[. . . ] HP Scanjet G3010 User Guide Contents How to use the scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Where to get additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 How to use the HP Photosmart software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Front panel and accessories overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Scanning overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Scan pictures and documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Scan film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Preview a scanned image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Make copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Scan to a PDF file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 E-mail a document or picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Change scan settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 Care and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Clean the scanner glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Clean the transparent materials adapter (TMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Order maintenance and scanner supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Scanner initialization or hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Scanner operation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Slides, negatives, and TMA issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1 User Guide 1 1 How to use the scanner This manual describes how to use the HP Scanjet G3010 Photo Scanner and its accessories. Where to get additional information Accessibility How to use the HP Photosmart software Front panel and accessories overview Scanning overview Scan pictures and documents Scan film Preview a scanned image Make copies Scan to a PDF file E-mail a document or picture Change scan settings Where to get additional information The scanner Setup and Support Guide provides information about scanner software installation. To access this guide, click Start, point to Programs or All Programs, point to HP, Scanjet, G3010, and then click Setup and Support Guide. You can get additional information about using this product from the HP Solution Center. [. . . ] Place the original face down on the scanner glass, as indicated by the reference marks. Note There is no preview image for the copy function. Scan to a PDF file Use the Scan to PDF button ( file. ) to scan a document or picture and save it as a PDF Place the original face down on the scanner glass, as indicated by the reference mark. 2. heading, click Document, and then select one of the following options: ­ Color ­ the default setting. ­ Grayscale ­ converts any colored original to grayscale, and creates a smaller file size than the Color option. ­ Black & White ­ the best setting for scanning a black and white graphic, but not suitable for color or grayscale originals if you want to preserve detail. In the Scan to drop-down box select Save to file or select a different option such as E-mail. To select a location for the saved file, click the Save to file Save Options button. When you are finished with that page, place the next page on the glass and click Scan to scan another document or page. After you click Done, the software sends the scanned file to the specified location. User Guide 11 Chapter 1 E-mail a document or picture Follow these instructions to scan pictures or documents from the scanner glass and send the scans to a supported e-mail program as an attachment. Place the original face down on the scanner glass, as indicated by the reference mark. 2. heading, click either Document or Picture, and then select the appropriate options for the document or picture you are scanning. When you are finished with the first document page or picture, place the next page on the glass and click Scan to scan another document page or picture. After you click Done, the software sends the scanned file to your default e-mail program. Note If Show Preview was selected, you must click the Accept button in the preview screen to initiate the scan. When prompted, click Yes to scan additional pages, or click No to send the scanned page(s) to the specified location. 8. Use your default e-mail program to complete and send the e-mail with your scanned image attached. To view the scanned image before you send the e-mail, doubleclick the attachment. Note To change the e-mail program, open the HP Solution Center software from your desktop icon or from the Start menu, click the scanner tab, click the Settings button, and then select E-mail Settings. Select the e-mail program that you want to use, and then click OK. Change scan settings You can change many scan settings from the HP Solution Center, including: 12 Button settings for the scanner front panel Settings for the HP Solution Center scan buttons Scan preferences, such as automatic exposure HP Scanjet G3010 To view or change the scan settings, open the HP Solution Center and select the device tab. Click Settings, point to Scan Settings, and then select the type of settings you want to view or change. To get help with settings, click Help. User Guide 13 2 Care and maintenance This section presents information about how to care for and maintain the scanner. Clean the scanner glass Clean the transparent materials adapter (TMA) Order maintenance and scanner supplies Occasional cleaning of your scanner helps ensure higher-quality scans. [. . . ] As you edit the text, compare the scanned text against the original, and then make corrections as necessary. To change text scanning options, click the Scan Document Settings button in the initial What are you scanning?Note The OCR software is installed automatically when you install the HP Scanning software during scanner setup. Scanned image is fuzzy It is important that the item you scan comes in close contact with the scanner glass. If the resulting scanned image is not clear, check to see that the item is in full contact with the scanner glass. Scanner is scanning items very slowly If you are scanning to edit text, the optical character recognition (OCR) software program causes the scanner to scan more slowly, which is normal. [. . . ]