Brother MFC-590 For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Users, For Windows® 2000 Professional, you must be logged on as the Administrator, For Parallel, For USB, Please see NEXT PAGE

Setting Up the MFC and PC to Work Together

Before You begin

Version C

•You must set up the hardware and install the Brother Drivers before you can use your MFC as a printer and scanner in any Windows® application.

•If you need a USB cable, you will need to purchase it.

•If you have any problem for installation, visit us at: http://solutions.brother.com

Use only a shielded parallel interface cable that is IEEE 1284-compliant and/or a USB cable that is no longer than 6 feet long (1.8 metres).

Follow the instructions in this guide for your operating system and interface.

For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Users

MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOWED THE SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 1 TO 3 BEFORE CONTINUING

Step 1.

Step 2.

Unplug the MFC from the AC socket and disconnect your MFC from your computer if you have already connected an interface cable.

Turn on your computer.

For Windows® 2000 Professional, you must be logged on as the Administrator.

Step 3. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

1.Insert the MFC Software Suite CD- ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

2.Click your language. The CD-ROM main menu will appear.

(If any window does not appear after

you insert the CD-ROM into the

CD-ROM drive, use Windows®3. Click Install Software. Explorer to run the setup.exe

program from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM.)

4. Click MFC Software Suite in Main	5. Click Install.
Application. Please see Note*1.

6.The InstallShield Wizard Setup window will appear briefly, followed by the PaperPort® Setup window. Click Yes.

7.When the PaperPort® Setup window displays your Name and Company, either change or accept them, and then click Next.

8.When the Choose Destination Location window displays the path where the PaperPort® files will be installed, either change or accept, and then click Next.

9.When the Register Today screen appears, click Next. This is registration for PaperPort® . Follow the instructions.

10. When the MFC Software Suite	11. When the Setup Type window	12. The Connect Cable window will
Installation window appears, click	appears, select Standard, and then	appear.
Next to begin installing the MFC	click Next. The application files will be
Software Suite. Please see Note*2.	copied to your computer.

*1 MFC Software Suite includes Printer Driver, Scanner Driver, ScanSoft™	*2 If an error message appears during the
PaperPort® , ScanSoft™ Text Bridge® , PC-FAX software, Remote Setup and	installation process, or you have previously
True Type fonts. PaperPort® is a document management application for	installed MFC Software Suite or MFL Pro,
viewing scanned documents. ScanSoft™ TextBridge® , which is integrated into	you will first have to uninstall it. From the
PaperPort® , is an OCR application that converts an image into text and	Start menu, select Programs, Brother,
inserts it into your default word processor package.	Brother MFL Pro, Uninstall, and then follow
	the instructions on the screen.

For Parallel

For USB

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*3 Even if you select NO, later you will be able to launch the Brother Control Centre to use the Scan to key. See AutoLoad the Brother Control Centre, Chapter 13 in the Owner’s Manual on the CD-ROM.

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