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Visioneer Strobe XP USB Scanner Installation Guide
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What You Need Documentation Chapter 1 Installation
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Step 1 Assemble the Scanner Step 2 Connect and Power On the Scanner
Step 3 Install the Software Step 4 Connect the USB Cable
Reversing the Image Adjusting Color and Gray Images
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
WELCOME
THE VISIONEER STROBE XP 450 SCANNER
A VGA Monitor
WHAT YOU NEED
An IBM-compatible PC with
DOCUMENTATION
STEP 1 ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER
Installation
To connect your Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner
STEP 2 CONNECT AND POWER ON THE SCANNER
To install the software
STEP 3 INSTALL THE SOFTWARE
Select Remind me in 7 days and click OK
STEP 4 CONNECT THE USB CABLE
3. On the Install Completed window, click Finish
LOAD AND SCAN DOCUMENTS
Scanning with the Scanner Button
4. Press the button on the scanner
To open the Configuration dialog box
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER BUTTON
ABOUT THE CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX
The options on the Configuration dialog box are
To select new settings for the Scanner Button
SELECTING NEW SETTINGS FOR THE SCANNER BUTTON
To create a new configuration
CREATING A NEW BUTTON CONFIGURATION
Color to scan color photographs and other color items
The scanning may slow down a bit when descreen is selected. The
To edit a configuration
EDITING BUTTON CONFIGURATIONS
To set preferences
SETTING PREFERENCES
3. Click the General tab to set a temporary folder
IF YOUR COMPUTER IS RUNNING WINDOWS ME OR XP
Scanning from PaperPort
YOUR SCANNER AND THE TWAIN STANDARD
LOAD DOCUMENTS INTO THE DOCUMENT FEEDER
LOAD DOCUMENTS INTO THE DOCUMENT FEEDER
To scan an item from PaperPort
SCANNING FROM WINDOWS 98, ME, 2000, OR XP
3. From the Scanner drop-down list, select Strobe XP
10. When you are satisfied with the preview image, click Scan
Thumbnail images of a stack of documents scanned with the ADF
ON THE PAPERPORT DESKTOP
THE SINGLE PAGE ITEMS CHECK BOX
PaperP ort User ’s Guide on the Installation CD
ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE SCAN MANAGER
ADJUSTING THE IMAGE TYPE, RESOLUTION, BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST
IMAGE TYPE
Image Type Resolution Brightness Contrast
Note You can see the file size at the bottom of the Scan Manager
PREVIEW AUTO-AREA
ADJUSTING THE OUTPUT SIZE
If you know the size of the items you’re scanning, set the paper size
To manually set an output area
SETTING THE SCAN AREA
To manually set the width and length
Invert Mirror
REVERSING THE IMAGE
Original Image
Inverted Image
DESCREEN IMAGE
ADJUSTING COLOR AND GRAY IMAGES
SHARPEN IMAGE
To descreen an image
To sharpen an image
AUTO LEVEL
ADJUSTING COLOR SETTINGS
To adjust the highlight and shadow levels
To adjust the gamma curve
COLOR BALANCE
To adjust the color balance
HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS
To adjust the hue/saturation/lightness
1. Click the Hue/Saturation/Lightness button
Here are some examples of color drop-out
To drop the color out of a black and white, or grayscale image
ADJUSTING THE SCANNER’S POWER SAVING TIME
To adjust the power down time
To scan an item
SCANNING FROM WINDOWS ME OR XP
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12. Adjust settings of the previewed image as desired
FINE TUNING YOUR SCANS
To select the scanner settings before you scan
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The Advanced Properties dialog box opens
3. Click OK
CLEANING THE AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER
Maintenance
To clear a paper jam
CLEARING PAPER JAMS
To replace the ADF Pad assembly
REPLACING THE ADF PAD ASSEMBLY
TROUBLESHOOTING
Installation is not complete. What do I do?
Problem During installation I got the error message PaperPort
Problem How do I uninstall PaperPort?
Problem What do the different status light conditions mean?
STEP 1 UNINSTALLING THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH SOFTWARE
UNINSTALLING YOUR SCANNER
To uninstall PaperPort 9.0 from Windows 98SE or ME
STEP 2 UNINSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE
To uninstall PaperPort 9.0 from Windows 2000 or XP
4. Select PaperPort 9.0 and click Remove
VISIONEER STROBE XP 450 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS
Part Number
VISIONEER STROBE XP 450 SCANNER PARTS LIST
Part Name
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