Brother Hl 5130 User Manual

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Positioning the printer
Please read the following before you use the printer. 
Power supply
Use the printer within the recommended power range.
Power source: USA and Canada: AC 110 to 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Europe and Australia: AC 220 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
The power cord, including extensions, should be no longer than 5 meters (16½ feet). 
Do not share the same power circuit with other high-power appliances, such as an air conditioner, copier, 
shredder and so on. If you cannot avoid...

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What kind of paper can I use?
Type and size of paper
The printer loads paper from the installed paper tray, manual feed tray or optional lower tray unit.
The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this Guide are as follows:
While looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking 
L in the table.
Paper tray Tray 1
Manual feed tray Manual (HL-5130 and HL-5140)
Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) MP Tray (HL-5150D and...

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Recommended paper
■Before you buy a lot of paper, please test some to make sure that the paper is suitable.
■Use paper that is made for plain-paper copying.
■Use paper that is 75 to 90 g/m
2 (20 to 24 lb).
■Use neutral paper. Do not use acidic or alkaline paper.
■Use long-grain paper.
■Use paper with a moisture content of approximately 5%.
■This printer can use recycled paper that meets the DIN 19309 specification.
Caution
Do not use ink jet paper, or it may cause a paper jam...

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Printable area
When using PCL emulation, the edges of the paper that cannot be printed on are shown below.
Portrait 
Figure 1-3
Landscape
Figure 1-4
A4 Letter Legal B5 (ISO) Executive A5 A6 B6
14.2 mm 
(0.17 in.)4.2 mm 
(0.17 in.)4.2 mm 
(0.17 in.)4.2 mm 
(0.17 in.)4.2 mm 
(0.17 in.)4.2 mm 
(0.17 in.)4.2 mm 
(0.17 in.)4.2 mm 
(0.17 in.)
26.01 mm 
(0.24 in.)6.35 mm 
(0.25 in.)6.35 mm 
(0.25 in.)6.01 mm 
(0.24 in.)6.35 mm 
(0.25 in.)6.01 mm 
(0.24 in.)6.01 mm 
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Printing methods
Printing on plain paper 
You can print on plain paper from the paper tray or manual feed tray. For the paper you want to use, see 
What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5.
Printing on plain paper from the paper tray
1Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Plain Paper
Paper Source: Tray1
PCL driver
PS driver (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
Illustrations in this section are based on HL-5150D and...

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2Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer.
Figure 1-5
3While pressing the blue paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guides to fit the paper size. 
Check that the guides are firmly in the slots.
Figure 1-6
 

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4Put paper in the tray. Check that the paper is flat in the tray at all four corners.
Figure 1-7
5Put the paper tray firmly back in the printer. Check that it is inserted fully into the printer.
Do not put more than 250 sheets of paper (80 g/m2 or 21 lb) in the tray, or paper jams may occur. 
Check that paper is below the maximum paper mark (▼).
Figure 1-8
When you use pre-printed paper, put the side that is going to be printed on (blank side) face down, 
with the top of the...

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6Send the print data to the printer.
Pull up the output tray support flap to prevent paper from sliding off the face-down output tray.
Figure 1-9
If you choose not to pull out the output tray support flap, we recommend that you remove printed 
pages immediately after they come out of the printer.
 

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Printing on plain paper from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)
1Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Plain Paper
Paper Source: Manual
PCL driver
2Send the print data to the printer.
The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed 
tray.
A NO PAPER message is shown in the Status Monitor and indicated by the control panel LEDs until 
you put a sheet of...

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3Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the paper size.
Figure 1-11
4Using both hands put paper in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the paper touches the 
paper feed roller. Hold the paper in this position until the printer automatically feeds the paper in for 
a short distance, and then let go of the paper.
Figure 1-12
5After the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper as in Step 4 above. 
Repeat for each page that...