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Driver and Software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer driver

 

 

A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a

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particular printer needs. Typically, this format is page description language (PDL).

 

The printer drivers for the supported versions of Windows® and Macintosh are on the CD-ROM we have supplied or on the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Install the drivers by following the Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/.

(If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling the printer driver on page 62.)

For Windows®

Windows® printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product)

BR-Script printer driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) 1

1Install the driver using the Custom Install from the CD-ROM.

For Macintosh

Macintosh printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product)

BR-Script printer driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) 1

1For the installation instruction of the driver, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.

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LPR printer driver

CUPS printer driver

1Download the printer driver for Linux from http://solutions.brother.com/ or a link on the CD-ROM we have supplied.

2Depending on Linux distributions, the driver may not be available.

Note

•For more information about Linux printer driver, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/.

•The printer driver for Linux may be released after the initial release of this product.

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