User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Printing with Mac OS X
- Printing with Windows
- Basic Settings
- Selecting Settings on the Main Tab
- Selecting the Media Type setting
- Selecting the Color setting
- Selecting the Print Quality setting
- Selecting the Mode setting
- Selecting the Advanced settings
- Paper Configuration
- Saving settings
- Deleting settings
- Exporting and importing settings
- Selecting the Paper Source setting
- Selecting the Borderless setting
- Selecting the Paper Size setting
- Selecting the Printable Area setting
- Selecting the Roll Paper Option settings
- Selecting the Save Roll Paper setting
- Checking Ink Levels
- Previewing your printout
- Using the Manual function
- Selecting Settings on the Page Layout Tab
- Using the Printer Utilities
- Getting Information Through On-screen Help
- Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs
- Increasing the Print Speed
- Sharing Your Printer
- Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software
- The Control Panel
- Paper Handling
- Maintenance and Transportation
- Problem Solver
- Troubleshooting
- Printer stops printing unexpectedly
- The printer does not turn on or stay on
- The printer prints nothing
- Printouts are not what you expected
- Print quality could be better
- Color documents print in black ink only
- Printing could be faster
- Roll paper cannot be cut
- Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently
- Roll paper does not eject properly
- Clearing paper jams
- Managing Color with Profiles
- Paper Information
- Where To Get Help
- Troubleshooting
- Product Information
- Options and Consumable Products
- Safety Instructions
- Index
238 Product Information
Windows
To use your printer in either a stand-alone or peer-to-peer network
environment, your Windows system should meet these requirements:
❏ IBM-compatible PC with a Pentium 4, 3 GHz or higher processor
recommended
❏ Microsoft Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows
Vista, or Windows Vista x64
❏ At least 1GB of RAM (2GB or more recommended)
❏ At least 30GB of free hard disk space for software and processing files
❏ Quad-speed (4×) or faster CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer
software
❏ For USB connection: a Windows-compliant USB 2.0 port and a shielded
USB “AB” cable from Series A (computer) to Series B (printer), up to 10
feet long
❏ For Ethernet connection: Ethernet-equipped PC and a compatible
Category 6 cable
Interface Specifications
Your printer is equipped with a USB interface and an Ethernet interface.
USB interface
The printer’s built-in USB interface is based on the standards specified in the
Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 2.0, the Universal Serial Bus
Specification Revision 1.1, and the Universal Serial Bus Device Class
Definition for Printing Devices Version 1.1. This interface has the following
characteristics.
Standard Based on Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 2.0,
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.1, Universal
Serial Bus Device Class Definition for Printing Devices
Version 1.1