User Setup Information
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System Requirements
For Macintosh Users:
• Apple iMac or Power Macintosh
®
G3 computer with USB port
• For iMac: Mac
®
OS 8.1 or later
For Power Macintosh G3: Mac OS 8.5 or later
Note: If your iMac is running OS 8.1, you’ll need to update your
system as described on page 8 of this guide.
• At least 32MB of RAM (64MB recommended)
• At least 6MB of hard disk space
• VGA, Super VGA, or better display adapter and monitor
• Double-speed (or faster) CD-ROM drive for installing the
printer software
• Shielded USB “AB” cable from Series A (computer) to
Series B (printer), up to 6.5 feet (2 meters) long
For Windows Users:
• IBM
®
compatible PC with a 100 MHz Pentium processor or
higher
• Microsoft Windows 98 (for USB connection) or Windows 95,
98, or NT 4.0 (for parallel connection)
• At least 16MB of RAM (64MB recommended)
• At least 10MB of hard disk space
• VGA, Super VGA, or better display adapter and monitor
• Double-speed (or faster) CD-ROM drive for installing the
printer software
• For parallel connection: high-speed, bidirectional, IEEE-1284
compliant parallel cable (6 to 10 feet long); the cable must
have a D-SUB, 25-pin, male connector for your computer and
a 36-pin, Centronics
®
compatible connector for the printer
For USB connection: a computer running Windows 98 with a
Windows 98 compliant USB port and a shielded USB “AB”
cable from Series A (computer) to Series B (printer), up to
6.5 feet (2 meters) long