HP 6200C User manual

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HP PrecisionScan Pro

User’s Guide

1Using the HP ScanJet scanner

2A tour of the scanning software

3Scanning pictures

4Adjusting images of pictures

5Scanning text

6Saving scanned images

7Scanning 35mm slides

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Welcome to scanning

with HP PrecisionScan Pro and your

HP ScanJet scanner

The scanning software and your HP ScanJet

scanner let you quickly create excellent electronic

images from pictures and convert text on paper

into editable text.

Features

Some of the features of the scanning software are:

■Click to select an image in the preview

■Automatic sensing of output type

■Automatic sensing of optimal exposure, color,

black and white threshold, sharpen level, and

resolution for images of pictures

■Drag-and-drop the image to another program or

to the desktop

■Scale and size the image prior to exporting it to

a program or a file

■Return to the preview image without rescanning

■Tools for adjusting exposure, color, black and

white threshold, sharpen level, and resolution

■Save and re-use scanning settings

■Use HP PrecisionScan Pro scanning software and

your HP ScanJet scanner on a local area

network

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Support for your new

product

No matter where you are or

when you need it, HP 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 support helps you become

a confident and creative user.

If you do encounter a problem

with your HP product, don’t

worry. HP support delivers

fast, accurate solutions that

won’t rob you of either your

product or your valuable time.

When you’re ready to get

started, check out HP’s Web

site,

http://www.scanjet.hp.com

for great ideas and quick tips

on how to use your HP product

in fun new ways.

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How to use this online document

Go to the book contents, chapter contents, or

index

■Click the button in the yellow bar at the bottom

of the page when the pointer looks like .

Page forward one page

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■Click in the yellow bar at the bottom of the

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Page backward one page

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■Click in the yellow bar at the bottom of the

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Jump to a different part of the document

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Undo a jump

■Click in the toolbar,

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Contents

How to use this online document 4

1Using the HP ScanJet scanner 7

What can you scan? 8

Place the picture on the scanner 9

Start the scanning software 10

Configure the Scan button 12

2A tour of the scanning software 13

Scanning software window 14

Context-sensitive pointers 24

Image adjustment tools 26

Output Resolution tool 27

Sharpen Level tool 29

Dimensions tool 30

Exposure Adjustment tool 32

Color Adjustment tool 33

Black & White Threshold tool 34

Online Help 35

Save and re-use adjustment settings 38

Set preferences 41

3Scanning pictures 48

Basic steps for scanning pictures 49

Preview scan 50

Create a selection area 51

Zoom scan 56

Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom) 57

Set the output dimensions 58

Choose an output type 62

4Adjusting images of pictures 65

Tools for making adjustments 66

Sharpen 68

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Adjust exposure 70

Adjust color 80

Set output resolution 83

Set threshold for black and white bitmaps 85

Set color channel for black and white

bitmaps 87

5Scanning text 89

Scan and convert a block of text 90

Scan a whole page 93

6Saving scanned images 94

How you can use the image 95

Print the image 96

Drag-and-drop to another program 97

Drag-and-drop to the Desktop 98

Copy to the Clipboard 99

Save to a file 100

7Scanning 35mm slides 103

The 35mm slide adapter 104

Scan the slide 105

Index 106

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Using the HP ScanJet

scanner 1

8What can you scan?

9Place the picture on the scanner

10 Start the scanning software

12 Configure the Scan button

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What can you scan?

Using the scanning software, you can scan:

■color photographs

■color drawings and line art

■grayscale drawings

■black and white photographs

■black and white drawings and line art

■pages that have both pictures and text

During a scan, the scanner light turns on

and moves across the bed. The charge-

couple device (CCD) in the scanner records

a digital image of the light reflected from

the original you placed on the scanner bed.

The recorded image is made up of 600

pixels per inch (ppi) and each pixel can have

a depth of up to 36 bits.

The resulting image can potentially have

millions of colors.

An image is saved for use in another

program when you drag-and-drop it, save it

as a file and insert the file, or copy it, then

paste it into an open document.

How scanning works

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Place the picture on the scanner

The picture you want to scan must be placed face

down on the scanner glass.

1Lift the

scanner lid and

hold it up.

2Place the

picture face

down on the

scanner glass.

3Close the

scanner lid.

If you are using the HP Automatic Document

Feeder, see the online manual

HP Automatic

Document Feeder Guide.

ADF users

If the picture has straight edges, place the

top and right edges next to the top and right

edges of the scanner bed. This will make

the preview image straight when you scan.

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Start the scanning software

There are three ways to start the scanning

software:

■push the Scan button on the scanner

■use the Windows Start menu

■launch the scanning software from another

program using TWAIN (page 11)

Pushing the button on the scanner

1Push the Scan button on the scanner once.

After the scanning software window appears,

the scanner automatically performs a Preview

scan and displays the preview image.

The Scan button is below the lid on the front of

the scanner.

Using the Windows Start menu

1Select , the Windows Start button.

The Windows Start menu appears.

2From the Start menu, choose Programs, then

choose HP ScanJet Software:HP PrecisionScan Pro.

When the scanning software window appears,

the scanner does not automatically perform a

Preview scan.

3To start a Preview scan:

■click , the Preview button in the scanning

software window toolbar, or

Scan button

You may need to use the HP ScanJet Button

Manager to configure the Scan button to set

HP PrecisionScan Pro as the default software

to launch when the Scan button is pushed

(see page 12).

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