Chapter I. Installing the Scanner
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efore installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper
components. A list of the package contents is provided in the
Box Contents
section of
this guide.
Software Installation Requirements
Your scanner comes with the OCR software (FineReader), the document
management software (Presto! PageManager), the scanner’s driver and Action
Manager 32 software. All of these software applications use approximately 700
megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed into your computer. To ensure
ample room for the installation, as well as for scanning and saving images, a
minimum of 800 megabytes of hard disk space is recommended.
The USB scanner can only operate under the Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional, XP, Vista or 7 operating system.
Hardware Requirements
This scanner connects to your computer through the Universal Serial Bus (USB)
which supports
hot Plug and Play
. To determine whether your computer is
USB-capable, you must check the rear of your PC to locate a USB jack that looks the
same as the one pictured below. Note that on some computers, the USB port at the
rear of the computer may be occupied and additional ports may be found on the
monitor or keyboard. If you are having trouble in locating the USB port on your
computer, please refer to the hardware manual that came with your computer.
Upon examination, you should find one or two rectangular USB ports, which
usually appear as shown below.
USB Connector(s)
If you don’t find such USB ports on your computer, then you need to purchase a
certified USB interface card to add USB capabilities to your computer.
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