Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HL-5130 Brother
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Brother La ser Printer HL-5130 HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN User's Guide Version 0 For visually-impaired users You can read this manual wit h Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’ software. You must set up the hardware and instal l the driver before you can use the printer.
I Laser print er HL-5100 series User's Guid e Definiti on s of warning s, ca utions, and not es We use t he following terms thro ughout this User’s Guide: You must follow these warnings to preve nt possi ble personal i njury. You must follow thes e instructions to make sure you use the print er properly and do not damage it.
II To us e th e pri nter sa fel y Caution Use water or neut ral detergen ts for clean ing. Cleaning with volatil e liquids s uch as thinner or benzene will damage the surf ace of the printer. Do not use cleaning material s that contain ammonia. They wil l damage the pr int er and the toner cartridge.
III Trademarks The Brother logo is a regist ered trademark of Brother I ndust ries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, Macintosh ® and Rendezvous TM are regi ste red trademarks in the United Sta tes and other countri es, and TrueType ® is a trademark of Apple Computer , In c.
IV Table of Contents 1 About this pr inter .............. ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. .......... .......... ............. . 1-1 What is in the box ? ..................... ............. ....
V 3 Control panel .. ............. ................... ............. ............. ............. ................... ............. ........ ..... ............. ........ 3-1 Service c all ind ications .. .................... ............. ............ .
VI Geräusc hemission / Acous tic nois e emissio n (for Ger many onl y) ................ ............. ........ B-4 Wiring info rmation (fo r UK) ............ ............. ............ .................... ............. ............. ............. . B- 5 9 Appendix (For US A and Canada) .
1 - 1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 What is in the box? When you unpack the print e r, check to see that you have all of t he fol lowi ng parts. 1 Printer 2 Drum unit and toner cartrid ge assembly 3 Quick Setup Guide 4 CD-ROM 5 AC power cord Components may diff er fr om one country to another .
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 2 Front vie w Front View* Figure 1-1 1 Face-down Output Tray Support Flap ( Support Flap) 2 Control Panel 3 Front Cover Release Butt on 4 (HL-5130 and HL-5140) Manual Feed Tray .
1 - 3 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Back vi ew Back v iew* Figure 1-2 1 Face-up Output Tray 2 Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-517 0DN) 3 AC Power Connector 4 Parallel Interface Conn ector 5 USB Interfa ce Connector 6 Side Cover 7 (HL-5170DN) 10/ 100BASE-TX Port 8 (HL-5170DN) LED (Light-emitt ing Diode) * The printer il lustrat ion i s based on HL-5170DN.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 4 Positioning the printer Please read the fo llowing befor e you u se the pri nter. Powe r s upply Use the printer wit h i n the recommended power range.
1 - 5 ABOUT THIS PRINTER What kind of paper can I use? Type an d size of pap er The printer loa ds paper from the instal led paper tray, manual feed tr ay or opt ional lo wer tr ay unit.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 6 Recomme nded pape r ■ Before you buy a lot of paper, please t est some to make sur e that the p aper i s suitable. ■ Use paper t hat is made for pl ain-paper c opying. ■ Use paper t hat is 75 to 90 g/ m 2 (20 to 24 lb). ■ Use neutral paper.
1 - 7 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Print abl e area When using PCL emulation, the edges of the p aper th at cannot be prin ted on are shown bel ow. Portrait Figure 1-3 Landscape Figure 1-4 A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO ) Executive A5 A6 B6 1 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 4.2 mm (0.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 8 Printing meth ods Printing o n plain p aper You can print on pl ain paper from the paper tray or m anual feed tr ay. For the paper you want to use, se e What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5.
1 - 9 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 2 Pull the paper tray co mp let ely out of the prin ter. Figure 1-5 3 While pressing the blue paper -gui de release lever , sl id e the paper guides to fit the paper si ze.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 10 4 Put paper in the tray. Che ck that the paper is flat in the tr ay a t all four corners. Figure 1-7 5 Put the paper tr ay fi rmly back in the pri n ter . Check that it is i nser ted fully int o the printer. Do not put more than 250 sheets of paper (80 g/m 2 or 21 lb) in t he tray, or paper j ams may oc cur.
1 - 11 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 6 Send the print data to th e printer. Pull up the output tr ay suppor t flap to prevent pap er fr om sliding off th e face-down output tra y. Figure 1- 9 If you c hoose not t o pull ou t the out put tray support f lap, we recomme nd that you remove pri nted pages immediately after they come out of the printer.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 12 Printing on plain pap er from the manua l feed tray (For HL -5130 and HL-514 0) 1 Select the Paper Si ze , Media Type , Paper Source , and other setting s in the printer dr ive r. Media Type : Plain Paper Paper Source : Manual PCL driver 2 Send the print data to th e printer.
1 - 13 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 3 Open the manual feed tray. Sli de the paper guides to fi t the paper size. Figure 1- 11 4 Using both hands put paper in th e manual feed tray until the fr ont edge of the paper touches the paper feed rol ler.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 14 Printing on plain pap er from the multi-pu rpose tray (MP tra y) (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) 1 Select the Paper Si ze , Media Type , Paper Source , and other setting s in the printer dr ive r.
1 - 15 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 2 Open the MP tray and lower it gently. Figure 1- 13 3 Pull out the MP tray support fl ap. Figure 1- 14 4 When putting paper in the MP tray, make sure i t touches the back of the tray and remain s under the maximum paper hei ght guides on both sides of the t ray.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 16 5 While press ing the pap er-guide rel ease lever, slide the paper gu ide to f it the paper size. Figure 1- 16 6 Send the print data to th e printer. When you put paper i n the MP tr ay, please r emember the fol lowing: ■ The side to be printed on must be face up.
1 - 17 ABO UT THIS PRINTER Printin g on thick er pa pe r an d ca rd stoc k When the face -up output tray is pu lled down, t he printer h as a straight paper path fr om the manual feed tray or the MP tray through to the back of the printe r. Use this paper fee d and output method when you want to print on thi cker paper or card stock .
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 18 3 Send the print data to th e printer. 4 Open the manual feed tray. Sli de the paper guides to fi t the paper size. Figure 1- 19 5 Using both hands pu t the paper in the manual f eed tr ay until the fr ont edge of the paper touches the paper feed rol ler.
1 - 19 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 6 After the pri nted 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 pr int . 7 Close the face-up out put tray. Caution Remove each sheet immediately aft er printing.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 20 Printing on thicker pa per and card sto ck from the multi-p urpose tray (MP t ray) (For HL-5150D and HL -5170DN) 1 Select the Paper Si ze , Media Type , Paper Source , and other setting s in the printer dr ive r.
1 - 21 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 2 Open the fac e-up output tray, an d then pull out t he face-up o utput tr ay support if necessar y. Figure 1- 22 3 Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 22 5 When putting paper in the MP tray, make sure i t touches the back of the tray and remain s under the maximum paper hei ght guides on both sides of the t ray. Figure 1- 25 6 While press ing the pap er-guide rel ease lever, slide the paper gu ide to f it the paper size.
1 - 23 ABO UT THIS PRINTER Caution Remove each sheet immediately aft er printing. Stac king the sheets may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl. Figure 1- 27.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 24 Print ing o n en velo pes Types of envelopes to avoid Do not use envelopes: ■ that are damaged, curl ed, wrinkled, or an usual shape ■ that are extr emely shiny or textur.
1 - 25 ABO UT THIS PRINTER Printing on envelope s from the manua l feed tray (For HL -5130 and HL-514 0) The printer has a straight pape r path from the ma nual feed tray to the back of the pri nter. Use th is paper feed and output method when you want to print envel opes.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 26 3 Send the print data to th e printer. 4 Open the manual feed tray. Sli de th e paper guides to fi t th e envelope size. Figure 1- 31 A NO PAPER status is shown by the con trol panel LEDs unt il you put a sheet of paper i n the manual feed tray .
1 - 27 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 5 Using both hands put the envelope in the manual feed tr ay until the front edge of the envel ope touches the pa per feed rol ler. Hold th e envelope in thi s position unt il the printer automatically f eeds it in for a short dist ance, and t hen let g o of the envelope.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 28 6 After the print ed envelope co mes out of the printer, the printer w ill wait unti l you put in the next envelope. Repe at Step 5 for each en velope you want to pri nt. 7 After you fini sh the print job, clo se the face-up output tr ay.
1 - 29 ABO UT THIS PRINTER Printing on envelope s from the MP tray (For HL-5150D an d HL-5170DN) The printer has a stra ight paper path from the MP tray to t he back of the print er. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print envel opes.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 30 2 Open the fac e-up output tray, an d then pull out t he face-up o utput tr ay support if necessar y. Figure 1- 34 3 Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
1 - 31 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 5 Put envelopes in the MP tray so that they t ouch the back of the tray and remain under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tr ay. Do not put more t han 3 envelo pes in the MP tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 32 6 Press and sl ide the paper-width guide to fi t the en velope size . Figure 1- 39 7 Send the print data to th e printer. 8 After you fini sh the print job, clo se the face-up output tr ay.
1 - 33 ABO UT THIS PRINTER Print ing o n tr ansp aren cies You can pri nt on tr ansparencies from the p aper tray, manual feed tray or MP t ray. Printing on transpare ncies from the pa per tray 1 Select the Paper Si ze , Media Type , Paper Source , and other setting s in the printer dr ive r.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 34 2 Pull the paper tray co mp let ely out of the prin ter. Figure 1- 40 3 While press ing the blue paper-guide release l evers, sli de the paper gui des to f it the transparency size. Check that t he guides are f irmly in the slots .
1 - 35 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 5 Put the paper tray fi rmly back in the pri nter. 6 Send the print data to th e printer. Figure 1- 44 Caution Remove each transparency immediately. Pull out the support fl ap to prevent transpa renci es from sliding off the face- down ouput tray.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 36 Printing on transpare ncies from the m anual feed tray (F or HL-5130 and HL -5140) When the face-up output tray is open, the pr inter has a str aight paper path f rom the manual feed tray to the face- up output t ray. 1 Select the Paper Si ze , Media Type , Paper Source , and other setting s in the printer dr ive r.
1 - 37 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 3 Send the print data to th e printer 4 Open the manual feed tray. Sli de th e paper guides to the tr anspa rency size. Figure 1- 47 5 Using both hands put t he transparency in the manual feed tray unt il its front edge touches the paper feed roll er.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 38 6 After t he printed transparenc y comes out of the printer, put i n the next transparenc y as descri bed in Step 5 on page 1-37. Repeat fo r each tr ansparency that you want t o prin t. 7 After you fini sh the print job, clo se the face-up output tr ay.
1 - 39 ABO UT THIS PRINTER Printing on transpare ncies from the MP tray (For HL-515 0D and HL-5170DN ) When the face-up outpu t tray i s open, the printer has a straight paper path from the MP tr ay to the back of the printer. 1 Select the Paper Si ze , Media Type , Paper Source , and other setting s in the printer dr ive r.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 40 2 Open the face-up output tr ay. Figure 1- 49 3 Send the print data to th e printer. 4 Open the MP tray and lower it gently. Figure 1- 51 A NO PAPER status is shown by the contr ol panel LEDs unti l you put a transparen cy in the MP tray .
1 - 41 ABO UT THIS PRINTER 5 Pull out the MP tray support fl ap. Figure 1- 52 6 When putting t rans parencies in the MP tray, make sure they tou ch the back of t he tray and remain under the maximum paper height guides on both si des of the tray. Do not put more than 10 transparenci es i n the MP tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 42 8 After you fini sh pri nting, cl ose the fac e-up output tray. Caution Remove each transparency immediately after pri nt ing.
1 - 43 ABO UT THIS PRINTER Duplex Printing The supplied PCL pr inter dri ver s for Windows ® 95/98/ Me, Windows NT ® 4 .0, Windows ® 2000/XP, Mac OS ® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS ® X 10.1 or later all enabl e duplex pr inti ng. For more i nform ation about how to choose t he setti ngs, see t he Help text in the prin ter driver.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 44 Manual duplex printin g from the manua l feed tray (For HL -5130 and HL-514 0) Caution ■ Before you put the sheets back i n the manual feed tray, you will have to straighten them, or you may get paper jams. ■ You should not use very thin or very thick paper.
1 - 45 ABO UT THIS PRINTER Manual duplex printin g from the multi-pu rpose tray (For HL -5150D and HL-5170DN) Caution ■ Before putti ng the sheets back in the MP tray, you will have to st raight en them, or you may get paper jams. ■ You should not use very thin or very thick paper.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 46 Paper orientation for manual duplex printing The printer pri nts the second page first. If you pr int 10 pages on 5 she ets of paper, it will pr int page 2 then page 1 on the f irst sheet of pape r. It wil l print pa ge 4 then pa ge 3 on the second sh eet of paper .
1 - 47 ABO UT THIS PRINTER Printing o n both sid es of the pap er (aut omatic dup le x printing) Guidelines for autom atic duplex printi ng ■ Use A4, Letter or Legal size pl ain paper. ■ If paper is curled, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 48 3 Open the Properties dial og box in the printer drive r. In the Advanced tab select Duplex Pri nt ing mode, check Duplex , and make sure that Use Dupl ex tray has been sel ected. Selec t Duplex Type and set Binding Off set if you need, and then cl ick the OK button.
2 - 1 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 Printer driver A printer dr iv er is softwar e tha t translat es dat a from the format used by a computer to t he format that a particul ar pri nter needs. Typi cally, this for mat is a printer command lang uage or page descripti on language.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 2 You can change the fo llowing pri nter sett ings whe n you prin t from your computer. ■ Paper Size ■ Multiple Pa g e ■ Orientatio n ■ Copies ■ Media Type ■ Paper .
2 - 3 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE For Windows ® Features in the PCL printer driver You can do wnload the lat est print er driv er or get other i nformation by accessin g the Brot her Soluti ons Center at http: //solutions.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 4 Advanced tab Change the tab setting s by clicking the fo ll owing icons: 1 Print Qual ity 2 Duplex Prin ting 3 Wa terma rk 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options Prin t Qu alit y Select the resol ution, toner save a nd print set tings or gray pri nting set ting.
2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning o n the toner save mode, which reduces the pri nt densit y. Prin t Se tting You can manually change the bri ghtn ess, contrast and other settings.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 6 Device Options You can set the f ollowing Printer Funct ion modes in this tab: (You can j ump to the page for eac h Printer Functi on by clicking t he funct ion name in the list below.
2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE Job Spooling The print er saves dat a that yo u want to reprint. You can reprint a document without sendin g the data again from your PC. To reprint pr ess and hold down the Go butt on until all four LEDs are lit and t hen release the Go bu tton.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 8 Administrator (For Windows ® 95/98/Me users only) Administrat ors have t he authori ty to li mit the Number of copies, Scaling s etting and Watermark setting functions. ■ Password Enter the passw ord i nto this box. ■ Set Password Click her e to change the password .
2 - 9 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE HRC This option all ows you to change the HRC setting on your Brother HL-5100 seri es printer. HRC is a special f unction that offers improved pri nt quali ty of c haracters and graphics th at conve ntional laser printers cannot att ain wit h resoluti ons of 300 or 600 dpi .
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 10 Accessories tab When you install the opt ional lower tr ay unit, you can add it and sele ct its settings i n the Accessories tab as follows. 1 You can manuall y add and r emove the options that are inst alled on the print er.
2 - 11 DRIVER AND SOFTW ARE Support tab ■ You can download the latest dri ver or by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http:// solutions.br other.com ■ You can see the printer dr iver version . ■ You can check the current dr ive r settings.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12 Features in the PS p rinter driver You can do wnload the la test driv er by accessing t he Brother Solutions Center at http:// solutions.
2 - 13 DRIVER AND SOFTW ARE Device Settings tab Select th e opti ons you installe d..
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 14 Layout tab You can change the Layout setti ng by selec ting the setting in t he Orientation , Page Order and Page Per Sheet . If you a re using Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows ® 2000 or XP, you can access the Layout ta b by clickin g Print ing Preferences.
2 - 15 DRIVER AND SOFTW ARE Paper / Quali ty tab Select the Paper Sour ce ..
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16 Advanced options 1 Select the Paper Si ze and Copy Count . 2 Set the P rint Qual ity , Scaling and TrueType Font setting . 3 You can change settings by selecti ng the settin.
2 - 17 DRIVER AND SOFTW ARE For Mac i nt os h ® This printer supports Mac OS ® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS ® X 10.1 to 10.2. You can do wnload the la test driv er by accessing t he Brother Solutions Center at http:// solutions.br other.com Page set up You can set the Paper size , Orientation a nd Scale .
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 18 Specific settings Set the Media Type , Resolutio n , Toner Save , and other setti ngs. Brother Laser driver PS driver You can change settings by selecti ng the setting in th.
2 - 19 DRIVER AND SOFTW ARE Toner Save You can save running costs by tur nin g on the Toner Save sett ing, which reduces th e print density. Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time (ti meout), it enter s sleep mode.
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 20 Software Software for Network s BRAdmin Prof essional The BRAdmin Professi onal software i s a utility f or ma nagin g your Brother network enabled pr inters t hat are running under Windows ® 95/98 /Me, Windo ws NT ® 4.0 and Windows ® 2000/XP.
2 - 21 DRIVER AND SOFTW ARE Automat ic Emulat ion Selection This pri nter has a n Automatic Emulation Select ion featur e. When the printer receives data from t he computer, it automati cally chooses the emul ation m ode. This featur e has been set at the factory to ON.
CONTROL PANEL 3 - 1 3 This sectio n refers t o the four Light Emit ting Di odes (L EDs) ( Toner , Dr um , Paper , Stat us ) and the two control panel butto ns ( Job Cancel , Go ) o n the c ontrol pan el. Figure 3-1 The LED indications shown in the tabl e bel ow are used in the illustrati ons in this chapter .
3 - 2 CONTROL PANEL LED Printer stat us Figure 3-2 Sleep mode The power s witch is off or the pri nter is in Sleep mode. P ressing t he Go button wakes up the print er from Sleep mod e to Rea dy mod e. Figure 3-3 Warming up The printe r is war ming up.
CONTROL PANEL 3 - 3 Figure 3-6 Data remaining in memory Print data r emains in the printer mem ory. If the Sta tus LED is on fo r a long t ime and not hing has print ed, press the Go button to print the remai ning d ata. Figure 3-7 Toner low Indicates that the to ner car tridge i s nearl y empty.
3 - 4 CONTROL PANEL Figure 3- 10 Pape r jam Clear th e pape r jam. See Paper jams and how t o clear them on page 6-6. If the printer does not start printin g, press the Go butt on. No paper Put paper in the prin ter. See Printi ng on plain pap er in Ch apter 1.
CONTROL PANEL 3 - 5 Service ca ll indic ations If there i s a n error that cannot be cle ared by th e user, the pr in ter will show that a ser vi ce call is needed by lightin g up all the LEDs as shown in Figure 3-12.
3 - 6 CONTROL PANEL Table 1: LED indications while pressi ng Go and Job Cancel Make a note of the indication and repor t the error stat us to your dealer or a Brot her auth orized servi ce representat ive by r eferring to the above t able. * 1 If t his error occurs, turn the power swit ch off, wait a f ew seconds, a nd then tur n it on again.
CONTROL PANEL 3 - 7 Cont ro l pane l buttons The control panel but tons have the following fu nctions: Cancel print ing If you press the Job Cancel but ton while prin ting, the printe r will immediately stop pr inting and wil l then eject the paper.
3 - 8 CONTROL PANEL Print a test p age You can use t he Go button or the pri nter dri ver to p rint a test p age. Using control panel b utton 1 Turn off the pr inter. 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 3 Hold down the Go butt on as you t urn on th e power s witch.
CONTROL PANEL 3 - 9 Printer Se ttings You can pri nt the cur rent set tings using the control panel but ton or p rinter dri ver. Using the control pan el button 1 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. 2 Turn on the prin ter and wait until the print er is in the Ready state.
3 - 10 CONTROL PANEL Print f onts (Not a vailable for HL-51 30) You can p rint a li st of t he inter nal fonts using the control panel bu tton or printer driver. Using the control pan el button 1 Turn off the pr inter. 2 Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in.
CONTROL PANEL 3 - 11 Network fa ctory d efault settin g (For HL-5170DN) If you wish to reset t he pri nt server back to it s defaul t factory set tings (reset ti ng all infor mation such as the password and IP address inf ormation), pleas e follow these steps: 1 Turn off the pr inter.
4 - 1 OPTI ONS 4 This print er ha s the fol l owing optional acces sories. You can i ncrease the ca pabilities of the print er wi th these items. Cli ck t he symbol L in the table to see the infor mation for each item. DIMM We recommend that you expand the printe r memory to avoid any memory full errors.
OPTIONS 4 - 2 Install ing add itiona l memory 1 Turn off the prin ter power s witch, and then u nplug the pri nter. Di sconnect the interfa ce cable from the p r i n te r. Figure 4-1 Caution Make sure you turn the printer OFF before you install or remove the DIMM.
4 - 3 OPTI ONS 4 Hold the DIMM by the s ide edges. Lin e up the notches on t he DIMM with the DI MM slot. (Check t hat the locks on each side of the DIMM slot are open or fac ing outwards.) Figure 4-4 5 Press the DIMM strai ght int o the slot ( pres s firml y).
OPTIONS 4 - 4 Lower tray unit (LT-5000) (Not av aila ble for HL-5130) The lower tray unit is an optional devi ce that can hold extra paper. It can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of paper (80 g/m 2 or 21 lb). Figure 4-5 If you want to buy an optional lower t ray unit, call the dealer you boug ht the printer f rom or Brot her Customer Service.
4 - 5 OPTI ONS Print serve r (NC-210 0p) (For HL-5130, HL-5140 and HL-5 150D) An optional net work pri nt se rver (NC- 2100p) all ows y ou to connect to yo ur network thr ough the paral lel interfac e.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 1 5 You will need to replace cert ain parts and clean the print er regularly. You can see t he maintenance video in the Maintena nce Tutorial secti on of th e CD-ROM we have provided with the pr inter. 1 You can see ho w to repl ace the ton er cartr idge.
5 - 2 ROUTINE MAINT ENANCE Toner cartridge A new toner ca rtridge contai ns enough toner t o print up t o 3,500 (standar d cartridge) o r up to 6,700 (high yield cartri dge) A4 or Letter-size si ngle-sided pages at 5% coverage. Toner L ow mess age The Toner LED alter nates turning o n for 2 s econds a nd off fo r 3 sec onds.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 3 Toner E mpty me ssage If the LED shows th e message below, the pr inter has r un out of toner or th e toner is not evenly distri buted insid e the cart ridge. Figure 5-2 Replacin g the t oner c artridg e 1 Press the cover rel ease button and then open the front c over of t he print er.
5 - 4 ROUTINE MAINT ENANCE 2 Pull out the drum unit assembly ( drum unit with toner cartri dge). Figure 5-4 Caution ■ We recommend that you place the drum unit and toner cartridge as sembly on a piece of disposable paper o r cloth in case yo u accid entally sp ill or s catter t oner.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 5 4 Unpack the new t oner cartr idge. Hold the cartri dge level with both hands and gently roc k it fr om side to side five or six ti mes to spread the toner evenl y inside the cartri dge. Figure 5-7 Caution ■ Wait to unpack the t oner cart ridge unti l immed iately befor e you pu t it in the pr inter.
5 - 6 ROUTINE MAINT ENANCE Caution Put the t oner cartri dge in the dr um unit immediat ely after you have removed the protecti ve cover. Do not touch the shaded part s shown in Figure 5-9 and Figure 5- 10 to preve nt any degradation to th e print quali t y.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 7 7 Clean the primary cor ona wire inside the drum unit by gent ly sl iding the blue ta b from ri ght to left and left t o right sever al time s. Return the t ab to the h ome positi on ( ▲ ) before you put the drum uni t back in the print er.
5 - 8 ROUTINE MAINT ENANCE Drum unit This prin ter can p rint up to 20,000 pages * with one dr um unit. * At 5% print coverage (A4 or Letter size). The a ctual number of print ed pages wil l vary depending on the average type of print j ob and paper.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 9 Replacing the dr um unit Follow thes e steps to rep lace the drum uni t. You can al so view the drum unit replacement method in the instruct ional video on the suppl ied CD-ROM: 1 Press the cover rel ease button and then open the front c over of t he print er.
5 - 10 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 3 Push down the blue lock lever and take the tone r cartridge out of the drum unit. Figure 5- 18 Caution Handle the toner cartridge car efully. If t oner scatters on yo ur hands or clothes, immediately wipe or wash it o ff w ith c old w ate r.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 11 6 Put the drum unit assembly in t he printer. Make sure that the printer is turned on, the front cover is open and the Status LED is red. Figure 5- 20 7 Reset the d rum counter. See the i nstructions supplied with the new drum unit.
5 - 12 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Cleaning Clean the outside and ins ide of the printe r regul arly with a dry soft cl oth. When you replac e the toner cartridge or the drum unit, m ake sure you clean the inside of t he printer. If printed pages are st ained with toner, clean t he inside of the printer with a dry soft cloth .
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 5 - 13 Replacing peri odic main tenance parts You need to replace th e periodic maintenance parts regular ly to mai ntain print qu ality.
6 - 1 TROUBL ESHOOTING 6 Identifying your probl em First, c heck the fol lowing: ■ The power plug is connecte d properly and the printer is turned on. ■ All of the protecti ve parts have been removed. ■ The toner cartr idge and drum unit are install ed pro perly.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 2 Error messages in the status monitor The Status Monitor wi ll repo rt probl ems with the printer. Take the corrective actions l isted in the foll owing table for the err o r message that the Status Monito r repor ts. The defau lt setting for the Status Monitor is off.
6 - 3 TROUBL ESHOOTING Error m essage printouts The printer wil l repor t problems by pr inti ng a n error messag e as defined in the f oll owing t able. Take t he corrective acti ons for the error message. Print Over run ■ P ress the Go button to pr int the data le ft in the printer.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 4 PRINT OVERRUN ■ Press the Go but ton to print the data le ft in the prin ter. Press the Job Cancel button if you wa nt to del ete the data left i n the pri nter. ■ If this d oes not c lear the error, r educe the c omplex ity of yo ur docum ent or reduce the prin t resol ution.
6 - 5 TROUBL ESHOOTING Paper han dlin g First, make sure that you are using paper that meets Brother reco mmended paper specificati ons. See What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5. Problem Recommendati on The printe r does no t feed paper. ■ If th ere is pape r in the pap er tray, ma ke sure it is straig ht.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 6 Paper ja ms and how to clear them When a paper jam occurs, the print er indicates it by ligh ti ng the control panel LEDs as shown below.
6 - 7 TROUBL ESHOOTING 1 Pull the paper tray co mp let ely out of the prin ter. Figure 6-3 2 Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer. Figure 6-4 3 Press the cover release butt on and then open the front cover.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 8 4 Pull out the drum unit assembly . Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer. If you cannot remove the drum uni t assembly easi ly at t his t ime, do not use extr a force. Ins tead, pul l the ed ge of the jammed paper from the paper tray.
6 - 9 TROUBL ESHOOTING 5 Open the face-up output tr ay. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser uni t. If the paper jam can be cleared, go to Step 7. Figure 6-8 Caution After you have jus t used the pr.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 10 8 Pull the Duplex Tray complet ly out of the printer. Figure 6- 11 9 Pull the jammed paper out of th e printer or the Duple x tray . Put the Duplex tray back i n to th e printer. Figure 6- 12 10 Push the lock l ever down and take the tone r cartridge out of the drum unit assembl y.
6 - 11 TROUBLESHOOTING Othe r prob l ems For Mac i nt os h ® with USB Improving the print quality If you have a print qual it y problem, print a test page first (s ee page 3-8 ) . If the printo ut lo oks good, the problem is probably not the printer.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 12 Gray background ■ Make s ure that y ou use pa per that m eets th e recom mended specifi cations . See Wha t kin d of paper can I u se? in Ch apter 1. ■ Check t he printe r’s env ironmen t - high temper atures a nd high hu midity c an increas e the am ount of backgr ound shadi ng.
6 - 13 TROUBLESHOOTING White Spots on black text and graphics at 94 mm (3.7 in.) interv als Black Sp ots at 94 mm (3.7 in.) interv als ■ If the pr oblem is not so lved after printing a few pag es, the drum uni t may h ave glue fr om label stock on the OPC d rum sur face.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 14 Black ton er mark s across the page ■ The drum unit m ay be d amaged. P ut in a new drum u nit. S ee Replaci ng the drum un it on p age 5-9. ■ Make s ure that y ou use pa per that m eets o ur spec ificatio ns. See What kin d of paper can I us e? on pa ge 1-5.
6 - 15 TROUBLESHOOTING White lines down the page ■ You may clear the problem by wip ing the sc anner wi ndow with a soft c loth. See Clea ning o n page 5-12. ■ The ton er car tridge ma y be d amaged. Put in a new to ner cartr idge. See Replaci ng the tone r ca rtri dge on p age 5-3.
TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 16 Envelop e crea ses ■ Open the face-up (back) output tray and push down the blue tabs at the left and right hand si des (as shown in the figure below). When you have finished prin ting your envelopes, close the fa ce-up output tray to reset the two blue tabs bac k to thei r original position.
6 - 17 TROUBLESHOOTING Solving print prob lems Problem Recommendati on The pr int er pr ints unexpect edly o r it pri nts garbage d ata. ■ Make sur e the printer cable is not too lo ng. We recomm end you use a par allel or USB cable tha t is les s than 2 m eters ( 6 1/2 fe et) in le ngth.
APPENDIX A - 1 A Printer sp ecifica tion s Engine *1 From standard paper tr ay Appendix Model HL-5130 HL-51 40 / HL- 5150D / H L-5170DN Technology Electroph otographi c Print s peed Up to 18 pp m (Let.
A - 2 APPENDIX Controller *2 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) is up to 40 times faste r and compatible with ori ginal USB (12 Mbps). *3 HL-5150D and HL- 5170DN only. *4 Brother origi nal Windows ® management utility *5 Use a standar d web browser to manage th e device.
APPENDIX A - 3 Software Control panel Paper handling *7 Instruct ional animati ons for problem solving *8 The Driver Deployment Wizar d automate s the installa ti on of a printer in a peer- to-peer network.
A - 4 APPENDIX Media specifications *10 Up to 10 sheets Model HL-5130 HL-5140 HL- 5150D HL-517 0DN Media types Multi - purpos e tray N/A Plain paper , Bond pa per, Re cycled paper, E nvelo pe, Labe ls.
APPENDIX A - 5 Supplies Dimensions / Weights Other Model HL-5130 HL-5140 HL- 5150D HL-517 0DN Toner Standard cartridge 3,500 pages A4/Le tter page s @5% cov erage High yield cartridge 6,700 pages A4/L.
A - 6 APPENDIX Important in formation for choo sing your paper This section pro vides informat ion to help you choose pape r to use wit h this print er. Before you pur chase a large quantity o f paper Make sure the paper is suit able for the prin ter.
APPENDIX A - 7 Moisture content Moisture c ontent is the amount o f water l eft in the paper after manuf acture. I t is one of the impor tant characteri stics of t he paper. This can c hange greatl y depending on the storage environment, although usually paper contai ns about 5% water by weight.
B - 1 APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) B Brother N umbers IMPORTANT: For technical and operational help, you must call t he country where you bought the printer. Call s must b e made from w ithi n that country . Register your product By regist ering your Br other produc t, you wi ll be r ecorded as the original owner of the product .
APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) B - 2 Important informatio n: Regu latio ns Radio inte rfe re nc e (22 0 to 240 volt mod el only ) This printer follows EN55022 (C ISPR Publication 22)/Class B. Before you use this produ ct, make sure that you use the foll owing i nterface cable s.
B - 3 APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) IEC 6082 5 sp ec ific atio n (22 0 to 240 vo lt mod el only ) This print er i s a Class 1 laser pr oduct as defined i n I EC 60825 spec if icati ons. The lab el shown below i s attached in countr ies where it is needed .
APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) B - 4 IMPORTANT - For Your Safety To ensure safe operati on the suppl ied three-pin plu g must be inserted only into a standar d thr ee-pi n power outlet that is properly grounded thr ough the standard elect ri cal wiring.
B - 5 APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) Wiring information (for UK) Important If you need t o replace t he plug fuse, f it a fuse t hat is approved by ASTA to BS1362 with the same rati ng as the original fuse. Always repl ace the f use cover. Never use a plug that does not ha ve a cov er.
APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES) B - 6 “EC” D eclaration of C onformity Manufacturer Brother I ndustries Ltd ., 15-1, Naeshiro- cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan Plant Brother Cor poration (Asi a) Ltd. Brother Buji Nan Ling Factor y, Gold Garden Ind.
C - 1 APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) C Brother N umbers I MPORTANT: For technical and opera t ional help, you must call the country where you bough t the printer.
APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) C - 2 Ser vi ce ce nter lo cato r (U SA onl y) For the l ocation of a Brother a uthorized service cen ter, cal l 1-800-2 84-4357.
C - 3 APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) Important informatio n: Regu latio ns Federal Commu nications Commission (FCC ) De claration of Confor mity (For USA) Resp onsible Party: Brothe r Interna tional Corpo ration 100 Some rset Cor porate B oulevard P.O.
APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) C - 4 Industr y Ca nada Complian ce Stat ement (F or Canada ) This Class B digital appar atus complies wit h Canadian ICES-003.
C - 5 APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) Laser Notice s Laser Safety (100 to 120 vo lt model only) This printer is cer tified as a Class I laser product under t he U.S. Depart ment of Heal th and Human Services (DHHS) Radiat i on Performance Standard accordi ng to the Radiation Control for Heal th and Safety Act of 1968.
APPENDIX (FOR USA AND CANADA) C - 6 IMPORTANT - For Your Safety To ensure safe operati on the suppl ied three-pin plu g must be inserted only into a standar d thr ee-pi n power outlet that is properly grounded thr ough the standard elect ri cal wiring.
I - 1 INDEX A Accessories and suppl i es ...... ... ... 4-1 , 5-13 , C-2 Accessories tab .......... ..... .... .... ....... .... ..... .... .. 2-9 Automatic dup lex print ing ...... ..... .... .... ....... .. 1-4 7 Automatic emul ation select ion ....
I - 2 T Thicker pape r .... ..... .... ....... .... ..... .... .... 1 -17 , 1-2 0 Toner .... ....... .... ..... .... ....... .... .... ..... .... ....... .... . A-5 Toner cart ridge ......... .... ..... .... ....... .... ..... . 5- 2 , 5-3 Toner empty .
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