HP (Hewlett-Packard) 7400C Series manual

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2 Back to TOC Copyr ight in formation © Copyright Hewlett-Packar d Company 20 00 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, Adobe Phot oshop, and Ac robat are trademarks o f Adobe Systems Incorpor ated . Ene[...]

3 Co nten ts 1 Getting started Printing this inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Viewin g the product tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Wher e do I s tart? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Select ing an d pre paring i tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Back to TOC Getting s tarted 5 1 1 1 1 G et ting star ted This section contains the basic s to help you get starte d with your new HP ScanJet sc anner . From here, you c an learn about viewing t he product tour , preparing items befor e you scan them, and choosing which scanning method to use. Printing this inf orma tion Y ou can print this PDF man[...]

6 Getting s tart ed Back to TOC Where do I start? Y ou can st art scanning f rom one of these places: ● the scanner buttons ● the HP Preci sionScan Pro sof tware ● another pr ogram ● the HP ScanJet Copy Utili ty Where you st art depends on wha t you wan t to do wi th t he s can and on your own pr eferences. Using t he s canner bu ttons Use [...]

Back to TOC Getting s tarted 7 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 . Items for th e sca nner gl ass The scanner gla ss can scan the wi dest range of items, includi ng: ● Paper items ● News clippings , r[...]

8 Getting s tart ed Back to TOC Items for th e XP A The HP ScanJet transp arency adapter (XP A) is included with some scanner models or can be ordered. Use the XP A and its templat es to scan: ● photographic neg atives ● 35 mm slides ● other transp arent media up to 127 to 127 mm (5 by 5 inches) in size. For transp arent items larger than the[...]

Back to TOC Getting s tarted 9 Complet ing y our fir st scan Doing your fir st scan is easy . This sectio n shows you how to take the same item and scan to print using the t wo primary scanning methods: ● the scanner buttons ● HP Preci si onScan Pro software Before scanning, you will load the item in the scanner . T o load the item in the scann[...]

10 Get ting 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 ite m in the scanner" on page 9 . 2 Sel ec t COLOR COPY or B & W COPY by pressing the but ton unt il the light next to your choice is lit . On ly select COL OR COPY if you ar e printing to[...]

Back to TOC Getting start ed 11 T o complet e y our fir st scan using the HP Prec isionScan Pr o soft w are 1 Load the it em i n the scan ner . See "T o load the item i n t he scanner" on page 9 . 2 With the item loaded, press HP S CANNI NG S OFTWARE on the scanner . The sc anner scans the item to t he HP PrecisionSc an Pro software, choo[...]

12 Get ting starte d Back to TOC Fr equently ask ed ques tions This sect ion cont ai ns answers t o some questions user s frequent ly ask about scanni ng. What settings does the HP Prec isionScan Pr o soft w ar 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 [...]

Back to TOC Getting start ed 13 Should I c hange the r esolutio n? The HP Preci sionScan Pro software set s the resol ution for you. In almost all case s, you get the best resul t s and the smallest f il e siz e if you use the resoluti on the software has dete rmin ed to be best for the type of origi nal you have. What is the di ffer ence bet ween [...]

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Back to TOC 15 2 2 2 2 Scanning fr om scann er buttons The scanner buttons pr ovide an easy way to scan items directl y to destinations or files using settings opti mized for t he destinat ion you choose. When you use a scanner but ton except HP S CANNING S OFTWARE , you do not view or change scanned images bef ore the y go to the destinati on or f[...]

16 Scanning from sca nner buttons Back to TOC Ov er vie w o f s canner but ton s E-mail Scan usi ng settin gs optim ized for e -mail. The scan ned image is att ached to a n ew e- mail me s sage. e-mail p hoto/e-mai l docum ent Choos e the origi nal type before pres sing E- MAIL to ens ure the be st settin gs are us ed. Choose E - MAIL DOC UMENT if [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from sca nner buttons 17 Scanning quic kly w it hout making cha n ge s Use the scanner buttons to scan qui ckly to a destination usi ng settings optimized f or that desti nati on. A destinati on is a pri nt er , file, or a nother program, su ch as your e-mail, fax , and word- processing progr ams. If you are scanning sl i des o[...]

18 Scanning from sca nner buttons Back to TOC Sup port ed e-mail p rog r ams Supported e-mai l programs all ow the scanner to scan an it em as a fil e and att ach it to a new e-mail message. If a scanned i mage automaticall y appears as a file att achment in a new e-mail message, your e-mail prog ram is suppo rted. If you are using an unsuppor ted [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from sca nner buttons 19 Fax in g a scan When you fax using the scanner butt ons, the scanner scans the item using defaul t settings opt i mized for f axi ng. If you hav e a sup ported fax application pro gram, the sc anned image then aut omatical ly app ears in a new fax message, which you then address and send. Y ou do not ma[...]

20 Scanning from sca nner buttons Back to TOC Suppor ted fax pr og rams Supported fax progr ams a ll ow the scanne r to scan items directl y int o new fax messages. I f a scanned image automatic ally appears in a new fax message, your fax pr ogram is supported. If you are using an unsupp orted fax program, the scanner cannot scan items dir ectly i [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from sca nner buttons 21 Prin ting c opies Y ou can scan an item and send it to a print er to ma ke copies usi ng the scanner butt on. At the comput er , you can s ee the pr ogre ss of t he scan 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 [...]

22 Scanning from sca nner buttons Back to TOC Saving a scan to a file Y ou can sc an and save i tems direc tly to fi les for archiving purposes without making chang es to them. The files are saved in PDF format, which keep s the or iginal page f ormatting. Ti p To save a scanned image in a different file for mat, scan to the HP PrecisionScan Pro so[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from sca nner buttons 23 Making scanned te xt editable Y ou can make text on a scanned i mage edi t able. 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, graph ic[...]

24 Scanning from sca nner buttons Back to TOC Wh at to e xpect f r om OCR p rogr ams Optical character recognition pr ograms co nvert some text more accuratel y than othe r text. Because OCR techn ology is never perf ect, proofread all conver ted text caref u ll y to ensure the charact ers have been correctl y int erpreted. These types of text conv[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from sca nner buttons 25 C han ging settin gs f or bu ttons When you use t he scanner buttons, the scanner scans the item usi ng settings optimized for the dest ination, suc h as e-mail , that is associated wit h that button. Setti ngs are applied to all items being scanned u ntil you chan ge the sett ings again. Ti p To change[...]

26 Scanning from sca nner buttons Back to TOC Destina tions opti ons Destinations The Destinat ions pull-down menu list s the available dest inations on your computer . Note: If a destinat ion does not support an op tion on the Buttons t ab, the option is dimmed. T ype of file When Image is sel ected, the scanned image is saved as an image file. If[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from sca nner buttons 27 ADF P age Siz e opt ions If you are using an ADF with the scanner , select the size of th e p ages you load in the ADF: ● Letter ● Legal ● A4 For more i nformation about loading items in th e ADF , see " Scanning from the ADF" on page 66 .[...]

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Back to TOC 29 3 Scanning fr om HP PrecisionScan 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 destination or f ile them. Y ou start th e HP P recisionScan Pro software from a sc anner button or the HP Scanni ng Software folder o n your computer . Y ou can [...]

30 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC T o st art the s oftwar e with out initi ating a scan In the HP Scanning Software fol der , double -click HP PrecisionScan Pro . The s oftware st arts. For more i nformation about the typ es of assist ance the so ftware itse lf off ers, se e “ Finding hel p for using t he software ” on th is p [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 31 P erf or ming 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 desti nat ion or saving it as a fil[...]

32 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC Croppin g or selec ting an area for final scan Once a scanned image appears in the HP P recisionScan Pro soft ware, 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 PrecisionScan Pro 33 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 fi[...]

34 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan 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, cl ick Automaticall y 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 PrecisionScan Pro 35 Making optional adjustments, basi c These tool s are needed most often, but using any of them is still optional. Depending on the output type chosen, some tools will not be available. Resizin g ( outp ut dim ensio ns) Y ou can resiz e the image bef ore yo u do the fi nal s can by cha nging the outpu[...]

36 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan 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 abi[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 37 Ro ta tin g an i m ag e Y ou can rotate the image in 90-degree increment s clockwise or countercl ockwise. Y ou might need to rot ate t he image if you plac ed 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 scan[...]

38 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC Sharpening an image Increasin g sharpening enhanc es det ail in the i ma ge. The HP Preci si onScan Pro software automatic ally select s the optimal sharpen level , but you can change it. Y ou might want to incr ease sharpening i f the image looks fuzzy . Conversely , you might want t o dec reas e [...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 39 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. In v erting t he ima ge [...]

40 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan 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 midtones for slides, negatives, or othe r transpare[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 41 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 rea[...]

42 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC Ch an g ing s ha do w 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 i[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 43 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 areas,[...]

44 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan 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, whit e is set to 255, and black is set to 0. Decreasing the Whit e output level makes the over a[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 45 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 color f or slides, negat iv es, or other transp arent items, use "Vi ewing RGB value s and pixel colo r" on page 7[...]

46 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan 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 PrecisionScan Pro 47 C hanging t he blac k -and-white thresh old Changing bla ck-and-white t hreshold onl y applies t o images usi ng the Black & Whi te Bitmap ou tput type. Th e threshold i s 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 th[...]

48 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan 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 pixe[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 49 Descreen ing images Use the Descreen co mmand to r educe undesi rable p atterns in print ed items that you are scanning. An exampl e of an undesirable p att ern is a moiré pat ter n, or the circles that oft en appear on pic t ures print ed in newspaper s. Note that sc anning t akes long er when thi[...]

50 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan 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 Plug -i n . See page 51 . ● Saving to a file[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 51 T o c rea te edit ab le te xt 1 Choose Scan T o from the Scan menu. 2 Choose T ext File from the Desti nation pull-down menu, and then click Scan . 3 Select a text or te xt-and-image fil e format in the Format pull-d ow n menu, and t hen click Save . See "List of fil e types" o n page 52 .[...]

52 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC Sav ing to a file Save scanned images a s fil es when y ou want to u se th e images again later . For he lp deci din g on which f ile t ype to us e, s ee "L ist of fi le t ypes" on page 52 , or see "T ips for best image quality" on p age 59 . For definit ions of File type s, see[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 53 ● TIFF . Usually c reated by scanner s, TIFF fi les are widel y accepted by programs that work with phot ographs and ot her images. A TIFF file is a bi tmapped graphic (al so called a raster gr aphic) and can be any re solution. TI FF image fi les can be used on mult iple pl atforms. ● TIFF comp[...]

54 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC Printing The selection area is the part of the image that print s. If there i s no selecti on border , the contents of the enti re scanner bed, includi ng 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 t[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 55 P la cing a scan on a w ebsite There are many website devel opment tools, or HTML edit ors, available. These appl ications help you devel op websit es, and support a variety of grap hics file fo rmat s. However , not all Web browser s can display al l t he file format s that Web devel opment a pplic[...]

56 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC Scanni ng di r ectly to a website Share photos with othe r people by scanning dir ectly to the W eb. People you know can view the photos and other items by visi ti ng your website, whic h wil l have an addres s you can give them. Links to the website are i n English . When you choose this destin at[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 57 Cop ying an d pas ting into an other program Y ou can copy the scanned image to the Clipboard a nd then p aste it into a fil e in the dest ination program. Aft er the image is pas ted, it becomes a par t of t he file. T o copy and paste into another pr o gr am 1 In the HP PrecisionSc an Pro soft war[...]

58 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC Dr agging- and-d ro pping to the de skt op or a fo l d e r Scanned images you drag- and-drop to the des ktop or a folder become a Scrapbook pic tur e clipping file . The bitmap file is given a generi c name such as “picture cl ip ping.” Subsequent images scanned to the desktop or that fo lder a[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 59 Ot her f eatures and tips The other sect io ns in “ Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro ” provi de the most common informati on you need to scan i tems every day . In this sec tion, you can find i nformation about: ● which setti ngs to use to get the best image quality . (See "T ip s for b[...]

60 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC Sav ing set tings Y ou can save and name a group of setti ngs tha t you frequentl y use f or a parti cul ar purpose and apply them to items you scan in the futur e. For example, i f you routinely e-mail pictures to someone, you can s ave the setting s including the output ty pe, resoluti on, and di[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 61 Scanne r tab op tio ns The Scanner tab of the Preferences dialog box cont rols these options. Preview scan when HP Scanning Software butt on is pushed When selected, a previ ew of the scan appears when you press the HP Scanni ng Software button on the scanner . When cleared, the software st arts, bu[...]

62 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan 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 s[...]

Back to TOC Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro 63 Con tr ols tab opti ons The Controls tab of the Prefere nces dialog box controls the cont rol range readout to use for scanni ng. The control range set s the amount of tonal res o lut ion per color available f or corr ection in the Adjust Exposur e command and Adjust Black & White Threshold comm[...]

64 Scanning from HP Pre cisionScan Pro Back to TOC Scanning fr om other progr ams Y ou can br ing an image directly into an op en file in one of your programs if the program suppor ts TW AIN or the HP ScanJet Plu g-i n. Generally , the progr am is compliant if it has a command such as “Acquire, ” “Scan,” or “Import New Object.” I f you [...]

Back to TOC 65 4 4 4 4 Using accessor ies The scanner support s using the HP ScanJet Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and the HP ScanJet T ranspar ency Adapt er (XP A) for slides, negat ives, an d other trans parent items. These ac cessories a re included with some scanner model s or can be ordered.[...]

66 Using acces sorie s Back to TOC Scanning from the AD F Y ou can sc an multiple-p age items quick ly and easil y using t he ADF . When you use t he ADF , you can scan to the HP PrecisionScan Pr o software or othe r destinations. For inst ru ctions on setting up the ADF , see the Setup and Sup port Guide . T o s can fr om th e ADF 1 Remove any ite[...]

Back to TOC Using access ories 67 Scanning from the XP A Y ou can scan sl ides or negatives usi ng the XP A. Y ou should NOT use the XP A to scan ful l-size ( A4 or Letter) present ation slides and transp arencies. T o scan these full -size items, place them on the scanner glass, place a white piece of paper on top, and scan as you normally would u[...]

68 Using acces sorie s Back to TOC 3 Place the slid e template in the cutout of the la rge template. 4 Place up to four slides, one in each slo t, in the template. 5 If you are not usin g all of the slot s in the template, cover the empty slot s with the knock outs fr om the template to ensure best image quality . 6 Place the XP A over the large te[...]

Back to TOC Using access ories 69 Scanning negativ es T o scan negati ves, you need t he larger template and t he negative tem plate. To s c a n n e g a t i v e s 1 With the XP A connec ted to i ts p ort on th e scanner , restart the software. 2 Place the large te mplate on the scanner glass so the wordin g “Hewlett Packar d” is at the top, or [...]

70 Using acces sorie s Back to TOC 5 Place the negativ es template In the cutou t of the large template. The gra phic on th e negatives template should be facing up and closest to the front (non-hinged) por ti on of the lid. 6 Place the XP A over the large templ ate. Align the XP A to fit in the corner cut outs on t he templat e. 7 On the Sc an men[...]

Back to TOC Using access ories 71 Scanning trans parencies T ransparencie s are like 35 mm slides, only larger . When you scan them, you will use only the l arger template. T o s can tr anspar enc ies 1 With the XP A connec ted to i ts p ort on th e scanner , restart the software. 2 Place the large te mplate on the scanner glass so the wordin g “[...]

72 Using acces sorie s Back to TOC 6 On the Scan menu, click XP A (Slides) . 7 Before maki ng changes, see " Making opti onal adjustment s for transp arent items" on page 72 . 8 When finis hed using t he XP A, on the Scan menu, cl ick Scanner Glass . Disconnect the XP A if you want. Making optional adjustments f or transpar ent items Y ou[...]

Back to TOC Using access ories 73 Adjusting midtones for transparent items Y ou can adju st the over all lightne ss or darkness of th e scanned image using the mid tone setting. The range for the number i n the M id tone field is -100 to 100. T o li ghten tr anspar en t item s o ver all 1 On the Advanced menu, clic k Adjust Exposure . 2 Do one of t[...]

74 Using acces sorie s Back to TOC Adju sting shado w s f or t ranspa rent it ems Y ou can adjus t shadows to lighten o r darken the d ark areas. Th e range for the number in the Shadows field i s -100 to 100. T o lighten dark er areas 1 On the Advanced menu, clic k Adjust Exposure . 2 Do one of the following: ● Drag the Sha dow slider to the r i[...]

Back to TOC 75 5 5 5 5 T r oubl eshooting usag e and maintaining This section provides informati on for : ● Solving issues that might occur while using the scanner or HP scanni ng software, or is sues with the appearance of scanned images. S t ar t with “Check ing the basics” on this p age . ● Setting sc anner lamp control s. See "Sett[...]

76 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC 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 d[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 77 Resolving issu es t ha t di d not gene rat e message s If the scanner or software is not worki ng but no message appears, look for the cause and solution i n this section. Items you scanned pre viou sly are no longe r on the computer . The scanned i mage might not have been s aved as a f ile. If[...]

78 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC Wh en I ch oose HP Scannin g So ftwar e on t he scann er , the image does not appe ar in the soft war e. ● A cable might be loose. Check that the USB or SC SI cable is securely connec ted. ● Y ou might have accident al ly turned of f the preview feature. Check this setting on the Scanner tab[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 79 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 is sues wit h scanned images . See this p age. ● Resolving is sues with printed copies. See page 82 . [...]

80 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC Scanned images have un w anted lines thr ough them . ● The scanner gla ss might be dirty . Clean the glass. See "Cleaning the scanner" on p age 95 . ● If you are using the ADF , there might be a pag e on the scanner glass. Raise the ADF unit and remove any pag es on the scanner gla[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 81 An or igin al pho to w as f uzzy , and th e scan ned im age l ooks e v en wo rs e. The sharpening leve l needs to be increased. I n the HP Preci si onScan Pro software, adjust the sharp ening. See "Sharpening an image" on page 38 . Scanne d images a r e grain y , jagged , or fuzzy . ?[...]

82 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning 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 a rts of t he page ar ound t he edg es ar e not p r intin g . 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 slight[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 83 Colors in pr inted i mages ar e incorrect . 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 if t he printer is out of ink or toner . Scanne d images a r e jagged or[...]

84 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC Resolv ing issues w ith slid es and nega ti ves Use the followin g section to help re solv e issue s with slide s, negativ es, and other transp arent media scanned using the XP A. All actions must be perfor med in the HP Precision Scan Pro soft ware, because you must scan s lides, negati ves, an[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 85 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. Scanne d text is not ed itable . ● If you pressed a but ton on th e scanner , you m ight have chosen one other than E DIT T EXT . Ch oo s e E DIT [...]

86 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC The conv erted text did not retain font si z e and st yle when the text was placed i n a wor d-processing pr og r 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 erte d text appeared in[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 87 Re solv ing issues sending to de stinati on s Use this section to resol ve issues sending ima ges to dest inations. When I c hoose E-mail on the s canner , scanned image s do not automatically appear in a new e-mail message. The e-mail program i s W eb-based or might not be support ed. Save the [...]

88 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC Wh en I ch oose HP Scannin g So ftwar e on t he scann er , the image does not appe ar in the soft war e. ● A cable might be loose. Check that the USB or SC SI cable is securely connec ted. ● Y ou might have accident al ly turned of f the preview feature. Check this setting on the Scanner tab[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 89 I w ant to s tart scanning f r om anothe r pr ogr am , such a s m y wo r d- pr oc essing progr am , so I ca n br i ng an image into m y open f ile , but I ca nnot sta rt the sca n. The other program must suppor t TW AIN or the HP ScanJet Plug- in. If you cannot find a command s uch as Acqu ire ,[...]

90 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning 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 transp arency adapter (XP A). See also "Resolvi ng issu[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 91 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). The ADF is feeding m ultiple sheets , sk ew ing pages , or jamming freq u en t ly . ● If the p ages look like they are skewi ng as they feed into t he A[...]

92 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC Set ting scanner lam p controls Y ou can set the scanner lamp to use either En ergy Save mode or Faster Scan mode. These sc anner lamp contr ols are a vailable in the HP ScanJet Cont rols control panel . Energ y Sa v e mode While in Energy Save mode, the scann er l amp st ays on as l ong as the [...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 93 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 page 1 While holding down on the document input tray , raise the hatch. 2 Remove the jammed paper . 3 Remove[...]

94 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC T o clea r jams at the end of a page 1 While holding down on the document input tray , open the hatch. 2 Remove any pages from the in put tray . 3 While holding the document out put tray down, open the document input t ray . 4 Remove the jammed paper . 5 Close the i nput tra y and then cl ose th[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 95 C leaning and maintaining Periodicall y , the scanner and accessori es might n eed t o be cleaned or to have maintenance, especi ally if you are seeing mar ks or smudges on scanned images. Clea ni ng the s ca nne r Y ou might need to clean the scanner gl ass if the ink on items you are scannin g[...]

96 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC Cl ea ni ng the X P A Clean the XP A wit h a dry , soft cloth. If necessar y , spr ay the cloth with window cleaner or is opropyl alcohol. Cl ea ni ng the A DF Y ou must clean these p arts of the ADF to maint ain high- quality scannin g: ● ADF window ● gray bar above the ADF window ● rolle[...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 97 4 Wipe the ADF window , whi ch is a long, cl ear bar . Y ou may dampen the cloth wi th window cleaner , water , or isopropyl alcohol. CAUTION Use only these cleaning fl uids, and spr ay them only on a cloth. Usi ng other cleani ng fluids or spraying any fluids on the ADF can damage the ADF windo[...]

98 Troubleshooting usage and maintai ning Back to TOC Re placing the A D F Wi ndo w If the ADF window be comes scratched o r uncleanable, y ou might need to repl ace it. Order the ADF wi ndow from Hewlett -Packard. To r e m o v e t h e A D F w i n d o w 1 Disconnect the ADF cabl e from it s port on the scanner . 2 Lift the ADF off of the scanner . [...]

Back to TOC Trouble shooting usage and maintaining 99 T o ins tall th e ne w ADF w indo w 1 Position th e four Z-shaped hooks of the ADF window into the four holes on the bottom of the ADF . 2 Rotate the ADF window back un til it cont acts the botto m of the ADF . 3 Check that the long, pointed t ab is on the inside of the ADF . 4 Beginning wit h t[...]

100 Troubleshooting usage and maintaining Back to TOC Uninstalling t he soft w are The Uninst all opti on of t he Inst alle r all ows you to remove the scanning software from your co mputer . T o uninstall the soft w are 1 Unplug the scanner and rest art the computer . Note: If you do not unpl ug the scanner and restart the computer before you uni [...]

Back to TOC 101 A A A A Using so f t w ar e commands and contr ols Using so f t w ar e commands and contr ols Using so f t w ar e commands and contr ols 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 in the HP Precisi onScan Pro sof tware. The HP PrecisionScan Pro cont [...]

102 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 Preci sionScan Pro sof tware that y ou can selec t using the keyboard. About HP Pre cisionScan Pro Vi ew informa tion about the program , version , and copyrig ht. Apple ( ) me nu New Scan + N S tart (p review) a new scan . Scan[...]

Back to TOC 103 Undo Ed iting Chan ges + 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). Unselect All E SC Remo ve the se lection b order . Zoom In Zoom in o n the sel ection are[...]

104 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 ). Adjust Black & White Threshold Adjust which va lues in the imag e wi ll be represen ted as black or white. Invert Colors Make[...]

Back to TOC 105 HP Prec isio nScan Pro to ol and inf ormation bar s The HP Precisi onScan Pro sof tware cont ains a toolb ar and an Inf o bar to help you use commands qu ickly or f ind information about the current scanned image. T oolbar The HP PrecisionScan Pro softwar e displ ays a toolbar cont ain i ng shortcut but tons for common commands. Cli[...]

106 Back to TOC Info bar The info bar appears at the bottom of the preview window and displays the followi ng informati on: A the width o f the out put i mage B the height of the output i mag e C scale of the output image D the Output T ype curren tl y selected E One of the followi ng: ● A progress bar that shows when the sca nner i s scanning or[...]

Back to TOC 107 Con t e x t-sen si ti v e cu r sor s 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 previe w area. Drag t he selection area [...]

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Back to TOC 109 B B B B G lossar y G lossar y G lossar y G lossar y symb o l s 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 [...]

110 Back to TOC approx ima te s iz e Reflects the amount of disk spac e a scan would require if saved to your computer . Appr oxi mate Size value does not apply if the Outpu t T ype for the scan is set to text; it only appli es to an image represent ation of the scan. aut o ( ma t ic ) croppi n g Automatic cropp ing displays only the item(s) detec [...]

Back to TOC 111 c click T o press and release the mouse button once. clipped pix els Pixels in an image that are ext remely light or extreme ly dar k a nd that would lose detail when the i mage is print ed or dis played. CMYK Cyan, Magenta, Y ellow , Black. The color mod el i n which all colors are composed of Cyan, Magent a, and Y ellow , the prim[...]

112 Back to TOC 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 di splays. The higher the bit depth the f iner the level of control in adjust ing these image manipulati on functi ons. cr op T o eliminate portions of an image from the final scan. cust[...]

Back to TOC 113 double-cli c k T o press and click a mouse button twice in rapi d succe ssion. dpi Dots per inch. The number of dot s in a l inear inch. 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 hi gher t[...]

114 Back to TOC fi n a l s c a n The actual image, def ined by t he selection area, that is sent to a destination suc h as a fi le, a pri nter , the Clipb oard, or another program. fi n a l s ize The approximate heig ht and width of th e final image to be scanned. flowed text The Flowed T ext option convert s output into one column, placin g images[...]

Back to TOC 115 h halftone An original composed of a p attern of do ts that tricks the eye into seeing shades of gray or color . Halftones are common in all pri nted materi als. Scanning hal ftones inste ad of photographic originals c an result i n lower final image qual ity . hei ght The vertical dimensi on of a scan as it will appear at it s dest[...]

116 Back to TOC image ed itor A program t hat let s you modify bit mapped drawings and photographs. image siz e The size of t he image expresse d in bytes and displayed i n the Info bar . File size and image si ze may vary , depending on the file typ e. import T o bring a scanned image into a document from another program. Info bar A form of assist[...]

Back to TOC 117 m maximum p ix e l depth This option enables hig her bits per pixel when the scan is sent to the software. When it is of f, 8 bit s per pi xel are returned for gray scale and 24 bit s for color . When it is turned on, 16 bit s per pixel are retu rned f or grayscale and 48 bit s for color . mi dto nes The gray shades of an image. Mid[...]

118 Back to TOC origina l The original document or pi cture to be scanned. outpu t The file that is gener ated by the scanning process . ou tput d ime nsi ons The actual height and wi dth of an image when saved. Y ou will not 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 Th[...]

Back to TOC 119 portr ait Orient ation of a photogra ph or image that is t aller than it i s wide. An image that is wider than it is tal l is called a landscape orient ation. po stin g scan s T erm for scanning items direct ly to a website. PPI Pixels Per Inch. A measurement of resol ution for monitors and scanners where the ind ividual element is [...]

120 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 files. Rich text fo rmat preserves all for matting in the original t[...]

Back to TOC 121 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 detail in an image. sour ce The program fr om which an i mage is retr ieved for use in a do[...]

122 Back to TOC transparency adapter Abbreviated as XP A. An optional accessory used to scan transp arencies, negati ves, and slides. An XP A connec tor is plugged into t he scanner , and a templat e is used to posit ion the tr ansparenc y above the g lass. T r ansparency e xpos ure adj ustment A tool in the HP PrecisionScan Pro software for adjust[...]

Back to TOC 123 y z zo o m s c a n The abilit y to enlarge, or magnify , the image in the Previe w area so that finer a djustments can be made t o the image. Thi s action does not enlarge t he pictur e that is saved, printed , copied to the Clipboard, or dragged into anoth er program.[...]

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125 Ind e x A About HP P recisionScan Pro command 10 2 accessories, using 65 accuracy, O CR 24 acquiring scans 64 active program, de finition 109 adapter, transparency. See XPA ADF (automatic doc ument feeder) capacity 91 cleaning 96 document specifications 7 feeding problems 91 jams, clearing 93 jams, preventing 91 loading 66 page size options 27 [...]

126 Index Back to TOC color wheel adjusting hue 46 definition 111 colored paper adjustments for 48 copying from 82 colors automatic adjustment 62 converting to black and white 48 highlights, adjusting 41 hue, adjusting 46 inverting 39 midtones, adjusting 40 negatives, troubleshooting 84 output types 33 RGB values, viewing 45 saturation, adjusting 4[...]

Back to TOC In dex 1 27 eyedropper tools black 42 functions of 107 viewing RGB values 45 white 41 F fabric, scanning 7 FAQs (frequent ly asked questions) 12 Faster Scan mode 92 fax application program s, definition 11 3 Fax button identifying 16 settings 25 using 19 faxing scans options 25 programs supported 20 settings 19 troubleshooting 87 using [...]

128 Index Back to TOC insufficient memory, tr oubleshooting 82 intensity. See satu ra tion internal mirror, contaminated 82 interpolated resolution, definition 116 Invert Colors c ommand shortcuts 104 using 39 isopropyl alcohol, cleaning with 95, 96 J jagged images definition 116 troubleshooting 83 jaggies, definition 109 jams, ADF clearing 93 prev[...]

Back to TOC In dex 1 29 palettes definition 118 system 121 paper loading in ADF 66 sizes, ADF 7 sizes, scanner glass 7 types of 7 paper jams, ADF clearing 93 preventing 91 Paste command 57 pasting images 57 patterns, descreening 49 PDF files printing documentation 5 saving sc ans as 22 scanning to 16 uses for 52 percentages, scaling 35 photos E-mai[...]

130 Index Back to TOC scanner buttons color copy/b&w copy 21 Copy 21 Edit T ext 23 E-mail 17 E-mail Document 17 E-mail Photo 17 Fax 19 File 22 HP Scanning Software 31 identifying 16 number of copies 21 saving to fil e 22 settings 25 troubleshooting 78 when to use 6, 15 scanner glass cleaning 95 definition 120 loading items 9 preparing documents[...]

Back to TOC In dex 1 31 text, edi table accuracy of 24 creating using OCR 23 languages 62 options for 25, 62 troubleshooting 85 textured paper, scanning 7 threshold, black and white 47 thresholding, definition 121 TIFF fil es definition 121 using 53 tips, Smart Friends 30 tonal resolution, adjusting 63 tone, definition 121 toolbar shortcuts 10 5 to[...]

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