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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 the Printer, Scanner, PC Fax and Network. When you are ready to learn detailed information about these operations, read Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide that are on the CD-ROM.

Viewing Documentation

Viewing Documentation (Windows®)

To view the documentation, from the Start menu, point to Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) from the programs group, and then choose 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 into your CD-ROM drive.
Note Note
If the Brother screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer (Computer), double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click start.exe.
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If the model name screen appears, click your model name.
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If the language screen appears, click your language. The CD-ROM Top Menu will appear.
Screen
Note Note
If this window does not appear, use Windows® Explorer to 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:
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:
User’s Guide for stand-alone operations and Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide in PDF format.
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:
Software User’s Guide
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Scanning
(Windows® 2000 Professional/Windows® XP and Windows Vista®)
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ControlCenter3
(Windows® 2000 Professional/Windows® XP and Windows Vista®)
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Network Scanning
(Windows® 2000 Professional/Windows® XP and Windows Vista®)
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 (MFC-253CW/255CW/257CW)

Your machine can be connected to a wireless or wired network. You can find basic setup instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. If your wireless access point or router supports SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup or AOSS™, follow the steps 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 into your CD-ROM drive. The following window will appear.
Screen
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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 Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide in HTML format.
Screen
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Click the documentation you want to read.
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Software User’s Guide
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Network User’s Guide
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How to find Scanning instructions

There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as follows:
Software User’s Guide
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Scanning
(Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.5.x)
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ControlCenter2
(Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.5.x)
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Network Scanning
(Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.5.x)
Presto! PageManager User’s Guide
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Instructions for scanning directly from Presto! PageManager. 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 (MFC-253CW/255CW/257CW)

Your machine can be connected to a wireless or wired network. You can find basic setup instructions in the Quick Setup Guide. If your wireless access point or router supports SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup or AOSS™, follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. For more information about network setup please see the Network User's Guide.
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