UMAX Technologies Astra 2200, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...iness Machines Corporation Ms Windows Windows and MS DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macromedia and Fireworks are registered trademarks of Macromedia Inc NetObjects Fusion is a trademark o...

Page 2: ...usion on the PC 7 Installing NetObjects Fusion on the Macintosh 7 Installing the Hardware 7 About Scanner Connectors 7 Setting Up General Information 8 Connecting the Cables 8 Connecting the Power Ada...

Page 3: ...T HELP 44 Using Online Manuals 44 Accessing the UMAX VistaScan Online Manual 44 Accessing the Presto PageManager Online Manual 45 Accessing the Caere OmniPage Online Manual 45 Installing Acrobat Reade...

Page 4: ...b site gallery Get ready to unleash your creativity with the UMAX Astra 2200 scanner Unpacking the Scanner Your scanner package includes the cables and software you need to get the scanner up and runn...

Page 5: ...ments An IBM Compatible PC with a Pentium processor or above Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2 for USB 98 or NT 4 0 Note SCSI interface card is required for Windows NT USB or SCSI port 16 MB RAM memory 32 MB...

Page 6: ...on the Macintosh 1 Disable any virus protection extensions and restart your computer 2 Insert the Adobe PhotoShop LE CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The PhotoShop LE CD ROM content window appears 3 Doub...

Page 7: ...n process by following the remaining screen prompts Installing NetObjects Fusion on the Macintosh 1 Insert the NetObjects Fusion CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Double click the NetObjects Fusion icon...

Page 8: ...n connector Setting Up General Information Find a suitable location near your computer to place the scanner NOTE Proper scanner hardware installation depends on installing the software first If you ha...

Page 9: ...of this cable into the port located on the back panel of the scanner Connecting the SCSI Cable The instructions for connecting the SCSI cable are different for PC and Macintosh users Refer to the sect...

Page 10: ...ress is 5 proceed to the next step 2 Unplug the scanner from its power source 3 Gently turn the dial located on the back of the scanner on the right hand side until an unused number appears NOTE SCSI...

Page 11: ...ow After a second or two the light in the scanner image goes out and your scanner lamp is turned off To turn the scanner lamp on Open the VistaScan software or simply click on the scanner image in the...

Page 12: ...in the upper right corner of the VistaScan window The Preferences cover three areas General Scan Destination Scanner Information A tab at the top of the Preferences window indicates each VistaScan pr...

Page 13: ...e 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 option Click on the Tips Hel...

Page 14: ...ange or Lotus cc Mail 3 Select the image format you want to use when you attach scanned images to your e mail application from the Image Format drop down list Fax 1 Click on the Fax icon The fax drive...

Page 15: ...e VistaScan Beginner window appears when you launch VistaScan The features of the VistaScan Beginner window let you scan a wide variety of documents photos and graphics Just click a button Scanning an...

Page 16: ...on the Magnifying Glass icon Move your cursor into the Preview window and click The image enlarges To reduce the view size press the shift key the command key on the Macintosh and click in the Preview...

Page 17: ...e mail application NOTE Other e mail applications are not supported Defining the Type of Image to Scan The Beginner window provides you with pre defined scanning options so you can quickly and easily...

Page 18: ...to optimize the scan process for the specific item you are going to scan The Advanced window contains the following tools and features you can use the scan documents Original Document Source Settings...

Page 19: ...priate resolution for display on the monitor B W Photo Scans black and white photos using 256 shades of gray ranging from white to black so you get smooth shade transitions in your scanned image B W D...

Page 20: ...esolution settings Higher this option opens a drop down menu that contains higher resolution settings which include 9600 8400 7200 6000 4800 3600 2400 1800 and 1600 dpi selections 1200 800 600 400 300...

Page 21: ...mended Resolutions Image Use Recommended Resolution Printing 300 600 Viewing on the Screen 72 Viewing on the Web 72 OCR B W 300 Pre Press 600 Enlarging or Reducing 600 Depending on the resolution of y...

Page 22: ...175 lines per inch Smoothes the fine dot pattern found in high quality art prints Custom Opens the Custom Descreen window which allows you to specify a custom line screen value Refer to the Using Cus...

Page 23: ...is option when you wan tot 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 want to so...

Page 24: ...locked you can set the width and height output dimensions individually 3 To change the unit of measure click on the down arrow next to Height and or Width text boxes to display the possible settings Y...

Page 25: ...the icon that represents the device or application to which you want to send the scanned item The icons include File stores the scanned image in a file using the file name specified in the VistaScan P...

Page 26: ...ted lines Once a frame is selected double click on a frame to display the Job Information window for that image which contains the image information To remove a selected frame 1 Click on the Job List...

Page 27: ...0 The maximum contrast setting is 100 the minimum setting is 100 Highlight Bar This setting defines the lightest whitest tones in the scanned image If you broaden the range that includes the highligh...

Page 28: ...n the highlight midtones or shadow levels in your images Using this feature corrects the gray color values in an image You change the values by altering the shape of the curve that represents the brig...

Page 29: ...he 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 VistaAccess D...

Page 30: ...nner Click the Help option to view VistaAccess online help Click the Exit option to remove the scanner icon from the Finder area and close VistaAccess Using VistaShuttle VistaShuttle is a PC based app...

Page 31: ...e buttons in the left column 7 Click and drag any of the E Card template elements to move them around creating your own E Card style 8 Choose the Add text command from the Text menu or click on the Te...

Page 32: ...too dark click the up arrow to lighten the copy If the image is too light click the down arrow to darken the copy Original Image Lets you specify the type of image to be copied Color Gray or B W The...

Page 33: ...without having to launch the software applications through the onscreen interface Before you can use these time saving functions you need to configure the settings for each button Follow the appropria...

Page 34: ...rop down list The Add Application window opens Enter the application name in the Application Name text box Enter the path and the executable file name for the application you want to use in the File L...

Page 35: ...ne of the available document types from the drop down menu 4 Select the desired resolution by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Resolution field and choosing one of resolution presets from the...

Page 36: ...crosoft Exchange and Lotus cc Mail are supported to send the scanned image to by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Mail Destination field 3 Select the type of image you are scanning by clickin...

Page 37: ...ion field Choose an application from the drop down menu NOTE You do not need to select values for Document Type Resolution Brightness nor for Scan Area 3 Original indicates the type of material the or...

Page 38: ...of the window in the system tray b Click the scanner icon in the Task bar using your right mouse button A pop up menu appears which contains VistaScan VistaShuttle Copy Utility Scanner Test Push Butto...

Page 39: ...Verify that the destination settings are correct and then click the Print button 6 When the scan is complete the image is printed on your printer Using VistaScan to Scan a Photo to E mail Scanning an...

Page 40: ...rom the File menu A window appears choose VistaScan Select Acquire fro the File menu The VistaScan Beginner window appears 7 Lift the document cover and place the form you want to scan face down in th...

Page 41: ...you scan an image that contains text and convert it to editable text so you do have to retype the text The process differs slightly for PC and Macintosh users Follow the appropriate instructions for...

Page 42: ...to perform the character recognition 3 A small dialog box appears If you have additional pages to scan click the Add Pages button and repeat steps 2 and 3 4 Click Stop Scanning when you have scanned...

Page 43: ...n 2 Choose an album template category by selecting one of the category icons in the column on the left 3 Display the available template outlines by clicking on the template thumbnail Browse through th...

Page 44: ...oto Here 14 Repeat this process by scanning 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...

Page 45: ...rt 2 Click Programs 3 Click Presto PageManager Deluxe 4 Click PageManager User s Manual For Macintosh Users 1 Double click the Hard Drive icon on the desktop 2 Double click the Presto PageManager fold...

Page 46: ...If you have any problems with your scanner please read the notes that follow to find out probable causes of the problem General Problems and Solutions Problem The scanner lamp fails to light flickers...

Page 47: ...r s power will then be ON 2 Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the computer NOTE If you unplug the scanner s power to turn it off you must also disconnect the USB cable from the comp...

Page 48: ...d Solution The IRQ Steering setting is located in the Device Manager Follow the steps below to find out if the IRQ steering is enabled 1 Click the My Computer icon using the right mouse button A pop u...

Page 49: ...ount of free resources your system can call on at a given time This should be at 90 or above to run a scanner Anything under 60 will cause system freezes or link fails when you attempt to access the s...

Page 50: ...hat 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 disabled hold down the S...

Page 51: ...eared Scanner not found or Unable to control scanner Solution Follow this procedure 1 Confirm the scanner is plugged into the computer s USB port 2 Go to the Apple System Profiler listed under the App...

Page 52: ...other SCSI devices connected to your system The default SCSI ID setting for the scanner is 5 You may find that other SCSI devices such as zip drives also use SCSI ID 5 If you find more than one of you...

Page 53: ...and reinstall the software 7 If you are using a Macintosh computer follow the instructions below to delete and reinstall VistaScan a Drag the VistaScan folder and all other references to VistaScan to...

Page 54: ...ith 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 on the glass may cause the liquid to penetrate t...

Page 55: ...er You should also try scanning at 1200 dpi to see which resolution works best for you Make sure you select only the image when cropping and do not include any extra background material Important Safe...

Page 56: ...3 Changing SCSI address 10 G Changing the document source 18 Checking connectors 8 General Preferences tab 12 Choosing a printer 14 getting to know your scanner 5 Cleaning the scanner 54 glossary 55 C...

Page 57: ...accessing 45 scanning negative objects 18 OmniPage scanning and editing text 41 scanning reflective objects 18 Online manuals 44 scanning transparency objects 18 Optimal resolution settings 21 scanni...

Page 58: ...7 USB port 8 Using the custom resolution settings 21 Using custom scale settings 24 Using PageType to scan and edit forms 40 Using push buttons 37 Using the Universal Transparency Cover 55 Using Vista...