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...you need to -speech' software. Keep the CD-ROM in all models are available in a convenient place so you can use the printer. Note: Not all countries. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can use the Quick Setup Guide to frequently asked questions...Version A EN-US Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com where you can get product support, the latest driver updates and utilities, and answers to set up the printer. Please use the printer. Brother Laser Printer USER'S GUIDE HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W For visually-impaired users You can read this manual...
...you need to -speech' software. Keep the CD-ROM in all models are available in a convenient place so you can use the printer. Note: Not all countries. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can use the Quick Setup Guide to frequently asked questions...Version A EN-US Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com where you can get product support, the latest driver updates and utilities, and answers to set up the printer. Please use the printer. Brother Laser Printer USER'S GUIDE HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W For visually-impaired users You can read this manual...
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... for Windows® and Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003 45 Printer driver for Macintosh® ...45 Software ...46 Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 46 Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 47 Remote Printer Console ...47 4 Control Panel 48 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)...48 Service call indications ...53...
... for Windows® and Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003 45 Printer driver for Macintosh® ...45 Software ...46 Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 46 Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 47 Remote Printer Console ...47 4 Control Panel 48 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)...48 Service call indications ...53...
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......85 Improving the print quality...91 Solving print problems ...97 Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 98 Other problems ...98 For Macintosh® with USB...98 A Appendix 99 Printer specifications...99 Engine ...99 Controller ...100 Software ...101 Control panel ...101 Paper...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 radiation ...119 IMPORTANT -
......85 Improving the print quality...91 Solving print problems ...97 Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only 98 Other problems ...98 For Macintosh® with USB...98 A Appendix 99 Printer specifications...99 Engine ...99 Controller ...100 Software ...101 Control panel ...101 Paper...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 radiation ...119 IMPORTANT -
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... is done during the printer driver installation process. Third party USB ports are using. USB cable Please make sure you are not supported for Macintosh®. Network cable (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for the interface you use a USB cable, make sure...
... is done during the printer driver installation process. Third party USB ports are using. USB cable Please make sure you are not supported for Macintosh®. Network cable (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for the interface you use a USB cable, make sure...
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Back view About this Printer 1 1 6 1 5 4 2 3 1 Back cover (back output tray) 2 AC power connector 3 HL-2150N / HL-2170W: Network status LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 4 HL-2150N / HL-2170W: 10/100BASE-TX port 5 HL-2170W: Wireless setup button 6 USB interface connector 3
Back view About this Printer 1 1 6 1 5 4 2 3 1 Back cover (back output tray) 2 AC power connector 3 HL-2150N / HL-2170W: Network status LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 4 HL-2150N / HL-2170W: 10/100BASE-TX port 5 HL-2170W: Wireless setup button 6 USB interface connector 3
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....) For Windows® 3 Windows® printer driver (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) GDI printer driver for Windows® (HL-2140 only) For Macintosh® 3 Macintosh® printer driver For Linux 1 2 3 LPR printer driver CUPS printer driver 1 Download the printer driver for Linux from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. (If you want to the...
....) For Windows® 3 Windows® printer driver (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) GDI printer driver for Windows® (HL-2140 only) For Macintosh® 3 Macintosh® printer driver For Linux 1 2 3 LPR printer driver CUPS printer driver 1 Download the printer driver for Linux from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. (If you want to the...
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Driver and Software Windows® printer driver (HL-2150N/ HL-2170W Only) GDI printer driver for Windows® (HL-2140 Only) Macintosh® printer driver LPR / CUPS printer driver 1 Windows® 2000 Professional p p 3 Windows® XP Home Edition p p Windows® XP Professional p p Windows Vista™ p p...x64 Edition p p Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater p Linux (Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE Linux, Debian) 1 p 1 Download the printer driver from a link on CD-ROM, click Install Other Drivers or Utilities, then click For Linux users on the supplied CD-ROM. If you ...
Driver and Software Windows® printer driver (HL-2150N/ HL-2170W Only) GDI printer driver for Windows® (HL-2140 Only) Macintosh® printer driver LPR / CUPS printer driver 1 Windows® 2000 Professional p p 3 Windows® XP Home Edition p p Windows® XP Professional p p Windows Vista™ p p...x64 Edition p p Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater p Linux (Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE Linux, Debian) 1 p 1 Download the printer driver from a link on CD-ROM, click Install Other Drivers or Utilities, then click For Linux users on the supplied CD-ROM. If you ...
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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 ... 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® 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 ... 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® printer driver. 3 These settings are not available with the HL-2140.
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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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...it enters sleep mode. Click Off to start printing. We recommend that you want to the printer's memory. In sleep mode, the printer acts as an overlay on for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can choose which will be hidden by clicking a tasktray icon. To turn... within 2 seconds, a single copy will save a page of a document as forms, company logos, letterhead formats or invoices. 35 When you choose Printer Default the timeout setting will be printed. 3 Note If you keep sleep mode on any document). By placing a check in the selection boxes for often...
...it enters sleep mode. Click Off to start printing. We recommend that you want to the printer's memory. In sleep mode, the printer acts as an overlay on for power saving. Macro (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) You can choose which will be hidden by clicking a tasktray icon. To turn... within 2 seconds, a single copy will save a page of a document as forms, company logos, letterhead formats or invoices. 35 When you choose Printer Default the timeout setting will be printed. 3 Note If you keep sleep mode on any document). By placing a check in the selection boxes for often...
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...) is a website offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your printer. Print Settings (3) This will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the printer have been configured. Print Fonts (4) (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) This will print the pages...
...) is a website offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your printer. Print Settings (3) This will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the printer have been configured. Print Fonts (4) (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) This will print the pages...
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... Quick Setup Guide we have to install it again. Driver and Software Software 3 Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 BRAdmin Light 3 3 BRAdmin Light is a utility for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the network settings. This utility can connect to users....Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003, and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater computers. For more information and to have the printer driver, port driver, IP address, and so on your network, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address. ...
... Quick Setup Guide we have to install it again. Driver and Software Software 3 Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 BRAdmin Light 3 3 BRAdmin Light is a utility for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure the network settings. This utility can connect to users....Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003, and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater computers. For more information and to have the printer driver, port driver, IP address, and so on your network, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP address. ...
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...speed up printing, choose the required interface manually by using Remote Printer Console. (See Remote Printer Console on page 47.). If you want to install and use the Remote Printer Console. 47 For Macintosh® (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 a Put the CD-ROM into your CD-...® Explorer and choose the CD-ROM drive. d Double-click the RPC folder. Driver and Software Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 This printer has an automatic interface selection feature that is receiving data. b Double-click the RPC folder. This lets it appears. Since...
...speed up printing, choose the required interface manually by using Remote Printer Console. (See Remote Printer Console on page 47.). If you want to install and use the Remote Printer Console. 47 For Macintosh® (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 a Put the CD-ROM into your CD-...® Explorer and choose the CD-ROM drive. d Double-click the RPC folder. Driver and Software Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 3 This printer has an automatic interface selection feature that is receiving data. b Double-click the RPC folder. This lets it appears. Since...
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... Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are using the Brother's Windows® printer driver, you can print a list of the internal fonts using the control panel button or printer driver. c Hold down until the 4 Toner,... Drum and Error LEDs light up. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are off the printer...tab. 58 Using the printer driver 4 If you turn on the power switch. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . The printer will print a list of the internal fonts by clicking the...
... Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are using the Brother's Windows® printer driver, you can print a list of the internal fonts using the control panel button or printer driver. c Hold down until the 4 Toner,... Drum and Error LEDs light up. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are off the printer...tab. 58 Using the printer driver 4 If you turn on the power switch. Using the Go button 4 a Turn off . The printer will print a list of the internal fonts by clicking the...
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..., Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. 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 . d Press the Go button seven times. Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you turn on...
..., Drum and Paper LEDs are off the printer. 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 . d Press the Go button seven times. Control Panel Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 4 If you turn on...
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... or not properly installed. Cancel the print job if you use paper that you want to print the remaining data in the printer memory. See Go button on your printer (e.g Brother HL-2140), and then Status Monitor. 1 Programs for the Status Monitor is Open Memory Full Print Overrun No Paper Fed Tray 1 Action Close...
... or not properly installed. Cancel the print job if you use paper that you want to print the remaining data in the printer memory. See Go button on your printer (e.g Brother HL-2140), and then Status Monitor. 1 Programs for the Status Monitor is Open Memory Full Print Overrun No Paper Fed Tray 1 Action Close...
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... the remaining data in the printer memory. Cancel the print job if you want to delete the remaining data in Print Setting and click the Setting... See Go button on your document or reduce 6 the print resolution. (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following... settings in the resolution. (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) 82 The best combination of your document: • Graphics mode 1...
... the remaining data in the printer memory. Cancel the print job if you want to delete the remaining data in Print Setting and click the Setting... See Go button on your document or reduce 6 the print resolution. (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following... settings in the resolution. (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) 82 The best combination of your document: • Graphics mode 1...
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... of a document. We recommend that you are using an interface-switching device, remove it. The printer cannot print full pages of your document or cut the print resolution. (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the supplied Windows® driver and try again. ...; Make sure that you have chosen the correct printer driver with 'Set as Default Printer'. Make sure that the printer is not connected to the same...
... of a document. We recommend that you are using an interface-switching device, remove it. The printer cannot print full pages of your document or cut the print resolution. (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) Change the following settings in the supplied Windows® driver and try again. ...; Make sure that you have chosen the correct printer driver with 'Set as Default Printer'. Make sure that the printer is not connected to the same...
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... also view the manuals in PDF format by accessing the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com). 1 Programs for Windows® 2000 users Other problems 6 For Macintosh® with USB 6 6 Problem Recommendation The printer does not appear in Print Center (Mac OS® ... Make sure that the USB interface cable is connected correctly. Make sure the printer driver is installed correctly. Troubleshooting Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 6 For problems concerning using your printer, and then User's Guide. Click Documentation on the menu screen.
... also view the manuals in PDF format by accessing the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com). 1 Programs for Windows® 2000 users Other problems 6 For Macintosh® with USB 6 6 Problem Recommendation The printer does not appear in Print Center (Mac OS® ... Make sure that the USB interface cable is connected correctly. Make sure the printer driver is installed correctly. Troubleshooting Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) 6 For problems concerning using your printer, and then User's Guide. Click Documentation on the menu screen.
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A Appendix Printer specifications Engine Model HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W Technology Electrophotographic Print speed 1 2 (A4 size/ Letter size) Up to 22 ppm (A4 size) 3,Up to 23 ppm (Letter size) 3 First print time Less ... Linux 600 dpi 300 dpi 1 The printing speed may change depending on the type of document you print. 2 Print speed may be slower when the printer is connected by wireless LAN (HL-2170W only). 3 From standard paper tray. A A A A 99
A Appendix Printer specifications Engine Model HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W Technology Electrophotographic Print speed 1 2 (A4 size/ Letter size) Up to 22 ppm (A4 size) 3,Up to 23 ppm (Letter size) 3 First print time Less ... Linux 600 dpi 300 dpi 1 The printing speed may change depending on the type of document you print. 2 Print speed may be slower when the printer is connected by wireless LAN (HL-2170W only). 3 From standard paper tray. A A A A 99