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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
®
3.1x
8MB or greater for Windows
®
95/98 (16MB
recommended)
16MB or greater for Windows NT
®
Workstation
Version 4.0 (32MB recommended)
Hard Disk Drive 50MB
Operating System Windows
®
3.1x, 95/98 or NT
®
Workstation Version 4.0
Port Available Serial port
CD-ROM Drive
Connecting the Brother Machine to PC
Follow the instructions below to hook up the Multi-Function Link
®
Cable:
1
Position your Brother machine near your personal computer CPU
(maximum distance of approximately 5–6 feet (1.5–1.8 m)).
2
Make sure the power to the PC is switched off and the Brother machine
is unplugged.
3
Connect the RJ-8 connector of the Multi-Function Link
®
Cable to the
back of your Brother machine in the jack labeled PC I/F.
4
Connect the 25-pin female RS-232 connector of the Multi-Function
Link
®
Cable to your PC in the available male 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.
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