Brother HL-5150D- User Manual

Brother HL-5150D

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Laser printer; Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes; We use the following terms throughout this User’s Guide:
  • Page 3 – To use the printer safely; Caution
  • Page 4 – Trademarks; Compilation and Publication Notice
  • Page 5 – Table of Contents
  • Page 8 – Printer; Interface cable; An interface cable is not a standard accessory.; About this printer
  • Page 9 – Front view
  • Page 10 – Back view; AC Power Connector
  • Page 11 – Positioning the printer; Power supply
  • Page 12 – What kind of paper can I use?; Type and size of paper
  • Page 13 – Recommended paper; Use paper that is made for plain-paper copying.
  • Page 14 – Printable area; Portrait
  • Page 15 – Printing methods; Printing on plain paper; Printing on plain paper from the paper tray; Media Type: Plain Paper; Illustrations in this section are based on HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.
  • Page 16 – Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer.
  • Page 17 – Do not put more than 250 sheets of paper (80 g/m
  • Page 18 – Send the print data to the printer.
  • Page 22 – Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
  • Page 24 – Printing on thicker paper and card stock; Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper
  • Page 31 – Printing on envelopes; Types of envelopes to avoid
  • Page 32 – Media Type: Envelopes
  • Page 34 – Envelopes that have been creased after they have been printed:
  • Page 35 – After you finish the print job, close the face-up output tray.
  • Page 39 – Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.
  • Page 40 – Printing on transparencies; Printing on transparencies from the paper tray; Media Type: Transparencies; Do not put more than 10 transparencies in the paper tray.
  • Page 42 – Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer.; Remove each transparency immediately.
  • Page 44 – Send the print data to the printer
  • Page 48 – Pull out the MP tray support flap.
  • Page 49 – The side to be printed on must be face up.
  • Page 50 – Duplex Printing; The supplied PCL printer drivers for Windows; to choose the settings, see the Help text in the printer driver.; Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper; You should use regular paper. Do not use bond paper.; Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing); Manual duplex printing from the paper tray; The PS driver does not support manual duplex printing.
  • Page 51 – You should not use very thin or very thick paper.
  • Page 53 – Paper orientation for manual duplex printing; To print the second side, put the heading face up and in first.
  • Page 54 – Printing on both sides of the paper (automatic duplex printing); Guidelines for automatic duplex printing; Use A4, Letter or Legal size plain paper.
  • Page 55 – PCL driver
  • Page 56 – Printer driver; For Windows; PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver; Brother Laser driver for Macintosh; Driver and software
  • Page 58 – Features in the PCL printer driver; Basic tab
  • Page 59 – Advanced tab; Print Quality
  • Page 60 – in inches or millimeters.
  • Page 61 – Device Options
  • Page 62 – Job Spooling; Multiple Page; Sleep Time
  • Page 63 – Administrator (For Windows
  • Page 64 – HRC; Printer Default: The setting will match that of the printer.
  • Page 65 – Accessories tab; Paper Source Setting
  • Page 66 – Support tab; You can see the printer driver version.; 000 or XP, you can access the Support tab by
  • Page 67 – Features in the PS printer driver; Ports tab; The screens in this section are from Windows
  • Page 68 – Device Settings tab; Select the options you installed.
  • Page 69 – Layout tab; If you are using Windows NT; 000 or XP, you can access the Layout tab by
  • Page 70 – Select the Paper Source.
  • Page 71 – Advanced options; Toner Save
  • Page 72 – Page setup; Layout; Brother Laser driver / PS driver
  • Page 73 – Specific settings; Brother Laser driver; Media Type; Resolution; You can change the resolution as follows:
  • Page 75 – Software; Software for Networks; BRAdmin Professional
  • Page 76 – Automatic Emulation Selection; The printer can choose from the following combinations:; Setting 2; HP LaserJet
  • Page 77 – Control panel
  • Page 78 – LED; Printer status
  • Page 81 – Service call indications; For example, the LED indication below shows a fixing unit failure.
  • Page 82 – Table 1: LED indications while pressing Go and Job Cancel
  • Page 83 – Control panel buttons; The control panel buttons have the following functions:; Cancel printing
  • Page 84 – Print a test page; You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page.; Using control panel button; Turn off the printer.; Press the Go button again. The printer will print a test page.; Using the printer driver; If you are using Brother’s Windows; PCL printer driver, click the Print Test Page button. It is in the
  • Page 85 – Printer Settings; Using the control panel button; Turn on the printer and wait until the printer is in the Ready state.; clicking the Print Settings button in the Support tab.
  • Page 86 – Press and hold the Go button again until the Drum LED comes on.; the Print Fonts button in the Support tab.
  • Page 88 – in the table to see the information for each item.; DIMM; The following DIMM size can be installed:; Options; Model
  • Page 89 – Installing additional memory; Unpack the DIMM and hold it by the edges.
  • Page 90 – Put the side cover back on.
  • Page 93 – Routine maintenance
  • Page 94 – Toner cartridge; Toner Low message; The more that is printed, the more toner will be used.
  • Page 95 – Toner Empty message
  • Page 96 – Pull out the drum unit assembly (drum unit with toner cartridge).
  • Page 97 – Pull off the protective cover.
  • Page 99 – ) before you put the drum unit
  • Page 100 – Drum unit; This printer can print up to 20,000 pages; Change Drum message
  • Page 101 – Replacing the drum unit; Pull out the drum unit assembly.
  • Page 102 – Unpack the new drum unit.
  • Page 103 – Close the front cover.; Make sure that the Drum LED is now off.
  • Page 104 – Cleaning
  • Page 105 – Replacing periodic maintenance parts; These figures are based on 5% coverage per page.; Item; Pick up roller assembly; Call Brother Customer Support
  • Page 106 – Identifying your problem; Troubleshooting
  • Page 107 – Error messages in the status monitor; Action
  • Page 108 – Error message printouts; Error message
  • Page 109 – PRINT OVERRUN
  • Page 110 – Paper handling; Problem
  • Page 111 – Paper jams and how to clear them; Clear the jammed paper as follows.
  • Page 113 – Jam Dial
  • Page 114 – Open the jam clear cover. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit.
  • Page 115 – Pull the Duplex Tray completly out of the printer.
  • Page 116 – Other problems; This section provides information on the following topics:; Disk and that it is selected with Chooser (Mac OS; Recommendation; Faint; B C
  • Page 117 – Gray background; Ghost; Toner specks
  • Page 118 – White Spots on black text
  • Page 119 – Black toner marks across
  • Page 120 – White lines down the page; C D
  • Page 121 – Envelope creases
  • Page 122 – Solving print problems; PRINT; MEMORY
  • Page 123 – Printer specifications; Engine; *1 From standard paper tray; Appendix
  • Page 124 – Controller; *4 Brother original Windows
  • Page 125 – *7 Instructional animations for problem solving
  • Page 126 – Media specifications; Media sizes
  • Page 127 – USB is not supported under Windows
  • Page 128 – Important information for choosing your paper; Make sure the paper is suitable for the printer.; Unit
  • Page 130 – Brother Numbers; Register your product; Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries); Internet Addresses
  • Page 131 – Important information: Regulations; Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only); NERGY; Compliance Statement
  • Page 132 – Varning; Internal laser radiation
  • Page 133 – IMPORTANT - For Your Safety; Disconnect device; Geräuschemission / Acoustic noise emission (for Germany only)
  • Page 134 – If in any doubt, call a qualified electrician.
  • Page 135 – “EC” Declaration of Conformity
  • Page 136 – printer. Calls must be made from within that country.; You can check here for the Brother driver updates.; Customer Service; If you have comments or suggestions, please write us at:
  • Page 138 – Important
  • Page 140 – Laser Notices; Laser Safety (100 to 120 volt model only)
  • Page 142 – INDEX
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Summary

Page 2 - Laser printer; Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes; We use the following terms throughout this User’s Guide:

I Laser printer HL-5100 series User's Guide Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following terms throughout this User’s Guide: You must follow these warnings to prevent possible personal injury. You must follow these instructions to make sure you use the printer properly and do no...

Page 3 - To use the printer safely; Caution

II To use the printer safely Caution Use water or neutral detergents for cleaning. Cleaning with volatile liquids such as thinner or benzene will damage the surface of the printer. Do not use cleaning materials that contain ammonia. They will damage the printer and the toner cartridge. After you hav...

Page 4 - Trademarks; Compilation and Publication Notice

III Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo and Macintosh ® are registered trademarks in the United States and other countries, and TrueType ® is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Epson is a registered trademark and FX-80 and FX-850 a...

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