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 problems occur.
To access Help, open the Properties dialog box and select the tab that contains the item in question.
The example below is for the Paper/Output tab in Windows
® XP.
To search for an item by keyword, 
1 click the Index tab,
2 type the keyword(s) you are searching for, 
and 3 click Display.
To display the description of an item. 
1 click the  button and 
2 then click the item whose description you want to 
display.
 
						

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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 printer is configured as an AppleTalk client.
For details about how to set up an AppleTalk client, see the literature that came with your Macintosh
® 
computer.
It is not possible to use Apple QuickDraw GX on the system when using the printer.
Installing the Printer Driver
To install the Macintosh® printer driver, see the Quick Setup Guide.
Upgrading the Printer Driver
Printer driver upgrades are available on the Brother Solutions Center. To use the software, download it.
Any connection charges incurred while downloading the software are entirely the customers 
responsibility.
The address of the Brother Solutions Center is:
http://solutions.brother.com
 
						

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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 depending on the operating system and 
programs you are using. For details, see the literature provided with the program you are using.
Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2
1On the File menu, click Page Setup. 
The Page Setup dialog box appears
2Use the   buttons next to Page Setup to select the settings that you want to choose. 
Configure the items in each dialog box as necessary and click OK.
3On the File menu, click Print. 
The General Settings dialog box appears.
4Use the   buttons next to General Settings to select the settings that you want to choose. 
Configure the items in each dialog box as necessary.
■For details about the dialog box elements, see Balloon Help. For details about how to use 
Balloon Help, see Using Balloon Help on Macintosh
® (Mac OS® 8.6-9.2 only) on page 2-12. 
■Use the General Settings dialog box to adjust the image and colors to suit your needs.
5When you finish choosing your settings, click Print. 
The data is sent to the printer.
To cancel printing, see Cancel Printing on page 2-13.
Mac OS® X 10.1 / 10.2
1On the File menu, click Page Setup.... 
The Page Setup... dialog box appears
2Use the   buttons next to Page Setup... to select the settings that you want to choose. 
Configure the items in each dialog box as necessary and click OK.
3On the File menu, click Print. 
4Use the   buttons to select the settings that you want to choose. 
Configure the items in each dialog box as necessary.
When you finish choosing your settings, click Print. 
The data is sent to the printer.
To cancel printing, see Cancel Printing on page 2-13.
 
						

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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 below is for the General Settings dialog box.
For details about how to display the Properties dialog box, see Printing from Macintosh
® on page 2-11.
1Click Show Balloons on the Help menu of the menu bar. 
2Move the mouse to the item in question. A description of the item appears.
To hide Balloon Help, click Hide Balloons on the Help menu on the menu bar. 
 
						

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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 printer window appears.
3Click the document that you want to cancel and press the Delete key on the keyboard.
Continue to Cancel Printing at the printer’s Control Panel.
On a Macintosh® Computer
Mac OS
® 8.6 - 9.2
1Double-click the printer from the printer list.
2Select the document that you want to cancel and click  .
Mac OS® X 10.1 / 10.2
1Open Print Center.
2Double-click the printer icon on the Desktop.
3Select the document that you want to cancel and delete.
Continue to Cancel Printing at the printer’s Control Panel.
 
						

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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
↓When the cancellation finishes, the print screen reappears.
Ready to Print(The print screen. The printer is ready to print.)
 
						

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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 specifications:
Type:  144pin and 64bit output
Clock frequency: 100MHz or more
Capacity: 64Mbyte-256Mbyte
Dram Type: SDRAM 2 Bank
The following DIMM sizes can be installed:
US
64 MB TECHWORKS 12345-0001
128 MB TECHWORKS 12462-0002
256 MB TECHWORKS 12469-0001
Europe
64 MB Buffalo Technology VN133-64M
128 MB Buffalo Technology VN133-128M
256 MB Buffalo Technology VN133-256M
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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. 
2Select Change Setup... on Printing menu. 
3Select the options added to the printer and click OK.
For Mac OS® X 10.2 
This is not available in Mac OS® X 10.1.
1Open Print Center. 
2Select the printer from printer list. 
3Select Show Info from Printers menu.
4Select Installable Options.
5Select the options added to the printer and click OK.
6Close the Print Center
 
						

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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 the weight of one square meter of paper.
Recommended Paper
We recommended the following paper types for this printer:
■Use long-grain paper.
■Use paper with a moisture content of approximately 5%.
Loading Paper and Usable Paper Types
Feeding Method Specifications
Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray) Basis weight: 64 to 216 g/m
2
(17 to 57 lb)
Standard Paper Tray (tray1)
Optional Tray module (trays 2, 3)Basis weight: 64 to 105 g/m
2
(17 to 28 lb)
Paper Type Europe USA
Plain paper  Xerox Premier 80 g/m
2 (21.3 lb)
Xerox Business 80 g/m2 (21.3 lb)
M-real DATACOPY 80 g/m2(21.3 lb)Xerox 4200DP 20 lb
Hammermill Laser Paper 24 lb
Recycled paper Xerox Recycled Supreme 80 g/m
2-
Transparency 3M CG3300 3M CG 3300
Label Avery laser label L7163 Avery laser label #5160
 
						

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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 (24.0 lb), a genuine Brother toner cartridge, and the Pantone 
Mode setting (only for PostScript driver.) 
Paper Type Important
Transparencies Do not use full color transparencies (a white frame border).
Label sheets  Use label sheets that are uncut with labels covering the whole 
sheet.
Envelopes
 Com-10
 Monarch
 C5
 DLDo not use envelopes that have tape seals. Printing some 
types of pre-glued envelopes may not be possible, depending 
on the condition of the adhesive.
We recommend using envelopes designed for laser printers.
Cardboard 
Basis weight: 100 to 216 g/m
2 (26 to 57 lb)When printing on rigid cardboard, the position of the image 
may shift.
Coated paper  When printing on coated paper, feed the sheets one at a time. 
Moisture can cause the sheets to stick together, causing more 
than one sheet to go through at one time, which can result in 
malfunction or damage to the printer.