4 Microtek ScanPotter Reference Manual
Starting Scanning Immediately
This section provides two basic scanning scenarios with ScanPotter, including
scanning a stack of paper and scanning a single-sheet document.
A. Scanning Photos
1.
Place the photo to be scanned face down on the scan bed.
2.
Launch
ScanPotter
(either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon,
or by selecting it from an application program).
3.
Click the
Scan Source
drop-down menu to choose
Reflective
for photos.
4.
Click the
Preview
button to perform a preliminary scan of the image, which
will appear in the Preview window.
5.
In the Preview window, you can resize the scan frame (floating dotted
rectangle) around the image by dragging on the square spot on the edge or
those on the corner of the scan frame to determine the final size of the
actual scan.
6.
Specify your scanning requirements in the
Scanner Settings
column.
a)
Select the appropriate image type (e.g.,
Color)
in the Color Type as your
image output type.
–
Select
Color
to scan the image in color.
–
Select
Grayscale
to scan the image in grayscale.
–
Select
Black & White
to scan the image in black-and-white.
b)
Select a desired resolution in the
Resolution
for your image output
resolution.
c)
Select a dimension in the
Scan Frame
your preview image size.
7.
If necessary, use the File Saving Settings options to customize settings for
the saved materials.
8.
Click the
Scan
button to start canning.
