User guide

GS-700 Imaging Densitometer

5-9

Fig. 5-8. Entering a custom resolution (with Oversample selected).

Image File Size

Image File Size (under Select Resolution) shows the size of the scan ﬁle you

are about to create. If you do not have enough computer memory for the

speciﬁed ﬁle size, an error message will appear when you attempt to scan. If

this happens, select a lower resolution or decrease the size of the area to be

scanned. (Macintosh users can also increase the application memory

partition. See your Macintosh computer documentation for guidance.)

5.5 Acquire the Image

If you want to calibrate your scans, read the following section on calibration

before scanning.

To begin to scan, click on the Acquire button. The scanned image will begin to

appear in the scanning window, line by line.

To interrupt a scan, click on the Stop button. A message will ask you to

conﬁrm the interrupt, and then you will be asked if you want to keep the

partial scan. This feature is useful if you overestimated the size of the area

you selected.

After the scan is complete, a window will open displaying the scan image, at

which point you can analyze and save it.

Note: The image will open with a default ﬁle name that includes the date, time,

and (if applicable) user name. However, unless you have selected Auto