Brother Hl 4050cdn User Manual
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Printing Methods 32 2 Note You can change the default settings for Direct Print by using the control panel when the printer is not in the Direct Print mode. 1 The de fa ult settings a re shown in Bold with an a ste risk. dPress the + or - button to enter the number of copies you want. Press OK or Go. Copies = 1 h Direct Print Printing CAUTION DO NOT remove the USB flash memory from the USB direct interface until the printer has finished printing. MenuSub menuOptions1 Paper Tray Tray UseAuto*/MP Only/Tray1 Only/Tray2 OnlySee Paper Trayon page 78 Duplex (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)Off*/On(Long Bind)/On(Short Bind) Print Menu Output ColorAuto*/Color/MonoSee Print Menuon page 80 Direct Print Paper Size Letter/Legal/A4*/Executive/JIS B5/B5/A5 /B6/A6/A4Long/FolioSee Direct Printon page 85 Media TypePlain Paper*/Thick Paper/Thicker Paper/Thin Paper/Recycled Paper/Bond Paper Multiple Page1in1*/2in1/4in1/9in1/16in1/25in1/ 1in2×2pages/1in3×3pages/1in4×4pages/ 1in5×5pages OrientationPortrait*/Landscape Print QualityNormal*/Fine PDF OptionDocument*/Document&Stamps/Document&M arkup Index PrintSimple*/Details
33 3 3 Printer driver3 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 page description language (PDL). The printer drivers for the supported versions of Windows ® and Macintosh® are on the CD-ROM we have supplied or on the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com . Install the drivers by following the Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com . (If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling the printer driveron page 64.) For Windows ® 3 Windows® printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product) BR-Script (PostScript ® 3™ language emulation) printer driver (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)1 1Insta ll the driv er using the Custom Insta ll from the CD-ROM. For Macintosh®3 Macintosh® printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product) BR-Script (PostScript ®3™ language emulation) printer driver (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)1 1To insta ll the drive r, se e I nstalli ng the BR-Script3 printer dri vero n pa ge 61. For Linux123 LPR printer driver CUPS printer driver 1Download the printer driver for Linux from http://solutions.brother.com or a link on the CD-ROM we have supplied. 2Depending on Linux distributions, the driver may not be available. Note For more information about Linux printer driver, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com . The printer driver for Linux may be released after the initial release of this product. Driver and Software3
Driver and Software 34 3 1Download the printer driver from http://solutions.brother.com or a link o n the supplie d CD-ROM. If you download from a link on CD-ROM, click Install Other Drivers or Utilities, then click For Linux users o n the scree n me nu. Access to internet is re quire d. Windows® printer driverBR-Script printer driver (HL-4050CDN/ HL-4070CDW only)Macintosh® Printer DriverLPR / CUPS printer driver 1 Windows ® 2000 Professionalpp Windows ® XP Home Editionpp Windows ® XP Professionalpp Windows Vista™pp Windows Server ® 2003pp Windows ® XP Professional x64 Editionpp Windows Server ® 2003 x 64 Editionpp Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greaterpp Linux (Mandrake, Red Hat, SuSE Linux, Debian) 1p
Driver and Software 35 3 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer. Paper Size Multiple Page Orientation Copies Media Type Paper Source Print Quality Colour Mode Duplex printing (Manual Duplex printing 1 / Duplex printing with Duplex Unit3) Watermark 12 Scaling Job Spooling Toner Save Mode Quick Print Setup 12 Sleep Time Administrator 12 Print Setting12 Header-Footer Print1 Colour Calibration1 1These settings are not available with the BR-script printer driver for Windows®. 2These settings are not available with the Macintosh® printer drive r a nd the BR-Script printe r driv er for Ma cintosh®. 3This setting is not available for HL-4040CN.
Driver and Software 36 3 Features in the printer driver (for Windows®)3 (For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver.) Note The screens in this section are from Windows ® XP. The screens on your computer will vary depending on your operating system. If you are using Windows ® 2000, XP, Windows Vista™ or Windows Server® 2003, you can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Printer Properties dialog box. Basic tab 3 You can also change settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab. aChoose the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation, Copies and Media Type (1). b(HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only) Choose the Duplex/Booklet setting (2). cChoose the Colour/Monosetting (3). dChoose the Paper Source (4). eClick OK to apply your chosen settings. To return to the default settings, click Default, then OK. 1 2 3 4
Driver and Software 37 3 Paper Size3 From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using. Multiple Page3 The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper. Page Order3 When N in 1 option is selected, the page order can be selected from the drop-down list. Border Line3 When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Multiple Page feature you can choose to have a solid border, dash border or no border around each page on the sheet. Orientation3 Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Copies3 The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. Collate3 With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies you selected. If the Collate check box is not selected, then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is printed.
Driver and Software 38 3 Media Type3 You can use the following types of media in your printer. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use. Note When using ordinary plain paper (19 to 25 lb) choose Plain Paper. When using heavier weight paper, envelopes or rough paper choose Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For bond paper, choose Bond Paper. When you use envelopes, choose Envelopes. If the toner is not fixed to the envelope correctly when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env. Thick. If the envelope is crumpled when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env.Thin. Duplex / Booklet (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)3 When you want to print a booklet or do duplex printing, use this function, and then from the Advanced tab, choose a Duplex Type (See Duplex printingon page 21). Colour/Mono3 You can change the Colour/Mono settings as follows: Colour When your document contains Colour and you want to print it in Colour, select this mode. Mono Select this mode if your document has only black and grayscale text and/or objects. If your document contains colour, selecting Mono mode prints your document in 256 levels of gray. Auto The printer checks the content of your documents for colour. If colour is detected, it prints in colour. If no colour content is detected, it prints in monochrome. Note If the Cyan, Magenta or Yellow toner runs out, choosing Mono will allow you to keep printing as long as the Black toner does not run out. Paper Source 3 You can choose Auto Select, Tray1, MP Tray or Manual and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards. Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Envelopes Env. Thick Env. Thin Recycled Paper Postcard Label
Driver and Software 39 3 Advanced tab3 Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following icons: Print Quality (1) Duplex (2) Watermark (3) Page Setting (4) Device Options (5) Print Quality3 Print Quality You can choose the following print quality settings. Normal 600×600 dpi. Recommended for ordinary printing. Good print quality with reasonable print speeds. Fine 2400 dpi class. The finest print mode. Use this mode to print precise images such as photographs. Since the print data is much larger than in normal mode, processing time / data transfer time and printing time will be longer. Note The print speed will change depending on what print quality setting you choose. Higher print quality takes longer to print, while lower print quality takes less time to print. 12 34 5
Driver and Software 40 3 Colour Mode The following options are available in colour Matching mode: Normal This is the default colour mode. Vivid The colour of all elements are adjusted to become a more vivid colour. Auto The printer driver automatically selects the Colour Mode ty pe. None Improve Gray Colour You can improve the image quality of a shaded area. Enhance Black Printing If a black graphic cannot be printed correctly, choose this setting. Import You can adjust the print configuration of a particular image by clicking setting. When you have finished adjusting the image parameters, such as brightness and contrast, you can import those settings as a print configuration file. Use the Export function to create a print configuration file from the current settings. Export You can adjust the print configuration of a particular image by clicking setting. When you have finished adjusting the image parameters, such as brightness and contrast, you can export those settings as a print configuration file. Use the Import function to load a previously exported configuration file. Duplex Printing3 Use Duplex Unit (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only) Check the Duplex box and then choose Use Duplex Unit. In this mode, the printer prints on both sides of the paper automatically. There are six types of duplex binding directions available for each orientation. Manual Duplex Check the Duplex box and choose Manual Duplex. In this mode, the printer prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the instructions required to re-install the paper. When you click OK the odd numbered pages will be printed. There are six types of manual duplex binding directions available for each orientation. Booklet Printing When you want to print a booklet, use this function. To make the Booklet, fold the printed pages down the middle. Binding Offset If you check the Binding Offset option, you can also specify the offset for binding in inches or millimeters.
Driver and Software 41 3 Watermark3 You can put a logo or text into your documents as a watermark. You can choose one of the preset watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you have created. When you use a bitmap file as a watermark, you can change the size of the watermark and put it anywhere you like on the page. When you use text as a watermark, you can change the font, colour and angle settings. Page Setting3 You can change the print image scaling and choose Mirror/Reverse print options. Device Options3 You can set the following in Printer Function: Job Spooling Toner Save Mode Quick Print Setup Sleep Time Administrator Print Setting Header-Footer Print Colour Calibration