UMAX Technologies Astra 1600U User manual

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Color scanner
Operation Manual
UMAX Data Systems, Inc.
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This operation manual contains all the information that you can not find in
Quick Start Guide. For quick installation instructions, see the Quick Start
Guide accompanying your scanner.
! Make sure the power is OFF before installing.
Trademarks
IBM PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
MS-Windows, Windows, and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Mac OS, iMac , Power Macintosh and Mac Series are
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe
Systems, Inc. Other names and trademarks appearing herein are trademarks
of their respective holders.
Copyright
Copyright 1999 UMAX Data Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of
this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a
retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical,
chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of
UMAX Data Systems, Inc.

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Important Safeguards
♦♦ Read all of the instructions.
♦♦ Save these instructions for later use.
♦♦ Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
♦♦ When replacement parts are required, be sure that service technicians
have used replacement parts that conform to at least the same safety
standards with regard to fire, electric shock, or other hazards.
♦♦ Do not use this product near water or in rainy/moist environment.
♦♦ Do not place the scanner on an uneven surface. This may cause serious
damage to the scanner.
♦♦ The product should be operated using only the type of power source
indicated on the product label.
♦♦ Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing
the enclosure may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards.
♦♦ This unit has input circuitry suitable for a 12V DC supply.
♦♦ The sound pressure level at the operators position according to IEC
7041:1982 should be less than or equal to 70dB(A).

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Contents
A Glance at Your Scanner....................................................................5
Completing your first Scan...................................................................6
Troubleshooting................................................................................. 14
Maintenance....................................................................................... 16
Specifications..................................................................................... 18
Glossary............................................................................................. 19

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The Front View
The Rear View
Document Cover
The plastic cover
over the object glass
which can be raised
and lowered over a
document.
Object Glass
The glass surface
on which the
document or image
should be placed.
Power Indicator
Illuminates to indicate
that the scanner is
powered on.
4-Pin USB Connector Power Adapter Receptacle
The power adapter is plugged
in here.

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Before proceeding with the steps below, please finish the hardware and
software installation first. Refer to Quick Start Guide.
Testing Your Scanner (For PC only)
1. Turn on your scanner.
2. Run Windows and open the VistaScan program group.
3. Click the “Scanner Test” icon to begin self-testing.
If the scanner test fails, please refer to the Troubleshooting
section of this manual for a solution.
Original Image Placement
1. Raise the scanner’s document cover.
2. Place the document (graphic, text or photo) face down on the scanner.
Center the document along the triangular mark.
3. Lower the document cover.

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Start Your Scan by Using VistaScan
Note It is important to realize that different applications
may use different methods of acquiring an image and
only the most general case is given here. Please refer
to your application's user documentation for details
on its usage.
For Windows users
There are two ways to initiate VistaScan.
A. Using Application programs to invoke VistaScan
1. From Microsoft Windows, launch the application that will be used to
call VistaScan. (e.g. Presto! PageManager or Adobe PhotoShop).
2. Pull down the "File" menu.
3. Choose “Select Source”. Remember the specific wording of parameters
may vary among different applications.
4. Select “VistaScan” as the data source. (You only need to do this once).
5. Pull down the “File” menu again.
6. Select “Acquire” to activate the scanning dialog box as shown in next
page.
7. Place the image you will scan on top of scanner's object glass.
8. From the four modes on the “Click to Scan” panel, click a scan mode
button that best suits the required scan. For example, if you wish to
scan a color photograph, click the Color Photo button in order for the
image to be scanned in true color. Scanning will commence upon
selection of a button.
9. Click "Exit" to close VistaScan when scanning is complete. The scanned
image will be placed on the application's desktop ready to be edited.
10. Edit the scanned image using the application. (e.g. Presto!
PageManager or Adobe PhotoShop).
For more details about scanning the image, please refer to
the on-line help of VistaScan

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B. Initiating VistaScan directly
1. Launch the VistaScan program group.
2. The VistaScan interface will appear as shown in the next page.
3. From the “Scan to” panel in the main menu, choose a destination for the
scanned image.
4. Click one of the small icons in the "Scan To" panel representing the
desired destination (a file, printer, email application, etc.) for the
scanned image. For example, if you want to save the image in a
particular file, click the small icon on the middle of panel, and then
click the "Preferences" button on the top right of the VistaScan
interface. The Preferences dialog box will appear.
5. In the Preferences dialog box, enter the relevant details into the "File
Name", "File Format" and "File Folder" fields respectively. You may use
the "Browse" button to help you locate the desired folder for your
image.
6. Click "OK". The entries you made will be implemented and the dialog
box exited.
7. From the four modes on the “Click to Scan” panel, click a scan mode
button that best suits the required scan. For example, if you wish to
scan a color photograph, click the Color Photo button in order for the
image to be scanned in true color. Scanning will commence upon
selection of a button.
8. For an explanation of the other "Scan to" destinations, please refer to
VistaScan's on-line help.

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C. Scanning the Image
1Click the PREVIEW button. A quick, low-resolution scan will be made and
appear in the PREVIEW WINDOW. From this image, you can determine
the area you want to scan.
2From the five "Scan to" destinations, click the icon that represents the
desired destination for the scanned image.
3Click the "Preferences" button. The Preferences dialog box will appear
from which you should enter the relevant details into the dialog box.
4Select the area to be scanned by clicking on the Frame tool , and
dragging the cursor diagonally to form a rectangle that best defines the
area. As you drag, the borders of a frame encompassing the desired area
will appear.
5 Click one of the scan mode buttons and scanning will commence.
6Click here to Exit.
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