Brother MFC-5100C - PC FAX Setup and Operations

15 - 1 SETTING UP AND USING PC FAX (FOR WINDOWS
®
ONLY)
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BHL-FB-MFC-5100C-FM5.5
15 Setting Up and Using PC FAX
(For Windows
®
Only)
Introduction
This chapter outlines the basics of the Brother software, so you can get started
using the Multi-Function Link
®
Pro Suite software. Detailed installation and
setup instructions are in the On-Line Documentation section of the Brother CD-
ROM that is included with your MFC.
Multi-Function Link
®
Pro Suite software for your MFC includes ScanSoft™
PaperPort
®
for Brother and ScanSoft™ TextBridge
®
. (See Chapter 14 Scanner
and Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort® and TextBridge® OCR (For Windows® Only)
.)
Brother Resource Manager
The Brother Resource Manager application must be running for you to use your
MFC with your Windows
®
computer. Multi-Function Link
®
Pro Suite software
and the MFL Pro Suite Printer Driver automatically load the Resource Manager,
as needed. The Resource Manager allows the single bi-directional Parallel port
on the MFC to simulate a Communications port for faxing and scanning and to
simulate a Parallel port for Windows
®
GDI printing.
Check the online README.WRI file in the root directory of the
CD-ROM for last-minute important information and
troubleshooting tips that were not included in the On-Line
Documentation.