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Memorex 6142 USB Scann er Installat ion Guide FO R WINDOW S.
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USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UI DE 1 W EL COM E Congr atu l ati ons on pu rcha sin g your USB fl at bed s cann er . With yo ur s cann er , you can qui ckly sc an paper doc uments an d color ph otos to place their electronic images on y our comp uter .
T HE USB S CANNER 2 T HE USB S CA NNER 6 Glass Docum ent pa d 4 3 2 1 Refere nce frame Documen t cov er USB C able Po wer ja ck 5 D ocum e nt cov er . Close the docum en t cov er after placing items on the scann er glass. D ocument p ad. H elp s to se cur e the docu m ent in pla ce on the s cann er gla ss.
3 USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UIDE W HAT Y OU N EED T o use t he scann e r and soft w a r e, y ou need th e following: ■ IBM P C (or 100-percent compatible) P entium or equivalent ■ M i crosof.
I NST A LL I NG THE S C ANNE R S OF T W A R E 4 I NST AL L I NG THE S CAN NER S OF TWARE T o instal l t he scanner software: 1. Start M i crosoft W i ndow s 98, W indows M e or M i crosof t 2000 and make s ure th at no other appl icat io ns are r unni ng.
5 USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UIDE C ONNEC TI NG TH E S CAN NER A FT ER I NS T AL LI N G THE S OFT W ARE Y our U SB sca nne r conn ects to any ava ilable U S B po rt. Check yo ur computer ’ s m anu al for the U SB p ort lo catio n. T o connect the USB s canner: 1.
C ONNECT I NG TH E S CANNE R A FTER I NST AL L I NG THE S OF T W AR E 6 2. P lug th e p ow er su pply cab le in to the j ac k on the b ack of the sca nne r , the n plu g the p ow er su pply into a w all o u tlet. The following diagr am sho ws the completed cable connecti ons.
7 USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UIDE S ETTING U P THE S CANNER Y o u ca n us e your USB sc anner wit h a ppl ica ti ons th at suppo rt T wain s cann ing. T wai n is a sta ndar d meth od that compu ter s us e to re cei ve i mages from sca nner s, d igi tal c amera s, and ot her i ma ge-c apt ur e dev ice s .
S ETTI NG U P THE S CANNER 8 The panel o n the l eft s i d e o f the win dow s h ow s sever al but to ns fo r get tin g ph oto s or ot her im ages . 3. Click the Sc a nner (T w ai n) bu tton. Th e p an el sh ow s o pti ons for cho osing the scan ner and for sca nnin g.
9 USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UIDE 4. At th e op tion Choo se a scanner , c li ck the drop -down arrow and choose Sca n M ana ger . The M GI PhotoS uit e III SE appli cation is now set up to scan with your s cann er . Please see the MGI P hotoS u ite III SE user ’ s manu al f or det ai l s abo u t t he ot her fe ature s on the win do w.
S CANNI NG AN I TEM 10 The Scan Manager appe ar s. 3. F rom the list o f Scan ne r S ettin g s labe led “ Sca n P a ge F or , ” se lect th e mos t appr opri at e set ti ng for t he i tem you ’ re s canni ng. I n the examp le abov e, t h e s elected setting is “ Color Docum ent -F as ter .
11 USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UIDE 6. Ch eck the preview i m age. If you want to change the s can n er setting for th e item , cli ck o ne o f the op tion s in the list to “ Scan P a ge F or . ” F o r ex ample, t o s can a bl ack and w hi te image i nstead of a col or ph oto , select Bla ck & W hite P h oto i n th e lis t.
A DJ US T I NG S CANNER S ETTINGS 12 8. T o sel ect th e area yo u want to scan, drag the bord ers of the selec tion rectangle surro un ding the p review im age to r educe or en la rge t he ar ea . 9. If you want to preview the item aga in with the new s etti ngs , c li ck the Pre v i e w butt on a gai n on th e Scan Manag er .
13 USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UIDE S ELEC TING A P REDE FI NED S CANNER S ET TIN G In th e Scan M anager , you can select one o f the predefined scanner s ett in gs fr om th e li st “ Sc an Pa ge Fo r. ” T he settings a re de scribed in the follo wing table.
A DJ US T I NG S CANNER S ETTINGS 14 Sel ect ing th e prope r sc anner s etti ng befo re sc anni ng produce s the be st res ults fo r a sc an ne d item . The scan ner se ttin g dete rm ines th e resol utio n of the item and th e number of possible shades of gray or color.
15 USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UIDE Size — The pag e size for the ima ge. If you w a nt to use one of the p reset s ize s, cli ck the drop- down ar row and choos e t he si ze f r om th e l is t. If y ou want to create a custom size, c lick on the p icture window and dra g the mo use.
A DJ US T I NG S CANNER S ETTINGS 16 4. Click the Save As button . The S a ve As dial og box appears . 5. T ype a nam e for the new scanner setting. 6. Click Sav e . Th e new settin g is ad ded to th e list o f “ Scan P age For ” opti ons at the top of th e dialo g b ox.
17 USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UIDE 3. D rag the Bri g ht nes s s lider to the left t o ma ke th e ite m dark er or to the r i g ht to m ak e the i tem ligh ter . 4. D rag the Contr as t sli der t o the left to decrea se the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast.
C LEA NIN G THE S CANNER G LASS 18 C LE AN I N G TH E S CANNER G LA SS Sca nn ing item s tha t hav e ex cess ive a mo unts o f dirt o r du st m ay dirty th e glass. T o en sure the best qua lit y scann ed i tem , wipe the scan ner gl ass wi th a sof t cle an c l oth to rid t he g lass of du st or oth er d eb ris.
19 USB S CANNE R I N STALLATIO N G UIDE USB S CA NN ER S PECI FI CATI ONS Bit D ept h 42-Bit col or (i nternal ), 14-Bit gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Sca nni ng re sol uti on O pti cal r es oluti on : 600 x 1200 dpi M a xi mum reso lut i on (i nt er polat e d): 9600 x 9600 dpi M aximum I tem sizes 8.
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