Brother HL 8050N User Manual

Brother Laser Printer
HL-8050N
Users Guide
Version 4
For visually-impaired users : 
This User’s Guide can be read by Screen Reader ‘text-to-speech’ 
software.
You must set up the hardware and install the driver before you can use the printer.
Please read the Quick Setup Guide to set up the printe r. You can find a printed copy in the box or view 
it on the CD-ROM we have supplied.
Please read this User’s Guide thoroughly before you use the printer. 
Keep the CD-ROM in a convenient place so you can use...

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents  ............................................................................................................................. I
Trademarks .......................................................................................................................... VI
Compilation and Publication  ................................................................................................. VI
For US and Canada...

IILoad A4/Letter Paper in the Paper Tray  ................................................................................. 2-9
Printing on A4/Letter Paper from the Paper Tray  ................................................................. 2-11
Load Paper Larger than A4/Letter Size in the Paper Tray  ................................................... 2-12
Load Envelopes in the Paper Tray  ....................................................................................... 2-15
Printing on...

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Secure Print Button  ................................................................................................................ 4-3
+ or - Button ............................................................................................................................ 4-3
To move through menus on the LCD  ................................................................................. 4-3
To enter numbers...

IVPaper Jams Around the Fuser Unit  ...................................................................................... 5-22
Paper Jams Around the Toner Cartridge .............................................................................. 5-25
Paper Jams in the Duplex Unit  ............................................................................................. 5-27
Paper Jams in the Offset Catch Tray  ................................................................................... 5-29...

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Recommended Paper  ...................................................................................................... A-28
Special paper  ................................................................................................................... A-29
Printable Area  ............................................................................................................................. A-30
Life Span of Consumable Items...

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Trademarks
Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.
Apple, Macintosh and LaserWriter are registered trademarks, and TrueType is trademark of Apple Computer, 
Inc.
Centronics is a trademark of Genicom Corporation.
Hewlett-Packard, HP, PCL 5e, PCL 6 and PCL are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. 
Adobe, Adobe logo, Acrobat and PostScript are a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. 
This printer contains UFST and Micro Type from Agfa Division.
E
NERGY...

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For US and Canada
Brother Numbers
IMPORTANT: For technical and operational help, you must call the country where you bought the printer. 
Calls must be made from within that country. 
Register your product
By registering your product with Brother, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product.
Your registration with Brother:
■may serve as a confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt;
■may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss...

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Brother fax back system (USA only)
Brother has installed an easy to use fax back system so you can get instant answers to common technical 
questions and product information. This is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to 
send the information to any fax machine.
Call the number below and follow the recorded instructions to receive a fax about how to use the system and an 
index of fax back subjects.
In USA:
1-800-521-2846
Regulations
Electronic Emission Notices...

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Important 
A shielded interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital device.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the users authority to 
operate the equipment.
Industry Canada Compliance St atement (For Canada Only)
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
International ENERGY STAR® Compliance...