Microtek Vantas 3000 User Manual Download

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Contents

Introduction 3

Installation 4

Installing the software 5

Connecting the scanner 6

Uninstalling the scanner 6

Start scanning 7

Where to find the scanner commands 7

Scanning 8

Scanning settings 9

Appendices 14

Troubleshooting 14

Index 17

Summary of Contents for Vantas 3000

Page 1: ...3 Installation 4 Installing the software 5 Connecting the scanner 6 Uninstalling the scanner 6 Start scanning 7 Where to find the scanner commands 7 Scanning 8 Scanning settings 9 Appendices 14 Troubl...

Page 2: ...s equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there...

Page 3: ...nner to your PC and install the software The next chapters Start scanning provide step by step instructions for scanning photos and documents The Appendices provide a Troubleshooting section and a sum...

Page 4: ...e system requirements and that your PC is suitable for this scanner Just to make sure please check that your computer is a 486 Pentium or higher IBM compatible has 16MB RAM 32MB or more recommended ha...

Page 5: ...o restart Windows 4 Move on to the next section Connecting the Scanner for instructions on how to connect the scanner to your PC Note If for any reason the Setup doesn t run automatically please use t...

Page 6: ...AL OUTLET Uninstalling the scanner Windows 98 provides an Uninstall Wizard for uninstalling your scanner software driver and application programs Uninstall from the Start menu Uninstall Wizard 1 From...

Page 7: ...PageManager TextBridge etc This chapter describes the TWAIN interface in detail and explains all the scanning settings Where to find the scanner commands After installing the scanner and associated so...

Page 8: ...ft of the photo or document Click and drag down to the bottom right of the area to scan 4 Select the settings you want to use For more information see pages 14 17 Scanning settings 5 Click on the Scan...

Page 9: ...bar The message bar displays the predicted size of your scan the current units and the amount of free space on your hard disk The predicted size changes if you change the scan area size the scan mode...

Page 10: ...il collected from an original The higher the resolution the more detail Select a value based on what you want to use the scan for In general we recommend you keep the resolutionas low as possible beca...

Page 11: ...300dpi enlarged 2x 300dpi enlarged 3x 300dpi enlarged 4x 300dpi enlarged 8x Note When scanning a photograph that will result in a file size larger than 25MB there will be a warning screen giving you t...

Page 12: ...If you have an off color original for example one in which skin tones are a little green try reducing green gamma and or increasing red gamma The color you want to reduce may be reduced or the other...

Page 13: ...ines fade out after scanning you can reduce the brightness and or decrease the contrast in much the same way as for scanning text Similarly if you find that scanned lines appear bolder fatter reduce t...

Page 14: ...etting can be found under the System option in your Control Panel in the properties of your particular CD ROM model if in doubt check out Windows Help B After restarting the computer can t find progra...

Page 15: ...ndows restart your computer and try again 5 Problems with the scan A The scanned image is too light or too dark Check if the Scan Window is clean Adjust the brightness or color gamma settings and try...

Page 16: ...ning mode Color Gray scale B W 36 bit True color 12 bit 256 Grayscale 1 bit Light source Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube Power consumption 12 V DC 1 25 AMP Physical dimension w cover 482 x 299 x 93mm Un...

Page 17: ...Gamma 12 I Installation Software 5 M Message bar 9 P Preview window 9 R Resolution 10 S Scan Mode 10 Grayscale 10 Line art 10 True color 10 Scanner not found 14 Scanning 7 8 Select Source 7 Size 12 S...