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Brother mfc-4300: quick setup
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MFC 4300 MFL StartCard
Brother
For Windows Users Only
1
2
Check your
Computer
The following are the minimum
Before you can connect the MFC to your computer, you must purchase
Computer requirements you
a bi-directional IEEE 1284-compliant parallel cable that is no longer
need to set up and operate the
than 6 feet.
MFC.
A.
Unplug the MFC.
®
If you are using Windows
Note
3.1x, Windows NT
®
B.
Turn off the PC.
Workstation Version 4.0
and Windows
®
2000
C.
Connect one end of the parallel
Professional, see Owner's
cable to the parallel port of the
Manual Chapter 11.
MFC, and then the other end to
the parallel port of the PC.
Windows
®
Operating System
3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, 98SE, Me,
D.
Plug in the MFC.
NT
®
Workstation Version 4.0 or
2000 Professional
E.
Turn on the PC.
CPU
486/66MHz or higher for
®
3b
Windows
3.1, 3.11, 95, 98,
98SE
Pentium 75MHz or higher for
Select (Recommended) and click
Windows NT
®
Workstation
Next.
Version 4.0
Pentium 133MHz or higher for
Windows
®
2000 Professional
Pentium 150MHz or higher for
Windows
®
Me
RAM
8MB or higher for Windows
®
3.1, 3.11
(16MB recommended)
24MB or higher for Windows
®
95, 98, 98SE
(32MB recommended)
32MB or higher for Windows
®
NT
Workstation Version 4.0 or
3g
®
Windows
Me
(64MB recommended)
64MB or higher for Windows
®
When the Add New Hardware
2000 Professional
Wizard appears, click Finish.
(128MB recommended)
Hard Disk Space for MFC drivers
40MB for Windows
®
3.1, 3.11
50MB for Windows
®
95, 98,
98SE, Me, 2000 Professional
and Windows NT
®
Workstation
Version 4.0
Please see Owner's Manual
for more information.
Connect the MFC to the PC
3c
A.
Insert the MFL Pro CD-ROM
into your CD-ROM drive.
B.
Select Specify a location and
remove the other check
marks, and then click Browse
to locate the file.
C.
Double-click on the CD icon
and click on the "X:\w9x\para"
folder. (X: is the drive letter for
your CD-ROM drive), and then
click OK.
3h
A.
After the Setup window
appears and the status
bar reaches 100%, the
remaining drivers will be
copied.
B.
Click OK.
3a
Install the Scanner and Printer drivers
Each operating system has a different dialog box. Some text may be different depending on which operating
Note
system you are using. The instructions in steps 3b to 3i are for Windows
®
For Windows
95 user:
For Windows
Select "Driver from disk provided by hardware
When the Add New Hardware Wizard
manufacturer," and then click OK.
screen appears, click Next.
3d
Make sure Specify a location is
selected, and then click Next.
3i
4
Install the Remote Setup and True Type Fonts
All the drivers are now
A.
Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
installed. Now you can print
A window appears listing the following options:
and scan. If you want to
(If this window does not appear, please use
install PaperPort
®
or MFL
Windows Explorer to run the setup.exe program
Pro, go to Step 4.
from the root directory of the Brother CD.)
Please note that the software will automatically
Note
detect the operating system you are using and it
will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
If you are using Windows
Note
Windows NT
Administrator, before you can install the software.
B.
Click on the first button "Install MFL-Pro", and
follow instructions.
®
98SE.
®
95OSR2, 98, 98SE user:
For Windows
Select "Specify the location of the driver
(Advanced)," and then click Next.
3e
3f
Make sure your printer driver
You can type a name for this
name is displayed, and click Next.
printer, or you can use the name
supplied on the screen. When you
have finished, click Finish.
®
2000 Professional or
®
4.0, you must be logged on as the
®
Me user:

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