HP 6300C - ScanJet - Flatbed Scanner 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 transparencies

➤Index

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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

■Press Enter or PgDn,

– or –

■Click in the yellow bar at the bottom of the page.

Page backward one page

■Press Shift+Enter or PgUp,

– or –

■Click in the yellow bar at the bottom of the page.

Jump to a different part of the document

■Click when the pointer looks like .

Undo a jump

■Click in the toolbar,

– or –

■Right-click to display the dropdown Acrobat Reader

menu, then select Go Back.

Re-do a jump

■Click in the toolbar,

– or –

■Right-click to display the dropdown Acrobat Reader

menu, then select Go Forward.

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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 Scanner buttons 12

2A tour of the scanning software 17

Scanning software window 18

Context-sensitive pointers 28

Image adjustment tools 30

Output Resolution tool 31

Sharpen Level tool 33

Dimensions tool 34

Exposure Adjustment tool 36

Color Adjustment tool 37

Black & White Threshold tool 38

Invert tool 39

Use Transparency Adapter Tool 40

Online Help 41

Save and re-use adjustment settings 44

Set preferences 47

3Scanning pictures 55

Basic steps for scanning pictures 56

Preview scan 57

Create a selection area 58

Zoom scan 63

Return to the preview image (Undo Zoom) 64

Set the output dimensions 65

Choose an output type 69

4Adjusting images of pictures 72

Tools for making adjustments 73

Sharpen 75

Adjust exposure 77

Adjust color 87

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Set output resolution 90

Set threshold for black and white bitmaps 92

Set color channel for black and white bitmaps 94

Invert options 96

5Scanning text 97

Scan and convert a block of text 98

Scan a whole page 101

6Saving scanned images 102

How you can use the image 103

Print the image 104

Scan to a destination 105

Drag-and-drop to another program 106

Drag-and-drop to the Desktop 107

Copy to the Clipboard 108

Save to a file 109

7Scanning transparencies 112

The 35mm slide adapter 113

Scan the slide 114

Active Transparency Adapter 115

Index 117

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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 Scanner buttons

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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

1200 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

■from the Scan menu, select Preview, or

■press Ctrl+R.

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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