Brother HL-4050CDN manual

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    USE R’S GUIDE Brother Laser Printer HL- 404 0CN HL- 405 0CD N HL-4070CDW For visually -impaired users Y ou can read this manual with Sc reen Reader ‘text -to-speec h’ software. Y ou must s et up the hardwa re and i nst all the dri v er before y ou can use the print er. Please us e the Qui ck Set up Guide to set up the pri nter. Y ou can find [...]

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    i Using this guide Sy mbo ls us ed in this guid e We use the follo wing icons thro ugho ut this User’s G uide: Warning s tell yo u what to do to pre vent possibl e pe rsonal in jury . Electrica l Haz ar d icons aler t y ou to a po ss ible electrica l shock. Ho t Surface icon s warn y ou not to touch machi ne parts that ar e hot. Ca utions specify[...]

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    ii Safety precautions To use the pr inte r s af ely WA RN ING There a re high vo ltage ele ctrodes insid e the printe r. Before y ou clean t he insi de of the prin t er or repl ace parts, make sure that y ou ha ve turned off the power switch an d unplu gged the printer fro m the AC powe r outlet. DO N OT han dl e t h e plug with wet hands. D oing t[...]

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    iii DO N OT use a vacuu m clea ner to clean u p scatt ere d toner. Do ing this might cau se the toner du st to ignite inside the vacuum cle aner, po tentially starting a fire. C arefully clea n the toner d ust with a dry , lint-fre e cloth and disp ose of it accordin g to local reg ulation s. DO N OT use flam mab le substance s o r any ty pe of spr[...]

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    iv Trademarks The Br other log o is a register ed trade mark of Br other In du st r ies, Ltd. App le, the App le Lo go, Ma cintosh an d TrueTy pe a re registe red trade marks o f Apple C omp uter, Inc in th e Un ited States an d other cou ntries. Hewl et t Pac kar d is a r eg i st ere d tr ade ma r k and HP L as er Jet 6P, 6L , 5 P, 5L, 4, 4L 4 P, [...]

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    v Table of Cont e nt s 1 About this Prin t er 1 Ca rto n c om pon en ts .... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. .. .... ... .... ... ..... 1 Inte r fa c e c ab l e ... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ...[...]

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    vi Sof twa r e fo r n e twor ks . .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..66 About emulation m od es .. ... .. ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... . .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .[...]

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    vii Pap er h an dl in g ...... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... ..146 Paper jam s and h ow t o clear them . .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .[...]

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    vi ii I ndust ry Canada Com pli ance Stat ement (Canada only) .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ... .. . 198 I nternati onal ENER GY STAR ® Com p l iance S tatement (For HL-4050CDN / HL-4070 CDW onl y ) .. 198 Las er n o tice s ....... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ...[...]

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    1 1 1 Carton compo nents 1 WA RN ING This printer is heavy and we ights roug hly 29.1k g (6 4.2 lb). To pre vent injuri es when movin g or lifting this printer , make sure to use at least two peop le. When y ou u npack the printer , make sure that y ou h ave all of the follo wing pa rt s. A b out th is P rin t er 1 Prin te r Qui ck Setu p Gu ide CD[...]

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    About this Printe r 2 1 Int erface cab le 1 The in terface cable is not a standa rd accessory . Bu y the appro priate cab le fo r t he in terface y ou ar e going to use.  USB cab le Do not use a U SB interface cab le that is longe r than 6 feet (2 . 0 meters). Do not c o nnec t th e USB c abl e to a no n- p owered hub or a M acintosh ® key b oa[...]

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    About this Printe r 3 1 Fron t vie w 1 1 Face- down output tr ay suppor t flap ( support f la p) 2 Front cove r r ele as e butt on 3 Contr ol panel 1 4 USB dir ect int er face 5 Front cove r 6 Paper tr ay 7 P ow er swit ch 8 Face- down output tr ay 9 Multi- purpose tr ay (MP tr ay) 1 You can adjus t t he angle of the LCD dis play b y til ti ng it u[...]

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    About this Printe r 4 1 Back vi ew 1 The pr inter illustra tion is based on H L-40 70C DW. 1 Back c over 2 AC power c onnect or 3 Par allel int er fac e c onnect or ( HL- 405 0CDN / HL- 40 70CDW only) 4 USB inte rf ac e conne ctor 5 Networ k Act ivi ty LE Ds (Li ght Emitt ing Diode s) 6 1 0BA S E-T / 100BA S E-TX po rt 1 2 5 6 4 3[...]

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    About this Printe r 5 1 Positioning the printer 1 Re ad the follo wing be fore y ou use the printer. Powe r supply 1 Use the printer within the recom men ded po wer rang e. Powe r source: US A and Can ada: A C 11 0 t o 120 V , 50/60 H z Eur ope an d Australia : AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 H z The po wer cord, inclu ding e xtensio ns, should b e no lo ng[...]

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    6 2 2 About paper 2 Ty p e and size of paper 2 The pr inter load s paper from the installed paper tray or the multi-p urpose tray . The na mes for the pap er tray s in the pr inter drive r and this gu ide are as follows: When loo king at this page on the C D -RO M, y ou can j ump to the pa ge for ea ch printin g method by clicki ng p in the tab le.[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 7 2 Rec omm end ed pap er 2  Befo re y ou buy a lo t of paper, test a small qu antity to mak e sure tha t the pa per is suitabl e.  Use pap er tha t is ma de fo r plain-p aper copy in g.  Use p ape r th at is 75 t o 9 0 g/m 2 (20 t o 24 lb ).  Use neutral p aper. D o no t u se acidic or al kalin e pape r.  Use long[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 8 2 Ty pes of e n v el opes 2 Mo st envelop es will be suitab le for y our pr inter. H owever , so me envelo pes may have feed and print qual ity pro blems due to the way they have be en mad e. A suitab le envel ope sho uld have e dges with straig ht, well- crease d folds and the lead ing e dge sh ould n ot be thick er than two p[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 9 2 Unpr intabl e a re a 2 The ar ea of the pap er that cann ot be prin ted on is shown in the table be low: Portra it Landsca pe Wind ows ® Prin ter Driver M acin tosh ® pr int e r driver BRScrip t Driver for W indo ws ® an d M acin tosh ® (HL-4050CDN/HL -4070CDW o nly) 1 4.23 mm (0.16 i n.) 4.32 mm (0.17 i n.) 2 4.23 mm (0.[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 10 2 Printing methods 2 Pr int ing o n plai n pap er 2 Prin ting on pl ain p ap er from Tray 1, 2 2 (F or the recom mended pa per to u se, see Abou t pa per on pa ge 6.) a Cho ose the follo wing from the p rinter drive r: Pape r Size ..... ....... .... ....... ..... (1) Media T ype ........ ....... .... ....... . (2 ) Pape r Sour[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 11 2  BR-Sc ript pr inter driv er for W indows ® ( HL- 4050 CDN / HL-4 070 C DW on ly) Pape r Size ..... ....... ....... ..... (1) Media T ype ...... ........... ..... (2 ) Pape r Source ... ........ ....... . (3 ) Note To u se the B R-Scr ipt p rinter d river y ou must install the dr iver usin g the C ustom I nstall from the[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 12 2 b Pull the paper tray com pletely out of the p rinte r. c While pressin g the gree n pape r-guid e relea se lever, slide the paper guides to fit the pap er siz e. Ma ke sure that the g uides are firmly in the slots. d Put pap er in the tray , and make sure that the pap er is belo w the max imum pa per mark ( b ). The side to[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 13 2 e Put the pa per tray firmly back in the printer. M ake sure that it is completel y in serted into the printer. f Lift up the suppor t flap to pre vent pap er from sli ding o ff the face-do wn outpu t tray , or remo ve e ach pa ge as soon as it come s out of the printer. g Send the print data to the printer.[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 14 2 Prin ting on pl ain p ap er or bond pap er from the MP tray 2 (F or the recom mended pa per to u se, see Abou t pa per on pa ge 6.) a Cho ose the follo wing from the p rinter drive r: Pape r Size ..... ....... .... ....... ..... (1) Media T ype ........ ....... .... ....... . (2 ) Pape r Sour ce ....... ........... ..... (3 [...]

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    Print ing Me thods 15 2  Macint osh ® pr in te r dr iver Pape r Size ..... ....... ....... ..... (1) Media T ype ...... ........... ..... (2 ) Pape r Source ... ........ ....... . (3 ) b Open the MP tray and lowe r it gently . c Pull ou t the MP tray sup port and unfol d the flap (1 ). 1 2 3 1[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 16 2 d Lift up the suppor t flap to pre vent pap er from sli ding o ff the face-do wn outpu t tray , or remo ve e ach pa ge as soon as it come s out of the printer. e Put pa per in th e MP tray . Ma ke sure tha t th e pap er stay s und er the ma ximum p aper mark (1 ). The side to be pr int ed on m us t b e f a ce up w i th th e [...]

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    Print ing Me thods 17 2 Printin g on thi ck pa per, lab els a nd e nv elope s 2 (F or the recom mended pa per to u se, see Abou t pa per on pa ge 6 and Types of en velope s on pa ge 8.) a Cho ose the follo wing from the p rinter drive r: Pape r Size ..... ....... .... ....... ..... (1) Media T ype ........ ....... .... ....... . (2 ) Pape r Sour ce[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 18 2 Note • To use the BR -Scrip t printe r driver y ou mu st install the driver using t he C ustom In s tall from the CD- RO M. • Whe n y ou use En velope #10 , choose Com - 10 for the P ape r S ize . • F or othe r envelo pes which ar e not listed in the printer dr iver, such as Enve lope #9 or Envel ope C 6, choo se Us er[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 19 2 c Pull ou t the MP tray sup port and unfol d the flap (1 ). d Lift up the suppor t flap to pre vent pap er from sli ding o ff the face-do wn outpu t tray , or remo ve e ach pa ge as soon as it come s out of the printer. e Put pap er in the M P tray . Ma ke sure that the pa per stay s und er the max imum pap er mark (1) . Not[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 20 2 f While pressin g the pape r-guid e relea se lever, slide the pape r guide to fit t h e pape r size. g Send the print data to the printer. Note • Re move each sheet or en velope a t once after prin ting. Sta cking the s h eets or enve lopes ma y ca use the pap er to jam or cur l. • If enve lopes ge t smudged during print[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 21 2 Duplex printin g 2 The su pplied printer drivers for Windows ® 200 0/X P/X P P rofessiona l x64 Edition , W in dows Vista™ , Windows Serv er ® 200 3/Windows Ser ver ® 2003 x64 E di ti on a nd Mac O S ® X 10.2 . 4 or greater all ena ble du plex printing . Fo r more info rmation ab out how to cho ose the settings, see th[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 22 2 c Remo ve the printed even- numbe red p ages fro m th e outp ut tray a nd pu t them b ack i n the paper tray with the side to be printed o n (blank side) face down. Fo llow the i nstructions on th e computer screen. d The prin ter will now au tomatically pri nt all the odd -numbe red pa ges on the o ther side of the p aper. [...]

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    Print ing Me thods 23 2 c Remo ve the prin ted even- number ed pag es from the o utput tray and t hen , in the same ord er, put them back into the MP tray . Put the p aper with the sid e to be prin ted on (the blank side) face up . Follow the instructions o n the compute r screen. d The prin ter will now au tomatically pri nt all the odd -numbe red[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 24 2 Au tomat ic du plex printin g (HL -405 0CDN/HL- 4070C DW only ) 2 If you are u si ng t h e Mac int osh ® Printer Dr iver, see Du plex Printing o n page 56. a Put pap er in the pa per tray or M P tray . b For the W indows ® pr inter dr iv e r 1 Open th e Pr oper tie s dialog box in the printer d river. 2 From th e Gener al [...]

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    Print ing Me thods 25 2 4 Cl ick OK . The pr inter wi ll pri nt on both side s of th e pa per a utomatical ly . Boo klet p rintin g (fo r Windo ws ® prin ter driv er) 2 a Put pap er in the pa per tray or M P tray . b Open the Pr oper ties dialo g box in the p rinter drive r. c From the Gener al tab , choose the P r int ing Pre fer e nces icon. d F[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 26 2 Printing photos from a dig ital came ra 2 You r Brothe r printer sup ports the PictB ridge stan dar d, allowin g y ou to conne ct to a nd print ph otos directly fr om a ny Pi ct Bridg e c om pat ib l e d igi ta l ca mer a . E ven i f you r c am era is n o t i n Pi c tB ri dg e mo de o r do es not supp ort PictBridg e, yo u c[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 27 2 Note The na mes and a vailabil ity of ea ch setting dep en ds on the spe c i fication of y our cam era. Ple ase refer to the d ocum entation sup plied wi th yo ur camera for more de tailed info rmation on changin g PictBri dge setting s. Printin g imag es 2 a Mak e sure that yo ur camera is turne d off. C onn ect yo ur camer[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 28 2 Conn ecti n g a cam er a as a sto r age d evice 2 Even if yo ur came ra is not in PictBridg e mode , or doe s not suppo rt PictB ridge, y ou can conn ect y our cam era as a norma l storag e device . This en ables y o u t o prin t ph otos from y o ur came ra. F ollow th e steps for Pr i nt ing data d irectly from the U SB fla[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 29 2 Printing data fr o m a USB flash mem ory drive w ith direct print 2 With the Dire ct Print feature , you do not nee d a compu ter to print data . You ca n print by just plu gging y o ur US B fla s h memory dri ve into the prin ter´s US B direct inter face. Note Ther e might be some USB flash mem ory drives that will n ot w [...]

  • Page 39

    Print ing Me thods 30 2 c Cho ose the folder y o u want t o save the file to and enter the file name if y ou are prompted to. I f y ou ar e promp ted for a file name only , y ou ca n also sp ecify the f o lder y o u want to save the file in by ente ring the di rec t or y na me. For exa mpl e : C: Temp Fi l eNam e.p r n If y ou have a US B flash m[...]

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    Print ing Me thods 31 2 Note • The file name s will be sho wn after yo u choo se a fol der an d pre ss OK . If y o u want to choose a file in ano t her folde r, press back to return to the folde r name. A nd then press the + or - bu t ton to cho ose a d if feren t folde r. • If y ou want to p rint an i ndex of the files, choo s e Inde x Pri nt [...]

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    Print ing Me thods 32 2 Note You can chang e the defau lt settings for D irect Prin t b y using the con trol pane l when the p rinter is not in the D irect Print mod e. 1 The de faul t set tings a re sho wn i n Bo ld w ith an a s te ri sk. d Press the + or - bu tton to enter the n umber of cop ies y ou want. Pre ss OK or Go . Copies = 1 h Direct Pr[...]

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    33 3 3 Printer driver 3 A prin ter driver is software that translates da ta from the format use d by a com puter to the format that a par ticular prin ter need s. Typica lly , this format is page d escription la ngua ge ( PDL ). The printer drive rs for the sup ported version s of Wind ows ® and M acintosh ® a re on the C D-R OM we have supp lied[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 34 3 1 Download the pr int er dr iver f rom h t tp :// sol ut ions .br other . com or a l ink o n the supp lie d CD-ROM . If y ou downl oad f rom a link on C D- RO M, c li c k Instal l Oth er Dri v ers o r Util ities , t hen c l i c k For Li nux us ers o n the sc re e n me nu . Access to int ern et is re qu ire d. Wind ows[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 35 3 You can chang e the foll owing p rinter settings wh en y ou pri nt fro m y our compu ter.  Pape r Size  M ultiple Pa ge  Orie ntation  Co pies  M edia Ty pe  Pape r Sour c e  Prin t Qua lity  Color Mode  Du plex prin ting (M anua l Dupl ex pri nting 1 / D uplex printing wit h Dup lex Uni t 3[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 36 3 Feat ure s in the pri n ter dr iver (for W ind ows ® ) 3 (F or more in formation, see the He lp t ex t in the pr inter drive r.) Note • The scre ens in this section are from Window s ® X P. The screen s on y our com puter will var y d epen ding on y our o peratin g sy stem. • If y ou a re using Windo ws ® 2000,[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 37 3 Paper Size 3 Fr om the drop -down b ox cho ose the Pap er S ize y ou are using . Mu ltip le Page 3 The M ultiple Page sel ection ca n redu ce the image size of a pag e allowin g multiple pages to be printed o n one she et of p ap er o r en l arg ing t he i ma ge si ze f o r pr int ing on e page on m ult ip le sh eet s[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 38 3 Media T y pe 3 You can use the follo wing ty pes of med ia in y o ur prin t e r. Fo r the best prin t quality , select the ty pe of med ia that y o u wish to u se. Note • When usin g ordin ary plain paper (1 9 to 25 lb) cho ose Pla in P aper . W hen using he avier weig ht paper , enve lopes or rough p aper cho ose T[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 39 3 Adv anced tab 3 Ch ange the tab settings by click ing o ne of the follo wing icon s:  Prin t Qua lity (1)  Du plex (2)  Watermark (3 )  Page Set t ing (4 )  De vice Option s (5) Prin t Qua lity 3  Pri nt Qualit y You can choose the following print qua lity settings. •N o r m a l 600 × 60 0 dpi. R [...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 40 3  Color Mode The foll owing op tions are ava ilable in Colo r Matchi ng mode : •N o r m a l This is the D efault colo r mod e. • Vivid The col or of all elem en t s ar e adjusted to become a mo re vivid color . •A u t o The p rinter drive r automatica lly s ele cts t h e Color Mode ty p e . • N one  Im pr[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 41 3 Wa te r ma rk 3 You can put a log o or text into yo ur docume nts as a wate rmark . You can choose o ne of the prese t watermark s, or yo u can use a bitma p file or text file tha t you have cre ated. When y ou use a bitmap file as a water mark , y ou can chan ge the size of th e watermark and pu t it anywh ere you li[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 42 3  Job Spooli ng The printe r ke eps th e pri nt j ob se nt to i t in m emory . You can repri nt a docume nt withou t se nding the data aga in from y our co mputer (ex cept for secur e pri nt in g): • L ast Job Re print: R epri nts the last job • S ecure Print: Se cure d ocumen t s are docume nts that are passwor[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 43 3  Adm in i s t r at or Adm inistrators ha ve the autho rity to limit access to function s su ch as scaling an d waterma rk. • Passwo rd Ente r the password into this box . • S et Password C lick her e to change the password . • C opi es Lock Lock the copy pa ges selection to prevent multip le co py printing . [...]

  • Page 53

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 44 3 Accessories tab 3 When y ou in stall the option al accessorie s, you can add and choose their settings in the A cce ssori es tab as follows.  Available Opti ons (1) You can manu ally add a nd remove the opti ons that are installe d on the pri nter . Tra y settings will match the instal led optio ns.  Paper Sourc[...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 45 3 Support tab 3  Brot her Solut ions Center (1) The B rother So lutions C enter (h ttp://solutions.brothe r.com ) i s a web s it e of f e rin g inf o rm ati on ab out y o ur Bro ther pro duct includ ing F A Qs (Fr equen tly Aske d Que st io ns), Use r’s Guid es, driver u pdates a nd tips for usi ng you r pri nt er [...]

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    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 46 3 Usi ng the cu stom mo no chr ome pri nte r dr iver (f or W i ndow s ® ) 3 You can install a win dows ® prin t er dri ver that will restrict prin t ing to mo nochro me only . If y ou want to install th e Windows ® printer d river tha t will restri cted color p rinting, cho ose Cu stom setu p from In stal l P rint er[...]

  • Page 56

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 47 3 Usin g the BR-Scrip t3 printe r driver (Pos tScript ® 3™ lang uage emulat ion for Wind ows ® ) (HL- 4050 CDN/HL-4 070CDW o nly ) 3 (F or more in formation, see the He lp t ex t in the pr inter drive r.) Note • To use the BR-S crip t 3 printer d river y ou mu st install the driver using the C ustom In stall from [...]

  • Page 57

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 48 3 Prin ting Preferences 3 Note If y ou a re using Windo ws ® 2000, X P, Windows Vista™ or Windows Se rver ® 200 3, yo u can access the Pri nting Pr efer ences dialo g box by clicki ng Pr inting P r ef e r enc e s. . . in the Gene r a l t ab o f the Brot her HL-405 0CDN( HL-40 70CDW ) BR-Scr ipt3 Pr ope rt ies dialog[...]

  • Page 58

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 49 3  Pape r/ Qu ali ty tab Ch oose the Paper Sour ce and Color . • Paper Sourc e You can choose A uto Se lect , T ray1 , M P tray or Manual Fee d . • Co lo r C hoose ho w to print color graphics ei ther Bl ack an d Wh ite or Color .[...]

  • Page 59

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 50 3 Adv anced op tions 3 a Cho ose th e Pape r Size and Copy Count (1).  Pape r S ize Fro m the drop- down bo x choo se the P aper Si ze y ou a re using.  Copy Count The copy sele ction sets the numb er of copie s that will be printe d. b Set the Image Col or Man age men t , Sc al ing and T rue T ype Font settings ([...]

  • Page 60

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 51 3 c You can change settings by choosin g a setting in the Prin ter F eatu res list (3):  Media T ype You can use the fo llowing typ es of me di a in y o ur pr inter. F or the best pr int qua lity , select the ty pe of me dia th at you w is h t o us e.  Job Spoo ling Secu re P rint allo ws y ou to secur e docume nt[...]

  • Page 61

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 52 3  Prin t Qu alit y You can choose the following p rint quali ty setting s. •N o r m a l 600 d pi class. Recom men ded for or dinary pr inting. Go od print qu ality with good print spee ds. •F i n e 2400 dpi cla ss. The fine st print mod e. Use this m ode to print pr ecise ima ges such as pho t o graph s. Since t[...]

  • Page 62

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 53 3  Half tone S cr ee n Lock Stops othe r applica tions from modi fyin g the H alftone settings. The defa ult setting is On .  High Qualit y Image Pr i nting You can get high q uality image prin ting. If y ou set Hi gh Qua lity Image Pr inting to On , t he pr inting speed will be slo wer.  BR-Sc ript Le vel You [...]

  • Page 63

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 54 3 Feat ure s in the pri n ter dr iver (for M aci nt os h ® ) 3 This prin ter suppo rts Mac OS ® X 10 .2 .4 o r g r ea te r . Note The screens in this section are from Mac O S ® X 10.4 . The screens on y our M acinto sh ® will var y depen ding on y ou r opera ting sy stem. Page Setup 3 You can set the Pa per Size , O[...]

  • Page 64

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 55 3 Cover Page (for Mac OS ® X 10.4) 3 You can mak e the followin g cove r page setting s:  Pri nt Cover P age If y ou wa nt to add a cover page to y ou r documen t, use this function.  Cover P age T ype Ch oose a temp late for the cove r page.  Billing Inf o If y ou wa nt to add the bil ling infor mation to the[...]

  • Page 65

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 56 3 Job Spoo ling 3 The printer ke eps the last print j ob sent to it in memor y . You can reprin t a document witho ut sending the data a gain from y ou r computer (e xcept for secur e printing ).  Last Job Repr int : Reprin t the last job  Secur e P r int : Secure documen ts are docume nts that are passwo rd prote[...]

  • Page 66

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 57 3 • For Ma c OS ® X 10 . 2 Sel ect Duplex . C heck the Duple x check box . Ch oose Us e Duplex Uni t and then Ch oose Fl ip on Lon g Edge or Flip on Short Edge .  Manual dupl ex (fo r Ma c OS ® X 10. 3 or grea ter ) Sel ect Pa per Handling . Ch oose Odd number ed page s and prin t, and then choo se Ev e n numbe r[...]

  • Page 67

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 58 3 Prin t Sett in g s 3 You can chang e settings by choo sing a setting in the P r int Set tings list: Basic tab  Media T ype You can chang e the medi a typ e to one of the fol lowin g: • P lain Pa per • T hi n Pa pe r • Th ick Pa per • Th icker Pap er • B ond P aper • R ecy cled Pap er • Enve lopes • [...]

  • Page 68

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 59 3  Color/ Mono You can chang e the Co lor / M ono sett ing s as follows: •C o l o r When y ou r documen t contains color and y ou wa nt to print it in color, sele ct this mode. •M o n o Sel ect this mode if y our documen t has only bla ck and gra y scale tex t a nd/or ob jects. Mono mode ma kes the pr int process[...]

  • Page 69

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 60 3 Advanced tab  Prin t Qua lity You can chang e the prin t quality as fol lows: •N o r m a l 600 x 6 00 dp i. Recom men ded mo de for o rdina ry printou ts . G ood print qu ality with rea sonab le prin ting spee d. •F i n e 240 0 dpi class. The fine st print mode . Use this mode to print precise im ages such as p[...]

  • Page 70

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 61 3 Using the BR-Scrip t3 printer driver (Post Script ® 3™ l anguage emulation for Macinto sh ® ) (HL-4050CDN / HL-4 070CDW only ) 3 Note • To use the BR -Scrip t 3 printer dr iver on a N etwork , see t h e Ne t work U ser’s Guid e on the C D-R OM . • To us e t he BR- Sc r i pt 3 pri nt er dr i v er , you ne ed [...]

  • Page 71

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 62 3 c Open the Pr inter Setup Ut ility icon. Fo r Mac O S ® X 1 0.2 x user s , open the P r int Cente r icon. d Click Add . For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 t o 1 0.3 u sers, go to e . For Mac OS ® X 10.4 or gr eater user s , go to f . e Cho ose USB .[...]

  • Page 72

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 63 3 f Cho ose the mo del n ame an d mak e sure tha t Br other in Pr int e r Model (Pr int Usin g) and t he m odel n ame which shows B R-Scr ipt in M odel N ame (M ode l) are sele cted, and the n click Add . For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 t o 1 0.3 u sers: For Mac OS ® X 10.4 or gr eater user s : g From the Print er Se t up Utili[...]

  • Page 73

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 64 3 Uninstalling the printer driver 3 You can unin stall the printe r driver that y ou have installe d with the followi ng steps. Note • This is not ava ilable if y ou installe d the prin t er dri v er from the W indows Ad d a prin t er functio n. • After un installing , we recommen d that y ou restart y ou r computer[...]

  • Page 74

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 65 3 Printe r drive r for Macin tosh ® 3 For Ma c OS ® X 1 0 .2 3 a Discon nect the US B ca ble betwee n the M acintosh ® an d y our prin ter. b Restar t the Macin tosh ® . c Log on as an ‘Adm inistrator’. d Run t he P rint er Cente r (from the Go menu , choose Applicat ions , Util it ie s ), t hen choose the pr in[...]

  • Page 75

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 66 3 Softw are 3 Soft ware fo r netw orks 3 BRAd min L igh t 3 BR Ad min Ligh t i s a utility for initial setup o f Brother ne twork con nected de vices. This utility can se arch for Bro ther pro ducts on y our ne twork, vie w the status a nd configu re basic network settings, such as IP addre ss. The BR Ad min Ligh t util[...]

  • Page 76

    Dr i ver an d S o ftw are 67 3 About e mul a tion m odes 3 This prin ter has the follo wing emul ation mod es. You can cha ng e t h e setting by using t he con trol pane l or Web Base d Man ageme nt (Web browser ).  HP LaserJe t Mode The H P Lase rJet mode ( or H P mod e) is the emu lation mod e in which t h is printer su pports the P C L5C a nd[...]

  • Page 77

    68 4 4 Control panel 4 This pri nter has o ne back lit liquid cry stal disp lay (LC D), ei ght buttons a nd two Lig ht Emitting D iode s ( LE Ds) on the control pan el. The displ ay can show vari ous me ss a ges with up to 16 characters in each of the two rows. Contro l P anel 4[...]

  • Page 78

    Control Panel 69 4 Buttons 4 You can control the basic printe r opera tions and cha ng e variou s p rinter setting s with eight button s ( Go , Cancel , Repr int , + , - , B ack , OK , D irect Pri nt ). Go 4 You can pause printing b y p ressing Go . Pressing Go again restarts the pr int job. Du ring a pa use, the prin ter is offline. Pre ssing Go a[...]

  • Page 79

    Control Panel 70 4 Reprin t 4 If y ou wa nt to reprint a do cument that ha s just been pr inted, press Repr int . You can repri nt when the pr inter i s in t he R eady state. (F or details, see Repri nting documen ts on pa ge 73.) + or - butt on 4 Mov ing th ro ug h m e nu s o n t he L CD 4 Pre ssing the + or - b utton when the pr inter is in the R[...]

  • Page 80

    Control Panel 71 4 LEDs 4 The LE Ds are ligh t s wh ich show the pri nter status. LCD 4 The LC D shows the curren t printer status. When y ou u se the control p anel k ey s, the LC D will ch ange. If there are any pr oblems, the LC D will show the error messa ge, mainten ance messa ge or call ser vice messag e so y ou will k now that y ou ne ed to [...]

  • Page 81

    Control Panel 72 4 LCD me ssag es 4 The me ssage on the LCD show s the current pri nter status durin g norma l opera tion. Ready o o n o The fou r o marks (a lso n , n =blin king o ) ind icate the Bla ck (K), Ye llow (Y), M agen ta (M), C y an (C ) tone r cartrid ges from left to right. The o mark s indicate the status of the toner in the ton er ca[...]

  • Page 82

    Control Panel 73 4 Reprin ting doc ument s 4 Reprinting the last jo b 4 You can repri nt the data from the last print job witho ut sending it from the computer again. Note •I f t h e Repr int setting is set to Off o n the control panel an d y ou pre ss Repr int , the LC D shows No Da ta Sto red for a sho rt time. • If y ou wa nt to cancel rep r[...]

  • Page 83

    Control Panel 74 4 Note • Pre ssing the + or - key ma kes the numbe r of rep rint copie s increa se or de crease. Y ou can choose b etween 1 and 999 Copi es . • If y ou wa it 30 seconds to con tinue the con trol pan el op eration , the LCD leaves the Re pr in t setting autom atically . Prin ting Secure data 4  Secur e da t a Secu re docum en[...]

  • Page 84

    Control Panel 75 4 Note If y ou wa it 30 seconds to con tinue the con trol pan el oper ation , the LCD leaves the Re pr in t setting autom atically . f Press the + or - button to choose Prin t . Press OK . XXXXXX. doc Print g Press the + or - button to enter the n umber of cop ies y ou w ant. Press OK or Go . XXXXXX. doc Copies =1 h Printin g When [...]

  • Page 85

    Control Panel 76 4 Usin g th e con trol p anel L CD menu 4 When y ou u se the Me nu ke y s ( + , - , OK or Back ) , remem ber the follo wing ba s ic steps:  If no co ntrol pan el oper ations are performe d for 30 secon ds, the LC D a utomatically re t u rns to Read y .  When y o u pre ss OK to choo se a se tting, Acce pte d a ppea rs on th e [...]

  • Page 86

    Control Panel 77 4 Menu table 4 There are nin e menus. F or more in formation a bout the sele ctions availa ble i n each men u, see the table s bel ow. Note The con trol pane l LCD n ames for the pa per tray s are a s follows. • S tanda rd pape r t ray : Tray1 • M ulti-p urpose tray : MP • O ptiona l lower tray : Tray2 Machine Inf o. Sub menu[...]

  • Page 87

    Control Panel 78 4 Parts Life Drum Life Show s th e rem ai ni ng l ife for the drum unit . Belt Life Show s th e rem ai ni ng l ife for the belt unit . PF KitMP Life Show s the pa ges left t o pri nt w i th t he P F ki t M P . PF Kit1 Life Show s the pa ges left t o print wi th the P F ki t 1 . PF Kit2 Life (HL-4050CDN/HL-407 0CDW only) Show s the [...]

  • Page 88

    Control Panel 79 4 Priority <HL-4040CN only> MP>T1 * / T1>MP Whe n Tray Use is c hos en as Auto : Choos es the order in w hi ch the pri nter uses the paper t ray s t hat contai n paper of the same size. <HL-4050CD N/HL-4070CDW only > (For no Tray2 in stalled) MP>T1 * / T1>MP (For Tray 2 i ns talled) MP>T1>T2 * /MP>T[...]

  • Page 89

    Control Panel 80 4 Setting Lock Off * / On Turns t he lock panel s etti ngs On or Off usi ng the pass word. Reprint On * / Off Turns t he repri nt s etti ngs On or Off . Interface Select <HL-4040CN o nl y > Auto * / USB / Network Choos e the int erface y ou use. <HL-4050CDN/ HL-4070CDW only > Auto * / Parallel / USB / Network Auto IF Ti[...]

  • Page 90

    Control Panel 81 4 Print Position X Offset -500 / -499 .. ./ 0 * .../ 499 / 500Dots M ov es t he pri nt s t art pos it ion (at t he top-left corner of pages) horizont ally up to -500 (left) to + 500 (right ) dot s i n 300 dpi . Y Offset -50 / -49 .../ 0 * .../ 499 / 500Dots M ov es t he pri nt s t art pos it ion (at t he top-left corner of pages ) [...]

  • Page 91

    Control Panel 82 4 1 On co nne cti o n to the ne tw o rk, if the m achi ne 's 'BOOT Me tho d' is 'Auto ' th e ma chine w ill a tte mp t to a uto ma tica lly se t the IP ad d r es s and S ubnet Ma sk fro m a bo o t serv e r such a s DHCP or B OOT P. If a bo o t ser ve r ca nno t b e f ound, an A PI PA IP addr ess will be all[...]

  • Page 92

    Control Panel 83 4 LAN for HL- 4070 CDW user s Sub menu 1 Sub menu 2 M enu S electi ons Optio ns Descrip tions Wired TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto * / Static / RARP / BOOTP / DHCP Choose t he I P method that bes t sui ts y our needs. IP Address ###.###.###.### (000.000.000.000) * 1 Ente r the IP addres s. Subnet Mask ###.###.###.### (000.000.000.000) * 1[...]

  • Page 93

    Control Panel 84 4 1 On co nne ctio n to the n etw o rk, i f th e ma chine 's 'I P METHOD' is ' AUTO' th e m a c h ine w ill a tte mp t to a uto ma tica lly set the IP a dd re ss and S ub net Ma sk fro m a bo o t serv e r such a s DHCP or B OOT P. If a bo o t ser ve r ca nno t b e f ound an AP IPA I P addr e s s wi l l be a[...]

  • Page 94

    Control Panel 85 4 Manual Regist. Print Chart Print s t he chart to manually check the regi strat ion of the col ors . Set Registration 1 Magenta Left 2 Cyan Left 3 Yellow Left 4 Magenta Center 5 Cyan Center 6 Yellow Center 7 Magenta Right 8 Cyan Right 9 Yellow Right Ent er the correction v alue on t he chart y ou print ed from th e Print Chart . D[...]

  • Page 95

    Control Panel 86 4 Pict Bridge Sub menu M enu Sel ect ions Option s De scr i pti ons Paper Size Letter * / A4 / B5 / A5 / B6 / A6 Sets the si ze of paper fo r P ictB ridge . Orientation <For Lette r,A4, B5> Portrait * / Landscape <For A5, B6,A 6> Portrait / Landscape * This print er can prin t pages in po rtrait or landscape orie ntati [...]

  • Page 96

    Control Panel 87 4 Example of changing a menu setti n g 4 Setting IP add ress a Press the + or - button to choose LAN (a nd to displa y each setting sho wn belo w). Select ab or OK Machine Info. h Select ab or OK LAN b Press OK . LAN TCP / I P c Press OK . TCP / I P BOOT Me thod d Press the - button. TCP / I P IP Address e Press OK . The last digi [...]

  • Page 97

    Control Panel 88 4 Defa ult s ettin gs 4 The pr inter settings have been set at the factory be fore shipme nt. They are called default settings (see Me nu table o n page 77) . Altho ugh y o u can ru n the p rinter with t hese defaul t settings u nchang ed, y ou c an t ailo r the prin ter with user setting s. Note Ch angin g the user se ttings does [...]

  • Page 98

    Control Panel 89 4 Calib ration 4 The ou tput density for ea ch color may var y d epend ing on the envi ronmen t the machine is in such as tempe rature an d humid ity. C al ibration h elps y ou to imp rove the colo r density . a Press the + or - key to choo se Colo r Corr ecti on . Press OK . Select ab or OK Machine Info. h Select ab or OK Color C [...]

  • Page 99

    Control Panel 90 4 Au to Re gistra tion 4 Registratio n 4 You can adju st the print position of each color automaticall y . a Press the + or - key to choo se Colo r Corr ecti on . Press OK . Select ab or OK Machine Info. h Select ab or OK Color C orrect ion b Press the + or - key to choo se Aut o Regi st . . P ress OK . Color C orrect ion Auto Re g[...]

  • Page 100

    Control Panel 91 4 Manu al Reg istratio n 4 Pri nt Cha r t 4 You can print the co lor registra tion chart to man ually c heck the registra tion of the colo rs. a Press the + or - key to choo se Colo r Corr ecti on . Press OK . Select ab or OK Machine Info. h Select ab or OK Color C orrect ion b Press the + or - key to choo se Manu al R egis t. . Pr[...]

  • Page 101

    92 5 5 This prin ter has the fol lowing o ptional a ccessori es. Y ou can in crease the capabil ities of the printe r with these it ems . Low er tray (LT-100CL) (HL -405 0CDN / HL-40 70CDW only ) 5 One optiona l lower tray (Tra y 2) can be insta lled , a nd the lowe r tray can hold up to 500 sh eets of 80 g/m 2 (20 lb) pa per . W hen t he op t i on[...]

  • Page 102

    Options 93 5 SO-DIMM 5 The p rinter h as 64 M B of stan dard memory a nd on e slot for o ptional memory e xpa nsion. Yo u can e xpa nd the memo ry up to 57 6 M B b y installi ng a D ual In- line Memo ry M odule (SO -DI MM ). SO-DIMM ty pe s 5 You can install the foll owing SO -DI MM s:  128 M B Tech Works PM 133-1 28  256 M B Tech Works PM 13[...]

  • Page 103

    Options 94 5 Ins tallin g extra memory 5 Note Alwa y s turn off the pri nter powe r s wi tch before in stalling or re moving the SO-D IM M. a Turn off the pri nter powe r switch, and then un plug the printer. D iscon nect the interface c a ble from the printer . b Remo ve the two SO- D IM M covers (b oth the pla s tic on e (1) an d the metal on e ([...]

  • Page 104

    Options 95 5 e Put the two SO -DI MM cover s b ack on (both the pla stic one (1) an d the metal o ne (2)). f Reco nnect the interface cable to y our p rinter. P lug the prin t er back in, and then turn o n the power switc h. Note To mak e sure tha t you have install ed the SO -D IM M pro perly , y ou can print the pri nter settings pa ge that shows[...]

  • Page 105

    96 6 6 Replacing the consu mabl e item s 6 When y ou need to replace the consumable ite m s, the foll ow in g m ess ages w ill appear on the LCD. 1 at 5% pr int c overage (A4 or Letter s ize). T h e a c tual nu mber of pr int e d pages will vary dependin g o n th e print jobs and paper yo u use . 2 Sta nda rd to ne r ca rtrid ge . 3 Hig h-c apac it[...]

  • Page 106

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 97 6 The following are m aintena nce messa ges that a ppea r al ternatel y with the R ead y message on the upp er row of the L CD when the prin ter is in the R eady sta t e . These me ssages ad vise y ou tha t yo u will n eed to r eplace each of the co nsumabl e items as so on as possib le, since t h e consu mable item[...]

  • Page 107

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 98 6 Toner car tr idge s 6 Note • The am ount of toner used varie s according to what is printed o n the page an d t h e print de nsity s etting. • Wait to unpack the toner cartridge u ntil immedia tely before yo u put it into the prin ter. To n er nearly empty m e ssag e 6 Ch eck pr inted pag es, page co unte r, a[...]

  • Page 108

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 99 6 CA UT I ON Wait to unpack the toner cartrid ge until imm ediately before yo u put it in the pr inter. If toner cartridg es are left unpack ed for a lo ng time the ton er life will be sho rten ed. If an un packe d drum un it is put in dir ect su nligh t or room ligh t, the unit may be dam aged. Put the toner car tr[...]

  • Page 109

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 100 6 a Turn off the pri nter powe r switch. Press the front cover release b utton and the n op en the fron t co v er. b Hol d the gree n hand le of the drum unit. Lift the dru m unit up an d then pu ll it o ut until it stops. c Hol d the hand le of the tone r cartridge and pull it out of the dru m unit. Rep eat this f[...]

  • Page 110

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 101 6 CA UT I ON We recomme nd tha t y ou p lace the toner cartridg es on a clea n, fla t surface w ith a p iece o f disposa ble p aper unde rneath the m in case y ou accid entally spill or scatter tone r. DO N OT put a ton er car t r idge in t o a fire. It cou ld exp lode, resu lting i n injurie s. Han dle the tone r [...]

  • Page 111

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 102 6 d Cle an the coro na wire as follo ws: 1 Push to r elease the l atche s of the white coron a wire cover (1), a nd t hen ope n the cover. 2 Cl ean the coron a wi re insid e the d rum u nit by ge ntly slidin g the g reen t a b from l eft to righ t and r ight to le ft several times. CA UT I ON Be sur e to retur n th[...]

  • Page 112

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 103 6 3 Cl ose the coron a wire cover . 4 Re peat steps 1 to 3 to clean e ach of three re mainin g corona wires. e Unp ack th e new toner ca rtridge. H o ld the cartridge with bo th han ds and gently rock i t five o r six time s to spread the toner eve nly inside the cartridge . f Rem ove t he prot ect iv e c ove r . 1[...]

  • Page 113

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 104 6 g Hol d the ha ndle of the tone r cartridg e a nd slid e the ton er cartrid ge in t o the dru m unit. M ake sure tha t y ou match the tone r cartridge color to the same color labe l on the dru m unit, and ma ke sure that y ou fold down the toner cartrid ge han dle (1) on ce the toner cartridge is in place . R epe[...]

  • Page 114

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 105 6 Drum un it 6 Orde r No. DR-11 0CL A ne w drum unit can print appr oxima tely 17 , 0 00 A4 o r Letter size single-sid ed pag es. Note • Ther e are man y factors that determin e the actual dr um life, such as the tempe rature , humidity , ty pe o f pape r, t ype of tone r us ed an d s o on. Unde r ide al c ondi t[...]

  • Page 115

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 106 6 b Hol d the gree n hand le of the drum unit. Lift the dru m unit up an d then pu ll it o ut until it stops. c Rel ease the gray lo ck lever (1) tha t is on the left sid e of the pri nter. P ull the drum u nit comple tely out o f the prin ter using the g reen ha ndles on the drum un it. CA UT I ON Hold the gree n [...]

  • Page 116

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 107 6 d Hol d the hand le of the tone r cartridge and pull it out of the dru m unit. Rep eat this for all the ton er cartridge s. CA UT I ON To preven t damage to the printer fro m static electricity , DO NOT tou ch t h e electrod es shown in the illustration . To avoid p rint quali ty pr oblems, D O N OT touch the sh [...]

  • Page 117

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 108 6 e Unp ack the n ew drum un it and remo ve the protective cover. CA UT I ON Wait to unpack a drum uni t until immedia tely be f o re y ou pu t it in the printer. Ex posure to direct sunlig ht or room lig ht may damag e the d rum unit. f Hol d the ha ndle of the tone r cartridg e a nd slid e the ton er cartrid ge i[...]

  • Page 118

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 109 6 g Put the dru m unit back in the prin ter as follows. 1 Ma ke sure that th e gray lock lever (1) i s in t h e up position and p ut the dr um uni t in the p rinter. P ush down the gray lock lever (1) . Note When y ou put the dru m unit in the prin ter, match the gr een gu ides ( 1) of the dr um unit ha ndle to the[...]

  • Page 119

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 110 6 When y ou re place the drum unit with a n ew one, y ou n ee d t o reset the dru m counter by comp leting the followi ng steps: a Turn the p rinter powe r switch back o n. b Press the + or - k ey to choose Ma chin e Info . . c Press OK to pr oceed to the next men u level, and then press the + or - k ey to choose R[...]

  • Page 120

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 111 6 Belt un it 6 Orde r No. BU-1 00 CL Change Belt Unit message 6 When the be lt unit runs ou t, the following me ssage app ears on the LC D. When y ou se e this message , you must r eplace the b elt un it: Change Bel t Unit CA UT I ON DO N OT touch the surface of the be lt unit. If y ou tou ch it, it cou ld degr ade[...]

  • Page 121

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 112 6 c Rel ease the gray lo ck lever (1) tha t is on the left sid e of the pri nter. P ull the drum u nit comple tely out o f the prin ter using the g reen ha ndles on the drum un it. CA UT I ON Hold the gree n hand les of the drum u nit when y ou carry it. DO N OT ho ld the sides of the drum unit. We recommend that y[...]

  • Page 122

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 113 6 d Hol d the gree n parts of the bel t unit with both han ds and lift the be lt uni t up , then p ull it out. e Unp ack the n ew belt unit, and remove the protective cover a nd p aper. f Put the new be lt unit in the prin ter. Ma tch the h mark on t he b elt uni t to the g mark on th e prin t er. P ush down on the[...]

  • Page 123

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 114 6 g Put the dru m unit back in the prin ter as follows. 1 Ma ke sur e that the gray lo ck lever (1 ) is in the up po sition and put the drum u nit in the printer. Pu sh down the gray lock lever (1) . Note When y ou put the dru m unit in the prin ter, match the gr een gu ides ( 1) of the dr um unit ha ndle to the gr[...]

  • Page 124

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 115 6 When y ou re place the belt unit with a ne w one, y ou ne ed to reset the be lt uni t cou nter by compl eting the followi ng steps: a Turn the p rinter powe r switch back o n. b Press the + or - bu tton to choose Ma chin e Info . . c Press OK to pr oceed to the next men u level, and then press the + or - b utt on[...]

  • Page 125

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 116 6 Wast e ton er box 6 Ord er No . W T-1 00C L After y ou have prin ted appr oxima tely 20,0 00 pag es at 5% covera ge for C MYK each, y ou must cha nge the waste to ner b ox. Th e actual numb er of p rinted page s will vary de pend ing o n the print jo bs and pap er y ou use. Waste T oner S oon Waste To n er Box Fu[...]

  • Page 126

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 117 6 b Hol d the gree n hand le of the drum unit. Lift the dru m unit up an d then pu ll it o ut until it stops. c Rel ease the gray lo ck lever (1) tha t is on the left sid e of the pri nter. P ull the drum u nit comple tely out o f the prin ter using the g reen ha ndles on the drum un it. 1[...]

  • Page 127

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 118 6 CA UT I ON Hold the gree n hand les of the drum u nit when y ou carry it. DO N OT ho ld the sides of the drum unit. We recommend that you place the drum un it and belt unit on a clean , flat surface with a piece of dispo sable pape r under neath it in case yo u acciden tally spill or scatter tone r. If toner scat[...]

  • Page 128

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 119 6 e Remo ve the waste tone r box from the printer using the gr een ha ndl e. CA UT I ON Han dle the waste ton er cartridg es carefully in case y ou a ccidentall y spill or scatter toner . If toner scatters on y our h ands or clo thes, wipe or wash it off with cold water at once. Note Di scard the used waste toner b[...]

  • Page 129

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 120 6 g Put the be lt unit back in the printer. M atch the h m ar k o n th e be l t u ni t t o th e g mark on the pri nter. Push down on the gree n area o f the belt unit to lock it in place. h Put the dru m unit back in the prin ter as follows. 1 Ma ke sure that th e gray lock lever (1) i s in t h e up position and p [...]

  • Page 130

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 121 6 2 Push the drum un it in until it stops. i Clo se the front cover.[...]

  • Page 131

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 122 6 Cleaning 6 Cl ean the ou tside and insid e of t h e printer reg ularly with a dr y , lint-free cloth. When y ou replace the toner cartrid ge or the d rum unit, mak e sure tha t yo u clean the inside of the printer. If pr inted pa ges are stain ed wi t h toner , clean the insid e of the prin ter with a dry , lint-[...]

  • Page 132

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 123 6 c Wipe the outside of the printer with a dry , lint-free cloth to remove du st. d Remo ve any thin g that is stuck inside the pape r tray . e Wipe the inside of the pape r tray with a dry , lint-free cloth to remove du st. f Put the pa per tray back in the prin ter. g Plug the printer ba ck in, and then turn on t[...]

  • Page 133

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 124 6 b Press the fron t cover relea se button an d then op en the front cove r. c Hol d the gree n hand le of the drum unit. Lift the dru m unit up an d then pu ll it o ut until it stops. d Rel ease the gray lo ck lever (1) tha t is on the left sid e of the pri nter. P ull the drum u nit comple tely out o f the prin t[...]

  • Page 134

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 125 6 CA UT I ON Hold the gree n hand les of the drum u nit when y ou carry it. DO N OT ho ld the sides of the drum unit. We recommend that y ou place the drum un it on a clean, flat surface with a piece of disp osable paper unde rneath it in case yo u acciden tally spill o r scatter toner. To preven t damage to the pr[...]

  • Page 135

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 126 6 f Put the dru m unit back in the prin ter as follows. 1 Ma ke sure that th e gray lock lever (1) i s in t h e up position and p ut the dr um uni t in the p rinter. P ush down the gray lock lever (1) . Note When y ou put the dru m unit in the prin ter, match the gr een gu ides ( 1) of the dr um unit ha ndle to the[...]

  • Page 136

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 127 6 Cleaning the corona w ires 6 If y ou h ave print qu ality probl ems, clean t h e corona wires as follows: a Turn off the pri nter powe r switch. Press the front cover release b utton and the n op en the fron t co v er. b Hol d the gree n hand le of the drum unit. Lift the dru m unit up an d then pu ll it o ut unt[...]

  • Page 137

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 128 6 c Hol d the hand le of the tone r cartridge and pull it out of the dru m unit. Rep eat this for all the ton er cartridge s. CA UT I ON We recommend that yo u place the toner cartrid ge on a clea n, flat surface with a pi ece of dispo sable pa per unde rneath it in case yo u acciden tally spill o r scatter toner. [...]

  • Page 138

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 129 6 d Push to re lease the la tches of the white coro na wire cove r (1), and the n open the cover. Note We recom mend tha t y ou clea n the corona wire for each of the co lors. If y o u want to clean o nly the co rona wire of the co lor tha t caused the p rint qua lity prob le m, see the illustratio n be low to id e[...]

  • Page 139

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 130 6 e Cle an the coro na wire insid e the dru m uni t by g ently sliding the green tab from left to right an d right to left several times. CA UT I ON Be sur e to retur n the tab to the ho me po sition a (1 ). If y ou do no t , printe d pag es may ha ve a vertica l stripe. f Clo se the corona wire cover. g Rep eat st[...]

  • Page 140

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 131 6 h Hol d the ha ndle of the tone r cartridg e a nd slid e the ton er cartrid ge in t o the dru m unit. M ake sure tha t y ou match the tone r cartridge color to the same color labe l on the dru m unit, and ma ke sure that y ou fold down the toner cartrid ge han dle (1) on ce the toner cartridge is in place . R epe[...]

  • Page 141

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 132 6 Cleaning the drum unit 6 If y ou h ave print qu ality probl ems, clean t h e drum un it as follows: a Pull the dru m unit o ut from th e prin ter and pull all the ton er cartrid ge o ut from the drum unit. S ee steps a to d in Re placing the drum unit on page 1 05-10 7. b Turn the drum unit over by hold ing the g[...]

  • Page 142

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 133 6 d Turn the d rum unit gea r toward y ou by hand wh ile look ing at the su rface of the d rum (1). e When y ou have found the m ark on the d rum tha t matches t h e pr int sampl e, wipe the su rface of the dr um gently with a cotton swab until the d ust or pape r powder on the surface co mes off. CA UT I ON DO N O[...]

  • Page 143

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 134 6 Shipping the printer 6 WA RN ING Once y ou r printer h as been se t up and use d, we do not reco mmend tha t it be moved or ship ped un less absolu tely necessary . Colo r laser printer s are co mple x pr inting d evices. M oving th e prin t e r or sh ipping it withou t prope rly removin g th e in s ta lle d s u [...]

  • Page 144

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 135 6 Repacking the p r inter 6 WA RN ING This printer is heavy and we ights roug hly 29.1 k g (6 4.2 lb). To preve nt injurie s wh en movin g or lifting this printer , make su re to use at least two p eo ple. Be careful n ot to pin c h y our fin gers whe n y ou p ut the pri nter down. a Turn off the po wer switch, and[...]

  • Page 145

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 136 6 d Rel ease the gr ay lock lever (1) th at is on the left side of the pr inter. Pull the drum uni t completely out using the green h andle s on the drum u nit. CA UT I ON Hold the gree n hand les of the drum u nit when y ou carry it. DO N OT ho ld the sides of the drum unit. We recommend that y ou place the drum u[...]

  • Page 146

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 137 6 e Hol d the hand le of the tone r cartridge and pull it out of the dru m unit. Rep eat this for all the ton er cartridge s. CA UT I ON To avoid p rint quali ty pr oblems, D O N OT touch the sh aded parts shown in the illustration s. f Attach the ori ginal or ange p rotective cover to ea ch of the toner cartridges[...]

  • Page 147

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 138 6 g Hol d the gree n parts of the bel t unit with both han ds and lift the be lt uni t up , then p ull it out. Note We recomme nd that y ou pu t the belt unit on a clean, flat surface with a p iece of dispo sable pa pe r und ernea th it in case y ou accide ntally spill o r scatter toner. h Remo ve the waste tone r [...]

  • Page 148

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 139 6 j Inser t the origina l orang e pack ing m aterial for lo cking the belt unit as sho wn in the illustra tion k Put a piec e of p ape r (le tt e r o r A4 ) on t he be lt uni t t o pr e ven t d am age to t he be l t uni t . l Mak e sure that the g ray lock leve r (1) is in the u p position and p ut the dru m unit i[...]

  • Page 149

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 140 6 m Push the drum unit in u ntil it stops. n Inser t the original or ange pa cking material for the drum un it as shown in the illustration , and then close the front cover. o Two peop le shoul d place the printer into the plastic bag a nd put the pr inter and the Sty rofoam p iece s into the ca rton. Ma tch the fr[...]

  • Page 150

    Ro ut i ne M a i nt e na n ce 141 6 p Put the tone r cartridge s into the Sty rofoa m pie ce. q Put the two carton tray s (1) (2 ) on the top a nd put the wa ste toner bo x in the tray pl aced towar ds on the front side of the p rinter (1) . r Clo se the carton an d tape it shut. 1 2[...]

  • Page 151

    142 7 7 You can correct most pro blems by y our self. If y ou n eed add itional h elp, the Bro ther Sol utions Ce nter offers the late st FAQs and trouble shooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brothe r.com . Identify ing y our problem 7 Firs t, c heck t he f ollow ing: 7  The A C powe r cord i s co nnected p roperl y and the pri nter is tu[...]

  • Page 152

    Trouble shooti ng 143 7 LCD messag es 7 If any p roblems occu r, the printer a utomatically stop s printin g, diagn oses the pro blem, and d isplay s the resul ting message on the LC D to alert y ou. Tak e the app ropria te action, refer ring to the follo wing table s. I f y ou can not clear the proble m, call the deale r y ou bou ght the prin ter [...]

  • Page 153

    Trouble shooti ng 144 7 Size Mismatch Put the same size paper i n the paper tray or M P tray t hat is selected i n t he print er driv er, and t hen pres s Go , or select the si ze of paper you set in the Tray Size set ti ng f rom the control panel. Toner Life End I t is time to replace the toner cartri dge. (See Replacing a toner cartrid ge o n pag[...]

  • Page 154

    Trouble shooti ng 145 7 Waste Toner Soon The was te t oner box is alm o st full. Be read y to replace t he w aste toner box . (See Replacing t he waste ton er box on pa ge 116. ) Ca ll se rvice mess ages Call serv ice m essage A ctio n Print Unable ## Turn off th e printer. Wait a few secon ds, the n turn it on agai n. I f thi s does not cl e ar th[...]

  • Page 155

    Trouble shooti ng 146 7 Paper handl ing 7 Fir st, make su re that y o u are using p aper th at meets Br othe r recomm ended pape r specificatio ns. (See Ab out pape r o n page 6 . ) Pro blem Re co mmend at ion The printe r does not feed paper.  If there i s paper i n the paper tray , make sure it i s st rai ght. I f the paper i s curled, strai g[...]

  • Page 156

    Trouble shooti ng 147 7 Paper jams and how to clear th em 7 If pap er jams insid e the prin ter, the printer will stop. One of the foll owing LC D message s will appe ar to tell y ou whe re to find the ja mmed pap er.  J a mM PT r a y (1) Pap er jam in the MP tray . (See pa ge 148 .)  J a mT r a y1 (2) Pape r j am i n t h e s tan d ard pape r[...]

  • Page 157

    Trouble shooti ng 148 7 Jam MP Tr ay (p ap er j a m i n the M P t r ay) 7 Jam MP Tray If a pa per jam occu rs inside the M P t r ay , follow these steps: a Remo ve the pap er from the M P tra y. b Remo ve any jamme d pape r from in and aroun d the MP Tray . c Fan the pape r stack, and the n put it back in the MP tray . d When load ing pap er in the[...]

  • Page 158

    Trouble shooti ng 149 7 a Pull the paper tray com pletely out of the p rinte r. b Use bo th hand s to slowly pull o ut t he ja mmed pa per. c Put pap er belo w the maximu m pape r mark . W hi le pressing the gree n pape r-guid e relea se lever, slide the pap er guid es to fit the paper siz e. Mak e sure that the gu ides are firml y in t h e slots. [...]

  • Page 159

    Trouble shooti ng 150 7 Jam Du plex (pap er jam un derne ath the s tand ard pa per tray (t r ay 1 ) or in the fus er uni t) (HL -4050 CDN / HL- 4070 CDW only ) 7 Jam Dup lex If a pa per jam occu rs inside the d uplex un it, foll ow these steps: a Pull the paper tray com pletely out of the p rinte r and che c k inside the printer. b If pape r is not[...]

  • Page 160

    Trouble shooti ng 151 7 c If the pap er is not caug ht in the pap er tray , open the back cover. d Push the gr ay lever on the left hand sid e (1) to the righ t. HOT SURFA CE After y ou ha ve just used the pr inter, some inte rnal pa rts of the printer will b e extre mely ho t. Wait for the printer to cool down be fore y ou tou ch the intern al par[...]

  • Page 161

    Trouble shooti ng 152 7 e Pull ou t the jammed p aper slowl y . f Reset the gray lever on the left hand side (1) ba ck to the orig inal position. g Full y clo se the back cover. h Put the pa per tray back in the prin ter. 1[...]

  • Page 162

    Trouble shooti ng 153 7 Jam Rea r ( paper jam be hi nd the ba ck co ver ) 7 Jam Rea r HOT SURFA CE Af te r you ha ve j ust us ed t h e pr in ter , s ome i nt ern al pa rt s of t he pri nt e r w ill be ext r eme ly hot . W hen you op en the front cover o r back cove r of the printer , DO N OT touch t h e shade d parts shown in the illustratio ns. If[...]

  • Page 163

    Trouble shooti ng 154 7 b Pull the tab s at the left and righ t hand side s toward y ou an d fold down the fuser cover (1 ). c Usi ng bo t h hand s, ge ntl y pu ll t he ja m med pa per out of t he f us er un i t. HOT SURFA CE After y ou ha ve just used the pr inter, some inte rnal pa rts of the printer will b e extre mely ho t. Wait for the printer[...]

  • Page 164

    Trouble shooti ng 155 7 d Close the fuser cover (1 ) and lift the tabs at the le ft and right han d sides. e Full y clo se the back covers. 1[...]

  • Page 165

    Trouble shooti ng 156 7 Jam In side (pap er jam in side the p rinter) 7 Jam Ins ide HOT SURFA CE Af te r you ha ve j ust us ed t h e pr in ter , s ome i nt ern al pa rt s of t he pri nt e r w ill be ext r eme ly hot . W hen you op en the front cover o r back cove r of the printer , DO N OT touch t h e shade d parts shown in the illustratio ns. If a[...]

  • Page 166

    Trouble shooti ng 157 7 b Hol d the gree n hand le of the drum unit. Lift the dru m unit up an d then pu ll it o ut until it stops. Note If y ou can not pull the drum uni t out, mak e sure that the fron t co ver is fully open as shown bel ow. c Rel ease the gr ay lock lever (1) th at is on the left side of the pr inter. Pull the drum uni t complete[...]

  • Page 167

    Trouble shooti ng 158 7 CA UT I ON Hold the gree n hand les of the drum u nit when y ou carry it. DO N OT ho ld the sides of the drum unit. We recommend that y ou place the drum un it on a clean, flat surface with a piece of disp osable paper unde rneath it in case yo u acciden tally spill o r scatter toner. To preven t damage to the printer fro m [...]

  • Page 168

    Trouble shooti ng 159 7 e Put the dru m unit back in the prin ter as follows. 1 Ma ke sure that th e gray lock lever (1) i s in t h e up position and p ut the dr um uni t in the p rinter. P ush down the gray lock lever (1) . Note When y ou put the dru m unit in the prin ter, match the gr een gu ides ( 1) of the dr um unit ha ndle to the green arro [...]

  • Page 169

    Trouble shooti ng 160 7 Improving the prin t quality 7 If y ou h ave a prin t quality prob lem, print a test pag e first (see Men u ta ble on pa ge 77) . If the prin tout look s goo d, the pro blem is pro bably n ot the printe r. Che ck the interface ca ble or try the printer o n anoth er compu t e r. This section gives informa tion on the foll owi[...]

  • Page 170

    Trouble shooti ng 161 7 Colored streaks or bands dow n the page  Replace the t oner cartri dge that matches the color of the s treak or ba nd. (See Replacing a toner cartrid ge on pa ge 98.)  Clean all four corona w ires (one for e ach color) ins id e the drum unit by sli ding the g reen tab. (See Clea ning th e corona wi r e s on page 127 .)[...]

  • Page 171

    Trouble shooti ng 162 7 Colored spots at 75mm  If t he problem is not s ol v ed aft er print ing a few pages , the drum unit may hav e glue from a label stuck on the dru m surface. Clean the drum unit. (See Cleaning th e drum unit on pa ge 132. ) Toner scatter or tone r stai n  Check the print er’s env i ronment. Condi ti ons s uch as hi gh[...]

  • Page 172

    Trouble shooti ng 163 7 Color misregi st rati on  M ake sure that t he drum uni t i s in stalled properl y .  M ake sure that the b elt uni t i s i ns talled properly.  M ake sure that t he wast e toner box i s i nsta ll ed properly .  Perform the auto color re gis trati on by usi ng the control panel (see Aut o Registrat ion on page 90[...]

  • Page 173

    Trouble shooti ng 164 7 Wri n kl e  Change t o the recomm e nded ty pe of p aper.  M ake sure that t he back cover i s closed properly.  M ake sure that t he drum uni t i s in stalled properl y .  M ake sure that t he fuser unit is i nst all e d properly .  Replace the fuser unit . Call Brot her Cust om er Se rvi ce. Offset i mage ?[...]

  • Page 174

    Trouble shooti ng 165 7 Curled or w av y  Check the paper ty pe and qualit y . Hi gh tem p eratures and hi gh humidi t y w ill cause paper to curl. (See A bout pap er on pag e 6.)  If y ou do not use t he pri nter often, the pa per m ay hav e been i n the paper tray too long. Turn ove r the stack of paper in the pap er tray . Als o, f a n the[...]

  • Page 175

    Trouble shooti ng 166 7 Env elope creas es 7 a Open th e back cover. b Pull dow n the tw o gray lev ers, one on the left-hand si de and one on t he rig ht-hand s id e, t o the env elope posi ti on a s s hown in the i llustrati on be low. c Close the back cov er and re-send the pri nt job. Note When y ou hav e fi nis hed pri nti ng, open the back co[...]

  • Page 176

    Trouble shooti ng 167 7 Toner scatter or tone r stai n on the edge of duplex pages CA UT I ON  We recom mend that y ou place the drum unit and toner cartridg es on a cl ean, flat surface wi th a piece of di spos able paper unde rneath t hem i n case y ou accide ntally s pi ll or scat ter to ner. DO NOT touch the s urface of t he photos ensi ti v[...]

  • Page 177

    Trouble shooti ng 168 7 White li nes or ribbi ng dow n the page on duplex p rint Note Pos it ion B is only for duplex prin ting wi th recy cled paper when the temperature and humidi ty are low.  Choose Thin P aper m ode i n the print er driv er and re-send t he print j o b. If the problem is not solv ed afte r print ing a few pages , f o l low t[...]

  • Page 178

    Trouble shooti ng 169 7 Solving print proble ms 7 Netw ork problems 7 Fo r proble ms concernin g using y our printer on a N etwork , see the Ne t w ork U ser’s Guid e on the CD -R OM we have supp lied. Other problem s 7 Pro blem Re co mmend at ion The pri nter pri nts unex p ectedly or it pri nts garbage data.  Make s ure that the pri nter cab[...]

  • Page 179

    Trouble shooti ng 170 7 For Ma cint osh ® with USB 7 Pr int ing f rom D O S 7 BR-Scrip t 3 (H L-405 0CDN / HL -407 0CDW on ly ) 7 Pro blem Re co mmend at ion The printe r does not appear i n Prin t C e nt er (Ma c OS ® X 10. 2) or Prin t Setup Utili ty (M a c OS ® X 10. 3 or great er).  Make s ure that the pri nter i s turned on.  Make s u[...]

  • Page 180

    171 A A Printer speci fications A Engi ne A 1 Th e pr i nti ng s peed may c ha n ge depend in g on the type of doc ument you pr in t. 2 Pri nt s p eed may be slower when the pr int er is c o n nec t ed by wireles s L A N . 3 From s tandard paper tray and optional paper t ray. 4 Fir st pr int out t ime may change if the mac hi ne is c alib rat in g [...]

  • Page 181

    Appendix 172 A Cont ro ll er A 1 See the Network U ser 's G uide loc ator on th e CD - R OM f o r det a i ls on t he s up ported net wo r k p rotocol s. 2 Pri nter and pr int s e r ver management t hr ough W eb Based Management (W eb brows e r ) . 3 Broth e r ori gin a l W indows ® utili ty fo r print er an d prin t se rve r m a na ge me nt. [...]

  • Page 182

    Appendix 173 A Soft ware A 1 Download the pr int er dr iver f or Lin ux f r om ht tp: // sol utions .br other . c om . 2 Dependi ng on Linu x dist ri bu tions , th e dr iver may n ot be av ailabl e . 3 Instru ctio na l a nima ti on s for pro bl e m so lv in g. 4 The Driv e r De pl oy m en t W iza rd a uto ma te s the insta ll ati on o f prin ter s [...]

  • Page 183

    Appendix 174 A Pape r handlin g A 1 Ca lcula te d w i th 80 g/ m2 (2 0 lb ) pa pe r Media spec ificat ions A 1 Legal si ze p aper is not a vailabl e in s ome regions o u t sid e t he U SA and C a n ada. Mo de l HL -4040CN HL-405 0CDN HL-4070CD W Pape r I nput 1 M ulti-purpo se t ray 50 sheet s Paper tra y (S tandard) 250 sheet s Low er tray (Op tio[...]

  • Page 184

    Appendix 175 A Supp lies A Dimen sions / weig hts A Othe r A 1 W e do no t reco mm en d To ne r Sa ve fo r prin ting Pho to o r Gra y S cale im a ge s. Mo de l HL-40 40CN HL-4050CDN HL -4070CD W Order No. To ne r Cartrid ge Black St andard cartri dge A pprox . 2, 500 pages A4/ Lette r pages @ 5% cov erage TN-110BK High y i eld cartridge Approx . 5,[...]

  • Page 185

    Appendix 176 A Com pute r r equ i rem ents A 1 Third pa rty USB po rts a re no t sup po rte d. Com puter P latform & O per ating System Versi on Proce ssor M inim um Sp eed Min imu m RA M Recom m ende d RA M A va ilabl e Hard Di sk Spac e Wind ows ® Operati ng System Window s ® 2000 Profess iona l Inte l ® Penti um ® or equi v alent 64 M B [...]

  • Page 186

    Appendix 177 A Im por ta nt in for m ati on fo r choo sing y ou r pa per A This section gives informa tion to help y o u choose pa per to use with this printer. Note If y ou u se paper that is not recommen ded, a pa per jam o r misfeed may occur in the p rinter. (See Re commend ed pap er on pa ge 7.) Befor e you buy a lar ge quant ity of pape r A M[...]

  • Page 187

    Appendix 178 A Pri nt surf ace A The cha racteristics of the face side and reve rse side of a shee t of paper ma y va ry a little. Usu ally , the ope ning side of the pape r rea m packa ge is the prin t sid e. Follo w the indica tions on the pa per pack age. Ty pica lly , the print si de is indicate d by an arro w. Moistur e c ont ent A Mo isture c[...]

  • Page 188

    Appendix 179 A Paper size A Pape r size mm in . Letter 8. 5 × 11 i n. Legal 8. 5 × 14 i n. Execu tive 7.25 × 10. 5 i n. A4 210 × 297 mm A5 148 × 210 mm A6 105 × 148 mm Enve lope M onar ch 3.875 × 7. 5 i n. Enve lope Com -10 4.12 × 9. 5 i n. Enve lope DL 110 × 220 mm Enve lope C5 162 × 229 mm B5 (J IS) 182 × 257 mm B5 (ISO ) 176 × 250 mm[...]

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    Appendix 180 A Sy mbol an d cha racte r sets A Fo r the HP LaserJet emu latio n modes, y ou ca n choose the symb ol and ch aracter sets using a Web Based Ma nage ment (Web brow ser) or the con trol pane l buttons. How to use the Web Base d Manage ment (web browser) A To use the Web Based M anag ement (Web bro wser), foll ow the steps bel ow. a Ente[...]

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    Appendix 181 A ISO 69 F rench (1F ) IS O84 P ortugue se (5S) ISO 85 Sp ani s h (6S) ISO 8859 / 7 La tin / Greek (12 N) ISO 8859 / 15 Latin (9N ) IS O885 9 / 15 Latin / C y rillic (10N ) Lega l (1U) Math- 8 (8M ) MC Text (12 J) MS P ublishin g (6J) PC8 ( 10U) PC8 Bu lga ri a n (1 3R) PC8 D/ N (1 1 U) PC8 Gree k A lt ern at e ( 437 G) ( 14G) PC 8 Lat[...]

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    Appendix 182 A Quick referenc e for bar cod e co ntrol comma nds A The pr inter can pr int bar code s in the HP Lase rJet emulatio n modes. Pr int bar code s or e x pa nded c har a cter s A Forma t: ESC i n ... n Cr eates bar codes or ex pand ed chara cters accordin g to the seg ment of para meters ‘n ... n’. For mo re inform ation a bout p a[...]

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    Appendix 183 A This par ameter sele cts the bar code mode as shown above. When n is ‘t5’ or ‘T5’ the bar code mode (EAN 8, EAN 13, or U PC A) vari es accordin g t o the numb er of character s in the data. Bar code, exp anded character, line b lock drawing and bo x drawing A This p arame ter choo ses the bar co de sty le as a bove. When the [...]

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    Appendix 184 A Bar code human readable line ON or OF F A This par ameter sho ws whether the printer pri nts the human readab le line below the ba r cod e. H uma n rea dable ch aracters are alway s printe d with OC R -B font of 10 pitch a nd all the cur rent chara ct e r st y le enh anceme nts are mask ed. The defa ult setting is determ ine d by the[...]

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    Appendix 185 A Bar code & exp anded character of fset in Y-axis A n = ‘ y nn n’ or ‘ Y nnn’ This par ameter sho ws the downwa rd offset from the curre nt print positio n in the ‘u’- or ‘U’-sp ecified un it. Bar code, exp anded character, line b lock drawing and bo x drawing height A n = ‘h nnn’, ‘H nnn’, ‘dn nn’, or [...]

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    Appendix 186 A  When In terleave d 2 of 5 is selected with the parame ter ‘t1’ or ‘T1’: Ten n umerica l chara cters ‘0’ to ‘9 ’ can b e accepte d as ba r cod e data . O ther cha racters cau se a da ta erro r. The nu mber of cha racters for bar codes is not limited. Thi s mode of bar cod es ne eds even ch aracters. If the ba r cod[...]

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    Appendix 187 A  Wh en I SBN (UPC- E) i s se lec t ed w i t h th e pa ra met er ‘t 131 ’ or ‘ T13 1’: The same rules ap ply as for ‘t6’ or ‘T6’.  When EA N 128 set A, set B or set C is se lected with the p arameter ‘t132’ or ‘T1 32’, ‘t133’ or ‘T133’ o r ‘t134’ or ‘T13 4’ The same rules ap ply as for ‘[...]

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    Appendix 188 A 'Cod abar LPR INT CH R$(27 );"i t9r1 s0o0x 00y1 00bA 12 3456 A"; 'Cod e 128 s et A LPR INT CH R$(27 );"i t12r 1o0x0 0y12 0bCO DE 128A 12345 ?"; 'Cod e 128 s et B LPR INT CH R$(27 );"i t13r 1o0x0 0y14 0bCO DE 128B 12345 ?"; 'Cod e 128 s et C LPR INT CH R$(27 );"i t14r 1o0x0 0y1[...]

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    189 B B Brother numbers B IMPORT A NT Fo r technical a nd ope rationa l help, y ou mu st call the country wher e y ou bou ght the prin ter. Calls mu st be made f rom wi thi n tha t country . Regist er your pr oduc t B By reg istering y ou r Brothe r produ ct, you wil l be re corded a s the origin al owne r of the produ ct. You r registratio n with [...]

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    Appendix ( for Europe and Othe r Countri es ) 190 B Important in formation: regulation s B Rad io in te rf er en ce (2 20 to 24 0 volt m ode l o nly) B This prin ter follows EN 550 22 (C ISPR P ublicatio n 22)/C lass B. Befo re y ou use this pr oduct, mak e sure that y o u use on e of t h e followin g interface cab les. 1 A shield ed pa rall el int[...]

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    Appendix ( for Europe and Othe r Countri es ) 191 B For Fi n l an d an d S we den B LUOKAN 1 LA SERLAI T E KLAS S 1 L AS ER APP ARAT Varo itus ! B Laittee n käy ttämin en muu lla k uin tässä k äy ttöohjee ssa mainitul la tavalla saa tt a a altistaa k äy ttäjän turvalli suusluok an 1 y littävä lle näk y mättömälle lasersäteily ll e. [...]

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    Appendix ( for Europe and Othe r Countri es ) 192 B IM PO RTAN T - for your sa f et y B To e nsure sa fe oper ation, the supplie d thre e-pin plug m ust be inserte d only into a stan dard three-p in po wer outle t that is properly gr ound ed throug h the standa rd electrica l wiring. Ex tension cord s used with this printer must be thre e-pin plu g[...]

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    Appendix ( for Europe and Othe r Countri es ) 193 B EC Declarat ion of Con formity B[...]

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    194 C C Brother numbers C IMPORT A NT Fo r technical a nd ope rationa l help, y ou mu st call the country wher e y ou bou ght the prin ter. Calls mu st be made f rom wi thi n tha t country . Regist er your pr oduc t C By reg isteri ng y our produ c t with Brother Intern ational Corp oration , yo u will be record ed as the o rigina l ow ner of t he [...]

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    Appendix ( for USA a nd Cana da) 195 C Custome r S er vic e C If y ou h ave commen ts or suggestion s, please write us a t: Ser vice c enter locator (US A only) C Fo r the location of a Brothe r authoriz ed ser vice center, call 1-8 00-28 4-43 57. Ser vice c enter locations (Can ada only) C Fo r the location of a Brothe r authoriz ed ser vice cente[...]

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    Appendix ( for USA a nd Cana da) 196 C Orde ring suppl ies C Fo r best quali ty resu lts use only gen uine Br other supp lies, which are available at most Brother re tailers. If y ou cann ot find the supp lies y ou nee d and y o u have a Vi sa, Ma sterCa rd, Discove r, o r America n Exp ress credit card, y ou can order supplies d irectly from B rot[...]

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    Appendix ( for USA a nd Cana da) 197 C Important in formation: regulation s C Fed eral Co mmunica tions Commiss ion ( FCC) De claratio n of Conf ormity ( USA only) C decla res, that the prod ucts compli es with Part 1 5 of the F C C R ules. Op eration i s su bject to the foll owing two co ndition s: (1) Thi s d evice may not cau se harmful in terfe[...]

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    Appendix ( for USA a nd Cana da) 198 C Ind ustry Canad a Comp liance State ment ( Canad a on ly ) C This C lass B digital appara tus complies with C anad ian I CES-0 03 . Ce t appare il numér ique de la classe B est conforme à la norme N MB -003 du C anada . Inte rn at iona l E N ER GY ST AR ® Compl iance Stateme nt (F or HL- 4050CDN / HL-4 070C[...]

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    Appendix ( for USA a nd Cana da) 199 C Laser notic es C Las er safe ty (1 10 to 120 v ol t mode l onl y ) C This prin ter is certified as a Cla ss 1 laser produ ct under the U .S. De partmen t of H ealth an d Huma n Services (DHHS) Rad iat i on Pe rf or ma nce Stand ard accor ding to the R adia tion C ontro l fo r Hea lth and Sa fety A ct of 196 8.[...]

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    Appendix ( for USA a nd Cana da) 200 C IM PO RTAN T - for your sa f et y C To e nsure sa fe oper ation, the supplie d thre e-pin plug m ust be inserte d only into a stan dard three-p in po wer outle t that is properly gr ound ed throug h the standa rd electrica l wiring. Ex tension cor ds used with this pri nter mu st be thre e-pin p lug ty pe an d[...]

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    Inde x 201 D D Symbol s + or - butt ons ... ....... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... .... 7 0 A Acces sori es t ab ... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... .. 4 4 Al ar m LED .... ... .. .. ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. .. 71 Auto Re g istr ation ..... ... .. [...]

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