Operation Manual

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The Scan Window — T he Contro l Area
The Autofocus Button
Clicking the (autofocus) button
focuses the scanner on a selected
point (if no focus point has been
selected, the scanner will focus
on the center of the frame).
Autofocus Preferences
Autofocus Preferences
Depending on the options selected in the “Preferences” dialog, an auto-
focus operation may be performed automatically when the focus point
is moved or an image is previewed or scanned:
• If Perform autofocus when focus point is moved is selected in the
“Automatic Actions” category of the “Preferences” dialog, the scan-
ner will automatically refocus when a new focus point is selected using
the Focus Tool.
• If Auto focus is selected for “Before scan” in the “Single Scan”
category of the “Preferences” dialog, an autofocus operation will au-
tomatically be performed when the Scan button is clicked to scan a
single image.
• If a batch scan is performed when Auto focus is selected for “Before
each image” in the “Batch Scan” category of the “Preferences” dialog,
the scanner will automatically perform an autofocus operation before
each scanning each image.
• If Auto focus is selected for “Settings to be applied to preview”
in the “Preview Settings” category of the “Preferences” dialog, an
autofocus operation will automatically be performed when a frame is
previewed.
To select a new focus point, click the button while press-
ing the Ctrl (Windows) or option (Macintosh) key. The cur-
sor will take the shape of a set of cross hairs (
). Move the
cursor over the point in the preview image that will be used
as the new focus point and click to focus the scanner on the
selected point.
The Focus Tool
The Focus Tool
The focus point can be moved using the Focus Tool in the “Layout Tools”
palette. Click the button in the “Layout Tools” palette to select the
Focus Tool, then click in the preview image to select a focus point.