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Requirements and Notices
Windows System Requirements
To use your printer and its software, we recommend that your system has: 
■ Microsoft Windows compatible PC with a Pentium
®
 II 266 MHz (Windows 98 or Me) or 
350 MHz (Windows 2000 or XP) or better processor (Pentium III 500 MHz recommended)
■ 128MB or more of RAM recommended
■ 200MB or more of free hard disk space recommended
■ VGA or better display adapter and monitor
■ CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer software
■ USB connection: a Windows-compliant USB port and a shielded USB “AB” cable
Parallel connection: a high-speed, bidirectional, IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable (6 to 10 feet 
long) with a D-SUB, 21-pin, male connector (computer end) and a 36-pin Centronics
®
 
compatible connector (printer end)
IEEE-1394 connection: an OHCI-compliant IEEE-1394 port or interface card and an 
IEEE-1394 cable
Macintosh System Requirements
To use your printer and its software, we recommend that your system has: 
■ An Apple
®
 iMac
™
 series, Power Macintosh
®
 G3 or G4, PowerBook,
®
 or iBook
™
 
■ Mac OS 8.6 through 9.x, OS X 10.1.x or 10.2.x (Mac OS 9.0 or later recommended) 
■ 128MB or more of available RAM recommended
■ 200MB or more of free hard disk space recommended
■ VGA display or better
■ CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer software
■ USB connection: a shielded USB “AB” cable
FireWire
®
 connection: an OHCI-compliant FireWire port or interface card and a FireWire cable