How do I interface Scanport SQ2400 scanner with my PC?
WIZGURU
Scanport SQ2400 color scannner, vintage 1997. It worked fine with the system it
was connected to, which I did not inherit and know nothing as to how it was
connected to it. I apparently have all of the cables and documentation and
original box that came with this scanner.
The problem I have is that after installing the SCSI software on my laptop
(where I want to use it) Toshiba Satellite Pro (Windows 95), I can't get the
scanner to respond at all. The scanner has 3 unlabeled connectors on its back,
and they are not described in its documentation. One is a wide definitely SCSI
female connector. The second is a 25-pin female DB connector. And the third is
a 15-pin female DB connector. I guess - but am not sure - that both of these
are also SCSI connectors. However, they could possibly be serial connectors,
and the 25-pin DB could be a parallel printer connector???? I have no way of
telling.
The scanner came with a special cable called a "Parallel to SCSI" cable, made
by Scanpaq and identified for the Scanport scanner. It has a wide SCSI male
connector on one end and a 25-pin male DB connector on the other. No
instructions come with its use or desribe it. It has a little green power LED,
which comes on when connected. I am not really certain how to connect this
cable. Which scanner port does it use? Does the male DB connector connect to
the printer port of the computer?
Its literature talks about an Adaptec 1502E SCSI card, which it didn't come
with and which I don't have. And even if I had it, it wouldn't fit into my
laptop. The software includes a Scanner Test utility, which I've tried testing
the scanner with, but consistently fails to render a good test. The Scanport
people seem to be out of business, and a search of the Internet did not bring
up any helpful solutions that I could find.
I need help badly here. If you can answer any questions about this scanner, how
I can connect it to either a PC or MAC system (especially laptops), and
anything I might be missing (eg: cables, software drivers, adapter connectors,
PC cards, et al), I would appreciate it much. John J. Williams
Lonnie McClure
wiz...@aol.com stated:
> How do I interface Scanport SQ2400 scanner with my PC? I inherited a
> like-new Scanport SQ2400 color scannner, vintage 1997. It worked fine
> with the system it was connected to, which I did not inherit and know
> nothing as to how it was connected to it. I apparently have all of the
> cables and documentation and original box that came with this scanner.
>
> The problem I have is that after installing the SCSI software on my
> laptop(where I want to use it) Toshiba Satellite Pro (Windows 95), I
> can't get the scanner to respond at all. The scanner has 3 unlabeled
> connectors on its back, and they are not described in its documentation.
> One is a wide definitely SCSI female connector. The second is a 25-pin
> female DB connector. And the third is a 15-pin female DB connector. I
> guess - but am not sure - that both of these are also SCSI connectors.
> However, they could possibly be serial connectors, and the 25-pin DB
> could be a parallel printer connector???? I have no way of telling.
The Centronics-50 connector is, of course, SCSI. The DB-25 is as well.
(When I got my SQ2400, I thought perhaps it was for a parallel cable
connection, but as I found out later, it is SCSI. I currently have a SCSI
cable plugged into the DB-25, and a terminator on the C50). The DB-15
connector is for the connecting to the sheet feeder option.
> The scanner came with a special cable called a "Parallel to SCSI" cable, made
> by Scanpaq and identified for the Scanport scanner. It has a wide SCSI male
> connector on one end and a 25-pin male DB connector on the other. No
> instructions come with its use or desribe it. It has a little green power LED,
> which comes on when connected. I am not really certain how to connect this
> cable. Which scanner port does it use? Does the male DB connector connect to
> the printer port of the computer?
You would plug the wide SCSI male into the C-50 connector on back of the
scanner, and the DB-25 male into your parallel port. Note that this
device likely requires driver software, however. You may be able to
download that from the Scanport website.
Also, the end of your SCSI chain needs to be terminated. While your
scanner *might* work without termination (especially if it is the only
device, and the cable is short), it really should be terminated. My
scanner came with a pass-thru terminator for the Centronics-50 port. If
you have another SCSI device that you know is or can be terminated, you
could terminated, you could put that "downstream" from the SQ2400.
(Remember, both the C-50 and DB-25 ports are SCSI on the SQ2400).
> Its literature talks about an Adaptec 1502E SCSI card, which it didn't come
> with and which I don't have. And even if I had it, it wouldn't fit into my
> laptop. The software includes a Scanner Test utility, which I've tried testing
> the scanner with, but consistently fails to render a good test. The Scanport
> people seem to be out of business, and a search of the Internet did not bring
> up any helpful solutions that I could find.
The Scanport appears to be a rebadged Microtek E3 (or perhaps it is the
other way around), so you might want to check the Microtek site.
FYI, I just checked and still found a website for Scanport products at:
http://www.scanport.com/
The discontinued scanner product page is at:
http://www.scanport.com/scanners_discontinued.html
Strangely, there is no mention of the SQ2400, although the SQ4800 (which
the manual that came with my SQ2400 also covers) is listed.
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