Product Information 189
Macintosh Requirements
To connect this printer to a Macintosh computer, you must have any of the following
Macintosh operating systems installed. For details on interfaces and operating systems,
refer to the following table.
Technical Specifications
Paper
Note:
❏ Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer
at any time, Epson cannot attest to the quality of any non-Epson brand or type of paper. Always
test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.
❏ Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and cause paper jams or other problems. If you
encounter problems, switch to a higher grade of paper.
❏ Use paper under normal conditions:
Temperature 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C)
Humidity 40 to 60% RH
Single sheets:
System PC Interface
PowerPC-based or Intel-based Macintosh
computers running Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.5.x
USB 1.0 or 2.0
Ethernet 100Base-TX/10Base-T (B-500DN only)
Size A4 (8.3 × 11.7 in., 210 × 297 mm)
4 × 6 in. (10 × 15 cm)
A6 (4.1 × 5.8 in., 105 × 148 mm)
Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 in.)
8 × 10 in. (20 × 25 cm)
16:9 wide size (4 × 7.11 in., 102 × 181 mm)
Letter 8 1/2 × 11 in.
Legal 8 1/2 × 14 in.
Paper types Plain bond paper or special paper distributed by Epson
Thickness
(for plain bond
paper)
0.003 to 0.005 in. (0.08 to 0.11 mm)