Brother HL-5440D manual

User’s Guide Broth er La se r Prin ter HL-5 44 0D HL-5 450DN For vi sual ly-impaired use rs You c an read this m anual with S creen Reader ‘text-to-s peech’ software. You m ust set u p the hardware and install the d river before you can use t h e machine. Please use the Quick S etup Guide to set u p the machine. Y ou can find a printed copy i[...]

i User's Gu ides and whe re to f ind the m? 1 PDF pr i ntin g i s not sup port ed on Wi ndow s ® Ph on e. 2 HL -5 450DN does not su pport the sc anni ng fe ature . Wh ic h ma nua l? What's in it? W here is it? Product Safety Guide R ead t his Gu ide f irst. Please read the Safety Inst r uction s bef o re you set up you r machine. See thi[...]

ii Using the documentati on Th ank yo u for bu ying a Br othe r mach ine ! Readi ng the docu ment ation will help y ou m ake the most of yo ur machine. Sym bols and co nvent i ons us ed in the do cu men ta tio n The fol l owi ng sym bol s an d con ven ti o ns ar e use d th ro ugho u t the do cu ment at ion. WARNING indi cat es a pote nti ally haz a[...]

iii 1 Print ing Me thods 1 Abou t t his Machi ne ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ....1 Front view and Back view ..... .. . ....................... ............................... ............................... .......... .... [...]

iv 3 General Information 71 Cont rol pan el .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... . ...... ..... ..... ..... ....71 LEDs (L ight Emitting Di odes) ........... ........................ ................ ........................ ..................... ...[...]

v AA p p e n d i x 150 Machi ne speci fica tion s.. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ... .... .... ..... .....150 Genera l ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .[...]

1 1 1 About this M achine 1 Fr ont view a nd B ack view 1 1 Front co ver relea se butto n 2 C ontro l pa nel 3 Fa ce-d own outp ut tray suppor t flap (sup port flap ) 4 Front co ver 5 P aper tra y 6 Power switch 7 Fa ce-d own outp ut tray 8 Multi-pu rpose tray (MP tr ay) 9 B ack cove r (Face -up o utp ut tra y w hen op en) 10 AC pow er conn ect or [...]

2 Printin g Methods 1 Accep table pap er and othe r print media 1 Print qu ality may vary acco r di ng to t he type of paper yo u ar e using. You ca n us e th e follo wing type s of prin t med ia: plain pape r, t hin p aper, thick pa per, t hicker pape r, b ond p ap er, recycle d paper, l abels or envelopes . For best results, follow the instru cti[...]

3 Printin g Methods 1 Paper capacit y of t he paper t rays 1 1 Foli o size is 8. 5 in. × 13 in . (215. 9 mm x 33 0.2 mm) . Recomm ended paper specifica tions 1 Th e follo wing pa pe r specific ati ons are s uita ble for th is mac hine.  Use paper tha t is ma de f or plain-p aper co pyin g.  Use p ape r t hat is 20 to 24 lb (7 5 t o 90 g/ m 2[...]

4 Printin g Methods 1 Ha ndli ng and usi ng speci al p ape r 1 Th e mach ine i s des igned to work well with mos t ty pes of xero gr aphic and bo nd pape r. How eve r, so me pa per variabl es may have an effe ct on pri nt quali ty or h andling r el iability . Always test sam pl es of pap e r b efore pur chas ing to e nsure de sirable pe rform ance [...]

5 Printin g Methods 1 Envelopes 1 Most envelo pes designe d for la ser printe r s will be s uitable for your machine. Ho wever, some envel o pes may hav e fe ed an d print -qua lity pro blem s be cause of the way they have been mad e. A su itabl e envelo pe should have edges wi th st raight, we ll -creased folds. The envel ope should l ie flat and [...]

6 Printin g Methods 1 • w ith each si de fol ded as show n in figu re belo w If y ou us e any of the t ypes of e nvel opes list ed ab ove , they may dam age your ma chin e. Thi s dam age m ay not be co vered un de r any Brot her w arra nty or s ervice a gree men t . Lab els 1 Th e m ach ine will pr int on m os t type s of labe ls d esigne d fo r [...]

7 Printin g Methods 1 Un print able area when prin ting fro m a c ompu ter 1 Th e figu res b elow sh ow ma xim um unpr intab le ar eas. Th e un printab le ar eas ma y vary depen ding o n the pap er siz e or set ting s in the ap plica tion y ou ar e usin g. Note W hen us ing BR -Scri pt3 em ula tion, th e unpr inta ble area aroun d the e dges of the[...]

8 Printin g Methods 1 Load ing paper 1 Loadi ng pape r and pr int me dia 1 Th e ma chin e can fee d pape r from t he sta ndard pap er tray, op tion al low er tray or mult i-purp ose tra y. W hen y ou put pap er int o the p aper tray , no te the follo win g:  If your a pplicat ion softwar e supports p aper s ize select ion on th e print m e nu, y[...]

9 Printin g Methods 1 b Wh ile pres sin g t h e gree n pape r-guid e re lease lev er (1) , slide t he pap er guid es to f it t he pap er you are load ing in t he tray. Ma ke sure that the guides are firml y in the slo ts. Note Fo r Lega l or Fo lio size paper , pres s the releas e but ton (1) in the b ottom of the pape r tray an d the n pull o ut t[...]

10 Printin g Methods 1 d Put p aper in th e tray an d mak e sure :  The paper is belo w the m aximu m pa per m ark ( ) (1 ). Ove r fillin g the pap er tray will ca use p aper ja ms.  The s ide to be p rinte d on must b e face d own.  The paper guid es tou ch the side s of th e pape r so it wil l feed p rop erly. e Put the paper tray fi rml[...]

11 Printin g Methods 1 g Cho ose t he fo llowing set tings from eac h drop -dow n list of the print er driv er.  Paper S ize For the acc eptabl e pa per size s, se e Typ e and si ze o f pape r uu page 2 .  Media Type  Paper S ource For an y other se ttings, see D ri ver an d Soft wa re in Ch ap t e r 2. Note The name o f opti ons in the d [...]

12 Printin g Methods 1 Lo ading p aper in t he mul ti-pu rpose tray (MP t ray) 1 You can l oad up to 3 envelopes or sp ecial p r in t media in the MP tray or u p to 50 sheets of pla in paper. Use th is tray to p rint on th ick pap er, bo nd pap er, la bels o r en velope s. (Fo r the re comm end ed pap er to us e, see Acce ptab le pa per an d othe r[...]

13 Printin g Methods 1 c Put paper in the MP tr ay and make su re:  The paper stays unde r the ma ximum pape r mar k (1).  The s ide to be p rinte d on must b e face u p with t he leadin g edge (to p of the paper) i n fir st.  The paper guid es tou ch the side s of th e pape r so it wil l feed p rop erly. d Lift up the sup port flap to pre[...]

14 Printin g Methods 1 e Cho ose t he fo llowing set tings from eac h drop -dow n list of the print er driv er.  Paper S ize 1 Yo u ca n de fin e yo ur ori gina l pap er size b y ch oosi ng Us er De fi ned. .. in Wi ndows ® pr inter dri ver , P ostScri pt Custo m Pag e Size in BR -Sc rip t p rinte r dri ver f or Win dows ® , or Cus tom Pa ge S[...]

15 Printin g Methods 1 Printing on th ick pap er, labe ls and en velope s from th e MP tray 1 Before l oading, p ress t he corners and si des of the envelopes t o make them as flat a s possi ble. a Open the ba ck co ver (fac e-up outp ut tray). b Ope n the MP t ray an d lo wer i t gent ly. c Pull o u t the MP tra y support (1) and unfo ld the fl ap[...]

16 Printin g Methods 1 d Put paper, la bels or e nvelopes i n th e MP tray. Ma ke sure:  The num ber of e nve lopes in the M P tray do es no t exce ed 3.  The paper , labe ls or en velo pes stay unde r the ma xim um pape r mar k (1).  The s ide to be p rinte d on must b e face u p. e Cho ose t he fo llowing set tings from eac h drop -dow n[...]

17 Printin g Methods 1  Media Type <For p r in ting th ick paper> <F or print ing lab els> <For Pr inti ng envel opes>  Paper S ource For an y other se ttings, see D ri ver an d Soft wa re in Ch ap t e r 2. Note • The n ame of op tions i n the drop-d own lists ma y vary dependin g on yo ur opera ting sy ste m and its versi[...]

18 Printin g Methods 1 Duplex (2-s ided) printing 1 Th e su pplie d prin ter d rive rs all e nab le du plex printin g. F or m ore inform atio n abo ut h ow to cho ose t he s etting s, see the Help text i n the print er driver . Guid eline s for p rint ing o n both s ides of the pa per 1  If the paper is t h i n, it m ay wri nkle.  If paper is[...]

19 Printin g Methods 1 Au tom atic du pl ex prin tin g 1 If you are usi ng the Macint o sh P rinter Dr ive r, see Du plex (2-si ded) Pr intin g uu pa ge 62. Automatic duple x printing w ith t he Windows ® pr inter driver 1 a Choose the followin g settings from each me n u o f the printe r d r iver.  Paper S ize  Media Type  Paper S ource [...]

20 Printin g Methods 1 Automatic duple x printing w ith t he BR-Script pri nter driver for Windows ® 1 a Choose the followin g settings from each me n u o f the printe r d r iver.  Paper S ize  Media Type  Paper S ource  Print on Both side s  Page Order Note • You s hould use pl a in paper, r ecycled p aper or thin paper. Do no t [...]

21 Printin g Methods 1 Manua l duple x p rinti ng 1 Th e BR -Scri pt print er driv er for W indow s ® does not sup por t m anu al dup lex pr intin g. If you are usi ng the Macint o sh P rinter Dr ive r, see Ma nu al Duple x Prin ting uu pa ge 62. Manual dupl ex printin g with the Window s ® print er driver 1 a Cho ose t he fo llowing set tings fr[...]

22 2 2 Printer driver 2 A printe r drive r is so ftware t h at tr ansla tes data fr om the fo rma t used b y a computer t o t h e fo rmat that a par ticu lar prin ter ne eds. T ypica lly, th is fo rmat is page d escrip tion la ngua ge ( PDL ). The prin ter dr iver s for t he supp orte d vers io ns of Win dows ® an d Macin tosh a re o n the CD -ROM[...]

23 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Print ing a docume nt 2 W hen th e ma c h ine rece ives data fr om you r com puter , it be gins prin ting b y pick ing up pa per fr om the paper tr ay. The p aper t ray c an fe ed m any t ypes of pape r an d en velo pes. (S ee Paper ca pacity o f the paper t rays uu page 3 .) a Fro m your a ppl icatio n, choo se the P rin[...]

24 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Pr inte r drive r se tting s 2 You can ch ange the followi ng printer s ettings when you print from your computer:  Pape r Siz e  Orie nta tion  Co pies  M edia T ype  Resolutio n  Print Settin gs  M ultip le Page  Du plex 4 / Booklet 24  Pape r Sour ce  Sca lin g  Reverse Pr int  Use W[...]

25 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Windows ® 2 Acce ssing the printe r driv er se tting s 2 a (Fo r W indow s ® XP an d Window s S erver ® 2003 ) Click Start , an d t hen Pr i nters and Faxes . (Fo r W indow s Vi sta ® and W indows Se rver ® 20 08) Click t he bu tton, Control Panel , Ha rdwar e and Sound , and th en Pri n ter s . (Fo r W indow s ® 7 [...]

26 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Fea tu res in the Wi ndow s ® prin ter driver 2 Fo r mor e info rmatio n, see t he He lp text in th e pr inter dr iver. Note • Th e scr een s in t his se ction are f rom Wind ows ® X P. The scre en s on y our P C will vary d epen din g on yo ur operati ng system. • To acce ss the pri nter d river se ttings , see Acc[...]

27 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Pa per Si ze 2 Fro m th e dr op- down box c hoo se t he Pape r Si ze y ou a re usi ng. Orientatio n 2 Orie ntat ion sele ct s the posit ion of how yo ur doc umen t will be pr inted ( Portrai t or La ndscape ). Copi es 2 The copie s selectio n set s the number of copi es that will be print ed.  Collate With the Collate [...]

28 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Note • W hen us ing or dinary plain p aper 1 6 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/ m 2 ) choose Plai n Paper . Wh en us ing he avie r wei ght pape r or ro ugh pape r cho ose Th ic k P ap er or Thicker Paper . For bond paper, choose Bond Paper . • W hen y ou us e envelo pe s , c hoos e Envel opes . If th e tone r is n ot fixed t o [...]

29 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Dupl ex / Bo okle t 2 W hen y ou wa nt to prin t a boo klet or d o duple x prin ting , use this f unc tion.  None Di sabl e duple x prin ting.  Duplex / Duplex ( Manual) W hen y ou wa nt to do d uplex print ing, us e these optio ns. • Du pl ex Th e ma chin e prints on b oth s ides of th e pape r auto matic ally . [...]

30 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  Booklet / B ooklet ( Manual) Use this o ptio n to pr int a do cume nt in bo oklet for mat usin g duple x prin t i ng; it w ill arran ge the docum ent accordin g to the correct p a ge nu m ber and all ows you to fold at the cen ter of t he print ou tput without h aving to chang e t he or der of th e page numb er. • B[...]

31 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Ad van ced t ab 2 Ch ange the tab s ettin gs by c licking one of th e follo wing s e lectio ns:  Scal ing (1)  Reverse Print (2)  Use Watermark (3 )  Header-Foote r Print (4)  Toner Save Mode (5)  Administrator (6)  Us er Auth en tication (7 ) (HL- 5450 DN o nly)  Other Print Options (8) Scaling 2 [...]

32 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Use Wate rmark 2 You can put a lo go or tex t into yo ur do cumen t as a waterm ark. You can choos e o ne of th e prese t W aterm ark s, or you can use a bi tmap f ile tha t you ha ve created. Ch eck Us e Wat erm ark and th en click t h e S ettings ... but ton. Wa ter ma rk S et tin gs 2  Tra nsp are nt Check Tr ans pa[...]

33 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  Custom Sett ings You can ch oose to pri n t which waterma r k to be pr i nte d on th e firs t page or o n the oth er pages. Click the Add button to add the wate rmark settin gs and then choose Use Tex t or Use Bitma p File in Wa te rm ar k S ty le . • Title Enter a su itable title into the fi eld. • Text Enter y o[...]

34 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Heade r-Foote r Print 2 W hen th is featur e is en abl ed, it will pr int th e date an d tim e on your docu men t from yo ur co mpu t e r’s syste m clock an d the PC l ogin use r name or th e te xt you ente red. By cl icking Se tting s , you can custo m i ze the inf or mati on.  ID Print If you select Login User Name[...]

35 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Admini strator 2 Administr ators hav e the a uthority to li m i t acc ess to fu nctions such as sc aling a nd watermark.  Pass word Enter t he password in to th is box. Note Click Set Pas sw ord . .. to ch ang e the pa ssword.  Copies Lock Lock the copy pages se l ecti on to p re vent multi p le copy pr inting.  [...]

36 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Other Pr int Option s 2 You can s et the fol lowin g in Prin ter F unc t i on:  Use Reprint  Sle ep Time  M acro  Density Adjustment  Er ror Me ss age Pr intout  Improve Print Output  Ski p Bl ank P age Use Rep rint 2 The machine ke eps the print j ob sent t o it in me mory. You can reprint the last j[...]

37 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Sle ep Ti me 2 W hen th e ma c h ine do es no t receive data f or a cert ain per iod of tim e, it en ters s leep mo de . In sleep m ode , the machin e acts as though i t were turned o ff. When you choose Printer De fault, th e ti meout sett ing will b e reset to the sp ecific time set a t the facto ry; t his can b e alte [...]

38 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Skip Blan k Page 2 If Skip Bl ank Page i s ch ecked, the prin te r d river aut omatically d etects blan k pages and excludes them fro m prin ting. Note Th is op tion does not w ork whe n you ch oos e t h e follow ing op tion s: • Use Wat erma rk • Header-Footer Print • Ni n1 and 1i n N x NP a g e s in Multiple Page [...]

39 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Pr int Pr ofile s tab 2 P rin t P ro fi le s are e ditable p resets d esigned to give yo u quick a ccess to fr equently used p rintin g co nfigu rati ons.  Print prof ile list box (1 )  Delete P rofile (2)  Always show Print Profile s tab f irst (3)  Add Profile (4)  Cu rrent print pro file v iew (5) a Choo[...]

40 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Delete Pr ofile 2 The Delete Pr ofile di al og app ears by cl ic ki ng De le te P r ofil e . Y ou can de lete any of t h e prof iles yo u hav e adde d. a Choose your profi le fr o m t he print p r ofi le l ist b ox. b Click De lete . c The se lected pro file will b e delete d.[...]

41 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Ac cess ories tab 2 Note To access t h e Acce ssori es tab, s ee A cc e ssin g t he printe r driver setti ngs uu pag e 25. You can de fine th e pape r siz e f o r eac h pape r tray and auto det ect t he serial numb er in t h e A ccess orie s tab as fo llows.  Available Options / Ins talled Opti ons (1) You can m anu al[...]

42 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  Auto Detect (4) The Auto Detect functio n finds the curre ntly ins talled op tiona l device s and sh ows the av ailab le setti ngs in th e print er driv er. Wh en yo u click Auto Det ect , opt ions t hat a re ins talle d on the m ach ine will be liste d in Available Options (1 ). You c an m anua lly ad d or rem ove t [...]

43 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Suppor t 2 Click Suppor t . .. i n th e Pri nti ng Pr efe renc es dialog box.  Brother Solutions Center (1) The Brother Solu tions Cente r (h ttp:// solution s.brother. co m/ ) i s a Web si te off eri ng i nfo rmati on a bout you r Brother pr oduct inclu ding FAQs (Freque ntly Asked Quest ions), User’ s Guides, d riv[...]

44 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  Genuine Supplies Website (2 ) You can vi sit our Web site for or iginal/g enuine Brother supp lies b y clicki ng this b utto n.  Brother CreativeCente r (3) You can vi sit ou r Web site for fr e e a nd easy online solu tions f o r b usines s and home user s by clicking this but ton.  Print Settings (4) Th is bu [...]

45 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Fea tur es in the BR- Scr ipt3 pr inte r driver (P ostS crip t ® 3™ la ngua ge emu la tion) 2 Note The screens in this sec tion are from Windows ® XP. Th e screens on yo ur PC may vary dep e ndin g on your operati ng system. Printing Prefer ences 2 Note You can access th e Pri nt i ng Pre fer ences dia log box b y cl [...]

46 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 • Pag es Per S hee t The Pag es Per She et sele ction can r educ e the im age s ize of a page by a llowi ng mult iple p ages to be printed on one sheet of paper. Als o, you can prin t a document in the bookle t style automatical ly when you choose Booklet .  Paper/Qualit y tab Choose the Paper S our c e . • Paper S[...]

47 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Advanced o p tions 2 You can a ccess the Advanced opt ions by cl icking th e Advanced... butto n on the Layout tab o r Paper/Qualit y tab. a Choose the Paper Size an d Copy Count (1).  Paper S ize Fro m the dro p- down bo x ch oose th e Pape r Size you a re using.  Copy Count The c opy select ion sets th e number of[...]

48 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 c You ca n change set tings by choosi ng a setti ng in the Pri nter F eat ure s l ist (3) :  Print Quali t y You ca n choose the following pri nt qual ity se ttings. • 300 dpi • 600 dpi • HQ 12 00 • 1200 dp i  Media Type You ca n use the follo wing types of media i n your ma chine. For the b est print qualit[...]

49 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  Toner S ave You c an c onserv e to ner use with this fea ture. When you s et Toner S ave to On , p rint a ppear s ligh t e r. Th e de faul t se tt ing is Of f . Note • W e do not reco mme nd Toner Save for pr intin g Photo or Gra y Scale im ages. • Toner Save is no t ava ilable fo r HQ 12 00 and 12 00 dpi r esolut[...]

50 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  Ghost Re duction Setting If yo u are usin g the mach ine in a hig h h umidit y en viron ment this s etting ma y reduce gh osting on t he pape r. Do not use this se tting if th e am bient hu midit y is bel ow 30 % or gho sting may increas e. Note This fea ture may not r e duce ghosti n g fo r all t ypes of pa per. Befo[...]

51 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Unin stall ing the printe r driv er 2 You can u ninstall t h e printer d river tha t you have install e d wi th the fo ll owing ste p s. Note • Th is is not availab le if y ou orig inally install ed the printer dr iver f rom th e Win dows Add a printer fun ction. • After uninsta lling, we recommend that you resta rt y[...]

52 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Stat us Monit or 2 The Stat us Monitor utility is a config u ra ble sof tware tool fo r monitor ing the status of one or more dev i c es, allowin g you to g et immedia te notifi catio n of e rror me ssa ges such as p aper empty o r paper jam. You can ch eck the dev i ce st a tu s at anytime by do u ble- clicki n g th e ic[...]

53 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Monito r i n g th e m a ch in e’s stat us 2 Th e Sta tus M onitor ic on will c hange color dep endin g on th e ma chine s tatus .  A gre en i con in dica tes th e norm al sta nd-by condit ion.  A y ellow icon indic at es a war ning.  A red icon indica tes a pri nting error ha s occ urred . The re a re t wo lo c[...]

54 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Macintos h 2 Fea tur es in the p rint er d river ( Ma cintosh ) 2 This mach ine supports Ma c OS X 10.5.8 - 10.6.x - 10.7 .x. Note Th e scre en s in this s ectio n are f rom Mac O S X 10.5 . The s cre ens on y our M acint os h will va ry de pend ing on your o perating system version. Choo sing pa ge setup options 2 You ca[...]

55 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 b From an applicati on such as TextEdi t, cl ick File , then Pri nt to sta rt prin ting.  (For Ma c OS X 10.5.8 and 1 0.6.x) For mor e page setu p opti ons, click the disclosur e triangle b esi de the Printer p op-up menu . Note You can sa ve the cur rent se ttings as a prese t by choosi ng Save As from the Prese ts d [...]

56 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  (For Ma c OS X 10.7.x) For mor e page setu p opti ons, click the Show Detai ls butt on. Note You can sa ve the cur rent se ttings as a prese t by cho osing Save Cu rren t Sett ings as Pr eset. .. from the Pr esets dro p-dow n lis t.[...]

57 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Ch oos ing pri nti ng op tio ns 2 To contro l specia l pri nting fe atur es, ch oose Prin t Setti ngs from the Prin t dialo g box. Fo r the details of avail able o ptions, see the followin g d e scriptio ns o f each option. Cover P age 2 You can ch oose the f o ll owing cove r page setti ngs:  Print Cover Page If you w[...]

58 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Lay out 2  Pag es pe r Shee t The Pa ge s per S heet selection can redu ce the image size of a page by all owing multi ple p ages to b e pri nted on o ne s hee t of pape r.  Layout Direction When you speci fy the p ages per sheet, y ou can al so specify the directi on of the layou t.  Border If you want to add a [...]

59 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Print S etting s 2 You can ch ange settin g s by choosin g a sett ing in t h e Prin t Setti ngs list:  Me di a Ty pe You can c hang e the me dia typ e to on e of the f ollow ing: • Pl ain Pa per • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Pape r • Bond Paper • Envelopes • En v. Thi ck • Env. Thin • R ecycl e[...]

60 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Advanced prin t sett ings When you cl ick the triangle ma rk ( c ) b eside A dva nced , the advan ced pr int se ttings appe ar.  Toner Save Mode You can co nserve toner use wi th this featur e. When you se t Tone r Save Mode to On , print appe ars light er. The defa ult set ting is Off. Note • W e do not reco mme nd [...]

61 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  Improve Print Output Th is feat ure all ows y ou to imp rov e a print quality proble m. • Re duc e P ap e r Cur l If you choose this se tt ing, the pap er cur l may be r educed. If you are prin ting onl y a f ew pages, you d o n ot need to choose th is settin g. We recommend th a t you ch ange the pri nter d river s[...]

62 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Dupl ex (2-sided ) Printing 2  Automatic Duple x Printi ng Select Layout . Choose Long-e dge binding or Shor t-edge binding in Two-Sided .  Manual Duplex Printing Select Paper Ha ndl ing . • C hoo se Even O nly an d Pri nt . Relo ad t he pr int ed p aper in to th e tr ay (bl ank s ide fac e do wn in Tray 1 or Tray[...]

63 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Fea tur es in the BR-S cri pt3 printe r d river (Pos tScr ipt ® 3™ l ang uage em ul atio n) 2 Thi s sec ti on int rod uces the d is tinct iv e oper ati ons of th e BR-S cri pt3 print er dr iver . Fo r th e bas ic opera tio ns of the BR-Scr ipt3 pr inter dri ver, see Featu res in th e print er driv er (Mac into sh) uu p[...]

64 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Pri nt er Fea tur es 2 Fe ature S et s: Ge ner al 1  Print Quality You can ch ange the resolutio n as foll o ws : • 300 d p i • 600 d p i • H Q 1200 • 1200 d pi  Me di a Ty pe You can c hang e the me dia typ e to on e of the f ollow ing: • Pl ain Pa per • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Pape r •[...]

65 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  Toner Save You can co nserve to ner u sing thi s featu r e. W hen y o u ch e ck Tone r Save , y our print s a ppear ligh ter. T he default s e tt ing i s Off. Note • W e do not reco mme nd Toner Save for pr intin g Photo or Gra y Scale im ages. • Toner Save is no t ava ilable fo r HQ 12 00 and 12 00 dpi r esoluti [...]

66 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Fe ature S et s: Ge ner al 2  Improve Pri nt Output Th is feat ure all ows y ou to imp rov e a print quality proble m. • Reduce Paper C ur l If you choose this se tt ing, the pap er cur l may be r educed. If you are prin ting onl y a f ew pages, you d o n ot need to choose th is settin g. We recommend th a t you ch a[...]

67 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Remo ving the pr inte r dri ver 2 a Log in as a n ‘Admin ist rator’. b From the Apple menu, choose Sy stem P refe renc es . Cl ick Pri nt & Fax 1 , t hen c hoos e the pr inter you want to remove an d remove i t by cli cking the - bu t to n. c Click OK 2 . 1 Pri nt & Sc a n for Mac OS X 1 0.7.x users 2 De lete [...]

68 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Stat us Monit or 2 The Status Monitor uti lity i s a config u ra ble so ftware tool f or monito ring th e statu s of the m achine , lettin g you se e error mes sages such as pape r emp ty or pa per jam at pr e-set up date int erv als. You can al so ac cess t he we b bas ed mana ge ment (HL-5 45 0DN on ly) . You can ch eck[...]

69 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Hiding or s howing th e window 2 A fte r s t ar tin g th e Status Monitor , yo u ca n hi de or sho w the wind ow. To hide t he wi ndow , go to th e menu b ar, Brother Status Monitor and choo se Hide Status Monitor . To show the wi n do w, click t he Brother Status Monitor icon in the do ck. Quittin g the wind ow 2 Click B[...]

70 Driver a nd Softwar e 2 Software 2 So ftwar e fo r ne tw orks 2 For t he i nfor mat ion abou t n et work u til ity s oft ware uu Net wor k Us er's Guid e: Netw ork featur es Rem ote Pr inte r Conso le (W indow s ® only ) 2 Re mote Prin t e r Cons ole is sof twar e to chan ge m any o f the prin ter set ting s in depe ndent ly of you r app l[...]

71 3 3 Control panel 3 LE Ds (L ight Emi tti ng Diod es ) 3 This secti on refe rs to si x LEDs an d two keys on the control panel. The LED in dications sh own in the tabl e bel ow are used in the illu strati ons in th is chap ter. Gene ral Informati o n 3 1 Back Cover LED The Bac k Cover LED indicates when the errors o ccur in the back of the m ach[...]

72 General I nformat ion 3 LED s Machine S tatus Sleep The machine is in Slee p Mode (Power Save mode). Wh ile the m achine is in Slee p Mode, the Ready L ED is dimmed, but t he machine can still re c eive dat a. Receiv i ng a print job will automatically wak e up the machine to start printing . For m ore information, see Sleep Time uu page 8 6. De[...]

73 General I nformat ion 3 Tone r Lo w The t oner cartridge will need to be r eplaced soon. Buy a new toner cart ridge and have it ready f or when R eplace To ner is indica t ed. The To ner LE D w ill turn on for 2 se conds and off for 3 seconds. Re plac e Toner Replace the toner cartridge with a n ew o ne. See Repl acing the toner c artridge uu pa[...]

74 General I nformat ion 3 Replace Drum Replace the drum with a new one. See Repl acing the drum unit uu page 104. Drum Error The corona w ire needs t o be cleaned. S e e Cleaning t he corona wire uu page 111. If the t on er cartri dg e is placed in the machine without the drum unit, put the t oner cartridge into t he drum unit, and then reinstall [...]

75 General I nformat ion 3 Cover is Open Close t he fuser cover located beh ind the ba ck cov er of the m achine. Make s ure paper i s not jammed in side the b ac k of the mach ine, and then c lose the fuser cover and press Go . No T ray The machi ne c a nnot detect the s tand ard pa per tray. Re-install the standard paper t ray, or ensure it is i [...]

76 General I nformat ion 3 Cover is Open Close the front cover of the machine. Log Acc ess Error (HL-5450DN only) The machine could not ac cess the print log fil e in the server. Cont act your admi nist rator to check the Store Print Log to Network settings. Ou t o f Mem ory Reduc e the c omplexity of you r docum ent or reduc e the p rint resolutio[...]

77 General I nformat ion 3 Main PC B Fai lure Turn off the power switch, and then turn it back on and try to print ag ain. If t he error occurs again, call your dealer or Brother Cus t o mer Service. Cover is Open Close t he fuser cover located beh ind the ba ck cov er of the m achine. Duplex Disabled Put t he dupl ex tray in the machi ne and close[...]

78 General I nformat ion 3 Cancel P rinting / Ca ncel All J obs The machi ne is cancel ing t he jo b. LED s Machine S tatus[...]

79 General I nformat ion 3 Se rvice call i ndic ation s 3 If t here is an err or t hat c anno t be cl ear ed by the use r, th e mac hin e wil l sho w t hat a s ervi ce c all is ne eded by lig hti ng up al l th e LED s as s how n bel ow. If you see the servi ce call i ndicatio n shown above, turn off t h e power swit ch, and then turn i t back on an[...]

80 General I nformat ion 3 For ex amp le, th e LED indic ati on bel ow sh ows a f user uni t f ail ure . Ma ke a note of the in dicati on, re ferri ng to LED e rror indic atio n uu pa ge 7 9, an d repo rt th e error statu s to you r dea ler or Br othe r Cust ome r Servic e. Note Make sure th at the front c o ver is complet e ly c l o sed before you[...]

81 General I nformat ion 3 Co ntr ol pane l k ey s 3 The cont rol panel ke ys have the fo llowing f unctions:  Ca nce l printing Ca nce l the curr ent job being printe d: If you pr ess Canc el wh ile printin g, th e mach ine w ill imme diate ly stop pri ntin g an d w ill the n ej ec t th e pa per . Th e Ready and Error LEDs will b link as the jo[...]

82 General I nformat ion 3 Print a test page 3 You can us e Go o r the pr inter driver to print a te st page. Usin g th e Go k ey 3 a Turn o ff the ma chine’s p ower swi tch. b Make s ure that the front cover is closed and t he power cord is p lugged in. c Hold d own Go as you t u rn on the power switc h. Keep Go pres sed do wn un til all the LED[...]

83 General I nformat ion 3 Print a Printer Settings page 3 You can pr int the c urren t settin gs us ing the cont rol pan el but t o n or prin ter dr iver. Usin g th e Go k ey 3 a Make s ure that the front cover is closed and t he power cord is p lugged in. b Turn o n the machin e’s power switch and wai t until t he machine is i n Ready mode. c P[...]

84 General I nformat ion 3 Print Fonts 3 You can pr int a list of the in terna l fonts using t he co ntrol pan el bu tton or p rinter dr iver. Usin g th e Go k ey 3 a Turn o ff the ma chine’s p ower swi tch. b Make s ure that the front cover is closed and t he power cord is p lugged in. c Hold d own Go as you t u rn on the power switc h. Keep Go [...]

85 General I nformat ion 3 Securit y features 3 Se cure Funct io n Lock 2.0 (HL -545 0DN only) 3 Secure Functi on Lock l ets yo u restri ct Publi c acce ss to the Print fu nction 1 . Th is fea ture also prev ent s user s from c han ging t he D efaul t se ttings of th e m achi ne by li mit ing ac cess t o t he Menu settings. B efore using t he secur[...]

86 General I nformat ion 3 Ecology fe atures 3 Toner Sav e 3 You can sa ve toner usi ng this f eature. When yo u set Toner S ave t o on, p rints appear lig h ter . The de fault setting is off. You can ch ange the toner save mo de setti ng on th e printe r drive r. To change the toner save mode setting, se e the fol lowing:  Advanced t ab uu pa g[...]

87 General I nformat ion 3 Quiet m ode feature 3 Th e Qui et m ode se ttin g can re du c e printin g n oise. W hen Quie t Mode is t urned on, th e print sp eed be come s slower. The defaul t settin g is Off. Tu rning Qu iet mode on/o ff 3 a Make s ure that the front cover is closed and t he power cord is p lugged in. b Turn o n the machin e and w a[...]

88 4 4 Th is mac hine h as the fol lowin g op tional ac ces sorie s. You ca n incr ease the cap abilit ies of the mac hine wit h th ese item s. 1 T he o ption al mem ory is av aila ble for HL-5 45 0DN . Opt i ons 4 Lowe r tray SO-DIM M memory 1 LT-5400 See Lower tray (LT-5400) uu page 89. See SO-DIMM (HL-54 50DN only) uu page 90.[...]

89 Options 4 Lower tr ay (LT-5 400) 4 One op tional low er t ray (Tr ay 2) ca n be install ed on H L-54 40D a nd HL-545 0DN , and t he low er tray can h old up t o 50 0 sh eets of 20 lb ( 80 g /m 2 ) pap er. W hen the option al lower t ray is insta lled , the mach ine c an ho ld up to 800 sheets of p lain paper. I f you wan t to buy the opti o nal [...]

90 Options 4 SO-DIM M (HL-545 0DN only) 4 The mac hine has 64 M B of sta ndar d m emo ry and one sl ot f or o ptio nal me mor y e xpa nsi on. You can i ncre ase th e memo ry up to a maxim um of 320 MB by in stallin g one SO -DI MM (S mal l O u tline Du al In-l ine Mem ory Module). SO -DIM M type s 4 For in formation r egardi ng memory for your B ro[...]

91 Options 4 I nstal ling ext ra memo ry 4 a Turn o ff the ma chine’s p ower swi tch. b Disc onne ct the i nterfa ce cabl es from the ma chin e, and t hen un plug t he pow er cord from the AC pow er outl et. Note Alw ay s turn off th e mach ine p owe r swit ch be fore ins tallin g or rem oving the SO -DIM M. c Remove th e plasti c (1) a nd t hen [...]

92 Options 4 e Hol d the SO -DI MM by t he ed ges a nd alig n the notch es in the S O-DIMM w ith the p rotru sion s in the slot. Inse rt the SO - DIMM diagona lly (1) , then tilt it toward th e inter face board until it c l icks into place ( 2). f Put the metal (2) a nd then th e plasti c (1) S O-DIMM c overs back o n. g Plug t he machine’s p owe[...]

93 5 5 Replacing cons umable items 5 You will need to re plac e the cons uma ble item s wh en t he m achine ind icate s that the lif e of the co nsu mable i s ov er. Yo u can rep lace the follo wing consu mab le item s by yo urse lf: Note Th e drum unit and tone r cart ridge ar e two se parat e parts . Note • Go to http://www.b rother. co m/or ig[...]

94 Routine Maint enance 5 Rep laci ng th e tone r car tridge 5 Ord er No . TN-7 20 1 , TN-750 2 The St andard tone r car tri dge can pri nt ap pro xi mate ly 3, 000 p ages 3 . Th e Hi gh Y iel d t oner car tri dge ca n pr int appr oxi m a tel y 8,00 0 pa ges 3 . A ctual pa ge co unt wil l vary depen ding o n you r aver age typ e of do cume nt. Th e[...]

95 Routine Maint enance 5 Note •T h e Toner LED w ill blink contin uous ly if the t oner is low . • If t h e p rinto ut is fa int, hol d the d rum unit and to ner cartri dge assemb ly level with both hands and gently shake i t from si de to sid e several t imes to sp read the t oner evenly i nside th e cartr idge. Repl ac e T oner 5 Th e ma chi[...]

96 Routine Maint enance 5 Repl a cing the tone r ca rtri dge 5 a Make s ure that the machin e is tu rned on. Leave the ma chine f or at le ast 10 min u tes t o c o ol d own. b Pres s the f ront c ov er relea se bu t to n and t hen op en the front c over. c Take out the dru m unit a nd toner ca rtri d ge asse mbly. WARNI NG After you hav e ju st u s[...]

97 Routine Maint enance 5 Important • W e rec om mend t hat you p lace the drum uni t and toner cart ridg e as semb ly on a clea n, f lat s urfa ce with a piece of d isp o sable paper u nderneath it in case you a ccident ally spi ll or sca tter toner. • To pr event damage to the machine fro m sta tic electr icity, DO NOT touch t he electro des [...]

98 Routine Maint enance 5 Important • Handle the toner ca rtridge car efully. I f toner scatte r s on your h ands or clo thes, imme diately wip e or wash it off wi th cold w ate r. • To avoi d print q ua lity pro blem s, DO N OT tou ch the s hade d part s show n in the ill ust rations . • We rec omme nd that you pl ace the to n er cartridg e [...]

99 Routine Maint enance 5 Important • Wait t o unpa ck the new toner cartrid ge unt il immedia tely be fore you put it in t he machine. If a toner cartridg e is l eft unpac ke d fo r a lon g t ime, the to n er life will be sh ortened. • If a n unpacked drum unit is put in dir e ct sunlight o r room li ght, the u nit may b e damaged. • Bro the[...]

100 Routine Maint enance 5 g Put th e new toner cartridge firmly into t h e dru m u ni t unti l you hear i t lock int o place. If you p u t it in prope rly , th e gree n lock le ver on th e drum unit w ill lif t a utoma tically . Note Make sure th at you put in the toner c a r tridge properly o r i t may sep a rat e from the d ru m unit. h Clean th[...]

101 Routine Maint enance 5 i Put th e dr um unit and toner cartrid g e as sembly back i nto th e machine . j Close t h e fr ont cover of th e machine . Note DO NOT turn o ff the machine’s po we r swi tch or open th e front co ve r until the Ready LED lig hts up .[...]

102 Routine Maint enance 5 Re pl acing the dr um unit 5 Order No. DR-720 A new dr um un it ca n pri nt app roxi mate ly 3 0, 000 Let ter or A4 s ize sin gle -s ide d page s. Note • There a re many fa ctors that determi ne the actual d rum life , such as the t e mper ature, h umidity, ty pe of pape r, t yp e of to ner us ed an d so on. U nde r i d[...]

103 Routine Maint enance 5 Dr um En d Soon 5 Th e drum unit i s nea ring th e end o f its rated life an d will re quire r eplac ement . We re com mend you k eep a gen uin e Brothe r dru m unit r eady fo r instal lation . Clean t he corona wir e i n the drum u nit. If you don’t, p rinted pages may h ave a vert i c al strip e or Dr um Error may occ[...]

104 Routine Maint enance 5 Dr um St op 5 W e can not gu arante e the p rint qu ality. Pleas e repl ace the dru m unit wit h a new one. We rec omm end a gen uin e Brothe r dru m unit b e insta lled at t h is time . After re p lac ement, r eset the d rum counte r by foll owing th e in structi o ns i ncluded with th e new dru m unit. Re pl acin g the [...]

105 Routine Maint enance 5 c Take out the dru m unit a nd toner ca rtri d ge asse mbly. WARNI NG After you hav e ju st u sed the mac hine, som e in tern al pa rts o f the ma chin e w ill be ex t r eme ly hot . Wa it fo r th e machin e to cool down befo re you to uch the internal parts o f the ma chine. Important • W e rec om mend t hat you p lace[...]

106 Routine Maint enance 5 d Push d own the green lock lever and take t he toner cartrid ge out of the drum uni t. WARNI NG • D O NO T put a ton er ca rtridg e or a to ner cart ridge and dru m uni t asse mbl y into a f ire. It cou ld ex plode, resu lting in injuri es. • D O NO T use f lamm able s ubsta nce s, any typ e of s pray, or a n orga ni[...]

107 Routine Maint enance 5 Note • Be sure to seal up the used drum unit tightly in a suitable bag so that t oner powder does n o t spi ll o ut of th e drum unit. • Go to h ttp:/ /www.brother .com/orig inal/i ndex.html fo r instructi ons on how to ret urn your used consumable items to the Brother collecti on program. If you choose not to return [...]

108 Routine Maint enance 5 h Wh en you re pla ce the drum unit with a new o ne, you need to re set the d ru m counte r. To do t h i s, pre ss and ho ld do wn the Go for about 4 seco n ds u ntil a ll the L E Ds light up. Once all si x LEDs a re lit, release Go . Important Do not re set the dr um c ounter when you on ly rep lace th e tone r cartri dg[...]

109 Routine Maint enance 5 Clean ing and Che cking the machine 5 Cl ean th e outsid e and in side o f the ma chine reg ul arly with a dr y, lin t - free c loth . Wh en y ou rep lace th e tone r ca rtrid ge or the dr um un it, ma ke sure that you cle an th e inside of the m ac hine. If pr inted pages are s t a ined with toner, clean the inside of th[...]

110 Routine Maint enance 5 d Pull th e paper tr ay complet ely out o f the machine. e If pap er i s lo aded in the pape r t ray , remo ve it . f Rem ove an yt hing that is stuc k inside the pa per tr ay. g Wipe th e insid e and t he outside of th e paper tr ay with a dr y, lin t-free cloth to remove dust . h Re- load t he pap er and p ut the pa pe [...]

111 Routine Maint enance 5 Cl eanin g th e coro na wi re 5 If yo u hav e print qu ality probl ems, clean t h e cor ona wire as fo llows: a Leave the machine turn e d on for 10 minutes fo r the internal fan to co ol the e xtremely hot part s inside the machin e. b Pres s the f ront c ov er relea se bu t to n and t hen op en the front c over. c Take [...]

112 Routine Maint enance 5 Important • W e reco mme nd tha t you pu t the dru m uni t and ton er ca rtridg e asse mbly on a pie ce of di sposa ble pap er or c loth in ca se you accide ntal ly spill or sca tter tone r. • Handle the drum un i t and tone r cartri dge assemb ly carefu lly. If toner scatte r s on your ha n ds o r cloth es, immediate[...]

113 Routine Maint enance 5 Cl eanin g th e drum un it 5 If your p rintout ha s white or b lack dots at 3.7 in. (94 mm) interval s, the drum ma y have foreign m a terial , such as glue f rom a l abel s tuck on t he dr um s urf ace . Fo ll ow t he st eps bel ow t o s olv e th e pr obl em. a Make s ure that the front cover is closed and t he power cor[...]

114 Routine Maint enance 5 WARNI NG After you hav e ju st u sed the mac hine, som e in tern al pa rts o f the ma chin e w ill be ex t r eme ly hot . Wa it fo r th e machin e to cool down befo re you to uch the internal parts o f the ma chine. Important • W e reco mme nd tha t you pu t the dru m uni t and ton er ca rtridg e asse mbly on a pie ce o[...]

115 Routine Maint enance 5 i Tur n the drum unit a s s hown in the illus tration . Mak e s ure tha t th e drum un it gear ( 1) i s on th e lef t hand side. j Use t he num ber ed ma rker s n ext to t he dru m rol ler to find the ma rk. Fo r e xamp le, a d ot in colu mn 2 o n the ch eck sheet wo uld mean th at ther e is a m ark in th e “2” reg io[...]

116 Routine Maint enance 5 k Tur n the d rum u nit gear t owa rd you by hand w hile lo okin g at surfa ce of t h e susp ected area . l Wh en you have f o und the mark on th e drum th at mat che s the dr um do t chec k shee t, wip e the su rface of t h e dru m gentl y with a cotton swab u nti l the ma rk o n the su rface c ome s o f f. Important DO [...]

117 Routine Maint enance 5 m Put th e ton er ca rtridge b ack into th e drum unit un til y ou hea r it lo c k in to pl ace. I f you p ut the c artr idge in prope rly , th e gree n lock le ver on th e drum unit w ill lif t a utoma tically . Note Make sure th at you put in the toner c a r tridge properly o r i t may sep a rat e from the d ru m unit. [...]

118 Routine Maint enance 5 Cl eanin g th e pap er pic k-up roll er 5 Cl eanin g the p aper p ick-up roller per iodically ma y prev ent p aper ja ms by insurin g the prope r feed ing of pape r. a Turn o ff the ma chine’s p ower swi tch. b Disc onne ct the i nterfa ce cabl es from the ma chin e, and t hen un plug t he pow er cord from the AC pow er[...]

119 Routine Maint enance 5 Packing a nd shippin g the mac hine 5 WARNI NG If yo u use a Lower Tr ay, DO NOT carry the machine wi th the Lower Tra y as you may b e inj ured or ca use damage to the machi n e b ecause it is not att ached to t h e L ower Tray. Note If for a n y reason yo u must ship your machi ne, care fully repack t he machine in the [...]

120 Routine Maint enance 5 d Wrap th e machine i n a pl astic b ag, then p ut it o n the bo ttom packing ma terial (1). e Put the packing materia l (2) marked “FRONT” on the front of the ma chine. Put the packing materia l (3) mar ked “RE A R” on the back of t he ma chin e. REAR 1 FRONT 1 2 3 REAR FRONT[...]

121 Routine Maint enance 5 f Put th e car dboard tray (1) on the top and put the power cord in it. g Cl ose t he ca rton and ta pe i t s hut . h <I f yo u have a Lo wer Tr ay > Repack t h e l ower tr ay as shown in the illustr ation. 1[...]

122 6 6 If you think t here is a p r oble m with you r machine, ch eck each item below fi rst and foll ow the tro ubleshooti ng tips. Most problems can be easil y resolve d by yourse lf. Identifying your pr oblem 6 First, ch e c k the foll owing.  The machine's p o wer cord is co n nected pro p erly and the machine's power switch is tu[...]

123 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Error mes sages in the Status M onitor 6 As with any sophist i cate d offi ce pro duct, errors ma y occur and cons umable items may need to be r eplaced. If th is ha ppens, you r mach ine ide ntifies the error or requir ed r outine m aint enan ce an d show s the a pprop ria te me ssag e. T he mos t com mon erro r an d maint [...]

124 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Jam Duplex The paper is jammed in the duplex tray or the fuser u nit. See Jam M P Tray / Jam T ray 1 / Jam T ray 2 / Jam Insid e uu page 1 26. Jam Inside The paper is jammed insid e t he mach ine. See Jam Rear / Jam Du plex uu page 131. The tone r c art ridge is placed in the machine without the drum uni t. Put t he toner ca[...]

125 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Replace F user It is ti me to repl ace the f u s er unit. Call Brother Customer Service or a B rother Authorized Servic e Cen ter t o replace the fuser unit. To replace Fu s e r Uni t call Brot her Customer Service at: 1-877-BRO THER (1-877-276-8437) (in USA) 1-877-BRO THER (i n Cana da) or to locate a Brother Authorized Ser[...]

126 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Paper jams 6 Note Alw ays re mov e al l pa per from th e pa per tr ay and stra igh te n the sta ck whe n you add new paper . Th is hel ps pre vent multip le she ets of pape r from feed ing throu gh t he m achine at one ti me and pre ven ts pape r jams . Jam MP Tray / Jam Tray 1 / Jam Tray 2 / Jam In side 6 If a pa pe r jam o[...]

127 Troubl eshooti ng 6 e Us e both ha nd s to s low ly pull o ut th e jamm ed pa per. Note Pul ling out the ja mme d pape r down war d allow s you to re move the pa per m ore ea sily. f Pres s the f ront c ov er relea se bu t to n and t hen op en the front c over. g Slowl y take o ut the d ru m u ni t an d toner cartridge assembly. The jammed pa p[...]

128 Troubl eshooti ng 6 WARNI NG After you hav e ju st u sed the mac hine, som e in tern al pa rts o f the ma chin e w ill be ex t r eme ly hot . Wa it fo r th e machin e to cool down befo re you to uch the internal parts o f the ma chine. Important • W e reco mme nd tha t you pu t the dru m uni t and ton er ca rtridg e asse mbly on a pie ce of d[...]

129 Troubl eshooti ng 6 h Push d own the green lock lever and take t he toner cartrid ge out of the drum uni t. Remove the jammed pap er i f ther e i s any in side the dru m un it . i Put th e ton er ca rtridge b ack into th e drum unit un til y ou hea r it lo c k in to pl ace. I f you p ut the c artr idge in prope rly , th e gree n lock le ver on [...]

130 Troubl eshooti ng 6 l Make sure that th e pape r is belo w the m axi mum pa per m ark ( ) in the pa per tr ay. While pre ssing the g reen pa per-g uid e relea se leve r, slide the pa per gui des t o fit the paper size . Ma ke sur e that t he gui des ar e fir m l y in the sl ots . m Put the paper tray firmly back in the machin e . Note If you tu[...]

131 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Jam Rear / Jam Duplex 6 If a p aper jam o ccurs be hind the b ack co ver (face-u p output tray) or i nside th e duple x tray, th e Er ror LED will tu rn on and the Back Cover an d Pa per LED s wi ll blink . a Leave the machine turn e d on for 10 minutes fo r the internal fan to co ol the e xtremely hot part s inside the mach[...]

132 Troubl eshooti ng 6 d Slowl y take o ut the d ru m u ni t an d toner cartridge assembly. The jammed pa per may be p ulle d out with the drum unit a nd ton er cartr idge asse mbly, or th is may r elease th e paper so you can pull it out from insid e of th e machine. WARNI NG After you hav e ju st u sed the mac hine, som e in tern al pa rts o f t[...]

133 Troubl eshooti ng 6 e Open t he back cover . WARNI NG After you hav e ju st u sed the mac hine, som e in tern al pa rts o f the ma chin e w ill be ex t r eme ly hot . Wa it fo r th e machin e to cool down befo re you to uch the internal parts o f the ma chine. f Usi ng b ot h hand s, g ent ly pul l the ja mmed pape r o ut of t he b ack of the m[...]

134 Troubl eshooti ng 6 g Pull th e green ta bs at th e left a nd right ha nd sides toward you and fol d down t he fuser c over (1) . h Usi ng bo th ha nds, ge ntly pul l the ja mmed pa per out of the f user unit . i Close t h e fu ser cover. j Close t h e b ack cover . 1[...]

135 Troubl eshooti ng 6 k Pull the duple x tray co mp le tely ou t of t he machine. l Pull t he jam me d pape r out of the m ac hine or o ut of the du ple x tray . m Make s ure that the jammed paper does n o t remain u nder the machi ne fro m static e lectrici ty. n Put th e dupl e x tray back i nto the machine.[...]

136 Troubl eshooti ng 6 o Put th e dr um unit and toner cartrid g e as sembly back i nto th e machine . p Close t h e fr ont cover of th e machine . q Put the paper tray firmly back in the machin e . r Make sure that the Back Cov er , Pa pe r an d Er ror L EDs ar e of f and that th e Ready LED is g reen.[...]

137 Troubl eshooti ng 6 If you ar e havi ng difficulty with your ma chine 6 Important • For te chnical help, yo u must c a l l the country whe re you bou ght the machine. Cal ls must be made fro m within that coun try. • If y o u th ink the re is a problem with your machine , check th e chart below and follo w the trou bleshoot ing tips. Most p[...]

138 Troubl eshooti ng 6 The m achine prints th e first couple of pages c orr ectly, then some p ages h ave text missin g. Check the s ettings in your application to m ake s ure that it is s et up to work wi th your machine. Your comp ut e r is not recogn izing the machine’s input buffer’s full signal. M ak e sure that you connected the interfac[...]

139 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Network difficult ies (HL-5 450DN only) Difficulties Sugg estio ns Cannot print over a wired Network. If you are having Network p roblems uu Netwo r k User's Guide. Make sure your mac hine is powered on and is on-line a nd in Ready mode. Print the Printer Settings page to v eri fy y our Network settings a r e correct. ([...]

140 Troubl eshooti ng 6 1 Printer pro perties for Wind ows ® 7 an d Windo ws Ser ver ® 2008 R 2 us er s Other dif ficult ies Difficulties Sugg estio ns The m achine will not turn o n. Adverse c onditions on t h e power conn ection (such as lightning or a po wer surge) may have trigge r e d t he mac hine’s internal safety mec hanisms. Turn the m[...]

141 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Improving th e print qual ity 6 If you have a pri nt qua lity p roblem, prin t a test page first ( s e e Prin t a te st page uu p age 82). If the pri ntout look s g ood, th e prob lem i s pro bably no t th e mac hine. Chec k the in terfac e ca ble or try the mach ine on anot her computer. I f the prin tout ha s a quality p r[...]

142 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Ghost  Make s ure that you use paper t hat meets our spec ificat ions . Rough-surfaced paper o r thick pa per may cause t his problem. uu Acceptabl e paper a nd other print m edia uu page 2  Make s ure t hat you choos e t h e a ppropriate media type in the printer dri ver. uu Acceptabl e paper a nd other print m edia u[...]

143 Troubl eshooti ng 6 All b l ack  Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by sliding t he green tab. B e sure to return the green tab to the home position ( a ). uu Cleaning the corona wire uu page 1 11  The drum unit may be damaged . Put i n a new drum unit. uu Replacing the drum u nit uu p age 104 White lines across the page  Make [...]

144 Troubl eshooti ng 6 White Spots on black text and grap hics at 3 . 7i n . ( 9 4m m ) intervals Black Spots at 3.7 i n. (94 mm) intervals  If th e problem is n ot solved after printing a few pages, the drum unit m ay hav e foreign m aterial, such as glu e f ro m a label, stuck on the drum. Cle an the drum unit. uu Cleaning the drum unit uu pa[...]

145 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Black lines down the page Printed pages have toner stains dow n the page  Clean the corona wire inside the drum unit by s liding the green t ab . uu Cleaning the corona wire uu page 1 11  Make s ure t he green t a b of the corona wire is at the home position ( a ).  The toner cartridge may be damaged. Pu t in a new [...]

146 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Curled o r wavy  Chec k the paper t ype and quality. High temperatures a nd h igh humidity wi ll cause paper t o curl. uu Acceptabl e paper a nd other print m edia uu page 2 uu Pro d uct S afe ty G uid e: Choos ing a location  If you do not use the machine often, the paper may have been in the paper tray too long. Turn[...]

147 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Curled  Choos e Re du ce Pap er C url m ode in th e pr in ter dri v er . uu Other Print Options uu page 36 (For Wi ndows ® ) uu Pri nt S ett ing s uu page 59 (F or Macintosh)  Open th e ba ck cover (face-up output tray) t o let the printed paper exit onto the face - u p output tray. Exa mples of poor pr int q uality R[...]

148 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Machine Information 6 De faul t s ettin gs 6 The machine h as three levels of d efault se ttin gs; the def ault setti ngs have been se t at th e fa ctory b e for e shipment.  Ne twork (HL-54 50 DN on ly)  Factory Re set  Settin gs Reset Note • You cann ot m odify the pres et defa ult s etting s. • Pag e cou nter[...]

149 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Settin gs Reset 6 This op eration wi ll rese t all the ma chine sett ings b ack to th e setting s that were se t at the facto ry: a Disconn ect the network cab le fr om the machine ; otherwi se the n etwork se tt ings (such as I P a ddress) will not be reset. b Turn o ff the ma chine’s p ower swi tch. c Make s ure that the[...]

150 A A Machine specification s A Ge ne ra l A 1 USB co nnecti ons to P C Appen dix A Mode l HL-5440 D HL-5450DN Prin ter Type Laser Print Method Electrophotog r a phic Laser Printer Memor y Capacity Standard 64 MB Optional - 1 slot: DD R2 SO - DIM M (144–pin) up to 256 MB Power Sou rce 110 - 120 V A C 50/60 Hz Po wer Cons umpt io n 1 (Average) P[...]

151 Appendix A 1 Me asur ed in a ccor dan ce w ith the me thod des cri bed in R AL- UZ1 22. Mode l HL-5440 D HL-5450DN Noise Level Sound Pre ss ure Prin ting L PA m = 59 d B (A ) Ready L PA m = 34 dB (A ) Printing (Quiet Mode) L PA m = 54 dB (A ) Sound Po we r 1 Prin ting L WA d = 6.79 B (A) Ready L WA d = 4. 70 B (A ) Printing (Quiet Mode) L WA d [...]

152 Appendix A Print media A 1 For l abels , we r ec ommen d removi ng the pr int ed sh eets fr om th e output pape r tra y immed iat ely af ter th ey ex it the mac hine to avo i d t h e poss ibil ity of sm udgi ng. Mode l HL-5440 D HL-5450DN Pap er Inpu t 1 Paper T ray (Standard) Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycl ed Paper Paper Siz e Lett[...]

153 Appendix A Printer A 1 T he p rint spe ed m ay c han ge de pe ndin g on the ty pe of doc umen t y ou p rint . 2 Fro m Read y mode and stan dar d tra y In ter fac e A 1 Your mach ine ha s a Hi-S pee d USB 2.0 inter face . T he mac hine c an also b e conn ecte d to a comp uter t hat h as a U SB 1. 1 inter fac e. 2 T hird pa rty U SB ports a re no[...]

154 Appendix A Compu ter re quirem ents A 1 T hird pa rty U SB ports a re not sup po rte d. 2 E ther net is ava ila ble for H L-54 50 DN. 3 Par alle l is av aila ble f or HL-5 440D. For the latest driver updates, vi sit http://so lutions.bro ther.com/ . Computer Platform & Operating System V ersion Proces sor Minimum S peed Minimum RAM Re com m[...]

155 Appendix A Im porta nt in forma tio n for ch oosi ng you r pa per A The inf ormation i n this se ct ion will help you choo se paper to use with this ma chine. Note If you use paper that is n ot r ecommended, a paper j am or misf e ed ma y occur in the mach ine. Before you buy a large quantity of paper A Make sure th at the paper i s suita ble f[...]

156 Appendix A Sy mbo l and chara cte r se ts A Fo r the HP Lase rJet, I BM Pro pri nter X L, and EP SON FX-8 50 em ulation mod es, yo u can c hoo se the s ymbo l and chara cter s ets us ing a We b Ba sed Ma nage men t (Web brow ser) 1 or th e Remote Pri n ter Console. 1 HL-5 4 50DN only How to u se Web Based Ma nagement (Web browse r) (HL- 5450D N[...]

157 Appendix A Cons umabl e It ems A 1 Appr ox. cartr idge yiel d is de clared in acc ordanc e with IS O/IE C 19 752. 2 Dr um li fe is a ppr oxi mate an d ma y v ary b y t ype of us e. Network (LAN) A 1 ( For Wi ndow s ® user s) Brot her B RA dmin Ligh t is av aila ble from t he CD -RO M p rovid ed wit h th e ma ch ine. ( For Mac intos h us e rs) [...]

158 Appendix A Brother nu mbers A Important For tech nical and operati onal help, you must cal l the cou ntry whe re you bought the machine. Ca lls must be m ade from within t h at co untry. Register your product A By regis tering y our produ ct 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 [...]

159 Appendix A Customer Servic e A If y o u hav e com men t s or sugg est ions, pl ease write us at: Ser vic e cent er loca tor ( USA onl y) A Fo r the lo cation of a Bro ther aut horiz ed ser vice cente r, call 1-8 77 -BROT HE R (1-877 -2 76-84 37), or visit us on-line at http://www.b rother- usa.com/ser vice/ . Ser vic e cent er loca tio ns (Ca n[...]

160 Appendix A Ordering supplies A Fo r best qu ality res ult s use on ly gen uine Br othe r supplie s, whic h are a vailable at m ost Broth er re t a ilers . If y ou cannot f ind the supplie s you need an d you hav e a Visa, Ma ster Card, Disco ve r, o r American E xpress cred it card, yo u can orde r suppli es dire ctly fro m Brother . (You ca n [...]

161 B B A Accessori es and supplie s .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. 150 Accessori es tab . ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 4 1 B Brother N umbers (USA/Canada) .. ..... .... 158 , 159 , 160 BR-Scri pt3 .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 45 , 63 C Charac t er se[...]

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