UMAX Technologies Astra 1600U, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...1 A A A As s s st t t tr r r ra a a a 1 1 1 16 6 6 60 0 0 00 0 0 0U U U U Color scanner Operation Manual UMAX Data Systems Inc 1299...

Page 2: ...OS iMac Power Macintosh and Mac Series are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc Other names and trademarks appearing herein are trademarks of their respective...

Page 3: ...e this product near water or in rainy moist environment Do not place the scanner on an uneven surface This may cause serious damage to the scanner The product should be operated using only the type of...

Page 4: ...4 Contents A Glance at Your Scanner 5 Completing your first Scan 6 Troubleshooting 14 Maintenance 16 Specifications 18 Glossary 19...

Page 5: ...t View The Rear View Document Cover The plastic cover over the object glass which can be raised and lowered over a document Object Glass The glass surface on which the document or image should be plac...

Page 6: ...uick Start Guide Testing Your Scanner For PC only 1 Turn on your scanner 2 Run Windows and open the VistaScan program group 3 Click the Scanner Test icon to begin self testing If the scanner test fail...

Page 7: ...ct VistaScan as the data source You only need to do this once 5 Pull down the File menu again 6 Select Acquire to activate the scanning dialog box as shown in next page 7 Place the image you will scan...

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Page 9: ...he VistaScan interface The Preferences dialog box will appear 5 In the Preferences dialog box enter the relevant details into the File Name File Format and File Folder fields respectively You may use...

Page 10: ...or the scanned image 3 Click the Preferences button The Preferences dialog box will appear from which you should enter the relevant details into the dialog box 4 Select the area to be scanned by click...

Page 11: ...are please refer to its accompanying documentation for operational details 2 Pull down the File menu 3 Choose Select Source and then select the Plug ins command 4 Choose VistaScan as the data source 5...

Page 12: ...n on the middle of panel and then press the Preferences button on the top right of the VistaScan interface The Preferences dialog box will appear 5 Enter the relevant details into the File Name field...

Page 13: ...or the scanned image 3 Click the Preferences button The Preferences dialog box will appear from which you should enter the relevant details into the dialog box 4 Select the area to be scanned by click...

Page 14: ...r dealer or Technical Support If the indicator comes on but software returns scanner link failed or similar message 1 Make sure the cable is connected properly 2 Check the installation procedures to m...

Page 15: ...the scanner driver Located on the front of the CD 3 The computer model you are using 4 The Windows Mac OS version that you are using 5 The application software packages that you are using 6 Error cod...

Page 16: ...precautions against accidental damage that can result in expensive repairs The following measures should generally be enough to protect your equipment from static discharge Discharge any static elect...

Page 17: ...ugged Clean the object glass and document cover with a soft damp cloth and a mild detergent or alcohol Warning Do not spray the cleaning fluid directly on the object glass Spraying the liquid directly...

Page 18: ...ec Sample Depth Color Mode 36 Bit Pixel Grayscale Mode 12 Bit Pixel Scanner Settings Scaling 1 to 200 in 1 Increments at 600 dpi Resolution Highlight Shadow 255 Steps Contrast Brightness 100 100 Gamma...

Page 19: ...e capable of representing all tones and colors in the image using 256 shades of gray Icon The graphical representation of a computer file or piece of computer software Indicator Panel The area of the...

Page 20: ...device that conforms to the TWAIN standard TWAIN A standardized interfacing system that allows many different software applications to access many different image input devices TWAIN is currently mor...

Page 21: ...ance 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 cau...