BulletScan M80, User Manual

Page 1: ...iVina M80 Duplex Color Mobile Scanner User s Manual Aug 2010 ...

Page 2: ...uage in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of iVina Inc Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations such as copyright laws the customer is solely responsible for complying with all such laws and regulations Warranty The information contained in this docume...

Page 3: ...ed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference 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 o...

Page 4: ...th and the environment Fore more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product As an ENERGY STAR Partner iVina Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency This machine is certified as Class 1 laser prod...

Page 5: ...RAM recommended 1 GB RAM for Windows Vista and 7 2 GB RAM recommended 500 MB available on the Hard Drive for complete software installation USB 2 0 Port CD Rom drive Display supporting full color 32 bit at 800 x 600 File conversion speeds and OCR performance are linked to CPU speed The faster the processor the better the results ...

Page 6: ...anner Properties Dialog Box 3 8 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 2 1 The Image Selection Box 4 5 4 2 2 Other Image Options 4 8 4 2 3 Scanning color images 4 18 4 2 4 Scanning grayscale images 4 19 4 2 5 Scanning B W images 4 19 4 2 6 Editing Profiles 4 20 4 3 The Compression Tab 4 23 4 4 The Color Dropout Tab...

Page 7: ... 5 1 The BulletScan Manager 5 1 5 2 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons 5 1 6 Care and Maintenance 6 1 6 1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass 6 1 7 Troubleshooting 7 1 7 1 Clearing a Paper Jam 7 1 7 2 Frequently Asked Questions 7 1 7 3 Technical Service 7 2 8 Specifications 8 1 Index a ...

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Page 9: ...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 authorized local dealer immediately 1 Scanner 2 Scanner travel case 3 Installation CD 4 USB cable Note Please unpack the packing carefully ...

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Page 11: ...anner 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 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables Note For best results install the software from the CD before connecting the M80 to your computer If you have already connected the M80 but not installed the software simply di...

Page 12: ...isc Easy Install Click to install all bundled software including scanner driver BulletScan Manager NewSoft Presto PageManager and NewSoft Presto Bizcard Reader Advanced Install Choose for a selective installation Documentation Click to view quick install guide scanner manual BulletScan Manager manual and other software manual Go Online Click to go online to the Bulletscan com website ...

Page 13: ...t of your computer 2 The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a New Hardware Found message 3 In Windows XP click the Next button to continue When the XP certification screen appears click Continue Anyway to complete the installation In Windows Vista click the Recommended option and then click Continue button to complete the installation 4 When the Finish dialog is prompted click the ...

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Page 15: ...k Document s should be square or rectangular and in good condition not fragile or worn Document s should be free of curl wrinkle tears wet ink or punch holes Document s should be free of staples paper clips paper sticky notes 3 2 Using the BulletScan Manager To use the BulletScan Manager with the M80 simply insert a document and press the One Side or Two Sides button on the scanner This will do a ...

Page 16: ... the scanner can only scan one page at a time 1 When scanning a single sided of the document insert the document facing up with the top of the page pointing to the paper feed slot When scanning both sides of the document the top facing side of the document will be the first image processed 2 Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot ...

Page 17: ...ace the card face up with the long side parallel to the paper feed slot and make sure the top of the card points to the paper feed slot 2 Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot Note This scanner is able to scan plastic ID cards up to 1 25 mm 0 05 inch thick ...

Page 18: ...am called iVina Capture Tool With this tool you can perform simple scans to many image formats and immediately view the results In addition you can do use it to do speed tests and other operations If your scanner is not responding after installation the following procedure shows you how to verify your scanner installation If the scanner is not working please check both ends of the power and USB ca...

Page 19: ...ludes TIFF GIF and JPEG 5 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 click the Save button Floppy Disk icon as this option is enabled by default Also if you disable saving the thumbnail view will be disabled and you ll only be able to view the last captured image 6 Click the Setup button or choose Se...

Page 20: ... Scanner Properties dialog box please see the subsequent chapter Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 9 Place your document face down on the document glass or face up in the auto document feeder 10 In the Scan Validation dialog box click the Scan button or choose Scan from the File menu 11 The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan Validation screen After the scanned images have bee...

Page 21: ... 12 You can view the scanned image in Fit Page or Actual Size 100 button from the Viewing toolbars at the right side 13 Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool Fit Page View Thumbnail View ...

Page 22: ...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 values on...

Page 23: ...g the Scanner 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 24: ...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 25: ...hold None Brightness 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 ...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...des the color depth and document side option If you wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time Example 1 Scanning a two sided color document both sides in color Side Image Selection Front Rear 1 ...

Page 28: ... 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 contains actual shades of gray B W Choose B W if your original contains only text pencil or ink sketch B W Gray Color ...

Page 29: ...ion option This option is typically used when you have a mixture of color and non color document Note If you enable Auto Color Detection for either side it will be enabled for both sides if you are scanning in duplex 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 s...

Page 30: ...namically evaluate each document to determine the optimal threshold value to produce the highest quality image This is used for scanning mixed documents containing faint text shaded backgrounds or color backgrounds 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 s...

Page 31: ...ected 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 is a compromise between ...

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Page 33: ...r image and can 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 34: ... if your original is a photo or similar to reproduce your photo in vivid grayscale image When using Photo Threshold and Contrast are locked 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 high t...

Page 35: ...M80 Manual V 3 Aug 2010 4 13 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 ...

Page 36: ...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 37: ... reference an letter size color image scanned at 300 dpi at in color consumes about 25 MB of disk space when uncompressed A higher resolution over 400 dpi is only recommended when you need to scan a very small area 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 manually set the resolution by clickin...

Page 38: ... the 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 if it is Inverted Black on White White on Black ...

Page 39: ...s innovative method To do this fold your 11 x17 size document in half to 8 5 x11 and then load the paper in the front tray Choose Merge Two Sides from the Scan Source option and then the scanner is able to scan both sides of your document and merge the two sides into a single output image When you select Merge Two Sides into One Image the Cropping or Multi feed function will be disabled ...

Page 40: ... the accurate color This option uses the default parameters ICC profile to adjust the colors of the image Normal After Color Matching 4 2 3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert ...

Page 41: ...s are available for scanning gray images Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 4 2 5 Scanning B W images The following options are available for scanning B W images Binarization Dynamic Threshold Resolution Invert Or Binarization Fix Processing Threshold Brightness Resolution Invert ...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...be immediately 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 44: ...le you want to rename from the dropdown list box and 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 includes 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 ...

Page 45: ...is 50 Note that when scanning from certain applications not all compression modes are supported If the application does not support the type of compression format typically you will see an error or a black image 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 software app...

Page 46: ...4 24 The Compression tab dialog box ...

Page 47: ...from the image and provides you with better OCR results It can also be used to remove a specific background color if it is causing a lot of noisy speckling From the dropdown menu you can select any of the standard RGB color channels to be removed or Custom to allow you to specify your desired color to be removed by entering its RGB Red Green and Blue value respectively Tolerance Specify the allowa...

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Page 49: ... will be dropped 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 mak...

Page 50: ...4 28 Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background 255 Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background Level 210 ...

Page 51: ...M80 Manual V 3 Aug 2010 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 The Paper tab dialog box ...

Page 52: ... 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 length documents If you...

Page 53: ...ea Y Offset the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the scanning area Width the width of the scanning area Length the length of the scanning area Center automatically calculates the x offset for center fed feeding based upon document size selected move the scan area by click the arrow key on the cross sign while retain the scan size View the result from the Display window ...

Page 54: ...cm ISO 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 O...

Page 55: ...ocument 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 been loaded into the feeder The default is disable Transport ...

Page 56: ...esumes and so on The following directions describes how to scan the entire document in B W and keep a small portion of the 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 also the scan size of your entire...

Page 57: ...ar 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 The selected image The Preview Image The Preview Button...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...your scan area You can 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 selecting a scan area on the Preview tab is disabled The Preview Tab The Display Window ...

Page 60: ...4 38 4 7 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings The Option tab dialog box ...

Page 61: ...plied to double 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 62: ...0 CW Rotate 90 CCW Rotate 180 Auto based on contents When Auto based on contents is selected images can be rotated to their proper orientations based on their text 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 e...

Page 63: ...ically remove blank pages 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 64: ...4 42 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 65: ...on 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 Note The function is only for Black and White ima...

Page 66: ...4 44 Background Setting This option allows you to set your scan background Choice White Background Black Background White Background Black Background ...

Page 67: ... set the following 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 68: ... data especially when you have a large amount of documents needed to be scanned You can also specify your memory size by the page number For your information 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 pa...

Page 69: ...warning messages 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 70: ...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 M80 will be generated Please send this file to the technical support agent for trouble shooting ...

Page 71: ...on on the scanner 5 2 Scanning From One Touch of the Button 1 Place the original document in the scanner aligning it to the left if it is smaller than letter size 2 Press the One Side or Two Sides button on scanner 3 The scanner will now pull the paper through using the settings for BulletScan Manager button 1 In addition to using the button on the scanner to scan you can also use the BulletScan M...

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Page 73: ...ight vary based on the type of documents you are scanning The scanned images have streaks or scratches You experience repeated document jams To clean the roller and the scanner glass follow these steps 1 Open the sealed roller cleaning cloth container starting at the notch Take care not to tear the cleaning cloth 2 Remove the cleaning cloth and unfold it 3 Place the unfolded cloth into the paper f...

Page 74: ...oceeding to the next step 5 Place one sheet of paper in the scanner Scan and view the results 6 If streaks still appear repeat steps 3 through 5 The cleaning cloth can be cycled through the scanner up to five times within 30 minutes After that the cloth will dry out ...

Page 75: ...Resume scanning 7 2 Frequently Asked Questions Question The scanned image always comes out to be too dark Answer 1 Use your application to modify the Gamma setting to 2 2 and 1 8 for your printer and monitor respectively 2 Adjust Brightness setting from the TWAIN interface to get a brighter image Question The scanner works well except for the line art the lines of which seem much thicker than the ...

Page 76: ...ly causes paper jam 7 3 Technical Service Before contact iVina please prepare the following information Scanner serial revision number located on the 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 Find us online at www bulletscan co...

Page 77: ...Contact Image Sensor Optical Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Maximum Scanning Size 8 5 x14 Minimum Scanning Size 2 9 x2 1 Paper Weight 13 3 32 lbs 50 120 g m2 ID Cards Thickness Up to 1 25 mm 0 05 inch Interface High Speed USB 2 0 Power 5Vdc 500mA Power Consumption 2 5 watts operation Operation Temperature 10 35 C Dimension WxDxH 290 x 75 x 52mm 11 4 x 3x2 inch Weight 0 674 kg 1 5 lbs ...

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Page 79: ...lean glass rollers 7 1 clean the rollers 7 1 cleaning cloth 7 1 clear a paper jam 8 1 Color 4 6 Color Dropout Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue Custom 4 25 Color Matching 4 18 Contrast 4 14 Cropping Automatic Fix to Transport EOP Detection 4 30 Ｄ default settings 4 3 Deskew 4 32 Despeckle 4 43 Noise Number Noise Radius 4 43 Document Type Normal Photo Document 4 12 Dynamic Threshold sensitivity 4...

Page 80: ...b Ｊ JPEG 4 23 Ｍ Mirror 4 42 Ｏ OverScan 4 33 Ｒ Resolution 4 15 Rotate Image 4 40 Ｓ Scan Area 4 32 Ｔ Transport Timeout 4 33 ...