User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Using this guide
- Safety precautions
- Trademarks
- Compilation and Publication Notice
- Shipment of the Printer
- 1 About this Printer
- 2 Printing Methods
- 3 Driver and Software
- Printer driver
- Software
- 4 Control Panel
- 5 Options
- 6 Routine Maintenance
- 7 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A
- Printer specifications
- Symbol and character sets
- Quick reference for bar code control commands
- Print bar codes or expanded characters
- Definition of Parameters
- Bar code mode
- Bar Code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing
- Bar Code
- Bar code human readable line ON or OFF
- Quiet zone
- Bar code, expanded character unit, line block drawing and box drawing
- Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing offset in X-axis
- Bar code & expanded character offset in Y-axis
- Bar code, expanded character, line block drawing and box drawing height
- Expanded character width, line block drawing and box drawing
- Expanded character rotation
- Bar code data start
- Box drawing
- Line block drawing
- Expanded character data start
- Print bar codes or expanded characters
- Appendix (For Europe and Other Countries) B
- Appendix (For USA and Canada) C
- Index
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What is in the box?
When you unpack the printer, make sure that you have all of the following parts.
Interface cable
An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Buy the proper interface cable for the interface you want to
use (USB, parallel or network).
USB cable
Do not use a USB interface cable that is longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters).
Do not connect the USB cable to a non-powered hub or a Macintosh
®
keyboard.
Make sure that you connect it to the USB connector of your PC.
USB is not supported under Windows
®
95 or Windows NT
®
4.0.
Parallel interface
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 (For HL-5250DN)
Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX Fast
Ethernet Network.
About this Printer
Printer
CD-ROM
Quick Setup Guide
Drum unit and toner
cartridge assembly
AC power cord