Brother HL 2142R User Manual

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Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the Manual feed slot2
(For the recommended paper to use, see About paperon page 5.)
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The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed slot.
 
aLift up the support flap 1 (1) to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray, or remove each 
page as soon as it comes out of the printer.
 
bOpen the manual feed slot cover. 
cUsing both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the width of the paper that you are going 
to use.
 
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dUsing both hands, put one piece of paper or one transparency in the manual feed slot until the front edge 
of the paper or transparency touches the paper feed roller. When you feel the machine pull in the paper, 
let go.
 
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• Put the paper into the manual feed slot with the side to be printed face up.
• Make sure that the paper or transparency is straight and in the correct position on the manual feed slot. If 
it is not, the paper or the transparency 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 slot at any one time, as it may cause a jam.
• If you put any media (paper, transparency and so on) in the manual feed slot before the printer is in the 
Ready state, the media may be ejected without being printed on.
 
 
						

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eChoose the following from the printer driver:
Paper Size............................ (1)
Media Type........................... (2)
Paper Source....................... (3)
and any other settings.
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fSend the print data to the printer.
gAfter the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper or transparency as in Step 
d above. Repeat for each page that you want to print.
Note
• The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in the manual feed slot until you put a 
sheet of paper or transparency in the manual feed slot.
 
• When printing on transparencies, remove each transparency as soon as it has been printed. Stacking the 
printed transparencies may cause a paper jam or transparency to curl.
 
 
						

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Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes2
When the back output tray is pulled down, the printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed slot 
through to the back of the printer. Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print on thick 
paper, labels or envelopes. (For the recommended paper to use, see About paperon page 5 and Type and 
size of paperon page 5.)
Note
The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed slot.
 
aOpen the back cover (back output tray). 
bOpen the manual feed slot cover. 
cUsing both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the width of the paper that you are going 
to use.
 
 
						

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dUsing 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 envelope is straight and in the proper position on the manual feed slot. If it is 
not, the paper or the envelope 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 slot at any one time, as it may cause a jam.
• If you put any Media (paper, envelope and so on) in the manual feed slot before the printer is in the Ready 
state, the media may be ejected without being printed on.
 
eChoose the following from the printer driver:
Paper Size............................ (1)
Media Type........................... (2)
Paper Source....................... (3)
and any other settings.
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Note
• When you use Envelope #10, choose Com-10 for the Paper Size.
• For other envelopes which are not listed in the printer driver, such as Envelope #9 or Envelope C6, 
choose User Defined... (For more information on envelope sizes, see Paper sizeon page 106.)
 
„Macintosh® printer driver
Paper Size............................ (1)
Media Type........................... (2)
Paper Source....................... (3)
and any other settings.
   
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fSend the print data to the printer.
gAfter the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper or envelope as shown in 
Step d. Repeat for each page that you want to print.
Note
• The Error LED on the control panel will flash to indicate No paper in the manual feed slot until you put a 
sheet of paper or envelope in the manual feed slot.
 
• Remove each sheet or envelope as soon as it has been printed. Stacking sheets or envelopes may cause 
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Note
• If an envelope is creased after it is printed, turn the next one around 180
° when you put it in the manual 
feed slot, and then in the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, select Page Setting, and check the 
Reverse Print box. As an alternative you can change the printing direction in your software application.
 
• If the DL size double flap envelope is creased after printing, choose DL Long Edge in Paper Size, from 
the Basic tab. Put a new DL size double-flap envelope in the manual feed slot with the longest edge of 
the envelope in first, then print again.
 
• If envelopes get smudged during printing set the Media Type to Thick Paper or Thicker Paper to 
increase the fixing temperature. 
• Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure.
• All sides of the envelope should be properly folded without wrinkles or creases.
 
 
						

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Duplex printing2
The supplied printer drivers for Windows® 2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista®, 
Windows Server
® 2003/Windows Server® 2003 x64 Edition and Mac OS® X 10.3 or greater all enable 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 paper2
„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 curled. Remove the paper and straighten it.
„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 themon page 85. If you have a print quality 
problem, see Improving the print qualityon page 91.)
Note
• The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your computer may vary depending on your 
operating system.
• Make sure that the paper tray is completely inserted into the printer.
• You should use plain paper, recycled paper or thin paper. Do not use bond paper.
 
Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing)2
„If you are using the Macintosh® printer driver, see Duplex Printingon page 41.
Manual duplex printing from the paper tray2
aIn the printer driver choose the Advanced tab, click the Duplex icon, and then choose the 
Manual Duplex printing mode, and from the Basic tab choose the Paper Source to be Tray1.
bSend the data to the printer, then click OK on the computer screen.
The printer will automatically print all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first.