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A newly aquired Computer Concepts Scanlight 256 Video Podule and
Hand Scanner is to be fitted to my A5000
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The package consists of, Podule, Hand Scanner, Manual, Fitting
Instructions, Updated software leaflet, Software on Floppy Disc, Registration
Card, Ruler for scanning in a straight line (very useful) and of course,
original box.
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Disconnect the machine from the mains supply and remove monitor,
keyboard mouse etc.
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Unscrew and remove the six screws highlighted in this image, these
secure the lid.
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Sit the machine right way up, and slide the top cover off to the
rear.
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This machine has the "required" backplane fitted and plenty of
choice as to available locations for the podule. The podule can be fitted
to any slot.
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We now need to remove a blanking plate from the rear of the case,
we will remove the lower one as fitting the podule here will make future
upgrades easier. So remove the two screws highlighted.
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This image shows the blanking plate removed.
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Here we have the podule (half width) and a Half Width blanking
plate to seal the rear of the case. We will be fitting the podule to the
lower right slot in this case.
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Carefully manouver the podule through the slot at the rear and
connect it to the backplane by pressing it together. I have secured one
end of the podule to stop it falling out (highlighted).
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The reason I chose the right hand slot is due to a capacitor on
the Econet module being rather high and it was fouling the underside of
the Scanlight board, If I need to use the left hand slot in future I will
have to carefully bend the capacitor out of the way.
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Now fix the supplied half width blanking plate into position using
original and screws supplied.
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A general view of the completed installation.
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The Hand Scanner plugs into the Scanner port on the podule. DO
NOT plug in or disconnect the Hand Scanner with the machine powered up!
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Re-assemble the machine ie monitor, keyboard and mouse. Power
on and when the desktop is reached press F12 and type *podules , If you
have successfully installed the podule it will display its hardware info
and the podule slot to which it is fitted.
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Using the Filer I have created a new Directory (highlighted) called
"Scanner". I have opened this new directory on the right of the screen,
I have also inserted the software disc and opened this (lower window) I
now just highlight all items on the floppy disc and drag them to the new
Scanner directory.
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This image shows file transfere under way.
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Once complete the Scanner directory should look as it does in this
image. Double clicking on !Scanner loads the application and it appears
on the Task Bar.
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Clicking on the Scanner Icon I am presented with this window. First
thig to do is select my scanning source from the top left drop-down box.
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Next I will select my scan settings, so for this test, "16 level
grey scale" and "200 dpi" will be selected.
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On pressing OK, the Hand Scanner is powered up and a "Scan Preview"
window appears.
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For this demo I have chosen an actual Scanlight advert out of an
Acorn magazine to practice on.
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Dragging the scanner across the image whilst holding the "Scan"
button produces a real-time preview on the screen. Experiment with dot-pitch,
brightness etc with the controls on the scanner itself.
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On completion of scanning I can now use the Menu (centre mouse
button) and from this Save the image to disc.
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To view my image I have dragged the newly created file to !Draw.
This has been a test. Better results can be obtained by selecting 256
level grey scale, but remember more memory is required for higher resolution
and levels of grey scale.
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