Several ways to control your scanner:
From this HP link
Changing scan settings in HP Director
Scan settings include resolution, output type, and file type. These settings can be changed using HP Director.
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Open HP Director, if it is not already open:
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Windows 2000: Click
Start
, click
Programs
, point to
HP
, and then click
HP Director
.
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Windows XP: Click
Start
, click
All Programs
, point to
HP
, and then click
HP Director
.
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In the
Select Device
list, select your product, if it is not already selected.
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Click
Settings
, and then point to
Scan Settings & Preferences
.
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Click the scan setting menu that corresponds to the type of file you are scanning.
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Scan picture settings
: Designed for scanning pictures, including any type of non-text image, such as a drawing, logo, or photograph
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Scan document settings
: Designed for scanning documents
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Scan preferences
: Control scanning preferences, such as automatically straightening crooked images
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Button settings
and
Scan to... setup
: Control the defaults for the scanner buttons on the control panel of the product
After selecting the appropriate menu, the corresponding window opens.
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Change settings as appropriate, and then click
OK
. The scan setting window closes.
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Click
Scan Picture
or
Scan Document
HP Director to scan with the changed settings.
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From this HP link
Using the Advanced Scanning Features of the HP Solution Center Softwaretoo large to paste - just follow the link above :)
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Here the main site for the scanner -
click here
sorry i wouldnt know where to start on that. Someone told me there was a way round this problem, which was peculiar to xp and hp 1210
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