INSTALLING THE SCANNER DRIVER

INSTALLING THE SCANNER DRIVER

The scanner driver (TWAIN driver) can only be used when the machine is connected to a network. When the scanner driver is installed, PC scan mode of the image send function can be used.

Supported operating systems: Windows 2000*/XP*/Server 2003*/Vista*/Server 2008*/7*

* Administrator's rights are required to install the software.

After performing step 1 through step 5 of "OPENING THE SOFTWARE SELECTION SCREEN (FOR ALL SOFTWARE)" (page 8), continue the steps below.

1 Click the [Scanner Driver (TWAIN)] button.

2 Follow the on-screen instructions.

Read the message in the window that appears and click the [Next] button.

3 When the finish setup window appears, click the [OK] button.

4 Click the [Close] button in the window of step 1.

After the installation, a message prompting you to restart your computer may appear. If this message appears, click the [Yes] button to restart your computer.

This completes the installation. Next, configure the IP address of the machine in the scanner driver.

When the scanner driver is installed, the "Select Device" utility is also installed.

The IP address of the machine is configured in the scanner driver using "Select Device".

5 Click the [start] button, select [All Programs] ([Programs] in Windows 2000), select [SHARP MFP TWAIN K], and then select [Select Device].

6 Click the [Search] button.

If you know the IP address, you can click the [Input] key and enter the IP address without searching.

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Sharp MX-2010U Installing The Scanner Driver, Click the Scanner Driver TWAIN button, Follow the on-screen instructions

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