A4 Portable Scanner User’s Guide Avision Inc.
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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................1-1 1.1 Scanner Package .........................................1-2 2. SCANNER OVERVIEW.........................................2-1 2.1 2.2 2.3 Front view...................................................2-1 Side view ....................................................2-3 Rear view ...................................................2-4 3. INSTALLATION & OPERATION FOR EASY MODE (SD/FLASH MODE) ..........................
5. ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE QUALITY WITH THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX ................ 5-1 5.1 5.2 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box . 5-2 The Image Tab ........................................... 5-4 5.2.1 The Image Selection Box................... 5-5 5.2.2 Other Image Options ........................ 5-8 5.2.3 Scanning color images .....................5-18 5.2.4 Scanning grayscale images ...............5-19 5.2.5 Scanning B&W images .....................5-19 5.2.6 Editing Profiles..........
8. MAINTENANCE ..................................................8-1 8.1 8.2 Calibrating the Scanner.................................8-1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ...........................8-3 9. TROUBLESHOOTING ..........................................9-1 9.1 9.2 9.3 Questions in “Scan to SD/Flash” Mode ............9-1 Questions in “Scan to PC” Mode .....................9-3 The System LED Light Pattern........................9-4 10. SPECIFICATIONS.............................................
1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the scanner. This scanner provides you flexibility to start instant scans without connecting it to a computer or you may use like a regular scanner to start advanced scans by installing the software and connecting it to a computer. Before you install and operate the product, please take a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides proper instructions for you to install, operate and maintain the product.
1.1 Scanner Package 3 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
User’s Manual 2. 2.1 Scanner Overview Front view 1 2 3 4 5 No. 1 2 Name Function/ Description Power LED and Move the knob to “1” ~ “5” to turn on and “OFF” to turn off the scanner. Knob ( ) In “SC/Flash” Mode: Press the button for 2 seconds to start calibrating the scanner. Scan or Custom Button ( ) In “PC” Mode: Press to start a scan. Indicate the battery status. Green LED: Indicates the ready status. 3 Battery LED ( ) Orange LED: Indicates the power charging status.
Green LED: Indicate the ready status. Green Blinking: Indicate the scanning and saving status. 4 Red Blinking: Indicate the following status: System LED • No SD card/Flash drive inserted • SD card/Flash drive Memory full • Wrong SD Card. 5 Insert an original to start scanning.
2.2 Side view 6 7 8 6 Mini USB connector Connect the scanner to a computer via a USB Y cable for data transmission and battery charge. 7 USB Flash Drive Slot Insert a USB flash drive. Memory Card Slot Insert a memory card.
2.3 Rear view 9 9 PC Mode 10 SD/Flash Mode 10 Move to “PC” mode to connect the scanner to a computer via the mini USB cable and use the scanner like a regular scanner. Move to “SD Flash” mode to start instant scan and save your scanned images to a SD card or a USB flash drive.
User’s Manual 3. Installation & Operation For Easy Mode (SD/Flash Mode) Precautions • Keep the product out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. • Do not install the product in a humid or dusty place. • Place the product securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper-feeding problems. • Retain the product box and packing materials for shipping purposes.
3.1 Installing the battery To install the battery into the scanner, 1. Open the battery cover underneath the scanner. 2. Load the battery into the battery container. Make sure the battery is loaded with the correct polarity. Note the copper strips on the battery should be touching the copper strips on the device inside the battery container. Note: The recommended battery model is NP120 for 3.7V 1700mAh/6.29Wh.
3.2 Charging the battery from the adapter or the computer 1. Turn off your scanner by moving the “POWER” knob to the “OFF” position. To charge the battery from the computer, please follow these steps: a. Connect the mini end of the supplied USB Y cable to the mini USB connector of the scanner. b. Turn on your computer, and then connect the other two rectangle ends of the USB cable to two USB ports on your computer.
Or To charge the battery from the supplied power adapter, please follow these steps: a. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied power cable to the mini USB port of the scanner. b. Connect the other end to a power outlet. 2. During the charging process, the battery LED light will be lit in orange. When the power capacity is full, the battery LED light will be lit in green.
Note: • One end of the supplied USB Y cable includes two USB connectors. These two connectors (one labeled “Power Cable”, the other labeled “Data Cable”) are used to connect to your computer at the same time to increase the transferring speed. However, if only one USB port is available from your computer, please plug the connector labeled “Power Cable” to your computer while charging the battery and plug the connector labeled “Data Cable” to your computer while downloading the images.
3.3 Inserting a memory card or a USB flash drive Insert a memory card with the copper strips face down in the SD slot on the back of the scanner. Or If you have a USB flash drive, you can connect it to the USB port on the back of the scanner instead of using a memory card.
3.4 1. Turning on the scanner Move the POWER knob to any number between “1” and “5” to turn on the scanner. The System LED 2. The System LED will be first lit in red and then lit in green steadily. This indicates the scanner is in ready status. 3.5 Scanning an original 1. To start easy mode to save your images to your SD card or USB flash drive, please turn the operation mode to “SC/Flash” at the rear of the scanner as indicated.
2. If you wish to save your images to JPEG file format, turn the POWER knob to “1”. To save images to PDF file format, turn the POWER knob to “2”. To save your images to TIFF file format, turn the POWER knob to “3”. 3. Insert your document FACE UP into the feeding slot. 4. Align your document to the left edge of the feeding slot as indicated. 5. The scanner starts scanning the original when the paper has been fed into the feeding slot. 6.
If the output file format is preset to PDF, the scanner will automatically create a folder titled “DCIM” and its subfolder “100DOC” on your memory card or USB flash drive, which will hold the first 9999 scans. Then “101DOC” folder will be created for the next 9999 scans, and so on. (Each scanned image is given a file name with the prefix IMG/DOC followed by an underline and a 4digit sequential number in the order the images are stored. For example, IMG_0001.jpg, IMG_0002.jpg/IMG_0001.pdf, IMG_0002.pdf, etc.
3.6 Scanning a photo 1. Insert your photo into the plastic sheath supplied with the scanner. (The detailed usage of the plastic sheath is described in the next page.) 2. With the side to be scanned facing upward and in correct orientation, place the left edge of the original against the left edge of the feeding slot. 3. Simply let go the original when it begins to feed into the slot.
3.6.1 Using a plastic sheath Always use the clear plastic sheath (included) when scanning photos to ensure the best scanning results. The sheath helps eliminate the possibility of de-focusing due to the uneven surface of curled photos. Curled photo 1. Insert the photo into the plastic sheath as shown below. 2. Insert the plastic sheath, flat and level, into the scanner’s feeding slot, folded side first, image facing up.
Note: • Keeping the original flat and level when feeding prevents possible jamming. • Keep originals free from finger prints, oil, dirt, and dust for optimum scanned image quality. • Remove photos from the plastic sheath after scanning to prevent the sheath from sticking to the photos over time. • If the plastic sheaths are not in use, store them in a safe place and keep them protected from accumulating dust.
3.7 Turning off the scanner After all originals are scanned, turn the POWER knob to “OFF”. Now you can safely remove the memory card or flash card from the scanner. Important! 1. Insert only one page or one photo at a time, and insert the next one only when the previous one is done. Otherwise, the scanner may malfunction. 2. The paper detector is quite sensitive. Please do not push your photo or card into the feeding slot or the top of your image will be cut.
5. The scanner has a built-in cropping function that is capable to detect and crop the edges of an original. The max cropping size is 1.5mm per edge, as illustrated below: Max. 1.5mm Max. 1.
User’s Manual 4. Installation & Operation For Advanced Scan By switching to the “PC” mode, installing the scanner driver and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via the TWAIN user interface from your image-editing software application and enhance your image quality with various features. 4.1 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables Note: 1. The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC’s. 2.
4.1.1 Installing the Scanner Driver 1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. 2. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run “setup.exe”. Contents on the installation graphic: • Install Button Manager: To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install Button Manager. To ensure Button Manager works properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver.
3. • Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s manuals for the scanner and Button Manager, you need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in PDF file format. If you already have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you may disregard this item. • View Manual: Click “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user manual for the scanner and Button Manager respectively.
4.1.3 Switching to “PC” Mode To start easy mode to save your images to your SD card or USB flash drive, please turn the operation mode to “SC/Flash” at the rear of the scanner as indicated. 4.1.4 Connecting to Computer The scanner will get its power from the computer through the USB cable. Use the USB cable that came with the scanner to connect the scanner to the computer. 1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner.
2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message. 3. In Windows 2000, confirms that the “Search for a better driver.” is selected and click the “Next” button. 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.
4.2 Placing Your Document 4.2.1 Notice on Using the ADF Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specifications: • Document(s) can range in size from 2.9 by 2.1 inches to 8.5 by 14 inches (Legal). • Document(s) can range in weight from 13.3 to 32 lbs (50 ~ 120 g/m2) • Plastic ID cad up to 1.25 mm thick • Document(s) should be square or rectangular and in good condition (not fragile or worn).
4.2.2 Loading Paper to the Paper Feed Slot 1. Insert your document facing up to the paper feed slot. 2. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot.
4.2.3 Loading A Card to the Paper Feed Slot 1. Place the card face up with the long dimension 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 from the front input tray. Plastic ID cards up to 0.8 mm thick.
4.3 Verifying Your Scanner Installation To verify if your scanner installation is correct, Avision provides you a useful test program called Avision Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed. The following procedure describes how to verify your scanner installation.
Fit Actual Page Size Setup Scan File Format Save File Path 3. Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice includes TIFF, GIF, and JPEG.) 4. 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, deselect the Save button since default is Save Enable. In this case, the thumbnail view will be disabled.
Image Selection Box 6. From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both sides of your document. 7. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box, please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box.) 8.
Thumbnail View Status Bar Fit Page View 11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( Actual Size (100%) button ( toolbars at the right side. ) or ) from the Viewing 12. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool.
4.4 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Tab Options 2. Image Selection Box 3. Brightness 4. Contrast 5. Resolution 6. Invert 7. Scan Source 8. Defaults Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Options, Settings, Information. Choose your image type and the side of document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner. Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100. Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100. Determine the quality of the scanned image.
4.5 Scan from the scanner button To scan using the scanner buttons, follow these steps: 1. Load the originals. 2. ) to start a scan. The Press the Scan button ( Scan Progress Window will be displayed and the scanned image will be saved in a default location or a user defined location.
User’s Manual 5. Enhancing Your Image Quality with the Scanner Properties Dialog Box By switching to the “PC” mode, installing the scanner driver and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via the TWAIN user interface (Scanner Properties dialog box) from your image-editing software application and enhance your image quality with various features. The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner’s settings.
5.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog 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.
The following table shows the default settings： Tab name Image Default settings Image：Front B&W Binarization：Dynamic Threshold Resolution：200 dpi Invert：Blank on White Scan Source：Auto Document Feeder Threshold：None Brightness：None Contrast：None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping：Automatic Deskew：Yes Orientation：Portrait OverScan：0.
5.2 The Image Tab The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set several basic scan settings. Note that except 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.
5.2.1 The Image Selection Box The Image Selection box includes the image type 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. Note the options vary based on type of scanner.
Example 2：Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W(Drop Blue Color：Threshold：10, Background：79), the other in color Side/Image Selection Rear Front 2 Image Type Color Gray B&W B&W Description Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color. Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades of gray. Choose B&W if your original contains only text pencil or ink sketch.
Front/Rear Auto Color Detection: Click to automatically detect and scan the front or the rear page of your color document in color image mode. If your document is in colors, the scanner will automatically scan the document into a color image. If your document is noncolor, you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray from the Non-Color Selection option. This option is useful when you have a mixture of color and non-color document.
5.2.2 Other Image Options Binarization This is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Options: Dynamic Threshold, Fixed Processing, Halftone 1~5, Error Diffusion. Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document to determine the optimal threshold value to produce the highest quality image.
Fixed Processing: Used for black-andwhite and other high contrast documents. A single level is set to determine the blackand-white transition. The threshold is programmable over the entire density range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to 0. If Fixed Processing is selected, 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.
Error Diffusion Image 5-10
Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter 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.
Gray Document Type: Choice: Normal, Photo, Document Three options of document type are provided when you choose Gray as the image type for your scanned document. Choice: Normal, Photo, Document. • • • Document: Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business document. When using Document, only Threshold can be adjusted.
Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) 5-13
Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. 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. The range is from –100 to +100.
Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resolution and the image file size. Be aware that greater resolution takes more time to scan, and more disk space for the scanning image. For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space.
Invert Reverses the brightness and 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 at the command of Invert.
Scan Source Choice: y Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan multiple pages. y Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. y Flatbed (book): Used to scan several inside pages from book. y Automatic: Allow the scanner automatically set its scan source. If Automatic is selected and there is document in both the auto document feeder (ADF) and the flatbed, then the scan source will be automatically set to ADF.
Color Matching The purpose of Color Matching is getting the accurate color. This option uses the default parameters (ICC profile) to adjust the colors of the image. Normal After Color Matching 5.2.3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images.
5.2.4 Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images. y y y y Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 5.2.5 Scanning B&W images The following options are available for scanning B&W images.
5.2.6 Editing Profiles The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used scan settings into a profile. You can edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them. To add a new profile, 1. 2. Customize your settings. (For example, change your resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or other scan settings.) Click the Image tab and then choose “Profiles” to prompt the “Edit Your Profile” dialog box. 3.
To load a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable profile from the “Profiles” dropdown list box. 2. Your favorable profile will 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. Click “Delete”. A Confirm message “Are you sure you want to delete this profile?” is prompted.
To rename 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 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 include Flatbed, 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.
5.3 The Compression Tab The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology. Move the JPEG Quality slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the level of compression. Note the greater the compression level, the lower image quality. Default is 50%.
The Compression tab dialog box 5-24
5.4 The Color Dropout Tab 5.4.1 Color Dropout Selection Color Dropout tab allows you to drop either of the red, blue, or green color in your scanned image. If your image contains red color watermark or background, choose the R (Red) channel then any red watermark or background will be removed. This feature is used to sharpen your text when using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software.
The Color Dropout dialog box 5-26
5.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust your scanned image in the best optimal result. Filter Threshold This value is used to determine the color which 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.
Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: 255 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210 5-28
5.5 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, MultiFeed Detection).
5.5.1 Cropping Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection. Options Description Automatic Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized documents. Fixed to Transport This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged. Use for batches of same-sized documents.
Automatic Multiple This option allows you to place various sized documents such as photos, ID Cards, or business cards on the flatbed (if available) and lets you create multiple individually cropped images in one scan. Note: To correctly create multiple images, please make sure there is at least 12mm (0.5”) of space between each document. The following options are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected.
5.5.2 Other Paper Selection Deskew Use this option to automatically deskew a document. Note: If the skew angle is too great, some of the image may be cut off. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice. Choice: None, US Letter- 8.5”x 11”, US Legal – 8.5” x 14”, ISO A4 – 21 x 29.7 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.
Choose “Unknown Length” if you have a batch of long page document with unknown length. Choose “Enter Length” to enter the length and width of your documents or your desired scan size on documents. This is useful when you have a batch of documents with the same scan size or a batch of same-sized documents. OverScan Overscan allows you to add a specific margin at top and bottom or right and left (Options vary based on the type of scanner) of the edge of the image.
Note: 1 Within the specified timeout period, if you load your document to the feeder, the scanner starts scanning automatically. 2 If your scanner has a flatbed option and you place your paper on the flatbed, after the timeout period, you need to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to start scanning.
5.6 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab Multi-Feed Detection Multi-Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped document that go through the auto document feeder. MultiFeed usually occurs due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electro-statically charged document. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner.
Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being multi-fed. This value indicates the additional length exceeding your scan area. The Display window will show the size of the document as you change the value. A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection. The Additional Length Detection is best used when scanning same-size documents in the auto document feeder.
By Length+Position: When a multi-feed is detected for the first time, the scanner memorizes the length and position of the paper attached to the document. When you perform next scanning, this pattern of multi-feed will be bypassed. To use the intelligent mode, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Choose your desired multi-feed detecting method to bypass by. When multi-feed occurs during scanning, a multi-feed message appears. Press the Scan button on the scanner.
Detection Area This option allows you to specify a multi-feed detection area. To specify a multi-feed detection area, 1. Choose Disable from the Intelligent Mode. The Detection Area will be enabled. 2. Choose Inside the Range or Outside the Range. The detection area will be highlighted. 3. Drag your mouse pointer on the top or the bottom of the detection area to specify your area in the display window. Or you may use the up and down arrow key of the Top and Bottom to change its size.
Detection Area: Outside the Range, Box, Top: 3”, Bottom: 7” 5-39
Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. There are two options available if Multi-Feed is detected. z Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed If this is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder and display the following Warning dialog box if multi-feed is detected. Action: 1.
z Multi-Feed Alarm If a wave file is added, the scanner will make a sound alarm if multi-feed is detected yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” has not been selected, the scanner will continue to scan till the end of your document. Action: 1.
5.6.1 Relative to Document Relative to Document: (used for batches of same-sized documents) This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and deliver these images in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the document in color to save storage space. This is useful for documents where a photograph or signature appears in a consistent area on the document such as resumes, and so on.
3. Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window. A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan size your have just selected. The Image Selection Box The selected image A black rectangular box 4. Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area. The Preview Image The Preview Button 5. Select image type from the Image Selection box. The selected image will appear in highlighted color. (For example, Front Color) 6.
A Cross Sign 7. 8. The Relative Area Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to scan the entire document. Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes. (See the result in below.
5.7 The Preview Tab The Preview tab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan) your image before final scan. This preview image lets you allocate 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.
5.8 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings.
Flip Side Rotation Select “fanfold” to rotate the image of the reverse side to 180 degrees. This is applied 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.
Rotate Image Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise), 90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°, Auto based on contents, Auto rotate every even page. Original Rotate 90°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 contents. Auto rotate every even page: Automatically rotate 180° on every even page.
Blank Page Removal Check if you wish to remove the blank page 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.
Image Control Option Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right and left side of your image.
Despeckle Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of a scanned image. Remove unwanted speckles provides a cleaner image for OCR (Optical Character Recognition) 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.
Note: • The function is currently available for Black and White image only. • To scan at rated speed, it is recommended to set the noise radius up to 10 pixels.
Background Setting This option allows you to set your scan background. Choice: White Background, Black Background.
5.9 The Setting Tab The Setting tab allows you to 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.
Cache Mode: None, Page Number, Memory Size. This option allows you to assign a specified memory size from the available RAM to process the image data. By specifying a smaller memory size, you can free more memory for other applications you are running. By specifying a larger memory size, you can have more memory to process the image 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.
Show Warning Message Check to show the 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.
5.10 The Imprinter Tab The Imprinter tab allows you to print alphanumeric characters, date, time, document count and custom message on your scanned image if digital imprinter is selected or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected. Choice: External Imprinter, Digital Imprinter. If you have installed an external imprinter, choose external imprinter. If you do not have an imprinter, choose digital imprinter.
Contents Print All Custom Counter Date/Time Custom Font Check Print All to automatically print the text at all pages of your documents. Uncheck Print All to print the text for the first page of your documents only. Enter your custom text to be included in your print string. Show the document count for the scan session. This value is increased sequentially by the scanner. Choose if you wish to include the date and time in your print string.
String Orientation Choice: Normal, Rotated (180 degrees) Delay Choose the position of the print string. Move the slider from 1 to 5000. Default: 300. This feature is available only if an external imprinter is installed. Print Position Choose the position of your printed string. Choice: Top, Middle, Bottom, Custom. If Custom is selected, enter the X and Y offset value to specify the position.
5.11 The Information Tab The Information tab displays the following system 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:\AVxxx) will be generated. Please send this file to the nearest service center for trouble shooting.
The “Reset Pad Count” button： After scanning approximately 50,000 pages (the number varies based on type of scanner) through the Auto Document Feeder (ADF), the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the ADF pad with a new one. (Please refer to the manual for proper replacing procedure.) For ordering the ADF pad, please consult your nearest dealer.
User’s Manual 6. Using the Buttons in PC Mode To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install the Button Manager. To ensure the Button Manager work properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver. 6.1 Installing Button Manager Installing the Button Manager is easy. Insert the supplied CD to your CD-ROM drive and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of the Button Manager.
This indicates the scanner model The Function Icon (The number of function icons vary based on type of scanner.) The Button Icon 3. The Button Panel The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons. Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The Button Properties window appears. Click to select options or setting. The button number and name. The scan settings for the selected button. The file format of the scanned image. (*The options vary based on type of scanner.
The default setting is indicated in highlighted color. If you wish to change the setting, use this window to reset the setting for the file format, destination application, or other scan settings. See “Configuring the Button” in the subsequent section to reset the settings. 4. 6.3 Click the OK button to leave the window.
3. Use the Up or Down Arrow key to select your desired button name and function. The Up and Down Arrow Key 4. Check the “Button Function” box. 5. Click the “Apply” and then the “OK” button to complete and leave the Button Properties dialog box.
6.4 Adding A New Destination Application The Button Manager allows you to add your own software applications as a destination for your scanned image. To add a new destination application, 1. From the Button Properties window, click Add/Delete. The Application Manager window appears. 2. Choose Add in the Application Manager window to prompt the Add A New Application window. From the Add A New Application window, follow these steps. 3. Step 1: Enter or select the path to the new application.
4. 5. The new application will then be shown in List of All Applications in the Application Manager window. Choose the new software application and click Add to include it to List of Applications for the Button #. Click Add to include the new application to the specific button. 6. 7. Click OK to return to the Button Properties window. Choose the new application as your destination application in the Button Properties window and click OK or Apply.
6.5 Scanning From One Touch of the Button 1. Insert document to the scanner. 2. Choose the button on the Button Panel to send the scanned image to your specified destination. The selected button will be highlighted. (For example, if you want to scan with button #4, which open Microsoft Paint and display the scanned image in the main window of Microsoft Paint, button #4 on the screen will be highlighted.) 3. Press the Scan button on scanner. 4.
User’s Manual 7. Scanning Documents to Your iPad or SmartPhone 7.1 Scanning photos to iPad With this scanner, you can scan your documents and import the scanned images to your iPad. To scan photos to your iPad, Important! Since the scanner is a USB device, please first make sure you have an iPad camera connector which is included in the iPad Camera Connection Kit. The iPad camera connector offers a USB adapter that plugs into the dock connector. 1.
4. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied mini USB Y cable to the mini USB port at the scanner and the other end to the camera connector. Camera connector (Power) iPad (Data) USB Cable 5. Turn on your iPad. 6. Insert your documents to the feeding slot of the scanner. The scanner begins scanning. 7. The thumbnail of the scanned images will be displayed in the Camera tab in the Photo application of your iPad.
8. Choose “Import” to import and organize the scanned images into the albums of your iPad. Notes: • If the scanned images have not been displayed in your iPad, try to turn off and on your iPad to try again. • The product also supports a variety of Android pads in the market. This means you can scan your documents directly to any pad that run Google’s operating system, Android. The operating steps are similar with “Scanning Photo to iPad” described in this section.
7.2 Scanning documents to a SmartPhone 1. Unplug a memory card to your scanner and turn on your scanner by turning the POWER knob to “1” ~ “5”. 2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB Flash Drive port marked with a USB icon on your scanner and connect the other end to your SmartPhone. 3. On the screen of your SmartPhone, an enquiring of your connection type will be prompted. 4. Choose “mass storage device” on your SmartPhone. 5. Insert your documents to the feeding slot of the scanner.
7.3 Scanning documents to a Macintosh computer 1. Insert a memory card to your scanner. 2. Turn the POWER knob to “1” ~ “5” to turn on your scanner. 3. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied USB Y cable to the mini USB port at the back of the scanner. Connect the other end to the USB port on your Macintosh computer. 4. Insert your documents to the feeding slot of the scanner. The scanner begins scanning and save the images to the memory card. 5.
User’s Manual 8. Maintenance 8.1 Calibrating the scanner If the scanned image looks fuzzy or there are strange stripes on it, the scanner may need calibrating in order for the sensor to resume its original precision. To calibrate the scanner: 1. Make sure your SC card or USB flash drive is inserted in the scanner. 2. Move the operation mode to the “SD/Flash” mode as indicated. 3. Press the POWER knob to “6”. The System LED blinks in green color in a few seconds.
4. Insert the supplied calibration chart to the feeding slot in 5 seconds, as shown below: Note: Please hold only the bottom-right and bottom-left corner of the calibration chart with two hands as illustrated. Do not touch the rest areas. 5. The scanner starts calibrating. After calibration is finished, the system LED will be lit in green solidly. 6. Turn off and then turn on your scanner to reset the scanner. Note: Keep the calibration chart clean.
8.2 Cleaning the scanner glass The glass in the scanner should be cleaned periodically. If debris is present, the scanned image may have streaks or scratches. To clean the scanner glass, 1. Turn the scanner off by turning the POWER knob to “OFF”. 2. Turn the scanner to its back side. 3. Wet the supplied cleaning swab with some isopropyl alcohol (95%). 4. Release the glass by pressing the button on the right side with your right hand.
5. Remove the cleaning swab from the scanner. 6. Repeat step 3 and step 4 for five or six times consecutively. 7. Remove the supplied cleaning swab, store it in a safe place and protect it from dust.
User’s Manual 9. Troubleshooting If you have problems with the operation of the product, please check the following troubleshooting hints. 9.1 Questions in “Scan to SD/Flash” Mode Question: There are strange lines on the scanned image, or the image is not clear. Answer: Check the following: • Are there scratches on the original, or is the original clean? Remove any stains or dust from the original before scanning.
Question: Answer: The System LED blinks rapidly and no scan is possible. Check the following: • Is the memory card inserted properly into the memory card slot? Re-insert the card and try again. • Is the SD card locked (set to writeprotect)? Unlock the card. • Is the memory card full? The indicator blinks when the free space on the memory card is below 1MB. Use another card if necessary. • Make sure the memory cards are in FAT or FAT32 file formats only, not NTFS or any other file format.
9.2 Questions in “Scan to PC” Mode Question: Answer: The scanned image always comes out to be too dark. 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 original. Answer: Increase the Brightness or adjust the Threshold setting to adjust the line art image.
9.3 The System LED light pattern In the “SD/Flash” mode, the System LED light patterns represent the following status: Light Steadily on in green color Description The scanner is ready for use. Blinks in red color continuously 2 Blinks in red color 3 Blinks in red color Initializing system and memory card. Please wait until the initialization process is complete before using the scanner. Busy scanning and storing image files.
User’s Manual 10. Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Specification Scanning Technology CIS (Contact Image Sensor) Acceptable paper size 2”x 2” ~ 8.5” x 11.
Battery Durability 300 pages (A4, color) Weight 700 g Dimensions (WxDxH) 290 x 68 x 51 mm (11.4 x 2.7 x 2.0 in) Paper Thickness Up to 0.
