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17 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item lighter. 4. Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast. 5. Click OK on the Advanced Settings dialog box. Note: For more detailed information on advanced settings, click the Help button on the Scan Manager. SELECTING THE AREA OF THE ITEM YOU WANT TO SCAN When you preview an item to scan, the selection
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CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS 18 CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass. To ensure the best quality scanned item, wipe the scanner glass with a soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris.
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Memorex 6142 USB Scanner
Installation Guide
FOR WINDOWS
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CO PY RIG HT INFO RMATIO N Copyright © 2001 Visioneer, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Primax Electronics LTD. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Primax Electronics LTD. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. Memorex is a U.S. registered trademark of Memtek Corporation. Microsoft is a U.S. regi
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WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your USB flatbed scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on your computer. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Before starting the installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner. USB Scanner Software CD Power supply Note: The CD includes all the software you need for inst
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THE USB SCANNER 2 THE USB SCANNER Document cover 1 Document pad 2 Glass 3 Reference frame 4 USB Cable 5 Power jack 6 1 Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. Document pad. Helps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. 2 Glass. Place items face down on the glass, aligned at the lower left corner. 3 4 Reference frame. Place items face down within this frame. Markings for inches and centimeters appear along the border of the frame. Universa
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3 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE WHAT YOU NEED To use the scanner and software, you need the following: IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me or Windows 2000 One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your computer 32 megabytes (MB) or more of available internal memory (RAM) 70 MB of free hard disk space A VGA or SVGA monitor. Recommended settings for your monitor are as many colors as possible—High Color (16-bit), True Col
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INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE 4 INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE Note: You must install the scanner software before connecting the scanner to your computer. Otherwise, the correct driver software for your scanner will not be installed and it may not work properly. To install the scanner software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me or Microsoft 2000 and make sure that no other applications are running. 2. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically starts. N
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5 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE CONNECTING THE SCANNER AFTER INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Your USB scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for the USB port location. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner. To connect the USB scanner: 1. Plug the scanner end of the USB cable into the USB port on the back of the scanner. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not f
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CONNECTING THE SCANNER AFTER INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 6 2. Plug the power supply cable into the jack on the back of the scanner, then plug the power supply into a wall outlet. The following diagram shows the completed cable connections. Power supply USB Cable A progress message appears saying that the USB scanner has been found. The scanner is now correctly installed. 3. From the CD, install the other software applications to your computer. Make sure to install the application named MGI PhotoS
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7 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SETTING UP THE SCANNER You can use your USB scanner with applications that support Twain scanning. Twain is a standard method that computers use to receive images from scanners, digital cameras, and other image-capture devices. To set up the scanner to work with an application, you must first select the scanner as the one to use for Twain scanning. Setting up with an application is normally a one-time-only process. Setting up again is usually only necessary
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SETTING UP THE SCANNER 8 The panel on the left side of the window shows several buttons for getting photos or other images. 3. Click the Scanner (Twain) button. The panel shows options for choosing the scanner and for scanning.
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9 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. At the option Choose a scanner, click the drop-down arrow and choose Scan Manager. The MGI PhotoSuite III SE application is now set up to scan with your scanner. Please see the MGI PhotoSuite III SE user’s manual for details about the other features on the window. 5. To scan, click the Scan button on the window. The next section explains how to scan with your USB scanner. SCANNING AN ITEM You can scan many types of items, from small business cards to A4-si
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SCANNING AN ITEM 10 The Scan Manager appears. 3. From the list of Scanner Settings labeled “Scan Page For,” select the most appropriate setting for the item you’re scanning. In the example above, the selected setting is “Color Document-Faster.” 4. Click the Preview button. The scanner scans a preview of the item on the scanner glass and displays it in the Scan Manager. In the following example, the picture being scanned is a close-up of a friendly cow. 5. You can now fine-tune the options on
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11 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Select another scanner setting if If you want to you think it’s adjust the size more appropri- of the scan ate for the item area, or crop being scanned. the image, drag the borders of the selection rectangle Select other set- surrounding tings here if you the item. think they are more appropriate for the item being scanned. You also use these settings to customize a scan setting. Click Scan to scan the Click Preview to check the item and dis
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ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 12 8. To select the area you want to scan, drag the borders of the selection rectangle surrounding the preview image to reduce or enlarge the area. 9. If you want to preview the item again with the new settings, click the Preview button again on the Scan Manager. 10. When you are satisfied with the preview image, click the Scan button on the Scan Manager. 11. If you’re using the MGI PhotoSuite III SE application to scan, the scanned image is available in PhotoSui
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13 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SELECTING A PREDEFINED SCANNER SETTING In the Scan Manager, you can select one of the predefined scanner settings from the list “Scan Page For.” The settings are described in the following table. Scan Page For Default Setting To Scan Description Editing Text Black-and-white Business letters, Enhances the use of OCR (OCR) 300 dpi contracts, memos, and software for converting item other documents that text to editable text. Provides you want to edit higher q
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ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 14 Selecting the proper scanner setting before scanning produces the best results for a scanned item. The scanner setting determines the resolution Color Grayscale B&W of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color. The symbols next to the setting names indicate the scan mode—color, grayscale, or black and white. The scanner settings affect the speed of the scan and the file size. The Scan Manager shows the approximate file size of a scanned item
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15 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Size—The page size for the image. If you want to use one of the preset sizes, click the drop-down arrow and choose the size from the list. If you want to create a custom size, click on the picture window and drag the mouse. A dotted box on the window indicates the page size, and the two number boxes—with the vertical and horizontal symbols next to them—show the actual page size in inches. You can also enter the vertical and horizontal sizes in those two nu
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ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 16 4. Click the Save As button. The Save As dialog box appears. 5. Type a name for the new scanner setting. 6. Click Save. The new setting is added to the list of “Scan Page For” options at the top of the dialog box. ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility. You can adjust t
