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USER’S GUIDE

The TWAIN Dialog Box

Appendices

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FCC Statement

This digital equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio fre­quency energy and if it is not installed and used according to the in­struction manual, it may cause harmful interference to radio communi­cations. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment causes harmful interfer­ence to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turn­ing the equipment off or on, you are encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient the receiving antenna

• Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

NOTE:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables and AC power cord, if any, must be used
in order to comply with the emission limits.

Table of Contents

The TW AIN Dialog Box ............................................. 4

T o Acquire the TW AIN Dialog Box ...................... 5

Performing a Simple Scan ...................................... 6

(1) Place the Document/Image ......................... 6

(2) Preview the Image....................................... 6

(3) Select the Scan Size .................................... 7

(4) Set the Scan Mode ..................................... 7

(5) Set the Resolution ...................................... 7

(6) Execute the Scan......................................... 7

The TW AIN Dialog Box (Details) ..............................8`

The Preview Window and Buttons........................ 9

The Image Setting Buttons.................................. 10

Scan Settings....................................................... 11

The Main T ab ................................................ 1 1

The Enhance Tab ........................................... 14

The Filters T ab............................................... 1 8

About Tab ..................................................... 19

Using Batch Scan ................................................ 20

Batch Scan Controls ...................................... 2 0

T o Perform a Batch Scan................................ 2 1

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Appendices

A: Scanning Tips................................................. 22

B: Troubleshooting ............................................. 23

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The TW AIN Dialog Box

The TWAIN dialog box is a scanning option provided
with your scanner. TWAIN is an industry standard that
allows scanning directly into any TWAIN-compliant
software. It eliminates most compatibility problems
associated with software and input devices supplied by
different vendors.

You can access the TWAIN dialog box from within most
image editing software such as the application software
bundled with the scanner (e.g., Photo Express™).

T o Acquire the TWAIN Dialog Box

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You can acquire the TWAIN dialog box from within any
TW AIN-compliant software (i.e., Picture Publisher™). T o
acquire the TW AIN dialog box, using Photo Express as an
example, the steps are:

1. Launch Windows®.

2. Launch Photo Express™ (TW AIN-compliant program).

3. Under the File menu, open the Acquire command and
choose Scanner. The Select Data Source dialog box
appears.

4. Choose your scanner model from the list.

5. Click the Acquire button. The Select Data Source dialog
box closes. The TWAIN Dialog box appears.

To acquire the TWAIN dialog box in other TWAIN­compliant image editing software, please refer to the On­line Help System, Software Reference.

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Performing a Simple Scan

You’re using this scanner for the first time. We suggest you
to test drive it by scanning the whole area. To scan the whole
area, please take the following steps:

(1) Place the image or document to be scanned.
(2) Click Preview to see the image in the Preview Window.
(3) Select the scan size.
(4) Select the desired scan mode.
(5) Select the desired resolution.
(6) Click the Scan button.

(1) Place the Document/Image

T o scan a document, place your original face down on the

scanner’s glass plate and then please follow these steps:

a. Lift the document cover.
b. Place the document face down on the glass.
c. Slowly lower the document cover, making sure the

document remains in place.

NOTE: Remove the document after scanning is complete

(2) Preview the Image

A Preview is a quick scan of the original. From this
rough scan you can learn how the image will look like
after it is scanned.

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(3) Select the Scan Size

From the list of available paper sizes, select the size of
the document you wish to scan. If you want to scan the
whole area, select A4. Custom will automatically be
selected when you use the Crop Frame to change the
image area to be scanned.

(4) Set the Scan Mode

The Scan Mode determines how the
scanner will view the image. Select

Color to capture images in color . Select
Gray to capture images in shades of

gray. When you wish to scan line art or
text for OCR (Optical Character
Recognition), select Line Art.

(5) Set the Resolution

The Resolution, which is measured in dots per inch (dpi),
determines the effect of the image as it is displayed or
printed. Images scanned at a high resolution capture more
information. However, high-resolution images require
more memory .
See Scan T ips on Appendix A.

(6) Execute the Scan

The scan button is used once you have
completed the preview, determined the
scan regio and selected the final scan
settings to be used for the scan.

Congratulations! You’ve scanned your f irst image. In
the following sections. We’ll show you how to modify
settings so this scanner meets your needs better.