UMAX Technologies 2000U Specifications

Astra 2000U/POWNER’S GUIDE

10Astra 2000U Package Contents• UMAX Astra 2000U Flatbed scanner• USB Interface Cable• Quick Start Guide and Owner’s Manual• Power Adapter• Adobe® Pho

1003. If you are using a Macintosh computer other than the iMac, donot run the scanner off the keyboard. The keyboard has twoports. Those ports are fo

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide1014. Highlight all items in the Close Programs window other thanthe EXPLORER and SYSTRAY and click the End TaskButton

102If you are not familiar with editing your BIOS settings, contact yourcomputer manufacturer for more information.Problem:Your printer driver is conf

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide103Contacting Technical SupportIf the above solutions have not resolved your problem, pleasecontact your dealer or cal

104MaintenanceWith the exception of periodic cleaning or lamp replacement, thescanner is virtually maintenance-free. Please read the followingsection

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide105CleaningRegularly cleaning the object glass will ensure that dirt or smudgeswill not reduce the quality of your sca

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UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide107Appendix A. TechnicalSpecificationsThe following table defines the technical specifications for theAstra 2000 Serie

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UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide109GlossaryAdditive Primary Colors-Red, Green, and Blue light that producewhite when mixed together. A color monitor o

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide11Getting to Know Your ScannerTo gain a complete understanding of the information contained inthis manual, it is impor

110Continuous Tone-An image that has enough tonal range so that thehuman eye can't detect obvious "jumps" or "steps" between

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide111Highlight-The brightest part of an image that still has detail.Setting a highlight point in an image is arguably th

112PMT (Photo Multiplier Tube)-The method of light and imagecapture used by drum scanners. This method is considered to besuperior to CCD technology a

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide113Shadow-The darkest part of an image that still has detail. Settingthe shadow point is also an important aspect to a

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UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide115FCC Declaration of ConformityDeclares that the products:Product Name: Color Scanner Model No.: Astra 2000UAstra 2

116WarrantyOne Year Limited WarrantyUMAX Technologies, Inc. (UMAX) warrants this hardware product against defects inmaterial and workmanship for a per

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide117IndexAaccessing online manuals, 89Acrobat reader, installation, 92adjusting brightness, tone, color, 55Advanced win

118Frame Selection tool, 37frame selection, removal, 54GGeneral Preferences tab, 29getting to know your scanner, 11glossary, 109grayscale adjustment,

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide119PhotoAlbum, creating an albumwith, 84PhotoDeluxe installation, 18PhotoDeluxe online manual,accessing, 90PhotoDeluxe

12 Astra 2000P BackpanelThere are two parallel ports on the Astra 2000P scanner. Thisallows your printer and your scanner to communicate wi

120Ttesting the scanner, 22Tips Help, 31tone adjustment, 54tools, VistaScan Beginner window,37troubleshooting, 92turning the scanner lamp on and off,2

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide13Macintosh Requirements• iMac or USB-compatible Macintosh• Macintosh OS 8.1 or higher• USB interface connector• At le

14If your computer has a USB port, you must make sure that this portis enabled in the system BIOS. Please refer to the troubleshootingsection to learn

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide15CAUTION: Make sure the surface is flat. Operating yourscanner on an uneven surface can damage the internalcomponent

163. Plug the other end of this cable into the port located on the backpanel of the scanner.Macintosh Connection1. Turn off your computer and unplug t

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide17 NOTE: If you have a printer connected to your computer’sparallel port, disconnect the printer and

18Installing the SoftwareNow that you have made the physical connection between the Astra2000U/P scanner and your computer, the next step is to instal

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide196. Fill in the user information.7. Click Next in the Start Copying Files window to begininstalling PhotoDeluxe Home

2TrademarksUMAX is a trademark of UMAX Technologies, Inc. Astra is a trademark ofUMAX Technologies. IBM PC/AT is a trademark of International Business

203. An Adobe ReadMe file appears. After reading the text, clickContinue.4. A PhotoDeluxe Installer window appears. Click the Installbutton. Follow th

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide21CHAPTER 2. Your First ScanBefore you begin your first scan, you must install the scanner andthe bundled software. Re

22NOTE: You only need to select the device driver once inPhotoDeluxe and your selection will be saved.8. Click the Choose Scanner icon. Click on the

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide23Scanning an Image From the PC1. Select an item you would like to scan (a picture, a drawing,etc.).2. Lift the docume

24For example, if you are scanning a color photograph, choose“Color Photo.” To scan text or a black and white drawing,choose “Text/Lineart”. The imag

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide254. Click the Get Photo button.5. Click the Get Photo tab.6. Click the Scanner button to display a menu of available

26You can change the view size of the Preview image beforescanning the final image using the “Zoom Tool,” or select aregion to scan using the “Frame S

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide27Turning the Scanner Lamp On and OffFor PC Users Only: You can turn the scanner lamp on and offusing the Astra 2000’s

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UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide29CHAPTER 3. Scanning BasicsVistaScan is the primary program or "driver" that you will use toscan with your

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide3Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED... 9Introduction...

30Color Matching/CorrectionColor Matching allows you to fine-tune the colors of scannedimages so that they emulate the colors of your original sourced

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide31Show RulerThe Show Ruler command displays or hides the rulers that borderthe top and left sides of the Preview windo

32FileTo set the location for your stored images:1. Click on the File icon, the file preferences appear to the right ofthe Scan To icon set.2. Enter t

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide33E-mailTo specify which e-mail application to use when you e-mailscanned images:1. Click on the E-mail icon, the e-ma

34Application1. Click on the Application icon, the application preferencesappear to the right of the Scan To icon set.2. Enter the application name to

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide35The information includes:• Scanner Manufacturer• Scanner Model• Firmware Version• VistaScan Version• Maximum Scan Wi

36Scanning an item using the Beginner window options consists ofjust a few steps:1. Perform a preview scan of the item to be scanned by clickingon the

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide37There are three Preview tools in the VistaScan Beginner window.Zoom tool – Lets you enlarge or reduce the view of th

38Move tool – Lets you move an image in the Preview window soyou can see portions that are not visible because the image is toolarge to display comple

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide39Defining the Type of Image your are Going to ScanThe Beginner window provides you with pre-defined scanningoptions s

4Scanner Information... 34VistaScan Beginner Window Features...

40VistaScan Advanced FeaturesThe VistaScan Advanced window gives you the ability to adjust thescan setting individually so you can customize the setti

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide41You can choose from the following settings:Flatbed Reflective: Scans paper originals (non-transparencies) e.g.,photo

42True Color, CMYK: Converts RGB (video) color data intoCMYK (printed) color data using a special color transformationprocess. When scanning is compl

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide43Changing the Resolution SettingScanning resolution is measured in dots per inch (DPI). Resolutiondetermines the amo

44The table below gives you an idea of the file sizes you can expectbased on the original image size and the resolution setting youspecify. These valu

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46Using Custom Resolution SettingsYou can also specify custom resolution settings that you can usewhen you scan. The maximum custom resolution setting

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide47Changing the Descreen FeatureThe Descreen option helps eliminate the patterns that can appearwhen you scan printed i

48Art print — Specifies 175 lines per inch. Smoothes the finedot pattern found in high quality art prints.Custom – Opens the Custom Descreen window, w

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide49VistaScan provides the following filter options:No Filter – Use this option when you do not want to sharpen orblur t

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide5Contacting Technical Support...103Maintenance...

50You can scale the image using any of the scale factors listed below:• 200%• 150%• 100%• 50%• 25%• 10%• CustomYou can also specify a custom scale fac

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide512. Enter the desired scale factor in either the Width or Height textbox. These are dynamic fields, updating one fiel

52Using the Scan Control UnitThe Scan Control unit contains the Preview and Scan buttons, andthe Scan To options.Selecting the Scan to Device or Appli

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide53Application – sends the scanned item to the applicationsspecified in the VistaScan Preferences.E-mail – sends the sc

54To select one of the frames you created, double-click on the desiredframe. The frame border of the active frame changes to a marquisstyle frame (dot

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide55Adjusting Image Brightness, Contrast, Highlights and ShadowsWhen you click on the Brightness/Contrast tab from the C

56Highlight BarThis setting defines the lightest (whitest) tones in the scannedimage. If you broaden the range that includes the highlight points,the

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide57Adjusting the Image TonesThe Curve command is another way to make precise adjustments inthe highlight, midtones, or

58When you click in the wheel the image tones are shifted to theparticular hue that is represented in that area.Click the Reset button to cancel the c

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide59The following lists the possible rotate and flip selections:• Flip/Rotate Horizontally – flips the image horizontall

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60• Copy Utility• Scanner Test• Power Saving On/Off Control• Find/Refresh Scanner• Help• Exit3. Click on one of the listed applications or utilities t

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide61Using VistaShuttleThe VistaShuttle is a PC-based application that provides an easyway for you to create greeting car

624. Click Preview to preview the scanned item. You can edit thePreview image before scanning the final image using the“Zoom Tool” and the “Frame Sele

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide638. Choose the Add text command from the Text menu (or click onthe Text button from the left-hand column). The Text S

64To use the copy utility:1. Click on the Start bar. Click on the Programs option. Whenthe Programs pop-up menu appears, click on the VistaScanoption.

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide65Original Image: Lets you specify the type of image to be copied— Color, Gray or B/W. The Single Photo option autom

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UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide67CHAPTER 4. Scanning ProjectsThe UMAX Astra 2000 scanners include bundled software to helpyou with a variety of tasks

682. The VistaScan Beginner window appears. Lift the scanner’sdocument cover and place your document facedown in thecenter of the scanner’s object gla

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide69Using VistaScan to Scan a Phototo E-mailScanning an image to e-mail is almost the same procedure asdescribed in the

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide7ABOUT THIS MANUALThis is the Owner’s Guide for the UMAX Astra 2000U and theAstra 2000P scanners. It will provide info

70Using VistaScan with PhotoDeluxe toCreate Web-ready ImagesAdd flair to your Web pages by importing scanned photos.The version of PhotoDeluxe is diff

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide713. Click the Scanners… option. The VistaScan software opensdisplaying the Beginner window.4. Select an image you wan

72If you choose the GIF format:a. An Export Options window appears notifying you itwill convert the photo to the GIF format. Click OK.b. An Export GIF

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide73Refer to Chapter 2. Your First Scan for instructions on how tostart PhotoDeluxe.2. Place the item you would like to

7411. Click the Send button.12. Click the To the Internet tab.13. Click the Web Page button. A new window appears allowingyou to alter the image.• Cli

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide75Using Presto! PageManager to Scan aForm and Edit it with PageTypeNOTE: Presto! PageType is not a Macintosh compatib

767. Lift the document cover and place the form you want to scanfacedown in the center of the object glass of the scanner.8. Click the Preview button.

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide7719. Select Presto! PageType. The Presto! PageType windowappears.20. Choose Open from the File menu. Enter the name o

78NOTE: The PhotoDeluxe CD must be loaded in the CD-ROMdrive to access the calendar templates.2. Open PhotoDeluxe (refer to Chapter 2. Your First Sca

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide796. Follow the onscreen instructions through step 5, then click theAdd tab and choose the scanner icon. The VistaScan

8Chapter 5. How to Get HelpChapter 5 contains information you can refer to when you needassistance with the scanner or the bundled software. Theinform

80For Macintosh Users:1. Insert the PhotoDeluxe CD in your CD-ROM drive.NOTE: The PhotoDeluxe CD must be loaded in the CD-ROMdrive to access the cale

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide81NOTE: By default the image is saved as “untitled - #” inthe Acquire section of the floating gallery window. Youcan

82For Macintosh Users:1. Double-click the Hard Drive icon.2. Double-click OmniPage LE.3. Double-click the OmniPage LE icon. An OmniPage toolbarappears

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide83Converting Scanned Text with OmniPage LE1. Position the image you want to scan facedown on the scanner’sobject glass

84Creating an Album withPresto! PhotoAlbumA variety of templates are included in Presto! PhotoAlbum that youcan use for albums. You can also save an a

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide85Creating a Photo Album1. Click on the Create button, and then click on the Templatebutton.2. Choose an album templat

864. When you have chosen a template, click OK. After a momentthe template appears.5. Click on the Command icon in the upper-left corner of thefloatin

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide8714. Repeat this process by scanning more photos and insertingthem in the blank cell photo frames until you have fill

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UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide89CHAPTER 5. How to Get HelpThe Astra 2000 series scanners have been designed to be reliable,easy-to-install, and easy

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide9CHAPTER 1. Getting StartedIntroductionThank you for purchasing the UMAX Astra 2000U or Astra 2000Pscanner. These vers

90For Macintosh Users:If the VistaScan application is already open, you can locate themanual by clicking on the ? icon located in the upper right corn

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide91Accessing the Presto! PageManager OnlineManualFor PC Users:1. Click Start.2. Click Programs.3. Click Presto! PageMan

923. Double-click OmniPage Ltd.pdf. (If you receive an error,please install Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01. See “InstallingAcrobat Reader” below for instru

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide93Problem:The scanner text failed. The scanner text utility is a PC-basedutility. Macintosh users will not encounter t

944. Click the + beside the Universal Serial Bus Controllers entry.Two items display, (your chipset) PCI to USB Open HostController and Root Hub.If a

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide95If you see these items as listed above, IRQ Steering is enabled. Ifyou do not see the information, contact your comp

96Problem:Your system resources are low. Your system resources are theamount of free resources your system can call on at a given time.This should be

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide97Astra 2000U (Macintosh version) Problems andSolutionsProblem:When I daisy chain the scanner with other USB capable d

98Problem:Your system goes to the Finder when you try to acquire thescanner.Solution:Plug the scanner into its own power outlet. If still does the sam

UMAX Astra 2000U/P Owner’s Guide99Re-install the software driver from the VistaScan CD-ROM. Makesure the extension is loaded and on.Problem:The follow