PHOTO SCANNER.

Photo scanner's actual name is image scanner. They allow you to scan paper photos and make them in to digital photo files very easily. These digital image files can be uploaded in the dv lottery application forms. This gadget works along with a PC or Lap top only and the produced files will be saved in the PC or Laptop in a given folder.

These scanners are operating normally with 12V power supply from a power adaptor which are usually supplied by the image scanner producer. You have many kind of selection when you want to buy a simple image scanner. They are coming as only scanner or as 3 in 1 where you can have a printer, scanner and a photocopier in a single gadget. Or simply buy a image scanner only.

When you are buying a photo scanner you must have been provided with a program CD, USB Connection Cable and power adaptor. To start the scanner operation, opens the packet and make all connection according to the instruction. But don't give the power to the photo scanner. If there is a lock release it.(This is to prevent transport damage to the inside moving parts.) Start the computer and the provided CD and install the program.

Once the CD is installed it will ask you to connect the image scanner, then give the power and switch on the power and remove the CD.
Your computer will display that a new program is running and it will also say that it has detected a USB connected device.
So go to the all programs and select the scanner and click on it will start to function.

Here is a Typical description of a scanner.
Scanner type: Flatbed, 1-pass color and monochrome Imaging technology: Charge-coupled device (CCD) Scanning area: -- Resolution: 600 dpi optical resolution, 600 x 1,200 hardware resolution, 9,600 dpi enhanced Color depth: 42 bits Scaling: 10 to 2,000 percent in 1 percent increments (dependent on resolution) Task speeds: 4-by-6-inch color photo into Microsoft Word, less than 48 seconds; optical character recognition, full page of text into Word, less than 73 seconds; black-and-white drawing into Word, less than 43 seconds Input modes: Scan or Color Copy buttons, from HP PrecisionScan LTX or HP ScanJet Copy Utility, or from software application via TWAIN Light source: -- Photoelectric device: -- Operating systems: Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 Professional, and Me Interface: USB Software: CD-ROM with HP PrecisionScan LTX scanning software with fully integrated optical character recognition (OCR) capability; HP ScanJet Copy Utility; Adobe ActiveShare image editing and management software System requirements: PC with Pentium processor; Microsoft Windows 98 (90 MHz or more), 2000 Professional, or Me (150 MHz or more); 32 MB RAM or more; 130 MB available disk space for scanning software; VGA monitor (16-bit color at 800 x 600); USB port Width: 11 inches Height: 2.4 inches Depth: 18.4 inches

Easy-to-use color scanner
Built-in scan and copy buttons for 1-touch scanning
600 dpi optical resolution with 42-bit color
USB connectivity, PC compatible