Introduction
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Setting Up the Printing Environment
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System Requirements
Your operating environment needs to meet the following requirements for you to
use the printer driver:
■ Operating system
• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows Me
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional/Home Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit processor version only)
- Operating Environment
* As the actual amount of memory that is available for use differs depending on the configuration of your
computer system and the application you are using, printing cannot be guaranteed in all cases in the above
environments.
- Recommended Environment
■ Interface
When connecting via USB
• Windows 98/Me: USB Full-Speed (USB1.1 equivalent)
• Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed/USB Full-Speed (USB1.1
equivalent)
When connecting via a network (Requires the optional network board)
• Connector: 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX
• Protocol: TCP/IP, NetBIOS/NetBEUI (Windows XP/Server 2003 only supports TCP/IP)
NOTE
•
If you want to use the sounds from the printer driver, a PC synthesizer (and the PCM
synthesizer driver) needs to be installed in your computer. Do not use the PC speaker
driver (speaker.drv).
Pentium
300MHz or higher
64MB or more
20MB or more
Pentium
300MHz or higher
Windows 2000: 64MB or more
Windows XP/Server 2003: 128MB or more
15MB or more
CPU
Memory (RAM)*
Hard Disk
(PC/AT Compatibles)
Windows 98/Me Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
Pentium III
600MHz or higher
64MB or more
Pentium III
600MHz or higher
Windows 2000: 128MB or more
Windows XP/Server 2003: 256MB or more
CPU
Memory (RAM)
Windows 98/Me Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003