Microtek ArtixScan DI 5240 Start Here Manual page 10

Basic Scanning for Mac Users
1. Load the document to be scanned either on the scanner's 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.
Go to the Finder on your Mac and click Applications in the sidebar. Find and double-click the
ScanPotter icon to launch it.
When ScanPotter is launched, you will see the ScanPotter menu at the top left corner of your
desktop.
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.
Select the appropriate image type in the Color Type as your image output type.
a)
Select Color to scan the image in color.
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– 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 Crop or a desired dimension in the Scan Frame as your scan size.
5. 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 (enclosed by dotted lines) 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 use
additional image correction tools to adjust image quality manually.
9. Click the Scan button to start scanning.
When done, the scanned image will be automatically saved into the folder you assigned.
NOTE: For more details on using ScanPotter, refer to the ScanPotter software manual.
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