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Astra 3400/3450 

 
 
 
 

Owner’s Manual 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trademarks 

 
UMAX is a trademark of UMAX Technologies, Inc.  Astra is a trademark of UMAX 
Technologies, Inc.  IBM PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.  
MS-Windows, Windows, and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.  PhotoDeluxe 
is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.  Presto! PageManager is a trademark of NewSoft 
Technology Corporation.  Other names and trademarks appearing herein are trademarks of their 
respective holders. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Страница 1: ...AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation MS Windows Windows and MS DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PhotoDeluxe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc Presto PageManage...

Страница 2: ...IMAGE WITH PHOTODELUXE 10 Scanning an Image from the PC 10 Scanning an Image from the Macintosh 11 TURNING THE SCANNER LAMP ON AND OFF 12 CHAPTER 3 SCANNING BASICS 13 SETTING VISTASCAN PREFERENCES 13...

Страница 3: ...l 50 Accessing the Adobe PhotoDeluxe Online Manual 50 Accessing the Presto PageManager Online Manual 51 Accessing the Caere OmniPage Online Manual 51 Installing Acrobat Reader for Macintosh Users 52 T...

Страница 4: ...ity with the UMAX Astra 3400 3450 scanner Unpacking the Scanner Your scanner package includes the cables and software you need to get the scanner up and running The scanner package should contain all...

Страница 5: ...ype PC Requirements An IBM compatible PC with Pentium processor or higher Microsoft Windows 98 2000 USB interface connector At least 32 MB RAM memory CD ROM drive 250 MB of available hard disk space M...

Страница 6: ...iles window to begin installing PhotoDeluxe Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe ATM Follow the onscreen instructions 8 After Adobe Acrobat Reader has been installed a ReadMe file appears When you have read...

Страница 7: ...your computer has a USB port you must make sure that this port is enabled in the system BIOS Please refer to the troubleshooting section to learn more about enabling the USB Port Checking Your Comput...

Страница 8: ...d USB located on the back panel of the scanner Macintosh Users 1 Locate the USB cable that is provided Plug the wide end of it firmly into one of the USB ports IMac computer ports are located on the r...

Страница 9: ...the top of the scanner Connecting the Power Adapter 1 Plug the scanner s power cord into an electrical outlet 2 Insert the other end of this cord into the power adapter receptacle marked POWER on the...

Страница 10: ...click Install and then click Cancel 7 Click the Get Fix Photo tab A row of icons appears 8 Click the Get Photo icon A drop down list appears Click the Scanners option A tabbed bar appears at the top o...

Страница 11: ...for the scanned image Indicate which folder or directory you want to save the image file to and specify in what file format you want to save the image NOTE If you do not assign a file name the comput...

Страница 12: ...as NOTE By default the image is saved as untitled in the Acquire section of the floating gallery window You can also choose to save the image in the hard drive or on the desktop by clicking on the arr...

Страница 13: ...The Preferences cover three areas General Scan Destination Scanner Information A tab at the top of the Preferences window indicates each VistaScan preference group To view the Preference settings for...

Страница 14: ...elp The Tips Help option determines whether tips are displayed when you pause with your cursor over a VistaScan option Click on the Tips Help box to enable tips displays a checkmark When a checkmark a...

Страница 15: ...The e mail preferences appear to the right of the Scan To icon set 2 Click on the button next to the e mail software you are using Microsoft Exchange or Lotus cc Mail 3 Select the image format you wa...

Страница 16: ...t Scanner Information The Scanner Information tab displays important information about your scanner The information includes Scanner Manufacturer Scanner Model Firmware Version VistaScan Version Maxim...

Страница 17: ...scan and start the final scan process using the Click To Scan icons Performing the Preview Scan The Preview feature lets you scan an item at low resolution so you can define the specific area to be s...

Страница 18: ...sible because the image is zoomed too large to display completely Click on the Move tool Put the cursor inside the Preview window which changes the cursor shape to a hand Scroll the image view by clic...

Страница 19: ...scan setting individually so you can customize the settings for the type of document you are going to scan If you are a novice computer user you may want to use the VistaScan Beginner window until yo...

Страница 20: ...ing sure your Frame See Frame Tool p 18 does not extend beyond the image area of the film negative Automatic Document Feeder The Automatic Document Feeder option is not available with the Astra 3400 o...

Страница 21: ...Bit Scans a black and white photo using 14 bits of data to define each pixel This setting produces more gray shade accuracy than the B W Photo option but also produces larger file sizes NOTE Not all...

Страница 22: ...images using the True Color 42 bit RGB setting Choosing the Best Resolution for Your Scanning Project To choose the best resolution for scanning determine what you are going to do with the image once...

Страница 23: ...ed by changing the number of lines that appear in every inch lines per inch of the scanned image The Descreen feature is unavailable when you have chosen the B W Document Fax or OCR resolution setting...

Страница 24: ...Custom descreen 2 and Custom descreen 3 settings 4 Click OK The settings you defined appear on the Descreen setting drop down menu under the Custom heading Changing the Filter Setting Image filters ar...

Страница 25: ...ling settings 1 Choose the Custom option from the Scaling drop down menu The Custom Scaling window opens 2 Enter the desired scale factor in either the width or Height text box When locked width and h...

Страница 26: ...e selected area is adjusted and the preview image refreshes displaying the results you can expect when you perform the final scan Using the Scan Control Unit Selecting the Scan to Device or Applicatio...

Страница 27: ...ame you just created To select one of the frames you created double click on the desired frame The frame border of the active frame changes to a marquis style frame dotted lines Once a frame is select...

Страница 28: ...Highlight Bar This setting defines the lightest whitest tones in the scanned image If you broaden the range that includes the highlight points the pixels within the newly specified range will be rema...

Страница 29: ...s by altering the shape of the curve that represents the brightness values of pixels Click Reset to cancel the changes and return the value to the default setting Adjusting the Color Balance The Color...

Страница 30: ...age to the original orientation Using VistaAccess Direct Access VistaAccess is a utility that provides instant access to several VistaScan applications VistaAccess loads at startup and can be found in...

Страница 31: ...ards wallpaper for your computer desktop a screen saver for your computer e cards e mail greeting card and more NOTE VistaShuttle is not compatible with Macintosh To use VistaShuttle to create an E Ca...

Страница 32: ...rd greeting text in the text box 10 You can modify the font type font size font style bold italic underlined text alignment left right or centered and text color by selecting an option from the drop d...

Страница 33: ...where the image is placed reducing memory storage space and speeding up the scanning Printout Quality Choose Normal or draft quality or choose Best for high quality images B W images Selecting Best o...

Страница 34: ...ppropriate set of instructions below to configure the variables for each button Configuring the Push Buttons To access the configuration utility for the push buttons follow the appropriate instruction...

Страница 35: ...e image editing software you want to scan to when you press the Scan push button by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Scan Destination field A list of available applications appears Choose one...

Страница 36: ...Copy Destination field Choose one on the available printers that is connected to your computer from the drop down menu 3 Select the type of image you are scanning by clicking on the arrow to the right...

Страница 37: ...e of image you are scanning by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Document Type field and choosing one of the available document types from the drop down menu 4 Select the desired resolution by...

Страница 38: ...ion by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Resolution field and choosing one of the resolution presets from the drop down menu 5 Select a scanning intensity level brightness by clicking on the a...

Страница 39: ...gured to scan OCR and then send the editable text to the selected OCR Destination application 6 To configure the Custom button to scan and e mail a document refer to the To configure the values for th...

Страница 40: ...d Click VistaScan For Macintosh Users a Click on the Scanner icon in the upper right corner of the Desktop near the Finder A pop up menu appears b Click on VistaScan to launch the software Or you can...

Страница 41: ...ting the VistaScan Preferences section 2 Click on the Web Image icon in the Click to Scan area of the VistaScan Beginner window The scanner starts scanning the image using the appropriate settings for...

Страница 42: ...w on the left side of the 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 on screen instructions for trimming sizing r...

Страница 43: ...ndow The image is scanned and you return to the PhotoDeluxe window NOTE Choosing an icon in Click to Scan area does two things it activates the scanner and automatically sets all of the scanner settin...

Страница 44: ...Presto PageManager to Scan a Form and Edit it with PageType NOTE Presto PageType is not a Macintosh compatible application The following procedure is for PC users only 1 Click the Start bar in the bot...

Страница 45: ...vant information Creating a Calendar with PhotoDeluxe You can create your own calendar using PhotoDeluxe This process differs for PC and Macintosh users Follow the appropriate instructions for the sys...

Страница 46: ...icon The VistaScan Beginner window opens automatically 7 Click the Preview button to perform a low resolution scan 8 Click on the icon that most closely matches the item you are going to scan in the C...

Страница 47: ...Preview button then click one of the icons from the Click to Scan section g A window appears requesting that you save the document Type a name in the field that appears to the right of Save this docu...

Страница 48: ...lick OK Converting Scanned Text with OmniPage LE 1 Position the image you want to scan face down on the scanner s object glass 2 From the OmniPage LE window click the Scanner icon and select Flatbed C...

Страница 49: ...copy portions of the text For Macintosh Users 1 Select Scanner from the Settings menu 2 Click Flatbed from the Select Scanner window 3 Click the Scan Image button to scan the image When the scan is co...

Страница 50: ...r a tool If VistaScan is not open follow the instructions below 1 Click Start 2 Click Programs 3 Click VistaScan 4 Click VistaScan User s Guide Your Internet browser should launch the VistaScan User s...

Страница 51: ...intosh Users 1 Double click the Hard Drive icon on the desktop 2 Double click the Presto PageManager 2 31 02 folder 3 Double click User s Guide pdf If you receive an error please install Adobe Acrobat...

Страница 52: ...he scanner lamp fails to light flickers or dims Solution 1 Check to make sure the power adapter is plugged in completely 2 The scanning lamp is failing or has failed and needs to be changed Please con...

Страница 53: ...canner 7 If the scanner does not show up and there is no change in the Device Manager try another USB port If the scanner still does not appear contact your computer manufacturer Problem Your system r...

Страница 54: ...00 3450 scanner ensure that Macintosh OS 8 0 or higher is installed on your computer Problem The system takes too long to scan Solution Disable virtual memory reboot your computer with the extensions...

Страница 55: ...the scanner is plugged into the computer s USB port 2 Go to the Apple System Profiler listed under the Apple menu 3 Go to the Devices Volumes tab Command 2 Verify the scanner is listed under the USB...

Страница 56: ...nner and the computer turned on Try to have as much information about your problem as possible This information allows the technician to more effectively troubleshoot your problem Maintenance With the...

Страница 57: ...esolution Maximum Resolution 600 dpi x 1200 dpi 9600 dpi x 9600 dpi Color Density42 bit color Light SourceCold Cathode Lamp OpticsEnclosed Optical System InterfaceUSB v1 1 Operating System Windows 98...

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