DS610CF User's Manual (D/N: 250-0245-E Rev. 1.
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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................1-1 2. DS610CF INSTALLATION..............................................................................2-1 2.1 PRECAUTIONS............................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 UNLOCKING THE DS610CF....................................................................... 2-2 2.3 CONNECTING THE CABLE....................................
5.3 SCANNING.................................................................................................. 5-11 5.4 PRINTING.................................................................................................... 5-12 6. MAINTENANCE..................................................................................................6-1 7. TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................7-1 7.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.............................
1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of DS610CF. The DS610CF produces better printing quality and is free from maintenance, compared with traditional copy machines. Its high printing quality, maintenance-free operation and affordability make DS610CF the best convenience copier solution for office. The following sections introduce the unpacking, hardware and software installation, the operation, and maintenance information to you.
5 1 2 4 3 1. Software CD 2. Power Adapter 3. DS610CF Cable 4. Quick Installation Guide 5.
2. DS610CF INSTALLATION 2.1 PRECAUTIONS Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Keep the DS610CF out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Do not install the DS610CF in a humid or dusty place. Be sure to use the proper AC power source. Place the DS610CF securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paperfeeding problems. Retain the DS610CF box and packing materials for shipping purposes.
2.2 UNLOCKING THE DS610CF To protect the scanning head from damage during shipment, the DS610CF is designed with a lock switch beneath the main unit. Therefore, before using the DS610CF, it is required to unlock DS610CF by moving the lock switch to the Use position.(See Figure 2-1) 1 2 1. “Shipping” Position 2.
2.3 CONNECTING THE CABLE 2.3.1 CONNECTING DS610CF TO WORK AS A COPIER Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below.
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2.4 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT As shown in Figure 2-4, place the document on the glass face (text) down. 2 1 3 4 1. 2. 3. 4. Document Cover Home Position Mark Document Document Glass Figure 2.
3. USING DS610CF AS A COPIER 3.1 THE CONTROL PANEL 14 17 16 12 13 15 11 10 9 1. 2. Copy(Color): Press to start a color copy. 3. Power/Copy LED: The LED indicator turns green when power is on and turns flashing during copying. 4. All Clear: Press and instantly release to return to the custom settings. 5. Auto/Text/Photo: Press to respectively concentrate on photo, text, or auto copying. 6. Normal/Quality: Select your Copy quality: Normal (300 dpi), or Quality (600 dpi).
6 8 2 7 4 5 3 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 ( Decrease level of color intensity by the ( 15. Reduce/Enlarge: ) button. ) button. 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 DS610CF, 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 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 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 DS610CF 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. 2. 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.
3.4.2 ENLARGING OR REDUCING YOUR ORIGINAL Like a normal copier, the DS610CF 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 DS610CF. The Operating Steps: Repeat the above Enlargement Step 1 & 2. 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.
3.4.4 CHANGING YOUR COPY DENSITY Copy density refers to the degree of darkness which the DS610CF 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. 2. 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 DS610CF . 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 . 2. 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.
3.4.7 ENHANCING YOUR COPY QUALITY The DS610CF 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 “Normal/Quality” button. The Message Window displays “Normal mode”. 3. Repress the “Normal/Quality” button and the Message Window displays “Quality mode”. 4.
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 DS610CF 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 “Normal/Quality” button and the Message Window displays “Normal mode”. 3. Repress the “Normal/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 DS610CF features automatic power saving without unplugging the power cable. If you either have not used the DS610CF over a selected power-saving interval (15 minutes, 2 hours, 4 hours, or no power saving) or simply press the Power Saving button , it automatically turns into power saving status. 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.
4. USING DS610CF AS A SCANNER To run DS610CF at optimum speed, the following minimum requirements are recommended: • • • • • • • • 4.1 IBM compatible PC 386/486, Pentium or later; Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/2000, 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\setup.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 DOWNLOADING PRINTER COLOR TABLE Download compatible printer color table files to DS610CF before making copy with DS610CF. Do the following steps to complete downloading printer color tables , which are compatible to your printer connected to DS610CF. 1. To Install the Download Utility to a PC , 1). Turn off DS610CF and the PC . 2). Connect DS610CF to a PC by plugging one end of the supplied cable to the parallel port of the DS610CF and the other end to the printer port of the PC. 3).
5). When the installation screen pops up, click the “ Next” button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the Color Digital Copy Device Download Kit to the PC. 6) Click the “ Finish ” button to complete the installation when the “Installation Completed !” screen appears.
7) Now, the Start program screen appears as follows. Click the OK button on the Start program screen to continue downloading the color tables. Click the Skip button if you want to download the color tables later. (Note: if you choose the Skip button or your computer system is Windows 2000, press Start>Programs> Color Table Download Kit > Color Table Download Kit to indirectly continue downloading the color tables.) 8) A Color Digital Copy Device Download Kit dialog box appears, as shown below.
2. To customize the printer color tables on DS610CF, 1). Press Start>Programs> Color Table Download Kit > Color Table Download Kit. A Color Digital Copy Device Download Kit dialog box appears. 3). If the file size of your new table exceeds the memory of the DS610CF, the following warning message will appear. Choose one printer model from the right side and click the "Delete" button to delete one table and free some memory. 2). Choose the brand name and 4).
5). When the status bar shows 100%, this means you have successfully downloaded the color table to the DS610CF. 6). Connect the DS610CF to your printer and turn on the printer. 7). On the Control Panel of the DS610CF, press the ”Menu” button and use the “t”or ” s” button to select your new printer model.
4.3 UNINSTALLING THE DS610CF DRIVER You can uninstall the DS610CF driver by selecting Start>Programs>DS610CF and clicking the Uninstall driver icon from DS610CF 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 DS610CF /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 DS610CF 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.
Error Diffusion While taking up but a minimum storage space, error diffusion gives good image texture and excellent image details. 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 DS610CF 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 Color Descreen 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.
Original(Color picture) After applying DBR option 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.
Your original with blue color background Your original with red watermark After click the B(Blue) channel After click the R(Red) channel 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 Parallel Cable Power Cable Printer Cable To Power Outlet To Printer To PC Parallel Port Figure 5.1 DS610CF Cable Connection Caution: Do not scan and print at the same time.
6. MAINTENANCE Cleaning: The DS610CF 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. 3 is now ready for 4. Close the document cover. The DS610CF use. 1 2 1. Document Cover 2.
7. TROUBLESHOOTING If you have any operational problem, please refer to the following troubleshooting hints. 7.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question: Answer: Question: Answer: Question: Answer: Why does the scanned image always come out to be too dark? 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.
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Question: Answer: Question: Answer: Why my GDI printer does not work with the DS610CF? Disable the Auto Scan function in the application, then your printer will function in normal working condition. Why some parallel port devices and software’s keypro do not work with the DS610CF? The DS610CF 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.
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. SPECIFICATION Copier specification Optical Resolution 600x600dpi Enhanced Resolution 9600x9600dpi Copy Area Max. 8.5"x 14.0" (Legal size) Copy Features Zooming from 25%~400% Auto Zooming Printer Supported PCL, PostScript, GDI, Esc/p BJC capable printer Printer Interface IEEE 1284 (bi-directional) ECP/SPP/EPP Power Source Power Consumption Physical Dimension 100 - 240V, 50 - 60 Hz < 20 W 477 x 356 x 98mm (18.8” x 14.1” x 3.9” ) 3.9kg (8.
ADF specification Dimension 448 x 290 x 192 mm Weight 1.4 kgs Speed 10 PPM (page per minute) (mono mode) Paper tray capacity 25 pages Document size Max: Legal size (8.5” x 14”) Min: 4.5” x 5.5” Document thickness 0.07~0.
EC Declaration of Conformity According to EN45014 Manufacturer's Name: Manufacturer's Address: Avision Inc. No. 20 Creation Rd. 1, Science- Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.
9. DS610CF AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER(ADF) USER’S GUIDE The DS610CF Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is a very convenient addition to your current DS610CF. With the ADF, you can automatically copy or scan up to 25 pages at a time. 9.1 INSTALLING THE ADF 9.1.1 UNPACK THE ADF 1. ADF Document Cover 2. ADF Paper Tray 2 1 3.
9.1.2 INSTALLING THE ADF 1. Turn off your DS610CF. 2. Disconnect the power cable. 3. Remove the document cover by opening the cover and lifting the studs from the hinge holes at the rear of the DS610CF. Document Cover Studs Note: Please store the document cover on a flat surface in a safe place. 4. Hold the ADF document cover and insert its studs to the hinge holes at the rear of the DS610CF.
5. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Support to the clipjoints on the ADF Paper Tray. Paper Tray Paper Support 6. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Tray into the clipjoints on the ADF document cover.
9.1.3 UNLOCKING THE DS610CF Slide the Lock Switch on the bottom of the DS610CF to unlock the scanning unit. 1 2 1. “Shipping” Position 9-4 - 2.
9.1.4 CONNECTING THE CABLES 9.1.4.1 Connecting DS610CF to work as a Copier Connect the ADF cable, the power cable, and the printer cable (not included) respectively. ADF Cable Printer Cable Power Cable To Power Outlet To Printer 9.1.4.2 Connecting DS610CF to work as a Scanner Connect the ADF cable, the power cable, the parallel cable, and the printer cable (not included) respectively.
9.2 USING THE ADF 9.2.1 FANNING PAPER BEFORE USAGE Standard paper should be fed easily. To prevent occasional paper jams when automatically feeding multi-page documents, fan the paper before loading. Paper which can not be properly fed by the ADF: • • • • • • • • • • • Paper with clip or staple attached; Paper with ink not totally dry; Paper with inconsistent thickness, such as envelopes; Paper with wrinkles, curls, folds or tears; Coated paper; Carbonless paper; Paper narrower than 4.5" or wider than 8.
9.2.2 LOADING THE PAPER Place your document with the text face up and make the top of the page to the left side as shown below. 123 ABC Feed Direction Top of Page 9.2.3 STARTING YOUR FIRST COPY 9.2.3.1 Copying Multi-page Document After the installation of the ADF unit is completed and you have properly placed a stack of your document on the ADF Paper Tray, just a touch of the Copy button on the Control Panel of DS610CF, then your task is done in a minute.
9.2.3.2 Copying a Single Page To copy a single page, you can place your document either on the ADF Paper Tray or on the document glass(recommended). To copy a single page through flatbed, please do the following: 1. Remove any pages from the ADF Paper Tray. 2. Raise the ADF document cover. 3. Place your document face-down on the document glass. Observe that the top edge of your original near the document alignment as marked by a triangle.
9.2.4 STARTING YOUR FIRST SCAN 9.2.4.1 Scanning Multi-page Document 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Place your document with the text face up on the ADF Paper Tray. Start your image editing application by clicking the Start button on the task bar and select the name of the application. Choose Acquire from the File menu and click Select TWAIN Source, for example, please select DS610CF V.X.xx. (The command to open the TWAIN source may vary due to different application.
The Preview Button The Scan Button 9-10 -
9.2.4.2 Scanning a Single Page To scan a single page, you can place your document either on the ADF Paper Tray or on the document glass(recommended). To scan a single page through flatbed, please do the following: Raise the ADF document cover. Place the page on the document glass. Observe that the top edge of your original near the document alignment as marked by a triangle. 0 MAY A6 A5 A6 A5 B5 LTR A4 LGL YA M 1. 2. B5 A4 LTR Your Original 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
The Preview Button The Scan Button 9-12 -
9.3 MAINTAINING THE ADF 9.3.1 CLEANING THE ADF The DS610CF 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 DS610CF may not feed documents smoothly. If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return your Scanner to its original state. The cleaning procedures: 1.
Feeding Roller ADF Pad 9-14 -
9.3.2 REPLACING THE ADF SNAP-IN PAD MODULE After scanning approximately 20,000 pages through the ADF, the 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. Gently open the ADF front cover to the left. 2.
Assembling Procedure 1. Take out the ADF pad module from the box. 2. Press both arms of the ADF snap-in pad module inwardly with your two fingers 3. Place it into the holes until it snaps into place.
9.4 HOW TO CLEAR THE PAPER JAM In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper: 1. Turn the DS610CF off by disconnecting the power cable. 2. Gently open the ADF front cover to the left. 3. Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit. 4. Close the ADF front cover. 5. Turn on the DS610CF by reconnecting the power cable. Your DS610CF is now ready to use.
