Avision AV220C2+ manual

Sheet-fed Duplex Scanner User’s Manual Regulatory model: FF-0705H Avision Inc.[...]

ii Trademarks Microsoft is a U.S. register ed trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, PC, AT, XT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright All righ[...]

User’s Manual iii FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This product has been tested and found to compl y with the limits for a class B digital devi ce, 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 interferen[...]

iv Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Union 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 sh ould be sent to appropriate facilities f or recovery and recycling in an effo rt to protect human health and the environment. Fore more information a[...]

User’s Manual v Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................ 1-1 2. Scanner Installation .................................................. 2-1 2.1 Installing the ADF P aper Tray ......................... 2-2 2.2 Installing the ADF Ou tput Paper Tray .............. 2-3 2.3 Installing Front P a[...]

vi 4.3 The Compression Tab ................................. 4-18 4.4 The Color Dropout Tab ................................ 4-20 4.4.1 Color Dropout Selection .......................... 4-20 4.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options .................. 4-21 4.5 The Paper Tab ........................................... 4-23 4.5.1 Cropping ..................[...]

User’s Manual 1-1 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purc hase of the color sheet-fed image scanner. With this scanner, you can quickly scan documents in duplex (double- sided) mode to increase productivity. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides proper instructions [...]

1-2 1. Scanner Main Unit 2. ADF Paper Tray 3. ADF Output Paper Tray 4. Front Tray & Extension Wire 5. USB Cable 6. Power Adapter & Power Cord Note: 1. Only use the AC adapter HEG42-240200-7L made by Hitron or SA148A-24V/SA60-24 made by Sino-American included in the machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warrant[...]

User’s Manual 2-1 2. Scanner Installation 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 place.  Be sure to use the proper AC power source.  Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or un[...]

2-2 2.1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray 1. Attach the ADF Paper Tray to the clip joint of the scanner as indicated below. When properly insert, you will hear a snap-in sound . ADF Paper Tray Scanner Clip Joint[...]

User’s Manual 2-3 2.2 Installing the ADF Output Paper Tray 1. Hold the Output paper tr ay some 30 degrees as shown in below. 2. Insert the right protrusion of the Output Paper Tray into the hole on the front of the scanner. 3. Insert the left protrusion of the Output Paper Tray slightly into the hole on the front of the scanner. Scanner protrusio[...]

2-4 2.3 Installing Front Paper Tray If you wish to feed paper from the front tray, pl ease remove the ADF output tray first and then install the front paper tray. 1. Insert the left protrusion of the front paper tray into the hole on the front of the scanner. 2. Press the right protrusion to fit into the hole of the scanner. 3. Insert the extension[...]

User’s Manual 2-5 2.4 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the Cables 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 scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer. 2.4.1 Connecting to Power Before connecting, mak[...]

2-6 2.4.2 Turning on the Power After the power cable and the USB cable have all connected, press the power switch to the “I” position to turn on the scanner. To turn off the sca nner, please press the power switch to the “O” position. 2.4.3 Installing the Scanner Driver 1. Place the suppli ed CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. 2. The software i[...]

User’s Manual 2-7 Contents on the installation graphi c: y 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 Butt on Manager before in stalling the scanner driver. y Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your scanner, you need to inst[...]

2-8 2.4.4 Connecting 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. 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 that the ?[...]

User’s Manual 2-9 In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When the XP certification screen appears, click Continue Anyway to complete the installati on. 4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button. Note: To uninstall the scanner driver in Windows XP, be sure to keep your scanner connecting to your computer.[...]

User’s Manual 3-1 3. Completing Your First Scan 3.1 Loading Your Paper 3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specif ications: • Document(s) can range in size from 3.5 by 2 inches to 8.5 by 14 inches (Legal). • Document(s) can range in weight from 16 to 28 lbs • Document(s) s[...]

3-2 3.1.2 Placing Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray Fanning Your Document Standard paper size should f eed easily through the scanner. To avoid occasional paper ja m when automatically feeding multiple documents, loosen th e paper before loading. Document feeding Place your document with the text face down on the ADF Paper Tray. Ali gn the two si[...]

User’s Manual 3-3 3.1.3 Placing Your Document On the Front Tray Place your document with the text face down on the front tray as indicated below. Your Document (face down)[...]

3-4 3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation To verify if your scan ner installation is correct, Avision provides you a useful test program called Avisi on 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 describes how to ve[...]

User’s Manual 3-5 3. Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (D efault is BMP, other choice includes T IFF, GIF, and JPEG.) 4. Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path box. (Default is C:My ScanImage.) Note: If you do not wish to save the scanned image, deselect the Save button since default [...]

3-6 6. 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. 7. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dial og box, please see the subsequ[...]

User’s Manual 3-7 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 th e Close box or Quit from t he File menu to ex it the Scan Validation Tool. Fit Page View Status Bar Thumbnail View[...]

3-8 3.1.4 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 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 lev el from –100 to +100. 4. [...]

User’s Manual 4-1 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 this chapter. The Scanner Properties dialog box[...]

4-2 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 t[...]

User’s Manual 4-3 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 Cr[...]

4-4 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 setti ngs in the Image tab, Compression tab, [...]

User’s Manual 4-5 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-si[...]

4-6 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 [...]

User’s Manual 4-7 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 scann er to dynamica[...]

4-8 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 dr[...]

User’s Manual 4-9 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[...]

4-10 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 inf[...]

User’s Manual 4-11 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[...]

4-12 Scan Source Choice: y Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan multiple pages. y Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. y Flatbed (book): Used to scan several inside pages from book. y Automatic: Allow the scanner automatically set its scan source. If Automatic is selected and t[...]

User’s Manual 4-13 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 Inve[...]

4-14 4.2.4 Scanning grayscale images The following opt ions are availa ble for scanning gray images. y Brightness y Contrast y Resolution y Invert 4.2.5 Scanning B&W images The following opt ions are availa ble for scanning B&W images. y Binarization (Dynamic Threshold) y Resolution y Invert Or y Binarization (F ix Processing) y Threshold y[...]

User’s Manual 4-15 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, o[...]

4-16 To load a profile, 1. From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable profile from the “Prof iles” dropdown list box. 2. Your f avorable 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 dialo[...]

User’s Manual 4-17 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 “Can cel” to quit. [...]

4-18 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 de[...]

User’s Manual 4-19 The Compression tab dialog box[...]

4-20 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[...]

User’s Manual 4-21 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 used t o determine the color which will be dropped out . A lower value w ill drop more of the selected color out, while a higher value will leave more of the s[...]

4-22 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: 255 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210[...]

User’s Manual 4-23 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[...]

4-24 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 featu[...]

User’s Manual 4-25 The following opt ions 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[...]

4-26 Example ： Redefine your scan area ( x-offset: 2.25 inches ； y- offset:1.13 inches) Original After Fixed to Transport Display window Scan A rea T he Redefined Scan Area[...]

User’s Manual 4-27 4.5.2 Other Paper Selection Deskew Use this option to automatically deskew a document. 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. Choice: None, US Letter- 8.5”x 11”, US Legal – 8.5?[...]

4-28 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[...]

User’s Manual 4-29 Example ： Additional Length Detection ： Set Additional Length to be 2.02 inches 2.02”[...]

4-30 Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows y ou to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents. Note ： The availability of the f unction varies based on t ype of scanner. There are two options available if Multi-Feed is det ected. • Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed If this is selected, the scan ner will stop [...]

User’s Manual 4-31 • 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 w[...]

4-32 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[...]

User’s Manual 4-33 3. Click t he Preview tab t o display the Preview 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 scan area. 5. Select image type f rom the Image Selection box. T he selected ima[...]

4-34 7. Check the B&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 The relative area in col or The Relative Area A Cross Sign[...]

User’s Manual 4-35 4.6 The Preview Tab The Preview t ab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan) your image before final scan . This preview image lets y ou 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 wi[...]

4-36 4.7 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set foll owing additional i mage processing settings. The Option tab dialog box[...]

User’s Manual 4-37 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, t he image of the reverse side will not be rot ated[...]

4-38 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 th[...]

User’s Manual 4-39 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[...]

4-40 Background Setting This option allows you to set your scan background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. *This option varies based on type of scanner and is available for the front page in the ADF (auto document feeder) only. For the rear page, only the white background is available. White Background Black Background[...]

User’s Manual 4-41 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 minut[...]

4-42 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[...]

User’s Manual 4-43 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[...]

4-44 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 cente[...]

User’s Manual 4-45 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 on[...]

User’s Manual 5-1 5. ISIS Interface Operation The ISIS driver operation meth od is similar to the TWAIN’s. Every function on the ISIS inte rface 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 r[...]

User’s Manual 6-1 6. Using the Buttons The following picture shows the 3 buttons and 1 functi on screen on the scanner. 6.1 Installing Button Manager To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install the Button Manager. To ensure th e Button Manager work properly, please FIRST install Butt on Manager before in stalling the scanner driver. Fu[...]

6-2 Installing the But ton Manager is easy. Insert the supplied CD to your CD-R OM drive and follow th e instructions on the screen to complete the installati on of the Button Manager. Button Manager provides you an easy way to scan your document and then link the scanne d image to your designated software application. All t his can be done by a si[...]

User’s Manual 6-3 3. The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons. Right-click the button (function) you wi sh to check. The Button Properties window appears. The default settin g is indicated in highlight ed color. If you wish to change the setting, use this window to reset the setting for the f ile format, destination application, or [...]

6-4 6.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons 1. Adjust the paper guide for the 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, if you want to scan with button #4, which o[...]

User’s Manual 7-1 7. Maintenance 7.1 Cleaning the ADF From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with in k, toner particles or paper dust. In this case the scanner may not feed documents smoothly. If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return you r machine to its original stat e. The Cleaning P[...]

7-2 7.2 Cleaning the Calibration Area 1. Press the Paper Jam Clearing button. Open the front door to the left. 2. Wet a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%) 3. Wipe the glass an d the white area as illu strated in below by moving the swab from side to side to rid the dust or dirt. ADF Front Door Calibration Area Feeding Roller ADF Pad[...]

User’s Manual 7-3 7.3 Replacing the Snap-in Pad Module After scanning approximately 20,000 pages through the ADF, the 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 pad module with a new one. For ordering the pad module, please co nsult your nearest dealer and fol[...]

User’s Manual 8. Troubleshooting 8.1 Clearing a Paper Jam In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper: 1. Press the ADF Release Button on the left side. Gently open the Scanner Front Door to the left. 2. Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit. 3. Close the scanner front door. Your Scanner is now ready to use[...]

8-2 Document[...]

User’s Manual 8-3 8.2 Questions and Answers Question: Paper becomes jamme d during scanning. Answer: 1) Open the scanner front door. 2) Pull out the jammed paper carefully. 3) Close the scanner front door. Question: More than one sheet of paper are fed into the scanner. Answer: 1) Open the scanner front door. 2) Remove the multi-fed sheets of pap[...]

8-4 Question: Why is it my scanned image always comes out too dark? Answer: 1) Modify the Gamma setting to 1.8 for your monitor and, when printing, set Gamma to 2.2 for your printer. 2) Use the Brightness setting of the TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image. Question: Sometimes it seems the scanner does not detect paper? Answer: The scanner [...]

User’s Manual 8-5 8.3 Technical Service Before contact Avision, please prepare the following information:  Scanner serial & revi sion number (located on the bottom of the scanner);  Hardware configuration (e.g., yo ur host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card);  The name and version of your sca nning soft[...]

User’s Manual 9-1 9. Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Model Number ： FF-0705H Scanner Type: Desktop sheet-fed Optical Resolution: 600 dpi * 1200 dpi Scanning Modes: Black & White Gray Color ADF Capacity: Up to 50 pages Document Size: Letter, legal, A4, B5, A5 Max. Document Size: 8.5”x14” (ADF) Min.[...]