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Read this Quick Setup Guide before using the printer.
Before you can use the printer, you must set up the hardware and install
the driver.
Step 1
Setting Up Your Printer
Step 2
Installing the Driver
USB Network
USB Parallel Network
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Peer-to- Network Mac OS Mac OS X Mac OS Mac OS X
Peer (LPR / Shared 8.6 – 9.2 10.1 / 10.2 8.6 – 9.2 10.1 / 10.2
NetBIOS) Printer
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Safety Precautions To Use the Printer Safely User's Guide Network Warning Note Hint User's Guide Indicates warnings that Indicates cautions that Indicates notes and Indicates reference to the must be observed to must be observed to use useful tips to remember User's Guide or Network prevent possible the printer properly or when using the printer. User's Guide which is on personal injury. prevent damage to the the CD-ROM we have printer. supplied. Warning There are high voltage electrodes i
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Table of Contents Regulations ...................................................................................................................................... 2 ■Getting Started Carton Components ........................................................................................................................ 4 Control Panel ................................................................................................................................... 5 Supplied CD-ROM ...........
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Regulations Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA) Responsible Party: Brother International Corporation "EC" Declaration of Conformity 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P.O. Box 6911 Manufacture Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 Brother Industries Ltd., USA 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Telephone: (908) 704-1700 Nagoya 467-8561, Japan declares, that the products Herewith declare that: Product name: Laser Printer HL-2700CN Products description: Laser Printer Model
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FDA Regulations (100 to 120 volt Model Only) IMPORTANT - For Your Safety U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented regulations for To ensure safe operation the supplied three-pin plug must be inserted only laser products manufactured on and after August 2, 1976. Compliance is into a standard three-pin power outlet that is properly grounded through the mandatory for products marketed in the United States. One of the following normal household wiring. labels on the back of the pri
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■ Getting Started Carton Components Printer 9 8 7 1 2 6 3 CD-ROM Quick Setup Guide (including User's Guide) 4 5 1 Control Panel 4 Front Cover 8 Face-down 2 Paper Stopper 5 Paper Tray Output Tray 3 Face-down Output 6 Top Cover 9 Paper Support OPC Belt Cartridge AC Power Cord Tray Extension 7 Back Cover *2 Repacking Kit Parts/Paper Jam Toner Cartridges (Black, Cyan, Magenta and *3 Locator Label *1 Yellow) Carton components may differ from one country to another. The power cord may be slightly d
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Control Panel Buttons 1 Job Cancel Button Stop and cancel the printer operation that is in progress. 2 Menu Buttons 5 Move forward through menus. + Move backward through menus. – Select the control panel. 1 Set Set the selected menus and settings. Back Go back one level in the menu structure. 3 Go Button 3,4 Exit from the control panel menu, reprint settings, clear error messages and sleep mode. Pause / continue printing LEDs 4 Status LED : Green 2 Ready to print Printing Sleeping On Data rema
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■ Getting Started Supplied CD-ROM You can find a variety of information on the CD-ROM. ® Mac OS 8.6 ® to 9.2 Users: Mac OS X 10.1 Go to next / 10.2 Users page. 1 2 3 4 3 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 ® This screen is not supported by Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2. 1 Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is a one-stop resource for all your printer needs. Download the latest drivers and utilities for your printers, read the FAQs and troubleshooting tips, or learn about p
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Setting Up Your Printer Step 1 S 1 Install the Toner Cartridges 3 Remove the protective part. Do NOT connect the interface cable. You will be prompted to connect the interface cable during the driver installation. 4 Take out all the toner cartridges from the printer. Do NOT touch the green surface of the OPC belt or expose it to direct sunlight or room light for any length of time. 1 Remove the protective parts. 5 Carefully pull the red protective paper out of the printer. 6 Rock the ton
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Setting Up Your Printer Step 1 7 Pull off the tape labeled REMOVE, and then Remove the tension remove the orange protective cover. REMOVE tape 2 release pins of the Protective cover Fusing Unit 1 Open the back cover. 8 Put the toner cartridge by sliding it into the correct guide. Match the cartridge color label to the corresponding label on the printer. 2 Pull out the tension release pins from both sides of the fusing unit. 9 Repeat steps 5 through 7 for the remaining toner cartridges. K
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3 Install the OPC Belt Cartridge 1 Open the top cover. 4 Lock the belt cartridge lock levers. Top cover Close the top cover. Belt cartridge lock levers 2 Remove the orange belt tension release pins from both sides of the OPC belt cartridge. Remove the protective sheet. Protective sheet Belt tension release pin OPC belt cartridge 3 Put the OPC belt cartridge into the printer guides with the flat side facing you. Go to the next page 9 Installing the Driver ® ® ® ® ® Setting Up For Macintosh
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Setting Up Your Printer Step 1 4 Load Paper in the Paper Tray 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the 4 Put paper in the paper tray. printer. Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper mark. Up to here. 2 While pressing the paper guide release lever, slide the adjusters to fit the paper size. Check that the guides are firmly in the slots. Paper guide 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Paper guide 3 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams an
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5 Print a Test Page 3 After the printer has finished warming up, Do NOT connect the interface cable. the READY message appears. Connecting the interface cable is done when installing the driver. Alarm K C M Y Job Cancel Go Back Set Menu NETWORK READY HL-2700CN 1 Make sure that the printer’s power switch is off. 4 Press the Go button. The printer prints a Connect the AC power cord to the printer. test page. Check that the test page has printed correctly. Alarm K C M Y Job Cancel Go 2 Plug
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Setting Up Your Printer Step 1 6 Setting Your Language on the Control Panel 1 Press the + button until SETUP is displayed. Press the Set button. -- MENU -- SETUP 2 Press the Set button again. SETUP LANGUAGE 3 Press the + or – button to select your language. Press the Set button to accept. LANGUAGE =ENGLISH * Go to the next page to install the driver. 12
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Installing the Driver Step 2 Follow the instructions on this page for your operating system and interface cable. ® ® The screens for Windows in this Quick Setup Guide are based on Windows XP. ® ® The screens for Mac OS X in this Quick Setup Guide are based on Mac OS X 10.1. For USB Interface Cable Users.............................................. Go to page 14 For Parallel Interface Cable Users........................................ Go to page 16 For Network Interface Cable Users ■ Brother Pe
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Installing the Driver Step 2 For USB Interface Cable Users 1. Installing the Driver and Connecting the Printer to your PC 4 Click Printer Driver. If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears on your PC, click the Cancel button. 5 Click the Next button. Follow the on-screen instructions. 1 Make sure the USB interface cable is NOT connected to the printer, and then begin installing the driver. If you have already connected the cable, remove it. 6 Select Standard Installation, and then click th
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7 Select Local Printer with USB cable, and 2. Setting your Printer as the then click the Next button. Default Printer ® (For Windows 2000/XP Users Only) 1 Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. 8 When this screen appears, make sure the printer’s power switch is on. Connect the USB interface cable to your PC, and then connect it to the printer. Click the Next button. 2 Select the Brother HL-2700CN series icon. 3 From the File menu, select Set as Default printer. 9 Click the Finish butt
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Installing the Driver Step 2 For Parallel Interface Cable Users Connecting the Printer to your PC and Installing the Driver 1 Turn off the printer’s power switch. 4 Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions. 2 Connect the parallel interface cable to your 5 Click Install Software icon on the menu screen. PC, and then connect it to your printer. 6 Click Printer Driver. 3 Turn on the printer’s power switch. 7 Clic
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8 Select Standard Installation, and then 0 Select the port that your printer is connected click the Next button. to, and then click the Next button. A Click the Finish button. If you want to install the PS driver, select Custom and then follow the on-screen instructions. When the Select Components screen appears, check PS Printer Driver, and then continue following the on-screen instructions. 9 Select Local Printer, and then click the Next button. If you want to register your product on-l
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Installing the Driver Step 2 For Network Interface Cable Users For Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer Users (LPR / NetBIOS) ■ If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommended that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. ■ Before installation, if you are using Personal Firewall software (e.g. the Internet Connection Firewall available in Windows XP), disable it. Once you are sure that you can print, re-start your Personal Firewall software. Connec
