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- Page 1 User’s Manual Astra 4700 Color Image Scanner m Installing the Scanner m Installing the Software PC Platform / Macintosh Platform m Completing Your First Scan m Editing Your Image Using the Buttons Umax Systems GmbH Formerweg 9 D -47877 Willich...
- Page 2 Copyright 2002 UMAX All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced in any forms or by any means without prior written permission of UMAX. Trademark All brands and product names mentioned in this document are trademarks of their respective holders. Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
- Page 3 System Requirements Windows § IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher § Microsoft Windows 98 / 98SE / Me / 2000 /XP § USB (universal serial bus) port – Hi-Speed with USB 2.0 card only § At least 100 MB of free hard disk space §...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installing the Scanner … … … … … … … … … . … … … 6 1.1 Preinstallation Information … … … … … … … … … … … . … … … . . 6 1.2 Checking the Package Contents …... - Page 5 Table of Contents 4.2 Using the Advanced Features. . … … … … … … … … … … … … 29 4.2.1 Switch Button … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 29 4.2.2 Adjusting Highlight/Shadow Levels …...
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Page 6: Chapter 1 Installing The Scanner
Chapter 1: Installing the Scanner Preinstallation Information § Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. § Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. §... -
Page 7: Checking The Package Contents
Chapter 1: Installing the Scanner Checking the Package Contents Open your box and check the package contents. If there is anything missing or damaged, please contact your dealer. 1. Scanner main unit 2. USB cable 3. Power cord 4. Software CD 5. -
Page 8: Unlocking The Scanning Unit
Chapter 1: Installing the Scanner Unlocking the Scanning Unit The scanner is designed with a lock switch to protect the scanning unit from damage during shipment. Before using the scanner, you must unlock the scanning unit. To unlock the scanning unit, locate the lock switch at the rear of the scanner. -
Page 9: Connecting To The Computer
Chapter 1: Installing the Scanner Connecting to the Computer 1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of your computer. USB port USB Cable Square End 1. -
Page 10: Storing The Scanner
Chapter 1: Installing the Scanner Storing the Scanner When you do not need to use the scanner for a while, you can lock the scanning unit and then turn the scanner upright with the scanner stand to save space. 1.5.1 Turning the Scanner to the Storing Position Turn the lock switch to the “lock”... -
Page 11: Chapter 2 Installing The Software
Chapter 2: Installing the Software Windows Platform 2.1.1 List of Software to be Installed § Scanner Driver / approx. 2.3 MB Software (TWAIN driver) required to load images into your computer (see chapter 4 for more details). § MGI PhotoSuite III SE / approx. 264 MB Image editing and retouching program. -
Page 12: Installing The Software
Chapter 2: Installing the Software 2.1.2 Installing the Software NOTE: The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC’s. After connecting the cables successfully, turn on your computer. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a New Hardware Found message. - Page 13 Chapter 2: Installing the Software When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button. (Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows 2000/XP) The software installation graphic appears. If not, run cdsetup.exe Note that in Windows XP, the Install TWAIN Driver option will be barred since the driver installation has been previously completed.
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Page 14: Macintosh Platform
If you fail to select the correct plug-in folder in step 4, your image-editing software application may not use t h e Astra 4700 plug-in. In this case, please copy the Astra 4700 plug-in in the Astra 4700 folder on your desktop... -
Page 15: Chapter 3 Completing Your First Scan
Chapter 3: Completing Your First Scan Placing Your Original Open the document cover. Place your document with the text faced down on the glass. Make sure that the upper left corner of your original is near the home position as marked. 1. -
Page 16: Scanning With Image Editing Software
1. Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as MGI PhotoSuite III SE which is bundled in the CD. 2. Click Get >Scanner (TWAIN). 3. Choose ASTRA 4700 from the Scanner drop-down menu (you only need to do this once). 4. Place the document faced down on the glass. - Page 17 Chapter 3: Completing Your First Scan 6. Click Preview to get an initial scan of your document. Allocate your scanned area and choose the Scan button to scan the document. 7. Click Exit to return to the MGI main screen and click Open Library and Photos (default) at the upper right corner to open your scanned image.
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Page 18: Macintosh Platform
Chapter 3: Completing Your First Scan 3.2.2 Macintosh Platform 1. Start your image-editing application, for example, Photoshop. From the File menu, choose Import then Astra 4700. The plug-in user interface appears. 2. Place your document face down on the document glass. -
Page 19: A Glance Of The Twain Interface
Chapter 3: Completing Your First Scan A Glance of the TWAIN Interface 1. Original source Choice: Flatbed, Transparency, Negative Film 2. Image type Choice: Black & White, Halftone, 8-Bit Gray, 16-Bit Gray, 8-Bit Color, 24-Bit Color, 48-Bit Color 3. Resolution Choice: 50, 72, 100, 144, 150, 200, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 (dpi) 4. -
Page 20: Chapter 4 Editing Your Image
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image The TWAIN(plug-in) driver provides many useful features to improve your image quality. Using the Basic Features 4.1.2 Choosing Your Scanning Source Besides family photos or regular documents, the scanner allows you to scan transparencies or negative films. To scan transparencies or negative films, you have to install the transparency kit (optional) first. -
Page 21: Selecting A Proper Image Type
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 4.1.2 Selecting a Proper Image Type Image Type Please see following table for a choice of an ideal image type. Choose B&W if your original contains only Black & White b&w text, pencil or ink sketch. Halftones are reproduction of images that gives the illusion gray. - Page 22 Chapter 4: Editing Your Image Black & White Halftone Gray 8-Bit Color 24-Bit Color 48-Bit Color...
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Page 23: Determining A Proper Resolution
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 4.1.3 Determining a Proper Resolution Resolution A proper resolution reproduces a clear image with good details. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Resolution: 50 dpi Resolution: 100 dpi Note For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space. -
Page 24: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 4.1.4 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different grayscale. -
Page 25: Enlarging Previewed Image
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 4.1.5 Enlarging Previewed Images Zoom View Enlarge your previewed image to the max. of the preview window. Note: This function only enlarges your preview image. This does not enlarge your real image. Before zoom After zoom... -
Page 26: Inverting And Selecting Your Image
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 4.1.6 Inverting and Selecting Your Image 1. Invert The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of invert. Normal + zoom Zoom + invert 2. -
Page 27: Enhancing Your Image
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 4.1.7 Enhancing Your Image 1. Descreen Eliminates the moire patterns* commonly found in printed matters. 2. Sharpen Sharpens the scanned image. 1 2 3 4 Before descreen After descreen Before sharpen After sharpen *Moire pattern: An undesirable pattern in a color printing resulting from incorrect screen angle of overprinting halftone. - Page 28 Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 3. Color Adjustment Adjusts the color quality of the image so that it comes close to that of the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Normal After color matching 4. Auto Level Automatically adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image to optimize your image.
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Page 29: Using The Advanced Features
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image Using the Advanced Features 4.2.1 Switch Button 1. Click the button to pop up the advanced settings bar at the right side. The advanced settings include Highlight/Shadow, Hue/Saturation/Lightness, Curve, Color Balance, Color Drop-out. 2. Advanced settings bar 4.2.2 Adjusting Highlight / Shadow Levels Highlight refers the lightest point in a scanned image while shadow refers the darkest point. - Page 30 Chapter 4: Editing Your Image When the value of gamma changes, the image changes accordingly. Gamma value: 1.0 Gamma value: 1.4 Gamma value: 2.0 When the value of highlight and shadow changes, the image changes accordingly. Highlight: 255/shadow: 0 (normal) Highlight: 210/shadow:10 Highlight: 255/shadow: 50 Highlight: 200/shadow:0...
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Page 31: Adjusting The Brightness Curve
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 4.2.3 Adjusting the Brightness Curve Adjusts the midtones of the image without dramatically altering the lightest and darkest areas. When the curve is being moved up or down, the image turns brighter or darker. -
Page 32: Changing Color Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 4.2.4 Changing Color Hue/Saturation/Lightness Improve your image by changing the level of hue / saturation / lightness. 1. Hue Adjust the hue by moving the triangle to the right or left. (Note: the level of intensity for the color will be changed simultaneously when the hue adjustment is made) 2. -
Page 33: Using Color Balance
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image 4.2.5 Using Color Balance The Color Balance allows you to obtain an optimal image quality. Move the pointer toward Red, the image turns into a reddish hue. Move the pointer toward Green, the image turns into a greenish hue. - Page 34 Chapter 4: Editing Your Image Color Drop-out Click the button and a dialog box in below will be displayed. This dialog allows you to remove one of the R (red), G (green), or B (blue) color channel. This function is particularly useful when you need to convert text using OCR software.
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Page 35: Using Other Tools
Chapter 4: Editing Your Image Using Other Tools 1. Measuring unit A reminder of the measuring system in use. By clicking the button you can change the measuring unit. Choice: Inch, cm, Pixel. 2. Paper size Provides frequently used scan sizes. Choice: Card 4”x2.5”, Photo 5”x3”, Photo 6”x4”, B5, A5, A4, Letter, and Scanner Maximum. -
Page 36: Chapter 5 Using The Buttons
Chapter 5: Using the Buttons Customizing Your Button Settings After you have successfully installed the scanner driver and the Button Manager on your computer, please first customize your button settings to use the buttons properly. To Customize your Button Preferences, 1. - Page 37 Chapter 5: Using the Buttons Scan E-Mail Copy 1. Image type: Choose a proper image type. 2. Default: Scan (True Color, E-Mail (Gray), Copy (True Color)) 3. Scan size: Choose your scan size from Letter, A4 or Business Card. 4. Resolution: Choose a proper resolution from 100 dpi to 1200 dpi. 5.
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Page 38: Using The Buttons
Chapter 5: Using the Buttons Using the Buttons Copy E-Mail Scan 1. Press the button you desire E-Mail: Scan and load your scanned image to Microsoft Outlook Express to send the image as E-Mail attachment. Scan: Scan and load your scanned image to your image editing software application. -
Page 39: Chapter 6 Maintaining Your Scanner
Chapter 6: Maintaining Your Scanner Cleaning the Glass 1. Moisture a piece of soft cloth with some isopropyl alcohol (95%). 2. Open the document cover as shown below. 3. Gently wipe the document glass. 4. Close the document cover. Your scanner is now ready for use. Document glass For Technical Support Please Look At : www.umax-europe.com... -
Page 40: Appendix
Appendix Quick Tips Troubleshooting Error Code/Status Solution Error code 177 Install the Transparency Kit (optional) before scanning a transparency or negative film. Scan transparency or negative film without installing the transparency kit. Scanner continues to Unlock your scanner by moving the lock switch at generate noise the rear of the scanner to the “Unlock”... -
Page 41: Specifications
Appendix Specifications Scanner type: Flatbed Scanning source: Cold fluorescent lamp Optical resolution: 1200 dpi * 2400 dpi (H*V) Max. resolution: 19200 dpi Scanning mode: Black & White Halftone (64-step) Error Diffusion 8-bit Gray 16-bit Gray 24-bit Color 48-bit Color Interface: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Voltage: 24Vdc, 0.84A... -
Page 42: Index
Appendix Index Auto level..28 Brightness curve..31 • Color adjustment..28 Color balance..33 Color drop-out..34 Copy..38 • Descreen..27 • E-Mail..37 • Hue..32 • Image type..21 Black & White, Halftone, 8-bit Gray, 16-bit Gray, 8-bit Color, 24-bit Color, 48-bit Color Invert..26 • Lightness..32 Lock switch, lock position, unlock position..8 •...