Microtek ScanMaker i450 Guide

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ScanMaker i450 features, scenarios, and information

Getting to Know Your ScanMaker i450

The ScanMaker i450 high-performance scanner with the versatility to scan photos and film. Features include 48-bit color, resolution of 4800 dpi, scan bed size of 8.5" x

11.7", and seven Smart-Touch buttons on the front panel for easy access to scanner functions. The ScanMaker i450 has a built-in transparency adapter for scanning film and transparencies up to 1.77" x 10". Also featured is ColoRescue™ -- Microtek's one-touch color restoration to revive faded color in both photos and film.

Contents

Getting to Know Your ScanMaker i450 ........................................................... 1

Features of the ScanMaker i450 ...................................................................... 2

Taking a Closer Look ........................................................................................3

How the Smart-Touch Scanner Buttons Work .............................................. 4

Positioning Your Originals .............................................................................. 5

Positioning Reflective Originals ......................................................... 5

Positioning Transparent Film ............................................................. 6

A. Using the Film Holder to scan 35mm Filmstrip ......................... 7

B. Using the Film Holder to scan 35mm Slide ................................ 8

Scanning Scenarios ......................................................................................... 9

A. Scanning Photos (1) .....................................................................10

B. Scanning Photos (2) ..................................................................... 11

C. Scanning Photos (3) ..................................................................... 13

D. Scanning Film (1) .......................................................................... 15

E. Scanning Film (2) .......................................................................... 17

Specifications / System Requirements ........................................................ 18

FCC Compliance Statement .......................................................................... 19

Features of the ScanMaker i450

The ScanMaker i450 comes with several important features, including the following:

• Energy-saving LED light source: Adopting LEDs as the light source, when the scanner is detected by the system, there are no requirements for any warm-up time before carrying out the scan, which boots your productivity and reduces energy costs amazingly. With its stable performance, the image quality will remain consistent even after used for a certain period of time.

• Integrated 35mm transparency adapter: With a transparency adapter built in to the scanner lid for scanning slides, negatives, and transparencies built into the scanner lid, the ScanMaker i450 improves your productivity and saves you money in having to acquire additional film-scanning accessories.

• Exclusive film holder: This specially designed Microtek accessory is designed to hold slides and film in place. By loading the film holder on the scan bed before scanning film, you can ensure perfect alignment of your images and achieve consistent scans. You can use just one film holder to scan both 35mm slides and filmstrip.

• Seven Smart-Touch buttons: These buttons on the front panel of the scanner provide you with a quick and easy way to launch frequently used scanner functions. All it takes is one touch of a button — and you can launch the scanner button's corresponding function. The seven Smart-Touch buttons include Cancel/Setup, Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, PDF, and Custom.

• Microtek's ColoRescueTM: This color restoration solution restores faded colors in both photos and film, bringing hues back to their original luster and brilliance for more vibrant images. ColoRescue's one-click, automatic color recovery process is simple and straightforward, involving no learning curve or hassle.

• Microtek ScanWizard EZ scanning software: ScanW izard EZ is developed exclusively for Microtek scanners used in a PC system. It has three unique scan modes, the EZ mode, Advanced mode and Professional mode that no matter novices and experienced users can find it productive and easy to use.

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Taking a Closer Look

Scanner lid, with built-in transparency adapter

Horizontal ruler (top ruler)

Glass surface (Scan bed)

LED

Cancel/

Setup

Scan E-mailCopy O CR

Power switch

Power connector

PDF

Custom

Hi-Speed USB port (1)

9-pin accessory port (with built-in transparency adapter securely connected)

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How the Smart-Touch Scanner Buttons Work

Note: The Smart-Touch buttons on the front panel of your scanner automate frequently performed tasks, such as Scan to File, Send to Printer, etc. For each scanner button, the parameters governing the use of that button are defined or set through the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility. You can use the MSC, for instance, to define how many copies are to be printed of your scan every time you hit the “Copy” button. To launch the MSC, exit ScanWizard EZ first, then double-click the MSC icon on your desktop.

The ScanMaker i450 is equipped with seven Smart-Touch buttons for easy access to frequently used scanner functions. To carry out a specific task, simply press the corresponding button on the scanner. The Smart-Touch buttons are:

1. Cancel/Setup: This button cancels an ongoing scan job, or launches the Microtek Scanner Configuration utility when the scanner is idle.

2. Scan: This button captures images that can be automatically saved as files or sent to another application for further processing.

3. Copy: This button scans the image and sends it to your printer, transforming your scanner and printer into a convenient copy station. Simply specify the number of copies you want. To use the Copy button to print a stack of documents:

- Place the first page on the scanner glass surface.

- Press the Copy button to scan an image to a file, then automatically output to

your specified printer.

- Load the next page and press the Copy button again. The scanner works in

similar fashion to your printer, printing documents one after another with no interruptions.

4. E-mail: This button scans the image and delivers it directly to your e-mail editor .

5. OCR: This button performs OCR (Optical Character Recognition) of a document and converts it to a fully editable digital file. Saves time from retyping documents into your word processor.

6. PDF: This button captures an image and automatically saves it as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file for immediate viewing with the Adobe Acrobat software.

7. Custom: This button customizes the Custom button to perform four of the most commonly used functions, including:

- Power Saving: Turns the scanner lamp ON or OFF to save power and lamp life.

- Scan: Defines another button to be a second “Scan” button. Use this if you need

a second “Scan” button with different parameters from the first Scan button.

- Fax: Launches a fax driver installed on your computer.

- Launch Application: Defines an application to be launched.

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Positioning Your Originals

Positioning Reflective Originals

T o scan reflective originals such as photos and printed matter, use the Black Mat came with your scanner package.

1. Raise the scanner lid, and place the photo to be scanned face down on the scanner glass surface. Position the top end of the photo towards the back of the scanner.

2 . Place the Black Mat that came with your scanner on top of the photo, then lower

the scanner lid on the scanner glass surface.

Note: Use of the Black Mat on top of your photo filters out unwanted light during scanning, and ensures the correct functioning of the automatic cropping feature when you do a preview scan.

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Positioning Transparent Film

T o scan film, use the film holder included with your scanner package, and match it with the correct type of film to be scanned, such as 35mm slides and filmstrip. Using the film holder ensures precise alignment of film to yield consistent scans, and aids in the correct performance of the automatic cropping* feature during film scanning.

Notes on automatic cropping

For the scanner to perform automatic cropping during scanning, the following conditions below should all be met:

• Your computer's operating system should be Windows.

• The film holder is correctly aligned on the scan bed.

• The scan material is Positive or Negative Film, with the slide or filmstrip to be scanned correctly loaded on the film holder.

• In the Scan Job Queue window of ScanWizard EZ the “Multiple Auto-crop for EZLock Film Holder” option is checked.

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