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Windows, Macintosh – Polaroid 4000 User Manual

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3. Hardware and Software Requirements
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Windows

An IBM PC or compatible, with a 300 MHz Pentium processor and 128 megabytes
(MB) of RAM (RAM equal to twice the typical image file size recommended).

Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000 or NT (version 4 or later) operating system.

400 MB of free disk space.

An available ASPI-compliant SCSI port.

A video adapter and monitor capable of displaying 24-bit color (16.7 million colors)
is recommended for optimal display of scanned pictures.

Note: PolaColor Insight software runs on systems with adapters and monitors with
less color capability, but pictures displayed on the monitor may not be satisfactory.

Macintosh

A Power Macintosh computer (includes Power Macintosh G3 and G4 computers) or
compatible with a PowerPC processor and 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM.

Apple system software version 8.6 to 9.x.

ColorSync software version 2. 5 or later.

CarbonLib shared library version 1. 0.4 or later.

20 MB of free disk space for installation.

Scratch disk space equal to twice the final image file size plus 4 MB.

An available ASPI-compliant SCSI port.

A video adapter and monitor capable of displaying thousands of colors, minimum.
24-bit color (16.7 million colors) is recommended for optimal display of scanned
pictures.

Note: PolaColor Insight software runs on systems with adapters and monitors with
less color capability, but pictures displayed on the monitor may not be satisfactory.
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4. Installation Instructions
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Windows and Macintosh Installation
1 Install the software on the root drive of the Windows or Macintosh and shut
down the computer.
Windows: The Firmware downloader is contained in a self-extracting file. The
file name is "fw4000_140.exe.
Macintosh: The Firmware download is contained in a self-extracting file that
should automatically be expanded by Stuffit Expander™. The expanded file name
is "SS4000 FW Download v1.40."
2 Set the scanner SCSI ID switch to a number between 1 and 6.
3 Connect the scanner SCSI cable to the computer.
4 Turn on the power to the scanner.
5 Turn on the power to the computer.
6 When the desktop appears run the downloader software. You will note that the
downloader window indicates the current version of Firmware. If the Firmware
version in the scanner is not the current version, you can begin the download (if
the scanner already contains the current version, the downloader's "Start" or
"Download" buttons are grayed out).
Macintosh: Click on the Start button.