HP (Hewlett-Packard) S20 manual

H P P h o t o S m a r t S20 Photo Scanner Basics[...]

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http://www.photosmart.com 1 T able of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction ...................................................................................................... .3 Checking the System Requirements ...........................................................................................................................................[...]

2 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Appendix A - Cleaning Your Photo Scanner .......................................................... 31 Appendix B - Uninstalling Your Photo Scanner ................................................... 35 Uninstalling the Software ................................................................................[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 3 Chapter 1 - Intr oduction W elcome to the HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics guide. The S20 photo scanner is a compact scanner designed speci fically for scanning photographs. It can scan these photographic formats: • Mounted film — 35 mm mounted slides and mounted negatives • Film strips — 35 mm negative str[...]

4 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Unpacking Y our Photo Scanner T o unpack your S20 photo scanner , do the following: 1. Remove all the contents from the HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner box. Y ou should find the following items in the box along with the photo scanner . * Note that both the calibration car d and the photo sleeve are packaged [...]

http://www.photosmart.com 5 3. Remove the tape from the photo scanner lid. 4. Hold the bottom of the photo scanner with one hand and pull up on the photo scanner lid with your other hand. 5. Open the photo scanner lid carefully and remove the foam insert.[...]

6 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics 6. Close the photo scanner lid by pressing down firmly until it snaps into place. Note: Do not connect the S20 photo scanner to your PC. Y ou must install the HP PhotoSmart scanning software on your PC (as explained in the next chapter) before you connect the photo scanner to your PC. What’s Next? Y ou are[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 7 Quick Setup Chapter 2 - Quick Setup Note: Y ou must install the HP PhotoSmart scanning software on your PC before you connect the S20 photo scanner to your PC. This chapter helps you quickly set up the HP PhotoSmart scanning software and S20 photo scanner with your PC. By following these simple steps, you’ll be ready t[...]

8 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Quick Setup Connecting Y our Photo Scanner When the HP PhotoSmart Setup W izard prompts you to do so, connect your photo scanner to a power outlet and to your PC, as follows: 1. Connect the small end plug of the power cable to the power connector on the back of your photo scanner . (The power connector is to[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 9 Quick Setup 4. Connect the rectangular end of the USB interface cable to the USB connector on the front or back exterior of your PC. 5. Connect the square end of the USB interface cable to the USB connector on the back of your photo scanner . (The USB connector is to the right of the power connector on the back of the ph[...]

10 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Quick Setup Calibr ating Y our Photo Scanner The Scanner Calibration Utility now prompts you to calibrate your S20 photo scanner . Get the calibration card from the special pocket inside the back cover of this Basics guide. Then, with the calibration card face up and with the arrows pointing toward the phot[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 11 Chapter 3 - Scanning Photogr aphs This chapter explains how to scan your photographs — mounted film, film strips, and prints — with the HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner . Scanning photographs consists of these simple steps: • Running the HP PhotoSmart scanning software on your PC • Setting the photo scanner for t[...]

12 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Running the Scanning Software Y ou must first run the HP PhotoSmart scanning software on your PC so that your S20 photo scanner will recognize and then scan the photograph you insert into it. T o run the scanning software, either: • Double-click the HP PhotoSmart scanning software icon on your W indows de[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 13 Setting the Photo Scanner for the Photogr aphic Format The next step in scanning photographs is to set the S20 photo scanner for the format of the photograph you will scan. T o do this, you will use the Photo Format button on the photo scanner’ s front panel. The Photo Format button sets the photo insertion slot so it[...]

14 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Setting the Photo Scanner for Mounted Film Setting the Photo Scanner for a Film Strip Setting the Photo Scanner for a Print photo insertion slot set for mounted film indicator light photo insertion slot set for a film strip indicator light photo insertion slot set for a print indicator light[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 15 Orienting Photogr aphs for Insertion When orienting a photograph for insertion into the S20 photo scanner , you must first determine: • Which is the emulsion side or picture side (face), and which is the back side of the mounted film, film strip, or print • Which edge is the top of a print T o orient your photograph[...]

16 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Inserting and Scanning Photogr aphs Y ou insert and scan mounted film, film strips, prints, and small prints and paper clippings in different ways with the S20 photo scanner . Please refer to the appropriate subsection for the photographic format you wish to scan. Inserting and Scanning Mounted Film T o sca[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 17 3. Insert a short side of the mounted film into the photo insertion slot. 4. Gently push the mounted film into the slot until the scanner light comes on and the photo scanner pulls in the mounted film. 5. Begin using the HP PhotoSmart scanning sof tware to adjust or store your scanned image, as explained in the HP Photo[...]

18 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Inserting and Scanning Film Strips T o scan a film strip with the S20 photo scanner , your film strip must be: • A 35 mm negative strip or slide strip. • Clean and dust-free. (See the online Help for information on cleaning film strips.) • Free of any paper labels. • Flat — that is, not curled mor[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 19 3. Gently push the film strip into the slot until the scanner light comes on and the photo scanner pulls in the film strip. 4. Begin using the HP PhotoSmart scanning sof tware to adjust or store your scanned images, as explained in the HP PhotoSmart Scanning Software Quick Reference and the online Help. The photo scanne[...]

20 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Inserting and Scanning Prints T o scan a print with the S20 photo scanner , your print must be: • No larger than 5 inches x 7 inches (or 127 mm x 178 mm), and no smaller than 2 inches x 2 inches (or 50 mm x 50 mm). (If you have a smaller print you wish to scan, use the photo sleeve as explained in the nex[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 21 • For a portrait print, orient the top edge of the print directly into the photo insertion slot, as shown here. 3. Gently push the print into the slot until the scanner light comes on and the photo scanner pulls in the print. 4. Begin using the HP PhotoSmart scanning sof tware to adjust or store your scanned image, as[...]

22 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Inserting and Scanning Small Prints and Paper Clippings The photo sleeve, which is included in the special pocket inside the back cover of this guide, allows you to scan small prints (less than 2 inches x 2 inches, or 50 mm x 50 mm) or paper clippings (such as magazine or newspaper clippings). Caution: Neve[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 23 5. Insert the photo sleeve into the photo insertion slot face up, with the seam end pointing into the slot, as shown here: 6. Gently push the photo sleeve into the slot until the scanner light comes on and the photo scanner pulls in the photo sleeve. 7. Begin using the HP PhotoSmart scanning sof tware to adjust or store[...]

24 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Manually Ejecting Photogr aphs Y ou can manually eject a photograph from the S20 photo scanner at any time during the scanning process. T o do so, simply press the Stop/Eject button, as shown: • If you press the Stop/Eject button while a photograph is moving into the photo scanner , the photograph will st[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 25 3. Close the photo scanner lid by pressing down firmly until it snaps into place: Learning More About Y our Photo Scanner Y ou’ve now learned all the basics for using the HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner to scan your photographs. For more information on using your S20 photo scanner: • Go through the Imaging Essential[...]

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http://www.photosmart.com 27 Chapter 4 - Getting Help for Y our Photo Scanner The HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner is designed to be easy to use. When there is a problem, you have several resources for finding a solution. This chapter explains how you can get help for your S20 photo scanner , including: • Accessing the HP PhotoSmart website for pr[...]

28 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Y ou can also access the Help T opics dialog box, which lists all the topics in the online Help system. T o display the Help T opics dialog box, either: • Click the Help T opics button at the top of any Help window (except “pop-up” Help windows). • From the W indows Start menu, choose Progr ams >[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 29 Getting T echnical Support No matter where you are or when you need it, Hewlett-Packard Company’ s technical support is there to help you get the most from your HP products. Whether it’ s making products easier to use or providing you with innovative new ways to tackle your important projects, HP’ s technical supp[...]

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http://www.photosmart.com 31 Appendix A - Cleaning Y our Photo Scanner If you get streaks in a scanned image that are not in the original photograph you scanned, you may need to clean your HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner . This appendix explains how to clean your photo scanner by removing accumulated dust from the glass windows inside it. Tip: Befo[...]

32 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics 2. Hold the bottom of the photo scanner with one hand and pull up on the photo scanner lid with your other hand. 3. Open the photo scanner lid carefully about 3 inches and then lay the photo scanner on its side on a flat surface. Caution: Do not touch the glass windows inside the photo scanner with the air [...]

http://www.photosmart.com 33 5. Use the air bulb to blow the dust off the long glass window in the front top of the photo scanner . 6. T urn the photo scanner back onto its base, and close the photo scanner lid by pressing down firmly until it snaps into place.[...]

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http://www.photosmart.com 35 Appendix B - Uninstalling Y our Photo Scanner This appendix explains how to uninstall your HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner . This process includes uninstalling the HP PhotoSmart scanning software from your PC, as well as disconnecting the S20 photo scanner from the power outlet and from your PC. Uninstalling the Softwar[...]

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http://www.photosmart.com 37 Glossary calibration car d A card used to calibrate the HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner for scanning prints. (The calibration card is packaged in the special pocket inside the back cover of this Basics guide.) The calibration card contains both black and white reference sections so that the photo scanner can be properly[...]

38 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics landscape The orientation of a photograph or image that is wider than it is tall. (If it is taller than it is wide, then it has a portrait orientation.) mounted film A negative or slide produced on a single frame of 35 mm print film or slide film, respectively , and mounted in a standard 35 mm slide mount. [...]

http://www.photosmart.com 39 photo scanner A computer peripheral capable of converting photographs into electronic images which can then be displayed, adjusted, and stored by a computer , as well as printed from a computer . photo scanner calibration The process that adjusts the color or black and white values in a scanned image to compensate for t[...]

40 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics taskbar The W indows toolbar that docks on the edge of the desktop. The taskbar includes the Start button, buttons for each open computer program, and a status area. TW AIN A standard protocol (method of communication) that programs can use to send instructions to other programs or hardware, and receive dat[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 41 Index A Air bulb, cleaning S20 photo scanner with 32 C Cables connecting power 8 connecting USB interface 9 power 4 USB interface 4 Calibrating the S20 photo scanner 10 Calibration card 4 , 10 CD-ROM, HP PhotoSmart installing the software from 7 tutorials on 25 Cleaning brush 4 Cleaning the S20 photo scanner 31 Connecti[...]

42 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Inserting and scanning film strips 18 mounted film 16 paper clippings in photo sleeve 23 prints 20 small prints in photo sleeve 23 Installing S20 photo scanner 8 scanning software 7 L Landscape orientation 20 Learning more about the S20 photo scanner 25 Limited warranty for S20 photo scanner 28 M Magazine c[...]

http://www.photosmart.com 43 Scanning film strips 18 mounted film 16 paper clippings with photo sleeve 22 photographic formats supported 3 prints 20 small prints with photo sleeve 22 small prints without the photo sleeve 23 steps involved in 11 Scanning software installing 7 learning how to use 25 online Help 27 registering 10 running 12 uninstalli[...]

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