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SETTING UP BROTHER MFC AND PC TO WORK TOGETHER
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Setting Up Brother MFC
and PC to Work Together
Using the Brother Machine with Your PC
Multi-Function Link
®
Pro software (MFL Pro) turns your Brother machine into
a multi-function center, by enabling you to use your fax machine as a printer.
The MFC 4300 is a 3 in 1 multi-function center — It’s a fax, copier and printer.
Install the Printer Driver and other Brother Software from the bundled CD-ROM.
Caution
It is important that you hook up your MFC to your computer before you install
the software.
Before You Install Brother Printer Driver
Computer Requirements
The following are the minimum computer requirements you need to set up and
operate the MFC drivers:
Minimum System Requirements
If you have previously installed Brother Multi-Function Link
®
Pro software or
Brother Printer Driver for another machine, uninstall it first.
Windows
®
Operating
System
IBM PC
Processor Speed
RAM
Minimum
RAM
Recommended
Available
Hard
Disk
Space
CD-ROM
Speed
3.1, 3.11 486/66MHz 8MB 16MB 40MB 2X
95, 98, 98SE 486/66MHz 24MB 32MB 50MB 2X
NT
®
4.0 Workstation
Pentium 75MHz 32MB 64MB 50MB 2X
2000 Professional Pentium 133MHz 64MB 128MB 50MB 2X
Me Pentium 150MHz 32MB 64MB 50MB 2X
Note
Use only a shielded parallel interface cable that is IEEE 1284-compliant and no
more than 6 feet long (1.8 meters).
Before you install the printer driver, you must read the
README.WRI file in the root directory of the CD-ROM for
important last-minute installation information and
troubleshooting tips.