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Printer driver
A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a
particular printer needs. Typically, this format is a printer command language or page description
language.
The printer drivers for the following operating systems are on the CD-ROM that we have supplied. You
can also download the latest printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at
http://solutions.brother.com
You can see the operations and detailed information in the Install Software section of the supplied
CD-ROM.
For Windows
®
95/98/Me, Windows NT
®
4.0 and Windows
®
2000/XP
■ PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver
■ BR-Script (PostScript
®
3 language emulation) driver (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
For Macintosh
®
■ Brother Laser driver for Macintosh
®
■ BR-Script (PostScript
®
3 language emulation) driver. (HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
Driver and software
PCL Driver PS Driver
Windows
®
95
Windows NT
®
4.0
L
L
(For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
Windows
®
98/Me
Windows
®
2000
Windows
®
XP
L
L
(For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)
Mac OS
®
8.6 to 9.2
Mac OS
®
X 10.1 to 10.2
L
L
(For HL-5150D and HL-5170DN)