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New page: Color OneScanner 600/27, from Apple's Service Source, data sheet and Tech Info Library

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{{Infobox computer peripheral
| name = Apple Color OneScanner 600/27
| image = [[File:Apple Color OneScanner 600-27 (Hellisp).jpg|260px|frameless]]
| caption = Color OneScanner 600/27 with its cover raised (photo: Hellisp, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)
| manufacturer = Apple Computer, Inc.
| type = Single-pass 27-bit colour flatbed scanner
| release_date = 1996
| model = Order number M4496LL/A
| interface = SCSI-2
| compatible = Macintosh computers with a 68030 or later processor and System 7.5 or later
| resolution = 300 × 600 dpi optical; 2400 × 2400 dpi interpolated
| power = 100/120/200/220/240 V AC ±10%; 28 W maximum (data sheet) or 35 W (Service Source)
| dimensions = 3.1 × 11.3 × 16.3 in (79 × 287 × 414 mm)
| weight = 13.2 lb (6.0 kg)
| predecessor = [[Apple Color OneScanner]]
| successor = [[Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30]]
}}
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The '''Apple Color OneScanner 600/27''' is a compact single-pass colour flatbed scanner that Apple introduced in 1996. It scans at 300 × 600 dpi optically (2400 × 2400 dpi interpolated) with 27 bits of colour depth, uses a xenon lamp, and connects over SCSI-2.<ref name="til19327">Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 19327, "Apple Color OneScanner 600/27: Technical Specifications", created 12 February 1996, updated 1 August 1996. [http://absurdengineering.org/library/MASTER%20Tech%20Info%20Library/Peripherals/Scnrs%20Digitizers-Optical/Color%20OneScanner%20600%2027/TIL19327%20-%20Apple%20Color%20OneScanner%20600-27%20-%20Technical%20Specifications%20%289-96%29.pdf Copy at absurdengineering.org]. Technical specifications: single-pass 27-bit; 134 million colours internally and 16.7 million externally; 300 × 600 dpi optical, 2400 × 2400 interpolated; 8.5 × 11.5 in scan area; full-page scan under 20 seconds, preview under 6 seconds; SCSI-2; xenon bulb; optional 20-page Automatic Document Feeder M4526G/A; OneScanner Dispatcher, TextBridge 3.0 and Photoshop plug-in; 100-240 V, 28 W maximum; 10-40 °C, 10-80% humidity; 3.1 × 11.3 × 16.3 in, 13.2 lb; System 7.5, 8 MB RAM (12 MB for Dispatcher and TextBridge together), 640 × 480 display; order number M4496LL/A.</ref><ref name="ss6">Apple Computer, ''Service Source: Color OneScanner 600/27'', PDF dated February 1996, from the Service Source 2.5 CD of 1997. Hosted as [[:File:Apple Color OneScanner 600-27 Service Source (1996).pdf]]. Basics PDF pp. 3-9 (overview, features, optical assembly handling precautions); Specifications pp. 11-14; Troubleshooting pp. 16-27 (wiring diagram, normal start-up sequence, general troubleshooting with J101 voltages, image defects); Take Apart pp. 29-77; Additional Procedures pp. 79-86 (unlocking, SCSI ID, optical assembly to service position); Exploded View p. 88.</ref> It came with Apple's OneScanner Dispatcher software, Xerox TextBridge 3.0 OCR and a Photoshop acquire plug-in, and it took an optional 20-sheet Automatic Document Feeder (M4526G/A).<ref name="til19327" /> Apple's Tech Info Library articles on it date from February 1996.<ref name="til19328">Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 19328, "Apple Color OneScanner 600/27: Description", created 12 February 1996, updated 28 March 1996. [http://absurdengineering.org/library/MASTER%20Tech%20Info%20Library/Peripherals/Scnrs%20Digitizers-Optical/Color%20OneScanner%20600%2027/TIL19328%20-%20Apple%20Color%20OneScanner%20600-27%20-%20Description%20%283-96%29.pdf Copy at absurdengineering.org]. Product description and features of the Color OneScanner 600/27; bundle contents; order number M4496LL/A.</ref>

The 600/27 is much smaller and lighter than the earlier [[Apple Color OneScanner]], and it shares its basic design with the later [[Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30]]: the same xenon optical assembly layout, the same J101 power supply voltages, the same carriage lock and the same SCSI ID switch.<ref name="ss12">Apple Computer, ''Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30'' (''Service Source''), 97 pages. Hosted as [[:File:Color onescanner 1200 30.pdf]] and described on [[Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30 Service Source]]. Specifications PDF pp. 12-16; Troubleshooting pp. 18-31 (wiring diagram, normal start-up sequence, J101 voltages, symptom charts for the scanner, image defects, the document feeder and the Transparent Media Adapter); Take Apart pp. 33-86; Additional Procedures pp. 88-95; Exploded View p. 97.</ref> The [[Apple OneScanner Dispatcher]] software does not support the original Color OneScanner.<ref name="til19914">Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 19914, "Color OneScanner 600/27: SW Compat w/ Color OneScanner?", created 31 May 1996. [http://absurdengineering.org/library/MASTER%20Tech%20Info%20Library/Peripherals/Scnrs%20Digitizers-Optical/Color%20OneScanner%20600%2027/TIL19914%20-%20Color%20OneScanner%20600-27%20-%20SW%20Compat%20w-%20Color%20OneScanner%3F%285-96%29.pdf Copy at absurdengineering.org]. The Color OneScanner Dispatcher software included with the 600/27 does not support the original Color OneScanner.</ref>

== Specifications ==
{| class="wikitable styled-table" style="width:70%; text-align:left;"
|+'''Color OneScanner 600/27 specifications'''
! Item !! Value
|-
| Type || Flatbed, single pass, 27-bit<ref name="ss6" />
|-
| Colours || Up to 134 million internally, 16.7 million externally<ref name="til19327" />
|-
| Resolution || 300 × 600 dpi optical; 2400 × 2400 dpi interpolated<ref name="ss6" />
|-
| Scan area || 8.5 × 11.5 in; 8.5 × 14 in with the document feeder<ref name="ss6" />
|-
| Speed || Colour 20 s, monochrome 10 s for a US letter page<ref name="ss6" />
|-
| Lamp || Xenon, part of the optical assembly<ref name="til19327" /><ref name="til20065">Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 20065, "Color OneScanner 600/27: Expected Lamp Life", created 20 June 1996. [http://absurdengineering.org/library/MASTER%20Tech%20Info%20Library/Peripherals/Scnrs%20Digitizers-Optical/Color%20OneScanner%20600%2027/TIL20065%20-%20Color%20OneScanner%20600-27%20-%20Expected%20Lamp%20Life%20%286-96%29.pdf Copy at absurdengineering.org]. The 600/27 lamp is a white xenon lamp designed for 100,000 scans or five years, whichever comes first; it is not sold separately but is part of optical assembly 661-1084.</ref>
|-
| Interface || SCSI-2, two connectors, built-in switchable termination<ref name="ss6" /><ref name="til19550">Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 19550, "Apple Color OneScanner 600/27: Terminator isn't required", created 1 April 1996, updated 17 April 1996. [http://absurdengineering.org/library/MASTER%20Tech%20Info%20Library/Peripherals/Scnrs%20Digitizers-Optical/Color%20OneScanner%20600%2027/TIL19550%20-%20Apple%20Color%20OneScanner%20600-27%20-%20Terminator%20isn%27t%20required%20%284-96%29.pdf Copy at absurdengineering.org]. Built-in SCSI termination; no external terminator required; the SCSI ID selector between the two SCSI ports has black numbers (termination off) and red numbers (termination on); default ID 2 with termination on.</ref>
|-
| Line voltage || 100/120/200/220/240 V AC ±10%<ref name="ss6" />
|-
| Power || 28 W maximum (data sheet and Tech Info Library); 35 W maximum (Service Source)<ref name="til19327" /><ref name="ss6" />
|-
| Environment || 10-40 °C, 10-80% humidity (data sheet); 10-32.5 °C, 20-80% (Service Source)<ref name="til19327" /><ref name="ss6" />
|-
| Size || 3.1 × 11.3 × 16.3 in (79 × 287 × 414 mm)<ref name="ss6" />
|-
| Weight || 13.2 lb (6 kg)<ref name="ss6" />
|-
| Requirements || System 7.5 or later; 8 MB RAM (12 MB to run Dispatcher and TextBridge together); 640 × 480 display or larger<ref name="til19327" />
|}
The user's manual for the 600/27 and 1200/30 asks for a 68030 or later processor, at least 12 MB of RAM and 20 MB of free disk space.<ref name="um">Apple Computer, ''Apple Color OneScanner User's Manual for the Color OneScanner 600/27 and 1200/30'', 1996. Hosted as [[:File:Apple Color OneScanner 600-27 and 1200-30 User's Manual (1996).pdf]]. Chapter 1 system requirements p. 2; chapter 2 set-up, locking, SCSI ID and termination pp. 5-17; chapter 8 cleaning pp. 111-112; chapter 9 document feeder maintenance pp. 129-136; chapter 10 Transparent Media Adapter (1200/30 only) from p. 137; Appendix B troubleshooting pp. 155-158; Appendix C SCSI chains pp. 159-164.</ref> The hardware can scan down to 12 dpi, but the Dispatcher software's lowest setting is 60 dpi.<ref name="til20266">Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 20266, "Color OneScanner 600/27: 60 DPI Software Limitation", created 8 August 1996. [http://absurdengineering.org/library/MASTER%20Tech%20Info%20Library/Peripherals/Scnrs%20Digitizers-Optical/Color%20OneScanner%20600%2027/TIL20266%20-%20Color%20OneScanner%20600-27%20-%2060%20DPI%20Software%20Limitation%20%288-96%29.pdf Copy at absurdengineering.org]. 12 dpi is the scanner's hardware limit; the Dispatcher software's lower limit is 60 dpi; previews use 75 dpi.</ref> The 600/27 has no transparency adapter and cannot scan slides or negatives; the Transparent Media Adapter fits only the 1200/30.<ref name="til20051">Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 20051, "Color OneScanner 600/27: Scanning 35mm Slides", created 17 June 1996. [http://absurdengineering.org/library/MASTER%20Tech%20Info%20Library/Peripherals/Scnrs%20Digitizers-Optical/Apple%20Color%20OneScanner/TIL20051%20-%20Color%20OneScanner%20600-27%20-%20Scanning%2035mm%20Slides%20%286-96%29.pdf Copy at absurdengineering.org]. The 600/27 has no transparency adapter and was not designed to scan film.</ref><ref name="um" />

== Hardware ==
The scanner has a logic board, a power supply board, an inverter board for the lamp, a drive motor with gear and bracket, a home position sensor (photo-interrupter) and the optical assembly, which carries the xenon lamp, two mirrors and the CCD unit.<ref name="ss6" /> Apple warns service staff to lift the optical assembly by its long sides only: the CCD board on the short front side is delicate, and touching it or the mirrors can leave the scanner not working.<ref name="ss6" /> On a single-mirror flatbed, dust on the mirror shows as straight vertical lines. The 600/27 has two mirrors, and dust on them shows as black arcs of different sizes.<ref name="til19451">Apple Computer, Tech Info Library article 19451, "Color OneScanner 600/27: Cause of Black Arcs on Pages", created 6 March 1996, updated 12 March 1996. [http://absurdengineering.org/library/MASTER%20Tech%20Info%20Library/Peripherals/Scnrs%20Digitizers-Optical/Color%20OneScanner%20600%2027/TIL19451%20-%20Color%20OneScanner%20600-27%20-%20Cause%20of%20Black%20Arcs%20on%20Pages%20%283-96%29.pdf Copy at absurdengineering.org]. Black arcs on 600/27 scans come from dust on the mirrors of its two-mirror optical design; the optical assembly needs cleaning by a service provider.</ref>

{| class="wikitable styled-table" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|+'''Service parts (Service Source exploded view)'''<ref name="ss6" />
! Part !! Number
|-
| Logic board || 661-1083
|-
| Optical assembly (with lamp) || 661-1084
|-
| Power supply || 661-1085
|-
| Inverter board || 922-1936
|-
| Drive motor || 922-1938
|-
| Photo-interrupter (home sensor) || 922-1353
|-
| LED cable || 922-1935
|-
| Glass with scale || 922-2024
|-
| Top cover with hinge || 922-1930
|-
| Document feeder, whole unit || 661-1119
|}

== Maintenance and repair ==
* [[Apple Color OneScanner 600/27 General Maintenance]]: carriage lock, cleaning, optical assembly handling, SCSI set-up, document feeder care. Covers the 1200/30 too.
* [[Apple Color OneScanner 600/27 Troubleshooting Guide]]: Apple's start-up sequence, J101 voltage checks, drive motor resistance, image defect charts and software faults. Covers the 1200/30 too.

== Documentation ==
* [[Apple Color OneScanner 600/27 Documentation]]: the Service Source chapter, the 1996 user's manual for the 600/27 and 1200/30, and the 600/27 data sheet.

== Related pages ==
* [[Apple Color OneScanner]]
* [[Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30]]
* [[Apple OneScanner Dispatcher]]

== References ==
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