Visioneer 8700 manual Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast

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3.To adjust the sharpness, drag the Fidelity slider to the left to decrease the sharpness or to the right to increase the sharpness.

You can also type a number directly into the sharpness setting box, or click the up and down arrows next to the box to increase or decrease the setting.

4.To limit or eliminate the amount of moire patterns, click Reduce Moire.

Moire patterns are wavy, rippled lines that sometimes appear on the scanned images of photographs or illustrations, particularly newspaper and magazine illustrations.

To return the settings to their original amounts, click Reset.

ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST

Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility.

The following figure shows the brightness and contrast options:

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Contents Visioneer OneTouch Scanner P Y R I G H T I N F O R M a T I O N B L E O F C O N T E N T S Installation Troubleshooting WHAT’S in the BOX WelcomeVisioneer Onetouch 8700 Scanner Visioneer Onetouch 8700 Scanner Installation Guide Getting the Paperport Software USER’S Guide What YOU NeedTo install the PaperPort software InstallingConnecting the Scanner To connect the OneTouch 8700 scanner to a USB port Power cord Select restart your computer and click OK To check the status of the scanner Checking OUT Your ScannerIf the Scanner is not Properly Connected To connect the scanner Three Ways to Scan ScanningTo scan by pressing a button on the scanner Scanning by Pressing the Onetouch ButtonsTo scan from the screen Scanning from the Button Panel on the ScreenAbout the Onetouch Buttons Button Preconfigured SettingsConfiguring the Scanner About the Configuration Dialog BOX Scan single Scan multiple pages Selecting NEW Options for the Buttons Getting HelpTo select new options for a scanner button Creating NEW Configurations To adjust the scan settings and page settings Adjusting Scan Settings and page SettingsVisioneer Onetouch 8700 Scanner Installation Guide Configuring the Scanner To set preferences Setting PreferencesName of the button to receive new preferences Click the General tab to set preferences for the scanner Configuring the Scanner Scanning from the Paperport Software To set up the PaperPort software with the scannerTo scan an item Scanning AN Item with the Twain ButtonClick AutoScan to scan with your preset scan choices To scan manually To scan automatically Click AutoScan Getting Help with the Paperport Software To adjust a setting Adjusting the Settings on the Scan ManagerTo save a new profile Saving a NEW ProfileAdjusting the Resolution and Sharpness To adjust the resolution and sharpness Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast To use the Sampler buttons To adjust the brightness and contrastAdjusting GAMMA, SATURATION, and Color HUE To adjust the color settings Adjusting Output Size To manually set the output size for an item To Auto Trim an item Click Auto TrimVisioneer Onetouch 8700 Scanner Installation Guide Adjusting the Settings on the Scan Manager Saving a Custom Size To save a custom size settingZooming in and OUT Scan Info BOXTo enlarge and reduce the preview image To set the Scan Manager preferences To see the Scan Manager help information Getting Help with the Scan ManagerCleaning the Scanner Glass Installation Troubleshooting Bit Depth Visioneer Onetouch 8700 Scanner SpecificationsVisioneer Onetouch 8700 Scanner Specifications