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... 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...
... 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...
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... cable 1 The interface cable is no longer than 6 feet (2 meters). When you unpack the printer, 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 the interface you use ... 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 done during the printer driver installation process. Connecting the interface cable is in the box? 1 About this time. Third party USB ports are using...
... cable 1 The interface cable is no longer than 6 feet (2 meters). When you unpack the printer, 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 the interface you use ... 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 done during the printer driver installation process. Connecting the interface cable is in the box? 1 About this time. Third party USB ports are using...
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... 163 g/m2(28 to the page for each printing method by clicking p in the table. Thin Env. The names 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 electronic file, you ... the media type from the installed paper tray or the manual feed slot. Thick 5 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.
... 163 g/m2(28 to the page for each printing method by clicking p in the table. Thin Env. The names 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 electronic file, you ... the media type from the installed paper tray or the manual feed slot. Thick 5 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.
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f Choose the following from the printer driver: Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any other settings. Windows® printer driver 1 2 3 Macintosh® printer driver 1 2 Printing Methods 2 3 11
f Choose the following from the printer driver: Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any other settings. Windows® printer driver 1 2 3 Macintosh® printer driver 1 2 Printing Methods 2 3 11
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e Choose the following from the printer driver: Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any other settings. Windows® printer driver 1 2 3 Macintosh® printer driver 1 2 Printing Methods 2 3 15
e Choose the following from the printer driver: Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any other settings. Windows® printer driver 1 2 3 Macintosh® printer driver 1 2 Printing Methods 2 3 15
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...the paper or envelope touches the paper feed roller. 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 straight and in the Ready state, the media may not be ejected without being printed ..., resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam. • Do not put any other settings. Windows® printer driver 1 2 3 18 If it may cause a jam. • If you feel the machine pull in the paper, let go...
...the paper or envelope touches the paper feed roller. 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 straight and in the Ready state, the media may not be ejected without being printed ..., resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam. • Do not put any other settings. Windows® printer driver 1 2 3 18 If it may cause a jam. • If you feel the machine pull in the paper, let go...
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Printing Methods Note • When you use Envelope #10, choose Com-10 for the Paper Size. • For other envelopes which are not listed in the printer driver, such as Envelope #9 or Envelope C6, choose User Defined... (For more information on envelope sizes, see Paper size on page 106.) 2 Macintosh® printer driver Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any other settings. 3 1 2 19
Printing Methods Note • When you use Envelope #10, choose Com-10 for the Paper Size. • For other envelopes which are not listed in the printer driver, such as Envelope #9 or Envelope C6, choose User Defined... (For more information on envelope sizes, see Paper size on page 106.) 2 Macintosh® printer driver Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any other settings. 3 1 2 19
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... envelope should be properly folded without wrinkles or creases. 21 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. Printing Methods Note • If an envelope is creased after it is...
... envelope should be properly folded without wrinkles or creases. 21 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. Printing Methods Note • If an envelope is creased after it is...
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...you have a print quality problem, see Duplex Printing on the computer screen. 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. The screens... on page 91.) Note • The screens in the printer driver. Printing Methods Duplex printing 2 The supplied printer drivers for printing on page 85. Do not use plain paper, recycled paper or thin paper. The printer will automatically print all enable duplex 2 printing. For more ...
...you have a print quality problem, see Duplex Printing on the computer screen. 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. The screens... on page 91.) Note • The screens in the printer driver. Printing Methods Duplex printing 2 The supplied printer drivers for printing on page 85. Do not use plain paper, recycled paper or thin paper. The printer will automatically print all enable duplex 2 printing. For more ...
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a In the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, click the Duplex icon, then choose the Manual Duplex printing mode, and then from the manual feed slot 2 Note You should ... the tray, with the side to be Manual feed. Do not use plain paper and recycled paper. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. 2 d The printer will now automatically print all the odd-numbered pages on (blank side) face down. b Open the manual feed slot cover. 23 Next, put the printed...
a In the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, click the Duplex icon, then choose the Manual Duplex printing mode, and then from the manual feed slot 2 Note You should ... the tray, with the side to be Manual feed. Do not use plain paper and recycled paper. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. 2 d The printer will now automatically print all the odd-numbered pages on (blank side) face down. b Open the manual feed slot cover. 23 Next, put the printed...
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... Center at http://solutions.brother.com. (If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling the printer driver on page 45.) For Windows® 3 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 from the...
... Center at http://solutions.brother.com. (If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling the printer driver on page 45.) For Windows® 3 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 from the...
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If you download from http://solutions.brother.com or a link on the screen menu. Access to internet is required. 27 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... 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.
If you download from http://solutions.brother.com or a link on the screen menu. Access to internet is required. 27 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... 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.
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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...
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...
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... Windows®) 3 (For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver.) Note • The screens in the General tab of the Basic tab. 1 2 a Choose the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation, Copies and Media Type (1). c Click OK ...to the default settings, click Default, then OK. 29 The screens on your computer will vary depending on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box. b Choose the Paper Source (2). To return to apply your operating system. 3 • If you can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences...
... Windows®) 3 (For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver.) Note • The screens in the General tab of the Basic tab. 1 2 a Choose the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation, Copies and Media Type (1). c Click OK ...to the default settings, click Default, then OK. 29 The screens on your computer will vary depending on the left side of the Printer Properties dialog box. b Choose the Paper Source (2). To return to apply your operating system. 3 • If you can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences...
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...six types of the watermark and put a logo or text into your documents as a watermark, you use text as a watermark. button. Then the printer driver will be printed. When you can change the font, darkness and angle settings. Page Setting 3 You can set brightness, contrast and other settings. In...printing of the preset watermarks, or you like on the page. Watermark 3 You can put it anywhere you can use this mode, the printer prints all the even numbered pages first. You can choose one of documents. • Graphics This is the best mode for printing documents ...
...six types of the watermark and put a logo or text into your documents as a watermark, you use text as a watermark. button. Then the printer driver will be printed. When you can change the font, darkness and angle settings. Page Setting 3 You can set brightness, contrast and other settings. In...printing of the preset watermarks, or you like on the page. Watermark 3 You can put it anywhere you can use this mode, the printer prints all the even numbered pages first. You can choose one of documents. • Graphics This is the best mode for printing documents ...
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...density. Selections are printing only a few pages, you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in the Custom edit box, the text you choose this feature is not available when you entered. For details, see Error message printout ...82. If you select Custom and enter the text in Media Type to HQ 1200. Error Message Printout You can choose whether the printer reports problems by printing an error page. By clicking Setting, you can customize the information. • ID Print If you select Login User ...
...density. Selections are printing only a few pages, you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in the Custom edit box, the text you choose this feature is not available when you entered. For details, see Error message printout ...82. If you select Custom and enter the text in Media Type to HQ 1200. Error Message Printout You can choose whether the printer reports problems by printing an error page. By clicking Setting, you can customize the information. • ID Print If you select Login User ...
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... Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will display Note The Auto Detect function is not available under the following printer conditions: • The printer power switch is off. • The printer is in an error state. • The printer is in the Tray Settings tab as follows. 3 1 2...choose the paper size from . Driver and Software Tray Settings tab 3 You can define the paper size for each paper tray and auto detect the serial number in a network shared environment. • The cable is not connected to the printer correctly. 37 Click Update to ...
... Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will display Note The Auto Detect function is not available under the following printer conditions: • The printer power switch is off. • The printer is in an error state. • The printer is in the Tray Settings tab as follows. 3 1 2...choose the paper size from . Driver and Software Tray Settings tab 3 You can define the paper size for each paper tray and auto detect the serial number in a network shared environment. • The cable is not connected to the printer correctly. 37 Click Update to ...
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Note The screens in the printer driver (for Macintosh®) 3 This printer supports Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater. Copies & Pages 3 You can set the Copies and Pages. 39 Driver and Software Features in this section are from Mac OS® X 10.4. The screens on your Macintosh® will vary depending on your operating system. 3 Page Setup 3 You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale.
Note The screens in the printer driver (for Macintosh®) 3 This printer supports Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater. Copies & Pages 3 You can set the Copies and Pages. 39 Driver and Software Features in this section are from Mac OS® X 10.4. The screens on your Macintosh® will vary depending on your operating system. 3 Page Setup 3 You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale.
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... the BrStatusMonitor.app (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother, Utilities). 44 Status Monitor (For Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater users) 3 This reports the printer status (any errors that you change the printer driver setting in media type settings. Driver and Software Improve Print Output This feature allows you to choose...
... the BrStatusMonitor.app (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother, Utilities). 44 Status Monitor (For Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater users) 3 This reports the printer status (any errors that you change the printer driver setting in media type settings. Driver and Software Improve Print Output This feature allows you to choose...
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...Log on as an 'Administrator'. d Run the Printer Setup Utility (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother) into the Trash and then empty the Trash. d Run the Print Center (from the Windows Add a printer function. • After uninstalling, we recommend that...not available if you installed the printer driver from the Go button menu, choose Applications, Utilities), then choose the printer you have installed with the following steps. Driver and Software Uninstalling the printer driver 3 You can uninstall the printer driver that you want to remove and ...
...Log on as an 'Administrator'. d Run the Printer Setup Utility (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother) into the Trash and then empty the Trash. d Run the Print Center (from the Windows Add a printer function. • After uninstalling, we recommend that...not available if you installed the printer driver from the Go button menu, choose Applications, Utilities), then choose the printer you have installed with the following steps. Driver and Software Uninstalling the printer driver 3 You can uninstall the printer driver that you want to remove and ...