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Visioneer

OneTouch

8820 Scanner

FOR

USB C

ONNECTION

Installation Guide

Summary of Contents for OneTouch 8820

Page 1: ...Visioneer OneTouch 8820 Scanner FOR USB CONNECTION Installation Guide...

Page 2: ...YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR P...

Page 3: ...o Scan Paper Items 13 Scanning Paper Items with the OneTouch Buttons 14 Scanning from the Button Panel on the Screen 15 About the OneTouch Buttons 16 Scanning Transparencies 17 A Brief Explanation 17...

Page 4: ...45 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast 47 Adjusting Gamma Saturation and Color Hue 49 Adjusting Output Size 51 Saving a Custom Size 55 The Scan Info Box 56 Zooming In and Out 56 Setting Preferences...

Page 5: ...film strips film negatives and transparency sheets to place their electronic images on your computer WHAT S IN THE BOX Before starting the installation check the contents of the box to make sure that...

Page 6: ...LATION GUIDE THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8820 SCANNER Glass Pressure plate Reference frame Document cover On Off switch Power jack OneTouch button panel TPA port USB port Status light TPA cable Transparenc...

Page 7: ...frame Place items face down within this frame Markings on the border of the frame show where to align various paper sizes OneTouch buttons panel Press a OneTouch button to scan copy print email fax OC...

Page 8: ...more 70 MB of free hard disk space A VGA or SVGA monitor Recommended settings for your monitor are as many colors as possible High Color 16 bit True Color 24 bit or 32 bit Set the resolution to at le...

Page 9: ...User s Guide You can read the guide from the CD or print a copy directly from the CD STEP 1 INSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE To install the PaperPort software 1 Start your computer and make sure tha...

Page 10: ...teps in the next section to connect the scanner When you re finished click Finish in the dialog box above Note If the PaperPort CD does not automatically start make sure the CD drive s door is complet...

Page 11: ...scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position Note You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner Note The locki...

Page 12: ...lugged into the TPA port however if the cable came loose during shipping you must plug it into the port securely 3 Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the computer 4 Plug the o...

Page 13: ...f the scanner 6 Plug the power adapter into an AC wall outlet The following diagram shows the scanner connected to a computer 7 Turn on power to the scanner The status light comes on indicating the sc...

Page 14: ...emove the CD from the computer and store it in a safe place STEP 3 CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER The OneTouch scanner software adds the scanner icon to the Windows taskbar at the bottom right corner of th...

Page 15: ...cable loose or not plugged in securely Inspect all cable connections Make sure all the cables are plugged in securely Is the scanner s status light on Turn on the scanner s power If the light still do...

Page 16: ...t the scanner 1 After checking for all the above problems right click the scanner icon with the red X over it The shortcut menu appears 2 Choose Connect from the shortcut menu The software finds the s...

Page 17: ...k the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar A panel representing the scanner buttons appears Click a button on the panel on the screen Scan from the PaperPort Software or Other Twain Software To scan fr...

Page 18: ...down and align the edge of the item with the arrow marker at the upper left corner of the glass 2 Close the document cover and press one of the OneTouch buttons When scanning is complete the status m...

Page 19: ...m the messages about the scanning appear above the Windows taskbar the progress window shows the image as it is scanned When the scan is complete the scanned image appears in the destination applicati...

Page 20: ...on your printer copier at the printer copier s default resolution Fax Displays the scanned item in your fax software as a black and white image at the default resolution of your fax software or modem...

Page 21: ...light in the bottom of the scanner shines up on the paper and reflects the paper s image down onto the scanning sensors If a transparency is on the glass however the light from the bottom of the scann...

Page 22: ...square corner Align that corner with the arrow on the scanner body You use the large mask when scanning any transparency Note that the mask has a strip that matches a narrow band on the light panel Th...

Page 23: ...he center of the larger mask and then put the slide into one of the openings Make sure that the text on the 35mm mask faces up so slide fits properly in the mask 6 To scan a film strip slide the film...

Page 24: ...ager Pro and choose the type of transparency to scan Scan Transparency Using choose this option to scan 35mm slide positives or transparency sheets Scan Negative Using choose this option to scan films...

Page 25: ...ith the Twain Button on page 37 for details about scanning and also see Adjusting the Settings on the Scan Manager Pro on page 42 for the steps to adjust the settings 4 When you are finished scanning...

Page 26: ...e document cover 7 If you adjusted the resolution and other settings for scanning transparencies reset those settings for scanning paper items CONFIGURING THE SCANNER To configure the scanner you disp...

Page 27: ...Configuration dialog box shows the current settings for each scanner button The tabs across the top of the dialog box correspond to the buttons Clicking a tab shows the current settings for the corres...

Page 28: ...the list of the button s scan configurations The configuration settings include color black and white or grayscale resolution in dots per inch dpi page size brightness and contrast To see the details...

Page 29: ...or selecting options about the destination application for the scanned image Each destination application has its own properties dialog box Folder Copy displays a dialog box for selecting the folder t...

Page 30: ...select in the application list If you select another application the configurations are for that application If you want to scan using the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro click the option Configure before...

Page 31: ...that configuration s scan settings and page settings For example if the scanned image is too dark you can adjust the brightness of the scan setting To adjust the scan settings and page settings 1 Dis...

Page 32: ...click the configuration that you want to adjust For example the following figure shows a configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print which you would have created earlier 3 Click the Edit button T...

Page 33: ...dpi of the resolution The maximum resolution is 1200 dpi the minimum is 50 dpi The higher the dpi setting the sharper and clearer the scanned image However higher dpi settings take longer to scan and...

Page 34: ...a picture from a newspaper or magazine article or other item that contains images with patterns or dots Scans of patterns or dots sometimes have a distorted or wavy appearance The scanner scans the it...

Page 35: ...e quality is lowest Best Image Quality Select this option to produce the best quality image file size is larger Custom Quality Factor Set your own choice for file size and image quality Enter a number...

Page 36: ...ion is not readily apparent but the amount of compression you select if any depends on the quality you want The JPEG compression options only apply to Destination applications used for graphics photos...

Page 37: ...log box appears The dialog box shows which button you selected for new preferences If the Button tab on the Preferences dialog box is not selected click it Show All Destinations Clicking this option a...

Page 38: ...ption to individually choose the types of applications to include in the button s list of destination applications Click in the boxes for the types of applications to include in the button s list Show...

Page 39: ...x and enter the number of minutes for the lamp to remain idle before turning off If you scan when the lamp is off it warms up before scanning resumes On System Standby Shutdown Select this option to t...

Page 40: ...sktop appears 2 From the PaperPort File menu choose Select Source The Select Source dialog box appears and shows your Visioneer OneTouch scanner as well as all other Twain devices installed on your co...

Page 41: ...Desktop appears 3 Click the Twain icon on the Command Bar or choose Acquire from the File menu The Visioneer Scan Manager Pro appears Note Your Visioneer OneTouch scanner is initially set to scan from...

Page 42: ...t side of the Scan Manager Pro where you can select new options if necessary Click AutoScan to scan with your preset scan choices If the image is what you want click Scan If not adjust the settings or...

Page 43: ...r scans the item and displays a preview using the options you selected 3 Review the image to make sure it s what you want 4 To adjust one of the settings for the scan click it in the list of settings...

Page 44: ...an settings In addition your OneTouch 8820 scanner has built in image analysis capabilities that find the optimum combination of settings for the item you re scanning When you click AutoScan the scann...

Page 45: ...s Guide on the CD for more information about using the PaperPort software GETTING HELP WITH THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE The PaperPort software includes a complete set of help topics that answer questions...

Page 46: ...ponding button on the right side of the Scan Manager Pro The following figure shows an example of the Scan Manager Pro if you click the Resolution setting in the list or click the Resolution and Sharp...

Page 47: ...elect a configuration on the Scan Manager Pro such as Color Custom 2 Adjust the settings that you want for later use Click to close the settings panel Note The information in the scan settings list an...

Page 48: ...e is saved with this profile See Saving a Custom Size on page 55 for more about a custom image size Save the custom Response Curve and store it in this profile you can also create custom settings for...

Page 49: ...zes Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work such as photographs or fine artwork Sharpness determines the amount of blur in an image Your scanner can sharpen an original blur...

Page 50: ...he sharpness setting box or click the up and down arrows next to the box to increase or decrease the setting To return the settings to their original amounts click Reset The resolution and sharpen pan...

Page 51: ...ss levels From left to right the histogram indicates dark to light To see this visually drag the Brightness slider back and forth and watch how the distribution of pixels changes to indicate a darker...

Page 52: ...trast settings 3 Click the Auto button to have the scanner analyze the image and set the appropriate brightness and contrast You can also adjust the brightness and contrast by sampling portions of the...

Page 53: ...and hue is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image These color settings are represented by a response curve The horizontal axis of the response curve represents the original settings of th...

Page 54: ...er on the curve The Gamma slider remains fixed when you use the Freestyle option 3 Drag the Gamma Saturation and Color Hue sliders to the left to decrease the settings or to the right to increase the...

Page 55: ...Auto Trim option to automatically eliminate the unwanted sections of the image You can also adjust the output size to scan only specific sections of an image For example if you re scanning a photogra...

Page 56: ...actly where you want it put the pointer on the line and drag the mouse For example if you want the scan to include a border around the image you can drag the dotted line to be slightly larger than the...

Page 57: ...inch dpi setting for the new area Scale the amount of enlargement or reduction of the image to fill the width and height measurements for example if you select a small area and have set the width and...

Page 58: ...k Rotate 90 Degrees 6 To maintain the selected area s length to width relationship known as the aspect ratio click Maintain Aspect Note that as you rotate the area or maintain its aspect ratio the wid...

Page 59: ...ou can create a custom size and reuse it whenever scanning those items To save a custom size setting 1 Click Add under the list of sizes The Add Size dialog box appears 2 Type a name and dimensions fo...

Page 60: ...To return the image to its full size click the Pointer button directly above the Zoom button put the pointer on the image and click the right mouse button Select Show Full Image from the pop up menu t...

Page 61: ...ion to automatically allow the Scan Manager Pro s color settings to support more than a 24 bit depth if the other devices also support the greater range of colors Then when you open the Scan Manager P...

Page 62: ...Images when you scan an item its scanned image is initially stored in a folder before being sent to the PaperPort Desktop or some other application Instead of using the default folder specified by th...

Page 63: ...topics Choose Home from the menu to return to the first page of help 4 To exit the help system choose Exit from the drop down menu or click Exit at the bottom of the page CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS Sc...

Page 64: ...imensions Height 4 0 inches 10 2 cm Width 11 7 inches 29 7 cm Length 16 7 inches 42 4 cm Weight 7 2 pounds 3 3 kg Operating temperature 50 104 F 5 35 C without condensation Relative humidity 20 80 35...

Page 65: ...enu 50 color 29 44 bitdepth 57 histogram 48 options 49 set monitor 4 color channel 50 color hue 49 compression 31 32 46 computer restart 12 Configuration dialog box 23 27 configuration settings 24 con...

Page 66: ...CR 16 26 OCR button 16 on off switch 3 9 OneTouch buttons 13 14 configuration settings 24 configure 22 configure before scan 26 preconfigured settings 16 preferences 33 question mark 15 select new opt...

Page 67: ...11 57 locking tab 7 not connected 10 scanner buttons 13 scanner glass 3 cleaning 59 scanner icon 10 22 scanner lamp 57 idle time 35 scanner paper size 57 scanner preferences 33 ScanSoft PaperPort 6 s...

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