Microtek v6upl Installation Guide

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Parallel Port Installation on the PC
7. Reading the
documentation
1. Insert the Microtek CD-ROM into your CD-
ROM drive.
2. When the Microtek Software Installer comes up
on your screen, click the Manual button that
corresponds to the manual you wish to read.
This will launch Adobe Acrobat Reader, and you
can then read or print the manual.
Click here
to
exit SW 5
6. Scanning an image
1. Place the image to be scanned on your scanner.
2. Press the scanner’s “Go” button, or double-click
the ScanWizard 5 icon on the desktop to launch
ScanWizard 5.
3. When ScanWizard 5 launches, it automatically
performs a fast preview of the material on your
scan bed and displays it in the preview area.
4. In the preview window, you can resize the
floating dotted line around the image by
dragging on the edge or corner of the scan
frame to determine the final size of the actual
scan.
5. To make adjustments to the image, use the tool
buttons. To scan the image, click the Scan to
button. The image is then scanned and saved to
a file. Aside from saving, you may also deliver
the saved image to an image-editing software,
an e-mail editor, or a web browser.
“Go” button
Save the scanned image to a
file, or deliver it to an image-
editing program, an e-mail
editor, or a web browser.
Resize dotted line for size of
the actual scan
Click on this button
to switch to the
Advanced Control
Panel window
Tool
buttons
for
image
settings
8. Troubleshooting
Note: Steps 1 and 2 are for Windows 98 and Windows
95 only, not for Windows NT 4.0.
To test to see if your scanner is working properly,
follow the steps below.
1. In Windows, click Start, Settings, and select
Control Panel. Double-click the System icon in
Control Panel, then select Device Manager from
the top.
2. Double-click Imaging Device or Microtek
Scanners. Verify that your scanner is listed here.
Click “OK” to close all dialog boxes.
3. In Windows, go to “Start, Programs, Microtek
ScanWizard 5 for Windows”, and select Scanner
Test. When started successfully, the Microtek
Scan Test window appears.
4. Place your document face down on the scanner
glass, and click on the Flatbed button in the
Microtek ScanTest window.
5. A preview of your image will be displayed in the
Microtek ScanTest window. Click OK, and exit
Microtek ScanTest; you are now ready to scan.
If you encounter problems with the scan test or
with installation in general, see the digital file
EPP_Troubleshooting.pdf in the Techinfo folder on
your Microtek CD-ROM, or visit Microtek’s online
technical support site at http://
www.support.microtek.com
.