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System Requirements

For using your printer with a PC
For using your printer with a Macintosh

For using your printer with a PC

To use your printer, you need Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows® 98, 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.

Minimum system	Recommended system
i486/25 MHz for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 i486/66 MHz for Windows 98	Pentium II 300 MHz or higher processor
16 MB RAM	128 MB RAM or more
20 MB hard disk space for Windows 95 and 98 40 MB for Windows NT 4.0	400 MB or more free 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 using 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 Apple Macintosh computers.

Minimum system	Recommended system
PowerPC	PowerPC 604e 300 MHz or higher processor
System 7.6.1	System 7.6.1 or later
14 MB of available memory 23 MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.	25 MB or more of available memory 40 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 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 A1 (594 x 841 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.

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 double the size of the files you want to print.

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