Visioneer Strobe XP 200 USB Scanner Installation 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 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer Strobe XP 200 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Uninstalling Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Step 1: Uninstalling the Visioneer OneTouch Software . . . . . . . 39 Step 2: Uninstalling the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Visioneer Strobe XP 200 Scanner Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer Strobe XP 200 USB scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan color and black and white documents to place their electronic images on your computer. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Before starting the installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.
2 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE THE VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER Scanner button Alignment arrow Paper return Page feed Alignment arrow Paper return icons USB port Scanner button—Opens a dialog box used to adjust scanner settings or cancel an inprocess scan. Alignment arrows—Show where to align the edges of the document you’re scanning. Page feed—Automatically feeds documents through the scanner when it’s sensors detect the presence of a document.
WHAT YOU NEED 3 WHAT YOU NEED An IBM-compatible Pentium PC with: ■ A CD-ROM drive ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ■ Microsoft Windows operating system: 98, 2000, Me, or XP ■ Available internal memory (RAM) as follows: ■ ■ 64 megabytes (MB) ■ Windows XP—128 MB 200 MB of free hard disk space A VGA or SVGA Monitor Recommended settings for your monitor are as many colors as possible—High Color (16-bit), True Color (24-bit or 32-bit). Set the resolution to at least 800 by 600 pixels.
4 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Installing Installation is a quick, three-step process: ■ Install the software ■ Connect and calibrate the scanner ■ Print guides and install other software from the CD STEP 1: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE Note: You must install the software before connecting the scanner to your computer. Otherwise, the correct driver software for your scanner will not be installed and it may not work properly. To install the software: 1.
STEP 1: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 5 3. On the installation menu, select Install ScanSoft PaperPort and Scanner Driver. 4. Read the ScanSoft license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next. 5. On the User Information window, accept the current values or enter new information, and then click Next. 6. On the Setup Type window, click Next. 7. Click Install to begin the installation. 8. On the PaperPort 8.
6 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 12. On the Visioneer Registration screen, complete the required information and click Register. 13. When you see the Connect Scanner window, do NOT click Finish. Leave the window open and proceed to the next section, “Step 2: Connect and Calibrate the Scanner”. STEP 2: CONNECT AND CALIBRATE THE SCANNER The Visioneer Strobe XP 200 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for USB port locations.
STEP 2: CONNECT AND CALIBRATE THE SCANNER 7 USB The USB symbol identifies the location of the USB port on your computer. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection. Note: You can also connect the scanner to a USB port on the computer’s keyboard if it has one, or to a USB hub. If you use a USB hub, it must have its own power supply already plugged into an electrical outlet.
8 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. Insert the calibration paper into the page feed, face up. The scanner grabs the paper and feeds it through the scanner. When calibration is finished, PaperPort completes its installation. 3. In the Install Completed window, click Finish. 4. Click the Finish button on the Connect Scanner window. 5. Remove the installation CD and restart your computer.
STEP 2: CONNECT AND CALIBRATE THE SCANNER 9 To open a dialog box to view and edit scanner settings: 1. Right-click the Scanner icon, and then select Configure from the shortcut menu. The OneTouch Configuration dialog box opens, showing the current settings for the scanner’s AutoScan feature. For detailed information on the dialog box and customizing scanner settings, see “Configuring the AutoScan Feature” on page 15 and “About the Configuration Dialog Box” on page 16. 2. Click OK to close the dialog box.
10 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE STEP 3: PRINT GUIDES AND INSTALL OTHER SOFTWARE You can now install the other software from the CD. 1. After your computer and Windows restart, re-insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. On the Installation screen, click Scanner Readme File, Scanner Installation Guide, PaperPort Installation Guide, or Additional Software and Guides. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to print guides and install software.
STEP 3: PRINT GUIDES AND INSTALL OTHER SOFTWARE 11 Scanning This section describes how to scan with your Strobe XP 200 scanner. There are two methods available for scanning documents, you can use the scanner’s AutoScan feature or scan from the PaperPort software. Both methods scan equally well, so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning. • AutoScan—Using the AutoScan feature, simply insert a document in the scanner and it is automatically scanned using predefined settings.
12 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE To return scanned documents back toward you, leave the paper return in the Down position. To feed documents straight through the scanner, move the paper return into the Up position as shown below. The paper return icons on the back of the scanner indicate the positioning of the paper return for each option.
STEP 3: PRINT GUIDES AND INSTALL OTHER SOFTWARE 13 To set scanner settings: 1. Open the Strobe XP 200 Properties window as follow: For Windows 98, 2000, or Me: ■ On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. ■ Double-click Scanners and Cameras. ■ On the Scanners and Cameras Properties window, make sure the Strobe XP 200 scanner is selected, and then click Properties.
14 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SCANNING USING THE AUTOSCAN FEATURE When you insert an item into the scanner, it is automatically scanned and the image is sent to a software application on your computer. To scan using AutoScan: 1. Align a document between the alignment arrows and insert it, face up, into the paper feed slot. The scanner grabs the top edge of the paper and automatically begins to scan and feed the paper through the scanner.
CONFIGURING THE AUTOSCAN FEATURE 15 CONFIGURING THE AUTOSCAN FEATURE When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s OneTouch software configures the AutoScan feature to scan in black and white and send the scanned image to the PaperPort desktop. You can change the AutoScan settings by selecting new options from the Configuration dialog box. To open the Configuration dialog box: 1. Use one of the following three methods.
16 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE ABOUT THE CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX The Configuration dialog box shows the current settings for AutoScan. For example, the following figure shows the settings pre-selected when you first receive your scanner. AutoScan is set to scan the item with the configuration named Scan Document and then open the PaperPort desktop to display the scanned image. The Format and Page(s) option is set is to scan in the PaperPort image format.
CONFIGURING THE AUTOSCAN FEATURE 17 Select Configuration—This is the list of available AutoScan configurations. The configuration settings include: color, black and white, or grayscale, resolution in dots per inch (dpi), page size, contrast, and brightness. To see a selected configuration’s settings, click its icon. Click the icon again to close the detailed information. Click the icon of a selected configuration and show its settings.
18 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SELECTING NEW SETTINGS FOR AUTOSCAN You can select a new destination application, scanning configuration, and image format to set the AutoScan feature with your scanning preferences. To select new settings for AutoScan: 1. From the Select Destination list, select the application where you want scanned images sent.
CONFIGURING THE AUTOSCAN FEATURE 19 CREATING A NEW AUTOSCAN CONFIGURATION You cannot change settings of the preset (default) configurations. To use AutoScan with settings other than those offered by the preset configurations, you must create a new configuration. You can do this either by copying a preset configuration and making the desired changes or by creating a new configuration from scratch. To create a new configuration: 1.
20 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. Select scan settings for the new configuration. Mode—Select Black/White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. Select Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. The scanning produces an image in varying shades of gray. Select color to scan color photographs and other color items.
CONFIGURING THE AUTOSCAN FEATURE 21 DeScreen—Select this option when scanning a picture from a newspaper or magazine article, or other items that contain images with patterns or dots. These patterns and dots sometimes cause a wavy appearance for which the Descreen option can compensate. The following example shows the effect of descreening a scanned image from a magazine article. Original Image Descreened Image The scanning may slow down a bit when descreen is selected.
22 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. Edit the settings as required and click OK. 5. Click OK to close the Configuration dialog box. SETTING PREFERENCES You can set preferences for the Select Destination list and whether or not to display a Scan Progress window. The settings apply to the configurations you select for the AutoScan feature. To set preferences: 1. Open the Configuration dialog box and click the Preferences tab.
CONFIGURING THE AUTOSCAN FEATURE 23 2. On the OneTouch Preferences dialog box, select desired preferences as described below. Show All Destinations—Select this option to automatically select all the destination application categories. The list of destination applications on the Configuration dialog box will include all the applications on your computer that fall into these categories.
24 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE Instead of using the AutoScan feature, you can scan from the PaperPort software application. This is particularly helpful when you’re using PaperPort to file and save scanned items or if you want to preview an image and adjust scanning settings prior to scanning.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 25 SCANNING FROM A COMPUTER RUNNING WINDOWS 98, ME, OR 2000 The instructions in this section are for computers running Windows 98, Me, or 2000. If your computer is running Windows XP, see “Scanning from a Computer Running Windows XP” on page 30. To scan an item from PaperPort: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to ScanSoft PaperPort 8.0, and then click PaperPort. The PaperPort desktop opens. Scan icon 2.
26 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE The Folders pane (which shows folders for organizing your scanned images) is replaced by the Scan pane. Scan pane Click the Scan button to open the Scan Manager 3. From the Scanner drop-down list, select Visioneer Scan Manager. 4. In the “Scan what?” section, choose to scan a Document or Photograph. 5. Click Settings to view, and optionally change, the format for the scanned item’s file name and the file type. 6.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 27 Click Save As to save scan settings for future use. 7. On the left side of the Visioneer Scan Manager, select a profile from the Scan Setup panel. For example, select Color Configurations and then select Custom to scan with the preset Custom scan settings. The configuration settings appear as a list. Click the + (plus) sign to see the full list. Click the - (minus) sign to collapse the list.
28 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 8. Adjust settings by checking options and setting new values on the right-hand side of the Visioneer Scan Manager. The changes appear in the Scan Setup pane on the left. Auto Trim—This option automatically eliminates areas outside the edges of a document. Select Auto Trim if the document you’re scanning is smaller than a full-size page. Straighten—This option automatically straightens the image of the scanned document.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 29 A thumbnail image appears on the PaperPort desktop. You can now use the features of the PaperPort software to work with the scanned image. Refer to the PaperPort User’s Guide on the CD that you received with the scanner. CREATING A NEW VISIONEER SCAN MANAGER PROFILE You cannot change the settings of the three preset (custom) profiles in the Visioneer Scan Manager. However you can create new profiles and save them in the Scan Setup list for future use.
30 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SCANNING FROM A COMPUTER RUNNING WINDOWS XP The instructions in this section are for computers running Windows XP. If your computer is running another version of Windows, see “Scanning from a Computer Running Windows 98, Me, or 2000” on page 25. To scan an item: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to All Programs, point to ScanSoft PaperPort 8.0, and then click PaperPort. The PaperPort desktop opens. Scan icon Folders pane 2.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 31 Scan pane 3. From the Scanner drop-down list, select WIA Strobe XP 200. 4. In the “Scan what?” section, choose to scan a Document or Photograph. 5. Click Settings to view, and optionally change, the format for the scanned item’s file name and the file type. 6. Click the Scan button in the Scan pane. The Scan using Strobe XP 200 window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scanner.
32 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 7. Click the button most appropriate for the item you’re scanning. To scan with the Custom Settings option see the next section, “Fine Tuning Your Scans”. 8. Align the document between the alignment arrows and insert it, face up, into the paper feed. 9. Click the Scan button. A thumbnail of the image opens on the PaperPort desktop.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 33 1. On the Scan using Strobe XP 200 window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. The Advanced Properties dialog box opens. 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.
34 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Maintenance This chapter contains information on recalibrating, troubleshooting, cleaning, uninstalling, and scanner specifications. RECALIBRATING YOUR SCANNER You calibrated your scanner during installation, but after many hours of use you may find that scanned images may not be a sharp and clear as when you began using the scanner. In that case, recalibration may solve the problem.
RECALIBRATING YOUR SCANNER 35 3. On the Scanners and Cameras Properties window, make sure the Strobe XP 200 scanner is selected, and then click Properties. 4. On the Strobe XP 200 Properties window, select the Advanced tab. 5. Click Calibrate on the Strobe XP 200 Properties window. 6. Place the calibration paper in the scanner face up, and then click OK to start the calibration. 7. When calibration is finished, click OK to acknowledge and close the completion message.
36 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. On the Scanners and Cameras window, right-click the Strobe XP 200 icon and select Calibrate from the menu. 4. Insert the calibration paper face up into the scanner, and then click OK to start the calibration. 5. When finished, click OK to acknowledge and close the message.
TROUBLESHOOTING 37 TROUBLESHOOTING In addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the Readme file in the PaperPort directory on your computer’s hard drive. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems with the scanner. If you try all the troubleshooting procedures described in this section and in the Readme file, and the scanner still has problems, you may have a malfunctioning scanner.
38 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE • Did you select another scanning source in the PaperPort Scan Pane? If you use multiple devices with your computer, you may have selected another source for images. Start the PaperPort software and click the Scan icon and then make sure Strobe XP 200 is selected as the scanner. Problem: During installation I got the error message: PaperPort Installation is not complete. What do I do? The installation procedure was not successful.
UNINSTALLING YOUR SCANNER 39 UNINSTALLING YOUR SCANNER To uninstall the Visioneer Strobe XP 200 scanner, remove the scanner software first, and then remove PaperPort, or other scanner software. STEP 1: UNINSTALLING THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH SOFTWARE 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. ■ Windows 98, 98SE, or ME: The Add/Remove Programs Properties window opens. Select the Install/Uninstall tab.
40 VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE STEP 2: UNINSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Windows XP: choose Control Panel from the Start menu. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. ■ Windows 98, 98SE, or ME: The Add/Remove Programs Properties window opens. Select the Install/Uninstall tab. ■ Windows 2000 or XP: The Add or Remove Programs window opens.
VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS VISIONEER STROBE XP 200 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Optical resolution Bit Depth Output Bit Depth Scan Method Interface Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Safety and agency certifications Hardware warranty 600 dpi 48-bit color (internal, 16-bit a/d converter recognition, over 68 billion colors) 16-bit gray (internal, 4096 shades of gray) 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit black and white Fast Sheet fed USB 2.
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INDEX INDEX A AutoCrop cropping images 20 AutoScan 14 configuring 15 C calibration during installation 8 recalibration 34 CD-ROM drive 3 components 2 computer specifications 3 Configuration dialog box 15, 16 configuring AutoScan 15 editing 21 new configuration 19 new settings 18 contrast 17 cropping 20 D DeScreen 21 destination application OCR 18 documentation 3 G gamma setting 21 I installation 4 M PaperPort 24 desktop 25 Scan pane 26 parts 1 preferences setting for AutoScan 22 tab 22 S scanner com
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