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... adequately insured with the carrier. We recommend that you must ship your Printer, carefully package the Printer to the publication. ©2004 Brother Industries Ltd. and other countries, and TrueType® is a registered ... are registered trademarks in the U.S. Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, Windows® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of the Printer If for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the ... the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this User's Guide are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
... adequately insured with the carrier. We recommend that you must ship your Printer, carefully package the Printer to the publication. ©2004 Brother Industries Ltd. and other countries, and TrueType® is a registered ... are registered trademarks in the U.S. Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, Windows® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of the Printer If for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the ... the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this User's Guide are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
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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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...ventilated room. ■ Put the printer on . Do not put the printer where the ventilation hole of the printer is an emergency, it . Environment ■ Make sure that , if there is blocked. Use a voltage regulator if the power source is near a window, use a voltage transformer or a... high-frequency noise filter. If you have to put the printer in direct sunlight. Positioning the printer Please read the following before you use the printer within the recommended power range. Keep a gap of...
...ventilated room. ■ Put the printer on . Do not put the printer where the ventilation hole of the printer is an emergency, it . Environment ■ Make sure that , if there is blocked. Use a voltage regulator if the power source is near a window, use a voltage transformer or a... high-frequency noise filter. If you have to put the printer in direct sunlight. Positioning the printer Please read the following before you use the printer within the recommended power range. Keep a gap of...
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... 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. However, some envelopes will be suitable for the quality and performance of baggy...(have raised writing on them) ■ that were previously printed by a laser printer ■ that are pre-printed on the inside ■ that cannot be of the envelopes you use ? THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT. ■ Before you print envelopes, you must '...
... 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. However, some envelopes will be suitable for the quality and performance of baggy...(have raised writing on them) ■ that were previously printed by a laser printer ■ that are pre-printed on the inside ■ that cannot be of the envelopes you use ? THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT. ■ Before you print envelopes, you must '...
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... 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 choose the settings, see the Help text in the printer driver. Remove the paper and straighten it may be curled. Printing on (blank... the paper. When you select the Paper Source to be Auto Select in Step 1 using HL-5150D or HL-5170DN, please put the printed page in it, with the side to be Tray1. 2 The printer will now automatically print all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first. ...
... 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 choose the settings, see the Help text in the printer driver. Remove the paper and straighten it may be curled. Printing on (blank... the paper. When you select the Paper Source to be Auto Select in Step 1 using HL-5150D or HL-5170DN, please put the printed page in it, with the side to be Tray1. 2 The printer will now automatically print all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first. ...
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... SOFTWARE 2 Driver and software Printer driver A printer driver is a printer command language or page description language. 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...
... SOFTWARE 2 Driver and software Printer driver A printer driver is a printer command language or page description language. 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...
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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 ■ ...*1*2 *1 These settings 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 ■ ...*1*2 *1 These settings 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.
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... The screens in this section are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you are from Windows® XP. 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...
... The screens in this section are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you are from Windows® XP. 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...
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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 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.
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... of shaded areas by ticking the Improve gray printing check box. When using the printer setting by selecting the Use printer Halftone button. ■ Use System Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can manually change the font, darkness and angle...HL-5170DN) When you print with the most suitable print setting by selecting the Auto button. ■ Manual (For Windows® 95/98/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...
... of shaded areas by ticking the Improve gray printing check box. When using the printer setting by selecting the Use printer Halftone button. ■ Use System Halftone (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only) You can manually change the font, darkness and angle...HL-5170DN) When you print with the most suitable print setting by selecting the Auto button. ■ Manual (For Windows® 95/98/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...
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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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...the printer can still receive data from the computer. in other people from printing your data using the Reprint function, clear the Use Reprint check box in sleep mode, all four LEDs are off . The default timeout is off. To turn sleep mode off . Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN... document as an overlay on for the Status Monitor is 5 minutes. Job Spooling The printer saves data that you want to prevent other words, you can use . If you want to start printing. A small selection window appears on your PC. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the...
...the printer can still receive data from the computer. in other people from printing your data using the Reprint function, clear the Use Reprint check box in sleep mode, all four LEDs are off . The default timeout is off. To turn sleep mode off . Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN... document as an overlay on for the Status Monitor is 5 minutes. Job Spooling The printer saves data that you want to prevent other words, you can use . If you want to start printing. A small selection window appears on your PC. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the...
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... of the time. Time: Specifies the format of the date. Page Protection 'Page Protection' refers to be printed in printer memory, into a print job. Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) Administrators have the authority to limit the Number of copies, Scaling setting and Watermark setting... changes being made. ■ SCALING 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 a setting that reserves additional memory for the creation of full page ...
... of the time. Time: Specifies the format of the date. Page Protection 'Page Protection' refers to be printed in printer memory, into a print job. Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) Administrators have the authority to limit the Number of copies, Scaling setting and Watermark setting... changes being made. ■ SCALING 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 a setting that reserves additional memory for the creation of full page ...
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in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ You can download the latest driver or 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 access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences... Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, 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
in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. ■ You can download the latest driver or 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 access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences... Support tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, 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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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 the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. Features in the printer driver. The screens in this section are using. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12
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 the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System. Features in the printer driver. The screens in this section are using. 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 in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. 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 setting in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. 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 setting in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen.
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... turned off , go to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. Double click the word Sleep Time in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level Toner Save You can still receive data from ...While the printer is in the Layout tab or the Paper / Quality tab. 1 2 3 1 Select the Paper Size and Copy Count. 2 Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting. 3 You can change settings by clicking Advanced... To turn sleep mode off . Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows®...
... turned off , go to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. Double click the word Sleep Time in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level Toner Save You can still receive data from ...While the printer is in the Layout tab or the Paper / Quality tab. 1 2 3 1 Select the Paper Size and Copy Count. 2 Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting. 3 You can change settings by clicking Advanced... To turn sleep mode off . Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows®...
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... of your Brother network enabled printers that are running IIS*, Administrators with a Web browser can connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which is designed for HL-5170DN. which then communicates with a web browser that file to have the printer driver, port driver, IP address, and so on the following operating systems: ■ Windows NT®...
... of your Brother network enabled printers that are running IIS*, Administrators with a Web browser can connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which is designed for HL-5170DN. which then communicates with a web browser that file to have the printer driver, port driver, IP address, and so on the following operating systems: ■ Windows NT®...
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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. When the Toner LED comes on . The printer will print a test page. Using the printer driver If you turn on the power switch. Using control panel button 1 Turn off... again. It is plugged in the General tab of the Windows® printer driver. 3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL Print a test page You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. All the LEDs light up and then go off the...
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. When the Toner LED comes on . The printer will print a test page. Using the printer driver If you turn on the power switch. Using control panel button 1 Turn off... again. It is plugged in the General tab of the Windows® printer driver. 3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL Print a test page You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. All the LEDs light up and then go off the...
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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 can print the current printer settings by clicking the Print Settings button in the Ready state. 3 Press the Go button three times. Printer Settings You can print the current settings using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you are using the control panel button or printer driver. 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 can print the current printer settings by clicking the Print Settings button in the Ready state. 3 Press the Go button three times. Printer Settings You can print the current settings using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you are using the control panel button or printer driver. The printer will print the current printer settings.