Brother Hl 5130 User Manual

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Printing on plain paper from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For HL-5150D and 
HL-5170DN)
1Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Plain Paper
Paper Source: MP Tray
PCL driver
PS driver
The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the multi-purpose tray.
 

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2Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
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3Pull out the MP tray support flap.
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4When putting paper in the MP tray, make sure it touches the back of the tray and remains under the 
maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray.
Figure 1-15
Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position on the MP tray. If it is not, the paper 
may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.
MP tray support flap
 

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5While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size.
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6Send the print data to the printer.
When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the following:
■The side to be printed on must be face up.
■During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the printer.
■Put the leading edge (top of the paper) in first and push it gently into the tray.
■The top of the paper stack must be under the maximum paper height guides...

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Printing on thicker paper and card stock 
When the face-up output tray is pulled down, the printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed 
tray or the MP tray through to the back of the printer. Use this paper feed and output method when you 
want to print on thicker paper or card stock.
When you select the paper you want to use, see What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5.
Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the manual feed tray 
(For HL-5130 and HL-5140)...

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3Send the print data to the printer.
4Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the paper size.
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5Using both hands put the 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.
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A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in...

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6After the printed page comes out of the printer, put in the next sheet of paper as in Step 5 above. 
Repeat for each page that you want to print.
7Close the face-up output tray.
Caution
Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stacking the sheets may cause a paper jam or the 
paper to curl.
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■Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position in the manual feed tray. If it is not, 
the paper may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout...

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Printing on thicker paper and card stock from the multi-purpose tray (MP tray)
(For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
1Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper
Paper Source: MP Tray
PCL driver
PS driver
 

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2Open the face-up output tray, and then pull out the face-up output tray support if necessary.
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3Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
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4Pull out the MP tray support flap.
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MP tray support flap
 

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5When putting paper in the MP tray, make sure it touches the back of the tray and remains under the 
maximum paper height guides on both sides of the tray.
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6While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size.
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7Send the print data to the printer.
8Close the face-up output tray.
Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position in the MP tray. If it is not, the paper 
may not be fed properly, resulting...

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Caution
Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stacking the sheets may cause a paper jam or the 
paper to curl.
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