Brother Hl 5130 User Manual

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Printing on envelopes 
Types of envelopes to avoid
Do not use envelopes:
■that are damaged, curled, wrinkled, or an usual shape 
■that are extremely shiny or textured 
■with clasps, snaps or tie strings
■with self-adhesive closures
■that are of a baggy construction
■that are not sharply creased
■that are embossed (have raised writing on them)
■that were previously printed by a laser printer
■that are pre-printed on the inside
■that cannot be arranged when put in a pile
■that...

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Printing on envelopes from the manual feed tray (For HL-5130 and HL-5140)
The printer has a straight paper path from the manual feed tray to the back of the printer. Use this paper 
feed and output method when you want to print envelopes.
1Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Envelopes
Paper Source: Manual
PCL driver
2Open the face-up output tray.
Figure 1-29
The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed...

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3Send the print data to the printer.
4Open the manual feed tray. Slide the paper guides to fit the envelope size.
Figure 1-31
A NO PAPER status is shown by the control panel LEDs until you put a sheet of paper in the manual 
feed tray.
Figure 1-30
Toner
Drum
Paper
Status
 

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5Using both hands put the envelope in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the envelope 
touches the paper feed roller. Hold the envelope in this position until the printer automatically feeds 
it in for a short distance, and then let go of the envelope.
Figure 1-33
Envelopes that have been creased after they have been printed:
At the back of the printer, open the face-up output tray and push down the blue tabs at the left and 
right hand sides (as shown in the figure...

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6After the printed envelope comes out of the printer, the printer will wait until you put in the next 
envelope. Repeat Step 5 for each envelope you want to print.
7After you finish the print job, close the face-up output tray.
■Make sure the envelope is straight as you insert it sideways in the manual feed tray. If it is not, 
the envelope may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.
■Do not put more than one envelope in the manual feed tray at the same...

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Printing on envelopes from the MP tray (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
The printer has a straight paper path from the MP tray to the back of the printer. Use this paper feed and 
output method when you want to print envelopes.
1Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Envelopes
Paper Source: MP Tray
PCL driver
PS driver
The printer automatically turns on the MP Tray mode when you put paper in the MP tray.
 

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2Open the face-up output tray, and then pull out the face-up output tray support if necessary.
Figure 1-34
3Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
Figure 1-35
4Pull out the MP tray support flap.
Figure 1-36
MP tray support flap
 

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5Put envelopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of the tray and remain under the maximum 
paper height guides on both sides of the tray. Do not put more than 3 envelopes in the MP tray at 
any one time, or it may cause a jam.
Figure 1-38
Envelopes that have been creased after they have been printed:
At the back of the printer, open the face-up output tray and push down the blue tabs at the left and 
right hand sides (as shown in the figure below). When you have...

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6Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.
Figure 1-39
7Send the print data to the printer.
8After you finish the print job, close the face-up output tray.
DL size double-flap envelopes
■If the DL size double flap envelope is creased after printing, go to the Basic tab, select Paper 
Size and then select DL Long Edge. Put a new DL size double-flap envelope in the MP tray with 
the longest edge of the envelope in first, then print again.
When you put...

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Printing on transparencies
You can print on transparencies from the paper tray, manual feed tray or MP tray.
Printing on transparencies from the paper tray
1Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Transparencies
Paper Source: Tray1
PCL driver
PS driver (For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
■Do not put more than 10 transparencies in the paper tray.
■Illustrations in this section are based on HL-5150D and HL-5170DN.