User manual PLUSTEK OPTICFILM 7200

[. . . ] THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPAQ BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION), EVEN IF COMPAQ HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT OF EITHER PARTY AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY SOUNDS IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LEGAL LIABILITY, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. The limited warranties for Compaq products are exclusively set forth in the documentation accompanying such products. [. . . ] The frame in the Preview window associated with the thumbnail, changes to a dashed outline. 3. Click on the "X" button, located in the bottom-left corner of the thumbnail, to remove the frame. Using the Color Adjustment Features The Color Adjustment features allow you to make adjustments to the colors and/or tones in an image. The following lists the color adjustment settings you can modify: · · · · Brightness, contrast, highlights, shadows, and gamma Image tones Color balance Rotation/Invert 29 Adjusting Image Brightness, Contrast, Highlights and Shadows When you click on the Brightness/Contrast tab from the Color Adjustment panel a series of slide bars appear. Adjust the associated tones by dragging the slider in one of the bars to the left or the right. Using the Brightness Bar This setting determines the overall intensity level (gray level) of an image. Moving the slider on the scroll bar to the right increases the brightness. The maximum brightness setting is 100, the minimum setting is ­100. Using the Contrast Bar 30 Compaq OPTICFILM 7200 Owner's Guide This setting controls the difference between light and dark areas in an image. Moving the slider on the scroll bar to the right increases the gray shades between light and dark areas. Moving it to the left decreases gray shades between light and dark areas. The maximum contrast setting is 100, the minimum setting is ­100. Highlight Bar This setting defines the lightest (whitest) tones in the scanned image. If you broaden the range that includes the highlight points, the pixels within the newly specified range are be remapped allowing you to see more details in a color/gray image. Click the scanner icon in the system tray (to the far right of the Windows task bar) using your right mouse button. You would click on the Start bar and then click on the Programs option. When the Programs pop-up menu appears, click the VistaShuttle option to lunch the VistaShuttle Main window too. 2. The VistaScan Beginner window opens so you can scan an item to include in your electronic greeting card. 3. Lift the scanner's document cover and place your document face-down in the center of the scanner's object glass. 4. You can edit the Preview image before scanning the final image using the "Zoom Tool" and the "Frame Selection Tool. " To find out 36 Compaq OPTICFILM 7200 Owner's Guide more about how to use these tools, click on the user tips text that appears when your cursor pauses over the tool. NOTE: You must have a browser installed in order to view the VistaScan online help. 5. Click the icon that most closely represents the item you are going to scan in the "Click to scan" area of the VistaScan Beginner window. After a moment the VistaShuttle E-Card window appears with the scanned item in the default E-Card template. 6. Drag one of the image handles outward to enlarge the image, or inward to reduce the image. You can customize the E-Card template frame that surrounds the scanned item, the stamp graphic or the paper type by clicking the desired option from the buttons in the left column. 7. [. . . ] Unplug the scanner cable from the back of the computer, and then plug it back into the USB port. 7. If the scanner does not show up, and there is no change in the Device Manager, try the another USB port. If the scanner still does not appear, contact your computer manufacturer. Your system resources are the amount of free resources your system can call on at a given time. [. . . ]