Astra 610S Owner's Manual This operation manual contains all the information to setup and use the hardware and software that came with your scanner. More detailed information can be obtained through the online manual in the VistaScan folder. ! Make sure the power is OFF before installing. Trademarks IBM PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. MS-Windows, Windows, and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh and MacSeries are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. Other names and trademarks appearing herein are trademarks of their respective holders. 1 Table of Contents Quick Installation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Connecting the Interface Card (For PC only) .................................................................... 3 Connecting the SCSI Cable ........................................................................................ 4 Important! Unlock Your Scanner First ........................................................................... 5 Connect the Power ................................................................................................... 5 Driver Installation ................................................................................................... 6 Testing Your Scanner (For PC only) .............................................................................. 7 A Glance at Your Scanner .......................................................................................... 7 Using The Bundled Software 8. 9. Using Adobe PhotoDeluxe ......................................................................................... 8 Using Newsoft's Presto! PageManager ......................................................................... 11 Learning More About Your Scanner 10. Start Your First Scan by Using the Scan Button on your Scanner .......................................... 13 11. Acquiring images into TWAIN compliant Scanner ........................................................... 13 12. VistaScan ............................................................................................................ 14 13. Changing the SCSI ID Number .................................................................................. 14 14. Ten things you should know about scanning .................................................................. 15 15. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 15 16. If all else fails ...................................................................................................... 16 17. Glossary ............................................................................................................. 17 2 1. Connecting the Interface Card (For PC only) 1. 2. Turn your computer's power off and remove the computer's housing cover. (Usually this will require you to remove some screws from the back of your computer with a Phillips head screwdriver.) Locate an available 16 bit ISA expansion slot. Remove the slot cover of that 16 bit slot so that you can put in the included SCSI card. Insert the SCSI card by pressing it gently but firmly into the slot. Make sure it is firmly seated into the slot. (Remember to secure the SCSI card by using the screw from the slot cover.) Replace the computer's housing. · The SCSI card that is supplied by UMAX is a proprietary card and will only support the UMAX scanner. However, UMAX scanners are ADAPTEC compliant so they are ADAPTEC compatible. 3. 4. 3 2. Connecting the SCSI Cable For PC 1. 2. 3. Connect the SCSI cable to the SCSI interface card you installed. Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the scanner. It is OK to connect the cable to either SCSI port on the scanner. If your scanner is not chained to other SCSI devices, please connect the Terminator to the remaining SCSI port of your scanner. For Macintosh You need to check to see which SCSI ID's are already being used by other devices that are hooked up to your computer. UMAX scanners are preset at SCSI ID 55. If no other device is using this address you can proceed to install the scanner. If another device is already using this address you must change the SCSI ID number on the scanner. To change the SCSI ID number (located at the back of the unit), 1. 2. Make sure the scanner is turned off. UMAX scanners are preset to SCSI ID #5. If you already have a SCSI device pre-set to SCSI ID #5, see page 14 to change the ID number of your scanner. The section is titled, "Changing the SCSI ID number". Connect the SCSI cable to your scanner then connect the other end of the cable to your Mac's SCSI port. If your scanner is not chained to other devices, please connect the Terminator to the remaining SCSI port of your scanner. 3. 4. 4 3. Important! Unlock your scanner first Look at the rear of the scanner. You should see a switch that has an unlock and lock symbol. Your scanner is locked to prevent damage during shipment so the optics must be freed before scanning. Flip the switch from the Locked position to the Unlocked position. See the illustration below. 4. Connect the Power Plug in the Power Adapter power cord and follow the installation instructions below: Simply insert the round end of the power cable into the back of the scanner and plug the other end of the cable into an available electrical outlet. See the illustration below. 5 5. Driver Installation For Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 users: 1. 2. 3. Insert the Scanner CD into your CD-ROM drive. Click the Start button on the taskbar and select the Run... command. Install Adobe PhotoDeluxe first: PhotoDeluxe will automatically run its install program. Follow the instructions to install PhotoDeluxe. Install Presto! PageManager and VistaScan next: On the command line of the Run dialog box, type D:\SETUP (where D indicates the CD-ROM drive). Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 4. 5. For Windows 3.X users: 1. 2. 3. 4. Insert the Scanner CD into your CD-ROM drive. Run Windows. Choose the File. Then Run command from the Windows Program Manager. Install Presto! PageManager and VistaScan next: On the command line of the Run dialog box, type D:\SETUP (where D indicates the CD-ROM drive). Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation 5. For Macintosh users: 1. 2. Install PhotoDeluxe first. Insert the CD labeled PhotoDeluxe into your CD-ROM drive and double click on the PhotoDeluxe Installer icon. Follow the on screen instructions to install the software. Insert the UMAX Scanner CD into your CD-ROM drive and double click on the icon that reads UMAX Scanner CD Installer. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Presto! PageManager (Scanning OS), VistaScan (UMAX scanner driver), and on-line manual. 6 6. Testing your scanner (for PC only) Doing this step ensures that you have setup all of the software, SCSI card, and hardware correctly. 1. 2. 3. Turn on your computer. Run Windows, locate and open the VistaScan folder. Click on the icon that reads, "Scanner Test" to execute the test process. Follow all of the on-screen instructions in order to test the scanner. This process will ensure that you have installed all of the hardware and software correctly. Note: If the scanner test fails, please refer to the Troubleshooting section of this manual for a solution. Consult page 8 to complete your first scan using PhotoDeluxe. Page 11 for Presto! PageManager. 7. A Glance at Your Scanner 7 8. Using Adobe PhotoDeluxe Adobe PhotoDeluxe is an image editing application that provides guided activities for easy image manipulation. With PhotoDeluxe and your scanner, you can easily create cards, calendars, touch up photos, change backgrounds, and much more. Your scanner will scan photographs into PhotoDeluxe and PhotoDeluxe will walk you through the scanning/image editing process. PhotoDeluxe provides activities that would take hours in other programs. Image editing is made easy. For complete information see the following topics: "Scanning a photo" and "About scanners and digital cameras" in on-line help. Intro Tabs The buttons shown to the left organize all of the activities in PhotoDeluxe into categories. Clicking on this icon will bring up a series of tabs that have all of the activities that PhotoDeluxe has templates for (shown below). Guided Activities folders Inside of each folder are numbered tabs which will guide you through the image editing process. Clue cards will assist you by providing you with information about each step. Pictured above is the Select Input Source menu that shows you all the selectable drivers for PhotoDeluxe. You will see this interface when you click on the down arrow ­ located below the scanner icon. Please select VistaScan 32 then click OK. You will only need to select VistaScan once unless you choose to change your scanner driver. 8 Toolbar The toolbar shown above allows you to zoom in and out of the picture with the magnifying glass or with the magnification pull down bar. The garbage can allows you to delete the selected object. The "T" button above allows you to place text onto your current project. For complete information about the toolbar, click the Help button in the photo window and see the topic "Looking at the photo window," under "PhotoDeluxe Basics". Photo Organizer When using a gallery, or photo collections, the photo organizer appears. The photo organizer floats above other windows. For more complete information about the photo organizer, see the topic "Organizing your photos" in on-line help. The following is an example of a typical task in PhotoDeluxe. Step 1 ­ Open PhotoDeluxe Step 2 ­ The remaining instructions will show you how to make your first scan using PhotoDeluxe. As an example, we will create a calendar. Click the Cards & More option from the menu at the side. You will notice that all the functions are preceded by an introduction. Click on the Cards & Calendars tab and then the Calendar icon. Follow the Clue cards and messages until you reach the Add tab. You will see the two illustrations below during this process. 9 Step 3 ­ Clicking on the Add tab will display the set of icons shown to the right. Step 4 ­ Next, click the arrow underneath the scanner icon. Step 5 ­ Select the appropriate driver from the Select Input Source dialog box. Choose VistaScan32 V3.1 (for Windows 95 users). Click OK to confirm your driver. Step 6 ­ Then, click the Scanner icon to acquire the image. The My photos dialog box will display a thumbnail of the image in the Acquire dialog box. This process will ask you to enter a filename. Step 7 ­ Drag the thumbnail from the Acquire section of the My photos dialog box to the area on the calendar you wish to place the photograph. To save a photo into a different format or to use in a different program Step 1 ­ With a photo open, complete any activity you may be using, click the Send button and then click the To Disk Tab. Step 2 ­ Click the Export button, and click the 1 Export tab. Step 3 ­ Click the button that matched how the photo will be used. If you are unsure which format to save to consult the following list. - for World Wide Web ­ try .gif - for any other file format, click Other Export - for output to a desktop publishing program ­ try .eps, .tiff in the Other Export tab 10 9. Using Newsoft's Presto! PageManager Presto! PageManager adds versatility to your Astra 610S color scanner. Photos and Documents can be scanned into PageManager from where they can be e-mailed, printed, or faxed. The application bar (the bar at the bottom of the interface) can be customized with as many different applications as you desire. Image management is as easy as "dragging and dropping". There are many functions included in PageManager. This guide will lead you through some of the most common uses for PageManager. Additional help can be accessed from the on-line manual. Scanning Documents Into Presto! PageManager Step 1 ­ Open Presto! PageManager. Step 2 ­ Since this is your first time setting up the software, from the Scan menu, choose Select Source. Step 3 ­ A dialog box should appear with all of the selectable scanner drivers. Choose VistaScan_32 (for Windows 95 users) and VistaScan (for Windows 3.1 users) as your driver. Click on Select. Note: steps 2 & 3 only need to be done the first time setting up the software unless you choose another driver. Step 4 ­ To begin the Scan process: Click the scanner icon (pictured at the right) or access VistaScan from the Scan menu by selecting Acquire...VistaScan should appear. Step 5 ­ Place photo or document to be scanned face down on the object glass. Align the photo or document on the zero mark for optimal scanning. Step 6 ­ Select appropriate settings (dpi, color/B&W, brightness, etc.). Step 7 ­ Click Preview. The scanner's optics will move and the image will appear as a low res image ...