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- HP DeskScan II v2.2 Information
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- This document contains information about HP DeskScan II v2.2 that
- has been updated after the regular documentation was printed.
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- Topics discussed in this document include:
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- * Upgrading from an earlier version of DeskScan
- * Changes DeskScan II Setup makes to CONFIG.SYS and SYSTEM.INI
- * The DESKSCAN.INI file
- * The HPDS22.INI file
- * Removing DeskScan II from your computer
- * Scanning for ColorSmart printer drivers
- * Scaling images scanned with a transparency adapter
- * DeskScan II and Windows/NT
- * DeskScan II and OS/2
- * Updating HPSCANER.DLL
- * Making sure that TWAIN file versions are correct
- * Controlling I/O space reserved for SJIIX.SYS device driver
- * How to install DeskScan II with Norton Desktop
-
- =================================================================
-
- Upgrading from an earlier version of DeskScan
- ---------------------------------------------
- The Setup program for DeskScan II version 2.2 automatically
- upgrades earlier versions of DeskScan software.
-
- Version 2.2 includes an HP ScanJet driver for ASPI- and CAM-
- compatible SCSI cards. This driver is for use ONLY with the
- HP ScanJet 3c, IIc, IIcx, IIp or 3p scanners. It will not function
- correctly with the original ScanJet (HP9190A) or ScanJet Plus
- scanners.
-
- If you already have an ASPI or CAM SCSI card, the new driver
- provides the advantages of using one less interface card slot
- and using less expansion ROM memory space.
-
- When you upgrade to version 2.2, the existing DESKSCAN.INI file
- is saved as DESKSCAN.BAK. If you have calibrated print paths
- that you want to save from the previous version of DeskScan,
- you can recover them from the DESKSCAN.BAK file (see the
- "DESKSCAN.INI file" section below for more information on
- recovering old calibration files).
-
-
-
- Changes that DeskScan II Setup makes to CONFIG.SYS
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- Setup will ask your permission before making any changes to
- this file. Most people will benefit most from allowing Setup
- to make the changes that it suggests.
-
- If you are installing for the ScanJet Plus scanner, Setup adds
- the following device driver line:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DESKSCAN\SJDRIVER.SYS
-
- If you are installing on a system that uses the HP SCSI card
- (HP P/N C1753-66500 or C1752-66500) shipped with the ScanJet
- IIc and older IIp scanners, Setup adds the following device
- driver line:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DESKSCAN\SJII.SYS
-
- If you are installing on a system that uses the HP SCSI card
- (HP P/N C2502-66500 or C2503-66500) shipped with the ScanJet
- 3c, IIcx, 3p and newer IIp scanners, Setup adds the following
- device driver lines:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DESKSCAN\MINI400I.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\DESKSCAN\SJIIX.SYS
-
- If you are installing on a system that uses an ASPI- or CAM-
- compatible SCSI card (that is already installed in you
- computer), Setup adds the following device driver line:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DESKSCAN\SJIIX.SYS
-
-
-
- Changes that DeskScan II Setup makes to SYSTEM.INI
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- Setup will ask your permission before making any changes to
- this file. Most people will benefit most from allowing Setup
- to make the changes that it suggests.
-
- If you are installing for the ScanJet Plus scanner, Setup will
- not add any lines to this file.
-
- If you are installing on a system that uses the HP SCSI card
- shipped with the ScanJet IIc and older IIp scanners, Setup adds
- a line in the [386Enh] section that is similar to the following
- line:
-
- EMMExclude=c800-cbff ;HP DeskScan v2.2
-
- The actual values in this line will depend on the switch
- settings on the card. The value of the switch settings can be
- seen at boot time when the scanner driver is loaded (look
- quickly, it goes by fast!).
-
- If you are installing on a system that uses the HP SCSI card
- shipped with the ScanJet 3c, IIcx, 3p and newer IIp scanners,
- Setup adds the following lines to the end of the [386Enh]
- section:
-
- device=C:\DESKSCAN\WIN400I.386
- device=C:\DESKSCAN\HPSCANR.386
-
- If you are installing on a system that uses an ASPI- or CAM-
- compatible SCSI card (that is already installed in you
- computer), Setup will not add any lines to this file.
-
- Note: Setup will examine this file for old HP DeskScan
- modifications that are not valid for the new installation.
- For example, Setup will remove references to WIN400I.386
- and HPSCANR.386 if you are installing for the HP ScanJet Plus
- scanner or the older HP SCSI card.
-
-
- The DESKSCAN.INI file
- ---------------------
-
- This is the DeskScan II "initialization" file. It stores
- DeskScan's default settings and all the customization you do
- to DeskScan as you run the program.
-
- This file MUST reside in the DESKSCAN directory (or whatever
- the name of the directory is where you installed DeskScan II).
-
- This file is not intended for modification by any program
- other than DeskScan. However, if you have created custom
- calibrations for your printers or applications in an earlier
- version of DeskScan, you can copy them to the new DESKSCAN.INI
- file.
-
- To do this, open the old version (DESKSCAN.BAK) and the new
- version (DESKSCAN.INI) in a plain-text editor. Copy all the
- lines under the [Calibrations] section in the .BAK file under
- the [Calibrations] section in the .INI file. Don't leave any
- blank lines after the [Calibrations] line.
-
- If you installed the new version of DeskScan II over the old
- version, all the calibration files will be available. If you
- have installed DeskScan II into a new directory, you must copy
- all the file names called out under the [Calibrations] section
- from the old directory to the new.
-
-
- The HPDS22.INI file
- -------------------
-
- This file resides in the WINDOWS directory and is used so that
- the HP DeskScan II TWAIN data source can find the main
- DeskScan II program file. It maintains the directory name
- where you installed DeskScan II.
-
- If, for some reason, this file becomes corrupted (DeskScan II
- will tell you that this has happened through an error message),
- simply copy the original version of this file in the DESKSCAN
- directory to the WINDOWS directory.
-
- If you rename the DESKSCAN directory (or whatever the
- directory name is where you installed DeskScan II), run
- DeskScan II by double-clicking the icon in the DeskScan II
- Program Manager Group BEFORE trying to run DeskScan II through
- TWAIN. This will allow DeskScan II to update the path in the
- HPDS22.INI file.
-
-
-
- Removing DeskScan II from your computer
- ---------------------------------------
-
- Read UNINSTAL.TXT in the DESKSCAN directory to find all the
- changes to your system made by the Setup program and how to
- remove them.
-
-
-
- Scanning for ColorSmart printer drivers
- ---------------------------------------
-
- DeskScan II includes a special calibration file to help you
- achieve better colors when printing to your color printer
- using a ColorSmart printer driver. Select this calibration
- file from within the Printer Calibration section of the Custom
- Print Path dialog box.
-
- For best color matching, create a custom print path for your
- printer and select "ColorSmart" in the Printer Calibration
- combo box.
-
- If your printer is a 300 dpi device, we suggest that you enter
- "300" in the "Drawings and Halftones" text box and "100" in
- the "Photos" text box.
-
- If you have a 600 dpi printer, we suggest that you enter "600"
- in the "Drawings and Halftones" text box and "150" in the
- "Photos" text box. Remember to name and "Add" your new print
- path before leaving the dialog.
-
- For general information about how to create a custom Print
- Path for your printer that can be selected from the "Path"
- combo box on the DeskScan II front panel, please refer to
- chapter 2 in the DeskScan II User's Guide.
-
-
-
- Scaling images scanned with a transparency adapter
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- The HP ScanJet 3c and IIcx scanners supports scanning from a
- transparency adapter (the 3c /T and IIcx /T).
-
- Under some circumstances while scaling an image, minor defects
- common to all CCD scanners may become more noticeable.
-
- If you are confronted with this problem, scan the image at 50,
- 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 600, or 800 dpi. Then, transform the
- image to the desired resolution by "resampling" it with an
- image editor, such as Aldus PhotoStyler or Adobe PhotoShop.
-
- This will reduce or remove any CCD-related defects.
-
-
-
- DeskScan II and Windows/NT
- --------------------------
-
- DeskScan II version 2.2 is not currently supported under
- Windows/NT. However, if you would like to try running
- DeskScan II on your system with Windows/NT, please read
- the README.NT file on the DeskScan II distribution disk for
- information about how to install DeskScan II.
-
- Please call HP's Automated Support Access Program at
- 1-800-333-1917 (or 1-208-344-4809), or your local support
- provider for the most current information about support for
- MS Windows/NT.
-
- You can also check the HP Peripherals forum on CompuServe or
- Internet to find the latest information.
-
- At any CompuServe prompt type,
-
- "Go HPPER"
-
- To connect via the Internet, use either the alias,
-
- ftp-Boi.external.hp.com
-
- or the IP address, 192.6.71.2. Login as 'anonymous'. Use your
- Internet alias as the password (e.g. 'yahoo@lab.hp.com').
-
-
-
- DeskScan II and OS/2
- --------------------
-
- DeskScan II version 2.2 is not currently supported under OS/2.
- Please call HP's Automated Support Access Program at
- 1-800-333-1917 (or 1-208-344-4809), or your local support
- provider for the most current information.
-
- You can also check the HP Peripherals forum on CompuServe or
- Internet to find the latest information.
-
- At any CompuServe prompt type,
-
- "Go HPPER"
-
- To connect via the Internet, use either the alias,
-
- ftp-Boi.external.hp.com
-
- or the IP address, 192.6.71.2. Login as 'anonymous'. Use your
- Internet alias as the password (e.g. 'yahoo@lab.hp.com').
-
-
-
- Updating HPSCANER.DLL
- ---------------------
-
- When scanning via TWAIN from some applications, you may see the
- following message:
-
- "DeskScan II cannot start scanning.
-
- An out-of-date version of the file 'HPSCANER.DLL' is in use
- by another application.
-
- See README.TXT to learn how to correct this problem."
-
- If you see this message, the application that is calling
- DeskScan II is using an out-of-date version of a file called
- "HPSCANER.DLL". The most appropriate version of this file for
- use with DeskScan II is found in the DESKSCAN directory. The
- other application's version of this file must be updated before
- it can correctly use DeskScan II.
-
- To update the other application's version, first close both
- DeskScan II and the application (you may want to close all
- open applications, just to be safe). Then, look in the
- application's directory for a file named "HPSCANER.DLL".
- Copy the up-to-date version of this file from the DESKSCAN
- directory into the application's directory. Restart the
- application, and again try to "Acquire..." (run
- DeskScan II via TWAIN).
-
-
-
- Making sure that TWAIN file versions are correct
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- It is important to the operation of DeskScan II that old
- versions of the DeskScan TWAIN data source files do not attempt
- to launch DeskScan II.
-
- The best way to do this is to delete old TWAIN data source
- files from your system, or move them into a safe place.
-
- To delete old versions, look into the WINDOWS\TWAIN directory.
- Delete any file named HPDS21.DS or HPDSII.DS.
-
- To move the old files to a safe place, create a directory in
- the WINDOWS directory called TWAINOLD. Copy any file named
- HPDS21.DS or HPDSII.DS from the WINDOWS\TWAIN directory into
- WINDOWS\TWAINOLD. Then delete the HPDS21.DS or HPDSII.DS file
- from the WINDOWS\TWAIN directory.
-
-
-
- Controlling I/O space reserved for the SJIIX.SYS device driver
- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The HP ScanJet 3c, IIcx, 3p and newer IIp scanners use a newer SCSI
- interface card than does the HP ScanJet IIc and some older IIp
- scanners. This newer card (HP P/N C1752-66500 [ISA] or
- C1753-66500 [MCA]) automatically re-configures itself when
- another adapter card is put in the system. The 3c/IIcx card uses
- one on the following I/O spaces for data transfer:
-
- 280 330
- 290 340
- 300 348
- 310 350
-
- If you want to choose the I/O space MINI400I.SYS uses, change
- the following line in your CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DESKSCAN\MINI400I.SYS
-
- to:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DESKSCAN\MINI400I.SYS /SETADDR=<I/O space>
-
- Where <I/O space> is one the above mentioned spaces.
-
- Most users will not want to make this change. It is only
- necessary if one determines that the 3c/IIcx SCSI card is
- interfering with another adapter card in one's system.
-
-
-
- How to install DeskScan II with Norton Desktop
- ----------------------------------------------
-
- If you are running MS Windows using the Norton Desktop as the
- shell, you can install DeskScan II using the default directory,
- C:\DESKSCAN. If you intend to use install to this default
- directory, you don't need to read the rest of this section.
-
- If you want to install to different directory, there is an
- incompatibility between DeskScan II Setup and the Norton
- Desktop. To install to a directory other than the default you
- MUST first change the shell to PROGMAN.EXE before installing
- DeskScan II!
-
- How to change the shell:
-
- - From Windows, run NOTEPAD.EXE and open the SYSTEM.INI file
- (which is in the \WINDOWS directory).
- - In the [boot] section you will find a line that reads:
- shell=ndw.exe
- - Make a copy of this line and insert a ";" (semicolon) as the
- first character in one of the two lines.
- - Change the second copy to read:
- shell=progman.exe
- - Save the file, close NOTEPAD and restart Windows.
-
- After DeskScan II has been successfully installed, you can
- switch back to Norton Desktop by following these steps:
-
- - From Windows, run NOTEPAD.EXE and open the SYSTEM.INI file
- (which is in the \WINDOWS directory).
- - In the [boot] section, find the copy of the line with the
- semicolon that includes "shell=ndw.exe". Remove the semi-
- colon.
- - Find the copy of the line you made that includes
- "shell=progman.exe".
- Delete it.
- - Save the file, close NOTEPAD and restart Windows.
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