Front panel and accessories comparisons

HP Scanjet 4400c scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 HP Scanjet 4470c scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 HP Scanjet 5400c scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 HP Scanjet 5470c scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 HP Scanjet 5490c scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

1 Getting started

Printing this information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Viewing the product tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Where do I start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Using the scanner buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Using the HP Precisionscan Pro software . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Using another program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Using the HP Scanjet Copy Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Selecting and preparing items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Items for the scanner glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Items for the ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Items for the XPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Completing your first scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

2 Scanning from scanner buttons

Overview of scanner buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Scanning quickly with scanner buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Scanning to the HP Precisionscan Pro software . . . . . . . .26 Scanning to another program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Sending a scan to a website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Scanning for photo reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Sending a scan using e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Changing settings for buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 List of options for scanner buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

3 Scanning from HP Precisionscan Pro

Overview of the HP Precisionscan Pro software . . . . . . . . . .39 Starting the HP Precisionscan Pro software . . . . . . . . . . .40 Finding help for using the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Performing a new scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Cropping or selecting an area for final scan . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Getting a closer look (zooming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Selecting output type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Making optional adjustments, basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Resizing (output dimensions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Changing resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Changing contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Rotating an image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Mirroring (reversing) an image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Sharpening an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Resetting all adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Making optional adjustments, advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Inverting the image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Changing midtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Changing highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Changing shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Checking for clipped areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Setting pixel output levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Viewing RGB values and pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 About the histogram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Changing the hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Changing the saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Changing the black and white threshold . . . . . . . . . . . .58