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Brother Laser Printer
HL-6050
HL-6050D
HL-6050DN
User's Guide
For visually-impaired users
You can read this manual with Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’
software.
You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use the printer.
Please use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer. You can find a printed copy in the box or view
it on the CD-ROM we have supplied.
Please read this User’s Guide thoroughly before you use the printer. Keep the CD-ROM in a
convenient place so you
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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 not damage it. Remember these useful tips when you use the printer. i
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To use the printer safely After you have just used the printer, some parts inside the printer will be extremely hot. When you open the front or back cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the illustrations below. The fuser unit is marked with a caution label. Please do NOT remove or damage the label. There are high voltage electrodes inside the printer. Before you clean the printer, clear a paper jam or replace parts, make sure you have turned off the power switch and unp
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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 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark and HP LaserJet 6P, 6L, 5P, 5L, 4, 4L 4P, III, IIIP, II, and IIP are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM, IBM PC,
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Table of Contents Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes .....................................................................................i To use the printer safely ...................................................................................................................ii Trademarks .....................................................................................................................................iii Compilation and Publication Notice .......................
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3 Control panel ........................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Control panel ................................................................................................................................ 3-1 Buttons ......................................................................................................................................... 3-2 Go button .................................
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5 Routine maintenance .............................................................................................................................. 5-1 Replacing the consumable items .................................................................................................. 5-1 Toner cartridge ....................................................................................................................... 5-2 TONER LOW Message .......................................................
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Internal laser radiation ............................................................................................................B-3 IMPORTANT - For Your Safety ....................................................................................................B-4 Disconnect device ..............................................................................................................B-4 Caution for LAN connection (For model HL-6050DN only) .............................................
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About this printer 1 What is in the box? When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts. 1 Printer 1 2 Drum unit assembly (with toner cartridge included) 3 Quick setup guide 4 CD-ROM 5 AC power cord 2 Components may differ from one country to another. 3 4 5 Figure 1-1 The power cord may be slightly different than the one shown in the Figure 1-1, depending on which country the printer was bought in. Interface cable ■ An interface cable is not a standard acces
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Front view Front view 1 8 2 7 3 6 4 5 Figure 1-2 1 Face down output tray support flap (support flap) 2 Control panel 3 Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) 4 MP tray support flap 5 Paper tray 6 Front cover release button 7 Front cover 8 Face down output tray (top output tray) ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 2
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Back view Back view* 11 10 9 8 1 2 7 6 5 3 4 Figure 1-3 1 Face up output tray (back output tray) 2 Face up output tray support 3 AC power connector 4 Power switch 5 Parallel interface connector 6 USB interface connector 7 Side cover 8 (HL-6050DN) 10/100BASE-TX port 9 (HL-6050DN) network LED (light-emitting diode) 10 (HL-6050DN) network test button ® 11 CompactFlash card slot * The printer illustration is based on HL-6050DN. 1 - 3 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
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Positioning the printer Please read the following before you use the printer. Power supply Use the printer within the recommended power range. Power source: USA and Canada: AC 100 to 120 V, 50/60 Hz Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz The power cord, including extensions, should be no longer than 5 meters (16½ feet). Do not share the same power circuit with other high-power appliances, such as an air conditioner, copier, shredder and so on. If you cannot avoid using the printer wit
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What kind of paper can I use? Type and size of paper The printer loads paper from the installed paper tray, manual feed tray (multi-purpose tray) or optional lower tray unit. The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this guide are as follows: Paper tray Tray 1 Multi-purpose tray MP tray Optional lower tray unit Tray 2 While looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking in the table. Media type Tray 1 MP tray Tray 2 Automatic
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Tray 1 MP tray Tray 2 Automatic duplex printing Paper size A4, Letter, Legal, Width: A4, Letter, Legal, A4, Letter, Legal B5 (ISO), A5, 69.9 to 215.9 mm B5 (ISO), A5, B6 (ISO), A6, (2.75 to 8.5 in.) B6 (ISO), A6, Executive, Folio Executive, Folio Length: 116 to 406.4 mm (4.57 to 16 in.) Number of 500 sheets 100 sheets 500 sheets 2 2 2 sheets (80 g/m or 20 lb) (80 g/m or 20 lb) (80 g/m or 20 lb) You must use the face up output tray (back output tray) for certain print media. When looking at
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Recommended paper Europe USA 2 Plain paper Xerox Premier 80 g/m Xerox 4200DP 20 lb 2 Recycled paper Xerox Recycled Supreme 80 g/m Transparency 3M CG3300 3M CG 3300 Labels Avery laser label L7163 Avery laser label #5160 ■ Before you buy a lot of paper, please test some to make sure that the paper is suitable. ■ Use paper that is made for plain-paper copying. 2 ■ Use paper that is 75 to 90 g/m (20 to 24 lb). ■ Use neutral paper. Do not use acidic or alkaline paper. ■ Use long-grain paper. ■ Use pa
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Printable area When using PCL (standard driver) emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown below. Portrait 1 2 4 3 Figure 1-5 A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6 (ISO) 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 1 (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) 6.01 mm 6.35 mm 6.35 mm 6.01 mm 6.35 mm 6.01 mm 6.01 mm 6.01 mm 2 (0.24 in.) (0.25 in.) (0.25 in.) (0.24 in.) (0.25 in.) (0.24 in.) (0.24 in.) (0.2
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Landscape 1 2 4 3 Figure 1-6 A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6 (ISO) 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 1 (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) 5.0 mm 5.08 mm 5.08 mm 5.0 mm 5.08 mm 5.0 mm 5.0 mm 5.0 mm 2 (0.19 in.) (0.2 in.) (0.2 in.) (0.19 in.) (0.2 in.) (0.19 in.) (0.19 in.) (0.19 in.) 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 3 (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0.17 in.) (0
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Printing methods Printing on plain paper You can print on plain paper from the paper tray or multi-purpose tray. For the paper you want to use, please see What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5. Printing on plain paper from the paper tray 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Tray 1 (or Tray 2) PCL (standard) printer driver BR-Script printer driver ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 10
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2 Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. Figure 1-7 3 While pressing the blue paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guides to fit the paper size. Check that the guides are firmly in the slots. Figure 1-8 4 To avoid paper jams and misfeeds, fill up the paper tray with small stacks of paper that you have fanned well. Put the side that is going to be printed on first (blank side), face down, with the leading edge (top) of the paper in last (at the front of the tray). Check that
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2 Do not put more than 500 sheets of paper (80 g/m ) in the paper tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam. Check that paper is below the maximum paper height guide (▼ ). Figure 1-10 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Check that it is inserted fully into the printer. Figure 1-11 6 Send the print data to the printer. Figure 1-12 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 12
