Microtek ScanMaker 3700 Manual

Welcome
Welcome!
The latest Microtek scanners are equipped with smart-buttons for easier
access to scanner functions. Scanners with the smart-buttons have these
configurations:
●3 one-touch buttons: Scan, Copy, and E-mail.
●5 one-touch buttons: Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, and Scan-to-Web or
Scan, Copy, E-mail, Setup, and Cancel.
●7 one-touch buttons: Cancel/Setup, Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, Scan-
to-Web, and Custom.
Microtek scanners assist users by simplifying scanning tasks and increasing
productivity with just the touch of a button. These "smart buttons" provide
an intuitive and easy method to quickly and easily scan images.
For example, to copy a stack of documents, simply place the first page on
the scanner bed, and press the Copy button. Once the first page has been
scanned, place the next page and press the Copy button again. The
scanner will work like a copier with your printer, printing the documents
one after another with no interruption.
The parameters for each button can be defined through the Microtek
Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility. When you have completed specifying
your scan setting requirements, you can then perform several tasks
continuously with just a simple touch.
Launching and exiting the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility
How the scanner buttons work
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Launching and exiting MSC utility
Launching and Exiting the MSC
utility
Launch your Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility by:
●Double-clicking the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) icon
from the desktop.
●Pressing the Cancel/Setup button on your scanner (if your scanner is
not working).
To exit the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility:
●Click the Exit button located at the top-right corner (OK button on
the bottom-right corner for the Mac) of the Microtek Scanner
Configuration (MSC) panel.
Using the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC) utility
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Using the MSC utility
Using the MSC utility
When you launch the MSC, the Microtek Scanner Configuration (MSC)
panel appears. Depending on the scanner model you are using, you will
see 3 tabs (Scan, Copy or E-mail), 5 tabs (Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, or To
Web), or 6 tabs (Scan, Copy, E-mail, OCR, To Web, or Custom). Click any
of the tabs to view or customize the button settings according to your
specific requirements.
Click either of the thumbnails below to get a closer view of the Microtek
Scanner Configuration (MSC) panel.
Windows Macintosh
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Customizing the Scan panel
Customizing the Scan panel
To obtain a larger view of the Scan panel, click either of the thumbnails below:
Windows Macintosh
Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:
Original
Purpose
Scan Type
Send to Application
Scan Frame
Destination
OK button
Cancel button
Reset button
Help button
Original
Defines the type of your scan material. To scan printed matter (e.g., newspapers, art
books, flyers, or magazines), choose Magazine. To scan graphics, choose Illustration.
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Purpose
Defines the destination of the scanner output. For viewing purposes alone, choose On
Screen Viewing. Choose Custom if you want to set a specific resolution. It is
recommended that the resolution not be set higher than the scanner’s optical resolution.
Scan Type
Defines the color output for your document. Make sure you choose the correct image
type; it is always best to choose the right image type. For instance, if you choose True
Color to scan a gray-level image, a bigger file size and longer scanning time results with
little improvement to image quality. Likewise, if your original is text only without images,
choose Black & White to achieve better quality than Gray.
Some scanner models support JPEG output color format. Take note that for JPEG image
format, the better the image quality, the greater the disk space required. If your
Microtek scanner does not support the JPEG format, the JPEG selections will not appear
under Scan Type.
Send to Application
Defines the application that will edit and save the scanned image; the application can be
an image editor, web browser, or Acrobat program available on your disk.
If the application you prefer to use is not shown on the list yet, add it to the list by –
For Windows users:
Choose Custom from the bottom of the list. Use the resulting dialog box to search and
add the new application to the list.
Application full path: Enter the full path
name, or click the yellow folder icon to
browse and search for the new
application.
Application alias: Enter an alias for the
application to be added.
Add: When you have located your new
application, click Add to include the new
application to the Application alias list.
Then click Close.
Delete: If you want to remove an existing
application from the Application alias list,
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select the application, then click Delete.
For Macintosh users:
Choose Custom from the bottom of the list to bring up "Choose Application" window. The
MSC utility starts to search for the available software programs in your disk and displays
them on the left panel of the window.
> or >> : Select and Add a particular
software or all the available software from
the "Available" panel to the "Selected"
panel.
< or << : Select and Delete a particular
software or all the software from the
"Selected" panel to the "Available" panel.
When you are done with your software
selection. click OK to update the changes
made, or Cancel to abandon the selection
you've just made.
Scan Frame
Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size.
Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to
determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan
frame to fit the image automatically.
Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled and instead,
you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan
frame size is framed on the top-center of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that
you position the original on the top-center of the glass bed. A centering marker is
provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment.
Thumbnail of the Scan frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is
selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled.
Destination
Defines the folder for saving and storing the scanned images.
Save in: Saves the image to the current folder destination. To change the folder
location, click the folder icon at the right end of the existing path.
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Filename: Refers to the prefix or root name in a series of filenames. By default, the root
filename is "Image". If the TIFF file format is selected, the scanned images will be
automatically identified as "Image001.tif", "Image002.tif", etc. You can change the
default root filename to uniquely label your scan jobs.
File Format: PDF is the default image file format.
Save multiple images as a single file: Allows you to save the scanned images into a
single file. You can enable this option if the scan frame is "Fixed Size" and the output
image file format is DCX, PDF, or TIF. When enabled, MSC will prompt you to place the
next page as you scan from the scanner bed, then click the Continue button to scan; or
click the Close button to save multiple images as a single file. If you scan through ADF,
the scanning originals are sequentially scanned until paper out; when finished, all the
scanned images are saved as a single file.
OK button
Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Scan Smart-Touch button
on your scanner. The next time you press the Scan button, the defined and saved
settings are retrieved as your current settings.
Cancel button
Abandons the parameters you have just made under the Scan tab panels; all the
parameters are restored to their previous settings.
Reset button
Clears all the parameters you have just made under the Scan tab panel; all the
parameters are reset to their default settings.
Help (?) button
Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions.
Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom right (bottom left for Mac) corner
of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated
with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a
related topic.
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Customizing the Copy panel
Customizing the Copy panel
To obtain a larger view of the panel, click either of the thumbnails below:
Windows Macintosh
Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:
Original
Color Copy
Scan Frame
Copy Quality
Scaling
Copies
Show printer setting dialog box before scan
Setup button (Windows only)
OK button
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Cancel button
Reset button
Help button
Original
Defines the type of your scan material. To scan printed matter (e.g.,
newspapers, art books, flyers, or magazines), choose Magazine. To scan
graphics, choose Illustration.
Color Copy
Check this option if you are using color printer to print your scanned
images.
Scan Frame
Selects either Auto Crop or Fixed Size.
Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview,
tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan
and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.
Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled
instead, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed,
the selected scan frame size is framed on the center-top of the glass bed.
Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the top-center of
the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to guide you
with alignment.
Thumbnail of the Scan frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto
Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled.
Copy Quality
Selects your printout quality. The higher the image quality, the longer the
scanning time and the greater disk space required. Microtek recommends
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that you to choose "Normal" quality for 150 dpi printing, "Best" for 600 or
300 dpi printing, and "Draft" for 100 dpi printing.
Scaling
Enlarges or reduces an image. Specifying scaling parameters above 100%
will enlarge the scanned image, while specifying scaling parameters below
100% will reduce the scanned image. Scaling range is between 25% and
400%.
Copies
Defines the number of printout (1 to 99) copies required for a current scan
job. This setting can be superseded with setting in your Printer Setup
dialog box if you have checked the check box on "Show printer setting
dialog box before scan."
Show printer setting dialog box before scan
Check this option if you want to display the printer dialog box before you
start to print. Number of printout copies may be redefined in this dialog
box. Uncheck this option if you do not want to bring up the printer dialog
box and make printout quantity based on "Copies" setting.
Current Printer: Displays the currently selected printer.
Setup button (Windows only)
Selects one of the installed printer drivers as your default printer driver, or
changes the currently selected printer driver.
OK button
Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the Copy Smart-
Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the Copy button,
the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings.
Cancel button
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Abandons the parameters you have just made under the Copy tab panels;
all the parameters are restored to their previous settings.
Reset button
Clears all the parameters you have just made under the Copy tab panel;
all the parameters are reset to their default settings.
Help (?) button
Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner
button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom
right (bottom left for Mac) corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic,
click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. You
will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a related topic.
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Customizing the E-mail panel
Customizing the E-mail panel
To obtain a larger view of the panel, click either of the thumbnails below:
Windows Macintosh
Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:
Original
Purpose at Receiving End
Scan Type
Send to E-Mail Editor/Send to
Scan Frame
Destination
OK button
Cancel button
Reset button
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Help button
Original
Defines the type of your scan material. To scan printed matter (e.g.,
newspapers, art books, flyers, or magazines), choose Magazine. To scan
graphics, choose Illustration.
Purpose
Defines the ultimate disposition of the scanned image by the email
recipient. For email-viewing purposes alone, choose On-Screen Viewing.
Choose Custom if you want to set the resolution by yourself. It is
recommended that the resolution not be set higher than the scanner’s
optical resolution.
Scan Type
Defines the color output for your document. Make sure you choose the
correct image type; it is always best to choose the right image type. For
instance, if you choose True Color to scan a gray-level image, a bigger file
size and longer scanning time results with little improvement to image
quality. Likewise, if your original is text only without images, choose Black
& White to achieve better quality than Gray.
Some scanner models support JPEG output color format. Take note that for
JPEG image format, the better the image quality, the greater the disk space
required. If your Microtek scanner does not support the JPEG format, the
JPEG selections will not appear under Scan Type.
Send to E-Mail Editor
Sets the E-Mail editor that will send the scanned image. The application is
the E-Mail editor currently available in your disk.
Scan Frame
Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size.
Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview,
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tries to determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan
and crops the full scan frame to fit the image automatically.
Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled
and instead, you select the image size from the list. When a scan is
performed, the selected scan frame size is framed on the top-center of the
glass bed. Thus, it is the important that you position the original on the top-
center of the glass bed. A centering marker is provided on the top ruler to
guide you with alignment.
Thumbnail of the Scan Frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto
Crop is selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled.
Destination
Defines the folder for saving and storing the scanned images.
Save in: Saves the image to the current folder destination. To change the
folder location, click the folder icon at the right end of the existing path.
Filename: Refers to the prefix or root name in a series of filenames. By
default, the root filename is "Image". If the TIFF file format is selected, the
scanned images will be automatically identified as "Image001.tif",
"Image002.tif", etc. You can change the default root filename to uniquely
label your scan jobs.
File Format: TIFF is the default image file format.
Save multiple images as a single file: Allows you to save the scanned
images into a single file. You can enable this option if the scan frame is
"Fixed Size" and the output image file format is DCX, PDF, or TIF. When
enabled, MSC will prompt you to place the next page as you scan from the
scanner bed, then click the Continue button to scan; or click the Close
button to save multiple images as a single file. If you scan through ADF, the
scanning originals are sequentially scanned until paper out; when finished,
all the scanned images are saved as a single file.
OK button
Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the E-mail Smart-
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Touch button on your scanner. The next time you press the E-mail button,
the defined and saved settings are retrieved as your current settings.
Cancel button
Abandons the parameters you have just made under the E-mail tab panels;
all the parameters are restored to their previous settings.
Reset button
Clears all the parameters you have just made under the E-mail tab panel;
all the parameters are reset to their default settings.
Help (?) button
Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner
button functions. Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom
right (bottom left for Mac) corner of the MSC panel. To search for a topic,
click the Index tab, then type a word associated with your question. You
will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a related topic.
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Customizing the OCR panel
Customizing the OCR panel
To obtain a larger view of the panel, click either of the thumbnails below:
Windows Macintosh
Select the topic you wish to view from the links below:
OCR Language
Document Type Size
Scan Type
Send to Application
Scan Frame
Destination
OK button
Cancel button
Reset button
Help button
OCR Language
The language with which the original text document is written. Options consist of major
selection for multi-lingual formats. There are a number of languages available to choose
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from, i.e., English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.
Document Type Size
Defines the font size of your final output – available selections include : Small (6-9 pts.),
Medium - Default (10-14 pts.), and Large (15 pts and above).
Scan Type
Defines the color output for your document. Make sure you choose the correct image
type; it is always best to choose the right image type. For instance, if you choose True
Color to scan a gray-level image, a bigger file size and longer scanning time results with
little improvement to image quality. Likewise, if your original is text only without images,
choose Black & White to achieve better quality than Gray.
Send to Application
Defines the application that will edit and save the scanned document. .RTF, .XLS, or .TXT
format is used if an "extensive text editing" is required. It will automatically open your
default or selected word processing application after scanning.
If .PDF with hidden text is selected from the list – it will directly open Adobe Acrobat
Reader, allowing you to view and print the scanned material in its original form. Plain
.PDF supports viewing, printing, and minor editing.
.HTM is another file format also available from the list – this supports standard web
formatting especially when incorporating scanned materials to a website.
If the application you prefer to use is not shown on the list yet, add it to the list by –
For Windows users:
Choose Custom from the bottom of the list. Use the resulting dialog box to search and
add the new application to the list.
Application full path: Enter the full path
name, or click the yellow folder icon to
browse and search for the new application.
Application alias: Enter an alias for the
application to be added.
Add: When you have located your new
application, click Add to include the new
application to the Application alias list.
Then click Close.
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Delete: If you want to remove an existing
application from the Alias List, select the
application, then click Delete.
For Macintosh users:
Choose Custom from the bottom of the list to bring up "Choose Application" window. The
MSC utility starts to search for the available software programs on your disk and then
displays them on the left panel of the window.
> or >> : Select and Add a particular
software or all the available software from
the "Available" panel to the "Selected"
panel.
< or << : Select and Delete a particular
software or all the software from the
"Selected" panel to the "Available" panel.
When you are done with your software
selection. click OK to update the changes
made, or Cancel to abandon the selection
you've just made.
Scan Frame
Select either Auto Crop or Fixed Size.
Auto Crop: If Auto Crop is selected, the scanner first executes a preview, tries to
determine the size of the original image, then performs the scan and crops the full scan
frame to fit the image automatically.
Fixed Size: If Fixed Sized is selected, the Auto Crop function is disabled and instead,
you select the image size from the list. When a scan is performed, the selected scan
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frame size is framed on the top-center of the glass bed. Thus, it is the important that
you position the original on the top-center of the glass bed. A centering marker is
provided on the top ruler to guide you with alignment.
Thumbnail of the Scan Frame: Shows the selected scan frame. If Auto Crop is
selected, the selected scan frame of the thumbnail is disabled.
Destination
Defines the folder for saving and storing the scanned images.
Save in: Save the document to the current folder destination. To change the folder
location, click the folder icon at the right end of the existing path.
Filename: Refers to the prefix or root name in a series of filenames. By default, the root
filename is "Document". If the .RTF file format is selected, the scanned images will be
automatically identified as "Document001.rtf", "Document002.rtf", etc. You can change
the default root file name to uniquely label your scan jobs.
File Format: RTF is the default file format for OCR.
Save multiple pages as a single file: Allows you to save the scanned pages into a
single file. You can enable this option if the scan frame is "Fixed Size" and the output
document file format is RTF, TXT, XLS, or HTM. When enabled, MSC will prompt you to
place the next page as you scan from the scanner bed, then click the Continue button to
scan; or click the Close button to save multiple pages as a single file. If you scan through
ADF, the scanning originals are sequentially scanned until paper out; when finished, all
the scanned images are saved as a single file.
OK button
Confirms and saves the parameters currently specified for the OCR Smart-Touch button
on your scanner. The next time you press the OCR button, the defined and saved
settings are retrieved as your current settings.
Cancel button
Abandons the parameters you have just made under the OCR tab panels; all the
parameters are restored to their previous settings.
Reset button
Clears all the parameters you have just made under the OCR tab panel; all the
parameters are reset to their default settings.
Help (?) button
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Provides answers to any queries regarding the MSC utility and scanner button functions.
Simply click the Help (?) button located at the bottom right (bottom left for Mac) corner
of the MSC panel. To search for a topic, click the Index tab, then type a word associated
with your question. You will be prompted for a short definition that will link you to a
related topic.
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