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Using the BR-Script3 printer driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation for Windows®)

(For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver.)
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To use the BR-Script3 printer driver you must install the driver using the Custom Install from the CD-ROM.
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The screens in this section are based on HL-5350DN with Windows® XP.
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The screens on your computer may vary depending on your operating system.
Device Settings tab
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From the Start menu, select Control Panel and then Printers and Faxes1. Right-click the Brother HL-5340D/HL-5350DN/HL-5370DW BR-Script3 icon and select Properties to access the Device Settings tab.
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Printers for Windows® 2000 users.
Choose the options you have installed.
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Printing Preferences
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You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-5340D/HL-5350DN/HL-5370DW BR-Script3 Properties dialog box.
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Layout tab
You can change the layout setting by choosing the settings for Orientation, Print on Both Sides (Duplex), Page Order and Page Per Sheet.
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Orientation
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed. (Portrait, Landscape or Rotated Landscape)
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Print on Both Sides
If you want to do duplex printing, choose Flip on short Edge or Flip on Long Edge.
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Page Order
Specifies the order in which the pages of your document will be printed. Front to Back prints the document so that page 1 is on top of the stack. Back to Front prints the document so that page 1 is on the bottom of the stack.
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Pages Per Sheet
Choose how many pages will appear on each side of the paper, or Booklet.
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Paper/Quality tab
Choose the Paper Source.
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Paper Source
You can choose Automatically Select, Auto Select, Tray1, Tray21, Tray31, MP Tray or Manual Feed.
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Tray2 and Tray3 are options.
Advanced options
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Choose the Paper Size and Copy Count(1).
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Paper Size
From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using.
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Copy Count
The copy selection sets the number of copies that will be printed.
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Set the Scaling and True Type Font settings (2).
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Scaling
Specifies whether to reduce or enlarge documents, and by what percentage.
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True Type Font
Specifies the TrueType font options. Click Substitute with Device Font (the default) to use equivalent printer fonts for printing documents that contain TrueType fonts. This will permit faster printing; however, you might lose special characters not supported by the printer font. Click Download as Softfont to download TrueType fonts for printing instead of using printer fonts.
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You can change settings by choosing a setting in the Printer Features list (3):
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Print Quality
You can choose the following print quality settings.
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1200 dpi
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HQ 1200
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600 dpi
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300 dpi
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Media Type
You can use the following types of media in your printer. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use.
Plain Paper
Thin Paper
Thick Paper
Thicker Paper
Bond Paper
Env. Thick
Env. Thin
Recycled Paper
Envelopes
Transparencies
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Toner Save
You can conserve toner use with this feature. When you set Toner Save mode to On, print appears lighter. The default setting is Off.
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We do not recommend Toner Save for printing Photo or Gray Scale images.
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Toner Save mode is not available for 1200 dpi or HQ 1200 resolution.
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Sleep Time
When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time, it enters sleep mode. In sleep mode, the printer acts as though it were turned off. When you choose Printer Default the timeout setting will be 1 minute.
While the printer is in sleep mode, all the LEDs are off, the Status LED lights up slightly, but the printer can still receive data. Receiving a print file or document or pressing Go will automatically wake up the printer to start printing.
For more information about Sleep Time setting change, please visit the product page at http://solutions.brother.com/ and see "Information".
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Halftone Screen Lock
Stops other applications from modifying the Halftone settings. The default setting is On.
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High Quality Image Printing
You can get high quality image printing. If you set High Quality Image Printing to On, the printing speed will be slower.
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Reduce Paper Curl
If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If you are printing only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting.
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Improve Toner Fixing
If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not provide enough improvement, select Thicker Paper in Media Type settings.
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Density Adjustment
Increase or decrease the print density.
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