Avision AV360CS, User Manual

Page 1: ...AV360CS Color Image Scanner User s Manual Version 1 0 Doc No 250 0079 E AVISION INC 1997 ...

Page 2: ...pyright All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Avision Inc Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws a...

Page 3: ...o warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose Avision shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material ...

Page 4: ...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 5: ...onnecting the Cable 2 5 2 5 Document Placement 2 9 Chapter 3 SCANNER DRIVER INSTALLATION Chapter 4 SCANNER OPERATION 4 1 IMAGE TYPE 4 2 4 2 RESOLUTION CONTROL 4 3 4 3 IMAGE CONTROL 4 6 4 4 SCANNING 4 7 Chapter 5 MAINTENANCE Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 1 Q A 6 2 6 2 Technical Service 6 3 Chapter 7 SPECIFICATIONS Model AV360CS 7 1 Appendix Detailed Procedure for installing SCSI Driver ...

Page 6: ...rs Before you install and operate the new scanner please take a few minutes to read 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 Please check all the items against your checklist If you do not receive all the items please contact your authorized local dealer immediately ...

Page 7: ...1 2 1 Manual Driver kit CD AC power cord D25P cable etc 2 Scanner 3 Cushion 4 Carton Figure 1 1 Scanner packing ...

Page 8: ...use the proper AC power source Place the scanner securely on an even flat surface Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical problem Keep the scanner box and packing materials in case you may need to ship the scanner back in good condition 2 1 Installation of the Scanner Please unpack the scanner box carefully and check the items against the checklist If any item missing or damaged please cont...

Page 9: ...2 2 2 2 Unlocking the Scanner As shown below unlock the scanner by turning the scanner lock to the Use position 1 Shipping position 2 Use position Figure 2 1 Unlocking the Scanner ...

Page 10: ...V360CS then installing the scanner driver will at the same time complete the installation of the SCSI card driver 2 If your SCSI card is not bundled with Avision AV360CS then please follow the installation sheet contained in your SCSI card In Windows 95 1 Press Start Setting Control Panel And then double click Add New Hardware Select SCSI Adapter 2 Choose Have disk and type d DTCSCSI d means the l...

Page 11: ...the letter indicating your current CD ROM drive 4 Choose Finish and restart Windows NT If your SCSI card is bundled with Avision AV360CS you can refer to the Appendix for more details in regards to the installation of the SCSI driver If your SCSI card is not bundled with Avision AV360CS then you can refer to the installation sheet contained in your SCSI card or ask for details from your SCSI card ...

Page 12: ...omputer turn the active terminator to the on position and the scanner will function all right Do not attach an additional passive terminator to the connection If the scanner is linked in a SCSI chain between the host computer and other devices turn the active terminator to the off position plug the SCSI cable from other devices into the unused SCSI connector of the scanner and add a passive termin...

Page 13: ...2 6 Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below Figure 2 1 AV360CS scanner cable connection ...

Page 14: ...2 7 Figure 2 2 SCSI chain configuration Figure 2 2 In the SCSI chain configuration the scanner is connected to the host computer a second SCSI cable then connects the scanner with other devices ...

Page 15: ... This action is to make sure each device match with a unique SCSI ID number If the ID you select is duplicate with an existing SCSI device then please select a different ID See Figure 2 3 Note The default SCSI ID number for Avision AV360CS is 6 Usually ID 0 is assigned to an internal hard disk drive and ID 7 to SCSI adapter or host Figure 2 3 Adjust the SCSI ID setting ...

Page 16: ...ement As shown below place the document upside down on the document board with the text facing away from you 1 Document Cover 2 Document Pad 3 Reference Frame 4 Document 5 Glass 6 Document Board Figure 2 5 Document loading ...

Page 17: ...r later A CD ROM drive The installation procedures of Avision scanner driver are as follows Close all the applications including the anti virus program Install on your computer the image editing or scanner related application you want to use with the scanner such as OmniPage PhotoShop etc Insert Avision PaperCom Supreme into your CD ROM drive The Avision Driver Kit 3 X X dialog box as Fig 3 1 will...

Page 18: ... scanner The ISIS driver is a file named Avision Scan To setup select Chooser command from the Apple menu A dialog box as Figure 3 4 will appear on the screen Select the Avision Scan icon ignore the Scanner Model list and the Set SCSI ID button The list of scanner model will be displayed Click on the Set SCSI ID button The Scanner ID window as Fig 2 17 will appear Choose Detect The current Scanner...

Page 19: ...3 3 Figure 3 2 AV Kit 3 3 1 Installer Figure 3 3 Select a folder for plug in ...

Page 20: ...3 4 Figure 3 4 Chooser Note You can find the latest driver and documents in our homepage in World Wide Web WWW Our address is http www avision com ...

Page 21: ...ion 8 megabytes of RAM 16 megabytes or higher recommended A video graphics array VGA monitor A Microsoft Windows compatible pointing device e g the mouse A CD ROM drive Installation procedures of Avision Scanner driver with Avision Auto installation Program are as follows 1 Start Windows 3 1 or Windows 95 2 Insert Avision PaperCom Supreme CD to your CD ROM drive For Windows 3 1 or Windows 3 11 3 F...

Page 22: ... the Start button and choose RUN Type d Driver AV360CS exe d means the letter indicating your current your CD ROM drive Choose O K 5 Follow the subsequent instruction on the screen to complete the instruction Normally just press OK and the installation will be completed For Windows NT 3 From the File Menu choose RUN Type d Driver AV360CS exe d means the letter indicating your current CD ROM drive ...

Page 23: ...elect MrScan from the submenu of Acquire The Mac Plug in user interface will pop up on the screen 3 Place the document upside down on the document board glass with the text facing away from you 4 Click on the Preview or Scan button to preview or scan your document or image Figure 4 1The Mac Plug in user interface ...

Page 24: ...age into your application 3 Select MrScan as the source 4 You need to select MrScan for just once except when you need to use the dialog box to select a different source In that case you will need to select MrScan as the source again before you can reuse the AV360CS scanner 5 Place the document upside down on the document board with the text facing away from you 6 From the File menu choose Acquire...

Page 25: ...user interface Scannning Source AV360CS scans two types of source the document as well as the transparency Select either one from the screen of Avision TWAIN user interface for your own purpose Please see Figure 4 3 as shown below ...

Page 26: ...4 4 Figure 4 3 Scanning Source 4 1 Image Type Select image type through the mode from the screen of Avision TWAIN user interface for your own purpose Please see Figure 4 4 as below Figure 4 4 Image Type ...

Page 27: ...erent shades of gray by varying the threshold value of a matrix Gray 256 levels gray scale Scanner recognizes each point in the image as a shade of gray continuous tone 8 bit gray gives more detailed information about the image True Color 16 7 million colors Color image have continuous tones along with its color hues 256 Colors The 256 colors image provides 256 levels of color hues ...

Page 28: ...ots 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 Figure 4 5 Resolution Control ...

Page 29: ...e bigger the different gray scales Gamma Adjusts the midtone of the image without losing details of the lightest and the darkest areas Highlight Adjusts the highlight area of the image Shadow Adjusts the darkest area of the image Auto Level Automatically adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image to give it an optimal effect Brightness Contrast Gamma Highlight Shadow Color Balance...

Page 30: ...lor at the command of Invert Color Match Adjusts the color quality of the image so that it comes close to that of the original This function uses default parameters to adjust the image Sharpen Sharpens the scanned image Look for more selections under this item Descreen Eliminates the moire patterns commonly found in printed matter Currently disabled ...

Page 31: ...4 9 Before Descreen After Descreen ...

Page 32: ...canned Scan Scans the area with the parameters you have set Exit Cancels the current job As shown in the figure below in the Preview window you can define the area to be scanned by dragging the cursor auxiliary lines with the mouse The cursor auxiliary lines The Preview Area ...

Page 33: ...intenance Clean the Document Board Glass As shown below wipe the scanner glass with a piece of soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or toner particles Figure 5 1 Clean the document board glass Document Board Glass ...

Page 34: ...ill automatically perform a simple self test whenever it has been powered on This will help spot major system errors in the scanner itself If you have any problem with the operation of the scanner please check the following troubleshooting hints ...

Page 35: ...fe time of the lamp is about 10 000 hours Question The system would often hang up during scanning Answer Please check 1 If the cable is firmly seated 2 Only 2 SCSI terminators can be connected to your SCSI daisy chain One is at the end of the SCSI device another is already in your host adapter Question Why is it the scanned image always comes out too dark Answer 1 Modify the Gamma setting to 1 8 f...

Page 36: ... bottom of the scanner Hardware configuration e g your host CPU type RAM size free disk space display card interface card The name and version of your scanning software application The version of your scanner driver Please call us at US and Canada Area Avision Labs Inc Address 6094 Stewart Avenue Fremont CA 94538 USA Telephone number 1 510 440 8785 Fax number 1 510 440 8337 Web Site http www avisi...

Page 37: ...ustrial Park Hsinchu Taiwan R O C Telephone number 886 3 578 2388 Fax number 886 3 577 7017 Web Site http www avision com Email service avision com tw Note 1 You can find the latest driver and documents in our homepage in World Wide Web WWW Our address is http www avision com ...

Page 38: ...00 dpi Scanning Modes Black White mode Halftone mode 64 step Error diffusion 8 bit gray scale 256 levels 24 bit color 16 7 Millions of color Scanning Speed 10 sec page letter size color mode 100 dpi Document Size A4 B5 A5 business card Interface Printer port supports SCSI card for Mac Power Source 110Vac or 220Vac 50 60Hz external Power Consumption 12 watts 12Vdc 1A Dimensions WxHxD 414 mm x 82 mm...

Page 39: ... the letter indicating your current CD ROM drive Press OK 3 The unknown device statement will be displayed Press OK 4 The d SCSI and filename will be displayed Press OK Your are now completing the installation of SCSI card on your computer If you choose Do not install a driver please follow the following procedure 5 Click Windows Start icon from the bottom Choose Setting Choose Control Panel from ...

Page 40: ...Choose Finish and then choose Restart the Windows 95 In Windows 3 1 please 1 If your SCSI card is bundled with Avision AV360CS then installing the scanner driver will at the same time complete the installation of the SCSI card driver 2 If your SCSI card is not bundled with Avision AV360CS then please follow the installation sheet contained in your SCSI card In Windows NT please 1 Click Windows Sta...

Page 41: ...7 4 5 Follow the subsequent procedure on the screen to complete the installation 6 When the System Setting Change dialog box appears choose OK to restart Windows NT ...