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OPERATION

MANUAL

UMAX Data Systems, Inc.

For the

Astra

4400

Color

Scanner

Summary of Contents for Astra 4400

Page 1: ...1 OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION MANUAL MANUAL MANUAL MANUAL UMAX Data Systems Inc For the Astra Astra Astra Astra 4400 4400 4400 4400 Color Scanner ...

Page 2: ...poration MGI PhotoSuite is trademark of MGI Software Corp Other names and trademarks appearing herein are trademarks of their respective holders Copyright Copyright 2001 UMAX Data Systems Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electron...

Page 3: ... this product near water or in rainy moist environment Do not place the scanner on an uneven surface This may cause serious damage to the scanner The product should be operated using only the type of power source indicated on the product label Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing the enclosure may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards This unit has inpu...

Page 4: ...4 Contents Overview of Your Scanner 5 Completing Your First Scan 8 Configuring the Push Buttons 15 Scanning with VistaScan 20 Troubleshooting 28 Maintenance 30 Specifications 32 Glossary 33 ...

Page 5: ...w n n n n Document Cover The plastic cover over the object glass that can be raised and lowered over a document o Object Glass The glass surface on which the document or image should be placed p Power Indicator Illuminates to indicate that the scanner is powered on q Scan Copy E mail Fax and Custom buttons p q n o ...

Page 6: ... r r r r Power Adapter Receptacle The power adapter is plugged in here s s s s 4 Pin USB Connector t t t t Universal Transparency Cover Socket The socket used by the Universal Transparency Cover s s s s r r r r t ...

Page 7: ...x and Custom Scan Press this button to start scanning the image on the scanner to the image editing application scanning the document on the scanner to the text editing application or scanning the document on the scanner to Microsoft Excel Copy Press this button to directly spool your image to the printer E mail Fax Press this button to scan the image to an e mail application or have it prepared t...

Page 8: ...s without having to manually launch the software applications in your computer Press the push buttons on the front panel of your scanner and the image or the text document on the scanner will be scanned to the destination selected Refer to the following sections to familiarize yourself with each push button on the front panel of the scanner and their functions Scan Button Scanning images to the im...

Page 9: ...ront panel of the scanner and a window with three icons appears as shown below Click on the second icon from the left to scan a text document to the text editing application The default text editing application is Microsoft Word if installed 2 A scan progress window showing the executed task appears 3 Once the scan is completed the scanned image is converted to text through the OCR engine and the ...

Page 10: ...icons on this window indicate two orientations of the document landscape and portrait Click on the correct orientation 3 A scan progress window showing the executed task appears 4 Once the scan is completed the scanned image is converted to text through the OCR engine and Microsoft Excel automatically opens and displays the document Copy Button Scanning images to the printer 1 Press the Copy butto...

Page 11: ...ress window showing the executed task appears 3 Once the scan is completed the e mail application automatically opens and the scanned document is attached to a message Scanning documents to the Fax software 1 Press the E mail Fax button on the front panel of the scanner and a window with two icons appears as shown below Click on the right icon to scan the document and have it prepared to be sent t...

Page 12: ...ease click on the scanner icon in the Taskbar with the right mouse button to edit settings of this button first Following are introductions to two of the functions Invoking the scanner driver VistaScan directly 1 Right click on the scanner icon a pop up menu as shown on the right appears 2 Click the Push Button Configuration option The Push Button configuration window appears 3 Select the custom i...

Page 13: ... of the Scan Destination field A list of all the available applications appears Choose one of the applications 5 If the application you want to scan to is not shown in the Scan Destination drop down list click on the Add button The Add application window opens Enter the application name in the Application Name text box Enter the path and executable file name for the application you want to use in ...

Page 14: ...s on the right of each field 9 Click on the OK button to save the settings 10 Upon pushing the Custom button on the front of your scanner the selected image editing application will be launched for further editing of your scanned image If you want to change the default configuration of the push buttons please refer to the next chapter for more details ...

Page 15: ...n option The Push Button configuration window appears The Scan icon controls the values of the image editing application text editing application and Microsoft Excel Click on their icons to set their values Configuring the image editing application a Click on the Scan icon and the image editing application icon b Select the image editing application by clicking on the arrow on the right of the Sca...

Page 16: ...ld d Click on the OK button to save the settings Configuring the text editing application a Click on the Edit icon and the text editing application icon b Select the text editing application by clicking on the arrow on the right of the OCR Destination field A list of all the available applications appears Choose one of applications ...

Page 17: ... save the settings Configuring the Copy button a Click on the VistaAccess icon in the Taskbar with the right mouse button A pop up menu as shown on the right appears b Click on the Push Button Configuration option The Push Button Configuration window appears c Click on the Copy icon to open the window that contains the variables you are adjusting ...

Page 18: ... you press the Copy button on the front of the scanner Configuring the E mail Fax button 1 Click on the scanner icon in the Taskbar with your right mouse button A pop up menu as shown on the right appears 2 Click the Push Button Configuration option The Push Button Configuration appears 3 Click on the E mail Fax icon to open the window that contains the variables you are adjusting The E mail Fax i...

Page 19: ... the arrow on the right of the field c Click on the OK button to save the settings For more details on using the VistaAccess Utilities please refer to the Utilities User s Guide in the VistaScan program group To open the Utilities User s Guide 1 Click on the Start button on your desktop 2 Select Programs 3 Select the VistaScan program group 4 Select Utilities User s Guide ...

Page 20: ...anner icon or the Get button on the top menu 3 The Get Photo user interface appears as shown in Fig 2 From the green panel on the left select the Scanner Twain button 4 The Scanner Twain user interface appears as shown in Fig 3 5 Click on the green Scan button on the left panel to invoke VistaScan the VistaScan window will open as shown in Fig 4 6 Place the item you will scan on top of the scanner...

Page 21: ...he thumbnail icon to load the image Refer then to the on line help of MGI PhotoSuite for more detail on editing the scanned image For more details about scanning the image please refer to the on line help of VistaScan Fig 1 ...

Page 22: ...22 Fig 2 Fig 3 ...

Page 23: ...23 Fig 4 ...

Page 24: ...ight of the VistaScan interface The Preferences dialog box appears 5 In the Preferences dialog box as shown in Fig 6 enter the relevant details into the File Name File Format and File Directory fields Use the Browse button to locate the desired folder for your image 6 Click OK The entries you made will be implemented and the dialog box closes 7 Click on Preview to preview the scanned image on the ...

Page 25: ...ation for the scanned image 3 Click on the Preferences button The Preferences dialog box appears Enter the relevant details 4 Select the area to scan by clicking on the Frame tool and dragging the cursor diagonally to form a rectangle that best defines the area to be scanned As you drag the borders of a frame encompassing the desired area will appear 5 Click on one of the scan mode buttons and the...

Page 26: ...26 Fig 6 ...

Page 27: ...on in the Task bar with the right mouse button A pop up menu appears as shown on the right 2 Click on the VistaScan option The VistaScan window appears The following steps are similar to the section From the VistaScan program group on the desktop from step 2 ...

Page 28: ...port If the indicator comes on but software returns a scanner link failed or a similar message 1 Make sure the cable is connected properly 2 Check the installation procedures to make sure you followed all of the instructions If you see the error message Scanner link failed when executing the Preview or Scan commands or encounter another system exception event do the following 1 Remove the cable fr...

Page 29: ...on number of the scanner driver Located on the front of the CD 3 The computer model you are using 4 The operating system version that you are using 5 The application software packages that you are using 6 Error codes or messages seen 7 A description of what you were doing at the time of the malfunction so that the problem can be re created 8 Other observations that may aid the technician in identi...

Page 30: ...against accidental damage that can result in expensive repairs The following measures should generally be enough to protect your equipment from static discharge Discharge any static electricity that may have built up in your body by touching a grounded or anti static surface For example touch some large metal object or the silver toned expansion slot covers at the rear of your computer s case Be s...

Page 31: ...nplugged Clean the object glass and document cover with a soft damp cloth and a mild detergent or alcohol Warning Do not spray cleaning fluids directly on the object glass Spraying the liquid directly on the glass may cause the liquid to penetrate the seams around the glass and contaminate the mirrors and lenses inside the scanner Please be sure you spray the liquid on the cleaning cloth and then ...

Page 32: ...8 bit pixel Grayscale Mode 16 bit pixel Scanner Settings Scaling 1 to 200 in 1 increments at 600 dpi resolution Highlight Shadow 255 steps Contrast Brightness 100 100 Gamma Curve Downloadable curves Data Output Color Mode 48 24 bit Grayscale Mode 16 bit Interface One USB connector Power Requirements Voltage DC 12V Power Consumption Maximum 9 watts Environmental Ranges Operating Temperature 10 C 35...

Page 33: ...l The area of the scanner that contains the LED indicators to show scanner status Non TWAIN Driver An interfacing system that does not follow the TWAIN standard and is designed for a specific software package and a specific image input device Object Glass The tempered glass of the scanner where documents or objects to be scanned are placed Optical Assembly The component system of the scanner that ...

Page 34: ...that allows many different software applications to access many different image input devices TWAIN is currently more popular on the Windows platform than it is on the Macintosh USB Universal Serial Bus An interface between host and peripherals ...

Page 35: ...owing item description and date of purchase Scanner model and serial number see back of scanner Version number of scanner see face of CD ROM Computer model used with scanner Printer model in use Application software you use Error code or message Description of what you were doing when the malfunction happened so event can be recreated Technical Support Please log on to http www umax com for techni...

Page 36: ...f damaged or non operational goods for a short period after sale Check your store receipts or documentation At our option we may repair your scanner or replace it see your Warranty In either case you will have to call UMAX to arrange the return your scanner When you call UMAX we will issue you a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number You MUST print this RMA number on the outside of the box in...

Page 37: ...ined prior to transport Failure to lock or restrain these items could cause serious damage to the product and void the warranty 6 Ship to UMAX via a traceable shipping method and retain the tracking number This warranty is only valid within the boundaries and territories of the USA and Canada UMAX is not responsible for costs incurred to shipping insurance customs or duties This warranty does not ...

Page 38: ...ential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation if this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be de...

Page 39: ... product compliance Corporate Name UMAX Technologies Inc Address 3561 Gateway Boulevard Fremont California 94538 U S A Telephone No 510 651 4000 Person responsible for making this declaration Position Title Chief Financial Officer ...

Page 40: ...1 OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION MANUAL MANUAL MANUAL MANUAL UMAX Data Systems Inc For the Astra Astra Astra Astra 445 445 445 4450 0 0 0 Color Scanner ...

Page 41: ...poration MGI PhotoSuite is trademark of MGI Software Corp Other names and trademarks appearing herein are trademarks of their respective holders Copyright Copyright 2001 UMAX Data Systems Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electron...

Page 42: ... this product near water or in rainy moist environment Do not place the scanner on an uneven surface This may cause serious damage to the scanner The product should be operated using only the type of power source indicated on the product label Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing the enclosure may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards This unit has inpu...

Page 43: ...4 Contents Overview of Your Scanner 5 Completing Your First Scan 8 Configuring the Push Buttons 17 Scanning with VistaScan 22 Troubleshooting 30 Maintenance 32 Specifications 34 Glossary 35 ...

Page 44: ...parency Cover The Universal Transparency Cover can be raised and lowered over the object glass o o o o Object Glass The glass surface on which the document or image should be placed p p p p Power Indicator Illuminates to indicate that the scanner is powered on q q q q Scan Copy E mail Fax and Custom buttons p p p p q q q q n n n n o o o o ...

Page 45: ... r r r r Power Adapter Receptacle The power adapter is plugged in here s s s s 4 Pin USB Connector t t t t Universal Transparency Cover Socket The socket used by the Universal Transparency Cover s s s s r r r r t ...

Page 46: ...x and Custom Scan Press this button to start scanning the image on the scanner to the image editing application scanning the document on the scanner to the text editing application or scanning the document on the scanner to Microsoft Excel Copy Press this button to directly spool your image to the printer E mail Fax Press this button to scan the image to an e mail application or have it prepared t...

Page 47: ...media to be scanned is a slide negative or film 1 Raise the Universal Transparency Cover 2 Place the black transparency holder on the object glass of the scanner 3 Place transparent media 35mm slides negatives or film in the specific scanning area of the transparency holder 4 Lower the Universal Transparency Cover carefully Note 1 Make sure that the transparent media is placed within the specific ...

Page 48: ...ick on the Advanced button The Advanced window appears as shown in figure below From the scan modes listed select Transmissive If the media to be scanned is a film or negative The VistaScan window appears click on the Advanced button The Advanced window appears From the scan modes listed select Negative 3 Click on the scan button to begin scanning transparent media ...

Page 49: ... the front panel of the scanner and a window with three icons appears as shown on the next page Click on the first icon from the left to scan an image to the image editing application The default image editing application is MGI PhotoSuite if you have installed it 2 A scan progress window showing the executed scanning task appears 3 Once the scan is completed the image editing application automati...

Page 50: ...ogress window showing the executed task appears 3 Once the scan is completed the scanned image is converted to text through the OCR engine and the text editing application automatically opens for editing the document ...

Page 51: ...icons on this window indicate two orientations of the document landscape and portrait Click on the correct orientation 3 A scan progress window showing the executed task appears 4 Once the scan is completed the scanned image is converted to text through the OCR engine and Microsoft Excel automatically opens and displays the document Copy Button Scanning images to the printer 1 Press the Copy butto...

Page 52: ...ress window showing the executed task appears 3 Once the scan is completed the e mail application automatically opens and the scanned document is attached to a message Scanning documents to the Fax software 1 Press the E mail Fax button on the front panel of the scanner and a window with two icons appears as shown below Click on the right icon to scan the document and have it prepared to be sent t...

Page 53: ...ease click on the scanner icon in the Taskbar with the right mouse button to edit settings of this button first Following are introductions to two of the functions Invoking the scanner driver VistaScan directly 1 Right click on the scanner icon a pop up menu as shown on the right appears 2 Click the Push Button Configuration option The Push Button configuration window appears 3 Select the custom i...

Page 54: ... of the Scan Destination field A list of all the available applications appears Choose one of the applications 5 If the application you want to scan to is not shown in the Scan Destination drop down list click on the Add button The Add application window opens Enter the application name in the Application Name text box Enter the path and executable file name for the application you want to use in ...

Page 55: ...s on the right of each field 9 Click on the OK button to save the settings 10 Upon pushing the Custom button on the front of your scanner the selected image editing application will be launched for further editing of your scanned image If you want to change the default configuration of the push buttons please refer to the next chapter for more details ...

Page 56: ...n option The Push Button configuration window appears The Scan icon controls the values of the image editing application text editing application and Microsoft Excel Click on their icons to set their values Configuring the image editing application a Click on the Scan icon and the image editing application icon b Select the image editing application by clicking on the arrow on the right of the Sca...

Page 57: ...ld d Click on the OK button to save the settings Configuring the text editing application a Click on the Scan icon and the text editing application icon b Select the text editing application by clicking on the arrow on the right of the OCR Destination field A list of all the available applications appears Choose one of applications ...

Page 58: ... save the settings Configuring the Copy button a Click on the VistaAccess icon in the Taskbar with the right mouse button A pop up menu as shown on the right appears b Click on the Push Button Configuration option The Push Button Configuration window appears c Click on the Copy icon to open the window that contains the variables you are adjusting ...

Page 59: ... you press the Copy button on the front of the scanner Configuring the E mail Fax button 1 Click on the scanner icon in the Taskbar with your right mouse button A pop up menu as shown on the right appears 2 Click the Push Button Configuration option The Push Button Configuration appears 3 Click on the E mail Fax icon to open the window that contains the variables you are adjusting The E mail Fax i...

Page 60: ... the arrow on the right of the field c Click on the OK button to save the settings For more details on using the VistaAccess Utilities please refer to the Utilities User s Guide in the VistaScan program group To open the Utilities User s Guide 1 Click on the Start button on your desktop 2 Select Programs 3 Select the VistaScan program group 4 Select Utilities User s Guide ...

Page 61: ...anner icon or the Get button on the top menu 3 The Get Photo user interface appears as shown in Fig 2 From the green panel on the left select the Scanner Twain button 4 The Scanner Twain user interface appears as shown in Fig 3 5 Click on the green Scan button on the left panel to invoke VistaScan the VistaScan window will open as shown in Fig 4 6 Place the item you will scan on top of the scanner...

Page 62: ...he thumbnail icon to load the image Refer then to the on line help of MGI PhotoSuite for more detail on editing the scanned image For more details about scanning the image please refer to the on line help of VistaScan Fig 1 ...

Page 63: ...24 Fig 2 Fig 3 ...

Page 64: ...25 Fig 4 ...

Page 65: ...ight of the VistaScan interface The Preferences dialog box appears 5 In the Preferences dialog box as shown in Fig 6 enter the relevant details into the File Name File Format and File Directory fields Use the Browse button to locate the desired folder for your image 6 Click OK The entries you made will be implemented and the dialog box closes 7 Click on Preview to preview the scanned image on the ...

Page 66: ...ation for the scanned image 3 Click on the Preferences button The Preferences dialog box appears Enter the relevant details 4 Select the area to scan by clicking on the Frame tool and dragging the cursor diagonally to form a rectangle that best defines the area to be scanned As you drag the borders of a frame encompassing the desired area will appear 5 Click on one of the scan mode buttons and the...

Page 67: ...28 Fig 6 ...

Page 68: ...on in the Task bar with the right mouse button A pop up menu appears as shown on the right 2 Click on the VistaScan option The VistaScan window appears The following steps are similar to the section From the VistaScan program group on the desktop from step 2 ...

Page 69: ...port If the indicator comes on but software returns a scanner link failed or a similar message 1 Make sure the cable is connected properly 2 Check the installation procedures to make sure you followed all of the instructions If you see the error message Scanner link failed when executing the Preview or Scan commands or encounter another system exception event do the following 1 Remove the cable fr...

Page 70: ...on number of the scanner driver Located on the front of the CD 3 The computer model you are using 4 The operating system version that you are using 5 The application software packages that you are using 6 Error codes or messages seen 7 A description of what you were doing at the time of the malfunction so that the problem can be re created 8 Other observations that may aid the technician in identi...

Page 71: ...against accidental damage that can result in expensive repairs The following measures should generally be enough to protect your equipment from static discharge Discharge any static electricity that may have built up in your body by touching a grounded or anti static surface For example touch some large metal object or the silver toned expansion slot covers at the rear of your computer s case Be s...

Page 72: ...nplugged Clean the object glass and document cover with a soft damp cloth and a mild detergent or alcohol Warning Do not spray cleaning fluids directly on the object glass Spraying the liquid directly on the glass may cause the liquid to penetrate the seams around the glass and contaminate the mirrors and lenses inside the scanner Please be sure you spray the liquid on the cleaning cloth and then ...

Page 73: ... bit pixel Grayscale Mode 16 bit pixel Scanner Settings Scaling 1 to 200 in 1 increments at 600 dpi resolution Highlight Shadow 255 steps Contrast Brightness 100 100 Gamma Curve Downloadable curves Data Output Color Mode 48 24 bit Grayscale Mode 16 bit Interface One USB connector Power Requirements Voltage DC 12V Power Consumption Maximum 12 watts Environmental Ranges Operating Temperature 10 C 35...

Page 74: ...l The area of the scanner that contains the LED indicators to show scanner status Non TWAIN Driver An interfacing system that does not follow the TWAIN standard and is designed for a specific software package and a specific image input device Object Glass The tempered glass of the scanner where documents or objects to be scanned are placed Optical Assembly The component system of the scanner that ...

Page 75: ...that allows many different software applications to access many different image input devices TWAIN is currently more popular on the Windows platform than it is on the Macintosh USB Universal Serial Bus An interface between host and peripherals ...

Page 76: ...owing item description and date of purchase Scanner model and serial number see back of scanner Version number of scanner see face of CD ROM Computer model used with scanner Printer model in use Application software you use Error code or message Description of what you were doing when the malfunction happened so event can be recreated Technical Support Please log on to http www umax com for techni...

Page 77: ...f damaged or non operational goods for a short period after sale Check your store receipts or documentation At our option we may repair your scanner or replace it see your Warranty In either case you will have to call UMAX to arrange the return your scanner When you call UMAX we will issue you a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number You MUST print this RMA number on the outside of the box in...

Page 78: ...ined prior to transport Failure to lock or restrain these items could cause serious damage to the product and void the warranty 6 Ship to UMAX via a traceable shipping method and retain the tracking number This warranty is only valid within the boundaries and territories of the USA and Canada UMAX is not responsible for costs incurred to shipping insurance customs or duties This warranty does not ...

Page 79: ...ential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation if this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be de...

Page 80: ... product compliance Corporate Name UMAX Technologies Inc Address 3561 Gateway Boulevard Fremont California 94538 U S A Telephone No 510 651 4000 Person responsible for making this declaration Position Title Chief Financial Officer ...

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