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Product Information / Printer Specifications

System Requirements

For PCs
For Macintosh computers

For PCs

To use your printer, you need Microsoft® Windows® 98 installed and a USB cable.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements

Recommended System

i486/66 MHz

Pentium or higher processor

16 MB RAM

32 MB RAM or more

20 MB hard disk space

50 MB or more hard disk space

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

Mac OS 8.5.1 or later, Mac OS ROM 1.2 or later

16 MB RAM
27 MB RAM 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 need 12 MB of free hard disk space to install your printer software. To print, you also need extra hard disk space amounting to about twice the size of the file you want to print.


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