User manual UMAX ASTRA 2200

[. . . ] Astra 2200 Owner's Manual Trademarks UMAX is a trademark of UMAX Technologies, Inc. Astra is a trademark of UMAX Technologies, Inc. IBM PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Ms-Windows, Windows, and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Send your e-mail message. 31 Using the UMAX Copy Utility The UMAX Copy utility is a PC-based application that lets you scan and automatically print copies of an image. NOTE: The UMAX Copy Utility is not Macintosh compatible. When the Programs pop-up menu appears, click the VistaScan option. Click the UMAX Copy Utility selection to open the program. The UMAX Copy Utility window appears. 2. 3. Select your copy settings. Click the Copy button to make the copies, then click Exit when you are finished. UMAX Copy Utility Features Brightness: Lets you select the brightness levels to use when you print the copies of the scanned image. If the image is too dark, click the up arrow to lighten the copy. If the image is too light, click the down arrow to darken the copy. Original Image: Lets you specify the type of image to be copied ­ Color, Gray, or B/W. The Single Photo option automatically crops unnecessary white space around the image (no matter where the image is placed), and speeds up the scanning. Printout Quality: Choose Normal for draft quality, or choose Best for high quality images. · · · B/W images ­ Selecting Best of Normal produces the same output. Gray images ­ Selecting Best uses an enhanced filter to improve image quality but slows down the print speed. Color images ­ Selecting Normal uses an enhanced filter to improve color quality; selecting Best uses the MagicMatch function to produce the best image quality. Printer Setup ­ Opens the Printer Setup dialog box. Reset ­ Returns any settings you have modified to the default settings. Exit ­ Returns you to the desktop window. 32 Numeric Buttons ­ Lets you specify the number of copies by clicking on the desired number. Scaling ­ Sets the printout size of your scanned image; the default is 100%. Copy/Stop ­ Copy your scanned image by clicking the Copy button. When copying begins the button text changes to read Stop. To stop printing copies, click the Stop button. Chapter 4. Push Button Scanning The defining feature of the Astra 2200 is its push button functionality. You can scan an image to 3-mail, perform OCR (optical character recognition), or even use the scanner as a copy machine by pushing one of the three buttons on the front panel of the scanner. [. . . ] Before you clean the glass, make sure the scanner is turned off and the power cord is unplugged. Clean the object glass and document cover with a soft damp cloth and a mild detergent or alcohol. Warning: Do not spray the cleaning fluid directly on the object glass. Spraying the liquid directly on the glass may cause the liquid to penetrate the seams around the glass and contaminate the mirrors and lenses inside the scanner. [. . . ]