SCANNER USER'S GUIDE The Scan Dialog Box The TWAIN Dialog Box Appendices 2 Copyright Information All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means, mechanical, optical, electronic, recording, or otherwise, without the our written permission. We reserve the right to revise this manual and to make changes to any or all parts at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions and changes. All other brand or product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 1998. Printed in Taiwan, May 1998. FCC Statement This digital equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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Shielded interface cables and AC power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. 3 Table of Contents Scanning Methods ............................................................ 4 The Scan Dialog Box ........................................................5 To Acquire the Scan Dialog Box ............................... 6 Function Buttons ........................................................ 7 Menu Pages ................................................................. 7 Scan Page ............................................................... 7 Copy Page .............................................................. 7 Fax Page .................................................................. 8 OCR Page ............................................................... 8 E-Mail Page ............................................................ 8 The TWAIN Dialog Box ...................................................9 To Acquire the TWAIN Dialog Box ....................... 10 Performing a Simple Scan ......................................... 11 (1) Position the Document ................................. 11 (2) Preview the Image ......................................... 11 (3) Select the Scan Size ....................................... 12 (4) Use the Crop Frame ....................................... 12 (5) Set the Scan Mode ........................................ 12 (6) Set the Resolution ........................................ 12 (7) Execute the Scan ............................................ 12 The TWAIN Dialog Box (Details) ............................... 13` The Preview Window and Buttons ......................... 14 The Image Setting Buttons ...................................... 16 Scan Settings .............................................................. 17 The Main Tab ....................................................... 17 The Enhance Tab ................................................. 20 The Filters Tab ..................................................... 23 About Tab ............................................................ 24 Using Batch Scan ...................................................... 25 Batch Scan Controls ........................................... 25 Batch Scan Status ............................................... 26 To Perform a Batch Scan ................................... 26 Appendices A: Scanning Tips ....................................................... 27 B: Troubleshooting ................................................... 28 4 Scanning Methods There are two separate methods to scan an image. The Scan dialog box which is ideal for quick and simple scans and the TWAIN dialog box which offers more control over the output. The following pages contain more details about these different scanning methods. Scan Dialog Box TWAIN Dialog Box 5 The Scan Dialog Box The Scan dialog box allows you to perform several functions using your scanner (e.g. scan, copy, and fax). Simply select the function that you wish to use by clicking on the appropriate page icon and the corresponding menu page will appear. Be sure to make the proper adjustments in regards to Paper Size, Scan Mode, and/or Resolution before clicking on the Scan icon. Scan Page Icon Copy Page Icon Scan Icon Exit Fax Page Icon E-Mail Page Icon OCR Page Icon Help Information Menu Page Mailing Icon 6 To Acquire the Scan Dialog Box The Cover Sensor: Simply lift the cover and begin scanning. This scanner is equipped with a Cover Sensor feature that automatically opens the Scan dialog box. To disable the Cover Sensor, right-click the Direct Scan icon (below) in your Windows taskbar. A pop-up menu appears allowing you to disable or enable the Cover Sensor feature. OR The Direct Scan Icon: Double-click the Direct Scan icon located in your Windows taskbar and the Scan dialog box opens. 7 Function Buttons Scan Icon: Initializes the function of the Menu page currently selected (e.g. Copy Page=Copy, Fax Page=Fax). Exit: Exits the Scan dialog box. Help: Enters the scanner's on-line help system. Information: Shows product information. Menu Pages Scan Page: Scan an image or document to the computer via any image editing software. Use the Browse icon to select the image-editing software from your computer. Photo Express is automatically installed as your default software . Click the Scan icon to begin scanning! Copy Page: Copy an image or document to your printer. Prior to scanning, use the Print icon to select the appropriate printer from within your computer. Click the Scan icon to begin copying! 8 Fax Page: Scan and fax an image or document via your fax modem. Prior to scanning, use the Print icon to select the appropriate printer (Fax driver) from your computer. Click the Scan icon to begin faxing! E-Mail Page: Scan and send an image or document to the Internet using your SMTP address/account. Enter your SMTP address, the destination address (To:), and your full address (From:). (For SMTP details, contact your Internet Service Provider) Clicking the Mailing icon opens the Mailbox, which allows you to type an attachment. Clicking the To: button opens the Address book, which allows you to store addresses and add additional destination addresses to your e-mail. Click the Scan icon to begin sending your information across the Internet! OCR Page: Convert an image document to a text file using TextBridge. Click the Scan icon to execute the OCR function! TextBridge will automatically open showing an image thumbnail of the scanned document. Save the document as desired, then open the document using your word processing software. 9 The TWAIN Dialog Box The TWAIN dialog box is another scanning option provided with your scanner. TWAIN is an industry standard that allows scanning directly into any TWAINcompliant software. It eliminates most compatibility problems associated with software and input devices supplied by different vendors. You can access the TWAIN dialog box from within most image editing software such as the application software bundled with the scanner (e.g. Photo Express). 10 To Acquire the TWAIN DialogBox You can acquire the TWAIN dialog box from within any TWAIN-compliant software (i.e. Picture Publisher). To acquire the TWAIN dialog box, using Photo Express as an example, the steps are: 1. Launch Windows. 2. Launch Photo Express (TWAIN-compliant program) . 3. Under the File menu, open the Acquire command and choose Scanner OR Click the Scanner icon. The Select Data Source dialog box appears. 4. Choose your scanner model in the Select Source dialog box. If there is only one source available, it is automatically selected. 5. Click on the Acquire button. The Select Data Source dialog box closes. The TWAIN Dialog box appears. 11 Performing a Simple Scan The steps for a simple scan are: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Position the image or document to be scanned. Click Preview to see the image in the Preview Window. Select the scan size. Using the crop frame, outline the area to be scanned. Select the desired scan mode. Select the desired resolution. Click the Scan button. (1) Position the Document/Image For the best possible image scans, it is important that you position your documents correctly. Please follow these steps: a. Lift the document cover. b. Place the document face down on the glass and in the upper right corner where the alignment arrow is located. c. Slowly lower the document cover, making sure the document remains in position. Note: Remove the document after scanning is complete. (2) Preview the Image A Preview is a quick low-resolution scan of the entire original image. From this low-resolution scan you get a clearer idea of the image area you want to include in your final scan. 12 (3) Select the Scan Size From the list of available paper sizes, select the size of the document you wish to scan. Custom will automatically be selected when you use the Crop Frame to change the image area to be scanned. (6) Set the Resolution The Resolution, which is measured in dots per inch (dpi), determines the effect of the image as it is displayed or printed. Images scanned at a high resolution capture more information. However, highresolution images require more memory. See Scan Tips, Appendix A, (Pg. 27) (4) Use the Crop Frame Use the Crop Frame in the Preview Window to outline the image area you wish to scan. Click one of the sides or corners of the Crop Frame and drag it to the desired length and width. To move the entire Crop Frame, position the mouse cursor inside it and drag with the (left) mouse button. Only the area inside the Crop Frame will be included in the resulting scanned image when you click on the Scan button. (7) Execute the Scan The scan button is used once you have completed the preview, determined the scan region and have selected the final scan settings to be used for the scan. (5) Set the Scan Mode The Scan Mode determines how the scanner will view the image. Select Color to capture images in color. Select Gray to capture images in shades of gray. When you wish to scan line art or text for OCR (Optical Character Recognition), select Lineart. 13 The TWAIN Dialog Box (Details) The TWAIN dialog box consists of two sections- the left section where most of the TWAIN control settings are found and the right section, which is the Preview window. For more detailed or additional information regarding the features and functions of your scanner software, please refer to the on-line help system by clicking on the Help icon. Cropping Tool Allows for Crop Frame creation in the Zoom mode. Zoom Magnifies or shrinks the image in the Preview Window. Batch Scan Allows up to 10 scan regions (or Crop Frames) for multiple scanning. Language Box Selects the language. Exit Exits the program. Help Scan Settings Crop Frame Outlines the image area that will be included in the final scan. Preview Window Preview Button Scan Button 14 The Preview Window & Buttons The Preview window is where the preview image appears. It is recommended that you preview each document/image before scanning. Using the preview image, you can specify the final image area to be included in the scan and/or apply the enhance and filters features (pg.20-24). · Preview Preview (a quick low-resolution scan of the entire original image) the image in order to get a clearer idea of the image area you want to include in your final scan. To preview, the steps are: 1. Place the document face down on the scan window glass. 2. Click on the Preview button. After the scanner has scanned the document, the scanned image will appear in the Preview Window. Crop Frame Outlines the scan area or region that will be included in the final scan. · Cropping Tool Clicking this button creates a Crop Frame (dotted rectangle) in the Preview window while in Zoom mode. The Crop Frame outlines the image area you wish to scan. Click one of the sides or corners of the Crop Frame and drag i ...