HP (Hewlett-Packard) 4400C manual

hp scanj et 44 00c ser i es and 5 4 00c ser i es s canners us er’s man ual[...]

2 Back to TOC Copyr ight in formation © Copyright Hewlett-Packar d Company 2001 All right s reserve d. Reproduction, adaptati on, or translation wit hout prior writt en permission is prohibi ted, except as allowed under copyright laws. T r ademark cr ed its Adobe and Adobe Photoshop are trademark s of Adobe Systems Incorporat ed. Energy S tar ® i[...]

3 Back to TOC F r ont pan el and accessor ies comparisons The followin g tables provide information about the HP Scanjet 4400c series an d 5400c seri es scanners, including descriptions of the buttons avai l able on the front p anels and the ac cessories you can use with these scanner s. T o find infor mation about your scanner , see the following [...]

4 Back to TOC HP Scanj et 4 400c s eries Featur e Include d on scanne r or in b ox Supported access ory a a. Suppor ted acces sories includ e acce ssori es that ar e not boxed with the scanne r, but can be purc hased se parat ely. Copy button Photo R eprint butt on Scan T o button E-mail butto n Power Save button USB cable HP Scan jet T ransparen c[...]

Back to TOC 5 HP Scanjet 4 4 7 0c series Featur e Include d on scanne r or in b ox Supported access ory a Copy button Color/ black & whi te copy and selec t number o f copi es buttons Photo R eprint butt on Scan T o button E-mail butto n Share-to-W eb button Power Save button More Opti ons butto n Canc el butt on T wo-digi t LCD USB cable HP Sc[...]

6 Back to TOC HP Scanjet 5 400c series Featur e Include d on scanne r or in b ox Supported access ory a Copy button Color/ black & whi te copy and selec t number o f copi es buttons Photo R eprint butt on Scan T o button E-mail butto n Share-to-W eb button Power Save butt on More Optio ns button Canc el bu tton T wo-digit LCD Scanner l ock USB [...]

Back to TOC 7 HP Scan jet T ransparen cy Adapte r (XP A) HP Scanje t Automatic Document Feeder (AD F) a. Suppor ted acce ssorie s include accesso ries that ar e not boxed with the scanne r, but can be purc hased se parately . b. The paralle l ca ble s hi ppe d w ith the s ca nne r is f or co mp ute rs t hat us e Microso ft Windows . For M acintosh [...]

8 Back to TOC HP Scanjet 5 4 7 0c series Featur e Include d on scanne r or in b ox Supported access ory a Copy button Color/ black & whi te copy and selec t number o f copi es buttons Photo R eprint butt on Scan T o button (with Sp eed Destin ations b ) Select D estinat ion button E-mail butto n Share-to-W eb button Power Save butt on More Opti[...]

Back to TOC 9 Parallel cable c HP Scan jet T ransparen cy Adapte r (XP A) HP Scanje t Automatic Document Feeder (AD F) a. Suppor ted acce ssorie s include accesso ries that ar e not boxed with the scanne r, but can be purc hased se parately . b. Speed De stina tions ar e scann er bu tton op tions av ailable in th e HP Scanje t Controls control pa n[...]

10 Back to TOC HP Scanj et 5 4 90c series Featur e Include d on scanne r or in b ox Supported access ory a Copy button Color/ black & whi te copy and selec t number o f copi es buttons Photo R eprint butt on Scan T o button (with Sp eed Destin ations b ) Select D estinat ion button E-mail butto n Share-to-W eb button Power Save butt on More Opt[...]

Back to TOC 11 Parallel cable c HP Scan jet T ransparen cy Adapte r (XP A) HP Scanje t Automatic Document Feeder (AD F) a. Suppor ted acce ssorie s include accesso ries that ar e not boxed with the scanne r, but can be purc hased se parately . b. Speed De stina tions ar e scann er bu tton op tions av ailable in th e HP Scanje t Controls control pa [...]

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13 Co nten ts Front panel and accessories compariso ns HP Sca nje t 4400 c s eries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 HP Sca nje t 4470 c s eries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 HP Sca nje t 5400 c s eries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 HP Sca nje t 5470 c s eries . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

14 Back to TOC 58 Descr eeni ng ima ges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Reset ting all adju stmen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Compl eting th e fina l scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Send ing to a progr am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Returnin g the imag e to [...]

Back to TOC Getting start ed 15 1 G et ting star ted This section contains the basic s to help you get starte d with your new HP Scanjet scanner . From here, you can learn about viewing the product tour , preparing it ems before you scan them, and choosin g which scanning method to use. Printing this inf orma tion T o print this PDF manual, use the[...]

16 Gettin g starte d Back to TOC Where do I start? Y ou can star t scanning from one of these pl aces: ● Scanner buttons ● HP Precisionscan Pro softwa re ● Another program ● HP Scanjet Copy Utility Where you st art d epends on wha t you want to do wit h the s can a nd on your own pr eferences. Using t he s canner bu ttons Use the scanner bu[...]

Back to TOC Getting start ed 17 Selec ting and preparing items Before pl acing items i n the scanne r , follow these guideli nes for selecti ng and prep aring them t o prevent damage to the items and the scanner . CAUTION Improper placement and scanni ng can damage t he items and the scanner . Items for th e sca nner gl ass The scanner gla ss can s[...]

18 Gettin g starte d Back to TOC Items for th e XP A The HP Scanjet T ransparency Adapt er (XP A) is included with some scanner models or can be ordered. Use the XP A and its templates to scan: ● 35 mm photographic negati ves ● 35 mm slides Because these items are easil y dama ged, handl e them only by their edges.[...]

Back to TOC Getting start ed 19 Complet ing y our fir st scan This section shows you how to take the same item and scan to pri nt using the two primary scanni ng methods: ● Scanner buttons ● HP Precisionscan Pro software Before scanning, place the item in the scanner . T o load the item in the scanner 1 Choose an i tem to scan, s uch as a p age[...]

20 Gettin g starte d Back to TOC T o comp lete y our fir st scan u sing the scanner bu ttons 1 Load the it em in t he s canner . See "T o load the item in the scanner" on page 19 . 2 On the scanner , press th e Copy button ( ). The scann er scans the item using sett ings optimized for pri nting this type of item and then print s the item [...]

Back to TOC Getting start ed 21 T o complet e y our fir st scan using the HP Prec isionscan Pr o softwar e 1 Load the it em i n the scan ner . See "T o load the item i n the sca nner" on page 19 . 2 With the item loaded, press the Scan T o butt on ( ) on t he scanner . The scanner sc ans the i tem to the HP Pr ecisionscan Pro software, ch[...]

22 Gettin g starte d Back to TOC Frequently ask ed questions This section contains answers to some quest ions frequently asked about scanni ng. Wha t settings doe s the HP Pr ecisi onscan Pr o softwa r e set automatically f or an i tem I scan? Based on the scanned item, the sof twar e automatically choos es optimal v alues for these setti ngs: ● [...]

Back to TOC Getting start ed 23 Ho w can I r educe t he f ile si z e? T o reduce fi le size: ● Save files using a compressed f ormat, such as TIFF compressed or JPEG . ● A voi d using the T rue Color output type unless necessar y . This output type of fers exceptional quality for col or photos or drawings , but it also cre ates large file sizes[...]

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Back to TOC 25 2 Scanning fr om scanner buttons The scanner buttons pr ovide an easy way to scan items directl y to destinations usi ng settings optimi zed for the destination you choose. Y ou do not view or change scanned images before they go to the destination. T o view or change images, scan to the HP Precisionscan Pro software using the Scan T[...]

26 Sc anning from scanner buttons Back to TOC Ov er vie w of s canner but ton s For a list of buttons avai l able on your scanner , see "Front panel and accessor ies compari sons" on p age 3 . Scan T o Scan to the HP Precision scan Pro software. V iew the image or make adjustments, such as changing resolut ion or resizing. If your scan ne[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from scanner buttons 27 Number of c opies (some mod els only) Choose the number of copies before pr essing Copy . The liquid cryst al display (LCD) shows the number of copies se lected. Color/Black & White copy (some models only) Choose the co lor or black and white setti ng before pressing Copy to en sure the best settings[...]

28 Sc anning from scanner buttons Back to TOC Sc ann ing qu ic k ly w ith sc an ner but ton s Use the scanner butt ons to scan quickly to a destination using set tings optimized for that dest ination. A des tination i s a printer , file, or anot her program, su ch as your e-mail or wor d-processin g program. If you are scanning sli des or negatives[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from scanner buttons 29 Scanning to another progr am On some model s, you can select fr om a list of desti nations ( including the HP Preci si onscan Pro softwar e) on the fr ont pa nel LCD, the n scan directly to the selected destinati on. When you select a program other t han HP Precisionscan Pr o using the Select Destinati o[...]

30 Sc anning from scanner buttons Back to TOC Sending a scan to a w ebsite On some models, you can share i m ages with other people by scanni ng directl y to the Web with the Share-t o-W eb bu tt on ( ). People you know can view photos and other it ems by visiting your websi te, which will have it s own address. T o place a scan on a website 1 Clos[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from scanner buttons 31 E -mailing a scan When you send e -mail using t he E-mail but ton ( ), the scanner scans the item using default set tings optimi zed for maili ng. If you have a supported e-mail program, the scanned image automati cally appears as a file att ac hment in a new e-mail message, which you then addr ess and s[...]

32 Sc anning from scanner buttons Back to TOC T o e-ma il a scan fr om the scanner 1 Close the HP Precisionscan Pro sof twar e, the HP Scanjet Copy Utility , and the HP Scanjet Control s contr ol panel if they are open on your computer . 2 Place the origi nal face down on the scanner glass and cl ose the lid. T o load items in the ADF , see "S[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from scanner buttons 33 Prin ting c opies Y ou can scan an item and send it to a printer to make copies usi ng the scanner butt on. At the comput er , you can see the pr ogress of the sc an or you can cancel t he scan. ( If you cancel the scan, t he printer mi ght feed a blank p age to the output bin.) Note that wh en you make [...]

34 Sc anning from scanner buttons Back to TOC Can cel ing a scan On some scanner models, you can use the Cance l but ton ( ) to cancel a scan in progress . When you press the Cancel butt on during a scan, the lamp retur ns to its st arting posit ion. If you press the Cancel button durin g a scan from the ADF , the ADF ejects any p ages that are in [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from scanner buttons 35 Con figu ri ng sc an ner button s Each scanner butt on has default set tings that op timize the sca n for the destinati on (such a s an e-mail program) that is asso ciated with the button you press. Cha ng ing se tti ngs f or bu tto ns Y ou can change t he default settin gs for indi vidual sc anner butto[...]

36 Sc anning from scanner buttons Back to TOC C hanging set ting s f or Speed Des t in ations (some models only) On some scanner models, you can use the Select Destination button to select a desti nat ion (called a Speed Destinat ion) when scanning directl y fr om the scanner front panel . Y ou can change sett ing s for the Speed Destinati ons that[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from scanner buttons 37 Set ting s for scanner b ut t ons Using the HP Scanjet Con trols con trol p anel, y ou can change t he followi ng types of s ettings for t he buttons on your scann er . ● Destinati on options (See "Desti nations o ptions" on pa ge 37 .) ● Image opti ons (See "I mage options" on pa[...]

38 Sc anning from scanner buttons Back to TOC Image opti ons Resolution Select a resol ution from the pull-down menu, or t ype a resolution in the text box . Output T ype From the Output T ype pull-down menu, selec t one of the options below: ● Tr u e C o l o r creates an image th at is render ed with 2 4-bit s per pixel per color . ● 256 Color[...]

Back to TOC 39 3 Scanning fr om HP Pre c isionscan Pr o Using the HP Precisionscan Pro sof twar e, you can preview scanned images and make changes to the i mages before y ou send them t o a destinati on or fil e them. Y ou star t the HP Preci sionscan P ro soft ware from a sc anner button or the HP Scanni ng Software folder o n your computer . Y ou[...]

40 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Starting the HP P recisionscan Pr o soft w are T o star t the HP Precisionscan Pro software, press the Scan T o button ( ), or in the HP Scanning Software folder , double-click HP Precisionscan Pro . The software st arts . T o view the functi on of a command, plac e the cursor over the command unt[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 4 1 P erf or mi ng a ne w sc an Once you star t a new scan, the scanner does a preliminar y scan of the item and displays the scanned i ma ge in the HP Precisi onscan Pro software. Then, you can s ee the scanne d image and edit it, if necessary , before sending it to a destinat ion or saving it as a f[...]

42 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Croppin g or selec ting an area for final scan Once a scanned image appears i n the HP Precisionscan Pro software, you must select which area becomes the final scanned image by creating a sel ecti on area. When you create a select ion area, a dotted selecti on border appears ar ound the area: For [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 4 3 Get ting a c loser look (zooming) Zoom in on the selectio n area to look at it more closely or make changes to it. Zoom out to vi ew the enti re preview i mage, or s o you can select a dif ferent area of the image to view . Zooming in on the selecti on area befor e mak ing changes or performing a [...]

44 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC L ist of o utput t ype s T o r eset ou tput typ e On the Output T ype menu, clic k Automatically Set T ype . The software c hooses the bes t output ty pe based on the image inside the selection area. For t hes e use s Use this o utput type Color p hotos or d rawings w ith lot s of shading to be: ?[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 4 5 Making optional adjustments, basi c These tool s are needed most often, but using any of them is optional. Depending on the output type chosen, some tools wi ll not be avai lable. Note: When a tool is o pen on the de sktop, the HP Precision scan Pro software scans the item using the current sett i[...]

46 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Ch an g ing r es ol ut i o n Resolution determines the amount of d ata in a scanned image. The scannin g software choose s the optimal resoluti on based on the output type. Thi s resolut ion generall y does not need to change . If you do change the resolu tion, choose one no higher than the cap ab[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 4 7 Ro ta tin g an i m ag e Y ou can rotate the image in 90-de gree increment s cl ockwise or countercl ockwise. Y ou might need to rot ate the i mage if you placed the bottom of the item at th e top of the scanner glass, or if the it em was sideways. Items such as negatives in their template of ten s[...]

48 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Sharpening an image Increasin g sharpening enhanc es det ail in the i ma ge. The HP Precisionscan Pro soft ware automatical ly select s the optimal sharpen level , but you can change it. Y ou might want t o increase sharpening if the image loo ks fuzzy . Conversely , you might want to dec reas e s[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 4 9 Making optional adjustments, ad v ance d These opti onal adjustment s are ones that most people gen erally do not use or n eed, but some advan ced users might want them for special eff ects or ot her needs. Depending on the output type chosen, some tools ar e not avai lable. Note: When a tool, suc[...]

50 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC C hanging midtones The midtone set ting lets you lighten or darken the mid dle val ues in an image. The range for the number in the Mid tone field is 1.0 to 4.0. Moving toward 1.0 darkens the image. Moving toward 4.0 lightens the image. T o adjust mid to nes for slides, negati ves, or other tr ans[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 5 1 C hangin g highlight s The highlight is the value in the image that is repres ented on the screen as white. All val ues l ighter than the highlight also appear as white. The image has a default highl i ght setting. Selecti ng a higher number makes more of the l ighter values dist inct, which inc r[...]

52 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC C hangin g shadow s The shadow is t he value in the image t hat is repr esented on the scre en as black. All values darker than the shadow also appear as black. The image has a default shadows val ue. Selecting a highe r number makes more of the darker values d i stinct, which increases det ail in[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 5 3 C hecking for clipped areas The light est or d arkest are as of an i mage that wil l print without any detai l in them are known as clipped areas. The lightest areas, or highligh ts, will prin t as the color of the p aper (without ink or toner) and therefor e will have no deta il. The darkest area[...]

54 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Setting pix el output le v els The output levels set ting lets you creat e interesting ef fects for scanned pictures. When you select this command, the Black and White output levels appear . By default, white is set to 255, and bla ck is set to 0. Decreasing the Whit e output level makes the over [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 5 5 Vie wing RGB values and pix els Y ou can view the RGB values and pixel color for any spot in a color or grayscale image using the RGB meter . T o view the RGB values and pixel col or for slides , negatives, or other transp arent items, use "Vi ewing RGB value s and pixel colo r" on page [...]

56 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Ch an g ing th e h ue Color in an image consis ts of it s hue and the saturatio n. Hue refers to the overal l color c ast of the image. The software set s the hue for an image, but you can change it. Y ou might want to change i t if the im age has too much of one color , or i f you want to c reate[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 5 7 C hanging t he blac k and w h it e threshold Changing the black and white thr eshold only applies to image s using the Black & White Bitmap output typ e. The threshold is a value in the image that represent s the border between black and white. All values in the image th at are light er than t[...]

58 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Setting which col ors become blac k or white in black & w hit e bit maps This procedur e only applies to col or images that will be using the Black & White Bitmap output type. It allows you to create spe cial eff ects, or to correct for orig inals on col ored p aper . Images consist of pix[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 5 9 Descreen ing images Use the Descreen co mmand to r educe undesi rable p atterns in print ed items you are scannin g. An example of an undesirable p a ttern is a moiré pat ter n, or the circles that oft en appear on pic t ures print ed in newspaper s. Note that scanning t akes longer when this com[...]

60 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Com pleting t he final s can When you finish m aking chan ges, you need t o complete t he final scan by doing o ne of these tasks : ● Sending to a program . See thi s page. ● Returning the imag e to a program that suppor ts TW AIN or the HP Scanjet Pl ug-in . See pag e 61 . ● Saving to a fil[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 6 1 Returnin g t he im age to a program tha t supports TW AIN or t he HP Scanjet P lug-in If you st art ed the scan from a program that support s TW AIN or the HP Scanjet Plug-in, you can perf or m a final scan and return the i mage to that program using thi s procedure. For more inf ormation about sc[...]

62 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Lis t of fil e t yp es Image file format s ● GIF . GIF is a compressed file format suit abl e for an image that will be used on the W eb or on multiple platfor ms. Cannot be us ed wit h T rue Color output type. ● JPEG . JPEG is a compressed file format for images. It s st rengths are small f i[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 6 3 Printing The selection area is the part of the image that print s. If there i s no selecti on border , the content s of t he entire scanner bed, including blank areas, pri nt. Printin g does not save the image to the computer . Save the scanned image to a file to use the image late r . To p r i n [...]

64 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC P la cing a scan on a w ebsite Y ou can share images with other peopl e by scanni ng directly to the Web. Pe ople you know can view photos and other items by visi t ing your websit e, which wil l have it s own address. T o place a scan on a website 1 Do one of the following: ● On the Scan menu, [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 6 5 T o scan an ite m f or a w ebsit e T o scan an item for placement on a website, use on e of the following methods: ● Drag-and-drop fr om the scanning software If your website develo pmen t application s upport s drag- and-drop, you can drag the image from the Preview area of the scanni ng softwa[...]

66 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Dragging- and-dro pping into another pr ogr am Y ou can drag-and-drop a scanned image into anot her pr ogram if that program suppor ts d rag-and-drop. If the progr am does not support drag-and-dr op, the selection area re turns to the scanning software window . T o drag-and-dr op into an other pr [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 6 7 Scanning to CD The Scan to CD function is a qui ck, conveni ent way to s can and save scanned it ems to a r ewrit able CD. This feature is a helpful short cut for people who freque ntly archive or store scan s on CDs. T o scan to a CD, you must have CD-writer hard w are inst alled and have a re wr[...]

68 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Ot her f eatures and tips In thi s section, y ou can find info rmation about: ● Which se ttings to u se to get the bes t image quality . (See "T ips fo r best image qualit y" on page 69 .) ● How to save a group of settings you use all the time and use them with futu re s cans when yo[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 6 9 Tips for best imag e qualit y Output typ e , res olution, f ile type, and value s for ot her controls determine image qual it y and file size. When you fi rst scan an i tem, the scanner chooses the default s for output type and reso lution, and you do not need to change them. If you want to c hang[...]

70 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Setting prefer ences The prefer ences are t he default set tings for all scans perf ormed. T o change a setting only for the item currently being scanned see "Making optional adj ustments , basic" on page 45 and "Making optional adjustment s, advanced" on page 49 . T o set scan[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 7 1 Scanne r tab op tio ns The Scanner tab of the Preferences dialog box cont rols these options. Preview s can when the Scan T o button is push ed When selected, a preview of the scan appears when y ou press t he HP Scanning Software butt on on the scanner . When cleared, the software s t art s, but [...]

72 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Selecti on Ar ea tab opti ons The Selecti on Area tab control s th e following pref ere nces. Automaticall y create sel ection area af ter a mous e click When selected, a selec tion area will be cr eated around an area on which you click with the cursor . Automaticall y set the Output T ype after [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 7 3 T ext tab options The T ext t ab of the Preferences dialog box cont rol s the following preferences related to text out put f rom the OCR program. T ext Output (format) ● Fr ame d t ext places the tex t fr om the page into fr ames and attempt s to recreate the p age formatti ng as clos ely as po[...]

74 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Scanning fr om other progr ams Y ou can bring an image di rectly int o an open f ile in one of your programs if the program suppor ts TW AIN or the HP Scanjet Plug-in. Generally , the program is compliant i f it has a command such as Acquire , Scan , or Import New Object . If you are unsur e if th[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP Pre cisionscan Pro 7 5 Making scanned te xt editable Y ou can make text on a scanned image edi t abl e. The o pti cal c harac ter recogniti on (OCR) pr ogram convert s the tex t to be editable and then places i t in a supported word -processing program. Depending on the capabi lities of the word- processing p rogram, gr[...]

76 Sc anning from HP Precisionsc an Pro Back to TOC Wh at to e xpect f r om OCR p rogr ams OCR programs convert some text more acc urately than othe r text . Because OCR techn ology is never perfect, proofread al l converted text carefull y to ensure the charact ers have been correctly int er preted. These types of text convert most accurately: ●[...]

Back to TOC 77 4 Usi ng ac cesso r ie s Some scanners support using t he HP Scanjet Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and the HP Sc anjet T ranspa rency Adapter ( XP A) for scannin g sli des and negatives. (Some models only , see the "Fr ont pan el and acces s ories compar isons" on pa ge 3 .)[...]

78 U si ng acces sorie s Back to TOC Scanning from the AD F Y ou can scan multi ple-p age items qu ickly and easi ly usin g the ADF . When you use t he ADF , you can scan to the HP Precisionscan Pro software or othe r destinations. For inst ru ctions about setting up the ADF , see t he Setup and Support Guide . For informatio n about prepar ing ite[...]

Back to TOC Using access ories 7 9 Scanning from the XP A Y ou can scan sli des or negati ves using the XP A. See the Setup and Suppor t Guide f o r i nformation about installi ng the XP A. See "Items fo r the XP A" on page 18 for information about pr eparing items for the XP A. Scanning sl ides T o scan standa rd 35 mm slides, use the XP[...]

80 U si ng acces sorie s Back to TOC 4 If you are scanning f ewer than three slides, i nsert the slide li ght shield aft er you load your las t slide. 5 Place the XP A light source into the posi ti oni ng plate with slides facing down and the HP logo facing you. 6 From the HP Precisionsca n Pro soft ware, click the Scan menu, and select XP A (Slide[...]

Back to TOC Using access ories 8 1 Scanning negativ es T o scan 35 mm negatives, use the XP A light source, the positioni ng plate, and the negativ e holder . When scanning f ewer than four negative f rames, you also need the negative l ight shield. To s c a n n e g a t i v e s 1 With the XP A light source connected to it s port on the scanner , re[...]

82 U si ng acces sorie s Back to TOC 5 Slide the ne gative holder into the s lide holder on t he bottom side of the XP A light sour ce. 6 Place the XP A light source into the posit ioning plate wit h negatives facing down and the HP logo facing you. 7 From the HP Precisionsca n Pro soft ware, click the Scan menu, and select XP A (Negatives) . 8 Bef[...]

Back to TOC Using access ories 8 3 Making optional a d justments fo r slides or nega ti v es Y ou can make optional adjustment s to slides or negativ es scanned using the XP A. Before deciding to make adjustment s, create a selection area aroun d one slide or negative so the software exposes it correctly . See "Cropping or selec ting an area f[...]

84 U si ng acces sorie s Back to TOC Adju sting highl ights f or slide s or neg ati v es Y ou can adjust hi ghlight s to li ghten or dark en the li ght areas. The range for the number in the Hi ghlight s fiel d is -100 to 100. T o lighte n lighte r ar eas 1 On the Advanced menu, clic k Adjust Exposure . 2 Do one of the following: ● Drag the Hi gh[...]

Back to TOC Using access ories 8 5 Vie wing RGB values and pix el colo r Y ou can view the RGB values and pix el color for any spot in an i mage, color or grayscale, using the RGB Meter . T o view R G B va l u e s a n d p ixe l c o l o r 1 On the Advanced menu, clic k Adjust Exposure . 2 Move the cursor ov er the area in the item for which you want[...]

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Back to TOC 87 5 T r oubl eshooting and maintaining This section provides informati on for : ● Solving issues that might occur while using the scanner or HP scanning soft ware , or issues with the appearance of scanned images. S t ar t with "Check ing the basic s" on p age 88 . ● Setting sc anner lamp control s. See "Setting scan[...]

88 Trouble shooting and maintaining Back to TOC C heckin g the ba sics If the scanner i s not worki ng, always perform these act ions first. ● Check that the power c able is secur ely connect ed between th e scanner and a live elec trical out let or surge protector . ● If the power cabl e is connected to a surge protector , make sure the surge [...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 8 9 Startin g tr oub leshooting S tart her e to fi nd the inf o r mation you need. Choose one of these general gr oups of i ssues, and then ch oose one of that group’ s more specifi c issues. The scanner or s oftwar e is not w or king. ● A message is on the scanner or the computer . Follow the directi[...]

90 Trouble shooting and maintaining Back to TOC Re sol ving scanner messages (Some models on ly , see "Fron t panel and accesso ries compar isons" on page 3. ) If an error message appears on the 16-charact er front pan e l LCD on your scanner , look for the cause and soluti on in this section. ADF P ape r Jam Pages are jammed in the ADF .[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 9 1 I sav ed a scanned im age t o a f ile , but n o w I cannot op en the f ile in the p r ogr a m I w a nt . Y ou might have saved the file in a format the other progr am cannot use. Save the f ile in a dif ferent format t he program can use. Look in the File Open or Import command for the program to see [...]

92 Trouble shooting and maintaining Back to TOC Th e corr ect men u ite ms do no t ap pear in the HP Pr ecisi onscan Pr o soft ware . ● If you used the ADF and then disconnected it , rest art the software. ● If you were using the XP A, on the Scan menu, click Scanner Glass to scan from the glass again. ● If you are trying to use the XP A and [...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 9 3 Resol ving ima ge -qualit y i ssues This section contains infor mation for resol vi ng image-quality is sues, whether you scanned using the scanner glass, the ADF , or the XP A. ● “Resolving i ssues with scanned images . ” See this page. ● "Resolving issues with printed copies" on pa[...]

94 Trouble shooting and maintaining Back to TOC Scann ed ima ge is n ot c lear . ● The resoluti on, shar pening, or midt one, highlight, and shadow settings migh t need to be adju sted before scannin g. See "Scanning f rom HP Precisio nscan Pro" o n page 39 . ● The original might be on colo red paper . If the original was printed on a[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 9 5 Scanned im ages ar e gr a in y , ja gged , or fuzz y . ● Y ou resized the image in a program other than t he HP Precisionscan Pro soft ware. Resize t he image in the HP Precisionscan Pro software before you send it to the ot her program. ( See "Resizing (output di mensions)" on p age 45 .)[...]

96 Trouble shooting and maintaining Back to TOC Resolv ing issues w ith p r inted copies Use this secti on to help resolve issues with pri nted pages. P arts of the page ar oun d the edg es ar e not pr inting . Printers cannot print right up to the edge of the paper . T o get the image to f it in side the p rint able area, you must slightly re duce[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 9 7 Co lor s in p rin ted im ages ar e in cor rec t . The output type or pri nte r settings might not be correct. Choose a dif ferent ou tput t ype and print agai n. Check the pr i nter s ett ing s. If i t is a col or printer , check i f the pri nter is out of ink or toner . Scanned im ages ar e jagged or[...]

98 Trouble shooting and maintaining Back to TOC Resolv ing issues w ith slid es and nega ti ves Use the following s ection t o help reso lve issues with sli des or negatives scanned using t he XP A. All acti ons must be performed in the HP Precisionscan Pro soft wa re, because you mu st scan sl ides or negatives usi ng thi s soft ware. See also &qu[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 9 9 Resolving is sues wit h edita b l e te xt This section contains re solutions to issues that might occur when you are trying to make text edit able. Scanned text is no t editable . ● If you used the HP Precisi onscan Pro software, send the scanned image to a text or tex t-and-image fil e format. See [...]

100 Tr oubleshooting and maintaining Back to TOC Th e c o nve r t e d tex t d id n o t ret a i n font size a n d st yl e wh en t h e tex t was placed in a wor d-pr ocessi ng pr o gr am. Wor d-processing pr ograms cannot always accept the origi nal formatti ng of the sca nned text. Refo rmat t he text in the word- processing pro gram. Conv erted tex[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 10 1 Re solv ing issues sending to de stinati on s Use this se cti on to resolve i ssues sen ding images to destinations . Not all f unctions are av ailable on al l scanners. Whe n I choos e E-mail on the scanner , scanned images d o not automati cally appea r in a new e-mail message. The e-mail program i[...]

102 Tr oubleshooting and maintaining Back to TOC Whe n I choos e the Scan T o button on the scanner , the image does not appear in the software . ● A cable might be loose. Check that the interface cabl e is securely connec ted. ● Y ou might have accidentall y turned off the pr eview feature. Check this setting on the Scanner tab in the Pref ere[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 10 3 I w ant to start scannin g f r om ano ther pr ogram , such a s m y w or d- pr o cessi ng progr a m, so I can bring an im age into my open file , but I ca nnot star t t he sca n. The other pr ogram must suppor t TW AIN or the HP Scanjet Plug-i n. If you cannot f ind a command such as A cquir e or Inse[...]

104 Tr oubleshooting and maintaining Back to TOC Resol ving issues w it h acce ssories This section contains infor mation for resolvi ng issues when you are using the XP A or ADF . Re solv ing issues w ith t he XP A This section contains issues that might occur when you are using the XP A. See also "Resolving i ssues with sl ides and neg ative[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 10 5 R es olv in g i ssu es w ith th e A DF This section contains issues that might occur when you are using the automatic document feeder ( ADF). Th e ADF is f eeding multip le sheets, sk ew ing page s, or jammin g freq u en t ly . ● If the p ages look like they are skewi ng as they feed into t he ADF [...]

106 Tr oubleshooting and maintaining Back to TOC Th e bottom of the scanned image is cut off . ● The ADF can handle items up to 355.6 mm (14 inches) long. If the it em is longer , scan it in sections on the glass. I f the it em is the corr ect lengt h, choose t he correct p age size sett ing in the ADF dialog box prompt befor e scanning. ● If s[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 10 7 Set ting scanner lam p controls Y ou can set the scanner lamp to use either Energy Save or Fast er Scan. These scanner lamp control s are available in the HP Scanjet Controls contr ol pa nel. Energ y Sa v e While using Energy Save, the scanner lamp st ays on as long as the software is r unnin g and m[...]

108 Tr oubleshooting and maintaining Back to TOC C learing jams from the AD F Pages can jam at the beginning or the end of a p age. Use the appropriat e p roced ure below to clear the jam and continu e. T o clea r jams at the start of a pag e 1 Raise the hatch. 2 Lift the lar ge gree n tab (locat ed to the left of the ro ller) and gently remove the[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 10 9 4 Remove the jammed item from the ADF and replace the p aper lead. 5 Close the hatch. Pre ss down firmly until you hear a clic k. 6 Restack all pages and reload them int o the ADF . 7 On the ADF prompt on the computer , reselect any settings you had changed and cl ick Scan T o or Scan again.[...]

110 Tr oubleshooting and maintaining Back to TOC T o clea r jams at the end of a page 1 Remove any pages from the ADF input tray . 2 Remove the input tray from the ADF . 3 Gently pul l the p aper out of the ADF in the fee ding direction (towards you). 4 If you stil l cannot remove the p aper from the ADF , lift the ADF lid to its fully open positio[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 11 1 C leanin g and maintaining Periodicall y , the scanner and accessori es might n eed to be cl eaned or to have maintenance, especi ally if you are seeing mar ks or smudges on scanned images. Clea ni ng the scan ner g lass Y ou might need to clean the scanner glass if the ink on items you are scannin g[...]

112 Tr oubleshooting and maintaining Back to TOC Cl ea ni ng the X P A (Some models on ly , see "Fron t panel and accesso ries compar isons" on page 3. ) Clean the XP A with a dry , soft cloth. If necessary , spray the cloth with window cleane r or isopropyl al cohol. Cl ea ni ng the A DF g la ss (Some models on ly , see "Fron t pane[...]

Back to TOC Troubleshooting and maintaining 11 3 Uninstalling t he soft w are The Uninst all opti on of the Inst aller allows you t o remove the sc anni ng software from your co mputer . T o uninstall the soft w are 1 Unplug the scanner , and then rest art the computer . Note: If you do not unpl ug the scanner and restart the computer before you un[...]

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Back to TOC 115 A Using so f t w ar e commands and contr ols This section cont ains information for using the shor tcut s, toolbars, and cursors i n the HP Preci sionscan Pr o software. The HP Precisionsc an Pro contains keyboar d shortcut s and toolbars to give you quick access to software commands. The Info bar provi des informati on about the sc[...]

116 Us ing software commands and c ontrols Back to TOC Usin g k e yboard sh or tc uts and t he menu s This sect ion summarizes t he menus and commands in the HP Precisionscan Pro software that you can select usi ng the keyboard. About HP Precisio nscan Pro Vi ew informa tion about the program , version , and copyrig ht. Apple ( ) me nu New Scan + N[...]

Back to TOC Using software commands and controls 117 Reset T ools + Z Return a ll settin gs except output type to the defa ult s for this im age. Copy + C Scan an d place th e selection area on the Cl ipboard. Select Al l + A Select t he entire scanner gl ass (includ ing blan k spa ce). Unse lect A ll Remov e th e sel e ctio n bor der. Zoom In Zoom[...]

118 Using software commands and controls Back to TOC Adjust Co lor Adjust c olors (hue ) and their intensity (saturati on). Adjust Exposu re Adjust the con tras t (m id t one s), detail in light are as (highl ights) , and detail i n dark areas (sha dow s ). Adj ust Bl ack & Wh ite Adju st which va lues in t he imag e wi ll be represen ted as bl[...]

Back to TOC Using software commands and controls 119 HP Pr ec isionscan Pr o tool and inf ormation bar s The HP Precisio nscan Pr o software cont ains a toolbar and an Info bar to help you use commands qu ickly or f ind information about the current scanned image. T o olbar The HP Preci sionscan Pro software dis plays a t oolbar cont aining shortcu[...]

120 Using software commands and controls Back to TOC Info bar The info bar appears at the bottom of the preview window and displays the followi ng informati on: ● the width o f the out put i mage ● the height of the output i mag e ● scale of the output image ● the output type current ly selected ● one of the following: ● A progress bar [...]

Back to TOC Using software commands and controls 121 Con t e xt- sen sit iv e cu r so rs The shape of the point er indicate s the type of ac tivity you can per form in the scanning softwar e. Sele ctio n ar ea cur sor New selec t ion area Draw a new se lec tio n a rea . Move selectio n area Drag t he select ion area t o a new loc ation in t he prev[...]

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Back to TOC 123 B Gl os sa r y symbols 8-bi t gr a y scale Used to repres ent black-and-whi te photos accurat ely . These grayscale images cont ain 256 shades of gray . 24 - bi t c o l o r Color i mages composed o f three 8-bi t color ch annels. When combined, the red, green, and blue channels provide up t o 16 million colors. Thi s is also referre[...]

124 Gloss ary Back to TOC ali asi ng The visibly jagged steps along angle d lines or object edges t hat result from sharp tonal contr asts b etween pixel s. Seen in both black-and - white image s and color i mages. Sometimes cal led Jaggies. anti- alia sing A technique that smoot hs transitions betw een pixels, r educing the jaggedness of curved li[...]

Back to TOC Glossary 12 5 br ightness The balance of light (hi ghlights ) and dark (shadows) in an image. In black-and- white images, the lower the br ightness, the clo ser the image will be to black. The higher the bright ness , the cl oser the im age wi ll be to white. Brightn ess should not be confused with contra st , which measures the range b[...]

126 Gloss ary Back to TOC with low contra st has many shades of gray and tends to look flat and dull. Change contrast u sing the h ighlight, shadow , and mid tone settings. contr ol r ange This range determines the number of bits used for exposur e compensation, shadow det ail, and black-and-whi te threshold adjustment displays. The higher the bit [...]

Back to TOC Glossary 12 7 dpi Dots Per Inch. The number of do ts in a l inear i nch . DPI measurement s are used t o describe the resolut ion of prin ters and s canners, wher e printed images and words are made up of a series of round dots. The greater the DPI number , the higher the resolution. dr ag T o move an object on screen. Plac e the cursor[...]

128 Gloss ary Back to TOC flowed text The Flowed T ext option converts out put i nto one column, placin g images a s closely as possible to the appr opriate text. fra m e d tex t The Framed T ext option places text and i mages in a frame, pos it ioned as closel y as possibl e to the way t hey appear in the or iginal doc ument. T ext may be more dif[...]

Back to TOC Glossary 12 9 hi ghli ghts The lightest port ion of an image, usually repr oduced as white on the computer screen or when pri nt ed. histogr am A graphical repr esent ation of the concentration of pi xels at each intensit y or gray level in t he selec t ion area of the scanned image . Histograms hel p determine the optim al highlight, s[...]

130 Gloss ary Back to TOC interf ace connection The connecti on between t he scanner and the computer . This can b e either a USB, pa rallel, or SCSI connect ion depending on the model of scanner and your operat ing system. inter polated r esoluti on Resolution that is c hanged in t he scanning s oftware ra ther than in the hardware. For ex am ple,[...]

Back to TOC Glossary 13 1 mi dto nes The gray shades of an image. Midt ones are usually bet ween 30% and 70% black. Mid tone control adjust s the brightness of gray lev els in the image so that the lightes t and darkest portions of the image can be properly displ ayed on your monitor . The higher the setting, the brighter the image appears on your [...]

132 Gloss ary Back to TOC ou tput d ime nsi ons The actual height and wi dth of an image when saved. Y ou will n ot see the size changes to your image i n the Pre view area s ince image siz e aff ects onl y the fi nal scan. outpu t t ype The type of file that is generated during the sca nning process. Output type reveals the bit depth of the image.[...]

Back to TOC Glossary 13 3 positioning plate This XP A piece is a large template with a rect angular cutout that orient s proper placement of t he XP A light sourc e on the sc anner bed. po stin g scan s T erm for scann ing i tems directly to a websit e. Po w e r S a v e An energy conservati on method that reduces power cons umption when the scanner[...]

134 Gloss ary Back to TOC RGB Red, Green, Blue . The col or model in which every colo r is composed of a var ying amount of red, green, and blue, whi ch are the t hree primary color s of l ight. RGB is used to display colors on a compu ter monitor . ric h t e x t f o rm at A format for text file s. Rich T ext Format preserves al l formatting in the[...]

Back to TOC Glossary 13 5 shadow The darkest area of an image, usually rep roduced as near black on the computer screen or when pri nt ed. The range between highlight and shadow determines the quality and color dif f erenti ati on in the image. sharpen T o enhance the det ail in an image. slide holder This XP A piece holds s lides for scanning. It [...]

136 Gloss ary Back to TOC TIF F T agged Image Fi le Format. A bitmapped file for mat for i mages, capabl e of stor ing up to 24-bit dept h images. TI FF file f ormat is especia ll y appro priate for scanned images and is support ed by many programs and computers. TIF F co mpres se d T agged Im age File Format, compressed. A bitmapped file f ormat f[...]

Back to TOC Glossary 13 7 widt h The horizont al dimension of your scan as it is sent to it s destination. x XP A See transp arency adapter . XP A light so ur ce This XP A piece is a light that plugs in to the scanner . It fit s into the position ing plate and provid es ba ckl ighting in ord er to pro perly scan transp arent sl ide and negat ive im[...]

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139 Ind e x A About HP Precis ionscan Pro command 11 6 abrasive cleaners, avoiding 112 accessories, using 77 accuracy, O CR 76 acquiring scans 74 active program, de finition 123 adapter, transparency. See XPA ADF (automatic doc ument feeder) capacity 105 cleaning 112 document specifications 17 feeding problems 105 glass, definition 123 jams, cleari[...]

Back to TOC 140 adjusting hue 56 definition 125 colored paper adjustments for 58 copying from 96 colors automatic adjustment 72 converting to black and white 58 highlights, adjusting 51 hue, adjusting 56 inverting 49 midtones, adjusting 50 negatives, troubleshooting 98 output types 43 RGB values, viewing 55 saturation, adjusting 56 shadows, adjusti[...]

Back to TOC 141 FAQs (frequent ly asked questions) 22 Faster Scan mode 10 7 features, scanner models 3 feeding problems, A DF 10 5 file f ormats e-mail attachments 32 supported 91 types of 62 websites 64 File name, e-mail attachments 32 File Open 91 file sizes definition 127 reducing 23 resolution changes 46 status bar 12 0 files See also fil e for[...]

Back to TOC 142 J jagged images definition 130 troubleshooting 97 jaggies, definition 124 jams, ADF clearing 108, 110 preventing 105 JPEG files definition 130 output types for 44 using 62 K keyboard shortcuts 116 keys. Se e scanner buttons L lamp automatic turn-off 91 broken 98, 104 modes 107 stays on 90 landscape orientation, definition 130 langua[...]

Back to TOC 143 paper jams, ADF clearing 108, 110 preventing 105 Paste command 65 pasting images 65 patterns, descreening 59 PDF files printing documentation 15 uses for 62 percentages, scaling 45 photo albums, cr eating 30 Photo Reprint button locating 26 using 30 photos inverting colors 49 output types for 44 printing multiple 30 troubleshooting [...]

Back to TOC 144 Scan To command shortcuts 116, 1 19 Text Fil e option 23 using 60 Scan using ch annel 58 Scanjet Automatic Docum ent Feeder. See ADF (automatic document feeder) Scanjet Controls See also Buttons tab, HP Scanjet Controls Scanjet Copy Utilit y 16 Scanjet on the Web 118 Scanjet Plug-in definition 129 returning scans with 61 troubleshoo[...]

Back to TOC 145 Text 73 Tagged Image Fi le Format. See TIFF files templates negative 81 slides 79 troubleshooting 98 Text Files, saving as 75 Text option 37 Text tab options 73 text, edi table accuracy of 76 creating using OCR 75 languages 73 options for 73 Scan To Text File 23 troubleshooting 99 textured paper, scanning 17 threshold, black and whi[...]

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