Canon CS-S 4.3 manual Introduction to ScanGear CS-S, Welcome to ScanGear CS-S, System Requirements

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	Introduction to ScanGear CS-S 4.3
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Chapter 1

Introduction to ScanGear CS-S 4.3

Welcome to ScanGear CS-S

Welcome to Canon ScanGear CS-S 4.3 for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0! Working with your imaging application, ScanGear CS-S provides flexible capabilities for scanning with your Canon scanner and interfacing with a wide variety of applications and devices. ScanGear CS-S also gives you prescan image enhancement features and lets you produce professional-quality images from your scanner.

System Requirements

Before you run install ScanGear CS-S, make sure your hardware and software meet the system requirements listed below.

Hardware

•CPU: 486 or greater (Windows 95/98) Pentium or greater (Windows NT 4.0)

• RAM: 32 MB or greater; 64 MB recommended (Windows 95) 32 MB or greater; 64 MB recommended (Windows 98)

32 MB or greater; 64 MB recommended (Windows NT 4.0)

•Data files: 50 MB or greater free space

The size of scanned images varies depending on the image type selected. Black and white scans have the smallest file size; high-resolution color scans have the largest file size. As an example, a 4 x 6 in. color photograph scanned in high-resolution color at 600 dpi needs about 25 MB of hard disk space. For more information about scanned image file sizes, see Chapter 5, “Scanning Techniques.”

•Program files: 3 MB required

•Monitor: Super VGA, 256 or more colors, 800 X 600 or higher resolution.

For previewing the best color scans, it is recommended that you make sure your monitor’s color palette is set to Full Color (24 bit).

•ASPI-compatible SCSI card

A compatible SCSI card is bundled with your scanner.

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