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... TrueType® is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother reserves the right to the publication. ©2004 Brother Industries Ltd. ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. PostScript® and PostScript® 3TM are registered trademarks of the Printer If for any damage during transit. Shipment of International Business Machines Corporation. All other...
... TrueType® is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother reserves the right to the publication. ©2004 Brother Industries Ltd. ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. PostScript® and PostScript® 3TM are registered trademarks of the Printer If for any damage during transit. Shipment of International Business Machines Corporation. All other...
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... 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, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000...
... 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, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000...
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...air conditioner. ■ Keep the printer horizontal when you use a voltage transformer or a high-frequency noise filter. If you have to put it near a window, use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight. ■ Do not put the printer near devices that contain magnets or... generate magnetic fields. ■ Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. ■ ...
...air conditioner. ■ Keep the printer horizontal when you use a voltage transformer or a high-frequency noise filter. If you have to put it near a window, use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight. ■ Do not put the printer near devices that contain magnets or... generate magnetic fields. ■ Do not subject the printer to strong physical shocks or vibrations. ■ ...
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... shiny or textured ■ with clasps, snaps or tie strings ■ with windows, holes, cutouts or perforations Figure 1-28 IF YOU USE ANY OF THE TYPES OF ENVELOPES LISTED ABOVE, THEY MAY DAMAGE YOUR PRINTER. on the inside ■ that cannot be arranged when put in a pile ...can I use . THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT. ■ Before you print envelopes, you will be suitable for the printer ■ that have raised writing on them) ■ that were previously printed by a laser printer ■ that are embossed (have been badly made ....
... shiny or textured ■ with clasps, snaps or tie strings ■ with windows, holes, cutouts or perforations Figure 1-28 IF YOU USE ANY OF THE TYPES OF ENVELOPES LISTED ABOVE, THEY MAY DAMAGE YOUR PRINTER. on the inside ■ that cannot be arranged when put in a pile ...can I use . THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT. ■ Before you print envelopes, you will be suitable for the printer ■ that have raised writing on them) ■ that were previously printed by a laser printer ■ that are embossed (have been badly made ....
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... (manual duplex printing) The PS driver does not support manual duplex printing. Guidelines for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, Mac OS® 8.6 to be Auto Select in Step 1 using HL-5150D or HL-5170DN, please put them back in it . Manual duplex printing from the paper tray...even-numbered pages from the Basic tab select the Paper Source to choose the settings, see the Help text in the MP tray. 4 The printer will now automatically print all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper. Follow the instructions on both sides of the paper ■...
... (manual duplex printing) The PS driver does not support manual duplex printing. Guidelines for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, Mac OS® 8.6 to be Auto Select in Step 1 using HL-5150D or HL-5170DN, please put them back in it . Manual duplex printing from the paper tray...even-numbered pages from the Basic tab select the Paper Source to choose the settings, see the Help text in the MP tray. 4 The printer will now automatically print all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper. Follow the instructions on both sides of the paper ■...
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..., this format is software that we have supplied. 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 operating systems are on the...
..., this format is software that we have supplied. 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 operating systems are on the...
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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 ... are 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 ... are 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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For Windows® Features in the PCL printer driver You can download the latest printer driver or get other information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can access the Basic tab by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Printer Properties screen. 1 2 1 Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation...
For Windows® Features in the PCL printer driver You can download the latest printer driver or get other information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can access the Basic tab by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Printer Properties screen. 1 2 1 Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation...
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in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... Resolution You can access the Advanced tab by clicking the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex Printing 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options Print Quality Select the resolution, toner save and print settings or gray printing setting. Advanced tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the resolution as follows: ■ HQ 1200 ■ 600 dpi ■ 300 dpi DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 4
in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... Resolution You can access the Advanced tab by clicking the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex Printing 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options Print Quality Select the resolution, toner save and print settings or gray printing setting. Advanced tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the resolution as follows: ■ HQ 1200 ■ 600 dpi ■ 300 dpi DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 4
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...Binding Offset option, you can also specify the offset value of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you can change the size of the watermark and place it anywhere you print with the most suitable print setting by .../98/Me users only) You can change the settings manually by selecting the manual button and ticking the setting button. ■ Use Printer Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can print, using the booklet printing function, please note that the paper size, orientation, source ...
...Binding Offset option, you can also specify the offset value of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you can change the size of the watermark and place it anywhere you print with the most suitable print setting by .../98/Me users only) You can change the settings manually by selecting the manual button and ticking the setting button. ■ Use Printer Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can print, using the booklet printing function, please note that the paper size, orientation, source ...
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... Protection ■ Print Date & Time ■ 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 Windows® 95, 98 or Me, you can change settings of HRC and TrueType Mode in Print Setting...
... Protection ■ Print Date & Time ■ 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 Windows® 95, 98 or Me, you can change settings of HRC and TrueType Mode in Print Setting...
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... small selection window appears on the frequency of the buttons will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to prevent other words, you can save time and increase printing speed for a certain period of time (timeout), it is automatically adjusted to the printer memory. We... turned off . The default timeout is off . Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can use . This will save a page of a document as a macro to the most suitable time-out setting depending on your...
... small selection window appears on the frequency of the buttons will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to prevent other words, you can save time and increase printing speed for a certain period of time (timeout), it is automatically adjusted to the printer memory. We... turned off . The default timeout is off . Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can use . This will save a page of a document as a macro to the most suitable time-out setting depending on your...
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... LOCK Lock the scaling setting 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. Time: Specifies the format of full page images. Page Protection 'Page...creation of the time. The page protection feature allows the printer to create the full page image to be inserted into a print job. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the date. Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) Administrators have the...
... LOCK Lock the scaling setting 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. Time: Specifies the format of full page images. Page Protection 'Page...creation of the time. The page protection feature allows the printer to create the full page image to be inserted into a print job. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the date. Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) Administrators have the...
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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... 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
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Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. Features in the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. 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 this section are using. The screens in the printer driver. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12
Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. Features in the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. 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 this section are using. The screens in the printer driver. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12
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DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences... in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. You can access the Layout tab by selecting the setting in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences... in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. You can access the Layout tab by selecting the setting in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen.
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... the GO button will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to stop the printer going into sleep mode. Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the... the Paper Size and Copy Count. 2 Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting. 3 You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level Toner Save You can be turned off. Receiving a print ...
... the GO button will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to stop the printer going into sleep mode. Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the... the Paper Size and Copy Count. 2 Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting. 3 You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level Toner Save You can be turned off. Receiving a print ...
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...HL-5170DN. You can connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which is designed for Windows®. It allows you to their PC. By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on , automatically copied to easily configure and check the status of your Brother network enabled printers...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 Information Server 4.0 is for managing your printer on the following operating systems: ■ Windows NT® 4.0 Server Web BRAdmin and Internet Information...
...HL-5170DN. You can connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which is designed for Windows®. It allows you to their PC. By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on , automatically copied to easily configure and check the status of your Brother network enabled printers...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 Information Server 4.0 is for managing your printer on the following operating systems: ■ Windows NT® 4.0 Server Web BRAdmin and Internet Information...
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When the Toner LED comes on . Using control panel button 1 Turn off again. Using the printer driver If you turn on the power switch. All the LEDs light up and then go off the printer. 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is in . 3 Hold down until the... print a test page. Print a test page You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, click the Print Test Page button. It is plugged in the General tab of the...
When the Toner LED comes on . Using control panel button 1 Turn off again. Using the printer driver If you turn on the power switch. All the LEDs light up and then go off the printer. 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is in . 3 Hold down until the... print a test page. Print a test page You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. Keep the Go button pressed down the Go button as you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, click the Print Test Page button. It is plugged in the General tab of the...
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The printer will print the current printer settings. Using the control panel button 1 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 2 Turn on the printer and wait until the printer is in the Support tab. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 Using the printer driver If you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you can print the current settings using the control panel button or printer driver. Printer Settings You can print the current printer settings by clicking the Print Settings button in the Ready state. 3 Press the Go button three times.
The printer will print the current printer settings. Using the control panel button 1 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 2 Turn on the printer and wait until the printer is in the Support tab. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 Using the printer driver If you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you can print the current settings using the control panel button or printer driver. Printer Settings You can print the current printer settings by clicking the Print Settings button in the Ready state. 3 Press the Go button three times.