Avision IS25 manual

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FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful int erference, and (2) this device must accept any interf erence received, inclu d[...]

European Union Regulatory Notice Products bearing t he CE marking comply w ith the following EU Directives: • Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC • EMC Directive 2004/108/EC CE compliance of th is product is valid if powered with the correct CE-marked AC adapter provided by Avision. This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN55022, EN55024 and[...]

Warning and cautions in using the lithium ion battery Warning: Danger warning t o prevent the possibilit y of the battery from leaking, heatin g, explosion, please observe th e following precauti ons: • Don’t immerse the battery in water and seawater. Please put it in cool and dry en vironment if no u sing. • Do not discard or leave the batte[...]

Caution: • Do not use or leave the battery at very high temperature conditions (for example, strong direct sunlight or a vehicle i n extremely hot conditions). Otherwise, it can overheat or fire or its performance will be degenerate and it s service life will be decreased. • Do not use it in a location where is electrostatic and magnetic greatl[...]

Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that the product can not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead it should be sent to appropriate facilities for recovery and recyclin g in an effort to prot ect human health and the environment. Fore more information about[...]

Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................ 1-1 1.1 Scanner Package .........................................1-2 2. SCANNER OVERVIEW ......................................... 2-1 2.1 Front view ................................................... 2-1 2.2 Side view ...............................................[...]

5. ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE QUALITY WITH THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX ................ 5-1 5.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box .5 - 2 5.2 The Image Tab ........................................... 5-4 5.2.1 The Image Selection Box ................... 5-5 5.2.2 Other Image Options ........................ 5-8 5.2.3 Scanning color images[...]

x 8. MAINTENANCE .................................................. 8-1 8.1 Calibrating the Scanner ................................. 8-1 8.2 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ........................... 8-3 9. TROUBLESHOOTING ..........................................9-1 9.1 Questions in “Scan to SD/Flash” Mode ............9-1 9.2 Questions in “Sca[...]

1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the scanner. This scanner provides you flexibility to start instant scans without connecting it to a computer or you may use like a regular scanner to start advanced scan s by installing the software and connecting it to a computer. Before you install and operate the product, please take a few min[...]

1.1 Scanner Package 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 1. Scanner main unit 2. CD (Software, User’s Guide) 3. Calibration chart 4. Cleaning swab 5. USB Y cable 6. Power adapter and USB power cable 7. Plastic Sheath for Photo 1-2[...]

User’s Manual 2. Scanner Overview 2.1 Front view 1 2 3 5 4 No. Name Function/ Description 1 Power LED and Knob ( ) Move the knob to “1” ~ “5” to turn on and “OFF” to turn off the scanner. 2 Scan or Custom Button ( ) In “SC/Flash” Mode: Press the button for 2 seconds to start calibrating the scanner . In “PC” Mode: Press to sta[...]

4 System LED Green LED: Indicate the ready status. Green Blinking: Indicate the scanning and saving status. Red Blinking: Indicate the following status: • No SD card/Flash drive inserted • SD card/Flash drive Memory full • Wro n g S D C a r d . 5 Feeding Slot Insert an original to start scanning. 2-2[...]

2.2 Side view 6 7 8 6 Mini USB connector Connect the scanner to a computer via a USB Y cable for data transmission and battery charge. 7 USB Flash Drive Slot Insert a USB flash drive. 8 Memory Card Slot Insert a memory card. 2-3[...]

2.3 Rear view 9 10 9 PC Mode Move to “PC” mode to connect the scanner to a computer via the mini USB cable and use the scanner like a regular scanner . 10 SD/Flash Mode Move to “SD Flash” mode to start instant scan and save your scanned images to a SD card or a USB flash drive. 2-4[...]

User’s Manual 3. Installation & Operation For Easy Mode (SD/Flash Mode) Precautions • Keep the product out of direct sunli ght. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. • Do not install the product in a humid or dusty place. • Place the product securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or uneven surface[...]

3.1 Installing the battery To install the battery into the scanner, 1. Open the battery cover underneath the scanner. 2. Load the battery into the ba ttery container. Make sure the battery is loaded with the correct polari ty. Note the copper strips on the battery should be touching the copper strips on the device in side the battery container. Not[...]

3.2 Charging the battery from the adapter or the computer 1. Turn off your scanner by moving the “POWER” knob to the “OFF” position. To charge the battery from the computer, please follow these steps: a. Connect the mini end of the supplied USB Y cable to the mini USB connector of the scanner. b. Turn on your computer, and then connect the [...]

Or To charge the battery from the supplied power adapter, please follow these steps: a. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied power cable to the mini USB port of the scanner. b. Connect the other end to a power outlet. 2. During the ch arging process, the battery L ED light will be lit in orange. When t he power capacity is fu ll, the batt[...]

Note: • One end of the supplied USB Y cable includes two USB connectors. These two connectors (one labeled “ Power Cable ”, the other labeled “ Data Cable ”) are used to connect to your computer at the same time to increase the transferring speed. However, if only one USB port is available from your computer, please plug the connector lab[...]

3.3 Inserting a memory card or a USB flash drive Insert a memory card with the copper strips face down in the SD slot on the back of the scanner. Or If you have a USB flash drive, you can connect it to the USB port on the back of the scanner instead of using a memory card. 3-6[...]

3.4 Turning on the scanner 1. Move the POWER knob to any number between “1” and “5” to turn on the scanner. The System LED 2. The System LED will be first lit in red an d then lit in green steadily. This in dicates the scanner is in ready status. 3.5 Scanning an original 1. To start easy mode to save your i mages to your SD card or USB flas[...]

2. If you wi sh to save your im ages to JPEG file format, turn the POWER knob to “1”. To save images to PDF file format, turn the POWER knob to “2”. To save your images to TIFF file format, turn the POWER knob to “3”. 3. Insert your document FACE UP into the feeding slot. 4. Al ign your document to the left edge of the feedi ng slot as [...]

If the output file format is preset to PDF, the scanner will automatically creat e a folder titled “ DCIM ” and its subfolder “ 100DOC ” on your memory card or USB flash drive, which will hold the first 9999 scans. Then “ 101DOC ” folder will be created for the next 9999 scans, and so on. (Each scanned image is given a fil e name with t[...]

3.6 Scanning a photo 1. Insert your photo into the plastic sheath supplied wi th the scanner. (The detailed usage of the plastic sheath i s described in the next page.) 2. With the side to be scanned facing upward and in correct orientation, place th e left edge of the origin al against the left edge of the feeding slot. 3. Simply let go the origin[...]

3.6.1 Using a plastic sheath Always use the clear plastic sheath (included) when scanning photos to ensure th e best scanning results. The sheath helps eliminate t he possibility of de-focu sing due to the uneven surface of curled photos. Curled photo 1. Insert the photo into the plastic sheath as shown below. 2. Insert the plastic sheath, flat and[...]

Note: • Keeping the original flat and level w hen feeding prevents possible jamming. • Keep original s free from finger prints, oil, dirt, and dust for optimum scanned image quality . • Remove photos from the plastic sheath after scanni ng to prevent the sheath from sticking to the photos over time. • If the plastic sheaths are no t in use,[...]

3.7 Turning off the scanner After all originals are scanned, tu rn the POWER knob to “OFF”. Now you can safely remove the memory card or fl ash card from the scanner. Important! 1. Insert only one page or one photo at a time, and insert the next one only when th e previous one is done. Otherwise, the scanner may malfunction. 2. The paper detect[...]

5. The scanner has a built-in cropping function that i s capable to detect and crop th e edges of an original. The max cropping size is 1.5mm per edge, as illustrat ed below: Max. 1.5mm Max. 1.5mm 3-14[...]

User’s Manual 4. Installation & Operation For Advanced Scan By switching to t he “PC” mode, installing the scann er driver and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via the TWAIN user interface from your image-editing software application and enhanc e your image quality with various features. 4.1 Installing the Scanner Driver[...]

4.1.1 Installing the Scanner Driver 1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. 2. The software inst allation grap hic appears. If not, run “setup.exe” . Contents on the installation graphic: • Install Button Manager : To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install Button Manager. To ensure Button Manager works properly, plea[...]

• Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s manuals for the scanner and Button Manager, you need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in PDF file format. If you al ready have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you may disregard this item. • View Manual: C lick “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user manual for th[...]

4.1.3 Switching to “PC” Mode To start easy mode to save your i mages to your SD card or USB flash drive, please turn the operation mode to “ SC/Flash ” at the rear of the scanner as indicated. 4.1.4 Connecting to Computer The scanner will get its pow er from the computer th rough the USB cable. Use the USB cable that came with the scanner t[...]

2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message. 3. In Windows 2000, confirms 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 certif ication screen appears, click Continue Anyway to complete the install[...]

4.2 Placing Your Document 4.2.1 Notice on Using the ADF Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specif ications: • Document(s) can range in size from 2.9 by 2.1 inches to 8.5 by 14 inches (Legal). • Document(s) can range in weight from 13.3 to 32 lbs (50 ~ 120 g/m 2 ) • Plastic ID cad up to 1.25 mm thick •[...]

4.2.2 Loading Paper to the Paper Feed Slot 1. Insert your document facing up to the paper feed slot. 2. Align the original to th e left side of the paper f eed slot. 4-7[...]

4.2.3 Loading A Card to the Paper Feed Slot 1. Place th e card face up with t he long dimension parallel to the paper feed slot and make sure the top of the card points to the paper feed slot. 2. Align t he original to the left side of the paper feed slot. Note: This scanner is able to scan plastic ID cards from the front input tray. Plastic ID car[...]

4.3 Verifying Your Scanner Installation To verify if your scan ner installation is correct, Av ision provides you a useful test program called Avi sion Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition , it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed. The following procedure descr ibes how to ver[...]

Fit Page Actual Size Save File Path Setup Scan File For mat 3. Choose your desired fi le format from the File Format drop down list box. (D efault is BMP, ot her choice includes TIFF, GIF, and JPEG.) 4. Type your desired folder name and file name in the F ile Path box. (Default is C:My ScanImage.) Note: If you do not wish to save the scanned imag[...]

Image Selection Box 6. From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scann ed image. (Default is Fron t B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both side s of your document. 7. Cli ck OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dial og box, pl[...]

Status Bar Fit Page View Thumbnail View 11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or Actual Size (100%) button ( ) from the Viewing toolbars at the right side. 12. Click the C lose box or Quit from th e File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool. 4-12[...]

4.4 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 8 1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Options, Settings, Information. 2. Image Selection Box Choose your image type and the side of document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner. 3. Brightness Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +1[...]

4.5 Scan from the scanner button To scan using the scanner buttons, follow these steps: 1. Load t he originals. 2. Press the Scan button ( ) to start a scan. The Scan Progress Window will be display ed and the scanned image will be saved in a defau lt location or a user defined location. 4-14[...]

User’s Manual 5. Enhancing Your Image Quality with the Scanner Properties Dialog Box By switching to t he “PC” mode, installing the scann er driver and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via the TWAIN user interface (Scanner Properties dialog box) from your image-editing sof tware application and enh ance your image quality wi[...]

5.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box Buttons Description Defaults Click the Defaults button, the factory default settings will be shown on each tab. Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory, click the Scan button to start scanning your document. Close Click the Close button to le[...]

The following table shows the defaul t settings ： Tab name Default settings Image Image ： Front B&W Binarization ： Dynamic Threshold Resolution ： 200 dpi Invert ： Blank on White Scan Source ： Auto Document Feeder Threshold ： None Brightness ： None Contrast ： None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping ： Automatic[...]

5.2 The Image Tab The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, the type of im age, and to set several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution, you can se t individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side. For example, all settings in the Image tab, Compression tab, Color D[...]

5.2.1 The Image Selection Box The Image Selection box includes the image type and document side option. If you wi sh to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document, you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time. Note the options vary based on type of scanner. Example 1 ： Scanning a two-sided color document, [...]

Example 2 ： Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W(Drop Blue Color ： Threshold ： 10, Background ： 79), the other in color Side/Image Selection Rear Front 2 Image Type Description Color Choose Color if you w ish to scan a color imag e for your original in color. Gray Choose Gray image if you r original contains actual shades of [...]

Front/Rear Auto Color Detection: Click to automaticall y detect and scan the front or the rear page of your color document in color image mode. If your document is in colors, th e scanner will automatically scan the document into a color image. If your document is non- color, you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray from the Non-C olo[...]

5.2.2 Other Image Options Binarization This is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Options: Dynamic Threshold, Fixed Processing, Halftone 1~5, Error Diffusion . Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically eva[...]

Fixed Processing: Used for black-and- white and other high contrast documents. A single level is set to determin e the black- and-white transition. The threshold is programmable over the entire density range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to 0. If Fixed Processing is selected, Contrast is not av ailable. Halftone: In addition to the black and whit[...]

Error Diffusion Image 5-10[...]

Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high t hreshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images. Adjust the threshold setting by draggi[...]

Gray Document Type: Choice: Normal, Photo, Document Three options of document type are provided when you choose Gray as the image type for your scanned document. Choice: Normal, Photo, Document. • Document: Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business docu[...]

Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) 5-13[...]

Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher th e value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. The range is from –100 to +100. Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, th e bigger the differen[...]

Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resoluti on and the image file size. Be aware that greater resolution takes more time to scan, and more disk space for the scanning image. For your informat[...]

Invert Reverses the brightness and the colors in the image. The default setting is Black on a White background. Reverse mode is White on a Black background. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert. Black on White White on Black 5-16[...]

Scan Source Choice: y Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan multiple pages. y Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. y Flatbed (book): Used to scan several inside pages from book. y Automatic: Allow the scanner automatical ly set its scan source. If Automatic is selected and there[...]

Color Matching The purpose of Color Matching is getting the accurate color. This option uses the default parameters (ICC profile) to adjust the colors of the image. Normal After Color Matching 5.2.3 Scanning color images The following options are av ailable for scanning color images. y Brightness y Contrast y Resolution y Invert 5-18[...]

5.2.4 Scanning grayscale images The following option s are availa ble for scanning gray images. y Brightness y Contrast y Resolution y Invert 5.2.5 Scanning B&W images The following option s are available for scanning B&W images. y Binarization (Dynamic Threshold) y Resolution y Invert Or y Binarization (F ix Processing) y Threshold y Brigh[...]

5.2.6 Editing Profiles The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used sca n settings i nto a profile. You can edit these profiles by renaming or del eting them. To add a new profile, 1. Customize your settings. (For example, change your resolution, image type, cro pping method, scan size, or other scan settings[...]

To load a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorabl e profile from the “Prof iles” dropdown list box. 2. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and displayed on Scanner Pr operties dialog box. To delete a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. [...]

To rename a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. 2. Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown list box and then click the Rename button. 3. Enter new name for the profil e. 4. Choose “Save” to save the new profile or “Cancel” to quit. Note: The preset defau[...]

5.3 The Compression Tab The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology. Move the JPEG Quality slider to the right or left to increase or decrease [...]

The Compression tab dialog box 5-24[...]

5.4 The Color Dropout Tab 5.4.1 Color Dropout Selection Color Dropout tab allows you to drop either of the red, bl ue, or green color in your scanned image. If your image contains red color watermark or background, choose the R (Red) channel th en any red watermark or backgrou nd will be removed. This feature is us ed to sharpen your text when usin[...]

The Color Dropout dialog box 5-26[...]

5.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust your scanned image in th e best optimal result. Filter Threshold This value is us ed to determine the color which will be dropped ou t. A lower value w ill drop more of the selected color out, while a higher value will leav e more of the selected color in. Ba[...]

Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: 255 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210 5-28[...]

5.5 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows y ou to define values relat ing to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi- Feed Detection). The Paper tab dialog box 5-29[...]

5.5.1 Cropping Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection. Options Description Automatic Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized documents. Fixed to Transport This feature al[...]

Automatic Multiple This option allows you to place various sized documents such as photos, ID Cards, or business cards on the flatbed (if available) and lets yo u create multiple individually cropped images in one scan. Note: To correctly create mu ltiple images, please make sure there is at least 12mm (0.5”) of space between each document. The f[...]

5.5.2 Other Paper Selection Deskew Use this option to automaticall y deskew a document. Note: If the skew angle is too great, some of the image may be cut off. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice. Choice:[...]

Choose “Unknown Length” if you have a batch of long page document with unknown length. Choose “Enter Length” to enter the length and width of your documents or your desired scan size on documents. This is useful when you have a batch of documents wi th the same scan size or a batch of same-sized documents. OverScan Overscan allows you to ad[...]

Note: 1 Within the specified timeout period, if you load your document to the feeder, the scanner starts scanning automatically. 2 If your scanner has a flatbed option and you pl ace your paper on the flatbed, after the timeout period, you need to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to start scanning. 5-34[...]

5.6 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab Multi-Feed Detection Multi-Feed Detection allows you to detect ov erlapped document that go through the auto document feeder. Multi- Feed usually occurs due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electro-statically charged document. Note ： The availability of t he function v aries based on type of scanne[...]

Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection al lows you to define the l ength of document being mult i-fed. This valu e indicates the additional length exceeding your scan area. The Display window will show t he size of the documen t as you change the value. A v alue of 0 indicates no addition al length detection. The Additional Length [...]

By Length+Position : When a multi-feed is detected for the first time, the scanner memorizes the length and position of the paper attached to the document. When you perform next scanning , this pattern of multi-feed will be bypassed. To use the in telligent mode, 1. Choose your desired multi-feed detecting method to bypass by. 2. When multi-feed oc[...]

Detection Area This option allows you to specify a multi-f eed detection area. To specify a multi-f eed detection area, 1. Choose Disable from the Intelligent Mode. The Detection Area will be enabled. 2. Choose Inside the Range or Outside the Range . The detection area will be highlight ed. 3. Drag your mouse pointer on the top or the bottom of the[...]

Detection Area: Outside the Range, Box, Top: 3”, Bottom: 7” 5-39[...]

Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents. Note ： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. There are two options available if Multi-Feed is det ected. z Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed If this is selected, the scan ner will stop the feeder[...]

z Multi-Feed Alarm If a wave file is added, th e scanner will make a sound alarm if multi-feed is detect ed yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed. If “Stop Scanning af ter Multi-Feed” is select ed, the scanner will stop the f eeder. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” has not been selected, the scanner w ill continue to scan t ill the[...]

5.6.1 Relative to Document Relative to Document: (used for batches of same-sized documents) This option allows you t o cr op different areas on your documents and deliver these imag es in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the document in co[...]

3. Click the Preview tab to display t he Preview window . A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan size your have just selected. The Image Selection Box T he selected image A black rectangular box 4. Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area. T he Preview Image T h[...]

A Cross Sign T he Relative Area 7. Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to scan the entire document. 8. Cli ck the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes. (See the result in below .) The entire document in B&W The relative area i n color 5-44[...]

5.7 The Preview Tab The Preview t ab allows you to preview (a low-resolu tion scan) your image before fina l scan. This preview image let s you allocate your scan area. You can choose your scan area by the “Scan Area” drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dra gging it diagonally on the Display window. Th en, a red [...]

5.8 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set foll owing additional i mage processing settings. The Option tab dialog box 5-46[...]

Flip Side Rotation Select “fanfold” to rotate the image of the reverse side to 180 degrees. This is applied to double-sided document which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape or vice versa. Choice: Book, Fanfold. If “Book” is selected, th e image of the reverse side will not be rot ated. The following illus[...]

Rotate Image Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise), 90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°, Auto based on contents, Auto rotate every even page. Original Rotate 90°CW Rotate 90°CCW Rotate 180° Auto based on contents : When Auto based on contents is selected, images [...]

Blank Page Removal Check if you wish to remove the blank page and move the slider to the left or right to your desired threshold. Edge Fill Check White or Black if you wish to add white or black edge on the border of your scanned image. Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm. Default value is 0. Original Edge Fill: 5mm (Black) 5-49[...]

Image Control Option Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right and left side of your i mage. Original The Mirror Effect 5-50[...]

Despeckle Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of a scanned image. Remove unwanted speckles provides a cleaner image for OCR (Optic al Character Recognition) processing, and also helps to reduce compressed file size. Define the speckles (also known as image noise) you wish to remove by specifying its number (size) and radius ([...]

Note: • The function is currently av ailable for Black and White image only. • To scan at rated speed, it is recommended to set the noise radius up to 10 pixels. 5-52[...]

Background Setting This option allows you to set your scan background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. White Background Black Background 5-53[...]

5.9 The Setting Tab The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings: The Setting tab dialog box Energy Saving Control Check the Enable Energy Saver box and move the slider to the right to set the amount of time to start the energy saver after your last action. The range is from 1 to 240 minutes. The default is 15 minutes. 5-54[...]

Cache Mode: None, Page Number, Memory Size . This option allows you t o assign a specified memory size from the available RAM to process the image data. By specifying a smaller memory size, you can free more memory for other applications you are running. By specifying a larger memory size, you can have more memory to process the image data especial[...]

Show Warning Message Check to show the warning messages such as “ADF pad count exceeds 50,000 scans (the number varies based on type of scanner). Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count.” Save Settings after Closing Check to save your scanner properties settings after leaving the dial og box. Next time when you open the Scanner Prope[...]

5.10 The Imprinter Tab The Imprinter tab allows you to print alphan umeric characters, date, time, do cument count and custom message on your scanned image if digit al imprinter is selected or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected. Choice: External Imprinter, Digital Imprinter. If you have installed an ext ernal imprinter, [...]

Contents Print All Check Print All to automatically print the text at all pages of your documents. Uncheck Print All to print the text for the first page of your documents only. Custom Enter your custom text to be included in your print string. Counter Show the document count for the scan session. This value is increased sequentially by the scanner[...]

String Orientation Choice: Normal, Rotated (180 degrees) Delay Choose the posi tion of the pri nt string. Move the slider from 1 to 5000. Default: 300. This feature is av ailable only if an external imprinter is inst alled. Print Position Choose the position of your printed string. Choice: Top, Middle, Bottom, Custom. If Custom is selected, enter t[...]

5.11 The Information Tab The Information t ab displays the following sy stem and scanner information. The Information tab dialog box The “Report” button ： If you encounter any error message while using the scanner, click the Report button. A report.txt file (C:AVxxx) will be generated. Please send this file to the nearest service center for [...]

5-61 The “Reset Pad Count” button ： After scanning approximately 50,000 pages (the number varies based on type of scanner) through the Auto Document Feeder (ADF), the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems wi th document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommen ded to replace the ADF pad with a new one. (Please refer to t[...]

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User’s Manual 6. Using the Buttons in PC Mode To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install the Button Manager. To ensure the Button Manager work properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scann er driver. 6.1 Installing Button Manager Installing the But ton Manager is easy. Insert the supplied CD to your C D-ROM[...]

T his indicates the scanner model The Function Icon (The number of function icons vary based on type of scanner.) The Button Icon The Button Panel 3. The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons. Right-click the button (functi on) you wish to check. The Button Properties window appears. Click to sele ct options or setting. The button numb[...]

The default setting is in dicated in highlighted color. If you wish to change the setting, use this wi ndow to reset the setting for t he file format, dest ination application, or other scan settings. See “Configuring the Button” in the subsequent section to reset the settings. 4. Click the OK button to leave the window. 6.3 Customizing Your Bu[...]

3. Use the Up or Down Arrow key to select your desi red button name and function. The Up and Down Arrow Key 4. Check the “Button Function” box. 5. Cli ck the “Apply” and then the “OK” button to complete and leave the Button Properties dialog box. 6-4[...]

6.4 Adding A New Destination Application The Button Manager allows you to add your own software applications as a destination f or your scanned image. To add a new destination applicat ion, 1. From the Button Properti es window, cli ck Add/Delete. The Application Manager window appears. 2. Choose Add in the Application Manager window to prompt the [...]

4. The new application will then be shown in L ist of All Applications in the Applicat ion Manager window . 5. Choose the new software application an d click Add to include it to List of Applications for the Bu tton #. Click Add to include the new application t o the specific button. 6. Cli ck OK to return to the Button Properties window. 7. Choose[...]

6-7 6.5 Scanning From One Touch of the Button 1. Insert document to the scanner. 2. Choose the button on the Button Panel to send the scanned image to your specified destin ation. The selected button will be h ighlighted. (For example, if you want to scan with button #4, which open Microsoft Pai nt and display the scanned image in the main window o[...]

User’s Manual 7. Scanning Documents to Your iPad or SmartPhone 7.1 Scanning photos to iPad our documents and import the scanned images to your iPad. With this scanner, you can sca n y To scan photos to your iPad, Important! Since the scanner is a USB devi ce, please first make sure you have an iPad camera connect or which is included in the iPad [...]

4. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplie USB Y cable to the mini USB p d mini ort at the scanner and the other end to the camera connector. Camera connector 5. Turn on your iPad. nts to r begins scanning. layed of your iPad. 6. Insert your docume scanner. The scanne the feeding slot of the 7. The thumbnail of the scanned images w ill be dis[...]

8. Choose “ Import ” to import and organize the scanned images into the albums of y our iPad. Notes: • If the scanned images have not been displayed in your iPad, try to turn off and on your iPad to try again. • The product also supports a variety of Android pads in the market. This means you can scan your documents directly to any pad that[...]

7.2 Scanning documents to a SmartPhone 1. Unplug a memory card to your scanner and turn on your scanner by turning the POWER knob to “1” ~ “5”. 2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB Flash Drive port marked with a USB icon on your scanner and connect the other end to your SmartPhone. 3. On the screen of your Smar tPhone, an enquirin[...]

7-5 7.3 Scanning documents to a Macintosh computer 1. Insert a memory card to your scanner. 2. Turn the POWER knob to “1” ~ “5” to turn on your scanner. 3. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied USB Y cable to the mini USB port at the back of the scanner. Connect the other end to the USB port on your Macintosh computer. 4. Insert yo[...]

User’s Manual 8. Maintenance 8.1 Calibrating the scanner If the scanned image looks fuzzy or there are strange stripes on it, the scanner may n eed calibrating in order for the sensor to resume it s original precision. To calibrate th e scanner: 1. Make sure your SC card or USB flash dri ve is inserted in the scanner. 2. Move the operation mode t[...]

4. Insert the supplied calibration chart to the feeding slot in 5 seconds, as shown belo w: Note: Please hold on ly the bottom-right and bottom-left corner of the calibration chart with tw o hands as illustrated. D o not touch the rest areas. 5. The scanner starts calibrating. After calibration is finished, the sy stem LED will be lit in green soli[...]

8.2 Cleaning the scanner glass The glass in the scanner should be cleaned periodically. If debris is present, the scanned image may have streaks or scratches. To clean the scanner glass, 1. Turn the scanner off by turning the POWER knob to “OFF”. 2. Turn the scanner to its back side. 3. Wet the supplied cleaning sw ab with some isopropyl alcoho[...]

8-4 5. Remove the cleaning swab from the scanner. 6. Repeat step 3 and step 4 for five or si x times consecutively. 7. Remove the supplied cleaning swab, store it in a safe place and protect it from dust.[...]

User’s Manual 9. Troubleshooting If you have problems with the operation of the product, please check the following troubleshooting hints. 9.1 Questions in “Scan to SD/Flash” Mode Question: There are strange lines on the scanned image, or the image is not clear. Answer: Check the following: • Are there scratches on the original, or is the o[...]

Question: The System LED blinks rapidly and no scan is possible. Answer: Check the following: • Is the memory card inserted properly into the memory card slot? Re-insert the card and try again. • Is the SD card locked (set to write- protect)? Unlock the card. • Is the memory card full? The indicator blinks when the free space on the memory ca[...]

9.2 Questions in “Scan to PC” Mode The scanned image always comes out to be too dark. Question: 1) Use your application to modify the Gamma setting to 2.2 and 1.8 for your printer and monitor respectively. 2) Adjust Brightness setting from the TWAIN interface to get a brighter image. Answer: The scanner works well except for the line art, the l[...]

9-4 9.3 The System LED light pattern In the “SD/Flash” mode, the System LED light patterns represent the following status: Light Description Steadily on in green color The scanner is ready for use. Blinks in red color continuously  In itializing system and memory card. Please wait unt il the initialization process is complet e before using t[...]

User’s Manual 10. Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Specification Scanning Technology CIS (Contact Image Sensor) Acceptable paper size 2”x 2” ~ 8.5” x 11.69” Output image formats JPEG, PDF, TIFF Flash 512KB Memory Internal 64MB (DDRI) Resolution Scanned image 300 dpi (dots per inch) Scan color depth C[...]

10-2 Battery Durability 300 pages (A4, color) Weight 700 g Dimensions (WxDxH) 290 x 68 x 51 mm (11.4 x 2.7 x 2.0 in) Paper Thickness Up to 0.8 mm Recommended Operating Environment 5ºC ~ 35ºC; 20% RH ~ 85% RH[...]