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AV620CS Plus

P

Preview · 4-4

Q

Quality Mode · 4-20

R

resolution · 4-6, 4-7

S

Saturation · 4-16
Scaling · 4-25

Scan · 4-4
SCSI chain · 2-3
SCSI ID · 2-3
SCSI termination · 

2-3

Select Source · 4-3
Shadow · 4-15
Sharpen · 4-22
Speed Mode · 4-20

T

transparency kit · 4-5
True Color · 4-12

U

Unit · 4-25

Summary of Contents for AV620CS PLUS

Page 1: ...User s Manual AV620CS PLUS Color Image Scanner Doc No 250 0221 E Rev 1 0 Avision Inc ...

Page 2: ...s electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Avision Inc Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations such as copyright laws the customer is solely responsible for complying with all such laws and regulations Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change witho...

Page 3: ...he interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC CAUTION To assure continued compliance example use only shield int...

Page 4: ... C declare that the product Model Number AV620CS Plus conforms to the following Product Specifications Emission EN 50081 1 1992 EN 55022 Class B 1994 Conducted Radiated EN 61000 3 2 Hormonics 1995 EN 61000 3 3 Flicker 1995 Immunity EN50082 1 1997 IEC 1000 4 2 ESD 1995 IEC 1000 4 3 RS 1995 IEC 1000 4 4 EFT Burst 1995 IEC 1000 4 5 SURGE 1995 Date December 1997 ...

Page 5: ... INSTALLATION 3 1 3 1 MAC USERS 3 1 3 2 PC USERS 3 4 3 2 1 BEFORE INSTALLING THE SCANNER DRIVER 3 4 3 2 2 WINDOWS 3 1 OR WINDOWS 3 1X 3 5 3 2 3 WINDOWS 95 3 5 3 2 4 WINDOWS 98 95 OSR2 3 6 3 2 5 WINDOWS NT4 0 3 7 3 2 6 UNINSTALL THE SCANNER DRIVER 3 8 4 SCANNER OPERATION 4 1 4 1 STARTING YOUR FIRST SCAN FROM WITHIN A TWAIN OR A PLUG IN APPLICATION 4 1 4 2 USING AVISION SCANNER DRIVER USER INTERFACE...

Page 6: ...AN 4 26 4 3 USING BUNDLED APPLICATION SOFTWARE 4 27 4 3 1 INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE 4 27 4 3 2 VIEWING THE ONLINE MANUAL 4 28 5 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 5 1 5 1 CLEANING THE GLASS 5 1 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 1 6 1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 6 1 6 2TECHNICAL SERVICE 6 4 7 SPECIFICATIONS 7 1 7 1 MODEL AV620CS PLUS 7 1 INDEX a ...

Page 7: ...he leading companies to make high quality color image scanners To ensure the optimal performance of the scanner please take a few minutes to read through this manual before you install and operate the new scanner The manual contains valuable information on how to unpack install operate and maintain the scanner properly ...

Page 8: ... item missing or damaged please contact your nearest dealer immediately for replacement Figure 1 1 Package contents Note When you unpack the scanner retain the packing material and shipping box in case you may transport the scanner in the future 2 4 1 3 1 Scanner 2 CD Manual Registration card 3 Power adapter 4 Scanner cable ...

Page 9: ...sive heat may cause damage to the unit v Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place v Be sure to use the proper AC power source v Place the scanner securely on an even flat surface Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical problems v Keep the shipping box and the material in case you may need to ship the scanner again ...

Page 10: ... the scanner as Fig 2 1 and locate the lock switch at the corner and then move the lock switch to the Unlock position as shown in below Figure 2 1 Unlocking the Scanner Note Likewise if next time you need to transport the scanner be sure to move the lock switch to the Lock position Otherwise there may be some damage to the scanning unit during transportation and the manufacturer is therefore not r...

Page 11: ... equipped with a built in terminator switch on the rear side of the scanner See also Figure 2 2 Move the switch to the on position to enable the SCSI termination or to the off position to disable the SCSI termination The SCSI termination ensures the electrical signal flow through the SCSI chain properly As a result if the scanner is the only or final device connected to your computer you should en...

Page 12: ...S Plus SCSI device terminator and SCSI ID selector ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 SW1 ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON SW2 ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF SW3 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF SW4 Terminator ON OFF Figure 2 2 Adjust the SCSI ID setting ...

Page 13: ...d signal cable as shown in Figure 2 3 single device configuration or Figure 2 4 SCSI chain configuration Figure 2 3 Cable connection single device configuration 1 25 Pin SCSI connector 2 25 Pin SCSI connector 3 25 Pin SCSI cable supplied 4 Power cable 5 Host computer 6 SCSI port to SCSI host adapter 5 6 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 14: ...he use of different power supply rather than the one provided with the scanner should cause damage to the scanner and void the warranty 1 Last SCSI device 2 Scanner SCSI device A 3 25 Pin SCSI connector 4 25 Pin SCSI connector 5 SCSI cable 6 SCSI cable supplied 7 Power cable 8 Host computer 9 SCSI port to SCSI host adapter 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 5 6 ...

Page 15: ...ther end to the SCSI port at the back of your scanner 4 Turn on your scanner 5 When the scanner is ready turn on your computer Software Installation Windows 3 1 If your scanner comes with an Adaptec AVA 1505Ae SCSI card then the installation of the SCSI card driver will be complete during the installation of the scanner driver Caution Before you connect or disconnect the SCSI cable be sure to turn...

Page 16: ... Choose Add and Select manufacturer and SCSI adapter 3 Select Adaptec as the manufacturer and AIC 6X60 ISA Single Chip SCSI Controller as the adapter and then Confirm 4 Follow the on screen instruction to complete the installation 5 Restart your Windows NT 2 6 1 2 OTHER SCSI CARDS If you purchase your SCSI card separately from the scanner then please follow the installation instruction provided by...

Page 17: ... and then place your original face down on the document glass as shown in Fig 2 5 Make sure the top of your original is near the document alignment mark Figure 2 5 Placing the original 1 Document cover 2 Document alignment mark 3 Your original 4 Document glass 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 18: ...ures of Avision scanner driver are as follows 1 Close all the applications including the anti virus program 2 Install on your computer the image editing or scanner related application you want to use with the scanner such as OmniPage PhotoShop etc 3 Insert Avision Driver Kit disk into your floppy disk drive The Avision Driver Kit X x x dialog box as Fig 3 1 will appear Read Read Me First for some ...

Page 19: ...igure 3 4 will appear on the screen Select the Avision Scan icon ignore the Scanner Model list and the Set SCSI ID button The list of scanner model will be displayed Click on the Set SCSI ID button The Scanner ID window as Fig 3 5 will appear Choose Detect The current Scanner ID number will be verified and highlighted Press OK button You can then start your application to use the scanner or refer ...

Page 20: ...AV620CS Plus 3 3 Figure 3 5 Scanner ID Note You can find the latest driver in our homepage located at the World Wide Web WWW with the web site http www avision com ...

Page 21: ...v A CD ROM drive 3 2 1 BEFORE INSTALLING THE SCANNER DRIVER Before installing the scanner driver please make sure the following steps have been performed to ensure a successful installation 1 Turn off your computer 2 Connect your scanner correctly to your computer Refer to Chapter 2 Scanner Installation 3 Turn on your scanner The READY LED will be flashing to perform the scanner self test 4 Turn o...

Page 22: ...e 5 Select the Driver and Win95 folder then follow the on screen instruction to complete the installation 6 Choose Finish at the end of the screen 7 An installation menu will be automatically displayed If the installation menu has not been automatically displayed on your screen please press the Start button and choose RUN type d setup exe d the CD ROM drive letter in use Choose OK 8 Choose Scanner...

Page 23: ...ruction to complete the installation 7 Choose Finish at the end of the screen 8 An installation menu will be automatically displayed If the installation menu has not been automatically displayed on your screen please press the Start button and choose RUN type d setup exe d the CD ROM drive letter in use Choose OK 9 Choose Scanner Driver and follow the on screen instruction to complete the installa...

Page 24: ...3 Press the Start button and choose RUN Type d setup exe d the CD ROM drive letter in use Choose OK 4 Follow the subsequent instruction on the screen to complete the instruction Normally just press OK and the installation will be completed ...

Page 25: ...20CS Plus 3 2 6 UNINSTALL THE SCANNER DRIVER You can uninstall the scanner driver by selecting Start Programs Avision Scanner Uninstall Driver And then follow the on screen instruction to uninstall the driver ...

Page 26: ... able to scan and load the image to your computer The command to start the scanner driver may vary due to different software applications To check the correct command please refer to the user manual of your software application 4 1 STARTING YOUR FIRST SCAN FROM WITHIN A TWAIN OR A PLUG IN APPLICATION MAC Users 1 Start your application For example Adobe PhotoShop Ulead ImagePals MGI PhotoSuite and ...

Page 27: ...with the text facing away from you 5 Click the Preview or Scan button to preview or scan your document or image Figure 4 1 Mac Plug in user interface TWAIN Stands for Technology Without An Interesting Name an industry standard protocol which exchanges information between the application and image acquisition device such as scanners ...

Page 28: ...m the File menu If the Select Source command is not available from the File menu see the user guide of your application to learn how the TWAIN link is used 2 A dialog box appears containing the different TWAIN sources for you to choose from to bring an image into your application ...

Page 29: ...at case you will need to select MrScan Expert as the source again before you can reuse the scanner 4 Place the document upside down on the document board with the text facing away from you 5 From the File menu choose Acquire 6 Avision TWAIN user interface as Figure 4 2 will pop up on the screen Click Preview or Scan button to scan the document Figure 4 2 PC TWAIN user interface ...

Page 30: ...VER USER INTERFACE 4 2 1 CHOOSING YOUR SCANNING SOURCE Two scanning sources are provided flatbed as well as transparency However if you have not installed the transparency kit please leave the source to the flatbed option Figure 4 3 Scanning Source ...

Page 31: ... inch dpi Normally the greater the dpi number the higher the resolution and the image file size Be aware that the greater resolution takes more time memory and disk space therefore up to a certain degree of dpi the resolution will not visually be improved and on the contrary it makes your files more unmanageable Figure 4 5 Resolution Control Resolution 50 dpi Resolution 100 dpi ...

Page 32: ... to scan a small area at True Color mode 2 You can also refer to the following table to choose a proper resolution while applying your image to other application Scanner Settings Application Image Type Resolution dpi File Fax E mail Your Document LineArt 200 View Copy Edit Your Color Picture True Color 100 OCR Your Document LineArt 300 OCR Stands for Optical Character Recognition the process to co...

Page 33: ...4 8 AV620CS Plus 4 2 3 SELECTING A PROPER IMAGE TYPE Select image type through the mode from the scanner user interface for your own purpose Please see Figure 4 4 as shown in below Figure 4 4 Image Type ...

Page 34: ... white LineArt is the best choice of image type if you want to scan text pen or ink drawing Since only 1 bit of black or white information is required for each pixel the disk space required for saving lineArt image is only about 1 24 of that required to save 24 bit true color images Figure 4 5 Lineart Image Pixel A combination of two words picture and element a pixel is a single dot on a computer ...

Page 35: ... image at a certain distance it looks very closely like a gray image yet it consumes the least disk space Halftone is the picture that we usually see in newspapers or magazines Since Halftone is one type of black and white image the disk space required to save a halftone image is 1 24 of that required to save a 24 bit true color image Figure 4 6 Halftone Image ...

Page 36: ...he best choice of image if you wish to scan a black and white photograph With 12 bits of color information per pixel the disk space required to save a gray image is eight times more than lineArt and 1 3 of that required to save a 24 bit true color image Figure 4 7 Halftone Image 256 Colors The 256 colors image provides 256 levels of color hues The disk space required to save an image in 256 colors...

Page 37: ... bit color channels The red green and blue channels are mixed together to create a combination of more than 6 8billion 2 36 colors which give a more true to life quality to the image True Color is the best choice if you want to scan a color photo Figure 4 9 Halftone Image ...

Page 38: ...YOUR IMAGE Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image The higher the value the brighter the image Decrease your Brightness Normal Increase your Brightness Contrast Gamma Shadow Hue Saturation Intensity Brightness Highlight ...

Page 39: ... shades in the image The higher the contrast the bigger the different gray scales Decrease your Contrast Normal Increase your Contrast Gamma Adjusts the midtone of the image without losing details of the lightest and the darkest areas Gamma Value 1 0 Gamma Value 1 4 Gamma Value 2 0 ...

Page 40: ...anned image while shadow refers to the darkest point Using Highlight and Shadow tool together allows you to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a gray or color image Highlight 255 Shadow 0 Normal Highlight 210 Shadow 10 Highlight 200 Shadow 0 Highlight 255 Shadow 50 ...

Page 41: ...he level of intensity for the color will be changed simultaneously when the hue adjustment is made The Color Wheel Intensity Adjust the color strength by clicking the Up or Down arrow button Saturation Adjust the saturation level for the color by clicking the Up or Down arrow button The level of saturation decides if the color is pale or rich ...

Page 42: ...lor text or red color background choose the R Red channel then any text or background in red color will be removed Yet this function supports only black white and gray image Therefore be sure to choose any black white or gray image type while applying this function Tip An increase of brightness after removing one of the color channel makes your image clearer Auto Crop Invert Image Quality Mode Spe...

Page 43: ...AV620CS Plus Your original with blue color background After click the B Blue channel Your original with red watermark Do Not Copy After click the R Red channel The red watermark Do Not Copy has been removed ...

Page 44: ...lus 4 19 Invert Image The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image For color images each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert Original After Invert ...

Page 45: ...mes close to that of the original This function uses default parameters to adjust the image Before Color Matching After Color Matching Quality Speed Mode Choose Speed Mode if you need to speed up your scanning task Choose Quality Mode if you need a better quality of your scanning result ...

Page 46: ...y adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image to give it an optimal effect Before Auto Level After Auto Level Auto Crop Automatically sets the whole document as the scan area no matter what its size Before Auto Crop After Auto Crop ...

Page 47: ...4 22 AV620CS Plus Sharpen Sharpens the scanned image Look for more selections under this item Original Extra Heavy ...

Page 48: ...escreen Eliminates the moire patterns commonly found in printed matter Before Descreen After Descreen Moire pattern An undesirable pattern in a color printing resulting from incorrect screen angle of overprinting halftone ...

Page 49: ...use button to create your scan area Release the left mouse button when the area has been successfully selected Zoom Click and place your cursor on the preview area The cursor will turn a zoom sign to enlarge or reduce press the Alt key your preview image Move Image Click and place your cursor anywhere on the preview area The cursor now turns a hand sign to allow you to move the preview image to vi...

Page 50: ... Image Width Height Fix your output width and height despite of the scan size you have selected Note the scale value will be changed automatically when you applying this function and resizing your selected area at the same time Quick Choice Scan Size Provide frequently used scan size option including Business Card 5 x 3 6 x 4 Letter Legal B5 A5 A4 A3 or your current scan area to perform an immedia...

Page 51: ...be scanned Scan Scans the area with the parameters you have set Exit Cancels the current job As shown in the figure below in the Preview window you can define the area to be scanned by dragging the cursor auxiliary lines with the mouse Cursor turns arrow to resize the scan area The preview Window ...

Page 52: ... MGI PhotoSuite the image editing and personal photo application or PaperCom the office document management application 4 3 1 INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE To install the bounded software application choose Install Application in the installation menu and follow the on screen instruction to install the software application respectively OCR Stands for Optical Character Recognition the process...

Page 53: ...s 4 3 2 VIEWING THE ONLINE MANUAL To learn how to use the application software please review the on line manual by choosing the Manual folder in the CD or the View Manual tab in the installation menu as shown in below ...

Page 54: ...cedures Soak a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol 95 Open the document cover as shown in Figure 5 1 Wipe the document glass by moving the swab from side to side Close the document cover Your scanner is now ready for use Figure 5 3 The cleaning area 1 1 Document glass ...

Page 55: ...ck the following troubleshooting hints 6 1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question The LED indicates that the scanner is ready but the scanner does not respond to the command from the host computer Answer Please check your SCSI ID and SCSI terminator See Chapter 2 Scanner Installation and make sure that the power cable and SCSI card or SCSI cable have all been correctly and firmly connected See also C...

Page 56: ...ot light up Answer The lamp is probably out of order Contact your local dealer or distributor to replace the lamp For your information the average life time of the lamp is about 15 000 hours and the operating temperature for the scanner is between 10 C 50 F and 40 C 104 F Question To get image from the scanner is no problem But when scanning the scanner or the system will often crash Answer 1 Plea...

Page 57: ...tion Why is it that the scanned image always comes out to be too dark Answer 1 Modify the Gamma setting to1 8 2 2 for your monitor and when printing set the Gamma setting to 2 2 for your printer 2 Adjust the Brightness setting from the TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image Question The scanner works well except for the line art image The lines in the image seem to be much thicker than the o...

Page 58: ...ard interface card etc v The name and version of your software application v The version of your scanner driver Please contact us at US and Canada Area Avision Labs Inc Address 6815 Mowry Ave Newark CA 94560 USA Telephone number 1 510 739 2369 Fax number 1 510 739 6060 Web Site http www avision com E mail support avision labs com Other Area Avision Inc Address No 20 Creation Road I Science Based I...

Page 59: ...ut Line Art Halftone Error Diffusion single bit Optical Resolution 600 1200 dpi Maximum Resolution 19200 dpi Light Source Cold cathode fluorescent lamp Maximum Scanning Size 8 5 x 11 7 Interface SCSI 2 Power Requirement 100 to 240 Vac 50 to 60 Hz Power Consumption 12 watts Operational Humidity 20 to 80 RH Operational Temperature 10 C to 35 C Storage Temperature 20 to 60 C Dimension 414 x 82 x 306 ...

Page 60: ...tness 4 13 C Color Matching 4 20 Color Wheel 4 16 Contrast 4 14 D Descreen 4 23 G Gamma 4 14 Gray 4 11 H Halftone 4 10 Highlight 4 15 hue 4 16 I Image Control 4 13 Image Type 4 7 LineArt Halftone Gray 256 Colors True Colors 4 9 Intensity 4 16 Invert 4 19 L LineArt 4 9 lock switch 2 2 M moire patterns 4 23 O OCR 4 7 4 27 ...

Page 61: ...ality Mode 4 20 R resolution 4 6 4 7 S Saturation 4 16 Scaling 4 25 Scan 4 4 SCSI chain 2 3 SCSI ID 2 3 SCSI termination 2 3 Select Source 4 3 Shadow 4 15 Sharpen 4 22 Speed Mode 4 20 T transparency kit 4 5 True Color 4 12 U Unit 4 25 ...

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