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latest version of the TWAIN SANE interface at
www.ellert.se/twain-sane and follow the installation
instructions.
You should be able to access your scanner via the
SANE-TWAIN plugin from any T WAIN-compliant
imaging application.
With the software installed and the scanner
plugged in, you should see a new SANE item in
your Mac’s System Preferences. Open it up, find
“plustek” in the driver list, and click its Configure
button. This will open the preferences file for the
back end of your scanner, where we’ll need to
change a few lines:
On line 105, change option skipCalibration 0 to
option skipCalibration 1
On line 111, change option skipFine 0 to
option skipFine 1
On line 116, change option skipFine White 0 to
option skipFine White 1
Click OK to confirm the changes. Your scanner
software is now ready to use with a modified
scanner camera.
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2. Open up the scanner.
Remove the lid from the scanner; you won’t be
needing it anymore. Two gray rails run along the
long sides of the scanner and are held in place with
tape. Insert the tip of your hobby knife under each
rail and gently pry it up until it detaches. Remove the
rails, then lift off the glass plate (Figure E, previous
page). Set the glass and rails aside, and try not to
touch the glass more than you need to.
3. Take apart the scan head
assembly.
Locate the scan head assembly, which pulls itself
back and forth on a geared thread. Gently pull it to
the middle of the scanner, then orient the scanner
so that the scan assembly runs left to right and the
ribbon cable that feeds it bends toward you.
The assembly has 2 main components: a gray
metal housing that contains motors and electronics,
and the thinner, black plastic sensor bar with the
image sensor and lamp. Find and remove the white
plastic tabs at each end of the sensor bar and set
them aside.
The sensor bar is secured to the scanner housing
