| Working With Trident 4.0
Software |
The following topics
are covered in this section:
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Host
Computer
In order to take full advantage of
the Trident software,
your host computer must meet
the following minimum requirements:
- Macintosh
- Macintosh® PowerPC 8100 computer or better with
floating point coprocessor installed
- 24-bit color display adapter
- 17" or larger high-resolution monitor (1024 x
768 dpi)
- 64 MB RAM available (128 MB recommended)
- System 7.5 or higher
- Windows PC
- Pentium class computer running at 1000 megahertz
or above
- 32-bit color display adapter
- 17” or larger high-resolution monitor (1024 x
768 dpi)
- 128 MB RAM available (256 MB recommended)
- Windows 2000 or Windows XP for Aztek Digital
PhotoLab, Windows NT 4.x or Windows
95/98 for all other
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Scanner Support
Trident works
with the following Howtek scanners.
- HiResolve 8000
- HiResolve Sprint
- HiResolve Grand
- Scanmaster 4500
- Scanmaster 6500/7500
- Scanmaster 2500
- Howtek D4000
For details on connecting
your scanner to your host computer, refer to your
scanner’s user guide.
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Setting Up and Installing Trident on an
Apple Macintosh
This section gives
instructions for installing Trident on an Apple
Macintosh computer.
Configuring Your Monitor for
Trident
Trident needs to run in 24 or 32 bit
color mode.
To configure your Macintosh monitor for
Trident, follow the steps below:
- Open Control Panels in the Apple menu.
- Open the Monitors control panel and set your
monitor to millions of colors.
Installing the Trident Software on your
Macintosh Computer
To install the Trident
software, proceed as follows:
- Insert the Trident CD into your CD-ROM drive and
double-click on the Installer icon.
- Click on Continue... in the Trident installer
splash screen.
- Read and adhere to License Agreement. Click the
agree button to continue.
- Click the box next to Standard to install the
Application and ColorSync Profiles.
If you choose
to install just one component, click on the arrow to
the left of the box for separate component
installation options.
After selecting your
installation options, click the install button to
continue.
- If you want to change the location in which
Trident will be installed, follow these steps:
- Click on the Install Location drop down menu.
- Choose Select Folder in the drop down menu.
- In the destination window that appears, select
the destination disk and folder of your choice for
Trident.
Note: To install Trident, you
must have at least 10 megabytes of free hard drive
space.
- Highlight the folder where Trident will reside
and click on Install.
- Follow the screen prompts to complete installation
and exit the installer.
Installation of
your Trident software is now
complete.
Note: If you are reinstalling or
upgrading from a previous version of Trident, before
launching the application, delete all Trident
Preferences files (located in the Preferences folder
within the System Folder). Trident will create a new
preferences file the first time you launch
it.
Assigning Memory to
Trident
To increase the amount of Macintosh
memory assigned to Trident, proceed as follows:
- Select the Trident application icon in the Trident
folder and choose Get Info from the File menu
(apple+I).
- In the Trident Info dialog box that appears, under
Memory Requirements make sure the Preferred size is
set to at least 32 MB. If possible, increase the RAM
for Trident to 128 MB.
- Close the Trident Info dialog
box.
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Setting Up and Installing Trident on an
Windows NT and Windows 95/98
This section
gives instructions for installing Trident on a PC
running Microsoft Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT.
Configuring your display
for Trident
Trident needs to run in 24 or 32
bit color depth.
To configure your display settings
for Trident, do the following:
- Right click on a clear area of your Windows
desktop. Choose Properties from the pop-up window that
appears.
- The Windows Display Properties window will appear.
Choose the Settings Tab.
- In the Color Palette section of the Settings
window, choose 24 bit or 32 bit
color.
Installing
Trident
To install the Trident software,
proceed as follows:
- Insert the Trident CD into your drive and
double-click on the Setup icon.
- The Trident installer will launch. You will be
asked to specify the location in which Trident should
be installed. Use the standard Windows dialog box to
specify a location, or use the default location of:
c:\Program Files\Trident
- After you have selected the install location,
click OK to have the software installed to the
specified
directory.
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