User manual VISIONEER 3300 INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] Parallel Port Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2000 Visioneer, Inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of Primax Electronics LTD. 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 Primax Electronics LTD. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. [. . . ] Then the light turns green. INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE 6 7. You're now ready to install the software. INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE Install the scanner software after connecting the scanner to your computer. Start Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft 2000 and make sure that no other applications are running. The CD automatically starts. Note: If the CD does not automatically start, make sure the CD drive's door is completely shut. If the CD still doesn't start, click the Windows icon that shows the drives on your computer. (Usually, the icon is named My Computer. ) The window shows the drives available on your computer. Double-click the icon for your CD-ROM drive to see the list of files on the CD. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the PaperPort software on your computer. When the software installation is finished, install the other software applications on the CD to your computer. Remove the CD from your computer and store it in a safe place. 7 PARALLEL PORT SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SETTING UP THE SCANNER The steps to set up the scanner identify the type of scanner you have and prepares the PaperPort software to scan with it. If the PaperPort software isn't currently running, double-click the PaperPort icon on the Windows Desktop to start it. You also use these settings to customize a scan setting. If you want to adjust the size of the scan area, or crop the image, drag the borders of the selection rectangle surrounding the item. Click Scan to scan the item and display it in the application. Click Preview to check the image again until it's what you want for scanning. SCANNING AN ITEM 10 7. If you want to change the scanner setting for the item, click one of the options in the list to "Scan Page For. " For example, to scan a black and white image instead of a color photo, select Black & White Photo in the list. See the table in the section "Selecting a Predefined Scanner Setting" on page 12 for a description of these predefined settings. When you preview an item to scan, the selection rectangle around the image indicates the scan area. However, you may want to select only a certain area of an item to scan. Selecting an appropriate scan area can result in a faster scan and a smaller file size. The scanned image's file size and available space on your computer's hard drive are shown at the bottom left side of the Scan Manager window. To select the area you want to scan, drag the borders of the selection rectangle around the preview image to reduce or enlarge the area. If you want to preview the item again with the new settings, click the Preview button. The scanned item appears as a thumbnail image in the ScanSoft PaperPort Desktop. 11 PARALLEL PORT SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Thumbnail image Note: For additional details about the Scan Manager's features click the Help button on the Scan Manager. ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS You can adjust the scanner settings to fine tune the scanned item. This section tells you how to: s s s s s Select a predefined scanner setting. [. . . ] For example, if you put a photo in the middle of the glass, the scanner will automatically determine the size of the photo. When AutoCrop is selected, the scanner makes two passes--the first pass senses the item's size, and the second pass scans the image. See the online Help information for details about the advanced settings. CUSTOMIZING A SCANNER SETTING You can create custom settings to add to the list of options on the Scan Manager. In the Scan Page For options, select Custom to create a new scanner setting. [. . . ]