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System Requirements

For Windows
For Macintosh computers

Refer to the appropriate section below for the minimum and recommended computer system requirements necessary to use this product.

For Windows

To connect this product to a USB port, you need a Microsoft^® Windows^® Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 pre-installed PC equipped with a USB port and this product must be connected via a standard, shielded USB cable.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements.

	Minimum	Recommended
CPU Windows Me Windows 98 Windows XP Windows 2000	Pentium 233MHz Pentium 233MHz Pentium 233MHz Pentium 233MHz	Pentium 233MHz or higher Pentium 233MHz or higher Pentium 300MHz or higher Pentium 233MHz or higher
RAM Windows Me Windows 98 Windows XP Windows 2000	64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB	64MB or more 64MB or more 128MB or more 64MB or more
HDD Space Windows Me Windows 98 Windows XP Windows 2000	200MB 200MB 200MB 200MB	550MB or more 550MB or more 550MB or more 550MB or more
Others	SVGA monitor (800 x 600)	SVGA 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 product to Apple^® Macintosh^® computers, you must use a USB cable.

Your Macintosh must also meet the following system requirements.

	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Mac OS 8.6	Mac OS 9.1 or later
CPU	PowerPC G3	PowerPC G3 or higher
RAM	128MB of available memory	128MB or more of available memory
HDD Space	200MB	550MB or more

	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Mac OS X 10.1 or later	Mac OS X 10.1 or later
CPU	PowerPC G3	PowerPC G3 or higher
RAM	128MB	256MB or more
HDD Space	200MB	550MB or more

Note:

For users of Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, 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).

For Mac OS X users, to see how much memory is available, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu.

For users of Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, 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 that you want to print.

In addition to these system and memory requirements, you need 20 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 that you want to print.

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