Brother International HL-5040 Support Question
Brother International HL-5040 Support Question
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Question posted by Stevemakowiak on January 11th, 2013
How To Print To A Brother Hl5040 On Windows Xp From Another Network Pc On Window
How do I print from a Windows 7 machine over a home network to a Brother HL5040 operating as a shared printer on a Windows XP machine. Drivers will not work. Somebody told me how to another way, but my PC crashed and I no loner have it. Thank you !!
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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on March 4th, 2013 5:55 PM
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The driver software must be installed first into your Windows 7 Operating System. If you do not have driver software, you can download it from Brother website. Here's the link to the downlaod page:
You should also follow instructions below on how you can setup your printer on a network. Here are the links to the video tutorials:
- Connecting to a Printer on a Local Network
- How To Connect Your Printer To Your Network
- Tech Support: How to add a network printer using Windows 7
If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to ask here at HelpOwl. Experts here are always willing to answer your questions to the best of our knowledge and expertise.
Regards,
Tintin
Related Brother International HL-5040 Manual Pages
Users Manual - English - Page 14
... PC, and Proprinter are trademarks of their respective companies. ENERGY STAR is a U.S. Brother ...PostScript is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd., this product are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. All other terms and...Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks in the U.S.
Trademarks
The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Apple ...
Users Manual - English - Page 16
...1-46
2 Driver and software ...2-1
Printer driver ...2-1 For Windows® 95 and Windows NT® 4.0 (HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N 2-1 For Windows® 98/Me and Windows® 2000/XP 2-1 For Macintosh® ...2-1
For Windows® ...2-2 Features in the PCL printer driver 2-2 Features in the PS printer driver 2-10
For Macintosh® ...2-15 Software ...2-17
Software for Networks ...2-17...
Users Manual - English - Page 41
...be of envelopes, test one to make sure that the print results are what you will have feed and print-quality problems because of the way they have been made , with edges that are not... 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. You should buy quality envelopes from your printer. Brother will be...
Users Manual - English - Page 65
...) driver (HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
For Windows® 98/Me and Windows® 2000/XP
■ PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver ■ BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver (HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
For Macintosh®
■ Brother Laser driver for Macintosh ■ BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver (for the following operating...
Users Manual - English - Page 66
... are from Windows® XP. The screens on your Operating System.
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 left side of the Brother HL-5000 series...
Users Manual - English - Page 67
in the General tab of the Brother HL-5000 series 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 access the Advanced tab by clicking the following icons:
1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options
2 - 3 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
Users Manual - English - Page 73
in the General tab of the Brother HL-5000 series Properties screen. ■ You can print the printer settings page and the internal fonts list. (The internal fonts list is available for HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N.)
2 - 9 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Support tab
If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Support tab by...
Users Manual - English - Page 74
... this section are using.
The screens in the printer driver.
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 - 10 Ports tab
Select the port where your Operating System. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your printer is for HL-5050 and HL-5070N.
Users Manual - English - Page 76
You can access the Layout tab by selecting the setting in the General tab of the Brother HL-5000 BR-Script3 Properties screen. in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 Layout tab
If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can change the Layout setting by clicking Printing Preferences...
Users Manual - English - Page 78
... Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting. 3 You can access the Brother HL-5000 BR-Script3 Advanced Options tab by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list:
■ Media Type ■ HRC ■ Toner Save ■ Sleep Time ■ BR-Script Level
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 Advanced options
If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows...
Users Manual - English - Page 81
... Wizard
This installer includes the Windows® PCL driver and Brother network port driver (LPR and NetBIOS). If the administrator then installs the printer driver and port driver using this software, he can connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which is a utility for managing your printer on , automatically copied to their PC. You can download the Web BRAdmin software from...
Users Manual - English - Page 90
... the Toner LED comes on . Using the printer driver
If you turn on the power switch.
It is plugged in the General tab of the Windows® printer driver.
3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL 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. All the LEDs light...
Users Manual - English - Page 91
... Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you can print the current settings using the control panel button or printer driver. 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. Printer Settings
You can print the current printer...
Users Manual - English - Page 92
... using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you turn on the power switch. The printer will print a list of the internal
fonts. All the LEDs light up and then go off the printer. 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in the Support tab.
3 - 10 CONTROL PANEL Using the printer driver (For HL-5040, HL...
Users Manual - English - Page 128
...Printer specifications
Engine
Model Technology Print speed
First print time
Resolution
Windows® 98/Me, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP
Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP
DOS
Mac® OS
HRC*2
HL-5030
HL-5040 / HL-5050 / HL-5070N
Electrophotographic
Up to 17 ppm when printing on Letter size paper Up to 16 ppm when printing...
Users Manual - English - Page 129
... and HL-5070N only. *5 Brother original Windows® management utility *6 Use a standard web browser to manage the device. *7 Code39, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-128, Codabar, FIM (US-PostNet),
ISBN, Code128
APPENDIX A - 2 Controller
Model Processor Memory
Interface
Standard Option Standard
Network Connectivity
Option
Protocol for standard 10/100BaseTX
Protocol...
Users Manual - English - Page 130
... OS X 10.1 to -peer network. *11 Calculated with 75 g/m2 paper
A - 3 APPENDIX Software
Model Printer driver
Utilities
Control panel
HL-5030
HL-5040
HL-5050
HL-5070N
Printer Driver for Windows® 98 /Me, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP
PCL Driver for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows® NT4.0, Windows® 2000, and Windows® XP
Brother Laser Driver for Mac® OS 8.6 to...
Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 1
... Up Your Printer
Windows® USB
Windows® Parallel
Quick Setup Guide HL-5030/5040/5050 series
Read this Quick Setup Guide and supplied CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and easy reference at all times. Version 1 For the latest driver and to find the best solution for your problem or question, access the Brother Solutions...
Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 3
Setting your Printer as the Default Printer (For Windows® 2000/XP Users Only)
For Parallel Interface Cable Users (For HL-5040/5050 Users Only) ..... 14
Connecting the Printer to Your PC and Installing the Driver
For USB Interface Cable Users 16
■ For Mac® OS 8.6 to 9.2 Users (HL-5030/5040 Users 16
Installing the Driver & Connecting the Printer to your Macintosh
■...
Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 15
... this screen appears, make sure the
printer power switch is on.
Setting Your Printer as the Default Printer (For Windows® 2000/XP Users Only)
1 Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. For Windows® 2000/XP users: Go to the printer. Setting Your Printer as the Default Printer". Windows® USB
Installing the Driver
2 Select the Brother HL-5000 series icon.
7 Click the...
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