Users Manual - English
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...Identifying your problem ...79 Error messages in the Status Monitor ...80 Error message printout ...82 Paper handling ...83 Paper jams and how to clear them ...85 Improving the print quality...91 Solving print problems ...97 Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 98 Other problems ... 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...
...Identifying your problem ...79 Error messages in the Status Monitor ...80 Error message printout ...82 Paper handling ...83 Paper jams and how to clear them ...85 Improving the print quality...91 Solving print problems ...97 Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 98 Other problems ... 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...
Users Manual - English
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... wake up the printer to the printer's memory. In sleep mode, the printer acts as an overlay on for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can save time and increase printing speed for a certain period of times you can choose which will save a page of your data ... it in the job spooling settings. Quick Print Setup This feature allows you can still receive data. By placing a check in order (Toner, Drum, Error, Ready), and then release the Go button. While the printer is in sleep mode, the Ready LED lights up in the selection boxes for about...
... wake up the printer to the printer's memory. In sleep mode, the printer acts as an overlay on for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can save time and increase printing speed for a certain period of times you can choose which will save a page of your data ... it in the job spooling settings. Quick Print Setup This feature allows you can still receive data. By placing a check in order (Toner, Drum, Error, Ready), and then release the Go button. While the printer is in sleep mode, the Ready LED lights up in the selection boxes for about...
Users Manual - English
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... button Wake-up / Error recovery / Form feed / Job Cancel / Reprint The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in this chapter. or or or LED is off. The LED is in one of its life. 2 Drum LED 1 The Drum LED indicates when the Drum is nearing the end... open 4 Ready LED The Ready LED will flash depending on . 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...
... button Wake-up / Error recovery / Form feed / Job Cancel / Reprint The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in this chapter. or or or LED is off. The LED is in one of its life. 2 Drum LED 1 The Drum LED indicates when the Drum is nearing the end... open 4 Ready LED The Ready LED will flash depending on . 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...
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Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. Cartridge position error The drum unit assembly is nearly empty. Cooling down The printer is cooling down . Wait for when Toner life end is remaining print data in the memory. ... printer is either receiving data from the computer, processing data in memory or printing the data. 4 Data remaining in memory There is indicated. Take the drum unit out of the machine and put it ready for a few seconds until the inside of the printer has cooled down . See Replacing the toner...
Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. Cartridge position error The drum unit assembly is nearly empty. Cooling down The printer is cooling down . Wait for when Toner life end is remaining print data in the memory. ... printer is either receiving data from the computer, processing data in memory or printing the data. 4 Data remaining in memory There is indicated. Take the drum unit out of the machine and put it ready for a few seconds until the inside of the printer has cooled down . See Replacing the toner...
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See Cleaning the corona wire on page 69. 4 52 LED Control Panel Printer status Drum error The corona wire needs to be cleaned. See Replacing the drum unit on page 77. Put in a new drum unit.
See Cleaning the corona wire on page 69. 4 52 LED Control Panel Printer status Drum error The corona wire needs to be cleaned. See Replacing the drum unit on page 77. Put in a new drum unit.
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... again, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. 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 the printer power switch, wait a few seconds, ...and then turn it back on , press the Go button and make a note of the LED's that a service call is an error that cannot be cleared by the...
... again, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. 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 the printer power switch, wait a few seconds, ...and then turn it back on , press the Go button and make a note of the LED's that a service call is an error that cannot be cleared by the...
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d Press the Go button again. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs are using the Windows® printer driver, click the Print Test Page button in . The printer will print a test page. Keep the Go button ... in the General tab of the printer driver. 56 Using the printer driver 4 If you turn on the power switch. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off .
d Press the Go button again. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs are using the Windows® printer driver, click the Print Test Page button in . The printer will print a test page. Keep the Go button ... in the General tab of the printer driver. 56 Using the printer driver 4 If you turn on the power switch. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off .
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... down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are using the control panel button or printer driver. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . 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...
... down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are using the control panel button or printer driver. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . 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...
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... off the printer. Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you turn on the power switch. Release the Go button. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 4 c Hold down until the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up to indicate the print server...
... off the printer. Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you turn on the power switch. Release the Go button. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 4 c Hold down until the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up to indicate the print server...
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...problems by yourself. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com. Printer does not print: If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting ...132; All of the protective parts have been removed. The toner cartridges and drum unit are installed properly. The front cover and fuser cover are fully closed. ...Emitting Diodes) on page 48. Status Monitor Error Message appears See Error messages in the Status Monitor on page 80. Printer printed an Error Message See Error message printout on page 82. Paper handling...
...problems by yourself. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com. Printer does not print: If you need additional help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting ...132; All of the protective parts have been removed. The toner cartridges and drum unit are installed properly. The front cover and fuser cover are fully closed. ...Emitting Diodes) on page 48. Status Monitor Error Message appears See Error messages in the Status Monitor on page 80. Printer printed an Error Message See Error message printout on page 82. Paper handling...
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... size paper that meets Brother's recommended paper specifications. See Replacing the drum unit on page 69. Check the LED indication to clear them on page 85. Paper Jam Rear Toner Life End Toner Low Cartridge Position Error Fuser Cover is Open Drum Life End Soon Drum Error See Replacing ...the toner cartridge on page 5. See Service call indications on page 77. See Replacing the drum unit on page 69. See Cleaning the corona ...
... size paper that meets Brother's recommended paper specifications. See Replacing the drum unit on page 69. Check the LED indication to clear them on page 85. Paper Jam Rear Toner Life End Toner Low Cartridge Position Error Fuser Cover is Open Drum Life End Soon Drum Error See Replacing ...the toner cartridge on page 5. See Service call indications on page 77. See Replacing the drum unit on page 69. See Cleaning the corona ...
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Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. 6 m Put the paper tray firmly back in properly, the green lock lever will lift automatically. n Close the front cover. l Open the front cover. Troubleshooting k Put the toner cartridge back into the drum unit until you put the cartridge in the printer. o Make sure that the Error LED is now off. 90 If you hear it lock into place.
Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. 6 m Put the paper tray firmly back in properly, the green lock lever will lift automatically. n Close the front cover. l Open the front cover. Troubleshooting k Put the toner cartridge back into the drum unit until you put the cartridge in the printer. o Make sure that the Error LED is now off. 90 If you hear it lock into place.
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...Brother Numbers (USA/Canada 122, 123 C Carton contents 1 Cartridge position error 50 Character sets 107 Cleaning 73 Computer requirements 103 Consumables 60 Control panel 48, 101 Corona wire 67, 77, 78 Cover open 51 D Device options 34 Dimensions 102 Domain 107 Driver Deployment Wizard 46 Drum error 52 Drum... life end soon 51 Drum unit 68 Duplex printing 22 E Emulation 100 Envelopes 7, 17 Error messages 80, 82 F Fonts 58, 100 G Go buttons 55 I Interface 100 ...
...Brother Numbers (USA/Canada 122, 123 C Carton contents 1 Cartridge position error 50 Character sets 107 Cleaning 73 Computer requirements 103 Consumables 60 Control panel 48, 101 Corona wire 67, 77, 78 Cover open 51 D Device options 34 Dimensions 102 Domain 107 Driver Deployment Wizard 46 Drum error 52 Drum... life end soon 51 Drum unit 68 Duplex printing 22 E Emulation 100 Envelopes 7, 17 Error messages 80, 82 F Fonts 58, 100 G Go buttons 55 I Interface 100 ...
Quick Setup Guide - English
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... • DO NOT connect the interface cable at the end of its life. 2 2 Drum LED 3 The Drum LED indicates when the drum is nearing the end of its life. 3 Error LED The Error LED indicates when the printer is in case for any reason you must ship your computer and...cover 7 8 Power switch 9 Ventilation hole 6 10 Face-down output tray CD-ROM (including User's Guide and Network User's Guide) Quick Setup Guide Drum unit and toner cartridge assembly AC power cord The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Getting Started 1 Carton Components 1 Carton components may vary from...
... • DO NOT connect the interface cable at the end of its life. 2 2 Drum LED 3 The Drum LED indicates when the drum is nearing the end of its life. 3 Error LED The Error LED indicates when the printer is in case for any reason you must ship your computer and...cover 7 8 Power switch 9 Ventilation hole 6 10 Face-down output tray CD-ROM (including User's Guide and Network User's Guide) Quick Setup Guide Drum unit and toner cartridge assembly AC power cord The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Getting Started 1 Carton Components 1 Carton components may vary from...
Quick Setup Guide - English
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...data 2 Print Data remaining 2 Ready (Blue) Dimmed Printer LED Toner low 3 Toner (Yellow) Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Toner life end Drum near Cover open end of life 3 Paper jam 2 No paper Drum Error 2 Service call 2 Ready (Blue) Chapter 5 User's Guide Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter...for 3 seconds. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 LED indications when using the one-push wireless setting mode Printer LED Toner (Yellow) Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Searching or accessing the access point 1 Connecting and downloading settings from the access point 1 Connection succeeded 2 Connection ...
...data 2 Print Data remaining 2 Ready (Blue) Dimmed Printer LED Toner low 3 Toner (Yellow) Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Toner life end Drum near Cover open end of life 3 Paper jam 2 No paper Drum Error 2 Service call 2 Ready (Blue) Chapter 5 User's Guide Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter...for 3 seconds. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 LED indications when using the one-push wireless setting mode Printer LED Toner (Yellow) Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Searching or accessing the access point 1 Connecting and downloading settings from the access point 1 Connection succeeded 2 Connection ...
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For Network Users Web Based Management 3 (web browser) The Brother print server is equipped with a web server that allows you to monitor its status or ...cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 2 Turn on the printer and wait until the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up when the print server has been reset to know the IP address of the print server. 1 ...Chapter 13 of its default factory settings. Make sure that all network settings of the internal print server to enable JavaScript. Please also make sure that all the current printer settings, including network settings.
For Network Users Web Based Management 3 (web browser) The Brother print server is equipped with a web server that allows you to monitor its status or ...cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 2 Turn on the printer and wait until the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up when the print server has been reset to know the IP address of the print server. 1 ...Chapter 13 of its default factory settings. Make sure that all network settings of the internal print server to enable JavaScript. Please also make sure that all the current printer settings, including network settings.
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Toner cartridge Drum unit See Chapter 5 of the User's Guide on the control panel. Consumables 1 Consumables 1 When the time comes to replace consumable items, an error will be indicated by the LED's on the CD-ROM. 47 For more information about the consumables for your printer, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com or contact your local Brother reseller.
Toner cartridge Drum unit See Chapter 5 of the User's Guide on the control panel. Consumables 1 Consumables 1 When the time comes to replace consumable items, an error will be indicated by the LED's on the CD-ROM. 47 For more information about the consumables for your printer, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com or contact your local Brother reseller.
Network Users Manual - English
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...has detected more than 2 routers or access points on your network that came with your access point. LED indications when using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W) k The printer starts the one-push wireless setting mode. The printer searches for an access point that only one router or ...; for 2 minutes. This pattern will blink (turn on for 5 minutes. 3 The LED will repeat 20 times. 34 If the same message is detected 4 Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Ready (Blue) 1 The LED will blink (turn on for 0.2 seconds and off for 0.1 second). 2 The LED will turn on for 5 minutes...
...has detected more than 2 routers or access points on your network that came with your access point. LED indications when using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W) k The printer starts the one-push wireless setting mode. The printer searches for an access point that only one router or ...; for 2 minutes. This pattern will blink (turn on for 5 minutes. 3 The LED will repeat 20 times. 34 If the same message is detected 4 Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Ready (Blue) 1 The LED will blink (turn on for 0.2 seconds and off for 0.1 second). 2 The LED will turn on for 5 minutes...
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... using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W) m Wait for the Ready LED (Go button) of your printer on the wireless network. For resetting, see Restoring the network settings to your router or access point. The Ready LED will turn OFF for half a second. If the same message is detected 4 Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Ready...
... using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W) m Wait for the Ready LED (Go button) of your printer on the wireless network. For resetting, see Restoring the network settings to your router or access point. The Ready LED will turn OFF for half a second. If the same message is detected 4 Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Ready...
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...routers or access points on page 100. Try starting from a again. LED indications when using the one-push wireless setting mode (For HL-2170W) d Wait for Macintosh®. 71 For resetting, see Restoring the network settings to your router or access point. If the LED ...connection succeeded. If the same message is accessing the access downloading settings succeeded 2 point 1 from the access point 1 failed 3 detected 4 Toner (Yellow) Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Ready (Blue) 1 The LED will blink (turn on for 5 minutes. 3 The LED will blink (turn OFF for 5 minutes. (See...
...routers or access points on page 100. Try starting from a again. LED indications when using the one-push wireless setting mode (For HL-2170W) d Wait for Macintosh®. 71 For resetting, see Restoring the network settings to your router or access point. If the LED ...connection succeeded. If the same message is accessing the access downloading settings succeeded 2 point 1 from the access point 1 failed 3 detected 4 Toner (Yellow) Drum (Yellow) Error (Red) Ready (Blue) 1 The LED will blink (turn on for 5 minutes. 3 The LED will blink (turn OFF for 5 minutes. (See...