Microtek XT-6060 User Manual

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Installing your Microtek XT6060

Step 1: Unpack Contents

Unpack your scanner package and check for major components.

1. XT6060 scanner

2. Power adapter

3. Power cord

4. Software CDs/DVDs

5. Hi-Speed USB cable

Step 2: Install Software

Important: Do not remove the yellow stickers from your scanner until you are told to do so. You must install software before connecting your scanner.

Always close any open programs and turn off Anti-virus utilities before installing software.

PC:

A. Place the Microtek Software CD/DVD

into a drive, and follow the on-screen instructions to install the scanner driver and software.

B. Restart your computer at the end of

all software installation.

NOTE: If the Microtek Software Installer screen does not come up automatically, double-click the following in succession: “My Computer”; the CD/DVD-ROM icon; then cdsetup.exe to start the installer program.

MAC:

A. Place the Microtek Software CD/DVD

(ScanPotter) into a drive, and double-

click the ScanPotter installer icon to install ScanPotter.

B. Install the remaining software

components, then restart your computer at the end of all software installation.

NOTE: After rebooting your Macintosh, the Microtek software will attempt to locate your scanner on the system. Since this is your first install and you have not yet connected the scanner, simply ignore the message that appears and proceed to the next step.

Unlock Scanner

A. Remove the yellow “Step 3” sticker from your

scanner.

B. With the scanner power off, tilt the front right corner

of the scanner to see the locking screw at the bottom.

C. Using a screwdriver, push and turn the locking screw

counterclockwise to the unlock position. When successfully unlocked, the screw will push out a little, protruding slightly from the bottom of the scanner.

NOTE: To lock the scanner (for shipping and other reasons), refer to the XT6060 User’s Manual.

Connect Scanner

Unlocked

To the power adapter

A. Remove the yellow “Step 4” sticker

from your scanner.

B. Connect the power adapter to the back

of the scanner.

C. Plug one end of the power cord into the

power adapter, and plug the other end of the power cord into a wall outlet or other power source.

To the Hi-Speed USB cable

D. Connect one end of the cable to your

computer.

E. Connect the other end of the cable to

the scanner.

F. Press the power switch at the back of

your scanner, and wait for the indicator light on the front panel to stop blinking and stay on steady.

The system will detect your scanner automatically.

Power switch

Position Documents

1. Raise the scanner lid, and place the document to be scanned face down on the scanner glass surface.

With the document face down on the scanning glass, align the document against the Horizontal Ruler

2. Place the top end of the document

of the scanner.

towards the front of the scanner, then lower the scanner lid on the scanner glass surface.

Basic Scanning for PC Users

1. Place the single-sheet document to be scanned on the scanner glass surface.

2. Launch ScanWizard DI (either as a stand-alone by clicking 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.

a) Select Flatbed as your image input device in the Scan Source drop-down menu.

b) Select your image output type in the Scan Type drop-down menu.

– 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 drop-down menu as your preview image size.

d) Select your desired image output resolution in the Resolution drop-down menu.

d) If “Auto-crop & Auto-deskew” is selected, the scanner automatically detects the

size of the original image, crops the full scan frame to fit the image, and removes unwanted black borders after the scan, as well as corrects the distorted image for proper alignment.

4. Click the Preview button to perform a preliminary view of the entire image. When done, a preview image appears in the preview window.

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