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USERS GUIDE
Brother Laser Printer
HL-5270DN HL-5280DW
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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)
DIndex
C Appendix (For USA and Canada)
What is in the box?
About this Printer
Front view
Back view
Positioning the printer
Power supply
Environment
Network features
About paper
Type and size of paper
Printing Methods
Recommended paper
Types of envelopes
2. Printing Methods
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Printable area
Portrait
Landscape
A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6 1
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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 and envelopes
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f
g
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Duplex Printing
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper
d
Manual duplex printing
Manual duplex printing from the paper tray
a
b
d
c
Paper orientation for manual duplex printing
a b
1 2 3 4
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Carbon copy printing
Printer driver
For Windows
For M acint osh
For Linux
Driver and Software
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Feat ure s in the pri n ter dr ive r (F or Wi ndow s
Basic tab
a b
c d
Advanced tab
Print Quality
Duplex Printing
Watermark
Page Setting
Device Options
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Accessories tab
Support tab
Features in the BR-Script (PostScript 3 language emulation) printer driver (For Windows)
Device Settings tab
Printing Preferences
Advanced options
a b c
Features in the printer driver (For Macintosh)
Page Setup
Layout
Print Settings
Statu s Monitor (For Mac
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Software
Software for networks
BRAdmin Professional (For Windows)
BRAd mi n L igh t ( For M aci nt osh
Driv e r Dep loy men t W iza rd (F or W ind ows
About emulation modes
Automatic emulation selection
Automatic interface selection
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Buttons
Go
Job Cancel
Reprint
+ or - button
Moving through menus on the LCD
Entering numbers
Back
Data LED
LCD
Back light
LCD messages
Printer status messages
The following table shows the printer status messages during normal operation:
Reprinting documents
Reprinting from RAM
a b c d e
Reprinting the last job
Reprinting the last job three times
a
b
c
d
Printing Secure data
a
b
c
d
e
a
b
c
d
e
Menu table
PAPER
QUALITY
SETUP
PRINT MENU
SETUP (Continued)
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NETWORK for HL-5270DN users
NETWORK for HL-5280DW users
NETWORK for HL-5280DW users (Continued)
INTERFACE
RESET MENU
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Default Settings
Printer default setting
Network default setting
a
b
Options
DIMM
DIMM types
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Replacing the consumable items
Routine Maintenance
Consumables
Toner cartridge
TONER LOW Message
TONER LIFE END message
Replacing the toner cartridge
b
c
d
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e
f
g
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Drum unit
DRUM NEAR END message
Replacing the drum unit
b
c
d
e
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Replacing periodic maintenance parts
Cleaning
Cleaning the outside of the printer
a
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b
c
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Cleaning the corona wire
b
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Troubleshooting
Identifying your problem
LCD messages
Maintenance messages
Call service messages
Error message (Continued)
Error message printout
Paper handling
Paper jams and how to clear them
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JAM INSIDE (Paper jam inside the printer)
b
c
d
e
JAM REAR (Paper jam behind the back cover)
a
b
c
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Improving the print quality
d
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b
c
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Solving print problems
Network problems
Printing from DOS
Other problems
For Maci ntos h
BR-Script 3
a
b
c
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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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B
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 model only)
Int ernatio nal E NERGY S
IEC 60825-1 specification (220 to 240 volt model only)
For Finland and Sweden
Internal laser radiation EU Directive 2002/96/EC and EN50419
IMPORTANT - For Your Safety
Disconnect device
Caution for LAN connection
IT power system (For Norway only)
Wiring information (for UK)
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C
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 Conformity (For USA)
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada)
Int ernatio nal E NERGY S
Laser Notices
Laser Safety (110 to 120 volt model only)
Internal laser radiation
FDA Regulations (110 to 120 volt model only)
IMPORTANT - For Your Safety
Disconnect device
Caution for LAN connection
Index
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Symbols
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