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Table of Contents 

 

1.

 

Introduction ...................................................................... 1-1

 

1.1

 

Scanner package..............................................................................1-2

 

2.

 

Scanner overview .............................................................. 2-1

 

2.1

 

Front view.......................................................................................2-1

 

2.2

 

Rear view........................................................................................2-2

 

3.

 

Installation & operation..................................................... 3-1

 

3.1

 

Precautions .....................................................................................3-1

 

3.2

 

Suitable documents ..........................................................................3-1

 

3.3

 

Powering on the scanner ...................................................................3-2

 

3.4

 

Inserting a memory card or a USB flash drive.......................................3-3

 

3.5

 

Choosing your desired resolution ........................................................3-4

 

3.6

 

Scanning an original .........................................................................3-5

 

3.7

 

Using plastic sheaths ........................................................................3-7

 

3.8

 

Scanning dark or night pictures..........................................................3-8

 

3.9

 

Powering off the scanner ...................................................................3-9

 

4.

 

Connecting to a computer .................................................. 4-1

 

4.1

 

How to connect to a computer............................................................4-1

 

4.2

 

Disconnecting the scanner from a computer.........................................4-2

 

5.

 

Scanning photos to iPad, a Macintosh computer, or a 

SmartPhone ....................................................................... 5-1

 

5.1

 

Scanning photos to iPad ....................................................................5-1

 

5.2

 

Scanning photos to a Macintosh computer ...........................................5-2

 

5.3

 

Scanning documents to a SmartPhone ................................................5-3

 

6.

 

Maintenance ...................................................................... 6-1

 

6.1

 

Cleaning the roller ............................................................................6-1

 

6.2

 

Cleaning the image sensor.................................................................6-3

 

6.3

 

Calibrating the scanner .....................................................................6-4

 

7.

 

Troubleshooting................................................................. 7-1

 

7.1

 

Frequently asked questions ...............................................................7-1

 

7.2

 

The indicator light pattern .................................................................7-2

 

7.3

 

Technical Service .............................................................................7-3

 

8.

 

Specifications .................................................................... 8-1

 

 

Summary of Contents for FS-1204B

Page 1: ...Sheet fed type Photo Scanner User s Manual Regulatory model FS 1204B Avision Inc manual en 250 0841 E 15 v1 ...

Page 2: ...onnection with the furnishing performance or use of this material FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received in...

Page 3: ...ion This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that the product can not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it should be sent to appropriate facilities for recovery and recycling in an effort to protect human health and the environment Fore more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your ho...

Page 4: ...ght pictures 3 8 3 9 Powering off the scanner 3 9 4 Connecting to a computer 4 1 4 1 How to connect to a computer 4 1 4 2 Disconnecting the scanner from a computer 4 2 5 Scanning photos to iPad a Macintosh computer or a SmartPhone 5 1 5 1 Scanning photos to iPad 5 1 5 2 Scanning photos to a Macintosh computer 5 2 5 3 Scanning documents to a SmartPhone 5 3 6 Maintenance 6 1 6 1 Cleaning the roller ...

Page 5: ...e scanner is ready feed your photo or paper into the scanner and your images will be stored in the memory card USB flash drive Before you install and operate the product please take a few minutes to read through this manual It provides proper instructions for you to install operate and maintain the product The following figure indicates the package contents Please check all the items against your ...

Page 6: ... the AC adapter DVE DSA 12PFA 05 FUS 050200 DVE DSA 12PFA 05 FEU 050200 HONOR ADS 5FN 06 05005GPCU HONOR ADS 5N 06 05005G 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 1 3 4 5 6 2 7 8 ...

Page 7: ...inal to begin scanning 3 Power button Short press for about 1 second to turn on the scanner The Power LED will be lit up Long press for 3 seconds to turn off the scanner The Power LED will go off 4 Function button In ready mode short press this button to switch the scanning resolution between 300 dpi and 600 dpi Press to eject paper during paper jam condition Refer to the 2 blink description of Th...

Page 8: ...cription 1 Memory card slot Insert a memory card 2 USB Flash Drive Insert a USB flash drive 3 Mini USB port Connect the scanner to a computer via a supplied USB cable 4 Power jack To connect the supplied power adapter to the scanner 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 9: ...wing types of documents are suitable to be scanned 1 The acceptable paper size is 50 8 x 50 8 mm 2 x 2 127 x 178 mm 5 x 7 2 Support 101 6 x 292 mm 4 x11 5 ASP photo only at 300 dpi 3 Do not use the following types of originals for scanning otherwise the scanner may malfunction or cause the original to jam in the slot Originals thicker than 0 5 mm 0 02 Originals with either side shorter than 55 mm ...

Page 10: ...he small end of the power adapter cable to the power jack on the scanner 2 Plug the power adapter into a power outlet 3 Press the Power button for about 1 second to turn on the scanner The Power LED light will be flashing and then solidly on ...

Page 11: ...ight stops blinking and stays on steadily indicating the scanner is ready Insert a memory card into the memory card slot Or Insert a USB flash drive into the USB flash port at the back of the scanner The indicator light stops blinking and stays on steadily indicating the scanner is ready Insert a USB flash drive into the USB flash port Important Insert either a memory card or a USB flash drive at ...

Page 12: ... The indicator light will be lit in orange 2 To switch your desired resolution to 300 dpi simply short press the Function button again the indicator light will be lit in green This indicates the scanning resolution has been changed to 300 dpi Scanning Tips To gain high quality and accuracy of text recognition using business card recognition software application make sure you are scanning your name...

Page 13: ...to folder will be created for the next 9999 scans and so on Each scanned image is given a file name with the prefix IMG followed by a 4 digit sequential number in the order the images are stored For example IMG0001 jpg IMG0002 jpg etc Note Do not remove the memory card or disconnect the power supply while the Indicator light is blinking This scanner only supports output images in JPEG jpg format I...

Page 14: ...nserting your photo in a portrait orientation at 300 dpi the scanned image will be automatically rotated in landscape orientation Note the rotation feature is not available for 600 dpi Scanning orientation 300 dpi Scanned image ...

Page 15: ... folded side first image facing up Note Using the white plastic sheath will disable the auto crop automatic crop your image according to your photo size and deskew auto straighten functions Keeping the original flat and level when feeding prevents possible jamming Keep originals free from finger prints oil dirt and dust for optimum scanned image quality Remove photos from the plastic sheath after ...

Page 16: ... scanned image However using the white plastic sheath will disable the auto crop automatic crop your image according to your photo size and deskew auto straighten functions This means though you have completed scanning your photo your image may look slightly skew if you have not placed the photo straight in the scanner The scanned image using a plastic sheath ...

Page 17: ... and insert the next one only when the previous one is done Otherwise the scanner may malfunction 2 The paper detector is quite sensitive Please do not push your photo or card into the feeding slot or the top of your image will be cut Simply let go the photo card when it begins to feed into the slot 4 The scanner has a built in cropping function that is capable to detect and crop the edges of an o...

Page 18: ... and then in red 3 Insert a memory card into the memory card slot or a USB flash drive and then the indicator light on the scanner stops blinking and stays on steady indicating the scanner is ready 4 Connect the mini end of the USB cable included with scanner to the Mini USB connector on the scanner 5 Power on your PC and then connect the large end of the USB cable to a USB port on your PC 6 When ...

Page 19: ...If the file name reaches IMG 9999 jpg in the Photo1 folder a new folder titled Photo2 will automatically be created to store subsequent new files and so on 8 You can now view or copy the image files from the memory card via your computer 4 2 Disconnecting the scanner from a computer 1 On the Windows System Tray click the hardware removal icon 2 Click the Safely remove USB mass Storage device messa...

Page 20: ...make sure you have an iPad camera connector which is included in the iPad Camera Connection Kit The iPad camera connector offers a USB adapter that plugs into the dock connector 1 Insert a memory card to your scanner and turn on the scanner 2 Plug the iPad camera connector into the dock connector port on your iPad 3 Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the scanner and the other end to the ...

Page 21: ...splay in your iPad try to turn off and on your iPad 5 2 Scanning photos to a Macintosh computer 2 Insert a memory card to your scanner and turn on your scanner 3 Connect the scanner to your Macintosh computer with the supplied USB cable 4 Insert your photos to the feeding slot of the scanner The scanner begins scanning and save the images to the memory card 5 Choose the USB device by selecting the...

Page 22: ...r 2 Connect one end of the USB cable that came with your SmartPhone to the USB Flash Drive port marked with a USB icon on your scanner and connect the other end to the USB port of your SmartPhone 3 On the screen of your SmartPhone an enquiring of your connection type will be prompted 4 Choose mass storage device on your SmartPhone 5 Insert your documents to the feeding slot of the scanner The scan...

Page 23: ...ot feed document smoothly 1 Clean the scanner s outer casing first using a soft lintless cloth 2 Connect the power supply to the scanner 3 Place the supplied roller cleaning tool on the feeding slot with the front end feeding first and the sponge end feeding last and holding by one hand as shown below Roller Cleaning Tool Sponge The Front End The Sponge End ...

Page 24: ...leted the feeding will be stopped by the sponge and the indicator light will blink twice in red to indicate the paperjam status 6 Press the Function button The cleaning tool will be automatically ejected Note Adding some isopropyl alcohol 95 on the roller cleaning tool is more efficient when cleaning the roller ...

Page 25: ...aning swab into the feeding slot and align it to the sensor cleaning swab icon with the other hand as indicated 4 Slide the sensor cleaning swab to the left end and then to the right end of the feeding slot as indicated 5 Remove the sensor cleaning swab 6 Repeat step 3 to step 5 for five or six times consecutively 7 Remove the sensor cleaning swab store it in a safe place and protect it from dust ...

Page 26: ...to have the calibration sheet ready 1 Follow the instructions of Cleaning the Roller and Image Sensor on the following section to clean the sensors 2 Press and hold the Function button until the indicator light starts blinking 3 Insert the calibration chart to the feeding slot as shown below 4 The scanner starts calibrating Note Keep the calibration chart clean Any dirt may make the calibration ch...

Page 27: ...l back out the original so you can remove the jammed original from the output slot Question The indicator light blinks rapidly and no scan is possible Answer Check the following Is the memory card inserted properly into the memory card slot Re insert the card and try again Is the SD card locked set to write protect Unlock the card Is the memory card full The indicator blinks when the free space on...

Page 28: ...ht patterns represent function status as follows Light Description Steadily on The scanner is ready for use Green LED 300 dpi Orange LED 600 dpi Blinks continuously Initialization Initializing system and memory card Please wait until the initialization process is complete before using the scanner Scanning Busy scanning and storing image files Please wait until the process is complete before scanni...

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Page 30: ... dpi 600 dpi dots per inch Scan color depth Color 48 bit Color Output format Color 24 bit JPEG Memory Cards SD SDHC MMC Up to 32G Mini USB port compatible with the USB 2 0 1 1 Device specification Interfaces USB USB 2 0 USB Mass Storage Supported Windows XP Vista 7 Mac OS 10 5 x Input 100 240W Power Output 5Vdc 1 0A Photo feeding Sheet feed type Weight 0 2 Kg 0 4 lb Dimensions WxDxH 183 74 43 mm 7...

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