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SCANNER
USER’S GUIDE
Chapter 1: Scanning Tutorial

Chapter 2: The TWAIN Dialog Box

Appendices
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Table of Contents
Scanning Tutorial
Get (Acquire) and Use the Scan Dialog Box ...... 3
The TWAIN Dialog Box
The Scan Dialog Box .......................................... 4
Menu Pages ........................................................ 6 The Preview Window and Buttons .................... 15
Get (Acquire) and Use the TWAIN Dialog Box .. 8 TWAIN Control Settings .................................. 17
The TWAIN Dialog Box ..................................... 9 The Main Folder ......................................... 17
Performing a Simple Scan ................................ 10 The Enhance Folder .................................... 21
Select the Scan Size .................................... 10 The Filters Folder ........................................ 22
Prescan the Image ....................................... 10 About Folder ............................................... 23
Set the Image Size ....................................... 10 Using Batch Scan ............................................. 24
Using the Zoom Tools ..................................11
Set the Scan Mode ........................................11 Appendices
Set the Resolution .......................................11
A: Troubleshooting ........................................... 24
Execute the Scan ..........................................11
B: Maintenance ................................................ 25
Document Positioning ...................................... 12
Scanning Tips ................................................... 13
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Scanning Tutorial
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.
This chapter shows you how to:
1. Use the Scan Dialog Box
2. Get (Acquire) and Use the TWAIN Dialog
Box
3. Perform a Simple Scan
4. Position a Document 1 To access the Scan Dialog Box:
5. Scanning Tips
The Direct Scan Icon: Simply double click the left Mouse
Button on the Direct Scan icon that is located in your Windows
notification bar.
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The Scan Dialog Box

The Scan Dialog box allows you to perform icon and the corresponding menu page will appear.
several functions using your scanner (e.g. scan, Be sure to make the proper adjustments in regards
copy, fax). Simply select the function that you to Paper Size, Scan Mode, and/or Resolution before
wish to use by clicking on the appropriate page Scanning.

Scan Page Scan

Icon
Copy Page
Icon Exit
Fax Page
Icon
Help
E-Mail Page
Icon

OCR Page About

Icon

Menu Page Browse Icon

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Scan Page: Faxes your image or document in Fax.

Scans the image or document to the E-mails your image or document to the
computer. internet in E-mail.
Scans the document for editing into your
Copy Page: OCR software in OCR.
Copies the image or document.
Exit:
Fax Page: Exits the program.
Scans and faxes the image or document.
Help:
E-Mail Page: Offers available on-line help for all of the
Scans and sends the image or document to scanner and software functions.
the Internet
About:
OCR Page: Shows product information.
Converts the image document to a text file
The Browse Icon: This icon allows you to
Scan: select the software application you would
Scans the image or document and allows for like to open the scanned image into.
various features depending on the Menu
Page that you are currently in.
Copies your image or document to your
printer in Copy.
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Menu Pages
Fax Page:
Scan Page:
Scan and fax an image or document via your fax
Scan an image or document to the computer via any
modem.
image editing software.
Prior to scanning, use the Print icon to select the
Use the Browse icon to select the image-
appropriate printer
editing software
(Fax driver) from
from your computer.
your computer.
iPhoto Plus is
automatically
Click the Scan icon
installed as your
to begin faxing!
default software
(i.e. [Link]).

Click the Scan icon to begin scanning!

Copy Page:
Copy an image or document to your printer. OCR Page:
Convert an image document to a text file using
Prior to scanning, use TextBridge Classic.
the Print icon to
selectthe appropriate Click the Scan icon to execute the OCR function!
printer from within
your computer. TextBridge will automatically open showing an
image thumbnail of the scanned document. Save
Click the Scan icon the document as desired, then open the document
to begin copying! using your word processing software.
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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!
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2 Get (Acquire) and Use the TWAIN Dialog Box

You can call up the TWAIN Dialog box from
within any TWAIN-compliant software such as
the application software bundled with the
scanner. To get into the TWAIN Dialog box, the
steps are:

1. Launch Windows. 4. Choose your scanner in the Select Source dialog

box. If there is only one source available, it is
2. Launch the TWAIN-compliant program (e.g.
automatically selected.
iPhoto Plus).
5. Click the Select button. The Select Source dialog
3. Under the File menu open the Acquire
box closes.
command and choose Select Source. The
Select Source dialog box appears. 6. Return to the File menu. Locate and click the
Acquire command. The Acquire command is
Note: In some image editing software you
likely to be found beside the Select command.
may choose Select Source directly from the
The TWAIN Dialog box appears.
Select Source command rather than the
Acquire command.
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Batch Scan Button
The TWAIN Dialog Box Allows creation of up to
10 scan regions (or Crop Zoom Buttons
The TWAIN Dialog Box consists of two Frames) for multiple Single Scan Button Magnifies or shrinks the
sections - the left section where most of scanning. Allows only one Crop image in the Preview
the TWAIN control settings are found and Frame or scan region. Window.
the right section, which is the Preview
window

Help
Language Box
Selects the language

Exit
Exits the program

Scanner
Controls

Prescan Button
Scan Button

Descreen Button Crop Frame

Reduces image Preview Window Outlines the image area or region that
noise or patterns. will be included in the final scan.
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3 Performing a Simple Scan

The steps to follow when scanning are: Prescan the Image
1. Select the scan size. A Prescan is a quick low-resolution scan of the
entire original image. From this low-resolution
2. Prescan the image. scan you can get a clearer idea of the image area
3. Using the crop frame set the desired scan you want to include when you click Scan. To
image size. prescan, the steps are:
4. Select the desired scan mode. 1. Place the document face down on the scan
window glass.
5. Select the desired resolution.
2. Click on the Prescan button. After the
6. Click on the Scan button.
scanner has scanned the document, the
These steps are explained in detail in the scanned image will appear in the Preview
following sections. Window. From the Prescan image, you can
now set the exact image area you wish to
include in your final scan.

Select the Scan Size Set the Image Size

From the list of available paper sizes, select the Use the Crop Frame in the Preview Window to
size of the document you wish to scan. Custom outline the image area you wish to scan. Click
will automatically be selected when you use the one of the sides or corners of the Crop Frame
Crop Frame to change the image area to be and drag it to the desired length and width. To
scanned. move the entire Crop Frame, position the mouse
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cursor inside it and drag with the (left) Set the Resolution
mouse button. Only the area inside the Crop
The Resolution, which is measured in dots per
Frame will be included in the resulting
inch (dpi) determines the effect of the image
scanned image when you click on the Scan
as it is displayed or printed. Images scanned at
button.
a high resolution appear sharp since the
scanner is capturing more information but take
Using the Zoom Tools note that high resolution images also take up
The Zoom In tool doubles the magnification more disk space for storage.
of the image area. In magnified view, you can
then drag the Crop Frame to the exact area you Execute the Scan
want to scan. Use the Zoom Out tool to shrink
The scan button is used once you have
the image.
completed the prescan and are finished with
the control settings and have selected the final
Set the Scan Mode image adjustments that are to be used for this
The Scan Mode determines how the scanner scan.
will read 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.
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4 Document Positioning
3. Slowly lower the document cover, making
For the best possible image scans, it is important sure the document remains in position.
that you position your documents correctly and 4. In your scanning program, set up the
carefully. scanning parameters such as scan mode and
1. Lift the document cover. resolution.
2. Place the document face down on the glass 5. Execute the scan command.
and in the upper right corner where the 6. Remove the document after scanning is
alignment marks are located: complete.
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5 Scanning Tips
The following tables provide helpful Space requirements for different scan modes:
information you can use when setting the scan
mode and/or resolution. Recommended
scanning resolutions for various output
devices are listed as follows:

PRINTER INPUT SUGGESTED

RESOLUTION
TYPE MATERIAL SCAN MODE
600-dpi Color G rayscale 150 dpi
Laser or G rayscale G rayscale 150 dpi
Inkjet Printer Line A rt/Text Line A rt/Text 600 dpi
300-dpi Color G rayscale 100 dpi
Laser or G rayscale G rayscale 100 dpi
Inkjet Printer Line A rt/Text Line A rt/Text 300 dpi
Check with
Color Color
Colo r Ink jet m anufacturer for
G rayscale G rayscale
Printer recomm ended
Line A rt/Text Line A rt/Text
resolu tion
Dye Scan at m axim um
Color Color
Sublimation resolution of
G rayscale G rayscale
or Color printer in all
Line A rt/Text Line A rt/Text
Laser Printer modes
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The TWAIN Dialog Box

The TWAIN Dialog box is part of the scanning
module provided with your scanner. TWAIN is
an industry standard that allows scanning
directly into any TWAIN-compliant software.
It eliminates most compatibility problems
associated with software and input devices
supplied by different vendors.

You can call up the TWIAN Dialog box from

within any TWAIN-compliant software such as
the application software bundled with the
scanner (e.g. iPhoto Plus 4.0).

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.
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The Preview Window and Buttons • Help

Provides on-line help for the scanner and
The Preview window is where you can view
software functions.
the prescan image. The first time you want to
scan a document, it is better that you do a • Language Icon
prescan. With the prescan image, you can then Selects the language you would like to
specify the final image area to be included in view the screen in.
the actual scan and/or apply the TWAIN
• Exit Icon
image-enhancement commands and filters.
Exis the program.
• Prescan the Image
A Prescan is a quick low-resolution scan of
the entire original image. From this low-
resolution scan you can get a clearer idea
of the image area you want to include
when you click Scan. To prescan, the steps
Crop
are:
Frame
1. Place the document face down on the
Outlines
scan window glass.
the scan
2. Click on the Prescan button. After the
area or
scanner has scanned the document, the
region that
scanned image will appear in the Preview
will be
Window. From the Prescan image, you can
included in
now set the exact image area you wish to
the final
include in your final scan.
scan.
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• Scan • Using the Zoom Tools

When you click on the Scan button, the The Zoom In tool doubles the magnification
Scanner dialog box displays the progress of of the image area. In magnified view, you
your image transfer. When scanning is over, can then drag the Crop Frame to the exact
the image will be displayed in the main area you want to scan. Use the Zoom Out
screen of the host software behind the tool to shrink the image.
Scanner dialog box. This provides the option
of doing additional scans without re- The Image Setting Buttons
acquiring the Scanner dialog box each time. The Image Setting Buttons allow you to create
scan settings for your own convenience. Saving
image settings allows you to use the same
• Single Scan Button settings again and again without the hassle of
When this button is selected, you can only resetting all the image options.
have one Crop Frame (or rectangle) in the
Preview window. With the Crop Frame you Load Button
can outline the image area you wish to scan. Loads previously saved settings.
Click one of the sides or corners of the Crop
Frame and drag it out or in to the desired Save Button
length and width. To move the entire Crop Saves current image settings to a file.
Frame, position the mouse cursor inside it
and drag with the left mouse button.

• Batch Scan Button

Clicking on this button allows you to have
multiple scans on any part of your document
using different control settings. A dialog box
opens. Refer to page 21 for more details.
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Previous Button
Reloads the last saved image setting.

Reset Button
Returns the image settings to their default
values.

Information Button
Simultaneously shows the current control
settings from all the TWAIN folders.

TWAIN Control Settings

The Main Folder

The Main folder contains the control settings Scan Mode

needed for specifying the scanning parameters The Scan Mode determines how the scanner
such as scan mode, scan source, resolution, reads the original image or document. When
etc. These parameters will determine how the choosing a scan mode, it is wise to consider
original image or document will be scanned, for what purpose the resulting scanned image
displayed or printed. will be used for.
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• LineArt • Positive
Use this mode to scan text documents for
This selection is only enabled if a transparency
use in OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
adapter is attached to the scanner. Use this
or when you wish to scan black-and-white
setting when you wish to scan positive film or
drawings.
transparencies.
• Gray
Select Gray to capture images in shades of • Negative
gray. This selection is only enabled if a transparency
• Color adapter is attached to the scanner. Use this
Select Color to capture images in colors. setting when you wish to scan negative film.

Note: Internal images refer to images that are Select the Scan Size
originally captured by the scanner. External From the list of available paper sizes, select the
images refer to images that are transferred to size of the document you wish to scan. Custom
the computer. will automatically be selected when you use the
Crop Frame to change the image area to be
Scan Source scanned.
The Scan Source setting is used to select the type
Resolution
of document you will be scanning.
The Resolution, which is measured in dots per
• Reflective
inch (dpi) determines the effect of the image as
Use Reflective when you wish to scan a
it is displayed or printed. Images scanned at a
paper-based document such as photographs
higher resolution appear sharp since the scanner
or text.
is capturing more information but also take up
more disk space for storage. You can select from
a wide range of preset resolutions.
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Image Size
Image Size displays the amount of computer
memory or disk space needed to display or save
the image outlined by the Crop Frame in the
Preview window. The Image Size information is
automatically updated anytime you change any
100 dpi 400 dpi of the control settings or resize the Crop Frame.

Descreen
Output Scaling Descreen is a useful tool for reducing moiré
Output scaling allows you to enlarge the size of patterns in scanned images of originals that were
the final output image. For example, setting the created by a halftone process. Moiré patterns
Output Scaling to 200% will enlarge the output appear as unsightly interference patterns.
image four times its original size.

Width and Height

The Width and Length values show the
dimensions of the image area inside the Crop
Frame in the Preview window. You can change
the measurement unit to centimeters or inches.
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The Enhance Folder

The Enhance folder contains preprocessing The Enhance folder contains two thumbnails of
controls you can apply to the image before the prescan image, several control settings, and
making your final scan. Using these a histogram of the image. Changes you make
preprocessing controls, you can alter the to the control settings will appear in the sample
appearance of the final output image. To view thumbnail.
the Enhancement folder, click the Enhance tab. If you wish to change the image that appears in
the thumbnails, drag the Crop Frame in the
Preview window.
If you wish to see the effects of your changes in
the Preview window image, click on the Preview
button.

• Channel Selector
Channel refers to the red, green, and blue
Thumbnails layers that make up a color image. You can
choose to change the channels
individually or choose Master to change all
channels equally and simultaneously. An
image in Gray Mode has one channel.

• Brightness Control
The Brightness control allows you to adjust
the overall amount of light in the image.
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Values of 0.1 to 2.0 primarily affect the

shadow areas of the image.
Values of 2.1 to 6.0 primarily affect the
midtone areas, and values of 6.1 to 7.9
primarily affect the highlight areas.

Brightness 0 Brightness 50

• Contrast Control
The Contrast control allows you to adjust
the overall amount of white and black in
the image. Gamma 1.0 Gamma 1.3

• Histogram Button
The histogram shows the distribution of
the brightness leve in the image. To
adjust the display of the histogram, click
on the Histogram button and then click on
the + or - button.
Contrast 0 Contrast 50
• Preview Button
• Gamma Control Click the Preview button to see any
The Gamma control is used for adjusting changes made to the image. The changes
the brightness level in the highlights, will appear in the Preview window image.
midtones, and shadows of the image.
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The Filters Folder • None

The None setting means no filter is applied.
The Filters folder contains preprocessing This is the default setting.
controls that allow you to apply special effects
to the image before making your final scan. To • Blur
view the Filters folder, click the Filters tab. The Blur filter (controlled with the plus and
minus buttons) smoothes the image by
lightening the pixels that are in sharp
contrast to their neighboring pixels.

• Sharpen
The Sharpen filter (controlled with the plus
and minus buttons) enhances the detail in
blurry images by improving the focus and
increasing the contrast in the image.

• Invert
The Invert filter reverses an image to its
negative or compliment.

• Flip
The Flip filter creates a mirror image of the
The Filters folder contains two thumbnails of a original by flipping the image horizontally.
sample image. Any filter you choose will
immediately show its effect in the sample
thumbnail.
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• Unsharp Mask
Using Batch Scan
The Unsharp Mask filter detects shape edges
and color boundaries and then emphasizes Batch scanning is an easy way to multi-scan any
them. part of your document using different scan modes
and resolutions (however, certain application
• Emboss programs do not support this function). In batch
The Emboss filter makes the elements in an scanning, you can specify up to a maximum of
image appear raised or sunken. 10 scan regions or you can scan a single region
several times using different combinations of
scan modes and resolutions.

About Folder

The About folder contains the current driver

version number and the copyright notice. To
view the About folder, click the About tab.
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Appendices
To do a batch scan, the steps are:
1. Click on the Batch Scan button. The Batch Scan
dialog box appears.
A: Troubleshooting
2. Create a scan region:
(a) Move the cursor inside the preview window. Note:
(b) Hold down the Shift key, press the left mouse It is not possible to print and scan at the same
button and drag the mouse to create a crop frame. time.
(c) Reposition or resize the crop frame if necessary. Do not dissemble the device to fix problems
by yourself!
3. Set the desired scan mode and resolution for the
current scan region. Q 1. The computer fails to recognize the
scanner.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 if you wish to create more 1. Check if the scanner is correctly connected
scan regions. You can have up to 10 scan regions. to the computer.

5. Click Scan. The scanner will begin to scan the scan > Make sure the cable connection is correct.
regions one after the other. Turn off your computer and the scanner, and
reconnect them by following our instructions
in the hardware setup.

Q 2. After powering up the scanner, it

does not work any further.
1. The AC power outlet may be bad.
> Connect the power cord to another power
outlet.
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2. The power cable is not connected correctly to the B: Maintenance
outlet.
> Correctly plug the power cable. It is recommended to keep the scan window
glass and the document cover clean. They should
3. If you still have difficulty, the computer or the
be cleaned on a regular basis. The cleaning steps
power supply may be defective.
are:
> Ask your dealer to solve the problem.
1. Turn off the scanner and unplug the power
Q 3. The scan command is not executed. cord.
1. The scanner cable may be connected loosely. 2. Open the document cover and use a cloth
> Check if the connection is correct or not (as the slightly damped with a little alcohol to clean
solution in Q1). If this problem persists, contact the scan window glass and the cover
your dealer. separately.
3. Use a lint-free dry cloth to dry the glass and
Q 4. During scanning, the scanner makes a
cover.
lot of noise while moving along the sub-scanning
rail shafts.
1. The surface of the rail shafts is dirty.
> Ask your dealer to clean them for you.

Q 5. The scanned picture is not clear.

1. The scan window glass is not clean.
> If the outside surface is dirty, please refer to our
maintenace instruction to clean it. If the inside is
dirty, please call your dealer to clean it.