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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 Windows^® 2000.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements:

Minimum system	Recommended system
i486/25 MHz for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 i486/66 MHz for Windows 98 Pentium 133 MHz for Windows 2000	Pentium II 300 MHz or higher processor
16MB RAM for Windows 95 and 98 64MB RAM for Windows 2000	128 MB RAM or more
20MB hard disk space for Windows 95 and 98 40MB for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000	1.2 GB 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 standard Apple System Peripheral-8 cable (8-pin mini-circular connector) or USB conversion cable.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements:

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 B0 (1030 mm 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.

In addition to these system and memory requirements, you also need 12 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 file you want to print.

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