HP 6200C manual Features

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Welcome to scanning

with HP PrecisionScan Pro and your HP ScanJet scanner

The scanning software and your HP ScanJet scanner let you quickly create excellent electronic images from pictures and convert text on paper into editable text.

Features

Some of the features of the scanning software are:

■Click to select an image in the preview

■Automatic sensing of output type

■Automatic sensing of optimal exposure, color, black and white threshold, sharpen level, and resolution for images of pictures

■Drag-and-drop the image to another program or to the desktop

■Scale and size the image prior to exporting it to a program or a file

■Return to the preview image without rescanning

■Tools for adjusting exposure, color, black and white threshold, sharpen level, and resolution

■Save and re-use scanning settings

■Use HP PrecisionScan Pro scanning software and your HP ScanJet scanner on a local area network

Book Contents

Index

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➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide

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Contents HP PrecisionScan Pro Features Support for your new product Restricted Rights LegendHow to use this online document Contents Scanning text Scanner What can you scan? W s c a n n i n g w o r k sPlace the picture on the scanner F u s e r sPushing the button on the scanner Using the Windows Start menuStart the scanning software Launching from another program A t i s T W a I N ?Configure the Scan button 2A tour of the scanning software2 Scanning software window Menus A nI t E wT p u t T y p e O l s L p Displays the HP ScanJet Automatic DocumentToolbar O l b a r B u t t o n sPreview area Enlarging the preview area➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ Info barStatus bar Context-sensitive pointers Selection area pointersPixel value pointers Ready pointerTyping pointer What’s This Help pointerClosing a tool Image adjustment toolsDisplaying a tool Docking a toolCustom resolution Output Resolution toolAutoResolution Images to be displayed on a monitorImages to be printed 100 150 300Sharpen Level tool Dimensions tool HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Exposure Adjustment tool Color Adjustment tool ➍ ➋Black & White Threshold tool ➊ ➍ ➋What’s This Help in the scanning software window Online HelpQuick Help in the scanning software window HP PrecisionScan Pro HelpHP ScanJet Coach VideosTo view an online manual from the scanning software Online manualsTo view an online manual from the Desktop Save and re-use adjustment settings Dimensions tool values output size and output scaleSaving a set of settings Loading a set of settings Deleting a set of settingsSet preferences Opening the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog boxTo change settings Scanner tabBest Quality Sharpening Preview scan when scanner button is pushedBest Quality Scaling Maximum Pixel DepthSelection Area tab Automatically create selection area after a mouse click Automatically adjust exposure after selectionAutomatically adjust color after selection Automatically set the output type after selectionTo delete a resolution default Resolution tabTo add a resolution default Controls tab 3Scanning pictures Quick scan Optional adjustmentsBasic steps for scanning pictures Preview scan Using the Scan button to Preview scanUsing the scanning software to Preview scan Create a selection area Clicking to create a selection area Drawing to create a selection area Removing the selection areaSelecting the entire preview area Selecting the entire zoomed areaMoving the selection area Adjusting the size of selection areaUse the Dimensions tool Use the handles on the borderZoom scan Performing a Zoom scanUsing Undo Zoom Return to the preview image Undo ZoomSet the output dimensions Setting units To set unitsScaling output as a percentage of the original Locking values for output dimension Typing values for output width and heightChoose an output type T p u t t y p e s f o r p i c t u r e sChanging the output type Suggestions for choosing output type Type of original4Adjusting images Pictures Adjustments for color output types Tools for making adjustmentsAdjustment Tool Adjustments for Black & White Scalable vector output type Adjustments for Grayscale output typeAdjustments for Black & White Bitmap raster output type Sharpen Applying the default sharpen level Changing the sharpen levelApplying the default exposure settings Adjust exposureUsing the Exposure Adjustment tool Changing highlights Bringing out details in light areasChanging shadows Bringing out details in dark areasChanging midtones brightness Brightening the imagePixel distribution histogram Using the RGB Meter RGB MeterChecking for clipping of pixels Viewing and removing clipped light areas Viewing and removing clipped dark areasSetting pixel output levels Changing output levelsHP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Changing color balance Adjust colorMoving the indicator circle Decreasing the amount of color Changing color saturationIncreasing the amount of color Applying the default color settings Click the Auto button in the Color Adjustment toolSet output resolution Resolution settings for photographsResolution settings for drawings Applying the default resolutionApplying the default threshold Set threshold for black and white bitmapsChanging the black and white threshold Scan a picture From the Tools menu, select B & W ThresholdSet color channel for black and white bitmaps Eliminating a color from the imageExamples of changing color channels 5Scanning text Scan and convert a block of text Drag-and-drop to another program L e c t i n g T e x tCopy to the Clipboard Save to a fileScan a whole 6Saving scanned Images How you can use the image Print the image Drag-and-drop to another program Drag-and-drop to the Desktop Pasting the image Copy to the ClipboardCopying the image Bitmap Image .bmp Save to a fileFile formats FlashPix .fpxText File .txt GIF Image .gifJpeg Image .jpg Tiff Image .tifSaving the file Reducing file size7Scanning 35mm Slides7 35mm slide adapter Placing the slide and the adapterScan the slide Index Saving image to Help 19 Output Type 17 Scan 15 Tools 18 View To a file 92, 93, 100, 102 scaling 30 Sharpen Level 29, 68 Tools menu 18 ToolTips