Visioneer OneTouch 7400, User Manual

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Page 2: ...Visioneer OneTouch 7400 USB Scanner User s Guide F O R W I N D O W S ...

Page 3: ...ISTRATION IS NOT RECEIVED DURING THE INITIAL 90 DAY PERIOD THE 12 MONTH WARRANTY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND YOUR PRODUCT WARRANTY WILL TERMINATE AFTER THE 90 DAY INITIAL PERIOD EXPIRES 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 WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITN...

Page 4: ...uch 17 Scan from the OneTouch Scanner Buttons 17 Scan from the OneTouch Button Panel 22 Configuring the OneTouch Button Options 25 About the OneTouch Properties 26 The OneTouch Properties Options 27 Selecting Settings for a Button 29 Destination Application Properties 30 Selecting File Format Options 41 Scanning with Optical Character Recognition OCR 45 OneTouch Options Tab 47 Creating a New Scan ...

Page 5: ...ge Adjustment Options 89 Adjusting the Resolution 91 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast 93 Adjusting Gamma Saturation and Color Hue 94 Adjusting Input Size 95 Create a Scanning Profile 98 Scanning from the Windows Image Acquisition WIA Interface 99 Setting Up Your Scanner to Work With PaperPort 102 Maintenance 107 Cleaning the Scanner Glass 107 Troubleshooting 107 Uninstall Your Scanner 110 Uni...

Page 6: ...and place their electronic images on your computer With its innovative hinged lid you can also lay books flat on the scanner to scan pages 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 Software CD Visioneer 7400 USB Scanner USB Cable Qui...

Page 7: ...2 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 7400 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 7400 USB SCANNER Glass Reference marks Document cover OneTouch button panel USB port Status light OneTouch buttons ...

Page 8: ...t as an attachment to a new message ready for you to address and send Status light Shows the scanner s status Steady green light scanner is ready to scan Blinking green light scanner is busy USB port Connects the scanner to the computer Your Visioneer 7400 scanner can connect to either a USB 1 1 or a USB 2 0 port Note The scanner does not have an external power supply It draws its power directly f...

Page 9: ... High Color 16 bit or True Color 24 bit or 32 bit Resolution set to at least 800 x 600 pixels To set your monitor s colors and resolution Open the Windows Control Panel Double click on Display then select the Settings tab DOCUMENTATION Your scanner is delivered with the following documentation Quick Install Guide Abbreviated installation instructions Visioneer OneTouch 7400 USB Scanner User s Guid...

Page 10: ...nished If you already have a scanner connected to your computer it is recommended that you remove its driver program prior to installing your Visioneer OneTouch 7400 USB scanner Please refer to the user manual for your previous scanner for instructions to remove the driver and software applicable to that scanner The information in this User s Guide may cover software not provided with the scanner ...

Page 11: ...e Main Menu automatically opens Note If the CD does not start check the following Make sure the CD drive s door is completely shut Make sure the CD was inserted in the drive in the proper direction label side up To launch the CD manually Open the Windows option for My Computer You can do this by double clicking on the My Computer icon on your desktop Double click the icon for your CD ROM drive The...

Page 12: ...select Install ScanSoft PaperPort and Scanner Driver 4 Make sure the boxes for Nuance PaperPort and Scanner Driver are checked If you also want to install the ArcSoft Scrapbook Suite software now select it too You can also install it later 5 Click Install Now ...

Page 13: ...ftware will not be installed 4 On the Customer Information window accept the current values or enter new information then click Next 5 On the Setup Type window keep the default Setup Type and click Next 6 Click Install to begin the installation Reminder If your computer is running an AntiVirus or AntiSpyware application you may see messages asking you to allow installation Select the option to all...

Page 14: ...ard opens 1 Click Next 2 On the Visioneer License Agreement window read the license agreement If you accept the terms select I Agree If you choose not to accept the license agreement the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed 3 Click Next ...

Page 15: ...scanned items look good on your monitor Gamma controls the brightness of the midtones of colors That setting can be changed later on as you re scanning 5 Select the option that looks best to you and click Next 6 The driver installation will now begin Reminder If your computer is running AntiVirus or AntiSpyware software you may see messages asking you to allow installation Select the option to all...

Page 16: ...click on OK yet Leave the window open and proceed to Step 2 Connect the Scanner on page 12 Note If you want to see more information about your scanner and a quick explanation of how to use the OneTouch features click the More button on the window When you re finished return to the window to continue the installation process ...

Page 17: ...oes not attach easily make sure that you are plugging it in correctly Do not force the plug into either connection If you use a USB hub it must have its own power supply already plugged into an electrical outlet Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port If your computer is running Windows XP or Windows Vista you will see a Found New Hardware message similar to the ...

Page 18: ... Online Updates from the pop up menu 3 Follow the instructions on the screen and register your scanner by entering your scanner s serial number and your email address 4 The serial number is located on the underside of the scanner 5 You will receive a message with your RegID when registration is complete Write down your RegID on a piece of paper and keep it with your scanner so you will be able to ...

Page 19: ...he software you received with it are on the Installation CD If you have already removed the installation CD from your CD ROM drive insert the CD back into the drive to access the user guides 1 On the Main Menu click User Guides 2 From the Visioneer User Guides window select the User Guide you want to view and save to your computer ...

Page 20: ...rt of the ArcSoft Scrapbook Suite 2 Return to the Visioneer User Guides window and repeat the process to open view and save all the other User Guides you want 3 When you re finished click Main Menu to return to the Main Menu window and click Exit 4 Remove the CD and store it in a safe place That s it Installation is finished and your Visioneer scanner is ready to scan Note The User Guides are in A...

Page 21: ... same as pressing a scanner button except you click an icon that represents the scanner button See Scan from the OneTouch Button Panel on page 22 TWAIN Interface This option is for scanning from within a scanning application The TWAIN interface is available from the PaperPort software and ArcSoft Scrapbook Suite applications as well as from other programs such as Microsoft Word The TWAIN interface...

Page 22: ...tton s scanning function are the selected settings shown in the OneTouch Properties window Based on the recommended installation of PaperPort and the scanner driver your scanner is preconfigured to scan items for various basic tasks such as email or fax then send the scanned image to an appropriate pre selected Destination Application If PaperPort is not installed then the options for sending to w...

Page 23: ...i Converts the scanned text into editable text Copy Printer Scans in Black White 200dpi Prints a Black White copy of your scanned item Note The default page size in each configuration is based on the location selected in your Windows setup For example If the Windows location is set to United States the default page size in each profile will be based on the United States standard page sizes such as...

Page 24: ...1 Place an item face down on the glass Align the bottom of the item with the scanner s reference marks For custom sizes align the edge of the item with the left side of the scanner glass 2 Close the document cover and press one of the OneTouch buttons Reference marks ...

Page 25: ...scanning has completed the image is sent to the selected application for the OneTouch button In the example below the image is scanned in the TIFF format and the Destination Application is the PaperPort Desktop The scanned item appears a thumbnail on the PaperPort Desktop 5 You can now work with the image in its Destination Application ...

Page 26: ...r glass to scan their pages To scan book pages 1 Open the document cover and place the book on the glass 2 Align the edges of the pages with the reference marks 3 Close the document cover Notice how the hinge at the back of the document cover lifts up so cover lays flat on the book 4 Now press one of the scanner buttons to scan the pages in the book ...

Page 27: ... and click the OneTouch icon on the right hand side of the Windows System Tray at the bottom right corner of the screen The button panel opens on the screen The five buttons on the panel correspond to the same five buttons on the scanner 3 Click a button on the panel The scanner starts scanning the item When the scan is complete the scanned image opens in the Destination Application indicated by t...

Page 28: ...y selected button 2 On the OneTouch Button Panel Left click a Destination Application icon to start the scanning If the OneTouch Properties window is open you must close it first Right click a Destination Application icon to see its scan settings 3 To close the OneTouch Button Panel click the close button at its top right corner Click these green arrows to cycle through the panel s views The Hardw...

Page 29: ...r then sends it to your email application The email application opens and the image is automatically attached to a new message ready for you to address and send The OCR button Scans a page in black white then sends the image to a word processing application such as Microsoft Word OneTouch automatically converts the item s text to black and white word processing text and displays it in a word proce...

Page 30: ...the buttons by selecting new options from the OneTouch Properties window To open the OneTouch Properties window 1 Left Click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification area 2 When the button panel opens above the OneTouch icon right click the button you want to configure The OneTouch Properties window opens for that button You can also open the OneTouch Properties by pressing holding down an...

Page 31: ...indow and other OneTouch windows and dialog boxes are grayed out and are not available Grayed out options are not appropriate for your Visioneer 7400 scanner If you use the OneTouch application with other Visioneer scanners grayed out options become active if appropriate Click the tab that corresponds tothe scanner button you want to con figure Select the application that you want the scanned imag...

Page 32: ...ed image ready for editing Select Configuration The list of available configurations to use while scanning The configuration s basic settings include scanning mode Black White Greyscale or Color resolution dpi page size brightness Br and contrast Cr The icons next to each configuration indicates the scanning mode Select the application you want OneTouch to send the scanned image to Click a configu...

Page 33: ...utlook or to a storage location Button tabs there is one tab for each of the OneTouch Buttons on the scanner that also corresponds to the buttons available in the OneTouch Button Panel Options tab clicking on this tab shows a window for you to select options applicable to the button tab you are currently viewing Note If you select the configuration Configure Before Scan pressing a OneTouch button ...

Page 34: ...ect a scan configuration To scan in color select one of the configurations indicated by the small color icon such as the Scan Color Document configuration 5 Select a File Format option The available options apply to the Destination Application you select For example if you select Microsoft Word as the Destination Application the available formats are for text such as txt and rtf But if you select ...

Page 35: ... applicable only to text file formats Image Editing Applications image editing applications include Microsoft Paint ArcSoft PhotoImpression and Adobe PhotoShop The OneTouch properties for this type of destination application allows you to add other image editing applications and set other options applicable only to image file formats Email Applications email applications include Microsoft Outlook ...

Page 36: ...es window 2 On the OneTouch Properties window click a Destination Application 3 Click the Properties button A OneTouch 4 0 Link Properties dialog box opens for the type of Destination Application you selected and the available options are for that application ClickaDestination Application Click the Properties button ...

Page 37: ...nating the folder to receive your scanned items 1 Select the PaperPort folder where you want the file of the scanned image to be located 2 Click OK 3 Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window When PaperPort opens after you finish scanning the thumbnails of your scanned documents are on the PaperPort Desktop in that folder ...

Page 38: ...e applications in the group listed above these options Always send a file even when no text was found The scanned file is sent to the OCR reader even if the image does not appear to contain text This could occur if you scanned a photograph with a scanner button set for text applications Show message if text recognition failed A message will appear on the screen if the OCR reader does not detect te...

Page 39: ...at is the icon that will appear in the OneTouch Destination List 3 In step 4 of the dialog box select the file formats that the application will accept Refer to the documentation that you received with the application to see which text formats the application accepts The options you select at step 4 determine the page format icons in the OneTouch Properties window for that group of applications 4 ...

Page 40: ...uter s screen When a computer screen is set to a lower resolution bitmap images with a higher resolution may be too big to fit on the screen Converting the bitmap image to match the screen resolution ensures that the image fits on the screen Convert Bitmaps to JPEG JPEG files can be compressed to produce smaller files sizes and therefore shorter transmission times when you email the file or upload...

Page 41: ...That is the icon that will appear in the OneTouch Destination List 3 In step 4 of the dialog box select the file formats that the application will accept Refer to the documentation that you received with the application to see which text formats the application accepts The options you select at step 4 determine the page format icons in the OneTouch Properties window for that group of applications ...

Page 42: ...chive on page 57 and Scanning to Multiple Folders on page 74 1 Click the Storage Layout options you want All documents are in the root The scanned documents are saved in the root of the folder specified in the Storage Location Documents are put into folders by month week or type Folders are created based on your selection month week or type and the scanned documents are saved in those folders New ...

Page 43: ...ared network drive it must be a mapped drive For more information about mapped drives see your network administrator If you have a CD burner attached to your Windows XP or Windows Vista computer the option Show message when ready to burn 5 CD 700MB should also be selected so you will see a message when it s time to click the Burn to CD button 3 Click OK 4 Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properti...

Page 44: ...ine AOL you need to know which folder contains the scanned documents so you can manually attach them to your email messages 1 Click the Browse button for Folder for storing attachments and choose a folder for your email attachments 2 If you are using AOL on your computer and the folder name for AOL is incorrect click the Browse button and find the correct AOL folder For scanned images to be auto a...

Page 45: ...icable to AOL 4 Select the options for color document handling Convert Bitmaps using Screen resolution Use this option to ensure that an image will fit on the computer s screen When a computer screen is set to a lower resolution bitmap images with a higher resolution may be too big to fit on the screen Converting the bitmap image to match the screen resolution ensures that the image fits on the sc...

Page 46: ...rmats tend to be larger than the JPG format Because JPG image files can be reduced in size the JPG format is often used for images on web pages or if file size might be a problem when electronically sending the files JPG files are reduced in size by lowering their image quality and you can select the degree of quality for your scanned images from the JPG page format icon The PDF format is often us...

Page 47: ... Smallest file size lowest image quality Normal Medium file size some loss of image quality Maximum Quality Largest file size no loss of image quality Your selection pertains only to the button currently selected on the OneTouch Properties window Other buttons that have JPG or PDF selected as the Format are not affected so you can set the JPG or PDF file size image quality independently for each b...

Page 48: ... or numbers such as a business letter report or spreadsheet The text format icon has several file formats available depending on the Destination Application you select The specific file format is the file name extension on the text format icon As you select Destination Applications that are text applications the text format icon changes to match the file type of the application In some cases the D...

Page 49: ...tion of a file type pertains only to the button currently selected on the OneTouch Properties window Other buttons that have a text option selected as the Format are not affected so you can set the text file type independently for each button Simple Text The txt file format Text with no formatting used by the standard Microsoft Notepad application Rich Text Format The rtf file format Text that ret...

Page 50: ...ation Application that has one of the Text formats TEXT RTF XLS or HTML 2 Scan the document Your scanned pages open in the Destination Application with their text ready for editing and other text processing To select OCR settings 1 Select the Destination Application 2 Right click on a text format icon to see the drop down menu 3 Choose OCR options A dialog box of OCR options opens Note OCR scannin...

Page 51: ...Click OK Note that the OCR options apply to all the Destination Applications for which OCR applies If you change them for one Destination Application those changes apply to the others as well Note If scanning to a text editing application such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel then the text formats available are applicable only to that application TXT RTF for Microsoft Word XLS for Microsoft Ex...

Page 52: ...ies window and click the Options tab 2 Click the menu arrow and choose the button for new options 3 Individual button Destination options Show All Destinations This option selects all the Destination Application categories The list of Destination Applications available for the selected button will include all the applications on your computer that fall into these categories The list also includes ...

Page 53: ...ons are for documents scanned to PDF format Email includes Microsoft Outlook and other email applications See EMail Properties on page 39 for details about attaching scanned documents to your email messages Storage and CD R W is for either storing scanned documents in a folder or sending them to a CD burner to create a CD containing the scanned documents See Transferring Scanned Documents to Stora...

Page 54: ... by selecting this Create copies of scanned documents option you can choose to save permanent copies of those types of images on your hard drive The copies will be saved in the folder specified in the Folder Copy Options section You can selectively choose which buttons you have turned this feature on After you turn this feature on it is used no matter where you set the scanning destination By sele...

Page 55: ...es Select the grouping option for the documents The Group by button option groups the documents under the name of the scanner button Group by type arranges the scanned documents by the type of file such as doc or jpg If you also want to group them by date you can choose the week and month options The following example shows the folders if a new location is named My Scanned Documents and the select...

Page 56: ... set configurations available To create a new configuration 1 Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the tab of the button that you want to have a new configuration 2 Scroll through the applications in the Select Destination list and click the type of application for which you want to create a new scan configuration When you create a new scan configuration it will appear for the buttons tha...

Page 57: ...on If the Scan Settings tab is not selected click it THE SCAN SETTINGS TAB 1 On the Scan Configuration Properties dialog box type a name If the configuration is locked click the lock to unlock it The icon becomes a key Type a new name for the configuration Select the scan mode and drag the slider to set the resolution Drag the sliders to set the Brightness and Contrast Note If a destination applic...

Page 58: ...i setting the sharper and clearer the scanned image However higher dpi settings take longer to scan and produce larger files for the scanned images Brightness and Contrast Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set too light or too dark For example a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility Brightness refers to the lightness or dar...

Page 59: ...ments and Settings Only the options that apply to the selected Destination Application are available Reduce Moire Patterns Moire patterns are wavy rippled lines that sometimes appear on the scanned images of photographs or illustrations particularly newspaper and magazine illustrations Selecting Reduce Moire Patterns will limit or eliminate moire patterns in the scanned image This option is only a...

Page 60: ...or Grayscale scanning mode 1 Drag the sliders to the left and right to change the color settings As you do the image changes to show the effects of the new settings Saturation is the strength or purity of a color hue is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image and gamma controls the brightness of the midtones of the color Original Image Inverted Image ...

Page 61: ...elect settings for the device 1 Click on the Device Settings tab Fit to page reduce image if necessary If the scanned image is too big to be printed or faxed on a single page the image will automatically be reduced to fit the page Actual size crop image if necessary If the scanned image is to big to be printed or faxed on a single page the image will automatically be cropped around its edges to fi...

Page 62: ...AGE OPTIONS TAB ARCHIVE A Storage Options tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when the selected Destination Application is set as Transfer to Storage such as for the Archive scanner button You use the options on this tab to select where you want to save your scanned items for storage when scanning with that particular Scan Configuration Note The selections you make using the Storage Optio...

Page 63: ...ck of when you scanned the documents Type refers to the file type selected as the Page Format on the OneTouch Properties window By default the location of the archived documents is at C Documents and Settings your user name My Documents My OneTouch Archive then in a folder based on your selection for the Storage Layout For example if the file type is TIFF and you select Documents are put into fold...

Page 64: ... factory settings available If you do edit or delete them and want to get the factory pre sets back again you will need to uninstall then reinstall your scanner To edit or delete a scan configuration 1 Open the OneTouch Properties window 2 Select the scan configuration you want to edit or delete The selection must be an unlocked configuration The following example shows a new scan configuration th...

Page 65: ...hanges to a configuration but for the changes to be saved the configuration must first be unlocked Click the Lock icon to unlock the configuration Clicking it toggles between locking and unlocking the configuration The key icon indicates the configuration is unlocked 5 Edit the settings and click OK 6 Click OK to close the dialog box Click the Lock Key icon to toggle between locked and unlocked ...

Page 66: ...scan the scanned image will still be sent as the file type and to the same Destination Application already selected in the OneTouch Properties window for that button Please see Scanning from the TWAIN Interface on page 81 for detailed instructions on scanning with the TWAIN interface or Scanning from the Windows Image Acquisition WIA Interface on page 99 for detailed instructions on scanning with ...

Page 67: ...ure the scanning The WIA option is only available if your computer is running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista See Scanning from the Windows Image Acquisition WIA Interface on page 99 5 Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window TO SCAN USING CONFIGURE BEFORE SCAN 1 Put the document or photo on the flatbed glass 2 Click on the button you set to use the Configure Before Scan option In...

Page 68: ...rPort TO SCAN MULTIPLE PAGES You can use Configure Before Scan to create multi page documents when scanning from the flatbed glass First please make sure your OneTouch Properties are set to scan as a TIFF PDF or a text file type The image file types BMP and JPG do not support multi page documents 1 Click on the Scan button in the OneTouch Button panel or press the Scan button on the scanner 2 When...

Page 69: ...cel button in the scanning progress window 2 The following window will open asking you if you want to cancel the entire job Yes scanning stops and all pages scanned in this batch up to this point will be deleted The TWAIN interface will close and you can restart your scan from the beginning Choose Yes if the TWAIN scan settings are incorrect for your current scanning batch For instance if the Pict...

Page 70: ...canning batch all pages from the first portion of the scan and second will be sent to the Destination Application Choose this option if for instance you have been scanning a black white document but you want to insert a color page into the document and did not change the Picture Type prior to clicking on the scan button Instead of having to re scan the entire stack you can stop the current scan ch...

Page 71: ...er button you want to set as the Burn to CD destination 3 Select Burn to CD as the Destination Application You do not need to have a CD in the burner to select the destination Note If you have a CD burner installed on your computer and the Burn to CD Destination Application is not in the list click the Options tab click the Storage and CD R W option click Apply then click the tab of the Copy butto...

Page 72: ...ouch Properties window closes 6 Now start scanning using the button you selected to use to scan and burn to CD When scanning is finished a bubble message on the screen tells you that files are waiting to be burned to the CD 7 On the OneTouch window make sure that the Burn to CD Destination Application is still selected and click the Properties button The OneTouch 4 0 Link Properties window opens 8...

Page 73: ... The default configurations are already set up to send the scanned images to the proper storage location where the Windows XP CD writing wizard can find the files to burn to the CD Likewise when you create a custom configuration for CD burning the OneTouch software will automatically make sure the storage location is correct To create a custom configuration for CD burning select Burn to CD as the ...

Page 74: ...arding the scanner waits to start scanning until you select the application to use After you select the application its interface opens and you use it to continue scanning To scan with event forwarding 1 Open the OneTouch Properties window 2 Click the tab of the button you want to use for event forwarding 3 Select Still Image Client as the Destination Application Note that you cannot choose a page...

Page 75: ...loses 6 Start scanning using the button you selected for event forwarding A dialog box opens for you to select the application to use for scanning 7 Select the application in the box and click OK Now the application you selected opens and you can continue the scanning from that application s interface ...

Page 76: ...rom your scanner to a web ready format in one automatic step To scan and create an HTML web page 1 Open the OneTouch Properties window 2 Click the tab of the button you want to use to scan pages for HTML conversion In the sample below it is the Scan button 3 Select Microsoft Explorer as the Destination Application 4 Choose HTML as the Format 5 Choose a Scan Configuration that has the settings for ...

Page 77: ...nternet Explorer then opens showing your converted page 9 Choose Save As from the Internet Explorer File menu give the page a name and save it in the location you use for your web page files You may also want to write down the address shown in the Address bar to make sure you ll know where to find your new HTML page later on 10 You can now use Microsoft Internet Explorer or other application to po...

Page 78: ...set up the Archive button for the OCR process The Archive button on your scanner is preset to transfer scanned documents to storage If you changed the settings for the Archive button or want to set up another scanner button for archiving please see the steps in the section Selecting Settings for a Button on page 29 and also see the sections Storage Properties on page 37 and The Storage Options Tab...

Page 79: ...other scan configuration and scan the next set of documents to store them in their folder Setting up multiple folders for transfer to storage 1 Using Microsoft Windows create the folders you want to use for storing scanned items Note that you can also create the folders later while creating the new scan configurations 2 Open the OneTouch Properties window 3 Click the Archive tab You can click anot...

Page 80: ...Scan Settings Page Settings and Advanced Settings tabs and select the settings you want To help you remember which folder it is give the new configuration a name that indicates the folder name such as Storage for Business Receipts 7 Click the Storage Options tab This is where you set the different folder locations for the new configurations Select Transfer to Storage Click the New button ...

Page 81: ...lder yet you can click the Make New Folder button and type the name for the new folder 10 Click OK The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location such as Business Receipts 11 Click OK The new configuration is now listed as a Transfer to Storage configuration 12 Repeat the process to create additional new configurations such as one named Storage for Personal Receipts ...

Page 82: ...nd each configuration stores scanned documents in separate folders Scan to multiple storage folders 1 Open the OneTouch Properties window 2 Click the Archive tab or other tab if you set up another button for archiving 3 Make sure Transfer to Storage is selected as the Destination Application 4 Select one of the configurations you created for storage Thenewconfigurations apply to the Transfer to St...

Page 83: ... The documents are scanned to the folder specified for the configuration 7 When scanning is finished open the OneTouch Properties window again and select the other configuration you created for storage 8 Click OK The OneTouch panel will show the name of the other configuration 9 Now scan the next set of documents When scanning is finished the two sets of documents are stored in the two separate fo...

Page 84: ... a server or mapped drive You select a mapped drive using the Browse button 1 See Scanning to Multiple Folders on page 74 or Transferring Scanned Documents to Storage on page 73 for the steps to select the Transfer to Storage options 2 On either the OneTouch 4 0 Link Properties window or from the Scan Configuration Properties window click the Browse button The Browse For Folder window opens ...

Page 85: ...r for the scanned documents Servers and mapped drives are represented by an icon that indicates its network connection 4 Click OK Now when you scan using Transfer to Storage as the Destination Application the documents are stored on the server or mapped drive Select a mapped drive or server as indicated by the icon ...

Page 86: ... Nuance PaperPort and ArcSoft PhotoImpression which were provided with your scanner and many other applications will use the TWAIN interface for scanning This section specifically describes how to use the features of the TWAIN interface for scanning however the instructions in this section may use the PaperPort software as an example only Refer to the User Guide you received with your other scanni...

Page 87: ...e instructions for accessing the TWAIN interface from OneTouch and from PaperPort Opening the TWAIN Interface from OneTouch 1 First choose a OneTouch button that you would like to change the scanning function for in this example we used the Scan button 2 Press hold down then release the Scan button 3 When the OneTouch Properties window opens the Scan tab will be the active tab 4 Under Select Confi...

Page 88: ...interface the final image will be sent to the destination application set for that button Please see Destination Application Properties on page 30 for more information on OneTouch destinations Note At this time the TWAIN interface is where you will adjust your scan settings Please see the following section for adjusting the scan settings in the Basic and Advanced interfaces This is the Basic TWAIN...

Page 89: ...k on the scan button on the toolbar The scan button is on the PaperPort tool bar 3 Now click on the Scan button in the scan pane window 4 The TWAIN interface will now open Note If the Scan button in the Scan pane is not active or there is no scanner listed in the Scan Pane you may need to setup PaperPort to access the scanner Please see Setting Up Your Scanner to Work With PaperPort on page 102 fo...

Page 90: ...s only Scan Reflective Using for scanning paper items 2 Choose the color grayscale or black and white option from the Picture Type menu 3 Click the Preview button The scanner scans the item and displays a preview image You can now use the options on the Basic Interface to adjust the image 4 To adjust the brightness and contrast drag their sliders to the left or right 5 To choose another resolution...

Page 91: ...ws for one crop area To create multiple crop areas change to the advanced TWAIN interface and select the crop areas from within that interface See Creating Multiple Crop Areas on page 96 8 To preview the item with the new settings click the Preview button again in the Basic Interface 9 When you are satisfied with the preview image click Scan 10 When you re finished scanning items click Done to clo...

Page 92: ...ng the sign shows details of the scan settings Click a setting in the list to change it The setting s options appear on the right side of the Advanced Interface where you can make changes if necessary When you are satisfied with the scan settings click Scan Click Preview to viewthe imagein the window Check the Scan Info to make sure your computer has sufficient space for the image Warning icons on...

Page 93: ... this setting to turn its colors into gray shades The file size is about one third the size of a color scan Color scans the image in full color Use this setting to scan color photographs and other color images The file size is the largest of the image type options 4 Click the Preview button to view the image before scanning 5 Review the image to determine if adjustments are needed 6 To adjust a se...

Page 94: ... the Advanced Interface select a configuration for example Color Configurations Click a setting in the list of settings or click its corresponding button on the right side of the Advanced Interface Note The list of scan settings for a configuration applies only to that type of configuration For example the Black White Configuration does not have a setting for adjusting the Color Hue Resolution Bri...

Page 95: ...ormation in the scan settings list and the options you select on the various settings panels are interactive As you change the settings on the panel the numbers in the list on the left also change Note The location of various buttons on the panels may be slightly different on your Advanced Interface window The appearance of the window depends on your monitor s screen resolution Click to close the ...

Page 96: ...he resolution setting for a scan is in dots per inch dpi The higher the resolution the finer the details however higher dpi settings also take longer to scan and produce larger files sizes Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work such as photographs or fine artwork The following figure shows the resolution options ...

Page 97: ...der to the left to decrease the resolution or to the right to increase it You can also type a number directly into the resolution setting box or click the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the setting 3 Click Reset to return the resolution to its original setting The resolution panel also includes an advanced setting for Moire patterns Moire patterns are wavy rippled lines that sometimes ...

Page 98: ...ast options Contrast is only available for Color and Grey Scale configurations To adjust the brightness and contrast 1 Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item lighter 2 Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast You can also type a number directly into the brightness or contrast sett...

Page 99: ...ength or purity of a color and hue is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image The following figure shows the color options To adjust the color settings 1 Drag the Gamma Saturation and Color Hue sliders to the left to decrease the settings or to the right to increase the settings You can also type a number directly into the setting boxes or click the up and down arrows next to the boxes...

Page 100: ...r example if you re scanning a photograph and want to focus on one section adjusting the input size removes the rest of the photograph from the final scanned image The following figure shows the input size options To set the image size To scan at one of the preset input sizes select the image size from the menu To scan a specific area of the image click on the image and drag a box around the area ...

Page 101: ...ted area and drag the mouse To resize the selected area put the pointer on a dotted line and drag the line As you drag the dotted line the menu selection for the image size changes to Custom to indicate you are customizing the size The Scan Info box on the lower left portion of the Advanced Interface shows the information for the new area If you selected multiple areas tabs on the Scan Info box re...

Page 102: ...you want To set the ruler units 1 Click the arrow icon at the top left corner of the Preview Image on the Advanced Interface 2 As you click the icon the ruler units cycle among inches centimeters and pixels Note Clicking Remove re selects the entire 8 5 by 11 69 area Location of the top left corner of the image in the Preview window Physical size of the image to scan Size of the file of the scanne...

Page 103: ...profiles for example Black White Configurations Custom 2 Adjust the settings as required then click the Save As button The Save Profile dialog box opens 3 Type a name for the new profile and click OK The name must be at least two characters long Your new profile is added to the configuration list To change or delete a profile you created 1 Select your profile from the configuration list 2 Make cha...

Page 104: ...or scanning using WIA from within the Microsoft Paint application In most scanning applications the scanner will be listed as WIA Visioneer 7400 You can also scan using the WIA interface from the OneTouch option Configure Before Scan As with scanning from the TWAIN interface simply open the OneTouch Properties right click on the Configure Before Scan option and choose WIA from the list To scan usi...

Page 105: ...the button selection for the type of image Adjust the custom settings refer to the next section Fine Tuning Your Scans Change the size of the scanned image To do this click and hold the mouse pointer over one of the four sizing boxes on the corners of the previewed image Then drag the box to increase or decrease the size of the image 6 Preview the image again When you are satisfied with the image ...

Page 106: ...rag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image The Contrast setting does not apply to Black and White picture or text Resolution DPI Choose the dots per inch dpi of resolution from the drop down list The maximum resolution is 600 dpi the minimum is 75 dpi The higher the dpi setting the sharper and clearer the scanned image However higher dpi setting...

Page 107: ...d in the top of the Scan pane or the if the scan button at the bottom of the scan pane does not activate then PaperPort needs to have the scanner added to the scanner database using the PaperPort Scanner Setup Wizard Note Setting up your scanner is a one time only process for each scanner option Therefore you may have to set up your scanner once each for TWAIN Visioneer 7400 and WIA Visioneer 7400...

Page 108: ... When the Available Scanners window opens select either TWAIN Visioneer 7400 or WIA Visioneer 7400 Reminder You will have to run the setup wizard for each driver 3 Click on the OK button A window opens to begin the setup process 4 Click No then click Next The next window offers you the option to run hardware diagnostics ...

Page 109: ...checking the connection between your scanner and the computer 6 Click Next After the Setup Wizard checks the connections the next window is displayed It has a series of setup options but only the Basic scan test is necessary because your scanner was already tested and calibrated when you installed the OneTouch 4 0 software ...

Page 110: ...insert a page or photo into the scanner 8 Place an item face down on the glass Align the edge of the item with the arrow at the upper left corner of the glass and close the lid 9 Click Next The TWAIN Interface opens Note If you are setting up the scanner for WIA the WIA interface opens instead ...

Page 111: ...sage window opens that says Basic scan test passed 11 Click Next on the message window The final Setup window opens to let you know the setup process is finished 12 Click Finish Your scanner is now setup for the scanning option you selected in the example above it s the TWAIN option and the Scan button on the PaperPort window will now become active ...

Page 112: ...diagnose problems with the scanner If you try all the troubleshooting procedures described in this section and in the Readme file and the scanner still has problems you may have a malfunctioning scanner Please see the technical support card that you received with your scanner Also visit our web site at www visioneer com for additional technical information Problem The scanner won t scan What s wro...

Page 113: ... the computer Did you select another TWAIN source for acquiring images If you use multiple TWAIN devices with your computer you may have selected another source for images Make sure your scanning application has the Visioneer 7400 scanner selected Problem During installation I got the error message PaperPort Installation is not complete What do I do The installation procedure was not successful Yo...

Page 114: ...uninstall the other scanner s driver programs After uninstalling the other scanner s driver programs uninstall OneTouch 4 0 using the steps on page 110 then reinstall it using the steps on page 6 Problem My computer keeps giving me out of memory error messages What do I do Make sure that your system meets the minimum requirements for using the scanner A minimum of 256 MB megabytes of internal memo...

Page 115: ...lick the Change Remove or Uninstall button 5 Follow the uninstall wizard through removing the scanner driver 6 When the uninstall is complete unplug the scanner s USB cable from the computer UNINSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 1 Open the Windows Control Panel from your start menu 2 Windows 2000 or XP Double click the Add Remove Programs icon Windows Vista Double click the Programs and Features ico...

Page 116: ...al 16 Bit gray internal 1 Bit line art text Scanning resolution Optical resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi Maximum Item sizes 8 5 x 11 69 inches 21 6 x 29 7 cm Scanner dimensions Height 1 4 inches 33 mm Width 10 1 inches 257 mm Length 14 9 inches 378 mm Weight 3 3 pounds 1 46 kg USB Standard USB 2 0 Full Speed Operating temperature 50 104 F 5 35 C without condensation Relative humidity 20 80 35 C without ...

Page 117: ...112 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 7400 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE ...

Page 118: ...ace 10 Configure Before Scan 61 TWAIN 82 Contrast 53 101 Corel WordPerfect 30 D Destination Application 24 29 Application Properties 30 Burn to CD 66 Burn to CD Properties 67 Document Management 30 Email 30 Email Properties 39 File Formats 41 43 Image Editing 30 Image Properties 35 Microsoft Internet Explorer 72 OCR 45 PaperPort 20 PaperPort Properties 32 Transfer to Storage 30 Transfer to Storage...

Page 119: ... 17 22 25 34 36 Destination Link Properties 31 35 37 39 Document Format 28 29 File Format 25 Icon 13 22 25 Options Tab 26 28 47 Properties 17 22 25 29 47 51 Scan Configuration 25 29 51 Scanner Buttons 16 17 19 Select Destinations 48 Settings 17 Show All Destinations 47 Online Help 4 Online Updates 13 Optical Character Recognition OCR 33 43 45 Options 45 Text File Formats 45 Options Tab Folder Copy...

Page 120: ...Location 58 Mapped Drive 79 Multiple Locations 74 77 Server Location 79 Storage Options Tab 75 Troubleshooting 107 TWAIN 16 28 61 TWAIN Advanced Interface Brightness and Contrast 93 Gamma Saturation and Color Hue 94 Input Size 95 Multiple Crop Areas 96 Options 89 Resolution DPI 91 Ruler Units 97 Scan Info Box 97 Scanning Profiles 98 TWAIN Basic Interface 85 Options 85 U USB Cable 3 12 USB Hub 3 12...

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