Microtek ArtixScan DI 5230 Start Here Manual page 9

Basic Scanning for Mac Users
1. Load the document to be scanned either on the scanner glass surface or into the ADF's
document feed tray.
WARNING: Do not place photo paper or fragile sheets of paper on the feed tray, as doing this will
damage the original photo or frail papers during the feeding process.
2. Launch ScanPotter as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon, or by selecting it from
the application folder in your Mac OS X system.
3. In the Scan Source options menu, choose ADF-Simplex or ADF-Duplex for as your input
image device.
Please note that if the document to be scanned is placed on the scanner's glass surface,
select Flatbed.
4. Specify your scanning requirements in the Scanner Settings column.
a) Select the appropriate image type (e.g., RGB Color) in the Color Type as your image
output type.
- Select RGB Color to scan the image in RGB color.
- Select CMYK Color to scan the image in CMK color.
- Select Grayscale to scan the image in grayscale.
- Select Black & White to scan the image in black-and-white.
b) Select a desired resolution in the Resolution for your image output resolution.
c) Select Automatic Detection or a desired dimension in the Scan Frame as your preview
image size.
5. If necessary, click the Preview button to perform a preliminary scan of the image in the
Preview window. Then, reload the document into the feed tray.
6. If necessary, resize the scan frame (floating dotted rectangle) around the image by
dragging on the square spots on the edge or on the corner of the scan frame to determine
the final size of the actual scan.
7. If necessary, specify file settings for your output image files, using the options offered in
the File Saving Settings column.
8. If necessary, click the Image Settings button to switch to a window in which you can
select an image effect to the image directly or adjust image quality manually by using the
additional image correction tools.
9. Click the Scan button to start scanning.
NOTE: For more details on using ScanPotter, refer to the ScanPotter Reference Manual in the Microtek
Software CD/DVD.
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