Brother HL-5450DN manual

User’s Guide Broth er La se r Prin ter HL-5 44 0D HL-5 450DN HL-5 450DN T 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 p[...]

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- 5450 DN (T) do es n ot su pp ort the sc an ni ng fe atur e. 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.[...]

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 151 Machi ne speci fica tion s.. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ... .... .... ..... .....151 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 F olio siz e is 21 5.9 m m x 330 .2 mm. 2 Tra y 2 is stan dard on HL-54 50DN T. 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 75 to 90 g/[...]

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 c orre ctly. 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 c orre ctly. d Lift up the sup port flap to pr[...]

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 name o f opti ons in the d rop-down l ists may vary dependin g on your operating sy ste m a nd its versio [...]

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 should use plain p ap er, re cycled paper o r th in paper. Do not u[...]

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 • T he screen s in this s ectio n are from Wind ows ® XP. T he sc reen s on you r PC w ill va ry dep endin g o n your operati ng system. • To access t h e pri nter dri ver settin gs, see Acces[...]

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 he n usin g ordin ary pl ain pap er 60 to 105 g/m 2 choose P lai n Pap er . Wh en us ing he avie r weight paper or ro ugh paper ch oos e Thick Paper or Thic ke r Paper . For bo nd pap er, cho ose Bond Pa per . • W he n you u se en velo pes, c hoos e Envel opes . If th e toner i s not fi xed to t h e e nvelope[...]

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 tre 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(T ) only)  Other Print Options (8) Scaling[...]

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 Na m[...]

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 Broth er Soluti ons Center (http: //solut i ons .brother .com/ ) is a website offerin g infor ma tio n about yo ur Brother pr oduct inclu ding FAQs (Freque ntly Asked Quest ions), User’ s Guides, d river up[...]

44 Driver a nd Softwar e 2  Original Supplie s Website (2) You can vi sit our website for or iginal/g enuine Brother suppli es b y clicki ng this b utton.  Brother CreativeCente r (3) You can vi sit our website for fre e and easy o nlin e soluti ons for bu siness and home users b y clicking this but ton.  Print Settings (4) Th is bu tton w[...]

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 Phot o or Gre ysca le im ages . • Toner Save is no t ava ilable fo r HQ 12 00 and 12 00 dpi r esol[...]

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 ava ilable if y ou orig inally install ed the print er driver f rom t he W indo ws Add a printer fu nction. • After u ninstalli ng, we r ecommend th a t you resta[...]

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 colour depe nding on the mac hine stat us.  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 cat[...]

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 OS 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 can[...]

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 P rese t... fro m 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 ape 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 Phot o or Gre ysca le im ages . • Toner Save is no t ava ilable fo r HQ 12 00 and 12 00 dpi r esolut[...]

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 & F ax 1 , th en ch oose the pr inter y ou 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(T ) only) . You can ch [...]

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 Please Wai t The machi ne is warm ing up. Co oling D own The machine is cooling down. Wait f or a few seconds un til the inside of the machin e has cooled do wn. Receiv i ng Data The machi ne is ei ther receiving data f rom t he c omputer or processing data in th e me mory. Da ta Re ma in in g There is remaining print dat[...]

74 General I nformat ion 3 Dr um En d Soon The drum unit will need to be replaced soon. We rec ommend tha t you get a new drum unit to replace the current one. See Repl acing the drum unit uu page 105. The Drum LE D will turn on for 2 se conds and off for 3 s econ ds. Replace Drum Replace the drum with a new one. See Repl acing the drum unit uu pag[...]

75 General I nformat ion 3 Drum Stop Replace the drum with a new one. See Repl acing the drum unit uu page 105. 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 detec[...]

76 General I nformat ion 3 No Paper Put paper in the paper tray you are using. See Load ing paper uu page 8. Man ual Feed Manu al was selected as the pap er sou r ce wh en t he r e was n o paper in the MP tray. Place paper in the MP tray. If the m achine is in P ause mode, press Go . Cover is Open Close the front cover of the machine. Log Acc ess E[...]

77 General I nformat ion 3 DIM M Erro r ( HL-54 50DN(T) only) The DI MM (Dual In-Line M emory Module) i s not installed correctly. O r t h e DIMM is brok en or d oes not meet the req uired s pecif ic at ions . Turn off the machine and remov e t he DI MM . (See Installing extra memo r y uu pa ge 92.) Con fi rm t hat t he DI M M m eet s t he re qui r[...]

78 General I nformat ion 3 Jam R ear / Jam D uple x Clear the paper jam. See Jam Rea r / Jam Duplex uu page 132. If t he machine d oes no t start printing, press Go . 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 the e rror status 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. 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 s light up and the[...]

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 on the ma chine and w ai t u ntil the machine is in R ea dy mode. c Press Go three ti[...]

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. 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 t[...]

85 General I nformat ion 3 Securit y features 3 Se cure Funct ion L ock 2.0 (HL -545 0DN( T) o nly) 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 [...]

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 Powe r Do w n m ode 3 If the m ach i ne i s in Deep Sl eep mode for 4 hours, it will the n go int o Power Down mode auto maticall y. Also, the Ready LED wi ll dim and tur n on 2 sec onds and o ff for 4 seco nds . P ower D ow n mo de is th e low est po wer co nsum ption mo de , wh ich ac hiev es a pow er con s u mp t io n [...]

88 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[...]

89 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 HL -5 450DN T is e quip ped with th e lo wer t ray as stan da rd. 2 T he o ption al mem ory is av aila ble for HL-5 45 0DN (T). Opt i ons 4 Lowe r tray 1 SO -DIMM memo ry 2 LT-5400 See Lower tray (LT-5400[...]

90 Options 4 Lower tr ay (LT-5 400) 4 One o ptional lowe r tra y (Tra y 2) can be inst alled on H L-54 40D and H L-5 450D N 1 , and t he l ower tray ca n hol d up t o 500 sh eet s of 8 0 g/m 2 pap er. Whe n th e op tiona l low er tra y is inst alled, the m ac hine can hold up t o 80 0 sheets of plai n p a per. If you want to buy the optio nal lower[...]

91 Options 4 SO-DIMM (HL-545 0DN(T) 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 You can in stall t he foll owing SO -DI MMs: ?[...]

92 Options 4 I nstal ling ext ra memo ry 4 a Turn o ff the ma chine. b Disc onne ct the i nterfa ce cabl es fr om the ma chin e, and t hen un plug t he pow er cord from the elect rical socke t . 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 the me tal (2) [...]

93 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) and then the pla stic (1 ) SO-DIMM cove rs back on. g Plug the machine’s power cor[...]

94 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 ht tp://www.br other.com/o rigi[...]

95 Routine Maint enance 5 Rep laci ng th e tone r car tridge 5 Model Name: TN-3330 1 , TN- 3380 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[...]

96 Routine Maint enance 5 Note •T h e Toner LED w ill blink contin uous ly if the t oner is low . • If the printo ut is fa int, ho ld the d rum unit a nd toner cartridge assembly level wi th both h a nds 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 chin [...]

97 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[...]

98 Routine Maint enance 5 Important • W e r ecom men d th at you plac e the dr um uni t and ton er c artri dge a ssem bly on a clean, flat surfa ce w ith a piece of d isp o sable paper u nderneath it in case you a ccident ally spi ll or sca tter toner. • To prevent damage to the machi ne from sta tic electri city, DO NOT touch t he electr odes [...]

99 Routine Maint enance 5 Important • Handle th e toner car tridge careful ly. I f toner sca tters on your h ands or clo th es, i mmedia tely wipe or wash it off wi th cold w ate r. • T o avoi d pri nt q ualit y p roble ms, DO NOT touch the sha ded pa rts s how n in the ill ust rations . • We recommend th at you pl a ce th e tone r cartri dge[...]

100 Routine Maint enance 5 Important • Unpack the toner cartrid ge just before you put it in th e m achin e. If a toner cartrid ge is left unpacked for a lon g tim e, t he to ner li fe will be s hor tene d. • If an unpacked drum u nit is put in direct sunlight o r room l ight, the u nit may be damaged. • B roth er ma chines are de sign ed to [...]

101 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 corr ectly , the gre en loc k lever on t he dru m uni t will lift au tomat ically . 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[...]

102 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 or o p en the fro nt cover u ntil the Ready LED lig hts up.[...]

103 Routine Maint enance 5 Re pl acing the dr um unit 5 Mo del N ame : DR -33 00 A ne w drum unit can prin t appr oxima tely 30,000 A4 o r Letter size singl e-sided pag es. Important For best performance, use a Brother Original d r um unit a nd Broth er Origina l tone r units. P ri n tin g with a th ird-pa rty dr um unit or ton er unit m ay re duce[...]

104 Routine Maint enance 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 Bro ther O rigina l dru m unit re ady f or ins tallat ion. 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 occur . (See Clean i[...]

105 Routine Maint enance 5 Re pl acin g the drum un it 5 Important • While re moving the d rum unit, h andl e it carefu lly because i t may con tain tone r. If toner sca tters o n you r hands or clothes, i mmediat ely wipe or wash it o f f with co ld wate r. • Every time yo u r eplace t h e dru m u ni t, cl ean the i nside of the machine. ( See[...]

106 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 r ecom men d th at you plac e the dr um uni t and ton er c artri dge a ssem bly on a clea[...]

107 Routine Maint enance 5 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 nic solv ent/ liquid co ntain ing alc ohol or ammoni a to clean the inside or out side of [...]

108 Routine Maint enance 5 f Put the to ner c artr idge firm ly into t h e new d ru m un it unti l you hear it lock into p lace. If you pu t the ca rtrid ge in corre ctly, t he green lo ck lever on the drum uni t will lift a uto ma t ically. 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[...]

109 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[...]

110 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[...]

111 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 [...]

112 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 [...]

113 Routine Maint enance 5 Important • W e re comm end tha t yo u put the drum unit and t oner c artridg e ass embly on a pie ce of di spos able p aper or c loth in ca se you accide ntal ly spill or sca tter tone r. • Handle th e drum unit a nd toner cartrid ge assembly ca r efu lly. If toner sca tters on yo ur hand s or cl othes, immediately w[...]

114 Routine Maint enance 5 Cl eanin g th e drum un it 5 If yo ur print out has wh ite or bla ck dot s at 94 mm inte rval s, t h e drum may have foreig n mater ial, s uch as glu e from a l abel stu ck on the drum sur face. Foll ow the st e ps b e lo w to solv e t he proble m. a Make s ure that the front cover is closed and t he power cord is p lugge[...]

115 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 re comm end tha t yo u put the drum unit and t oner c artridg e ass embly on a pie ce of [...]

116 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[...]

117 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 [...]

118 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 corr ectly , the gre en loc k lever on t he dru m uni t will lift au tomat ically . 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. [...]

119 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. b Disc onne ct the i nterfa ce cabl es fr om the ma chin e, and t hen un plug t he pow er cord from the elect rical socke t . c Pul[...]

120 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 [...]

121 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[...]

122 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[...]

123 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 corr e c tly and th e machine's p ower switch i[...]

124 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 [...]

125 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 27. Jam Inside The paper is jammed insid e t he mach ine. See Jam Rear / Jam Du plex uu page 132. The tone r c art ridge is placed in the machine without the drum uni t. Put t he toner ca[...]

126 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Replac e Laser It i s time to replace the laser uni t. Cal l you r Brother dea ler o r a Br o ther Authorized Service Center to replace the laser uni t. Replace P F Kit1 Replace P F Kit2 Replace P F KitMP It is ti me to repl ace the paper feedi ng kit. Call you r Brother dea ler or a B r o t he r Authorized Service Center to[...]

127 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[...]

128 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[...]

129 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 re comm end tha t yo u put the drum unit and t oner c artridg e ass embly on a pie ce of di [...]

130 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 corr ectly , the gre en loc k lever on [...]

131 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 pe r t r ay. W hile 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[...]

132 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[...]

133 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[...]

134 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[...]

135 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[...]

136 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.[...]

137 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.[...]

138 Troubl eshooti ng 6 If you ar e havi ng difficulty with your ma chine 6 Important • For tech nical hel p, you mu st call the count r y where you bo ught the machine. Ca lls must be made fr om within that coun try. • If you think t here is a probl em with your m ach ine, check the c hart below and foll ow the t roubles hooting tips. Most pro[...]

139 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 ising the machine’s input buffer’s full signal. M ak e sure that you connected the interfac[...]

140 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Network di fficultie s (HL-5450DN(T) 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[...]

141 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[...]

142 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[...]

143 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Grey b ackgrou nd  Make s ure t hat you use paper that meets our specifications. uu Acceptabl e paper a nd other print m edia uu page 2  Chec k the machin e’s e nvironment. Conditions such as hi gh tem peratures and h igh hum idity can increase t he amount of ba c kgroun d shading. uu Pro d uct S afe ty G uid e: Choo[...]

144 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Holl ow prin t  Make s ure t hat you use paper that meets our specifications. uu Acceptabl e paper a nd other print m edia uu page 2  Choos e Thick P aper m ode i n the printer driver or u se thinn er paper than you are c urrently using.  Chec k the machin e’s e nvironment. Condition s such as high humidity can ca[...]

145 Troubl eshooti ng 6 Whit e li nes, ba nds or ri bbi ng acr oss the pa ge  Chec k the machin e's environme nt. Conditions such as high hum idity and high temperatures may cause this print q uality problem. uu Pro d uct S afe ty G uid e: Choos e a s a f e location for your product  If the p r o blem is not s ol ved afte r p r inting a [...]

146 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 12  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 [...]

147 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 e a s a f e location for your product  If you do not use the machine often, the paper may have been in the pa[...]

148 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[...]

149 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(T) o nly)  Factory Re set  Settin gs Reset Note • Y ou ca nnot modif y the pre set default sett ings. • P age c ount[...]

150 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. c Make s ure that the front cover is clo[...]

151 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-5450D N HL-5450DNT Prin ter Type Laser Print Method Electrophotog r a phic Laser Printer Memor y Capacity Standard 64 MB Optional - 1 s lot: DDR2 S O-DIMM (144–pi n) up t o 256 MB Power Sou rce 220 - 240 V A C 50/60 Hz Po wer Cons umpt io n 1[...]

152 Appendix A 1 Me asur ed in a ccor dan ce w ith the me thod des cri bed in R AL- UZ1 22. 2 Of fic e equi pmen t with L WA d> 6.30 B ( A) i s no t sui table fo r use i n roo ms wh ere peo ple do pri marily inte lle ctual w ork . Such eq uipm ent sh ould be pl ac ed in sep ara te r oom s be caus e of th e nois e em issi on. Mode l HL-5440 D HL-[...]

153 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. 2 Tra y 2 is stan dard on HL-54 50DN T. Mode l HL-5440 D HL-5450D N HL-5450DNT Pap er Inpu t 1 Paper T ray (Standard) Paper Type Plain[...]

154 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[...]

155 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(T) . 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 Reco[...]

156 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[...]

157 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(T ) o nly How to u se Web Based Ma n ag ement (Web br owser) (HL-5[...]

158 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) [...]

159 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 Please compl ete the Broth er Warranty Registr ation or, for your convenience a nd most effi cient way t o register your new p roduct, [...]

160 B B A Accessori es tab . ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 4 1 B BR-Scri pt3 .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 45 , 63 C Charac t er sets . .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... .. 157 Cleanin g ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... [...]

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