User manual VISIONEER 4400 INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] Visioneer 4400 USB 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. [. . . ] You can install the other applications on the CD after connecting the scanner. 5 4400 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE CONNECTING THE SCANNER Your Visioneer 4400 USB scanner connects to any available USB port. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner. Plug the USB cable on the back of your scanner into any USB port on your computer. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection. Note: If you have not installed the software yet, unplug the cable from the computer and install the software now. When the software installation is complete a message tells you to connect the scanner. Plug the power supply cable into the jack on the back of the scanner, then plug the power supply into a wall outlet. Power supply USB Cable SETTING UP THE SCANNER 6 A progress message appears saying that the USB scanner has been found. From the CD, install the other software applications to your computer. When you are finished installing the other software, remove the CD from your computer and store it in a safe place. 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. 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. 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 11 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. ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 10 9. To select the area to scan, drag the borders of the selection rectangle surrounding 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 again on the Scan Manager. When you are satisfied with the preview image, click the Scan button on the Scan Manager. The scanned item appears as a thumbnail image in the ScanSoft PaperPort Desktop. Thumbnail image 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. [. . . ]