Microtek GNC M SW5MSC 0803 User Manual

Welcome!

The latest Microtek scanners are equipped with smart-buttons for easier access to scanner functions. Scanners with the smart-buttons have these configurations:

● 3 one-touch buttons: Scan, Copy, and E-mail.

● 5 one-touch buttons: Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, and Scan-to-Web or

Scan, Copy, E-mail, Setup, and Cancel.

● 7 one-touch buttons: Cancel/Setup, Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, Scan-

to-Web, and Custom.

Microtek scanners assist users by simplifying scanning tasks and increasing productivity with just the touch of a button. These "smart buttons" provide an intuitive and easy method to quickly and easily scan images.

For example, to copy a stack of documents, simply place the first page on the scanner bed, and press the Copy button. Once the first page has been scanned, place the next page and press the Copy button again. The scanner will work like a copier with your printer, printing the documents one after another with no interruption.

The parameters for each button can be defined through the

Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility. When you have completed specifying

your scan setting requirements, you can then perform several tasks continuously with just a simple touch.

Launching and exiting the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility

How the scanner buttons work

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Launching and Exiting the MSC utility

Launch your Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility by:

● Double-clicking the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) icon

from the desktop.

● Pressing the Cancel/Setup button on your scanner (if your scanner is

not working).

To exit the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility:

● Click the Exit button located at the top-right corner (OK button on

the bottom-right corner for the Mac) of the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel.

Using the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility

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Using the MSC utility

When you launch the MSC, the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel appears. Depending on the scanner model you are using, you will see 3 tabs (

Scan, Copy or E-mail), 5 tabs (Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, or To Web), or 6 tabs (Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, To Web, or Custom). Click any

of the tabs to view or customize the button settings according to your specific requirements.

Click either of the thumbnails below to get a closer view of the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel.

Windows

Macintosh

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Customizing the Scan panel

To obtain a larger view of the Scan panel, click either of the thumbnails below:

Windows Macintosh

Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:

Original

Purpose

Scan Type

Send to Application

Scan Frame

Destination

OK button

Cancel button

Reset button

Help button

Original

Defines the type of your scan material. To scan printed matter (e.g., newspapers, art books, flyers, or magazines), choose Magazine. To scan graphics, choose Illustration.

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Purpose

Defines the destination of the scanner output. For viewing purposes alone, choose On Screen Viewing. Choose Custom if you want to set a specific resolution. It is recommended that the resolution not be set higher than the scanner’s optical resolution.

Scan Type

Defines the color output for your document. Make sure you choose the correct image type; it is always best to choose the right image type. For instance, if you choose True Color to scan a gray-level image, a bigger file size and longer scanning time results with little improvement to image quality. Likewise, if your original is text only without images, choose Black & White to achieve better quality than Gray.

Some scanner models support JPEG output color format. Take note that for JPEG image format, the better the image quality, the greater the disk space required. If your Microtek scanner does not support the JPEG format, the JPEG selections will not appear under Scan Type.

Send to Application

Defines the application that will edit and save the scanned image; the application can be an image editor, web browser, or Acrobat program available on your disk.

If the application you prefer to use is not shown on the list yet, add it to the list by –

For Windows users:

Choose Custom from the bottom of the list. Use the resulting dialog box to search and add the new application to the list.

Application full path: Enter the full path name, or click the yellow folder icon to browse and search for the new application.

Application alias: Enter an alias for the application to be added.

Add: When you have located your new application, click Add to include the new application to the Application alias list. Then click Close.

Delete: If you want to remove an existing application from the Application alias list,

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select the application, then click Delete.

For Macintosh users:

Choose Custom from the bottom of the list to bring up "Choose Application" window. The MSC utility starts to search for the available software programs in your disk and displays them on the left panel of the window.

> or >> : Select and Add a particular software or all the available software from the "Available" panel to the "Selected" panel.

< or << : Select and Delete a particular software or all the software from the "Selected" panel to the "Available" panel.

When you are done with your software selection. click OK to update the changes made, or Cancel to abandon the selection you've just made.

Scan Frame

Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size.

Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.

Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled and instead, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan frame size is framed on the top-center of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the top-center of the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment.

Thumbnail of the Scan frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled.

Destination

Defines the folder for saving and storing the scanned images.

Save in: Saves the image to the current folder destination. To change the folder location, click the folder icon at the right end of the existing path.

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Filename: Refers to the prefix or root name in a series of filenames. By default, the root filename is "Image". If the TIFF file format is selected, the scanned images will be automatically identified as "Image001.tif", "Image002.tif", etc. You can change the default root filename to uniquely label your scan jobs.

File Format: PDF is the default image file format.

Save multiple images as a single file: Allows you to save the scanned images into a

single file. You can enable this option if the scan frame is "Fixed Size" and the output image file format is DCX, PDF, or TIF. When enabled, MSC will prompt you to place the next page as you scan from the scanner bed, then click the Continue button to scan; or click the Close button to save multiple images as a single file. If you scan through ADF, the scanning originals are sequentially scanned until paper out; when finished, all the scanned images are saved as a single file.

OK button

Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Scan Smart-Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Scan button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings.

Cancel button

Abandons the parameters you have just made under the Scan tab panels; all the parameters are restored to their previous settings.

Reset button

Clears all the parameters you have just made under the Scan tab panel; all the parameters are reset to their default settings.

Help (?) button

Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom right (bottom left for Mac) corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a related topic.

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Customizing the Copy panel

To obtain a larger view of the panel, click either of the thumbnails below:

Windows Macintosh

Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:

Original

Color Copy

Scan Frame

Copy Quality

Scaling

Copies

Show printer setting dialog box before scan

Setup button (Windows only)

OK button

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Cancel button

Reset button

Help button

Original

Defines the type of your scan material. To scan printed matter (e.g., newspapers, art books, flyers, or magazines), choose Magazine. To scan graphics, choose Illustration.

Color Copy

Check this option if you are using color printer to print your scanned images.

Scan Frame

Selects either Auto Crop or Fixed Size.

Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.

Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled instead, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan frame size is framed on the center-top of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the top-center of the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment.

Thumbnail of the Scan frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled.

Copy Quality

Selects your printout quality. The higher the image quality, the longer the scanning time and the greater disk space required. Microtek recommends

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that you to choose "Normal" quality for 150 dpi printing, "Best" for 600 or 300 dpi printing, and "Draft" for 100 dpi printing.

Scaling

Enlarges or reduces an image. Specifying scaling parameters above 100% will enlarge the scanned image, while specifying scaling parameters below 100% will reduce the scanned image. Scaling range is between 25% and 400%.

Copies

Defines the number of printout (1 to 99) copies required for a current scan job. This setting can be superseded with setting in your Printer Setup dialog box if you have checked the check box on "Show printer setting dialog box before scan."

Show printer setting dialog box before scan

Check this option if you want to display the printer dialog box before you start to print. Number of printout copies may be redefined in this dialog box. Uncheck this option if you do not want to bring up the printer dialog box and make printout quantity based on "Copies" setting.

Current Printer: Displays the currently selected printer.

Setup button (Windows only)

Selects one of the installed printer drivers as your default printer driver, or changes the currently selected printer driver.

OK button

Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Copy SmartTouch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Copy button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings.

Cancel button

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Abandons the parameters you have just made under the Copy tab panels; all the parameters are restored to their previous settings.

Reset button

Clears all the parameters you have just made under the Copy tab panel; all the parameters are reset to their default settings.

Help (?) button

Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom right (bottom left for Mac) corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a related topic.

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Customizing the E-mail panel

To obtain a larger view of the panel, click either of the thumbnails below:

Windows Macintosh

Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:

Original

Purpose at Receiving End

Scan Type

Send to E-Mail Editor/Send to

Scan Frame

Destination

OK button

Cancel button

Reset button

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Help button

Original

Defines the type of your scan material. To scan printed matter (e.g., newspapers, art books, flyers, or magazines), choose Magazine. To scan graphics, choose Illustration.

Purpose

Defines the ultimate disposition of the scanned image by the email recipient. For email-viewing purposes alone, choose On-Screen Viewing. Choose Custom if you want to set the resolution by yourself. It is recommended that the resolution not be set higher than the scanner’s optical resolution.

Scan Type

Defines the color output for your document. Make sure you choose the correct image type; it is always best to choose the right image type. For instance, if you choose True Color to scan a gray-level image, a bigger file size and longer scanning time results with little improvement to image quality. Likewise, if your original is text only without images, choose Black & White to achieve better quality than Gray.

Some scanner models support JPEG output color format. Take note that for JPEG image format, the better the image quality, the greater the disk space required. If your Microtek scanner does not support the JPEG format, the JPEG selections will not appear under Scan Type.

Send to E-Mail Editor

Sets the E-Mail editor that will send the scanned image. The application is the E-Mail editor currently available in your disk.

Scan Frame

Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size.

Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview,

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tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.

Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled and instead, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan frame size is framed on the top-center of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the topcenter of the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment.

Thumbnail of the Scan Frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled.

Destination

Defines the folder for saving and storing the scanned images.

Save in: Saves the image to the current folder destination. To change the folder location, click the folder icon at the right end of the existing path.

Filename: Refers to the prefix or root name in a series of filenames. By default, the root filename is "Image". If the TIFF file format is selected, the scanned images will be automatically identified as "Image001.tif", "Image002.tif", etc. You can change the default root filename to uniquely label your scan jobs.

File Format: TIFF is the default image file format.

Save multiple images as a single file: Allows you to save the scanned

images into a single file. You can enable this option if the scan frame is "Fixed Size" and the output image file format is DCX, PDF, or TIF. When enabled, MSC will prompt you to place the next page as you scan from the scanner bed, then click the Continue button to scan; or click the Close button to save multiple images as a single file. If you scan through ADF, the scanning originals are sequentially scanned until paper out; when finished, all the scanned images are saved as a single file.

OK button

Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the E-mail Smart-

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Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the E-mail button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings.

Cancel button

Abandons the parameters you have just made under the E-mail tab panels; all the parameters are restored to their previous settings.

Reset button

Clears all the parameters you have just made under the E-mail tab panel; all the parameters are reset to their default settings.

Help (?) button

Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom right (bottom left for Mac) corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a related topic.

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Customizing the OCR panel

To obtain a larger view of the panel, click either of the thumbnails below:

Windows Macintosh

Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:

OCR Language

Document Type Size

Scan Type

Send to Application

Scan Frame

Destination

OK button

Cancel button

Reset button

Help button

OCR Language

The language with which the original text document is written. Options consist of major selection for multi-lingual formats. There are a number of languages available to choose

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from, i.e., English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.

Document Type Size

Defines the font size of your final output – available selections include : Small (6-9 pts.), Medium - Default (10-14 pts.), and Large (15 pts and above).

Scan Type

Defines the color output for your document. Make sure you choose the correct image type; it is always best to choose the right image type. For instance, if you choose True Color to scan a gray-level image, a bigger file size and longer scanning time results with little improvement to image quality. Likewise, if your original is text only without images, choose Black & White to achieve better quality than Gray.

Send to Application

Defines the application that will edit and save the scanned document. .RTF, .XLS, or .TXT format is used if an "extensive text editing" is required. It will automatically open your default or selected word processing application after scanning.

If .PDF with hidden text is selected from the list – it will directly open Adobe Acrobat Reader, allowing you to view and print the scanned material in its original form. Plain .PDF supports viewing, printing, and minor editing.

.HTM is another file format also available from the list – this supports standard web formatting especially when incorporating scanned materials to a website.

If the application you prefer to use is not shown on the list yet, add it to the list by –

For Windows users:

Choose Custom from the bottom of the list. Use the resulting dialog box to search and add the new application to the list.

Application full path: Enter the full path name, or click the yellow folder icon to browse and search for the new application.

Application alias: Enter an alias for the application to be added.

Add: When you have located your new application, click Add to include the new application to the Application alias list. Then click Close.

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Delete: If you want to remove an existing application from the Alias List, select the application, then click Delete.

For Macintosh users:

Choose Custom from the bottom of the list to bring up "Choose Application" window. The MSC utility starts to search for the available software programs on your disk and then displays them on the left panel of the window.

> or >> : Select and Add a particular software or all the available software from the "Available" panel to the "Selected" panel.

< or << : Select and Delete a particular software or all the software from the "Selected" panel to the "Available" panel.

When you are done with your software selection. click OK to update the changes made, or Cancel to abandon the selection you've just made.

Scan Frame

Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size.

Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.

Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled and instead, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan

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frame size is framed on the top-center of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the top-center of the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment.

Thumbnail of the Scan Frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled.

Destination

Defines the folder for saving and storing the scanned images.

Save in: Save the document to the current folder destination. To change the folder location, click the folder icon at the right end of the existing path.

Filename: Refers to the prefix or root name in a series of filenames. By default, the root filename is "Document". If the .RTF file format is selected, the scanned images will be automatically identified as "Document001.rtf", "Document002.rtf", etc. You can change the default root file name to uniquely label your scan jobs.

File Format: RTF is the default file format for OCR.

Save multiple pages as a single file: Allows you to save the scanned pages into a

single file. You can enable this option if the scan frame is "Fixed Size" and the output document file format is RTF, TXT, XLS, or HTM. When enabled, MSC will prompt you to place the next page as you scan from the scanner bed, then click the Continue button to scan; or click the Close button to save multiple pages as a single file. If you scan through ADF, the scanning originals are sequentially scanned until paper out; when finished, all the scanned images are saved as a single file.

OK button

Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the OCR Smart-Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the OCR button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings.

Cancel button

Abandons the parameters you have just made under the OCR tab panels; all the parameters are restored to their previous settings.

Reset button

Clears all the parameters you have just made under the OCR tab panel; all the parameters are reset to their default settings.

Help (?) button

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Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom right (bottom left for Mac) corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a related topic.

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Customizing the To Web panel

To obtain a larger view of the panel, click either of the thumbnails below:

Windows Macintosh

Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:

Web Site

Purpose

Account

Account Manager button

Scan Frame

Saved Files in Local Disk

OK button

Cancel button

Reset button

Help button

Note: Make sure that you are currently connected to the Internet (connection is active/operational), before you attempt to activate the actual Scan-to-Web button.

Web Site

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Options for selecting your Photo-Sharing website where you can directly upload your scanned images into the Internet website photo album and/or order for prints.

Purpose

Defines the purpose of uploading the scanned image into the Web. If you want to place or add the scanned image into your website photo album for viewing, choose Web Photo Album. If you wish to order prints for the scanned image, choose Photo Printing.

Account

If you have an existing account and/or a registered member of any Microtek provided Photo-sharing website -- select your current user name under this option.

If you are a new user, the option box is grayed. You need to register in order to access the Photo-Sharing website. To register, click on the Account Manager button.

Account Manager

The Account Manager button is used for managing your exclusive photo-sharing account from a Microtek provided website.

To register for a free photo-sharing account, click the Account Manager button. When the Account Manager dialog box appears, select a photo-sharing website from the Web Site option, then click the Create a new account button. Follow the online registration, then close the Internet browser after you have completed the registration process and you will return to the Account Manager dialog box. You will need to activate your photosharing account (under the Account Settings) pane after you have successfully completed the online registration.

To activate a new account and/or add an existing account, click the Add button, key in your username and password, and then click Close. When you return to the MSC panel's "To Web" tab -- click OK to apply the settings that you have just made.

Windows

Web Site

Options for selecting your Internet PhotoSharing website for uploading images directly to a specific website photo album.

Create a new account

If you do not have an existing Microtek provided photo-sharing account, you are required to register before you can upload images to this website. Simply click the "Create a new account" button, and then follow the online registration instructions.

Add

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Macintosh

To add an existing account and/or activate a new account, click the Add button, key in your username and password, and then click OK in the dialog box that follows.

Edit

Click this button if you need to change/modify your current username and password.

Delete

Click this button to delete a particular account previously added under the Account Settings.

Scan Frame

Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size.

Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.

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Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled instead, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan frame size is framed on the top-center of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the top-center of the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment.

Thumbnail of the Scan Frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled.

Saved files in Local Disk

Scanned image(s) will be saved under the default "My Images" folder or a specified local disk first before it is uploaded to the Photo-Sharing website.

Save In: Saves the image to the current folder destination. To change the folder location, click the folder icon at the right end of the existing path.

Filename: Refers to the prefix or root name in a series of filenames. By default, the root filename is "Image" and default format is JPEG. The scanned images will be automatically identified as "Image001.jpg", "Image002. jpg ", etc. You can change the default root file name to uniquely label your scan jobs.

File Format: JPEG is the file format available -- as this is the standard image format widely used on the web.

OK button

Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Scan-to-Web Smart-Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Scan-to-Web button, the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings.

Cancel button

Abandons the parameters you have just made under the To Web tab panels; all the parameters are restored to their previous settings.

Reset button

Clears all the parameters you have just made under the To Web tab panel; all the parameters are reset to their default settings.

Help (?) button

Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom right (bottom left for Mac) corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a

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