Visioneer 9120 manual

V isioneer OneT ouch 9120 USB Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS[...]

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2003 Visioneer , Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allo wed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are r egistered trademarks of V isioneer , Inc. The PaperP ort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc[...]

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer 9120 USB Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

ii Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Adjusting Output Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Saving a Custom Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 The Scan Info B[...]

V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneT ouch 9120 USB scanner . With this scanner you can quickly scan paper documents, color photos, 35mm slides, and negativ es to place their electronic images on your computer . W HAT ’ S IN THE B OX Before starting the installat[...]

2 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T HE V ISIONEER 9120 USB S CANNER Glass Reference marks Document cover Option port OneTouch buttons panel USB port Status light OneTouch buttons Power jack Custom Email To PaperPort OCR Print Transparency light source TPA cable[...]

T HE V ISIONEER 9120 USB S CANNER 3 Document cov er —P rotects the document from light and contamination. T ransparency light source —Shines light through 35mm slide or negative transparency and then through the glass onto the scanning sensors in the body of the scanner. Glass —Items are placed face down aligned at the arrow symbol in the upp[...]

4 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE W HAT Y OU N EED An IBM-compatible P entium PC with: ■ A CD-R OM drive ■ An available U niversal Serial Bus (USB) port; 1.1 or 2.0 ■ Microsoft W indows operating system: 98SE, 2000, ME, or XP ■ A vailable internal memor y (RAM) as follo ws: ■ 64 MB or more ■ 128 MB recommen[...]

D OCUMENTATION 5 D OCUMENTATION Y our scanner is deliv ered with the following documentation: ■ Quick Install Card—abbreviated installation instr uctions. ■ Visioneer OneT ouch 9120 Scanner Installation Guide—detailed installation, scanning, confi guration, and maintenance information. ■ ScanSoft P aperP or t U ser’ s Guide—on the In[...]

6 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Installing Installation is a quick, three-step process: ■ Install the software ■ Connect the scanner ■ Check out your scanner S TEP 1: I NSTALL THE S OFTWARE T o install the software: 1. S tart Microsoft Windows and make sure no other applications are running. 2. Insert the insta[...]

S TEP 1: I NSTALL THE S OFTWARE 7 3. On the installation menu, select Install P roducts . The next installation screen appears. 4. Select ScanSoft P aperP ort/Scanner Driver . Installation of the software begins. If a message asks you to restar t your computer , click Restart . 5. On the P aperP or t 8.0 SE Setup window , click Next . Installing P [...]

8 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 6. On the License Agreement window , read the ScanSoft license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I accept the terms in the license agreement , and then click Next . 7. On the User I nformation window , accept the curr ent information or enter new information, and then click Ne[...]

S TEP 2: C ONNECT THE S CANNER 9 S TEP 2: C ONNECT THE S CANNER Y our OneT ouch 9120 scanner connects to any av ailable USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 por t. Check your computer’ s user guide for por t locations. T o connect the scanner to a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 por t: 1. Remove all shipping tape from the top and bottom of the scanner . Slide the locking tab o[...]

10 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Plug one end of the USB cable into an av ailable USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port on the computer . 4. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner ’ s USB por t. If the plug does not attach easily , make sure that you are plugging it in correctly . Do not force the plug into the [...]

S TEP 2: C ONNECT THE S CANNER 11 The status light on the fr ont of the scanner is illuminated, indicating the scanner is receiving power . Y our computer r ecognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appr opriate softwar e from the CD to run the scanner . 6. When the software is finished loading, r etur[...]

12 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 7. Complete the required information, and then click Register . The registration serial number for y our scanner is located on the underside of the scanner body . 8. On the Install Completed window , click F inish . Y our scanner is no w ready to scan. 9. Before proceeding to “Step [...]

S TEP 3: C HECK O UT Y OUR S CANNER 13 T o check the status of the scanner: 1. On the Windo ws taskbar , right-click the scanner icon. The shortcut menu appears. 2. Select About from the shor tcut menu. A dialog box confirms the scanner is pr operly connected. 3. Click OK to close the dialog bo x. Y our scanner is ready to scan. I F THE S CANNER I[...]

14 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE • Is the scanner ’ s locking tab in the locked position? Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. I f you tried to scan with the scanner locked, you must restar t your computer after unlocking the scanner . • Did y ou restart the computer after installing the softwar e? I[...]

S TEP 3: C HECK O UT Y OUR S CANNER 15 If you tr y all the troubleshooting procedures described above and in the Readme file, and the scanner icon still has a r ed X through it, you may have a malfunctioning scanner . Please see “Visioneer 9120 USB Scanner Specifications ” on page 63. Also visit our W eb site at www .visioneer .com for additi[...]

16 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Scanning This chapter describes how to scan paper documents as well as 35mm slides and negatives. There are three ways to scan a paper item: ■ P ress a OneT ouch button on the scanner ■ Click a button on the button panel ■ Click a button from the PaperP or t software P RESSING A[...]

P RESSING A O NE T OUCH B UTTON ON THE S CANNER 17 2. Close the document cover and press one of the O neT ouch buttons. The scanner star ts scanning the item. Messages just above the Windows taskbar show the status of the scanning process. During scanning, the scan progress window shows a copy of the image, as illustrated here. When the scan is com[...]

18 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS The OneT ouch buttons ar e preconfigured for typical scanning tasks. T o change button settings, see “Configuring the Buttons ” on page 32. The following table describes the preconfi gured button settings: Button Function P reconfigur ed Setting[...]

S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 19 S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN Scanning from the button panel on the scr een works just like pressing a scanner button. The scanner scans the item, and then sends the image to the destination associated with the button. This method of scanning is especially helpful if the scanner[...]

20 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE Instead of using a scanner button, you can scan directly from the P aperP or t software. T o scan a transpar ency you must scan from the P aperP or t software or other TW AIN software, refer to “Scanning 35mm Slides and Negatives ” on page[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 21 2. On the Windo ws taskbar , click Start , point to Programs , point to ScanSoft P aperP ort 8.0, and then click P aperP ort . The P aperP or t desktop opens. 3. Click the Scan icon on the PaperP ort command bar . The F olders pane is replaced by the Scan pane. 4. F rom the Scanner list, select Visioneer[...]

22 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Y ou can click the AutoScan button to scan with optimum settings for the image, or you can manually pr eview the image and adjust scan settings as required. These two options ar e described below . T o scan using AutoScan: 1. Click AutoScan . Y our OneT ouch 9120 scanner has built-in [...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 23 The scanner then uses those settings and the pr eset resolution you selected for the type of image to pr oduce the optimal scanned image. See “Setting Scan Manager P ro Prefer ences ” on page 56 to set the resolution for the type of AutoScan image. The Scanning dialog box opens while the scan is in p[...]

24 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T o scan by previewing and adjusting settings: 1. On the left side of the Scan Manager Pro, select a configuration. F or example, select Color Confi gurations and then select C ustom to scan a color item with the pr eset Custom scan settings. The configuration settings appear as a [...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 25 S CANNING 35 MM S LIDES AND N EGATIVES Y our 9120 O neT ouch scanner is specially designed to s can 35mm slides and negatives. Y ou can scan both positiv e and negative film images. A B RIEF E XPLANATION Y our scanner has sensors that captur e the image of the item being scanned. Those sensors ar e loca[...]

26 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. T o scan a 35mm slide, first position the 35mm mask on the glass. The mask has one square corner . Align that corner with the arr ow on the scanner body . Make sure that the text on the 35mm mask faces up so the slide fi ts properly in the mask. F ollow the directions on the mask[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 27 The 35mm negative mask also has a calibration slot. Do not place items to be scanned in the calibration slot. Y ou ’ re now ready to scan the slide or negative. T o scan a 35mm slide or negative: 1. S tart the PaperP or t software and click the Scan icon on the toolbar. The F olders pane (which shows f[...]

28 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 7. Click P review to preview the image and adjust settings as needed. 8. See “ Adjusting the Settings in the Scan Manager Pro ” on page 44 for details about adjusting settings. 9. Click Scan when you are satisfied with the image. 10. When finished, remove the mask from the scann[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 29 S CANNING FROM A C OMPUTER R UNNING W INDOWS XP OR ME If your computer is r unning the Windows XP or ME operating system, you have a choice of scanning using the TW AIN-compliant Visioneer Scan Manager Pr o software as just described (see page 20) or scanning using the Microsoft Windows I mage Acquisitio[...]

30 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 8. Select the button most appropriate for the item y ou ’ re scanning. T o scan with the Custom Settings option see the next section, “Fine T uning Y our Scans ”. 9. Click P review to preview the image before scanning. The image is displayed on the right side of the windo w . 10[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 31 F INE T UNING Y OUR S CANS Y ou can select ne w settings before scanning to adjust ho w you want to scan a particular item. T o select the scanner settings befor e y ou scan: 1. On the Scan using Visioneer 9120 Scanner window , select the Custom Settings button, and then click Adjust the quality of the s[...]

32 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Configuring Y ou can confi gure the default scanning settings for: ■ The buttons on the scanner and the button panel ■ The Visioneer Scan Manager P ro application (used when scanning from the P aperP ort software) C ONFIGURING THE B UTTONS When you first connect your scanner to[...]

C ONFIGURING THE B UTTONS 33 T o open the Confi guration dialog box from the button panel: 1. Click the scanner icon on the right side of the Windows taskbar . 2. On the button panel, right-click the button y ou want to confi gure. The Configuration dialog bo x opens. The tab for the scan button you clicked is selected. A BOUT THE C ONFIGURATION[...]

34 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The options on the Confi guration dialog box are: Select Destination —The list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. Select the application that y ou want to automatically open to display or pr ocess the scanned image. Select Configuration —The list of the [...]

C ONFIGURING THE B UTTONS 35 S ELECTING N EW O PTIONS FOR THE B UTTONS Y ou can select a ne w destination application, confi guration, and image format to optimize a scanner button for the type of scanning y ou want to do. U se the Confi guration dialog box to select ne w options. T o select new options for a scanner button: 1. Open the Configur[...]

36 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE C REATING N EW C ONFIGURATIONS Y ou cannot change settings of the preset (default) confi gurations. If you want to scan with settings other than those in the pr eset confi gurations, create a new configuration. Y ou can do this either b y copying a preset configuration and making [...]

C ONFIGURING THE B UTTONS 37 6. On the Scan Settings tab, set the scan settings as required. Mode —S elect Black/White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos ar e usually scanned in black and white. Select G rayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. The scanning produces an im[...]

38 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE the size of the photo. When AutoCrop is selected, the scanner makes two passes—the fi rst to sense the item ’ s size, and the second to scan the image. This option overrides the P age Size selection. DeScreen —Select this option when scanning a picture from a newspaper or m aga[...]

C ONFIGURING THE B UTTONS 39 A DJUSTING S CAN S ETTINGS AND P AGE S ETTINGS When scanning using a confi guration you created yourself, you can adjust scan settings and page settings. For example, if the scanned image is too dark, you can adjust the brightness of the scan setting. T o adjust the scan settings and page settings: 1. Open the Configu[...]

40 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The Edit Scan Configuration dialog bo x opens. 3. On the Scan Settings tab, adjust scan settings as required. 4. Click the P age Settings tab and adjust page settings as r equired. 5. When finished, click OK . 6. On the Configuration dialog bo x, click OK to save and apply the chan[...]

C ONFIGURING THE B UTTONS 41 S ETTING P REFERENCES The preference settings are applied to each button and the scanner. T o set preferences: 1. On the Configuration dialog bo x, select the tab for a button to set its preferences. 2. Click the Pr eferences tab on the Confi guration dialog box. The OneT ouch Prefer ences dialog box opens. The Button[...]

42 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE button are usually email applications. By selecting the Show All Destinations option as the preference for the email button, all the other types of applications are included in the list of email destination applications. Select Destinations —Select this option to individually choose[...]

C ONFIGURING THE B UTTONS 43 Sho w Scanner Icon in Windows T askbar —Select this option to see the small icon representing the OneT ouch scanner in the Windows taskbar . Scanner Lamp turns off —These options contr ol when the scanner lamp powers goes off. ■ After idling for xx minutes —Select this option to automatically turn off the lamp i[...]

44 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS IN THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO Y ou can adjust the scan settings on the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro desktop to produce the best possible image for y our needs. T o adjust a setting: 1. Open the P aperP ort desktop and then click the Scan icon to open the Scan Manag[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS IN THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 45 The following figure shows an example of the Scan Manager Pro if you click the Resolution setting in the list, or click the R esolution and Sharpen button. A DJUSTING THE R ESOLUTION AND S HARPNESS Resolution determines the amount of detail y ou can see in the scanned image. The resolution set[...]

46 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The following figure shows the resolution and sharpen options: T o adjust the resolution and sharpness: 1. T o use one of the pr eset resolutions for typical scanned items, click one of the options in the list. F or example, to set the r esolution for scanning a business car d, selec[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS IN THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 47 4. T o return the settings to their original amounts, click R eset . The resolution and sharpen panel also includes an adv anced setting for Moir e patterns. Moire patterns are wavy , rippled lines that sometimes appear on the scanned images of photographs or illustrations, particularly ne wspa[...]

48 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T o adjust the brightness and contrast: 1. Drag the Brightness 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 brightness setting bo x, or click the up and down arrows next to the box to increase or [...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS IN THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 49 4. Click Adjust . The image changes to show your ne w settings. If the image is not what you want, click Reset to return the image to its original brightness and contrast. A DJUSTING G AMMA , S ATURATION , AND C OLOR H UE If you ’ re using the Color Confi guration to scan, y ou can adjust a [...]

50 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T o adjust the color settings: 1. F rom the Channel drop-down menu, choose the individual color (Red, G reen, or Blue) that you want to use as the basis for adjusting the image, or choose All to adjust them together . 2. F rom the Edit Style drop-down menu, choose the type of color ed[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS IN THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 51 A DJUSTING O UTPUT S IZE The item you ’ re scanning may not fill the scanner glass. In that case y ou can preview the item and use the Auto T rim option to automatically eliminate the unwanted sections of the image. Y ou can also adjust the output siz e to scan only specifi c sections of an[...]

52 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. If the dotted line is not exactly wher e you want it, put the pointer on the line and drag the mouse. F or example, if y ou want the scan to include a border around the image, you can drag the dotted line to be slightly larger than the autotrimmed area. T o use the pointer to drag [...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS IN THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 53 A new Scan Info box on the lower left por tion of the Scan Manager P ro shows the information for the ne w area. Y ou can select multiple areas. A Scan Info box opens for each one. The following figure shows an example of a manually selected ar ea. 4. If the dotted line is not exactly wher e y[...]

54 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 6. T o maintain the selected ar ea ’ s length-to-width r elationship (known as the aspect ratio), click Maintain Aspect . N ote that as you rotate the area or maintain its aspect ratio, the width and height measurements change to r eflect the new orientation of the image. 7. When t[...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS IN THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 55 T HE S CAN I NFO B OX The following figure shows the information on the Scan Info box: Z OOMING I N AND O UT Enlarge or reduce the preview image by zooming in or out. T o enlarge and reduce the preview image: 1. Click the Zoom button. 2. P ut the pointer on the image. 3. Click the left mouse b[...]

56 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S ETTING S CAN M ANAGER P RO P REFERENCES Y ou can set preferences for the Scan Manager Pro and scanner that are independent of the preferences for the PaperP or t software. T o set the Scan Manager Pro pr eferences: 1. Click the Pr eferences button. The U ser Pr eferences dialog box [...]

A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS IN THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 57 ■ Sho w standard metric paper sizes —Select this option if you use metric paper to print images. When you select the scan size output options, the width and height dimensions ar e then for metric paper sizes. ■ Sho w standard US paper sizes —Select this option to set the paper sizes for[...]

58 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The Save P rofile dialog box opens. 3. T ype a name for the ne w profile and select desired options: ■ S tore the custom output image size in this Profile —Y ou can create a custom image size as par t of the settings; if you adjusted the output image size for the selected con?[...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING 59 Maintenance This chapter contains information on tr oubleshooting, cleaning, uninstalling, and scanner specifi cations. T ROUBLESHOOTING In addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the Readme fi le in the P aperP or t directory on your computer’ s hard drive. The Readme fi le contain[...]

60 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE • Did y ou select another TW AIN source for acquiring images? If you use multiple TW AIN devices with your computer , you may have selected another source for images. Start the PaperP ort software and click the Scan icon. Fr om the Scanner drop-down list, c hoose Visioneer Scan Mana[...]

H OW TO U NINSTALL Y OUR S CANNER 61 H OW TO U NINSTALL Y OUR S CANNER T o uninstall the Visioneer OneT ouch 9120 scanner , remove the OneT ouch V ersion 3.0 softwar e first, and then remove the P aperP or t software, or other scanner software. S TEP 1: U NINSTALLING THE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 1. On the Windo ws taskbar , click Start , p[...]

62 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 9120 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S TEP 2: U NINSTALLING THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 1. On the Windo ws taskbar , click Start , point to Settings , and then click Control P anel . Windows XP: choose Control P anel from the Start menu. 2. Double-click the Add/Remov e Programs icon. ■ Windows 98SE or ME: The Add/Remove[...]

V ISIONEER 9120 USB S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS 63 V ISIONEER 9120 USB S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 48-Bit color (internal), 16-Bit gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning resolution Optical resolution: 2400 x 4800 dpi Maximum I tem sizes 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.7 cm) Scanner dimensions Height 3.25 inches (8.3 cm) Width 12.25 inches [...]

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I NDEX 65 INDEX Numerics 35mm slide 26 35mm slide mask 25 35mm slide negative 27 35mm slide scan 25 A aspect ratio 53 Auto Trim 51 AutoCrop 37 AutoScan 22 resolution 57 B bit depth 56 bitmap icon 23 blurred image 45 , 47 brightness 37 , 47 sampler 48 C calibration band 27 calibration slot 26 channel menu 50 color bit depth 56 channel 50 histogram 4[...]

I NDEX 66 monitor 4 N negative 26 negative mask 25 negative scan 25 new configuration 36 O OCR 35 OCR button 18 OneTouch buttons configuring 32 preferences 41 select new options 35 P page icons 34 page settings 39 page size 37 paper size 57 PaperPort desktop 21 , 23 , 29 help topics 24 install 6 scan from 20 scan pane 21 , 29 scanning with Widows 9[...]

I NDEX 67 TWAIN applications 20 W Windows XP custom settings 31 scanning in PaperPort 29 WIA scan 29 Z zoom image 55[...]

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