Library Technology

1) Logon to the computer with your faculty or student login.

2) Power on the ScanPro scanner (power button is a rocker switch in the back right-hand corner of the machine, facing the wall).

3) The ScanPro software will automatically load on the screen

4) Load either microfilm or microfiche.

5) Manipulate the image.

6) Print or save the scanned image.

7) Power off the ScanPro scanner.

8) Logoff the Computer. 

• On the screen, click the 35mm Roll Film English icon.
• Use the black bar at the front of ScanPro to slide the glass left or right, in order to center it under the gray hood.
• GENTLY pull the black bar on ScanPro forward towards you. Keep pulling gently until the glass flips upward. The glass will only open if it is positioned in the center; it may crack if not positioned properly!
• A window appears in the bottom right corner, guiding you to load the reel. Follow the arrows to feed the film between the glass. It does not matter if the film is backwards; the software allows you to flip the image.
• Push the black bar backwards gently, to close the glass.
• Use the Fast Fwrd and Fast Rev buttons to advance or rewind the film. Eventually you will see a scanned image on the screen, though you may need to position the black bar again. 

• On the screen, click the Negative Fiche English icon or Positive Fiche English icon, according to your film type.
• Use the black bar at the front of ScanPro to slide the glass left or right, in order to center it under the gray hood.
• GENTLY pull the black bar on ScanPro forward towards you. Keep pulling gently until the glass flips upward. The glass will only open if it is positioned in the center; it may crack if not positioned properly!
• Insert the fiche between the glass. It does not matter if the film is backwards; the software allows you to flip the image.
• Push the black bar backwards gently, to close the glass.
• Eventually you will see a scanned image on the screen, though you may need to position the black bar again.

• Use the large buttons at the bottom or left side of the screen to manipulate the scanned image. Mouse over a button to read a description of the function
• Position the green box around the article you wish to manipulate. Click and drag the green corners to resize the box.
• Hint: Auto-Adjust: To use this feature that automatically straightens and focuses the image, you must have a black border around the entire white page (even if you wish to scan a small portion).
  • Position the green box around the entire white page and include a black border all around.
  • Click the Auto-Adjust button.
  • If you wish to scan only a portion of the page, reposition the green box around that portion

• Insert your flash drive.
• Click the Scan to Drive #2 button.
• From the dropdown menu at the top of the window, find and select your flash drive.
  • Name your file
  • Choose PDF (multi-page) as your file type
  • Save
• For each page you want to scan, continue clicking the Scan to Drive #2 button
  • A small window appears to keep count of your pages, as you continue to scan and click Scan to Drive #2 after each image. When you are finished, click Finish button and the file is created.

• Click the Scan to Drive #1 button.
• My Scans is the default folder
  • Name your file
  • Choose PDF (multi-page) as your file type
  • Save
• For each page you want to scan, continue clicking the Scan to Drive #1 button
  • A small window appears to keep count of your pages, as you continue to scan and click Scan to Drive #2 after each image. When you are finished, click Finish button and the file is created.

•  Open your saved pdf and use the print command in Adobe Acrobat.
• Enter your credentials into the papercut print system.
• Click Print.
• Release your job at a print station

• Click the Printer #1 button and use Burling – BW or Burling - Color as your printer.
• Authenticate to the Printer with PaperCut, if you haven’t already done so.
• Click Print.
• Release your job at the print station. 

• Rewind the microfilm reel completely, before removing it.
• Carefully position the black bar under the hood, before pulling it forward to lift the glass.
• Exit out of the ScanPro software window.
• Power off the ScanPro scanner.
• Power off the computer.