before you connect your arcus 1200 to your macintosh, you have to find out which scsi id numbers are already assigned and which numbers are free. you can find the scsi id checker in the utilities folder inside the agfa fotolook folder after you have installed the software. you can use the scsi id checker to verify if your scanner is part of your scsi chain. here you can also find out which scsi id numbers are already assigned and which numbers are free.

    1 double-click the scsi id checker icon.

    a dialog box appears with a list of the scsi id numbers in your macintosh computer.

   

    your macintosh always occupies id 7, its internal hard disk usually occupies id 0 or id 1 and cd rom usually occupies id 3. if your macintosh is equipped with 2 scsi-busses, the button next bus allows you to switch busses.

    2 check if scsi id number 2 is free.

    your arcus 1200 is preset to id 2.

    3 if scsi id number 2 is free, go to instruction 4.

    -or-

    if scsi id number 2 is already assigned, you need to set the scanner to a free scsi id number.

    □ make sure that your scanner is switched off.

    □ decide on an unassigned scsi id number.

    □ use the scsi id switch at the rear of the scanner to set the desired scsi id:

    □ press - to decrease the scsi id number.

    -or-

    press + to increase the scsi id number.

   

    4 click ok to close the scsi id checker.