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50. 7 Click the Scan button to begin scanning the document or picture The scanned image will be displayed on the Presto ImageFolio program and you can perform other image editing tasks 57 IV The Founderscan TWAIN Program Introduction The Founderscan TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner This program acts as an interface between the scanner hardware and the image editing software you are using to view and edit images The Founderscan TWAIN program allows you to adjust a number of settings to define the quality of the scanned image The following chapter describes the Founderscan TWAIN program which automatically opens when you click SCAN or ACQUIRE from within a TWAIN compatible scanning program or image editing application The Founderscan TWAIN program allows you to make important adjustments before scanning For example you can scan in different modes black and white grayscale or color increase or decrease the resolution dots per inch of an image and adjust the brightness and or contrast The Prescan option allows you to adjust the borders of the scan area by increasing or decreasing the size of the crop box located inside the Prescan Area The Founderscan TWAIN program also provides you with statistics such as how large an image will be after scanning in terms of both file size and physical dimensions We take Founderscan U200 TWAIN program window as an example 5
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55. LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 6 Printer Setup Number of EEE Qa Paper Copies Q 2 one Size I Center On Page aaa a I scan Mode e a al Sei G09 Hi sit Brightness tar Button 53 OCR Button The OCR button is used to convert images of text documents created by the scanner into text files that can be edited within a word processor When you press the OCR button a text document will be scanned transferred to the OCR software included with your scanner called FOUNDER Chinese OCR System for optical character recognition and converted into a format supported by your word processor To use the OCR button 1 Place a typewritten text document face down on the scanning glass 2 Press the OCR button 3 The OCR Utility window will open OCR Utility x Word Pad a Normal X 4 Select the file formate into which you are to save the recognition result from the Editor drop down menu Set proper Paper Size Resolution and Brightness Click the OCR button to start scanning and recognition process 5 The OCR result will opened in the word editor such as doc supported by Microsoft Word 6 Remember to save the new text document that has been created 54 Some key points about OCR 1 Refer to the online help of FineReader to guide you through any questions you may have while using this program 2 OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition and is designed to read text characte
56. cards and as large as A4 sized documents However some software programs have limitations as to the information they can handle The capacity of the computer s memory and free space on your hard drive can also limit the physical size of the document that you scan There are two different ways to operate the scanner 1 From within an image editing program that can acquire images from the scanner 2 By using the Action Manager 32 program that is automatically installed as your scanner software Your scanner needs to be driven by some type of software program Since all documents or images whether text or pictures that are acquired from the scanner are treated by your computer as images most scanning will probably be done from an image editing program where you can view edit save and output the scanned images An image editing program has been bundled with your scanner on the included Setup Application CD ROM It will allow you to alter and correct any scanned images by using a variety of filters tools and effects What about scanning text documents and editing them in a word processor This is the role of Optical Character Recognition OCR software OCR software converts the image files that are created from scanning text documents into text files that can be viewed edited and saved by word processors An OCR program has also been bundled on the included Setup Application CD ROM and if you wish to use the scanner in this way you
57. monitor gamma setting allows you to change the gamma values for your monitor The monitor gamma only affects the prescanned image in the prescan area This is because image editing applications have their own monitor 65 gamma settings The settings defined here should be exactly the same as the settings in the image editing application you will use to view and edit the scanned image To correctly adjust the monitor gamma you must first have your computer and working environment stable This includes the lighting in the room and making sure your monitor brightness contrast and colors are properly adjusted Next drag the slider bars to alter the monitor gamma When finished click OK to exit Make sure that the monitor gamma values you set correspond to the monitor gamma values in your image editing graphics program This ensures that colors in the prescanned image you see in the Prescan Area will be exactly the same as the colors in the final scanned image in the image editing program When the monitor gamma in the Founderscan TWAIN program and all your image editing applications are the same you will only need to adjust the Image Gamma to change the color brightness for scanned images in all applications Changing the image s gamma value by clicking on the Gamma tab at the top right of the Advanced window allows you to change the brightness of the colors in the image itself and keeps all monitor gamma values in your programs c
58. 0 mm film e 4x5 102x127 mm e 5x7 130x180 mm Scan Mode Tells the scanner the type of document you are scanning There are five settings to choose from e Text scans in black and white and is suitable for scanning text e B W Photo grayscale scans in 256 shades of gray giving black and white images or photos depth and shadow e 16 bit B W Photo grayscale scans in more than 65 000 shades of gray improving the realism of b w images e Color Photo scans in millions of colors for photo realism Choose this mode when scanning color pictures or graphics e 48 bit Color Photo scans in billions of colors for professional imaging requiring precise uniformity of color 66 Resolution Resolution is measured in dots per inch dpi The higher the resolution the more detailed the image and the more memory and drive space the image will use Brightness This is the amount of light that is concentrated onto a document while it is being scanned J Contrast Contrast adjusts the tonal range of an image by lowering mid tone values and increasing values for high and low tones 60 Flip Horizontally This option will only appear when scanning transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will flip the scanned image around the central vertical axis This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will only affect the final scanned image rue Flip Vert
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61. Hardware specifications may change at any time without prior notice 75 Physical dimensions Founderscan U180 441 x 266 x 80 mm Weight 2 45 Kg Operating Temperature 10 C to 40 C Max Scan Area Reflective 216 mm x 297 mm Scan Method Single Pass Color Input 48 it Output 24 48 bit Scan Modes Grayscale Input 16 bit Output 8 16 bit Black amp White 1 bit Optical Resolution 1200 x 2400 dpi Interpolated Resolution Max 24000 dpi Protocols TWAIN Compliant Connection USB 2 0 High Speed Lamp type Cold Cathode Lamp Power adapter Power Output DC 15V 1A Power Operation Max 13 watts Consum Idle ption 2 1 watts
62. INSIDE the Scan Area Border box will t entire frame by dragging the mouse N Placing the mouse pointer at the EDGE of any side of the margin will change the cursor as shown to the left and allows you to reduce or expand the frame around the image K Pointer Changes the cursor from magnifying glass to pointer The pointer must be used to adjust the Scan Area Border or change settings Magnifying Glass Clicking on the magnifying glass button changes the cursor to a magnifying glass and lets you easily zoom in and out of the prescanned image in the Prescan Window To zoom in click the left mouse button To zoom out click the right mouse button To stop zooming in and out of the image click on the Pointer button just above the Magnifying Glass button Note The magnifying glass only affects the view of the prescanned image in the prescan area and in no way affects the scanning process or the final scanned image Scan Button Accepts all settings and begins scanning Prescan Button By clicking on the Prescan button you can scan the source document into the Prescan Area in the middle of the Founderscan TWAIN window This allows you to modify the scan area for smaller images such as photographs and gives you a rough idea of what the scanned image will look like before you scan Advanced Button Advanced controls for precision scans See below for detailed explanations about the Advanced Settings window that appears when you cli
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64. adjust the image gamma Remember you can immediately view the effects of any changes you make in the Prescan Area by first prescanning the image 73 Clicking on the Default near the bottom of the window causes the gamma values in all color channels to be reset at 1 00 Note By changing the gamma values you affect the image data and influence how the image displays on your computer s monitor and printer Scanning Tips More is not always best Determine what your final application will be BEFORE you scan In many cases a high resolution image will do nothing more but dramatically increase the file size take up more disk space and slow down the process Internet Applications For e mailing color photos or pasting images on Web sites a resolution of 75 dpi is the best choice This is because the actual viewable resolution of the average monitor is 72 dpi Additionally download times are dramatically reduced Printing to Ink Jet Printers Check your printer documentation for recommended printer resolution settings We recommend ranges between 75 300 dpi in general Only use a higher scanning resolution 301 dpi and above for smaller images when detail must be captured in a small area because it will be enlarged later Laser and Commercial Printers When printing an image to a laser printer or commercial printing press it is important to understand the process in terms of line screen a k a LPI Line s
65. ation CD ROM included with your scanner into your CD ROM drive and then click on the NEXT button e Click on the NEXT button when the next window displays Afterwards for Windows 98 users please skip to Step 5 For Windows Me amp XP a Insert the Setup Application CD ROM included with your scanner into your CD ROM drive b Select INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AUTOMATICALLY RECOMMENDED and click on the NEXT button c Click on the NEXT button when the next window displays Afterwards for Windows Me users please skip to Step 5 Windows XP amp 2000 Users During the process of the installation a message Windows Logo authorization required or Digital Signature required might be prompted Please ignore it and click on CONTINUE ANYWAY to continue the installation without any misgiving at your scanner functioning When the system completes the installation click on the FINISH button Follow the on screen instructions to install all software that your new USB scanner requires After the software is installed close all open applications and click on the FINISH button to restart your computer Note If the scanner installation is not started and displayed automatically on the screen click START select RUN and type in d install where d is the drive letter assigned to the CD ROM drive of your computer 42 II Operating the Scanner Your scanner accepts documents as small as business
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67. ck on this button 63 Cancel Clicking on the Cancel button saves your current settings and closes the Founderscan TWAIN program Help Clicking on this button runs the on line help program Status Bar The status bar contains important information about the settings in the Founderscan TWAIN window X 0 00 Y 0 00 W 8 50 H 11 36 24 8Mb Inch Version 4 2 Scan Area Coordinates shows the position of the Scan Area Border in terms of X and Y coordinates Scan Area Dimension shows the exact width and height of the Scan Area Border Image Size displays the amount of memory your image will use The larger the image size the longer it takes to actually scan the image Larger images due to their memory requirements will also take longer for your image editing applications to process when making any corrections Tips for reducing the file size of an image e Change the scan mode Color mode collects the most amount of information and therefore requires more memory than grayscale or black and white Reduce the resolution See Scanning Tips later in this chapter for detailed information about selecting the proper amount of resolution Reduce the scan area When scanning images that are smaller than a full page make sure you prescan the image and adjust the scan area borders in the Prescan Area window Some file formats such as GIF and JPEG can compress image data greatly reducing the amount of space an image takes up
68. creens are the number of screen lines per inch when an image is halftoned Halftoning is the process of breaking the image down into a series of dots to reproduce continuous tone art when printing on a press A general rule when printing in one of these two manners is to scan one and a half to two times the amount of the line screen Laser printers that have resolution ranges of 300 and 600 dpi will have line screens between 50 and 100 Typical commercial printing is done at an average line screen of about 150 Therefore an optimal scanning resolution would be from 225 to 300 dpi 74 Appendix Specifications Physical dimensions Founderscan Founderscan U200 U430 441 x 266 x 80 mm Weight 2 7 Kg Operating Temp 10 C to 40 C Max Scan Area Reflective 216 mm x 297 mm Transparency Postive or negative films of 35 mm filmstip 3 pcs 35 mm sliders 120 220 film max 6 x 9 cm or sheet film max 13 x 18 cm Scan Method Single Pass Color Input 48 it Output 24 48 bit Scan Modes Grayscale Input 16 bit Output 8 16 bit Black amp White 1 bit Optical Resolution 1200 x 2400 dpi 2400 x 4800 dpi Max Interpolated i 24000 dpi Resolution Protocols TWAIN Compliant Connection USB 2 0 High Speed Lamp type Cold Cathode Lamp Power adapter Power Output DC 15V 1A Power Operation Max 13 watts Max 15 watts Consum Idle 2 1 watts 5 watts ption 9
69. edium format films e g 120 220 film s max 60 x 90 mm and B is for scanning large format films max 13 x 18 cm Film holder B wo Film holder A fe Scanning Negative and Positive films 1 Remove the reflective document mat Hold the top of the mat and gently pull it upward until it is separated from the document cover 2 Insert a filmstrip or a 120 220 film into the proper compartment on the film holder A and a sheet film on the film holder B Adjust the position of the inserted film so that the desired image appears in the view window 46 47 Caption a Filmstrip c 120 220 Film 6x4 5 cm 6x6 cm e Sheet Film 4 x5 10 2x12 7 cm 35mm Slides 120 220 Film 6x7 cm 6x8 cm 6x9 cm Sheet Film 5 x7 13x18 cm Ifyou are scanning 35mm slides place the film holder on the A scanner first and then place the slides in the holder When inserting the 4 x5 102x127 mm sheet film move the film forward within the film compartment until the opposite end of the film gets aligned with the arrow sign of the 4 x5 mark on the right side of the film holder Attention 3 Place the film holder on the scanner glass and align the positioning aids of the film holder to fit into the indentations at the upper right hand or left hand corner of the scanner glass Ensure that the ready to be scanned film compartment must be positioned on the center of the scanner glas
70. ge and averages all the brightness values so that the darkest value represents black and the brightest value represents white Use this command for example when a scanned image appears darker than the original and you want to balance the values to produce a lighter image or vice versa Unit This area is used to choose the measurement units to be used in the Prescan Window 68 Advanced Windows for Color Correction The Advanced window has 3 other tabs Histogram Tone Map and Gamma used for the Founderscan color correction options These items are intended for users who are familiar with image editing tools and how they affect images If you are just learning how to scan then we strongly recommend not using these features until you become familiar with your scanner and its terminology Many image editing programs already have these features However if the need arises to adjust the color level of your scanned images then click on the appropriate tab and perform the adjustments Note Before adjusting the Histogram Tone Map and or Gamma perform a PRESCAN so you can view the changes before you scan Color Channels Along the top of the Histogram Tone Map and Gamma windows are the color channels This can be useful in comparing color ranges between the color values and in identifying methods when editing specific areas Channel The first channel is the Master channel the only active channel for g
71. he input and output values no color tones have been changed so all pixels have the identical input and output values The curve moves from shadows on the left black with a value of 0 to highlights on the right white with a value of 255 All color tones appear somewhere in between When you move the cursor onto the map you will notice the IN and OUT values showing specific numbers The in value represents the original value of the color tone The out value represents the new value of the color tone if you were to click on the graph and thus redefine it Before adjusting color tones on the tone map it is a good idea to prescan the image When this is done and the image appears in the Prescan Area any changes made to the tone map will immediately appear on the prescanned image This enables you to see the effects of the changes you make When you are satisfied with the results and finally click on the Scan button to scan the image the scanned image will contain the color properties you have defined There are two ways to adjust tones on the tone map Clicking with the left mouse button on the graph as mentioned above remaps the color values to the numbers shown in the In and Out boxes All 72 other color tones will also be remapped to create a smooth curve in order to keep the color of the image smooth The second way to alter the tone map and possibly the most useful is to click on the diagonal line on the graph and whi
72. htness or other settings if needed 7 Click on the E Mail button Q to accept all settings and begin the procedure The document or image in the scanner will now be scanned your E mail program will be launched and a new message will be created with the scanned image already inserted as an attachment Email Utility x File Format In Ne amare Pe ee ee Normal zj 1 ll Scan Mode gt i F Resolution yi r i 50 Brightness Contrast pp 1 00 Gamma Setting 4 Descreen Ei i 83 a s x Y 0 00 0 00 WH 8 50 11 72 11 Preview Area W TN Ree en eee eee eee ee Image Size 2 989 857 yaniv 2G Scan Button The Scan Utility will scan your photos or text documents into the image editing software Presto ImageFolio ready for you to edit and save To use the SCAN button 1 Place a document or image on the scanning glass 56 2 Press the Scan button The image editing software Presto ImageFolio will be automatically launched with the Founderscan TWAIN window appear on it 4 Select the desired Scan Mode and Resolution Click the Prescan button The scanner starts the calibration and prescan process Afterwards the scanned image appears in the Prescan Window 6 Adjust the scan area and change any other settings you deem necessary Refer to IV The Founderscan TWAIN program section of this manual for more information
73. ically This option will only appear when scanning transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will flip the scanned image around the central horizontal axis This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will only affect the final scanned image 4 Rotate 90 Clockwise This option will only appear when scanning transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will rotate the scanned image 90 clockwise This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will only affect the final scanned image v Rotate 180 This option will only appear when scanning transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will rotate the scanned image 180 This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will only affect the final scanned image F Rotate 90 counter clockwise This option will only appear when scanning transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will rotate the scanned image 90 counter clockwise This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will only affect the final scanned image 61 Prescan Window The Prescan Window is the large white area in the middle of the Founderscan TWAIN window Documents or images that are prescanned will be displayed there Prescanning images is very useful as it gives you an idea of how a document o
74. le keeping the mouse button pressed move the mouse Let the cursor hover over a single point on the graph while keeping the button pressed to give your computer time to recalculate the changes and the results will show up on the prescanned image in the Prescan Area All other color tones will also be remapped to create a smooth curve in order to keep the color of the image smooth Release the mouse button when you are satisfied with the results This action provides the most flexibility in adjusting the tone map and can be repeated on other parts of the line to create up to 20 remapping points Clicking on the Default button removes any changes you have made and resets the tone map to the original values Image Gamma Image Gamma is used to adjust the colors in the image that will be scanned into the computer Gamma values follow a smooth curve as seen below Figure By adjusting the Advanced HE gamma you can change the tonal Preferences Histogram Tone Map Gamma range of the selected color channel SS Gamma values are primarily a ie measure of the brightness of a color The larger the gamma value the brighter the color becomes Adjusting the gamma on the Master channel affects the tonal range for all colors equally And adjusting the gamma for the individual Red Green or Blue channels only affects pixels containing that color Click on a color channel and then drag the slider bar near the bottom of the window to
75. ng the edges in an image more distinct The Sharpen filter also increases contrast by making dark edges darker and surrounding light edges lighter e Sharpen More Adds additional sharpening e Unsharpen Sharpens the edges in an image to remove the blurriness 67 Always on Top When this box is checked the Founderscan TWAIN program will always be on top of the other windows open on your desktop Auto Prescan at Startup Clicking this checkbox will cause the Founderscan TWAIN program to perform a prescan immediately whenever it is opened Doing this allows the image to be automatically prescanned making settings adjustments quicker and easier since any changes to settings made in the Founderscan TWAIN window will immediately be shown on the prescanned image Auto Crop after Prescan When this box is checked the Founderscan TWAIN program will identify the dimensions of the image you scanned and crop around the edges The crop shape will be a square or rectangle and it will not trace the edges of oddly shaped images This command can be useful when scanning smaller images such as photographs Equalized Colors This command is only available when scanning photo negatives The Equalize command redistributes the brightness values of the pixels in an image so that they more evenly represent the entire range of brightness levels When this box is checked the Founderscan TWAIN program finds the brightest and darkest values in the ima
76. ogram graph represents the color values from darkest 0 at the far left to the brightest 255 at the far right the y axis represents the total number of pixels at that value A histogram for a dark image shows most of the pixels at the left side of the graph A histogram for a bright image is more heavily weighted to the right side You can manipulate colors in the histogram by changing the values in the highlight midtone and shadow slider bars towards the bottom of the window vA The highlight represents the high bright end of the color spectrum If the highlight value of the Master channel is lowered to 245 all 70 color values between 245 and 254 will be given the value of 255 white Thus lowering the highlight of the Master channel brightens the whole picture Doing this also increases the color contrast because all the remaining pixels between the midtone and the highlight will be automatically redistributed over the midtone to 255 range This redistribution serves to increase the difference between shades of color If the highlight for one of the Red Green or Blue channels is adjusted then the results will only affect pixels of that color or containing combinations of that color i e Yellow contains Green and Blue and would thus also be affected by changes to one of these channels Z The midtone is used to adjust the mid range of color values Raising the midtone darkens the image and lowering the midtone brightens the pict
77. on your hard drive Units shows the measurement units used in the Prescan Area The measurement units can be changed by clicking on the Advanced button 64 Version displays the version of the Founderscan TWAIN program you are using Advanced Settings Window The Advanced Settings window has 4 tabs running along the top Preferences Histogram Tone Map and Gamma all of which will be explained in detail below Click on one of the tabs to display settings For additional instructions click on the Help button at the bottom right of the window to view SSeS the on line Founderscan help wal Sorta pene T Inverse Preferences Histogram Tone Map Gamma m Monitor Gamma V Keep R G B values the same Descreen Most of the menu options are I Aways on Top considered advanced features We I Auto Prescan At Startup strongly suggest that you first become en familiar with scanning and using the settings in the Founderscan TWAIN program before attempting to use any of the following features Many of these advanced features will also be available to you in your image editing software after you scan Preferences Window The Preferences window has a number of settings that control how the image is scanned and how it is viewed in the Prescan Area Monitor Gamma Monitor gamma defines how the colors in an image will be displayed on your monitor not the color data in the image itself The
78. onsistent This ensures that colors will always be displayed in the same way Auto Density Checking this box automatically adjusts the Histogram to make the scanned image clearer It does this by increasing the difference between color tones Inverse When inverse is checked the colors of an entire image will become reversed A black and white image will look similar to a photo negative Before After 66 Descreen Descreen applies filtering to images that contain moir patterns or herringbone A moir pattern is created from scanning pictures Before in magazines or printed material that use color dithering The descreen filter is not needed when scanning original photographs or black and white images and After text but is recommended when scanning any printed color graphics such as a page from a magazine in order to remove the unsightly interference patterns which may occur Filter There are five filter choices located under the Filter menu Filters help you improve your scans by allowing you to sharpen images as well as remove excessive dots and distortion e Average Determines the medium depth of an image and averages adjacent pixels to make images appear softer e Blur Lets you dull the edges within an image and decreases the contrast by making dark edges lighter and light edges darker e Blur More Adds additional blurring e Sharpen Allows you to sharpen the edges within an image by maki
79. or 120 220 films or 300 dpi for large format sheet films when you proceed the film scanning task to prevent the scan images from losing the quality while you enlarge the size of the images Lamp Control The scanner lamp may be turned ON and OFF manually via the Scanner Utility You may also press the Power Save button on the scanner s front panel to achieve the same result From the Windows START menu click on Programs gt Founderscan UXXX XXX represents your scanner model name gt Scanner Utility In the window that opens find the Lamp Control section shown below Lamp Control F g 5 minutes to turn off lamp Click on the On Off switch at the far right of the section to immediately turn the scanning lamp on or off You may also set the default time for the lamp to automatically turn off after a scan by clicking the up or down arrows next to the area that reads minutes to turn off lamp Or you can set the lamp being always illuminated Maintenance To keep your scanner working smoothly take a moment to review the following maintenance tips Avoid using the scanner in a dusty environment When it is not in use keep the scanner covered Dust particles and other foreign objects may damage the unit Do not attempt to disassemble the scanner There is danger of an electrical shock and opening your scanner will void your warranty 51 Do not subject the scanner to exce
80. r itself 44 Select Twain Source 5 In the window that opens choose Founder scanner Click on the Select button to close the window 6 Within Founder Artworld program click on File gt Acquire gt Acquire 7 The Founderscan UXXX XXX represents your scanner model name TWAIN window will open Close the Guide Scan window and click the Scan button 8 If an image appears on your screen your scanner is working properly Scanning the Films Your scanner provides an easier and quicker way to scan transparent materials such as slides positive or negative film With the special designed Negative and Positive Film Holder supplied with your scanner you may have a very different experience in proceeding scanning task Read the following instructions carefully to learn how to scan the films Installing the Transparency Adapter The transparency adapter is located on the underside of the scanner lid and is a necessary tool when scanning slides or negatives The transparency adapter already comes installed in your scanner model To activate it simply plug it in as shown below 7 Available only to scanners equipped with transparency adapter 45 Founderscan Negative and Positive Film Holders There are two types of film holders The film holders guarantee the correct position of the films while being scanned The film holder A is for scanning small format films e g 35mm slides 35mm filmstrips or m
81. r image will look after it is scanned You can use the Magnifying Glass to zoom the view of the prescanned image by clicking on the magnifying glass button towards the upper right of the Founderscan TWAIN window and then clicking on the part of the image you wish to view in detail ue ue eh emits A Voi 1 Scan Area 34 Borders If you change any settings either in the Founderscan TWAIN window or in any of the Advanced windows the effects of the changes except for Flip Rotate Filter and Descreen will immediately appear on the prescanned image in the Prescan Area This allows you to instantly judge the effects of almost any setting you change The Scan Area Border designated by the dotted box in the Prescan Area can be resized and moved This is very important for keeping the image size in terms of computer memory as small as possible To do this first prescan the document or image you wish to scan by loading it in the scanner and clicking on the Prescan Button After it appears in the Prescan Area resize and move the dotted box so it fits snugly around the edges of the prescanned image In this way only the actual image or the desired portion of an image will be scanned and extraneous white spaces which take up computer memory will be removed This feature is especially useful when scanning 3x5 photos for example 62 change the cursor as shown to the left and allows you to move the Placing the mouse pointer
82. ray images and for color images it affects the three other channels evenly The other 3 channels affect the Red Green and Blue RGB colors in an image respectively Clicking on one of the color channels activates it in the graph in the center of the window Note Changes made to the individual color channels will be added on top of changes made to the Master channel 69 Histogram Histogram is a representation of statistical data by rectangles widths represent class intervals and ae heights represent similar frequencies aia Make adjustments to the histogram E _ _ _ only when the color balance of your scanned image does not match the original picture Advanced Preferences Histogram Tone Map Gamma However if the colors in a scanned image appear unclear the histogram can be used to make them more to your liking A histogram shows how bright or dark colors in the image are and can be used to adjust these levels When using the histogram it is very helpful to prescan the image Changes made to the histogram will instantly be shown on the image in the Prescan Area allowing you to immediately judge the effects of the changes A histogram is a graphic representation of the tonal distribution the brightness and darkness levels in an image It plots the number of pixels dots at each brightness level The histogram displays these levels in the 4 color channels The x axis of the hist
83. rs only Note You are recommended to use Founder OCR system to perform OCR processing if you need to recognize Simplified Chinese characters in your scanned document Power Save Button The Power Save button enables users to turn off on the scanner lamp immediately to conserve energy with simply one click How to turn OFF the scanner lamp e Press the Power Save button on the scanner to turn off the lamp How to turn ON the scanner lamp e Press the Power Save button again e Press any function button on the scanner E Mail Button The E Mail button lets you scan documents and images directly to your MAPI based E Mail programs which currently include Microsoft Outlook Eudora etc that have already been installed on your computer To scan images and send them to your E Mail program 1 Place a document or image face down on the scanner glass 2 Press the E Mail button 3 Once the E mail Utility is opened the scanner automatically starts the calibration and prescan process Afterwards the scanned image appears in the Scan Area of the E mail Utility window To define the margins and crop out sections of the image you don t want scanned use the mouse to click and drag the corners or sides of the scan area borders 55 4 Select the File Format from the drop down menu Choose a Scan Mode by clicking on the appropriate button Color Photo B W Photo or Text from left to right 6 Adjust the resolution brig
84. s and the arrow sign of the particular film compartment must be in alignment with the inverse arrow sign carved on the scanner housing 48 49 Open an image editing program e g Presto ImageFolio or Presto Mr Photo and then open the Founderscan TWAIN window by choosing ACQUIRE from FILE menu of the image editing program Within the Founderscan UXXX XXX represents ia scanner model name TWAIN window select Positive Film or Negative Film Boom the drop down menu of E Scan Source 6 Select 35mm 24x36 135 120 220 60x60 mm 120 220 60x90 mm 4 x5 102x127 mm or 5 x7 130x180 mm from the drop down menu of Film Size 7 Click on the PRESCAN Pranon to preview the image 8 Adjust the scanning border if necessary 9 Click on the SCAN utton to start scanning the image Important Notes about Scanning Film Do not cover any small compartment below each arrow sign on the film holder because that it is necessary for calibration Always replace the reflective document mat onto the scanner s document cover after you finish scanning the films Make sure the film is properly loaded into the film holder and the film holder is correctly positioned on the scanner glass 50 Make sure the proper SCAN SOURCE and SCAN SIZE are selected before proceeding the scanning task It is recommended to use a higher resolution such as 1200dpi for 35mm films 600dpi f
85. should install the OCR software that is included Action Manager 32 is a program that allows you to conveniently scan images and text without the need to work directly within any image editing application i e Presto ImageFolio Action Manager 32 also includes features to allow you to use your scanner as fax and copy machines A fax modem and fax software is required to send faxes 7 A printer is required for the copy utility 43 Please refer to the Action Manager 32 on line Help accessible by right clicking on the Action Manager 32 window and choosing Help for more information about these functions Testing the Scanner The following test procedure checks to see if the scanner is properly functioning with your computer and the scanning software Before testing your scanner double check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened To properly test your scanner please perform the following steps Removable Document Cover Place document facedown to center Front of Scanner 1 Open the scanner s document cover and place a picture onto the scanner glass headfirst and face down 2 Gently close the document cover 3 Next open the scanner s image editing program From the Windows START menu click on Programs and then Founder Artworld 4 When the Founder Artworld program opens click on File and then 3 The scanner illustration s may appear different from the actual scanne
86. sks of causing fire un Do use the power adapter and USB cable provided with the scanner Use of other power adapter and cables may lead to malfunction Box Contents 1 Founder Scanner The scanner illustration s may appear different than from the actual scanner itself 2 USB Cable 3 Power Adapter 4 Quick Guide 5 Setup Application CD ROM The complete scanner user s guide is available on the included CD ROM 6 Reflective Document Mat Available only to scanners equipped with the transparency adapter 7 Negative and Positive Film Holder Available only to scanners equipped with the transparency adapter Install the Scanner s Hardware Please follow the step by step procedures described below to install the Founder scanner Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future 38 Step 1 Hassle Free Lock Mechanism This scanner has an automatic locking mechanism to hold the scanning head in place during transportation When the locking switch located on the scanner s underside is pressed it automatically unlocks the scanning head when not pressed it automatically locks up the scanning head again 1 Always place your scanner on a flat and smooth surface before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task 2 When you need to move the scanner do keep the locking switch NOT PRESSED to ensure accurate and problem free use of your scanner A
87. ssive vibration It may damage the internal components Be sure not to bump or knock the scanner glass as it is fragile and could break Clean the scanner glass by lightly spraying a non abrasive glass cleaner onto a soft lint free cloth Then wipe the glass thoroughly with the cloth DO NOT SPRAY CLEANER DIRECTLY ONTO THE SCANNER GLASS Excess liquid residue may fog or damage the scanner Your scanner operates best in temperatures between 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F 52 III Scanner Buttons Copy Button The Copy button will allow you to make copies of your photographs and text documents much like a normal office copier Copies can be made on any printer previously installed in Windows To make a copy Place a document or picture face down on the scanning glass 2 Press the Copy button and then the Copy Utility will open on your computer Select a printer from the drop down menu 4 Select the appropriate Paper Size to define the area to be scanned Alternatively you may check the AUTO CROP option to have the scanner program automatically identify the dimensions of the image you scanned and crop around the edges The crop shape will be a square or rectangle and it will not trace the edges of oddly shaped images This command can be useful when scanning smaller images such as photographs Choose a Scan Mode and adjust other settings if necessary 6 Click on the Start button ease api
88. ttention 39 Step 2 Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 1 Plug the power adapter into the scanner s power receptor 2 Plug the other end of the power adapter into a standard AC power outlet 3 Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port at the rear of the scanner 4 Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of your computer Note If there is another USB device connected to the computer connect the scanner to an available USB port 5 If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer Next connect the scanner to the USB hub Note If you do not have a USB port available you might need to buy a USB port 5 The USB hub is not included with the scanner 40 Install the Software 1 41 If the USB components on your computer are functioning correctly they will automatically detect the scanner causing the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard to be launched For Windows 98 amp 2000 a Click on the NEXT button when the Add New Hardware Wizard window is displayed b Select SEARCH FOR THE BEST DRIVER FOR YOUR DEVICE RECOMMENDED and click on the NEXT button c The next window will ask you where to search to find the drive Select CD ROM drive and deselect Floppy disk drives if it is checked d Insert the Setup Applic
89. ure For balanced color the midtone should be set at 50 The shadow represents the low dark end of the color spectrum If the shadow value on the Master channel is raised to 10 all color values between one and ten will be given the value of zero black Thus raising the shadow darkens the entire image and raising the shadow in a specific color channel darkens pixels of that color Raising the shadow also increases the color contrast of darker tones the range between the midtone and the shadow The Default button at the bottom of the window sets the shadow to 0 the highlight to 255 and the midtone to 50 the lowest contrast settings Note Checking the Auto Density box in the Preferences window will automatically adjust the histogram to give high quality images without needing to manually adjust the settings in the Histogram window 71 Tone Map Like the histogram the tone peme mE map lets you adjust the tonal range Preferences Histogram Tone Map Gamma of an image However instead of Benne making the adjustments using just three variables shadows midtones and highlights in the histogram you can adjust any point along the tonal scale and up to 20 points in all The x axis of the graph represents the original brightness values of the pixels input levels the y axis represents the new brightness values output levels The diagonal line that appears by default shows the current relationship between t
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