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Brother LASER PRINTER HL-2140 manual

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  • Page 1

    STEP 1 STEP 2 Setup is Complete! Quick Setup Guide Ho w to use th e print er, see th e User ’s Guid e on the CD-RO M. Setting Up the M achine Installing the Printer Driver Laser Pri nter HL-2140 Before you can use the printer, you must set up the hardw are and install the driver. Please read this ‘Qu ick Setup Guide ’ for proper se t up and i[...]

  • Page 2

    1 Sym b o l s u s ed in this gu ide War n i n g Elec tric al Haz ard Hot Sur face Cauti on Warnings te ll you what to d o to p rev ent po ssi bl e personal inj ury . Elec tric al Haz ard icons al ert you to a poss ib le elect rica l shock . Hot Surf ace icons warn you not to t ouch mach ine part s that ar e hot . Caution s spe cify procedur es you [...]

  • Page 3

    Tabl e of Con t ents 1 Safety Precau tions To Use the Print er Safe ly .... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .... . .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 2 Regulations ..................................... ............................... ...........................[...]

  • Page 4

    Saf e ty Pr ec au t io ns 2 To U se the P rinter Safe ly Warni ng There are hi gh voltage electrodes insid e the printer. Before you clean t he inside of the printer, make sure that you have t urned off the powe r switch an d un plugged t he printer fr om the AC po wer ou tl et. D O NOT handle the plug with wet hands. Doing this might cause an elec[...]

  • Page 5

    Safet y Precauti on s 3 DO NOT use flam mable substanc es or any type of s pray to clean the inside or o utside of t he machine . Doing this may cause a fi re or electrical shock. Refer to the User's Guide for how t o clean the machine.[...]

  • Page 6

    Saf e ty Pr ec au t io ns 4 Reg ula t ion s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) De cla ratio n of Con formi ty (For U SA) dec lares, that the products co mp l y wi th Pa rt 15 of t he FC C Rul es . O per at i on is sub ject to the followin g two condition s: (1) This device may not caus e harm ful interference, an d (2) this dev ice must ac cep[...]

  • Page 7

    Safet y Precauti on s 5 EC Declaration of Co nformity Intern ational E NERGY S TAR ® Com pliance Statemen t The purpose of the I nt ernational E NERGY S TAR ® Program is t o prom ote the d evelopment and popula rization of energy-efficient office equipment. As an E NE R GY S TAR ® Partner, Brot her Industries, Ltd. has de termined that this prod[...]

  • Page 8

    Saf ety Prec aut ions 6 Internal laser ra diation IM POR TAN T - For Yo ur Safe ty To ensure s afe operation, the supp lied three-pin plug must be inserted only into a standard three-pin po wer outlet that is properly grounded through the normal hous ehold wiring. Extens ion cords us ed with this printer must be three- pin plug type and c orrectly [...]

  • Page 9

    Getti ng Sta rted 7 1 1 Ca rt on Compo nen ts C arton components may vary from one country to another. Save all packing materials and the printer carton i n case for any r e ason you must ship your printer. 1 Face- down out put tra y s upport f l a p 1 (Suppor t fla p 1) 2 Co ntrol p anel 3 Man ual feed pape r guide 4 Man ual feed slot 5 Man ual fe[...]

  • Page 10

    Gett ing St arted 8 2 Co nt rol pa nel For t he details o f the cont rol panel , see C hapter 4 of the User’s G uide on the CD-RO M. 3 Prin t er L ED Ind icatio ns 1 The LE D will b link in a pa ttern of ON fo r 1 sec ond an d then O F F for 1 seco nd. 2 T he L ED wi ll bl in k i n a p at te rn o f ON f or 0. 5 s e cond s and the n OFF for 0.5 s [...]

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    Getti ng Sta rted 9 4 Su ppli ed CD -RO M You can find a varie ty of inform ation on t he CD-ROM . Wind ows ® In st al l Pr in te r Dr iv er Install the printer dri v er. In st al l Ot he r Dr ive r s or Ut ilit i es Inst all optional driver. Do cu me nt ati on View t he P r inter Us er’s Guid e and Ne twork User's G uide in HT ML fo rma t.[...]

  • Page 12

    Set ti ng Up the Ma chine 10 STE P 1 1 1 Inst alling t h e drum u nit an d tone r cartr idge assembly Im prope r Set up D O NOT connect th e inter f a ce c able. C onnecting the interfac e cable i s do ne wh en ins talli ng the driver. 1 Open t he front c over. 2 Unpack the drum unit and toner cart ridge assembly. 3 Rock it from si de to si de seve[...]

  • Page 13

    Setti ng Up the Ma chin e 11 2 Loa ding p aper in the pa per tr ay 1 Pull the p aper tray comp letely out of the pri nter. 2 While pressing the green paper-guide release lever, sli de the paper guides to fit the paper size you are using. Make sure t hat the guides are firmly i n the slots. Note For Legal size paper, press the releas e button in the[...]

  • Page 14

    Set ti ng Up the Ma chine 12 STE P 1 3 Print ing a test page Im prope r Set up D O NOT connect th e interfa ce cable yet. 1 Make sure that the pri nt er power s witch is off. Connect the AC power cord to t he printer. 2 Plug the AC po wer cord into an A C power outlet. Turn on t he pri nter power switch. 3 Unfold support flap 1. 4 After th e prin t[...]

  • Page 15

    Windows ® Macintosh ® Insta lling the Prin ter Drive r 13 STEP 2 Follow th e instr uctio ns on t his page for your oper ating syst em. For the latest drivers, documentat ion, and to find the best sol ution for your probl em, ac cess the Brother Solu tion Center directl y from t he CD-ROM / Dr iver or visit htt p://solut ions.br ot he r.com. The s[...]

  • Page 16

    Installi ng th e Pri nte r Driver 14 STE P 2 W indow s ® USB Window s ® 1 1 For USB inter face cabl e users Im prope r Set up D O NOT connect th e interfa ce cable yet. Note If the Found N ew Hard ware Wiz ard app ears on your co mputer, click Ca ncel . Insta lli n g the driver and co nnecti ng th e printer to your compu ter 1 Turn of f the print[...]

  • Page 17

    Installin g the P ri nter Driver 15 W indow s ® USB Window s ® Note For Windo ws Vista™, when the User Acc ount Control screen appea rs, click Co ntinue . 7 When the L icense Ag reement window appears, cli ck Yes i f you agree to t h e License Ag re eme n t. 8 When this screen appears, make sure the printer power sw itch is on. Connect the USB [...]

  • Page 18

    Installi ng th e Pri nte r Driver 16 STE P 2 Ma ci nt os h ® Ma cintos h ® USB 2 For USB inter face cabl e users Co nne cting the p rint er to your M aci ntos h ® and insta lli n g the driver 1 Connect the USB interface cabl e to yo ur Macin tos h ® , and then connect it t o the printer. Im prope r Set up D O NOT connect the printer to a US B p[...]

  • Page 19

    Installin g the P ri nter Driver 17 Ma ci nt os h ® Ma cintos h ® USB 9 When this screen appears, click Add . 10 Choose USB . 11 Choose your printer, a nd then click Add . 12 Cli ck Prin t Center , th en Quit Prin t Cent er . For Ma c O S ® X 10. 2.4 to 10.2.8 users: Setup is now complete.[...]

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    Co nsuma bles 18 1 1 Co nsu mabl es W hen the time c omes to replace consumabl e i t ems, an error will be i ndicat ed by the LED’s o n the control panel. For m ore information a bout the cons umables for your printer, visit us at htt p: //solutions.brother.com o r contact your local Brother reseller. See Chapter 5 of the User's Guide on t h[...]

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    Repa ckin g Inf ormat ion 19 1 1 Ship ment of th e printer If for any reason you m ust ship your printer, carefully pac kage the printer t o avoid any damage during transit. We rec omme nd that y o u save and use the or iginal packag ing. The printer should a lso b e adequat ely insured with t he c arrier. Caution When shipping the printer, the DRU[...]

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    Trademar ks The Brother logo is a regi stered tr ademark of Brothe r Indust r ies, Ltd. Apple a nd Macin t os h are register ed trade m a rks an d Safari is a t rademark of Appl e Inc. Microsof t, MS-DOS and Windows are re gi s t ered t rademarks of M icr osoft Corpor ation in the U.S. and other count ries. Windows Vist a i s eit her a re gistered [...]

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