HP (Hewlett-Packard) 6200C manual

➮  HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’ s Guide 1 Using th e HP ScanJ et scann er 2 A t our of t he sca nning s of tw ar e 3 Scann ing pict ur es 4 A djustin g imag es of pic tur es 5 Scann ing t ext 6 Sav i n g scann ed imag es 7 Scannin g 35mm slide s ➤ Index[...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 2 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ W elcome to scanning with HP Pr ecisionScan Pro and y our HP ScanJet scanner The scanning softw are and your HP S canJ et scanner l et you q uic kly create ex cellent el ectronic images from pictures and con ver t text on paper into edi table text . F eatures S ome of the featur[...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 3 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Suppor t f or your new pr oduct No matt er where you are or when you need it, HP support is there to help you get the most from you r HP products . Whether it’ s making products easier t o use or pr ovid ing you with inno vati ve new w ays to tac kle your impor tant pr ojects,[...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 4 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ How to use this online document Go t o the book cont ents, chapt er contents, or ind ex ■ Clic k th e but ton in t he y ellow bar at the bot tom of the page when the poi nter looks like . P age f orward one pag e ■ P ress Enter or PgDn , – or – ■ Clic k in the y ellow [...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 5 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Contents How to use this online documen t 4 1 Using the HP ScanJet sca nner 7 What can you scan? 8 Place the picture on the scanner 9 Star t the scanning softw are 1 0 Configure the S can button 12 2 A tour of the scanning software 13 S canning sof tware window 1 4 Context-sens [...]

 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 6 Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Adjust expos ure 70 Adjust col or 80 S et output re solution 83 S et thres hold for blac k and white bit maps 85 S et color c hannel for blac k and whit e bitmaps 87 5 Scanning text 89 S can and conver t a bloc k of text 90 S can a whole page 93 6 Saving scanned image s 94 How y[...]

1 ➮ ➮  Using the HP ScanJet scanner 1 8 What can you scan? 9 Place the picture o n the scanner 10 Star t the scanning sof tware 12 Configure the Scan but ton[...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 8 Using the HP ScanJe t scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ What can you scan? Using the scanning sof tware, y ou can scan: ■ color phot ographs ■ color drawings and li ne art ■ grayscale drawi ngs ■ blac k and white photographs ■ blac k and white drawings and line ar t ■ pages that have both p[...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 9 Using the HP ScanJe t scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Place the picture on the scanner The pictu re you w ant to scan must be placed face down on the scanner glass. 1 Lif t the scanner lid and hold it up. 2 Place the picture face down on the scanner glass. 3 Close the scanner lid. If you are using th[...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 10 Using the HP ScanJe t scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Start the scanning software There are three w ays to start the scanni ng software: ■ push the Scan but ton on the scanner ■ use the Win dows Star t menu ■ launc h the scanning sof tware from anot her program using TW AIN (page 11 ) Pushin[...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 11 Using the HP ScanJe t scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ ■ from the Scan menu, sel ect Preview , or ■ press Ctrl+R . The scanner performs a Preview scan and displays the prev iew image. Launc hing from another pr ogr am If you are creati ng a project suc h as a greeting card or a calendar , and w[...]

 1 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 12 Using the HP ScanJe t scanner Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Configure the Scan button Y ou can use the HP ScanJet Button Manager to configure the Scan butt on. It i s set at t he factory with HP PrecisionScan Pro as the d efault scann ing sof tw are to launc h when the Scan but ton is pushed. 1 S elect [...]

2 ➮ ➮  A tour of the scanning software 2 14 Sc anning sof tware window 32 Exposure Adjustment tool 24 Context-sensi tive pointer s 33 Color Adjust ment tool 26 Image adjustment tools 34 Blac k & White Threshold tool 27 Output R esolution tool 35 Online Help 29 Sharpen Level tool 38 S ave and re-us e adjustment s et tings 30 Dimensions to[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 14 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Scanning software window This c hapter descri bes the scanning sof tware. ➊ Menus — The commands in the menus are summariz ed beginning on page 15 . ➋ T oolbar — The toolbar has but tons for the most commonly used commands (see page 2[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 15 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Menus All the commands for t he scanning sof twar e are available in the menus. Eac h menu and its commands are describe d in the following tables. Pr eview Ctrl+R S cans the entire ar ea of the scanner glass at low resolu tion and displays t[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 16 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ C op y Ctrl+C Does a final scan of the selectio n area and copies it to the Clipboard for past ing into another program (see page 99 ). S elect All Ctrl+A Draws a selection area that includes the ent ire area of the scanner glass (see page 54[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 17 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Tr u e C olor Scans t he selection i n 24-bit color (see page 66 ). G rays ca le Scans the selec tion in 8-bit grays cale (see page 67 ). B lac k & White B itm ap (r as te r) S cans the se lection as a blac k and whit e raster image (see [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 18 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ O utput Resolution When c hec k ed, shows the Output Resolution tool, w h ic h set s t he r eso luti on for the final scan of the selection (see pages 27 and 83 ). S harpen Le ve l When c hec k ed, shows the Sh arpen Level tool, whic h sets t[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 19 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ HP Scan Jet Coac h... Ctrl+W Explains the ste ps to scanning with HP PrecisionScan Pro (see pa ge 36 ). C ontent s an d Index Displays the Help dialog bo x for Contents , Index , and Find . HP Precisio nScan P r o Help F1 Displays HP Precisio[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 20 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ T oolbar F requently used comm ands appear a s but tons in the toolbar . Pre v i ew Scans the entire scan ner glass and displays the previ ew image (see page 50 ). Zoom S cans and enlarges the view of the select ion area (see page 56 ). Save [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 21 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Pr eview a r ea The preview area in the scannin g soft war e window displays t he: ■ preview image of the entire s canner glass, or ■ z oomed image of the selection area When you Preview scan, the enti re scanner glass area displ ays in t[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 22 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Info bar The info bar display s the following infor mation: ➊ the width of the output image ➋ the height of the output image ➌ scale of the output image ➍ the Output Type cu rr ently selec ted ➎ the He lp but ton for HP PrecisionSca[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 23 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Status bar The statu s bar displ ays the fo llowing inf ormation: ➊ a message about the acti on you can t ak e when the point er is o ver some par t of t he scanning sof tw are window or a tool ➋ the number of KB (kil obytes), MB ( meg ab[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 24 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Context-sensitive pointers The shap e of the point er indicat es the typ e of activity you c an perform i n the scanni ng sof twar e. Selection ar ea pointers New sele ction area Draw a new selection area. Mov e selection area ■ Move the se[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 25 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Ready point er Ready f or activity ■ Clic k a menu item to select a command. ■ Clic k a list but ton to se lect a c hoice. ■ Clic k a but ton to turn it on or off , or to increase or decrease a number . T yping point er Data entr y acce[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 26 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Image adjustment tools Six tools can be used to mak e adjustments to the image in the selecti on area: ■ Output Resolution tool (see page 27 ) ■ Sharpen Level tool (s ee page 29 ) ■ Dimensions tool (see page 30 ) ■ Exposure Adjustment[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 27 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Output Resolution tool The Output Resoluti on tool lets you determine the amount of data for the final scan of an image of a picture. See Set output r esolution on page 83 for more about when to use t he Output Resolution tool. Af ter you hav[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 28 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Imag es to be pr int ed The re solution se tt ing for printi ng images v aries, depending on the outp ut type applied to the image and t he maximum resolution c apability of the printer (see page 83 ). T o print images of photographs with the[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 29 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Sharp en Level tool The Sharpen Level tool lets you enhance details in the image o f a pict ure for t he final scan. S ee Shar pen on page 68 for more about how to use the Sharpen Level tool. When you c hoose an Output T ype for the image of [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 30 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Dimensions tool The Dimensions tool lets you c hange the siz e of the scanned image of a picture so that the image will be the siz e you want it when you use th e image in another pr ogram or print it. F or example, you can save a small scann[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 31 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Af ter you hav e drawn a sel ection area, us e the Dimensions tool to: S ee Set the output dimens ions on page 58 for mo re about how to use the Dimensions tool. ➊ adjust the dimensions of the sel ection area ➋ set valu es for the width a[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 32 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Exposure Adjustment tool The Exposure Adjustment tool le ts you make fine adjustments to hi ghlights, shadows, and midtones, or set the output level of blac k and white pixels in a color or grayscale image of a picture. See Adjust exposur e o[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 33 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Color Adjustment tool The Color Adjustment tool lets you c hange the hue and make color s brighter in a color image. S ee Adjust color on page 80 for more about how to use the Color Adjustment tool. Af ter you hav e drawn a selection area, us[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 34 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Black & White Threshold tool The Black & White Threshold tool lets you c hange the dividing point for blac k and white pixels in an image that uses the Bl ack & W hite Bi tma p (ra ster) output type. All pixel s below the threshol[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 35 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Online Help Quic k Help in the scanning softw are window A shor t descripti on, or ToolTip , displays when you move the pointer over of ea ch par t of the s canning sof tw are w indow or a tool, and a longer descripti on displays in the s tat[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 36 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ HP ScanJet Coac h Use the HP Scan Jet C oach to learn the ste ps for scanning. T o star t the HP ScanJ et Coac h fr om the Deskt op 1 S elect , the Windows Start button. 2 F rom the Start menu, c hoose Programs , then c hoose HP Sc anJet So f[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 37 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Online manuals In a ddition to this HP P r ecisionS can Pro User ’ s Guide online manual, you can view the HP S canJet Automatic Document Feeder Guide in Adobe Acrobat Reader , whic h describes how to use the HP S canJet Aut omatic Document[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 38 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Save and re-use adjustment settings Y ou can save the settings you have made to an image and apply those set tings to a another scan during the cur rent scanning session or af ter restar ting HP PrecisionScan Pro . When y ou save a set of se [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 39 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Sa ving a set of se t tings 1 F rom the Scan menu, sele ct Save Set tings... The Save Settings dialog box appears (see page 38 ). 2 R eview the se tt ings listed in th e Output Settings and the Tools Settings tabs. 3 If the set tings are acce[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 40 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Loading a set of settings An y set of sc anning set tings you have saved with the Sa ve Setti ngs dialo g bo x can be appl ied to t he image cur rently display ed in the preview area. 1 F rom the Scan menu, sele ct Load Settings... The Load S[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 41 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Set preferences P references for the scanner and t he scanning sof tw are can be set in the HP Pr ecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog bo x. The HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box has several t abs. These t abs are: ➊ Scanner (see pa[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 42 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Scanner tab The Scanner tab of the HP PrecisionSca n Pro Preferences dialog box has c hec kboxes for enabling: ➊ a Preview scan when the scanner ’ s Scan but ton is pushed (page 43 ) ➋ best qualit y scaling (page 43 ) ➌ best qual ity [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 43 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Pr eview scan when scanner butt on is pushed When this c hec kbox is c hec ked, eac h time you push the Scan but ton on the sc anner the sc anner automatical ly performs a Preview scan. This means you can star t a Preview s ca n wi th th e Sc[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 44 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Selection Ar ea tab The Selection Area tab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box has c hec kboxes for controll ing whether the scanning sof tware should automatically: ➊ create a selection area when the mouse is clic ked (page [...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 45 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ A ut omatically cr eat e selection a r ea af ter a mouse clic k When this c hec kbox is c hec ked, the scanning sof tw are automatically cr eates a sel ection area when you clic k over a par t of the image while the pointer looks like this: .[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 46 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Resolution tab T o add a r esolution def ault: 1 Clic k Add . 2 In the D efault Res oluti on dialog bo x, type a number between 1 2 and 999,999. 3 Clic k OK . 4 Clic k anothe r tab, or clic k OK t o close t he HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences[...]

 2 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 47 A tour of the scanning software Book Con tents Index ➮ ➮ Contr ols tab The Controls t ab of the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box has option but tons for selecti ng whic h control r ange readout t o use for scanning. The control range set s the amount of tonal resoluti on per color availa[...]

3 ➮ ➮  Scanning pictures 3 49 Basic steps for sca nning pictures 50 P review scan 51 Create a selecti on area 56 Zoom scan 57 R eturn to the preview image (Undo Zoom) 58 S et the output dimensions 62 Choose an output type[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 49 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Basic steps for scanning pictures Quic k scan 1P r e v i e w scan ( page 50 ). 2 Create a selec tion area of the par t of the image you wa nt in the final scan (page 51 ). 3 S ave, copy , drag-and -drop, or print (see Chapter 6 Saving sc anned images pa[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 50 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Preview scan A Preview scan displa ys a low -resolution i mage of everything on the scanner glass s o you can create a selection area to work with (se e page 51 ). A fin al scan will be performed when t he image is saved, copied, p rinted, or dragged to[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 51 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Create a selection area Y ou m ust create a selection ar ea to indicate the par t of t he image you w ant to save to a fil e, copy , print, or dra g-and-drop. The area you select will be enclo sed by a selec tion border , whic h you can resize l ater (s[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 52 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Clic king to cr eate a selection area 1 P osition the pointer near the upper -left corner of the area you w ant to work with. 2 Clic k. A rectangular sel ection area is created and the par ts of the prev iew image outside the selection area are faded to[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 53 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Dr awing t o c r e ate a selection ar ea 1 P osition the pointer over one corn er of the area you w ant to select. 2 Pre ss the mouse but ton and drag t he pointer diagonally to cr eate a selection border . 3 R elease the mouse butt on. Removing the sel[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 54 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Selecting the entire pr eview area Af ter a Preview scan, use the Select All command to create a selection area contai ning the ent ire preview area. ■ F rom the Edit menu, select Select All – or – ■ press Ctrl+A . A selection border is drawn ar[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 55 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Moving the selection ar ea Y ou can m ove the selecti on area to a different location in the preview area. 1 P osition the pointer inside the select ion area. The pointer c hanges to . 2 Drag the s election ar ea to it s new loca tion. Adjusting the siz[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 56 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Zoom sc an Zoom scan lets you view the selecti on area at closer r ange. Use the Zoom command t o see the image bet ter when you adjust it. P erfor ming a Zoom scan 1 Create a selection ar ea (page 51 ). 2 T o enlarge the view of the selection area: •[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 57 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom) Af ter you hav e used the Zoom command to enlarge the view of the s election area, you can use the Undo Zoom command to view the preview image without performing another Preview scan. This can be usef ul when you [...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 58 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Set the output dimensions T o get the best quality image, determine in advance the ph ysical dimensions you w ant for t he image and set those dimensions wit h the Dimensions tool in the scanning sof tware. F or example, if the original is smaller than [...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 59 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Set ti ng units The Units fiel d in the Dimensions tool sets the unit s of measurement for the Width and Height fiel ds in the Selection Area Dimensions and the Output Dimensions areas. The units available are: ■ inches ■ centim eters ■ points ■[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 60 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Scaling output as a percentage of the or iginal The Scale field is useful for set t ing output dimensions when you know appro ximately how big you want the final image to be. F or example, when you w ant the image t o be half the siz e of the o riginal,[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 61 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ T yping v alues for output width and height Y ou can type the output dimensions when you know exactly how big you want the final image to be. 1 Create a selection ar ea (page 51 ). 2 Clic k in the Width field of the Output Dimensions area of the Di mens[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 62 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Choose a n output type The output type se lected in the Output Type menu determines t he bit depth and color palet te applied to the final sca n of pictures and drawings, but not for images that will be con verted to text. The tabl e on page 64 lists bi[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 63 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Changing the output type 1 Create a selection ar ea (page 51 ). 2 F rom the Output Type menu, c hoose an output type for the image of the pict ure you scanned. Mak e your output type c hoice based on: • whether the image will be display ed on a monito[...]

 3 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 64 Scanning pict ur es Book Cont e nts Index ➮ ➮ Suggestions f or choosing output type T ype of or iginal Output T ype Color photograph Color drawing Black and white photograph Black and white drawing True Color mill ions of co lo rs (2 4-b it c olor ) best color image fo r printi ng one-color tint im[...]

4 ➮ ➮  Adjusting images of pictures 4 66 T ools for making adjustment s 68 Sharpen 70 Adjust expos ure 80 Adjust col or 83 S et output resolution 85 S et threshold for blac k and white bitma ps 87 S et color c hannel for blac k and white bitmaps[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 66 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ T ools for making adjustments The tools in the s canning sof tware can be used to adjust the image of a picture befor e you save, copy , drag -and-drop, or pr int the image. Af ter you hav e selected an output type (page 62 ) and cropped the ima[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 67 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ A djustments for Gr ayscal e output type An image with the Gray scale output type can be adj usted for: ■ sharpening ■ exposure ■ reso lut ion A djustments f or Blac k & White Bitmap (rast er) output type An image with the Black & [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 68 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Sharp en The right amount of sharpening enhance s detail in the scanned image. T oo muc h or too lit tle sharpening can accent flaws and emphasize undesirable patterns in images of photographs, drawings, or line ar t. If the origi nal picture is[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 69 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing the shar p en level 1 F rom the Tools m enu, s elec t Sharpen Leve l . The Sharpen Level tool appear s (see page 29 ). 2 Clic k the list bo x butt on, drag to t he sharpen level you wan t, then rele ase the mouse but ton, – or – Cli[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 70 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Adjust exposure The scanning softw are automati cally sel ects the optimal exposure set tings for the output type applied t o the image of a pict ure. However , if the original picture needs the brightness or cont rast adjusted, you can use t he[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 71 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing highlights The Highlights contro l in th e Exposure Adjustment tool l ets you sel ect the l ightest print able value in the image. This gives co verage to ar eas that would otherwi se remain the color of the paper . Y ou m ay c hange hi[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 72 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing shadows The Shad ows control in th e Exposure Adjustment tool lets you sele ct the darkest printable value in the image. This allo ws you to bring out detail in areas that would other wise become blac k. Y ou may make dark par ts of ima[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 73 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing midtones (br ightness) The Midtones contr ol in th e Exposure Adjustme nt tool l ets you bri ghten or dar k en an image o verall by c hanging the ga mma value. The ra nge for the number in th e Midtones field is 1 .0 to 4.0. Br ighteni [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 74 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Pix el distr ib ution histogr am The histo gram in the Ex posure Adjustment t ool is a graph of the distr ibution of pixels in the sele ction area. The ver tical l ines in the histogram show the cur rent sett ings for Shadows and Highlights . ?[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 75 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ RGB Met e r Y ou can view the RG B values and pixel color for an y spot in a color or grayscale image with the RGB Me ter in the Exposure Adjustment tool. Using the RGB Met er 1 Clic k either ey edropper button in th e Exposure Adjustment tool: [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 76 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Chec king for clipping of pixels The Exposure Alert buttons in the Exposure Adjustment tool warn you of areas of a color or grayscale image that contain no detail in the lightest and darkest areas of the imag e. The lightest area will prin t as [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 77 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ V iewing and remo ving clipped light ar eas Y ou can adjust t he light or dark areas t o add detai l bac k to t hem. 1 Clic k , the white Exposure Alert but ton. The light areas in th e image that will print as pure white appear blac k in the pr[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 78 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Set ti ng pixel output lev els The Output Levels control in the Exposure Adjustment tool lets you create in teresting ef fects for images of pictur es. When you c hange the White output lev el value to 0 and the Black output level value to 255, [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 79 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ If you want t o create an image to use as a bac kdrop for dark te xt on a light bac k ground, suc h as an o verhead transparency , increase t he Bla ck output l evel value until the image i s as fai nt as you lik e. If you want t o create an ima[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 80 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Adjust color The scanning softw are automati cally sel ects the optimal c olor set tings for an y color output type applied to the image. If the overall col or in the original picture is out of bal ance, or t he picture needs more or less color [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 81 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ T o corr ect the excess red in the picture bel ow, the indicator circle ca n be moved int o the cyan area of the C olor Wheel . The hue of an image can be c hanged to create a dif ferent effec t. Changing color satur ation Y ou can adjust the am[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 82 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ ■ Clic k on the lef t side of the slide r , – or – ■ type a lower number in the Satur atio n field, then press Tab or En ter , – or – ■ clic k the DO WN spin but ton next to the Satura tion field. Applying the def aul t color setti[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 83 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Set output resolution T o keep file size small , shor ten printing time, a nd use less memory , use the lo west possible output resoluti on set ting for an image of a pictu re. The output resolut ion for the image in the selecti on area is set i[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 84 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ • the output type is True Color , 256 Color Optimized Palette , or Grays cale • you will not be enlar ging the photograph (use a higher resolut ion if you scale the image to greater than 1 0 0% of the original’ s siz e) ■ Use 300 as the [...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 85 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Set threshold for black and white bitmaps When you w ant to save a bl ac k and white image from a col or or bla c k and white ph otograph, you can of ten improve t he result by c hangi ng the threshold for the division b etween blac k and whit e[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 86 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Changing the black and white thr eshold T o bring out details in an image with the B lack & White Bi tmap ( raster) output type, dec rease the number in the Black & White Threshold field: 1 S can a picture. 2 F rom the Tools m enu, s ele[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 87 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Set color channel for black and white bitmaps When you w ant to save a bl ac k and white bitmap of a pi cture that has been pri nted or phot ocopied on colored paper , or w ant to create a specia l ef fect, you can c hange t he color c hannel us[...]

 4 HP PrecisionScan Pro User ’s Gu ide 88 Adjusting images of pictur es Book Contents Index ➮ ➮ Examples of c hanging color channels Images o f a color drawing c hanged t o the Black & White Bi tmap ( raster) output type are shown with dif ferent color c hannels and blac k and white threshold set tings applied in the Bl ack & Wh it[...]

5 ➮ ➮  Scanning text 5 90 S can and conver t a bloc k of text 93 S can a whole page[...]

 5 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 90 Scanning t ext Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Scan and convert a block of text A bloc k of text can be selected in the preview image for conversion to edita ble, unformat ted text. 1P r e v i e w scan ( page 50 ). 2 F rom the Output Type menu, select Text as the output type. 3 Create a selec tion area (see[...]

 5 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 91 Scanning t ext Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Dr ag-and-drop t o a nother progr am 1 Star t the destination program. 2 Open the document and view the page that will receive the image. 3 In the scanning sof tware window , position the pointer insi de the selection area. The pointer c hanges to . 4 P ress th[...]

 5 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 92 Scanning t ext Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Copy t o the Clipboa rd 1 Clic k , the Copy but ton in the toolbar , or from the Edit m enu select Copy , or or press Ctrl+C . A final scan of t he image is performed. The text is con ver ted to editable text. A copy of the text is placed in th e Cl ipbo ard . [...]

 5 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 93 Scanning t ext Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Scan a whole page A entire page of text, or text and pictures, can be saved to a ric h text format f ile (.r tf) that cont ains editable, format ted text and images. 1P r e v i e w scan ( page 50 ). It is not necessar y to creat e a select ion area or c hoose a[...]

6 ➮ ➮  Saving scanned images 6 95 How you can use the image 96 P rint the i mage 97 Drag-and-drop t o another program 98 Drag-and-drop to the Des ktop 99 Copy to the Clipboard 10 0 Save to a fi le[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 95 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ How you can use the image When you have sc anned a pict ure and are satisfi ed with t he image in t he sele ction area, there are several ways to use the image. ■ P rint the image from the scann ing sof twar e (see page 96 ). P rinting th e image f ro[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 96 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Print the image 1 Clic k , the Print but ton in the toolb ar , or from the Scan menu, select Print , or , press Ctrl+P . The Print dialog bo x appears. 2 Fill ou t the opti ons in t he Print dialog box. 3 Clic k OK . A final scan of t he image is perfor[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 97 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Drag-and-drop to another p rogram 1 Star t the destination program. 2 Open the document and view the page that will receive the image. 3 In the scanning sof tware window , position the pointer insi de the selection area. The pointer c hanges to . 4 P re[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 98 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Drag-and-drop to the Desktop 1 In the scanning sof tware window , position the pointer insi de the selection area. The pointer c hanges to . 2 Hold th e Ctr l k ey down, press the lef t mouse but ton, then drag t he selection ar ea to the Desktop or to [...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 99 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Copy to the Clipboard Copying the imag e 1 Create a selec tion area (see page 51 ). 2 Clic k , the Copy but ton in the toolbar , or from the Edit m enu select Copy , or or press Ctrl+C . A final scan of t he image is performed. A copy of the image is pl[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 100 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Save to a file File for mats The scanning sof tware can save images in seve ral graphics fi le formats. Bitma p Image (. bmp) An image file format used by Microsof t Windows and man y Windows programs. This is of ten a good c hoice b ecause Windows its[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 101 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ GIF Im age (.gi f) GIF is a compressed file f ormat suitable for an image tha t will be used on t he W eb or on multipl e platfor ms. JPEG Image (.jpg) JPE G is a compressed file format for images. Its strengths are small file siz es and speed. The tra[...]

 6 HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 102 Saving scanned imag es Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ Sa ving the file 1 Clic k , the Save As... button in the toolba r , or from the Scan menu, select Save As... , or press Ct rl+S . The Save As dialog bo x appears. 2 In the Sav e in box, c hoose t he directory wher e you wa nt to save the file. 3 In the[...]

7 ➮ ➮  Scanning 35mm slides 7 10 4 The 35mm slide adapter 10 5 Scan the slid e[...]

 7 Scanning 35mm slides Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 104 The 35mm slide adapter The HP Sc anJet sl ide adapter can be used to scan 35mm mounted sl ide photograp hs. Placing the slide and the adapter 1 Lif t the scanner lid so t hat it s tays up. 2 Place the adapter next to the top edge of the scanner gla ss so[...]

 7 Scanning 35mm slides Book Cont ents Index ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 105 Scan the slide 1P r e v i e w scan ( page 50 ). 2 Create a selec tion area of the par t of the image you wa nt in the final scan (page 51 ). 3 Zoom scan (page 56 ). 4 S et the output dimensions ( page 58 ). 5 If necessary , mak e adjustments to the image[...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 106 Index A acquiring with TWAIN 11 adjustme nts 66 and output type 66 black and white threshold 85 , 86 , 88 color bal ance 80 color cha nnel 87 , 88 color saturati on 80 exposure 32 , 70 highlights 32 , 70 hue 80 midtones 73 output level s 78 reso lut ion 27 , 83 shadows 32 , 70 sharp[...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 107 eliminati ng red, green, or blue 87 , 88 output types 17 output t ypes, adjustments 66 satur ation 33 , 80 , 81 vivid 81 Color Adjustment to ol 33 , 80 color cha nnel 87 , 88 Color Wh eel, us ing 33 , 80 colored pap er, minimizing eff ect 87 commands in menus 15 in tool bar 20 conte[...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 108 H Help HP ScanJet Coach 36 menu 19 online manuals 37 Show Me 36 status b ar 35 ToolTips 35 using 35 videos 36 What’s This Help 35 highlights 32 , 70 , 71 histogram Black & W hite Threshold tool 34 Exposure Adjustment tool 32 , 74 HP PrecisionScan Pro Edit menu 16 Help menu 19 [...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 109 pictures output t ypes for 62 pixel val ue pointers 25 pixels output level s 78 preferences 43 Place Image command 11 , 15 placing o riginal 9 pointers 24 , 25 Preferences 41 color adj ustment 45 command 15 Controls tab 47 exposure adjustment 45 output type c hange 45 pixel depth 43[...]

 Book Cont ents ➮ ➮ HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 110 sharpening 29 , 68 preferences 43 Show Me videos 36 siz e output image 30 , 58 , 60 selection ar ea 30 , 58 slides creating background for 79 scanning 10 5 specia l effects 78 , 79 , 81 , 87 starti ng scanning soft wa re 10 , 11 status bar 16 , 23 straight ening image 9 support, for[...]