Medion USB COLOUR FLAT BED SCANNER Operating Instructions Manual
Medion USB COLOUR FLAT BED SCANNER Operating Instructions Manual

Medion USB COLOUR FLAT BED SCANNER Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 2 This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated ® to another language without the prior written consent of Medion The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Content: SAFETY AND SERVICE..........1 Safety notes ...............1 Operating safety ............1 Point of use ..............2 Environment condidtions..........2 Electro-magnetic compatibility ........2 Connecting ...............3 Power supply............3 Repairs ..............4 Cleaning..............4 Data security ..............4 INTRODUCTION ............ 5 Notes on these instructions ...........5 Our Target Group ............5 Quality ..............5 Service ..............5 What can be reproduced or copied?........5...
  • Page 4 OPERATION ............11 Scanning ..............11 1. Place the scan material ........11 2. Launch Scanwizard ..........12 Scanner Button Controls ..........13 For More Help ............14 Scanning Slides and Film negatives ......15 Connecting the Transparency Adapter ......15 Mounting a 35mm slide or film negative .....
  • Page 5: Safety And Service

    AFETY NOTES Please read through this section carefully. Following all the instructions will guarantee reliable operation and years of enjoyment from your new flat bed scanner. Always keep these instructions near your flat bed scanner for easy reference. Keep these instructions and packaging safe. Use the original packaging in the event that you need to ship or transport your flat bed scanner.
  • Page 6: Point Of Use

    OINT OF USE • Keep your flat bed scanner and all connected equipment away from moisture, dust, heat and direct sunlight in order to avoid malfunctions. • Set up and operate all components on a stable, level and vibration-free surface to prevent damage to the flat bed scanner.
  • Page 7: Connecting

    ONNECTING OWER SUPPLY • Do not open the power adapter housing. When the housing is open there is a danger of severe electric shock. It contains no user- serviceable parts. • The power socket must be in the vicinity of the scanner and within reach of the power adapter cables.
  • Page 8: Repairs

    EPAIRS Please contact our service centre if you have any problems with your flat bed scanner. ALWAYS have repairs completed only by our authorised service centre. Contact your local service centre when... • Liquid has got into the flat bed scanner •...
  • Page 9: Introduction

    OTES ON THESE INSTRUCTIONS We have arranged these instructions so that you can quickly find the subject related information in the table of contents. The purpose of these instructions is to help you operate your scanner safely, quickly and easily. ARGET ROUP Thank your for purchasing this flat bed scanner.
  • Page 10: Box Includes

    OX INCLUDES Please check the contents of the box. Notify us within 14 days of purchase if your flat bed scanner is not complete. Your flat bed scanner includes: USB flat bed scanner unit Transparency Adapter AC Adapter (DSA-0151A-12UP or HDAD15W101-124) Installation and application software on CD This user manual Guarantee document...
  • Page 11: Setup

    1. I NSTALLATION OF OFTWARE WARNING! During software installation your important files can be changed or deleted. To avoid problems in us- ing older files after installation, make sure you backup your hard disk. ® ® Do not install the Adobe Acrobat Reader when your computer has this Software already installed.
  • Page 12: Unlock The Scanner

    2. U NLOCK THE SCANNER 1. With the scanner powered off, turn the scanner on its side to see the locking screw at the bottom of the scanner. 2. Using a coin, turn the locking screw clockwise (using some force to do this) until the arrow mark points to the “Unlocked”...
  • Page 13: Connecting To The Power Supply

    3. C ONNECTING TO THE POWER SUPPLY Diagram for illustration purposes only: 1. Observe the notes in chapter “Safety and Service” (page 1). 2. Position the computer and scanner so that you can work with them easily and safely. Connect the sup- plied power adapter to your scanner as shown in the diagram above.
  • Page 14: Connecting To The Pc

    4. C ONNECTING TO THE Make sure your scanner software has been installed already (see page 7). Connect your flat bed scanner as follows: 1. Switch on the computer and all connected peripheral equip- ment (monitor, printer, external hard drive, etc.) and wait until the operating system has booted completely.
  • Page 15: Operation

    Make sure the software installation has been completed successfully. CANNING 1. P LACE THE SCAN MATERIAL 1. Open the Scanner cover. 2. Place the original to be scanned on the scanner bed. The top of the original should be positioned towards the front end of the scanner with the surface to be scanned facing down.
  • Page 16: Launch Scanwizard

    2. L AUNCH CANWIZARD To launch ScanWizard, double-click the ScanWizard icon on your desktop. By default, the scanner will detect the settings (under Original, Scan Type, and Purpose), and automatically performs a “fast preview” of your image based on those settings.
  • Page 17: Scanner Button Controls

    2. Click the Scan to button from the ScanWizard Control Panel. 3. When the “Save As” dialog box appears, specify the folder location, a file name, and the format for the output image, then click “Save”. The image is then scanned and saved to the specified location.
  • Page 18: For More Help

    E-mail Scans the image and delivers it directly to your email application. Scans a text document, converts, and saves it in text file format. Scan-to-Web Scans an image and sends the output to a website. Your de- fault browser will open and display the captured image. Custom.
  • Page 19: Scanning Slides And Film Negatives

    CANNING LIDES AND ILM NEGATIVES The Transparency Adapter is an accessory included with your scanner. It gives you the ability to scan 35mm slides and film negatives on your flatbed scanner. We recommend the use of this accessory to scan slides for on-screen display purposes or where high resolution is not critical.
  • Page 20: Mounting A 35Mm Slide Or Film Negative

    OUNTING A MM SLIDE OR FILM NEGATIVE Mount the slide Turn the Transparency Adapter over. Insert the 35mm slide front side up into the recessed area at the center of the Transparency Adapter. Secure the slide by gripping it with the grip prong provided at the connector side of the recessed area.
  • Page 21 scanner. The Transparency Adapter can be placed horizon- tally at the front edge of the scanner glass bed, or vertically at anywhere on the glass surface, as shown below. Select your Scan Material and start scanning. Launch the ScanWizard 5 scanning software in stand-alone mode or from your image-editing software, then select your scan material and start scanning.
  • Page 22: Getting The Best Results

    ETTING THE BEST RESULTS To obtain the best results when scanning with the Transpar- ency Adapter LightLid 35, set the scan Resolution to a mini- mum 600 dpi and the Scaling to 100%. Refer to the dia- grams below for more information on how to set these values in ScanWizard 5 Standard and Advanced Control Panels.
  • Page 23: Using The Transparency Adapter Calibrator

    SING THE RANSPARENCY DAPTER ALIBRATOR The Transparency Adapter Calibrator is a program designed for calibrating your Transparency Adapter to ensure that it captures colours accurately when scanning slides and film negatives. Calibration is strongly recommended as a proce- dure for optimizing your scanned image. Install the Transparency Adapter Calibrator 1.
  • Page 24: Optical Character Recognition (Ocr) Software

    (OCR) S PTICAL HARACTER ECOGNITION OFTWARE If you want to read in text which is to be subsequently edited with a word processing program, you require an OCR pro- gram. This program reads in a document and attempts to rec- ognise all of the letters, special characters and numbers pre- sent in the text.
  • Page 25: Memory Requirement For Different Resolutions

    For greater quality requirements, higher values can be set, but these require far more memory and therefore slow down the speed of the scanning process. Text recognition functions optimally with the settings given. EMORY REQUIREMENT FOR DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS Scanning an original with an area of 10 x 10 cm uses the following amount of memory with the resolution stated: 100 dpi 150 dpi...
  • Page 26: Service

    IRST ID FOR ALFUNCTIONS ROUBLESHOOTING In most cases, scanner problems have simple causes. We would like to give you some tips to solve the most common problems. Should these tips not help you solve your problems, please call us. ASIC NSTRUCTIONS ®...
  • Page 27: Errors And Possible Causes

    RRORS AND OSSIBLE AUSES Flat bed scanner is not recognized: Have you connected the cable provided, according to the installation instructions? Please check all cable connec- tions. Did you restart the computer after installing the software from the supplied CDROM? Is it possible that an active scanning operation has not been completed? Check whether any programs that have access to the scanner are open.
  • Page 28 The material scanned in cannot be processed by the applica- tion program..The application program used must support the for- mat you selected for the file. For example if a scanned document is a form, it is usually a mixture of both text and graphics. In order to process such a file, it is usually necessary for file to be incorporated as graphics with the prop- erty "behind the text".
  • Page 29: Technical Support

    The latest information on your products and the most current driver updates are available at the following URL address on the Internet: Internet: http://www.medion.com O YOU NEED ADDITIONAL Should our suggestions in this manual not solve your specific problem, please contact our helpline. We will try and help you over the telephone.
  • Page 30: Guarantee

    UARANTEE The sales receipt serves as proof of first purchase and should be kept in a safe place. It is required should you need to make use of the guarantee. If the product is passed onto another user, then they shall be entitled to guarantee services for the remaining period of the guarantee.

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