Brother HL 2070NR User Manual

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2Send the print data to the printer.
Note
A No paper fed manual feed slot status is shown by the 
control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper or an 
envelope in the manual feed slot.
3Lift up the support flap to prevent paper from sliding off 
the face-down output tray.
Note
If you choose not to lift up the output tray support flap, we 
recommend that you remove printed pages as soon as they 
come out of the printer.
4Using both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper...

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5Using both hands, put one piece of paper or one 
envelope in the manual feed slot until the front edge of 
the paper or envelope touches the paper feed roller. 
When you feel the machine pull in the paper, let go.
Note
 Put the paper into the manual feed slot with the side to be printed face up.
 Make sure that the paper or the envelope is straight and in the proper position in the manual feed slot. 
If it is not, the paper or envelope may not be fed properly, resulting in...

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Types of envelopes to avoid
Do not use envelopes:
■that are damaged, curled, wrinkled, or unusual shape 
■that are extremely shiny or textured 
■with clasps, snaps or tie strings
■with self-adhesive closures
■that are of a baggy construction
■that are not sharply creased
■that are embossed (have raised writing on them)
■that were previously printed by a laser printer
■that are pre-printed on the inside
■that cannot be arranged when put in a pile
■that are made of paper that...

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Duplex Printing
The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP all allow 
manual duplex printing. For more information about how to choose the settings, see the Help text in the 
printer driver.
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper
■If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle.
■If paper is curled, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray or the manual feed slot.
■If the paper is not feeding properly, it may be...

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4The printer will now automatically print all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of the paper.
Note
When you put paper in the paper tray, first empty the tray then put the printed pages in the tray, with the 
printed side face up. (Do not add the printed pages to the top of a stack of unprinted paper.)
Manual duplex printing from the manual feed slot
Note
You should not use very thin or very thick paper.
1From the Advanced tab choose the Manual Duplex printing mode, and...

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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 slot:
Put the side to be printed...

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2Driver 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 version of Windows
® and Macintosh® are on the CD-ROM that we have 
supplied. You can also download the latest printer driver for all of the following operating systems from the 
Brother Solutions Center at...

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You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer.
■Paper Size
■Multiple Page
■Orientation
■Copies
■Media Type
■Paper Source
■Resolution
■Toner Save Mode
■Manual Duplex printing
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■Watermark*1
■Job Spooling*1
■Quick Print Setup*1
■Sleep Time*1
■Status Monitor*1
■Macro*1*3
■Administrator*1*2
■Insert Command/File*1*2*3
■Page Protection*1
■Print Date & Time*1
■Density adjustment*1
■True Type Mode*1*3
■Error Message Printout*1
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 These settings are...

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For Windows® 
Features in the printer driver
You can download the latest printer driver or get other information by accessing the Brother Solutions Center 
at http://solutions.brother.com
You can also change settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab in the Properties 
dialog box.
For more information, please see the Help text in the printer driver.
Note
The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on...

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Advanced tab
Note
If you are using Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Advanced tab by clicking Printing Preferences... 
in the General tab of the Printer Properties screen.
If you are using Windows NT
® 4.0, you can access the Advanced tab by clicking Document Defaults in the 
file menu of the Printers and Faxes folder.
Change the tab settings by clicking the following icons:
1Print Quality
2Duplex Printing
3Watermark 
4Page Setting
5Device Options
Print Quality
Select...