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ScanMate Version 2.01
Disk contents:
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README.SM This File
HHSCAND.SYS DOS Scanner driver
SCAN.EXE DOS Scan utility
SCANINST.EXE Installation files
SCANINST.HLP
SCANINST.LST
SCANINST.TXT
@6DAC.ADF Setup file for computers using Micro Channel
Architecture
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TECHNICAL NOTES:
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1 - USING THE SCANMAN SCANNER WITH/WITHOUT AN INTERRUPT (IRQ)
We strongly recommend that you specify an IRQ setting for your scanner
during installation or setup. If you select the "No Interrupt" option
you won't be able to scan from Ansel or DOS Scan utility; you won't have real
time display when you scan from the PaintShow, and the scan
on the PaintShow auxiliary screen will be disabled.
2 - AT SYSTEMS, INTERRUPTS 11 & 12
When using the ScanMan on an AT style computer with interrupt 11 or 12,
the ScanMan controller board must be plugged into an expansion slot
with a 16-bit bus connector. The 16-bit bus connector has two card
connectors, whereas the 8-bit connector has only one.
3 - KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH SPECIFIC SYSTEMS
Tandy 1000SX, 1000TX - ScanMan scanner will not function properly on
earlier models of these systems due to conflicts in hardware configuration.
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Tandy 1000SL, 1000TL - The Tandy 1000xL line has a sound chip that uses DMA
channel 1. If the system has no hard drive, then the ScanMan scanner can be
configured to use DMA 3, otherwise the sound chip will be disabled when
using the scanner on DMA 1.
Dell systems - ScanMan may not work properly on Dell systems at lower
system CPU speeds. Set the system CPU to its highest speed and ScanMan
should work properly.
IBM PS/1 - By factory default, the PS/1 reads the CONFIG.SYS file from ROM.
In order to activate the scanner driver, the system must boot the
CONFIG.SYS file from the hard drive. Please refer to your PS/1
documentation on customizing how your system starts. IRQ's 4 and 12 can not
be used for the scanner board because these are already being used by the
system for the mouse and modem.
8 - SCANNING SPEED INDICATIOR
The speed indicator on the scanner head is an indication of scanning speed
relative to the internal clock of the scanner head. This is completely
independant of the disk access speed. Please make sure that your scanning
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does not get too far ahead of the real time display.
4 - DOS SCAN SOFTWARE
Since DOS Scan swaps data to disk, you can improve the speed of your scan
if you have a RAM disk (Please refer to your DOS manual about setting up a
RAM drive). For example, if you configured a RAM disk as f: with the
following statement: SET TEMP=F:\
the DOS Scan utility will swap data to your RAM disk as you are scanning.
NOTE: Ansel does not need a RAM disk, therefore if you plan
on doing most of your scanning in Ansel we recommend not
using a RAM disk.
Make sure TEMP is set to a valid disk or directory. If the TEMP directory
does not exist, the DOS SCAN utility will clear the screen and display the
error message: CANNOT SWAP ON THE DISK
To correct this, set the TEMP directory to a valid directory (for example
SET TEMP=C:\), or remove the TEMP directory entry by typing SET TEMP=
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If you have trouble with your display, you can set the video mode by typing:
Resolution Number of gray shades
SET GRAFMODE=VGACOL (640 x 480) 16
EGACOL (640 x 350) 4
VGABW (640 x 480) 2
EGABW (640 x 350) 2
HERCULES (720 x 348) 2
CGABW (640 x 200) 2
COMPAQ (640 x 400) 2
HPVECTRA (640 x 400) 2
NCR (640 x 400) 2
OLIVETTI (640 x 400) 2
TOSHIBA (640 x 400) 2
The numbers in parenthesis denote the screen resolution. Number of gray
shades gives you the number of different gray shades you can obtain.These
should not be typed as part of the SET command.
5 - SCANMAN TOOLKIT
There is a toolkit for ScanMan available through Logitech's Technical
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Support. The toolkit contains a driver for the ScanMan scanner, for both
DOS and OS/2, and the information and routines necessary to interface with
the driver using Logitech's Modula-2, Microsoft C, and Assembly. However
the toolkit DOES NOT contain information on the file formats supported by
our applications. That information can be obtained from the companies that
developed them:
TIFF - Aldus Corporation
PCX - ZSoft Corporation
MSP, BMP - Microsoft Corporation
IMG - Digital Research, Inc.
EPS - Adobe Systems, Inc.
7 - SCANNING FROM WITHIN FINESSE
When scanning from within Finesse, please make sure that your scanner head
is set to line art mode only.
6 - SCANNING FROM PAINTSHOW PLUS
When scanning from within PaintShow Plus, the scanner must be set to line
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art mode only. If you have problems and your scanner is set to line art
mode, go to SETUP SCAN and click on DEFAULT.
9 - DOS SCAN UNDER DOS BOX
You should not use Dos Scan under any operating environment other than
DOS. Do not run Dos Scan within a dos box (like Windows 3.0).
10 - DISK COMPRESSION UTILITIES
If you are running Disk Compression Utilities such as STACKER, you may
experience some difficulties in using scanner applications. We recommend that
you disable the disk compression utilities when using the scanner.
11 - LOADING HHSCAND.SYS IN UPPER MEMORY
Loading the scanner driver in upper memory is not recommended. If you are
experiencing difficulties, please load the driver in conventional DOS
memory (below 640k).
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