Visioneer 8900 manuel d'utilisation

V isioneer ® OneT ouch ® 8900 Scanner FOR USB C ONNECTION Installation Guide[...]

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2001 Visioneer , Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of P rimax Electronics L TD. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, ex cept as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are r egistered trademarks of P rimax Electronics L TD. OneT ouch is [...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer OneTouch 8900 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . .[...]

ii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Adjusting Output Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Saving a Custom Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47[...]

V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing y our Visioneer O neT ouch 8900 scanner . With your scanner , you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on y our computer . W HAT ’ S IN THE B OX Before starting the installation, check the contents of th[...]

T HE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER 2 T HE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER Glass Document pad Reference frame Document cover On/Off switch Power jack OneTouch button panel TPA port USB port On/Off light[...]

3 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Document co ver . Close the document co ver after placing items on the scanner glass. Document pad. H elps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. Glass. Place items face do wn on top of the glass in the upper left corner . Refer ence frame. Place items face down within this [...]

W HAT Y OU N EED 4 W HAT Y OU N EED T o use the OneT ouch scanner and softwar e, y ou need the follo wing: ■ IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) P entium or equivalent ■ Microsoft Windows 98, Windo ws 2000, or Windo ws M e ■ One available U niversal S erial B us (USB) port ■ A vailable internal memory (RAM): ■ Windo ws 98—32 megabytes (M[...]

5 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Installing This section of the guide contains instructions for connecting y our OneT ouch 8900 scanner to a USB port. The P aperP ort CD includes all the necessary installation files, as well as P aperP ort software files and other softwar e files. The CD also includes the P aperP ort U[...]

STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER 6 3. F ollow the instructions on the screen to install the P aperP ort software on your computer . During installation, a message tells y ou to connect the scanner to the computer . 4. F ollow the steps in the next section to connect the scanner . When you ’ re finished, click F inish in the dialog box abov e. 5.[...]

7 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T o connect the OneT ouch 8900 scanner to a USB port: 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into an av ailable USB port. Some newer computers also hav e keyboards with USB ports. Y ou can plug the scanner into the keyboar d instead of the USB port on the computer . 2. T urn the scanner o ver to[...]

STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER 8 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner ’ s USB port. If the plug does not attach easily , make sure that you are plugging it in correctly . D o not force the plug into the connection. 4. Plug the po wer adapter cable into the po wer jack on the back of the scanner . 5. Plug the po wer adapter in[...]

9 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 6. T urn on po wer to the scanner . The amber light comes on indicating the scanner is receiving po wer . Y our computer r ecognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appr opriate software fr om the CD to run the scanner . When the software is ?[...]

STEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER 10 STEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER The OneT ouch scanner softwar e adds the scanner icon to the Windows taskbar (at the bottom right corner of the computer scr een). If the scanner is properly connected, the scanner icon looks like the one in this figure. If the icon has a r ed X through it, the scanner [...]

11 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’ s it. Y our scanner is ready to scan. See “Scanning b y P ressing the OneT ouch Buttons ” on page 14. I F THE S CANNER I S N OT P ROPERLY C ONNECTED If the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar has a r ed “X” through it, the scanner is no[...]

STEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER 12 Please see the R eadme file in the P aperP ort dir ector y on your computer ’ s hard driv e. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose pr oblems connecting the scanner . T o connect the scanner: 1. After checking for all the abo ve pr oblems, right-click the scanner icon [...]

13 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Scanning T HREE W AYS TO S CAN Y ou can scan items b y pressing a OneT ouch button, by clicking a button on the screen, or fr om the P aperP ort software (or other T wain software). • Scan with the Scanner B uttons P ress a button on the scanner’ s front panel. • Scan from the Scr e[...]

S CANNING BY P RESSING THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 14 S CANNING BY P RESSING THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS P ressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer , or to a software application on your computer . T o scan by pr essing a button on the scanner: • Place an item to scan on the glass, face do wn, and press on[...]

15 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN Scanning from the button panel on the scr een is just like pressing a scanner button, except y ou click the button on the scr een. The scanner scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer , or to a software application on [...]

A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 16 A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS The OneT ouch buttons ar e preconfigur ed to scan items at various settings, and then send the scanned image to a pr eselected software application—called the Destination A pplication. Y ou can change the settings for each button ex cept the S top/Cancel button. See “ A bout th[...]

17 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER T o configure the scanner , you display the Configuration dialog bo x and then select options for the scan buttons. Y ou display the Configuration dialog box from either the shortcut menu or the B utton P anel. T o display the Configuration dialog bo x from t[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 18 A BOUT THE C ONFIGURATION D IALOG B OX The Configuration dialog box sho ws the curr ent settings for each scanner button. The tabs across the top of the dialog bo x correspond to the buttons. Clicking a tab shows the curr ent settings for the corresponding button on the scanner . F or example, the follo wing figure sh[...]

19 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Select Configuration —the list of the button ’ s scan configurations. The configuration settings include: color , black and white, or grayscale, resolution in dots per inch (dpi), page siz e, brightness, and contrast. T o see the details about a configuration, click its icon in th[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 20 G ETTING H ELP Y ou can get help with the scanner ’ s features or any of the options on the Configuration dialog box using either of the follo wing methods: ■ When the Configuration dialog bo x is display ed, pr ess the F1 key on your keyboar d. The help window appears. ■ Click the H elp button at the top right [...]

21 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click a selection in the S elect Configuration list to choose a new scan configuration for the selected scanner button. The configurations in the list are pr eset for the application you select in the application list. If y ou select another application, the configurations are for [...]

C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 22 A DJUSTING S CAN S ETTINGS AND P AGE S ETTINGS When scanning using a configuration that y ou created y ourself , you can adjust that configuration ’ s scan settings and page settings. F or example, if the scanned image is too dark, y ou can adjust the brightness of the scan setting. T o adjust the scan settings and [...]

23 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click the Edit button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration. 4. Adjust the scan settings that y ou want. M ode —Select B lack/White to scan in black and white. F or example, letters and memos ar e usually scanned in black and white[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 24 5. Click the P age Settings tab to adjust the scan page settings. P age Size —Choose a page siz e from the drop-down list. The outlines on the picture r epresent the various page sizes. Clicking one of those outlines also selects it as the page siz e for the scan. If you select the C ustom option from the dr op-down l[...]

25 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Gamma —D rag the slider to impro ve how the colors in a scanned image look on your monitor . Gamma corr ection allows y ou to achieve precise color matching. B ecause the computer cannot always transmit the exact color information to the har dware, you may have to make some color adjust[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 26 The P references dialog box appears. The dialog box shows which button you selected for new pr eferences. If the Button tab on the P references dialog box is not selected, click it. Sho w All Destinations —Clicking this option automatically selects all the destination applications categories. When you click the button[...]

27 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click the General tab to set pr eferences for the scanner . Sho w Status Windo w —S elect this option to see the small window at the bottom right corner of the scr een that sho ws the status of the scanning and other information as sho wn in this sample: Sho w Scanner Icon in Windo w[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 28 On System S tandby/S hutdo wn —Select this option to turn off the lamp when you turn off y our computer , or when the computer ’ s energy saver option automatically puts the computer into standby mode. F older for T emporary Images —Click the F older button and then select a folder for the scanner ’ s temporary [...]

29 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE Instead of using a scanner button, y ou can scan directly from the P aperP ort software. This is particularly helpful when you ’ re using P aperP ort to file and save your scanned items. T o scan from P aperP or t, you must first do a one-time[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 30 S CANNING AN I TEM WITH THE T WAIN B UTTON The following steps explain ho w to scan an item using the T wain button in the P aperP ort software. Y ou can scan many types of items, fr om small business cards to A4-siz ed pages. T o scan an item: 1. Open the scanner co ver , place the item face down onto t[...]

31 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Y ou can no w scan manually by previewing the image and adjusting the scan settings to your liking, then click Scan or A utoScan . The AutoScan feature uses y our preset scan settings and the scanner ’ s automatic image analysis capabilities to find the optimum combination of settings [...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 32 T o scan manually: 1. On the Scan M anager , select a configuration for the scan. F or example, select Color/Custom to scan a color item with the preset C ustom scan settings. That configuration ’ s settings appear as a list. Click the “+” sign to see the full list of scan settings. Click the “[...]

33 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T o scan automatically: 1. Click A utoScan . The scanner uses your pr eselected resolution setting for the configuration you selected. S ee “Setting P refer ences ” on page 48 to set the A utoScan settings. In addition, y our OneT ouch 8900 scanner has built-in image analysis capabil[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 34 The autoscanned image appears as a thumbnail on the P aperP ort Desktop . 2. U se the P aperP or t software to wor k with the image. Please see the P aperP or t G etting S tarted G uide and P aperP ort U ser ’ s Guide on the CD for mor e information about using the P aperP ort software. G ETTING H ELP [...]

35 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER Y ou can adjust the scan settings on the Scan M anager to produce the best possible image. T o adjust a setting: 1. Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its corr esponding button on the right side of the Scan M anager . The follo[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER 36 S AVING A N EW P ROFILE If you adjust the scan settings y ou can save them as a pr ofile for later use. T o sav e a new profile: 1. Select a configuration on the Scan M anager , such as Color/C ustom. 2. Adjust the settings that y ou want for later use. Click to close the settings panel N ote : T[...]

37 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click Save A s . The Sav e P rofile dialog box appears. 4. T ype a name for the new profile. 5. Click OK . Y our new pr ofile is no w listed as one of the configurations. Select it when you want to r euse its settings. A DJUSTING THE R ESOLUTION AND S HARPNESS Resolution determines[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER 38 The following figur e shows the r esolution and sharpen options: T o adjust the r esolution and sharpness: 1. T o use one of the preset r esolutions for typical scanned items, click one of the options in the list. F or example, to set the resolution for scanning a business car d, select Business Ca[...]

39 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. T o adjust the sharpness, drag the F idelity slider to the left to decrease the sharpness or to the right to incr ease the sharpness. Y ou can also type a number dir ectly into the sharpness setting box, or click the up and do wn arro ws next to the box to incr ease or decrease the set[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER 40 T o adjust the brightness and contrast: 1. Drag the B rightness slider to the left to make the item dar ker or to the right to make the item lighter . Y ou can also type a number dir ectly into the sharpness setting box, or click the up and do wn arro ws next to the box to incr ease or decrease the [...]

41 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING G AMMA , S ATURATION , AND C OLOR H UE If you ’ re using the Color Confi guration to scan, you can adjust a gr oup of color settings. Gamma contr ols the brightness of the midtones of the color , saturation is the strength or purity of a color , and hue is the color your eye[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER 42 T o adjust the color settings: 1. F rom the Channel drop-down menu, choose the individual color (Red, G reen, or Blue) that y ou want to adjust, or choose All to adjust them together . 2. F rom the Edit S tyle drop-do wn menu, choose the type of color editing that you want to use: ■ Gamma —the r[...]

43 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING O UTPUT S IZE The item you ’ re scanning may not fill the scanner glass. I n that case you can preview the item and use the A uto T rim option to automatically eliminate the unwanted sections of the image. Y ou can also adjust the output siz e to scan only specific sections[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER 44 T o Auto T rim an item: 1. Click A uto T rim . 2. Click T rim . The scanner senses the edges of the item on the glass and draws a dotted line around the image in the windo w . Check to make sure the dotted line encloses the image that y ou want. A new Scan Info bo x on the lo wer left portion of the[...]

45 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. P ut the pointer on the image and drag the mouse to enclose the section you want in the scanned image. As you drag the mouse, a dotted bo x appears on the image and the size settings change to r eflect the new output siz e area. Y ou can also type in the size settings bo xes. ■ Widt[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER 46 4. If the dotted line is not exactly wher e you want it, put the pointer on the line and drag the mouse. T o use the pointer to drag the line, make sur e the pointer button is selected at the top of the windo w . 5. T o rotate the selected ar ea 90 degrees, click Rotate 90 D egr ees . 6. T o maintai[...]

47 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S AVING A C USTOM S IZE If you hav e several items of the same siz e, such as a group of small photographs, you can cr eate a custom size and r euse it whenever scanning those items. T o sav e a custom size setting: 1. Click Add under the list of sizes. The Add S ize dialog bo x appears. [...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER 48 T HE S CAN I NFO B OX The following figur e shows the information on the Scan I nfo box: Z OOMING I N AND O UT Y ou enlarge or r educe the preview image by zooming in or out. T o enlarge and r educe the pr eview image: 1. Click the Zoom button. 2. P ut the pointer on the image. 3. Click the left mo[...]

49 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T o set the Scan Manager pr eferences: 1. Click the P refer ences button. The U ser Pr eferences dialog bo x appears. 2. Select the pr eferences y ou want: ■ Enable selection of color bitdepths... —your OneT ouch 8900 scanner supports a tremendous range of colors (defi ned as 48-bit [...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER 50 ■ Sho w standard US paper sizes —select this option to set the paper sizes for standar d US paper . ■ U nits —select the measurement units for the ruler around the preview windo w . The x and y coordinates of the pointer position are r elative to the units. ■ AutoScan R esolution —you ca[...]

51 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The Help windo w appears and displays information about that feature. Y ou can manually scroll through the help information. 3. T o see more help topics, click the dr op-down menu at the top of information. 4. Click the H elp button again, or click Exit on the window to exit the help syst[...]

I NSTALLATION T ROUBLESHOOTING 52 I NSTALLATION T ROUBLESHOOTING After I installed P aperP ort, I got a blue screen and a P rofiling Display err or message. Why is this happening? P aperP ort installs a driver for scanning and printing. S ometimes a conflict occurs between the P aperP ort driver and another driver you may hav e on your computer .[...]

53 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 48-Bit color (internal), 16-B it gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning resolution Optical resolution: 1200 X 4800 dpi Maximum I tem sizes 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.7 cm) Scanner dimensions Height 4.0 inches (10.2 c[...]

V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8900 S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS 54[...]