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    a b SnapScan™ e42/e52 Ow ner’s Guide ! Prefac e This chapter gives you inform ation about SnapScan and about How to Use this Online Guide . ! Chapter 1: Preparing the Sc anner “Preparing the Sc anner” explains how to prepare your SnapScan for installation. ! Chapter 2: Installing the Scanner for PC This chapter shows you how to set up y our[...]

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    Trademark s 2 Trademarks Agfa and the Agf a rhom bus are tradem ark s of Agfa- Gevaert A.G. ScanW ise and SnapScan are tr adem arks of Agf a-Gevaert N.V. Acrobat and Photoshop LE ar e tradem ark s of Adobe System s Incorpor ated which m ay be registered in c ertain ju risdictions . Apple, Macintosh, PowerPC and Mac OS are tr adem arks of Apple Com [...]

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    Contents 3 Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................ ....................... 5 About SnapScan ................................................................................................................. ........ 6 Environm ental Requirem ents ......[...]

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    Contents 4 Selecting a Diff erent ScanW ise Configuration .......................................................................... 41 Modifying an Existing Configuration .......................................................................................... 42 Creating a New Configuration .......................................................[...]

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    Preface 5 Preface ! About SnapScan ! Environm ental Requirem ents ! Precautions ! Cleaning y our Sc anner ! How to Use this Online Guide ! How to Print this Guide[...]

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    Preface 6 A bout SnapSc an In this Owner’s G uide, the nam e SnapScan is used f or both the SnapScan e42 and e52. The SnapSc an is a one pass f latbed color s canner with a resolution of 1200 x 2400 ppi equipped with a cold cathode lam p. It is based on CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) scanning technology. W ith the SnapScan, y ou can sc an line-art, [...]

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    Preface 7 Precautions For your own safety and that of y our equipm ent, respec t consc ientiously the Environm ental Requirem ents and alway s tak e the f ollowing precautions: " Check frequently whether there is no overheating of the AC adapter . " If you do not use y our sc anner for s om e time, pull the AC adapter cable out of the pow[...]

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    Preface 8 How to Use this Online Guide To … Click … jum p to another location within or outside the docum ent blue text jum p to a topic in the docum ent click the corr esponding book m ark jum p to the firs t or the last page retrace your steps in the docum ent jum p to the previous or to the nex t page zoom in and zoom out (c ontrol-c lick ) [...]

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    Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 9 Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner This chapter helps you to prepare your SnapScan for installation. ! Unpack ing the Scanner ! Tak ing a Closer Look ! Changing the Handle ! Changing the Button Cap ! Unlock ing the Scanner[...]

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    Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 10 Unpacking the Scanner 1 Open the pack ing box and car efully unpack all the item s. 2 Check each item to m ake s ure that everything listed on the Packing Lis t (printed on the box) is present. Check if there is no visible def ect. If som ething is mis sing, contact your dealer. 3 Remove the plas tic wrapping an[...]

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    Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 11 SnapScan e52: 1 4 5 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. replaceable handle 2. adjustable docum ent c over 3. transparenc y lam p cover ( for reflec tive scanning) 4. transparenc y module 5. glass plate 6. replaceable button cap 7. e-m ail button 8. print button 9. ScanW ise button 10. OCR button 11. status indicator 12. holder[...]

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    Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 12 The f ollowing figure illustrates the location of the dif fer ent ports at the rear of your scanner (SnapScan e42/e52). 12 3 1. USB Port (labeled with the USB icon ) to mak e a connec tion to y our c omputer 2. Trans parency Module Port (SnapScan e52 only ) 3. Power connector Changing the Handle It is possible t[...]

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    Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 13 2 Remove the handle by sliding it out of its lip. 3 Choose a new handle. 4 Slide the handle in the lip. 5 Press the f ront of the handle down until y ou hear a clic k.[...]

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    Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 14 Changing the Button Cap It is possible to c ustom ize y our SnapScan by changing the button cap. 1 Open the button panel by pushing the button cap. 2 Pull out the upper part of the button cap. 3 Remove the button c ap by lifting it at the underside and sliding it out of its lip.[...]

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    Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 15 # Note: Do not rem ove the button cap while the button panel is still c losed. 4 Choose a new button cap. 5 Press the upper part of the button c ap over the button panel into the scanner . 6 Press the under side of the button c ap in the right position. Unlocking the Scanner Before you start using the sc anner, [...]

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    Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner for PC 16 Chapter 2: Installing the Scanner for PC This chapter shows you how to set up y our SnapScan f or your PC. ! Minimum System Requirem ents ! Installing the Scanner Sof tware ! Connecting the Scanner to Your PC ! Installing Additional Soft ware[...]

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    Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner for PC 17 Minimum System Requirements " A USB port " A Pentium® process or " A 14 inch color m onitor " A video card that can dis play a minim um of 16 bit high color " 64 MB of RAM " A CD-ROM drive " W indows® 98 " ScanW ise is c ompatible with all IBM™ PCs and c om pa[...]

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    Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner for PC 18 Installing the Scan ner Softw are 1 Insert the Agf a ScanW ise CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. # Note: If the ScanW ise Ins taller program does not appear autom atically, carry out the following instruc tions: 1 Double-click My computer . 2 Double-click the CD-RO M drive. 3 Double-click Setup.exe. 2 If you[...]

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    Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner for PC 19 By regis tering on line, you w ill cr eate y our pers onal e-Service ac count and you will enjoy the following benefits : 1. Custom ized self-help tools : You have access to the f ollowing self-help tools which are cus tom ized according to your e-servic e account prof ile: $ Software downloads $ Tec hn[...]

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    Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner for PC 20 5 Click View the ScanW ise movie to s ee the demo. 6 Click Inst all addition al softw are to install sof tware that helps you to organize and adjust y our digital images and to create your personal W eb pages (s ee Installing Additional Soft ware ). W hen the (additional) sof tware is installed you may [...]

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    Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner for PC 21 Connecting the Sc anner to Your PC Caution: For your safety, use the adapter that comes with this product. Do not use any substitute. Misuse of the power adapter can caus e serious dam age to the produc t and a safety haz ard while using it. # Note: Check if the AC Adapter c omplies with y our local pow[...]

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    Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner for PC 22 Installing A dditional Softw are If you want to use OCR (Optical Charac ter Recognition) you will have to install Readiris  . Insert the CD-ROM and f ollow the instructions on your screen. If you want to use an image editing tool you can install Adobe Photoshop LE. Insert the CD- ROM and follow the i[...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 23 Chapter 3: Configuring Buttons on Your PC ! Selecting a Diff erent ScanW is e Configuration ! Modifying an Existing Configuration ! Creating a New Configuration ! Modifying the ScanW is e Settings[...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 24 Selecting a Different Scan Wise Conf iguration It is possible to as sign a diff erent conf iguration to one of the f our buttons of your SnapScan. The following exam ple will show y ou how this is done. In this exam ple we will change the settings of the e-m ail button into a conf iguration that will s[...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 25 Modifying a n Existing Configuration It is possible to m odif y an exis ting configur ation and assign it to one of the four buttons of your SnapScan. T he following exam ple will show y ou how this is done. In this exam ple we will change the settings of the e-m ail button into a conf iguration that w[...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 26 The O rganize Actions window display s all predef ined and user def ined conf igurations. # Note: Remove will be enabled when a user def ined action is s elected. T he default actions cannot be rem oved. 4 Select Scan Im age to File ( autoselect). 5 Click Edit to m odify the selected configur ation. Th[...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 27 a. All predefined s ettings are available via the dif ferent dr op-down menus . b. The res olution depends on the choic e of destination. c. T he output dimens ions can be m anaged via the Dim ension dr op-down list. # Note: There ar e several options to edit the existing conf iguration. For mor e info[...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 28 11 Select My Scan Image to File ( autoselect) f rom the drop-down list nex t to the e-m ail button. 12 Click OK. Pushing the e-m ail button will send the sc anned im age to a file instead of to your mail recipient. # Note: For low quality originals (originals that are too bright or too dark ), we advic[...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 29 3 Click Organize. The O rganize Actions window appears. The O rganize Actions window display s all predef ined and user def ined conf igurations. # Note: Remove will be enabled when a user def ined action is s elected. T he default actions cannot be rem oved. 4 Click New in the Organize Actions window.[...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 30 a. All predefined s ettings are available via the dif ferent dr op-down menus . b. The res olution depends on the choic e of destination. c. T he output dimens ions can be m anaged via the Dim ension dr op-down list. # Note: There ar e several options to c reate a new configur ation. For m ore inf orm [...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 31 10 Click Close. You return to the Configure Buttons window. 11 Select your new configuration fr om the dr op-down list next to the e-m ail button. 12 Click OK. The e-m ail button is configur ed with y our personal s ettings. Modifying the ScanWise Settings There ar e several options to edit an existing[...]

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    Chapter 3: Confi guring Butt ons on Your PC 32 " Dimens ion: If you want a specified output range, c lick the Dimens ion drop-down list. A list of additional options will appear. Select the dim ension ( width or height) you w ant to specif y. Enter the desired range and s elect the cor rect unit f rom the drop-down list. T he Keep original siz[...]

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    Chapter 4: Ins talling the Sc anner for Macint osh 33 Chapter 4: Installing the Scanner for Macintosh This chapter shows you how to set up y our SnapScan f or your Macintosh. ! Minimum System Requirem ents ! Installing the Im age Editing Software ! Installing the Scanner Sof tware ! Connecting the Scanner to the Mac intosh Com puter ! Installing Ad[...]

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    Chapter 4: Ins talling the Sc anner for Macint osh 34 Minimum System Requirements " A USB port " A PowerPC ® proces sor " A 14 inch color m onitor with thousands of c olors f or an accur ate display of color im ages " 64 MB of RAM " A CD-ROM drive " Mac ® OS 8 or higher Installing the Imag e Editing Softw are 1 Disab[...]

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    Chapter 4: Ins talling the Sc anner for Macint osh 35 Installing the Scan ner Softw are 1 Insert the Agf a ScanW ise CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. The Agf a ScanW ise window appears. 2 Double-click the ScanW ise Installer icon. # Note: If the ScanW ise window does not appear autom atically, carry out the following instru ctions: 1 double-click the C[...]

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    Chapter 4: Ins talling the Sc anner for Macint osh 36 By regis tering on line, you w ill cr eate y our pers onal e-Service ac count and you will enjoy the following benefits : 1. Custom ized self-help tools : You have access to the f ollowing self-help tools which are cus tom ized according to your e- service ac count prof ile: $ Software downloads[...]

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    Chapter 4: Ins talling the Sc anner for Macint osh 37 6 Click View the ScanW ise movie to s ee the demo. W hen the software is ins talled y ou m ay be asked to restar t y our c om puter. You are now ready to connect the sc anner to your computer.[...]

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    Chapter 4: Ins talling the Sc anner for Macint osh 38 Connecting the Sc anner to the Mac intosh Computer Caution: For your safety, use the adapter that comes with this product. Do not use any substitute. Misuse of the power adapter can caus e serious dam age to the produc t and a safety haz ard while using it. # Note: Check if the AC Adapter c ompl[...]

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    Chapter 4: Ins talling the Sc anner for Macint osh 39 Installing A dditional Softw are If you want to use OCR (Optical Charac ter Recognition) you will have to install Readiris  . Insert the CD-ROM and f ollow the instructions on your screen. For a general over view of the possible work flow, please cons ult the ScanW ise m odes docum ent, that [...]

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    Chapter 5: Confi guring Butt ons on Your Macint osh Com puter 40 Chapter 5: Configuring Buttons on Your Macintosh Computer ! Selecting a Diff erent ScanW is e Configuration ! Modifying an Existing Configuration ! Creating a New Configuration ! Modifying the ScanW is e Settings[...]

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    Chapter 5: Confi guring Butt ons on Your Macint osh Com puter 41 Selecting a Different Scan Wise Conf iguration It is possible to as sign a diff erent conf iguration to one of the f our buttons of your SnapScan. Following exam ple will show y ou how it is done. In this exam ple we will change the settings of the e-m ail button into a conf iguration[...]

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    Chapter 5: Confi guring Butt ons on Your Macint osh Com puter 42 Modifying a n Existing Configuration It is possible to m odif y an exis ting configur ation and assign it to one of the four buttons of your SnapScan. T he following exam ple will show y ou how this is done. In this exam ple we will change the settings of the e-m ail button into a con[...]

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    Chapter 5: Confi guring Butt ons on Your Macint osh Com puter 43 3 Click Organize. The O rganize Actions window appears. The O rganize Actions window display s all predef ined and user def ined conf igurations. # Note: Remove will be enabled when a user def ined action is s elected. T he default actions cannot be rem oved. 4 Select Scan Im age to F[...]

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    Chapter 5: Confi guring Butt ons on Your Macint osh Com puter 44 6 Click Save As. The Save Ac tion Configuration window appears. 7 Enter the nam e of your configuration. 8 Click OK. You return to the Settings For window. 9 Click OK. You return to the Organize Actions window and y our conf iguration will be added to the Actions list. 10 Click Close.[...]

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    Chapter 5: Confi guring Butt ons on Your Macint osh Com puter 45 Creating a Ne w Configuration It is possible to c reate a new configuration and as sign it to one of the f our buttons of your SnapScan. T he following exam ple will show y ou how this is done. In this exam ple we will create a new configur ation and assign it to the e-m ail button. 1[...]

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    Chapter 5: Confi guring Butt ons on Your Macint osh Com puter 46 The O rganize Actions window display s all predef ined and user def ined conf igurations. # Note: Remove will be enabled when a user def ined action is s elected. T he default actions cannot be rem oved. 4 Click New in the Organize Actions window. The Settings For window appears. a. A[...]

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    Chapter 5: Confi guring Butt ons on Your Macint osh Com puter 47 10 Click Close. You return to the Configure Buttons W indow. 11 Select your new configuration fr om the dr op-down list next to the e-m ail button. 12 Click OK. The e-m ail button is configur ed with y our personal s ettings. Modifying the ScanWise Settings There ar e several options [...]

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    Chapter 5: Confi guring Butt ons on Your Macint osh Com puter 48 " Dimens ion: If you want a specified output range, c lick the Dimens ion drop-down list. A list of additional options will appear. Select the dim ension ( width or height) you w ant to specif y. Enter the desired range and s elect the cor rect unit f rom the popup list. T he Kee[...]

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    Chapter 6: Making Y our First S can 49 Chapter 6: Making Your First Scan 1 Place a color photogr aph face down on the glass plate with the top side against the middle of the front r uler. The optical perf orm ance of a CCD scanner is always best near the middle of the glass plate. However, the specif ied scan quality is guaranteed for the entire sc[...]

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    Chapter 6: Making Y our First S can 50 3 For PC : In the Start m enu, select Pr ogram s, Agfa Sc anW ise, ScanW ise to open the ScanW ise application. -or- For Macintosh : Go to the Agfa ScanW ise f older on your hard disk and double- click . 4 Select your scanner (if needed). # Note: This dialog only appears the first tim e you use ScanW ise. 5 Cl[...]

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    Chapter 7: Us ing the Transparenc y Module (SnapScan e52 onl y) 51 Chapter 7: Using the Transparency Module (SnapScan e52 only ) To s can negatives, trans parencies or slides you have to use the transparency module on your SnapScan e52. If you want to scan negatives, transparenc ies or slides carry out the following instructions : 1 Remove the tr a[...]

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    Chapter 7: Us ing the Transparenc y Module (SnapScan e52 onl y) 52 2 Align the holder with the negatives/transparencies on the scanner glas s plate. T hen, continue with inst ruction 4. 3 If you scan slides: 1 Align the holder on the scanner glass plate.[...]

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    Chapter 7: Us ing the Transparenc y Module (SnapScan e52 onl y) 53 2 Position the original slide in the holder . 4 Close the docum ent cover . 5 Click the ScanW ise icon to s tart the program . The Agf a ScanW ise window opens. 6 Click the arrow on the Preview button to switch between transparenc ies and ref lectives. Trans parent sc anning: Reflec[...]

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    Chapter 7: Us ing the Transparenc y Module (SnapScan e52 onl y) 54 calibration area calibration area ! Note: Please m ake s ure not to touch the glas s plate in the calibration ar ea. Otherwise the quality of y our sc anned im age can be aff ected.[...]

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    Appendix A: Troubleshoot ing 55 Appendix A: Troubleshooting This section gives solutions f or som e com m on problem s y ou m ay come acr oss when star ting up or using your SnapScan. There is no USB port fre e for your s canner. " Check if you can use a USB port on the k ey board or m onitor . " Use a USB hub. The status indicator fails [...]

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    Appendix A: Troubleshoot ing 56 Windows 98 fails to detect the scanner w hen you connect it for the first time (PC ONLY). " Check if the sc anner is connec ted with the USB cable to y our com puter and that the AC adapter is plugged in. It can always happen that a USB port is dam aged, therefor e try the other USB port of your com puter. "[...]

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    Appendix A: Troubleshoot ing 57 The e-mail function is not working (PC ONLY). ScanW ise PC uses the default MAPI (Mic rosof t Messaging API) client as e-m ail des tination. This means you need a MAPI compatible e-m ail client and it als o has to be conf igured corr ectly. If ScanW ise cannot f ind such a des tination, the e-m ail destination will N[...]

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    Appendix B: Technic al Inform ation 58 Appendix B: Technical Information Tec hnical specif ications are subjec t to change without notice. Scanne r type : SnapScan e42 SnapScan e52 Desk top, flatbed, one pass , 4 buttons of which all are software def inable Desk top, flatbed, one pass , 4 buttons of which all are software def inable and transpar en[...]

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    Appendix B: Technic al Inform ation 59 Dimensions : - length SnapScan e42: 496 mm ( 19.5 “) - length SnapScan e52: 501 mm ( 19.7 “) - width: 337 mm ( 13.3 “) - height: 94 mm ( 3.7 “) - weight SnapScan e42: 3.9 kg ( 8.6 lb) - weight SnapScan e52: 4.2 kg ( 9.24 lb) Interface : USB por t Transmission speed : 1 m byte/s Environ mental specif ic[...]

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    Appendix C: Regulation Com plianc e 60 Appendix C: Regulation Compliance ! Safety Regulations ! Electrom agnetic Com patibility ! Declaration of Conf orm ity: SnapScan e42/e52[...]

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    Appendix C: Regulation Com plianc e 61 Safety Regulations SnapScan and its options ar e designed to com ply with: " UL 1950 " CSA C22.2 No. 950 - M89 D3 " VDE 0805 " IEC 950 " GS approved " EN 60950 UL Safety Statement The SnapSc an and the AC adapter are suited f or indoor use only. Do not use them outdoors. Use the A[...]

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    Appendix C: Regulation Com plianc e 62 Electromagnetic Compatibility SnapScan is des igned to com ply w ith: " Emis sion EN55022, class B " Imm unity IEC 801-2, IEC 801-3, IEC 801-4 " 47 CFR, part 15, subpart B, c lass B Federal Communi cations Commissi on Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and f ou[...]

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    Appendix C: Regulation Com plianc e 63 Declaration of Co nformity: SnapScan e42/e52 Manufacter ’s authorized: Georges Br y s Agfa-G evaert N.V. Septestraat 27 B-2640 Mortsel Declares that the produc t Agfa SnapScan e42/e52 Color im age scanner Complies with the requirem ents of the Low Voltage Direc tive 73/23/EEC, 93/68/EEC The produc t SnapScan[...]