Brother Hl 4200cn User Manual

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3On the various tabs, make settings for each item as required.
For details about the various tabs, see Help. 
4When you finish choosing settings, click OK or Apply in the Printing Preferences dialog box. 
The default printer functions in the printer driver are now changed.
Using Windows® Help
Help for the printer is provided with the printer driver. See Help when you need to know about printer 
driver items and settings, or need to check different printing methods when...

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Installing the Printer Driver for Macintosh®
Printer drivers for both USB and AppleTalk network connections are provided with your Brother printer.
You can install the printer driver on Macintosh
® computers that meet the following requirements:
■The printer is connected with a USB cable and the computer runs Mac OS
® 8.6 to Mac OS® X with 
a standard USB interface. 
■The printer is connected to a network and computers that are running Mac OS
® 8.6 to Mac OS® X.
■The...

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Printing from Macintosh®
This section describes the steps to print from computers depending on the type of operating system 
used.
When you install any new printer options (such as the lower tray module), you must reconfigure the 
printer driver to use the options. To confirm or make the settings, see Changing the Configuration for 
Options on page 2-15.
The following is a description of printing from Microsoft
® Word 98.
How to access dialog boxes and their contents vary...

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Using Balloon Help on Macintosh® (Mac OS® 8.6-9.2 only)
Help for the printer is provided with the printer driver. See Help when you need to know about printer 
driver items and settings, or need to check different printing methods when problems occur.
Balloon Help is provided with the Macintosh
® printer driver. 
Use Balloon Help to find out the functions of individual items. 
To access Balloon Help, display the dialog box that contains the item in question.
The example...

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Cancel Printing
To cancel printing, first cancel the computer printer command.
Next, use the printer’s control panel to cancel printing from the printer.
Cancel Printing at the Computer
The steps to cancel printing vary depending on the type of operating system you are using.
In Windows®
The following example is for Windows® XP.
Follow the steps below:
1On the Start menu, click Printers and Faxes. 
The Printers window opens.
2Double-click the appropriate printer. 
The...

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Cancel Printing at the printer’s Control Panel
Perform this operation to cancel the print data from the printer after canceling the print command on the 
computer. Note that the printer finishes printing the current page. 
For details about control panel operations, see Basic Menu Operation on page 4-4.
↓
Printing
L PD           Tr ay  1(The printer is printing)
↓1Press the Job Cancel/Back button once. 
The printer begins to process the printing cancellation.
Cancelling...

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Changing the Configuration for Options
Once you set the initial configuration of the printer, you must reconfigure the printer driver when you 
install the following options:
1. 1 Tray Module
2. 2 Tray Module 
3. Hard disk
4. Memory expansion
For details about how to install options, see the instructions provided with the options. In the following 
section, it is assumed that the options are already installed.
Memory expansion
In general, DIMM must have the following...

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In Windows®
Follow the steps below. The following example is for Windows® XP.
1On the Start menu, click Printers and Faxes. 
The Printers window opens.
2Click the appropriate printer and on the File menu, click Properties. 
The Properties dialog box opens.
3Click the Printer Configuration tab.
4Select the options added to the printer and click OK or Apply.
On a Macintosh® computer
Follow the steps below: 
For Mac OS® 8-6 - 9.2 
1Select the Printer icon on your Desktop....

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Suitable and Unsuitable Paper Types
Using paper that is unsuitable for printing can cause paper jams and deteriorate print quality. We 
recommend that you use the types of paper listed below to get the best results from your printer.
Suitable Paper Types
Suitable Basis Weight
When using stationary supplier paper, make sure that it complies with the following specifications. 
However, we recommend that you use standard domestic paper.
■Basis weight refers to...

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Special paper
You can print the following types of speciality paper from the multi-purpose tray.
PANTONE® Calibrated
There are many variables in the process of reproducing color generated by the HL-4200CN, any one of 
which may affect the quality of the PANTONE Color simulation including type of paper used, type of toner 
used, effective final resolution and dot structure/halftones. For optimal results, we recommend that you 
use NEUSIEDLER Color Copy 90 g/m
2...