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User's Manual for Microtek Scanners and Twain-compliant Scanning Software (for the PC) Includes E3·E6·III·IIHR IISP/IISPX·II/IIXE IIG·35t Plus·45t Doc. No. I49-001066, I49-001067 Third edition: May 1996 Windows Copyright  1996 Microtek International, Inc. All rights reserved. Doc. No. I49-001066, I49-001067 Third edition: May 1996 Microtek Lab, Inc. 3715 Doolittle Drive Redondo Beach, CA 90278-1226 Main: (310) 297-5000 Sales: 800-654-4160 Technical Support: (310) 297-5100 FAX: (310) 297-5050 BBS: (310) 297-5102 AutoTech fax back system: (310) 297-5101 Microtek Web Page www.mteklab.com Microtek International, Inc. 6, Industry East Road 3 Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu, 30077, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-772155 FAX: 886-3-772598 Microtek Europe B.V. Max Euwelaan 68 NL-3062 MA Rotterdam The Netherlands TEL: 31-10-2425688 FAX: 31-10-2425699 To obtain optimal results from the Microtek scanning software and user's guide, you should be familiar with such Windows concepts as pointing, clicking, dragging, and selecting from menus and dialog boxes. If these things are new to you, refer to your Microsoft Windows User's Guide. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Adobe Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Table of Contents How to use this manual Chapter 1 Basic Concepts.............................................. 1-1 What is a Scanner............................................................................................. 1-2 How scanners work ................................................................................... 1-3 Components of effective scanning ........................................................... 1-4 Image Types ..................................................................................................... 1-5 Single-bit ................................................................................................... 1-5 Grayscale ................................................................................................... 1-6 Color .......................................................................................................... 1-6 Selecting an image type ............................................................................ 1-7 Text Scanning ................................................................................................... 1-7 Getting the Best Results ................................................................................... 1-8 Resolution ................................................................................................. 1-9 Choosing the best resolution setting .............................................................. 1-9 …