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...printed copy in a convenient place so you need to -speech' software. Keep the CD-ROM in the box. You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you use it quickly if you can use the printer. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can use ...the Quick Setup Guide to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and the latest Driver Updates and Utilities. 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 .
...printed copy in a convenient place so you need to -speech' software. Keep the CD-ROM in the box. You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you use it quickly if you can use the printer. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can use ...the Quick Setup Guide to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and the latest Driver Updates and Utilities. 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 .
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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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... information in the Install Software section of the supplied CD-ROM. For Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and 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...
... information in the Install Software section of the supplied CD-ROM. For Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and 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...
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You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. ■ Paper Size ■ Multiple Page ■ Orientation ■ Copies ■ Media Type ■ Paper Source ■ Resolution ... 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 available for HL-5130. *5 This setting is not available for HL-5130 and HL-5140. 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 ... 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 available for HL-5130. *5 This setting is not available for HL-5130 and HL-5140. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 2
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...Six types of manual 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 each orientation, automatically. ... density. Duplex Printing ■ Manual Duplex If you can change the settings manually by selecting the Use printer Halftone button. ■ Use System Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users...scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Page Setting You can place a watermarked logo or text into your documents.
...Six types of manual 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 each orientation, automatically. ... density. Duplex Printing ■ Manual Duplex If you can change the settings manually by selecting the Use printer Halftone button. ■ Use System Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users...scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Page Setting You can place a watermarked logo or text into your documents.
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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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... to appear, click Sleep Time Off to reprint. Status Monitor This reports the printer status (any document. The default setting for often used information such as though the printer was turned off . Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can execute the saved macro - Moreover, you can save time ... Time in the Sleep Time screen again. Sleep mode acts as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE While the printer is off . To turn sleep mode off . If you would like to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. ...
... to appear, click Sleep Time Off to reprint. Status Monitor This reports the printer status (any document. The default setting for often used information such as though the printer was turned off . Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can execute the saved macro - Moreover, you can save time ... Time in the Sleep Time screen again. Sleep mode acts as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE While the printer is off . To turn sleep mode off . If you would like to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. ...
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...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. Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper...). Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the time. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 The page protection feature allows the printer to create the full page image to a setting that reserves additional memory for the creation of full page images. Time: Specifies...
...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. Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper...). Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the time. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 The page protection feature allows the printer to create the full page image to a setting that reserves additional memory for the creation of full page images. Time: Specifies...
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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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...SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. Auto Detect function may not be listed. You can manually add and remove the options that are installed on the printer will match 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 ...
...SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. Auto Detect function may not be listed. You can manually add and remove the options that are installed on the printer will match 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 ...
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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 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...
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Features in the printer driver. 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 the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. The screens in this section are using. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System.
Features in the printer driver. 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 the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. The screens in this section are using. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System.
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...send the file by E-mail to users. 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 or 5.0 Web BRAdmin and Internet...BRAdmin server, which is for HL-5170DN. Then, each user just clicks that supports Java 2. BRAdmin Professional The BRAdmin Professional software is for Windows®. You can connect to their PC. Software This section is a utility for managing your printer on the network. The administrator...
...send the file by E-mail to users. 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 or 5.0 Web BRAdmin and Internet...BRAdmin server, which is for HL-5170DN. Then, each user just clicks that supports Java 2. BRAdmin Professional The BRAdmin Professional software is for Windows®. You can connect to their PC. Software This section is a utility for managing your printer on the network. The administrator...
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This feature has been set at the factory to ON. This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection feature. The printer can choose from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. 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.
This feature has been set at the factory to ON. This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection feature. The printer can choose from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. 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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.... A paper jam has occurred. The printer does not print into the face-down output tray. Paper handling First, make sure it is straight. See Paper jams and how to print on the specified paper. (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN with optional lower tray unit) Recommendation... jam instructional video on page 1-5. The printer does not feed paper from the manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray. Your application software must be set up output tray. ■ Make sure that meets Brother recommended paper specifications. Please see your software. This is curled, you are using...
.... A paper jam has occurred. The printer does not print into the face-down output tray. Paper handling First, make sure it is straight. See Paper jams and how to print on the specified paper. (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN with optional lower tray unit) Recommendation... jam instructional video on page 1-5. The printer does not feed paper from the manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray. Your application software must be set up output tray. ■ Make sure that meets Brother recommended paper specifications. Please see your software. This is curled, you are using...
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...that 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® 8.6 to...There was an error writing to print from application software. Check the interface cable or try the printer on the following topics: Examples of the driver. ■ Try installing a new toner cartridge. Other problems Problem The printer cannot print. See Replacing the toner cartridge on ...
...that 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® 8.6 to...There was an error writing to print from application software. Check the interface cable or try the printer on the following topics: Examples of the driver. ■ Try installing a new toner cartridge. Other problems Problem The printer cannot print. See Replacing the toner cartridge on ...
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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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... (For HL-5150D), select Custom Installation from Install Software and follow the 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 read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips, or learn more about using your Brother printer. 5 Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions...
... (For HL-5150D), select Custom Installation from Install Software and follow the 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 read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips, or learn more about using your Brother printer. 5 Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions...
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...Users: Open the Applications (Mac OS 9) 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. For Mac OS® 9.1 to the next page 17 Do not...For Mac OS® 8.6 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. Open the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. Installing the Driver Macintosh® USB 3 Click the Install button, and follow the...
...Users: Open the Applications (Mac OS 9) 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. For Mac OS® 9.1 to the next page 17 Do not...For Mac OS® 8.6 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. Open the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. Installing the Driver Macintosh® USB 3 Click the Install button, and follow the...