User manual

FastSCAN 5
2.4 Connecting It All Together
Note: Ensure that the PU is switched off before any of the front panel leads are
connected or disconnected, or the Wand is detached from its cable.
1. Place the PU near the computer and plug it into a power source using the power
pack and cable. Connect the USB cable to the front of the PU and to the com-
puter. Allow room for air circulation at the back of the PU.
2. Plug the appropriate color coded plugs of the Wand cable into their respec-
tive sockets on the Wand. Plug the two connectors at the other end of the
Wand cable into the sockets at the front of the PU, labeled ‘Wand’. The two
plugs/sockets have different polarization and cannot be connected incorrectly.
3. Plug the Transmitter connector into the socket labeled ‘Transmitter’.
Figure 2: Front view of the Processing Unit.
2.4.1 Installing the Drivers
Ensure you have run FastSCANsetup.exe. The FastSCAN
TM
installation process pro-
vides your computer with the necessary drivers. They will become available for load-
ing when the hardware is plugged in and powered on for the first time.
For Windows XP:
1. When the scanner is first plugged in the Found New Hardware wizard window
will display. If you are requested to allow Windows to connect to the Windows
Update Web site select No, not this time and click Next.
2. Choose Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next.
3. Then choose Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install. and click Next.
4. Select FastSCAN USB Laser Scanner and click Next. If the list contains no
item for FastSCAN USB Laser Scanner choose Have Disk and browse to the
location of the driver files located on the install CD, typically:
C:\Program Files\Polhemus\FastSCAN\USB Driver and click Open.