Kodak i50 manual

i50 Scanner i60 Scanner User’s Guide A-61182[...]

A-61182 October 2001 i Content s Contents ............................................................................................................... i Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 Safety ...................................................................[...]

ii A-61182 October 2001 Requirements and softw are installation ........................................................ 10 Installing the scanner drivers ........................................................................ 10 Scanning your documents .............................................................................. 11 Loading docum[...]

A-61182 October 2001 iii Color Adjustm ent............................................................................. 18 Auto Level ....................................................................................... 18 Advanced Settings........................................................................... 18 Highlight / Shadow...........[...]

iv A-61182 October 2001 Maint enance...................................................................................................... 27 Cleaning the glass sc anning areas ............................................................... 27 Cleaning the ADF .........................................................................................[...]

A-61182 October 2001 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a KO DAK scanner . • The KODAK i50 Scanner is a desktop sim plex color scanner . • The KODAK i60 Scanner is a desktop duplex color scanner . Both scanners have automatic document feeders and flatbed platens to accommodate a wide range of general purpose, dep artmental, and office capt[...]

2 A-61182 October 2001 Safety • Use only the power supply that was provided w ith the scanner (Sino-American model SA60-24). IMPO RT ANT : Do not substitute another power supply model or another manufacturer’ s power supply . • Av oid the danger of electric shock. Only use the scanner and pow er supply indoors in a dry location. • W hen pos[...]

A-61182 October 2001 3 Electromagnetic compliance st atement s For the United St ates This equipment has been tested and found to comply w ith the limits for a C lass B digital device, pursuant to p art 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This eq[...]

4 A-61182 October 2001 Scanning specifications A ccept able p aper sizes Y ou can use the i50 Scanner and i60 Scanner to scan documents that have a paper weight betw een 50 and 105 g (14 and 28 lb.) and that are within the follow ing sizes: In the ADF (automatic document feeder) • 94 x 140 mm (3.7 x 5.5 in.) minimum • 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in.[...]

A-61182 October 2001 5 Inst allation Unpack the scanner carefully and check the contents. If any items are missing or damaged, contact your authoriz ed dealer immediately . Precautions • Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to sun or ex cessive heat may cause damage to the unit. • Do not install the scanner in a humid or dus[...]

6 A-61182 October 2001 Locking the scanner 1. Make sure that the scanner is of f. 2. Raise the document cover to reveal the flatbed platen and scanning unit. 3. T urn on the scanner . The scanning unit begins moving. 4. Wait until the scanning unit has moved to the end (opposite the scanner ADF). 5. T urn the scanner off after the scanning unit has[...]

A-61182 October 2001 7 SCSI interf ace device ID W hen you have several dev ices on a SCSI chain, you may need to adjust the SC SI ID selector on the scanner . This selector assigns a specific device ID to the scanner . If the assignment conflicts w ith an existing SCSI dev ice, select a new ID. NOT E: The factory setting for the scanner is ID 6. I[...]

8 A-61182 October 2001 A djusting the tr ays There are tw o trays on the scanner: the ADF tray for loading documents to be scanned through the automatic document feeder and the output tray w hich receives scanned documents from the ADF . ADF tra y 1. Lift the ADF tray to about a 45 ° angle. 2. Pull the ADF tray wire leg dow n on top of the clips o[...]

A-61182 October 2001 9 Output tray 1. Lift the output tray to about a 30 ° angle. 2. Insert the three protrusions on the output tray into the three slots on the ADF . 3. Release the output tray . 4. Make sure that the output tray is firmly attached to the ADF . 5. Pull the output tray extension w ire out to the desired length. Pow ering up the sca[...]

10 A-61182 October 2001 Requirements and sof t w ar e i nst al l ation T o operate the scanner at its optimum speed, the following minimum configuration is required. NOT E: The actual performance of the sy stem depends on the scanning application, choice of scanning parameters, and the PC configuration. If the scanner is not performing at the optim[...]

A-61182 October 2001 11 Scanning y our documents Loading documents Make sure that the scanner is on and has completed it s self-test before you turn on the PC to begin scanning. See the section entitled “ Scanning specifications ” for information about the sizes and types of document s that you can scan. Using the ADF Use the ADF to feed multip[...]

12 A-61182 October 2001 Scanning w ith TW A IN or IS IS 1. Open your scanning application. 2. Choose Select Source or Select Scanner on the File menu. If the Select Source or Select Scanner command is not available on the File menu, see your application ’ s user ’ s guide to determine how the application link is used. A dialog box with a list o[...]

A-61182 October 2001 13 Making the most of y our scanned images The features in the TWAIN and ISIS dialog boxes are described in this section. Note that not all features are available at all times. The availability of some features may depend on the scanner model or other feature selections. Scan M ethod Select how y ou want to scan on the Scan Met[...]

14 A-61182 October 2001 Image T ype Select the mode you w ant to use for your scans on the Image T y pe drop-down menu. Black and White — the image appears in black and white w ith no intermediate shades of gray . That means that each pix el of the image is either 100% black or 100% white. Choose Black and White if you are scanning tex t or pen a[...]

A-61182 October 2001 15 Resolution Resolution or dots per inch (dpi) indicates the scanning resolution, w hich largely determines the quality of the scanned image. T he greater the resolution, the better the reproduction will be. Howev er , scanning at a higher resolution also increases scanning time and file size. Therefore, up to a cert ain dpi l[...]

16 A-61182 October 2001 Brightness T his function allows you to adjust the image brightness, making it lighter or darker . Y ou can adjust the brightness setting from – 100 to 100 by dragging the Brightness sliding control bar . The default is “ 0. ” T he smaller the number , the darker the image. Scan the document and check the brightness. A[...]

A-61182 October 2001 17 Enhancing your images These features allow you to improve or enhance the appearance of scanned images. Invert Click on the Invert button to reverse the brightness and color in the image. For black-and-white images, black areas w ill be white and w hite areas will be black. For color images, inverting the image w ill cause ea[...]

18 A-61182 October 2001 Descreen Click on the Descreen button to access a drop-dow n menu that allows y ou to specify the type of document you are scanning in order to eliminate the moir é p attern* commonly found in printed matter . Y ou can specify Newspaper , M agaz ine , or Catalog . *M o i r é pattern: an undesirable pattern resulting from t[...]

A-61182 October 2001 19 Highlight / Shadow This feature is available w hen 8-Bit Gray , 8-Bit Color , or 24-Bit Color is selected on the Image T ype drop-dow n menu. Highlight refers the lightest point in a scanned image; shadow refers the darkest point. Click on the Highlight / Shadow button to access the Highlight / Shadow Levels dialog box. Y ou[...]

20 A-61182 October 2001 Curves W hen you select the Curves button, a dialog box appears that allow s you to adjust the midtone of the image w ithout losing details in the lightest and darkest areas. Select the Curve or the Line button on the bottom right of the Curves dialog box, depending on w hether you w ant a curved or an angled setting. Place [...]

A-61182 October 2001 21 Hue / Satura tion / Lightness Click on this button to access a dialog box that allows you to adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness of an image. Hue — specify a value in the Hue tex t box or click and drag the sliding arrow under the box to adjust the hue up to 360 ° . Saturation — specify a value in the Saturation t[...]

22 A-61182 October 2001 Color Drop-out This feature is available w hen Black and White , Half tone , or 8-Bit Gray is selected on the Image T y pe drop-down menu. Click on the Color Drop-out button to access a dialog box that allow s you to choose to remove the R (R ed), G (Green), or B (Blue) color channel while scanning. For example, if y our ima[...]

A-61182 October 2001 23 Custom Settings Click on the Custom Settings button to access a dialog box where you can sav e your scan settings and configuration settings. T here are two tabs: Scan Settings and Configuration Settings. Scan Settings The Scan Settings t ab allows you to sav e your scanning feature settings in a file, load an existing file,[...]

24 A-61182 October 2001 Configuration Settings The Configuration Settings t ab allows y ou to customize some special settings. Energy Saving Mode — check the Enable box to enable automatic lamp shut-off. S pecify a time delay of 1 to 60 minutes in the Minutes box. This is the amount of time that the scanner will w ait before shutting off the lamp[...]

A-61182 October 2001 25 Other tools In addition to the image enhancement options, the dialog box cont ains the items described below . Width Show s the current image widt h. Y ou can enter a custom value in the Width box . NOT E: If you manually change the w idth v alue with Lock scale enabled, the value in the Height box w ill automatically change[...]

26 A-61182 October 2001 S tarting the final scan The buttons show n below allow you to begin scanning or to ex it the job. Preview Click on the Preview button to scan a document so you can review the scanned image. T his allows you to specify an area to be scanned and any scanning feature settings to be used for future scans. W hen a scanning featu[...]

A-61182 October 2001 27 Mai ntenance The scanner is designed to be maintenance free. How ever , it must be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. Cleaning the gl ass scanning areas 1. Moisten a lint-free cloth w ith isopropyl alcohol (95%). W ARNING: Isopropyl alcohol is a flammable liquid. CAUT ION: Do not use isopro[...]

28 A-61182 October 2001 Cleaning the A DF T he ADF feed module and the feed rollers may become contaminated w ith ink, toner , and paper dust. If the scanner does not feed document s smoothly or if multiple-sheet feeding occurs, you must clean the scanner . 1. Moisten a lint-free cloth w ith isopropyl alcohol (95%). W ARNING: Isopropyl alcohol is a[...]

A-61182 October 2001 29 Replacing the A DF snap-in feed modul e A f ter appro x imately 10 0,000 p ages ha v e been scanned through the A D F , the separation p ad may become w orn and cause document feeding problems. In this case, you should replace the feed module. Four replacement ADF snap-in feed modules are included with your scanner . T o ord[...]

30 A-61182 October 2001 T r oubleshooting The scanner automatically performs a simple self-test each time it is pow ered up. This helps spot major sy stem errors in the scanner itself. W hen the self-test is initiated, the READY light flashes. W hen the self-test is completed, if no error has occurred, the READY light is steadily illuminated. Occas[...]

A-61182 October 2001 31 Problem Solution W hen the scanner is powered up, the lamp does not light. • The lamp is dead. Cont act your dealer to change the lamp. Lamp life is about 15,000 hours. • If the power light on the ADF is flashing, the power adapter is malfunctioning or the main board has short-circuited. Contact y our dealer to replace t[...]

32 A-61182 October 2001 Getting service If you believ e that your scanner needs service, go to w ww .kodak.com/go/docimaging. There you can find out how best to obtain serv ice for your scanner . Equipment disposal The i50 Scanner and i60 Scanner cont ain lead in the circuit board and mercury in the lamp. Disposal of these materials may be regulate[...]

A-61182 October 2001 33 S pecifications Scanner type i50 Scanner: ADF/flatbed desktop simplex color scanner i60 Scanner: ADF/flatbed desktop duplex color scanner Optical resolution 300 dpi Scanning output 24-bit (RGB) color , 8-bit grayscale, or 1-bit bitonal Light source Cold cathode fluorescent lamp AD F capacity 75 sheets of 16 lb. bond or 50 sh[...]

EASTMAN KODAK CO M PANY Document Imaging Rochester, New Y ork 14650 www.k odak.com/go/docimaging Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. A-61182 10/2001 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2001 DOCUMENT IMAGING[...]