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Print surface, Moisture content, Rough estimate of basis weight

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Appendix Print surface A The characteristics of the face side and reverse side of a sheet of paper may vary a little. Usually, the opening side of the paper ream package is the print side. Follow the indications on the paper package. Typically, the print side is indicated by an arrow. Moisture content A Moisture content is the amount of water left in the paper after manufacture. It is one of the important characteristics of the paper. This can change greatly depending on the storage environment, although usually paper contains about 5% water by weight. Because paper often absorbs water, the amount of water can sometimes be about 10% in a high humidity environment. When the amount of water increases, the characteristics of the paper changes 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 be between 50% and 60%. Rough estimate of basis weight g/m2 60 64 75 90 105 120 135 161 lb Bond 16 17 20 24 28 32 36 43 Index 90 A A 105

Section	Page
User's Guide HL-2140/2150N/2170W	1
Using this guide	2
Symbols used in this guide	2
Safety precautions	3
To use the printer safely	3
Trademarks	5
Compilation and Publication Notice	5
Shipment of the Printer	5
Table of Contents	6
1 About this Printer	9
What is in the box?	9
Interface cable	9
Front view	10
Back view	11
Positioning the printer	12
Power supply	12
Environment	12
2 Printing Methods	13
About paper	13
Type and size of paper	13
Recommended paper	14
Types of envelopes	15
Unprintable area	16
Portrait	16
Landscape	16
Printing methods	17
Printing on plain paper, bond paper and transparencies	17
Printing on plain paper, bond paper and transparencies from the paper tray	17
Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the Manual feed slot	21
Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes	25
Duplex printing	30
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper	30
Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing)	30
Manual duplex printing from the paper tray	30
Manual duplex printing from the manual feed slot	31
Paper orientation for manual duplex printing	33
3 Driver and Software	34
Printer driver	34
Features in the printer driver (for Windows®)	37
Basic tab	37
Paper Size	38
Multiple Page	38
Page Order	38
Border Line	38
Orientation	38
Copies	38
Collate	38
Media Type	39
Paper Source	39
Advanced tab	40
Print Quality	40
Duplex Printing	41
Watermark	41
Page Setting	41
Device Options	42
Tray Settings tab	45
Support tab	46
Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh®)	47
Page Setup	47
Copies & Pages	47
Cover Page (for Mac OS® X 10.4)	48
Layout	48
Duplex Printing	49
Print Settings	49
Status Monitor (For Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater users)	52
Uninstalling the printer driver	53
Printer driver for Windows® and Windows Vista™ and Windows Server® 2003	53
Printer driver for Macintosh®	53
Software	54
Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)	54
BRAdmin Light	54
BRAdmin Professional (for Windows®)	54
Web BRAdmin (for Windows®)	54
Web Based Management (web browser)	54
Driver Deployment Wizard (for Windows®)	54
Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)	55
Remote Printer Console	55
How to use and install the Remote Printer Console software	55
4 Control Panel	56
LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)	56
Service call indications	61
Go button	63
Print a test page	64
Using the Go button	64
Using the printer driver	64
Print a Printer Settings page	65
Using the Go button	65
Using the printer driver	65
Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)	66
Using the Go button	66
Using the printer driver	66
Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)	67
Using the Go button	67
5 Routine Maintenance	68
Replacing the consumable items	68
Consumables	68
Toner cartridge	69
Toner Low message	69
Toner Life End message	70
Replacing the toner cartridge	70
Drum unit	76
Change Drum message	76
Replacing the drum unit	77
Cleaning	81
Cleaning the outside of the printer	81
Cleaning the inside of the printer	82
Cleaning the corona wire	85
6 Troubleshooting	87
Identifying your problem	87
Error messages in the Status Monitor	88
Error message printout	90
Paper handling	91
Paper jams and how to clear them	93
Improving the print quality	99
Solving print problems	105
Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)	106
Other problems	106
For Macintosh® with USB	106
Appendix A	107
Printer specifications	107
Engine	107
Controller	108
Software	109
Control panel	109
Paper handling	109
Media specifications	110
Supplies	110
Dimensions / weights	110
Other	111
Computer requirements	111
Important information for choosing your paper	112
Symbol and character sets (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)	115
How to use Web Based Management (web browser)	115
Symbol and character sets list	116
Quick reference for bar code control commands (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)	118
Print bar codes or expanded characters	118
Definition of parameters	118
Bar code mode	118
Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing	119
Bar code	119
Bar code human readable line ON or OFF	120
Quiet zone	120
Bar code, expanded character unit, line block drawing and box drawing	120
Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing offset in X-axis	120
Bar code & expanded character offset in Y-axis	121
Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing height	121
Expanded character width, line block drawing and box drawing	121
Expanded character rotation	121
Bar code data start	121
Box drawing	123
Line block drawing	123
Expanded character data start	123
Appendix B (for Europe and Other Countries)	125
Brother numbers	125
Important information: regulations	126
Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only)	126
International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement	126
IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model only)	126
For Finland and Sweden	127
Internal laser radiation	127
IMPORTANT - for your safety	128
Disconnect device	128
Caution for LAN connection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)	128
IT power system (For Norway only)	128
Wiring information (for UK)	128
Maschinenlärminformations- Verordnung 3. GPSGV (For Germany only)	128
EC Declaration of Conformity	129
Appendix C (for USA and Canada)	130
Brother numbers	130
Important information: regulations	133
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)	133
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only)	133
International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement	134
Laser notices	135
Laser safety (110 to 120 volt model only)	135
FDA regulations (110 to 120 volt model only)	135
Internal laser radiation	135
IMPORTANT - for your safety	136
Disconnect device	136
Caution for LAN connection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)	136

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Appendix

105

Print surface

The characteristics of the face side and reverse side of a sheet of paper may vary a little.

Usually, the opening side of the paper ream package is the print side. Follow the indications on the paper

package. Typically, the print side is indicated by an arrow.

Moisture content

Moisture content is the amount of water left in the paper after manufacture. It is one of the important

characteristics of the paper. This can change greatly depending on the storage environment, although usually

paper contains about 5% water by weight. Because paper often absorbs water, the amount of water can

sometimes be about 10% in a high humidity environment. When the amount of water increases, the

characteristics of the paper changes 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 be between 50% and

60%.

Rough estimate of basis weight

g/m

Bond

Index

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