Alps Electric MD-1300 manual Installing the Printer Driver, Purpose of the Printer Driver

Installing the Printer Driver

Installing the Printer Driver

Before you can use your printer, you need to install the MD-1300 printer driver software so that your computer can work with the MD-1300 printer.

This section describes how to install the MD-1300 printer driver. These directions as- sume that you are familiar with normal Macintosh operations, such as using the mouse and menus. Please refer to the user’s guide that came with your Macintosh if you need information about general Macintosh operations.

Purpose of the Printer Driver

The printer driver is software that enables your computer to control the printer. When printing from any application, you must select a printer driver that matches the printer being used in order to ensure accurate printing results. To take advan- tage of the many features of the MD-1300, select the MD-1300 printer driver before creating your documents.

Preparing for Installation

Before installing the printer driver, check your hard disk with the Disk First Aid utility to make sure that it has no serious problems.

Refer to the Macintosh manual for information about using Disk First Aid.

System Requirements

The system requirements for the MD-1300 printer driver are as follows:

Computer: Apple Macintosh computer or compatible

Operation system: System 7.0.1 or later

Disk space required during printing (approximate):

	Monochrome image	Color image
Photo Realistic Printing	16MB	30MB
Photographic-Quality Color Printing	40MB	40MB

Total RAM: 16 MB or more (32 MB or more is recommended)

*The abave are approximate figures of the total disk space required when printing at 300 x 300 dpi.

Note

The working disk space needed during printing is automatically erased after printing is completed.

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