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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 printer needs. Typically, this format is a printer command language or page description
language.
The printer drivers for the following operating systems are on the CD-ROM that we have supplied. You
can also download the latest printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at
http://solutions.brother.com
You can see the operations and detailed information in the Install Software section of the supplied
CD-ROM.

For Windows® 95 and Windows NT® 4.0 (HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N)

■PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver
■BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver (HL-5050 and HL-5070N)

For Windows® 98/Me and Windows® 2000/XP

■PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver
■BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver (HL-5050 and HL-5070N)

For Macintosh®

■Brother Laser driver for Macintosh
■BR-Script (PostScript®3 language emulation) driver (for more information, see the Network
User’s Guide on the CD-ROM). (HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
Driver and software
PCL Driver PS Driver
Windows® 95
Windows NT® 4.0
L
(For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
L
(For HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
Windows® 98/Me
Windows® 2000
Windows® XP
LL
(For HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
Macintosh® OS 8.6 to 9.2
Macintosh® OS X 10.1 to 10.2 LL
(For HL-5050 and HL-5070N)