Product Information / Printer Specifications

System Requirements

For using the printer
For using the online Reference Guide

For using the printer

Refer to the appropriate section below for the minimum and recommended computer system requirements necessary to use EPSON Stylus C40UX, C40SX, C20UX, and C20SX printers.

For Windows

To use Stylus C40UX and C20UX printers, your computer must be a Microsoft^® Windows^® Me, Windows^® 98, or Windows^® 2000 pre-installed model, or a Windows 98 pre-installed model that was upgraded to Windows Me. The computer must be equipped with a USB port and the printer must be connected via a standard, shielded USB cable.

To use Stylus C40SX and C20SX printers, you need Windows Me, 98, 95, or 2000 installed and the printer must be connected via a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable.

Your computer should also meet the following system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements

Recommended System

Pentium 150 MHz for Windows Me

Pentium for Windows 98 and for Windows 95

Pentium 133 MHz processor for Windows 2000

Pentium 150 MHz or higher processor for Windows Me. Pentium for Windos 98 and 95.

Pentium 133 MHz or higher processor for Windows 2000

32 MB RAM for Windows Me

16 MB RAM for Windows 98 and 95

64 MB RAM for Windows 2000

64 MB RAM for Windows Me

64 MB RAM or more for Windows 98 and 95.

64 MB RAM or more for Windows 2000.

20 MB hard disk space for Windows Me, 98 and 95

40 MB hard disk space for Windows 2000

50 MB hard disk space or more for Windows Me, 98 and 95

100 MB hard disk space or more for Windows 2000

VGA monitor

VGA or better monitor

Your computer dealer can help you update your system if it does not meet these requirements.

For Macintosh

To connect the EPSON Stylus C40UX printer to Apple^® Macintosh^® computers, you must use a USB cable.

Your Macintosh must also meet the following system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements

Recommended System

Mac OS 8.1

Mac OS 9.0 or later

6 MB of available memory

6 MB of available memory when background printing is turned on.

13 MB of available memory or more

23 MB of available memory or more when background printing is on.

Note:

The amount of available memory varies according to the number and kind of applications that are open. To see how much memory is available, choose About This Computer from the Apple menu and refer to the memory size (listed in kilobytes) under "Largest Unused Block" (1,024K=1 MB).

The memory requirements above are for printing on Letter size paper. These requirements may vary depending on the size of the paper, the type of application you are using, and the complexity of the document that you want to print.

In addition to these system and memory requirements, you need 10 MB of free hard disk space to install your printer software. To print, you also need extra hard disk space amounting to about twice the size of the file that you want to print.

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For using the online Reference Guide

Refer to the appropriate section below for the minimum system requirements necessary to use the online Reference Guide.

For Windows

System	Microsoft Windows Me, 98, 95, or 2000
CPU	Pentium 150 MHz processor (for Windows Me) i486/66 MHz (for Windows 98) (Pentium or better recommended) i486/25 MHz (for Windows 95) (Pentium or better recommended) Pentium 133 MHz for Windows 2000
Memory	16 MB RAM for Windows 98 and 95 (32 MB RAM or more recommended) 32 MB RAM for Windows Me and 2000
Hard disk space	5 MB to install the Reference Guide 45 MB to install Microsoft Internet Explorer
CD-ROM drive	Double-speed (quad-speed or faster recommended)
Display	640 x 480 pixel or 800 x 600 pixel resolution, with High Color (16 bit) or True Color (32 bit) setting
Browser	Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later recommended)

For Macintosh

System	System 7.5.1 (System 7.6 or later recommended)
Memory	16 MB RAM (32 MB RAM or more recommended)
Hard disk space	4 MB to install the Reference Guide 15 MB to install Microsoft Internet Explorer
CD-ROM drive	Double-speed (quad-speed or faster recommended)
Display	640 x 480 pixel or 800 x 600 pixel resolution, with High Color (16 bit) or True Color (32 bit) setting
Browser	Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later recommended)

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