AGFA 1236U appendix About SnapScan, Ic k n e s s o f t h e o rig in al

About SnapScan

I n t h is O wn e r’s G u id e , t h e n ame S n ap S c an is u s e d f o r t h e S n ap S c an 1 2 3 6 u .

Th e S n ap S c an is a o n e p as s f lat b e d c o lo r s c an n e r wit h a re s o lu t io n o f

6 0 0 x 1 2 0 0 p p i e q u ip p e d wit h a c o ld c at h o d e lamp . I t is b as e d o n CCD (Ch arg e

Co u p le d De v ic e ) s c an n in g t e c h n o lo g y . Wit h t h e S n ap S c an , y o u c an s c an lin e -art , g ray -s c ale an d c o lo r re f le c t iv e o rig in als u p t o A 4 f o rmat .

Th e s c an n e d d at a is t ran s f e rre d t h ro u g h t h e c o mp u t e r’s US B (Un iv e rs al S e rial B u s ) p o rt . Th e US B t e c h n o lo g y mak e s it e as y t o in s t all mu lt ip le p e rip h e rals t o

y o u r c o mp u t e r. US B e limin at e s an y n e e d t o t u rn o f f o r re s t art t h e c o mp u t e r wh e n at t ac h in g a n e w p e rip h e ral.

S n ap S c an is a s c an n e r t h at c ap t u re s an d c o n v e rt s re f le c t iv e o rig in als (f o r e x amp le p ic t u re s , t e x t ) in t o e le c t ro n ic d at a t h at c an b e u s e d in c o mp u t e r ap p lic at io n s . I t o f f e rs h ig h -re s o lu t io n imag e c ap t u rin g an d is an id e al t o o l in mak in g p re s e n t at io n s c o me t o lif e .

I f y o u p u rc h as e d t h e au t o mat ic d o c u me n t f e e d e r y o u c an s c an u p t o 6 0 s h e e t s o f t e x t f as t an d wit h o u t in t e rru p t io n . S o me s o f t ware p ac k ag e s allo w y o u t o c o n v e rt t h e s c an n e d s h e e t s o f t e x t in t o mo s t o f t h e c o mme rc ially u s e d t e x t f ile f o rmat s .

I f y o u p u rc h as e d t h e t ran s p are n c y o p t io n , y o u c an s c an t ran s p are n t o rig in als (f o r e x amp le s lid e s ) as we ll.

S n ap S c an s u p p o rt s mu lt ip le s c an n in g mo d e s an d in c lu d e s s c an n e r s o f t ware t o g e t y o u s t art e d rig h t away . Wit h it s p o we rf u l an d e as y -t o -u s e s c an n e r d riv e r

s o f t ware , S n ap S c an g iv e s y o u e as y ac c e s s t o h ig h -q u alit y c o lo r s c an s . Th e s c an n e r d riv e r s o f t ware g iv e s y o u a n u mb e r o f ad d it io n al f e at u re s t o c re at e s p e c ial e f f e c t s o r t o re p ro d u c e e v e n t h e mo s t d if f ic u lt o rig in als .

Th e d o c u me n t c o v e r is ad ju s t ab le : wh e n y o u p u t a t h ic k o rig in al (lik e a b o o k o r a mag az in e ) 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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