Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner User's Guide ® for Windows
Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner User’s Guide FOR WINDOWS
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2006 Visioneer, Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. The OmniPage Pro brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. Kofax VRS is a copyright of Kofax Image Products. QuickScan is a trademark and ISIS is a registered trademark of Captiva Software Corporation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS i TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Selecting Options for the OneTouch Properties Window . . . . . 56 Creating a New Scan Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Editing or Deleting Scan Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Configuring Before Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) . . . . . . . . 78 Scanning with sPDF or nPDF and Searching for Text . . . . . . . . 86 Scan and Burn to a CD . . . . . . . . . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS iii Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Cleaning the Scanner Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Cleaning the Automatic Document Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Replacing the ADF Pad Assembly . . .
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WELCOME Your new Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner can quickly scan single-sided or double-sided stacks of color and black-and-white documents, up to 11.7" x 17" with the Automatic Document Feeder and up to 11.69" x 16.53" (A3 paper) on the Flatbed Glass. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Before proceeding, check the contents of the box. If items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.
2 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER Scanner cover Document pad Glass Reference frame Paper stop Paper guide extension Paper guides Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) ADF cover release Scanner lock Status lights Power switch Power jack USB port ADF port ADF cable
THE VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER Scanner cover—Protects the document from light and contamination during scanning. Close the cover to put a stack of documents in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF). Document pad—Holds documents in place on the scanner glass. Glass—Documents are placed face down, aligned at the arrow symbol. Reference frame—Marks on the border of the glass show where to align various paper sizes. Paper stop—Holds documents in place as they are ejected from the Automatic Document Feeder.
4 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE WHAT YOU NEED An IBM-compatible Pentium PC, or AMD equivalent with: ■ A CD-ROM drive ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ■ Microsoft Windows operating system: 2000 (Service Pack 4) or XP (Service Pack 1 and 2) ■ A minimum of 512 MB (megabytes) of internal memory (RAM) ■ 200 MB minimum of free hard disk space A VGA Monitor The recommended settings for your monitor are: ■ High Color (16-bit) or True Color (24-bit or 32-bit) ■ Resolution set
BEFORE YOU BEGIN 5 Installation Installation is a quick, four-step process: 1. Assemble the scanner 2. Install the software 3. Connect the power supply 4. Connect the USB cable and turn on the power BEFORE YOU BEGIN Please make sure of the following before you begin installation: ■ If your computer has AntiVirus or AntiSpyware software running, you may see messages during installation asking you to allow the installation to proceed.
6 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STEP 1: ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER To assemble the scanner: 1. Remove all shipping tape from the top and bottom of the scanner. 2. Holding the top with two hands, carefully lower it onto the Flatbed so the two hinges slide into their slots. 3. Remove any protective foam from the ADF Cover Release, then press the ADF Cover Release and open the Automatic Document Feeder cover. ADF Cover Release 4.
STEP 1: ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER 5. Flip the Paper Guide up to reveal the two legs folded into the bottom of the tray. 6. Swing out the legs, then lower the Paper Guide Tray so the legs fit into their slots. 7. Flip up the Paper Guide Extension to fully extend it.
8 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 8. Slide the Scanner Locking Tab to its unlocked position. Note: The Locking Tab protects the scanner’s scan head by holding it securely in position. Lock the scanner when transporting it from one location to another, but remember to unlock it before scanning. The scanner will not scan when locked. 9. Plug the ADF cable into the ADF port. Make sure the ADF cable is securely plugged into the port.
STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 9 STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE Note: The software is on the two CD’s you received with your scanner. Please be sure to install from Disc 1 first. To install the software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other applications are running. 2. Insert Disc 1 into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Installation menu automatically opens. Note: If the CD does not start, check the following: ■ Make sure you have inserted Disc 1.
10 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. On the Installation menu, select Install Products. 4. Make sure the boxes for Scanner Driver and OmniPage Pro® are checked.
STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 11 Note: The OmniPage Pro software is required for installation and provides extensive Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities for your scanner software. It also adds special formats to the scanner’s OneTouch 4.0 software for creating searchable PDF files (known as sPDF and nPDF).
12 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The next window lists the choices of the drivers that you can install for your scanner. Note: Some of the options listed in this window may not be available when you purchase your scanner. Please visit our web site at: www.visioneer.com for the latest updates. 10. Select the option you want.
STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 13 ■ TWAIN only—The TWAIN driver is installed without the OneTouch 4.0 software or the ISIS driver. You can use the Visioneer TWAIN driver to scan from TWAIN applications. You will not be able to use the Scan button on the scanner. ■ ISIS only—The ISIS driver is installed. You can use applications that use the ISIS driver, such as QuickScan. You will not be able to use the Scan button on the scanner. You will not be able to use the Visioneer TWAIN driver.
14 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The driver installation will now begin. 13. STOP when you see the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Do NOT click OK yet. Leave the window open and proceed to “Step 3: Connect the Power Supply” on page 15. Reminder: If your computer is running AntiVirus or AntiSpyware software, you may see messages asking you to allow the installation. Select the option to allow the installation to proceed.
STEP 3: CONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY 15 STEP 3: CONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY Connect the power supply and power cord, and plug the power supply into an electrical outlet. To connect your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner: 1. Plug the power supply into the power port on the scanner. Note: Only use the power supply [model number: 077-242090-I3 (YC-1050CAN1352PR)] included with your scanner. Connecting any other type of power supply may damage your scanner, and will void its warranty. 2.
16 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STEP 4: CONNECT THE USB CABLE AND TURN ON THE POWER The Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for USB port locations. Note: You can connect the scanner to your computer while the computer is running. You do not have to shut down your computer. 1. Remove any protective tape from the USB cable. 2. Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the scanner and then into a USB port on the computer.
STEP 4: CONNECT THE USB CABLE AND TURN ON THE POWER 17 Note: If you have not installed the scanner driver, unplug the USB cable from the computer and install the software now. When the driver installation is complete, a message tells you when to connect the scanner. 3. Turn on the power switch, located on the back of the scanner to the left of the power port. The status light comes on and flashes indicating that the scanner is receiving power.
18 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Your computer then recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appropriate software to run the scanner. The scanner’s status light is green when the scanner and computer are communicating properly. Do not proceed until you receive a message that your computer has found the new hardware, or updated the driver database. If your computer is running Windows XP, you will see the following message. 4.
STEP 4: CONNECT THE USB CABLE AND TURN ON THE POWER 19 6. Click Close on the Installation Complete window to close and exit the software installer. If you selected OmniPage Pro for installation, a window tells you to insert the second CD to install it. Note: OmniPage Pro is required for your scanner to have its full range of features. Please make sure to install OmniPage Pro before scanning.
20 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE To install OmniPage Pro: 1. Click Exit Disc 1 and remove Disc 1 from the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert Disc 2 into the CD-ROM drive. The OmniPage Pro Installation menu opens automatically. If it does not open, see the note on page 9. 3. Select Install OmniPage Pro. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to install OmniPage Pro. 5. When installation is finished, remove Disc 2 and store it in a safe place. 6.
STEP 4: CONNECT THE USB CABLE AND TURN ON THE POWER 21 ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR YOUR SCANNER Your scanner includes free, additional applications on the installation CD. Note: Some of the software listed in this window may not be available when you purchase your scanner. To install the additional applications: 1. Return to the Installation window and select the additional applications you want to install on your computer. Please visit our web site at: www.visioneer.com for the latest updates. 2.
22 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. When installation is finished, return to the Installation window and click Main Menu. 5. On the Main Menu, click User Guides.
STEP 4: CONNECT THE USB CABLE AND TURN ON THE POWER 23 The Visioneer User Guides window opens. Use this window to view and save the User Guides you want. The User Guides are in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF format. The CD also includes a free copy of Acrobat® Reader® in case your computer does not have it already installed. The Scanner Readme file is in HTML format and will open in any standard browser. If you need to, click Acrobat Reader to install it now. Follow the instructions on the installation windows.
24 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE REGISTER YOUR SCANNER AND CHECK FOR UPDATES Registering your scanner is important as it provides you with access to our free telephone support service. Registration also gives you free access to software updates for your scanner. To register your scanner: 1. Right-click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification Area (at the bottom right corner of the screen). 2. Choose Check for Online Updates from the pop-up menu. The OneTouch Icon. 3.
SCANNING 25 Scanning SCANNING If you selected the recommended Full Install option for your scanner’s driver (see page 12), you have several different options to scan with your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner. Each method scans equally well, so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning. ■ OneTouch—Open the OneTouch Panel and window, adjust the scan settings if you want, put the document in the scanner, and then click the icon on the OneTouch Panel.
26 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING BASICS You can use your Visioneer Patriot 780 to scan a single page, or stacks of documents using the Automatic Document Feeder. Note: Always remove any staples or paper clips from documents before inserting them into the scanner. Staples and paper clips can jam the feed mechanism and scratch the internal components. Also remove any labels, stickers, or Post-It™ notes that may come off during the scanning process and get stuck in the scanner.
SCANNING BASICS 27 3. You can load the documents into the Automatic Document Feeder in either orientation—that is, with either their long sides or short sides (known as Landscape or Portrait orientation) into the ADF. For Simplex (one-sided) scans, load the documents face up. For Duplex (two-sided) scans, the documents can be face up or down because both sides are scanned. Landscape Orientation. Portrait Orientation. 4.
28 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING A SINGLE PAGE Although you can use the Automatic Document Feeder to scan a single page, you can also just put the page on the glass and scan. 1. Remove any paper in the Automatic Document Feeder. The scanner automatically detects if paper is in the Automatic Document Feeder and will scan pages in it. You must remove these pages prior to scanning if you want to scan from the Flatbed. 2. Lift the scanner cover and place the page on the glass. 3.
SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL 29 SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL Scanning from the OneTouch Button Panel is an easy, 1-2-3 step process. 1. Load the documents into the Automatic Document Feeder, or place a single document on the Flatbed glass and close the cover. The OneTouch Icon. 2. Click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows System Tray (at the bottom right corner of the screen). The OneTouch Panel opens. Click the button you want to use to scan.
30 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE When scanning is finished, the images are sent either to the selected Destination Application from the OneTouch utility, or to a folder for storing scanned documents. Note: To check the scan settings before you start scanning, see the next section, “Check the Scan Settings Before Scanning.” To Cancel scanning, click the Cancel button. To pause the scanning, click the Pause button. It will change to a Continue button.
SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL 31 CHECK THE SCAN SETTINGS BEFORE SCANNING The OneTouch Icon. 1. Click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows System Tray (at the bottom right corner of the screen). The OneTouch Button Panel opens. 2. Right-click the button you want to check. Right-click the button to see its scan settings. The OneTouch Properties window opens for you to view and change the settings before scanning. This sample shows the current description of Button 2.
32 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The OneTouch Button Panel also opens with the description of the selected settings. The icon indicates the Destination Application for this setting. Your document will be scanned with these settings. To Refresh the OneTouch 4.0 settings, click the Refresh button. If you make changes in the OneTouch Properties window, then click the Apply button, the information in the OneTouch panel will update to show the new settings. 3.
SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL 33 USING THE ONETOUCH PANEL The OneTouch Panel is your on-screen control for the scanner. The OneTouch Panel also shows information about the scanner and its settings. 1. To open the OneTouch Button Panel, click the OneTouch icon. It is located in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right corner of the screen. The OneTouch Button Panel opens at its Button View, which shows the on-screen scanning buttons. The Button View. 2.
34 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. From the Hardware View and Detail View, click the green arrow to return to the Button View. You can also click on the hardware icon to return to the Button View. 5. To cycle through the nine buttons, click the arrows on the right side of the panel. Click these arrows to cycle through the 9 buttons. 6. To close the OneTouch Button Panel, click its close button.
SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL 35 THE DEFAULT ONETOUCH SETTINGS ON YOUR SCANNER When you receive your scanner, its settings are preconfigured to scan items for various basic tasks, such as email or fax, then send the scanned image to an appropriate, preselected Destination Application. The following table shows these factory-default settings. You can change any of these settings.
36 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS Each OneTouch button configuration consists of a Destination Application, a Scan Configuration, and a Document Format. The OneTouch Properties window is where you select these three elements for a button. To open the OneTouch Properties window: 1. Click the OneTouch icon. It is located in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right corner of the screen. 2. Right-click a button on the OneTouch Button Panel.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 37 ABOUT THE ONETOUCH PROPERTIES WINDOW The OneTouch Properties window is where you can select new settings for the buttons. The OneTouch Properties window also contains special scanning features such as scanning and burning to a CD, scanning and converting text directly into an HTML web page, and scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that turns a scanned image into text that you can edit.
38 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The settings on the OneTouch Properties window are: Select Destination—The list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. To configure the list of available applications, click the Options tab at the top of the dialog box and select the desired options. See “Selecting Options for the OneTouch Properties Window” on page 56 for more information. To make sure all of your computer’s Destination Applications are linked to OneTouch 4.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 39 Note: Use Configure Before Scan to set the scanning mode before scanning. See “Configuring Before Scanning” on page 76. You can also click the Edit button or double click the configuration to see more detailed information about the selected configuration. Select Format and Page(s)—A set of file formats for the scanned image for the selected button. The formats are based on the type of Destination Application you select.
40 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SELECTING NEW SETTINGS FOR A BUTTON For each of the nine OneTouch buttons, you can select a new Destination Application, Scan Configuration, and Document Format. Click these arrows to see the properties for the button whose settings you want to change. Select a software application as the destination to send scanned documents. Select a format for the scanned image. Select a configuration for scanning the item. To select new settings for the scanner: 1.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 41 3. From the Select Configuration list, select a scan configuration. To scan in color, select one of the configurations indicated by the small color icon, such as the Color Document configuration. The scan configuration list is preset for the application you select in the Select Destination list. If you select a different application, the configurations are for that application. However, you can create your own scan configurations as well. 4.
42 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SETTING DESTINATION APPLICATION PROPERTIES The different types of Destination Applications have various properties that you can select. 1. On the OneTouch Properties window, click a Destination Application. 2. Click the Properties button. Click a Destination Application. Click the Properties button. A OneTouch 4.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 43 TEXT DOCUMENTS PROPERTIES These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel®, and the other applications indicated by their icons in the list. The properties apply to the OCR settings for the applications. 1. Click in the OCR settings boxes for the options you want. The options will apply to all the applications in the group.
44 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The Add Text Based Link dialog box opens. 3. Click Browse to find the application you want to add to the list. When you select the application using the Browse button, steps 1 and 2 on the dialog box are automatically filled in, and the application icon appears in step 3. 4. Select the icon in Step 3 of the dialog box. That is the icon that will appear in the OneTouch Destination List. 5.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 45 IMAGE DOCUMENTS PROPERTIES These properties apply to the OmniPage Pro software that you received with your scanner, plus Microsoft Paint and other image processing applications. 1. Click in the Color document handling settings boxes for the options you want. The options will apply to all the applications in the group. Convert Bitmaps using Screen Resolution—Use this option to ensure that an image will fit on the computer’s screen.
46 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. See the steps on page 43 to add an application to the list. 3. Click OK. 4. Click Refresh on the OneTouch Properties window. 5. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window. STORAGE PROPERTIES These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer to Storage.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 47 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 folders are created for each month and week so you can keep track of when you scanned the documents. 2.
48 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE EMAIL PROPERTIES These properties apply to email applications so you can specify the folder for documents that you will attach to an email message. Microsoft Outlook® will accept direct attachment of documents to a blank email message as soon as scanning is finished, but other email applications may not.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 49 3. If you need to change your email client, or any other internet options, click the Internet Options button. The Windows Internet Options Control Panel opens. Click the Programs tab and choose a new email client from the Email list. These are the standard Windows Internet options. Please see your Windows documentation for more information about Internet options.
50 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SELECTING PAGE FORMAT OPTIONS The Page Format option that you select determines the file format of the scanned document. Appropriate page format options and file types are available for the type of Destination Application selected for the button. The available options are for images and text. Image Formats. Text Formats; sPDF is only one of several text formats available. The Text Formats are for text file types.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 51 The PDF format is often used to create images of text pages. You may want to select PDF as the page format when scanning text pages that do not require OCR processing or other processing. The PDF format is also used to put multi-page documents on web sites as pdf-readable files. As with the JPEG option, the PDF format can be reduced in size or quality.
52 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TEXT FORMATS Selecting the text format option also selects OCR processing as an automatic step for scanning. Therefore, when you scan a document with the text format selected, the text portions of the document are automatically converted to editable text. See “Scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR)” on page 78. Select a text format for documents with text or numbers, such as a business letter, report, or spreadsheet.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 53 To select a file type for the text format: 1. Select the Destination Application. 2. Right-click on the text format icon. A menu opens. The following figure shows samples for different Destination Applications. Example menu for the TEXT format when the Destination Application is Microsoft Word. Example menu for the TEXT format when the Destination Application is a Storage location. 3. Choose the file type that you want for the text format.
54 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Comma Delimited—The .csv file format; used for database or spreadsheet data with fields separated by commas. When the document is converted into editable text by the OCR software, the fields are maintained so you can copy and paste them to a database or spreadsheet application. The .csv format is only available if you have installed OmniPage Pro on your computer. Excel Spreadsheet—The .xls file format used by Microsoft Excel. HTML Document—The .
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 55 RENAMING A ONETOUCH BUTTON The OneTouch buttons have names that identify their pre-set functions, such as OCR and PDF, but you can edit the names. To change the button names: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Using the arrows, choose the button that you want to rename. 3. Select the name’s text and type a new name. Click the arrows to get to the button to rename, then select the name text. Type a new name for the button. 4. Click OK or Apply.
56 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SELECTING OPTIONS FOR THE ONETOUCH PROPERTIES WINDOW The OneTouch Options determine the types of Destination Applications available for a button, as well as the location of the files of your scanned items. To select options: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the Options tab. Options tab. 2. Click the menu arrow and choose the button for new options. 3. Select options as described below.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 57 Select Destinations—Select this option to individually choose the types of applications to include in the list of Destination Applications. Check the boxes for the type of application to include. ■ Document Management includes applications for processing and keeping track of your scanned documents. ■ Image Editors include Microsoft Paint and other drawing and graphics applications.
58 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Create copies of scanned documents—Sometimes the image of a scanned document is only saved as a temporary file until its Destination Application is finished using it. In those cases you may want an additional, permanent copy saved on your hard drive. For example, if you scan a picture to an email application, the scanned image is saved as a temporary file, then attached to the email, and the email is sent.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS The following example shows the folders when the selections are Group items by type and Group items by month. 5. Click OK to save the options for the selected button.
60 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CREATING A NEW SCAN CONFIGURATION The scan configurations are where you select the scanning resolution, brightness, mode (color, black&white, or grayscale), and a number of other settings. The Scan Configurations. The Lock Icon. Click New to create a new Scan Configuration. Note the lock icon on the preset configurations. Although you can unlock and edit the preset configurations, we recommend that you leave them locked, and only add new configurations.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 61 buttons set for text editing applications. Thus, you can create specific sets of scan configurations for specific functions and they are listed only when appropriate. 3. Click the New button. If you want to start from the settings of another configuration, select the configuration, then click the Copy button. If the Scan Settings tab is not selected, click it. 4. On the Scan Configuration Properties dialog box, type a name.
62 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 5. Select scan settings for the new scan configuration. Mode—Select a scanning mode: ■ Black&White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. This scan mode produces the smallest file size. ■ GrayScale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. This mode produces an image of up to 256 shades of gray. ■ Color to scan color photographs and other color items.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 63 7. Click the Page Settings tab to select page settings. Click to toggle between inches and millimeters. Size—Click Standard, click the menu arrow and choose a page size from the list. The list includes sizes for both portrait and landscape scanning. Note that you can also use landscape scanning for any size in the menu by clicking the Autorotate 90 option. See the description on page 65.
64 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE When using the AutoCrop to Original option for a single page on the Flatbed Glass, make sure to align the top left corner of the item with the arrows at the top left corner of the Flatbed Glass. When using the AutoCrop to Original option with the Automatic Document Feeder, make sure to adjust the paper guides on the scanner so the page is not skewed when it feeds into the scanner. Skewed pages may not crop properly.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 65 ■ Straighten Image—Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine if a page is skewed, then straighten its image. The scanner detects page edges and can sense when the page is fed through at an angle. However, if the page is fed through at too great an angle, the image may not straighten correctly. In that case, re-scan the page using the paper guides to feed the paper in straight.
66 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE not the red watermark. Color filter applies to Black&White or GrayScale Mode. The original with a red watermark over black text. The scanned item with the red filtered out. 8. Click the Advanced Settings tab. The options of the Advanced Settings tab are for the Color or GrayScale scanning mode.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 67 THE DEVICE SETTINGS TAB A Device Settings tab appears on the Scan Configurations dialog box when your selected Destination Application sends the scanned image to a printer, fax application, or other device. You use the options on the Device Settings tab to select settings for the device. 1. Click on the Device Settings tab.
68 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Collate copies—If you’re printing more than one page, collate the copies. Enter the number of copies in the Copies box. Advanced—Click to see additional settings for the device. The dialog that opens is specific to the device. For example, if the device is your printer, the dialog box is your printer’s setup settings. 2. Click OK or Apply.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 69 1. Click on the Storage Options tab. 2. 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.
70 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING TO MULTIPLE FOLDERS When archiving documents with the Transfer to Storage option, you can scan them to multiple folders. For example, one folder might be for “Business Receipts,” a second folder might be for “Personal Receipts,” and a third folder might be for “Annual Receipts.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 71 5. 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.” 6. Click the Scan Settings, Page Settings, and Advanced Settings tabs, and select the settings you want. 7. Click the Storage Options tab. 8. Click the Browse button. 9. Select the folder you created for storing the scanned documents.
72 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 10. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.” 11. Click Apply. 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.” 13. Make sure to designate separate folders as the Storage Locations for the new configurations.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 73 The new configurations apply to the Transfer to Storage Destination Application. 14. Now click the arrow buttons to select a button for each new configuration. Click Apply to set that button for that configuration. The following examples show that buttons 7 and 8 have been set to scan to each of the new configurations.
74 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Scan to multiple storage folders: 1. Insert the documents you want to scan to multiple storage folders. 2. Open the OneTouch Panel and click the arrows to get to one of the buttons set up for scanning to storage. 3. Click the button on the OneTouch Panel. 4. When scanning is finished, put the next set of documents into the scanner and click the arrows on the OneTouch Panel to get to the next button you have set up for scanning to storage. 5.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 75 EDITING OR DELETING SCAN CONFIGURATIONS Note: Your scanner comes with a number of configurations pre-set at the factory. We recommend that you keep those configurations locked and do not edit or delete them. That way, you will always have the 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.
76 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. To edit the configuration, click the Edit button. The Scan Configuration Properties dialog box opens for that configuration. You can make changes 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.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 77 To configure before scanning: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Select the scan configuration Configure Before Scan. Click the arrows to select the button. Select Configure Before Scan. Right-click on Configure Before Scan to get the menu, and choose the interface to use for scanning. 3. Right-click on Configure Before Scan and choose an interface to use for configuring before scanning.
78 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING WITH OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR) Optical Character Recognition (OCR) converts text and numbers on a scanned page into editable text and numbers. You can then work with the text and numbers to edit, spellcheck, change font or type size, sort, calculate, and so forth. Note: Visioneer recommends that all OCR processing use the original factory settings for OCR scanning that came with your scanner.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 79 3. Click Button 6 (OCR), or if you’ve set up one of the other buttons for scanning with a text format, click it instead. Make sure the Destination Application is set to scan with one of the text formats. Your scanned pages appear in the Destination Application with their text ready for editing and other text processing.
80 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. Right-click on the page format icon to see the menu. 5. Choose OCR Options from the menu. The OmniPage OCR Options window opens with the OCR tab selected. 6. Choose the options you want from the OCR window. Languages in Document—Select the language(s) in the documents to be scanned. These are the languages that will be recognized during the OCR process. For faster and more reliable language recognition, select only the languages in the document.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 81 The dictionary icon indicates a language with dictionary support available. The dictionary is consulted to help in the OCR process. It can also offer suggestions during proofing. User Dictionary—A user dictionary is your personal dictionary with words that you want the OCR proofreading process to recognize as legitimate words. For example, if you scan documents with highly technical terms not found in typical dictionaries, you can add them to your personal dictionary.
82 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Font Matching—Your computer system usually has a number of fonts available for the OCR process to use to recognize text. However, not all of the fonts may be selected for the OCR process. Using Font Matching you can select the fonts on your computer that match the fonts in your documents. Click the Font Matching button to see the Font Matching dialog box. The list on the left are the fonts available on your computer system.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 83 7. Click the Process tab and choose the options from the Process window. When bringing in a new image—Click the menu arrow and select where you want new pages added to your current document. The choices are After last page, After current page, Before current page, and Before first page. Automatically prompt for more pages—Select this option if the document is too big to fit into the scanner’s paper guide.
84 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Retain inverted text—Inverted text is white or pale letters on a black or dark background. Select this option to retain inverted text, deselect it to have inverted text transformed to normal text of black text on a white background. Look for facing pages—Select this option if you want to scan two facing pages of an open book in one step, and then to recognize and store them as two separate pages (as if they had come from two separate scannings).
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 85 Single column no Table—Choose this option if the document contains only one column of text and no tables. Business letters are normally in this form. You can also use this option for documents with words or numbers in columns if you do not want them placed in a table or decolumnized or treated as separate columns.
86 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE True Page (TP)—This output format keeps the original layout of the pages, including columns. This is done with text, picture and table boxes and frames. True page is offered only for target applications capable of handling the formatting. True Page formatting is the only choice for XML export and for all PDF export, except to the file type “PDF Edited”. 9. When you’re finished selecting the OCR options, click OK on the Options window.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 87 3. Select a Destination Application that uses a text format as the page format. 4. Right-click on the text format icon. 5. Choose the Searchable PDF or Normal PDF option for the page format. Note: Not all Destination Applications have the sPDF and nPDF options. Microsoft Word, for example, does not have them as scanning options.
88 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The settings for the button (button 6 in this example) now show your page format selection. The page format icon is now set to the selection from the menu. 6. Choose a Scan Configuration. 7. Click OK. The OneTouch Properties window closes. 8. Now scan with that button and the scanned document will be in the sPDF or nPDF format that was selected for the button. 9. To search for the text, open Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat. 10.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 89 SCAN AND BURN TO A CD If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your scanner onto a CD. This feature is available only on computers running Windows XP. To scan and burn to a CD: 1. Put a blank CD into your computer’s CD Drive. 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 3. Using the arrows, choose a button to use for scanning and burning to a CD. 4. Select Burn to CD as the Destination Application.
90 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 7. 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. 8. Open the OneTouch window and 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. 9. Make sure a CD is in the CD burner. 10. Click the Burn to CD button.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 91 Note: When scanning items to burn to a CD, you should always use one of the factory-set default configurations, or a custom configuration specifically set up for CD burning. 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.
92 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING WITH EVENT FORWARDING If you want to specify an application to use for scanning at the start of the process, you can use event forwarding. The scanner will feed in the first page, but will then stop until you select the application to use. After you select the application, its interface will open and you can use it to continue with the scanning. To scan with event forwarding: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 93 5. Start scanning using the button you selected for event forwarding. A dialog box opens for you to select the application to use for scanning. 6. 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 TWAIN interface.
94 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CREATING AN HTML WEB PAGE FROM YOUR SCANNED DOCUMENTS If you scan a document, whether a single page or multiple pages, you can have the pages converted directly to html formatted pages for posting directly to your web site. Those pages are then viewable by visitors to your web site without the need for any internet plug-ins or other special processing. This is, essentially, from your scanner to a webready format in one automatic step.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 95 6. Click OK. The OneTouch Properties window closes. 7. Now on the OneTouch Button Panel, click Button 8 (Custom) (or if you used another button, click it). When scanning is finished, the document is first converted to editable text using the OCR process, then is converted into an HTML format. Microsoft Internet Explorer then opens showing your converted page. Note: Depending on the complexity of the document, its conversion to the HTML format may take a few moments. 8.
96 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TRANSFERRING SCANNED DOCUMENTS TO STORAGE With the Transfer to Storage scanning process, you can scan documents and save them in a folder in one step. The process is ideal for archiving documents without having to manually save or process them in any other way. If you choose a text format for the file format, the documents are also automatically converted by the OCR process into editable text and numbers before being stored.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 97 Your scanned pages are stored in the location that you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window. Your scanned documents will be stored at the location you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window. Note: The Storage Location shown in the example above is the default place where your scanned documents are stored if you haven’t created any new scanning configurations or selected a new storage location.
98 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TO USE OCR BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO STORAGE If the documents you want to transfer to storage are text documents or spreadsheets, you can have them converted by the OCR process prior to being stored. 1. Open the OneTouch Button panel. 2. Using the arrows on the right side of the panel, scroll to Button 7 (Archive) or any other scanning button set up with Transfer to Storage as one of its Destination Applications.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 99 TO TRANSFER DOCUMENTS TO A SERVER OR MAPPED DRIVE When selecting the storage location for scanned documents, you can select a local folder, or a folder on a server or mapped drive.You select a mapped drive using the Browse button. 1. See “Scanning to Multiple Folders” on page 70 or “Transferring Scanned Documents to Storage” on page 96 for the steps to select the Transfer to Storage options. 2. On either the OneTouch 4.
100 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. Select a storage location on the mapped drive or server for the scanned documents. Servers and mapped drives are represented by an icon that indicates its network connection. Select a mapped drive or server as indicated by the icon. 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.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 101 CHECKING THE HARDWARE AND SETTING THE LAMP POWER SAVING 1. Right-click on the OneTouch icon and choose Show Hardware from the pop-up menu. You can also click the Hardware icon at the top of the OneTouch Button Panel. The Hardware icon. If the Hardware View of the panel is open you can also right-click on the Patriot 780 icon.
102 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE The Hardware Properties dialog box opens and shows information about your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 103 2. Click the Properties button. Your scanner has a built-in power saving feature that is set to power down after 15 minutes of idle time. You can change the time before the scanner powers down, from 1 minute to a maximum of 10 hours. 3. Click the arrows for the Lamp timeout setting and choose a time setting. To turn the lamp on and off manually without turning off power to the scanner, click the Lamp On or Lamp Off buttons.
104 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Scanning with the TWAIN Interface SCANNING WITH THE TWAIN INTERFACE In addition to using the OneTouch Button Panel to scan, you can also scan using the TWAIN interface. Many applications can use TWAIN for scanning. A Note About Your Scanner and the TWAIN standard: TWAIN is a widely recognized procedure that computers use to receive images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices.
SCANNING WITH THE TWAIN INTERFACE 105 THE BASIC STEPS TO OPEN THE TWAIN INTERFACE Each TWAIN-compliant software application has its own specific steps to open the TWAIN interface, but the basic process is the same for most of them. To scan with the TWAIN Interface: 1. Open an application that is TWAIN-compliant. Applications that are TWAIN-compliant include Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word, and many other graphics applications and word processing applications. 2.
106 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS When scanning with TWAIN, you have two interface options: ■ Basic Interface—Use the Basic Interface if you don’t need to make many adjustments to the image before scanning. You can adjust brightness, contrast, resolution, page size, and picture type. You can also choose to scan from the ADF or Flatbed. See “Scanning from the TWAIN Basic Interface” on page 107.
THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS 107 SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN BASIC INTERFACE The Basic Interface can scan a preview of the image so you can adjust its appearance before scanning the final image. After adjusting the appearance, you click the Scan button on the Basic Interface to scan. Click the Advanced Interface button if you would rather scan with the Advanced Interface. To scan from the Basic Interface: 1.
108 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. Choose a page size from the Page Size menu. Note that the menu contains page sizes for the landscape orientation. 5. If you want the final scan to be rotated 90o, click the Autorotate 90 option. Typically you use Autorotate 90 so you can select any of the page sizes from the Page Size menu but scan in landscape orientation instead of portrait. 6. Click the Preview button. The scanner scans the item and displays a preview image.
THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS 109 SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN ADVANCED INTERFACE The Advanced Interface has a wide range of image adjustments for scanning. 1. Open the TWAIN Interface from a TWAIN-compliant application. 2. If the Basic Interface opens, click the Advanced Interface button. The Advanced Interface opens. Choose from this menu to scan from the ADF Simplex (onesided), Duplex (two-sided), or Reflective (from the Flatbed). Click an icon to select a configuration—Color, Grey Scale, or Black&White.
110 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. From the Scan Type menu, choose the option to scan: ■ Auto Document Feeder-Duplex—Scans two-sided documents from the Automatic Document Feeder. ■ Auto Document Feeder-Simplex—Scans one-sided documents from the Automatic Document Feeder. ■ Scan Reflective Using—Scans the document on the Flatbed. 4. Click one of the icons to select a configuration.
THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS 111 8. (optional) To preview the image again, put the document back into the scanner Automatic Document Feeder if you’re scanning from it, and click the Preview button again. Readjust the settings if necessary. 9. When you’re satisfied with the image, load all the documents into the ADF Input Tray and click the Scan button. A scan progress window opens. To Cancel scanning while it is in progress, click the Cancel button on the progress window. 10.
112 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ADJUSTING THE IMAGE WITH THE ADVANCED INTERFACE You can adjust the scan settings on the Advanced Interface to produce the best possible image for the documents you’re scanning. To adjust a setting: 1. On the left side of the Advanced Interface, select a configuration, for example, Color Configurations. 2. Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its corresponding button on the right side of the Advanced Interface.
THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS 113 The following figure shows an example of the Advanced Interface if you click the Scan Size setting in the list, or click the Scan Size button. Click to close the settings panel Note: The information 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.
114 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ADJUSTING THE RESOLUTION Resolution determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. The 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 file sizes. Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work, such as photographs or fine artwork. The following figure shows the resolution options.
THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS 115 To adjust the resolution: 1. To use one of the preset resolutions for typical scanned items, click one of the options in the list. For example, to set the resolution for scanning a business card, select Business Card. That setting is preset to read small print on a typical business card. 2. To set the resolution manually, drag the Resolution slider to the left to decrease the resolution or to the right to increase it.
116 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility. The following figure shows the brightness and contrast options. Contrast is only available for Color and Gray Scale configurations. To adjust the brightness and contrast: 1.
THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS 117 ADJUSTING GAMMA, SATURATION, AND COLOR HUE If you’re using the Color Configuration to scan, you can adjust a group of color settings. Gamma controls the brightness of the color midtones. Saturation is the strength 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.
118 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ADJUSTING INPUT SIZE You can scan documents up to 11.7" x 17" with the Automatic Document Feeder, and up to 11.69" x 16.53" (A3 paper) on the Flatbed Glass, but you can also select other scan sizes, or adjust the input size to scan only specific sections of an image. For 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 TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS 119 Typically you use Autorotate 90 so you can select any of the page sizes from the Input Image Size menu but scan in landscape orientation instead of portrait. On the image example, a dotted outline shows the selected size. The following figure shows an example of a manually selected area. This is the image that appears when scanning is finished. The selected scan area. You can now move or resize the outline to select the specific area you want to scan. 3.
120 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 5. If the dotted line is not exactly where you want it, put the pointer on the line and drag the mouse. 6. If you want to remove the selected area and start over, click Remove on the Scan Info box. Note: Clicking Remove causes the entire image area to be selected. THE RULER UNITS The ruler around the edges of the image help you precisely position a custom sized image. You can change the ruler units to suit the type of measurements you want.
THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS 121 CREATING A NEW ADVANCED INTERFACE PROFILE You cannot change the settings of the preset profiles in the Advanced Interface. However, you can create new profiles and save them for future use. To create a new profile: 1. On the Advanced Interface, select one of the preset profiles, for example, Black&White Configurations/Custom. 2. Adjust the settings as required and then click the Save As button. The Save Profile dialog box opens. 3.
122 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE DISPLAY THE DEVICE CONFIGURATION 1. Click the Device Configuration button on the Advanced Interface. The Device configuration window opens and shows the information about your scanner. See the section “Checking the Hardware and Setting the Lamp Power Saving” on page 101 for more information about the device settings.
SCANNING WITH THE WIA INTERFACE 123 Scanning with the WIA Interface SCANNING WITH THE WIA INTERFACE Microsoft Windows XP includes its own scanning interface—known as Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)—for acquiring images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices. This section shows how to use Microsoft Paint to scan using the WIA interface, but you can use other Windows applications as well.
124 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. From the File menu choose From Scanner or Camera. The Scan using Visioneer Patriot 780 window opens.Use this window to select scanning options and start the scan process. 3. From the Paper Source drop-down list, choose Document Feeder to scan from the Automatic Document Feeder, or Flatbed to scan a from the Flatbed glass.
SCANNING WITH THE WIA INTERFACE 125 4. If you’re scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder, select a paper size from the Page Size list. If you’re scanning from the Flatbed glass, you can change the size of the scanned image after seeing a preview. 5. Click Preview to preview the image before scanning. The image is displayed on the right side of the window. Note: If you preview when scanning a stack of documents, the first page of the stack feeds through the ADF for the preview.
126 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 8. The scanned images will appear in Microsoft Paint (or other WIA application you’re using).
FINE TUNING YOUR SCANS 127 FINE TUNING YOUR SCANS You can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan a particular item. To select the scanner settings before you scan: 9. On the scan window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. The Advanced Properties dialog box opens.
128 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 10. Select the options for scanning. Brightness and Contrast—Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image. The Contrast setting does not apply to the setting Black and White picture or text. Resolution (DPI)—Click the menu arrow and choose 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.
SCANNING WITH THE ISIS INTERFACE 129 Scanning with the ISIS Interface SCANNING WITH THE ISIS INTERFACE The ISIS interface for scanning is available from any OneTouch button that has Configure Before Scan set as the Configuration, and ISIS selected as the interface to use. The interface is also available from ISIS scanning applications. If you are using an ISIS application to scan, please see its User’s Guide for the steps to open the interface.
130 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE When you click the button to scan (Button 9 in this example), the OneTouch ISIS Scan window opens. Use this window to scan from either the ADF or the Flatbed, and to select scanning options then start scanning. To scan with the Automatic Document Feeder: 1. Click the Auto Feed tab at the top of the window. Click the Auto Feed tab. Click a button to choose the type of scan. Click Define to change the scan settings for the selected button.
SCANNING WITH THE ISIS INTERFACE 131 Note: If you preview when scanning a stack of documents, the first page of the stack feeds through the ADF for the preview. After adjusting the scanner settings, replace that page on the stack so it is scanned with the rest of the pages. 5. Click the Define button and adjust the scan settings, if necessary. You can also click one of the other scan type buttons if you would rather scan with it.
132 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE To scan with the Flatbed: 1. Click the Flatbed tab at the top of the window. Click the Flatbed tab. Click a button to choose the type of scan. Click Define to change the scan settings for the selected button. Click Preview to see what the scanned page looks like so you’ll know which scan settings to adjust. Click Scan when you’re ready to scan the page. 2. Click the button most appropriate for the item you’re scanning. 3.
ADJUSTING THE ISIS SCAN SETTINGS 133 ADJUSTING THE ISIS SCAN SETTINGS You can adjust the scan settings for the selected type of scan. Note: Options for the ISIS scan settings that are “grayed out” are not available. Grayed out options are not appropriate for your scanner. To adjust the Color Document, GrayScale, or Text Document settings: 1. Click the Color Document button, the GrayScale Document button, or the Text Document button, then click the Define button.
134 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Page—Click the menu arrow and choose a page size. Your scanner can scan a page up to 11.7" x 17" with the Automatic Document Feeder, and up to 11.69" x 16.53" (A3 paper) on the Flatbed Glass. 2. Click OK. To adjust the Custom Document settings: 1. Click the Custom Document button and click the Define button. The dialog box for Custom settings opens. Mode—Click the arrow and choose a scan mode.
ADJUSTING THE ISIS SCAN SETTINGS 135 24-Bit 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 scan mode options. Dither—Only available if the Mode is Black and White. Click the menu arrow and choose a Halftone option or Diffusion from the list. Halftone—Converts the image so it appears to consist of gray tones.
136 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. To scan only a specific area of the image, click the Area button. The Set Scanning Area dialog box opens. 3. Click in the image and drag a rectangle around the area you want to scan. The boxes to the left show the relative position and size of the selected area. You can now move and resize the rectangle to adjust the specific area to scan. 4. To move the rectangle, put the crosshairs cursor in it, hold down the Ctrl key and drag the mouse.
SCANNING FROM ISIS IN OTHER APPLICATIONS 137 SCANNING FROM ISIS IN OTHER APPLICATIONS You can also use the ISIS interface from the QuickScan software that you received with your scanner, or from other ISIS applications. Note that the ISIS interface for the other applications may vary from the descriptions provided in this User’s Guide. If you open the QuickScan software to scan directly from it, you may see the following warning message: 1. Please disregard this message and click Continue.
138 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Maintenance This section contains information about maintenance, troubleshooting, uninstalling, scanner specifications, and spare parts. CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass. To ensure the best quality scanned item, wipe the scanner glass with a soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE 139 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Regular maintenance of your scanner can help to ensure continual optimal performance. CLEANING THE AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER You may need to clean the ADF feed mechanism if your documents do not feed easily into the ADF, or several feed in at the same time. To clean the ADF: 1. Wet a soft cloth with some Isopropyl rubbing alcohol (95%). 2. Press the ADF cover release to open the ADF cover. 3. Wipe the feed roller from side to side.
140 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE REPLACING THE ADF PAD ASSEMBLY The ADF pad will wear out and is designed to be a user-replaceable part. Problems with documents feeding into the ADF is an indication that the pad is wearing thin. See the “Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner Parts List” on page 148 for ordering information. To replace the ADF Pad assembly: 1. Open the ADF cover. The pad assembly is located inside the ADF. 2.
TROUBLESHOOTING 141 TROUBLESHOOTING In addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the Readme file on your installation CD. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems with the scanner. If you try the troubleshooting procedures described in this section and in the Readme file, and the scanner still has problems, you may have a malfunctioning scanner. Refer to the technical support card that you received with your scanner.
142 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Problem: The installation will not complete successfully. If installation finishes, the scanner’s OneTouch 4.0 options do not seem to work properly. What do I do? A likely cause is that some driver programs are already installed on your computer for another scanner. They are interfering with the installation and OneTouch options, and you need to remove those other drivers and re-install your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner.
TROUBLESHOOTING 143 Problem: The paper jams about halfway through the scan. How can I keep this from happening? Check the flatbed glass to make sure no items are on it when you scan from the ADF. Multiple items placed on the flatbed glass will raise the lid slightly, thus preventing the pages feeding through the ADF from touching the glass. When that occurs, the pages are unable to feed back out of the ADF and the pages can jam. Problem: The motor runs but doesn't feed the paper.
144 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ERROR LIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING CODES NORMAL OPERATION ■ Blinking Green Ready Light: indicates the scanner is waking up from power saving and preparing to scan. ■ Steady Green Ready Light: indicates the scanner is ready to scan. ERROR CODES If your scanner experiences hardware problems, the green Ready Light will turn off and the amber Error Light will blink. The number of blinks indicates the type of error code.
UNINSTALLING YOUR SCANNER 145 UNINSTALLING YOUR SCANNER To uninstall the Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner you remove the OneTouch software. 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. The Add or Remove Programs window opens. 3. Select OneTouch 4.0 then click the Remove button. 4. An “Add or Remove” message box opens and asks if you are sure you want to remove OneTouch 4.0 from your computer. Click Yes. The OneTouch 4.
146 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TO INSTALL ANOTHER DRIVER Before you can install another driver for your scanner, you must remove the currently installed driver first. Then the new driver can be installed. 1. Uninstall the OneTouch 4.0 driver. a. Open the Windows Control Panel. b. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. c. Select OneTouch 4.0 then click on the Remove button. d. An “Add or Remove” message box opens and asks if you are sure you want to remove OneTouch 4.
VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS 147 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Optical resolution Bit depth Maximum item size Minimum item size Scan method ADF specifications Scanning Speed Capacity Paper Thickness Light source Interface Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power adaptor 600 x 1200 dpi 48-bit color (internal) ADF: 11.69" x 17"; Flatbed: 11.69" x 16.53" 4.0" x 6.
148 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER PARTS LIST Please use the following part names and numbers when ordering replacements for your scanner.
INDEX INDEX 24-Bit Color 135 256-Level Gray 134 Comma Delimited 54 components 2 computer specifications 4 Configure Before Scan 76, 129 Contrast 62, 116, 128, 133 csv file format 54 A D Numerics ADF cleaning 139 ADF pad assembly replace 140 Advanced Interface 109 adjust settings 112 new profile 121 profile 121 Advanced Properties 127 aspect ratio 67 Autocrop to Original 63 Autorotate 90 63, 65 AutoRotate image 67 B background color 83 Basic Interface 107 bit depth 147 Black&White 62, 110, 134 blurred
INDEX 150 htm file format 54 HTML Document 54 HTML page 95 HTML Web Page 94 hue 66 N I OCR 11, 52 columns 85 optical character recognition 78 storage 98 tables 85 OCR Dictionary 81 OCR Options 80 OmniPage Pro 11, 45, 54, 78, 79 on/off switch 17 OneTouch Button Panel 29, 31 Button View 33 Detail View 33 Hardware View 33 initial settings 35 names 34, 55 OneTouch icon 29, 31, 33, 36 OneTouch ISIS Scan window 130 OneTouch Properties window 31, 36, 42 options 56, 60 optical character recognition 11 image b
INDEX Resolution 62, 114, 128, 133 Rich Text Format 53 rtf file format 53 ruler units 120 Storage and CD-R/W 57 Storage Properties 46 Straighten Image 65 system requirements 4 S T saturation 66, 117 scan minimum size 27 Scan Configuration 36 Scan Info box 120 scan with event forwarding 92 scanner components 2 connecting 15 locking tab 8 troubleshooting 141 Searchable PDF 54, 86 Select Configuration 38, 41 Select Destination 38, 40, 57 Select Format and Page(s) 39 setup 5 Show All Destinations 56 Show H
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