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... outside of it according to local regulations. Carefully clean the toner dust with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the outside surface of the machine. Cleaning with a dry, lint-free cloth and dispose of the printer: • Make sure that contain ammonia. DO NOT remove... or damage the caution labels located on or around the fuser. CAUTION Cleaning the outside of the printer. • DO NOT use flammable substances or any type of spray to clean the inside the vacuum cleaner, potentially starting a fire. Doing...
... outside of it according to local regulations. Carefully clean the toner dust with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the outside surface of the machine. Cleaning with a dry, lint-free cloth and dispose of the printer: • Make sure that contain ammonia. DO NOT remove... or damage the caution labels located on or around the fuser. CAUTION Cleaning the outside of the printer. • DO NOT use flammable substances or any type of spray to clean the inside the vacuum cleaner, potentially starting a fire. Doing...
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Toner cartridge ...61 Drum unit ...68 Cleaning ...73 Cleaning the outside of the printer...73 Cleaning the inside of Conformity ...121 vi for your safety ...120 EC Declaration of the printer...74 Cleaning the corona wire...HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) ...110 Print bar codes or expanded characters 110 B Appendix (for Europe 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...
Toner cartridge ...61 Drum unit ...68 Cleaning ...73 Cleaning the outside of the printer...73 Cleaning the inside of Conformity ...121 vi for your safety ...120 EC Declaration of the printer...74 Cleaning the corona wire...HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) ...110 Print bar codes or expanded characters 110 B Appendix (for Europe 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...
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...and starter toner cartridge assembly AC power cord Interface cable 1 The interface cable is done during the printer driver installation process. 1 About this time. Purchase the appropriate cable for the interface you are not supported for Macintosh®. Network cable (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Use... a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network. 1 DO NOT connect the interface cable at this Printer 1 What is no longer than 6 feet (2 ...
...and starter toner cartridge assembly AC power cord Interface cable 1 The interface cable is done during the printer driver installation process. 1 About this time. Purchase the appropriate cable for the interface you are not supported for Macintosh®. Network cable (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Use... a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network. 1 DO NOT connect the interface cable at this Printer 1 What is no longer than 6 feet (2 ...
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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 Toner Save Mode Print Setting Manual Duplex printing 1 Watermark 2 Scaling Job Spooling 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 HL-2140. 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 Toner Save Mode Print Setting Manual Duplex printing 1 Watermark 2 Scaling Job Spooling 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 HL-2140. Driver and Software 3 28
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... and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards. Plain Paper Envelopes Thin Paper Env. If the toner is crumpled when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env.Thin. Thin Recycled Paper 3 Note • When using heavier weight paper or rough paper choose Thick.... If the envelope is not fixed to 25 lb) choose Plain Paper. For bond paper, choose Bond Paper. • When you put paper in your printer. Note The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you use .
... and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards. Plain Paper Envelopes Thin Paper Env. If the toner is crumpled when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env.Thin. Thin Recycled Paper 3 Note • When using heavier weight paper or rough paper choose Thick.... If the envelope is not fixed to 25 lb) choose Plain Paper. For bond paper, choose Bond Paper. • When you put paper in your printer. Note The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you use .
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... Mode for printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 resolution. 32 Advanced tab 1 2 3 4 5 Driver and Software 3 3 Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following ... Setting (4) Device Options (5) Print Quality 3 Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: • HQ 1200 • 600 dpi • 300 dpi Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density (print appears lighter).
... Mode for printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 resolution. 32 Advanced tab 1 2 3 4 5 Driver and Software 3 3 Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following ... Setting (4) Device Options (5) Print Quality 3 Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: • HQ 1200 • 600 dpi • 300 dpi Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density (print appears lighter).
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... copy will be available in the quick print setting. • Multiple Page • Manual Duplex • Toner Save Mode • Paper Source • Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of your data using the reprint function, uncheck the Use Reprint ... Time Off function will be 5 minutes. You can turn sleep mode off, from printing your printer use the saved macro as an overlay on for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can save time and increase printing speed for often used information such as forms, company...
... copy will be available in the quick print setting. • Multiple Page • Manual Duplex • Toner Save Mode • Paper Source • Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of your data using the reprint function, uncheck the Use Reprint ... Time Off function will be 5 minutes. You can turn sleep mode off, from printing your printer use the saved macro as an overlay on for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can save time and increase printing speed for often used information such as forms, company...
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...Message Printout You can customize the information. • ID Print If you can choose whether the printer reports problems by printing an error page. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in the Custom edit box, the text you entered. By clicking Setting, you select ...print. 3 Density adjustment Increase or decrease the print density. Selections are printing only a few pages, you choose this setting, the toner fixing on page 82. For details, see Error message printout on paper may be improved. Driver and Software Header-Footer Print When ...
...Message Printout You can customize the information. • ID Print If you can choose whether the printer reports problems by printing an error page. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in the Custom edit box, the text you entered. By clicking Setting, you select ...print. 3 Density adjustment Increase or decrease the print density. Selections are printing only a few pages, you choose this setting, the toner fixing on page 82. For details, see Error message printout on paper may be improved. Driver and Software Header-Footer Print When ...
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...printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking the Support button. The default setting is a web site offering information about your printer. 42 When you set Toner Save Mode to one of the following: •...; Plain Paper • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Paper • Bond Paper • Transparencies • Envelopes • Env. The Brother Solutions Center is Off.
...printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking the Support button. The default setting is a web site offering information about your printer. 42 When you set Toner Save Mode to one of the following: •...; Plain Paper • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Paper • Bond Paper • Transparencies • Envelopes • Env. The Brother Solutions Center is Off.
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... on paper may be reduced. If you would like to a thin setting. 3 • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on , run the BrStatusMonitor.app (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother, Utilities). 44 We recommend that may be improved. If you are printing only a few pages...
... on paper may be reduced. If you would like to a thin setting. 3 • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on , run the BrStatusMonitor.app (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother, Utilities). 44 We recommend that may be improved. If you are printing only a few pages...
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... The LED is in one of the following states: No paper / Paper jam / Cover open 4 Ready LED The Ready LED will flash depending on the printer status. 4 Go button Wake-up / Error recovery / Form feed / Job Cancel / Reprint The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations... button on the control panel. 1 Toner LED The Toner LED indicates when the Toner is low or at the end 4 of its life. 2 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 dimmed. or or or LED...
... The LED is in one of the following states: No paper / Paper jam / Cover open 4 Ready LED The Ready LED will flash depending on the printer status. 4 Go button Wake-up / Error recovery / Form feed / Job Cancel / Reprint The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations... button on the control panel. 1 Toner LED The Toner LED indicates when the Toner is low or at the end 4 of its life. 2 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 dimmed. or or or LED...
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...remaining data in the memory. Cooling down The printer is remaining print data in . 50 Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. Toner low Indicates that the toner cartridge is not installed correctly. Receiving data The printer is either receiving data from the computer, processing... the drum unit out of the printer has cooled down . Cartridge position error The drum unit assembly is nearly empty. Buy a new toner cartridge and have it back in the printer memory. LED Control Panel Printer status Warming up The printer is indicated. If the Ready LED...
...remaining data in the memory. Cooling down The printer is remaining print data in . 50 Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. Toner low Indicates that the toner cartridge is not installed correctly. Receiving data The printer is either receiving data from the computer, processing... the drum unit out of the printer has cooled down . Cartridge position error The drum unit assembly is nearly empty. Buy a new toner cartridge and have it back in the printer memory. LED Control Panel Printer status Warming up The printer is indicated. If the Ready LED...
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... 10 minutes with the power on again. If the error occurs again, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. If the error remains after switching the printer back on, press the Go button and make a note of the LED's that a service call is an error that cannot be cleared by... 4 If there is needed by the user, the printer will show that remain lit and report the error status (as shown below ) to print again. 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...
... 10 minutes with the power on again. If the error occurs again, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. If the error remains after switching the printer back on, press the Go button and make a note of the LED's that a service call is an error that cannot be cleared by... 4 If there is needed by the user, the printer will show that remain lit and report the error status (as shown below ) to print again. 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...
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...Go button. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . d Press the Go button again. The printer will print a test page. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are off the printer. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Control Panel Print a test page 4 You can use... the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. Make sure that the front cover is closed...
...Go button. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . d Press the Go button again. The printer will print a test page. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are off the printer. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. Control Panel Print a test page 4 You can use... the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. Make sure that the front cover is closed...
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Keep the Go button pressed 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. Release the Go button. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power ...are off the printer. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are using the control panel button or printer driver. d Press the Go button twice. Control Panel Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 You...
Keep the Go button pressed 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. Release the Go button. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power ...are off the printer. c Hold down until the 4 Toner, Drum and Error LEDs light up. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts. b Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are using the control panel button or printer driver. d Press the Go button twice. Control Panel Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 You...
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...that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. d Press the Go button seven times. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as the password and IP address information), follow these steps: Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)... 4 If you want to reset the print server back to its default settings (resetting all the LEDs light up . Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 4 c Hold down until the Toner, Drum and ...
...that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. d Press the Go button seven times. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as the password and IP address information), follow these steps: Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)... 4 If you want to reset the print server back to its default settings (resetting all the LEDs light up . Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 4 c Hold down until the Toner, Drum and ...
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...When you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will be extremely hot. Order No. WARNING When you replace certain parts or clean the inside of the printer, remember the following: • If your clothes are smeared with toner, wipe off the toner with a dry cloth and ...; After you open the front cover or back cover (back output tray) of the printer, DO NOT touch the shaded parts 5 shown in the illustration. Consumables 5 Toner cartridge Drum unit See Toner cartridge on page 68. TN-330, TN-360 See Drum unit on page 61. 5 Routine Maintenance 5...
...When you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will be extremely hot. Order No. WARNING When you replace certain parts or clean the inside of the printer, remember the following: • If your clothes are smeared with toner, wipe off the toner with a dry cloth and ...; After you open the front cover or back cover (back output tray) of the printer, DO NOT touch the shaded parts 5 shown in the illustration. Consumables 5 Toner cartridge Drum unit See Toner cartridge on page 68. TN-330, TN-360 See Drum unit on page 61. 5 Routine Maintenance 5...
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...country you put it into the printer. Routine Maintenance Toner cartridge 5 The life of toner used will change. • Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until it ready before you bought the printer in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4) 2 Standard toner cartridges print approximately 1,500 A4 ...in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4) Note • The amount of the original toner cartridge that came with the printer may be either a starter 1, standard 2 or high yield 3 toner cartridge, and depends on page 62. Approx. cartridge yield is nearly empty. 61 Note The...
...country you put it into the printer. Routine Maintenance Toner cartridge 5 The life of toner used will change. • Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until it ready before you bought the printer in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4) 2 Standard toner cartridges print approximately 1,500 A4 ...in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. (Letter/A4) Note • The amount of the original toner cartridge that came with the printer may be either a starter 1, standard 2 or high yield 3 toner cartridge, and depends on page 62. Approx. cartridge yield is nearly empty. 61 Note The...
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... . a Make sure that you clean the printer when you use only genuine Brother toner cartridges. Routine Maintenance 5 5 Replacing the toner cartridge 5 Note • To ensure high quality printing, we recommend that you replace the toner cartridge. Open the front cover. When you want to buy toner cartridges, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. • We recommend...
... . a Make sure that you clean the printer when you use only genuine Brother toner cartridges. Routine Maintenance 5 5 Replacing the toner cartridge 5 Note • To ensure high quality printing, we recommend that you replace the toner cartridge. Open the front cover. When you want to buy toner cartridges, call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. • We recommend...
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Routine Maintenance CAUTION We recommend that you accidentally spill or scatter toner. To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration. 5 c Push down the green lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of disposable paper or cloth in case you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of the drum unit. 63
Routine Maintenance CAUTION We recommend that you accidentally spill or scatter toner. To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration. 5 c Push down the green lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of disposable paper or cloth in case you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of the drum unit. 63