Brother Mfc 8600 12ppm 600dpi Multifunction Laser Fax Printe Owners Manual

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Connecting Brother Machine to PC
with a USB Cable
(For Using Windows¨ 98 Only)
A USB cable is not included with your MFC 8300.  Before you can set up
the USB interface, please purchase a standard USB cable.  Or, to set up
the parallel interface instead, please see ÒConnecting Brother Machine to
PC with Bundled Parallel CableÓ on page 12-9.
1After you have set up the MFC and checked that it is working properly,
make sure the MFC is turned on and the PC is turned off.
2Connect the USB cable to both the MFC and PC.
3Turn on your PC. The Add
New Hardware Wizard
appears.  Click Next. 
						

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4Select [Recommended]
and click Next.
Installing Brother Printer Driver Using USB Cable
1Insert the Printer driver CD-ROM.
2Select Specify a location
and remove the other
check marks, then click
Browse to locate the file.
3Double-click on the CD
icon and click on the
Win98usb folder, then
click OK. 
						

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4Click Next.
5Select [Recommended]
and click Next.
6Confirm the choice is
Brother MFL Pro
Printer II and click
Next. 
						

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7Select BRUSB:   USB
Printer Port and click
Next.
8Type Brother MFL Pro
Printer II as the name of
printer and click Next.
9Select Ye s
[Recommended] and click
Finish. 
						

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10After completing the test
print, click Ye s.
11Click Finish. This
completes the installation
of the Printer and its USB
driver. 
						

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Manually Installing True Type Fonts
For the MFC 8300, you must install the True Type Fonts manually,
following the steps bellow. For the MFC 8600 and MFC 8700, you can
install the True Type Fonts during the initial Windows
¨ Printer Driver
installation, or manually at a later time.
True Type Fonts are the fonts that are used in the Windows
¨ operating
systems. If you install the Brother True Type Fonts, more types of fonts
will be available for Windows
¨ applications.
For Windows¨ 95/98 and Windows NT¨ Workstation
Version 4.0:
1Insert the Brother CD-ROM drive for True Type Fonts.
2Click on Start, then Settings, and select Control Panel.
3In the Control Panel window, double-click on the Fonts folder.
4In the Fonts window, select Install New Font... from the File menu.
5Select your CD-ROM drive and select the font folder.
6Select the fonts you want to install and click the OK button.
For Windows¨ 3.1x:
1Insert the Brother CD-ROM for True Type Fonts.
2In the Program Manager, double-click the Main icon.
3In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon.
4In the Control Panel window, double-click the Fonts icon.
5In the Fonts window, click the Add... button.
6Select your CD-ROM drive.
7Select the fonts you want to install and click the OK button. 
						

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Connecting Brother Machine to PC
With Bundled Parallel Cable
You must connect the Brother machine to your PC with the included
bi-directional IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable.
1Make sure to unplug the machineÕs power cord from the electrical outlet
before connecting the parallel interface cable.
Also, make sure the PC is turned off and unplugged from the electrical
power before you connect the interface cable.
2Connect the parallel interface cable to the parallel interface port of the
machine and secure the connection with the wire clips.
3Connect the interface
cable to the printer port of
the PC and secure
with the two screws.
For the location of your
computerÕs parallel printer
port, see the UserÕs Guide
for your PC.
4Before plugging in your PC and turning it on, plug in the electrical cord of
the Brother machine.
If you are using Windows¨ 95, after you connect Brother machine to PC.
You may see ÒNew Hardware Found Brother MFCXXXXÓ during startup.
You can select ÒDo not install a driver (Windows
¨ will not prompt you
again).Ó and click OK, so Windows¨ will not display this dialog box
again.
ÑORÑ
If you see ÒUpdate Device Driver WizardÓ, click Next to bypass the
Windows
¨ Plug and Play Printer Driver screens, followed by Finish.
If you are using Windows
¨ 98, you may see the ÒAdd New Hardware
WizardÓ during startup, follow the instructions from the installer, then
click Next. Click Finish when it appears on the screen. 
						

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Installing Brother Printer Driver
(For Parallel Interface)
(For Windows¨ 95/98 and Windows NT¨ Workstation
Version 4.0 Only)
1Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2Enter the command for your version of Windows¨, if needed.
After you insert the Brother CD-ROM, you must type the appropriate
command for your version of Windows
¨:
If you are using Windows
¨ 95/98 or Windows NT¨ Workstation Version
4.0, the Software Installation program appears automatically when you
insert the Brother CD-ROM.
ÑORÑ
You can also click Start at the Desktop, select Run and then enter
x:\SETUP.EXE.  (ÒxÓ is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive.)
 
If you are using Windows¨ 3.1x:
nInsert the Brother CD-ROM for the MFC 8300 printer driver into your
CD-ROM drive.
nFrom the Program Manager, click on File, then Run.
nEnter x:\SETUP. (ÒxÓ is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive.)
The Brother LOGO will be displayed on the screen.
 
If you are using Windows NT¨ 3.51 or earlier, the following error message
will appear on the screen:
You are running Windows NT
¨ 3.51 or earlier.  Brother MFL Pro does not
support this version of Windows NT¨. YOU MUST UPGRADE TO
WINDOWS NT 4.0 AND REINSTALL MFL Pro!!
 
If you are using Windows NT¨ Workstation 4.0 and you are not logged-in
as the Administrator, an error message will appear explaining the problem. 
						

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A window appears listing the options:
       
For each application you install, click on that name in the Software
Installation window and follow the instructions on the screen. The last
step will be to restart Windows
¨ and access the Software Installation
window again to install the next application.
3Click on ÒInstall MFC Printer DriverÓ and follow the prompts on the
screen. 
						

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