User manual
For customers in North and South America For customers in USA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
1. System Requirements • Personal computer, laptop, desktop or IBM compatible with Pentium 166 MHz minimum, and with an active USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. • Windows 98/2000 / XP / Vista/Windows7, CD ROM drive, color monitor, mouse and keyboard. 2. Package Contents Make sure that all of the items shown below are included.
3. Name of parts We strongly suggest using a clean, dry, non-alcohol cotton swab to insert into the film scanner slot and clean the glass surface periodically to produce a clear image. Please make sure your film, slide and holder are clean before inserting into the scanner as well. Dust or dirt on the film, slide and holder will affect the quality of your scanned images.
4 How to install slides and film into the tray holder a. Open the film holder as illustrated b. Put a film/slide in the film/slide slot as shown. Note: Do not flip the film/slide. If flipped, the pictures will be scanned backwards. c.
5. Insert and take out SD card ( optional ) • Insert SD card before scanning. • Built in memory will be suspended when the SD card is in use. • Please close and then open the cover after card inserted. Note: This device does not support hot-plug. Inserting SD card during operation will cause the device power off. 6. Quick Start Connect to the AC power source to turn on the device. Open the upper cover and you can see the power LED light will become red.
• Select Home Press Start button to back to capture mode. • Scanning Type To enter the Film Type, you can use the Left or Right button to select, press the Start button to confirm. Slide: You need select the Slide mode when you scanner the slide. Monochrome: You need select the Monochrome mode when you scan the BW film. Film: You need select the Film mode when you scan the color film.
PAL: Setting the TV Output to PAL. • Exposure value To enter the EV mode, press the EV button directly.Also you can press the Left or Right button to select, and press Start button to confirm. Exposure compensation helps you change the exposure setting manually to adjust object lighting. This feature helps to achieve better results when scanning a film or slide image with a strong backlight, or an image that is against a dark background.
• Slide Show Use the Slide Show feature to continue display your photos on the scanner screen panel. Once selected the Slide Show Mode, camera will automatically play all the photos. Press any button to stop the slide show. • Delete One Select the to delete current image. • Delete All Select the icon will delete all the stored images from the internal memory or SD card. Files that are erased cannot be recovered. Make sure you select the image you want to delete.
• Exit Select the icon, and press Start button to confirm, then you will back the playback mode. 7. Downloading Images to Your Computer For Windows 98/ME customers: When connected the scanner to the computer with the USB cable, the “USB Mass Storage driver” appears on the computer screen. For Windows XP: A dialogue box with options appears as shown on the Right side. The options are Play, Find/Fix/Share Images.
8. Installing the software • Installing the software 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive and the installation CD menu should appear. 2. When you see the following screen, choose “Arcsoft Software Suite” to install the software. Windows 2000 / XP / Vista/Windows7 directions: 1. Select the language you wish to be 2. PhotoImpression will start the installation. displayed. Then click OK 3. Click on Yes to agree to the terms and 4. Click Next to have PhotoImpressions conditions.
5. Click Next to continue. 7. Once you get this to this screen select 6. PhotoImpressions will start the setup process. 8. Click on Finish to complete and restart the "Clear All" so that PhotoImpressions does computer. not take over the files on your computer. 9. The installed software will automatically create a “PhotoImpression 6” logo on your desktop. Restart the computer and remove the installation disk.
9. Now you can start to edit the picture as you like: First , click on the “PhotoImpression 6” icon on the desktop. Follow the instructions to open the software, and click on the picture to select, then use the Arcsoft tools to edit the pictures. - Main Menu The Main Menu appears in the upper left corner of the workspace many of the program's key options and controls are available in the Main Menu.
• • Scan All Folders - Scans your entire computer for media (except Windows and Program Files folders). Select the folders you want to scan -Let's you choose the folders for scanning. z View Full Screen/Play (F4) Plays or displays the first selected file in full screen view. - Main Buttons * Get Photos Acquire from Scanner Here you can: • • Acquire images from connected TWAIN compliant devices such as scanners and some digital cameras.
How to acquire images from a TWAIN compliant device: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. * Select a scanner or other TWAIN device from the drop down list. Choose the file format you want to use for the acquired images (JPG). If you've selected JPG as the file format, select the image quality for the acquired images (Highest, High, Normal, Low). The lower the quality selected, the higher the level of compression applied.
Auto Enhance Click "Auto Enhance" button to improve the overall quality of your pictures with a single click. Manual Fix For precise image enhancement control, adjust the Brightness, Contrast and Sharpen sliders. How to enhance a photo manually: 1. Move the sliders to adjust the level of Brightness and Contrast and to make the image more Sharp. 2. Use the zoom slider to get a closer look at how the adjustment affects the photo. 3. Click "Apply" if you like the result. Click "Cancel" if you do not.
2. 3. yellow to make the photo warmer. Add blue or green to make the photo cooler. Drag the Lighter/Darker slider to the left to reveal details hidden in a dark photo or to the right to make a faded photo look new again. Click "Apply" if you like the result. Click "Cancel" if you do not. Red-Eye This feature makes it easy for you to fix all red eye - a common problem in flash photography. There are two ways to fix redeye: Auto Fix 1.
5. Click "Undo" if you make a mistake or don't like the result. Crop This feature enables you to trim photos for dramatic effect or cut off the ugly/distracting parts of a picture. How to use crop: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Choose the crop orientation (portrait or landscape). Select a fixed proportion for the crop rectangle (4:6, 5:7, 8:10) or choose "Custom" if you want to use another proportion. Resize the crop rectangle by clicking and dragging the red lines.
How to use Blur Background: 1. 2. 3. 4. With your cursor, trace a line around the person or object you want to stand out. When you release the mouse button, the area outside the traced line will become slightly blurred. Drag the first slider to make the transition between the blurred and non-blurred area sharp or smooth. Drag the second slider to increase or decrease the amount of blur. Click "Apply" if you like the result. Click "Cancel" if you do not.
Click "Undo" if you make a mistake or don't like the result. Clone The Clone tool is good for removing unwanted elements from a photo. It can also be used for fun effect, like moving a nose from one person to another. How to use the Clone tool to remove a telephone pole from the background of a photo: 1. 2. 3. Establish a source point for the Clone tool by holding the Shift key and clicking on an area of the sky that you want to use to paint over the telephone pole.
Blur Smooth out rough areas. Please click and drag the sliders below to change the brush size and intensity. Paint Brush Let you "paint" on your image when you click and drag the mouse. Please click and drag the sliders below to change the brush size and transparency. Line Draw a straight line in the photo. Please click and drag the sliders below to change the line width and transparency. Eraser Simulate an eraser, removing the image painting by paintbrush and line tools from your photo.
10.Specification Interface: USB 1.1 Image Sensor: 5 mega CMOS sensor Lens: F no.= 6.0, 3 glass elements , Half-field Angle=15° Panel 2.4" TFT Focus Range: Fixed focus Exposure Control: Automatic / Manual (-2.0 EV~ +2.
