18 Using your MFC with a Macintosh®

Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh®

■Before you can connect the MFC to your Macintosh®, you must buy a USB cable that is not longer than 6 feet (1.8 metres).

Do not connect the MFC to a USB port on a key board or a non-powered USB hub.

■Some descriptions in this chapter are based on the MFC-8820D. These descriptions also apply to the MFC-8420 and MFC-8820DN.

The features supported by the MFC will depend on the operating system you are using. The chart below shows which features are supported.

Feature

 

Mac OS®

Mac OS® X

 

8.6

 

9.X

10.1

10.2.1

 

 

 

 

 

or greater*1

Printing

Yes

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scanning (TWAIN)

Yes

 

Yes

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC-FAX sending

Yes

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Setup

No

 

No

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 For Mac OS® X 10.2 users, please upgrade to Mac OS® X 10.2.1 or greater. (For the latest information for Mac OS® X, please visit at: http://solutions.brother.com)

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