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 User’s Manual 

F600 Manual V.5 Aug 2010  

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7.

 

From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image 

type for your scanned image.  (Default is Front B&W)  If 

you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan 

both sides of your document.  

8.

 

Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box.  (To 

learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box, 

please see the subsequent chapter, 

Using the Scanner 

Properties Dialog Box

.) 

9.

 

Place your document face down on the document glass or 

face up in the auto document feeder. 

10.

 

In the Scan Validation dialog box, click the Scan button 

(

) or choose Scan from the File menu. 

11.

 

The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan 

Validation screen.  After the scanned images have been 

displayed, your scanner installation verification is 

completed.  

Image 

Selection 

Box 

Summary of Contents for BulletScan F600

Page 1: ...iVina High Speed Color Duplex Document Scanner with Flatbed User s Manual Aug 2010...

Page 2: ...language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of iVina Inc Material scanned by this product may be prot...

Page 3: ...rence 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 Th...

Page 4: ...hold waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product As an ENERGY STAR Partner iVina Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Syst...

Page 5: ...3 Completing Your First Scan 3 1 3 1 Document Loading 3 1 3 2 ADF Scanning 3 2 3 3 Verifying Your Scanner Installation 3 3 3 3 1 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 3 7 4 Configuring the Twa...

Page 6: ...he Preview Tab 4 42 4 8 The Options Tab 4 43 4 9 The Setting Tab 4 50 4 10 The Information Tab 4 53 5 Maintenance 5 1 5 1 Cleaning the ADF 5 1 5 2 Cleaning the Glass 5 3 5 3 Replacing the ADF snap in...

Page 7: ...h the proper instructions on how to unpack install operate and maintain the scanner Figure 1 1 shows how the scanner is packed You can check all items against your checklist included with your scanner...

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Page 9: ...240200 7L by Hitron included with the machine Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty Be sure to use a properly grounded AC power source Place the scanner securely on an...

Page 10: ...e the scanner in an upright position on its front 2 Unlock the scanner by moving the lock switch beneath the scanner to the Unlock position See Figure 2 1 3 Gently place the scanner back to its normal...

Page 11: ...lock the shipping switch 1 Turn off the scanner 2 Lift the Document cover to reveal the flatbed glass and scanning unit 3 Turn on the scanner 4 The scanner lamp should move all the way to the far end...

Page 12: ...ire leg down to the grips on the document cover 3 Slightly press the paper chute to snap the wire leg into the grips on the document cover 4 Pull out the paper chute extension to the length you want F...

Page 13: ...p as shown in Figure 2 4 2 Insert the three tabs on the output paper tray to the three slots on the ADF 3 Release the paper tray gently The paper tray should sit stably 4 Pull out the output paper tra...

Page 14: ...necting the Cables Make sure the power of scanner is off 2 4 1 Connecting to Power Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your scanner Insert the other end to an appropriate po...

Page 15: ...7 2 5 Installing the Software Note For best results install the software and driver from the CD before connecting the scanner 1 Place the supplied CD ROM onto your CD ROM drive 2 The software installa...

Page 16: ...2 Advanced Install Choose for a selective installation 3 Documentation Click to view quick install guide scanner manual BulletScan Manager manual and other software manual 4 Go Online Click to go onli...

Page 17: ...ntinue button to complete the installation 4 If you are prompted with a Finish dialog click the Finish button 5 If Windows fails to install your scanner power off your scanner shut down your computer...

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Page 19: ...hat can not be scanned using the ADF can be placed on the flatbed for scanning See Figure 3 1 1 Place the document to be scanned onto the glass face down 2 Position the document so that the upper righ...

Page 20: ...ments fan the paper before loading 2 Lift the balance wire 3 Place the documents onto the ADF paper chute in either paper side face down face up with the leading edge in the auto feeder entrance Let t...

Page 21: ...a simple image capture program called iVina Capture Tool With this tool you can perform simple scans to many image formats and immediately view the results In addition you can do use it to do speed te...

Page 22: ...ce includes TIFF GIF and JPEG 5 Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path box Default is C My Scan Image Note If you do not wish to save the scanned image click the Save button Flop...

Page 23: ...details about the Scanner Properties dialog box please see the subsequent chapter Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 9 Place your document face down on the document glass or face up in the auto...

Page 24: ...iew the scanned image in Fit Page or Actual Size 100 button from the Viewing toolbars at the right side 13 Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool Fit Page View...

Page 25: ...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...

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Page 27: ...2010 4 1 4 Configuring the Twain Properties The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner s settings It consists of several tabbed panels that will be described in this chapter...

Page 28: ...log 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 s...

Page 29: ...Threshold None Brightness None Contrast None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping Automatic Deskew Yes Orientation Portrait OverScan 0 00 Multifeed Detection None Unit Inch Options Rota...

Page 30: ...cept 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 fo...

Page 31: ...ide and the rear side of your color document you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time You can configure the Front and Back sides independently Example 1 Scanning a two sided colo...

Page 32: ...ay image if your original contains actual shades of gray If you are scanning a black and white photo use this option B W Choose B W if your original contains only text pencil or ink sketch B W Gray Co...

Page 33: ...color and non color document Note If you enable Auto Color Detection for either side it will be enabled for both sides if you are scanning in duplex Sensitivity of Auto Color Detection If your documen...

Page 34: ...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 b...

Page 35: ...d Processing 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...

Page 36: ...4 10 Error Diffusion Image...

Page 37: ...ighter image 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 sett...

Page 38: ...riginal is a photo or similar to reproduce your photo in vivid grayscale image When using Photo Threshold and Contrast are locked Normal When using Normal Threshold Brightness and Contrast can be manu...

Page 39: ...User s Manual F600 Manual V 5 Aug 2010 4 13 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230 Normal Photo Document Threshold 230...

Page 40: ...ightness 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...

Page 41: ...xt For reference an letter size color image scanned at 300 dpi at in color consumes about 25 MB of disk space when uncompressed A higher resolution over 400 dpi is only recommended when you need to sc...

Page 42: ...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 comm...

Page 43: ...newspaper clipping paper with wrinkles or curls Automatic Allow the scanner automatically set its scan source If Automatic is selected and there is document in both the auto document feeder ADF and th...

Page 44: ...he accurate color This option uses the default parameters ICC profile to adjust the colors of the image Normal After Color Adjustment 4 2 3 Scanning color images The following options are available fo...

Page 45: ...options are available for scanning gray images Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 4 2 5 Scanning B W images The following options are available for scanning B W images Binarization Dynamic Threshol...

Page 46: ...eleting 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 Profile...

Page 47: ...e will be immediately 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 p...

Page 48: ...u want to rename from the dropdown list box 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 i...

Page 49: ...t is 50 Note that when scanning from certain applications not all compression modes are supported If the application does not support the type of compression format typically you will see an error or...

Page 50: ...4 24 The Compression tab dialog box...

Page 51: ...boxes from the image and provides you with better OCR results It can also be used to remove a specific background color if it is causing a lot of noisy speckling From the dropdown menu you can select...

Page 52: ...4 26 The Color Dropout dialog box...

Page 53: ...which will 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 back...

Page 54: ...4 28 Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background 255 Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background Level 210...

Page 55: ...User s Manual F600 Manual V 5 Aug 2010 4 29 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 The Paper tab dialog box...

Page 56: ...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...

Page 57: ...en Flatbed is selected as the source 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 scannin...

Page 58: ...SO 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 JIS B7 9 1 x 12 8 cm Scanner Maximum Long Page Long...

Page 59: ...ages and often applied to a batch of skewed document to be scanned in the auto document feeder Select a value between 0 and 5 mm Note the overscan result will not be shown in the Display window and th...

Page 60: ...ations which require you to store the entire form 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...

Page 61: ...ew window A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max scan size your have just selected 4 Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative sc...

Page 62: ...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 butt...

Page 63: ...W image from 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...

Page 64: ...Multi Feed Detection Multi 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 o...

Page 65: ...t used when scanning same size documents in the auto document feeder Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting air gaps between pages that are stuck...

Page 66: ...tected 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 wi...

Page 67: ...und alarm 1 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 m...

Page 68: ...ou can choose your scan area from the Scan Area drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window Then a red rectangle box will appear to...

Page 69: ...User s Manual F600 Manual V 5 Aug 2010 4 43 4 8 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings The Option tab dialog box...

Page 70: ...le 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 Th...

Page 71: ...clockwise 180 Auto based on contents Auto rotate every even page Original Rotate 90 CW Rotate 90 CCW Rotate 180 Auto based on contents When Auto based on contents is selected images can be rotated to...

Page 72: ...nk page and move the slider to the left or right to your desired threshold 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 fro...

Page 73: ...User s Manual F600 Manual V 5 Aug 2010 4 47 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 74: ...and also helps to reduce compressed file 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 th...

Page 75: ...User s Manual F600 Manual V 5 Aug 2010 4 49 Background Setting This option allows you to set your scan background Choice White Background Black Background White Background Black Background...

Page 76: ...owing settings The Setting tab dialog 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 a...

Page 77: ...ify 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...

Page 78: ...ges 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 prop...

Page 79: ...ys the following 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...

Page 80: ...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 100 000 pages the number varies based on t...

Page 81: ...hly or several documents may feed at once If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return your scanner to its original state The cleaning procedures 1 Moisten a clean lintless cloth wit...

Page 82: ...5 2 ADF Roller ADF Pad...

Page 83: ...5 Moisten a clean lintless cloth with isopropyl alcohol 95 6 Open the ADF unit and document cover as shown in Figure 6 2 Wipe the glass of flatbed and the glass in the ADF unit 7 Close the ADF unit a...

Page 84: ...cument feeding In this case it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one For ordering the pad module please consult your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace i...

Page 85: ...Manual V 5 Aug 2010 5 5 Insertion Procedure 1 Take out the ADF pad module from the box 2 Hold the upper part of the pad clamp and place it gently to the pad holder as shown in Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 I...

Page 86: ...approximately 200 000 pages through the ADF roller the roller may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding In this case it is highly recommended to replace the roller with a...

Page 87: ...User s Manual F600 Manual V 5 Aug 2010 5 7 3 Remove the paper feed roller cover 4 Remove the paper feed roller ADF roller cover ADF paper feed roller...

Page 88: ...5 8 5 Insert the new paper feed roller by aligning the tabs into the slots and pressing the roller into place 6 Reinsert the paper feed roller cover and snap it into place 7 Close the ADF cover Slot...

Page 89: ...y on If you have problems with the operation of your scanner please check the following troubleshooting hints 6 1 Question and Answer Question The LED indicates that the scanner is ready but the scann...

Page 90: ...swer a Open ADF unit b Remove the multi fed sheets of paper c Close the ADF unit d Flatten the corners and edges loosen the paper before reloading it in the paper guide e Check the feeding roller cond...

Page 91: ...is may cause the scanner to function improperly Question When I power on the scanner the lamp does not light Answer The possibilities are as follows a The lamp is out of order In that case contact you...

Page 92: ...nd 1 8 for your printer and monitor respectively b Use Brightness setting from the TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image Question The scanner works well otherwise but for the line art the lines...

Page 93: ...anual F600 Manual V 5 Aug 2010 6 5 6 2 Paper Jam in the ADF In the event of paper jam please follow the procedures below i Open the ADF cover ii Pull the paper out of the ADF unit carefully ADF Unit D...

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Page 95: ...ion Scanner serial revision number located on the bottom of the scanner Hardware configuration e g your host CPU type RAM size free disk space display card interface card etc The name and version of y...

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Page 97: ...0 dpi Light Source Cold Cathode fluorescent lamp ADF Capacity 50 sheets Scan Area Flatbed up to European A4 8 5 x 11 69 ADF 3 7 x 5 5 Min ADF 8 5 x 14 Max Interface USB 2 0 Power Requirement 24Vdc 2A...

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Page 99: ...Number Memory Size 4 50 Cleaning the Glass 5 3 Color 4 6 Color Dropout Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue Custom 4 25 Color Matching 4 18 Contrast 4 14 Cropping Automatic Fix to Transport EOP Detecti...

Page 100: ...r tray extension 2 6 OverScan 4 33 paper jam 3 2 6 5 Print All 4 54 protrusions 2 6 reference mark 3 1 Reset Pad Count 4 57 Reset Roller Count 4 57 Resolution 4 15 Rotate Image 4 45 Scan Area 4 29 to...

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