Microtek ScanWizard 5 User guide
User's Guide
for Windows
Copyright 1999 by Microtek International, Inc.
All rights reserved.
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unauthorized use of copyrighted materials.
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such Windows concepts as pointing, clicking, dragging, and selecting from menus and dialog boxed. If these
things are new to you, refer to your Microsoft Windows User's Guide.
September 1999
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Contents
1. Before You Begin 1-1
What is ScanWizard 5?.............................................................................................. 1-1
Standard & Advanced Control Panels ........................................................................ 1-2
Who Should Use the Standard Control Panel?..................................................... 1-2
Who Should Use the Advanced Control Panel? ................................................... 1-2
Switching between Standard and Advanced Modes ............................................. 1-2
Scanner Control ................................................................................................. 1-3
Power-Saving .............................................................................................. 1-3
Compression Capability............................................................................... 1-4
Scanner Information........................................................................................... 1-5
ScanWizard 5 Help Features...................................................................................... 1-6
On-Line-Help from ScanWizard 5-Standard Control Panel .................................. 1-6
On-Line-Help.............................................................................................. 1-6
Tutorial Guide ............................................................................................. 1-6
About ScanWizard 5.................................................................................... 1-6
On-Line-Help from ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel................................. 1-7
About ......................................................................................................... 1-7
Installation................................................................................................................ 1-7
Installing ScanWizard 5 ...................................................................................... 1-7
Installing Your Image Editor ............................................................................... 1-8
Installing Your E-mail/Web Browser .................................................................... 1-8
2. Introduction to ScanWizard 5 Windows 2-1
ScanWizard 5-Standard Control Panel ....................................................................... 2-1
The ScanWizard 5-Standard Main Window................................................................ 2-2
Instant Help for Beginners......................................................................................... 2-2
On-Line-Help .................................................................................................... 2-3
Balloon Screen Tips ............................................................................................ 2-3
Tutorial, the Beginner's Guide............................................................................. 2-3
ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel...................................................................... 2-4
3. ScanWizard 5-Standard Control Panel Tutorial 3-1
About the Tutorial..................................................................................................... 3-1
Using Windows ........................................................................................................ 3-1
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Windows Basics ................................................................................................. 3-1
Basic Mouse and Keyboard Techniques ........................................................ 3-2
Choosing and Selecting Items ...................................................................... 3-2
Launching ScanWizard 5-Standard Tutorial ............................................................... 3-3
Launching from an Image Application ................................................................ 3-3
Defining Image Source................................................................................. 3-3
Launching ScanWizard 5-Standard from an Image Editor ............................. 3-4
Launching ScanWizard 5-Standard as Stand-Alone Program................................ 3-4
Running from Start Menu ............................................................................ 3-5
Running from Scanner Located Start Buttons ............................................... 3-5
Running from ScanWizard 5 Assistant Buttons ............................................. 3-5
ScanWizard 5-Standard Tutorial Step-by-Step ............................................................ 3-6
Step 1 Preview Button ....................................................................................... 3-6
Step 2 Original Button....................................................................................... 3-6
Step 3 Scan Type Button .................................................................................... 3-7
Step 4 Purpose Button....................................................................................... 3-7
Step 5 Scale Output Button ............................................................................... 3-7
Step 6 Adjust Button ......................................................................................... 3-8
Step 7 Final Scanning Buttons ........................................................................... 3-8
“Scan” Button.............................................................................................. 3-9
“Scan to” Button.......................................................................................... 3-9
Reviewing the Scanning Sequence ........................................................................... 3-11
Quitting ScanWizard 5 ............................................................................................ 3-11
Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 3-12
4. Your First Scan with ScanWizard 5-Standard 4-1
Launching/Exiting ScanWizard 5 ............................................................................... 4-1
When Launching from Scanner Start Buttons and Assistant Buttons .................... 4-1
Previewing Your Original Scan Material...................................................................... 4-2
Create and Manipulate a Scan Frame Selection.................................................... 4-2
Plotting a Scan Frame Area from the Preview Image...................................... 4-3
Re-sizing a Scan Frame ................................................................................ 4-3
Moving Scan Frame ..................................................................................... 4-3
Plotting a New Scan Frame .......................................................................... 4-4
Magnifying Your Preview Image .......................................................................... 4-4
Viewing Hidden Areas of Magnified Image ................................................... 4-4
Resizing Main Preview Window ................................................................... 4-5
Define Type of Output Image..................................................................................... 4-6
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Resolution of Output Image ...................................................................................... 4-7
Intended Size of Output Image.................................................................................. 4-8
Improving Image Before Final Scan............................................................................ 4-8
Output Image Setting Information............................................................................. 4-9
Reset and Revert to Default Settings........................................................................... 4-9
Final Scan and Output Image Destinations .............................................................. 4-10
ScanWizard 5-Standard Launched from an Application ..................................... 4-10
ScanWizard 5-Standard Launched as Stand-Alone Program ............................... 4-10
Storing Scanned Output Image to File........................................................ 4-10
Routing the Saved Image to an Application ................................................ 4-12
Batch Saving of Outputs from ADF Equipped Scanners .............................. 4-12
Batch Routing of ADF Outputs to an Application ....................................... 4-12
Copy Output Image to Printer ................................................................... 4-13
Attach Output Image to an E-mail ............................................................. 4-14
Setting Preferences in ScanWizard 5-Standard.......................................................... 4-15
Preference Dialog Box....................................................................................... 4-15
Appearance Dialog Box..................................................................................... 4-16
Saving Your Favorite Color Scheme............................................................ 4-17
5. Your First Scan with ScanWizard 5-Advanced 5-1
Launching/Exiting ScanWizard 5-Advanced............................................................... 5-1
Switching to Advanced Mode .................................................................................... 5-1
The Main Windows of ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel ................................... 5-2
Operating ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel...................................................... 5-3
Scanning a single-bit image (line art or B&W diffusion) ............................................. 5-6
Scanning a grayscale image ........................................................................................ 5-8
Scanning an RGB color image .................................................................................. 5-11
Important scanning notes........................................................................................ 5-14
For previews and scans..................................................................................... 5-14
Using the Scan Frame tool ......................................................................... 5-14
Using the Prescan action button................................................................. 5-15
Fixed Scan Frame ...................................................................................... 5-16
Fixed Output Size ..................................................................................... 5-16
Keep proportion........................................................................................ 5-16
Selecting the correct resolution .................................................................. 5-16
For image correction ........................................................................................ 5-17
For scan job queue........................................................................................... 5-19
Scaling the view of an image .................................................................................... 5-20
Option 1: Enlarging the view ..................................................................... 5-20
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Option 2: Reducing the view.....................................................................5-21
Correcting images...................................................................................................5-22
Using the Advanced Image Correction dialog box....................................................5-23
Final Scan and Output Image Destinations..............................................................5-24
ScanWizard 5-Advanced Launched from an Application....................................5-24
ScanWizard 5-Advanced Launched as Stand-Alone Program..............................5-24
Storing Scanned Output Image to File........................................................5-24
Routing the Saved Image to an Application..........................................5-26
Batch Saving of Outputs from ADF Equipped Scanners.......................5-26
Batch Routing of ADF Outputs to an Application................................5-26
Copy Output Image to Printer...................................................................5-27
Attach Output Image to an E-mail.............................................................5-28
6. Reference to ScanWizard 5-Advanced 6-1
TWAIN Compliance..................................................................................................6-1
The Main Windows of ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel...................................6-2
Running ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel........................................................6-3
Quitting ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel........................................................6-3
The Preview Window................................................................................................6-4
The Menu Bar...........................................................................................................6-5
The Scanner Menu.............................................................................................6-6
Scanner Model............................................................................................6-6
Get Current Scanner Info.............................................................................6-6
Scanner Probe.............................................................................................6-7
Exiting ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel...................................................6-8
The View Menu..................................................................................................6-9
Overview Image..........................................................................................6-9
Prescan Image...........................................................................................6-10
Resize Window to Fit................................................................................6-11
Show/Hide commands...............................................................................6-12
The Preferences Menu......................................................................................6-13
Scan Material.............................................................................................6-14
The Scan Material Status icon....................................................................6-15
Color Matching Setup................................................................................6-16
White/Black Points Setup..........................................................................6-19
Cursor Auxiliary Lines...............................................................................6-20
Overview Setup.........................................................................................6-22
Prescan Setup............................................................................................6-23
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Monitor Gamma Setup .............................................................................. 6-24
Invert........................................................................................................ 6-25
More command......................................................................................... 6-26
The Help Menu................................................................................................ 6-29
The Tool Buttons.............................................................................................. 6-31
Scan Frame tool ........................................................................................ 6-32
Magnify Glass tool ..................................................................................... 6-35
Pane tool................................................................................................... 6-36
Color Picker tool ....................................................................................... 6-37
Action Buttons ................................................................................................. 6-39
Rulers .............................................................................................................. 6-40
Preview Area .................................................................................................... 6-41
The Settings Window .............................................................................................. 6-41
Output Image Parameters ................................................................................. 6-42
Type (Image Type or Scan Mode)................................................................ 6-42
Resolution................................................................................................. 6-44
Unit selection ............................................................................................ 6-45
Image Dimension controls ......................................................................... 6-46
Rotate and Flip tool ............................................................................ 6-47
How to use the Input-Output dimensions.................................................. 6-48
Scaling ............................................................................................... 6-48
Advanced Image Correction Tools..................................................................... 6-49
Available Image Correction Effects.............................................................. 6-49
Introducing the Image Correction tools...................................................... 6-50
Using the Advanced Image Correction dialog box....................................... 6-50
The Action Buttons in the AIC dialog box ......................................................... 6-51
White/Black Points tool .................................................................................... 6-55
The White/Black Points dialog box (Color/Gray image) .............................. 6-55
The Threshold dialog box (Line-art image)................................................. 6-57
Tone Curve tool ............................................................................................... 6-58
How to read the curve ............................................................................... 6-58
Sample images and their curves ................................................................. 6-60
The Curve screen ...................................................................................... 6-61
Using the Curve buttons............................................................................ 6-63
Using the Curve tool ................................................................................. 6-64
Brightness and Contrast tool............................................................................. 6-65
Color Correction tool ....................................................................................... 6-67
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Using the Color Correction tool................................................................. 6-68
Filters tool ....................................................................................................... 6-69
Blur filters ................................................................................................. 6-70
Sharpen filters ........................................................................................... 6-70
Edge Enhancement filter............................................................................ 6-71
Emboss filter ............................................................................................. 6-71
Descreen .......................................................................................................... 6-72
The Information Window........................................................................................ 6-73
Zoom Level Display.......................................................................................... 6-74
Cursor Locator................................................................................................. 6-74
Output value.................................................................................................... 6-74
Sample size button ........................................................................................... 6-75
Using the Pixel Display..................................................................................... 6-75
The Scan Job Queue Window.................................................................................. 6-76
Multiple Selections ........................................................................................... 6-77
How to read the Scan Job window .................................................................... 6-78
The New button............................................................................................... 6-79
The Duplicate button ....................................................................................... 6-84
The Delete button ............................................................................................ 6-86
The Check button ............................................................................................ 6-86
The Save/Load button ...................................................................................... 6-87
The Up/Down Position Arrows ......................................................................... 6-89
Appendix
Appendix A: Configuring E-mail Software .................................................................A-1
Appendix B: Using the Scanner Test Utility..................................................................B-1
Appendix C: Kodak Color Management System ........................................................C-1
Appendix D: Basic Concepts ...................................................................................... D-1
Appendix E: Troubleshooting ................................................................................... E-1
Appendix F: Glossary ................................................................................................F-1
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Before You Begin
What is ScanWizard 5?
ScanWizard 5 is scanning software that provides both amateur and professional
levels of color image reproduction and scan stage image editing for printed
material, 35mm color slides and filmstrips.
You can launch ScanWizard 5 from any TWAIN-compliant program or from
your image editing programs (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Ulead PhotoImpact, etc.)
where scanned image is transferred to your image editor. You may further edit
the image in the image editing program if needed.
In addition to launching from your image editor, you can also run ScanWizard 5
as a stand-alone program. Under this stand-alone mode of operation, you can:
• Send the scanned image to your printer
• Open your e-mail processor and auto-attach the image file to your new
message
• Open your web browser and view the scanned image or create HTML
documents
• Open an image software program with the scanned image already
inserted and ready for use.
ScanWizard 5 consists of two programs bundled together, namely the
ScanWizard 5-Standard Control Panel (also known as “SW 5-Standard”
throughout this manual) and the ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel
(also known as “SW 5-Advanced” throughout this manual). Either control
panel can be accessed easily and you can switch from one mode to another as
well (no need to exit one mode in order to start the other). The Standard mode
suggested for novice scanner users while the Advanced mode is designed for
experienced users. Both programs support most models of Microtek scanners.
Before You Begin 1-1
Standard & Advanced Control Panels
Who Should Use the Standard Control Panel?
If you are new to the world of image scanning, the ScanWizard 5-Standard
Control Panel was designed for you. The SW-Standard Control Panel will give
you the power to scan photos or documents without having to learn the art of
professional digital imaging. It provides a simple but straightforward control
over the look of your preview image before they are scanned. It integrates a
“follow-me” tutorial that guides beginners through an actual step-by-step
scanning session. This easy-to-follow tutorial is an instant educator for anyone
who wants to learn the basics of producing digital image from an original photo
or document. And though it is simple to operate, it uses advanced artificial
intelligence programming to automate the scanning process.
Who Should Use the Advanced Control Panel?
The ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel provides advanced color image
enhancement tools tailored for those already familiar with the scanning process.
You can scan originals individually or scan them in multiple batches. The
scanned image can be reproduced optimally using the Advanced Image
Correction (AIC) tools. The ability to perform correction at scan stage
eliminates the need of exporting output image to an image application program
for further editing.
Switching between Standard and Advanced
Modes
To switch between
Standard and Advanced
Modes, click on the
Switch icon on the Title
bar (see right figure).
Within a few seconds, the
current program exits and
switches to the other
control panel mode.
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Click this icon to switch control
panels between Standard &
Advanced modes
Scanner Control
Power-Saving
An energy saving feature is built into recent scanners models, in which the
scanning lamp switches to power-saving mode when the scanner remains idle
for a defined period of time. The scanner reverts to full power mode as soon as
Preview, Scan, Scan to, Copy, or E-mail button is executed. Aside from
the
saving power, the feature also helps extend the service life of the lamp and
prevents caking and deformation of your film original resulting from long
exposure to lamp heat.
Click Scanner icon for
Standard mode (top), or
Scanner menu for
Advanced mode (bottom),
then choose Scanner
Control. The energy
saving dialog box will then
appear
Each scanner model has its own default idle time to induce the scanning lamp
into power-saving mode and factory set time for warm-up, revert to full power,
and start scanning operation. You may define your own idle time or disable the
feature altogether by clicking on the Scanner icon from the Title bar in Standard
Mode or from the Scanner menu of the Menu bar in Advanced Mode. Then
from the resulting menu, choose
Control dialog box will then display to allow you to change the default settings.
Scanner Control. The following Scanner
NOTENOTE If your scanner does not support the 'Power-Saving'
and 'Compression' features, "Scanner Control" will not display
from the menu.
If only 'Power-Saving' is supported ('Compression' not
supported), "Compression" is grayed out (disabled) from the
dialog box. Likewise, if "Compression" is enabled, but only either
"Lossless" or "Lossy" compression mode is supported, only the
supported mode is enabled. The non-supported mode is grayed
out.
Before You Begin 1-3
Define idle time interval for
Power-Saving mode to take
effect (60 minutes maximum)
Uncheck this box to
disable PowerSaving feature
Compression
Pane is
enabled
only if the
scanner
supports
compression
feature (see
next page)
Advanced Mode
Standard Mode
Compression Capability
Compression is supported in certain models of scanners. If your scanner does
not support any of the compression modes (
Compression pane in the Scanner Control dialog box is grayed out (see figure
in previous page).
Lossless or Lossy), the
Lossless compression is available, the scanner will scan and compress the
If
image before sending the image data to ScanWizard 5. The image data is then
automatically decompressed without losing its image quality by ScanWizar 5.
Lossy compression is supported, the scanner will scan and compress the
If
image before sending the image data to ScanWizard 5 where it is automatically
decompressed. The level of compression and decompression is dictated by the
setting provided in the
compression, the lower is the image decompression quality, and vice versa.
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Lossy slide meter. Take note that the higher the
Scanner Information
Click Scanner menu
bar (Advanced mode,
top) or Scanner icon
(Standard mode,
bottom), then choose
scanner information
from their respective
menus to display the
Scanner Information
ScanWizard 5 is constantly in touch with your scanner, monitoring the scanner
availability, serviceability, as well as its make, and model. To see how your
scanner is doing, simply click the Scanner menu from the SW 5-Advanced
Menu bar, or click the scanner icon from the SW 5-Standard Title bar (see
figure above). From their respective menus, choose the item pertaining to
scanner information. The Scanner Information dialog box will then display as
shown below.
window
Advance Mode
Standard Mode
Before You Begin 1-5
ScanWizard 5 Help Features
On-Line-Help from ScanWizard 5-Standard
Control Panel
Aside from on-line-help, the Help [ ? ] icon on the Title bar also provides
access to Tutorial Guide program and SW 5-Standard version information.
Click Help [?] icon to access
on-line-help, Tutorial, and SW
5-Standard version information
On-Line-Help
To access on-line-help, click on the Help [?] icon. When the Help menu
displays, choose
Tutorial Guide
SW 5-Standard has simple but effective tutorial that guides you through stepby- step scanning.
Help.
To access tutorial, simply click on the
Title bar (see figure on top of this page), then choose
resulting menu. See Chapter 3 for more details on the tutorial.
About ScanWizard 5
To learn more about the
version and release date of
your ScanWizard 5, click
About from the menu
on
under the Help icon. The
following splash screen
will appear.
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Help [?] icon near the right end of the
Tutorial Guide from the
On-Line-Help from ScanWizard 5-Advanced
Control Panel
The on-line-help of SW 5-Advanced mode is
accessed through the
bar.
The Help menu uses standard Windows
conventions for obtaining on-line help. If you are
not familiar with this procedure, refer to your
Microsoft Windows user's guide.
About
This command provides same the information as in the Standard mode and
displays the same splash screen shown in previous page.
Installation
This section emphasizes the important areas that should be taken into
consideration when installing ScanWizard 5 and other TWAIN-compliant
software interfacing with ScanWizard 5. For full installation details, refer to the
Installation Guide that came with your scanner package.
Help menu on the Menu
Installing ScanWizard 5
Install the SW 5-Standard driver program as instructed in the Installation Guide
that comes with your scanner.
NOTE NOTE For SW 5-Standard to work properly after installation,
the correct scanner model should be properly connected to your
host beforehand (as described in the Installation Guide). The
Scanner needs to be powered on before you start ScanWizard
5.
Before You Begin 1-7
Installing Your Image Editor
If you intend to deliver your scanned image to an image editing program such as
Adobe Photoshop, you also need to install that particular image editing
program.
The table below lists the image editing programs supported by ScanWizard 5.
Supported Image Processors
Photoshop PhotoDeluxe
PhotoImpact Photo Express
Microsoft Imaging ImageStar III
PageKeeper Standard MS Picture It
Installing Your E-mail/Web Browser
If you are going to send out your scanned image via e-mail or wish to view the
scanned image with a web browser (e.g., Microsoft IE or Netscape Navigator),
you will also need to install your Internet program. Refer to the table below for
web browser and e-mail programs supported by ScanWizard 5. Installation and
setup details for these programs are described in the Appendix section of this
manual.
Embedded in the ScanWizard 5 is a modest “Internet Mail” mail program that
will allow you to send scanned images via the Internet without the hassle of
going through commercial Internet e-mail programs. See details of this function
in Chapter 4.
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Web Browsers E-Mail Processors
Netscape Navigator Netscape Messenger 4.6
Internet Explorer QualComm Eudora Pro 3.x
Outlook Express
Microsoft Outlook 97/98
Introduction to
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ScanWizard 5 Windows
ScanWizard 5-Standard Control Panel
SW 5-Standard is a single-window program that offers a simple and straightforward way of navigating a scanning session. It is a program designed for
neophyte scanner users or for those who wish to accomplish scanning jobs
quickly. Despite its simplicity, SW 5-Standard offers the essential tools for
adjusting and enhancing your original image before final scanning.
When ScanWizard 5 is launched from an image editing application, the scanned
output image is directly delivered to your image processing application. When
it is run on its own or as a stand-alone program from your program manager (or
run from the scanner located “
Assistant buttons), you are provided with options to either store the output
image to a file, copy it to your printer, or attach it to an e-mail. You can also
instruct SW 5-Standard to auto-invoke your image and web browser
applications and have the recently saved image opened in it.
Go” or “Scan” start button, or from its desktop
Aside from the “
may be launched from scanners equipped with “
buttons. The “
destinations, “
functions respectively. You may however change the predefined destinations to
assign other destinations before final scanning.
Integrated with SW 5-Standard is a “follow-me” tutorial that will guide firsttimers on a step-by-step scanning. The easy-to-follow tutorial will instantly
educate new scanner users on how to produce a digitized image from a printed
graphic through the scanner.
Go” or “Scan” start button, SW 5-Standard also supports and
Copy” and “E-mail” start
Go” or “Scan” start button provides access to all available
Copy” and “E-mail” provide short-cut access to printer and e-mail
Introduction 2-1
The ScanWizard 5-Standard Main Window
Click to perform final
scan and select a
destination for the
scanned image
Click to prescan
and preview
scan material
Zoom up (+) button to
magnify preview image
Preview image with the
scan selection
enclosed in a scan
frame
Click on Zoom Scale to
resize preview image
(magnify toward the top)
Status bar showing
summary settings for
output image. Click icon
for detailed info. The
status bar also serves
as a progress bar when
scanning is in process
Click to flip to
ScanWizard 5-
Advanced mode
Zoom down (-)
button to shrink
preview image
Click for scanner info
and power-save &
compression control
Click and hold Panning
Button to pan around a
magnified preview
image
Click for on-linehelp/SW 5 Standard info/tutorial
Drag this corner
to resize
preview window
Click to define category
of the original (scan
material)
Click to select
output image type
(color, gray, or B&W)
Click to define image
resolution to match
your target application
Click to select a size
(in aspect ratio) for
the output image
Click for image
enhancement tools
Click to cancel your
defined choices and
revert to default
settings
Click to access
"Preferences" dialog
box to set up scanning
functions and repaint
SW 5-Standard window
Instant Help for Beginners
The SW 5-Standard offers two types of instant help on line. One is through the
on-line-help system and the other is through the balloon-shape screen tips
which display hints on the function of each buttons as you hover your mouse
pointer over the buttons.
To help beginners, an easy to learn "follow-me" tutorial is also included in the
program that will instantly educated first timers on how to produce a digitized
image from a printed graphic through the scanner. Chapter 3 of this manual
discusses the details of the tutorial.
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On-Line-Help
On-line-help can be accessed by clicking on the Help [?] icon near the right end
of the Title bar (top bar of the SW 5-Standard window). Then Choose
Help
from the resulting menu.
Click [?] icon to access on-line-help
and choose Help from menu
Balloon Screen Tips
When you bring the mouse pointer over any of the capsule shaped buttons, a
balloon-shape callout (containing hints on function and information of the
button) will display. You may disable this feature from the
box (see Chapter 4).
Balloon screen tip
providing tips on button
function and other
information
Preferences dialog
Tutorial, the Beginner's Guide
SW 5-Standard has something unique for neophytes in scanning technology. It
provides a simple but effective Tutorial that actually guides you, step-by-step on
the basic stages of scanning with most Microtek scanners in the market today.
To access tutorial, simply click on the
Title bar (see figure on top of this page). Then choose
resulting menu. The tutorial will guide you thereon.
Help [?] icon near the right end of the
Tutorial Guide from the
Introduction 2-3
ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel
The ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel has four major windows consisting
of the Preview, Settings , Information , and Scan Job Queue windows.
Settings window
where output
image parameters
are defined and
includes the
Advanced Image
Correction (AIC)
enhancing images
tools for
at scan stage
Scan Job
Queue
window
provides
management
of scan jobs
Preview window
has the commands
and tools for
interfacing with the
scanner
Information
window
provides
sampling of
pixels of the
prescan
images
The Preview and Settings windows will always appear automatically whenever
ScanWizard 5 is started up. The Information and Scan Job Queue windows
will appear when you bring up ScanWizard for the first time but will not
reappear if you have hide these windows the last time you ran ScanWizard. You
may show (or hide again) the Information and Scan Job Queue window by
clicking on the
(or Hide) Info/Scan Job Window.
See Chapter 5 for more detailed information.
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View menu (on Preview window menu bar) and click on Show
ScanWizard 5-Standard
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Control Panel Tutorial
About the Tutorial
This tutorial is embedded in the ScanWizard 5 driver program. To access the
tutorial, you need run to ScanWizard 5-Standard. A powered-up scanner
should also be connected and configured with your host computer (refer to the
Installation Guide) before running the SW 5-Standard. You also need to place a
scan material (original image) on your scanner to obtain a scanned output image
at the end of the tutorial.
The tutorial is intended as a hands-on guide for those with no previous
background on scanning graphic images. In fact beginners can easily produce
an output by running the tutorial and let it do the almost hand-free scanning for
him.
Using Windows
The tutorial assumes that you are familiar with Windows operation. Some
Windows basics are explained below, but if you are unfamiliar with such things
as using a mouse, choosing a command from a menu, opening multiple
windows, entering text, selecting options, choosing actions, or sizing windows,
you should run the Windows tutorial before proceeding. The Windows tutorial
is on the Help menu of the Program Manager window.
Windows Basics
This section highlights some of the basic skills you need in order to work with
the SW 5-Standard window. If you are already familiar with Windows, skip to
the section on Launching SW 5-Standard Tutorial (page 3-3).
Tutorial 3-1
Basic Mouse and Keyboard Techniques
This following explains some of the basic terms that are used in this manual.
Term Meaning
Click To quickly press and release mouse left button
Double-click To click mouse left button twice in rapid succession
Drag To hold down mouse left button while you move the mouse
Click To click mouse left button twice in rapid succession
Choosing and Selecting Items
In any Windows application, the terms choose and select have different, and
specific, meanings. Selecting an item usually means marking it with the
selection cursor, which can appear as a highlight, a dotted rectangle, or both.
You also select check boxes in dialog boxes. Selecting alone does not initiate an
action.
NOTE NOTE A dialog box is a window that appears temporarily to
request information. Many dialog boxes have options you must
select before SW 5-Standard can carry out a command.
One way to select an item is to point at it and click.
You choose an item to carry out an action. For example, choosing an icon
might start an application, open a window, or carry out a command. You can
also choose an item from a menu, or choose a command button in a dialog box.
One way to choose an item is to point at it and double-click.
Menus and dialog boxes are discussed in great detail in the Microsoft Windows
User’s Guide.
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Launching ScanWizard 5-Standard Tutorial
NOTE NOTE Be sure you have the original image (or scan material)
properly placed on the powered on scanner before launching
tutorial.
Launching from an Image Application
You will need to launch SW 5-Standard from an image editing application (e.g.,
Photoshop, PhotoImpact, etc.) if you wish to immediately deliver your output
image to your application for further processing.
Note that for saving your output to a file, or sending it to a printer or an
Internet browser, or as attachment to an e-mail, or saved it to a file before
sending it to your image processor; you need to launch SW 5-Standard as a
stand-alone program from your program manager as explained in the next page.
To launch SW 5-Standard from your image processor, follow the steps below:
Defining Image Source
1. The first time you launch SW 5-Standard from your TWAIN-compliant
application, you need to tell your application program where to source the
image. The defined source is automatically saved in your application, and
you need not repeat the procedure the next time you enter SW 5-Standard
through the same application.
To define the image source after invoking your image editing program
(Adobe Photoshop is used in this example), click on the
the resulting pull-down menu, click on
TWAIN_32 Source... as illustrated below.
the Import item and select Select
File menu. From
Tutorial 3-3
2. From the resulting
dialog box, select
Microtek ScanWizard
5 as the source of
your image. Click
Select to exit from
the dialog box and to
auto-save the image
source setting.
Launching ScanWizard 5-Standard from an Image Editor
With the image source defined, you may directly invoke SW 5-Standard from
the application (i.e., Photoshop) menu bar. Click on the
Import. From the resulting dialog box, choose TWAIN_32 ... (see figure below).
Wait for the SW 5-Standard window to display.
File menu and select
Launching ScanWizard 5-Standard as StandAlone Program
You need to launch SW 5-Standard as a stand-alone program
if you want to save your output into a file, or have it printed,
or save it and immediately attach the file to an e-mail, or view
the output image with your browser, or image processor. You
can launch SW 5-Standard as an stand-alone operation by
doing one of the following:
• Launching from your Start menu.
• By pressing the “
(whichever is available). If your scanner is also equipped with the
Copy” or “E-mail” start buttons, you may also launch SW 5-Standard
“
from such buttons.
• Click on the desktop Assistant buttons.
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Go” or “Scan” start button from your scanner
Running from Start Menu
To launch SW 5-Standard from Start menu, click on-
3
4
1. Start button
2
2. Program
3. Microtek
ScanWizard 5 for
Windows
4. ScanWizard 5
1
Running from Scanner Located Start Buttons
If your scanner is equipped with either the "Go", or a combination of "Scan",
Copy", and "E-mail" start buttons, you may remotely launch SW 5-Standard
"
from the scanner by pressing any of the available buttons.
Note that these start buttons start SW 5-Standard as if it were launched from
Start menu. Hence, all SW 5-Standard functions are supported, but the “
E-mail” start buttons will cause the final scanning button to default at
and “
Copy” and “E-mail” respectively. That is -
“
Copy” SW 5 Standard is ready to perform final scan and send output image to
“
Copy”
your printer.
E-mail” SW 5 Standard is ready to perform final scan, then
“
save output image to a file. It then opens and
attaches the image to your e-mail editor.
Running from ScanWizard 5 Assistant Buttons
The "Scan", "Copy", and "E-mail" buttons of the desktop
Assistant buttons functions the same way as with the remote
scanner located start buttons described above.
Tutorial 3-5
ScanWizard 5-Standard Tutorial Step-by-Step
When the SW 5-Standard main window appears, click on the help [?] icon at
top right of the window, and then choose
menu.
Click (?) to access Tutorial and
choose Tutorial Guide from menu
Step 1 Preview Button
You are now prompted (by the pointer
position) to click the
balloon screen tip on its function. Click the
Preview button and observe your scanner
starting to perform pre-scanning. You can
monitor the progress of the scanning
process through the Progress Status Bar at
the bottom of the window. When the
preview image appears, the
pointer automatically moves to the Original button or Step 2 below.
Scanning process
Progress Status Bar
Preview button with a
Tutorial Guide from the resulting
Step 2 Original Button
A screen tip appears again to provide hints
Original button function and scan
on the
material information. Click on the
button and a menu displays from which you
have to select the appropriate category of
your scan material. This will help SW 5Standard determine the best in-house
scanning parameter to accommodate your
original.
When selection is made, the pointer
automatically moves to
button or Step 3.
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Original
Scan Type
Step 3 Scan Type Button
You are now prompted to click the Scan
Type button while a balloon screen tip again
provides hint on its function. Click
Type button and select into what image
Scan
output category you wish to convert your
original scan material.
After the type of output image is selected,
the pointer auto jumps to
Purpose button
or Step 4.
Step 4 Purpose Button
With a screen tip providing functional
information on the button, click on the
Purpose button and a menu displays from
which you have to select the intended usage
of the output image to determine output
image resolution. Different values of image
resolution are provided for different output
applications. The higher the resolution, the
bigger is the memory size required.
a purpose is defined, the pointer
When
automatically goes to
or Step 5.
Scale Output button
Observe pertinent
resolution (DPI)
value in the Edit
box as you point
on each item in
the menu
Step 5 Scale Output Button
With pointer on the Scale Output button
and a balloon screen tip again providing
hint on its function, click
button. From the resulting menu, select the
size (in % scale) you want for your output
image.
the output image size is selected, the
When
pointer now auto jumps to
button or Step 6.
Scale Output
Advance
Tutorial 3-7
Step 6 Adjust Button
The screen tip on this button suggests you may
adjust (color toning, image brightness, etc.) the
preview image to provide an enhanced output
image. Click on the
Adjust button and the SW
5-Standard image correction tool panel displays.
Adjust image appearance by dragging the pellet
button of each tool along its grooves. Observe
the live update taking place with the preview
image as you reposition each pellet.
Click anywhere outside the image correction tool
panel to exit the panel, or press the
Enter key.
The pointer then auto points to the final
scanning button (Step 7).
Step 7 Final Scanning Buttons
This is the last step of your scanning tutorial
session where the final scanning is performed. The final scanning button
designated function will differ depending on how the SW 5-Standard was
launched as explained below.
Scan button This is the resulting button (default) when SW 5-Standard is
Scan to button This is the resulting button (default) when SW 5-Standard is
Copy button This is the resulting button (default) when SW 5-Standard is
E-mail button This is the resulting button (default) when SW 5-Standard is
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launched from an image processor.
launched from program manager or from scanner located
Go” or “Scan” start button, whichever is available.
“
remotely launched from scanner “
remotely launched from scanner “
Copy” start button.
E-mail” start button.
"Scan" Button
If SW 5-Standard was launched from an
image editing application, the final scanning
button is designated as
Scan. Its sole
function is to deliver the output image to the
image application from which SW 5-Standard
was launched. From your image processor,
you may further edit and save the image. No
option is available to deliver the output image
to other destinations.
"Scan to" Button
This is the default final scanning button when SW
5-Standard is launched as a stand-alone program
from program manager or from the scanner “
Scan” start button, (whichever is available).
or “
The Primary function is to save output image to a
file, with options to deliver the saved image to an
image processor, an e-mail editor, or to a web
browser.
Scan to button may be instantly switched
The
Copy or E-mail button (to change button
to
designation and function ) by holding the
mouse pointer on the
Scan to button for about 2 seconds or until an image
destination menu appears. Then select the new button designation from the
menu. If you click on the
(same effect when you click on
Scan to button, a Save as dialog box will display
Scan to from menu as detailed below).
Go”
Scan Image
Destination
menu
Scanning Image to File
Choose Scan to from the
menu (or click on the Scan to
button directly) if you want to
save output image to a file. A
Save As dialog box (see right
figure) will then display and
prompts you for a filename.
Check if you wish to redirect
output image to your image
processor/e-mail/browser
application (Photoshop in this
sample figure) after saving it to file
Tutorial 3-9
Enter a filename on the 'Filename' pane if the default filename does not suit
you. Click the
the scanned output image
Save button to store
Enter a filename here
into your disk. If you do
not assign a preferred
directory, the image is
saved by default in the
Data' folder located under
'
the same directory where
your SW 5-Standard
program is located, or in
Windows\ Twain_32\ScanWiz5.
At this juncture, if you wish to redirect the output image to your image editor,
e-mail, or web browser after saving it to file, you can do so by simply ticking the
check box for this feature and selecting the target application you wish to work
with from the combo box (see above figure). Clicking the
Save button with the
checkbox enabled, will save the output image into a file, followed by an autoexecution of your selected application. When the application is invoked, it
auto-opens the recently saved image from file. More details are provided in the
following sections.
Copy Image to Printer
Choose Copy from the
destination menu if you
wish to print a hard copy
of the output image. A
Print dialog box (see right
figure) will display to
prompt you for the print
setup.
Note that the dialog box
provides a print position
setup to facilitate proper
placement of your image
in a print page.
Click the
Ok button to
start printing. Notice that
Scan to button now
the
becomes the
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Copy button.
Select "Fit to
Page" to print
and fill whole
page (image is
enlarged and
printed full page,
but may not print
proportionally)
Select "Center
Horizontally"
to print image
at the center
of right and
left edges of
the page
Select "Center
Vertically" to
print image at
the center of
top and bottom
edges of the
page
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