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What kind of paper can I use?

Type and size of paper

The printer loads paper from the installed paper tray, manual feed tray or optional lower tray unit. The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this Guide are as follows:
Paper tray Manual feed tray Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) Optional lower tray unit Tray 1 Manual (HL-5130 and HL-5140) MP Tray (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) Tray 2 (Not available for HL-5130)
While looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking in the table.

Media type Plain paper

60 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb)

Tray 1

Manual feed tray

MP tray

Tray 2
Select the Media type from the printer driver Plain paper
Recycled paper Bond paper Thick paper
105 g/m2 to 161 g/m2 (28 to 43 lb)
Bond paper Thick paper or Thicker paper Transparencies
Up to 10 sheets A4 or Letter A4 or Letter Up to 10 sheets A4 or Letter

Transparency Labels

A4 or Letter A4 or Letter
Thicker paper Envelopes Envelopes - Thin Envelopes - Thick Thick paper or Thicker paper Tray 1 Manual feed tray Width: 69.9 to 215.9 mm (2.75 to 8.5 in.) Length: 116 to 406.4 mm (4.57 to 16 in.) Single sheet MP tray Width: 69.9 to 215.9 mm (2.75 to 8.5 in.) Length: 116 to 406.4 mm (4.57 to 16 in.) 50 sheets (80 g/m2 or 21 lb) Tray 2 A4, Letter, Legal, B5 (ISO), Executive, A5

Envelopes

Up to 3 envelopes

Card stock

Paper size
A4, Letter, Legal, B5 (ISO), Executive, A5, A6, B6

Number of sheets

250 sheets (80 g/m2 or 21 lb)

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Recommended paper
Europe Plain paper Xerox Premier 80 Xerox Business 80 g/m2 Modo DATACOPY 80 g/m2 IGEPA X-Press 80 g/m2 Xerox Recycled Supreme 80 g/m2 3M CG3300 Avery laser label L7163 3M CG 3300 Avery laser label #5160 g/m2 USA Xerox 4200DP 20 lb Hammermill Laser Paper 24 lb
Recycled paper Transparency Labels
Before you buy a lot of paper, please test some to make sure that the paper is suitable. Use paper that is made for plain-paper copying. Use paper that is 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lb). Use neutral paper. Do not use acidic or alkaline paper. Use long-grain paper. Use paper with a moisture content of approximately 5%. This printer can use recycled paper that meets the DIN 19309 specification.
Do not use ink jet paper, or it may cause a paper jam and damage your printer. To help you choose which paper to use with this printer, see Important information for choosing your paper on page A-6.

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Printable area
When using PCL emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown below. Portrait

Figure 1-3

A4 Letter 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) Legal 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) B5 (ISO) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 6.01 mm (0.24 in.) 4.2 mm (0.17 in.) 6.01 mm (0.24 in.)

Figure 1-8 When you use pre-printed paper, put the side that is going to be printed on (blank side) face down, with the top of the paper at the front of the tray.
Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Check that it is inserted fully into the printer.
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Pull up the output tray support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray.
Figure 1-9 If you choose not to pull out the output tray support flap, we recommend that you remove printed pages immediately after they come out of the printer.
Send the print data to the printer.
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Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)
The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed tray.
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: Manual
Send the print data to the printer. A NO PAPER message is shown in the Status Monitor and indicated by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual feed tray.

Toner Drum Paper Status

Figure 1-10
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Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the paper size.

Figure 1-11

Using both hands put paper in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the paper touches the paper feed roller. Hold the paper in this position until the printer automatically feeds the paper in for a short distance, and then let go of the paper.
Figure 1-12 Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position on the manual feed tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam. Do not put more than one piece of paper in the manual feed tray at the same time, or it may cause a jam. If you put any Media (paper, transparency and so on) in the manual feed tray before the printer is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being printed on.
After the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper as in Step 4 above. Repeat for each page that you want to print.
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Printing on plain paper from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the multi-purpose tray.
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Plain Paper Paper Source: MP Tray

PS driver

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Open the MP tray and lower it gently.

Figure 1-13

Pull out the MP tray support flap.

MP tray support flap

Figure 1-14
When putting paper in the MP tray, make sure it touches the back of the tray and remains under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray.
Figure 1-15 Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position on the MP tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.
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While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size.
Figure 1-16 When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the following: The side to be printed on must be face up. During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the printer. Put the leading edge (top of the paper) in first and push it gently into the tray. The top of the paper stack must be under the maximum paper height guides that are on both sides of the tray.
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Printing on thicker paper and card stock
When the face-up output tray is pulled down, the printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed tray or the MP tray through to the back of the printer. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print on thicker paper or card stock. When you select the paper you want to use, see What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5.
Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper Paper Source: Manual
Open the face-up output tray.

Figure 1-17

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Send the print data to the printer. A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual feed tray.

Figure 1-18

Figure 1-19
Using both hands put the paper in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the paper touches the paper feed roller. Hold the paper in this position until the printer automatically feeds the paper in for a short distance, and then let go of the paper.

Figure 1-20

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Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position in the manual feed tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam. Do not put more than one piece of paper in the manual feed tray at the same time, or it may cause a jam. If you put any Media (paper, transparency and so on) in the manual feed tray before the printer is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being printed on.
After the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper as in Step 5 above. Repeat for each page that you want to print. Close the face-up output tray.

Figure 1-34

Figure 1-35

Figure 1-36

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Figure 1-37

Put envelopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of the tray and remain under the maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray. Do not put more than 3 envelopes in the MP tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam.
Figure 1-38 Make sure that the envelopes are neatly stacked and in the proper position in the MP tray. If they are not, the envelopes may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.
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Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.
Figure 1-39 DL size double-flap envelopes If the DL size double flap envelope is creased after printing, go to the Basic tab, select Paper Size and then select DL Long Edge. Put a new DL size double-flap envelope in the MP tray with the longest edge of the envelope in first, then print again.
When you put envelopes in the MP tray, please remember the following; During printing, the inside tray rises to feed envelopes into the printer. The side to be printed on must be face up. Put the right side edge of the envelope in first and push it gently into the tray. The top of the envelope stack must be under the maximum paper height guides that are on both sides of the tray.
Send the print data to the printer. After you finish the print job, close the face-up output tray. If envelopes get smudged during printing, in the printer driver select MP Tray as the Paper Source for a straight paper path. Then, set the Media Type to Thick Paper or Thicker Paper to increase the fixing temperature. To adjust the print density setting, see Density adjustment on page 2-8. Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure. All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or creases.
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Printing on transparencies
You can print on transparencies from the paper tray, manual feed tray or MP tray.
Printing on transparencies from the paper tray
Do not put more than 10 transparencies in the paper tray. Illustrations in this section are based on HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Transparencies Paper Source: Tray1
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Figure 1-40

While pressing the blue paper-guide release levers, slide the paper guides to fit the transparency size. Check that the guides are firmly in the slots.

Figure 1-55 If you select the Paper Source to be Auto Select in Step 1 using HL-5150D or HL-5170DN, please put the printed even-numbered pages in the MP tray.
The printer will now automatically print all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of the paper. When you put paper in the paper tray, first empty the tray then put the printed page in it, with the printed side face up. (Do not add the printed pages to the top of the stack of unprinted paper.)
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Manual duplex printing from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)
Before you put the sheets back in the manual feed tray, you will have to straighten them, or you may get paper jams. You should not use very thin or very thick paper. When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or poor print quality. If there is a paper jam, see Paper jams and how to clear them on page 6-6.
Choose the Manual Duplex printing mode from the Advanced tab, and from the Basic tab select the Paper Source to be Manual feed. Using both hands put the paper in the manual feed tray with the side to be printed on first facing up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Repeat this step until you have printed all the even-numbered pages.

Figure 1-56

Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray and put them in the same order back into the manual feed tray. Place the paper with the side that is going to be printed on (the blank side) face up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Figure 1-57 If you select the Paper Source to be Auto Select in Step 1, please put the printed even-numbered pages in the paper tray.
Repeat Step 3 until you have printed all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of the paper.
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Manual duplex printing from the multi-purpose tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
Before putting the sheets back in the MP tray, you will have to straighten them, or you may get paper jams. You should not use very thin or very thick paper. When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or poor print quality. If there is a paper jam, see Paper jams and how to clear them on page 6-6.
Choose the Manual Duplex printing mode from the Advanced tab, and from the Basic tab select the Paper Source to be MP Tray feed. Using both hands put the paper in the MP tray with the side to be printed on first facing up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Repeat this step until you have printed all the even-numbered pages.

Figure 1-58

Remove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray and put them in the same order back into the MP tray. Place the paper with the side that is going to be printed on (the blank side) face up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

Figure 1-59

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Paper orientation for manual duplex printing
The printer prints the second page first. If you print 10 pages on 5 sheets of paper, it will print page 2 then page 1 on the first sheet of paper. It will print page 4 then page 3 on the second sheet of paper. It will print page 6 then page 5 on the third sheet of paper, and so on. When doing manual duplex printing, the paper must be put in the paper tray in the following way: For the manual feed tray or the multi-purpose (MP) tray: Put the side to be printed on first, face-up, with the leading edge (top) of the paper in first. To print the second side, put the paper face down, with the leading edge (top) of the paper in first. If letterhead paper is used, this would be put in with the heading face down, and in first. To print the second side, put the heading face up and in first. For the upper paper tray and the optional lower tray (tray1 or tray2): Put the side to be printed on first, face down, with the leading edge (top) of the paper at the front of the tray. To print the second side, put the paper face up, with the leading edge (top) of the paper at the front of the tray. If letterhead paper is used, this would be put in the paper tray with the heading face up, and at the front of the tray. To print the second page, put the heading face down and at the front of the tray. For Thicker paper that has curled once the first side has been printed on, and you cannot feed the paper for the second time from manual feed tray or MP tray to allow the other side of the paper to be printed on: At the back of the printer, open the face-up output tray and push down the blue tabs on the left and right hand sides (as shown in the figure below). When you have finished printing, close the face-up output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position.

Figure 1-60

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Printing on both sides of the paper (automatic duplex printing)
This section is for HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.
Guidelines for automatic duplex printing
Use A4, Letter or Legal size plain paper. If paper is curled, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray. You should use regular paper. Do not use bond paper or thin paper if possible. When you use the duplex printing function, the printing quality becomes worse or paper jam may occur under some circumstances. If the paper jam occurs, see Paper jams and how to clear them on page 6-6. Load paper into the paper tray or MP tray. Make sure the lever on the Duplex tray is set for the proper paper size.

Letter or Legal size

A4 size

Figure 1-61

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Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver. In the Advanced tab select Duplex Printing mode, check Duplex, and make sure that Use Duplex tray has been selected. Select Duplex Type and set Binding Offset if you need, and then click the OK button. The printer will print on both sides of the paper automatically. PCL driver
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Driver and software

Printer driver
A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a particular printer needs. Typically, this format is a printer command language or page description language. The printer drivers for the following operating systems are on the CD-ROM that we have supplied. You can also download the latest printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can see the operations and detailed information in the Install Software section of the supplied CD-ROM.
For Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000/XP
PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver BR-Script (PostScript3 language emulation) driver (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

For Macintosh

Brother Laser driver for Macintosh BR-Script (PostScript3 language emulation) driver. (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)

You can manually add and remove the options that are installed on the printer. Tray settings will match the installed options. Paper Source Setting This feature recognizes the paper size in each paper tray. Auto detection of printer options (For HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed devices and shows the available settings in the printer driver. When you click the Auto Detect button, options that are installed on the printer will be listed. You can manually add or remove options. Auto Detect function may not be available under certain printer conditions.
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Support tab

If you are using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or XP, you can access the Support tab by clicking Printing Preferences. in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen. You can download the latest driver or by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com You can see the printer driver version. You can check the current driver settings. You can print the printer settings page and the internal fonts list. (The internal fonts list is not available for HL-5130.)
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Features in the PS printer driver
You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com For more information, please see the Help text in the printer driver. The screens in this section are from Windows XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your Operating System.

Ports tab

Select the port where your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are using.
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Device Settings tab

Select the options you installed.
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Layout tab

If you are using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or XP, you can access the Layout tab by clicking Printing Preferences. in the General tab of the Printer BR-Script3 Properties screen. You can change the Layout setting by selecting the setting in the Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet.
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Paper / Quality tab

Select the Paper Source.
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Advanced options

If you are using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or XP, you can access the Advanced Options tab by clicking Advanced. button in the Layout tab or the Paper / Quality tab.

Select the Paper Size and Copy Count. Set the Print Quality, Scaling and TrueType Font setting. You can change settings by selecting the setting in the Printer Features list: Media Type Toner Save Sleep Time BR-Script Level
Toner Save You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save setting, which reduces the print density. Sleep Time When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time (timeout), it enters sleep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the printer was turned off. The default timeout is 5 minutes. When Intelligent Sleep Mode is selected, it is automatically adjusted to the most suitable time-out setting depending on the frequency of your printer use. While the printer is in sleep mode, the LED is off, but the printer can still receive data from the computer. Receiving a print file or document automatically wakes up the printer to start printing. Pressing the GO button will also wake up the printer. Sleep mode can be turned off. To turn sleep mode off, go to the Advanced tab, select Device Options and then select Sleep Time. Double click the word Sleep Time in the Sleep Time screen, this will allow the Sleep Time Off function to appear, click Sleep Time Off to stop the printer going into sleep mode. The Sleep Time Off function can be hidden by double clicking the word Sleep Time in the Sleep Time screen again. We recommend that you keep Sleep mode on to save power.
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This printer supports Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.2. You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.1 The screens on your Macintosh will vary depending on your Operating System.

Page setup

You can set the Paper size, Orientation and Scale. Brother Laser driver / PS driver

Layout

Set the Layout, Pages per Sheet and other settings. Brother Laser driver / PS driver
Pages per sheet: Layout direction:
Select how many pages will appear on each side of the paper. When you specify the Pages per sheet, you can also specify the direction of the layout. Border: If you want to add a border, use this function. Print on Both Sides: When you want to print on both sides of the paper, use this function.

*1 If this error occurs, turn the power switch off, wait a few seconds, and then turn it on again.
Leave the printer for 10 minutes with the power on. If the error occurs again, consult your dealer or Brother authorized service representative.

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Control panel buttons
The control panel buttons have the following functions: Cancel printing If you press the Job Cancel button while printing, the printer will immediately stop printing and will then eject the paper. Wake-up If the printer is in Sleep mode, press the Go or Job Cancel button to wake the printer up and go to the Ready state. Form feed If the yellow Status LED is on, press the Go button. The printer will print any data that is left in the printer memory. Error recovery If there is an error, the printer will recover automatically from some errors. If an error is not automatically cleared, press the Go button to clear the error, and then continue to use the printer. Reprint If you want to reprint a document that has just been printed, you can do this by pressing and holding down the Go button until all four LEDs are lit and then release the Go button.

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Print a test page
You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page.
Using control panel button
Turn off the printer. Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. Hold down the Go button as you turn on the power switch. All the LEDs light up and then go off again. Keep the Go button pressed down until the Toner LED comes on. When the Toner LED comes on, release the Go button. Press the Go button again. The printer will print a test page.

Using the printer driver

If you are using Brothers Windows PCL printer driver, click the Print Test Page button. It is in the General tab of the Windows printer driver.

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Printer Settings
You can print the current settings using the control panel button or printer driver.
Using the control panel button
Make sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in. Turn on the printer and wait until the printer is in the Ready state. Press the Go button three times. The printer will print the current printer settings.
If you are using Brothers Windows PCL printer driver, you can print the current printer settings by clicking the Print Settings button in the Support tab.

Figure 5-20

Reset the drum counter. See the instructions supplied with the new drum unit.
The Drum LED indication does not disappear until you reset the drum counter. Do not reset the drum counter when you replace only the toner cartridge.
Close the front cover. Make sure that the Drum LED is now off.
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Cleaning

Clean the outside and inside of the printer regularly with a dry soft cloth. When you replace the toner cartridge or the drum unit, make sure you clean the inside of the printer. If printed pages are stained with toner, clean the inside of the printer with a dry soft cloth. See the Maintenance Tutorial section in the supplied CD-ROM. You can see instructional videos on your computer screen, showing you how to perform these tasks.
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Replacing periodic maintenance parts
You need to replace the periodic maintenance parts regularly to maintain print quality. You should replace the parts listed below after printing the following number of pages. Item Fixing unit Separator pad holder assembly Pick up roller assembly Approximate Life 80,000 pages * 50,000 pages * 50,000 pages * To Purchase Replacement Call Brother Customer Support Call Brother Customer Support Call Brother Customer Support
* The actual number of printed pages may vary depending on your average type of print job and paper. These figures are based on 5% coverage per page.
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Troubleshooting

Identifying your problem
First, check the following: The power plug is connected properly and the printer is turned on. All of the protective parts have been removed. The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly. The front cover is fully closed. Paper is inserted properly in the paper tray. The interface cable is securely connected to the printer and the computer. The correct driver for the printer is installed and selected. The PC is set up to connect to the correct printer port. Printer does not print: If you did not solve your problem with the above checks, please find your problem and then go to the section listed: Printer LED is blinking See LED is blinking on page 3-1. Status Monitor Error Message appears See Error messages in the status monitor on page 6-2. Printer printed an Error Message See Error message printouts on page 6-3. Paper handling See Paper handling on page 6-5 and Paper jams and how to clear them on page 6-6. Other problems See Other problems on page 6-11.

Figure 6-9

Open the jam clear cover. Pull the jammed paper out of the fuser unit.

Figure 6-10

Close the jam clear cover. Close the face-up output tray. If the paper jam still cannot be cleared, for HL-5130 and HL-5140 users go to Step 10, and for all other users go to the next step.

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Pull the Duplex Tray completly out of the printer.

Figure 6-11

Pull the jammed paper out of the printer or the Duplex tray. Put the Duplex tray back into the printer.

Figure 6-12

Push the lock lever down and take the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly. Take out the jammed paper if there is any inside the drum unit. Put the toner cartridge into the drum unit until you hear it lock into place. If you put it in properly, the lock lever will lift automatically.

Figure 6-13

Put the drum unit assembly back in the printer. Put the paper tray in the printer. Close the front cover.

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Other problems

Problem Recommendation

The printer cannot print. There Check that the printer cable is not damaged or broken. was an error writing to If you have an interface-switching device, make sure the correct printer is LPT1: (or BRUSB) for the selected. printer error message occurs on your PC.

For Macintosh with USB

Problem
HL-5130 (or HL-5140, HL-5150D and HL-5170DN) does not appear in Chooser (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2) or Print Center (Mac OS X 10.1 / 10.2). Unable to print from application software.
Check that the printer is turned on. Check that the USB interface cable is connected correctly. Check the printer driver is installed correctly.
Make sure that the supplied Macintosh printer driver is installed in the Hard Disk and that it is selected with Chooser (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2) or Print Center (Mac OS X 10.1 / 10.2).
Improving the print quality
If you have a print quality problem, print a test page first (see page 3-8). If the printout looks good, the problem is probably not the printer. Check the interface cable or try the printer on another PC. This section provides information on the following topics: Examples of poor print quality Recommendation
Check the printers environment. Conditions such as humidity, high temperatures, and so on may cause this print fault. See Positioning the printer on page 1-4. If the whole page is too light, Toner Save mode may be on. Turn off Toner Save mode in the printer Properties tab of the driver. Try installing a new toner cartridge. See Replacing the toner cartridge on page 5-3. Try installing a new drum unit. See Replacing the drum unit on page 5-9.

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Engine

Appendix

Printer specifications
HL-5130 Electrophotographic Up to 18 ppm (Letter size) Up to 17 ppm (A4 size) Less than 10 sec*1 HQdpi 300 dpi N/A HQdpi 300 dpi 600 dpi Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP DOS Mac OS Up to 21 ppm (Letter size) Up to 20 ppm (A4 size) HL-5140 / HL-5150D / HL-5170DN
Technology Print speed First print time Resolution
*1 From standard paper tray

APPENDIX A - 1

Controller
Model Processor Memory Standard Option HL-MB N/A HL-MB 1 DIMM slot; expandable up to 144 MB HL-5150D HL-5170DN 32 MB 1 DIMM slot; expandable up to 160 MB IEEE 1284 Parallel, Hi-Speed USB 2.0*2, 10/100 BASE-TX TCP/IP, AppleTalk, IPX/SPX, DLC/LLC

Fujitsu SPARClite 133MHz

Interface

Standard

IEEE 1284 Parallel, Hi-Speed USB 2.0*2
Option Network Connectivity

10/100BASE-TX (NC-2100p)

N/A Protocol for standard 10/100BASE-TX TCP/IP, NetBEUI, AppleTalk*3 Protocol for optional 10/100BASE-TX (NC-2100p) Management tool N/A
BRAdmin Professional*4 Web Based Management*5 PCLscalable fonts, 12 bitmap fonts, 11 bar codes*6 PCL6, BR-Script 3, Epson FX-850, IBM ProPrinter XL 66 scalable fonts, 12 bitmap fonts, 11 bar codes*6
Emulation Resident fonts PCL

GDI N/A

PostScript3 language emulation

66 fonts

*2 *3 *4 *5 *6
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) is up to 40 times faster and compatible with original USB (12 Mbps). HL-5150D and HL-5170DN only. Brother original Windows management utility Use a standard web browser to manage the device. Code39, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-128, Codabar, FIM (US-PostNet), ISBN, Code128

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Model Printer driver HL-5130

HL-5140

HL-5150D

HL-5170DN

PCL Driver for Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP Brother Laser Driver for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.2 N/A BR-Script 3: PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.2 Interactive Help*7 Driver Deployment Wizard*8

Utilities

Interactive Help*7
Model LED Button HL-LEDs 2 buttons HL-5140 HL-5150D HL-5170DN

Model Paper Input

HL-5130 Multipurpose tray Manual feed tray N/A

HL-5150D 50 Sheets

1 Sheet
Paper tray 250 Sheets (Standard) Lower tray (Option) Paper Output*9 Duplex Face-up N/A 250 Sheets
Face-down 150 Sheets 1 Sheet Manual Duplex 25 Sheets Automatic Duplex
*7 Instructional animations for problem solving *8 The Driver Deployment Wizard automates the installation of a printer in a peer-to-peer network. *9 Calculated with 80 g/m2 (21 lb) paper