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05-0580-000
August, 2003
4800/2400 Series
Installation
and user
guide
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Table of Contents 1 Getting started with your new scanner Step 1: Installing the scanner software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Step 2: Connecting the scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 Getting the PaperPort software user’s guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 Step 3: Checking out your scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Getting started with your new scanner Congratulations on purchasing your One Touch scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on your computer. If you have a transparency adaptor with your scanner, you will also be able to scan 35mm negatives and slides. Step 1: Installing the scanner software NOTE: You must install the scanner software before connecting the scanner to your computer. Otherwise, the correct driver
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Getting started with your new scanner installed in, and follow the instructions on the screen to install the scanner software on your computer. When you are finished installing the software, a message instructs you to connect the scanner to the computer. Figure 1-2 Connect scanner 4. Follow the steps in “Step 2: Connecting the scanner” to connect the scanner. When you’re finished, click [Finish] in the dialog box above. Step 2: Connecting the scanner The One Touch scanner connects to any
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Getting started with your new scanner Unlocked position Figure 1-3 Unlock scanner NOTE: The locking tab protects the scanner’s scan head by holding it securely in position. Lock the scanner when transporting it from one location to another, but always remember to unlock it before scanning. The scanner will not scan when locked. 2. If your scanner does not have a Transparency Adaptor, go to Step 3. If your scanner has a Transparency Adaptor, check that the cable is plugged into the option p
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Getting started with your new scanner 4. Plug the power supply cable into the jack on the back of the scanner, then plug the power supply into a wall outlet. USB Cable Power supply Figure 1-6 Plug in power supply A progress message appears saying that the scanner has been found. The scanner is now correctly installed. NOTE: If you computer is running Windows XP, you may see messages about using a fast USB 2.0 connection for the scanner. If your computer is not equipped with USB 2.0 ports, y
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Getting started with your new scanner To check the status of the scanner: 1. Right-click the scanner icon. The shortcut menu appears. Figure 1-8 Shortcut menu 2. Choose [About] from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected. Figure 1-9 Scanner information 3. Click [OK] to close the dialog box. Your scanner is ready to scan. If the scanner is not properly connected If the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar has a red “X” through it, the scanner is not pro
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Getting started with your new scanner Please see the Readme file in the PaperPort directory on your computer’s hard drive. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems connecting the scanner. Also see “Installation troubleshooting” on page 3-1 of this guide for more information. NOTE: The scanning lamp under the scanner’s glass needs to warm up before you can scan. A status message lets you know when the lamp is ready. The lamp then remains ready so
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2 Three ways to scan You can scan paper items by pressing a One Touch button, by clicking a button on the screen, or from the PaperPort software (or other TWAIN software). Scan with the scanner buttons Press a button on the scanner’s front panel. Figure 2-1 Press a scanner button Scan from the screen Click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. A panel representing the scanner buttons appears. Click a button on the panel. Figure 2-2 Button panel Scan from the PaperPort software (or othe
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Three ways to scan 1. Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and align the edge of the item with the arrow marker at the lower left corner of the glass. 2. Close the lid and press one of the scanner buttons. The scanner starts scanning the item. Messages just above the Windows taskbar shows the status of the scanning. During scanning, the scan progress window shows a small copy of the image, as illustrated by this example: Figure 2-3 Scan progress and image in PaperPort When the sc
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Three ways to scan Button Function Preconfigured Settings Copy/ Prints the scanned item in black and white on Print your printer/copier at the printer/copier’s default resolution. Custom Scans the item as a color photo and displays it in an image processing application. NOTE: If a button is not preconfigured, the Configuration dialog box appears when you press that button so you can configure it manually. For example, if your computer does not have email software installed, the Email butt
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Three ways to scan A question mark icon on a button means your computer does not have an application that corresponds to that button’s functions. For example, if your computer does not have an email application, the Email button will have a question mark icon on it. About the Configuration dialog box The Configuration dialog box shows the current settings for each scanner button. The tabs across the top of the dialog box correspond to the buttons. Clicking a tab shows the current settings
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Three ways to scan Figure 2-8 Shortcut menu 2. Choose [Configure] from the shortcut menu. The Configuration dialog box appears. The options on the Configuration dialog box are: Select Destination – the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. Select the application that you want to automatically open to display or process the scanned image. Select Configuration – the list of the button’s scan configurations. The configuration settings include: color, black and white,
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Three ways to scan Options – displays a dialog box for selecting options about the destination application for the scanned image. Each destination application has its own options dialog box. Folder Copy – displays a dialog box for selecting the folder to use for storing copies of the scanned images. Getting Help You can get help with the scanner’s features or any of the options on the Configuration dialog box using either of the following methods: • When the Configuration dialog box is dis
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Three ways to scan 3. Click a selection in the Select Configuration list to choose a new scan configuration for the selected scanner button. The configurations are preset for the application you select in the application list. If you select another application, the configurations are for that application. If you want to select a configuration prior to scanning, click the option, [Configure before Scan]. When you press a scanner button, the Scan Manager Pro dialog box appears first and you
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Three ways to scan 2. Click the tab of the button whose options you want to change. 3. In the Select Configuration list, click the configuration that you want to adjust. For example, the following figure shows a configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print (which you would have created earlier). Figure 2-12 Edit a configuration 4. Click the [Edit] button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration. Figure 2-13 Edit scan settings 5. Adjust t
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Three ways to scan scanning produces an image in varying shades of gray. Select Color to scan color photographs and other color items. Resolution – Drag the slider to the right or left to adjust the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution. The higher the dpi setting, the sharper and clearer the scanned image. However, higher dpi settings take longer to scan and produce larger files for the scanned images. Brightness and Contrast – Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightne
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Three ways to scan Gamma – Drag the slider to improve how the colors in a scanned image look on your monitor. Gamma correction allows you to achieve precise color matching. Because the computer cannot always transmit the exact color information to the hardware, you may have to make some color adjustments using the Gamma feature. The default Gamma setting works fine in most cases and normally does not need to be adjusted. 7. Click [OK]. The Configuration dialog box reappears. Make sure th
