Brother HL-3140CW Digital Color Adjustment is one of Brother’s eye-catching laser models. Despite being decorated in a relatively subtle combination of dark gray and light grey. It is that Brother models never disappoint us. Since they usually do a decent job and are resistant enough to last a few years. The Brother HL-3140CW. Therefore, comes with a few extras that really. Make the difference between those of the same brand. Which are determined by the acronym CW in its name. This model supports Wi-fi wireless connectivity. In addition to being a color laser printer. This model of cheap printer has been specially designed to be useful in a small office. Although it could also do a good job in a home.
Despite its relatively neutral color adjustment. The HL-3140CW is not at all shy about its size and overall weight. It is larger than a similar mono laser model. With dimensions of 410 x 465 x 240 cm (Width. Depth, and height, respectively). A design is reminiscent of a box. And we found an even more notable difference when comparing the weight with similar models. Weighing a total of 17 kilograms. A weight that. We recommend. Should be handled by two people. Which should be specified on the box in which it is packaged. This cheap color laser printer has four drum units and toner cartridges. Which cover the common colors: black, cyan, magenta, and yellow.
Brother HL-3140CW Offers Two Paper Feed Options
There is the main tray which is easily accessible by its ability to slide out from the front of the printer and is capable of holding up to 250 sheets. One thing we did miss was some kind of available paper level. An indicator that would give a visible warning. When the supply of sheets was running low. A second option to feed the printer with individual pages of different paper sizes is also available. It is accessed by lowering a panel on the front of the printer. In either of the two options. The papers exit above the printer. While a small cover lifts the sheets to facilitate their collection.
I have to report a rather disappointing issue that I ran into. Based on the list of options on the paper type used. One of the options to choose from was glossy paper. Which I selected. I was then notified that it was recommended to use the manual paper source setting. It took several tries before I was able to persuade the printer to accept. The sheet of paper instead of displaying an error message. Reporting a paper jam where there clearly was none. Leaving several pieces of paper stuck inside the printer. I had to remove the pieces of paper by removing the back cover before releasing a drop-down security bar.
Adjustment Color Settings
The printer driver supplied with this product gives you. The option of printing in standard mode or superfine mode. To adjust the color settings on your Brother HL-3140CW printer, follow these steps:
- Press the “Menu” button on the control panel of your printer.
- Use the up and down arrow buttons to navigate to “General Setup” and press “OK”.
- Use the arrow buttons again to select “Color Calibration” and press “OK”.
- Select “Calibration” and press “OK”. Your printer will print a color calibration sheet.
- Examine the printed calibration sheet and select the numbered box that appears to have the best color balance.
- Use the arrow buttons to select “Yes” and press “OK” to confirm the calibration.
- Select “Back” to exit the menu.
- Your printer should now be adjusted to produce the most accurate colors possible. If you find that the colors are still not accurate, you can repeat the calibration process.
Some other options available from the printer settings allow you even more versatility. You can select the paper size. The type of media to print on and the type of document to print. In addition, it allows you to choose the orientation of the paper. Obviously choose between black and white printing. Color printing or automatic printing. You can also choose two-sided printing. Duplex printing and booklet printing. But in both options. It is something that you will have to choose manually. And there’s more. Here we have something that is out of the ordinary. That is that you have the option of printing a 25-page document on a single piece of paper. Although you will probably need a magnifying glass to be able to read the results.
Brother HL-3140CW Configuration
The configuration, as you have seen, is really versatile. But it has to be set manually. One thing you need to know. Therefore, is that once you finish printing with a certain setting. It will be retained the next time you want to print. So remember to go back to the default settings before your next job. Aside from the problems. I ran into this when trying to print an image using glossy paper with the manual feed. The Brother HL-3140CW printer produces good-quality documents. At a more than reasonable speed. While it’s not entirely quiet during the process.
In addition, the USB port is located on the back of the printer. For those who prefer to use this method of connectivity instead of the WPS (Wi-fi Protected Setup or “Wi-fi protected installation”). Option with a wireless network connection Wifi. In the quick guide. You will find detailed instructions for any type of connection you want to option. When installing your cheap Brother HL-3140CW printer. As part of your computer equipment. In addition to the paper exit area. The top of the printer contains a small control panel. With a 5 x 1 cm LCD or liquid crystal display. Beneath this small screen is the four-way navigation buttons. The options contain increment and decrement, cancel, continue, and protect.
