You can read this manual with Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’ software.
You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use the machine.
Please use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the machine. You can find a printed copy in the box.
Please read this User’s Guide thoroughly before you use the machine.
Please visit us at http://support.brother.com
and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and technical questions.
Note: Not all models are available in all countries.
where you can get product support, the latest driver updates and utilities,
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UK
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IMPORTANT
For technical and operational help, you must call the country where you bought the machine.
Register your product
Please complete the Brother Warranty Registration or, for your convenience and most efficient way to register
your new product, register on-line at
http://www.brother.com/registration
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your machine needs. You can download the
latest drivers, software and utilities, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most from
your Brother product.
http://support.brother.com
You can check here for Brother driver updates.
Customer Service
Visit http://www.brother.com
for contact information on your local Brother office.
Service center locations
For service centres in Europe, contact your local Brother Office. Address and telephone contact information
for European offices can be found at http://www.brother.com
Internet Addresses
Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, an d Driver Updates and Utilities:
http://support.brother.com
by selecting your count ry.
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User’s Guides and where to find them?
Which manual?What's in it?
Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first.
Please read the Safety
Instructions before you set
up your machine. See this
Guide for trademarks and
legal limitations.
Quick Setup GuideFollow the instructions for
setting up your machine
and installing the drivers
and software for the
operating system and
connection type you are
using.
User’s GuideLearn the print operations,
how to replace
consumables, and
performing routine
maintenance. See
troubleshooting tips.
Network User’s
Guide
(HL-1210W(E) and HL1212W)
This Guide provides useful
information about wireless
network settings and
security settings using the
Brother machine. You can
also find supported
protocol information for
your machine and detailed
troubleshooting tips.
Mobile Print/Scan
Guide for Brother
iPrint&Scan
(HL-1210W(E) and HL1212W)
This Guide provides useful
information about printing
from your mobile device
and scanning from your
Brother machine to your
mobile device when
connected on a Wi-Fi
®
network.
Windows usersMacintosh users
http://support.brother.com
http://support.brother.com
http://support.brother.com
http://support.brother.com
http://support.brother.com
Where is it?
http://support.brother.com
http://support.brother.com
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Using the documentation
Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your
machine.
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation
The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation.
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
WARNING
could result in death or serious injuries.
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avo ided,
may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality.
NOTE
NOTE specifies the operating environment, conditions for installation, or
special conditions of use.
Prohibition icons indicate actions that must not be performed.
Electrical Hazard icons alert you to possible electrical shock.
Fire Hazard icons alert you to the possibility of fire.
Hot Surface icons warn you not to touch machine parts that are hot.
BoldBold style identifies keys on the machine control panel or computer screen.
ItalicsItalicized style emphasizes an important point or refers you to a related topic.
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Accessing Brother Utilities (Windows®)
Brother Utilities is an application launcher that offers convenient access to all Brother applications
installed on your device.
a (Windows
Windows Server® 2008 R2)
Click (Start) > All Programs > Brother > Brother Utilities.
(Windows® 8 and Windows Server® 2012)
Tap or double-click (Brother Utilities) either on the Start screen or the desktop.
(Windows® 8.1 and Windows Server® 2012 R2)
Move your mouse to the lower left corner of the Start screen and click (if you are using a
touchbased device, swipe up from the bottom of the Start screen to display the Apps screen). When the Apps screen appears, tap or click (Brother Utilities).
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XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server® 2008 and
b Select your machine.
c Choose the operation you want to use.
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Table of Contents
1Printing Methods1
About this Machine....................................................................................................................................1
Macintosh ................................................................................................................................................27
Identifying your problem ..........................................................................................................................49
Error messages in the Status Monitor .....................................................................................................50
Improving the print quality........................................................................................................................51
Paper jams...............................................................................................................................................55
If you are having difficulty with your machine..........................................................................................59
Cleaning and Checking the machine.......................................................................................................61
1 Top cover
2 Control panel
3 Face-down output tray support flap (support flap)
4 Paper tray
5 USB port
For details about how the LEDs show the machine’s status, see LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) on page 37.
For the Power On/Off key functions, see Power On/Off key on page 43.
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Printing Methods
Acceptable paper1
Print quality may vary according to the type of paper you are using.
For best results, follow the instructions below:
DO NOT put different types of paper in the paper tray at the same time because it ma y cause paper jams
or misfeeds.
For correct printing, you must choose the same paper size from your software application as the paper in
the tray.
Avoid touching the printed surface of the paper immediately after printing.
Before you buy a lot of paper, test a small quantity to make sure that the paper is suitable.
The supplied printer drivers enable 2-sided printing. For more information about how to choose the settings,
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see 2-sided / Booklet on page 11 for Windows
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper1
If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle.
If paper is curled, straighten it and put it back in the paper tray. If the paper continues to curl, replace the
paper.
If the paper is not feeding correctly, it may be curled. Remove the paper and straighten it. If the paper
continues to curl, replace the paper.
When you use the manual 2-sided function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or poor print quality.
(If there is a paper jam, see Paper jams on page 55. If you have a print quality problem, see Improving the
print quality on page 51.)
and 2-sided Printing on page 33 for Macintosh.
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3
Printing Methods
NOTE
Manual 2-sided printing1
If you are using the Macintosh Printer Driver, see Manual 2-sided Printing on page 33.
Manual 2-sided printing with the Windows® printer driver1
a Choose the following settings from each drop-down list of the printer driver.
Paper Size
You can use all the paper sizes specified for the tray you are using.
Media Type
You can use all the media types that are specified for the tray you are using.
2-sided / Booklet
Choose 2-sided (Manual).
2-sided Type in 2-sided Settings
There are four options for each orientation. (See 2-sided / Booklet on page 11.)
Binding Offset in 2-sided Settings
1
You can specify the offset for binding. (See 2-sided / Booklet on page 11.)
For any other settings, see Driver and Software in Chapter 2.
b Send the print data to the machine. The machine will print all the even-numbered pages on one side of
the paper first. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert the paper
to print the odd-numbered pages.
Before reinserting the paper, straighten it well, or you may get a paper jam. Very thin or thick paper is not
recommended.
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Driver and Software2
Printer driver2
A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a
particular printer needs. Typically, this format is page description language (PDL).
The printer drivers for the supported versions of Windows® is on the CD-ROM we have supplied and for
Macintosh it is on the Brother Solutions Center website at http://support.brother.com. Install the drivers by
®
following the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer drivers for Windows
downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center website at:
http://support.brother.com
and Macintosh can be
2
For Windows
Windows® printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product)
For Macintosh2
Macintosh printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product)
For Linux
LPR printer driver
CUPS printer driver
1
For more information and to download the printer driver for Linux please visit your model page at http://support.brother.com or use the link on the
CD-ROM we have supplied.
2
Depending on Linux distributions, the driver may not be available or it may be released after the initial release of your model.
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Printing a document2
When the machine receives data from your computer, it begins printing by picking up paper from the paper
tray. The paper tray can feed plain paper and recycled paper to the machine. (See Paper capacity of the paper tray on page 2.)
a From your application, choose the Print command.
If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother HL-XXXX (Where XXXX is
your model name.) as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your software
application, and then click OK or Print to begin printing.
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2
b Your computer sends the data to the machine. The Ready LED ( ) will blink.
c When the machine finishes printing all the data, the Ready LED ( ) finishes blinking.
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Driver and Software
NOTE
• You can choose the paper size and orientation in your application software.
• If your application software does not support your custom paper size, choose the next largest paper size.
• Then adjust the print area by changing the right and left margins in your application software.
Printer driver settings2
You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer:
Paper Size
Orientation
Copies
Media Type
Print Quality (For HL-1200(E) and HL-1202(E))
Click Start, and then Printers and Faxes.
(For Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008)
Click the (Start) button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers.
(For Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2)
Click the (Start) button, and then click Devices and Printers.
(For Windows
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings,
and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click View devices and printers.
(For Windows Server
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings,
and then click Control Panel. In the Hardware group, click View devices and printers.
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XP and Windows Server® 2003)
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8)
®
2012 and Windows Server® 2012 R2)
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2
b Right-click the Brother HL-XXXX icon (where XXXX is your model name) and select Printer properties
(Properties), and Brother HL-XXXX if necessary. The printer properties dialog box appears.
c Choose the General tab and then click Preferences... (Printing Preferences...).
Features in the Windows® printer driver2
For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver.
• The screens in this section are from Windows®7. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your
operating system.
• To access the printer driver settings, see Accessing the printer driver settings on page 7.
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Driver and Software
NOTE
4
1
2
3
Basic tab2
You can also change the Page Layout settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab.
2
a Choose the Paper Size, Orientation, Copies, Media Type, Print Quality
1
or Resolution2 and
Print Settings (1).
b Choose Multiple Page and 2-sided / Booklet (2).
c Confirm your current settings in the window (3).
d Click OK to apply your chosen settings.
To return to the default settings, click Default, then OK.
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For HL-1200(E) and HL-1202(E)
2
For HL-1210W(E) and HL-1212W
If you want to preview your document before printing, check the Print Preview check box (4).
Paper Size2
From the drop-down list choose the Paper Size you are using.
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Driver and Software
Orientation2
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape).
Portrait (Vertical)Landscape (Horizontal)
Copies2
The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed.
Collate
With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then
repeated for the number of copies you selected. If the Collate check box is not selected, then each page
will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is printed.
Collate checked
Collate non-checked
2
Media Type2
You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the best print quality, select the type of media
that you wish to use.
Plain Paper
Recycled Paper
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Driver and Software
Print Quality (For HL-1200(E) and HL-1202(E))2
You can change the print quality as follows:
Draft
Normal
Fine
Resolution (For HL-1210W(E) and HL-1212W)2
You can change the resolution as follows:
300 dpi
600 dpi
HQ 1200
Print Settings2
You can change the print settings as follows:
Graphics
2
This is the best mode for printing documents that contain graphics.
Text
This is the best mode for printing text documents.
Manual
You can change the settings manually by choosing Manual and clicking the Manual Settings... button.
You can set brightness, contrast and other settings.
Multiple Page2
The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on
one sheet of paper or enlarge the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper.
Page Order
When Nin1 option is selected, the page order can be selected from the drop-down list.
Border Line
When printing multiple pages onto one sheet, with the Multiple Page feature, you can choose to have a
solid border, dash border or no border around each page on the sheet.
Print cut-out line
When 1 in NxN Pages option is selected, the Print cut-out line option can be selected. This option allows
you to print a faint cut-out line around the printable area.
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Driver and Software
2-sided / Booklet2
When you want to print a booklet or do 2-sided printing, use this function.
None
This disables 2-sided printing.
2-sided (Manual)
When you want to do 2-sided printing, use this option.
• 2-sided (Manual)
The machine prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the
instructions required to reinsert the paper. When you click OK the odd numbered pages will be printed.
When you choose 2-sided (Manual), the 2-sided Settings... button becomes available to choose. You
can set following settings in the 2-sided Settings dialog box.
• 2-sided Type
There are four types of 2-sided binding directions available for each orientation.
Portrait
Long Edge (Left)
Long Edge (Right)
Short Edge (Top)
Short Edge (Bottom)
2
Landscape
Long Edge (Top)
Long Edge (Bottom)
Short Edge (Right)
Short Edge (Left)
• Binding Offset
When you check Binding Offset, you can also specify the offset for binding in inches or millimetres.
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Driver and Software
Booklet (Manual)
Use this option to print a document in booklet format using 2-sided printing; it will arrange the document
according to the correct page number and allows you to fold at the centre of the print output without having
to change the order of the page number.
• Booklet (Manual)
The machine prints all the even numbered sides first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the
instructions required to re-install the paper. When you click OK the odd numbered sides will be printed.
When you choose Booklet (Manual), the 2-sided Settings... button becomes available to choose. You
can set the following settings in the 2-sided Settings dialog box.
• 2-sided Type
There are two types of 2-sided binding directions available for each orientation.
PortraitLandscape
Left Binding
Right Binding
Top Binding
Bottom Binding
2
• Booklet Printing Method
When Divide into Sets is selected:
This option allows you to print the whole booklet into smaller individual booklet sets, it still allows you
to fold at the center of the smaller individual booklet sets without having to change the order of the page
number. You can specify the number of sheets in each smaller booklet set, from 1 to 15. This option
can help when folding the printed booklet that has a large number of pages.
• Binding Offset
When you check Binding Offset, you can also specify the offset for binding in inches or millimetres.
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Driver and Software
NOTE
2
1
Print Preview2
You can preview a document before it is printed. If you check the Print Preview check box, the Print Preview
Viewer window will open before printing starts.
2
1 Page List Area
The Page List Area displays the page numbers for the actual pages that will be printed. If you chose a
page in this list, a preview of the print results for the page will be displayed in the Preview Area.
If you do not want to print a page, clear the check mark.
2 Preview Area
The Preview Area displays a preview of the print results for the pages chosen in the Page List Area.
If 2-sided (Manual) or Booklet (Manual) was chosen in the Printer driver settings, you cannot use the
Print Preview function.
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Driver and Software
Advanced tab2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following selections:
Scaling (1)
Reverse Print (2)
Use Watermark (3)
Header-Footer Print (4)
Toner Save Mode (5)
Administrator (6)
Other Print Options (7)
Scaling2
You can change the print image scaling.
Reverse Print2
Check Reverse Print to reverse the data from up to down.
Use Watermark2
You can put a logo or text into your document as a watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks,
or you can use a bitmap file that you have created. Check Use Watermark and then click the Settings...
button.
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Driver and Software
Watermark Settings2
Select Watermark
2
Choose a watermark to use.
To make an original watermark, click the Add button to add the watermark settings and then choose
Use Text or Use Image File in Watermark Style.
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Driver and Software
NOTE
• Title
Enter a suitable title into the field.
• Text
Enter your Watermark Text into the Text box, and then choose the Font, Style, Size and Darkness.
• Image File
Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in the File box, or click Browse to search for the
file. You can also set the scaling size of the image.
• Position
Use this setting if you want to control the position of the watermark on the page.
Bring to Front
This option will overlay the selected characters or image onto your printed document.
In Outline Text
Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the watermark. It is available when you choose
a text watermark.
Custom Settings
You can choose which watermark is to be printed on the first page or on the other pages.
Header-Footer Print2
When this feature is enabled, it will print the date and time on your document from your computer’s system
clock and the PC login user name or the text you entered. By clicking Settings, you can customize the
information.
2
ID Print
If you select Login User Name, your PC login user name will be printed. If you select Custom and enter
text in the Custom edit box, the text you entered will be printed.
Toner Save Mode2
You can conserve toner use with this feature. When you set Toner Save Mode to on, print appears lighter.
The default setting is off.
• We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing photo or Greyscale images.
• Toner Save Mode is not available for Fine for Print Quality1 or HQ 1200 for Resolution2 is selected.
1
For HL-1200(E) and HL-1202(E)
2
For HL-1210W(E) and HL-1212W
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Driver and Software
NOTE
Administrator2
Administrators have the authority to limit access to functions such as scaling and watermark.
Password
Enter the password into this box.
2
Click Set Password... to change the password.
Copies Lock
Lock the copy pages selection to prevent multiple copy printing.
Multiple Page & Scaling Lock
Lock the scaling setting and multiple page setting.
Watermark Lock
Lock the current settings of the Watermark option to prevent changes being made.
Header-Footer Print Lock
Lock the current settings of the Header-Footer Print option to prevent changes being made.
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