Scanning Overview - Sharp AL-2050 Online Manual

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Scanning Overview

The flow chart shown below provides an overview of scanning.
The scanning function can only be used when your computer is connected to the machine by a USB cable.
Caution
Scanning from a TWAIN*
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or WIA* -compliant application
Start up a Twain-compliant or
WIA-compliant application, and
select the machine's scanner
Scanning
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Scanning from a
TWAIN-Compliant
Scanning from a WIA-Compliant
Application (Windows XP/Vista)
*1 TWAIN is an international interface standard for scanners and other image acquisition devices. By installing a TWAIN driver on your computer, you can
scan and work with images using a variety of TWAIN-compliant applications.
*2 WIA (Windows Imaging Acquisition) is a Windows function that allows a scanner, digital camera or other imaging device to communicate with an image
processing application. The WIA driver for this machine can only be used in Windows XP/Vista.
*3 To scan using the machine's operation panel, you must first install Button Manager and establish the appropriate settings in the Control Panel. For details,
see "SETTING UP BUTTON MANAGER" in the Operation Manual.
CO NT E N TS
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-compliant Scanning from the "Scanner and
Camera Wizard" (Windows XP)
Place the original in the scanning position
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For more information, refer to "NORMAL COPYING" in the Operation Manual.
Start up the "Scanner and
Camera Wizard" from "Control
Panel" in your computer.
Set the scan preferences
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Scanning from the "Scanner and
Application, Camera Wizard" (Windows XP)
I N D E X
Scanning
Using the machine to begin scanning*3
Change the machine to scanner
mode and select the scan menu.
(SC1: to SC6:)
Set the scan preferences
(only if the preferences are set to appear)
Scanning
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"USING THE SCANNER MODE"
in the Operation Manual,
Outline of Button Manager
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