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Microtek ScanMaker IIHR User Manual

Microtek ScanMaker IIHR User Manual (272 pages)

Scanners and Twain-compliant Scanning Software (for the PC)

Brand: Microtek | Category: Scanner | Size: 22 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
How to Use this Manual
9
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts

10
- What Is a Scanner
  11
  - How Scanners Work
    12
  - Components of Effective Scanning
    13
- Image Types
  14
  - Single-Bit
    14
  - Grayscale
    15
  - Color
    15
  - Selecting an Image Type
    16
- Text Scanning
  16
- Getting the Best Results
  17
  - Resolution
    18
    
    Choosing the Best Resolution Setting
    18
    
    When to Use High Resolution
    20
    
    When to Use Interpolated Resolution
    20
  - Scaling
    21
  - Dynamic Range
    21
  - Color Calibration and Correction
    22
  - Image Enhancement
    23
    
    Brightness, Contrast and Exposure
    23
    
    Curve
    24
    
    Shadows and Highlights
    24
    
    Auto
    25
    
    Color Correction / DCR
    25
    
    Filters
    25
    
    Tints
    25
  - File Formats
    26
  - Storage Requirements
    27
  - Selecting the Printing Method
    28
- Quick Tips for Best Scans
  29
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation for Flatbed Scanners

31
- Before You Begin
  32
  - Unpacking the Scanner
    32
  - Requirements
    33
  - Voltage
    33
- Installation
  34
- Operating the Scanner
  40
  - Positioning a Document
    41
  - Using Scanner Accessories
    42
- Miscellaneous
  43
- Specifications for Flatbed Scanners
  47
Hardware Installation for the Scanmaker 35T Plus

49
- Before You Begin
  50
  - Unpacking the Scanner
    50
  - Requirements
    51
  - Voltage
    51
- Installation
  53
- Operating the Scanner
  57
  - Performing the Power-On Self-Test
    57
  - Positioning a Slide
    58
    
    Using the Slide Holder
    58
    
    Using the Film Cartridge
    59
- Miscellaneous
  61
  - Returning Your Scanner for Repairs
    61
  - Replacing the Scanner Lamp
    62
- Scanmaker 35T Plus Specifications
  63
Hardware Installation for the Scanmaker 45T

65
- Before You Begin
  66
  - Unpacking the Scanner
    66
  - Requirements
    67
  - Voltage
    67
- Installation
  68
- Operating the Scanner
  73
- Miscellaneous
  84
  - Returning Your Scanner for Repairs
    84
  - Replacing the Scanner Lamp
    85
- Scanmaker 45T Specifications
  86
Chapter 3 Software Installation

87
Chapter 4 Sample Scanning

88
- What Is Scanwizard for Windows
  89
- Overview: Using Scanwizard for Windows
  91
- Scanning a Single-Bit Image (Line Art or Halftone)
  92
- Scanning a Grayscale Image
  93
- Scanning a Color Image
  94
- Important Scanning Notes
  95
- Enlarging the View of an Image
  97
- Enhancing Images
  98
- Using the Advanced Image Enhancer Dialog Box
  99
- Scanning Text
  100
- Auto and Color Correction
  101
- Brightness and Contrast
  102
- Exposure and Saturation
  103
- Shadows and Highlights
  104
- Curve
  105
- Tints
  106
- Filters
  107
- Descreen
  108
Chapter 5 Reference

109
- Overview: What the Scanwizard Does
  110
- Scanwizard for Windows
  111
- The Preview Window
  112
  - Elements of the Preview Window
    112
  - The Menu Bar
    113
  - The Scanner Menu
    114
    
    Get Current Scanner Info
    114
    
    Scanner Model
    114
    
    Get SCSI Chain Info
    115
  - Exiting Scanwizard
    116
  - The View Menu
    117
    
    Full Page Preview
    117
    
    Zoomed Preview
    119
    
    Resize Window to Fit
    120
    
    Show / Hide Commands
    121
  - The Preferences Menu
    122
    
    Scan Material
    122
    
    The Scan Material Status Icon
    123
    
    Invert
    125
    
    Horizontal Mirror
    126
    
    Cursor Auxiliary Lines
    127
    
    Color Preview
    129
    
    Fast Preview
    129
    
    Preview Setup
    129
    
    The Preview Area
    130
    
    Keep Preview Image
    131
    
    Smoked Glass Background
    132
    
    How Smoked Glass Works with Image Enhancement
    133
    
    More
    134
  - The Help Menu
    135
    
    About
    135
  - The Tool Buttons
    136
    
    Zoom Preview Tool
    137
    
    Scan Frame Tool
    138
    
    Magnifying Lens Tool
    140
    
    Hand Tool
    141
    
    Color Picker Tool (Set Shadow / Highlight)
    142
  - Action Buttons
    144
  - Rulers
    145
  - Preview Area
    146
- The Settings Window
  147
  - Elements of the Settings Window
    147
  - Output Image Parameters
    148
    
    Type (Image Type or Scan Mode)
    148
    
    Halftone Patterns
    149
    
    Resolution
    150
    
    Unit Selection
    151
  - Image Dimension Controls
    152
    
    How to Use the Input-Output Dimensions
    153
    
    How to Use the Aspect Lock
    154
    
    Scaling
    155
  - Image Adjustment Controls
    156
    
    Auto (Automatic Contrast Control)
    156
    
    Color Correction / DCR
    158
  - Image-Enhancement Tools
    159
    
    What the Image Enhancement Tools Are
    160
    
    Using the Advanced Image Enhancer Dialog Box
    161
    
    The Action Buttons in the AIE Dialog Box
    162
    
    Brightness Contrast and Exposure Tool
    163
    
    The BCE Screen (for Grayscale and Color)
    164
    
    The BCE Screen (for Line Art)
    165
    
    How to Use the BCE Tool
    166
    
    Tints Tool
    167
    
    The Tints Screen
    168
    
    How to Use the Tints Tool
    169
    
    Shadows and Highlights Tool
    170
    
    The Shadows and Highlights Screen
    171
    
    How to Read and Correct a Histogram
    173
    
    How to Use the Shadows and Highlights Tool
    174
    
    Curve Tool
    175
    
    How to Read the Curve
    175
    
    Sample Images and Their Curves
    176
    
    The Curve Screen
    177
    
    Using the Curve Buttons
    178
    
    How to Use the Curve Tool
    179
    
    Filters Tool
    180
    
    Blur Filters
    181
    
    Sharpen Filters
    181
    
    Edge Enhancement Filter
    182
    
    Emboss Filter
    182
    
    Unsharp Masking
    183
    
    More Options Tool
    184
    
    Use Linear Gamma Curve
    184
    
    Gray Scan CCD Filter
    185
    
    Scan Quality
    185
    
    Descreen
    186
  - The Window Expansion Button
    187
- The Information Window
  188
  - Elements of the Information Window
    188
  - Using the Zoom Level Display
    189
  - Using the Cursor Locator
    189
  - Using the Color Meter Display
    190
  - Using the Sample Size Button
    192
    
    Value and Percent
    192
    
    Sample Size Options
    193
  - Using the Pixel Display
    193
- The Scan Job Window
  194
  - Elements of the Scan Job Window
    194
  - How to Read the Scan Job Window
    195
  - The New Button
    196
    
    More Applications
    200
  - The Duplicate Button
    201
  - The Save Button
    203
  - The Add Button
    203
  - The Check Button
    203
  - The Delete Button
    204
  - The Up/Down Position Arrows
    204
Appendix

205
- Product and Technical Support
  205
Appendix A Product and Technical Support

206
- Troubleshooting
  208
- Using the Scanner Test Utility
  218
- The Quick Panel Utility
  223
- Troubleshooting
  238
- The Microtek MS-PNR Card
  239
- The Microtek MS-PCZ Card
  241
- Changing the EPROM for Compatibility with Third-Party ASPI SCSI Cards
  247
- Changing the EPROM for Compatibility with the TMA
  251
- Glossary
  255
Index

262

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