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Quick Setup Guide

HL-2230, HL-2240, HL-2240D

HL-2242D, HL-2250DN

(EU Only)

ENG

Version 0

Documentation/

Installation CD-ROM(s)

Quick Setup Guide Safety and Legal

Booklet

AC Power Cord Drum Unit and Toner Cartridge Assembly

(pre‑installed)

Remove the packing material from the machine

Consumables

Start Here

Before using this machine for the first time, read this Quick Setup

Guide to setup and install your machine.

To view the Quick Setup Guide in other languages, please visit

http://solutions.brother.com/.

Note

Not all models are available in all countries.

Print a test page

Load paper in the paper tray

For Network Users (For HL-2250DN only)

Printer LED Indications

WARNING indicates a potentially

hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

could result in death or serious injuries.

CAUTION indicates a potentially

hazardous situation which, if not avoided,

may result in minor or moderate injuries.

WARNING

Plastic bags are used in the packaging of your machine. Plastic bags are not toys.

To avoid danger of suffocation, please keep these bags away from babies and

children and dispose of them properly.

Note

Keep a minimum gap around the machine as shown in the illustration.

100mm(4 in.)

100mm

(4 in.)

100mm

(4 in.)

120mm

(4.72 in.)

Unpack the machine and check the components

Note

We recommend that you save the original packaging.•

The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.•

If for any reason you must ship your machine, carefully repack the machine in the original packaging to avoid any damage during transit. •

The machine should be adequately insured with the carrier. How to repack the machine, see Packing and shipping the machine in the

User’s Guide.

The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Buy the appropriate interface cable for the interface you want to use (USB or Network).•

USB cable

It is recommended to use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 2 meters (6 feet) long.

Network cable

Use a straight‑through Category5 (or greater) twisted‑pair cable for 10BASE‑T or 100BASE‑TX Fast Ethernet Network.

Printer LED TONER LOW

REPLACE

TONER

TONER ENDED DRUM END

SOON

REPLACE

DRUM

Toner

Drum

Error

Ready

User’s Guide

Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4

Printer LED

COVER OPEN

PAPER JAM

NO PAPER DRUM ERROR

DRUM STOP Service call

error

Toner

Drum

Error

Ready

User’s Guide

Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 3

The LED will blink ON and OFF at 1 second intervals.

The LED will blink ON and OFF at 0.5 second intervals.

The yellow LED will blink in a pattern of ON for 2 seconds and then OFF for 3 seconds.

You can change the toner setting to the continue mode. Press Go seven times (all the LED flashes twice, and then

the Ready LED is on).

The machine continues printing until the LED indicates the toner ended message.

Gently shake it from side to side several times to f.

distribute the toner evenly inside the assembly.

Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly

back in the machine.

Take out the drum unit and toner cartridge

assembly.

Lift the elastic band off the drum.

Pull the paper strip to remove the protective d.

material as shown in the illustration.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the AC power cord yet.

Remove the packing tape from the outside of the machine and the silica gel a.

pack from the face‑down output tray.

CAUTION

DO NOT eat the Silica Pack. Discard immediately.

Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine. Make sure that e.

it is completely inserted into the machine.

For more information about recommended paper, see

Recommended paper and print media in the User’s Guide.

Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds.c. Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine.a.

While pressing the green paper‑guide release lever, b.

slide the paper guides to fit the paper size you are

loading in the tray. Make sure that the guides are

firmly in the slots.

Now go to

Turn the sheet over to install the printer driver.

Press d. Go. The machine will print a test page. Check that the

test page has printed correctly.

Note

This function will not be available after the first print job you send

from your computer.

Turn on the machine power switch.b.

After the machine has finished warming up, the c. Ready LED

stops blinking and stays green.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the Interface cable yet.

Connect the AC power cord to the machine and then connect it to an AC a.

power outlet.

When the time comes to replace consumable items, an error will be indicated by the

LED's on the control panel. For more information about the consumables for your

machine, visit us at http://www.brother.com/original/ or contact your local Brother reseller.

Toner cartridge Drum unit

For replacing the consumable items, see Replacing consumable items in the User’s Guide.

Hold down c. Go as you turn on the power switch. Keep

Go pressed down until all the LEDs light up and then

Ready LED turns off.

Release

d. Go. Make sure that all the LEDs turn off.

Press

e. Go six times. Make sure that all the LEDs light

up to indicate the print server has been reset to its

factory default settings. The machine will restart.

Reset the network settings to the

factory default

You can reset the print server back to its default factory

settings (resetting all information such as the password

and IP address information).

Turn off the machine.

Make sure that the front cover is closed and the b.

power cord is plugged in.

Type a. http://machine_ip_

address/ into your browser. (Where

machine_ip_address is the IP

Address or the print server name)

For example: http://192.168.1.2/ 

See Web Based Management in the

Network User’s Guide.

Web Based Management (web browser)

The Brother print server is equipped with a web server that allows you to monitor its status

or change some of its configuration settings, using HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol).

Note

The login name for the Administrator is ‘• admin’ (case sensitive) and the default password is

‘access’.

We recommend Microsoft•

Internet Explorer

6.0 (or greater) or Firefox 3.0 (or greater) for

Windows

and Safari 3.0 (or greater) for Macintosh. Please also make sure that JavaScript and

Cookies are always enabled in whichever browser you use. To use a web browser, you will need

to know the IP Address of the print server. The IP Address of the print server is listed on the Print

Setting Page.

Blinking: or or ON: or or OFF:

Printer LED OFF SLEEP

DEEP SLEEP

WARMING UP

COOLING DOWN

READY RECEIVING DATA

DATA REMAINING

Toner

Drum

Error

Ready

Dimmed

Note

For Legal or Folio size paper, press the release button in the bottom

of the paper tray and then pull out the back of the paper tray. (Legal

or Folio size paper are not available in some regions.)

Close the front cover of the machine.h.

Open the front cover.b.

Put paper in the tray and make sure:d.

The paper is below the maximum paper mark (  b b b).

Over filling the paper tray will cause paper jams.

The side to be printed on must be face down. 

The paper guides touch the sides of the paper so it will feed 

properly.

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Brother HL-2240D Specifications

General

Color	No
Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI
Economical printing	Yes
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	24 ppm
Maximum internal memory	- MB
Sound power level (standby)	31 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	53 dB
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets
Total number of input trays	1
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Page description languages	GDI
Custom media width	76.2 - 216 mm
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm
Custom media length	116 - 406.4 mm
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Paper tray media weight	60 - 105 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6
Multi-purpose tray media types	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)	65 W
Power consumption (printing)	495 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	0.9 W
Package weight	8300 g
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional x64
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433210