User manual MICROTEK ARTIXSCAN 2500

[. . . ] English Copyright © 2000 Microtek International Inc. All rights reserved. June 2000 I49-002799B Trademarks MicrotekTM, ArtixTM, ScanWizard ProTM, and ArtixScanTM are trademarks of Microtek International Inc. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product or company names are trademarks of registered trademarks of their respective holders. Important Documents you scan may be protected under copyright law. [. . . ] Click Yes and restart your computer. ArtixScan 2500 Installation and Operation Manual 15 English English 5 Installation under Windows NT 4. 0 1. Installing the interface card See page 10 for details. Card installation on Windows NT 4. 0 is the same as that under Windows 95 / 98 / 2000. 4. Connecting the scanner See page 11 for details. Connecting the scanner on Windows NT 4. 0 is the same as that under Windows 95 / 98 / 2000. 2. Installing the Windows NT driver a) Start your computer, and log in as Administrator. Note: You must be logged in as Administrator in order to install the scanner software components and use the scanner. b) In Windows, go to Start, Settings, then doubleclick on Control Panel, and double-click on the SCSI Adapters icon. c) Select the Drivers tab in the SCSI Controllers dialog box, and click on the Add button. d) From the list of drivers that appear, select Adaptec* for manufacturers on the left, and Adaptec AIC-78xx PCI SCSI Controller on the right. You may be asked to insert your Windows NT CD-ROM at this point; do so. e) You will be asked to restart your computer. Note: The Adaptec 2903 card is used as an installation example. If you are using other SCSI cards, the driver name may vary. 5. Checking the scanner status a) Double-click the SCSI Adapters icon in Control Panel; the string Adaptec AIC-78xx PCI SCSI Controller should appear on the list. b) Double-click on this option, and it should expand with the scanner listed below it. Close all dialog boxes to continue. 6. Troubleshooting After installing the interface card in your computer and connecting the scanner, you may find yourself unable to use the scanner. This is usually due to any of the situations described below: Situation A Your interface card is not properly seated in the PCI card slot on your computer. Situation B The driver for the interface card is not properly installed on your computer. Resolving situation A Power down your computer, remove the interface card from your computer. Then re-install it, make sure the card is seated all the way in and secured into the PCI card slot. 3. Installing the software Make sure you have logged in as Administrator. [. . . ] Darken Shadow: This option lets you compensate for artifacts introduced by the scanner that indicate problems with the shadow portion of the image. You should enable this option if you wish to: Controls: 1. Scanner Model: This option lets you select the scanner to be calibrated. · Minimize detail in the shadow areas of the image; · Make the shadow areas of an image darker; or · Reduce the appearance of noise in the shadow areas. [. . . ]