Brother HL 5370DW - B/W Laser Printer Quick Setup Manual

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Before you can use the printer, read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation.

To view the Quick Setup Guide in other languages, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT connect the interface cable yet.

Unpack the printer and check the components

CD-ROM

(including User's Guide and

Network User's Guide)

WARNING

Plastic bags are used in the packaging of your printer. To avoid danger of suffocation, please keep

these bags away from babies and children.

Note

• Save all packing materials and the box in case for any reason you must ship your printer.

• The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Buy the appropriate interface cable for the interface you

want to use (USB, Parallel or Network).

USB cable

• Please make sure you use a USB 2.0 (Type A/B) interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters).

• When you use a USB cable, make sure you connect it to the USB port of your computer and not to a USB port on a

keyboard or non-powered USB hub.

Parallel cable

DO NOT use a parallel interface cable that is longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters).Use a shielded interface cable that is IEEE

1284-compliant.

Network cable

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

Quick Setup Guide

HL-5370DW

Front Cover Release Button

Control Panel

Face-down Output Tray

Support Flap 1 (Support Flap 1)

Front Cover

Paper Tray

Power Switch

Face-down Output Tray

Support Flap 2 (Support Flap 2)

Face-down Output Tray

Multi-purpose Tray (MP Tray)

Drum Unit and Toner

Cartridge Assembly

(EU only)

AC Power Cord

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Page 1 Quick Setup Guide Start Here (EU only) HL-5370DW Before you can use the printer, read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation. To view the Quick Setup Guide in other languages, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/. IMPORTANT DO NOT connect the interface cable yet. Unpack the printer and check the components Front Cover Release Button Control Panel...
Page 2 Note Keep a minimum gap around the printer as shown in the illustration. 100mm(4 in.) 100mm 100mm (4 in.) (4 in.) 130mm (5.12 in.) Symbols used in this guide WARNING WARNINGS tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. CAUTION CAUTIONS specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible minor injuries.
Page 3: Install The Drum Unit And Toner Cartridge Assembly
Put the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly Install the drum unit and into the printer until it clicks into place. toner cartridge assembly IMPORTANT DO NOT connect the interface cable yet. Close the front cover of the printer. Remove the packing tape from the outside of the printer.
Page 4: Load Paper In The Paper Tray
Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams Load paper in the paper and misfeeds. tray Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. Put paper in the tray, and make sure that the paper is below the maximum paper mark a. The side to be printed on must be face down.
Page 5: Print A Test Page
After the printer has finished warming up, the Print a test page Status LED stops blinking and stays green. IMPORTANT DO NOT connect the interface cable yet. Make sure that the printer power switch is off. Press Go. The printer prints a test page. Check Connect the AC power cord to the printer.
Page 7 Choose your connection type For USB interface cable ® Windows , go to page 8 Macintosh, go to page 11 For Parallel interface cable ® Windows , go to page 13 For Wired Network ® Windows , go to page 15 Macintosh, go to page 20 For Wireless Network ®...
Page 8: For Usb Interface Cable Users
® Windows For USB Interface Cable Users Install the printer driver Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear and connect the printer automatically. to your computer Choose your printer model and the language. IMPORTANT DO NOT connect the USB interface cable yet.
Page 9 ® Windows When this screen appears, make sure the Note printer power switch is on. ® Connect the USB cable to the USB connector • For Windows Vista , when the User Account marked with a symbol, and then connect Control screen appears, click Continue.
Page 10 ® Windows Click Finish. Note • If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Registration. • If you do not want to set your printer as Default printer, uncheck Set as Default Printer. • If you want to disable the Status Monitor, uncheck Enable Status Monitor.
Page 11 Macintosh For USB Interface Cable Users Connect the printer to Double-click the HL5300 icon on your desktop. Double-click the Start Here icon. Follow the your Macintosh and on-screen instructions. install the driver Remove the label covering the USB interface connector. Click Install Printer Driver on the menu screen.
Page 12 Macintosh Choose the printer you wish to connect, and then click OK. When this screen appears, click OK. The installation is now Finish complete.
Page 13: For Parallel Interface Cable Users
Parallel ® Windows For Parallel Interface Cable Users Install the driver and Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear connect the printer to automatically. your computer Choose your printer model and the language. IMPORTANT DO NOT connect the parallel interface cable yet.
Page 14 Parallel ® Windows Click Parallel cable users. Connect the parallel interface cable to your Note computer, and then connect it to your printer. ® • For Windows Vista , when the User Account Control screen appears, click Continue. • If you want to install the PS driver (Brother’s BR-Script Driver), choose Custom setup and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 15: For Wired Network Interface Cable Users
Wired Network ® Windows For Wired Network Interface Cable Users Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM For Peer-to-Peer network drive. The opening screen will appear printer users automatically. Choose your printer model and the language. TCP/IP TCP/IP Note If the Brother screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer (Computer), Router double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then...
Page 16 Wired Network ® Windows Click Network cable users. Choose Search the network for devices and choose from a list of discovered devices (Recommended). Or enter your printer's IP Address or its node name. Click Next. Note ® • For Windows Vista , when the User Account Control screen appears, click Continue.
Page 17 Wired Network ® Windows Click Finish. Note • If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Registration. • If you do not want to set your printer as Default printer, uncheck Set as Default Printer. • If you want to disable the Status Monitor, uncheck Enable Status Monitor.
Page 18: For Shared Network Printer Users
Wired Network ® Windows Click Install Printer Driver on the menu For shared network printer screen. users Note Choose the Install Printer Driver icon for your region. TCP/IP Client computer Click Network cable users. Also known as “Server” or “Print server” TCP/IP or USB or Parallel Printer Note...
Page 19 Wired Network ® Windows When the License Agreement window Click Finish. appears, click Yes if you agree to the License Note Agreement. • If you want to register your product on-line, check On-Line Registration. • If you do not want to set your printer as Default printer, uncheck Set as Default Printer.
Page 20 Wired Network Macintosh For Wired Network Interface Cable Users Connect the printer to Click Install Printer Driver on the menu screen. your Macintosh and install the driver Connect the network interface cable to the LAN connector marked with a symbol and then connect it to a free port on your hub.
Page 21 Wired Network Macintosh Choose the printer you wish to connect, and then click OK. Note • If there is more than one of the same printer model connected on your network, the MAC Address (Ethernet Address) will be displayed after the model name. You can also confirm your IP Address by scrolling to the right.
Page 22: For Wireless Network Interface Users
For Wireless Network Users For Wireless Network Interface Users Before you begin First you must configure the wireless network settings of your printer to communicate with your network access point/router. After the printer is configured to communicate with your access point/router computers on your network will have access to the printer.
Page 23 For Wireless Network Users Confirm your network environment (Infrastructure Mode) Choose a configuration method and proceed to the page indicated. (Recommended) Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM Configuration temporarily using a network cable You need to temporarily use an Ethernet cable when you configure your Brother printer with this method.
Page 24: Wireless Network
Wireless Network ® Windows the Brother installer Configuration in Infrastructure mode, using application Configure the wireless settings You must know your wireless network settings before you proceed with this installation. Make sure you take notes on all the current settings such as SSID, authentication and encryption of your wireless network environment.
Page 25 Wireless Network ® Windows Choose Wireless Setup and Driver Install Note (Recommended), and then click Next. If the Brother screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer (Computer), double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click start.exe. Click Install Printer Driver on the menu screen.
Page 26 Wireless Network ® Windows Choose the printer you wish to configure, and If your network is not configured for click Next. If the list is blank, check if the Authentication and Encryption, the following access point and the printer are powered on, screen will appear.
Page 27 Wireless Network ® Windows Click Next. The settings will be sent to your Click Finish. Wireless setup was unable to printer. The settings will remain unchanged if associate with a wireless network. This is you click Cancel. The Network Configuration probably due to incorrect security settings.
Page 28 Wireless Network ® Windows Choose Standard Installation, and then click Choose your printer, and then click Next. Next. Note Note If your printer takes a long time to appear on the If you want to install the PS driver (Brother’s BR- list, 1 minute or more, then click Refresh.
Page 29: Configuration Using The Automatic Wireless (One-Push) Method
Wireless Network ® Windows Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM Configure the wireless drive. The opening screen will appear automatically. settings Choose your printer model and the language. If your wireless access point/router supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PBC or AOSS™, you can configure the printer easily without knowing your wireless network settings.Your...
Page 30 Wireless Network ® Windows Click Wireless Network users. Confirm the on-screen message and click Next. Note Remove the label covering the USB interface ® For Windows Vista , when the User Account connector to press the wireless setup button. Control screen appears, click Allow. Choose Wireless Setup and Driver Install (Recommended), and then click Next.
Page 31 Wireless Network ® Windows Put your access point in the Click Next. SecureEasySetup™ mode, the Wi-Fi Protected Setup mode or the AOSS™ mode, depending on what is supported by your access point. Please refer to the instruction manual that came with your access point. Wait until the Status LED of your printer indicates Connected.
Page 32 Wireless Network ® Windows Choose Standard Installation, and then click Note Next. If your printer takes a long time to appear on the list, 1 minute or more, then click Refresh. If your printer still fails to appear, reset the print server back to its default factory settings (see page 43) and go back to step e on page 30 and try the wireless setup again.
Page 33 Wireless Network Macintosh Configuration in Infrastructure mode, using the Brother installer application Configure the wireless settings You must know your wireless network settings before you proceed with this installation. Make sure you take notes on all the current settings such as SSID, authentication and encryption of your wireless network environment.
Page 34 Wireless Network Macintosh Click Install Printer Driver on the menu Connect the Brother wireless device (your screen. printer) to your access point using a network cable and click Next. Click Wireless Network users. Choose Wireless Setup and Driver Install Choose the printer you wish to configure, and (Recommended), and then click Next.
Page 35 Wireless Network Macintosh The wizard will search for wireless networks If your network is configured for Authentication available from your printer. Choose the access and Encryption, the following screen will point you wish to associate the printer with, and appear. When configuring your Brother then click Next.
Page 36 Wireless Network Macintosh Click Next. The settings will be sent to your Click Finish. Wireless setup failed as it was printer. The Network Configuration page will be unable to associate with a wireless network. printed. The settings will remain unchanged if This is probably due to incorrect security you click Cancel.
Page 37 Wireless Network Macintosh The Brother software will search for the Brother printer. During this time the following screen will appear. Choose the printer you wish to connect, and then click OK. Note • If there is more than one of the same printer model connected on your network, the MAC Address (Ethernet Address) will be displayed after the model name.
Page 38 Wireless Network Macintosh Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method Turn on your Macintosh. Put the supplied CD- Configure the wireless ROM into your CD-ROM drive. settings If your wireless access point/router supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PBC or AOSS™, you can configure the printer easily without knowing your wireless network settings.Your Brother printer has one-push wireless setting mode.
Page 39 Wireless Network Macintosh Choose Automatic install (Advanced) and Note click Next. • Use a pointy object such as a ballpoint pen to press the button. • If you press the button for 3 seconds or more, the printer will change to the PIN Method of the Wi-Fi Protected Setup mode.
Page 40 Wireless Network Macintosh If the LED indicates Connection Error (See The Brother software will search for the Brother LED indications when using the one-push printer. During this time the following screen wireless setting mode on page 53), the printer will appear. has detected more than 2 access points/routers on your network that have the SecureEasySetup™, the Wi-Fi Protected...
Page 41: For Network Users
For Network Users ® BRAdmin Light utility (For Windows users) The BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. It can also search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP Address. For more information on BRAdmin Light, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.
Page 42: Bradmin Light Utility (For Mac Os X Users)
For Network Users BRAdmin Light utility (For Mac OS X users) The BRAdmin Light is a utility for initial setup of Brother network connected devices. It can also search for Brother products on your network, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as IP Address from a computer running Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater.
Page 43: Web Based Management (Web Browser)
For Network Users Web Based Management Reset the network settings to the (web browser) factory default The Brother print server is equipped with a web server To reset all network settings of the print server to its that allows you to monitor its status or change some factory default, follow the steps below.
Page 44: Other Information
Other Information Safety precautions To use the printer safely If you DO NOT follow these safety instructions, there is a possibility of a fire, electrical shock, burn or suffocation. Please keep these instructions for later reference and read them before attempting any maintenance.
Page 45 Other Information CAUTION Lightning and power surges can damage this product! We recommend that you use a quality surge protection device on the AC power outlet, or unplug the cords during a lightning storm. After you have just used the printer, some internal parts of the printer will be extremely hot. When you open the front or back cover (back output tray) of the printer, DO NOT touch the shaded parts shown in the illustration.
Page 46 Important Declaration of Conformity (For USA only) Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user's authority Responsible Brother International Corporation to operate the equipment. Party: 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 Important - about the interface cable...
Page 47 Other Information IEC 60825-1+A2:2001 Specification ® International ENERGY STAR Compliance This machine is a Class 1 laser product as defined in Statement IEC 60825-1+A2: 2001 specifications. The label ® The purpose of the International ENERGY STAR shown below is attached in countries where required. Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy-efficient office equipment.
Page 48 Other Information EU Directive 2002/96/EC and EN50419 Warning - This printer must be earthed. The wires in the mains lead are coloured in line with the following code: Green and Yellow: Earth Blue: Neutral Brown: Live This equipment is marked with the above recycling symbol.
Page 49: Shipment Of The Printer
Other Information Shipment of the printer If for any reason you must ship your printer, carefully Repack the printer. package the printer to avoid any damage during transit. We recommend that you save and use the original packaging. The printer should also be adequately insured with the carrier.
Page 50: Supplied Cd-Rom
Other Information Supplied CD-ROM You can find a variety of information on the CD-ROM. ® Macintosh Windows Install Printer Driver Install the printer driver. Install Other Drivers or Utilities Install optional drivers, utilities and Network management tools. Documentation View the Printer User’s Guide and Network User's Install Printer Driver Guide in HTML format.
Page 51: Control Panel
Other Information Control panel Back Cover LED The Back Cover LED indicates when errors occur in the back of the printer. Toner LED The Toner LED indicates when the toner is low or requires replacement. Drum LED The Drum LED indicates when the drum life will end soon, the drum is at the end of its life or the corona wire needs cleaning.
Page 52: Printer Led Indications
Other Information Printer LED Indications Blinking: OFF: Printer LED Sleep Ready Print data Warming up Receiving data remaining Back Cover Toner Drum Paper Status Green Yellow Dimmed Green Green Yellow Printer LED Replace toner Drum life will Replace drum Drum error Toner low end soon Back Cover...
Page 53 Other Information LED indications when using the one-push wireless setting mode Printer LED Setting Connecting Connection No access Connected Connection error SES/WPS/ WLAN fail point AOSS Back Cover Toner Yellow Yellow Drum Yellow Paper Yellow Status Green The LED will blink (turn on for 0.2 seconds and off for 0.1 second). The LED will turn on for 5 minutes.
Page 54: Options And Consumables
Options and Consumables Options The printer has the following optional accessories. You can expand the capabilities of the printer by adding these items. For more details about the optional Lower Tray Unit and compatible SO-DIMM Memory, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. For installing these items, see Chapter 5 of the User's Guide on the CD-ROM.
Page 55 Trademarks Brother and the Brother logo are registered trademarks and BRAdmin Light and BRAdmin Professional are trademarks of Brother Industries, Ltd. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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