Radio Shack FU62ED manual

Owner’s Manual Please re ad before u sing this equipm ent. USB Flatbed Color Scanner 25-3050.fm Page 1 Wednesday, February 16, 2000 9:42 AM[...]

2 Contents ˆ Contents Features ...... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. .......... .. 3 The FC C W ants Y ou to Kno w ............ ........... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... . 4 FCC Declarat ion of Confo rmity ............[...]

3 Features ˆ Features Your Ra dioShack USB Flatbed Co lor Scanner is designed for notebook or desktop PCs that have a universal seri al bus (USB ) port. You can us e the scan- ner to quic kly scan information , such as documents and photogra phs, in color o r grayscal e. Then you can use th e soft- ware suppl ied with your scanner to con - vert th[...]

4 Features THE FCC W AN TS Y OU TO KNOW This equ ipment compli es with the limits for a Cla ss B digit al device as specified in Pa rt 15 o f FCC Rules . Th ese limits provid e reasonable protec tion again st radio and TV interfere nce in a reside ntial area. Ho wever, your equipment might cause T V or radio interference even when it is op erati ng[...]

5 Features SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS •I B M     PC or compatible wi th one availab le USB po rt • CD-ROM drive • VGA or S VGA monitor • 16MB or mo re of available i nternal memory (RAM) • 35MB o f free hard dis k space • Microsoft Windows     98 Important: Your scan ner will not wo rk with Wind ows 95. You mu st have W[...]

6 Important Safety Instructions ˆ Important Safety Inst ructions 1. Read Ins truc tions — All th e safety and operat ing instruc tions shoul d be read before t he scanner is o perated. 2. Reta in Instructions — The safety and operat ing instruc tions shoul d be retained for future refer ence. 3. Heed W arnings — All wa rnings o n the scanne [...]

7 Important Safety Instructions C. The s canner has been expos ed to r ain; or D. The sc anner does not app ear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in pe rformance; or E. The scanner ha s been dropp ed, or the e nclosure has be en dam- aged. 15. Servi cing — The use r should not attempt to service the scanner beyond that descri bed in[...]

8 Preparation ˆ Preparation LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE SCANNER Your s canner has a lock ing mechan ism to protec t it during sh ipment or whil e you move it. Before y ou use the sc anner, slid e LOCK/ UNLOCK on the botto m of the scanne r toward UNLOCK . To protect the scan- ner’s me chanism when yo u move or ship it, sl ide LOCK/ UNLOCK towar d LOCK[...]

9 Preparation Fol low t hese steps to inst all the Paper- Port so ftware on you r computer. 1. Sta rt Windows 98 an d quit all app li- catio ns. 2. Ins ert the PaperPort so ftware CD into your CD-ROM driv e. The CD starts auto mati c all y . Note: If the PaperPort CD does not start autom atically , make sure the CD-ROM's door is completely shu[...]

10 Default Button Settings ˆ Default Button Settings You can configure the scanner ’s buttons to perf orm different functions. See “Cha ng- ing a Sc anner Button 's Settings” on Page 15). T he default s ettings are: Note: If a bu tton is not pr e-configured (for example, i f your compu ter does n ot have fax so ftw are i nstal led s o F[...]

11 Operation ˆ Operation You can operate th e scanner us ing the buttons on the fr ont of the scanner, from your c ompute r scree n, or using the sup- plied Pa perPort prog ram. GETT IN G HELP The suppl ied software in cludes hel p in- formatio n which desc ribes each fea ture of the sof tware and ans wers question s about how to c onfigure the bu[...]

12 Operation USING THE SUPPLIED PAPERPORT SOFTWARE Instead of us ing the sc anner 's buttons, y ou can use the suppl ied Paper Port softw are to contr ol yo ur sca nne r. T his i s us eful wh en yo u ar e using P ape rP ort to file and sav e your s canned objec ts. Note: You ca n also ins tall and us e other sca nning softwar e, includ ing man[...]

13 Operation 6. Click Preview . The scanne r scans the objec t and displa ys a preview using the options you select ed. 7. Rev iew the i mage to ma ke sure i t is what you want. Readj ust the set - tings if necessar y . 8. T o see a preview ag ain before sc an- ning the fi nal image, c lick Preview . 9. Wh en you are satisfi ed with the imag e sett[...]

14 Operation Scan Co nfiguration — Use t his se c- tion of t he dialog box to ma nually sele ct scan options for the image. Mode — Fro m left to r ight, the t hree modes ar e color , gr ayscale, and black and white . The same s ymbols next to t he preset opti ons indicate their mo de setting. Clic k a mode to sele ct it for the scan. Res — Th[...]

15 Configuring the Scanner ˆ Configuring th e Scanner CHANGING A SC ANNER BUTTON'S SETTI NGS You can cha nge the settin g of any of the scanner ’s buttons using the USB Sc an- ner Ut ility Preferen ces dial og box . This dialog bo x display s a list of options and settings for customiz ing the sca nner. Follow these st eps to chang e a sca [...]

16 Configuring the Scanner scanned in black and w hite. Sele ct Graysca le to s can obje cts contai ning drawings or black-and- white photo - graphs. The scann ing produc es an image in var ying shades of g ray . Select Color to scan col or photo- graphs and othe r co lor obje cts . Resolution — Drag the slider to the right o r left to adju st th[...]

17 Configuring the Scanner Note: If you click COPY/PRINT or FA X , the dialog bo x for editing and adjus ting the set- ting s will have a Devi ce tab for se lecting o ption s for a printer or copi er. See th e Help menu for more information. PRE-DEFINING SCAN SETTINGS Selecti ng the prop er scan sett ing before final scan ning provi des the best re[...]

18 Configuring the Scanner ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST The scan ner's Advanc ed Settings let you ad just a scann ed object ' s brightn ess and/or c ontrast as d esired. For example, you can i mprove legibi lity of a black - and-whit e document w ritten with a light pencil by adjusting b rightness to be darker. Y ou can ad just the b[...]

19 Troubleshooting ˆ T roubleshooting If your scann er is not working as it s hould, these su ggestions might he lp you elimi- nate th e problem. If the scanner s till does n ot operate pr operly, ta ke it to you r local RadioShac k store for as sistance. Prob lem P ossible Cause Remedy appea rs in the Window s task - bar . The scan ner ’s c abl[...]

20 Care and Maint enance ˆ Care and Maintenance Your Ra dioShack USB Flatbed Colo r Scann er is an ex ample of supe rior design and craft smanship. The fol lowing suggestio ns will help you ca re for your scanner so y ou can e njoy it fo r year s. Keep the sc anner dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dr y immediately . Liquids might co ntain minera ls th[...]

21 Specifications ˆ Specifications Bit Depth ......... ................ ............ ................ ............ ................ ......... 36-Bit Color (24-b i t output) 12-Bit G rayscale ......................... ...................... ................. ........... ................. ........ 1-Bit Lin e Art Scannin g Resolution ...............[...]

22 Notes ˆ Notes 25-3050.fm P a ge 22 Wednesday, February 16, 20 00 9:42 AM[...]

23 Notes 25-3050.fm P a ge 23 Wednesday, February 16, 20 00 9:42 AM[...]

25-3050 02A00 Printed in China Radio Shack A Divi sion of Ta ndy Corporatio n Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Limited Nine ty-Day W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects in mate rial and workma n- ship un der normal u se for ninety ( 90) days fro m the date o f purchase from RadioShac k company- owned sto res and[...]