Avision AV-8050U manual

A3 High-Speed Document Scanner User’s Manual Regulatory model: DT-0603H Avision Inc.[...]

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FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment ge nerates, uses, and can radiate radi[...]

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................... 1 2. Scanner Installation ............................. 3 2.1 P RECAUTIONS ................................................ 3 2.2 U NLOCKING YOUR SCANNER ................................ 4 2.3 ADF P APER C HUTE I NSTALLATION ......................... 5 2.4 I NSTALLING THE S[...]

vi 4.5 T HE P APER T AB ............................................ 41 4.5.1 Cropping ........................................ 42 4.5.2 Other Paper Se lection ...................... 45 4.5.3 Relative to Document ...................... 50 4.6 T HE P REVIEW T AB ......................................... 53 4.7 T HE O PTIONS T AB ....................[...]

1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Avision’s A3-si zed scanner. Avision is one of the leading companies to make high quality color image scanner. To ensure the optimum perfor mance of the scanner, please take a few minutes to read th rough this manual before you install and operate the new scanner. The manual contains valuabl[...]

2 2 3 1 4 5 1. Scanner main unit 2. Power adapter 3. Power cord 4. USB cable 5. User’s manual/CD Figure 1-1 Scanner Packaging Note: When you unpack the scanner, retain the packing material and shippi ng box in case you may transport the scanner in the future.[...]

2. SCANNER INSTALLATION 2.1 PRECAUTIONS • Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. • Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty pl ace. • Be sure to use the proper AC power source (HEG42- 240200-7L made by HiTron) . • Place the scanner securely on an even, flat s[...]

2.2 UNLOCKING YOUR SCANNER To protect the scanning unit from damage during transportation, a lock switch is designed at the back of the scanner to keep the scanning unit from moving. To unlock the scanner, move the lock switch up as shown in Fig. 2-1. Locked Unlocked Figure 2-1 Unlocking the Scanner Scanning unit at this position before locking the[...]

2.3 ADF PAPER CHUTE INSTALLATION i). Lift the paper chute to about 45 degrees. ii). Pull the paper-chute wire leg down to the grips on the document cover. iii). Slightly press the paper chute to snap the wire leg into the grips on the document cover. iv). Pull out the paper chute extension to the le ngth you want. A DF Pa p er Chute Paper Chute Ext[...]

Note: 1. The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC ’s. 2. To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install sca nner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer. 2.4.1 CO NNECTING TO POWER Make sure the power of scanner is off. Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of[...]

2.4.2 TURNING ON THE POWER After the power cable and the USB cable have all been connected, press the power swit ch to the “I” position to turn on the scanner. To turn off the scanner, please press the power switch to the “O” position. Power Switch 2.4.3 INSTALLING THE SCANNER DRIVER 1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. 2. T[...]

Contents on the installation graphi c: 1. Install Button Manager : To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install Button Manager. To ensure Button Manager works properly, please FIRST install Bu tton Manager before installing the scan ner driver. 2. Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your scanner, you need to install the scanner dr[...]

2.4.4 CO NNECTING TO COMPUTER 1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of your computer. USB cable 2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message. (Windows 9X/Windows ME) 3. In Windows 9X, Windows 2000 or Windows ME, confirm th[...]

1 In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When the XP certif ication screen appears, click Continue Anyway to complete the installati on. 4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button. 5. Click “View Manual” to view or pri nt the detailed user manual for the scanner and bundled applicati ons respectively. Note: To uni[...]

3. COMPLETING YOUR FIRST SCAN 3.1 PLACING YOUR ORIGINAL Open the document cover then place your original face down on the document glass as shown in Fig. 3-1. Make sure the top of your original near the document alignment mark. 1 3 2 4 1. Document cover 2. Document alignment mark 3. Your original 4. Document glass Figure 3-1 Placing the original 11[...]

3.2 ADF SCANNING Multiple documents can be fed automatically using t he ADF. i). To prevent occasional pape r jam when automatically feeding multiple document s, fan the paper before loading. ii). Place the documents face-up onto the ADF paper chute, with the leading e dge in the auto feeder entrance. iii). Adjust the left and right guid es so that[...]

3.2 VERIFYING YOUR SCANNER INSTALLATION To verify if your scan ner installation is correct, Av ision provides you a useful test program called Avi sion Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed. The following procedure descr ibes how to veri[...]

Actual Size Fit Page Save File Form at File Pat h Setup Scan 3. Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (D efault is BMP, ot her choice includes TIFF, GIF, and JPEG.) 4. Type your desired folder name and file n ame in the File Path box. (Default is C:My ScanImage.) Note: If you do not wish to save the scanned imag[...]

Image Selection Box 6. From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scann ed image. (Default is Fr ont B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both side s of your document. 7. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dial og box, ple[...]

Status Bar Fit Page View Thumbnail View 11. 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 F ile menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool. 16[...]

17 3.3 A GLANCE OF THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Options, Settings, Information. 2. Image Selection Box Choose your image type and the side of document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner. 3. Brightness : Adjust the brightness level from –100 [...]

4. USING THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX The Scanner Properties dialog bo x allows you to confi gure the scanner’s settings. It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in t his chapter. The Scanner Properties dialog box 18[...]

4.1 BUTTONS ON THE SCANNER PROPERTIES 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. Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory, click the Scan button to start scanning your document. Close Click the Close button to le[...]

The following table shows the defaul t settings ： Tab name Default settings Image Image ： Front B&W Binarization ： Dynamic Threshold Resolution ： 200 dpi Invert ： Blank on White Scan Source ： Auto Document Feeder Threshold ： None Brightness ： None Contrast ： None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping ： Automatic[...]

4.2 THE IMAGE TAB The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, th e type of im age, and to set several basic scan setting s. Note that except for the resolution, you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side. For example, a ll settings in the Image tab, Compression tab, Color[...]

4.2.1 THE IMAGE SELECTION BOX The Image Selection box includes the image type and document side option. If you wish to scan both the front side and the re ar 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, [...]

Example 2 ： Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W(Drop Blue Color ： Threshold ： 10, Background ： 79), the other in color 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 you r original contains actual shades of gray[...]

B&W Gray Color 24[...]

4.2.2 OTHER IMAGE OPTIONS Binarization This is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Two of the options are Dynamic Threshold and Fixed Processing . Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evalua te each do[...]

Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high t hreshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images. Adjust the threshold setting by draggi[...]

Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher th e value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease 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, th e bigger the differen[...]

Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resoluti on and the image file size. Be aware that greater resolution takes more time to scan, and more disk space for the scanning image. For your informat[...]

Invert Reverses the brightness 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 29[...]

Scan Source Choice: Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan multiple pages. Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For example, pages from ne wspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. Flatbed (book): Used to scan several inside pages from book. Automatic: Allow the scanner automaticall y set its scan source. If Automatic is selected and there is doc[...]

Color Adjustment Adjusts the color qua lity of the image so that it comes close to that of the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Normal After Color Adjustment 4.2.3 SCANNING COLOR IMAGES The following options are av ailable for scanning color images. y Brightness y Contrast y Resolution y Invert 31[...]

4.2.4 SCANNING GRAYSCALE IMAGES The following option s are availa ble for scanning gray images. y Brightness y Contrast y Resolution y Invert 4.2.5 SCANNING B&W IMAGES The following option s are availa ble for scanning B&W images. y Binarization (Dynamic Threshol d) y Resolution y Invert Or y Binarization (F ix Processing) y Threshold y Bri[...]

4.2.6 EDITING PROFILES The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used scan settings into a profile. You can edit these profiles by rena ming or deleti ng them. To add a new profile, 1. Customize your settings. (F or example, change your resolution, image type, cro pping method, scan size, or other scan settings[...]

To load a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable profile from the “Prof iles” dropdown list box. 2. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded an d displayed on Scanner Pr operties dialog box. To delete a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Y our Profile dialog box.[...]

To rename a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Y our Profile dialog box. 2. Choose the profile you 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 defau[...]

4.3 THE COMPRESSION TAB The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of co mpression. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology. Move the JPEG Quality slider to the ri ght or left to increase or decreas[...]

The Compression tab dialog box 37[...]

4.4 THE COLOR DROPOUT TAB 4.4.1 COLOR DROPOUT SELECTION Color Dropout tab allows you to dr op either of the red, blue, or green color in your scanned image. If your image contai ns red color watermark or background, choose the R (Red) channel then any red wat ermark or background will be removed. T his feature is used to sharpen your text when usin[...]

4.4.2 OTHER COLOR DROPOUT OPTIONS Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust your scanned image in th e best optimal result. Filter Threshold This value is us ed to determine the color which will be dropped ou t. A lower value w ill drop more of the selected color out, while a higher value will leav e more of the selected color in. Ba[...]

Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: 255 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210 40[...]

4.5 THE PAPER TAB The Paper tab allows y ou to define values relat ing to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi-Feed Detection). The Paper tab dialog box 41[...]

4.5.1 CROPPING Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection. Options Description Automatic Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized documents. Fixed to Transport This feature al[...]

The following option s are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected. y X-Offset — the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left edge of the scanning area. y Y-Offset — the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the scanning area. y Width — the width of the scanning area. y Length — the length of th[...]

Example ： Redefine your scan area ( x-offset: 2.25 inches ； y- offset:1.13 inches) Scan A rea Display window Original After Fixed to Transport T he Redefined Scan Area 44[...]

4.5.2 OTHER PAPER SELECTION Deskew Use this option to automaticall y deskew a document. Note: If the skew angle is too great, some of the image may be cut off. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size wi th the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom pa per size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice. Choic[...]

Choose “Unknown Length” if you have a batch of long page document with unknown length. Choose “Enter Length” to enter the length and width of yo ur documents or your desi red scan size on documents. This is useful when you have a batch of documents with the same scan size or a batch of same-sized documents. OverScan Overscan allows you to a[...]

Example ： Additional Length Detection ： Set Additional Length to be 2.02 inches 2.02” 47[...]

Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents. Note ： The availability of the fu nction varies based on ty pe of scanner. There are two options available if Multi-Feed is det ected. z Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed If this is selected, the scan ner will stop the feed[...]

z Sound Alarm on Multi-Feed If a wave file is added, th e scanner will make a sound alarm if multi-feed is detect ed yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed. If “Stop Scanning af ter Multi-Feed” is select ed, the scanner will stop the feeder. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” has not been selected, the scanner will con tinue to scan t[...]

4.5.3 RELATIVE TO DOCUMENT Relative to Document: (used for batches of same-sized documents) This option allows you t o cr op different areas on your documents and deliver these imag es in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire docume nt in B&W and a part of the document in c[...]

3. Click the Preview tab t o display the Preview w indow. A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan size your have just selected. The Image Selection Box A black rectangular box T he selected image 4. Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area. T he Preview Image T h[...]

A Cross Sign T he Relative Area 7. Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to scan the entire document. 8. Click the Scan button to start scanni ng the document in two image types and sizes. (See the result in below .) The entire document in B&W The relative area i n color 52[...]

4.6 THE PREVIEW TAB The Preview t ab allows you to prev iew (a low-resolut ion scan) your image before final scan. This preview image lets you allocate your scan area. 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 re[...]

4.7 THE OPTIONS TAB The Options tab allows you to set foll owing additional i mage processing settings. The Option tab dialog box 54[...]

Flip Side Rotation Select “fanfold” to rotate the image of the reverse side to 180 degrees. This is applied 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, th e image of the reverse side will not be rot ated. The following illus[...]

Rotate Image Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise), 90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°. Original Rotate 90°CW Rotate 90°CCW Rotate 180° Blank Page Removal Check if you wish to remove the blank page and move the slider to the left or right to your desired thresho[...]

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) Image Control Option Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right and left side of your image. Original The Mirror Effect 57[...]

Background Setting This option allows you to set your scan background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. White Background Black Background 58[...]

4.8 THE SETTING TAB The Setting tab allows you to set the following 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 action. The range is from 1 to 240 minutes. The default is 15 minutes. 59[...]

Batch Scan Setting Batch Scan To increase the scanning speed, the scanner first scans a few pages of your document and then sends these scanning data to the application. Therefore, during scanning , the numbers of pages been scanned on the scanner is somehow different with the numbers of pages displayed on your computer screen. Choose this mode if [...]

Show Scanning Progress Check and the scanning progress bar will be shown during scanning. Show Warning Message Check to show the warning 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 pr[...]

4.9 THE INFORMATION TAB The Information tab displays th e following system and scanner information. The Information tab dialog box The “Report” button ： If you encounter any error me ssage while using the scanner, click the Report button. A re port.txt file (C:AVxxx) will be generated. Please send this f ile to the nearest service center for[...]

63 The “Reset Pad Count” button 」 ： After scanning approximately 50,000 pages (the number varies based on type of scanner) thro ugh the Auto Document Feeder (ADF), the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feedin g. In this case, it is h ighly recommended to replace the ADF pad with a new one. (Please refer t[...]

5. ISIS INTERFACE ERATION OP The ISIS driver operation method is similar t o the TWAIN’s. Every 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 de sired resolution. Paper Size: S[...]

6. USING THE BUTTON The convenient buttons on the scanner is shown as below: 66 Display Screen Function Selector Cancel/Stop Button Scan Button[...]

6.1 INSTALLING BUTTON MANAGER To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install the Button Manager. To ensure the Button Manager work properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scann er driver. Installing the But ton Manager is easy. Insert the supplied CD to your C D-ROM drive and f ollow the instruct ions on the scre[...]

6.2 CHECKING THE BUTTON CONFIGURATIONS BEFORE SCANNING 1. After the Button Manager and the scanner driver have been successfully installe d on your computer, the Button Pan el will be displayed in the Wind ows System Tray at the bottom right corner of your computer screen. This indicates the scanner model The Function Icon (The number of function i[...]

Click to sele ct options or setting. The button number and name. The scan settings for the selected button. 69 The file format of the scanned image. (*The options vary based on type of scanner.) T he des tinatio n applic ation. (This is the application that opens after you have finished scanning.) The default setting is in dicated in highlighted co[...]

6.3 SCANNING FROM ONE TOUCH OF THE BUTTONS 1. Adjust the paper guide for th e width of paper and load the document with their tops into the automatic document feeder. 2. Check the number on the LED screen to ensure if you are selecting the proper scan settings and destination application. (For example, i f you want to scan with button #4, which ope[...]

6.4 PERFORMING CONTINUOUS SCAN FROM THE FLATBED If your scanner comes with a flatbed module, Button Manager provides you a convenient feature to perform continuous (multi-page) scan from the flatbed. Si mply inserting next page of your do cument and then pressing the Scan button, your multi-page scan from the flatbed can be completed. This feature [...]

72 5. Check if the number displayed in the LCD screen is your favorable setting for the scanned image. 6. Press the Scan button on the scanner. 7. When the scanner completes first-page scan, a “Continue or stop” di alog box appears. 8. Place next page of your document on the glass. 9. Choose “Continue” or simply press the Scan button on the[...]

7. CARE AND MAINTENANCE 7.1 CLEANING THE ADF The scanner is designed to be maintenance free. However, it still needs to be cleaned occasionally t o ensure optimum image quality and performance. From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust. In this case the scanner may not fee[...]

ADF Roller ADF Pad ADF Unit Figure 6-1 Clean the ADF unit 74[...]

7.2 REPLACING THE ADF SNAP-IN PAD MODULE After scanning approximatel y 50,000 pages through the ADF, the separation pad ma y be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In thi s case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one. For ordering the pa d module, please consult your nearest dealer and follow [...]

76 The procedures 1) Dip a clean lintless cloth with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%) 2) Open the document cover as shown in Figure 7-1. Wipe the document glass by moving the swab from side to side. 3) Close the document cover. Your scanner is now ready for use. 1 1. Document glass Figure 7-1 The cleaning area[...]

8. TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems with th e operation of your scanner, please check the following troubleshooting hints. 8.1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question: When the scanner is powered on, it makes noises and won’t stand ready. Answer: There are two possibilities: 1) You might fail to pu sh the scanner shipping lock to its “use” po[...]

Question: While scanning, the scanner often makes noises, or it scans back and forth. Answer: Usually this means the memory of your 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 th e scanned image always comes out to be[...]

8.2 PAPER JAM IN THE ADF In the event of paper jam, please follow the procedures below. i). Open the ADF cover as shown in Figure 8-1. ii). Pull the paper out of the ADF unit careful ly. ADF Release Button Document Figure 8-1 ADF Paper Ja m - Removing the Paper 79[...]

8 0 8.3 TECHNICAL SERVICE Technical support for Avision scan ner is provided at Avision Technical Assistance Center (ATAC). Before contact with ATAC, please prepare the following information. • Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner) • Hardware configuration (e .g., your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk spa[...]

9. SPECIFICATIONS All specifications are subject to change without notice. Model Number DT-0603H Scanner Type Flatbed & ADF Scanning Mode Color/Grey/Black & White Optical Resolution 600 * 600 dpi Light Source Cold cath ode fluorescent lamp Maximum Scanning Size 11.8” x 17” Interface High Speed USB 2.0 Power Requirement 24Vdc, 2A Power C[...]

a INDEX Additional Length Detection , 46 ADF cover , 79 B&W , 23 Background Level , 39 Background Setting , 58 Barcode , 60 Binarization Dynamic Threshold, Fixed Processing , 25 Blank Page Removal , 56 Brightness , 27 Button Properties window , 68 Color , 23 Color Dropout Remove Red, Remove Green, Remove Blue , 38 Color Match , 31 Continuous Sc[...]