Brother HL 2142R User Manual

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OtherA
1We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing Photo or Greyscale images.
Computer requirementsA
1Third party USB ports are not supported.
ModelHL-2140HL-2150NHL-2170W
Power consumptionPrinting Average 460 W at 25°C (77°F)
Standby Average 80 W at 25°C (77°F)
Sleep Average 5 W Average 7 W Average 8 W
Noise levelSound Pressure Printing 51 dB (A)
Standby 30 dB (A)
Sound power Printing LWAd = 6.7 Bell (A)
Standby LWAd = 4.5 Bell (A)
EcologyPower save Yes
Toner save
1Yes
Computer...

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Important information for choosing your paperA
This section gives information to help you choose paper to use with this printer.
Note
If you use paper that is not recommended, a paper jam or misfeed may occur in the printer. (See 
Recommended paperon page 6.)
 
Before you buy a large quantity of paperA
Make sure that the paper is suitable for the printer.
Paper for plain paper copies
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Paper is divided by usage, such as paper for printing and paper for copying. The usage is usually written...

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Print surfaceA
The characteristics of the face side and reverse side of a sheet of paper may vary a little.
Usually, the opening side of the paper ream package is the print side. Follow the indications on the paper 
package. Typically, the print side is indicated by an arrow.
Moisture content
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Moisture content is the amount of water left in the paper after manufacture. It is one of the important 
characteristics of the paper. This can change greatly depending on the storage environment,...

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Paper sizeA
Paper sizemmin.
Letter8.5 × 11 in.
Legal8.5 × 14 in.
Executive7.25 × 10.5 in.
A4210 × 297 mm
A5148 × 210 mm
A5 Long Edge210 × 148 mm
A6105 × 148 mm
Envelope Monarch3.875 × 7.5 in.
Envelope Com-104.12 × 9.5 in.
Envelope DL110 × 220 mm
Envelope C5162 × 229 mm
B5 (JIS)182 × 257 mm
B5 (ISO)176 × 250 mm
B6 (ISO)125 × 176 mm
Folio8.5 × 13 in.
Post Card100 × 148 mm
A4 Long210 × 405 mm
Envelope DL-L220 × 110 mm
3 × 53 × 5in.
 

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Symbol and character sets (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)A
For the HP LaserJet emulation modes, you can choose the symbol and character sets using Web Based 
Management (Web browser) when connected to a network or the control panel buttons.
How to use Web Based Management (web browser)A
To use Web Based Management (Web browser), follow the steps below.
Note
We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
® (or greater) or Firefox® 1.0 (or greater) for Windows® and 
Safari™ 1.0 for Macintosh
®....

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Symbol and character sets listA
OCR symbol setsA
When you choose the OCR-A or OCR-B font, the matching symbol set is always used.
OCR A (0O)
OCR B (1O)
HP LaserJet mode
ABICOMP Brazil / Portugal (13P) ABICOMP International (14P)
Desktop (7J) Greek8 (8G)
HP German (0G) HP Spanish (1S)
ISO Latin1 (0N) ISO Latin2 (2N)
ISO Latin5 (5N) ISO Latin6 (6N)
ISO2 IRV (2U) ISO4 UK (1E)
ISO5 ASCII (0U) ISO10 Swedish (3S)
ISO11 Swedish (0S) ISO14 JIS ASCII (0K)
ISO15 Italian (0I) ISO16 Portuguese (4S)...

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PS Text (10J) Roman8 (8U)
Roman9 (4U) Roman Extension (0E)
Russian-GOST (12R) Symbol (19M) HP LaserJet mode
 

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Quick reference for bar code control commands
(HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)
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The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet emulation modes.
Print bar codes or expanded charactersA
Format: ESC i n ... n \
Creates bar codes or expanded characters according to the segment of parameters ‘n ... n’. For more 
information about parameters, see the following Definition of Parameters. This command must end with the 
‘  ’ code (5CH).
Definition of parametersA
This bar code command can have the...

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This parameter selects the bar code mode as shown above. When n is ‘t5’ or ‘T5’ the bar code mode (EAN 
8, EAN 13, or UPC A) varies according to the number of characters in the data.
Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawingA
This parameter chooses the bar code style as above. When the EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-A, Code 128 or EAN 
128 bar code mode is chosen, this bar code style parameter is ignored.
Expanded Character
‘S’
0 = White
1 = Black
2 = Vertical stripes
3 =...

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Bar code human readable line ON or OFFA
This parameter shows whether the printer prints the human readable line below the bar code. Human 
readable characters are always printed with OCR-B font of 10 pitch and all the current character style 
enhancements are masked. The default setting is determined by the bar code mode selected by ‘t’ or ‘T’.
Quiet zoneA
n = ‘onnn’ or ‘Onnn’ (nnn = 0 ~ 32767)
Quiet zone is the space on both sides of the bar codes. Its width can be shown using the units...