Plustek OpticFlim 8300i - Page 40

Thescannedimagelooks
grainyonthescreen
 Yourvideomodeisnotsettoshowmorethan
256colors
Werecommendthatyousetyourvideomodeto16
bitsperpixel(65536colors)orhigher.Please
consultyourvideocard,computerorWindows
documentationtochangethevideo
mode.
Thescannerscansvery
slowly
 Youarerunningotherapplicationsinthe
background
Closealltheotherapplicationsthatarerunningin
thebackground.
 Youarescanningatahighresolution(DPI)
Reducetheresolution.
Theimagelooksgoodin
thesoftwarethatcame
withthescannerbutit
doesn’tlookgoodwhen
Iexporttheimageto
anotherprogram
 Differentimagingprogramsusedifferent
MonitorGammasettings
ChangetheMonitorGammasettingsineitherofthe
programssothattheymatch.Pleaseconsultthe
helpfilesforeachprogramtofindouthowtoadjust
theMonitorGamma.
Theimagelooksgoodon
screenbutverydark
whenprinted
 TheMonitorGammaSettingsorthescanner
brightnesssettingsarenotsetproperly
1)ChangetheMonitorGammatoavaluebetween
1.0and1.5.Pleaseconsultyourhelpfilefor
informationonhowtoadjusttheMonitorGamma.
2)AdjustthebrightnesscontrolintheTWAIN
windowbeforescanning.
 Theprinterbrightnesssettingisnotset
properly
Adjustthebrightnessintheprinter.Someprinters
allowyoutochangethebrightnesssettings.Please
consultyourprinterdocumentation.
Thereisagrindingor
rattlingnoiseatthe
beginningofeachscan
 Thescannerengagesthegearsanditinitializes
itselfbeforescanning
Thisnoiseisnormaltotheoperationofthescanner.
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