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TWAIN Driver for Panasonic Card Shot
Readme File
Version: 1.0.0
January, 1997
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(c) Copyright 1997, PIXELA CORPORATION
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Thank you for your purchase of the Panasonic Card Shot digital
camera. We are confident you will enjoy using the camera and
software for many years to come.
Occasionally, last minute updates, tips, and information become
available that are not included in the printed user
documentation. This readme file also includes information which
may be helpful in diagnosing problems with the Card Shot Twain
driver or the Card Shot digital camera.
This file can be viewed or printed again in the future from its
location in the Card Shot directory (indicated in the title bar
of the setup screen for viewing this file). Please take a moment
to review the following information.
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System Requirements
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Personal Computer : IBM(r) PC/AT(r) or 100% compatible, with a 80486 or higher
CPU, operating with Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 95
For faster processing, we recommend Pentium(r) CPU.
Graphic Performance : 640 x 480 resolution or higher, 256 color or higher
display system. To display colors more accurately,
we recommend 16 million colors display system.
Main Memory : At least 16 MB of available memory
Hard Disk : At least 50 MB of available hard disk space
(for the retrieval of about ten images)
Disk Drive : A CD-ROM drive for installing the Card Shot TWAIN Driver
Connector : RS232C Port ( D-sub 9 pins )
Others : Mouse
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A NOTE ABOUT TWAIN
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Since the TWAIN standard is being updated on a regular basis, and
software application companies try to address these changes, you
may occasionally experience some minor problems caused by
applications that are not fully TWAIN compliant. Panasonic works
closely with software manufacturers on compatibility issues to
ensure user's a trouble-free experience.
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Contents:
1. General Notes
(a) Communication Error due to the Lack of Battery
(b) Hard Disk Capacity
(c) Ejection of PCMCIA/ATA Card
(d) Windows 95 Device Manager Setting
2. Notes on TWAIN driver
(a) Hard Disk Capacity
(b) PC Card Icon
(c) Failure in Loading Thumbnail Images
(d) Back One Screen and Forward One Screen
(e) Canceling the acquisition of images
(f) Display with 256 Colors
(g) Model Name
(h) Owner's Name
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1. General Notes
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(a) Communication Error due to the Lack of Battery
The communication between the TWAIN driver and the Card Shot may be
unstable, when the battery capacity decreases to the "Low Battery" state
during image acquiring or the image erasing.
(b) Hard Disk Capacity
The available space of hard disk decreases depending on the number of
images that have been acquired from Card Shot. Be sure to get enough
available space on your hard disk before acquiring a plentiful images.
(c) Ejection of PCMCIA/ATA Card
Please do not eject the PCMCIA/ATA card from the PCMCIA/ATA card drive
slot during the acquisition of images. Likewise, please do not remove
the CF card from Card Shot during the acquisition of images.
(d) Windows 95 Device Manager Setting
Please do not change Communications Port [COM1,COM2,..] setting
to "disabled status" using Window 95 Device Manager Property Sheet.
Otherwise, the communication between the TWAIN driver and the Card Shot
may fail.
2. Notes on TWAIN driver
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(a) Hard Disk Capacity
The hard disk capacity is consumed by the TWAIN driver during the
loading operation of the image gallery. Be sure to get enough available
space on your hard disk before loading a plentiful thumbnail images to
the image gallery.
(b) PC Card Icon
PC card icon appears in selecting the image source when directories
named \DC97 exist on the hard disk drive or the MO disk drive.
(c) Failure in Loading Thumbnail Images
Some thumbnail images may not appear in the image gallery in some cases.
Please load the image gallery again in that case. If the thumbnail
images still do not appear, please set the property of COM port from
the Control Panel of Windows(r) 95. In order to set the property
of COM port, please select the following items by clicking each icon or
button.
Start(Win95) -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager
-> Ports -> Communication Port -> Properties -> Port Settings
-> Advanced
Then reduce the amount of Receiver Buffer and click OK button.
Please load the image gallery again after these operations.
(d) Back One Screen and Forward One Screen
Changing the screen of the image gallery by the operation of "Back One
Screen" or "Forward One Screen" Display may cause unexpected selection
of "Focused Image".
(e) Canceling the acquisition of images
The cancel button is effective for canceling the acquisition of
a plurality of images. In that case, the acquisition of canceled after
the completion of image acquisition in operation. The acquisition of
the rest of the images will be canceled.
(f) Display with 256 Colors
It may be difficult to recognize the image gallery when the PC displays
with 256 colors. We recommend to display with True Colors (16 million
colors).
(g) Model Name
Model names for images files without the thumbnail images does not
appear in the image gallery. Model names of sound files with no
reference to images does not appear in the image gallery either.
(h) Owner's Name
The user may not be allowed to type " " (space) in the field of owner's
name on some kind of personal application software.
The names of companies and commodities described in this text are trademarks of
each company.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.