Check to make sure that the scanner has power. The power indicator light/power button is located on the front of the scanner and should be green. If it is not, press the indicator light/power button. You may also need to check to see if the power cord has been disconnected. If you have already launched VueScan, please quit out of the application before powering on the scanner.

NOTE: If you are unable power on the scanner, please notify a consultant at the service counter.

In addition, please be aware that the "Scan to Print", "Scan to FAX", and the "Scan to E-mail" functions have been disabled.

The image shows the default settings for VueScan. Most images can be successfully scanned and processed using these defaults.

These settings, however, may need to modify depending on the kind of document, picture, or media you are scanning. You may also need to modify them depending on how you want your final scanned image to appear.

For basic information on what each of these settings controls & what options are available, please visit our separate

Input Settings Page

Crop Settings Page

Filter Settings Page

Color Settings Page

Output Settings Page

Prefs Settings Page

Once you have selected the settings you want, click the "Preview" button to see what the scanned image will look like. The scanner will immediately power up and begin to scan your document/picture. Its progress can be monitored in the progress field along the bottom of the window.

When completed, a preview of the scanned image created with your chosen settings will be displayed in the Scanner Bed Pane. It is not the final scan. If the preview image does not have the qualities you desire, reset the settings and try again.

When you are satisfied with the the preview image, you may need to select the part of it you actually want for your final image. This is especially true if the size of your original document or picture is smaller than the size of the scanner bed or if you have scanned more than one image at once.

VueScan will automatically select the region it thinks is your document. To change this area, move the mouse pointer over the Preview picture. Move the pointer to the corner of the area you would like to scan, click and hold the mouse button, then drag the crosshairs to the opposite corner of the desired scanning area. When you release the mouse button, there will be a moving dotted line around what you just selected (see picture on the right). The is called a "marquee".

If you messed up, just click and drag elsewhere on the Preview area, then start over with the crosshairs until you have selected the right part of the picture. You can adjust the size of your selected area by moving the pointer over one of the sides of the dotted rectangle, and clicking and dragging the edge of the marquee.

When you have selected the area you want to scan, click on the "Scan" button. The scanner will power up once more and begin to create the final scan of your image. Its progress will be tracked in the progress field along the bottom of the window. When it finishes, the scanned image will open into a new Photoshop window. (Or another application, if you changed the Viewer in the Prefs section.)

NOTE: The bigger your image, or the higher your chosen resolution, the longer the scanning process will take.

For a few tips on how to touch up a photo (getting rid of creases, folded corners, scratches, changing the color balances, and the brightness/contrast), please visit

Basic Instructions on Touching up Damaged Photographs

In Photoshop, open the "Image" menu at the top of the screen, then go down to "Mode" and then to "Indexed Color..."

A box will come up asking you how many colors you want to use. Just click "OK" or hit the "Enter" key for the default setting.

If you'd like to keep the image in it's higher-color (RGB) mode, you'll need to choose the "Flatten Image" command in the "Layer" menu in order to save it as any format other than Photoshop's native format.

Now you're ready to save the document. Open the "File" menu and select "Save As..." You should see a box similar to the one on the below. If you want to save your image onto your flash drive, click on the pull-down menu at the top and select your flash drive. Next, click on the arrow button to the right of the "Save As" pull-down menu.

Now you need to give your image a title. Click in the "Save As:" box, and type in a new name. Then click the on the "Format" menu and select "CompuServe GIF" (or JPEG, or whatever other format you may want to save as). Other formats that will work with both PCs and Macs are: TIFF, PICT, BMP, and JPEG (For more information on various image formats please visit

Basic Overview of Image Formats