Visioneer OneTouch 6600 USB Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS
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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 6600 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii Customizing a Scanner Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Selecting the Area of the Item You Want to Scan . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Chapter 3: Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Cleaning the Scanner Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WELCOME 1 WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 6600 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 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER 1 Document cover 2 Document pad 3 Glass 4 button panel 5 Reference frame 6 Power jack 7 USB cable 1 Document cover—Protects the document from light and contamination. 2 Document pad—Helps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. 3 Glass—Items are placed face down at the lower-left corner of the glass. 4 Button panel—Allows scanning directly from the scanner.
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 with: ■ A CD-ROM drive ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ■ Microsoft Windows operation system: 98, 2000, Me, or XP ■ 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 SVGA monitor.
4 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE Installation Complete the following three steps to install your scanner and the scanning software. 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.
STEP 1: INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE 5 3. From the list of options, click PaperPort Deluxe. 4. From the list of options, click Install PaperPort Deluxe. 5. Read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, click Yes. 6. Enter a name and company, or leave current values, and click Next. 7. On the Choose Destination Location window, accept the default locations for installation of programs and files, or enter new locations. When finished, click Next. 8.
6 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 10. On the Visioneer License Agreement dialog box, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I agree, and click Next. 11. On the Welcome window, click Next. 12. When you see the Connect Scanner window, do NOT click Finish. Leave the window open and proceed to Step 2. STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER The Visioneer OneTouch 6600 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for the USB port location.
STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER 7 2. Plug the USB cable on the back of your scanner into any USB port on your computer. The USB symbol identifies the location of the USB port on your 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. USB Power jack USB Cable 3. Plug the power supply cable into the jack on the back of the scanner, then plug the power supply into a wall outlet.
8 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER After installing the scanner and software, you will see a scanner icon on 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 pictured below. Scanner Icon If the icon has a red X through it, the scanner is not properly connected.
STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER 9 Your scanner is ready to scan. See “Three Ways to Scan” on page 11. 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. To conserve electricity and prolong the life of the scanner, you can set the length of time for the lamp to remain lit before powering down.
10 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE To connect the scanner: 1. After checking for the above problems, if the scanner does not start automatically, right-click the scanner icon with the red X over it. The shortcut menu appears. 2. Select 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.
THREE WAYS TO SCAN 11 Scanning This chapter describes three methods of scanning, as well as how to customize scanning options. THREE WAYS TO SCAN You can scan items by using buttons on the scanner, buttons 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 Scanner Buttons” on page 12. • Scan from the screen On the Windows taskbar, click the scanner icon.
12 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE SCANNING BY PRESSING THE SCANNER BUTTONS Pressing a scanner button scans the item and then sends the image to the printer or a software application on your computer. To scan by pressing a button on the scanner: 1. Place an item face-down on the glass and align the edge of the item with the arrow marker at the lower-left corner of the glass. 2. Close the document cover and press one of the scanner buttons. The scanner starts scanning.
SCANNING BY PRESSING THE SCANNER BUTTONS 13 ABOUT THE BUTTONS ON THE SCANNER The scanner 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 15.
14 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER 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 computer screen. The scanner scans the item and then sends the image to the printer or 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.
SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN 15 CONFIGURING THE SCANNER AND SCREEN BUTTONS When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s software configures each button with appropriate settings. Using the Configuration dialog box, you can modify the button settings to meet your specific needs. ABOUT THE CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX The Configuration dialog box shows the current settings for each button on the scanner and screen panel.
16 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE See “Creating New Configurations” on page 20 for settings on the Preferences tab. ▼ Important: To get additional help with the scanner’s features or any of the options in the Configuration dialog box, do one of the following: ■ Press the F1 key on your keyboard. ■ Click the Help button at the top-right corner of the Configuration dialog box.
SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN 17 To open the Configuration dialog box from the Button Panel: 1. Right-click the button you want to configure. The Configuration dialog box opens. The tab for the scan button you clicked is selected for you. To open the Configuration dialog box from the scanner: 1. Press and hold down one of the scanner buttons on the scanner’s button panel. The Configuration dialog box opens. The tab for the scan button you clicked is selected for you.
18 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER 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 used for photos and artwork. The page icons represent single or multiple page scanning.
SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN 19 Note: If you select a word processing program such as Microsoft WordPad or Microsoft Word and a configuration for OCR, the text in scanned images is automatically converted to word processing text by the optical character recognition (OCR) software that you receive with the scanner. The converted text then appears in the selected destination application. 3.
20 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE CREATING NEW CONFIGURATIONS There are some preset configurations, such as brightness and contrast, that you cannot change. These preset configurations are found in the Select Configuration details for each configuration option. If you want 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.
SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN 21 4. On the Scan Settings tab, set the scan settings as required. 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.
22 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER 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.
SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN 23 ADJUSTING SCAN SETTINGS AND PAGE SETTINGS When scanning using a configuration you created yourself, you can adjust that configuration’s scan settings and page settings. For example, if the scanned image is too dark, you can adjust the brightness of the scan setting. Note: You cannot change the scan settings or page settings for any of the predefined scan configurations. You can only adjust settings for scan configurations that you create yourself.
24 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 3. Click the Edit button. The Edit Scan Configuration dialog box opens. 4. On the Scan Settings tab, adjust the scan settings as required. 5. Click the Page Settings tab to adjust the scan page settings. 6. Click OK. 7. On the Configuration dialog box, Click OK. The adjusted settings now apply to the button.
SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN 25 SETTING PREFERENCES The preferences options 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 opens. The dialog box shows which button you selected for new preferences. 3. Click the Button tab, if it is not already selected.
26 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 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. Click in the boxes for the types of applications to include in the button’s list.
SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN 27 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. Click in the box and enter the number of minutes for the lamp to remain idle before turning off. If you scan when the lamp is off, it warms up before scanning resumes.
28 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 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 are 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.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 29 3. Click 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 is not running, double-click the PaperPort icon on the Windows desktop to start it. The PaperPort desktop opens. 2.
30 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 4. From the Scan Page For list, select the most appropriate scanner 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 figure below, the picture shows a close-up of a boy and a dog. 6. You can now fine-tune the options on the Scan Manager for the item you’re scanning.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 31 7. Check the preview image. If you want to change the scanner setting for the item, click one of the options in the Scan Page For list. 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 33 for a description of these predefined settings. 8.
32 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE ADJUSTING PAPERPORT SCANNER SETTINGS Using the Scan Manager, you can adjust the scanner settings to fine tune the scanned item.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 33 SELECTING A PREDEFINED SCANNER SETTING In the Scan Manager, you can select one of the predefined scanner settings from the Scan Page For list. 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.
34 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE True Color Grayscale B&W 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.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 35 Size—The page size for the image. If you want to use one of the preset sizes, click the drop-down arrow and select the size from the list. If you want to create a custom size, click in 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.
36 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 6. Click Save. The new setting is added to the Scan Page For list at the top of the Scan Manager dialog box. ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility. You can adjust the brightness and contrast at which grayscale and color items are scanned.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 37 2. Select the User Defined option. 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 Close. Note: For more detailed information on advanced settings, click the Help button on the Scan Manager.
38 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE Maintenance This chapter contains information on troubleshooting, cleaning, uninstalling, and scanner specifications. TROUBLESHOOTING In addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the Readme file in the PaperPort directory on your computer’s hard drive. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems with the scanner.
CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS 39 Problem: During installation I got the error message: PaperPort Installation is not complete. What do I do? The installation procedure was not successful. You need to reinstall the PaperPort software. Problem: I got the error message: PaperPort cannot allocate enough memory to perform internal critical operations. What do I do? Close any other active applications so that additional memory is available.
40 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER To uninstall the Visioneer OneTouch 6600 scanner, you first remove the scanner software, and then remove the PaperPort software, or other software you installed for the scanner. STEP 1: UNINSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 98, 98SE, AND ME: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER 41 10. Close both the Add/Remove Program Properties and the Control Panel windows. 11. Restart your computer. 12. Proceed to “Step 2: Uninstalling the PaperPort Software” on page 43. FOR WINDOWS 2000: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove Programs window opens. 3. In the left column of the window, make sure the Change or Remove Programs option is selected. 4.
42 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 11. Close both the Add/Remove Programs and the Control Panel windows. 12. Restart your computer. 13. Proceed to“Step 2: Uninstalling the PaperPort Software” on page 43. FOR WINDOWS XP: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. From the Pick a Category menu, click Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs window opens. 3.
HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER 43 11. Close both the Add or Remove Programs and the Control Panel windows. 12. Restart your computer. 13. Proceed to “Step 2: Uninstalling the PaperPort Software”. STEP 2: UNINSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 98, 98SE, AND ME: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove Programs Properties window opens. Make sure the Install/Uninstall tab is selected. 3.
44 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE Important: Files created by PaperPort are in a proprietary format (with a .max extension) and cannot be opened by other applications. If you decide to keep your scanned image files and want to be able to view them, you can use the PaperPort Viewer instead of the PaperPort application. Download the viewer from ScanSoft’s Web site at www.scansoft.com/paperport/support/downloads/viewers.asp. 8.
HOW TO UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER 45 7. Click No to keep your image files, click Yes to permanently remove the image files from your computer. Important: Files created by PaperPort are in a proprietary format (with a .max extension) and cannot be opened by other applications. If you decide to keep your scanned image files and want to be able to view them, you can use the PaperPort Viewer instead of the PaperPort application. Download the viewer from ScanSoft’s Web site at www.scansoft.
46 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE Important: We recommend choosing No to All. Removing shared files could cause other applications not to run correctly. The PaperPort software is removed. A message appears with the option to keep or remove your scanned image files currently stored on the computer. 8. Click No to keep your image files, click Yes to permanently remove the image files from your computer. Important: Files created by PaperPort are in a proprietary format (with a .
VISIONEER—US AND CANADA TECHNICAL SUPPORT 47 VISIONEER—US AND CANADA TECHNICAL SUPPORT Support on the Web www.visioneer.
48 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 SCANNER INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 6600 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.
INDEX INDEX I A installation 4 scanner 6 software 4 AutoCrop 21 B bitmap, scanning 15 brightness 21 button panel 2 buttons configuring 15 setting new options 18 L locking tab 6 M mode 21 N new configuration 20 C P cleaning 39 color scanning 21 Configuration dialog box 15 opening 16 options 16, 17 configuration settings adjusting 23 mode 21 contrast 17, 21 page settings adjusting 23 page size 21 PaperPort 5 adjusting settings 32 setup 28 uninstall 43 PaperPort software scanning from 28 power jac
INDEX 50 DeScreen 21 gamma 21 page size 21 resolution 21 scanner buttons 13 cleaning 39 components 2 confirm connection 8 connecting 6 icon 8 installing 4 lamp warm-up 9 specifications 48 system requirements 3 scanner buttons configuring 15 scanning 11 from the PaperPort software 11, 28 from the screen 11, 14 modes 33 with the scanner buttons 11, 12 screen buttons configuring 15 specifications 48 system requirements 3 T troubleshooting 38 U uninstall PaperPort 43 scanner software 40 Universal Serial Bu
