High Speed Document Scanner User's Manual Regulatory model: 300500001/300500002
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 1. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................1-1 2. INSTALLATION................................................................2-1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 3. REQUIREMENTS & SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .3-1 3.1 3.2 4. UNLOCKING THE SHIPPING SWITCH .............................2-1 2.1.1 UNLOCKING THE SCANNER.....................2-2 2.1.2 LOCKING THE SHIPPING SWITCH .........2-3 SCSI ID.................................................................
.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 THE COLOR DROPOUT TAB ........................................4-17 4.4.1 COLOR DROPOUT SELECTION ..............4-17 4.4.2 OTHER COLOR DROPOUT OPTIONS ....4-18 THE PAPER TAB .........................................................4-20 4.5.1 CROPPING .................................................4-21 4.5.2 OTHER PAPER SELECTION.....................4-24 THE OPTIONS TAB .....................................................4-28 THE SETTING TAB ............................................
1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the document scanner. Before you install and operate the scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides you with the 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”, included with your scanner.
Power Cord A Adapter C SCSI CableB Output Paper Tray D E-2 EPS Foam EPS Foam SCANNER Scanner F Carton S/N LABEL Figure 1-1 Scanner Packing 1-2
2. INSTALLATION Please unpack the scanner carefully, and check the contents against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your authorized local dealer immediately. Precautions • Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. • Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. • Use only the AC adapter (HEG42-240200-7L by Hitron) included with the machine.
2.1.1 UNLOCKING THE SCANNER i). Carefully place the scanner in an upright position on its front. ii). Unlock the scanner by moving the lock switch beneath the scanner to the “Unlock” position (See Figure 2-1). iii). Gently place the scanner back to its normal position.
2.1.2 LOCKING THE SHIPPING SWITCH Whenever you need to move the scanner to a new location it is advisable to lock the shipping switch to avoid causing damage to the scanners’ internal mechanism. Please follow the instructions below to lock the shipping switch. 1). Turn off the scanner. 2). Lift the Document cover to reveal the flatbed glass and scanning unit. 3). Turn on the scanner. 4). Turn off the scanner again while the scanning unit moved to the end for a few seconds. 5).
2.2 SCSI ID When you have several devices on a SCSI chain, you may need to adjust the SCSI ID selector setting located on the back of the scanner. This setting assigns a specific "device ID" to the scanner. If the assignment conflicts with an existing SCSI device, please select a new ID. (See Figure 22) Note: The factory setting for scanner is ID 6. Usually, ID 0 is assigned to an internal hard disk drive, and ID 7, ID 8 ,and ID 9 are not in actual use.
SCSI ID Selector SCSI Termination Switch Figure 2-2 Adjusting the SCSI ID setting 2-5
2.3 USB INTERFACE Note that the machine is designed with two ports, SCSI and USB, to connect with the computer. If you are using the USB port, be sure to install the scanner driver before connecting the USB cable to your computer. Otherwise, the scanner may not work properly. 2.4 ADF PAPER CHUTE i). Lift the paper chute to about 45 degrees. ii). Pull the paper-chute wire leg down to the grips on the document cover. iii).
2.5 ADF OUTPUT TRAY i). Hold the output paper tray some 30 degrees aslant as shown in Figure 2-4. ii). Insert the three protrusions on the output paper tray to the three slots on the ADF. iii). Release the paper tray gently. Make sure the tray is firmly attached to the ADF. iv). Pull out the output paper tray extension wire to the desired length.
2.6 DOCUMENT LOADING For flatbed scanning Documents that can not be scanned using the ADF can be placed on the flatbed for scanning. i). (See Figure 2-5) Place the document to be scanned onto the document glass face down. ii). Position the document so that the upper-right corner is aligned with the reference mark.
2.7 ADF SCANNING Multiple documents can be fed automatically using the ADF. Refer to Figure 2-6. i). To prevent occasional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents, fan the paper before loading. ii). Lift the balance wire. iii). Place the documents onto the ADF paper chute in either paper side (face-down, face-up), with the leading edge in the auto feeder entrance. Let the balance wire rest on the top of the documents. iv).
2.8 i). CONNECTING THE CABLE Turning the Power Off Depress the side marked “O” to turn the power off. Connect the power cable and SCSI signal cable as shown in Figure 2-7. ii). Turning the Power On Depress the side marked “I” to turn the power on. The POWER LED will light. If not, please check the power source. iii). SCSI Termination/USB Port The scanner is designed with both the USB and SCSI port.
Host PC Scanner SCSI Device Term. Term. (Terminator Off) Host PC Scanner Term.
Power Switch SCSI Port USB Port Figure 2-7 Cable Connection 2-12
3. REQUIREMENTS & SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To run the scanner at rated speed recommended, you must have the following minimum requirements: • IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher • Microsoft Windows 95 /NT/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP • One SCSI card installed on your computer; or a USB port on your computer • 100M bytes of available hard disk space for installation; • 128M bytes of RAM • A CD-ROM drive. 3.
If not, press the Start button, choose RUN,and type d:\driver\twain driver (or ISIS driver)\setup.exe (d means the letter indicating your current CD-ROM drive). Click on the OK button. 4. Follow the subsequent instructions on the screen to complete the driver and application installation.
3.2 SCANNING WITH IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE The scanner driver is not a stand-alone program, it has to be started from within a TWAIN-compliant or plug-in software application and then the scanner driver is able to scan and load the image to your computer. The command to start the scanner driver may vary due to different software applications. 1. 2. Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as Roxio PhotoSuite which is bundled in the CD. Click Get>Scanner (TWAIN). 3.
7. Click Exit to return to the main screen and click Open Library and Photos at the upper-right corner to open your scanned image.
3.2.1 A GLANCE OF THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Options, Settings, Information. 2. Image Choose your image type and the side of Selection Box document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner. 3. Brightness: Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100. 4. Contrast Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100. Determine the quality of the scanned image. 5. Resolution The industry standard is 200 dpi. 6.
4. USING THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner’s settings. It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter.
4.1 BUTTONS ON THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box Buttons Description Defaults Click the Defaults button, the factory default settings will be shown on each tab. Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory, click the Scan button to start scanning your document. Close Click the Close button to leave the Scanner Properties dialog box.
The following table shows the default settings： Tab name Image Default settings Image：Front B&W Binarization：Dynamic Threshold Resolution：200 dpi Invert：Blank on White Scan Source：Auto Document Feeder Threshold：None Brightness：None Contrast：None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping：Automatic Deskew：Yes Orientation：Portrait OverScan：0.
4.2 THE IMAGE TAB The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution, you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side. For example, all settings in the Image tab, Compression tab, Color Dropout tab can be set individually for the front and the rear side.
4.2.1 THE IMAGE SELECTION BOX The Image Selection box includes the image type and document side option. If you wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document, you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time. Note the options vary based on type of scanner.
Example 2：Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W(Drop Blue Color：Threshold：10, Background：79), the other in color Side/Image Front Rear Selection Image Type Color Gray B&W Description Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color. Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades of gray. Choose B&W if your original contains only text, pencil or ink sketch.
B&W Gray Color 4.2.2 OTHER IMAGE OPTIONS Binarization This is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Two of the options are Dynamic Threshold and Fixed Processing. Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document to determine the optimal threshold value to produce the highest quality image.
Fixed Processing: Used for black-andwhite and other high contrast documents. A single level is set to determine the blackand-white transition. The threshold is programmable over the entire density range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to 0. If Fixed Processing is selected, Contrast is not available.
Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high threshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images. Adjust the threshold setting by dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting.
Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. The range is from –100 to +100. Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different grayscale. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the contrast. The range is from –100 to +100.
Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resolution and the image file size. Be aware that greater resolution takes more time to scan, and more disk space for the scanning image. For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space.
Resolution: 75 dpi Invert Resolution: 150 dpi Reverses the brightness and the colors in the image. The default setting is Black on a White background. Reverse mode is White on a Black background. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert.
Scan Source Choice: y Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan multiple pages. y Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. y Flatbed (book): Used to scan several inside pages from book. y Automatic: Allow the scanner automatically set its scan source. If Automatic is selected and there is document in both the auto document feeder (ADF) and the flatbed, then the scan source will be automatically set to ADF.
4.2.3 SCANNING COLOR IMAGES The following options are available for scanning color images. y y y y Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 4.2.4 SCANNING GRAYSCALE IMAGES The following options are available for scanning gray images. y y y y Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 4.2.5 SCANNING B&W IMAGES The following options are available for scanning B&W images.
4.3 THE COMPRESSION TAB The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression. Bitonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology. Move the JPEG Quality slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the level of compression. Note the greater the compression level, the lower image quality. Default is 50%.
The Compression tab dialog box 4-16
4.4 THE COLOR DROPOUT TAB 4.4.1 COLOR DROPOUT SELECTION Color Dropout tab allows you to drop either of the red, blue, or green color in your scanned image. If your image contains red color watermark or background, choose the R (Red) channel then any red watermark or background will be removed. This feature is used to sharpen your text when using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. Note that this function supports only black & white and gray images.
4.4.2 OTHER COLOR DROPOUT OPTIONS Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust your scanned image in the best optimal result. Filter Threshold This value is used to determine the color which will be dropped out. A lower value will drop more of the selected color out, while a higher value will leave more of the selected color in. Background Level The pixel which is higher than the background value will be adjusted to the lightest point.
Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: 255 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210 4-19
4.5 THE PAPER TAB The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi-Feed Detection).
4.5.1 CROPPING Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection. Options Description Automatic Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized documents. Fixed to Transport This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged. Use for batches of same-sized documents.
The following options are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected. y X-Offset — the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left edge of the scanning area. y Y-Offset — the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the scanning area. y Width — the width of the scanning area. y Length — the length of the scanning area. y Center: automatically calculates the x-offset for center-fed feeding based upon document size selected.
Example： Redefine your scan area ( x-offset: 2.25 inches；y-offset:1.
4.5.2 OTHER PAPER SELECTION Deskew Use this option to automatically deskew a document. Note: If the skew angle is too great, some of the image may be cut off. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice. Choice: None, US Letter- 8.5”x 11”, US Lega – 8.5” x 14”, ISO A4 – 21 x 29.7 cm, ISO A5 – 14.8 x 21 cm, ISO A6 – 10.5 x 14.8cm, ISO A7 – 7.4 x 10/5 cm, ISO B5 – 17.
Multi-Feed Detection Multi-Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped document that go through the auto document feeder. Multi-Feed usually occurs due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electro-statically charged document. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being multi-fed. This value indicates the additional length exceeding your scan area.
Example：Additional Length Detection：Set Additional Length to be 2.02 inches 2.02” There are three options available if Multi-Feed is detected. z z Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed If this is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder if multi-feed is detected. Multi-Feed Alarm: If this is selected and a wave file is added, the scanner will produce a sound alarm if multi-feed is detected.
How to add the sound alarm： 1. Click the Browse button on the right side of the speaker icon. The Open dialog box appears. 2. Choose your wave file. 3. Click the Open button. The wave file is added. Units Defines the primary measurement system. Inches, Millimeters, and Pixels are available.
4.6 THE OPTIONS TAB The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings.
Flip Side Rotation This option allows you to select the orientation of the double-sided documents been fed and if “fanfold” is selected, the image of the reverse side will be rotated to 180 degrees. This is applied to double-sided documents which are viewed in portrait (height is greater than width) but are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape (width is greater than height) or vice versa. In this case, the image of the reverse side has to be rotated additional 180 degrees. Choice: Book, Fanfold.
Rotate Image Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise), 90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°. Original Rotate 90°CCW Blank Page Removal Rotate 90°CW Rotate 180° Check if you wish to remove the blank page and move the slider to the left or right to your desired threshold.
Edge Fill Check White or Black if you wish to add white or black edge on the border of your scanned image. Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm. Default value is 0.
Image Control Option Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right and left side of your image.
Background Setting This option allows you to set your scan background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. *This option varies based on type of scanner and is available for the front page in the ADF (auto document feeder) only. For the rear page, only the white background is available.
4.7 THE SETTING TAB The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings: The Setting tab dialog box Energy Saving Control Check the Enable Energy Saver box and move the slider to the right to set the amount of time to start the energy saver after your last action. The range is from 1 to 720 minutes. The default is 15 minutes. Show Scanning Progress Check and the scanning progress bar will be shown during scanning.
Show Warning Message Check to show the warning messages such as “ADF pad count exceeds 50,000 scans (the number varies based on type of scanner). Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count.” Save Settings after Closing Check to save your scanner properties settings after leaving the dialog box. Next time when you open the Scanner Properties dialog box, the previously saved settings will be shown.
4.8 THE INFORMATION TAB The Information tab displays the following system and scanner information. The Information tab dialog box The “Report” button： If you encounter any error message while using the scanner, click the Report button. A report.txt file (C:\AVxxx) will be generated. Please send this file to the nearest service center for trouble shooting.
The “Reset Pad Count” button」： After scanning approximately 50,000 pages (the number varies based on type of scanner) through the Auto Document Feeder (ADF), the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the ADF pad with a new one. (Please refer to the manual for proper replacing procedure.) For ordering the ADF pad, please consult your nearest dealer.
5. ISIS INTERFACE OPERATION The ISIS driver operation method is similar to the TWAIN’s. Every function on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below: Mode: Select one of scan modes, including B&W, gray, color options. Dither: 5 halftone levels available, can be disabled. Dots per inch: Select your desired resolution. Paper Size: Select your desired paper size. Brightness: Adjust your scan image brightness or darkness.
6. MAINTAINENCE 6.1 CLEANING THE ADF The scanner is designed to be maintenance free. However, it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust. In this case the scanner may not feed documents smoothly or several documents may feed at once. If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return your scanner to its original state.
ADF Roller ADF Pad ADF Unit 6-2
6.2 CLEANING THE GLASS The procedures: i). Soak a cotton swab with some isoprophy alcohol (95%). ii). Open the ADF unit and document cover as shown in Figure 6-2. Wipe the glass of flatbed area and ADF area by moving the swab from side to side. iii). Close the ADF unit and document cover. scanner is now ready for use.
6.3 REPLACING THE ADF SNAP-IN PAD MODULE After scanning approximately 20,000 pages through the ADF, the separation pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one. For ordering the pad module, please consult your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it. Disassembling Procedure 1. Open the ADF cover. 2.
Assembling Procedure 1. Take out the ADF pad module from the box. 2. Hold the upper part of the pad clamp and place it gently to the pad holder as shown in Figure 6-4.
6.4 1. REPLACING THE ADF PAPER FEED ROLLER Open the ADF cover. ADF cover 2. Lift the tabs.
3. Remove the paper feed roller cover. ADF roller cover 4. Remove the paper feed roller.
5. Insert the new paper feed roller by aligning the tabs into the slots and pressing the roller into place. Slot 6. Reinsert the paper feed roller cover and snap it into place. 7. Close the ADF cover.
7. TROUBLE SHOOTING The scanner will automatically perform a simple selftest each time it is turned on. This will help spot major system errors in the scanner itself. When the test is initiated, the READY LED is flashing. When the test is completed, if no error occurs, the READY LED is steadily on. If you have problems with the operation of your scanner, please check the following troubleshooting hints. 7.
Question: More than one sheet of paper were fed into the scanner. Answer: a) Open ADF unit. b) Remove the multi-fed sheets of paper. c) Close the ADF unit. d) Flatten the corners and edges; loosen the paper before reloading it in the paper guide. e) Check the feeding roller condition and do the cleaning if necessary. Question: Answer: Paper becomes skewed in the scanner. a) Check the feeding roller condition; do the cleaning if necessary. b) Use the paper guide when feeding the paper.
Question: When I power on the scanner, the lamp does not light. Answer: The possibilities are as follows: a) The lamp is out of order. In that case, contact your authorized local dealer to change the lamp. The life time of the lamp is about 5000 hours. b) Check whether the power LED on ADF cover steadily lights or not. If it flashes, the power adapter malfunctions or the main board is short-circuited. Contact your authorized local dealer to replace the power adapter or main board.
Question: The scanner works well otherwise, but for the line art, the lines scanned seem much thicker than those of the original. Answer: Use the Brightness or Threshold setting to adjust the line art image.
7.2 PAPER JAM IN THE ADF In the event of paper jam, please follow the procedures below. i). Open the ADF cover as shown in Figure 7-1. ii). Pull the paper out of the ADF unit carefully.
8. TECHNICAL SERVICE Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at Avision Technical Assistance Center (ATAC). Before contact with ATAC, please prepare the following information. • • • • Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner) Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card, etc.) The name and version of your software application The version of your scanner driver.
9. SPECIFICATIONS Model Number 300500001 (Simplex Scanner) 300500002 (Duplex Scanner) Scanning Mode B&W Gray Color Optical Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Light Source Cold Cathode fluorescent lamp ADF Capacity 50 sheets Scan Area Flatbed: up to European A4 (8.5” x 11.69”) ADF: 3.7” x 5.5”(Min) ADF: 8.5” x 14”(Max) Interface SCSI-2/USB 2.
INDEX Ａ Ｄ default settings, 4-3 Deskew, 4-24 document cover, 2-6 Document Loading, 2-8 Additional Length Detection, 4-25 ADF cover, 7-5 ADF Scanning, 2-9 Ｂ Ｅ B&W, 4-6 Background Level, 4-18 Background Setting, 4-33 balance wire, 2-9 Binarization Dynamic Threshold, Fixed Processing, 4-7 Blank Page Removal, 4-30 Brightness, 4-10 Edge Fill, 4-31 Energy Saving, 4-34 Ｆ Filter Threshold, 4-18 Flip Side Rotation, 4-29 Ｇ Ｃ G4, 4-15 Gray, 4-6 Cleaning the Glass, 6-3 Color, 4-6 Color Dropout Remove Red,
Multi-Feed Detection, 4- Ｒ 25 reference mark, 2-8 refit the shipping bracket, 2-3 Reset Pad Count, 437 Reset Roller Count, 4-37 Resolution, 4-11 Rotate Image, 4-30 Ｏ output paper tray, 2-7 output paper tray extension, 2-7 OverScan, 4-24 Ｓ Ｐ Scan Area, 4-24 Scanner packing, 1-2 SCSI chain, 2-4 SCSI ID selector, 2-4 SCSI Termination, 2-10 paper jam, 2-9, 7-5 POWER LED, 2-10 protrusions, 2-7 b
