4 Introduction

Note

Using an improperly shielded USB cable— especially a cable more than 6.6 ft. (2 meters) long—may cause the printer to malfunction.

•For USB connection: a 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 FireWire or network connection: an optional FireWire or Ethernet interface card (described on page 2) and compatible cable

Windows System Requirements

To use your printer in either a standalone or peer-to-peer network environment, your system should include:

•IBM®-compatible PC with a Pentium® II or higher processor recommended

•For parallel connection: Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, or 2000

For USB connection: USB port equipped PC with Windows 98 (factory installed), Me, or 2000

For IEEE 1394 connection: FireWire port equipped PC with Windows Me or 2000

For 10/100 BaseT Ethernet connection: Ethernet equipped PC with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, or 2000

•256MB of RAM recommended

•At least 50MB of free hard disk space to install the software and at least 150MB of free hard disk space for processing files (more for large files)

•Double-speed (2⋅ ) CD-ROM drive (quad-speed [4⋅ ] or faster recommended) 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 FireWire or network connection: an optional FireWire or Ethernet interface card (described on page 2) and compatible cable