AGFA 1236S appendix Connecting the Scanner

Connecting the Scanner

B e f o re y o u c o n n e c t t h e s c an n e r t o y o u r P C, mak e s u re t h at y o u r s c an n e r as we ll as y o u r P C are t u rn e d o f f .

A S CS I c ab le is s u p p lie d wit h y o u r s c an n e r. I f t h e c ab le d o e s n o t f it , p le as e c o n t ac t y o u r d e ale r.

I n s o me o f t h e f o llo win g c o n f ig u rat io n s y o u n e e d a S CS I t e rmin at o r. I f y o u d o n o t h av e a t e rmin at o r, y o u c an o rd e r o n e v ia y o u r d e ale r.

C a u t i o n : Fo r s af e t y re as o n s , n e v e r u s e e x t e n s io n c ab le s f o r p o we r c ab le s .

A lway s mak e s u re t h e re are n o mo re t h an t wo t e rmin at o rs in y o u r S CS I c h ain , o n e at e ac h e n d . S o me S CS I d e v ic e s , s u c h as an e x t e rn al h ard d is k , h av e b u ilt -in

t e rmin at o rs an d mu s t t h e re f o re b e p lac e d at t h e e n d o f y o u r S CS I c h ain . P le as e c h e c k t h e d o c u me n t at io n o f e ac h o f y o u r S CS I d e v ic e s if y o u are n o t s u re

wh e t h e r t h e d e v ic e h as a b u ilt -in t e rmin at o r. Th e las t d e v ic e in y o u r c h ain h as t o b e t e rmin at e d . Y o u r S n ap S c an h as n o b u ilt -in t e rmin at o r. Fo r mo re in f o rmat io n ab o u t S CS I d e v ic e s s e e e arlie r in t h is c h ap t e r: S CS I d e v ic e s

Ne v e r t ry t o c o n n e c t t h e s c an n e r t o t h e s e rial o r p aralle l p o rt o f y o u r P C: y o u mig h t s e rio u s ly d amag e y o u r e q u ip me n t if y o u d o .

Your PC has a 25-pin connector and your SnapScan is the only SCSI device to be connected to your computer

1 .	Tu rn o f f y o u r s c an n e r an d d is c o n n e c t t h e p o we r c o rd .
2 .	Tu rn o f f y o u r c o mp u t e r an d d is c o n n e c t t h e p o we r c o rd .

3 .	Co n n e c t o n e e n d o f t h e S CS I c ab le t o t h e c o n n e c t o r o n y o u r c o mp u t e r.
4 .	Co n n e c t t h e o t h e r e n d o f t h e S CS I c ab le t o t h e c o n n e c t o r o n y o u r s c an n e r.

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