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2

A tour of the scanning software

3

Scanning pictures

4

Adjusting images of pictures

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Scanning text

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Saving scanned images

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Scanning transparencies

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Welcome to scanning
with HP PrecisionScan Pro and your
HP ScanJet scanner

The scanning software and your HP ScanJet scanner
let you quickly create excellent electronic images from
pictures and convert text on paper into editable text.

Features

Some of the features of the scanning software are:

■

Click to select an image in the preview

■

Automatic sensing of output type

■

Automatic sensing of optimal exposure, color, black
and white threshold, sharpen level, and resolution
for images of pictures

■

Drag-and-drop the image to another program or to
the desktop

■

Scale and size the image prior to exporting it to a
program or a file

■

Return to the preview image without rescanning

■

Tools for adjusting exposure, color, black and white
threshold, sharpen level, and resolution

■

Save and re-use scanning settings

■

Use

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scanning software and your

HP ScanJet scanner on a local area network

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Support for your new product

No matter where you are or when
you need it, HP support is there to
help you get the most from your
HP products. Whether it’s making
products easier to use or providing
you with innovative new ways to
tackle your important projects, HP
support helps you become a
confident and creative user. If you
do encounter a problem with your
HP product, don’t worry. HP
support delivers fast, accurate
solutions that won’t rob you of
either your product or your
valuable time.

When you’re ready to get started,
check out HP’s Web site,

http://www.scanjet.hp.com

for great ideas and quick tips on
how to use your HP product in fun
new ways.

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How to use this online document

Go to the book contents, chapter contents, or
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■

Click the button in the yellow bar at the bottom of the
page when the pointer looks like .

Page forward one page

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Press

Enter

or

PgDn

,

– or –

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Click in the yellow bar at the bottom of the page.

Page backward one page

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Press

Shift+Enter

or

PgUp

,

– or –

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Click in the yellow bar at the bottom of the page.

Jump to a different part of the document

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Click when the pointer looks like .

Undo a jump

■

Click in the toolbar,
– or –

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Right-click to display the dropdown Acrobat Reader
menu, then select

Go Back

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Re-do a jump

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Click in the toolbar,
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Contents

How to use this online document 4

1

Using the HP ScanJet scanner 7

What can you scan? 8
Place the picture on the scanner 9
Start the scanning software 10
Configure the Scanner buttons 12

2

A tour of the scanning software 17

Scanning software window 18
Context-sensitive pointers 28
Image adjustment tools 30
Output Resolution tool 31
Sharpen Level tool 33
Dimensions tool 34
Exposure Adjustment tool 36
Color Adjustment tool 37
Black & White Threshold tool 38
Invert tool 39

Use Transparency Adapter Tool 40
Online Help 41
Save and re-use adjustment settings 44
Set preferences 47

3

Scanning pictures 55

Basic steps for scanning pictures 56
Preview scan 57
Create a selection area 58
Zoom scan 63
Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom) 64
Set the output dimensions 65
Choose an output type 69

4

Adjusting images of pictures 72

Tools for making adjustments 73
Sharpen 75
Adjust exposure 77
Adjust color 87

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Set output resolution 90
Set threshold for black and white bitmaps 92
Set color channel for black and white bitmaps 94
Invert options 96

5

Scanning text 97

Scan and convert a block of text 98
Scan a whole page 101

6

Saving scanned images 102

How you can use the image 103
Print the image 104
Scan to a destination 105
Drag-and-drop to another program 106
Drag-and-drop to the Desktop 107
Copy to the Clipboard 108
Save to a file 109

7

Scanning transparencies 112

The 35mm slide adapter 113
Scan the slide 114
Active Transparency Adapter 115

Index 117

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What can you scan?

9

Place the picture on the scanner

10

Start the scanning software

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Configure the Scanner buttons

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What can you scan?

Using the scanning software, you can scan:

■

color photographs

■

color drawings and line art

■

grayscale drawings

■

black and white photographs

■

black and white drawings and line art

■

pages that have both pictures and text

During a scan, the scanner light turns on and
moves across the bed. The charge-couple device
(CCD) in the scanner records a digital image of the
light reflected from the original you placed on the
scanner bed. The recorded image is made up of
1200 pixels per inch (ppi) and each pixel can have
a depth of up to 36 bits.

The resulting image can potentially have millions
of colors.

An image is saved for use in another program
when you drag-and-drop it, save it as a file and
insert the file, or copy it, then paste it into an open
document.

How scanning works

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Place the picture on the scanner

The picture you want to scan must be placed face down
on the scanner glass.

1

Lift the scanner lid
and hold it up.

2

Place the picture
face down on the
scanner glass.

3

Close the scanner
lid.

If you are using the

HP Automatic Document Feeder

,
see the online manual HP Automatic Document
Feeder Guide.

ADF users

If the picture has straight edges, place the top and
right edges next to the top and right edges of the
scanner bed. This will make the preview image
straight when you scan.

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Start the scanning software

There are three ways to start the scanning software:

■

push the

Scan

button on the scanner

■

use the Windows

Start

menu

■

launch the scanning software from another program
using TWAIN (page 11)

Pushing the button on the scanner

1

Push the

Scan

button on the scanner once.

After the scanning software window appears, the
scanner automatically performs a

Preview

scan and

displays the preview image.

The

Scan

button is below the lid on the front of the

scanner.

Using the Windows Start menu

1

Select , the Windows

Start

button.

The Windows

Start

menu appears.

2

From the

Start

menu, choose

Programs

, then choose

HP ScanJet Software:HP PrecisionScan Pro

.

When the scanning software window appears, the
scanner

does not

automatically perform a

Preview

scan.

3

To start a

Preview

scan:

■

click , the

Preview

button in the scanning software

window toolbar, or

■

from the

Scan

menu, select

Preview

, or

■

press

Ctrl+R

.

Scan

button

You may need to use the

HP ScanJet Button

Manager

to configure the

Scan

button to set

HP PrecisionScan Pro

as the default software

to launch when the

Scan

button is pushed

(see page

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The scanner performs a

Preview

scan and displays

the preview image.

Launching from another program

If you are creating a project such as a greeting card or a
calendar, and want to include a picture from a
photograph, you might be able to scan the photograph
directly into the program you are using. To do this, the
program must have a TWAIN command such as

Acquire

, which is probably on one of its main menus.

1

Open the program in which you will place the
scanned image.

2

If necessary, select the program’s

Select Source

command and choose

HP PrecisionScan Pro

.

3

Select the program’s TWAIN command.

After the scanning software window appears, the
scanner automatically performs a

Preview

scan and

displays the preview image.

4

Create a selection area in the preview image, make
necessary adjustments, and select

Return to

<application>

from the

Scan

menu. The final scan
occurs and the image is placed in the calling
program.

TWAIN is an industry-standard communications
protocol for sending instructions to hardware
(such as a scanner) and receiving data back (such
as an image). If you are using a program that
supports TWAIN, you can start

HP PrecisionScan Pro

directly from that program.

■

HP ScanJet scanners and HP scanning software
can use TWAIN, but the programs you use to
create projects may not be TWAIN-compatible.

■

If a program can use TWAIN, it should have a
command named

Acquire, Acquire Image

, or

Import

on one of its main menus, usually the

File

menu.

■

Selecting one of these commands launches the
scanning software selected with the

Select Source

command.

■

Editable text cannot be transferred using TWAIN.

What is TWAIN?

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Configure the Scanner buttons

You can use the

HP ScanJet Button Manager

to configure

the

Scan

and

Copy

buttons. The Scan

button is set at the factory to automatically launch the

HP PrecisionScan Pro

software. The

Copy

button is set at

the factory to automatically lauch the

HP ScanJet Copy

utility.

1

Select , the Windows

Start

button.

The Windows

Start

menu appears.

2

From the

Start

menu, choose

Programs

, then choose

HP ScanJet Software:HP ScanJet
Utilities:HP ScanJet Button Manager

.

The

HP ScanJet Button Manager

window appears.

Windows 98: From the

Windows Control Panel

,

double-click

Scanners and Cameras.

Select

HP ScanJet

6300C

,

HP SCanJet 6350C

, or

HP ScanJet 6390C

from the

drop-down list if it is not already selected. Click the

Properties

button. Click the

Events

tab.

3

Select the

Scan

button from the Scanner events drop-

down list.

4

Check

HP PrecisionScan Pro

in the list box.

5

Make sure the

Disable Events

option is not checked.

6

Click OK.

The

HP ScanJet Button Manager

window closes.

Scan

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Scanner Buttons

The scanner button settings available to you are
optimized for a specific type of application. They are
designed to be a fast and efficient way to get your scan
to a fax, e-mail program, or a document management
application.

E-mail

button

Fax

button

Document
Management

button

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To scan to an e-mail application:

1

Push the

E-mail

button on the scanner.

2

The

Scanner Button Settings

dialog appears.

3

Select an E-mail application in the

Scan To

drop-down list. Only supported e-mail applications
installed on your PC appear in the list.

4

Adjust the

Scanner Settings

as necessary.

•

An

Output Resolution

of 75 dpi will produce a
smaller file size for an e-mail attachment and look
good on screen.

•

If

Auto crop

is checked, only the image placed on
the scanner bed will be sent to the e-mail
application. If

Auto crop

is unchecked, the entire

scanner bed will be sent as the image.

Note:

If you check the

Do not show the scanner settings

again

option, the

Scanner Button Settings

dialog will

not appear each time you push the

E-Mail

button on

the scanner. To re-open the

Scanner Button Settings

Dialog

, select the

Start

menu, choose

Programs

then

choose

HP ScanJet Software:HP ScanJet

Utilities:Scanner Button Settings

.

5

Click

OK.

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To scan to a fax application:

1

Push the

Fax

button on the scanner.

2

The

Scanner Button Settings

dialog appears.

3

Select a Fax application in the

Scan To

drop-down
list. Only supported Fax applications installed on
your PC appear in the list.

4

Adjust the

Scanner Settings

as necessary.

Note:

If you check the

Do not show the scanner settings

again

option, the

Scanner Button Settings

dialog will

not appear each time you push the

Fax

button on the

scanner. To re-open the

Scanner Button Settings

Dialog

, select the

Start

menu, choose

Programs

then

choose

HP ScanJet Software:HP ScanJet

Utilities:Scanner Button Settings

.

5

Click OK.

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To scan to a document management application:

1

Push the

Document Management

button on the

scanner.

2

The

Scanner Button Settings

dialog box appears.

3

Select a Document Management application from
the

Scan To

drop-down list. Only supported
document management applications installed on
your PC appear in the list.

4

Adjust the

Scanner Settings

as necessary.

Note:

If you check the

Do not show the scanner settings

again

option, the

Scanner Button Settings

dialog will

not appear each time you push the

Document

Management

button on the scanner. To re-open the

Scanner Button Settings Dialog

, select the

Start

menu,

choose

Programs

then choose

HP ScanJet Software:HP

ScanJet Utilities:Scanner Button Settings

.

5

Click OK.

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Scanning software window

37

Color Adjustment tool

28

Context-sensitive pointers

38

Black & White Threshold tool

30

Image adjustment tools

39

Invert tool

31

Output Resolution tool

40

Use Transparency Adapter Tool

33

Sharpen Level tool

41

Online Help

34

Dimensions tool

44

Save and re-use adjustment settings

36

Exposure Adjustment tool

47

Set preferences

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Scanning software window

This chapter describes the scanning software.

➊

Menus —

The commands in the menus are

summarized beginning on page

19

.

➋

Toolbar —

The toolbar has buttons for the most

commonly used commands (see page24).

➌

Preview area —

The scanned image appears in the
preview area of the scanning software window (see
page

25

).

➍

Info bar —

Displays width and height of the output

image, scale percentage, the

Output Type

currently

selected, and

Help

button (see page26).

➎

Status bar —

Displays messages and approximate

size of the selection area (

Image Size

) (see page27).

Image adjustment tools —

The scanning software has six
tools for making adjustments to the image. These
tools can be placed anywhere on the Windows
desktop (see page

30

).

Online Help — Help

includes topics, What’s This, more

online manuals, and videos (see page

41

).

➊

Menu bar

➋

Toolbar

➌

Preview

➎

Status bar

area

Scanning software window showing a

Preview

scan

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Info bar

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Menus

All the commands for the scanning software are
available in the menus. Each menu and its commands
are described in the following tables.

Preview Ctrl+R

Scans the entire area of the scanner glass at low resolution and displays the
preview image (see page

57

).

Zoom

Scans and enlarges the view of the selection area (see page63).

Save As... Ctrl+S

Displays the

Save As

dialog box, then scans the selection area and saves the image

to a file (see page

109

).

Scan To...

Displays the

Destination

dialog box for sending a scan to an application (see

page

105

).

Return to <application>

Scans the selection area and sends the image to the TWAIN-compatible program
that called it (see page

11

).

Save Settings...

Displays the

Save Settings

dialog box for saving a set of scanning settings (see

page

44

).

Load Settings...

Displays the

Load Settings

dialog box for loading a set of saved scanning settings

(see page

46

).

Print... Ctrl+P

Displays the

Print

dialog box, then scans the selection area and sends the image to

the printer (see page

104

).

Print Setup...

Displays the

Print Setup

dialog box for setting options for printing.

Preferences...

Displays the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box for setting preferences for

the scanning software (see page

47

).

Exit

Closes the scanning software.

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Copy Ctrl+C

Does a final scan of the selection area and copies it to the Clipboard for pasting into
another program (see page

108

).

Select All Ctrl+A

Draws a selection area that includes the entire area of the scanner glass (see
page

61

).

Clear Selection Esc

Removes the selection area (page60).

E dit

Toolbar

When checked, shows the toolbar. When not checked, hides the toolbar (see page24).

Status Bar

When checked, shows the status bar. When not checked, hides the status bar (see page27).

Info Bar

When checked, shows the info bar. When not checked, hides the info bar (see page26).

Undo Zoom

When viewing a zoomed image, displays the existing preview image so you can create a
different selection area without performing a new

Preview

scan (see page64).

V iew

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Tr u e C olor

Scans the selection in 24-bit color (see page73).

Grayscale

Scans the selection in 8-bit grayscale (see page74).

Black & White

B

itmap (raster)

Scans the selection as a black and white raster image (see page74).

Scalable (vector)

Scans the selection as a black and white vector image that can be resized in another
program without losing image quality (see page

74

).

256 Color

W

eb Palette

Scans the selection using colors from a standard Web palette (see page69).

System Palette

Scans the selection using colors from the

256 Color Web Palette

output type palette plus

more shades of gray and the 16 VGA colors (see page

71

).

Optimized Palette

Scans the selection using colors from a palette that contains pixel colors present in the
original (see page

70

).

Spot Color

Finds large areas of similar color and makes it a uniform color in the scanned image (see
page

71

).

Text

Scans a text selection and changes the text into unformatted, editable ASCII text (see
page

98

).

Tex t & I mage

Scans the selection and saves the text and graphics in RTF, HTML, or PDF format (see
page

101

).

O utput Type

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Output Resolution

When checked, shows the

Output Resolution

tool, which sets the resolution for the final

scan of the selection (see pages

31

and 90).

Sharpen Level

When checked, shows the

Sharpen Level

tool, which sets the amount of sharpening for

the image (see pages

33

and 75).

Dimensions

When checked, shows the

Dimensions

tool, which contains fields for setting the width
and height of the selection area, scaling, and setting the width and height of the image
that will be saved, printed, copied, or dragged and dropped (see pages

34

and 65).

Exposure Adjustment

When checked, shows the

Exposure Adjustment

tool, which sets highlights, shadows,
and midtones in the image, and displays pixel distribution, pixel color, and pixel output
levels (see pages

36

and 77).

Color Adjustment

When checked, shows the

Color Adjustment

tool, which sets color balance (hue) and

color saturation in the image (see pages

37

and 87).

B & W Threshold

When checked, shows the

Black & White Threshold

tool, which sets the threshold and the

color channel for an image set to the

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

output type (see

pages

38, 92

, and 94).

Invert

When checked, inverts the image (for example, reverses the black and white areas in a
black-and-white image) (see page

39

).

Use Transparency
Adapter

When checked, scans the image from the Active Transparency Adapter instead of the
scanner bed (see page

40

).

Reset Controls

Resets the controls in all tools, except the

Dimensions

tool, to their optimal (default)

values.

Not all tools are active for all output types.

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Contents and Index

Displays the

Help

dialog box for

Contents, Index

, and

Find

.

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help F1

Displays

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

(see page41).

What’s This Help Shift+F1

Displays the

What’s This Help

pointer for getting Help by clicking

on a tool, field, button, or menu item (see page

41

).

HP ScanJet Coach for
General Scanning...

Ctrl+W

Explains the general steps to scanning with

HP PrecisionScan Pro

(see page

42

).

HP ScanJet Coach for
E-mailing Images...

Explains the steps for e-mailing scanned images with

HP

PrecisionScan Pro

(see page42).

HP ScanJet Coach for
Creating Web Pages...

Explains the steps for creating web pages with

HP PrecisionScan Pro

(see page

42

).

Show Me

Displays movies from the

HP PrecisionScan Pro

CD-ROM that
demonstrate the main features of the scanning software (see
page

42

).

User’s Guide

Displays the HP ScanJet PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide in Acrobat
Reader (see page

43

).

ADF Guide

Displays the HP ScanJet Automatic Document Feeder Guide in
Acrobat Reader (see page

43

).

About HP PrecisionScan Pro

Displays the

HP PrecisionScan Pro

software version number.

Acrobat Reader was automatically installed
during installation.

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Toolbar

Frequently used commands appear as buttons in the
toolbar.

Preview

Scans the entire scanner glass and displays the preview image (see page57).

Zoom

Scans and enlarges the view of the selection area (see page63).

Undo Zoom

Displays the existing preview image (see page64).

Save As

Scans and saves the selection to a file (see page

109

).

Scan To

Scans to a selected application (see page

105

).

Copy

Scans and copies the selection to the Clipboard (see page

108

).

Invert

Reverses the black and white areas in a black and white image (see page39).

Reset Controls

Resets the controls in all tools except the

Dimensions

tool to their optimal (default)

values.

Print

Scans and prints the selection (see page

104

).

HP ScanJet Coach

Displays an interactive introduction to scanning (see page42).

Help Topics

Displays the

What’s This Help

pointer for getting

Help

by clicking on a tool, field,

button, or menu item.

Toolbar Buttons

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Preview area

The preview area in the scanning software window
displays the:

■

preview image of the entire scanner glass, or

■

zoomed image of the selection area

When you

Preview

scan, the entire scanner glass area

displays in the scanning software window.

Enlarging the preview area

The size of the preview area determines how big the
image displays.

Enlarge the scanning software window when you want
to increase the magnification of the view of a zoomed
image.

Preview

area

A selection area in

Preview

scan

Selection

area

Zoomed
selection

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Info bar

The info bar displays the following information:

➊

the width of the output image

➋

the height of the output image

➌

scale of the output image

➍

the

Output Type

currently selected

➎

the

Help

button for

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➊➋ ➍

Scanning software window info bar

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Status bar

The status bar displays the following information:

➊

a message about the action you can take when the
pointer is over some part of the scanning software
window or a tool

➋

the number of KB (kilobytes), MB (megabytes),
GB (gigabytes), or TB (terabytes) in the image
displayed in the selection area (

Image Size

)

-or­a progress bar for showing when the scanner is
scanning or the scanning software is processing a
command

The

Image Size

shown in the status bar is the
number of KB, MB, GB, or TB in the image
displayed in the selection area.

This size is only an estimate of the actual size of
the saved file. The file size depends on the format
used to save the file (see page

109

) and may be

larger or smaller than the

Image Size

value shown.

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Context-sensitive pointers

The shape of the pointer indicates the type of activity
you can perform in the scanning software.

Selection area pointers

New selection area

Draw a new selection area.

Move selection area

■

Move the selection area to a new location in the preview area.

■

Drag the selection area to another program’s open document.

■

When

Ctrl

key is pressed, drag the selection area to the Windows desktop or

to a folder in the Windows

Explorer

.

Resize selection area
horizontally

Drag the mouse from a handle on a side of the selection area to resize the width
of the selection area.

Resize selection area
vertically

Drag the mouse from a handle on the top or bottom of the selection area to
resize the height of the selection area.

Resize selection area
diagonally

Drag the mouse from a handle on a corner of the selection area to resize both
the height and the width of the selection area.

Drop allowed

The program or folder the image has been dragged to accepts this kind of drop.

Drop not allowed

The program the image has been dragged to does not accept this kind of drop.

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Ready pointer

Ready for activity

■

Click a menu item to select a command.

■

Click a list button to select a choice.

■

Click a button to turn it on or off, or to increase or decrease a number.

Typing pointer

Data entry accepted

Click, then type a value.

Pixel value pointers

White eyedropper

Position this pointer over a light area of the image to see the area’s pixel value in
the RGB meter and in the pixel distribution histogram in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool. Click to set the

Highlights

value.

Black eyedropper

Position this pointer over a dark area of the image to see the area’s pixel value in
the RGB meter and the pixel distribution histogram in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool. Click to set the

Shadows

value.

What’s This Help pointer

What’s This Help

Click on a tool, field, button, or menu item for pop-up

Help

on that item.

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Image adjustment tools

Eight tools can be used to make adjustments to the
image in the selection area:

■

Output Resolution

tool (see page31)

■

Sharpen Level

tool (see page33)

■

Dimensions

tool (see page34)

■

Exposure Adjustment

tool (see page36)

■

Color Adjustment

tool (see page37)

■

Black & White Threshold

tool (see page38)

■

Invert

tool (see page39)

■

Use Transparency Adapter

tool (see page40)

Each tool has controls you can set for applying to a
final scan. Five of the tools have reset buttons for
applying optimal values to their controls.

Displaying a tool

■

From the

Tools

menu, select the name of the tool you
want to display. A checkmark displays next to the
choice in the

Tools

menu and the tool appears except

for

Invert

and

Use Transparency Adapter

.

Closing a tool

■

Click the

Close

button in the tool’s title bar, or

from the

Tools

menu, select the name of the tool you
want to hide. The checkmark disappears and the tool
closes. The tool’s values are still applied to the
image.

Docking a tool

Two tools can be docked to the scanning software
window:

■

Output Resolution

tool

■

Sharpen Level

tool

If either of these tools are docked when you close the
scanning software, they will be docked the next time
you start the scanning software.

To dock a tool

■

Double-click somewhere in the margin of a dockable
tool, or drag the tool to the toolbar.

To undock a tool

■

Double-click somewhere in the margin of the docked
tool.

You can place the tools anywhere on the Windows
desktop.

1

Position the pointer over the tool’s title bar.

2

Click and drag the tool to a new location.

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Output Resolution tool

The

Output Resolution

tool lets you determine the
amount of data for the final scan of an image of a
picture. See

Set output resolution

on page90 for more

about when to use the

Output Resolution

tool.

After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool to:

➊

change the resolution setting, if
necessary

➋

reset the resolution setting to
the optimal value for the current
output type

AutoResolution

When you choose an

Output Type

, the scanning
software automatically applies the optimal output
resolution to the selection area. For example, output
resolution is automatically set to 200 when the

True

Color

output type is selected, and set to 300 for the

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

output type.

To re-apply

AutoResolution

, click in the

Output

Resolution

tool.

Custom resolution

When you choose an output type from the

Output Type

menu, the scanning software automatically applies the
optimal output resolution to the image. You may
override the automatic setting by selecting a different
value from the list box in the

Output Resolution

tool or
by typing any value between 12 and 999,999 in the field
of the

Output Resolution

tool.

Images to be displayed on a monitor

Always use 75 as the resolution setting if the image
will be viewed on a monitor, such as in email or on a
Web page.

➊➋

You can add commonly-used resolution settings
to the

Output Resolution

tool’s list box in the

Resolution

tab of the

HP PrecisionScan Pro

Preferences

dialog box (see page52).

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Images to be printed

The resolution setting for printing images varies,
depending on the output type applied to the image and
the maximum resolution capability of the printer (see
page

90

).

To print images of photographs with the

True Color, 256

Color

, or

Grayscale

output types, set the value in the

Output Resolution

tool according to the following table.

To print images of drawings with the

256 Color

or

Black

& White Bitmap (raster)

output types, set the value in the

Output Resolution

tool equal to the resolution of the

printer.

300 dpi
printer

600 dpi
printer

1200 dpi
printer

Resolution tool
setting

100 20 0 300

You can change the resolution settings available in
the

Resolution

tool’s list box

(see page

52

).

TIP

■

When you change the resolution setting for the
image of a picture, you will not see the image
change in the preview area.

■

You can type any value between 12 and 999,999
in the

Output Resolution

tool.

■

If you change the resolution setting in the

Output Resolution

tool and then change the

output type, you can apply

AutoResolution

for

the new output type by clicking .

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Sharpen Level tool

The

Sharpen Level

tool lets you enhance details in the

image of a picture for the final scan. See

Sharpen

on

page

75

for more about how to use the

Sharpen Level

tool.

When you choose an

Output Type

for the image of a
picture, the scanning software automatically applies
the optimal sharpen level.

After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool to:

➊

select a sharpen level from
the list box, if necessary

➋

reset the sharpen level
setting to the optimal value
for the current output type

The choices in the

Sharpen Level

list box are listed in order from
the least amount of sharpening to the most amount of
sharpening:

■

None

■

Low

■

Medium

■

High

■

Extreme

➊➋

After you select a new sharpen level in the

Sharpen Level

tool, the result of the new sharpen

level can be seen in the preview area.

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output type

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Dimensions tool

The

Dimensions

tool lets you change the size of the
scanned image of a picture so that the image will be
the size you want it when you use the image in another
program or print it. For example, you can save a small
scanned image from a larger original picture.

In the

Dimensions

tool, you can:

■

set the dimensions of the selection area

■

set the units for the selection area and the output
dimensions

■

scale the image to a percentage of the size of the
original

■

set the output dimensions of the image for the final
scan

Original picture 50% Scaled image

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After you have drawn a selection area, use the

Dimensions

tool to:

See

Set the output dimensions

on page65 for more

about how to use the

Dimensions

tool.

➊

adjust the dimensions of the selection area

➋

set values for the width and height of the image to
be included in the final scan

➌

select the units you want to work with

➍

enlarge or reduce output dimensions of the image
for the final scan proportionally by scaling to a
percentage of the original’s size

➎

lock the output dimensions so you can change the
dimensions of the selection area without changing
the output dimensions

➊

➋

➌

➎

➍

To preserve image quality when you use it in
another program:

■

measure the dimensions of the area in which
you will place the image, then

■

use the

Dimensions

tool in

HP PrecisionScan Pro

to

scale or resize the image

to fit that area.

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Exposure Adjustment tool

The

Exposure Adjustment

tool lets you make fine
adjustments to highlights, shadows, and midtones, or
set the output level of black and white pixels in a color
or grayscale image of a picture. See

Adjust exposure

on

page

77

for more about how to use the

Exposure

Adjustment

tool.

After you change exposure settings in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool, the results of the

changes can be seen in the preview area.

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After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool
to:

➊

adjust highlights in the image

➋

adjust shadows in the image

➌

adjust midtones in the image

➍

adjust output level of white pixels

➎

adjust output level of black pixels

➏

view black pixels that will be clipped in the final
scan

➐

view white pixels that will be clipped in the final
scan

➑

view RGB values and pixel distribution for any
light or dark area of the image

➒

reset all the exposure controls to the values
determined by the scanning software

➊
➋

➌

➍
➎

➑

➏

➒

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Color Adjustment tool

The

Color Adjustment

tool lets you change the hue and

make colors brighter in a color image.

See

Adjust color

on page87 for more about how to use

the

Color Adjustment

tool.

After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool to:

➊

change the hue by dragging the indicator circle in
the

Color Wheel

with the mouse

➋

change the hue by clicking a color’s triangle on the

Color Wheel

to move the indicator circle

➌

set color saturation between 0 and 150; the higher
the saturation value, the brighter the colors

➍

change the hue by typing X and Y values for the

Color Wheel

.

➎

reset the color controls to the values determined by
the scanning software

➊

➌

➎

➋

➍

After you change settings in the

Color Adjustment

tool, the results of the new settings can be seen in
the preview area.

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Black & White Threshold tool

The

Black & White Threshold

tool lets you change the
dividing point for black and white pixels in an image
that uses the

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

output type.
All pixels below the threshold will be output as black
and all pixels above the threshold will be output as
white.

After you have drawn a selection area, use this tool to:

➊

view the distribution of black and white pixels in the
selection area

➋

set the black and white threshold (see page92)

➌

set the color channel

➍

set the black and white threshold to the value
determined by the scanning software

➋

➍

➊

➌

After you change settings in the

Black & White

Threshold

tool, the results of the new settings can

be seen in the preview area.

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Black & White Bitmap (raster)

output type

Default
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setting

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Invert tool

The

Invert

tool converts the white areas of an
image to black and the black areas to white. For color
images, the complementary color is scanned.

You can invert an image if you save to a raster output
types, such as TIFF, GIF, or JPEG. Scans saved as B&W
Vector, Text and Text with Images can not be inverted.
In general, Invert is useful for drawings and spot color
images.

When you turn on the

Invert

option, the inverted

image is displayed in the preview area.

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output type

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Use Transparency Adapter Tool

The

Use Transparency Adapter

tool lets you scan from
the connected Active Transparency Adapter (XPA),
instead of scanning from the scanner bed.

When

Use Transparency Adapter

is checked in the

Tools

menu, the XPA icon appears in the status bar.

This menu item is available only if the Transparency
Adapter is connected. See

Active Transparency Adapter

on page

11 5

for more details.

If the menu item is “dimmed,” shut down HP
PrecisionScan Pro, connect the Active
Transparency Adapter to the back of the scanner,
and re-start HP PrecisionScan Pro.

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Quick Help in the scanning software window

A short description, or

ToolTip

, displays when you
move the pointer over of each part of the scanning
software window or a tool, and a longer description
displays in the status bar.

What’s This Help in the scanning software
window

Use

What’s This Help

to learn about any object in the

scanning software window.

To use What’s This Help for the scanning software
window

1

Click in the toolbar, or the in the title bar of a

tool, to change the pointer to .

2

Click an item in the scanning software window or in a
tool.

A popup

Help

description appears.

You can also press

Shift+F1

to display the

What’s This

pointer for the scanning software window.

To use What’s This Help for a tool

1

Click in the title bar of a tool to change the pointer
to .

2

Click an item in a tool.
A popup

Help

description appears.

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

Use

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

to learn about using the

scanning software and the scanner.

To start Help from the Desktop

1

Select , the Windows

Start

button.

2

From the

Start

menu, choose

Programs

, then choose

HP ScanJet Software:HP Online Help:HP ScanJet Help

.

The

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

window appears.

To start Help from the scanning software window

■

From the scanning software

Help

menu, select

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

or

Contents and Index

, or

click in the info bar.

The

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

window appears.

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HP ScanJet Coach

Use the

HP ScanJet Coach

to learn the steps for

scanning. Coaches are available for

General Scanning

,

E-mailing Images

and

Creating Web Pages

.

To start the HP ScanJet Coach from the Desktop

1

Select , the Windows

Start

button.

2

From the

Start

menu, choose

Programs

, then choose

HP ScanJet Software:HP Online Help:HP ScanJet Coach

.

The

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

window appears.

The

HP ScanJet Coach

appears.

To start a HP ScanJet Coach from the scanning
software

■

Click in the scanning software toolbar, or from
the scanning software

Help

menu, select

HP ScanJet

Coach for General Scanning

,

HP ScanJet Coach for

E-Mailing Images

, or

HP ScanJet Coach for Creating Web

Pages

.

The

HP ScanJet Coach

appears.

Videos

Several videos of basic scanning concepts can be
accessed from the

HP PrecisionScan Pro

CD.

1

Insert the

HP PrecisionScan Pro

CD into the CD-ROM

drive.

2

Turn on the computer speakers.

To start a video from the Desktop

1

Select , the Windows

Start

button.

2

From the

Start

menu, choose

Programs

, then choose

HP ScanJet Software:HP Online Help:Show Me Videos

.

To start a video from the Help menu

1

Start the scanning software.

2

From the

Help

menu, choose

Show Me

.

To start a video from online Help

When you see active at the top of a

Help

topic,

■

Click .

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Online manuals

In addition to this HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide
online manual, you can view the HP ScanJet Automatic
Document Feeder Guide in

Adobe Acrobat Reader

, which
describes how to use the HP ScanJet Automatic
Document Feeder.

To view an online manual from the Desktop

1

Select , the Windows

Start

button.

2

From the

Start

menu, choose

Programs

, then choose

HP PrecisionScan Pro:HP Online Help

and the manual.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

starts and displays the online

manual.

To view an online manual from the scanning
software

■

From the scanning software

Help

menu, select the

manual.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

starts and displays the online

manual.

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Save and re-use adjustment settings

You can save the settings you have made to an image
and apply those settings to a another scan during the
current scanning session or after restarting

HP PrecisionScan Pro

. When you save a set of settings,

you give the set of settings a name.

When you want to use those settings for a different
image, load the settings using the same name
(page

46

).

The settings saved are:

■

Output Type

■

Dimensions

tool values (output size and output scale)

■

Output Resolution

tool value

■

Sharpen Level

tool value

■

Exposure Adjustment

tool values

■

Color Adjustment

tool values

■

Black & White Threshold

tool value

■

Invert

■

Use Transparency Adapter

■

the selection area, if one existed

Save Settings

dialog box

Output Settings

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Saving a set of settings

1

From the

Scan

menu, select

Save Settings...

The

Save Settings

dialog box appears (see page44).

2

Review the settings listed in the

Output Settings

and

the

Tools Settings

tabs.

3

If the settings are acceptable for saving, click in the
text field of the

Save Settings

dialog box, then type a

name for the settings.

4

Click

Save

.

•

The

Save Settings

dialog box closes.

•

The named set of settings is saved for future use
(see page

46

).

Save Settings

dialog box

Tools Settings

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Loading a set of settings

Any set of scanning settings you have saved with the

Save Settings

dialog box can be applied to the image

currently displayed in the preview area.

1

From the

Scan

menu, select

Load Settings...

The

Load Settings

dialog box appears.

2

From the list box, select the name of the set of
settings you want to load.

3

Review the settings listed in the

Output Settings

and

the

Tools Settings

tabs.

4

If the settings are acceptable for loading, click

Load

.

•

The

Load Settings

dialog box closes.

•

The settings are applied to the image.

Deleting a set of settings

1

From the

Scan

menu, select

Save Settings...

The

Save Settings

dialog box appears.

2

From the list box, select the name of the set of
settings you want to delete.

3

Click

Delete

.

The

Delete setting

dialog box appears.

4

Click

Yes

.

The set of settings is deleted from the list of saved
settings.

Load Settings

dialog box

Output Settings

tab

The settings name is selected

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Set preferences

Preferences for the scanner and the scanning software
can be set in the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog

box.

The

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box has

several tabs. These tabs are:

➊

Scanner

(see page48)

➋

Selection Area

(see page50)

➌

Resolution

(see page52)

➍

Controls

(see page53)

➎

Text

(see page54)

Opening the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences
dialog box

■

From the

Scan

menu, select

Preferences...

The

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box

appears.

To activate a checkbox choice in the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box:

■

Click the checkbox to place a checkmark in it .

To activate an option button choice in the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box:

■

Click the option button to place a dot in it .

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Scanner tab

The

Scanner

tab of the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box has checkboxes for enabling:

➊

a

Preview

scan when the scanner’s Scan button

is pushed (page

49

)

➋

best quality scaling (page49)

➌

best quality sharpening (page49)

➍

maximum pixel depth (page49)

To change settings:

1

Select the checkboxes you want to turn on or off.

2

Click

Apply

.

3

Click another tab, or click OK to close the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box.

➊
➋

➌
➍

All the checkbox choices in this tab are turned on

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Preview scan when scanner button is pushed

When this checkbox is checked, each time you push the

Scan button on the scanner the scanner

automatically performs a

Preview

scan. This means you

can start a

Preview

scan with the Scan button.

When this checkbox is not checked, pushing the

Scan

button on the scanner does not start a

Preview

scan. You will need to start a

Preview

scan by:

■

clicking in the toolbar

-or­choosing

Preview

from the

Scan

menu

Best Quality Scaling

When this checkbox is checked, the highest quality
scaling is applied to the final scan.

When this checkbox is not checked, scanning is faster
because normal quality scaling is applied to the final
scan.

Best Quality Sharpening

When this checkbox is checked, the highest quality of
sharpening is applied to the final scan.

When this checkbox is not checked, scanning is faster
because normal quality sharpening is applied to the
final scan.

Maximum Pixel Depth

When this checkbox is checked, the largest pixel bit
depth is applied to the scan to produce the highest
quality image.

When this checkbox is not checked, scanning is faster
for most output types because there is less image data
being processed.

By default, when

HP PrecisionScan Pro

is installed,

all the checkboxes are checked in the

Scanner

tab of

the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box.

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The

Selection Area

tab of the

HP PrecisionScan Pro

Preferences

dialog box has checkboxes for controlling

whether the scanning software should automatically:

➊

create a selection area when the mouse is clicked
(page

51

)

➋

determine the best

Output Type

for the selection area

(page

51

)

➌

determine the optimal exposure level for the
selection area (page51)

➍

determine the optimal color balance and saturation
for the selection area (page

51

)

To change settings:

1

Select the checkboxes you want to turn on or off.

2

Click

Apply

.

3

Click another tab, or click OK to close the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box.

➊
➋
➌
➍

By default, when

HP PrecisionScan Pro

is installed,

all the checkboxes are checked in the

Selection Area

tab of the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog

box.

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Automatically create selection area after a mouse
click

When this checkbox is checked, the scanning software
automatically creates a selection area when you click
over a part of the image while the pointer looks like
this: .

When this checkbox is not checked:

■

the scanning software does not automatically create
a selection area when you click over a part of the
image

■

you will need to draw the selection area (see page60)

Automatically set the output type after selection

When this checkbox is checked, the scanning software
automatically changes the output type for a new
selection area created by clicking (see page

59

). The
scanning software determines which output type to
apply based on the contents of the selection area:

■

True Color

is applied when the selection area contains

enough color

■

Grayscale

is applied when the selection area contains

mostly grayscale information

■

Black and White Bitmap (raster)

is applied if the
selection area contains mostly black and white
information

■

Spot Color

is applied when the selection area contains

large areas of similar color.

When this checkbox is not checked, the scanning
software does not change the current output type when
a new selection area is created. You will need to
manually select the appropriate output type from the

Output Type

menu when you create a new selection

area.

Automatically adjust exposure after selection

When this checkbox is checked, each time you create a
new selection area by clicking (see page

59

), the
scanning software automatically changes the controls
in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool to the optimal values.

When this checkbox is not checked, the scanning
software does not automatically reset the controls the

Exposure Adjustment

tool when you create a new

selection area.

Automatically adjust color after selection

When this checkbox is checked, each time you create a
new selection area by clicking (see page

59

), the
scanning software automatically changes the controls
in the

Color Adjustment

tool to the optimal values.

When this checkbox is not checked, the scanning
software does not automatically reset the controls in
the

Color Adjustment

tool when you create a new

selection area.

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Resolution tab

To add a resolution default:

1

Click

Add

.

2

In the

Default Resolution

dialog box, type a number

between 12 and 999,999.

3

Click OK.

4

Click another tab, or click OK to close the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box.

To delete a resolution default:

1

In the

Resolution List

, select the resolution you want

to delete.

2

Click

Delete

.

3

Click another tab, or click OK to close the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box.

The

Resolution

tab of the

HP PrecisionScan Pro

Preferences

dialog box controls the resolution values

contained in the

Output Resolution

tool’s list box. It has:

➊

a list of the resolution values currently available in
the

Output Resolution

tool’s list box

➋

an

Add

button for adding a resolution to the

Output

Resolution

tool’s list box

➌

a

Delete

button for deleting a resolution from the

Output Resolution

tool’s list box

➍

the two resolutions that always remain in the

Output

Resolution

tool’s list box

➊

➍

➌

➋

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Controls tab

The

Controls

tab of the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box has option buttons for selecting which
control range readout to use for scanning.

The control range sets the amount of tonal resolution
per color available for correction in the

Exposure

Adjustment

and

Black & White Threshold

tools. Using a
larger number of bits for the control range results in
greater control of compensation for exposure or
threshold correction.

➊

8-bit readout (0-255)

— sets the scanner to use 8 bits

of tonal resolution per color

➋

10-bit readout (0-1023)

— sets the scanner to use 10

bits of tonal resolution per color

➌

12-bit readout (0-4095)

— sets the scanner to use 12

bits of tonal resolution per color

To change settings:

1

Click the option button to select it.

2

Click

Apply

.

3

Click another tab, or click OK to close the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box.

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Text tab

The

Text

tab of the

HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences

dialog box allows you to select one of the following for
the RTF output:

■

Framed text: Puts the text from the page in frames
and attempts to recreate the page formatting as
closely as possible to the original.

■

Flowed text: Eliminates the columns on the page and
inserts any images in the text as closely as possible
to where they were in the original.

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57

Preview scan

58

Create a selection area

63

Zoom scan

64

Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom)

65

Set the output dimensions

69

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Basic steps for scanning pictures

Quick scan

1 Preview

scan (page57).

2

Create a selection area of the part of the image you
want in the final scan (page

58

).

3

Scan to a destination, save, copy, drag-and-drop, or
print (see

Chapter 6 Saving scanned images

page

102

).

Optional adjustments

(See

Chapter 4 Adjusting images of pictures

page72.)

■

Zoom

scan to see the image at closer range (page63).

■

Set the output dimensions if you want to save the
image as a different size (page

65

).

■

Choose an

Output Type

if you need to save the image
with different colors. For example, you could save a
color image as a grayscale or a 256 color image
(page

69

).

To adjust an image with the

True Color

or a

256 Color

output type:

■

Sharpen (page75)

■

Adjust exposure (page77)

■

Adjust color (page87)

To adjust an image with the

Grayscale

output type:

■

Sharpen (page75)

■

Adjust exposure (page77)

To adjust an image with a

Black & White

output type:

■

Sharpen (page75)

■

Adjust black and white
threshold (page

92

) or color

channel (page94)

Be sure to keep the original in the same place on
the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is
completed.

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Preview scan

A

Preview

scan displays a low-resolution image of
everything on the scanner glass so you can create a
selection area to work with (see page

58

). A final scan
will be performed when the image is saved, copied,
printed, or dragged to another program.

Using the Scan button to Preview scan

If the

ScanJet Button Manager

is set to communicate

with

HP PrecisionScan Pro

:

■

Push the

Scan

button on the scanner once.

The scanner performs a

Preview

scan and the

preview image appears in the preview area.

For information on configuring the

HP ScanJet Button

Manager

, see page12.

Using the scanning software to Preview scan

You can

Preview

scan from the scanning software:

■

Click , the

Preview

button in the toolbar, or

■

from the

Scan

menu, select

Preview

, or

■

press

Ctrl+R

.

The scanner performs a

Preview

scan and the

preview image appears in the preview area.

A

Preview

scan displayed in the preview area

Preview

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Create a selection area

You must create a selection area to indicate the part of
the image you want to save to a file, copy, print, drag­and-drop, or send to a destination.

The area you select will be enclosed by a selection
border, which you can resize later (see page

62

).

There are several ways to create a selection area:

■

click (see page59)

■

draw (see page60)

■

select everything on the scanner glass (see page61)

The selection area determines the part of the image
that is included in the final scan when you save,
copy, print, or drag-and-drop.

If no selection area exists:

■

you cannot perform drag-and-drop

■

the entire area of the scanner glass will be
included when you save, copy, or print

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Clicking to create a selection area

1

Position the pointer near the upper-left corner of
the area you want to work with.

2

Click.

A rectangular selection area is created and the parts
of the preview image outside the selection area are
faded to indicate they will not be included in the final
scan.

To enable clicking to create a selection area enable
the Selection Area preference option Automatically
create selection area after a mouse click (see
page

51

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Drawing to create a selection area

1

Position the pointer over one corner of the area
you want to select.

2

Press the mouse button and drag the pointer
diagonally to create a selection border.

3

Release the mouse button.

Removing the selection area

You can delete the selection area so you can create a
different one.

■

From the

Edit

menu, select

Clear Selection,

or

■

press

Esc

.

Selection

area

Handles

Selection border

■

A dashed border surrounds the selection area.

■

Handles appear on the corners and in the middle
of each side of the selection border.

■

The image inside the selection border remains
vivid.

■

The image outside the selection border appears
faded.

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Selecting the entire preview area

After a

Preview

scan, use the

Select All

command to
create a selection area containing the entire preview
area.

■

From the

Edit

menu, select

Select All

– or –
press

Ctrl+A

.

A selection border is drawn around the entire
preview area.

Selecting the entire zoomed area

After a

Zoom

scan, use the

Select All

command to create

a selection area containing the entire zoomed area.

■

From the

Edit

menu, select

Select All

– or –
press

Ctrl+A

.

A selection border is drawn around the entire
zoomed area.

A selection border around the entire

Preview

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Moving the selection area

You can move the selection area to a different location
in the preview area.

1

Position the pointer inside the selection area.

The pointer changes to .

2

Drag the selection area to its new location.

Adjusting the size of selection area

You can change the size of the selection area two ways:

■

click and drag one of the handles on the selection
border (see the picture on page60)

■

set dimensions for the selection area in the

Dimensions

tool

Use the handles on the border

1

Position the pointer over the handle on the corner or
side of the selection border you need to adjust.

The pointer changes to a bidirectional arrow (see
page

28

).

2

Click on the handle and drag the side of the border to
a new location.

3

Release the mouse button.

Use the Dimensions tool

You can use the fields in the

Selection Area Dimensions

area of the

Dimensions

tool to define the exact size of

the selection area. (See page

34

for more about the

Dimensions

tool.)

1

From the

Tools

menu, select

Dimensions

.

The

Dimensions

tool appears.

2

Click the list button in the

Units

field and select the

units you want to work with.

3

To set the width of the selection area, type the width
value in the

Width

field of the

Selection Area

Dimensions

area.

4

To keep the same aspect ratio for the selection area
(keep the

Selection Area Dimensions

area height value

proportional to the new width value), press

Enter

,

-or-

to leave the existing

Selection Area Dimensions

area

height value, click in any other field of the

Dimensions

tool.

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Zoom scan

Zoom

scan lets you view the selection area at closer

range. Use the

Zoom

command to see the image better

when you adjust it.

Performing a Zoom scan

1

Create a selection area (page58).

2

To enlarge the view of the selection area:

•

Click , the

Zoom

button in the toolbar

– or –

•

from the

Scan

menu, choose

Zoom

.

The scanner scans the selection area and the
selection area fills the preview area.

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Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom)

After you have used the

Zoom

command to enlarge the

view of the selection area, you can use the

Undo Zoom

command to view the preview image without
performing another

Preview

scan. This can be useful
when you have several pictures on the scanner glass
and you want to use each one individually.

Using Undo Zoom

Use the

Undo Zoom

command when you want to create

a different selection area in the preview image.

1

Click , the

Undo Zoom

button in the toolbar,

– or –

from the

View

menu, choose

Undo Zoom

.

The preview image appears with all settings
preserved.

2

Select a different area of the preview image.

3

Click , the

Zoom

button in the toolbar,
– or –
from the

Scan

menu, choose

Zoom

.

The scanner scans the selection area.

The view of the new selection area appears enlarged.

Preview image

Zoom

First zoomed image Preview image Preview image

Undo Zoom Click Zoom

Second zoomed image

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Set the output dimensions

To get the best quality image, determine in advance the
physical dimensions you want for the image and set
those dimensions with the

Dimensions

tool in the
scanning software. For example, if the original is
smaller than the size you need the image to be in
another program, resize it now. Resizing an image in
the destination program can cause the image to
become fuzzy or jagged.

The usual procedure for setting output dimensions
follows this order:

1

Choose the units of measurement you want to work
with (page

66

).

2

Create a selection area (page58) and adjust the size
of the selection area (page

62

).

3

Adjust the output dimensions (page67).

Original picture

400% Scaled image

Create a selection
area

Set output
dimensions
by scaling

Print,
save,
copy, or
drag-and­drop

➊➌

Set units

➋

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See page34 for more about the

Dimensions

tool.

Setting units

The

Units

field in the

Dimensions

tool sets the units of

measurement for the

Width

and

Height

fields in the

Selection Area Dimensions

and the

Output Dimensions

areas. The units available are:

■

inches

■

centimeters

■

points

■

pixels

To set units

1

Create a selection area (page58).

2

Click the list button in the

Units

field of the

Dimensions

tool and select a unit of measurement.

When you change units:

■

the output width value in both

Width

fields

changes

■

the output height value in both

Height

fields

changes

■

the output width value in the info bar changes

■

the output height value in the info bar changes

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Scaling output as a percentage of the original

The

Scale

field is useful for setting output dimensions
when you know approximately how big you want the
final image to be.

For example, when you want the image to be half the
size of the original, set the value in the

Scale

value to
50%. Or if you want the final image to be twice the size
of the original, set the

Scale

value to 200%.

1

Create a selection area (page58).

2

Click the list button in the

Scale

field and select a

percentage

-or-

type a value in the

Scale

field, then press

Enter

.

The new output width appears in the

Width

field in

the

Output Dimensions

area and in the info bar.

The new output height appears in the

Height

field in

the

Output Dimensions

area and in the info bar.

The new scale percentage appears in the

Scale

field

and in the info bar.

The new image size displays in the

Image Size

box in

the status bar.

The selection area remains the same.

When you change the

Scale

value, you will not see

the image change in the preview area.

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Typing values for output width and height

You can type the output dimensions when you know
exactly how big you want the final image to be.

1

Create a selection area (page58).

2

Click in the

Width

field of the

Output Dimensions

area

of the

Dimensions

tool and type the value for the

width

3

Press

Tab

or

Enter

,

– or –

click in the

Height

field of the

Output Dimensions

area

and type the value for the height, then press

Tab

or

Enter

.

•

The new output width appears in the

Width

field of

the

Output Dimensions

area and in the info bar.

•

The new output height appears in the

Height

field

of the

Output Dimensions

area and in the info bar.

•

The new scale percentage appears in the

Scale

field

and in the info bar.

•

The new image size displays in the

Image Size

box

in the status bar.

•

The selection area remains the same.

Locking values for output dimension

You can lock the output dimensions you have defined
so you can change the size of the selection area without
changing the output dimensions.

1

Create a selection area (page58).

2

Set the values for width and height in the

Output

Dimensions

area of the

Dimensions

tool.

3

Click .

4

Adjust the size of the selection area (see page62).

The selection area will be resized proportionally.

The output dimensions remain the same.

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Choose an output type

The output type selected in the

Output Type

menu
determines the bit depth and color palette applied to
the final scan of pictures and drawings, but not for
images that will be converted to text. The table on
page

71

lists bit depths and color palettes for each
output type that is appropriate for images of pictures
and drawings.

The scanning software automatically selects an
appropriate output type based on the contents of the
selection area. The current output type setting displays
in the info bar of the scanning software window.

However, the output type selected by the scanning
software may not be the most appropriate for the way
you will use the image. For example, when you want to
print the image of a color photograph on a black and
white printer, you may want to set the output type to

Grayscale

.

Some output types are more suitable for images that
will be displayed on a monitor, others are more
suitable for printing.

The table on page

71

lists results you can get with each

output type for various types of originals.

True Color

24-bit, millions of colors

Grayscale

8-bit, 256 shades of gray

Black & White

Bitmap (raster),
Scalable (vector)

1-bit black and white

256 Color

Web Palette
System Palette
Optimized Palette

8-bit, 256 colors

Spot Color

8-bit, 256 colors

Output types for pictures

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Changing the output type

1

Create a selection area (page58).

2

From the

Output Type

menu, choose an output type

for the image of the picture you scanned.

Make your output type choice based on:

•

whether the image will be displayed on a monitor
or printed in hardcopy

•

how many colors you want in the final scan

•

file size

After you select an output type from the

Output Type

menu:

•

you will see the image change in the preview area

•

the new output type displays in the info bar

•

the new image size displays in the status bar

•

a new sharpening level may appear in the

Sharpen

Level

tool

•

a new value may appear in the

Output Resolution

tool

For best results with images that will be used on
256-color display monitors, do not use the

256 Color

Optimized Palette

output type.

When an optimized palette is used in an image:

■

that palette is unique to that image and the
unique palette colors are applied to the window
that is displaying the image

■

colors in other windows that are displayed at the
same time will be corrupted, because those other
windows use a standard, system palette

■

the window displaying the image with the
optimized palette will be temporarily rendered
with fewer colors when focus changes to a
different window

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Suggestions for choosing output type

Type of original

Output Type

Color
photograph

Color
drawing

Black and white
photograph

Black and white
drawing

True Color

millions of colors (24-bit color)

best color image for printing one-color tint image for printing

Grayscale

8-bit (256 shades of gray)

grayscale image for printing or displaying on a monitor

Black & White

1-bit black and
white
(only black
and white)

Bitmap (raster)

black and white raster image for printing or displaying on a monitor; not
appropriate for resizing in another program

Scalable (vector

) scalable black and white vector image for resizing in another program

256 Color

8-bit color
(256 shades of
color)

Web Palette

best color for displaying images on
a Web page

one-color tint image for displaying on
a Web page

System Palette

best color for displaying wallpaper,
multiple images, or a presentation
on a monitor

one-color tint image for displaying a
presentation on a monitor

Optimized Palette

best for selecting the colors closest
to those in the image

Spot Color

not
recommended

eliminates small
variations in a
solid color block

not recommended

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75

Sharpen

77

Adjust exposure

87

Adjust color

90

Set output resolution

92

Set threshold for black and white bitmaps

94

Set color channel for black and white bitmaps

96

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Tools for making adjustments

The tools in the scanning software can be used to
adjust the image of a picture before you save, copy,
drag-and-drop, or print the image.

After you have selected an output type (page

69

) and
cropped the image by creating a selection area
(page

58

), the adjustments you can make and the tools

to use are:

How output type affects which image
adjustments you can make

The tools available for making adjustments to an
image of a picture depend on the

Output Type

you have

selected.

Adjustments for color output types

An image with the

True Color

or a

256 Color

output type can

be adjusted for:

■

sharpening

■

exposure

■

color

■

resolution

Adjustment Tool

■

sharpening

Sharpen Level

, page

75

■

exposure

Exposure Adjustment

, page

77

■

color

Color Adjustment

, page

87

■

resolution

Output Resolution

, page

90

■

black and white
threshold

Black & White Threshold

, page

92

■

invert

Invert options

page96,

To get the best scanned image, use the tools in the
scanning software to make adjustments instead of
making adjustments in another program.

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Adjustments for Grayscale output type

An image with the

Grayscale

output type can be adjusted
for:

■

sharpening

■

exposure

■

resolution

Adjustments for Black & White Bitmap (raster)
output type

An image with the

Black &

White Bitmap (raster)

output

type can be adjusted for:

■

sharpening

■

resolution

■

black and white threshold

Adjustments for Black & White Scalable (vector)
output type

An image with the

Black &

White Scalable (vector)

output
type cannot be adjusted with
any of the tools.

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Sharpen

The right amount of sharpening enhances detail in the
scanned image. Too much or too little sharpening can
accent flaws and emphasize undesirable patterns in
images of photographs, drawings, or line art.

If the original picture is not sharp, or you want to create
a special effect, you can increase or decrease
sharpening with the

Sharpen Level

tool. The sharpen

level you select will be applied to the final scan.

See page

33

for more about the

Sharpen Level

tool.

Grayscale

output type

Medium

sharpen level

Extreme

sharpen level

The scanning software automatically selects the
optimal sharpen level for the output type applied
to the image.

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output type

Medium

sharpen level

High

sharpen level

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Changing the sharpen level

1

From the

Tools

menu, select

Sharpen Level

.

The

Sharpen Level

tool appears (see page33).

2

Click the list box button, drag to the sharpen level
you want, then release the mouse button,

– or –

Click in the sharpen level text field and type the first
letter of a sharpen level.

•

The new sharpen level is applied.

•

The result of the change to the sharpen level can
be seen in the preview area.

•

The

AutoSharpen

button in the

Sharpen Level

tool

becomes active.

Applying the default sharpen level

■

Click , the

AutoSharpen

button in the

Sharpen Level

tool.

•

The optimal sharpen level determined by the
scanning software is applied to the

Sharpen Level

tool.

•

The result of the change to the sharpen level can
be seen in the preview area.

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

output type

None

sharpen level

Extreme

sharpen level

■

When you change the sharpen level for the
image of a picture, you will see the image
change in the preview area.

■

If you change the sharpen level in the

Sharpen

Level

tool and then change the output type, you

can apply

AutoSharpen

for the new output type by clicking .

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Adjust exposure

The scanning software automatically selects the
optimal exposure settings for the output type applied
to the image of a picture. However, if the original
picture needs the brightness or contrast adjusted, you
can use the

Exposure Adjustment

tool to increase or

decrease:

■

highlights (see page78)

■

shadows (see page79)

■

midtones (gamma) (see page80)

■

clipping of white and black pixels (see page83)

■

output levels for white and black pixels (see page85)

The exposure settings you select will be applied to the
final scan.

You can also use the

Exposure Adjustment

tool to:

■

view the distribution of pixels (see page81)

■

read the RGB values of the pixels in the image (see
page

81

).

The

Exposure Adjustment

tool is active for the color and

grayscale output types.

Using the Exposure Adjustment tool

1

From the

Tools

menu, select

Exposure Adjustment

.

The

Exposure Adjustment

tool appears. (See page36.)

2

Refer to the following sections for using the

Exposure

Adjustment

tool:

■

Changing highlights

on page

78

■

Changing shadows

on page

79

■

Changing midtones (brightness)

on page

80

■

Checking for clipping of pixels

on page

83

■

Setting pixel output levels

on page

85

Applying the default exposure settings

■

Click the

Auto

button in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool.

•

The optimal exposure settings determined by the
scanning software are applied to the

Exposure

Adjustment

tool.

•

The results of the changes to the exposure settings
can be seen in the preview area.

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Changing highlights

The

Highlights

control in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool
lets you select the lightest printable value in the image.
This gives coverage to areas that would otherwise
remain the color of the paper. You may change
highlights to:

■

lighter to bring out details

■

darker to minimize details

The range for the number in the

Highlights

field is set in

the

Preference Controls

tab (see page53).

Bringing out details in light areas

To bring out details in the light areas of the image,
decrease the number in the

Highlights

field:

■

Click on the left side of the slider,
– or –

■

type a lower number in the

Highlights

field, then

press

Tab

or

Enter

,

– or –

■

click the DOWN spin button next to the

Highlights

field.

slider

field

DOWN spin button

UP spin button

Highlights

control

You can change the amount of tonal resolution
per color available for correction in the

Exposure

Adjustment

tool (see page53).

TIP

Highlights

set at 122

Highlights

set at 215

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Changing shadows

The

Shadows

control in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool
lets you select the darkest printable value in the image.
This allows you to bring out detail in areas that would
otherwise become black. You may make dark parts of
images:

■

lighter to bring out details

■

darker to minimize details

The range for the number in the

Shadows

field is set in

the

Preference Controls

tab (see page53).

Bringing out details in dark areas

To bring out details in the dark areas of the image,
decrease the number in the

Shadows

field:

■

Click on the left side of the slider,
– or –

■

type a lower number in the

Shadows

field, then press

Tab

or

Enter

,

– or –

■

click the DOWN spin button next to the

Shadows

field.

The result of the change to

Shadows

can be seen in

the preview area.

Shadows

slider

field

DOWN spin button

UP spin button

control

A

Shadows

value close to or at zero
generally produces an image with better
shadow detail.

TIP

Shadows

set at 3

Shadows

set at 10

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Changing midtones (brightness)

The

Midtones

control in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool
lets you brighten or darken an image overall by
changing the gamma value.

The range for the number in the

Midtones

field is 1.0 to

4.0.

Brightening the image

To brighten the image overall, increase the number in
the

Midtones

field:

■

Click on the right side of the slider,
– or –

■

type a higher number in the

Midtones

field, then

press

Tab

or

Enter

,

– or –

■

click the UP spin button next to the

Midtones

field.

The result of the change to

Midtones

can be seen in

the preview area.

Midtones

slider

field

DOWN spin button

UP spin button

control

If you will be sharing the image with others, the

Midtones

value 2.2 is recommended, since the

brightness of monitors varies.

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Pixel distribution histogram

The histogram in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool is a
graph of the distribution of pixels in the selection area.
The vertical lines in the histogram show the current
settings for

Shadows

and

Highlights

.

➊

The magenta line in the histogram represents the
current setting for

Shadows

, the darkest areas in the

image.

➋

The red line in the histogram represents the current
setting for

Highlights

, the lightest areas in the image.

➌

The turquoise line appears in the histogram when
either eyedropper pointer is positioned over the
image. It shows you where the pixels at that place in
the image occur in the histogram.

■

Changing the settings for

Highlights

and

Shadows

does not change the graph in the

histogram.

■

Changing the selection area changes the graph
in the histogram.

■

The

Midtones

setting is not represented in the

histogram.

■

The graph in the histogram represents pixel
distribution in the input image, not in the image
that will be output.

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➊➋

Pixels under the eyedropper pointer

➌

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RGB Meter

You can view the RGB values and pixel color for any
spot in a color or grayscale image with the

RGB Meter

in

the

Exposure Adjustment

tool.

Using the RGB Meter

1

Click either eyedropper button in the

Exposure

Adjustment

tool:

■

When you click , the pointer changes to this: .

■

When you click , the pointer changes to this: .

2

Move the pointer over the image.

•

The RGB values and pixel color appear in the

RGB

Meter

.

•

The turquoise line appears in the histogram.

3

Click the same eyedropper button again.

•

The

RGB Meter

dims.

•

The pointer returns to normal.

➊ ➋

➊

RGB values

➋

Pixel color

Do not click while the eyedropper pointer is over
the image unless you want to change the setting
for

Highlights

or

Shadows

.

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Checking for clipping of pixels

The

Exposure Alert

buttons in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool warn you of areas of a color or grayscale image
that contain no detail in the lightest and darkest areas
of the image. The lightest area will print as the color of
the paper, with no ink or toner, and therefore no detail.
The darkest areas will print with the blackest color of
ink or toner, saturating the area with the same color of
black with no visible detail.

The

Exposure Alert

buttons in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool are:

■

– for viewing white pixels that will be clipped in

the final scan

■

– for viewing black pixels that will be clipped in

the final scan

Appearance when
neither

Exposure Alert

button is on

Appearance when
the white

Exposure Alert

button, is turned on

Appearance when
the black

Exposure Alert

button, is turned on

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Viewing and removing clipped light areas

You can adjust the light or dark areas to add detail back
to them.

1

Click , the white

Exposure Alert

button.

The light areas in the image that will print as pure
white appear black in the preview area.

2

In the

Highlights

control, click the UP spin button
repeatedly until the clipped pixels disappear from
the image.
The result of the change to

Highlights

can be seen in

the preview area.

3

Click , the white

Exposure Alert

button again.

The

Exposure Alert

button turns off.

Viewing and removing clipped dark areas

1

Click , the black

Exposure Alert

button.

The dark areas in the image that will print as pure
black appear white in the preview area.

2

In the

Shadows

control, click the DOWN spin button
repeatedly until the clipped pixels disappear from
the image.
The result of the change to

Shadows

can be seen in

the preview area.

3

Click , the black

Exposure Alert

button again.

The

Exposure Alert

button turns off.

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Setting pixel output levels

The

Output Levels

control in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool lets you create interesting effects for images of
pictures.

When you change the

White

output level value to 0 and

the

Black

output level value to 255, the colors in the

image reverse.

Changing output levels

Use the

Output Levels

control in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool to create interesting effects in images of pictures.

The ranges for the numbers in the

White

and

Black

fields are set in the

Preference Controls

tab (see page53).

1

Click the

Output Levels

checkbox in the

Exposure

Adjustment

tool to select it.

The

White

and

Black

output levels controls appear in

the

Exposure Adjustment

tool.

2

Click on the one side of a slider,

– or –

type a different number in the

White

or

Black

field,

then press

Tab

or

Enter

,

– or –

click the UP or the DOWN spin button next to the

White

or

Black

field.

The result of the changes to

Output Levels

can be seen

in the preview area.

Appearance with

White

control = 255

Black

control = 0

Appearance with

White

control = 0

Black

control = 255

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If you want to create an image to use as a backdrop for
dark text on a light background, such as an overhead
transparency, increase the

Black

output level value until

the image is as faint as you like.

If you want to create an image to use as a backdrop for
light text on a dark background, such as with color
slides, decrease the

White

output level value until the

image is as faint as you like.

Click the

Auto

button in the

Exposure Adjustment

tool to change all the exposure settings to the
optimal exposure settings determined by the
scanning software

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Appearance with

White

control = 255

Black

control = 0

Appearance with

White

control = 255

Black

control = 200

Appearance with

White

control = 0

Black

control = 255

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Adjust color

The scanning software automatically selects the
optimal color settings for any color output type applied
to the image. If the overall color in the original picture
is out of balance, or the picture needs more or less
color, you can use the

Color Adjustment

tool to increase

or decrease:

■

color balance, or hue (see page87)

■

color saturation (see page88)

The

Color Adjustment

tool is active for these output

types:

■

True Color

■

256 Color Web Palette

■

256 Color System Palette

■

256 Color Optimized Palette

1

From the

Tools

menu, select

Color Adjustment

.

The

Color Adjustment

tool appears (see page37).

2

Change the color balance or saturation as described
below.

The color settings you select will be applied to the final
scan.

Changing color balance

Use the

Color Wheel

in the

Color Adjustment

tool to

change color balance (hue).

Moving the indicator circle

When the image has too much
of one color, move the
indicator circle toward the
opposite side (opposite color)
on the

Color Wheel

.

■

drag the indicator circle with
the mouse, or

■

click a color’s triangle

The result of the change to
the hue can be seen in the
preview area.

Adjust image color for photographs that are faded
or have too much of one color.

TIP

Indicator circle in
the

Color Wheel

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To correct the excess red in the picture below, the
indicator circle can be moved into the cyan area of the

Color Wheel

.

The hue of an image can be changed to create a
different effect.

Changing color saturation

You can adjust the amount of color in the image with
the

Saturation

slider control in the

Color Adjustment

tool.

The higher the number in the

Saturation

field, the more
vivid the colors will be in the image. A low number in
the

Saturation

field gives the image diluted colors.

The range for the
number in the

Saturation

field is 0 to 150.

The result of the change to the saturation value can be
seen in the preview area.

Increasing the amount of color

Increase the number in the

Saturation

field to make

colors in the image more vivid:

■

Click on the right side of the slider,
– or –

■

type a higher number in the

Saturation

field, then

press

Tab

or

Enter

,

– or –

■

click the UP spin button next to the

Saturation

field.

Decreasing the amount of color

Decrease the number in the

Saturation

field to dilute the

color in the image:

■

Click on the left side of the slider,
– or –

■

type a lower number in the

Saturation

field, then

press

Tab

or

Enter

,

– or –

moved

indicator circle

Very red

Less red

moved

indicator circle

Original

Special effect

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click the DOWN spin button next to the

Saturation

field.

Applying the default color settings

■

Click the

Auto

button in the

Color Adjustment

tool.

•

The optimal color settings determined by the
scanning software are applied to the

Color

Adjustment

tool.

•

The results of the changes to the color settings can
be seen in the preview area.

Saturation

set at 100

Saturation

set at 150

Saturation

set at 75

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Set output resolution

To keep file size small, shorten printing time, and use
less memory, use the lowest possible output resolution
setting for an image of a picture.

The output resolution for the image in the selection
area is set in the

Output Resolution

tool.

The

Output Resolution

tool is active for these output

types:

■

True Color

■

Grayscale

■

256 Color Web Palette

■

256 Color System Palette

■

256 Color Optimized Palette

■

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

■

Spot Color

1

From the

Tools

menu, select

Output Resolution

.

The

Output Resolution

tool

appears (see page

31

).

2

Read the following sections
before you change the value for
output resolution in the

Output Resolution

tool.

The output resolution setting displayed in the

Output

Resolution

tool will be applied to the final scan.

Resolution settings for photographs

Follow these guidelines to set output resolution for
color or black and white photographs.

■

Use 75 as the output resolution setting when:

•

you plan to display the image on a monitor in a
Web page

•

the output type is

256 Color Web Palette, 256 Color

System Palette

,

256 Color Optimized Palette

, or

Grayscale

■

Use

100

as the output resolution setting when:

•

you plan to print the image on a 300 DPI printer

•

the output type is

True Color, 256 Color Optimized

Palette

, or

Grayscale

■

Use

200

as the output resolution setting when:

•

you plan to print the image on the HP PhotoSmart
printer or a 600 DPI printer

•

the output type is

True Color, 256 Color Optimized

Palette

, or

Grayscale

•

you will not be enlarging the photograph (use a
higher resolution if you scale the image to greater

For Web page images, higher resolution does not
improve image quality, but does increase the
number of bytes required to store the image.

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than 100% of the original’s size)

■

Use

300

as the output resolution setting when:

•

you plan to print the image on a 1200 DPI printer

•

the output type is

True Color, 256 Color Optimized

Palette

, or

Grayscale

•

you will not be enlarging the photograph (use a
higher resolution if you scale the image to greater
than 100% of the original’s size)

Resolution settings for drawings

Follow these guidelines for setting output resolution
for images of color or black and white drawings.

■

Use 75 as the output resolution setting when:

•

you plan to display the image on a monitor in a
Web page

•

the output type is

256 Color Web Palette, 256 Color

System Palette

,

256 Color Optimized Palette

,

Grayscale

, or

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

■

Use

300

as the output resolution setting when:

•

you plan to print the image on a 300 DPI printer

•

the output type is

256 Color Optimized Palette

,

Grayscale

, or

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

■

Use

600

as the output resolution setting when:

•

you plan to print the image on the HP PhotoSmart
printer or a 600 DPI printer

•

the output type is

256 Color Optimized Palette

,

Grayscale

, or

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

■

Use

1200

as the output resolution setting when:

•

you plan to print the image on a 1200 DPI printer

•

the output type is

256 Color Optimized Palette

,

Grayscale

, or

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

Applying the default resolution

■

Click , the

AutoResolution

button in the

Output

Resolution

tool.

•

The optimal resolution setting determined by the
scanning software is applied to the

Output

Resolution

tool.

•

The result of the change to the resolution setting
cannot be seen in the preview area.

You can change the resolution settings available in
the

Resolution

tool’s list box (see page52).

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Set threshold for black and white bitmaps

When you want to save a black and white image from a
color or black and white photograph, you can often
improve the result by changing the threshold for the
division between black and white pixels.

The black and white threshold can be changed with the

Black & White Threshold

tool for an image that has the

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

output type. (See page38

for more about the

Black & White Threshold

tool.)

Applying the default threshold

■

Click the

Auto

button in the

Black & White Threshold

tool.

•

The optimal black and white threshold setting
determined by the scanning software is applied to
the

Black & White Threshold

tool.

•

The result of the change to the threshold setting
can be seen in the preview area.

Image of a color
photograph with
the

True Color

output type

The

Black & White

Bitmap (raster)

output
type and a black
and white threshold
of 15 applied

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Changing the black and white threshold

To bring out details in an image with the

Black & White

Bitmap (raster)

output type, decrease the number in the

Black & White Threshold

field:

1

Scan a picture.

2

From the

Tools

menu, select

B & W Threshold

.

The

Black & White Threshold

tool appears.

3

From the

Output Type

menu, select

Black & White

Bitmap (raster)

.

The image changes to black and white.

4

Decrease the value in the

Black & White Threshold

field:

■

click on the left side of the slider,
– or –

■

drag the slider to the left,
– or –

■

type a lower number in the

Black & White Threshold

field, then press

Tab

or

Enter

,

– or –

■

click the DOWN spin button next to the

Black & White

Threshold

field.

The result of the change to the black and white
threshold setting can be seen in the preview area.

The range for the number in the threshold field is set in
the

Preference Controls

tab (see page53).

Threshold 127

Image with the

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

output type

(the default for

Threshold 49

this image)

Try changing the sharpen level to improve the
result when you are changing a color or black and
white photograph to a

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

image.

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Set color channel for black and white bitmaps

When you want to save a black and white bitmap of a
picture that has been printed or photocopied on
colored paper, or want to create a special effect, you
can change the color channel used in the final scan.

Eliminating a color from the image

By changing the color channel setting in the

Black &

White Threshold

tool you can eliminate red, green or

blue from the image (see page

95

).

1

Scan a picture.

2

From the

Tools

menu, select

B & W Threshold

.

The

Black & White Threshold

tool appears.

3

From the

Output Type

menu, select

Black & White

Bitmap (raster)

.

The image changes to black and white.

4

Decrease the value for the black and white threshold
(see page

93

).

5

Select a color channel from the

Scan using channel

list

box in the

Black & White Threshold

tool:

■

To eliminate all the red in colored line art or from a
drawing printed on red or pink paper, choose the

Red

channel. The red components of each pixel in the
image will be mapped to white and green and blue
components of each pixel will be mapped to black.

■

To eliminate all the green in colored line art or from a
drawing printed on green paper, choose the

Green

channel. The green components of each pixel in the
image will be mapped to white and red and blue
components of each pixel will be mapped to black.

■

To eliminate all the blue in colored line art or from a
drawing printed on blue paper, choose the

Blue

channel. The blue components of each pixel in the
image will be mapped to white and red and green
components of each pixel will be mapped to black.

The

Auto

button in the

Black & White Threshold

tool

does not reset the color channel.

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Examples of changing color channels

Images of a color drawing changed to the

Black & White

Bitmap (raster)

output type are shown with different
color channels and black and white threshold settings
applied in the

Black & White Threshold

tool.

Original with

True Color

output

type

Black & White Bitmap (raster)

output

type applied with

NTSC Gray

color
channel and
automatic
threshold (110)

Red

color channel and

automatic threshold (110)

Green

color channel and

automatic threshold (110)

Blue

color channel and automatic

threshold (110)

Blue

color channel and higher

threshold (173)

The

NTSC Gray

channel in the

Scan using channel

list

box of the

Black & White Threshold

tool converts
color to gray at a ratio of 30% red, 59% green, and
11% blue.

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Invert options

The

Invert

tool inverts, or reverses, the colors in an
image. For example, the black and white areas are
reversed in a black-and-white image. A color image will
look like the negative of a color photo.

You can invert an image if you save to a raster output
types, such as TIFF, GIF, or JPEG. Scans saved as B&W
Vector, Text and Text with Images can not be inverted.
This tool is probably most useful for B&W bitmaps and
grayscale images.

When you turn on the

Invert

option, the inverted

image is displayed in the preview area.

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Scan and convert a block of text

A block of text can be selected in the preview image for
conversion to editable, unformatted text.

1 Preview

scan (page57).

2

Create a selection area (see page58).

3

From the

Output Type

menu, select

Text

as the output

type.

4

To enlarge the view of the selection area:

•

click , the

Zoom

button in the toolbar, or

•

from the

Scan

menu, choose

Zoom

.

The scanner scans the selection area and the

selection area fills the preview area.

5

Adjust the selection area to include all the characters
you want in the final scan (see page

62

).

6

To begin the final scan and the character conversion:

•

scan to a destination (see page99), or

•

drag-and-drop to another program (see page99),
or

• Copy

to the

Clipboard

(see page

100

), or

•Save

to a file (see page

100

).

Original Zoomed imagePreview image Drag-and-drop

with selection area

or

Copy

and

Paste

,

or

Save

to a file.

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Scan to a destination

Select this option to scan to:

■

A blank page in an application (i.e., Microsoft Word)

■

An opened document in an application (this option is
not available with all applications)

■

A document management application

■

A web page creation application

■

A print or fax modem application

Drag-and-drop to another program

1

Start the destination program.

2

Open the document and view the page that will
receive the image.

3

In the scanning software window, position the
pointer inside the selection area.

The pointer changes to .

4

Press the left mouse button and drag the image to its
position in the open document.

The pointer changes to .

5

Release the mouse button.

A final scan of the image is performed.

The text is converted to editable text and placed in
the open document.

■

Always

Zoom

scan a selection area you want to
convert to text, then adjust the position and size
of the selection area to be sure it contains all the
characters you want to convert.

■

The text in the selection area is displayed at a low
resolution and may not appear readable, even
after a

Zoom

scan.

■

During the final scan when you drag-and-drop,
copy, or save the selection area, the text will be
scanned at a higher resolution before it is
converted to editable text.

Selecting Text

Be sure to keep the original in the same place on
the scanner glass until the final scan of the image is
completed.

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Copy to the Clipboard

1

Click , the

Copy

button in the toolbar, or

from the

Edit

menu select

Copy

, or

or press

Ctrl+C

.

A final scan of the image is performed.

The text is converted to editable text.

A copy of the text is placed in the

Clipboard

.

2

To paste the text in another program’s open
document:

•

Start the destination program.

•

Open the document and view the page that will
receive the text.

•

Position the pointer where you want to place the
text, then click.

•

From the program’s

Edit

menu, choose

Paste

, or

press

Ctrl+V

.

The text appears where you pasted it.

Save to a file

1

Click , the

Save As...

button in the toolbar, or

from the

Scan

menu, select

Save As...

, or

press

Ctrl+S

.

The

Save As

dialog box appears.

The only file format choice in the

Save as type

list box

is

Text File (.txt)

.

2

In the

Save in

box, choose the directory where you

want to save the text file.

3

In the

File name

box, type a name for the text file.

4

Click

Save

.

A final scan of the text is performed.

The text is converted to editable text.

The text is saved to the file.