AV100C Color Image Scanner User's Manual Version 1.0 (Doc. No. 250-0047-0) AVISION INC.
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FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communication.
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................1-1 CHAPTER 2 SCANNER INSTALLATION ..........................................2-1 2-1 UNPACKING THE SCANNER ................................ .............................. 2-1 2-2 CONNECTING THE CABLE ................................ ................................ .2-5 CHAPTER 3 SCANNER DRIVER INSTALLATION ..........................3-1 3-1 AUTO-INSTALLATION PROGRAM ................................ ..........
Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Avision AV100C color sheet-fed image scanner. Avision Inc. is one of the leading company in the world to develop the high performance sheetfed scanner. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through the manual. It provides you with proper instructions on how to unpack, install, operate and maintain the scanner. Figure 1-1 shows how the scanner is packed, you can check all items against your checklist.
1. Power Supply 2. Checklist, S/W Package, Driver Kit, User's Manual, etc. 3. Upper Separate Tray 4. Paper Stand 5. Right Cushion 6. Separate Tray 7. Carton 8. Signal Cable 9. Left Cushion 10.
Chapter 2 Scanner Installation Precautions * Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may damage the unit. * Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. * Be sure to use the proper AC power source. * Install the scanner securely on a level surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper feeding problems. * Retain the scanner box and packing materials for shipping purpose.
1. Paper Stand 3. Paper guide 2. 4. Slide Guide 5.
Document loading Standard-sized paper should feed easily through the scanner. To avoid occasional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents, loosen the paper before loading. Figure 2-2 Loosening the paper before loading Document Feeding Insert the document to be scanned face down on the scanner. Align the two sides of the document with the slide guides.
Scanning Small Documents To scan small documents, such as business cards, exchange the position of the two slide guides, adjust the distance in between so that it suits the document size, and hand feed the document. (Figure 2-4) 1. Open the front door of the scanner. 2. Remove the two slide guides, exchange their position, and reinsert them onto the scanner with the left guide going now to the right and the right guide to the left. 3. Close the scanner front door. 1. Paper guide unit 2.
2-2 Connecting the cable Be sure the scanner is powered off. Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. 1. Power Supply 3. D25P Cable 2. Scanner 4.
Chapter 3 Scanner Driver Installation To run at rated speed as recommended, the AV100C color image scanner must have the following minimum requirements: * IBM compatible PC 386/486 or Pentium; * Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95; * DOS 5.
3. For Windows 95 Press the Start button, choose RUN, type d:\driver\av100c.exe (d: the CD ROM drive in use), and then click O.K. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation (usually just clicking O.K. will complete the installation). Fig. 3.1 Fig. 3.
3-2 Uninstall the Scanner You can uninstall the scanner driver by double-clicking on the Uninstall icon stored in the AV100C Driver group. ...
Chapter 4 Scanner Operation and Document Printing There are two types of application software interface to use with the AV100C scanner. TWAIN is the most popular interface among image-editing application software. Scanning Images from within an Application (TWAIN) 1. Open your application and choose Select Source from the File menu. If the Select Source menu options are not available from the File menu, see the user guide of your application to learn how the TWAIN link is used. 2.
AV100C TWAIN user interface: 4-2
4-1 Image Type As shown below, you can select the mode you want to use with your document or image. Just click on the corresponding button. Line art Error Diffusion Halftone Gray Scale Color Line art Line art includes only black and white areas. There are no intermediate shades of gray in between. Error Diffusion While taking up but a minimum storage space, error diffusion gives good image texture and excellent image details.
4-2 Scanning Parameters & Image Control Resolution Control Brightness Adjustment Contrast Adjustment Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that AV100C uses for a scan. Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Contrast: Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different gray scales.
Auto Level Auto Area Descreen Color Match Reset Invert Calibration Quality Mode Speed Mode Pixel/Inch/Cm Set Gamma Image Information Auto Level: Optimizes the scanned image. Auto Area: Automatically sets the whole document as the scan area, no matter what its size. Descreen: Eliminates the Moire patterns commonly found in printed matter.
Color Match:Adjusts the color quality of the image so that it comes close to that of the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Reset: Resets the scanning parameters you set. Invert: The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert. Calibration: Defines “whiteness” for the scanner.
4-3 Scanning Preview: Previews your image roughly and allocates the area to be scanned. Scan: Scans the area with the parameters you set. Exit: Cancels the current job. Document Size: To designate the size of your document, just click on its icon on the margin of the preview window As shown in the figure below, in the Preview window, you can define the area to be scanned by dragging the four cursor auxiliary lines.
4-4 Printing Connect the printer cable as shown below. 1. Scanner 3. Printer 5. Parallel Port 2. Printer Cable 4. Host Computer 6. D25P Cable Figure 4.1 Printer cable connection Attention: 1. Be sure to power on the scanner if you want to do passthrough printing. 2. Do not scan and print at the same time. 3. If your PC does not support EPP mode or have pass-through compatibility problem, please contact your authorized local dealer for an EPP card or an additional interface card.
Chapter 5 Maintenance 5-1 Cleaning the ADF Your scanner is designed to be maintenance free. However it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. The scanner parts may be contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper coatings. Consequently, the scanner will need to be cleaned frequently in case: 1) Documents do not feed smoothly or easily. 2) Several documents feed at one time.
1. Pad 3. Pick springs 2.
5-2 Cleaning the calibration board As shown below, clean the calibration board with an air-blower or a small brush. Please handle with care and dexterity. 1. Scanner Front Door 2.
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting The scanner will automatically perform a simple self test each time it is powered on to use. This will help spot major system errors in the scanner itself. If you have problems with the operation of your scanner, please check the following troubleshooting hints. 6-1 Question and Answer Question: Paper becomes jammed during scanning. Answer: 1) Open front door of the scanner. 2) Pull out the jammed paper carefully. 3) Close the front door.
2) Check Feeding Roller condition. If necessary, follow the directions given in Section 5-1and do scanner cleaning Question: Why is it the scanned image always comes out to be too dark. Answer: 1) Modify the Gamma setting to 1.8 for your monitor and when printing, set Gamma to 2.2 for your printer. 2) Use the Brightness setting on TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image.
or, b)add Avision scanner interface card IF05 to perform scanning. Please call your authorized local dealer for support. Question: The scanning speed of my scanner is much slower than that of those installed at other computers. Can I speed it up? Answer: In such case, please a) Set you PC printer port to the EPP mode from BIOS setting, or, b) Add Avision scanner interface card IF05 to scan at a higher speed.
the slide guides to keep the paper path straight. Question: Why sometimes pass-through printing does not work at all? Answer: It may be that you forgot to power on the scanner. When doing pass-through printing, please first remember to power on the scanner. Else, without power, the scanner can not transfer the printing data/signals to the printer.
6-2 Technical Service Technical support for Avision scanner is provided through the Avision Technical Assistance Center (ATAC). Before contact ATAC please make sure you have the following information: * Scanner serial & revision number(located on the bottom of the scanner). * The hardware configuration (e.g. Your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card...) * The name and version of your software application. * The name, version and date of your scanner driver.
Note: 1. You can find the latest driver and document in Avision BBS. Our service is 24 hours a day. The communication setting is 2400-19200 BPS, 8N1S. 2. You will be asked to enter your first name, last name and password at all times. With the same name and password.(any, if first time). 3. For first time user, you will need to request with your full name and password ready. Therefore, the same name and same password are required to enter BBS in next time.
Chapter 7 Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. The following can not be properly fed by ADF: * * * * * * * * * Paper clip or staple attached Paper with ink that are not dry Paper with inconsistent thickness, such as envelopes Paper with wrinkles, curls, folds or tears Tracing paper Coated paper Carbonless paper Paper narrower than 3.5" or wider than 8.5" Items that are other than papers, such as cloth, metal or OHP film.
7-1 Model: AV100C Scanner Type: Optical Resolution: Scanning modes: Document Feed: ADF Capacity: Scanning speed: Document size: Min. document size: Paper: Interface: Power Source: Power Consumption: Dimensions: (WxHxD) Weight: Desktop Sheet-fed up to 300 dpi * 300dpi (H*V) Black & White mode Halftone mode (64-step) Error diffusion(2 patterns) 8-bit Gray scale (256 levels) 24-bit color(16.
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