Caution

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

Introduction 13

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® IV 1 GHz or higher processor recommended

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

For USB connection: PC with USB-compliant port running Windows 98 (factory installed), Me, 2000, or XP

For IEEE 1394 connection: PC with IEEE 1394 port running Windows Me, 2000, or XP

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

•256MB of RAM or higher recommended

•At least 25MB of free hard disk space to install the software, and at least 2GB of free hard disk space for processing files (8GB 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, 2000, or XP 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 connection: the optional IEEE 1394 port (described on page 10) and a shielded IEEE 1394 cable

For network connection: the optional Ethernet card (described on page 10) and a compatible cable