Visioneer OneTouch 5300 Series, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Visioneer OneTouch 5300 Series for USB and Parallel Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ... the product at no charge to you provided you return it postage prepaid with proof of your purchase from the original reseller during the 12 month period after the date of your original purchase of the product THIS IS VISIONEER S ONLY WARRANTY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING ANY WARRANT...

Page 3: ...perPort Software 4 STEP 2 Connecting the Scanner to the Computer 6 Installing the 5300 Parallel Scanner 8 What You Need 8 Getting the PaperPort Software User s Guide 8 The OneTouch 5300 Parallel Scanner 9 Getting Help 10 STEP 1 Connecting the Scanner to the Computer 10 STEP 2 Installing the PaperPort Software 13 Checking It Out 14 If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected 15 Part 2 Scanning 17 Thre...

Page 4: ... the Buttons 23 Adjusting Scan Settings and Page Settings 24 Scanning from the PaperPort Software 28 Scanning an Item with the Twain Button 29 The Predefined Scan Settings 33 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast 34 Cleaning the Scanner Glass 35 Visioneer OneTouch 5300 Scanner Specifications 36 ...

Page 5: ...ons for both models of the OneTouch 5300 scanner the 5300 USB scanner and the 5300 Parallel scanner Please make sure that you refer to the proper set of instructions for your scanner model WHAT S IN THE BOX Before starting the installation check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included If any items are missing or damaged contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner So...

Page 6: ...ytes MB or more of available internal memory RAM 35 MB of free hard disk space A VGA or SVGA monitor Recommended settings for your monitor are as many colors as possible High Color 16 bit True Color 24 bit or 32 bit Set the resolution to at least 800 by 600 pixels To set your monitor s colors and resolution open the Windows Control Panel double click Display and then click the Settings tab A CD RO...

Page 7: ...ft corner Reference frame Place items face down within this frame Both inches and centimeter markings appear along the border of the frame Five Button panel Press a OneTouch button to scan print copy fax convert items to text or scan and open PaperPort supported applications on your computer Universal Serial Bus USB port Plug one end of the USB cable into this port plug the other end into the comp...

Page 8: ...manual for the PaperPort software You can read the guide while the CD is running or print a copy directly from the CD to your printer To install the PaperPort software 1 Start Microsoft Windows 98 and make sure that no other applications are running 2 Insert the PaperPort CD into your computer s CD ROM drive The CD automatically starts Tip If you don t find the answers in the help or User s Guide ...

Page 9: ... to connect the scanner When you re finished click OK in the dialog box above Note If the PaperPort CD does not automatically start make sure the CD drive s door is completely shut If the CD still doesn t start the autorun option on your computer is turned off Click the Windows 98 icon that shows the drives on your computer Usually the icon is named My Computer The window shows the drives availabl...

Page 10: ...nto the keyboard instead of the USB port on the computer 2 Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on the back of the scanner If the plug does not attach easily make sure that you are plugging it in correctly Do not force the plug into the connection 3 Plug the power adapter cable into the jack on the scanner 4 Plug the power adapter into an AC wall outlet The following diagram shows...

Page 11: ...ct your scanner to the computer 5 When the software installation is finished remove the CD from the computer and store it in a safe place 6 Please turn to Checking It Out on page 14 to continue setting up your Visioneer OneTouch 5300 USB scanner Note The scanning lamp under the scanner s glass remains lit so you don t have to wait for it to warm up each time you want to scan This is normal even af...

Page 12: ... memory RAM 35 MB of free hard disk space A VGA or SVGA monitor Recommended monitor setting for color is as many colors as possible High Color 16 bit True Color 24 bit or 32 bit if your monitor has that capability Set resolution to at least 800 by 600 pixels To set colors and resolution open the Windows Control Panel double click Display and click Settings A CD ROM drive GETTING THE PAPERPORT SOFT...

Page 13: ...ner next to the buttons Reference frame Place items face down within this frame Both inches and centimeter markings appear along the border of the frame Five Button panel Press a OneTouch button to scan print copy fax convert items to text or scan and open PaperPort supported applications on your computer To Printer Plug your printer cable into this port To Host PC parallel Plug the cable that con...

Page 14: ... OneTouch 5300 Parallel scanner connects to any available parallel LPT port on the back of your computer To connect the 5300 Parallel scanner 1 Save any open files and then shut down Windows 2 Turn off the power to your computer 3 If a printer cable is attached to your computer s parallel port unplug the cable from the computer If you don t have a printer attached to your computer skip this step T...

Page 15: ...nd of the scanner cable into the parallel port on the back of your computer On some older computers the serial port and parallel port both have 25 pin connectors that fit the scanner cable Please make sure you plug the scanner cable into a parallel port 6 If you unplugged a printer from the parallel port earlier plug it into the Printer port on the scanner ...

Page 16: ...s on indicating that the scanner is receiving power The light remains amber until the scanner and computer are communicating properly Then the light turns green 9 Turn on your computer You re now ready to install the software Note The scanning lamp under the scanner s glass remains lit so you don t have to wait for it to warm up each time you want to scan This is normal even after the computer is ...

Page 17: ... the appropriate buttons on the CD to install the other applications provided on the CD or read and print the PaperPort User s Guide documentation 4 When you re finished installing the software remove the CD from the CD drive 5 That completes the installation of the hardware and software Please see Checking It Out on page 14 to continue setting up your Visioneer OneTouch 5300 Parallel scanner Note...

Page 18: ...om right corner of the computer screen If the scanner icon looks like the one shown in the figure the scanner is properly connected If the icon has a red X through it the scanner is not properly connected Please see the next section If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected for the steps to fix the problem To check the status of the scanner 1 Put the mouse pointer on the scanner icon on the Windows...

Page 19: ...oblems Is a cable loose or not plugged in securely Inspect all cable connections Make sure all the cables are plugged in securely Is the scanner s power light on If it isn t plug the power adapter into another electrical outlet Are you using an older computer that has 25 pin connectors for both serial and parallel ports You may have plugged the scanner cable into a serial port instead of the paral...

Page 20: ...you diagnose problems connecting the scanner To connect the scanner 1 After checking all of the above problems place the mouse pointer on the scanner icon with the red X over it and click the right mouse button The shortcut menu appears 2 Choose Connect from the shortcut menu The software finds the scanner and makes the connections The scanner icon will no longer have a red X through it and you re...

Page 21: ...kbar A panel representing the scanner buttons appears Click a button on the panel on the screen Scan from the PaperPort Software or Other Twain Software To scan from the PaperPort software start the software then click the Twain icon on the PaperPort Command Bar To scan from other Twain software choose Acquire from the software s File menu The Visioneer Scan Manager appears so you can Preview the ...

Page 22: ...o scan on the glass face down and press one of the scanner buttons The scanner starts scanning the item A message just above the Windows taskbar shows the destination application of the scanned image In the sample below the scanned image will appear on the PaperPort Desktop A window on the screen also shows the progress of the scanning as illustrated by this example of a photograph being scanned W...

Page 23: ...lose to your computer To scan from the screen 1 Place an item to scan on the glass face down and click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar The scanner button panel appears on the screen 2 Click the button you want to use to scan Clicking a button on the screen scans the item just like pressing a button on the scanner The scanner starts scanning the item the messages about the scanning appear j...

Page 24: ...n PaperPort Scan setting 8 5 x 11 Color Photo Resolution 100 dpi Copy Print Prints the scanned item on Printer Copier Scan setting Black and white Resolution Your printer s or copier s default resolution Fax Displays the scanned item in your Fax software Scan setting Black and white Resolution Your fax machine s default resolution Custom Converts the item s text to word processing text and display...

Page 25: ...s The tabs on the dialog box correspond to the buttons except Properties The selections on the dialog box show the current settings for the button For example the following figure shows a sample of current settings for the Custom button because the Custom tab is selected In the following sample the Custom button is set up to scan the item with the configuration named Editing Text OCR Accurate and ...

Page 26: ... pre set for the application you select in the application list If you select another application the configurations are for that application Note If you select a word processing program such as Microsoft WordPad or Microsoft Word and a configuration for OCR the text in scanned images is automatically converted to word processing text by the optical character recognition OCR software that you rece...

Page 27: ...ion of the Properties GETTING HELP WITH THE BUTTONS The software for scanning with the buttons includes Help information That information describes each feature of the software and answers questions about the how to configure the buttons for the best scanning To get help with the OneTouch buttons Click the Help button on the Preferences dialog box or on the other dialog boxes that you use to selec...

Page 28: ... hold down a button on the scanner The Preferences dialog box appears The selected tab on the dialog box corresponds to the button you pressed You can click the other tabs for the other buttons 2 In the Configuration to Use list click the configuration that you want to adjust For example the following figure shows a configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print which you would have created earli...

Page 29: ...configuration 6 Adjust the scanning options that you want Mode Select Black White to scan in black and white For example letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white Select Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs The scanning produces an image in varying shades of gray Select Color to scan color photographs and other color items Note...

Page 30: ...oose one of the page sizes from the drop down list The outlines on the picture represent the various page sizes Clicking on one of those outlines also selects it as the page size for the scan If you select the Custom option from the drop down list boxes appear in place of the picture Enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions for your scan in those boxes AutoCrop Select this option to let t...

Page 31: ... your monitor Gamma correction allows you to achieve precise color matching Because the computer cannot always transmit the exact color information to the hardware you may have to make some color adjustments using the Gamma feature The default Gamma setting works fine in most cases and normally does not need to be adjusted 8 Click OK The Preferences dialog box reappears Make sure the configuration...

Page 32: ...aperPort Desktop appears 2 From the File menu choose Select Source The Select Source dialog box appears listing your Visioneer OneTouch 5300 scanner as well as all other Twain devices installed on your computer 3 Choose the Visioneer OneTouch 5300 scanner option then click Select Note You can also scan directly with other software that meets the Twain standards for scanning which includes many gra...

Page 33: ...appears 3 Click the Twain icon on the Command Bar or choose Acquire from the File menu Note Your Visioneer OneTouch scanner is initially set to scan from the PaperPort software with the setting Color Document Faster To scan a black and white image select one of the other settings To scan at a higher resolution for a color image select Color Document Better Quality However scanning at a higher reso...

Page 34: ... scan configuration options Note that when you select a pre set option scan configuration settings are for that pre set option You can also create your own custom configurations See the Help information for details Scan Configuration Use this section of the dialog box to manually select scan options for the image Select one of these pre set options if it s appropriate for how you want to use the s...

Page 35: ... the page size and the two number boxes with the vertical and horizontal symbols next to them show the actual page size in inches You can also enter the vertical and horizontal sizes in those two number boxes AutoCrop Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine the size of the item being scanned For example if you put a photo in the middle of the glass the scanner will automatica...

Page 36: ...view button 8 When you re satisfied with the image settings click the Scan button The scanner now re scans the item and displays the final image as a thumbnail on the PaperPort Desktop Please see the PaperPort Getting Started Guide and PaperPort User s Guide on the CD for more information about using the PaperPort software Thumbnail ...

Page 37: ...lack and white 300 dpi Business letters contracts memos and other documents that you want to edit Enhances the use of OCR software for converting item text to editable text Provides higher quality and a larger file size than the Faxing Filing or Copying scan setting Black White Photo Grayscale 100 dpi Black and white photos Provides the best setting for black and white photos Color Photo Faster Co...

Page 38: ... an item is currently displayed in the preview area the changes you make using the Brightness and Contrast control bars are reflected in the preview item To adjust brightness and contrast 1 Click the Twain icon on the Command Bar or choose Acquire from the File menu The Visioneer Scan Manager dialog box appears 2 Click the Adv Settings button on the Scan Manager The Advanced Settings dialog box ap...

Page 39: ...e contrast See the Help information for more details about the Advanced Settings dialog box CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass To ensure the best quality scanned item wipe the scanner glass with a soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris ...

Page 40: ... 21 6 x 29 7 cm Scanner dimensions Height 3 4 inches 8 5 cm Width 11 4 inches 29 0 cm Length 17 3 inches 44 0 cm Weight 5 7 pounds 2 6 kg Operating temperature 50 104 F 5 35 C without condensation Relative humidity 20 80 35 C without condensation Power supply Input voltage frequency 100 Vac 50 60 Hz Japan 120 Vac 60 Hz North America 230 Vac 50 Hz Europe Output voltage watt 12 V DC 15 watt maximum ...