Artec Color Image Scanner Model: E+ 48U/E+ Pro User’s Guide
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Table of Contents Thank you note…………………………………………………………………………….4 What’s in the Package…………………………………………………………………… 4 System Requirement…………………………………………………………………….. 5 Installation of the scanner software and hardware……………………………………. 5 - Installing the scanner software…………………………………………………………… 5 - Connecting and unlocking the scanner……………………………………………………8 - Scanner detection and installation………………………………………………………... 9 Scanner hardware and software operation……………………………………………...
Thank You! Thank you for purchasing the Artec E+48U/E+ Pro USB color scanner. Your scanner offers great scanning solution for both pictures, and documents. Additional features include E-mail, OCR (Optical Character Recognition) function, and Copy to printer. What’s in the package? Before starting, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts and accessories are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.
System Requirements System requirements for operating the Artec E+ 48U/ E+ Pro Scanner • • • • • • Intel Pentiumtm 2 class 300 Mhz or equivalent Microsoft Windows 95 with USB support, 98, 2000, ME, or XP One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port Internal memory (RAM) o Windows 95 or 98 – 32 MB or more o Windows ME or 2000 – 64 MB or more o Windows XP – 192 MB or more 95 MB of free hard disk space 8 X CD-ROM drive for software installation Installation of scanner software and hardware Please follow t
3. A language selection screen will prompt. Select your desired language and continue 4. Program selection screen will prompt. We recommend you to install the software in the following order: i. Scanner driver ii. Textbridge Pro 8.0 iii. Internet Explorer 6.0 (only install if you don’t have an internet browser available.
5. Follow all the on screen installation instruction for the abovementioned software. 6. When a message asks if you want to restart your computer before using your scanner, select restart computer now and click OK.
Restarting your computer sets up the files that your scanner needs to work properly. STEPS 2: CONNECTING AND UNLOCKING THE SCANNER The Artec E+ 48U/ E+ Pro scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s user’s guide for its USB port locations. Note: Hardware connection is to be done when your computer has restarted and back in Windows. To connect the E+ 48U/ E+ Pro scanner to a USB port on your computer: 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port. 2.
3. Connects the other side of the USB cable to the back of the scanner. Note: The lock switch protects the scanner’s optical module by holding it securely in position. Lock the scanner when transporting it from one location to another, but always remember to unlock it before scanning. The scanner will not scan when locked and produces a cranking noise if a scan action is performed. This may cause damage to the scanner. STEPS 3: SCANNER DETECTION AND INSTALLATION 1.
2. You should be able to verify if your scanner has been installed properly by going into “Device Manager” and check if scanner is listed under the Imaging Devices category. 3. If you are not seeing the listing of the scanner under “Device Manager” but instead seeing a USB device with a yellow question mark listed under Other Devices, you will need to install the scanner manually. (Reasons for such result due to several factors. Please see Trouble shooting section for detail.
Please follow the steps below to install scanner manually. 1. Double click the USB device to enter the device property. 2. Click on the Reinstall Driver. Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will then appear. Click next to continue.
3. Choose Search for a suitable driver and click next to continue. 4. Uncheck all the boxes from the selection so the search will only be performed within your system’s directories. Click next to continue.
5. The search will find and locate a most suitable driver for the scanner in your system’s directories. Click next to continue. 6. Wizard will continue the installation and prompt you to finish the installation process. Click finish and back to “Device Manager”. Now you should be seeing the scanner listed under Imaging Devices. Note: during the installation process, a message about the driver’s Digital Signature Not Found may appear. Please ignore the message and continue with the installation.
Scanner Hardware and Software Operation There are different ways for getting your images or documents to be scanned into your computer. Here is the list of ways you can do just that. 1) Using the scanner’s one touch scanning buttons located in front of the scanner. 2) Using the Twain Menu for direct scanning to desired destinations. 3) Access the scanner by going through Twain compliant software.
Artec E+ 48U/ E+ Pro Scanner One touch button Scan Panel E-mail OCR Copy Scan Scan Press the Scan button on the scanner for one page automatic scans to the default application. (See ScanPanel settings on page 15 for details) Copy Press the Copy button on the scanner for direct printing of scanned image to printer. (See ScanPanel settings on page 15 for details) OCR Press the OCR button on the scanner for direct document scanning to OCR program for document editing.
1. By double clicking the ScanPanel tray icon next to your system clock will prompt you to the ScanPanel software base execution and settings. Settings 2. Select Settings for ScanPanel configuration and settings.
ScanPanel Settings and Configuration The Scan Button Scan To: Application - Default Twain compliant programs. ScanPanel will detect and set your system’s default twain programs to work with this function. When Application is being selected, all images being scanned in by pressing the Scan button on the scanner will be sent to the selected application directly. You may add twain compliant program into the selection by click on Add.
File – Saving your scanned image to a file in your computer. By selecting File, your scanned image will be saved directly to any location you desire on your computer as an image file. Note: Image will not be displayed after scanning. You will need to locate the saved file and execute it for the display of the image. Save As: Options on the file saving location, file name, and the saved format desired. Scan Mode: Options for which mode you want to scan the picture with.
The Copy Button The copy feature is designed to work directly with your printer. This feature allows you to scan an image and be printed directly from your printer. (A printer must be installed and function normally.) Number of Copies: Number of printed copies you prefer. Output Size: Original – the original scanned size of the image. Fit – fitting the scanned image into the printing area on the paper type from the printer. Scaling – setting the scale for the image to be printed from the printer.
The E-mail Button The E-mail function for the scanner only works with Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express program as your default E-mail client. If you are using another type of e-mail service or account, consult with their technical support to see if there are settings or options on getting the account to work with Outlook or Outlook Express. Scan Mode: Options for which mode you want to scan the picture with. You can choose from Color, or Gray Scale.
The OCR Button OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a technology designed to scan and recognize fonts and characters on a text document and convert it into an editable text document in your computer. Scan To: Default OCR compliant programs. ScanPanel will detect and set your system’s default OCR programs to work with this function. When Application is being selected, all documents being scanned in by pressing the OCR button on the scanner will be sent to the selected OCR application directly.
2. Using The Twain Menu The Twain Menu, software which is mainly being used for the scanner operation within Windows, can work by itself as a stand alone direct scanning software or can be used from the access of a Twain compliant software. (See the Twain complaint application section for detail.) To open the Twain Menu, go to Start>Programs>e+48U.
Cancel: cancel actions. Help: show help documents. Scan: scan image to destinations. Pre-scan: pre-scan image to the preview window. User Reference for resolution settings Resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi), which is used to represent the image detail in a given area. The available resolution ranges for the scanner is from 50 to 19200 dpi. Generally, the higher the resolution means the sharper and higher the quality of the scanned image.
Advance Menu A pre-scan image must be scanned to the Preview area before you can utilize the advance options. Image Enhancement Tools Gamma - When you wish to adjust the brightness of mid-tones of the scanned image while keeping shadow and highlight areas relatively unchanged. The Gamma correction function allows you to increase or decrease the intensity of the middle gray tones. Pressing the button will open up the Gamma correction setting window.
The available gamma value ranges from 0.01 to 7.99. The default value is 1.0. Changing the gamma value above 1.0 will brighten the mid-tones, and below 1.0 will darken the mid-tones. You can either enter the desired gamma value in the edit box or use the scroll bar to select your desired value. In the Channel checking box: All - To correct all color components (red, green, and blue) of the image with the same gamma value. Red - To correct the red component of the image.
Hue & Saturation - allow you to adjust the hue and saturation of its pixels in an image while keeping the brightness level unchanged. Hue is the wavelength of light reflected directly from an image, and it is represented by the name of colors. Adjusting the hue changes the whole color appearance of the image. Saturation is the strength of the color, referring to how far the color is from a gray of equal intensity. Adjusting the saturation changes the degree of the purity in proportion to the hue.
Tone Adjustment - For the purpose of correcting image distortions that take place during scanning, you use the Tone adjustment to make the compensation on scanned images. Tone adjustment allows you control the conjunction between the shadows, mid-tones, and highlights of your image. Use it to restore detail that is lost in shadows or highlights, to correct over or under-exposure, and to improve the tonal quality of your image. You can adjust the tone value by using the mouse cursor to reshape the tone.
Mirror - lets you change the horizontal orientation of a pre-scan image to one that mirrors the current orientation of the image view across a vertical imaginary line. Note: This function applies to all the scan areas defined in the Batch Scan function at the same time. That is, when it is disabled, none of the defined scan areas are mirrored; when it is enabled, all the scan areas are mirrored. Zoom - lets you enlarge the view of the image in the Preview window.
Check on the Enable Levels box to enable level adjustment. You can choose channels from All, Red, Green, and Blue level for adjustment between 0 – 255. Filter – This feature has been omitted from these scanner models. Effect – options for sharpening or to blurring your scanned image. Five options are available: None, Blur, Blur More, Sharpen, and Sharpen More. None - No sharpen or blur effects are to be applied. Blur - slightly soften all or part of an image.
Color Correction: Check this option to acquire of fidelity image. Batch Scan: allows you to define multiple areas with different image settings in the Preview windows and to scan the define area in a single operation. Please remember to pre-scan the image before applying the Batch Scan function. Add – To add a scan area selection: Press this button to scan more than one image to the designated destination.
Define the scan area To define a scan area, move the cursor to the Preview window when the first pre-scan is done. The cursor changes to a cross in the Preview Window. Click and hold the left button of your mouse to drag a rectangle around the desired scan area of the image. Release the mouse button. Repeat the same step to re-define a scan area. For multiple areas, please refer to Batch scan. To discard the scan area, simply click the left mouse button outside the rectangle anywhere in the Preview Window.
Monitor Menu The Monitor menu allows you to calibrate the monitor color by adjusting the gamma value and gain parameters of your monitor to increase the visual perception. Gamma Adjustment box - adjust for a suitable value for each of the primary color channels used by the monitor. The value in the number box varies on your visual judgment until the colors of the two areas come to one. To vary the gamma values of the three channels together, check the “All” box.
Gain Adjustment box adjust for a suitable gain value for each of the primary color channels. Based on your visual judgment adjust the rightmost edges of this color strip until it appears black and fades in gradation to the left. To vary the gain values of the three channels together, check the “All” box. To reset the monitor calibration, click on the Reset button to restore the original state of the calibration.
Preference Menu Prescan Image Area Auto Detection – Placing a check mark in the box, enable the auto detection of the pre-scanned image’s original scanned area. This feature will eliminate the extra steps for cropping the original scanned image area when performing a scan. Calibration – Scanner optical module will reset its calibration automatically after each scan. From time to time, the preview-scanned image will have uneven vertical lines or an incorrect color registration.
Default Destination Settings These settings define the location to print and/or fax your scan result to. To configure these settings, at least one printer and one fax application most installed in your computer to perform these functions. By default, related devices and application in your system will be detected and set to these destinations when you install the scanner driver and software.
3. Twain compliant software Most of the imaging or photo editing software sold in the market are all considered Twain compliant software. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software is also twain compliant. All scanners are designed to work with these twain compliant software. E+48U/E+Pro is bundled with two great photo editing and OCR software for images and documents enhancement for end users to use.
Using the Bundled photo and OCR software with the scanner Note: Please be aware that bundled software is free software, which Artec purchased the distribution licenses from the respective manufacturer of the software. We do not have any software structure or advanced operation knowledge on this software. The following is the simple walkthrough on how to get the bundled software started and how to acquire the image or document from the scanner through the application.
The first time you use the program, a selection of import device may prompt and ask you to select a image import device. Select Flatbed scanner. 2. To acquire or import an image from the scanner: Click on the scanner picture on the task bar.
3. The right hand side of the screen will change into: 1) Select data source – make sure e+ 48U is being selected in this box. 2) Select this option to enable the Twain Menu to appear when acquiring. 3) Select save to album, naming the image file, and select saved format type. JPG format is highly recommended. 4) Click on the acquire button to activate scanner. Twain menu will prompt shortly. Click on this icon for help.
4. Twain Menu will appear after the acquire button is being pressed. Note that the application icon under the Destination column is enabled. (Application icon can only be used from accessing the Twain Menu through an application.) For Twain Menu operation please refer to the Using The Twain Menu section starting on page 20. 5. After scanning is performed, image will be sent to the application for further enhancement edition and saving of the image.
Textbridge Pro 1. To start textbridge Pro, go to Start>Programs>Textbridge Pro>Select the Textbridge Pro application. 2. Click on File at the command bar and select scanner.
3. A scanner selection screen will prompt. Select the Twain category and select the scanner from the list. Click OK to continue. 4. Click on Auto processing.
5. Select Page type from the selection Make sure the scanner is being selected from the page source section. 6. Click OK to continue. 7. Twain Menu will prompt for image scanning preferences. Adjust preferences and continue with scanning. Note that the Scan Mode now is selected in B/W mode for OCR scanning.
8. After Scanning, a window will prompt and ask for more page scanning or end session. Select the “no more” button if no further scanning is needed. 9. Scanned document will then be sent to textbridge for proofread edition. 10. After Proofread is done, save your document for future usage.
Troubleshooting and solutions This section gives you some general idea on some troubleshooting and problem solving for most of the encountered issues with the scanner. Hardware Why is my scanner not moving when I execute the scanner in any ways? Please double check the following: 1) Is your scanner plugged in properly? 2) Is your scanner unlocked? 3) Is the light on the scanner is on? My scanner is installed and some problem with the operation on my laptop computer.
After I install the scanner, I plug in the scanner to the computer. Nothing happened, why? Possible reason is because your USB port is not yet enabled in the system BIOS. Please contact your computer or motherboard manufacture for the instruction on how to enable your USB port in the system BIOS. It is hard to unlock the scanner. Why? Plastic material may not be identical all the time when doing massive production. Some conjunction parts may become unbalance.
After I followed the installation instruction, I try scanning, but a twain error message comes out. Why? Please double check if the scanner hardware has been install properly by going into the Device Manager. (See page 8 for detail.) Scanner button is not working, why? Check is the ScanPanel tray Icon next to your system clock is enabled or not.
Artec E+ 48U / E+ Pro Scanner Specification Scanning Area 8.5 inches x 11.7 inches Optical resolution E+ 48U – 600 x 1200 dpi E+ Pro – 1200 x 2400 dpi Maximum Resolution 19200 dpi (S/W interpolated) Scan Mode Color: 48bit (internal) Gray: 16bit (internal) Text/Line Art: 1bit Scan Method Single-pass with CIS Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB bus power) Color Depth 48bit true color Power Consumption 2.5w + 5 % Weight 1.
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