User manual MICROTEK GNC I SMI900 1003

[. . . ] ScanMaker i900 Installing and Getting Started Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Unpacking the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Taking a Closer Look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Press the power button on the front panel of the scanner, and wait for the lights to stop blinking and stay on steady. The scanner will be detected by your system automatically. Power button Using the Hi-Speed USB Port Check first to see if your computer system has Hi-Speed USB or USB 1. 1 ports. If both ports are present, connect the Hi-Speed cable to the Hi-Speed USB port (not to the USB 1. 1 port) to obtain faster scanning. If your computer does not have a HiSpeed USB port, install a Hi-Speed USB card to make use of the Hi-Speed USB port; or as an alternative, use the USB 1. 1 port instead. For more details on how to install a Hi-Speed USB card in your computer, please refer to the documentation that came with your purchased Hi-Speed USB card. Follow the steps below to make the USB connection. Plug the power cord into the back of the scanner, and plug the other end into a power source (power surge protector highly recommended). Note: Make sure no other cable is connected to the scanner except the power cord at this point. 8 ScanMaker i900 Installing and Getting Started 2. Connect one end of the Hi-Speed USB cable to your computer, and connect the other end of the cable to the scanner's USB port. For PC users (with a High-Speed USB card installed) For Mac users (with a built-in USB port) USB port usually labeled with the " " logo. 3. Press the power button on the front panel of the scanner, and wait for the lights to stop blinking and stay on steady. The scanner will be detected by your system automatically. Power button ScanMaker i900 Installing and Getting Started 9 Positioning Reflective Originals This procedure applies when you use the upper scan bed of the ScanMaker i900. The upper scan bed is used for scanning reflective materials such as photos and prints. Place the original to be scanned face down on the scanner's glass surface. Center the top of the original along the horizontal ruler on the scanner. Using the 35mm Slide Holder The 35mm Slide Holder can hold a maximum of 12 mounted slides at a time. Place the individual 35mm slides into the holder. 2. Place the slide holder in the Main Holder. Insert the whole assembly into the transparency bay (the drawer or lower compartment) of the scanner. B. Using the 35mm Filmstrip Holder Two strips of six frames can be mounted into the 35mm Filmstrip Holder at a time. Place the 35mm filmstrip into the holder. b) Place the 35mm filmstrip into the holder. 14 ScanMaker i900 Installing and Getting Started c) Align the frame-by-frame partition on your filmstrip with the Arrow mark of the holder. The partitions on the holder should match the filmstrip's frame-by-frame partitions. Frame-by frame partition 2. Put the filmstrip holder into the Main Holder. [. . . ] Click the Original button, choose Positive Film or Negative Film, depending on the material you wish to scan. Click the Preview button to perform a preliminary view of the entire image. In the preview window, you can resize the scan frame (floating dotted line) around the image by dragging on the edge or corner of the scan frame to determine the final size of the actual scan. 7 Click the Scan to button to scan the image. [. . . ]