INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

Connecting a USB cable

Follow the procedure below to connect the machine to your computer.

A USB cable for connecting the machine to your computer is not included with the machine. Please purchase the appropriate cable for your computer.

 

 

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USB is available with a PC/AT compatible computer that was

 

Caution

 

 

originally equipped with USB and had Windows 98, Windows Me,

 

 

 

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP or Windows Vista

 

 

 

preinstalled.

 

 

• Do not connect the USB cable before installing the printer driver. The

 

 

 

USB cable should be connected during installation of the printer

 

 

 

driver.

 

 

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If the machine will be connected using a USB 2.0 port of your

 

Note

computer, please purchase a USB cable that supports USB 2.0.

•To obtain the fastest USB 2.0 data transfer speed, "USB2.0 MODE SWITCH" in the machine's user programs must be set to "HI-SPEED". For more information, see "USER PROGRAMS" (p.58).

•Use the machine's "HI-SPEED" mode only when using a computer that is running Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

•Even when the Microsoft USB 2.0 driver is used, it may not be possible to obtain full USB 2.0 speed if a PC card supporting USB 2.0 is used. To obtain the latest driver (which may enable a higher speed), contact the manufacturer of your PC card.

•Connection is also possible using a USB 1.1 port on your computer. However, the specifications will be USB 1.1 specifications (Full-Speed).

1Insert the cable into the USB connector on the machine.

2 Insert the other end of the cable into your computer's USB port.

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