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Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide

This User’s Guide does not contain all the information about the machine such as how to use the advanced features of Printer, Scanner, and Network. When you are ready to learn detailed information about these operations, read the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide.

Viewing documentation

Viewing documentation (Windows®)

To view the documentation, from the Start menu, point to Brother, DCP-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) from the program group, and then click User’s Guides in HTML format.
If you have not installed the software, you can find the documentation by following the instructions below:
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Turn on your PC.
Insert the Brother CD-ROM labelled Windows® into your CD-ROM drive.
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If the language selection screen appears, click your language.
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If the model name screen appears, click your model name. The CD-ROM main menu will appear.
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If this window does not appear, use Windows® Explorer to find and run the start.exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM.
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Click Documentation.
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Click the documentation you want to read:
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HTML documents (3 manuals): User’s Guide for stand-alone operations, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide in HTML format.
This format is recommended for viewing on your computer.
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PDF documents (4 manuals):
User’s Guide for stand-alone operations, Software User’s Guide, Network User’s Guide and Quick Setup Guide.
This format is recommended for printing the manuals. Click to go to the Brother Solutions Center, where you can view or download the PDF documents. (Internet access and PDF Reader software are required.)
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How to find scanning instructions

There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as follows:
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Software User’s Guide:

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Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver in Chapter 2
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Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows® XP/Windows Vista®) in Chapter 2
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Using ControlCenter3 in Chapter 3
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Network Scanning in Chapter 12
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ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR How-to-Guides:

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The complete ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR How-to-Guides can be viewed from the Help selection in the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE application.
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How to find Network setup instructions

Your machine can be connected to a wired network. You can find basic setup instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. For more information about network setup please see the Network User's Guide.
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Viewing documentation (Macintosh)

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Turn on your Macintosh.
Insert the Brother CD-ROM labelled Macintosh into your CD-ROM drive.
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The following window will appear.
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Double-click the Documentation icon.
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Double-click your language folder.
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Double-click top.html to view the User’s Guide, Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide in HTML format.
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Click the documentation you want to read.
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User’s Guide
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Software User’s Guide
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Network User’s Guide
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The documents are also available in PDF format (4 manuals): User’s Guide for stand-alone operations, Software User’s Guide, Network User’s Guide and Quick Setup Guide. The PDF format is recommended for printing the manuals.
Double-click Brother Solutions Center icon to go to the Brother Solutions Center, where you can view or download the PDF documents. (Internet access and PDF Reader software are required.)
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How to find scanning instructions

There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as follows:
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Software User’s Guide:

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Scanning in Chapter 8
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Using ControlCenter2 in Chapter 9
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Network Scanning in Chapter 12
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Presto! PageManager User’s Guide:

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The complete Presto! PageManager User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help selection in the Presto! PageManager application.
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How to find Network setup instructions

Your machine can be connected to a wired network. You can find basic setup instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. For more information about network setup please see the Network User's Guide.
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