Avision AV3600, User Manual

Page 1: ...AV3800 3600 ADF Flatbed Desktop Color Scanner User s Manual D N 250 0405 E Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...at interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and recei...

Page 3: ...iii Safety Regulation EMI Regulation UL C UL TUV GS CB FCC Part 15 Subchapter J Class B DOC Class B Canada CE VCCI C TICK BSMI ...

Page 4: ...n Sie es vom Stromnetz trennen Somit wird im Falle einer Überspannung eine Beschädigung vermiden 8 Ö ffnen Sie niemals das Gerät Das Gerät dart aus Gründen der elektrischen Sicherheit nur von authorisiertem Servicepersonal geöffnet werden 9 Wenn folgende Situationen auftreten ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen und von einer qualifizierten Servicestelle zu Überprüfung a Flüssigkeit ist in das G...

Page 5: ... 10 2 6 ADF SCANNING 2 11 2 7 CONNECTING THE CABLE 2 12 3 REQUIREMENTS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 3 1 USER INTERFACE OPERATION 3 1 4 USER INTERFACE 4 1 4 1 SCAN METHOD 4 1 4 2 DETERMINING YOUR RESOLUTION 4 2 4 3 SELECTING A PROPER IMAGE TYPE 4 4 4 4 ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE 4 9 4 5 CONTRAST 4 10 4 6 INVERT IMAGE 4 11 4 7 MIRROR 4 12 4 8 PREVIEW AUTO AREA 4 13 4 9 PAPER SIZE 4 13 4 10 UNITS 4 13 4 11 DE...

Page 6: ...23 5 ISIS INTERFACE OPERATION 5 1 6 MAINTAINENCE 6 1 6 1 CLEANING THE ADF 6 1 6 2 CLEANING THE GLASS 6 3 6 3 REPLACING THE ADF SNAP IN PAD MODULE 6 4 7 TROUBLE SHOOTING 7 1 7 1 QUESTION AND ANSWER 7 1 7 2 PAPER JAM IN THE ADF 7 5 8 TECHNICAL SERVICE 8 1 9 SPECIFICATIONS 9 1 ...

Page 7: ... through this manual It provides you with the proper instructions on how to unpack install operate and maintain the scanner Figure 1 1 shows how the scanner is packed You can check all items against your checklist included with your scanner S N LABEL F SCANNER B A E 2 D C Figure 1 1 Scanner Packing Adapter SCSI cable Paper Tray Scanner Carton EPS Foam ...

Page 8: ... made by Sino American Inc included with the machine Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty Place the scanner securely on an even flat surface Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper feeding problems Retain the scanner box and packing materials for shipping purposes 2 1 SHIPPING SWITCH The scanner has a shipping switch that locks the carrier mechanism ...

Page 9: ...the scanner in an upright position on its front ii Unlock the scanner by moving the lock switch beneath the scanner to the Unlock position See Figure 2 1 iii Gently place the scanner back to its normal position Figure 2 1 Unlocking the Shipping switch ...

Page 10: ... lock the shipping switch 1 Turn off the scanner 2 Lift the Document cover to reveal the flatbed glass and scanning unit 3 Turn on the scanner 4 Turn off the scanner again while the scanning unit moved to the end for a few seconds 5 Place your scanner in an upright position on its front side 6 Lock your scanner by moving the lock switch on the bottom of the scanner to the Locked position 7 Place t...

Page 11: ...rnal hard disk drive and ID 7 ID 8 and ID 9 are not in actual use Using a suitable tool turn the selector switch until the arrow points to the desired ID number 2 3 Setting SCSI Terminator The scanner is equipped with a built in terminator switch on the rear of the scanner See Figure 2 2 The scanner is equipped with a built in terminator switch on the rear of the scanner Turn the terminator switch...

Page 12: ...2 5 Figure 2 2 Adjusting the SCSI ID setting SCSI ID Selector SCSI Termination Switch OFF ON ...

Page 13: ... to about 45 degrees ii Pull the paper chute wire leg down to the grips on the document cover iii Slightly press the paper chute to snap the wire leg into the grips on the document cover iv Pull out the paper chute extension to the length you want ...

Page 14: ...2 7 Figure 2 3 Setting the ADF Pull the Wire Leg down Pressing the Paper Chute ...

Page 15: ...2 8 Set up paper chute extension ...

Page 16: ...ii Insert the three protrusions on the output paper tray to the three slots on the ADF iii Release the paper tray gently Make sure the tray is firmly attached to the ADF iv Pull out the output paper tray extension wire to the desired length Figure 2 4 Install the ADF Output Paper Tray ADF Output Tray ...

Page 17: ...ing the ADF can be placed on the flatbed for scanning See Figure 2 5 i Place the document to be scanned onto the document glass face down ii Position the document so that the upper right corner is aligned with the reference mark Figure 2 5 Place Document on the scanner Reference Mark ...

Page 18: ...e paper before loading ii Lift the balance wire iii Place the documents onto the ADF paper chute in either paper side face down face up with the leading edge in the auto feeder entrance Let the balance wire rest on the top of the documents iv Adjust the left and right guides so that they are snug against the sides of the documents Figure 2 6 Loading Multiple Document Left Guide Balance ...

Page 19: ...turn the power on The POWER LED will light If not please check the power source iii SCSI Termination The AV3800 3600 comes complete with a built in SCSI terminator If the scanner is the last device in a SCSI chain the terminator should be switched on If the scanner is not the last device the terminator should be off The terminator on off switch is located on the back of the scanner to the left of ...

Page 20: ...2 13 Figure 2 2 Terminator ON OFF Terminator Off Terminator On Term Host PC Scanner SCSI Device Term Host PC Scanner Term ...

Page 21: ...2 14 Figure 2 7 SCSI Cable Connection To SCSI Port ...

Page 22: ... IBM compatible PC 586 Pentium or higher l Microsoft Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP l One SCSI card installed on your computer l 100M bytes of available hard disk space for installation l 128M bytes of RAM l A CD ROM drive Scanner driver Installation 1 Start your PC and Windows application 2 Insert the scanner bundled CD to your CD ROM drive ...

Page 23: ...press the Start button choose RUN and type d driver twain driver or isis driver setup exe d means the letter indicating your current CD ROM drive Click on the OK button 4 Follow the subsequent instructions on the screen to complete the driver and application installation ...

Page 24: ...n s user s guide to determine how the TWAIN ISIS link is used A dialog box with a list of scanning sources appears 3 Select Avision Scanner 32Vx xx You need to select the source only once unless you want to choose another scanner 4 Place the document to be scanned in the ADF or on the flatbed glass platen 5 Pull down the File menu and choose Acquire A dialog box containing scanning features appear...

Page 25: ...ode you want to use for your scans on the Image Type drop down menu 8 Select a scanning resolution on the Resolution drop down menu 9 Select the settings for the scanning features e g Sharpen Descreen etc that you want to use 10 Click on the Preview or Scan button to preview or scan your document s ...

Page 26: ...s setting if you are using the automatic document feeder ADF to scan batches of single page document at a time Flatbed use this setting if you are using the flatbed to scan one page at a time Duplex One page use this setting if you are using the automatic document feeder ADF to scan a double page document at a time Duplex Multi page use this setting if you are using the automatic document feeder A...

Page 27: ...dots per inch dpi Normally the greater the dpi number the higher the resolution and the image file size Be aware that the greater resolution takes more time memory and disk space therefore up to a certain degree of dpi the resolution will not visually be improved on the contrary it makes your files more unmanageable Resolution 50 dpi Resolution 100 dpi ...

Page 28: ...n a small area at True Color mode 2 You can also refer to the following table to choose a proper resolution while applying your image to other application Scanner Settings Application Image Type Resolution dpi File Fax E mail Your Document LineArt 200 View Copy Edit Your Color Picture True Color 100 OCR Your Document LineArt 300 OCR Stands for Optical Character Recognition the process to convert a...

Page 29: ... in black and white only and there are no intermediate shades of gray in between That means each pixel of the image is 100 black or 100 white LineArt is the best choice of image type if you want to scan text pen or ink drawing Since only 1 bit of black or white information is required for each pixel the disk space required for saving lineArt image is only about 1 24 of that required to save 24 bit...

Page 30: ...4 5 Lineart Image Pixel A combination of two words picture and element a pixel is a single dot on a computer display or in a digital image ...

Page 31: ...image at a certain distance it looks very closely like a gray image yet it consumes the least disk space Halftone is the picture that we usually see in newspapers or magazines Since Halftone is one type of black and white image the disk space required to save a halftone image is 1 24 of that required to save a 24 bit true color image Halftone Image ...

Page 32: ...yscale image with 1024 shades of gray between pure black and pure white Choose this option if you are scanning black and white photographs With 8 bits of color information per pixel the file size of an image is eight times larger than a Black and White image and 1 3 the size of a 24 Bit Color image Gray Image ...

Page 33: ... 24 Bit Color image 8 Bit Color Image 24 Bit Color A 24 Bit Color image consists of three 8 bit color channels The red green and blue channels are mixed together to create a combination of one billion colors which give a more true to life quality to the image Choose 24 Bit Color if you are scanning color photos 24 Bit Color Image ...

Page 34: ...4 9 4 4 ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image The higher the value the brighter the image Increase your Brightness ...

Page 35: ...4 10 4 5 CONTRAST Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image The higher the contrast the bigger the different gray scales Increase your Contrast ...

Page 36: ...4 6 INVERT IMAGE 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 Invert Original After Invert ...

Page 37: ...4 12 4 7 MIRROR Click on the Mirror button to reverse the image create a mirror image Mirror function is off Mirror function is on ...

Page 38: ...including business card 5 x 3 in 6 x 4 in Letter Legal B5 A5 A4 A3 or your current scan area to perform an immediate selection of your scan size 4 10 UNITS The Units button indicates the measuring system that is in use Inch Cm or Pixel 4 11 DESCREEN Click on the Descreen button to access a drop down menu that allows you to specify the type of document you are scanning in order to eliminate the moi...

Page 39: ... access a drop down menu that allows you to specify a level to sharpen the scanned image You can specify a Sharpen setting of Light More Heavy or Extra Heavy 4 13 COLOR ADJUSTMENT Click on the Color Adjustment button to enable the button for the Hue Saturation and Lightness feature NOTE The Advanced Settings button must be enabled in order to use the Hue Saturation and Lightness feature ...

Page 40: ...ns on the right side of the TWAIN dialog box Highlight Shadow This feature is available when 8 Bit Gray 8 Bit Color or 24 Bit Color is selected on the Image Type drop down menu Highlight refers the lightest point in a scanned image shadow refers the darkest point Click on the Highlight Shadow button to access the Highlight Shadow Levels dialog box You can type values in the text boxes or you can p...

Page 41: ...4 16 Use the Highlight and Shadow settings together to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a color image ...

Page 42: ...eas Select the Curve or Line button depending on if you want a curved or an angled setting Place the mouse cursor over the line click the right mouse button and drag the line to set the curve you want Color Balance When you select the Color Balance button a dialog box appears that allows you to adjust the color of the image so that it comes close to that of the original ...

Page 43: ... on this button to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of an image This button is enabled when the Color Adjustment button is selected You can type values in the text boxes or you can drag the sliding arrow under the each item Hue specify a value in the Hue box to adjust the hue up to 360 by clicking on the desired color on the color wheel or selecting a setting on the drop down menu ...

Page 44: ...tion specify a value in the Saturation box to adjust the saturation level of the color The level of saturation indicates whether the color is pale or rich Lightness specify a value in the Lightness box to adjust the color strength NOTE These options are available only when the Color Adjustment button is enabled ...

Page 45: ...color channel while scanning For example if your image contains red text or a red background choose R channel red to remove the red text or red background This feature is applicable only for black and white and grayscale images Make sure that you have selected a black and white or grayscale image type on the Image Type drop down menu when you use this option Tip Increasing the brightness after rem...

Page 46: ...ame for your settings in the File Name text box and click on the Save button Your settings will be saved and the file name will appearin the list box Using a scan settings file You can use an existing settings file Right click on the file name for the settings you want to use and click on the Load button The settings in the file will automatically be specified in the scanning features dialog box D...

Page 47: ...Enable box to enable energy savings You can specify a time delay in the Minutes box Click on the Applybutton to save the changes Hint Setting check the Show Hints box if you want to have flags that show the name of an item appear when you place the mouse cursor on an item in the dialog box Click on the Applybutton to save the changes ...

Page 48: ...scanned image Lock scale Click on this button to fix the output width and height despite the selected scan size The scale value automatically changes when you apply this option and simultaneously resize the selected area Information Click on the Information button to access a window that gives you information about the scanner and driver ...

Page 49: ...ed and applied the Preview image is updated for a real time view of the change You can define the area to be scanned by dragging the cursor lines with the mouse Zoom view Click on the Zoom viewbutton to preview a selected area Scan Click on the Scan button to scan the area with the specified parameters You can define the area to be scanned by dragging the cursor lines with the mouse Exit Click on ...

Page 50: ... including b w gray color options Dither 5 halftone levels available can be disabled Dots per inch select your desired resolution Paper Size select your desired paper size Brightness adjust your scan image brightness or darkness Contrast Adjust the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image Default click to reset all settings Area select your desired scan area or position ...

Page 51: ...feed at once If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return your scanner to its original state The cleaning procedures i Moisten a cotton swab with isoprophyl alcohol 95 Cleaner kits are available from PictureVision ii Carefully open the ADF to the left Wipe the feeding rollers by moving the swab from side to side Rotate the rollers forward with your finger and repeat the above cle...

Page 52: ...6 2 iv Close the ADF unit Your scanner is now ready for use Opening the ADF unit and Document Cover ADF ADF feed module Feeding Roller ...

Page 53: ...isoprophy alcohol 95 ii Open the ADF unit and document cover as shown in Figure 6 2 Wipe the glass of flatbed area and ADF area by moving the swab from side to side iii Close the ADF unit and document cover Your scanner is now ready for use Figure 6 2 The Cleaning Area Glass ...

Page 54: ... 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 procedure below to replace it Disassembling Procedure 1 Open the ADF cover 2 Remove the ADF snap in pad module by pulling out the upper part of the pad clamp as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Remove the pad module Upper Part of ADF Pad Clamp ADF Cove...

Page 55: ...Procedure 1 Take out the ADF pad module from the box 2 Hold the upper part of the pad clamp and place it gently to the pad holder as shown in Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 Installing the pad module Upper Part of the Pad Clamp ...

Page 56: ...roblems with the operation of your scanner please check the following troubleshooting hints 7 1 QUESTION AND ANSWER Question The LED indicates that the scanner is ready but the scanner does not respond to the scan command from the host computer Answer a Please check if the signal cable is firmly seated and invoke the scan command again If there is still no response please reset the scanner by turn...

Page 57: ...ose the ADF unit Question More than one sheet of paper were fed into the scanner Answer a Open ADF unit b Remove the multi fed sheets of paper c Close the ADF unit d Flatten the corners and edges loosen the paper before reloading it in the paper guide e Check the feeding roller condition and do the cleaning if necessary ...

Page 58: ...move the shipping switch from the scanner Please remove the shipping retainer first b You did not place the scanner on a flat desktop surface This may cause the scanner to function improperly Question When I power on the scanner the lamp does not light Answer The possibilities are as follows a The lamp is out of order In that case contact your authorized local dealer to change the lamp The life ti...

Page 59: ...wer adapter or main board Question Getting image from the scanner is not a problem but when scanning the scanner or system will often crash Answer Please check a If the cable is firmly seated b Only two SCSI terminators can be connected to your SCSI daisy chain One is at the end of the SCSI device and another is already in your host adapter ...

Page 60: ... user interface to get a brighter image Question The scanner works well otherwise but for the line art the lines scanned seem much thicker than those of the original Answer Use the Brightness or Threshold setting to adjust the line art image 7 2 PAPER JAM IN THE ADF In the event of paper jam please follow the procedures below i Open the ADF cover as shown in Figure 7 1 ii Pull the paper out of the...

Page 61: ...7 6 Figure 7 1 ADF Paper Jam Removing the Paper ADF Paper Chute ADF Unit Document ...

Page 62: ...terface card etc v The name and version of your software application v The version of your scanner driver Please call us at US and Canada Area Avision Labs Inc Address 6815 Mowry Ave Newark CA 94560 USA Telephone number 1 510 739 2369 Fax number 1 510 739 6060 Web Site http www avision com E mail support avision labs com Other Area A vision Inc Address No 20 Creation Road I Science Based Industria...

Page 63: ... 1dpi increments Light Source Cold Cathode fluorescent lamp ADF Capacity 50 sheets ADF Scanning Speed AV3800 40 PPM AV3600 35 PPM 200dpi B W mode ADF Scan Area Flatbed up to European A4 8 5 x 11 69 ADF 3 7 x 5 5 Min ADF 8 5 x 14 Max Interface SCSI 2 Power Requirement 24Vdc 2A Power Consumption 48 watts Operation Temperature 5 C to 35 C Storage Temperature 40 C to 60 C Dimension 567 x 350 x 199 mm ...