Document Outline

• USER’S GUIDE HL-2140/HL-2150N/HL-2170W
  • Using this guide
    • Symbols used in this guide
  • Safety precautions
    • To use the printer safely
  • Trademarks
  • Compilation and Publication Notice
  • Shipment of the Printer
  • Table of Contents
  • 1 About this Printer
    • What is in the box?
      • Interface cable
      • Front view
      • Back view
    • Positioning the printer
      • Power supply
      • Environment
  • 2 Printing Methods
    • About paper
      • Type and size of paper
      • Recommended paper
        • Types of envelopes
      • Unprintable area
        • Portrait
        • Landscape
    • Printing methods
      • Printing on plain paper and transparencies
        • Printing on plain paper and transparencies from the paper tray
        • Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the Manual feed slot
      • Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes
    • Duplex printing
      • Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper
      • Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing)
        • Manual duplex printing from the paper tray
        • Manual duplex printing from the manual feed slot
        • Paper orientation for manual duplex printing
  • 3 Driver and Software
    • Printer driver
      • Features in the printer driver (for Windows®)
        • Basic tab
        • Paper Size
        • Multiple Page
        • Page Order
        • Border Line
        • Orientation
        • Copies
        • Collate
        • Media Type
        • Paper Source
        • Advanced tab
        • Print Quality
        • Duplex Printing
        • Watermark
        • Page Setting
        • Device Options
        • Tray Settings tab
        • Support tab
      • Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh®)
        • Page Setup
        • Copies & Pages
        • Cover Page (for Mac OS® X 10.4)
        • Layout
        • Duplex Printing
        • Print Settings
        • Status Monitor (For Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater users)
    • Uninstalling the printer driver
      • Printer driver for Windows® and Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2003
      • Printer driver for Macintosh®
    • Software
      • Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
        • BRAdmin Light
        • BRAdmin Professional (for Windows®)
        • Web BRAdmin (for Windows®)
        • Web Based Management (web browser)
        • Driver Deployment Wizard (for Windows®)
      • Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
      • Remote Printer Console
        • How to use and install the Remote Printer Console software
  • 4 Control Panel
    • LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)
    • Service call indications
    • Go button
      • Print a test page
        • Using the Go button
        • Using the printer driver
      • Print a Printer Settings page
        • Using the Go button
        • Using the printer driver
      • Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
        • Using the Go button
        • Using the printer driver
      • Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
        • Using the Go button
  • 5 Routine Maintenance
    • Replacing the consumable items
      • Consumables
      • Toner cartridge
        • Toner Low message
        • Toner Life End message
        • Replacing the toner cartridge
      • Drum unit
        • Change Drum message
        • Replacing the drum unit
    • Cleaning
      • Cleaning the outside of the printer
      • Cleaning the inside of the printer
      • Cleaning the corona wire
  • 6 Troubleshooting
    • Identifying your problem
    • Error messages in the Status Monitor
    • Error message printout
    • Paper handling
    • Paper jams and how to clear them
    • Improving the print quality
    • Solving print problems
    • Network problems (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
    • Other problems
      • For Macintosh® with USB
  • Appendix A
    • Printer specifications
      • Engine
      • Controller
      • Software
      • Control panel
      • Paper handling
      • Media specifications
      • Supplies
      • Dimensions / weights
      • Other
      • Computer requirements
      • Important information for choosing your paper
    • Symbol and character sets (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
      • How to use Web Based Management (web browser)
      • Symbol and character sets list
    • Quick reference for bar code control commands (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
      • Print bar codes or expanded characters
        • Definition of parameters
        • Bar code mode
        • Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing
        • Bar code
        • Bar code human readable line ON or OFF
        • Quiet zone
        • Bar code, expanded character unit, line block drawing and box drawing
        • Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing offset in X-axis
        • Bar code & expanded character offset in Y-axis
        • Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing height
        • Expanded character width, line block drawing and box drawing
        • Expanded character rotation
        • Bar code data start
        • Box drawing
        • Line block drawing
        • Expanded character data start
  • Appendix B (for Europe and Other Countries)
    • Brother numbers
    • Important information: regulations
      • Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only)
      • IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model only)
        • For Finland and Sweden
      • Internal laser radiation
      • IMPORTANT - for your safety
        • Disconnect device
        • Caution for LAN connection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
        • IT power system (For Norway only)
        • Wiring information (for UK)
        • Maschinenlärminformations- Verordnung 3. GPSGV (For Germany only)
      • EC Declaration of Conformity
  • Appendix C (for USA and Canada)
    • Brother numbers
    • Important information: regulations
      • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)
      • Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only)
      • International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement
    • Laser notices
      • Laser safety (110 to 120 volt model only)
      • FDA regulations (110 to 120 volt model only)
      • Internal laser radiation
      • IMPORTANT - for your safety
        • Disconnect device
        • Caution for LAN connection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
  • Index