Microtek GNC QR SW5 0501 User Manual

ScanWizard 5

Q U I C K R E F E R E N C E G U I D E

Preview Window (Standard Control Panel)

Windows version

1. Prescans and previews the scan material.

2. Performs the final scan and selects a destination for the scanned image.

3. Zoom in (+), magnifies preview image.

4. Switches to the Advanced Control Panel.

5. Scanner info, power-save, and JPEG compression control (if applicable).

6. Online help and Tutorial Guide for a step-by-step scanning operation.

7. Exits Scanwizard 5.

8. Type of scan material (Photo, Text, Document, Film, etc.).

9. Output image type (True color, Web color, gray, or B&W).

10. Image output resolution presets for Onscreen Viewing, Printing, etc., plus custom resolution input.

11. Output size or ratio (50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, or 200%).

12. Image enhancement tools (Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, or Saturation).

13. Cancel/Revert to default settings.

14. Preferences menu options (Scanning functions and customize the appearances of your Standard Control Panel).

15. Drag this corner to resize the preview window.

16. Zoom out (-), shrinks preview image.

17. Pans or moves around a magnified area.

18. Shows current settings and becomes a Progress bar during scanning.

19. Resizes preview image.

20. Preview image enclosed in a Scan Frame.

Macintosh version

Preview Window (Advanced Control Panel)

Windows version Macintosh version

1. The Menu bar provides 5 menus: Scanner Menu (set up scanner-to-host interface); View Menu (control image and view/hide options); Preferences Menu (customize software); Correction Menu (adjust/correct image); and Help Menu (access online help).

2. Unit of measurement for rulers. Options include inch, cm, mm, point, pixel, and pica.

3. The Overview button previews the image(s) on your scanner bed.

4. The Prescan button shows a higher resolution image of the area selected by the Scan Frame tool.

5. The Toolbar selects actions to be performed on the overview or prescan image.

Scan Frame: Lets you select a scan frame area

Pane: Scrolls through an overview or prescan image

6. The Scan button starts the scanning process. This button is available only when ScanWizard 5 is launched from an image editing program (e.g., Photoshop or PhotoImpact). The scanned image is automatically delivered to your application program.

Standard Control Panel

Zoom: Click to enlarge; Shift or Option+Click to shrink

Dropper: Selects shadow/highlight values on a prescan image

Advanced Control Panel

If ScanWizard 5 is launched as a stand-alone program (e.g., launched from Start menu or the ScanWizard 5 icon), this button appears as: Scan to  saves the scanned image into file; Copy  sends the output to a printer; E-mail  attaches the output to an E-mail message; OCR  converts the text into an editable format; or To Web  the output is instantly uploaded to a Photo-Sharing website.

Standard Control Panel Advanced Control Panel

7. The Scan Material icon indicates the type of the current scan material.

(reflective)

8. For Windows, the Close button is used to exit ScanWizard 5. For Macintosh, select Quit from File menu to exit ScanWizard 5.

9. The Switch button takes you back to the Standard Control Panel.

10. The Status bar gives useful tips relating to the selected tool in the Toolbar.

11. Drag this corner to resize your Preview window.

(positive film) (negative film)

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