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Brother Laser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Screen Reader `text-to-speech' software. You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use the printer. Please use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer. You can find a printed copy in the box. Please read this User's Guide thoroughly before you use the printer. Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use it quickly if you need to. Please visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com where you can get answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and the latest Driver Updates and Utilities. Version 2 Laser printer HL-5100 series User's Guide Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following terms throughout this User's Guide: You must follow these warnings to prevent possible personal injury. You must follow these instructions to make sure you use the printer properly and do not damage it. Remember these useful tips when you use the printer. I To use the printer safely After you have just used the printer, some parts inside the printer will be extremely hot. When you open the front or back cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the illustrations below. There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before 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 for cleaning. Cleaning with volatile 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. II Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo and Macintosh® are registered trademarks in the United States and other countries, and TrueType® is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Epson is a registered trademark and FX-80 and FX-850 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark and HP LaserJet 6P, 6L, 5P, 5L, 4, 4L 4P, III, IIIP, II, and IIP are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, Windows® and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. PostScript® and PostScript® 3TM are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark. All other terms and brand and product names mentioned in this User's Guide are registered trademarks of their respective companies. Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product's descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained 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. ©2004 Brother Industries Ltd. Shipment of the Printer If for any reason you must ship your Printer, carefully package the Printer to avoid any damage during transit. We recommend that you save and use the original packaging. The Printer should also be adequately insured with the carrier. III Table of Contents 1 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® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP ............................... 2-1 For Macintosh® ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 For Windows® ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2-2 Features in the PCL printer driver ...................................................................................... 2-2 Features in the PS printer driver ...................................................................................... 2-11 For Macintosh® ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2-17 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 IV 2 3 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 ma ...

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