iVina FB1210U Color Image Scanner User’s Manual ¦ Installing the Machine ¦ Installing the Software PC Platform/Macintosh Platform ¦ Completing Your First Scan ¦ Using the Buttons ¦ Editing Your Image
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System Requirements Windows • IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or later • Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000 • A USB (universal serial bus) port • At least 100M bytes of free hard disk space • At least 32M bytes of system memory (Recommend 64 MB) • A CD-ROM drive • Modem and internet connection required for E-Mail functionality Macintosh • Power Macintosh series, PowerBook series, iMac, iBook or later with built-in USB port • System 8.
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING THE SCANNER ........................................6 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 PREINSTALLATION INFORMATION.........................................6 CHECKING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS.....................................7 UNLOCKING THE S CANNING UNIT........................................8 CONNECTTING TO THE COMPUTER.......................................9 S TORING THE SCANNER ............................................... 10 1.5.
CHAPTER 4 EDITING YOUR IMAGE ............................................ 20 4.1 4.2 4.3 USING THE BASIC FEATURES ........................................... 4.1.1 CHOOSING YOUR SCANNING SOURCE......................... 4.1.2 S ELECTING A PROPER IMAGE TYPE........................... 4.1.3 DETERMINING A PROPER RESOLUTION ....................... 4.1.4 ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST................ 4.1.5 ENLARGING PREVIEWED IMAGE .............................. 4.1.
Chapter 1 Installing the Scanner 1.1 PREINSTALLATION INFORMATION • 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. • Be sure to use the proper AC power source. • Only use the AC adapter (ADP-20LB Rev. B made by Delta Electronics, Inc.) included in the machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty.
1.2 CHECKING THE PACKAGE CONTENTS Gently open your box and check the package contents. anything missing or damaged, please call your dealer. 1 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. If there is 3 2 5 6 Scanner main unit USB cable Power Cord Power Adapter Scanner Stand Software CD Accessories: Quick Guide. Note Please keep all the packing material in case you may have to return the scanner for repair.
1.3 UNLOCKING THE SCANNING UNIT The scanner is designed with a lock switch to protect the scanning unit from damage during shipment. Before using the scanner, you must unlock the scanning unit. To unlock the scanning unit, locate the lock switch at the rear of the scanner. Move the lock switch to the “unlocked position” as shown below. Warning: 1. 2. 8 Using the scanner without unlocking the scanning unit will cause damage to the machine and void the warranty.
1.4 CONNECTTING TO THE COMPUTER 1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of your computer. USB port USB Cable The Square End 2. Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet. Power Jack Power Cord Power Outlet Note: The scanner is designed with power saving mode.
1.5 STORING THE SCANNER When you do not need to use the scanner for a while, you can lock the scanning unit and then turn the scanner upright with the scanner stand to save your space. 1.5.1 1. 2. 3. 4. TURNING THE SCANNER TO THE STORING POSITION Turn the lock switch to the “lock” position. Disconnect the USB cable and power cable. Turn the scanner upright with the rear side close to you. (See below). Hold the scanner with your left hand. Push the center of the scanner stand down.
Chapter 2 Installing the Software 2.1 WINDOWS PLATFORM 2.1.1 LIST OF SOFTWARE TO BE INSTALLED • Scanner Driver /approx. 4 MB The software (TWAIN Driver) required to load images into your computer and the program to control the buttons on the front of the scanner. • MGI Photo Suite SE /approx. 31.8 MB The image editing and retouching program. • TextBridge Classic 2.0 /approx. 16.
2.1.2 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 1. After connecting the cables successfully, turn on your computer. 2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message. 3. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. 4. Confirm that the “Search for a better driver.” is selected and click the “Next” button. 4. When the “Finish” dialog is prompted, click the “Finish” button.
7. Reject the CD-ROM from your CD-ROM drive and reinsert the CD-ROM on your CD-ROM drive. 8. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run “cdsetup.exe”. 9. Click “Install TWAIN Driver” to install the scanner driver and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 10. Click “Install Application” to install the applications including Button Manager (the scanner button controller), MGI PhotoSuite SE (the image editing and retouching application), TextBridge Classic 2.
2.2 MACINTOSH PLATFORM 2.2.1 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 1. 2. 3. Close all the applications including the anti-virus program. Install the image-editing application such as OmniPage, or PhotoShop on your computer. Place the supplied CD-ROM on your CD-ROM drive. The iVina FB1210U screen appears. 4. Double click the FB1210U Installer icon to prompt the installation screen.
Chapter 3 COMPLETING YOUR FIRST SCAN 3.1 PLACING YOUR ORIGINA L 1. 2. 3. Open document cover. Place your document with your text FACE DOWN on the glass. Make sure the upper left corner of your original near the home position as marked in the scanner. 1 4 2 3 1. 2. 3. 4.
3.2 SCANNING WITH IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE The scanner driver is not a stand-alone software, 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. 3.2.1 1. 2. PC PLATFORM Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as MGI PhotoSuite SE which is bundled in the CD.
6. Click Preview to get an initial scan of your document. Allocate your scanned area and choose Scan button to scan the document. 7. Click Exit to return to the main screen and Choose File>Save As to save your newly scanned image. 1 2 4 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3.2.2 MACINTOSH PLATFORM 1. Start your image-editing application, for example, PhotoShop. 2. From the “File” menu, choose “Import” then “FB1210U”. The plug-in user interface appears. 3. Place your document FACE DOWN on the document glass. 4. Click Preview to get an initial scan of your document. Allocate your scanned area and choose Scan button to scan the document. 5. Click Exit to return to the main screen and choose File>Save As to save your newly scanned image. 2 1 4 3 1. Preview 3.
3.2.3 A GLANCE OF THE USER INTERFACE 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 11 6 1. Original Source Choice: Flatbed, Transparency, Negative Film. 2. Image Type Choice: Black & White, Halftone, 8-bit Gray, *16-bit Gray, 8-bit Color, 24-bit Color, *48-bit Color. 3. Resolution Choice: 50, 72, 100, 144, 150, 200, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 (dpi). 4. Brightness: Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100. 5. Contrast Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100. 6.
Chapter 4 Editing Your Image TWAIN (plug-in) driver provides many useful features to improve your image quality. 4.1 USING THE BASIC FEATURES 4.1.1 CHOOSING YOUR SCANNING SOURCE Beside family photo or regular document, the scanner allows you to scan transparency or negative film. To scan transparency or negative film, you have to install the transparency kit (optional) first. For regular purpose to scan photo or document, please leave the scanning source to flatbed option. 1.
4.1.2 SELECTING A PROPER IMAGE TYPE 1. Image Type Please see following table for a choice of an ideal image type. 1 Black & White Choose B&W if your original contains only B&W text, pencil or ink sketch. Halftone Halftones are reproduction of image that gives the illusion gray. An example of halftone imaged would be the pictures you see in newspapers. 8-bit Gray 8-bit Gray images contain actual shades of gray. 16-bit Grayscale Choose 16-bit Grayscale if you need to scan a B&W photo.
Black & White Halftone Gray 8-bit Color 24- bit Color 48- bit Color 22 FB1210U User’s Manual
4.1.3 1. DETERMINING A PROPER RESOLUTION Resolution A proper resolution reproduces a clear image with good details. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). 1 Resolution: 50 dpi Resolution: 100 dpi Note For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space. A higher resolution (usually means over 600 dpi) is only recommended when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode.
4.1.4 1. 2. ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST 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 grayscale.
4.1.5 ENLARGING PREVIEWED IMAGE 1. Zoom View Enlarge your previewed image to the max. of the preview window. Note this function only enlarging your preview image. This does not enlarge your real image.
4.1.6 1. INVERTING AND SELECTING YOUR IMAGE Invert 1 2 3 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. Before Invert After Invert 2. Mirror Function Reverse the right and left side of your image. Before Mirror 3. Auto Select Image After Mirror Automatically set the whole image as your scan area. (Or you may resize the area by “drag and drop” diagonally.
4.1.7 ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE 1. Descreen Eliminates the moire patterns* commonly found in printed matter. 2. Sharpen Sharpen the scanned image. 1 2 3 4 Before Descreen Before Sharpen After Descreen After Sharpen *Moire pattern: An undesirable pattern in a color printing resulting from incorrect screen angle of overprinting halftone.
3. Color Adjustment 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. Normal After Color Matching 4. Auto Level Automatically adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image to optimize your image.
4.2 USING THE ADVANCED FEATURES 4.2.1 SWITCH BUTTON 1. Click the button to pop up the advanced settings bar at the right side. The advanced settings include Highlight/Shadow, Hue/Saturation/Lightness, Curve, Color Balance, Color Drop-out. 2. The Advanced Settings bar 4.2.2 1 2 ADJUSTING HIGHLIGHT/SHADOW LEVELS Highlight refers the lightest point in a scanned image while shadow refers the darkest point.
When the value of gamma changes, the image changes accordingly. Gamma Value: 1.0 Gamma Value: 1.4 Gamma Value: 2.0 When the value of highlight and shadow change, the image changes accordingly.
4.2.3 ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS CURVE Adjusts the midtones of the image without dramatically altering then lightest and the darkest areas. When the curve is moved up or down, the image turn brighter or darker.
4.2.4 CHANGING COLOR HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS Improve your image by changing the level of hue/saturation/lightness. (1) (2) (3) (1). Hue (2). Saturation (3). Lightness Adjust the hue by moving the triangle to the right or left. (Note the level of intensity for the color will be changed simultaneously when the hue adjustment is made). Move the triangle to the right to increase the saturation level or to the left to decrease the level. The level of saturation decides if the color is pale or rich.
4.2.5 USING COLOR BALANCE The Color Balance allows you to obtain an optimal image quality. Move the pointer toward Red, the image turns into a reddish hue. Move the pointer toward Green, the image turns into a greenish hue.
19. Color Drop-out Click the button and a dialog box in below will be displayed. This dialog allows you to remove one of the R(Red), G(Green), or B(Blue) color channel. This function is particularly useful when you need to convert text using OCR software. Note that this function supports only black & white and gray image. Therefore, be sure to choose any black & white or gray image type while applying this function. The effect on image after removing the G channel.
4.3 USING OTHER TOOLS 1 2 3 4 1. Measuring Unit A reminder of the measuring system in use. By clicking the button, you can change the measuring unit. Choice: Inch, cm, Pixel. 2. Paper Size Provide frequently scan sizes. Choice: Card 4”x2.5”, Photo 5”x3”, Photo 6”x4”, B5, A5, A4, Letter, and Scanner Maximum. 3. Image Size Display image size for the scanned area. 4. Lock Image Fix your output width and height.
Chapter 5 Using the Buttons The following chapter applies only to PC users. 5.1 CUSTOMIZING YOUR BUTTON SETTINGS After you have successfully installed the scanner driver on your computer, please first customize your button settings to use the buttons properly. To Customize your Button Preferences, 1. Start your Button program by clicking Start>Programs>Scanner Software>Button Manager. The Button Manager icon appears at the lower-right corner. Button Manager icon 2.
1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 1 2 3 6 7 1. Image Type: Choose a proper image type. (Default: Scan(True Color, E-Mail(Gray), Copy(True Color) 2. Scan Size: Choose your scan size from Letter, A4, or Business Card. 3. Resolution: Choose a proper resolution from 100 dpi to 1200 dpi. 4. Image Format: Choose from BMP. PCX, TIFF, or JPEG. 5. Image Editor: Choose your favorite image editing application. 6. Printer: Choose your favorite printer. 7. Copies: Choose your copy count.
5.2 USING THE BUTTONS E-mail Scan Copy 1. Press the button you desire. E-mail: Scan and load your scanned image to Microsoft Outlook Express to send the image as e-mail attachment. Scan: Scan and load your scanned image to your image editing software application. Copy: Scan and print your scanned image from your printer. 2. The status bar will display to indicate the progress of your task.
Chapter 6 Maintaining Your Scanner 6.1 CLEANING THE GLASS The Cleaning Procedures 1. Moisture a piece of soft cloth with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%) 2. 3. Open the document cover as shown below. Gently wipe the document glass. 4. Close the document cover. Your scanner is now ready for use. Document Glass 6.2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT www.iVina.
Appendix QUICK TIPS 1. Troubleshooting Error Code/Status Error code 177 Scan transparency or negative film without installing the transparency kit. Solution Install the Transparency Kit (optional) before scanning a transparency or negative film. Scanner continues to generate noise Unlock your scanner by moving the lock switch at the rear of the scanner to the “Unlock” position. (See page 8) No response after pressing the front buttons 1. Check if the power cable is connected. 2.
SPECIFICATION Scanner Type： Flatbed Scanning Source： Cold Fluorescent Lamp Optical Resolution： 1200 dpi * 2400 dpi (H*V) Max. Resolution： 19200 dpi Scanning Mode： Black & White Halftone (64-step) Error Diffusion 8-bit Gray 16-bit Gray 24-bit Color Interface： 48-bit Color USB Voltage： 24Vdc, 0.84A Power Consumption： 16.5 W Humidity： 20~80% RH Operating Temperature：10 ~ 35 degree C Storing Temperature： -15 ~ 45 degree C Dimension： 274(W) x 447(D) x 61(H) mm Weight： 2.
INDEX Invert · 24 Ａ Auto Level · 26 Ｂ Ｌ Lightness · 30 lock switch lock position, unlock position · 8 Brightness Curve · 29 Ｃ Ｍ Color Adjustment · 26 Color Balance · 31 Color Drop-out · 32 Copy · 36 Ｄ Descreen · 25 Ｅ E-mail · 36 Ｈ Moire pattern · 25 Ｒ Resolution · 21 Ｓ Saturation · 30 Scan · 36 scanning source flatbed, transparency, negative film · 18 Sharpen · 25 Hue · 30 Ｉ Ｕ USB cable · 9 Image Type Black & White, Halftone, 8-bit Gray, 16-bit Gray, 8-bit Color, 24-bit Color, 48-bit Co
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