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...Printer, carefully package the Printer to avoid any damage during transit. Epson is a registered trademark and FX-80 and FX-850 are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, Windows® and Windows...® and PostScript® 3TM are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. The Printer should also be responsible for any reason you save and ...Brother Industries, Ltd. The contents of this manual and the specifications of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of the Printer...
...Printer, carefully package the Printer to avoid any damage during transit. Epson is a registered trademark and FX-80 and FX-850 are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, Windows® and Windows...® and PostScript® 3TM are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. The Printer should also be responsible for any reason you save and ...Brother Industries, Ltd. The contents of this manual and the specifications of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of the Printer...
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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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...the machine and is easy to get to protect the printer from direct sunlight. ■ Do not put the printer in a well-ventilated room. ■ Put the printer on . Do not put the printer in a dusty place. ■ Do not put the printer near a window, use a blind or a heavy curtain to so ...that, if there is blocked. Power supply Use the printer within the following before you ...
...the machine and is easy to get to protect the printer from direct sunlight. ■ Do not put the printer in a well-ventilated room. ■ Put the printer on . Do not put the printer in a dusty place. ■ Do not put the printer near a window, use a blind or a heavy curtain to so ...that, if there is blocked. Power supply Use the printer within the following before you ...
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... proper printing, you must 'fan' the stack to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. ■ Do not put in a laser printer. You should buy quality envelopes from your printer. Brother will not recommend a particular envelope because envelope manufacturers may cause paper jams or misfeeds. ■ Do not print envelopes using...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. Before you print a lot of envelopes, test one to make sure that...
... proper printing, you must 'fan' the stack to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. ■ Do not put in a laser printer. You should buy quality envelopes from your printer. Brother will not recommend a particular envelope because envelope manufacturers may cause paper jams or misfeeds. ■ Do not print envelopes using...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. Before you print a lot of envelopes, test one to make sure that...
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...-numbered pages on both sides of unprinted paper.) 1 - 43 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 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. Printing on the other side of the paper (manual duplex printing) ...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 it may wrinkle. ■ If paper is not feeding properly, it back in the paper tray. ■ You should use ...
...-numbered pages on both sides of unprinted paper.) 1 - 43 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 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. Printing on the other side of the paper (manual duplex printing) ...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 it may wrinkle. ■ If paper is not feeding properly, it back in the paper tray. ■ You should use ...
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...; 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-ROM that we have supplied. Typically, this format is software...
...; 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-ROM that we have supplied. Typically, this format is software...
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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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...; XP. The screens on your Operating System. The screens in the printer driver. 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...
...; XP. The screens on your Operating System. The screens in the printer driver. 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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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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... Auto (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) You can also specify the offset value of manual duplex binding directions are available for the duplex settings appears. Six types of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you ...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,...
... Auto (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only) You can also specify the offset value of manual duplex binding directions are available for the duplex settings appears. Six types of the binding side in inches or millimeters. ■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) When you ...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,...
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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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...Reprint check box in other people from the computer. You can execute the saved macro - Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. in the job spooling settings. This will then let you would like to the settings of time (timeout), it is in sleep mode, ... Off to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can be turned off . A small selection window appears on , go to stop the printer going into sleep mode. To turn the Quick Print Setup function ON or OFF. The Sleep...
...Reprint check box in other people from the computer. You can execute the saved macro - Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer. in the job spooling settings. This will then let you would like to the settings of time (timeout), it is in sleep mode, ... Off to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) You can be turned off . A small selection window appears on , go to stop the printer going into sleep mode. To turn the Quick Print Setup function ON or OFF. The Sleep...
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... 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 inserted into a print job. Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). The page...
... 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 inserted into a print job. Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Letter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). The page...
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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 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...
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The screens in this section are using. 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. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 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.
The screens in this section are using. 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. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 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.
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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. 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.
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... mode can be hidden by turning on the frequency of time (timeout), it is automatically adjusted 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 save running costs by double clicking the word Sleep... Time in sleep mode, the LED is off, but the printer can still receive data from the computer. button in ...
... mode can be hidden by turning on the frequency of time (timeout), it is automatically adjusted 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 save running costs by double clicking the word Sleep... Time in sleep mode, the LED is off, but the printer can still receive data from the computer. button in ...
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... the BRAdmin Professional software - You can connect to easily configure and check the status of your Brother network enabled printers that supports Java 2. Software for Networks This section is for Windows®. Software This section is for HL-5170DN. BRAdmin Professional The BRAdmin Professional software is supported on a computer running IIS*, Administrators with a Web browser...
... the BRAdmin Professional software - You can connect to easily configure and check the status of your Brother network enabled printers that supports Java 2. Software for Networks This section is for Windows®. Software This section is for HL-5170DN. BRAdmin Professional The BRAdmin Professional software is supported on a computer running IIS*, Administrators with a Web browser...
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... can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. Using the printer driver If you turn on , release the Go button. 4 Press the Go button again. 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...
... can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page. Using the printer driver If you turn on , release the Go button. 4 Press the Go button again. 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...
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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. Using the printer driver If you can print the current settings using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you are using the control panel button or printer driver. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 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. Using the printer driver If you can print the current settings using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you are using the control panel button or printer driver. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 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.