Changing The Eprom For Compatibility With The Tma - Microtek ScanMaker IIG User Manual

Appendix I Changing the EPROM for compatibility
with the TMA
Note: At the time this manual was printed, the ScanMaker II was not supported by the
ScanWizard Plug-in. Please refer to the readme or click me file in your Plug-in installation
disk for the latest compatibility listing. You can print the Readme or Click Me files at the
time you are installing your software by pressing the Print button in the installer program.
These notes provide instructions on installing the EPROM firmware (chip) for
the Transparent Media Adapter that is used with the ScanMaker II and II
You may or may not need to install the EPROM chip, depending on the serial
number of your scanner. If you have a different scanner model than the II or
IIXE, you do not need to install the firmware.
If your scanner was manufactured before November 1992, you will not
Important
be able to use the Transparent Media Adapter (TMA) with your scanner;
see the procedure below for determining the manufacturing date of your
scanner. If your scanner was made prior to November 1992, call
Microtek Sales at 800-654-4160 for information on upgrading to a TMA-
compatible model.
Determining the manufacturing date of your scanner
Check your scanner's serial number. Example:
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S 2 B 5 7 2 0 7 0 1
2nd digit: Year 3rd digit: Month manufactured
2=1992 1 to 9=Jan to Sep
3=1993 A=Oct B=Nov C=Dec
Take note of the following:
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• If your scanner was manufactured after November 1992 (serial
number S2B and onwards) and the last five digits are greater than
20701, then you should upgrade the EPROM in your scanner so that
you can use the TMA. The EPROM is supplied with the TMA that
you have just purchased; follow the procedures below for installing
the EPROM upgrade.
• If your scanner was manufactured before November 1992, you will
not be able to use the TMA with your scanner. In this case, do not
change the EPROM. Instead, contact Microtek sales at 800-654-4160
for information on upgrading your scanner to a TMA-compatible
model. This is a chargeable upgrade.
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5-digit unit number