Jim Meagher wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: KB <[log in to unmask]>
>
> >The way it is set up now (printer connected to
> >pass-through on the scanner), I have to turn on the scanner to use the
> >printer.  Thanks again.
>
> My guess is that your scanner is defective.  Can you exchange it?
>
> The term "pass-through" means that the scanner does not have to be active.
> I have both a ZIP drive and scanner  between my PC and printer.  The
> printer works just fine with the scanner and/or the ZIP turned off.

Three friends and I all bought Microtek V310 parallel port scanners when
they were on sale for $49 recently, and with this particular scanner it
MUST be powered on during bootup in order for the computer to see not
only the scanner, but to see the printer attached to the scanner.*  The
scanners aren't defective, that's just the way they work. I presume KB's
situation is similar.

*I found this to be inconvenient, so I installed a 2nd parallel port in
3 of the 4 systems and connected the scanner to that new port.
Alternatively, the scanner software includes a small utility that
rescans the bus and hopefully finds the scanner after the system has
been powered up, but I found that it wasn't always successful, further
prompting me to go with the additional parallel ports.


Jeff Delzer

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