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Sheet-fed Scanner

User’s Manual

Regulatory model: FL-1501B

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Page 1: ...Sheet fed Scanner User s Manual Regulatory model FL 1501B manual en 250 0975 E AD250v200 Avision Inc ...

Page 2: ...rieval system or translated into 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 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 a...

Page 3: ...ing interference that may cause undesired operation The FCC Class A limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference in which case the u...

Page 4: ...65 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 60950 and ROHS requirements of EN50581 This machine is certified as Class 1 LED product CE Warning This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in whic...

Page 5: ...lth 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 you purchased the product System Requirements CPU Intel Core 2 Duo or higher Memory 32 bit 2 GB 64 bit 4 GB Optical Drive DVD ROM Drive USB Port USB port 2 0 compatible with USB 1 1 Compatible Ope...

Page 6: ... any other AC power adapter could cause fire electrical shock or injury Use only the AC power cord and USB cable that came with your device and avoid abrasions cuts fraying crimping and kinking Using any other AC power cord and USB cable could cause fire electrical shock or injury Do not place objects on top of the AC power cord and do not allow the AC power adapter or the AC power cord to be step...

Page 7: ...ock or injury Do not insert objects into any opening as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out components Beware of electrical shock hazards Unplug the device and the AC power adapter and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions The AC power adapter or plug is damaged Liquid has entered the device or the AC power adapter Object has entered the dev...

Page 8: ...on the unit It may cause unbalance and the device may fall down This may result in injury Store the AC Power cord USB cable bundled out of the reach of children to avoid the risk of injury Keep plastic bags bundled out of the reach of children or throw them away to avoid the danger of suffocation If you are not going to use the device for a long period unplug the AC power adapter from the electric...

Page 9: ...Loading Your Paper 3 1 3 1 1 Notice on Using the ADF 3 1 3 1 2 Loading Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray 3 2 3 1 3 Scanning Thin Paper 3 7 3 1 4 Scanning a Stack of Document with Various sizes and Weights 3 8 3 2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation 3 10 3 3 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 3 14 4 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 4 1 4 1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialo...

Page 10: ...aration Tab 4 64 4 12 The Setting Tab 4 68 4 13 The Imprinter Tab 4 71 4 14 The Information Tab 4 75 5 ISIS Interface Operation 5 1 6 Using the Buttons 6 1 6 1 Installing Button Manager V2 6 1 6 2 Checking the Button Configurations before Scanning 6 2 6 3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons 6 4 7 Maintenance 7 1 7 1 Cleaning the ADF 7 1 7 2 Cleaning the Glass 7 4 7 3 Replacing the ADF Reverse R...

Page 11: ...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 1 1 Package Items 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 immediat...

Page 12: ...luded in the machine Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty 2 Please unpack the packing caefully and check the contents against the checklist If any items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately 3 To access more service supports visit www avision com to register your Avision s product 2 4 1 3 ...

Page 13: ...ng of the 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 Cancel Button Press to cancel a scanning job during operation Extension Paper Guide Paper Stopper Power Button Paper Guide Output Tray ADF Paper Tray LCD Screen with Up Down Buttons Scan Butt...

Page 14: ...sion Pull it out Documents are ejected from the ADF to the tray Paperweight Used to hold down a stack of output paper Paper Stopper Adjust to the length of the documents to prevent them from falling apart 1 3 Rear View Part Name Function USB Port Connect to your computer Power Jack Connect the AC adapter to the scanner Kensington Security Slot Attach to a lock to secure the scanner Power Jack USB ...

Page 15: ...excessive 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 16: ...leted 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 interface or your ISIS software to select an ISIS user interface You may also launch Microsoft s Scanner and Camera Wizard to scan via a WIA user interface 2 2 1 Connecting to Power Before connecting make sure the power switch is off ...

Page 17: ...ished and ready to scan the LED indicator will stop flashing and become steadily on To turn off the scanner press the Power Switch button for about 3 seconds the Power LED will be off 2 2 3 Installing the Scanner Driver 1 Place the supplied CD ROM onto your CD ROM drive 2 The software installation graphic appears If not run setup exe ...

Page 18: ...i page document s you can install the software application to manage them easily and effectively Install Adobe Reader To view the user s manuals for the scanner and Button Manager V2 you need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in pdf file format If you already have Adobe Reader installed on your computer you may disregard this item View Manual Click View Manual to view or print the d...

Page 19: ... USB port at the rear side of your computer 2 The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a New Hardware Found message 3 By following the on screen instructions click the Next button to continue When the certification screen appears click Continue Anyway to complete the installation 4 When the Finish dialog is prompted click the Finish button ...

Page 20: ...ocument s can range in size from50 x 50 mm 2 x 2 in to 216 x 356 mm 8 5 x 14 in Document s can range in weight from 27 413 g m2 7 110 lb ID cards up to 1 25 mm 0 05 in thick Document s should be square or rectangular and in good condition not fragile or torn Document s should be free of curl wrinkle wet ink or punch holes Document s should be free of staples paper clips paper sticky notes ...

Page 21: ... paper jams please fan your 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 3 Align the edges of the documents in a step like pattern see picture below Step like Scanning Direction ...

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: ...User s Manual 3 4 3 Raise the paper guide to hold your multi page document 4 Load the stack of document face down with the top of the pages pointing into the feeder ...

Page 24: ...cument width is 216 mm 8 5 in slide the Paper Width switch DOWN to fix your paper guide to conveniently load the letter size document If your document width is larger than 216 mm 8 5 in If your document width is larger than 216 mm 8 5 in such as invoices with punch holes slide the Paper Width switch UP and move the paper guide to the right end to load your documents ...

Page 25: ...User s Manual 3 6 Slide DOWN the Paper Width switch to set your paper width to 216 mm 8 5 in Slide UP the Paper Width switch to set your paper width larger than 216 mm 8 5 in ...

Page 26: ...ut tray For normal document scanning press down the paperweight and keep the output tray in an angled position to prevent paper from falling apart To scan thin paper 1 Lift up the paperweight as shown 2 Slide the position adjuster of the output tray to make the output tray in a flat position 3 Load a stack of thin paper into the paper tray Align the paper guides and make sure the edges of paper sl...

Page 27: ...ferent 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 are of the same size yet with different weight arrange these pages in the sequence of paper weight from heavyweight to lightweight ...

Page 28: ...Align 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 touch the Paper Guide ...

Page 29: ...d 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 have been successfully installed Before you begin be sure the scanner is on 1 Select Start Programs Avision xxx Scanner Avision Capture Tool The Select Scanner Model dialog box will be displayed 2 Sele...

Page 30: ...h 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 thumbnail view will be disabled And therefore after viewing all the scanned images only the last one will remain on the screen 5 Click the Setup button or choose Setup from the File menu to prompt the...

Page 31: ...bout 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 feeder 9 In the Scan Validation dialog box click the Scan button or choose Scan from the File menu 10 The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan Validation screen After the scanned images h...

Page 32: ...You 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 Display View Thumbnail View ...

Page 33: ...ns 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 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 varies due to different scanner model 8 Defaul...

Page 34: ...scanner 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 purchased a simplex single side scanner all options are available for single sided only The Scanner Properties dialog box ...

Page 35: ...erties 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 button to leave the Scanner Properties dialog box ...

Page 36: ...lor 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 Options 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 S...

Page 37: ...nter 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 access the settings click the selected tab on the top of the Scanner Properties dialog box The page of the selected tab will be displayed To hide a tab window 1 Click the Scanner Properties icon on the u...

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Page 39: ... 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 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 40: ...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 41: ...r 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 42: ...ion 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 and vice versas Sensitivity of Auto Color Detection If your documents contain primarily B W text and small amount of light or pale colors and you do not wish them to be recognized as color image to save the file si...

Page 43: ...User s Manual 4 10 Sensitivity 1 The image is recognized as a color one Sensitivity 100 The image is recognized as a black and white one ...

Page 44: ...dynamically evaluate each document to 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 Sensitivity of Dynamic Threshold Occasionally your scanned image may contain small d...

Page 45: ...g 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 the picture we have seen in the newspaper Options include Halftone 1 Halftone 2 Halftone 3 Halftone 4 Halftone 5 Error Diffusion Error Diffusion is a type of Halftone Error Diffusion gives good image...

Page 46: ...User s Manual 4 13 Error Diffusion Image ...

Page 47: ...e 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 dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting 200 dpi Threshold 50 Brightness 0 200 dpi Threshold 100 Brightness 0 ...

Page 48: ...ose 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 Contrast can be adjusted Threshold The value ranges from 0 to 255 The default is 230 A low threshold value produces a lighter image and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle unneeded informatio...

Page 49: ...User s Manual 4 16 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 ...

Page 50: ...e 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 51: ...ely 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 side of the drop down list and press the arrow ke...

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 the command of Invert Black on White White on Black ...

Page 53: ...hen 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 fold your A3 size document into A4 and then load the paper in the front tray Choose Merge Two Sides from the Scan Source option and then the scanner is able to scan both sides of your document and merg...

Page 54: ...nto a single image Select the Merge Vertically option to merge the front side and the rear side of a page into one image vertically If the Merge Vertically option has not been selected the front side and the rear side of a page will be merged into one page horizontally Note the options vary based on type of scanner Front Side Rear Side Merge Vertically Front Side Rear Side Merge Horizontally ...

Page 55: ...lors 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 setting for regular business document Photo Choose Photo if your original contains photo to reproduce your photo in vivid color image Normal After Color Matching ...

Page 56: ...Invert 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 for scanning B W images Binarization Dynamic Threshold Resolution Invert Or Binarization Fix Processing Threshold Brightness Resolution Invert ...

Page 57: ...ing 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 Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box 3 Click Add to enter the name of the profile and then choose Save 4 The new profile will be saved and shown in the Profiles dropdown list box ...

Page 58: ...mediately 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 want to delete from the dropdown list box 3 Click Delete A Confirm message Are you sure you want to delete this profile is prompted 4 Choose Yes to delete or Cancel to quit ...

Page 59: ...ox and then click the Rename button 3 Enter new name for the profile 4 Choose Save to save the new profile or Cancel to quit 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 sheetfed scanner the duplex or the flatbed option will not be available ...

Page 60: ...nds 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 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...

Page 61: ...User s Manual 4 28 The Compression tab dialog box ...

Page 62: ...None 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 color removed Custom Specify the color you wish to remove by entering its RGB Red Green and Blue value respectively Advanced Options Quality Mode Range 0 20 Default 10 When Quality Mode is selected ...

Page 63: ...ft 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 button to get a preview image 5 On the Image tab click Gray or Black and White image mode and then choose Custom on the Color Dropout tab A Preview window button will be displayed 6 Click the Preview...

Page 64: ...r 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 click OK to close the Preview window The Preview Window The Color dropout result ...

Page 65: ...User s Manual 4 32 The Color Dropout dialog box ...

Page 66: ... 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 menu The Color palette appears ...

Page 67: ...User s Manual 4 34 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 68: ...User s Manual 4 35 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 69: ...tion 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 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...

Page 70: ...ment 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 The following options are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected X Offset the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left edge of the scanning area Y Offset the position from t...

Page 71: ...mage 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 where you want to apply Adjustment values Top Bottom or Left Right and then select the amount of inches mm pixels applied Select a value within the range of 0 00 to 1 00 1 00 ...

Page 72: ...appears 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 Paper tab choose Relative to Document or Fixed to Transport from the Cropping option 2 Choose your scan size from the Scan Area option The selected scan size will be displayed in a red rectangular bo...

Page 73: ...ect 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 cross sign will appear as illustrated Create your relative scan size diagonally by dragging the left mouse button to your preferable size The selected area will appear in a red box as illustrated A black...

Page 74: ...m 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 area in color The Relative Area A Cross Sign ...

Page 75: ...ot 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 documents that can be damaged quite easily such as photographs or irregular size documents that are difficult to load directly such as clippings To scan document using a Carrier Sheet For documents lar...

Page 76: ... 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 width of the Carrier Sheet Adjust the paper guides so that there is no space between the guides and the Carrier sheet Space between the guides and Carrier Sheet may cause the Carrier Sheet to become un...

Page 77: ...ize 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 8 5 x 14 ISO A4 21 x 29 7 cm ISO A5 14 8 x 21 cm ISO A6 10 5 x 14 8cm ISO A7 7 4 x 10 5 cm ISO B5 17 6 x 25 cm ISO B6 12 5 x 17 6 cm ISO B7 8 8 x 12 5 cm JIS B5 18 2 x 25 7 cm JIS B6 12 8 x 18 2 cm ...

Page 78: ...to 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 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...

Page 79: ... scan settings this feature is especially useful The default is 0 The value ranges 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 place your paper on the flatbed after the timeout period you need to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to st...

Page 80: ...te 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 available either in the Auto crop or the Fixed to Transport mode White Background Black Background ...

Page 81: ... 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 document Note The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner ...

Page 82: ...cuments in the auto document feeder Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents Note The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner There are two options available if Multi Feed is detected Stop Scanning after Multi Feed If this is selected the scanner will stop the feeder and display the following...

Page 83: ...ti Feed Alarm If a wave file is added the scanner will make a sound alarm if multi feed is detected yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed If Stop Scanning after Multi Feed is selected the scanner will stop the feeder If Stop Scanning after Multi Feed has not been selected the scanner will continue to scan till the end of your document Action 1 If Stop Scanning after Multi Feed is selected fo...

Page 84: ...Click the 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 85: ...a 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 indicate the selected area Note If you choose Automatic Cropping on the Paper Tab then to select a scan area on the Preview tab is not allowed The Preview Tab The Display Window ...

Page 86: ...User s Manual 4 53 4 9 The Enhancement Tab The Enhancement tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings The Option tab dialog box ...

Page 87: ...emoved 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 enabled If either Fixed to Transport EOP End of Page Detection Automatic Multiple Relative to Documents is selected from the Cropping option on the Paper tab the Punch Hole Removal option will be di...

Page 88: ...0 1 2 3 4 Default 0 The higher the value the more background color will be kept Mode Auto Moiré If Smooth is selected in the Background Processing option then the choices for the Mode option includes Auto and Moiré Auto uses the factory preprogrammed mode to proceed background smoothing Moiré Remove the moiré patterns that appear on the background of the image when scanning printed material If Rem...

Page 89: ...User s Manual 4 56 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 90: ...ser s Manual 4 57 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 Black ...

Page 91: ...size 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 Before Despeckle noise number 0 noise radius 1 After Despeckle noise number 22 noise radius 10 Note The function is currently available for Black and White image only To scan at rated speed it is rec...

Page 92: ...User s Manual 4 59 4 10 The Rotation Tab The Rotation tab allows you to set the following image rotating options ...

Page 93: ...CCW Rotate 180 Auto based on contents When Auto based on contents is selected images can be rotated to their proper orientations based on their contents Auto rotate every even page Automatically rotate 180 on every even page This is especially 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 sel...

Page 94: ...ful 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 upper half and the lower half Vertical Divide one image into the left half and the right half Split Horizontally Split Vertical ...

Page 95: ... 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 rotated The following illustration shows the documents which should be viewed in portrait are fed into the scanner in landscape ...

Page 96: ...User s Manual 4 63 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 97: ...arate your multi page documents Choices Blank Page Removal Barcode Detection Patch Code Detection 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 Barcode Detection Check Enable to detect barcode and notify the software application for advanced processing Please note the whole document will be checked and no specific d...

Page 98: ...NAME Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 C ProgramData PRODUCTNAME Barcode Types The following barcode types can be detected Two dimensional codes Aztec DataMatrix PDF417 QR Code One dimensional barcodes Add 2 Add 5 Airline 2 of 5 Australian Post 4 State Code BCD Matrix Codabar Code 128 A B C Code 2 of 5 Code 32 Code 39 Code 39 Extended Code 93 Code 93 Extended DataLogic 2 of 5 EAN 128 GS1 UCC EA...

Page 99: ... is not recognized correctly or gets smudged replace it with a new sheet Patch code Detection Check Enable to detect patch codes and notify the software application for advanced processing A patch code is a pattern of parallel alternating black bars and spaces i e a barcode that is printed on a document Patch code sheet is most commonly used as a document separator in a stack of document You can f...

Page 100: ... correctly when the print is too light Do not use thin paper in order to avoid bleed through from the back When you copy a patch code sheet that you printed out make sure to copy by the same size and brightness as the original copy Use the same sheet repeatedly may decrease the recognition accuracy due to accumulated dirt on the sheets If the sheet is not recognized correctly or gets smudged repla...

Page 101: ...o 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 of time to automatically turn off the scanner after your last action The range is from 1 to 480 minutes The default is 240 minutes 4 hours Note the value of Power Off has to be greater than or equal ...

Page 102: ...e 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 dpi consumes approximates 24MB Image Count When the selected cache mode is none the image count option allows you to assign number of pages you need to scan For example if you wish to scan the first...

Page 103: ...ng 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 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 104: ...selected 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 not have an imprinter choose digital imprinter Note External Imprinter provides a vertical and rear side print capability while digital printer provides a horizontal and front side print capability ...

Page 105: ...his 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 month date hour seconds your custom text and the counter Custom Font Choose your desired font Choice Normal Fixed Width Fixed Width Mono spaced fonts have a fixed character spacing So each character...

Page 106: ... 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 scanned image the illustration of normal and rotated string is shown below Normal Rotated ...

Page 107: ... 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 imprinter Choose the position of your printed string Choice Top Middle Bottom Custom If Custom is selected enter the X and Y offset value to specify the position The value of Print Position 0001abc 2010 ...

Page 108: ...port 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 Windows 8 Windows 10 C ProgramData PRODUCTNAME C system drive will be generated Please send this file to the nearest service center for trouble shooting ...

Page 109: ...oblems 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 Therefore please return your scanner for roller replacement After replacing the ADF roller click the Reset Roller Count button to reset the roller count Note The lifetime and the replacing procedure ...

Page 110: ...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 Select your desired resolution Paper Size Select your desired paper size Brightness Adjust your scan image brightness or darkness Contrast Adjust the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in t...

Page 111: ...u 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 recommended to check the button configurations first to ensure a proper file format and a destination application Function Screen Function Select Button Cancel Button Scan Button ...

Page 112: ...operly 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 to prompt the following Button Panel The Button Panel This indicates the scanner model The Button Icon The Function Icon The number of function icons vary based on type of scanner ...

Page 113: ...ars 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 name for the scanned image Image Mode Selection Box Name of the Selected Button Scan To destination and settings Button Name OCR settings Basic Scan Parameters ...

Page 114: ...nt 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 software will be launched and the scanned image appears in the main window of Microsoft Paint as below Note 1 For details information on how to use the Button Manager V2 please refer to the user s manua...

Page 115: ...d with ink toner particles or 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 Soak a clean cloth with some isopropyl alcohol 95 2 Press the ADF release button and open the front door ...

Page 116: ...User s Manual 7 2 3 Wipe the feeding rollers until they are cleaned 4 Press both sides of the cover of the ADF reverse roller and pull the cover down ...

Page 117: ...User s Manual 7 3 5 Press and wipe the rollers one by one Rotate the roller until the surfaces are completely cleaned ...

Page 118: ...2 Cleaning the Glass 1 Press the ADF release button Open the front door 2 Wet a clean cloth with some isopropyl alcohol 95 3 Wipe the glass as illustrated below by moving the swab from side to side to rid the dust or dirt ...

Page 119: ...ll be worn out and you may have problems with document feeding It is time to replace the Reverse roller For ordering the replacement please contact your dealer Disassembling Procedure 1 Press the ADF release button 2 Gently open the ADF front door to the left 3 Hold the reverse roller cover with your fingers as shown and place it down ...

Page 120: ...verse roller externally to detach it from the slot and then detach the left end from its hole Reassembling Procedure 1 Insert the left end of the reverse roller to the hole of its original place 2 Insert the right end of the reverse roller to its slot ...

Page 121: ...User s Manual 7 7 3 Close the reverse roller Cover 4 Close the ADF cover ...

Page 122: ...d you may experience problems with document feeding In this case you may need to replace a new ADF roller For ordering the ADF roller please consult your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it Disassembling Procedure 1 Press the ADF release button to open the front door 2 Pull the center of the roller cover to open it ...

Page 123: ...User s Manual 7 9 3 Move the tab of the ADF roller DOWN as indicated 4 Detach the right end of the ADF roller from the scanner and remove the ADF roller ...

Page 124: ... slot and place the ADF roller to its proper position Make sure the belt in the center of the lower ADF roller is installed horizontally with the other rollers as indicated 2 Move the tab of the ADF roller UP 3 Close the ADF roller cover A snap in sound could be heard if correctly installed The Belt ...

Page 125: ...Jam In the event of a paper jam follow the procedures below to remove the paper 1 Press the ADF release button on the right side Gently open the front door 2 Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit 3 Close the front door Your Scanner is now ready to use ...

Page 126: ...he multi fed sheets 3 Close the 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 7 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 the feeding...

Page 127: ...een from application software Question When I choose optical resolution to be 600 dpi the auto crop and deskew functions will be disabled Answer Since to perform auto crop and deskew consumes great deal of system memory it is suggested if you wish to perform auto crop and deskew functions please choose your optical resolution to be smaller than 600 dpi to prevent a error message ...

Page 128: ... 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 Industrial Park Hsinchu 300 Taiwan ROC TEL 886 3 578 2388 FAX 886 3 577 7017 E MAIL service avision com tw Web Site http www avision com tw US and Canada Area Avision Labs Inc 6815 Mowry Ave Newark CA 94560 ...

Page 129: ...vision 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 Espaço Brasil Avision Brasil Ltda Avenida Jabaquara 2958 Cj 75 Mirandópolis CEP 04046 500 São Paulo Brasil TEL 55 11 2925 5025 E MAIL suporte avisionbrasil com br Web Site http www avisionbrasil com br ...

Page 130: ...on 600 dpi Scanning Modes Black White Gray Color ADF Capacity Up to 100 pages 75 g m2 20 lb Max Document Size 216 x 356 mm 8 5 x 14 in Min Document Size 50 x 50 mm 2 x 2 in Paper Weight 27 413 g m2 7 110 lb ID Card Thickness 1 25 mm 0 05 in Interface Hi speed USB 2 0 Power Source 24V 2 0A Operating Temperature 10º C 35º C Dimensions WxDxH Max 316 x 680 x 239 mm 12 4 x 26 8 x 9 4 in Min 316 x 191 x...

Page 131: ...4 73 Color 4 9 Color Dropout Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue Custom 4 30 Color Matching 4 23 Contrast 4 18 Cropping Automatic Fix to Transport EOP Detection 4 37 Custom Font Normal Fixed Width 4 76 Ｄ default settings 4 3 Despeckle 4 62 Noise Number Noise Radius 4 62 Document Type Normal Photo Document 4 16 Dynamic Threshold sensitivity 4 12 Ｅ Edge Fill 4 61 Enable Power Off 4 72 Energy Saving ...

Page 132: ...l 4 76 Print Position 4 78 Punch Hole Removal 4 58 Ｒ Reset Roller Count 4 80 Resolution 4 19 Rotate Image 4 64 Ｓ Scan Area 4 46 Split Image None Horizontal Vertical 4 65 String Orientation Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 deg CW 90 deg CCW 4 77 Ｔ Transport Timeout 4 49 Ｕ Ultrasonic Detection 4 52 ...

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