Brother HL-2030 User Manual

IV
Table of Contents
1 About this printer ......................................................................................................1-1
What is in the box? ............................................................................................................................ 1-1
Interface cable ............................................................................................................................. 1-1
Front view .................................................................................................................................... 1-2
Back view .................................................................................................................................... 1-2
Positioning the printer........................................................................................................................ 1-3
Power supply............................................................................................................................... 1-3
Environment ................................................................................................................................ 1-3
What kind of paper can I use?........................................................................................................... 1-4
Type and size of paper ................................................................................................................ 1-4
Recommended paper.................................................................................................................. 1-5
Printable area .............................................................................................................................. 1-6
Portrait..................................................................................................................................... 1-6
Landscape............................................................................................................................... 1-6
Printing methods................................................................................................................................ 1-7
Printing on plain paper, bond paper and transparencies............................................................. 1-7
Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the paper tray ............................ 1-7
Printing on plain paper, bond paper or transparencies from the manual feed slot................ 1-10
Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes ........................................................................... 1-13
Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes from the manual feed slot ............................. 1-13
Types of envelopes to avoid.................................................................................................. 1-16
Duplex Printing ................................................................................................................................ 1-17
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper ..................................................................... 1-17
Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing) .................................................... 1-17
Manual duplex printing from the paper tray........................................................................... 1-17
Manual duplex printing from the manual feed slot................................................................. 1-18
Paper orientation for manual duplex printing......................................................................... 1-19
2 Driver and software ...................................................................................................2-1
Printer driver ...................................................................................................................................... 2-1
For Windows
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.............................................................................................................................. 2-3
Features in the printer driver ................................................................................................... 2-3
For Macintosh
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.......................................................................................................................... 2-12
Uninstalling the printer driver..................................................................................................... 2-14
Printer driver for Windows
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................................................................................................... 2-14
Brother Laser driver for Macintosh
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...................................................................................... 2-15
Software .......................................................................................................................................... 2-16
Software for Networks ............................................................................................................... 2-16
BRAdmin Professional........................................................................................................... 2-16
Driver Deployment Wizard..................................................................................................... 2-16
Network Print Software..........................................................................................................2-16
Web BRAdmin....................................................................................................................... 2-16
Automatic Emulation Selection.................................................................................................. 2-17
Remote Printer Console ............................................................................................................ 2-17
How to use and install the Remote Printer Console software ............................................... 2-17

Brother HL-2030 Specifications

General

Color	No
Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)	10 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	16 ppm
Internal memory	8 MB
Processor model	SPARClite
Built-in processor	Yes
Powersave acoustic emission	30 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	51 dB
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm
Media weight (tray 1)	60 - 161 g/m2 (16 - 43 lb)
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive (184 x 267mm), Letter (media size)
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP Mac OS 9.1 - 9.2 Mac OSX 10.2.4+
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets
Power consumption (standby)	70 W
Power consumption (printing)	450 W

Weight and Dimensions

Dimensions (WxDxH)	371 x 361 x 165.5 mm