Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit DRSCAN36EPPR du fabricant Digital Research Technologies
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DRSCAN36EPPR User’s Manual.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome ............................................................................................. 4 Chapter 1: Installing the Scanner ................................................ 5 What You Need ............................
3 The Auto Levels ................................................................................ 19 The Gamma Curve ........................................................................... 19 The Auto Settings ....................................
4 Welcome Congratulations on your new color scanner! We've designed this scanner to be easy to install, fast-working, flexible and stylish, but at the same time to provide you with all the powerful scanning capabilities you need.
5 CHAPTER 1 Installing the Scanner This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions on setting up your scanner and installing the included image processing software suite, ScanOffix Pro. Before going on with the installation, be sure to familiarize yourself with the safety precautions in Appendix A of this guide.
6 • CD-ROM player. • 16 megabytes (MB) of internal memory (RAM) for the scanner software. • 130 MB of free hard-disk space for the ScanOffix Pro image-processing software package. • High (16-bit) or true (24-bit) color for included software • A mouse or other pointing device.
7 The Software and the User’s Guides The CD-ROM that came with your scanner contains many things: the ScanOffix Pro software suite, for processing and manipulating the images and texts that you scan; and a full version user's manual for ScanOffix Pro, as well as this full version user's manual for the scanner.
8 • Installing the software • Unlocking the carriage lock Be sure to read this section carefully and you will be on the road to scanning in no time. Plugging it in The scanner connects to any available enhanced parallel port (EPP) on your computer.
9 4. Plug your printer's cable into the printer port on the scanner (if you wish). 5. Plug the scanner's power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet. 6. Plug the power cable into the power jack on the back of the scanner. 1. Start up Microsoft Windows.
10 To install the TWAIN driver from the floppy disk: 1. Insert the TWAIN driver diskette into your floppy disk drive. 2. Click on the Windows Start button and choose Run from the list commands. 3. Type A:SETUP or B:SETUP , depending on which disk drive the diskette is in, and click OK .
11 CHAPTER 2 Scanning Items Now that you've set up your scanner and installed all the software, you're ready to begin scanning. This chapter will explain how to scan and how to adjust your scanning in order to get the best possible image.
12 ! Note: Steps 3-5 only need t o be performed the very first time you scan or if you install another scanner driver onto your hard drive. After you select the source for the first time, every time you want to access the TWAIN screen you can simply go through steps 1,2 and 6.
13 This is the Easy TWAIN Module user interface, or "TWAIN screen", and this is where you'll find all the commands you need for scanning. The scanning process is made up of three steps. The first step is called prescanning. Prescanning is like making a "rough draft" scan.
14 image which are within the Selection box will be captured during the final scan. 3. To change the size of the Selection box, click with the mouse on one side of the box, hold down the mouse button, and drag the side to the desired position. Or you can click and drag outside of the Selection box to create an entirely new Selection box.
15 scanned image. All the instructions that follow assume that you've already chosen the New Scan command from the ScanOffix Pro File menu, and that you have the TWAIN screen in front of you. Image Resolution When you scan, the result is an image that is made up of dots (also called pixels), like on a TV screen.
16 2. Click on the image mode button that corresponds to the type of image you are scanning. You have four choices: l Color - The Color button is only for scanning color images.
17 the difference between relatively dark and light portions of the image. To change the brightness or contrast, do the following: 1. After prescanning, click on the Brightness/Contrast Setting button. The Brightness/Contrast Setting screen is displayed.
18 Shadow and Highlight Using the Shadow/Highlight Setting, it is possible to make changes to the image that will affect the brighter parts of the image without influencing the darker parts, or conversely, affect the darker parts of the image without influencing the brighter parts.
19 the image even lighter, drag the Highlight scroll box to the left. 3. To return to the original value (no adjustment), click on the Reset button. If you have scanned a color image, you may change the values for each color separately by using the appropriately colored buttons at the top of the screen.
20 ! NOTE: The Gamma Curve button is an option only if you have chosen Color or Gray as your image mode. To adjust the gamma curve, do the following: 2. After prescanning, click on the Gamma Curve button on the TWAIN screen. A graphical mapping of the gamma curve is displayed.
21 You can use the Auto Settings button to have the TWAIN screen decide for you which settings are best for the document you will scan. For example, if you are scanning a business card and click on the Business Card Setting , the image mode will automatically be set at Line Art (black & white) mode and the resolution will be set at 400 dpi.
22 The buttons are (from left to right): • Frame - click on this button to adjust the size and location of the Selection box (you only need to click on this button after having used the Zoom In or Zoom Ou t button). • Zoom In / Zoom Out - click on these buttons then click on the preview image to reduce or increase its size.
23 You will see a screen with Job 1 highlighted. Job 1 stands for the current scan you are working on—thus any settings that you changed in the TWAIN screen have been memorized by Job 1.
24 6. To delete a job, make sure it is the selected job by clicking on it, then click on the Delete current job button. 7. When you are done making jobs, click on the scan button. Once the scanner has scanned all the jobs, it sends them all to the ScanOffix Pro desktop.
25 APPENDIX A Care and Maintenance Safety Precautions To ensure a long life of continuous use for your scanner, please be sure to take the following precautions: • Be sure to turn off and unplug the computer when plugging the scanner cord into the printer port (parallel port).
26 service and maintenance must be carried out by an authorized dealer. • Do not leave the original on the glass plate for too long, as the warmth of the scanner could cause your original to deteriorate.
27 APPENDIX B Frequently Asked Frequently Asked Questions Questions Q: How can I use my printer when the scanner is connected to my computer's parallel port? A: The scanner features a D-25 port (marked TO PRINTER on the rear of the scanner) which enables a printer to be connected to the scanner.
28 EPP mode. Read your computer’s manual for instructions on how to enter SETUP/BIOS (Usually done by pressing “delete” key during power up.) c) Enter the TWAIN screen and access the scanner. Do a test scan to ensure no error messages are received.
29 <Enter>. c) Highlight the “Parallel Port Mode” option on the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” screen. Use < PageUp> key or < PageDown> key to change the parallel mode setting to EPP or ECP. d) Press <Esc> key to return to the main screen.
30 A: From the main screen go to the File menu and choose SELECT SOURCE. Then, select “SF-1200CE+ 32” and click on SELECT. Now choose “New Scan” from the File menu or click on the scanner icon in the command bar. The UI will appear. In this manual we refer to the TWAIN User Interface as the “TWAIN screen.
31 into text and open the application for you. If you want to perform OCR on a foreign language, you should first choose OCR Setup from ScanOffix Pro’s File menu in order to change dictionaries. Q. Is there a proper way to close the TWAIN screen or ScanOffix Pro? A.
32 Q. Can I plug the scanner into a SCSI card? A. No, you can only plug the scanner into your Enhanced Parallel Port (printer port). Q. Do I need to let the scanner warm up? A. Yes, the scanner needs to warm up at least thirty seconds before scanning, but you will always receive a message advising you of this when it is necessary.
33 APPENDIX C Scanner Specifications Scanner type Color CCD line sensor Scanning method Single pass flatbed type Scan speed 19.5 ms per line Brightness 200 levels in single-step increments (software definable) Maximum scan size 216 mm x 297 mm (8.5 x 11.
34 Color 36-bit RGB Gray scale 12-bit B/W Single-bit line art or halftone patterns Optical resolution 600 (H) x 1200 dpi (V) Scanning resolution Up to 9,600 dpi, with software enhancement Operating environment Temperature: 10 ° - 35 ° Celsius (50 - 95 ° Fahrenheit) Humidity: 20% - 80% RH Dimensions (W x H x L) 297 mm x 60 mm x 488 mm (11.
35 Power consumption 12 W Maximum Noise Under 55 dB (operating).
36 Glossary Italicized words in the definitions refer to other entries in the glossary. application program A software program that carries out a specific task, for example , Optical Character Recognition (OCR ). The ScanOffix S.E. software suite that came with your scanner contains many different application programs.
37 dots per inch (dpi) the number of dots, or pixels , for each inch of the original that you scanned. See also resolution . driver the program that handles the basic operations of the scanner. final scan The very last scan you make of the original after you have prescanned and adjusted other settings, such as brightness or contrast.
38 line art image One of four possible image types . When you choose line art as the image type, your scanner will produce an image containing only pure black and pure white. Choose line art if the original you are scanning is a text document or a pen-and-ink drawing.
39 resolution The sharpness of an image, measured in dpi ( dots per inch). The higher the dpi, the greater the resolution. scanner A device that samples documents and printed images and converts them into digital form.
40 Copyright Information Copyright 1998 The Manufacturer. All rights reserved. The following are trademarks of their respective companies: Windows of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, PC and AT of International Business Machines Corp. Other products or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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