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System Requirements

For PCs
For Macintosh computers

For PCs

To use your printer, you need Microsoft® Windows® 3.1, Windows® 95, Windows® 98, or Windows® NT 4.0; and a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable. If you want to connect your printer to a USB port, you need a Windows 98 pre-installed PC equipped with a USB port; and a shielded USB cable.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System
i386/25 MHz for Windows 3.1 i486/25 MHz for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 i486/66 MHz for Windows 98	Pentium or higher processor
16 MB RAM	32 MB RAM or more for Windows 3.1, 95 and 98 64 MB or more for Windows NT 4.0
10 MB hard disk space for Windows 3.1, 95 and 98 20 MB for Windows NT 4.0	50 MB or more free disk space for Windows 3.1, 95 and 98 100 MB or more for Windows NT 4.0
VGA monitor	VGA or better monitor

Your computer dealer can help you update your system if it does not meet these requirements.

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For Macintosh computers

To connect this printer to Apple® Macintosh® computers, you must use a USB cable.

Your Macintosh must also meet the following system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System
Mac OS 8.1	Mac OS 8.5.1 or later
6 MB of available memory 9 MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.	14 MB or more of available memory 24 MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.

Note:

The amount of available memory varies according to the number and kind of applications that are open. To see how much memory is available, choose About This Computer from the Apple menu and refer to the memory size (listed in kilobytes) under "Largest Unused Block" (1,024K=1 MB).

The memory requirements above are for printing on Letter size paper. These requirements may vary depending on the size of the paper, the type of application you are using, and the complexity of the document you want to print.

In addition to these system and memory requirements, you also need 10 MB of free hard disk space to install your printer software. To print, you need extra hard disk space amounting to about twice the size of the file you want to print.

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