UMAX ASTRA 1220 Series Addendum to the Owner's Guide UTI Part Number 810R01-70 Table of Contents Accessing the online user manuals For Windows 95/98 Users Closing applications Power saving feature Scanning with VistaScan Scanning with PhotoDeluxe 2.0 Scanning with Presto! PageManager Deluxe Scanning with OmniPageLE 1 3 3 4 7 8 10 For Macintosh Users Closing applications Power saving feature Scanning with VistaScan Scanning with PhotoDeluxe 1.1 Scanning with Presto! PageManager Scanning with OmniPageLE 11 11 12 14 16 17 This Addendum to the Owners Guide was designed to provide an easy reference for using the software included with your UMAX scanner. For additional instructions on using the software, please refer to the software's online manual. See "How to find the Online Manual" below. Note: Please see the Quick Start Guide for software installation instructions. Accessing the Online User Manuals UMAX VistaScan Windows Users: If the VistaScan application is already open, you can locate the manual by clicking on the user tips that pop up when your mouse scrolls over a tool. If VistaScan is not open, follow the instructions below. 1. Click S t a r t t. 2. Click P r o g r a m s s. 3. Click V i s t a S c a n 3 . 1 1. 4. Click V i s t a S c a n U s e r ' s G u i d e Your Internet browser e. should launch displaying the VistaScan User's Guide. Macintosh Users: If the VistaScan application is already open, you can locate the manual by clicking ? located in the upper right corner. If VistaScan is not open, follow the instructions below. 1. Double-click the hard drive icon on the desktop. 2. Double-click the U m a x V i s t a S c a n 3 . 1 folder. 3. Double-click the V i s t a S c a n H e l p Your Internet browser p. should launch displaying the VistaScan User's Guide. Adobe PhotoDeluxe Windows Users: 1. Place the PhotoDeluxe CD in the CD-ROM drive. (If the install screen automatically launches, skip to step 4.) 2. Double-click M y C o m p u t e r r. 3. Right-click the CDROM drive and select A u t o P l a y y. 4. Click D o c u m e n t a t i o n . From here, you can select the manual best suited for your needs. Macintosh Users: 1. Place the Adobe PhotoDeluxe CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click the P h o t o D e l u x e CD icon on the desktop. 3. Double-click E x t r a s s. 1 4. Double-click U s r G u i d e . p d f (If you receive an error, f. please install Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01. See "Installing Acrobat Reader" below for intructions. Presto! PageManager Windows Users: 1. Click S t a r t t. 2. Click P r o g r a m s s. 3. Click P r e s t o ! P a g e M a n a g e r D e l u x e e. 4. Click P a g e M a n a g e r U s e r ' s M a n u a l l. Macintosh Users: 1. Double-click the hard drive icon on the desktop. 2. Double-click the P r e s t o ! P a g e M a n a g e 2 . 3 1 . 0 2 folder. 3. Double-click U s e r ' s G u i d e . p d f . (If you receive an error, please install Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01. See "Installing Acrobat Reader" below for instructions. Caere OmniPage Windows Users: 1. Click S t a r t t. 2. Click P r o g r a m s s. 3. Click C a e r e A p p l i c a t i o n n. 4. Click E n g l i s h D o c u m e n t a t i o n n. Macintosh Users: 1. Double-click the hard drive icon on the desktop. 2. Double-click the O m n i P a g e L t d . E d . f o l d e e. 3. Double-click O m n i P a g e L t d . p d f (If you receive an error, f. please install Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01. See "Installing Acrobat Reader" below for instructions. Installing Acrobat Reader for Macintosh Users 1. Place the VistaScan CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double click the U M A X V i s t a S c a n C D icon. 3. Double click the A c r o b a t R e a d e r I n s t a l l folder. 4. Double click the 3 . 0 folder. 5. Double click the R e a d e r folder. 6. Double click the I n s t a l l A c r o b a t 3 . 0 icon. 2 For Windows 95/98 Users Closing Applications Please close all applications prior to installing the scanner software. To ensure there is nothing running in the background, hold the C t r l and A l t keys down at the same time and tap the D e l e t e key once. This will bring up the windows C l o s e P r o g r a m window. The only program needed in this window is E x p l o r e r You r. will need to double-click all other programs in the window to close them. Repeat this process until only E x p l o r e r remains. Power Saving for VistaScan (for Astra 1220P and 1220U) To turn your scanner off/on please follow these instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click S t a r t t. Click P r o g r a m s s. Click V i s t a S c a n 3 . 1 1. Click P o w e r S a v i n g g. A L a m p box will appear on your desktop. In the upper left corner of this box below the X, there is a small clock. Clicking on this clock will allow you to lengthen or shorten the time that ittakes to automatically shut off the scanner lamp. Clicking the scanner icon within the L a m p box will turn the scanner light on or off without delay. Clicking the X in the upper right corner will close the box and turn off power saving. The green ready light on the front of your scanner will always stay illuminated when the scanner has power. 7. 8. 9. Note: The Astra 1220S SCSI scanners do not use this feature. Instead, they will automatically turn the lamp off after about thirty minutes of CPU inactivity. Some systems send a query signal down the SCSI chain, or other devices on the chain may emit signals. As long as the scanner is receiving a signal, it will not shut itself off. If the scanner is not shutting off, wait until the computer is shut down, or you can plug it into a dedicated surge protector and use it's power switch to turn the power on and off.. 3 Scanning with VistaScan 3.1 · · · · How How How How to to to to set saving preferences scan (scanning tips) scan directly to email email a scanned image HOW TO SET SAVING PREFERENCES 1. 2. 3. 4. In the upper right corner of the VistaScan window, click the icon located next to the . Click the S c a n D e s t i n a t i o n tab at the top of the Preference window. Click (the diskette icon). In the F i l e D i r e c t o r y bar to the right of , type the path for the directory where you want to save your images. For example C:\pictures, where "pictures" is a directory that you created for storing of your scanned images. Designate a name in the F i l e N a m e field. VistaScan will assign a sequencial number to the end of the file name(ie. Filename1.JGP, Filename2.JPG). Choose a F i l e F o r m a t from the dropdown menu. B e g i n n e r Screen - We recommend BMP. A d v a n c e d Screen - We recommend JPG. Choose the image quality. Remember: Higher quality means a larger file size, for web and email we recommend a setting between good and fair. (This setting is only available for JPG file formats.) Click O K to return to the VistaScan window. 5. 6. 7. 8. Note: For information on setting other Scan Destination perferences, please refer to the VistaScan online manual "My First Scan." HOW TO SCAN 1. 2. 3. 4. Click S t a r t t. Click P r o g r a m s s. Click V i s t a S c a n V 3 . 1 1. Click V i s t a S c a n to launch the program. You will see the VistaScan window. 4 5. 6. Place the image that you want to scan face down on the scanner glass. Select an interface, Beginner or Advanced, by clicking on one of the buttons located at the top of the VistaScan screen. B E G I N N E R interface - Recommended for new scanner users. The Beginner interface provides four buttons for easy one-click scanning. C o l o r P h o t o - For scanning color photographs W e b I m a g e - For scanning color images for use on the Internet or emailing T e x t / L i n e a r t - Use to scan black and white text documents or line art P r i n t e d M a t t e r - For scanning printed material such as magazines, books, CD covers or newspaper. A D V A N C E D interface - Recommended for more experienced users. The Advanced interface requires that the user understand the correct settings for the type of image being scanned. Below are some recommended settings: Color Photographs - T r u e C o l o r R G B , 3 0 0 d p i , N o Descreen, No Filter, 100% Emailing/Internet - ( C o l o r m o d e o f y o u r c h o i c e ) , 75dpi. No Descreen, No Filter, 100% Text Documents - O C R ( 3 0 0 D P I ) , 3 0 0 d p i , N o Descreen, No Filter, 100% Printed Material (magazines/books/CD covers/newspaper) - From the dropdown menu, choose the descreen setting for the material type being scanned. Note: For more detailed descriptions concerning the tools found in the A d v a n c e d screen, consult the VistaScan online manual. 7. Click P r e v i e w When the preview is complete, you will see w. your image on the left side of the VistaScan window. This image will have a moving box around it. This box is called a "crop box" The crop box should surround the image you wish to scan. If it does not... 1. Place your mouse over the line that is off. When your mouse is directly on the line, you will see . 2. Press and hold down your left mouse button. 3. Drag the line to the desired destination. 4. Release the mouse button. 5 8. 5. Repeat steps 1-4 on each line that needs adjustment. WARNING: Any white area between the picture and the crop box will cause the image to be washed out or black. B e g i n n e r interface users - Click the appropriate image icon button to begin scanning (Color Photo, WebImage, Text/ Lineart or Printed Matter). A d v a n c e d interface users - Click scan. Once the scan is complete, the image file will appear on the desktop. HOW TO SCAN TO EMAIL VistaScan supports direct scan to email for users of Microsoft Exchange and Lotus cc:Mail. For other email applications (AOL or Eudora for example), skip to How to Email (other email programs) below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In the upper right corner of the VistaScan window, click the icon located next to the . Click the S c a n D e s t i n a t i o n tab at the top of the Preference window. Click the icon. Select an email application. Scan to email supports Microsoft Exchange and Lotus cc:Mail Choose a F i l e F o r m a t from the dropdown menu. TIFF is a good, commonly used image format. Click O K to return to the VistaScan window. From the Beginner screen click the icon. From the ad vanced screen click on "Scan To" arrow to display the scan to destinations. Click on the icon. Now you're ready to scan to email. From the Beginner screen, select the appropriate scan icon. Please see "How to Scan" above for more information on scanning using the Beginner or Advanced interface. 8. HOW TO EMAIL (other email programs) 1. 2. 3. Adjust your scan settings and complete a scan as instructed in "How to Scan" earlier in this addendum. Once the scan is complete, exit the VistaScan program by clicking E x i t or in the upper right corner. Connect to the Internet. 6 4. 5. Open your email application and create a new message. Attach the file to the message through your email application. Your image file should be located in the directory you selected under saving perferences. NOTE: There are many email applications with different methods for attaching files. If you are unable to find an A t t a c h F i l e option in your email program, please refer to your emails documentation or contect your email company's technical support for further assistance. Scanning with PhotoDeluxe 2.0 · · · How to scan How to resize How to export (save) HOW TO SCAN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Click S t a r t t. Click P r o g r a m s s. Click A d o b e e. Click P h o t o D e l u x e 2 . 0 Click A d o b e P h o t o D e l u x e 2 . 0 Click G e t P h o t o o. Click G e t P h o t o and choose S c a n n e r s s. You will be asked to select the input device.(Note: This step is only necessary the first time you use the software with the K. scanner.) Choose V i s t a S c a n 3 2 V 3 . 1 and click O K VistaScan will launch and appear on top of the PhotoDeluxe screen. Place your image on the scanner and select P r e v i e w w. Crop the image as needed. Refer to the H o w t o S c a n section for more information on Preview and Cropping. Click the appropriate icon image (Color Photo, Web Image, Text/Lineart, Printed Matter) Once the scan is complete select E x i t The image will appear in PhotoDeluxe in My Photos. Double click the image to load it onto the PhotoDeluxe screen. From here the image can be exported, manipulated, and/or printed. 7 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. HOW TO RESIZE AN IMAGE 1. 2. 3. With your image displayed, click the A d v a n c e d M e n u s button in the left lower corner of the PhotoDeluxe window. Click S i z e and choose P h o t o S i z e from the drop-down menu. Adjust the width and height of the image in accordance with your desired print size. Click O K K. HOW TO EXPORT (SAVE) AN IMAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. After you have scanned and edited the image, click S a v e & S e n d and choose E x p o r t from the drop-down menu. Click the 1 E x p o r t tab. Click O t h e r E x p o r t and an Export window will ...