DIAMOND VIEW DV1248ST Professional Desktop Scanner User’s Manual for Microsoft Windows
Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................1 1. SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER...................................................................5 CHECK THE PACKAGE CONTENTS........................................................................5 INSTALLING THE SCSI INTERFACE CARD ............................................................5 UNLOCK THE PROTECTION SWITCHES .................................................................
Preview Button .............................................................................................32 Scan Button ..................................................................................................32 Exit Button ...................................................................................................32 PREVIEW AREA.................................................................................................33 TOOL BAR .....................................................
HOW TO USE COPIER ........................................................................................69 6. FINEREADER SPRINT OCR ......................................................................71 GETTING STARTED ...........................................................................................71 TO RECOGNIZE A DOCUMENT USING THE SCAN&READ BUTTON .........................72 STEP 1: PUSH THE SCAN&READ BUTTON ..........................................................73 STEP 2: SCAN ........
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8. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate the scanner where persons may walk on the cord. 9. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the fuse rating. 10.
FCC INFORMATION The Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following paragraph: This equipment 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.
Diamond View Scanner Driver Screen Combo Boxes Menu Bar Job List and Command Buttons Tool Bar Preview Area Status Area
1. SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER Check the Package Contents Check that you have all the following items in the package: • DV1248ST flatbed scanner • SCSI interface card • SCSI cable • SCSI terminator • Transparency positioning frame • Mounted slide holder • 35mm film-strip holder • Film holder • Power cord • Scanner software – 4 CD-ROM discs • Transparency positioning frame • User's Manual Installing the SCSI Interface Card Power off your computer and disconnect the computer power from the power outlet.
Unlock the Protection Switches The scanner has two protection switches: one located at the inner side of the transparency unit (figure 1-2) and the other at the bottom of the scanner itself (figure 1-3). To Unlock the transparency unit protection switch, turn the knob to the unlocked position with a coin. Figure 1-2 Figure 1-3 To unlock the scanner protection switch, slide the protection switch to the unlocked position.
Install the Transparency Unit If the transparency unit has been removed, locate the installation holes at the back of the scanner. Lift the transparency unit and insert the metal poles on the transparency unit into the holes (figure 1-4). Figure 1-4 Plug the transparency unit cable into the transparency unit connector on the rear panel of the scanner and tighten the screws on the connector (figure 1-5).
Figure 1-6 Plug the SCSI terminator into the 25 pin connector of the scanner’s rear panel. Plug the power cord into the power receptacle of the scanner’s rear panel and the other end into a power outlet. Tighten the screws on all connectors. Test the Scanner Reconnection the power cord to your computer. Turn the power of your scanner on and wait until the scanner completes its self-test. The LED indicators will first blink for a few seconds and then remain on.
Driver & Application Installation To install the Diamond View scanner drivers: 1. After you power on your computer and Windows starts, the "New hardware found" message box will appear on the screen, then the "Update Device Driver Wizard" dialogue box will pop up. Click "Cancel" to close the dialogue box. 2. Insert the Diamond View scanner software CD-ROM (Disc 1) into your CDROM drive. The software installation menu will appear on the screen automatically (figure 1-7).
5. You can choose to install other software applications from the menu. Please follow the instructions of each software installer to complete installation. 6. You will need to restart the computer to complete the installation of the scanner and SCSI adaptor drivers. Read the User's Manual with a Web Browser In addition to this User's Manual booklet, a brief electronic version is also available on the software CD-ROM. You can get more information by clicking "Read User's Manual" in the installation menu.
2. INTRODUCTION TO SCANNING Diamond View is the powerful and versatile driver program for your scanner. It is TWAIN compliant and designed to be user-friendly. With its icon based userinterface and logical task-flow design, you can complete a satisfactory scanning job with only a few mouse clicks. You can perform all of the following tasks using Diamond View: 1. Preview, scan and import the reflective originals or transparencies into your image editing software. 2.
Diamond View Main Screen You can invoke the Diamond View driver using your image editing or OCR (optical character recognition) software. Depending on the software you use, you may need to select the scanner (image source) before you can use the scanner and select Diamond View to scan and import image. For details, please refer to the instructions that come with your particular software package.
Main Screen Feature Menu Bar Combo Boxes Preview Area Tool Bar Status Area Command Button and Job List Used to… Adjust scan settings and display information about the driver. Specify different scan settings and apply to the scanned image, according to the original you want to scan. Preview the original image in order to obtain a general understanding of what the image will look like and adjust the scan area. Access several advanced tools in order to adjust the scanned image more precisely.
Diamond View in your application software (You only need to do this once, unless you re-install your application software). Please note that the method of selecting the TWAIN source may differ according to the software you use. For details, please refer to the documents that come with your application software. Step 4. Choose Acquire from your application software to bring up Diamond View (this may also differ according to the application you use). Step 5.
Scanning transparent originals Step 1. Place your film in an appropriate film frame, then place it on the glass plate of the scanner. When doing so, make sure that the calibration area is facing the right direction, towards the front panel of the scanner. Do not block or cover the calibration area or the scanner will fail to calibrate correctly, resulting in an error.
Scanning Film Strips Film strip holder Insert the film strip into the holder Scanning Positive Films positive film holder Place the positive film in the holder Step 2. Open your application software. Step 3. If this is your first scan, you may have to select the TWAIN source by choosing Select source from the File menu, then selecting Diamond View in your application software (you only need to do this once, unless you re-install your application software).
are using. For details, please refer to the documents that come with your application software. Step 4. Choose Acquire from your application software. This will bring up the Diamond View main screen. Step 5. From the Diamond View main screen, select Transparent (if you are scanning a positive film) or Negative Film (if you are scanning a negative film) in the Original combo box. When the Film Type dialog box appears, select the type of film you use from the list and click OK. Step 6. Click Preview.
3. UNDERSTANDING DIAMOND VIEW’S FUNCTIONS This section describes all the features provided by the Diamond View driver. By fully utilising these features, you can scan images more efficiently and quickly. Menu Bar There are three selectable menu items in the Menu Bar. Each menu item contains several options in its submenu: File submenu Diamond View can record the settings you make for each scan session in a configuration file.
Settings Sub-menu You can adjust several general scan settings in this submenu. Scan Size… When you choose this item, the following dialog box will appear: In this dialog box, you can set the sizes of the areas to be scanned. First, choose the job number (the numbers of the scan areas listed in the Job List) from the job number list box, then set the size of the scan area.
Monitor Gamma In general, a monitor cannot display the full colour range of an image. In order to have the monitor approximate the Colours as closely as possible, you usually need to adjust the monitor gamma. Adjustment of the monitor gamma can make the monitor approximate the Colours of the original image more closely.
Film Type When choosing this item, the following dialog box will appear: When you want to scan a negative film, choose your type of film here in advance. The scanning result will be optimised for the film type you select. If you do not know your film type or your film type is not listed, choose Generic from the list. When the selection is done, click OK to confirm or Cancel to abort.
Combo Boxes Combo Boxes provide several options to adjust the scan settings before you scan an image. In order to achieve the best scan result you may need to adjust the settings according to the intended purpose of the scanned image and the type of original you wish to scan. Original Box From this box you can select the original type, according to the type of original you want to scan.
Image Type Box Colour (RGB) The Image Type box is used to select a particular data type for your scanning. For best results, you will need to select the image type that matches the original. For example, if you are scanning a text document, choose Line Art instead of Colour to maximise scanning quality and minimise file size. The effect of each item is described below. Each pixel of a colour image occupies 24 or 48 bits (according to your selection in the Scan Mode box).
Scan Mode Box The Scan Mode box provides three scan modes: High Speed and High Quality 24 bit modes and High Quality 48 bit colour enhancement mode. The more bits used to reproduce the image colour, the more accurately the scanner represents the colours of the original. High Speed and High Quality (24 bit) modes In these modes the Diamond View scanner uses 24 bit colour to capture the colours of the original with 8 data bits for Red, 8 bits for Green and 8 bits for Blue.
The best way to select the scan resolution is to match it to the purpose of your scan job. This is because the higher resolution you use for scanning, the larger the scanned image file size will become. When resolution is increased above a certain value, it will only enlarge the file size of the scanned image without improving the image quality. This value will depend on the original image.
Scaling Box The scaling combo box allows you to specify the horizontal and vertical scale of the image to be scanned. Note that the maximum and minimum scaling is determined by the resolution. The scaling unit is a percentage (%). You may select a scaling percentage from the list. The value selected applies to the horizontal and vertical coordinates. To customise the scale, you may select the Custom...
From this dialog box, you can adjust the sharpness accurately. Dragging the scroll bar to the left will blur the image, and dragging the scroll bar to right will sharpen the image. You can also directly enter the desired value into the Amount entry box to change the sharpness. When you get the desired effect, click on the OK button to confirm your settings and close the dialog box. If you are not satisfied with the adjustment, click on the Cancel button to cancel your settings and close the dialog box.
Descreen Box If you are scanning images from magazines, newspapers or other printed materials, you may find that the scanned image appears to be covered by tiny screen patterns. To eliminate this screen pattern, you can use the options in the Descreen box. According to the original you scan, you can select from the Newspaper, Magazine or the Art Magazine form to match your need. You can also select Custom… to custom the descreen setting.
Colour Wizard Box The Colour Wizard box offers two quick and convenient tools for you to adjust the overall quality of the scanned image: Auto Density Select Auto Density to optimise the density of the image automatically. Photo Magic If you select Photo Magic, the following dialog box will appear: There are three tabs in this dialog box. Each tab contains certain image enhancement options in thumbnails. You can click to select each thumbnail, and a red frame will appear around it.
Color Matching The Color Matching function allows you to maintain the consistency of Colour reproduction between the scanner and other output devices. Note: 1. This function item only appears when you choose “Reflective” in the Original box. 2. This function is not supported by Windows 95. Input Device The name of the input device (your current scanner) is shown here. Output Device You can choose an output device to use by clicking each radio button.
Job List and Command Buttons The Job List and Command Buttons are used to control the scan job flow while you scan images. Job List The Job List provides information on all scan jobs in process. The file size is also displayed in the list. The file size will vary according to the resolution, image type and scan size you specify.
When you have created multiple scan jobs (see below for how to create a new scan job) in the list, you can check or uncheck the box in front of the job name to decide whether to proceed scanning that specific job(s). By selecting each scan job in the list, you can adjust different scanning settings for each scan job respectively. Duplicate Button Click this button to add a new scan job. This is useful when you want to scan multiple images in one original.
Preview Area The Preview Area is used to preview image in rough quality. You can use the cursor to point to a pixel to read its value. You can also set the scanning area and view an instant preview of the effects caused by parameter changes from the Image functions. There are two rulers to help you set the scanning area. To the left and top of this area, rulers are shown to give you a reference for the dimension of the image. You can change the rule unit by pressing the Unit button.
size of the scanned image file, it is better to select and scan only the necessary part of the image with selection area. To adjust the selection area: 1. Move the selection area by pointing the mouse cursor to the selection area. When the cursor turns into a crossed arrow, click and drag your mouse to move the selection area in the Preview Area. 2. Adjust the size of selection area by moving the cursor over the edge of selection area.
Level Button By clicking on the Level button, the Level dialog box will appear. The Level dialog box includes several useful tools for you to check the Colour level information of the image and adjust the image quality. A description of each component in the dialog box and how they work to affect the image follows. Colour Channel box Use the Colour Channel box to select a Colour channel to adjust. This will allow you to adjust the histogram property of each Colour channel respectively.
Brighter images have brighter pixels, therefore the bars to the right are higher than those at the left. Darker images have darker pixels, therefore the bars to the left are higher than those to the right. In addition, if we take a look at the two images below: Image 1 Image 2 We can see that in Image 1, there is a higher contrast between the brighter and darker part of the image. Bright and dark pixels occupy a larger portion of the total image.
Now that we can understand the information in the histogram, the next step will be to adjust the image with histogram tools. Below the Histogram, there are three tiny triangles: Midtone Shadow Highlight Threshold Threshold By dragging these triangles, you can adjust the brightness and contrast of an image precisely. For example, if you drag the Shadow Threshold triangle to the right, the pixels with lower brightness level than the Shadow Threshold will be cut into black. This makes the image look darker.
Input Level box The Input Level box displays the value of Shadow Threshold, Midtone and Highlight Threshold respectively. You can also input each value here directly. Output Level box The Output Level box is used to expand the output level of the image Colour. You can either drag the triangles below the bar or enter the value directly to adjust. If the Input Level is set as 20 to 230, then 210 (230 minus 20) Colour levels can be represented in the image.
Curve Button The Curve tool is used to adjust the brightness properties of midtone pixels in an image. Once you click on the Curve button, the following dialog box will appear: An introduction to each component in the dialog box and a description of how to use the Curve tool to adjust an image follows. Colour Channel box Use the Colour Channel box to select the colour channel to be adjusted. This allows you to adjust the curve property of each Colour channel independently.
The original image and its Tonal Map. The curve is straight and diagonal. Drag the curve to the left, and the mid-tone area of the image becomes brighter. Drag the curve to the right, and the mid-tone area of the image becomes darker. You can also click the curve to add new points and further change the shape of the curve: Click to add a new point. Input/Output Status Area You can read the precise input/output value here.
Colour Balance Button Click the Colour Balance button to open the Colour Balance dialog box: In this dialog box, you can change the mixture of colours of an image and emphasise or diminish certain colours. A description of Colour Balance components follows. Channel This is where you can select the channel to be adjusted. Adjustment Area You can drag the triangles or enter the value (from 0 to 100) in the box directly to adjust.
Colour Adjustment button Click the Colour Adjustment button, and the Colour Adjustment dialog box will appear: Colour Adjustment is another convenient tool that you can use to adjust and calibrate the Colours in an image. This function works much like the Colour Balance tool, but it provides another way to control the property of image Colours. The Colour Adjustment tool uses three control items: Hue, Saturation and Lightness.
When you have finished with adjustments, click the OK button to confirm your settings and close the dialog box. If you are not satisfied with the adjustments, you can click the Reset button and the settings will return to the default. Alternatively, you can click the Cancel button to cancel and close the dialog box.
Threshold button Threshold function is very useful when you scan line art images or scan documents for OCR (optical character recognition) use. You may use this function to adjust the quality of line art images or eliminate unwanted dots in the document to improve the accuracy of recognition. Note: this function is only applicable when you select Line Art as the Image Type.
Image 1 is the original scanned image, while in Image 2 the threshold value is changed into 56. This means that pixels in the image with brightness level below 56 will all be cut into black, and those with brightness level above 56 are all turned into white. Therefore, you will find that by setting a lower threshold value, some details are lost in the new image. However, if there are many unwanted dots in an image, you can eliminate them.
Rotate button You can rotate the selection area easily with this button. For example, if the original scan is not aligned correctly, you can use this function to correct the tilt. After you preview the photo, adjust the selection area to approximately encompass the photo. Then click this button to display the Rotate dialogue box: You can drag the slider to rotate the image manually or click the Auto button to let Diamond View align the image automatically.
Auto button After you preview an image, you can press this button to open the Auto dialogue box: Auto Crop Click this button and the Diamond View driver will crop the scan area automatically and select only the necessary size for scanning the image. Auto Descreen Clicking this button will detect and apply an appropriate descreen value for scanning. Auto Type Click this button to detect the image and choose an appropriate image type automatically.
Status Area The Status Area provides information of the image you are working on: Pixel Display Box This box displays the colour of the pixel that the mouse cursor is currently pointing to. Pixel Information Area The location of the pixel expressed in (X,Y) coordinates and the RGB values of the pixel are also displayed here.
4. PHOTO EXPRESS In this chapter you will be introduced to the fantastic world of Photo Express. Learn more about this bundled software and make your scanned photographs and other images more interesting and colourful! Note: Refer to Photo Express electronic User’s Manual on the software CD for more details about how to use its features and functions.
Getting Started To run Photo Express, double click the Photo Express icon on your Windows desktop or open from Windows Start Menu. When you run Photo Express, make sure that the Windows display is set for a resolution of 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 pixels and using Hi Colour (15/16 bit) or True Colour (24 bit) mode. The following screen will appear when you start Photo Express.
Mode Tab: The Mode tabs switch Photo Express between Photo mode and Project mode. Photo mode is where the majority of your work is done, while the Project mode lets you make greeting cards, name cards, and other fun things based on templates. Command Panel: The Command panel lists all of the available categories in Photo Express necessary for getting the most out of your creativity when working on photos. Each category contains a specific set of tools.
Getting Images The first thing you want to do when you start Photo Express is to get the photos you want to work with into the actual program. The place you start is with Album. From here, you can do almost anything in Photo Express. All other ways of getting photos can work independently of Album, but they are also set up to let you capture or open images directly to it. Note: The Project tab only allows you to open Project Template files (*.tpx and *.tpl).
To add new images to an album: 1. Select an album. 2. Click the File icon and browse for the folder where the images are stored. 3. When they appear in the Options panel, click the Select All button (or select images individually by holding down the Ctrl key as you click them). 4. Next, select the Save to album option and click the Insert button. The files are added to the last album that you had open.
Working with Images Adjusting Images After you have acquired an image from a scanner or digital camera, it may need some adjustments. Photo Express provides you with the perfect tool for adjusting your photos: the Transform tool. To re-align a photo: After scanning the photo, open it from either Album or from File directly into the workspace if you haven’t already scanned it directly there. 1. 2. Put your mouse over the Edit category button and select Adjust from the pop-up submenu.
To trim your photo: Click the Trim button in the Edit: Adjust category. The Trim options will open in the Options panel. 1. Select a Trim shape and then set the amount of Soft edge you want to soften the edges of the trimmed photo with. 2. 3. Click Apply to trim the photo. Note: You can open the trimmed region in a new editing work space by selecting the Create New Image option. To re-size your photo: Click the Size button in the Edit: Adjust category.
Sharing Images Printing Images Once you have put the finishing touches onto your photos, it is time to print them out. Photo Express contains numerous printing options, letting you output posters and name cards in addition to its regular printing duties. To print an image: Select the image you wish to print from the Thumbnail scroll, or select an image or images from an available album. 1. Click the Print button on the Command panel. The print tools appear on the Toolbar. 2. 3.
Saving Images After work on your photo is complete, you may want to save it. In Photo Express, you can save a photo in a variety of different image file formats. Each file format has its own unique properties and characteristics. Some formats, however, are better than others for specific situations, such as saving for the Web are. To save a photo: 1. Click the Share button on the Command panel. The Toolbar displays the different Share tools. 2. Click the Save button on the Toolbar.
Express Yourself Create Calendars One of the easiest tasks to accomplish in Photo Express is making calendars, either for your Windows desktop or for your real desktop. They are great gift for your friends and loved ones, in addition to being a convenient way to keep track of important dates in style. To create calendars: Get the image you want to use as the calendar image. 1. Click the Express button on the Command panel and then select the Calendar icon from the Toolbar. 2.
Morphing Photos One of Photo Express’ more novel effects extras is that of image morphing. Morphing transforms an image over time to create interesting and unique “warps” of the original photo. Image morphs are output as either image sequences or animated GIF files. To morph an image: Get the photo you want to morph from an album or from your hard disk. 1. Click the Express button on the Command panel. The Express extras appear on the Toolbar. 2. Select the Morph icon from the Toolbar. 3.
Working in Project Mode The Project mode gives you a focused environment in which to create custom greeting cards, calendars, invitations, birthday and anniversary cards, name cards, and planners. The Project mode is useful for getting through a “project” as quickly and efficiently as possible. It is where Photo Express lives up to its name, speeding you through all the necessary tasks while keeping all the unnecessary or extraneous components secure in the background.
Working with Templates Photo Express’ unique templates can be edited and customised to suit your own needs. Templates consist of multiple components, usually a combination of text and photos with a decoration or two perhaps thrown in. To change any one of these components, simply select it and choose the appropriate tools from the Toolbar. To replace images in a template: 1. Click the Edit button on the Command panel. When the submenu opens, click Place. The Place tools appear on the Toolbar. 2.
Adding Decoration One category of tools on the Edit menu in Project mode is unique to that tab: Decoration. These are special, object-based effects such as Frames, Edges and Props you can use to enhance photo objects in a project. To add special edge effects to a photo object: 1. Select a photo object. Click the Decoration button on the Edit submenu of the Command panel. 2. 3. Click the Edges icon on the Toolbar. From the Edges drawer, click the Magic icon.
Printing Templates As with Photo mode, Project mode lets you print your work when you’re finished with it. The same options available in Photo mode apply in Project mode as well. For more on printing, see 4-8 Printing Images and the on-line help. To print a template as name cards: Click the Print button on the Command panel. 1. 2. Select the Tile icon from the Toolbar. The Tile options appear in the Options panel. Enter the number of rows and columns.
Sharing Templates Sharing templates works exactly the same way as sharing photos in Photo mode. You can print, e-mail, fax, or output them to web pages. For more on these tools, see the on-line help and related documents. To e-mail a template: Click the Share: Command panel. 1. 2. E-mail button on the Click Send. Select your default e-mail client from the Mail client drop-down list for help on how to set it to work properly. To fax a template: Click the Share: Fax button on the Command panel. 1. 2.
5. DIAMOND VIEW COPIER Copier is a software application that combines your scanner and printer into a copying machine, making it easy to copy images and documents. You can use Copier to: ! Scale images or documents up and down The scanned image can be diminished or enlarged within the size of the paper. ! Partial copy You can specify an area of the document to copy using the scan preview window. ! Save as a file The scanned image can be saved as a file.
Copier Parameters The table below is a list of Copier parameters. Before you start to copy, adjust the parameters as required. Icons Icon Parameter Description Scanner driver To select your scanner driver, click this icon until your scanner driver appears in the Information Window. Allows you to select the printer type or save the copy output as a file for future use. When you click on this Printer icon, the dialog box appears.
Information Window The Information Window shows the current settings for the Scanner Driver, Printer, Image Type, Copy Quality and number of copies. Brightness and Contrast Brightness Sliders The sliders are used to adjust the image contrast and brightness. Drag the slider with your mouse or press the right and left arrow keys to adjust the contrast or brightness. The sliders appear in red when they are in the middle or grey elsewhere.
Buttons Start Copying button. Press this button to start copying the image to the printer or a file. The button changes to scanner is copying and you can press it to stop copying. while the Minimise button. Press this button to minimise the Copier panel. Exit button. Press this button to exit Copier. Preview button. Press this button to open the preview windows. when you are in the Preview Menu. Click This button changes to this button to exit Preview.
How to Use Copier Follow these steps to copy a document: 1. Open Copier. 2. Place the document you want to copy facing down on the scanner glass plate. Set the Copier parameters properly. 3. Click on the button to start copying. Note that when copying in under progress, this button changes to cancel copying anytime.
6. FINEREADER SPRINT OCR FineReader is an omnifont OCR (Optical Character Recognition) system. This means that, without preliminary training, it can deal with text of practically any quality, printed with any font. With your scanner and FineReader, you can scan and recognise the text in a document and save the result as an electronic text file instead of painstakingly re-entering the text with your keyboard.
To select your scanner as the image source: 1. Click Scan&Read on the Menu bar, then click Select Scanner…. 2. The following dialog box will pop up. Select Diamond View Vx.xx and click OK. Note: Before you select the scanner, make sure the Diamond View driver program has been installed properly. You do not have to select the scanner every time you use FineReader.
Step 1: Push the Scan&Read button Click the Scan&Read button on the Scan&Read tool bar. The Diamond View main screen will pop up. Set the scanning parameters as follows: Original : Reflective (Flatbed) Image type: Line Art Resolution: 300dpi Step 2: Scan Preview the document. Adjust the scan area in the Diamond View main window to enclose the part of the document to be scanned. When ready, click button to start scanning.
Step 3: Recognize the scanned image When scanning is completed, close Diamond View. Fine Reader will start to recognize the scaned image. Step 4: Save the result After the recognition process is completed, the result will be displayed in the Main window. You can click to save the result as a text file or click to Wicrosoft Word. You can also click to save to save the result to Microsoft Excel.
Tips for Improving Recognition Quality If you have a text document with many unrecognised characters, the reason may be that the source image is of a poor quality. You should set the correct brightness, and resolution and use the Diamond View scanner’s Threshold function then rescan the image. Make sure the page is clean of any pencil marks, dust, etc and clean it off if necessary. A poorly recognised text can be due to incorrect recognition parameters, e.g.
7. SCAN BUTTON The Scan Button is a convenient tool for scanning and importing images directly into application software that you use most frequently. With Scan Button, you no longer have to open the application software first and dash through menu and submenus to acquire and import images. With just a mouse click, Scan Button will do it all! Introduction to Scan Button After Scan Button is installed, a shortcut will be added into the Start folder.
Help: choose this item to read the on-line instruction for Scan Button. About Scan Button…: choose this item to display the version number and other related information about Scan Button. Settings…: enter the Setting window and change Scan Button settings. Minimise: hide the Scan Button toolbar and minimise into an icon on Windows Taskbar. Exit: quit Scan Button. Scan Button Settings Before you start to use Scan Button, you need to adjust the settings properly in order to match your needs.
Quick Scan Here you can specify the action of Scan Button when you double-click the icon on Windows Taskbar. For example, if you choose Scan to Printer, the next time you double-click the Scan Button tray icon, Scan Button will be activated and start to scan and print the scanned image to the printer you designated. Minimise when startup When the Minimise when startup box is checked, the Scan Button toolbar will not display on the screen, and there will only be a small icon on the system tray.
Using Scan Button Scan to File Click the Scan to File button, and the scanner will start to scan the original automatically. When the scan has finished, a Save as dialogue box will pop up asking where you want to save the scanned image: You can specify a location and name for the scanned image and then click OK to save the image. Scan to Printer Click the Scan to Printer button, and the scanner will start to scan the original and the scanned image data will be sent to the specified printer.
Scan to Application Depending on the software applications that you have installed and selected for Scan Button, different buttons representing the applications will also appear on the Scan Button toolbar. You can click the button to scan and import the scanned image into the application directly. For example, if you click the PhotoExpress button, the scanner will start to scan the original automatically.
8. TROUBLESHOOTING AND FAQ FAQ 1. Why does Diamond View display the message “Scanner is warming up” whenever I scan or preview after I change the Original type or Scan Mode setting? Answer: When you change the Original type or Scan Mode, the scanner needs to switch the lamp used for scanning so a warm up time is needed. 2.
2 The Auto Crop function sometimes fails. Diamond View performs the Auto Crop function by first estimating the outline of the image. If the outline of the image is unclear or can not be easily recognised, the driver will not be able to decide the correct shape to crop. This is usually caused by an irregularly shaped image, image data noise or a dirty glass plate. If this happens, clean the scanner glass plate with a lint-free cloth and press the TPO unit gently while scanning.
9. SERVICE AND SUPPORT INFORMATION If problems persist after you check this manual, you can contact your dealer or consult the technical service below: For driver and hardware questions, please send an e-mail (Containing detailed descriptions of the problem you come upon, the hardware and software environment of your system) to the following address: support@meaust.meap.com For free driver updates, product information and news release, please visit the following web address: http://www.mitsubishi-electric.
Returning Your Scanner for Service In the event that you need to return your scanner for service, please ensure that you enclose: 1. Your name and daytime telephone number including area code 2. A copy of your receipt or other proof of purchase if you are making a warranty claim. 3. A return delivery address 4. A clear description of the problem(s) that you encountered including the version numbers of the programs or applications that you were using when you encountered the problem. 5.
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Diamond View Main Driver Screen Guide (continued)
