Re b o o t y o u r c o mp u t e r af t e r y o u h av e in s t alle d t h e Fo t o L o o k s o f t ware .

Ch e c k wh e t h e r t h e P aralle l I n t e rf ac e c ab le is p ro p e rly c o n n e c t e d .

No t e : I f y o u e n c o u n t e r o t h e r p ro b le ms d u rin g o r af t e r in s t allat io n , p le as e re f e r t o t h e E P P s e c t io n in t h e Fo t o L o o k Re ad Me f ile o n y o u r c o mp u t e r.

The scanner behaves extremely slow

A f t e r o p e n in g t h e S c an d ialo g b o x , a me s s ag e ap p e ars t e llin g y o u t h at t h e p aralle l p o rt o f y o u r c o mp u t e r is c o n f ig u re d at a s lo w mo d e .

C a u t i o n : To s o l v e t h i s p r o b l e m, y o u r c o mp u t e r ’ s B I O S s e t t i n g s h a v e t o b e

r e c o n f i g u r e d . Ch a n g i n g t h e s e B I O S s e t t i n g s b y y o u r s e l f i s a t y o u r o wn r i s k ! I t s h o u l d b e d o n e b y s y s t e m a d mi n i s t r a t o r s a n d e x p e r i e n c e d u s e r s o n l y .

Try t o c h an g e t h e P aralle l P o rt mo d e in y o u r c o mp u t e r B I O S s e t t in g s . Yo u t y p ic ally d o t h is b y p re s s in g a k e y c o mb in at io n d u rin g t h e s t art -u p o f y o u r P C. Re f e r t o y o u r c o mp u t e r man u al f o r mo re in f o rmat io n .

Th e P aralle l P o rt mo d e s h o u ld o n ly b e c h an g e d t o E P P , E P P + E CP (E n h an c e d Cap ab ilit y P o rt ) o r E CP mo d e :

I f y o u c an n o t c h an g e t h e P aralle l P o rt mo d e t o o n e o f t h e s e mo d e s , le av e t h e s e t t in g s u n t o u c h e d .

I f y o u c an c h o o s e b e t we e n s e v e ral o f t h e s e mo d e s , alway s s e le c t t h e mo d e o c c u rrin g f irs t in t h e f o llo win g ro w: E P P , E P P + E CP o r E CP .

I n c as e o f p ro b le ms , c o n t ac t y o u r P C d e ale r o r y o u r s y s t e m ad min is t rat o r t o c h an g e t h e s e t t in g s .

Using your scanner with other parallel port devices

I f y o u e n c o u n t e r d if f ic u lt ie s u s in g y o u r s c an n e r wit h o t h e r p aralle l p o rt d e v ic e s , we re c o mme n d t h e f o llo win g :

1 . Co n n e c t y o u r s c an n e r t o t h e f irs t p rin t e r p o rt (L P T1 ) an d mak e s u re t h at it is p o we re d o n b e f o re y o u s t art u p y o u r c o mp u t e r.

2 . Co n n e c t t h e s c an n e r as t h e f irs t d e v ic e an d c o n n e c t o t h e r p aralle l d e v ic e s t o t h e s e c o n d c o n n e c t o r at t h e b ac k o f t h e s c an n e r. A lway s u s e t h e c ab le t h at c ame wit h y o u r s c an n e r t o c o n n e c t it t o y o u r c o mp u t e r.

3 . Ne v e r u s e t wo p aralle l p o rt d e v ic e s s imu lt an e o u s ly ! Th is d o e s n o t me an t h at y o u c an n o t c o n n e c t mo re t h an o n e d e v ic e , it me an s t h at y o u c an n o t ac c e s s b o t h d e v ic e s at t h e s ame t ime . Fo r e x amp le : d o n o t at t e mp t t o s c an wh ile

y o u r p rin t e r is b u s y .

4 . Up g rad e t h e d riv e rs f o r y o u r o t h e r p aralle l p o rt d e v ic e s t o t h e lat e s t

v e rs io n s . Co n t ac t t h e man u f ac t u re r o f t h e s e d e v ic e s if y o u d o n o t k n o w h o w t o u p d at e t h e s e d riv e rs .

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