Microtek ScanWizard DI Reference Manual
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1
System Requirements.................................................................................................. 1
Launching ScanWizard DI .......................................................................................... 2
Exiting ScanWizard DI................................................................................................. 2
ScanWizard DI Control Panel...................................................................................... 2
Basic Scenarios ........................................................................................................... 4
A. How to Scan a Stack of Papers ....................................................................... 4
B. How to Scan a Single-sheet Document ........................................................... 6
C. How to Scan Multiple Frames.......................................................................... 8
Preview button.......................................................................................................... 1 0
Scan/Scan T o/Copy/OCR button.............................................................................. 10
Scan ................................................................................................................... 10
Scan T o.............................................................................................................. 11
Copy .................................................................................................................. 1 2
OC R ................................................................................................................... 13
T oolbar...................................................................................................................... 1 4
Select Frame tool................................................................................................ 14
Pan tool.............................................................................................................. 14
Zoom In tool ...................................................................................................... 1 4
Zoom Out tool ................................................................................................... 15
Create Subframe tool.......................................................................................... 15
Delete Subframe tool.......................................................................................... 15
Scan Source .............................................................................................................. 16
Scan Type ................................................................................................................. 16
Paper Size .................................................................................................................. 16
Resolution................................................................................................................. 1 6
Rotate........................................................................................................................ 17
Mirror ........................................................................................................................ 17
Frame Settings .......................................................................................................... 1 8
Attribute ............................................................................................................ 1 8
Coordinate Position (X,Y).................................................................................. 1 9
Image Size (W , H)............................................................................................... 1 9
Unit of Measurement ......................................................................................... 19
Image Correction Settings......................................................................................... 2 0
Threshold .......................................................................................................... 2 1
Brightness/Contrast .......................................................................................... 2 2
Hue/Saturation................................................................................................... 22
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Sharpen.............................................................................................................. 23
Sharpen and Sharpen More ........................................................................ 23
Edge Enhancement ..................................................................................... 2 3
Unsharp Masking ....................................................................................... 24
Descreen ............................................................................................................ 25
Default button ................................................................................................... 26
Advanced button .............................................................................................. 26
Image Adjustment....................................................................................... 26
Lamp Filter .................................................................................................. 27
Endorser ..................................................................................................... 28
Double Feed ............................................................................................... 29
MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) ............................................. 3 0
The File Menu........................................................................................................... 3 1
Load Settings..................................................................................................... 31
Save Settings ..................................................................................................... 31
Save Settings to Function Button ..................................................................... 31
Load Settings to Function Button ..................................................................... 34
The Scanner Menu ................................................................................................... 35
Get Current Scanner Info ................................................................................... 35
Scanner Control ................................................................................................. 3 5
The Preferences Menu.............................................................................................. 35
Invert ................................................................................................................. 35
Scan Quality ...................................................................................................... 3 5
Show/Hide Frame Information W indow............................................................. 3 5
Show/Hide Frame T ag........................................................................................ 36
The Help Menu ......................................................................................................... 3 6
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Introduction
ScanWizard DI is Microtek's scanning software developed exclusively for Document
Imaging (DI) scanners. Supporting both TWAIN and ISIS protocols and featuring
multiple scanning frames with an all-in-one control panel, ScanWizard DI is easy to
use, yet powerful.
• Dual-driver support — ISIS (Image and Scanner Interface Specification) and
TW AIN. ISIS is a module-extensible driver for data acquisition, viewing, format
conversion, printing and storage. ISIS is best suited for use in high-speed
document scanning drivers. TWAIN, on the other hand, is widely used in the
market today. If your application program does not support ISIS, use TWAIN
instead.
• Dual-mode support — Plug-in mode and Stand-alone mode. In the Plug-in mode,
ScanWizard DI is launched within an image-editing or OCR application through
the ISIS or TWAIN driver . In the S tand-alone mode, ScanW izard DI is launched
as an independent program through the TWAIN driver.
• Multiple scanning frames — ScanWizard DI features full document scanning
tools and on-screen proofing. You may assign different attributes on the
subframes, and the preview option gives you a quick scan in the preview
window.
• Duplex scanning support — W ith this feature, ScanW izard DI allows the
scanning of both sides of a document at the same time. Note: This function is
available only in scanners that implement this feature.
• Auto-crop and auto-deskew — The auto-crop function automatically detects the
size of the original image, crops the full scan frame to fit the image, and removes
unwanted black borders. The auto-deskew function automatically corrects
distorted images for proper alignment.
• All-in-one control panel — ScanWizard DI’ s single-page overall control panel
gives you the power to scan photos or documents without having to initiate a
scanning session on the screen. It provides a simple and straightforward control
over the scanning process.
• Programmable function buttons that can be customized —ScanWizard DI lets
you assign functions to function buttons for easier access. This function is
available only for scanners that implement this feature.
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System Requirements
• Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, NT 4.0, or XP
• 128 MB RAM required; 256 MB or more suggested for better performance
• Free hard disk space as required by the size of your scanned images and for
additional working files
• CD-ROM drive (internal or external)
• “Thousands of colors” display or better
• Microtek scanners that support ScanWizard DI
Launching ScanWizard DI
ScanWizard DI can be launched in either Plug-in or Stand-alone mode.
• From Plug-in mode: Choose the Import or Acquire command from the File menu of
your application, then select Microtek ScanWizard DI.
• From Stand-alone mode: Double-click the ScanWizard DI icon on the Windows
desktop, or choose Start, Programs, Microtek ScanWizard DI for Windows, then
ScanWizar d DI.
Exiting ScanWizard DI
T o exit ScanWizard DI:
Click the Exit button “X” located at the top right corner of the ScanWizard DI control
panel.
ScanWizard DI Control Panel
The ScanWizard DI Control Panel appears after you launch ScanW izard DI. To adjust
the size of the control panel, simply drag the bottom right corner of the ScanWizard
DI control panel. From the control panel, you can specify scanning requirements by
selecting the appropriate image settings and adjustments from this control panel.
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Image input device
(i.e., flatbed, or ADF )
Image output type
Dimensions of
the preview window or
Selections for paper size
Output resolution (in dpi)
Image orientation (i.e.,
rotate or mirror)
Parameters for controlling
the frame location
settings (i.e., position of
coordinates, image size,
and the unit of
measurement in the ruler)
ScanWizard DI Control Panel Interface
Select Frame: Defines a frame area and selects
a frame
Pan: Pans or moves around a magnified image
Zoom In: Magnifies your view of the preview
image
Zoom Out: Reduces your view of the preview
image
Create Subframe: Creates a new subframe
Delete Subframe: Deletes a created subframe
Ruler
Scan frame
(enclosed by
dotted lines and
labeled with the
tag “Main”)
Selected
subframe (the
enclosed frame
in red dotted
lines labeled with
the tag “2”)
Image Correction tools:
Unselected
subframe (the
enclosed frame
labeled with the
tag “1”)
Performs a preliminary
view of the entire image
Threshold - Determines a “dividing” point for enhancing line art or black-and-white images
Brightness/Contrast - Manually adjusts brightness & contrast of the image
Hue/Saturation - Manually adjusts saturation & hue of the image
Sharpen - Applies special effects (e.g., sharpen, edge enhancement) to images
Descreen - Removes moiré patterns from scans of previously printed materials (books, magazines, etc.)
Default - Resets all of the image correction settings to default values
Advanced... - Accesses additional image correction settings (e.g., Shadow/Highlight and Gamma). Also
selects a lamp filter for scanners that implement the lamp filter functions.
Scan: Scans image (in Plug-in)
Scan To: Scans image to a specified application (in Stand-alone)
Copy: Scans an image and sends it to the printer as a “copy”
OCR: Scans a text document, converts, and saves it in text format
Status bar
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Basic Scenarios
This section provides three basic scanning scenarios with ScanWizard DI, including
scanning a stack of paper, scanning a single-sheet document, and performing
multiple-frame scanning. Details on how to adjust images are discussed in later
chapters.
A. How to Scan a Stack of Paper
1. Place the stack of paper to be scanned on the document feed tray.
2. Launch ScanWizard DI (either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon,
or by using the File-Import or Scan command from an application program.
3 . Specify your scanning requirements in the ScanWizard DI control panel once
ScanWizard DI is launched.
a) Select ADF (Simplex) or ADF (Duplex) in the
Scan Source as your image input device.
b) Select the appropriate image type (e.g., Black
& White) in the Scan Type as your image
output type.
- Select RGB Color (24 bits) to scan the
image in color.
- Select Grayscale (8 bits) to scan the image in grayscale.
- Select Black & White (1 bit) to scan the image in black-and-white.
c) Select a dimension in the Paper Size as your preview image size.
d) Select a desired resolution in the Resolution for your image output resolution.
4. Select the image type (e.g., Text) in the Attribute as your image type.
- Select Line Art to scan line art images (images
in one color or in black-and-white, such as
logos or mechanical blueprints).
- Select Photo to scan color prints.
- Select Text to scan text.
5. If necessary , adjust image quality using the image correction tools.
6. Click the Scan or Scan To button to start multiple, automatic scanning.
If ScanWizard DI is launched from an image-editing program, the scanned image
is delivered after the scan to your application, where the image can be saved,
printed, or modified further.
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If ScanWizard DI is launched as a stand-alone program, the scanned image can
be saved after the scan to a file, opened in an image-editing program, or sent to a
printer.
Scanning
settings
Image type
Image
correction
settings
Toolbar
Scan frame
(enclosed by dotted lines
and labeled with the tag
“Main”)
Preview image (the
enclosed frame bordered
in red)
Preview window
For preview purposes only , take note of the additional notes below:
1. Load a piece of paper from the paper stack into the ADF’s document feed
tray as step 1 (of the previous page). Do not load more than one sheet, as a
single sheet is sufficient for preview purposes.
2. After finishing step 3 (of the previous page) and before proceeding to step 4,
click the Preview button to perform a preliminary view of the entire image.
When done, a preview image appears in the preview window.
At this moment, the previewed page is delivered to the document tray from
the ADF's document feed tray. Load the previewed page, along with the
paper stack, on the ADF's document feed tray. You are now ready to scan.
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B. How to Scan a Single-sheet Document
1. Place the single-sheet document to be scanned on either the scanner glass
surface, or from the ADF’s document feed tray.
2 . Launch ScanWizar d DI (either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon,
or by using the File-Import or Scan command from an application program.
3 . Specify your scanning requirements in the ScanWizard DI control panel once
ScanWizard DI is launched.
a) Select your image output device (e.g., Flatbed)
in the Scan Source.
- Select Flatbed if you place the document on
the scanner’s glass surface.
- Select ADF (Simplex) or ADF (Duplex) if the document is fed from the
ADF’s document feed tray.
b) Select the appropriate image type (e.g., RGB
Color) in the Scan Type as your image output
type.
- Select RGB Color (24 bits) to scan the image in color .
- Select Grayscale (8 bits) to scan the image in grayscale.
- Select Black & White (1 bit) to scan the image in black-and-white.
c) Select a dimension in the Paper Size as your preview image size.
d) Select a desired resolution in the Resolution for your image output resolution.
4 . Click the Preview button to perform a preliminary view of the entire image. When
done, a preview image appears in the preview window.
5. Click the Select Frame tool button to adjust the size of the scan frame (enclosed
within the red dotted lines and labeled with the tag “Main”). Drag on the edge or
corner to determine the final size of the actual scan.
6. Select the image type (e.g., Photo) in the Attribute
as your image type.
- Select Line Art to scan line art images (images
in one color or in black-and-white, such as
logos or mechanical blueprints).
- Select Photo to scan color prints.
- Select Text to scan text.
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7. If necessary , adjust image quality using the image correction tools.
8. Click the Scan or Scan To button to start scanning.
If ScanWizard DI is launched from an image-editing program, the scanned image
is delivered after the scan to your application, where the image can be saved,
printed, or modified further.
If ScanWizard DI is launched as a stand-alone program, the scanned image can
be saved after the scan to a file, opened in an image-editing program, or sent to a
printer.
Select Frame tool
Scanning
settings
Image type
Image
correction
settings
Toolbar
Scan frame
(enclosed by dotted lines
and labeled with the tag
“Main”)
Preview image (the
enclosed frame bordered
in red)
Preview window
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C. How to Use Multiple Frames
1. Place the single-sheet color print to be scanned on either the scanner glass
surface, or from the ADF’s document feed tray.
2 . Launch ScanWizar d DI (either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon,
or by using the File-Import or Scan command from an application program.
3 . Specify your scanning requirements in the ScanWizard DI control panel once
ScanWizard DI is launched.
a) Select your image output device (e.g., Flatbed)
in the Scan Source.
- Select Flatbed to scan the image from the
scanner’s glass surface.
- Select ADF (Simplex) to scan the image from the ADF’s document feed
tray .
b) Select RGB Color (24 bits) in the Scan Type as
your image output type.
c) Select a dimension in the Paper Size as your preview image size.
d) Select a desired resolution in the Resolution for your image output resolution.
4 . Click the Preview button to perform a preliminary view of the entire image. When
done, a preview image appears in the preview window.
5. Click the Select Frame tool button to adjust the size of the scan frame (enclosed
within the dotted lines and labeled with the tag “Main”). Drag on the edge or
corner to determine the final size of the actual scan.
6 . Select Photo in the Attribute as your image type for
the main frame.
7 . If necessary , adjust image quality using the image
correction tools.
8 . Specify the first subframe.
a) Click the Create Subframe tool button. Move the mouse pointer to the text
area, then drag to create a rectangle and enclose the text area.
b) Select Text in the Attribute as your image type
for the selected frame.
c) If necessary, adjust image quality using the
image correction tools.
9 . Specify the Second subframe.
a) Click the Create Subframe tool button. Move the mouse pointer to the
drawing picture area, then drag to create a rectangle and enclose the picture
area.
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