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Operating Instructions
Bedienungsanleitung
Mode d‘emploi
Scanner Mouse
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mySCAN Mouse
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Controls and Displays
1. Left mouse button
2. Right mouse button
3. Scroll wheel
4. Scan button with red LED
5. Scanning area
6. Scanning window with removable protective lm
7. Laser sensors
Thank you for choosing a Hama product.
Take your time and read the following instructions and
information completely. Keep these operating instructions
in a safe place for future reference. If you sell the device,
please pass these operating instructions on to the new
owner.
1. Explanation of Warning Symbols and Notes
Warning
This symbol is used to indicate safety instructions or to
draw your attention to specic hazards and risks.
Note
This is used to indicate additional information or
important notes.
2. Package Contents
• Hama Scanner Mouse
• CD-ROM
• Quick Start Guide
• Flyer with web link and contact data
3. Safety Notes
• Protect the product from dirt, moisture and overheating
and use it in dry rooms only.
• Lay all cables so that they do not pose a tripping hazard.
• Do not bend or crush the cable.
• Do not open the device or continue to operate it if it
becomes damaged.
Warning - Laser Klasse 1
Do not look directly at the laser beam! Do not look
directly at the laser beam using optical instruments!
4. System Requirements
• Operating system: Windows Vista, XP, 7 or 8, 8.1; Mac
OS X 10.6 or later
• Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo 1.2 GHz or AMD Athlon™
64 X2 1.7 GHz or better
• RAM: 2 GB
• Hard drive: 1 GB of available hard disk space
• Graphics card: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400 GS with 128
MB or ATI Radeon™ X1300 with 128 MB or 384 MB
Intel GMA X3000 or better
• USB 2.0 connection
• CD-ROM drive
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5. Getting Started
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Scanner Mouse
Install
Link tomanual
English
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• Connect the Scanner Mouse’s USB plug to a free USB
port on your computer (A).
• Insert the included CD-ROM into your CD/DVD drive (B).
The CD-ROM will start automatically.
• Start the installation by running setup.exe. This process
may take a few seconds. Follow the instructions of the
installation program (C).
• After installation, remove the CD-ROM from the CD/DVD
drive. Keep the CD-ROM in a safe place.
Note
• If your computer does not have an optical drive, you
can also download the installation le at
www.hama.com/travel-scannermouse.
• The Drivers tab will take you straight to the
appropriate driver. Download the driver.
• Save the installation le.
• Double-click setup.exe to start the installation
program.
• Follow the instructions of the installation program.
6. Operation
6.1 Scanning
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• Remove the protective lm (6) from the bottom of the
mouse.
• Place your Scanner Mouse on the area you want to scan
and press the scan button (4) to start scan mode.
• A black screen will open (D). The green scanning window
(c) shows the area you just scanned. The description of
the scan mode functions is shown on the upper left (b).
The bar on the left (a) shows the amount of scan memory
available. As soon as the storage space is used up, the
scanning process is automatically ended.
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Note
The amount of storage space available depends on
your computer’s performance. You can increase it by
reducing the scanning resolution under Settings.
• Move the Scanner Mouse over the area you want to
scan.
• The areas you have scanned appear on the screen.
Note – Interruptions in scanning
• Make sure you do not lift up the Scanner Mouse
while scanning. The scanning process will be
automatically interrupted if you lift up the Scanner
Mouse.
• To continue, put the mouse back in the position
where the scanning process was interrupted.
Note – Scanning quality
• When scanning, ensure that part of the green
scanning window (c) is on an already scanned area
(d) (E).
• To scan areas that are missing, move the Scanner
Mouse back to the appropriate area.
• If the scans are blurry, move the Scanner Mouse back
over the affected area.
• If the border of the scanning window (c) changes
from green to yellow or red, the areas you want to
scan may not be scanned correctly. Move the mouse
more slowly until the border is green again.
• To end the scanning process, press the scan button (4)
again.
6.2 Editing
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• After scanning is completed, the editing window (F) will
open automatically.
• The scanned area (e) is automatically straightened and
marked.
• If necessary, you can make changes to the scanned area
or select another area (f) using the marking points.
• You can edit the selected area using various editing
tools (g) (colour, saturation, brightness, contrast,
background, rotating, erasing).
• Click OK to keep using the marked/edited area.
• Click Cancel if you do not want to continue. The area
you scanned will no longer be available.
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6.3 Directions for use
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• If you clicked OK, the selected area will appear in the
application window (G).
• Using the application window (G), you can process the
marked/edited area (f) further in other programs, use it
with apps, share it, copy it, save it and print it.
• You can also use the application window (G) to change
the settings, manage apps, search for updates and use
the help function.
• If you want to return to the editing window to mark a
new area, click Edit in the function bar (i). Alternatively,
you can click Edit in the menu bar (h) and select Edit
scan.
Further processing in other programs
• Double-click a symbol in the application bar (j) to open
the corresponding program.
• Scanned images can be opened as image les (.jpg/.png
format) or PDFs.
• Scanned texts and tables can also be opened as text,
Word and Excel les.
• You can edit your scanned document and save it in the
relevant program.
Using apps
• Click Apps in the function bar (i) and then select the app
you want. You can choose from the Evernote, Google
Search by Image and Google Translate apps.
• Alternatively, you can click File in the menu bar (h) and
select Apps to choose the app you want.
Note – Apps
• Evernote:
You can use this app to transfer the scanned
document to Evernote. You will need an Evernote
account and an active internet connection to use
this app.
• Google Search by Image:
You can use this app to nd images that are similar
or related to your image, as well as search results
from the Google search engine. An active internet
connection is required in order to use this app.
• Google Translate:
This app allows you to send your scanned text
straight to the free Google online translation service
and translate it into the language of your choice.
Note that the scanned text cannot be translated if it
is too long. An active internet connection is required
in order to use this app.
Managing apps
• In the menu bar (h), click Options and select Manage
apps to activate or deactivate apps.
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Share
• Click Share in the function bar (i) and then select the
application you want. You can share the marked area via
Facebook, Flickr and Twitter.
• Alternatively, you can click File in the menu bar (h) and
select Share to choose the app you want.
• Follow the instructions on the screen.
• The Share function requires an account in the relevant
social network, as well as an active internet connection.
• You can insert the marked area into you e-mail
attachment as an image le (.jpg format). - Click Share
and select E-mail. The image le will be attached to the
e-mail. Note that a program such as Microsoft Oce
must be set up as your default e-mail program.
• You can use drag and drop to attach the marked area to
the e-mail in another le format. Click on the relevant le
format symbol in the application bar (j) and hold down
the left mouse button (1). Now drag the symbol into the
e-mail attachment and release the left mouse button (1).
Copying
• Click Copy in the function bar (i) and then select the
option you want.
• Alternatively, you can click Edit in the menu bar (h) and
select Copy image or Copy text.
• You can copy the marked area to the clipboard as an
image or text and paste it into other image or text
programs.
Saving
• To save the marked area directly, click Save in the
function bar (i). The .png, .jpg, .tif, .bmp, .pdf, .xls, .doc
and .txt le formats are available.
• Alternatively, you can click File in the menu bar (h) and
select Save as.
Printing
• To print the marked area, click File in the menu bar (h)
and select Print.
Settings
• In the menu bar (h), click Options and select Settings
to adjust the software.
• Under General, you can change the language of the
user interface and adjust the scanning resolution. Low
resolution is 100 dpi, medium is 200 dpi, high is 320 dpi
and full is 400 dpi.
• You can dene the position of the application window
under Window properties.
• Under Save, you can change the automatically assigned
le name and the quality of the jpg le format saved.
• Under Text recognition, you can select the language
to recognised. You can select up to three languages at
a time.
• Under Proxy settings, you can dene these settings
manually.
• Under Advanced, you can make additional changes.
Note that making changes can make the application
unstable.
Updates
• In the menu bar (h), click Options and select Settings
and Updates to dene individual software updates.
• In the menu bar (h), click Options and select Search
for updates to start a manual update search.
Help
• In the menu bar (h), click Help and select Online help
to receive information about the product. You will be
taken to Hama’s website. Enter the item number in the
search eld. You will receive all the information that is
available online.
• If the mouse if not functioning properly, click Help in the
menu bar (h) and select Send feedback.
• In the menu bar (h), click Help and select About to
receive information about the software version.
• Also refer to section 9, Support information in these
operating instructions.
Closing and exiting the application
• If you close the application window, the application will
remain active. The software logo appears in the task bar.
• Press the scan button (4) to start a new scanning
process.
• To exit the application, click File in the menu bar (h) and
select Exit. The application is no longer active and the
software logo will disappear from the task bar.
• To start a new scanning process, open the software
using the corresponding desktop logo or your
computer’s program structure. The application window
(G) opens. Start the scanning process as described in
section 6.1, Scanning.
Warning
When working at computer workstations, be sure to
maintain an ergonomically sound posture and take
enough breaks to get up and move around in order to
avoid straining your wrists (RSI = repetitive strain injury)
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