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Revision as of 01:12, 21 March 2016
Contents
Functional Overview
Pro's
- Works flawlessly in Ubuntu with Wine. This is my favourite.
- Uploaded and downloaded systems to a BCT15X.
- Connected to the RR.com DB with no issues.
- The Virtual Control Panel (VCP) closely resembles the scanner model selected. Complete eye candy, not just a generic panel.
- VCP push buttons illuminate.
- VCP display, text and button illumination color is configurable.
- VCP has a small frequency field with tune button.
- Lower profile VCP than the others.
- 30 day evaluation period.
Con's
- The application can't find the ProScan_Manual.pdf since its hard coded to look in C:\Program Files\ProScan. That's ok since you can just navigate to the folder and open the pdf manually.
- Didn't test any of the higher end functions other than viewing logs. No recording function tests performed.
- This instruction should be followed after all OS updates are applied with Wine not installed.
- This will probably work for most Debian based distributions of Linux.
Install Wine First
- Precaution: If you have Wine installed it is highly recommended that you start off with a fresh 32 Bit prefix and a correctly installed .NET Framework 4.5 by deleting your ~/.wine directory and see the link above to reinstall.
Install ProScan
- Download from here: http://www.proscan.org/
- Extract file into your download directory.
- 1) Copy and paste the text below into a Terminal window to start the installation program:
wine ~/Downloads/ProScan_10_0.exe
- 2) Select "Next" after closing other open applications.
- 3) Accept the agreement by selecting "Next".
- 2) Install into the default directory: C:\Program Files\ProScan, select "Next".
- 3) Let it create the default shortcuts, select "Next".
- 4) Check the "Create a desktop icon", select "Next" then "Install".
- 5) You can leave the "Launch ProScan" checked, select Finish.
- 6) ProScan will now start. Select "OK" on the dialogue window.
- 7) Select your scanner model.
- 8) From the toolbar select "Comm Port".
- 9) Select Port 1 and the Baud Rate to match your scanner.
- 10) Press "Auto Detect", highlight the option which displays in the "Comm Port Auto Detect" and press "Set Selected Available Port". Close the "Comm Port" window.
Uninstalling ProScan
Note: Even the Uninstall works flawlessly although you will need to delete the ProScan directory.
Copy and paste the following in a Terminal window:
cd ~/.wine/drive_c/'Program Files'/ProScan/ wine ProScan.exe
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