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...other terms and brand and product names mentioned in the United States and other countries. Shipment of the Printer If for any damage during transit. registered mark. Trademarks The Brother logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple, the Apple Logo and Macintosh® are...publication. ©2004 Brother Industries Ltd. Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark and HP LaserJet 6P, 6L, 5P, 5L, 4, 4L 4P, III, IIIP, II, and IIP are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. ...
...other terms and brand and product names mentioned in the United States and other countries. Shipment of the Printer If for any damage during transit. registered mark. Trademarks The Brother logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple, the Apple Logo and Macintosh® are...publication. ©2004 Brother Industries Ltd. Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark and HP LaserJet 6P, 6L, 5P, 5L, 4, 4L 4P, III, IIIP, II, and IIP are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. ...
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... 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/XP 2-1 For Macintosh® ...2-1 For Windows® ...2-2 Features in the PCL...
... 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/XP 2-1 For Macintosh® ...2-1 For Windows® ...2-2 Features in the PCL...
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... a dusty place. ■ Do not put the printer where the ventilation hole of the printer. ■ Do not put it near the machine and is easy to get to so that the power outlet is near a window, use a voltage transformer or a high-frequency noise filter. Use a voltage regulator if ...the power source is an emergency, it . Positioning the printer Please read the following ranges of temperature and humidity: Temperature: 10 °C ...
... a dusty place. ■ Do not put the printer where the ventilation hole of the printer. ■ Do not put it near the machine and is easy to get to so that the power outlet is near a window, use a voltage transformer or a high-frequency noise filter. Use a voltage regulator if ...the power source is an emergency, it . Positioning the printer Please read the following ranges of temperature and humidity: Temperature: 10 °C ...
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...IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT. ■ Before you print envelopes, you print a lot of the way they have been made. However, some envelopes will be thicker than the paper weight specifications for the printer ■ that have edges with windows, holes, cutouts or ...■ that are not sharply creased ■ that are embossed (have raised writing on them) ■ that were previously printed by a laser printer ■ that are pre-printed on page 1-5. Most envelopes will have feed and print-quality problems because of envelopes, test one to make sure...
...IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT. ■ Before you print envelopes, you print a lot of the way they have been made. However, some envelopes will be thicker than the paper weight specifications for the printer ■ that have edges with windows, holes, cutouts or ...■ that are not sharply creased ■ that are embossed (have raised writing on them) ■ that were previously printed by a laser printer ■ that are pre-printed on page 1-5. Most envelopes will have feed and print-quality problems because of envelopes, test one to make sure...
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... with the side to be curled. Duplex Printing The supplied PCL printer drivers for printing 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 9.2 and Mac...the paper first. 3 Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the Basic tab select the Paper Source to be Auto Select in Step 1 using HL-5150D or HL-5170DN, please put them back in the paper tray. ■ You should use bond paper. ■ If the paper is thin, it may ...
... with the side to be curled. Duplex Printing The supplied PCL printer drivers for printing 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 9.2 and Mac...the paper first. 3 Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the Basic tab select the Paper Source to be Auto Select in Step 1 using HL-5150D or HL-5170DN, please put them back in the paper tray. ■ You should use bond paper. ■ If the paper is thin, it may ...
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... 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 the following operating systems are on the CD...
... 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 the following operating systems are on the CD...
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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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...; 2000 or XP, you can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... 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...
...; 2000 or XP, you can also change settings by clicking Printing Preferences... 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...
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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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...) 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...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 settings. Watermark You can improve the image quality of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN...
...) 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...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 settings. Watermark You can improve the image quality of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN...
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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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...to start printing. While the printer is off. The default setting for power saving. This will then let you can turn sleep mode off . Quick Print Setup You can use . To turn the Quick Print Setup function ON or OFF. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can be turned off... , but the printer can execute the saved macro - To reprint press and hold down the Go button until all the LEDs are lit and then release the Go button. A small selection window appears on for the Status Monitor...
...to start printing. While the printer is off. The default setting for power saving. This will then let you can turn sleep mode off . Quick Print Setup You can use . To turn the Quick Print Setup function ON or OFF. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can be turned off... , but the printer can execute the saved macro - To reprint press and hold down the Go button until all the LEDs are lit and then release the Go button. A small selection window appears on for the Status Monitor...
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... 2 - 8 Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the time. Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) Administrators have the authority to limit the Number of copies, Scaling setting and... 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 ...
... 2 - 8 Print Date & Time Date: Specifies the format of the time. Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) Administrators have the authority to limit the Number of copies, Scaling setting and... 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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The screens in this section are using. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 Features in the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. 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 printer driver. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System.
The screens in this section are using. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 Features in the PS printer driver This section is connected or the path to the network printer you are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. 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 printer driver. Ports tab Select the port where your Operating System.
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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... 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.
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...setting. 3 You can change settings by selecting the setting in sleep mode, the LED is off, but the printer can be turned off. Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on to save running costs by turning on the frequency of... time (timeout), it is 5 minutes. While the printer is in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■...
...setting. 3 You can change settings by selecting the setting in sleep mode, the LED is off, but the printer can be turned off. Advanced options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you keep Sleep mode on to save running costs by turning on the frequency of... time (timeout), it is 5 minutes. While the printer is in the Printer Features list: ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save ■...
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... driver, IP address, and so on a computer running under Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. Software for Networks This section is for Windows®. It allows you to easily configure and check the status of your Brother network enabled printers that supports Java 2. If the administrator then installs the... send the file by E-mail to their PC. By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on , automatically copied to users. Software This section is for HL-5170DN.
... driver, IP address, and so on a computer running under Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. Software for Networks This section is for Windows®. It allows you to easily configure and check the status of your Brother network enabled printers that supports Java 2. If the administrator then installs the... send the file by E-mail to their PC. By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on , automatically copied to users. Software This section is for HL-5170DN.
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...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 Windows® printer driver. 3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL Using control panel button 1 Turn off again. The printer will print a test page. Print a ...test page You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. Using the printer driver If you turn on...
...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 Windows® printer driver. 3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL Using control panel button 1 Turn off again. The printer will print a test page. Print a ...test page You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. Using the printer driver If you turn on...
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Printer Settings You can print the current settings using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, 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. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 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. Using the printer driver If you are using the control panel button or printer driver.
Printer Settings You can print the current settings using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, 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. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 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. Using the printer driver If you are using the control panel button or printer driver.