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The "Sharpdesk LT" CD-ROM included in the network expansion kit contains the following software programs.
For information on the software programs, see the user's guides on the CD-ROM.

• Sharpdesk LT (Desktop Document Management Software)

Sharpdesk LT is used to manage images scanned on the machine and files created in various software programs.
* Sharpdesk LT can be installed and used in 3 computers. If you need to install Sharpdesk LT in more than 3 

computers, please contact your authorized Sharp dealer.

• Network Scanner Tool

This is a utility that helps you use Scan to Desktop (

). This utility must be installed to use Scan to Desktop. 

• SHARP TWAIN AR/DM

This is used to acquire black and white images from a TWAIN interface into TWAIN-compliant software 
applications.

• TypeReader Professional 5.0 trial (ExperVision, inc.)

This is used to scan text printed on paper and convert the image data into text data by means of OCR (Optical 
Character Recognition).

To install the above software programs, your computer must meet the following system requirements.

* Administrator's rights are required to install the software.

The Sharpdesk program on the "AR-M160/M205/5220 Series Software" CD-ROM that accompanied the 
machine cannot be used for the network scanner function (Scan to Desktop).
To use the Scan to Desktop function, be sure to install Sharpdesk LT (Network Scanner Tool) from the 
"Sharpdesk LT" CD-ROM that accompanied the network expansion kit.
If Sharpdesk LT is already installed, the new installation will overwrite the old installation.

Computer type

IBM PC/AT or compatible computer equipped with a 10Base-T/100Base-TX LAN 
board

Operating system

Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me,
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later)*,
Windows 2000 Professional*, Windows XP Professional*,
Windows XP Home Edition*

Display

800 x 600 dots (SVGA) display with 256 colors (or better)

Hard disk free space

160 MB or more

Other hardware 
requirements

An environment on which any of the operating systems listed above can fully operate

The Manual folder in the "Sharpdesk LT" CD-ROM contains user's guides (in PDF format) for each of the software 
programs.

• Sharpdesk User's Guide
• Network Scanner Tool User's Guide
• SHARP TWAIN AR/DM User's Guide

The user's guides provide detailed explanations of installing, setting up, and using each of the software programs. 
Be sure to read the user's guides before installing the software.

Note the following when installing the software program from the "Sharpdesk LT" CD-ROM:

● Be sure to check the system requirements for installation of each of the software programs in the user's guides 

and on the information screen during installation.

● The user's guides give detailed instructions for installing and setting up the programs. Be sure to read the user's 

guides before installing the programs. In particular, if you are going to use Network Scanner Tool, be sure to 
carefully read the instructions regarding network preparation and setup procedures before installing the program. 
The network administrator should verify that network preparation has been carried out correctly.

● If you are going to send an original scanned on the machine to a computer (Scan to Desktop), Network Scanner 

Tool must be installed.

● If you perform a standard installation of Sharpdesk LT (select "Typical" in the Setup Type selection screen), 

Network Scanner Tool will be simultaneously installed. You can also select "Custom" installation and install only 
Network Scanner Tool.

● If your computer does not currently have Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later installed, The Sharpdesk LT 

installer will install a minimal version of Internet Explorer 5.01 on your computer.

● If you intend to install SHARP TWAIN AR/DM, install Network Scanner Tool first. SHARP TWAIN AR/DM cannot 

be installed alone.

● The contents of the information screens that appear during installation can also be found in the ReadMe files on 

the same CD-ROM. The ReadMe file for Sharpdesk LT is located in the root directory of the CD-ROM, and the 
ReadMe file for SHARP TWAIN AR/DM is located in the Twain folder.

• The Sharpdesk LT installation screen appears. 

Proceed to step 

.

• If the screen does not appear, proceed to step 

.

In Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000, double-click 
"My Computer".

Follow the instructions on the screen.

• If you select "Typical" in the Setup Type 

selection screen, Network Scanner Tool will 
also be installed. If you only wish to install 
Network Scanner Tool, select "Custom" in the 
Setup Type selection screen and then check 
only Network Scanner Tool.

• Sharpdesk Imaging* is installed together with 

Sharpdesk LT. If Imaging for Windows was 
previously installed, Sharpdesk Imaging will 
overwrite Imaging for Windows.
If Eastman Software's "Imaging for Windows 
Professional Edition" has already been installed 
on your computer, Sharpdesk Imaging will not 
be installed.

• "Imaging for Windows Professional Edition" and 

Sharpdesk Imaging use common registry 
entries, and installing "Imaging for Windows 
Professional Edition" after Sharpdesk lmaging 
has been installed may result in abnormal 
operation. In this case, uninstall Sharpdesk LT 
and Sharpdesk Imaging, and then install 
"Imaging for Windows Professional Edition". 
After that, reinstall Sharpdesk LT.

• When Network Scanner Tool setup is finished, the 

"Search Setup Wizard" appears. Follow the on-screen 
instructions to create an index database. For detailed 
information, see the Sharpdesk User's Guide.
* Sharpdesk Imaging is a version of Eastman 

Software's Imaging for Windows Professional 
Edition that has been customized by the 
Sharp Corporation.

After you restart your computer (or select startup of the Network Scanner Tool) as instructed by the final window of the 
Network Scanner Tool (Sharpdesk LT) installation procedure, the "Sharp Network Scanner Tool Setup Wizard" starts.
Follow the procedure below to set up the Network Scanner Tool. This will store your computer in the machine as a 
destination for Scan to Desktop.

The "Prefix" will form part of the setting name that 
will appear in the Web page (

). The prefix 

can be a maximum of 6 characters long. Make 
sure that the prefix is different from other user 
and computer names.

The Network Scanner Tool provides process 
definitions as appropriate depending on whether 
or not Sharpdesk LT is installed. For example, if 
"Sharp" is entered for the "Prefix" and the 
provided process definitions are selected, the 
following setting names will appear in the Web 
page. (

• If Sharpdesk LT is installed:

- Convert By OCR (setting name: Sharp-OCR)

The scanned image will be converted to an 
editable document.

- Send Email (setting name: Sharp-Email)

Your computer's MAPI-compliant e-mail program 
will start and the image will be inserted as a file 
attachment.

- Sharpdesk Desktop (setting name: Sharp-Desk)

The image will be saved in the Sharpdesk 
Desktop and Sharpdesk LT will automatically 
start.

• If Sharpdesk LT is not installed:

- Send Email (setting name: Sharp-Email)
- My Documents (setting name: Sharp-MyDocs)

The image will be saved in your computer's 
My Documents folder.

Process Definition defines the instruction for 
how the image will be processed once it 
arrives at the computer.