Digital Research Technologies DRSCAN36EPPR user manual Scanning to Get the Best Image

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image which are within the Selection box will be captured during the final scan.

3.To change the size of the Selection box, click with the mouse on one side of the box, hold down the mouse button, and drag the side to the desired position. Or you can click and drag outside of the Selection box to create an entirely new Selection box.

4.To perform the final scan click on the Scan button.

As the scanner performs the final scan, you can watch the scan- engine indicator on the body of the scanner to monitor the progress of the scan sensor.

After the scanner performs the final scan, you will see your full scanned image in a dialogue window where you may choose to either Place the Scan on the ScanOffix Pro Desktop, or Abort. the TWAIN screen closes automatically, and your scanned image is placed onto the ScanOffix Pro desktop. Please refer to your ScanOffix Pro User's Manual for information on how to process the scanned image further.

5.To perform a new scan, repeat steps 2 - 4.

!NOTE: Prescanning is always optional. If you feel you don't need to prescan, you can simply place your original on the scanner, adjust the Selection box and other settings if you wish, and click on the Scan button.

Scanning to Get the Best Image

Since you will be scanning different kinds of documents and images, you should set the scanner according to the kind of original you're working with and the kind of image you would like to produce. In this section we will see how to set the image mode and resolution and how to alter the quality of the tones (colors and shades) of the

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Contents DRSCAN36EPPR Table of Contents Appendix a Care and Maintenance Welcome Installing the Scanner What You NeedUnpacking the box Parallel cable is attached directly to the scannerSetting up the Scanner Plugging it To install the Twain driver and ScanOffix Pro, do Following Now whenever you want to scan, just open ScanOffix Pro To install the Twain driver from the floppy diskCarriage Lock Select SF-1200CE+ Scanning ItemsEasy Twain Module Preview window To scan, do the following Scanning to Get the Best Image Image Resolution Image ModeBrightness and Contrast To change the brightness or contrast, do the following Shadow and Highlight Gamma Curve Descreen ButtonAuto Levels Button Auto Settings To adjust the gamma curve, do the followingTo use the Auto Settings, do the following Control PanelManaging Scan Jobs With the Job Manager Page Page Care and Maintenance Safety PrecautionsCleaning the Scanner To clean the ScannerFrequently Asked Questions Appendix BPage Page Page Page Page Scanner Specifications Appendix CColor Bit RGB Gray scale 12-bit Power consumption Maximum Noise Under 55 dB operating Glossary Optical Character Recognition OCR. The ScanOffix S.EColor image, grayscale image, halftone image, line art image Preview button See driver Copyright Information