Visioneer ® Strobe 400 User's Guide for Windows
Visioneer Strobe 400 User’s Guide FOR WINDOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2010 Visioneer, Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer® brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. The PaperPort® and OmniPage® Pro brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc.
Restricted Rights Legend Use, duplication, or disclosure is subject to restrictions as set forth in contract subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause 52.227FAR14. Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright laws. The customer is solely responsible for complying with all such laws and regulations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS iii TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Visioneer Strobe 400 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Selecting New Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Creating a New Scan Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Editing or Deleting Scan Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Configure Before Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Uninstalling the Scanner and OneTouch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Uninstalling the PaperPort and OmniPage Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer Strobe 400 scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan single-sided or double-sided items and place their electronic images on your computer. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Before proceeding, check the contents of the box. If items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.
7 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER Paper Guides Plastic Card Lever OneTouch Scanner Buttons Paper Feed Slot USB port Power jack Power Switch Paper Guides—Adjusts to fit document width. Plastic Card Lever—Press down on the lever to separate the rollers so that plastic identification cards, and embossed plastic cards, can be fed through the scanner. OneTouch Scanner Buttons—When AutoLaunch™ is not enabled, you can scan by pressing the Scan or Custom button.
WELCOME 8 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IBM-compatible Pentium 4 PC, or AMD equivalent with: • • A CD-ROM drive An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port • Microsoft® Windows® operating system: Windows XP (Service Pack 1 and 2), Windows Vista, or Windows 7 The scanner is compatible with Service Pack 3 for Windows XP and Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista.
9 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE DOCUMENTATION The following documentation is provided with your scanner: • Quick Install Guide—Abbreviated installation instructions. • Scanner User’s Guide—On the Installation Disc 1; contains detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information. • Scanner Readme—On the Installation Disc 1; contains the latest information about your scanner and software installation.
Assemble the Scanner ASSEMBLING THE POWER SUPPLY 1. Select the AC plug adapter that matches the wall power outlet. North American Style European Style United Kingdom Style 2. Align the tabs on the bottom of the plug adapter with the slots in the power supply base. 3. Place the adapter in the base and press down to hold it in the base against the tension arm. Twist the adapter to the right, while pressing down on the adapter, until you hear a “click” as it locks into place.
11 4. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE You can now attach the power supply to the scanner and to a wall outlet. Note: To change adapter styles, press and hold the “Push” button on the adapter. Turn the adapter to the left to unlock and remove it from the base. CONNECT THE SCANNER POWER CORD You can power the scanner through the standard power cord to a wall outlet, or use the USB power cord to power the scanner through a USB port on the computer.
ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER 12 TO CONNECT THE SCANNER POWER TO THE WALL 1. Plug the power cord into the power jack on the scanner and into a wall outlet. Note: Only use the power supply included with your scanner (Model: PA1008-1I made by Powertron Electronics Corp., or 3A-066WP05 made by ENG). Connecting any other type of power supply may damage your scanner, and will void its warranty. TO CONNECT THE SCANNER POWER TO THE COMPUTER 1. 2.
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Installation BEFORE YOU BEGIN Please make sure of the following before you begin installation: • Do not plug in the USB cable until after you install the software. Complete the installation steps in the order described in this guide. • If you are prompted to reboot the computer during installation, please select the option to restart the computer later. Finish installing the rest of the software, then close all open windows and reboot the computer.
15 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AND CONNECT THE SCANNER To install the software: 1. 2. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other applications are running. Insert the Installation Disc 1 into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Installation Disc main menu automatically opens. Note: If the disc does not automatically start, check the following: • • Make sure the disc drive’s door is completely shut.
INSTALLATION 1. On the Main Menu, select Install Products. 2. Make sure the boxes for Scanner Driver, Visioneer OneTouch, and Nuance PaperPort® are checked. 3. Click Install Now. INSTALLING THE SCANNER DRIVER The scanner driver installation will start first. 1. The Welcome to the Scanner Driver Setup Wizard opens. 2. Click Next.
17 3. 4. 5. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree, and click Next. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed. The next window lists the choices of the drivers that you can install for your scanner. Select the option you want. Click Next.
INSTALLATION 6. 7. 18 A window opens with image quality samples asking you to select an image for your Color Space setting. Select the option that looks best to you and click Next. This sets a default gamma value for scans and can be changed later on. STOP when you see the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Do NOT click OK yet. Leave the window open and proceed to the next section.
19 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CONNECT THE USB CABLE AND TURN ON THE POWER The Visioneer Strobe 400 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for USB port locations. 1. Remove any protective tape from the USB cable. 2. Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the scanner then into a USB port on the computer. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection.
INSTALLATION 3. 20 Turn on the scanner power. The status light comes on and flashes indicating that the scanner is receiving power. If you are using Windows version XP or later, and have plugged the USB cable into a USB 1.1 port, an information bubble may open explaining that “A HI-SPEED USB device is plugged into a nonHI-SPEED USB hub”. Plug the USB cable into a USB 2.0 port (if available) or just disregard the message. If you leave it plugged into the USB 1.1 port, your scanner may scan a bit slower.
21 4. 5. 6. 7. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE A Calibration window opens on-screen after Windows finishes detecting the scanner. Insert the calibration page into the scanner in the direction shown on the calibration page itself. Depending on the version of Windows you are using, you may be prompted to click Next to proceed with calibration, and click Finish when calibration is complete. Follow the instructions if you see these on-screen prompts.
INSTALLATION 22 INSTALLING VISIONEER ONETOUCH The Visioneer OneTouch software installation will automatically start after you click Close on the Driver Installation Complete window. 1. Click Next on the Welcome to the OneTouch Setup Wizard window. 2. 3. 4. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree, and click Next.
23 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE INSTALLING PAPERPORT If you left the default selection to install PaperPort from the installation disc, the PaperPort software installation will start automatically after you click Close on the OneTouch Installation Complete window. 1. The Select Language window opens for the PaperPort software. Select the language you want to use then click OK. 2. On the PaperPort Welcome window, click Next. 3.
INSTALLATION 24 REGISTER YOUR SCANNER Registering your scanner is important as it provides you with access to our free telephone support service. Registration also gives you free access to software updates for your scanner. You will need an active internet connection to register your scanner. If you do not have internet access, you can contact our Customer Service department to register the scanner.
25 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE WITH YOUR SCANNER Your scanner includes free scanning applications. To install the additional applications: 1. 2. Return to the Installation Disc main menu and click on Install Products. Select the applications you want to install, and click Install Now. Follow the instructions on-screen to install each of the applications.
INSTALLATION 26 3. If you selected OmniPage Pro to install you will see a window telling you to insert Disc 2. 4. 5. Click Exit Disc 1 and then eject Disc 1 from the CD-ROM drive. Insert Disc 2 into the CD-ROM drive. The OmniPage Pro Installation menu opens automatically. If it does not open, see the note on page 15. Select Install OmniPage Pro. Follow the instructions on the screen to install OmniPage Pro.
27 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE VIEW AND SAVE THE USER GUIDES 1. 2. Return to the Installation Disc 1 Main Menu and click on User Guides. The User Guides are in Adobe® PDF format. If you need to, click Adobe Reader to install it now. Follow the instructions on the installation windows. If your computer already has Adobe Reader installed, please do not select it unless the version provided on the installation disc is a newer version than the one currently installed on your computer.
INSTALLATION 3. 4. 5. 28 Click the name of the User Guide you want to view and it will open in Adobe Reader. Use the Adobe Save command to save that User Guide to your computer. When you’re finished, click Main Menu to return to the main Visioneer Installation window and click Exit. Remove the Installation Disc and store both discs in a safe place. That’s it! Installation is finished and your Visioneer scanner is ready to scan.
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Loading Documents to Scan This section illustrates scanning using OneTouch AutoLaunch™ and scanning with the buttons on the scanner. After turning off AutoLaunch, as described below, you can also scan using the OneTouch Button Panel on screen, or using a scanning application. Note: Always remove any staples or paper clips from documents before inserting them into the scanner. Staples and paper clips can jam the feed mechanism and scratch the internal components.
31 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the item being scanned. 3. Place an item face up in the paper feed slot. 4. The scanner grabs the top edge of the paper and automatically begins to scan and feed the paper through the scanner. A scan progress window opens an the image is sent to the selected destination in the OneTouch Properties for the Scan button. In this example, the Destination Application is the PaperPort software. 5.
LOADING DOCUMENTS TO SCAN SCANNING PLASTIC CARDS 1. Press down the card lever on the front of the scanner. This separates the rollers enough to feed plastic cards through the scanner. 2. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the item being scanned. 3. Place an item face up in the paper feed slot. 4. The scanner grabs the top edge of the card and automatically begins to scan and feed the paper through the scanner.
33 5. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE A scan progress window opens an the image is sent to the selected destination in the OneTouch Properties for the Scan button. In this example, the Destination Application is the PaperPort software. TURN AUTOLAUNCH OFF/ON If you want to scan from OneTouch button panel on screen, or to be able to place a page in the scanner and wait until you are ready to initiate the scan, you can turn the AutoLaunch feature off.
LOADING DOCUMENTS TO SCAN 34 2. Click on the Properties button in the hardware properties window. 3. In the Device Settings tab, click on Turn on AutoLaunch for Front Feed Scanning to deselect this option. 4. Click on OK to save the changes and close the window. Click on OK to close the Hardware Properties window. The AutoLaunch feature is now turned off.
35 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS Scanning using the buttons on the scanner works like inserting a page in the scanner when AutoLaunch is turned on. 1. Make sure the card lever is in the correct position for the item you are scanning. Make sure this lever is up before scanning paper items. Make sure this lever is down before scanning plastic items. 2. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the item being scanned. 3.
LOADING DOCUMENTS TO SCAN 4. Press the Scan or Custom button, on the scanner, to start scanning. 5. A scan progress window opens an the image is sent to the selected destination in the OneTouch Properties for the Scan button. In this example, the Destination Application is the PaperPort software.
37 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING INTERFACES You have several different scanning options with your Visioneer Strobe 400 scanner. Each method scans equally well, so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning. • OneTouch Scanner Buttons—When you press either the Scan or Custom button, documents are scanned using the scan settings assigned to the button. The scanned images are then sent to a destination on your computer or network drive.
Scanning From OneTouch Based on the recommended full installation of the scanner driver and the Visioneer OneTouch software, OneTouch is your main scanning interface for using the scanner. The OneTouch Button Panel, that you see on the computer screen, shows the pre-set function for each button (such as Scan), and the icon of the destination (called the Destination Application) where the images will be sent when scanning is finished.
39 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL Scanning from the button panel on your computer’s screen works like inserting a page in the scanner when AutoLaunch is turned on. To scan from the OneTouch Button panel: Follow the steps in the previous section to turn off the AutoLaunch feature before scanning with the OneTouch panel. If AutoLaunch is turned on, the scanner will automatically scan when a page is inserted in the scanner. 1.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 40 FEATURES OF THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL The OneTouch panel is your on-screen set of controls for the scanner. From the panel you can access the hardware settings for your scanner and configure the scanner buttons. The Button View The Detail View The Hardware View The Title Bar • Green arrows—click to cycle through the panel’s 3 views. • Scanner icon—click to open the scanner’s hardware properties. • Red “X”—click to close the OneTouch panel.
41 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS When you installed the scanner, the software configured each OneTouch button with appropriate settings consisting of: a Destination Application, a Scan Configuration, and a File Format. 1. Click on the OneTouch icon. 2. Right-click a button on the OneTouch Button Panel. 3. The OneTouch Properties window opens. OneTouch Icon Right-click on a button (for example, the Scan button) and the Properties window opens for that button.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 42 SELECTING NEW SETTINGS Click the Options tab to select options. Select a file format for your scanned images. Select the Destination Application that will open when you are finished scanning. You use the destination application to view and work with your scanned images. Select a configuration for scanning the item.
43 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Select Configuration—The list of available scan configurations for the selected button. The configuration’s basic settings include: scanning mode, resolution (dpi), page size, brightness (Br), and contrast (Cr). To see a selected scan configuration’s settings, click its icon. Click the icon again to close the detailed information. Click the icon of a selected configuration to view its settings.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 44 OK/Cancel/Apply buttons—OK accepts any changes and closes the window. Apply accepts any changes but leaves the window open so you can continue making additional changes. Cancel closes the window without accepting any changes. CREATING A NEW SCAN CONFIGURATION The scan configurations are where you select the scanning resolution, brightness, mode (color, black&white, or grayscale), and a number of other settings. To create a new configuration: 1. 2.
45 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The Scan Settings Tab 1. On the Scan Configuration Properties dialog box, type a name. Type a new name for the configuration. Select the scan mode and drag the slider to set the resolution. If the configuration is locked, click the lock to unlock it. The icon becomes a key. Drag the sliders to set the Brightness and Contrast. 2. 3. 4. Select scan settings for the new scan configuration.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 46 The Page Settings tab Click the Page Settings tab to select options applicable to how you want the image to appear after scanning. Click the name to toggle between inches and millimeters. Standard—Click the menu arrow and choose a page size from the list. Custom—Enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes. Click the name of the units, inches or millimeters, to toggle between them.
47 • VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Invert Image—Only available for Black&White Mode, this option reverses the black and whites of an image. Original Image • • • Inverted Image Duplex—Scan both sides of the page. If this option is not selected, the scanner will scan the face-up side of the page only. Skip Blank Originals—Skips pages that are completely blank. This option is only available for Duplex scanning.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 48 The Advanced Settings tab 1. Click the Advanced Settings tab. The options of the Advanced Settings tab are for the Color or Grayscale scanning mode. 2. 3. Drag the sliders to the left and right to change the color settings. As you do, the image changes to show the effects of the new settings. Saturation—the strength or purity of a color. This option is only available when the selected scan mode is Color. Hue—the color your eyes see as reflected from the image.
49 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The Device Settings Tab A Device Settings tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when your selected Destination Application sends the scanned image to a printer, fax application, or other device. You use the options on the Device Settings tab to select settings for the device. 1. Click on the Device Settings tab. 2.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 50 The Storage Options Tab (Archive) A Storage Options tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when the Destination Application is Transfer to Storage. You use the options on this tab to select where to save your scanned items for storage when scanning with that particular Scan Configuration. 1. Click on the Storage Options tab. 2. 3. 4. Click the Storage Layout options you want.
51 2. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Select the scan configuration you want to edit or delete. Select the scan configuration to edit or delete. It must be unlocked, as indicated by not having a lock displayed here. To delete the configuration, click the Delete button. To edit the configuration, click the Edit button. Edit the settings and click OK. Click OK to close the OneTouch Properties window. • • 3.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 2. 52 Select the scan configuration Configure Before Scan. Select then rightclick on Configure Before Scan to get the menu, and choose the interface to use for scanning. 3. 4. Right-click on Configure Before Scan and choose an interface to use for configuring before scanning. TWAIN—The TWAIN Interface opens for you to make changes prior to scanning. Refer to the chapter Scanning from TWAIN.
53 5. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The item is scanned. When finished, click the Done button and the image will be sent to the Destination Application specified in the OneTouch 4.0 Properties window. In the example shown on the previous page, the Destination Application is Paint. Canceling a Configure Before Scan 1. Click Cancel in the scanning progress window. 2. The following window will open asking if you want to cancel the entire job.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 54 The available options are for images and text. Text Formats; TEXT is only one of several text formats available. Image Formats The Text Formats are for text file types. The names of the formats indicate their file types. See "Text Formats" on page 74 for details. Create Single Image Files The TIFF and PDF formats support multiple page documents. If you are scanning as a TIFF or PDF file and want one file created for each image scanned, select Create single image files.
55 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE To select a JPEG or PDF file size: 1. 2. Select JPG or PDF as the page format. Right-click on the JPG or PDF icon. A menu opens. 3. Choose the file size/image quality option for your scanned images. Minimize Size—Smallest file size, lowest image quality. Normal—Medium file size, some loss of image quality. Maximize Quality—Largest file size, no loss of image quality.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 56 To select a file type for the text format: 1. 2. Select the Destination Application. Right-click on the text format icon. The menu options depend on the type of Destination Application you select. Example menu for the Text format when the selected application is Microsoft’s Word. 3. 4. Example menu for the Text format when the selected application is Transfer to Storage. Choose the file type that you want for the text format.
57 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE To select options: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the Options tab. 2. Select options as described below. Show All Destinations—This option selects all the Destination Application categories. The list of Destination Applications available for the selected button will include all the applications on your computer that fall into these categories.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 58 Global Options • Show Progress Window—Select this option to display the progress window of the document(s) during scanning. • Use enhanced folder browser—Select this option if you want to save your scans to a network location that is not a mapped drive on your computer. Instant Delivery—Enables image transfer to the destination while scanning is in progress, provided that “Create Single Image Files” is also selected.
59 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SETTING DESTINATION APPLICATION PROPERTIES The different types of Destination Applications have various properties that you can select. 1. On the OneTouch Properties window, click a Destination Application. 2. Click the Properties button. Click a Destination Application. Click the Properties button A OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties dialog box opens for the type of Destination Application you selected, and the available options are for that type of application.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 60 Text Documents Properties These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel®, and the other applications indicated by their icons in the list. The properties apply to the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) settings for the applications. 1. Click in the OCR settings boxes for the options you want. The options will apply to all the applications in the group.
61 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. The Add Text Based Link dialog box opens. 3. Click Browse to find the application you want to add to the list. When you select the application using the Browse button, steps 1 and 2 on the dialog box are automatically filled in, and the application icon appears in step 3. Select the icon in Step 3 of the dialog box. That is the icon that will appear in the OneTouch Destination List.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 62 Image Documents Properties These properties apply to Microsoft Paint and other image processing applications. 1. 2. 3. Click in the Color document handling settings boxes for the options you want. These options will apply to all the applications in the group. Convert Bitmaps using Screen Resolution—Use this option to ensure that an image will fit on the computer’s screen.
63 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Storage Properties These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer to Storage. If a CD burner is attached to your computer, and your computer is running Windows XP or Windows Vista, you also use this dialog box to start the Burn to CD process. See the section "Scan and Burn to a CD" on page 65. You can also set up multiple configurations to store scanned items in separate locations.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 64 eMail Properties These properties apply to email applications so you can specify the folder for documents that you will attach to an email message. Microsoft Outlook® will accept direct attachment of documents to a blank email message as soon as scanning is finished, but other email applications may not.
65 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCAN AND BURN TO A CD If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your scanner onto a CD. This feature is available only on computers running Windows version XP or later. To scan and burn to a CD: 1. 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window. Select Burn to CD as the Destination Application. 3. 4. 5. Choose a File Format and a Scan Configuration. Click OK.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH SCANNING WITH EVENT FORWARDING (STI) If you want to specify an application to use for scanning at the start of the process, you can use event forwarding. To scan with event forwarding: 1. 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window. Select Still Image Client as the Destination Application. You cannot choose a page format for this option because the actual Destination Application is not selected until after you press the scanner button. 3. 4. Choose a Scan Configuration and click OK.
67 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CREATING AN HTML WEB PAGE FROM YOUR SCANNED DOCUMENTS You can convert scanned pages to HTML format for posting directly to your web site. To scan and create an HTML web page: 1. 2. 3. Open the OneTouch Properties window. Select Microsoft Explorer as the Destination Application. Choose HTML as the Format. Choose HTML 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Choose a Scan Configuration that has the settings for the image on the HTML page. Click OK.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 68 TRANSFERRING SCANNED DOCUMENTS TO STORAGE With Transfer to Storage scanning, you can scan documents and save them in a folder in one step. The process is ideal for archiving documents without having to manually save or process them. If you choose a text format for the file format, the images are automatically converted by the OCR process into editable text and numbers before being saved. To transfer documents to storage: 1. 2. Open the OneTouch properties window.
69 6. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Scanning begins and your scanned pages are stored in the location that you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window. Your scanned documents will be stored at the location you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window. When selecting the storage location for scanned documents, you can select a local folder, or a folder on a server or mapped drive.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 4. 70 Click the New button. 6. 7. The Scan Configuration Properties dialog box opens. To help you remember which folder it is, give the new configuration a name that indicates the folder name, such as “Business Receipts.” Click the Scan Settings, Page Settings, and Advanced Settings tabs, and select the settings you want. Click the Storage Options tab. 8. Click the Browse button. 5.
71 9. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Select the folder you created for storing the scanned documents. 10. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.” 11. Click OK. The new configuration is now listed as a Transfer to Storage configuration. 12. Repeat the process to create additional new configurations, such as one named “Personal Receipts.” Make sure to designate separate folders as the Storage Locations for the new configurations.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 72 13. You will now have multiple configurations set up for the Transfer to Storage destination, and each configuration scans documents to separate folders. The new configurations apply to the Transfer to Storage Destination Application. 14. Now click the arrow buttons to select a scanner button for each new configuration. Click Apply to set that button for that configuration. Scan to multiple storage folders: 1. 2. 3. 4. Insert the document you want to scan to storage.
73 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING WITH OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR) Optical Character Recognition (OCR) converts text and numbers on a scanned page into editable text and numbers. You can then work with the text and numbers to edit, spell check, change font or type size, sort, calculate, and so forth. Note: Visioneer recommends that all OCR processing use the original factory settings for OCR scanning that came with your scanner.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 74 TEXT FORMATS You select the text format option by clicking on the text icon on the OneTouch Properties window. This is the text format icon. This example of the text format icon is nPDF. Selecting the text format option also selects OCR processing as an automatic step for scanning. Therefore, when you scan a document with the text format selected, the text portions of the document are automatically converted to editable text.
75 2. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Right-click on the text format icon. Example menu for the TEXT format when the Destination Application is Microsoft Word. 3. Example menu for the TEXT format when the Destination Application is a Storage location. Choose the file type that you want for the text format. Your selection of a file type pertains only to the Destination Application currently selected on the OneTouch Properties window.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 76 Normal PDF—The .pdf file format used by Adobe Acrobat. This format converts scanned text into a PDF with the text ready for editing in a PDF editing program. Additional options are available on the menu for the sPDF and nPDF text formats. The three image quality settings are: Minimize Size—Smallest file size, lowest image quality. Normal—Medium file size, some loss of image quality. Maximize Quality—Largest file size, no loss of image quality.
77 4. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Choose OCR Options from the menu. The OCR Properties window opens with the OCR tab selected. THE OCR TAB The options shown on the OCR tab window are for spellchecking scanned text, replacing missing or unrecognized characters, and setting the speed and quality levels of the OCR processing.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 1. 78 Choose the options you want from the OCR window. Languages in Document—Click on the language(s) in list that correspond to the languages in the documents to be scanned. You can click on multiple languages. These are the languages that will be recognized during the OCR process. For faster and more reliable language recognition, select only the languages in the documents. The languages are in alphabetical order.
79 2. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE symbol “Ç” but the OCR process cannot represent that character, then every place “Ç” appears, the OCR process substitutes the missing character symbol. The caret (^) is the default symbol for the missing character. Type the character you want to use in the Missing Character box. Try to choose a character that will not appear in your documents. Recognition Quality—Drag the slider to the left or right to set the degree of accuracy for the OCR process.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 7. The User Dictionary Files window opens and shows the available dictionaries. 8. MyDictionary is an example of a user dictionary. Click Add New. The Add New User Dictionary window opens. 9. Click the drop-down arrow for Files of type and choose Text Files (.txt). 10. Select the file you just created for your user dictionary and click Open. In the example above, the file is named USERDIC1.
81 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 11. The text file now appears on the list of user dictionaries that you can use for spellchecking. 12. Select a dictionary and click Set As Current to set it as the current dictionary for spellchecking. The label [current] is added to the name. If you don’t want to use any user dictionaries for spellchecking, click [none] at the top of the list. To remove a dictionary from the list, select it and click Remove. This only removes the dictionary from the list.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 82 3. To import a list of words from another text file, click Import. The Import Contents of User Dictionary window opens. 4. Select the file that has the words you want to add to your user dictionary. Importing will add the entire list of words in a file to the user dictionary. Click Import. The file’s words will be added to your user dictionary list.
83 7. VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Select the dictionary file to export and click Save. The file is exported as a formatted dictionary with the .ud filename extension so it can be opened by other programs. THE FORMAT TAB The options on the Format tab window are for setting the input and output formats for the scanned documents. 1. Click the Format tab and choose the options you want for both the input and output formats.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH • 2. 84 Spreadsheet—Choose this option if the entire document consists of a table that you want to export to a spreadsheet program, or have treated as a table. No flowing text or graphics will be detected. Output Format Options • Automatic—The document will be formatted as close to its original as possible. The OneTouch software will adjust its settings to the most appropriate for the document being scanned in order to match your selected output format.
85 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ONETOUCH WITH KOFAX VRS TECHNOLOGY The OneTouch 4.0 software you received with your Visioneer scanner now includes the Kofax® Virtual ReScan® (VRS™) technology. This application has a set of features for improving and enhancing the quality of scanned documents, especially documents that would usually produce poorer quality images.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH 86 THE KOFAX VRS SETTINGS You select the Kofax VRS settings when creating or editing a scan configuration on the OneTouch 4.0 Properties window. To select the Kofax VRS settings: 1. 2. Open the OneTouch 4.0 Properties window. Click the New button to create a new configuration, or select one of your custom configurations you created earlier and click the Edit button. The Scan Configuration Properties window opens. Click the VRS Settings tab.
87 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. Click the VRS Settings tab to see the new VRS settings. 4. 5. Choose the Kofax VRS options for the scan configuration. Click the drop-down arrow to choose the type of VRS settings to use for the new scan configuration. The options are: • Do not use VRS processing—Scanning will not use the VRS processing. • Default settings—Automatically selects the options your scanner can use with any scan mode (Black&White, Grayscale, and Color).
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH • 6. 88 Despeckle—Speckles are small spots on an image that the scanner interpreted as a valid part of the document. For example, an irregularity in the paper, or a small wrinkle, or the holes where a staple was removed may show up as speckles on the scanned image. The Despeckle option identifies these spots and removes them. Despeckle is only available for Black&White scan configurations.
89 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE When a scan configuration includes VRS options, the OneTouch Panel and the OneTouch Properties window both show the VRS icon as a reminder. The VRS icon on the top of the OneTouch Panel and on the scan configuration remind you that the scan will use the VRS settings. The summary of the scan settings also indicates VRS settings.
SCANNING FROM ONETOUCH CHANGING THE HARDWARE SETTINGS 1. Right-click on the OneTouch icon and choose Show Hardware from the pop-up menu. 2. The Hardware Properties dialog box opens and shows information about your Visioneer scanner.
91 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. Click the Properties button. 4. Turn on AutoLaunch for front-feed scanning—Select this option to have the scanner start scanning automatically when an item is inserted into the front of the scanner. This option is selected by default on installation of OneTouch. If you want to scan from the OneTouch Button Panel, or from a different scanning application, deselect this option.
Scanning from TWAIN You can scan from any TWAIN scanning application instead of scanning from the OneTouch buttons on your scanner or the OneTouch button panel. A Note About Your Scanner and the TWAIN standard: TWAIN is a widely recognized standard that computers use to receive images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices. The TWAIN scanning interface can be accessed from any TWAIN scanning application you have installed on the computer.
93 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ACCESSING THE TWAIN INTERFACE Every TWAIN scanning application will access the scanner using a different method. Below is a brief list of common applications and how to initiate a scan from within that application, including some of the applications which may have been provided with your scanner. • OneTouch: Open the OneTouch Properties window and under the Configuration List select "Configure Before Scan".
SCANNING FROM TWAIN 94 SCANNING WITH THE TWAIN INTERFACE The TWAIN interface lists the scanning options available with your Visioneer scanner. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Place an item face up in the paper feed slot, with the top pointing into the scanner. Adjust the settings in the TWAIN interface for the item you are scanning. Click on the Scan button in the TWAIN interface. When scanning is complete, click Done to close the TWAIN interface. The scanned images are now in the TWAIN application.
95 • • • • • • • VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Deskew—Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine if a page is skewed, then straighten its image. If the page is fed through at too great of an angle, the image may not straighten correctly. In that case, re-scan the page using the paper guides to feed the paper in straight. Duplex—Scan both sides of the page. If this option is not selected, the scanner will scan the facedown side of the page only.
Scanning from WIA Microsoft Windows version XP and later include their own scanning interface—known as Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)—for acquiring images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices. This section shows how to use Microsoft Paint to scan using the WIA interface, but you can use other Windows applications as well. To scan using WIA from Microsoft Paint: 1. 2. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Paint.
97 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. The scan window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scan process. 4. 5. 6. Click on the color mode appropriate for the item you are scanning. Place a document in the scanner. Click on the Scan button in the WIA interface. The scanner starts scanning. The scanned image will appear in Microsoft Paint (or other WIA application you’re using). 7.
SCANNING FROM WIA 98 FINE TUNING YOUR SCANS You can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan it. 1. On the scan window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. 2. Select the options for scanning. Brightness and Contrast—Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image. Resolution (DPI)—Click the up or down arrow to scroll through the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution.
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Maintenance This section contains information about calibrating, cleaning, troubleshooting, uninstalling, scanner specifications and spare parts. CALIBRATING YOUR SCANNER The scanner needs to be calibrated as part of your monthly maintenance of the scanner. You calibrated the scanner on installation of the software, but the scanner requires calibration to maintain image quality. If the scanner is used daily you may need to calibrate the scanner more often.
101 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. The Hardware Properties for your scanner opens. 3. Click on the Properties button to open the Device Settings tab for your scanner. 4. Click on the Calibrate button to start the calibration utility.
MAINTENANCE 102 5. Insert the Calibration page in the scanner, in the direction of the arrow(s) on the page. The calibration page can be inserted in either direction, as long as one of the arrows is pointing in towards the scanner. 6. When calibration is complete the scanner will eject the page out of the scanner. Do not forcefully pull the page out, the scanner will release the page when it has fully exited out of the scanner.
103 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CALIBRATING FROM TWAIN You can access the calibration utility from the TWAIN interface. If you are using Windows Vista 64-bit, or Windows 7 64-bit, and did not install OneTouch with your scanner, use these instructions for calibrating the scanner. 1. Open the TWAIN interface. 2. Click on the scanner icon on the upper-right corner of the TWAIN interface. 3. The scanner’s Device Settings options opens. Click on the Calibrate button.
MAINTENANCE 104 4. Insert the Calibration page in the scanner, in the direction of the arrow(s) on the page. The calibration page can be inserted in either direction, as long as one of the arrows is pointing in towards the scanner. 5. When calibration is complete the scanner will eject the page out of the scanner. Do not forcefully pull the page out, the scanner will release the page when it has fully exited out of the scanner.
105 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. Hold the scanner sides firmly and pull the scanner top up to release it from the body of the scanner. Use both hands to open the scanner, the top is held down with locking arms on both sides of the paper feed slot. If you open only one side, you may warp the scanner top. 3. Using the cleaning cloth, wipe down all surfaces in the scanner. There are rollers and scanner glass in both the scanner body and the underside of the scanner lid.
MAINTENANCE 106 ADDITIONAL CLEANING METHOD The standard cleaning method for your scanner is to use the dry cleaning cloth in the scanner. If lines, smudges or blurry areas are still in the scanned image you can try cleaning the scanner with Isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Please use caution when cleaning the scanner and take appropriate care to prevent injury, skin irritation, or damage to the scanner. • Scanner cleaning cloth. • A bottle of 70% solution Isopropyl rubbing alcohol.
107 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TROUBLESHOOTING In addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the Readme file on your installation CD. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems with the scanner. If you try the troubleshooting procedures described in this section and in the Readme file, and the scanner still has problems, visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for additional technical information.
MAINTENANCE 108 Problem: The installation will not complete successfully. If installation finishes, the scanner’s OneTouch 4.0 options do not seem to work properly. A likely cause is that some driver programs are already installed on your computer for another scanner. They are interfering with the installation and OneTouch options, and you need to remove those other drivers and re-install your Visioneer scanner.
109 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE UNINSTALLING OR REINSTALLING YOUR SCANNER To uninstall your scanner, remove the scanner driver, OneTouch 4.0 software, PaperPort, and any other software provided with your scanner. UNINSTALLING THE SCANNER AND ONETOUCH SOFTWARE 1. Open the Windows Control Panel. 2. Windows XP: Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. Windows Vista and Windows 7: Double-click the Programs and Features icon. 3. From the list of programs, select Visioneer Strobe 400.
MAINTENANCE 110 STROBE 400 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Optical resolution Bit depth Maximum item size Minimum item size Scan method Scanning specifications Scanning Speed 600 dpi 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit bitonal (black & white) 8.5" x 37" 2.2" x 2.2" Duplex Single Sheet Fed Simplex: 5 seconds per page @ 200 dpi in all color modes Duplex: 5.5 seconds per page @ 200 dpi in Black & White and Grayscale. 12 seconds per page @ 200 dpi in Color.
111 VISIONEER STROBE 400 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STROBE 400 SPARE PART LIST Please use the following part name and number when ordering a replacement USB cable for your scanner. Part Name Calibration page 05-0803-000 Cleaning cloth 05-0804-000 High Speed USB 2.0 Certified Cable 35-0231-000 USB Power Cable 35-0230-000 Power Supply 37-0089-000 or 37-0089-001 AC Plug Adapter U.S. EUR U.K. Part Number 37-0090-000 (U.S.) 37-0091-000 (EUR) 37-0092-000 (U.K.
INDEX Index A Actual size, 49 Add Application, 61, 62 Advanced Clarity, 88 Advanced device settings, 49 Advanced Settings tab, 48 America Online® (AOL), 64 Apply button, 44 Aspect ratio, 49 Auto Color Detect, 88 AutoBrightness, 87 AutoCrop, 87 AutoCrop to Original, 46 AutoCrop to original, 95 AutoDeskew, 87 AutoOrientation, 88 AutoRotate image, 49 AutoScan on document insertion, 95 B Background Smoothing, 88 bit depth, 110 Black&White mode, 45, 47, 94 Blank Page Deletion, 88 BMP file format, 54 Brightness
113 INDEX Grayscale mode, 45, 47, 94, 95 H Hardware properties, 40, 101 help, 9 HTM file format, 67 htm file format, 75 HTML Document, 75 HTML page, 67 Hue, 48 I Image Documents Properties, 62 Image Editors, 57 Image file formats, 54 Improvements and Settings, 46 installation, 14 Instant Delivery, 58 Internet Options, 64 Invert Image, 47 J JPG Image quality and file size, 55 JPG file format, 54 K Key icon, 45, 51 L Languages in Document, 78 Link Properties, 59 Lock icon, 45, 51 M Maintain aspect rat
INDEX S Saturation, 48 Scan configuration, 41, 48, 49, 50, 69 Edit or Delete, 50 Lock or unlock, 45 New, 44 Scan Settings Tab, 45 Scan to Folder, 68 Multiple folders, 69 Scanner Device settings, 91, 101 parts, 111 Troubleshooting, 107 scanner components, 7 connecting, 11 Scanning mode, 43, 45, 51, 94, 97 Screen Resolution, 62, 64 Searchable PDF, 75 Select configuration, 43 Properties, 45 Select destination, 42, 57 Select format, 43 setup, 14 Show all destinations, 57 Show Hardware, 90, 100 Show Progress Wi
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