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 Configuration

 1. Select the menuitem >Settings/SCSI...<

  · Set the SCSI <Device Name> and scanner SCSI <Device ID> according to your
     SCSI system configuration . The SCSI <Device ID> must be same as the SCSI ID
    which is set with the push-indexing or rotary switch on the rear panel or
    the underside of the scanner. Any ID from 0 through 6 is valid as long as
    it is not used by any other device on the SCSI bus.
  · The <Scan Buffer> should be set as large as possible, because the scanner
    performs better with a large buffer. If the buffer is not large enough to
    receive the whole scanned image, then the scanner fills this buffer and
    stops until the data is processed. Then the scanner continues to scan the
    next portions until the whole image is scanned.
  · The <File Buffer> size is not as important as the <Scan Buffer> size.
    A value of several kBytes may also work well.
  · The <File Buffer> and <Scan Buffer> are only allocated during the scanner
    access and you should ensure that the specified memory is available at
    that time. The memory has to be in one piece.
  · The memory types <Scan Memory> and <File Memory> can be modified to speed
    up the SCSI performance on certain SCSI host adapters. You may test the
    various memory types and choose the one that performs best or reliable.
  · Examine your SCSI settings by clicking the <Test Device>-Button and wait
    for the delivered information in <Test Results>. ScanTek has checked, if
    the given SCSI parameters and the related SCSI device is suitable.
  · Click <OK> to accept your new settings or <Cancel> to forget it.


 2. Select the menuitem >Dir Paths/Scanned Pics...< and
    >Dir Paths/Temp. Files...<

  · Set the initial default directory path, where the scanned images or
    the temporarily needed files should be located.
  · The temp directory should never be located in RAM. You should better set
    the <Scanner Buffer> to a higher value to increase the scanning performance.


 3. Select the menuitem >Settings/Screenmode<

  · You will get a screenmode requester, where you can choose a new screenmode
    or change the color depth, ie. the number of screen colors.
  · If the screenmode requester does not appear, you must get a newer version
    of the ASL library, that supports the screenmode requester.


 4. Select the menuitem >Settings/Save Settings<

  · You can save your current settings to a file. The default settings file
    name is 'ScanTek.cfg'. This file will be read during startup of the program.
  · With the menuitem >Settings/Load Settings< you can read a different settings
    file.

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