User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes
- To use the printer safely
- Brother Numbers (USA and Canada)
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
- Important information: Regulations
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA)
- Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada)
- Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only)
- International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement
- Laser Safety (100 to 120 volt model only)
- FDA Regulations (100 to 120 volt model only)
- IEC 60825 specification (220 to 240 volt model only)
- IMPORTANT - For Your Safety
- Trademarks
- Table of Contents
- About this printer
- Driver and software
- Control panel
- Options
- Routine maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- INDEX
ABOUT THIS PRINTER 1 - 5
What kind of paper can I use?
Type and size of paper
The printer loads paper from the installed paper tray, manual feed tray or optional lower tray unit.
The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this Guide are as follows:
While looking at this page on the CD-ROM, you can jump to the page for each printing method by clicking
L in the table.
Paper tray Tray 1
Manual feed tray Manual (For HL-5030 and HL-5040)
Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) MP Tray (For HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
Optional lower tray unit Tray 2 (For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
Media type Tray 1 Manual
feed tray
MP tray Tray 2 Select the Media type from the
printer driver
Plain paper
60 g/m
2
to 105 g/m
2
(16 to 28 lb)
LLLLPlain paper
Recycled paper LLLL
Bond paper LL Bond paper
Thick paper
105 g/m
2
to 161 g/m
2
(28 to 43 lb)
LL Thick paper or Thicker paper
Transparency L
Up to 10 sheets
A4 or Letter
L
A4 or Letter
L
Up to 10 sheets
A4 or Letter
Transparencies
Labels L
A4 or Letter
L
A4 or Letter
Thicker paper
Envelopes LL Envelopes
Envelopes - Thin
Envelopes - Thick
Card stock LL Thick paper or Thicker paper
Tray 1 Manual feed tray MP tray Tray 2
Paper size A4, Letter, Legal, B5
(ISO), Executive,
A5, A6, B6
Width: 69.8 to 220
mm (2.75 to 8.66 in.)
Length: 116 to
406.4 mm
(4.57 to 16 in.)
Width: 69.8 to 220
mm (2.75 to 8.66 in.)
Length: 116 to
406.4 mm
(4.57 to 16 in.)
A4, Letter, Legal, B5
(ISO), Executive, A5
Number of sheets 250 sheets
(75 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
Single sheet 50 sheets
(75 g/m
2
or 20 lb)
250 sheets
(75 g/m
2
or 20 lb)