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B Glossary

Index

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Getting started

tion contains the basics to help you get started with your new Jet scanner. From here, you can learn about viewing the

tour, preparing items before you scan them, and choosing anning method to use.

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print this PDF manual using the Print command on the File rint the whole document, or print only the chapters or topics t according to their page numbers. See the table of contents numbers of topics.

Viewing the pr

The product tour is a fast and the scanner and see some inteto meet your needs. The produbegins automatically when yousoftware for the first time. To view the tour at other timesdouble-click Product Tour.

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ere do I start?

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scanner buttons

HP PrecisionScan Pro software

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u want to start at the scanner.

u want to scan quickly without making changes.

u want to scan an item using the default settings optimized for destination you choose.

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g the HP PrecisionScan Pro software

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u want to view or change a scanned image before you send it. anges might include resolution, cropping, or resizing.

u want to send to a destination, such as a desktop publishing gram, but there is no button on the scanner for that destination.

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● You want to bring a scanneyour word-processing prog

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Using the HP ScanJ

Start scanning from the HP Scmake copies and need to makreducing or enlarging or lightena printer other than the defaultTo start the utility: in the HP ScHP ScanJet Copy Utility. Forover the button or option to fin


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lue, correction fluid, and ink

on pages, transparencies, magazine d light “onionskin” pages.

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cting and preparing items

lacing items in the scanner, follow these guidelines for and preparing them to prevent damage to the items and the

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for the scanner glass

nner glass can scan the widest range of items, including:

er items

s clippings, receipts, and business cards

s on all weights of media, including media lighter than 60 g/m2 b) or heavier than 105 g/m2 (28 lb)

-backed paper

ipart forms with carbon pages

or worn photographs or documents

s containing tears, perforations, punch holes, wrinkles, or curls

er, three-dimensional items such as pages in books, fabric, paper with texture

UTION Avoid placing items with sharp edges in the scanner. Doing so can damage the scanner.

lacing an item on the scanner glass, make sure the item is free lue, correction fluid, or other contaminating substances.

Items for the ADF

The HP ScanJet automatic doconvenient way to scan multipscanner models, or it can be omeet the following specificatio

● Items on standard Letter-,

● Items consisting of up to 5

● Items ranging in size from 215.9 by 355.6 mm (8.5 by

● Items ranging in weight fro

● Items that are square or refragile or worn)

● Items that are free of tears

● Items that are free of wet g

Avoid multipart forms with carbpages, gum-backed pages, an

Before placing an item in the Afollowing:

● Remove curls or wrinkles.

● Remove staples, paper clipmaterials from items.

If your item does not meet thesstated, use the scanner glass.

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mm slides

er transparent media up to 127 to 127 mm (5 by 5 inches) in e. For transparent items larger than these measurements, scan

thout using the XPA. Just cover the item with a piece of white per and scan as you normally would.

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pleting your first scan

ur first scan is easy. This section shows you how to take the m and scan to print using the two primary scanning methods:

canner buttons

recisionScan Pro software

canning, you will load the item in the scanner.

To load the item in the scanne1 Choose an item to scan, s

2 Place the item face down o

3 See "To complete your firspage 10.

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using the HP PrecisionScan Pro r first scan using the HP PrecisionScan

Getting started

plete your first scan using the scanner buttonsd the item in the scanner. See "To load the item in the scanner" page 9.ect COLOR COPY or B&W COPY by pressing the button until the t next to your choice is lit. Only select COLOR COPY if you are ting to a color printer.

make more than one copy, press NUMBER OF COPIES until the ber you want appears on the display.

4 On the scanner, press COPYsettings optimized for printinitem to the default printer.

If you have not already scannedsoftware, see "To complete youPro software" on page 11.

Color or B&W button

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lete your first scan using the HP PrecisionScan Pro software the item in the scanner. See "To load the item in the scanner"

age 9. the item loaded, press HP SCANNING SOFTWARE on the ner. The scanner scans the item to the HP PrecisionScan Pro are, choosing the best settings for this type of item.

n the scanned image appears in the preview window of the are, draw a selection border around the image or portion of

mage you want. To do so, click on one corner of the area you t, and while holding down the mouse button, drag the cursor to pposite corner. Release the mouse button to complete the er.

4 Experiment with the imageadjustments.

5 When you finish: On the S6 Select any printer options

performs a final scan incluimage prints.

If you have not already scannecomplete your first scan using

election rder

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graph or drawing.

, but you want a black-and-white image screen.

nd white by changing the color option for -MAIL) you will be using. See "Changing 5. Or, in the HP PrecisionScan Pro

Set Type option and choose Grayscale e before you scan. See "Selecting

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sed format, such as compressed TIFF

output type unless necessary. This nal quality for color photos or drawings, sizes.

r than necessary. Generally, the omatically sets provides the best ality and small file size.

duce file size by cropping the photo to final scanned image. Or, resize the ensions.

Getting started

quently asked questions

ection contains answers to some questions users frequently ask scanning.

settings does the HP PrecisionScan Pro software set atically for an item I scan? on the scanned item, the software automatically chooses l values for these settings:

tput type

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posure (midtones, highlights, and shadows)

lor (hue and saturation or black-and-white threshold)

y, the values the software selects provides optimal results. er, you can change these values in the HP PrecisionScan Pro re.

How can I reduce the time it tYou can reduce the time it takeand white when the original:

● Is a black-and-white photo

● Is a color photo or drawingto appear on the computer

● Contains only text.

Scan color originals as black athe scanner button (such as Esettings for buttons" on page 2software, clear the Automaticor a black-and-white output typoutput type" on page 33.

How can I reduce the file sizeTo reduce file size:

● Save files using a compresor JPEG.

● Avoid using the True Coloroutput type offers exceptiobut it also creates large file

● Set the resolution no higheresolution the software autbalance between image qu

● For photos, significantly reselect just one area as theentire photo to smaller dim


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t scanning text?ning text, you can use the text either as x or photo archive, or as text you can have the optical character recognition editable automatically and send the text g program:

button. Editable text appears in the associated with the button.

ro software, choose Scan To from the ile from the Destination pull-down

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I change the resolution?PrecisionScan Pro software sets the resolution for you. In ll cases, you get the best results and the smallest file size if the resolution the software has determined to be best for the riginal you have.

the difference between screen and print quality?ter screen usually displays images at 72 to 75 pixels per inch

rint resolution is usually higher. Screens also use fewer colors y an image. Even if an image looks incorrect on the screen, it int the way you want.

the difference between zooming and resizing?m In to view an area of the scanned image close up. Use ut to return to the original view of the image. m commands do not change the final size of your scan; they you a different view on a monitor. To reduce or enlarge the he final scan, use the Resize command on the Tools menu.

What do I need to know abouWhen you scan an item contaia scanned image, such as a faedit. Do one of the following to(OCR) software make the text to a supported word-processin

● Use the EDIT TEXT scannerword-processing program

● In the HP PrecisionScan PScan menu, choose Text Fmenu, and click Scan.

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Getting started

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Scanning from scanner buttons

nner buttons provide an easy way to scan items directly to ions or files using settings optimized for the destination you u use a scanner button except HP SCANNING SOFTWARE, you

iew or change scanned images before they go to the ion or file. To view or change images, use the HP SCANNING RE button, which sends the scanned image to the isionScan Pro software. See the next chapter, “Scanning from isionScan Pro.”

You can change the default settings for buttons on the scanner. See "Changing settings for buttons" on page 25.

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hiving scanned images as files. Scanned images

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rview of scanner buttons

ing settings optimized for e-mail. The scanned image is attached to a new e-ssage.

hoto/e-mail document the original type before pressing E-MAIL to ensure the best settings are used. E-MAIL DOCUMENT if the original contains text only or both text and graphics. t next to the currently selected choice is lit.

ing settings optimized for faxing. The scanned image is a new fax message.

pies using settings optimized for printing. At the computer, you can click to choose additional copy settings in the HP ScanJet Copy Utility before the rint.

of copies the number of copies before pressing COPY.

py/b&w copy one before pressing COPY to ensure the best settings are used. Only use color

you are printing to a color printer and want a color copy. The light next to the y selected choice is lit.

File Scan using settings optimized for arcare saved in PDF format.

HP Scanning SoftwareScan to the HP PrecisionScan Pro sosuch as changing resolution or resizin

Edit TextScan and then convert text into an edprogram.

more optionsOpen the dialog box for changing setscanner.

e-mail documente-mail photo

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number of copies

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FileHP Scanning Software

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Use theoptimizeprogramIf you armust scfrom HP

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AIL DOCUMENT by pressing the small ntil the light next to your choice is lit. If and graphics, select E-MAIL DOCUMENT.er.uter prompts you for another page, do

pages to scan, click Done.ges of this item, load the next page and all pages are scanned. Then, click

mail program, the scanned image file attachment in a new message. send it as you normally do. If the ttach to a new message, see "Supported 18.

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ning quickly without making ges

scanner buttons to scan quickly to a destination using settings d for that destination. A destination is a printer, file, or another , such as your e-mail, fax, and word-processing programs.e scanning slides or transparent items using the XPA, you an from the HP PrecisionScan Pro software. See "Scanning PrecisionScan Pro" on page 29.

iling a scan

u e-mail using the scanner button, the scanner scans the item fault settings optimized for mailing. If you have a supported rogram, the scanned image automatically appears as a file ent in a new e-mail message, which you then address and

If your e-mail program is not supported, choose E-mail anyway. The scanner scans the item using the optimal settings, and the computer prompts you to save the item as a file. Open your e-mail program and attach the file to a message as you normally do.

To view the scanned item before you send it, open the file attachment from the new e-mail message.

To e-mail a scan from the sca1 Place the original face dow

Note: To load items in

2 Select E-MAIL PHOTO or E-Mbutton beneath the lights uthe item contains both text

3 Press E-MAIL on the scann4 If the scanner or the comp

one of the following:● If you do not have more● If there are additional pa

click Scan. Repeat untilDone.

5 If you have a supported e-automatically appears as aAddress the message andscanned image does not ae-mail programs" on page

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SuppoSuppoand atautomyour eIf you progradirectlprompan e-mTo be in the you prSee "Cwhich defaul


rted e-mail programsrted e-mail programs allow the scanner to scan an item as a file tach it to a new e-mail message. If a scanned image atically appears as a file attachment in a new e-mail message, -mail program is supported.are using an unsupported e-mail program, such as a Web-based m like Microsoft Hotmail®, the scanner cannot scan items y into an e-mail message. The scanner scans the item but then ts you to save it as a file. After saving the image as a file, open ail message and attach the file as you normally do.

prompted to save the file, make sure that E-mail file is selected button options. Otherwise, you receive an error message when ess E-MAIL at the scanner.hanging settings for buttons" on page 25 to check or change

e-mail program is set as the default, or to set E-mail file as the t.


Faxin

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x program, the scanned image new fax message. Address the u normally do. If the scanned image essage, see “Supported fax programs”

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g a scan

u fax using the scanner buttons, the scanner scans the item fault settings optimized for faxing. If you have a supported fax

ion program, the scanned image then automatically appears in x message, which you then address and send. You do not anges to the scanned image.

If your fax program is not supported, select Fax anyway. The computer scans the item using the optimal settings, and the computer prompts you to save the scanned image as a file. Open your fax program and attach the file to a message as you normally do.

To fax a scan from the scanne1 Place the original face dow


2 Press FAX on the scanner.3 If the scanner or the comp



4 If you have a supported faautomatically appears in amessage and send it as yodoes not attach to a new mon this page.

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SuppoSupponew fafax meIf you items prompimagedo.To be in the you prSee "Cwhich defaul


rted fax programsrted fax programs allow the scanner to scan items directly into x messages. If a scanned image automatically appears in a new ssage, your fax program is supported.

are using an unsupported fax program, the scanner cannot scan directly into a fax message. The scanner scans the item but then ts you to save the scanned image as a file. After saving the as a file, open a fax message and attach the file as you normally

prompted to save the file, make sure that Image file is selected button options. Otherwise, you receive an error message when ess FAX at the scanner.hanging settings for buttons" on page 25 to check or change

fax program is set as the default, or to set Image file as the t.


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COPY by pressing the button until the lit. Only select COLOR COPY if you are nd want a color copy.IES by pressing the button until the . r. pies, lighten or darken them, or change ress +. (COMMAND KEY+PERIOD) on the the HP ScanJet Copy Utility. Change ou do not click the COMMAND KEY+PERIOD, ified on the scanner print directly to the

e scan, the printer might feed a blank put bin.

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ng copies

scan an item and send it to a printer to make copies using the button. At the computer, you can see the progress of the scan an cancel the scan. (If you cancel the scan, the printer might lank page to the output bin.) Note that when you make copies, ge is treated as a separate print job, so the printer does not opies.

To print copies from the scann1 Place the original face dow


2 Select COLOR COPY or B&Wlight next to your choice is printing to a color printer a

3 Select the NUMBER OF COPnumber you want appears

4 Press COPY on the scanne5 To reduce or enlarge the co

which printer prints them, pcomputer to set options in options and click Copy. If ythe number of copies specdefault printer.

Note: If you cancel thpage to the out

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Savi

You cawithouwhich

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name the file, choose a location in ave.

uter prompts you for another page, do



ng a scan to a file

n scan and save items directly to files for archiving purposes t making changes to them. The files are saved in PDF format, keeps the original page formatting.

To save a scanned image in a different file format, scan to the HP PrecisionScan Pro software, and on the Scan menu, click Save As.

To save a scan to a file from t1 Place the original face dow


2 Press FILE on the scanner.3 In the Save As dialog box,

which to save it, and click S4 If the scanner or the comp




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word-processing program, check it

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ng scanned text editable

make text on a scanned image editable. The optical character ion (OCR) program converts the text to be editable and then in a supported word-processing program. Depending on the ies of the word-processing program, graphics on a scanned ight be retained or discarded, or the OCR program might try to them and they will appear as random characters.

If a block of text appears in Microsoft Word or another word-processing program inside a frame you do not want, double-click the frame border and click Remove Frame or a similar command.

To make text editable from the1 Place the original face dow


2 Press EDIT TEXT on the sca3 If the scanner or the comp



4 When the text opens in thecarefully for accuracy.

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to expect from OCR programs l character recognition programs convert some text more tely than other text. Because OCR technology is never perfect,

ead all converted text carefully to ensure the characters have orrectly interpreted. types of text convert most accurately:

t in standard fonts

t in 9-point font or larger

sp, clear text

ck text on a white background

types of text might convert less accurately:

t close to non-text elements, such as bullets, lines, or graphics

t in spreadsheets, tables, or forms

ters that have gaps, that “bleed” along their edges, or that touch er letters

derlined text

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riting cannot be converted.

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nging settings for buttons

u use the scanner buttons, the scanner scans the item using optimized for the destination, such as e-mail, that is ed with that button. Settings are applied to all items being until you change the settings again.

To change the settings only for the current item, you may want to scan using the HP PrecisionScan Pro software instead. See Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro (starting on page 29).

ge settings for buttons ne of the following:n the scanner, press MORE OPTIONS (if present).hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( ) menu, and then oose HP ScanJet Controls from the submenu.

he Buttons tab, click the tab for the button you want. The s in the middle of the tab contain the settings that can be ged.

nge the setting for the button. See "List of options for scanner ns" on page 25 for more information.

eat step 3 to change any other settings for this button.eat steps 2 through 4 to change settings for another button.n finished, click the close box.

List of options for s

With the HP ScanJet Controlsoptions that are applied to itembuttons:

● E-MAIL (with the E-MAIL PHO

● E-MAIL (with the E-MAIL DOC

● FAX

● COPY

● FILE

● HP SCANNING SOFTWARE

● EDIT TEXT

The following scanning options

● Destinations options. See

● Image Output options. Se

● ADF Page Size options. S

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DestinDestinThe Dyour c

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u, select one of the options below:

ge that is rendered with 24-bits per pixel

an image that contains the 240 most e, plus the 16 basic colors.

ge containing shades of gray, not just cale image, each pixel contains multiple more shades of gray to be recorded

image that contains only black pixels or shades of gray. Each pixel

ing these options, see "List of file types"

he scanner includes only the item or the resulting scanned image.d, the scanner includes the entire area blank areas, in the resulting scanned


ations optionsations

estinations pull-down menu lists the available destinations on omputer.

ote: If a destination does not support an option on the Buttons tab, the option is dimmed.

f file Image is selected, the scanned image is saved as an image file. canned image contains text, this text is not editable.

Text is selected, output is converted to one column in what the re perceives to be the most logical order. Graphics or pictures e scanned item are discarded. Use this option to make more ive changes to text.

Image and Text is selected, output is converted to a format that s editable text. Any graphics or pictures in the scanned item are ved.t for Another Page

this option is selected, a prompt appears on the computer after an the first page of a job. The prompt asks if you have more to scan to this job. this option is not selected, you will not be prompted for more . Each scanning job will be treated as a single-page job.

Image optionsResolutionSelect a resolution from the putext box.Output TypeFrom the Type pull-down men

● True Color creates an imaper color.

● 256 Color Palette createscommon colors in the imag

● Grayscale creates an imablack and white. In a graysbits of information, allowingand displayed.

● Black & White creates anand white pixels, no colorsrepresents one bit.

For more information about uson page 52.Automatic CroppingWhen this option is selected, titems on the scanner glass in When this option is not selecteof the scanner glass, includingimage.


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e Size options e using an ADF with the scanner, select the size of the pages in the ADF:

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Scanning from HP PrecisionScan

e HP PrecisionScan Pro software, you can preview scanned and make changes to the images before you send them to a ion or file them. You start the HP PrecisionScan Pro software canner button or the HP Scanning Software folder on your r. also start the HP PrecisionScan Pro software from another , such as a word-processing or image-editing program, if the is compliant with TWAIN or supports the HP ScanJet Plug-in. anning from other programs" on page 64 for more information.

Overview of thPro software

The HP PrecisionScan Pro softools for changing an image. Sinclude:

● select only part of, or crop,scanned image

● change the resolution

● resize the scanned image

● change the contrast

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To staIn the Pro. T

For moffers,informcursorpage 1

ng the software

tware provides several means of

ear automatically to notify you of le, if you are setting a very high e scanned image, a Smart Friend would bly be too large to e-mail. To turn the Don’t remind me again check box turn all messages off, click Disable All

enu. To turn all messages back on, click

use source of information about using bleshooting, support, and specifications. the Help menu, click Or, click the Help button in any dialog

Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro

rt the software without initiating a scanHP Scanning Software folder, double-click HP PrecisionScan he software starts.

ore information about the types of assistance the software itself see “Finding help for using the software” on this page. For more ation about keyboard shortcuts, menu items, toolbars, and appearance, see "Using software commands and controls" on 01.

Finding help for usi

The HP PrecisionScan Pro sofassisting you.

Smart FriendsSmart Friends are tips that apppotential problems. For exampresolution but want to e-mail thalert you that the file will probaindividual messages off, selectin the message’s dialog box. ToSmart Friends on the Help mEnable All Smart Friends.

Online HelpThe online Help is an easy-to-the scanner and software, trouTo gain access to the Help: onHP PrecisionScan Pro Help.box in which it appears.

Hover over a command in this toolbar to see an explanation

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the HP PrecisionScan Pro software. view image. You can make changes, he image or adjusting the contrast. nother program such as e-mail, place e it as a file, the scanner performs a final any changes you made. Directions for nd completing the scan appear in this

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orming a new scan

u start a new scan, the scanner does a preliminary scan of the displays the scanned image in the HP PrecisionScan Pro . Then, you can see the scanned image and edit it, if ry, before sending it to a destination or saving it as a file.

(preview) a new scan e the original face down on the scanner glass and close the lid.

e: To load items in the ADF, see page 66.

2 Start the scan in one of the● On the scanner, press H● In the HP PrecisionScan● In the HP PrecisionScan

Scan menu.The scanned image appears inThis scanned image is the presuch as selecting only part of tWhen you send the image to athe image on a website, or savscan of the item that includes making optional adjustments asection.

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Crofina

Once you mcreatinselect

For infarea opage 1

Tip

inal scan

e area you want and click.ike this: , click on one corner of the the cursor to the opposite corner to tion area.

Select All. The entire scanner bed, selected.

border and drag to resize.

tion area. When the cursor looks like lection border to the new location.

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select All.ound a different area of the image.

sb


pping or selecting an area for l scan

a scanned image appears in the HP PrecisionScan Pro software, ust select which area becomes the final scanned image by g a selection area. When you create a selection area, a dotted

ion border appears around the area:

ormation about the appearance of the cursor when it is over an f the selection border, see "Context-sensitive cursors" on 07.

If you only want to look more closely at an area without changing what will be included in the final scan, see "Getting a closer look (zooming)" on page 33.

To crop or select an area for fDo one of the following:

● Move the cursor over th● When the cursor looks l

area you want and dragdraw a rectangular selec

● On the Edit menu, clickincluding blank areas, is

To resize the selection area Click the edge of the selection

To move the selection borderMove the cursor over the selecthis: , click and drag the se

To remove the selection bordeDo one of the following:

● Press ESC.

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e is selected, the scanning software ut type based on the type of item you n change the output type yourself when

ype based on how you will use the final type of item you are scanning.

d, click Automatically Set Type on the llow the software to choose the best of original item. e only for this scan, keep selected and select an output type you

ype menu. See "List of output types" on

e for this scan and all other scans in atically Set Type and select an output utput Type menu. See "List of output

selection border, the output type atically Set Type is selected in the

ro Preferences dialog box.

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ing a closer look (zooming)

on the selection area to look at it more closely or make to it. Zoom out to view the entire preview image, or so you ct a different area of the image to view. Zooming in on the area before making changes or performing a final scan the best final results. The zoom commands are not available ve not created a selection area. in and out does not change which part of the image becomes

scan, nor does it change the final output size (physical output ons). To change which part of the image becomes the final image, see "Cropping or selecting an area for final scan" on . To resize the image, see "Resizing (output dimensions)" on .

in ating a selection area, do one of the following:

he View menu, click Zoom in.

.

out of the following:

he View menu, click Zoom out to return to the original view of mage.

.

Selecting outpu

When Automatically Set Typautomatically chooses an outpare scanning. However, you cayou want. Choose the output tscanned image as well as the

To select an output type1 Do one of the following:

● If it is not already selecteOutput Type menu, to aoutput type for this type

● To change the output typAutomatically Set Typewant from the Output Tpage 34.

● To change the output typthis session, clear Automtype you want from the Otypes" on page 34.

TipWhen you redraw themight change if AutomHP PrecisionScan P

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List of ck Automatically Set Type. The put type based on the image inside the For th

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photos or drawings with lots of shading to be: inted on a color printersplayed on a color monitor set to millions of colorssplayed on Web and saved in the JPEG or PNG file rmat

True Color

photos or drawings with shading to be:inted to a color printernt via e-mailed in any way that requires a small file size

ewed on a computer screen

Optimized Palette

photos or drawings with shading to be:inted to a color printersplayed on a monitor set to 256 colorssplayed on Web and saved as a GIF file

System Palette

photos or drawings with shading to be printed to a printer.

Grayscale

photos and drawings with shading to be used for any se.

Grayscale

drawings without shading to be placed in another m without resizing in the other program.

Black & White Bitmap

age to be saved in GIF file format and displayed on eb.

Web Palette

drawings or logos without much shading and with a ntrated area of a single color. The image is to be used y purpose.

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re you do the final scan by changing the e scanned image to the actual erforming the final scan helps ensure

images to fit in a file, such as word-, resize them here in the scanning ages in the other program may zy or have jagged edges.

esize. The Resize dialog box opens.

it of measure in the Units field. In the , type a new value in the Width or NTER. a scale percentage.cale, Width, and Height fields, but the ned image on screen remain the same.

complete the scan. locks the output dimensions you the selection area without changing the you change the selection border, the r proportionally. The output dimensions

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ing optional adjustments, c

ols are needed most often, but using any of them is still . Depending on the output type chosen, some tools will not be .

Resizing (output dim

You can resize the image befooutput dimensions. Resizing thdimensions you need before pthe best image quality.

TipIf you need to resize processing documentsoftware. Resizing imcause them to be fuz

To resize an image1 On the Tools menu, click R2 Do one of the following:

● If necessary, select a unOutput Dimensions areaHeight field and press E

● In the Scale field, selectNew values appear in the Sselection area and the scanResizing occurs when you

3 If you want, click . Thisdefined so you can changeoutput dimensions. When software resizes the borderemain the same.

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nging resolution

tion determines the amount of data in a scanned image. The ing software chooses the optimal resolution based on the output his resolution generally does not need to change.

do change the resolution, choose one no higher than the ilities of the monitor or printer and one appropriate for the type of ed image. For example, to print on a 600 dpi printer, choose 600 ck-and-white bitmap images, but choose only 200 for color or ale images. These resolutions produce optimal quality while g file sizes small.ing higher resolutions for color images increases file size while reasing quality. If you double the resolution, the file size ples. Large file sizes can prevent you from doing certain tasks, s e-mailing, or can take up too much space on your computer.lp choosing a resolution based on the type of original item and ation, see "Tips for best image quality" on page 59.

nge resolution the Tools menu, click Change Resolution. one of the following:Select a value from the list.Type a value between 12 and 999,999 in the field and press ENTER.solution changes as soon as you select a value.

et resolution Tools menu, click Change Resolution. Then, click .

Changing contrast

The contrast is controlled by thsettings. See "Changing midtoon page 41, and "Changing sh


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image from side to side on the vertical s you to see the elements of the image tual position. Mirroring can be

ch as negatives that might be placed in canned in reverse.

or. Repeat to return to the original

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ing an image

rotate the image in 90-degree increments clockwise or lockwise. You might need to rotate the image if you placed the f the item at the top of the scanner glass, or if the item was s. Items such as negatives in their template often scan s.

an imageof the following:

tate an image clockwise: On the Tools menu, click Rotate t 90°. Or, click on the toolbar. Repeat to continue turning.

tate an image counterclockwise: On the Tools menu, click te left 90°. Or, click on the toolbar. Repeat to continue ng.

Mirroring (reversin

You can mirror, or reverse, an axis. Mirroring an image allowon the opposite side of their acparticularly useful for items sutheir template backward and s

To mirror (reverse) an imageOn the Tools menu, click Mirrlayout.

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do Editing Changes.


rpening an image

sing sharpening enhances detail in the image. The ecisionScan Pro software automatically selects the optimal n level, but you can change it.ight want to increase sharpening if the image looks fuzzy. rsely, you might want to decrease sharpening if the original item ws or marks on it. Increasing sharpening, or increasing it too can accent the flaws and create undesirable patterns.

rpen an image the Tools menu, click Sharpen.lect a sharpen level from the list. The viewer shows the effect of changes on the image.

et sharpen levels the Tools menu, click Sharpen.ck .

Resetting all adjus

You can reset images to the opsoftware chose for the image. type selected. Resetting removexcept the output type, zoom l

To reset all adjustmentsDo one of the following:

● On the Edit menu, click Un● On the toolbar, click .


Makadva

These onot use effects otools are

nvert white areas of an image to black ages, a color is converted to its

ly, this command is useful for drawings

Invert Colors. Repeat to reverse the

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ing optional adjustments, nced

ptional adjustments are ones that most people generally do or need, but some advanced users might want them for special r other needs. Depending on the output type chosen, some not available.

Inverting the image

Use the Invert command to coand black to white. For color imcomplementary color. Generaland spot color images.

To invert the imageOn the Advanced menu, clickcolors again.

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The mimageMovinimageTo adjuse "A

Tip

lick Adjust Exposure.

to the right. the Midtone field and press ENTER.to the Midtone field.


to the left.the Midtone field and press ENTER.ext to the Midtone field.

slick Adjust Exposure.dtone, highlight, and shadow to the nned image. Clicking Auto also returns s. See "Setting pixel output levels" on


nging midtones

idtone setting lets you lighten or darken the middle values in an . The range for the number in the Midtone field is 1.0 to 4.0. g toward 1.0 darkens the image. Moving toward 4.0 lightens the . ust midtones for slides, negatives, or other transparent items, djusting midtones for transparent items" on page 73.

If you are sharing the image with others who will be viewing it on a computer screen, the Midtone value 2.2 is recommended because it is a value appropriate for many different monitors.

To lighten the image overall 1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Do one of the following:

● Drag the Midtone slider ● Type a higher number in● Click the Up arrow next

To darken the image overall1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Do one of the following:

● Drag the Midtone slider ● Type a lower number in ● Click the Down arrow n

To return to the default setting1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Click Auto to return the mi

default settings for this scaoutput levels to the defaultpage 44.

Midtone set at 1.8(the default)

Midtone set at 3.0


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eas lick Adjust Exposure.

toward the right. the Highlights field and press ENTER.

aslick Adjust Exposure.

toward the left.the Highlights field and press ENTER.

light valueWhen the cursor changes to the ea you want to be the highlight and click.


Hig

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ging highlights

light is the value in the image that is represented on the s white. All values lighter than the highlight also appear as

ge has a default highlight setting. Selecting a higher number ore of the lighter values distinct, which increases detail in light

electing a lower number makes fewer of the lighter values which reduces detail in the light areas. t highlights for slides, negatives, or other transparent items, justing highlights for transparent items" on page 73.

To increase detail in lighter ar1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Do one of the following:

● Drag the Highlight slider● Type a higher number in

To reduce detail in lighter are1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Do one of the following:

● Drag the Highlight slider● Type a lower number in

To choose a value as the highClick (white eyedropper). eydropper, move it over the ar



hlights set at 215 Highlights set at 122

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The shas blaThe immakesdark avaluesTo adjuse "A

reas lick Adjust Exposure.

toward the left.the Shadow field and press ENTER.per). When the cursor changes to the

the area you want to be the shadow and

aslick Adjust Exposure.

toward the right. the Shadow field and press ENTER.

w valuehen the cursor changes to the

ea you want to be the shadow and click.



nging shadow

adow is the value in the image that is represented on the screen ck. All values darker than the shadow also appear as black.age has a default shadows value. Selecting a higher number more of the darker values distinct, which increases detail in reas. Selecting a lower number makes fewer of the darker distinct, which reduces detail in the dark areas. ust shadows for slides, negatives, or other transparent items, djusting shadows for transparent items" on page 74.

To increase detail in darker a1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Do one of the following:

● Drag the Shadow slider ● Type a lower number in ● Click (black eyedrop

eydropper, move it over click.

To reduce detail in darker are1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Do one of the following:

● Drag the Shadow slider ● Type a higher number in

To select a value as the shadoClick (black eyedropper). Weydropper, move it over the ar



Shadow set at 10 Shadow set at 3


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Highlight Alarm off.

ark (shadow) areaslick Adjust Exposure. The darker areas in the image that will il) appear white.k the Down arrow repeatedly until the m the image. The result of the change

Shadow Alarm off.

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ing for clipped areas

test or darkest areas of an image that will print without any them are known as clipped areas. The lightest areas, or ts, will print as the color of the paper (without ink or toner) and e will have no detail. The darkest areas, or shadows, will print d in the blackest color of ink or toner, and therefore will also detail. view and change clipped areas if you want those areas to detail when they print.

To view and change clipped l1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Click (Highlight Alarm)

print as white (no detail) ap3 In the Highlights setting, c

clipped pixels disappear frocan be seen.

4 Click again to turn the

To view and change clipped d1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Click (Shadow Alarm).

print as black (without deta3 In the Shadow setting, clic

clipped pixels disappear frocan be seen.

4 Click again to turn the

rmal view View when Highlight Alarm selected

View when Shadow Alarm selected

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Sett

The oupicturelevels DecreIncreaChangvalue To chasee th

Tip

lick Adjust Exposure.eck box. The dialog box expands to nd Black output levels.ne of the following:a slider. in the White or Black field and press

rrow next to the White field or Black

utput levels can be seen in the preview

slick Adjust Exposure.dtone, highlight, shadow, and output s for this scanned image.


ing pixel output levels

tput levels setting lets you create interesting effects for scanned s. When you select this command, the Black and White output appear. By default, white is set to 255, and black is set to 0. asing the White output level makes the overall image darker. sing the Black output level makes the image more faded. ing the White output level value to 0 and the Black output level

to 255 inverts the colors in the image. nge the ranges for the numbers in the White and Black fields, e Controls tab of "Setting preferences" on page 60.

To use an image as a light background for dark text, such as for an overhead transparency, increase the Black output level until the image is as faint as you want. To use an image as a dark background for light text, such as for color slides, decrease the White output level value until the image is as dark as you want.

To change output levels1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Click the Output Levels ch

display the current White a3 To change the levels, do o

● Click on the one side of ● Type a different number

ENTER.● Click the Up or Down a

field.The result of the changes to oarea.


levels to the default setting


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he histogram when either eyedropper age. This line shows you where in the a of the image occur.

l distribution in the preview image, not in ging the selection area changes the g for highlight or shadow does not

Highlight

Where pixels in the image under the eyedropper fall

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ing RGB values and pixels

view the RGB values and pixel color for any spot in a color or le image using the RGB meter.the RGB values and pixel color for slides, negatives, or other ent items, use "Viewing RGB values and pixel color" on .

the RGB values and pixelshe Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure.e the pointer over the image. The RGB values and pixel color ar in the RGB meter.

e: Do not click while the eyedropper pointer is over the image unless you want to change the setting for highlight or shadow.

About the histogram

The histogram is a graph of tharea. The magenta line represred line represents the current is not represented.

The turquoise line appears in tcursor is positioned over the imhistogram the pixels in that are

The histogram represents pixethe final scanned image. Chanhistogram. Changing the settinchange the histogram.

RGB values Pixel

color

Shadow

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make colors in the image more or less ct. The range in the Saturation field is

lick Adjust Color.doing one of the following:lider. the Saturation field and press ENTER.to the Saturation field.

lick Adjust Color.oing one of the following:der.the Saturation field and press ENTER.ext to the Saturation field.

slick Adjust Color.default hue and saturation settings for


nging the hue

in an image consists of its hue and the saturation. Hue refers to erall color cast of the image. ftware sets the hue for an image, but you can change it. You

want to change it if the image has too much of one color, or if you o create a special effect.

nge the hue the Advanced menu, click Adjust Color.e the overall color of the image by one of the following on the color .Drag the indicator circle to a new area.Click the arrow for a color on the outer edge of the wheel.sult of the change can be seen in age.

If the image has too much of one color, move toward the color’s opposite.

rn to the default settings the Advanced menu, click Adjust Color.ck Auto to return to the default hue and saturation settings for s scanned image.

Changing the satur

Color in an image consists of irefers to the intensity of the coThe software sets the saturatioYou might want to change it tovivid, or to create a special effe0 to 150.

To increase saturation1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Make colors more vivid by

● Click to the right of the s● Type a higher number in● Click the Up arrow next

To decrease saturation1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Make colors less vivid by d

● Click to the left of the sli● Type a lower number in ● Click the Down arrow n

To return to the default setting1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Click Auto to return to the

this scanned image.

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resholdhite Bitmap is selected on the Output should have a dot beside it.lick Adjust Black & White Threshold.

field and press ENTER.rrow next to the field.mage. This can be especially useful if black-and-white photograph. See page 38.

holdlick Adjust Black & White Threshold.

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ging the black-and-white threshold

g black-and-white threshold only applies to images using the White Bitmap output type. The threshold is a value in the at represents the border between black and white. All values age that are lighter than the threshold appear as white, and all arker appear as black.ge has a default threshold value. Choosing a number closer to kes more values appear as white. Choosing a higher number ore values appear as black.

To change black-and-white th1 Make sure that Black & W

Type menu. The selection 2 On the Advanced menu, c3 Do one of the following:

● Drag the slider.● Type a new value in the● Click the Up or Down a

4 If necessary, sharpen the ithe original was a color or "Sharpening an image" on

To reset black-and-white thres1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Click Auto.

Threshold at 127 e default for this image)

Threshold at 45

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Settin b

This p& WhicorrecImageamoundetermor whi

lack or white in black & white bitmaps hite Bitmap is selected on the Output should have a dot beside it.lick Adjust Black & White Threshold. the Scan using channel list.

the red in the image to white. Green and ful for originals printed on pink or red

e the green in the image to white. Red Useful for originals printed on green

the blue in the image to white. Red and eful for originals printed on blue paper.onvert light shades of all colors to white lors to black. (No one color becomes all

s are converted to gray at a ratio of 30% blue.

hite Bitmap is selected on the Output should have a checkmark beside it.lick Adjust Black & White Threshold.he Scan using channel list.


ing which colors become black or white lack & white bitmaps

rocedure only applies to color images that will be using the Black te Bitmap output type. It allows you to create special effects, or to t for originals on colored paper.s consist of pixels. In color images, each pixel has a varying t of Red, Green, or Blue to create its specific color. You can ine whether the Red, Green, or Blue in each pixel turns to black

te in the final scanned image.

To set which colors become b1 Make sure that Black & W

Type menu. The selection 2 On the Advanced menu, c3 Select a color channel from

● Choose Red to change blue become black. Usepaper.

● Choose Green to changand blue become black.paper.

● Choose Blue to changegreen become black.Us

● Choose NTSC Gray to cand dark shades of all cowhite or all black.) Colorred, 59% green, and 11%

To reset to the default colors1 Make sure that Black & W

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Descreen command to reduce undesirable patterns in printed at you are scanning. An example of an undesirable pattern is a ttern, or the circles that often appear on pictures printed in

pers.t scanning takes longer when this command is selected. If you canning a printed original, turn Descreen off to reduce

g time.

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You can reset images to the osoftware chose for the image. type selected. Resetting remoexcept the output type, zoom l

To reset all adjustmentsDo one of the following:

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you finish making changes, you need to complete the final scan ng one of these tasks:

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agging-and-dropping to the desktop or a folder. See page 58.

you do any of these procedures, the scanner performs a final cluding your changes before sending it to the program or printer oose, copying the image, etc. s are not automatically saved as files if you print them, send o a another program, or copy and paste them into a file in r program. To use the scanned image again, be sure to save it. aving to a file" on page 52.

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TipIf you send text to Woprogram and the text want, double-click theFrame or a similar cohappening in the futupage 60.

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e editable textose Scan To from the Scan menu.ose Text File from the Destination pull-down menu, and then Scan.ct a text or text-and-image file format in the Format pull-down u, and then click Save. See "List of file types" on page 52. program you select accepts multipage files, you might be d if you have more pages to scan to this file. Do one of the

wing:this is a one-page item, click Done.there are more pages of this item, load the next page in the anner and click Scan on the computer. Repeat until all pages e scanned. Then, click Done.R program opens and creates editable text from the scanned

e: You can also save a scanned image and import the image into your OCR software. See "To save a scan for future processing in OCR software" on page 52.

Returning the imagsupports TWAIN or

If you started the scan from a pScanJet Plug-in, you can perfothat program using this procedscanning using TWAIN or the Hother programs" on page 64.

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n image that will be used on the Web or

ile as a progressive JPEG. When used ive JPEG is initially sent as just every

ng lines sent immediately after. This image to display sooner. Most people sed only with True Color and Grayscale

file format that might replace GIF. Like ompression, which means all the visual when the file is decompressed. Unlike True Color and Grayscale output

age file format that is used by the m. Designed for the screen, this format s that will not be printed. Images saved size than images saved as a TIFF files.

l for text, photos, and drawings. Use view PDF files. If no changes need to type is useful for sharing (as through e-

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canned images as files when you want to use the images again or help deciding on which file type to use, see "List of file types" e 52, or see "Tips for best image quality" on page 59. For

ions of File types, see the "Glossary" on page 109.

e to a file one of the following:On the Scan menu, click Save As. On the toolbar, click .lect a file type. See "List of file types" on page 52.lect a name and location for the file and click OK. he Options button is available, more options are available for s file type. Click Options, change any options you want, and k OK.

e type you need depends on how you will use the file. And, some es are not available when certain output types are selected.

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List of file typesImage file formats● GIF. GIF is a compressed

be used on the Web or on True Color output type.

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● PNG. A compressed imageGIF, PNG uses non-lossy cdata is saved and restoredGIF, PNG can be used withtypes.

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. Usually created by scanners, TIFF files are widely accepted rograms that work with photographs and other images. A TIFF a bitmapped graphic (also called a raster graphic) and can be

resolution. TIFF image files can be used on multiple platforms.

compressed. Compressed TIFF files for images are smaller standard TIFF files.

text-and-image file formats

L. HTML is useful for text and graphics that will be viewed on orld Wide Web. When this format is selected for a scanned

e containing both text and images, the text is converted to ble text and is saved as HTML, and the graphics are saved as or JPEG files.

Text. The RTF format can be used with a page that contains or text and pictures. The formatting of text in an RTF file can lly be retained and then interpreted by other programs.

. Use text file format for saving only the text in the selection . Text will be editable, unformatted, ASCII text.

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or PNG files. (Most Web browsers use

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g a scan on a website

re many website development tools, or HTML editors, . These applications help you develop websites, and support of graphics file formats. However, not all Web browsers can ll the file formats that Web development applications support. HP scanning software, you can scan your text or images, justments to these scans, and then prepare them for the ide Web.

an item for a website an item for website, use one of the following methods:

-and-drop from the scanning softwareur Web page development application supports drag-and-drop, can drag the image from the Preview area of the scanning are and drop it into the open page where you want it. Some

page applications have image editing capabilities if you want just the image further. You should consult the documentation

came with the Web page development application for more mation.

e the image as a filecan save the image as a file in the scanning software, and then rt that file into your Web page development application. ember to save it as a GIF or JPEG file.

● Copy and paste the imagYou can use the scanning sto copy the image to the Capplication, use the Pastethe Web page document.

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● Save scans as GIF, JPEG,these file formats.)

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e, which will have an address you can give them. Links to the e are in English. you choose this destination for the first time, you will be ted to sign up for the free website. Then, you can scan directly to e whenever you want.

If you want to place a scan on a site other than an HP Share-to-Web site, save the scanned image as a file and then place the file on the site as you normally do.

ce a scan on a website one of the following:On the Scan menu, click Scan To.On the toolbar, click .lect HP Share-to-Web from the list and click Scan.llow the instructions on the screen to finish posting the scanned age to the website.


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key, click inside the selection area and estination program. Then, release the

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ing and pasting into another program

copy the scanned image to the Clipboard and then paste it e in the destination program. After the image is pasted, it s a part of the file.

and paste into another programe HP PrecisionScan Pro software, do one of the following:n the Edit menu, click Copy.n the toolbar, click .e destination program, place the cursor where you want to rt the scanned image and click. ose the Paste command in the program.

Dragging-and-dropprogram

You can drag-and-drop a scanprogram supports drag-and-drback” to the scanning softwareimage into a program or area t

To drag-and-drop into anothe1 Open a file in the destinatio

the destination program an2 In the HP PrecisionScan P

scanned image.3 While pressing the OPTION

drag to the location in the dmouse button and the OPTa final scan of the image.

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g-and-drop to the desktop or a folderke sure you can see both the HP PrecisionScan Pro software d the desktop or the folder you want.the HP PrecisionScan Pro software, place the cursor over the anned image.hile pressing the OPTION key, click inside the selection area and g to the desktop or folder. Then, release the mouse button and OPTION key. Wait for the scanner to perform a final scan of the

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r features and tips

r sections in “Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro” provide t common information you need to scan items every day. In ion, you can find information about:

h settings to use to get the best image quality. (See "Tips for image quality" on page 59.)

to save a group of settings you use all the time and use them future scans when you select them. (See "Saving settings" on

60.)

to change the default settings the scanner uses to scan all s. (See "Setting preferences" on page 60.)

to start scanning from programs compliant with TWAIN or the canJet Plug-in. (See "Scanning from other programs" on 64.)

mation about results to expect from the OCR program, see expect from OCR programs" on page 24.

Tips for best image

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n save and name a group of settings that you frequently use for cular purpose and apply them to items you scan in the future. ample, if you routinely e-mail pictures to someone, you can save ttings including the output type, resolution, and dimensions that ways use. The settings are automatically applied when you scan re and choose the group of settings. settings override the default settings and any changes you up to that point. Any changes you make after that point are ved.

e settingske sure the scanned image whose settings you want to save is

the preview window and that you have adjusted any settings for image. the Scan menu, point to Settings, and click Save. The settings the current scanned image appear.the drop-down list at the bottom, type a name for these settings d click Save.

settingsan an item to the HP PrecisionScan Pro software. the Scan menu, point to Settings, and click Load. lect the group of settings you want from the list at the bottom d click Load.

Setting preferences

The preferences are the defauchange a setting only for the iteoptional adjustments, basic" oadjustments, advanced" on pa

To set scanning preferences1 On the Scan menu, click P2 Click the tab you want.3 Change any settings you w

descriptions of options on 4 When finished, click OK.


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ses the RGB profile from the screen to n. This profile is also known as

tosh computers ship with Gamma 1.8, t selected by default. When using this to select sRGB in your monitor settings.

ialog ppears during final scanning that asks this item to scan. When cleared, the nly one page. Applies only to PDF, text,

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tab options nner tab of the Preferences dialog box controls these

scan when HP Scanning Software button is pushed lected, a preview of the scan appears when you press the ning Software button on the scanner. When cleared, the starts, but the scanner does not scan. You will start a scan HP PrecisionScan Pro software. ality Scaling lected, the highest quality scaling is applied to the final scan.

eared, normal quality scaling is applied, making scanning

ality Sharpening lected, the highest quality sharpening is applied to the final

hen cleared, normal quality sharpening is applied, making g faster.m Pixel Depth lected, the largest pixel bit depth is acquired from the scanner

ce the highest quality image. When cleared, less image data is ed, making scanning faster. eduction lected, reduces the noise in the image caused by the scanner.

eared, noise reduction is not applied, making scanning faster.ninglected, a screened background image (such as a watermark) moved from the final scan. When cleared, any background uch as a watermark) will be scanned as part of the image in

scan.rofile (Gamma 2.2)

When selected, the software ucreate the color in the final scaGamma 2.2.

Note: Because Macinthis option is nooption, be sure

Enable Scan Another Page DWhen selected, a dialog box ayou if there are more pages ofscanner assumes each job is oand RTF formats.

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SelectThe SAutomWhenwhich AutomWhenof the AutomWhencontroThresnew sdiffereThresWhencontroAutomWhencontroyou crdiffereWhencontro

e default resolution values available n the Tools menu. but you can add custom resolution nge of resolution is 12 to 999,999. Click a value and click Delete to delete that

es dialog box controls the following put from the OCR program.

xt from the page into frames and ge formatting as closely as possible to hich the text is placed must support this

lumn and other formatting and inserts losely as possible to where they were in

age the OCR program uses to check m.


ion Area tab optionselection Area tab controls the following preferences.atically create selection area after a mouse click

selected, a selection area will be created around an area on you click with the cursor. atically set the Output Type after selection

selected, the software automatically determines the output type area inside the selection border.atically adjust exposure after selection

selected, the scanning software automatically changes the ls in the Adjust Exposure and Adjust Black & White hold commands to the optimal values each time you create a election area. Values for an image do not change if you create a nt selection area while the Adjust Exposure or Adjust B&W hold dialog box is open. cleared, the scanning software does not automatically reset the ls in these two tools.atically adjust color after selection

selected, the scanning software automatically changes the ls in the Adjust Color command to the optimal values each time eate a new selection area. Values never change if you create a nt selection area while the Adjust Color dialog box is open. cleared, the scanning software does not automatically reset the ls.

Resolution tab options The Resolution tab controls thwhen you select Resolution oDefault values are already set,values or delete values. The raAdd to add a value. Or, selectvalue.

Text tab options The Text tab of the Preferencpreferences related to text outText Output (format) ● Framed text. Places the te

attempts to recreate the pathe original. Program into wtype of option.

● Flowed text. Eliminates coany images in the text as cthe original.

Current OCR Language Allows you to choose the languwords it is processing in the ite


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tab optionstrols tab of the Preferences dialog box controls the control adout to use for scanning.trol range sets the amount of tonal resolution per color for correction in the Adjust Exposure command and Adjust

White Threshold command. Using a larger number of bits for rol range results in greater control of compensation for e or threshold correction. one of these options:

readout (0-255) — sets the controls to use 8 bits of tonal lution per color

it readout (0-1023) — sets the controls to use 10 bits of tonal lution per color



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other program by choosing the and. o software opens and displays the lection area. You can crop the scan (if ut type, and make optional adjustments the appropriate sections in this chapter

nges to the scanned image, do one of inal scan and place it in the program nning:

k Return Image To.

n program. You might have to reposition

the program might not accept the elected. Rescan the image using the ets for the image.


ning from other programs

n bring an image directly into an open file in one of your ms if the program supports TWAIN or the HP ScanJet Plug-in. ally, the program is compliant if it has a command such as ire,” “Scan,” or “Import New Object.” If you are unsure if the m is compliant or what the command is called, see the entation for the program.

scanning from within a program that supports TWAIN or the HP et Plug-in, the HP PrecisionScan Pro software may start if the m allows it. If the HP PrecisionScan Pro software starts, you can changes to the image as you normally would. If not, the image s to the program immediately.

If your program does not support TWAIN or the HP ScanJet Plug-in, you can try to copy and paste or drag-and-drop the image into the program. Or, save the image as a file and then place the file in the program.

To scan from other programs1 Start a scan from within the

Acquire (or similar) comm2 If the HP PrecisionScan Pr

preview image, create a senecessary), select the outpas you normally would. Seefor instructions.

3 When finished making chathe following to perform a ffrom which you started sca● On the Scan menu, clic● Click .

The image appears in the opethe image. If the image does not appear, resolution or output type you sdefault settings the software s

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nner supports using the HP ScanJet Automatic Document (ADF) and the HP ScanJet Transparency Adapter (XPA) for egatives, and other transparent items. These accessories are with some scanner models or can be ordered.

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d page size, which you can change. Or, tings and choose settings you have

le, click Scan. Or, to scan directly to a To, select a destination, and click Scan.

Using accessories

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n scan multiple-page items quickly and easily using the ADF. you use the ADF, you can scan to the HP PrecisionScan Pro re or other destinations. For instructions on setting up the ADF, e Setup and Support Guide.

n from the ADFmove any items from the scanner glass.ce a stack of similarly sized originals in the document input tray, e up and with the first page on top.

3 Push the paper stack up agthe stack into the ADF unti

4 Do one of the following:● press a button on the sc● click New Scan on the S

software5 If you chose any scanner

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put type, resolution, anyou can click Load Setpreset.

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ning from the XPA

scan slides or negatives using the XPA. You should NOT use to scan full-size (A4 or Letter) presentation slides and encies. To scan these full-size items, place them on the glass, place a white piece of paper on top, and scan as you would using the Scanner Glass command on the Scan

Scanning slides

To scan standard 35 mm slidesmaller, slide template.

To scan slides1 With the XPA connected to

software.2 Place the large template o

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PA, on the Scan menu, click Scanner if you want.

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ce the slide template in the cutout of the large template.

ce up to four slides, one in each slot, in the template.

ou are not using all of the slots in the template, cover the empty ts with the knock outs from the template to ensure best image ality.

6 Place the XPA over the larcorner cutouts on the temp

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negatives, you need the larger template and the negative .

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ce the XPA over the large template. Align the XPA to fit in the rner cutouts on the template.

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rencies are like 35 mm slides, only larger. When you scan u will use only the larger template.

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You can make optional adjustmusing the XPA. Before decidinselection area around one sexposes it correctly. See "Crscan" on page 32.If you choose to make adjustmselection area, make most of tthe following adjustments:

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● Highlight. See "Adjusting hpage 73.

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adjust the overall lightness or darkness of the scanned image e midtone setting. The range for the number in the Midtone 100 to 100.

n transparent items overallhe Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure.ne of the following:rag the Midtone slider up.pe a higher number in the Midtone field and press ENTER.

n transparent items overallhe Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure.ne of the following:rag the Midtone slider down.pe a lower number in the Midtone field and press ENTER.

to the default settingshe Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure. Auto to return the midtone, highlight, and shadow settings to efaults for this transparent item.

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You can adjust highlights to ligrange for the number in the Hi

To lighten lighter areas1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Do one of the following:

● Drag the Highlight slider● Type a higher number in

To darken lighter areas1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Do one of the following:

● Drag the Highlight slider● Type a lower number in


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sting shadows for transparent items

n adjust shadows to lighten or darken the dark areas. The range number in the Shadows field is -100 to 100.

ten darker areas the Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure. one of the following:Drag the Shadow slider to the right.Type a higher number in the Shadows field and press ENTER.

ken darker areas the Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure. one of the following:Drag the Shadow slider to the left.Type a lower number in the Shadows field and press ENTER.

rn to the default settings the Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure.ck Auto to return the midtone, highlight, and shadow settings to defaults for this transparent item.

Viewing RGB value

You can view the RGB values color or grayscale, using the R

To view RGB values and pixel1 On the Advanced menu, c2 Move the cursor over the a

the values. The values appthe histogram to show you

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Troubleshooting usage and main

tion provides information for:

ing issues that might occur while using the scanner or canning software, or issues with the appearance of scanned es. Start with “Checking the basics” on this page.

ing scanner lamp controls. See "Setting scanner lamp controls" age 92.

ring jams from the ADF. See "Clearing jams from the ADF" on 93.

ning and maintaining the scanner and accessories. See aning and maintaining" on page 95.

es that occur during installation or the first time you scan, see p and Support Guide.

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If the scanner is not working, a

● Check that the power cablescanner and a live electrica

● If the power cable is connesurge protector is plugged

● Check that the USB or SCthe scanner and the compu

● Make sure the scanner is uunlocked position.

● Disconnect the power cablcomputer. After 30 secondscanner and then turn on t

● If a program has frozen, cland then click Force Quit.

If these steps did not resolve ton page 76.

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XPA or ADF.e ADF. See "Clearing jams from the

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Troubleshooting usage and maintaining

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ere to find the information you need. Choose one of these l groups of issues, and then choose one of that group’s more

ic issues.

anner or software is not working.A message is on the scanner or the computer. Follow the directions in the message to resolve the issue.There is no message. See "Resolving issues that did not generate messages" on page 77.

ality of resulting scans is not what I expected.Scanned images do not look good. See "Resolving issues with scanned images" on page 79.Printed copies do not look good. See "Resolving issues with printed copies" on page 82.Text on images is not editable. See "Resolving issues with editable text" on page 85.Slides or negatives do not look good. See "Resolving issues with slides and negatives" on page 84.

Scans are not arriving at the dSee "Resolving issues sen

I am having an issue with the● Pages are jammed in th

ADF" on page 93.● There is an issue with th

"Resolving issues with t● There is an issue with th

XPA" on page 90.

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ht away. used for a while, the scanner lamp has

few seconds for scanning to begin.

Edit Text on the scanner, the incorrect

Check that the USB or SCSI cable is

set to open when you press E-MAIL, scanner. See "Changing settings for

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lving issues that did not rate messages

anner or software is not working but no message appears, look ause and solution in this section.

u scanned previously are no longer on the computer.scanned image might not have been saved as a file. If you an image directly to a destination, the scanned image is not d on the computer. Use the FILE button on the scanner, or files using the HP PrecisionScan Pro software.

nner lamp stays on.scanner lamp stays on as long as the software is running and t stay on for a while after the software is closed. This is al, and the lamp will turn off on its own.

a scanned image to a file, but now I cannot open the file in ram I want.might have saved the file in a format the other program cannot Save the file in a different format the program can use. Look in ile Open or Import command for the program to see which

ypes it supports.

The scanner is not working.One or more of these issue● The scanner was not ins● The SCSI card or driver● The SCSI card or cable ● The scanner address is

devices are set to the sa● If the scanner is emitting

locked.See "Checking the basics"Guide.

The scanner does not scan rigIf the scanner has not beenturned itself off. Wait for a

When I press E-mail, Fax, or program opens.

● A cable might be loose. securely connected.

● Check which program isFAX, or EDIT TEXT on thebuttons" on page 25.

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then disconnected it, restart the

A, on the Scan menu, click Scanner glass again. he XPA and the XPA (Slides) or XPA are unavailable, restart the software ted to the scanner.

clicking or grinding noise.ock the scanner. Use your finger to flip ed position.


I choose HP Scanning Software on the scanner, the image ot appear in the software.A cable might be loose. Check that the USB or SCSI cable is securely connected.You might have accidentally turned off the preview feature. Check this setting on the Scanner tab in the Preferences of the HP PrecisionScan Pro software. See "Setting preferences" on page 60.Check that the HP PrecisionScan Pro software is the program set to start when you press HP SCANNING SOFTWARE.1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu, and then

choose HP ScanJet Controls from the submenu.2 Click the Buttons tab in the HP ScanJet Controls dialog

box, and then click the Scan tab.3 Make sure HP PrecisionScan Pro is selected in the

Destinations pull-down menu.

er is scanning items very slowly.If you are scanning to edit text, the OCR program causes the scanner to scan more slowly, which is normal. Wait for the item to scan.Some default settings can cause the scanner to scan more slowly. Check the settings. See "Setting preferences" on page 60.The resolution might be set too high. Return to the default resolution. See "Changing resolution" on page 36.

The correct menu items do nosoftware.

● If you used the ADF andsoftware.

● If you were using the XPGlass to scan from the

● If you are trying to use t(Negatives) commandswhile the XPA is connec

The scanner is making a loudThe scanner is locked. Unlthe lock down to the unlock


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or too dark.

e very light or dark or be printed on idtone, highlight, and shadow settings Pro software. See "Scanning from HP e 29.

ots or streaks in top and bottom

hite-out, or some other substance on he scanner glass. See "Cleaning the


lving image-quality issues

tion contains information for resolving image-quality issues, you scanned using the scanner glass, the ADF, or the XPA.

olving issues with scanned images. See this page.

olving issues with printed copies. See page 82.

olving issues with slides and negatives. See page 84.

Resolving issues wi

This section contains solutionsimages, regardless of whetherIf you were printing, see also "page 82.

Scanned images are too light

The original image might bcolored paper. Adjust the mfrom the HP PrecisionScanPrecisionScan Pro" on pag

Scanned images have black dmargins.

There might be ink, glue, wthe scanner glass. Clean tscanner" on page 95.

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or completely white.laced correctly on the scanner glass or at the item you are trying to scan is glass, or face up in the ADF., there might be a page on the scanner it and remove any pages on the scanner

, the ADF window might need to be g the ADF Window" on page 98.

are different from the original item.rs, and different operating systems se the hue and saturation settings in the ware to adjust the colors.

ftware, all of the image scanned when sa.ot be selected correctly. Make sure the ding the area you want in the final scan.

placed crookedly or shifted when you e original on the scanner glass and

aller or larger before the final scan in are, but it is still the same size as the

or out, which does not change the size utput size. See "Resizing (output


ed images have unwanted lines through them.

The scanner glass might be dirty. Clean the glass. See "Cleaning the scanner" on page 95.If you are using the ADF, there might be a page on the scanner glass. Raise the ADF unit and remove any pages on the scanner glass.If you are using the ADF, the ADF window might be dirty or scratched. Clean the ADF window. See "Cleaning the ADF" on page 96. If cleaning does not correct the issue, the ADF window might need to be replaced. See "Replacing the ADF Window" on page 98.

ed image is not clear.

The resolution, sharpening, or midtone, highlight, and shadow settings might need to be adjusted before scanning. See "Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro" on page 29.The original might be on colored paper. If the original was printed on a colored paper, including brown recycled paper, the image or text might not be clear. Try adjusting the resolution and midtone, highlight, and shadow settings from the HP PrecisionScan Pro software. See "Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro" on page 29.

The image is completely black● The item might not be p

in the ADF. Make sure thplaced face down on the

● If you are using the ADFglass. Raise the ADF unglass.

● If you are using the ADFreplaced. See "Replacin

Colors in the scanned image Scanners, monitors, printeinterpret color differently. UHP PrecisionScan Pro soft

In the HP PrecisionScan Pro soI only wanted part, or vice ver

The selection area might nselection border is surroun

Scanned images are crooked.The item might have been closed the lid. Straighten thscan again.

I thought I made the image smthe HP PrecisionScan Pro softworiginal.

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you scanned. Keep or return to the resolution" on page 36 or "Tips for best 9 for guidelines.

another program, the program might not u set in the HP PrecisionScan Pro

setting the program uses and set the cisionScan Pro software to that

PrecisionScan Pro software are larger or printed from another program.

accept the image size information. Scan tion. When you scan at a resolution the play or print the image at the correct

all.ro software, set the physical width and esize dialog box. See "Resizing (output

from the HP PrecisionScan Pro ge or does not look good on screen.e might be set incorrectly. See "Tips for e 59.


inal photo was fuzzy, and the scanned image looks even

sharpening level needs to be increased. In the recisionScan Pro software, adjust the sharpening. See rpening an image" on page 38.

images are grainy, jagged, or fuzzy.u resized the image in a program other than the

P PrecisionScan Pro software. Resize the image in the P PrecisionScan Pro software before you send it to the other ogram. (See "Resizing (output dimensions)" on page 35.) the HP PrecisionScan Pro software, the resolution is set too w. Set the resolution to a higher number, or return to the fault setting. See "Changing resolution" on page 36.

the HP PrecisionScan Pro software, too much or too little arpening was applied. Adjust the sharpening. See harpening an image" on page 38.

inal photo had marks, flaws, or scratches, and the scanned oks even worse in the HP PrecisionScan Pro software.u sharpened the image manually. Return to the default tting. See "Sharpening an image" on page 38.

est Quality Sharpening is selected. Check the setting. See etting preferences" on page 60.

I set the image to a higher ressoftware, but the output qualit

● Setting the resolution toimprove quality. The sofbased on the type of itemdefault. See "Changing image quality" on page 5

● If you sent the image to support the resolution yosoftware. Determine theresolution in the HP Preresolution.

Images scanned from the HP than the original when viewed

The other program did not the image at a lower resoluprogram accepts, it will dissize.

The image is too big or too smIn the HP PrecisionScan Pheight of the image in the Rdimensions)" on page 35.

When I try to scan to the Websoftware, the image is too lar

Scan settings for this imagbest image quality" on pag

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plex. (The printer does not have s the page.) Set the resolution of the the HP PrecisionScan Pro software. on page 36.


lving issues with printed copies

is section to help resolve issues with printed pages.

f the page around the edges are not printing.

inters cannot print right up to the edge of the paper. To get the age to fit inside the printable area, you must slightly reduce the e of the image in the HP PrecisionScan Pro software and then rint the image.

s are too light.

If you are copying an item printed on colored paper, there might not be enough contrast between the ink and paper colors. Adjust the highlights, shadows, midtones, and resolution settings from the HP PrecisionScan Pro software. See "Scanning from HP PrecisionScan Pro" on page 29. Or, adjust the contrast from the HP ScanJet Copy Utility. Also, if possible for text, use originals printed with black ink on white paper.The printer might be out of toner or ink. Print a different file from another program to the printer to see if the issue lies with the printer.

Vertical white stripes appear o

● The printer might be outanother program to the printer.

● The scanner internal miCustomer Service Cente

The bottom of the printed pagoff.

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n printed images are incorrect.output type or printer settings might not be correct. Choose a rent output type and print again. Check the printer settings. If it color printer, check if the printer is out of ink or toner.

images are jagged or fuzzy.he output type in the HP PrecisionScan Pro software might not set correctly. Set the output type to True Color or Grayscale.

ee "Selecting output type" on page 33.you placed the image in a file in another program, resized the age, and are printing from that program, resizing the image in e program probably caused the issue. Resize the image in the P PrecisionScan Pro software before placing it in a file in other program. See "Resizing (output dimensions)" on ge 35.

the original image was fuzzy and you enlarged it, the fuzziness comes more obvious.

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laced incorrectly on the scanner bed. wording “Hewlett Packard” is at the top, portion of the lid. sure command in the Advanced menu.

ed image.or negative for damage.he top of the large template might be If there are scratches or blemishes, turn can again to see if the streak moves to n. If the streaks move, then the template

ng one side of the image. XPA might be broken or not working. the scanner, hold the XPA up and look th sides of the XPA. If a bulb is broken,


lving issues with slides and negatives

e following section to help resolve issues with slides, negatives, her transparent media scanned using the XPA. All actions must formed in the HP PrecisionScan Pro software, because you can slides, negatives, and other transparent items using this re. See also "Resolving issues with the XPA" on page 90.

to enlarge a scanned image of a slide, but the image ned the same size.u might have used the Zoom In command, which only changes view on the screen. Use the Resize command to change the e of the final scanned image. See "Resizing (output ensions)" on page 35.

lors are incorrect, or the image is too light or too dark.The software might be setting exposure for the entire area instead of one slide or negative. Create a selection area around the slide or negative you want to use to ensure it is exposed correctly. The template is not placed completely on the scanner glass. Make sure the template is completely on the scanner glass.

anned image shows a colored tint, usually pink. e slide was probably scanned without using the slide template, the template was placed incorrectly. Use the included slide plate to scan slides. Turn the template so the wording “Hewlett

ckard” is at the top, or closest to the hinged portion of the lid.

Scanned images appear as aas a dashed box with an arro

The template might be placthe template so the wordinclosest to the hinged portio

The scanned image is black etransparency adapter are on.

● The template might be pTurn the template so theor closest to the hinged

● Check the Adjust Expo

There are streaks in the scann● Check the original slide ● The calibration area at t

scratched or blemished.the template over and sthe other side of the scaneeds to be replaced.

The scans are dark or dim aloOne of the two bulbs in theWith the XPA connected tofor even illumination on boservice is required.


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ar in my word-processing program.

on the scanner, text opens in eText by default. Change which program hanging settings for buttons" on

to the program you want. If the text is ith the text as an image or retype it.

text using a different OCR program.

CR program using TWAIN or the HP canning from other programs" on

PrecisionScan Pro software, save the age file, and open the file in the other


lving issues with editable text

tion contains resolutions to issues that might occur when you g to make text editable.

text is not editable.you pressed a button on the scanner, you might have chosen e other than EDIT TEXT. Choose EDIT TEXT.

you used the HP PrecisionScan Pro software, you sent the an to an image file or saved the scan using an image output pe. Send the scan to a text file. See "List of file types" on ge 52. Or open the image file from the OCR software. See the cumentation for the OCR software.

text is editable in some programs but not in others.e programs accept only image formats and do not allow text. e sure the program accepts editable text.

nner is scanning very slowly when I choose the Edit Text ption.OCR program causes the scanner to scan more slowly, which rmal. Wait for the item to scan.

Incorrect characters appear inOCR software.

The accuracy of the OCR original item and the correresults, choose the scan seclear text. See "What to ex

Converted text does not appeDo one of the following.● If you pressed EDIT TEXT

Microsoft Word or Simpldisplays the text. See "Cpage 25.

● Cut and paste the text instill not editable, work w

I do not know how to processDo one:● Scan the item from the O

ScanJet Plug-in. See "Spage 64.

● Scan the item to the HPscanned image as an imOCR program.

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nverted text did not retain font size and style when the text was in a word-processing program.rd-processing programs cannot always accept the original

matting of the scanned text. Reformat the text in the word-cessing program.

rted text appeared in the word-processing program without its tting and I wanted it, or vice versa.You can try to keep formatting (framed) or not (flowed). Change the preference to the one you want. For the EDIT TEXT button on the scanner, see "Changing settings for buttons" on page 25. For the HP PrecisionScan Pro software, see "Setting preferences" on page 60.Even if you want to retain the formatting and you have the setting set correctly, the receiving word-processing program cannot always accept the formatting. Reformat text in the word-processing program.


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lving issues sending to inations

section to resolve issues sending images to destinations.

choose E-mail on the scanner, scanned images do not tically appear in a new e-mail message.e-mail program is Web-based or might not be supported. Save canned image as a file and attach it to your e-mail message

ou normally do.

choose E-mail on the scanner, the scanned image attaches as p, but it contains text I want the recipient to be able to edit.ake text editable for a recipient, choose Scan To from the

n menu, and then choose Email from the submenu. Select the il program, and then click either Text or Text and Image. Or, the scanned image as a file and attach it to a message as you ally do.

choose Fax on the scanner, scanned images do not tically appear in my fax program.fax program might not be supported. Save the scanned image file and attach it to your fax message as you normally do.

When I press E-mail, Fax, or program opens.

● A cable might be loose. securely connected.

● Check which program isFAX, or EDIT TEXT on thebuttons" on page 25.

When printing copies from thUtility, I cannot choose the pri

Make sure the printer is seChooser. (For more informMac OS Help on your com

When printing copies, I can oat a time (I cannot collate cop

Even if you are using an Ajob. You can make multiplecopies of different pages a

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for archiving files, the PDF format is d provide a small file size. To save in a e item to the HP PrecisionScan Pro As command on the Scan menu.

n existing file, but the scanned image d. scanned images to be placed into new ge into the file you want. Or, save the d import it into the other program.

image using the Scan To command on isionScan Pro software, the program I

software might not recognize the o one of the following:

e in a file type the other program uses, the other program.-and-drop the image into the other

at is not being recognized. This might can Pro software to recognize it.


I choose HP Scanning Software on the scanner, the image ot appear in the software.A cable might be loose. Check that the USB or SCSI cable is securely connected.You might have accidentally turned off the preview feature. Check this setting on the Scanner tab in the Preferences of the HP PrecisionScan Pro software. See "Setting preferences" on page 60.Check that the HP PrecisionScan Pro software is the program set to start when you press HP SCANNING SOFTWARE.1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu, and then

choose HP ScanJet Controls from the submenu.2 Click the Buttons tab in the HP ScanJet Controls dialog

box, and then click the Scan tab.3 Make sure HP PrecisionScan Pro is selected in the

Destinations pull-down menu.

I choose Edit Text on the scanner, text on scanned images ot appear in my word-processing program.By default, text opens in Microsoft Word or SimpleText. Change which program displays the text. See "Changing settings for buttons" on page 25.

When I choose File on the scain a format other than PDF.

Because the File option is used to keep formatting andifferent file format, scan thsoftware and use the Save

I tried to scan an image into aappeared in a new file instea

Some programs only allowfiles. Cut and paste the imascanned image as a file an

When I try to send a scannedthe Scan menu of the HP Precwant does not appear.

The HP PrecisionScan Proprogram as a destination. D● Save the scanned imag

and then open the file in● Copy and paste or drag

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start scanning from another program, such as my word-ng program, so I can bring an image into my open file, but I tart the scan. other program must support TWAIN or the HP ScanJet Plug- you cannot find a command such as Acquire, check the mentation for the program to see if it is compliant. If not, do of the following in the HP PrecisionScan Pro software:ave the scanned image as a file and then insert the file into the her program. lick Scan To from the Scan menu, and choose a program.opy and paste or drag-and-drop the image into the other ogram.

I am trying to return a scanneTWAIN or the HP ScanJet PluThe program that supports TWaccept the resolution or outputusing the default settings the Hthe image.

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olving issues with accessories

ection contains information for resolving issues when you are the XPA or ADF.

lving issues with the XPA

ection contains issues that might occur when you are using the arency adapter (XPA). See also "Resolving issues with slides gatives" on page 84.

A is not working at all.e XPA cable might not be connected correctly. Make sure the A cable is connected securely to the XPA port on the scanner.

using the XPA, I cannot choose XPA (Slides) or XPA tives) on the Scan menu.The XPA cable might not be connected correctly. Make sure the XPA cable is connected securely to the XPA port on the scanner.If you connected the XPA while the HP PrecisionScan Pro software was running, restart the software. Doing so allows the software to detect the XPA.

There is no light or only a dimchecking XPA (Slides) or XPA

● Make sure you have selfrom the Scan menu in tthese two commands arthe XPA is connected to

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y 8.3 inches). Use the glass to scan.e ADF can handle items as large as 216 inches). Use the glass to scan the item

age is cut off.ms up to 355.6 mm (14 inches) long. If it in sections on the glass. If the item is se the correct page size setting in the before scanning.em might be too complex (require too rinter to process. If possible, choose a ry. Or, select a lower resolution or

only appear as vertical lines, or all one

the scanner glass. Raise the ADF unit the scanner glass.


ving issues with the ADF

tion contains issues that might occur when you are using the ic document feeder (ADF).

is feeding multiple sheets, skewing pages, or jamming tly. the pages look like they are skewing as they feed into the ADF, eck the resulting scanned images in the software to ensure ey are not skewed.he item might not be placed correctly. Straighten the item and ake sure the left edge of it is placed against the left side of the put tray.he maximum number of pages the ADF input and output trays n hold is 50, depending on the type of media being loaded. ake sure to load only 50 or fewer pages in the input tray, and move pages from the output tray if they are stacking up to a le of more than 50.he item loaded might not meet the specifications for the ADF. ake sure the type of media being loaded meets required ecifications. See "Items for the ADF" on page 7.

sing the ADF, the scanner does not feed the item at all.document input tray might not be securely latched. Raise the h and the input tray, and then lower them, pressing firmly. See lear jams at the end of a page" on page 94 for illustrations.

An item loaded in the ADF ke● The item does not meet

for the ADF" on page 7.● The item might have som

removed anything such the item. See "Selecting

● The item is too small. Th148.5 by 210 mm (5.9 b

● The item is too large. Thby 355.6 mm (8.5 by 14in sections.

The bottom of the scanned im● The ADF can handle ite

the item is longer, scan the correct length, chooADF dialog box prompt

● If sent to a printer, the itmuch memory) for the pprinter with more memodifferent output type.

Pages scanned from the ADF color.

There might be a page on and remove any pages on

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ls dialog box, click the Lamp tab.t Faster Scan mode.x, type the time when you want the he scanner lamp turns on at this time de is enabled.P ScanJet Controls dialog box.


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n set the scanner lamp to use either Energy Save mode or Scan mode. These scanner lamp controls are available in the anJet Controls control panel.

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in Energy Save mode, the scanner lamp stays on as long as the re is running and might stay on for a while after the software is . However, after about ten minutes, the scanner lamp atically turns itself off. se the scanner lamp automatically turning itself off, the scanner rves energy when Energy Save mode is enabled. (Energy Save is the default setting for the scanner.)

ble Energy Save modeoose Control Panels from the Apple menu, and then choose ScanJet Controls from the submenu.

the HP ScanJet Controls dialog box, click the Lamp tab.ck Energy Save to select Energy Save mode.hen finished, close the HP ScanJet Controls dialog box.

Faster Scan mode

After the scanner lamp has turthe scanner can begin scannin30 seconds.) As a result, the tiafter the scanner lamp turns osubsequent items. To help prevent scanning delawarming up, you can enable Fto set a time (such as the begiscanner lamp automatically turfor ten hours and then turns itsBecause the scanner lamp stascanner or the software, the scScan mode is enabled.

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ring jams from the ADF

an jam at the beginning or the end of a page. Use the iate procedure below to clear the jam and continue.

jams at the start of a pagee holding down on the document input tray, raise the hatch.

ove the jammed paper.

3 Remove the item from the

4 Close the hatch. Press dowclick.

5 Restack all pages and relo6 On the ADF prompt on the

changed and click Scan To

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n close the hatch. Press down firmly on click.

ad them into the ADF. computer, reselect any settings you had or Scan again.


ar jams at the end of a pagehile holding down on the document input tray, open the hatch.

move any pages from the input tray.hile holding the document output tray down, open the document ut tray.

4 Remove the jammed pape

5 Close the input tray and theboth sides until you hear a

6 Restack all pages and relo7 On the ADF prompt on the

changed and click Scan To


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ft, lint-free cloth sprayed with a mild

ass cleaner. Avoid abrasives, acetone, d carbon tetrachloride, all of which can scanner glass. Avoid isopropyl alcohol an leave streaks on the glass.

a dry, soft, lint-free cloth.the power cable to the scanner. underside of the glass do not affect the s because this area of the glass is canner.


ning and maintaining

ally, the scanner and accessories might need to be cleaned or maintenance, especially if you are seeing marks or smudges ned images.

ing the scanner

ht need to clean the scanner glass if the ink on items you are g can be smudged with your hand or items have excessive of dust or dirt on them. You might also need to clean these

here are smudges or other marks on scanned images.

To clean the scanner1 Disconnect the power cabl2 Open the scanner lid.3 Clean the glass using a so

glass cleaner.CAUTION Only use gl

benzene, andamage thebecause it c

4 Dry the scanner glass with5 When finished, reconnect Fingerprints or smudges on theappearance of scanned imageoutside the focal point of the s

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the XPA with a dry, soft cloth. If necessary, spray the cloth with w cleaner or isopropyl alcohol.

ning the ADF

ust clean these parts of the ADF to maintain high-quality ing:

F window

y bar above the ADF window

lers

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an the ADFsconnect the power cable from the scanner.hile holding down on the document input tray, open the hatch.

2 Wipe the rollers and separcloth. You might dampen th

3 While holding the documeninput tray.

Separation pad

Rollers


4 Wipethe cCA

ve the ADF window. The bar should be markings. If necessary, clean the flat

n close the hatch. Press down firmly on click.ass is also clean. See "Cleaning the


the ADF window, which is a long, clear bar. You may dampen loth with window cleaner, water, or isopropyl alcohol.

UTION Use only these cleaning fluids, and spray them only on a cloth. Using other cleaning fluids or spraying any fluids on the ADF can damage the ADF window.

5 Check the flat gray bar abogray without black or othergray bar.

6 Close the input tray and theboth sides until you hear a

7 Ensure that the scanner glscanner" on page 95.

ADF windowADF window

Flat, gray bar

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ach of the four Z-shaped hooks until the ush the long, pointed tab on the end of


lacing the ADF Window

DF window becomes scratched or uncleanable, you might need ace it. Order the ADF window from Hewlett-Packard.

ove the ADF windowsconnect the ADF cable from its port on the scanner.t the ADF off of the scanner. Lift firmly using your fingers to parate the rear bracket from the scanner.

3 Lift the input tray of the AD

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ck that the long, pointed tab is on the inside of the ADF.inning with the Z-shaped hook closest to the long, pointed tab, each of the Z-shaped hooks toward the back of the ADF.y that the long, pointed tab is on the inside of the ADF.onnect the ADF cable to its port on the scanner.

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s. See this topic for the warranty and rmation.

is located on the CD in the folder for puter in the HP Scanning Software


nstalling the software

ninstall option of the Installer allows you to remove the scanning re from your computer.

nstall the software plug the scanner and restart the computer.

ote: If you do not unplug the scanner and restart the computer before you uninstall the software, some files are not removed from your computer during the uninstallation.

ert the HP Scanning Software CD into your computer's CD-M drive.

e HP Scanning Software window appears. (If the HP Scanning ftware window does not appear, double-click the icon for the HP anning Software CD.)uble-click the HP Scanning Software Installer, and then follow instructions on the screen.

hen the main installation dialog box appears, select Uninstall m the pull-down menu (located in the upper-left part of the dialog x).ck Uninstall.llow the instructions on screen.ter the uninstall finishes, quit the HP Scanning Software Installer.

Other resourcespecifications

The Setup and Support Guide

● Setup instructions and troutroubleshooting informationinstall the scanner.

● Resources. Discover websscanning tips, updated drivyour HP scanner.

● Support. Locate the contacto contact HP.

● Warranty and Specificationproduct and regulatory info

The Setup and Support Guideyour language, or on your comfolder.

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Using software commands and conUsing software commands and conUsing software commands and conUsing software commands and con

tion contains information for using the shortcuts, toolbars, and in the HP PrecisionScan Pro software. PrecisionScan Pro contains keyboard shortcuts and toolbars ou quick access to software commands. The Info bar provides ion about the scanned image. And, the context-sensitive indicate the type of activity you can perform in the scanning .

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Usime

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N Start (preview) a new scan.

T Scan and send to a destination, such as e-mailWhen using TWAIN or the HP ScanJet Plug-in, return the scanned image to the other program.

S Save the selection area as a file.

Change how printed pages are set up, including page orientation and paper size.

P Scan and print the selection area.

Select the source from which to scan. Only one can be selected.

Save settings.Load (use) settings.Change scanning default preferences.

Q Close the HP PrecisionScan Pro software.

ng keyboard shortcuts and the nus

ection summarizes the menus and commands in the ecisionScan Pro software that you can select using the ard.

ut HP PrecisionScan View information about the program, version, and copyright.

( ) menu

New Scan +

Scan To... +

Return Image To

Save As... +

Page Setup...

Print... +

Scanner GlassXPA (Slides)XPA (Negatives)Settings

SaveLoad

Preferences...Quit +

Scan

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Undo

Copy

Select

Unsel

Zoom

Zoom

Edit

View

Choose the Output Type. Only one can be selected. Allow the software to select the output type based on the contents of selection area.

Rotate the image counterclockwise by 90 degrees.

Rotate the image clockwise by 90 degrees.

Reverse the image side-to-side.

Resize the selection area. This changes the output file size also.

Change the resolution of the final scanned image.

Adjust the sharpening.

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Editing Changes +Z Return all settings except output type to the defaults for this image.

+C Scan and place the selection area on the Clipboard.

All +A Select the entire scanner glass (including blank space).

ect All ESC Remove the selection border.

In Zoom in on the selection area.

Out Zoom out to the original view.

True Color

Optimized Palette

System Palette

Web Palette

Spot Color

Grayscale

Black & White Bitmap

Automatically Set Type

Rotate Left 90°

Rotate Right 90°

Mirror

Resize

Change Resolution

Sharpen

Output Type

Tools

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Adju

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Display instructions for using the Mac OS Balloon Help.

Turn on and turn off Balloon Help.If you are using Balloon Help, Hide Balloons appears. If you are not using Balloon Help, Show Balloons appears.

View the printable user’s manual in PDF format.

Connect to the Internet and visit the HP ScanJet website.

View the product tour.

Allow helpful alerts to appear when potential problems arise.

Prevent helpful alerts from appearing when potential problems arise.

View the Help for the HP scanning software.

st Color Adjust colors (hue) and their intensity (saturation).

st Exposure Adjust the contrast (midtones), detail in light areas (highlights), and detail in dark areas (shadows).

st Black & White shold

Adjust which values in the image will be represented as black or white.

rt Colors Make colors in the image their opposites.

creen In the scanned image, reduce the appearance of undesirable patterns that are in a printed original.

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User’s Manual

HP ScanJet on the Web

Product Tour

Enable All Smart Friends

Disable All Smart Friends

HP PrecisionScan Pro Help

Help

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HP Pinfo

The HP to help yscanned

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rt (preview) a new scan.

rform a final scan and send to a destination, h as e-mail.

ve the selection area as a file.

n and print the selection area.

en using TWAIN or the HP ScanJet Plug-in, rn the scanned image to the other program.

n and place the selection area on the board.

m in on the selection area.

m out to the original view.

tate the image counterclockwise by 90 degrees.

tate the image clockwise by 90 degrees.

turn all settings except output type to the aults for this image.

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recisionScan Pro tool and rmation bars

PrecisionScan Pro software contains a toolbar and an Info bar ou use commands quickly or find information about the current image.

Toolbar

The HP PrecisionScan Pro soshortcut buttons for common c

Click this button To

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Save As... Sa

Print Sca

Return Image To... Whretu

Copy ScaClip

Zoom In Zoo

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Rotate Left 90 Ro

Rotate Right 90 Ro

Undo Editing Changes

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Info

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fo bar appears at the bottom of the preview window and displays lowing information:

width of the output image

height of the output image

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Output Type currently selected

e of the following:

A progress bar that shows when the scanner is scanning or the scanning software is processing a command.The number of KB (kilobytes), MB (megabytes), GB (gigabytes), or TB (terabytes) in the image in the selection area. This size is only an estimate of the actual size of the saved file, which depends on the format used to save the file. The file can be larger or smaller than the value shown here.

XPA icon (if the XPA (Slides) or XPA (Negatives) menu mmands are selected in the Scan menu)

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k a menu item and select a command.k a list button to select an option.k a button to turn it on or off, or to increase or rease a number.

k, then type a value.

ition this cursor over a light area in the image to its pixel value in the RGB meter and the ogram. Click on pixels to set them as the hlight value. In the Transparency Exposure stment tool, click to set the RGB value.

ition this cursor over a dark area of the image to its pixel value in the RGB meter and the ogram. Click on pixels to set them as the dows value.

cates this area is an area in which pixel value is available.

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text-sensitive cursors

pe of the pointer indicates the type of activity you can perform anning software.

n area cursorelection Draw a new selection area.

selection Drag the selection area to a new location in the preview area.Drag the selection area to another program.Press OPTION and drag the selection area to the desktop or a folder.

selection orizontally

Appears on the sides of the selection area. Drag the cursor to resize the width of the selection area.

selection ertically

Appears on the top or bottom of the selection area. Drag the cursor to resize the height of the selection area.

selection iagonally

Appears on the corners of the selection area. Drag the cursor to resize both the height and width of the selection area.

Ready cursorReady for activity Clic

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Typing cursorData entry accepted

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Pixel value cursorHighlight eyedropper

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Eyedropper and the “no” symbol

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sitions between pixels, reducing the

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GlossaryGlossaryGlossaryGlossary

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ayscale represent black-and-white photos accurately. These grayscale contain 256 shades of gray.

olorages composed of three 8-bit color channels. When d, the red, green, and blue channels provide up to 16 million his is also referred to as true color.

and offered by programs that support TWAIN. Selecting takes the user directly to a selected scanning software, and rns the scanned image to the requesting program.

active programThe program you are currentlyprogram’s title bar changes coprograms.

ADF See automatic document feed

Active XPAOr XPA. See transparency ada

aliasingThe visibly jagged steps alongfrom sharp tonal contrasts betwwhite images and color images

anti-aliasingA technique that smooths tranjaggedness of curved lines.

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contain only black pixels and white gray. Each pixel represents one bit.

ool lets you change the dividing point for age that uses the Black & White Bitmap

below the threshold will be output as threshold will be output as white.

image indicating scanning boundaries. election border and handles that are gion.

) and dark (shadows) in an image. In wer the brightness, the closer the image brightness, the closer the image will be t be confused with contrast, which the darkest and lightest shades in an the intensity of shades in an image, number of shades in the image.

ximate sizets the amount of disk space a scan would require if saved to omputer. Approximate Size value does not apply if the Output or the scan is set to text; it only applies to an image entation of the scan.

atic) croppingatic cropping displays only the item(s) detected on the scanner ot any of the surrounding area.

atic document feederviated ADF, it is an optional accessory that allows users to scan le pages.

atic) resolutionure of the scanning software that automatically applies the l output resolution to the selection area. For example, output

tion is automatically set to 200 when the True Color output type cted, and set to 300 for the Black & White Bitmap (raster) output

thmber of bits used to define the shade or color of each pixel in an

. A 1-bit image is black and white. An 8-bit grayscale image es 256 shades of gray. An 8-bit color image provides 256 d colors and is associated with a specific palette or color table. it image provides over 16 million colors. The greater the bit the larger the size of the saved file. See also file size.

bitmapA type of black-and-white, graymatrix of individual pixels or dobitmap, or raster image.

black-and-white bitmapBlack-and-white raster bitmapspixels, no colors or shades of

Black & White Threshold toolThe Black & White Threshold tblack-and-white pixels in an im(raster) output type. All pixels black, and all pixels above the

borderA line surrounding the scannedClicking the image reveals a sused to define the scanning re

brightnessThe balance of light (highlightsblack-and-white images, the lowill be to black. The higher theto white. Brightness should nomeasures the range between image. Brightness determines while contrast determines the

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balance and hue.

just settings that determine how the software perform operations.

CSI card HP recommends for use with

s questions related to the currently ovided in four ways: Text Labels, nd Help commands.

t and darkest shades in an image. An w gray shades between black and white by stark light and dark tones. An image ades of gray and tends to look flat and e highlight, shadow, and midtone

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and release the mouse button once.

pixels an image that are extremely light or extremely dark and that se detail when the image is printed or displayed.

agenta, Yellow, Black. The color model in which all colors are ed of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow, the primary colors of s like ink, plus Black. Printers use CMYK to print in color.

d text t has been rendered into digital format by an OCR program.

lance servation of balance between colors throughout the tonal olor balance is particularly important when scanning objects

ude neutral tones (grays) or large areas of consistent color.

annel , green, and blue components from which colors are created.

rrection cess of adjusting an image to compensate for input and output haracteristics or color flaws in the original image.

color depthThe number of colors that a mMacintosh monitors can displacolors, and millions of colors. Tlifelike images look on screen.

color wheel A tool used to adjust the color

Configure A feature enabling users to adscanner buttons and scanning

ConnectCom SolutionsThe company that makes the Sthis scanner.

context-sensitive Help Context-sensitive Help answerdisplayed topic. The Help is prToolTips, Info bar messages, a

contrast The range between the lightesimage with high contrast has feand appears to be dominated with low contrast has many shdull. Change contrast using thsettings.

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nwanted pattern, such as a moiré ed original so the pattern does not

device where the scanned image will be ter, a Web page, or an e-mail program.

to communicate with devices, such as a ner.

mputer monitor can display both en resolutions are typically 640 x 480

), or 1024 x 786.

pixel colors when reducing the color an improve transitions between colors to 8-bit format.

entation, document refers to an original t and images. It also means an original atic document feeder.

l rangenge determines the number of bits used for exposure nsation, shadow detail, and black-and-white threshold

ment displays. The higher the bit depth the finer the level of l in adjusting these image manipulation functions.

inate portions of an image from the final scan.

settings settings allow users to save a set of settings used with one

ed image and reuse the settings with an image scanned in the

t settingstermined settings in the scanning software that define levels on half of the user. Default settings in the HP PrecisionScan Pro re are set for Output Type, Output Resolution, Color, Exposure, & White Threshold, and Sharpen Level. Users can override t settings.

y ility of a material to absorb or transmit light. The greater the

y of a material or object, the more black it contains. This applies black-and-white images and color images.

descreenThe process of removing an upattern, that appears in a printappear in the scanned image.

destination The file, program, or hardwareused. Examples include a prin

device driver Software that the system usesdisplay, printer, mouse, or scan

display resolution The number of pixels that a cohorizontally and vertically. Scre(VGA), 800 x 600 (super VGA

dithering The process of approximating depth of an image. Dithering cwhen reducing a 24-bit image

documentFor the purposes of this documitem containing text or both texitem scanned using the autom

dots-per-inch See dpi.

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transfer messages and electronic files. browsers.

format for use in other programs.

ess and contrast, in an image.

ding electronic documents to program. Also allows receiving of faxed tead of a fax machine.

saved. Certain file formats enable sors to insert, open, or import scans.

lude JPG, GIF, and TIFF. Common text RTF (Rich Text Format).

ile size of scanned images is ype, output type, and scaling. To reduce r example, you could decrease bit depth

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click and click a mouse button twice in rapid succession.

r inch. The number of dots in a linear inch. DPI measurements to describe the resolution of printers and scanners, where

mages and words are made up of a series of round dots. The the DPI number, the higher the resolution.

an object on screen. Place the cursor over the image or area, hold the mouse button down, and move the mouse to

e object.

d-drop an object to a new location and keep it there. Click on the nd drag it to a new location, such as an open document in program, and release the mouse button. When dragging-and- between programs, a copy of the object is placed in the

g program.

text t is converted from a scanned image into characters you can n a word processor or other text-editing program. Depending apabilities of your program, you can change the font, size, d other attributes of editable text, as well as edit words or .

e-mail A network over which you canE-mail is also sent via Internet

ExportTo save a file in a particular file

exposure The amount of light, or brightn

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fax application programAn application program for sensomeone’s fax machine or faxdocuments to the computer ins

file formatThe format in which a scan is programs such as word procesCommon graphics formats incformats include plain text and

file size The number of bytes in a file. Fdetermined by resolution, file tthe file size of photographs, foor resolution.

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id-level grays or midtones of an image. ge allows you to change the brightness ray tones without dramatically altering is applies to both black-and-white

default setting of 2.2 ensures integrity

photographs in which individual pixels reas of white between them, thus quality of the image. Graininess can uality original or reduce the bit depth of g or halftoning.

(GIF)ported by many programs. Files saved

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ining shades of gray, not just black and ach pixel contains multiple bits of des of gray to be recorded and uce up to 16 levels of gray, and eight of gray. Grayscale is commonly used

otographs but is also effective in rawings.

can tual image, defined by the selection area, that is sent to a

ation such as a file, a printer, the Clipboard, or another program.

ize proximate height and width of the final image to be scanned.

textlowed Text option converts output into one column, placing s as closely as possible to the appropriate text.

d textramed Text option places text and images in a frame, positioned ely as possible to the way they appear in the original document. ay be more difficult to edit extensively since the frames may not d to hold additional text.

to the sharpness of an image.

anelea on the front of the scanner hardware containing the buttons ding an item to a destination or changing settings.

g

gamma The contrast that affects the mAdjusting the gamma of an imavalues of the middle range of gthe shadows and highlights. Thimages and color images. Theamong computer systems.

grainy Refers to images, pictures, or are relatively large and have areducing the overall perceivedoccur when you scan a poor-qthe scanned image by ditherin

Graphics Interchange Format A graphic file format that is supin this format support 256 colo

grayscale An original or output type contawhite. In a grayscale image, einformation, allowing more shadisplayed. Four bits can reprodbits can reproduce 256 shadesfor black-and-white original phmaintaining shading in pencil d

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n that starts the HP PrecisionScan Pro nScan Pro software.

ds scanned images directly to a are available only in English.

A language used in creating documents ments can be saved in HTML.

f a visible color that enables you to . Six hues are especially important in inting: red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, ed by the frequency of the wave of light saturation.

e displayed on a computer screen or

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al composed of a pattern of dots that tricks the eye into seeing

of gray or color. Halftones are common in all printed materials. g halftones instead of photographic originals can result in al image quality.

ical dimension of a scan as it will appear at its destination.

ts test portion of an image, usually reproduced as white on the r screen or when printed.

m ical representation of the concentration of pixels at each or gray level in the selection area of the scanned image. ms help determine the optimal highlight, shadow, or threshold an image.

Jet Copy Utility ware used to select number of copies, destination printer, and py options after a user selects the Copy option on the scanner.

isionScan Pro softwarenning software that HP provides for previewing an image ending it to a destination; making changes, such as resolution, , and contrast; and saving images as files.

HP ScanJet Plug-inA Photoshop plug-in for imageyou to scan text and images fr

HP Scanning SoftwareThe name of the scanner buttosoftware. See also HP Precisio

HP Share-to-Web An automated feature that sendestination on the Web. Links

HTML HyperText Markup Language. for the World Wide Web. Docu

hue The distinctive characteristic odistinguish it from other colorsphotography, scanning, and prand magenta. Hue is determinthat creates the color. See also

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ollage, etc. you place in the scanner to referred to as an image or scanned

between black and white, or areas of ged edges can be avoided by scanning r output device, or by not scaling the

oup. A compressed file format that aster file access. This format can reduce when the file is decompressed and

keystrokes that allows you to quickly

h or image that is wider than it is tall. is wide, it is called portrait orientation.

editorram that lets you modify bitmapped drawings and photographs.

size ze of the image expressed in bytes and displayed in the Info bar. ze and image size may vary, depending on the file type.

tg a scanned image into a document from another program.

ar of assistance that appears in the lower, left corner of the screen splays the width and height of the output image, the scale tage, the Output Type currently selected, and the size of the

image.

olated resolution tion that is changed in the scanning software rather than in the

are. For example, if your scanned image is 600 dpi, you might be enhance it to 1200 dpi in the scanning software. This is useful arging small images.

olation ocess of increasing the resolution of an image by the addition of ixels throughout the image, the colors of which are based on oring pixels.

erse the colors in an image (for example, in a black-and-white , black areas are turned white and white areas are turned black).

itemThe physical drawing, photo, cscan. Once it is scanned, it is image.

j

jagged Refers to the uneven transitioncolor, in a scanned image. Jagat a higher resolution than youimage after scanning it.

JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Grreduces file size and enables fimage quality and performancerecompressed.

k

keyboard shortcuts A keystroke or combination of accomplish common tasks.

l

landscape The orientation of a photograpWhen an image is taller than it

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optional transparency adapter that is Negatives are then placed in the

(unwanted specks) in an image by o minimize the effects of noise in the

ion.

y that recognizes letters in a scanned ASCII characters, or editable text.

er, the resolution at which the scanner erpolated resolution, resolution.

ntains the pixel colors present in an

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m pixel depthion enables higher bits per pixel when the scan is sent to the . When it is off, 8 bits per pixel are returned for grayscale and

or color. When it is turned on, 16 bits per pixel are returned for le and 48 bits for color.

s y shades of an image. Midtones are usually between 30% and ck. Midtone control adjusts the brightness of gray levels in the o that the lightest and darkest portions of the image can be displayed on your monitor. The higher the setting, the brighter e appears on your monitor.

of colorsages that are composed of three 8-bit color channels. When d, the red, green, and blue channels provide up to 16 million ometimes referred to as "true color" and "24-bit color."

sirable pattern in color printing that results from incorrect ngles of overprinting halftones. Moiré patterns usually result u scan a halftone, when you scan images taken directly from a e, or when you scale an image in an image editor after it is .

n

negative template The cutout that comes with theplaced on the scanning glass. template.

noise reductionThis option reduces the noise applying software algorithms tscanner electronics.

o

OCR See optical character recognit

optical character recognitionAbbreviated OCR. A technologimage and converts them into

optical resolution The true resolution of a scanncaptures images. See also: int

optimized palette A palette or color table that coimage.

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paletteThe fla256 copaletteprogracolors

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element) that can be assigned an y and can be displayed on a computer arranged in a grid pattern to make up creen.

program to provide additional Scan Pro Installer adds a Photoshop n) for image editor and OCR programs, nd images from within these programs.

at. A compressed image file format t replace GIF because of copyright non-lossy compressed, supports ith the True Color output type, which

when you click on or pass the cursor

al iginal document or picture to be scanned.

e that is generated by the scanning process.

dimensions tual height and width of an image when saved. You will not see e changes to your image in the Preview area since image size only the final scan.

type pe of file that is generated during the scanning process. Output veals the bit depth of the image.

et of the color look-up table that establishes the colors that can

played on the monitor at a particular time. The only color depth lows multiple palettes is the 256 (or 8-bit) color setting for your r. At a color depth of 256 colors, each program (or even each ual image used or edited in a program) can have a different alette.

flashing shing that occurs when your monitor is set to a color depth of lors and you switch programs. When you switch programs, the of the active program becomes the system palette, and all other ms redraw themselves as accurately as possible with the new .

PDFPortable Document Format (Pformat.

PICTApple's proprietary image file foperating system. Designed focolor images that will not be prsmaller in size than images sa

pixel The smallest element (picture independent color and intensitscreen. Pixels are square dotsthe images displayed on the s

plug-inA module that integrates into afunctionality. The HP Precisionplug-in (the HP ScanJet Plug-iwhich allows you to scan text a

PNGPortable network graphics formsuitable for the Web that mighissues with GIF format. PNG isinterlacing, and can be used wGIF cannot.

pop-up menu (or list)A menu of items that appears over a command.

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portrait Orientatimage th

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of dots per inch (dpi) the printer is er printers have resolutions of 600 dpi, tions of 300 dpi for photographs and 600 have resolutions of 1200 or 2400 dpi. oother the output and the greater the

d colors the device can describe.

overview of the scanner’s capabilities mpleted. It appears each time the

ss it is specifically disabled. It is also

, or color image or picture made up of a ts. This is also referred to as a bitmap.

ts per inch (dpi) are scanned, displayed, the greater the amount of detail that is ize. The final output device (monitor, etermines the resolution of the image. ture at 600 dpi (the optimum) and your only 300 dpi, the printed image will be

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ion of a photograph or image that is taller than it is wide. An at is wider than it is tall is called a landscape orientation.

scans scanning items directly to a website.

er Inch. A measurement of resolution for monitors and s where the individual element is a square pixel.

ceso a user’s preferred method of using the scanner. The g software automatically saves certain preferences, such as tion of toolbars and the destination of a scan, that it detects ormal use of the scanner. Some preferences are restored each scanner is used, others are maintained only throughout a g session.

e that displays a scanned image so you can view it in the g software. You can then select an area to be saved; make ents to the tone, color and size; and save the final image.

windowangular area in the software where the scanned image is d.

printer resolution A measurement of the numbercapable of printing. Typical lastypical ink printers have resoludpi for text, while imagesettersThe more dots per inch, the smnumber of grayscale levels an

Product TourThe Product Tour provides an and how scanning tasks are coscanning software starts, unleavailable in the Help menu.

q

r

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resolution The measure of how many door printed. The greater the dpivisible, and the larger the file sprinter) for a scanned image dFor example, if you scan a picprinter is capable of printing atno more than 300 dpi.

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r, which holds the original paper flat for

er of lines per inch (lpi) that a screen lpi.

ace. An interface that lets you attach ormance peripherals to your computer.

r border drawn around a portion of the e selection area is scanned when you opy to the clipboard, or print.

reen, Blue. The color model in which every color is composed rying amount of red, green, and blue, which are the three y colors of light. RGB is used to display colors on a computer r.

xt format at for text files. Rich text format preserves all formatting in the l text document. It converts formatting into instructions that tible programs can interpret.

tool te the entire scan 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees rclockwise.

tion tensity of color in a specific hue. An image with high color tion has vivid color. A black-and-white photograph has zero tion. See also hue.

uce or increase the physical size of an image while maintaining t ratio (the ratio of the horizontal dimension to the vertical sion).

ture a picture, photograph, or text as a digital electronic image a scanner. This term also refers to the image that has been ed.

scanning source Scanning (or scan) sources inand transparency-negatives.

scanner bed The glass surface of the scannSometimes referred to as the s

scanner glass The glass surface on the scanSometimes referred to as the s

scanner lidThe lid, or cover, of the scannescanning.

screen resolution The measurement of the numbcan display. This is usually 72

SCSI Small Computer System Interfhard disks and other high-perf

selection area The area inside the rectangulaimage in the Preview area. Thdrag-and-drop, save to a file, c

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reas darker than a set value as black, value as white. Useful when converting white.

itmapped file format for images, depth images. TIFF file format is ned images and is supported by many

mpressed. A bitmapped file format for to 24-bit depth images. TIFF file format mages and is supported by many compressed files use data

e of the resulting file.

the combination of lighting, shade, and

for a program's controls.

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kest area of an image, usually reproduced as near black on the r screen or when printed. The range between highlight and

determines the quality and color differentiation in the image.

nce the detail in an image.

gram from which an image is retrieved for use in a document. s that support TWAIN or the HP ScanJet Plug-in pull an image ource, such as the HP PrecisionScan Pro software.

or re function that finds large areas of color in a scanned image lies a uniform color to the area.

national color standard and the default color system used for eripherals, the World Wide Web, and most office software.

alette or color table containing a Web palette plus more shades of the 16 VGA colors.

t

textAs it relates to scanning, text itext, HTML, and RTF.

thresholding The process of rendering all aand all areas lighter than a setgrayscale images to black and

TIFF Tagged Image File Format. A bcapable of storing up to 24-bit especially appropriate for scanprograms and computers.

TIFF compressedTagged Image File Format, coimages, capable of storing up is recommended for scanned iprograms and computers. TIFFcompression to reduce the siz

tone The overall effect produced bycolor.

toolbar The area that contains buttons

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arency adapterviated as XPA. An optional accessory used to scan arencies, negatives, and slides. An XPA connector is plugged e scanner, and a template is used to position the transparency the glass.

arency exposure adjustmentin the HP PrecisionScan Pro software for adjusting the Midtones st), Highlights, and Shadows for transparencies, negatives, and ransparent media.

lor ge type that is rendered with 24-bits per pixel per color.

N ustry-standard communications protocol for sending instructions ware (such as a scanner) and receiving data back from them

as an image). If you are using a program that supports TWAIN, n start the HP PrecisionScan Pro software directly from that m.

m scaling hod of stretching or shrinking an image proportionately in both rtical and horizontal directions.

sal Serial Bus. An interface for connecting peripherals, such as ers, to a computer.

v

vector A type of image that uses algelines and curves of the image.

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widthThe horizontal dimension of yo

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an ity to enlarge, or magnify, the image in the Preview area so that ustments can be made to the image. This action does not the picture that is saved, printed, copied to the Clipboard, or into another program.

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InAAbout Haccessoaccuracacquirinactive padapterADF (au

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Adjust Bshortcusing

Adjust Cshortcusing

Adjust Ehighligmidtoshadoshortctransp

Ccanceling scans 21capacity, ADF 91carbon paper, scanning 7Change Resolution command

shortcuts 103using 36

characters, incorrect 85checklist, troubleshooting 75cleaning

ADF 96ADF window 97scanner 95XPA 96

clearing ADF jams 93click, definition 111clipped pixels

checking for 43definition 111

CMYK, definition 111collating copies 21color balance

adjusting 46definition 111

color channelschanging 48definition 111

color copiesbutton for 16making 21

color correctionautomatic 62definition 111highlights, adjusting 41hue, adjusting 46midtones, adjusting 40saturation, adjusting 46shadows, adjusting 42

color depthdefinition 111output types 34

color imagesoutput types for 34

dexP PrecisionScaries, using 65y, OCR 24g scans 64rogram, definiti, transparency.tomatic documity 91

ing 96ent specificatio

g problems 91 clearing 93 preventing 91g 66size options 27dialog box 66ing from 66eshooting 91dow

ing 97ing 98lack & White Tuts 104

47olor commanduts 104

46xposure commhts 41

nes 40ws 42uts for 104arent items, us

n Pro command 102

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ns 7

hreshold command

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adjustingbackgrounds 44black and white threshold 47brightness 40color channels 48contrast 36highlights 41hue 46midtones 40output levels 44preferences for scanner buttons 25preferences for scanning software 60saturation 46shadows 42tonal resolution 63

Adobe Acrobat Reader 52 See also PDF files

Adobe Photoshop Plug-in. See HP ScanJet Plug-in

Advanced menu, shortcuts for 104alarms, highlight and shadow 43alcohol, cleaning with 95, 96alerts

highlight 43shadow 43Smart Friends 30

aliasing, definition 109anti-aliasing, definition 109applications. See programsapproximate size

definition 110ASCII text, saving as 53attaching files to e-mail 17automatic cropping

definition 110settings 26

automatic document feeder. See ADFautomatic exposure adjustment 62automatic resolution 110Automatically Set Type option 33

Bbackgrounds, adjusting 44

balance, coloradjusting 46definition 111

Balloon Help 104bed, scanner

definition 120printing entire 54selecting entire 32

best quality settings 61bit depth, definition 110bitmap files, definition 110black and white bitmaps

adjusting colors in 48definition 110shortcut for 103

black and white copiesbutton for 16making 21

black and white imagesinverting colors 39output types for 34

black and white thresholdchanging 47definition 110

black areas, adjusting 42black eyedropper tool 42black images, troubleshooting 80black output levels, changing 44blank pages, troubleshooting 21, 80, 82blue color channel 48blurred scans, troubleshooting 80books, scanning pages from 7borders, selection

definition 110moving 32

boxesaround slides or negatives 84around text 23

brightnessadjusting 40definition 110

bulbs, broken 84, 90business cards, scanning 7Buttons tab 25buttons. See scanner buttons

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color wheeadjustingdefinition

colored paadjustmecopying

colorsautomatconvertinhighlighthue, adjinvertingmidtonenegativeoutput tyRGB valsaturatioshadowsslides, trtonal restroubles

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Copy buttoidentifyinsettings using 21

Copy comshortcutusing 57

Copy Utilitcopying an

toolbar susing Cl

Eedges not printing 82Edit menu, shortcuts for 103Edit Text button

identifying 16settings for 25troubleshooting 85using 23

editable textaccuracy of 24creating using OCR 23definition 113languages 62options for 25, 62troubleshooting 85

8-bit grayscale, definition 109E-mail button

identifying 16settings for 25using 17

E-mail Document buttonidentifying 16settings 25using 17

E-mail Photo buttonidentifying 16settings 25using 17

e-mail, definition 113e-mailing scans

attaching files 17file sizes 36supported programs 18troubleshooting 87using scanner buttons 17

Enable All Smart Friends 30, 104Enable Scan Another Page Dialog 61Energy Save mode 92enhancing details 38, 42export, definition 113exposure

adjusting 40automatic adjustments 62definition 113

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l hue 46 111pernts for 48

from 82

ic adjustment 62g to black and white 48

s, adjusting 41usting 46 39s, adjusting 40s, troubleshooting 84pes 33ues, viewing 45n, adjusting 46, adjusting 42oubleshooting 84olution 63

hooting 80, 83d file formats 53

nsitive Helplp, online

36 111ge, definition 112b options 63 text. See OCRkingroubleshooting 82hooting 87 ScanJet Copy Utility 6

anner button 21ng 16for 25

mands 103, 105

y, HP 6d pastinghortcut 105ipboard 57

correction, colorautomatic 62definition 111highlights, adjusting 41hue, adjusting 46midtones, adjusting 40saturation, adjusting 46shadows, adjusting 42

crooked images, troubleshooting 80crooked pages, troubleshooting 91cropping

automatic, settings for 26definition 112scanning area 32

Current OCR Language option 62cursors

black eyedropper 42context-sensitive 107dragging and dropping 57Ready 107Selection Area 107Typing 107white eyedropper tool 41

customer supportresources for 100

customizingpreferences for scanning software 60resolution values 62scanner buttons 25settings 60

cut off pages, troubleshooting 82

Ddark areas

adjusting 42troubleshooting 79

darkening images 40dashed boxes 84decreasing

details for transparent items 73, 74details in dark areas 42details in light areas 41saturation 46

default programs, changing 25, 85default settings

definition 112returning to 38

deleting selection areas 32

density, definition 112depth, color

definition 111output types 34

Descreen commandsetting 61shortcuts 104using 49

desktop, dragging and dropping to 58destinations

definition 17options 26troubleshooting 87

detailsblack and white threshold 47clipped, checking for 43decreasing in dark areas 42decreasing in light areas 41enhancing 42increasing in dark areas 42increasing in light areas 41

device driver, definition 112dimensions

paper sizes 7resizing images 35

Disable All Smart Friends 30, 104display resolution

definition 112image quality 13output types for 34

distribution, pixel 45dithering, definition 112documentation, printing 5documents, definition 112dots per inch (dpi), definition 113

See also resolutiondots, troubleshooting 79double-click, definition 113dpi (dots per inch), definition 113

See also resolutiondragging and dropping

between programs 57definition 113to desktop 58

drawingsoutput types for 34

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eyedroppeblack 42functionsviewing white 41

Ffabric, scaFAQs (freqFaster Scafax applicaFax button

identifyinsettings using 19

faxing scaoptions programsettings troublesusing sc

feeding prFile button

identifyinsettings using 22

file formatsprogramtroublestypes of websites

File Open file sizes

definitionreducingresolutio

files See alsattachingdragginglost 77saving to

film, scannadjustingnegativeslides 6transpartroubles

HP ScanJet Plug-indefinition 115returning scans with 51troubleshooting 89using 64

HP Scanning Software button 16, 25HTML file formats

definition 115using 53

hueadjusting 46automatic adjustment 62definition 115keyboard shortcuts 104

IImage and Text option 26Image option 26Image Output options 26image quality, troubleshooting 79images

darkening 40definition 115file formats 52highlights, adjusting 41inverting colors 39lightening 40midtones, adjusting 40mirroring 37output levels, adjusting 44resizing 35rotating 37sending to programs 50shadows, adjusting 42sharpening 38

Import command 77import, definition 116importing scans 64increasing

details 42image clarity 38saturation 46

info bar 106, 116input tray, ADF

loading 66troubleshooting 91

installingADF window 99

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r tools

of 107RGB values 45

nning 7uently asked questions) 12n mode 92tion programs, definition 113

g 1625

ns25s supported 2019

hooting 87anner buttons 19oblems, ADF 91

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113 12n changes 36

o file formats to e-mail 17 and dropping 58

22, 52ing colors 72s 69

7encies 71hooting 84

final scansdefinition 114selecting areas for 32

fingerprints, cleaning 95flashing palette, definition 118flipping images 37flowed text

definition 114focus, definition 114folders, dragging and dropping to 58font sizes, OCR 24formats. See file formatsformatting, text 86framed text

definition 114removing frames 23

free websites 55frequently asked questions 12front panel, definition 114frozen programs 75fuzzy images

sharpening 38troubleshooting 81, 83

Ggamma

changing setting 61definition 114

GIF filesdefinition 114output types for 34using 52

glass cleaner, using 95glass, scanner

cleaning 95definition 120loading items 9preparing documents for 7

grainy, definition 114graphics

See also imagescut off 82file formats 52OCR conversions 23

Graphics Interchange Format. See GIF files

grayscale8-bit 109definition 114output type, using 34shortcut for 103

green color channel 48grinding sounds, troubleshooting 77gum-backed paper, scanning 7

Hhalftone, definition 115handwriting, converting 24Height field, resizing images 35Help, Balloon 104Help, online

HP ScanJet Copy Utility 6printing 5shortcuts for 102, 104using 30

highlightsadjusting 41alarms 43automatic adjustment 62clipped areas, checking for 43definition 115histogram 45transparent items, adjusting for 73

histograms 45, 115HP PrecisionScan Pro Help 30HP PrecisionScan Pro software

button for 16customizing settings 60dragging-and-dropping files using 58features 29help, using 30menus, troubleshooting 78preferences, setting 60product tour, viewing 5scanning with 31settings, automatic 12shortcuts 102starting 30toolbar shortcuts 105uninstalling 100when to use 6

HP ScanJet Controls 25HP ScanJet Copy Utility 6HP ScanJet on the Web 104

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insufficienintensity. Sinternal miinterpolateInvert Colo

shortcutusing 39

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OCR 62large file s

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adjustingcopies, tscans, tr

light bulbsbroken stay on

light media

optionsADF Page Size 27button for 16Controls tab 63Copy button 25destinations 26Edit Text button 25E-mail Document button 25E-mail Photo button 25Fax button 25File button 25Image Output 26preferences, setting 60Resolution 62scanner button settings 25Scanner tab 61Selection Area tab 62text 62

Options button 52original items

loading in ADF 66loading on scanner glass 9preparing 7

output dimensionschanging 35definition 118

output levels, changing 44output types

automatic selection 62definition 118menu shortcuts 103optimal resolutions for 36options 26selecting 33websites, optimizing for 55

overhead transparenciesadjusting colors 72scanning 71troubleshooting 84

PPage Size options, ADF 27pages, multiple

options for 26scanning 61

palette flashing, definition 118

Index

t memory, troubleshooting 82ee saturation

rror, contaminated 82d resolution, definition 116rs command

s 104

lcohol, cleaning with 95, 96

ges 116

hooting 83finition 109

93ng 91

116pes for 34

hortcuts 102scanner buttons

ic turn-off 7784, 902

77 orientation, definition 116

ize, option foro file sizeslate, using 67software 30r 120

41roubleshooting 82oubleshooting 79

84, 9077, scanning 7

lightening images 40lines, troubleshooting 80, 82loading items

ADF 66scanner glass 9

loading settings 60long items, scanning 91

Mmagazine pages, scanning 7making copies

quality, troubleshooting 82troubleshooting 87using scanner button 21

manual, printing 5margins, adjusting for 82Maximum Pixel Depth option 61maximum pixel depth, definition 117memory, insufficient 82menu shortcuts 102menus, troubleshooting 78Microsoft Word, removing frames in 23midtones

adjusting 40automatic adjustment 62definition 117range for 40transparent items, adjusting for 73

millions of colors 117Mirror command


mirror, contaminated 82mirroring images

keyboard shortcuts for 103using tools 37

misfeeds, ADF 91moiré, definition 117More Options button

identifying 16using 25

moving selection areas 32multipart forms, scanning 7multiple feeds, troubleshooting 91multiple pages

options for 26scanning 61

Nnegatives

adjusting colors 72scanning 69troubleshooting 84

new documents, troubleshooting 88New Scan command

shortcuts 102, 105using 31

news clippings, scanning 7noise reduction

definition 117settings for 61

noisy scans, troubleshooting 77not responding, troubleshooting 77NTSC Gray channel 48number of copies

button for 16selecting 21

OOCR

accuracy of 24definition 117languages for 62options for 25, 62preparing text for 24saving scans for future processing 52scanning to 23troubleshooting 85

onionskin paper 7online Help

HP ScanJet Copy Utility 6printing 5shortcuts for 102, 104using 30

opening software 30Optical Character Recognition. See OCRoptical resolution

definition 117Optimized Palette

definition 117output types 34shortcut for 103

optional automatic document feeder. See ADFoptional transparency adapter. See XPA

Back Index 129

palettesdefinitionsystem

paperloading isizes, ADsizes, sctypes of

paper jamclearing preventi

Paste compasting impatterns, dPDF files

printing saving sscanninguses for

percentagphotos

E-mail Pinvertingoutput tytroubles

PhotoshopPICT files picture clippink imagepixel color

transparviewing

pixel depthpixel, definpixels per plug-in, dePNG files pointers. Spop-up meportable nportrait oriposting scpower, troPPI (pixels

rollers, cleaning 96Rotate Left command


Rotate Right commandshortcuts 103, 105using 37

rotating imageskeyboard shortcuts for 103toolbar shortcut 105using HP PrecisionScan Pro software 37

RTF (rich text format)definition 120using 53

Ssaturation

adjusting 46automatic adjustment 62definition 120keyboard shortcuts 104

Save As commandshortcuts 102, 105using 22

saving custom settings 60saving to files

See also file formatstoolbar shortcuts 105using HP PrecisionScan Pro software 52using scanner buttons 22

Scale field 35scale, definition 120scaling images 35Scan menu, shortcuts for 102Scan To command

shortcuts 102, 105using 50, 56

Scan using channel 48ScanJet Copy Utility 6ScanJet Plug-in

definition 115returning scans with 51troubleshooting 89using 64

scanner beddefinition 120printing entire 54selecting entire 32

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118121

n ADF 66F 7

anner glass 77

s, ADF93

ng 91mand 57ages 57escreening 49

documentation 5cans as 22 to 16

52es, scaling 35

hoto button 16 colors 39pes for 34

hooting 81 Plug-in. See HP ScanJet Plug-in52pings, Scrapbook 58s, troubleshooting 84

ent items 7445, options for 61ition 118inch (PPI), definition 119finition 11852ee cursorsnus, definition 118

etwork graphics 52entation, definition 119ans, definition 119ubleshooting 75 per inch), definition 119

preferencesdefinition 119for scanner buttons 25for scanning software 60shortcuts for 102

preparing originals 7preview window, definition 119previewing scans

options for 61toolbar shortcut 105using HP PrecisionScan Pro software 31

Print commandshortcuts 102, 105using 54

printingcopies 21documentation 5from HP ScanJet Copy Utility 6resolutions for 119scans 54toolbar shortcuts for 105troubleshooting 87

problems, solving. See troubleshootingProduct Tour command 104product tour, viewing 5programs

e-mail 18fax 20scanning from 64sending to 50troubleshooting 77

progressive JPEG files 52Prompt for Another Page option 26

Qquality, troubleshooting

copies 82scanned images 79

Quit, shortcut for 102

Rraster, definition 119Reader, Adobe Acrobat 52

See also PDF filesreadouts, tonal resolution 63Ready cursor 107receipts, scanning 7red color channel 48

red line, histogram 45reflecting images 37removing

frames 23selection areas 32

replacing ADF window 98resetting

all adjustments 38default colors 48exposure adjustments 40output types 34resolution 36sharpen levels 38

Resize commandshortcuts 103using 35

resizingimages 35keyboard shortcuts for 103selection areas 32troubleshooting 13

resolutionautomatic 13button settings 26changing 36definition 119interpolated 116optical, definition 117print vs. screen 13printers 119range of values 62screen, definition 120troubleshooting 81websites, optimizing for 55

Resolution tab options 62Return Image To command


reversing imagescolor 39layout 37

RGB valuesdefinition 120transparent items 74viewing 45

rich text format (RTF)definition 120using 53

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scanner bucolor copCopy 21Edit TexE-mail 1E-mail DE-mail PFax 19File 22HP Scanidentifyinnumber saving tosettings troubleswhen to

scanner glcleaningdefinitionloading ipreparin

Scanner Gscanner lascanner lidScanner tascanning

destinatiloading imethodsnegativepreparinpreviewiselectingsending slides 6transparusing ADusing HPusing sc

Scanning scanning sScrapbookscratched screen res

definitionimage qoutput ty

Select All

spot colordefinition 121shortcut for 103using output type 34

sRGBdefinition 121setting profile 61

starting scansmethods for 6using HP PrecisionScan Pro software 31using scanner buttons 15using TWAIN 64

stopping scans 21streaks, troubleshooting 79stripes, troubleshooting 82support, customer

resources for 100supported programs

e-mail 18fax 20

System Palettedefinition 121shortcut for 103

Ttab options

Buttons tab 25Control 63Copy button 25Edit Text button 25E-mail Document button 25E-mail Photo button 25Fax button 25File button 25Resolution 62Scanner 61Selection Area 62Text 62

Tagged Image File Format. See TIFF filestemplates

large 67negative 69slides 67troubleshooting 84

Text Files, saving as 51Text option 26Text tab options 62

Index

ttonsy/b&w copy 21

t 237ocument 17hoto 17

ning Software 31g 16

of copies 21 file 2225

hooting 78use 6, 15ass 95 120

tems 9g documents for 7lass command 102mp. See lamp, definition 120b options 61

ons, definition 17tems 9 for 6s 69g originals 7ng 31 areas for 32to programs 50

7encies 71F 66 PrecisionScan Pro software 31

anner buttons 15Software button, HP 16ource, definition 120 picture clippings 58templates 84olution 120

uality 13pes for 3432, 103

selectingoutput types 33scanning area 32

Selection Area tab options 62selection areas

automatic 62creating 32cursors 107definition 120moving 32negatives 72removing border 32resizing 32slides 72zooming to 33

sending to programsdirections for 50troubleshooting 88

separation pad, cleaning 96settings

ADF Page Size 27automatic 12Controls tab 63Copy button 25custom, saving 60destinations 26Edit Text button 25E-mail Photo button 25Energy Save mode 92Faster Scan mode 92Fax button 25File button 25for scanning software 60Image Output 26lamp 92loading 60resetting adjustments 38Resolution tab 62saving 60scanner buttons 25Scanner tab 61Selection Area tab 62shortcut for 102Text tab 62

Setup and Support guide 100

shadowsadjusting 42alarms 43automatic adjustment 62clipped areas, checking for 43definition 121histogram 45transparent items, adjusting for 74

Sharpen commandshortcuts 103using 38

sharpeningdefinition 121images 38keyboard shortcuts for 103options for 61

shortcutskeyboard 102menu 102toolbar 105

size See also file sizesADF page size options 27image, troubleshooting 80, 81paper, ADF 7resizing images 35transparent media 8

skewed images, troubleshooting 80skewed pages, troubleshooting 91slides

adjusting colors 72scanning 67troubleshooting 84

slow scanning, troubleshooting 12, 78Small Computer System Interface. See SCSIsmall file size, option for

See also file sizesSmart Friends tips 30software

See also HP PrecisionScan Pro softwareuninstalling 100

solving problems. See troubleshootingsource documents. See original itemssource, definition 121specifications

ADF 7speed

troubleshooting 12, 78

Back Index 131

text, editabaccuracycreatinglanguagoptions ftroubles

textured pthreshold, thresholdinTIFF files

definitionusing 53

tips, Smartonal resoltone, defintoolbar shotools

black eywhite ey

Tools mentransparen

adjustingscanningtroubles

transparencleaningmedia sinegativeslides, stranspartroublesusing 67

transparentrays. See

XPA (Slides) commandshortcuts 102using 68

ZZoom In command


Zoom Out commandshortcuts 103, 105using 33

zoomingdefinition 13in 33menu shortcuts for 103out 33toolbar shortcuts for 105viewing preview images 33

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le of 24

using OCR 23es 62or 25, 62hooting 85aper, scanning 7black and white 47g, definition 121

121

t Friends 30ution, adjusting 63ition 121rtcuts 105

edropper 42edropper 41u, shortcuts for 103cies colors 72 71

hooting 84cy adapter (XPA) 96zes 8s, scanning 69canning 67encies, scanning 71hooting 84, 90

cy exposure adjustment tool 122 input tray, ADF

troubleshootingADF 91checklist 75copies 82e-mailing 87faxing 87frequently asked questions 12image quality 79negatives 84OCR 85scanner buttons 78scanner not responding 77slides 84slow scanning 12, 78transparencies 84TWAIN programs 89XPA 90zooming 13

True Colordefinition 122shortcut for 103using 34

turquoise line, histogram 45TWAIN programs

definition 122returning images to 51scanning from 64troubleshooting 89

24-bit color, definition 109Type of file options 26Typing cursor 107

Uunderlined text, converting 24Undo Editing Changes command


uniform scaling, definition 122uninstalling software 100Universal Serial Bus. See USBunlocking scanner 77Unselect All 32, 103USB, definition 122User’s Manual, shortcut to 104

Vvector images, definition 122View menu, shortcuts for 103

viewingpreviewing scans 31product tour 5RGB values 45Setup and Support Guide 100

Wwarnings. See alertswatermark 61Web Palette

definition 122output types 34

websitesfree 55optimizing scans for 55output types for 34placing images on 55

weightpaper specifications, ADF 7paper specifications, scanner glass 7

white areas, adjusting 41white eyedropper 41white images, troubleshooting 80white output levels, changing 44white stripes, troubleshooting 82Width field, resizing images 35window cleaner, using 96window, ADF

cleaning 97replacing 98

word processing programsresizing images in 35supported 24

Word, removing frames in 23

XXPA (Negatives) command


XPA (optional transparency adapter)cleaning 96media sizes 8negatives, scanning 69slides, scanning 67transparencies, scanning 71troubleshooting 84, 90using 67

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