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HL-5240
HL-5240L
HL-5250DN
Before you can use the printer, you must set up the hardware and install the driver. Please
read this ‘Quick Setup Guide’ for proper set up and installation instructions.
STEP1
Setting Up the Machine
STEP2
Installing the Printer Driver
Setup is Complete!
How to use the printer, see the User’s Guide in the CD-ROM.
Keep this ‘Quick Setup Guide’ and the supplied CD-ROM in a convenient place for quick and
easy reference at all times.
Version 2
Laser Printer
Quick Setup
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1 Symbols used in this guide Hot Surface Caution Warning Electrical Hazard Warnings tell you what to do Electrical Hazard icons alert Hot Surface icons warn you Cautions specify procedures to prevent possible personal you to a possible electrical not to touch machine parts you must follow or avoid to injury. shock. that are hot. prevent possible damage to the printer or other objects. Improper Setup User's Guide Note Network User's Guide Improper Setup icons alert Notes tell y
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Table of Contents Safety Precautions ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Regulations ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Getting Started What is in the box?......................................................................................................................................
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Safety Precautions To Use the Printer Safely Warning There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before you clean the inside of the printer, make sure that you have turned off the power switch and unplugged the printer from the AC power outlet. DO NOT handle the plug with wet hands. Doing this might cause an electrical shock. After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will be extremely hot. DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustration when
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Safety Precautions Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à Regulations la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Radio interference (220-240 volt model only) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This printer follows EN55022 (CISPR Publication Declaration of Conformity (For USA) 22)/Class B. Before you use this product, make sure that you use Responsible Brother International Corporation one of the following interface cables. Party: 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard 1 A shielded parallel int
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Safety Precautions Laser Safety (110 to 120 volt Model Only) IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product only) This printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in under the U.S. Department of Health and Human IEC 60825-1 specifications. The label shown below is Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard attached in countries where it is needed. according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means
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Safety Precautions Disconnect device You must install this printer near a power outlet that is easily accessible. In case of an emergency, you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet to shut off the power completely. Caution for LAN connection (For model HL-5250DN only) Connect this product to a LAN connection that is not subjected to over voltages. IT power system (For Norway only) This product is also designed for an IT power system with phase-to-phase voltage 230V. Wiring i
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Getting Started 1 1 What is in the box? Carton components may vary from one country to another. Save all packing materials and the printer carton in case for any reason you must ship your printer. 1 7 2 3 4 6 5 8 1 Front Cover Release Button 5 Paper tray 2 Control panel 6 Power switch 3 Face-down output tray support flap (Support flap) 7 Face-down output tray 4 Front cover 8 Multi -purpose tray (MP tray) CD-ROM (including User's Guide) Drum Unit and Toner AC Power Cord Quick Setup
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Getting Started 2 Control panel 1 Toner 1 LED indicates when the Toner is low or at the end of its life. 2 Drum 2 LED indicates when the Drum is nearing the end of its life. 3 3 Paper LED indicates when the paper tray is empty or there is a paper 4 jam. 4 Status LED will flash and change color depending on the printer status. 5 Job Cancel button 5 stops and cancels the print operation in progress. 6 Go button 6 Wake-up / Error recovery / Form feed / Reprint For the details of the control p
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Getting Started 4 Supplied CD-ROM You can find a variety of information on the CD-ROM. ® ® Windows Macintosh 1 2 3 1 ® Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Users 2 ® Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2 Users ® The menu screen is not supported by Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2. 3 View the User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide in PDF format. (See Documentation below.) Initial Setup Instructional movie for printer setup. Install Printer Driver Install the printer driver. ® Install Other Driver or Utilities (For Windows users)
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Setting Up the Machine 1 1 Put the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive ® ® For Windows users For Macintosh users Improper Setup Improper Setup DO NOT connect the interface cable. DO NOT connect the interface cable. Connecting the interface cable is done when Connecting the interface cable is done when installing the driver. installing the driver. ® 1 Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM 1 For Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2 Users, go to next page. ® drive. The opening screen will appear For Mac OS
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Setting Up the Machine STEP1 4 Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly 2 Install the drum unit and into the printer. toner cartridge assembly Improper Setup DO NOT connect the interface cable yet. 5 Close the front cover of the printer. 1 Press the front cover release button and open the front cover (1). 1 2 Unpack the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. 3 Rock it from side to side several times to distribute the toner evenly inside the assembly. 10
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Setting Up the Machine 3 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams 3 Load paper in the paper tray and misfeeds. 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. 4 Put paper in the paper tray. Make sure that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper mark (1). 1 2 While pressing the blue paper-guide release lever (1), slide the paper guides to fit the paper size. Make sure that the guides are firmly in the slots. 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the pr
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Setting Up the Machine STEP1 4 Press Go. The printer prints a test page. Check 4 Print a test page that the test page has printed correctly. Improper Setup DO NOT connect the interface cable yet. 1 Make sure that the printer power switch is off. Connect the AC power cord to the printer. Note This function will not be available after the first print job you send from your PC. Now go to Go to the next page to install the driver. 2 Plug the AC power cord into an AC power outlet. T
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Installing the Printer Driver STEP2 Follow the instructions on this page for your operating system and interface cable. For the latest driver and to find the best solution for your problem or question, access the Brother Solutions Center directly from the CD-ROM / Driver or visit http://solutions.brother.com. ® Windows ® For Windows XP Professional x64 Edition users, visit http://solutions.brother.com for driver downloads and installation steps. ® For USB interface cable users (Windows 98/Me/2
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Installing the Printer Driver STEP2 ® Windows 1 ® 1 For USB interface cable users (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP only) 4 When the License Agreement window Note appears, click Yes if you agree to the License If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears on Agreement. your PC, click Cancel. 5 When this screen appears, make sure the Installing the driver and connecting the printer to printer power switch is on. your PC Connect the USB interface cable to your PC, and then connect it to the print
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Installing the Printer Driver ® Windows Setting your printer as the default printer Note ® (For Windows 2000/XP only) If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Registration. 1 Click the Start button and then Printers and Faxes. ® For Windows 98/Me users, the setup is now complete. Now go to ® For Windows 2000/XP users, go to ‘Setting Your Printer as the Default Printer’. 2 Choose the Brother Printer icon. 3 Click File, and then Set as Default printer. The setup
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Installing the Printer Driver STEP2 ® Windows 2 For parallel interface cable users 4 Click Finish. Note If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears on your PC, click Cancel. Note If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Registration. Connecting the printer to your PC and installing the driver 5 Turn off the printer power switch. 1 Click Install Printer Driver on the Menu screen. 6 Connect the parallel interface cable to your PC, and then connect it to your prin
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Installing the Printer Driver ® Windows 3 For network interface cable users (For HL-5250DN) For Brother Peer-to-Peer network printer users (LPR/NetBIOS) 4 Connect the network interface cable to the Note printer, and then connect it to a free port on • If you are going to connect the printer to your your hub. network, we recommend that you contact your system administrator prior to installation or see the Network User’s Guide. • Before installation, if you are using Personal Firewall s
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Installing the Printer Driver STEP2 ® Windows 8 For LPR Users: 10 Click Finish. Choose Search the network for devices and choose from a list of discovered devices (Recommended). Or enter your printer's IP address or its node name. Click Next. For NetBIOS Users: Choose Search the network for devices and choose from a list of discovered devices (Recommended). Click Next. Note If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Registration. ® ® For Windows NT 4.0 and Windows
