Brother Hl 5340d User Manual

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Advanced options3
aChoose the Paper Size and Copy Count(1).
„Paper Size
From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using. 
„Copy Count
The copy selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. 
bSet the Scaling and True Type Font settings (2).
„Scaling
Specifies whether to reduce or enlarge documents, and by what percentage. 
„True Type Font
Specifies the TrueType font options. Click Substitute with Device Font (the default) to use 
equivalent printer fonts for printing documents that contain TrueType fonts. This will permit faster 
printing; however, you might lose special characters not supported by the printer font. Click 
Download as Softfont to download TrueType fonts for printing instead of using printer fonts.
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cYou can change settings by choosing a setting in the Printer Features list (3):
„Print Quality
You can choose the following print quality settings.
„1200 dpi
„HQ 1200
„600 dpi
„300 dpi
„Media Type
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.
„Toner Save
You can conserve toner use with this feature. When you set Toner Save mode to On, print appears 
lighter. The default setting is Off. 
Note • We do not recommend Toner Save for printing Photo or Greyscale images.
•Toner Save mode is not available for 1200 dpi or HQ 1200 resolution.
 
Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper
Env. Thick Env. Thin Recycled Paper Envelopes Transparencies
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„Sleep Time
When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time, it enters sleep mode. In sleep 
mode, the printer acts as though it were turned off. When you choose Printer Default the timeout 
setting will be 1 minute.
While the printer is in sleep mode, all the LEDs are off, the Status LED lights up slightly, but the printer 
can still receive data. Receiving a print file or document or pressing Go will automatically wake up the 
printer to start printing.
For more information about Sleep Time setting change, please visit the product page at 
http://solutions.brother.com/
 and see Information.
„Halftone Screen Lock
Stops other applications from modifying the Halftone settings. The default setting is On.
„High Quality Image Printing
You can get high quality image printing. If you set High Quality Image Printing to On, the printing 
speed will be slower.
„Reduce Paper Curl
If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If you are printing only a few pages, you do 
not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in Media 
Type to a thin setting.
„Improve Toner Fixing
If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not provide 
enough improvement, select Thicker Paper in Media Type settings.
„Density Adjustment
Increase or decrease the print density.
 
						

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Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh)3
This printer supports Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater.
Note The screens in this section are based on Mac OS X 10.5. The screens on your Macintosh will vary 
depending on your operating system.
 
Choosing page setup options3
You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale.
aFrom an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup. Make sure HL-XXXX (where 
XXXX is your model name.) is chosen in the Format for pop-up menu. You can change the settings for 
Paper Size, Orientation and Scale, then click OK.
bFrom an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Print to start printing.
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„For Mac OS X 10.5
For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu.
Choosing printing options 3
To control special printing features, choose the options in the Print dialog box.
 
						

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Cover Page3
You can make the following cover page settings:
„Print Cover Page
If you want to add a cover page to your document, use this function.
„Cover Page Type
Choose a template for the cover page.
„Billing Info
If you want to add the billing information to the cover page, enter text in the Billing Info box.
Paper Feed 3
You can choose Auto Select, Tray1, Tray21, Tray31, MP Tray2 or Manual, and specify separate trays for 
printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards.
1Tray2 and Tray3 are options.
2The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the Multi-purpose Tray. 
 
						

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Layout3
„Pages per Sheet
Choose how many pages will appear on each side of the paper.
„Layout Direction
When you specify the pages per sheet, you can also specify the direction of the layout.
„Border
If you want to add a border, use this function.
„Two-sided
See Duplex Printing on page 62.
„Reverse Page Orientation (For Mac OS X 10.5)
Check Reverse Page Orientation to reverse the data from up to down. 
 
						

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Print Settings3
You can change settings by choosing a setting in the Print Settings list:
Basic tab
„Media Type
You can change the media type to one of the following:
„Plain Paper
„Thin Paper
„Thick Paper
„Thicker Paper
„Bond Paper
„Transparencies
„Envelopes
„Env. Thick
„Env. Thin
„Recycled Paper
„Resolution
You can choose the resolution as follows: 
„300 dpi
„600 dpi
„HQ 1200
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„Toner Save Mode
You can conserve toner use with this feature. When you set Toner Save Mode to On, print appears lighter. 
The default setting is Off.
Note • We do not recommend Toner Save for printing Photo or Greyscale images.
•Toner Save Mode is not available for 1200 dpi or HQ 1200 resolution.
 
„Reverse Print (For Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4)
Check Reverse Print to reverse the data from up to down.
Advanced tab
„Graphics Quality
You can change the print quality as follows:
„Photo
This is a photograph mode (gradation priority). Choose this setting for printing photographs that have 
continuous gradation. You can represent soft contrasts between various shades of grey.
„Graphics
This is a graphics mode (contrast priority). Choose this setting for printing text and figures, such as 
business and presentation documents. You can represent sharp contrasts between shaded areas.
„Chart/Graph
This is the best dither pattern for business documents such as presentations, that include words, 
graphs or charts. It is particularly suitable for solid colors.
„Text
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„Improve Print Output...
This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem.
„Reduce Paper Curl
If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If you are printing only a few pages, you do 
not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in Media 
Type to a thin setting.
„Improve Toner Fixing
If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not provide 
enough improvement, select Thicker Paper in Media Type settings.
„Sleep Time
When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time, it enters sleep mode. In sleep mode, 
the printer acts as though it were turned off. The default setting for timeout is 1 minute. If you want to 
change the sleep time, choose Manual and then enter the time in the text box on the driver. 
While the printer is in sleep mode, all the LEDs are off, the Status LED lights up slightly, but the printer 
can still receive data. Receiving a print file or document or pressing Go will automatically wake up the 
printer to start printing.
For more information about Sleep Time setting change, please visit the product page at 
http://solutions.brother.com/
 and see Information.