Medion USB COLOUR FLAT BED SCANNER, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...U US SB B C CO OL LO OU UR R F FL LA AT T B BE ED D S SC CA AN NN NE ER R ...

Page 2: ...itness for a particular purpose Medion shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequen tial damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Medion assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equip ment that is not furnished by Medion This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright...

Page 3: ...ompatibility 2 Connecting 3 Power supply 3 Repairs 4 Cleaning 4 Data security 4 INTRODUCTION 5 Notes on these instructions 5 Our Target Group 5 Quality 5 Service 5 What can be reproduced or copied 5 Box includes 6 System requirements 6 SETUP 7 1 Installation of Software 7 2 Unlock the scanner 8 Locking the Scanner 8 3 Connecting to the power supply 9 4 Connecting to the PC 10 ...

Page 4: ...Transparency Adapter Calibrator 19 Optical Character Recognition OCR Software 19 Optical Character Recognition OCR Software 20 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 20 Which Resolution for which Purpose 20 Memory requirement for different resolutions 21 What does the following mean 21 SERVICE 22 First Aid for Malfunctions 22 Troubleshooting 22 Basic Instructions 22 Check Connections and Cables 22 Errors...

Page 5: ...lat bed scanner OPERATING SAFETY Never open the housing of the flat bed scanner This could lead to an electrical short circuit damage to your flat bed scanner or fire Slots and openings in the flat bed scanner serve for ventilation and prevent overheating Do not cover these openings Never insert any objects through the slits and openings into the inside of the flat bed scanner Doing so could lead ...

Page 6: ...er can be stored at tem perature from 10 C 14 F to 60 C 140 F at a relative hu midity of 20 to 80 not condensing After transporting your flat bed scanner wait until it has reached the ambient temperature before putting it into operation In the event of major variations in the temperature or hu midity Condensation can form on the inside of the flat bed scanner which can cause an electri cal short c...

Page 7: ...he power adaptor provided with this flat bed scanner DSA 0151A 12UP or HDAD15W101 124 op erating at AC 200 240V 50 Hz If using an extension cord make certain that it meets your local safety requirements If in doubt consult a qualified electrician To provide additional protection against electric shock power surges lightning strikes or other electrical damage to your scanner we recommend the use of...

Page 8: ...ner does not operate properly The scanner is dropped or the housing is damaged CLEANING Ensure that the scanner particularly the glass plate is not dirty Clean the flat bed scanner with a moist cloth Do not use any type of solvents caustic or gaseous cleaning agents Use glass cleaner to clean the scanner glass plate DATA SECURITY Every time you update your computer s data make back up copies on an...

Page 9: ...nctions this flat bed scanner is intended for domestic home use only QUALITY We focused on great features ease of use safety and reli ability in manufacturing this flat bed scanner The balanced hardware and software design offers you an advanced flat bed scanner design which will provide you a great deal of functionality for business or entertainment purposes SERVICE Service and support is availab...

Page 10: ...cy Adapter AC Adapter DSA 0151A 12UP or HDAD15W101 124 Installation and application software on CD This user manual Guarantee document SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Computer PC AT compatible computer Processor type and speed Pentium III class 500 MHz or higher Operating system Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Memory 64 MB recommended 128 MB or more Hard disc capacity min 800 MB free storage capacity Installation CD ...

Page 11: ...ner 1 Insert the CDROM supplied to automatically start the installation Note If installation does not start automatically probably the so called Autorun feature is deactivated Activate this fea ture if required in your Device Manager by calling the entry CD ROM and then marking the feature Automatic notifi cation on change Manual installation without Autorun feature 1 Open the Start menu and selec...

Page 12: ...til the arrow mark points to the Unlocked position 3 Turn the scanner back carefully LOCKING THE SCANNER To lock the scanner for shipping and other reasons tilt the front right corner of the scanner to see the locking screw Next use a coin to turn the locking screw counter clockwise until the arrow mark points to the Locked position Do not turn the scanner upside down and attempt to lock the scan ...

Page 13: ...otes in chapter Safety and Service page 1 2 Position the computer and scanner so that you can work with them easily and safely Connect the sup plied power adapter to your scanner as shown in the diagram above 3 Connect the power adapter to a power socket in close proximity of your flat bed scanner The green LED on the scanner s front panel will illuminate ...

Page 14: ... socket on your computer o and the other end to the scanner 3 Windows will then recognise that a new piece of hardware has been connected and complete the installation procedure Do not interrupt this setup procedure Note If your operating system is configured so that the instal lation procedure accepts only signed drivers and software the default an information screen will appear Although the soft...

Page 15: ...the software installation has been completed successfully SCANNING 1 PLACE THE SCAN MATERIAL 1 Open the Scanner cover 2 Place the original to be scanned on the scanner bed The top of the original should be positioned towards the front end of the scanner with the surface to be scanned facing down 3 Close the scanner cover ...

Page 16: ...hose settings 1 To launch ScanWizard 5 double click the ScanWizard 5 icon on your desktop You can use the following tool buttons to change the settings according to your preferences Original defines the category of the original scan material Scantype Scan Type selects the output image type colour gray or B W Purpose defines the image resolution to match your target application  NOTE Click the Sca...

Page 17: ...d image is saved first then automatically delivered to an im age editing application an e mail editor or a web browser as indicated in the destination box SCANNER BUTTON CONTROLS The Scanner is equipped with seven scanner buttons provid ing quick access to the most frequently used functions Cancel Setup Launches the configuration utility when the scanner is not scanning Cancels the scanning job wh...

Page 18: ...arameters for each button can be set through the Scanner Configuration SC utility  Note You need to exit ScanWizard before access ing the SC utility To launch the Configuration Utility simply press the Can cel Setup button on your scanner or choose it from your computer FOR MORE HELP If you experience problems with installation refer to the Troubleshooting file in the Techinfo folder on your CD R...

Page 19: ...ory to scan slides for on screen display purposes or where high resolution is not critical  Please note Scanning of colour transparencies may vary depending on the quality of your film original CONNECTING THE TRANSPARENCY ADAPTER 1 Switch off the scanner and unpack the Transparency Adapter 2 Remove the scanner lid and connect the Transparency Adapter to your scanner To do this Connect the 15 pin ...

Page 20: ...essed area For added stability you may wish to secure the slide with a piece of adhesive tape Mounting film negatives 1 Turn the Transparency Adapter over Insert the 35mm film negative front side up along the recessed area with one perforated side of the film negative tucked under the mylar sheets For added stability secure the other perfo rated side of the film negative with a piece of adhesive t...

Page 21: ...n ma terial and scanning Each mode of operation is shown below Standard Control Panel In the Preview window click the Original button and choose Positive Film or Negative Film depending on the material you are scanning When you are ready to scan click on the Scan To button and select where the scanned image will be sent to image or OCR editing application to disk to printer or to e mail or website...

Page 22: ...lts when scanning with the Transpar ency Adapter LightLid 35 set the scan Resolution to a mini mum 600 dpi and the Scaling to 100 Refer to the dia grams below for more information on how to set these values in ScanWizard 5 Standard and Advanced Control Panels Standard Professional ...

Page 23: ...the Installer screen comes up click Exit 2 Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop 3 Locate your CD ROM drive icon and right click the icon to bring up the Context menu 4 Choose Open then double click the TA Calibrator folder to open it 5 Double click the setup exe icon to install the Calibrator Follow the on screen instructions until installation is complete Launch the Transparency Adapt...

Page 24: ...tion rate depends on very high good problematic Original High print qual ity high contrast example black and white bro chures Standard print quality two colour good contrast Exam ple newspapers magazines books Poor print qual ity multiple colour low con trast Fonts Standard fonts from printed media Times Arial etc Slightly modified standard fonts of the same type Abstract fonts hand writing Scanni...

Page 25: ...ses the following amount of memory with the resolution stated 100 dpi 150 dpi 300 dpi 600 dpi line picture 19 5 Kb 44 Kb 175 Kb 703 Kb greyscale 156 Kb 352 Kb 1 37 MB 5 5 MB colour 469 Kb 1 MB 4 12 MB 16 5 MB WHAT DOES THE FOLLOWING MEAN Resolution The ratio of the pixels dpi shown in the area Dpi Unit of resolution number of dots per inch Colour depth Number of colours which can be represented si...

Page 26: ...CABLES Start by carefully checking all cable connections visually If the indicator lights do not function properly ensure that the computer and all peripheral equipment is properly connected to the power supply Switch off the computer and check all cable connec tions If the computer is connected to any peripherals check the plug connections on all cables Do not mix the cables for the various piece...

Page 27: ...sired operation The scanned images require too much memory The resolution selected is too high If you require the scanned material for printout A lower resolution is usually sufficient which decreases the size of the file The file was stored in an uncompressed format e g BMP File formats such as JPG can store images with out noticeable loss of details and require only a frac tion of the original s...

Page 28: ... For example if a scanned document is a form it is usually a mixture of both text and graphics In order to process such a file it is usually necessary for file to be incorporated as graphics with the prop erty behind the text Under certain circumstances an error message may be displayed in certain word processing programs How ever optical character recognition still functions ...

Page 29: ...dates are available at the following URL address on the Internet Internet http www medion com DO YOU NEED ADDITIONAL HELP Should our suggestions in this manual not solve your specific problem please contact our helpline We will try and help you over the telephone However before you contact us it would be helpful to have the following information available What is your computer configuration What a...

Page 30: ...leability or the suitability for a certain purpose but is not limited to this In some countries the exclusion of implied guarantees is not permissible upon principle In this case the validity of all express and implied guarantees is limited to the guarantee period Once this period has expired all guarantees become invalid In some countries limiting the period of valid ity for implied guarantees is...