Technical information

use the scan features

Scanning is the process of converting pictures and text into an electronic format

for your computer. You can scan photos and text documents.

Because the scanned image or text is in an electronic format, you can bring it

into your word processor or graphics software program and modify it to suit

your needs. You can do the following:

• Scan photos of your kids and e-mail them to relatives, create a

photographic inventory of your house or office, or create an electronic

scrapbook.

• Scan text from an article into your word processor and quote it in a report,

saving you a lot of retyping.

To use the scan features, your HP PSC and computer must be connected and

turned on. The HP PSC software must also be installed and running on your

computer prior to scanning. To verify that the HP PSC software is running on a

Windows PC, look for the hp psc 1300 series icon in the system tray at the

lower right side of your screen, next to the time. On a Macintosh, the HP PSC

software is always running.

You can start a scan from your computer or from your HP PSC. This section

explains how to scan from the front panel of the HP PSC only.

For information about how to scan from the computer, and how to adjust, resize,

rotate, crop, and sharpen your scans, see the onscreen hp photo & imaging

help that came with your software.

Note: Bright direct sunlight on your HP PSC, or halogen desk lamps placed

close to your HP PSC, might affect the quality of scanned images.

Note: High resolution scanning (600 dpi or higher) requires a large

amount of hard disk space. If there is not enough hard disk space

available, your system might stall.

This section contains the following topics:

• scan an original on page 29

• stop scanning on page 30

scan an original

1 Load your original face down in the left front corner of the glass.

2 Press Scan.

A preview image of the scan appears in the HP Scan window on the

computer, where you can edit it.

For more information about editing a preview image, see the onscreen

hp photo & imaging help that came with your software.