Microtek ScanMaker 4700 User manual

About ScanWizard 5
About ScanWizard 5
ScanWizard 5 is Microtek's scanning software developed exclusively for
Microtek scanners. ScanWizard 5's unique dual interface has features that
both novice and experienced scanner users will love.
ScanWizard 5's two interfaces are the named ScanWizard 5-Standard
Control Panel and the ScanWizard 5-Advanced Control Panel.
Learn more about the Standard Control Panel
Learn more about the Advanced Control Panel
Switching Between Standard and Advanced
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Special Feature of the Standard Control Panel
Special Feature of the Standard Control
Panel
The ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel provides a simple but
straightforward control over the scanning process.
ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel provides a simple and
straightforward way of navigating a scanning session that is designed for
those who wish to accomplish scanning jobs quickly and easily.
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Special Feature of the Advanced Control Panel
Special Feature of the Advanced Control
Panel
The ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Control Panel provides advanced color
image enhancement tools tailored for a totally customizable scan. In this
panel, the Advanced Image Correction (AIC) tool enables you to perform
any adjustments prior to completing the scan.
The Advanced Control Panel has four major windows consisting of the
Preview, Settings, Info and Scan Job Queue windows. The Preview
and Settings windows appear automatically whenever ScanWizard 5 is
activated.
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Switching Between Standard and Advanced
Switching Between Standard and
Advanced
To switch between Standard and Advanced Control Panels, click on the
Switch icon . Within a few seconds, the current program exits and
switches to the other control panel mode.
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Quick Start-up
Quick Start-up
The Scanning sequence is done in six easy steps.
Step 1. Install Microtek ScanWizard 5
Step 2. Position your original material
Step 3. Launch ScanWizard 5
Step 4. Scan your material
Step 5. Save your scan material
Step 6. Exit ScanWizard 5
Step 1. Install Microtek ScanWizard 5
Install the ScanWizard 5 scanner driver (included in your Microtek CD-
ROM) as instructed in a separate document that came with your scanner
package.
For ScanWizard 5 to work properly after installation, the correct scanner
model should be properly connected to your computer beforehand and
must be "powered on" before ScanWizard 5 is launched.
Step 2. Position your original material
Place your material face down on the scanner bed.
Step 3. Launch ScanWizard 5
A. Launching ScanWizard 5 as a stand-alone program
Double-click the ScanWizard 5 icon on your desktop; or
B. Launching from an image-editing application
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Quick Start-up
Launch your image-editing software (such as Adobe Photoshop Elements)
from its folder, then acquire ScanWizard 5 from the software.
Step 4. Scan your material
As soon as you launch ScanWizard 5, it will automatically detect,
configure, scan, and perform a fast preview of the scan material and
displays it in the preview area of the panel.
To set and make adjustments to the image, use the Tool buttons in the
Toolbar (Original, Scan Type, Purpose, Scale Output, or Adjust).
Step 5. Save your scan material
Click the Scan to button to scan the image. The image is then scanned
and saved to a file. Aside from saving, you may also deliver the scanned
image to an image-editing program, print as a copy on your printer, or
attach the image to an e-mail application.
Step 6. Exit ScanWizard 5
Choose Quit ScanWizard 5 from the "ScanWizard 5" System Menu bar.
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sw5osx_system menu
ScanWizard 5 System Menu bar
ScanWizard 5 menu
This ScanWizard 5 System menu bar lets you exit ScanWizard 5, and
shows program version and copyright information.
File menu
The File menu lets you set document attributes for your printer.
Help menu
The Help menu lets you access on-line help for ScanWizard 5, and gives
you information on the ScanWizard 5 scanning software.
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Standard Control Panel
Standard Control Panel
The ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel offers a simple and easy way to complete
a scanning session.
To view information about the functions of the Standard Control Panel, position the
cursor over any button, icon, or bar on the panel, and then click the grabber pointer
to activate the related pop-up information dialog box.
Select the topic you wish
to view from the links
below for more specific
explanations:
The Preview window
- Scan frame
- Toolbar buttons
- Final scan buttons
- Control buttons
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Preview window
Standard Control Panel
Preview window
By default, ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel automatically
detects and creates a preview image of your original material in the preview
window when you first launch the program.
If you have disabled the auto-preview function under the "Preferences"
dialog box, you will need to manually click the Preview button to prescan
and preview your material.
Scan frame Plotting, Moving, Resizing
Toolbar commands Original, Scan Type, Purpose, Scale Output, Adjust, Reset,
Preferences
Final scan buttons Scan To, Copy, E-mail, OCR, To Web
Control buttons Pan tool, Zoom controls, i [Info], Arrow, Switch, Scanner info, Minimize
Scan frame
A Scan frame is a floating dotted-line border around a selected image.
Plotting
Moving
Resizing
Plotting
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Preview window
To plot a scan frame, move the cursor to any
corner of your intended scan frame. When the
crosshair pointer appears, drag diagonally until
you have the desired image selection enclosed in
a frame, and then release the mouse. Your
actual scan frame border now turns into
cascading or dotted lines.
To create a new scan frame over an existing one
or to create a new scan frame in another
location of the same preview image, follow the
steps in plotting a scan frame. When you release
the mouse, however, the previous scan frame
will be discarded.
Resizing
Point at any border of the scan frame until a two-
way arrow pointer appears. Drag horizontally or
vertically until you have achieved the desired
width and height adjustments.
Moving
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If you wish to use an existing scan frame
dimension to select another area of the scan
image, simply move the existing scan frame over
to the new area by pointing anywhere within the
existing scan frame. When the four-way arrow
pointer appears, drag the scan frame to the
target area.
Toolbar commands
Original
Scan Type
Purpose
Scale Output
Adjust
Reset
Preferences
The Standard Control Panel's Toolbar commands are designed for selecting
your scan-setting requirements. There is no prescribed order or sequence
required for using the Toolbar commands in defining various aspects of your
image.
Original button
The Original button lets you select the type of material to be scanned.
ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel determines the best scanning
parameters to automatically configure your original material.
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Preview window
Options for selecting the type of scan material under the Original button
include: Photo, Text Document, Illustration, Printed Material, Film, etc.
Scan Type button
The Scan Type button allows you to select the image output to which the
original scan material will be converted. The options for choosing the output
image type are: True Color, Web Color, Gray, B&W, or JPEG.
Purpose button
The Purpose button displays a menu for selecting the intended usage of
the output image resolution. Different image resolution values are provided
for different output applications. The higher the resolution, the bigger the
memory size required for uploading and downloading images.
This is your button for defining image output resolution to match the target
application (On-screen Viewing, Normal Screen, Ink-Jet Printing, and
Laser).
Select from the menu the particular setting that will best match the
intended device application for your output image. Different types of
originals may have different predefined resolution values as shown on the
table below.
If none of the predefined resolution matches your need, you may define
your own resolution by selecting "Custom" and then enter your own
resolution value in the Edit box provided at the bottom of the menu.
Remember that the higher the resolution, the larger the file size will be.
Text
Doc./Photo +/- Film Graphic and
Magazine
Normal Screen 72 72 72
Fine Screen 96 96 96
Ink Jet Printer 300 200 300
300 Laser Printer 300 100 300
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600 Laser Printer 600 150 300
Fax [phone]
OCR 300 300 300
Scale Output button
This button lets you select image output resolution in terms of size/aspect
ratio. (50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, or 200 %).
Adjust button
This button is your basic image enhancement tool for modifying or
enhancing image(s) at the scanning stage.
It is suggested that you adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Color,
and Saturation of the preview image to enhance the output image. Click on
the Adjust button, and the Standard Control Panel image correction tool will
display. Adjust the image appearance by dragging the slider of each tool.
Observe the changes from the preview image every time you move each
button.
Reset button
This button will cancel your defined choices or revert to the default settings.
Preferences button
This button will give you access to the "Preferences" dialog box to set up
the scan function and allow you to repaint or customize the appearance of
your Standard Control Panel.
The Preferences setup dialog box provides options on how you would like
ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel to handle your scan material when
the program is launched.
To redefine the Preferences setup, click on the Preferences button. From the
Preferences dialog box, select and choose your preferred options.
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Preview window
Automatically previews scan bed when launching ScanWizard 5
If checked, a reflective original overview will be carried out when
ScanWizard 5 is launched. If unchecked, no preview is carried out.
Auto-detect image type and find edges of photo or document
If checked, the scanner detects the image type when a preview is in
progress and performs auto-cropping of the frame for reflective originals. If
unchecked, the image type can be chosen by the user, and a scan frame
can be set manually for cropping.
Auto image enhancement
If the "Auto Image Enhancement" option is checked, the resulting image
will appear sharper, brighter, more realistic, and more saturated. If the
"None" option is selected, no image enhancement is applied.
Final scan buttons
Scan to
Copy
E-mail
OCR
To Web
Scan to button
When ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel is launched as a stand-alone
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program, this is the default setting. This is also the default button on
scanners with the "Go" button feature.
Copy button
Point the cursor on the Scan To button, then click and hold the button for a
moment. Select Copy from the drop-down menu.
When the Print dialog box appears, select your default printer or any
alternative printer from the options, then specify the number of copies to be
made. When you are ready to print, click Print to create a copy of the
scanned material directly on your default printer.
The function of the Copy button is similar to the E-mail button.
E-mail button
ScanWizard 5 automatically attaches the scanned image to your E-mail
message.
Point the cursor on the "Scan to" button for a moment, then click and hold
the button. Select E-mail from the drop-down menu.
The Save As dialog box appears and prompts you to save the file to your
folder and key in a file name. It is recommended that you use either JPEG
or PICT as the file format.
Make sure that the check box "Send image(s) to application after saving"
has been selected/checked.
Make sure your preferred E-mail application is selected from the listed
options.
Click Save to launch your E-mail editor with the attached image, then start
typing your message and hit the Send button.
OCR button
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to button, then click and hold the
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button for a moment. Select OCR from the drop-down menu.
When the Save As dialog box appears, key in a file name, then select .rtf,
.txt, .xls, .htm, and pdf as the export file format.
Make sure that the check box "Send document to application after saving"
has been selected/checked. Now, choose the Word processing application
from the options, and then click Save. The saved file can now be opened
from your chosen application, and is ready to be edited.
To Web button
Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to button, then click and hold the
button for a moment. Select To Web from the drop-down menu.
ScanWizard 5 will check if the image size does not exceed the allowed file
size. When the "Microtek ScanWizard 5 - Scan to Web" dialog box appears,
save the file in your preferred folder, key in a file name, specify the file
type, and choose the website address from the options given.
The scanned image will automatically be uploaded directly to the
default/chosen website.
Control buttons
Pan tool
/ Zoom controls
i [Info]
Arrow
Switch
Scanner info
Minimize
Pan tool
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Pans or moves around a magnified preview area
Zoom controls
(+) Zoom in button to magnify the preview image
(-) Zoom out button to shrink the preview image
i [Info]
The Info icon or status bar will show a summary of current configuration
settings on the current image and also becomes a progress bar during
scanning. Click this icon for more detailed configuration info.
Arrow
This is your button for resizing the preview window. Simply drag the Arrow
icon (located at the bottom right corner of the panel) to adjust the size of
the window.
Switch
This icon enables you to change/switch to the Advanced Control Panel and
the Standard Control Panel, respectively.
Scanner info
Click the Scanner info icon to access the "Scanner Control and Scanner
Information" options menu.
ScanWizard 5 is constantly in touch with your scanner, monitoring scanner
availability and serviceability, as well as its make and mode. To see how
your scanner is performing, click this icon from the title bar.
Minimize
To minimize the Preview window, click on the Minimize icon located on the
top left corner of the Preview window.
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Advanced Control Panel
Advanced Control Panel
The ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Control Panel provides users the power to specify,
correct, and improve the image at the scanning stage.
To learn more, click on any of these four windows.
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Advanced Control Panel
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