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  • Brother International HL5050 | Users Manual - English - Page 1
    Brother Laser Printer HL-5030 HL-5040 HL-5050 HL-5070N User's Guide For visually-impaired users Please see the two HTML files, index_win.html and index_mac.html, on the supplied CD-ROM. You can read them with Screen Reader 'text-to-speech' software. You must set up the hardware and install the
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    Laser printer HL-5000 series User's Guide Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes We use the following terms throughout this User's Guide: You must follow these warnings to prevent possible personal injury. You must follow these instructions to make sure you use the printer properly and do not
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    inside the printer. Before you clean the printer, clear a paper jam or replace parts, make sure you have turned off the power switch and unplugged the printer from the of the printer. Do not use cleaning materials that contain ammonia. They will damage the printer and the toner cartridge. II
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    the Printer. Calls must be made from within that country. Register your product By registering your product with Brother International Corporation registration with Brother: ■ may serve as a confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt; ■ may support an insurance
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    Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 15 Musick Irvine CA 92618 In Canada Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd. - Marketing Dept. 1, rue Hôtel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6 Service below and follow the recorded instructions to receive a fax about
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    Internet addresses Brother Global Web Site: http://www.brother.com For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, and Driver Updates and Utilities: http://solutions.brother.com (In USA Only) For Brother Accessories & Supplies: http://www.brothermall.com V
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    resource for all your Printer needs. You can download the latest software and utilities, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips, and go to the 'Solutions' section to learn how to get the most from your Brother product. http://solutions.brother.com You can check here for the Brother driver updates. VI
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    Product options: Laser Printer HL-5030, 5040, 5050 and HL-5070N HL-50 Lower Tray Unit LT-5000, DIMM complies with Part 15 of tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user's authority
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    appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only) This printer follows EN55022 (CISPR Publication 22)/Class B. Before you use this product, make sure that you use a double-shielded interface cable with twisted-pair conductors
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    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 complies with
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    1 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 manual may result in
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    safe. For your safety, if in any doubt about the effective grounding of the power, call 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 disconnect the power cord from the power outlet to shut
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    fuse cover. Never use a plug that does not have a cover. Warning - This printer must be earthed. The wires in the mains lead are coloured in line with the need to fit a different plug, you should do the following. Remove a bit of the outer cover of the lead, taking care not to damage the coloured
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    Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks in the United MS-DOS, Windows and Windows NT are 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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    467-8561, Japan Plant Brother Corporation (Asia) Ltd. Brother Buji Nan Ling Factory, Gold Garden Ind., Nan Ling Village, Buji, Rong Gang, Shenzhen, China Herewith declare that: Product description Product Name Model Number : Laser Printer : HL-5030, HL-5040, HL-5050, HL-5070N : HL-50 are in
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    (For HL-5030 and HL-5040 1-44 Manual duplex printing from the multi-purpose tray (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N) ......... 1-45 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 1-46 2 Driver and software ...2-1 Printer driver ...2-1 For Windows® 95 and Windows NT® 4.0 (HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N
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    Service call indications ...3-5 Control panel buttons ...3-7 Print a test page ...3-8 Using control panel button 3-8 Using the printer driver ...3-8 Printer Settings ...3-9 Using the control panel button 3-9 Using the printer driver ...3-9 Print fonts (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N 3-10
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    box? When you unpack the printer, check to see that you have all of the following parts. 1 1 Printer 2 Drum Unit Assembly (with Toner Cartridge included) 3 Quick Setup Guide 4 CD-ROM 2 5 AC PC or to the iMac's keyboard. ■ The HL-5030 only supports the USB interface. ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 1
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    -down Output Tray Support Flap (Support Flap) 2 Control Panel 3 Front Cover Release Button 4 (HL-5030 and HL-5040) Manual Feed Tray (HL-5050 and HL-5070N) Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) 5 Paper Tray 6 Power Switch 7 Front Cover 8 Face-down Output Tray (Top Output Tray) * The printer illustration is
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    1-2 1 Face-up Output Tray (Back Output Tray) 2 AC Power Connector 3 (HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N) Parallel Interface Connector 4 USB Interface Connector 5 Side Cover 6 (HL-5070N) 10/100Base TX Port 7 (HL-5070N) LED (Light-emitting Diode) * The printer illustration is based on HL-5070N. ABOUT THIS
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    easily unplugged. ■ Only use the printer within the following ranges of temperature and humidity: Temperature: 10 °C to 32.5 °C (50 °F 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
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    trays in the printer driver and this Guide are as follows: Paper tray Manual feed tray Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) Optional lower tray unit Tray 1 Manual (For HL-5030 and HL-5040) MP Tray (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N) Tray 2 (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N) While looking at this page on the CD
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    not use acidic or alkaline paper. ■ Use long-grain paper. ■ Use paper with a moisture content of approximately 5%. ■ This printer can use recylced paper that meets the DIN 19309 specification. Caution Do not use ink jet paper, or it may cause a paper jam and damage your printer. To help you choose
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    Printable area When using PCL emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown below. Portrait 1 2 4 3 Figure 1-3 A4 1 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 2 6.01 mm (0.24 in.) 3 4.2 mm in.) B6 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 5.0 mm (0.19 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 5.0 mm (0.19 in.) ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 7
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    in this chapter. Printing on plain paper from the paper tray Illustrations in this section are based on HL-5050 and HL-5070N. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Tray1 PCL driver PS driver (For HL-5050 and
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    2 Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. Figure 1-5 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. Figure 1-6 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 9
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    tray, or paper jams may occur. Check that paper is below the maximum paper mark (▼). Figure 1-8 For two-sided printing, put the side that is going to be printed on (blank side) face down, with the top of the paper at the front of the tray. 5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Check that
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    tray support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the top output tray. Figure 1-9 If you choose not to pull out the output tray support flap, we recommend that you remove printed pages immediately after they come out of the printer. 6 Send the print data to the printer. ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 11
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    in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Manual PCL driver 2 Send the print data to the printer. A NO PAPER message is shown in the Status Monitor and indicated by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual feed tray. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-10
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    , or it may cause a jam. ■ If you put any Media (paper, transparency and so on) in the manual feed tray before the printer is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being printed on. 5 After the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper as in Step 4 above
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    Printing on plain paper from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N) The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the multi-purpose tray. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain
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    the tray and remains under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray. Figure 1-15 Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position on the MP tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam. ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 15
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    5 While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size. Figure 1-16 When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the following: ■ The side to be printed on must be face up. ■ During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the printer. ■ Put the
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    in this chapter. Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the manual feed tray (For HL-5030 and HL-5040) 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper Paper Source: Manual PCL driver 2 Open the back output
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    the print data to the printer. A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual feed tray. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-18 4 Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the paper size. Figure 1-19 5 Using both hands put the paper in
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    and so on) in the manual feed tray 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 as in Step 5 above. Repeat for each page that you want to print. 7 Close the back output
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    Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N) 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper Paper Source: MP Tray PCL driver PS driver 1 - 20 ABOUT THIS
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    2 Open the back output tray, and then pull out the face-up output tray support if necessary. Figure 1-22 3 Open the MP tray and lower it gently. 4 Pull out the MP tray support flap. Figure 1-23 MP tray support flap Figure 1-24 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 21
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    in a skewed printout or a paper jam. 6 While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size. Figure 1-26 When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the following; ■ During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the printer. ■ The side to be
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    Caution Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stacking the sheets may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl. Figure 1-27 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 23
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    ■ with windows, holes, cutouts or perforations Figure 1-28 IF YOU USE ANY OF THE TYPES OF ENVELOPES LISTED ABOVE, THEY MAY DAMAGE YOUR PRINTER. THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT. ■ Before you print envelopes, you must 'fan' the stack to avoid paper jams and
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    feed tray (For HL-5030 and HL-5040) The printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed tray to the back of the printer. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print envelopes. The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed tray
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    3 Send the print data to the printer. A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual feed tray. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-30 4 Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the envelope size. Figure 1-31 1 - 26 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
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    below). When you have finished printing your envelopes, close the back output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position. Figure 1-32 5 Using both hands put the envelope in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the envelope touches the paper feed roller. Hold the envelope
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    with the side to be printed face up. ■ If you put any Media (paper, transparency and so on) in the manual feed tray before the printer is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being printed on. 6 After the printed envelope comes out of the printer, the printer will wait until you put
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    you want to print envelopes. The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the MP tray. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Envelopes Paper Source: MP Tray PCL driver PS driver ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 29
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    2 Open the back output tray, and then pull out the face-up output tray support if necessary. Figure 1-34 3 Open the MP tray and lower it gently. 4 Pull out the MP tray support flap. Figure 1-35 MP tray support flap Figure 1-36 1 - 30 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
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    below). When you have finished printing your envelopes, close the back output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position. Figure 1-37 5 Put envolopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of the tray and remain under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the
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    the maximum paper height guides that are on both sides of the tray. 7 Send the print data to the printer. 8 After you finish the print job, close the back output tray. ■ If envelopes get smudged during printing, in the printer driver select MP Tray as the Paper Source for a straight paper path. Then
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    tray, manual feed tray or MP tray. Printing on transparencies from the paper tray ■ Do not put more than 10 transparencies in the paper tray. ■ Illustrations in this section are based on HL-5050 and HL-5070N. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver
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    that the guides are firmly in the slots. Figure 1-41 4 Put transparencies in the tray. Check that the transparencies are flat and below the maximum paper mark (▼). Do not put more than 10 transparencies in the tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam. 1 - 34 ABOUT THIS PRINTER Figure 1-42
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    5 Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Pull out the support flap to prevent transparencies from sliding off the top output tray. 6 Send the print data to the printer. Figure 1-43 Figure 1-44 Caution Remove each transparency immediately. ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 35
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    Printing on transparencies from the manual feed tray (For HL-5030 and HL-5040) When the back output tray is open, the printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed tray to the back output tray. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver.
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    3 Send the print data to the printer A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a transparency in the manual feed tray. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 1-46 4 Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to the transparency size. Figure 1-47 5 Using both hands put the
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    any one time, or it may cause a jam. ■ If you put any Media (paper, transparency and so on) in the manual feed tray before the printer is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being printed on. 6 After the printed transparency comes out of the printer, put in the next transparency as
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    Printing on transparencies from the MP tray (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N) When the back output tray is open, the printer has a straight paper path from the MP tray to the back of the printer. 1 Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type:
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    2 Open the back output tray. 3 Send the print data to the printer. Figure 1-49 A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a transparency in the MP tray. Toner Drum Paper Status 4 Open the MP tray and lower it gently. Figure 1-50 Figure 1-51 1 - 40 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
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    tray support flap. Figure 1-52 6 When putting transparencies in the MP tray, make sure they touch the back of the tray and remain under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray. Do not put more than 10 transparencies in the MP tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam
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    the maximum paper height guides that are on both sides of the tray. 8 After you finish printing, close the back output tray. Caution Remove each transparency immediately after printing. Stacking the printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or the transparency to curl. 1 - 42 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
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    on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing) The supplied PCL printer drivers for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, Mac® OS 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac® OS X 10.1 or later all enable manual duplex printing. For more information about how to choose the settings, see the Help
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    into the manual feed tray. Place the paper with the side that is going to be printed on (the blank side) face up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Figure 1-57 4 Repeat Step 3 until you have printed all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of the paper. 1 - 44 ABOUT THIS PRINTER
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    order back into the MP tray. Place the paper with the side that is going to be printed on (the blank side) face up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Figure 1-59 4 Repeat Step 3 until you have printed all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of the paper. ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 45
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    has curled once the first side has been printed on, and you cannot feed the paper for the second time from manual feed tray or MP tray to allow the other side of the paper to be printed on: At the back of the printer, open the back output tray and push down the blue tabs
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    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. It will print page 6 then page 5 on the third sheet of paper, and so on. When doing manual
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    . You can also download the latest printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can see the operations and detailed information in the Install Software section of the supplied CD-ROM. For Windows® 95 and Windows NT® 4.0 (HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N) ■ PCL
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    using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Basic tab by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-5000 series Properties screen. 1 2 1 Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation and so on. 2 Select the Paper Source and so on. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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    , you can access the Advanced tab by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-5000 series Properties screen. 12 3 45 Change the tab settings by clicking the following icons: 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex 3 Watermark 4 Page Setting 5 Device Options 2 - 3 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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    (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N) 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 brightness, contrast and other settings. ■ Improve gray printing (For Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users
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    )* ■ TrueType Mode (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N)* The Printer Function list may differ depending on the model. * If you are using Windows® 95, 98 or Me, you can change settings of HRC and TrueType Mode in Print Setting in the Print Quality option of the Advanced tab. 2 - 5 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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    turn the Quick Print Setup function ON or OFF. A small selection window appears on your computer. This will then let you make changes to the settings of the following functions: ■ Multiple Page ■ Manual Duplex ■ Toner Save Mode ■ Paper Source ■ Media Type Sleep Time When the printer does not receive
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    the printer. ■ Light ■ Medium ■ Dark. ■ Off: Turn HRC off TrueType Mode (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N) TrueType fonts may be sent to your printer in one of the following ways: ■ Download as TrueType (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N) ■ Download as Bit Image ■ Print as Graphics 2 - 7 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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    Setting This feature recognizes the paper size in each paper tray. 3 Auto detection of printer options (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N) The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed optional unit devices and show the available settings in the printer driver. When you click the Auto
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    4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-5000 series Properties screen. ■ You can download the latest driver or by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com ■ You can see the printer
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    in the PS printer driver This section is for HL-5050 and HL-5070N. You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com For more information, please see the Help text in the printer driver. The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The
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    Device Settings tab Select the options you installed. 2 - 11 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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    4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Layout tab by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-5000 BR-Script3 Properties screen. You can change the Layout setting by selecting the setting in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet. DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 12
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    Paper / Quality tab Select the Paper Source. 2 - 13 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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    options If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Brother HL-5000 BR-Script3 Advanced Options tab by clicking Advanced... button in the Layout tab or the Paper / Quality tab. 1 2 3 1 Select the Paper Size and Copy Count. 2 Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType
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    OS X 10.1 The screens on your Macintosh® will vary depending on your Operating System. Page setup You can set the Paper size, Orientation and Scale. Brother Laser driver / PS driver Layout Set the Layout, Pages per Sheet and other settings. Brother Laser driver / PS driver 2 - 15 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE
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    Specific settings Set the Media Type, Resolution, Toner Save, and other settings. Brother Laser driver PS driver DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 16
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    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 your printer on the network. Driver Deployment Wizard This
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    from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. This feature has been set at the factory to ON. The printer can choose from the following combinations: EPSON (default) HP LaserJet BR-Script 3 EPSON FX-850 IBM HP LaserJet BR-Script 3 IBM ProPrinter XL DRIVER AND SOFTWARE 2 - 18
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    3 Control panel This section refers to the four Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) (Toner, Drum, Paper, Status) and the two control panel buttons (Job Cancel, Go) on the control panel LED is blinking When the power switch is off or the printer is in Sleep mode, all the LEDs are off. CONTROL PANEL 3 - 1
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    Drum Paper Status Figure 3-4 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-5 3 - 2 CONTROL PANEL Printer status Sleep mode The power switch is off or the printer is in Sleep mode. Pressing the Go button wakes up the printer from Sleep mode to Ready mode. Warming up The printer is warming up. Ready to print
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    Paper Status Figure 3-8 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-9 Printer status Data remaining in memory Print data remains in the printer memory. If the Status LED is on for a long time and nothing has printed, press the Go button to print the remaining data. Toner low Indicates that the toner cartridge
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    LED Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-10 Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-11 Printer status Paper jam Clear the paper jam. See Paper jams and how to clear them in Chapter 6. If the printer does not start printing, press the Go button. No paper Put paper in the printer. See Printing on plain paper in
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    call indications If there is an error that cannot be put right, the printer will show that a service call is needed by lighting up all the LEDs as shown in Figure 3-12. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 3-12 If you see the service call indication above, follow the steps below: 1 Take out the DIMM (Dual
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    Go and Job Cancel LEDs Toner Fixing unit failure Laser unit failure Main motor failure Main PCB failure Engine PCB DIMM failure failure Drum Paper Status Make a note of the indication and report the error status to your dealer or a Brother authorized service representative by referring to
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    press the Job Cancel button while printing, the printer will immediately stop printing and will then eject the paper. Wake-up If the printer is in Sleep mode, press the Go or Job Cancel button to wake the printer up and go to the Ready state. Form feed If the yellow Status LED is on, press the
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    light up and then go off again. Keep the Go button pressed down until the Toner LED comes on. When the Toner LED comes on, release the Go button. 4 Press the Go button again. The printer will print a test page. Using the printer driver If you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, click
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    in. 2 Turn on the printer and wait until the printer is in Ready state. 3 Press the Go button three times. The printer will print the current printer settings. Using the printer driver If you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you can print the current printer settings by clicking the
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    the Go button again until the Drum LED comes on. 5 When the Drum LED comes on, release the Go button. The printer will print a list of the internal fonts. Using the printer driver (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N) If you are using Brother's Windows® PCL printer driver, you can print a list of the
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    When the Toner LED comes on, release the Go button. 4 Hold down the Go button and keep it pressed down until the yellow Status LED comes on. When the Status LED comes on, release the Go button. 5 When all the LEDs light up again, the printer will start warming up. The print server has been reset to
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    see the information for each item. Model HL-5030 HL-5040 HL-5050 HL-5070N DIMM N/A L L L Lower tray unit N/A L L L Print server N/A L L Standard DIMM We recommend that you expand the printer memory to avoid any memory full errors. For HL-5040 This printer has 8 MB of standard memory and a slot
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    Installing additional memory 1 Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the printer. Disconnect the interface cable from the printer. Figure 4-1 Caution Make sure you turn the printer OFF before you install or remove the DIMM. 2 Remove the side cover. Use a coin to loosen the two screws,
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    back on. 8 Reconnect the interface cable (printer cable) to your computer. Plug the printer back in, and then turn on the printer power switch. To check that you have installed the DIMM correctly, print the printer settings by using the selection in the driver and check the printout to make sure it
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    (LT-5000) (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N) The lower tray unit is an optional device that can hold extra paper. It can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of paper (75 g/m2 or 20 lb). Figure 4-5 If you want to buy an optional lower tray unit, call the dealer you bought the printer from. To install the
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    protocol support when you use it on the HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N printers: ■ NC-2010p: TCP/IP, Netware, NetBIOS, DLC/LLC, DEC LAT, Banyan VINES and AppleTalk* protocols ■ NC-2100p: TCP/IP, NetBIOS and AppleTalk protocols ■ Superior network and printer management: ■ BRAdmin Professional Windows
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    the toner cartridge. 2 You can see how to replace the drum unit. 3 You can see how to clean the scanner window. 4 You can see how to clean the corona wire in the drum unit. 5 You can see how to clean the surface of the OPC in the drum unit. These instructions are also included in Improving the print
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    used. ■ 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 Toner Drum Paper Status The Toner LED alternates turning on for
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    below, the printer has run out of toner or the toner is not evenly distributed inside the cartridge. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 5-2 Replacing the toner cartridge To make sure you get high quality print, make sure you use quality toner cartridges. When you want to buy toner cartridges, call the
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    2 Pull out the drum unit assembly (drum unit with toner cartridge). Figure 5-4 Caution ■ We recommend that you place the drum unit 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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    toner cartridges with only Genuine Brother Branded Supplies. ■ Printing with a third-party toner or third-party toner cartridge may reduce not only the print quality but also the quality and life of the printer itself. It may also cause serious damage to the performance and life of a drum unit
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    after you have removed the protective cover. Do not touch the shaded parts shown in Figure 5-9 and Figure 5-10 to prevent any degradation to the print quality. Figure 5-9 Figure 5-10 6 Put the new toner cartridge firmly into the drum unit until you hear it lock into place. If you put it in
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    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. Figure 5-12 8 Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer. Close the front cover of the printer. Figure 5-13 5 - 7 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
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    is a noticeable deterioration in the print quality. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 5-14 Caution ■ While removing the drum unit, handle it carefully because it may contain toner. ■ Every time you replace the drum unit, you should clean the inside of the printer. See Cleaning in this chapter. ROUTINE
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    method in the instructional video on the supplied CD-ROM: 1 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover of the printer. 2 Pull out the drum unit assembly. Figure 5-15 Figure 5-16 Caution ■ We recommend that you place the drum unit assembly on a piece of disposable paper or cloth
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    powder does not spill out of the unit. 4 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. 5 Put the toner cartridge in the new drum unit until you hear it lock into
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    is open and the Status LED is red. Figure 5-20 7 Reset the drum counter. See the instructions supplied with the new drum unit. Caution ■ The Drum LED indication does not disappear until you reset the drum counter. ■ Do not reset the drum counter when you replace only the toner cartridge. 8 Close the
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    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 soft cloth. See the Maintenance Tutorial section in the supplied CD-ROM. You can see instructional videos on your
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    the maintenance parts regularly to maintain print quality. You should replace the units listed below after printing the following number of pages. Item Fixing unit Separator pad holder assembly Pick up roller assembly Approximate Life 80,000 pages * 50,000 pages * 50,000 pages * To Purchase
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    6 Troubleshooting Identifying your problem First, check the following: ■ The power plug 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 properly. ■ The front cover is fully closed. ■ Paper is
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    Memory Full No Paper Tray1 No Paper Tray2 No Paper Manual Feed No Paper Multi Purpose Tray Jam Tray 1 Jam Tray 2 Jam Inside Jam Rear Jam Multi Purpose Tray Print Overrun Resolution Reduced to Enable Printing (The printer has printed the document at a reduced resolution) Toner Empty Toner Low Action
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    the complexity of your document or reduce the print resolution. ■ Expand the printer memory by adding a commercially available DIMM. See Installing additional memory in Chapter 4. ■ Set page protection to ON by using the supplied Windows driver or RPC program. ■ Change the following settings in
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    1. Problem The printer does not feed paper. The printer does not feed paper from the manual feed slot. The printer will not feed envelopes. A paper jam has occurred. The printer does not print into the top output tray. The printer does not print on the specified paper. (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL
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    and how to clear them When a paper jam occurs, the printer indicates it by lighting the control panel LEDs as shown below. Toner Drum Paper Status Figure 6-1 After you have just used the printer, some parts inside the printer are extremely hot. When you open the front cover or back output tray of
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    1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. Figure 6-3 2 Pull the jammed paper up and out of the printer. Figure 6-4 3 Press the cover release button and then open the front cover. 6 - 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Figure 6-5
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    the drum unit assembly easily at this time, do not use extra force. Instead, pull the edge of the jammed paper from the paper tray. Figure 6-6 Caution To prevent damage to the printer caused by static electricity, do not touch the electrodes shown in Figure 6-7. Figure 6-7 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 7
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    tray. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit. If the paper jam can be cleared, go to Step 7. Figure 6-8 If you have to pull the paper toward the back of the printer, the fuser may get dirty with toner powder and it may scatter on the next printouts. Print a few copies of the test page until the
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    8 Push the lock lever down and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly. Take out the jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit. Figure 6-11 9 Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer. 10 Put the paper tray in the printer. 11 Close the front cover. TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 9
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    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 in Chapter 5. ■ Try installing a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit in Chapter 5. ■ Make
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    Rough-surfaced paper or thick print media may cause this problem. See What kind of paper can I use? in Chapter 1. ■ Make sure that you choose the appropriate media type in the printer driver. See What kind of paper can I use? in Chapter 1. ■ Try using a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit in
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    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 label stock on the OPC drum surface. Clean the drum unit as follows: 1 Position the print sample in front of the drum unit, and find the exact position of the poor
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    cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge in Chapter 5. Make sure that a torn piece of paper is not inside the printer covering the scanner window. ■ The fixing unit may be smudged. Call Customer Service. Black lines down the page Printed pages have toner stains down the page. TROUBLESHOOTING
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    path. See Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5030 and HL-5040) in Chapter 1 or Printing on envelopes from the MP tray (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N) in Chapter 1. ■ Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper 180° in the input tray. 6 - 14 TROUBLESHOOTING
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    push down the blue tabs at the left and right hand sides (as shown in the figure below). When you have finished printing your envelopes, close the back output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position. See page 1-31. ABCDEFG EFGHIJKLMN Envelope creases TROUBLESHOOTING 6 - 15
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    Solving print problems Problem The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage data. The printer cannot print full pages of a document. An error message PRINT OVERRUN is printed out. The printer cannot print full pages of a document. An error message MEMORY FULL is printed out. My headers or
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    A Appendix Printer specifications Engine Model Technology Print speed First print time Resolution Windows® 98/Me, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP DOS Mac® OS HRC*2 HL-5030 HL-5040 / HL-5050 / HL-5070N Electrophotographic Up
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    10/100BaseTX Protocol for optional 10/100BaseTX (NC-2010P) Protocol for optional 10/100BaseTX (NC-2100P) Management tool Emulation Resident fonts PCL PostScript®3 language emulation HL-5030 HL-5040 HL-5050 HL Mbps). *4 HL-5050 and HL-5070N only. *5 Brother original Windows® management utility
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    Software Model Printer driver Utilities Control panel HL-5030 HL-5040 HL-5050 HL-5070N Printer Driver for Windows® 98 /Me, Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP PCL Driver for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows® NT4.0, Windows® 2000, and Windows® XP Brother Laser Driver for Mac® OS 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac® OS X
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    sizes HL-5030 HL-5040 HL-5050 HL-5070N Multi- N/A purpose tray Plain paper, Bond paper, Recycled paper, Envelope, Labels, and Transparency*12 Manual Plain paper, Bond paper, Recycled N/A feed tray paper, Envelope, Labels, and Transparency Paper tray Plain paper, Recycled paper, and
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    HL-5030 HL-5040 382 × 383 × 252 mm (15.0 × 15.1 × 9.9 in.) Approx.10.6 kg (23.4 lb) including the drum unit and toner cartridge Other HL-5050 HL-5070N 382 × 401 × 252 mm (15.0 × 15.8 × 9.9 in.) Approx. 11.6 kg (25.6 lb) including the drum unit and toner cartridge Model Power Printing
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    for the printer. Paper for plain paper copies Paper is divided by usage, such as paper for printing and paper for copying. The usage is usually specified on the paper's package. Check the package to see whether it is suitable for laser printers. Use paper that is suitable for laser printers. Basis
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    absorbs water, the amount of water can sometimes be about 10% in a high humidity environment. When the amount of water increases, the characteristic 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
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    Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, the Apple Logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks in the United Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a 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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    6-4, A-3 paper jams 3-4, 6-5 parallel cable 1-1 PCL printer driver 2-2 pick up roller 5-13 plain paper 1-6 power supply 1-4 print configuration 3-9 print media 1-5 print quality 2-4, 6-10 print server 4-5 print test page 3-8 printable area 1-7 printer driver 2-1, 2-10, A-3 printer parts
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    toner empty 3-3, 5-3 toner low 3-3, 5-2 trademarks A-8 U utilities A-3 W watermark 2-4 weights A-5 I - 2
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Brother Laser Printer
HL-5030
HL-5040
HL-5050
HL-5070N
User's Guide
Version 1
For visually-impaired users
Please see the two HTML files, index_win.html and index_mac.html,
on the supplied CD-ROM. You can read them 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.
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.