Visioneer 6600 manual

V isioneer OneT ouch 6600 USB Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS[...]

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2002 Visioneer, I nc. Reproduction, adaptati on, or translation without prior written pe rmission is prohi bited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer I nc. The P aperP ort brand name and logo are register ed trademarks of ScanSoft, In[...]

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer OneTouch 6600 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ii Customizing a Scanner Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Selecting the Area of the Item You Wa nt to Scan . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Chapter 3: Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Troubleshooting . .[...]

W ELCOME 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing y our Visioneer OneT ouch 6600 USB scanner . With y our scanner , you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electr onic images on your computer . W HAT ’ S IN THE B OX Before starting the installation, check the conte nts of the box to make sure that all parts are includ[...]

2 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE T HE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER 7 Glass Document pad 4 3 2 1 Reference fr ame Document cover USB cable Power jack button panel 6 5 Doc ume nt c ov er —P rotects the document fr om light and contamination. Doc ume nt p ad —Helps to secure the document in place on the[...]

W HAT Y OU N EED 3 W HAT Y OU N EED T o use the scanner and softwa re, you need the following: ■ IBM PC (or 100-per cent compatib le) P entium or equivalent with: ■ A CD-R OM drive ■ An available U niversal Serial Bus (USB) port ■ Micr osoft Windows operation system: 98, 2000, M e, or XP ■ A vailable internal me mory (RAM): ■ Windo ws 9[...]

4 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE Installation Complete the following thr ee steps to install your scanner and the scanning softwar e. S TEP 1: I NSTALLING THE S CANNER S OFTWARE T o install the scanner softwar e: 1. S tart Microsoft Wi ndows and make sure that no other applications are running. 2. Insert the CD [...]

S TEP 1: I NSTALLING THE S CANNER S OFTWARE 5 3. F rom the list of options, click Pa p e r Po r t D e l u x e . 4. F rom the list of options, click I nstall P aperP ort Delux e . 5. Read the license agr eement. If y ou accept the terms, click Ye s . 6. Enter a name and company , or leav e current values, and click Nex t . 7. On the Choose Destinati[...]

6 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE 10. On the V isioneer License Agreemen t dialog box, read the license agreement. I f you accept the terms, select I agree , and click Nex t . 11. On the W elcome window , click Ne x t . 12. When you se e the Connect Scanner windo w , do NO T click F inish. Leave the window open a[...]

S TEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER 7 2. Plug the USB cable on the back of your scanner into any USB port on your computer . The USB symbol identifies the lo cation of the USB port on your computer . If the plug does not attach easily , make sure that you ar e plugging it in correctly . Do not force the plug into the connection. 3. Plug the pow er su[...]

8 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE S TEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER After installing the scanner and software, you will see a scanner icon on the Windo ws taskbar (at the bottom right corner of t he computer screen). If the scanner is properly co nnected, the scanner icon looks like the one pictured belo w .[...]

S TEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CA NNER 9 Y our scanner is ready to scan. See “Three W ays to Scan ” on page 11. I F THE S CANNER I S N OT P ROPERLY C ONNECTED If the scanner icon on the Wi ndow s taskbar has a red “X” thr ough it, the scanner is not properly connected. Check for one or more of these possible problems: • Is a cable loose [...]

10 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE T o connect the scanner: 1. After checking for the abov e proble ms, if the scanner does not start automatically , right-click the scan ner icon with t he red X o ver it. The shortcut menu appears. 2. Select Connect from the shortcut menu. The software finds the scanne r and mak[...]

T HREE W AYS TO S CAN 11 Scanning This chapter describes thr ee method s of scanning, as well as how to customize scanning options. T HREE W AY S TO S CAN Y ou can scan items by using button s on the scanner , buttons on the screen, or fr om the P aperP ort software (or other T wain software). • Scan with the scanner buttons P ress a button on th[...]

12 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE S CANNING BY P RESSING THE S CANNER B UTTONS P ressing a scanner button scans the item and then sends the image to the printer or a software application on your computer . T o scan by pressing a button on the scanner: 1. Place an item face-do wn on the g lass and align the edge [...]

S CANNING BY P RESSING THE S CANNER B UTTONS 13 A BOUT THE B UTTONS ON THE S CANNER The scann er buttons are preconf igured to scan items at various settings and then send the scanned image to a pres elected destination softwar e application. Y ou can change the setti ngs for each button. See “ About the Configuration Dialog Box ” on page 15. T[...]

14 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN Scanning from the button panel on the screen is just like pr essing a scanner button, except you click th e button on the computer scr een. The scanner scans the item and then sends the image to the printer or a destination applic[...]

S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 15 C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER AND S CREEN B UTTONS When you first connect your scan ner to a computer , the scanner’ s software configur es each button with appropriate settings. U sing the Configuration dialog box, y ou can mo dify the button sett ings to meet your specific needs. A BOUT THE C ONFI[...]

16 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE See “Cr eating N ew Configurations ” on page 20 for settings on the P refer ences tab . ▼ Imp or ta nt: T o get additional help with the scanner’ s features or any of the options in the Configurat ion dialog box, do one of the following: ■ P ress the F1 key on your key[...]

S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 17 T o open the Configuration dialog box from the Button P anel: 1. Right- click the button you want to c onfigure. The Configuration dialog box ope ns. The tab for the scan button you clicked is selected for you. T o open the Configuration dialog box from the scanner: 1. P ress and hold do wn one of[...]

18 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE Sel ect F orm at a nd P ag e(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 bit map and P aperP or t. U se P aperP or t for scanning any item. Bitmaps are usually used for photos and artwo[...]

S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 19 3. T o change the selected scan configuration for the selected Destination Application, click an item in the S elect Configuration. The configurations are pr eset for the application you sele ct in the application list. If you select anot her application, the configurations are for that applicatio[...]

20 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE C REATING N EW C ONF IGURATIONS There ar e some preset configurations , such as brightness and contrast, that you cannot change. These pr eset configurations are found in the Select Configur ation details for each configuration option. If you want to scan with settings other tha[...]

S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 21 4. On the Scan S ettings tab, set the scan settings as requir ed. M ode —Select Black/White to scan in bl ack and wh ite. F or example, letters and memos are usua lly scanned in black and white. Select G rayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white phot ographs[...]

22 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE Aut oC rop —S elect this option to let the scanner automatically determine the size of the item be ing scanned. F or example, if you put a photo in the middle of the glass, the scanner will automatically determine the size of the phot o. When A utoCrop is selected, the scanner[...]

S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 23 A DJUSTING S CAN S ETTINGS AND P AGE S ETTINGS When scanning usi n g a configurat ion you created yourself, you can adjust that configuration ’ s scan setti ngs and page settings. F or example, if the scanned image is too dar k, you can adjust the brightness of the scan setting. T o adju st the [...]

24 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE 3. Click the Edit button. The Edit Scan Configuration dialog box opens. 4. On the Scan S ettings tab, adjust the scan sett ings as requir ed. 5. Click the P age Settings tab to adjust the scan page settings. 6. Click OK . 7. On the Configuration dialog bo x, Click OK . The adjus[...]

S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 25 S ETTING P REFERENCES The prefer ences options apply to each button and to the scanner . T o set prefer ences: 1. On the Configuration dialog bo x, select the tab for a button to set its prefer ences. 2. Click the P r eferences tab on the Configuration dialog box. The P refer ences dialog box open[...]

26 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE Destinations option as the prefer ence 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 [...]

S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 27 Scanner Lamp turns off —These options control when the scanner lamp powers goes off . After idling for xx minutes —Select this option t o automatically turn off the lamp if the scanne r hasn ’ t been used for the specified time. This optio n saves energy and extends the lamp ’ s life. Clic[...]

28 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE Instead of using a scan ner button, y ou can scan dir ectly from the P aperP or t softwar e. This is particularly helpful when you are using P aperP or t to file and save y our scanned items. S ETTING U P THE S CANNER FOR P APER P ORT T [...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 29 3. Click the Scan Mana ger , and then click Sele ct . Y our scanner is now set to scan. S CANNING AN I TEM U SING THE T WAIN B UT TON T o scan an item: 1. If the PaperP ort sof tware is not runni ng, double-click the PaperP ort icon on the Window s desktop to start it. The P aperP or t desktop opens. 2. [...]

30 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE 4. F rom the Scan P age F or list, select the most appropriate scanner setting for the item you ’ re scanning. In the example abo ve, the selected setting is “Color Document-F aster .” 5. Click the Pre v ie w button. The scanner scans a preview of the item and display s it[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 31 7. Check the preview image. I f you wa nt to change the sca nner setting for the item, click one of the options in the Scan P age F or list. F or example, to scan a black and white image instead of a color photo, select Black & Wh ite Photo in the list. See the table in the section “Selec ting a P [...]

32 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE A DJUSTING P APER P ORT S CANNER S ETTINGS U sing the Scan Manager , you can adjust the scanner settings to fine tune the scanned item. This section tells you ho w to: ■ Select a pr edefined scanner setting ■ Select scan configuration options ■ Cust omize a scanner setting[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 33 S ELECTING A P REDEFINED S CANNER S ETTING In the Scan M anager , you can sele ct one of the pre defined scanner settings from the Sc an P age For li st. The settings ar e described in the following table. Scan P age F or Default Se tting T o Scan Description Editin g T ext (OCR) Black-and-white 300 dpi [...]

34 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE Selecting the pr oper scanner setting be for e scanning produces the best results for a scanned item. The scanne r 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—T [...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 35 Siz e —The page size for the image. If you want to us e one of the preset sizes, click the dr op-down arr ow and se lect t he size from the list. If you want to create a custom size, click in the pictur e window and drag the mouse. A dotted box on the windo w indicates the page size, and the two number[...]

36 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE 6. Click Save . The new setting is adde d to the Scan P a ge F or list at the top of the Scan Man age r dia log b ox. A DJUSTING THE B RIGHTNESS AND C ONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set too light or too dark. F or example, a no te written w[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 37 2. Select the Use r De f in e d optio n. 3. Drag the Brightne ss 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 . S ELECTING THE A REA OF THE I [...]

38 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE Maintenance This chapter contains information on troubleshooting, cleaning, uninstalling, and scanner specifications. T ROUBLESHOOTING In addition to the tr oubleshootin g information contained in this section, please see the Readme file in the P aperP ort directory on your comp[...]

C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS 39 P roblem: D uring installation I got the error message: P aperP or t Installation is no t complete. What do I do? The installation procedure was not successful. Y ou need to reinstall the P aperP or t softwar e. P roblem: I got the error message: P aperP ort cannot allocate enough memory to perform inter nal critica[...]

40 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE H OW TO U NINSTALL Y OUR S CANNER T o uninstall the Visioneer OneT ouch 6600 scanner , you first remo ve the scanner software, and then remo ve the P aperP ort software, or other software you installed for the scanner . S TEP 1: U NINSTALLING THE S CANNER S OFTWARE F OR W INDOWS[...]

H OW TO U NINSTALL Y OUR S CANNER 41 10. Close both the A dd/Remo ve P rogram P roper ties and the Control Pa n e l w i n d ow s . 11. Restart your computer . 12. P roceed to “S tep 2: U ninstalling the P aperP ort Software ” on page 43. F OR W INDOWS 2000: 1. On the W indows taskbar , click St ar t , point to Settings , and then click Control [...]

42 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE 11. Close both the A dd/Remo ve P rograms and the Contr ol P anel windows. 12. Restart your computer . 13. P roceed to“S tep 2: U ninstalling the P aperP ort Software ” on page 43. F OR W INDOWS XP: 1. On the W indows taskbar , click St ar t , point to Settings , and then cl[...]

H OW TO U NINSTALL Y OUR S CANNER 43 11. Close both the Add or R emove P rograms and the Control P anel windows. 12. Restart your computer . 13. P roceed to “S tep 2: U ninstalling the P aperP ort Software ”. S TEP 2: U NINSTALLING THE P APER P OR T S OFTWARE F OR W INDOWS 98, 98SE, AND ME: 1. On the W indows taskbar , click St ar t , point to [...]

44 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE 8. If you see a message about missing softwar e, click OK . 9. On the Remo ve P r ograms F rom Y o ur Computer windo w , click OK . 10. Close both the A dd/Remo ve P rograms P roperties and the Control Pa n e l w i n d ow s . 11. Restart your computer . F OR W INDOWS 2000: 1. On[...]

H OW TO U NINSTALL Y OUR S CANNER 45 7. Click No to keep your image files, click Ye s to permanently remove the image files from y our computer . 8. If you see a message about missing softwar e, click OK . 9. On the Remo ve P r ograms F rom Y o ur Computer windo w , click OK . 10. Close both the A dd/Remo ve P rograms and the Contr ol P anel window[...]

46 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE The P aperP or t software is r emov ed. A message appears with the option to keep or r emove y our scanned image files currently stor ed on the computer . 8. Click No to keep your image files, click Ye s to permanently r emove the image files from y our computer . 9. If you see [...]

V ISIONEER —US AND C ANADA T ECHNICAL S UPPORT 47 V ISIONEER —US AND C ANADA T ECHNICAL S UPPORT V ISIONEER —I NTERNATIONAL T ECHNICAL S UPPORT Visioneer pro vides technical support to all registered users in English and German. Please see the chart below for contact telephone numbers. F or Latin America, call our U.S. T echnical S upport (1-[...]

48 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 6600 S PECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 48-Bit color (int ernal), 16-Bit gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning resolution Optical resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi Max imu m Item si zes 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29 .7 cm) Scanner dimensions Height 3.7 inches (8.9[...]

I NDEX 49 INDEX A AutoCrop 21 B bitmap, scanning 15 brightness 21 button panel 2 buttons configuring 15 setting new options 18 C cleaning 39 color scanning 21 Configuration dialog box 15 opening 16 options 16, 17 configuration settings adjusting 23 mode 21 contrast 17, 21 D DeScreen 22 destination application OCR 19 Device tab 22 Document cover 2 D[...]

I NDEX 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 specif ications 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,[...]