Changing The Com Port - Visioneer PaperPort MX User Manual

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The PaperPort software includes a setup option for changing the COM
port where the scanner is connected. Do not change the COM port setting
unless you have plugged the scanner into a new port, or the COM port
initially assigned to the scanner is defective or is not operating properly.
Usually the only reasons to change the COM port setting are if the scanner
is not operating properly, or you receive numerous error messages about
communications problems, or you plug the scanner into another
COM port.
To change the COM port:
1. If you're running Windows 3.1, click the Settings button on the
Command Bar, or from the Edit menu, choose Preferences, and then
click the Scanner icon. The PaperPort Scan Settings appear.
If you're running Windows 95, click Settings on the Command Bar,
or from the Edit menu, choose Preferences and click the Scanner
Setup tab.
2. Click the Setup button. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears.
3. Click the option, Enable Scanner Auto-Search.
4. Click OK in the Scanner Setup dialog box, and then click OK in the
PaperPort Scan Settings dialog box.
5. From the File menu, choose Exit.
6. Exit Windows and turn off your computer.
7. Unplug the scanner's serial cable and plug it into a new COM port.
8. Restart Windows. The software will now automatically search the
ports on your computer and find the scanner at its new COM port.
To select a new COM port manually, choose the port from the drop-down
list, and then click the OK button. The PaperPort software finds the new
COM port where the scanner is connected.
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