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  • Page 1 DIAMOND VIEW DV1248ST Professional Desktop Scanner User’s Manual for Microsoft Windows...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...1 1. SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER...5 HECK THE ACKAGE SCSI I NSTALLING THE NLOCK THE ROTECTION NSTALL THE RANSPARENCY ONNECT THE CANNER TO ...8 EST THE CANNER & A RIVER PPLICATION EAD THE ANUAL WITH A 2. INTRODUCTION TO SCANNING ...11...
  • Page 4 Preview Button ...32 Scan Button ...32 Exit Button ...32 ...33 REVIEW ...33 Selection Button ...33 New Frame Button...34 Hand Button ...34 Zoom Button...34 Level Button ...35 Curve Button ...39 Colour Balance Button ...41 Colour Adjustment button...42 Brightness/Contrast button ...43 Threshold button ...44 Invert button...45 Mirror button ...45 Rotate button ...46...
  • Page 5 OW TO OPIER 6. FINEREADER SPRINT OCR ...71 ...71 ETTING TARTED O RECOGNIZE A DOCUMENT USING THE 1: P USH THE 2: S ...73 3: R ECOGNIZE THE SCANNED IMAGE 4: S AVE THE RESULT IPS FOR MPROVING 7. SCAN BUTTON ...76 NTRODUCTION TO UTTON ETTINGS...

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other soft surface. The scanner should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register, or in a built-in installation unless proper ventilation is provided.
  • Page 7 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate the scanner where persons may walk on the cord. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating.
  • Page 8 FCC INFORMATION The Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following paragraph: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital Device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 9 Diamond View Scanner Driver Screen Combo Boxes Menu Bar Tool Bar Job List and Command Buttons Preview Area Status Area...

  • Page 10: Setting Up Your Scanner

    Check the Package Contents Check that you have all the following items in the package: DV1248ST flatbed scanner SCSI interface card SCSI cable SCSI terminator Transparency positioning frame Mounted slide holder 35mm film-strip holder Film holder Power cord Scanner software – 4 CD-ROM discs...

  • Page 11: Unlock The Protection Switches

    Unlock the Protection Switches The scanner has two protection switches: one located at the inner side of the transparency unit (figure 1-2) and the other at the bottom of the scanner itself (figure 1-3). To unlock the scanner protection switch, slide the protection switch to the unlocked position.

  • Page 12: Install The Transparency Unit

    Connect the Scanner to Your Computer Plug one end of the SCSI cable (the end with a large, 50-pin connector) into the SCSI port on the scanner’s rear panel and the other end into the connector of the SCSI interface card in your computer.

  • Page 13: Test The Scanner

    Plug the SCSI terminator into the 25 pin connector of the scanner’s rear panel. Plug the power cord into the power receptacle of the scanner’s rear panel and the other end into a power outlet. Tighten the screws on all connectors.

  • Page 14: Driver & Application Installation

    Double-click the icon that represents your CD-ROM drive. Click "Diamond View" to install. Follow the instructions on the screen to proceed. Please be sure to choose "SCSI Model" (figure 1-8). Choose "DV1248ST" if you are prompted to select the model of your scanner. Figure 1-7 Figure 1-8...

  • Page 15: Read The User's Manual With A Web Browser

    You will need to restart the computer to complete the installation of the scanner and SCSI adaptor drivers. Read the User's Manual with a Web Browser In addition to this User's Manual booklet, a brief electronic version is also available on the software CD-ROM.

  • Page 16: Introduction To Scanning

    2. INTRODUCTION TO SCANNING Diamond View is the powerful and versatile driver program for your scanner. It is TWAIN compliant and designed to be user-friendly. With its icon based user- interface and logical task-flow design, you can complete a satisfactory scanning job with only a few mouse clicks.

  • Page 17: Diamond View Main Screen

    You can invoke the Diamond View driver using your image editing or OCR (optical character recognition) software. Depending on the software you use, you may need to select the scanner (image source) before you can use the scanner and select Diamond View to scan and import image. For details, please refer to the instructions that come with your particular software package.

  • Page 18: Scanning Reflective And Transparent Originals

    This section will guide you step by step toward a successful scan: Scanning reflective originals Step 1. Place the original face down on the scanner glass plate. Note the direction of the original so that you will not scan the image with the wrong orientation. Close the scanner lid.
  • Page 19 Diamond View in your application software (You only need to do this once, unless you re-install your application software). Please note that the method of selecting the TWAIN source may differ according to the software you use. For details, please refer to the documents that come with your application software.

  • Page 20: Scanning Transparent Originals

    When doing so, make sure that the calibration area is facing the right direction, towards the front panel of the scanner. Do not block or cover the calibration area or the scanner will fail to calibrate correctly, resulting in an error.
  • Page 21 Film strip holder Insert the film strip into the holder positive film holder Place the positive film in the holder Step 2. Open your application software. Step 3. If this is your first scan, you may have to select the TWAIN source by choosing Select source from the File menu, then selecting Diamond View in your application software (you only need to do this once, unless you re-install your application software).
  • Page 22 are using. For details, please refer to the documents that come with your application software. Step 4. Choose Acquire from your application software. This will bring up the Diamond View main screen. Step 5. From the Diamond View main screen, select Transparent (if you are scanning a positive film) or Negative Film (if you are scanning a negative film) in the Original combo box.

  • Page 23: Understanding Diamond View's Functions

    3. UNDERSTANDING DIAMOND VIEW’S FUNCTIONS This section describes all the features provided by the Diamond View driver. By fully utilising these features, you can scan images more efficiently and quickly. Menu Bar File submenu Load Config… Loads the configuration file you created. When the configuration file is loaded successfully, Diamond View will apply the settings recorded in the configuration file automatically.

  • Page 24: Settings Sub-Menu

    Settings Sub-menu Scan Size… When you choose this item, the following dialog box will appear: If you have set the original as Reflective (Flatbed) in the Combo Boxes, you can choose the scan area size from the list. Four frequently used formats are listed: A4, A5, B5 and Letter.
  • Page 25 Monitor Gamma In general, a monitor cannot display the full colour range of an image. In order to have the monitor approximate the Colours as closely as possible, you usually need to adjust the monitor gamma. Adjustment of the monitor gamma can make the monitor approximate the Colours of the original image more closely.

  • Page 26: Help Sub-Menu

    Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer) installed in your computer. Scanner Info… Select this item and a dialog box showing the scanner and driver information will appear. This information, especially the driver version, is useful when you call for technical support or if you plan to update your Diamond View scanner driver.

  • Page 27: Combo Boxes

    Combo Boxes Original Box Reflective (Flatbed) Select Reflective (Flatbed) if you are scanning images from printed pages, such as magazine pictures, photographs or paper documents. Transparent Select Transparent if you are scanning positive films or slides. Negative Film Select Negative Film if you are scanning negative films (such as the 35mm film used in cameras).

  • Page 28: Image Type Box

    Image Type Box Colour (RGB) Each pixel of a colour image occupies 24 or 48 bits (according to your selection in the Scan Mode box). The Colour mode is used to scan images with continuous colour tones or grey shades that must be kept (such as a photograph). It contains more information than other image types and may require excessive system memory.

  • Page 29: Scan Mode Box

    (dots per inch). If you use a higher resolution to scan an image, the scanner will record the image with more pixels and the quality of the scanned image will usually be improved. Below are two examples of one image scanned at...

  • Page 30: Scenarios For Using A High Resolution Scan

    The best way to select the scan resolution is to match it to the purpose of your scan job. This is because the higher resolution you use for scanning, the larger the scanned image file size will become. When resolution is increased above a certain value, it will only enlarge the file size of the scanned image without improving the image quality.

  • Page 31: Scaling Box

    Scaling Box The scaling unit is a percentage (%). You may select a scaling percentage from the list. The value selected applies to the horizontal and vertical coordinates. To customise the scale, you may select the Custom... item to invoke the Custom Scaling dialog box shown below: When you get the desired effect, click on the OK button to confirm your settings and close the dialog box.
  • Page 32 When you get the desired effect, click on the OK button to confirm your settings and close the dialog box. If you are not satisfied with the adjustment, click on the Cancel button to cancel your settings and close the dialog box. No filter Sharpen From this dialog box, you can adjust the...

  • Page 33: Descreen Box

    Descreen Box According to the original you scan, you can select from the Newspaper, Magazine or the Art Magazine form to match your need. You can also select Custom… to custom the descreen setting. When Custom… is selected, the following dialog box will appear: Original scanned image If you are scanning images...

  • Page 34: Colour Wizard Box

    Colour Wizard Box Auto Density Select Auto Density to optimise the density of the image automatically. Photo Magic If you select Photo Magic, the following dialog box will appear: Film Wizard Film wizard is a convenient tool for you to correct the Colour deviation that may occur when you scan negative films.
  • Page 35 Maintain contrast. Used for photographs and natural images. The Color Matching function allows you to maintain the consistency of Colour reproduction between the scanner and other output devices. Note: 1. This function item only appears when you choose “Reflective” in the Original box.

  • Page 36: Job List And Command Buttons

    Job List and Command Buttons Job List The Job List provides information on all scan jobs in process. The file size is also displayed in the list. 75dpi 3”x5” 4”x6” 5”x7” A4 (210x297mm) Legal (8.5”x14”) Letter (8.5”x11”) 35mm film/slide 3”x5” 4”x6”...

  • Page 37: Duplicate Button

    When you have created multiple scan jobs (see below for how to create a new scan job) in the list, you can check or uncheck the box in front of the job name to decide whether to proceed scanning that specific job(s). By selecting each scan job in the list, you can adjust different scanning settings for each scan job respectively.

  • Page 38: Preview Area

    Preview Area Unit button Tool Bar The Tool Bar consists of a series of useful tools that you can use to adjust the image more precisely. Selection Button You can first click on the Selection button and then adjust the selection area in the Preview Area.

  • Page 39: New Frame Button

    size of the scanned image file, it is better to select and scan only the necessary part of the image with selection area. To adjust the selection area: Move the selection area by pointing the mouse cursor to the selection area. When the cursor turns into a crossed arrow, click and drag your mouse to move the selection area in the Preview Area.

  • Page 40: Level Button

    Level Button By clicking on the Level button, the Level dialog box will appear. Colour Channel box Use the Colour Channel box to select a Colour channel to adjust. This will allow you to adjust the histogram property of each Colour channel respectively.
  • Page 41 Brighter images brighter pixels, therefore the bars to the right are higher than those at the left. In addition, if we take a look at the two images below: Image 1 We can see that in Image 1, there is a higher contrast between the brighter and darker part of the image.
  • Page 42 Now that we can understand the information in the histogram, the next step will be to adjust the image with histogram tools. Below the Histogram, there are three tiny triangles: Shadow Threshold By dragging these triangles, you can adjust the brightness and contrast of an image precisely.
  • Page 43 If the Input Level is set as 20 to 230, then 210 (230 minus 20) Colour levels can be represented in the image. If you set the Output Level as 10 to 250, then the original 210 levels of Colour can be “expanded” to 240 levels (250 minus 10), which can enrich the Colour and display more details in the image.

  • Page 44: Curve Button

    Curve Button The Curve tool is used to adjust the brightness properties of midtone pixels in an image. Once you click on the Curve button, the following dialog box will appear: Colour Channel box Use the Colour Channel box to select the colour channel to be adjusted.
  • Page 45 The original image and its Tonal Map. The curve is straight and diagonal. You can also click the curve to add new points and further change the shape of the curve: Click to add a new point. Input/Output Status Area You can read the precise input/output value here.

  • Page 46: Colour Balance Button

    Colour Balance Button Click the Colour Balance button to open the Colour Balance dialog box: To adjust the colour balance, first, you can select the channel you want to adjust, then drag the triangles under the three colour bars. In addition, you can also enter the desired values directly into the three entry boxes to the right of the Colour bars to adjust the Colour balance.

  • Page 47: Colour Adjustment Button

    Colour Adjustment button Click the Colour Adjustment button, and the Colour Adjustment dialog box will appear: Colour Wheel Colour Wheel is used to specify the hue and saturation of the colour you want to use. Move your mouse cursor on the Colour Wheel and then click on it.

  • Page 48: Brightness/Contrast Button

    When you have finished with adjustments, click the OK button to confirm your settings and close the dialog box. If you are not satisfied with the adjustments, you can click the Reset button and the settings will return to the default. Alternatively, you can click the Cancel button to cancel and close the dialog box.

  • Page 49: Threshold Button

    Threshold button Threshold function is very useful when you scan line art images or scan documents for OCR (optical character recognition) use. You may use this function to adjust the quality of line art images or eliminate unwanted dots in the document to improve the accuracy of recognition.

  • Page 50: Invert Button

    Image 1 is the original scanned image, while in Image 2 the threshold value is changed into 56. This means that pixels in the image with brightness level below 56 will all be cut into black, and those with brightness level above 56 are all turned into white.

  • Page 51: Rotate Button

    Rotate button You can rotate the selection area easily with this button. For example, if the original scan is not aligned correctly, you can use this function to correct the tilt. After you preview the photo, adjust the selection area to approximately encompass the photo.

  • Page 52: Auto Button

    Auto button After you preview an image, you can press this button to open the Auto dialogue box: When you have made your selection , you can click OK to confirm or Cancel to abort and exit. Auto Crop Click this button and the Diamond View driver will crop...

  • Page 53: Status Area

    Status Area The Status Area provides information of the image you are working on: Pixel Display Box This box displays the colour of the pixel that the mouse cursor is currently pointing Pixel Information Area The location of the pixel expressed in (X,Y) coordinates and the RGB values of the pixel are also displayed here.

  • Page 54: Photo Express

    4. PHOTO EXPRESS In this chapter you will be introduced to the fantastic world of Photo Express. Learn more about this bundled software and make your scanned photographs and other images more interesting and colourful! Note: Refer to Photo Express electronic User’s Manual on the software CD for more details about how to use its features and functions.

  • Page 55: Getting Started

    Getting Started To run Photo Express, double click the Photo Express icon on your Windows desktop or open from Windows Start Menu. When you run Photo Express, make sure that the Windows display is set for a resolution of 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 pixels and using Hi Colour (15/16 bit) or True Colour (24 bit) mode.
  • Page 56 between Photo mode and Project mode. Photo mode is where the majority of your work is done, while the Project mode lets you make greeting cards, name cards, and other fun things based on templates. Command Panel: The Command panel lists all of the available categories in Photo Express necessary for getting the most out of your creativity when working on photos.

  • Page 57: Getting Images

    Getting Images The first thing you want to do when you start Photo Express is to get the photos you want to work with into the actual program. The place you start is with Album. From here, you can do almost anything in Photo Express. All other ways of getting photos can work independently of Album, but they are also set up to let you capture or open images directly to it.
  • Page 58 To add new images to an album: Select an album. Click the File icon and browse for the folder where the images are stored. When they appear in the Options panel, click the Select All button (or select images individually by holding down the Ctrl key as you click them). Next, select the Save to album option and click the Insert button.

  • Page 59: Working With Images

    Working with Images Adjusting Images After you have acquired an image from a scanner or digital camera, it may need some adjustments. Photo Express provides you with the perfect tool for adjusting your photos: the Transform tool. To re-align a photo: !To freely rotate a photo, select the spin wheel in the upper right or lower left corner of the photo and rotate into position.
  • Page 60 To trim your photo: To re-size your photo: Click the Trim button in the Edit: Adjust category. The Trim options will open in the Options panel. Select a Trim shape and then set the amount of Soft edge you want to soften the edges of the trimmed photo with.

  • Page 61: Sharing Images

    Sharing Images Printing Images Once you have put the finishing touches onto your photos, it is time to print them out. Photo Express contains numerous printing options, letting you output posters and name cards in addition to its regular printing duties. To print an image: You can also print album thumbnails.

  • Page 62: Saving Images

    Saving Images After work on your photo is complete, you may want to save it. In Photo Express, you can save a photo in a variety of different image file formats. Each file format has its own unique properties and characteristics. Some formats, however, are better than others for specific situations, such as saving for the Web are.

  • Page 63: Express Yourself

    Express Yourself Create Calendars One of the easiest tasks to accomplish in Photo Express is making calendars, either for your Windows desktop or for your real desktop. They are great gift for your friends and loved ones, in addition to being a convenient way to keep track of important dates in style.

  • Page 64: Morphing Photos

    Morphing Photos One of Photo Express’ more novel effects extras is that of image morphing. Morphing transforms an image over time to create interesting and unique “warps” of the original photo. Image morphs are output as either image sequences or animated GIF files.

  • Page 65: Working In Project Mode

    Working in Project Mode The Project mode gives you a focused environment in which to create custom greeting cards, calendars, invitations, birthday and anniversary cards, name cards, and planners. The Project mode is useful for getting through a “project” as quickly and efficiently as possible.

  • Page 66: Working With Templates

    Working with Templates Photo Express’ unique templates can be edited and customised to suit your own needs. Templates consist of multiple components, usually a combination of text and photos with a decoration or two perhaps thrown in. To change any one of these components, simply select it and choose the appropriate tools from the Toolbar.

  • Page 67: Adding Decoration

    Adding Decoration One category of tools on the Edit menu in Project mode is unique to that tab: Decoration. These are special, object-based effects such as Frames, Edges and Props you can use to enhance photo objects in a project. To add special edge effects to a photo object: To add frame to a photo object: Select a photo object.

  • Page 68: Printing Templates

    Printing Templates As with Photo mode, Project mode lets you print your work when you’re finished with it. The same options available in Photo mode apply in Project mode as well. For more on printing, see 4-8 Printing Images and the on-line help. To print a template as name cards: Click the Print button on the Command panel.

  • Page 69: Sharing Templates

    Sharing Templates Sharing templates works exactly the same way as sharing photos in Photo mode. You can print, e-mail, fax, or output them to web pages. For more on these tools, see the on-line help and related documents. To e-mail a template: To output a template as a Web page: Click Share:...

  • Page 70: Diamond View Copier

    Copier is a software application that combines your scanner and printer into a copying machine, making it easy to copy images and documents. You can use Copier to: ! Scale images or documents up and down The scanned image can be diminished or enlarged within the size of the paper.
  • Page 71 Icons Description To select your scanner driver, click this icon until your scanner driver appears in the Information Window. Allows you to select the printer type or save the copy output as a file for future use. When you click on this...

  • Page 72: Brightness And Contrast

    Sliders Contrast Digit keys Clear key The Information Window shows the current settings for the Scanner Driver, Printer, Image Type, Copy Quality and number of copies. The sliders are used to adjust the image contrast and brightness. Drag the slider with your mouse or press the right and left arrow keys to adjust the contrast or brightness.
  • Page 73 Preview functions. Ready lamp. If the indicator lamp is green, this means that the scanner is ready and you can scan the next document or image. A blinking lamp means that the scanner is busy. Help button. Press this button to open the Copier on-line help.

  • Page 74: How To Use Copier

    How to Use Copier Follow these steps to copy a document: Open Copier. Place the document you want to copy facing down on the scanner glass plate. Set the Copier parameters properly. Click on the button to start copying. Note that when copying in under progress, this button changes to cancel copying anytime.
  • Page 75 <Memo>...

  • Page 76: Finereader Sprint Ocr

    Programs, ABBYY Fine Reader and click on ABBYY FineReader Sprint. The following main screen will appear: Menu Bar Scan & Read toolbar Main window Before you can use FineReader with your scanner, you have to select your scanner as the image input source. Follow the steps below:...

  • Page 77: To Recognize A Document Using The Scan&Read Button

    FineReader. To recognize a document using the Scan&Read button After you have selected your scanner as the image source, you can start to use the Scan&Read button to recognise a document. Make sure you have placed a document hard copy face down on the scanner, the scanner is installed properly and power is turned ON.

  • Page 78: Step 1: Push The Scan&Read Button

    Step 1: Push the Scan&Read button Click the Scan&Read button on the Scan&Read tool bar. The Diamond View main screen will pop up. Set the scanning parameters as follows: Original : Reflective (Flatbed) Image type: Line Art Resolution: 300dpi Step 2: Scan Preview the document.

  • Page 79: Step 3: Recognize The Scanned Image

    Step 3: Recognize the scanned image When scanning is completed, close Diamond View. Fine Reader will start to recognize the scaned image. Step 4: Save the result After the recognition process is completed, the result will be displayed in the Main window.

  • Page 80: Tips For Improving Recognition Quality

    You should set the correct brightness, and resolution and use the Diamond View scanner’s Threshold function then rescan the image. Make sure the page is clean of any pencil marks, dust, etc and clean it off if necessary.

  • Page 81: Scan Button

    7. SCAN BUTTON The Scan Button is a convenient tool for scanning and importing images directly into application software that you use most frequently. With Scan Button, you no longer have to open the application software first and dash through menu and submenus to acquire and import images.

  • Page 82: Scan Button Settings

    Scanner You can push the Select Source…button to select or change the scanner you use to work with Scan Button. If you have installed a scanner before you set up Scan Button, the scanner will be selected automatically. OCR Application You can select or change the OCR application that is used with Scan Button.
  • Page 83 Scan settings You can adjust the image type, scan resolution and size here. If the Display TWAIN user interface box is checked, Scan Button will bring up the scanner driver user interface and disable its own scan setting options. For more detailed information about Scan Button settings, please refer to the on-...

  • Page 84: Using Scan Button

    Scan to Mail Click the Scan to Mail software you specified. button, and the scanner will start to scan the original You can specify a location and name for the scanned image and then click OK to save the image.

  • Page 85: Scan To Application

    Scan Button toolbar. You can click the button to scan and import the scanned image into the application directly. For example, if you click the PhotoExpress button, the scanner will start to scan the original automatically. When scanning is completed, PhotoExpress will be activated automatically and you can begin to edit the image.

  • Page 86: Troubleshooting And Faq

    Windows Control Panel and click Refresh in Device Manager tab of System. Check the SCSI ID number of the scanner. This is set by the number setting at the rear of the scanner. Make sure that that the SCSI ID of the scanner is unique.
  • Page 87 During this period, the SCSI card does not function but after a few minutes, the fuse temperature cools down and the fuse recovers. You can solve this question by turning the scanner power off and turn it back on after a few minutes.

  • Page 88: Service And Support Information

    Electric Australia cannot be held responsible for any damage that may occur during shipping: Lock the scanner: you can find the lock on the bottom of the scanner and on the overhead transparency scanning module. Use the original shipping container and packing materials for repacking.

  • Page 89: Returning Your Scanner For Service

    Returning Your Scanner for Service In the event that you need to return your scanner for service, please ensure that you enclose: Your name and daytime telephone number including area code A copy of your receipt or other proof of purchase if you are making a warranty claim.

  • Page 90: Appendix. Diamond View Main Screen Guide

    APPENDIX. DIAMOND VIEW MAIN SCREEN GUIDE (See next page)
  • Page 91 Diamond View Main Driver Screen Guide (continued)

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