User manual VISIONEER STROBE XP 300

[. . . ] Visioneer® Strobe XP 300 USB Scanner User's Guide for Windows Visioneer Strobe XP 300 USB Scanner User's Guide FOR WINDOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2005 Visioneer, Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo, and the name AutoLaunch Technology are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. [. . . ] When you create a new scan configuration, it will appear for the same types of Destination Applications. For example, if you create a new configuration for image editor applications, that new configuration also appears for any other image editors, but not for 64 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER'S GUIDE text editing applications. Thus, you can create specific sets of scan configurations for specific functions and they appear only when appropriate. If you want to start from the settings of another configuration, select the configuration, then click the Copy button. Tip: If you're going to set up the new configuration to scan duplex (two-sided), include that in the name, such as "Scan for Dark Print (Duplex), " to remind you that it is a duplex scan. Type a new name for the configuration. Drag the sliders to set the Brightness and Contrast. If the configuration is locked, click the lock to unlock it. New configurations are unlocked until you manually lock them. Note: If you select a printer or other device in the Select Destinations list, the dialog box may have an additional Device Settings tab for setting specific options for the particular device. SELECTING NEW ONETOUCH SCAN SETTINGS 65 5. Mode--Select a scanning mode: Black&White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. GrayScale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. Color scans have the largest file size. Resolution--Drag the slider to the right or left to adjust the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution. The higher the dpi setting, the sharper and clearer the scanned image. However, higher dpi settings take longer to scan and produce larger files for the scanned images. Brightness and Contrast--Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility. Contrast is the range between the darkest and lightest portions of the image. The greater the contrast, the more difference between the lighter and darker shades in the image. Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image. If you want to lock the configuration, click the lock icon to change it from a key to a lock. 66 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER'S GUIDE 7. Click the Page Settings tab to select page settings. Click to toggle between inches and centimeters. Size--Click Standard, click the menu arrow and choose a page size from the list, or click Custom and enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes. Click the name of the units, inches or centimeters, to toggle between them. Improvements and Settings--Only the options that apply to the selected Destination Application are available. AutoCrop to Original--Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine the size of the item being scanned. [. . . ] If you didn't restart the computer, it may not have loaded all of the software files. Try restarting your computer. · Did you plug the scanner into a USB hub?If you're using a USB hub to connect the scanner, the hub must have its own power supply. If the hub does not have its own power supply, plug the scanner into a different USB port on the computer. · Did you select another scanning source in the PaperPort Scan Pane? [. . . ]