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Summary: Learn how to connect a computer scanner to a computer in this free instructional video.
Electronics and media guru Tony Ramirez is known among his friends, family, and clients as Inspector Gadget. His love for new technologies aids in his ability to produce cutting-edge...read more
A scanner is a piece of computer hardware which allows the user to create a 2D digital image of a photo, drawing, text, handwriting or even a three-dimensional object. The flatbed scanner is the most popular type of scanner, although high-speed rotary scanners are used by many companies to archive digitized copies of correspondence and other paperwork in a database.
In this series of free videos you'll learn how to connect and use a 2D scanner. Electronics & media expert Tony Ramirez shows you step by step how to load the drivers and software onto your computer, how to adjust the scanning settings, and how to save and print an image you've scanned. Watch these free video tutorials and start digitizing your photos, drawings, and anything else you want today!
"Hello, my name is Tony Ramirez from Tampa Bay, Florida and on behalf of Expert Village this is how to setup your scanner, so let us begin. So one of the first things you want to consider when purchasing a scanner is the type of power that it uses. This scanner that I have here this is basically just an all in one printer, scanner, fax machine it has the whole kitten caboodle. This one of course uses the standard DC power, home power you'll go ahead and plug in this into an extension cord, your power strip however it is straight into the wall it doesn't really matter. So of course this one will use your DC home power so this is stationary, this is one that will stay with you next to your computer, you're really not going to be moving it around. So if you want something that is a little bit portable you have other ones like this, this one is actually by Canon and this one is USB power. So all you'll do is you'll plug in your USB cable into here and then into your laptop or desktop whatever it is. This can actually move around from room to room or the way I use it is if I'm on a shoot or something like that. If I need to scan a business card or anything that it is I can actually take this with me plug it into my laptop and I have like a mobile scanning studio there. So consider that when you're actually purchasing your scanners. What kind of powers it is going to use? Are you going to plug it into your home? Are you going to plug it in into your computer and take it everywhere you got to go?"
eHow Article: Connecting a Computer Scanner
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