User manual UMAX POWERLOOK III

[. . . ] PowerLook III Color Scanner Operation Manual Thank you for purchasing the PowerLook III color scanner. With PowerLook III color scanner, you can easily scan documents and photographs into your computer and maintain them as electronic copies. Main Features: !High Resolution and Density Range: With a resolution of up to 9600 dpi and high density range, it produces better gamma transformation, and a more accurate detection of highlight and shadow details, thereby allowing even distribution of colors. High Scanning Speed, Low Acoustic Noise: The scanner's micro stepping technology greatly increases scanning speed and at the same time reduces noise level. [. . . ] Repeat steps 1 through 3 for placement of additional slides 8 Chapter 3: PC Installation This chapter describes how you can connect and use the PowerLook III scanner with your IBM PC or compatible computer. Interface Card Installation Before you can use your scanner with your computer, you need to install the interface card into your PC. To install the card into one of the computer's expansion slots, observe the following procedures: Note: The interface card is sensitive to static electricity. Handle the card by its mounting bracket, particularly when removing the card from its anti-static packaging. Turn the computer power off and unplug the power cord. Remove the housing cover of the computer. Follow the instructions provided in your PC's reference manual. Remove the metal cover corresponding to your chosen slot. Keep the removed screw so that it can be used to fasten the interface card. Gently insert the interface card into the slot until it is firmly seated in the slot. 5. 6. Secure the card in place with the screw removed from the expansion slot cover in step 3 above. Replace the housing cover following the instructions provided in the computer's reference manual. 9 Connect the Scanner to the Computer With settings on the scanner and card correctly set and the interface card properly installed in your computer, you can now connect the scanner and the computer, as follows: 1. Connect the 25-pin cable connector to the interface card in the PC. Note: If your SCSI card is not a UMAX brand, you have to use the other 50-pin port (50-50 pin) cable connector for connecting to your interface card. Connect the other end of the cable to the 50-pin connector of the scanner. Turn on the computer power. Hardware installation is now completed. Get ready to run the UMAX Setup program to install the supporting UMAX software supplied with your system. Note: If you encounter intermittent problems either with the link between the scanner and your computer or with the results of your scans, you may have to install an external SCSI terminator. For more information about terminators, refer to the "Check the Terminators" in Appendix A. 10 Installing the Software Install the software in two easy steps, in the following order: 1. Then, MagicScan. MagicScan is the interface used by application software to control UMAX scanners. Its advanced controls allow precise adjustments in images even during the initial scan. For detailed information on installing the image editing application software, refer to the Installation section of the Image Editing Application Software User's Guide. Insert UMAX MagicScan CD into your CD-ROM drive. Win95 users - click on the Start button on the taskbar and select the Run command. [. . . ] The pattern that is used when varying the ratio of black and white pixels in a halftone image. A 1-bit image file capable of displaying gray levels by varying the ratio of black and white pixels within a given area. An address that is used for communication between a host computer and an expansion or interface card. All cards in a computer system must be set to different I/O addresses. [. . . ]