Universal Printer Driver Guide Brother Universal Printer Driver (BR-Script3) Brother Mono Universal Printer Driver (PCL) Brother Universal Printer Driver (Inkjet) Version B ENG
1 Overview 1 The Brother Universal Printer Driver is a printer driver for use with Brother machines connected via USB and the network. You can search for available Brother machines and print documents without installing separate printer drivers. There are three types of the Brother Universal Printer Driver: Universal Printer Driver for BR-Script (PostScript® language emulation) Universal Printer Driver for PCL 1 Universal Printer Driver for Inkjet Model 1 For black and white printing only.
Using the Brother Universal Printer Driver 1 Note • If you are using the Windows® Firewall or a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus applications, temporarily disable them to allow the Brother Universal Printer Driver to search for machines on your network. • The following machines will be displayed in the device list: the machines using PostScript® or PCL5e/PCL6 emulation, or Inkjet models supported by the Brother Universal Printer Driver. a b c d Launch the application you want to use.
f The Brother Universal Driver Preferences dialog box will appear. Make any necessary changes to the printer driver settings and click OK. g Click Print or OK in your applications Print dialog box. The machine will start to print your document. Note After you have printed, re-enable the Windows® Firewall or a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus applications.
Searching for machines 1 When you launch the Brother Universal Printer Driver, there are three tabs that you can use for selecting or searching for your machine: Discover devices Last used devices Enter device address Click the Discover devices tab to search for available machines connected via USB and the network. Click the Last used devices tab or the Enter device address tab to choose or to search for your machine on your network.
Choose Details When you click this button, the following screen will appear. You can choose the items you want to be displayed in the device list by selecting the check box. • Move Up and Move Down You can change the order of the items in the device list. Choose the item and then click Move Up or Move Down. Target Devices You can select the connection type of the devices you want to search for. • All Devices The Brother Universal Printer Driver searches for all machines.
Last used devices tab (For network-connected machines) 1 When the Last used devices tab is active, the Brother Universal Printer Driver will display a list of the machines you have previously used (up to 20 machines). If the search result shows Online, the machine is ready to print. Choose your machine from the device list, and then click OK. Note • Machines that are connected via USB will not be displayed.
Enter device address tab (For network-connected machines) 1 Use the Enter device address tab to search for a specific machine by entering its IP address or node name. The search result will appear in the device list. Choose your machine from the list, and then click OK. Enter device address Enter the IP address or node name (up to 127 characters) of the machine you want to use, and then click Search. The specified machine will appear in the device list. Choose Details See Choose Details on page 5.
Troubleshooting 1 If there is a technical problem, see the categories below to find your solution. The Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at: http://support.brother.com Problems with searching for machines or printing your document Check the following points before searching for your machine or printing your document again: • Confirm that there are no errors on your machine and that it is in the ready state.
Trademarks 1 The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
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