Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 7400C

Important Note!

Each of the computers located on the same cluster of tables as the scanner shares the scanner.

Computer T3C17 is connected to the scanner; any of the 3 computers in this cluster can be used to scan
Computer T3C03 is connected to the scanner; any of the 3 computers in this cluster can be used to scan
Computer T3LAB03 in the mini lab is connected to the scanner; any of the 5 computers in this cluster in the mini lab can be used to scan

The important point is that any of the computers in the cluster of computers with a scanner can be used to scan. The only restriction is that someone must be logged in at the computer physically connected to the scanner before you can use another computer to scan. Consequently, if no one is using the computer connected to the scanner, then use it to scan. If, on the other hand, someone is using the computer connected to the scanner, then you may use any of others in that cluster.

Now to Scan

Log in to the computer
Lift the lid and place your document on the scanner, face down, upper right corner.
Launch Adobe Photoshop (if in the T3 Mini Lab) or Adobe Photoshop Elements (if in the T3 Main Area)
Choose FileImportWIA-Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 7400C
The “scanning box“ will open
1. On the left side, choose the selection most appropriate to what you are scanning (color picture, grayscale picture, black & white picture or text)
2. Click PREVIEW button
3. The scanner will do a quick scan of your document and automatically resize the scan selection to the borders of your document
4. Now click the SCAN button
  1. If the automatic resizing is not correct, you may resize it by clicking and dragging the pink squares at the corners of the dotted lines to include more or less of the scanned picture
  2. Also, you may adjust the quality of the picture scanning
    - use110 dpi is perfect for PowerPoint presentations that need great detail
    - use 300 dpi for picture archival
    - anything higher is ridiculous overkill
Your document will now be scanned and, when completed, Photoshop will exit the scanning screen and display your picture
1. Note: the percentage at the top of your image is the percent of actual size that it is being displayed (a piece of paper, when scanned at normal settings, is displayed at 33.3% of actual size, just so Photoshop can fit it all on the screen)

Rotating, Resizing, or Cropping Your Image

aka Photoshop Tips and Tricks

To rotate
- Choose ImageRotate Canvas and choose your angle of rotation

Special note: if an image was placed on the scanner bed slightly off kilter, try doing a custom rotation of 0.5 degrees
Repeat as needed until it is perfectly aligned.

To resize
- Choose ImageImage size
  - This will bring up a dialog box that will let you change the size of your picture
  - MAKE SURE THE CONSTRAIN PROPORTIONS BOX IS CHECKED, or else you’ll end up with a fun-house mirror effect
  - From this dialog box you may also lower the resolution of your image, but keep in mind that once you’ve lowered it, raising it will not bring back that lost quality
To crop
- Use the selection tool (top left tool of the toolbar) to select the rectangular area that you wish to keep
- Now click ImageCrop
Oops, I wanna undo that!
- Choose WindowShow History (if it’s not already showing)
- The history will allow you to undo anything up to the last save or when you first scanned the document
- In the history window, simply click on the step above the one you wish to undo; this will undo everything you did after that step

Saving Your File

Choose FileSave As
Select a location (such as your Y:/ drive)
Name the file something descriptive instead of using the default name.
Change the file type from the Photoshop file type (*.PSD, .PDD) to the JPEG file type (*.JPG, *.JPE)
- JPEG images are the universal standard that most every program (such as PowerPoint) can accept and incorporate.

Scanning More Documents

Close the document you just saved
Resume with step #4 under Now to Scan above

Using the Document Feeder in the T3 Mini Lab

Simply place documents print side up, top towards the rear (hinge) of the scanner, in the document feeder tray (the top part). Avoid thick stacks of paper, as this will clog the mechanism. Follow the instructions above, but do NOT use the preview option. Simply load the document feeder tray, and import the image once for each piece of paper in the tray. Using the document feeder seems to put about 3 inches of excess blank space on the bottom of your image, but that can be taken out using the crop method described above.

If you want to use PhotoShop to do some editing of your images, click here or contact Chris Bond.