Brother HL-6180DWT User Manuals

Table of Contents

• About this Machine

  1
• Front view and Back view

  1
• Acceptable paper and other print media

  2
• Recommended paper and print media

  2
• Type and size of paper

  2
• size

  2
• type

  2
• Plain paper

  2
• Folio

  3
• tray capacity

  3
• Handling and using special paper

  4
• Unprintable area when printing from a computer

  7
• Unprintable area

  7
• Loading paper

  8
• Loading paper and print media

  8
• Loading paper in the standard paper tray and the optional lower tray

  8
• Loading paper in the multi-purpose tray (MP tray)

  12
• Thick paper

  15
• Duplex (2-sided) printing

  18
• Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper

  18
• Duplex (2-sided) printing

  18
• Automatic duplex printing

  19
• Manual duplex printing

  21
• Manual duplex printing

  21
• Printer driver

  22
• Linux

  22
• Macintosh

  22
• Printing a document

  23
• Printer driver settings

  24
• Windows®

  25
• Accessing the printer driver settings

  25
• Features in the Windows® printer driver

  26
• Basic tab

  26
• Printer driver

  26
• Duplex printing

  29
• Booklet printing

  30
• Advanced tab

  31
• Print Profiles tab

  39
• Accessories tab

  41
• Accessories tab

  41
• Support

  43
• Features in the BR-Script3 printer driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation)

  45
• BR-Script3 printer driver

  45
• Uninstalling the printer driver

  52
• Status Monitor

  53
• Macintosh

  55
• Features in the printer driver (Macintosh)

  55
• Choosing page setup options

  55
• Printer driver

  55
• Features in the BR-Script3 printer driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation)

  65
• BR-Script3 printer driver

  65
• Removing the printer driver

  70
• Status Monitor

  71
• Macintosh

  71
• Software

  73
• Software for networks

  73
• Network software

  73
• Control panel

  74
• Control panel overview

  74
• Keys

  74
• LCD (liquid crystal display)

  74
• Control panel

  74
• Back key

  75
• Cancel key

  75
• Go key

  75
• LED indications

  76
• Machine status messages

  76
• LED (light-emitting diode)

  76
• Data LED

  76
• Deep Sleep

  76
• Error LED

  76
• Menu table

  77
• Control panel LCD menu

  77
• Menu settings

  77
• Machine information

  78
• Paper Tray

  79
• General Setup

  80
• Print Menu

  81
• Network menu

  86
• Reset Menu

  89
• Reprinting documents

  90
• Reprinting the last job

  90
• How to reprint the last job

  90
• Reprint

  90
• Printing Secure data

  91
• Secure data

  91
• How to print Secure data

  91
• Secure data

  91
• Security features

  92
• Secure Function Lock 2.0

  92
• Setting Lock

  92
• Ecology features

  94
• Toner Save

  94
• Sleep Time

  94
• Deep Sleep mode

  94
• Deep sleep mode

  94
• Quiet mode feature

  95
• Turning Quiet mode on/off

  95
• Quiet mode

  95
• Lower tray (LT-5400)

  97
• Lower tray

  97
• SO-DIMM

  98
• SO-DIMM types

  98
• SO-DIMM

  98
• Installing extra memory

  99
• Replacing consumable items

  101
• Replacing the toner cartridge

  103
• Replacing the drum unit

  110
• Drum unit

  110
• Cleaning and Checking the machine

  116
• Cleaning the outside of the machine

  116
• Cleaning

  116
• Cleaning the corona wire

  118
• Corona wire

  118
• Cleaning the drum unit

  120
• Cleaning the paper pick-up roller

  125
• Packing and shipping the machine

  126
• Identifying your problem

  129
• Error and maintenance messages

  130
• Error messages

  130
• Paper jams

  134
• Jam in MP tray

  134
• Jam Tray 1

  134
• Jam Tray 2

  134
• Paper jams

  134
• Jam duplex

  136
• Jam Rear

  139
• Jam Inside

  143
• If you are having difficulty with your machine

  147
• difficulties

  147
• printing

  147
• paper handling

  148
• network

  149
• Improving the print quality

  151
• Print quality

  151
• Machine Information

  158
• Checking the Serial Number

  158
• Default settings

  158
• Default settings

  158
• Machine specifications

  160
• General

  160
• Accessories and supplies

  160
• Dimensions

  160
• Weights

  160
• Specifications

  160
• Print media

  162
• Media specifications

  162
• Printer

  163
• Interface

  163
• Emulation

  163
• Network connectivity

  163
• Interface

  163
• Computer requirements

  164
• Computer requirements

  164
• Important information for choosing your paper

  165
• Consumable Items

  166
• Network (LAN)

  166
• Brother numbers

  167
• FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

  167
• Register your product

  167
• Utilities

  167
• Service centers (USA/Canada)

  168
• Supplies (USA/Canada)

  169