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System Requirements

To use your printer with a PC
To use your printer with a Macintosh

To use your printer with a PC

To use your printer, you need Microsoft^® Windows^® Millennium Edition , 98, 95, 2000, or 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 Me, 98, or 2000 pre-installed PC equipped with a USB port, and a shielded USB cable.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements:

Minimum system	Recommended system
Pentium for Windows 98, 95, and NT 4.0 Pentium 133 MHz for Windows 2000 Pentium 150 MHz for Windows Me	Pentium II 400 MHz or higher processor
32 MB RAM for Windows Me, 98, 95, NT 4.0 64 MB RAM for Windows 2000	128 MB RAM or more
100 MB hard disk space for Windows Me, 98, 95, 2000, and NT 4.0	500 MB¹/300 MB² or more free disk space (B0)
VGA monitor	VGA or better monitor

*1 is for graphic data use

*2 is for line data use

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

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To use your printer with a Macintosh

To use this printer, your Apple^® Macintosh^® must meet the following system requirements. You also need a USB cable to connect this printer to your Macintosh.

Minimum system	Recommended system
PowerPC	PowerPC G3 350MHz¹/PowerPC G3 300 MHz² or higher processor
System 7.6.1	Mac OS 8.1 or later
11 MB of available memory 14 MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.	33 MB or more of available memory 56 MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.
-	500 MB¹/300 MB² or more free disk space (B0)

*1 is for graphic data use

*2 is for line data use

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 Macintosh from the Apple menu and refer to the memory size (listed in kilobytes) under "Largest Unused Block" (1,024 K = 1 MB).

The memory requirements above are for printing on B0 (1030 x 1456 mm) 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.

The available interface varies according to Macintosh system version as follows:
Network interface: 7.6.1 to 9.x
USB interface: 8.1 to 9.x
Type-B interface: 8.6.x to 9.x

In addition to these system and memory requirements, you also need 15 MB of free hard disk space to install your printer software.

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