Before  installing  your  scanner,  please  verify  that  you  have  all  of  the  proper components. A list of the package contents is provided in the Box Contents section of this guide.

Software Installation Requirements

Your scanner comes with the scanner’s driver and the DigiPhoto software.  To ensure ample room for the installation, as well as for scanning and saving images, a minimum of 20 megabytes of hard disk space is recommended.

The USB scanner can operate under the Mac OS X 10.4 or above operating system.

Hardware Requirements

This scanner connects to your computer through the Universal Serial Bus (USB), which supports hot Plug and Play.  To determine whether your computer is USB-capable, you must check the rear of your PC to locate a USB jack that looks the same as the one pictured below. Note that on some Mac computers, the USB port at the rear of the computer may be occupied and additional ports may be found on the monitor or keyboard. If you are having trouble in locating the USB port on your computer, please refer to the hardware manual that came with your computer.

Upon examination, you should find one or two rectangular USB ports, which usually appear as shown below.

Installing and Setting up the Scanner

Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the scanner.

1.   Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port of the scanner.

2.   Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable to the USB port of your computer.

Note:    If there is another USB device connected to the computer, connect the scanner to an available USB port.

3.   If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub₃, make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer.   Next, connect the scanner to the USB hub.

Note: If you do not have a USB port available, you might need to buy a USB port.

Step 2. Installing the Scanner

Please follow the steps below to install the Photo Scanner on Mac:

1.  Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM included with your scanner into your CD- ROM drive and a “Photo Scanner” CD icon  will show on the desktop of your Mac OS.

2.  Double-click on the CD icon, and an installation disk Mac Driver  will appear on  the  desktop  and  a  window  will  pop  up  displaying  the  file  folder  “APPLE INSTALLATION”.

3.  Double-click to open the folder “APPLE INSTALLATION”, in which you’ll find the setup file “Photo Scanner Setup”.

4.  Double-click on the setup file “Photo Scanner Setup”, and the Photo Scanner Installer will start to guide you through the installation.

5.  Follow the on-screen guide in the installer window.

6.  You’ll be prompted to enter your Mac administrator password in the way. Enter the password to continue the installation.

Note: Only the Mac administrator can perform the installation. Please make sure that you log in the Mac OS as an administrator.

7.  When the installation finishes, click the “Restart” button to restart your computer.

8.   After the computer is  restarted, you will be  prompted to  perform the scanner calibration.

9.   Insert the special calibration sheet included with the scanner, face up into the page feed of the scanner.

10. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the scanner calibration.

Step 3. Testing the Scanner

The following test procedure checks to see if the scanner is properly functioning with your computer and the scanning software. Before testing your scanner, double check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened.

To properly test your scanner, please perform the following steps:

3.    When the scan completes, the default software you use to view .JPG files (such as Preview) opens with the newly scanned image, and your scanner is working properly.

Attention:

If the test failed in any way, please refer to “Appendix A: Troubleshooting” section of this manual and follow the instructions therein.