Brother Hl 4200cn User Manual

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How to Print
Follow the steps below to print on custom-size (long) paper.
1Adjust the paper guide to the width of the paper 
that you are about to use.
2With the printed side facing down, put the paper 
into the multi-purpose tray so that it lightly touches 
the feeding slot.
3Start printing from your program after putting the 
paper in the MP Tray. 
Choose the items for Printer Driver Settings (for 
Custom-size (Long) Paper) as shown.
When printing on long...

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Duplex Printing
You can perform duplex printing with the printer, using one of the following steps. 
■For plain paper or thick paper, whether fed from a paper tray or the multi-purpose tray, duplex 
printing is carried out automatically if you set this in the printer driver upon executing the print 
command.
■For thicker paper or glossy paper, you can print on the back surface of the paper from the 
multi-purpose tray as long as the front surface of the paper...

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Duplex Printing
To print on both sides of plain paper, set the paper into the paper tray or multi-purpose tray.
Follow the steps below to print on both sides of plain paper.
1If you are using plain paper (64 - 105 g/m2 (17 - 28 lb)) 
→ a) put the paper lengthwise into the paper tray.
If you are using thick or thicker paper (106 - 216 g/m
2 (29 - 57 lb)) 
→ b) put the paper lengthwise into multi-purpose tray.
2Start printing from your program after putting the...

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Control Panel Overview
The control panel consists of LED indicators, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and several buttons. This 
section describes the names and functions of the control panels parts.
1. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
2. LED indicators (Light Emitting Diode indicators)
3. Buttons
LED Indicators
The LED indicators are lights that show the printer status.
Control Panel
Name Status Description
Ready indicator Green Indicates printing status.
On Indicates that the printer...

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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
The LCD shows the printer status (print screen) and menus for configuring the printer (menu screen).
The items displayed differ depending on the printer settings and installed options.
Print screen
When the printer is waiting for data or printing, this screen is displayed. The contents of the print screen 
are as follows.
Menu screen
Use this screen to configure the printer.
The menu screen appears when you press the Menu button. The first screen shows...

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Buttons
You can control the basic printer operations and change various printer settings with seven buttons 
(Menu, , , , , Form Feed/Set, Job Cancel/Back). 
The operations depend on which screen is displayed (print screen or menu screen).
Name Print screen Menu screen
Menu button Switches to the menu screen. Closes the menu screen and switches to 
the print screen.
   buttons – Allows you to scroll through menus and 
menu options.
   buttons – Switches to different menu levels and...

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Basic Menu Operation
Use the menu screen to set the energy save mode, job time-out, network settings and printer 
configuration.
Menu Structure and Basic Operations
There are 5 main menus. 
For details about individual menu screens, consulte List of Menu Items en la página 4-6.
Each menu has several levels. Program the printer by selecting the different levels and selecting the 
option you want.
Re-setting the printer settings 
Example: Re-set the Job time-out setting to the factory...

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What to do if you make a mistake?
Perform the appropriate operation below if you accidentally press a wrong button while using the control 
panel.
You accidentally pressed the Form Feed/Set button, but you want to return to the preceding 
screen.
Press the Job Cancel/Back or   button. 
You accidentally pressed the   button, but you want to return to the preceding screen.
Press the   button.
You made a mistake and cannot display the preceding screen.
Press the Menu button and...

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List of Menu Items
This section describes the various settings you can change in each main menu.
When printing, it is possible to set some options in the menu screens from your computer. If the computer 
settings differ from those on the printer, the computer settings take precedence.
Default refers to the factory settings of the printer.
System Settings
Used to program the Energy Save Mode, Job Log settings, and basic printer operation.
Power Save Time
Energy Save Mode reduces the...

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Job Timeout
The Job Timeout setting causes the printer to stop processing print data if it takes more than the preset 
length of time for the remaining data to be received by the printer. When a job time-out occurs, the printer 
only prints the data it received up to the time-out.
■5 to 300 seconds (default: 30 seconds) 
Set the job time-out between 5 and 300 seconds. 
■OFF 
Deactivates the Job Timeout function.
Panel Language
Use this to set what language appears on the control...