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Printer driver

A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a particular machine needs. Typically, this format is page description language (PDL).

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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 51.)

For Windows®

Windows® printer driver

For Macintosh

Macintosh printer driver

For Linux 1 2

CUPS printer driver

LPD / LPRng printer driver

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

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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