Chapter 4 — Making your First Scan
1 . P lac e a c o lo r p h o t o g rap h f ac e d o wn o n t h e g las s p lat e wit h t h e t o p s id e ag ain s t t h e mid d le o f t h e f ro n t ru le r.
Th e o p t ic al p e rf o rman c e o f a CCD s c an n e r is alway s b e s t n e ar t h e mid d le o f t h e g las s p lat e . Ho we v e r, t h e s p e c if ie d s c an q u alit y is g u aran t e e d f o r t h e e n t ire s c an are a.
I f y o u p u t mo re t h an o n e o rig in al o n t h e g las s p lat e , p o s it io n t h e m as c lo s e t o t h e c e n t e r lin e as p o s s ib le t o o p t imiz e q u alit y .
2 . L o we r t h e d o c u me n t c o v e r o f t h e s c an n e r.
v No t e : Th e ad ju s t ab le d o c u me n t c o v e r mak e s it p o s s ib le t o s c an f ro m b o o k s an d mag az in e s . Wh e n y o u p u t a t h ic k o rig in al o n t h e re f le c t iv e
g las s p lat e , t h e d o c u me n t c o v e r ad ap t s t o t h e t h ic k n e s s o f t h e o rig in al.
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