Printing from Computers

This section explains how to connect the printer to a computer to print.

Computer System Requirements

You computer must meet the minimum requirements listed below to enable printing from the computer.

Windows

OS:

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP

 

(including Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2)

Configuration:

One of the above operating systems pre-

 

installed on a computer with built-in USB

 

ports.

 

CPU:

Pentium 500 MHz or higher processor

RAM:

256 MB or more

 

Interface:

USB

 

Free Hard Disk Space:

Canon Utilities

 

 

ZoomBrower EX:

200 MB or more

 

Easy-PhotoPrint:

65 MB or more

 

PhotoStitch:

40 MB or more

 

Canon SELPHY Printer Driver:

4 MB or more

 

(required during installation)

Display:

1,024 x 768 pixels or more

 

High Color (16 bit) or better

Macintosh

OS:

Mac OS X (v10.2-v10.4)

 

Configuration:

One of the above operating systems pre-

 

installed on a computer with built-in USB

 

ports.

 

CPU:

PowerPC G3/G4/G5 or Intel processor*

RAM:

256 MB or more

 

Interface:

USB

 

Free Hard Disk Space:

Canon Utilities

 

 

ImageBrower:

200 MB or more

 

PhotoStitch:

40 MB or more

 

Canon SELPHY Printer Driver:

4 MB or more

 

(required during installation)

Display:

1,024 x 768 pixels or more

 

32,000 colors or better

 

*EOS Utility (an application for EOS DIGITAL cameras) supported on PowerPC only.

Please note that Canon cannot guarantee operation with all computers even if they comply with the noted system requirements.

The software for Macintosh computers cannot be used on disks formatted with the UFS (Unix File System).

This guide uses examples based on Windows XP and Mac OS X (v10.3). If you use a different version of operating system, the procedures or screens may differ slightly.