Brother HL 8050N User Manual

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In Windows®
Follow the steps below. The following example is for Windows® XP.
1On the Start menu, click Printers and Faxes. 
The Printers window opens.
2Click the appropriate printer and on the File menu, click Properties. 
The Properties dialog box opens.
3Click the Accessories tab.
Select the options added to the printer and click OK or Apply.
On a Macintosh® Computer
Follow the steps below: 
For Mac OS® 8-6 - 9.2 
1Select the Printer icon on your...

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Duplex Printing
To use duplex printing, you need to install the optional Duplex unit onto your printer. You can perform 
automatic duplex printing with the printer when using the optional duplex unit (DX-8000). 
For details about the types of paper suitable for duplex printing, see Suitable and Unsuitable Paper 
Types on page 2-1. 
Types of Duplex Printing
There are six types of duplex printing. The results of printing with the six types are shown below:...

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Printer Driver (Windows®)
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 (PCL) or page description 
language. 
The printer drivers for the following operating systems are on the CD-ROM that we have supplied. You 
can also download the latest printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at
http://solutions.brother.com
 
When...

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Features in the PCL Printer Driver
You can download the latest driver or get other product information by accessing the Brother Solutions 
Center at http://solutions.brother.com
■The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. 
■The screens on your PC will vary depending on your Operating System.
Basic tab
If you are using Windows NT® 4.0, Windows® 2000 or XP, you can access the Basic tab by clicking 
Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-8050N...

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Advanced tab
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-8050N series Properties 
screen.
Change the tab settings by clicking the following icons:
1Print Quality
2Duplex Printing
3Watermark 
4Page Setting
5Device Options
6Destination
Print Quality
Select the Resolution, Toner Save Mode and Print Setting.
■You can change the Resolution in the printer...

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■Print Setting 
You can manually change the brightness, contrast and other settings.
For Windows
® 95/98/Me users only:
■Auto
You can automatically print with the most suitable print setting by selecting the Auto button.
■Manual
You can change the settings manually by selecting the manual button and clicking the setting 
button.
For Windows NT
® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only:
■Use Printer Halftone
You can print, using the printer setting by selecting the User...

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Device Options
You can set the following Printer Function modes in this tab:
Jump to the page for each Printer Function by clicking the function name.
■Job Spooling
■Quick Print Setup
■Sleep Time
■Status Monitor
■Macro
■Administrator (Windows
® 95/98/Me users only)
■Insert Command / File (Windows
® 95/98/Me users only)
■Page Protection
■Print Date & Time
■Density adjustment
■HRC (Windows NT
® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only)
■TrueType Mode (Windows NT
® 4.0, Windows®...

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Quick Print Setup
You can turn the Quick Print Setup function ON or OFF. A small selection window appears on your 
computer, this will then let you make changes to the settings of the following functions:
■Multiple Page
■Duplex
■Toner Save Mode
■Paper Source
■Media Type
Sleep Time
When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time (timeout), it enters sleep mode. Sleep 
mode acts as though the printer was turned off. The default timeout is 5 minutes...

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Density adjustment
Increase or decrease the print density.
HRC (Windows NT
® 4.0, Windows® 2000/XP users only)
This option allows you to change the HRC (High Resolution Control) setting on your Brother HL-8050N 
series printer. HRC is a special function that offers improved print quality of characters and graphics that 
conventional laser printers cannot attain with resolutions of 300 or 600 dpi.
■Printer Default
■Light
■Medium
■Dark
■Off
TrueType Mode (Windows NT
®...

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2Auto detection of printer options
The Auto Detect function finds the currently installed optional unit devices and shows the available 
settings in the printer driver. 
When you click the Auto Detect button, options that are installed on the printer will be listed. You 
can manually add or remove options. Tray and other settings will match the installed options.
Auto Detect function is not available under certain printer conditions.
3Paper Source Setting
This feature...