Using The Scanner - IBM IdeaScan 2000 User Manual

Using the scanner

You can use one of three methods to perform scan functions with your scanner. You
can press a button on the scanner, click a button in the Simple Access Button window,
or use the TWAIN imaging program. For more information on using the TWAIN
imaging program, see "Using the TWAIN imaging program" on page 1-13.
Using the Simple Access Buttons or the Simple Access Button
window
There are five Simple Access Buttons on the scanner: Cancel, Custom, Fax,
Copy/Print, and Scan. For information on the preset functions of the Simple Access
Buttons, go to "Using the preset scan configurations" on page 1-10. The Simple
Access Buttons are also represented as icons in the Simple Access Button window.
You can use one of the following methods to open the Simple Access Button window:
Right-click on the scanner icon in the lower right corner of the computer screen;
then click Preferences.
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel; then click the IBM Simple Access Button
icon.
To perform a scan function using Simple Access Buttons or the button icons in the
Simple Access Button window:
Note: It is normal for the scanner lamp to warm up if the scanner has been inactive
for a long period of time.
1. Place an item face down on the glass with the top edge and side edge of the item
on the corner of the glass near the reference icon.
2. Press any Simple Access Button except the Cancel button on the scanner or click
the corresponding button icon in the Simple Access Button window.
The following sequence takes place:
a. The scanner begins scanning the item.
b. A window opens above the taskbar to display the destination application of
the scanned image.
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