Windows® Printing; Remote Printer Console Program For Dos (Only For Mfc 6550Mc/7550Mc); Popular Printer Emulation Support (Only For Mfc 6550Mc/7550Mc); Bidirectional Parallel Interface - Brother MFC-4550 Operation Manual

MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC
OP-US-5.0
USING THE MFC AS A PRINTER
Windows® Printing
The dedicated printer driver and True Type™-compatible fonts for
Microsoft® Windows® 95 and 3.1 are available on the floppy disk supplied
with your MFC. You can easily install them into your Windows® system
using our installer program. The driver supports our unique compression
mode to enhance printing speed in Windows® applications, and allows you
to set various printer settings including economy printing mode and
custom paper size.
Remote Printer Console Program for DOS
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
The utility program, Remote Printer Console (RPC), is available on a floppy
disk (Disk#6) supplied with your MFC. When you operate your computer
in the DOS (Disk Operating System) environment, this program allows you
to easily change the default settings of the printer such as fonts, page setup,
emulations and so on.
The RPC program also provides a status monitor program, which is a
Terminate-and-Stay Resident (TSR) program. It can monitor the printer
status while running in the background and will report the current status
or errors on your computer screen.

Popular Printer Emulation Support (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)

This MFC supports the printer emulation mode, HP LaserJet IIP. When
you use DOS application software or Windows® version 3.0 or earlier, you
can use the emulation mode of HP LaserJet IIP to operate the printer. To
set the printer emulation, use the Remote Printer Console Program.

Bidirectional Parallel Interface

The parallel interface of this MFC allows bidirectional communication
with a computer. This interface allows the printer to communicate back to
the computer useful information such as the amount of memory installed,
and other printer setup conditions. As the supplied Remote Printer Console,
Windows® 95 or 3.1 driver both support the bidirectional mode, they can
both report the printer status.

Enhanced Memory Management

The MFC has its own Data Compression Technology, which automatically
compress graphic data and download font data efficiently into the printer's
memory. You can avoid memory errors and print most full page 600 dpi
graphic and text data, including larger fonts, with the printer's standard
memory.
10-6
FOR YOUR INFORMATION