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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
Network USB Network
USB Parallel
(for HL- (for HL-
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6050DN) 6050DN)
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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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Setup is Complete!
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Table of Contents To Use the Printer Safely ..........................................................................................................................2 Regulations ...............................................................................................................................................3 ■ Getting Started Carton Components ..................................................................................................................................5 Control
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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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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 Plant Brother Corporation (Asia) Ltd., Product name: Laser Printer HL-6050, 6050D and 6050DN Brother Bu
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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 standard electrical wiring. labels on the back of the
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■ Getting Started Carton Components Printer 1 8 1 Face-down Output Tray Support Flap (Support Flap) 2 7 2 Control Panel 3 Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 6 3 4 MP Tray Support Flap 5 Paper Tray 4 6 Front Cover Release Button 7 Front Cover 5 8 Face-down Output Tray (Top Output Tray) CD-ROM Quick Setup Guide Drum Unit Assembly AC Power Cord (including User's Guide) (including Toner Cartridge) Carton components may differ from one country to another. The power cord may be slightly different to the o
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Control Panel 1 Data LED : Orange Data remains in the printer buffer. On Receiving or processing data. Blinking No remaining data. Off 2 Go Button Exit from the control panel menu and reprint setting. Clear error messages. 5 1 Pause / Continue printing. 3 Job Cancel Button Stop and cancel the printer operation in progress. 4 4 Reprint Button 3 Select the Reprint menu. Please enhance the RAMDISK size when you want to use the Reprint functions without the 2 CompactFlash. User’s Guide Chapter 4.
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Supplied CD-ROM You can find a variety of information on the CD-ROM. ® Mac OS 8.6 ® Mac OS X to 9.2 Users: 10.1 / 10.2 Go to page 9. Users 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 printer solutions. 2 Initial Setup Instructional movie for printer setup an
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Setting Up Your Printer Step 1 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive ® ® For Macintosh Users For Windows Users ® This is for Mac OS X 10.1 / 10.2 Users. Do NOT connect the interface cable. ® If you are Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 Users, go to Connecting the interface cable is next page. done when installing the driver. Do NOT connect the interface cable. Connecting the interface cable is done when installing the driver. 1 Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear
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2 Install the Drum Unit Assembly 3 Put the drum unit assembly into the printer. Do NOT connect the interface cable. You will be prompted to connect the interface cable during the driver installation. 1 Open the front cover by pressing the front cover release button. Front cover release button 4 Close the front cover of the printer. Front cover 2 Unpack the drum unit assembly. Rock it from side to side several times to distribute the toner evenly inside the assembly. Go to the next page 9
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Setting Up Your Printer Step 1 3 Load Paper in the Paper Tray 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the 3 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper printer. jams and misfeeds. 4 Put paper in the paper tray. Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper mark. 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. Up to here Paper guide release lever 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in
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4 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. 1 Make sure that the printer’s power switch is off. Connect the AC power cord to the printer. 4 Press the Go button. The printer prints a test page. Check that the test page has printed correctly. 2 Plug the AC power cord into an AC power outlet/socket. Turn the printer’s power switch on. Go to
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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. SETUP 2 Press the Set button again. LANGUAGE 3 Press the + or – button to select your language. Press the Set button to accept. =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 and HL- 6050DN. ® ® The screens for Mac OS X in this Quick Setup Guide are based on Mac OS X 10.1 and HL- 6050DN. For USB Interface Cable Users.............................................. Go to page 14 For Parallel Interface Cable Users........................................ Go to page 17 For Network Inte
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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 3 Select the USB interface. If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears on your PC, click the Cancel button. 4 Click the Install button. 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. 5 Click the Next button. Follow the on-screen instructions. 2 Click Connect t
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6 Select Standard Installation, and then 8 When this screen appears, make sure the click the Next button. 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. ■ 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. ■ If you do not want to instal
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Installing the Driver Step 2 For USB Interface Cable Users 0 Click the Finish button. 2. Setting your Printer as the Default Printer ® (For Windows 2000/XP Users Only) 1 Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Registration. ® For Windows 98 / Me users: Setup is now complete. ® For Windows 2000/XP users: 2 Select the Brother HL-6050D/DN series Go to "2. Setting Your Printer as the Default icon. Printer". 3 From the File menu, se
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For Parallel Interface Cable Users Connecting the Printer to Your PC and Installing the Driver 1 Click Connect the interface cable & 5 Turn on the printer’s power switch. Install the driver/utility from the Initial Setup menu. If the Found New Hardware Wizard 2 Select the Parallel interface. appears on your PC, click the Cancel button. 3 Turn off the printer’s power switch. 6 Click the Next button when the movie finishes. 4 Connect the parallel interface cable to your PC, and then connect
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Installing the Driver Step 2 For Parallel Interface Cable Users 7 Click the Install button. 0 Select Local Printer, and then click the Next button. 8 Click the Next button. Follow the on-screen instructions. A Select the port that your printer is connected to, and then click the Next button. 9 Select Standard Installation, and then click the Next button. B Click the Finish button. ■ If you want to install the PS driver, select Custom and then follow the on-screen If you want to register yo
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For Network Interface Cable Users (For HL-6050DN) 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. Connecting the Prin
