Avision FB6000 Color Image Scanner User’s Manual ¦ Installing the Scanner ¦ Installing the Software ¦ Editing Your Image ¦ Maintenance ¦ Troubleshooting i
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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 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................1-1 2. SCANNER INSTALLATION ...................................2-1 3. 4. 2.1 PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... 2-1 2.2 UNLOCKING YOUR SCANNER ........................................ 2-2 2.3 SETTING SCSI ID...................................................... 2-3 2.4 SETTING SCSI TERMINATOR ........................................ 2-3 2.5 SETTING SCSI SYNC SWITCH....
4.2 USING THE ADVANCED FEATURES............................... 4-11 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 4.2.6 4.3 5. 7. USING OTHER TOOLS ................................................ 4-18 CARE AND MAINTENANCE..................................5-1 5.1 6. The Switch Button..................................... 4-11 Adjusting Highlight/Shadow Levels.............. 4-12 Adjusting the Brightness Curve ................... 4-14 Changing Color Hue/Saturation/Lightness.... 4-15 Using Color Balance................
1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Avision’s A3-sized color image scanner. Avision is one of the leading companies to make high quality color image scanner. To ensure the optimum performance of the scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual before you install and operate the new scanner. The manual contains valuable information on how to unpack, install, operate, and maintain the scanner properly. Figure 1-1 in below shows how the scanner is packed.
1 4 2 3 5 1. Scanner main unit 2. SCSI cable 3. User’s manual/CD/SCSI card 4. Power adapter 5. Power cord Figure 1-1 Scanner Packaging Note: When you unpack the scanner, retain the packing material and shipping box in case you may transport the scanner in the future.
2. 2.1 SCANNER INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS Ø Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Ø Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. Ø Be sure to use the proper AC power source. Ø Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical problems. Ø Keep the shipping box and the material in case you may need to ship the scanner again.
2.2 UNLOCKING YOUR SCANNER To protect the scanning unit from damage during transportation, a lock switch is designed at the back of the scanner to keep the scanning unit from moving. To unlock the scanner, move the lock switch up as shown in Fig. 2-1.
2.3 SETTING SCSI ID When you have several devices on a SCSI chain, you may have to adjust the SCSI ID selector setting at the back of the scanner(See Figure 2-2). This setting assigns a specific "device ID" to the scanner. If the ID number is duplicated with an existing SCSI device on the SCSI chain, please select a new ID#. Note: The factory setting for the scanner is ID# 6. Usually, ID# 0 is assigned to an internal hard disk drive, and ID# 7, to SCSI adapter or host. ID# 8 and #9 are not in use. 2.
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2.5 SETTING SCSI SYNC SWITCH The scanner is designed with a SCSI SYNC switch at the rear of the machine. The default setting is ”OFF”. If the SCSI card of your computer supports SYNC, please move the SYNC switch at the rear of the scanner to the “ON” position to make the data transmission faster.
2.6 CONNECTING THE CABLES Be sure the scanner power is switched off. Connect the power cable and SCSI cable as shown in Figure 2-4.
2.7 PLACING YOUR ORIGINAL Open the document cover then place your original face down on the document glass as shown in Fig. 2-5. Make sure the top of your original near the document alignment mark. 1 2 3 4 1. Document cover 2. Document alignment mark 3. Your original 4.
3. 3.1 SCANNER DRIVER INSTALLATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To run the color image scanner at optimum speed, the following minimum requirements are recommended: • IBM compatible PC Pentium III 600 or above; • Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME; • One SCSI card installed one your computer; • 100M bytes of available hard disk space for installation; • 128M bytes of RAM or above; • A video graphics array (VGA) monitor; • A Microsoft Windows-compatible pointing device (e.g.
3.3 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 4 SE 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. 1 2 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3.4 A GLANCE OF THE USER INTERFACE 7 8 9 10 1 11 4 2 3 5 1. Original Source Choice: Flatbed 2. Image Type Choice: Black & White, Halftone, 8-bit Gray, 8bit Color, 24-bit Color. 3. Resolution Choice: 50, 72, 100, 144, 150, 200, 300, 600 (dpi). 4. Brightness: Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100. 5. Contrast Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100. 6. Further Tools Descreen, Sharpen, Color Adjustment, Auto Level , Advanced Settings (From left to right). 7.
4. EDITING YOUR IMAGE 4.1 USING THE BASIC FEATURES 4.1.1 CHOOSING YOUR SCAN METHOD 1. Scan Method Choice: Flatbed: Chose this mode to scan your document or photo.
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. 8-bit Color 8-bit Color image provides 256 levels of color hues.
Black & White Halftone 8-bit Color Gray 24- bit Color 4-3
4.1.3 DETERMINING A PROPER RESOLUTION 1. 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 ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST 1. Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. 2. 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 INVERTING AND SELECTING YOUR IMAGE 1. Invert 1 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.
2. Mirror Function Reverse the right and left side of your image. Before Mirror 3. After Mirror Auto Select Image 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 34 Before Descreen After Descreen Before Sharpen 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 the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. After Color Matching Normal 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 THE 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. 1 2.
4.2.2 ADJUSTING HIGHLIGHT/SHADOW LEVELS Highlight refers the lightest point in a scanned image while shadow refers the darkest point. Using Highlight and Shadow tool together allows you to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a gray or color image. 1 2 3 4 1. Shadow: The darkest point of an image. 2. Gamma: The midtones of the image. 3. Highlight: The lightest point of an image. 4. Pointer: Move the pointer to change the value.
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 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). (2). Saturation 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. (3).
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.
4.2.6 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.
5. 5.1 CARE AND MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE GLASS The procedures 1) Soak a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%) 2) Open the document cover as shown in Figure 5-1. Wipe the document glass by moving the swab from side to side. 3) Close the document cover. Your scanner is now ready for use. 1 1.
6. TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems with the operation of your scanner, please check the following troubleshooting hints. 6.1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question: When the scanner is powered on, it makes noises and won’t stand ready. Answer: There are two possibilities: 1) You might fail to push the scanner shipping lock to its “use” position. If this is the case, pull the scanner status switch to its “use” position first. 2) The scanner is not placed on an even, flat desktop surface.
Question: To get image from the scanner is no problem. But when scanning, the scanner or the system will often crash. Answer: 1) Please check if the cable is firmly seated. 2) Please note only two SCSI terminators can be connected to your SCSI daisy chain. One is at the end of the SCSI device, the other already in your host adapter. Question: While scanning, the scanner often makes noises, or it scans back and forth.
6.2 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. Please call us at: Avision Inc.
INDEX Color, 13 Invert, 18 Ａ Ｌ alignment mark, 7 Auto Level, 21 Auto Select, 19 Lightness, 26 lock switch, 2 Ｂ Ｍ Brightness, 16 Brightness Curve, 25 Mirror Function, 19 Moire pattern, 20 Ｃ Ｒ Color Adjustment, 21 Color Balance, 27 Color Drop-out, 28 Contrast, 16 Resolution, 15 Ｓ Ｄ Saturation, 26 Scan Method, 12 SCSI chain, 3 SCSI ID, 3 SCSI termination, 3 Shadow, 23 Sharpen, 20 Descreen, 20 Ｈ Highlight, 23 Hue, 26 Ｚ Ｉ Zoom View, 17 Image Type Black & White, Halftone, 8-bit Gray, 8-bit Co
