Avision 300400011, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Manual Avision Inc...

Page 2: ...electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Avision Inc Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and othe...

Page 3: ...ntee 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 o...

Page 4: ...sinchu Taiwan R O C declare that the product Model Number 300500003 300400011 conforms to the following Product Specifications Emission EN 50081 1 1992 EN 55022 Class B Conducted Radiated 1994 EN 6055...

Page 5: ...Requirements Windows IBM compatible PC 586 Pentium or higher Microsoft Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP USB port 2 0 compatible with USB 1 1 At least 100 MB of free hard disk space At least 128 MB of system...

Page 6: ...3 1 Loading Your Paper 3 1 3 1 1 Notice on Using the ADF 3 1 3 1 2 Placing Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray3 2 3 2 Scanning with Image Editing Software 3 3 3 2 1 A Glance of the User Interface 3 5...

Page 7: ...r Hue Saturation Lightness 4 16 4 2 5 Using Color Balance 4 17 4 2 6 Color Drop out 4 18 4 3 Using other Tools 4 19 5 Using the Buttons 5 1 6 Maintenance 6 1 6 1 Cleaning the ADF 6 1 6 2 Cleaning the...

Page 8: ...scanners Before you install and operate the new scanner please take a few minutes to read through this manual It provides proper instructions for you to unpack install operate and maintain the scanner...

Page 9: ...y use the AC adapter SA60 24 made by SINO AMERICAN included in the machine Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty 2 Please unpack the packing carefully and check the cont...

Page 10: ...essive heat may cause damage to the unit Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place Be sure to use the proper AC power source Place the scanner securely on an even flat surface Tilted or une...

Page 11: ...2 2 1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray 1 Attach the ADF Paper Tray to the clip joint of the scanner as indicated below When properly insert you will hear a snap in sound ADF Paper Tray Scanner Clip Join...

Page 12: ...30 degrees as shown in below 2 Insert the right protrusion of the Output Paper Tray into the hole on the front of the scanner 3 Insert the left protrusion of the Output Paper Tray slightly into the h...

Page 13: ...into the power jack of your scanner Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet 2 3 2 Turning on the Power After the power cable and the USB cable have all connected press the power switch to...

Page 14: ...r first before connecting the scanner to your computer 1 Place the supplied CD ROM onto your CD ROM drive 2 The software installation graphic appears If not run cdsetup exe 3 Choose Install TWAIN Driv...

Page 15: ...Windows 9X Windows ME Windows 2000 XP 3 In Windows 9X or Windows ME confirm that the Search for a better driver is selected and click the Next button In Windows XP click the Next button to continue Wh...

Page 16: ...h button Windows 9X Windows ME Windows 2000 XP 7 Click View Manual to view or print the detailed user manual for the scanner and bundled applications respectively Note To uninstall the scanner driver...

Page 17: ...wing specifications Document s can range in size from 3 5 by 2 inches to 8 5 by 14 inches Legal Document s can range in weight from 16 to 28 lbs Document s should be square or rectangular and in good...

Page 18: ...ional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents loosen the paper before loading Document feeding Place your document with the text face down on the ADF Paper Tray Align the two sides of...

Page 19: ...river may vary due to different software applications 1 Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as Roxio PhotoSuite 4 SE which is bundled in the CD 2 Click Get Scanner TWAIN 3 Choose AV210C2...

Page 20: ...3 4 7 Click Exit to return to the main screen and click Open Library and Photos at the upper right corner to open your scanned image 1 Preview 2 Zoom View 3 Scan 4 Exit 5 Photos 5 4 3 1 2...

Page 21: ...el from 100 to 100 5 Contrast Adjust the contrast level from 100 to 100 6 Further Tools Descreen Sharpen Color Adjustment Auto Level Advanced Settings From left to right 7 Invert Reverse the color of...

Page 22: ...4 Editing Your Image 4 1 Using the Basic Features 4 1 1 Choosing Your Scan Method 1 Scan Method Choice ADF Multi page Select this setting if you need to scan multi page document from the automatic doc...

Page 23: ...B W text pencil or ink sketch Halftone Halftones are reproduction of image that gives the illusion gray An example of halftone imaged would be the pictures you see in newspapers 8 bit Gray 8 bit Gray...

Page 24: ...User s Manual 4 3 Black White Halftone Gray 8 bit Color 24 bit Color...

Page 25: ...tion is measured by dots per inch dpi Resolution 50 dpi Resolution 100 dpi Note For your information an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk s...

Page 26: ...rkness of an image The higher the value the brighter the image 2 Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image The higher the contrast the bigger the different gr...

Page 27: ...arging Previewed Image 1 Zoom View Enlarge your previewed image to the max of the preview window Note this function only enlarging your preview image This does not enlarge your real image Before Zoom...

Page 28: ...and Selecting Your Image 1 Invert The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image For color images each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Inver...

Page 29: ...r Function Reverse the right and left side of your image Before Mirror After Mirror 3 Auto Select Image Automatically set the whole image as your scan area Or you may resize the area by drag and drop...

Page 30: ...moire patterns commonly found in printed matter 2 Sharpen Sharpen the scanned image Before Descreen After Descreen Before Sharpen After Sharpen Moire pattern An undesirable pattern in a color printing...

Page 31: ...e so that it comes close to the original This function uses default parameters to adjust the image Normal After Color Matching 4 Auto Level Automatically adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the...

Page 32: ...eatures 4 2 1 The Switch button 1 Click the button to pop up the advanced settings bar at the right side The advanced settings include Highlight Shadow Hue Saturation Lightness Curve Color Balance Col...

Page 33: ...the darkest point Using Highlight and Shadow tool together allows you to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a gray or color image 1 2 3 1 Shadow The darkest point of an image 2 Gamm...

Page 34: ...User s Manual 4 13 When the value of gamma changes the image changes accordingly Gamma Value 1 0 Gamma Value 1 4 Gamma Value 2 0...

Page 35: ...4 14 When the value of highlight and shadow change the image changes accordingly Highlight 255 Shadow 0 Normal Highlight 210 Shadow 10 Highlight 200 Shadow 0 Highlight 255 Shadow 50...

Page 36: ...l 4 15 4 2 3 Adjusting the Brightness Curve Adjusts the midtones of the image without dramatically altering then lightest and the darkest areas When the curve is moved up or down the image turn bright...

Page 37: ...olor will be changed simultaneously when the hue adjustment is made 2 Saturation Move the triangle to the right to increase the saturation level or to the left to decrease the level The level of satur...

Page 38: ...4 2 5 Using Color Balance The Color Balance allows you to obtain an optimal image quality Move the pointer toward Red the image turns into a reddish hue Move the pointer toward Green the image turns i...

Page 39: ...color channel This function is particularly useful when you need to convert text using OCR software Note that this function supports only black white and gray image Therefore be sure to choose any bla...

Page 40: ...clicking the button you can change the measuring unit Choice Inch cm Pixel 2 Paper Size Provide frequently scan sizes Choice Card 4 x2 5 Photo 5 x3 Photo 6 x4 B5 A5 A4 Letter and Scanner Maximum 3 Im...

Page 41: ...User s Manual 5 1 5 Using the Buttons The following picture shows the 3 buttons and 1 function screen on the scanner Function Screen Function Select Button Cancel Button Scan Button...

Page 42: ...n setting area at the left a Function Items area at the right and a series of action buttons at the bottom All settings in the Scan setting area are very intuitive so please refer to the Twain UI sect...

Page 43: ...he above steps to subsequently define the rest Option buttons in the Function Items area if you want to define more than one Scan button function The following steps show how to use the Scan button th...

Page 44: ...ak a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol 95 2 Press the push button on the upper left Open the front door slightly to the left Wipe the upper feeding roller by moving the swab from side to side Ro...

Page 45: ...g the Calibration Area As shown below clean the calibration area white glass with an air blower or a small brush to rid the board of dust or dirt Please handle with care and dexterity ADF Front Door C...

Page 46: ...lt your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it Disassembling Procedure 1 Press the Paper jam clearing button on the upper left corner 2 Gently open the ADF Front cover to the left...

Page 47: ...paper jam follow the procedures below to remove the paper 1 Press the ADF Release Button on the left side Gently open the Scanner Front Door to the left 2 Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit...

Page 48: ...7 2 Original Document...

Page 49: ...e multi fed sheets of paper 3 Close the scanner front door 4 Flatten the corners and edges Loosen the paper before putting it into the paper guide again 5 Check the feeding roller condition If necessa...

Page 50: ...2 for your printer 2 Use the Brightness setting of the TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image Question Sometimes it seems the scanner does not detect paper Answer The scanner paper sensor is loc...

Page 51: ...me and version of your scanning software application The version of your scanner driver Please call us at Headquarter Avision Inc No 20 Creation Road I Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu 300 Taiwan...

Page 52: ...t gray scale 24 bit color ADF Capacity Up to 50 pages Scanning Speed AV210C2 30 pages per minute B W 200 dpi A4 AV220C2 Simplex 35 pages per minute B W 200 dpi A4 Duplex 70 images per minute B W 200 d...