HP 6300C - ScanJet - Flatbed Scanner User manual

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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 transparencies
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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 network

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Go to the book contents, chapter contents, or
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■Click the button in the yellow bar at the bottom of the
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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 Scanner buttons 12
2A tour of the scanning software 17
Scanning software window 18
Context-sensitive pointers 28
Image adjustment tools 30
Output Resolution tool 31
Sharpen Level tool 33
Dimensions tool 34
Exposure Adjustment tool 36
Color Adjustment tool 37
Black & White Threshold tool 38
Invert tool 39
Use Transparency Adapter Tool 40
Online Help 41
Save and re-use adjustment settings 44
Set preferences 47
3Scanning pictures 55
Basic steps for scanning pictures 56
Preview scan 57
Create a selection area 58
Zoom scan 63
Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom) 64
Set the output dimensions 65
Choose an output type 69
4Adjusting images of pictures 72
Tools for making adjustments 73
Sharpen 75
Adjust exposure 77
Adjust color 87

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Set output resolution 90
Set threshold for black and white bitmaps 92
Set color channel for black and white bitmaps 94
Invert options 96
5Scanning text 97
Scan and convert a block of text 98
Scan a whole page 101
6Saving scanned images 102
How you can use the image 103
Print the image 104
Scan to a destination 105
Drag-and-drop to another program 106
Drag-and-drop to the Desktop 107
Copy to the Clipboard 108
Save to a file 109
7Scanning transparencies 112
The 35mm slide adapter 113
Scan the slide 114
Active Transparency Adapter 115
Index 117

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Using the HP ScanJet
scanner 1
8What can you scan?
9Place the picture on the scanner
10 Start the scanning software
12 Configure the Scanner buttons

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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
1200 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
■from the Scan menu, select Preview, or
■press Ctrl+R.
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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