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Brother Laser Printer HL-2030 HL-2040 HL-2070N User's Guide For visually-impaired users You can read this User's Guide 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 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 2
printer HL-2000 series User's Guide Safety precautions We use the following icons throughout this User's Guide: Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. Electrical Hazard icons alert you to a possible electrical shock. Hot Surface icons warn you not to touch machine parts - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 3
touch the shaded parts shown in the illustration. The fuser unit is marked a caution label. Please do not remove or damage the label. Inside the printer (Front View) Open the back cover (Back View) Do not use a vacuum cleaner to clean up scattered toner. Doing this might cause the toner dust to - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 4
International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in Guide are registered trademarks of their respective companies. Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 5
Paper orientation for manual duplex printing 1-19 2 Driver and software 2-1 Printer driver ...2-1 For Windows®...2-3 Features in the printer driver 2-3 For Macintosh® ...2-12 Uninstalling the printer driver...2-14 Printer driver for Windows 2-14 Brother Laser driver for Macintosh 2-15 Software - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 6
Using the printer driver ...3-8 Print a Printer Settings page...3-9 Using the control panel button 3-9 Using the printer driver ...3-9 Print Fonts (For HL-2070N) ...3-10 Using the control panel button 3-10 Using the printer driver ...3-10 Network factory default setting (For HL-2070N 3-11 Network - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 7
specifications...A-1 Symbol and character sets (For HL-2070N A-9 How to use the Web browser ...A-9 How to use the Remote Printer Console A-9 For Windows®...A-9 For Macintosh®...A-9 Symbol and character sets list...A-9 OCR symbol sets...A-9 HP LaserJet mode...A-10 IBM mode ...A-11 Epson mode - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 8
What is in the box? When you unpack the printer, check that you have all of the following parts. 1 1 2 1 Printer 2 Drum unit and toner cartridge assembly 3 Quick Setup Guide 4 CD-ROM 5 AC power cord Parts may vary from one country to another. 4 5 3 Note The AC power cord may be slightly - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 9
this printer 8 1 Face-down Output Tray Support Flap (Support Flap) 1 2 Control Panel 3 Manual Feed slot 7 4 Manual Feed Paper Guides 5 Paper Tray 6 Power Switch 6 7 Front Cover 8 Face-down Output Tray 5 1 Back Cover 7 2 AC Power Connector 3 10/100BASE-TX Port (HL-2070N) 4 Parallel - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 10
.) between the ventilation hole and the wall. ■ Do not put the printer in direct sunlight. If you have to put it near a window, use a blind or a heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight. ■ Do not put the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields. ■ Do not - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 11
can I use? Type and size of paper The printer loads paper from the installed paper tray, or the manual feed slot. 1 The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this guide are as follows: Paper tray Manual feed slot Tray 1 Manual While looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 12
use ink jet paper, because it might cause a paper jam or damage your printer. Note If you use paper other than the ones recommended, a paper jam or misfeeding may occur in the printer. To help you choose which paper to use with this printer, see Important information for choosing your paper on page - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 13
Printable area The edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown below. Portrait 1 About this printer 1 2 4 A4 1 4.23 mm (0.16 in.) 2 6.01 mm (0.24 in.) 3 4.23 mm (0.16 in.) 4 6.01 mm (0.24 in.) Landscape Letter 4.23 mm (0.16 in.) 6.35 mm (0. - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 14
this printer Printing methods Printing on plain paper, bond paper and transparencies You can print on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the paper tray or manual feed slot. For the 1 paper you want to use, see What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-4. Printing on plain paper, bond paper - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 15
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. 4 Put paper in the tray. About this printer 1 5 Check that the paper is below the maximum paper mark (▼). Note • Paper jams may occur if you put more - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 16
the output tray support flap, we recommend that you remove printed pages immediately after they come out of the printer. 8 Send the print data to the printer. Note If you print on transparencies, remove each transparency immediately. Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or the - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 17
Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed slot. 1 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source and other settings in the printer driver. Select Plain Paper, Bond Paper or Transparencies. Select Manual. 2 Send the print data to the printer. Note A No paper fed manual feed slot status is - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 18
not to lift up the output tray support flap, we recommend that you remove printed pages as soon as they come out of the printer. 4 Using both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the width of the paper that you are going to use. About this printer 1 5 Using both hands, put one piece - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 19
out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper or the transparency as in Step 5 above. Repeat for each page that you want to print. Note If you print on transparencies, remove each transparency immediately after printing. Stacking the printed 1 transparencies may cause a paper jam or the - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 20
Types of envelopes to avoid on page 1-16. Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes from the manual feed slot 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source and other settings in the printer driver. Select Thick paper, Thicker paper, or Envelopes. Select Manual. Note For envelope users • When - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 21
face-down output tray. Note If you choose not to lift up the output tray support flap, we recommend that you remove printed pages as soon as they come out of the printer. 4 Using both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the width of the paper that you are going to use. About this - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 22
, as it may cause a jam. • If you put any Media (paper, envelope and so on) in the manual feed slot before the printer is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being printed on. 6 After the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper or the envelope as - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 23
cause paper jams or misfeeds. • Do not print envelopes using duplex printing. • For proper printing, you must choose the same paper size from your software application as the paper in the tray. • See What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-4. Most envelopes will be suitable for your printer. However - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 24
The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP all allow manual duplex printing. For more information about how to choose the settings, see the Help text in the printer driver. 1 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper ■ If the paper is thin - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 25
Using both hands put the paper in the manual feed slot with the side that is going to be printed on first facing up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Repeat this step until you have printed all the even-numbered pages. 3 Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray and - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 26
this printer Paper orientation for manual duplex printing The printer prints the second page first. If you print 10 pages on 5 sheets of paper, it will print page 2 then page 1 on the first sheet of paper. It will print page 4 then page 3 on the second sheet of paper. 1 It will print page - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 27
Setup Guide. If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling the printer driver on page 2-14. For Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP • Windows printer driver (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer compatible driver) (For HL-2070N) • Brother GDI printer driver - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 28
*1 ■ True Type Mode*1*3 ■ Error Message Printout*1 *1 These settings are not available with Brother Laser driver for Macintosh®. *2 These settings are not available with Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. *3 These settings are not available for HL-2030 and HL-2040. Driver and software 2 2 - 2 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 29
Driver and software For Windows® Features in the printer driver You can download the latest printer driver or get other information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center 2 at http://solutions.brother.com You can also change settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 30
Driver and software Advanced tab Note If you are using Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Advanced tab by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. 2 If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, you can access the Advanced tab by clicking Document Defaults - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 31
Driver and software Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on the toner save mode, which reduces the print density. Print Setting You can manually change the Print setting. 2 • Auto Selecting the Auto button will allow automatic printing with the most suitable print settings for - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 32
and software 2 You can set the following Printer Function modes in this tab: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by clicking the function name in the list below.) • Job Spooling • Quick Print Setup • Sleep Time • Status Monitor • Macro (For HL-2070N) • Administrator (For Windows® 95 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 33
Driver and software Job Spooling The printer saves data that you want to reprint. You can reprint a document without sending the data again from your PC. To reprint press and hold down the Go button for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up in order (Toner, Drum, Paper, Ready). 2 Note • - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 34
Driver and software Macro (For HL-2070N) You can save a page of a document as a macro to the printer memory. Moreover, you can execute the saved macro - in other words, you can use the saved macro as an overlay on any document. This will - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 35
Driver and software Density adjustment Increase or decrease the print density. Error Message Printout 2 You can choose whether the printer reports problem by printing error page or not. About the errors, see Error message printout on page 6-3. Selections are Printer Default (ON), ON and OFF. - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 36
Tray Settings tab Driver and software 2 Paper Source Setting This feature recognizes the paper size in each paper tray. 2 - 10 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 37
If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, you can access the Support tab by clicking Document Defaults... in the file menu of the Printers folder. ■ You can download the latest driver or get other product information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com ■ You can see - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 38
Driver and software For Macintosh® This printer supports Mac OS® 9.1 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater. You can download the latest printer driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com 2 Note The screens in this section are from Mac OS® X 10.3. The - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 39
settings. Driver and software 2 You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Settings list: ■ Quality ■ Media Type ■ Toner Save Mode Quality You can change the resolution as follows: • 300 dpi • 600 dpi • HQ 1200 Media Type You can change the media type as follows: • Plain Paper - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 40
Driver and software Uninstalling the printer driver You can uninstall the printer driver that you installed with the following steps. Note • This instruction is not available if you installed the printer driver from Windows Add Printer function. 2 • After uninstalling, we recommend that you - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 41
Driver and software Brother Laser driver for Macintosh® For Mac OS® 9.1 to 9.2 1 Open the Extensions folder located in the System Folder on the Macintosh HD. 2 Drag all these following files in the Extensions folder to the trash. 2 • BR_PrintMonitor(laser) • Brother Laser • Brother Laser(IP) - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 42
Note This section is for HL-2070N. BRAdmin Professional The BRAdmin Professional software is a utility for managing your Brother network enabled printers that are running under Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. It allows you to easily configure and check the status of - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 43
Driver and software Automatic Emulation Selection Note This section is for HL-2070N. 2 This printer has an Automatic Emulation Selection feature. When the printer receives data from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. This feature has been set at the factory to ON. You can - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 44
3 Control panel This section refers to the four Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) (Toner, Drum, Paper, Ready) and a control panel button (Go) on the control panel. 3 The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in this - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 45
in memory Print data is left in the printer memory. If the Ready LED blinks for a long time and nothing has printed, press the Go button to print the data that is still in memory. Toner low Indicates that the toner cartridge is nearly empty. Purchase a new toner cartridge and have it ready for when - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 46
Control panel Printer status Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3. Cartridge position error The toner cartridge is not installed correctly. Take out the toner cartridge and put 3 it back into the printer again. Drum life end - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 47
cover of the printer. 3 Paper jam Clear the paper jam. See Paper jams and how to clear them on page 6-5. If the printer does not start printing, press the Go button. No paper fed manual feed slot Put the paper in the manual feed slot. See Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 48
and see the same service call indication after turning the printer back on, call your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative. When you press the Go button, the LEDs will light up as shown in Table 1. See Table 1: LED indications while pressing Go button on page 3-6 to identify the - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 49
while pressing Go button LEDs fuser unit failure*1 Laser unit failure Main motor failure Main PCB failure Toner 3 Drum Paper Ready Make a note of the indication and report the error status to your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative by referring to the above table. Note - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 50
LED blinks for a long time, press the Go button. The printer will print any data that is left in the printer memory. Cancel printing While printing press the Go button for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up. The Ready and Paper LEDs will flash as the job is being cancelled. Reprint To - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 51
the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs light up. Release the Go button. Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off. 4 Press the Go button again. The printer will print a test page. Using the printer driver If you are using Brother's Windows® printer driver, click the Print Test Page button - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 52
3 Press the Go button three times within 2 seconds. The printer will print the current printer settings page. Using the printer driver If you are using Brother's Windows® printer driver, you can print the current printer settings page by clicking the Print Settings button in the Support tab. 3 - 9 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 53
down until the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs light up. Release the Go button. Make sure that the Toner, Drum and Paper LEDs are off. 4 Press the Go button twice. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts. Using the printer driver If you are using Brother's Windows® printer driver, you can - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 54
Control panel Network factory default setting (For HL-2070N) If you wish to reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetting all information such as the password and IP address information), please follow these steps: 1 Turn off the printer. 3 2 Make sure that the front - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 55
HL-2030 L N/A HL-2040 L L HL-2070N L N/A Wireless print server (NC-2200w) An optional network print server (NC-2200w) allows you to print in a wireless environment through the USB interface. The NC-2200w is compatible with Windows® 98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. The Brother - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 56
10/100BASE-TX Ethernet Printer Interface Parallel Support Protocol TCP/IP, NetBEUI Management Features Embedded web server support SNMP / MIB support TELNET remote console BRAdmin Professional compatible Flash memory for easy updating of firmware Note HL-2070N already has a built-in - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 57
cover of the printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in the illustrations. Replacing the consumable items You will need to replace the consumable items regularly. Note These instructions are also included in Improving the print quality on page 6-10. Consumables Toner Cartridge Drum Unit See - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 58
on the page and the print density setting. • If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing, the amount of toner that is used will change. • Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it in the printer. Toner Low message The Toner LED alternates - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 59
to buy toner cartridges, call the dealer you bought the printer from or Brother Customer Service. • We recommend that you clean the printer when you replace the toner cartridge. See Cleaning on page 5-11. 1 Open the front cover of the printer. 2 Pull out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 60
CAUTION • We recommend that you place the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. • To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown in the illustrations. 3 Push down - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 61
in the printer. If toner cartridges are left unpacked for a long time the toner life will be shortened. • If an unpacked drum unit is put in direct sunlight or room light, the unit may be damaged. • Brother strongly recommends that you do not refill the toner cartridge provided with your printer. We - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 62
left to right several times. Return the tab to the home position (▲) before you put the drum unit back in the printer. If you do not, printed pages may have a vertical stripe. Routine maintenance 5 8 Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. Close the front cover of the - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 63
we have no control over the many factors that determine the actual drum life, we cannot guarantee a minimum number of pages that will be printed by your drum. • For best performance, use only genuine Brother toner. The printer should be used only in a clean, dust-free environment with adequate - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 64
cover of the printer. 2 Press and hold down the Go button for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up. Once all four LEDs are lit, release the Go button. IMPROPER SETUP Do not reset the drum counter when you replace only the toner cartridge. 3 Pull out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 65
your local waste disposal office. 5 Unpack the new drum unit. CAUTION Wait to unpack a drum unit until immediately before you put it in the printer. Exposure to direct sunlight or room light may damage the drum unit. 6 Put the toner cartridge firmly into the new drum unit until you hear it lock into - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 66
7 Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly in the printer. 8 Close the front cover. 9 Make sure that the Drum LED is now off. Routine maintenance 5 5 - 10 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 67
the outside and inside of the printer regularly with a dry, lint-free cloth. When you replace the toner cartridge or the drum unit, make sure you clean the inside of the printer. If printed pages are stained with toner, clean the inside of the printer with a dry, lint-free cloth. 5 Cleaning - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 68
cloth to remove dust. 6 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. 7 Plug the printer back in and turn on the printer power switch. Cleaning the inside of the printer Clean the inside of the printer as follows: 1 Turn off the printer power switch and unplug the printer from the AC power outlet - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 69
just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer are extremely hot! Wait for the printer to cool down before you touch the internal parts of the printer. 4 Wipe the scanner window with a dry, lint-free cloth. 5 Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. 6 Close the - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 70
experiencing print quality problems, please clean the corona wire as follows: 1 Open the front cover of the printer. 5 2 Pull out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. CAUTION • We recommend that you place the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 71
the tab to the home position (▲) before you put the drum unit back in the printer. If you do not, printed pages may have a vertical stripe. 4 Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. Close the front cover of the printer. Routine maintenance 5 Home position (▲) 5 - 15 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 72
latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com. 6 Identifying your problem First, check the following: ■ The AC power cord is connected properly and the printer is turned on. ■ All of the protective parts have been removed. ■ The toner cartridge and drum unit are - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 73
See Device Options on page 2-6. Error message Cover is open Back Cover is open Memory Full Print Overrun No Paper Fed Tray 1 No Paper Fed Manual slot Paper Jam Tray 1 Paper Jam Inside Paper Jam Rear Toner Life End Toner Low Cartridge Position Error Drum Life End Soon Drum Error Service Call Action - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 74
the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution. ■ Set page protection to AUTO by using the supplied Windows® driver or Remote Printer Console program. ■ Change the following settings in the supplied Windows® driver and try again. The best combination of these settings will vary - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 75
. ■ The printer can feed envelopes from the manual feed slot. Your application software must be set up correctly to print on the envelope size you are using. This is usually done in the page setup or document setup menu of your software. Please see your software application manual. A paper jam has - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 76
Troubleshooting Paper jams and how to clear them If a paper jam occurs, the printer will tell you by flashing the paper LED as shown below. 6 HOT SURFACE After you have just used the printer, some parts inside the printer are extremely hot! When you open the front cover or back cover of the printer, - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 77
. 4 Pull out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly slowly. The jammed paper will be pulled out with the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. CAUTION To prevent damage to the printer caused by static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown in the illustrations. Troubleshooting 6 6 - 6 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 78
5 Open the back cover. 6 Pull the tab toward you to open the rear chute cover. Troubleshooting 6 Rear Chute Cover 7 Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. If the jammed paper cannot be pulled out easily, push down the tab with one hand as you gently pull the paper out with other. 6 - 7 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 79
cool down before you touch the internal parts of the printer. 8 Close the back cover. 9 Push the lock lever down and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit. Take out the jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit. 0 Put the toner cartridge back into the drum unit until you hear it lock - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 80
A Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. B Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. C Close the front cover. D Make sure that the Paper LED is now off and the printer is ready. Troubleshooting 6 6 - 9 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 81
on page 1-3. ■ If the whole page is too light, Toner Save mode may be on. Turn off Toner Save mode in the printer Properties tab of the driver. ■ Try installing a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3. ■ Try installing a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 82
the printer on page 6 1-3. ■ Use a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3 ■ Use a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page 5-8. ■ Make sure you use paper that meets our specifications. Rough-surfaced paper or thick print media may cause this problem. See - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 83
Examples of poor print quality Recommendation ■ If the problem is not solved after printing a few pages, the drum unit may have glue from label stock on the OPC drum surface. Clean the drum unit as follows: 6 75 mm (3.0 in.) 75 mm (3.0 in.) 1 Position the print sample in front - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 84
new toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3. Make sure that a torn piece of paper is not inside the printer covering the scanner window. ■ The fuser unit may be smudged. Call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. Black lines down the page Printed pages have toner stains - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 85
window with a soft cloth. See Cleaning the inside of the printer on page 5-12. ■ The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3. 6 White lines down the page AaAa0bBbc1CBdDec2EfCgdF3hGDie4jHk Page skewed ■ Make sure the paper - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 86
the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution. ■ Set page protection to AUTO by using the supplied Windows® driver or Remote Printer Console program. ■ Change the following settings in the supplied Windows® driver, and then try again. The best combination of the settings below will - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 87
® 4.0 Windows® 98/Me, Windows® 2000/XP HL-2030 Electrophotographic Up to 17 ppm (Letter size) Up to 16 ppm (A4 size) Less than 10 sec*1 N/A HQ1200 600 dpi 300 dpi HL-2040 Up to 20 ppm (Letter size) Up to 20 ppm (A4 size) HQ1200 600 dpi 300 dpi HL-2070N DOS Mac OS® Linux *1 From paper tray - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 88
N/A TCP/IP, NetBEUI N/A Managem N/A ent tool BRAdmin Professional*3 Web Based Management*4 Emulation GDI PCL6, Epson FX-850, IBM ProPrinter XL Resident fonts N/A 49 scalable fonts, 12 bitmap fonts, 11 bar codes*5 *2 USB is not supported under Windows® 95 or Windows NT®4.0. *3 Brother - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 89
Windows® 2000/XP Brother Laser Driver for Mac OS® 9.1 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater GDI Printer Driver for Linux Interactive Help*6 Interactive Help*6 Driver Deployment Wizard*7 Control panel Model LED Button 4 LEDs 1 button HL-2030 Paper handling HL-2040 HL-2070N Model Paper - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 90
/Letter pages (1 page / job) HL-2070N Model Dimensions (W × D × H) Weights HL-2030 HL-2040 HL-2070N 371 × 361 × 165.5 mm (14.6 × 14.2 × 6.5 in.) Approx.5.4 kg (12.0 lb) not including the drum unit and toner cartridge Approx.6.5 kg (14.3 lb) including the drum unit and toner cartridge *9 Up - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 91
consumption Noise level Sound pressure Sound power Printing Standby Sleep Printing Standby Printing Ecology Power save Toner save System Requirements Standby HL-2030 HL-2040 HL-2070N Average 450 W at 25 °C (77 °F) Average 70 W at 25 °C (77 °F) A Average 5 W Average 7 W Less than 51 dB - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 92
. Note If you use paper other than the ones recommended, a paper jam or misfeeding may occur in the printer. See A Recommended paper on page 1-5. Before you purchase a large quantity of paper Make sure the paper is suitable for the printer. Paper for plain paper copies Paper is divided by usage - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 93
greatly. The fixing of the toner may become worse. For storage of the paper and during use, we recommend that the humidity of the surrounding environment is between 50% and 60%. Rough estimate of basis weight g/m2 60 64 75 90 105 120 135 161 200 lb Bond 16 17 20 24 28 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 94
Paper size Paper size Letter Legal Executive A4 A5 A6 Envelope Monarch Envelope #9 Envelope #10 Envelope #11 Envelope DL Envelope C5 Envelope C6 B5 (JIS) B5 (ISO) B6 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 95
software. A How to use the Web browser To use the Web browser, follow the steps below. 1 Type http://printer's IP address/ into your browser. For example: http://192.168.1.2/ (if the printer's IP address is 192.168.1.2) 2 Click Printer Settings. 3 Enter a user name and a password. The default - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 96
(20U) PC863 Canadian French (23U) PC866 Cyrillic (3R) PC1004 (9J) PS Math (5M) Roman8 (8U) Roman Extension (0E) Symbol (19M) Ukrainian (14R) Ventura Intl (13J) Windows 3.0 (9U) Appendix A A - 10 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 97
I Dutch French II Italian Japanese PC8 D/N PC850 Multilingual PC860 Portugal PC865 Nordic Spanish UK ASCII I US ASCII Windows Cyrillic (9R) Windows Latin1 (19U) Windows Latin5 (5T) PC8 D/N PC850 Multilingual PC860 Portugal PC865 Nordic Danish II French I German Norwegian PC8 PC8 Turkish PC852 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 98
for all your Printer needs. You can download the latest drivers, software and utilities, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most from your Brother product. http://solutions.brother.com You can check here for the Brother driver updates. Customer Service Visit http://www - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 99
Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries) Important information: Regulations Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only) This printer follows EN55022 (CISPR Publication 22)/Class B. B Before you use this product, make sure that you use the following interface cables. 1. A shielded parallel - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 100
PRODUKT This printer has a Class 3B laser diode which produces invisible laser radiation in the scanner unit. You should not open the scanner unit under any circumstances. Caution: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this User's Guide may result - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 101
. Disconnect device You must install this printer near a power outlet that is easily accessible. In case of an emergency, you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet to shut off the power completely. Caution for LAN connection (For model HL-2070N only) Connect this product to a LAN - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 102
Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries) B B - 5 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 103
resource for all your Printer needs. You can download the latest software and utilities, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most from your Brother product. http://solutions.brother.com You can check here for the Brother driver updates. Customer Service In USA: In Canada - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 104
the recorded instructions to receive a fax about how to use the system and an index of fax back subjects. In USA only: 1-800-521-2846 Internet Addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and Driver Updates - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 105
Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA Telephone: (908) 704-1700 declares, that the products Product name: Laser Printer HL-2040 and HL-2070N Model number: HL-20 complies with Part accordance with the instructions, may cause - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 106
in the United States. One of the following labels on the back of the printer indicates compliance with the FDA regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States. MANUFACTURED: Brother Industries, Ltd., 15-1 Naeshiro-cho Mizuho-ku Nagoya, 467-8561 Japan This product - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 107
Disconnect device You must install this printer near a power outlet that is easily accessible. In case of an emergency, you must disconnect the AC power cord from the AC power outlet to shut off the power completely. Caution for LAN connection (For model HL-2070N only) Connect this product to a LAN - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 108
Print Software 2-16 No paper 3-3, 3-4 O OPC drum 6-12 P Paper 1-4, A-6 Paper handling A-3 Paper jams 3-4, 6-5 Plain paper 1-5 Power supply 1-3 Print media 1-4 Print overrun 3-4 Print quality 6-10 Print server 4-1, 4-2 Print test page 3-8 Printable area 1-6 Printer driver 2-3, 2-14 - Brother International HL 2040 | Users Manual - English - Page 109
S Scanner window 5-13 Service call 3-5 Service centers (USA/Canada C-2 Service centres (Europe and other countries) B-1 Software 2-16 Specifications A-1 Support tab 2-11 Symbol A-9 System requirements A-5 T Toner cartridge 5-2, A-4 Toner life end 3-3, 5-3 Toner low 3-2 Trademarks III
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Brother Laser Printer
HL-2030
HL-2040
HL-2070N
User's Guide
Version 5
EN-US_Eur
For visually-impaired users
You can read this User’s Guide 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. You can also read the User’s Guide with
HTML format by visiting our web site at http://solutions.brother.com
or accessing it from the CD-ROM
directly.
Please visit our web site at http://solutions.brother.com
where you can get answers to Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and the latest Driver Updates
and Utilities.