Brother Hl 5250dnr User Manual

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cRemove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray and put them back in the paper tray with 
the side to be printed on (blank side) face down. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
 
dThe printer will now automatically print all the odd-numbered pages on the other side of the paper.
Note
When you put paper in the paper tray, first empty the tray. Next, put the printed pages in the tray, with the 
printed side face up. (Do not add the printed pages to the top of a...

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cUsing both hands, slide the manual feed slot paper guides to the width of the paper that you are going 
to use.
 
dUsing both hands put the paper in the manual feed slot with the side that is going to be printed on first 
facing up. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Repeat this step until you have printed all the 
even-numbered pages.
eRemove the printed even-numbered pages from the output tray, and then put the first of the printed 
sheets back into the manual feed...

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Paper orientation for manual duplex printing2
The printer prints the second page first.
If you print 10 pages on 5 sheets of paper, it will print page 2 and then page 1 on the first sheet of paper. It 
will print page 4 and then page 3 on the second sheet of paper. It will print page 6 and then page 5 on the 
third sheet of paper, and so on.
When doing manual duplex printing, the paper must be put in the paper tray in the following way:
„For the paper tray:
• Put the side to be...

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Printer driver3
A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a 
particular printer needs. Typically, this format is page description language (PDL).
The printer drivers for the supported versions of Windows
® and Macintosh® are on the CD-ROM we have 
supplied or on the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com
. Install the drivers by following the 
Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer driver can be downloaded from the...

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1Download the printer driver from http://solutions.brother.com or a link on the supplied CD-ROM.
If you download from a link on CD-ROM, click Install Other Drivers or Utilities, then click For Linux users on the screen menu. Access to 
internet is required.
Windows® 
printer driver 
(HL-2150N/
HL-2170W 
Only)GDI printer 
driver for 
Windows
® 
(HL-2140 Only)
Macintosh® 
printer driverLPR / CUPS 
printer driver
1 
Windows
® 2000 Professionalpp
Windows
® XP Home Editionpp
Windows
®...

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You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer.
„Paper Size
„Multiple Page
„Orientation
„Copies
„Media Type
„Paper Source
„Resolution
„Toner Save Mode
„Print Setting
„Manual Duplex printing
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„Watermark2
„Scaling
„Job Spooling
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„Quick Print Setup2
„Sleep Time
„Macro
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„Header-Footer Print2
„Density adjustment2
„Error Message Printout2
„Improve Print Output
1These settings are not available with the Mac OS® 10.2.4.
2These settings are not...

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Features in the printer driver (for Windows®)3
(For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver.)
Note
• The screens in this section are from Windows
® XP. The screens on your computer will vary depending on 
your operating system.
• If you are using Windows
® 2000, XP, Windows Vista™ or Windows Server® 2003, you can access the 
Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the 
Printer Properties dialog box.
 
Basic tab...

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Paper Size3
From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using.
Multiple Page3
The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on 
one sheet of paper or can enlarge the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper.
Page Order3
When N in 1 option is selected, the page order can be selected from the drop-down list. 
Border Line3
When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Multiple Page feature you...

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Media Type3
You can use the following types of media in your printer. For the best print quality, select the type of media 
that you wish to use.
Note
• When using ordinary plain paper (72.5 g/m
2 to 95 g/m2 / 19 to 25 lb) choose Plain Paper. When using 
heavier weight paper or rough paper choose Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For bond paper, choose 
Bond Paper. 
• When you use envelopes, choose Envelopes. If the toner is not fixed to the envelope correctly when 
Envelopes has...

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Advanced tab3
 
Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following icons:
„Print Quality (1)
„Duplex (2)
„Watermark (3)
„Page Setting (4)
„Device Options (5)
Print Quality3
„Resolution
You can change the resolution as follows:
•HQ1200
• 600 dpi
• 300 dpi
„Toner Save Mode
You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density (print 
appears lighter).
Note
• We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing Photo or Gray Scale images....