Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto HL-2140 del fabbricante Brother
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USER’S GUIDE Br oth e r Lase r P ri nt er HL-2 140 HL-2 150N HL-2 170W Fo r vis ually-imp aired users You can read this manual wit h Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’ software. You must set up the hardware and install the driver before y ou can u se the printer.
i Using this guide Sy mbols used in th is guid e W e use the f o llowing icons t hroug hout this Use r’s G uide: Wa rning s tell yo u wha t to d o to prev ent pos sibl e person al injur y. Electri cal Haza rd icons alert you to a p ossibl e electr ical sh ock.
ii Safety prec autions To use t he p rint er sa fely WARNIN G Th ere ar e h igh vol t age e lec tr odes in side the pri nter . Be fore you clea n the in sid e of the pri nt er, ma ke sur e that you hav e turne d off t h e power switc h and u np lugge d t h e printe r from the AC powe r outlet .
iii DO NOT remove or damage th e ca u t ion l abels loca te d o n or ar ound the fus e r. DO NOT use a vacu um cleaner to clean up sc attered t o n er. Doin g this mi gh t cause the to ner dust to ignite insi d e th e vacuum cl e an e r, p o t entiall y starti ng a fir e .
iv Trade m ar ks Th e Brot her log o is a regis ter ed trade mark of Brot her Indu str ies, Ltd. App le, the Apple Log o, Ma cint osh a nd TrueT ype are reg istered tra dem arks of A pple Inc.
v Tabl e of Co nten ts 1 About this Printer 1 What is i n t he box? ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... ..... .... ... ..... ..... ..... .... .. 1 Int e r face cabl e .
vi Toner cart ridge .............. ................... .............. ................... ................. ................ ............. ...... ..... ..... ..61 Drum uni t .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .
vii C Append ix (for USA and Cana da) 122 Broth er numb e rs .. .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .... ... ..... ..... ..... ..12 2 Importan t information: regulations .
1 1 1 What is in the box? 1 When you unpack th e printe r , make sure th at y ou have all o f the fo llowing part s. I nterfa ce cable 1 The int erfa ce c abl e is not a st anda rd a cce sso ry. Pur chas e th e appr opr iate cabl e fo r th e in te rface you are usi ng.
About t his Pr i nter 2 1 Fro nt v iew 1 1 Face-down output tray support flap 2 (support f lap 2) 1 2 Face-down output tray support flap 1 (support f lap 1) 3 Control pa nel 4 Manual feed pa per guide.
About t his Pr i nter 3 1 Ba ck vi ew 1 1 B ack cover ( bac k out put tray ) 2 AC pow er connect or 3 HL-2150N / HL- 2170W: Network s ta t us LE Ds (Lig ht E mi tting Diode s ) 4 HL -21 50N / HL-21 70.
About t his Pr i nter 4 1 Positioning the pri nter 1 Re ad th e follow ing be fore yo u use the print er. Po wer supp ly 1 Use the pr inter wi thin the r ecom men ded po wer rang e. Th e pow er cord, inclu ding e xtensio ns, s hou ld be no lo nger t han 5 me ters (1 6.
5 2 2 About paper 2 Type and si ze of paper 2 Th e print er load s pap er from the in s ta lled pa per t ray or t he ma nual fee d slot . Th e nam es for the pap er tray s in the pr inter d rive r and.
Pri nting Met hods 6 2 1 Legal size pap er is no t avai labl e in so me re gions ou tsid e the U SA and C anada. Recomme nded pap e r 2 To g et th e bse t pri nt qu ali ty, we sug gest usin g pa per th at mee ts t he co ndi ti ons me ntio ned be low.
Pri nting Met hods 7 2 Types o f envelope s 2 Mo st env elop es will be suitab le for yo ur pr inter. Ho wever , so me env elope s may h ave f eed a nd prin t qual ity problems due to th e way th ey h ave been made.
Pri nting Met hods 8 2 Un print able ar ea 2 Th e area o f the paper that c ann ot be p rinted on is sh own in th e table be lo w: Po rtra i t 2 Landsc ape 2 A4 Le tter Legal B5 ( ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6 1 4.23 mm (0.1 6 in.) 4.23 mm (0. 16 in.) 4.23 m m (0 .
Pri nting Met hods 9 2 Printing meth ods 2 Pr inti ng on p la in pa pe r, bo nd p a per a nd t rans pa ren cie s 2 Pri nt ing on pl ain p ap er, bond pap er and tr ans pare nc ies f rom t he pap er tr ay 2 (F or t he r ecom men ded paper to us e, se e Abou t pape r o n pa ge 5.
Pri nting Met hods 10 2 Note For Legal size paper, press in the inside latches and pull out th e b a ck o f the paper tray. (Legal si ze p a per is not a vailable in some regi ons.) c Put paper in the t ray, and make su re that the paper is below the ma ximum paper ma rk (1).
Pri nting Met hods 11 2 f Choose the foll owing from the pri nter dr iver: Paper S ize . ........ ....... ....... ..... (1) Media Type ........ .......
Pri nting Met hods 12 2 g Send th e pr int data to t he print er. Note • Th e Erro r LED on the c ont rol pa nel will lig ht up to in dicate No paper if the power switch is tu rn e d on b e for e you put paper or transpar encies in th e tray. You can clear t h i s err o r i ndica tion by p ressing Go .
Pri nting Met hods 13 2 Printing on pl ain paper, b o n d paper or trans p ar encies f r o m the Man ual feed slo t 2 (F or t he r ecom men ded paper to us e, se e Abou t pape r o n pa ge 5.) Note The prin ter automati cally tu rns on the Ma n ual Fe e d mo d e wh e n yo u pu t paper in th e manual fe e d sl o t .
Pri nting Met hods 14 2 d Us ing bo t h hand s, put one pi ece of p aper o r one t rans pare ncy in t he man ual f eed s lot unt il the f ront ed ge of the pap er or tran spar enc y touche s th e pape r feed rol ler. W hen yo u fee l t h e mac hine pu ll in th e pape r, let go .
Pri nting Met hods 15 2 e Choose the foll owing from the pri nter dr iver: Paper S ize ..... ........... ....... ..... (1) Media Type ........ ....... .
Pri nting Met hods 16 2 f Send th e pr int data to t he print er. g After t h e pri n t e d page come s out of the print er, put in the next sheet of pa per or transpar ency as in Step d abov e.
Pri nting Met hods 17 2 Pr inting on thi ck pa per, labels a nd e nvelope s 2 When the b ack output tray is pul led down, th e printer h a s a straight paper path fro m the manual feed slot through to the ba ck of the pri nter. Use this pa p er feed and output method when yo u want t o pr int on thi ck pap er, lab els or en velopes .
Pri nting Met hods 18 2 d Us ing b oth ha nd s , put one p iece of pa per or o ne en velo pe in the m anu al fe ed s lot unt il t he fron t ed ge o f the paper or env elop e to uches the paper feed ro ller . When y ou f eel the mach ine pull in the pa pe r, let go.
Pri nting Met hods 19 2 Note • W hen y ou use En velo pe #10 , choos e Com- 10 for th e Paper S ize . • Fo r othe r envelo pes wh ich ar e not liste d in the print er driver, such a s E nvelop e #9 or E nvel ope C 6, choose User Defined... (For more i nformation o n envelope si zes, see Paper size on p age 10 6.
Pri nting Met hods 20 2 f Send th e pr int data to t he print er. g After the printed page comes out of t he prin ter, put i n the n ext sheet of pap er or envelo p e a s shown in Ste p d .
Pri nting Met hods 21 2 Note • If an enve lope is creased af ter it is pr i nte d, tu rn the next o n e around 1 80 ° wh e n you put i t in the manual feed sl ot, and th en in the pri nter drive r choose the Advanced tab, select Pa ge Se tting , and check th e Reverse Print b ox.
Pri nting Met hods 22 2 Duplex printin g 2 The supp lied pri nter dr iv ers f or W indow s ® 2 0 00/XP/XP Professio nal x64 Edition, Windows Vista™, W indow s Serv er ® 2003 /Wi ndow s Se rver ® 20 03 x 64 E dition and Mac OS ® X 1 0.3 o r greater all en able du plex print ing.
Pri nting Met hods 23 2 c Rem ove the print ed e ven- numbe red pag es fro m th e out put tray and put them bac k in t he paper tray wit h the side to b e print e d on (blan k side) fa ce d own.
Pri nting Met hods 24 2 c Usi ng b oth hand s, s lid e the manu al f eed sl ot pa per gui des t o t he w idt h o f the pap er t hat y ou are goi ng to u se. d Us ing both h ands pu t the paper in the m anu al feed s lot wit h the sid e that is going to be pr inted on first facing up.
Pri nting Met hods 25 2 P aper o rie nta tion f or ma nua l du plex prin ting 2 The prin ter pri nts the se cond p a ge first. If yo u print 10 pag es on 5 s heet s o f p aper, it w ill prin t pag e 2 and the n pa ge 1 on t he firs t sheet of pape r. It wi ll print p age 4 a nd the n page 3 on th e secon d she et of pa per.
26 3 3 Printer driver 3 A printe r drive r is so ftware that tr anslate s data fr om the format used by a co m p uter t o t h e fo rmat that a par ticu lar prin ter need s.
Driv er and Software 27 3 1 Do wnloa d th e prin ter d river from htt p://s oluti ons.bro ther.c om or a l ink o n t he s upp lied CD- ROM . I f you down load from a lin k on CD- ROM , cl ick Instal l Oth er Dri vers o r Util ities , then click For Linux users o n the scree n menu .
Driv er and Software 28 3 You can ch ange the fo l lo wing printer s e tt i ng s wh en yo u p rint from yo ur computer . Pape r Siz e M ultip le Page Orie nta tion Co pies M edia T.
Driv er and Software 29 3 Feat ures in the printe r driv er (f or Wind ows ® ) 3 (For more informat ion, se e the Help t e xt in the prin ter driver.) Note • Th e screen s in this se ction a re from Windows ® XP. The s cr eens on your c om puter w ill var y d epen ding on your opera ting sys te m.
Driv er and Software 30 3 Pa per Size 3 Fro m the dro p-do wn box ch oose the Pape r Si ze y ou a re usin g. Multip le Page 3 Th e Mu lt i ple Pag e selec tion c an re duce t h e image size of a pag e.
Driv er and Software 31 3 Me dia Typ e 3 You can u se the fol lowing types o f media i n yo ur p ri nter. Fo r th e best pri nt quality, select the type o f media that you wish to use. Note • W hen us ing or dinary plain p aper (7 2.5 g /m 2 t o 95 g/ m 2 / 19 t o 25 l b) choose Pl ai n Pa per .
Driv er and Software 32 3 Advanced tab 3 Ch ange th e tab set tin gs by clic king one of th e follow ing ic ons: Print Quality (1) Du plex (2) Watermark (3) Page Set t ing (4) Devi.
Driv er and Software 33 3 Pri nt Se tti ng You can manual ly change the pri nt se tting. • Gene ral Th is is a prin ting m od e for ge neral p rin t in g of doc ument s. • Graphics This is th e b e st mo de for print ing documents th a t contain gra phics.
Driv er and Software 34 3 Device Options 3 You can s et the fol lowin g in Printer Func tion : Jo b Spoo ling Quic k Pr int Setu p Sleep Ti me M acro (HL-2 150N / HL-2 170W on ly) .
Driv er and Software 35 3 Job Spooli ng The printer keeps the l ast print job sent to it in me mory. To repri nt the last document, pre ss the Go but ton and hold it down for ab out 4 seco nds u ntil all t he LE Ds lig ht up i n or der ( Toner , Drum , Error , Ready ), and then rel eas e the Go butto n.
Driv er and Software 36 3 Header-Foote r Print W hen t his fea ture is enab led, it will p rint the dat e and t ime on you r doc ument from your comp uter ’s syst em clock an d the PC l ogin use r name or th e tex t you ente red. By clicki ng Settin g , you can custo mize the inf or mati on.
Driv er and Software 37 3 Tra y Sett ings ta b 3 You c an def in e the pap er si ze fo r ea ch pa per tr ay and au to det ec t th e ser ial nu mbe r in the Tra y Settings tab as fo llows. Paper Source S etti ng (1 ) Thi s fea ture id enti fies th e pa per si ze de fine d for ea ch pape r tr ay.
Driv er and Software 38 3 Supp ort t ab 3 Visit t he Genuine Suppl ies websit e (1 ) You can vi sit our we bsite fo r o riginal/g enuine Brot h er su ppli es b y clicki ng this b u t to n. Brother Solutions Center (2) The Broth er Soluti o ns Ce n ter ( h t tp : //solutions .
Driv er and Software 39 3 Feat ures in the printe r driv er (f or Maci ntosh ® ) 3 This pr inter su pports Mac O S ® X 10 .2.4 o r g rea te r. Note Th e scr eens in t his se c tio n are from Mac OS ® X 10. 4. Th e scr eens on y our M acint osh ® wil l var y depen ding on your o perating system.
Driv er and Software 40 3 Cover P age (f o r Mac OS ® X 10.4) 3 You can make t h e followi ng cover p age setti ngs: Print Cover Page If you want to add a cove r page to yo u r d ocument, use this fu n ction. Cove r Page Ty pe Choose a te mplate for t he cover pa ge.
Driv er and Software 41 3 Dupl ex Prin ting 3 Manual dupl ex ( for Mac O S ® X 10.3 or greater) Select Paper Ha ndl ing . Choose Odd numbered pages an d pri nt, and t hen ch oos e Even numbered pages an d pr int .
Driv er and Software 42 3 Toner Save Mode You c an co nser ve to ner usin g thi s fe atu re. When you set Toner Save Mode to On , p rint app ea rs light er. Th e def ault se tting is Off . Note • W e do not recom me nd Tone r Save Mode for printi n g P hoto or G reyscale images.
Driv er and Software 43 3 Advanced tab Print Quality You c an ch ange the pri nt qu alit y as fo llo ws: •P h o t o Th is is a ph otog raph mo de (g radatio n prior ity) . Choose this s ettin g for p rinting ph oto graph s that h ave continuous g radation .
Driv er and Software 44 3 Improve Pri nt Output Th is feat ure all ows y ou to imp rove a pr int qu ality pro blem . • R educ e Pape r Curl If you choose this se tt ing, the pap e r cu rl may be r educed. If you are prin ting only a few pages, yo u do n ot need to ch o ose this settin g .
Driv er and Software 45 3 Uninstalling the printer driv er 3 You can u ninstall t he printer d river t h a t you have installed wi th the fo ll owing steps. Note • This is not av ail a bl e if you installed the printer driver from the Windows Add a prin ter function.
Driv er and Software 46 3 Software 3 So ftware for networ k mod els (HL -2150N / HL-21 70W only ) 3 BRAdm i n Light 3 BRAdmin Lig ht is a utility for ini tial s etup of Brother n etwork conn ected device s. This util ity can sear ch for Brother p roducts on your networ k, view the status and configure basic network se ttings, such as IP address.
Driv er and Software 47 3 Aut omati c inte rfac e sel ect ion ( HL- 2150N / HL-2 170W o nly) 3 This prin ter has an automati c interface s election fe a tur e tha t is turned on by defaul t. This lets it a u tomatically ch ange the inter face t o USB or E thern et de pend ing on whi ch int erfac e is rece iving data.
48 4 4 LEDs (Light Em itting Diodes ) 4 This secti on refe rs to th ree LEDs Toner , Drum and Error , an d a dua l funct ion Ready LED & Go button on th e con t ro l pane l. The LED in dications sh o wn i n th e table below ar e used in th e i llustrat ions in this chapter.
Contr ol Panel 49 4 LED Pri nt er st at us Off The power switch is off. Sleep mo de The printer is in s leep m ode. Press ing the Go button wakes up the printer f rom s leep mode t o ready m ode.
Contr ol Panel 50 4 Wa rmin g up The printer i s warming up. Co olin g dow n The printer is c ool ing down . Wait for a fe w seconds until the inside of the printer has cooled down. Receiving data The printer is eit h er receiving data fr om the com puter, processing data in m emory or printing the data.
Contr ol Panel 51 4 Drum life end soon The drum unit is near the end o f its l i fe. We rec ommend that you get a new drum unit to replace the current one. S ee Replacing the drum unit on pag e 69. The Drum LED will turn on for 2 second s and off for 3 seconds.
Contr ol Panel 52 4 Drum erro r The corona wire needs to be cleaned. See Cleaning the corona wi re on page 77. Put in a n ew drum unit. See Replaci ng the drum unit on page 69.
Contr ol Panel 53 4 Service ca ll indica tions 4 If th ere is a n error that c ann ot be c leare d by the us er, the p rinter w ill sho w that a s ervice call is ne eded by lig ht ing up a ll th e LED s as sho wn bel ow.
Contr ol Panel 54 4 For examp le, the L ED ind icat io n be low sh ows a fus er u nit fail ure . Make a n ote of the in dication, r e ferrin g to th e table on page 53, and re port th e erro r status to your de aler or Brot he r C ust omer Serv ice. Note Make sure th at the front c o ver is completely c l o sed before you re port a se rvice cal l.
Contr ol Panel 55 4 Go button 4 The Go b u tton has th e fo llowing fu nctions: Cancel printing Ca nce l only the print ing job : While pri n tin g p res s the Go butto n for ab out 4 s econd s unt il all the L EDs lig ht up. The Ready and Error LED s will fla sh as t he job is being c anc eled .
Contr ol Panel 56 4 Pr int a test page 4 You can us e the Go butto n or t he prin ter dri ver to pr int a test page. Using th e Go bu tton 4 a Turn o ff the p rinte r. b Make s ure that the front cover is closed and t h e p o wer co rd is p lugged in.
Contr ol Panel 57 4 Pr int a P rinter Settin gs pag e 4 You can pr int the c urren t settin gs usin g the co ntro l p anel b utton o r prin ter driv er. Using th e Go bu tton 4 a Make s ure that the front cover is closed and t h e p o wer co rd is p lugged in.
Contr ol Panel 58 4 Pr int Fo nts ( HL- 2150 N / HL-2 17 0W on ly) 4 You can pr int a list of the in terna l f o nts usin g the c ontrol panel bu tto n or prin ter driv er. Using th e Go bu tton 4 a Turn o ff the p rinte r. b Make s ure that the front cover is closed and t h e p o wer co rd is p lugged in.
Contr ol Panel 59 4 Ne twor k defau lt sett ings (H L-2 150N / HL- 2170W on ly) 4 If you want to reset the p ri nt server b ack to i ts defau lt sett i n gs (rese ttin g all i nformation su ch a s the password and IP ad dre ss i nf orm at ion), fo llow the se st eps: Using th e Go bu tton 4 a Turn o ff the p rinte r.
60 5 5 You will ne ed to re pl ace cer tain part s an d clean t he prin ter reg ularly. WARNIN G Whe n you replace certain par t s or cl ean th e insi de of the printer, rem ember t he follow ing: •.
Routi ne Mainten ance 61 5 To ner car tridg e 5 Th e lif e of t he o rigina l to ner c artridg e t hat came with the printer ma y b e eithe r a stan dard 1 or high y ield 2 t oner ca rtrid ge, and de pend s on t he mode l and c ount ry you b ought the print er in.
Routi ne Mainten ance 62 5 Toner Lif e End me ssage 5 Th e print er will s top pr inting un til you re pla ce the ton er ca rtridg e with a n ew on e. Repl a cing the to ne r ca rtrid ge 5 Note • To ens ure h igh q ualit y printing , w e reco mmen d t h at yo u use o nly genui ne Br othe r ton er cart ridge s.
Routi ne Mainten ance 63 5 CAUTION We re comm end t hat y ou put th e drum unit and t oner cart ridge a ssemb ly on a pie ce of dis posab le pape r or clot h in cas e you ac cide ntally s pill or sc atter t one r. To p revent damage to th e p rinter from sta t ic electri city, DO NOT touch t h e el ectro des shown i n the illus tration .
Routi ne Mainten ance 64 5 CAUTION DO N OT put a toner c artr idge in to a fire. It c ould ex plod e, resu lting i n injurie s. Handl e the to n er cartrid ge carefull y. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold wa ter at onc e.
Routi ne Mainten ance 65 5 CAUTION Wait to unpack the t oner cartr idge until immediatel y b efo re you put it in the printe r . If toner cartrid ges are left u npacked for a long ti me t h e to n er life will be shortened. If an un pack ed dr um un it i s p ut i n direc t su nligh t or roo m ligh t, the unit may be dam aged.
Routi ne Mainten ance 66 5 CAUTION For UK and other countries Brot her m achine s are d esig ned to w ork with t oner o f a partic ular spe cif icatio n and will w ork t o a level of opti mum pe rforma nce wh en use d with gen uine Br othe r b ra nded tone r cart ridge s.
Routi ne Mainten ance 67 5 g Cle an the primary coro na wire in side t he dru m un it by gen tly slid ing the g ree n tab fro m right to le ft and left t o right several t im es. CAUTION Be sur e to return t he tab to th e home positio n ( a ) (1). I f yo u d o not, p ri nted pages ma y have a vertic a l str ipe.
Routi ne Mainten ance 68 5 Dru m unit 5 A ne w drum unit c an prin t appr oxima tely 12 ,000 A 4 o r Letter s ize s i ngle-sid ed p ages at 1 pe r/ job.
Routi ne Mainten ance 69 5 Re plac in g the drum uni t 5 CAUTION While removing th e dru m u n it, ha ndle it ca re fu ll y because i t may contai n toner. Eve ry tim e you repl ace t he dru m uni t , c lean the in side of th e print er. See C lea nin g o n p age 73 .
Routi ne Mainten ance 70 5 c Take out the dru m u ni t an d toner car tridge assembly. CAUTION We re comm end t hat y ou put th e drum unit and t oner cart ridge a ssemb ly on a pie ce of dis posab le pape r or clot h in cas e you ac cide ntally s pill or sc atter t one r.
Routi ne Mainten ance 71 5 CAUTION Handl e the to n er cartrid ge carefull y. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold wa ter at onc e. To a void prin t qualit y problems, DO NOT touch the sh aded p ar ts shown in th e illu stratio ns.
Routi ne Mainten ance 72 5 CAUTION Make sure that you put in the to ner ca rtridge p roperly, o r it may se parate f r om th e dru m u ni t. g Put the drum unit a n d tone r cartri dge assembly b ack i n the pri nter. h Close t h e fr ont cover. i Make sure that the Drum LE D is now o ff.
Routi ne Mainten ance 73 5 Clean ing 5 Cl ean th e outs ide and i nside of the print er reg ularly with a dr y, lint -free c loth. Whe n you repl ace t he tone r cartridg e or t he drum unit, ma ke su re that you cle an the insi d e o f the print er.
Routi ne Mainten ance 74 5 c Wipe th e outsid e of the printe r with a d ry, li nt-fr ee clo th to remov e dus t. d Rem ove an ythin g that is stuc k inside the pa per tray . e Wip e the in side of th e pape r tray w ith a dr y , lin t-free clot h t o remov e dus t .
Routi ne Mainten ance 75 5 c Take out the dru m u ni t an d toner car tridge assembly. HOT SURFACE After y ou ha ve just used t h e printer , som e inte rnal pa rts of the prin ter w ill be ext rem ely hot . Wait for th e printe r to cool down b efore you to u ch t he internal parts o f the pr inter.
Routi ne Mainten ance 76 5 d Wip e the sc anne r wind ow with a dry, l int-fre e clot h. e Put the drum unit a n d tone r cartri dge assembly b ack i n the pri nter. f Close t h e fr ont cover. g Plug the pri nter back i n, and then turn on the p o wer switch.
Routi ne Mainten ance 77 5 Cl eanin g th e coro na wi re 5 If yo u hav e print qu ality probl ems, c l ean the c orona wire a s follow s: a Open t he front cover.
Routi ne Mainten ance 78 5 c Cle an the primary coro na wire in side t he dru m un it by gen tly slid ing the g ree n tab fro m right to le ft and left t o right several t im es. CAUTION Be sur e to return t he tab to th e home positio n ( a ) (1). I f yo u d o not, p ri nted pages ma y have a vertic a l str ipe.
79 6 6 You can co rrect most p robl ems by yoursel f. If y ou need additi onal he lp, th e Brothe r Solutio ns Center o ffers the la test FAQs an d troubl eshooting tips.
Troubl eshooting 80 6 Error message s in the Status Moni tor 6 Th e Sta t u s M onito r will repo rt pro blem s with th e print er. Take the pr oper ac tion by refe rring to t he follow ing table. The defau lt setti ng f or the St atus Monito r is o ff.
Troubl eshooting 81 6 No Pape r Fe d M anual Slot I f the manual feed slot is empty, put a piece of paper in it. Make s ure you use paper that meet s Brother’s recom mended pape r specifications . See About paper on page 5. Load th e same s iz e paper that you select ed in the current d r i ver setting.
Troubl eshooting 82 6 Error message printou t 6 The print er c an al so r epo rt prob lems by pr int ing an e rro r mess age . Us e th e ta ble be low t o id ent if y and clea r th e error m essa ge. Erro r me ssage Action MEM OR Y FULL Press the Go button to print the rem aining data in the printer me mory.
Troubl eshooting 83 6 Paper handl ing 6 Fir st, mak e sure t hat y ou ar e usin g pape r t h at mee ts Brot her’s re com mend ed pap er spe cific ations . (See Abo ut pa per o n p age 5.) Pro blem Recom menda t i on The p rinter does not feed paper.
Troubl eshooting 84 6 The p aper slides o ff the back output t ray. Foll ow these s t eps: a Remove the output tray support flap 1 (1) f rom the t op of the printer by first lifting the flap up. Then push the f lap to the left or r i ght to release one of the posts (2) on the flap and pull up.
Troubl eshooting 85 6 Paper j a ms and how to c lear them 6 If a p aper jam o ccurs, th e pr inter wil l flash t h e Error LED a s shown bel ow. HOT SURFACE Afte r you have just u s e d th e p ri nter, so me i nternal parts of t he printe r will b e extremel y hot.
Troubl eshooting 86 6 a Open t he front cover. b Slow ly tak e out th e drum un it and to ner ca rtridge asse mbly . The jamm ed p aper will b e pulle d out w ith the d rum u nit and t oner c artridg e assem bly .
Troubl eshooting 87 6 d Pull th e p aper tray complet ely out o f the prin ter. e Pull t he jam med pa per dow n an d out o f the prin ter. f Open the ba ck co ver (bac k ou t p ut tray).
Troubl eshooting 88 6 g Pull t he tab towar d you to o p en th e f user cover ( 1). h Pull t he jam med pa per out of the f user un it. HOT SURFACE After y ou ha ve just used t h e printer , som e inte rnal pa rts of the prin ter w ill be ext rem ely hot .
Troubl eshooting 89 6 j Pus h dow n the gree n l ock le ver an d tak e the ton er ca rtridge out of th e drum un it. C lear th e ja mme d pap er if ther e is any in side th e drum un it. CAUTION Handl e the to n er cartrid ge carefull y. If toner scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold wa ter at onc e.
Troubl eshooting 90 6 k Put th e ton er cart ridge b ack int o the d rum u nit un til you hear it lock in to plac e. If yo u put the car tridg e in prope rly, t h e gree n lock le ver will lif t auto matic ally. l Open t he front cover. P ut the drum unit a n d to n er cartridge a ssembly back i n t h e printer.
Troubl eshooting 91 6 Improving th e print qual ity 6 If you have a pri nt qua lity p roblem, prin t a test page first (see Print a test page on page 56) . If th e pr int out look s go od, the proble m is pro bably not the pr inter. Check t he int erfac e cable or try the p rinte r on ano ther comp uter .
Troubl eshooting 92 6 Ho ll ow pr int Make sure that you use paper that meets our specifications. See Ab out paper on page 5. Choose Th ick pa per m ode in t he pri nter driver, or use t hinner pa per than what you are now using. Check the printer’s en v ironm ent .
Troubl eshooting 93 6 W hit e Spot s on black text and graphics at 75 mm (2.95 in.) interv al s Black Spo ts at 75 m m (2.95 in.) interv al s If the proble m is not solved after printing a f ew page s, the drum unit may hav e glue from a label stu c k on t he O PC drum surfac e.
Troubl eshooting 94 6 Black to ner marks ac ross the pa ge The drum unit may be damaged. P ut in a new drum unit. S ee Replacing the drum unit on pa ge 69. The toner cartridge may be damaged. Put in a new t on er cart r i dge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 62.
Troubl eshooting 95 6 Wrink l es or creases Make sure that the paper i s load ed p roperly. See Printing o n plain paper, bond paper and transparenc ies f rom the paper t ray on page 9. Check the paper type and quality. See About paper on page 5.
Troubl eshooting 96 6 Curled Turn the paper over in t h e p aper t ray, and pri nt again. (Excluding Let t erhea d paper) If the problem rema ins, lift up the s u pport flaps as follows: a Lift up the outp ut tr a y s upport flap 1 (1). b Lift up the outp ut tr a y s upport flap 2 (2).
Troubl eshooting 97 6 Solving print problems 6 Pro blem Recommen dation The pri nt er prin ts une xpectedly or it pri nts garbage data. Make s ure t hat the printer cable is not too l ong. We rec ommend that you use a USB ca bl e that is no longer than 2 m eters (6.
Troubl eshooting 98 6 Network prob lems ( HL- 2150N / HL-2170W on ly) 6 Fo r proble ms co ncernin g usin g your p rinte r o n a Networ k, see the Ne twork User’s Gu ide on t he CD-R OM w e have supplied.
99 A A Printer s pecificati ons A En gi ne A 1 The pr inti ng spe ed m ay chan ge de pend ing on t h e type of do cumen t you p rint. 2 P rint spe ed m ay b e sl owe r wh en th e printe r i s co nnec te d by wir eles s LAN (H L-21 70 W onl y). 3 Fro m stan dard pape r t ray.
Appendi x 100 A Controller A 1 Comp ati ble wit h U SB 2.0 sp ecifi cati on 2 S ee th e N etwo rk U ser' s G u ide loca to r on t he CD-R OM for d eta ils on th e supp ort ed n etwo rk pr oto cols . 3 B rot her or igi nal Windo ws ® an d M aci nt osh ® uti lit y f o r pri nter and p r i nt ser ver mana geme nt.
Appendi x 101 A Softw are A 1 Do wnloa d th e prin ter d river for Li nux from htt p://solu tion s.bro ther.co m . 2 Depe nding o n Linu x dist ribu tion s, th e dr iver may n ot be availa ble.
Appendi x 102 A Med ia spec ificat ions A 1 Up to 10 shee ts 2 Legal size pap er is no t avai labl e in so me re gions ou tsid e the U SA and C anada. Suppl ies A 1 Appr ox.
Appendi x 103 A Ot he r A 1 W e do not r ecom men d Tone r Save M ode fo r print in g P ho to or Gr eysc ale im ag es. Compu ter re quirem ents A 1 T hird par ty US B po rts are n ot sup port ed.
Appendi x 104 A Impor tant info rmatio n for ch oosing y our pape r A This secti on give s informat ion to help you choose paper to u se with th is printer. Note If you use paper th at i s no t recommended, a paper jam or mi sfeed may o ccur in t he printer.
Appendi x 105 A Pri nt surf ace A The chara cteristics o f the face sid e and reverse side of a sheet of paper may vary a little. Usu all y , t he ope ning side of th e pape r ream pac ka ge is the p rin t sid e. Follo w th e indica tions on the pa per package.
Appendi x 106 A Pap er siz e A Paper s ize mm in. Le t te r 8.5 × 11 in. Le gal 8.5 × 14 in. Execu ti ve 7.25 × 10. 5 in. A4 210 × 297 m m A5 148 × 210 m m A5 Lo ng Edg e 210 × 148 m m A6 105 × 148 m m Env elo pe Monar ch 3.875 × 7. 5 in. Envelo p e Com-10 4.
Appendi x 107 A Symbol an d characte r sets (HL-21 50N / HL-217 0W only) A For the HP LaserJet e mu la tion modes, you can choose th e symb ol a nd ch ar a ct er sets u sin g Web B ased Ma nage men t (Web b rowse r) when conne cted t o a net work o r the c ontrol p anel bu tto ns.
Appendi x 108 A Sy mbol and ch ara cter sets list A OC R sy mbol se ts A When you choo se the OCR-A or OCR-B font, t he matching symb ol set is al ways used.
Appendi x 109 A PS T ext ( 10J ) Ro man8 (8U) Roman9 (4 U) Roman E xtension (0 E ) Ru ssian- GOST (12R ) Symb ol (1 9M) HP LaserJet m ode.
Appendi x 110 A Quick reference for b ar code control commands (HL-215 0N / HL -2170W on ly) A Th e print er can pr int ba r code s in the H P Lase rJet em ulat ion mo des. Pr int b ar cod es o r exp and ed char acte rs A Format: ESC i n ... n Creates bar codes or e xpanded charact ers acco rding to th e se gme n t of parameters ‘ n .
Appendi x 111 A Th is par amete r sele cts the b ar c ode m ode as show n ab ove. W hen n is ‘t5’ or ‘T5’ t he bar co de mo de (EA N 8, EAN 13, o r UP C A) va ries accordi ng to t he number o f characte r s in the data.
Appendi x 112 A Bar code huma n r eadable line ON o r OFF A Th is par amete r sho ws whet her the prin t e r prints t he hu man r ea dable li ne belo w th e bar cod e. Hum an readable characters a re always pri nted with OCR-B font o f 1 0 p itch and all the cu rrent character st yl e enha nce men ts are mask ed.
Appendi x 113 A Bar cod e & exp anded cha r ac ter offset in Y-axis A n = ‘y nnn ’ or ‘Ynn n’ This pa rameter shows the downward offset f r o m the curr e nt p rint posi tion in the ‘u ’- or ‘ U’-speci fied unit .
Appendi x 114 A When Inter leaved 2 of 5 is selecte d with the para meter ‘t1 ’ or ‘T1 ’: Ten numer ical char acter s ‘0’ to ‘ 9’ can be acc ept ed as bar code data. Oth er ch arac ters c ause a data err or. The number o f characte r s for bar code s is not limite d.
Appendi x 115 A When ISBN (UPC- E) is sel ected with the parameter ‘ t131’ o r ‘T131’: The same ru les apply a s for ‘t6 ’ or ‘T6 ’.
Appendi x 116 A 'Cod abar LPR IN T CHR$( 27); "it9 r1s0 o0x00 y1 00bA 1234 56A" ; 'Cod e 128 s et A LPR IN T CHR$( 27); "it1 2r1o 0x00y 12 0bCO DE12 8A123 45? "; 'Co.
117 B B Brother numbers B IMPORTANT For tech nical and o pera tional help, yo u must cal l th e country where you bought the p ri n ter . Calls must be m ade fro m with in th at countr y. Register your product B By regis t e ring you r Brot her pro duct, you wil l b e record ed as the origin al o wner of t he pro duc t .
Appendi x (for Europe and Ot her Coun t r i e s) 118 B Importa nt informatio n: regulation s B Radi o inter ferenc e (220 t o 240 volt m odel on ly) B Th is prin ter foll ows EN 550 22 (CIS PR Pub licat ion 22 )/Clas s B.
Appendi x (for Europe and Ot her Coun t r i e s) 119 B For Fin lan d and Sw ed en B LUO KAN 1 L ASER LAI TE KLAS S 1 L ASER A PPARA T Var oitus ! B Laitte en käyttämi nen muulla kuin t ässä käytt.
Appendi x (for Europe and Ot her Coun t r i e s) 120 B Wiri ng i nfo rmati on (for UK ) B Important B If you need to replace the plug fu se, fit a fu se t hat is ap proved by ASTA to B S1362 wi th the same r ating as the or iginal fu se. Always rep lace the fuse c over.
Appendi x (for Europe and Ot her Coun t r i e s) 121 B EC D eclar ation o f Confo rmi ty B.
122 C C Brother numbers C IMPORTANT For tech nical and o pera tional help, yo u must cal l th e country where you bought the p ri n ter . Calls must be m ade fro m with in th at countr y.
Appendi x ( f or USA and Canad a) 123 C Customer Servic e C If y o u have c omm ents or su gges tion s, plea se writ e us at: Ser vic e cente r loca tor (U SA on ly) C Fo r the lo cation of a Brot her aut horize d ser vice c enter, ca ll 1-877 -BR OTHE R (1- 877-2 76-84 37).
Appendi x ( f or USA and Canad a) 124 C Ordering supplies C Fo r best qu ality res ults u se only g enuin e Br other su pplie s, which a re availa ble at m os t B rother re taile rs.
Appendi x ( f or USA and Canad a) 125 C Importa nt informatio n: regulation s C Federa l Commun ications Comm ission (FCC) De claration of Co nformity ( USA only ) C declare s, that th e pro ducts complies wi th Part 15 o f the FCC Rules.
Appendi x ( f or USA and Canad a) 126 C Int ernatio nal E NERGY S TA R ® Com plian ce S tateme nt C Th e purp ose o f the Inte rnat ional E NERGY S TAR ® Pr ogram is to pr omote the de velopm ent an d pop ula rizatio n of ene rg y - efficien t of f i c e equip ment .
Appendi x ( f or USA and Canad a) 127 C Laser notices C Las er s afety (1 10 to 120 v olt m ode l onl y) C Th is prin t e r is ce rtified as a Clas s 1 laser pro duc t under th e U.S. D epa rtmen t of Hea lth and H uma n Servic es (DHHS) Radi ation Perf ormance St andard acco rding to t h e Radiat ion Control for Health a nd Safety A ct of 1968 .
Appendi x ( f or USA and Canad a) 128 C I MPORT ANT - fo r yo ur s afe ty C To ens ure sa fe o perat ion, t he sup plie d thre e-pin plug m us t be in serte d o nly int o a st anda rd t hree-p in po wer out let tha t is prop erly gr ound ed thr ough t he sta ndard el ectrica l wirin g.
I ndex 129 D D A Automat ic Interfa ce Select ion ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 47 B Bar code control ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... 110 BRA dmin Light .. ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... ......
Index 130 D S Scanne r window .. ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 76 Se rvice call ... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... .... 5 3 Service cente rs (USA/Cana da) . .... ..... ..... ....
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