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Model FB750
ImageReader PowerScan
User’s Guide
Version 980605
Info Peripherals 1998
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Trademarks Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, PC, AT, XT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or com
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Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Welcome .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 The User’s Guide ................................................................................................................................................
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Descreen ...................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Color Wizard ............................................................................................................................................................... 28 Tool Bar ........................................................................................................................................
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Introduction Welcome Thank you for purchasing an Info ImageReader scanner. This product is the result of Info’s efforts to develop high technology computer peripherals that are easy to use, affordably priced, and will en- hance your computing experience. The ImageReader PwerScan (FB750) is designed as a CCD scanner with an exact A4 scanning bed. Care has been taken to save the most space possible on your desktop while maintaining the highest quality scanning results with an optical resolution o
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Bold/Italics Special notes. This icon is for tips or helpful information. This icon is for important information you should not miss. This icon is for warnings. Note: Other icons represent the icons you will see on your own computer. The Table of Contents is linked to the rest of the document. You can click on an item in the table of contents and be instantly taken to that section of the User’s Guide. The Contents in the side panel (if you have the Acrobat Reader set to show this panel) also w
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Assistance If you experience difficulties with the installation or operation of your scanner, there are many solutions in the Troubleshooting section of this User’s Guide, including how to get in touch with our Technical Support staff when all other attempts to solve your problem fail. What is TWAIN? TWAIN is the interface that links the scanner with scanning software applications. It is an industry standard that enables you to use the ImageReader PowerScan with any TWAIN-compliant software app
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Graphics: If your desired use is to edit or digitize (convert into a computer file) a photo or other picture or 3-dimensional object, you will want to use a graphics application (i.e. PictureFun!, Microsoft Photo Editor, Adobe Photoshop, etc). These types of applications provide image-editing tools for performing modifications to art, photographs, or other continuous tone images. Graphics applications will see any text as part of the image and will not recognize individual letters or charac- te
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Scanner Setup System Requirements R Minimum and recommended system requirements are: R IBM compatible PC with a 486 or Pentium Processor R Microsoft Windows 3.1 or 3.11, Windows 95/98 or NT (Windows 95/98 or NT recommended) R 16 Megabytes of RAM (32 Megabytes or higher recommended) R EPP, ECP, or SPP parallel port (EPP recommended) R VGA, SVGA color monitor and video card supporting at least 256 colors (24-bit True Color recommended) R 25 Megabytes of available hard disk space for scanner driver
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Package Contents Scanner 12-Volt Power Adapter D25P Parallel Cable Quick Start Guide CD-ROM disc with Scanner Driver, Application Software, User’s Guide and Software Manuals InfoCenter 32/ImageDock Quick Reference Guide InfoCenter Lite Quick Reference Guide Technical Support Card Unlocking the Scanner The scanner is locked at the factory. This is done to prevent the scan head from moving a possibly damaging the scanner. Before you connect the scanner to power, you will need to unlock the scanne
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1. Scanner 2. Power Supply 3. D25P Cable 4. PC Parallel Port 5. Printer Cable Connecting the Power Adapter to a Power Supply The Power Adapter should be plugged into an AC power supply that is 110 Volts and 60 Hertz. It is highly recommended that you use a surge-protected power strip or power center for your com- puter and all computer peripherals such as the scanner. The round connector plugs into the back of the scanner (refer to the diagram above). Caution: While plugging the scanner power ad
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Scanner Driver and Application Software Installation Starting the Installation Program Most Windows 95/98 and Windows NT computers have Autorun enabled. With a computer with Autorun enabled, as soon as you insert the ImageReader PowerScan Installation CD-ROM disc in the computer, the installation program will start. If you have Autorun enabled (if the Installation screen opened on its own), start at Installa- tion Program, below. If you have Windows 3.1 or 3.11 or if you do not have Autorun ena
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Note: If your scanner came as part of a scanner and camera package, some of the following information will be repeated in your Camera User’s Guide. If you have already installed the software applications (InfoCenter 32, PictureFun, and Adobe Acrobat Reader), you do not need to do so again as part of your scanner installation. You will only need to pay attention to the Scanner Driver section, below. The order you install the following items is not important. You can initially install only one
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Installing files The scanner driver will take a few moments to write the appropriate files to your hard drive. PC Compatibility Information When the driver is installed you will be shown a reminder about the parallel port settings required for optimal perfor- mance of your scanner. Restart Windows When the driver installation is complete, you will be prompted to restart Windows. It is necessary to restart Win- dows for the driver to be fully installed and initialized. To start the Installation
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If you want to change the information that was pre-entered by your computer, you will have to clear the line (click your mouse on the line and either delete or backspace or highlight the exist- ing text and overwrite). If you have no company name or the Camera and software is for your personal use, type – none- in the company field. You will need to type in the software serial number on the appropriate line. The serial number for InfoCenter 32 is on the on the envelope for the CD-ROM disc. The
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your installation called Headliner. Headliner is a news and information retrieval service that is designed to display the news and information in an easy to read and access format. If you do not have an Internet connection or you do not want to install Headliner, click No. This will end the installation without installing Headliner. Headliner is not necessary to the camera (or scan- ner, if part of a scanner and camera package) operation. If you decide to install Headliner, the installation wi
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Installing files Once you have completed filling in the required information, PictureFun will proceed to install on your computer. During the installation you will be asked if you want to install high-resolution templates for Paper. If you want to use the more advanced features of Paper (adding your images to cards, magazine covers, and invitations), you may want to install these high-resolution templates now. If you do not install these now, you will be given the option to do so later when you
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As you go through the installation, there are some points where you will be asked to fill in information. Each section here is a separate installation screen. Many of the screen-shots below only show a portion of the screen (the portion that changes or has important information). To go from one screen during the instal- Next, Back, or as applicable. lation to another click User Information The installation may get some of this information from your Windows configuration. If you want to change
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The default directory for InfoCenter Lite is C:\InfoLite. There are two methods to change the destination directory if you want to install to a different location. For either method, first click Browse. Type in the complete new path instead of the default (either block and overwrite or clear the default directory with backspace or delete and then type in the new directory). The destination directory name cannot be longer than 8 characters. Use your mouse to click on the change the information
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InfoCenter Lite Installation Complete When the InfoCenter Lite installation is finished copying files onto your hard drive and setting up the applications you chose, it will create two program groups, open them and put in the new icons which are links to launch the applications. Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader is the application necessary to read PDF files. Most of the application soft- ware manuals and the Camera User’s Guide are in PDF format. This format allows you to view a docum
