Sharp AR-157E Hardware And Software Requirements, Before Installation, MFP Driver, Button

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Check the following hardware and software requirements in order to install the software.

Computer type	IBM PC/AT or compatible computer equipped with a
	USB1.1*1 or bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE 1284)
Operating system*2	Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT
	Workstation 4.0 (ServicePack 5 or later)*3, Windows 2000
	Professional*3, Windows XP Professional*3, Windows XP
	Home Edition*3
Display	800 x 600dots (SVGA) display with 256 colors (or better)
Hard disk free space	150MB or more
Other requirement	An environment on which any of the operating systems listed
for hardware	above can fully operate

*1 Compatible with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition preinstalled model with USB interface equipped as standard.

*2 Printing is unavailable in MS-DOS mode.

*3 The administrator's authorization is required to install this software using this installer.

BEFORE INSTALLATION

The following table shows the drivers and software that can be installed for each version of Windows and interface connection method.

	MFP Driver		Button
	Printer driver/			Sharpdesk
	Print Status	Scanner driver	Manager
	Window
Users of Windows
98/Me/2000/XP who		Available	Available	Available
will use the USB
interface connection
Users of Windows	Available*1
98/Me/2000/XP who
will use the parallel		Not Available	Not	Available*2
interface connection			Available
Windows 95/NT 4.0
users
*1 When the unit is connected through the parallel port, the Print Status Window can only					8
be used when the parallel port is set to ECP mode. To set the parallel port mode, refer

to your computer manual or ask the manufacturer of your computer.

*2 Sharpdesk can be installed when using a parallel interface connection, however, the unit’s scanner function cannot be used.

Is there another GDI printer driver or a Windows Printing System printer driver already installed? If installed, change the printer port setting. For the change of the printer port setting, see "USING OTHER INSTALLED DRIVERS" (p.66).

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