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10 | Introduction
Macintosh System Requirements
To use your printer in either a stand-alone or peer-to-peer network
environment, your Macintosh
®
system should meet these requirements:
• Mac OS
®
X 10.5.8 or higher
• PowerPC G5, Intel, or higher processor
• At least 1GB of RAM (2GB or more recommended)
• At least 100MB of free hard disk space to install the software and at least
30GB of free hard disk space for processing files
• Quad-speed (4×) or faster CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the
printer software
• For USB connection: a compliant USB Hi-Speed 2.0 port and a
shielded USB “AB” cable from Series A (computer) to Series B (printer),
up to 10 feet long
• For network connection: Ethernet-equipped Macintosh and a
compatible cable
Windows System Requirements
To use your printer in either a stand-alone or peer-to-peer network
environment, your system should meet these requirements:
• IBM
®
-compatible PC with a Pentium
®
4, 3 GHz or higher processor
recommended
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7, Windows Vista
®
, Windows
XP Professional
x64 Edition, or Windows XP
• At least 1GB of RAM
• At least 100MB of free hard disk space to install the software, and at
least 20GB of free hard disk space for processing files
• Quad-speed (4×) or faster CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the
printer software
Caution: Using an
improperly shielded
cable—especially a cable
more than 10 feet (6 m)
long—may cause the
printer to malfunction.
Note: USB 2.0 is
required to run the
printer at full speed.
