Welcome! The latest Microtek scanners are equipped with smart-buttons for easier access to scanner functions. Scanners with the smart-buttons have these configurations: q 3 one-touch buttons: Scan, Copy, and E-mail. 5 one-touch buttons: Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, and Scan-to-Web or Scan, Copy, E-mail, Setup, and Cancel. 7 one-touch buttons: Cancel/Setup, Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, Scanto-Web, and Custom. q q Microtek scanners assist users by simplifying scanning tasks and increasing productivity with just the touch of a button. These "smart buttons" provide an intuitive and easy method to quickly and easily scan images. For example, to copy a stack of documents, simply place the first page on the scanner bed, and press the Copy button. Once the first page has been scanned, place the next page and press the Copy button again. The scanner will work like a copier with your printer, printing the documents one after another with no interruption. The parameters for each button can be defined through the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility. When you have completed specifying your scan setting requirements, you can then perform several tasks continuously with just a simple touch. Launching and exiting the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility How the scanner buttons work file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/Welcome.htm [8/20/03 2:26:44 AM] Launching and Exiting the MSC utility Launch your Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility by: q Double-clicking the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) icon from the desktop. Pressing the Cancel/Setup button on your scanner (if your scanner is not working). q To exit the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility: q Click the Exit button located at the top-right corner (OK button on the bottom-right corner for the Mac) of the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel. Using the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/Launching_exiting_MSC.htm [8/20/03 2:27:15 AM] Using the MSC utility When you launch the MSC, the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel appears. Depending on the scanner model you are using, you will see 3 tabs (Scan, Copy or E-mail), 5 tabs (Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, or To Web), or 6 tabs (Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, To Web, or Custom). Click any of the tabs to view or customize the button settings according to your specific requirements. Click either of the thumbnails below to get a closer view of the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel. Windows Macintosh file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/Using_the_MSC_utility.htm (1 of 2) [8/20/03 2:28:07 AM] Customizing the Scan panel To obtain a larger view of the Scan panel, click either of the thumbnails below: Windows Macintosh Select the topic you wish to view from the links below: Original Purpose Scan Type Send to Application Scan Frame Destination OK button Cancel button Reset button Help button Original Defines the type of your scan material. To scan printed matter (e.g., newspapers, art books, flyers, or magazines), choose Magazine. To scan graphics, choose Illustration. file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/panel_Scan.htm (1 of 4) [8/20/03 2:28:28 AM] Purpose Defines the destination of the scanner output. For viewing purposes alone, choose On Screen Viewing. Choose Custom if you want to set a specific resolution. It is recommended that the resolution not be set higher than the scanner's optical resolution. Scan Type Defines the color output for your document. Make sure you choose the correct image type; it is always best to choose the right image type. For instance, if you choose True Color to scan a gray-level image, a bigger file size and longer scanning time results with little improvement to image quality. Likewise, if your original is text only without images, choose Black & White to achieve better quality than Gray. Some scanner models support JPEG output color format. Take note that for JPEG image format, the better the image quality, the greater the disk space required. If your Microtek scanner does not support the JPEG format, the JPEG selections will not appear under Scan Type. Send to Application Defines the application that will edit and save the scanned image; the application can be an image editor, web browser, or Acrobat program available on your disk. If the application you prefer to use is not shown on the list yet, add it to the list by ­ For Windows users: Choose Custom from the bottom of the list. Use the resulting dialog box to search and add the new application to the list. Application full path: Enter the full path name, or click the yellow folder icon to browse and search for the new application. Application alias: Enter an alias for the application to be added. Add: When you have located your new application, click Add to include the new application to the Application alias list. Then click Close. Delete: If you want to remove an existing application from the Application alias list, file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/panel_Scan.htm (2 of 4) [8/20/03 2:28:28 AM] select the application, then click Delete. For Macintosh users: Choose Custom from the bottom of the list to bring up "Choose Application" window. The MSC utility starts to search for the available software programs in your disk and displays them on the left panel of the window. > or >> : Select and Add a particular software or all the available software from the "Available" panel to the "Selected" panel. < or << : Select and Delete a particular software or all the software from the "Selected" panel to the "Available" panel. When you are done with your software selection. click OK to update the changes made, or Cancel to abandon the selection you've just made. Scan Frame Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size. Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically. Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled and instead, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan frame size is framed on the top-center of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the top-center of the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment. Thumbnail of the Scan frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled. Destination Defines the folder for saving and storing the scanned images. Save in: Saves the image to the current folder destination. To change the folder location, click the folder icon at the right end of the existing path. file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/panel_Scan.htm (3 of 4) [8/20/03 2:28:28 AM] Filename: Refers to the prefix or root name in a series of filenames. By default, the root filename is "Image". If the TIFF file format is selected, the scanned images will be automatically identified as "Image001.tif", "Image002.tif", etc. You can change the default root filename to uniquely label your scan jobs. File Format: PDF is the default image file format. Save multiple images as a single file: Allows you to save the scanned images into a single file. You can enable this option if the scan frame is "Fixed Size" and the output image file format is DCX, PDF, or TIF. When enabled, MSC will prompt you to place the next page as you scan from the scanner bed, then click the Continue button to scan; or click the Close button to save multiple images as a single file. If you scan through ADF, the scanning originals are sequentially scanned until paper out; when finished, all the scanned images are saved as a single file. OK button Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Scan Smart-Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Scan button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings. Cancel button Abandons the parameters you have just made under the Scan tab panels; all the parameters are restored to their previous settings. Reset button Clears all the parameters you have just made under the Scan tab panel; all the parameters are reset to their default settings. Help (?) button Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom right (bottom left for Mac) corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a related topic. file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/panel_Scan.htm (4 of 4) [8/20/03 2:28:28 AM] Customizing the Copy panel To obtain a larger view of the panel, click either of the thumbnails below: Windows Macintosh Select the topic you wish to view from the links below: Original Color Copy Scan Frame Copy Quality Scaling Copies Show printer setting dialog box before scan Setup button (Windows only) OK button file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/panel_Copy.htm (1 of 4) [8/20/03 2:28:50 AM] Cancel button Reset button Help button Original Defines the type of your scan material. To scan printed matter (e.g., newspapers, art books, flyers, or magazines), choose Magazine. To scan graphics, choose Illustration. Color Copy Check this option if you are using color printer to print your scanned images. Scan Frame Selects either Auto Crop or Fixed Size. Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically. Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled instead, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan frame size is framed on the center-top of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the top-center of the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment. Thumbnail of the Scan frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled. Copy Quality Selects your printout quality. The higher the image quality, the longer the scanning time and the greater disk space required. Microtek recommends file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/panel_Copy.htm (2 of 4) [8/20/03 2:28:50 AM] that you to choose "Normal" quality for 150 dpi printing, "Best" for 600 or 300 dpi printing, and "Draft" for 100 dpi printing. Scaling Enlarges or reduces an image. Specifying scaling parameters above 100% will enlarge the scanned image, while specifying scaling parameters below 100% will reduce the scanned image. Scaling range is between 25% and 400%. Copies Defines the number of printout (1 to 99) copies required for a current scan job. This setting can be superseded with setting in your Printer Setup dialog box if you have checked the check box on "Show printer setting dialog box before scan." Show printer setting dialog box before scan Check this option if you want to display the printer dialog box before you start to print. Number of printout copies may be redefined in this dialog box. Uncheck this option if you do not want to bring up the printer dialog box and make printout quantity based on "Copies" setting. Current Printer: Displays the currently selected printer. Setup button (Windows only) Selects one of the installed printer drivers as your default printer driver, or changes the currently selected printer driver. OK button Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Copy SmartTouch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Copy button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings. Cancel button file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/panel_Copy.htm (3 of 4) [8/20/03 2:28:50 AM] Abandons the parameters you have just made under the Copy tab panels; all the parameters are restored to their previous settings. Reset button Clears all the parameters you have just made under the Copy tab panel; all the parameters are reset to their default settings. Help (?) button Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom right (bottom left for Mac) corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a related topic. file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/panel_Copy.htm (4 of 4) [8/20/03 2:28:50 AM] Customizing the E-mail panel To obtain a larger view of the panel, click either of the thumbnails below: Windows Macintosh Select the topic you wish to view from the links below: Original Purpose at Receiving End Scan Type Send to E-Mail Editor/Send to Scan Frame Destination OK button Cancel button Reset button file:///D|/msc/WebHelp/panel_E-mail.htm (1 of 4) [8/20/03 2:29:08 AM] Help button Original Defines the type of your scan ...