Parallel Port Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS
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TABLE O F CO NTENT S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Parallel Port Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Connecting the Scanner to the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing the parallel port, 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.
THE PARALLEL PORT SCANNER THE PARALLEL PORT SCANNER 1 Document cover 2 Document pad 3 Glass 4 Reference frame 5 Printer port 6 Host port 7 Power jack 1 Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. 2 Document pad. Helps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. 3 Glass. Place items face down on the glass, aligned at the lower left corner. 4 Reference frame. Place items face down within this frame.
3 PARALLEL PORT 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 or Windows 2000 ■ One available parallel (LPT) 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.
CONNECTING THE SCANNER TO THE COMPUTER 4 CONNECTING THE SCANNER TO THE COMPUTER Your parallel port scanner connects to any available parallel (LPT) port. Check your computer’s manual for the parallel port locations. Note: Please follow the sequence of steps in this section. Do not connect the power cable until all other connections are complete. To connect the parallel port scanner: 1. Save any open files, then shut down the power to your computer. 2.
5 PARALLEL PORT SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. Plug the other end of the scanner’s parallel cable into the parallel port on the back of your computer. On some older computers the serial port and parallel port both have 25-pin connectors that fit the scanner cable. Please make sure you plug the scanner cable into a parallel port. 5. If you unplugged a printer from the computer’s parallel port earlier, plug it into the “Printer” port on the scanner. 6.
INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE 6 7. Turn on your computer. You’re now ready to install the software. INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE Install the scanner software after connecting the scanner to your computer. To install the scanner software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows 98 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.
7 PARALLEL PORT SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. When the software installation is finished, install the other software applications on the CD to your computer. Make sure to install the application named MGI PhotoSuite III SE . The instructions on the next few pages use it as an example application to show how to set up your scanner for scanning. 5. Remove the CD from your computer and store it in a safe place. SETTING UP THE SCANNER You can use your scanner with applications that support Twain scanning.
SETTING UP THE SCANNER 8 2. After the MGI PhotoSuite III application starts, click the Get button at the top of the window. Get Button The panel on the left side of the window shows several buttons for getting photos or other images.
9 PARALLEL PORT SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Click the Scanner (Twain) button. The panel shows options for choosing the scanner and for scanning. 4. At the option Choose a scanner, click the drop-down arrow and choose Parallel Scanner. 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.
SCANNING AN ITEM 10 To scan an item: 1. Open the scanner cover, place the item you want to scan face down aligned at the lower left corner of the scanner glass, and close the cover. 2. If you are using the MGI PhotoSuite III SE application to scan, click the Scan button on the PhotoSuite window. See the figure on page 9. If you are using another application to scan with your scanner, please see the user’s guide that you received with that application for the steps to scan. The Scan Manager appears. 3.
11 PARALLEL PORT SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 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 the Scan Manager for the item you’re scanning. Select another scanner setting if you think it’s more appropriate for the item being scanned.
ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 12 7. Select the area of the item you want to scan. When you preview an item to scan, the selection rectangle around the image indicates the scan area. However, you may want to select only a certain area of an item to scan. Selecting an appropriate scan area can result in a faster scan and a smaller file size. The scanned image’s file size and available space on your computer’s hard drive are shown at the bottom left side of the Scan Manager. 8.
13 PARALLEL PORT 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 (OCR) Black-and-white 300 dpi Business letters, contracts, memos, and other documents that you want to edit Enhances the use of OCR software for converting item text to editable text.
ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS Color Grayscale B&W 14 Selecting the proper scanner setting before scanning produces the best results for a scanned item. The scanner setting determines the resolution 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.
15 PARALLEL PORT 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.
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.
17 PARALLEL PORT 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.
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.
19 PARALLEL PORT SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE PARALLEL PORT SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 36-Bit color (internal), 12-Bit gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning resolution Optical resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi Maximum resolution (interpolated): 9600 x 9600 dpi 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.7 cm) Maximum Item sizes Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power supply Input voltage/frequency 3.4 inches (8.5 cm) 11.4 inches (29.0 cm) 17.5 inches (45.
