Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PowerLook 2100XL IBM
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PowerLook 2100XL Operation Manual Thank you for pur chasing the PowerLook 210 0XL color scann er. With PowerLook 2100 XL color scann er, you can easi ly scan docum ents and p hotographs into yo u r computer and maintain them as electronic copies.
Contents Quick Start Guide……… …………………………… ……………………………… ……………………...3 1. Unpack your Scanner… ……………………………………………………………… …………….
Quick Start Guide This section serves as a quick reference to the connection and installation procedures for the PowerLook 2100X L scanner. 1. Unpack your Scanner Unpack your scann er. Make sure that all the scanner system hardware, software, cabling, and documentation items indicated on th e packing list are present.
5. Power Up a) Turn the scanner power switch on. When the R eady indicator is on, your scanner is ready to use. b) Turn on your computer 6. Software Installation We recommend that y ou install your image editing softwa re first and the n MagicScan. a) Insert UMAX MagicScan CD into your CD-ROM drive.
About this manual This manual i s divided i nto chapte rs and appe ndices. The c hapters gi ve instructi ons on all aspects of installat ion, troubl eshootin g, and basic sc anner m aintenance. T he appendices contain rel evant technical information for y our reference.
Chapter 1: Getting Started Your PowerLook 210 0XL scanner is extr emely user-friendly. Hardware and software installation can be completed in a few steps. In minutes you can start operating your scanner t o see for yourself the kind of quality scanned images it can produce.
25/50-Pin SC SI Connector – Whe re you pl ug in the 2 5/50-Pin SCS I cable. UTA Connector – A c onnector used to connect the optional UMAX T ransparency Ada pter.
Prepare the Scanner Prepare your scanner for installation through the fo llowing simple steps: Check and reset (if necessa ry) the scanner’s SCSI ID Run the automatic scanner self-test Test the Scanner The scanner automatically performs a simple self-test each time it is turned on.
To reset the SCSI ID, do the following: 1. Make sure the scanner powe r is off. 2. Use a screw driver to rot ate th e SCSI ID swit ch on the SC SI ID swit ch until an unused number appears in the switch’s notch. Note: Do not use SC SI ID sett ing from 7 t hrough 9 on your scanner .
Chapter 2: Macintosh Installation This chapter describe s how you can use your scanner with your Macin tosh computer. Interface Card Installation (For Mac with built in SCSI port users, please skip to next section) Before you can us e your scanner with you r comput er, you need to install the interface card in to your Computer.
3. Connect the power cord to th e scanner. And connect the other end of the power co rd to a grounded p ower socket. 4. Turn on the scanner power. 5. Turn on the comput er power. Installing the Software Install the software in the following order: 1. Image Appl ication So ftware, e.
How to Scan with Scan Frames Scan Frames are for use with transparencies and negatives. Scan Frames are thin, hinged rectangular-s haped plastic frames (see f ollowing diagrams) whic h can hol d a source doc ument of a slightly smaller size. The Scan Fram es come in a num ber of sizes.
Multiple Scanning Using the A3/ 35mm Slide Tray 1. Place the transparencies into the slide holders on the slide t ray. 2. Lift up the A3 Scanner’s transparency a d apter and place the Slide Tray on the scanner’s object glass.
Chapter 3: PC Installation This chapter describe s how you can connect and use the PowerLook 2100X L scanner with your IBM PC or compatible computer. Interface Card Installation Before you can us e your scanner with you r comput er, you need to install the interface card in to your PC.
3. Connect the power cord to the scanner. 4. Turn on the scanner power. 5. Turn on the comput er power. Hardware installation is now completed. Get ready to run the UMAX Setup program to install the supporting UMAX software supplied with your system. Installing the Software Install the software in two easy steps, in t he following order: 1.
How to Scan with Scan Frames Scan Frames are for use with transparencies and negatives. Scan Frames are thin, hinged, rectangular-s haped plastic frames (see f ollowing diagrams) whic h can hol d a source doc ument of a slightly smaller size. The Scan Fram es come in a num ber of sizes, incl uding 35mm, 12 0mm, 6 x 6 cm and, 4 x 5 inch.
Multiple Scanning Using the A3/ 35mm Slide Tray 1. Place the transparencies into the slide holders on the slide t ray. 2. Lift up the A3 Scanner’s transparency a d apter and place the Slide Tray on the scanner’s object glass.
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Tips The PowerLook 2100XL scan ner was desi gned to pr ovide a hassle -free instal lation and o peration. However, should you encounter problems with you r scanner, correct them by wa y of the troubleshooting tips given in this chapter.
• Description of what you were doing at the time the malfunction or failure occurred. • Description of what you did to attempt to solve the problem.
Appendix A: Installing A SCSI Card If you are using a SCSI interface card with your co mputer a nd scanner, refer to the i nstallation instructions provided with the interface card. After installing the card, do the follo wing steps before connecting your scann er to your computer: • Confirm or reset the SCSI ID of the scanner.
Checking the Terminators There should be two termin ators in a SCSI chain: it is best to place t he terminators at each end of the SCSI chain. PowerLook 2100XL h as a built-in active terminato r switch for you to turn on and off (see th e illustration).
Case 2: Connect the scanne r to a SCSI card that ha s anothe r SCSI devi ce attached to it. Case 3: Scanner is the last SCSI device in t he SCSI Chain. The setting of active terminator is the same with Case 1. Simply turning on the active terminator of your scan ner.
Connect the Computer and Scanner Now that the interface card has bee n installed and all of the settings on the scanner and card are properly set, you can connect the com puter an d the scanner. Once this has been done , the hardware installation will be complete.
Appendix B: Scanner Specifications Scanner Type Flatbed Interface Built-in SCSI II, one 25-pin c onnector and one 50-pin connector Scan Speed 10.8 ms/line (color m ode) Maximum Scanning Area 304.
Glossary Apple Compatible Driver An interface software module for appl ications o ther than Photoshop that support Apple scanners. Application Software Software that is used to perform a specific functi on, e.g., image p rocessing, OCR (Optical Character Recogn iti on), or DTP (Desktop Publishin g).
26 SCSI ID A unique number between 0 and 7 that identi fies each device in a SC SI chain. The SCSI ID is set using a SCSI ID which found on most external SCSI devices. SCSI ID Switch The switch on m ost external SC SI devices which is used to set the SCS I ID.
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