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...the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you use the printer. Version A EN-US Note: Not all models are available in the box. Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com where you can use the Quick Setup Guide to -speech' software. You must set... up the hardware and install the driver before you need to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and technical questions. Please use the printer. 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 set up the...
...the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you use the printer. Version A EN-US Note: Not all models are available in the box. Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com where you can use the Quick Setup Guide to -speech' software. You must set... up the hardware and install the driver before you need to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and technical questions. Please use the printer. 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 set up the...
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...DOS, Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ENERGY STAR is a registered trade mark of Microsoft Corporation in this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product's descriptions and specifications. RED HAT is a U.S. Inc. Java and all Java... are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Each company whose software title is a registered trademark of the Printer If for any reason you save and use the original packaging. Shipment of Brother Industries, Ltd. iv AMD, AMD Athlon, AMD Opteron and combinations thereof, are subject to make...
...DOS, Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ENERGY STAR is a registered trade mark of Microsoft Corporation in this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product's descriptions and specifications. RED HAT is a U.S. Inc. Java and all Java... are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Each company whose software title is a registered trademark of the Printer If for any reason you save and use the original packaging. Shipment of Brother Industries, Ltd. iv AMD, AMD Athlon, AMD Opteron and combinations thereof, are subject to make...
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... on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing 22 3 Driver and Software 26 Printer driver ...26 Features in the printer driver (for Windows 29 Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh 39 Uninstalling the printer driver ...45 Printer driver 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 ...
... on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing 22 3 Driver and Software 26 Printer driver ...26 Features in the printer driver (for Windows 29 Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh 39 Uninstalling the printer driver ...45 Printer driver 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 ...
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About this Printer 1 1 11 10 9 8 7 2 Front view 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Face-down output tray support flap 2 (support flap 2) 1 2 Face-down output tray support flap 1 (support flap 1) 3 Control panel 2 4 Manual feed paper guide 5 Manual feed slot 6 Manual feed slot cover 7 Paper tray 8 Front cover 9 Power switch 10 Ventilation hole 11 Face-down output tray 1 For details about the support flap 2, see page 96. 2 For details about the control panel, see Chapter 4.
About this Printer 1 1 11 10 9 8 7 2 Front view 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Face-down output tray support flap 2 (support flap 2) 1 2 Face-down output tray support flap 1 (support flap 1) 3 Control panel 2 4 Manual feed paper guide 5 Manual feed slot 6 Manual feed slot cover 7 Paper tray 8 Front cover 9 Power switch 10 Ventilation hole 11 Face-down output tray 1 For details about the support flap 2, see page 96. 2 For details about the control panel, see Chapter 4.
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2 Printing Methods 2 About paper Type and size of paper The printer loads paper from the printer driver Plain Paper Recycled Paper Bond Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper or Thicker Paper Transparencies Thicker Paper Envelopes Env. Media type Tray 1 Plain paper 75 g/... 20 lb) Thick paper 105 g/m2 to 163 g/m2(28 to the page for the paper trays in the printer driver and this guide are as follows: 2 2 2 Paper tray Manual feed slot Tray 1 Manual When looking at this page in the table. The names for each printing method by clicking p in the electronic...
2 Printing Methods 2 About paper Type and size of paper The printer loads paper from the printer driver Plain Paper Recycled Paper Bond Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper or Thicker Paper Transparencies Thicker Paper Envelopes Env. Media type Tray 1 Plain paper 75 g/... 20 lb) Thick paper 105 g/m2 to 163 g/m2(28 to the page for the paper trays in the printer driver and this guide are as follows: 2 2 2 Paper tray Manual feed slot Tray 1 Manual When looking at this page in the table. The names for each printing method by clicking p in the electronic...
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... (No specific brand recommended) 3M CG3300 Avery laser labels white #5160 (No specific brand recommended) Before you buy a lot of paper, test a small quantity to make sure that the paper is suitable. Use paper that is made for choosing your printer. CAUTION DO NOT use ink jet paper because... If you use paper that is not recommended, a paper jam or misfeed may occur in some regions outside the USA and Canada. Printing Methods Tray 1 Manual Paper size A4, Letter, Legal 1, B5 (ISO), Executive, Width: 76.2 to 220mm (3 to 8.7 in.) A5, A6, B6 (ISO), Folio, Post Card Number of ...
... (No specific brand recommended) 3M CG3300 Avery laser labels white #5160 (No specific brand recommended) Before you buy a lot of paper, test a small quantity to make sure that the paper is suitable. Use paper that is made for choosing your printer. CAUTION DO NOT use ink jet paper because... If you use paper that is not recommended, a paper jam or misfeed may occur in some regions outside the USA and Canada. Printing Methods Tray 1 Manual Paper size A4, Letter, Legal 1, B5 (ISO), Executive, Width: 76.2 to 220mm (3 to 8.7 in.) A5, A6, B6 (ISO), Folio, Post Card Number of ...
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..., some envelopes may damage your printer. You should lie flat and not be using manual duplex printing. • You must choose the same paper size from a supplier who 2 understands that weighs more than two pieces of paper. Note • Do not put different types of paper in a laser printer. Brother does not recommend a particular envelope...
..., some envelopes may damage your printer. You should lie flat and not be using manual duplex printing. • You must choose the same paper size from a supplier who 2 understands that weighs more than two pieces of paper. Note • Do not put different types of paper in a laser printer. Brother does not recommend a particular envelope...
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Printing Methods Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the Manual feed slot 2 (For the recommended paper to use . 13 c Using both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to use , see About paper on page 5.) Note The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed slot. 2 a Lift up the support flap 1 (1) to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray, or remove each page as soon as it comes out of the paper that you are going to the width of the printer. 1 b Open the manual feed slot cover.
Printing Methods Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the Manual feed slot 2 (For the recommended paper to use . 13 c Using both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to use , see About paper on page 5.) Note The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed slot. 2 a Lift up the support flap 1 (1) to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray, or remove each page as soon as it comes out of the paper that you are going to the width of the printer. 1 b Open the manual feed slot cover.
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...one time, as it is not, the paper or the transparency may be ejected without being printed on the manual feed slot. If it may cause a jam. • If you feel the machine pull in the paper,... let go. 2 Note • Put the paper into the manual feed slot with the side to be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam. • Do... not put any media (paper, transparency and so on) in the manual feed slot before the printer is straight and in the Ready state, the media may not be printed face up. • ...
...one time, as it is not, the paper or the transparency may be ejected without being printed on the manual feed slot. If it may cause a jam. • If you feel the machine pull in the paper,... let go. 2 Note • Put the paper into the manual feed slot with the side to be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam. • Do... not put any media (paper, transparency and so on) in the manual feed slot before the printer is straight and in the Ready state, the media may not be printed face up. • ...
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Printing Methods f Send the print data to curl. 16 g After the printed page comes out of the printer, put a sheet of paper or transparency as in the manual feed slot. • When printing on transparencies, remove each transparency as soon as it has been printed. Repeat for each page that you want to print. 2 Note • The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in the manual feed slot until you put in the next sheet of paper or transparency in Step d above. Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or transparency to the printer.
Printing Methods f Send the print data to curl. 16 g After the printed page comes out of the printer, put a sheet of paper or transparency as in the manual feed slot. • When printing on transparencies, remove each transparency as soon as it has been printed. Repeat for each page that you want to print. 2 Note • The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in the manual feed slot until you put in the next sheet of paper or transparency in Step d above. Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or transparency to the printer.
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... cover. a Open the back cover (back output tray). Printing Methods Printing on the Manual Feed mode when you are going to use , see About paper on page 5 and Types of 2 envelopes on page 7.) Note The printer automatically turns on thick paper, labels and envelopes 2 When the back output tray is ...pulled down, the printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed slot through to the width of the printer. c Using both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the back of the paper that you put paper in the...
... cover. a Open the back cover (back output tray). Printing Methods Printing on the Manual Feed mode when you are going to use , see About paper on page 5 and Types of 2 envelopes on page 7.) Note The printer automatically turns on thick paper, labels and envelopes 2 When the back output tray is ...pulled down, the printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed slot through to the width of the printer. c Using both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the back of the paper that you put paper in the...
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... it is straight and in the proper position on . e Choose the following from the printer driver: Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any Media (paper, envelope and so on) in the manual feed slot before the printer is in the Ready state, the media may not be printed face up. • Make... sure that the paper or envelope is not, the paper or the envelope may be ejected without being printed on the manual feed slot. When you put...
... it is straight and in the proper position on . e Choose the following from the printer driver: Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any Media (paper, envelope and so on) in the manual feed slot before the printer is in the Ready state, the media may not be printed face up. • Make... sure that the paper or envelope is not, the paper or the envelope may be ejected without being printed on the manual feed slot. When you put...
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g After the printed page comes out of the printer, put a sheet of paper or envelope as shown in the manual feed slot. • Remove each sheet or envelope as soon as it has been printed. Repeat for each page that you want to print. 2 Note • The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in the manual feed slot until you put in the next sheet of paper or envelope in Step d. Stacking sheets or envelopes may cause the paper to the printer. Printing Methods f Send the print data to jam or curl. 20
g After the printed page comes out of the printer, put a sheet of paper or envelope as shown in the manual feed slot. • Remove each sheet or envelope as soon as it has been printed. Repeat for each page that you want to print. 2 Note • The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in the manual feed slot until you put in the next sheet of paper or envelope in Step d. Stacking sheets or envelopes may cause the paper to the printer. Printing Methods f Send the print data to jam or curl. 20
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As an alternative you put it in the manual feed slot, and then in the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, select Page Setting, and check the Reverse Print box. Put a new DL size double-flap envelope in the manual feed slot with the longest edge of the envelope in first, then print again...
As an alternative you put it in the manual feed slot, and then in the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, select Page Setting, and check the Reverse Print box. Put a new DL size double-flap envelope in the manual feed slot with the longest edge of the envelope in first, then print again...
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... and then put it back in this section are using the Macintosh® printer driver, see Paper jams and how to be curled. Remove the paper and straighten it. When you use the manual duplex function, it may vary depending on page 41. Printing on the computer...see Improving the print quality on page 85. The printer will automatically print all enable duplex 2 printing. Manual duplex printing from the paper tray 2 a In the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, click the Duplex icon, and then choose the Manual Duplex printing mode, and from Windows® XP. ...
... and then put it back in this section are using the Macintosh® printer driver, see Paper jams and how to be curled. Remove the paper and straighten it. When you use the manual duplex function, it may vary depending on page 41. Printing on the computer...see Improving the print quality on page 85. The printer will automatically print all enable duplex 2 printing. Manual duplex printing from the paper tray 2 a In the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, click the Duplex icon, and then choose the Manual Duplex printing mode, and from Windows® XP. ...
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... c Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the manual feed slot 2 Note You should use bond paper. Note When you put paper in the tray, with the side to be Manual feed. Do not use plain paper and recycled paper. a In the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, click the Duplex icon..., then choose the Manual Duplex printing mode, and then from the Basic tab choose the Paper Source ...
... c Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the manual feed slot 2 Note You should use bond paper. Note When you put paper in the tray, with the side to be Manual feed. Do not use plain paper and recycled paper. a In the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, click the Duplex icon..., then choose the Manual Duplex printing mode, and then from the Basic tab choose the Paper Source ...
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... going to be printed on the computer screen. e Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray, and then put the paper in the manual feed slot with the side to be printed on the computer screen. Follow the instructions on first facing up . Printing Methods c Using both hands, ...slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the width of the paper that is going to use. 2 d Using both hands put the first of the printed sheets...
... going to be printed on the computer screen. e Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray, and then put the paper in the manual feed slot with the side to be printed on the computer screen. Follow the instructions on first facing up . Printing Methods c Using both hands, ...slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the width of the paper that is going to use. 2 d Using both hands put the first of the printed sheets...
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...then page 5 on the 2 third sheet of paper, and so on the second sheet of paper. When doing manual duplex printing, the paper must be put in the paper tray in the following way: For the ... on the second side, put the heading face down at the front of the tray. For the manual feed slot: • Put the side to be printed on face up with the leading edge (top) of... first. • To print on the first sheet of paper. Printing Methods Paper orientation for manual duplex printing 2 The printer prints the second page first. If you print 10 pages on 5 sheets of paper, it ...
...then page 5 on the 2 third sheet of paper, and so on the second sheet of paper. When doing manual duplex printing, the paper must be put in the paper tray in the following way: For the ... on the second side, put the heading face down at the front of the tray. For the manual feed slot: • Put the side to be printed on face up with the leading edge (top) of... first. • To print on the first sheet of paper. Printing Methods Paper orientation for manual duplex printing 2 The printer prints the second page first. If you print 10 pages on 5 sheets of paper, it ...
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You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. Paper Size Multiple Page Orientation Copies Media Type Paper Source Resolution Toner Save Mode Print Setting Manual Duplex printing 1 Watermark 2 Scaling Job Spooling 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 Toner Save Mode Print Setting Manual Duplex printing 1 Watermark 2 Scaling Job Spooling 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
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... plain paper (72.5 g/m2 to 95 g/m2 / 19 to 25 lb) choose Plain Paper. Driver and Software Media Type 3 You can choose Auto Select, Tray1, Manual and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards. If the envelope is not fixed to use... envelopes, choose Envelopes. For the best print quality, select the type of media in the manual feed slot. 31 For bond paper, choose Bond Paper. • When you wish to the envelope correctly when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env. Thick...
... plain paper (72.5 g/m2 to 95 g/m2 / 19 to 25 lb) choose Plain Paper. Driver and Software Media Type 3 You can choose Auto Select, Tray1, Manual and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards. If the envelope is not fixed to use... envelopes, choose Envelopes. For the best print quality, select the type of media in the manual feed slot. 31 For bond paper, choose Bond Paper. • When you wish to the envelope correctly when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env. Thick...