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... up the hardware and install the driver before you use the printer. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can use the printer. Version 3 Please use the Quick Setup Guide to -speech' software. Keep the CD-ROM in the box. Brother Laser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can read...
... up the hardware and install the driver before you use the printer. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can use the printer. Version 3 Please use the Quick Setup Guide to -speech' software. Keep the CD-ROM in the box. Brother Laser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can read...
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... duplex printing from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140 1-44 Manual duplex printing from the multi-purpose tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) .... 1-45 Printing on both sides of the paper (automatic duplex printing 1-47 Guidelines for automatic duplex printing 1-47 2 Driver and software ...2-1 Printer driver ...2-1 For Windows® 95/98/Me...
... duplex printing from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140 1-44 Manual duplex printing from the multi-purpose tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) .... 1-45 Printing on both sides of the paper (automatic duplex printing 1-47 Guidelines for automatic duplex printing 1-47 2 Driver and software ...2-1 Printer driver ...2-1 For Windows® 95/98/Me...
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... 2000/XP ■ PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver ■ BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) For Macintosh® ■ Brother Laser driver for the following operating systems are on the...Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can also download the latest printer driver from the format used by a computer to 10.2 PCL Driver L L L PS Driver L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) 2 - 1 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Typically, this format is software...
... 2000/XP ■ PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver ■ BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) For Macintosh® ■ Brother Laser driver for the following operating systems are on the...Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can also download the latest printer driver from the format used by a computer to 10.2 PCL Driver L L L PS Driver L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) L (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) 2 - 1 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Typically, this format is software...
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DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 2 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. ■ Paper Size ■ Multiple Page ■ Orientation ■ Copies ■ Media Type ■ Paper Source ■ Resolution...adjustment*1*2 ■ HRC*2 ■ True Type Mode*2*4 ■ Auto Detect*1*2 *1 These settings are not available with the BR-script driver.(HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) *2 These settings are not available with Brother Laser for Macintosh®. *3 These settings are not available with Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. *4 These settings are not...
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 2 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. ■ Paper Size ■ Multiple Page ■ Orientation ■ Copies ■ Media Type ■ Paper Source ■ Resolution...adjustment*1*2 ■ HRC*2 ■ True Type Mode*2*4 ■ Auto Detect*1*2 *1 These settings are not available with the BR-script driver.(HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) *2 These settings are not available with Brother Laser for Macintosh®. *3 These settings are not available with Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. *4 These settings are not...
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...the image quality of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you want to print a booklet, use a bitmap file as a watermark, you...can change the print image scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE If you use this setting, the print speed may be slower depending on the toner save mode,...function, please note that the paper size, orientation, source and other settings by selecting the Use printer Halftone button. ■ Use System Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP...
...the image quality of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you want to print a booklet, use a bitmap file as a watermark, you...can change the print image scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE If you use this setting, the print speed may be slower depending on the toner save mode,...function, please note that the paper size, orientation, source and other settings by selecting the Use printer Halftone button. ■ Use System Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP...
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...SOFTWARE 2 - 6 Device Options You can set the following Printer Function modes in this tab: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by clicking the function name in the list below.) ■ Job Spooling ■ Quick Print Setup ■ Sleep Time ■ Status Monitor ■ Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL... ■ Print Date & Time ■ Density adjustment ■ HRC (High Resolution Control)* ■ TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)* The Printer Function list may differ depending on the model. * If you are using Windows® 95, 98 or Me, you can...
...SOFTWARE 2 - 6 Device Options You can set the following Printer Function modes in this tab: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by clicking the function name in the list below.) ■ Job Spooling ■ Quick Print Setup ■ Sleep Time ■ Status Monitor ■ Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL... ■ Print Date & Time ■ Density adjustment ■ HRC (High Resolution Control)* ■ TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)* The Printer Function list may differ depending on the model. * If you are using Windows® 95, 98 or Me, you can...
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...printer to stop the printer going into sleep mode. To reprint press and hold down the Go button until all the LEDs are lit and then release the Go button. Sleep mode acts as an overlay on the frequency of a document as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE... status monitor on, go to the most suitable time-out setting depending on any errors that may happen with the printer) when printing. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can execute the saved macro - Moreover, you can save time and increase printing speed for the Status...
...printer to stop the printer going into sleep mode. To reprint press and hold down the Go button until all the LEDs are lit and then release the Go button. Sleep mode acts as an overlay on the frequency of a document as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE... status monitor on, go to the most suitable time-out setting depending on any errors that may happen with the printer) when printing. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can execute the saved macro - Moreover, you can save time and increase printing speed for the Status...
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... create the full page image to be inserted into a print job. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the time. Time: Specifies the format of the date. Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). Page Protection... Lock the scaling setting as shown below. 1 in 1 100% Insert Command/File (For HL-5140, 5150D and 5170DN: For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) This option allows data to be printed in printer memory, into a print job. When the image is saved in memory before printing, use ...
... create the full page image to be inserted into a print job. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the time. Time: Specifies the format of the date. Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). Page Protection... Lock the scaling setting as shown below. 1 in 1 100% Insert Command/File (For HL-5140, 5150D and 5170DN: For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) This option allows data to be printed in printer memory, into a print job. When the image is saved in memory before printing, use ...
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...9632; Off: Turn HRC off TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) TrueType fonts may be sent to your Brother HL-5100 series printer. HRC is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi.... ■ Printer Default: The setting will match that of the following ways: ■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ■ Download as Bit Image ■ Print as Graphics 2 - 9 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
...9632; Off: Turn HRC off TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) TrueType fonts may be sent to your Brother HL-5100 series printer. HRC is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi.... ■ Printer Default: The setting will match that of the following ways: ■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ■ Download as Bit Image ■ Print as Graphics 2 - 9 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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... Auto Detect button, options that are installed on the printer. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 When you can add it and select its settings in the printer driver. Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. You can manually add and remove the options that... the installed options. 2 Paper Source Setting This feature recognizes the paper size in each paper tray. 3 Auto detection of printer options (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed devices and shows the available settings in the Accessories tab as follows. ...
... Auto Detect button, options that are installed on the printer. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 When you can add it and select its settings in the printer driver. Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. You can manually add and remove the options that... the installed options. 2 Paper Source Setting This feature recognizes the paper size in each paper tray. 3 Auto detection of printer options (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed devices and shows the available settings in the Accessories tab as follows. ...
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Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Support tab by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com ■ You can see the printer driver version. ■ You can check the current driver settings. ■ You can download the latest driver or by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ You can print the printer settings page and the internal fonts list. (The internal fonts list is not available for HL-5130.) 2 - 11 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Support tab by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com ■ You can see the printer driver version. ■ You can check the current driver settings. ■ You can download the latest driver or by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ You can print the printer settings page and the internal fonts list. (The internal fonts list is not available for HL-5130.) 2 - 11 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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The screens in the printer driver. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com For more information, please see the Help text in this section are using. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. Features in the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP.
The screens in the printer driver. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com For more information, please see the Help text in this section are using. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. Features in the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP.
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... 2000 Advanced Server ■ Windows® XP Professional DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 20 By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on the network. Software This section is for HL-5170DN. BRAdmin Professional The BRAdmin Professional software is designed to their PC. The administrator should set up the ... Deployment Wizard This installer includes the Windows® PCL driver and Brother network port driver (LPR and NetBIOS). You can connect to users. Software for Networks This section is designed for managing your printer on a computer running under Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows...
... 2000 Advanced Server ■ Windows® XP Professional DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 20 By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on the network. Software This section is for HL-5170DN. BRAdmin Professional The BRAdmin Professional software is designed to their PC. The administrator should set up the ... Deployment Wizard This installer includes the Windows® PCL driver and Brother network port driver (LPR and NetBIOS). You can connect to users. Software for Networks This section is designed for managing your printer on a computer running under Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows...
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This feature has been set at the factory to ON. Automatic Emulation Selection This section is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. When the printer receives data from the following combinations: Setting 1 (default) HP LaserJet BR-Script 3 EPSON FX-850 Setting 2 HP LaserJet BR-Script 3 IBM ProPrinter XL 2 - 21 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection feature. The printer can choose from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode.
This feature has been set at the factory to ON. Automatic Emulation Selection This section is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. When the printer receives data from the following combinations: Setting 1 (default) HP LaserJet BR-Script 3 EPSON FX-850 Setting 2 HP LaserJet BR-Script 3 IBM ProPrinter XL 2 - 21 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection feature. The printer can choose from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode.
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... video on the specified paper. (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN with optional lower tray unit) Recommendation ■ If there is paper in the paper tray, make sure that you are using paper that meets Brother recommended paper specifications. See What kind of... paper can feed envelopes from the manual feed slot. A paper jam has occurred. Problem The printer does not feed paper. Please see your software. If the paper is selected in the printer driver. ■ The printer can I use? Your application software...
... video on the specified paper. (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN with optional lower tray unit) Recommendation ■ If there is paper in the paper tray, make sure that you are using paper that meets Brother recommended paper specifications. See What kind of... paper can feed envelopes from the manual feed slot. A paper jam has occurred. Problem The printer does not feed paper. Please see your software. If the paper is selected in the printer driver. ■ The printer can I use? Your application software...
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... Chooser (Mac OS® 8.6 to print from application software. See Replacing the drum unit on the following topics: Examples of the driver. ■ Try installing a new toner cartridge. Recommendation ■ Check that the printer is turned on . This section provides information on page ...the USB interface cable is connected correctly. ■ Check the printer driver is installed correctly. ■ Make sure that the supplied Macintosh® printer driver is selected with USB Problem HL-5130 (or HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) does not appear in Chooser (Mac OS® ...
... Chooser (Mac OS® 8.6 to print from application software. See Replacing the drum unit on the following topics: Examples of the driver. ■ Try installing a new toner cartridge. Recommendation ■ Check that the printer is turned on . This section provides information on page ...the USB interface cable is connected correctly. ■ Check the printer driver is installed correctly. ■ Make sure that the supplied Macintosh® printer driver is selected with USB Problem HL-5130 (or HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) does not appear in Chooser (Mac OS® ...
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Software Model Printer driver Utilities Control panel HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN PCL Driver for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP Brother Laser Driver for Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.1 to 10.2 N/A BR-Script® 3: PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for problem solving *8 The Driver...
Software Model Printer driver Utilities Control panel HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN PCL Driver for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP Brother Laser Driver for Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.1 to 10.2 N/A BR-Script® 3: PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for problem solving *8 The Driver...
Quick Setup Guide - English
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... movie for all your printer needs. Brother HL-5150D), and User's Guide. From the Start button, select Programs, your product on the supplied CD-ROM: readme.html. Mac OS® 8.6 to use the PS driver (For HL-5150D), select Custom Installation from Install Software and follow the onscreen instructions. 2 Install Software Installs the printer driver and utilities...
... movie for all your printer needs. Brother HL-5150D), and User's Guide. From the Start button, select Programs, your product on the supplied CD-ROM: readme.html. Mac OS® 8.6 to use the PS driver (For HL-5150D), select Custom Installation from Install Software and follow the onscreen instructions. 2 Install Software Installs the printer driver and utilities...
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...-screen instructions. 4 Connect the USB interface cable to your Macintosh & installing the driver 1 Make sure the printer power switch is on Mac OS® 9.04. 7 Double-click the Desktop Printer Utility icon. Continue to 9.2 Users: Open the Applications (Mac OS 9) folder. Open the Utilities folder.... 6 For Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.04 Users: Open the Apple Extras folder. Open the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. Setting Up Your Printer For USB Interface Cable Users For Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2 Users (HL-5150D Users) Connecting the printer to your Macintosh, and then connect it to the...
...-screen instructions. 4 Connect the USB interface cable to your Macintosh & installing the driver 1 Make sure the printer power switch is on Mac OS® 9.04. 7 Double-click the Desktop Printer Utility icon. Continue to 9.2 Users: Open the Applications (Mac OS 9) folder. Open the Utilities folder.... 6 For Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.04 Users: Open the Apple Extras folder. Open the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. Setting Up Your Printer For USB Interface Cable Users For Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2 Users (HL-5150D Users) Connecting the printer to your Macintosh, and then connect it to the...