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USERS GUIDE
Brother Laser Printer
HL-5240 HL-5250DN
For visually-impaired users
You can read this manual with Screen Reader text-to-speech software.
Using this guide
Symbols used in this guide
Safety precautions
To use the printer safely
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Trademarks
Compilation and Publication Notice
Shipment of the Printer
Table of Contents
1 About this Printer
2 Printing Methods
3 Driver and Software
4 Control Panel
5Options
6 Routine Maintenance
7 Troubleshooting
AAppendix
B Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries)
C Appendix (For USA and Canada)
D Index
What is in the box?
Interface cable
About this Printer
Front view
Back view
Positioning the printer
Power supply
Environment
About paper
Type and size of paper
Printing Methods
Recommended paper
Types of envelopes
Printable area
Portrait
Landscape
Printing methods
Printing on plain paper, bond paper and transparencies
Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from Tray 1, 2 or 3
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Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the MP tray
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Printing on thick paper, labels a nd envelopes
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Duplex Printing
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper
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Manual duplex printing
Manual duplex printing from the paper tray
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Paper orientation for ma nual duplex printing
Automatic duplex printin g (For HL-5250DN)
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Printer driver
Note
Driver and Software
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Features in the printer driver (For Windows)
Basic tab
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Advanced tab
Print Quality
Duplex Printing
Watermark
Page Setting
Device Options
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Accessories tab
Support tab
Features in the BR-Script (PostScrip t 3 language emulation) printer driver (For Windows)
Device Settings tab
Printing Preferences
Advanced options
a b c
Features in the printer d river (For Macintosh)
Page Setup
Layout
Print Settings
Status Monitor (For Mac X 10.2.4 or greater users)
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Software
Software for networks (F or HL-5250DN only)
BRAdmin Professional (F or Windows)
BRAdmin Light (For Macintosh)
Driver Deployment Wizard (For Windows)
About emulation modes
Automatic emulation selection
Automatic interface selection
Remote Printer Console
How to use and install the Remote Printer Console software
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LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)
Control Panel
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Service call indications
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Control panel button
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Lower tray unit (LT-5300)
Options
DIMM
DIMM types
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Print server (NC-2100p) (For HL-5240)
Replacing the consumable items
Consumables
Routine Maintenance
Toner cartridge
Toner Low message
Toner Life End message
Replacing the toner cartridge
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Drum unit
Change Drum message
Replacing the drum unit
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Replacing periodic maintenance parts
Cleaning
Cleaning the outside of the printe r
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Cleaning the corona wire
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Troubleshooting
Identifying your problem
Error messages in the Status Monitor
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Error message printout
Paper handling
Paper jams and how to clear them
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Improving the print quality
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Solving print problems
Network problems
Printing from DOS
Other problems
For Macintosh with USB
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Printer specifications
Engine
Appendix
Controller
Software
Control panel Paper handling
Media specifications
Supplies
Dimensions / Weights
Other
System Requirements
Important information for choosing your paper
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Paper size
Symbol and character sets
Symbol and character sets list
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Quick reference for bar code control commands
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
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Box drawing
Line block drawing
Expanded character data start
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Brother Numbers
http://www.brother.com/registration/
http://solutions.brother.com
Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries)
Important information: Regulations
Radio interference (220 to 240 volt m odel only)
International ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement
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 (For model HL-5250DN)
IT power system (For Norway only)
Wiring information (for UK)
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Appendix (For USA and Canada)
Brother Numbers
http://www.brother.com/registration/
http://solutions.brother.com
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Important information: Regulations
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformit y (For USA)
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada)
International ENERGY STAR Compliance Statement
Laser Notices
Laser Safety (110 to 120 volt model only)
Internal laser radiation
FDA Regulations (110 to 120 volt model on ly)
IMPORTANT - For Your Safety
Disconnect device
Caution for LAN connection (For model HL-5250DN)
Index
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