Read this “Quick Setup Guide” before using the printer. Before you can use the printer, you must set up the hardware and install the driver. Setting Up Your Printer Step 1 Windows® USB Step 2 Parallel Network Peer-toPeer (LPR) page 14 Peer-toPeer (NetBIOS) page 16 Network Shared Printer page 18 USB Network Mac® OS X 10.1 page 23 Mac® OS 8.6 – 9.2 page 25 Mac® OS X 10.1 page 26 Setup is Complete! For Administrator Mac® OS 8.6 – 9.
Safety Precautions To Use the Printer Safely User’s Guide Warning Indicates warnings that must be observed to prevent possible personal injury. Note Indicates cautions that must be observed to use the printer properly or prevent damage to the printer. Hint Indicates notes and useful tips to remember when using the printer. Network User’s Guide Indicates reference to the User’s Guide or Network User’s Guide which is on the CD-ROM we have supplied.
Table of Contents Regulations ........................................................................................................... 2 ■ Getting Started Carton Components ............................................................................................. 4 Control Panel ........................................................................................................ 4 Supplied CD-ROM .................................................................................................
Regulations Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA) Responsible Party: Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA Telephone: (908) 704-1700 declares, that the products Product name: Model number: Product options: Laser Printer HL-7050 and HL-7050N Lower Tray Unit LT-7000, Duplex Unit DX-7000, Network Card NC-4100h, Mailbox Unit MX-7000, MX7010 complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
FDA Regulations (110 to 120 volt Model Only) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented regulations for laser products manufactured on and after August 2, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States. One of the following labels on the back of the printer indicates compliance with the FDA regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States. MANUFACTURED: Brother Industries, Ltd.
■ Getting Started Carton Components Printer 2 1 3 CD-ROM 4 (including User’s Guide) Quick Setup Guide Drum Unit Assembly AC Power Cord 5 1 Control Panel 2 Extension Flap 3 Top cover 4 Multi-purpose Tray 5 Paper Tray (including Toner Cartridge) Carton components may differ from one country to another. Save all packing materials and the printer carton. ■ The interface cable is not a standard accessory.
Supplied CD-ROM You can find a variety of information on the CD-ROM. 2 3 1 2 4 3 1 4 1 Install Software Install the printer driver and utilities. (Mac® OS X is not supported by Install Software) 2 Documentation View the Printer User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide in PDF format. (Viewer included) 3 Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com) is your one-stop resource for all your printer needs.
Step 1 1 Setting Up Your Printer Remove the Protective Parts Do NOT connect the interface cable. Connecting the Interface cable is done when installing the driver. 2 1 Remove the protective part from the paper exit of the printer. Paper exit Open the top cover of the printer. Top cover 2 1 Install the Drum Unit Assembly Unpack the drum unit assembly. Remove the protective part.
Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds. 5 Load paper into the paper tray. Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper mark. Paper tray 2 Remove the protective part from inside the paper tray. Windows® USB 4 Up to here. Windows® Parallel Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. 6 3 Put the paper tray back into the printer. While pressing the paper guide release lever, slide the adjusters to fit the paper size.
Step 1 4 Print a Test Page 1 Setting Your Language on the Control Panel Make sure that the printer power switch is off. Connect the AC power cord to the printer. ON OFF 2 5 1 Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet. Turn the power switch on. Press the + button until SETUP is displayed. Press the Set button. -- MENU -SETUP 2 SETUP LANGUAGE ON OFF 3 After the printer has finished warming up, the READY message appears. Extend the tray extension flap Press the Set button again.
Step 2 Installing the Driver Setting Up Your Printer Follow the instructions on this page for your operating system and interface cable. The screens for Windows® in this Quick Setup Guide are based on Windows® XP. Windows® USB For USB Interface Cable Users ............................Go to page 10 Windows® Parallel For Parallel Interface Cable Users.......................Go to page 12 Windows® Network For Network Interface Cable Users ■ Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer Users (LPR) ....
Step 2 Installing the Driver For USB Interface Cable Users 1. Installing the Driver and Connecting the Printer to Your PC When the “Found New Hardware Wizard” appears on your PC, click the Cancel button. 1 2 3 10 A C L E C N 4 Click “Printer Driver.” 5 Click the Next button. Follow the instructions on the screen. 6 Select “Standard Installation,” and then click the Next button. 7 Select “Local Printer with USB cable,” and then click the Next button.
Setting Up Your Printer When this screen appears, make sure the printer power switch is on. Connect the USB interface cable to your PC, and then connect it to the printer. Click the Next button. 2. Setting Your Printer as the Default Printer (For Windows® 2000/XP Users Only) 1 Click Start and Printers and Faxes. 2 Select the Brother HL-7050 series icon. 3 From the File menu, select Set as Default printer. Windows® USB 8 Installing the Driver ON OFF Click the Finish button.
Step 2 Installing the Driver For Parallel Interface Cable Users Installing the Driver and Connecting the Printer to Your PC 1 Turn off the printer power switch. 4 Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen. ON OFF 2 Connect the parallel interface cable to your PC, and then connect it to your printer. 5 Click “Install Software” icon on the Menu screen. 3 Turn on the printer power switch. 6 Click “Printer Driver.
0 Select the port where your printer is connected, and then click the Next button. 9 Select “Local Printer,” and then click the Next button. A Click the Finish button to restart your PC. Setting Up Your Printer Select “Standard Installation,” and then click the Next button. For Administrator The Setup is now complete.
Step 2 Installing the Driver For Network Interface Cable Users For Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer Users (LPR) If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommended that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. Installing the Driver and Connecting the Printer to Your PC 1 Turn off the printer power switch. 5 Click “Install Software” icon on the Menu screen. 6 Click “Printer Driver.” 7 Click the Next button. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Select the IP address of your printer and LPR, and then click the Next button. B Click the Finish button. Setting Up Your Printer A Contact your Administrator about the Printer’s IP Address. For Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP users: The Setup is now complete. For Windows® 95 / 98 / Me users: After your PC has restarted, setup will be complete. Windows® Network Select “Search from a list of available printers” or enter your printer IP address. Click the Next button.
Step 2 Installing the Driver For Network Interface Cable Users For Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer Users (NetBIOS) If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommended that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. Installing the Driver, Connecting the Cable and Configuring the NetBIOS port 1 Turn off the printer power switch. 5 Click “Install Software” icon on the Menu screen. 6 Click “Printer Driver.” 7 Click the Next button.
Select the IP address of your printer and NetBIOS, and then click the Next button. B Click the Finish button. Setting Up Your Printer A Contact your Administrator about the Printer’s IP Address. For Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP users: The Setup is now complete. Windows® Network Select “Search from a list of available printers” or enter your printer IP address. Click the Next button. For Windows® 95 / 98 / Me users: After your PC has restarted, setup will be complete.
Step 2 Installing the Driver For Network Interface Cable Users For Network Shared Printer Users If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommended that you contact your system administrator prior to installation. Installing the Driver, Connecting the Cable and Selecting the Appropriate Printer Queue or ‘Sharename’ 1 Turn off the printer power switch. 5 Click “Install Software” icon on the Menu screen. 6 Click “Printer Driver.” 7 Click the Next button.
Select the “Network Shared Printer”, and then click the Next button. A Setting Up Your Printer 9 Click the Finish button. The setup is now complete. For Administrator Contact your Administrator about the Printer’s queue. Windows® Network Select your printer’s queue, and then click the OK button.
Step 2 Installing the Driver For USB Interface Cable Users For Mac® OS 8.6 to 9.2 Users 1. Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh & Installing the Driver 1 Make sure the printer power switch is on. 5 Click the “Install Software” icon on the Menu screen. Follow the instructions on the screen. 6 Open the Macintosh HD icon. 7 For Mac® OS 8.6 to 9.04 Users: Open the Apple Extras folder. Open the Apple LaserWriter Software folder.
B Click the Create... button. 0 Click the Change... button in PostScriptTM Printer Description (PPD) file. Select Brother HL-7050 series, and then click the Select button. C Enter your printer name (HL-7050 series), and then click the Save button. D Select Quit from the File menu. Macintosh® USB Click the Change... button in USB Printer Selection. Select HL-7050 series, and then click the OK button.
Step 2 Installing the Driver For USB Interface Cable Users For Mac® OS 8.6 to 9.2 Users 2. Setting Your Printer as the Default Printer 1 Click the HL-7050 series icon on the Desktop. 2 Select Set Default Printer from the Printing menu. The setup is now complete.
Setting Up Your Printer For USB Interface Cable Users For Mac® OS X 10.1 Users Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh & Installing the BR-Script PPD File 1 Make sure the printer power switch is on. 4 Double-click the PPD_Installer.pkg icon. Follow the instructions on the screen. 5 Open the Macintosh HD icon. 6 Open the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder. 7 Open the Print Center icon. ON OFF 2 Connect the USB interface cable to your Macintosh, and then connect it to the printer.
Step 2 Installing the Driver For USB Interface Cable Users 8 Click the Add Printer... button. 9 Select USB. 0 Select HL-7050 series, and then click the Add button. A Select Quit Printer Center from the Printer Center menu. The setup is now complete.
Setting Up Your Printer For Network Interface Cable Users For Mac® OS 8.6 to 9.2 Users Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh & Installing the BR-Script PPD File 1 Turn off the printer power switch. 6 Click the “Install Software” icon on the Menu screen. Follow the instructions on the screen. 7 Open the Chooser from the Apple Menu. 8 Click the LaserWriter8 *1 icon, and then select BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT. *2 Click the Setup... button. Close the Chooser.
Step 2 Installing the Driver For Network Interface Cable Users For Mac® OS X 10.1 Users Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh & Installing the BR-Script PPD File 1 Turn off the printer power switch. 5 Double-click the PPD_Installer.pkg icon. Follow the instructions on the screen. 6 Open the Macintosh HD icon. 7 Open the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder. 8 Open the Print Center icon.
Click the Add Printer... button. 0 Select AppleTalk. B Setting Up Your Printer 9 Select Quit Printer Center from the Printer Center menu. Select BRN_xxxxxx_P1_AT*1, and then click the Add button. Macintosh® Network *1 xxxxxx are the last six digits of the Ethernet address. Network User’s Guide Chapter 7. For Administrator A Installing the Driver The setup is now complete.
■ For Administrator This section is for using the printer on a Network. An administrator should setup with the following steps. For HL-7050 users: If you are going to connect the printer to your network, purchase the optional Network Board (NC-4100h).
Enter the subnet mask settings in the same way that you entered the IP address. An asterisk mark (*) appears on the LCD. SUBNET MASK= 0. 0. 0. 7 8 NETWORK TCP/IP Press the + button until IP ADDRESS= is displayed. Press the Set button. TCP/IP IP ADDRESS= 4 GATEWAY= 0. 0. 9 0. 0* Press the Go button to put the printer back into its READY state. READY Enter the IP address of the printer using the + and – buttons. Press the Set button to go to the next digit.
Installing the BRAdmin Professional Configuration Utility (Windows® Users Only) The BRAdmin Professional software is designed to manage your Brother network connected devices. For example, Brother network ready printers and Brother network ready Multifunction devices can be managed using the BRAdmin Professional software. The BRAdmin Professional software can also be used to manage devices from other manufacturers whose products support the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).
■ Other Information Setting Up Your Printer Shipment of the Printer If for any reason you must ship your Printer, carefully package the Printer to avoid any damage during transit. It is recommended that you save and use the original packaging. The Printer should also be adequately insured with the carrier. 3 Re-pack the printer. Windows® Parallel Turn off the printer power switch, and then unplug the AC power cord. Remove the drum unit assembly. Place it in the plastic bag and seal the bag completely.
Options The printer has the following optional accessories. You can increase the capabilities of the printer with these items. User’s Guide Chapter 4. Lower Tray Unit Stabilizer Duplex Unit Mailbox Unit LT-7000 SB-4000 DX-7000 MX-7000 series You can install up to three 500 sheet Lower tray units. Network Board (For HL-7050 only) When you install 3 Lower trays The Duplex unit is an optional device that allows you to print units and Mailbox unit, you on both sides of a page.
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