User manual MUSTEK A3 EP

[. . . ] 1 SCANNER USER'S GUIDE The Scan Dialog Box The TWAIN Dialog Box Appendices 82-051-00030 2 Table of Contents Scanning Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Scan Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 To Acquire the Scan Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Function Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Preview Window Preview Button Scan Button 13 ThePreviewWindow&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. 19-23). · 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. Place the document face down on the scan window glass. 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 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. Use the cropping tool with the zoom tools to set the exact image area you wish to include in your final scan. 14 · Zoom Tools The Zoom In tool increases the magnification (multiple levels ) of the image area. In magnified view, you can drag the Crop Frame to the exact area you want to scan. Use the Zoom Out tool to shrink the image. · Batch Scan Button Clicking this button allows you to create multiple scan areas using different scan settings on the image shown in the Preview Window. For more details, please refer to Using Batch Scan on page 24. · Scan After determining the exact image area you wish to scan and selecting your desired scan settings, click the Scan button to perform the scan. When scanning is complete, the image will be displayed on the main screen of the host software behind the TWAIN dialog box. · Help Provides on-line help for the scanner and software functions. · Language Icon Selects the language you would like to view the TWAIN interface in. · Exit Icon Exits the program. 15 The Image Buttons Setting The Image Setting buttons allow you to create your own convenient scan settings. Saving image settings allows you to use the same settings again and again without resetting the image options. Art Print Choose Art Print when scanning images from very high quality art prints that show only very fine dots. Output Scaling Output scaling allows you to enlarge/shrink the size of the final output image. Adjust the scaling by using the slide bar or typing the desired setting in the Output Scaling box. For example, setting the Output Scaling to 200% will double the amount of pixels contained in the image. Width and Height The Width and Height values show the dimensions of the image area inside the Crop Frame. [. . . ] Try some different resolution and color settings in the "Display" portion of your Windows control panel (after first making sure that you have the proper driver disks to restore your system to the original settings). You should be using 3. The scanned picture is not clear. We recommend that you keep the scan window glass and the document cover clean. They should be cleaned on a regular basis. [. . . ]