UMAX Technologies AstraNET e3420, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...AstraNET e3420 AstraNET e3470 OWNER S GUIDE 0400 UTI P N 83100187 0001...

Page 2: ...ger is a trademark of NewSoft Technology Corporation Other names and trademarks appearing herein are trademarks of their respective holders Copyright 2000 UMAX Technologies Inc All rights reserved No...

Page 3: ...E HARDWARE 12 USB CONNECTORS 12 CHECKING YOUR COMPUTER S CONNECTORS 12 Setting Up General Information 13 Connecting the Hardware Interface Cables 13 Connecting the Power Adapter 14 CHAPTER 2 YOUR FIRS...

Page 4: ...CTOR 37 USING CUSTOM SCALE SETTINGS 38 USING THE AUTO ADJUSTMENT FEATURE 39 USING THE SCAN CONTROL UNIT 39 SELECTING THE SCAN TO DEVICE OR APPLICATION 40 USING THE MULTIPLE SCAN MODE 40 USING THE COLO...

Page 5: ...LE TEXT WITH OMNIPAGE 68 Opening OmniPage LE 68 Converting Scanned Text with OmniPage LE 69 CHAPTER 6 HOW TO GET HELP 70 USING ONLINE MANUALS 70 Accessing the UMAX VistaScan Online Manual 70 Accessing...

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Page 7: ...unleash your creativity with the UMAX AstraNET e3420 e3470 scanner Unpacking the Scanner Your scanner package includes everything you need to get the scanner up and running If you do not find all of t...

Page 8: ...entify the key scanner components AstraNET e3420 Scanner Elements AstraNET e3420 Back Panel Document Cover The plastic cover that protects the object glass Object Glass The glass surface on which docu...

Page 9: ...equirements An IBM compatible PC with Pentium processor or higher Microsoft Windows USB interface connector At least 32 MB RAM memory CD ROM drive 250 MB of available hard disk space 4 Pin USB Connect...

Page 10: ...uter does not automatically read the CD ROM after insertion click the Start bar and select Run A dialog box appears Type d autoplay exe in the open text box If your CD ROM is designated with another l...

Page 11: ...he AstraNET e3470 NOTE Use the following steps to install your scanning software rather than using the add remove programs to install the software 1 Insert the Adobe Photoshop LE CD ROM into your CD R...

Page 12: ...icture B The installation program will automatically install the VistaScan TWAIN driver and other application software bundled in the CD It is recommended to install all the software bundled Installin...

Page 13: ...e scanner CAUTION Make sure the surface is flat Operating your scanner on an uneven surface can damage the internal components Connecting the Hardware Interface Cables 1 Locate the USB cable that is p...

Page 14: ...of the scanner Connecting the Power Adapter 1 Plug the scanner s power adapter into an electrical outlet 2 Insert the other end of this cable into the power adapter receptacle on the rear panel of th...

Page 15: ...ption A tabbed bar appears at the top of the screen Click the Scanner tab 9 Click the Choose Scanner icon Click on the VistaScan entry in the input source list The VistaScan input source is highlighte...

Page 16: ...can change the view of the Preview image using the Zoom Tool or select a scanning region using the Frame Selection Tool To find out more about how to use these tools click on the user tips text that a...

Page 17: ...end icon Choose save from the drop down menu Click the Save button to save the image 22 Close the VistaScan window by clicking Exit Scanning an image with Adobe Photoshop LE included with the AstraNET...

Page 18: ...e button again to turn the scanner on To turn the scanner lamp off using VistaAccess Click icon of VistaAccess located in the lower right corner of your monitor in the Windows control strip Select the...

Page 19: ...r 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 VistaScan Preferences...

Page 20: ...mark 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 Mag...

Page 21: ...king on 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 Vis...

Page 22: ...iles 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 which printer to use when printing s...

Page 23: ...pplication from the Image Format drop down list Fax 1 Click on the Fax icon The fax driver or printer driver if a fax driver is not selected currently selected as the default appears to the right of t...

Page 24: ...e 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 correct path 4 Select the image format in which you want...

Page 25: ...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 item via the Beginne...

Page 26: ...w the item you are going to scan 1 Place the item you want to scan face down on the object glass under the inverted triangle that appears in the center of the rear ruler 2 Click the Preview button on...

Page 27: ...also move a selected frame by positioning the cursor inside the frame which changes the cursor shape to a four direction arrow and dragging the frame to another location in the Preview window Move too...

Page 28: ...n any of the following items Color Photos use this setting when you want to scan color or black and white photos Printed Matter use this setting when you want to scan something that has been printed l...

Page 29: ...want to use the VistaScan Beginner window until you are more familiar with VistaScan and the scanning process The Beginner window options are preset to provide a quick and easy way to scan images If...

Page 30: ...he following settings Flatbed Reflective Scans paper originals non transparencies e g photographs documents and brochures Three other setting options appear onscreen that are not available with this s...

Page 31: ...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 Documen...

Page 32: ...measured in dots per inch DPI Resolution determines the amount of information the scanner will capture in a scanned image The higher the resolution the finer the image detail and the larger the file...

Page 33: ...200 2 29 4 01 10 70 300 5 15 9 01 24 10 400 9 16 16 00 42 80 600 20 60 36 10 96 30 800 36 60 64 10 171 20 1200 82 40 144 20 385 20 NOTE Choosing the True Color RGB 42 bit setting captures more data t...

Page 34: ...ou can also specify custom resolution settings that you can use when you scan The maximum custom resolution setting you can define is 2400 dpi To define the custom resolution settings 1 Choose the Cus...

Page 35: ...ging 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 settings To chang...

Page 36: ...nate 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 option...

Page 37: ...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 soften the edges more than th...

Page 38: ...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 height entries are identical The width an...

Page 39: ...using the Frame tool You can edit the Preview image before scanning the final image using the Zoom Tool and the Frame Selection Tool To find out more about how to use these tools click on the user tip...

Page 40: ...item The icons include File stores the scanned image in a file using the file name specified in the VistaScan Preferences Print prints the scanned item on the default printer Fax faxes the scanned it...

Page 41: ...te other frames repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have created all the desired frames 4 After you create a frame the Single Frame tool is automatically selected so you can resize or move the frame you ju...

Page 42: ...ents to the colors and or tones in an image The following lists the color adjustment settings you can modify Brightness contrast highlights shadows and gamma Image tones Color balance Rotation Invert...

Page 43: ...ro 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 highli...

Page 44: ...he right increases the brightness of the mid range gray tones Moving it to the left decreases the brightness of the mid range gray tones The default setting is 1 2 Reset Button Click the Reset button...

Page 45: ...click on the Color Balance tab from the Color Adjustments panel a continuous color spectrum wheel appears When you click in the wheel the image tones are shifted to the particular hue that is represe...

Page 46: ...an image changes all the dark tones in an image to light tones and all of the light tones to dark tones This option can NOT be reversed using the Edit menu Undo command Clicking on the image that sho...

Page 47: ...ation Lamp On Off Control Find Refresh Scanner Exit c Click on one of the listed applications or utilities to launch the software d Click the Find Refresh Scanner option to re initialize the scanner C...

Page 48: ...Frame Selection Tool To find out more about how to use these tools click on the user tips text that appears when your cursor pauses over the tool NOTE You must have a browser installed in order to vie...

Page 49: ...nu or click on the Text button from the left hand column The Text Setting window opens 9 Enter the E Card greeting text in the text box 10 You can modify the font type font size font style bold italic...

Page 50: ...d click the Send button to open the application and attach your E Card to the message 15 Send your e mail message Using the UMAX Copy Utility The UMAX Copy utility lets you scan and automatically prin...

Page 51: ...e Normal for draft quality or choose Best for high quality images B W images Selecting Best or Normal produces the same output Gray images Selecting Best uses an enhanced filter to improve image quali...

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Page 53: ...een interface Before you can use these timesaving functions you need to configure the settings for each button Follow the appropriate set of instructions below to configure the variables for each butt...

Page 54: ...is checked IIPE is activated and access to the document type resolution brightness and image size settings are disabled To gain access to the scanner settings the Intelligent Image Process Engine IIP...

Page 55: ...h Button Configuration window Select the application you added to the Scan Destination drop down list 4 Select the type of image you are scanning by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Document...

Page 56: ...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 of the Document Type field and choosing one of the available document types f...

Page 57: ...h function separately To configure the values for the e mail function 1 If the E mail icon is not selected enclosed in a red box click the E mail icon 2 Select the e mail application only Netscape and...

Page 58: ...or the OCR Optical Character Recognition function section that follows NOTE You can also click the Default button to return the values in each field to the default settings Then click OK save these va...

Page 59: ...setting is now configured to scan and send the scanned image to the selected e mail application To configure the Custom button to scan and OCR a document refer to the To configure the values for the...

Page 60: ...lues for the e mail function section above NOTE You can also click the Default button to return the values in each field to the default settings Then click OK save these values for the OCR function of...

Page 61: ...tion When the Programs pop up menu appears click the VistaScan option The VistaScan pop up menu appears Click the VistaAccess option to display the scanner icon in the Windows Task bar in the lower ri...

Page 62: ...n icon representing the scanned image embedded in the message area of the window NOTE For more information about using Microsoft Exchange or Lotus cc Mail refer to the user documentation that came wit...

Page 63: ...button The scanner begins a low resolution scan of the image The preview image displays in the Preview window 7 Click on the Web Image icon in the Click to Scan section of the VistaScan window After t...

Page 64: ...king on it 13 Enter the name you would like to save the file as in the File name field Click the Save button 14 Click the Done tab Your Web ready image is now located in the destination you specified...

Page 65: ...dow The scanned image of your form appears in the PageManager Inbox window 11 Click and drag the scanned form down to the PageType application icon PageType opens and automatically displays the scanne...

Page 66: ...llow the appropriate instructions for the system that you are using 1 Insert the PhotoDeluxe CD in your CD ROM drive NOTE The PhotoDeluxe CD must be loaded in the CD ROM drive to access the calendar t...

Page 67: ...onscreen instructions through step 5 then click the Add tab and choose the scanner icon The VistaScan Beginner window opens automatically 7 Click the Preview button to perform a low resolution scan 8...

Page 68: ...process until all calendar pages are complete Converting Scanned Text to Editable Text with OmniPage OmniPage lets you scan an image that contains text and convert it to editable text so you do not h...

Page 69: ...an the image When the scan is complete the text appears in the OmniPage window 4 Click the OCR button to perform the character recognition 5 A small dialog box appears If you have additional pages to...

Page 70: ...ware 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 UMAX Vista...

Page 71: ...ds Accessing the Presto PageManager Online Manual 1 Click Start 2 Click Programs 3 Click Presto PageManager Deluxe 4 Click PageManager User s Manual Accessing the Caere OmniPage Online Manual 1 Click...

Page 72: ...ion It is important that you connect the scanner s power and USB cables in the following order Plug the power adapter cord into the scanner and into a wall power outlet The scanner s power will then b...

Page 73: ...resources are the amount 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 at...

Page 74: ...rt from the date of scanner purchase Before calling please be sure to have the following information ready The scanner model and serial number The version number of the scanner driver located on the f...

Page 75: ...of your scanned images Before you clean the glass make sure the scanner is turned off and the power cord is unplugged Clean the object glass and document cover with a soft damp cloth and a mild deterg...

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Page 77: ...nning Element Color CCD Optical Resolution Maximum Resolution 600 dpi x 1200 dpi 9600 dpi x 9600 dpi Color Density 42 bit color Light Source Cold Cathode Lamp Optics Enclosed Optical System Interface...

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Page 79: ...installed 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 installati...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...MAX in the original packaging via a traceable shipping method at owners expense and retain the tracking number This warranty is only valid within the boundaries and territories of the USA and Canada U...

Page 82: ...ilable from UMAX Technologies Inc outside the United States of America and Canada If you purchased this product in Mexico or South America and need assistance or repair you must contact your originati...