Brother HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W Laser Printer Users Guide

Brother Laser Printers user’s guide for models HL-2140 HL-2150N HL-2170W. Free PDF Service and Owner’s Manual Download. Please read this manual thoroughly before using the printer. Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use it quickly.
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1 About this Printer 1

What is in the box?. 1
Interface cable. 1
Front view. 2
Back view. 3
Positioning the printer. 4
Power supply. 4
Environment. 4

2 Printing Methods 5

About paper. 5
Type and size of paper. 5
Recommended paper. 6
Unprintable area. 8
Printing methods. 9
Printing on plain paper, bond paper and transparencies. 9
Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes. 17
Duplex printing. 22
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper. 22
Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing). 22

3 Driver and Software 26

Printer driver. 26
Features in the printer driver (for Windows®). 29
Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh®). 39
Uninstalling the printer driver. 45
Printer driver for Windows® and Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003. 45
Printer driver for Macintosh®. 45
Software. 46
Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only). 46
Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only). 47
Remote Printer Console. 47

4 Control Panel 48

LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). 48
Service call indications. 53
Go button. 55
Print a test page. 56
Print a Printer Settings page. 57
Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only). 58
Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only). 59

5 Routine Maintenance 60 Replacing the consumable items. 60 Consumables. 60

Toner cartridge. 61
Drum unit. 68
Cleaning. 73
Cleaning the outside of the printer. 73
Cleaning the inside of the printer. 74
Cleaning the corona wire. 77

6 Troubleshooting 79

Identifying your problem. 79
Error messages in the Status Monitor. 80
Error message printout. 82
Paper handling. 83
Paper jams and how to clear them. 85
Improving the print quality. 91
Solving print problems. 97
Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only). 98
Other problems. 98
For Macintosh® with USB. 98

Appendix 99

Printer specifications. 99
Engine. 99
Controller. 100
Software. 101
Control panel. 101
Paper handling. 101
Media specifications. 102
Supplies. 102
Dimensions / weights. 102
Other. 103
Computer requirements. 103
Important information for choosing your paper. 104
Symbol and character sets (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only). 107
How to use Web Based Management (web browser). 107
Symbol and character sets list. 108
Quick reference for bar code control commands
(HL-2150N / HL-2170W only). 110
Print bar codes or expanded characters. 110

B Appendix (for Europe and Other Countries) 117

Brother numbers. 117
Important information: regulations. 118
Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only). 118
International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement. 118
IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model only). 118
Internal laser radiation. 119
IMPORTANT – for your safety. 120
EC Declaration of Conformity. 121

C Appendix (for USA and Canada) 122

Brother numbers. 122
Important information: regulations. 125
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only). 125
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only). 125
International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement. 126
Laser notices. 127
Laser safety (110 to 120 volt model only). 127
FDA regulations (110 to 120 volt model only). 127
Internal laser radiation. 127
IMPORTANT – for your safety. 128

Index 129

About this Printer
What is in the box?
When you unpack the printer, make sure that you have all of the following parts.
Printer
Quick Setup Guide
CD-ROM

Drum unit and starter AC power cord toner cartridge assembly

Interface cable
The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Purchase the appropriate cable for the interface you are using.
USB cable
Please make sure you use a USB 2. 0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2 meters).
DO NOT connect the interface cable at this time. Connecting the interface cable is done during the printer driver installation process.
When you use a USB cable, make sure you connect it to the USB port of your computer and not to a USB port on a keyboard or non-powered USB hub.
Third party USB ports are not supported for Macintosh®.
Network cable (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network.

Index

A
Automatic Interface Selection. 47
B
Bar code control. 110
BRAdmin Light. 46
BRAdmin Professional. 46
Brother Numbers (USA/Canada). 122, 123
C
Carton contents . 1
Cartridge position error. 50
Character sets. 107
Cleaning. 73
Computer requirements. 103
Consumables. 60
Control panel. 48, 101
Corona wire. 67, 77, 78
Cover open. 51
D
Device options. 34
Dimensions. 102
Domain. 107
Driver Deployment Wizard. 46
Drum error. 52
Drum life end soon. 51
Drum unit. 68
Duplex printing. 22
E
Emulation . 100
Envelopes. 7, 17
Error messages. 80, 82
F
Fonts. 58, 100
G
Go buttons. 55
I
Interface. 100
J
Job cancel. 55
L
LEDs. 48 Linux. 26
M
Macintosh®. 39, 98
Manual feed slot. 13
manual feed slot. 23
Media specifications. 102
Media type. 5
Memory. 100
Memory full. 51
N
Network . 46
Network connectivity. 100
Network default setting. 59
No paper. 51
O
OPC drum. 93
P
Paper . 5, 104
Paper handling. 101
Paper jams. 51, 85
PCL printer driver. 29
Plain paper. 6
Power supply. 4
Print overrun. 51
Print quality. 91
Print test page. 56
Printer driver. 29, 45, 101
Printer settings. 57
Processor. 100
R
Register your product . 117, 122
Remote Printer Console. 47
Reprint. 35, 55
Index
S
Scanner window. 76
Service call. 53
Service centers (USA/Canada). 123
Service centres (Europe and other countries). 117
Software. 46
Specifications. 99
Status Monitor. 44, 80
Symbol. 107
T
Toner cartridge . 61
Toner life end. 50, 62
Toner low. 50
Tray Setting tab. 37
Troubleshooting. 79
U
Unprintable area. 8
Utilities. 101
W
Watermark. 33
Web Based Management D
Web browser . 46
Web BRAdmin. 46
Weights. 102
Windows®. 29

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