Microtek c3 User Guide

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The Scanner Detector function is controlled by the
icon in the lower right corner of your screen.

The Scanner Detector runs in the background,
constantly checking to see if the scanner has been
activated. Scanners with a "Go" button are activated
by pushing this button. Other models can be
activated by lifting the scanner lid and placing a
new photo or document on the scanner glass bed.
This is also called the Auto Paper-Detect function in
ScanWizard.

Clicking on the Scanner Detector icon brings up the
dialog box as shown below.

1     The name 

Sparrow

 indicates that you are using

an Adaptec SCSI interface card. For scanners
with a built-in Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP),
this would be replaced by "smplscsi" (stands
for simple SCSI).

2     Probe button: This is useful in the following

instances:

•

You wish to obtain more detailed scanner
information.

•

You encountered a scanning linkage
problem. Clicking the Probe button lets
you refresh the connections.

To select another scanner in the daisy chain:

A Select the 

 you need in the "Select

the interface card" drop-down box.

Click on the 

 button. The Scanner

Detector automatically checks whether your
scanner is ready to run.

C Click OK. The Scanner Detector will start to

poll your scanner until it is detected.

3     Stop Polling button: Disables the auto-paper

detection function. For scanners equipped with
a "Go" button, the Auto Scan and Auto
ScanSuite program launch will be disabled.

•

You have more than one scanner daisy-
chained in your system, and you wish to
select another scanner.