Visioneer 9650 manual

Visioneer 9650 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[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer 9650 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . [...]

ii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Cleaning the Scanner Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Cleaning the Automatic Document Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Replacing the ADF Pad Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Y our new Visioneer 9650 USB scanner can scan stacks of items or single items, and place their images on y our computer . W HAT ’ S IN THE B OX Before starting the assembly and installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all par ts are included. If any items are missing or[...]

2 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T HE V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER Status Lights Glass Document Pad Reference Frame Document Cover ADF Cable Power jack USB Port ADF port Power On/Off Switch Paper Stop Paper Guide Extension Paper Guide Automatic Document Feeder Lock (on underside of scanner)[...]

T HE V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER 3 Document Cov er— Protects the document from light and contamination during scanning. Document P ad— Helps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. Refer ence F rame— Place items face down within this frame. Markings on the border of the frame show where to align various paper sizes. Glass— Place [...]

4 V ISIONEER 9650 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 recommended for Windows [...]

D OCUMENTATION 5 D OCUMENTATION Y our scanner is delivered with the following documentation: ■ Quick Install Card—abbreviated installation instr uctions. ■ Visioneer 9650 Scanner Installation Guide—on the Installation CD; contains detailed installation, scanning, confi guration, and maintenance information. ■ Online Help—for the scanne[...]

6 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Installing Installation is a quick, four-step process: 1. Assemble the scanner 2. Connect and power on the scanner 3. Install the software 4. Connect the USB cable to y our computer S TEP 1: A SSEMBLE THE S CANNER All the components to assemble the scanner ar e included in the bo x. T o assemble the s[...]

S TEP 1: A SSEMBLE THE S CANNER 7 2. S lide the locking tab on the bottom of the scanner to its unlocked position. 3. I nsert the slots (A) on the Paper Guide onto their tabs (B) on the scanner and slide the Guide down into place. The catch tabs (C) “ snap ” into place. Refer to the picture on page 2 to see the location of the assembled par ts.[...]

8 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. I nsert the Paper Guide Extension into the P aper Guide and “ snap ” its tabs into place. 5. I nsert the Paper S top onto the back of the scanner and slide it downward to “ snap ” its tabs into place. 6. P roceed to “Step 2: Connect and P ower On the Scanner” to connect the ADF and powe[...]

S TEP 2: C ONNECT AND P OWER O N THE S CANNER 9 S TEP 2: C ONNECT AND P OWER O N THE S CANNER Before installing the software, connect the ADF cable, connect the scanner to a power source, and turn the power on. T o connect the scanner and tur n the power on: 1. Plug the ADF cable into the ADF por t on the body of the scanner . 2. Plug the pow er su[...]

10 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Plug the power cord into the power supply and then into a wall outlet. 4. T urn on the power switch, located on the back of the scanner to the right of the power port. The status light comes on and fl ashes indicating that the scanner is receiving power . S TEP 3: I NSTALL THE S OFTWARE The Insta[...]

S TEP 3: I NSTALL THE S OFTWARE 11 3. On the installation menu, select I nstall Products . The next installation screen appears. N ote : If the CD does not automatically star t, check the follo wing: ■ Make sure the CD drive ’ s door is completely shut. ■ Click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Double-click the icon for your CD-R OM drive[...]

12 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. Click in the box for ScanSoft P aperP or t and Scanner . If you want to also install the other softwar e, click their boxes as well. 5. Click Install N ow . 6. On the P aperP ort 9.0 W elcome window , click Next . 7. On the License Agreement window , read the ScanSoft license agreement. If you acc[...]

S TEP 3: I NSTALL THE S OFTWARE 13 12. On the Visioneer License Agreement window , read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree , and click N ext . 13. On the Visioneer P roduct Registration window , complete the required information, and then click Register . N ote that the serial number of y ou scanner is located on the sid[...]

14 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S TEP 4: C ONNECT THE USB C ABLE Y our Visioneer 9650 scanner connects to any av ailable USB port. Check your computer’ s manual for the USB por t locations. 1. Plug the USB cable into the USB por t on the scanner . The USB port is identifi ed by its USB symbol. 2. Plug the USB cable into a USB po[...]

S TEP 4: C ONNECT THE USB C ABLE 15 If the plug does not attach easily , make sure that you are plugging it in correctly . Do not force the plug into the connection. Y our computer recognizes that a scanner is plugged into the USB port and loads the appr opriate software to run the scanner . 3. N ow click Finish on the Installation Complete window [...]

16 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Scanning This section explains how to scan documents with y our Visioneer 9650 scanner . L OADING D OCUMENTS TO S CAN Y our scanner can scan a stack of documents or a single item. T o load a stack of documents in the A utomatic Document Feeder: 1. U nfold the P aper Guide Extension and adjust the Pap[...]

L OADING D OCUMENTS TO S CAN 17 2. Load your stack of documents face up , with their tops into the Automatic Document F eeder . T o load a single item: 1. Place the item on the scanner glass, face do wn. 2. Align the item with the arrow on the reference frame. 3. Close the cover . Important: Items scanned using the Automatic Document F eeder must b[...]

18 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING I TEMS Y ou can scan from the P aperP ort software or other TW AIN software. Y OUR S CANNER AND THE TWAIN S TANDARD Y our Visioneer 9650 USB scanner uses the TW AIN standard for scanning. T W AIN is a widely r ecognized procedure that computers use to receive images from scanners, digital c[...]

S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98SE, ME, 2000, OR XP 19 S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98SE, ME, 2000, OR XP The instructions in this section are for scanning with the TW AIN software on computers r unning Windo ws 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP . If your computer is r unning Windo ws ME or XP and you want to use the WIA software, see “Scanning from Windows ME or XP”[...]

20 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click the Scan icon on the PaperP ort command bar . The F olders pane (which shows folders for organizing y our scanned images) is replaced by the Scan pane. 4. F rom the Scanner drop-down list, select your Visioneer 9650 V1.10 scanner , if it’ s not already selected. 5. I n the “Scan what?”[...]

S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98SE, ME, 2000, OR XP 21 8. Click the Scan button at the bottom of the Scan pane. The Scan Manager opens. Use the Scan Manager to select scanning options and to star t the scanner . 9. F rom the Scan Method drop-down list, choose whether you are going to scan a single item ( Flatbed ) or a stack of items ( ADF ). 10. If you [...]

22 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 12. When you are satisfied with the previe w image, click Scan . If the Single page items check box is selected on the PaperP ort desktop, the item appears as a thumbnail on the desktop . 13. If the Single page items check box is not selected, thumbnails do not appear until you indicate the scanning[...]

S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98SE, ME, 2000, OR XP 23 T HE S INGLE P AGE I TEMS C HECK B OX The Single page items check box provides the option to add additional items to a scanning job and scan double-sided items. I f the check box is selected, scanned items immediately appear on the PaperP or t desktop. If the check box is not selected (this is the de[...]

24 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING THE I MAGE WITH THE S CAN M ANAGER The Scan Manager has a wide variety of options to adjust y our scanned images. Using those options you can produce the best possible scan of your documents, color photos, magazine ar ticles, business cards, or any other items you scan. A DJUSTING THE C OL[...]

A DJUSTING THE I MAGE WITH THE S CAN M ANAGER 25 ■ Black and White —scans in black and white. The scanning pixels are all the same size and are either black or white. Use this setting for letters, memos, pen and ink drawings and other black and white material. This setting produces the smallest fi le size for scanned items. ■ Halftone —sca[...]

26 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE B RIGHTNESS AND C ONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned dar ker to improve legibility . Brightness refers to the lightness or darkness of the image. Contrast is the [...]

A DJUSTING THE I MAGE WITH THE S CAN M ANAGER 27 P REVIEW A UTO -A REA The item you ’ re scanning may not fill the scanner glass. In that case y ou can preview the item and use the Preview Auto-Area button to automatically set the size of the scanned image. ■ Click the Pr eview Auto-Area button to let the Scan Manager automatically determine t[...]

28 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE M ANUALLY S ETTING THE S CAN A REA Y ou can manually adjust the output ar ea to scan specific sections of an image. F or example, if you ’ re scanning a photograph and want to focus on one section, manually setting the output siz e removes the rest of the photograph from the final scanned image. [...]

A DJUSTING THE I MAGE WITH THE S CAN M ANAGER 29 Her e ’ s a sample of a manually selected output ar ea: M ANUALLY S ETTING THE W IDTH AND L ENGTH The output dimensions at the bottom of the Scan M anager show the Width and Length of the scan area. Y ou can set the area by typing numbers into those boxes. T o manually set the width and length: 1. [...]

30 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE R EVERSING THE I MAGE The Scan Manager has an Invert button and a Mirror button for reversing the scanned image. Invert reverses the black and whites or the colors of an image. Mirroring flips the image 180 degrees. ■ Click the Invert or Mirror button to see the image y ou want. Invert Mirror Orig[...]

A DJUSTING THE I MAGE WITH THE S CAN M ANAGER 31 A DJUSTING C OLOR AND G RAY I MAGES The Scan Manager has three buttons—Descreen, Sharpen, and Auto Level—for quickly adjusting color and gray images. These buttons do not apply to black and white or halftone images. D ESCREEN I MAGE Select this option when scanning a pictur e from a newspaper or [...]

32 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T o descreen an image: 1. Click the Descreen button. 2. Choose the appropriate option from the Descreen pop-up menu. W atch the preview image as y ou select various options to see which one is best for your final scanned image. S HARPEN I MAGE Sharpness determines the amount of blur in an image. Y o[...]

A DJUSTING THE I MAGE WITH THE S CAN M ANAGER 33 A UTO L EVEL Y our scanner can analyze a color image to automatically determine the best settings to match the colors of the original image. Click this button to let the scanner automatically adjust the color settings. A DJUSTING C OLOR S ETTINGS The buttons for manually adjusting a preview image’ [...]

34 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE H IGHLIGHT /S HADOW L EVELS Images have light and dark areas. The highlight is the lightest spot on an image; shadow is the darkest spot. The range of colors between the highlight and shadow determines the range of colors of the image. U sing the Highlight/Shadow Levels features, however , you can ex[...]

A DJUSTING THE I MAGE WITH THE S CAN M ANAGER 35 3. Enter new settings in the boxes for the three levels, or drag the small triangles at the bottom of the histogram. As you change the settings, the histogram changes to r eflect the ne w levels. 4. Click P review to see the effect of the ne w settings on the previe w image. 5. Click Reset to reset [...]

36 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. F rom the Channel drop-down menu, choose RGB to adjust the gamma of all the channels together, or choose a single channel if available. 3. Drag the line up or down to set a new gamma. The input and output values represent values on the horiz ontal and vertical axes for the ne w gamma setting. Clic[...]

A DJUSTING THE I MAGE WITH THE S CAN M ANAGER 37 Each color is paired with its complementar y color , so as you drag a triangle you are increasing a color while decreasing its complementar y color . 3. Click P review to see the effect of the ne w settings on the previe w image. 4. Click Reset to reset the levels to their original values. 5. Click O[...]

38 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING FROM W INDOWS ME OR XP If your computer is r unning the Windows ME or XP operating system, you have a choice of scanning using the TW AIN-compliant Visioneer Scan Manager software as just described (see “Scanning from Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP ” on page 19) or scanning using the M i[...]

S CANNING FROM W INDOWS ME OR XP 39 4. F rom the Scanner drop-down list, select Visioneer 9650 V1.10 . 5. I n the “Scan what?” section, choose to scan a Document or Photograph . 6. Click Settings to view and change the format for the scanned item’ s file name and the file type. The default file type for documents is .pdf and for photograph[...]

40 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 10. Click the button most appr opriate for the item you ’ re scanning. 11. Click P review if you want to preview the image before scanning. The image is displayed on the right side of the windo w . 12. Adjust settings of the previewed image as desir ed: ■ Change the button selection for the type [...]

S CANNING FROM W INDOWS ME OR XP 41 F INE T UNING Y OUR S CANS Y ou can select ne w settings before you scan an item to fi ne tune exactly how you want to scan a par ticular item. T o select the scanner settings befor e y ou scan: 1. On the scan window , click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture . The Advanced Pr operties dialog bo x opens. [...]

42 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Brightness and Contrast —Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image. The Contrast setting does not apply to the setting Black and White picture or text . Resolution (DPI) —Click the up and down arro ws to choose the dots per inch (dpi) of the [...]

C LEARING P APER J AMS 43 Maintenance This section contains information on maintenance activities, troubleshooting, uninstalling, technical suppor t, and scanner specifications. C LEARING P APER J AMS If your scanner stops scanning due to a paper jam in the Automatic Document F eeder , a warning dialog bo x appears after a fe w moments. T o clear [...]

44 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. Remo ve the jammed paper and close the co ver . T o reduce the number of paper jams, smooth and straighten paper before scanning, adjust the guides to the paper siz e, and inser t the paper evenly into the ADF . C ARE AND M AINTENANCE Y our scanner is designed to be maintenance-fr ee. Occasional c[...]

C ARE AND M AINTENANCE 45 T o clean the ADF: 1. W et a cotton swab with some isopr opyl alcohol (95%). 2. Open the ADF cover . 3. Wipe the feed roller from side to side. Rotate the roller to clean its entire surface. 4. Wipe the pad from top to bottom. Be careful not to snag the swab on the springs on either side of the pad. 5. Close the cover when[...]

46 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T o replace the ADF P ad assembly: 1. Open the ADF cover . 2. S queeze the plastic clamps that hold the pad assembly in place and lift the pad up and out 3. Reverse the procedure to replace the new pad into its slots.[...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING 47 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 file contains additional information that may help you diagnose pr oblems with the scanner . If you tr y all the troubleshooting proce[...]

48 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE P roblem: During installation I got the err or message: P aperP ort Installation is not complete. What do I do? The installation procedure was not successful. Y ou need to reinstall the P aperP or t software. P roblem: I got the error message: PaperP or t cannot allocate enough memor y to perform int[...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING 49 P roblem: The status light is blinking what does this mean? The status light indicates the curr ent state of the scanner . Descriptions of the most common patterns ar e listed below . Contact Visioneer T echnical Support if you experience a differ ent blinking pattern. • Blinking green: indicates the scanner is preparing to sc[...]

50 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE H OW TO U NINSTALL Y OUR S CANNER T o uninstall the Visioneer 9650 scanner , remove the scanner software first, and then remove P aperP ort, or other scanner softwar e. S TEP 1: U NINSTALLING THE V ISIONEER 9650 S OFTWARE 1. On the W indows taskbar , click Start , point to Settings , and then click [...]

H OW TO U NINSTALL Y OUR S CANNER 51 S TEP 2: U NINSTALLING THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE T o uninstall PaperP ort 9.0 from Windows 98SE or ME: 1. On the W indows taskbar , click Start , point to Settings , and then click Control P anel . 2. Double-click the Add/Remo v e Pr ograms icon. 3. On the Add/Remo ve P rograms Pr operties window , select the I[...]

52 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS Bit depth T rue 42-Bit color (internal), 14-B it gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning resolution Optical resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi, H ardware supersampling Interpolated resolution: 2400 dpi Maximum item sizes ADF Mode 8.5 x 14 inches (21.6 x 35.6 cm)[...]

V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER P ARTS L IST 53 V ISIONEER 9650 S CANNER P ARTS L IST Please use the following par t names and numbers when ordering replacements for your Visioneer 9650 scanner . P art Name P art Number P aperguide assembly 57-0097-000 P aperguide extension 57-0098-000 P aper stopper assembly 57-0099-000 ADF P ad assembly 57-0100-000 AC P[...]

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I NDEX 55 INDEX Numerics 24-bit color 25 8-bit gray 25 A ADF 3 , 21 ADF cable 3 ADF pad replacement 45 ADF port 3 ADF, cleaning 44 adjust scan 41 amber status light 49 auto level scan 31 Automatic Document Feeder 3 B bit depth 52 brightness 24 , 26 C CD other software 15 starting manually 11 CD-ROM drive 4 color auto levels 33 color adjust 31 , 33 [...]

O on/off switch 3 , 10 output area selection 28 output size 26 P paper guide and stop 3 paper jam 43 paper size 27 PaperPort scan icon 19 Scan pane 20 scanning with Windows XP or ME 38 PaperPort desktop 19 thumbnail 22 patterns on picture 31 photograph default format 39 preview auto-area 27 preview scan 21 R requirements monitor 4 resolution 24 , 2[...]