Brother HL 6050D User Manual

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Printer driver 
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 a printer command language or page description 
language.
The printer drivers for the following version of Windows
® and Macintosh® are on the CD-ROM that we 
have supplied. You can also download the latest printer driver for all of the following operating systems 
from the Brother Solutions Center at...

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For Windows® 
Features in the PCL printer driver
You can download the latest printer driver or get other information by accessing the Brother Solutions 
Center at http://solutions.brother.com
You can also change settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab in the Properties 
dialog box.
Basic tab 
1Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Orientation and other settings.
2Select the Paper Source and other settings.
The screens in this section are based...

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Advanced tab
Change the tab settings by clicking the following icons:
1Print Quality
2Duplex
3Watermark 
4Page Setting
5Device Options
If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Advanced tab by 
clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-6050D/DN series 
Properties screen.
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Print Quality
Select the resolution, toner save and print settings, or gray printing setting.
Resolution
You can change the resolution as follows:
■300 dpi
■600 dpi
■1200 dpi
Toner Save Mode
You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density.
Print Setting
You can manually change the brightness, contrast and other settings.
■Improve gray printing (For Windows NT
® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only)
You can improve the image quality of...

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Device Options
You can set the following Printer Function modes in this tab:
(You can jump to the page for each Printer Function by clicking the function name in the list below.)
■Job Spooling
■Quick Print Setup
■Sleep Time
■Status Monitor
■Macro
■Page Protection
■Print Date & Time
■Density adjustment
■HRC (High Resolution Control)*
■TrueType Mode*
The Printer Function list may differ depending on the model.
*
 If you are using Windows® 95, 98 or Me, you can change settings of...

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Job Spooling
The printer saves data that you want reprinted.
You can reprint a document without sending the data  again from your PC (except for secure printing).
■ Last Job Reprint: Reprint the last job
■ Secure Print: Print the data with a password
■ Public: Save the data without a password
■ Proof: Save the data and print it
For more information about the Reprint function, see  Reprint button on page 3-3.
Quick Print Setup
You can turn the quick print setup function ON  or...

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Page Protection
‘Page Protection’ refers to a setting that reserves additional memory for the creation of full page images.
Selections are AUTO, OFF, LTR (Letter size paper), A4 or LGL (Legal size paper).
The page protection feature allows the printer to create the full page image to be printed in memory 
before physically moving the paper through the printer. When the image is very complicated and the 
printer has to wait to process the image before printing, use this...

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Accessories tab 
When you install the optional lower tray unit and other options, you can add it and select its settings in 
the Accessories tab as follows.
1You can manually add and remove the options for any optional unit device that is installed on the 
printer. Tray settings will match the installed options.
2RAMDISK
You can detect the capacity of the RAMDISK that has been set using the control panel. To find the 
capacity of RAMDISK, click the RAMDISK check box and then...

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Support tab
1Displays the printer driver version.
2Web Update
You can check the brother web site for updated drivers and automatically download and update the 
driver on your computer.
3Brother Solutions Center
You can download the latest driver or get other information by accessing the Brother Home Page 
at http://solutions.brother.com
4Printer Settings
You can print the printer settings page and the internal fonts list.
5Print Fonts
You can print the font list of the...

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Features in the BR-Script printer driver (PS printer driver)
You can download the latest driver by accessing the Brother Solutions Center at 
http://solutions.brother.com
For more information, please see the Help text in the printer driver.
Ports tab 
Select the port where your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are using.
The screens in this section are based on HL-6050D with Windows® XP.
The screens on your PC may vary depending on the printer model...