DIFFICULTY

SUGGESTIONS

 

Software Difficulties

 

 

You see the “New Hardware

Click on “Do not install a driver. (Windows will not prompt

Found” message on your PC

you again)” and click “OK”.

screen (although you have

 

already installed the drivers

 

in Windows 95).

 

 

 

You see the “Update Device

Follow the instructions from the installer, then click “Next”.

Driver Wizard” or “Add New

Click “Finish” when it appears on the screen.

Hardware Wizard” message

 

on your PC screen

 

(although you have already

 

installed the drivers in

 

Windows 95 or 98).

 

 

 

“Unable to write to LPT1” or

1.Make sure the DCP is on (plugged into the AC outlet) and

“LPT1 already in use” Error

that it is connected directly to the computer using the

Message appears.

bundled IEEE-1284 bi-directional parallel cable. The cable

 

must not go through another peripheral device (such as a Zip

“DCP is Busy” or “DCP

Drive, External CD-ROM Drive, or Switch box).

Connect Failure” Error

2.Make sure the DCP is not displaying an error message on

Message appears.

the LCD Display.

 

 

3.Make sure no other device drivers, which also communicate

 

through the parallel port, are running automatically when

 

you boot up the computer (such as, drivers for Zip Drives,

 

External CD-ROM Drive, etc.). Suggested areas to check:

 

(Load=, Run=command lines in the win.ini file or the Statup

 

Group)

 

4.Check with you computer manufacturer to confirm that the

 

computer’s parallel port settings in the BIOS are set to support

 

a bi-directional machine, i.e. (Parallel Port Mode – ECP)

 

 

“DCP Connect Failure”

If the DCP is not connected to your PC and you have loaded

 

the Brother software, the PC will show “DCP Connect

 

Failure” each time you restart Windows®. You can ignore this

 

message or you can turn it off by deselecting the AutoLoad

 

PopUp check box in the Brother Control Center. (See How to

 

Turn Off AutoLoad, page 9-2.)

 

 

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