Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HL-5270DN Brother
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USER’S GUIDE Br oth e r Lase r P ri nt er HL-5 270DN HL-5 280DW Fo r vis ually-imp aired users You can read this manual wit h Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’ software. You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you c an use t he printer.
i Using this guide Sy mbols used in th is guid e W e use the follo wing ico ns thro ugho ut th is User’s Guid e: War nings tell you wha t to do to pre vent po ss ible per sona l injury . Electri cal Hazard icons alert you to a possi ble e l ectri cal shock.
ii Safety prec aution s To use t he p rint er sa fely WARNIN G Th er e ar e hig h vol t ag e e lec t r odes in si de t he pr in ter . Be fo re yo u cl ean t he i ns ide of t he pri nter , mak e sur e that you hav e tu rned off the po wer s witc h and unp lug ged the p rinte r from the AC powe r out let.
iii DO NOT remove or damage th e ca ution labels located o n or ar o und th e fus er. DO NOT use a vacu um cleaner to clean up sc attered t o ner. Doing this mi gh t cause the to ner dust to ignite insi d e th e vacuum cl eaner, p otentiall y starti ng a fire.
iv Trade m ar ks Th e Brot her log o is a re gister ed tra dem ark of Br othe r Indu stries, Ltd. App le, t he App le Logo , Ma cinto sh an d True Type a re regist ered trade mar ks of A pple C omput er, Inc in th e Un ited S tat es and ot her c ount ries.
v Tabl e of Co nten ts 1 About this Printer What is i n t he box? ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ...... ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..1 Int e r face cabl e . ...
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vii AA p p e n d i x Prin ter specif ica tions ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..... ..114 Engi n e . ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ...
1 1 What is in the box? When you unpack th e printe r, make sur e that y ou have all o f the fol lowing part s. I nterfa ce cable An in terf ace ca ble is n ot a s tandard acc esso ry. Buy the prop er in terface cable for the in terf ace yo u wan t to us e (US B, pa rallel or net wo rk).
1. About this Print er 2 Fro nt v iew 1 Fro nt cov er r ele ase butt on 2 Control panel 3 Face-down output t r a y support flap (support flap) 4 Front cover 5 Pap er tr ay 6 P ow er sw itch 7 Face-dow.
1. About this Print er 3 Ba ck vi ew 1 Bac k cov er 2 Duplex Tray 3 AC power connector 4 LEDs (Light e mitting di odes) 5 1 0/10 0BA SE -TX po rt 6 USB interface connector 7 DIMM cover 8 Parallel int .
1. About this Print er 4 Positioning the pri nter Re ad th e follow ing be fore y ou use t he prin ter. Po wer supp ly Use the pr inter wi thin t he recom m ende d pow er rang e.
1. About this Print er 5 Network features Th e Brot her m achine can be shar ed on a 1 0/10 0 Mb wir ed E ther net or IE EE 802 .11 b/80 2.11 g wireles s Eth ernet ne two rk us ing the i nte rnal ne twor k pr int serv er in a TCP/ IP e nvir onmen t.
6 2 About paper Type and si ze of paper Th e print er load s pap er fro m the in stalled pa per tray o r the mu lti-p urpose tray . Th e nam es for t he pap er tra ys in the pr inter drive r and th is.
2. Pr inting M ethods 7 1 Legal size pap er is no t avai labl e in so me re gions ou tsid e the U SA and C anada. Recomme nded pap e r Before yo u buy a l ot of paper, t est a small quant ity to ma ke s u re that the p a per i s suitab le. Use paper tha t i s ma de fo r plain-p aper co pyin g.
2. Pr inting M ethods 8 Types o f envelope s Mo st env elop es will be suit able for y our pr inter . How ever , so me en velo pes ma y have feed a nd prin t qual ity problems due to th e way th ey have been made.
2. Pr inting M ethods 9 Pri ntab le ar ea W hen us ing PC L (st andar d driv er) em ulat ion, th e edge s of th e pape r that canno t be pri nted on a re sho wn in th e tabl es bel ow. Note W hen u sing BR -Scri pt em ulat ion, t h e edg es of the pape r tha t can no t be pr inted on a re 4.
2. Pr inting M ethods 10 Printing meth ods Pri nting o n plai n pap er, b ond pap e r and tr ansp arenc ies Pri nt ing on pl ain p aper, bond paper or tr ans parenc ies f rom T ray 1, 2 or 3 Fo r the p roper p aper t o use , see About pa per on page 6.
2. Pr inting M ethods 11 b Pull th e p aper tray co m plet ely ou t of the printer. c Whi le pr es si ng t he blu e pa per- gui de r el ease leve r, s li de th e pa per gui des t o f it the pape r s iz e. Mak e su re tha t t h e guide s are fir mly in the slots.
2. Pr inting M ethods 12 e Put the paper tray fi r mly b ack in the printer . Make sure that it i s complete ly inse rted in to the p rinter . f Lift up the sup port flap to prev ent paper from s lidin g o f f t he f ace-do wn o utpu t tray , or remov e eac h pa ge as so on as it c o mes out of th e p rinter .
2. Pr inting M ethods 13 Pri nti ng on pl ain p aper, bond paper or tr ans par enc ies f rom t he MP tra y MP Tray m ode is au tom atica lly turn ed on w hen p aper is put in t he m ulti-pu rpo se tray. Fo r the p roper p aper t o use , see About pa per on page 6.
2. Pr inting M ethods 14 b Ope n t he M P t ray an d lo wer i t ge ntl y. c Pull o u t the MP tray su pport fl ap (1). d Lift up the sup port flap to prev ent paper from s lidin g o f f t he f ace-do wn o utpu t tray , or remov e eac h pa ge as so on as it c o mes out of th e p rinter .
2. Pr inting M ethods 15 e Put paper in the MP tr ay. Make s ure that th e p a per s tays under th e maximum pape r mark ( b ) on both sides of the tray. f Wh ile pres sin g t h e pape r-guid e relea se le ver, sl ide th e pape r guide to fit th e pape r size.
2. Pr inting M ethods 16 Pr inting on t hick paper, label s and e nvelo pes MP Tray m ode is au tom atica lly turn ed on w hen p aper is put in t he m ulti-pu rpo se tray. Fo r the p roper p aper t o use , see About pa per on p ag e 6 and Ty pes of enve lopes o n pa ge 8 .
2. Pr inting M ethods 17 b Ope n t he M P t ray an d lo wer i t ge ntl y. c Pull o u t the MP tray su pport fl ap (1). d Lift up the sup port flap to prev ent paper from s lidin g o f f t he f ace-do wn o utpu t tray , or remov e eac h pa ge as so on as it c o mes out of th e p rinter .
2. Pr inting M ethods 18 e Put paper in the MP tr ay. Make s ure that th e p a per s tays under th e maximum pape r mark ( b ) on both sides of the tray. Note • Envelope join ts that a re sealed by the manufactu r er shoul d be secure. • The side t o be print e d o n must be face up.
2. Pr inting M ethods 19 Note • If the DL size doubl e flap envel o pe i s creased afte r printi ng, choose DL Long Edge in Paper Si z e , from the Basic tab. Put a n ew DL siz e d ouble -flap env elope in t he M P tray wi th the long est edge of t h e enve lop e in first, then pr int again.
2. Pr inting M ethods 20 Duplex Printing Th e s upplie d pr inter driv ers for Wind ows ® 95 /98/M e/2 000/ XP a nd W ind ows NT ® 4.0 , Mac O S ® 9 .1 to 9 .2 and Mac OS ® X 10. 2 . 4 or gre ater al l enabl e duplex pri nting. For more inf o rmat ion about h ow to choose the setting s, see th e Help tex t in th e pr inter driver .
2. Pr inting M ethods 21 Note • If you ch oose the Paper Source to b e Auto Select , put th e printed even -num bere d pages in the M P tr ay. • W hen you put paper in th e p ape r tray, fir st e mpty the tray. Next, put the pri n ted pages in th e tray, with the printed side f ace up.
2. Pr inting M ethods 22 P aper o rie nta tio n for manu al du ple x pr int ing The prin ter pri nts the se cond p a ge first. If yo u print 10 pag es on 5 shee ts of pap er, it w ill prin t pag e 2 and t hen pa ge 1 on the first she et of pape r. It wi ll print p ag e 4 and the n pa ge 3 on th e secon d she et of pa per .
2. Pr inting M ethods 23 5 Click OK . The printer will print on both sides of th e p aper automatically. For the BR- S cript print e r driver 1 Open th e Propert ies d ial og box in the p ri nter driv er. 2 Fr om the Gener al tab, c l ick th e Pr intin g Pr eferen ces ico n.
2. Pr inting M ethods 24 Book let print ing (Fo r Windo ws prin ter dr ive r) a Put p aper in t he pa per tr ay or MP tray . b Open the Proper ties dialo g box in t he print er driv er. c From the Ge ner al tab, choose the Printi ng Pr efer ences ico n.
2. Pr inting M ethods 25 Carbon copy printing Ca rbon c opy printing allo ws you t o auto matica lly prin t one p age of da ta on d iffere nt kinds of pa per by cha nging th e pa per so urce . You can ma ke c opi es as th ough y ou are pri nt ing on ca rbo n pa per usin g a d ot ma trix pri nter .
26 3 Printer driver A printe r driver is s of t ware that tr anslat es data fr om the format us ed b y a compute r to t he f or mat that a par ticu lar print er ne eds .
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 27 You can ch ange the fo l lo wing prin te r s ettings when you print from your comp uter. Pape r Siz e M ultip le Page Orie nta tion Co pies M edia T y.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 28 Feat ures in the printe r drive r (For Wi ndows ® ) Fo r mor e info rmatio n, see t he He lp text in th e pr i nte r drive r . Note • The s creens in thi s section are fro m Windows ® XP. T he sc reens on your PC will va ry d epend ing o n yo ur operati ng system.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 29 Advanced tab Ch ange the ta b settin gs by clicking one of the f ollowing icon s: Print Quality (1) Du plex Print ing (2) Watermark (3) Page Set t ing (4).
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 30 Toner Save Mode You can sa ve running co sts by turn ing on the Tone r Save Mode , wh ich cuts the p r int density. Note • W e do not rec omm end T one r S ave fo r print ing Ph oto or G ra y Scale i mages . • Toner Save Mode is no t a vaila ble for 1200 d pi or HQ 120 0 resol ution.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 31 Device Options You can s et the f ollowin g in P ri nt er Func tion : (You can jump to th e page fo r each Pr inter Func tion by ch oosin g the f unction name in th e list bel o w.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 32 Job Spooli ng The printer keeps the la st print job sent to i t in memory. You can r eprint a d o cument w it h out se nd i ng the data a gain from your PC.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 33 Administrator (For Wi ndow s ® 95/9 8/Me onl y) Administrat o rs h a v e the auth ority to limit the number of co pi e s, scalin g setti ng and wat ermark set ting functio ns. • Password Enter t he password in to this box.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 34 Access ories t ab Note From the Star t menu, select Control P ane l an d the n Printe rs 1 . Rig h t-cl ick t h e Brot her HL- 5270 DN/52 80DW seri es icon an d sele ct Properties to access th e Acc essor ies tab. 1 P rinter s a n d Fa xes fo r Wi ndow s ® XP user s.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 35 Supp ort t ab Ver sio n (1) Display s the pri nter drive r version. Web Update (2) You can ch eck the Broth e r we b site for updated dr ivers, a nd automatica lly downlo a d a nd update t h e prin ter dr iver o n your P C.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 36 Fea tur es in the BR- Scri pt (Pos tScr ipt ® 3™ lang uage em ulat ion) print er driv er (For W ind ows ® ) Fo r mor e info rmatio n, see t he He lp text in th e pr i nte r drive r . Note Th e scree ns in th is se ction a re bas ed on HL -52 70DN wi th Wind ows ® XP.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 37 Printing Prefer en ce s Note If y ou are usin g Wind ows NT ® 4. 0, W indow s ® 200 0 o r X P , you can acce ss th e Pri nting Preferences dia l og box by cl icking Pr intin g Pr efer ences ... i n the Gen eral tab of the Brothe r HL-5270DN/HL-5280DW BR -Sc ript3 Pr oper ties dial og b ox.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 38 Advanced o p tions a Choose the Paper Size an d Copy Count (1). b Set the Scaling and TrueType Font settin g s (2). c You ca n change set tings by choosi ng the set ting .
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 39 Fea tur es in th e print er d river (Fo r Ma ci ntos h ® ) This pr inter su pports Mac O S ® 9 .1 to 9.2 an d Ma c OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater. Note Th e scr een s in t his se ction are from Mac O S ® X 10.4 . Th e scr eens on y our M acint os h ® wil l vary depen ding on your o perating system.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 40 Print S etting s You can ch ange settin g s by choosin g the setti ng in the Pr int Settings list : Basic ta b Resolution You can ch ange the reso l uti on as f o ll .
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 41 Advanced tab Print Quality You c an ch ange the pri nt qu ali ty as f oll ows : • B ro th er P ho to Th is is a ph otog raph m ode (g radat ion pr iority) . Ch oose t his se tting f or prin ting ph oto graph s that h ave continuous g radation .
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 42 Unin stall ing t he prin ter dr iver You can u ninstall t he printer d river t h a t you i nstalled with th e follo wi ng steps. Note • Thi s is not a vai la ble if yo u ins tal led th e pr int er d riv er fr om th e Win dow s A dd a pri nter fun ction .
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 43 Brothe r Laser d r ive r f or Mac intosh ® For Mac OS ® X 10. 2 .4 or greater a Di sconn ect the USB c abl e be twe en th e Ma ci nt osh and yo ur p rin te r. b Resta rt the M a cintosh ® . c Log on as an ‘Adm inistra tor’.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 44 Software So ftwar e fo r ne tw orks BR Adm in Pr ofe ssio nal (For Wind ows ® ) Th e BR Adm in Profes sio nal is a ut ility fo r man aging y our B roth er net work e nabled pri nters tha t are ru nning unde r Win dows ® 95/9 8/Me/ 2000 /XP a nd Wind ows NT ® 4.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 45 W indows ® XP Professional Ab out emul atio n mod es Th is prin ter ha s the fo llowi ng em ulat ion mode s. Yo u can ch ange the settin g by usin g the c ontrol p ane l o r a W eb brow se r.
3. Dr iver and Sof t wa re 46 Aut omati c in terf ace sele cti on This prin ter has an automati c interface s election fe a tur e tha t is turn ed on by default. Th is lets it automatically ch ange the inte rfac e to IEE E 128 4 pa rallel, U SB, o r Ethern et de pendin g o n which inter face is receiv ing da ta.
47 4 Control panel This pri n ter has one liq uid crysta l displ a y (LCD), se ven buttons a n d o ne Ligh t Emitti ng Diode ( L ED) on the control p anel . The display ca n show va rious mess ages wit h up to 1 6 cha racters i n one row. Th e LED li g ht shows the current status of the printer .
4. Con t r ol Pane l 48 Buttons You can co ntrol th e basi c printer o perat ions and ch ange vario us print e r se ttings with seven butto ns ( Go , Jo b C ance l , Re pr int , + , - , Back , Se t ).
4. Con t r ol Pane l 49 Reprin t If you want to reprint a document that h as just b een p r in ted, pre ss Reprint . You can re pri nt when the pr inter is in t h e READ Y or PA USE stat e.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 50 Data LED The Data LED is a l ight wh ich shows th e printer st atus. LCD Th e LCD show s the cur ren t prin t e r status . When you u se the c ont rol pane l butto ns, t he LCD will ch ange.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 51 LCD me ss ag es Printer status mes sages The fol lowing t able shows the pri n ter status me ssa ges d ur ing nor mal operatio n : Printer Sta t us Me ssage Meaning IGNORE DATA Printer is ignoring data processed using PS driver.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 52 Re pri nti ng d oc ume nts Repr inting from RA M You can re print from ra nd om acce ss m em ory (R AM ). The re print data i n RAM w ill be del eted wh en the p rinte r is turne d off. W hen y ou us e RAM to re pri nt: a Press Set on the cont rol pa nel.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 53 Reprinting the last jo b three ti mes a Make sure that the REPR INT sett i ng is ON by using th e control panel butt ons to enter the SE TUP me n u.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 54 How to prin t Secure d at a a Press Re print . If there is no d ata, the L CD shows NO DA TA STO RE D . LAST JO B b Press t h e + or - but to n to choose SECU RE F ILE . Press Set . SECURE FIL E c Press t h e + or - but ton to cho o se th e user na me.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 55 Usin g th e contro l panel L CD menu W hen y ou us e t h e Me nu butt ons ( + , - , Se t or Ba ck ) , remember th e follo wi ng b asi c steps: If no control panel o perations a re performed f o r 3 0 seconds, the LCD automat i cal ly ret u rn s to RE ADY .
4. Con t r ol Pane l 56 Menu t abl e There ar e eight menus. For more in formation a b out the selecti ons availa b le in each m enu, se e th e tables bel ow.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 57 PAP ER Submen u Op tions De scriptions SOURCE AUTO * / MP / TRAY1 / TRAY2 / TRAY3 Chooses the tray that will be used. PRIORITY MP>T1>T2>T3 * / T1>T2>T3>MP / T1>T2>T3 W hen SOURCE is chosen as AUTO : Choos es the order in which the printer uses the paper t rays that contain pa per of the sam e size.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 58 PANEL CONTROL LCD DENSITY 0 * / 1 Adjusts the density o f the LCD. AUTO ONLINE ON * / OFF BUTTON REPEAT 0.1 * / 0. 2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 1.5 / 2.0 SEC Sets the tim e f or the LCD mess age to chan ge when holding the + or - button at intervals.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 59 PAPER LETTER * / LEGAL / A4 * / EXECU TIVE / COM-10 / DL / JIS B5 / B 5 / A5 / B6 / A6 / MONARCH / C5 / A4 LONG / FOLIO / DLL / POST CA RD / ORGANIZER J / ORGANIZ ER K / ORGANIZER M / ORGAN IZER L Sets the size of paper. COPIES 1 * / 2 .
4. Con t r ol Pane l 60 HP LASERJET FONT NO. I000 ... #### (59) * FONT PITCH/POIN T ##.## (10.00/12.00) * SYMBOL SET PC-8 * ... Sets the symbol set or the c haracter set.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 61 EPSON FX-850 FONT NO. I000 ... #### (59) * FONT PITCH/POIN T ##.## (10.00/12.00) * CHARACTER SET PC-8 ... (US ASCII) * Sets t he symbol set o r the charac ter set.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 62 IBM PROPRINTER FONT NO. I000 ... #### (59) * FONT PITCH ##.## (10.00/12.00) * CHARACTER SET PC-8... * Sets the s ymbol set o r the charact er set.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 63 1 Aut omat ic Priv ate IP Addr essi ng (API PA) pro toco l aut o m atic ally config ure s an IP addr ess an d subn et mas k. Fo r m ore det ail s, see t h e Netw ork User 's G uid e on th e CD- ROM.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 64 NETWORK for HL-5280DW users Su bme nu 1 Su bme nu 2 Menu S elections Option s De scriptions WIRED WIRED ENABLE ON * / OFF TCP/IP TCP/IP ENABLE ON * / OFF IP ADDRESS= ###.###.###.### (169.254.###.###) * 1 Enter the IP address. SUBNET MASK= ### .
4. Con t r ol Pane l 65 1 Aut omat ic Priv ate IP Addr essi ng (API PA) pro toco l aut o m atic ally config ure s an IP addr ess an d subn et mas k. Fo r m ore det ail s, see t h e Netw ork User 's G uid e on th e CD- ROM. WLAN (Continued) WIRELESS (Continued) COMM.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 66 INTERFACE Submen u Menu S el ect ions Optio ns Description SELECT AUTO * / P ARALLEL / USB / NE TW ORK AUTO IF TIME 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 * .. ./ 99 ( sec ) You need to set the time-out period for the auto interface selection. INPUT BUFFER Level 1 / 2 / 3 * .
4. Con t r ol Pane l 67 Exampl e of ch angin g the men u setting Settin g IP Address a Press t h e + or - but ton to cho o se NE TWOR K (and to disp lay each se t ting shown below). INFORMA TIO N h NETWORK b Press Set . TCP/IP c Press Set . TCP/IP ENA BLE d Press t h e + but to n.
4. Con t r ol Pane l 68 Default Settin gs Pr inte r de fau lt se tti ng Th e print er se t tin gs hav e bee n set at t he fa ctory be fore s hipm ent. Th ey are ca lled d efa ult set tings (s ee Menu table on pag e 56) .
69 5 Th is prin ter h as the fol lowin g opt ional a cces sori es. You can in crea se the capa bilities of the p rinte r with t hese it ems. Lower tray unit ( LT-5300) Tw o optio na l lower tr ays (T ray 2 or T ray 3) c an be inst alled , and e ach low er tra y ca n ho ld up to 250 shee ts of 80 g /m 2 (21 lb ) pape r.
5. Opt ions 70 DIMM Th e prin ter h as 3 2 MB of stan da rd mem ory and one s lot f o r option al memo ry e xpa nsion. You c an e xpa nd t he memory up to 544 MB b y instal ling dual in-lin e me mory module s ( DIMMs).
5. Opt ions 71 I nstal ling ext ra memo ry a Turn o ff the p rinter p ower s wi t ch , a nd then unplug th e printer . Disconnect th e inter face cable f rom the print er. Note Be sure to turn off th e print er power switch befo re you inst all or remove t he DIMM.
5. Opt ions 72 e Put the DIMM co ver b ack on. f Reconnect th e interface cable to your pri nter. Plug the print e r back in, and then turn on the power switc h. Note To make su re that yo u have install ed the DIMM properl y, you ca n print th e prin te r se tt ings page th at shows the cur rent memory si ze.
73 6 You will ne ed to re place c erta in parts and c lean t he prin ter reg ularly. WARNIN G Whe n you replac e cert ain par ts or cl ean th e inside of the printer, rem emb er the fo llowi ng: • I.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 74 Cons umabl es To ner car trid ge A ne w ton er cart ridge c an pri nt app roxi mately 3 ,500 (stand ard c art ridge ) or appr oxim ately 7,00 0 (high yie ld cartridg e) A4 or L etter size single- sided pages a t 5% coverage.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 75 Repl a cing the to ne r ca rtrid ge Note • T o e nsur e high q uality print ing, w e rec omm end that you u se o nly genui ne Br othe r ton er c artridge s. Whe n you want t o bu y to ner c artr id ges , ca ll th e dea ler you boug ht th e pr inte r fr om or Bro the r C ustom er Se rv ic e.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 76 c Push d own the blu e lo ck lever a n d ta ke the tone r cartri dge out o f the d rum unit. CAUTION DO N OT put a ton er cartr idge in to a fire. It cou ld exp lode, res ult ing in inj uries . Handl e the to n er cartrid ge carefull y.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 77 CAUTION Wait to unpack the t oner cartr idge until immediatel y b efo re you put it in the p r in ter. If toner cartr idges a r e left u npacked for a long ti me t h e to ner li fe will b e sh ortened. If an un pack ed dr um un it is put i n dir ect su nligh t or roo m ligh t , t he unit may be dam aged.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 78 e Pull o ff the prote ctive co ve r. f Put the new tone r cartridge firmly into t he drum unit u ntil yo u h ear it l ock into place. If you put it in prop erly, t he lock l e ver will lift aut omatically. CAUTION Make sure that you put in the to ner ca rtridge p roperly o r it may se p arate from the dr um unit.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 79 h Put the drum unit a n d toner ca rtr idge as se mbly b ack i n the p ri nter. C lose the f ront cover..
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 80 Dru m unit A ne w drum unit can prin t appr oxima tely 25,0 00 A4 o r Letter size si ngle-s ided p ages at 5% c over age. Note • There are many factors th at d e termine t h e ac tual d rum life , such as th e t emperature, h umidity, ty pe of pap er, t ype o f ton er use d, nu mber of pages per pr int job and so on.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 81 b Hold d own Go unt il the me ss age DRUM CL EAR is disp laye d on th e LCD, the n release Go . Improper Setup Do n ot reset th e drum cou nter when yo u replace onl y the toner cartrid g e. c Take out the dru m u ni t and t o ner ca rtridge asse mbly.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 82 d Push d own the blu e lo ck lever a n d ta ke the tone r cartri dge out o f the d rum unit. CAUTION Handl e the to n er cartrid ge carefull y. If toner scatters on yo ur h ands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold wa ter at onc e.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 83 f Put the to ner c artr idge f irmly into the new dru m un it un til you hear it loc k into plac e. If you pu t th e cart ridge in prop erl y, the blue lock lever w ill lift aut omat icall y. CAUTION Make sure that you put in the to ner ca rtridge p roperly, o r it may se parate f r om th e drum uni t.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 84 Replacing periodic ma intenanc e parts You need to replace th e periodic maintenance p a rts r e gularly t o maintain print qua l it y. You should re p la ce the part s l ist ed b elo w af ter pri ntin g th e fol lowi ng num ber of page s.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 85 Clean ing Cl ean th e out side and insid e of the pr inter reg ularly w ith a dr y, lint -f r ee clot h. Whe n you r eplac e the to ner cartridg e or t he drum unit, ma ke su re that you cl ean the insi de of the p ri nter.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 86 c Wipe th e outsid e of the printe r with a dr y, lint- free clo th to re move dust. d Rem ove an yt hing that is stu ck insi de the pa pe r t r ay. e Wip e the in side of th e pape r tray with a dr y, lint- free clo th to rem ov e dust.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 87 b Pres s the f ront c ov er relea se bu tton an d then open the front cove r. c Take out the dru m u ni t and t o ner ca rtridge asse mbly. HOT SURFACE After y ou ha ve jus t used the pr inter, so me int erna l part s of the p rinte r will b e extre mely ho t.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 88 Handl e the to n er cartrid ge carefull y. If toner scatters on yo ur h ands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold wa ter at onc e. To p revent damage to the pr inter fr om stati c electrici ty, DO NOT to uch t he electro des shown i n the illus tration .
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 89 Cl eanin g th e coro na wire If yo u hav e print quality probl ems , clean the cor ona w ire as f ollow s: a Pres s the f ront c ov er relea se bu tton an d then open the front cove r. b Take out the dru m u ni t and t o ner ca rtridge asse mbly.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 90 c Cle an the prim ary cor ona w ire insid e the d rum u nit by ge ntly s liding th e blue t ab fr om right to left and lef t to ri g ht s everal times. CAUTION Be sur e to return t he tab to th e home positio n ( a ) (1).
91 7 You can co rrect most p robl ems by yoursel f. If y ou need additi onal he lp, th e Brothe r Solutio ns Center o ffers the la test FAQs an d troubl eshooting tips.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 92 LCD mes sages If an y problems o ccur, the printe r automatica lly stops printi ng, di agnoses the pr o bl em, and displays the resulti n g message on t h e LCD to alert yo u . Us e the ta ble below to identi fy and clear the err or m e ssage.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 93 NO PAPER XXX Put paper i n the empty tray. NO TRAY XXX Put the paper tray in t he prin ter. PRINT OVERRUN Cut t he resolution or add th e optional mem ory. See I nsta lling ext ra m emo ry on p age 7 1 and Solving pri nt problems on page 111.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 94 Error message printou t The print er c an al so r epo rt prob lems by print in g an e rro r me ssa ge. U se the t ab le be low t o id enti fy and clea r the er ror message. Th e d efault settin g for t h e th e error message p ri n t out is o ff .
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 95 Paper handl ing Fi rst, make s ure t hat y ou a re us in g pap er th at me et s Br ot her re comme nded pape r sp ec ifi cat ions . Se e Abou t pape r on pa ge 6. Pro blem Recomme nd a t i on The p rinter does not feed paper. If there is paper in the paper tr a y , make sure it is s traigh t .
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 96 Paper j a ms and how to c lear them If pa per jams in side the p ri n t er, the p r in ter will stop. One o f the fo llowing LCD messag es will a ppear to tell yo u whe re to fin d the ja mmed pap er. J A MM PT R A Y (1) Paper j am in the M P tra y.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 97 JA M MP T RAY ( Paper jam in th e MP tr ay) JAM MP TRA Y If a p aper jam o ccurs insi d e th e MP tray, follow th ese step s: a Remove th e paper fr o m the MP tray . b Press t h e co ve r r elease b utto n and then open the fr ont c over.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 98 a Pull th e p aper tray co m plet ely ou t of the printer. b Us e both ha nd s to s low ly p ull out t h e jamm ed pa per . c Put p aper be low the m axim um pa per m ark ( b ). W hile pres sin g the blue pape r-guid e relea se lever , slid e the paper guides t o fit th e paper si ze.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 99 JA M INSIDE (Pap er ja m insid e the printe r) JAM INS IDE HOT SURFACE Afte r you have just u s e d th e prin te r, some intern al part s of t h e p r in ter wi l l b e extremel y hot . When you o pen the fr ont co ver o r back cov er of the print er, DO NOT touch the sha ded pa rts s how n in the illu st rations .
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 100 CAUTION After yo u h a ve r emoved the jammed paper , prin t a few te st page s. This i s to ma ke su re tha t the pri nted pages have no ton e r st a i ns on the m befo re you resta rt the pri nt job. Remove th e jammed paper c arefully so you do n o t sp re ad toner .
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 101 d Put th e ton er ca rtridge b ack into th e drum unit un til y ou hea r it lo ck int o place. If yo u put th e car tridg e in prop erly, t he blue lock leve r will l ift auto maticall y.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 102 b Slo wly take out the dr um uni t an d ton er cartr idg e as sembl y. The j ammed pape r wi ll be p ull ed o ut w ith the d rum u nit an d toner c artri dge ass emb ly.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 103 d Pull t he tabs at the left and right hand sides toward you to o pen th e fuser co ver (1). e Usi ng bo th hand s, ge ntl y pu ll t he ja mmed pa per out of the f user uni t. HOT SURFACE After y ou ha ve jus t used the pr inter, so me int erna l part s of the p rinte r will b e extre mely ho t.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 104 JA M DU PLEX (P aper ja m in the d uple x tr ay) JAM DUP LEX If a p aper jam o ccurs insi d e th e duplex t ray, foll ow these steps: a Pull th e d uple x tray co mp le tely out of t he printe r . b Pull t he the jamme d pape r ou t o f the print er or th e duple x tray .
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 105 Improving th e print qual ity If you have a pri nt qua lity p roblem, prin t a test page first (see Menu table o n page 56). If th e pr intout looks goo d, th e prob lem is pr oba bly not th e print er. Ch eck t he int erfac e cab le or try the print er on an othe r PC.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 106 Ho ll ow p rin t Make sure that y ou use paper that mee t s our spec ifications. See Ab out pa per on page 6. Choose Th ick pa per m ode in t he prin te r driver, or use t hinner pa per than what you are now using. Check the printer’s en v ironm ent.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 107 W hit e Spo ts on bl ack text and graphics at 94 mm (3 .7 in .) in te rva ls Black Spo ts at 94 m m (3 .7 in .) in te rva ls If the proble m i s not solved after printing a f ew pages, the drum unit may have glue from the l a bel st uck on the OPC drum s urface.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 108 Black to ner marks ac ross the pa ge The drum unit may be damaged. P ut in a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page 8 0. Make sure that y ou use paper that mee t s our spec ifications. See Ab out pa per on page 6.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 109 Curl ed or wa vy Check th e paper type and qualit y. High tem peratures and high hu midity will ca use paper to curl. S ee About pa per on pa ge 6 . If you do no t use the pri nter often, the paper m ay have bee n in the paper tray too long.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 110 Po or F ixi ng Open t he back cover and m ake sure that the t wo blue levers on the l eft and ri ght hand sides are in the down posit ion.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 111 Solving print problems Pro blem Recomme nd a t i on The pri nt er prints unexpec t ed ly or it pri nts garbage data. Make sure that the pri n t er cable is not t o o l ong. We recommend tha t you use a parallel or US B cabl e that is no longer t han 2 meters (6.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 112 Network prob lems Fo r proble ms co ncer ning us ing your printe r o n a Networ k, see the Netw ork U ser’s Gu ide on t he CD-R OM w e have supplied. Other problems For Maci ntosh ® wit h US B Pr inting fro m DOS Pro blem Recomme nd a t i on The printer cannot print.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 113 BR -Scr ipt 3 CAUTION Not f o ll owing t he instr uctions for usin g the pr i nte r may cause you to be responsi ble for a ll repairs. Pro blem Recomm endation The print speed slows down. Add optional memo r y. See Installing extra memory on page 71.
114 A Printer s pecificati ons En gi ne 1 Fro m standa rd pa per tray and opti onal pape r tray 2 2 If yo u use t he hig h qual ity 1200 d pi set ting ( 1200 × 12 00 dpi ) t he pr int spee d wil l be sl ower .
A. Ap pendix 115 Controller 1 USB is not su ppor ted und er Win dows ® 9 5 or Wind ows N T ® 4.0 . 2 B rot her or igi nal Win dows ® uti lity fo r pr int er an d p rint s e rver ma nage ment . 3 B rot her or igi nal Ma cint os h ® ut ili ty for pr inter and pri nt ser ver mana gemen t.
A. Ap pendix 116 Softw are 1 Do wn load the p rin te r dr iver for Wind ows ® XP P rofes sional x64 Ed ition from h ttp://s olutio ns.b rother .com . 2 Do wnloa d th e prin ter d river for Linu x fro m http://s oluti ons.
A. Ap pendix 117 Med ia spec ificat ions 1 Up to 1 0 shee ts 2 Legal size pap er is no t avai labl e in so me re gions ou tsid e the U SA and C anada. Suppl ies Dime nsions / W eig hts Mode l HL -5270.
A. Ap pendix 118 Ot he r 1 We do n ot reco mmend T oner Save f or pri nti ng Phot o or Gray Scal e imag es. Syst em Require ments 1 USB is not su ppor ted und er Win dows ® 9 5 or Wind ows N T ® 4.0 . 2 Do wn load the p rin te r dr iver for Wind ows ® XP Pr ofes sion al x64 E ditio n f rom ht tp:/ /so lut ions .
A. Ap pendix 119 Im por tant info rmati on fo r choo sing you r pape r This secti on give s informat ion to help you choose paper to u se wi th this printer. Note If you use paper th at i s not r ecommended, a paper j am or misf eed may occur i n t h e printer.
A. Ap pendix 120 Moisture c ontent Moisture c o ntent is the amount of water l eft in t h e pap e r a fter man ufacture. It i s one of the important ch arac terist ics o f the p aper. Th is can cha nge g reatl y de pendi ng on the storag e e nviron men t, al though usu ally pape r c ont ai ns ab out 5 % wa te r by wei ght .
A. Ap pendix 121 Pap er si ze Paper s ize mm in . Le t te r 8.5 × 11 in. Le gal 8.5 × 14 in. Execu ti ve 7.25 × 10.5 in. A4 210 × 297 m m A5 148 × 210 m m A6 105 × 148 m m Env elo pe Mona rch 3.875 × 7.5 in. Enve l ope #9 3.875 × 8.9 in. Enve l ope #10 4.
A. Ap pendix 122 Symbol an d characte r sets Fo r the HP Lase rJet, IB M Pro print er XL, and EP SON F X-850 emul ation mod es, you c an ch oose th e sym bol and chara cter s ets us ing a web bro wser o r the con trol p anel bu ttons . Ho w to use the w eb br ows er To use the web b rowse r, fol low the st eps below.
A. Ap pendix 123 Sy mbo l and chara cte r sets list OC R sy mbol sets When you choo se the OCR-A or OCR-B font, t he matching symb ol set is al ways used.
A. Ap pendix 124 Ro man 9 (4U) Rom an E xtens ion (0 E) Ru ssian- GO ST (12R ) Sym bol ( 19M ) Tur kish8 ( 8T) Uk rainia n (1 4R) Vent ura M ath (6M) Ve ntura I ntl (13 J) Vent ura US (14 J) Win dow s 3 .
A. Ap pendix 125 Quick reference for b ar code control commands Th e prin ter can print bar cod es in t he H P L aser Jet, EPSO N FX -850 , an d IB M P roprin ter X L em ulatio n modes . Pr int b ar c odes or exp and ed ch arac ters Format: ESC i n ..
A. Ap pendix 126 Bar Code , expanded char acter , line block d r a win g and b ox drawing Th is p aram eter c hoo ses t he bar c ode st y l e as abo ve. W hen th e EA N 8 , EA N 13, U PC-A, Co de 12 8 or E AN 128 bar co de mode is chosen, this bar co d e style parameter is ignored.
A. Ap pendix 127 Bar code huma n read ab le lin e ON o r OF F Th is par ame t e r show s whet her t he prin ter pri nts the hu man r eadab le line below the ba r cod e. H uma n readable characters a re always pri nted with OCR-B font o f 1 0 p itch and a ll the current character st yle enha nce men ts are mask ed.
A. Ap pendix 128 Bar cod e, expan ded chara cter, line b lock drawin g an d box dr awing h eight n = ‘h nnn’, ‘Hnn n’, ‘dnnn ’, or ‘D nnn’ 1 EAN 13 , EAN8, UPC-A , ISBN (EAN13, E AN8, UPC-A), IS B N (UPC-E ): 22 mm 2U P C - E : 1 8 m m 3 Others: 12 mm Ex pand ed ch arac ters i 2.
A. Ap pendix 129 When FIM (US- Post Net) i s selec te d wi th the par ame t e r ‘ t3’ or ‘T3’ Cha racte rs ‘ A’ t o ‘D’ ar e val id and one digi t of da ta ca n be pri nted . U pper -cas e a nd l ow er-c ase a lph abet character s can be a ccepted.
A. Ap pendix 130 When EAN 128 set A , se t B or se t C is selected with the paramete r ‘t132’ o r ‘T132’, ‘t133’ or ‘T133 ’ or ‘t 1 3 4’ or ‘T 134’ Th e same rules apply as for ‘t12 ’ or ‘T1 2’, ‘t13 ’ or ‘T13 ’, or ‘t 14’ or ‘T1 4’.
A. Ap pendix 131 'Cod e 128 s et B LPR IN T CHR$( 27); "i t13r 1o0x0 0y14 0b CODE 128B 12345 ? "; 'Cod e 128 s et C LPR IN T CHR$( 27); "i t14r 1o0x0 0y16 0b ";CH R$(1 );.
132 B Brother Numbers IMPORTANT For tech nical and o pera tional h elp, you must cal l the cou n try w he re you boug ht the printer. Ca lls must b e m ade fro m with in that countr y. Register your product By regis terin g your Bro the r produ ct, y ou will be re cord ed as the or iginal o wne r of th e produ ct.
B. Append i x (For Eur ope and Other Countr ies) 133 Importa nt informatio n: Regulatio ns Radi o int erferenc e (22 0 to 240 volt model only ) Th is prin ter foll ows EN 550 22 (C ISPR P ublic atio n 22)/C lass B. Before yo u use thi s product, ma ke su re that y ou use one of t he foll owing interfa ce cables.
B. Append i x (For Eur ope and Other Countr ies) 134 For Fin lan d an d Swed en LUO KAN 1 L ASER LAI TE KLAS S 1 L ASER A PPARA T Var oitu s! Laitte en käyttämi nen muulla kuin t ässä käyttö ohjeessa ma i ni tulla ta valla saatt aa alti staa käytt ä jä n tu rvalli suuslu oka n 1 ylittäv älle nä kym ättöm älle la sersä teilyll e.
B. Append i x (For Eur ope and Other Countr ies) 135 IMPORTANT - For Yo ur Safety To ens ure sa fe o perat ion, the supplie d t h ree-p in plu g m ust be ins erte d only into a stan da rd thre e-p in po wer out let tha t is pr operly gr ou nded thr oug h the s ta ndard e lect rica l wiring.
B. Append i x (For Eur ope and Other Countr ies) 136 EC D eclar ation of C onfo rmity.
137 C Brother Numbers IMPORTANT For tech nical and o pera tional h elp, you must cal l the cou n try w he re you boug ht the printer. Ca lls must b e m ade fro m with in that countr y.
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 138 Customer Servic e If y o u have c om men t s or sugg estion s, pl ease write us a t: Ser vic e cen ter loca tor ( USA onl y) Fo r the lo cation of a Bro the r authoriz ed s ervice cente r, ca ll 1-800 -284- 4357.
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 139 Importa nt informatio n: Regulatio ns Federa l Commun ications Com mission ( FCC) Declaratio n of Conform ity (For USA) declare s, that th e pro ducts complies wi th Part 15 o f the FCC Rules.
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 140 Indu stry Ca nada Compl ia nce Stat emen t (For C ana da) This Cla ss B digi tal ap paratus c omplies wi th Canadian I CES -0 03. Ce t app areil nu mér ique de la clas se B es t conf orm e à la nor me NM B-00 3 du C anada .
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 141 Laser Notice s Las er Saf ety ( 110 to 1 20 vo lt mod el only ) Th is prin ter is cert ified a s a Cla ss 1 laser pro du ct unde r the U. S. Depa rtmen t of Hea lth an d Huma n Serv ices (DHHS) Radi ation Perf ormance St andard acco rding to t h e Radiation Co ntr o l fo r Healt h and Saf ety Act of 1968 .
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 142 IMPORTANT - For Yo ur Safety To ens ure sa fe o perat ion, the supplie d t h ree-p in plu g m ust be ins erte d only into a stan da rd thre e-p in po wer out let tha t is pr operly gr ou nded thr oug h the s ta ndard e lect rica l wiring.
Ind ex 143 D Sym bols + or - buttons ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... .. 49 A Accessori es tab . ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... .. 34 Advanc ed tab .... ..... ..... .... ..... ....
D. Index 144 Medi a specifications .... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... .. 117 Medi a type ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 6 Memo ry .... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..
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