Microtek GNC QR SW5 0603 User Manual

ScanWizard 5

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Preview Window (Standard Control Panel)

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. Minimizes ScanWizard 5 (Windows only)

8. Exits ScanWizard 5.

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

10. Output image type (True color, Web color, Gray, or B&W).

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

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

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

14. Cancel/Revert to default settings.

15. Preferences menu options (Scanning functions and to customize the appearance of your Standard Control Panel).

16. Drag this corner to resize the preview window.

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

18. Pans or moves around a magnified area.

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

20. Shows detailed settings and status of current scan job.

21. Resizes preview image.

22. Preview image enclosed in a Scan Frame.

Mac OS 9.x versionWindows version

Preview Window (Advanced Control Panel only)

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

Pan: Scrolls through an overview or prescan image

6. The Scan/Scan to button performs the final scan, and delivers the scanned image to your application program. The Scan button is available only when ScanWizard 5 is launched from an imageediting program (e.g., Photoshop Elements or Photoshop LE). The Scan To button is available when ScanWizard 5 is launched as a stand-alone program

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

Black Point tool: Click to set black reference point.

White Point tool: Click to set white reference point.

Mac OS 9.x versionWindows version

(e.g., launched from the Start menu or the ScanWizard 5 icon on the desktop). Click the Scan To button to active the options menu:

Scan to  saves the scanned image into a 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  uploads the output to a photo-sharing website.

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

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

9. For Windows, the Minimize button lets you minimize the Advanced Control Panel window. The same is achieved with the Shrink button for the Macintosh.

10. The Inactive button is a non-performing feature in ScanWizard 5 but is included in the interface due to the nature of Windows.

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

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

13. Drag this corner to resize your Preview window.

Positive film

Negative film

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