Brother HL 2040R User Manual

Brother Laser Printer
HL-2030
HL-2040
 HL-2070N
Users Guide
Version 5
EN-US_Eur
For visually-impaired users
You can read this User’s Guide with Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’ 
software.
You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use the printer.
Please use the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printer. You can find a printed copy in the box.
Please read this User’s Guide thoroughly before you use the printer. Keep the CD-ROM in a 
convenient place so you can use it quickly if you...

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Laser printer
HL-2000 series
Users Guide
Safety precautions
We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide:
Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.
Electrical Hazard icons alert you to a possible electrical shock.
Hot Surface icons warn you not to touch machine parts that are hot.
Cautions specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible damage to the printer or other 
objects.
Improper Setup icons alert you to devices and operations that are not...

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To use the printer safely
There are high voltage electrodes inside the 
printer. Before you clean the inside of the 
printer, make sure you have turned off the 
power switch and unplugged the printer from 
the AC power outlet.
Do not handle the plug with wet hands. Doing 
this might cause an electrical shock.
After you have just used the printer, some 
internal parts of the printer are extremely hot. 
When you open the front or back cover of the 
printer, never touch the shaded parts shown in 
the...

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Trademarks
The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. 
Apple, the Apple Logo, Macintosh and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc in the 
United States and other countries.
Epson is a registered trademark and FX-80 and FX-850 are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark and HP LaserJet 6P, 6L, 5P, 5L, 4, 4L 4P, III, IIIP, II, and IIP are 
trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
IBM, IBM PC, and Proprinter are...

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Table of Contents
1About this printer  ......................................................................................................1-1
What is in the box? ............................................................................................................................ 1-1
Interface cable ............................................................................................................................. 1-1
Front view...

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3Control panel  .............................................................................................................3-1
Service call indications ...................................................................................................................... 3-5
Control panel button (Go button) ....................................................................................................... 3-7
Print a test page...

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AAppendix ................................................................................................................... A-1
Printer specifications.......................................................................................................................... A-1
Symbol and character sets (For HL-2070N) ...................................................................................... A-9
How to use the Web browser...

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1About this printer
What is in the box?
When you unpack the printer, check that you have all of the following parts.
1Printer
2Drum unit and toner cartridge 
assembly
3Quick Setup Guide
4CD-ROM
5AC power cord
Parts may vary from one country to 
another.
Note
The AC power cord may be slightly different than the one in the illustration above, depending on which 
country you bought the printer in.
Interface cable
The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase the appropriate...

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Front view
1Face-down Output Tray Support 
Flap (Support Flap)
2Control Panel
3Manual Feed slot
4Manual Feed Paper Guides
5Paper Tray
6Power Switch
7Front Cover
8Face-down Output Tray
Back view
1Back Cover
2AC Power Connector
310/100BASE-TX Port (HL-2070N) 
4Parallel Interface Connector 
(HL-2040 and HL-2070N) 
5Side Cover
6LED (Light-emitting Diode) 
(HL-2070N) 
7USB Interface Connector
The printer illustration is based on 
HL-2070N.
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Positioning the printer
Please read the following before you use the printer. 
Power supply
Use the printer within the recommended power range.
Power source: USA and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
The power cord, including extensions, should not be longer than 5 meters (16.5 feet).
Do not share the same power circuit with other high-power appliances, such as an air conditioner, copier, 
shredder and so on. If you cannot avoid...