Thank you for choosing Brother, your support is important to us and we value your business. Your Brother product is
engineered and manufactured to the highest standards to deliver reliable performance, day‑in and day‑out.
Please read the Product Safety Guide first, then read this Quick Setup Guide for the correct setup and installation
procedure. To view the Quick Setup Guide in other languages, please visit http://solutions.brother.com/.
Note: Not all models are available in all countries.
Quick Setup Guide
ENG
Version 0
HL-5440D
(EU Only)
HL-5450DN(T)
Unpack the machine and check the components
Printer LED Indications
Note
WARNING
Blinking:
or
or
ON: or or
OFF:
1
• The components included in the box may differ depending on your country.
• We recommend that you save the original packaging.
• Plastic bags are used in the packing of your machine. Plastic bags are not toys. To
avoid the danger of suffocation, keep these bags away from babies and children
and dispose of them correctly.
Sleep/
Deep Sleep
Warming Up/
Cooling Down1
Receiving Data/
Data Remaining2
OFF
Ready
• 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. For how to repack the machine, see Packing and shipping the machine in the User’s
Guide.
Drum Unit and Toner
Cartridge Assembly
Quick Setup Guide
Back Cover
Toner
• If you use a Lower Tray, DO NOT carry the machine with the Lower Tray as you may
be injured or cause damage to the machine because it is not attached to the Lower
Tray.
(pre‑installed)
Start Here
• Illustrations in this Quick Setup Guide are based on the HL‑5450DN.
Drum
• The interface cable is not a standard accessory. Buy the appropriate interface cable for the
connection you want to use (USB, parallel (HL‑5440D only) or Network (HL‑5450DN(T) only)).
WARNING indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injuries.
Paper
Note
WARNING
USB cable
Error
Keep a minimum gap around the machine as shown in the illustration.
It is recommended to use a USB 2.0 (Type A/B) interface cable that is no longer than 2 meters
(6 feet).
Product Safety Guide
AC Power Cord
Installer CD-ROM
CAUTION indicates a potentially
Ready
150 mm (6 in.)
Dimmed
CAUTION
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injuries.
Parallel cable (HL-5440D only)
DO NOT use a parallel interface cable that is longer than 2 meters (6 feet). Use a shielded
interface cable that is IEEE 1284‑compliant.
150 mm
(6 in.)
150 mm
(6 in.)
Drum End
Soon3
150 mm
(6 in.)
Toner Low3
Replace Toner
Drum Stop
Drum Error2
Network cable (HL-5450DN(T) only)
Use a straight‑through Category 5 (or greater) twisted‑pair cable for 10BASE‑T or 100BASE‑TX
Fast Ethernet Network.
Back Cover
Toner
Drum
Paper
Error
Remove the packing material from the machine
Ready
Important
c. Press the front cover release button and open the front cover. Remove the
d. Take out the drum unit and toner
f. Hold the drum unit and toner cartridge
assembly level with both hands and
gently shake it from side to side
several times to distribute the toner
evenly inside the cartridge.
2
3
4
DO NOT plug in the AC power cord yet.
Front Cover
Open
Back Cover
Open2
Service Call
Error2
silica gel pack a.
cartridge assembly.
Jam Inside2
No Paper
Jam Rear2
a. Remove the packing tape from the outside of the machine.
Back Cover
Toner
b. Open the MP tray a, and remove the packing tape b from the MP tray
support, then close the MP tray.
Drum
e. Remove the orange protective
material from the drum unit and toner
cartridge assembly.
g. Put the drum unit and toner cartridge
Paper
assembly firmly back in the machine.
CAUTION
h. Close the front cover of the machine.
Error
DO NOT eat the silica gel pack. Please throw away. If ingested, seek medical attention
immediately.
Ready
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.
The machine continues printing until the LED indicates the replace toner message.
Load paper in the paper tray
Options
The machine has the following optional accessories. You can expand the capabilities of the machine by adding
these items. For more information about the optional Lower Tray Unit and compatible SO‑DIMM Memory, visit us at
a. Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine.
b. While pressing the green paper‑guide release lever a, 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.
d. Put the paper in the tray and make sure:
e. Put the paper tray firmly back in the machine. Make sure that it is completely
Note
The paper is below the maximum paper mark (▼▼▼) a. Over filling the
paper tray will cause paper jams.
inserted into the machine.
For Legal or Folio size paper, press the
release button a in the bottom of the
paper tray and then pull out the back of
the paper tray. (Legal or Folio size paper
are not available in some regions.)
f. Lift up the support flap a to prevent paper from sliding off the face‑down output
The side to be printed on is face down.
The paper guides touch the sides of the paper so it will feed properly.
For installing the SO‑DIMM Memory, see Installing extra memory in the User’s Guide.
tray.
Lower Tray Unit for HL-5440D and HL-5450DN
SO-DIMM Memory (HL-5450DN(T) only)
LT‑5400
You can increase the memory by installing one
SO‑DIMM (Small Outline Dual In‑line Memory
Module).
The lower paper tray unit can hold up to 500 sheets of
paper. When the tray is installed, the machine expands
total input capacity up to 800 sheets.
c. Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and misfeeds.
For more information about recommended paper, see Recommended paper and print
media in the User’s Guide.
Print a test page
Consumables
When the time comes to replace consumable items, an error will be indicated by the LEDs 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.
Important
b. Turn the machine’s power switch on.
d. Press Go. The machine will print a test page. Check that the test page has
DO NOT connect the Interface cable yet.
printed correctly.
Toner cartridge
Drum unit
a. Connect the AC power cord to the machine and then connect it to an AC power
outlet.
c. After the machine has finished warming up, the Ready LED stops blinking and
stays green.
For replacing the consumable items, see Replacing consumable items in the User’s Guide.
Note
This function will not be available after the first print job you send from your computer.
Turn the sheet over to install the printer driver.
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