Brother Hl 5130 User Manual
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ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 24 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 are made of paper that weighs more than the paper weight specifications for the printer ■that have been badly made, with edges that are not straight or consistently square or ■with windows, holes, cutouts or perforations Figure 1-28 IF YOU USE ANY OF THE TYPES OF ENVELOPES LISTED ABOVE, THEY MAY DAMAGE YOUR PRINTER. THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY BROTHER WARRANTY OR SERVICE AGREEMENT. Most envelopes will be suitable for your printer. However, some envelopes will have feed and print-quality problems because of the way they have been made. A suitable envelope should have edges with straight, well-creased folds and the leading edge should not be thicker than two pieces of paper. The envelope should lie flat and not be of baggy or flimsy construction. You should buy quality envelopes from a supplier who understands that you will be using the envelopes in a laser printer. Before you print a lot of envelopes, test one to make sure that the print results are what you want. ■Before you print envelopes, you must ‘fan’ the stack to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. ■Do not put different types of paper in the paper tray at the same time because it may cause paper jams or misfeeds. ■Do not print envelopes using duplex printing. ■For proper printing, you must choose the same paper size from your software application as the paper in the tray. ■See What kind of paper can I use? on page 1-5. Brother will not recommend a particular envelope because envelope manufacturers may change the envelope specifications. You are responsible for the quality and performance of the envelopes you use.
1 - 25 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 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 mode when you put paper in the manual feed tray.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 26 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
1 - 27 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 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 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. Figure 1-32
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 28 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 time, or it may cause a jam. ■Put the envelope in the manual feed tray with the side to be printed face up. ■If you put any Media (paper, transparency and so on) in the manual feed tray before the printer is in the Ready state, the media may be ejected without being printed on. ■Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure. ■All sides should be properly folded without wrinkles or creases.
1 - 29 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 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.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 30 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
1 - 31 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 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 finished printing your envelopes, close the face-up output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position. Figure 1-37 Make sure that the envelopes are neatly stacked and in the proper position in the MP tray. If they are not, the envelopes may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 32 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 envelopes in the MP tray, please remember the following; ■During printing, the inside tray rises to feed envelopes into the printer. ■The side to be printed on must be face up. ■Put the right side edge of the envelope in first and push it gently into the tray. ■The top of the envelope stack must be under the maximum paper height guides that are on both sides of the tray. ■If envelopes get smudged during printing, in the printer driver select MP Tray as the Paper Source for a straight paper path. Then, set the Media Type to Thick Paper or Thicker Paper to increase the fixing temperature. To adjust the print density setting, see Density adjustment on page 2-8. ■Envelope joints that are sealed by the manufacturer should be secure. ■All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or creases.
1 - 33 ABOUT THIS PRINTER 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.