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®
The perfect printer
Expanding Possibilities
for your HP CapShare e-copier
USER GUIDE
Ultra-sharp print quality
The HP LaserJet 2100 series printers are designed for people who demand uncompromising quality
in everything they do and have a sharp eye for value. Most impressive is the true 1200 x 1200 dpi laser
output, the highest in their class, which creates documents that demand attention with crisp, razor-sharp
text and stunning graphics.
Sharper, faster and more expandable
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® The perfect printer Expanding Possibilities for your HP CapShare e-copier USER GUIDE Ultra-sharp print quality The HP LaserJet 2100 series printers are designed for people who demand uncompromising quality
in everything they do and have a sharp eye for value. Most impressive is the true 1200 x 1200 dpi laser output, the highest in their class, which creates documents that demand attention with crisp, razor-sharp text and stunning graphics.
Sharper, faster and more expandable
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Joaquin.book Page 1 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM HP CapShare 920 Portable E-Copier an Information Appliance User Guide © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1999. All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. NOTE: Certain governmental laws and regulations, such as copyright laws, may protect material copied by this product. The user is solely responsible for complying with all such la
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Joaquin.book Page 2 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM 1 Getting Started Up and running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Finding additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Latest HP CapShare upgrades and information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Joaquin.book Page 3 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Getting Started 1 Congratulations on your new HP CapShare 920 portable e-copier purchase. Up and running After opening the box, check whats in the box, then refer to the Quick Start card for the fastest way to get up and running with your HP CapShare portable e-copier. What ships in the box The following items should be found in the HP CapShare 920 portable e-copier box: ● HP CapShare appliance ● Four uncharged NiMH batteries ● Battery cha
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Joaquin.book Page 4 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Finding additional information By following the instruction on the Quick Start card, you will be able to copy pages with the HP CapShare portable e-copier. You can then share pages by sending them through a serial or infrared (IR) connection to the following devices: your computer a printer a handheld device This user guide is a companion to the Quick Start card and the How do I... tab of the HP CapShare PC utility. The Executive Summ
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Joaquin.book Page 5 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Charging and Installing 2 the Batteries The HP CapShare appliance requires two charged batteries in order to operate. Two fully charged batteries run the HP CapShare appliance for at least 50 copies. Batteries should be paired when used for the first time, and the same two batteries should be used in the HP CapShare appliance and charged together. If you interchange batteries between pairs, you shorten the life and could ruin the batterie
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Joaquin.book Page 6 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Special considerations for international travelers If you are traveling internationally, you may not be able to recharge batteries using the charger that came with your HP CapShare appliance, because of differences in electrical outlets. Battery chargers for international use are available in most airports. Please see the battery charger for details about power requirements. Battery care Storing batteries After the batteries have been rem
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Joaquin.book Page 7 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Copying a Page 3 Using the HP CapShare portable e-copier, you can capture the information you need, when you need it, by simply copying business cards, newspaper stories, magazine articles, flip charts and more. Capture basics Holding the HP CapShare appliance For best results, hold the HP CapShare appliance with the display facing you, your thumb on the display, and your fingers on the Capture button on the back. Because the display is
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Joaquin.book Page 8 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Your first capture Using the HP CapShare appliance is quick and simple. Use the Quick Start card to copy your first page. Note 1 Make sure that the page you want to capture is free of paper clips, staples, folds, wrinkles, or any other obstacles that may cause the HP CapShare appliance to tilt. 2 Turn the HP CapShare appliance on by pressing the Power button on the right side of the HP CapShare appliance. 3 Place the HP CapShare appliance
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Joaquin.book Page 9 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Preferred capture path For Normal or Graphics mode For best results using Normal or Graphics mode, use a U-shaped path when capturing pages. Be sure to keep the HP CapShare appliance in constant contact with the page you are capturing. Lift the appliance from the page to end the capture. For Flip Chart mode For the best results when capturing flip charts, use a side to side motion, copying only the portions of the page that contain infor
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Joaquin.book Page 10 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Capture tips Do not turn the HP CapShare appliance The HP CapShare appliance can be turned only up to 45 degrees while capturing a page. To copy a page successfully, use the preferred U-shaped path and keep the display facing the same direction for the entire capture. How to prevent skewed pages The appliance will automatically attempt to straighten crooked (skewed) images. Any page skewed too much will be left unchanged. To avoid unwan
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Joaquin.book Page 11 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM What can I capture? You can capture most documents with the HP CapShare appliance. ● In Normal or Graphics mode, the appliance can copy as little as 0.25 inches (.6 cm) of a document, which is even smaller than a business card, to as much as 119 square inches (767.55 square cm), which is the equivalent of a legal-size sheet of paper or a 25 inch (63.5 cm) long newspaper column. ● In Flip Chart mode, the appliance can copy an entire flip
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Joaquin.book Page 12 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Change the appliance capture mode The HP CapShare appliance has three modes. Normal mode Use this mode to capture text and drawings. The appliance can store 40 to 50 pages copied in Normal mode. This is the most common mode for capturing letter-size pages. Graphics mode Use this mode to capture pages containing graphics or pictures. Because of the memory required to store graphics, the appliance can store only 10 to 15 pages copied in
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Joaquin.book Page 13 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Getting to Know your 4 HP CapShare Appliance Once you have captured (copied) a page or pages, you can view the pages, trim pages, attach and detach consecutive pages, rotate pages, and more. Appliance buttons and functions Front Help button Tools button Press to see Help topics. Get Additional features are easily accessed instructions and information on here to select capture mode and specific functions. language, plus attach/detach pag
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Joaquin.book Page 14 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Back Infrared (IR) port Battery compartment (On top) Insert two batteries as indicated inside Point the IR port toward IR-compatible the battery compartment to power the devices to send pages. HP CapShare appliance. The CapShare appliance must be within 3 feet (1 meter) of the receiving device. Power button Contrast button (On side) (On side) Press to turn your appliance Adjustable control on or off. optimizes the display for differen
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Joaquin.book Page 15 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Use the appliance display menus On the HP CapShare appliance, you can attach and detach pages, trim pages, view and zoom in on pages, and change settings for sending to printers, computers, or other handheld devices. The Help menu includes instructions on how to use each of the features on the HP CapShare appliance. To access the Help menu, press . The Tools menu allows you to select capture mode and language, plus attach and detach
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Joaquin.book Page 16 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Save a copied page Captured pages are saved automatically. If you do not want a page saved in the HP CapShare appliance memory, you must delete the captured page. View a copied page ● Press or to move between thumbnails of the captured pages in the HP CapShare appliance memory. ● Press or to flip between captured pages in a group. ● The number at the bottom of the display indicates the group number you are viewing. ● When a group of at
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Joaquin.book Page 17 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Attach/Detach (group) captured pages To organize pages captured from the same source or similar sources, you can attach consecutive pages together to create groups. When a group is sent to your computer, it is received as a single file. Attach to previous (grouping) You can attach captured pages to form groups of pages. Each page can be attached to the page in the queue in front of it by using the Attach to previous function. Groups are i
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Joaquin.book Page 18 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 3:32 PM Trim edges of page The HP CapShare appliance allows you to trim unimportant information from the edges of copied pages. Once a trimmed page is saved, you cannot recover the trimmed portion of the page. CAUTION To trim the edges of a page 1 View the page you want to trim. 2 Press . 3 Press or to highlight Trim Edges of Page. 4 Press again to confirm the selection. The dotted marquis delineate the portion of the page marked for trimming. Not
