Brother HL-2150N User Manual

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Table of Contents
1 About this Printer 1
What is in the box? ....................................................................................................................................1
Interface cable .....................................................................................................................................1
Front view............................................................................................................................................2
Back view ............................................................................................................................................3
Positioning the printer................................................................................................................................4
Power supply .......................................................................................................................................4
Environment ........................................................................................................................................4
2 Printing Methods 5
About paper ...............................................................................................................................................5
Type and size of paper........................................................................................................................5
Recommended paper ..........................................................................................................................6
Unprintable area..................................................................................................................................8
Printing methods........................................................................................................................................9
Printing on plain paper and transparencies .........................................................................................9
Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes...................................................................................17
Duplex printing.........................................................................................................................................22
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper .............................................................................22
Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplex printing) ............................................................22
3 Driver and Software 26
Printer driver ............................................................................................................................................26
Features in the printer driver (for Windows
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) ....................................................................................29
Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh
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) ..................................................................................39
Uninstalling the printer driver ...................................................................................................................45
Printer driver for Windows
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and Windows Vista
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and Windows Server
®
2003 ................................45
Printer driver for Macintosh
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.............................................................................................................45
Software ..................................................................................................................................................46
Software for network models (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only) .............................................................46
Automatic interface selection (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only).............................................................47
Remote Printer Console ....................................................................................................................47
4 Control Panel 48
LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)...................................................................................................................48
Service call indications ............................................................................................................................53
Go button.................................................................................................................................................55
Print a test page ................................................................................................................................56
Print a Printer Settings page..............................................................................................................57
Print Fonts (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only)..........................................................................................58
Network default settings (HL-2150N / HL-2170W only).....................................................................59
5 Routine Maintenance 60
Replacing the consumable items.............................................................................................................60
Consumables.....................................................................................................................................60

Brother HL-2150N Specifications

General

Color	No
N-up printing	2, 4, 9, 16, 25
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)	22 ppm
Internal memory	16 MB
Sound power level (standby)	27 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	51 dB
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm
Media weight (tray 1)	60 - 105 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²
Network ready	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	IPv4: TCP/IP, ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, WINS/NetBIOS, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, POP before SMTP, SMTP AUTH, APOP, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP, SMTP Client, ICMP. IPv6: TCP/IP, NDP, RA, DNS, LLMNR responder
Power supply type	AC 220V 50/60 Hz
Power consumption (active)	460 W
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista, XP(32/64 bit), Server 2003, 2000 Pro, Mac 10.2.4, Linux
Package weight	8400 g
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Power consumption (off)	7 W
Power consumption (standby)	80 W

Weight and Dimensions

Dimensions (WxDxH)	368 x 361 x 170 mm