Benq MiraScan Scanner Driver User Manual

Name: Benq MiraScan Scanner Driver
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Table of contents

INTRODUCTION TO MIRASCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.1 MIRASCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.2 MIRASCAN OPERATION MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

MAKING A SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9
2.1 PLACING ORIGINAL ON THE SCANNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	9

For reflective originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 For transparent originals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.2 MAKING A SCAN IN THE STANDALONE MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.3 MAKING A SCAN IN THE PLUG-IN MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2.4 SWITCHING TO THE ADVANCED MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

MORE ABOUT MIRASCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.1 MIRASCAN IN THE BASIC MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Setting Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Original Type Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Image Type Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Destination Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Mode Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Preview Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Preview Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Frame Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Command Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Help Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3.2 MIRASCAN IN THE ADVANCED MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Scanner Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Common Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Job Information Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Scan Size Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Job Selection Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Destination Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Image Control Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Invert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Image Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Image Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Command Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Mode Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Preview Area and Frame Tools Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Preview Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Frame Tools Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

SCAN FUNDAMENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

BASIC SCANNING CONCEPTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

What is scanning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 How does the scanner work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 How to get the right image from the scanner? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 What can you do with a scanner? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

RESOLUTION AND FILE SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

TIPS FOR MAKING BETTER SCANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Controlling The Data Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Using the "Preview" Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Using the "Zoom" Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Making Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

TROUBLESHOOTING AND FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

SERVICE INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

TECHNICAL SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

RE-PACKING DIRECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

MIRASCAN HOT KEYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

I . In the Basic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

II . In the Advanced Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Chapter 1: Introduction to MiraScan

1.1 MiraScan

MiraScan is the driver program for your scanner. It is TWAIN compliant and designed to be user-friendly. With its iconlized user interface and fully logical task-flow design, you can complete a satisfactory scanning job with only a few mouse clicks. You can perform all of the following tasks using MiraScan:

1.Preview, scan and import the reflective originals or transparencies into your image editing software.

2.Adjust the quality of your scanned image before you actually start editing the image in your image editing software.

3.Apply batch scan functionality, allowing you to specify and switch among multiple scanning jobs in an image.

4.Create special effects to the scanned image by applying Invert and Mirror functions.

5.Use the Color Wizard tool to adjust the image easily and quickly.

1.2 MiraScan operation modes

MiraScan provides an improved user interface and two running and work modes: the Basic Mode and the Advanced Mode.

In the Basic Mode, you are required to make only several necessary selections to get the highest quality image. In the Advanced Mode, MiraScan provides the detailed information necessary for professional users to get the most desirable images.

MiraScan in the Basic Mode

Preview Button

Scan Button

Exit Button

Help Button

Original Type Button

Image Type Button

Scan Area (dotted frame)

Destination Button

Preview Area

Mode Switch

Frame Tools Bar

MiraScan in the Advanced Mode

Menu Bar

Scanner

Control Box

Destination

Bar

Image Control

Box

Control

Buttons

Frame Tools Bar

Scan Area (dotted frame)

Preview Area

In the Basic Mode, MiraScan has powerful auto-functions to get the most exciting effects for your scans, saving you time and effort. However, in the Advance Mode, you have the widest options and the most useful tools to expand your capabilities of retouching and processing images.

Besides, you can start MiraScan either directly from a shortcut on your desktop (the Standalone Mode) or from an image editing software (the Plug-In mode). The Standalone Mode allows you to scan an image and save it as a file directly, while the Plug-In Mode allows you to scan an image and transfer it to the software you use easily.

Please follow us to explore the powerful and exciting features of MiraScan and make your imaging life more splendid and colorful!

Chapter 2: Making A Scan

Now that you have a basic understanding about what MiraScan can do for you, let’s go on making a scan using MiraScan and your scanner.

As mentioned in Chapter 1, you can start MiraScan either independently or from an application software. Please refer to the steps below to make your scan.

2.1 Placing original on the scanner

Note:	the scanner illustrated here may be different from the one you purchased. However, the way
	to place your original is the same.

For reflective originals

Place the original with the side to be scanned facing down on the scanner glass plate. Note the direction of the original so that you will not scan the image in the wrong direction.

Note the direction

For transparent originals

Note:	your scanner must be equipped with a TPO (the scanner model number with a "T") to scan
	transparent originals. Remove the optical cover from the TPO before scanning.

Place your film in an appropriate film frame, then place on the glass plate of scanner. When doing so, make sure that the calibration area is facing the right direction (Towards the front panel of the scanner). Do not block the calibration area, or the scanner will fail to function correctly.

	Calibration area	Note the direction of the
	Calibration area	calibration area
		calibration area

Transparency positioning frame

Scan Films

positive film holder

Place the film with emulsion side face down

Place the positive film in the holder

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Scan Mounted Slides

Slide holder

Scan Filmstrip

Filmstrip holder.

Insert the filmstrip into the holder

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2.2 Making a scan in the Standalone Mode


Step 1.	Double-click the MiraScan shortcut icon on the desktop and MiraScan will appear.
Step 2.	Place the original on scanner glass plate. Close scanner lid.
Step 3.	Click the Original Type		button to select an original type according to the original you scan.
Note:	your scanner must be equipped with a TPO (transparency option) to scan transparent originals.
	Remove the optical cover from the TPO before scanning.
Step 4.	Click Preview		button to preview the image. When finished, the preview image will appear in the
	Preview Area.
Step 5.	Use your mouse to adjust the scan area (the dotted frame on the Preview Area) and include only the
	image you want to scan. Use the Frame Tools in the Frame Tools Bar to edit the scan areas:
	Click	button to add a new frame.
	Click	button to duplicate a frame.
	Click	button to delete a frame.
	To move a frame, click and drag a frame to a desired position.
	To resize a frame, move the mouse cursor to an edge of a frame and when the cursor turns into a double-
	sided arrow, click and drag the frame to a desired size.
	To rotate a frame, move the mouse cursor to an edge of a scan area and when the cursor turns into a
	crooked double-sided arrow, click and drag to rotate the selected scan area.
Step 6.	Click the Image Type		button to choose an image type used to scan the image.
Step 7.	Repeat Step 4 and 5 if you want to add more scans on an image.

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Step 8.	Click the Destination		button to select a destination for the scanned image (e.g., save as a file or
	print via a printer.
Step 9.	When finished, click the Scan			button to start scanning.
Step 10.	After the scan is completed, the image will be processed according to the destination you selected. Click the
	Exit	button to exit MiraScan.

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2.3 Making a scan in the Plug-in Mode

Step 1. Open your application software.

Step 2. If this is your first time to scan, you may have to select the TWAIN source by choosing Select source in the File menu and then selecting MiraScan in your application software (You only need to do this once, unless you re-install your application software). Please note that the way to select the TWAIN source may differ according to the software you use. For details, please refer to the documents that come with your application software.

Step 3. Choose Acquire from your application software to bring up MiraScan (this may also differ according to the application you use).

Step 4. Follow Step 2 through 10 as described in section 2.2.

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2.4 Switching to the Advanced Mode

In addition to the Basic Mode that provides you a quick, simple and convenient interface, you can also change to the Advanced Mode to make detailed adjustments to a scan. To scan in the Advanced Mode:

Step 1. Open MiraScan either from a application software (Plug-in Mode) or by double-clicking the shortcut icon on the desktop (Standalone Mode) as described in section 2.1 and 2.2.

Step 2.	Click the Mode Switch	to change the MiraScan interface to the Advanced Mode.
Step 3.	Click the Preview	button to preview the image. When finished, the preview image will appear
	in the Preview Area.
Step 4.	Use your mouse to adjust the Scan Area (the dotted frame on the Preview Area) and include only the
	image you want to scan. Use the Frame Tools in the Frame Tools Bar to edit the scan areas.
Step 5.	Use the options in the Scanner Control Box to adjust scan resolution, scan mode, image type and scan
	size..., etc.
Step 6.	Choose a destination of the scanned image in the Destination Bar.
Step 7.	Use the options in the Image Control Box to adjust image quality and/or apply special effects.
Step 8.	Click the Scan	button to start scanning the image. When finished, the image will be processed
	according to the destination you selected.
Step 9.	Click the Exit	button to exit MiraScan.

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Chapter 3: More About MiraScan

In this chapter, you will get more information about the features and functions of MiraScan. The following sections will guide you though and prepare you for making the most out of your scanner and MiraScan.

3.1 MiraScan in the Basic Mode

Preview Button

Scan Button

Exit Button

Help Button

Original Type

Button

Image Type Button

Scan Area (dotted frame)

Destination

Button

Preview Area

Mode Switch

Frame Tools Bar

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Setting Buttons

Original Type Button

MiraScan can be used to scan reflective originals and transparencies. Click the button to switch between the two kinds

of originals.

represents reflective originals while

represents transparent originals.

Note: your scanner must be equipped with a TPO (transparency option) to scan transparent originals.

Image Type Switch

The Image Type Switch is used to select a particular data type for a scan job. You will need to select a correct image type according to the media type you will scan. If Reflective is selected in Original Type, the following options will be available:

AUTO

If this option is selected, MiraScan will detect the type of an image to be scanned automatically and scan it in the proper type.

PHOTO

To select the option is to scan an image with the following properties: Color, High Speed, No Descreen and the original size (e.g. 100% of scaling).

MAGAZINE

Selecting the option is scanning an image in the following settings: Color, High Speed, 175lpi (descreen) and 100% of original size.

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NEWSPRINT

To select this option is to scan an image in the following settings: Color, High Speed, 85lpi (descreen) and 100% of original size.

TEXT

To choose this option is to scan an image in the following settings: Line Art, High Speed, No descreen and 100% of original size.

If Transparent Original is selected in Original Type, the following options will be available:

TRANSPARENCY

If the item is selected, MiraScan will scan transparent films with the following settings: Color, High Speed, No Descreen and 100% of Original size.

NEGATIVE FILM

If the item is selected, MiraScan will scan negative films with the following settings: Color, High Speed, No Descreen and 100% of Original size.

Destination Button

When MiraScan is launched by a TWAIN-compliant application (the Plug-in Mode), the application will be the only destination to which the scanned image is transferred. When MiraScan is in Standalone Mode, all the default supported applications that MiraScan can get from your computer will be displayed after this button is pressed. You can select an application as the destination, otherwise, "Scan to File" will be the default destination.

SCAN TO FILE

If this option is selected, you will be prompted to save the scanned image as a file when a scan is completed. The default-supported file formats are: BMP, GIF, TIF, PCX, JPG, TGA and PNG.

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SCAN TO PRINTER

If this option is selected, the scanned image will be printed via your printer (make sure that your printer is powered on and installed properly).

SCAN TO WEB

If this option is selected, the scanned image will be displayed in an Internet browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator).

SCAN TO OTHER APPLICATIONS

If you have other compatible applications installed in your computer, the program icon will also appear here.

For example, by selecting , the scanned image will be transferred to Microsoft Word automatically.

If a destination is deleted or added in the Advance Work Mode, the destination options will also be changed in Basic Mode.

Mode Switch

Click this button to switch to the Advanced work mode and all the settings in the Basic Mode will retain except that the preview image is reset to original size.

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Preview Area

Frame Tools

Preview Window

Preview Window contains two parts: Preview Area and Frame Tools.

Preview Area

The Preview Area is where you can preview an image to be scanned in rough quality. The scan area is also adjusted in this area (the scan area is the dotted frame in the Preview Area). Only the part of image enclosed in the frame will be scanned. In order to minimize the size of the scanned image file, it is better to select and scan only the necessary part of the image with the frame.

You can:

Move a frame by pointing the mouse cursor to the frame. When the cursor turns into a crossed arrow, click and drag your mouse to move the frame in the Preview Area.

Adjust the size of a frame by moving the cursor over the edge of the frame. When the cursor turns into a double-sided arrow, click and drag your mouse to expand or shrink the frame.

Rotate a frame by moving the mouse cursor to an edge of the frame and when the cursor turns into a crooked doublesided arrow, click and drag to rotate the selected frame.

Frame Tools

The Frame Tools allow you to add more scan jobs to an image (each frame in the Preview Area represents an independent scan job). That is, you can scan different parts of an image (or several images in one scan) in a scan session. We call this batch scanning. You can add up to 18 scan jobs to one single scan session.

SELECTION

You can add a new scan job by clicking this button and drawing a new frame in the Preview Area.

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DUPLICATE

You can duplicate a scan job by clicking an existing frame in the Preview Area and then this button. A new scan job with the same scan setting will appear in the Preview Area.

ADD