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

The Get Photo drop down menu appears.
3. Click the Scanners… option. The VistaScan software opens displaying the Beginner window.
4. Select an image you want to post on a web site (i.e. a picture, a postcard, etc.).
5. Lift the document cover and place the item face-down in the center of the object glass of the scanner.
6. Click the Preview button. The scanner begins a low-resolution scan of the image. The preview image
displays in the Preview window.
7. Click on the Web Image icon in the Click to Scan section of the VistaScan window. After the image
is scanned, VistaScan automatically closes and you return to the PhotoDeluxe window. The scanned
image appears in the PhotoDeluxe work area.
8. Click the Done tab. A thumbnail of the image you scanned appears in the Open Photos window on
the left side of he PhotoDeluxe window.
9. Click on the Save & Send icon.
10. Choose the To the World Wide Web… option from the drop-down menu.
11. Follow the onscreen instructions for trimming, sizing, reducing, and specifying the file format (either
GIF or JPEG compressed formats).
If you choose the GIF format: An Export Options window appears notifying you it will convert the photo
to the GIF format. Click OK. An Export GIF window appears.
If you choose the JPEG format: A Save window appears.
12. Select the location where you want to save the image by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Save
in field. This displays your folder or directory structure. Choose a location by clicking on it.
13. Enter the name you would like to save the file as in the File name field. Click the Save button.
14. Click the Done tab. Your Web-ready image is now located in the destination you specified.
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