Avision AV-210 manual

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AV210 User’s Manual iii FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital devic e, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, [...]

iv EC Declaration of Conformity According to EN45014 Manufacturer's Name: AVISION INC. Manufacturer's Address: No. 20, Creation Road I, Scien ce - Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. declare that the product Model Number : AV210 conforms to the following Product Specifications: Emission: EN 50081 - 1 (1992) EN 55022 (Class B) ([...]

AV210 User’s Manual v System Requirements Windows Ø IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher Ø Microsoft Windows 98 / 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP Ø USB port 2.0 ( compatible with USB 1.1) Ø At least 100 MB of free hard disk space Ø At least 128 MB of system memory Ø A CD - ROM drive[...]

vi Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................... 1 - 1 2. Scanner Installation .............................................. 2 - 1 2.1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray .............................. 2 - 2 2.2 Installing the ADF Output Paper Tray ..................... 2 - 3 2.3 Connecting the Cables ........[...]

AV210 User’s Manual vii 4.2 Using the Advanced Features ............................ 4 - 11 4.2.1 The Switch button ...................................................... 4 - 11 4.2.2 djusting Highlight/Shadow Levels ....................... 4 - 12 4.2.3 djusting the Brightness Curve ............................... 4 - 15 4.2.4 hanging Color Hue/S[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 1 - 1 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the AV210 color sheet - fed image scanner. Avision is one of the leading companies in the world to develop high performance sheet - fed scanners. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides proper in[...]

1 - 2 1. AV210 Main Unit 2. ADF Paper Tray 3. Flatbed Paper Tray 4. USB Cable 5. Power Adapter 6. Power Cord Note: 1. Only use the AC adapter ( 868 - 1030 - I24 made by YHI ) included in the machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty. 2. Please unpack the packing carefully, and c heck the contents against the chec[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 2 - 1 2. Scanner Installation Precautions ¡ Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause d amage to the unit. ¡ Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. ¡ Be sure to use the proper AC power source. ¡ Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted [...]

2 - 2 2.1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray 1. Attach the ADF Paper Tray to the clip joint of the scanner as indicated below. When properly insert, you will hear a snap - in sound. ADF Paper Tray Scanner Clip Joint[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 2 - 3 2.2 Installing the A DF Output Paper Tray 1. Hold the Output paper tray some 30 degrees as shown in below. 2. Insert the right protrusion of the Output Paper Tray in to the hole on the front of the scanner. 3. Insert the left protrusion of the Output Paper Tray slightly into the hole on the front of the scanner. Scanner [...]

2 - 4 2.3 Connecting the Cables Make sure the power of scanner is off. 2.3.1 Connecting to Power Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your scanner. Insert the other end to an appropr iate power outlet. 2.3.2 Turning on the Power After the power cable and the USB cable have all connected, press the power switch to the “I?[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 2 - 5 2.4 Install the Software NOTE: 1). The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC’s. 2). To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to y our computer. 1. Place the supplied CD - ROM onto your CD - ROM drive. 2. The software i[...]

2 - 6 2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message. (Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows 2000/XP) 3. In Windows 9X or Windows ME, confirm that the “ Search for a better driver.” is selected and click the “Next” button. In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When the XP certification scr[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 2 - 7 4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button. (Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows 2000/XP) 7. Click “Install Application” to install the applications including Roxio PhotoSuite 4 SE (the image editing and retouching application), ScanSoft TextBridge Pro 9.0 (The OCR software application), and AVCapture[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 3 - 1 3. C ompleting Your First Scan 3.1 Loading Your Paper 3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specifications: • Document(s) can range in size from 3.5 by 2 inches to 8.5 by 14 inches (Legal). • Document(s) can range in weight from 1 6 to 28 lbs • Docu[...]

3 - 2 3.1.2 Placing Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray Fanning Your Document Standard p aper size should feed easily through the scanner. To avoid occasional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents, loosen the paper before loading. Document feeding Place your document with the text face down on the ADF Paper Tray. Align the two sid[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 3 - 3 3.2 Scanning with image editing software The scanner driver is not a stand - alone program , it has to be started from with in a TWAIN - compliant or plug - in software application and then the scanner driver is able to scan and load the image to your computer. The command to start the scanner driver may vary due to diff[...]

3 - 4 7. Click Exit to return to the main screen and click Open Library and Photos at the upper - right corner to open your scanned image. 1. Preview 2. Zoom View 3. Scan 4. Exit 5. Photos 5 4 3 1 2[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 3 - 5 3.2.1 A Glance of the user interface 1. Original Source Choice: ADF/Multipage 2. Image Type Choice: Black & White, Halftone, 8 - bit Gray, 8 - bit Color, 24 - bit Color. 3 . RESOLUTION Choice: 50, 72, 100, 144, 150, 200, 300, 600, 1200 (dpi). 4. Brightness : Adjust the brightness level from – 100 to +100. 5. Contra[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 1 4. Editing Your Image 4.1 U sing the Basic Features 4.1.1 C hoosing Y our Scan Method 1. Scan Method Choice: ADF/Multipage : Select this setting if you need to scan multi - page document from the a utomatic d ocument f eeder (ADF). 1[...]

4 - 2 4.1.2 Selecting a P roper I mage T ype 1. Image Type Please see following table for a choice of an ideal image type. Black & White Choose B & W if your original contains only B&W text, pencil or ink sketch. Halftone Halftones are reproduction of image that gives the illusion gray. An example of halftone imaged would be the pictu r[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 3 Black & White Ha lftone Gray 8 - bit Color 24 - bit Color[...]

4 - 4 4 .1.3 Determining a P roper R esolution 1. Resolution A proper resolution reproduces a clear image with good details. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Res olution: 50 dpi Resolution: 100 dpi Note For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space. A [...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 5 4 .1.4 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast 1. Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. 2. Contrast Adju sts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different grayscale. Decrease Brightness [...]

4 - 6 4 .1. 5 E nlarging P reviewed I mage 1. Zoom View Enlarge your previewed image to the max. of the preview window. Note this function only enlarging your preview image. This does not enlarge your real image. Before Zoom Afte r Zoom 1[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 7 4 .1.6 Inverting and S electing Y our I mage 1. Invert The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Inver t . Before Invert After Invert 1 2 3[...]

4 - 8 2. MIRROR FUNCTION Reverse the right and left side of your image. Before Mirror After Mirror 3. Auto Select Image Automatically set the whole image as your scan area. (Or you may resize the area by “drag and drop” diagonally.)[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 9 4 .1.7 Enhancing Y our I mage 1. Descreen Eliminates the moire patterns* commonly found in printed matter. 2. Sharpen Sharpen the scanned image. Before Descreen After Descreen Before Sharpen After Sharpen *Moire pattern : An undesirable pattern in a color printing resulting from incorrect screen angle of overprinting hal[...]

4 - 10 3. Color Adjustment Adjusts the color quality of the image so that it comes close to the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Normal After Color Matching 4. Auto Level Automatically adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image to optimize your image. Normal After Auto Level[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 11 4 .2 Using the A dvanced F e atures 4 .2.1 The Switch button 1. Click the button to pop up the advanced settings bar at the right side. The advanced settings include Highlight/Shadow, Hue/Saturation/Lightness , Curve, Color Balance, Color Drop - out. 2. The Advanced Settings bar 1 2[...]

4 - 12 4 .2.2 Adjusting Highlight/Shadow Levels Highlight refers the lightest point in a scanned image while shadow refers the darkest point. Using Highlight and Shadow tool together allows you to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a gray or color image. 1 2 3 1. Shadow: The darkest point of an image. 2. Gamma: The midtones of the[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 13 When the value of gamma changes, the image changes accordingly. Gamma Value: 1.0 Gamma Value: 1.4 Gamma Value: 2.0[...]

4 - 14 When the value of highlight and shadow chan ge, the image changes accordingly. Highlight: 255/Shadow: 0(Normal) Highlight: 210/Shadow:10 Highlight: 200/Shadow:0 Highlight: 255/Shadow: 50[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 15 4 .2.3 Adjusting the Brightness Curve Adjusts the midtones of the i mage without dramatically altering then lightest and the darkest areas. When the curve is moved up or down, the image turn brighter o r darker.[...]

4 - 16 4 .2.4 Changing Color Hue/Saturation/Lightness Improve your image by changing the level of hue/saturation/lightness. (1). Hue Adjust the hue by moving the triangle to the right or left. (Note the level of intensity for the color will be changed simultaneously when the hue adjustment is made). (2). Saturation Move the triangle to the right to[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 17 4 .2.5 Using Color Balance The Color Balance allows you to obtain an optimal image quality. Move the pointer toward Red, the image turns into a reddish hue. Move the pointer toward Green, the image turns into a greenish hue.[...]

4 - 18 4 .2.6 Color Drop - out Click the button and a di alog box in below will be displayed. This dialog allows you to remove one of the R (Red), G (Green), or B (Blue) color channel. This function is particularly useful when you need to convert text using OCR software. Note that this function supports o nly black & white and gray image. There[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 4 - 19 4 .3 Using other T ools 1. Measuring Unit A reminder of the measuring sys tem in use. By clicking the button, you can change the measuring unit. Choice: Inch, cm, Pixel. 2. Paper Size Provide frequently scan sizes. Choice: Card 4”x2.5”, Photo 5”x3”, Photo 6”x4”, B5, A5, A4, Letter, and Scanner Maximum. 3. Im[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 5 - 1 5. Maintenance 5.1 Cleaning the ADF From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust. In thi s case the scanner may not feed documents smoothly. If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return your machine to its original state. The Clea[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 5 - 3 5.2 Cleaning the Calibration Area As shown be low, clean the calibration area (white glass) with an air - blower or a small brush to rid the board of dust or dirt. Please handle with care and dexterity. ADF Front Door Calibration Area[...]

5 - 4 5.3 Replacing the Snap - in Pad Module After scanning approximately 2 0,000 pages through the ADF , the pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one. For ordering the pad module, please consult your nearest dealer and follow the proce[...]

AV210 User/s Manual 6. Troubleshooting 6.1 Clearing a Paper Jam In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper: 1. Press the ADF Release Button on the left side. Gently open the Scanner Front Door to the left. 2. Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit. 3. Close the scanner front door . Your Scanner is now ready t[...]

6 - 2 Original Document[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 6 - 3 6.2 Questions and Answers Question: Paper becomes jammed during scanning. Answer: 1) Open the scanner front door. 2) Pull out the jammed paper carefully. 3) Close the scanner front door. Question: More than one sheet of paper are fed into the scanner. Answer: 1) Open the scanner front door. 2) Remove the multi - fed shee[...]

6 - 4 Question: Sometimes it seems the scanner does not detect paper? Answer: The AV210 scanner paper sensor is l ocated at the center of the paper guide. Please place the document you need to scan on the paper guide and use the slide guides to keep the paper path straight.[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 6 - 5 6.3 Technical Service Before contact Avision, please prepare the following information: ¡ Sca nner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner); ¡ Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card); ¡ The name and version of your scanning s[...]

AV210 User’s Manual 7 - 1 7. Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Scanner Type: Desktop sheet - fed Optical Resolution: 600 dpi * 1200 dpi Scanning Modes: Black & White mode Halftone mode (64 - step) Error Diffusion 8 - bit gray scale 24 - bit color ADF Capacity: Up to 5 0 pages ADF Scan Speed: 20 pages per [...]