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Windows System Requirements
To use your printer and its software with a PC, your system should have:
■ An IBM
®
compatible PC with at least a 386/25 (for Windows 3.1x),
486/25 MHz (for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0), or 486/66 MHz (for
Windows 98) processor
■ DOS, Microsoft
®
Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
■ At least 16MB of RAM (32MB for Windows 95 or 98 or 64MB for
Windows NT 4.0 recommended)
■ At least 50MB of free hard disk space (100MB recommended)
■ VGA, Super VGA, or better display adapter and monitor
■ Double-speed (2x) CD-ROM drive (quad [4x] or faster recommended) for
installing the printer software
■ For parallel connection, a 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 to a computer running Windows 98 with a Windows 98
compliant USB port, a shielded USB “AB” interface cable, from Series A
(computer) to Series B (printer), up to 6.5 ft. (2.0 meters) long.
Using an improperly shielded USB cable—especially a cable
more than 6.5 ft. (2.0 meters) long—may cause the printer to
malfunction.
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