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6 | Introduction
Windows System Requirements
To use your printer in either a standalone or peer-to-peer network
environment, your system should include the requirements listed below:
•
IBM
®
-compatible PC with a Pentium
®
II 400 MHz or higher processor
recommended
•
For parallel connection: Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, or 2000
For USB connection: PC with USB port running Windows 98 (factory
installed), Me, or 2000
For IEEE 1394 connection: PC with FireWire port running
Windows Me or 2000
For 10/100 BaseT Ethernet connection: Ethernet equipped PC running
Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, or 2000
•
256MB of RAM
•
At least 50MB of free hard disk space to install the software, and at least
150MB of free hard disk space for processing files (2GB or more
available hard disk space recommended)
•
Quad-speed (4×) CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer
software
•
For parallel connection: a high-speed bidirectional, IEEE-1284
compliant parallel cable, 6 to 10 ft. (1.8 to 3 m) long, with 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, Me, or 2000
with a Windows compliant USB port and a shielded USB “AB” cable
from Series A (computer) to Series B (printer), up to 6.6 ft. (2 meters)
long
For IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connection: a compliant IEEE 1394 port
and a shielded IEEE 1394 cable
For network connection: the optional EpsonNet Print Server (described
on page 2) and compatible cable
Note
If you are not using Photo
Printing Accelerator in
your driver (see page 4-3
for details), or if you
are using a software or
hardware RIP, you
must have a Pentium III
700 MHz or higher
processor with 512MB
RAM to keep the printer
running at full engine
speed.
Caution
Using an improperly
shielded USB cable—
especially a cable more
than 6.6 ft. (2 meters)
long—may cause the
printer to malfunction.