Brother DCP 9040CN - Manual (Page 10)

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Note
• The screens in this section are from Windows
®
XP. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your
operating system.
• If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to print, you may need to configure the firewall settings
to allow communication through port number 137. See Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 127.
Using the Brother printer driver
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A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a PC into the format needed by a
particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language.
The printer drivers are on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the drivers by following the Quick Setup
Guide. The latest printer driver can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at:
http://solutions.brother.com
Windows
®
Printing
The dedicated printer driver for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 Professional/XP/Windows Vista
®
are available
on the CD-ROM supplied with your Brother device. You can install them easily into your Windows ® system
using our installer program. The driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in
Windows
®
applications, and allows you to set various printer settings, including economy printing mode and
custom paper size.
Printing
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