Macintosh
Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. Before continuing with installation, make sure that:
•The scanner is NOT connected
•No other applications (including
•The computer satisfies the following system requirements:
CPU | Power PC G3 or later (G4 or later recommended) | |
OS* | Mac OS 9 (9.1 or later), Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later) | |
RAM† | • Mac OS 9: 64 MB or more (256 MB or more recommended) | |
• Mac OS X: 128 MB or more (512 MB or more recommended) | ||
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A minimum of 70 MB required for installation (200 MB or more recommended), with | ||
space‡ | an additional 200 MB (Mac OS 9) or 550 MB (Mac OS X) of free disk space available | |
| while Nikon Scan is running |
Video resolution 800 × 600 pixels or more with
USB** | USB 1.1 |
Miscellaneous CD-ROM drive required for installation
*For the latest information on supported versions of Mac OS, see the Nikon web site listed in this manual ( 2).
† More memory may be required depending on film type, scan size, resolution, bit depth, the number of scans performed in each session, the adapter used, and on whether Digital ROC, Digital GEM or Digital DEE is used. A system with more than the minimum amount of memory is recommended.
‡ More free disk space may be required depending on the film type and number of frames. Nikon recom- mends having as much free disk space as possible when running Nikon Scan.
**Depending on the type of interface installed, USB will operate at high speed (USB 2.0 only; maximum transfer rate 480 Mbps) or full speed (USB 1.1/USB 2.0; maximum transfer rate 12 Mbps). Mac OS X computers with a USB 2.0 interface support
PCIU3U USB 2.0 interface board (for more information, visit Ratoc Systems
††The computer may fail to recover from sleep mode when a 5000 ED or COOLSCAN V is connected via USB 2.0. To prevent the computer from entering sleep mode, select System Preferences… from the Apple
menu, open the “Energy Saver” pane (in Mac OS 9, select Energy Saver from the Control Panels sub- menu in the Apple menu), and set the Put system to sleep whenever it is inactive for slider to Never.
Additional technical and support information may be available at the Nikon web sites listed in this manual ( 2).
Mac OS X
Administrator privileges are required to install and uninstall Nikon Scan under Mac OS X.
Mac OS 9
CarbonLib 1.5 or later is required to install Nikon Scan. If the installer detects an earlier version of CarbonLib, a message will be displayed. Click In- stall to upgrade to a new version of CarbonLib.
Earlier Versions of Nikon Scan
If the installer detects an earlier version of Nikon
Scan, the dialog shown at right will be displayed.
Click Yes to upgrade to Nikon Scan 4.
Nikon View
For information on installing and using Nikon View, see the Nikon View Reference Manual (on CD).
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