P r e f a c e
5
P re fa ce
A b o u t S n ap S c an
E n v iro n me n t al re q u ire me n t s
P re c au t io n s
Cle an in g y o u r s c an n e r
S CS I d e v ic e s
Ho w t o u s e t h is g u id e
Ab o u t S n a p S ca n
Th e S n a p S c a n 3 0 0 is a o n e p as s 8 -b it f lat b e d c o lo r s c an n e r wit h a re s o lu t io n o f
3 0 0 x 6 0 0 p p i e q u ip e d wit h a f lu o re s c e n t d ay lig h t lamp . It is b as e d o n CCD
(Ch arg e Co u p le d De v ic e ) s c an n in g t e c h n o lo g y . Wit h t h e S n a p S c a n 3 0 0 , y o u
c an s c an lin e -art , g ray -s c ale an d c o lo r re f le c t iv e o rig in als u p t o A 4 f o rmat .
Th e S n a p S c a n 6 0 0 is a o n e p as s 1 0 -b it f lat b e d c o lo r s c an n e r wit h a re s o lu t io n
o f 6 0 0 x 1 2 0 0 p p i e q u ip e d wit h a f lu o re s c e n t d ay lig h t lamp . Th e s c an n e r wo rk s at
1 0 b it in t e rn ally . It is b as e d o n CCD s c an n in g t e c h n o lo g y . Wit h t h e S n a p S c a n
6 0 0 , y o u c an s c an lin e -art , g ray -s c ale an d c o lo r re f le c t iv e o rig in als u p t o A 4
f o rmat .
Th e s c an n e d d at a is t ran s f e rre d t o t h e c o mp u t e r t h ro u g h S CS I. Th e c o mp u t e r c an
b e an A p p le Mac in t o s h o r P C.
In t h is O wn e r’s g u id e , t h e n ame S n ap S c an is u s e d b o t h f o r t h e S n ap S c an 3 0 0
an d f o r t h e S n ap S c an 6 0 0 .
S n ap S c an is a s c an n e r t h at c ap t u re s an d c o n v e rt s re f le c t iv e o rig in als (e . g .
p ic t u re s , t e x t ) in t o e le c t ro n ic d at a t h at c an b e u s e d in c o mp u t e r ap p lic at io n s . It
o f f e rs h ig h -re s o lu t io n imag e c ap t u rin g an d is an id e al t o o l in mak in g
p re s e n t at io n s c o me t o lif e .
If y o u p u rc h as e d t h e
au t o mat ic d o c u me n t f e e d e r
y o u c an s c an u p t o 6 0 s h e e t s o f
t e x t f as t an d wit h o u t in t e rru p t io n . S o me s o f t ware p ac k ag e s allo w y o u t o c o n v e rt
t h e s c an n e d s h e e t s o f t e x t in t o mo s t o f t h e c o mme rc ially u s e d t e x t f ile f o rmat s .
If y o u p u rc h as e d t h e
t ran s p are n c y o p t io n
, y o u c an s c an t ran s p are n t o rig in als
(e . g . s lid e s ) as we ll.
S n ap S c an s u p p o rt s mu lt ip le s c an n in g mo d e s an d in c lu d e s s c an n e r s o f t ware t o
g e t y o u s t art e d rig h t away . Wit h it s p o we rf u l an d e as y -t o -u s e s c an n e r d riv e r
s o f t ware , S n ap S c an g iv e s y o u e as y ac c e s s t o h ig h -q u alit y c o lo r s c an s . Th e
s c an n e r d riv e r s o f t ware g iv e s y o u a n u mb e r o f ad d it io n al f e at u re s t o c re at e
s p e c ial e f f e c t s o r t o re p ro d u c e e v e n t h e mo s t d if f ic u lt o rig in als .
Th e
d o c u me n t c o v e r
is ad ju s t ab le : wh e n y o u p u t a t h ic k e r o rig in al (lik e a b o o k o r
a mag az in e ) o n t h e re f le c t iv e g las s p lat e , t h e d o c u me n t c o v e r ad ap t s it s e lf t o it s
t h ic k n e s s .
