Brookstone Scanner Mouse, User Manual

Page 1: ...Scanner Mouse It s a mouse and a scanner ...

Page 2: ...ts Warnings and Cautions 2 Location of Parts and Controls 6 Installing Software and Driver 7 Scanning 9 Editing Your Scan 12 OCR 14 Using the Share Feature 16 Settings 20 Troubleshooting 24 Specifications 24 Warranty 27 ...

Page 3: ...esence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the unit s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the unit IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All of the safety and oper...

Page 4: ...this manual 3 Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 4 Never drop or insert an object into any opening 5 Do not allow adapter cord to touch hot surfaces Wrap cord loosely around the unit when storing 6 The unit should be situated away from direct sunlight or heat sources such as radiators electric heaters heat registers stoves or other units including ampl...

Page 5: ...ediately and disconnect it from the computer 15 Do not install the product in an extremely hot over 35 C or cold under 5 C area or with high temperature variation 16 Do not install the product in a humid or dusty area 17 Do not disassemble modify or repair the product 18 Do not apply excessive shock to the product 19 Be careful not to drop the product or apply excessive shock to the scan window at...

Page 6: ...ainst harmful interference in a residential installation This unit generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or tele...

Page 7: ...6 Location of parts and controls 1 Smart Scan Button 2 Mouse Roll Button 3 Right click Pad 4 Left click Pad 5 Scan Window 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 8: ...e recommended specifications the list will be red Note If your computer system is closer to the minimum system requirements the scanner can scan an A4 size document If it is closer to the recommended system requirements the scanner can scan an A3 size document If you lower the resolution this will increase the scanned area in the same system 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete download...

Page 9: ...nd Apple Mac Drivers and select Click Here to Download Mac Drivers 5 After the Driver has downloaded this may take a moment open the drive and double click on ScannerMouse pkg 6 Follow the instructions to complete installing Scanner Mouse Driver Software for Mac 7 Connect the scanner mouse to the USB port Wait until the installation of its driver is complete IMPORTANT Do not remove the scanner mou...

Page 10: ...yed 3 Move the scanner mouse side to side to scan the desired area of the document Notes Do not move the document once you have started scanning Keep Scanner Mouse flat on the document picking it up will pause scan Scan the entire document in one pass Re scanning areas especially with high resolution settings will fill the memory more quickly Function description mouse wheel stop scan Scan Window ...

Page 11: ...ge manually If you scan a large image the image will be automatically reduced If you need to check whether it is scanned properly roll the mouse wheel up down to zoom in out the image 4 When scanning is complete press the Smart Scan button to stop scanning The Scanner Mouse will revert to a mouse and open the edit window If the available memory bar fills completely the scan will stop automatically...

Page 12: ...rface Scanning wrinkled or creased documents curled documents torn documents or documents with paper clips or staples carbon paper coated paper extremely thin and translucent paper or paper with adhesive notes only corner or edge of books thick books and same pattern of images may damage the documents or produce unwanted results Please do not write or read data from storage devices such as USB Ext...

Page 13: ...he background you can rotate it manually by using the arrow above the box where your scan appears If you wish to select a partial area of the scanned image press and hold the scanner mouse s left button drag through the desired area then release the button to select You can also rotate the selected area by pressing the left button To adjust the color brightness etc of the image use the color satur...

Page 14: ...cument again Selecting OK Confirms your selection and initiates the OCR function Selecting Cancel De selects your selection The entire scanned image will be displayed in the preview window and the OCR function is disabled Tip If your final edited image is not what you wanted you can double click the Edit icon or the preview window to edit again with the editing functions Settings Modify the resolu...

Page 15: ...updates Send feedback Help and About Manage Apps Manage application apps such as Flickr Twitter and Facebook to add convenience to the scan software To use the OCR function you first need to scan the document in a high resolution 10 point font Notes To check the resolution of a document go to Settings General If it fails to recognize the text that is high resolution go to Settings Text Recognition...

Page 16: ... file pdf xls doc to the desired location To paste an image or text after scanning is complete start the compatible application you want to paste to then press Paste Image or Paste Text to copy and paste the scanned image text to the compatible application Sharing Upload share the scanned image to Flickr Twitter Facebook or attach the image to an email message IMPORTANT When using this option for ...

Page 17: ...t open multiple applications Using email Click the Mail icon to attach an image as a jpg file to the added email application Flickr Twitter or Facebook Click the Flickr Twitter or Facebook icon to share your images on the Web In the upload window enter the name of the image and click the Post button Once uploading is complete the View posted image on window appears To check whether the upload is s...

Page 18: ...Drag Drop Drag and Drop allows you to drag and drop a scanned image from the Get text mark or main window to the desired application or drag and drop the document icon to copy the OCR text to a supported application save it in a folder or attach it to an e mail message as a Word or Excel file Important Windows XP does not support dragging and dropping a file on the desktop In this case open a fold...

Page 19: ...t Edit Settings Click the Save icon to open the folder to save the scanned image text Select the desired location set the desired file format at the bottom of the window then click the Save button Image file png jpg tif bmp To save to a new folder click the scanner mouse s right button and select New or click the New icon at the top of the window to create a new folder Rename the new folder and cl...

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Page 21: ...w position Right default left and remember last position A3 Support on recommended computer system It may be different with users computer system Save options JPEG Quality JPEG compression ratio in four levels full high medium and low The compression ratio depends on the resolution Software updates For automatic update you can set the update to check Daily Weekly or Monthly Caution Make sure that ...

Page 22: ...lities Maximum scan memory You can increase or decrease the memory previously set according to the current system Increasing the memory will result in a higher available memory thus a larger scan area The maximum value corresponds to the maximum capacity of the memory available in the system Note The value may differ depending on the system Drag Drop and paste image size The default is Full size A...

Page 23: ...k the button to log out from the account Check for updates If you wish to update manually click Update to check the current version and whether there are available updates If there are updates available click the Update icon to obtain the newest version Send feedback You can send comments any time you encounter a problem while using the software and or hardware Help If you need assistance with the...

Page 24: ...ter do not select this check box for blocking private information Caution When the authentication window appears click on its icon Flickr will ask again to allow to connect with Acudad Confirm authorization to allow connection to the account When uploading scanned images to an account you will be prompted to a preview screen In this preview screen you will be able to add any caption you would like...

Page 25: ...anage extensions Click the service you want to change click the setting log out This will update the new account Troubleshooting Problem The program saved my scan before I was done Reason The available scan memory is full Solution Increase the available scan memory or decrease the scan quality dpi setting and try again Specifications Mouse Mouse Sensor Laser Sensor 1200dpi Button 3 buttons 1 wheel...

Page 26: ...Core Duo 1 2GHz or AMD Athlon 64x2 1 7GHz or better Memory 2GB or better Video memory and graphic card 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS or 128MB ATI Radeon X1300 or 384MB Intel GMA X3000 or better Hard Disk Space 1GB free disk space Power Interface USB 2 0 Power consumption 0 625W Size Weight Size 2 42 W x 4 50 D x 36 5 H Weight approximately 3 00 oz ...

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Page 30: ...ne s property When a store credit is given the original product must be returned to Brookstone and becomes Brookstone s property Obtaining Service To obtain warranty service call Brookstone Limited Warranty Service at 1 800 292 9819 Please be prepared to describe the product that needs service and the nature of the problem A purchase receipt is required All repairs and replacements must be authori...

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