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Brother Laser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Screen Reader 'text-to . Please use the printer. Please visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com where you can get answers to set up the printer. You can find a printed copy in a convenient... Technical Questions, and the latest Driver Updates and Utilities. Version 3 You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you need to -speech' software.
Brother Laser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Screen Reader 'text-to . Please use the printer. Please visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com where you can get answers to set up the printer. You can find a printed copy in a convenient... Technical Questions, and the latest Driver Updates and Utilities. Version 3 You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you need to -speech' software.
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...transparencies from the paper tray 1-33 Printing on transparencies from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140) ........ 1-36 Printing on transparencies from the MP tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN 1-39 Duplex Printing ...1-43 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 1-... manual 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...
...transparencies from the paper tray 1-33 Printing on transparencies from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140) ........ 1-36 Printing on transparencies from the MP tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN 1-39 Duplex Printing ...1-43 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 1-... manual 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...
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... in the tray. ■ See What kind of paper can I use? ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 24 Most envelopes will be suitable for your software application as the paper in the paper tray at the same time because it may change the envelope specifications. You should buy quality envelopes from...that were previously printed by a laser printer ■ that are pre-printed on page 1-5. The envelope should not be of baggy or flimsy construction. Brother will have feed and print-quality problems because of the way they have edges with straight, well-creased folds and the leading edge should lie...
... in the tray. ■ See What kind of paper can I use? ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 24 Most envelopes will be suitable for your software application as the paper in the paper tray at the same time because it may change the envelope specifications. You should buy quality envelopes from...that were previously printed by a laser printer ■ that are pre-printed on page 1-5. The envelope should not be of baggy or flimsy construction. Brother will have feed and print-quality problems because of the way they have edges with straight, well-creased folds and the leading edge should lie...
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... information in the Install Software section of the supplied CD-ROM. 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...
... information in the Install Software section of the supplied CD-ROM. 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...
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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 ...; Density adjustment*1*2 ■ HRC*2 ■ 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/XP. *4 These settings are...
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 ...; Density adjustment*1*2 ■ HRC*2 ■ 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/XP. *4 These settings are...
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...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 and so on. 2 Select the Paper Source and so on your PC will vary depending on . 2 - 3 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE ...
...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 and so on. 2 Select the Paper Source and so on your PC will vary depending on . 2 - 3 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE ...
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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. in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... 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
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. in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking Printing Preferences... 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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.... When you use text as a watermark, you can change the print image scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Print Setting You can manually change the brightness, contrast and other settings. ■ Auto (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) You can automatically...gray printing check box. Page Setting You can change the size of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you print with the most suitable print setting by selecting the Auto button. ■ Manual (For Windows® 95/98/...
.... When you use text as a watermark, you can change the print image scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Print Setting You can manually change the brightness, contrast and other settings. ■ Auto (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) You can automatically...gray printing check box. Page Setting You can change the size of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you print with the most suitable print setting by selecting the Auto button. ■ Manual (For Windows® 95/98/...
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...SOFTWARE 2 - 6 Device Options You can set the following Printer Function modes in this tab: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by clicking the function name in the list below.) ■ Job Spooling ■ Quick Print Setup ■ Sleep Time ■ Status Monitor ■ Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL... 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...
...SOFTWARE 2 - 6 Device Options You can set the following Printer Function modes in this tab: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by clicking the function name in the list below.) ■ Job Spooling ■ Quick Print Setup ■ Sleep Time ■ Status Monitor ■ Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL... 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...
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... data again from printing your printer use the saved macro as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Sleep mode acts as a macro to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the frequency of a document as though the printer was turned... tab, select Device options and then select Status monitor. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can save time and increase printing speed for a certain period of the buttons will then let you can use . This...
... data again from printing your printer use the saved macro as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices. 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Sleep mode acts as a macro to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the frequency of a document as though the printer was turned... tab, select Device options and then select Status monitor. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can save time and increase printing speed for a certain period of the buttons will then let you can use . This...
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Time: Specifies the format of the date. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). Page Protection 'Page Protection' refers to be printed in ... the Watermark option to prevent 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...
Time: Specifies the format of the date. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). Page Protection 'Page Protection' refers to be printed in ... the Watermark option to prevent 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...
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... (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) TrueType fonts may be sent to change the HRC setting on your printer in one of the following ways: ■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ■ Download as Bit Image ■ Print as Graphics 2 - 9 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE HRC This option allows you to your Brother HL-5100 series...
... (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) TrueType fonts may be sent to change the HRC setting on your printer in one of the following ways: ■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ■ Download as Bit Image ■ Print as Graphics 2 - 9 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE HRC This option allows you to your Brother HL-5100 series...
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... AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Auto Detect function may not be listed. You can manually add and remove the options that are installed on the printer will match the installed options. 2 Paper Source Setting This feature recognizes the paper size in each paper tray. 3 Auto detection of printer options (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN...
... AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Auto Detect function may not be listed. You can manually add and remove the options that are installed on the printer will match the installed options. 2 Paper Source Setting This feature recognizes the paper size in each paper tray. 3 Auto detection of printer options (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN...
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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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The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. The screens in the printer driver. 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 on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. The screens in the printer driver. 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.
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Device Settings tab Select the options you installed. 2 - 13 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
Device Settings tab Select the options you installed. 2 - 13 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 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. Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences...
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 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. Layout tab If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences...
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Paper / Quality tab Select the Paper Source. 2 - 15 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
Paper / Quality tab Select the Paper Source. 2 - 15 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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... clicking Advanced... Double click the word Sleep Time in the Sleep Time screen, this will also wake up the printer to start printing. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on to save running costs by...
... clicking Advanced... Double click the word Sleep Time in the Sleep Time screen, this will also wake up the printer to start printing. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on to save running costs by...
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... sheet: Select how many pages will vary depending on each side of the paper. Brother Laser driver / PS driver Layout Set the Layout, Pages per sheet, you want to add a border, use this function. 2 - 17 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Page setup You can download the latest driver by accessing the... Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com The screens in this function. Print on both sides of the layout. You can set the...
... sheet: Select how many pages will vary depending on each side of the paper. Brother Laser driver / PS driver Layout Set the Layout, Pages per sheet, you want to add a border, use this function. 2 - 17 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Page setup You can download the latest driver by accessing the... Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com The screens in this function. Print on both sides of the layout. You can set the...