Connecting The Scanner To Your Computer - Epson Expression 1600 User Manual

Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer

You can connect the scanner to your computer in any of these ways:
USB
If you have a Power Macintosh or your computer is running Windows 98, you
can connect the Expression 1600 with the USB cable that came with the scanner.
Windows 98 must be preinstalled on your computer; it cannot be upgraded from
Windows 95. There is no USB support for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.
SCSI
If you have a Power Macintosh or your Windows computer has an
ASPI-compliant SCSI 2 board (Adaptec
connect the scanner with a SCSI 2 cable not more than 19.7 feet long. If you're
connecting multiple SCSI devices, the total length of the SCSI bus (cables)
should not exceed 9.8 feet. If your computer is running Windows 95 or Windows
NT 4.0, you must use a SCSI connection.
IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
If you have the Professional FireWire model of the Expression 1600, or you've
purchased the optional IEEE 1394 FireWire scanner interface card, you can
connect the scanner to your Power Macintosh with the IEEE 1394 FireWire cable
that came with your scanner or card. Your Power Macintosh must have a built-in
IEEE 1394 FireWire port or an IEEE 1394 FireWire PCI card, and must be
running Macintosh OS 8.6 or later with FireWire Update 2.1 or later.
Adaptec Power Domain
not compatible with scanners.
See "IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card" on
page 106 for instructions on installing the IEEE 1394 FireWire
scanner interface card in your scanner.
If you install a USB card in your Macintosh and then upgrade
your system to OS 8.6, your USB Manager won't be installed
and your scanner may not work. To have USB support, you
must perform a full installation of OS 8.6 from a CD-ROM
before you install the card.
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