3 Useful scanner features

Experienced document management professionals might be interested in the following scan features. These features are available from any document TWAIN application that allows you to modify the scan settings in its user interface.

•Scan long documents

•Filter out color from a document (color dropout)

Scan long documents

By default, the HP Scanjet 3000 scanner accepts originals up to 216mm x 356 mm (8.5 in x 14 in). You can choose to scan a single page up to 216 mm x 864 mm (8.5 in x 34 in).

NOTE: To scan pages longer than 355mm(14 in), select Long Page in the Scan size option from the Paper tab of the HP Scanjet 3000 TWAIN user interface. Be sure to enter the width and length of your long document or the scanner will scan a maximum length of 34".

To enable long-page scan in HP Scanjet 3000 TWAIN user interface, follow these steps:

1.Open your TWAIN-compliant software application.

2.Select your TWAIN data source. Different applications provide different methods for displaying the TWAIN user interface. It is often accomplished by selecting "Scanner Settings" or "Acquire". The HP Scanjet 3000 TWAIN user interface will be displayed.

3.Press the Paper tab, choose Custom from the Cropping drop-down list.

4.Choose Long Page from the Scan Size drop-down list.

5.Enter your width and length in the Size option.

6.Choose your measurement system from the Unit drop-down list box.

NOTE: Some scanning and destination software might not support all of the page sizes that the scanner accepts.

NOTE: HP recommends scanning long page individually at a resolution of 300 dpi or lower.

Filter out a color from a document (color channel dropout)

With HP Scanjet 3000, you can filter out a color channel (red, green, or blue). Removing colors from the scan might reduce the scan file size and improve optical character recognition (OCR) results.

To select colors to eliminate from a scan in the HP Scanjet 3000 TWAIN user interface, follows these steps:

10 HP Scanjet 3000 Scanner