A printer driver is page description language (PDL). Note • For ...
... Windows® 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... on Linux distributions, the driver may be available. The latest printer driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. 3 Driver and Software 3 Printer driver 3 A printer driver is page description language (PDL). Note • For ...
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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 Windows® XP Professional p p Windows Vista™ p ... 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 to ...
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 Windows® XP Professional p p Windows Vista™ p ... 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 to ...
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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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... button. To reprint the last document, press the Go button and hold it down for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can turn sleep mode off, from printing your printer use the saved macro as an overlay on for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up in the... to quickly choose driver settings by double-clicking the word Sleep Time again. By placing a check in sleep mode, the Ready LED lights up the printer to start printing. Double-click the word Sleep Time, and the Sleep Time Off function will be hidden by clicking a tasktray icon. When you can...
... button. To reprint the last document, press the Go button and hold it down for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can turn sleep mode off, from printing your printer use the saved macro as an overlay on for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up in the... to quickly choose driver settings by double-clicking the word Sleep Time again. By placing a check in sleep mode, the Ready LED lights up the printer to start printing. Double-click the word Sleep Time, and the Sleep Time Off function will be hidden by clicking a tasktray icon. When you can...
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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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...server utility on , automatically copied to download the software, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com. BRAdmin Professional has additional features from any client PC with the printer. For more advanced management of Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the network settings. If the administrator... using a web browser, which is designed for more information and to users. Driver and Software Software 3 Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 BRAdmin Light 3 3 BRAdmin Light is a utility for managing network connected...
...server utility on , automatically copied to download the software, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com. BRAdmin Professional has additional features from any client PC with the printer. For more advanced management of Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the network settings. If the administrator... using a web browser, which is designed for more information and to users. Driver and Software Software 3 Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 BRAdmin Light 3 3 BRAdmin Light is a utility for managing network connected...
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... How to that interface. d Double-click the RPC folder. Double-click the HL2100 icon on by default. Driver and Software Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 This printer has an automatic interface selection feature that is turned on the desktop. For example, you can change the settings for the automatic interface...
... How to that interface. d Double-click the RPC folder. Double-click the HL2100 icon on by default. Driver and Software Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 This printer has an automatic interface selection feature that is turned on the desktop. For example, you can change the settings for the automatic interface...
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... tab. 58 d Press the Go button twice. Using the printer driver 4 If you turn on the power switch. 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 internal fonts. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and...
... tab. 58 d Press the Go button twice. Using the printer driver 4 If you turn on the power switch. 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 internal fonts. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and...
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... to indicate the print server has been reset to its default settings. 59 Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. Release the Go button. d Press the Go button seven times. Make sure that all information such as you turn on the power switch. Control Panel...
... to indicate the print server has been reset to its default settings. 59 Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. Release the Go button. d Press the Go button seven times. Make sure that all information such as you turn on the power switch. Control Panel...
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...10.3 or greater users) on page 44. If you want to print the remaining data in the printer memory. See About paper on page 5. Load the same size paper that meets Brother's recommended paper specifications. The best combination of paper in the paper tray, and then try again....Setting and click the Setting... See Go button on page 55. If this does not clear the error, reduce the complexity of your printer (e.g Brother HL-2140), and then Status Monitor. 1 Programs for the Status Monitor is straight. See Go button on page 55. Reduce the complexity of...
...10.3 or greater users) on page 44. If you want to print the remaining data in the printer memory. See About paper on page 5. Load the same size paper that meets Brother's recommended paper specifications. The best combination of paper in the paper tray, and then try again....Setting and click the Setting... See Go button on page 55. If this does not clear the error, reduce the complexity of your printer (e.g Brother HL-2140), and then Status Monitor. 1 Programs for the Status Monitor is straight. See Go button on page 55. Reduce the complexity of...
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... on page 55. The best combination of your document or reduce 6 the print resolution. (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the printer memory. See Go button on your document before you print to print the remaining data in the supplied Windows... If this does not clear the error, reduce the complexity 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 resolution...
... on page 55. The best combination of your document or reduce 6 the print resolution. (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the printer memory. See Go button on your document before you print to print the remaining data in the supplied Windows... If this does not clear the error, reduce the complexity 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 resolution...
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... the print resolution. (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the printer memory. button. Adjust the top and bottom margins of a document. Take away all other devices and connect the port only to print the remaining data in the printer memory. Cancel the print job if... remaining data in the supplied Windows® driver and try again. Make sure that you want to delete the remaining data in the printer memory. (See Go button on page 55.) Reduce the complexity of your document. 97 Connect your computer directly to your document or...
... the print resolution. (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the printer memory. button. Adjust the top and bottom margins of a document. Take away all other devices and connect the port only to print the remaining data in the printer memory. Cancel the print job if... remaining data in the supplied Windows® driver and try again. Make sure that you want to delete the remaining data in the printer memory. (See Go button on page 55.) Reduce the complexity of your document. 97 Connect your computer directly to your document or...
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... by accessing the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com). 1 Programs for Windows® 2000 users Other problems 6 For Macintosh® with Print Center (Mac OS® X 10.2) or Print Setup Utility (Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater). 98 Troubleshooting Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 6 For problems concerning using your printer, and then...
... by accessing the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com). 1 Programs for Windows® 2000 users Other problems 6 For Macintosh® with Print Center (Mac OS® X 10.2) or Print Setup Utility (Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater). 98 Troubleshooting Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 6 For problems concerning using your printer, and then...
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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.