Microtek ScanWizard 5 user guide
About ScanWizard 5
ScanWizard 5 is Microtek's scanning
software developped exclusively for
Microtek scanners. ScanWizard 5's
unique dual interface has features that
both the novice and experienced scanner
users will love.
ScanWizard 5's two interface are named
ScanWizard 5-Standard Control Panel
and the ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control
Panel.
Learn more about the Standard Control
Panel
Learn more about the Advanced Control
Panel
Switching Between Standard and
Advanced
Quick Start-up
Scanning sequence is done in five easy steps.
Step 1. Install Microtek ScanWizard 5
Step 2. Position your original material
Step 3. Launch ScanWizard 5
Step 4. Scan your material
Step 5. Save your scan material
Step 6. Exit ScanWizard 5
Step 1. Install Microtek ScanWizard 5
Install the ScanWizard 5 scanner driver (included in your Microtek CDROM) as instructed in the Installing and Getting Started booklet
(a separate document that came with your scanner package).
For ScanWizard 5 to work properly after installation, the correct scanner
model should be properly connected to your host beforehand and it needs
to be "powered on" before launching the software.
Step 2. Position your original material
Place your material face down on the scanner bed.
Step 3. Launch ScanWizard 5
A. Launching ScanWizard 5 as a stand-alone program
Double-click the ScanWizard 5 icon on your desktop; or
B. Launching from an image-editing application
Windows: Go through the Windows menu - click Start, Programs,
Image-editing software.
Macintosh: Launch your image-editing software from its folder.
Step 4. Scan your material
As soon as you launch ScanWizard 5, it will automatically detect, configure,
scan, and perform a fast preview of the scan material and displays it in the
preview area of the panel.
To set and make adjustments to the image, use the Tool buttons (Original,
Scan Type, Purpose, Scale Output, or Adjust).
Step 5. Save your scan material
You need to click the Scan to button if you wish to store the scanned
image(s) into a file and easily retrieve it for future use.
Click the Scan to button to save, print, or deliver your image(s) directly to
another application (web, E-mail, or OCR).
Step 6. Exit ScanWizard 5
Windows: To quit ScanWizard 5, simply click on the Exit button
located at the top right corner of the Standard Control Panel.
Macintosh: The Exit button is located at the top left corner of the
Standard Control Panel.
Standard Control Panel
The ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel offers a simple and easy
way to complete a scanning session. It has a balloon tutorial that
can guide you through the actual steps to help you accomplish your
first scan.
To obtain a larger view and find out more about the functions
behind the Standard Control Panel, click either one of thumbnails
below:
Windows Macintosh
Standard Control Panel
To view a brief information about the functions of the Standard Control Panel, position
the cursor
pointer
over any button, icon, or bar on the panel, and then click the grabber
to activate associated pop-up information dialog box.
Select the topic you
wish to view from the
links below to get a
hold of a more specific
explanation:
The Preview window
- Scan Frame
- Tool Buttons
- Final Scanning
Buttons
- Control Buttons
Standard Control Panel
To view a brief information about the functions of the Standard Control Panel, position
the cursor
pointer
over any button, icon, or bar on the panel, and then click the grabber
to activate associated pop-up information dialog box.
Select the topic you wish
to view from the links
below to get a hold of a
more specific explanation:
The Preview window
- Scan Frame
- Tool Buttons
- Final Scanning Buttons
- Control Buttons
Standard Control Panel
Preview window
By default, ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel automatically
detects and creates a preview image of your original material in the preview
window when you first launch the program.
If you have disabled the auto-preview function under the "Preferences"
dialog box, you will need to manually click the Preview button to prescan
and preview your material.
Scan Frame Plotting, Moving, Re-sizing
Toolbar commands Original, Scan Type, Purpose, Scale Output, Adjust, Reset, Preferences
Final Scanning buttons Scan, Scan to, E-mail, Copy, OCR, To Web
Control buttons Panning tool, Zoom controls, i [Info], Arrow, Switch, Scanner info, Help [?], Exit
Scan frame
A Scan frame is a floating dotted-line border around a selected image.
Plotting
Moving
Resizing
Plotting
To plot a scan frame, point at any corner
of your intended scan frame. When the
crosshair pointer appears, drag diagonally
until you have the desired image selection
enclosed in a frame, and then release the
mouse. Your actual scan frame border
now turns into cascading lines.
To create a new scan frame over an
existing one or in another location of the
same preview image, follow the steps in
plotting a scan frame. When you release
the mouse, however, the previous scan
frame will be discarded.
Resizing
Point at any border of the scan frame until
a two-way arrow pointer appears. Drag
horizontally or vertically until you have
achieved the desired width and height
adjustments.
Moving
If you wish to use an existing scan frame
dimension to select another area of the
scan image, simply move the existing
scan frame over to the new area by
pointing anywhere within the existing scan
frame. When the four-way arrow pointer
appears, drag the scan frame to the
target area.
Toolbar commands
Windows Macintosh
Original
Scan Type
Purpose
Scale Output
Adjust
Reset
The Standard Control Panel's Toolbar commands are designed for selecting
your scan-setting requirements. There is no order or sequence required for
using the Toolbar commands in defining various aspects of your image.
Preferences
Original button
The Original button lets you select the type of material to be scanned.
ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel determines the best scanning
parameters to automatically configure your original material.
Options for selecting the type of scan material under the Original button
include: Photo, Text Document, Illustration, Printed Material, Film, etc.
Scan Type button
The Scan Type button allows you to select the image output to which the
original scan material will be converted. The options for choosing the output
image type are: True Color, Web Color, Gray, B&W, or JPEG.
Purpose button
The Purpose button displays a menu for selecting the intended usage of
the output image resolution. Different image resolution values are provided
for different output applications. The higher the resolution, the bigger
memory size required for uploading and downloading images.
This is your button for defining image output resolution to match the target
application (On-screen Viewing, Normal Screen, Ink-Jet Printing, and
Laser).
Select from the menu the particular setting that will best match the
intended device application for your output image. Different types of
originals may have different predefined resolution values as shown on the
table below.
If none of the predefined resolution matches your need, you may define
your own resolution by selecting "Custom" and then enter your own
resolution value in the Edit box provided at the bottom of the menu.
Remember that the higher the resolution, the larger the file size will be.
Normal Screen
Fine Screen
Ink Jet Printer
300 Laser Printer
600 Laser Printer
Text
Doc./Photo
72 72 72
96 96 96
300 200 300
300 100 300
600 150 300
+/- Film Graphic and
Magazine
Fax
OCR
200 200 200
300 300 300
Scale Output button
This button lets you select image output resolution in terms of size/aspect
ratio. (50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, or 200 %).
Adjust button
This button is your basic image enhancement tool for modifying or
enhancing image(s) at the scanning stage.
It is suggested that you adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Color,
and Saturation of the preview image to enhance the output image. Click on
the Adjust button, and the Standard Control Panel image correction tool will
display. Adjust the image appearance by dragging the slider of each tool
along its grooves. Observe the changes from the preview image every time
you move each pellet button.
Reset button
This button will cancel your defined choices or revert to the default settings.
Preferences button
This button will give you access to the "Preferences" dialog box to set up
scanning function, and allows you to repaint or customize the appearance of
your Standard Control Panel.
The Preferences setup dialog box provides options on how you would like
ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel to handle your scan material when
the program is launched.
To redefine Preferences setup, click on the Preferences button. From the
Preferences dialog box, select and choose your preferred options.
Automatically previews scan bed when launching ScanWizard 5
If checked, a reflective original overview will be carried out when
ScanWizard 5 is launched. If unchecked, no preview is carried out.
Auto-detect image type and find edges of photo or document
If checked, the scanner detects the image type when a preview is in
progress, and performs auto-cropping of the frame for reflective originals. If
unchecked, the image type can be chosen by the user, and a scan frame
can be set manually for cropping.
Hide balloon screen tips
If checked, a balloon help pops up while the mouse pointer is on a button,
icon, or selection item. If unchecked, the balloon help becomes hidden and
inactive.
Auto Image Enhancement
If the "Auto Image Enhancement" option is checked, resulting image will
appear sharper, brighter, more realistic, and more saturated. If the "None"
option is selected, no image enhancement is applied.
Final scanning buttons
Windows Macintosh
Scan button
Scan
Scan to
E-mail
Copy
OCR
To Web
This is the default button when ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel is
launched from an image-editing application. It performs the final scan and
sends the scanned image (output) to the application that you are using.
Scan to button
When ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel is launched as a stand-alone
program and is the default setting. This is also the default button on
scanners with the "Go" button feature.
E-mail button
ScanWizard 5 automatically attaches the scanned image to your E-mail
message.
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to (whichever was activated
previously) button for a moment, then click and hold the button. Select E-
mail from the drop-down menu.
The Save As dialog box appears and prompts you to save the file to your
folder and key in a file name. It is recommended that you use either .jpg or
.bmp as the file format.
Make sure that the check box "Send document to application after saving"
has been selected/checked.
Make sure your preferred E-mail application is selected from the listed
options.
Click Save to launch your E-mail editor with the attached image, then start
typing your message and hit the Send button.
Copy button
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan To button, then click and hold the
button for a moment. Select Copy from the drop-down menu.
When the Copy dialog box appears, select your default printer or any
alternative printer from the options, then specify the number of copies to be
made. When you are ready to print, click OK to create a copy of the
scanned material directly on your default printer.
The function of the Copy button is similar to the E-mail and OCR buttons.
OCR button
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to button, then click and hold the
button for a moment. Select OCR from the drop-down menu.
When the Save As dialog box appears, key in a file name, then select .rtf,
.txt, .xls, .htm, and pdf as the export file format.
Make sure that the check box "Send document to application after saving"
has been selected/checked. Now, choose the Word processing application
from the options, and then click Save. The saved file can now be opened
from your chosen application, and is ready to be edited.
To Web button
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to button, then click and hold the
button for a moment. Select To Web from the drop-down menu.
ScanWizard 5 will check if the image size does not exceed the allowed file
size. When the "Microtek ScanWizard 5 - Scan to Web" dialog box appears,
save the file in your preferred folder, key in a file name, specify the file
type, and choose the website address from the options given.
The scanned image will automatically be uploaded directly to the
default/chosen website.
Control buttons
Windows Macintosh
/
/
-- Minimize
Pan tool
Zoom controls
i [Info]
Arrow
Switch
Scanner info
Help [?]
Exit
Pan tool
Pans or moves around a magnified preview area
Zoom controls
(+) Zoom in button to magnify preview image
(-) Zoom out button to shrink preview image
i [Info]
The Info icon or status bar will show a summary of current configuration
settings on the current image and also becomes a progress bar during
scanning. Click this icon for more detailed configuration info.
Arrow
This is your button for resizing the preview window. Simply drag the Arrow
icon (located at the bottom right corner of the panel) to adjust the size of
the window.
Switch
This icon enables you to change/switch to the Advanced Control Panel and
the Standard Control Panel, respectively.
Scanner info
Click the Scanner info icon to access the "Scanner Control and Scanner
Information" options menu.
ScanWizard 5 is constantly in touch with your scanner, monitoring scanner
availability and serviceability, as well as its make and mode. To see how
your scanner is doing, simply click this icon from the title bar.
Help [?]
On-line help:
To access On-line help, click on the Help icon, then select Help.
Tutorial Guide:
To access the balloon tutorial, click on the Help icon, then choose Tutorial
Guide.
About ScanWizard 5:
To learn more about the version and release date of your ScanWizard 5,
click on About from the Help icon. The ScanWizard 5 splash screen will
appear.
Minimize
Windows:
Macintosh: (Not available)
To minimize ScanWizard 5, click on the Minimize located
at the top right corner of the Control Panel.
Exit
Windows: To close ScanWizard 5, click on Exit located at the top
right corner of the Control Panel.
Macintosh: Exit is located at the top left corner of the Standard
Control Panel.
Take note that when you exit, you quit from both standard and advanced
modes of ScanWizard 5.
Advanced Control Panel
The ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Control Panel provides users the
power to specify, correct, and improve the image at the scanning
stage. Learn how to use the basic functions in the Advanced Control
Panel to scan like a pro.
To learn more, click any of these four windows--related to your
computer's Operating System (OS).
Windows Macintosh
Advanced Control Panel
Preview window
To view information about the functions of the Advanced Control Panel, position the cursor
over any button, icon, or bar on the panel. Click the grabber pointer
help information. Or select the topic that you wish to view from the links below:
Menu bar, Control buttons, Final Scanning buttons, and Toolbar.
to activate associated
Preview area,
The Advanced
Control Panel,
Settings, Info, and
Scan Job Queue
windows appear
when ScanWizard 5 Advanced Control
Panel is activated for
the first time.
Settings
window
Info window
Scan Job window
Advanced Control Panel
Preview window
To view information about the functions of the Advanced Control Panel, position the cursor
over any button, icon, or bar on the panel. Click the grabber pointer
help information. Or select the topic that you wish to view from the links below:
Menu bar, Control buttons, Final Scanning buttons, and Toolbar.
to activate associated
Preview area,
The Advanced Control
Panel, Settings, Info, and
Scan Job Queue windows
appear when ScanWizard 5
- Advanced Control Panel is
activated for the first time.
Settings window
Info window
Scan Job Queue
window
Advanced Control Panel
Preview window
The Preview window is the main window of the four windows. The Preview
window is where your image appears after you click on the Overview or
Prescan button.
Preview area Preview image information
Menu bar Scanner, View, Preferences, Correction, Help
Control buttons Overview, Prescan, Scan Material, Switch, Unit of Measurement/Ruler, Exit, Minimize, Shrink
Final scanning buttons Scan, Scan to, E-mail, Copy, OCR, To Web
Toolbar Scan Frame, Zoom, Pan, Pickers
Preview area
The preview area is where the preview image appears.
The dimensions of the preview area vary, depending on your scanner
model. The size of the preview area can be modified through the Overview
Setup command in the Preferences menu. You can increase the size of the
preview area to see more detail in your image, or you can reduce the
preview area to fit more information on your monitor.
Menu bar
The menu bar includes the different menus for setting up the scanner.
Scanner menu To view the status and technical information about your scanner
View menu To modify the ScanWizard 5 windows
Preferences menu To customize how the image is processed
Correction menu Contains the Advanced Image Correction items
Help menu To access on-line help
Control buttons
The Control buttons generate a specific action from the scanning software.
The buttons include: Overview, Prescan, Scan Material, Switch, Unit of
Measurements/Rulers, Status bar, Resize, and Exit.
Windows Macintosh
-- Exit
Minimize (Shrink for Macintosh)
Unit of Measurement/Ruler
Overview
Prescan
Scan Material
Switch
Overview button
The Overview button creates a low-resolution preview.
Prescan button
The Prescan button creates a high-resolution preview.
Unit of Measurement/Rulers
The rulers on both sides of the preview window assist you in measurement
or in checking the alignment of your image.
The unit of measurement in the ruler can be selected in two ways: in the
Image Dimension controls located in the Settings window, or by clicking on
the ruler unit button at the 0,0 point of the rulers in the Preview window.
Depending on your selection, the rulers can mark off measurement in these
units: inch, centimeter, millimeter, point, and pixel. The pixel option is
dimmed if the selected resolution unit is lpi, and vice versa.
To select the unit of measurement for the rulers:
Click on the unit box in the Settings window, or click on the ruler unit
button
submenu appears, select the unit of measurement.
at the 0,0 point of the rulers in the Preview window. When the
Scan Material icon
Access the Scan Material menu by using the Scan Material icon, located to
the left of the Switch button.
The appearance of the Scan Material icon changes, depending on whether
your scan material is reflective, positive, or negative.
If you are scanning reflective materials (such as
Appearance of the Scan
Material Status icon
when scanning
reflective materials
photos or printed material), this is the
appearance of the Scan Material icon. When you
click on the icon and hold down the mouse, you
will see the Reflective option checked.
If you are scanning a positive transparency or
Positive transparency
or filmstrip
Negative transparency
or filmstrip
filmstrip, this is the appearance of the Scan
Material icon. When you click on the icon and
hold down the mouse, you will see the Positive
Film option checked.
If you are scanning a negative transparency or
filmstrip, this is the appearance of the Scan
Material icon. When you click on the icon and
hold down the mouse, you will see the Negative
Film option checked.
Switch icon
This icon enables you to change/switch to the Advanced Control Panel and
the Standard Control Panel, respectively.
Exit [X]
To close ScanWizard 5, click on the Exit button located at the top right
corner of the Control Panel for Windows, or select Quit from the File menu
for Macintosh.
Take note that when you exit, you quit from both standard and advanced
modes in ScanWizard 5.
Minimize/Shrink
Windows: To minimize ScanWizard 5, click on the Minimize button
located at the top right corner of the Control Panel.
Macintosh: To shrink Advance Control Panel, click on the Shrink
button located at the top right corner of the Control Panel.
Status bar
The status bar provides helpful tips when you click any button on the panel.
Resize
Simply drag the bottom right corner of the Advanced Control Panel to
adjust the size of the Preview window.
Final scanning buttons
One of ScanWizard 5's great features is the productivity tools under the
Scan button. Click and hold the mouse button to activate the options menu
and select either Copy, E-mail, OCR, or To Web.
Windows Macintosh
Scan
Scan to
E-mail
Copy
OCR
To Web
Scan button
This is the default button when ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Control Panel is
launched from an image-editing application. It performs the final scan and
sends the scanned image (output) to the application that you are using.
Scan to button
When ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Control Panel is launched as a stand-alone
program and is the default setting. This is also the default button on
scanners with the "Go" button feature.
E-mail button
ScanWizard 5 automatically attaches the scanned image to your E-mail
message.
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan To (whichever was activated
previously) button, then click and hold the button for a moment. Select E-
mail from the drop-down menu.
The Save As dialog box appears and prompts you to save the file to your
preferred folder and key in a file name. It is recommended that you use
either .jpg or .bmp as the file format.
Make sure that the check box "Send to application after saving" has been
selected/checked.
Make sure your preferred E-mail application is selected from the listed
options.
Click Save to launch your E-mail editor with the attached image, then type
your message and hit the Send button.
Copy button
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan To button, then click and hold the
button for a moment. Select Copy from the drop-down menu.
When the Copy dialog box appears, select your default printer or any
alternative printer from the options, then specify the number of copies to be
made. When you are ready to print, click OK to create a copy of the
scanned material directly on your default printer.
The function of the Copy button is similar to the E-mail and OCR buttons,
but the image goes directly to your default or selected printer.
OCR button
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan To button, then click and hold the
button for a moment. Select OCR from the drop-down menu.
When the Save As dialog box appears, key in a file name, then select .rtf,
.txt, xls, .htm, or .pdf as the export file format.
Make sure that the check box "Send document to application after saving"
has been selected/checked. Then choose the word processing application
from the options, and click Save. The saved file can now be opened from
your chosen application and is ready to be edited.
To Web
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to button, then click and hold the
button for a moment. Select To Web from the drop-down menu.
ScanWizard 5 will check if the image size does not exceed the allowed file
size. When the "Microtek ScanWizard 5 - Scan to Web" dialog box appears,
save the file in your preferred folder, key in a file name, specify a file type,
and choose the website address from the options given. The scanned image
will automatically be uploaded directly to the default/chosen website.
Note: If you have not created an account with iMira.com -- you can do so
now by clicking the "Create a new account for photo Sharing" button from
the same dialog box to enable access and to speed up the process of
uploading images directly to the Web.
Toolbar
The Toolbar commands simplify the performance of certain tasks. The
Toolbar commands include Scan Frame, Zoom, Pan, and Pickers.
Windows Macintosh
Scan Frame
Zoom
Pan
Pickers
Scan Frame tool
The Scan Frame lets you create a single scan frame or multiple scan
frames in the preview image, which is the active area on which controls and
commands can be applied.
The Scan Frame can also be used to create batch scans. The current scan
frame is indicated by a marquee (cascading border). The current scan
frame can be more easily distinguished if you turn on the Smoked Glass
Background command (in the Preferences menu).
Zoom tool
The Zoom tool enlarges your view of the preview image, allowing you to
set the scan frame with greater precision if you need to. Only your view of
the preview image is changed; the actual output size of the image remains
unaffected.
Each click of the Zoom tool magnifies or reduces image view by a factor of
2. Thus, the magnification levels increase from 100% to 200%, to 400%,
and to the maximum of 800%.
Note: If the Info window is open, the zoom level will be indicated. This
means you can also zoom in by selecting the appropriate zoom level in the
Info window.
Pan tool
The Pan tool lets you scroll through a preview image, allowing you to move
parts of the image into view.
The Pan tool can be used for zoomed-in images (enlarged through the
Zoom tool), or images not completely displayed within the frame of the
preview window (for instance, if your preview image is 7 inches wide and
you resized the width of your overview/preview window to only 3 inches).
White / Black Point Picker tool
The Picker tools allow you to sample color from a particular area in an
image, and are useful for designating shadow or highlight point.
The White Point Picker ( / ) lets you define the whitest reference point
in the preview image. Once you have picked the whitest point, excessive
white points are clipped off.
The Black Point Picker ( / ) lets you define the darkest reference point
in the preview image. Once you have picked the darkest point, excessive
black points are clipped off.
With the Picker tools, you can determine the color values for any pixel in an
image. When you click on the White/Black Picker and pan over a pixel, the
value for that pixel is displayed in the Info window, based on the sample
size selected in the Info window. Pixel value information is useful especially
when you are making color adjustments based on color value.
To change the sample size of the Picker tool:
1. Open the Info window by choosing the Show Info Window command in
the View menu.
2. Click on the Color Meter Options button located to the right of the
RGB values in the Info window.
3. Choose your options.
Select the sample size options from the drop-down list. For instance, the 1
by 1 option will display the value of one pixel — the one in the middle of the
Color Output Meter. The 3 X 3 option reads the average value of a 3-pixel
by 3-pixel area.
To display color information for a pixel or an averaged area:
1. Click on the Picker tool.
2. As you pass over a point in the image, observe the Info window — the
RGB values will be displayed in the Color Output Meter. These values
are in turn based on the sample size you selected.
Advanced Control Panel>Preview window
Menu bar
Scanner menu
View menu
Preferences menu
Correction menu
Help menu
File menu (for Macintosh only)
Scanner menu
The Scanner menu includes the following:
Scanner Model
Get Current Scanner Info
Scanner Probe
Scanner Driver Manager (for Macintosh only)
Scanner Model
The top of the scanner menu displays the scanner model you are
using and its Scanner ID. If you have multiple scanners on your
system, all the scanners are shown with their respective Scanner
IDs, and the current scanner is indicated by a check.
Only one scanner can be accessed at a time. To switch among
various scanners, select the scanner to be used.
Get Current Scanner Info
This command provides information about your current scanner.
When you choose this command, a dialog box appears showing the
scanner model, Scanner ID number, and firmware version.
Scanner Probe
This command displays the detected scanner devices.
If your scanner does not show in the list, make sure your scanner is
connected and turned on, then click on the Probe button in the
dialog box.
Scanner Driver Manager (for Macintosh only)
The Scanner Driver Manager keeps track of the scanners being used
on your system and the interface bus/ID numbers occupied by the
scanners. By keeping a record of this information, the Scanner
Driver Manager allows ScanWizard 5 to start up more quickly, as
there is no need to look for devices on the other interface buses.
To find a scanner:
Follow the hardware installation instructions for connecting a
scanner to your system. Then you can use the Scanner Driver
Manager in ScanWizard 5 to find the connected scanner in your
scanner list.
1. Go to the Scanner menu in the Preview window, and choose
Scanner Driver Manager. A dialog box will appear showing the
connected scanner and the corresponding interface ID
number.
2. Click the Find Scanners button. In case you have added new
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