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Check the following hardware and software requirements in order to install the software.

*1 Compatible with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, 

Windows XP or Windows Vista preinstalled model standardly equipped with a 
USB port.

*2 Printing is not available in MS-DOS mode.
*3 The machine does not support printing from a Macintosh environment.
*4 Administrator's rights are required to install the software using the installer.

The following table shows the drivers and software that can be installed for each
version of Windows and interface connection method.

*1 The printer driver that is installed will vary depending on the type of connection 

between the machine and your computer.

*2 Although it is possible to install Button Manager and Sharpdesk on Windows 

98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, neither Button Manager nor the scanner function of 
Sharpdesk can actually be used.

Computer type

IBM PC/AT or compatible computer equipped with a
USB 2.0/1.1*

1

 or 10Base-T LAN interface

Operating system*

2 

*

3

Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional*

4

, 

Windows XP*

4

, Windows Vista*

4

*

Display

800 x 600 dots (SVGA) display with 256 colors (or better)

Hard disk free space

150 MB or more

Other hardware 
requirements

An environment on which any of the operating systems 
listed above can fully operate

USB

Windows 98/Me/

2000/XP/Vista

Available*

1

Available

LAN

Windows 98/Me/

2000/XP/Vista

Not available*

2