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Printer driver

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A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a 
particular printer needs. Typically, this format is page description language (PDL).

The printer drivers for the supported versions of Windows

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 and Macintosh

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 are on the CD-ROM we have 

supplied or on the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com. Install the drivers by following the 
Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at 
http://solutions.brother.com.

(If you want to uninstall the printer driver, see 

Uninstalling the printer driver

on page 65.)

For Windows

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Windows

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 printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product) 

BR-Script (PostScript

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 3™ language emulation) printer driver (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)

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Install the driver using the Custom Install from the CD-ROM.

For Macintosh

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Macintosh

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 printer driver (the most suitable printer driver for this product) 

BR-Script (PostScript

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3™ language emulation) printer driver (HL-4050CDN / HL-4070CDW only)

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To install the driver, see 

Installing the BR-Script3 printer driver

on page 62. 

For Linux

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LPR printer driver

CUPS printer driver

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Download the printer driver for Linux from http://solutions.brother.com or a link on the CD-ROM we have supplied.

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Depending on Linux distributions, the driver may not be available.

Note

• For more information about Linux printer driver, visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.

• The printer driver for Linux may be released after the initial release of this product.

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