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  • Brother International HL-5250DN | Users Manual - English - Page 1
    Brother Laser Printer USER'S GUIDE HL-5240 HL-5250DN series For visually-impaired users You can read this manual with Screen Reader 'text-to-speech' software. You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use the printer. Please use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer.
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    We use the following icons throughout this User's Guide: Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. you must follow or avoid to prevent possible damage to the printer or other objects. Improper Setup icons alert you to devices and operations that are not compatible with
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    handle the plug with wet hands. Doing this might cause an electrical shock. After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will be extremely hot. When you open the front or back cover of the printer, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustration. Inside the
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    to ignite inside the vacuum cleaner, potentially starting a fire. Carefully clean the toner dust with a dry, lint-free cloth and dispose of it according to local regulations. DO NOT use flammable substances near the printer. Doing this might cause a fire or electrical shock. CAUTION Cleaning the
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    Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in User's Guide are registered trademarks of their respective companies. Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual
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    42 Software for networks (For HL-5250DN only 42 About emulation modes...43 Automatic emulation selection...43 Automatic interface selection...44 Remote Printer Console ...44 4 Control Panel LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)...45 Service call indications ...49 Control panel buttons...51 Print a test page
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    extra memory ...58 Print server (NC-2100p) (For HL-5240 60 6 Routine Maintenance Replacing the consumable items...61 Consumables...61 Toner cartridge ...62 Drum unit ...68 Replacing periodic maintenance parts...72 Cleaning ...73 Cleaning the outside of the printer...73 Cleaning the inside of the
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    119 IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model only 119 Internal laser radiation ...120 IMPORTANT - For Your Safety ...121 EC Declaration of Conformity ...122 C Appendix (For USA and Canada) Brother Numbers ...123 Important information: Regulations...125 Federal Communications Commission (FCC
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    unpack the printer, make sure that you have all of the following parts. Printer CD-ROM Quick Setup Guide Drum unit and toner cartridge assembly AC it to the USB connector of your PC. USB is not supported under Windows® 95 or Windows NT® 4.0. „ Parallel interface Do not use a parallel interface
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    Front view 1 2 3 4 7 6 5 8 1 Front cover release button 2 Control panel 3 Face-down output tray support flap (support flap) 4 Front cover 5 Paper tray 6 Power switch 7 Face-down output tray 8 Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 1. About this Printer 2
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    this Printer 8 7 6 5 4 1 Back cover 2 Duplex Tray (For HL-5250DN) 3 AC power connector 4 HL-5250DN: Network status LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 5 HL-5250DN: 10/100BASE-TX port 6 USB interface connector 7 DIMM cover 8 Parallel interface connector Note The printer illustration is based on HL-5250DN
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    same power circuit with other high-power appliances, such as an air conditioner, copier, shredder and so on. If you cannot avoid using the printer with these appliances, we recommend that you use a voltage transformer or a high-frequency noise filter. Use a voltage regulator if the power source is
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    tray. The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this guide are as follows: Paper tray Multi-purpose tray Optional lower tray unit Duplex tray for automatic duplex printing (For HL-5250DN) Tray 1 MP Tray Tray 2 / Tray 3 DX When looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the
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    Laser laser label L7163 Avery laser label #5160 „ Before you buy a lot of paper, test 5%. „ This printer can use recycled paper printer. Note If you use paper that is not recommended, a paper jam or misfeed may occur in the printer. To help you choose which paper to use with this printer
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    laser printer. Before you print a lot of envelopes, test one to make sure that the print results are what you want. Brother does not recommend a particular envelope because envelope manufacturers may change , windows, holes printer. This damage is not covered under any Brother warranty or service
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    2. Printing Methods Printable area When using PCL (standard driver) emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown in the tables below. Note When using BR-Script emulation, the edges
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    paper, bond paper or transparencies from Tray 1, 2 or 3 For the proper paper to use, see About paper on page 5. a Choose the following from the printer driver: Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any other settings. „ Windows printer driver 1 2 3 „ BR-Script printer driver 1 3 2 9
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    the paper tray completely out of the printer. 2. Printing Methods c While pressing the blue paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guides to fit the paper size. Make sure that the guides are firmly in the slots. For legal size paper 1, press in the paper-guide release lever and pull out the
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    sure that it is completely inserted into the printer. f Lift up the support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray, or remove each page as soon as it comes out of the printer. g Send the print data to the printer. Note • The side to be printed on must be face
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    turned on when paper is put in the multi-purpose tray. For the proper paper to use, see About paper on page 5. a Choose the following from the printer driver: Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any other settings. „ Windows printer driver 1 2 3 „ BR-Script printer driver 1 3 2 12
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    b Open the MP tray and lower it gently. 2. Printing Methods c Pull out the MP tray support flap (1). 1 d Lift up the support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray, or remove each page as soon as it comes out of the printer. 13
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    paper stays under the maximum paper mark (b) on both sides of the tray. f While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size. g Send the print data to the printer. Note • The side to be printed on must be face up with the leading edge (top of
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    paper to use, see About paper on page 5 and Types of envelopes on page 7. a Choose the following from the printer driver: Paper Size 1) Media Type 2) Paper Source 3) and any other settings. „ Windows printer driver 1 2 3 „ BR-Script printer driver 1 3 2 Note • When you use Envelope #10, choose
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    b Open the MP tray and lower it gently. 2. Printing Methods c Pull out the MP tray support flap (1). 1 d Lift up the support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray, or remove each page as soon as it comes out of the printer. 16
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    creases. f While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size. g Send the print data to the printer. Note • Remove each sheet or on thick paper, labels and envelopes on page 15. • If the envelopes is creased after they are printed, see Improving the print
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    2. Printing Methods Note • If the DL size double flap envelope is creased after printing, choose DL Long Edge in Paper Size, from the Basic tab. Put a new DL size double-flap envelope in the MP tray with the longest edge of the envelope in first, then print again. • When you put paper in the MP tray
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    jam, see Paper jams and how to clear them on page 84. If you have a print quality problem, see Improving the print quality on page 91. Manual duplex printing „ The BR-Script printer driver (PostScript® 3™ emulation) does not support manual duplex printing. „ Use plain paper or recycled paper. Do not
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    pages in the tray, with the printed side face up. (Do not add the printed pages to the top of a stack of unprinted paper.) Manual duplex Follow the instructions on the PC screen. Repeat this step until you have printed all the even-numbered pages. c Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the
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    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 and then page 1 on the first sheet of paper. It will print page 4 and then page 3 on the second sheet of paper. It will print page 6 and then page 5 on
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    For the Windows printer driver 1 Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver. 2 printer driver 1 Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver. 2 From the General tab, click the Printing Preferences icon. 3 From the Layout tab, choose Orientation, Print on Both Sides (Duplex) and Page
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    print on both sides of the paper automatically. 2. Printing Methods Booklet printing (For Windows printer driver) a Put paper in the paper tray or MP tray. b Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver. c From the General tab, choose the Printing Preferences icon. d From the Advanced tab
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    Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling the printer driver on page 40. For Windows® „ Windows printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for
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    the BR-script printer driver for Windows®. 2 These settings are not available with Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP. 3 These settings are not available with Brother Laser driver and BR-Script printer driver for Macintosh®. 4 This setting is not available for HL-5240. 3. Driver and Software 25
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    3. Driver and Software Features in the printer driver (For Windows®) For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Note • The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your operating system. • If you are using Windows® 2000 or XP,
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    Advanced tab 1 23 4 5 3. Driver and Software Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following icons: „ Print Quality (1) „ Duplex Printing (2) „ Watermark (3) „ Page Setting (4) „ Device Options (5) Print Quality „ Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: • 1200 dpi • HQ
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    , which reduces the print density. Note • We do not recommend Toner Save for printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for 1200 dpi or HQ 1200 resolution. „ Print Setting You can manually change the print setting. • Auto Choosing Auto will allow automatic printing with
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    Device Options 3. Driver and Software You can set the following in Printer Function: (You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by choosing the function name in the list below.) „ Job Spooling „ Quick Print Setup „ Sleep Time „ Status Monitor „ Macro „ Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me
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    3. Driver and Software „ Job Spooling The printer keeps the last print job sent to it in memory. To reprint the last document, press Go and hold it down for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up in order (Toner, Drum, Paper, Status), and then release Go. Within 2 seconds press Go the number of
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    3. Driver and Software „ Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/Me only) Administrators have the authority to limit the number of copies, scaling setting and watermark setting functions. • Password Enter the password into this box. • Set Password Click here to change the password. • COPY LOCK Lock the
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    Driver and Software Accessories tab Note From the Start menu, select Control Panel and then Printers 1. Right-click the Brother HL-5240/5250DN series icon and select Properties to access the Accessories tab. 1 Printers and Faxes for Windows® XP users. 1 2 3 „ Available Options (1) You can manually
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    Support tab 1 2 3. Driver and Software 3 4 5 6 „ Version (1) Displays the printer driver version. „ Web Update (2) You can check the Brother web site for updated drivers, and automatically download and update the printer driver on your PC. „ Brother Solutions Center (3) The Brother Solutions
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    3. Driver and Software Features in the BR-Script (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) printer driver (For Windows®) For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Note The screens in this section are based on HL-5250DN with Windows® XP. The screens on your PC may vary depending on the
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    and Software Printing Preferences Note If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-5240/HL-5250DN BR-Script3 Properties dialog box. „ Layout tab You can change the
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    3. Driver and Software 1 2 3 a Choose the Paper Size and Copy Count (1). b Set the Scaling and TrueType Font settings (2). c You can change settings by choosing the setting in the Printer Features list (3): „ Print Quality „ Media Type „ Toner Save You can save running costs by turning on the Toner
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    3. Driver and Software Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh®) This printer supports Mac OS® 9.1 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater. Note The screens in this section are from Mac OS® X 10.4. The screens on your Macintosh® will vary depending on your operating system. Page Setup You can
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    Settings list: Basic tab 3. Driver and Software „ Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: • 300 Toner Save Mode You can save running costs by turning on Toner save, which reduces the print density. Note • We do not recommend Toner Save for printing Photo or Gray Scale images. • Toner
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    3. Driver and Software „ Print Quality You can change the print quality as follows: • Brother Photo This is a photograph mode (gradation priority). Choose this setting for printing photographs that have continuous gradation. You can represent soft contrasts between various shades of gray. • Brother
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    that were in use during the uninstall. Printer driver for Windows® For Windows® XP a Click the Start button, point to All Programs and then to your printer name. b Click UnInstall. c Follow the instructions on the screen. For Windows® 95/98/Me/2000 and Windows NT® 4.0 a Click the Start button, point
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    3. Driver and Software Brother Laser driver for Macintosh® For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater a Disconnect the USB cable between the Macintosh and your printer. b Restart the Macintosh®. c Log on as an 'Administrator'. d Run the Printer Setup Utility 1 (from the Go menu, choose Applications, Utilities
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    , using the BRAdmin Light software, you can change some network settings and update firmware on Brother's network ready printers and multifunction devices. Driver Deployment Wizard (For Windows®) This installer includes the Windows® printer driver and Brother network port driver (LPR and NetBIOS
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    printer supports the PCL6 language of the Hewlett-Packard® LaserJet laser printer. Many applications support this type of laser printer. Using this mode will allow your printer to run at its best with those applications. „ BR-Script 3 Mode BR-Script is an original Brother page description language
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    interface using Remote Printer Console. (See Remote Printer Console on this page.). If only one interface is chosen, the printer will allocate the entire input buffer to that interface. Remote Printer Console Remote Printer Console is software to change many of the printer settings independently of
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    four LEDs Toner, Drum, Paper and Status, and two buttons Go and Job Cancel on the control panel. The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in this chapter. LED is off. or or or or LED is on. LED is blinking. Note When the power switch is off or the printer is
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    LED 4. Control Panel Printer status Sleep mode The power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode. Pressing Go wakes up the printer from sleep mode to ready mode. Ready to print The printer is ready to print. Warming up The printer is warming up. Cooling down The printer is cooling down. Wait
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    and have it ready for when Toner life end is indicated. The Toner LED will turn on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds. Toner life end Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 63. Cartridge position error The drum unit assembly is not installed correctly
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    97. Print overrun A print overrun occurred and the printer cannot print full pages of a document. See Solving print problems on page 97. Download full The download buffer of the printer is full. Add more memory to the printer. See Installing extra memory on page 58. Font full The font memory area is
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    after turning the printer back on, call your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative. When you press Go and Job Cancel buttons together, the LEDs will light up as shown in the table below to identify the error. LED indications while pressing Go and Job Cancel LEDs Toner Main PCB
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    For example, the LED indication below shows a fuser unit failure. 4. Control Panel 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 Make sure that the front cover is completely closed
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    is on for a long time, press Go. The printer will print any remaining data in the printer memory. „ Reprint To reprint the last document, press Go and hold it down for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up in order (Toner, Drum, Paper, Status), and then release Go. Within 2 seconds press Go
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    First all the LEDs will light up, and then the Status LED will turn off. Release Go. Make sure that all the LEDs have turned off. d Press Go 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 in the
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    ready state. c Press Go 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. 53
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    switch. First all the LEDs will light up, and then the Status LED will turn off. Release Go. Make sure that all the LEDs have turned off. d Press Go 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 print
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    have turned off. d Press Go seven times. Make sure that all the LEDs light up to indicate the print server has been reset to its default settings. Note • For more information on APIPA, see the Network User's Guide. • You can also disable the APIPA protocol using a web browser, BRAdmin Professional
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    capabilities of the printer with these items. Lower tray unit LT-5300 DIMM memory Print server (For HL-5240) NC-2100p See Lower tray unit (LT-5300) on this See DIMM on page 57. And See See Print server (NC-2100p) (For page. Installing extra memory on page 58. HL-5240) on page 60. Lower tray
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    frequency: 100 MHz or more Capacity: 64, 128, 256 or 512 MB Height: 31.75 mm (1.25 in.) Dram Type: SDRAM 2 Bank SDRAM can be used. Note • There might be some DIMMs that will not work with the printer. • For more information, call the dealer you bought the printer from or Brother Customer Service. 57
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    you install or remove the DIMM. b Remove the DIMM cover. c Unpack the DIMM and hold it by its edges. CAUTION To prevent damage to the printer from static electricity, DO NOT touch the memory chips or the board surface. d Hold the DIMM by the edges and align the notches in the
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    e Put the DIMM cover back on. 5. Options f Reconnect the interface cable to your printer. Plug the printer back in, and then turn on the power switch. Note To make sure that you have installed the DIMM properly, you can print the printer settings page that shows the current memory size. See Print
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    HL-5240) An optional network print server (NC-2100p) allows you to connect to your network through the parallel interface. Network interface Printer interface Support support SNMP / MIB support TELNET remote console BRAdmin Professional compatible Flash memory for easy updating of firmware Note HL
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    cover of the printer, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustration. 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 91. Consumables Toner Cartridge Drum Unit See
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    printed on the page and the print density setting. • If you change the print density setting for lighter or darker printing, the amount of toner used will change. • Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you put it into the printer. Toner Low message The Toner LED will turn on
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    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 73. a Press the front cover release button and then open the front cover. b Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. CAUTION We
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    out of the drum unit. CAUTION DO NOT put a toner cartridge into a fire. It could explode, resulting in injuries. Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water at once. To avoid print quality problems, DO NOT touch the shaded
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    immediately before you put it 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. Put the toner cartridge in the drum unit immediately after you have removed
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    put it in properly, the lock lever will lift automatically. CAUTION Make sure that you put in the toner cartridge properly or it may separate from the drum unit. g Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the blue tab from right to left and left to right several times
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    6. Routine Maintenance h Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. Close the front cover. 67
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    not only the print quality but also the quality and life of the printer itself. Warranty coverage does not apply to problems caused by the use of a third-party drum unit. Change Drum message If the LED shows the message below, it means the drum unit is near the end of its life. We recommend that you
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    and the Drum LED is blinking. Press the front cover release button and then open the front cover. b Press and hold down Go for about 4 seconds until all the LEDs light up. Once all four LEDs are lit, release Go. Improper Setup Do not reset the drum counter when you only replace the toner cartridge
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    . d Push down the blue lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit. CAUTION Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water at once. To avoid print quality problems, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the
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    unit until immediately before you put it in the printer. Exposure to direct sunlight or room light may damage the drum unit. f Put the toner cartridge firmly into the new drum unit until you hear it lock into place. If you put the cartridge in properly, the blue lock lever will lift automatically
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    Pick up roller assembly Laser unit Fuser unit Approximate Life 100,000 pages 1 100,000 pages 1 100,000 pages 1 100,000 pages 1 To Buy Replacement Call Brother Customer Service Call Brother Customer Service Call Brother Customer Service Call Brother Customer Service 1 At 5% print coverage (A4
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    Clean 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 that 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. Cleaning
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    the paper tray. e Wipe the inside of the paper tray with a dry, lint-free cloth to remove dust. f Put the paper tray back in the printer. g Plug the printer back in, and then turn on the power switch. Cleaning the inside of the
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    you touch the internal parts of the printer. CAUTION We recommend that you put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth in case you accidentally spill or scatter toner. Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe
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    from static electricity, DO NOT touch the electrodes shown in the illustration. d Wipe the scanner window with a dry, lint-free cloth. e Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. f Close the front cover. g Plug the printer back in, and then turn on the power switch. 76
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    Maintenance b Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. CAUTION We recommend that you put 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
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    right to left and left to right several times. 1 CAUTION Be sure to return the tab to the home position (a) (1). If you do not, printed pages may have a vertical stripe. d Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. Close the front cover. 78
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    FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com. 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 installed
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    to turn the status monitor on, you can change the setting of the Status Monitor in Device Options from the Advanced tab. See Device Options on page 3-6. Error message Toner Low Toner Life End Cartridge Position Error Drum Life End Soon No Paper No Paper for Manual Feed No Paper in the Multi Purpose
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    program. „ Change the following settings in the supplied Windows® driver and try again. The best combination of these settings will vary depending on your document: • Graphics mode • TrueType mode • Use Printer TrueType® Fonts „ Check the LED indication to identify the error. See Service call
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    resolution. „ Add more memory. See Installing extra memory on page 58. „ 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
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    setup menu of your software. See your application manual. „ Clear the jammed paper. See Paper jams and how to clear them on page 84. „ Make sure that the cable is connected to the printer. „ Make sure that you have chosen the proper printer driver. „ Change the printer driver setting in Media Type
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    them If a paper jam occurs, the printer will flash the Paper LED as shown below. 7. Troubleshooting HOT SURFACE After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will be extremely hot. When you open the front cover or back cover of the printer, DO NOT touch the shaded parts
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    button and then open the front cover. 7. Troubleshooting b Slowly take out the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. 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
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    c Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. d Close the front cover. e Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer. f Open the front cover again. 7. Troubleshooting 86
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    g Open the back cover. 7. Troubleshooting h Pull the tabs at the left and right hand sides toward you to open the fuser cover (1). 1 i Using both hands, gently pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. 87
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    7. Troubleshooting HOT SURFACE After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will be extremely hot. Wait for the printer to cool down before you touch the internal parts of the printer. j Fully close the back cover. k Pull the duplex tray completely out of the printer. l
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    7. Troubleshooting m Push down the blue lock lever and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit. Clear the jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit. CAUTION Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold water at once. To
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    o Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly back in the printer. 7. Troubleshooting p Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. q Close the front cover. r Make sure that the Paper LED is now off and the printer is ready. 90
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    be on. Turn off Toner Save Mode in the printer Properties tab of the driver. „ Put in a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 63. „ Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page 68. „ You may clear the problem by wiping the scanner window with a soft cloth. See
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    media type in the printer driver. „ The problem may disappear by itself. Print multiple pages to clear this problem, especially if the printer has not been used for a long time. „ The drum unit may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 63. „ Clean the inside
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    7. Troubleshooting Examples of poor print quality 94 mm (3.7 in.) 94 mm (3.7 in.) Recommendation „ If the problem is not solved after printing a few pages, the drum unit may have glue from the label stuck on the OPC drum surface. Clean the drum unit as follows: a Put the print sample in front of
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    may be damaged. Put in a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page 68. „ The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 63. „ The fuser unit may be smudged. Call your dealer or Brother Customer Service. „ Make sure that the paper
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    7. Troubleshooting Examples of poor print quality B DEFGH abc efghijk A CD bcde 1 34 Wrinkles or creases Wrinkles or creases ABCDEFG EFGHIJKLMN Recommendation „ Make sure that the paper is loaded properly. See Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from Tray 1, 2 or 3 on page 9. „
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    Examples of poor print quality ABCDEFGH abcdefghijk ABCD abcde 01234 Poor Fixing 7. Troubleshooting Recommendation „ Open the back cover and make sure that the two blue levers on the left and right hand sides are in the down position. 96
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    resolution. „ Add more memory. See Installing extra memory on page 58. „ Set page protection to AUTO by using the supplied Windows® driver or Remote Printer Console program. „ Change the following settings in the Windows® printer driver, and then try again. The best combination of the settings
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    7. Troubleshooting Network problems For problems concerning using your printer on a Network, see the Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Other problems Problem The printer cannot print. The 'There was an error writing to LPT1: (or BRUSB) for the printer' error message occurs on
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    and Faxes for Windows® XP users. b Right-click the Brother HL-5240/5250DN BR_Script3 series icon and select Properties. c From the Device Settings tab, Choose TBCP (Tagged binary communication protocol) in Output Protocol. CAUTION Not following the instructions for using the printer may cause you
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    A Appendix Printer specifications Engine Model Technology Print speed First print time Resolution Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP DOS Mac OS® Linux HL-5240 HL-5250DN Electrophotographic Up to 30 ppm (Letter size) 1, Up to 28 ppm (A4 size) 1 Less than 8.5 sec 1200
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    not supported under Windows® 95 or Windows NT®4.0. 2 Brother original Windows® utility for printer and print server management. 3 Brother original Macintosh® utility for printer and print server management. 4 Server based management utility. Download from http://solutions.brother.com. 5 Printer and
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    solutions.brother.com. 2 Download the printer driver for Linux from http://solutions.brother.com. 3 Instructional animations for problem solving 4 The Driver Deployment Wizard automates the installation of printers in a peer-to-peer network. Control panel Model LED Button HL-5240 4 LEDs 2 buttons
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    Model Toner Drum Standard cartridge High yield cartridge HL-5240 HL-5250DN Approx. 3,500 pages A4/Letter pages @ 5% coverage Approx. 7,000 pages A4/Letter pages @ 5% coverage Approx. 25,000 A4/Letter pages (1 page / job) Dimensions / Weights Model Dimensions (W × D × H) Weights HL-5240 HL
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    Pressure Sound power Power save Toner save 1 Sleep Printing Standby Printing Standby HL-5240 Average 610 W at 25 64 MB 160 MB 50 MB 1 USB is not supported under Windows® 95 or Windows NT®4.0. 2 Download the printer driver for Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition from http://solutions.brother
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    in the printer. See Recommended paper on page 6. Before you buy a large quantity of paper Make sure that the paper is suitable for the printer. Paper for package to see whether it is suitable for laser printers. Use paper that is suitable for laser printers. Basis weight The basis weight of the
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    , 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
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    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 Folio mm 210 × 297 mm 148 × 210 mm 105 × 148 mm 110 × 220 mm 162 × 229 mm 114 × 162 mm 182 × 257 mm 176 × 250 mm 125 × 176 mm A.
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    168.1.2/] (if the printer's IP address is 192.168.1.2) b Click Printer Settings. c Enter a user name and a password. The default User Name is [admin] list box. How to use the Remote Printer Console To use the Remote Printer Console software, follow the steps below. For Windows® a Put the CD-ROM into
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    Symbol and character sets list OCR symbol sets When you choose the OCR-A or OCR-B font, the matching symbol set is always used. OCR A (0O) OCR B (1O) HP LaserJet mode ABICOMP Brazil / Portugal (13P) Desktop (7J) HP German (0G) ISO Latin1 (0N) ISO Latin5 (5N) ISO2 IRV (2U) ISO5 ASCII (0U) ISO11
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    PC865 Nordic Spanish UK ASCII I US ASCII Roman Extension (0E) Symbol (19M) Ukrainian (14R) Ventura Intl (13J) Windows 3.0 (9U) 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
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    A. Appendix Quick reference for bar code control commands The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet, EPSON FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL emulation modes. Print bar codes or expanded characters Code Dec
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    A. Appendix This parameter selects the bar code mode as shown above. When n is 't5' or 'T5' the bar code mode (EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A) varies according to the number of characters in the data. Bar Code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing n = 's0' or 'S0' n = 's1' or 'S1' n = '
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    ON (1) 'T5' or 't5' (2) 'T6' or 't6' (3) 'T130' or 't130' (4) 'T131' or 't131' Human readable line OFF All others This parameter shows whether the printer prints the human readable line below the bar code. Human readable characters are always printed with OCR-B font of 10 pitch and all the current
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    A. Appendix Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing height n = 'hnnn', 'Hnnn', 'dnnn', or 'Dnnn' 1 EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, ISBN (EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A), ISBN (UPC-E): 22 mm 2 UPC-E: 18 mm 3 Others: 12 mm Expanded characters i 2.2 mm (preset) Line block drawing and box drawing i 1
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    will cause a data error that results in the bar code data being printed as normal print data. If the check digit is not correct, the printer decides the correct check digit automatically so that the correct bar code data will be printed. When EAN13 is selected, adding '+' and a two-digit or
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    A. Appendix „ When EAN 128 set A, set B or set C is selected with the parameter 't132' or 'T132', 't133' or 'T133' or 't134' or 'T134' The same rules apply as for 't12' or 'T12', 't13' or 'T13', or 't14' or 'T14'. Box drawing ESC i ... E (or e) 'E' or 'e' is a terminator. Line block drawing ESC i
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    'Code 128 set B LPRINT CHR$(27);"it13r1o0x00y140bCODE128B12345?\"; 'Code 128 set C LPRINT CHR$(27);"it14r1o0x00y160b";CHR$(1);CHR$(2);"?\"; 'ISBN(EAN) LPRINTCHR$(27);"it130r1o0x00y180b123456789012?+12345\"; 'EAN 128 set A LPRINT CHR$(27);"it132r1o0x00y210b1234567890?\"; LPRINT CHR$(12) END A.
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    resource 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 Brother driver updates. Customer Service Visit http://www
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    1 PRODUKT This printer has a Class 3B laser diode which produces invisible laser radiation in the laser unit. You should not open the laser 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 in
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    Internal laser radiation Maximum radiation power: 5 mW Wave length: 770 - 810 nm Laser class: Class 3B B. Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries) 120
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    not sure, contact a qualified electrician. Disconnect device You must install this printer near a power outlet that is easily accessible. In case of an emergency shut off the power completely. Caution for LAN connection (For model HL-5250DN) Connect this product to a LAN connection that is not
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    EC Declaration of Conformity B. Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries) 122
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    Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your printer needs. You can download the latest software and utilities and 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 Brother driver updates
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    and supplies that are available for purchase.) In USA: In Canada: 1-888-879-3232 (voice) 1-800-947-1445 (fax) http://www.brothermall.com 1-877-BROTHER (voice) Description Toner Cartridge Drum Unit Item TN-550 (Standard, prints approx. 3, 500 pages) TN-580 (High Yield, prints approx. 7,000
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    For USA) Responsible Party: 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: Model number: Product option: Laser Printer HL-5240 and HL-5250DN HL-52 Lower Tray Unit
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    C. Appendix (For USA and Canada) Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 126
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    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
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    If you are not sure, contact a qualified electrician. Disconnect device You must install this printer near a power outlet that is easily accessible. In case of an emergency, you must connection (For model HL-5250DN) Connect this product to a LAN connection that is not subjected to overvoltages.
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    111 Basic tab 26 Booklet printing 23 BRAdmin Light 42 BRAdmin Professional 42 Brother Numbers (USA/Canada 123, 124 BR-Script 3 99 BR-Script 3 mode 43 BR-Script printer driver 34 Buffer error 48 C Carton contents 1 Cartridge position error 47 Character sets 108 Cleaning 73 Consumables
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    Remote Printer Console 44, 108 Reprint 30, 51 S Scanner window 76 Service call 49 Service centers (USA/Canada 124 Service centres (Europe and other countries) ........ 118 Software 42 Specifications 100 Support tab 33 Symbol 108 System requirements 104 T Toner cartridge 62, 103 Toner life
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USER’S GUIDE
Brother Laser Printer
HL-5240
HL-5250DN series
For visually-impaired users
You can read this manual with Screen
Reader ‘text-to-speech’ software.
You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use the printer.
Please use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer. You can find a printed copy in the box.
Please read this User’s Guide thoroughly before you use the printer. Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you
can use it quickly if you need to. You can also read the User’s Guide in HTML format by visiting our web site at
or accessing it from the CD-ROM directly.
Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com
where you can get product support, the latest driver updates and
utilities, and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and technical questions.
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