Brother HL-5450DN User Manual

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1 Printing Methods 1
About this Machine ....................................................................................................................................1
Front view and Back view....................................................................................................................1
Acceptable paper and other print media....................................................................................................2
Recommended Paper..........................................................................................................................2
Type and size of paper ........................................................................................................................3
Handling and using special paper .......................................................................................................5
Unprintable area when printing from a computer ................................................................................8
Loading paper............................................................................................................................................9
Loading paper and print media............................................................................................................9
Loading paper in the standard paper tray and the optional lower tray ................................................9
Loading paper in the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) ............................................................................12
Duplex (2-sided) printing..........................................................................................................................18
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper .............................................................................18
Automatic duplex printing (Only for A4).............................................................................................19
Manual duplex printing ......................................................................................................................21
2 Driver and Software 22
Printer driver ............................................................................................................................................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
Advanced tab.....................................................................................................................................31
Print Profiles tab ................................................................................................................................39
Accessories tab .................................................................................................................................41
Support ..............................................................................................................................................43
Features in the BR-Script3 printer driver (PostScript
®
3™ language emulation) .............................45
Uninstalling the printer driver.............................................................................................................51
Status Monitor ...................................................................................................................................52
Macintosh ................................................................................................................................................54
Features in the printer driver (Macintosh)..........................................................................................54
Choosing page setup options............................................................................................................54
Features in the BR-Script3 printer driver (PostScript
®
3™ language emulation) ............................63
Removing the printer driver ...............................................................................................................67
Status Monitor ...................................................................................................................................68
Software ..................................................................................................................................................70
Software for networks .......................................................................................................................70
Remote Printer Console (Windows
®
only) ........................................................................................70
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Brother HL-5450DN Specifications

General

Color	No
N-up printing	2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	38 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	9 ppm
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Recommended duty cycle	1000 - 3500 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	1
Memory type	DDR2
Processor family	Star Sapphire
Maximum internal memory	320 MB
Sound power level (standby)	34 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	59 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)	54 dB
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets
Maximum input capacity	800 sheets
Total number of input trays	2
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	50 sheets
Custom media width	76.2 - 215.9 mm
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm
Custom media length	127 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media types	Plain paper, Recycled paper
Paper tray media weight	60 - 105 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizes	Letter
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, Recycled paper
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)	0.41 W
Power consumption (standby)	4.7 W
Power consumption (printing)	665 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	0.6 W
Package weight	11.900 g
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR

Weight and Dimensions

Dimensions (WxDxH)	371 x 384 x 245 mm