Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Owner’s Guide
- Trademarks
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED…………………………………………………..4
- CHAPTER 2. YOUR FIRST SCAN…………………………………………………..11
- CHAPTER 3. SCANNING BASICS…………………………………………………..14
- CHAPTER 4. PUSH BUTTON SCANNING…………………………………………35
- CHAPTER 5. SCANNING PROJECTS………………………………………………41
- CHAPTER 6. HOW TO GET HELP………………………………………………….50
- APPENDIX A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS…………………………………..56
- CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED
- Introduction
- Unpacking the Scanner
- Package Contents
- Getting to Know Your Scanner
- System Requirements
- Installing Adobe PhotoDeluxe on the PC
- Installing Adobe PhotoDeluxe on the Macintosh
- Installing the Hardware
- USB Connectors
- Checking Your Computer’s Connectors
- Connecting the USB Cable
- Connecting the UTC (Universal Transparency Cover) Cable on the AstraNET e5470 only
- Connecting the Power Adapter
- Scanning Your First Image With PhotoDeluxe
- Scanning an Image from the PC
- Scanning an Image from the Macintosh
- Turning the Scanner Lamp On and Off
- Setting VistaScan Preferences
- General
- Scan Destination
- Scanner Information
- VistaScan Beginner Window Features
- Selecting the Scan to Device or Application
- VistaScan Advanced Features
- Changing the Image Mode
- Changing the Resolution Setting
- Table 1. Resolution/File-Size Guidelines
- Changing the Descreen Feature
- Changing the Filter Setting
- Changing the Scale Factor
- Using the Auto Adjustment Feature
- Using the Scan Control Unit
- Using the Multiple Scan Mode
- Using the Color Adjustment Features
- Adjusting the Image Tones
- Adjusting the Color Balance
- Rotating/Inverting an Image
- Using VistaAccess – Direct Access
- Using VistaShuttle
- Using the UMAX Copy Utility
- Configuring the Push Buttons
- Using the Push Buttons
- Using VistaScan to Scan a Photo to E-mail
- Using VistaScan with PhotoDeluxe to Create Web-ready Images
- Creating a Calendar with PhotoDeluxe
- Converting Scanned Text to Editable Text with OmniPage
- Converting Scanned Text with OmniPage LE
- Using Online Manuals
- Troubleshooting
- Contacting Technical Support
- Maintenance
- Cleaning
- Scanner Specifications
- Trademarks

3. Click outside of a selected area to save the frame. To create other frames, repeat steps 1 and 2 until
you have created all the desired frames.
4. After you create a frame, the Single Frame tool is automatically selected so you can resize or move the
frame you just created.
To select one of the fames you created, double-click on the desired frame. The frame border of the active
frame changes to a marquis style frame (dotted lines). Once a frame is selected, double-click on a frame to
display the Job Information window for that image, which contains the image information.
To remove a selected frame:
1. Click on the Job List button. Thumbnails of the selected frames appear in the job list window.
2. Click on the thumbnail of the frame you want to remove. A red box appears around the selected
thumbnail. The frame in the Preview window associated with the thumbnail, changes to a dashed
outline.
3. Click on the “X” button, located in the bottom-left corner of the thumbnail, to remove the frame.
Using the Color Adjustment Features
The Color Adjustment features allow you to make adjustments to the colors and/or tones in an image. The
following lists the color adjustment settings you can modify:
• Brightness, contrast, highlights, shadows, and gamma
• Image tones
• Color balance
• Rotation/Invert
Adjusting Image Brightness, Contrast, Highlights, and Shadows
When you click on the Brightness/Contrast tab from the Color Adjustment panel a series of slide bars
appear. Adjust the associated tones by dragging the slider in one of the bars to the left or the right.
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