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Pc configuration requirements, Connecting the mfc 970mc to your pc – Brother FAX 770 User Manual

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C H A P T E R F I F T E E N

PC Configuration Requirements

Your PC must meet or exceed the following minimum system configuration
requirements for you to install and use Multi-Function Link:

CPU

80486/66 or higher

RAM

8MB or greater for Windows

®

3.1 or 3.11

8MB or greater for Windows

®

95 (16MB recommended)

16MB or greater for Windows NT

®

Workstation

Version 4.0 (32MB recommended)

Hard Disk Drive 50MB

Operating System Windows

®

3.1, 3.11, 95 or NT

®

Workstation Version 4.0

Port

Available Serial port

CD-ROM Drive

Connecting the MFC 970MC to Your PC

Follow the instructions below to hook up the Multi-Function Link Cable:

1

Position your Brother MFC near your personal computer CPU
(maximum distance of approximately 5–6 feet).

2

Make sure the power to the PC is switched off and the MFC is
unplugged.

3

Connect the RJ-8 connector of the Multi-Function Link Cable to the
back of your Brother MFC in the jack labeled PC I/F.

4

Connect the 25-pin male RS-232 connector of the Multi-Function Link
Cable to your PC in the available female serial communications port.
Use the 9-pin adapter if your PC requires it. (See your PC owner’s
manual for the correct interface port for connection.) NOTE: If your
PC is an IBM Aptiva, an MWAVE card is using COM1. You must
connect the Multi-Function Link Cable to another COM serial port
that is available.

or

or

PC I/F