Table of Contents

 

1

Printing Methods

1

 

About this machine ....................................................................................................................................

1

 

Front view and Back view....................................................................................................................

1

 

Acceptable paper and other print media....................................................................................................

3

 

Recommended paper and print media ................................................................................................

3

 

Type and size of paper ........................................................................................................................

4

 

Handling and using special paper .......................................................................................................

6

 

Unprintable area ..................................................................................................................................

9

 

Printing methods......................................................................................................................................

10

 

Printing on plain paper, recycled paper, bond paper, thin paper or thick paper ................................

10

 

Printing on labels or envelopes .........................................................................................................

15

 

Duplex printing.........................................................................................................................................

20

 

Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper .............................................................................

20

 

Automatic duplex printing (HL-2240D /HL-2242D /HL-2250DN /HL-2270DW only).......................

21

 

Manual duplex printing ......................................................................................................................

22

2

Driver and Software

23

 

Printer driver ............................................................................................................................................

23

 

Features in the printer driver (for Windows®) ....................................................................................

25

 

Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh) ....................................................................................

39

 

Uninstalling the printer driver ...................................................................................................................

51

 

Printer driver for Windows® ...............................................................................................................

51

 

Printer driver for Macintosh ...............................................................................................................

51

 

Software ..................................................................................................................................................

52

 

Software for networks (HL-2135W /HL-2250DN /HL-2270DW only)...............................................

52

 

Remote Printer Console (For Windows® only) ................................................................................

52

3

Control Panel

53

 

LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)...................................................................................................................

53

 

Service call indications ............................................................................................................................

58

 

Go button.................................................................................................................................................

60

 

Print a test page ................................................................................................................................

61

 

Print a Printer Settings page..............................................................................................................

62

 

Print Fonts (HL-2250DN /HL-2270DW only) ....................................................................................

63

 

Print a WLAN report (HL-2135W /HL-2270DW only) .......................................................................

64

 

Default settings..................................................................................................................................

64

4

Routine Maintenance

66

 

Replacing consumable items...................................................................................................................

66

 

Consumables.....................................................................................................................................

66

 

Before replacing the consumable items ............................................................................................

67

 

Toner cartridge ..................................................................................................................................

70

 

Drum unit ...........................................................................................................................................

77

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