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Brother Laser Printer HL-2700CN series User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can find a printed copy in a convenient place so you can use the printer. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer. You can read this manual with Screen Reader 'text-to ... visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com where you use it on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Version 5 Keep the CD-ROM in the box or view it quickly if you can get answers to -speech' software. You must set up the hardware and install the ...
Brother Laser Printer HL-2700CN series User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can find a printed copy in a convenient place so you can use the printer. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer. You can read this manual with Screen Reader 'text-to ... visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com where you use it on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Version 5 Keep the CD-ROM in the box or view it quickly if you can get answers to -speech' software. You must set up the hardware and install the ...
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...1-877-BROTHER In Europe: Visit www.brother.com for all your local Brother office. Service center locations (Canada only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357. http://solutions.brother.com You can download the latest software and ...Address and telephone contact information for the Brother driver updates. IMPORTANT: For technical and operational help us at: In USA: Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92618 In Canada: Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Brother fax back system (USA only) ...
...1-877-BROTHER In Europe: Visit www.brother.com for all your local Brother office. Service center locations (Canada only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357. http://solutions.brother.com You can download the latest software and ...Address and telephone contact information for the Brother driver updates. IMPORTANT: For technical and operational help us at: In USA: Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine, CA 92618 In Canada: Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Brother fax back system (USA only) ...
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... ...3-1 Buttons ...3-2 Go button ...3-3 Job Cancel button ...3-3 + or - Paper feed ...1-18 Tray feed ...1-18 Manual feed ...1-19 Paper output ...1-19 2 Driver and software ...2-1 Printer driver ...2-1 For Windows® ...2-2 Features in the PCL printer driver 2-2 Basic Tab ...2-2 Advanced tab ...2-3 Accessories tab ...2-8 Support Tab ...2-9 Features in the LCD 3-3 To enter numbers ...3-3 Set button ...3-3 Back button ...3-4 Light...
... ...3-1 Buttons ...3-2 Go button ...3-3 Job Cancel button ...3-3 + or - Paper feed ...1-18 Tray feed ...1-18 Manual feed ...1-19 Paper output ...1-19 2 Driver and software ...2-1 Printer driver ...2-1 For Windows® ...2-2 Features in the PCL printer driver 2-2 Basic Tab ...2-2 Advanced tab ...2-3 Accessories tab ...2-8 Support Tab ...2-9 Features in the LCD 3-3 To enter numbers ...3-3 Set button ...3-3 Back button ...3-4 Light...
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...) single-sided pages at a default resolution of paper can monitor the printer status. Universal paper tray This printer loads paper automatically from the paper tray. If your application software supports the bi-directional parallel interface, you clear and crisp printouts and ... be used. You can print crisp images in full color mode. HRC is fully compatible with the HL-2700CN printer. The Brother network board is provided on page 1-10. on the CD-ROM. 1 - 5 ABOUT THIS PRINTER High speed and color laser printing You can get a higher print quality, equivalent...
...) single-sided pages at a default resolution of paper can monitor the printer status. Universal paper tray This printer loads paper automatically from the paper tray. If your application software supports the bi-directional parallel interface, you clear and crisp printouts and ... be used. You can print crisp images in full color mode. HRC is fully compatible with the HL-2700CN printer. The Brother network board is provided on page 1-10. on the CD-ROM. 1 - 5 ABOUT THIS PRINTER High speed and color laser printing You can get a higher print quality, equivalent...
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.... Data compression technology This printer can internally compress the received graphics and font data in its memory so it receives from the computer software. In PCL mode, you can connect the printer to the selected emulation mode. With this feature, many users can emulate PCL 5C and PCL 6 language printers, Brother BR-Script3 printers, HP-GL plotter...
.... Data compression technology This printer can internally compress the received graphics and font data in its memory so it receives from the computer software. In PCL mode, you can connect the printer to the selected emulation mode. With this feature, many users can emulate PCL 5C and PCL 6 language printers, Brother BR-Script3 printers, HP-GL plotter...
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Since laser printers consume power to keep the fixing assembly at a high temperature, this feature can reprint a document without sending the data again from your settings to prevent changes from RAM. Reprint setting The printer saves data that it complies with the new EPA Energy Star specification...not work as BRAdmin Professional Utility, Driver Deployment Wizard and Web BRAdmin software for Networks on page 2-18. 1 - 7 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Toner Save Mode This printer has an economical toner save electricity when the printer is ON so that you can reprint from being used. For ...
Since laser printers consume power to keep the fixing assembly at a high temperature, this feature can reprint a document without sending the data again from your settings to prevent changes from RAM. Reprint setting The printer saves data that it complies with the new EPA Energy Star specification...not work as BRAdmin Professional Utility, Driver Deployment Wizard and Web BRAdmin software for Networks on page 2-18. 1 - 7 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Toner Save Mode This printer has an economical toner save electricity when the printer is ON so that you can reprint from being used. For ...
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...what you want. ■ Envelope joints that you must choose the same paper size from your software application as the paper in the tray. ■ An area 15 mm (0.6 in a laser printer. Brother will have feed and print-quality problems because of the way they may change the envelope specifications...not put different types of paper in Figure 1-10. You should buy quality envelopes from a supplier who understands that are responsible for your printer. ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 16 Most envelopes will be using the envelopes in .) from the edges of the envelope will not be printed. ■ ...
...what you want. ■ Envelope joints that you must choose the same paper size from your software application as the paper in the tray. ■ An area 15 mm (0.6 in a laser printer. Brother will have feed and print-quality problems because of the way they may change the envelope specifications...not put different types of paper in Figure 1-10. You should buy quality envelopes from a supplier who understands that are responsible for your printer. ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 16 Most envelopes will be using the envelopes in .) from the edges of the envelope will not be printed. ■ ...
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Figure 1-13 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 18 If your application software does not support it through the software. For paper size selection, see PRINT MENU on the print menu, you can set the paper size in the trays, please be used. The printer automatically detects the paper size you use other sizes ...of the paper tray. Paper mismatch between the Printer and the Printer Driver ...
Figure 1-13 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 18 If your application software does not support it through the software. For paper size selection, see PRINT MENU on the print menu, you can set the paper size in the trays, please be used. The printer automatically detects the paper size you use other sizes ...of the paper tray. Paper mismatch between the Printer and the Printer Driver ...
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... on the CD-ROM that a particular printer needs. 2 Driver and software Printer driver A Printer Driver is a printer command language or page description language. The printer drivers for the following operating systems are using. For Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows® NT 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP ■ PCL (Hewlett-Packard laser printer-LaserJet) compatible driver ■ BR...
... on the CD-ROM that a particular printer needs. 2 Driver and software Printer driver A Printer Driver is a printer command language or page description language. The printer drivers for the following operating systems are using. For Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows® NT 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP ■ PCL (Hewlett-Packard laser printer-LaserJet) compatible driver ■ BR...
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... left side of the Brother HL-2700CN series Properties screen. 1 2 3 1 Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation and other settings. 2 Select the color mode. 3 Select the Paper Source. 2 - 2 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE For more information, please see the online Help in the Properties dialog box. in the General tab of the Basic tab in the printer driver.
... left side of the Brother HL-2700CN series Properties screen. 1 2 3 1 Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation and other settings. 2 Select the color mode. 3 Select the Paper Source. 2 - 2 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE For more information, please see the online Help in the Properties dialog box. in the General tab of the Basic tab in the printer driver.
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in the General tab of the Brother HL-2700CN series Properties screen. 12 34 5 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... Advanced tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Advanced tab by clicking the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 3
in the General tab of the Brother HL-2700CN series Properties screen. 12 34 5 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... Advanced tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Advanced tab by clicking the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 3
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...the print image scaling, and then select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 4 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Recommended for each orientation. As a result, there will need to control the printed image color level. This results in a more print data than when printing in the image data to install... When you can change the size of the image. Good print quality with CAPT* Choosing CAPT in your printer. Print quality is recommended to print. ■ Color Mode You can change the Color Matching mode as a watermark, you use text as follows: ■ Match Monitor ■ Photo ■...
...the print image scaling, and then select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 4 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Recommended for each orientation. As a result, there will need to control the printed image color level. This results in a more print data than when printing in the image data to install... When you can change the size of the image. Good print quality with CAPT* Choosing CAPT in your printer. Print quality is recommended to print. ■ Color Mode You can change the Color Matching mode as a watermark, you use text as follows: ■ Match Monitor ■ Photo ■...
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Device Options Set the following print functions in this tab: ■ Job Spooling ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Quick Print Setup ■ Sleep Time ■ Status Monitor ■ Macro ■ Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) ■ Insert Command/File (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) ■ Print Setting ■ Print Setting (Monochrome Only) ■ Page Protection ■ Print Date & Time DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 5
Device Options Set the following print functions in this tab: ■ Job Spooling ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Quick Print Setup ■ Sleep Time ■ Status Monitor ■ Macro ■ Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) ■ Insert Command/File (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) ■ Print Setting ■ Print Setting (Monochrome Only) ■ Page Protection ■ Print Date & Time DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 5
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...functions: ■ Multiple Page ■ Duplex ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Paper Source ■ Media Type ■ Color / Mono Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time (time-out), it is automatically adjusted to the most suitable time-out ...the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Status Monitor. 2 - 6 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE While the printer is selected, it enters sleep mode. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. To turn sleep mode off . When Intelligent Sleep Mode is in the Sleep Time screen...
...functions: ■ Multiple Page ■ Duplex ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Paper Source ■ Media Type ■ Color / Mono Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time (time-out), it is automatically adjusted to the most suitable time-out ...the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Status Monitor. 2 - 6 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE While the printer is selected, it enters sleep mode. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. To turn sleep mode off . When Intelligent Sleep Mode is in the Sleep Time screen...
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... saved macro - Print Setting You can change the settings of the following functions: ■ HRC Page Protection Page Protection refers to printer memory. in memory before printing, use the saved macro as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. The page protection feature ... overlay on any documents. Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the time. Time: Specifies the format of the date. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 7 Moreover, you can use this function. Macro You can save time and increase printing speed for the creation of the following functions: ...
... saved macro - Print Setting You can change the settings of the following functions: ■ HRC Page Protection Page Protection refers to printer memory. in memory before printing, use the saved macro as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. The page protection feature ... overlay on any documents. Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the time. Time: Specifies the format of the date. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 7 Moreover, you can use this function. Macro You can save time and increase printing speed for the creation of the following functions: ...
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...optional device that has been set using the control panel. You can manually add or remove options. To find the capacity of printer options and RAMDISK ■ The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed optional unit devices and shows the available settings in each ... button, options that are installed on the printer will match the installed options. 2 RAMDISK You can detect the capacity of RAMDISK that that is installed on the printer. Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. 2 - 8 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Auto Detect function may not be listed.
...optional device that has been set using the control panel. You can manually add or remove options. To find the capacity of printer options and RAMDISK ■ The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed optional unit devices and shows the available settings in each ... button, options that are installed on the printer will match the installed options. 2 RAMDISK You can detect the capacity of RAMDISK that that is installed on the printer. Tray settings will be available under certain printer conditions. 2 - 8 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Auto Detect function may not be listed.
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DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 9 in the General tab of the Brother HL-2700CN series Properties screen. ■ You can print the Print Settings page and internal fonts list. 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 by clicking Printing Preferences...
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 9 in the General tab of the Brother HL-2700CN series Properties screen. ■ You can print the Print Settings page and internal fonts list. 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 by clicking Printing Preferences...
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The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. Ports tab Select the port where your operating system. The screens in the printer driver. Features in the PS 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 online Help in this section are using. 2 - 10 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. Ports tab Select the port where your operating system. The screens in the printer driver. Features in the PS 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 online Help in this section are using. 2 - 10 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 11 Device Settings tab Select the options you installed.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 11 Device Settings tab Select the options you installed.
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You can access the Layout tab by selecting the settings for Orientation, Print on Both Sides (Duplex), Page Order and Pages Per Sheet: 2 - 12 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE in the General tab of the Brother HL-2700CN BR-Script3 Properties screen. Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences...
You can access the Layout tab by selecting the settings for Orientation, Print on Both Sides (Duplex), Page Order and Pages Per Sheet: 2 - 12 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE in the General tab of the Brother HL-2700CN BR-Script3 Properties screen. Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences...