Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Top Page
- Network User’s Guide
- USER'S GUIDE DCP-8040 DCP-8045D
- Brother numbers
- Ordering accessories and supplies
- Safety precautions
- Choosing a location
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Paper
- 3 On-screen programming
- 4 Getting started
- 5 Making copies
- 6 Using the DCP as a printer
- 7 Printer driver settings
- 8 How to scan using Windows®
- Scanning a document
- Scanning a document (For Windows® XP only)
- Using the scan key (For USB or Parallel interface cable users)
- Using ScanSoft® PaperPort® and OmniPage® OCR
- 9 Using the Brother Control Center (For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and Windows NT® WS 4.0)
- 10 Using the Windows®-Based Brother SmartUI Control Center (For Windows® XP)
- 11 Using your DCP with a Macintosh®
- Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh®
- Using the Brother printer driver with your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2)
- Using the Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh® (Mac OS® X)
- Using the PS driver with your Apple® Macintosh®
- Using the Brother TWAIN scanner driver with your Macintosh®
- Using Presto!® PageManager®
- 12 Network Scanning (Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and XP only)
- 13 Important information
- 14 Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
- 15 Optional accessories
- Glossary
- Specifications
- Index
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6 - 1 USING THE DCP AS A PRINTER
6
Using the Brother DCP-8040,
DCP-8045D printer driver
A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used
by a computer into the format required by a particular printer, using
a printer command language or page description language.
The printer drivers are on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the
drivers first by following the Quick Setup Guide. Also, the latest printer
driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at:
Windows
®
Printing
The dedicated printer driver and TrueType
™
compatible fonts for
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP and
Windows NT
®
workstation 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM
supplied with your DCP. You can install them easily 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.
Popular Printer Emulation Support
The DCP supports HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3
(PostScript
®
3
™
) printer emulation mode. If you use DOS application
software, you can use HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3
(PostScript
®
3
™
) emulation mode for printer operations.
Using the DCP as a printer
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