Canon CS-S 4.3 - Manual (Page 7)

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Chapter 1
Introduction to ScanGear CS-S 4.3
Chapter 1
Introduction to ScanGear CS-S 4.3
Welcome to ScanGear CS-S
Welcome to Canon ScanGear CS-S 4.3 for Windows 95, Windows 98 and
Windows NT 4.0! Working with your imaging application, ScanGear CS-S
provides flexible capabilities for scanning with your Canon scanner and
interfacing with a wide variety of applications and devices. ScanGear CS-S
also gives you prescan image enhancement features and lets you produce
professional-quality images from your scanner.
System Requirements
Before you run install ScanGear CS-S, make sure your hardware and software
meet the system requirements listed below.
Hardware
• CPU:
486 or greater (Windows 95/98)
Pentium or greater (Windows NT 4.0)
• RAM: 32 MB or greater; 64 MB recommended (Windows 95)
32 MB or greater; 64 MB recommended (Windows 98)
32 MB or greater; 64 MB recommended (Windows NT 4.0)
• Data files: 50 MB or greater free space
The size of scanned images varies depending on the image type selected.
Black and white scans have the smallest file size; high-resolution color
scans have the largest file size. As an example, a 4 x 6 in. color
photograph scanned in high-resolution color at 600 dpi needs about 25
MB of hard disk space. For more information about scanned image file
sizes, see
Chapter 5, “Scanning Techniques.”
• Program files: 3 MB required
• Monitor: Super VGA, 256 or more colors, 800 X 600 or higher
resolution.
For previewing the best color scans, it is recommended that you make sure
your monitor’s color palette is set to Full Color (24 bit).
• ASPI-compatible SCSI card
A compatible SCSI card is bundled with your scanner.