UMAX Technologies 3450 Manuel du propriétaire

Astra 3400/3450 Owner’s Manual Trademarks UMAX is a trademark of UMAX Technologies, Inc. Astra is a trademark of UMAX Technologies, Inc

CHAPTER 2. Your First Scan Before you begin your first scan, you must install the scanner and the bundled software. Refer to the Quick Install Guid

You can change the view of the Preview image using the “Zoom Tool”, or select a scanning region using the “Frame Selection Tool”. To find out more ab

8. Lift the document cover and place the item face-down so the top center of the image aligns with the arrow at the back edge of the object glass. 9

CHAPTER 3. Scanning Basics VistaScan is the primary program or driver you use to scan with your Astra 3400 / 3450 scanner. It is a TWAIN-compliant

MagicMatch only functions when you are scanning in color mode. When you are using MagicMatch, it automatically disables the Level/Curve and Color Ad

3. Enter the file name under which you want to store the scanned image files (such as TMP) in the File Name text box. 4. Select the file format in

3. Enter the file name of the application executable in the File Name text box. If you are not sure of the directory path, click the Browse button t

Scanning an item via the Beginner window consists of just a few steps: 1. Perform a preview scan of the item to be scanned by clicking the Pre

Zoom Tool – Lets you enlarge or reduce the view of the image in the Preview window. To use the Zoom tool: Once the preview image appears in the Prev

• Text/Lineart documents – use this setting when you want to scan the text contained in a document, or when you want to scan simple lineart graphics.

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED…………………………………………………………..4 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………..4 UNPACKING THE SCANNER……………………

Changing the Original Document Source The Original Document Source setting identifies the item you want to scan. You can choose from the follow

Web Photo: Scans an image at the appropriate resolution for display on the monitor. B/W Photo: Scans black-and-white photos using 256 shades of gra

The table below gives you an idea of the file sizes you can expect based on the original image size and the resolution setting you specify. These va

2. Enter the desired resolution setting (between 50 and 2400 dpi) in the Custom resolution #1 box. 3. Repeat step 2 to define the Custom resolut

Custom – Opens the Custom Descreen window, which allows you to specify a custom line screen value. Refer to the Using Custom Descreen Settings sectio

You can scale the image using any of the scale factors listed below: • 200% • 150% • 100% • 50% • 25% • 10% • Custom You can also spec

Using the Auto Adjustment Feature Auto Adjustment provides a simple way to adjust the light and dark values of a color or grayscale image you want to

Using the Multiple Scan Mode You can select multiple portions of the image you scanned in Preview mode using the Multiple Frame tool. The Mul

Adjusting Image Brightness, Contrast, Highlights, and Shadows When you click on the Brightness/Contrast tab from the Color Adjustment panel a series

Moving the slider on the scroll bar to the right increases the brightness of the mid-range gray tones. Moving it to the left decreases the brightness

CREATING A CALENDAR WITH PHOTODELUXE…………………………………….45 CONVERTING SCANNED TEXT TO EDITABLE TEXT WITH OMNIPAGE………….47 Opening OmniPage LE……………………………

The following lists the possible rotate and flip selections: • Flip/Rotate Horizontally – flips the image horizontally and rotates it 90 degrees c

4. Click the Find/Refresh Scanner option to re-initialize the scanner. Click the Help option to view VistaAccess online help. Click the Exit option

5. Click the icon that most closely represents the item you are going to scan in the Click To Scan area of the VistaScan Beginner window. The item i

To use the copy utility: 1. Click on the Start bar. Click the Programs option. When the Programs pop-up menu appears, click the VistaScan option.

CHAPTER 4. Push Button Scanning The defining feature of the Astra 3400 / 3450 is its push button functionality. You can scan an image to e-mail, pe

NOTE: There are three icons in the Push Button Configuration window. Each icon represents a separate scanner button function. Clicking on the

5. Select the desired resolution by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Resolution field and choosing one of the resets from the drop-down menu

Configuring the Custom Button Values 1. Click on the Custom icon to open the window that contains the variables you are adjusting. NOTE: The C

8. Click the OK button to save the Custom E-mail push button configuration settings. The Custom setting is now configured to scan and send the scann

To configure the values for the OCR (optical character recognition) function: 1. If the OCR icon is not selected (enclosed in a red box), click the

CHAPTER 1. Getting Started Introduction Thank you for purchasing the UMAX Astra 3400 / 3450 scanner. This versatile unit is perfect for the home o

CHAPTER 5. SCANNING PROJECTS The UMAX Astra 3400 / 3450 scanner includes bundled software to help you with a variety of tasks. This chapter shows y

options for the best results. The image type selections include: Color photos, Text/lineart, Web Images, and Printed Matter settings. Once you clic

The Get Photo drop-down menu appears. 3. Click the Scanners… option. The VistaScan software opens displaying the Beginner window. 4. Select a

Refer to Chapter 2. Your First Scan for instructions on how to start PhotoDeluxe. 2. Place the item you would like to scan (i.e. a picture, a bro

11. Click the Web Page button. A new window appears allowing you to alter the image. • Click the 1Trim tab to select the portion of the image you

11. Click and drag the scanned form down to the PageType application icon. PageType opens and automatically displays the scanned form. 12. Fill

4. Click the Cards & More button. 5. Click the Calendars icon, and choose the Monthly Calendars option from the drop-down menu. 6. Follow

11. Click the Save from the file menu to store the calendar page, or select Print to print the calendar page. 12. Repeat this process until all cale

3. Select Caere Applications option. 4. Select OmniPage LE to launch the application. The OmniPage LE window appears. For Macintosh Users: 1. Do

4. Click Stop Scanning when you have scanned all the desired pages, and enter the file name, file directory, and file type (the format in which you wa

System Requirements This section defines the minimum requirements necessary to operate either the Astra 3400 / 3450. Please refer to the sectio

CHAPTER 6. HOW TO GET HELP The Astra 3400 / 3450 scanners have been designed to be reliable, easy-to-install, and easy-to-use. If you encounter any

For Macintosh Users: 1. Place the Adobe PhotoDeluxe CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click the PhotoDeluxe CD icon on the desktop. 3. Double-clic

Installing Acrobat Reader for Macintosh Users To read the OmniPage LE online manual you need to use Adobe Acrobat Reader. If it is not already insta

2. Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the computer. NOTE: If you unplug the scanner’s power to turn it off, you must also disconn

Macintosh Version Problems and Solutions Problem: When I daisy chain the scanner with other USB capable devices, I get a scanner error. Solution:

Remove all other devices from the USB chain, so the scanner is the only device on the USB chain. Make sure that the scanner power adapter is plugged

• Check out the UMAX Web site at www.umax.com/support • E-mail UMAX with your technical support question at: [email protected] • Contact your

57 APPENDIX A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS The following table defines the technical specifications for the Astra 3400 / 3450 Scanner. Scanner Specifi

Installing the Software The PhotoDeluxe installation procedure is different for Macintosh and PC computers. Therefore, we have provided two separate

FOR MACINTOSH USERS: When the UMAX VistaScan window opens on your desktop, double-click on the UMAX CD Installer icon to begin the software installat

Connecting the USB Cable The instructions for connecting the hardware interface cable are different for PC and Macintosh users. Refer to the

2. Plug the UTC cable into the connector marked “OPTION” on the back panel of the scanner. Please be sure the small triangular arrow on the plug i