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  User’s Manual

Regulatory model:  FF-0506

Summary of Contents for FF-0506

Page 1: ...User s Manual Regulatory model FF 0506 ...

Page 2: ...ans 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 wit...

Page 3: ...antee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment a...

Page 4: ...rements Windows IBM compatible PC 586 Pentium or higher Microsoft Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP USB port 2 0 compatible with USB 1 1 At least 100 MB of free hard disk space At least 128 MB of system memory A CD ROM drive ...

Page 5: ...t Scan 3 1 3 1 Loading Your Paper 3 1 3 1 1 Notice on Using the ADF 3 1 3 1 2 Placing Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray 3 2 3 2 Scanning with Image Editing Software 3 3 3 2 1 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 3 5 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 4 1 4 1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 4 2 4 2 The Image Tab 4 4 4 2 1 The Image Selection Box 4 5 4 2 2 Other Image ...

Page 6: ...6 The Options Tab 4 27 4 7 The Setting Tab 4 33 4 8 The Information Tab 4 35 5 Using the Buttons 5 1 6 Maintenance 6 1 6 1 Cleaning the ADF 6 1 6 2 Cleaning the Calibration Area 6 3 6 3 Replacing the ADF Snap in Pad 6 4 6 4 Replacing the ADF Roller 6 5 7 Troubleshooting 7 1 7 1 Clearing a Paper Jam 7 1 7 2 Questions and Answers 7 2 7 3 Technical Service 7 4 8 Specifications 8 1 Index a ...

Page 7: ...scanners 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 The following figure indicates the package contents Please check all the items against your checklist If you do not receive all the items please contact your authorized local dealer immediately ...

Page 8: ...Note 1 Only use the AC adapter SAL124A 2410U 6 by SINO AMERICA included in the machine Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty 2 Please unpack the packing carefully and check the contents against the checklist If any items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately 4 5 6 1 2 3 ...

Page 9: ...cessive heat may cause damage to the unit Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place Be sure to use the proper AC power source Place the scanner securely on an even flat surface Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper feeding problems Retain the scanner box and packing materials for shipping purposes ...

Page 10: ...2 2 2 1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray Unit Attach the Paper Support to the ADF Auto Document Feeder Paper Tray Paper Support ADF Paper Tray ...

Page 11: ...User s Manual 2 3 2 Pull out the Paper Jam Clearing Button to open the front door to the left Paper Jam Clearning Button Front Door ...

Page 12: ...2 4 3 Insert four protrusions on the bottom of the ADF Paper Tray into the holes on the front of the scanner Protrusions ...

Page 13: ...User s Manual 2 5 4 Insert two protrusions in the middle of the ADF Paper Tray into the holes on the top of the scanner Protrusions Holes ...

Page 14: ...2 6 2 2 Installing the Output Paper Tray Insert the right and left protrusion of the Output Paper Tray into the holes on the front of the scanner Scanner Output Paper Tray Protrusion Holes ...

Page 15: ...adaptor into the power jack of your scanner Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet 2 3 2 Turning on the Power After the power cable and the USB cable have all connected press the power switch to the I position to turn on the scanner To turn off the scanner please press the power switch to the O position Power Cable Power Switch ...

Page 16: ...t before connecting the scanner to your computer 1 Place the supplied CD ROM onto your CD ROM drive 2 The software installation graphic appears If not run cdsetup exe 3 Choose Install TWAIN Driver to install the scanner driver 2 5 Connecting to Computer 1 Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of your computer USB cable ...

Page 17: ... button In Windows XP click the Next button to continue When the XP certification screen appears click Continue Anyway to complete the installation 4 When the Finish dialog is prompted click the Finish button 5 Click View Manual to view or print the detailed user manual for the scanner and bundled applications respectively Note To uninstall the scanner driver in Windows XP be sure to keep your sca...

Page 18: ...owing specifications Document s can range in size from 3 5 by 2 inches to 8 5 by 14 inches Legal Document s can range in weight from 16 to 28 lbs Document s should be square or rectangular and in good condition not fragile or worn Document s should be free of curl wrinkle tears wet ink or punch holes Document s should be free of staples paper clips paper sticky notes ...

Page 19: ...sional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents loosen the paper before loading Document feeding Place your document with the text face down on the ADF Paper Tray Align the two sides of the document with the slide guides Please note that the ADF Paper Tray can hold up to 50 page document at a time Your Document Face Down Paper Slider ...

Page 20: ...ay vary due to different software applications 1 Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as Roxio PhotoSuite which is bundled in the CD 2 Click Get Scanner TWAIN 3 Choose the scanner model as your scanning source You only need to do this once 4 Place the document FACE DOWN on the document glass 5 Click the Scan button to prompt the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 6 Choose your image type a...

Page 21: ...3 4 7 Click Exit to return to the main screen and click Open Library and Photos at the upper right corner to open your scanned image Photos Image Selection Box ...

Page 22: ... 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 The industry standard is 200 dpi 6 Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image 7 Scan Source Choice Auto Document Feeder Flatbed Flatbed Book Automatic This option varies based on type of scanner 8 Defaults Reset a...

Page 23: ... Scanner Properties Dialog Box The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner s settings It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter The Scanner Properties dialog box ...

Page 24: ...alog box Buttons Description Defaults Click the Defaults button the factory default settings will be shown on each tab Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory click the Scan button to start scanning your document Close Click the Close button to leave the Scanner Properties dialog box ...

Page 25: ...ess None Contrast None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping Automatic Deskew Yes Orientation Portrait OverScan 0 00 Multifeed Detection None Unit Inch Options Flip Side Rotation Book Rotation Degrees None Blank Page Removal None Edge Fill White 0 mm Image Control Option None Setting Enable Energy Saver Enable 15 minutes after last scan action Show Scanning Progress Yes Show Warning M...

Page 26: ...xcept 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 individually for the front and the rear side However the settings in the Paper tab the Option tab and the Setting tab have to be set the same for the front and rear side The Image tab dialog box ...

Page 27: ...ment 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 scanner Example 1 Scanning a two sided color document both sides in color Side Image Selection Front Rear ...

Page 28: ... other in color 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 of gray B W Choose B W if your original contains only text pencil or ink sketch B W Gray Color ...

Page 29: ...determine the optimal threshold value to 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 Brightness and Contrast are not available Fixed Processing Used for black and white and other high contrast documents A single level is set to determine the black a...

Page 30: ...n 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 dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting 200 dpi Threshold 80 Brightness 0 200 dpi Threshold 170 Brightness 0 ...

Page 31: ... 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 slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the contrast The range is from 100 to 100 Brightness 50 Brightness 0 Normal Brightness 50 Contrast 50 Contrast 0 Normal Contrast 50 ...

Page 32: ...at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 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 default value is 200 dpi Available resolutions are 75 100 150 200 300 400 and 600 Or you may choose your desired value by clicking the box in the right ...

Page 33: ... 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 the command of Invert Black on White White on Black ...

Page 34: ... document in both the auto document feeder ADF and the flatbed then the scan source will be automatically set to ADF If Automatic is selected and there is document only in flatbed then the scan source will be set to flatbed Note the options vary based on type of scanner 4 2 3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images y Brightness y Contrast y Resolution y ...

Page 35: ...4 2 5 Scanning B W images The following options are available for scanning B W images y Binarization Dynamic Threshold y Resolution y Invert Or y Binarization Fix Processing y Threshold y Brightness y Resolution y Invert ...

Page 36: ... 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 file will not be acceptable JPEG Joint Photographic Editor Group This group developed and lent their name to a file compression standard for color and grayscale images that is widely used by scanners and softwa...

Page 37: ...User s Manual 4 15 The Compression tab dialog box ...

Page 38: ...lor watermark or background choose the R Red channel then any red watermark or background will be removed This feature is used to sharpen your text when using OCR Optical Character Recognition software Note that this function supports only black white and gray images Therefore be sure to choose any black white or gray image type while applying this function The Color Dropout dialog box ...

Page 39: ... be dropped out A lower value will drop more of the selected color out while a higher value will leave more of the selected color in Background Level The pixel which is higher than the background value will be adjusted to the lightest point Adjust the value for both the Filter Threshold and Background Level to produce the best optimal result Example slightly adjusting the background value makes yo...

Page 40: ...4 18 Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background 255 Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background Level 210 ...

Page 41: ...User s Manual 4 19 4 5 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 42: ... for batches of same sized documents If you select this option you can use the arrow keys to define the x and y offset values width and length to redefine your scanned area The Display window will show image placement as you change the values EOP End of Page Detection This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged Use for batches of same width but different length documents If you...

Page 43: ...et the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the scanning area y Width the width of the scanning area y Length the length of the scanning area y Center automatically calculates the x offset for center fed feeding based upon document size selected y relocate the scan area by click the arrow key on the cross sign while retain the scan size View the result from the Display windo...

Page 44: ...4 22 Example Redefine your scan area x offset 2 25 inches y offset 1 13 inches Original After Fixed to Transport Display window Scan Area The Redefined Scan Area ...

Page 45: ...ISO B7 8 8 x 12 5 cm JIS B5 18 2 x 25 7 cm JIS B6 12 8 x 18 2 cm JIS B7 9 1 x 12 8 cm Scanner Maximum OverScan Overscan allows you to add a specific margin at top and bottom or right and left Options vary based on the type of scanner of the edge of the image This is used to reduce possible corner clipping on the skewed images and often applied to a batch of skewed document to be scanned in the aut...

Page 46: ... the function varies based on type of scanner Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being multi fed This value indicates the additional length exceeding your scan area The Display window will show the size of the document as you change the value A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection The Additional Length Detection is bes...

Page 47: ...e are three options available if Multi Feed is detected z Stop Scanning after Multi Feed If this is selected the scanner will stop the feeder if multi feed is detected z Multi Feed Alarm If this is selected and a wave file is added the scanner will produce a sound alarm if multi feed is detected 2 02 ...

Page 48: ...he Browse button on the right side 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 available ...

Page 49: ...User s Manual 4 27 4 6 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings The Option tab dialog box ...

Page 50: ...iewed in portrait height is greater than width but are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape width is greater than height or vice versa In this case the image of the reverse side has to be rotated additional 180 degrees Choice Book Fanfold If Book is selected the image of the reverse side will not be rotated The following illustration shows the orientation of the document which should be view...

Page 51: ...list if you wish to rotate your scanned image Choice None 90 CW clockwise 90 CCW counter clockwise 180 Original Rotate 90 CW Rotate 90 CCW Rotate 180 Blank Page Removal Check if you wish to remove the blank page and move the slider to the left or right to your desired threshold ...

Page 52: ...e 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 Black 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 53: ...u to set your scan background Choice White Background Black Background This option varies based on type of scanner and is available for the front page in the ADF auto document feeder only For the rear page only the white background is available White Background ...

Page 54: ...4 32 Black Background ...

Page 55: ...g box Energy Saving Control Check the Enable Energy Saver box and move the slider to the right to set the amount of time to start the energy saver after your last action The range is from 1 to 720 minutes The default is 15 minutes Show Scanning Progress Check and the scanning progress bar will be shown during scanning ...

Page 56: ...ns 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 scanner properties settings after leaving the dialog box Next time when you open the Scanner Properties dialog box the previously saved settings will be shown ...

Page 57: ...ing system and scanner information The Information tab dialog box The Report button If you encounter any error message while using the scanner click the Report button A report txt file C AVxxx will be generated Please send this file to the nearest service center for trouble shooting ...

Page 58: ...d please consult your nearest dealer After replacing the ADF pad click the Reset Pad Count button to reset the pad count The Reset Roller Count button After scanning approximately 200 000 pages through the ADF the ADF roller may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding In this case it is highly recommended to replace the ADF roller with a new one After replacing the ADF ro...

Page 59: ...User s Manual 5 1 5 Using the Buttons The following picture shows the 3 buttons and 1 function screen on the scanner The Scan button The Cancel button Function display screen Function selector ...

Page 60: ... very useful program which you can customize the button s function On your Windows system screen click Start Programs Scanner AVXXX your scanner model Preferences to display the Button Capture dialog box as shown below The Button Capture dialog box consists of a scan setting area at the left a function items area at the right and a series of action buttons at the bottom ...

Page 61: ... scan settings are quite intuitive You can set up your desired scan properties in this area The Scan Path setting is where your scanned image resides The Function setting lets you link your scanned image to an application such as Scan to File save your scanned image to a designated path Scan to Email send your scanned image to Microsoft Outlook as an attachment Scan to Printer send your scanned im...

Page 62: ...ction Screen on the scanner The following steps show how to define or rename the function button 1 Right click on any of the 9 item names in the Function Items area and then select Rename 2 Replace the current item name with your preferred name in the Rename dialog box and then click OK 3 Set up all preferred settings in the Scan Setting area 4 Click the Apply button and then the OK button to fini...

Page 63: ... pressing the Function Select button on the scanner select one of the digit numbers in the Function Display screen which corresponds to its pre defined function name 2 Press the Scan button on the scanner 3 The scanner starts scanning with all the settings defined on this selected function name ...

Page 64: ... The Cleaning Procedures 1 Soak a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol 95 2 Press the push button on the upper left Open the front door slightly to the left Wipe the upper feeding roller by moving the swab from side to side Rotate the roller forward with your finger and repeat the cleaning steps above until the entire roller is cleaned 3 Wipe the pad in one direction from top to bottom or the o...

Page 65: ...6 2 Front Door Paper Jam Release Button Feeding Roller The Cleaning Direction ...

Page 66: ... Cleaning the Calibration Area As shown below clean the calibration area white glass with an air blower or a small brush to rid the board of dust or dirt Please handle with care and dexterity ADF Front Door Calibration Area ...

Page 67: ... nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it Disassembling Procedure 1 Press the Paper jam clearing button on the upper left corner 2 Gently open the ADF Front cover to the left 3 Press both arms of the ADF snap in pad module inwardly with your fingers to pull out the ADF snap in pad module Assembling Procedure 1 Take out the ADF pad module from the box 2 Press both arms of the ADF...

Page 68: ...ller please consult your nearest dealer After replacing the ADF roller be sure to click the Reset Roller Count button in the Scanner Properties dialog box to reset the roller count The Disassembling Procedure 1 Move the end of the yellow clipper face up with a flat screw driver as indicated The Yellow Clipper Move the end face up ...

Page 69: ...6 6 2 Hold and press the roller in the arrow direction as indicated to remove the roller Note To install a new ADF roller please follow the reverse order of the disassembling procedure ADF Roller ...

Page 70: ...ollow the procedures below to remove the paper 1 Press the ADF Release Button on the left side Gently open the Scanner Front Door to the left 2 Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit 3 Close the scanner front door Your Scanner is now ready to use Paper Jam Clearing Button Document ...

Page 71: ...i fed sheets of paper 3 Close the scanner front door 4 Flatten the corners and edges Loosen the paper before putting it into the paper guide again 5 Check the feeding roller condition If necessary follow the cleaning directions in section 5 1 and perform the cleaning Question Paper becomes skewed in the scanner Answer 1 Use the slide guide to keep the paper path straight 2 Check the condition of t...

Page 72: ...ma to 2 2 for your printer 2 Use the Brightness setting of the TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image Question Sometimes it seems the scanner does not detect paper Answer The scanner paper sensor is located at the center of the paper guide Please place the document you need to scan on the paper guide and use the slide guides to keep the paper path straight ...

Page 73: ...ng Modes Black White Gray scale Color ADF Capacity Up to 50 pages Document Size Letter legal A4 B5 A5 business card Max Document Size 8 5 x14 ADF Min Document Size 3 5 x 2 ADF Paper Weight 16 lbs to 24 lbs Interface Hi speed USB 2 0 Power Source 100 240Vac 50 60 Hz input 24V 1 0A output Power Consumption 30W operation 6W standby Dimensions WxHxD 156 mm x 308 mm x 145 mm Weight 2 2 kgs ...

Page 74: ...ut Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue 3 16 Contrast 3 9 Cropping Automatic Fix to Transport EOP Detection 3 20 Ｄ default settings 3 3 Deskew 3 23 Ｅ Edge Fill 3 29 Energy Saving 3 30 Ｆ Filter Threshold 3 17 Ｇ G4 3 14 Gray 3 6 Ｉ Invert 3 11 Ｊ JPEG 3 14 Ｍ Mirror 3 29 Multi Feed Detection 3 24 Ｏ OverScan 3 23 Ｒ Reset Pad Count 3 33 Reset Roller Count 3 33 Resolution 3 10 Rotate Image 3 28 Ｓ Scan Area...

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