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HP PrecisionScan Pro
User’s Guide
1Using the HP ScanJet scanner
2A tour of the scanning software
3Scanning pictures
4Adjusting images of pictures
5Scanning text
6Saving scanned images
7Scanning 35mm slides
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Welcome to scanning
with HP PrecisionScan Pro and your
HP ScanJet scanner
The scanning software and your HP ScanJet
scanner let you quickly create excellent electronic
images from pictures and convert text on paper
into editable text.
Features
Some of the features of the scanning software are:
■Click to select an image in the preview
■Automatic sensing of output type
■Automatic sensing of optimal exposure, color,
black and white threshold, sharpen level, and
resolution for images of pictures
■Drag-and-drop the image to another program or
to the desktop
■Scale and size the image prior to exporting it to
a program or a file
■Return to the preview image without rescanning
■Tools for adjusting exposure, color, black and
white threshold, sharpen level, and resolution
■Save and re-use scanning settings
■Use HP PrecisionScan Pro scanning software and
your HP ScanJet scanner on a local area
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Whether it’s making products
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for great ideas and quick tips
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Contents
How to use this online document 4
1Using the HP ScanJet scanner 7
What can you scan? 8
Place the picture on the scanner 9
Start the scanning software 10
Configure the Scan button 12
2A tour of the scanning software 13
Scanning software window 14
Context-sensitive pointers 24
Image adjustment tools 26
Output Resolution tool 27
Sharpen Level tool 29
Dimensions tool 30
Exposure Adjustment tool 32
Color Adjustment tool 33
Black & White Threshold tool 34
Online Help 35
Save and re-use adjustment settings 38
Set preferences 41
3Scanning pictures 48
Basic steps for scanning pictures 49
Preview scan 50
Create a selection area 51
Zoom scan 56
Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom) 57
Set the output dimensions 58
Choose an output type 62
4Adjusting images of pictures 65
Tools for making adjustments 66
Sharpen 68

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Adjust exposure 70
Adjust color 80
Set output resolution 83
Set threshold for black and white bitmaps 85
Set color channel for black and white
bitmaps 87
5Scanning text 89
Scan and convert a block of text 90
Scan a whole page 93
6Saving scanned images 94
How you can use the image 95
Print the image 96
Drag-and-drop to another program 97
Drag-and-drop to the Desktop 98
Copy to the Clipboard 99
Save to a file 100
7Scanning 35mm slides 103
The 35mm slide adapter 104
Scan the slide 105
Index 106

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8What can you scan?
9Place the picture on the scanner
10 Start the scanning software
12 Configure the Scan button

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What can you scan?
Using the scanning software, you can scan:
■color photographs
■color drawings and line art
■grayscale drawings
■black and white photographs
■black and white drawings and line art
■pages that have both pictures and text
During a scan, the scanner light turns on
and moves across the bed. The charge-
couple device (CCD) in the scanner records
a digital image of the light reflected from
the original you placed on the scanner bed.
The recorded image is made up of 600
pixels per inch (ppi) and each pixel can have
a depth of up to 36 bits.
The resulting image can potentially have
millions of colors.
An image is saved for use in another
program when you drag-and-drop it, save it
as a file and insert the file, or copy it, then
paste it into an open document.
How scanning works

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Place the picture on the scanner
The picture you want to scan must be placed face
down on the scanner glass.
1Lift the
scanner lid and
hold it up.
2Place the
picture face
down on the
scanner glass.
3Close the
scanner lid.
If you are using the HP Automatic Document
Feeder, see the online manual
HP Automatic
Document Feeder Guide.
ADF users
If the picture has straight edges, place the
top and right edges next to the top and right
edges of the scanner bed. This will make
the preview image straight when you scan.
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Start the scanning software
There are three ways to start the scanning
software:
■push the Scan button on the scanner
■use the Windows Start menu
■launch the scanning software from another
program using TWAIN (page 11)
Pushing the button on the scanner
1Push the Scan button on the scanner once.
After the scanning software window appears,
the scanner automatically performs a Preview
scan and displays the preview image.
The Scan button is below the lid on the front of
the scanner.
Using the Windows Start menu
1Select , the Windows Start button.
The Windows Start menu appears.
2From the Start menu, choose Programs, then
choose HP ScanJet Software:HP PrecisionScan Pro.
When the scanning software window appears,
the scanner does not automatically perform a
Preview scan.
3To start a Preview scan:
■click , the Preview button in the scanning
software window toolbar, or
Scan button
You may need to use the HP ScanJet Button
Manager to configure the Scan button to set
HP PrecisionScan Pro as the default software
to launch when the Scan button is pushed
(see page 12).
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■from the Scan menu, select Preview, or
■press Ctrl+R.
The scanner performs a Preview scan and
displays the preview image.
Launching from another program
If you are creating a project such as a greeting
card or a calendar, and want to include a picture
from a photograph, you might be able to scan the
photograph directly into the program you are
using. To do this, the program must have a TWAIN
command such as Acquire, which is probably on
one of its main menus.
1Open the program in which you will place the
scanned image.
2If necessary, select the program’s Select Source
command and choose HP PrecisionScan Pro.
3Select the program’s TWAIN command.
After the scanning software window appears,
the scanner automatically performs a Preview
scan and displays the preview image.
4Create a selection area in the preview image,
make necessary adjustments, and select Place
Image from the Scan menu. The final scan occurs
and the image is placed in the calling program.
TWAIN is an industry-standard
communications protocol for sending
instructions to hardware (such as a scanner)
and receiving data back (such as an image).
If you are using a program that supports
TWAIN, you can start HP PrecisionScan Pro
directly from that program.
■HP ScanJet scanners and HP scanning
software can use TWAIN, but the
programs you use to create projects may
not be TWAIN-compatible.
■If a program can use TWAIN, it should
have a command named Acquire, Acquire
Image, or Import on one of its main
menus, usually the File menu.
■Selecting one of these commands
launches the scanning software selected
with the Select Source command.
■Editable text cannot be transferred using
TWAIN.
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Configure the Scan button
You can use the HP ScanJet Button Manager to
configure the Scan button. It is set at the factory
with HP PrecisionScan Pro as the default scanning
software to launch when the Scan button is
pushed.
1Select , the Windows Start button.
The Windows Start menu appears.
2From the Start menu, choose Programs, then
choose HP ScanJet Software:HP ScanJet
Utilities:HP ScanJet Button Manager.
The HP ScanJet Button Manager window appears.
3Click HP PrecisionScan Pro in the list box.
4If necessary, click the Enable the Scan button
checkbox to place a checkmark in it.
5Click OK.
The HP ScanJet Button Manager window closes.
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A tour of the
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14 Scanning software window 32 Exposure Adjustment tool
24 Context-sensitive pointers 33 Color Adjustment tool
26 Image adjustment tools 34 Black & White Threshold tool
27 Output Resolution tool 35 Online Help
29 Sharpen Level tool 38 Save and re-use adjustment settings
30 Dimensions tool 41 Set preferences

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Scanning software window
This chapter describes the scanning software.
➊Menus — The commands in the menus are
summarized beginning on page 15.
➋Toolbar — The toolbar has buttons for the
most commonly used commands (see
page 20).
➌Preview area — The scanned image appears
in the preview area of the scanning
software window (see page 21).
➍Info bar — Displays width and height of the
output image, scale percentage, the Output
Type currently selected, and Help button
(see page 22).
➎Status bar — Displays messages and
approximate size of the selection area
(Image Size) (see page 23).
Image adjustment tools — The scanning
software has six tools for making
adjustments to the image. These tools can
be placed anywhere on the Windows
desktop (see page 26).
Online Help — Help includes topics, What’s This,
more online manuals, and videos (see
page 35).
➊ Menu bar
➋Toolbar
➌Preview
➎Status bar
area
Scanning software window showing a Preview scan
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Menus
All the commands for the scanning software are
available in the menus. Each menu and its
commands are described in the following tables.
Preview Ctrl+R Scans the entire area of the scanner glass at low resolution and displays
the preview image (see page 50).
Zoom Scans and enlarges the view of the selection area (see page 56).
Save As... Ctrl+S Displays the Save As dialog box, then scans the selection area and saves
the image to a file (see page 100).
Save As Whole Page... Displays the Save As dialog box for saving an image containing text or a
combination of text and pictures in an RTF file (see page 93).
Place Image Ctrl+I Scans the selection area and sends the image to the TWAIN-compatible
program that called it (see page 11).
Save Settings... Displays the Save Settings dialog box for saving a set of scanning settings
(see page 38).
Load Settings... Displays the Load Settings dialog box for loading a set of saved scanning
settings (see page 40).
Print... Ctrl+P Displays the Print dialog box, then scans the selection area and sends the
image to the printer (see page 96).
Print Setup... Displays the Print Setup dialog box for setting options for printing.
Preferences... Displays the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box for setting
preferences for the scanning software (see page 41).
Exit Closes the scanning software.
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Copy Ctrl+C Does a final scan of the selection area and copies it to the
Clipboard for pasting into another program (see page 99).
Select All Ctrl+A Draws a selection area that includes the entire area of the
scanner glass (see page 54).
Clear Selection Esc Removes the selection area (page 53).
Edit
Toolbar When checked, shows the toolbar. When not checked, hides the toolbar
(see page 20).
Status Bar When checked, shows the status bar. When not checked, hides the status
bar (see page 23).
Info Bar When checked, shows the info bar. When not checked, hides the info bar
(see page 22).
Undo Zoom When viewing a zoomed image, displays the existing preview image so
you can create a different selection area without performing a new Preview
scan (see page 57).
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Tru e Color Scans the selection in 24-bit color (see page 66).
Grayscale Scans the selection in 8-bit grayscale (see page 67).
Black & White
Bitmap (raster) Scans the selection as a black and white raster image (see page 67).
Scalable (vector) Scans the selection as a black and white vector image that can be
resized in another program without losing image quality (see page 67).
256 Color
Web Palette Scans the selection using colors from a standard Web palette
(see page 62).
System Palette Scans the selection using colors from the 256 Color Web Palette output
type palette plus more shades of gray and the 16 VGA colors
(see page 64).
Optimized Palette Scans the selection using colors from a palette that contains pixel
colors present in the original (see page 63).
Text Scans a text selection and changes the text into unformatted, editable
ASCII text (see page 90).
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Output Resolution When checked, shows the Output Resolution tool, which sets the resolution
for the final scan of the selection (see pages 27 and 83).
Sharpen Level When checked, shows the Sharpen Level tool, which sets the amount of
sharpening for the image (see pages 29 and 68).
Dimensions When checked, shows the Dimensions tool, which contains fields for setting
the width and height of the selection area, scaling, and setting the width
and height of the image that will be saved, printed, copied, or dragged and
dropped (see pages 30 and 58).
Exposure Adjustment When checked, shows the Exposure Adjustment tool, which sets highlights,
shadows, and midtones in the image, and displays pixel distribution, pixel
color, and pixel output levels (see pages 32 and 70).
Color Adjustment When checked, shows the Color Adjustment tool, which sets color balance
(hue) and color saturation in the image (see pages 33 and 80).
B& W Threshold When checked, shows the Black & White Threshold tool, which sets the
threshold and the color channel for an image set to the Black & White
Bitmap (raster) output type (see pages 34, 85, and 87).
Reset Controls Resets the controls in all tools, except the Dimensions tool, to their optimal
(default) values.
Not all tools are active for all output types.
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HP ScanJet Coach... Ctrl+W Explains the steps to scanning with
HP PrecisionScan Pro (see page 36).
Contents and Index Displays the Help dialog box for Contents, Index,
and Find.
HP PrecisionScan Pro Help F1 Displays HP PrecisionScan Pro Help (see page 35).
What’s This Help Shift+F1 Displays the What’s This Help pointer for
getting Help by clicking on a tool, field, button,
or menu item (see page 35).
Show MeDisplays movies from the HP PrecisionScan Pro
CD-ROM that demonstrate the main features of
the scanning software (see page 36).
User’s Guide Displays the
HP ScanJet PrecisionScan Pro
User’s Guide
in Acrobat Reader (see page 37).
ADF Guide Displays the
HP ScanJet Automatic Document
Feeder Guide
in Acrobat Reader (see page 37).
About HP PrecisionScan Pro Displays the HP PrecisionScan Pro software
version number.
Acrobat Reader was automatically installed
during installation.
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Toolbar
Frequently used commands appear as buttons in
the toolbar.
Preview Scans the entire scanner glass and displays the preview image
(see page 50).
Zoom Scans and enlarges the view of the selection area (see page 56).
Save As Scans and saves the selection to a file (see page 100).
Copy Scans and copies the selection to the Clipboard (see page 99).
Undo Zoom Displays the existing preview image (see page 57).
Reset Controls Resets the controls in all tools except the Dimensions tool to their
optimal (default) values.
Print Scans and prints the selection (see page 96).
HP ScanJet Coach Displays an interactive introduction to scanning (see page 36).
Help Topics Displays the What’s This Help pointer for getting Help by
clicking on a tool, field, button, or menu item.
Toolbar Buttons