Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto HL-5240 del fabbricante Brother
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USER’S GUIDE Br oth e r Lase r P ri nt er HL-5 240 HL-5 250DN F or visually -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 you can u se the printer.
i Using this guide Sy mbols used in th is guid e W e use the follo wing ico ns thro ugho ut this User’s Guid e: Wa rnings tell yo u what to d o to pre vent p ossibl e pers onal in jury. Electri cal Hazard ico ns alert you t o a possi ble ele ctrical s hock.
ii Safety prec aution s To use t he p rint er sa fely WARNIN G Th er e ar e hig h vol t ag e e lec tr odes insi de t he pr in ter. Be fo re y ou c lea n t he i nsid e of th e pr int er, m ake sure that you hav e tu rned off the po wer s witc h and u np lugge d the p rinte r f r om the A C powe r ou tlet.
iii DO NOT remove or damage th e ca u t ion labels located o n or ar o und th e fu s e r. DO NOT use a vacu u m cle aner to clean u p sc attered t oner. Doin g th is might caus e the ton e r d u st to ignite insi d e th e vacuu m cleaner, p o t e nti ally st a rti ng a fire.
iv Trade marks Th e Brot her log o is a re gister ed tra dem ark of Br othe r I n dustr ies, Lt d. App le, t he App le Logo , Ma cinto sh an d True Type ar e regist ered tra dem arks o f Appl e Comp ute r, Inc in th e Un ited S tat es and ot her c ountrie s.
v Tabl e of Co nte nt s 1 About this Printer What is i n the box? ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ........ . ... ..... ....... ..... ....1 Int e r face cabl e . ...
vi 5O p t i o n s Lower tra y unit (LT- 5300) .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... . .. .... ..... ..... ..5 6 DIMM ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....
vii Quick referen ce for bar c ode co n t rol commands..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... .111 Print ba r codes or expa nded characte r s .... . .......................................... .
1 1 What is in the box? 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 An in terf ace ca ble is n ot a sta ndard acces so ry. Buy th e prop er inte rface ca ble fo r the in t e rface yo u wan t to us e (US B, parall el or n etw ork).
1. About this Pri nter 2 Fro nt v iew 1 Fro nt cov er r ele ase butt on 2 Control panel 3 Face-down output t r a y support flap (support flap) 4 Front cover 5 Pap er tr ay 6 P ow er sw itch 7 Face-dow.
1. About this Pri nter 3 Ba ck vi ew 1 Bac k cov er 2 Duplex Tray ( For HL-5250DN) 3 AC power connector 4 HL-5250DN: Network s tatus LEDs (Light Emit ting Diodes ) 5 H L- 5250D N: 10/ 100 BA SE-TX p ort 6 USB interface connector 7 DIMM cover 8 Parallel int erface conne c tor Note The pri nter ill ust rat ion i s b ased on HL- 525 0DN.
1. About this Pri nter 4 Positioning the pri nter Re ad th e follow ing be fore yo u use t he prin ter. Po wer supp ly Use the pr inter wi thin the recom m ende d pow er rang e. Th e pow er co rd, inclu ding e xtens ions , sh ould b e no lo ng er than 5 met ers (16.
5 2 About paper Type and si ze of pape r Th e print er load s pap er fro m the in stalled paper tray o r the m ulti-p urp ose tra y. Th e nam es for t he pap er tra ys in the pr inter d rive r and thi.
2. Pr inting M ethods 6 1 Legal size pap er is no t avai lable i n some re gion s out side t he U SA an d Can ada. Recomme nded pap er Before yo u buy a l o t of paper , test a small q u ant i t y to make sure that the p a per i s suitab le. Use paper tha t i s made fo r pla in-p aper co pying.
2. Pr inting M ethods 7 Types o f envelope s Mo st env elop es will be suitab le for y our pr inter . How ever, so me en velo pes m ay hav e fe ed and p rin t quality problems due to th e way th ey have been made.
2. Pr inting M ethods 8 Pri ntab le a rea W hen us ing PC L (st andar d driv er) em ulation , th e edge s of th e pape r that c anno t be pri nted on a re sho wn in th e tabl es bel ow. Note W hen u sing BR -Scri pt em ulat ion, th e edg es of the pape r tha t can no t be pr inted on a re 4.
2. Pr inting M ethods 9 Printing meth ods Pri nting o n plai n p aper , bond paper and tr ansp aren ci es Pri nt ing on pl ain p aper, bo nd pap er or trans parenc ies f rom T ray 1, 2 or 3 Fo r the p roper p aper t o use, see About pa per on page 5. a Choose the foll o win g from t h e pri nter dri ver: Paper S ize .
2. Pr inting M ethods 10 b Pull th e p aper tray complet ely out o f the prin ter. c Whi le pre ssi ng t he blu e pa per-g uid e re lea se le ver, sl ide th e pape r gu ide s to fit th e pa per siz e. Mak e su re tha t t h e guide s are fir ml y in the slots.
2. Pr inting M ethods 11 e Put the paper tray firmly ba ck in the pr inter. Ma ke su re that i t is complete ly inser te d i nto the pr inter. f Lift up the sup port flap to prev ent paper from s lidin g off t he f ace-do wn o utpu t tray , or remov e eac h pa ge as so on as it c o mes out of th e p rinter.
2. Pr inting M ethods 12 Pri nt ing on pl ain p ap er, bond pap er or tr anspar enc ies f rom t he MP tr ay MP Tray m ode is au toma tica lly turn ed on w hen p aper is put in th e mul t i- purpo se tray . Fo r the p roper p aper t o use, see About pa per on page 5.
2. Pr inting M ethods 13 b Ope n t he M P t ray and low er i t ge nt ly . c Pull o u t the MP tray su pport fl a p ( 1 ). d Lift up the sup port flap to prev ent paper from s lidin g off t he f ace-do wn o utpu t tray , or remov e eac h pa ge as so on as it c o mes out of th e p rinter.
2. Pr inting M ethods 14 e Put paper in th e MP tray. Mak e s u re th at the paper s tays under th e ma ximum p aper mark ( b ) on both sides of the tray. f Wh ile pres sin g t h e pape r-guid e relea se le ver, sl ide th e pape r guide to f it the pa per s ize.
2. Pr inting M ethods 15 Pr inting on t hick paper, label s and e nvelo pes MP Tray m ode is au toma tica lly turn ed on w hen p aper is put in th e mul t i- purpo se tray . Fo r the p roper p aper t o use, see About pa per on p ag e 5 and Ty pes of enve lopes o n page 7.
2. Pr inting M ethods 16 b Ope n t he M P t ray and low er i t ge nt ly . c Pull o u t the MP tray su pport fl a p ( 1 ). d Lift up the sup port flap to prev ent paper from s lidin g off t he f ace-do wn o utpu t tray , or remov e eac h pa ge as so on as it c o mes out of th e p rinter.
2. Pr inting M ethods 17 e Put paper in the MP tray. Make sure t h at th e paper stays under the maximum paper mark ( b ) o n both sides of the tray. Note • Envelope join ts that a re sealed by the manufactu r er should be sec ure. • The side t o be print e d o n must be face up.
2. Pr inting M ethods 18 Note • If the DL size doubl e flap enve lope is creased a fter pri nting , choose DL Long Edge in Paper Si z e , from the Basic tab. Put a n ew D L size doub le -flap en velo pe in the MP tray w ith the lo ng est ed ge o f the enve lope in first, then pr int again.
2. Pr inting M ethods 19 Duplex Printing Th e s upplie d pr inter driv ers for W ind ows ® 95 /98/M e/200 0/XP a nd W ind ows NT ® 4.0 , Mac OS ® 9.1 to 9 .2 and Mac OS ® X 10. 2 . 4 or g re ater a ll enabl e du plex pri nting. Fo r more inf ormation about how to choose th e setting s, see th e Help tex t in the pr inter dri ver.
2. Pr inting M ethods 20 Note • If you ch oose the P aper Source to be Auto Select , put th e print ed even -nu mbere d pa ges in the M P tr ay. • W hen you put paper in th e p a per tray, fir st e mpty the tray. Next, pu t t h e pri n ted pages in the tr ay, with the printed side f ace up.
2. Pr inting M ethods 21 P aper o rie nta tion f or manu al du ple x pr inti ng The prin ter pri nts the se cond p a ge first. If yo u print 10 pag es on 5 sheet s of pap er, it wi ll print p ag e 2 and the n page 1 on t he fi rst sheet of pa per. It wi ll print p ag e 4 and the n pa ge 3 on t he s econd s heet of paper .
2. Pr inting M ethods 22 Au tom atic dupl ex printin g (F or H L-525 0DN ) Note • The screens in th is section ar e fro m W i ndows ® XP. The s cree ns on y our P C m ay va ry de pend ing on your operati ng system. • Use A4, Lett er or Legal size paper wh en you use th e a uto m atic d u plex prin ting functi on.
2. Pr inting M ethods 23 4 Click OK . The printer will print on both sides of the paper automati cally. Book let print ing (Fo r Windo ws prin ter dr i v er) a Put p aper in t he pa per tr ay or MP tra y. b Open the Proper ties dialo g box i n the p rinte r drive r.
24 3 Printer driver A pri nt er driver is s of tware that t ran s lates d ata from the format used b y a comp ut er to the f ormat that a pa r t icular printer needs .
3. Dr i v er and Software 25 You can ch ange the fo l lo wing printer s e tt i ng s wh en yo u p rint from your computer . Pape r Siz e M ultip le Page Orie nta tion Co pies M edia.
3. Dr i v er and Software 26 Feat ures in the prin ter dr iver (F or Wind ows ® ) Fo r mor e inform atio n, see the He lp text in the pr inter dri ver. Note • The s creens in thi s section are fro m Windows ® XP. T he sc reens on your PC w ill va ry dep end ing o n yo ur operati ng system.
3. Dr i v er and Software 27 Advanced tab Ch ange the tab s ettin gs by clicking one of th e follo wing icons: Print Quality (1) Du plex Print ing (2) Watermark (3) Page Set t ing (4) .
3. Dr i v er and Software 28 Toner Save Mode You can sa ve running co sts by turn ing on the Tone r Save Mode , which r educe s the print density. Note • W e do not rec omm end T one r S ave for pri nting Phot o or Gra y Scale i mages . • Toner Save Mode is not a vaila ble fo r 12 00 dp i or H Q 1200 resolution.
3. Dr i v er and Software 29 Device Options You can s et the f ollowin g in P ri nt er Func tion : (You can jump to th e page for each Print er Function by choosing the function name in the li st b el ow.
3. Dr i v er and Software 30 Job Spooli ng The printer keeps the la st print job sent to it in me mory. To reprint th e last document, press Go a nd ho ld it down for abou t 4 s econ ds u ntil all the LE Ds lig ht u p in orde r ( Tone r , Drum , Paper , Statu s ), and then rel ease Go .
3. Dr i v er and Software 31 Administrator (For Wi ndows ® 95 /98/ Me onl y) Administrat o rs h a v e t he authori ty to limit the number of copies, sca l in g setting and watermark setting functio ns. • Password Enter t he password in to this box.
3. Dr i v er and Software 32 Access ories t ab Note Fr om the St ar t menu, sele ct Control Panel and t h en Prin ters 1 . Rig ht-click the Brot her HL-5 240/ 5250 DN ser ies i con and se l ect Properties to acce ss the Ac cesso ries ta b. 1 P rinters an d Fax es for Wind ows ® XP user s.
3. Dr i v er and Software 33 Supp ort t ab Ver sio n (1) Display s the pri nter drive r version. Web Update (2) You can ch eck the Broth e r we b site fo r u pdate d dr ivers, a nd a utomati cally downlo ad and update the prin ter dr iver o n your P C.
3. Dr i v er and Software 34 Fea tur es in the BR- Scri pt (Pos tScr ipt ® 3™ lang uage em ulat ion) p rinter driv er (For W ind ows ® ) Fo r mor e inform atio n, see the He lp text in the pr inter dri ver. Note Th e scree ns in th is sec tion a re based on HL -5250 DN w ith Window s ® XP .
3. Dr i v er and Software 35 Printing Prefer en ce s Note If y ou are usi ng W ind ows NT ® 4. 0, W indow s ® 200 0 o r XP, you can access the Pri n t ing Preferences dia log box by cl icking Pr intin g Pr eferen ces ... i n t he Ge ner al ta b of th e Brother HL- 5240/HL-5250DN BR -Sc ript3 Pr oper ties di alog box .
3. Dr i v er and Software 36 Advanced o p tions a Choose the Paper Size an d Copy Count (1). b Set the Scaling and TrueType Font settin g s ( 2) . c You ca n change set tings by choosi ng the set ting.
3. Dr i v er and Software 37 Fea tur es in th e print er d river (Fo r Ma cint os h ® ) This pr inter su pports Mac OS ® 9. 1 to 9.2 an d Ma c OS ® X 10.2 .4 o r g reater. Note Th e scr een s in t his se ction are from Mac O S ® X 1 0.4 . The scr eens on you r M acinto sh ® w ill v ary de pen ding on your o perating system.
3. Dr i v er and Software 38 Print S etting s You can ch ange settin g s b y choosing the settin g in the Pr int S et t i ngs li st : Basic ta b Resolution You can ch ange the reso l uti on as fol.
3. Dr i v er and Software 39 Advanced tab Print Quality You c an ch ange the pri nt qu ali ty as f oll ow s: • B ro th er P ho to Th is is a ph otog raph m ode (g radat ion pr iority) . Ch oose th is set t in g for prin ting ph oto graph s that h ave continuous g radation .
3. Dr i v er and Software 40 Unin stall ing t he printe r driv er You can u ninstall t he printer d river t h a t you i n stal led with th e follo wi ng steps. Note • Thi s is not av ail abl e if you inst all ed th e pr int er d riv er f ro m th e Win dows Add a pr int er f unc tion .
3. Dr i v er and Software 41 Brothe r Laser d r ive r f o r Macint o sh ® For Mac OS ® X 10. 2 .4 or greater a Di sconn ect the USB c abl e be twe en t he Maci ntos h a nd yo ur p rint er . b Resta rt the M a cintosh ® . c Log on as an ‘Adm inistra tor’.
3. Dr i v er and Software 42 Software So ftwar e fo r ne twor ks (F or H L- 5250DN on ly) BR Adm in Pr ofe ssio nal (For Wind ows ® ) Th e BR Admi n Profes sio nal is a ut ility fo r manag ing y our B roth er netw ork e nabled print ers tha t are ru nning unde r Win dow s ® 95/9 8/Me/ 2000 /XP a nd Wind ows NT ® 4.
3. Dr i v er and Software 43 Ab out emulat io n mod es This pr inter h as the fo llowing e mu la tion modes. You ca n change the sett i ng using Remote Print e r Co nsole or a W eb br ows er.
3. Dr i v er and Software 44 Aut omati c i nte rfac e s elect ion This prin ter has an automati c interface s election feature tha t is turned on by defaul t. This lets it a u tomatically ch ange the inte rfac e to IEE E 128 4 paral lel, U SB, or Et hern et de pendin g on w hich interfa ce is re ceivin g da t a .
45 4 LEDs (Light Em itting Diodes ) This secti on re fers to the four LEDs Toner , Drum , Pa per an d Sta tus , and two b utt ons Go and Job Cancel on th e contr ol pa nel . The LED in dications sh o wn i n th e table below ar e used in th e illustr a t ions in th is chapter.
4. Con t r ol Panel 46 LED Pri nt er st at us Sleep mo de The power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode. Pressing Go wa kes up t h e printer from sleep mode to read y mode. Ready to print The printer i s ready to print. Wa rmin g up The printer i s warming up.
4. Con t r ol Panel 47 Data r ema ining in memory There is r emai ning pri nt dat a in the printer memory. If t he yellow Statu s LED is on for a l ong time and nothing has printed, press Go to print the r e maining data in mem ory . Tone r low Indicates that the t oner cartridge is ne arly empty.
4. Con t r ol Panel 48 No pa per Put paper in t he t ray. T hen pres s Go . See Printing on plain p aper, bon d paper a nd transparencies on page 9 or Printing on thick pape r , l abels and envelopes on page 15. Pap er jam Clear th e pa per jam. See Paper jam s and ho w to clear them on page 84.
4. Con t r ol Panel 49 Service ca ll indica tions If th ere is a n er ror that ca nnot be cleare d b y the user , the p rin t e r will sho w that a servi ce call is need ed by lig ht ing up a ll th e LED s as sho wn bel ow.
4. Con t r ol Panel 50 For examp le, th e LED i ndic ati on bel ow show s a fus er u nit fail ure . Make a note of the indication and report t he error status to yo ur dealer or a Br other authorized se rvice representa tive by referring to the above table .
4. Con t r ol Panel 51 Control panel buttons The cont rol panel b u t tons hav e the fol lowing functi ons: Cancel printing If you press Job Cance l while pri nting , the pri nter w ill imm ediat ely stop prin ting and will th en eje ct the pape r.
4. Con t r ol Panel 52 Pr int a test pag e You can us e th e Go butto n or the p rinter driver t o pr int a test page. Us in g con tro l pane l bu tto n a Turn o ff the p rinter. b Make s ure that the f ront cover i s close d a nd t h e p o wer cord is p lugged in.
4. Con t r ol Panel 53 Pr int a P rinter Settin gs p age You can pr int the c urren t settin gs us ing the cont rol pan el butto n or prin ter dr iver. Using th e contro l panel but t on a Make s ure that the f ront cover i s close d a nd t h e p o wer cord is p lugged in.
4. Con t r ol Panel 54 Print Fonts You can pr int a list of the in terna l fonts usin g the co ntrol p anel bu tto n or prin ter dr iver. Using th e contro l panel but t on a Turn o ff the p rinter. b Make s ure that the f ront cover i s close d a nd t h e p o wer cord is p lugged in.
4. Con t r ol Panel 55 Netw o rk default setting ( For HL-5250 DN) If you want to reset th e prin t server b a ck to its de fault sett ings (resetti ng all i nformation su ch a s the password and IP addr ess inf orm atio n), fol low t he se s teps: a Turn o ff the p rinter.
56 5 Th is prin ter has the fol lowin g opt ional a cces sori es. You can in creas e the c a pabil ities of the print er w ith the se it ems. Lower tray unit (LT-5300) Tw o optio nal low er tr ays (T ray 2 or T ray 3) c an be install ed , an d each lo wer t ray ca n hold up to 250 shee ts of 80 g /m 2 (21 lb ) pa per.
5. Opt ions 57 DIMM For HL-524 0 Th e HL- 5240 p rinter ha s 16 M B of stan da rd mem ory an d one slo t for o ptio nal me mo ry expa nsio n. You c an ex pand the memo ry up to 528 MB by ins talling dua l in-line memo ry mod ule s ( DIMM s).
5. Opt ions 58 I nstal ling ext ra memo ry a Turn o ff the p rinter p ower s witch, and then unplug the printer . Disconnec t the inter face cab le from th e print er. Note Be sure to turn o ff the pri n t e r p o wer switch be fore you install o r remove t h e DIMM.
5. Opt ions 59 e Put the DIMM co ver back on. f Reconnect th e interface cable to your pri n t e r. Plu g the print er back in, and then turn on t h e power switc h. Note To make su re that yo u have inst a ll e d t he DIMM properl y, you ca n print th e prin ter sett ings page th at shows the cur rent memory si ze.
5. Opt ions 60 Print se rver (NC -2100p) (For HL-5 240) An optio nal networ k p ri nt ser ve r ( NC-2100p) all ows you to co n nect to your net work throug h t he parall el int er fac e. Note HL -525 0DN alr ea dy has a buil t-in 10 /100 BASE -TX E therne t Prin t Serve r.
61 6 You will ne ed to repl ace c erta in parts and c lean the prin t e r regula rly. WARNIN G Whe n you replace cert ain par ts or cl ean th e inside of the prin ter, rem ember t he fo llowing: • I.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 62 To ner car trid ge A ne w ton er cart ridge c an pri nt app roxim ately 3 ,500 ( s ta ndard cart ridge ) or appr oxima tely 7,000 (h igh y ield cartridg e) A4 or L ette r size single-si d ed p ages a t 5% coverage.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 63 Repl a cing the to ner ca rtrid ge Note • T o e nsur e high qua lity printing , w e reco mm end that y ou u se o nly ge nui ne Br othe r toner cart ridge s. W hen you want t o bu y to ner car tr idge s, c al l th e dea ler y ou boug ht t he p rin ter from or Bro ther Cus tome r Se rvic e.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 64 c Push d own the blu e lo ck lever and ta ke the to ne r cartri d ge o ut o f the drum u nit. CAUTION DO N OT put a ton er cartr idge in to a fire. It cou ld explod e, res ulting in inj uries. Handl e the to n er cartrid g e careful ly.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 65 CAUTION Wait to unpack the t o ner ca rtridge un til i mm ediate ly before y ou put it in the prin ter. If toner cartr idges a r e left u npacked for a long time t he toner life will be sh ortened. If an un pack ed dr um un it is put i n dir ect su nligh t or roo m ligh t , t he unit m ay be dam aged.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 66 e Pull o ff the prote ctive co ve r. f Put the new tone r cartridge firmly i nto the dru m u ni t unt il you h ear it l ock into place.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 67 h Put the drum unit and toner cartrid ge assembly back in th e printer. C lo se the fron t cover..
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 68 Dru m unit A ne w drum unit can prin t appr oxima tely 25,000 A4 o r Letter siz e singl e-sid ed pag es at 5% cov erag e. Note • There are many factors th at determine t he actual d r um l ife, such as the t e mperat u re, humidity , type of pap er, t ype of ton er u sed, nu mbe r of pa ges per pr int job and so on.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 69 W hen y ou repla ce the drum u nit with a n ew on e, you n ee d t o reset the dru m coun ter by c omple ting t he follo wing steps: a Make sure th at the printer i s turn ed on and the Drum LED is bli nking. Pre ss the front co ver release butto n and t hen op en the fron t cove r.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 70 CAUTION We re comm end tha t you put the dr um unit an d ton er cartri dge as semb ly on a pie ce of dispo sab le pape r or clot h in cas e you ac cide ntal ly sp ill or sca tter 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 .
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 71 e Unp ack th e new drum un it. CAUTION Wait to unpack a drum u nit until immedi ately bef o re you put it in the print er. Exposur e t o direct sunlight or room light m ay damag e the d rum u nit. f Put the to ner c artr idge f irmly into t h e new d ru m unit unti l you he ar it lock in to p lace.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 72 Replacing periodic ma intenanc e parts You need to replace th e periodic maintenance parts regularly t o maintain print qu alit y. You shou ld repla ce the par ts lis ted b elo w aft er pri ntin g th e fol low in g nu mber of pa ges.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 73 Clean ing Cl ean th e out side and insid e of the pr inter r egula rly wit h a dry , lin t-free clo th. W hen y ou repl ace the tone r cartridg e or t he drum uni t, make sure that you clean th e in side o f the pri nter.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 74 c Wipe th e outsid e of the printe r with a dry, li nt-free cl oth to r emov e dus t. d Rem ove an yt hing that is stu ck inside the pa per tr ay. e Wip e the in side of th e pape r tray with a dr y, lint- free c lot h t o remov e dus t.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 75 b Pres s the f ront c over re lea se butto n an d then op en the front cove r. c Take out the dru m u ni t and toner ca rtri d ge asse mb ly. HOT SURFACE After y ou ha ve just used the print er, so me int erna l part s o f the printe r will b e extre mely ho t.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 76 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 . d Wip e the sc anne r wind ow wit h a dry, l int-fre e cloth. e Put the drum unit and toner cartrid ge assembly back in th e printer.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 77 Cl eanin g th e coro na wi re If yo u hav e print quality probl ems, clean the cor ona w ire as f ollows : a Pres s the f ront c over re lea se butto n an d then op en the front cove r. b Take out the dru m u ni t and toner ca rtri d ge asse mb ly.
6. Rou tine Main t en ance 78 c Cle an the primary cor ona w ire insid e the d rum u nit by gently slid ing the bl ue tab from right t o left an d left to ri g ht s everal time s. CAUTION Be sur e to return t h e ta b to the home posi tion ( a ) (1). I f you do not, pri nted pages ma y have a vertic a l str ipe.
79 7 You can co rrect most p roblems by you rself. If you need additi onal help, the Brothe r S oluti ons Cen ter off ers the la test FAQs an d t roublesho oting ti ps.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 80 Error message s in the Status M onitor Th e Sta tus Mon itor w ill repo rt pro blems wi th the pr inter . Take the pr oper act ion by re ferrin g to the follow ing table. Th e def ault s ettin g f o r the S tat us M onito r is off.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 81 Dust O n Drum Se e Cleaning t he corona wire o n page 77. Mem ory Full Pre ss Go to p r int the remai ni ng data in the printer mem ory. Cancel the print jo b if you want to delete the remaining data in the printer memory.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 82 Error message printou t The print er can als o repo rt pr obl ems b y pr int ing a n erro r mes sage . Use t he t ab le be low t o id enti fy and clea r th e error m essa ge. Erro r me ssage Action ME MORY FUL L P ress Go to p r int t he remaining data in t he printer mem ory.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 83 Paper handl ing Fi rst, make sur e t hat yo u are usin g pap er th at meet s Br othe r re comm ended pape r spe cif ic atio ns. See Ab out pape r on pa ge 5. Pro blem Recomme nd atio n The p rinter does not feed paper. If there is paper in the paper tr a y , make sure it is s traight.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 84 Paper j a ms and how to c lear them If a pa pe r j am oc curs , the prin ter will flas h the Pap er LE D as sho wn be low. 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 be extremel y hot.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 85 a Press t h e co ve r r elease butto n and then o pen th e front c over. b Slo wly tak e ou t t he d rum u nit an d ton er cartr idg e ass embl y. The j amme d pa per wil l be pul led out with the d rum u nit and t oner c artri dge ass emb ly.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 86 c Pull th e p aper tray complet ely out o f the prin ter. d Close t h e fr ont cover. e Pull t he jam med pa pe r up and out of the pr inter .
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 87 g Open t he back cover . h Pull t he tabs at the le ft and right ha nd sides toward you to o pen the f u ser cover (1). i Usi ng bo th hand s, ge ntl y pu ll the ja mmed pa per o ut of t he fuse r uni t.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 88 HOT SURFACE After y ou ha ve just used the print er, so me int erna l part s o f the printe r will b e extre mely ho t. Wa it for th e printe r to cool down b efore you to u ch t he internal parts o f the printer . j Fully close the back c over.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 89 m Pus h dow n the blu e lo ck lever a nd t ake th e ton er cart ridge o ut of th e drum unit. Clea r the jam me d pape r if ther e is any in side th e drum un it. CAUTION Handl e the to n er cartrid g e careful ly. If tone r scatters on your hands or clothes, wipe or wash it off with cold wa ter at onc e.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 90 o Put the drum unit and toner cartrid ge assembly back in th e printer. p Put the paper tray firmly back in the pr inter. q Close t h e fr ont cover.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 91 Improving th e print qual ity If you have a pri n t qualit y problem, prin t a t e st page fir st (s ee Print a test page on p age 52) . If th e print o ut look s good, the probl em is p robab ly n ot the prin ter. Chec k th e interfa ce c a ble o r tr y the print er o n an othe r PC .
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 92 Ho ll ow p rin t Make sure that y ou use paper that mee t s our specif ications. See Ab out pa per on page 5. Choose Th ick pa per m ode in t he printer driver, or use thin ner paper t han what you are now using. Check the printer ’ s environm ent .
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 93 W hit e Spo ts on black text and graphics at 94 mm (3 .7 in.) in ter val s Black Spo ts at 94 m m (3 .7 in.) in ter val s If the proble m i s n ot solved after printing a f ew page s, the drum unit may hav e glue from the l a bel st uck on the OPC drum surf ace.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 94 Black to ner marks ac ross the pa ge The drum unit may be damaged. P ut in a new drum unit. S ee Rep lacing the drum unit on page 6 8. Make sure that y ou use paper that mee t s our specif ications. See Ab out pa per on page 5.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 95 Wrink l es or creases Make sure that the paper i s load ed p roperly. See Printing o n plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from Tray 1, 2 or 3 on page 9. Check the paper type and quality. See A bout paper on page 5.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 96 Po or F ixi ng Open t he back cover and m ake sure t h at t h e two blue levers on t he left and ri ght hand sides are in the down position.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 97 Solving print problems Pro blem Recomme nd atio n The pri nt er prints unexpec t ed l y or it pri nts garbage data. Make sure that the pri n t er cable is not t o o l ong. We recommend that you use a parallel or US B cable t hat is no longer t han 2 meters (6.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 98 Network prob lems Fo r proble ms co ncer ning usin g your printe r on a N etwor k, see the Ne twork User’s Guid e on t he CD-R OM w e have supplied. Other problems For Maci ntosh ® wit h US B Pr inting fro m DOS Pro blem Recomme nd atio n The printer cannot print.
7. Tro ubleshooti ng 99 BR -Scr ipt 3 CAUTION Not f o ll o win g the i nstruct ions fo r using the prin ter may cause you to be resp o nsi ble fo r all r epairs. Pro blem Recomm endation The print speed slows down. Add optional memo r y. See Installing extra memory on page 58.
100 A Printer s pecificati ons En gi ne 1 Fro m standa rd pa per tr ay and opti onal pa per tr ay 2 2 If yo u use t he hig h qual ity 1200 d pi set tin g (12 0 0 × 12 00 d pi) the pr int spee d wil l be sl ower .
A. Ap pendix 101 Controller 1 USB is not su ppor ted und er Win dows ® 95 or W i ndows NT ® 4.0. 2 B rot her or igi nal Win dows ® uti lity fo r pr inter an d pr int s er ver m ana ge ment . 3 B rot her or igi nal Ma cint osh ® ut ility for pr inter and pri nt ser ver mana gemen t.
A. Ap pendix 102 Softw are 1 Do wn load the p rin ter driv er for Wind ows ® XP P rofes sional x64 Ed ition from http ://so lutio ns.brot her.c om . 2 Do wnloa d th e prin ter d river for Linux from htt p://s oluti ons.
A. Ap pendix 103 Med ia spec ificat ions 1 Up to 10 shee ts 2 Legal size pap er is no t avai lable i n some re gion s out side t he U SA an d Can ada. Suppl ies Dime nsions / W eight s Mode l HL - 524.
A. Ap pendix 104 Ot he r 1 We do n ot reco mmend T oner S ave f or pri nting P hoto or Gray Sc ale i mag es. Syst em Requi reme nts 1 USB is not su ppor ted und er Win dows ® 95 or W i ndows NT ® 4.0. 2 Do wn load the p rin ter driv er for Wind ows ® XP P rof es sion al x 64 Edit io n fr om http :// solu tio ns.
A. Ap pendix 105 Im por tant info rmatio n for ch oosi ng you r pape r This secti on give s informat ion to help you cho ose paper to u se with this p r inter. Note If you use paper th at i s not re commended, a pap er jam or mi sfee d may occur i n t h e printer.
A. Ap pendix 106 Pri nt sur fa ce The chara cteristics o f the face sid e a nd reverse sid e of a sheet of paper may var y a li ttle. Usu all y, the o penin g side of the rea m of the pape r pa ckage is the pri nt si de. Fol low the in dicat ions o n the paper packa ge.
A. Ap pendix 107 Pap er si ze 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 A6 105 × 148 m m Env elo pe Mona rch 3.875 × 7.5 in. Enve l ope #9 3.875 × 8.9 in. Enve l ope #10 4.
A. Ap pendix 108 Symbol an d characte r sets Fo r the HP Lase rJet, I BM P ro printer X L, and EPSO N F X-850 e mul ation mod es, yo u can ch oose th e sym bol and char acter sets u sing a web br owser or t h e Re mote Prin ter Console software. Ho w to use the w eb br ows er To use the web b rowse r, fol low the st eps bel ow.
A. Ap pendix 109 Sy mbo l and ch ara cter sets list OC R sy mbol sets When you choo se the OCR-A or OCR-B f ont, the matching symb ol set is a lways used.
A. Ap pendix 110 Ro man 9 (4U) Rom an E xtens ion (0 E) Ru ssian- GO ST (12R ) Sym bol ( 19M ) Tur kish8 ( 8T) Uk rainia n (1 4R) Vent ura M ath (6M) Vent ura I ntl (13 J) Vent ura US (14 J) Win dow s 3 .
A. Ap pendix 111 Quick reference for b ar code control c ommands Th e prin ter can print bar codes in t he HP L aserJ et, EP SON FX -850 , an d IB M Prop rin t e r XL emu lation mod es. Pr int b ar c odes o r exp and ed ch arac ters Format: ESC i n ..
A. Ap pendix 112 Th is par ame t e r selec ts the b ar c ode mo de as shown abov e. Whe n 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 h e n umber of ch aracters in the data.
A. Ap pendix 113 Bar code huma n r eadable line ON o r OFF Th is par ame t e r show s whet her the prin t e r prints th e hum an rea dable line belo w th e bar cod e. H uman readable characters a re always pri nted with O CR-B font of 1 0 p itch and all the cu r re n t character st yle enha nce men ts are maske d.
A. Ap pendix 114 Bar cod e, expan ded chara cter, line b lock drawin g and box dr awing heigh t n = ‘h nnn’, ‘Hnn n’, ‘dnnn ’, or ‘D nnn’ 1 EAN 13 , EAN8, UPC-A, ISBN (EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A), ISBN (UPC-E): 22 mm 2U P C - E : 1 8 m m 3 Others: 12 mm Ex pand ed ch arac ters i 2.
A. Ap pendix 115 When FIM (US- Post Net) i s selec te d wi th the par ameter ‘t3 ’ or ‘T3’ Cha racte rs ‘ A’ t o ‘D ’ a re vali d and one digi t of da ta ca n be pri nt ed. Upp er- case and lo wer- case al phab et character s can be a cce pte d .
A. Ap pendix 116 When EAN 128 set A , se t B or set C is sele cted with t he paramete r ‘t132’ o r ‘T132’, ‘ t133’ or ‘T1 33’ or ‘t 134’ or ‘T 134’ Th e same rules apply as for ‘t12 ’ or ‘T1 2’, ‘t13 ’ or ‘T13 ’, or ‘t14 ’ or ‘T1 4’.
A. Ap pendix 117 'Cod e 128 s et B LPR IN T CHR$( 27); "it1 3r 1o0x0 0y14 0bCO DE 128B 12345 ?"; 'Cod e 128 s et C LPR IN T CHR$( 27); "it1 4r 1o0x0 0y16 0b"; CH R$(1 );C.
118 B Brother Numbers IMPORTANT For tech nical and o pera tional help, yo u must cal l the cou ntry where yo u bought th e printer . Calls must be m ade fro m with in that countr y. Register your product By regis tering y our Bro the r produ ct, you w ill be re cord ed as t h e origin al ow ner of th e produ ct.
B. Append i x (For Eur ope and O ther Countr i e s) 119 Importa nt informatio n: Regulatio ns Radi o int erferenc e (22 0 to 240 volt model only) Th is prin ter foll ows EN 550 22 (C ISPR P ublic ation 22 )/C lass B. Before yo u use thi s product, make su re that y ou use one of t h e foll o wing i nterfa ce cable s.
B. Append i x (For Eur ope and Other Countrie s) 120 For Fin lan d an d Swed en LUO KAN 1 L ASERL AITE KLAS S 1 L ASER A PPARA T Var oitu s! Laitte en käyttämi n en m uulla kuin tässä kä yttöohje e ssa ma i ni tulla tava lla saatt a a a ltistaa käytt äjän tu rvalli suuslu oka n 1 ylittäv älle nä kym ättömä lle la sersä teily lle.
B. Append i x (For Eur ope and O ther Countr i e s) 121 IMPORTANT - For Yo ur Safety To ens ure sa fe o perat ion, the s upplie d th ree-p in plu g m ust be ins erte d only into a stan da rd thre e-p in po wer out let tha t is pr operly gr ou nded thr oug h the sta nda rd elect rica l wiring.
B. Append i x (For Eur ope and O ther Countr i e s) 122 EC D eclar ation of C onfor mity.
123 C Brother Numbers IMPORTANT For tech nical and o pera tional help, yo u must cal l the cou ntry where yo u bought th e printer . Calls must be m ade fro m with in that countr y. Register your product By regis teri ng your pro duct wit h Bro ther Intern atio nal C orpor ation , you wi ll be record ed a s the o rigina l ow ner of th e p rod uct .
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 124 Customer Servic e If y o u have c om ments or sugg est ions, pl ease write us at: Ser vic e cent er loca tor ( USA only) Fo r the lo cation of a Bro ther aut horiz ed ser vice cente r, call 1-8 00- 284- 4357.
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 125 Importa nt informatio n: Regulatio ns Federa l Commun ications Com mission ( F CC) De claration o f Co nformity (For USA) declare s, that th e products complies wi th Part 15 o f the FCC Rules.
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 126 Indu stry C ana da Compl ia nce Stat emen t (For Ca nada ) This Cla ss B digi tal ap paratus c o mplie s with Canadian I CE S-0 03. Ce t app areil nu mér ique de l a classe B est c onf orm e à la nor me NM B-00 3 du C anada .
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 127 Laser Notices Las er Saf ety (11 0 to 1 20 vo lt mod el only ) Th is prin ter is cert ified a s a Cla ss 1 laser pro duc t unde r the U.S. De part men t of H ealth an d Hum an Se rvices (DHHS) Radi ation Perf o rmance S t andard acco rding to t he Radiation Control fo r He a lt h and Safety Act of 1968 .
C. Appendix ( For USA and Canada) 128 IMPORTANT - For Yo ur Safety To ens ure sa fe o perat ion, the s upplie d th ree-p in plu g m ust be ins erte d only into a stan da rd thre e-p in po wer out let tha t is pr operly gr ou nded thr oug h the sta nda rd elect rica l wiring.
Ind ex 129 D A Accessori es tab . ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... .. 32 Advanc ed tab .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... .. 27 Autom atic dup lex printing ..... ..... .... ..... .....
D. Index 130 O OP C drum .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... .. 93 Options ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... .. 56 P Pape r .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ...
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Brother HL-5240 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Brother HL-5240 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Brother HL-5240 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Brother HL-5240 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Brother HL-5240, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Brother HL-5240.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Brother HL-5240. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Brother HL-5240 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
