UMAX Technologies Astra 610S, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...n the VistaScan folder Make sure the power is OFF before installing Trademarks IBM PC AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation MS Windows Windows and MS DOS are trademarks of M...

Page 2: ...only 7 A Glance at Your Scanner 7 Using The Bundled Software Using Adobe PhotoDeluxe 8 Using Newsoft s Presto PageManager 11 Learning More About Your Scanner Start Your First Scan by Using the Scan B...

Page 3: ...ot Remove the slot cover of that 16 bit slot so that you can put in the included SCSI card Insert the SCSI card by pressing it gently but firmly into the slot Make sure it is firmly seated into the sl...

Page 4: ...et at SCSI ID 55 If no other device is using this address you can proceed to install the scanner If another device is already using this address you must change the SCSI ID number on the scanner To ch...

Page 5: ...must be freed before scanning Flip the switch from the Locked position to the Unlocked position See the illustration below Connect the Power Plug in the Power Adapter power cord and follow the install...

Page 6: ...anner CD into your CD ROM drive Run Windows Choose the File Then Run command from the Windows Program Manager Install Presto PageManager and VistaScan next On the command line of the Run dialog box ty...

Page 7: ...reads Scanner Test to execute the test process Follow all of the on screen instructions in order to test the scanner This process will ensure that you have installed all of the hardware and software...

Page 8: ...as in on line help Intro Tabs The buttons shown to the left organize all of the activities in PhotoDeluxe into categories Clicking on this icon will bring up a series of tabs that have all of the acti...

Page 9: ...izer appears The photo organizer floats above other windows For more complete information about the photo organizer see the topic Organizing your photos in on line help The following is an example of...

Page 10: ...me Step 7 Drag the thumbnail from the Acquire section of the My photos dialog box to the area on the calendar you wish to place the photograph To save a photo into a different format or to use in a di...

Page 11: ...steps 2 3 only need to be done the first time setting up the software unless you choose another driver Step 4 To begin the Scan process Click the scanner icon pictured at the right or access VistaScan...

Page 12: ...Into Presto PageManager Note the settings in VistaScan the scanner driver should be Lineart and 300dpi Step 2 Double click on thumbnail to bring the image full screen when it is in Presto PageManager...

Page 13: ...scanner Presto PageManager pops up automatically and the scanner s driver appears Choose whatever formatting you would like dpi color B W contrast etc Click Preview Crop off the desired scanning area...

Page 14: ...ng the SCSI ID Number If you have other devices connected to your SCSI port you need to check and see what SCSI ID s are already used The scanner is preset at the factory to SCSI ID 5 If after checkin...

Page 15: ...into computer recognizable symbols DPI Dot Per Inch measurement that defines the density of display How can I get technical help UMAX offers technical support at 214 739 1915 Monday Friday 9am 5pm CST...

Page 16: ...n without the terminator on If problems still persist call technical support with details of your problem See Chapter 16 If all else fails If all else fails Please go through the installation setup an...

Page 17: ...le An 8 bit image file capable of representing all tones and colors in the image using 256 shades of gray I O Base Address An address that is used for communication between a host computer and an expa...

Page 18: ...t consists of additional hardware allowing the scanning of transparent originals such as slides or X rays TWAIN Compliant Any software or image input device that conforms to the TWAIN standard TWAIN A...