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.... Keep the CD-ROM in the box. Version 3 Brother Laser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Screen Reader 'text-to-speech' software. Please visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com where you can use the Quick Setup Guide to... . You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you need to set up the printer. Please use the...
.... Keep the CD-ROM in the box. Version 3 Brother Laser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Screen Reader 'text-to-speech' software. Please visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com where you can use the Quick Setup Guide to... . You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you need to set up the printer. Please use the...
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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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... Windows® 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 CD-ROM that a particular printer needs. The printer drivers for Macintosh® ■ BR-Script (PostScript®...
... Windows® 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 CD-ROM that a particular printer needs. The printer drivers for Macintosh® ■ BR-Script (PostScript®...
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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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... duplex binding directions are available for each orientation. ■ Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) If you select the Duplex Tray button, the dialog box for the ... change the print image scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Print Setting You can manually change the brightness, contrast and other settings must remain unchanged for the ...size of shaded areas by selecting the manual button and ticking the setting button. ■ Use Printer Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can manually change...
... duplex binding directions are available for each orientation. ■ Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) If you select the Duplex Tray button, the dialog box for the ... change the print image scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Print Setting You can manually change the brightness, contrast and other settings must remain unchanged for the ...size of shaded areas by selecting the manual button and ticking the setting button. ■ Use Printer Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can manually change...
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...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...-5170DN) ■ Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) ■ Insert Command/File (For HL-5140, 5150D and 5170DN: For Windows...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 ...
...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...-5170DN) ■ Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) ■ Insert Command/File (For HL-5140, 5150D and 5170DN: For Windows...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 ...
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...the frequency of time (timeout), it is automatically adjusted to reprint. While the printer is selected, it enters sleep mode. Status Monitor This reports the printer status (any document. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can save time and increase printing speed for power saving. Job ... you would like to start printing. Sleep mode acts as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE The Sleep Time Off function can reprint a document without sending the data again from the computer. You can be turned off , but the...
...the frequency of time (timeout), it is automatically adjusted to reprint. While the printer is selected, it enters sleep mode. Status Monitor This reports the printer status (any document. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can save time and increase printing speed for power saving. Job ... you would like to start printing. Sleep mode acts as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE The Sleep Time Off function can reprint a document without sending the data again from the computer. You can be turned off , but the...
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...A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). Using this function. When the image is very complicated and the printer has to wait to process the image before physically moving the paper through the printer. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) Administrators have the authority to ...option to prevent changes being made. ■ SCALING LOCK 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 memory before printing, use this ...
...A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). Using this function. When the image is very complicated and the printer has to wait to process the image before physically moving the paper through the printer. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) Administrators have the authority to ...option to prevent changes being made. ■ SCALING LOCK 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 memory before printing, use this ...
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...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 printer. ■ Light ■ Medium ■ Dark. ■ Off: Turn HRC off TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL...-5150D and HL-5170DN) TrueType fonts may be sent to change the HRC setting on your printer in one of the following ways: ■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ■ ...
...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 printer. ■ Light ■ Medium ■ Dark. ■ Off: Turn HRC off TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL...-5150D and HL-5170DN) TrueType fonts may be sent to change the HRC setting on your printer in one of the following ways: ■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ■ ...
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... 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. ...remove options. When you can add it and select its settings in the printer driver. Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. Auto Detect function may not be listed. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Accessories tab When you install the optional lower tray unit...
... 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. ...remove options. When you can add it and select its settings in the printer driver. Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. Auto Detect function may not be listed. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Accessories tab When you install the optional lower tray unit...
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in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ You can download the latest driver or 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 access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences... Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, 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
in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ You can download the latest driver or 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 access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences... Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, 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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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 on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 The screens in the printer driver. 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 on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 The screens in the printer driver. 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.
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...Gateway and Subnet with BRAdmin Professional before using this software. If the administrator then installs the printer driver and port driver using this software, the administrator can be accessed from our web site at http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin IIS* = Internet Information Server 4.0 ...check the status of your Brother network enabled printers that are running IIS*, Administrators with a Web browser can download the Web BRAdmin software from any client computer with the device itself. Web BRAdmin The Web BRAdmin software is for HL-5170DN. which then communicates ...
...Gateway and Subnet with BRAdmin Professional before using this software. If the administrator then installs the printer driver and port driver using this software, the administrator can be accessed from our web site at http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin IIS* = Internet Information Server 4.0 ...check the status of your Brother network enabled printers that are running IIS*, Administrators with a Web browser can download the Web BRAdmin software from any client computer with the device itself. Web BRAdmin The Web BRAdmin software is for HL-5170DN. which then communicates ...
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The printer can choose from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. This feature has been set at the factory to ON. This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection feature. 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 Automatic Emulation Selection This section is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.
The printer can choose from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. This feature has been set at the factory to ON. This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection feature. 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 Automatic Emulation Selection This section is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.
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...kind of your software application manual. ■ Clear the jammed paper. The printer does not print into the face-down output tray. Please see your software. on the CD-ROM. ■ Close the face-up correctly to print on the specified paper. (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN with optional... setup menu of paper can feed envelopes from the manual feed slot. Your application software must be set up output tray. ■ Make sure that meets Brother recommended paper specifications. The printer does not feed paper from the manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray. If ...
...kind of your software application manual. ■ Clear the jammed paper. The printer does not print into the face-down output tray. Please see your software. on the CD-ROM. ■ Close the face-up correctly to print on the specified paper. (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN with optional... setup menu of paper can feed envelopes from the manual feed slot. Your application software must be set up output tray. ■ Make sure that meets Brother recommended paper specifications. The printer does not feed paper from the manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray. If ...
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...switching device, make sure the correct printer is selected with USB Problem HL-5130 (or HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) does not appear in the printer Properties tab of poor print quality ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Faint Recommendation ■ Check the printer's environment. There was an error ... this print fault. For Macintosh® with Chooser (Mac OS® 8.6 to print from application software. See Replacing the toner cartridge on another PC. Recommendation ■ Check that the printer is turned on page 1-4. ■ If the whole page is probably not the...
...switching device, make sure the correct printer is selected with USB Problem HL-5130 (or HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) does not appear in the printer Properties tab of poor print quality ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Faint Recommendation ■ Check the printer's environment. There was an error ... this print fault. For Macintosh® with Chooser (Mac OS® 8.6 to print from application software. See Replacing the toner cartridge on another PC. Recommendation ■ Check that the printer is turned on page 1-4. ■ If the whole page is probably not the...
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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...
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... onscreen instructions. 2 Install Software Installs the printer driver and utilities. 3 Documentation View the Printer User's Guide in PDF format. (Viewer included) ■ The User's Guide will be installed automatically. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your printers, read by Screen Reader 'text-to learn about using your Brother printer. 5 Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center (http...
... onscreen instructions. 2 Install Software Installs the printer driver and utilities. 3 Documentation View the Printer User's Guide in PDF format. (Viewer included) ■ The User's Guide will be installed automatically. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your printers, read by Screen Reader 'text-to learn about using your Brother printer. 5 Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center (http...
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... USB cable to 9.04 Users: Open the Apple Extras 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 printer. Installing the Driver Macintosh® USB 3 Click the Install button, and follow the... OS® 8.6 to the keyboard USB Port or a non-powered USB Hub. * The screens are based on Mac OS® 9.04. 7 Double-click the Desktop Printer Utility icon. Open the Apple LaserWriter Software folder.
... USB cable to 9.04 Users: Open the Apple Extras 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 printer. Installing the Driver Macintosh® USB 3 Click the Install button, and follow the... OS® 8.6 to the keyboard USB Port or a non-powered USB Hub. * The screens are based on Mac OS® 9.04. 7 Double-click the Desktop Printer Utility icon. Open the Apple LaserWriter Software folder.