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Chapter I. Installing the Scanner
Before installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper
components. A list of the package contents is provided in the Box Contents section of
this guide.
Software Installation Requirements
Your scanner comes with the image-editing software, BCR software, the
scanner's driver, and the Smart Touch software. All of these software applications use
approximately 250 megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed into your
computer. To ensure ample room for the installation, as well as for scanning and
saving images, a minimum of 300 megabytes of hard disk space is recommended.
The USB scanner can only operate under the Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000
Professional or XP operating system.
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This scanner is designed and manufactured strictly in compliance
with USB 2.0 High Speed and Full Speed specifications. Should
you encounter scanning problems with this scanner on Windows
98/Me whereas you have also recently upgraded the computer
hardware to include USB 2.0 High Speed support, it is very
probably resulted from the compatibility between the operating
system and the USB 2.0 chipset on mother boards or interface
cards due to Microsoft's lack of USB 2.0 support in Windows
98/Me. To rectify the problem, you are recommended to buy an
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additional compatible card or upgrade your operating system to
Windows XP/2000.
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Please do not use multiple USB scanners in Windows XP
simultaneously! For more information, please refer to the
following URL...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324756
Hardware Requirements
This scanner connects to your computer through the Universal Serial Bus (USB)
which supports hot Plug and Play. To determine whether your computer is USB-
capable, you must check the rear of your PC to locate a USB jack that looks the same
as the one pictured below. Note that on some computers, the USB port at the rear of
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