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Using the Reference Guide and Photo Print Software Setup

Using this product

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

For Windows

To use this product, you need to have Microsoft^® Windows^® XP, Me, 98, or 2000 installed.

To connect this product via a standard, shielded USB 1.1 cable, you need a Windows XP, 98, or 2000 pre-installed PC equipped with a USB port. For Windows Me users, your PC must be a Windows Me pre-installed model or upgraded from a Windows 98 pre-installed model.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System
Pentium 233 MHz processor	Pentium 300 MHz processor
64 MB RAM for Windows Me, 98, and 2000 128 MB RAM for Windows XP	256 MB RAM
40 MB hard disk space for Windows Me and 98 70 MB hard disk space for Windows XP and 2000	900 MB hard disk space for Windows Me and 98 1 GB hard disk space for Windows XP and 2000
SVGA monitor	XGA monitor

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

For Macintosh

Your Macintosh must also meet the following system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2	Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2
PowerPC G3 233 MHz	PowerPC G4 355 MHz
64 MB of available memory 18 MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.	256 MB of available memory or more 87 MB of available memory or more when background printing is turned on.
50 MB hard disk space	1.3 GB hard disk space

Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System
Mac OS X 10.2	Mac OS X 10.2
PowerPC G3 233 MHz	PowerPC G4 355 MHz
128 MB RAM	256 MB RAM or more
50 MB hard disk space	1.3 GB hard disk space

Note:

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

For 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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Using the Reference Guide and Photo Print Software Setup

Refer to the appropriate section below for the minimum system requirements necessary to use the Reference Guide and Photo Print Software Setup.

For Windows

System	Microsoft Windows^® XP, ME, 98, or 2000
CPU	Pentium 150 MHz processor for Windows Me Pentium processor for Windows 98 Pentium 233 MHz processor for Windows XP Pentium 133 MHz processor for Windows 2000
Memory	32 MB RAM for Windows Me 16 MB RAM for Windows 98 64 MB RAM for Windows XP and 2000
Hard disk space	7 MB to install the Reference Guide and Photo Print Software Setup
CD-ROM drive	Double-speed (quad-speed or faster recommended)
Display	640 x 480 pixel or 800 x 600 pixel resolution, with High Color (16 bit) or True Color (32 bit) setting
Browser	Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later recommended)

For Macintosh

System	Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2, Mac OS X 10.2
Memory	18 MB RAM (32 MB RAM or more recommended)
Hard disk space	7 MB to install the Reference Guide and Photo Print Software Setup
CD-ROM drive	Double-speed (quad-speed or faster recommended)
Display	640 x 480 pixel or 800 x 600 pixel resolution, with High Color (16 bit) or True Color (32 bit) setting
Browser	Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later recommended)

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