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 Platform & Operating 
System Version Processor Minimum SpeedMinimum 
RAMRecomm
ended 
RAMHard Disk 
Space to 
install
Windows
® 
Operating 
SystemWindows® 2000 
ProfessionalIntel®Pentium®II or equivalent64 MB
256 MB
50 MB Windows
® XP Home 
Edition
128 MB
Windows
® XP 
Professional
Windows
® XP 
Professional x64 
Edition64-bit (Intel®64 or AMD64) supported 
CPU256 MB 512 MB
Windows Vista
®Intel®Pentium®4 or equivalent
64-bit (Intel
®64 or AMD64) supported 
CPU512 MB 1 GB
Windows Server
® 
2003Intel®Pentium®III or equivalent
256 MB 512 MB
Windows Server
® 
2003 x64 Edition 64-bit (Intel®64 or AMD64) supported 
CPU
Macintosh
® 
Operating 
System
1
Mac OS® X 10.2.4 - 
10.4.3PowerPC G4/G5,
PowerPC G3 350MHz128 MB 256 MB
80 MB
Mac OS
® X 10.4.4 or 
greaterPowerPC G4/G5,
Intel® Core™ Processor512 MB 1 GB
 
						

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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
A
Paper is divided by usage, such as paper for printing and paper for copying. The usage is usually written on 
the paper’s package. Check the package to see whether it is suitable for laser printers. Use paper that is 
suitable for laser printers.
Basis weight
A
The basis weight of the paper in general use varies in different countries. We recommend that you use paper 
that weighs 75 to 90 g/m
2 (20 to 24 lb), although this printer is able to cope with thinner or thicker paper than 
these weights.
Long grain and short grain
A
The pulp fiber of the paper is aligned during paper manufacturing. Paper can be classified into two types, long 
grain and short grain. 
Long grain paper fibers run in the same direction as the long edge of the paper. Short grain paper fibers run 
perpendicular to the long edge of the paper. Though most plain paper for copying is long grain, some is short 
grain. We recommend that you use long grain paper for this printer. Short grain paper is too weak for the 
paper transport of the printer.
Acid paper and neutralized paper
A
Paper can be classified as either acid paper or neutralized paper.
Though modern paper manufacture methods started with acid paper, neutralized paper is recently taking the 
place of acid paper because of environmental issues.
However, many forms of acid paper can be found in recycled paper. We recommend that you use neutralized 
paper for this printer.
You can use an acid paper check pen to distinguish acid paper from neutral paper.
UnitEuropeUSA
g/m
2 80 to 90 75 to 90
lb20 to 24
 
						

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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
A
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, although usually 
paper contains about 5% water by weight. Because paper often absorbs water, the amount of water can 
sometimes be about 10% in a high humidity environment. When the amount of water increases, the 
characteristics of the paper changes greatly. The fixing of the toner may become worse. For storage of the 
paper and during use, we recommend that the humidity of the surrounding environment be between 50% and 
60%.
Rough estimate of basis weight
A
g/m2 lb
BondIndex
60 16
64 17
75 20
90 24
105 28
120 32
135 36
161 43 90
 
						

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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
®. Please also make sure that JavaScript and cookies are always enabled in 
whichever browser you use. We recommend you upgrade to Safari™ 1.2 or greater to enable JavaScript. 
To use a web browser, you will need to know the IP address of the print server.
 
aStart your web browser.
bType http://printer_ip_address/ into your browser. (Where printer_ip_address is the IP 
address or the node name)
„For example:
http://192.168.1.2/ (if the printer’s IP address is 192.168.1.2.)
Note
• If you have edited the hosts file on your computer or are using a Domain Name System, you can also enter 
the DNS name of the print server. As the print server supports TCP/IP and NetBIOS, you can also enter 
the NetBIOS name of the print server. The NetBIOS name can be seen on the printer settings page. The 
NetBIOS name assigned is the first 15 characters of the node name and by default it will appear as 
“BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wired network or “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx” for a wireless network.
• For Macintosh
® users, you can also have easy access to Web Based Management by clicking the 
machine icon on Status Monitor screen. 
 
cClick Printer Settings.
dEnter a user name and a password.
Note
The login name for the Administrator is “admin” (case sensitive) and the default password is “access”.
 
eClick OK.
fChoose the HP LaserJet tab and click Font Setup. Choose a symbol set you want to use from the 
Symbol Set list box.
 
						

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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)
ISO17 Spanish (2S) ISO21 German (1G)
ISO25 French (0F) ISO57 Chinese (2K)
ISO60 Norwegian1 (0D) ISO61 Norwegian2 (1D)
ISO69 French (1F) ISO84 Portuguese (5S)
ISO85 Spanish (6S) ISO8859 / 7 Latin / Greek (12N)
ISO8859 / 15 Latin (9N) ISO8859 / 15 Latin / Cyrillic (10N)
Legal (1U) Math-8 (8M)
MC Text (12J) MS Publishing (6J)
PC8 (10U) PC8 Bulgarian (13R)
PC8 D/N (11U) PC8 Greek Alternate (437G) (14G)
PC8 Latin / Greek (12G) PC8 PC Nova (27Q)
PC8 Turkish (9T) PC775 (26U)
PC850 Multilingual (12U) PC851 Greece (10G)
PC852 East Europe (17U) PC853 Latin3 (Turkish) (18U)
PC855 Cyrillic (10R) PC857 Latin5 (Turkish) (16U)
PC858 Multilingual Euro (13U) PC860 Portugal (20U)
PC861 Iceland (21U) PC863 Canadian French (23U)
PC865 Nordic (25U) PC866 Cyrillic (3R)
PC869 Greece (11G) PC1004 (9J)
Pi Font (15U) PS Math (5M)
 
						

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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)
A
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 following parameters in the parameter segment (n ... n). As parameters 
are effective within the single command syntax ESC i n ... n \, they do not apply in the bar code commands. 
If certain parameters are not given, they take the preset settings. The last parameter must be the bar code 
data start (‘b’ or ‘B’) or the expanded character data start (‘l’ or ‘L’). Other parameters can be given in any 
sequence. Each parameter can start with a lower-case or upper-case character, for example, ‘t0’ or ‘T0’, ‘s3’ 
or ‘S3’ and so one.
Bar code modeA
CodeESC i
Dec27 105
Hex1B 69
n = ‘t0’ or ‘T0’ CODE 39 (default)
n = ‘t1’ or ‘T1’ Interleaved 2 of 5
n = ‘t3’ or ‘T3’ FIM (US-Post Net)
n = ‘t4’ or ‘T4’ Post Net (US-Post Net)
n = ‘t5’ or ‘T5’ EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A 
n = ‘t6’ or ‘T6’ UPC E
n = ‘t9’ or ‘T9’ Codabar
n = ‘t12’ or ‘T12’ Code 128 set A
n = ‘t13’ or ‘T13’ Code 128 set B
n = ‘t14’ or ‘T14’ Code 128 set C
n = ‘t130’ or ‘T130’ ISBN (EAN)
n = ‘t131’ or ‘T131’ ISBN (UPC-E)
n = ‘t132’ or ‘T132’ EAN 128 set A
n = ‘t133’ or ‘T133’ EAN 128 set B
n = ‘t134’ or ‘T134’ EAN 128 set C
 
						

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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 = Horizontal stripes
4 = Cross hatch
For example ‘S’ n1 n2
n1 = Background fill pattern
n2 = Foreground fill pattern
If ‘S’ is followed by only one parameter, the parameter is a foreground fill pattern.
Line block drawing & box drawing
‘S’
1 = Black
2 = Vertical stripes
3 = Horizontal stripes
4 = Cross hatch
Bar code A
n = ‘mnnn’ or ‘Mnnn’ (nnn = 0 ~ 32767)
This parameter shows the bar code width. The unit of ‘nnn’ is a percentage.n = ‘s0’ or ‘S0’ 3: 1 (default)
n = ‘s1’ or ‘S1’ 2: 1
n = ‘s3’ or ‘S3’ 2.5: 1
 
						

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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 that are set by 
the ‘u’ or ‘U’ parameter. (For the description of ‘u or ‘U parameter, see the next section.) The default setting 
of the quiet-zone width is 1 inch.
Bar code, expanded character unit, line block drawing and box drawingA
This parameter shows the measurement units of X-axis offset, Y-axis offset, and bar code height.
Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing offset in X-axisA
n = ‘xnnn’ or ‘Xnnn’
This parameter shows the offset from the left margin in the ‘u’- or ‘U’-specified unit.n = ‘r0’ or ‘R0 Human readable line OFF
n = ‘r1’ or ‘R1 Human readable line ON
Preset: Human readable line ON
(1) ‘T5’ or ‘t5’
(2) ‘T6’ or ‘t6’
(3) ‘T130’ or ‘t130’
(4) ‘T131’ or ‘t131’
Preset: Human readable line OFF
All others
n = ‘u0’ or ‘U0’ mm (preset)
n = ‘u1’ or ‘U1’ 1/10
n = ‘u2’ or ‘U2’ 1/100
n = ‘u3’ or ‘U3’ 1/12
n = ‘u4’ or ‘U4’ 1/120
n = ‘u5’ or ‘U5’ 1/10 mm
n = ‘u6’ or ‘U6’ 1/300
n = ‘u7’ or ‘U7’ 1/720