Avision Digital Color Scan Copier DS600C User's Manual (D/N: 250-0242-E Rev. 1.
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FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A 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 instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication.
Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................1-1 2. DS600C INSTALLATION ..............................................2-1 2.1 PRECAUTIONS........................................................................... 2-1 2.2 UNLOCKING THE DS600C........................................................ 2-2 2.3 CONNECTING THE CABLE ...................................................... 2-3 2.3.1 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A COPIER......... 2-3 2.3.
5. SCANNER OPERATION & DOCUMENT PRINTING.5-1 5.1 IMAGE TYPE.............................................................................. 5-3 5.2 SCANNING PARAMETERS & IMAGE CONTROL................... 5-5 5.3 SCANNING ............................................................................... 5-11 5.4 PRINTING ................................................................................. 5-12 6. MAINTENANCE.............................................................6-1 7. TROUBLESHOOTING...........
1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of DS600C. The DS600C produces better printing quality and is free from maintenance, compared with traditional copy machines. Its high printing quality, maintenance-free operation and affordability make DS600C the best convenience copier solution for office. The following sections introduce the unpacking, hardware and software installation, the operation, and maintenance information to you.
Package Contents 1. Software CD 2. Power Adapter 3. DS600C Cable 4. Quick Installation Guide 5.
2. DS600C INSTALLATION 2.1 PRECAUTIONS Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Keep the DS600C out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Do not install the DS600C in a humid or dusty place. Be sure to use the proper AC power source. Place the DS600C securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper-feeding problems. Retain the DS600C box and packing materials for shipping purposes.
2.2 UNLOCKING THE DS600C To protect the scanning head from damage during shipment, the DS600C is designed with a lock switch beneath the main unit. Therefore, before using the DS600C, it is required to unlock DS600C by moving the lock switch to the Use position.(See Figure 2-1) 1. “Shipping” Position 2.
2.3 CONNECTING THE CABLE 2.3.1 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A COPIER Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. 1 4 5 2 6 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
2.3.2 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A SCANNER 1. 2. 3. 4. DS600C main unit Power Adapter DS600C Cable PC Parallel Port 5.
2.4 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT As shown in Figure 2-4, place the document on the glass face (text) down. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Document Cover Home Position Mark Document Document Glass Control Panel Figure 2.
3. USING DS600C AS A COPIER 3.1 THE CONTROL PANEL 14 12 13 1. 17 15 11 16 10 Copy(Color): Press to start a color copy. 2. Copy(B/W): Press to start a black-and-white copy 3. Power/Copy LED: The LED indicator turns green when power is on and turns flashing during copying. 4. All Clear: Clear your current settings and return to the default settings. 5. Document Type: Press to respectively concentrate on photo, text, or auto copying.
8 7 6 5 2 3 4 1 12. Message Display window: Display current settings. 13. Light/Dark: Lighten or darken your image. Increase level of brightness or darkness by the ( ) button. Decrease level of brightness or darkness by the ( ) button. 14. Color Intensity: Intensify the image copied or scanned. Increase level of color intensity by the ( ) button. Decrease level of color intensity by the ( ) button. 15. Reduce/Enlarge: Reduce, enlarge or auto zoom your original document.
Tips: To use other settings than the one displayed in the Message Display window, simply repress the button of that setting to select other options. Note: (1). An item message in the Message Display Windows ending with a “∗ “ means the last setting. (2). The default settings are: A4, Normal Print Quality, 100% ratio, 1 copy. IMPORTANT! PRINTER MEMORY To make good use of DS600C, it is recommended to install at least 4 MB of memory in your printer.
It is strongly recommended that you refer to the following table to ensure a successful color copy. Copy Quality Normal Document Size Letter Size Legal Size Quality Letter Size Legal Size Min. Printer Memory 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB 20 MB If there is not enough memory in your printer, you may probably encounter the following results: 1. The printer does not print. 2. The print quality is bad.
3.2 BEFORE MAKING COPIES DS600C provides three paper sizes, A4, letter, and legal. Check or select the paper size to match your paper supply to ensure smooth operations. To check or select paper size, Press the Paper Size button. The Message window displays “Size:A4 *” (default). If your current paper supply is A4 size, you can skip the following steps. Otherwise, please do the following steps. 2. Repress or button . The Message window displays “Letter “. 1.
3.3 MAKING SIMPLE COPIES The Operating Steps: 1. Place your original face down on the document glass. 2. Press the Copy button. The Message window displays “Copy…” and the Ready LED is flashing. 3. Within a few seconds, the copying is done. The Message window then displays “1 Copy @100%” and the Ready LED is now steadily on until next task.
3.4 MAKING COPIES WITH COPY FEATURES 3.4.1 MIRROR FUNCTION This function allows you to horizontally flip the copied image as if the image were reflected in a mirror. The Operating Steps Place your document face-down on the document glass. Keep on pressing Menu button till the message, “Mirror: off”,appears. 3. Press the or button to get the message, “Mirror: on”. 4. Press Copy button.The printout shows the original image is flipped horizontally as if it were reflected in a mirror. 1. 2.
3.4.2 ENLARGING OR REDUCING YOUR ORIGINAL Like a normal copier, the DS600C also features auto enlargement/reduction function to resize your original. The Operating Steps: Place your document face-down on the document glass. Press the “Reduce/Enlarge” button, the Message Window displays “Ratio:100%”. 3. Repress the button to see more options. For example, if you need 150% enlargement, select “141%” then press the “s” button to increase the percentage to 150 in 1% increment. 4. Press the Copy button.
3.4.3 AUTO ZOOMING YOUR ORIGINAL Auto Zoom is a convenient function to resize your original without giving additional thought to whether the magnification or reduction will be larger than the existing paper size set on the SC-200. The Operating Steps: Repeat the above Enlargement Step 1 & 2. Repress the “Enlarge/Reduce” button until the Message Window displays “Auto ”. 3. Press the Copy button. The printout shows your original automatically scales to your paper size. 1. 2.
3.4.4 CHANGING YOUR COPY DENSITY Copy density refers to the degree of darkness which the DS600C has reproduced. There are times when your original is unsatisfactorily darker or lighter. It is of great advantage to use the density feature to compensate the unsatisfactory original. The Operating Steps: Place your original face down on the document glass. Press the “Lighter/Darker” button. The Message Window displays the default degree of darkness. 3.
3.4.5 CHANGING COLOR INTENSITY Color intensity refers to the saturation of color reproduced by DS600C . There are times when the saturation of the original image doesn’t fit your preference. By making a great use of this function, you could get the most optimal color preference desired. The Operating Steps: Place your original face-down on the document glass. Press the “Color Intensity” button. The Message Window displays the default saturation. 3.
3.4.6 CHOOSING YOUR COPY QUANTITY The Operating Steps: Place your original face-down on the document glass . The default copy count is 1. If you need to make 3 copies, for example, press the “Copy Count” button and the Message Window displays “2 copy @100%”. 3. Repress the “Copy Count” button and the Message Window displays “3 copy …”. 4. Press the Copy button. After a few seconds, you have 3 copies from your printer. 1. 2.
3.4.7 ENHANCING YOUR COPY QUALITY The DS600C provides “Quality mode” option to improve your copy quality particularly when your original comes with a photo in it. Quality mode allows your printout to impressively reveals more image(photo) details. The Operating Steps: Place your document face-down on the document glass. Press the “Copy Quality” button. The Message Window displays “Normal mode”. 3. Repress the “Copy Quality” button and the Message Window displays “Quality mode”. 4. Press the Copy button.
3.4.8 FOCUS ON PHOTO COPY, TEXT COPY, OR MIXED PHOTO & TEXT COPY If the content in the original is occupied by photo images only or by photo images with a little text on it, press to select the Photo function to get a photo-concentrated image copy. On the contrary, the Text function helps you get a textconcentrated copy.
3.4.9 MAKING COPIES OF A 3D OBJECT The DS600C solution improves your copy reproduction significantly and even makes a 3D object copies amazingly clear. The Operating Steps: Place your 3D object on the document glass. Press the “Copy Quality” button and the Message Window displays “Normal mode”. 3. Repress the “Copy Quality” and the Message Window displays “Quality mode”. 4. Press the Copy button. Your 3D object copy is done. 1. 2.
3.4.10 AUTOMATIC POWER SAVING The DS600C features automatic power saving without unplugging the power cable. If you have not used the DS600C over an hour, it automatically turns into power saving status. At this moment, the Message Window displays “Power Saving…” while the Ready LED is flashing. To resume the ready status, press any one of the button on the Control Panel. The Message Window displays “Warming up…” and then “1 Copy @100%”, the ready status. The Ready LED now turns steadily on.
4. USING DS600C AS A SCANNER To run DS600C at optimum speed, the following minimum requirements are recommended: • • • • • • • • 4.1 IBM compatible PC 386/486, Pentium or later; Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows NT; One printer port available :ECP or EPP(enhanced parallel port); 20 Megabytes of available hard disk space for installation; 16 Megabytes of RAM (32 Megabytes or higher recommended); A video graphics array (VGA) monitor; A Microsoft Windows-compatible pointing device (e.g.
3. Press the Start button, choose RUN, type d:\driver\DS600C.exe (d: the CD-ROM drive in use), and then click O.K. (See Figure 3-1,3-2) 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Fig. 3.1 Fig. 3.
4.2 UNINSTALL THE DS600C DRIVER You can uninstall the DS600C driver by selecting Start>Programs>DS600C and clicking the Uninstall driver icon from DS600C group.
5. SCANNER OPERATION & DOCUMENT PRINTING Scanning Images from within an Application (TWAIN) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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. A dialog box appears containing the different TWAIN sources that you can choose to bring an image into your application. Select DS600C /32 Vx.xx as the source.
6. 7. From the File menu, select Acquire. The TWAIN user interface will pop up on the screen. Click on the Preview or Scan button to get the image.
5.1 IMAGE TYPE The DS600C provides five image types as explained below: Line art Error Diffusion Scanning Source Halftone Gray Color Scanning Source Two scanning sources are provided- flatbed as well as transparency. Line art Line art presents the image in black and white only and there are no intermediate shades of gray in between. Halftone In addition to the black and white display, Halftone can present a somehow gray shade of image by using different size of dots.
Gray (Internal 4096 levels of gray scale) 12-bit Gray presents a 4096 shades of gray in an image. Color (Internal 68.7 billion colors) The 36-bit True Color internally presents 68.7 billion-color levels with much more tonal range and color-image details.
5.2 SCANNING PARAMETERS & IMAGE CONTROL Resolution Brightness Contrast Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that the DS600C uses for a scan. Usually the greater the number, the higher the resolution. Yet up to a certain level, the resolution will not be visually increased but the disk space will be increased. Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image.
Auto Level Auto Area Descreen Color Matching Reset Invert Advance_Settings 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 Matching: Adjusts the color quality of the image to make it close to 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. Advance Settings: The Advance Settings provide several functions such as Dynamic Background Removal and Color Drop-out.
2). Color drop-out - Apply exclusively when you need to scan as a black and white image The Color drop-out function allows you to remove one of the R(Red), G(Green), or B(Blue) color or to convert all the color data into Neutral Gray. For example, if you want to remove the text or background in blue color, simply check the Blue Channel then the text or background in blue color will be removed.
Quality/Speed Mode: Users can select the mode to perform scanning according to their own need. Select quality mode scanning if your emphasis is on the quality of the scanned image. Or you can select speed mode scanning if you want to speed up the scanning process. Pixel/Inch/Cm: Represents the different measuring systems to be used in each scan.
Set Gamma: Adjusts the midtone of the image yet without losing details of the lightest and the darkest areas at the same time. Image Information: Gives related information of the scanned image.
5.3 SCANNING Preview: Previews your image roughly and allocates the area to be scanned. Scan: Executes the scan action. 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.
5.4 PRINTING Connect the printer cable as shown below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. DS600C main unit Power Adapter DS600C Cable PC Parallel port Printer Cable Figure 5.1 DS600C Cable Connection Caution: Do not scan and print at the same time.
6. MAINTENANCE Cleaning: The DS600C is designed to be maintenance-free. However, it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. Procedure 1. Open the document cover as shown in Figure 6-1. 2. Dip a soft clean cloth with isopropyl alcohol (95%). 3. Gently wipe the document glass and the white sheet beneath the document cover to remove the dust or any toner particles. 4. Close the document cover. The DS600C is now ready for use.
1 2 3 1. Document Cover 2. White Sheet 3.
7. TROUBLESHOOTING If you have any operational problem, please refer to the following troubleshooting hints. 7.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question: Why does the scanned image always come 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 of the TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image. Question: The scanning speed of my DS600C is much slower than that of those installed at other computers.
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Question: Why my GDI printer does not work with the DS600C? Answer: Disable the Auto Scan function in the application, then your printer will function in normal working condition.
Question: Why some parallel port devices and software’s keypro do not work with the DS600C? Answer: The DS600C do pass-through printing all right , but the pass-through printing may not work if you connect the parallel port with devices other than printer. Therefore, if you would like to connect some parallel port devices other than printer, please do not connect them to the same parallel port that the DS600C currently uses. It is suggested to use other parallel ports to connect these devices or keypro.
7.2 TECHNICAL SERVICE Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at the Avision Technical Assistance Centers. Before you contact us, please prepare the following information for a quick solution: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ 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); The name and version of your scanning software application; The version of your scanner driver.
8. SPECIFICATIONS DS600C Technical Specification Copier specifications: Scan Type Flatbed Scan Resolution up to 600 x 600 dpi Print Resolution Normal: 300x300dpi/360x360dpi Quality: 600x600dpi/720x720dpi Print Area Max. 8.5"x 14.
and BJC capable printer Printer Interface IEEE 1284 (bi-directional) ECP/SPP Power Requirement Power Source 100 - 240V (International) Frequency 50 - 60 Hz Power Supply Switching Adapter Power Consumption < 15 W Scan Accuracy : 1. Leading Edge < -1 ~ + 2mm 2. Side Edge < -1 ~ +2mm 3. Skew: < 1mm 4. Magnification Rate Tolerance Total -1.5% ~ +1.5% Physical Dimension w/o ADF: Width : 457mm (18") Depth : 356 mm (14") Height : 91 mm (3.6") Weight: Environment Operating Storage 3.7 kg (8.
Bump: one hour in 3 major axes Severity: 25g/6ms, 1000times in each direction Drop Must meet NSTA specification Drop Point: 1 corner, 3 edges and 6 surfaces Total 10 times Acoustic Noise Operating : 50 dBA or less Electrostatic Discharge IEC 1000-4-2 ESD Standard Safety Regulation CSA, C-UL (UL 1950, 3rd Edition) EN60950 (IEC 950) EMI regulation FCC Part 15 Subchapter J Class A, CE Marking Reliability Conditions 1. Monthly Scan Volume 1,500 scans 2. Power-on Time 8.0 hours/day 20 days/month 3.
Scanner specifications: Scanner Type Flatbed Scanner Resolution Enhanced Resolution 600 x 1200 dpi 9600x9600 dpi Scan Speed 2 PPM (page per minute) at 300dpi, color, Letter size 4 PPM at 300dpi, gray, Letter size Scan Method (CCD) Color Charged-Coupled Device Light Source (CCFL) Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp CPU RISC CPU Scan Area Max. 8.5"x 14.
EC Declaration of Conformity According to EN45014 Manufacturer's Name: Avision Inc. Manufacturer's Address: No. 20 Creation Rd. 1, Science- Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.
