Brother HL-L5000D User manual

Reference Guide
Brief explanations for routine operations
HL-L5000D
HL-L5100DN
HL-L5200DW
HL-L5200DWT
HL-L6200DW
HL-L6200DWT
Brother recommends keeping this guide next to your Brother machine for quick reference.
Online User's Guide
This Reference Guide contains basic instructions
and information for your Brother machine.
For more advanced instructions and information,
see the Online User's Guide at
solutions.brother.com/manuals

User's Guides and Where to Find Them
Which Guide? What's in It? Where Is It?
Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety
Instructions before you set up your machine.
See this Guide for trademarks and legal
limitations.
Printed / In the box
Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your
machine, and installing the drivers and
software for the operating system and
connection type you are using.
Printed / In the box
Reference Guide Learn the basic operations and basic
machine maintenance. See troubleshooting
tips.
Printed / In the box
Online User's Guide This guide includes the additional contents of
the Reference Guide.
In addition to information about the Print
operations, useful information is included
about using the machine on a network.
HTML and PDF file /
Brother Solutions
Center 1
AirPrint Guide This Guide provides information for using
AirPrint to print from OS X v10.8.5 or later
and your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or other
iOS device to your Brother machine without
installing a printer driver.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Google Cloud Print Guide This Guide provides details about how to use
Google Cloud Print™ services for printing
over the Internet.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Mobile Print/Scan Guide
for Brother iPrint&Scan
This Guide provides useful information about
printing from your mobile device when
connected to a Wi-Fi® network.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
1Visit solutions.brother.com/manuals.
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The Online User's Guide Helps You Get the Most
Out of Your Machine
We hope that you find this guide helpful. To learn more about your machine's features, please
take a look at our Online User's Guide. It offers:
Quicker Navigation!
Search box
Navigation index in a separate panel
Comprehensive!
Every topic in one guide
Simplified Layout!
Provides step-by-step instructions
Feature summary at the top of the page
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1. Search Box
2. Navigation
3. Summary
4. Step-by-Step Instructions
To View Online User's Guides
To view the Online User's Guide and other available guides, visit solutions.brother.com/manuals.
(Windows®)
You can also access your machine's guides using Brother Utilities. The Brother Utilities tool is
included in the standard installation and, when installed, you can find it either as a shortcut on
your desktop, or from the Windows® Start menu.
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Questions or Problems? Please Take a Look at
our FAQs, Solutions, and Videos Online.
Go to your model's FAQs & Troubleshooting page on the Brother Solutions Center at
support.brother.com.
•Provides several ways to search!
•Displays related questions for more information
•Receives regular updates based on customer feedback
Since the Brother Solutions Center is updated regularly, this screen is subject to change without
notice.
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Control Panel Overview
The control panel may vary depending on your model.
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1. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Displays messages to help you set up and use the machine.
Wireless Network Models
A four-level indicator shows the wireless signal strength if you are using a wireless
connection.
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2. Data LED
The Data LED blinks depending on the machine’s status.
When the Data LED is on, data is in the machine’s memory. When the Data LED blinks, the
machine is receiving or processing data.
3. Error LED
The Error LED blinks when the LCD displays an error or an important status message.
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4. Menu Buttons
OK
Press to store your machine’s settings. After you change a setting, the machine returns to
the previous menu level.
Back
• Press to go back one level in the menu.
• Press to select the previous digit when entering numbers.
a or b (+ or -)
• Press to scroll through menus and options.
• Press to enter a number or to increase or decrease the number. Hold down a or b to
scroll faster. When you see the number you want, press OK.
5. Secure
Press to print jobs saved in the memory when you enter your four-digit password.
6. Go
• Press to clear certain error messages. To clear all other errors, follow the LCD instructions.
• Press to print any data remaining in the machine's memory.
• Press to select the displayed option. After you change a setting, the machine returns to
Ready Mode.
7. Cancel
• Press to cancel the current setting.
• Press to cancel a programmed print job and clear it from the machine’s memory. To cancel
multiple print jobs, hold down Cancel until the LCD displays [Cancel All Jobs].
8. Power On/Off
• Turn on the machine by pressing .
• Turn off the machine by pressing and holding down . The LCD displays [Shutting
Down] for a few seconds before going off.
9. WiFi, Network, or Report buttons
• Non-Network Models:
Report
Press the Report button to print the Printer Settings page.
• Wired Network Models:
Network
Press the Network button to set up wired network settings.
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• Wireless Network Models:
WiFi
Launch the wireless installer on your computer and press the WiFi button. Follow the on-
screen instructions to set up a wireless connection between your machine and your
network.
When the WiFi light is on, your Brother machine is connected to a wireless access point.
When the WiFi light blinks, the wireless connection is down, or your machine is in the
process of connecting to a wireless access point.
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Access Brother Utilities
(Windows®)
Brother Utilities is an application launcher
that offers convenient access to all Brother
applications installed on your computer.
1Do one of the following:
• (Windows® XP, Windows Vista®,
Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2003,
Windows Server® 2008 and Windows
Server® 2008 R2)
Click (Start) > All Programs >
Brother > Brother Utilities.
• (Windows® 8 and Windows Server®
2012)
Tap or click (Brother Utilities)
either on the Start screen or the
desktop.
• (Windows® 8.1 and Windows
Server® 2012 R2)
Move your mouse to the lower left
corner of the Start screen and click
(if you are using a touch-based
device, swipe up from the bottom of
the Start screen to bring up the Apps
screen).
When the Apps screen appears, tap
or click (Brother Utilities).
2Select your machine (where XXXX is
the name of your model).
3Choose the operation you want to use.
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Load Paper in the
Paper Tray
Use the paper tray when printing on the
following media:
Plain paper
Thin paper
Recycled paper
Letterhead
Colored paper
Thick paper 1
• Adjust the guides
• Fan the paper
For more information, see the Online User's
Guide: Load and Print Using the Paper Tray.
Load Paper in the Multi-
purpose Tray (MP Tray)
Use the MP tray when printing on the
following media:
Plain paper
Thin paper
Recycled paper
Bond paper
Letterhead
Colored paper
Thick paper 2
Labels 2
Envelopes 2
• Adjust the guides
• Fan the paper
For more information, see the Online User's
Guide: Load and Print Using the
Multi ‑ purpose Tray (MP Tray).
2Load Paper
1Open the back cover (face up output tray) before printing to let the printed paper exit onto the face up output tray.
2Open the back cover (face up output tray) before printing to let the printed paper exit onto the face up output tray.
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Print from Your Computer
Print a Document
(Macintosh)
For printing instructions, see the Online User's
Guide: Print from Your Computer (Macintosh).
Print a Document
(Windows®)
1Select the print command in your
application.
2Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where
XXXX is the name of your model).
3Click Print.
4Complete your print operation.
For more information, see the Online
User's Guide: Print from Your Computer
(Windows®).
Print More Than One Page
on a Single Sheet of Paper
(N in 1) (Windows®)
1Select the print command in your
application.
2Select Brother XXX-XXXX (where
XXXX is the name of your model), and
then click the printing properties or
preferences button.
The printer driver window appears.
3Click the Multiple Page drop-down list
and select the 2 in 1, 4 in 1, 9 in 1, 16
in 1, or 25 in 1 option.
4Click OK.
5Complete your print operation.
3Print
3Print
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