UMAX Technologies 3450, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation MS Windows Windows and MS DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PhotoDeluxe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc Presto PageManage...

Page 2: ...IMAGE WITH PHOTODELUXE 10 Scanning an Image from the PC 10 Scanning an Image from the Macintosh 11 TURNING THE SCANNER LAMP ON AND OFF 12 CHAPTER 3 SCANNING BASICS 13 SETTING VISTASCAN PREFERENCES 13...

Page 3: ...l 50 Accessing the Adobe PhotoDeluxe Online Manual 50 Accessing the Presto PageManager Online Manual 51 Accessing the Caere OmniPage Online Manual 51 Installing Acrobat Reader for Macintosh Users 52 T...

Page 4: ...ity with the UMAX Astra 3400 3450 scanner Unpacking the Scanner Your scanner package includes the cables and software you need to get the scanner up and running The scanner package should contain all...

Page 5: ...ype PC Requirements An IBM compatible PC with Pentium processor or higher Microsoft Windows 98 2000 USB interface connector At least 32 MB RAM memory CD ROM drive 250 MB of available hard disk space M...

Page 6: ...iles window to begin installing PhotoDeluxe Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe ATM Follow the onscreen instructions 8 After Adobe Acrobat Reader has been installed a ReadMe file appears When you have read...

Page 7: ...your computer has a USB port you must make sure that this port is enabled in the system BIOS Please refer to the troubleshooting section to learn more about enabling the USB Port Checking Your Comput...

Page 8: ...d USB located on the back panel of the scanner Macintosh Users 1 Locate the USB cable that is provided Plug the wide end of it firmly into one of the USB ports IMac computer ports are located on the r...

Page 9: ...the top of the scanner Connecting the Power Adapter 1 Plug the scanner s power cord into an electrical outlet 2 Insert the other end of this cord into the power adapter receptacle marked POWER on the...

Page 10: ...click Install and then click Cancel 7 Click the Get Fix Photo tab A row of icons appears 8 Click the Get Photo icon A drop down list appears Click the Scanners option A tabbed bar appears at the top o...

Page 11: ...for the scanned image Indicate which folder or directory you want to save the image file to and specify in what file format you want to save the image NOTE If you do not assign a file name the comput...

Page 12: ...as NOTE By default the image is saved as untitled in the Acquire section of the floating gallery window You can also choose to save the image in the hard drive or on the desktop by clicking on the arr...

Page 13: ...The Preferences cover three areas General Scan Destination Scanner Information A tab at the top of the Preferences window indicates each VistaScan preference group To view the Preference settings for...

Page 14: ...elp The Tips Help option determines whether tips are displayed when you pause with your cursor over a VistaScan option Click on the Tips Help box to enable tips displays a checkmark When a checkmark a...

Page 15: ...The e mail preferences appear to the right of the Scan To icon set 2 Click on the button next to the e mail software you are using Microsoft Exchange or Lotus cc Mail 3 Select the image format you wa...

Page 16: ...t Scanner Information The Scanner Information tab displays important information about your scanner The information includes Scanner Manufacturer Scanner Model Firmware Version VistaScan Version Maxim...

Page 17: ...scan and start the final scan process using the Click To Scan icons Performing the Preview Scan The Preview feature lets you scan an item at low resolution so you can define the specific area to be s...

Page 18: ...sible because the image is zoomed too large to display completely Click on the Move tool Put the cursor inside the Preview window which changes the cursor shape to a hand Scroll the image view by clic...

Page 19: ...scan setting individually so you can customize the settings for the type of document you are going to scan If you are a novice computer user you may want to use the VistaScan Beginner window until yo...

Page 20: ...ing sure your Frame See Frame Tool p 18 does not extend beyond the image area of the film negative Automatic Document Feeder The Automatic Document Feeder option is not available with the Astra 3400 o...

Page 21: ...Bit Scans a black and white photo using 14 bits of data to define each pixel This setting produces more gray shade accuracy than the B W Photo option but also produces larger file sizes NOTE Not all...

Page 22: ...images using the True Color 42 bit RGB setting Choosing the Best Resolution for Your Scanning Project To choose the best resolution for scanning determine what you are going to do with the image once...

Page 23: ...ed by changing the number of lines that appear in every inch lines per inch of the scanned image The Descreen feature is unavailable when you have chosen the B W Document Fax or OCR resolution setting...

Page 24: ...Custom descreen 2 and Custom descreen 3 settings 4 Click OK The settings you defined appear on the Descreen setting drop down menu under the Custom heading Changing the Filter Setting Image filters ar...

Page 25: ...ling settings 1 Choose the Custom option from the Scaling drop down menu The Custom Scaling window opens 2 Enter the desired scale factor in either the width or Height text box When locked width and h...

Page 26: ...e selected area is adjusted and the preview image refreshes displaying the results you can expect when you perform the final scan Using the Scan Control Unit Selecting the Scan to Device or Applicatio...

Page 27: ...ame you just created To select one of the frames you created double click on the desired frame The frame border of the active frame changes to a marquis style frame dotted lines Once a frame is select...

Page 28: ...Highlight Bar This setting defines the lightest whitest tones in the scanned image If you broaden the range that includes the highlight points the pixels within the newly specified range will be rema...

Page 29: ...s by altering the shape of the curve that represents the brightness values of pixels Click Reset to cancel the changes and return the value to the default setting Adjusting the Color Balance The Color...

Page 30: ...age to the original orientation Using VistaAccess Direct Access VistaAccess is a utility that provides instant access to several VistaScan applications VistaAccess loads at startup and can be found in...

Page 31: ...ards wallpaper for your computer desktop a screen saver for your computer e cards e mail greeting card and more NOTE VistaShuttle is not compatible with Macintosh To use VistaShuttle to create an E Ca...

Page 32: ...rd greeting text in the text box 10 You can modify the font type font size font style bold italic underlined text alignment left right or centered and text color by selecting an option from the drop d...

Page 33: ...where the image is placed reducing memory storage space and speeding up the scanning Printout Quality Choose Normal or draft quality or choose Best for high quality images B W images Selecting Best o...

Page 34: ...ppropriate set of instructions below to configure the variables for each button Configuring the Push Buttons To access the configuration utility for the push buttons follow the appropriate instruction...

Page 35: ...e image editing software you want to scan to when you press the Scan push button by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Scan Destination field A list of available applications appears Choose one...

Page 36: ...Copy Destination field Choose one on the available printers that is connected to your computer from the drop down menu 3 Select the type of image you are scanning by clicking on the arrow to the right...

Page 37: ...e of image you are scanning by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Document Type field and choosing one of the available document types from the drop down menu 4 Select the desired resolution by...

Page 38: ...ion by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Resolution field and choosing one of the resolution presets from the drop down menu 5 Select a scanning intensity level brightness by clicking on the a...

Page 39: ...gured to scan OCR and then send the editable text to the selected OCR Destination application 6 To configure the Custom button to scan and e mail a document refer to the To configure the values for th...

Page 40: ...d Click VistaScan For Macintosh Users a Click on the Scanner icon in the upper right corner of the Desktop near the Finder A pop up menu appears b Click on VistaScan to launch the software Or you can...

Page 41: ...ting the VistaScan Preferences section 2 Click on the Web Image icon in the Click to Scan area of the VistaScan Beginner window The scanner starts scanning the image using the appropriate settings for...

Page 42: ...w on the left side of the PhotoDeluxe window 9 Click on the Save Send icon 10 Choose the To the World Wide Web option from the drop down menu 11 Follow the on screen instructions for trimming sizing r...

Page 43: ...ndow The image is scanned and you return to the PhotoDeluxe window NOTE Choosing an icon in Click to Scan area does two things it activates the scanner and automatically sets all of the scanner settin...

Page 44: ...Presto PageManager to Scan a Form and Edit it with PageType NOTE Presto PageType is not a Macintosh compatible application The following procedure is for PC users only 1 Click the Start bar in the bot...

Page 45: ...vant information Creating a Calendar with PhotoDeluxe You can create your own calendar using PhotoDeluxe This process differs for PC and Macintosh users Follow the appropriate instructions for the sys...

Page 46: ...icon The VistaScan Beginner window opens automatically 7 Click the Preview button to perform a low resolution scan 8 Click on the icon that most closely matches the item you are going to scan in the C...

Page 47: ...Preview button then click one of the icons from the Click to Scan section g A window appears requesting that you save the document Type a name in the field that appears to the right of Save this docu...

Page 48: ...lick OK Converting Scanned Text with OmniPage LE 1 Position the image you want to scan face down on the scanner s object glass 2 From the OmniPage LE window click the Scanner icon and select Flatbed C...

Page 49: ...copy portions of the text For Macintosh Users 1 Select Scanner from the Settings menu 2 Click Flatbed from the Select Scanner window 3 Click the Scan Image button to scan the image When the scan is co...

Page 50: ...r a tool If VistaScan is not open follow the instructions below 1 Click Start 2 Click Programs 3 Click VistaScan 4 Click VistaScan User s Guide Your Internet browser should launch the VistaScan User s...

Page 51: ...intosh Users 1 Double click the Hard Drive icon on the desktop 2 Double click the Presto PageManager 2 31 02 folder 3 Double click User s Guide pdf If you receive an error please install Adobe Acrobat...

Page 52: ...he scanner lamp fails to light flickers or dims Solution 1 Check to make sure the power adapter is plugged in completely 2 The scanning lamp is failing or has failed and needs to be changed Please con...

Page 53: ...canner 7 If the scanner does not show up and there is no change in the Device Manager try another USB port If the scanner still does not appear contact your computer manufacturer Problem Your system r...

Page 54: ...00 3450 scanner ensure that Macintosh OS 8 0 or higher is installed on your computer Problem The system takes too long to scan Solution Disable virtual memory reboot your computer with the extensions...

Page 55: ...the scanner is plugged into the computer s USB port 2 Go to the Apple System Profiler listed under the Apple menu 3 Go to the Devices Volumes tab Command 2 Verify the scanner is listed under the USB...

Page 56: ...nner and the computer turned on Try to have as much information about your problem as possible This information allows the technician to more effectively troubleshoot your problem Maintenance With the...

Page 57: ...esolution Maximum Resolution 600 dpi x 1200 dpi 9600 dpi x 9600 dpi Color Density42 bit color Light SourceCold Cathode Lamp OpticsEnclosed Optical System InterfaceUSB v1 1 Operating System Windows 98...