User manual VISIONEER 2600 INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] USB Scanner Installation Guide FO R WIN DOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright ©2000 PrimaScan, Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] From the CD, install the other software applications to your computer. Make sure to install the application named MGI PhotoSuite III SE. The instructions on the next few pages use it as an example application to show how to set up your scanner for scanning. When you are finished installing the other software, remove the CD from your computer and store it in a safe place. 7 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SETTING UP THE SCANNER You can use your USB scanner with applications that support Twain scanning. Twain is a standard method that computers use to receive images from scanners, digital cameras, and other image-capture devices. To set up the scanner to work with an application, you must first select the scanner as the one to use for Twain scanning. Setting up with an application is normally a one-time-only process. Setting up again is usually only necessary if you changed the set up to a different scanner, camera, or other device. Note: The following instructions are for setting up the scanner with the MGI PhotoSuite III SE software that you received on the CD with your USB scanner. You can use the scanner with other applications, but the setup steps for each application may be different. For example, several applications use a Select Source command from the File menu to set up the scanner. Please see the user's manual that you received with an application to determine how to set up a Twain scanner with that application. To set up the scanner with the MGI PhotoSuite III SE application: 1. You also use these settings to customize a scan If you want to adjust the size of the scan area, or crop the image, drag the borders of the selection rectangle surrounding the item. Click Scan to scan the item and display it in the application. Click Preview to check the image again until it's what you want for scanning. 6. Check the preview image. If you want to change the scanner setting for the item, click one of the options in the list to "Scan Page For. " For example, to scan a black and white image instead of a color photo, select Black & White Photo in the list. See the table in the section "Selecting a Predefined Scanner Setting" on page 14 for a description of these predefined settings. 7. Select the area of the item you want to scan. When you preview an item to scan, the selection rectangle around the image indicates the scan area. However, you may want to select only a certain area of an item to scan. Selecting an appropriate scan area can result in a faster scan and a smaller file size. The scanned image's file size and available space on your computer's hard drive are shown at the bottom left side of the Scan Manager. ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 12 8. To select the area you want to scan, drag the borders of the selection rectangle surrounding the preview image to reduce or enlarge the area. If you want to preview the item again with the new settings, click the Preview button again on the Scan Manager. 9. 10. When you are satisfied with the preview image, click the Scan button on the Scan Manager. If you're using the MGI PhotoSuite III SE application to scan, the scanned image is available in PhotoSuite. Choose Open from the PhotoSuite File menu and open the scanned image file. [. . . ] If you want to adjust the advanced settings for your custom setting, click the Adv. Click the Help button to see more information about the advanced settings. Type a name for the new scanner setting. 4. ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 16 6. Click Save. The new setting is added to the list of "Scan Page For" options at the top of the dialog box. ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility. [. . . ]