Brother HL-2130 Quick Setup Manual Download Page 1

Quick Setup Guide

HL-2130, HL-2240,  

HL-2240D, HL-2250DN

CHN-ENG

Version B

2

1

CD-ROM (including 

Documentation)

Quick Setup Guide

Safety and Legal 

Booklet

AC Power Cord

Drum Unit and Toner Cartridge Assembly

(pre-installed)

USB Interface Cable

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/.

4

Print a test page

3

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

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(20.1 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

.

Illustrations in this Quick Setup Guide are based on the HL-2250DN.

• 

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

• 

To ensure safe operation the supplied plug must be inserted only into a standard power outlet that is properly grounded through the standard 

• 

electrical wiring. Non grounded equipment may cause an electrical shock hazard, and may cause excessive electrical noise radiation.

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

3

REPLACE 

TONER

4

TONER 

ENDED

DRUM END 

SOON

3

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

2

NO PAPER

DRUM 

ERROR

2

DRUM STOP 

Service call 

error

2

Toner

Drum

Error

Ready

 

User’s Guide

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Chapter 3

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

   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 

f. 

several times to distribute the toner 

evenly inside the assembly.

 Put the drum unit and toner cartridge 

g. 

assembly back in the machine.

 Take out the drum unit and toner 

e. 

cartridge assembly.

 Lift the elastic band off the drum.

c. 

 Pull the paper strip to remove the 

d. 

protective 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 

a. 

the silica gel pack from the face-down output tray.

CAUTION

 CAUTION

DO NOT eat the Silica Pack. Discard immediately.

 Open the front cover.

b. 

 Put the paper tray firmly back in 

e. 

the machine. Make sure that it is 

completely inserted into the machine.

  For more information about recommended 

paper, see 

Recommended paper

 in the 

User’s Guide.

 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and 

c. 

misfeeds.

 Pull the paper tray completely out of the 

a. 

machine.
 While pressing the green paper-guide 

b. 

release lever, 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.

 Connect the AC power cord to the machine and then 

a. 

connect it to an AC 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 : (For HL-2130) TN-2015 

(For HL-2240, HL-2240D and HL-2250DN) TN-2215 / TN-2225

Drum unit : (For HL-2130) DR-2245 

(For HL-2240, HL-2240D and HL-2250DN) DR-2250

 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.

a. 

 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

1

READY

RECEIVING DATA 

DATA REMAINING

2

Toner

Drum

Error

Ready

 

Dimmed

 Close the front cover of the machine.

h. 

 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.

Print the Printer 

Settings Page

Brother CreativeCenter 

Get  inspired.  If  you’re  using  Windows, 

double-click the Brother CreativeCenter 

icon on your desktop to access our FREE 

web site with many ideas and resources 

for personal and professional use.

Mac users can access Brother 

CreativeCenter at this web address:

http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/

The Printer Settings Page lists all 

the current printer settings, including 

network settings.

 Make sure that the front cover 

a. 

is closed and the power cord is 

plugged in.
 Turn on the machine and wait until 

b. 

the machine is in the Ready state.
 Press 

c. 

Go

 three times within 2 

seconds. The machine will print 

the current printer settings page.

 Note

For Network Users

If the 

IP Address

 on the Printer 

Settings Page shows 

0.0.0.0

, wait for 

one minute and try again.

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