User`s manual

Spec*Edge Version 3.9
June 11, 2008
Installation - 3
load and display the following screen which is where you must
select which scanner your are going to be operating.
After making you choice of scanners the program will proceed to the next
screens and installs just like any other windows program.
Step 4: The Spec*Edge
™
program requires the use of a system security plug.
While this involves the installation of hardware on your computer, it
allows us to distribute disks, which may be copied/backed-up at your
choice; however, the program will run only on a computer with a
security plug installed. This allows you to make, as many disk copies
as you feel are prudent and/or to install the program on as many
computers as are necessary. However, it allows Spec*Edge
™
to be run
on only as many computers as you have security plugs.
The security plugs are easy to install and do not require the cover to be
removed from your computer. They simply install onto the Parallel port on
the back of your computer -- the one your printer is normally connected to.
The following illustrates a typical computer:
25-pin "D" female
parallel/printer connector
COMPUTER
25-pin "D" female
connecto r for the printer
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Back of your computer
25-pin "D" male connecto r
on the end marked "computer"
Generally, the security plug should be installed between the computer and
the printer cable; however, if necessary, a short extension may be placed
between the computer and the plug, for example, to allow the computer to sit
closer to the wall. Note that the plug is marked with arrows indicating which
end must be connected to the computer. Putting the plug on the serial
(usually a 9-pin male connector on the back of the computer) will not work.
Generally, all printers will allow this hook-up, but other devices may create
problems. Most typically, tape drives, which connect through the parallel