User manual HONEYWELL MS

[. . . ] registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. TextBridge is a registered trademark of ScanSoft, Inc. ZyINDEX is a registered trademark of ZyLAB International, Inc. [. . . ] The file size is about one third the size of a color scan. 24-Bit Color--scans the image in full color. Use this setting to scan color photographs and other color images. The file size is the largest of the color mode options. I I Note: You can see the file size at the bottom of the Scan Manager. RESOLUTION Resolution determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. The resolution setting for a scan is in dots-per-inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the finer the details, however, higher dpi settings also take longer to scan and produce larger files sizes. Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work, such as photographs or fine artwork. I Click the Resolution drop-down menu and select the resolution for the item. The resolution settings on your Visioneer MS scanner range from 50 dpi to 9600 dpi. ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER 23 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. Brightness refers to the lightness or darkness of the image. Contrast is the range between the darkest and lightest portions of the image. With the Lock Scaling locked, when you type a new width or length, the other setting changes so the relative size of the scan area remains constant. ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER 27 REVERSING THE IMAGE The Scan Manager has an Invert button and a Mirror button for reversing the scanned image. Invert Mirror Invert reverses the black and whites or the colors of an image. Mirroring flips the image 180 degrees. I Click the Invert or Mirror button to see the image you want. Original Image Inverted Image Mirrored Image 28 HONEYWELL MS SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE ADJUSTING COLOR AND GRAY IMAGES The Scan Manager has three buttons--Descreen, Sharpen, and Auto Level--for quickly adjusting color and gray images. These buttons do not apply to black and white or halftone images. Descreen Sharpen Auto Level DESCREEN IMAGE Select this option when scanning a picture from a newspaper or magazine article, sales catalog, or other source that contains images with patterns or dots. Scans of patterns or dots sometimes have a distorted or wavy appearance. The scanner scans the item to compensate for the patterns and dots, and produces a clearer image. The scanning may slow down a bit when this option is selected. You don't need to select this option when scanning photographs. Original Image Descreened Image ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER 29 To descreen an image: 1. Choose the appropriate option from the Descreen pop-up menu. Watch the preview image as you select various options to see which one is best for your final scanned image. SHARPEN IMAGE Sharpness determines the amount of blur in an image. Your scanner can sharpen an original blurred image by adjusting the blurry edges in sections of the image. Choose the appropriate option from the Sharpen pop-up menu. Original Image Sharpened Image 30 HONEYWELL MS SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE AUTO LEVEL Your scanner can analyze a color image to automatically determine the best settings to match the colors of the original image. Click this button to let the scanner automatically adjust the color settings. Original Image Auto Level Adjusted MANUALLY ADJUSTING COLOR SETTINGS The buttons for manually adjusting a preview image's color settings offer several advanced color options. Highlight/Shadow Levels Curves Color Balance Hue/Saturation/Lightness Color Drop-out ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER 31 HIGHLIGHT/SHADOW LEVELS Images have light and dark areas. [. . . ] Make sure the Change or Remove option is selected in the left column. Scroll the menu of software and select PaperPort 8. 0. For Windows 98, 98SE, or ME, click the Add/Remove button. For Windows 2000 or XP, click the Change/Remove button. [. . . ]