Owner's Manual

SETTING UP THE MFC AND PC TO WORK TOGETHER 14 - 1
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14 Setting Up the MFC and PC
to Work Together
Using the Brother Machine with Your PC
Multi-Function Link
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Pro software (MFL Pro) turns your Brother machine into
a multi-function center, by enabling you to use your fax machine as a printer and
a scanner and to use it from Windows
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applications in your computer.
The MFC 7300C is a 5 in1 multi-function center and the MFC 7400C is a 6in1
multi-function center. Only the MFC 7400C has PC Fax, which is faxing from
Windows
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on your PC. Install the Multi-Function Link
®
Pro and other Brother
software from the bundled CD-ROM.
Before You Install Multi-Function Link
®
Pro
Caution
It is important that you hook up your MFC to your computer before you install
the software.
If you have previously installed Brother Multi-Function Link
®
Pro software for
another machine, uninstall it first.
If you have a USB cable (For Windows
®
98, 98SE, Windows
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2000 Professional and
Windows
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ME users only), see Using a USB Cable to Connect the MFC to the PC,
page 14-17.
If you have a bi-directional IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable, see Using a
bi-directional IEEE-1284 compliant to Connect the MFC to the PC, page
14-2.
Before you install the Multi-Function Link Pro, you must read
the README.WRI file in the root directory of the CD-ROM
for important last-minute installation information and
troubleshooting tips.
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