User manual PLUSTEK BOOK READER V100

[. . . ] ZyINDEX toolkit portions, Copyright © 1990-1998, ZyLAB International, Inc. All other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Information is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Visioneer. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such an agreement. [. . . ] The scanned items are placed on the PaperPort desktop. I I To learn more about the PaperPort software please see the ScanSoft PaperPort User's Guide on the Installation CD. 24 PLUSTEK BOOK READER V100 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER The Scan Manager has a wide variety of options to adjust your scanned images. Using those options you can produce the best possible scan of your documents, color photos, magazine articles, business cards, or any other items you scan. ADJUSTING THE COLOR MODE, RESOLUTION, BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST The Scan Manager's drop-down menus and sliders are for adjusting the color mode, resolution, brightness, and contrast. Color Mode Resolution Brightness Contrast File size COLOR MODE From the Color Mode drop-down menu, select the appropriate color mode for the item(s) you're scanning: ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER 25 I Black and White--scans in black and white. The scanning pixels are all the same size and are either black or white. Use this setting for letters, memos, pen and ink drawings and other black and white material. Notice that the preview image changes as you select each option so you can see which one is best for scanning. Halftones produce simulated gray tones by using black and white pixels of different sizes and is often used to produce newspaper and magazine images. Use this setting to scan black and white photographs and other higher quality black and white images. You can also scan a color photo with this setting to turn its colors into gray shades. The file size is the largest of the color mode options. I Halftone Example I I Note: You can see the file size at the bottom of the Scan Manager. RESOLUTION Resolution determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. 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. Scans of patterns or dots sometimes have a distorted or wavy appearance. The scanner scans the item to compensate for the patterns and dots, and produces a clearer image. You don't need to select this option when scanning photographs. Original Image Descreened Image 32 PLUSTEK BOOK READER V100 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE To descreen an image: 1. Choose the appropriate option from the Descreen pop-up menu. Watch the preview image as you select various options to see which one is best for your final scanned image. SHARPEN IMAGE Sharpness determines the amount of blur in an image. Your scanner can sharpen an original blurred image by adjusting the blurry edges in sections of the image. Choose the appropriate option from the Sharpen pop-up menu. Original Image Sharpened Image ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER 33 AUTO LEVEL Your scanner can analyze a color image to automatically determine the best settings to match the colors of the original image. Click this button to let the scanner automatically adjust the color settings. Original Image Auto Level Adjusted ADJUSTING COLOR SETTINGS The buttons for manually adjusting a preview image's color settings offer several advanced color options. The availability of each option depends on the selected Image Type for the image. Highlight/Shadow Levels Curves Color Balance Hue/Saturation/Lightness 34 PLUSTEK BOOK READER V100 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE HIGHLIGHT/SHADOW LEVELS Images have light and dark areas. The highlight is the lightest spot on an image; shadow is the darkest spot. The range of colors between the highlight and shadow determines the range of colors of the image. Using the Highlight/Shadow Levels features, however, you can extend the original range of colors between the highlight and shadow to reveal more details in the midrange colors. [. . . ] To recover the file, you can import it into PaperPort by using the Import command in the File menu. Problem: If the USB cable is disconnected during a scan, the scanner does not reconnect when the USB cable is plugged back in. · Unplug the power cable from the scanner, and then plug it back in. Problem: If I power the scanner off (using the power on/off switch), and then power it back on, the scanner does not reconnect. When you power off the scanner, complete the following steps to power it back on: 1. [. . . ]