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Page 1: ...Document Scanner User s Manual Regulatory model FT 1907B Avision Inc...

Page 2: ...o any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Avision Inc Material scanned...

Page 3: ...and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The FCC Class A limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful i...

Page 4: ...5 EU CE compliance of this product is valid if powered with the correct CE marked AC adapter provide by Avision This product satisfies the Class A limits of EN55022 EN55024 safety requirements of EN 6...

Page 5: ...and the environment Fore more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where...

Page 6: ...le and the USB cable that came with your device and avoid abrasions cuts fraying crimping and kinking Using any other power cable and USB cable could cause fire electrical shock or injury Place the de...

Page 7: ...able and the USB cable before cleaning CAUTION Do not locate the device on rackety or aslope tables Do not locate the device on unstable surface The device may fall down and this may result in injury...

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

Page 9: ...wer Cord Note 1 Please unpack the packing carefully and check the contents against the checklist If any items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately 2 To access more service sup...

Page 10: ...scanned pages Operation Panel LCD screen Shows a number indicating a scan to destination via the Up Down buttons The Power Button Press to turn on the power The Scan Button Press to start a scan The C...

Page 11: ...User s Manual 1 4 1 3 Rear View Part Name Function USB Port Connect to your computer Power Jack Connect the power cord to a power outlet Power Jack USB Port...

Page 12: ...User s Manual 1 5 1 4 Removable Parts Pick up Roller ADF Roller Reverse Roller...

Page 13: ...nstalling scanner driver Button Manager software application and connecting the scanner to your computer the following LCD display will be prompted Refer to chapter 6 Using the Button on how to press...

Page 14: ...osure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place Place the scanner securely on an even flat surface Tilted or uneven surfaces may ca...

Page 15: ...al 2 2 2 2 Connecting to Power Before connecting make sure the power switch is off Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your scanner Insert the other end to an appropriate po...

Page 16: ...r Switch button on the front panel the Power LED will flash When it is finished and ready to scan the LED indicator will stop flashing and become steadily on To turn off the scanner press the Power Sw...

Page 17: ...ation of scanner driver is completed this scanner allows you to scan via a TWAIN ISIS or a WIA interface Start your TWAIN compliant image editing software application to select a TWAIN or WIA user int...

Page 18: ...lease FIRST install scanner driver before installing Button Manager V2 Install AVScan X To scan and organize your multi page document s you can install the software application to manage them easily a...

Page 19: ...o connect the scanner to your computer to the USB 3 0 port which is distinguished in blue color at the back of your computer The USB 3 0 port enhances your scanning speed and is also compatible with U...

Page 20: ...2 mm 11 69 x 17 in Document s can range in weight from 27 413 g m2 7 110 lb Straight paper path Document s can range in weight from 27 105 g m2 7 28 lb U Turn paper path ID cards up to 1 25 mm 0 05 in...

Page 21: ...r documents and align the top edges before feeding them into the scanner 1 Hold both ends of the documents and fan them a few times 2 Rotate the documents by 90 degrees and fan them in the same manner...

Page 22: ...User s Manual 3 3 Document Feeding 1 Unfold the document feeder and its extension 2 Unfold the output tray and raise the paper stopper...

Page 23: ...3 Adjust the paper guide to hold your multi page document 4 Load the stack of document facing up with the top of the pages pointing into the feeder 5 Verify that the paper guides are aligned with the...

Page 24: ...User s Manual 3 5 6 To scan A3 sized paper pull out the extension of the Input Tray and Output Tray as shown Load the stack of document facing up with the top of the pages pointing into the feeder...

Page 25: ...rent sizes and weights be sure to follow these guidelines to avoid a skewed image or a paper jam 1 Align the documents TOP EDGE first in the sequence of paper size from large to small 2 If two pages a...

Page 26: ...lign the edges of the documents by tapping the bottom of the stack against the table top 4 Center these pages in the document feeder and make sure that the edges of page of the largest size slightly t...

Page 27: ...button for more than 2 seconds the following screen will be displayed Make sure Tray Adjust is selected The following options will be displayed 2 Use or to select your desired number Choice 50 125 25...

Page 28: ...The following procedure describes how to verify your scanner installation If the installation is not correct please review the preceding section to check if the cable connection and scanner driver hav...

Page 29: ...box Default is C Documents and Settings User Name My Documents My Scan Image Note If you do not wish to save the scanned image deselect the Save button since default is Save Enable In this case the t...

Page 30: ...out the Scanner Properties dialog box please see the subsequent chapter Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 8 Place your document face down on the document glass or face up in the auto document fe...

Page 31: ...ou can view the scanned image in Fit Page or Actual Size 100 button from the Viewing toolbars at the right side 12 Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool Displ...

Page 32: ...s vary based on type of scanner 3 Brightness Adjust the brightness level from 100 to 100 4 Contrast Adjust the contrast level from 100 to 100 5 Resolution Determine the quality of the scanned image Th...

Page 33: ...canner s settings It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter Note In this chapter all options are available based on a duplex double side scanner If you have...

Page 34: ...rties Dialog Box The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box Buttons Description Defaults Click the Defaults button the factory default settings will be shown on each tab Cancel Click the Cancel...

Page 35: ...or Dropout None Paper Cropping Automatic Deskew Yes Orientation Portrait OverScan 0 00 Note The availability of this option varies due to scanner model Unit Inch Multi Feed Detection None Preview None...

Page 36: ...ter Note the options vary based on scanner model 2 Choose the tab you want to display The selected tab will be shown with a check mark and then displayed in the Scanner Properties dialog box 3 To acce...

Page 37: ...User s Manual 4 5...

Page 38: ...that except for the resolution you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side For example all settings in the Image tab Compression tab Color Dropout tab can be set individu...

Page 39: ...ent side option If you wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time Note the options vary based on type of s...

Page 40: ...Side Image Selection Front Rear Image Type Description Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color Gray Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades o...

Page 41: ...election option This option is useful when you have a mixture of color and non color document Note If you choose Front Rear Auto Color Detection you can not specify the image mode of your rear page an...

Page 42: ...t wish them to be recognized as color image to save the file size you can increase the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the right to let these images to be detected as B W The value ranges from...

Page 43: ...h sides of your documents After checking this option any settings you have changed will automatically applied to both the front side and the rear side For example if you choose your ideal resolution t...

Page 44: ...o produce the highest quality image This is used to scan mixed document containing faint text shaded background or color background with a single setting If Dynamic Threshold is selected Threshold Bri...

Page 45: ...is selected Contrast is not available Halftone In addition to the black and white display Halftone can present a somehow gray shade of image by using different size of dots Halftone image looks like...

Page 46: ...User s Manual 4 14 Error Diffusion Image Dynamic Threshold Dynamic Threshold AD...

Page 47: ...and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle unneeded information A high threshold value produces a darker image and can be used to help pick up faint images Adjust the threshold setting by dragg...

Page 48: ...se Photo if your original contains photo to reproduce your photo in vivid grayscale image When using Photo no Threshold and Contrast can be adjusted Normal When using Normal Threshold Brightness and C...

Page 49: ...User s Manual 4 17 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230...

Page 50: ...the brightness The range is from 100 to 100 Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image The higher the contrast the bigger the different grayscale Drag the sli...

Page 51: ...ly 25 MB of disk space A higher resolution usually means over 600 dpi is only recommended when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode Choose a resolution value from the drop down list The de...

Page 52: ...and the colors in the image The default setting is Black on a White background Reverse mode is White on a Black background For color images each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at t...

Page 53: ...en the scan source will be set to flatbed Merge Two Sides into One Image If you have a sheet fed duplex scanner with front input tray you can scan an A3 size document with an innovative method Thus fo...

Page 54: ...ides into One Image is selected its choice will be available including Merge Horizontally Merge Vertically Merge Vertically Back Side Flip If the reverse side of your document is upside down choose Me...

Page 55: ...ors of the image Choice None Document Photo None Choose None to disable this option Document Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal...

Page 56: ...nvert 4 3 4 Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 4 3 5 Scanning B W images The following options are available f...

Page 57: ...ng or deleting them To add a new profile 1 Customize your settings For example change your resolution image type cropping method scan size or other scan settings 2 Click the Image tab and then choose...

Page 58: ...ediately loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box To delete a profile 1 From the Image tab dialog box click Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box 2 Choose the profile you wa...

Page 59: ...Note The preset default profiles include Flatbed Simplex B W 200 dpi Simplex Gray 200 dpi Simplex Color 200 dpi Duplex B W 200 dpi Duplex Gray 200 dpi Duplex Color 200 dpi If you have a simplex or a s...

Page 60: ...ds on your image editing application If your image editing application does not support the type of compression format then either a warning message will appear or the image quality of the compressed...

Page 61: ...User s Manual 4 29 The Compression tab dialog box...

Page 62: ...t or left to increase or decrease your image quality Note the greater the image quality the lower the compression level Default is 50 Note that the compression depends on your image editing applicatio...

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Page 64: ...one Does not remove any color Auto Automatically outputs the image with the details of the primary color removed Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue Outputs the image with the details of the specified...

Page 65: ...t corner and choose Tab to show available tab names 2 Choose Preview to show the Preview tab 3 Click the Preview tab to show the Preview page 4 Load your document to the scanner and click the Preview...

Page 66: ...now becomes an Eyedropper 8 Click to select a color which you wish to remove 9 Click and hold your mouse button to view the result after removing the specified color If the result is satisfactory cli...

Page 67: ...User s Manual 4 35 The Color Dropout dialog box...

Page 68: ...a color on the Color palette 1 Click the Color Dropout tab from the Scanner Properties dialog box 2 Choose Gray or B W from the Image Selection box and click Custom from the Color Dropout drop down me...

Page 69: ...User s Manual 4 37 3 Move your cursor over the palette The cursor becomes a cross sign 4 Click to choose a color The RGB values are changed simultaneously...

Page 70: ...User s Manual 4 38 4 6 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output i e Auto Crop or not Scan Area OverScan Multi Feed Detection The Paper tab dialog box...

Page 71: ...ion for batches of mixed sized document Note The availability of this feature varies due to scanner model Fixed to Transport This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged Use for bat...

Page 72: ...ent in B W and a part of the document in color to save storage space This is useful for documents where a photograph or signature appears in a consistent area on the document such as resumes and so on...

Page 73: ...age Adjustment is used when the automatic document feeder is used Adjustment reduces the possibility of corner clipping on skewed images To set Adjustment values use the UP Down buttons to select wher...

Page 74: ...ppears in a consistent area on the document such as resumes and so on The following procedure describes how to reproduce the entire document in B W and a portion of document picture in color 1 On the...

Page 75: ...ct image type from the Image Selection box The selected image will appear in highlighted color For example Front Color 6 Place your cursor on the Preview window and click your left mouse button A cros...

Page 76: ...the Image Selection box to scan the entire document 8 Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes See the result in below The entire document in B W The relative...

Page 77: ...t be scanned in the regular way Also documents larger than A4 size such as A3 and B4 can be scanned by folding in half inserting into the Carrier Sheet and scanning in duplex mode You can also scan do...

Page 78: ...the upper corner For non standard document Center your document in the Carrier Sheet 2 Load the Carrier Sheet with the gray section printed section facing downwards 3 Adjust the paper guides to the wi...

Page 79: ...ze with the drop down list box Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice Choices are listed below None US Letter 8 5 x 11 US Legal...

Page 80: ...o be 600 dpi or lower 4 Depending on your system environments application or your specified paper size there may be insufficient memory to perform scanning OverScan Overscan allows you to add a specif...

Page 81: ...anges from 0 to 30 seconds Note 1 Within the specified timeout period if you load your document to the feeder the scanner starts scanning automatically 2 If your scanner has a flatbed option and you p...

Page 82: ...e Background Black Background Note For a sheet fed scanner with an auto document feeder this option is currently available only in the Auto crop mode For a scanner with a flatbed platen this option is...

Page 83: ...Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped document that go through the auto document feeder Multi Feed usually occurs due to stapled documents adhesives on documents or electro statically charged...

Page 84: ...s you change the value A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection The Additional Length Detection is best used when scanning same size documents in the auto document feeder Ultrasonic Detec...

Page 85: ...urther dialog box will be prompted Ask If this is selected the image of the page which has been detected multi feed will be displayed and three options are provided Continue Scan If the image of the m...

Page 86: ...of the speaker icon The Open dialog box appears 2 Choose your wave file 3 Click the Open button The wave file is added Units Defines the primary measurement system Inches Millimeters and Pixels are a...

Page 87: ...You can choose your scan area by the Scan Area drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window Then a red rectangle box will appear to...

Page 88: ...User s Manual 4 56 4 9 The Enhancement Tab The Enhancement tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings The Option tab dialog box...

Page 89: ...moved when Resolution is set lower than 150dpi The hole is near the edge of the document The holes are not aligned along the edge of the document Punch Hole Removal is available only when Auto Crop is...

Page 90: ...Removal When Flatbed on the Scan Source option is selected on the Image tab the Shadow Removal option will be enabled Click to remove the shadow on the book spine when scanning a book Before Shadow Re...

Page 91: ...0 1 2 3 4 Default 0 The higher the value the more background color will be kept Mode Auto Moir If Smooth is selected in the Background Processing option then the choices for the Mode option includes...

Page 92: ...User s Manual 4 60 Background Processing None Background Processing Smooth Background Processing Removal Fill Color White Note Background color in small zone will not be processed or removed...

Page 93: ...er s Manual 4 61 Edge Fill Check White or Black if you wish to add white or black edge on the border of your scanned image Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm Default value is 0 Original Edge Fill 5mm Blac...

Page 94: ...ize Define the speckles also known as image noise you wish to remove by specifying its number size and radius range The measuring unit is pixel The higher the number the more speckles will be removed...

Page 95: ...None Form Horizontal Vertical None the default mode which does not remove any line Form remove any form in the document Horizontal select Horizontal and then enter the length of horizontal line to re...

Page 96: ...User s Manual 4 64 4 10 The Rotation Tab The Rotation tab allows you to set the following image rotating options...

Page 97: ...otate 180 Auto based on contents Automatically rotate images based on the contents of document When Auto based on contents is selected its modes will be enabled to let you select more options Mode Qui...

Page 98: ...lly useful when you scan the inside pages from a book As a result if you choose Flatbed book from the Scan Source option auto rotate every even page will be selected as default Note This option varies...

Page 99: ...ul for documents containing two pages per image when you want to save them as two images one page for one image Choice None Horizontal Vertical Default is None Horizontal Divide one image into the upp...

Page 100: ...to double sided document which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape or vice versa Choice Book Fanfold If Book is selected the image of the reverse side will not be rot...

Page 101: ...User s Manual 4 69 Image Control Option Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right and left side of your image Original The Mirror Effect...

Page 102: ...ocuments Choices Blank Page Removal Barcode Detection Patch Code Detection Blank Page Removal Choices None Blank Page Removal Threshold Image Size None Do not remove the blank pages Threshold Move the...

Page 103: ...ill be created and stored in the following path Windows XP C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data PRODUCTNAME Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 C ProgramData PRODUCTNAME Barcode Types...

Page 104: ...2 of 5 Patch Codes PostNet Royal Mail RM4SCC UCC 128 UPC A UPC E Barcode Zone Specify the barcode zone to be detected Select All to checks the whole document and detects barcodes Or you may speed up t...

Page 105: ...dly may decrease the recognition accuracy due to accumulated dirt on the sheets If the sheet is not recognized correctly or gets smudged replace it with a new sheet Patch code Detection Check Enable t...

Page 106: ...ot recognized correctly when printed in a size smaller than the original Do not use toner saving mode The sheet is not recognized correctly when the print is too light Do not use thin paper in order t...

Page 107: ...start the energy saver after your last action The range is from 1 to 240 minutes The default value is 15 minutes Enable Power Off Check the Enable Power Off box and move the slider to set the amount...

Page 108: ...image data especially when you have a large amount of documents needed to be scanned You can also specify your memory size by the page number For your information an A4 color document scanning at 300...

Page 109: ...g messages such as ADF pad count exceeds 50 000 scans the number varies based on type of scanner Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count Save Settings after Closing Check to save your scann...

Page 110: ...elected or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected Choice External Imprinter Digital Imprinter If you have installed an external imprinter choose external imprinter If you do no...

Page 111: ...is value is increased sequentially by the scanner Date Time Choose if you wish to include the date and time in your print string Format YYYYMMDDHHSS For example 20090402170645 check0001 indicates year...

Page 112: ...Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 degrees CW 90 degrees CCW Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 degrees CW 90 degrees CCW If you check the digital imprinter to stamp text on your scanne...

Page 113: ...mm The value indicates the height from the bottom of your paper to the last letter of your string This option is available only if an external imprinter is installed Print Position for digital imprint...

Page 114: ...t button If you encounter any error message while using the scanner click the Report button A report txt file Windows XP C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data PRODUCTNAME Vista Windows 7...

Page 115: ...blems with document feeding In this case it is highly recommended to replace the ADF roller with a new one Note the replacement of the ADF roller has to be performed only by authorized service center...

Page 116: ...function on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below Mode Select one of scan modes including B W gray color options Dither 5 halftone levels available can be disabled Dots per inch Sel...

Page 117: ...an easy way to scan your document and then link the scanned image to your designated software application All this can be done by a simple touch of the button on the scanner Yet before you scan it is...

Page 118: ...are properly installed Button Manager V2 is started and the Button icon will be displayed on the system tray at the bottom right corner of your computer screen 2 Left click the Button Manager V2 icon...

Page 119: ...rs If you wish to change the setting use this window to reset the setting for the file format destination application or other scan settings 4 Click the OK button to leave the window Folder and file n...

Page 120: ...t and displays the scanned image in the window of Microsoft Paint the LCD screen should show Scan to App 3 Press the Scan button on the scanner 4 After the scanning is finished the Microsoft Paint sof...

Page 121: ...r paper dust In this case the paper may not be fed smoothly Please follow the following steps to clean the Reverse roller and the Feeding Rollers to ensure the best of the scanner The Cleaning Steps 1...

Page 122: ...wn on the center of the ADF to return it to its original position until it clicks into place NOTE When the ADF has returned to its original position make sure that it is completely closed Feeding erro...

Page 123: ...the rollers can be automatically rotated forward to help cleaning easier and effective To use the Clean Mode to clean the rollers 1 Press and hold the Cancel button and the Scan button for more than...

Page 124: ...ollers until they are cleaned 5 When the cleaning is done press the Scan button the feeding roller will be rotated a little automatically 6 Repeat Step 5 for several time until all the surface of the...

Page 125: ...al 7 5 7 3 Cleaning the Glass 1 Pull the Handle and open the ADF cover with a light force 2 Wet a clean cloth with some isopropyl alcohol 95 3 Wipe the glass as illustrated below to side to rid the du...

Page 126: ...ADF Friction Roller 500K sheets Reverse Roller 500K sheets The replacement cycles are estimated guidelines established by testing 500 pcs of A4 sized woodfree or wood based paper 80 g m2 The replacem...

Page 127: ...User s Manual 7 7 3 Pull down the tab to remove the ADF roller ADF Roller...

Page 128: ...User s Manual 7 8 4 Install the new ADF roller with the other side opposing the tab facing up and then slide inwardly to the slot...

Page 129: ...User s Manual 7 9 4 Lift up and close the ADF Roller Cover as indicated...

Page 130: ...l 7 10 7 4 2 Replacing the Pick up Roller 1 Pull the Handle and open the ADF cover with a light force 2 Pull down the Pick up Roller cover 3 Press down the hook next to the right roller to remove the...

Page 131: ...Manual 7 11 3 Press down the hook next to the left roller to remove the left roller 4 Align the direction of the center of the Roller to the end of shaft and install the roller into the shaft Pick up...

Page 132: ...e Reverse Roller 1 Pull the Handle and open the ADF cover with a light force 2 Open the Reverse Roller Cover 3 Place your fingers in the center of the Reverse Roller Assembly and lift it up to remove...

Page 133: ...ser s Manual 7 13 4 Insert the left end of the new Reverse Roller to its slot as indicated 5 Insert the right end of the new Reverse Roller to its slot If successful a crispy snap in sound can be hear...

Page 134: ...to its original position until it clicks into place NOTE Note Make sure the ADF is completely closed Feeding errors may occur if the ADF is not closed completely Confirm that the Pickup Rollers and R...

Page 135: ...ror condition will be displayed in the LCD screen Refer to the following table for a quick troubleshooting guide ERROR PROBLEM CAUSE PROBLEM SOLUTION Paperjam Check the location of paperjam and then r...

Page 136: ...USB cable connection Connect scanner to the computer with a USB cable Staple Detection Remove the staples and then fan your documents for several times and rescan Failed to pick paper 1 Fan the docume...

Page 137: ...rest pages Continue Scan Discard Image If the image of the multi feed page is not acceptable select Continue Scan Discard Image to scan the rest pages yet the multi feed page will be ignored and you n...

Page 138: ...8 4 8 2 Clearing a Paper Jam In the event of a paper jam follow the procedures below to remove the paper 1 Pull the Handle and open the ADF cover with a light force 2 Carefully pull the paper out of...

Page 139: ...User s Manual 8 5 3 Close the ADF by pressing down on the center of the ADF to return it to its original position until it clicks into place...

Page 140: ...esktop surface This may cause the scanner to malfunction Question Paper becomes jammed during scanning Answer 1 Open the front door 2 Pull out the jammed paper carefully 3 Close the front door Questio...

Page 141: ...e out too dark Answer 1 Please adjust the screen settings to sRGB 2 Please adjust the brightness settings on the screen from application software Question When I choose optical resolution to be 600 dp...

Page 142: ...card interface card The name and version of your scanning software application The version of your scanner driver Please call us at Headquarter Avision Inc No 20 Creation Road I Science Based Industri...

Page 143: ...ttp www avision com cn Europe Area Avision Europe GmbH Bischofstr 101 D 47809 Krefeld Germany TEL 49 2151 56981 40 FAX 49 2151 56981 42 E MAIL info avision europe com Web Site http www avision de Espa...

Page 144: ...pages A4 80 g m2 20 lb ADF Capacity Up to 300 pages A3 80 g m2 20 lb Max Document Size 297 x 432 mm 11 69 x 17 in Min Document Size 52 x 74 mm 2 x 2 9 in Paper Weight Straight paper path 27 413 g m2...

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