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Brother Laser Printer USER'S GUIDE HL-5270DN HL-5280DW For visually-impaired users You can read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can find a printed copy in the box. You can use it from the CD-ROM directly. Please read the User's Guide in HTML format by visiting our web site at http://solutions.brother...the hardware and install the driver before you use the printer. Please use the Quick Setup Guide to -speech' software. Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com or accessing it quickly if you can use the printer. You can also read this manual with Screen Reader ...
Brother Laser Printer USER'S GUIDE HL-5270DN HL-5280DW For visually-impaired users You can read this User's Guide thoroughly before you can find a printed copy in the box. You can use it from the CD-ROM directly. Please read the User's Guide in HTML format by visiting our web site at http://solutions.brother...the hardware and install the driver before you use the printer. Please use the Quick Setup Guide to -speech' software. Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com or accessing it quickly if you can use the printer. You can also read this manual with Screen Reader ...
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...use the following icons throughout this User's Guide: Warnings tell you to a possible electrical shock. Improper Setup icons alert you must follow or avoid to prevent possible damage to the printer or other features. Cautions specify procedures you to touch machine parts that may arise or give tips ...about how the operation works with the printer. Notes tell you how you not to devices and operations that are hot. i Hot Surface icons warn you should respond to prevent...
...use the following icons throughout this User's Guide: Warnings tell you to a possible electrical shock. Improper Setup icons alert you must follow or avoid to prevent possible damage to the printer or other features. Cautions specify procedures you to touch machine parts that may arise or give tips ...about how the operation works with the printer. Notes tell you how you not to devices and operations that are hot. i Hot Surface icons warn you should respond to prevent...
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...the USB connector of the following parts. Buy the proper interface cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network. 1 When you unpack the printer, make sure that you want to use (USB, parallel or network). USB cable Do not use a parallel interface cable that is longer... Network cable Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for the interface you have all of your PC. Printer CD-ROM Quick Setup Guide Drum unit and toner cartridge assembly AC power cord Interface cable An interface cable is longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters). USB is ...
...the USB connector of the following parts. Buy the proper interface cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network. 1 When you unpack the printer, make sure that you want to use (USB, parallel or network). USB cable Do not use a parallel interface cable that is longer... Network cable Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for the interface you have all of your PC. Printer CD-ROM Quick Setup Guide Drum unit and toner cartridge assembly AC power cord Interface cable An interface cable is longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters). USB is ...
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Note • If you want to use the wireless network, set it up referring to the Quick Setup Guide and the Network User's Guide on a 10/100 Mb wired Ethernet or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless Ethernet network using the internal network print server in a TCP/IP environment. 1. About this Printer Network features The Brother machine can be shared on the CD-ROM we have supplied. • For more information about the network, see the Network User's Guide. 5
Note • If you want to use the wireless network, set it up referring to the Quick Setup Guide and the Network User's Guide on a 10/100 Mb wired Ethernet or IEEE 802.11b/802.11g wireless Ethernet network using the internal network print server in a TCP/IP environment. 1. About this Printer Network features The Brother machine can be shared on the CD-ROM we have supplied. • For more information about the network, see the Network User's Guide. 5
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... the use of this format is software that translates data from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. • The printer driver for the following the Quick Setup Guide. This driver only supports basic printing functions.) For Macintosh® Brother Laser driver for Macintosh® BR-Script (PostScript®3™ language emulation...
... the use of this format is software that translates data from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. • The printer driver for the following the Quick Setup Guide. This driver only supports basic printing functions.) For Macintosh® Brother Laser driver for Macintosh® BR-Script (PostScript®3™ language emulation...
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... 27 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer...132; Duplex printing (Manual Duplex printing 1 3 / Duplex printing with Duplex tray) Watermark 1 3 Job Spooling 1 3 Quick Print Setup 1 3 Sleep Time Status Monitor 1 Macro 1 3 Administrator 1 2 3 Insert Command/File 1 2 3 ... adjustment 1 3 Error Message Printout 1 3 1 These settings are not available with the BR-script printer driver for Windows®. 2 These settings are not available with Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP....
... 27 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer...132; Duplex printing (Manual Duplex printing 1 3 / Duplex printing with Duplex tray) Watermark 1 3 Job Spooling 1 3 Quick Print Setup 1 3 Sleep Time Status Monitor 1 Macro 1 3 Administrator 1 2 3 Insert Command/File 1 2 3 ... adjustment 1 3 Error Message Printout 1 3 1 These settings are not available with the BR-script printer driver for Windows®. 2 These settings are not available with Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP....
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Device Options 3. Driver and Software You can set the following in Printer Function: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by choosing the function name in the list below.) Job Spooling Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Status Monitor Macro Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me only) Insert Command/File (For Windows® 95/98/Me only) Page Protection Print Date & Time Density adjustment Error Message Printout 31
Device Options 3. Driver and Software You can set the following in Printer Function: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by choosing the function name in the list below.) Job Spooling Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Status Monitor Macro Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me only) Insert Command/File (For Windows® 95/98/Me only) Page Protection Print Date & Time Density adjustment Error Message Printout 31
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... Options icon and choose Sleep Time. A small selection window appears on your printer use the saved macro as a macro to the settings of time, it were turned off . To turn the quick print setup function on for a certain period of the following functions: • Multiple Page...Macro You can be 5 minutes. This will then let you choose Printer Default the timeout setting will appear. When you make changes to printer memory. While the printer is in the job spooling settings. Quick Print Setup This feature allows you want to quickly choose driver settings. Driver ...
... Options icon and choose Sleep Time. A small selection window appears on your printer use the saved macro as a macro to the settings of time, it were turned off . To turn the quick print setup function on for a certain period of the following functions: • Multiple Page...Macro You can be 5 minutes. This will then let you choose Printer Default the timeout setting will appear. When you make changes to printer memory. While the printer is in the job spooling settings. Quick Print Setup This feature allows you want to quickly choose driver settings. Driver ...
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Page Setup You can also specify the direction of the paper. Layout Direction When you specify the pages per sheet, you want to 9.2 and Mac OS... the layout. Border If you can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale. 3. The screens on your operating system. Note The screens in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) This printer supports Mac OS® 9.1 to add a border, use this section are from Mac OS® X 10.4.
Page Setup You can also specify the direction of the paper. Layout Direction When you specify the pages per sheet, you want to 9.2 and Mac OS... the layout. Border If you can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale. 3. The screens on your operating system. Note The screens in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) This printer supports Mac OS® 9.1 to add a border, use this section are from Mac OS® X 10.4.
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... greater a Disconnect the USB cable between the Macintosh and your machine. d Run the Printer Setup Utility 1 (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother) into the Trash and then empty the Trash. c Restart the Macintosh®. d Once...Brother Laser Brother Laser(IP) Note There may be several USB Print Driver(BRXXX) 1 and BR_PrintMonitor(BXX) 1 extensions with different endings. 1 The 'x' refers to remove and remove it by clicking the Delete button. e Drag the HL-MFLPro folder (from the Go menu, choose Applications, Utilities), then choose the printer...
... greater a Disconnect the USB cable between the Macintosh and your machine. d Run the Printer Setup Utility 1 (from the Macintosh HD (Startup Disk), choose Library, Printers, Brother) into the Trash and then empty the Trash. c Restart the Macintosh®. d Once...Brother Laser Brother Laser(IP) Note There may be several USB Print Driver(BRXXX) 1 and BR_PrintMonitor(BXX) 1 extensions with different endings. 1 The 'x' refers to remove and remove it by clicking the Delete button. e Drag the HL-MFLPro folder (from the Go menu, choose Applications, Utilities), then choose the printer...
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...the control panel and you want to cancel reprinting, press Job Cancel. • If the printer does not have enough memory to spool the print job data, it from random access memory ... If you add more information about the settings in increments of the printer is decreased and the printer performance will be able to be deleted when the printer is turned off. Make sure that you want to print a lot... job without sending it will only print the last page. • Pressing the - button to choose SETUP. We recommend that you reset the RAM disk size to 0MB after you use RAM to OFF on ...
...the control panel and you want to cancel reprinting, press Job Cancel. • If the printer does not have enough memory to spool the print job data, it from random access memory ... If you add more information about the settings in increments of the printer is decreased and the printer performance will be able to be deleted when the printer is turned off. Make sure that you want to print a lot... job without sending it will only print the last page. • Pressing the - button to choose SETUP. We recommend that you reset the RAM disk size to 0MB after you use RAM to OFF on ...
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... area to print the document. 4. Note If you print with the password) or connect to delete the spooled data, you press Go twice, the printer will take priority over the settings made on the control panel. To print the document, you want to continue the control panel button operation, the... the control panel buttons to cancel the reprint job. Press Set or Reprint to start reprinting, or press Go again to enter the SETUP menu. Control Panel Reprinting the last job three times a Make sure that the REPRINT setting is automatically deleted first. The order of deleting data ...
... area to print the document. 4. Note If you print with the password) or connect to delete the spooled data, you press Go twice, the printer will take priority over the settings made on the control panel. To print the document, you want to continue the control panel button operation, the... the control panel buttons to cancel the reprint job. Press Set or Reprint to start reprinting, or press Go again to enter the SETUP menu. Control Panel Reprinting the last job three times a Make sure that the REPRINT setting is automatically deleted first. The order of deleting data ...
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... Chooses whether to feed paper from the MP tray as AUTO: Chooses the order in which the printer uses the paper trays that will be used. Chooses the size of the same size. SETUP Submenu LANGUAGE Menu Selections Options ENGLISH*/FRANÇAIS... When you put in Bold with an asterisk.... OFF*/ON -6/-5/-4/-3/-2/-1/0*/1/2/3/4/5 /6 Descriptions Chooses a print resolution 300, 600 or 1200 dots per inch or HQ1200 (2400x600 dpi). Chooses whether you put in the printer driver will be ignored. Descriptions Changes the LCD language for Media Type selected in the MP tray.
... Chooses whether to feed paper from the MP tray as AUTO: Chooses the order in which the printer uses the paper trays that will be used. Chooses the size of the same size. SETUP Submenu LANGUAGE Menu Selections Options ENGLISH*/FRANÇAIS... When you put in Bold with an asterisk.... OFF*/ON -6/-5/-4/-3/-2/-1/0*/1/2/3/4/5 /6 Descriptions Chooses a print resolution 300, 600 or 1200 dots per inch or HQ1200 (2400x600 dpi). Chooses whether you put in the printer driver will be ignored. Descriptions Changes the LCD language for Media Type selected in the MP tray.
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... panel settings ON or OFF. ON*/OFF AUTO*/OFF/LETTER/A4/LEG AL AUTO (EPSON)*/AUTO (I BM)/HP LASER JET/... The default settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk. 58 Control Panel SETUP (Continued) Submenu PANEL CONTROL POWER SAVE TIME AUTO CONTINUE LOCK PANEL REPRINT PAGE PROTECTION EMULATION KEEP PCL RAMDISK...
... panel settings ON or OFF. ON*/OFF AUTO*/OFF/LETTER/A4/LEG AL AUTO (EPSON)*/AUTO (I BM)/HP LASER JET/... The default settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk. 58 Control Panel SETUP (Continued) Submenu PANEL CONTROL POWER SAVE TIME AUTO CONTINUE LOCK PANEL REPRINT PAGE PROTECTION EMULATION KEEP PCL RAMDISK...
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... both optional trays are installed, the printer can hold up to 800 sheets of plain paper. Lower tray unit (LT-5300) Two optional lower trays (Tray 2 or Tray 3) can be installed, and each lower tray can increase the capabilities of 80 g/m2 (21 lb) paper. For setup, see the User's Guide that... we have supplied with these items. Lower tray unit LT-5300 DIMM memory See Lower tray unit (LT-5300) on this See DIMM on page 70. You can hold up to buy an optional lower tray unit, call the dealer you bought the printer from...
... both optional trays are installed, the printer can hold up to 800 sheets of plain paper. Lower tray unit (LT-5300) Two optional lower trays (Tray 2 or Tray 3) can be installed, and each lower tray can increase the capabilities of 80 g/m2 (21 lb) paper. For setup, see the User's Guide that... we have supplied with these items. Lower tray unit LT-5300 DIMM memory See Lower tray unit (LT-5300) on this See DIMM on page 70. You can hold up to buy an optional lower tray unit, call the dealer you bought the printer from...
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Routine Maintenance b Hold down Go until the message DRUM CLEAR is displayed on the LCD, then release Go. >>>> Improper Setup Do not reset the drum counter when you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in the illustration. 81 To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. c Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. CAUTION We recommend that you replace only the toner cartridge. 6.
Routine Maintenance b Hold down Go until the message DRUM CLEAR is displayed on the LCD, then release Go. >>>> Improper Setup Do not reset the drum counter when you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in the illustration. 81 To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. c Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. CAUTION We recommend that you replace only the toner cartridge. 6.
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..., the paper slides off the top output tray. When printing on normal paper, it is not chosen in the printer driver. Fan the paper well and put it before printing. See Paper jams and how to clear them.... If the paper is connected to the printer. Make sure that you are using paper that you have chosen the proper printer driver. Change the printer driver setting in the page setup or document setup menu of paper in the paper tray, and... that the cable is curled, straighten it back in firmly. Make sure that meets Brother recommended paper specifications.
..., the paper slides off the top output tray. When printing on normal paper, it is not chosen in the printer driver. Fan the paper well and put it before printing. See Paper jams and how to clear them.... If the paper is connected to the printer. Make sure that you are using paper that you have chosen the proper printer driver. Change the printer driver setting in the page setup or document setup menu of paper in the paper tray, and... that the cable is curled, straighten it back in firmly. Make sure that meets Brother recommended paper specifications.
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... is installed in the Hard Disk and that it is chosen with USB Problem The printer does not appear in your Brother printer. The 'There was an error writing to 9.2), Print Center (Mac OS® X 10.2) or Print Setup Utility (Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater). Troubleshooting Network problems For problems concerning using a parallel...
... is installed in the Hard Disk and that it is chosen with USB Problem The printer does not appear in your Brother printer. The 'There was an error writing to 9.2), Print Center (Mac OS® X 10.2) or Print Setup Utility (Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater). Troubleshooting Network problems For problems concerning using a parallel...
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... default User Name is [admin] and the default Password is 192.168.1.2) b Click Printer Settings. e Choose the HP LaserJet, IBM Proprinter XL or EPSON FX-850 tab and click Font Setup. For example: [http://192.168.1.2/] (if the printer's IP address is [access]. Choose a symbol set you can choose the symbol and character...
... default User Name is [admin] and the default Password is 192.168.1.2) b Click Printer Settings. e Choose the HP LaserJet, IBM Proprinter XL or EPSON FX-850 tab and click Font Setup. For example: [http://192.168.1.2/] (if the printer's IP address is [access]. Choose a symbol set you can choose the symbol and character...
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... 116 Paper jams 96 PAPER menu 57 Parallel interface 46 Plain paper 7 Power 4 Power supply 4 PRINT menu 58 Print quality 105 Printable area 9 Printer driver 28, 36, 42, 116 Processor 115 Proprinter XL mode 45 Q QUALITY menu 57 R Register your product 132, 137 Reprint 32, 52 Reprint...48, 49 RESET menu 66 S Scanner window 88 Secure data 53 Service centers (USA/Canada 138 Service centres (Europe and other countries) ........ 132 SETUP menu 57 Software 44 Specifications 114 Support tab 35 Symbol 122 System requirements 118 T TCP/IP 63, 64 Toner cartridge 74, 117 U USB ...
... 116 Paper jams 96 PAPER menu 57 Parallel interface 46 Plain paper 7 Power 4 Power supply 4 PRINT menu 58 Print quality 105 Printable area 9 Printer driver 28, 36, 42, 116 Processor 115 Proprinter XL mode 45 Q QUALITY menu 57 R Register your product 132, 137 Reprint 32, 52 Reprint...48, 49 RESET menu 66 S Scanner window 88 Secure data 53 Service centers (USA/Canada 138 Service centres (Europe and other countries) ........ 132 SETUP menu 57 Software 44 Specifications 114 Support tab 35 Symbol 122 System requirements 118 T TCP/IP 63, 64 Toner cartridge 74, 117 U USB ...