2 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 particular printer 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 (Windows® only) or on the Brother Solutions Center website at http://solutions.brother.com/. Install the drivers by following the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer drivers can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center website at:

http://solutions.brother.com/

For Windows®

Windows® printer driver (the recommended 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 1

Macintosh printer driver (the recommended printer driver for this product)

BR-Script printer driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) 2

1To download the printer driver for Macintosh, please visit your model page at http://solutions.brother.com/.

2For the installation instruction of the driver, visit http://solutions.brother.com/.

For Linux® 1 2

LPR printer driver

CUPS printer driver

1For more information and to download the printer driver for Linux, please visit your model page at http://solutions.brother.com/ or use the link on the CD-ROM we have supplied.

2Depending on Linux distributions, the driver may not be available or it may be released after the initial release of your model.

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