Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner User's Guide ® for Windows
Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner User’s Guide FOR WINDOWS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS i TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Chapter 1: Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) . . . . . . . . 57 Configure Before Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Scan and Burn to a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Scanning with Event Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Scanning to an HTML Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Transferring Scanned Documents to Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS iii Uninstalling Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome Your new Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner can quickly scan a single-sided or double-sided stack of documents, up to 11.7" x 17", and place their images on your computer. 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 Input tray extension Input tray 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 3 Scanner cover—Covers the scanner glass and must be closed when scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder. Document pad—Holds documents in place on the scanner glass. Glass—Place a document face down to scan. 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. Input tray extension—Unfolds to support various document lengths.
4 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE WHAT YOU NEED IBM-compatible Pentium™ 4 PC, or AMD equivalent with: ■ A CD-ROM drive ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ■ Microsoft® Windows® operating system: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP (Service Pack 2), or Windows Vista The scanner is compatible with Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
DOCUMENTATION 5 DOCUMENTATION The following documentation is provided with your scanner: ■ Quick Install Guide—Abbreviated installation instructions. ■ Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner User’s Guide—Contains detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information. Also on the Installation Disc 1.
6 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Installation Installation is a quick, four-step process: 1. Assemble the scanner 2. Install the software 3. Connect the scanner 4. Register the scanner BEFORE YOU BEGIN Please make sure of the following before you begin installation: ■ The information in this guide may cover software not provided with the scanner you purchased. Disregard any information about the software not applicable to your chosen product. Please visit our web site at www.
STEP 1: UNPACK AND ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER 7 STEP 1: UNPACK AND ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER To unpack the scanner: The scanner is heavy. Two people should unpack, assemble and move the scanner. 1. Carefully remove the scanner top from the shipping box. 2. Set the top on a level surface, making sure that the hinges are not folded under and supporting the weight of the top. 3. Remove all of the shipping tape and foam from the input tray and the scanner lid. 4. Remove the scanner body from the shipping box. 5.
8 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 2. Lower the lid to the scanner body sliding the hinges into place. 3. Press the ADF cover release and open the Automatic Document Feeder cover. 4. Carefully remove any foam particles that may have gotten inside the document feeder, and close the cover.
STEP 1: UNPACK AND ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER 9 5. Lift the input tray up to reveal the two legs folded into the bottom of the tray. 6. Swing out the legs, then lower the tray so the legs fit into the slots in the scanner lid. 7. Flip up the input tray extension to fully extend it.
10 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 8. Plug the ADF cable into the ADF port on the back of the scanner. The ADF will not work if the cable is loose or not plugged in. 9. 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.
STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 11 STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 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 disc does not start, check the following: ■ Make sure the drive’s door is completely shut. ■ Make sure the disc was inserted in the drive in the proper direction (label side up).
12 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 3. On the Installation menu, select Install Products. 4. Make sure the box for Scanner Driver is selected. 5. Click Install Now.
STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 13 The Welcome to the OneTouch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens. 6. Click Next. 7. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree then click Next. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed. The next window lists the choices of the drivers that you can install for your scanner.
14 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 8. Select the option you want then click Next. ■ Full Install (OneTouch, TWAIN and ISIS)—This is the recommended installation. It installs the OneTouch software with the TWAIN and ISIS drivers for scanning from within TWAIN and ISIS applications. ■ TWAIN and ISIS—The TWAIN and ISIS drivers are installed and you can scan from within TWAIN and ISIS scanning applications.
STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 15 10. 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 Scanner”.
16 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STEP 3: CONNECT THE SCANNER To connect the power: 1. Plug the power supply into the power port on the scanner. 2. Plug the power cord into the power supply then into a wall outlet. Note: Only use the power supply (HEG42-240200-7L made by HiTron) included with your scanner. Connecting any other type of power supply may damage your scanner, and will void its warranty. To connect to the computer: 1. Remove any protective tape from the USB cable. 2.
STEP 3: CONNECT THE SCANNER 3. 17 Turn on the power switch, located on the back of the scanner. USB The status light comes on and flashes indicating that the scanner is receiving power. If you are using Windows XP or Windows Vista, and have plugged the USB cable into a USB 1.1 port, an information bubble may open explaining that “A HI-SPEED USB device is plugged into a non-HISPEED USB hub”. Plug the USB cable into a USB 2.0 port (if available) or just disregard the message.
18 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 5. When you’re certain that the software has completely loaded, return to the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. 6. Click OK. If you would like to see a brief example of accessing and navigating the OneTouch software, click on More. When you are done, click on OK. 7. Click Close on the Installation Complete window to close and exit the software installer.
STEP 4: REGISTER YOUR SCANNER 19 STEP 4: REGISTER YOUR SCANNER Registering your scanner is important as it provides you with access to our free telephone support service. Registration also gives you 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.
20 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR YOUR SCANNER Your scanner includes free, additional applications on the installation disc. To install the additional applications: 1. Insert the Installation Disc 1 into the CD-ROM drive. From the disc’s Main Menu click on Install Products. 2. Select the additional applications you want to install, then click Install Now.
ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR YOUR SCANNER 3. 21 Follow the instructions on the screen to install each of the additional products. The following table describes each of the applications available. Software Adobe® Reader® About the Software Adobe Reader is a stand-alone application that you use to open, view, search, and print Adobe PDF® files. The User Guides on your scanner’s Installation Disc are in PDF format and require Adobe® Acrobat® or Adobe® Reader® for you to view and save them.
22 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Installing OmniPage Pro If you selected OmniPage Pro for installation, a window tells you to insert the second Installation Disc to install it. 1. Click Exit Disc 1 to close the disc’s interface. 2. Remove Disc 1 from the CD-ROM drive. 3. Insert Disc 2 into the CD-ROM drive. The OmniPage Pro Installation menu opens automatically. 4. Select Install OmniPage Pro. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install OmniPage Pro. 6.
VIEW AND SAVE THE USER GUIDES 23 VIEW AND SAVE THE USER GUIDES 1. On the Main Menu of Disc 1, click User Guides. 2. The Visioneer user guides window opens, use this window to view and save the user guides. The User Guides are in Adobe® PDF format. The Scanner Readme file is in HTML format and will open in any standard browser. If you need to, click Adobe Reader to install it now. Follow the instructions on the installation windows.
24 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. Return to the Visioneer User Guides window and repeat the process to open, view, and save all the other User Guides you want. ■ The SharePoint Mini-Guide has information about a feature in the OneTouch software to link to Microsoft’s SharePoint application. This brief Mini-Guide explains how to setup the SharePoint link when creating a new scan configuration.
VIEW AND SAVE THE USER GUIDES 25 Scanning Interfaces If you selected the recommended Full Install option for your scanner’s driver (see page 13), you have several different scanning options 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 Button Panel—OneTouch is the main scanning interface for the scanner.
26 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE LOADING DOCUMENTS TO SCAN You can use your Visioneer Patriot 780 to scan a single page or a stack of double-sided pages. The maximum page size is 11.7 x 17 inches for both the Automatic Document Feeder and Flatbed glass. 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.
LOADING DOCUMENTS TO SCAN 3. 27 Load the documents face up with the tops of the pages inserted into the Automatic Document Feeder. Paper can be loaded in either the portrait or landscape direction. 4. Lift the paper stop on the back of the tray to keep documents in the output area after scanning completes. 5. You can now scan using OneTouch or one of the other scanning interfaces. IMPORTANT: Items scanned using the Automatic Document Feeder must be a minimum of 4 x 6 inches.
28 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE FLATBED GLASS 1. Remove any paper from the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF). The scanner automatically detects if paper is in the ADF 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 document face down on the glass. 3. Align the item with the arrow on the reference frame for the size of the page being scanned, then close the cover. 4.
LOADING DOCUMENTS TO SCAN 29 Scanning from OneTouch Based on the recommended Full Install of the scanner driver, your scanner is pre-configured to scan items for various basic tasks, such as email or printing, then send the scanned image to an appropriate, pre-selected Destination Application. You can change any of these settings. Please see “Configuring the OneTouch Buttons” on page 32 for instructions on changing the button settings.
30 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL When you click on a button in the OneTouch button panel, the scanner scans the item, then sends the image to the destination indicated by the button’s icon. The OneTouch Button Panel is your on-screen set of controls for the scanner. From the panel you can scan, access the hardware settings for your scanner, and configure the OneTouch buttons. 1.
SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL 31 FEATURES OF THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL Click on the OneTouch icon to open the panel. The Title Bar The Button View The Detail View The Hardware View The Title Bar ■ Green arrows—click to cycle through the panel’s three views. ■ Scanner icon—click to open the scanner’s hardware properties. ■ Red “X”—click to close the OneTouch panel. The Button View ■ Left-click on a Destination Application icon to start scanning.
32 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s OneTouch software configures each button with appropriate settings. Each OneTouch button configuration consists of a Destination Application, a Scan Configuration, and a File 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. 2.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 4. Click on OK to save the changes and close the window. 5. Place a page in the scanner. 6. Press the scanner button, or click on the Destination Application icon on the OneTouch Panel. 7. The scanner starts scanning and sends the image to the Destination Application or location, with the File Format and Scan Configuration, you specified. ONETOUCH PROPERTIES OPTIONS Click these arrows to see the properties for the button whose settings you want to change.
34 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Select Destination—The list of destinations that OneTouch can send a scanned image to. Select the destination you want OneTouch to send the scanned image to. Select Configuration—The list of available Scan Configurations for the selected button. The configuration’s basic settings include: scanning mode, resolution (dpi), page size, brightness (Br), and contrast (Cr). To see a selected Scan Configuration’s settings, click its icon.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 35 Select Format—A set of file formats for the scanned image. The formats are based on the type of destination you select. This example shows the formats that apply to Microsoft Outlook and Transfer to Storage. OTHER OPTIONS IN THE ONETOUCH PROPERTIES WINDOW Options tab—Displays a window for selecting OneTouch Properties options. See “Selecting OneTouch Properties Options” on page 48.
36 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. Click New to create a new Scan Configuration. 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Scroll through the applications in the Select Destination list and click the type of application for which you want to create a new Scan Configuration. 3.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 37 THE SCAN SETTINGS TAB Type a new name for the configuration. Select the scan mode and drag the slider to set the resolution. Click the lock icon to unlock the configuration. Click the key icon to lock the configuration. You cannot save changes to a configuration that is locked. Drag the sliders to set the Brightness and Contrast. On the Scan Configuration Properties dialog box, type a name for the new configuration.
38 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE PAGE SETTINGS TAB Click the Page Settings tab to select options applicable to how you want the image to appear after scanning. Click to toggle between inches and millimeters. Size—Input the page dimensions of the items you will be scanning. ■ Standard—Choose a pre-defined page size from the list. Note that you can also use landscape scanning for any size in the menu by clicking the Autorotate 90 option.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS ■ 39 Straighten Image—Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine if a page is skewed, then straighten its image. However, if the page is fed through at too great of an angle, the image may not straighten correctly. In that case, re-scan the page making sure that the paper guides are against the edge of the paper. ■ Invert Image—Only available for Black&White Mode, this option reverses the black and whites of an image.
40 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE ADVANCED SETTINGS TAB The options of the Advanced Settings tab are for the Color or Grayscale scanning modes. Drag the sliders to the left or right to change the color settings. As you do, the image changes to show the effects of the new settings. ■ Color Saturation—is the strength or purity of a color. ■ Hue—is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image. ■ Gamma—is the tone curve and the starting point for image enhancement.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 41 THE DEVICE SETTINGS TAB A Device Settings tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when your selected Destination Application is a printer or fax application. Fit to page, reduce image if necessary—If the scanned image is too big to be printed or faxed on a single page, the image will automatically be reduced to fit the page.
42 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE STORAGE OPTIONS TAB (ARCHIVE) A Storage Options tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when the selected Destination Application is Transfer to Storage. See “Transferring Scanned Documents to Storage” on page 65 for instructions on using the Transfer to Storage destination. 1. Click on the Storage Options tab. 2. Click the Storage Layout options you want.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 43 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 re-install your scanner driver. To edit or delete a scan configuration: 1.
44 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SELECTING FILE FORMAT OPTIONS The available file formats are based on the Destination Application you have selected to receive the scanned images. Text Formats; TEXT is only one of several text formats available. This icon will show N/A if no OCR software is installed. Image Formats The Text Formats are for text file types and are selectable by right-clicking on the text format icon.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 45 IMAGE FORMATS Select an image file format for photos, artwork or other documents that you want to save as images. BMP and TIFF are standard image file formats generally used if you want to do additional image processing, such as photo touch-up or color correction. Both of those file formats tend to be larger than the JPEG format when scanning in color.
46 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. The text file formats are only available if the OneTouch OmniPage Module or OmniPage Pro software is installed on your computer.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 47 Simple Text—The .txt file format. Text with no formatting; used by the standard Microsoft Notepad application. Rich Text Format—The .rtf file format. Text that retains formatting when converted. Available with Microsoft WordPad and Word. Word Document—The .doc file format used by Microsoft Word. Comma Delimited—The .csv file format; used for database or spreadsheet data with fields separated by commas.
48 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SELECTING ONETOUCH PROPERTIES OPTIONS The OneTouch Options determine the types of Destination Applications available for a button. There are also settings on the Options tab that are global to all OneTouch buttons. To select options: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the Options tab. Options tab 2. Click the menu arrow next to Select Button and choose the button for setting new options. 3.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 49 Destination Categories: 4. ■ Document Management applications, such as Nuance PaperPort®, that are for processing and keeping track of your scanned documents. ■ Image Editors include Microsoft Paint and other drawing and graphics applications. ■ Text Editors include Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and other word processing and spreadsheet applications. ■ PDF applications are for documents scanned to PDF format.
50 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SETTING DESTINATION APPLICATION PROPERTIES The different types of Destination Applications have various properties that you can set. On the OneTouch Properties window, select a Destination Application then click the Properties button. Select a Destination Application. Click the Properties button TEXT DOCUMENTS PROPERTIES These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel®, and other text editing applications.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 51 Click in the OCR settings boxes for the options you want. ■ Always send a file, even when no text was found—The scanned file is sent to the application even if the image does not appear to contain text. ■ Show message if text recognition failed—A message will open on the screen if the OCR reader does not detect text in the image. Note: To add another application to the Text Editor application list, see page 52.
52 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ADDING AN APPLICATION TO ONETOUCH From the OneTouch Destination Properties for Text Editors and Image Editors you can add another application. 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Select either a text editing program such as Microsoft Notepad, or select an image editing program such as Microsoft Paint. To add a text application you have to select a text editing application before proceeding with these instructions.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 4. 53 Click on the Add Application button. If you selected a text editing program in Step 1, the Add Text Based Link dialog opens. If you selected an image editing program in Step 1, the Add Simple Image Link dialog opens. Add Text Based Link dialog 5. 6. Add Simple Image Link dialog Click Browse to find the application executable file you want to add to the list.
54 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STORAGE PROPERTIES These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer to Storage. Please see page 65 for full instructions on using the Transfer to Storage destination. 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.
CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 55 EMAIL PROPERTIES These properties apply to email applications installed on your computer so you can specify the folder for documents that you will attach to an email message. 1. Click the Browse button for Folder for storing attachments and choose a folder for your email attachments. ■ Microsoft Outlook® will accept direct attachment of documents to a blank email message as soon as scanning is finished, you do not need to change this folder location.
56 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 4. Select the options for color document handling. Convert Bitmaps using Screen Resolution—Bitmap images with a high resolution may be too big to fit on the screen. Matching the screen resolution ensures that the image fits on the monitor screen. Convert Bitmaps to JPEG—JPEG files can be compressed to produce smaller file sizes and, therefore, shorter transmission times. Use this option to provide that compression capability to image files. 5. Click OK. 6.
UNIQUE SCANNING FEATURES AND DESTINATIONS 57 UNIQUE SCANNING FEATURES AND DESTINATIONS The OneTouch software has unique scanning options available. You can scan directly to your computer’s CD burner, HTML files and so on. 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, spell check, change font or type size, sort, calculate, and so forth.
58 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE To scan with OCR from the Scanner Buttons: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties and select a button to scan as a text file format. 2. Select a text editing program such as Microsoft Word. 3. Click OK to save the changes and close the window. 4. Load the documents face up with their tops into the scanner or place a page face down on the flatbed glass. 5. Click the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification Area. 6.
UNIQUE SCANNING FEATURES AND DESTINATIONS 59 CONFIGURE BEFORE SCAN Choosing Configure Before Scan simply opens either the TWAIN or WIA scanning interface when you click a button. You then use that interface to change the color mode, resolution, and other settings. When you scan, the scanned image will still be sent as the File Format and to the same Destination Application already selected in the OneTouch Properties window for that button. TO SET CONFIGURE BEFORE SCAN 1.
60 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TO SCAN USING CONFIGURE BEFORE SCAN 1. Load the documents face up with their tops into the scanner or place a page face down on the flatbed glass. 2. Click the button you set up to use the Configure Before Scan option. The TWAIN or WIA interface will open. This example shows the Basic TWAIN Interface. 3. Under Scan Type choose where the scanner should scan the paper from.
UNIQUE SCANNING FEATURES AND DESTINATIONS 61 CANCELING A CONFIGURE BEFORE SCAN 1. Click Cancel in the scanning progress window. 2. The following window will open asking if you want to cancel the entire job. ■ Yes—Scanning stops and all pages scanned in this batch, up to this point, will be deleted. The TWAIN interface will close and you can restart your scan from the beginning. For instance, the scan Mode is Black & White but you want to scan your documents in color.
62 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCAN AND BURN TO A CD If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your scanner to a CD. This feature is available only on computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista. 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Choose a button to use for scanning and burning to a CD. 3. Select Burn to CD as the Destination Application. 4. Choose a Format and a Scan Configuration. Click OK. 5.
UNIQUE SCANNING FEATURES AND DESTINATIONS 63 SCANNING WITH EVENT FORWARDING You can use Event Forwarding to specify the application to use for scanning at the start of the process. 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Select Still Image Client as the Destination Application. You cannot choose a file format for this option as the Destination Application is not selected until after scanning starts. 3. 4. Click OK. Start scanning using the button you selected for event forwarding.
64 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE SCANNING TO AN HTML WEB PAGE You can convert scanned pages to HTML format for posting directly to your web site. 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Select Microsoft Explorer as the Destination Application. 3. Choose HTML as the File Format. Choose HTML 4. Choose a Scan Configuration that has the settings for the image on the HTML page. 5. Click OK. 6. Now start scanning using the button you set to scan as HTML. 7.
UNIQUE SCANNING FEATURES AND DESTINATIONS 65 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 them from a software application. 1. Open the OneTouch Properties. 2. Select the Transfer to Storage destination. 3. Click on the Properties button. 4.
66 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 different folders without having to modify OneTouch each time you scan. 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.
UNIQUE SCANNING FEATURES AND DESTINATIONS 67 7. Click the Storage Options tab. 8. Click the Browse button. 9. Select the folder you created for storing the scanned documents. If you haven’t created the folder yet, you can click the Make New Folder button and type the name for the new folder. 10. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.
68 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 11. Click OK. The new configuration is now listed as a Transfer to Storage configuration. 12. Repeat steps 4 through 11 to create additional new configurations, such as one named “Personal Receipts.” 13. You will now have multiple configurations set up for the Transfer to Storage destination, and each configuration scans documents to separate folders. The new configurations apply to the Transfer to Storage Destination Application. 14.
UNIQUE SCANNING FEATURES AND DESTINATIONS 69 Scan to multiple storage folders: 1. Load the first set of documents face up with their tops into the ADF or place a page face down on the scanner glass. 2. Click on the OneTouch icon to open the OneTouch Button Panel. 3. Click on the first button that you set for scanning to storage. In the previous example button 1 has been set to scan to the Business Receipts folder.
70 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 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 scanner icon at the top of the OneTouch Button Panel, or right-click on the Patriot 780 icon in the panel Hardware view. The Hardware icon 2. The Hardware Properties dialog box opens and shows information about your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner.
CHECKING THE HARDWARE AND SETTING THE LAMP POWER SAVING 3. 71 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 3 hours. 4. Click the arrows for the Lamp time-out 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.
72 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Scanning from TWAIN You can scan from any TWAIN scanning application instead of scanning from OneTouch. Please refer to the software user’s guide, for the application that you are using, for steps to open the TWAIN interface. You can also access the TWAIN interface when you’re scanning from the OneTouch software, as described in this section.
ACCESSING THE TWAIN INTERFACE 73 ACCESSING THE TWAIN INTERFACE 1. Open the OneTouch properties and select a button to set for Configure Before Scan. 2. Select a Destination Application and File Format. 3. Select Configure Before Scan then right-click on it and select TWAIN from the menu. In this example, button 9 is being set to use Configure Before Scan. 4. Click on OK to close the OneTouch Properties window. 5.
74 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. See “Scanning from the TWAIN Basic Interface” on page 75.
SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN BASIC INTERFACE 75 SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN BASIC INTERFACE To scan from the Basic Interface: As you adjust settings, the preview area will update to reflect the changes you are making. 1. From the Scan Type menu, choose the option to scan: Auto Document Feeder-Simplex—Scans single-sided documents from the Automatic Document Feeder. Auto Document Feeder-Duplex—Scans double-sided documents from the Automatic Document Feeder. Scan Reflective Using—Scans the document on the Flatbed.
76 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Note: If you want to preview a document before scanning from the ADF, make sure only one page is loaded into the scanner. ■ ■ ■ ■ Click the Preview button. The scanner scans the item and displays a preview image. Adjust the TWAIN settings until the preview image is how you want the final scanned images to look. When you are satisfied with the preview image, place your previewed page back with the rest of the documents. Click Scan.
SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN ADVANCED INTERFACE 2. 3. 77 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. Click one of the icons to select a configuration. The configuration settings appear as a list. Click the + (plus) sign to see the full list.
78 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TWAIN ADVANCED INTERFACE OPTIONS You can adjust the scan settings on the Advanced Interface to produce the best possible image for the documents you’re scanning. 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.
SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN ADVANCED INTERFACE 79 ADJUSTING THE RESOLUTION Resolution determines the amount of detail you 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. For black and white documents, 75 to 150 dpi will make a copy of similar quality to the original.
80 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 Grayscale configurations. To adjust the brightness and contrast: 1.
SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN ADVANCED INTERFACE 81 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.
82 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE ADJUSTING INPUT SIZE When scanning, you can select one of the pre-defined page sizes in the list, or create a custom crop area. You can scan documents up to 11.7" x 17" from both the ADF and flatbed. Please note that not all of the defaults will be available when scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder as the minimum paper size for the ADF is 4” x 6” (width-by-length).
SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN ADVANCED INTERFACE 83 This is the image that appears when scanning is finished. The Scan Info box shows the size and position of the area. 6. The selected scan area. You can now move or resize the outline crop area. Move the area—put the pointer in the selection, click and drag the mouse. Resize the area—put the pointer on a dotted line, click and drag the mouse. The Scan Info box on the lower left portion of the Advanced Interface shows the information for the new area. 7.
84 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE SCAN INFO BOX The following figure shows the information on the Scan Info box. Physical size of the image to scan. Location of the top left corner of the image in the Preview window. Current location of the pointer as you drag it on the Preview window. Size of the file of the scanned image. The space on your computer’s hard drive. CREATING A NEW ADVANCED INTERFACE PROFILE You cannot change the settings of the preset profiles in the Advanced Interface.
SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN ADVANCED INTERFACE 85 DISPLAY THE DEVICE CONFIGURATION 1. Click the Device Configuration button on the Advanced Interface. 2. The Device configuration window opens and shows the information about your scanner. The buttons in this window are disabled when you access this function from the TWAIN interface. These options are for setting the hardware power saving mode and can only be adjusted from OneTouch or the Windows Control Panel.
86 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Scanning from Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista includes their own scanning interface—known as Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)—for acquiring images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices. This section briefly describes how to scan from Microsoft’s Paint application. Please refer to your Windows documentation for detailed instructions on using the WIA interface to scan.
SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN ADVANCED INTERFACE 3. 87 From the Paper Source drop-down list, choose Document Feeder to scan from the Automatic Document Feeder, or Flatbed to scan from the Flatbed glass. If you are scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder, select a paper size from the Page Size list. If you are scanning from the Flatbed glass, you can change the size of the scanned image after seeing a preview. 4. Place a single page face up in the ADF or a single page face down on the flatbed glass. 5.
88 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 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. 1. On the scan window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. 2. 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.
FINE TUNING YOUR SCANS 89 Scanning from ISIS You can use the ISIS interface from QuickScan™ or any other application that will access the ISIS driver. The QuickScan Demo software was provided with your scanner. Note that the ISIS interface for each application varies depending on the application. Please refer to that software application’s User Guide for instructions on scanning with the ISIS interface. The QuickScan User’s Guide is available on the installation disc that you received with the scanner.
90 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Maintenance This section contains information on maintenance, troubleshooting, scanner specifications, and spare parts. CLEANING THE SCANNER 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 documents do not feed easily into the ADF, or several feed in at the same time. 1. Dampen a soft cloth with some 95% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol. 2.
CLEANING THE SCANNER 91 4. Wipe the ADF pad from top to bottom. Be careful not to snag the cloth on the springs on either side of the pad. 5. Close the cover when you’re finished. CLEANING THE FLATBED GLASS To ensure the best quality scanned item, wipe the entire flatbed scanner glass with a soft, dry, clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris. If any residue remains after wiping the glass with a dry cloth, try dampening the cloth with 95% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol and wipe off the residue.
92 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE CLEARING PAPER JAMS If your scanner stops scanning due to a paper jam in the Automatic Document Feeder, the error light on the scanner will start flashing. 1. Press the ADF cover release to open the ADF cover. 2. Remove the jammed paper and close the cover. To reduce the number of paper jams, smooth and straighten the paper before scanning and adjust the guides to the paper size.
REPLACING THE ADF PAD ASSEMBLY 93 To replace the ADF Pad assembly: 1. Press the ADF cover release to open the ADF cover. The pad is located in the middle of the ADF. 2. Squeeze the plastic clamps that hold the pad assembly in place and lift the pad up and out. 3. Reverse the procedure to replace the new pad into its slots.
94 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE TROUBLESHOOTING In addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the Readme file on the Installation Disc 1. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems with the scanner. Also visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for additional technical information. Problem: The scanner won’t scan.
TROUBLESHOOTING 95 you received with the other scanner for the steps to remove its driver programs. After uninstalling the other scanner’s driver programs, uninstall OneTouch 4.0 using the steps on page 98, then reinstall it using the steps on page 11. Problem: Paper feeding issues and frequent paper jams in the ADF.
96 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STATUS LIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING CODES A green status light indicates the normal state of the scanner. Normal Operation ■ Orange Power light: the scanner is receiving power. ■ Steady green Ready light: the scanner is ready to scan. ■ Blinking green Ready light: indicates the scanner is waking up from power saving and preparing to scan. ■ Blinking red Error light: indicates that the scanner hardware has an error.
TROUBLESHOOTING Error Code 97 Problem Description Solution The scanner is not communicating with the computer Make sure the USB cable is plugged in. If the USB cable is plugged into a USB hub or keyboard, try plugging the cable directly to the back of the computer. Try a different USB port on the computer or try a different USB cable. Note that the USB cable should not be longer than 6’ (feet). 4 or 5 The scanner lamp is either turned off or the lamp has not warmed up enough to initiate scanning.
98 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE UNINSTALLING YOUR SCANNER To uninstall the Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner you remove the OneTouch software. 1. Open the Windows Control Panel. 2. Windows 2000 and XP: Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. Windows Vista: Double-click the Programs and Features icon. 3. Select OneTouch 4.0 then click the Remove or Uninstall button. 4. Click Yes when asked to confirm that you want to remove the software program. 5.
VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS 99 VISIONEER PATRIOT 780 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Optical resolution Bit depth output Maximum item size Minimum item size Scan method ADF specifications Scanning Speed Capacity Paper Thickness Light source Interface Scanner dimensions Width Depth Height Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power adaptor Power consumption Power cord USB cable Safety and agency certifications 600 dpi 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit bitonal (black & white) 11.
100 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. If the part you are looking for is not in this table, it may not be a replaceable part. To see a full list of replacement parts, please visit the Parts and Accessories page for your scanner at www.visioneer.com.
INDEX INDEX A ADF cleaning 90 ADF pad assembly replace 92 Adobe Reader 21 Install 23 Advanced Settings Tab 40 Advanced TWAIN Interface 76 adjust settings 78 new profile 84 America Online® (AOL) 55 aspect ratio 41 AutoCrop to Original 38 Automatic Document Feeder 26 cleaning 90 Autorotate 90 38, 39 AutoRotate image 41 B Basic TWAIN Interface 75 bit depth 99 Black&White 37, 77 blurred image 79 BMP 45 Brightness 37, 80, 88 Burn to CD 54, 62 button options 48 button settings 33 C CD-ROM drive 4 Color 37, 77
INDEX 102 input size 82 installation 6 invert image 39 ISIS 14, 21, 25, 89 J JPEG 51, 56 JPG file size 45 K Kofax VRS 21 L Lamp timeout setting 71 Link Properties 50 locking tab 10, 96 M Microsoft Internet Explorer 64 Microsoft Outlook 49, 55 Moiré Patterns 38, 79 monitor 4 N nPDF Normal PDF 47 O OCR 46 OmniPage 21, 24, 47, 51, 57 Install 22 on/off switch 17 OneTouch Button Panel 25 names 35 OCR 58 Scan 30 OneTouch icon 32 OneTouch Properties 32, 50 options 48 OneTouch Properties window options 36 O
INDEX Select Format 35 setup 6 Show All Destinations 48 Show Hardware 70 Simple Text 47 Simplex 60, 75 skewed page 38 skip blank originals 39 sPDF Searchable PDF 47 status light 17, 94 troubleshooting codes 96 Sti event forwarding Still Image Client 49 Still Image Client 63 Storage and CD-R/W 49 Storage Options Tab 42, 66 Storage Properties 54 Straighten Image 39 system requirements 4 T Text Editors 49 Text Documents Properties 50 text file format 46 TIFF 45 103 Transfer to Storage 65 Multiple Destinati
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