Visioneer® OneTouch® 8920 Scanner FOR USB CONNECTION Installation Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS i TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer OneTouch 8920 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting the PaperPort Software User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Adjusting the Settings on the Scan Manager Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Saving a New Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Adjusting the Resolution and Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Adjusting Output Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 8920 scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents, color photos, 35mm slides and negatives 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 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER Document cover Pressure plate Transparency light source (underneath pressure plate) Glass Reference frame OneTouch button panel Status light On/Off switch Power jack TPA cable TPA port USB port
THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. Pressure plate. Helps to secure paper documents in place on the scanner glass. Also protects the transparency light source. Before scanning 35mm slides and negative transparencies, unsnap and remove the pressure plate to uncover the transparency light source. Transparency light source. Shines light down through the glass onto the scanning sensors in the body of the scanner. Glass.
4 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE WHAT YOU NEED To use the OneTouch scanner and software, you need the following: ■ IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent ■ Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows XP ■ One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ■ Available internal memory (RAM): ■ Windows 98—32 megabytes (MB) or more ■ Windows 2000, Me, or XP—64 MB or more; 128 MB recommended for Windows XP ■ 70 MB of free hard disk space ■ A VGA or SV
STEP 1: INSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 5 Installing This section of the guide contains instructions for connecting your OneTouch 8920 scanner to a USB port. The PaperPort CD includes all the necessary installation files, as well as PaperPort software files and other software files. The CD also includes the PaperPort User’s Guide. You can read the guide from the CD, or print a copy directly from the CD.
6 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Note: If the PaperPort CD does not automatically start, make sure the CD drive’s door is completely shut. If the CD still doesn’t start, the Autorun option on your computer is turned off. Click the Windows icon named My Computer. The window shows the drives available on your computer. Double-click the icon for your CD-ROM drive to see the list of files on the CD. Double-click the file named START32.EXE. The CD starts. 3.
STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER The OneTouch 8920 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s user’s guide for its USB port locations. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner. To connect the OneTouch 8920 scanner to a USB port: 1. Turn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position.
8 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. Check that the TPA cable is plugged into the TPA port on the back of the scanner. Your 8920 scanner is shipped with the TPA cable already plugged into the TPA port, however, if the cable came loose during shipping, you must plug it into the port securely. 3. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the computer. 4. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port.
STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER 9 If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection. 5. Plug the power adapter cable into the power jack on the back of the scanner. 6. Plug the power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet. The following diagram shows the scanner connected to a computer. Power cord USB cable 7. Turn on power to the scanner. The status light comes on indicating the scanner is receiving power.
10 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE When the software is finished loading, the Finish button on the dialog box on the computer screen becomes active. 8. Click the Finish button. The scanner’s status light is green when the scanner and computer are communicating properly. That completes the steps to connect your scanner to the computer. 9. Click Yes, I want to restart my computer now. 10. Click Finish. Your computer restarts and your scanner is now ready to scan. 11.
STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER 11 To check the status of the scanner: 1. Place the mouse pointer on the scanner icon in the Windows taskbar. 2. Right-click the icon. The shortcut menu appears. 3. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected. 4. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’s it. Your scanner is ready to scan. See “Scanning Paper Items with the OneTouch Buttons” on page 15.
12 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE IF THE SCANNER IS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED If the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar has a red “X” through it, the scanner is not properly connected. Check for one of these possible problems: • Is a cable loose or not plugged in securely? Inspect all cable connections. Make sure all the cables are plugged in securely. • Is the scanner’s status light on? Turn on the scanner’s power.
STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER 13 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.
14 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Scanning THREE WAYS TO SCAN PAPER ITEMS You can scan paper items by pressing a OneTouch button, by clicking a button on the screen, or from the PaperPort software. Note: To scan transparencies you must scan from PaperPort (or other Twain software). See “Scanning an Item with the Twain Button” on page 35 for details. • Scan with the Scanner Buttons Press a button on the scanner’s front panel.
SCANNING PAPER ITEMS WITH THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 15 SCANNING PAPER ITEMS WITH THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a software 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 upper left corner of the glass. 2. Close the document cover and press one of the OneTouch buttons.
16 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 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 software 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 17 ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured to scan items at various settings, and then send the scanned image to a preselected software application—called the Destination Application. You can change the settings for each button except the Stop/Cancel button. See “About the Configuration Dialog Box” on page 23.
18 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SCANNING 35MM SLIDES AND NEGATIVES Your 8920 OneTouch scanner is specially designed to scan 35mm slides and negatives. You can scan both positive film and negative images. A BRIEF EXPLANATION Your scanner has sensors that capture the image of the item being scanned. Those sensors are located in the body of the scanner.
SCANNING 35MM SLIDES AND NEGATIVES 19 2. Find the appropriate mask for the item you’re scanning. The masks are in a protective plastic bag with your scanner. Mask for 35mm slides. Mask for 35mm negatives. 3. To scan a 35mm slide, first position the 35mm mask on the glass. The mask has one square corner. Align that corner with the arrow on the scanner body. Make sure that the text on the 35mm mask faces up so slide fits properly in the mask.
20 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. To scan a negative, first slide the filmstrip into the 35mm negative mask and center the frame you want to scan in the opening. Then position that mask on the glass and align its square corner with the arrow on the scanner body. Make sure the text on the mask faces up. The 35mm negative mask also has a calibration slot. Do not place items to be scanned in the calibration slot. You’re now ready to scan the slide or negative.
SCANNING 35MM SLIDES AND NEGATIVES 21 Click the drop-down arrow and choose the transparency scanning option from this menu, The option “Scan Reflective Using” is for scanning paper items, not slides or negatives. 3. Click Preview to preview the image and, if necessary, adjust the various settings, then click Scan when the image is what you want.
22 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 5. Insert the pressure plate’s tabs into their slots and snap the plate into its closed position. 6. Choose Scan Reflective Using: from the Scan Manager Pro’s dropdown menu to reset for scanning paper items. That setting turns off the transparency light in the document cover. 7. If you adjusted the resolution and other settings for scanning slides or film, reset those settings for scanning paper items.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 23 2. Choose Configure on the shortcut menu. The Configuration dialog box appears. Click the tab that corresponds to the button you want to configure. To display the Configuration dialog box from the Button Panel: 1. Right-click the button you want to configure. The Configuration dialog box appears. The tab for the scan button you clicked is selected for you. ABOUT THE CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX The Configuration dialog box shows the current settings for each scanner button.
24 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Click this tab to set preferences. Click the tab that corresponds to the scanner button you want to configure. Select a setting for scanning the item. Select a software application to send the scanned image to that application. Select format and page(s) options for the button. See “Setting Preferences” on page 31 to set Preferences.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 25 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.
26 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SELECTING NEW OPTIONS FOR THE BUTTONS You can select a new destination application, configuration, and image format for a scanner button to optimize it for the type of scanning you want to do. You use the Configuration dialog box to select new options. To select new options for a scanner button: 1. Display the Configuration dialog box. Click the tab of the button whose options you want to change. 2.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 27 CREATING NEW CONFIGURATIONS You cannot change settings such as brightness or contrast of the preset configurations. To scan with settings other than those offered by the preset configurations, you must first create a new configuration and then use it to scan. To create a new configuration click the New button. You can also click Copy to copy a preset configuration, change its settings, and then save it under a new configuration name.
28 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 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 Edit button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 29 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.
30 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 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.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 31 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.
32 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 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.
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER 33 Show Scanner Icon in Windows Taskbar—Select this option to see the small icon representing the OneTouch scanner in the Windows taskbar. Scanner icon 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.
34 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE Instead of using a scanner button, you can scan directly from the PaperPort software. To scan transparencies you must scan from the PaperPort software or other Twain software. 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.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 35 SCANNING AN ITEM WITH THE TWAIN BUTTON The following steps explain how to scan an item using the Twain button in the PaperPort software. You can scan many types of paper items, from small business cards to A4-sized pages. You can also scan transparencies including 35mm slides and negatives. Note: Your Visioneer OneTouch scanner is initially set to scan from the PaperPort software for color items.
36 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Choose a scanning option. Scan Reflective Using is for scanning paper items. The other options are for transparencies. Click an icon to select a configuration—Color, Grey Scale, or Black&White. This example shows the Color/ Custom configuration is selected. Clicking the “+” sign in front of Custom shows Custom’s scan settings as a list. Click a setting in the list if you want to change it.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 37 To scan manually: 1. On the Scan Manager Pro, select a configuration for the scan. For example, select Color Configurations and then select Custom to scan a color item with the preset Custom scan settings. That configuration’s settings appear as a list. Click the “+” sign to see the full list of scan settings. Click the “-” (minus) sign to collapse the list. To see the settings for another configuration, click it in the list.
38 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Thumbnail image Bitmap icon To scan automatically: 1. Click AutoScan. The scanner uses your preselected resolution setting for the configuration you selected. See “Setting Preferences” on page 54 to set the AutoScan settings. In addition, your OneTouch 8920 scanner has built-in image analysis capabilities that find the optimum combination of settings for the item you’re scanning.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 39 The autoscanned image appears as a thumbnail on the PaperPort Desktop. 2. Use the PaperPort software to work with the image. Please see the PaperPort Getting Started Guide and PaperPort User’s Guide on the CD for more information about using the PaperPort software. GETTING HELP WITH THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE The PaperPort software includes a complete set of help topics that answer questions about each feature of the software.
40 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO You can adjust the scan settings on the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro to produce the best possible image. To adjust a setting: 1. Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its corresponding button on the right side of the Scan Manager Pro.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 41 Click to close the settings panel Note: The information in the scan settings list and the options that you select on the various settings panels are interactive. That is, as you change the settings on the panel, the numbers in the list on the left also change. SAVING A NEW PROFILE If you adjust the scan settings you can save them as a profile for later use. To save a new profile: 1. Select a configuration on the Scan Manager Pro, such as Color/ Custom.
42 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Click Save As. The Save Profile dialog box appears. 4. Type a name for the new profile. 5. Select the options you want: ■ Store the custom output image size in this Profile—you can create a custom image size as part of the settings; if you adjusted the output image size for the selected configuration, that output image size is saved with this profile. See “Saving a Custom Size” on page 52 for more about a custom image size.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 43 ADJUSTING THE RESOLUTION AND SHARPNESS Resolution determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. The resolution setting for the scan is in dots-per-inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the finer the details, however, higher dpi settings also produce larger files sizes. Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work, such as photographs or fine artwork. Sharpness determines the amount of blur in an image.
44 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE To adjust the resolution and sharpness: 1. To use one of the preset resolutions for typical scanned items, click one of the options in the list. For example, to set the resolution for scanning a business card, select Business Card. That setting is preset to read small print on a typical business card. 2. To set the resolution manually, drag the Resolution slider to the left to decrease the resolution or to the right to increase it. 3.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 45 The following figure shows the brightness and contrast options: To adjust the brightness and contrast: 1. Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item lighter. You can also type a number directly into the brightness setting box, or click the up and down arrows next to the box to increase or decrease the setting. 2.
46 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE For example, if you select Red from the menu and drag the Brightness and Contrast sliders, you can see how the red component of the histogram changes. Note, however, that the Green and Blue components also change relative to those new brightness and contrast settings. 3. Click the Auto button to have the scanner analyze the image and set the appropriate brightness and contrast.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 47 The horizontal axis of the response curve represents the original settings of the image, and the vertical axis represents new settings. Thus, the curve is a straight line from the lower left to upper right for an original, unchanged image. To see how the response curve indicates changes, drag the Gamma slider to left and right. The following figure shows the color options: To adjust the color settings: 1.
48 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE changes its colors in response to the new curve. The x and y numbers at the bottom of the response curve indicate the exact position of the pointer on the curve. The Gamma slider remains fixed when you use the Freestyle option. 3. Drag the Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue sliders to the left to decrease the settings or to the right to increase the settings.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 49 The following figure shows the output size options: To Auto Trim an item: 1. Click Auto Trim. 2. Click Trim. The scanner senses the edges of the item on the glass and draws a dotted line around the image in the window. Check to make sure the dotted line encloses the image that you want. A new Scan Info box on the lower left portion of the Scan Manager Pro shows the information for the autotrimmed area. 3.
50 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE To use the pointer to drag the line, make sure the pointer button is selected at the top of the window. 4. When the trimmed area is what you want, click Scan. To manually set the output size for an item: 1. To scan the entire item on the glass, click Same as Original. No sections are trimmed. 2. To set the output size yourself, click Same as Original to remove the checkmark. The settings for the output size become active. 3.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 51 Note: When you manually select an area, the settings on the other panels are for that selected area, not the whole image. For example, the histogram on the resolution panel and the response curve on the brightness and contrast panel refer to only your newly selected area. A new Scan Info box for the area selected on the image. The area you selected to scan. 4.
52 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 6. To maintain the selected area’s length-to-width relationship (known as the aspect ratio), click Maintain Aspect. Note that as you rotate the area or maintain its aspect ratio, the width and height measurements change to reflect the new orientation of the image. 7. When the settings are what you want, click Scan. 8. If you want to remove the selected area and start over, click Remove on the Scan Info box.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 53 THE SCAN INFO BOX The following figure shows the information on the Scan Info box: Physical size of the image to scan. Location of the top left corner of the image in the Preview window. Current location of the pointer as you drag it on the Preview window. Size of the file of the scanned image Amount of space on your computer’s hard drive. ZOOMING IN AND OUT You enlarge or reduce the preview image by zooming in or out.
54 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SETTING PREFERENCES You can set preferences for the Scan Manager Pro and scanner that are independent of the preferences for the PaperPort software. To set the Scan Manager Pro preferences: 1. Click the Preferences button. The User Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Select the preferences you want: ■ Enable selection of color bitdepths...
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS ON THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 55 ■ Do not wait for the Lamp...—when you first start scanning, the lamp in the scanner warms up slowly. This helps extend the life of the lamp. However, if you want the lamp to come on immediately without warming up. select this option. ■ Show standard metric paper sizes—select this option if you use metric paper to print images. When you select the scan size output options, the width and height dimensions are then for metric paper sizes.
56 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE GETTING HELP WITH THE SCAN MANAGER PRO The Scan Manager Pro has its own help system, separate from the PaperPort software help system. To see the Scan Manager Pro help information: 1. Click the Help button. The Help dialog box appears. 2. Scroll to see the help information. 3. Click the drop-down menu to see additional topics. Choose Home from the menu to return to the first page of help. 4.
TROUBLESHOOTING 57 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. If the computer starts properly, that is a good sign that the conflict occurred.
58 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER To uninstall the Visioneer OneTouch 8920 scanner, you remove the OneTouch Version 3.0 software first, and then remove the PaperPort software, or other software you installed for the scanner. STEP 1: UNINSTALLING THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 98, 98 SE, AND ME: 1. Click Start on the Windows Taskbar. 2. Choose Settings then Control Panel from the menu. 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER 59 Important: The Automatic option is selected by default. Visioneer recommends using the Automatic option. The other options are for advanced users only. 7. Click Next. The Perform Uninstall window appears. 8. Click Finish. The Visioneer OneTouch software is uninstalled from your computer. The status light on the scanner turns amber indicating that the scanner and computer are no longer communicating. 9.
60 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 6. Click the Change/Remove button. If two buttons appear instead of a single Change/Remove button, click Remove. The Select Uninstall Method Window appears. 7. Make sure the Automatic option is selected. Important: The Automatic option is selected by default. Visioneer recommends using that option. The other options are for advanced users only. 8. Click Next. The Perform Uninstall window appears. 9. Click Finish.
HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER 61 STEP 2: UNINSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 1. Click Start on the Windows Taskbar. 2. Choose Settings then Control Panel from the menu. (For Windows XP users there is no Settings. Choose Control Panel from the menu.) 3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Windows 98, 98SE, or ME: The Add/Remove Programs Properties window appears. Make sure the Install/Uninstall tab is selected. Windows 2000 or XP: The Add or Remove Programs window appears.
62 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE You may see a note about missing software.Click OK. 9. For Windows XP: Click Finish. 10. Close the Remove Programs From Your Computer window. Close the Control Panel. 11. Restart your computer. 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.
VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS 63 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8920 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Bit Depth Scanning resolution Maximum Item sizes Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power supply Input voltage/frequency Output voltage/watt Safety and agency certifications Hardware warranty 48-Bit color (internal), 14-Bit gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Optical resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.7 cm) 4.0 inches (10.2 cm) 11.
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INDEX INDEX Numerics 35mm negative scan 18 35mm slide 19 35mm slide mask 19 35mm slide negative 20 35mm slide scan 18 A color hue 46 computer restart 12 Configuration dialog box 23 configuration settings 24 contrast 29, 44 sample 46 copier device tab 30 copy/print button 17 custom button 17 custom size image 52 adjust appearance panel 45 adjust output size panel 49 adjust response curve panel 47 adjust settings on Scan Manager Pro 40–52 aspect ration 51 Auto Trim 48, 49 AutoCrop 30 AutoScan 36, 38 resol
I P image aspect ratio 51 custom size 52 rotate 51 select area 49 temporary folder 33 zoom in and out 53 image blur 43, 44 image folder 55 image output size 48 manual selection 50 image preview 37 image scale 50 image size 42 item size 30 locking tab 7, 12 page icons 25 page size 29 paper size 55 PaperPort help topics 39 install 5 page format 25 User’s Guide 4 PaperPort Desktop 38 patterns on picture 30 power jack 3 preferences 54 preferences tab 31 pressure plate 3 close 22 remove 18 preview image 21, 3
INDEX Scan Manager Pro 22 adjust settings 40 new profile 41 sample 35 scan from 37 Scan Manager Pro preferences 54 scan mode 29 scan negative 20 scan page size 29 scan resolution 29 scan text 26 scan using buttons 14, 15 scanner components 1 confirm connection 11 connect message 6 lamp warm-up 11, 55 locking tab 7 not connected 10 scanner buttons 14 scanner glass 3 scanner icon 10, 22 scanner lamp 55 idle time 33 scanner paper size 55 scanner preferences 31 ScanSoft PaperPort 6 select format and page(s) 25
