Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit S4 100 du fabricant Compaq
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COMPAQ S 4 100 Scanner OWNER’S GUIDE P/N: 83100199-0000.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. GETTING ST ARTED ............................................................. 1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 Unpacking th e Scanner ....
Using Vist aScan to Sca n a Photo to E-ma il .............................................. 52 Using Prest o! PageManager t o Scan a Co lor Photo ................................. 53 Using Prest o! PageM anager to Scan a F orm and E dit it with PageType .
1 CHA PTER 1. Getting Started Introduct ion Thank y ou for purch asing y our Comp aq scanner. This versat ile unit is perfec t fo r the hom e or o ffice. Use this scanner to ad d varie ty and flair to y our docum ents, or to help you sha re im ages with othe rs.
2 Gett i ng to Know Your Sca nner To gain a com plete unde rstand ing of th e inform ation conta ined in this m anual, it i s importa nt tha t you becom e fam iliar with y our scanner. The graphics b elow iden tify the k ey scanne r com ponents. Scanner Elements Scanner Back Panel Document Cover The plastic cover that protects t he object gl ass.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 3 Sy stem Requiremen ts This sect ion defines the minim um sy stem requirem ents necessa ry to operate the Com paq scanne r.
4 Installin g the S oft ware Install VistaScan a nd Bundle Software (Presto ! PageManager, Pres to ! PageT ype and Online Manuals) 1. Insert th e Compaq software CD into y our com puter’s CD- ROM drive.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 5 Installin g the Ha rd ware After y ou have rem ov ed the scanne r from the bo x and verified that all of th e pack age content s have been included, pl ease check to mak e sure that your computer is com patible with the scanne r’s connectors.
6 CAUTION: Make sure the su rface is flat. Ope rating your scanner on an uneven surf ace can dam ag e the internal components. Connecting the Har dware Interfa ce Cables If your com puter has a U SB port, follow th e instru ctions in the Connecting the USB Cable section to connect t he sca nner to your computer.
7 CHA PTER 2. Scanning Ba sics VistaScan is th e prim ary prog ram or dr iver you us e to scan with your Com paq scanner. I t is a TWAI N-compliant pro gram , which means tha t it c an be run fro m other program s that sup port scanning , like Pag eManager and others.
8 • General • Scan Destinat ion • Scanner I nform ation A tab at the top of the Preferen ces window indica tes each VistaS can preferen ce group.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 9 disable s the Lev el/Curv e and C olor Ad justm ent/Bala nce se ttings in the VistaScan Adv anced window. Sho w Ruler The Show Ruler comm and displays o r hides th e rule rs that border the top and le ft sides o f the Prev iew window.
10 File To set the lo cation for your stored images: 1. Click on t he File icon. 2. Enter the d irectory in which y ou want to store the scanned imag e file, i n the File Di rectory t ext box. I f you ar e not sure of the directory path, click the Browse button to lo cate the desir ed di rec tor y.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 11 3. Select the im ag e format you wa nt to use when you att ach scanned imag es to your email app lication from the Image For mat drop down li st.
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Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 13 The in formatio n inclu des: • Scanner M anufacture r • Scanner Mo del • Firmware Vers ion • Vista Scan Ve rs io n • Maximu m Scan Wid th and Leng th • Maximu m Resolution Vista Sca n Beginner Window Feature s The VistaScan Beg inner window appea rs when y ou launch VistaScan.
14 2. Select wh at you w ant to do w ith the im ag e after it is scann ed using the “Scan To” icons. 3. Specify w hat kind of im age y ou are going to sca n, and sta rt the final scan p rocess using the “Click to scan” icon s.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 15 Move y our cursor into the Preview window and click with the le ft mouse button. The imag e enlarg es. To reduce the v iew size, pr ess the Shift or Al t key and click in the Preview window.
16 Fax – faxes the scan ned item using your fax d river. Applica tion – sends the scanned item to the ap plications specified in the Vi staS can Pref ere nces .
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 17 Clicking on any of these i cons autom atically starts t he final sc an process u sing the pr e-defin ed scan se ttings. The scan ned imag e is saved or s ent to the d evice or app lication y ou spec ified by clicking on the “Scan To” icon.
18 Changing the Original Document Source The Orig inal D ocum ent Source setting identi fies the item you want to scan. You can choose f rom the fo llowing settings: Flatbed Reflective: Scans paper orig inals (non- transparencies) e.g., photog raphs, docum ents, and br ochures.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 19 True Color , RGB: Scans a full color pho to or docum ent. The RGB indicates the colo rs of Red, Green and Blue. This setting create s larger f iles than the B/W Pho to setting . True Color, CMYK: Converts RGB (video ) color data into CMYK (pr inted) col or da ta using a sp ecial col or tr ansform ation process.
20 NOTE : Not all graph ic applica tions suppo rt higher than 24- bit graphic fi les. To determ ine whether the s oftware y ou want to use i s ca pabl e of wor kin g wit h hi gher tha n 2 4-bi t gr aphi cs , re fer to you r software docum entatio n. Changing the Resolution Setting Scanning resol ution is m easured in dots pe r inch (DPI).
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 21 The table be low giv es you an idea of the fil e sizes you can expe ct based on the o riginal imag e size an d the re solution setting you specify . These v alues are based on scanning imag es in 24- bit, True Color RGB mode.
22 Using Custom Reso lution Sett ings You can als o specify custom resolution setting s that y ou can use when you scan. The maxim um custom resolu tion sett ing y ou can define is 240 0 dpi. To define the custom resolution set tings: 1. Choose the Custom… option f rom the Resolutio n drop down menu.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 23 To change th e Descre en set ting: 1. Click the D escreen opt ion to disp lay the drop down m enu. 2. Choose one of the descre en options : No Descre en — No Descre ening. Magazine — S pecifies 133 lines per inch.
24 enter cu stom se ttings th at rang e from 35 to 400 l ines per inch. To define the c ustom descreen settings: 1. Choose the Custom… option from the Descreen d rop down menu. The Custom Descreen window op ens. 2. Enter the d esire d lines p er inch s etting (betw een 35 an d 400 lp i) in the Custom descreen lpi #1 tex t box.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 25 No Filter — Use this option when y ou do no t want to s harpen or blur the imag e. Sharpen — Us e this op tio n to sh arpen lines tha t may be fuzz y or not clean in the original im ag e. Sharpen More — Use thi s option when you wan t to sha rpen the imag e more than the s tandard Sha rpen filt er does.
26 You can spec ify custom scaling settings to u se when you scan. To define the c ustom scaling s ettings: 1. Choose the Custom… optio n from the Scaling drop down menu. The Custom Scaling window open s. 2. Enter the d esired s cale fac tor in either t he Wid th or Heig ht text box.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 27 2. Click the Preview butto n from the Vis taScan Advanced window. 3. Select an ar ea that y ou want to adjust using the Fra me tool . You can edit th e Prev iew image be fore scanning the final imag e using the Z oom tool an d the Frame Sele ction To ol.
28 Click on the icon that repre sents the device o r applica tion to whic h you want to send the scan ned item . The icons in clude: File — stores the scan ned im age in a file using the file nam e specified in the Vi staS can Pref ere nces . Print — pr ints the s canned item on the defau lt prin ter.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 29 4. After y ou create a fra me, the Sin gle Frame too l is automatic ally selec ted so you can res ize or m ove the frame you just crea ted. To selec t one of the fram es y ou created, double- click on the des ired frame.
30 Adjusting Image Brightn ess, Contrast, Highlights and Shadows When you click on the Brig htness/Co ntras t tab from the Color Adjustm ent panel a ser ies of s lide b ars appear. Ad just the associated tones by dragg ing the slide r in on e of the b ars to the left or the rig ht.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 31 This set ting cont rols the differenc e between l ight and dark are as in an imag e. Moving the slid er on th e scro ll bar to the rig ht incre ases the gray shades be tween l ig ht and dark ar eas. Mov ing it t o the left decreases g ray shad es between l ight and da rk are as.
32 The Shadow ba r defines the dark est ton es in the scanned im age. Moving the slider on th e scroll b ar to the le ft incr eases the brightne ss in sh adowed a reas. Mov ing it t o the r ight decreases the brightne ss in shadowed area s. The default se ttin g is 0.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 33 Reset Bu tton Click th e Reset button to cance l the ch anges an d retur n the v alue to the defau lt sett ing. A djust ing the Image Tones The Curve c omm and is ano ther way to mak e precise ad justments in the hig hlight, m i dtones, o r shadow l evels in your images.
34 When you c lick in the wheel the im age tones are shifted to the particula r hue that is repres ented in tha t area. Click the Reset button to c ancel the chang es and retu rns the v alue to defau lt settin g.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 35 • Rotate 90 CC W — rotates t he im age 90 degrees counter clockwise. • Rotate 90 CW — r otates th e im age 90 degrees c lockwise. • Normal — does not rotate or flip the im ag e. • Flip Ve rtic al — flip s the i mage v ertically .
36 Using Vista Shuttle VistaS huttle is a PC -based applicatio n that p rovides an easy w ay for you to create gre eting cards, wallpaper for your com puter desktop, a screen sav er for y our com puter, e-cards (e-m ail greeting cards) , and more. To use Vi staShuttle t o creat e an E-Card (e lectronic g reeting card you send v ia e-mail): 1.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 37 more about how to use th ese too ls, click on the u ser tips text that appear s when your cur sor pauses ov er the tool.
38 clicking on the associated icon from the button bar a t the top of the E-Card window. 11. Click button to p lace the t ext on the card. 12. Click the Clos e button in the uppe r right corne r to close the Text Setting window. You can m ove the text box ar ound the E-Card until y ou find the rig ht spot.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 39 3. Select y our copy setting s. Click the Copy button to m a ke the copies, then c lick Exit whe n you are f inished. Copy Utility Features Brigh tness : Lets you se lect the br ight nes s le vels t o use w hen you print the copies of the scanned im age.
40 Reset — Return s any set tings you hav e m odified to the def ault settings. Exit — Returns you to th e desk top window. Numeric Buttons — L ets you spec ify th e number of copie s by clicking on the des ired number. The num ber appears to the left.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 41 CHA PTER 3. Push Button Sc anning The defi ning feat ure of the Com paq scanner is its push butto n function ality. Y ou can sc an an im age to e- mail, perfo rm O CR.
42 2. Click the Push Button Con figuration op tion. The Push Button Conf iguration w indow appears. NOTE: There are three ico ns in the P ush Button Config uration window. Each icon represen ts a separa te scanner butto n function. Clicking on the icon dis plays a w indow with variabl es.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 43 Configuring the Sc anner Button V alues 1. When the Push Butto n Config uration ut ility opens, the sca nner settings a re autom atica lly display ed.
44 5. Select the desired resoluti on by click ing on the arrow to the right of the Reso lution fie ld and choosi ng one of pre sets from the drop- down menu. 6. Select a scanning intensi ty lev el (brig htness) by click ing on the arrow to the rig ht of th e Brig htness fi eld and choosing the desired brig htness level fr om the drop-down m enu.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 45 4. Select the desired resoluti on by click ing on the arrow to the right o f the Resolu tion f ield and cho osing one of resolut ion presets fr om the drop- down m enu.
46 1. If the E- mail icon is not s elected (enclos ed in a red b ox), click the E-mail icon. 2. Select the e-m ail applic ation to send the s canned im age to, by clicking on the arrow to the rig ht of the M ail Destin ation fi eld.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 47 To configure the values fo r the FAX fu nction : 1. If the FAX icon is not s elected (enclosed i n a red box), click the FAX icon. 2. Select the FAX d river to s end the scanne d imag e to, by clicking on the arrow to th e right of the FA X Destin ation fie ld.
48 applicatio n. To configure the values fo r the OCR ( optical cha racter recognit ion) func tion: 1. If the OCR icon i s not sele cted (enclos ed in a red bo x), click the OCR icon. 2. Select the text ed iting applic ation to use by clicking on the arrow to the right o f the OCR Destin ation fie ld.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 49 2. A Scan Progress w indow appears showing you the s tatus of the scanning task . 3. When the scan is complete, the im ag e you scanned appears in the applica tion you spec ified when y ou configured the button.
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51 CHA PTER 4. Scanni n g Projects The Compaq scan ner inclu des bundled s oftware to help you with a variety of task s. This c hapter shows y ou how to m ake a personal ized calen dar, cre ate Web- ready im ages, and ev en turn a page of text into an on line text do cument th at you can edit.
52 5. Click one of the four i cons in the Click to Scan area of th e VistaScan Beginner wind ow . Your selection ident ifies the ty pe of imag e you are about to scan and tel ls VistaScan h ow to set the scan ner option s for the best r esults.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 53 Using Pres to! PageMana ge r to Scan a Color Photo 1. Click the Start bar in th e bottom - left corner of the scr een. 2. Click Programs . 3. Select Presto! PageMan ager Delux e . 4. Select Presto! PageMan ag er . 5. The Presto! Pag eManag er window appear s.
54 Using Pres to! PageMana ge r to Scan a Form and Edit it with PageType 1. Click the Start bar in the b ottom- left corn er of the s creen. 2. Click Programs . 3. Select Presto ! PageMan ager Delux e . 4. Select Prest o! Pag eMan ag er . 5. The Presto! Pag eManag er window appear s.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 55 11. Click and drag the scanned form down to th e Pag eType applicatio n icon. Pag eType opens and autom atically displays the scanned f orm.
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57 CHAPTER 5. How to Get Help Compaq S 4 100 scanners hav e been designed to be reliable , easy- to-install, a nd easy- to-use. I f you encounte r any prob lems while instal ling or using your scanner, ple ase follow the solutions outlined be low. • Consult th e online m anual.
58 3. Click Presto! PageManager Deluxe. 4. Click PageManager User’s Manua l. Troubleshoot ing This scanner i s desig ned to be reli able and ea sy to install. I f you have any problems with y our scanner, pl ease read t he notes th at follow to fi nd out probab le causes of the problem .
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 59 and joy sticks, but h igh dra w devices such as scanners m i ght hav e trouble functioning on the “S B” chipset. Later chipse t versions include SI S and ALI, and both have m any fully func tional ch ipsets as well as I ntel’s 8 2371AB and 82371AB/EB.
60 2. Connect th e USB cable to the USB port on the b ack of the computer. NOTE: If you unplug the scann er’s power to tu rn it off, y ou must also disconne ct the USB cable f rom the com puter. To r esume use of the scann er, reconnec t the pow er cord, and th en the US B cable.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 61 Scanner is no t presen t in th e Device Manag er. The sc anner m ust be present in the Dev ice Man ager. I f there is no listing , the sca nner will not functi on. Solution: Follow t he steps below to determ ine if the scan ner is present in the Devi ce Ma nage r.
62 2. Click on Propertie s command us ing the lef t mouse button. 3. Click the P erformance tab (the f ourth tab unde r System Properties ). 4. Look in the Sy stem Resources area (the seco nd section). This number shoul d be above 90 %. 5. If not, press an d hold down the CTRL+ALT key s and tap the Dele te key once.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 63 Contact ing Technica l Support Com paq scanners a re desi gned to be reli able, easy -to- install, and easy- to-use. I f you encounter any problem s while insta lling y our scanner: • Check out th e Compaq We b site at : • E - m ail Co m p aq with y our t echn i c a l sup p o r t qu e s t ion a t: www.
64 Maintena nce With the ex ceptio n of periodic c leaning , the scanne r is virt ually maintenanc e-free. P lease read the followin g sectio n to learn how to properly maintain the scann er. Cleanin g Regularly clean ing the ob ject g lass will ensur e that dir t or sm udges will not r educe the qu ality of your scanned im ages.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 65 Appendix Technical Specific ations The fo llowing table defi nes the tech nical specifica tions for the Compaq scanner .
66 Important Safeguar ds ♦ Read all of the instructions. ♦ Save these instructions f or later use. ♦ Follow all warnings an d instructions mark ed on the product .
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 67 Declaration of Conf ormit y for prod ucts marked with the FCC logo - United States only This device complies with Part 15 of th e FCC Rules.
68 European Union No tice Products w ith the CE Ma rking comply with both the E MC Directiv e (89/336 /EEC) an d the Low Volt age Dir ective (7 3/23/EEC) issued by the Comm ission of the Eur opean Comm unity.
Compaq S 4 100 Owner’s Guide 69 Modifications The FCC requ ires the u ser to be notifie d that any changes or modifica tions m ade to this device th at are not expressl y approv ed by Compaq Com puter Corporat ion may void the user' s authority to operate the equipm ent.
70 Cables Connections to this d e vice must b e made with shielded cab les with metallic R FI/EMI connector hoods in order t o maint ain compliance with FCC Ru les and R egul ations.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Compaq S4 100 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Compaq S4 100 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Compaq S4 100, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Compaq S4 100 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Compaq S4 100, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Compaq S4 100.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Compaq S4 100. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Compaq S4 100 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
