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  • Page 1 Reference Manual...
  • Page 2 Documents that you scan may be pr o tected under copyright law . The unauthorized use of such documents could be a violation of the rights of the copyright holder . Microtek bears no responsibility for the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ................... 1 The ScanWizard Industry Interface ............2 Launching ScanWizard Industry ..............3 Exiting ScanWizard Industry..............3 The Preview Window ..............4 Elements of the Preview Window............... 4 Preview Area ..................... 7 Overview, Prescan..................9 Scan ......................11 Rulers, Unit of Measurement ..............13 Transform ....................
  • Page 4 The Correction Menu ................27 Elements of the Advanced Image Correction (AIC) Dialog Box ... 27 White/Black Points T ool ..............33 Gradation Tool ................35 Filter Tool ..................38 The Help Menu ..................43 The Settings Window ..............44 Elements of the Settings Window .............

  • Page 5: Introduction

    • Preview • Settings • Scan Job Queue The ScanWizard Industry functions do not apply to all scanner models. See the table below to determine which function can be used for your scanner model. MII-800XL Plus MII-900 Plus...

  • Page 6: The Scanwizard Industry Interface

    The Preview and Settings windows appear automatically after the ScanWizard Industry is started up. The Scan Job Queue window appears when you bring up ScanWizard Industry at the first time. You may hide or show it from the View menu and click on the command Hide/Show Scan Job Window.

  • Page 7: Launching Scanwizard Industry

    ScanWizard Industry, the same three windows will appear the next time you start it up. Exiting ScanWizard Industry To exit ScanWizard Industry, double click on the close box on the upper left side of the Preview window. Click here to exit...

  • Page 8: The Preview Window

    (Example of MII-800XL Plus) D. Toolbar B. Overview C. Prescan E. Scan K. Minimize button button button button L. Exit button A. Menu bar F. Transform button J. Unit of measurement I. Rulers G. Preview area H. Status bar ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 9 (Example of MII-900 Plus) F. Transform D. Toolbar button B. Overview E. Scan K. Minimize button button button L. Exit button A. Menu bar J. Unit of measurement I. Rulers G. Preview area H. Status bar ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 10 0,0 point of the rulers and choosing from the drop-down menu. K. Minimize button: Click the Minimize button to minimize ScanWizard Industry. Exit button: Click the Exit button to close ScanWizard Industry scanning software. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 11: Preview Area

    For example, if your scanner only supports a maximum size of 12” x 16”, the maximum preview area will be limited under this limitation. To increase or decrease the preview window, drag the window to resize ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 12 Please take note that you cannot use the Scan Frame settings to resize the preview area given by using the Scan Frame tool. Default size of preview area Maximum size of preview area ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 13: Overview, Prescan

    Overview image. Click the Prescan button. The Prescan image will then be available for viewing in the View menu, and a thumbnail of the image will appear in the Scan Job Queue window. Prescan viewing mode ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 14 Overview viewing mode Click the Prescan button. Multiple prescans are created in the process, corresponding to the number of scan jobs defined. You can then switch among the various prescan images for viewing. Prescan viewing mode ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 15: Scan

    The images that are scanned are the scan jobs that have been checked in the Scan Job Queue window. This is the default button when ScanWizard Industry is launched either as a stand-alone or from an application program.

  • Page 16: File Option

    If you choose “None” in the Encoding option, the file compression will not be available for adjusting. • If “JPG is selected, a “JPG Save Options” window will appear after clicking the File Option button. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 17: Rulers, Unit Of Measurement

    The unit of measurement can be selected from the Unit box in the Settings window. The options for unit of measurement include inch, centimeter, and millimeter. Ruler ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 18: Transform

    From the options that appear, choose the degree of rotation you wish. Click the Scan button in the Preview window. When the image is scanned, it will be rotated or transformed according to the selected option. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 19: The Toolbar

    To resize the scan frame, drag a corner of the scan frame and resize to the desired area. To change the position of the scan frame, drag inside the scan frame and move to a new location. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 20: Magnify Glass (Zoom) Tool

    Place the pointer — now a lens with a plus sign inside it — on the image and click. To reduce the view, hold down the Shift key (the Magnify Glass tool changing to show a minus sign inside it), and click again. Magnify before Magnify after ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 21: Pane (Move) Tool

    2. Move the pointer (now in the form of a hand) to the image. Hold down the mouse and move the Pane tool left, right, up, or down, and you will see portions of the image come into view. Move before Move after ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 22: The Scanner Menu

    Only one scanner can be accessed at a time. To switch among various scanners, select the scanner to be used. The scanner is displayed with its USB or FireWire ID number. The current scanner is marked by a check. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 23: Get Current Scanner Info

    Scanner Probe dialog box, make sure your scanner is properly installed, connected, and turned on, and then click the Probe button. For details on connecting your scanner, refer to your scanner hardware installation guide. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 24: Scanner Control (Power Saving Control)

    You may want to do this manually if and only if you wish to turn on and warm up the lamp a few minutes before you actually finish your scan job editing. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 25: Smart Calibration

    (i.e., MII-800XL Plus) ; otherwise, it will be grayed out in the Scanner menu. Note: The calibration data used for each resolution value will be erased once you exit ScanWizard Industry each time. Smart This option enables you to perform the Smart Calibration function. By default, this option is checked automatically when you activate the Smart Calibration command.

  • Page 26: Export Count Data

    This command is enabled only when the scanner model used supports this function (i.e., MII-800XL Plus); otherwise, it will be grayed out in the Scanner menu. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 27: The View Menu

    The Overview is a preview of your image. The maximum size of the Overview varies, depending on your scanner model. For example, if the scan bed (the glass surface) of your scanner has a maximum size of 12" x 16", the maximum Overview will be limited to those dimensions. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 28 Select the area to be prescanned by drawing a frame around the area in the Overview image. Click the Prescan button. The Prescan image will then be available for viewing in the View menu, and a thumbnail of the image will appear in the Scan Job Queue window. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 29: Resize Window To Fit

    (especially after you have enlarged the Preview window). This command is available only when the current zoom level is set as 100%. It will be disabled if the zoom is set to other levels. Resize before Resize after ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 30: Bring Settings Window To Front

    Queue window and Status Bar on your screen. To use this feature, choose the correct command from the View menu for viewing a window. When the window appears, you can hide it by choosing the particular Hide command for it. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 31: The Correction Menu

    The Correction Menu The Correction Menu lets you use the Advanced Image Correction (AIC) tools of ScanWizard Industry, allowing you to adjust and enhance the image, and image corrections are displayed in real time. Elements of the Advanced Image Correction (AIC) Dialog Box B.
  • Page 32 Click any tool in this area, and see how the core of the AIC screen changes to reflect the properties of that tool. Expansion button: The button reveals the top half of the AIC screen, which includes the various thumbnail controls. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 33: The Action Buttons

    This button allows you to save the changes you have made to the current scan job as a custom setting. You may retrieve this customized setting afterwards from the AIC pop-up menu. Maximum 20 sets of customized settings for each AIC function. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 34: Custom Settings

    Add to Menu... button in AIC dialog box. When a dialog box comes up, enter the name of the new custom setting to be added. For instance, the added setting can be called “lightness2” as shown below. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 35 C. Loading / retrieving user-defined AIC settings To load or retrieve a custom setting that you have previously defined for an AIC tool, go to that tool’ s AIC pop-up menu, and choose the setting you wish to be loaded. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 36: White/Black Points Tool

    (Black area) here for Highlight current scan job as a ScanWizard (White area) custom setting Industry values here Click to cancel out the changes that were made with the current image enhancement tool ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 37 The same principle above applies to the Auto Black Point Clipping feature, which governs the black point for shadows. These fields are normally used by more advanced users.. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 38 The higher the percentage value, the lower the contrast will be. The Maximum Output Level lets you set the output level of the white point. The lower the percentage value, the lower the contrast will be. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 39: Gradation Tool

    Contrast in an image can be seen by the angle of the line. The steeper the slope, the higher the contrast. The closer the line is to Modified curve horizontal, the lower the contrast. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 40 The more handles are created, the easier and smoother it is to manipulate the curve. To remove a handle, drag it off the graph or the grid ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 41 1.00, will lighten the dark you can also directly enter the tones. Dragging points on the curve to a appropriate Gamma value in the edit box. Gamma value below 1.00 will add shadows to light tones ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 42: Filter Tool

    Filter Tool The Filter tool is used to apply special effects to your images. Several filters are provided in ScanWizard Industry, including Blur / Blur More, Sharpen, Emboss, Edge Enhancement, Gaussian Blur, and Automatic Sharpness Enhancement. In using most of the Filters (except Unsharp Masking), the image you obtain in the preview window may differ from the way the image appears when you finally scan it in.
  • Page 43 Filter brightness values of the pixels menu. included in the operation. In the Offset edit box, enter the value to be added to the result of the scale calculation. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 44 Blurring is applied only when pixel differences are below the Threshold value. The smaller the Threshold value, the weaker the blurring effect. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 45 The Threshold defines the required range of contrast between adjacent pixels before Sharpen is applied. Only the pixels with the range of contrast between adjacent pixels before sharpening is applied to an edge. A lower Threshold value produces a more pronounced effect. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 46 G. Automatic Sharpness Enhancement The Automatic Sharpness Enhancement feature includes Sharpen Low, Sharpen Medium, and Sharpen High. This feature emphasizes the edges (contours) of an image, contributing to the increased sharpness. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 47: The Help Menu

    The Help Menu The Help menu lets you access on-line help for ScanWizard Industry, and gives you information on the ScanWizard Industry scanning software. Microtek Web Site This command allows you to link to Microtek's website. You can download the driver from Microtek support site if it is necessary to be upgraded.

  • Page 48: The Settings Window

    The Settings window contains the parameters for outputting your scanned image for the current scan job. Elements of the Settings Window A. Scan Job B. Image Type C. Resolution settings D. Scan Frame options E. Image Size F. Unit of measurement G. Optimization H. Darkness ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 49 Preview window. Choose from inch, cm, or mm. G. Optimization: This lets you reduce the random noise of the scanned image. H. Darkness: This allows you to brighten the entire image and to make the dark area clearer. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 50: Scan Job (Job)

    This means that a quick look at the Job box, the Preview Window, or the Scan Job Queue window can show you which is your currently selected scan job. Correspondence between the Job box in the Settings window and the current scan job in the Preview and Scan Job Queue windows ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 51: Image Type (Type)

    • Grayscale: Grayscale images use shades of gray to simulate gradations of color or tonal values, and contain 8 bits per pixel. • Grayscale 16-bit: Grayscale 16-bit option is provided in ScanWizard Industry for professional pre-press scanners. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 52: Resolution Settings

    B. Resolution list box This provides predefined resolution values for easier selection of the resolution setting. To select your setting, press the up/down arrows next to the Resolution box, and choose your setting from the list box. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 53 If your scanned images are intented for on-screen display, you need not go higher than the target resolution of your monitor (usually 96 dpi for Windows). A higher resolution value will simply increase the file size of your image without any perceptive improvement in image quality. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 54: Scan Frame, Image Size, And Unit Of Measurement

    • Specify scan frame settings If you purchase a specific scanner model (ex. MII-900 Plus), when you activate the Settings window of the ScanWizard Industry, you can choose from a list of predefined Scan Frame settings which are designed for the tailor-made holders came with your scanner.
  • Page 55 The Unit of Measurement lets you select the desired unit (inch, cm, mm) for your image dimensions. Important: Make sure you select the correct unit of measurement before entering any of the values for width or height in the Scan Frame Settings. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 56: Optimization

    Select the image area in the preview image where optimization will be applied. In the Settings window, click “Optimization”, then choose an optimization level as you desire from its drop-down menu. Click the “Scan” button to start scanning. Optimization is applied, producing a higher-quality image. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 57: Darkness

    Select the image area in the preview image where exposure will be applied. In the Settings window, click “Darkness”, then choose a predefined setting as you desire from its drop-down menu. Click the “Scan” button to start scanning. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 58 The Adjust... Adjust... Adjust... command is an alternative way to give a darkness setting for a scan job. This command is enabled automatically when the ScanWizard Industry is started up at the first time. To use this command, Click Darkness and choose Adjust... in its drop-down menu.
  • Page 59 E. Restoring default setting The Default command restores exposure setting back to the default value offered by the ScanWizard Industry software. The default value is 0. To restore the default exposure setting, click Default in the Darkness drop-down menu.

  • Page 60: The Scan Job Queue Window

    G. Selected Scan Job Scan Job (highlighted) C. Image type F. Title of scan Job display E. Thumbnail of Prescan image D. Function buttons for controlling the scan jobs (i.e. Up/Down arrow, Duplicate, New, Delete, Check, and Load/Save) ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 61 (such as Check or Duplicate) will implement that function on the selected scan job. H. Image size: This is the image size of the scan job. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 62: Selecting Multiple Scan Jobs

    Editing Multiple Scan Jobs ScanWizard Industry lets you edit multiple scan jobs at the same time, increasing your efficiency in using the software. To edit multiple scan jobs, simply select all the scan jobs to be edited in the Scan Job Queue window.

  • Page 63: Adding A New Scan Job

    Removing a Scan Job The Delete button allows you to remove a scan job from the list of scan jobs available. To delete a scan job, highlight the scan job to be removed, then click the Delete button. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 64: Checking A Scan Job

    When you start scanning, the scan jobs will be processed and scanned in the order that they appear in the Scan Job Queue window. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 65: The Load/Save Button

    Highlight the scan jobs to be saved at the right column of the window. Click the <<Save button. The selected scan jobs will be saved and appeared at the left column of the window. You may also specify different folders for respective scan job templates as you desired. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...
  • Page 66 Suppose the scan jobs already exist, if you check this check box, the number suffix is automatically appended as a new scan job. If unchecked, the existing scan jobs are overwritten. ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

  • Page 67: Appendix

    • The scanner's serial number. This can be found on the back of the scanner. • Your computer name and model • The version number of ScanWizard Industry. This is indicated on the ScanWizard Industry scanning software. • Your system components, or the devices on your system, such as an external hard drive, CD-ROM, etc.
  • Page 68 ScanWizard Industry Reference Manual...

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