Brother Hl 5250dn User Manual

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About emulation modes
This printer has the following emulation modes. You can change the setting using Remote Printer Console 
or a Web browser.
„HP LaserJet Mode
The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode in which this printer supports the PCL6 
language of the Hewlett-Packard
® LaserJet laser printer. Many applications support this type of laser 
printer. Using this mode will allow your printer to run at its best with those applications.
„BR-Script 3 Mode...

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Automatic interface selection
This printer has an automatic interface selection feature that is turned on by default. This lets it automatically 
change the interface to IEEE 1284 parallel,  USB, or Ethernet depending on which interface is receiving data.
When you use the parallel interface, you can turn the high-speed and bi-directional parallel communications 
on or off by using Remote Printer Console. (See Remote Printer Console on this page.) Since the default 
setting is on...

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LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)
This section refers to the four LEDs Toner, Drum, Paper and Status, and two buttons Go and Job Cancel 
on the control panel.
 
The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in this chapter.
Note
When the power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode, all the LEDs are off.
 
Control Panel
 LED is off.
   or   or LED is on.
  or  or LED is blinking.
 

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LEDPrinter status
 Sleep mode
The power switch is off or the printer is in sleep mode. Pressing Go wakes up the 
printer from sleep mode to ready mode.
 Ready to print
The printer is ready to print.
 Warming up
The printer is warming up.
Cooling down
The printer is cooling down. Wait for a few seconds until inside of the printer has 
cooled down.
 Receiving data
The printer is either receiving data from the computer, processing data in memory or 
printing the data.
 

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 Data remaining in memory
There is remaining print data in the printer memory. If the yellow Status LED is on 
for a long time and nothing has printed, press Go to print the remaining data in 
memory.
 Toner low
Indicates that the toner cartridge is nearly empty. Buy a new toner cartridge and have 
it ready for when Toner life end is indicated.
The Toner LED will turn on for 2 seconds and off for 3 seconds.
 Toner life end
Replace the toner cartridge with a new one. See Replacing the...

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 No paper
Put paper in the tray. Then press Go. See Printing on plain paper, bond paper and 
transparencies on page 9 or Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes on page 
15.
Paper jam
Clear the paper jam. See Paper jams and how to clear them on page 84. If the printer 
does not start printing, press Go.
Incorrect Paper size for Duplex (For HL-5250DN)
Prees Go or Job Cancel. Set the correct paper that you want to use, or load the 
same size paper that you selected in the current...

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Service call indications
If there is an error that cannot be cleared by the user, the printer will show that a service call is needed by 
lighting up all the LEDs as shown below.
 
If you see the service call indication shown above, turn off the power switch, wait a few seconds, and then 
turn it back on and try to print again.
If you cannot clear the error and see the same service call indication after turning the printer back on, call 
your dealer or a Brother authorized service...

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For example, the LED indication below shows a fuser unit failure.
 
Make a note of the indication and report the error status to your dealer or a Brother authorized service 
representative by referring to the above table.
Note
Make sure that the front cover is completely closed before you report a service call.
 
 

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Control panel buttons
The control panel buttons have the following functions:
„Cancel printing
If you press Job Cancel while printing, the printer will immediately stop printing and will then eject the 
paper.
„Wake-up
If the printer is in sleep mode, press Go or Job Cancel to wake the printer up and go to the Ready state. 
„Error recovery
If there is an error, the printer will recover automatically from some errors. If an error is not automatically 
cleared, press Go to clear the...

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Print a test page
You can use the Go button or the printer driver to print a test page.
Using control panel button
aTurn off the printer.
bMake sure that the front cover is closed and the power cord is plugged in.
cHold down Go as you turn on the power switch. First all the LEDs will light up, and then the Status LED 
will turn off. Release Go. Make sure that all the LEDs have turned off.
dPress Go again. The printer will print a test page.
Using the printer driver
If you are using...