User manual UMAX ASTRA 5400

[. . . ] Astra 3400 / AstraNET e-3420 Color scanner Operation Manual UMAX Data Systems, Inc. This operation manual contains all the information that you can not find in Quick Start Guide. For quick installation instructions, see the Quick Start Guide accompanying your scanner. Trademarks IBM PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. MS-Windows, Windows, and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Mac OS, iMac, Power Macintosh and Mac Series are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. [. . . ] Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. When replacement parts are required, be sure that service technicians have used replacement parts that conform to at least the same safety standards with regard to fire, electric shock, or other hazards. Do not use this product near water or in rainy/moist environment. Do not place the scanner on an uneven surface. This may cause serious damage to the scanner. The product should be operated using only the type of power source indicated on the product label. Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing the enclosure may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. This unit has input circuitry suitable for a 12V DC supply. The sound pressure level at the operators position according to IEC 7041:1982 should be less than or equal to 70dB(A). Contents A GLANCE AT YOUR SCANNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PUSH BUTTON CONFIGURING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 COMPLETING YOUR FIRST SCAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 MAINTENANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 GLOSSARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 A Glance at Your Scanner The Front View OE · · Z OE Document Cover The plastic cover over the object glass which can be raised and lowered over a document. · Object Glass The glass surface on which the document or image should be placed. Z Power Indicator Illuminates to indicate that the scanner is powered on. · Scan, Copy, Custom and Power saving buttons 1 The Rear View ` · · Power Adapter Receptacle The power adapter is plugged in here ` 4-Pin USB Connector. 2 Push buttons on the front panel The defining feature of the Astra 5400 / AstraNETe5420 is its push button functionality. You can scan an image to e-mail, perform OCR, or even use the scanner as a copy machine by pushing the buttons on the front panel of the scanner. The scanner has four push buttons on the front panel, from left to right: "Scan", "Copy", "Custom" and "Power saving". Scan ­ Push this button to start scanning the image on the scanner. Copy - Push this button to directly spool your image to the printer. Custom ­This button has three function: scanning OCR documents, scanning images to a fax machine or scanning images to an e-mail application. Power Saving ­ Push this button to turn off scanner lamp for saving power when the scanner is not used. Before pushing Power Saving button, you have to make sure the VistaAccess Program is running. 3 Push button Configuring Before proceeding with the steps below, please finish the hardware and software installation first. Refer to Quick Start Guide. For Windows users Configuring the Scan button Values 1. Click on the VistaAccess icon in the Taskbar with the right mouse button. A pop -up menu as shown on the right appears. Click the Push button Configuration option. The Push Button configuration window appears. Select the image editing software you want to scan to when you press the Scan Push button, and the type of image you are scanning, the desired resolution, the scanning intensity level, the size of the original image by clicking on the arrow to the right in each field. [. . . ] Indicator Panel: The area of the scanner that contains the LED indicators to show scanner status. Non-TWAIN Driver: An interfacing system that does not follow the TWAIN standard and is designed for a specific software package and a specific image input device. Object Glass: The tempered glass of the scanner where documents or objects to be scanned are placed. Optical Assembly: The component system of the scanner that contains all of the optical components. [. . . ]