Getting Started - Microtek ScanMaker 3800 Manual

Getting Started

6
Place the scan material Launch ScanWizard 5
A. Place the original to be scanned on the To launch ScanWizard 5 as a stand-alone
scanner bed. program, double-click the ScanWizard 5 icon on
your desktop.
B. The top end of the original should be oriented
towards the front end of the scanner with the
By default, the scanner will
surface to be scanned facing down.
under Original, Scan Type and Purpose; and
automatically perform a "fast preview" of your
image based on those
For More Help...
If you experience problems with installation, refer
to the Troubleshooting file in the Techinfo folder on
your Microtek CD- ROM.
For more information on operating your scanner
?
with ScanWizard 5, launch
to further view the software manual (in HTML
format). Alternatively, PC users can also view the
same manual directly from the Microtek CD-ROM
Installer window by simply double-clicking the
"View Manual" button.
7 8
Select preferences
You can use the following tool buttons to change
the settings according to your preferences.
Original – defines category of the original (scan
detect the settings material).
Scan Type – selects output image type (color, gray,
or B&W).
settings.
Purpose – defines image resolution to match your
target application.
NOTE: Click the Scale Output, Adjust, and Reset
buttons if you need to make further adjustments.
your Internet browser
9
PC
9A
9B
Scan your material
A. Click the Scan to button from the ScanWizard
5 Control Panel.
B. When the Save As dialog box appears, specify
the folder location, a file name, and the format
for the output image, then click Save. The
image is then scanned and saved to the
specified location.
Send image to application after saving:
If this option is checked, the scanned image is
saved first, then automatically delivered to an
image-editing software, an e-mail editor, or a web
browser as indicated in the destination box.
MAC
Scan
Copy
E-mail
OCR
Scan-to -Web
Scanner Button Controls Scan
Captures images that can
The ScanMaker 3800 is equipped with five
to an image editing
scanner buttons providing quick access to the
processing.
most frequently used functions. These buttons are
Copy
Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR , and Scan-to-Web. The
Scans image and sends it to your printer.
parameters for each button can be set through the
Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility.
E-mail
(Note that you need to exit ScanWizard 5 before
Scans the image and delivers it directly to your e-
accessing tge MSC utility) .
mail editor.
To launch the MSC utility, you can either: (For PCs)
OCR
Go through the Windows menu -- click Start,
Scans a text document, convert and saves it as a
Programs, ScanWizard 5, MSC; or (For PCs or
text file format. File may be immediately edited if
Macs) Double-click the MSC icon on your desktop.
configured in the MSC utility.
When the MSC panel appears, click any of the 5
Scan-to-Web
tabs to specify the Scan settings accordingly. (For
Scans an image and sends output to a website. It
detailed information, refer to the online help in the
opens your default browser and displays the
Microtek Scanner Configuration Utility software).
captured image.
be saved as files or sent
application for further