User manual VISIONEER 2400P INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] Parallel Port Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright ©2000 PrimaScan, Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Make sure to install the application named MGI PhotoSuite III SE . The instructions on the next few pages use it as an example application to show how to set up your scanner for scanning. Remove the CD from your computer and store it in a safe place. SETTING UP THE SCANNER You can use your scanner with applications that support Twain scanning. Twain is a standard method that computers use to receive images from scanners, digital cameras, and other image-capture devices. To set up the scanner to work with an application, you must first select the scanner as the one to use for Twain scanning. Setting up with an application is normally a one-time-only process. Setting up again is usually only necessary if you changed the set up to a different scanner, camera, or other device. Note: The following instructions are for setting up the scanner with the MGI PhotoSuite III SE software that you received on the CD with your scanner. You can use the scanner with other applications, but the setup steps for each application may be different. For example, several applications use a Select Source command from the File menu to set up the scanner. Please see the user's manual that you received with an application to determine how to set up a Twain scanner with that application. To set up the scanner with the MGI PhotoSuite III SE application: 1. You can now fine-tune the options on the Scan Manager for the item you're scanning. Select another scanner setting if you think it's more appropriate for the item being scanned. Select other settings here if you think they are more appropriate for the item being scanned. You also use these settings to customize a scan setting. If you want to adjust the size of the scan area, or crop the image, drag the borders of the selection rectangle surrounding the item. Click Scan to scan the item and display it in the application. Click Preview to check the image again until it's what you want for scanning. 6. If you want to change the scanner setting for the item, click one of the options in the list to "Scan Page For. " For example, to scan a black and white image instead of a color photo, select Black & White Photo in the list. See the table in the section "Selecting a Predefined Scanner Setting" on page 13 for a description of these predefined settings. ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 12 7. Select the area of the item you want to scan. When you preview an item to scan, the selection rectangle around the image indicates the scan area. However, you may want to select only a certain area of an item to scan. Selecting an appropriate scan area can result in a faster scan and a smaller file size. The scanned image's file size and available space on your computer's hard drive are shown at the bottom left side of the Scan Manager. To select the area you want to scan, drag the borders of the selection rectangle around the preview image to reduce or enlarge the area. [. . . ] The new setting is added to the list of "Scan Page For" options at the top of the dialog box. ADJUSTING THE 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. You can adjust the brightness and contrast at which grayscale and color items are scanned. You can also adjust the brightness for black-andwhite items. [. . . ]