Page 3 - Table of Contents
http://www.photosmart.com 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction .......................................................................................................3 Checking the System Requirements ..............................................................................................
Page 5 - Chapter 1 - Introduction; Checking the System Requirements
http://www.photosmart.com 3 Chapter 1 - Introduction Welcome to the HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics guide. The S20 photo scanner is a compact scanner designed specifically for scanning photographs. It can scan these photographic formats: • Mounted film — 35 mm mounted slides and mounted negat...
Page 6 - Unpacking Your Photo Scanner
4 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Unpacking Your Photo Scanner To unpack your S20 photo scanner, do the following: 1. Remove all the contents from the HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner box. You should find the following items in the box along with the photo scanner. * Note that both the calibra...
Page 9 - Quick Setup; Chapter 2 - Quick Setup; Installing the Software
http://www.photosmart.com 7 Quick Setup Chapter 2 - Quick Setup Note: You must install the HP PhotoSmart scanning software on your PC before you connect the S20 photo scanner to your PC. This chapter helps you quickly set up the HP PhotoSmart scanning software and S20 photo scanner with your PC. By ...
Page 10 - Connecting Your Photo Scanner
8 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Quick Setup Connecting Your Photo Scanner When the HP PhotoSmart Setup Wizard prompts you to do so, connect your photo scanner to a power outlet and to your PC, as follows: 1. Connect the small end plug of the power cable to the power connector on the back of...
Page 12 - Calibrating Your Photo Scanner; Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader
10 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Quick Setup Calibrating Your Photo Scanner The Scanner Calibration Utility now prompts you to calibrate your S20 photo scanner. Get the calibration card from the special pocket inside the back cover of this Basics guide. Then, with the calibration card face ...
Page 13 - Chapter 3 - Scanning Photographs
http://www.photosmart.com 11 Chapter 3 - Scanning Photographs This chapter explains how to scan your photographs — mounted film, film strips, and prints — with the HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner. Scanning photographs consists of these simple steps: • Running the HP PhotoSmart scanning software on y...
Page 14 - Running the Scanning Software
12 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Running the Scanning Software You must first run the HP PhotoSmart scanning software on your PC so that your S20 photo scanner will recognize and then scan the photograph you insert into it. To run the scanning software, either: • Double-click the HP PhotoSm...
Page 15 - Setting the Photo Scanner for the Photographic Format
http://www.photosmart.com 13 Setting the Photo Scanner for the Photographic Format The next step in scanning photographs is to set the S20 photo scanner for the format of the photograph you will scan. To do this, you will use the Photo Format button on the photo scanner’s front panel. The Photo Form...
Page 16 - Setting the Photo Scanner for Mounted Film
14 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Setting the Photo Scanner for Mounted Film Setting the Photo Scanner for a Film Strip Setting the Photo Scanner for a Print photo insertion slot set for mounted film indicator light photo insertion slot set for a film strip indicator light photo insertion sl...
Page 17 - Orienting Photographs for Insertion
http://www.photosmart.com 15 Orienting Photographs for Insertion When orienting a photograph for insertion into the S20 photo scanner, you must first determine: • Which is the emulsion side or picture side (face), and which is the back side of the mounted film, film strip, or print • Which edge is t...
Page 18 - Inserting and Scanning Photographs; Inserting and Scanning Mounted Film
16 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Inserting and Scanning Photographs You insert and scan mounted film, film strips, prints, and small prints and paper clippings in different ways with the S20 photo scanner. Please refer to the appropriate subsection for the photographic format you wish to sc...
Page 20 - Inserting and Scanning Film Strips
18 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Inserting and Scanning Film Strips To scan a film strip with the S20 photo scanner, your film strip must be: • A 35 mm negative strip or slide strip. • Clean and dust-free. (See the online Help for information on cleaning film strips.) • Free of any paper la...
Page 22 - Inserting and Scanning Prints
20 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Inserting and Scanning Prints To scan a print with the S20 photo scanner, your print must be: • No larger than 5 inches x 7 inches (or 127 mm x 178 mm), and no smaller than 2 inches x 2 inches (or 50 mm x 50 mm). (If you have a smaller print you wish to scan...
Page 24 - Inserting and Scanning Small Prints and Paper Clippings
22 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Inserting and Scanning Small Prints and Paper Clippings The photo sleeve, which is included in the special pocket inside the back cover of this guide, allows you to scan small prints (less than 2 inches x 2 inches, or 50 mm x 50 mm) or paper clippings (such ...
Page 26 - Manually Ejecting Photographs
24 HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner Basics Manually Ejecting Photographs You can manually eject a photograph from the S20 photo scanner at any time during the scanning process. To do so, simply press the Stop/Eject button, as shown: • If you press the Stop/Eject button while a photograph is moving in...
Page 27 - Learning More About Your Photo Scanner
http://www.photosmart.com 25 3. Close the photo scanner lid by pressing down firmly until it snaps into place: Learning More About Your Photo Scanner You’ve now learned all the basics for using the HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner to scan your photographs. For more information on using your S20 photo...
Page 29 - Chapter 4 - Getting Help for Your Photo Scanner; Accessing the HP PhotoSmart Website
http://www.photosmart.com 27 Chapter 4 - Getting Help for Your Photo Scanner The HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner is designed to be easy to use. When there is a problem, you have several resources for finding a solution. This chapter explains how you can get help for your S20 photo scanner, including...
Page 31 - Getting Technical Support
http://www.photosmart.com 29 Getting Technical Support No matter where you are or when you need it, Hewlett-Packard Company’s technical support is there to help you get the most from your HP products. Whether it’s making products easier to use or providing you with innovative new ways to tackle your...
Page 33 - Appendix A - Cleaning Your Photo Scanner
http://www.photosmart.com 31 Appendix A - Cleaning Your Photo Scanner If you get streaks in a scanned image that are not in the original photograph you scanned, you may need to clean your HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner. This appendix explains how to clean your photo scanner by removing accumulated ...
Page 37 - Appendix B - Uninstalling Your Photo Scanner; Uninstalling the Software; Disconnecting the Photo Scanner
http://www.photosmart.com 35 Appendix B - Uninstalling Your Photo Scanner This appendix explains how to uninstall your HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner. This process includes uninstalling the HP PhotoSmart scanning software from your PC, as well as disconnecting the S20 photo scanner from the power o...
Page 39 - Glossary
http://www.photosmart.com 37 Glossary calibration card A card used to calibrate the HP PhotoSmart S20 photo scanner for scanning prints. (The calibration card is packaged in the special pocket inside the back cover of this Basics guide.) The calibration card contains both black and white reference s...
Page 43 - Index
http://www.photosmart.com 41 Index A Air bulb, cleaning S20 photo scanner with 32 C Cables connecting power 8 connecting USB interface 9 power 4 USB interface 4 Calibrating the S20 photo scanner 10 Calibration card 4 , 10 CD-ROM, HP PhotoSmart installing the software from 7 tutorials on 25 Cleaning ...