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... DO NOT use cleaning materials that you have unplugged the printer from the AC power outlet. • Use neutral detergents. Doing this might cause the toner dust to clean the inside the vacuum cleaner, potentially starting a fire. CAUTION Cleaning the outside surface of the machine. Doing this may cause a fire... with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the outside of it according to clean up scattered toner. DO NOT remove or damage the caution labels located on or around the fuser. iii DO NOT use a vacuum cleaner to local regulations. Cleaning ...
... DO NOT use cleaning materials that you have unplugged the printer from the AC power outlet. • Use neutral detergents. Doing this might cause the toner dust to clean the inside the vacuum cleaner, potentially starting a fire. CAUTION Cleaning the outside surface of the machine. Doing this may cause a fire... with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the outside of it according to clean up scattered toner. DO NOT remove or damage the caution labels located on or around the fuser. iii DO NOT use a vacuum cleaner to local regulations. Cleaning ...
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Toner cartridge ...61 Drum unit ...68 Cleaning ...73 Cleaning the outside of the printer...73 Cleaning the inside of Conformity ...121 vi for your safety ...120 ... list...108 Quick reference for bar code control commands (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) ...110 Print bar codes or expanded characters 110 B Appendix (for 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...
Toner cartridge ...61 Drum unit ...68 Cleaning ...73 Cleaning the outside of the printer...73 Cleaning the inside of Conformity ...121 vi for your safety ...120 ... list...108 Quick reference for bar code control commands (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) ...110 Print bar codes or expanded characters 110 B Appendix (for 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...
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... What is not a standard accessory. When you use a USB 2.0 interface cable that 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 Third party USB ports are ...of your computer and not 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 in the box? When you unpack the printer, make sure you use...
... What is not a standard accessory. When you use a USB 2.0 interface cable that 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 Third party USB ports are ...of your computer and not 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 in the box? When you unpack the printer, make sure you use...
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... 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 Quick Print Setup 2 Sleep Time Macro... 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
... 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 Quick Print Setup 2 Sleep Time Macro... 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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... 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 toner is crumpled when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env.Thin.
... 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 toner is crumpled when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env.Thin.
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... Mode for printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 resolution. 32 Advanced tab 1 2 3 4 5 Driver and Software 3 3 Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following ... Setting (4) Device Options (5) Print Quality 3 Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: • HQ 1200 • 600 dpi • 300 dpi Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density (print appears lighter).
... Mode for printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 resolution. 32 Advanced tab 1 2 3 4 5 Driver and Software 3 3 Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following ... Setting (4) Device Options (5) Print Quality 3 Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: • HQ 1200 • 600 dpi • 300 dpi Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density (print appears lighter).
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...a page of a document as an overlay on the frequency of your data using the reprint function, uncheck the Use Reprint check box in order (Toner, Drum, Error, Ready), and then release the Go button. You can turn sleep mode off, from printing your printer use the saved macro as... quick print setting. • Multiple Page • Manual Duplex • Toner Save Mode • Paper Source • Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can choose which will automatically wake up the printer to stop...
...a page of a document as an overlay on the frequency of your data using the reprint function, uncheck the Use Reprint check box in order (Toner, Drum, Error, Ready), and then release the Go button. You can turn sleep mode off, from printing your printer use the saved macro as... quick print setting. • Multiple Page • Manual Duplex • Toner Save Mode • Paper Source • Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can choose which will automatically wake up the printer to stop...
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... Increase or decrease the print density. Selections are printing only a few pages, you do not need to a thin setting. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on page 82. If this setting. By clicking Setting, you entered will print. If you select Custom and enter the text...
... Increase or decrease the print density. Selections are printing only a few pages, you do not need to a thin setting. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on page 82. If this setting. By clicking Setting, you entered will print. If you select Custom and enter the text...
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The default setting is a web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using this feature. Thick • Env. When you set Toner Save Mode to one of the following: • Plain Paper • ...Thin • Recycled Paper Support You can conserve toner using your printer. 42 The Brother Solutions Center is Off. Note • We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 resolution. 3 ...
The default setting is a web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using this feature. Thick • Env. When you set Toner Save Mode to one of the following: • Plain Paper • ...Thin • Recycled Paper Support You can conserve toner using your printer. 42 The Brother Solutions Center is Off. Note • We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 resolution. 3 ...
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... media type settings. If this selection does not improve the situation enough, select thicker paper in Media Type to choose this setting, the toner fixing on , run the BrStatusMonitor.app (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother, Utilities). 44 If you do not need to a thin setting. 3 • Improve...
... media type settings. If this selection does not improve the situation enough, select thicker paper in Media Type to choose this setting, the toner fixing on , run the BrStatusMonitor.app (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother, Utilities). 44 If you do not need to a thin setting. 3 • Improve...
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... in this chapter. 4 Control Panel 4 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 4 This section refers to three LEDs Toner, Drum and Error, and a dual function Ready LED & Go button on the control panel. 1 Toner LED The Toner LED indicates when the Toner is low or at the end 4 of its life. 2 Drum LED 1 The Drum LED indicates...
... in this chapter. 4 Control Panel 4 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 4 This section refers to three LEDs Toner, Drum and Error, and a dual function Ready LED & Go button on the control panel. 1 Toner LED The Toner LED indicates when the Toner is low or at the end 4 of its life. 2 Drum LED 1 The Drum LED indicates...
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... end is cooling down. LED Control Panel Printer status Warming up . Toner low Indicates that the toner cartridge is warming up The printer is nearly empty. Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. Take the drum unit out of the printer has cooled down The printer is... indicated. Cartridge position error The drum unit assembly is remaining print data in memory There is not installed correctly. Buy a new toner cartridge and have it back in the memory. Receiving data The printer is either receiving data from the computer, processing data in memory ...
... end is cooling down. LED Control Panel Printer status Warming up . Toner low Indicates that the toner cartridge is warming up The printer is nearly empty. Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. Take the drum unit out of the printer has cooled down The printer is... indicated. Cartridge position error The drum unit assembly is remaining print data in memory There is not installed correctly. Buy a new toner cartridge and have it back in the memory. Receiving data The printer is either receiving data from the computer, processing data in memory ...
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... again, call indication shown above, turn off the printer power switch, wait a few seconds, and then turn it on and try to your dealer or Brother Customer Service. 53 Leave the printer for 10 minutes with the power on , press the Go button and make a note of the LED's that a...printer will show that remain lit and report the error status (as shown below ) to print again. LED indications while pressing the Go button LEDs Toner Main PCB failure Fuser unit failure 1 Laser unit failure Main motor failure High voltage failure Drum Error Ready 1 If this error occurs, turn off...
... again, call indication shown above, turn off the printer power switch, wait a few seconds, and then turn it on and try to your dealer or Brother Customer Service. 53 Leave the printer for 10 minutes with the power on , press the Go button and make a note of the LED's that a...printer will show that remain lit and report the error status (as shown below ) to print again. LED indications while pressing the Go button LEDs Toner Main PCB failure Fuser unit failure 1 Laser unit failure Main motor failure High voltage failure Drum Error Ready 1 If this error occurs, turn off...
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... power switch. Control Panel Print a test page 4 You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in the General tab of... the Go button as you are off the printer. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . The printer will print a test page. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs are using the Windows® printer driver, click the Print Test Page button in . d Press the Go button again.
... power switch. Control Panel Print a test page 4 You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in the General tab of... the Go button as you are off the printer. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . The printer will print a test page. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs are using the Windows® printer driver, click the Print Test Page button in . d Press the Go button again.
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... print a list of the internal fonts using the Brother's Windows® printer driver, you turn on the power switch. Release the Go button. d Press the Go button twice. Using the printer driver 4 If you are off the printer. Control Panel Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 You can print... a list of the internal fonts by clicking the Print Fonts button in . Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you can print a list of the internal fonts. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs...
... print a list of the internal fonts using the Brother's Windows® printer driver, you turn on the power switch. Release the Go button. d Press the Go button twice. Using the printer driver 4 If you are off the printer. Control Panel Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 You can print... a list of the internal fonts by clicking the Print Fonts button in . Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you can print a list of the internal fonts. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs...
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... power cord is plugged in. 4 c Hold down until the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up to indicate the print server has been reset to its default settings. 59 d Press the Go button seven times. Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you want to reset the print server back...
... power cord is plugged in. 4 c Hold down until the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up to indicate the print server has been reset to its default settings. 59 d Press the Go button seven times. Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you want to reset the print server back...
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... your clothes are smeared with toner, wipe off the toner with a dry cloth and immediately wash the clothes in the illustration. Order No. 5 Routine Maintenance 5 You will need to inhale toner. • After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will ...need to replace certain parts and clean the printer regularly. Consumables 5 Toner cartridge Drum unit See Toner cartridge on page 68. When you open the...
... your clothes are smeared with toner, wipe off the toner with a dry cloth and immediately wash the clothes in the illustration. Order No. 5 Routine Maintenance 5 You will need to inhale toner. • After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will ...need to replace certain parts and clean the printer regularly. Consumables 5 Toner cartridge Drum unit See Toner cartridge on page 68. When you open the...
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...and country you put it into the printer. To replace the toner cartridge, see Replacing the toner cartridge on the page and the print density setting. 5 • If you get a Toner Life End message. Approx. Note The Toner LED will continue to print until immediately before you change .... in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4) Note • The amount of toner and will blink continuously if the toner cartridge is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4) 2 Standard toner cartridges print approximately 1,500 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages. Approx.
...and country you put it into the printer. To replace the toner cartridge, see Replacing the toner cartridge on the page and the print density setting. 5 • If you get a Toner Life End message. Approx. Note The Toner LED will continue to print until immediately before you change .... in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4) Note • The amount of toner and will blink continuously if the toner cartridge is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4) 2 Standard toner cartridges print approximately 1,500 A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages. Approx.
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... recommend that you clean the printer when you replace the toner cartridge. When you want to buy toner cartridges, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. • We recommend that you replace the toner cartridge with a new one. Open the front cover. See Cleaning on . Toner Life End message The printer will stop printing until...
... recommend that you clean the printer when you replace the toner cartridge. When you want to buy toner cartridges, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. • We recommend that you replace the toner cartridge with a new one. Open the front cover. See Cleaning on . Toner Life End message The printer will stop printing until...
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To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration. 5 c Push down the green lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of disposable paper or cloth in case you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of the drum unit. 63 Routine Maintenance CAUTION We recommend that you accidentally spill or scatter toner.
To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration. 5 c Push down the green lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of disposable paper or cloth in case you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of the drum unit. 63 Routine Maintenance CAUTION We recommend that you accidentally spill or scatter toner.