User manual MICROTEK TMA 1000XL

[. . . ] User Guide Getting to Know Your ScanMaker 1000XL The ScanMaker 1000XL is a tabloid-size scanner with a 12" x 17" scan bed, 6400 x 3200-dpi optical resolution, 4. 0 maximum optical density, and dual FireWire and HiSpeed USB interfaces. With the use of the TMA 1000XL Transparent Media Adapter (available as either standard or optional equipment), you can also scan film and transparencies ­ including X-rays ­ up to 12" x 16" in size. Contents Getting to KnowYour ScanMaker 1000XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features of the ScanMaker 1000XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] (Dialog boxes below show appearance in Windows XP and Mac OS X). Allows you to specify how often you wish to be prompted to calibrate the scanner. The default setting is 14 days - Click the Skip button to exit the "Calibration Reminder" window. Clicking the Skip button allows you to use the factory default ICC profile for your scanner. Click the Calibrate button to run the Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler (MSP) program to perform color calibration and to customize the ICC profile for your scanner. After finishing with calibration, relaunch ScanWizard Pro. - 18 ScanMaker 1000XL Supplement 0 1 3 4 5 6 Note: The MSP program should be installed before you perform color calibration for your scanner. For details on how to install the MSP program and how to use it to calibrate the scanner, refer to section of the manual titled "Using the Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler". · Next, you will be prompted to set up color matching for your scanner. If you are not sure about what to do, simply click the OK button to accept the settings. You can always change the settings at a later time. For more information, see the Color Matching Setup section in the ScanWizard Pro Reference Manual in the Microtek CD. Color Matching features 3. Go to the Preview window of ScanWizard Pro, and choose Reflective from the Scan Material menu. 4. Optional: If calibration has been performed, go to the Settings window in ScanWizard Pro. Choose the profile you have just created in the Input Profile / Scanner Profile menu. For more details, see the section "Loading a Profile" in the MSP section of the manual. ScanMaker 1000XL Supplement 19 5. Click the Overview button to perform a preliminary scan of the image, which will appear in the Preview window. Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the Preview window, and choose the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will see a flashing frame (marquee) around the selected area. Click the Prescan button to display a detailed image of area selected by the Scan Frame tool. A thumbnail of the image appears as well in the Scan Job Queue window. Specify your scanning requirements in the Settings window. c) Adjust the scan frame settings if necessary. Adjust image quality if necessary, using the Advanced Image Correction (AIC) tools. [. . . ] Align the cursor with the small upperleft registration mark. After the upper left mark is aligned, the upper right part of the target image is displayed, and an instruction dialog box prompts you to align the upper right registration mark. Move the cursor to the target image area; the pointer will change to a normal L mark (" "). Align the cursor with the small upper-right registration mark. After the upper right mark is aligned, the lower right part of the target image is displayed, and an instruction dialog box prompts you to align the bottom-right registration mark. Move the cursor to the target image area; the pointer will change to a vertically flipped L mark (" "). [. . . ]