Visioneer® PhotoPort® 7700 USB Scanner Installation Guide
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2001 Visioneer, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Primax Electronics LTD. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo, and PhotoPort are registered trademarks of Primax Electronics LTD. OneTouch is a trademark of Primax Electronics LTD. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. Microsoft is a U.S.
TABLE OF CONTENTS i TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer PhotoPort 7700 USB Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting the PaperPort Software User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Selecting New Options for the Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Creating New Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Adjusting Scan Settings and Page Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Scanning from the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . .
WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer PhotoPort 7700 USB scanner. In addition to quickly scanning paper items such as letters, forms, photos, and magazine articles, your PhotoPort scanner also transfers images from CompactFlash™ and SmartMedia™ removable memory cards from digital cameras. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Please check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.
THE VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER THE VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER Document cover Glass Reference marks OneTouch buttons panel Slot for CompactFlash memory card OneTouch buttons Status light Power jack USB port Slot for SmartMedia memory card 2
3 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. Glass. Place items face down on the glass aligned at the arrow symbol in the upper left corner. Reference marks. Marks on the border of the glass show where to align various paper sizes. OneTouch button panel. Press a OneTouch button to scan, copy/print, email, fax, OCR (convert items to text), or transfer digital photos to be printed.
WHAT YOU NEED 4 WHAT YOU NEED To use the PhotoPort scanner and software, you need the following: ■ IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent ■ Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me ■ One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ■ Available internal memory (RAM): ■ Windows 98—32 megabytes (MB) or more ■ Windows 2000 or Windows Me—64 megabytes (MB) or more ■ 160 MB of free hard disk space ■ A VGA or SVGA monitor.
5 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Installing This section of the guide explains how to connect your PhotoPort 7700 scanner to a USB port. The PaperPort CD includes all the necessary installation files, as well as the PaperPort software files and other software files. Note: If your computer is connected to a Novell network, see “Renaming Network Drives” on page 12 before installing the software.
STEP 1: INSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 6 Note: If the PaperPort CD does not automatically start, make sure the CD drive’s door is completely shut. If the CD still doesn’t start, the Autorun option on your computer is turned off. Click the Windows icon named My Computer. The window shows the drives available on your computer. Double-click the icon for your CD-ROM drive to see the list of files on the CD. Double-click the file named START32.EXE. The CD starts. 3.
7 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER Your PhotoPort 7700 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s user’s guide for its USB port locations. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner to a USB port. To connect the PhotoPort 7700 scanner to a USB port: 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the computer. 2.
STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER 8 3. Turn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. Unlocked position 4. Plug the power adapter cable into the power jack on the back of the scanner. 5. Plug the power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet.
9 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE The orange light on the front of the scanner comes on indicating the scanner is receiving power. Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appropriate software from the CD to run the scanner. 6. When the software is finished loading, click the Finish button. A window appears as your computer builds a new driver database for the scanner software.
STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER 10 To check the status of the scanner: 1. Place the mouse pointer on the scanner icon in the Windows taskbar. 2. Right-click the icon. The shortcut menu appears. 3. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected. 4. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’s it. Your scanner is ready to scan.
11 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE • Is a cable loose or not plugged in securely? Inspect all cable connections. Make sure all the cables are plugged in securely. • Is the scanner’s power light on? If the light does not come on, plug the power adapter into another electrical outlet. • Is the scanner’s locking tab in the locked position? Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position.
STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER 12 If you try all the troubleshooting procedures described above and in the Readme file, and the scanner icon still has a red X through it, you may have a malfunctioning scanner. Please see the technical support card that you received with your scanner for technical assistance telephone numbers. Also visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for additional technical information.
13 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Scanning THREE WAYS TO SCAN PAPER ITEMS You can scan paper items by pressing a OneTouch button, by clicking a button on the screen, or from the PaperPort software. Note: To transfer images from a CompactFlash or SmartMedia removable memory card see “Transferring Images from Digital Memory Cards” on page 18 for details. • Scan with the Scanner Buttons Press a button on the scanner’s front panel.
SCANNING PAPER ITEMS WITH THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 14 SCANNING PAPER ITEMS WITH THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer or to a software application on your computer. To scan by pressing a OneTouch button on the scanner: 1. Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and align the edge of the item with the arrow marker at the upper left corner of the glass. 2. Close the document cover and press one of the OneTouch buttons.
15 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE When scanning is complete, a status message shows the destination application for the image. For example, if you pressed the Fax button, the destination application is your fax software. In the sample below, the scanned image appears on the PaperPort Desktop.
SCANNING PAPER ITEMS WITH THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 16 ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured for typical scanning tasks. To change the settings for the buttons, see “About the Configuration Dialog Box” on page 36. The following table lists the OneTouch buttons’ preconfigured settings: Button Function Preconfigured Settings Scan Scans the item as an 8.
17 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SCANNING PAPER ITEMS FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN Scanning from the button panel on the screen is just like pressing a scanner button, except you click the button on the screen. The scanner scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a software application on your computer. This method of scanning is especially helpful if the scanner is not located close to your computer. To scan from the screen: 1.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS 18 TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS Digital cameras save photographs on various types of removable memory cards. Using the slots on the front of the PhotoPort 7700 scanner, you can transfer images directly into your computer from the CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards without having to connect the camera to the computer. Note: Transferring images from the memory card with your PhotoPort 7700 scanner does not erase the images from the card.
19 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM COMPACTFLASH AND SMARTMEDIA CARDS The slot on the left side of the scanner is for CompactFlash cards. The slot on the right side of the scanner is for SmartMedia cards. To transfer images from the cards: 1. Insert a card into its appropriate slot.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS 20 2. Gently push the card into its slot until you feel it lock into place. If you are inserting a CompactFlash card, the release button pops out when the card is properly in place. The slot for SmartMedia cards does not have a release button. The CompactFlash release button pops out The scanner automatically begins to read the images. Do not remove a card while transferring is in progress or you may damage the card.
21 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE All of the images on the card are scanned to the PaperPort Desktop as thumbnail images. PaperPort automatically stores the images in a folder named with the date of the transfer. Each one has its own folder. Notice that some of the image thumbnails are larger than others. The lower the resolution of the original photograph, the larger the thumbnail image.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS 22 USING DIGITAL MEDIA AS A HARD DRIVE Your computer uses digital memory cards as external hard drives. After transferring the images, for example, you can erase them from the card so you can re-use it in your camera. On this Windows Desktop, Removable Disks G and H are the drive names assigned to the CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards. The drive names on your Windows Desktop may be different.
23 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SENDING YOUR IMAGES TO PHOTOWORKS.COM Using the Camera button on your scanner, you can transmit images over the internet to PhotoWorks.com, a photographic printing business. PhotoWorks.com will print the images on high-quality photographic paper and mail them back to you. You need an internet connection to use the PhotoWorks.com service. You also need to set up an account with PhotoWorks.com to print your pictures.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS 24 3. Type a password in the Password box, then retype it in exactly the same form in the Reenter Password box. Typing it twice confirms your password. You may want to write your new password on a piece of paper in case you forget it. 4. Click OK. The form for your account information appears.
25 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 5. Fill in the fields with the appropriate information. The yellow fields are for required information. The other fields are for optional information. Red text indicates incorrectly entered information. For the expiration date of your credit card, enter a two digit number. For example, June is 06. 6. When you’re finished, click Apply. To send images to PhotoWorks.com: 1. Press the Camera button on the scanner. The PhotoWorks.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS 26 The example above shows a set of images from a removable memory card, but the images to send to PhotoWorks.com do not have to be on a card. You can send any suitable images on your computer to PhotoWorks.com for printing. 3. From the Files of Type drop-down menu, choose the type of image file. Digital cameras usually save images in the jpeg format. 4. Select the image you want and click Open. To select all the images shown in the dialog box, click Load All.
27 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Information on the dialog box shows the estimated time to send your images over the internet to PhotoWorks.com. In the example above, the estimated time to send four images is 6 minutes. 6. Click Pricing Info to see PhotoWorks.com’s prices for the various printing services. 7. To send the order, type your password in the Password box and click Place Order. A dialog box shows the order. 8. Select the type of shipping. 9. Click OK. 10.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS 28 SETTING THE PRINT SIZE, PRINT AREA, AND NUMBER OF PRINTS PhotoWorks.com can print images on several different sizes of photographic paper. In addition to selecting a new size, you can also crop and rotate an image, and order additional prints. To change an image’s settings: 1. Select the image on the PhotoWorks.com application. 2. Click Print Area. A dialog box appears for changing the image’s settings.
29 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 6. To crop the image, drag one of the cropping handles. Drag a cropping handle to select the portion of the image to print. Notice that the print area retains its length-to-width proportions based on the selected print size. 7. Click Apply to reset the image to its new print size.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS 30 8. Click OK. Note: If you click Apply but then decide you want to uncrop the image, remove it from the PhotoWorks.com application, add the original image again, and start over. SETTING PHOTOWORKS.COM PREFERENCES The preferences are for the default settings. To set the PhotoWorks.com preferences: 1. Click the Preferences tab on the PhotoWorks.com application. The Preferences dialog box appear.
31 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Save images for which no prints were ordered.—select this option if you added images to the PhotoWorks.com application but did not place an order. The next time you open the application, the images are still available so you can order the prints. Automatically continues the upload of images...—this option is helpful if you get disconnected from the internet while the order is being sent.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS 32 5. Click the PhotoPort button. 6. Select the options for the PhotoPort features. Upon insertion send all images to PaperPort—this is the default setting. If this option is selected, your scanner automatically reads the images on a card when it is inserted and transfers those images to the PaperPort Desktop. Convert to Max File—the Max file format is the unique format for images scanned to PaperPort.
33 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Drive letter assignment of Readers—your computer automatically assigns a drive letter name to the two slots for removable memory cards. To select a new drive letter name for a slot, click the “Change to” drop-down menu and choose a new letter. Note: You cannot change the drive letter assignment of readers if your computer is running Windows 2000. 7. Click OK.
TRANSFERRING IMAGES FROM DIGITAL MEMORY CARDS 34 3. Select the images you do not want to transfer and click Remove. 4. When the remaining images are those you want to transfer, click Send Images. Your scanner transfers the images from the card and displays them in the appropriate destination application. The PhotoPort Reader then closes. You can erase the images from the card by selecting the option “Remove selected images from card after sending to the destination.
35 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE CONFIGURING THE SCANNER To configure the scanner, display the Configuration dialog box and then select options for the scan buttons. You display the Configuration dialog box from either the shortcut menu or the Button Panel. To display the Configuration dialog box from the shortcut menu: 1. Right-click the scanner icon. Scanner icon The shortcut menu appears. 2. Choose Configure on the shortcut menu. The Configuration dialog box appears.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 36 ABOUT THE CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX The Configuration dialog box shows the current settings for each scanner button. The tabs across the top of the dialog box correspond to the buttons. Clicking a tab shows the current settings for the corresponding button on the scanner. For example, the following figure shows the current settings for the Scan button because the Scan tab is selected.
37 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Select Configuration—the list of the button’s scan configurations. The configuration settings include: color, black and white, or grayscale, resolution in dots per inch (dpi), page size, brightness, and contrast. To see the details about a configuration, click its icon in the list. Click the icon again to close the detailed information.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 38 GETTING HELP You can get help with the scanner’s features or any of the options on the Configuration dialog box using either of the following methods: ■ When the Configuration dialog box is displayed, press the F1 key on the computer’s keyboard. The Help window appears so you can find the help information you want. ■ Click the Help button at the top of the Configuration dialog box. A question mark is added to the pointer.
39 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Click a selection in the Select Configuration list to choose a new scan configuration for the selected scanner button. The configurations in the list are preset for the application you select in the application list. If you select another application, the configurations are for that application. If you want to scan using the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro, click the option, Configure before Scan.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 40 ADJUSTING SCAN SETTINGS AND PAGE SETTINGS When scanning using a configuration that you created yourself, you can adjust that configuration’s scan settings and page settings. For example, if the scanned image is too dark, you can adjust the brightness of the scan setting. Note: You cannot change the scan settings or page settings for any of the predefined scan configurations. You can only adjust settings for scan configurations that you create yourself.
41 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Click the Edit button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration. 4. Adjust the scan settings that you want. Mode—Select Black/White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. Select Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. The scanning produces an image in varying shades of gray.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 42 5. Click the Page Settings tab to adjust the scan page settings. Page Size—Choose a page size from the drop-down list. The outlines on the picture represent the various page sizes. Clicking one of those outlines also selects it as the page size for the scan. If you select the Custom option from the drop-down list, boxes appear in place of the picture. Enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes.
43 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Gamma—Drag the slider to improve how the colors in a scanned image look on your monitor. Gamma correction allows you to achieve precise color matching. Because the computer cannot always transmit the exact color information to the hardware, you may have to make some color adjustments using the Gamma feature. The default Gamma setting works fine in most cases and normally does not need to be adjusted. 6. Click OK.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 44 SETTING PREFERENCES The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner. To set preferences: 1. On the Configuration dialog box, select the tab for a button to set its preferences. 2. Click the Preferences tab on the Configuration dialog box. Preferences tab The Preferences dialog box appears. The dialog box shows which button you selected for new preferences.
45 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE fall into these categories. For example, the destination applications for the email button are usually email applications. By selecting the Show All Destinations option as the preference for the email button, all the other types of applications are included in the list of email destination applications.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 46 Show Scanner Icon in Windows Taskbar—Select this option to see the small icon representing the OneTouch scanner in the Windows taskbar Folder for Temporary Images—Click the Folder button and then select a folder for the scanner’s temporary images. During scanning, a temporary file contains scan information about the image. Because temporary image files can sometimes be large, select a folder that has sufficient disk space available. 5. Click OK.
47 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE Instead of using a scanner button, you can scan directly from the PaperPort software. Note: You can also scan directly with other software that meets the Twain standards for scanning, which includes many graphics and imaging applications available for your computer. The following steps explain how to set up and scan from the PaperPort software but you use the same basic processes with other Twain software.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 48 SCANNING AN ITEM WITH THE TWAIN BUTTON The following steps explain how to scan an item using the Twain button in the PaperPort software. You can scan many types of paper items, from small business cards to A4-sized pages. Note: Your Visioneer PhotoPort scanner is initially set to scan from the PaperPort software with the setting Color Document—Faster. To scan a black-and-white image, select one of the other settings.
49 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Scan Reflective Using is for scanning paper items. Click an icon to select a configuration—Color, Grey Scale, or Black&White. This example shows the Color/ Custom configuration is selected. Clicking the “+” sign in front of Custom shows Custom’s scan settings as a list. Click a setting in the list if you want to change it. The setting’s options appear on the right side of the Scan Manager Pro where you can select new options if necessary.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 50 To scan manually: 1. On the Scan Manager Pro, select a configuration for the scan. For example, select Color/Custom to scan a color item with the preset Custom scan settings. That configuration’s settings appear as a list. Click the “+” sign to see the full list of scan settings. Click the “-” (minus) sign to collapse the list. To see the settings for another configuration, click its configuration icon.
51 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Thumbnail image To scan automatically: 1. Click AutoScan. The scanner uses your preselected resolution setting for the configuration you selected. See “Setting Preferences” on page 66 to set the AutoScan settings. In addition, your PhotoPort 7700 scanner has built-in image analysis capabilities that find the optimum combination of settings for the item you’re scanning.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 52 The autoscanned image appears as a thumbnail on the PaperPort Desktop. 2. Use the PaperPort software to work with the image. Please see the PaperPort Getting Started Guide and PaperPort User’s Guide on the CD for more information about using the PaperPort software. GETTING HELP WITH THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE The PaperPort software includes a complete set of help topics that answer questions about each feature of the software.
53 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO You can adjust the scan settings on the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro to produce the best possible image. To adjust a setting: 1. Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its corresponding button on the right side of the Scan Manager Pro.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 54 Click to close the settings panel Note: The information in the scan settings list and the options that you select on the various settings panels are interactive. That is, as you change the settings on the panel, the numbers in the list on the left also change. SAVING A NEW PROFILE If you adjust the scan settings you can save them as a profile for later use. To save a new profile: 1. Select a configuration on the Scan Manager Pro, such as Color/ Custom.
55 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Click Save As. The Save Profile dialog box appears. 4. Type a name for the new profile. 5. Select the options you want: ■ Store the custom output image size in this Profile—you can create a custom image size as part of the settings; if you adjusted the output image size for the selected configuration, that output image size is saved with this profile. See “Saving a Custom Size” on page 65 for more about a custom image size.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 56 ADJUSTING THE RESOLUTION AND SHARPNESS Resolution determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. The resolution setting for the scan is in dots-per-inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the finer the details, however, higher dpi settings also produce larger files sizes. Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work, such as photographs or fine artwork. Sharpness determines the amount of blur in an image.
57 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE To adjust the resolution and sharpness: 1. To use one of the preset resolutions for typical scanned items, click one of the options in the list. For example, to set the resolution for scanning a business card, select Business Card (OCR). That setting is sufficient for your optical character recognition (OCR) application to read the small print on a business card. 2.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 58 The following figure shows the brightness and contrast options: To adjust the brightness and contrast: 1. Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item lighter. You can also type a number directly into the sharpness setting box, or click the up and down arrows next to the box to increase or decrease the setting. 2.
59 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE You can also adjust the brightness and contrast by sampling portions of the image in the preview window. The three Sampler buttons correspond to the Black, Mid tones, and White portions of an image. To use the Sampler buttons: 1. Click one of the buttons. The pointer automatically moves onto the image and becomes a sampler pointer. 2. Place the pointer on the portion of the image for that sample and click.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 60 The following figure shows the color options: To adjust the color settings: 1. From the Channel drop-down menu, choose the individual color (Red, Green, or Blue) that you want to adjust, or choose All to adjust them together. 2. From the Edit Style drop-down menu, choose the type of color editing that you want to use: ■ Gamma—the response curve changes as you change the gamma setting; you can also change the saturation and hue settings.
61 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Drag the Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue sliders to the left to decrease the settings or to the right to increase the settings. You can also type a number directly into the setting boxes, or click the up and down arrows next to the boxes. 4. Click Reset to return the settings to their original numbers. The upper Reset button is for the gamma setting, the lower one is for saturation and hue. 5.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 62 The following figure shows the output size options: To Auto Trim an item: 1. Click Auto Trim. 2. Click Trim. The scanner senses the edges of the item on the glass and draws a dotted line around the image in the window. Check to make sure the dotted line encloses the image that you want. A new Scan Info box on the lower left portion of the Scan Manager Pro shows the information for the autotrimmed area. 3.
63 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE To use the pointer to drag the line, make sure the pointer button is selected at the top of the window. 4. When the trimmed area is what you want, click Scan. To manually set the output size for an item: 1. To scan the entire item on the glass, click Same as Original. No sections are trimmed. 2. To set the output size yourself, click Same as Original to remove the checkmark. The settings for the output size become active. 3.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO Scan Info for the area selected on the image. 64 The area you selected to scan. 4. If the dotted line is not exactly where you want it, put the pointer on the line and drag the mouse. To use the pointer to drag the line, make sure the pointer button is selected at the top of the window. 5. To rotate the selected area 90 degrees, click Rotate 90 Degrees. 6.
65 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SAVING A CUSTOM SIZE If you have several items of the same size, such as a group of small photographs, you can create a custom size and reuse it whenever scanning those items. To save a custom size setting: 1. Click Add under the list of sizes. The Add Size dialog box appears. 2. Type a name and dimensions for the size. 3. Click OK. The new custom size is now listed in the box at the top of the panel.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 66 THE SCAN INFO BOX The following figure shows the information on the Scan Info box: Physical size of the image to scan. Location of the top left corner of the image in the Preview window. Current location of the pointer as you drag it on the Preview window. Size of the file of the scanned image Amount of space on your computer’s hard drive. ZOOMING IN AND OUT You enlarge or reduce the preview image by zooming in or out.
67 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE To set the Scan Manager Pro preferences: 1. Click the Preferences button. The User Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Select the preferences you want: ■ Enable selection of color bitdepths...—your PhotoPort 7700 scanner supports a tremendous range of colors, but other devices (called the TWAIN clients), such as older cameras that you can use with the Scan Manager Pro support only a 24-bit depth range of colors.
CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS 68 ■ AutoScan Resolution—you can scan an item by clicking the AutoScan button on the Scan Manager Pro. The scanner uses these resolution settings for the respective configurations: Color, Grey Scale and Black and White. ■ Folder for Temporary Images—when you scan an item, its scanned image is initially stored in a folder before being sent to the PaperPort Desktop or some other application.
69 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Bit Depth Scanning resolution Maximum Item sizes Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Removable memory Operating temperature Relative humidity Power supply Input voltage/frequency Output voltage/watt Safety and agency certifications Hardware warranty 42-Bit color (internal), 14-Bit gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Optical resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.
VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS 70
