Document Imaging Scanner XT3500 User's Manual www.microtek.
Preface Copyright Copyright © 2013, Microtek International, Inc., all rights reserved. This document may not be reproduced or copied in any way, stored electronically, or translated into any language, without the permission of Microtek International, Inc. Trademarks Microtek, ScanMaker, ArtixScan, ScanWizard and ColoRescue are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microtek International, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
FCC Compliance Statement This equipment (Model: MRS-1200A4H2) has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Safety Precautions Before using your scanner, read the following safety guides carefully, which detail the proper operation of the scanner and its accessories to prevent injuries or damage to users or equipment. Power Source and AC Power Cord: • Use a power source only with a power rating specified on the marking label. • Insert the plug completely into the outlet, as a loose connection may cause arcing and result in fire.
Table of Contents Preface ............................................................................................... 2 FCC Compliance Statement ................................................................ 3 Safety Precautions ............................................................................. 4 Knowing about Your Scanner ............................................................. 7 Features of the XT3500 ...................................................................
Care and Cleaning ............................................................................ 37 Cleaning the Scanner Glass Surfaces ................................................ 37 Appendix .......................................................................................... 37 Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 37 Specifications ................................................................................
Knowing about Your Scanner The XT3500 is one of A4 high-speed document scanners, with 8.5" x 11.7" scan bed, 1200 dpi optical resolution, and a Hi-Speed USB interface to satisfy the requirements of office, home and SOHO users. With its high-quality CCD technology and “Zero Boundary" design, the XT3500 is perfect as a small document scanner, giving you more desk space and yielding great image quality.
• 8 XT3500 User's Manual New and Advanced Microtek ScanWizard DI software — All-in-one control panel offers a host of features and image adjustment controls. It comes out several distinguished advantages: – Auto Document Rotation — With this feature, the scanner automatically rotates every saved files in a readable direction based on a specific OCR language selected.
Installation Requirements In order to use your scanner, your computer must satisfy the following system requirements: • CD/DVD-ROM drive (for installing software) • Color display with 24-bit color output capability • 512 MB RAM or above • Pentium IV PC or higher with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) port; Intel-Based Mac computer with built-in USB port • Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7; Mac OS X 10.
Taking a Closer Look Front/Open View SCAN F1 F2 CO PY F3 OC R F1 SCAN F2 COPY F3 OCR LED indicator 10 No. Names of Parts Functions of Parts 1 Vertical Ruler Used to measure the length of a scanned document. 2 Horizontal Ruler Used to measure the width of a scanned document. 3 Programmable Function Buttons Allows users to perform the function that was previously defined or customize the buttons to perform their preferred functions via software settings.
Rear View No. Names of Parts Functions of Parts 1 Hi-Speed USB Port Connects the Hi-Seed USB (USB 2.0) cable to the computer. 2 Power Connector Connects the scanner to the power adapter. 3 Power Switch Turns the scanner on or off.
Initial Setup Following the Four Easy Steps After unpacking your scanner package, you should see four yellow stickers, which are marked from Step 1 to Step 4 and are placed on your scanner contents. Follow the steps in order for a quick and easy installation process. Step 1: Unpacking Package Contents After unpacking your scanner package, please check for the major components listed below.
Step 2: Installing the Software Important: Do not remove the yellow stickers from your scanner until you are told to do so. You must install all software before connecting your scanner. Always close any open programs and turn off Anti-virus utilities before installing software. PC: 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Place the Microtek Software CD/DVD into a drive. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver and software.
Step 3: Unlocking the Scanner 1. Remove the yellow “Step 3” sticker from your scanner. 2. With the scanner power off, tilt the right front corner of the scanner to see the locking switch at the bottom. 3. Push the locking switch to the position as indicated in the graphic, with the icon on the lock showing as “Unlocked”.
To the Hi-Speed USB Cable 4. Connect one end of the Hi-Speed USB cable to your computer. 5. Connect the other end of the Hi-Speed cable to the scanner’s USB port. 6. Press the power switch at the back of the scanner. When the scanner is detected by your system, the LED will be lightened up and the scanner is ready to scan.
Positioning Documents This section shows you how to position a single-sheet document, such as contact sheets, large pieces of art, and mechanical blueprints, on the flatbed. 1. Raise the scanner lid. 2. Place the document to be scanned facing down on the glass surface of the scanner. Align the top of the document along the horizontal ruler on the scanner. 3. Lower the scanner lid.
Scanning Documents Using ScanWizard DI ScanWizard DI is a scanning software designed by Microtek for document scanning in color, black and white, and grayscale. Its user-friendly interface enables you to easily start the scanning process. Refer to the ScanWizard DI software manual for more details. The following sections will show you step by step how to use ScanWizard DI. Scanning a Single-sheet Document 1. Place the single-sheet document to be scanned on the scanner's glass surface. 2.
6. Select your image type in the Attribute drop-down menu. – Select Line Art to scan line art images (images in one color or in blackand-white, such as logos or mechanical blueprints). – Select Photo to scan color prints. – Select Text to scan text. 7. If necessary, adjust image quality by using the image correction tools. 8. Click the Scan or Scan To button to start scanning.
Scanning Documents with Mixed Contents Many documents contain mixed content with both text and pictures on the same page. You can use a function named “Multiple Scan Frames” to scan different types of documents at the same time. 1. Place the single-sheet color print to be scanned on the scanner glass surface. 2. Launch ScanWizard DI (either as a stand-alone by clicking the program icon, or by using the “File-Import” or “Scan” command from an application program). 3.
9. Specify the second subframe. a) Click the Create Subframe tool button. Move the mouse pointer to the drawing picture area, then drag to create a rectangle and enclose the picture area. b) Select Line Art in the Attribute drop-down menu as your image type for the selected scan frame. c) If necessary, adjust image quality by using the image correction tools. 10. Click the Scan or Scan To button to start scanning.
Scanning Documents with Barcodes When there is a barcode on a document, you can use “Barcode Separator” function to batch scan documents without starting and stopping each time a new file begins. This scanning scenario is useful for the scanned documents to be filed with barcode numbers. 1. Place a single-sheet document to be scanned on the scanner glass surface. 2. Launch ScanWizard DI as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon on the desktop. 3.
Select Frame tool Scanning settings Scan frame (enclosed by dotted lines and labeled with the tag “Main”) Barcode Frame tool Image type Image correction settings Barcode Separator Barcode number is used as a file directory name Barcode number is used as a file name 22 XT3500 User's Manual Barcode frame (enclosed by dotted lines and labeled with the tag “BarCode”)
Scanning a Book in Book Mode The Book Mode in ScanWizard DI is quite helpful when you want to scan a physical book and save it as an electronic file. The scanned result can be used directly as an E-book and you do not need any editing software to maintain it later. 1. Launch ScanWizard DI as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon on the desktop. 2.
b) Immediate, a “Book Mode Wizard” window appears on the screen to guide you to put the cover page of the book on the scan bed. Follow the instructions and graphs there to put the cover page on the scan bed. When done, press the “Scan Cover Page” button to start scanning of the cover page. c) Scan a book cover When the scan is complete, the window will guide you to put the even page of the book on the scan bed. Follow the instructions and graphs there to put the even page on the scan bed.
If ScanWizard DI is launched as a Plug-In from an image-editing program, the scanned image is delivered after the scan to your application, where the image can be saved, printed, or modified further. If ScanWizard DI is launched as a stand-alone program, the scanned image can be saved after the scan to a file, opened in an image-editing program, or sent to a printer. Note: 1. Please follow the instructions and graphs in the “Book Mode Wizard” window to scan pages in your book orderly.
Utilizing Scanned Documents Depending on your needs, you may save your scanned documents into the following several ways: Scanning for Archiving The archiving function allows the scanner to scan documents for recording purposes. For instance, an image “record” can be kept of multiple-page legal documents or of other important documents, such as birth certificates and tax records. 1. Place the document to be scanned on the scanner glass surface. 2.
6. When the Barcode Separator function is checked, the “Scan To: Save As” dialog box should look like the one as shown below. The “Auto filename” option will be replaced by the “Save Barcode as Directory”. Save Barcode as Directory: If “Save Barcode as Directory” is checked, the value of the scanned barcode is saved and used as a file directory. If unchecked, the value of the scanned barcode is saved and used as a file’s name.
Scanning for OCR The OCR (Optical Character Recognition) function allows the scanner to convert a scanned document into text that can be edited from any word processing application. 1. Place the document to be scanned on the scanner glass surface. 2. Launch ScanWizard DI in stand-alone mode by clicking the program icon on the desktop. 3. Follow the procedures (steps 3 through 7) for “Scanning a Single-sheet Document” to specify your scanning requirements. 4.
5. Click the Save button to start the scanning. If the “Save multiple images as a single file” option is checked, when the scanning is finished, ScanWizard DI will prompt you a window to ask if you want to place the next page. Click the Continue button to scan or click the Close button to save multiple images as a single file. The saved file can now be opened from your chosen application and is ready to be edited.
Scanning for PDF The scanner can easily convert any paper document into an image and saves it as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file for viewing with the Adobe application software. It also offers variable compression levels for full controls over file sizes and image quality. 1. Place the document to be scanned on the scanner glass surface. 2. Launch ScanWizard DI in stand-alone mode by clicking the program icon on the desktop. 3.
Scanning for E-mail The e-mail function allows the scanner to save and send the scanned images to your preferred e-mail application program in one simple step. This lets you share your scanning results with others fast and easily. 1. Load the documents to be scanned on the scanner glass surface. 2. Launch ScanWizard DI in stand-alone mode by clicking the program icon on the desktop. 3.
Scanning for Copying The copy function allows the scanner to work like a copier using your printer, with documents printed successively without interruption. This lets you transform your scanner and printer into a convenient copy station. 1. Place the document to be scanned on the scanner glass surface. 2. Launch ScanWizard DI in stand-alone mode by clicking the program icon on the desktop. 3.
Activating Auto Scan The Auto Scan function activates the paper sensor of the scanner; therefore, the scanner can detect and scan documents automatically based on a predefined time interval. This function is available only when the scanner is equipped with a paper detecting sensor. 1. Place the document to be scanned on the scanner glass surface. 2. Launch ScanWizard DI in stand-alone mode by clicking the program icon on the desktop. 3.
• To stop the current scan job and start a new scan job, press the “Batch scan completed” button. The scanner will stop scanning and then save the scanned images in one file. When done, it will start to process a new scan job consecutively. The new scan job will be named automatically in a consecutive file number order. If the new assigned file name has already existed in your system, a window will pop up to remind you that if you want to overwrite the existing file with the new scan job.
Customizing the Function Buttons The XT3500 is equipped with three programmable function buttons (F1, F2, and F3) that can be customized to automate a number of predefined operations, such as scanning to a file, sending an image to your printer, scanning for OCR, etc. Customizing is done through the “Save Settings to Function Button” command, as explained below. F1 SCAN F2 COPY F3 OCR F1 SCA N F2 CO PY F3 OC R 3 programmable function buttons 1.
4. 5. In the dialog box, specify your requirements for the button that you wish to define (F1, F2, and F3). a) Select F1, F2, or F3 (e. g., F1) to be defined from the Button options. b) Key in your preferred string in the Label edit box for the selected function button. c) Make your selection among the Function radio buttons below to define your selected button.
Care and Cleaning To ensure optimal performance from the scanner, it is important to clean the glass surface of the scanner on a regular basis. Cleaning the Scanner Glass Surface 1. Lift the scanner lid. 2. Then use a soft, non-abrasive and lint-free cloth to gently wipe the glass surface area on the scanner flatbed. F1 SCA N F2 CO PY F3 OC R Note: Do not use any detergents, synthetic cleaning solutions, cleaning naphtha, or other solvents to clean the glass surface directly.
Troubleshooting The LED on the front panel indicates the status of the scanner. On - Ready to scan Green Flashing - Scanning SCAN F1 F2 CO PY F3 OC R Off - Scanner is off LED indicator First, make sure that you have followed Steps 1 to 4 as described in the “Initial Setup” section of this document (unpack, install, unlock, connect). Then if your problem is listed here, try the suggested solution. 1. No light comes on when the scanner is turned on.
Specifications Model Type MRS-1200A4H2 Type Flatbed color document scanner Image Sensor CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) Light Source LED (Light Emitting Diode ) Scanning Modes Color, grayscale, and black-and-white in a single scanning pass Input: 48-bit color input (Approx. 281 trillion colors) 16-bit grayscale (Approx. 65,536 shades of gray) Output: 24-bit color (Approx. 16 million colors) 8-bit grayscale (Approx. 256 shades of gray) Resolution Optical: 1200 (H) dpi x 2400 (V) dpi Scanning Area 8.