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... cleaning. II Cleaning with wet hands - Do not handle the plug with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzene will damage the printer and the toner cartridge. To use cleaning materials that contain ammonia.
... cleaning. II Cleaning with wet hands - Do not handle the plug with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzene will damage the printer and the toner cartridge. To use cleaning materials that contain ammonia.
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...additional memory 4-2 Lower tray unit (LT-5000) (Not available for HL-5130 4-4 Print server (NC-2100p) ...4-5 5 Routine maintenance ...5-1 Toner cartridge ...5-2 Toner Low message ...5-2 Toner Empty message ...5-3 Replacing the toner cartridge 5-3 Drum unit ...5-8 Change Drum message ...5-8 Replacing the drum unit... choosing your paper A-6 8 Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries B-1 Brother Numbers ...B-1 Important information: Regulations B-2 Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only B-2 International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement B-2 IEC 60825 specification (220 to 240...
...additional memory 4-2 Lower tray unit (LT-5000) (Not available for HL-5130 4-4 Print server (NC-2100p) ...4-5 5 Routine maintenance ...5-1 Toner cartridge ...5-2 Toner Low message ...5-2 Toner Empty message ...5-3 Replacing the toner cartridge 5-3 Drum unit ...5-8 Change Drum message ...5-8 Replacing the drum unit... choosing your paper A-6 8 Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries B-1 Brother Numbers ...B-1 Important information: Regulations B-2 Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only B-2 International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement B-2 IEC 60825 specification (220 to 240...
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... connect it to the USB connector of your PC. ■ Please make sure that you have all of the following parts. 1 1 Printer 2 Drum unit and toner cartridge assembly 3 Quick Setup Guide 4 CD-ROM 2 5 AC power cord Components may not be slightly different than 6 feet (2 meters). ■ When you use a Hi-Speed...
... connect it to the USB connector of your PC. ■ Please make sure that you have all of the following parts. 1 1 Printer 2 Drum unit and toner cartridge assembly 3 Quick Setup Guide 4 CD-ROM 2 5 AC power cord Components may not be slightly different than 6 feet (2 meters). ■ When you use a Hi-Speed...
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Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-10 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 12 A NO PAPER message is shown in the Status Monitor and indicated by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the printer driver. Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140) The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed tray. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the manual feed tray. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Manual PCL driver 2 Send the print data to the printer.
Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-10 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 12 A NO PAPER message is shown in the Status Monitor and indicated by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the printer driver. Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140) The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed tray. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the manual feed tray. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Manual PCL driver 2 Send the print data to the printer.
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Hold the paper in the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to the printer. Figure 1-20 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 18 A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put the paper in the manual feed tray until the printer automatically feeds the paper in for a short distance, and then let go of paper in this position until the front edge of the paper touches the paper feed roller. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-18 4 Open the manual feed tray. 3 Send the print data to fit the paper size. Figure 1-19 5 Using both hands put a sheet of the paper.
Hold the paper in the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to the printer. Figure 1-20 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 18 A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put the paper in the manual feed tray until the printer automatically feeds the paper in for a short distance, and then let go of paper in this position until the front edge of the paper touches the paper feed roller. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-18 4 Open the manual feed tray. 3 Send the print data to fit the paper size. Figure 1-19 5 Using both hands put a sheet of the paper.
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Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-30 4 Open the manual feed tray. Figure 1-31 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 26 3 Send the print data to fit the envelope size. A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to the printer.
Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-30 4 Open the manual feed tray. Figure 1-31 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 26 3 Send the print data to fit the envelope size. A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to the printer.
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Figure 1-47 5 Using both hands put the transparency in the manual feed tray until you put a transparency in for a short distance, and then let go of the transparency. 1 - 37 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Figure 1-48 Slide the paper guides to the printer A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until its front edge touches the paper feed roller. 3 Send the print data to the transparency size. Hold the transparency in this position until the printer automatically feeds it in the manual feed tray. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-46 4 Open the manual feed tray.
Figure 1-47 5 Using both hands put the transparency in the manual feed tray until you put a transparency in for a short distance, and then let go of the transparency. 1 - 37 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Figure 1-48 Slide the paper guides to the printer A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until its front edge touches the paper feed roller. 3 Send the print data to the transparency size. Hold the transparency in this position until the printer automatically feeds it in the manual feed tray. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-46 4 Open the manual feed tray.
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2 Open the face-up output tray. 3 Send the print data to the printer. Figure 1-50 Figure 1-51 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 40 Toner Drum Paper Status 4 Open the MP tray and lower it gently. Figure 1-49 A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a transparency in the MP tray.
2 Open the face-up output tray. 3 Send the print data to the printer. Figure 1-50 Figure 1-51 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 40 Toner Drum Paper Status 4 Open the MP tray and lower it gently. Figure 1-49 A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a transparency in the MP tray.
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...■ Paper Size ■ Multiple Page ■ Orientation ■ Copies ■ Media Type ■ Paper Source ■ Resolution ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Duplex Printing (Manual Duplex printing*1*2 / Duplex Printing with Duplex tray*5) ■ Water mark*1*2 ■ Job Spooling*1*2 ■...9632; True Type Mode*2*4 ■ Auto Detect*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...
...■ Paper Size ■ Multiple Page ■ Orientation ■ Copies ■ Media Type ■ Paper Source ■ Resolution ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Duplex Printing (Manual Duplex printing*1*2 / Duplex Printing with Duplex tray*5) ■ Water mark*1*2 ■ Job Spooling*1*2 ■...9632; True Type Mode*2*4 ■ Auto Detect*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...
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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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...unchanged for the manual duplex settings appears. Six types of duplex binding directions are available for each orientation. ■ Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) If you select the Duplex Tray button, the dialog box for each orientation, automatically. ■ Binding Offset If you check.... 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE When you like on the page. Toner Save Mode You can save mode, which reduces the print density. Six types of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you want to print a booklet, use text as a ...
...unchanged for the manual duplex settings appears. Six types of duplex binding directions are available for each orientation. ■ Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) If you select the Duplex Tray button, the dialog box for each orientation, automatically. ■ Binding Offset If you check.... 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE When you like on the page. Toner Save Mode You can save mode, which reduces the print density. Six types of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you want to print a booklet, use text as a ...
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... often used information such as an overlay on , go to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can be hidden by double clicking the word Sleep Time in the Sleep Time screen, this will allow the Sleep Time Off... that you want to prevent other words, you make changes to the settings of the following functions: ■ Multiple Page ■ Duplex Printing ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Paper Source ■ Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of the buttons will also...
... often used information such as an overlay on , go to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can be hidden by double clicking the word Sleep Time in the Sleep Time screen, this will allow the Sleep Time Off... that you want to prevent other words, you make changes to the settings of the following functions: ■ Multiple Page ■ Duplex Printing ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Paper Source ■ Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of the buttons will also...
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... by turning on the frequency of time (timeout), it is in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level Toner Save You can save power. To turn sleep mode off . The Sleep Time Off function can access the Advanced Options tab... 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 Toner Save setting, which reduces the print density. The default timeout is off . DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes...
... by turning on the frequency of time (timeout), it is in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level Toner Save You can save power. To turn sleep mode off . The Sleep Time Off function can access the Advanced Options tab... 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 Toner Save setting, which reduces the print density. The default timeout is off . DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes...
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Specific settings Set the Media Type, Resolution, Toner Save, and other settings. Brother Laser driver PS driver You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Resolution ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time (For PS driver only) Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: ■ 300 dpi ■ 600 dpi ■ HQ 1200 dpi DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 18
Specific settings Set the Media Type, Resolution, Toner Save, and other settings. Brother Laser driver PS driver You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Resolution ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time (For PS driver only) Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: ■ 300 dpi ■ 600 dpi ■ HQ 1200 dpi DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 18
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...printer to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. The Sleep Time Off function can be hidden by turning on the Toner Save setting, which reduces the print density. We recommend that you keep Sleep mode on the frequency of time (timeout), it is automatically ...suitable time-out setting depending on to stop the printer going into sleep mode. When Intelligent Sleep Mode is selected, it enters sleep mode. Toner Save You can still receive data from the computer. Pressing the GO button will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time...
...printer to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. The Sleep Time Off function can be hidden by turning on the Toner Save setting, which reduces the print density. We recommend that you keep Sleep mode on the frequency of time (timeout), it is automatically ...suitable time-out setting depending on to stop the printer going into sleep mode. When Intelligent Sleep Mode is selected, it enters sleep mode. Toner Save You can still receive data from the computer. Pressing the GO button will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time...
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Figure 3-1 The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in Sleep mode, all the LEDs are off or the printer is in this chapter. LED is off or or LED is on the control panel. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 1 3 Control panel This section refers to the four Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) (Toner, Drum, Paper, Status) and the two control panel buttons (Job Cancel, Go) on or or LED is blinking When the power switch is off .
Figure 3-1 The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in Sleep mode, all the LEDs are off or the printer is in this chapter. LED is off or or LED is on the control panel. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 1 3 Control panel This section refers to the four Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) (Toner, Drum, Paper, Status) and the two control panel buttons (Job Cancel, Go) on or or LED is blinking When the power switch is off .
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Warming up The printer is either receiving data from Sleep mode to Ready mode. Pressing the Go button wakes up . Receiving data The printer is warming up the printer from the computer, processing data in Sleep mode. Ready to print The printer is in memory or printing the data. LED Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-2 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-3 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-4 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-5 3 - 2 CONTROL PANEL Printer status Sleep mode The power switch is off or the printer is ready to print.
Warming up The printer is either receiving data from Sleep mode to Ready mode. Pressing the Go button wakes up . Receiving data The printer is warming up the printer from the computer, processing data in Sleep mode. Ready to print The printer is in memory or printing the data. LED Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-2 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-3 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-4 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-5 3 - 2 CONTROL PANEL Printer status Sleep mode The power switch is off or the printer is ready to print.
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... seconds. The Drum LED alternates turning on for when Toner Empty is on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds. Toner low Indicates that you obtain a new drum unit to print the remaining data. Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready for a long time and... the drum unit on page 5-3. If the Status LED is indicated. Toner empty Replace the toner cartridge with a new one . LED Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-6 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-7 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-8 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-9 Printer status Data remaining in memory Print data...
... seconds. The Drum LED alternates turning on for when Toner Empty is on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds. Toner low Indicates that you obtain a new drum unit to print the remaining data. Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready for a long time and... the drum unit on page 5-3. If the Status LED is indicated. Toner empty Replace the toner cartridge with a new one . LED Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-6 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-7 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-8 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-9 Printer status Data remaining in memory Print data...
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... Duplex Size Error (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) Press the Go button. See page 6-9. See Printing on page 6-6. Then press the Go button. Misfeed Put the paper back in Chapter 1. If the printer does not start printing again. LED Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-10 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-11... Cover Open Close the jam clear cover of the printer. Front Cover Open Close the front cover of the printer. Face up Open (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN: When you can use the duplex printing function) Close the face-up output tray of the printer. 3 - 4 CONTROL PANEL No Duplex...
... Duplex Size Error (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) Press the Go button. See page 6-9. See Printing on page 6-6. Then press the Go button. Misfeed Put the paper back in Chapter 1. If the printer does not start printing again. LED Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-10 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-11... Cover Open Close the jam clear cover of the printer. Front Cover Open Close the front cover of the printer. Face up Open (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN: When you can use the duplex printing function) Close the face-up output tray of the printer. 3 - 4 CONTROL PANEL No Duplex...
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... as shown in Table 1. See Table 1: LED indications while pressing Go and Job Cancel on and try to identify the error. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-13 CONTROL PANEL 3 - 5 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-12 If you see the same service call indication after turning the printer back on, call your printer... of the combinations shown in Figure 3-12. For example, the LED indication below : 1 Take out the DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) from your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative.
... as shown in Table 1. See Table 1: LED indications while pressing Go and Job Cancel on and try to identify the error. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-13 CONTROL PANEL 3 - 5 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-12 If you see the same service call indication after turning the printer back on, call your printer... of the combinations shown in Figure 3-12. For example, the LED indication below : 1 Take out the DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) from your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative.