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USING THE MFC AS A PRINTER 11 - 1
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Using the Brother MFC-8420,
MFC-8820D or MFC-8820DN printer
driver
A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used
by a computer into the format required 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 first by following the Quick Setup Guide. Also, the latest printer
driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at:
Windows
®
Printing
The dedicated printer driver and TrueType
™
compatible fonts for
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP and
Windows NT
®
workstation 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM
supplied with your MFC. 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.
Popular Printer Emulation Support
The MFC supports HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3
(PostScript
®
3
™
) printer emulation mode. If you use DOS application
software, you can use HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3
(PostScript
®
3
™
) emulation mode for printer operations.
Using the MFC as a printer