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Brother Laser Printer
HL-5130
HL-5140
HL-5150D
HL-5170DN
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.
Please read this User’s Guide thoroughly before you use the printer. Keep the CD-ROM in a
convenient place so you can use it quickly if you need to.
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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 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. 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 unplugged the printer from the AC power outlet. Do not handle the plug with wet hands - it
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Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. ® TM and Rendezvous are registered trademarks in the United States Apple, the Apple Logo, Macintosh ® 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 Co
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Table of Contents 1 About this printer .................................................................................................................................... 1-1 What is in the box? ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 Interface cable .................................................................................................................... 1-1 Front view ................................
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3 Control panel ........................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Service call indications ........................................................................................................... 3-5 Control panel buttons ................................................................................................................... 3-7 Print a test page ...........................................
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Geräuschemission / Acoustic noise emission (for Germany only) .....................................B-4 Wiring information (for UK) .................................................................................................B-5 9 Appendix (For USA and Canada) ..........................................................................................................C-1 Brother Numbers ..............................................................................................................
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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 and toner cartridge assembly 3 Quick Setup Guide 4 CD-ROM 5 AC power cord 2 Components may differ from one country to another. 3 4 5 The power cord may be slightly different than the one in the figure above, depending on which country the printer was bought in. Interface cable ■ An interface cable is not a standard accessory. ■ Some computers
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Front view Front View* 1 8 2 7 3 4 6 5 Figure 1-1 1 Face-down Output Tray Support Flap (Support Flap) 2 Control Panel 3 Front Cover Release Button 4 (HL-5130 and HL-5140) Manual Feed Tray (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 5 Paper Tray 6 Power Switch 7 Front Cover 8 Face-down Output Tray * The printer illustration is based on HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 2
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Back view Back view* 8 1 2 7 3 6 4 5 Figure 1-2 1 Face-up Output Tray 2 Duplex Tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) 3 AC Power Connector 4 Parallel Interface Connector 5 USB Interface Connector 6 Side Cover 7 (HL-5170DN) 10/100BASE-TX Port 8 (HL-5170DN) LED (Light-emitting Diode) * The printer illustration is based on HL-5170DN. 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 110 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 wi
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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 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 Manual feed tray Manual (HL-5130 and HL-5140) Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) MP Tray (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) Optional lower tray unit Tray 2 (Not available for HL-5130) While looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page for each p
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Recommended paper Europe USA 2 Plain paper Xerox Premier 80 g/m Xerox 4200DP 20 lb 2 Xerox Business 80 g/m Hammermill Laser Paper 24 lb 2 Modo DATACOPY 80 g/m 2 IGEPA X-Press 80 g/m 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
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Printable area When using PCL emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown below. Portrait 1 2 4 3 Figure 1-3 A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6 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.) (0.24 in.) 4.2 mm 4.2 mm 4.2
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Printing methods Printing on plain paper You can print on plain paper from the paper tray or manual feed tray. For the paper you want to use, see What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5. Printing on plain paper from the paper tray Illustrations in this section are based on HL-5150D and HL-5170DN. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Tray1 PCL driver PS driver (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) ABOUT THIS
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2 Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. Figure 1-5 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 1-6 1 - 9 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
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4 Put paper in the tray. Check that the paper is flat in the tray at all four corners. Figure 1-7 2 Do not put more than 250 sheets of paper (80 g/m or 21 lb) in the tray, or paper jams may occur. Check that paper is below the maximum paper mark (▼ ). Figure 1-8 When you use pre-printed paper, put the side that is going to be printed on (blank side) face down, with the top of the paper at the front of the tray. 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Check that it is inserted fully in
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Pull up the output tray support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray. Figure 1-9 If you choose not to pull out the output tray support flap, we recommend that you remove printed pages immediately after they come out of the printer. 6 Send the print data to the printer. 1 - 11 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
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Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140) The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed tray. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Manual PCL driver 2 Send the print data to the printer. A NO PAPER message is shown in the Status Monitor and indicated by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual
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3 Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the paper size. Figure 1-11 4 Using both hands put paper in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the paper touches the paper feed roller. Hold the paper in this position until the printer automatically feeds the paper in for a short distance, and then let go of the paper. Figure 1-12 ■ Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position on the manual feed tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly, resul
