HP Photosmart s20 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner - Basics, User's Guide - Page 5

Chapter 1 - Introduction Welcome to the HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics guide. The S20 photo scanner is a compact scanner designed specifically for scanning photographs. It can scan these photographic formats: • Mounted film - 35 mm mounted slides and mounted negatives • Film strips - 35 mm negative strips and slide strips, up to 5 frames scanned at a time • Prints - up to a maximum size of 5 inches x 7 inches (or 127 mm x 178 mm) The S20 photo scanner also comes with the HP PhotoSmart scanning software for adjusting and storing scanned images with your PC. This Basics guide helps you quickly set up the HP PhotoSmart scanning software and S20 photo scanner with your PC. This guide then explains how to scan mounted film, film strips, and prints with your photo scanner. Note: For information on using the scanning software, please see the HP PhotoSmart Scanning Software Quick Reference and the online Help. Checking the System Requirements Both the HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner and the HP PhotoSmart scanning software work with PCs running either Microsoft® Windows® 95 or Windows 98. The specific system requirements for the photo scanner and scanning software are as follows: Component Processor RAM Free hard disk space Monitor/video CD-ROM drive Sound card/speakers Pointing device USB interface Minimum Required Pentium® 90 or equivalent 16 MB 100 MB 640 x 480, 256 colors Double-speed (2X) Not required Mouse or compatible Windows pointing device Available USB port Recommended Pentium MMX® or equivalent 32 MB or more 120 MB 800 x 600 or more, 16-bit color Quad-speed (4X) or better 16-bit or better Mouse or compatible Windows pointing device Available USB port http://www.photosmart.com 3