Yandu-Bot is very much like Crazy Frog, except that it has more advanced features for specialized needs. This machine is great to use if you're going to need high-definition scans.

You can find Yandu-Bot connected to a lab computer in the area just behind and to the left of the Research/IT desk area, between the desk area and the wall of offices. It's the one set up so you'll be facing the front of the library as you use it.

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Turning the machine on

Turn on the computer and select Microsoft Windows before logging on. (The microfilm scanner doesn't work on a Mac.)

Find the ScanPro program and launch it (if there isn't an icon on the desktop, you'll be able to find the program in the Start menu). This will power up the microfilm scanner.

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Loading Microfilm 

1) Load the reel of film

On the left side, put your reel of film onto the metal rod sticking out of the left "eye." 

2) Feed the film across the "stage" under the lens

Pull the metal tray (the "mouth") out from under the center area. When it is pulled all the way forward, the top pane of glass will open up.

When the Stage is fully open, the computer screen will show you an animation of how to load the film.

3) Connect the film to the opposite side

On the right side, make sure the words on the spool label are lined up so that you can read them right side up. Then it's often easiest to bring the film to the front of the spool and press it into the slot below the label in order to secure the end.

4) Navigate through the film

To move forward and backward, use the navigation arrows on the computer screen, or use your hands on the spools to fine-tune your location.

To move side to side, use the tray of the stage and move the stage forward or back with your hands.

To rotate your view, use the rotating arrow icons on the computer screen.

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Loading Microfiche 

1) Put the fiche onto the "Stage"

Pull the metal tray (the "mouth") out from under the center area. When it is pulled all the way forward, the top pane of glass will open up.

When the Stage is fully open, place the microfiche between the glass panes and then push the Stage back into the machine.

2) Navigate through the fiche

To move around the fiche, use the handle on the front of the Stage and move the whole stage around.

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Adjusting Your View

Aside from location in the film, all the adjustments you can make are in the toolbar on the computer screen. Be aware that some buttons look like one button but are actually multiple buttons. Clicking and holding down the down arrow in the Zoom button (for example) will zoom in, while clicking and holding down the up arrow on that button will zoom out.

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Printing, Scanning, and More

See our one-page start-up guide below.