Radio Shack 25-3097 User manual

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RadioShack Corporation.
OWNER’S MANUAL —
Please read before using this equipment.
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Thank you for purchasing a
RadioShack Slim Flatbed
Scanner. Your scanner is
designed for notebook or
desktop PCs that have a
universal serial bus (USB)
port. You can use the
scanner to quickly scan
documents and
photographs in color, gray-
scale, or black-and-white at
up to 15 pages per minute.
The supplied software lets
you convert the scanned
images to electronic files.
U
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U(Custom) —
lets you assign a
custom function.
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YY
Y(Scan) — scans
the image and
displays the
scannedimageinan
onscreen TWAIN
window for editing.
W
WW
W(OCR) — (
Optical
Character Recognition)
converts the scanned text to
a Windows Notepad file so
you can import it into many
word processing programs.
X
XX
X(Copy/Print) —
prints the scanned
image to your
printer or copier.
These buttons have the same functions as those in the onscreen
scanner control pad. For detailed operating information, see
“Using the Onscreen Scanner Control Panel” on Page 6.
V
VV
V
(E-Mail) —
displays the scanned
objectinanewe-mail
message for your
e-mail application.

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The lightning symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of
uninsulated dangerousvoltage within this product’s enclosure that
might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock. Do not open the product’s case.
The exclamation symbol is intended to inform
you thatimportant operating and maintenance
instructions are included in the literature
accompanying this product.
!
WARNING: To reduce
the risk of fire or shock
hazard, do not expose this
product to rain or moisture.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER
OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL.
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
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CAUTION
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1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operating
instructions should be read before the product is
operated.
2. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating
instructions should be retained for future reference.
3. Heed Warnings — All warnings on the product and in
the operating instructions should be adhered to.
4. Follow Instructions — All operating and use
instructions should be followed.
5. Water and Moisture — Do not use this product near
water (for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen
sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a
swimming pool; and the like).
6. Carts and Stands — Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,
bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer.
7. Ventilation — Slots and openings in the cabinet are
provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation
of the product and to protect it from overheating, and
these openings must not be blocked or covered. The
openings should never be blocked by placing the
product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface.
8. Heat — The product should be situated away from heat
sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or
other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. Power Sources — The product should be connected to
a power source only of the type described in the
operating instructions or as marked on the scanner.
10. Power-Cord Protection — Power-supply cords should
be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or
pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying
particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
product.
Important Safety Instructions
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• USB 2.0 Scanner
• AC adapter (Input: 120V AC;
Output: 12V DC, 15 W max.)
• USB cable
• Software CD
• This Owner's Manual
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Operating System
• Windows 98
• Windows 2000
• Windows ME
• Windows XP
Hardware
IBM PC or compatible, with:
• VGA or SVGA monitor
• CD-ROM drive
• one available USB port
• 128 MB RAM
• 200 MB free hard disk space (for
installing the supplied software)
This scanner is not compatible with
Microsoft Windows 3.1 or 95.
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Preparation ........................................... 4
Locking/Unlocking the scanner ......... 4
Connecting AC Power ....................... 4
Installing Software and Hardware ......... 4
Software Installation .......................... 4
Using the Onscreen Scanner Control
Panel ................................................. 6
Preparation ........................................... 6
About TWAIN Interface ..................... 6
Initiating TWAIN ................................ 7
Operation ............................................ 12
Scanning ......................................... 12
Copying/Printing .............................. 12
Custom ............................................ 13
OCR ................................................ 13
E-Mail .............................................. 14
Preferences ..................................... 14
Function Settings ............................ 15
Select Menu .................................... 15
Add Application ............................... 15
About Included Software ..................... 16
Correcting Scanned Images ............... 17
Scanning Night Shots ...................... 17
Scanning Snow Shots ..................... 18
Scanning Text for OCR ................... 18
Scanning Line Art Drawings ............ 18
Care .................................................... 18
Service and Repair ............................. 18
Specifications .................................. 18
Troubleshooting .................................. 19
FCC Declaration of Conformity ........... 20
The FCC Wants You to Know ............. 20

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11. Servicing — Do not attempt to service this product
yourself as opening or removing covers may expose
you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all
servicing to qualified service personnel.
12. Damage Requiring Service — Unplug this product from
the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service
personnel under the following conditions:
• When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.
• If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into
the product.
• If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
• If the product does not operate normally by following
the operating instructions.
• If the product has been dropped or damaged in any
way.
• When the product exhibits a distinct change in
performance - this indicates a need for service.
13. Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets, extension
cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can
result in a risk of fire or electric shock.
14. Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects of any
kind into this product through openings as they may
touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that
could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid
of any kind on the product.
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Important Safety Instructions

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Preparation
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We recommend you connect only one scanner at a time to
your computer. Connecting two or more fast USB devices
(such as CD-ROMs, CD rewriters, scanners, printers or
hard disk drives) at the same time degrades performance.
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The scanner uses the supplied 12V, 1250 mA AC adapter
for power. .
Plug the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the power
jack on the back of the scanner. Then plug the other end of
the AC adapter into a standard AC outlet. The LED on the
front of the scanner lights when the scanner is turned on. ±
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The supplied software CD provides many convenient
interfaces for accessing this scanner's advanced functions.
With this software, you can quickly scan documents or
images, make a quick copy of a document and send it to the
printer, scan an image and send it directly to your e-mail
client, scan text documents and edit them with word
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mechanism to protect it from
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slide the lock on the bottom
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mechanism when you move
or ship it, slide the lock
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• You must use a Class 2 power
source that supplies 12V DC
and delivers at least 1250 mA.
Its center tip must be set to
positive and its plug must fit the
scanner's power jack. The
supplied adapter meets these
specifications. Using anadapter
that does not meet these
specificationscould damage the
scanner or the adapter.
• Always connect the AC adapter
to the scanner before you
connect it to AC power. When
you finish, disconnect the
adapter from AC power before
you disconnect it from the
scanner.
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The scanning lamp under the glass
remains lit between scans so you
do not have to warm up the
scanner each time you want to
scan. To conserve electricity and
prolong the scanner's life, the lamp
automatically turns off after about 5
minutes.

Installing Software and Hardware
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processing software, or define a default application to send
your scanned document for post processing.
1. Start Windows (98 or later) and quit all other
applications.
2. Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive. The
CD starts automatically. ±
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3. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the following
interfaces included on the CD:
Twain, Drivers and Utility — TWAIN interface lets you
operate with any other application that accepts scans
through TWAIN. It is used with most major scanning
and image software programs, such as MGI Photo
Suite, CorelDraw, I photo Plus, Painter, Photo Deluxe,
Photo Impact, PhotoShop, and Text Bridge.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 — lets you read the
instructions of the supplied application software.
TextBridge PRO 8.0 — lets you convert the scanned
text to editable text.
Presto! PageManager — lets you organize, sort and
link graphics files to other applications.
Presto! Image Folio 4.2 — provides several tools for
importing, editing and managing the scanned images.
4. After you complete installing the interfaces, Windows
prompts you to restart your computer by clicking Finish.
5. Plug the USB cable's flat plug into your computer's
USB port and the square plug into the USB port on the
back of the scanner. ±
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6. After you connect the scanner to your computer,
Windows operating system (except Windows XP)
automatically installs this scanner's software to your
computer and q
qq
q(scanner icon) appears on the
Windows taskbar. ±
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Once you have connected the scanner through the USB
port, the onscreen scanner control panel automatically
connects to the scanner.
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• If the CD does not start
automatically, make sure the
CD-ROM's door is completely
shut. If the CD still does not
start, the auto run option on
your computer might be turned
off. If this happens, click My
Computer. The window shows
the available drives on your
computer. Then double-click the
icon for your CD-ROM drive and
double-click Setup.exe. The CD
starts.
• This scanner uses the USB
interface, which is supported
only by Microsoft Windows 98/
ME, 2000 or XP. Plug & Play
devices are supported by the
USB interface. To verify
whether your computer
supports USB, first make sure
there is a USB port on the back
of your PC (some computers
have USB ports in other
locations, such as on the
monitor or keyboard).
• If your computer does not have
USB ports, you need to install a
USB interface card (check your
computer User's Manual for
USB support information).
• If you are a Windows XP user,
follow the onscreen instructions
to install the scanner's software.
• If you have installed the scanner
software, but the scanner is not
connected to the computer, the
scanner disconnected icon
appears.

Preparation
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To display the onscreen
scanner control panel,
click q
qq
q(scanner icon) on
the Windows taskbar.
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The TWAIN (Technology Without An Important Name)
interface lets you operate with any other application that
accepts scans through TWAIN besides the included Presto!
Page Manager scanning software. The TWAIN interface is
used with most major scanning and image software
programs such as MGI Photo Suite, CorelDraw, I photo
Plus, Painter, Photo Deluxe, Photo Impact, PhotoShop,
Text Bridge, and many more.
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click to send a
scanned
image or
document
directly to a
pre-selected
application.
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click to send a
scanned image
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scan documents and
images.Theimagesare
sent to post image
editing for post
processing. You can
change the default post
processing application
by clicking Preferences
and selecting a different
program.
Preferences — click to set
the preferences for each
button. You can add and
choose settings for post
processing applications, set
scanner status display
options, and set advanced
properties such as image
mode, color control and
resolution.
Exit — click to
send the
onscreen
scanner control
panel icon back
to the Taskbar.
Help — click to
display the online
help for the
onscreen scanner
control panel.
t
tt
t(Copy/Print) —
click to send a scanned
image or document
directly to a printer or
printer application.
s
ss
s(OCR) — click to
convert a scanned item
to black and white text
for use with word
processing software.

Preparation
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After installing the scanner and associated software, follow
these steps to find the scanner commands.
1. Open your TWAIN
application, select
File
and then
Select
Source
to open the
Select Source
dialog
box. Select 86%#
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selecting the source.
2. Select
File
and then
Acquire
to open
the
TWAIN
Scanner
Settings
window.
Crop Box
Ruler Button
Ruler Type
Preview Help
Scan
Exit
Preview Window
General Advanced
Message Bar

Preparation
8
Ruler Button — lets you measure the size to be
scanned. Click the Ruler Type button at the top left
corner of the preview window to toggle between inches,
centimeters, or pixels.
Preview Window — click Preview to preview the
selected item. You can then view the image to be
scanned and change the scan settings to achieve the
desired result.
Crop Box — Click and drag the left mouse button
inside the preview window to define the area to be
scanned. Adjust the scan area's size by dragging the
crop box's handles. Adjust its position by clicking on it
and dragging it.
Help — click to open TWAIN online help.
Message bar — The message bar indicates the size of
your scan, the current scan configuration and the
amount of free memory space on your hard disk. The
preview size changes if you change the scan area size,
scan mode and/or resolution. If the image size exceeds
the amount of free hard disk memory space, you will
not be able to complete the scan. In this case, reduce
the scan mode, resolution or scan area, or create more
memory space on your hard disk.
3. Select
General
to adjust the scanning options and
configuration.
4. Under
Scan Page For: , select from the following
options:
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software (such as the included TextBridge PRO 080)
for converting image text to editable text. It creates
larger and better quality files than the Faxing, Filing, or
Copying setting.
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time and the smallest file size. This is the best setting
for faxing, filing, or copying the scanned images.
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%ODFN#)#:KLWH#3KRWR#³256-color gray scale provides
the most optimal configuration for scanning black and
white photos.
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Provides the ideal configuration for scanning color
photographs or art, or to work with items for image
editing or desktop publishing. Results in a reasonably
high-quality (1 million color) image, in a file that is not
too large.

Preparation
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&RORU#'RFXPHQW#²#%HWWHU#4XDOLW\#³Provides the ideal
configuration for color photographs or art, or scan
images for image editing, desktop publishing or high-
quality output. Results in a slower scan time and a
larger file size due to a higher (300 dpi) resolution.
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&XVWRP111 — lets you manually set the scan image's
type and resolution. You can define a new scanning
configuration with customized settings, and enter a
personalized name for the new configuration.
5. Under Scan Configuration: select the Mode: , Res: , and
Size: .
Mode: — Scan mode determines the amount of color
information collected from your original. Choose this
option based on whether the original is color or black &
white, and on the purpose of the scanned image (i.e.,
color display, black & white printing, OCR, etc.). True-
color occupies the largest amount of memory space,
grayscale occupies a medium amount, and black &
white occupies the smallest amount. When you change
these options, notice the projected file size in the
message bar: true-color images' memory space are
three times larger than grayscale and twenty-four times
larger than black & white!
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amount of color information from the original, up to
around 16.7 million colors! Choose this option for an
original that you want to display, print or edit in color.
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or for scanning color material to print on a black &
white printer.
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%ODFN#)#:KLWH#³Use this mode to scan text or line
drawings - a picture or text containing black lines
only, with no colors or gray shades.
Resolution: — Resolution determines the amount of
detail collected from an original image. Higher
resolution produces greater detail. Generally, we
recommend you keep the resolution as low as possible,
because higher resolution slows scan time and
increases file size. When using True Color or Gray
scale, a lower resolution (100-200dpi) captures more
color and detail than most printers or monitors do.
When you adjust the resolution, watch the projected file
size in the message bar. See the Default Scan
Resolution table for recommended settings for various
scan types.
Default Scan Resolutions
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Text (printed) 300 dpi
Text (fax) 200 dpi
Text for OCR 300 dpi
Black & White or
gray scale image 150 dpi
Color photo or
image 150 dpi

Preparation
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about the same size as the original in a presentation
or on your web page. Also, use this for larger images
that you will reduce in size to include in a report or
presentation and print out on a normal color or black
& white printer with 300~360dpi resolution.
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533#GSL#³select to display images at a larger size
onscreen, or for any image to be printed out at
original size on a color or black & white printer with
up to 720dpi print resolution. Also, use 200dpi (with
black & white scan mode) for clear OCR text (larger
than 10pt); for smaller text, use 300dpi.
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633#GSL#³select when quality is critical and a lower
resolution is inadequate. Choose 300dpi for any size
image and for any use (to determine if the resolution
is too low, look for squares in the image; see below).
Also, use 300dpi (with black & white scan mode) for
optimum OCR results.
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633#GSL — Unless you have a specific reason
for selecting a higher resolution, we suggest you do
not do so, as the resulting file size may be very large
and take up a lot of your hard disk space. For
example, a 3" x 5" photograph scanned at 2400dpi,
true-color will result in a file over 240MB in size. ±
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Size: — lets you adjust the scan size in the preview
window, enter a width and length in the horizontal and
vertical size boxes, or select a fixed size from the list
box. You can scale the area by dragging the crop box.
The orientation option swaps the width and height
values.
AutoCrop — The AutoCrop function is disabled by
default. Select this option to let the scanner
automatically determine the size of the image being
scanned. When AutoCrop is checked, the scanner
makes two passes. The first pass detects the image
size and the second pass scans the image.
Scan Task — shows the number of previously selected
scan areas (maximum 10 task areas). To remove a
scan task, select the appropriate number of scan areas
and click Remove.
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When scanning an image that will
result in a file size larger than
25MB, a warning screen appears
giving you the option to cancel.