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System Requirements

For Windows
For Macintosh

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 233 MHz Pentium 233 MHz Pentium 233 MHz Pentium 233 MHz	Pentium 300 MHz Pentium 300 MHz Pentium 300 MHz Pentium 300 MHz
RAM Windows Me Windows 98 Windows XP Windows 2000	64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 64 MB	256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB
HDD Space Windows Me Windows 98 Windows XP Windows 2000	40 MB 40 MB 70 MB 70 MB	800MB 800MB 850MB 850MB
Others	SVGA monitor (800 x 600)	XGA or better monitor (1024 x 768)

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

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For Macintosh

Your Macintosh must also meet the following system requirements.

	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2	Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2
CPU	PowerPC G3 233 MHz	PowerPC G4 355 MHz
RAM	64 MB	256 MB
HDD Space	50 MB	1.2 GB

	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	Mac OS X 10.2	Mac OS X 10.2
CPU	PowerPC G3 233 MHz	PowerPC G4 355 MHz
RAM	128 MB RAM	256 MB RAM
HDD Space	50 MB	2.7 GB

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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