User manual UMAX ASTRANET E5420

[. . . ] UMAX AstraNET e5420/5470 Owner's Guide Trademarks UMAX is a trademark of UMAX Technologies, Inc. IBM PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Other names and trademarks appearing herein are trademarks of their respective holders. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 UNPACKING THE SCANNER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SCANNER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing Adobe PhotoDeluxe on the PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing Adobe PhotoDeluxe on the Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Install VistaScan and Bundle Software (Presto! [. . . ] Clicking the Reset button cancels the rotate or flip action and returns the image to the original orientation. Using VistaAccess ­ Direct Access VistaAccess is a utility that provides instant access to several VistaScan applications. When VistaAccess is open, it allows you to open any of the listed applications with a few clicks of your mouse. Click on the VistaAccess option to display the scanner icon in the Windows Task bar (near the time display in the lower right corner of the window in the system tray). Click the scanner icon in the system tray using your right mouse button. A pop-up menu appears which contains: · · · · · · · · c. VistaScan VistaShuttle Copy Utility Scanner Test Push Button Configuration Lamp On/Off Control Find/Refresh Scanner Exit b. Click on one of the listed applications or utilities to launch the software. 31 d. Click on the Find/Refresh Scanner option to re-initialize the scanner. Click the Exit option to remove the scanner icon from the Windows Task bar and close VistaAccess. To use VistaAccess from the Macintosh 1. A drop down menu appears which contains: · · · · 2. VistaScan Push Button Configuration Lamp On/Off Control Find/Refresh Scanner Click on one of the listed applications or utilities to launch the software. Click the Exit option to remove the scanner icon from the Finder area and close VistaAccess. Using VistaShuttle VistaShuttle is a PC-based application that provides an easy way for you to create greeting cards, wallpaper for your computer desktop, a screen saver for your computer, e-cards (e-mail greeting cards), and more. To use Vistashuttle to create an E-Card (electronic greeting card you send via e-mail): 1. Click the scanner icon in the system tray (to the far right of the Windows task bar) using your right mouse button. The VistaScan Beginner window opens so you can scan an item to include in your electronic greeting card. Lift the scanner's document cover and place your document face-down in the center of the scanner's object glass. You can edit the Preview image before scanning the final image using the "Zoom Tool" and the "Frame Selection Tool". To find out more about how to use these tools, click on the user tips text that appears when your cursor pauses over the tool. NOTE: You must have a browser installed in order to view the VistaScan online help. 32 5. Click the icon that most closely represents the item you are going to scan in the Click To Scan area of the VistaScan Beginner window. After a moment the VistaShuttle E-Card window appears with the scanned item in the default E-Card template. 6. Click on the scanned item to display the image handles. Drag one of the image handles outward to enlarge the image, or inward to reduce the image. You can customize the E-Card template frame that surrounds the scanned item, the stamp graphic, or the paper type by clicking the desired option from the buttons in the left column. 7. 9. Click and drag any of the E-Card template elements to move them around, creating your own E-Card style. Choose the Add text command from the Text menu (or click on the Text button from the left-hand column). [. . . ] You attached a self-powered device (such as a printer or floppy drive) to your computer without plugging it into an electrical outlet. 54 Remove all other devices from the USB chain, so the scanner is the only device on the USB chain. Make sure that the scanner power adapter is plugged directly into the wall, not into a power strip. Problem: The following error message appeared: "Error: No Driver Found". Solution: The Macintosh OS generates this message if it could not find a driver in the System Folder for the USB device you just connected. [. . . ]