Brother Hl 5130 User Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING   6 - 16
Envelope creases
■Open the face-up (back) output tray and push down the blue tabs at 
the left and right hand sides (as shown in the figure below). When you 
have finished printing your envelopes, close the face-up output tray to 
reset the two blue tabs back to their original position. See page 1-31. Examples of poor print 
qualityRecommendation
ABCDEFG
EFGHIJKLMN
 

6 - 17   TROUBLESHOOTING
Solving print problems
Problem Recommendation
The printer prints 
unexpectedly or it prints 
garbage data.■Make sure the printer cable is not too long. We recommend you use a parallel 
or USB cable that is less than 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) in length.
■Make sure that the printer cable is not damaged or broken. 
■If you are using an interface-switching device, remove it. Connect your 
computer directly to your printer, and then try again.
■Check that you have chosen the appropriate...

APPENDIX   A - 1
A
Printer specifications
Engine
*1 From standard paper tray
Appendix
ModelHL-5130HL-5140 / HL-5150D / HL-5170DN
TechnologyElectrophotographic
Print speedUp to 18 ppm (Letter size)
Up to 17 ppm (A4 size)Up to 21 ppm (Letter size)
Up to 20 ppm (A4 size)
First print timeLess than 10 sec
*1 
ResolutionWindows
® 95/98/Me, 
Windows NT® 4.0, 
Windows® 2000 and 
Windows® XPHQ1200 
600 dpi
300 dpi
DOS N/A 600 dpi
Mac OS
®HQ1200 
600 dpi
300 dpi
 

A - 2   APPENDIX
Controller
*2  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) is up to 40 times faster and compatible with original USB (12 Mbps).
*3  HL-5150D and HL-5170DN only.
*4 Brother original Windows
® management utility 
*5 Use a standard web browser to manage the device.
*6 Code39, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-128, Codabar, FIM (US-PostNet), 
ISBN, Code128
ModelHL-5130HL-5140HL-5150DHL-5170DN
ProcessorFujitsu SPARClite 133MHz
MemoryStandard 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB
Option N/A 1 DIMM slot;...

APPENDIX   A - 3
Software
Control panel
Paper handling
*7  Instructional animations for problem solving
*8  The Driver Deployment Wizard automates the installation of a printer in a peer-to-peer network.
*9  Calculated with 80 g/m
2 (21 lb) paper
ModelHL-5130HL-5140HL-5150DHL-5170DN
Printer driverPCL Driver for Windows
® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 and 
Windows® XP
Brother Laser Driver for Mac
 OS® 8.6 to 9.2 and Mac OS® X 10.1 to 10.2
N/A BR-Script
® 3: PostScript Printer 
Description (PPD)...

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Media specifications
*10 Up to 10 sheets
ModelHL-5130HL-5140HL-5150DHL-5170DN
Media typesMulti-
purpose 
trayN/A Plain paper, Bond paper, Recycled 
paper, Envelope, Labels, and 
Transparencies
*10
Manual 
feed trayPlain paper, Bond paper, Recycled 
paper, Envelope, Labels, and 
TransparenciesN/A
Paper tray 
(Standard)Plain paper, Bond paper, Recycled paper, and Transparencies
*10
Lower tray 
(Option)N/A Plain paper and Recycled paper
Media 
weightsMulti-
purpose 
trayN/A 60 to 161 g/m
2...

APPENDIX   A - 5
Supplies
Dimensions / Weights
Other
System Requiements
* USB is not supported under Windows® 95 or Windows NT®4.0.** Power Macintosh with an Apple original pre-installed USB port.
ModelHL-5130HL-5140HL-5150DHL-5170DN
Toner Standard 
cartridge3,500 pages A4/Letter pages @5% coverage
High yield 
cartridge 6,700 pages A4/Letter pages @5% coverage
Drum 20,000 A4/Letter pages (1 page / job)
ModelHL-5130HL-5140HL-5150DHL-5170DN
Dimensions (W  × D  × H) 382 × 383  × 252 mm
(15.0  × 15.1  × 9.9...

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Important information for choosing your paper
This section provides information to help you choose paper to use with this printer.
Before you purchase a large quantity of paper
Make sure the paper is suitable for the printer.
Paper for plain paper copies
Paper is divided by usage, such as paper for printing and paper for copying. The usage is usually 
specified on the paper’s package. Check the package to see whether it is suitable for laser printers. Use 
paper that is suitable for...

APPENDIX   A - 7
Moisture content
Moisture content is the amount of water left in the paper after manufacture. It is one of the important 
characteristics of the paper. This can change greatly depending on the storage environment, although 
usually paper contains about 5% water by weight. Because paper often absorbs water, the amount of 
water can sometimes be about 10% in a high humidity environment. When the amount of water 
increases, the characteristic of the paper changes greatly. The fixing of the...

B - 1   APPENDIX (FOR EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES)
B
Brother Numbers
IMPORTANT: For technical and operational help, you must call the country where you bought the 
printer. Calls must be made  from within that country. 
Register your product
By registering your Brother product, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product.
Your registration with Brother:
■ may serve as a confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt;
■ may support an insurance claim by you in...