FAE Professional Desktop Scanner, User Manual

Page 1: ...Professional Desktop Scanner User s Manual PC version English...

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Page 3: ...MiraScan main screen Menu Bar page 9 Combo Boxes page 13 Tool Bar page 24 Job List and Command Buttons page 22 Preview Area page 24 Status Area page 39...

Page 4: ...IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions carefully Save these instructions for future reference 2 Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product 3 Unplug this product from t...

Page 5: ...ous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 12 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following...

Page 6: ...owever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment dose cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by...

Page 7: ...Config 9 Settings submenu 10 Scan Size 10 Monitor Gamma 11 Film Type 12 Auto Preview 12 Help submenu 12 Contents 12 Scanner Info 12 About MiraScan 12 Combo Boxes 13 Original box 13 Reflective Flatbed...

Page 8: ...t Level box 29 Curve button 30 Color Channel box 30 Tonal Map 30 Input Output Status Area 31 Color Balance button 32 Channel 32 Adjustment Area 32 Color Adjustment button 33 Color Wheel 33 Lightness B...

Page 9: ...ew Project 52 Working with Templates 53 Adding Decoration 54 Printing Templates 55 Sharing Templates 56 CHAPTER 3 TEXTBRIDGE CLASSIC 57 TEXTBRIDGE CLASSIC 57 Main Screen 57 Select Scanner 58 BEGIN OCR...

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Page 11: ...all of the following tasks using MiraScan 1 Preview scan and import the reflective originals or transparencies into your image editing software 2 Adjust the quality of your scanned image before you a...

Page 12: ...you may need to select the scanner image source before you can use the scanner and MiraScan to scan and import image For details please refer to the instructions that come with your particular softwa...

Page 13: ...g to the original you want to scan Preview Area Preview the original image in order to obtain a general understanding of what the image will look like and adjust the scan area Tool Bar Access several...

Page 14: ...to do this once unless you re install your application software Please note that the way to select the TWAIN source may differ according to the software you use For details please refer to the documen...

Page 15: ...ew job Then repeat Step 6 and 7 to do the settings for that scan job Step 10 After you have finished with the settings for each scan job press the Scan button to scan Step 11 A few seconds later the s...

Page 16: ...nner When doing so make sure that the calibration area is facing the right direction Towards the front panel of the scanner Do not block the calibration area or the scanner will fail to function corre...

Page 17: ...your application software Step 3 If this is your first time to scan you may have to select the TWAIN source by choosing Select source in the File menu then selecting MiraScan in your application softw...

Page 18: ...in the Preview Area Step 7 Adjust the scan area in the Preview Area Step 8 Use the options in the Combo Boxes to specify the Resolution Scale etc that will apply to the scanned image Step 9 Use the op...

Page 19: ...and name it Magazine The next time you want to scan a magazine picture you can load the Magazine configuration file and MiraScan will apply the settings recorded in it Load Config Load the configurat...

Page 20: ...tom in the list box and then enter the desired width and height into the Width and Height text boxes The default unit is inch To change the unit press in the list box with your mouse and choose the de...

Page 21: ...ness in the midtone of display so that it can approximate the color details of the original images Drag the scroll bars to adjust the gamma values of red green blue and gray until the monitor displays...

Page 22: ...heck the Auto Preview checkbox Help submenu Click on the Help submenu if you are either not clear about certain MiraScan functions or if you want information about MiraScan or your scanner Contents Cl...

Page 23: ...ive Flatbed Select Reflective Flatbed if you are scanning images on hard copies such as magazine pictures photographs or paper documents Transparent Select Transparent if you are scanning positive fil...

Page 24: ...reshold function in Tool Buttons will be disabled automatically Gray Each pixel of a gray image occupies 8 bits A total of 256 gray levels may be represented The Gray mode is used mainly for scanning...

Page 25: ...on is used to decide how delicate the scanner captures the original image When the original is scanned and turned into a digital image the scanner captures and records the image in terms of pixels The...

Page 26: ...als need to retain the sharpness and overall quality of images Select a resolution ranging from 75dpi to 19200dpi from the Resolution box Alternatively you may select Custom to customize resolution On...

Page 27: ...of the original image will be altered To avoid this you can check the Sync check box to adjust the scales of the X and Y axis simultaneously This will retain the original shape of the image When you g...

Page 28: ...the image You can also directly enter the desired value into the Amount entry box to change the sharpness When you get the desired effect click on the OK button to confirm your settings and close the...

Page 29: ...lect Custom to custom the descreen setting When Custom is selected the following dialog box will appear In this dialog box you can adjust the descreen value manually between 50 and 200 by dragging the...

Page 30: ...on the modification applied will appear in the lower part of the dialog box If you find a satisfactory effect to use click OK to exit the dialog box and apply the effect while scanning Otherwise clic...

Page 31: ...se A color profile is a file that tells a device how to manage colors so it can reproduce colors more accurately and close to the origin These profiles are usually provided by the device manufactures...

Page 32: ...039 4 133 16 485 65 842 Line Art 35mm film slide 1 4 16 61 237 938 3 x5 83 331 1 332 5 282 21 111 84 410 4 x6 133 529 2 114 8 448 33 771 135 042 5 x7 193 772 3 082 12 316 49 243 196 924 A4 548 2 181 8...

Page 33: ...scan jobs in one scan session Info button The Info button is used to display the detailed information of selected scan job You can first click to select the job in the Job List and then click this bu...

Page 34: ...utton P represents pixel I represents inch and M represents millimeter The Preview Area displays the preview image that is acquired after the Preview button is selected Also any parameter change made...

Page 35: ...e button in Job List First click this button then move the mouse cursor into the Preview Area When the cursor becomes a cross click and drag your mouse to create a new selection area The new selection...

Page 36: ...the image follows Color Channel box Use the Color Channel box to select a color channel to adjust This will allow you to adjust the histogram property of each color channel respectively Histogram A Hi...

Page 37: ...r which means that there are only a few midtone pixels in the image In image 2 pixels in objects possess greater levels of brightness and darkness The distribution is more even than that in Image 1 as...

Page 38: ...ght Threshold triangle to the left the pixels with higher brightness level than the Highlight Threshold will be turned into white This makes the image look brighter The Midtone triangle is used to con...

Page 39: ...the Input Level is set as 20 to 230 then 210 230 minus 20 color levels can be represented in the image If you set the Output Level as 10 to 250 then the original 210 levels of color can be expanded t...

Page 40: ...ox to select the color channel to be adjusted This allows you to adjust the curve property of each color channel respectively Tonal Map The x axis in the Tonal Map represents the input brightness leve...

Page 41: ...hed with adjustments you can click OK to apply or click Reset to restore the default settings To abort and exit the dialog box click Cancel The original image and its Tonal Map The curve is straight a...

Page 42: ...In addition you can also enter the desired values directly into the three entry boxes to the right of the color bars to adjust the color balance As an example if the color of the brighter area in the...

Page 43: ...d to specify the hue and saturation of the color you want to use Move your mouse cursor on the Color Wheel and then click on it Drag within the Color Wheel to select the hue of the color you want to u...

Page 44: ...adjust the brightness and contrast more precisely you can use the Curve and Level function Brightness control You can drag the triangle below the bar to increase decrease the overall brightness of th...

Page 45: ...recognition Note this function is only applicable when you select LineArt as the Image Type Select the Threshold button and the Threshold dialog box will appear The x axis in the histogram represents...

Page 46: ...there are many unwanted dots in an image you can eliminate them When you have finished with the threshold adjustment you can click OK to confirm or click Cancel to abort and exit the dialog box Otherw...

Page 47: ...x You can drag the slider to rotate the image manually or click the Auto button to let MiraScan align the image automatically You can also enter the rotation angle in the Angle entry box directly When...

Page 48: ...area automatically and leave only the necessary size for scanning Auto Descreen Click this button and MiraScan will detect and apply an appropriate descreen value for scanning Auto Type Click this but...

Page 49: ...box displays the color of the pixel to which the mouse cursor is pointing Pixel Information Area The location of the pixel expressed in X Y coordinates and the RGB values of the pixel is displayed her...

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Page 51: ...into high quality works of art With its guided workflow and intuitive interface you ll be printing out personalized birthday cards calendars and posters in no time at all Photo Express brings a whole...

Page 52: ...ess make sure that the monitor display is at a resolution of 800 600 or 1024 768 and Hi Color 15 16 bit or True Color 24 bit mode The following screen will appear It s better to familiarize yourself w...

Page 53: ...ny given tool Tool Bar The Toolbar contains all of the tools you need to edit your photos Each group of tools is divided into categories when you select a new category the tools on the Toolbar change...

Page 54: ...nd other images to the template please see Working with Templates Working with Album Album lets you organize the photos in your computer into convenient books similar to real world photo albums These...

Page 55: ...elink lost images right click over the album in the Options panel and select either Relink or Refresh Printing album thumbnails 1 Click the Album icon on the Get toolbar and then choose an album from...

Page 56: ...The Adjust tools appear on the Toolbar 3 Click the Transform button on the Adjust toolbar The Transform options appear in the Options panel To freely rotate a photo select the spin wheel in the upper...

Page 57: ...it Adjust category This opens the Size options in the Options panel 2 Select either a predefined size from the Standard drop down menu or enter custom dimensions for the image in the User defined opti...

Page 58: ...bum 2 Click the Print button on the Command panel The print tools appear on the Toolbar 3 Select a print tool to use o Normal lets you print images normally on various different types of paper from Le...

Page 59: ...Select an album from the Save to album drop down menu 5 Click Save o Data type describes how much color information the image is saved with The more color information included in the file the larger...

Page 60: ...and drag the photo or date object to move it Or resize it using the control handles on the image s border Edit text and dates by selecting the object that contains it then click the Planner button on...

Page 61: ...tion move your mouse cursor into the workspace and start painting 5 On the Shortcut bar click the Add Item to Storyboard button This adds the current image to the Storyboard You can remove the effects...

Page 62: ...process of customizing them To Begin a New Project 1 Click the Project tab when you start Photo Express Photo Express then switches over to Project mode which contains slightly different options and...

Page 63: ...ns click Place The Place tools appear on the Toolbar 2 Click the Album icon 3 In the Options panel select the image you want to insert from an available album 4 Click Replace To move one object over a...

Page 64: ...n button on the Edit submenu of the Command panel 3 Click the Edges icon on the Toolbar 4 From the Edges drawer click the Magic icon This opens the Magic Edges options in the Options panel 5 Select a...

Page 65: ...options appear in the Options panel 3 Enter the number of rows and columns This establishes how many name cards are printed per page 4 Select your printer from the Printer name drop down menu 5 Selec...

Page 66: ...mail client from the Mail client drop down list for help on how to set it to work properly To fax a template 1 Click the Share Fax button on the Command panel 2 Set the desired Layout options 3 Click...

Page 67: ...two ways you can open it directly from Windows taskbar or open it from your word editing software Refer to the steps below to open TextBridge directly from Windows taskbar To open TextBridge from you...

Page 68: ...r scanner please follow the steps below to select scanner for TextBridge Classics 1 Click File in the Menu Bar Choose Select Scanner in the drop down submenu that appears 2 Select Scanner dialogue box...

Page 69: ...the document original facing down on the glass plate of the scanner and then close the scanner lid Click Auto Process button Start dialogue box will show up 2 Choose an appropriate Page Type and sele...

Page 70: ...gue box will appear at the end of your OCR process Select the file format for the scanned text file and click Save to save You can open the text file later with your word editing software for further...

Page 71: ...rged within the size of the paper l Partial copy You can specify any area in the scan preview window for copying l Save as file The scanned image can be saved as a file Note refer to the Copier online...

Page 72: ...he dialog box appears Select the printer and paper size you want or click on Setup to configure your printer To save the output as a file select Image Type Sets the image type as Text Color Picture an...

Page 73: ...ontrast or brightness The sliders appear in red when they are in the middle or gray elsewhere Number of Copies The digit keys are used to set the copy number Valid copy number for output to printer is...

Page 74: ...his button changes to when you are in the Preview Menu Click this button to exit Preview Copier has two preview windows scan preview and print preview Press to scan the preview image When copying the...

Page 75: ...ier 2 Place the document you want to copy facing down on the scanner glass plate Set the Copier parameters properly 3 Click on the button to start copying Note that when copying in under progress this...

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Page 77: ...imes deviate from that of the original Answer because the image data of the film is not enough for MiraScan to calibrate image color accurately Try to use another film for scanning Troubleshooting 5 2...

Page 78: ...dge Secondly set the scanning image type to Line Art For better recognition performance set the driver threshold value to 128 5 2 6 The driver sometimes show the message SCSI card not found and a few...

Page 79: ...lease visit the following web addresses http www acerperipherals com tw Taiwan http www acerperipherals com USA http www acerperipherals nl Europe For questions on using the bundled application please...

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