System Requirements

To use your printer, you need Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows® 98, or Windows® NT 4.0; and a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable. If you want 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.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements:

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

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 equivalent.

If you want connect your printer to a USB port, you need an iMac computer with a USB port; and a shielded USB cable.

Macintosh LC475, LC575, LC630
Macintosh Quadra Series
Macintosh Centris Series
Macintosh PowerBook™ Series (PowerBook 190, 520, 540, 550 or later)
Macintosh PowerBook Duo 280, 2300c/100
Macintosh Performa 475, 575, 588, 630, 5210 or later
Power Macintosh Series
iMac Series (for USB)

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" (1,024K=1MB).

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 you want to print.

In addition to these system and memory requirements, you also need 10MB 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.