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HOW TO INSTALL YOUR Macintosh PRINTER DRIVERS


Caution! : For printing and scanning operations to work properly, you will need to install BOTH the Brother Macintosh printer driver and the TWAIN driver.

Before downloading a "hqx" file on your Macintosh, make sure you have StuffIt Expander by Aladdin Systems, Inc..StuffIt Expander is necessary to access the file's contents. If you do not have StuffIt Expander, you can download it here as a freeware product.

  1. Please make a temporary folder on your HDD to save the downloaded self-extracting file. e.g. brodrv
  2. Start downloading.
  3. Select the temporary folder as where to store the downloaded file.
  4. Double click on the downloaded file and then follow the instructions on the screen.
  5. Make sure the printer power switch is on.
  6. Connect the USB interface cable to your Macintosh, and then connect it to the printer.
  7. Run the Macintosh and open the Chooser from the Apple¨ menu on the Macintosh¨.
  8. Click on the HL-1200/MFL Pro icon and select it.
  9. Please confirm that the printer name , that you connected to the PC, is selected. (If you cannot see your printer name, first make sure that your cabling is correct.)
  10. Close the Chooser program.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND NOTES:

  1. MAC OS REQUIREMENTS;

    Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2

  2. Hardware Requirements;

    64MB of RAM is recommended. The PRINTER driver only supports Mac's having a pre-installed USB port.