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...the specifications of this product are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Brother reserves the right to the publication. © 2007 Brother Industries Ltd. We recommend that you must ship your printer, carefully package the printer to avoid any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on ...is mentioned in this User's Guide are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. in the United States and other errors relating to make changes without notice. registered mark. SuSE is a registered trade mark of Red Hat. in the United States...
...the specifications of this product are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Brother reserves the right to the publication. © 2007 Brother Industries Ltd. We recommend that you must ship your printer, carefully package the printer to avoid any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on ...is mentioned in this User's Guide are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. in the United States and other errors relating to make changes without notice. registered mark. SuSE is a registered trade mark of Red Hat. in the United States...
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...HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) ...110 Print bar codes or expanded characters 110 B Appendix (for choosing your safety ...120 EC Declaration of the printer...74 Cleaning the corona wire...77 6 Troubleshooting 79 Identifying your problem ...79 Error messages in the Status Monitor ...80 Error ...and Other Countries) 117 Brother numbers ...117 Important information: regulations ...118 Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only 118 International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement 118 IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model only 118 Internal laser radiation ...119 IMPORTANT -...
...HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) ...110 Print bar codes or expanded characters 110 B Appendix (for choosing your safety ...120 EC Declaration of the printer...74 Cleaning the corona wire...77 6 Troubleshooting 79 Identifying your problem ...79 Error messages in the Status Monitor ...80 Error ...and Other Countries) 117 Brother numbers ...117 Important information: regulations ...118 Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only 118 International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement 118 IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model only 118 Internal laser radiation ...119 IMPORTANT -...
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Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or the transparency to the printer. Printing Methods g Send the print data to curl. 12 You can clear this error indication by pressing Go. 2 • When printing on before you put paper or transparencies in the tray. Note • The Error LED on the control panel will light up to indicate No paper if the power switch is turned on transparencies, remove each transparency as soon as it has been printed.
Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or the transparency to the printer. Printing Methods g Send the print data to curl. 12 You can clear this error indication by pressing Go. 2 • When printing on before you put paper or transparencies in the tray. Note • The Error LED on the control panel will light up to indicate No paper if the power switch is turned on transparencies, remove each transparency as soon as it has been printed.
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Repeat for each transparency as soon as in the manual feed slot until you put in the next sheet of paper or transparency in the manual feed slot. • When printing on transparencies, remove each page that you want to print. 2 Note • The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in Step d above. Printing Methods f Send the print data to curl. 16 g After the printed page comes out of the printer, put a sheet of paper or transparency as it has been printed. Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or transparency to the printer.
Repeat for each transparency as soon as in the manual feed slot until you put in the next sheet of paper or transparency in the manual feed slot. • When printing on transparencies, remove each page that you want to print. 2 Note • The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in Step d above. Printing Methods f Send the print data to curl. 16 g After the printed page comes out of the printer, put a sheet of paper or transparency as it has been printed. Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or transparency to the printer.
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g After the printed page comes out of the printer, put a sheet of paper or envelope as it has been printed. Repeat for each sheet or envelope as soon as shown in the manual feed slot. • Remove each page that you want to print. 2 Note • The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in the manual feed slot until you put in the next sheet of paper or envelope in Step d. Stacking sheets or envelopes may cause the paper to the printer. Printing Methods f Send the print data to jam or curl. 20
g After the printed page comes out of the printer, put a sheet of paper or envelope as it has been printed. Repeat for each sheet or envelope as soon as shown in the manual feed slot. • Remove each page that you want to print. 2 Note • The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in the manual feed slot until you put in the next sheet of paper or envelope in Step d. Stacking sheets or envelopes may cause the paper to the printer. Printing Methods f Send the print data to jam or curl. 20
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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 ... printing 1 Watermark 2 Scaling Job Spooling 2 Quick Print Setup 2 Sleep Time Macro 2 3 Header-Footer Print 2 Density adjustment 2 Error Message 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...
You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. Paper Size Multiple Page Orientation Copies Media Type Paper Source Resolution ... printing 1 Watermark 2 Scaling Job Spooling 2 Quick Print Setup 2 Sleep Time Macro 2 3 Header-Footer Print 2 Density adjustment 2 Error Message 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...
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Device Options You can set the following in Printer Function: Job Spooling Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Header-Footer Print Density adjustment Error Message Printout Improve Print Output Driver and Software 3 3 34
Device Options You can set the following in Printer Function: Job Spooling Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Header-Footer Print Density adjustment Error Message Printout Improve Print Output Driver and Software 3 3 34
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...Manual Duplex • Toner Save Mode • Paper Source • Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can save time and increase printing speed for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up slightly, ...but the printer can turn sleep mode off, from printing your printer use the saved macro as though it in order (Toner, Drum, Error, Ready), and ...
...Manual Duplex • Toner Save Mode • Paper Source • Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can save time and increase printing speed for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up slightly, ...but the printer can turn sleep mode off, from printing your printer use the saved macro as though it in order (Toner, Drum, Error, Ready), and ...
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... information. • ID Print If you do not need to choose this setting. By clicking Setting, you can choose whether the printer reports problems by printing an error page. If you are Printer Default (ON), ON and OFF. Improve Print Output This feature allows you to a thin setting. • Improve Toner Fixing...
... information. • ID Print If you do not need to choose this setting. By clicking Setting, you can choose whether the printer reports problems by printing an error page. If you are Printer Default (ON), ON and OFF. Improve Print Output This feature allows you to a thin setting. • Improve Toner Fixing...
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...to save your document 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 Paper Source Setting (1)... that matches your document. Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will probe the printer and display its serial number. Highlight the paper source you want to the printer correctly. 37 Driver and Software Tray Settings tab 3 You can define the paper size ...
...to save your document 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 Paper Source Setting (1)... that matches your document. Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will probe the printer and display its serial number. Highlight the paper source you want to the printer correctly. 37 Driver and Software Tray Settings tab 3 You can define the paper size ...
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... that may be improved. 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 to a thin setting. 3 • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this selection does not... type settings. If this setting, the toner fixing on , run the BrStatusMonitor.app (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother, Utilities). 44 Driver and Software Improve Print Output This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper...
... that may be improved. 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 to a thin setting. 3 • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this selection does not... type settings. If this setting, the toner fixing on , run the BrStatusMonitor.app (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother, Utilities). 44 Driver and Software Improve Print Output This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper...
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or or or LED is on the printer status. 4 Go button Wake-up / Error recovery / Form feed / Job Cancel / Reprint The LED indications ...is dimmed. 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 ...Drum LED 1 The Drum LED indicates when the Drum is nearing the end of its life. 2 3 Error LED 3 The Error LED indicates when the printer is in one of the following states: No paper / Paper jam / Cover open 4 Ready LED The...
or or or LED is on the printer status. 4 Go button Wake-up / Error recovery / Form feed / Job Cancel / Reprint The LED indications ...is dimmed. 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 ...Drum LED 1 The Drum LED indicates when the Drum is nearing the end of its life. 2 3 Error LED 3 The Error LED indicates when the printer is in one of the following states: No paper / Paper jam / Cover open 4 Ready LED The...
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... on for 2 seconds and off for a long time and nothing has printed, press the Go button to print the remaining data in . 50 Cartridge position error The drum unit assembly is indicated. Wait for when Toner life end is not installed correctly. Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new... one. 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 . The Toner LED will turn on page 62. Cooling down The...
... on for 2 seconds and off for a long time and nothing has printed, press the Go button to print the remaining data in . 50 Cartridge position error The drum unit assembly is indicated. Wait for when Toner life end is not installed correctly. Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new... one. 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 . The Toner LED will turn on page 62. Cooling down The...
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See Cleaning the corona wire on page 69. 4 52 Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page 77. LED Control Panel Printer status Drum error The corona wire needs to be cleaned.
See Cleaning the corona wire on page 69. 4 52 Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page 77. LED Control Panel Printer status Drum error The corona wire needs to be cleaned.
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... your dealer or Brother Customer Service. Leave the printer for 10 minutes with the power on and try to your dealer or Brother Customer Service. 53 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...
... your dealer or Brother Customer Service. Leave the printer for 10 minutes with the power on and try to your dealer or Brother Customer Service. 53 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...
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For example, the LED indication below shows a fuser unit failure. Control Panel 4 Make a note of the indication, referring to the table on page 53, and report the error status to your dealer or Brother Customer Service. Note Make sure that the front cover is completely closed before you report a service call. 54
For example, the LED indication below shows a fuser unit failure. Control Panel 4 Make a note of the indication, referring to the table on page 53, and report the error status to your dealer or Brother Customer Service. Note Make sure that the front cover is completely closed before you report a service call. 54
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... press the Go button the number of times you don't press the Go button within 2 seconds, a single copy will flash as the job is an error, the printer will print any data that is not automatically cleared, press the Go button to clear the... error, and then continue to the Ready state. Error recovery If there is being canceled. Wake-up If the printer is in the printer's memory. Reprint To reprint the last document, press the Go button for about...
... press the Go button the number of times you don't press the Go button within 2 seconds, a single copy will flash as the job is an error, the printer will print any data that is not automatically cleared, press the Go button to clear the... error, and then continue to the Ready state. Error recovery If there is being canceled. Wake-up If the printer is in the printer's memory. Reprint To reprint the last document, press the Go button for about...
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...Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are off the printer. The printer will print a test page. Release the Go button. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power...turn on the power switch. Control Panel Print a test page 4 You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs are using the Windows® printer driver, click the Print Test Page button in . d Press the Go button again.
...Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are off the printer. The printer will print a test page. Release the Go button. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power...turn on the power switch. Control Panel Print a test page 4 You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Error LEDs are using the Windows® printer driver, click the Print Test Page button in . d Press the Go button again.
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...down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in the Support tab. 58 Using the printer driver 4 If you are off the printer. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts. Using the Go button 4 a ...down the Go button as you can print a list of the internal fonts using the Brother's Windows® printer driver, you turn on the power switch. Control Panel Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 You can print a list of the internal fonts by clicking the Print Fonts button in . b Make ...
...down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in the Support tab. 58 Using the printer driver 4 If you are off the printer. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts. Using the Go button 4 a ...down the Go button as you can print a list of the internal fonts using the Brother's Windows® printer driver, you turn on the power switch. Control Panel Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 You can print a list of the internal fonts by clicking the Print Fonts button in . b Make ...
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... . d Press the Go button seven times. Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. 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 has been reset to its default settings. 59 b Make sure that... (resetting all the LEDs light up . Release the Go button. Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you turn on the power switch.
... . d Press the Go button seven times. Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. 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 has been reset to its default settings. 59 b Make sure that... (resetting all the LEDs light up . Release the Go button. Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you turn on the power switch.