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- Release notes for DOS driver 10/20/92
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- Using the ScanMaker II with non-Twain applications
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- The ScanMaker II for the PC comes with Scan Module, software that
- allows the scanner to be used with Twain compliant applications.
- You can also use the scanner with applications that are not yet
- Twain compliant, such as Picture Publisher and WordScan, by
- following these steps.
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- Non Twain-compliant applications require a file called MSCAN.SYS
- to be copied onto the hard drive and then added to the CONFIG.SYS
- file. However, the newer ScanMaker II scanners cannot but used
- with the MSCAN.SYS driver. To use the ScanMaker II, you must use
- the software driver called MSCSI.SYS, and then get the
- application to work with that software driver.
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- Part 1
-
- The first step is to copy the file MSCSI.SYS to your hard drive.
- Copy the file to the hard drive+s main directory. If your hard
- drive is Drive C, and your floppy is Drive A, then place your
- floppy disk in the drive and enter:
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- COPY A:\MSCSI.SYS C:\
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- Once the file is in the root directory, add it to the CONFIG.SYS
- file. To add the new line to the CONFIG.SYS file, you can use any
- text editor such as EDLIN in DOS, or you can use the Windows
- Notepad application. The new line should look like this:
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- device=MSCSI.SYS
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- After adding the line to CONFIG.SYS, reboot your computer.
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- Part 2
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- The ScanMaker II for the PC comes with Scan Module, software that
- allows the scanner to be used with Twain compliant applications.
- ScanMaker II scanners use a software driver called MSCSI.SYS.
- Here is how to use the MSCSI.SYS driver with applications that
- are not Twain compliant, and are expecting the MSCAN.SYS driver.
-
- The MSCSI.SYS driver is fully backward compatible with the
- MSCAN.SYS driver. However, the techniques used for setting the
- address with MSCAN.SYS and MSCSI.SYS are different; MSCAN.SYS
- uses I/O port addresses, such as 200 and 300, while MSCSI.SYS
- uses memory address, like d400 and d000. In addition, MSCSI.SYS
- requires the SCSI ID number information.
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- When asked to enter the I/O port address, enter a code number
- that represents the SCSI ID and memory address. For example, if
- your ScanMaker II SCSI ID setting is at 6 and the interface card
- address is set at dc00, you can find the correct address code in
- the following table. Just find where the correct SCSI ID column
- intersects with the row containing the interface card address. In
- this example, the correct code is 60.
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- With some applications, you may be required to use a 3 digit
- number for the I/O address, while the number codes in the table
- below are only 2 digits. If this happens, simply put a "2" or "3"
- at the beginning of the code number. So in the above example, the
- "60" would become "260". The extra number at the beginning has no
- effect on the code. It is used only to fool the application.
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- Interface Card Scanner SCSI ID Number
- Address 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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- 0xd400 06 05 04 03 02 01 00
- 0xd000 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
- 0xcc00 26 25 24 23 22 21 20
- 0xc800 36 35 34 33 32 31 30
- 0xe400 46 45 44 43 42 41 40
- 0xe000 56 55 54 53 52 51 50
- 0xdc00 66 65 64 63 62 61 60
- 0xd800 76 75 74 73 72 71 70
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- Table 1. The Address and SCSI ID Mapping Table
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- Part 3
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- After you have set up the scanner, you are ready to use the
- ScanMaker II. If the application gives you the option of
- selecting the ScanMaker II, then choose ScanMaker II. If the
- ScanMaker II is not directly supported, you can choose a
- different scanner model, such as the 600Z or the 300Z.
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- In the case of Picture Publisher, you should select "600Z." If
- you are using WordScan, then choose "Microtek scanners (all)."
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- Once you have selected your scanner, you will be able to use it
- inside the application.
-