DA300 Printer - Overview • 1
System Requirements
Appendix A, Control Panel Menus
Explains the Main Menu and Setup Menu options avail- able on the DA300 control panel.
Appendix B, Specifications
Provides hardware and material specifications. Your printer will run at its best when your material conforms to our specifications.
In order to operate the DA300 with your computer, your system must meet the following requirements:
CPU | Pentium III or equivalent |
| 64 MB RAM or greater |
Operating System* | Windows 98 (2nd Edition), |
| Windows ME, Windows2000, |
| WindowsXP |
Printer Cable | A parallel cable is supplied with your |
| printer. You may also choose to use |
| a serial cable. In either case, make |
| sure the cable is no longer than 10 |
| feet. |
*NOTE: Subject to change. Below is a table of the Microsoft operating systems currently supported and the dates Pitney Bowes expects to stop providing support for the drivers that run in those systems.
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| Last Date Pitney Bowes will support |
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| Microsoft’s | drivers installed with Microsoft |
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Microsoft Windows | Windows Operating System in | Recommended | |
"Not Supported" | conjunction with AddressRight and | ||
Operating System | Date* | DocuMatch** | Replacement |
95 | December 31, 2001 | April 30, 2003 | Windows 2000 Pro or XP Pro |
98 and 98 (2nd ed.) | January 16, 2004 | July 31, 2004 | Windows 2000 Pro or XP Pro |
Millennium (Me) | December 31, 2004 | July 31, 2004 | Windows 2000 Pro or XP Pro |
NT 4.0 | June 30, 2003 | July 31, 2004 | Windows 2000 Pro or XP Pro |
XP Home | December 31, 2006 | December 31, 2006 | To be determined |
2000 Professional | March 31, 2007 | March 31, 2007 | To be determined |
XP Professional | December 31, 2008 | December 31, 2008 | To be determined |
*Source: Microsoft.com (posted 1/15/03)
**Dates subject to change, including any change due to Microsoft’s support cessation dates or if USPS changes requirements. Should dates change, they will be posted on our web site at www.pb.com/support.
Pitney Bowes DA300 Operator Guide |
