Microtek ScanMaker 4700 User Manual
Microtek scanner configuration (msc) utility
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Welcome!
The latest Microtek scanners are equipped with Smart-Touch buttons for
easier access to scanner functions. Scanners with the Smart-Touch buttons
have these configurations:
3 Smart-Touch buttons: Scan, Copy, and E-mail.
5 Smart-Touch buttons: Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, and Scan-to-Web
or Scan, Copy, E-mail, Setup, and Cancel.
7 Smart-Touch buttons: Cancel/Setup, Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR,
Scan-to-Web, and Custom.
Microtek scanners assist users by simplifying scanning tasks and increasing
productivity with just the touch of a button. These "Smart-Touch buttons"
provide an intuitive and easy method to quickly and easily scan images.
For example, to copy a stack of documents, simply place the first page on
the scanner bed, and press the Copy button. Once the first page has been
scanned, place the next page and press the Copy button again. The
scanner will work like a copier with your printer, printing the documents
one after another with no interruption.
The parameters for each button can be defined through the
Scanner Configuration (MSC)
your scan setting requirements, you can then perform several tasks
continuously with just a simple touch.
Launching and exiting the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility
How the scanner buttons work
file:///D|/msc/Welcome.htm (1 of 2) [8/15/03 3:13:37 PM]
utility. When you have completed specifying
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- Page 1 Welcome! The latest Microtek scanners are equipped with Smart-Touch buttons for easier access to scanner functions. Scanners with the Smart-Touch buttons have these configurations: 3 Smart-Touch buttons: Scan, Copy, and E-mail. 5 Smart-Touch buttons: Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, and Scan-to-Web or Scan, Copy, E-mail, Setup, and Cancel.
- Page 2 Welcome file:///D|/msc/Welcome.htm (2 of 2) [8/15/03 3:13:37 PM]...
- Page 3 ScanWizard 5 and MSC should be used one at a time and not simultaneously. To exit the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility: Click the OK button on the bottom-right corner of the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel. Alternatively you can press the Cancel/Setup button if your scanner is equipped with this button.
- Page 4 Using the MSC utility Using the MSC utility When you launch the MSC, the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel appears. Depending on the scanner model you are using, you will see 3 tabs (Scan, Copy Web), or 6 tabs (Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, of the tabs to view or customize the button settings according to your specific requirements.
- Page 5 Using the MSC utility file:///D|/msc/Using_the_MSC_utility.htm (2 of 2) [8/15/03 3:14:45 PM]...
- Page 6 Customizing the Scan panel Customizing the Scan panel Select the topic you wish to view from the links below: Original Purpose Scan Type Send to Application Scan Frame Destination OK button file:///D|/msc/panel_Scan.htm (1 of 4) [8/15/03 3:15:09 PM]...
- Page 7 Some scanner models support the JPEG output color format. Take note that for JPEG image format, the better the image quality, the greater the disk space required. If your Microtek scanner does not support the JPEG format, the JPEG selections will not appear under Scan Type.
- Page 8 Scan Frame Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size. Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.
- Page 9 OK button Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Scan Smart-Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Scan button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings. Help (?) button Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions.
- Page 10 Customizing the Copy panel Customizing the Copy panel Select the topic you wish to view from the links below: Original Color Copy Scan Frame Copy Quality file:///D|/msc/panel_Copy.htm (1 of 4) [8/15/03 3:15:52 PM]...
- Page 11 Scan Frame Selects either Auto Crop or Fixed Size. Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.
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Page 12: Cancel Button
Copy Quality Selects your printout quality. The higher the image quality, the longer the scanning time and the greater disk space required. Microtek recommends that you choose "Normal" quality for 150 dpi printing, "Best" for 600 or 300 dpi printing, and "Draft" for 100 dpi printing. -
Page 13: Reset Button
Help (?) button Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom left corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. - Page 14 Customizing the E-mail panel Customizing the E-mail panel Select the topic you wish to view from the links below: Original Purpose at Receiving End Scan Type Send to file:///D|/msc/panel_E-mail.htm (1 of 4) [8/15/03 3:16:36 PM]...
- Page 15 Some scanner models support the JPEG output color format. Take note that for JPEG image format, the better the image quality, the greater the disk space required. If your Microtek scanner does not support the JPEG format, the JPEG selections will not appear under Scan Type.
- Page 16 Scan Frame Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size. Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.
- Page 17 Customizing the E-mail panel Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the E-mail Smart- Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the E-mail button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings. Cancel button Abandons the parameters you have just made under the E-mail tab panels;...
- Page 18 OCR panel Customizing the OCR panel Select the topic you wish to view from the links below: OCR Language Document Type Size Scan Type Send to Application Scan Frame file:///D|/msc/OCR_panel.htm (1 of 5) [8/15/03 3:17:04 PM]...
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Page 19: Send To Application
OCR panel Destination OK button Cancel button Reset button Help button OCR Language The language in which the original text document is written. Select from English, French, German, Italian, Spanish. Document Type Size Defines the font size of your final output. Available selections include : Small (6-9 pts.), Medium - Default (10-14 pts.), and Large (15 pts and above). - Page 20 OCR panel If .PDF with hidden text is selected from the list - ScanWizard 5 will directly open Adobe Acrobat Reader, allowing you to view and print the scanned material in its original form. Plain .PDF supports viewing, printing, and minor editing.
- Page 21 OCR panel Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically. Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled and instead, the image size is selected from the list.
- Page 22 OCR panel Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the OCR Smart- Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the OCR button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings. Cancel button Abandons the parameters you have just made under the OCR tab panels;...
- Page 23 To Web panel Customizing the To Web panel Select the topic you wish to view from the links below: Web Site Purpose Account Account Manager button file:///D|/msc/To_Web_panel.htm (1 of 5) [8/15/03 3:18:02 PM]...
- Page 24 Account If you have an existing account and are a registered member of any Microtek provided photo-sharing website -- select your current user name under this option. If you are a new user, the option box is grayed out. You need to register in order to access the photo-sharing website.
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Page 25: Account Manager
Scan Frame Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size. Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically. - Page 26 OK button Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Scan-to-Web Smart-Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Scan-to- Web button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings.
- Page 27 To Web panel file:///D|/msc/To_Web_panel.htm (5 of 5) [8/15/03 3:18:02 PM]...
- Page 28 The Custom panel provides 3 custom functions (Power Saving, Scan, Launch Application) allowing you to specify the Custom button function on the scanner. The Power Saving page is the default page of Custom panel. For more details on each function, see the function page you wish to view from the links below.
- Page 29 Select "Power Saving" from the Custom Function option menu. The Power Saving function allows you to to select the sleep mode of the scanning lamp by pressing the Custom button on your scanner. Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:...
- Page 30 Lamp Current Status When you select the Power Saving function as your scanner's Custom button function, press the Custom button for the scanner and the TMA to switch over to "lamp sleep" mode. The scanner lamp or TMA lamp (e.g., Light Plate, TMA, LL35) can then be turned Off or On, or both Off.
- Page 31 Power saving page then type a word associated with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a related topic. file:///D|/msc/Power_saving_page.htm (3 of 3) [8/15/03 3:19:22 PM]...
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Page 32: Scan Page
Scan page Scan page Select "Scan" from the Custom Function option menu. The Scan function allows you to define the Custom button as another set of scan settings different from the settings of the Scan panel of the MSC utility. This function is helpful if you require an additional Scan button that will be using a different set of scan attributes. - Page 33 Likewise, if your original is text only without images, choose Black & White to achieve better quality than Gray. Some scanner models support JPEG output color format. Take note that for file:///D|/msc/Scan_page.htm (2 of 5) [8/15/03 3:19:45 PM]...
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Page 34: Send To Application
Scan page JPEG image format, the better the image quality, the greater the disk space required. If your Microtek scanner does not support the JPEG format, the JPEG selections will not appear under Scan Type. Send to Application Defines the application that will edit and save the scanned image; the application can be an image editor, web browser, or Acrobat program available on your disk. - Page 35 Scan page Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size. Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.
- Page 36 OK button Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Custom Smart-Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Custom button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings.
- Page 37 Select "Launch Application" from the Custom Function option menu. The Launch Application function allows you to launch the installed application by pressing the scanner's Custom button. Your application for launching can be an image editor, web browser, Acrobat program or any other application available on your disk. The default application that is launched is ScanWizard 5.
- Page 38 Adds or deletes the application from the Application alias list. Please take note that you should retain at least one application on the list; otherwise, the Custom button on the scanner will not work. Click the Custom button to bring up the "Choose Application" window. The MSC utility starts to search for the available software programs on your hard disk and displays them in the left panel of the window.
- Page 39 Launch application page OK button Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Custom Smart-Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Custom button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as current settings. Cancel button Abandons the parameters you have just made under the Custom tab panels;...
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Page 40: How The Scanner Buttons Work
Custom -- customizes 3 commonly used functions: Power Saving, Scan, and Launch Application. 3. To restore the default settings for each button, launch your Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility, and then click the Reset button on your MSC panel. Specify and customize a brand new configuration for your next scanning task. -
Page 41: Button Configuration
Scan-to-Web button cans the image and posts it instantly onto a Photo-Sharing website. Cancel/Setup button Cancels an ongoing scan job, or launches the MSC utility when the scanner is idle. Custom button - How to customize the four most commonly used functions... - Page 42 Button Configuration file:///D|/msc/Button_Configuration.htm (2 of 2) [8/15/03 3:22:19 PM]...
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Page 43: Scan Button
Scan button Scan button 1. Press the Scan button on your scanner. This will automatically scan and save your image, based on the MSC settings. The saved images are stored in your local disk. They also appears as a shortcut under the My Images folder on your desktop. -
Page 44: Copy Button
Copy button Copy button 1. Click the Copy button on your scanner. This will scan the image and send it directly to your default printer for printing a "hard copy" similar to what a photocopier does. 2. To customize the parameters for the Copy button, specify your preferred settings (No. -
Page 45: E-Mail Button
E-mail button E-mail button 1. Press the E-mail button on your scanner. This will automatically scan and deliver your image(s) to your e-mail editor, based on the MSC settings. The saved images are stored in your local disk. They also appears as a shortcut under the My Images folder on your desktop. -
Page 46: Ocr Button
OCR button OCR button Press the OCR button on your scanner. This will automatically scan, recognize and convert the document, save it to a file, and delivers it to a specified application for editing -- fully based on the MSC settings. The saved images are stored on your local disk, and also appear as a shortcut under the My Images folder on your desktop. - Page 47 To Web button Scan-to-Web button Make sure that you are connected to the Internet and you have already registered/sign-in for a free photo-sharing account from a Microtek provided website, before pressing the Scan-to-Web button on your scanner. Press the Scan-to-Web button on your scanner -- this will automatically scan, save the scanned image to file, connect, and instantly upload it to your Photo-sharing website –...
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Page 48: Setup Button
When you launch the MSC, the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel appears. Click any of the tabs to view or customize the button settings according to your respective requirements. *The Setup (not Cancel/Setup) button is applicable only to earlier Microtek scanner models. file:///D|/msc/Setup_button.htm [8/15/03 3:25:27 PM]... - Page 49 Cancel button Cancel button Press the Cancel* button on your scanner. This will quickly stop and abandon any scan job action and exit ScanWizard 5. While activating the MSC, pressing this button will exit the MSC utility. *The Cancel (not Cancel/Setup) button is applicable only to earlier Microtek scanner models.
- Page 50 Cancel/Setup button Press the Cancel/Setup button on your scanner. This will automatically launch the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility when the scanner is not performing any scan job, or it stops and abandons any scan job. file:///D|/msc/Cancelsetup_button.htm [8/15/03 3:26:50 PM]...
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Page 51: Custom Button
Custom button Custom button When you press the Custom button on your scanner, your scanner starts to perform the function that was previously defined in the Custom Panel of the MSC utility. Power Saving function button Press the Custom button on your scanner. This will change the lamp current status. - Page 52 When I chose Auto Crop under the MSC utility, the scanner was unable to recognize or detect my scan material. When I chose Auto Crop under the MSC utility, the scanner was unable to recognize or detect my scan material.
- Page 53 My printer keeps on producing the wrong unmber of copies. What should I do? My printer keeps on producing the wrong number of copies. What should I do? Your MSC Copy tab panel setting for number of copies is in conflict with that of your printer's setup dialog box.