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Overview

To install MagicScan, you should meet the following requirements: Hardware Requirement: PowerPC or PowerMacintosh or higher CPU for Macintosh users; IBM or IPM compatible PC with a 486, Pentium, or higher CPU or for Windows users. 32MB minimum system memory for Windows and Macintosh users. CD-ROM drive. Hard drive with at least 300MB free space VGA, Super VGA, or 100% compatible video graphics adapter and appropriate monitor (32K Hi-color VGA is the minimum requirement for accurate display of color images) for Windows users; A color monitor with video display card; 256 or True Color (24-bit) Video display card for Macintosh users. | Click the topic that you want to get into. Hardware Requirement Software Requirement Acquire MagicScan Parts of MagicScan

Software Requirement System 7.0 or later for Macintosh Users

Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, and above

Application Software with plug-in or TWAIN modules for Macintosh users

Application Software with TWAIN modules for Windows users

Novell Netware, Microsoft LAN Manager, Microsoft Windows for Workgroup, or any other Netbios compliant network is optional for
network scanning

Acquire MagicScan

Before you acquire MagicScan, you have to: Turn on your scanner and computer; Lift up the scanner document cover and position a source document face down on the scanner’s object glass; then Lower the document cover or transparency adapter (for transparencies).

There are two ways for you to acquire MagicScan:

- Click on the MagicScan icon from the Program menu bar or from the MagicScan folder. The main screen of MagicScan will pop up. You can scan your image and it will be saved automatically after scanned. The scanned image will not be passed into the application software. You have to open the application software and open the scanned file if you want to edit that image.
- Acquire MagicScan through an application software, refer to the following:

For Macintosh Users -

1. Run an application which supports plug-in modules or is TWAIN compliant (e.g., Adobe Photoshop L.E. or Live Picture). These instructions are written using Adobe PhotoShop L.E.
2. Choose the TWAIN Select command from the Import drop down menu.
3. Select the latest version of MagicScan from the list of sources.
4. Choose the TWAIN Acquire command from the Import drop down menu to invoke the MagicScan interface.

The scanned image will be sent into the application software after scanned. You can modify that image and save it if you want.

For Windows Users -

1. Start a TWAIN-compliant image-editing application (e.g. Adobe Photoshop L.E. or Wright Design). These instructions are writting using Adobe PhotoShop L.E.
2. From the image application’s Import submenu, click on "Select TWAIN_32 Source".
3. From the "Select Source" dialog box, click on the latestversion of MagicScan from the TWAIN source dialog box.
4. Re-enter the Import submenu and click on the "TWAIN_32" option to invoke the MagicScan interface.

The scanned image will be sent into the application software after scanned. You can modify that image and save it if you want.
Parts of MagicScan

MagicScan is composed by the following items, Control Window, Preview Window, Job List Window, Proof Window, Enhancement Window and Info Window. You can move, minimize or close each window at any time and maxmize the Preview Window to full screen to help you operate. Control Windows

The Control window, the left side window of MagicScan, allows you to set your own control preferences. It provides all the scanner control settings necessary for you to scan images. In addition, three controls - Manual Control, binuscan IPM and MagicMatch control different scanner settings for different scanning requirements.

Preview Window

Preview Window, the right side window of MagicScan, can show the previewed image and allows you to adjust certain image controls (such as invert the image, flip the image, rotate the image, adjust the highlight and shadow, etc.) to change the scanned image.

After you have adjusted the scan settings in the Control Window, you can click the Preview button to get a previewed image. The scanner will do a low-resolution scan(preview) and the scanned image will be shown on the Preview Window. You may choose to enhance the scanned image after previewing. Choose any one of the enhancement tools in the Preview Window and modify the previewed image. The effect will be shown on the Preview Window immediately. You can adjust the image setting until you are satisfied with the scanned image.

Job List Window

Job List Window, the bottom window of MagicScan, allows you to acquire more than one scanned image for each scan operation.

There are two scanning methods that you can choose for your image, multiple scan and batch scan. Multiple Scan means the "multiple images in multiple processes of the scanner". The scanner calibrates before scanning and returns to the home position after scanning. It allows settings of those images to be different. Batch Scan means the "multiple images in a single process of the scanner". The scanner calibrates once before the first image scanned. It is better for you to choose Batch Scan mode if the images are all in the similar settings, e.g., same resolution, same highlight and shadow, etc.

Proof Window

The Proof Window offers you a precise scanned image for you to make sure that all you want to set for the scanned image are done before you click the SCAN button. In addition, you can save the image directly without clicking the SCAN button again to get a real scan.

Click the Proof button in the Preview Window and another window will pop up which displays the previewed image according to the current user defined settings. The resulting image shown on the Proof window is a low resolution display of the scanned image. The Proof window resolution is based on the Preview Resolution. If you are satisfied with the image, click SAVE button to save the image or click the CLOSE button to close this Proof window. Be aware that the saved image is for monitor display only for the resolution is displayed resolution (75dpi).

Enhancement Window

The enhancement window allows you to do image enhancement. It provides the enhancement tools for you to choose and adjust for your scanned image.

Info Window

The information window is a microscope window for you to view the surrounding pixels under the current mouse cursor position. It shows the magnification in 7x5 pixel area center at the current mouse position. If there is no previewed image on the preview window, the microscope window will disappear. In addition, it also shows the pixel level of the particular pixel under the current mouse cursor.

The measurement of pixel level such as RGB, Lab, CMYK is according to the scan mode that you choose. You can click the triangle mark to the left of the pixel value to change the measurement. In addition, it provides "Width X Height" frame adjusting dialog box to get a more precise frame than using the frame tool. It is useful to scan tiny image with precise scanned dimensions.