English: CS User’s Guide, Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

System Requirements

Check the following system requirements to setup and operate the printer:

￿IBM PC or compatible with 80486 or higher microprocessor

￿Parallel interface port (To use ECP mode, please see p.7-8, Q & A.)

￿4 MB or more of memory (8 MB or more recommended) for Windows 3.1x/95/98

￿12 MB or more of memory (16 MB or more recommended) for Windows NT 4.0

￿10 MB of space available on your hard disk for installing the printer driver and all fonts

￿MS-DOS￿or PC-DOS

Features

This printer has the following features:

❏High Resolution and fast Printing Speed

Fine mode printing quality at 600 dots per inch (dpi) resolution and normal output at 300 dpi resolution. Fast print speed of up to 4.5 pages per minute (ppm) in normal Mono mode and up to 4 ppm in normal color mode (Letter paper).

❏High print quality

The ink is solid and water-proof so that you can get fine print quality even on plain paper without having to use special coated paper. Solid ink provides you with a professional print quality with sharp text and vivid color.

❏User-Friendly Operation for Windows®

The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™-compatible fonts for Microsoft ® Windows 3.1/95/98/NT 4.0 are available on the floppy disk supplied with your printer. You can easily install them into your Windows system using our installer program.

❏Color Matching

The Brother original color matching system which is included in the printer driver enables color matching between the monitor and printer and it offers control of various color effects. It helps you to get fine color outputs. This printer also supports the Windows 95/98 Image Color Matching (ICM) system.

❏Environment-Friendly

This printer has two power saving modes. Printers consume power to keep some parts of the printer at operating (high) temperature, but this feature will save electricity when the printer is ON but not being used. The factory setting of Power Save mode 1 and mode 2 are both OFF, however, for reduced power consumption, you can turn Power Save Mode 1 and 2 to ON. The default time-out of each mode is one hour. This meets Energy Star power save requirements.

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