UMAX Technologies Astra 4000, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporations MS Windows Windows and MS DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PhotoDeluxe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc Presto PageManager...

Page 2: ...Up General Information 7 Connecting the Hardware Interface Card 7 CHAPTER 2 YOUR FIRST SCAN 9 Scanning Your First Image With PhotoShop LE 9 Turning the Scanner Lamp On and Off 10 CHAPTER 3 SCANNING BA...

Page 3: ...Accessing the Presto PageManager Online Manual 39 Accessing the Caere OmniPage Online Manual 39 Installing Acrobat Reader for Macintosh Users 40 Troubleshooting 40 General Problems and Solutions 40 Wi...

Page 4: ...r Your scanner package includes the cables and software you need to get the scanner up and running The scanner package should contain all of the items listed below If you do not find all of the listed...

Page 5: ...pace Installing the Software The PhotoShop LE installation procedure is different for Macintosh and PC computers Therefore we have provided two separate sets of instructions Follow the set of instruct...

Page 6: ...e 6 Click the Install Now button 7 Continue with the installation process by following the remaining screen prompts Install Vistascan and Bundle Software Presto PageManager Presto PhotoAlbum Presto Pa...

Page 7: ...your computer A USB port is a small slot long and wide NOTE If your computer has a USB port check to make sure that your computer s operating system supports USB The following factory installed operat...

Page 8: ...computer ports are located on the right side of the computer or at either side of the keyboard The USB port on other Macintosh computers is located on the back panel of the computer or on a USB inter...

Page 9: ...mport Twain_32 to launch VistaScan driver Macintosh 1 Open Adobe PhotoShop LE 2 Choose Import from the File menu 3 Click UMAX VistaScan from the dropdown menu The VistaScan window opens 4 Lift the doc...

Page 10: ...e appears in PhotoShop 10 Modify the image using the PhotoShop tools 11 Choose Save As from the File menu to save the scanned image Turning the Scanner Lamp On and Off The scanner lamp remains on when...

Page 11: ...e Preferences window indicates each VistaScan preference group To view the Preference settings for an area click on the associated tab General The General tab contains preference settings that control...

Page 12: ...clicking the checkbox disables the tips and removes the checkmark Scan Destination The options in this Preferences tab specify how scanned images are stored printed faxed transferred to another applic...

Page 13: ...ote For other e mail applications first scan to file then attach the saved file to your email using your email application Fax 1 Click on the Fax icon The fax driver or printer driver if a fax driver...

Page 14: ...cking the Preview button The item is quickly scanned at low resolution and is displayed in the Preview window on the left side of the VistaScan Beginner window 2 Select what you want to do with the im...

Page 15: ...ursor 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 tool Lets you move an image in the Preview window...

Page 16: ...icon VistaScan Advanced Features The VistaScan Advanced window gives you the ability to adjust the scan setting individually so you can customize the settings for the type of document you are going t...

Page 17: ...color images take up less memory and hard disk space than the True Color RGB option Web Photo Scans an image at the appropriate resolution for display on the monitor B W Photo Scans black and white ph...

Page 18: ...tion 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 800 600 400 300 200 150 100 75 Custom The table...

Page 19: ...on Settings You 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 C...

Page 20: ...set custom descreen values Using Custom Descreen Settings You can also specify custom descreen settings that you can use when you want to change the lines per inch setting to eliminate patterns that a...

Page 21: ...Scaling lets you automatically enlarge or reduce an image from its original size 100 as it is scanned The scale factor affects the size of the scanned image and the printed scan output You can scale...

Page 22: ...want to scan To automatically adjust the light and dark values 1 Place the item you want to scan on the scanner s object glass 2 Click the Preview button from the VistaScan Advanced window 3 Select an...

Page 23: ...scanned in Preview mode using the Multiple Frame tool The Multiple Frame tool allows you to create two or more selection frames in the Preview Window To create more than one selection frame 1 After y...

Page 24: ...mage The following lists the color adjustment settings you can modify Brightness contrast highlights shadows and gamma Image tones Color balance Rotation Invert Adjusting Image Brightness Contrast Hig...

Page 25: ...left increases the brightness in shadowed areas Moving it to the right decreases the brightness in shadowed areas The default setting is zero 0 The maximum shadow setting is 254 black the minimum sett...

Page 26: ...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 represented in that area Click the...

Page 27: ...When VistaAccess is open it allows you to open any of the listed applications with a few clicks of your mouse To use VistaAccess from the PC a Click on the Start bar Click on the Programs option When...

Page 28: ...tem to include in your electronic greeting card 3 Lift the scanner s document cover and place your document face down in the center of the scanner s object glass 4 Click Preview to preview the scanned...

Page 29: ...move the text box around the E Card until you find the right spot Click outside the text box to anchor the text to the chosen spot 13 Click the Mail button from the E Card window The Send dialog box...

Page 30: ...r high quality images B W images Selecting Best of Normal produces the same output Gray images Selecting Best uses an enhanced filter to improve image quality but slows down the print speed Color imag...

Page 31: ...rt bar in the bottom left corner of the screen b Click Programs c Click VistaScan d Click VistaScan For Macintosh Users a Click on the Scanner icon in the upper right corner of the Desktop near the Fi...

Page 32: ...ed to adjust the destination preferences in the VistaScan Beginner window For information about setting preferences refer to Setting the VistaScan Preferences section 2 Click on the Web Image icon in...

Page 33: ...click the Exit button at the bottom of the window 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 PageT...

Page 34: ...of the screen 2 Click Programs 3 Select the Caere Applications option 4 Select OmniPage LE to launch the application The OmniPage LE window appears For Macintosh Users 1 Double click the Hard Drive i...

Page 35: ...e text For Macintosh Users 1 Select Scanner from the Settings menu 2 Click Flatbed from the Select Scanner window 3 Click the Scan Image button to scan the image When the scan is complete the text app...

Page 36: ...and how many pages are contained in the layout 4 When you have chosen a template click OK After a moment the template appears 5 Click on the Command icon in the upper left corner of the floating Phot...

Page 37: ...he image you just scanned appears in the Photo Browser window 13 Click and drag this image into the spaces that read Put Photo Here 14 Repeat this process by scanning more photos and inserting them in...

Page 38: ...a tool If VistaScan is not open follow the instructions below 1 Click Start 2 Click Programs 3 Click VistaScan 4 Click VistaScan User s Guide Your Internet browser should launch the VistaScan User s G...

Page 39: ...Macintosh Users 1 Double click the Hard Drive icon on the desktop 2 Double click the Presto PageManager 2 31 02 folder Double click User s Guide pdf If you receive an error please install Adobe Acroba...

Page 40: ...ck to ensure the power adapter is plugged in completely 2 The scanning lamp is failing or has failed and needs to be changed Please contact your dealer or UMAX Technical Support Problem The scanner te...

Page 41: ...orked with other USB devices but does not work with the scanner Solution It is important that you connect the scanner s power and USB cables in the following order 1 Plug the power adapter cord into t...

Page 42: ...he PCI Bus Properties 5 Click on the tab labeled IRQ Steering 6 The bottom half of this tab displays the IRQ Routing Status Look for the following items IRQ Routing enabled IRQ read from where it is r...

Page 43: ...e fourth tab under System Properties 4 Look in the System Resources area the second section This number should be above 90 5 If not press and hold down the CTRL ALT keys and tap the Delete key once Th...

Page 44: ...om the USB bus One or more devices plugged into a hub require more power than is available You attached a self powered device such as a printer or floppy drive to your computer without plugging it int...

Page 45: ...ner power adapter directly into the wall outlet and not in a surge protector 2 If using a USB hub plug the scanner directly into the Macintosh USB port 3 If you are using iMac do not run the scanner o...

Page 46: ...ax com support registration and follow the online instructions Maintenance With the exception of periodic cleaning the scanner is virtually maintenance free Please read the following section to learn...

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