User manual VISIONEER XP450

[. . . ] Visioneer Strobe XP 450 USB Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2003 Visioneer, Inc. 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 Visioneer, Inc. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. [. . . ] Use the Scan Manager to select scanning options and to start the scanner. 26 VISIONEER STROBE XP 450 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 8. If you want to see what the scanned image will look like before scanning its final image, click the Preview button. The scanner scans a preview of the item and displays it in the Scan Manager. You can now use the options on the Scan Manager to fine-tune the image. For details on adjusting images, see "Adjusting the Image with the Scan Manager" on page 28. Note: If you preview when scanning a stack of documents, the first page of the stack feeds through the ADF for the preview. After adjusting the scanner settings, replace the page on the stack so it is scanned with the rest of the pages. To preview the item with the new settings, click the Preview button again on the Scan Manager. If the Single page items check box is selected on the PaperPort desktop, the item appears as a thumbnail on the desktop. If the Single page items check box is not selected, thumbnails do not appear until you indicate the scanning job is finished. I I Close the Scan Manager. On the PaperPort - Scan message box, click Done. Note: Refer to "The Single Page Items Check Box" on page 27. SCANNING FROM WINDOWS 98, ME, 2000, OR XP 27 A thumbnail image of the scanned item appears on the PaperPort desktop Thumbnail images of a stack of documents scanned with the ADF. ON THE PAPERPORT DESKTOP I By default, the name of the scanned image is the day, date, and number of scanned items that day. For example, the second item scanned on a day is followed by a (2), the third by a (3) and so on. The thumbnail images of the stack of documents has "go to page arrows" so you can click through the pages in the stack. The page counter next to the scroll arrows shows which page you're viewing and the total number in the stack. I THE SINGLE PAGE ITEMS CHECK BOX The Single page items check box provides the option to add additional items to a scanning job and scan double-sided items. If the check box is selected, scanned items immediately appear on the PaperPort desktop. If the check box is not selected (this is the default), the following message box appears when you close the Scan Manager. 28 VISIONEER STROBE XP 450 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE I Click Scan More Pages to scan additional pages and add them to the stack of items placed on the PaperPort desktop. Click Scan Other Side to reload and scan the other side of previously scanned pages. The scanned items are placed on the PaperPort desktop. I I To learn more about the PaperPort software please see the ScanSoft PaperP ort User 's Guide on the Installation CD. ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER The Scan Manager has a wide variety of options to adjust your scanned images. Using those options you can produce the best possible scan of your documents, color photos, magazine articles, business cards, or any other items you scan. ADJUSTING THE IMAGE TYPE, RESOLUTION, BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST The Scan Manager's drop-down lists and sliders are used to adjust the image type, resolution, brightness, and contrast. SCANNING FROM WINDOWS 98, ME, 2000, OR XP 29 Image Type Resolution Brightness Contrast IMAGE TYPE From the Image Type drop-down list, select the appropriate image type for the item(s) you're scanning: I Black and White--scans in black and white. The scanning pixels are all the same size and are either black or white. Use this setting for letters, memos, pen and ink drawings, and other black and white material. Notice that the preview image changes as you select each option so you can see which one is best for scanning. [. . . ] If you use multiple devices with your computer, you may have selected another source for images. Start the PaperPort software and click the Scan icon, and then make sure Strobe XP 450 is selected as the scanner. 54 VISIONEER STROBE XP 450 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Problem: During installation I got the error message: PaperPort Installation is not complete. Problem: I got the error message: PaperPort cannot allocate enough memory to perform internal critical operations. Close any other active applications so that additional memory is available. [. . . ]