Brother HL 5170DN, HL 5140, HL-5130 User Manual

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User's Guide

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We use the following terms throughout this User’s Guide:

You must follow these warnings to prevent possi ble personal injury.

You must follow these instructions to make sure you use the pri nter properly and do not damage it.

Remember these useful tips when you use the printer.

To use the printer safely

After you have just u sed the pri nt er, s ome par ts insi de the pri nter wi ll b e ex treme ly hot . When yo u open the front or back cover of the pr in ter, never tou ch t he sh aded parts shown in the il lust rat ions below.

There are high voltage electrodes i nside the printer. Befor e you clean the printer, clear a paper jam or replace parts, make sure you have turned off the power switch and unplugged the printer from the AC power outlet.

Do not handle the plug with wet hands - it might give you an electrical shock.

Caution

Use water or neutral detergents f or cleaning. Cleaning with volatil e liquids such as thinner or benzene will damage the surface of the printer.

Do not use cleaning materials that contain ammonia. They will damage the printer and the toner cartridge.

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herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.

Shipment of the Printer

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Table of Contents

About this printer .................................................................................................................................... 1-1

What is in the box? .......................................................................................................................1-1

Interface cable ....................................................................................................................1-1

Front view ...............................................................................................................................1-2

Back view ...............................................................................................................................1-3

Positioning the printer ................................................................................................................... 1-4

Power supply .......................................................................................................................... 1-4

Environment ........................................................................................................................... 1-4

What kind of paper can I use? ......................................................................................................1-5

Type and size of paper ...........................................................................................................1-5

Recommended paper .............................. ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ........................... 1-6

Printable area .........................................................................................................................1-7

Printing methods ........................................................................................................................... 1-8

Printing on plain paper ............................................................................................................1-8

Printing on plain paper from the paper tray ........................................................................ 1-8

Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140) .............. 1-12

Printing on plain paper from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

1-14

Printing on thicker paper and card stock .............................................................................. 1-17

Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the manual feed tray

(For HL-5130 and HL-5140) .........................................................................................1-17

Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray)

(For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ................................................................................. 1-20

Printing on envelopes ........................................................................................................... 1-24

Types of envelopes to avoid .............................................................................................1-24

Printing on envelopes from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140) ............... 1-25

Printing on envelopes from the MP tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ...................... 1-29

Printing on transparencies .................................................................................................... 1-33

Printing on transparencies from the paper tray ................................................................ 1-33

Printing on transparencies from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140) ........ 1-36

Printing on transparencies from the MP tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ............... 1-39

Duplex Printing ........................................................................................................................... 1-43

Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper ............................................................1-43

Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing) ............................................... 1-43

Manual duplex printing from the paper tray ...................................................................... 1-43

Manual duplex printing from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140) ..............1-44

Manual duplex printing 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

Driver and software ................................................................................................................................2-1

Printer driver .................................................................................................................................2-1

For Windows

For Macintosh For Windows

Features in the PCL printer driver ...................................................................................... 2-2

Features in the PS printer driver ......................................................................................2-11

For Macintosh

Software ..................................................................................................................................... 2-20

Software for Networks ..........................................................................................................2-20

BRAdmin Professional ..................................................................................................... 2-20

Driver Deployment Wizard ...............................................................................................2-20

Web BRAdmin ........... ....... ...... ....................................... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... 2-20

Automatic Emulation Selection ............................................................................................. 2-21

95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP ............................... 2-1

® ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1

® ..................................... ............................... .......................... .................................................................................. 2-2

® ............................ ............................................................... ................................................................................ 2-17

Control panel ........................................................................................................................................... 3-1

Service call indications ........................................................................................................... 3-5

Control panel buttons .................................... ....... ...... ....................................... ...... ....... .... ..........3-7

Print a test page .....................................................................................................................3-8

Using control panel button .................................................................................................. 3-8

Using the printer driver .......................................................................................................3-8

Printer Settings ....................................................................................................................... 3-9

Using the control panel button ............................................................................................ 3-9

Using the printer driver .......................................................................................................3-9

Print fonts (Not available for HL-5130) .................................................................................3-10

Using the control panel button .......................................................................................... 3-10

Using the printer driver (Not available for HL-5130) ......................................................... 3-10

Network factory default setting (For HL-5170DN) ................................................................ 3-11

Disabling the APIPA protocol (For HL-5170DN) ................................................................... 3-11

Options ....................................................................................................................................................4-1

DIMM ............................................................................................................................................4-1

Installing additional memory ...................................................................................................4-2

Lower tray unit (LT-5000) (Not available for HL-5130) .................................................................4-4

Print server (NC-2100p) ............................................................................................................... 4-5

Routine maintenance .................................. ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...............................................5-1

Toner cartridge ................................................................. ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ..............5-2

Toner Low message ...............................................................................................................5-2

Toner Empty message ........................................................................................................... 5-3

Replacing the toner cartridge .................................................................................................5-3

Drum unit ............................. ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....................................... ...... .....................5-8

Change Drum message .....................................................................................................5-8

Replacing the drum unit ..........................................................................................................5-9

Cleaning ..................................................................................................................................... 5-12

Replacing periodic maintenance parts ....................................................................................... 5-13

Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................... 6-1

Identifying your problem ............................................................................................................... 6-1

Error messages in the status monitor ...........................................................................................6-2

....................................... .......................... ......................... .......................... ..................................6-3

Error message printouts ............................................................................................................... 6-3

Paper handling .............................................................................................................................6-5

Paper jams and how to clear them ...............................................................................................6-6

Other problems ...........................................................................................................................6-11

For Macintosh

Improving the print quality ....................................................................................................6-11

Solving print problems ................................................................................................................ 6-17

Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................A-1

Printer specifications ....................................................................................................................A-1

Important information for choosing your paper .............................................................................A-6

Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries) .......................................................................................B-1

Brother Numbers ..........................................................................................................................B-1

Important information: Regulations ...............................................................................................B-2

Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only) .....................................................................B-2

International ENERGY STAR

IEC 60825 specification (220 to 240 volt model only) ............................................................B-3

IMPORTANT - For Your Safety ..................... ....... ...... ....................................... ...... ....... ...... ....... .B-4

with USB ..................................................................................................... 6-11

Compliance Statement ..........................................................B-2

Geräuschemission / Acoustic noise emission (for Germany only) .....................................B-4

Wiring information (for UK) .................................................................................................B-5

Appendix (For USA and Canada) ..........................................................................................................C-1

Brother Numbers ..........................................................................................................................C-1

Register your product .............................................................................................................C-1

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) .......................................................................................C-1

Customer Service ...................................................................................................................C-1

Service center locator (USA only) ..........................................................................................C-2

Service center locations (Canada only) ..................................................................................C-2

Brother fax back system (USA only) .......................................................................................C-2

Important information: Regulations ...............................................................................................C-3

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA) .............C-3

Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada) .........................................................C-4

International ENERGY STAR

Laser Notices ................................................................................................................................C-5

Laser Safety (100 to 120 volt model only) ..............................................................................C-5

FDA Regulations (100 to 120 volt model only) .......................................................................C-5

IMPORTANT - For Your Safety ..................... ....... ...... ....................................... ...... ....... ...... ....... .C-6

Disconnect device ..............................................................................................................C-6

Caution for LAN connection ...............................................................................................C-6

INDEX .................... ........................................................... .........................................................................I-1

Compliance Statement ..........................................................C-4

About this printer

What is in the box?

When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts.

Printer

Drum unit and toner cartridge assembly

Quick Setup Guide

CD-ROM

AC power cord

Components may differ from one country to another.

The power cord may be slightly different than the one in the figure above, dependi ng on which country the printer was bought in.

Interface cable

■ An interface cable is not a standard accessory.

■ Some computers have a USB and a parallel po rt. Pl ease buy the appr opriat e cable f or the int erf ace

you are going to use.

■ Most parallel cables support bi-directi onal communication, but some might have an incompat ible pin

assignment or may not be IEEE 1284-compliant.

■ It is recommended to use a Parallel interface cable or USB interface cabl e that is no longer than 6

feet (2 meters).

■ When you use a USB cable, make sure that you connect it to the USB connector of your PC.

■ Please make sure that you use a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified cable if your comput er uses a Hi-Speed

USB 2.0 interface.

■ Do not connect the USB cable to a non-powered hub or a Mac

keyboard.

1 - 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER

Front view

Front View*

Figure 1-1

Face-down Output Tray Support Flap (Support Flap)

Control Panel

Front Cover Release Button

(HL-5130 and HL-5140) Manual Feed Tray (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray)

Paper Tray

Power Switch

Front Cover

Face-down Output Tray

* The printer illustration is based on HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 2

Back view

Back view*

Figure 1-2

Face-up Output Tray

Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

AC Power Connector

Parallel Interface Connector

USB Interface Connector

Side Cover

(HL-5170DN) 10/100BASE-TX Port

(HL-5170DN) LED (Light-emitting Diode)

* The printer illustration is based on HL-5170DN.

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Positioning the printer

Please read the following before you use the printer.

Power supply

Use the printer within the recommended power range. Power source: USA and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 50/60 Hz

Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz

The power cord, including extensions, should be no longer than 5 meters (16½ feet).

Do not share the same power circuit with other high-power appli ances, such as an air conditioner, copier, shredder and so on. If you cannot avoid using the printer with these applia nces, we recommend that you use a voltage transformer or a high-frequency noise filter.

Use a voltage regulator if the power source is not stable.

Environment

■ Make sure that the power outlet is near the machine and is easy to get to so that, if there is an

emergency, it can be easily unplugged.

■ Only use the printer within the following ranges of temperature and humidity:

Temperature: 10 °C to 32.5 °C (50 °F to 90.5 °F) Humidity: 20% to 80% (without condensation)

■ The printer should be used in a well-ventilated room.

■ Put the printer on a flat, horizontal surface.

■ Keep the printer clean. Do not put the printer in a dusty place.

■ Do not put the printer where th e ventilation hole of the pr inter is blocked. Keep a gap of app roximately

100 mm (4 in.) between the ventilation hole and the wall.

■ Do not put the printer in direct sunlight. If you have to put it near a window, use a blind or a heavy

curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight.

■ Do not put the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnet ic fields.

■ Do not subject the printer to strong physic al shocks or vibrations.

■ Do not expose the printer to open flames or salty or corrosive gasses.

■ Do not put objects on top of the printer.

■ Do not put the printer near an air conditioner.

■ Keep the printer horizontal when you carry it.

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What kind of paper can I use?

Type and size of paper

The printer loads paper from the install ed pap er tray, manual feed tray or optional lower tray unit. The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this Guide are as follows:

Paper tray Tray 1 Manual feed tray Manual (HL-5130 and HL-5140) Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) MP Tray (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) Optional lower tray unit Tray 2 (Not available for HL-5130)

While looking at this page on the CD- ROM, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking L in the table.

Media type Tray 1 Manual

feed tray

Plain paper

60 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb)

LLLLPlain paper

MP tray Tray 2 Select the Media type from the

printer driver

Recycled paper LLLL Bond pape r LL Bond paper Thick paper

105 g/m2 to 161 g/m2 (28 to 43 lb)

Transparency L

Up to 10 sheets

A4 or Letter

Labels L

Envelopes LL

LL Thick paper or Thicker paper

A4 or Letter

Up to 10 sheets

A4 or Letter

Transparencies

Thicker paper

Envelopes

Up to 3 envelopes

Envelopes - Thin Envelopes - Thick

Card stock LL Thick paper or Thicker paper

Tray 1 Manual feed tray MP tray Tray 2

Paper size A4, Letter, Legal, B5

(ISO), Executive, A5, A6, B6

Number of sheets 250 sheets

(80 g/m

or 21 lb)

Width: 69.9 to 215.9 mm (2.75 to 8.5 in.)

Length: 116 to

406.4 mm (4.57 to 16 in.)

Width: 69.9 to 215.9 mm (2.75 to 8.5 in.)

Length: 116 to

406.4 mm (4.57 to 16 in.)

Single sheet 50 sheets

(80 g/m2 or 21 lb)

A4, Letter, Legal, B5 (ISO), Executive, A5

250 sheets (80 g/m2 or 21 lb)

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Recommended paper

Europe USA

Plain paper Xerox Premier 80 g/m

Xerox Business 80 g/m Modo DATACOPY 80 g/m IGEPA X-Press 80 g/m

Recycled paper Xerox Recycled Supreme 80 g/m

Transparency 3M CG3300 3M CG 3300 Labels Avery laser label L7163 Avery laser label #5160

■ Before you buy a lot of paper, please test some to make sure that the paper is suitable.

■ Use paper that is made for plain-paper copying.

■ Use paper that is 75 to 90 g/m

(20 to 24 lb).

■ Use neutral paper. Do not use acidic or alkaline paper.

■ Use long-grain paper.

■ Use paper with a moisture content of approximately 5%.

■ This printer can use recycled paper that meets the DIN 19309 specification.

Caution

Xerox 4200DP 20 lb Hammermill Laser Paper 24 lb

Do not use ink jet paper, or it may cause a paper jam and damage your printer.

To help you choose which paper to use with this printer, see Important information for choosing your paper on page A-6.

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 6

Printable area

When using PCL emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown bel ow. Portrait

Figure 1-3

A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6

1 2 3 4

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.35 mm (0.25 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.35 mm (0.25 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.35 mm (0.25 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.35 mm (0.25 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.35 mm (0.25 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.35 mm (0.25 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

Landscape

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

Figure 1-4

A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6

4.2 mm

(0.17 in.)

5.0 mm

(0.19 in.)

4.2 mm

(0.17 in.)

5.0 mm

(0.19 in.)

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4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.08 mm (0.2 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.08 mm (0.2 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.08 mm (0.2 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.08 mm (0.2 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.0 mm (0.19 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.0 mm (0.19 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.08 mm (0.2 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.08 mm (0.2 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.0 mm (0.19 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.0 mm (0.19 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.0 mm (0.19 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.0 mm (0.19 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.0 mm (0.19 in.)

4.2 mm (0.17 in.)

5.0 mm (0.19 in.)

Printing methods

Printing on plain paper

You can print on plain paper from the paper tr ay or manual feed tray. For t he paper you want to use, see What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5.

Printing on plain paper from the paper tray

Illustrations in this section are based on HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Tray1

PCL driver

PS driver (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

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Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer.

Figure 1-5

While pressing the blue paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guides to fit the paper size.

Check that the guides are firmly in the slots.

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Figure 1-6

Put paper in the tray. Check that the paper is flat in the tray at all four corners.

Figure 1-7

Do not put more than 250 sheets of paper (80 g/m2 or 21 lb) in the tray, or paper jams may occur.

Check that paper is below the maximum paper mark (▼).

Figure 1-8

When you use pre-printed paper, put the si de that is goin g to be printed on ( blank side) f ace down,

with the top of the paper at the front of the tray.

Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Check that it is inserted fully into the printer.

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Pull up the output tray support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray.

Figure 1-9

If you choose not to pull out the output tray support flap, we recommend that you remove printed

pages immediately after they come out of the printer.

Send the print data to the printer.

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Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed

tray.

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Manual

PCL driver

Send the print data to the printer.

A NO PAPER message is shown in the Status Monitor and indicated by the control panel LEDs until

you put a sheet of paper in the manual feed tray.

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 1-10

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 12

Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the paper size.

Figure 1-11

Using both hands put paper in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the paper touches the

paper feed roller. Hold the paper in this pos ition until the printer a utomatically f eeds the paper i n for

a short distance, and then let go of the paper.

Figure 1-12

■ Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper posit ion on the manual feed tray. If it is

not, the paper may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed prin tout or a paper jam.

■ Do not put more than one piece of paper in the manual feed tray at the same time, or it may

cause a jam.

■ If you put any Media (paper , transpar ency and so on) in the manual feed tray befo re the pri nter

is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being print ed on.

After the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper as in Step 4 above.

Repeat for each page that you want to print.

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Printing on plain paper from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the multi- purpose tr ay.

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: MP Tray

PCL driver

PS driver

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Open the MP tray and lower it gently.

Pull out the MP tray support flap.

MP tray support flap

Figure 1-13

Figure 1-14

When putting paper in the MP tray, make sur e it touches the back of the tray and remains under the

maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray.

Figure 1-15

Make sure that the paper is straight and in t he prop er posit ion on the MP tray. I f it is not , t he paper

may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.

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While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size.

Figure 1-16

When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the following:

■ The side to be printed on must be face up.

■ During printing, the inside tray ri ses to feed paper into the printer.

■ Put the leading edge (top of the paper) in first and push it gently into the tray.

■ The top of the paper stack must be under the maximum paper height guides that are on both

sides of the tray.

Send the print data to the printer.

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Printing on thick er pa pe r an d card stock

When the face-up output tray i s pulled down, the print er has a st raight paper path from th e manual feed tray or the MP tray through to the back of the printer. Use this paper fee d and output method when you want to print on thicker paper or card stock.

When you select the paper you want to use, see What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5.

Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper Paper Source: Manual

PCL driver

Open the face-up output tray.

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Figure 1-17

Send the print data to the printer.

A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual

feed tray.

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 1-18

Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the paper size.

Figure 1-19

Using both hands put the paper in the manu al feed tray until the front edge of the paper t ouches the

paper feed roller. Hold the paper in this pos ition until the printer a utomatically f eeds the paper i n for

a short distance, and then let go of the paper.

Figure 1-20

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■ Make sure that the paper is strai ght and in the proper pos ition in the manual feed t ray. If it is not,

the paper may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.

■ Do not put more than one piece of paper in the manual feed tray at the same time, or it may

cause a jam.

■ If you put any Media (paper , transpar ency and so on) in the manual feed tray befo re the pri nter

is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being print ed on.

After the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper as in Step 5 above.

Repeat for each page that you want to print.

Close the face-up output tray.

Caution

Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stac king the sheets may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl.

Figure 1-21

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Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper Paper Source: MP Tray

PCL driver

PS driver

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Open the face-up output tray, and then pull out the face-up output tray support if necessary.

Figure 1-22

Open the MP tray and lower it gently.

Pull out the MP tray support flap.

MP tray support flap

Figure 1-23

Figure 1-24

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When putting paper in the MP tray, make sur e it touches the back of the tray and remains under the

maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray.

Figure 1-25

Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position in the MP tray. If it is not, the paper

may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.

While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size.

Figure 1-26

When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the following;

■ During printing, the inside tray ri ses to feed paper into the printer.

■ The side to be printed on must be face up.

■ Put the leading edge (top of the paper) in first and push it gently into the tray.

■ The top of the paper stack must be under the maximum paper height guides that are on both

sides of the tray.

Send the print data to the printer.

Close the face-up output tray.

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Caution

Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stac king the sheets may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl.

Figure 1-27

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Printing on en velopes

Types of envelopes to avoid

Do not use envelopes:

■ that are damaged, curled, wrinkled, or an usual shape

■ that are extremely shiny or textured

■ with clasps, snaps or tie strings

■ with self-adhesive closures

■ that are of a baggy construction

■ that are not sharply creased

■ that are embossed (have raised writing on them)

■ that were previously printed by a laser pri nter

■ that are pre-printed on the inside

■ that cannot be arranged when put in a pile

■ that are made of paper that weighs more than the paper weight specifications for the printer

■ that have been badly made, with edges that are not straight or consi stently square or

■ 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. THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT.

■ Before you print envelopes, you must ‘fan’ the stack to avoid paper jams and misfeeds.

■ Do not put different types of paper i n the paper tray at the same time because it may cause paper

jams or misfeeds.

■ Do not print envelopes using duplex printi ng.

■ For proper printing, you must choose the same paper size from your software applic ation as the

paper in the tray.

■ See What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5.

Most envelopes will be suitable for your printer. However, some envelopes will have feed and print-quality proble ms because of the way they have been made. A suitable envelope should have edges with straight, well-creased fold s and the leadi ng edge should not be thicker than two pieces of paper. The envelope should lie flat and not be of baggy or flimsy const ruction. You should buy quality envel opes from a supplier who understands th at you wil l be using t he envelopes in a laser printer. Before you print a lot of envelopes, test one to make sure that the print results are what you want.

Brother will not recommend a particular envelope becaus e envelope manufacturers may change

the envelope specificati ons. You are responsible for the quality and performance of the envelopes

you use.

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Printing on envelopes from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

The printer has a straight pape r path from the manual feed tray to the back of the pri nter. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print envelopes.

The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed

tray.

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Envelopes Paper Source: Manual

PCL driver

Open the face-up output tray.

Figure 1-29

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Send the print data to the printer.

A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual

feed tray.

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 1-30

Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the envelope size.

Figure 1-31

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Envelopes that have been creased after they have been pri nted:

At the back of the printer, open the fac e-up out put tr ay and push down the blue t abs at the left and

right hand sides (as shown in the figure below). When you have finished printing your envelopes,

close the face-up output tray to reset the two blu e tabs back to their original position.

Figure 1-32

Using both hands put the envelope in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the envel ope

touches the paper feed roll er. Hold the envel ope in this po sition unti l the printer aut omatically f eeds

it in for a short distance, and then let go of the envelope.

Figure 1-33

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■ Make sure the envelope is straight as you insert it sideways in the manual feed tray. If it is not,

the envelope may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.

■ Do not put more than one envelope in the manual feed tray at the same time, or it may cause a

jam.

■ Put the envelope in the manual feed tray with the side to be printed face up.

■ If you put any Media (paper , transpar ency and so on) in the manual feed tray befo re the pri nter

is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being print ed on.

After the printed envelope comes out of the printer, the printer will wait until you put in the next

envelope. Repeat Step 5 for each envelope you want to print.

After you finish the print job, close the face-up output tray.

■ Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure.

■ All sides should be properly folded without wrinkles or creases.

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Printing on envelopes from the MP tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

The printer has a straight paper path from the MP tray to the back of the printer. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print envelopes.

The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the MP tray.

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Envelopes Paper Source: MP Tray

PCL driver

PS driver

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Open the face-up output tray, and then pull out the face-up output tray support if necessary.

Figure 1-34

Open the MP tray and lower it gently.

Pull out the MP tray support flap.

MP tray support flap

Figure 1-35

Figure 1-36

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Envelopes that have been creased after they have been pri nted:

At the back of the printer, open the fac e-up out put tr ay and push down the blue t abs at the left and

right hand sides (as shown in the figure below). When you have finished printing your envelopes,

close the face-up output tray to reset the two blu e tabs back to their original position.

Figure 1-37

Put envelopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of the tray and remain under the maximum

paper height guides on both sides of the tray. Do not put more than 3 envelopes in the MP tray at

any one time, or it may cause a jam.

Figure 1-38

Make sure that the envelopes are neatly stacked and in the proper posit ion in the MP tray. If they

are not, the envelopes may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.

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Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.

Figure 1-39

DL size double-flap envelopes

■ If the DL size double flap envelope is creased after prin ting, go to the Basic tab, select Paper

Size and then select DL Long Edge. Put a new DL size double-f lap envelope in the MP tray with

the longest edge of the envelope in first, then print again.

When you put envelopes in the MP tray, please remember the following;

■ During printing, the inside tray ri ses to feed envelopes into the printer.

■ The side to be printed on must be face up.

■ Put the right side edge of the envelope in first and push it gently into the tray.

■ The top of the envelope stack mus t be under the maximum paper he ight guides that ar e on both

sides of the tray.

Send the print data to the printer.

After you finish the print job, close the face-up output tray.

■ If envelopes get smudged during printing, in the print er driver select MP Tray as the Paper

Source for a straight paper path. Then, set the Media Type to Thick Paper or Thicker Paper

to increase the fixing t emperature. To adjust the pri nt density setting, s ee Density adjustment on page 2-8.

■ Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure.

■ All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or creases.

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Printing on transparencies

You can print on transparencies from the paper tray, manual feed tray or MP tray.

Printing on transparencies from the paper tray

■ Do not put more than 10 transparencies in the paper tray.

■ Illustrations in this secti on are based on HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Transparencies Paper Source: Tray1

PCL driver

PS driver (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

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Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer.

Figure 1-40

While pressing the blue paper-guide release levers, slide the paper guides to fit the transparency

size. Check that the guides are firmly in the slots.

Figure 1-41

Put transparencies in the tray. Chec k that the transparencies are flat and bel ow the maximum paper

mark (▼). Do not put more than 10 transparenci es in the tray at any one ti me, or it may cause a jam.

Figure 1-42

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Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer.

Pull out the support flap to prevent transparenci es from sliding off the face-down ouput tray.

Figure 1-43

Send the print data to the printer.

Caution

Remove each transparency immediately.

Figure 1-44

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Printing on transparencies from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

When the face-up output tray is open, the printer has a straigh t paper path from the manual feed t ray to the face-up output tray.

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Transparencies Paper Source: Manual

PCL driver

Open the face-up output tray.

Figure 1-45

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 36

Send the print data to the printer

A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs unti l you put a transparency in the manual

feed tray.

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 1-46

Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to the transparency size.

Figure 1-47

Using both hands put the transparency in the man ual feed tray until its front edge t ouches the paper

feed roller. Hold the tr ansparency in th is position until the prin ter automaticall y feeds it in f or a short

distance, and then let go of the transparen cy.

Figure 1-48

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■ Make sure that the transparency is straight and in the proper position on the manual feed tray.

If it is not, the transparency may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.

■ Do not put more than one transparency in the manual feed tr ay at the same time, or it may cause

a jam.

■ If you put any Media (paper , transpar ency and so on) in the manual feed tray befo re the pri nter

is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being print ed on.

After the printed transparency comes out of the printer, put in the next transparency as described

in Step 5 on page 1-37. Repeat for each transparency that you want to print.

After you finish the print job, close the face-up output tray.

Caution

Remove each transparency immediately after printing. Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or the transparency to curl.

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Printing on transparencies from the MP tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

When the face-up output tray is open, the pr inter has a st raight paper pat h from the MP tray to the back of the printer.

Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer drive r. Media Type: Transparencies Paper Source: MP Tray

PCL driver

PS driver

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Open the face-up output tray.

Figure 1-49

Send the print data to the printer.

A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a trans parency in the MP tray.

Toner

Drum

Paper

Open the MP tray and lower it gently.

Status

Figure 1-50

Figure 1-51

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Pull out the MP tray support flap.

Figure 1-52

When putting transparencies in the MP tray , make sure they tou ch t he back of t he t ray and r emain

under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray. Do not put more than 10

transparencies in the MP tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam.

Figure 1-53

Make sure that the transparen cie s are st rai ght and in th e proper positi on in the MP tr ay. If t hey a re

not, the transparencies may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.

While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the transparency size.

Figure 1-54

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When you put transparencies in the MP tray, please remember the following:

■ The side to be printed on must be face up.

■ Put the leading edge (top of the transparencies) in f ir st and push it gently into the tray.

■ The top of the transparency stack must be under the maxi mum paper height guides t hat are on

both sides of the tray.

After you finish printing, close the face-up output tray.

Caution

Remove each transparency immediately after print ing. Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or the transparency to curl.

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Duplex Printing

The supplied PCL printer drivers for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, Mac

8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.1 or later all enable duplex print ing. For more infor mation about how

to choose the settings, see the Help text in the printer driver.

Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper

■ If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle.

■ If paper is curled, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray.

■ You should use regular paper. Do not use bond paper.

■ If the paper is not feeding properly, it may be curled. Remov e the paper and straighten it.

Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing)

The PS driver does not support manual duplex printing.

Manual duplex printing from the paper tray

Choose the Manual Duplex printing mode you need from the Advanced tab.

The printer will automatically print all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first.

Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the out put tray and put them back in the paper tr ay,

placing the paper with the side to be printed on (blank side) face down. Foll ow the instructions on

the computer screen.

Figure 1-55

The printer will now automatically print all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of the paper.

When you put paper in the paper tray, first empty the tray then put the printed page in it, with the

printed side face up. (Do not add the printed pages to the top of the stack of unprinted paper.)

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Manual duplex printing from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

Caution

■ Before you put the sheets back in the manual feed tray, you will have to st raighten them, or you

may get paper jams.

■ You should not use very thin or very thick paper.

■ When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or poor

print quality. If there is a paper jam, see Paper jams and how to clear t hem on page 6-6.

Choose the Manual Duplex printing mode from the Advanced tab, and from the Basic tab select

the Paper Source to be Manual feed.

Using both hands put the paper in the manual feed tray with the side to be printed on first fa cing up.

Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Repeat this step until you have printed all the

even-numbered pages.

Figure 1-56

Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray and put them in the same order

back into the manual feed tr ay. Place the paper with the side that is goi ng to be printed on (t he blank

side) face up. Follow the instructi ons on the computer screen.

Figure 1-57

Repeat Step 3 until you have printed all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of the paper.

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Manual duplex printing from the multi-purpose tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Caution

■ Before putting the sheets back in the MP tray, you will have to straighten them, or you may get

paper jams.

■ You should not use very thin or very thick paper.

■ When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or poor

print quality. If there is a paper jam, see Paper jams and how to clear t hem on page 6-6.

Choose the Manual Duplex printing mode from the Advanced tab, and from the Basic tab select

the Paper Source to be MP Tray feed.

Using both hands put the paper in the MP tray with the side to be printed on first facing up. Follow

the instructions on the computer screen. Repeat thi s step until you have printed all the

even-numbered pages.

Figure 1-58

Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray and put them in the same order

back into the MP tray. Place the paper with the side that is going to be printed on (the blank side)

face up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

Figure 1-59

Repeat Step 3 until you have printed all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of the paper.

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Paper orientation for manual duplex printing

The printer prints the second page first. If you print 10 pages on 5 sheets of paper, it will print page 2 then page 1 on the first sheet of paper. It will print page 4 then page 3 on the second sheet of paper. It will print page 6 then page 5 on the third sheet of paper, and so on.

When doing manual duplex printing, the paper must be put in the paper tray in the following way:

■ For the manual feed tray or the multi-purpose (MP) tray:

Put the side to be printed on first, face-up, with the leading edge (top) of the paper in first. To print the second side, put the paper face down, with the leading edge (top) of the paper in first.

If letterhead paper is used, this would be put in with the heading face down, and in first. To print the second side, put the heading face up and in first.

■ For the upper paper tray and the optional lower tray (tray1 or tray2):

Put the side to be printed on first, face down, with the leading edge (top) of the paper at the front of the tray. To print the second side, put the paper face up, with the leadi ng edge (top) of the paper at the front of the tray.

If letterhead paper is used, this would be put in the paper tray wi th the heading face up, and at the front of the tray.

To print the second page, put the heading face down and at the front of the tray.

For Thicker paper that has curled once the first side has been printe d on, and you cannot fe ed the

paper for the second time from manual feed tray or MP tray to allow the other side of the paper to

be printed on:

At the back of the printer, open the face- up output tr ay and push d own the blu e tabs on the l eft and

right hand sides (as shown in th e figure below). When you have fi nished pri nting, close t he face-up

output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position.

Figure 1-60

ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 46

Printing on both sides of the paper (automatic duple x printing)

This section is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.

Guidelines for automatic duplex printing

■ Use A4, Letter or Legal size plain paper.

■ If paper is curled, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray.

■ You should use regular paper. Do not use bond paper or thin paper if possible.

■ When you use the duplex printing function, the printing qual ity becomes worse or paper jam may

occur under some circumstances. If t he paper jam occurs, see Paper jams and how to clear t hem on page 6-6.

Load paper into the paper tray or MP tray.

Make sure the lever on the Duplex tray is set for the proper paper size.

Letter or Legal size

A4 size

Figure 1-61

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Open the Properties dialog box in the printer drive r. In the Advanced tab select Duplex Printing

mode, check Duplex, and make sure that Use Duplex tr ay has been selected. Select Duplex Type

and set Binding Offset if you need, and then click the OK but ton. The printer will print on both sides

of the paper automatically.

PCL driver

PS driver

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Driver and software

Printer driver

A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a particular printer needs. Typi cally, this format is a printer command language or page descr iption language.

The printer drivers for the following operating syst ems are on the CD-ROM that we have supplied. You can also download the latest printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com

You can see the operations and detailed information in the Install Software section of the supplied CD-ROM.

For Windows® 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 Macintosh

■ BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver. (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

PCL Driver PS Driver

Windows Windows NT

Windows® 98/Me Windows Windows Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2 Mac OS

4.0

2000

X 10.1 to 10.2

(For HL-5150D and HL-5170 D N)

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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

■ Toner Save Mode

■ Duplex Printing (Manual Duplex printing

*1*2*3

*1*2

*1*2*3

*1*2

*2*4

*1*2

*1*2*3*4

*1*2

■ Water mark

■ Job Spooling

■ Quick Print Setup

■ Sleep Time

■ Status Monitor

■ Macro

■ Administrator

■ Insert Command/File

■ Page Protection

■ Print Date & Time

■ Density adjustment

■ HRC

■ True Type Mode

■ Auto Detect

These settings are not available with the BR-script dr iver.(HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

These settings are not available with Brother Laser for Macintosh®.

These settings are not available with Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP.

These settings are not available for HL-5130.

This setting is not available for HL-5130 and HL-5140.

*1*2

/ Duplex Printing with Duplex tray*5)

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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 also change settings by cli cking the illustration on the le ft side of the Basic tab in the Properties dialog box.

For more information, please see the Help text in the printer driver.

The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC wi ll vary depend ing on

your Operating System.

Basic tab

If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Basic t ab by clicking

Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer Proper ties screen.

Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation and so on.

Select the Paper Source and so on.

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Advanced tab

If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Advanced tab by

clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer Properties scr een.

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Change the tab settings by clicking the following icons:

Print Quality

Duplex Printing

Watermark

Page Setting

Device Options

Print Quality

Select the resolution, toner save and print settings or gray printing setting.

Resolution

You can change the resolution as follows:

■ HQ 1200

■ 600 dpi

■ 300 dpi

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Toner Save Mode

You can save running costs by turning on the toner save mode, which reduces the print density.

Print Setting

You can manually change the brightness, contrast and other settings.

■ Auto (For Windows

95/98/Me users only)

You can automatically print with the most suitable pri nt setting by selecting the Auto button.

■ Manual (For Windows

95/98/Me users only)

You can change the settings manually by selecting the manual button and ticking the sett ing button.

■ Use Printer Halftone (For Windows NT

4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only)

You can print, using the printer setting by sele cting the Use printer Halftone button.

■ Use System Halftone (For Windows NT

4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only)

You can manually change the brightness, contrast and other set tings by selecting the Use system Halftone button and ticking the setting button.

■ Improve gray printing (For Windows NT

4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only)

You can improve the image quality of shaded areas by ticking the Improve gray printing check box. If you print with this setting, the print speed may be slower depending on the print data.

Duplex Printing

■ Manual Duplex

If you select the Manual Duplex button, the dial og box for t he manual duplex settings appears. Six types of manual duplex binding directi ons are available for each orientation.

■ Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

If you select the Duplex Tray button, the dialog box for the duplex settings appears. Six types of duplex binding directions are available for each orientation, automatic ally.

■ Binding Offset

If you check the Binding Offset option, you can also specify the offs et value of the binding side in inches or millimeters.

■ Booklet Printing (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

When you want to print a bookl et, use this f unction. To make the Booklet, f old the printed pages down the middle. When using the booklet printing function, please note that the paper size, orientation, source and other setti ngs must remain unchanged for the whole document.

Watermark You can place a watermarked logo or text into your documents.

When you use a bitmap file as a watermark, you can change the size of the watermark and place it anywhere you like on the page. When you use text as a watermark, you can change the font, darkness and angle settings.

Page Setting You can change the print image scaling and select Mirror / Reverse print options.

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Device Options

You can set the following Printer Function modes in this tab: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by clicking the function name in the list below.)

■ Job Spooling

■ Quick Print Setup

■ Sleep Time

■ Status Monitor

■ Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

■ Administrator (For Windows

■ Insert Command/File (For HL-5140, 5150D and 5170DN: For Windows

95/98/Me users only)

■ Page 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 in the Print Quality option of the Advanced tab.

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Job Spooling

The printer saves data that you want to reprint. You can reprint a document without sending the dat a again from your PC. To reprint press and hold down the Go button until all four LEDs are lit and then release the Go button.

If you want to prevent ot her people from printing your da ta using t he Reprint func tion, clear the Use

Reprint check box in the job spooling settings.

Quick Print Setup

You can turn the Quick Print Setup function ON or OFF. A small selection window appears on your computer. This will then let you make changes to the settings of the fol lowing functions:

■ Multiple Page

■ Duplex Printing

■ Toner Save Mode

■ Paper Source

■ Media Type

Sleep Time

When the printer does not receive dat a for a certain period of t ime (timeout), it enters sl eep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the pri nter was turned off. The default timeout is 5 mi nutes. When Intelligent Sleep Mode is selected, it is automatically adjusted to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the frequency of your printer use. While the print er is in sleep mode, all t he LEDs are off, but the print er can still receive data f rom the computer. Receiving a pr int file or document automatic ally wakes up the print er to start printing. Pressing one of the button s wil l al so wake up the pri nter.

Sleep mode can be turned off. To turn sleep mode off, go to the Advanced tab, se lect Device Options and then select Sleep Time. Double click t he word Sleep Time in the Sle ep Time screen, this will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to stop the printer going into sleep mode. The Sleep Time Off function can be hidden by double cl icki ng the wor d Sleep Ti me in the Sleep Time screen again. We recommend that you keep Sleep mode on for power saving.

Status Monitor

This reports the printer status (any errors that may happen with the printer) when printing. The default setting for the Status Monitor i s off. If you woul d like to turn t he status monitor on, go the Advanced tab, select Device options and then select Status monitor.

Macro (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

You can save a page of a document as a macro to the printer memory. Moreover, you can execute the saved macro - in other words, you can use the saved macro as an overlay on any document. This will save time and increase printing speed for often used information such as forms, company logos, letter head formats or invoices.

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Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me users only)

Administrators have the authority to limit the Number of copies, Scaling setting and Watermark setting functions.

■ Password

Enter the password into this box.

■ Set Password

Click here to change the password.

■ COPY LOCK

Lock the copy pages selection to prevent multiple copy pri nting.

■ WATERMARK LOCK

Lock the current settings of the Watermark option to prevent changes being made.

■ SCALING LOCK

Lock the scaling setting as shown below.

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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 j ob. Using this function allows you to do the following.

■ Insert a print file or tiff format file into a print job.

■ Insert a text string into a print job.

■ Insert a macro, which is saved in printer memory, into a print job.

Page Protection

‘Page Protection’ refers to a se tting that reser ves additional memor y for the creation of full page ima ges. Selections are AUTO, OFF, Printer Default, LTR (Let ter-size paper), A4 or LGL (legal-size-paper). The page protection feature allows the printer to create the full page image to be printed in memory before physically moving the paper through the print e r. When the image is very complicated and the printer has to wait to process the image before printing, use this function.

Print Date & Time

Date: Specifies the format of the date. Time: Specifies the format of the time.

Density adjustment

Increase or decrease the print density.

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HRC

This option allows you to change the HRC setting on your Brother HL-5100 seri es printer. HRC is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi.

■ Printer Default: The setting will match that of the pri n ter.

■ Light

■ Medium

■ Dark.

■ Off: Turn HRC off

TrueType Mode (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

TrueType fonts may be sent to your printer in one of the followin g ways:

■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

■ Download as Bit Image

■ Print as Graphics

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Accessories tab

When you install the optional lower tr ay unit, you can add it and select its settings in the Accessories tab as follows.

You can manually add and remove the options that are installed on the printer. Tray settings will

match the installed options.

Paper Source Setting

This feature recognizes the paper size in each paper tray.

Auto detection of printer options (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed devices and shows the available settings in

the printer driver. When you click the Auto Detect button, options that are installed on the printer

will be listed. You can manually add or remove options.

Auto Detect function may not be available under certain printer conditions.

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Support tab

If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Support tab by

clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen.

■ You can download the latest driver or by accessing the Brother Soluti ons Center at

http://solutions.brother.com

■ You can see the printer driver version .

■ You can check the current driver settings.

■ You can print the printer settings page and the inter nal fonts list. (The internal fonts list is not available

for HL-5130.)

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Features in the PS printer driver

This section 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 from Windows® XP.

The screens on your PC will vary depending on your Operating System.

Ports tab

Select the port where your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are using.

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12

Device Settings tab

Select the options you installed.

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Layout tab

If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Layout tab by

clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen.

You can change the Layout setting by selecting the setting in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet.

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14

Paper / Quality tab

Select the Paper Source.

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Advanced options

If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Advanced Options

tab by clicking Advanced... button in the Layout tab or the Paper / Quali ty tab.

Select the Paper Size and Copy Count.

Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting.

You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list:

■ Media Type

■ Toner Save

■ Sleep Time

■ BR-Script Level

Toner Save You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save setting, which reduces the print density.

Sleep Time

When the printer does not receive dat a for a certain period of t ime (timeout), it enters sl eep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the pri nter was turned off. The default timeout is 5 mi nutes. When Intelligent Sleep Mode is selected, it is automatically adjusted to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the frequency of your printer use. While the printer is in sleep mode, the LED is off, but the printer can still receive data from the computer. Recei ving a print fil e or document automat ically wakes up the p rinter to start printing. Pressing the GO button will also wake up the printer.

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16

For Macintosh®

This printer supports Mac OS® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.1 to 10.2. You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at

http://solutions.brother.com

The screens in this section are from Mac OS® X 10.1

The screens on your Macintosh

Page setup

You can set the Paper size, Orientation and Scale. Brother Laser driver / PS driver

will vary depending on your Operating System.

Layout

Set the Layout, Pages per Sheet and other settings. Brother Laser driver / PS driver

Pages per sheet: Select how many pages will appear on each side of the paper. Layout direction: When you specify the Pages per sheet, you can also speci fy the dire ction of the

layout.

Border: If you want to add a border, use this function. Print on Both Sides: When you want to print on both sides of the paper, use this function.

2 - 17 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE

Specific settings

Set the Media Type, Resolution, Toner Save, and other settings.

Brother Laser driver

PS driver

You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list:

■ Media Type

■ Resolution

■ Toner Save

■ Sleep Time (For PS driver only)

Resolution

You can change the resolution as follows:

■ 300 dpi

■ 600 dpi

■ HQ 1200 dpi

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 18

Toner Save You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save setting, which reduces the print density.

Sleep Time

When the printer does not receive dat a for a certain period of t ime (timeout), it enters sl eep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the pri nter was turned off. The default timeout is 5 mi nutes. When Intelligent Sleep Mode is selected, it is automatically adjusted to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the frequency of your printer use. While the printer is in sleep mode, the LED is off, but the printer can still receive data from the computer. Recei ving a print fil e or document automat ically wakes up the p rinter to start printing. Pressing the GO button will also wake up the printer.

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Software

This section is for Windows®.

Software for Networks

This section is for HL-5170DN.

BRAdmin Professional

The BRAdmin Professional software is a util ity for ma naging your Brot her network enabl ed printer s that are running under Windows

95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP.

It allows you to easily configure and check the status of your printer on the network.

Driver Deployment Wizard

This installer includes the Windows® PCL driver and Brother network port driver (LPR and NetBIOS). The administrator should set up the IP address, Gateway and Subnet with BRAdmin Professional befor e using this software.

If the administrator then installs the printer driver and port driver using thi s software, the administrator can save the file to t he f ile server or send the fil e by E-mail to use rs. The n, each u ser ju st clic ks that f ile to have the printer driver, port driver, IP address, and so on, automatically copied to their PC.

Web BRAdmin

The Web BRAdmin software is designed to manage all LAN/WAN Brother net work connected devices. By installing the Web BRAdmin server software on a computer running IIS*, Administra tors wit h a Web browser can connect to the Web BRAdmin server, which then communicates with the device itself. Unlike the BRAdmin Professional software - which is designed for Windows BRAdmin server software can b e accessed from any client computer with a web browser that supports Java 2.

You can download the Web BRAdmin software from our web site at http://solutions.brother.com/webbradmin

systems only - the Web

IIS* = Internet Informati on Server 4.0 or 5.0

Web BRAdmin and Internet Information Server 4.0 is supported on the following operating systems:

■ Windows NT

4.0 Server

Web BRAdmin and Internet Information Server 5.0 is supported on the following operating systems:

■ Windows

2000 Professional

2000 Server

2000 Advanced Server

XP Professional

DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 20

Automatic Emulation Se lection

This section is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.

This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection feature. When the printer receives data from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. This feature has been set at the f actory to ON.

The printer can choose from the following combinations:

Setting 1 (default

HP LaserJet HP LaserJet BR-Script 3 BR-Script 3 EPSON FX-850 IBM ProPrinter XL

)

Setting 2

2 - 21 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE

Control panel

This section refers to the four Light Emit ting Di odes (L EDs) (Toner, Drum, Paper, Status) and the two control panel buttons (Job Cancel, Go) on the control panel.

Figure 3-1

The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrati ons in this chapter.

LED is off

or or

When the power switch is off or the printer is in Sleep mode, all the LEDs are off.

LED is on

LED is blinking

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 1

LED

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 3-2

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Printer status

Sleep mode

The power switch is off or the printer is in Sleep mode. Pressing the Go button wakes up the printer from Sleep mode to Ready mode.

Warming up

The printer is warming up.

Figure 3-3

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 3-4

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Ready to print

The printer is ready to print.

Receiving data

The printer is either receiving data from the computer, processing data in memory or printing the data.

Figure 3-5

3 - 2 CONTROL PANEL

LED

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 3-6

Toner

Printer status

Data remaining in memory

Print data remains in the printer memory. If the Status LED is on for a long time and nothing has printed, press the Go button to print the remaining data.

Toner low

Indicates that the toner cartridge is nearly empty. Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready for when Toner Empty is indicated.

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 3-7

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 3-8

Toner

The Toner LED alternates turning on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds.

Toner empty

Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3.

Drum unit near end of life

The drum unit is near the end of its life. We recommend that you obtain a new drum unit to replace the current one. See Replacing the drum unit on page 5-9.

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 3-9

The Drum LED alternates turning on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds.

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 3

LED

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 3-10

Toner

Drum

Paper

Printer status

Paper jam

Clear the paper jam. See Paper jams and how to clear them on page 6-6. If the printer does not start printing, press the Go button.

No paper Put paper in the printer. See Printing on plain paper in Chapter 1. Then press the

Go button. Misfeed

Put the paper back in properly, and then press the Go button. The printer will start printing again.

Duplex Size Error (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Press the Go button. Specify the printable paper size. The paper size you can use for Duplex printing is A4, Letter or Legal.

No Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Install the Duplex tray into the printer.

Duplex Lever Error (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Move the Duplex lever to the correct position.

Front Cover Open

Close the front cover of the printer.

Jam Clear Cover Open

Close the jam clear cover of the printer. See page 6-9.

Face up Open (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN: When you use the duplex

printing function) Close the face-up output tray of the printer.

Status

Figure 3-11

3 - 4 CONTROL PANEL

Service call indications

If there is an error that cannot be cleared by th e user, the printer will show t hat a service call is needed by lighting up all the LEDs as shown in Figure 3-12.

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 3-12

If you see the service call indication above, follow the steps below:

Take out the DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) from your printer, if you have a DIMM installed.

Turn off the power switch, wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on and try to pri nt again.

If you cannot clear the error and see the same service call indication after turning the printer back on, call your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative.

When you press the Go and the Job Cancel buttons together, the LEDs will light up with one of the combinations shown in Table 1. See Table 1: LED indicati ons while pressing Go and Job Cancel on page 3-6 to identify the error.

For example, the LED indication below shows a fixing unit failu re.

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 3-13

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 5

Table 1: LED indications while pressing Go and Job Cancel

LEDs Fixing unit

failure*

Laser unit

failure

Main motor

failure

Main PCB

failure

Engine PCB

failure

DIMM failure

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Make a note of the indication and report the error status to your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative by referring to the above table.

Make sure that the front cover is fully closed before you report a service call.

If this error occurs, turn the power switch off, wait a few seconds, and then turn it on again. Leave the printer for 10 minutes with the power on. If the error occurs again, consult your dealer or Brother authorized service representative.

3 - 6 CONTROL PANEL

Control panel buttons

The control panel buttons have the following functions:

Cancel printing

If you press the Job Cancel button while printing, the printer wil l immediatel y stop prin ting and will then eject the paper.

Wake-up If the printer is in Sleep mode, press the Go or Job Cancel button to wake the printer up and go to the

Ready state.

Form feed

If the yellow Status LED is on, press the Go button. The printe r will print any data that is lef t in the printer memory.

Error recovery

If there is an error , the print er will rec over automatical ly from some er rors. If an error is not automaticall y cleared, press the Go button to clear the error, and then continue to use the printer.

Reprint

If you want to reprint a document that has just been printed, you can do this by pressing and holding down the Go button until all four LEDs are lit and then release the Go button.

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 7

Print a test page

You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page.

Using control panel button

Turn off the printer.

Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in.

Hold down the Go button as you turn on the power switch. All the LEDs light up and then go off again. Keep the Go button pressed down until the Toner LED comes on. When the Toner LED comes on, release the Go button.

Press the Go button again. The printer will print a test page.

Using the printer driver

If you are using Brother’s Windows® PCL printer driver, click the Print Test Page button. It is in the General tab of the Windows

printer driver.

3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL

Printer Settings

You can print the current settings using the control panel button or printer driver.

Using the control panel button

Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in.

Turn on the printer and wait until the printer is in the Ready state.

Press the Go button three times. The printer will print the current printer settings.

Using the printer driver

If you are using Brother’s Windows® PCL printer driver, you can print the current printer settings by clicking the Print Settings button in the Support tab.

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9

Print fonts (Not available for HL-5130)

You can print a list of the internal fonts using the control panel button or printer driver.

Using the control panel button

Turn off the printer.

Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in.

Press and hold the Go button again until the Drum LED comes on.

When the Drum LED comes on, release the Go button. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts.

Using the printer driver (Not available for HL-5130)

If you are using Brother’s Wi ndows® PCL printer driver, yo u can print a list of the internal fo nts by clicking the Print Fonts button in the Support tab.

3 - 10 CONTROL PANEL

Network factory default setting (For HL-5170DN)

If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information), pleas e foll ow these steps:

Turn off the printer.

Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in.

Hold down the Go button as yo u turn on the power switch. All t he LEDs will light up. Keep the but ton pressed down until the Toner LED comes on. When the Toner LED comes on, release the Go button.

Hold down the Go button and keep it pressed down until the yellow Status LED comes on. When the Status LED comes on, release the Go button.

When all the LEDs light up again , the pri nt er wil l star t warm ing up. The pri nt s erver has been r eset to its default factory settings.

Disabling the APIPA protocol (For HL-5170DN)

If you wish to automatically disable the APIPA protocol, please follow these steps:

Turn off the printer.

Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in.

Hold down the Go button as yo u turn on the power switch. All t he LEDs will light up. Keep the but ton pressed down until the Toner LED comes on. When the Toner LED comes on, release the Go button.

Hold down the Go button and keep it pressed down until the green Status LED comes on. When the Status LED comes on, release the Go button.

■ For more information on APIPA, see the Network User’s Guide or visit

http://solutions.brother.com

■ You can also disable the APIPA pr otocol using EWS, BRAdmin Professio nal or Web BRAdmin.

CONTROL PANEL 3 - 11

Options

This printer has the foll o wing optional accessories. You can incr ease the capabilities of the pri nter with these items. Click the symbol L in the table to see the information for each item.

Model DIMM Lower tray unit Print server HL-5130 N/A N/A L HL-5140 LLL HL-5150D LLL HL-5170DN LLStandard

DIMM

We recommend that you expand the printer memory to avoid any memory full errors.

For HL-5140 and HL-5150D

This printer has 16 MB of standard memory and a slot for optional addi tional memory. The memory can be expanded up to a total of 144 MB by installing a commercially available DIMM (Dual In-li ne Memory Module).

For HL-5170DN

This printer has 32 MB of standard memory and a slot for optional addi tional memory. The memory can be expanded up to a total of 160 MB by installing a commercially available DIMM (Dual In-li ne Memory Module).

The following DIMM size can be installed:

■ 16 MB

■ 32 MB

■ 64 MB

■ 128 MB

For more information, visit Techworks web site at www.t echworks.com

In general, DIMM must have the following specifications:

Type CAS Latency Clock Frequency Capacity Height Parity DRAM Type

TECHWORKS TECHWORKS TECHWORKS TECHWORKS

100 pin and 32 bit output 2 or 3 66MHz or more 16, 32, 64 MB or 128 MB 35 mm (1.4 inch es) or less NONE SDRAM 4 Bank

12456-0001 12457-0001 12458-0001 12459-0001

4 - 1 OPTIONS

■ Additional memory is useful and may be necessary if you are using the Page Protection functi on.

(For HL-5170DN)

■ You have to expand the printer memory by adding a DIMM to use the FTP/IPP protocol.

Installing additional memory

Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer. Disconnect the interface cable from the printe r.

Figure 4-1

Caution

Make sure you turn the printer OFF before you install or remove the DIMM.

Remove the side cover. Use a coin to loosen the two screws, and then remove the metal plate.

Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3

Unpack the DIMM and hold it by the edges.

Caution

DIMM boards can be damaged by even a small amount of s tatic electricity. Do not touch the me mory chips or the board s urface. Wear an an tistatic wrist strap when you install or remove the board. If you do not have an antistatic wrist strap, frequently touch the bare metal on the printer.

OPTIONS 4 - 2

Hold the DIMM by the side edges. Line up th e notches on the DIMM with the DIMM slot . (Check that the locks on each side of the DIMM slot are open or facing outwards.)

Figure 4-4

Press the DIMM straight into the slot (pres s fi rmly). Make sure the locks on each si de of the DIMM click into place. (To remove a DIMM, you must release the locks.)

Put the metal plate back on and secure the metal plate with the two screws.

Put the side cover back on.

Reconnect the interface cable (printer cable) to your computer. Plug the printer back in, and then turn on the printer power switch.

To check that you have installed the DIMM cor rectly, print the pr inter settings by using t he selection in the driver and check the printout to make sure it shows the addit ional memory. See Printer Settings and Print fonts in Chapter 3.

4 - 3 OPTIONS

Lower tray unit (LT-5000) (Not available for HL-5130)

The lower tray unit is an optional device that can hold extra paper . It can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of paper (80 g/m

If you want to buy an optional lower tray unit, call the dealer you bought the printer from or Brother Customer Service.

To install the lower tray unit, please see the instructions supplied with the lo we r tray unit.

or 21 lb).

Figure 4-5

OPTIONS 4 - 4

Print server (NC-2100p) (For HL-5130, HL-5140 and HL-5150D)

An optional network print serve r (NC-2100p) allows y ou to c onnect to yo ur net work thr ough the paral l el interface.

■ NC-2100p: TCP/IP, NetBEUI and AppleTalk* protocols

■ Superior network and printer management:

■ BRAdmin Professional Windows

■ SNMP MIB I and MIB II over IP or IPX

■ Remote console management via TELNET.

■ Embedded web server support.

■ Flash memory for easy updating of firmware.

* For HL-5150D.

HL-5170DN already has a built-in 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet Print Server.

-based Management utility.

4 - 5 OPTIONS

Routine maintenance

You will need to replace certain parts and clean the printer regularly. You can see the maintenance video in the Maintenance Tutorial section of the CD-ROM we have

provided with the printer.

1 2

4 5 6

You can see how to replace the toner cartridge.

You can see how to replace the drum unit.

You can see how to clean the scanner window.

You can see how to clean the corona wire in the drum unit.

You can see how to clean the surface of the OPC in the drum unit.

You can see how to clean the scanner window and the corona wire in the drum unit.

You can see how to clean the corona wire in the drum unit.

These instructions are also included i n Im proving the print quality on page 6-11.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 1

Toner cartridge

A new toner cartridge contains eno ugh toner to print up to 3,5 00 (standard cartridge) or up t o 6,700 (high yield cartridge) A4 or Letter-size single-sided pages at 5% coverage.

■ The amount of toner used var ies according to what is printed on the page a nd the print density

setting.

■ The more that is printed, the more toner will be used.

■ If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing, the amount of tone r that is

used will change.

■ Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it in the printer.

Toner Low message

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

The Toner LED alternates turning on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds.

Figure 5-1

If the LED shows this message, the toner cartridge has nearly run out of toner. Buy a new toner cartr idge and have it ready before you get a Toner Empty message. To put in the toner cartridge, see Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3.

Toner LED will blink continuously if the toner cartridge is nearly empty.

5 - 2 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

Toner Empty message

If the LED shows the message below, the pri nter has run out of toner or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge.

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 5-2

Replacing the toner cartridge

To ensure high quality printing, make sure you use quality toner ca rtridges. When you want to buy toner cartridges, call the dealer you bought the printer from or Brother Customer Service.

We recommend that you clean the printer when you replace the toner cartridge. See Cleaning on page 5-12.

Press the cover release button and then open the front cover of the printer.

Figure 5-3

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 3

Pull out the drum unit assembly (drum unit with toner cartridge).

Figure 5-4

Caution

■ We recommend that you place the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of

disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner.

■ To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown in

Figure 5-5.

Figure 5-5

Push down the blue lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit.

Figure 5-6

Caution

Handle the toner cartridge careful ly. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, immediately wipe or wash it off with cold water.

■ Be sure to seal up the toner cartridge tightly so that toner powder does not spill out of the

cartridge.

■ Discard the used toner cartridge according to local regulations, keeping it separate fro m

domestic waste. If you have questions, call your local waste disposal office.

5 - 4 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

Unpack the new toner cartridge. Hold the cartridge l evel with both hands and gently rock it from si de to side five or six times to spread the toner evenly insi de the cartridge.

Figure 5-7

Caution

■ Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you put it in the printer. If toner

cartridges are left unpacked for a long time the toner life will be shortened.

■ If an unpacked drum unit is put in direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged.

■ Brother strongly recommends that you do not ref ill the toner c artridge provided with your print er.

We also strongly recommend that you continue t o use only Genuine Brother Brand replacement toner cartridges. Using or attempting to use potentially incompatible toner and/or to ner cartridges in your printer may cause damag e to the pri n ter itself and/or it may result in unsatisfactory print quality. Our warranty coverage does not apply to any problem that was caused by the use of unauthorized third party toner and toner cartridges. To protect your investment and guarantee your print quality please continue to replace consumed toner cartridges with only Genuine Brother Branded Supplies.

■ Printing with a third- party toner or third-part y toner cartridge may reduce not only t he print quality

but also the quality and life of the printer itself. It may also cause serious damage to the performance and life of a drum unit. Warranty coverage does not apply to problems caused by the use of third-party toner or thir d-party toner cartridges.

Pull off the protective cover.

Figure 5-8

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 5

Caution

Put the toner cartridge in the dr um unit immediat ely after you have removed the protecti ve cover. Do not touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 5-9 and Figure 5-10 to preve n t any degradation to the print quality.

Figure 5-9 Figure 5-10

Put the new toner cartridge firmly into the drum unit you hear it lock into place. If you put it in properly, the lock lever will lift automatically.

Figure 5-11

Caution

Make sure you insert the toner cartridge properly or it may separate from the drum unit.

5 - 6 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sl iding the blue tab from right to left and left to right several t imes. Return the tab t o the home po sition (▲) bef ore you put th e drum unit back in the printer. If you do not, printed pages may have a vertical stripe.

Figure 5-12

Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer. Close the front cover of the printer.

Figure 5-13

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 7

Drum unit

This printer can print up to 20,000 pages* with one drum unit.

At 5% print coverage (A4 or Letter size). The actual number of printed pages will vary depending on

the average type of print job and paper.

■ There are many factors that determine the actual drum life, such as the temperature, humidity,

type of paper, type of toner used, number of pages per print job and so on. Under ideal conditions, the average drum life is est imated at up to 20,000 pages. The actual number of pages that your drum will pr int may be significant ly less than this estimate. Because we ha ve no control over the many factors that determine the act ual drum life, we cannot guarantee a minimum number of pages that will be printed by your drum.

■ For best performance, use only genuine Brother toner. The printer should be used only in a

clean, dust-free environment with adequate ventilation.

■ Printing with a third-par ty drum unit may reduce n ot only the print quality but also the quality and

life of the printer itself. Warr anty coverage does not apply to problems caused by the use of third-party drum unit.

Change Drum message

If the LED shows the message below, it means the drum unit is near the end of its life. We recommend that you replace the drum unit with a new one before there is a noticeable deterioration in the print quality.

Toner

Drum

Paper

Status

Figure 5-14

Caution

■ While removing the drum unit, handle it carefully because it may contain toner.

■ Every time you replace the drum unit, you should clean the inside of the printer. See Cleaning

on page 5-12.

5 - 8 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

Brother HL 5170DN, HL 5140, HL-5130 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

About this printer

What is in the box?

Interface cable

Front view

Back view

Positioning the printer

Power supply

Environment

What kind of paper can I use?

Type and size of paper

Recommended paper

Printable area

Printing methods

Printing on plain paper

Printing on plain paper from the paper tray

Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

Printing on plain paper from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Printing on thick er pa pe r an d card stock

Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Printing on en velopes

Types of envelopes to avoid

Printing on envelopes from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

Printing on envelopes from the MP tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Printing on transparencies

Printing on transparencies from the paper tray

Printing on transparencies from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

Printing on transparencies from the MP tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Duplex Printing

Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper

Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing)

Manual duplex printing from the paper tray

Manual duplex printing from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)

Manual duplex printing from the multi-purpose tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

Printing on both sides of the paper (automatic duple x printing)

Guidelines for automatic duplex printing

Driver and software

Printer driver

For Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP

For Macintosh®

For Windows®

Features in the PCL printer driver

Features in the PS printer driver

For Macintosh®

Software

Software for Networks

BRAdmin Professional

Driver Deployment Wizard

Web BRAdmin

Automatic Emulation Se lection

Control panel

Service call indications

Control panel buttons

Print a test page

Using control panel button

Using the printer driver

Printer Settings

Using the control panel button

Using the printer driver

Print fonts (Not available for HL-5130)

Using the control panel button

Using the printer driver (Not available for HL-5130)

Network factory default setting (For HL-5170DN)

Disabling the APIPA protocol (For HL-5170DN)

Options

DIMM

Installing additional memory

Lower tray unit (LT-5000) (Not available for HL-5130)

Print server (NC-2100p) (For HL-5130, HL-5140 and HL-5150D)

Routine maintenance

Toner cartridge

Toner Low message

Toner Empty message

Replacing the toner cartridge

Drum unit

Change Drum message