Avision BF-1008S, User Manual

Page 1: ...Intelligent Flatbed Scanner User s Manual Regulatory model BF 1008S Avision Inc ...

Page 2: ...ion Inc Trademark All brands and product names mentioned in this document are trademarks of their respective holders Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Avision makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose ...

Page 3: ...terference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that 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 receiv...

Page 4: ...nt for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product This machine is certified as Class 1 laser product This means that this machine does not produce hazardous laser radiation System Requirements IBM compatible PC 586 Pentium or higher Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 USB port 2 0 compatibl...

Page 5: ...2 3 3 Scanning to a Computer 3 1 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 4 1 4 1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 4 2 4 2 The Image Tab 4 4 4 3 The Compression Tab 4 23 4 4 The Color Dropout Tab 4 25 4 5 The Paper Tab 4 29 4 6 The Multi Feed Detection Tab 4 38 4 7 The Preview Tab 4 46 4 8 The Options Tab 4 47 4 9 The Setting Tab 4 55 4 10 The Imprinter Tab 4 58 4 11 The Information T...

Page 6: ...vi 7 Maintenance 7 1 7 1 Cleaning the Glass 7 1 8 Troubleshooting 8 1 8 1 Questions and Answers 8 1 8 2 Technical Service 8 2 9 Specifications 9 1 Index a ...

Page 7: ...to make high quality color image scanner Before you install and operate the new scanner please take a few minutes to read through this manual It provides proper instructions for you to unpack install operate and maintain the scanner The following figure indicates the package contents Please check all the items against your checklist If you do not receive all the items please contact your authorize...

Page 8: ...Only use the AC adapter HEG42 120130 7L made by Hitron included in the machine Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty 2 Please unpack the packing carefully and check the contents against the checklist If any items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 9: ...he Scan button Press to start scanning Function Selector button Used to select a button number preset via the supplied Button Manager software Function Display Used to show a button number preset via the supplied Button Manager software Used to flash the next document number during a paper saving operation ...

Page 10: ...llows you to save your multi page images in a single file The Image Merge button Normal Allows you to scan one page of your document into one single image ID Scan Allows you to scan the front and rear side of your ID card and merge them into a single image 2 in 1 Allows you to scan 2 pages of document and merge them into one single image 4 in 1 Allows you to scan 4 pages of document and merge them...

Page 11: ...our scanner Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet 2 2 Turning on the Power After the power cable has been connected press the power switch button on the panel to turn on the scanner The LED indicator will be lit up To turn off the scanner press the power switch button again The LED indicator will be shut off ...

Page 12: ...r computer 1 Place the supplied CD ROM onto your CD ROM drive 2 The software installation graphic appears If not run setup exe Contents on the installation graphic y Install Button Manager To use the buttons on the scanner you need to install Button Manager To ensure Button Manager works properly please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver ...

Page 13: ...nuals for the scanner and Button Manager you need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in pdf file format If you already have Adobe Reader installed on your computer you may disregard this item y View Manual Click View Manual to view or print the detailed user manual for the scanner and Button Manager respectively 3 Click Install Button Manager to install the Button Manager software an...

Page 14: ...Search for a better driver is selected and click the Next button In Windows XP click the Next button to continue When the XP certification screen appears click Continue Anyway to complete the installation 4 When the Finish dialog is prompted click the Finish button Note If the scanner is connected to both your computer and flash disk you can interchange the output modes scanning to computer or sca...

Page 15: ... Manual 2 5 2 5 Connecting to a USB Flash Disk Insert a flash disk to the flash disk USB port on the scanner In a while the File Format button will be flashing and then stay on steadily The File Format Button ...

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Page 17: ...Manual 3 1 3 Completing Your First Scan 3 1 Placing your document on the flatbed glass Place your document with the text FACE DOWN on the glass and align the document in the bottom right corner Text face down ...

Page 18: ... the auto crop and deskew function your scanned image can be automatically crop according to your original paper size and automatically straightened if skewed 3 2 1 Starting A Simple Scan To start a simple scan 1 Select a file format for your output image by pressing the File format button Choice includes JPEG PDF MPDF 2 Select Normal by pressing the Image Merge button until the Normal LED is illu...

Page 19: ...completed the scanner will automatically create a folder with its subfolder titled DCIM PHOTO on your flash disk which will hold the first 9999 scans Then DCIM PHOTO2 folder will be created for the next 9999 scans and so on Each scanned image is given a file name with the prefix IMG followed by a 4 digit sequential number in the order the images are stored For example IMG0001 jpg IMG0002 jpg etc ...

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Page 21: ...ID Scan LED is illuminated 3 Place one side of your ID card on the flatbed glass and align it to the reference mark on the glass as illustrated 4 Press the green Scan button to begin scanning 5 When the scanning is done the Function Display will be flashing the next document number Open the document cover and place the other side of the ID card on the document glass as indicated z Nancy Yu My ID C...

Page 22: ...g the 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 Function To merge your images 1 Select a file format for your output image by pressing the File format button Choice includes JPEG PDF MPDF 2 Choose 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 by pressing the Image Merge button until the specific LED is illuminated The 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 option allows you to scan 2 or 4 pages of your document and merge them into one single image 3 Place the first page o...

Page 23: ...to begin scanning If the 4 in 1 option is selected you will repeat the current and previous steps more times 7 In a few seconds the scan is done and will be merged into one single image as illustrated below 2 in 1 4 in 1 Note The delay time is 15 seconds If you have not pressed the Scan button in 15 seconds during step 6 above the scanner will automatically finish the current scan job and save the...

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Page 25: ... procedure describes how to verify your scanner installation If the installation is not correct please review the preceding section to check if the cable connection and scanner driver have been successfully installed Before you begin be sure the scanner is on 1 Select Start Programs Avision AVxxx Scanner Avision Capture Tool Note If Avision Capture Tool does not appear on All Programs of your Star...

Page 26: ... scanner model 4 Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path box Default is C My Scan Image Note If you do not wish to save the scanned image deselect the Save button since default is Save Enable In this case the thumbnail view will be disabled And therefore after viewing all the scanned images only the last one will remain on the screen 5 Click the Setup button or choose Setup fr...

Page 27: ...out the Scanner Properties dialog box please see the subsequent chapter Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 8 Place your document face down on the document glass or face up in the auto document feeder 9 In the Scan Validation dialog box click the Scan button or choose Scan from the File menu 10 The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan Validation screen After the scanned images ha...

Page 28: ...the scanned image in Fit Page or Actual Size 100 button from the Viewing toolbars at the right side 12 Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool Fit Page View Status Bar Thumbnail View ...

Page 29: ...on type of scanner 3 Brightness Adjust the brightness level from 100 to 100 4 Contrast Adjust the contrast level from 100 to 100 5 Resolution Determine the quality of the scanned image The industry standard is 200 dpi 6 Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image 7 Scan Source Choice Auto Document Feeder Flatbed Flatbed Book Automatic varies due to different scanner model 8 Defaults Reset all v...

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Page 31: ...r Properties Dialog Box The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner s settings It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter The Scanner Properties dialog box ...

Page 32: ...alog 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 leave the Scanner Properties dialog box ...

Page 33: ...ightness None Contrast None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping Automatic Deskew Yes Orientation Portrait OverScan 0 00 Multifeed Detection None Unit Inch Options Rotation Degrees None Blank Page Removal None Edge Fill White 0 mm Image Control Option None Setting Enable Energy Saver Enable 15 minutes after last scan action Show Scanning Progress Yes Show Warning Message Yes Save Set...

Page 34: ...xcept for the resolution you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side For example all settings in the Image tab Compression tab Color Dropout tab can be set individually for the front and the rear side However the settings in the Paper tab the Option tab and the Setting tab have to be set the same for the front and rear side The Image tab dialog box ...

Page 35: ...ent s option If you wish to scan both t front side and the rear side of yo color document you can check bo Front Color and Rear Color at t same time Note the options va based on type of scanner Example 1 Scanning a two sided color document both sides in color Side Image Selection Front Rear ...

Page 36: ...e other in color Side Image Selection Front Rear Image Type Description Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color Gray Choose Gray image if your original contain actual shades of gray B W Choose B W if your original contains only text pencil or ink sketch B W Gray Color ...

Page 37: ...on This option is useful when you have a mixture of color and non color document Note If you choose Front Rear Auto Color Detection you can not specify the image mode of your rear page and vice versas Sensitivity of Auto Color Detection If your documents contain primarily B W text and small amount of light or pale colors and you do not wish them to be recognized as color image to save the file siz...

Page 38: ...lly evaluate each document to determine the optimal threshold value to produce the highest quality image This is used to scan mixed document containing faint text shaded background or color background with a single setting If Dynamic Threshold is selected Threshold Brightness and Contrast are not available Sensitivity of Dynamic Threshold Occasionally your scanned image may contain small dots or s...

Page 39: ...lected Contrast is not available Halftone In addition to the black and white display Halftone can present a somehow gray shade of image by using different size of dots Halftone image looks like the picture we have seen in the newspaper Options include Halftone 1 Halftone 2 Halftone 3 Halftone 4 Halftone 5 Error Diffusion Error Diffusion is a type of Halftone Error Diffusion gives good image textur...

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Page 41: ...an be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle unneeded information A high threshold value produces a darker image and can be used to help pick up faint images Adjust the threshold setting by dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting 200 dpi Threshold 80 Brightness 0 200 dpi Threshold 170 Brightness 0 ...

Page 42: ...to if your original contains photo to reproduce your photo in vivid grayscale image When using Photo no Threshold and Contrast can be adjusted Normal When using Normal Threshold Brightness and Contrast can be adjusted Threshold The value ranges from 0 to 255 The default is 230 A low threshold value produces a lighter image and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle unneeded information A hig...

Page 43: ...4 13 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 ...

Page 44: ...rightness 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 the bigger the different grayscale Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the contrast The range is from 100 to 100 Brightness 50 Brightness 0 Normal Brightness 50 Contrast 50 Contrast 0 Normal Contrast 50 ...

Page 45: ...MB of disk space A higher resolution usually means over 600 dpi is only recommended when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode Choose a resolution value from the drop down list The default value is 200 dpi Available resolutions are 75 100 150 200 300 400 and 600 Or you may choose your desired value by clicking the box in the right side of the drop down list and press the arrow key to se...

Page 46: ...e 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 ...

Page 47: ... to ADF If Automatic is selected and there is document only in flatbed then the scan source will be set to flatbed y Merge Two Sides into One Image If you have a sheet fed duplex scanner with front input tray you can scan an A3 size document with an innovative method Thus fold your A3 size document into A4 and then load the paper in the front tray Choose Merge Two Sides from the Scan Source option...

Page 48: ... the image Choice None Document Photo None Choose None to disable this option 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 document Photo Choose Photo if your original contains photo to reproduce your photo in vivid color image Normal After Color Matching ...

Page 49: ...anning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images y Brightness y Contrast y Resolution y Invert 4 2 5 Scanning B W images The following options are available for scanning B W images y Binarization Dynamic Threshold y Resolution y Invert Or y Binarization Fix Processing y Threshold y Brightness y Resolution y Invert ...

Page 50: ...deleting them To add a new profile 1 Customize your settings For example change your resolution image type cropping method scan size or other scan settings 2 Click the Image tab and then choose Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box 3 Click Add to enter the name of the profile and then choose Save 4 The new profile will be saved and shown in the Profiles dropdown list box ...

Page 51: ...ly loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box To delete 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 delete from the dropdown list box 3 Click Delete A Confirm message Are you sure you want to delete this profile is prompted 4 Choose Yes to delete or Cancel to quit ...

Page 52: ...then click the Rename button 3 Enter new name for the profile 4 Choose Save to save the new profile or Cancel to quit Note The preset default profiles include Flatbed Simplex B W 200 dpi Simplex Gray 200 dpi Simplex Color 200 dpi Duplex B W 200 dpi Duplex Gray 200 dpi Duplex Color 200 dpi If you have a simplex or a sheetfed scanner the duplex or the flatbed option will not be available ...

Page 53: ... image editing application If your image editing application does not support the type of compression format then either a warning message will appear or the image quality of the compressed file will not be acceptable JPEG Joint Photographic Editor Group This group developed and lent their name to a file compression standard for color and grayscale images that is widely used by scanners and softwa...

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Page 55: ... your text when using OCR Optical Character Recognition software The Custom option allows you to specify your desired color to be removed by entering its RGB Red Green and Blue value respectively Tolerance Specify the allowable color range to be removed for the color you selected Specified range 1 100 The large the numeric value the wider the color dropout range is Note that this function supports...

Page 56: ...4 26 The Color Dropout dialog box ...

Page 57: ...pped out A lower value will drop more of the selected color out while a higher value will leave more of the selected color in Background Level The pixel which is higher than the background value will be adjusted to the lightest point Adjust the value for both the Filter Threshold and Background Level to produce the best optimal result Example slightly adjusting the background value makes your text...

Page 58: ...4 28 Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background 255 Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background Level 210 ...

Page 59: ...4 29 4 5 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output i e Auto Crop or not Scan Area OverScan Multi Feed Detection The Paper tab dialog box ...

Page 60: ...zone to be imaged Use for batches of same sized documents If you select this option you can use the arrow keys to define the x and y offset values width and length to redefine your scanned area The Display window will show image placement as you change the values EOP End of Page Detection This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged Use for batches of same width but different le...

Page 61: ...nd a part of the document in color to save storage space This is useful for documents where a photograph or signature appears in a consistent area on the document such as resumes and so on The following options are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected y X Offset the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left edge of the scanning area y Y Offset the position from the top en...

Page 62: ...n a consistent area on the document such as resumes and so on The following procedure describes how to reproduce the entire document in B W and a portion of document picture in color 1 On the Paper tab choose Relative to Document or Fixed to Transport from the Cropping option 2 Choose your scan size from the Scan Area option The selected scan size will be displayed in a red rectangular box This is...

Page 63: ...rom the Image Selection box The selected image will appear in highlighted color For example Front Color 6 Place your cursor on the Preview window and click your left mouse button A cross sign will appear as illustrated Create your relative scan size diagonally by dragging the left mouse button to your preferable size The selected area will appear in a red box as illustrated A black rectangular box...

Page 64: ...mage Selection box to scan the entire document 8 Click 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 in color The Relative Area A Cross Sign ...

Page 65: ...O A5 14 8 x 21 cm ISO A6 10 5 x 14 8cm ISO A7 7 4 x 10 5 cm ISO B5 17 6 x 25 cm ISO B6 12 5 x 17 6 cm ISO B7 8 8 x 12 5 cm JIS B5 18 2 x 25 7 cm JIS B6 12 8 x 18 2 cm JIS B7 9 1 x 12 8 cm Scanner Maximum Long Page Long Page When you need to scan documents whose length exceeds scanner maximum please choose Long Page Note if Long Page is selected the Multi Feed Detection will not be available Option...

Page 66: ...ied to a batch of skewed document to be scanned in the auto document feeder Select a value between 0 and 5 mm Note the overscan result will not be shown in the Display window and that the availability of the function varies based on type of scanner Pre Feed Choice Enable Disable If enable is selected you can set the amount of time the scanner starts pre feeding your paper after your documents has ...

Page 67: ...oad your document to the feeder the scanner starts scanning automatically 2 If your scanner has a flatbed option and you place your paper on the flatbed after the timeout period you need to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to start scanning ...

Page 68: ...etection allows you to detect overlapped 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 the function varies based on type of scanner ...

Page 69: ... glued with a photo or a label may easily be detected as multi feed yet you wish to bypass these multi feed conditions In this case you can use the intelligent mode to let the scanner memorizes and skips these multi feed conditions Choice includes Disable By Length By Position By Length Position By Length When a multi feed is detected for the first time the scanner memorizes the length of the pape...

Page 70: ...sage appears 3 Press the Scan button on the scanner The LED indicator first turns to red color and then stays in green color 4 Click OK to close the multi feed message 5 Open your TWAIN data source in your scanning application The same multi feed condition will not be recognized as multi feed Note 1 You can clear the previous multi feed conditions by clicking the Reset button 2 The scanner can mem...

Page 71: ... will be highlighted 3 Drag your mouse pointer on the top or the bottom of the detection area to specify your area in the display window Or you may use the up and down arrow key of the Top and Bottom to change its size The Top indicates the starting position of the detection range The Bottom indicates the ending position of the detection range Note the top value and the detection range has to be a...

Page 72: ...4 42 Detection Area Outside the Range Box Top 3 Bottom 7 ...

Page 73: ...pe of scanner There are two options available if Multi Feed is detected z Stop Scanning after Multi Feed If this is selected the scanner will stop the feeder and display the following Warning dialog box if multi feed is detected Action 1 Follow the instruction on the Warning dialog box to remove the rest pages on the feeder 2 Click OK to close the Warning dialog box 3 Scan the rest pages ...

Page 74: ...d Alarm If a wave file is added the scanner will make a sound alarm if multi feed is detected yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed If Stop Scanning after Multi Feed is selected the scanner will stop the feeder If Stop Scanning after Multi Feed has not been selected the scanner will continue to scan till the end of your document Action 1 If Stop Scanning after Multi Feed is selected follow t...

Page 75: ...he Browse button on the right side of the speaker icon The Open dialog box appears 2 Choose your wave file 3 Click the Open button The wave file is added Units Defines the primary measurement system Inches Millimeters and Pixels are available ...

Page 76: ...an choose your scan area by the Scan Area drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window Then a red rectangle box will appear to indicate the selected area Note If you choose Automatic Cropping on the Paper Tab then to select a scan area on the Preview tab is not allowed The Preview Tab The Display Window ...

Page 77: ...4 47 4 8 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings The Option tab dialog box ...

Page 78: ...ble 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 the image of the reverse side will not be rotated The following illustration shows the documents which should be viewed in portrait are fed into the scanner in landscape ...

Page 79: ...ate 180 Auto based on contents When Auto based on contents is selected images can be rotated to their proper orientations based on their contents Auto rotate every even page Automatically rotate 180 on every even page This is especially useful when you scan the inside pages from a book As a result if you choose Flatbed book from the Scan Source option auto rotate every even page will be selected a...

Page 80: ...ank 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 ...

Page 81: ...4 51 Image Control Option Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right and left side of your image Original The Mirror Effect ...

Page 82: ...acter 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 range The measuring unit is pixel The higher the number the more speckles will be removed Before Despeckle noise number 0 noise radius 1 After Despeckle noise number 22 noise radius 10 ...

Page 83: ...4 53 Note The function is currently available for Black and White image only To scan at rated speed it is recommended to set the noise radius up to 10 pixels ...

Page 84: ...ith an auto document feeder this option is currently available only in the Auto crop mode For a scanner with a flatbed platen this option is available either in the Auto crop or the Fixed to Transport mode For details on choosing the Auto crop or the Fixed to Transport mode please refer to section 4 5 1 Cropping White Background Black Background ...

Page 85: ...lowing 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 ...

Page 86: ...mation an A4 color document scanning at 300 dpi consumes approximates 24MB Image Count When the selected cache mode is none the image count option allows you to assign number of pages you need to scan For example if you wish to scan the first two pages simply move the page slider to 2 and the scan action will be stopped when the scanning of the first two pages have been completed Barcode Detection...

Page 87: ...ages 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 dialog box Next time when you open the Scanner Properties dialog box the previously saved settings will be shown ...

Page 88: ...d or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected Choice External Imprinter Digital Imprinter If you have installed an external imprinter choose external imprinter If you do not have an imprinter choose digital imprinter Note External Imprinter provides a vertical and rear side print capability while digital printer provides a horizontal and front side print capability ...

Page 89: ...ue is increased sequentially by the scanner Date Time Choose if you wish to include the date and time in your print string Format YYYYMMDDHHSS For example 20090402170645 check0001 indicates year month date hour seconds your custom text and the counter Custom Font Choose your desired font Choice Normal Fixed Width Fixed Width Mono spaced fonts have a fixed character spacing So each character occupi...

Page 90: ...d Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 degrees CW 90 degrees CCW Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 degrees CW 90 degrees CCW If you check the digital imprinter to stamp text on your scanned image the illustration of normal and rotated string is shown below Normal Rotated ...

Page 91: ... value indicates the height from the bottom of your paper to the last letter of your string This option is available only if an external imprinter is installed Print Position for digital imprinter Choose the position of your printed string Choice Top Middle Bottom Custom If Custom is selected enter the X and Y offset value to specify the position 0001abc 2010 The value of Print Position ...

Page 92: ...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 trouble shooting ...

Page 93: ...to reset the pad count The Reset Roller Count button After scanning approximately 200 000 pages the number varies based on type of scanner through the ADF the ADF roller may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding In this case it is highly recommended to replace the ADF roller with a new one Note the replacement of the ADF roller has to be performed only by authorized ser...

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Page 95: ... 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 ...

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Page 97: ...e 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 scanner driver Installing the Button Manager is easy Insert the supplied CD to your CD ROM drive and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of the Button Manager Function Display Function Selector Scan B...

Page 98: ... to check the button configurations first to ensure a proper file format and a destination application 6 2 Checking Button Configurations Before Scanning 1 Click the Scan button on the scanner 2 The Button Panel is displayed in the Windows System Tray at the bottom right corner of your computer screen The Button Panel This indicates the scanner model The Button Icon The Function Icon The number of...

Page 99: ...tting for the file format destination 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 Click to select options or setting The button number and name The file format of the scanned image The options vary based on type of scanner The scan settings for the selected button The destination application...

Page 100: ...nd display the scanned image in the main window of Microsoft Paint the LED screen should show 4 3 Press the Scan button on scanner 4 After the scanning is finished the Microsoft Paint software will be launched and the scanned image appears in the main window of Microsoft Paint as below Note 1 For details information on how to use the Button Manager please refer to the user s manual in the supplied...

Page 101: ...owever it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance The procedures 1 Wet a clean and lint free cloth with isopropyl alcohol 95 2 Open the document cover as shown Wipe the document glass 3 Close the document cover Your scanner is now ready to use ...

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Page 103: ...your monitor and when printing set the Gamma setting to 2 2 for your printer 2 Adjust the Brightness setting from the TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image Question The scanner works well except for the line art image The lines in the image seem to be much thicker than the original one Answer Increase the Brightness or adjust the Threshold setting to improve line art image ...

Page 104: ... version of your scanning software application The version of your scanner driver Please call us at Headquarter Avision Inc No 20 Creation Road I Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu 300 Taiwan ROC TEL 886 3 578 2388 FAX 886 3 577 7017 E MAIL service avision com tw Web Site http www avision com tw US and Canada Area Avision Labs Inc 6815 Mowry Ave Newark CA 94560 USA TEL 1 510 739 2369 FAX 1 510 ...

Page 105: ...y Black White Optical Resolution 1200 dpi Light Source LED Maximum Scanning Size 8 5 x 11 7 Interface High Speed USB 2 0 Power Requirement 12Vdc 1 25A Power Consumption 10 watts operation 5 watts power saving Humidity 20 to 80 RH Operation Temperature 10 C to 40 C Storage Temperature 10 to 50 C Dimension 440 x 268 x 45 mm WxDxH Weight 1 7 kgs ...

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Page 107: ...gs 4 3 Deskew 4 35 Despeckle 4 52 Noise Number Noise Radius 4 52 Document Type Normal Photo Document 4 12 Dynamic Threshold sensitivity 4 8 Edge Fill 4 50 Energy Saving 4 55 Filter Threshold 4 27 Fixed Width 4 59 Flip Side Rotation 4 48 Font Attributes Normal Underline Double Bold 4 59 G4 4 23 Gray 4 6 4 12 Intelligent Mode Skip Multi feeds Disable By Length By Position By Length Position 4 39 Inv...