UMAX Technologies Astra 2000P, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Astra 2000U P OWNER S GUIDE...

Page 2: ...er is a trademark of NewSoft Technology Corporation Other names and trademarks appearing herein are trademarks of their respective holders Copyright 1999 UMAX Technologies Inc All rights reserved No p...

Page 3: ...ectors 13 Setting Up General Information 14 Connecting the Hardware Interface Cables 15 Connecting the Power Adapter 17 Installing the Software 18 Installing PhotoDeluxe on Your PC 18 Installing Photo...

Page 4: ...ge 81 Opening OmniPage LE 81 Converting Scanned Text with OmniPage LE 83 Creating an Album with Presto PhotoAlbum 84 Opening PhotoAlbum 84 Creating a Photo Album 85 CHAPTER 5 HOW TO GET HELP 89 Using...

Page 5: ...Contacting Technical Support 103 Maintenance 104 Static Electricity Precautions 104 Cleaning 105 APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 107 Scanner Specifications 107 GLOSSARY 109 FCC DECLARATION OF CON...

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Page 7: ...and tells you how to install the scanner hardware and software Chapter 2 Your First Scan Chapter 2 steps you through the basic procedures to use the scanner These steps include scanning an image and s...

Page 8: ...assistance with the scanner or the bundled software The information includes how to access the online manuals for all the bundled software troubleshooting guidelines and how to contact the manufactur...

Page 9: ...roughout this guide the scanners will be referred to as the Astra 2000 scanner unless specified otherwise In addition to being easy to connect these scanners are also easy to use Simply follow the ins...

Page 10: ...C only Caere OmniPage LE OCR NewSoft Presto PageManager NewSoft Presto PhotoAlbum PC only NewSoft Presto Type PC only UMAX Copy Utility PC only Astra 2000P Package Contents UMAX Astra 2000P Flatbed sc...

Page 11: ...your scanner The graphics below identify the key scanner components Astra 2000U and Astra 2000P Scanner Elements Astra 2000U Backpanel 4 Pin USB Connector Power Adapter Receptacle Document Cover The...

Page 12: ...rements This section defines the minimum system requirements necessary to operate either the Astra 2000U or Astra 2000P scanner Please refer to the section below that applies to your scanner and compu...

Page 13: ...ilable hard disk space Installing the Hardware After you have removed the scanner from the box and verified that all of the package contents have been included please check to make sure that your comp...

Page 14: ...oting section of this manual to learn how to correctly set the port mode Checking Your Computer s Connectors To use your scanner you need to understand what type of connectors you have on your compute...

Page 15: ...he scanner to your computer If your computer has a parallel port follow the instructions in the Connecting the Parallel Cable section to connect the scanner to your computer Connecting the USB Cable T...

Page 16: ...ed on the right side of the computer or at either side of the keyboard The USB port on other Macintosh computers is located on the back panel of the computer or on a USB interface card 3 Plug the othe...

Page 17: ...you can use the printer of the scanner 3 Plug the other end of this cable into the port located on the back panel of the scanner Connecting the Power Adapter 1 Plug the scanner s power adapter into a...

Page 18: ...nstall the software 1 Insert the CD ROM labeled PhotoDeluxe into your computer s CD ROM drive Your computer should automatically read the disc and display a series of screens regarding product licensi...

Page 19: ...nformation and continue following the onscreen instructions 11 When a screen appears asking if you want to restart your computer to finish the installation procedure select Yes and click the OK button...

Page 20: ...installation is complete Install VistaScan Drivers Presto PageManager Presto PhotoAlbum Presto PageType OmniPage LE and Online Manuals 1 Insert the UMAX Scanner CD into your computer s CD ROM after yo...

Page 21: ...the PhotoDeluxe software so we have included two separate sets of instructions Please follow the proper set of instructions for your system Opening the PhotoDeluxe Software Open the PhotoDeluxe softwa...

Page 22: ...e PhotoDeluxe software NOTE Before using your scanner for the first time use the Scanner Test utility to verify that the scanner is able to communicate with the computer A test window appears the firs...

Page 23: ...the preview scan is complete the preview image is displayed in the Preview window on the left side of the VistaScan window You can change the view of the Preview image using the Zoom Tool or select a...

Page 24: ...opens Enter a file name 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...

Page 25: ...r selection the next time you use the application Scanning an Image From the Macintosh 1 Select an item you would like to scan a picture a brochure etc 2 Lift the document cover and place the item fac...

Page 26: ...o To scan text or a black and white drawing choose Text Lineart The image is scanned and you are returned to the PhotoDeluxe window 6 When the scan is complete a window appears requesting that you sav...

Page 27: ...ow displays an image of the scanner with the lamp illuminated To turn the scanner lamp off Click on the image of the scanner in the Power Saving utility window After a second or two the light in the s...

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Page 29: ...s control scanner settings that you generally do not modify every time you use the scanner The Preference settings are used as the default settings for several of the scan settings To access the Vista...

Page 30: ...eckmark appears the Profile List displays A profile is a list of applicable calibration profiles which MagicMatch uses to render a final output image If a printer or calibration profile is not chosen...

Page 31: ...the checkbox again turns the feature on displays a checkmark and shows the ruler Tips Help The Tips Help option determines whether tips are displayed when you pause with your cursor over a VistaScan o...

Page 32: ...you want to store the scanned image files such as TMP in the File Name text box 4 Select the file format in which you want to save scanned images from the File Format drop down list Printer To specify...

Page 33: ...il 3 Select the image format you want to use when you attach scanned images to your email application from the Image Format drop down list Fax 1 Click on the Fax icon the fax driver or printer driver...

Page 34: ...geManager in the Application Name text box 3 Enter the file name of the application executable in the File Name text box If you are not sure of the directory path click the Browse button to locate the...

Page 35: ...are Version VistaScan Version Maximum Scan Width and Length Maximum Resolution VistaScan Beginner Window Features The VistaScan Beginner window appears when you open VistaScan The Beginner window feat...

Page 36: ...pecify what kind of image you are going to 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 s...

Page 37: ...review window Frame tool Lets you select the portion of the image displayed in the Preview window you want scanned in the final scan step You can size the selection frame by clicking on the Frame tool...

Page 38: ...or application to which you want to send the scanned item 1 Click on the icon that represents the device or application to which you want to send the scanned item The icons include File stores the sca...

Page 39: ...setting when you want to scan the text contained in a document or when you want to scan simple lineart graphics Web Images use this setting when you want to scan graphics and then use them on the web...

Page 40: ...mages If you are an experienced computer user with some scanning experience you can use the features contained in the Advanced window to optimize the scan process for the specific item you are going t...

Page 41: ...Three other setting options appear onscreen that are not available with this scanner UTA Transmissive UTA Negative Automatic Document Feeder Changing the Image Mode VistaScan can scan a wide variety...

Page 42: ...cans text documents black and white line art and other black and white documents This selection creates the smallest files FAX Scans at the appropriate resolution for faxing OCR Scans at the appropria...

Page 43: ...r will capture in a scanned image The higher the resolution the finer the image detail and the larger the file sizes VistaScan lets you choose from the following resolution settings Higher this option...

Page 44: ...Choosing the True Color RGB 36 bit setting captures more data than the 24 bit setting This means that the file sizes listed above will be larger if you scanned images using the True Color 36 bit RGB s...

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Page 46: ...olution settings 1 Choose the Custom option from the Resolution drop down menu The Custom Resolution window opens 2 Enter the desired resolution setting between 50 and 2400 dpi in the Custom resolutio...

Page 47: ...es per inch of the scanned image The Descreen feature is unavailable when you have chosen the B W Document Fax or OCR resolution settings To change the Descreen setting 1 Click the Descreen option to...

Page 48: ...o eliminate patterns that are generated while scanning printed images You can enter custom settings that range from 35 to 400 lines per inch To define the custom descreen settings 1 Choose the Custom...

Page 49: ...e Use this option when you want to sharpen the image more than the standard Sharpen filter does Blur Use this option when you want to soften the edges of an image Blur More Use this option when you wa...

Page 50: ...m the Scaling drop down menu See the Using Custom Scaling Settings section that follows for more information about specifying a custom scale factor Using Custom Scale Settings You can specify custom s...

Page 51: ...o scan To automatically adjust the light and dark values 1 Place the item you want to scan on the scanner object glass 2 Click the Preview button from the VistaScan Advanced window 3 Select an area th...

Page 52: ...the arrow above the Scan To text on the Scan Control unit The Scan Control unit panel slides back to display the Scan To icons 2 Click on the icon that represents the device or application to which yo...

Page 53: ...frames in the Preview Window To create more than one selection frame 1 After you have scanned an image in Preview scan mode click on the Multiple Frame tool 2 Select the area you want contained in the...

Page 54: ...the job list window 2 Click on the thumbnail of the frame you want to remove A red box appears around the selected thumbnail The frame in the Preview window associated with the thumbnail changes to a...

Page 55: ...n image Moving the slider on the scroll bar to the right increases the brightness Moving it to the left decreases the brightness The default setting is zero 0 The maximum brightness setting is 100 the...

Page 56: ...ess in shadowed areas Moving it to the right decreases the brightness in shadowed areas The default setting is 0 The maximum shadow setting is 254 which is Black the minimum is 0 Gamma Bar The gamma b...

Page 57: ...lues in an image You change the values 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...

Page 58: ...rticular hue that is represented in that area Click the Reset button to cancel the changes and returns the value to default setting Rotating an Image You can rotate an image clockwise or counter clock...

Page 59: ...n the image that shows the desired orientation rotates or flips the image Clicking the Reset button cancels the rotate or flip action and returns the image to the original orientation Using VistaAcces...

Page 60: ...the Windows Task bar and close VistaAccess To use VistaAccess from the Macintosh 1 Click on the control strip in the lower left corner of the Desktop A drop down menu appears which contains VistaScan...

Page 61: ...uttle to create an E Card electronic greeting card you send via e mail 1 Click on the Start bar Click on the Programs option When the Programs pop up menu appears click on the VistaShuttle option Clic...

Page 62: ...the Click To Scan area of the VistaScan Beginner window The item is scanned and VistaScan automatically closes After a moment the VistaShuttle E Card window appears with the scanned item in the defaul...

Page 63: ...sh button to place the text on the card 12 Click the Close button in the upper right corner to close the Text Setting window You can move the text box around the E Card until you find the right spot C...

Page 64: ...o open the program 2 The UMAX Copy Utility window appears 3 Select your copy settings Click the copy button to make the copies then click Exit when you are finished UMAX Copy Utility Features Brightne...

Page 65: ...ge quality but slows down the print speed Color image Selecting Normal uses an enhanced filter to improve color quality selecting Best uses the MagicMatch function to produce the best image quality Pr...

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Page 67: ...e of text into an online text document that you can edit Using VistaScan to Scan and Print Images To perform your first scan 1 Open the VistaScan software application For PC Users a Click on the Start...

Page 68: ...n in the Scan to control panel to indicate that you want to scan and print the image 5 Click one of the four icons in the Click to Scan area of the VistaScan Beginner window Your selection identifies...

Page 69: ...ormation about setting preferences refer to Setting the VistaScan Preferences section earlier in this guide 2 Click on the Web Image icon in the Click to Scan area of the VistaScan Beginner window The...

Page 70: ...opriate set of instructions based on the type of system you are using For PC Users 1 Open the PhotoDeluxe application For detailed instructions on how to start PhotoDeluxe refer to steps 1 5 from Chap...

Page 71: ...ys in the Preview window 8 Click on the Web Image icon in the Click to Scan section of the VistaScan window 9 After the image is scanned VistaScan automatically closes and you are returned to the Phot...

Page 72: ...14 Select the location where you want to save the image by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Save in field This displays your folder or directory structure Choose a location by clicking on it...

Page 73: ...on of the VistaScan Beginner window The image is scanned and then you are returned to the PhotoDeluxe window 7 NOTE Choosing an icon in Click to Scan area does two things it activates the scanner and...

Page 74: ...adjust the size of the image Click the 3Reduce tab to convert the image to a lower resolution to make the image easier to download Click the 4Choose tab to convert the image to either JPEG or GIF form...

Page 75: ...following procedure is for PC users only 1 Click on the Start bar in the bottom left corner of the screen 2 Click Programs 3 Select Presto PageManager 4 Select Presto PageManager 5 The Presto PageMan...

Page 76: ...er File menu 12 Select the location where you want to save the image by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Save in field This displays your folder or directory structure Choose a location by cl...

Page 77: ...red using the PageType tools 21 Save the image when you have finished editing the form by selecting Save As from the File menu and entering the relevant information Creating a Calendar with PhotoDelux...

Page 78: ...e calendar templates 2 Open PhotoDeluxe refer to Chapter 2 Your First Scan for instructions on how to start PhotoDeluxe 3 The PhotoDeluxe window appears 4 Click the Cards More button 5 Click the Calen...

Page 79: ...the icon that most closely matches the item you are going to scan in the Click to Scan area 9 The Open Photos dialog box displays a thumbnail version of the image you scanned 10 Drag the thumbnail fro...

Page 80: ...b Click the 2Year tab and select the appropriate year c Click the 3Layout tab Click the Choose layout button Several layouts appear after the computer has had time to read the information from the CD...

Page 81: ...of the My Photos dialog box to the area on the calendar where you wish to place the photograph 7 Select Save As from the File menu to store the calendar page or Print to print the calendar page Conver...

Page 82: ...2 Double click OmniPage LE 3 Double click the OmniPage LE icon An OmniPage toolbar appears If this toolbar does not appear click on the Window menu and select Show Toolbar 4 Click Select Scanner from...

Page 83: ...ars in the OmniPage window 2 Click the OCR button to perform the character recognition 3 If you have additional pages to scan click Add Pages and repeat steps 2 and 3 4 Click Stop Scanning when you ha...

Page 84: ...or Mac users a note gives platform specific instructions Opening PhotoAlbum 1 Open the Presto PhotoAlbum program For PC Users a Click on the Start bar in the bottom left corner of the screen b Click P...

Page 85: ...of the category icons in the column on the left 3 Display the available template outlines by clicking on the template thumbnail Browse through the template thumbnails using the scroll bar NOTE Clickin...

Page 86: ...VistaScan The VistaScan Beginner window opens 8 Lift the document cover and place the image you want to scan facedown in the center of the object glass of the scanner 9 Click on the Preview button to...

Page 87: ...anning more photos and inserting them in the blank cell photo frames until you have filled the whole album 15 Choose the Save As command from the Album menu Enter the file name and directory location...

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Page 89: ...dled software comes with online help which essentially is an online manual Read the following information to find out how to access the manuals for each individual software application Accessing the U...

Page 90: ...be PhotoDeluxe Online Manual For PC Users 1 Place the PhotoDeluxe CD in the CD ROM drive If the install screen automatically launches skip to step 4 2 Double click My Computer 3 Right click the CD ROM...

Page 91: ...ktop 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 reader 3 01 See Installing Acrobat Reader below for instr...

Page 92: ...Double click the UMAX VistaScan CD icon 3 Double click the Acrobat Reader Install folder 4 Double click the 3 0 folder 5 Double click the Reader folder 6 Double click the Install Acrobat 3 0 icon Tro...

Page 93: ...work Different USB chipsets have different levels of USB compliance The initial USB chipset that was released was the INTEL82371SB It supports most low draw devices such as mice and joysticks but high...

Page 94: ...g setting is located in the Device Manager Follow the steps below to find out if the IRQ steering is enabled 1 Click on the My Computer icon using the right mouse button A pop up menu appears 2 Click...

Page 95: ...scanner is present in the Device Manager 1 Click on the My Computer icon using the right mouse button A pop up menu appears 2 Click on Properties command using the left mouse button This brings up th...

Page 96: ...Computer icon using the right mouse button A pop up menu appears 2 Click on Properties command using the left mouse button 3 Click the Performance tab the fourth tab under System Properties 4 Look in...

Page 97: ...mmunicated to your computer To make the troubleshooting process easier disconnect your scanner from other USB capable devices or hubs when troubleshooting Problem I cannot get the scanner to install p...

Page 98: ...py drive to your computer without plugging it into an electrical outlet Remove all other devices from the USB chain so the scanner is the only device on the USB chain Make sure that the scanner power...

Page 99: ...olumes tab Command 2 Is the scanner listed under the USB tree as Class 0 Product ID 16 Vendor ID 5638 4 If no disconnect the USB cable from the computer 5 Go to Command Update All Information Command...

Page 100: ...changes to the system folder is a Virus and takes appropriate action In other words it re writes the data being installed to ensure it does not infect your system Normally this is fine but if the ant...

Page 101: ...ontrol more than a single device To control both the scanner and the printer using the parallel port you need to change the port setting to EPP Solution Follow the steps below to change your parallel...

Page 102: ...inter before removing this 2 Click the Start bar 3 Choose the Settings option from the pop up menu 4 Another pop up menu appears Choose the Printers option 5 Locate your printer and highlight it Choos...

Page 103: ...f you have one hooked up The application software packages that you are using Error codes or messages seen A description of what you were doing at the time of the malfunction so that the problem can b...

Page 104: ...damage that can result in expensive repairs The following measures should generally be enough to protect your equipment from static discharge Discharge any static electricity that may have built up in...

Page 105: ...ower cord is unplugged 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 th...

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Page 107: ...1200 dpi 9600 dpi x 9600 dpi Color Density 36 bit color Light Source Cold Cathode Lamp Optics Enclosed Optical System Interface Astra 2000P Parallel Astra 2000U USB Operating System Astra 2000P Windo...

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Page 109: ...IC chip is the standard image capturing tool for many scanners and digital cameras CIS Contact Image Sensor A scanning sensor beginning to appear in low resolution low cost scanners Provides lesser qu...

Page 110: ...though they create pixels not dots DPI is also a scanner s measure of it s enlargement capabilities DPI is not a good measure of a scanner s overall image quality Dynamic Range An instruments range su...

Page 111: ...A represents the Red Green axis B represents the Blue Yellow axis These values are plotted at right angles to each other in a three dimensional manner Linearization The process of calibrating a scann...

Page 112: ...s more indicative of a monitor where DPI is usually associated with printers and scanners Reflective Object An original image that doesn t allow light to pass through A printed photograph is an exampl...

Page 113: ...pass through A 35mm slide or negative is a good example of a transmissive object UMAX Technologies Inc A company renowned for producing user friendly scanners that provide superior image quality a hig...

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Page 115: ...stalled 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...

Page 116: ...not apply if the product has been damaged by an accident electrical fault through misuse or abuse If the product has been altered without written authorization by UMAX the warranty will not be applica...

Page 117: ...res using 54 color images scanning 42 Color Matching Correction 30 color saturation 57 color spectrum wheel 57 connecting the Interface Cables 15 connecting the Parallel cable 16 connecting the Power...

Page 118: ...PageManager 20 installing Presto PageType 20 installing Presto PhotoAlbum 20 installing the Hardware 13 installing the Software 18 installing VistaScan 20 interface connectors 15 J job list window 54...

Page 119: ...ion preferences 31 save to file preferences 31 scaling images 49 scan and automatically print images 63 Scan Control Unit features 52 Scan Destination 31 scan destinations advanced 52 scanner cleaning...

Page 120: ...ing custom scale settings 50 using PageType to scan and edit forms 75 using PhotoDeluxe to make web images 70 using VistaAccess 59 using VistaScan to scan a photo to e mail 69 using VistaScan to scan...