Brother HL-4050CDN Printer User Manual


 
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Printer driver 3
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 page description language (PDL).
The printer drivers for the supported versions of Windows
®
and Macintosh
®
are on the CD-ROM we have
supplied or on the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. Install the drivers by following the
Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at
http://solutions.brother.com.
(If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling the printer driver on page 64.)
For Windows
®
3
Windows
®
printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product)
BR-Script (PostScript
®
3™ language emulation) printer driver (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)
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1
Install the driver using the Custom Install from the CD-ROM.
For Macintosh
®
3
Macintosh
®
printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product)
BR-Script (PostScript
®
3™ language emulation) printer driver (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)
1
1
To install the driver, see Installing the BR-Script3 printer driver on page 61.
For Linux
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3
LPR printer driver
CUPS printer driver
1
Download the printer driver for Linux from http://solutions.brother.com or a link on the CD-ROM we have supplied.
2
Depending on Linux distributions, the driver may not be available.
Note
For more information about Linux printer driver, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com
.
The printer driver for Linux may be released after the initial release of this product.
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