Microtek 2020 Quick Setup Guide

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A. Turn on your computer.
B. Place the Microtek CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
C. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver and software.
NOTE: If the Microtek Software Installer screen does not come up
 automatically, double-click the following in succession: “My Computer”; the CD-
ROM icon; then cdsetup.exe to start the installer program.
D. Click each software program in the order that it appears on the screen to
install, and follow the on-screen instructions.
E. Click EXIT on the Microtek Software Installer screen when all the
software has been installed.
F.
Install the bundled software application, which is on a separate CD-ROM
included in your scanner package.
G. Restart your computer.
Unpack your scanner package and check for major components.
ArtixScanDI 2020
scanner
Software CD-ROMs
Unpack Contents
Install Software
Unlock Scanner
Installing your Microtek ArtixScanDI 2020
Important: 
Do not remove the
yellow stickers from your
scanner until you are told to do
so. You must install software
before connecting your scanner.
Always close any open
programs and turn off
Anti-virus utilities before
installing software.
Connect Scanner
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Hi-Speed USB cable
Power adapter
Power cord
1.
Place the stack of documents to be scanned on the Document Feed Tray of
the Auto Document Feeder (ADF).
WARNING: Do not place photo paper or fragile sheets of paper on the feed tray, as
doing this will damage the original photo or frail papers during the feeding process.
Always place frail originals on the scanner glass surface, and choose “Flatbed” as
your “scan source.”
2.
Launch ScanWizardDI — either as a stand-alone by clicking the program
icon, or by using the 
File-Import
 or 
Scan
 command from an application
program.
3.
Specify your scanning requirements in the ScanWizardDI control panel.
a)
Select ADF (Simplex) or ADF (Duplex) in the 
Scan Source
 drop-down
menu as your image input device.
b) Select the appropriate image type (e.g., Black & White) in the 
Scan Type
drop-down menu as your image output type.
–  Select RGB Color (24 bits) to scan the image in color.
–  Select Grayscale (8 bits) to scan the image in grayscale.
–  Select Black & White (1 bit) to scan the image in black-and-white.
c)
Select a dimension in the 
Paper Size
 drop-down menu as your preview
image size. If Auto-crop is selected, the scanner automatically detects
the size of the original image, crops the full scan frame to fit the image,
and removes unwanted black borders after the scan.
d) Select a desired resolution in the 
Resolution
 drop-down menu for your
image output resolution.
4.
Select the image type (e.g., Text) in the 
Attribute
 drop-down menu as your
image type.
Select Line Art to scan line art images (images in one color or in
black-and-white, such as logos or mechanical blueprints).
Select Photo to scan color prints.
Select Text to scan text.
5.
If necessary, adjust image quality by using the image correction tools.
6.
Click the 
Scan 
or 
Scan To
 button to start multiple-sheet, automatic
scanning.
NOTE:  When you finish loading documents on the Document Feed Tray, the
documents remain on the tray.  When scanning is initiated,  the stack of papers is
moved automatically from the Automatic Moving Tray in preparation of the
scanning process.
Scan a Stack of Documents
A.
Remove the yellow “Step 3” sticker from your scanner.
B. With the scanner power off, tilt the scanner and locate the locking switch
at the bottom left corner of the scanner.  Do not turn the scanner upside
down when attempting to unlock, as this may damage the scanner’s
mechanism.
C. Push the locking switch to the position as indicated in the graphic above,
with the icon on the lock showing as “unlocked”.
NOTE: To lock the scanner (for shipping and other purposes), turn the locking switch to
the “Locked” position.  As in the unlock procedure, do not turn the scanner upside down
when locking the scanner back.
To the ADF
Make sure the Automatic Document
Feeder (ADF) is properly installed, with
its connector securely connected to the
scanner’s
 
48-pin
 
accessory port.
To the Hi-Speed USB
 
cable
D. Connect one end of the Hi-Speed USB cable to your computer.
E. Connect the other end of the Hi-Speed cable to the scanner’s USB port.
F.
Press the Power button at the front panel of
your scanner, and wait for the lights to stop
blinking and stay on steady.
The system will detect your scanner
automatically.
To the power adapter
A. Remove the yellow “Step 4” sticker from your scanner.
B. Connect the power adapter to the back of the scanner.
C. Plug one end of the power cord into the power adapter, and plug the
other end of the power cord into a wall outlet or other power source.
C
B
E
D
Unlocked         Locked
A stack of up to 100 documents can be fed in the Document Feed Tray of the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).  Document sizes can range from 2.75” x 2.75” to
8.5” x 14" (legal size).
2.
Load the stack of originals onto the Document
Feed Tray, with the side to be scanned facing up.
Push the stack of papers into the tray until the
paper's edge touches the front edge of the
Document Feed Tray.
1.
Pull out the Feed Tray Extender for better
paper support if the length of the originals
exceeds 10 inches.
3.
Align the material with the center of the Document
Feed Tray by sliding the two Guide Arms toward
the stacked sheets if the width of the originals is
less than 8.5 inches.
Position a Stack of Documents
Warning: The document feeder is not designed for
scanning photos; doing so may damage your originals.
Microtek accepts no responsibility for damage that may
arise from misuse of equipment.
Scan frame
(enclosed by dotted
lines and labeled
with the tag “Main”)
Preview window
Preview image (the
enclosed frame
bordered in red)
Automatic Moving Tray
If ScanWizardDI is launched from an image-
editing program, the scanned image is
delivered after the scan to your application,
where the image can be saved, printed, or
modified further.
If ScanWizardDI is launched as a stand-alone
program, the scanned image can be saved
after the scan to a file, opened in an image-
editing program, or sent to a printer.
NOTE: For details on other scanning scenarios applicable to
the ArtixScanDI 2020, refer to the ArtixScanDI 2020
Supplement.
Toolbar
Image
correction
settings
Image type
Scanning
settings
Document Feed Tray
Document
Output Tray
Feed Tray  Extender
Guide Arms
F
Power button