HP scanjet 4600 Series User Manual
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user’s manual
how to scan slides and negatives
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Note: The scanner scans the negative only when the transparent materials
adapter is properly attached to the scanner.
4
Press the S
CAN
button (
).
A dialog box appears asking what you are scanning.
5
Select Picture, and then click Scan in the dialog box.
6
Select Negatives from a Transparent Materials Adapter (TMA), and then
click Scan in the dialog box.
The scanner performs a preview scan, and the preview image appears.
Note: A preview image always appears when scanning negatives,
regardless of the HP Director button setting.
7
Select a final scan area. Click and drag a border
around the area you want for a final scan (final scan
area).
8
Make any adjustments you want to the preview image.
When the image adjustments are complete, click
Accept.
9
A dialog box appears asking if there are more originals to scan. If you
have more negatives to scan, click Yes, and then perform one of the
following steps:
–
To scan another frame from the same negative strip, remove the
adapter from the scanner and re-position the negative strip so that the
frame you want to scan is in front of the light window. Reposition the
adapter on the scanner. In the Preview window, click New Scan, make
adjustments, and then click Accept.
–
Place a new negative strip in the adapter and reposition the adapter on
the scanner. In the preview window, click New Scan, make adjustments,
and then click Accept.
10 When you have finished scanning your items, click No when you receive
the prompt for another scan.
The images appear in the HP Photo & Imaging Gallery or other selected
destination.
11 When finished, remove the adapter and negative strip.
You can initiate scanning a negative in other ways. For example, in HP Director,
click Scan Picture. Or, if you know you’ll be sharing an item, use the
HP I
NSTANT
S
HARE
button (
) on the front panel of the scanner.
Final scan area