Brother HL 2700CN User Manual

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Back button
If you press the Back button when the printer is in the on-line (Ready) state, it goes off-line and the LCD 
goes to the menu.
Pressing the Back allows you to return to the previous level from the current menu level. 
The Back button also allows you to select the previous digit while setting numbers. 
When you select the leftmost digit, the Back button allows you to go up one level in the menu. 
When you select a setting and it does not have an asterisk (*) (Set button...

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Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
The LED is a light that shows the printer status.
Status LED (Green)
LED indicationMeaning
OnReady to print
Printing 
Sleeping
Data remains in the printer buffer (when DATA EXISTS shows on the LCD).
BlinkingReceiving or processing data
OffOff-line
Alarm LED (Red)
LED indicationMeaning
OnThere is an error in the printer.
OffThere is no error in the printer.
 

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Liquid crystal display (LCD)
The display shows the current printer status. When you use the control panel buttons, the display will 
change. 
If you take the printer off-line, the display changes to show the emulation you have chosen.    
If there are any problems, the display shows the appropriate error message, maintenance message, or 
call service message so you will know that you need to take action. For more information about these 
messages, see Troubleshooting in Chapter 6....

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Printer status messages
The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayed during normal operation: 
How to use the control panel
When you use the Menu buttons (+, -, Set or Back), remember the following basic steps: 
■If no control panel operations are performed for 30 seconds, the LCD automatically returns to Ready 
state.
■When you press the Set button to choose a setting, an asterisk appears briefly at the end of the 
display. After that, the display...

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For example: If you only use Tray 1 to print from, change the SOURCE setting to TRAY1, 
as follows:
Press any of the Menu buttons (+, -, Set or Back) to take the printer 
off-line.
Press the + or - button to move forward or backward through the 
menus until PAPER is displayed.
Press the Set button to move to the next menu level.
Press the Set button.
Press the + button.
Press the Set button.
An asterisk * briefly appears at the end of the display. 
The default setting is indicated...

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Control panel LCD menu
There are 9 menus. For more information about the selections available in each menu, please see the 
pages listed below:
INFORMATION
See INFORMATION on page 3-10.
PAPER 
See PAPER on page 3-11.
QUALITY 
See QUALITY on page 3-11.
SETUP 
See SETUP on page 3-12.
PRINT MENU 
See PRINT MENU on page 3-13.
NETWORK 
See NETWORK on page 3-16.
INTERFACE
See INTERFACE on page 3-17.
RESET MENU
See RESET MENU on page 3-17.
REPRINT
See REPRINT on page 3-18.
The control...

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INFORMATION
Display ShowsDescription
PRINT SETTINGSPrints the print settings page.
PRINT TESTPrints the test page.
PRINT DEMOPrints the demonstration sheet.
PRINT FILE LISTPrints the card list.
PRINT FONTSPrints the fonts list and samples.
VERSIONSubsetting Description
SER.NO=#########Shows Printer serial number.
ROM VER=####Shows ROM version
ROM DATE YY/MM/DDShows ROM date
NET VER=####Shows Network version 
NET DATE YY/MM/DDShows Network build date 
ENG VER=####Shows Engine...

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PAPER
Display ShowsDescription
SOURCE=AUTO/TRAY1/TRAY2
Selects which paper tray the paper will be fed from.
MANUAL FEED=OFF/ON
Selects whether or not you want to feed paper manually.
TRAY1 SMALL SIZE=B5/DL/COM-10/JISB5
TRAY2 SMALL SIZE=B5/JISB5
DUPLEX=OFF/ON(LONG BIND)/ON(SHORT BIND)
Selects whether you want to automatically print on both sides of the paper.
QUALITY
Display ShowsDescription
HRC=MEDIUM/DARK/OFF/LIGHT
HRC: High Resolution Control offers improved print quality of...

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SETUP
Display ShowsDescription
LANGUAGE= ENGLISH/FRANÇAIS /...
PANEL CONTROLSubsetting Description
BUTTON REPEATSet the time for the display message to change 
when holding the + or - button at intervals of: 0.2, 
0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.4, 1.8 or 2.0 seconds. The 
factory setting is 0.2.
MESSAGE SCROLLSet the time in seconds that an LCD message 
will scroll across the display. From level 1=0.2 to 
Level 10=2.0. The factory setting is Level 1.
POWER SAVE=ON/OFF
POWER SAVE...

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PRINT MENU
Display ShowsDescription
MEDIA TYPE=PLAIN PAPER/TRANSPARENCIES/THICK PAPER/THICKER PAPER/THIN 
PAPER
COLOR PRINT=ON/OFF
PAPERSets cut sheet paper size to A4, EXECUTIVE, COM-10, DL, B5, 
JIS B5, LETTER, LEGAL, A5
COPIESYou can check the total number of printed pages.
Shows the number of printed pages. (1:999)
ORIENTATIONThis printer can print pages in portrait or landscape orientation.
PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE
PRINT POSITIONThis printer can be adjusted to align the page...