MB290- 63 -PC FeaturesPC FeaturesIntroductionThe Companion Suite Pro software allows the connectionof a personal computer with a compatible multifunctionmachine.From the PC, you can:• manage the multifunction machine, allowing you to setit up according to your needs,• print your documents on the multifunction machinefrom your usual applications,• scan colour, grey scale or black and white documentsand edit them on your PC, or process them into textusing the character recognition software (OCR).Configuration requirementsThe minimum configuration requirements for yourpersonal computer are:Supported operating systems:• Windows 2000 with at least Service Pack 4,• Windows XP x86 (Home and Pro) with at least ServicePack 1,• Windows 2003 server for printing driver only,• Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit),• Mac OS 10.3 to 10.5,• Linux (Redhat 9.0, Debian 4.0, Suse 10.2, Fedora 7and Ubuntu 7.10).Processor:• 800 MHz for Windows 2000,• 1 GHz for Windows XP x86 (Home and Pro),• 1 GHz for Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit).A CD-ROM driveA free USB port or LAN port600 Mbytes of available disk space for the installationRAM memory:• 128 Mbytes minimum for Windows 2000,• 192 Mbytes minimum for Windows XP x86 (Home andPro),• 1 GByte for Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit).InstallationThis section describes the following installationprocedures:• full installation of the Companion Suite Pro software,• installation of the drivers only using the CompanionSuite Pro software,• manual installation of the drivers only.Installing the full software packageTurn your PC on. Open an account session with theadministration rights.1 Open the CD-ROM drive, insert the installation CD-ROM and close the drive.2 An installation procedure is automatically run (Autorun). If it does not, double-click on setup.exe at theCD-ROM's root.3 A screen titled C OMPANION S UITE P RO LL2appears. This screen allows you to install anduninstall the software, access the product's userguides or browse the CD-ROM contents.4 Place your cursor on INSTALL PRODUCTS andconfirm with left-click of the mouse.5 The Products Installation screen appears.Place your cursor on A LL PRODUCTS and confirm byleft-click with the mouse.NoteSee Mac/Linux CD ROM for moreinformation about installationinstruction. NoteThe full installation copies on yourhard disk the software required for thegood execution of the CompanionSuite Pro kit, which is:- Companion Suite Pro (machinemanagement software, printer drivers,scanner, ...),- Adobe Acrobat Reader,- PaperPort.You may already be the owner of aversion of the software available in theinstallation CD-ROM.In this case use the C USTOMIZEDinstallation, select the software thatyou want to install on your hard driveand confirm your choice.