Mustek ScanExpress A3 User manual

A3 Scanner
with
The TWAIN Driver (For PC)
English
User Manual

Contents
Preface
Chapter One
Setting Up the Scanner 1
System Requirements ..................................... 1
Unpacking the Scanner .................................. 2
The Scanner Parts ........................................... 2
Unlocking the Scanner ................................... 4
Locking the Scanner ....................................... 4
Installing the Scanner Driver .......................... 5
Configuring the Software ............................... 6
Network Scan ................................................. 6
Installing Hardware ........................................ 8
Chapter Two
Scanning Tutorial 9
Power Up the Scanner ................................ 9
Position the Document ................................. 9
Scanning Methods ........................................ 10
Using the Scanner Panel ...............................10
The Scanner Panel ........................................ 11
Acquire the Scanner TWAIN Driver ............ 13
The Dialog Box ............................................ 14
The Main Folder ...........................................15
The Enhancement Folder ..............................16
The Filters Folder ......................................... 20
The Preview Window ................................... 21
Prescan the Image ........................................ 22
Set Up the Scan Parameters ......................... 23
Execute the Scan Command .........................24
Using Batch Scan ......................................... 25
The Batch Scan Dialog Box ......................... 25

Chapter Three
Calibrator 27
Contents and Requirements .......................... 27
Introduction .................................................. 27
Calibrating and Applying ............................. 28
Chapter Four
Appendices 31
Appendix A: Specifications* ........................ 31
Appendix B: Maintenance ............................ 32
Cleaning Procedures .................................... 33
Appendix C: Troubleshooting ...................... 34
Determining Error Messages ........................ 34
LED Ready Indicator Messages ................... 34
Other Troubleshooting .................................. 34

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The scanner and the bundled software comply with
TWAIN for the PC platform. For the scanner and
scanner software to perform suitably to task, you
should at least have:
• Intel® Pentium 1.2GHz or better
• At least 512MB RAM (1GB for Windows®
Vista / 7)
• Windows® XP / Vista / 7
• 500MB available hard disk space
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
• SVGA color monitor
• Available USB port
This chapter covers the scanner installation and has
the following topics:
ySystem Requirements
yUnpacking the scanner
yPackage contents
yThe scanner parts
yUnlocking and locking the scanner
yInstalling the scanner
yInstalling TWAIN
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Setting Up the Scanner
System Requirements
Setting Up the Scanner
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Carefully unpack the contents of the scanner
package.
Inspect the items closely and if you find any item
damaged or missing, please contact your Service
Center. Also, save the box and packing material for
in case you have to ship the scanner later.
Document
Cover
Scan Window
Glass
Carriage Lock
LED Power Indicator
LED Ready Indicator
Power Switch
• Document Cover
The document cover holds the document in place
during scanning. It can be raised when scanning
objects such as books.
• Scan Window Glass
The scan window glass is where you lay down
and position documents for scanning. Alignment
marks and rulers are printed on the borders to
help you position documents.
• Carriage Lock
The carriage lock prevents the scanner’s internal
mechanism from moving during shipment. Un-
lock the scanner before using and re-lock it when
shipping the scanner.
• LED Power Indicator
When you turn on the scanner, the LED power
indicator flashes momentarily and then remains
lit.
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The Scanner Parts
Setting Up the Scanner
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• LED Ready Indicator
When scanning or warming up, the LED ready
indicator will keep flashing. When the scanner is
available for scanning, the LED ready indicator
will remain lit.
• Power Switch
Powers ON/OFF electrical power.
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Chapter One
Power Cord Receptacle
USB Port
Transparency
Adaptor Port
• USB Port
The Universal Serial Bus Port on the rear panel
are true plug-and-play serial ports for attaching
your scanner to your computer.
• Transparency Adapter Port
This port is for connecting an optional transpar-
ency adapter.
• Power Cord Receptacle
Connect the scanner Power Cord to the Recep-
tacle. This is used for your scanner’s power
supply.

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Unlocking the Scanner
In the rear of the scanner is a carriage lock that
protects the scanning mechanism during shipping.
To prevent causing damage to the scanner, you
should unlock the carriage before operating the
unit. As shown in the illustration, push the carriage
lock up to release the carriage.
Locking the Scanner
In case you need to ship the scanner once afterin-
stallation, be sure to lock the carriage.
Failing to do so may cause damage to the unit’s
scanning mechanism. To lock the scanner, first se-
lect Start, Programs, A3 scanner, “Scanner Lock”.
After successfully running the program, and the
carriage has stopped moving, you can now lock the
scanner by pushing the carriage lock up as shown
in the illustration.
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Lock
Unlock
Lock
Unlock

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Installing the Scanner Driver
Please complete the software drivers installation
before installing the scanner. Do not connect the
power cord to the scanner at this stage.
1. Insert the Driver Instal-
lation CD into your disk
drive.
2. Follow all on screen
instructions.
If, after inserting the Driver Installation CD into
your disk drive, the Driver Installation Welcome
screen does not appear, do the following:
a. Click on Start and select Run.
b. In the Run dialog box, type drive:\run where
driver is your CD-ROM drive and click OK.
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c. Follow all on-screen instructions.
When presented with the option of whether to
restart Windows after completing the software
drivers installation, please choose Yes .
Note: Do not use the “add hardware” icon to install
your scanner.
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Configuring the Software
In order to scan with your scanner driver, you must
first configure the TWAIN-compliant application
software that came with your scanner or which was
purchased separately.
The configuration process only has to be done
once. After the configuration process is complete,
the TWAIN driver will control all interactions be-
tween your scanner and the host program. To con-
figure the software:
1. Make sure the scanner is still on.
2. Launch Windows.
3. Launch the host application software that came
with the scanner.
4. Open the host application’s Select Source
command (usually under the File menu) and
choose Select Source to display the Select
Source dialog box.
5. From the list of sources, choose your scanner
Setting Up the Scanner
as your image source and click Select. You will
return to the main screen of the host application.
Software configuration is now complete.
Network Scan
Enable users to search the installed A3 scanners in
the network and acquire images from this network
scanner.
Note: You must install TCP/IP Internet Protocol
and complete its required installation and setting.
To use the Network Scan:
1. When using any application program to Select
Source, choose Scanner-Network.
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Setting Up the Scanner
2. Select Acquire from the File menu (in some
programs, the Acquire command will appear
in a submenu under the Import command) and
start scanning and acquiring the images from the
host computer through the network.
Note: If you are acquiring the above source
(Scanner-Network) for the first time, the
software will process the search in the
network so as to find the host computer that
has installed this scanner. The dialog box
representing searching process appears.
You can also call out this dialog box by select-
ing Start, Programs, Scanner. When you run Host
Scanner for Network Command, Dialog 1 ap-
pears first ,and then Dialog 2.
(Dialog Box 1)
Computers that have installed this scanner appear
in the dialog box 2. You will be asked to select one
of them to access its installed scanner.
(Dialog Box 2)
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3. Connect the other end of the scanner’s USB
cable to the scanner’s USB port.
Upon connecting the USB port, the Windows
Operating system would automatically detect your
scanner and update your system configuration.
Setting Up the Scanner
Chapter One
Installing Hardware
Refer to the following illustration and steps to
connect your scanner:
1. Connect the power adapter to the scanner and
plug it into an appropriate power outlet.
2. With the power to your computer on, connect the
scanner’s USB cable to the USB port of your
computer.

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Position the Document
For the best possible image scans, it is important
that you position your documents correctly and
carefully. For this tutorial, use a paper-based docu-
ment such as a color photograph. Procedures for
document positioning are as follows:
1. Lift the scanner document cover.
2. Place the document face down on the glass and
in the upper center corner.
3. Slowly lower the scanner document cover,
making sure the document remains in position.
Power Up the Scanner
1. First, power up the scanner by pushing the
power button.
The LED power indicator on the front panel
of the scanner lights up and flashes for about a
minute and then remains lit, signifying that the
scanner is ready.
2. Power up the computer and wait until the
computer finishes booting.
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Using the Scanner Panel
The Scanner Panel is a useful tool for users to
scan in a quick and easy way. With its user-friendly
interface, you can perform scanning within seconds
and create your personal style with the scanned
images by using the bundled softwares, including
the following:
Batch Fax, Multi-Page Scan, Multi-Page OCR, Scan to
Save, Image Enhancement, JPEG 2000, Smart Image
Merge, Smart Photo Refresh, JPEG 2000 Viewer, Cali-
bration Toolkit and Network Scan.
Following are the basic functions of the panel:
Scanning Methods
There are two separate methods to scan an image.
The Scanner Panel is ideal for quick and simple
scans, while the TWAIN Driver offers more con-
trol over the output.
Status and Progress Bar Area
Shows the current state of operation on the Panel.
Scan
Click to start scanning.
Note: Status and Progress Bar Area shows warning au-
tomatically when nothing is put on the scanner glass.
Copy
Click to call out a Panel and start copying.
Note: you can perform basic functions of copy machines
by changing the settings on the Setting Panel.
Fax
Click to first scan the document. Upon completion,
a panel appears on screen to fax.
Note: Advanced fax tools are provided for final retouch-
ing. (e.g. move, rotate, add lines or texts and more.)
Email
Clicks to email the document with the image you
put on your scanner window glass.
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Status and
Progress
Bar Area
The Scanner Panel
Settings
Help
Copy
Exit
Fax
Email
OCR
Personal
Style
Link
Scan
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OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
Clicks to recognize the document with the images/
characters you put on your scanner window glass.
Exit
To exit (or close) the Panel, simply click on the
Exit icon.
Help
Help allows you to get information about the
various topics and procedures enabling you to
use and have a clearer understanding about your
scanner and its functions.
Personal Style
Allows you to make changes to your systems.
Link
To use the additional programs bundled with your
scanner, click on this button to call out the following
items:
Bundled Software and Bonus features -
Additional programs bundled with your scanner to
enhance your image editing process.
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Setting dialog box
For detailed information of how to use these
functions, please click the Help button on the panel.
Settings
Clicks to call out Settings dialog box and do your
favored settings.
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Acquire the Scanner
TWAIN Driver
The TWAIN driver is the scanning module pro-
vided with your scanner. It is easily accessed from
within the bundled scanner software or from within
any TWAIN-compliant program. Before you start
with the steps below, be sure you have installed
and configured the bundled scanner software.Refer
to Chapter one for details.
1. Launch Windows.
2. Run the host TWAIN-compliant software (e.g.
Photoshop)
3. Call up the TWAIN Data Source by selecting
Acquire from the File menu. (In some programs,
the Acquire command will appear in a submenu
under the Import command.) The TWAIN
dialog box will appear in a submenu under the
Import command.
The TWAIN dialog box contains control settings,
which you must set prior to scanning a document.
The basic steps to scan a document are:
1. Prescan the document.
2. Set the desired image area to be scanned.
3. Select the scan source.
4. Select the desired scan mode.
5. Select the desired resolution.
6. Click on the Scan button.
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Folders
Contain different
control settings
The Dialog Box
The TWAIN dialog box is divided into two sections: the left section where most of the control settings are
located, and the right section, which is the Preview Window.
Preview Window
Used for viewing the pr-
escan image and select-
ing the final scan area
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Resolution
Sets the resolution in dots per inch (dpi).
Output Scaling
Changes the dimensions of the final output.
Scan Source
Sets the media type of the docu-
ment to be scanned.
Scan Mode
Determines how the scanner will
read the image and refers to how
the image will be reproduced after
it is scanned.
Photo Refresh
Photo Refresh allows you to automatically
lighten and sharpen the scanned image
by clicking on its icon. This function is ap-
plicable when you are scanning images in
Color 24bit.
Descreen
Sets the media type of the document to be
scanned to reduce image noise.
Image Size
Displays the amount of computer space
needed to display or save the selected
image area.
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Scan Size
Refers to the size of the image or
document that you are about to
scan.
JPEG2000 Scan
The latest image compression stan-
dard that usually provides smaller file
size and higher image quality than
the original JPEG.
Width and Height
Show the dimensions of the image
area inside the Crop Frame.
Color Matching Control
Color Matching allows the scanner to more
accurately reflect the actual colors of the
original image.
The Main Folder
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Thumbnails
Are used to see the effects of any
changes in the control settings.
The Enhancement Folder:
Brightness/Contrast Control
Brightness Control
Allows you to adjust the overall amount
of light in the image through a range of
values (–127 ~0~+127).
Channel Selector Control
Allows you to select the channel
layers (red, green and blue) that
make up a color image. You can
choose to change the channels
individually or choose master to
change all channels equally and
simultaneously.
Contrast Control
The Contrast Control allows you to ad-
just the overall amount of black areas
or white areas in the image through a
range of values (–127~0~+127).
Brightness/Contrast Control
Preview Button
This button allows you to see the ef-
fect of any changes made to the image
prior to scanning. Any changes will ap-
pear in the preview window.
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