Y o u r A g f a S n ap S c an is c o mp at ib le wit h t h e I o me g a™ / HP ™ / Mic ro s o f t ™ p ro t o c o l f o r s h arin g t h e p aralle l p o rt . Th is p ro t o c o l is imp le me n t e d o n Win d o ws 9 5 an d
Win d o ws NT 4 . 0 (n o t o n Win d o ws 3 . 1 1 ).
Du e t o t h e n at u re o f t h e p aralle l p o rt in t e rf ac e we c an n o t g u aran t e e c o mp at ib ilit y wit h o t h e r p aralle l p o rt h ard ware in t h e f o llo win g c as e s :
■ I f y o u r p aralle l p o rt d e v ic e (o r it s d riv e r) is n o t c o mp at ib le wit h t h e ab o v e - me n t io n e d p ro t o c o l.
■ I f y o u are u s in g Win d o ws 3 . 1 1 (p ro t o c o l n o t imp le me n t e d ).
I n t h e s e t wo c as e s s imu lt an e o u s o p e rat io n o f t wo (o r mo re ) d e v ic e s o n t h e p rin t e r p o rt is v e ry lik e ly t o c au s e s e v e re p ro b le ms : s c an n in g wh ile p rin t in g , s c an n in g d ire c t ly t o a p aralle l p o rt re mo v ab le d riv e an d s o o n , may c au s e
u n e x p e c t e d re s u lt s .
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I f y o u r P C h as t wo p rin t e r p o rt s , c o n n e c t t h e 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 ). I f y o u c o n n e c t t h e s c an n e r t o t h e s e c o n d p rin t e r p o rt , y o u r o p e rat in g s y s t e m will n o t re c o g n iz e it .
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