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Brother

HL-

2040 

laser printer

Stylish

The Brother HL-2040 has been designed to
take up the minimum amount of space yet
houses all the features you would expect
from a high quality laser printer. Impressive
print speeds of up to 20ppm, combined with
a paper tray that holds up to 250 sheets,
makes this machine both convenient and
efficient. With its Quick Start Guide you will

be printing in minutes and you will soon see
the difference that quality laser printing can
make to your documents. 

Simple

This machine is fully compatible with both
Apple and PC formats, and supports a wide
range of Windows programs. The USB and
parallel ports facilitate connection to both a
desktop and a laptop. Furthermore, optional

network connectivity allows the printer to be
accessed by more than one user.

Ample capacity

The Brother HL-2040 also comes complete
with a separate toner cartridge and drum that
will print up to 2,500 and 12,000 sheets
respectively - a saving that any business will
appreciate. 

Engine

Technology

Electrophotographic

Print Speed

A4

Up to 20 ppm

First Print Time

Less than 10 sec

Resolution

Windows

®

95 / 98 /Me and NT4.0 /

HQ1200 (2400 x 600) / 600 / 300dpi

2000 / XP
Mac OS

® 

9.1-9.2, MacOS

®

X 10.2.4

or greater

HQ1200 (2,400 x 600) / 600 / 300dpi

Linux

600 / 300 dpi

Controller

Processor

SPARClite 96MHz

Memory 

8MB

Interface

Standard

Full-Speed USB2.0, IEEE 1284 Parallel

Network Connectivity

Wireless (Optional)

NC-2200w (USB) Otional 802.11b 

wireless device

Protocol

TCP/IP ARP,RARP, BOOTP, DHCP,

APIPA(Auto IP),  WINS/NetBIOS, DNS,

LPR/LPD, Raw Port/Port9100, SMB Print,

IPP, FTP,  mDNS, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP

Emulation

GDI

Software

Printer Driver

For Windows

®

GDI Printer Driver for Windows

®

95 / 98 /

Me and NT

®

4.0/2000 / XP

For Macintosh

®

Brother Laser Driver for Mac

®

9.1-9.2,

MacOS

®

X 10.2.4 or greater

For Linux (Download from

GDI Printer Driver for Linux

http://solutions.brother.com)

Utilities

Interactive Help - Instructional movie for
the solution when any error message
appears on the Status Monitor.

Control Panel

Display

LED

4 LED (Toner/Drum/Paper/Ready)

Buttons

1 button

Go

Paper Handling

Paper Input

Manual Feed Slot 

1 Sheet

Paper Tray 1  (Standard)

up to 250 Sheets can be stored in paper tray 1

Paper Output

Face Down / Face up

up to 100 Sheets can be stored in the
output tray face down (face up N/A)

Duplex

Manual Duplex

Yes

Media Specifications

Media Types

Manual Feed Slot 

Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper,
Envelopes, Labels, and Transparencies         

Paper Tray

Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper,
Transparencies (up to 10 sheets)

Media Weights

Manual Feed Slot 

60 - 161 g/m2 (16 - 43 lb)                                 

Paper Tray

60 - 105 g/m2 (16 - 28 lb)

Media Sizes

Manual Feed Slot 

Width 69.9 to 215.9 mm, Length 116
to 406.4 mm
(Width 2.75"" to 8.50"", Length 4.57"" to 16")

Paper Tray

A4, Letter, B5(JIS), B5(ISO), A5, B6, A6, Exe

Printer driver functions

Page Layout

N in 1 Printing

Condense 2, 4, 9, 16 or 25 pages into 1 page

Poster Printing

Enlarge 1 page to print over 4, 9, 16 or 25 pages

Others

Quick Print Setup - A printer driver function
that enables you to change the driver
setting without opening Property dialog.

Status Monitor - A function to indicate the printer 
error on the PC.

Supplies

Toner

TN-2000

2,500 A4/LTR pages @ 5% coverage

Drum

DR-2000

12,000 A4/LTR pages (1 page / job)

Dimensions / Weights

Dimensions ( W x D x H )

371 x 361 x 165.5 mm

Weights

6.5kg

Other

Power Consumption

Printing

Less than 450W

Standby

Less than 70W

Sleep

Less than 5W

Noise Level

Sound Pressure / Power Printing

Less than 51 dB(A)  / Lwad 6.2B(A)

Sound Pressure / Power Standby

Less than 30 dB(A) / Lwad 4.3B(A)

Ecology

Power Saving

Yes

Toner Saving

Yes

Stylish & compact design

Print speed of up to 20ppm

Laser print quality

HQ1200 (2,400 x 600dpi)

Mac

®

& PC compatible

USB and parallel connectivity

Up to 250 Sheet Paper tray

Single Sheet Manual Feed

Brother International Europe Ltd

Brother House, 1 Tame Street, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5JE
Tel:+ 44 (0)161- 330 6531 Fax:+ 44 (0)161- 330 5520 Web-site: www.brother.com

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