Visioneer OneTouch 58XX Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS
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Visioneer 58xx OneTouch Scanner Table of Contents Welcome..................................................................................................... 1 What’s in the Box ....................................................................................... 1 What You Need.......................................................................................... 3 Getting the PaperPort Online Documentation ........................................... 3 Step 1: Installing the Scanner Software.........
Scanning an Item Using the Twain Button................................................. 26 Adjusting Scanner Settings .......................................................................................... 29 Selecting a Predefined Scanner Setting ........................................................................ 30 Selecting Scan Configuration Options ........................................................................ 31 Customizing a Scanner Setting..........................................
WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 58XX USB scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on your computer. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Before starting the installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.
2 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER 1 Document cover 2 Document pad 3 Glass 4 OneTouch button panel 5 Reference frame 6 Power jack 7 USB cable 1 Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. 2 Document pad. Helps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. 3 Glass. Place items face down on the glass, aligned at the lower left corner. 4 OneTouch buttons panel.
WHAT YOU NEED 3 WHAT YOU NEED To use the scanner and software, you need the following: ■ IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent ■ MS Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows XP ■ One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your computer ■ 64 megabytes (MB) or more of available internal memory (RAM) ■ 70 MB of free hard disk space ■ A VGA or SVGA monitor.
4 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE STEP 1: INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE Note: You must install the scanner software before connecting the scanner to your computer. Otherwise, the correct driver software for your scanner will not be installed and it may not work properly. To install the scanner software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure that no other applications are running. 2. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically starts.
STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER 5 3. When the CD window appears, click the “ScanSoft PaperPort” button. Next , click “Install ScanSoft PaperPort software”. After the ScanSoft Paperport software has been installed, restart your computer and follow the instructions on the screen to install the other scanner software on your computer. When you are finished installing the software, a message instructs you to connect the scanner to the computer. Be sure to connect the power supply cable to your scanner. 4.
6 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE To connect your Visioneer OneTouch 58XX scanner: Note: If you have not installed the software yet, unplug the cable form the computer and install the software now. When the software installation is complete a message tells you to connect the scanner. 1. Plug the USB cable on the back of your scanner into any USB port on your computer. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly.
STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER 7 STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER The Visioneer OneTouch 58XX scanner software comes with special software, called the OneTouch software, that you to use scan with the OneTouch buttons. The OneTouch software adds the scanner icon to the Windows taskbar (at the bottom right corner of the computer screen). If the scanner is properly connected, the scanner icon looks like the one in this figure.
8 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’s it. Your scanner is ready to scan. See “Three Ways to Scan” on page 10. Note: The scanning lamp under the scanner’s glass needs to warm up before you can scan. A status message lets you know when the lamp is ready. The lamp then remains ready so you don’t have to wait for it to warm up each time you want to scan.
STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER 9 To connect the scanner: 1. After checking for all the above problems, right-click the scanner icon with the red X over it. The shortcut menu appears. 2. Choose Connect from the shortcut menu. The software finds the scanner and makes the connection. The scanner icon will no longer have a red X through it, and you’re ready to begin scanning.
10 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE THREE WAYS TO SCAN You can scan items by pressing a OneTouch button, by clicking a button on the screen, or from the PaperPort software (or other Twain software). • Scan with the scanner buttons. Press a button on the scanner’s front panel. See “Scanning by Pressing the OneTouch Buttons” on page 11 • Scan from the screen Click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. A panel representing the scanner buttons appears.
SCANNING BY PRESSING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 11 SCANNING BY PRESSING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a software application—called the destination application—on your computer. To scan by pressing a button on the scanner: 1. Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and align the edge of the item with the arrow marker at the lower left corner of the glass. 2. Close the lid and press one of the scanner buttons.
12 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN Scanning from the button panel on the screen is just like pressing a scanner button, except you click the button on the screen. The scanner scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a destination application on your computer. This method of scanning is especially helpful if the scanner is not located close to your computer. To scan from the screen: 1.
ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 13 ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured to scan items at various settings, and then send the scanned image to a preselected destination software application. You can change the settings for each button. See “About the Configuration Dialog Box” on page 13.
14 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE For example, the following figure shows the current settings for the Scan button because the Scan tab is selected. The Scan button is set up to scan the item with the configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print, and then after the scanning is finished, to open PaperPort to display the scanned image. The Format and Page(s) setting is to scan as a bitmap for a single page item.
ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 15 2. Choose Configure from the shortcut menu. The Configuration dialog box appears. The options on the Configuration dialog box are: Select Destination—the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. Select the application that you want to automatically open to display or process the scanned image. Select Configuration—the list of the button’s scan configurations.
16 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Select Format and Page(s)—a set of options for selecting a format for the scanned image and whether to scan a single page or multiple pages. The formats are bitmap and PaperPort. Use PaperPort for scanning any item. Bitmaps are usually for photos or artwork. The page icons represent single or multiple page scanning.
ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 17 To select new options for a scanner button: 1. Press and hold down the button that you want to change. The Configuration dialog box appears. The tab of the button whose options you want to change is already selected. If the tab is not selected, click it. You can also right-click the scanner icon in the Windows taskbar to see the shortcut menu, and then choose Configure to display the Configuration dialog box. 2.
18 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Note: The Configuration dialog box is also available from the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. Click the icon to see the scanner buttons panel. Click a button on the panel with the right mouse button. (Don’t click with the left mouse button because clicking with the left mouse button starts scanning.) The Configuration dialog box appears.
ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 19 2. In the Select Configuration list, click the configuration that you want to adjust. For example, the following figure shows a configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print (which you would have created earlier). 3. Click the View button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration.
20 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. Adjust the scan settings that you want. Mode—Select Black/White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. Select Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. The scanning produces an image in varying shades of gray. Select Color to scan color photographs and other color items.
ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 21 AutoCrop—Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine the size of the item being scanned. For example, if you put a photo in the middle of the glass, the scanner will automatically determine the size of the photo. When AutoCrop is selected, the scanner makes two passes—the first pass senses the item’s size, and the second pass scans the image. This option overrides the Page Size menu selection.
22 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SETTING PREFERENCES The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner. To set preferences: 1. On the Configuration dialog box, select the tab for a button to set its preferences. 2. Click the Preferences tab on the Configuration dialog box. Preferences tab The Preferences dialog box appears. The dialog box shows which button you selected for new preferences.
ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 23 fall into these categories. For example, the destination applications for the email button are usually email applications. By selecting the Show All Destinations option as the preference for the email button, all the other types of applications are included in the list of email destination applications. Select Destinations—Select this option to individually choose the types of applications to include in the button’s list of destination applications.
24 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Show Scanner Icon in Windows Taskbar—Select this option to see the small icon representing the OneTouch scanner in the Windows taskbar Scanner Lamp turns off—These options control when the scanner lamp powers goes off. After idling for xx minutes—Select this option to automatically turn off the lamp if the scanner hasn’t been used for the specified time. This option saves energy and extends the lamp’s life.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 25 SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE Instead of using a scanner button, you can scan directly from the PaperPort software. This is particularly helpful when you’re using PaperPort to file and save your scanned items. Note: You can also scan directly with other software that meets the Twain standards for scanning, which includes many graphics and imaging applications available for your computer.
26 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Choose the Scan Manager, and then click Select. Your scanner is now set to scan. Note: You don’t need to complete Steps 2 and 3 again, unless you change the selected source to another Twain device. SCANNING AN ITEM USING THE TWAIN BUTTON To scan an item: 1. If the PaperPort software isn’t currently running, double-click the PaperPort icon on the Windows desktop to start it. The PaperPort Desktop appears. 2.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 27 4. From the list of Scanner Settings labeled “Scan Page For,” select the most appropriate setting for the item you’re scanning. In the example above, the selected setting is “Color Document-Faster.” 5. Click the Preview button. The scanner scans a preview of the item and displays it in the Scan Manager. In the example below, the picture being scanned is a close-up of a friendly cow. 6.
28 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 7. Check the preview image. If you want to change the scanner setting for the item, click one of the options in the list to “Scan Page For.” For example, to scan a black and white image instead of a color photo, select Black & White Photo in the list. See the table in the section “Selecting a Predefined Scanner Setting” on page 30 for a description of these predefined settings. 8.
ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS Thumbnail image ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS You can adjust the scanner settings to fine tune the scanned item. This section tells you how to: ■ Select a predefined scanner setting. ■ Select scan configuration options. ■ Customize a scanner setting. ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast. ■ Select the area of the item you want to scan.
30 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SELECTING A PREDEFINED SCANNER SETTING In the Scan Manager, you can select one of the predefined scanner settings from the list “Scan Page For.” The settings are described in the following table. Scan Page For Default Setting To Scan Description Editing Text (OCR) Black-and-white 300 dpi Business letters, contracts, memos, and other documents that you want to edit Enhances the use of OCR software for converting item text to editable text.
ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS TrueColor Grayscale B&W 31 Selecting the proper scanner setting before scanning produces the best results for a scanned item. The scanner setting determines the resolution of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color. The symbols next to the setting names indicate the scan mode—true color, grayscale, or black and white. The scanner settings affect the speed of the scan and the file size.
32 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Size—The page size for the image. If you want to use one of the preset sizes, click the drop-down arrow and choose the size from the list. If you want to create a custom size, click on the picture window and drag the mouse. A dotted box on the window indicates the page size, and the two number boxes—with the vertical and horizontal symbols next to them—show the actual page size in inches.
ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 33 4. Click the Save As button. The Save As dialog box appears. 5. Type a name for the new scanner setting. 6. Click Save. The new setting is added to the list of “Scan Page For” options at the top of the dialog box. ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility.
34 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item lighter. 4. Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast. 5. Click OK on the Advanced Settings dialog box. Note: For more detailed information on advanced settings, click the Help button on the Scan Manager.
INSTALLATION TROUBLESHOOTING 35 INSTALLATION TROUBLESHOOTING After I installed PaperPort, I got a blue screen and a Profiling Display error message. Why is this happening? PaperPort installs a driver for scanning and printing. Sometimes a conflict occurs between the PaperPort driver and another driver you may have on your computer. To resolve the conflict, remove the PaperPort driver from your SYSTEM.INI file and restart your computer.
36 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass. To ensure the best quality scanned item, wipe the scanner glass with a soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris. CONTACTING VISIONEER FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT Free Support by Telephone (8:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific Time, Monday-Friday) (541) 884-5548 Free Support on the Web www.visioneer.
VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 48-Bit color (internal), 16-Bit gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning resolution Optical resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.7 cm) Maximum Item sizes Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power supply Input voltage/frequency 3.7 inches (8.95 cm) 11.4 inches (29.0 cm) 17.5 inches (45.0 cm) 5.95 pounds (2.
38 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER Read First:To uninstall you Visioneer OneTouch 58XX scanner ~ remove the OneTouch Version 3.0 software first. You can then remove the other software you installed for your scanner, UNINSTALLING YOUR VISIONEER ONETOUCH SCANNER FOR WINDOWS 98, 98 SE, &ME: 1. Click “Start” on the Windows Taskbar. 2. Click “Setting >Control Panel” from the menu.
HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER 39 5. After selecting the “Automatic” radio button click the “Next” button to continue your uninstall. 6. When the “Perform Uninstall” window” opens, Click the “Finish” button. 7. The “Remove Shared Components” window opens. Visioneer recommends choosing “No to All”. Unless you are an advanced user, Click “No to All”. 8. For Windows 98, 98 SE, & ME users: When the uninstall program finishes, close the Control Panel.
40 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 58XX SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE UNINSTALLING YOUR PAPERPORT SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 98, 98 SE, & ME: 1. Click “Start” on the Windows Taskbar. 2. Click “Setting >Control Panel” from the menu. 3. Double Click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon to view the “Add/ Remove Programs Properties” window. 4. From the Install/Uninstall tab, highlight PaperPort 7.01 in the Menu. Click the “Add/Remove” Button. 5. When the PaperPort Uninstall” window opens carefully read the Warning information.
UNINSTALLING YOUR PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 41 FOR WINDOWS 2000 & XP: 1. Click “Start” on the Windows Taskbar. 2. Click “Control Panel” from the menu. 3. Double Click the “Add or Remove Programs” icon to view the “Add or Remove Programs” window. Highlight PaperPort 7.01 in the Menu. Click the “Change/Remove” Button. 4. When the PaperPort Uninstall” window opens carefully read the Warning information. Click on the “next” button to continue uninstalling your PaperPort software. 5.
