Visioneer PaperPort OneTouch, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...PaperPort OneTouch Scanner Installation Guide F O R W I N D O W S...

Page 2: ...r 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 PROD...

Page 3: ...software applications on your computer 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 co...

Page 4: ...ay and click Settings A CD ROM drive GETTING THE PAPERPORT USER S GUIDE The CD also includes your PaperPort User s Guide This guide provides more detailed information about PaperPort s features Please...

Page 5: ...er 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 con...

Page 6: ...connections are complete To connect the PaperPort scanner 1 Save any open files and then shut down Windows 2 Turn off the power to your computer 3 Slide the scanner lock to the unlocked position The...

Page 7: ...scanner cable into a parallel port 6 Plug the other end of the scanner cable into the port on the back of the scanner marked To PC parallel port 7 Plug the power adapter cable into the jack on the sc...

Page 8: ...matically start make sure the CD drive s door is completely shut If the CD still doesn t start click the Windows 95 icon that shows the drives on your computer Usually the icon is named My Computer Th...

Page 9: ...d 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...

Page 10: ...connectors for both serial and parallel ports You may have plugged the scanner cable into a serial port instead of the parallel port Remove the scanner cable from the serial port and plug the cable i...

Page 11: ...nu The software finds the scanner and makes the connections The scanner icon will no longer have a red X through it and you re ready to begin scanning If you try all the troubleshooting procedures des...

Page 12: ...tware installed so the fax button cannot be pre configured a dialog box appears to remind you to configure that button manually Button Pre Configured Settings Scan Displays the scanned item in PaperPo...

Page 13: ...Click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar A panel representing the scanner buttons appears Click a button on the panel on the screen Scan from the PaperPort Software Start the PaperPort software...

Page 14: ...n item to scan on the glass face down and press one of the scanner buttons The scanner starts scanning the item A message on the Windows taskbar shows the destination application of the scanned image...

Page 15: ...d close 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...

Page 16: ...references dialog box appears 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...

Page 17: ...y converted to word processing text by the optical character recognition OCR software that you receive with the scanner The converted text then appears in the selected application 4 Click a selection...

Page 18: ...able from the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar Click the icon with the right mouse button then choose Preferences from the shortcut menu The panel representing the scanner buttons appears Click a b...

Page 19: ...being scanned For example if the scanned image is too dark you can adjust the brightness of the setting To adjust a button s scan settings and page settings 1 Press and hold down a button on the scan...

Page 20: ...r to the right or left to adjust the dots per inch dpi of the resolution The maximum resolution is 600 dpi the minimum is 50 dpi The higher the dpi setting the sharper and clearer the scanned image Ho...

Page 21: ...y appearance The scanner scans the item to compensate for the patterns and dots and produces a clearer image The scanning may slow down a bit when this option is selected You don t need to select this...

Page 22: ...the PaperPort software with the scanner 1 If the PaperPort software isn t currently running double click the PaperPort icon on the Windows desktop to start it The PaperPort Desktop appears 2 From the...

Page 23: ...en the scanner cover place the item face down onto the upper left edge of the scanner glass and close the cover 2 If PaperPort isn t running double click the PaperPort icon on the Windows Desktop to s...

Page 24: ...erPort Help Topics from the Help menu 8 optional To see a preview again before scanning the final image click the Preview button Readjust the settings if necessary Select an option appropriate for how...

Page 25: ...tting Started Guide and PaperPort User s Guide on the CD for more information about using the PaperPort software ADJUSTING SCAN SETTINGS IN PAPERPORT You can adjust the scan settings for scanning from...

Page 26: ...mallest file size Editing Text OCR Black 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 edita...

Page 27: ...OK to return to the PaperPort Scan Manager dialog box CUSTOMIZING A SCAN SETTING You can customize a predefined scan setting or create a new custom scan setting TIP At any time click the Restore Defau...

Page 28: ...con on the Command Bar or choose Acquire from the File menu The PaperPort Scan Manager dialog box appears 2 Click Color Photo Faster or Color Photo Better Quality You can also use these settings for a...

Page 29: ...to scan Selecting an appropriate scan area can result in a faster scan and a smaller file size To select the area you want to scan you can use the predefined scan area icons or manually select an are...

Page 30: ...f the predefined scan area icons such as A4 or Card in the Preview area A selection rectangle reflecting the measurement of the selected scan area icon appears For example if you click the Letter icon...

Page 31: ...Operating Systems Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 Scanner dimensions Height 3 2 inches 8 2 cm Width 12 inches 30 6 cm Length 16 3 inches 41 4 cm Weight 8 3 pounds Operating temperature 50 104 F 10 40 C Rel...