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Avision FB6000E Color Image Scanner

User’s Manual

Installing the Scanner

Installing the Software

Editing Your Image

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Summary of Contents for FB6000E

Page 1: ...i Avision FB6000E Color Image Scanner User s Manual Installing the Scanner Installing the Software Editing Your Image Maintenance Troubleshooting ...

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

Page 3: ...o 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 and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC CAUTION To assure continued compliance example u...

Page 4: ...TALLATION 3 1 3 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3 1 3 2 INSTALLATION STEPS 3 1 3 3 SCANNING WITH IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE 3 2 3 4 A GLANCE OF THE USER INTERFACE 3 4 4 EDITING YOUR IMAGE 4 1 4 1 USING THE BASIC FEATURES 4 1 4 1 1 Choosing Your Scan Method 4 1 4 1 2 Selecting a Proper Image Type 4 2 4 1 3 Determining a Proper Resolution 4 4 4 1 4 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast 4 5 4 1 5 Enlarging Preview...

Page 5: ...tness Curve 4 14 4 2 4 Changing Color Hue Saturation Lightness 4 15 4 2 5 Using Color Balance 4 16 4 2 6 Color Drop out 4 17 4 3 USING OTHER TOOLS 4 18 5 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 5 1 5 1 CLEANING THE GLASS 5 1 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 1 6 1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 6 1 6 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE 6 3 7 SPECIFICATIONS 7 1 7 1 MODEL FB6000E 7 1 INDEX A ...

Page 6: ...f the scanner please take a few minutes to read through this manual before you install and operate the new scanner The manual contains valuable information on how to unpack install operate and maintain the scanner properly Figure 1 1 in below shows how the scanner is packed Please check if all items are included If there is any item missing or damaged please contact your nearest dealer immediately...

Page 7: ...apter 3 Power cord 4 SCSI cable 5 User s manual CD SCSI card Figure 1 1 Scanner Packaging Note When you unpack the scanner retain the packing material and shipping box in case you may transport the scanner in the future 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 8: ...e 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 problems Keep the shipping box and the material in case you may need to ship the scanner again ...

Page 9: ...in Fig 2 1 Figure 2 1 Unlocking the Scanner Figure 2 2 Home position Note If the scanning unit is not located at the front of the scanner before transporting the scanner be sure to do the follows 1 Turn on the scanner 2 The scanning unit should move to the front of the scanner 3 Press the lock switch down to the Lock position 4 The scanner is now ready to transport Unlocked Locked Scanning unit at...

Page 10: ...pped with a built in terminator switch on the rear side of the scanner See also Figure 2 2 Move the switch to the on position to enable the SCSI termination or to the off position to disable the SCSI termination The SCSI termination ensures the electrical signal flow through the SCSI chain properly As a result if the scanner is the only or final device connected to your computer you should enable ...

Page 11: ...2 4 Figure 2 2 SCSI ID setting Terminator switch 1 SCSI ID Setting 2 SCSI Terminator Switch 1 2 ...

Page 12: ...SYNC switch at the rear of the machine The default setting is OFF If the SCSI card of your computer supports SYNC please move the SYNC switch at the rear of the scanner to the ON position to make the data transmission faster Figure 2 3 SCSI SYNC Switch ON OFF SYNC Switch ...

Page 13: ...NECTING THE CABLES Be sure the scanner power is switched off Connect the power cable and SCSI cable as shown in Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Cable Connection Power cord SCSI cable Scanner To a power outlet To a computer ...

Page 14: ...en place your original face down on the document glass as shown in Fig 2 5 Make sure the top of your original near the document alignment mark Figure 2 5 Placing the original 1 Document cover 2 Document alignment mark 3 Your original 4 Document glass 1 3 4 2 ...

Page 15: ...tes of RAM or above A video graphics array VGA monitor A Microsoft Windows compatible pointing device e g the mouse A CD ROM drive 3 2 INSTALLATION STEPS 1 Start Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 3 An installation menu will be automatically displayed If the installation menu has not been automatically displayed on your screen please press the Start butt...

Page 16: ...iver may vary due to different software applications 1 Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as Roxio PhotoSuite 4 SE which is bundled in the CD 2 Click Get Scanner TWAIN 3 Choose FB6000E 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 TWAIN user interface 6 Click Preview to get an initial ...

Page 17: ...3 3 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 1 Preview 2 Zoom View 3 Scan 4 Exit 5 Photos 5 4 3 1 2 ...

Page 18: ...o 100 5 Contrast Adjust the contrast level from 100 to 100 6 Further Tools Descreen Sharpen Color Adjustment Auto Level Advanced Settings From left to right 7 Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image 8 Mirror Function Flap your image 9 Crop Resize your scanned area 10 Paper Size Select your paper size from Card 4 x2 5 Photo 5 x3 Photo 6 x4 A5 B5 A4 Letter Legal or scanner maximum 11 Measurin...

Page 19: ...4 1 4 EDITING YOUR IMAGE 4 1 USING THE BASIC FEATURES 4 1 1 CHOOSING YOUR SCAN METHOD 1 Scan Method Choice Flatbed Chose this mode to scan your document or photo 1 ...

Page 20: ... B W text pencil or ink sketch Halftone Halftones are reproduction of image that gives the illusion gray An example of halftone imaged would be the pictures you see in newspapers 8 bit Gray 8 bit Gray images contain actual shades of gray 8 bit Color 8 bit Color image provides 256 levels of color hues 24 bit Color Choose 24 bit Color if you wish to scan a color image 1 ...

Page 21: ...4 3 Black White Halftone Gray 8 bit Color 24 bit Color ...

Page 22: ...ution is measured by dots per inch dpi Resolution 50 dpi Resolution 100 dpi Note For your information an A4 size color image scanned 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 1 ...

Page 23: ... of an image The higher the value the brighter the image 2 Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image The higher the contrast the bigger the different grayscale Decrease Brightness Normal Increase Brightness Decrease Contrast Normal Increase Contrast 1 2 ...

Page 24: ...LARGING PREVIEWED IMAGE 1 Zoom View Enlarge your previewed image to the max of the preview window Note this function only enlarging your preview image This does not enlarge your real image Before Zoom After Zoom 1 ...

Page 25: ...LECTING YOUR IMAGE 1 Invert The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image For color images each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert Before Invert After Invert 1 2 3 ...

Page 26: ...or Function Reverse the right and left side of your image Before Mirror After Mirror 3 Auto Select Image Automatically set the whole image as your scan area Or you may resize the area by drag and drop diagonally ...

Page 27: ...patterns commonly found in printed matter 2 Sharpen Sharpen the scanned image Before Descreen After Descreen Before Sharpen After Sharpen Moire pattern An undesirable pattern in a color printing resulting from incorrect screen angle of overprinting halftone 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 28: ...ge so that it comes close to the original This function uses default parameters to adjust the image Normal After Color Matching 4 Auto Level Automatically adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image to optimize your image Normal After Auto Level ...

Page 29: ...S 4 2 1 THE SWITCH BUTTON 1 Click the button to pop up the advanced settings bar at the right side The advanced settings include Highlight Shadow Hue Saturation Lightness Curve Color Balance Color Drop out 2 The Advanced Settings bar 1 2 ...

Page 30: ...ether allows you to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a gray or color image When the value of gamma changes the image changes accordingly Gamma Value 1 0 Gamma Value 1 4 Gamma Value 2 0 1 2 3 1 Shadow The darkest point of an image 2 Gamma The midtones of the image 3 Highlight The lightest point of an image 4 Pointer Move the pointer to change the value 4 ...

Page 31: ...4 13 When the value of highlight and shadow change the image changes accordingly Highlight 255 Shadow 0 Normal Highlight 210 Shadow 10 Highlight 200 Shadow 0 Highlight 255 Shadow 50 ...

Page 32: ... 4 2 3 ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS CURVE Adjusts the midtones of the image without dramatically altering then lightest and the darkest areas When the curve is moved up or down the image turn brighter or darker ...

Page 33: ...color will be changed simultaneously when the hue adjustment is made 2 Saturation Move the triangle to the right to increase the saturation level or to the left to decrease the level The level of saturation decides if the color is pale or rich 3 Lightness Increase the lightness by moving the triangle to the right or to the left to decrease the lightness 1 2 3 Move the Saturation pointer to the rig...

Page 34: ...USING COLOR BALANCE The Color Balance allows you to obtain an optimal image quality Move the pointer toward Red the image turns into a reddish hue Move the pointer toward Green the image turns into a greenish hue ...

Page 35: ... color channel This function is particularly useful when you need to convert text using OCR software Note that this function supports only black white and gray image Therefore be sure to choose any black white or gray image type while applying this function The effect on image after removing the G channel The effect on image after removing the R channel ...

Page 36: ...ing the button you can change the measuring unit Choice Inch cm Pixel 2 Paper Size Provide frequently scan sizes Choice Card 4 x2 5 Photo 5 x3 Photo 6 x4 B5 A5 A4 Letter and Scanner Maximum 3 Image Size Display image size for the scanned area 4 Lock Image Fix your output width and height 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 37: ...Soak a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol 95 2 Open the document cover as shown in Figure 5 1 Wipe the document glass by moving the swab from side to side 3 Close the document cover Your scanner is now ready for use Figure 5 1 The cleaning area 1 1 Document glass ...

Page 38: ...o its use position If this is the case pull the scanner status switch to its use position first 2 The scanner is not placed on an even flat desktop surface This may cause the scanner to malfunction Question The scanner is powered on but the lamp does not light up Answer The lamp is probably out of order Contact your local dealer or distributor to replace the lamp For your information the average l...

Page 39: ... computer is not enough or the speed of your CPU too slow Please try to increase your memory to at least 32M or replace your CPU with Pentium or later Question Why is it that the scanned image always comes out to be too dark Answer 1 Modify the Gamma setting to1 8 2 2 for your monitor and when printing set the Gamma setting to 2 2 for your printer 2 Adjust the Brightness setting from the TWAIN use...

Page 40: ... 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 your software application The version of your scanner driver Please call us at Avision Inc Address No 20 Creation Road I Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu Taiwan Telephone number 886 3 578 2388 Fax number 886 3 577 7017 Web Site http www avision ...

Page 41: ...ine Art Halftone Error Diffusion single bit Optical Resolution 600 1200 dpi Maximum Resolution 1200 dpi Light Source Cold cathode fluorescent lamp Maximum Scanning Size 11 8 x 17 Interface SCSI 2 Power Requirement 100 to 240 Vac 50 to 60 Hz Power Consumption 45 watts Humidity 20 to 80 RH Operation Temperature 10 C to 40 C Storage Temperature 10 to 50 C Dimension 589 x 428 x 135 mm WxDxH Weight 7 6...

Page 42: ...r Drop out 28 Contrast 16 Ｄ Descreen 20 Ｈ Highlight 23 Hue 26 Ｉ Image Type Black White Halftone 8 bit Gray 8 bit Color 24 bit Color 13 Invert 18 Ｌ Lightness 26 lock switch 2 Ｍ Mirror Function 19 Moire pattern 20 Ｒ Resolution 15 Ｓ Saturation 26 Scan Method 12 SCSI chain 3 SCSI ID 3 SCSI termination 3 Shadow 23 Sharpen 20 Ｚ Zoom View 17 ...

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