User manual VISIONEER 9450 INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] Visioneer 9450 Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2002 Visioneer, Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. [. . . ] The higher the resolution, the finer the details, however, higher dpi settings also take longer to scan and produce larger files sizes. Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work, such as photographs or fine artwork. I Click the Resolution drop-down menu and select the resolution for the item. The resolution settings on your Visioneer 9450 scanner range from 50 dpi to 9600 dpi. ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER 23 BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility. Contrast is the range between the darkest and lightest portions of the image. The greater the contrast, the more the difference between the lighter and darker shades in the image. I Dark/Light slider--adjusts the brightness of the scan. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the contrast. I ADJUSTING THE OUTPUT SIZE The output size is the width and height of the image after it is scanned. For example, if you plan to print the image on a piece of paper you can select the output size to be 8. 5 by 11. 0 inches. Preview Auto-Area Paper Size Units Ruler Units Output Dimensions 24 VISIONEER 9450 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE PREVIEW AUTO-AREA The item you're scanning may not fill the scanner glass. In that case you can preview the item and use the Preview Auto-Area button to automatically set the size of the scanned image. I Click the Preview Auto-Area button to let the Scan Manager automatically determine the size of the item being previewed. For example, if you preview the scan of a small photo, the Scan Manager automatically determines that the scan area is only where the photo is located on the glass. For example, if you want the scan to include a border around the image, drag the edges of the scan area box. PAPER SIZE If you know the size of the item(s) you're scanning, set the paper size. This automatically sets the scan size to the paper size. I Click the Paper Size button and select the image's paper size from the pop-up menu. UNITS The ruler around the edges of the image area and the output dimensions can be displayed in inches, centimeters, or pixels. I Click the Units button to select the units for the ruler. The ruler and output dimensions change to the new units. ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER 25 MANUALLY SETTING THE SCAN AREA You can manually adjust the output area to scan specific sections of an image. For example, if you're scanning a photograph and want to focus on one section, manually setting the output size removes the rest of the photograph from the final scanned image. Move pointer Manually set scan area Resize pointer Output Dimensions To manually set an output area: 1. Put the mouse pointer on an edge of the scan area box so it becomes a resize pointer and then drag to set a new size for the box. To move the box, put the mouse pointer inside the box so the pointer becomes a four-headed arrow. Now, when you scan, only the area inside the scan area box is scanned to the PaperPort Desktop. Note: If you want to reset the scan area to the full size of the image again, click the Preview Auto-Area button. 26 VISIONEER 9450 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Here's a sample of a manually selected output area: This is the area manually selected for scanning. This is the image that appears on the PaperPort Desktop when the scanning is finished. Lock Scaling MANUALLY SETTING THE WIDTH AND LENGTH The output dimensions at the bottom of the Scan Manager show the Width and Length of the scan area. To maintain the same width to length ratio, click the Lock Scaling icon next to the dimension. With the Lock Scaling locked, when you type a new width or length, the other setting changes so the relative size of the scan area remains constant. ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER 27 REVERSING THE IMAGE The Scan Manager has an Invert button and a Mirror button for reversing the scanned image. Invert Mirror Invert reverses the black and whites or the colors of an image. [. . . ] The window that appears is named Add/Remove Programs (Windows 2000) or Add and Remove Programs (Windows XP). In the left column of the window, make sure the Change or Remove Programs option is selected. If two buttons appear instead of a single Change/Remove button, click Remove. HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER 45 The Select Uninstall Method window appears. 7. Unplug the power to the scanner and remove its USB cable from your computer. [. . . ]