Printer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USER’S GUIDE HL-2130 HL-2132 HL-2135W HL-2220 HL-2230 HL-2240 HL-2240D HL-2242D HL-2250DN HL-2270DW
- Using this guide
- Table of Contents
- 1 Printing Methods
- 2 Driver and Software
- Printer driver
- Features in the printer driver (for Windows®)
- Basic tab
- Paper Size
- Orientation
- Copies
- Media Type
- Resolution
- Print Settings
- Multiple Page
- Duplex / Booklet
- Paper Source
- Advanced tab
- Scaling
- Reverse Print
- Use Watermark
- Header-Footer Print
- Toner Save Mode
- Administrator
- Other Print Options...
- Use Reprint
- Sleep Time
- Macro (HL-2250DN / HL-2270DW only)
- Density Adjustment
- Error Message Printout
- Improve Print Output
- Skip Blank Page
- Print Profiles tab
- Support
- Tray Settings
- Status Monitor
- Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh)
- Features in the printer driver (for Windows®)
- Uninstalling the printer driver
- Software
- Printer driver
- 3 Control Panel
- 4 Routine Maintenance
- 5 Troubleshooting
- A Appendix
- Machine specifications
- Symbol and character sets (HL-2250DN / HL-2270DW only)
- Quick reference for bar code control commands (HL-2250DN / HL-2270DW only)
- Print bar codes or expanded characters
- Definition of parameters
- Bar code mode
- Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing
- Bar code
- Bar code human readable line ON or OFF
- Quiet zone
- Bar code, expanded character unit, line block drawing and box drawing
- Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing offset in X-axis
- Bar code & expanded character offset in Y-axis
- Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing height
- Expanded character width, line block drawing and box drawing
- Expanded character rotation
- Bar code data start
- Box drawing
- Line block drawing
- Expanded character data start
- Table of Code (EAN) 128 set C
- Print bar codes or expanded characters
- B Appendix (for Europe and Other Countries)
- C Appendix (for USA and Canada)
- Index

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Table of Contents
1 Printing Methods 1
About this machine ....................................................................................................................................1
Front view and Back view....................................................................................................................1
Acceptable paper and other print media....................................................................................................3
Recommended paper and print media ................................................................................................3
Type and size of paper ........................................................................................................................4
Handling and using special paper .......................................................................................................6
Unprintable area ..................................................................................................................................9
Printing methods......................................................................................................................................10
Printing on plain paper, recycled paper, bond paper, thin paper or thick paper ................................10
Printing on labels or envelopes .........................................................................................................15
Duplex printing.........................................................................................................................................20
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper .............................................................................20
Automatic duplex printing (HL-2240D / HL-2242D / HL-2250DN / HL-2270DW only).......................21
Manual duplex printing ......................................................................................................................22
2 Driver and Software 23
Printer driver ............................................................................................................................................23
Features in the printer driver (for Windows
®
) ....................................................................................25
Features in the printer driver (for Macintosh) ....................................................................................39
Uninstalling the printer driver...................................................................................................................51
Printer driver for Windows
®
...............................................................................................................51
Printer driver for Macintosh ...............................................................................................................51
Software ..................................................................................................................................................52
Software for networks (HL-2135W / HL-2250DN / HL-2270DW only)...............................................52
Remote Printer Console (For Windows
®
only) ................................................................................52
3 Control Panel 53
LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)...................................................................................................................53
Service call indications ............................................................................................................................58
Go button.................................................................................................................................................60
Print a test page ................................................................................................................................61
Print a Printer Settings page..............................................................................................................62
Print Fonts (HL-2250DN / HL-2270DW only) ....................................................................................63
Print a WLAN report (HL-2135W / HL-2270DW only) .......................................................................64
Default settings..................................................................................................................................64
4 Routine Maintenance 66
Replacing consumable items...................................................................................................................66
Consumables.....................................................................................................................................66
Before replacing the consumable items ............................................................................................67
Toner cartridge ..................................................................................................................................70
Drum unit ...........................................................................................................................................77










