Brother HL-4000CN User Manual

Color Laser Printer HL-4000CN

Quick Setup Guide

Read the “REGULATIONS” sheet first to ensure that you use this printer safely. Read this “Quick Setup Guide” before you set up the printer.

Before you can use the printer, you must set up the hardware and install the driver.

Identify the operating system on your computer (Windows® 95 / 98 / Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 / XP or Macintosh®).

The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase the appropriate interface cable for the interface you intend to use (Parallel, USB or Network). Most existing parallel cables support bi-directional communication, but some might have an incompatible pin assignment or may not be IEEE 1284 compliant.

If you are an Administrator, configure your network printer settings referring to the

Network Quick Setup Guide (reverse side).

Carton Components

Carton components may differ from one country to another.

Save all packing materials and the printer carton. They should be used when shipping the printer.

LJ3855001 Printed in Japan

CD-ROM	Print head cartridge		AC power cord
(including User’s Guide)
Printer
	For Windows®
	For Macintosh®
Quick Setup Guide		Toner cartridges
Windows®	: Driver Installation Guide	(Black, Cyan, Magenta
Macintosh® : Driver Installation Guide		and Yellow)

What is Included on the CD-ROM

You can Find a Variety of Information on the CD-ROM.

Windows®

Macintosh®

Install Software

Install the printer driver and utilities.

(Mac OS® X is not supported by Install Software.)

Maintenance Tutorial

Instructional movie for printer maintenance.

Documentation

View the User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide in PDF format. (Viewer included)

Color PDF Print Samples

View color samples of printouts in PDF format.

Brother Solutions Center

The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one-stop resource for all your printer needs.

Download the latest drivers and utilities for your printers, read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips, or learn about special print solutions.

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Setting Up the Printer

Step 1 Install the Print Head Cartridge

Front Cover

Paper Outlet Cover

Tear off

1 Remove all the packing tape.

Protective Packing

Seals

5 Pull the 4 seals firmly to remove them completely. Remove the protective packing.

2 Push up button A to open the front cover.

Orange Button

3 Push the orange button to open the paper outlet cover.

Transfer Roller

Protective Sheet

6 Align the rollers of the print head cartridge with the slots,	7 Remove the protective sheet.
and then gently lower it into the printer.	Note: Do not touch the black surface of the transfer roller.

Print Head

Cartridge

4 Unpack the print head cartridge.

8 Close the paper outlet cover. Close the front cover.

Step 2 Load Paper in the Paper Tray

Side Paper Guides

End Paper Guide

				MAX
Paper Tray		Protective Packing		Up to here
1 Pull the paper tray out until it stops.		2 Remove the protective 3	Slide the side paper guides out.	4 Load paper in the paper tray.	5 Align the side paper guides	6 Re-install the paper tray in
Lift up the front of the paper tray		packing.	Lift the end paper guide and insert it	Make sure that all the paper is under	with the paper.	the printer.
slightly and remove it from the printer.			into the slot of the paper size you want	the tabs.
			to load.
Step 3	Install the Toner Cartridges
	Top Cover	Toner Cartridge			Toner Seal

Color Labels

1 Remove the top cover.	2 Unpack the toner cartridge.	3 Insert the toner cartridge with the label side	4 Turn the levers by pressing	5 Pull the toner seal straight	6 Repeat Steps 2 to 5 for the
	Rock the toner cartridge 7	facing up. Match the cartridge color label to the	down firmly and lock them to	up to remove it.	remaining toner cartridges.
	or 8 times.	corresponding label on the printer.	the mark.		Put the top cover back on.

Step 4 Print a Printer Setting List

OFF ON

Note: When you want to change the language of the control panel message, refer to “Setting Your Language on the Control Panel” on the reverse side.

NETWORK READY

Re a d y t o P r i n t

	5 Press	.	6 Press	3 times.
OFF ON	Control Panel
			P r i n t e r Se t t i ng s
	Me nu
		1 : Sy s t em		P r i n t i ng
	Press	3 times.	The printer will now print the
			printer settings list.

1 Make sure the printer power switch is off.	2 Connect the AC power cord to the printer,	3 Turn on the power	4 After the printer warms up, the	Me nu
				4 : Re po r t / L i s t
Do NOT connect the interface cable.	and then plug it into the AC outlet.	switch.	Ready to Print message will
			appear.

Continue to the Windows® Driver Installation Guide or Macintosh® Driver Installation Guide.

Network Quick Setup Guide

If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation.

If you are an Administrator, configure your network printer settings referring to the following instructions.

The default password for the print server is ‘access’. You can use the BRAdmin Professional software or a web browser to change this password.

Setting Your Language on the Control Panel

Re a d y t o P r i n t

1 Press	.
Me nu
1 : Sy s t em
2 Press	.
1 : Sy s t em
Powe r Sa v e T i me

3 Press 3 times.

1 : Sy s t em

Pa n e l L a ngu a g e

4 Press

.

Pa n e l L a ngu a g e

Eng l i s h *

5 Scroll through the available languages by pressing or .

Pa n e l L a ngu a g e

Eng l i s h

Press to accept the language.

An asterisk ( * ) appears.

Pa n e l L a ngu a g e Eng l i s h *

6 Press to put the printer back into its

Ready to Print state.

Re a d y t o P r i n t

Setting Your Printer IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address (Using the Control Panel)

Note: Your printer is configured to receive an IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway address from a DHCP server. If you do not use a DHCP server follow the steps below.

Set Your IP Address Acquisition Method to Control Panel’.

Re a d y t o P r i n t

			1 Press		.
Me nu
1 : Sy s t em
			2	Press	4 times.
Me nu
5 : Ne t wo r k
			3	Press	.
5 : Ne t wo r k
E t h e r n e t
			4	Press	.
5 : Ne t wo r k
TCP / I P
			5	Press	.
TCP / I P
Se t up I P Add r e s s
			6	Press	.
Se t up I P Add r e s s
		DHCP *	7	Press	.
Se t up I P Add r e s s
		Pa n e l
			8	Press	.
Re boo t	s y s t em
t o t a k e e f f e c t
				3 seconds later, an asterisk ( )
Se t up	I P	Add r e s s		appears.		*
		Pa n e l *
			9 Press		.
TCP / I P
Se t up	I P	Add r e s s

Setting Your Printer IP Address

Continued from the previous step

TCP / I P
Se t up	I P Add r e s s
		10 Press	.
TCP / I P
I P	Add r e s s
		11 Press	.
I P Add r e s s
0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0
		12 Using	or	, set the desired
		value (for example, 192).
I P Add r e s s
1 9 2 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0
		13 Press	and move the cursor to
		the next value.
I P Add r e s s
1 9 2 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0
		14 Repeat Steps 12		and 13 to finish
		setting your IP address.
I P Add r e s s
1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 0 0 1 . 1 0 0
		15 Press	.
Re boo t	s y s t em
t o t a k e e f f e c t
I P Add r e s s		3 seconds later, an asterisk (			*	)
1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 0 0 1 . 1 0 0*		appears.
		16 Press	.
TCP / I P
I P	Add r e s s

Setting Your Subnet Mask

Continued from the previous step

TCP / I P
I P	Add r e s s
	17 Press	.
TCP / I P
Subn e t Ma s k
	18 Press	.
Subn e t	Ma s k
0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

19Set your subnet mask in the same way as the IP address.

Re boo t s y s t em t o t a k e e f f e c t

Subn e t Ma s k

2 5 5 . 2 5 5 . 2 5 5 . 0 0 0*

20 Press .

TCP / I P

Subn e t Ma s k

If you want to set your Gateway address: Go to 21 .

If you do not want to set your Gateway address: Go to 24 .

Setting Your Gateway Address

Continued from the previous step

TCP / I P
Subn e t	Ma s k
	21 Press	.
TCP / I P
Ga t ewa y	Add r e s s
	22 Press	.
Ga t ewa y	Add r e s s

0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

23Set your gateway address in the same way as the IP address.

Re boo t s y s t em t o t a k e e f f e c t

Ga t ewa y Add r e s s 1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 0 0 1 . 2 5 4*

OFF ON

OFF ON

24 Restart the printer.

Network User’s Guide Chapter Map

To configure the print server, refer to the Network User’s Guide on the supplied CD-ROM.

Windows®	Windows®	Peer-to-Peer	TCP/IP	Chapter 3	Peer-to-Peer Printing
	95/98/Me		NetBIOS	Chapter 4	NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer Printing
		Netware	IPX/SPX	Chapter 6	Novell Netware Printing
	Windows	Peer-to-Peer	TCP/IP	Chapter 2	TCP/IP Printing
	NT®
			NetBIOS	Chapter 4	NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer Printing
		Netware	IPX/SPX	Chapter 6	Novell Netware Printing
	Windows®	Peer-to-Peer	TCP/IP	Chapter 2	TCP/IP Printing
	2000/XP		NetBIOS	Chapter 4	NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer Printing
		IPP (Internet Printing Protocol)	TCP/IP	Chapter 2	TCP/IP Printing
		Netware	IPX/SPX	Chapter 6	Novell Netware Printing
	UNIX/Linux		TCP/IP	Chapter 1	UNIX Printing
Macintosh®	Macintosh®		Apple Talk	Chapter 7	Apple Talk (Ether Talk)
			TCP/IP	Chapter 7	Apple Talk (Ether Talk)
	OS2 Warp Server		TCP/IP	Chapter 2	TCP/IP Printing
	LAN Server
			NetBIOS	Chapter 4	NetBIOS Peer-to-Peer Printing

For the Administrator (For Windows® Users Only)

Install the BRAdmin Professional Configuration utility

The BRAdmin Professional software is designed to manage your Brother network connected devices. For example, Brother network ready printers and Brother network ready Multifunction devices can be managed using the BRAdmin Professional software. The BRAdmin Professional software can also be used to manage devices from other manufacturers whose products support the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).

For more information on the BRAdmin Professional utility go to http://solutions.brother.com

Windows®

1 Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.	2 Click the Install Software icon	3 Click “BRAdmin Professional. ”
The opening screen will appear automatically.	on the Menu screen.	Follow the instructions on the screen.
Follow the instructions on the screen.