UMAX Technologies 2100U Specifications

Astra 2100UOWNER’S GUIDE

4Installing PhotoDeluxe on Your PCNOTE: PhotoDeluxe is compatible with Windows 98, 95 andhigher. Use the following steps to install your scanning sof

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95FCC Declaration of ConformityDeclares that the products:Product Name: Color Scanner Model No.: Astra 2100UFCC Rules: Tested to comply with FCC Pa

96WarrantyOne Year Limited WarrantyUMAX Technologies, Inc. (UMAX) warrants this hardware product against defects inmaterial and workmanship for a peri

97IndexAaccessing online manuals, 79Acrobat reader, installation, 82adjusting brightness, tone, color, 40Advanced window, 27album, creating with Photo

98glossary, 95grayscale adjustment, 37Hhardware installation, 6help, how to get, 79help, technical support, 91how to get help, 79how to scan a photo t

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide99Presto! PhotoAlbum, installing, 6Preview button, 13Preview scan, how to, 24Preview tools, Beginner window, 24print pre

100using VistaScan to scan a photo toe-mail, 63using VistaScan to scan and printimages, 61VVistaScan Beginner window, 13VistaScan driver selection, 14

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide511. When a screen appears asking if you want to restart yourcomputer to finish the installation procedure, select Yes a

6Install VistaScan and Bundle Software (Presto!PageManager, Presto! PhotoAlbum, Presto!PageType, Presto! ImageFolio, OmniPage LEand Online Manuals)1.

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide7About Scanner ConnectorsUSB ConnectorsMany newer computers, both PC and Macintosh, rely on USBtechnology as the primary

8Connecting the Hardware Interface CablesIf your computer has a USB port, follow the instructions in theConnecting the USB Cable section to connect th

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide9Connecting the Power Adapter1. Plug the scanner’s power adapter into an electrical outlet.2. Insert the other end of th

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11CHAPTER 2. Your First ScanBefore you begin your first scan, you must install the scanner andthe bundled software. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for

129. Click the Choose Scanner icon. Click on the VistaScan entryin the input source list. The VistaScan input source ishighlighted. Click OK. (NOTE: Y

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide1315. Click the Preview button on the right side of the VistaScanBeginner window. The scanner begins a low-resolution sc

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1421. Click on the Save & Send icon. Choose save from the drop-down menu. Click the Save button to save the image.22. Close the VistaScan window b

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide159. Click the Preview button on the right side of the VistaScanBeginner window and the scanner begins a low-resolution

16Turning the Scanner Lamp On and OffFor PC Users Only: You can turn the scanner lamp on and offusing the Astra 2100U’s built-in Power Saving utility.

17CHAPTER 3. Scanning BasicsVistaScan is the primary program or driver you use to scan withyour Astra 2100U scanner. It is a TWAIN-compliant program,w

18Color Matching/CorrectionColor Matching allows you to fine-tune the colors of scannedimages so that they emulate the colors of your original sourced

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide19Show RulerThe Show Ruler command displays or hides the rulers that borderthe top and left sides of the Preview window.

20FileTo set the location for your stored images:1. Click on the File icon. The file preferences appear to the rightof the Scan To icon set.2. Enter t

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide21E-mailTo specify which e-mail application to use when you e-mailscanned images:1. Click on the E-mail icon. The e-mail

222. Enter the application name to which you want to send thescanned image files (such as Presto! PageManager) in theApplication Name text box.3. Ente

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide23The information includes:• Scanner Manufacturer• Scanner Model• Firmware Version• VistaScan Version• Maximum Scan Widt

iiiTABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED... 1Introduction...

242. Select what you want to do with the image after it is scannedusing the Scan To icons.3. Specify what kind of image you are going to scan, and sta

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide25Move your cursor into the Preview window and click. The imageenlarges. To reduce the view size, press the shift key (t

26Print – prints the scanned item on the default printer.Fax – faxes the scanned item using your fax driver.Application – sends the scanned item to th

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide27Clicking on any of these icons automatically starts the final scanprocess using the pre-defined scan settings. The sca

28Changing the Original Document SourceThe Original Document Source setting identifies the item you wantto scan.You can choose from the following sett

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide29True Color, CMYK: Converts RGB (video) color data intoCMYK (printed) color data using a special color transformationp

30Changing the Resolution SettingScanning resolution is measured in dots per inch (DPI). Resolutiondetermines the amount of information the scanner wi

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide31The table below gives you an idea of the file sizes you can expectbased on the original image size and the resolution

32Table 2. Recommended ResolutionsImage Use Recommended ResolutionPrinting 300 – 600*Viewing on the Screen 72Viewing on the Web 72OCR, B/W 300Pre-Pres

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide334. Click OK. The settings you defined appear on the Resolutionsetting drop down menu, under the Custom heading.Changin

ivCHAPTER 3. SCANNING BASICS ... 17Setting VistaScan Preferences...

34Art 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 2100U Owner’s Guide35VistaScan provides the following filter options:No Filter — Use this option when you do not want to sharpen orblur the

36• 10%• CustomYou can also specify a custom scale factor by choosing the Customoption from the Scaling drop down menu. See the Using CustomScaling Se

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide37Using the Auto Adjustment FeatureAuto Adjustment provides a simple way to adjust the light and darkvalues of a color o

38Selecting the Scan to Device or ApplicationTo specify the device or application to which you want to send thescanned item:1. Click on the arrow abov

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide39The Multiple Frame tool allows you to create two or more selectionframes in the Preview Window.To create more than one

40Preview window associated with the thumbnail, changes to adashed outline.3. Click on the “X” button, located in the bottom-left corner of thethumbna

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide41Using the Brightness BarThis setting determines the overall intensity level (gray level) of animage. Moving the slider

42Gamma BarThe Gamma bar alters the mid-range gray tones in the scannedimage. All optical devices, such as monitors and scanners, havesome variance in

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide43Click Reset to cancel the changes and return the value to the defaultsetting.Adjusting the Color BalanceThe Color Adju

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s GuidevCHAPTER 6. HOW TO GET HELP ... 79Using Online Manuals ...

44The following lists the possible rotate and flip selections:• Flip/Rotate Horizontally — flips the image horizontally androtates it 90 degrees count

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide45To use VistaAccess from the PC:a) Click on the Start bar. Click on the Programs option. Whenthe Programs pop-up menu a

463. Click the Find/Refresh Scanner option to re-initialize thescanner. Click the Help option to view VistaAccess onlinehelp. Click the Exit option to

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide47“Zoom Tool” and the “Frame Selection Tool.” To find outmore about how to use these tools, click on the user tips textt

4810. You can modify the font type, font size, font style (bold, italic,underlined), text alignment (left, right or centered), and textcolor by select

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide49To use the copy utility:1. Click on the Start bar. Click the Programs option. When thePrograms pop-up menu appears, cl

50• B/W images — Selecting Best or Normal produces the sameoutput.• Gray images — Selecting Best uses an enhanced filter toimprove image quality but s

51CHAPTER 4. Push Button ScanningThe defining feature of the Astra 2100U is its push buttonfunctionality. You can scan an image to e-mail, perform OCR

52For Macintosh Users:1. Click on the Finder in the upper right corner of the Desktop. Adrop down menu appears which contains:• Hide VistaAccess• Hide

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide53Configuring the Scanner Button Values1. When the Push Button Configuration utility opens, the scannersettings are auto

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545. Select the desired resolution by clicking on the arrow to theright of the Resolution field and choosing one of presets fromthe drop-down menu.6.

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide552. Select the printer driver you want to use to print the copies, byclicking on the arrow to the right of the Copy Des

56Configuring the Custom Button Values1. Click on the Custom icon to open the window that contains thevariables you are adjusting.NOTE: The Custom ic

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide572. Select the e-mail application (only Microsoft Exchange andLotus cc:Mail are supported) to send the scanned image to

58To configure the values for the OCR (optical characterrecognition) function:1. If the OCR icon is not selected (enclosed in a red box), click theOCR

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide59To scan using one of the scanner push buttons:1. Press the Scan, Copy, or Custom (i.e. e-mail or OCR) button.2. A Scan

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61CHAPTER 5. Scanning ProjectsThe UMAX Astra 2100U scanner includes bundled software tohelp you with a variety of tasks. This chapter shows you how to

62Or you can also:a. Double-click the Hard Drive icon.b. Double-click the UMAX VistaScan folder.c. Double-click the UMAX VistaScan application icon to

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide63Using VistaScan to Scan a Phototo E-mailScanning an image to e-mail is similar to the procedure described inthe Using

1CHAPTER 1. Getting StartedIntroductionThank you for purchasing the UMAX Astra 2100U scanner. Thisversatile unit is perfect for the home or office. Us

64For PC Users:1. Open the PhotoDeluxe application. For detailed instructions onhow to start PhotoDeluxe, refer to steps 1-5 from Chapter 2.Your First

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide656. Click the Preview button. The scanner begins a low-resolutionscan of the image. The preview image displays in the P

66For Macintosh Users:1. Open the PhotoDeluxe application. The PhotoDeluxe windowappears.Refer to Chapter 2. Your First Scan for instructions on how t

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide677. When the scan is complete, a window appears requesting thatyou save the document. Type a name in the field that app

68• Click the 4Choose tab to convert the image to either JPEGor GIF format. A Save window appears. Choose a locationin which to save the image. Click

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide6911. Click and drag the scanned form down to the PageTypeapplication icon. PageType opens and automatically displaysthe

70Creating a Calendar with PhotoDeluxeYou can create your own calendar using PhotoDeluxe. This processdiffers for PC and Macintosh users. Follow the a

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide716. Follow the onscreen instructions through step 5, then click theAdd tab and choose the scanner icon. The VistaScan B

72For 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 2100U Owner’s Guide73h. After a moment the image appears in the My Photos gallerywindow. Double-click the thumbnail to view a full-size,hig

2• UMAX Scanner CD-ROM. This CD-ROM contains softwarefor UMAX VistaScan, VistaAccess, VistaShuttle (PC), Caere®OmniPage® LE OCR, NewSoft® Presto! Page

74For 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 2100U Owner’s Guide752. From the OmniPage LE window, click the Scanner icon andselect Flatbed. Click Done.For PC Users:1. Choose Acquire Im

76Creating 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 2100U Owner’s Guide77Creating a Photo Album1. Click on the Create button, and then click on the Templatebutton.2. Choose an album template

7811. Click on the Color Photos icon in the Click to Scan area of theVistaScan Beginner window. The scanner performs the final,high-resolution scan.Fo

79CHAPTER 6. How to Get HelpThe Astra 2100U scanners have been designed to be reliable,easy-to-install, and easy-to-use. If you encounter any problems

80For 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 2100U Owner’s Guide81Accessing the Presto! PageManager OnlineManualFor PC Users:1. Click Start.2. Click Programs.3. Click Presto! PageManag

823. 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 2100U Owner’s Guide83Problem:The scanner text failed. The scanner text utility is a PC-basedutility. Macintosh users will not encounter thi

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide3System RequirementsThis section defines the minimum system requirements necessary tooperate either the Astra 2100U scan

84If a yellow exclamation point appears, or if one or both of them arenot present, please contact your computer manufacturer. If the USBsection is not

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide855. If you have a different version, contact your reseller orMicrosoft for an upgrade.• Windows USB Supplement installe

866. The bottom half of this tab displays the IRQ Routing Status.Look for the following items:• IRQ Routing enabled• IRQ read from (where it is read f

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide87Problem:Your system resources are low. Your system resources are theamount of free resources your system can call on a

88Solution:Many Macintosh computers have at least two USB ports. Werecommend that you connect your scanner directly to one of theseports. Daisy-chaini

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide89Problem:The following error message appeared: “Error: Not EnoughPower to Function”Solution:The Macintosh OS generates

90Problem:The following error message appeared: "Scanner not found" or"Unable to control scanner"Solution:Follow this procedure:1.

UMAX Astra 2100U Owner’s Guide91Contacting Technical SupportUMAX Astra scanners are designed to be reliable, easy-to-install,and easy-to-use. If you e

92When you call, please be in front of your computer. You will needto have your scanner and the computer turned on. Try to have asmuch information abo

93Appendix A. TechnicalSpecificationsThe following table defines the technical specifications for theAstra 2100U Scanners.Scanner SpecificationsScanne