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Notices
This chapter includes system requirements, safety instructions, legal notices, and other
important information about your EPSON Stylus Color 980N. For information about
UNIX and OS2, see your
Administrator’s Manual
.
Windows System Requirements
To use your printer and its software, your system should have:
■
An IBM
®
compatible PC with at least a 486/25 MHz processor (for Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0) or 486/66 MHz processor (for Windows 98 or Windows 2000);
Pentium or better processor recommended
■
Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6, or
Windows 2000
■
16MB of RAM (32MB for Windows 95 or Windows 98 recommended; 64MB
recommended for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000)
■
50MB of free hard disk space (100MB or more recommended)
■
VGA or better display adapter and monitor
■
CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer software
■
Ethernet network connection: a twisted-pair RJ45 “straight through” cable to connect the
printer’s Ethernet card to your network. (If you’ll be connecting your computer directly
to the printer, you must use an RJ45 “crossover” cable.)
Parallel connection: a high-speed, bidirectional IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable, up to
10 feet long (3 meters); the cable must have a D-SUB, 25-pin, male connector for your
computer, and a 36-pin, Centronics
®
compatible connector for the printer.
USB connection: a computer running Windows 98 or Windows 2000, with a
Windows-compliant USB port and a shielded USB “AB” cable up to 6.5 feet
(2 meters) long.
Using an improperly shielded USB cable—especially a cable more
than 6.5 feet (2 meters) long—may cause the printer to malfunction.
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