It
is advisable to learn how to use the Preview facility before
proceeding. First of all though a few important facts:
1. RESOLUTION From
a SCAN Preview a full quality copy can be made without re-scanning
or reloading the media. This is because CopySmart acquires
scan
quality data during the Preview stage. Take care to ensure that an APPROPRIATE scan resolution is
used. CopySmart scan resolution should be 400 dpi
at
least for enlargement copying whereas 200 dpi will be fine for making
draft
copies to a black and white printer. Although scanning speed
is
not often an issue when copying because printer speeds are nearly
always slower than the scanner, unnecessary scan resolution will make
the computer work harder and increase copying time.
Click on this link to see how to do change scanner resolution > Setting scanner resolution
2. HOT FOLDERS work in exactly
the same way as regular copying but instead of formatting the copy data
for one of the range of internal printers supported by CopySmart
(Mutoh, Canon, HP and Encad) the data is instead converted to TIFF data
and sent to a folder. The name of the file made by the Hot Folder
driver follows the form of CopySmart0000.tif and increments
automatically. Usually RIPs or print systems using hot folders
can be configured to automatically delete the hot folder file after it
has been used to print the copy. Using Hot folders
3. SELECTING THE INPUT CopySmart
can accept image data from the scanner or from file. Either of
these inputs can be checked before copying using the Preview button.
When taking data from the scanner, clicking COPY after using
PREVIEW starts the copy immediately - WITHOUT RESCANNING.
Previews are made at the same resolution as the copy. After
pressing copy all preview and copy data is discarded. For
more on this click the link Selecting the input
4. Image Crop or AOI CopySmart
does not use 'Area of Interest' to marquee the image from a low resolution scan before rewinding
the media and scanning at the full scan resolution. Instead, areas of interest for copying are marqueed from the Preview window. Any marqueed
area will be copied as soon as the COPY
button is pressed according to the output settings configured in the Printer window area
of the CopySmart user interface. Area copy
5. ROTATION CopySmart
cannot rotate images. Therefore when copying an A1 or D size
drawing always place these in the scanner long-edge first (or landscape
fashion as you hold them). Turning the original
6. ENLARGING CopySmart
can enlarge output by selecting a bigger paper size by scrolling the
paper sizes available or by overtyping the width and length of the copy
or by using a percentage e.g. 1.414 enlarges A2 to A1. REDUCTION
is achieved entering a smaller size in the copy size window parameters.
Enlargement
7. PRESETS The choice of Preset
is controlled by the Document Type - Photographic, Poster &
Graphics, Map, Drawing or Text. Selecting Drawing provides the Preset
choices of; Standard Copy, Sharpened, Dithered original, Black line
enhanced and Highlighter. The Preset 'Standard Copy' is common to
all Document Types and has all filtering disabled. Selecting Presets
8. FILE PREVIEW & CROP
Copying is possible from a file. First Preview the file and
crop if required. This demonstration shows how to load the file
and use the marquee grips before pressing Copy. Preview
9. WINDOWS PRINTER
CopySmart allows the use of any printer via the WINDOWS PRINTER
driver route. Wherever possible the internal CopySmart bespoke
drivers should be used as these will provide more accurate control of
copy size, better colour reproduction, and faster copy times. In
this example the Windows driver is chosen, then the CopySmart Windows
Printer device is selected and a Preview made. Next the Copy
button is pressed. At this point the familiar Properties for the
chosen printer are made available for the operator to select the
paper size, quality and so on. Windows Printer
10. Using ACTIVE file
CopySmart can be made to send copy data to a disk file in TIFF,
JPEG, PNG or PDF either at the same time as a copy is made or instead
of the copy. The file name is operator dependant but is
overwritten each time the copy is made. This demonstration shows
how after a Preview the regular ink jet printer device is turned off,
the ACTIVE printer is enabled and the resulting file is then located
and opened with a standard file viewer. ACTIVE file
CopySmart outputs CopySmart uses three output methods; internally controlled and colour profiled Colortrac printer drivers (Canon, HP, Encad, Mutoh), any Windows printer driver (combining CopySmart scaling with the driver's own paper selections, quality modes, speed settings etc) and the Hot Folder TIFF driver.
We recommend that after making your first copy using the
Tutorial you work through the various items in this section to
familiarise yourself more fully with the various
functions of the CopySmart interface.
