User manual MICROTEK SCANMAKER 6400XL

[. . . ] Welcome! The latest Microtek scanners are equipped with Smart-Touch buttons for easier access to scanner functions. Scanners with the Smart-Touch buttons have these configurations: q 3 Smart-Touch buttons: Scan, Copy, and E-mail. 5 Smart-Touch buttons: Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, and Scan-to-Web or Scan, Copy, E-mail, Setup, and Cancel. 7 Smart-Touch buttons: Cancel/Setup, Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, Scan-to-Web, and Custom. q q Microtek scanners assist users by simplifying scanning tasks and increasing productivity with just the touch of a button. [. . . ] You need to register in order to access the photo-sharing website. To register, click on the Account Manager button. file:///D|/msc/To_Web_panel. htm (2 of 5) [8/15/03 3:18:02 PM] To Web panel Account Manager The Account Manager button is used for managing your exclusive photosharing account from a Microtek provided website. To register for a free photo-sharing account, click the Account Manager button. When the Account Manager dialog box appears, select a photosharing website from the Web Site option, then click the Create a new account button. Follow the online registration, then close the Internet browser after you have completed the registration process and you will return to the Account Manager dialog box. You will need to activate your photo-sharing account (under the Account Settings) pane after you have successfully completed the online registration. To activate a new account and/or add an existing account, click the Add button, key in your username and password, and then click Close. When you return to the MSC panel's "To Web" tab -- click OK to apply the settings that you have just made. Scan Frame Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size. Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically. Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled accordingly, in this situation, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan frame size is framed on the topcenter of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the top-center of the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment. Thumbnail of the Scan Frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled. Saved files in Local Disk Scanned image(s) will be saved under the default "My Images" folder or on file:///D|/msc/To_Web_panel. htm (3 of 5) [8/15/03 3:18:02 PM] To Web panel a specified local disk first before it is uploaded to the photo-sharing website. Save In: Saves the image to the current folder destination. To change the folder location, click the folder icon at the right end of the existing path. Filename: Refers to the prefix or root name in a series of file names. By default, the root file name is "Image" and default format is JPEG. The scanned images will be automatically identified as "Image001. jpg", "Image002. [. . . ] Note that all uploaded photos are automatically saved on your hard disk before they are sent to the website. To customize the parameters for the Scan-to-Web button, specify your settings (Web Site, Purpose, Scan Frame, Filename, File Format etc. ) under the tab " To Web" of this MSC utility. file:///D|/msc/To_Web_button. htm [8/15/03 3:25:04 PM] Setup button Setup button Press the Setup* button on your scanner. This will automatically launch the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility. When you launch the MSC, the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel appears. [. . . ]