Brother Laser Printer USER'S GUIDE HL-5240 HL-5250DN 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 us at http://solutions.brother.com where you can get product support, the latest driver updates and utilities, and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and technical questions. Version 0 EN-CHN Using this guide Symbols used in this guide We use the following icons throughout this User's Guide: Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. Electrical Hazard icons alert you to a possible electrical shock. Hot Surface icons warn you not to touch machine parts that are hot. Cautions specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible damage to the printer or other objects. Improper Setup icons alert you to devices and operations that are not compatible with the printer. Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. i Safety precautions To use the printer safely WARNING There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before you clean the inside of the printer, make sure that you have turned off the power switch and unplugged the printer from the AC power outlet. DO NOT handle the plug with wet hands. Doing this might cause an electrical shock. After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will be extremely hot. When you open the front or back cover of the printer, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustration. Inside the printer (Front View) Open the back cover (Back View) ii DO NOT remove or damage the caution labels located on or around the fuser. DO NOT use a vacuum cleaner to clean up scattered toner. Doing this might cause the toner dust to ignite inside the vacuum cleaner, potentially starting a fire. Carefully clean the toner dust with a dry, lint-free cloth and dispose of it according to local regulations. DO NOT use flammable substances near the printer. Doing this might cause a fire or electrical shock. CAUTION Cleaning the outside of the printer: · Make sure that you have unplugged the printer from the AC power outlet. · Use neutral detergents. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzine will damage the outside surface of the printer. · DO NOT use cleaning materials that contain ammonia. iii Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. 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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. © 2005 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. iv Table of Contents 1 About this Printer 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 2 Printing Methods About paper ........................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Type and size of paper .................................................................................................................... 2-1 Recommended paper ...................................................................................................................... 2-2 Printable area .................................................................................................................................. 2-4 Printing methods.................................................................................................................................... 2-5 Printing on plain paper, bond paper and transparencies................................................................. 2-5 Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes ............................................................................... 2-11 Duplex Printing .................................................................................................................................... 2-15 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper ......................................................................... 2-15 Manual duplex printing .................................................................................................................. 2-15 Automatic duplex printing (For HL-5250DN) ................................................................................. 2-18 Booklet printing (For Windows printer driver) ................................................................................ 2-19 3 Driver and Software Printer driver .......................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Features in the printer driver (For Windows®) ................................................................................. 3-3 Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3TM language emulation) printer driver (For Windows®).. 3-11 Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) ............................................................................. 3-14 Uninstalling the printer driver......................................................................................................... 3-17 Software .............................................................................................................................................. 3-19 Software for networks (For HL-5250DN only) ............................................................................... 3-19 About emulation modes................................................................................................................. 3-20 Automatic emulation selection....................................................................................................... 3-20 Automatic interface selection......................................................................................................... 3-21 Remote Printer Console ................................................................................................................ 3-21 4 Control Panel LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)................................................................................................................. 4-1 Service call indications .......................................................................................................................... 4-5 Control panel button .............................................................................................................................. 4-7 Print a test page .............................................................................................................................. 4-8 Print a Printer Settings page............................................................................................................ 4-9 Print Fonts ..................................................................................................................................... 4-10 Network default setting (For HL-5250DN) ..................................................................................... 4-11 Network default setting with APIPA protocol disabled (For HL-5250DN) ...................................... 4-11 v 5 Options Lower tray unit (LT-5300) ...................................................................................................................... 5-1 DIMM ..................................................................................................................................................... 5-2 DIMM types ..................................................................................................................................... 5-2 Installing extra memory ................................................................................................................... 5-3 Print server (NC-2100p) (For HL-5240) ................................................................................................. 5-5 6 Routine Maintenance Replacing the consumable items........................................................................................................... 6-1 Consumables................................................................................................................................... 6-1 Toner cartridge ................................................................................................................................ 6-2 Drum unit ......................................................................................................................................... 6-7 Replacing periodic maintenance parts................................................................................................. 6-11 Cleaning .............................................................................................................................................. 6-12 Cleaning the outside of the printer................................................................................................. 6-12 Cleaning the inside of the printer................................................................................................... 6-13 Cleaning the corona wire............................................................................................................... 6-16 7 Troubleshooting Identifying your problem ........................................................................................................................ 7-1 Error messages in the Status Monitor .................................. ...