Xerox DocuMate 250 manual

DocuMate 250 scanner installation guide[...]

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FCC Radio Frequency Interference S t atement This equipment has b een tested and found to comply with the limit s for the class B digit al device, pursuant to p art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limi t s are designed to provide rea sonable protection against interference in a residential inst allation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate ra[...]

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DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide v T able of Content s Welcome What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Xerox DocuMate 250 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide vi Uninstalling Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Step 1: Uninstalling the DocuMa te Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Step 2: Uninstalling the PaperP ort Sof[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 1 We l c o m e Y our new Xerox DocuMa te 250 USB scanner can quickly scan color and black and white document s and place their images on your computer . What’ s in the Box Before proceeding, check the contents of th e box. If items are missing or damaged, cont act the dealer where you purchased the scanner [...]

Welcome 2 DocuM ate 250 Scanner Installation Guide The Xerox DocuMate 250 Scanner Paper guide —Holds documents in place. Adjusts to fit the document size. Scanner button —S tarts scanning using the scan settings button. St atus light —Shows the scanner ’s status. A flashing green light indicates the scanner is prep aring to scan. A steady g[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 3 Welcome What Y ou Need An IBM-comp atible PC with: • A CD-ROM drive • An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port • Microsof t Windows operating system: 98SE, 2000, ME, or XP • Available intern al memory (RAM) as follows: • 64 megabytes (MB) • Windows XP—128 MB • 200 MB of free hard disk sp[...]

Installation 4 DocuM ate 250 Scanner Installation Guide Inst allation Installation is a quick, four-step process: 1. Assemble the scanner 2. Install the so ftware 3. Connect and power on the scanner 4. Connect the USB cable to your computer S tep 1: Assemble the Scanner T o assemble the scanner: 1. Remove all shipping t ape from the top and bottom [...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 5 Installation 3. Insert the pins on each side of the output tray into the holes on the scanner . 4. Proceed to “S tep 2: Install the Sof tware”. S tep 2: Inst all the Sof tware T o inst all the software: 1. S tart Microsoft Wind ows and make sure no other applications are running. 2. Insert the CD into y[...]

Installation 6 DocuM ate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 3. On the installation menu, select Install Product s . The next insta llation screen appears. 4. Click in the boxes for Scansof t PaperPort and Scanner Driver . If you want to also inst all the other soft ware, click their boxes as well. 5. Click Inst all Now . NOTE: If the CD does not st art[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 7 Installation 6. On the PaperPort 9.0 W elcome window , click Next . Installing PaperPo rt 9.0 will uninstall any pr evious, existing version of PaperPort and insta ll PaperPort 9.0 while ret aining all of your PaperPort files. 7. On the License Agreeme nt window , read the ScanSoft license agreement. If you[...]

Installation 8 DocuM ate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 16. When you see the Connect Scanner window , STOP . Do NOT click Finish. Leave the window open a nd proceed to the next section, “S tep 3: Connect and Power On the Scanner”. S tep 3: Connect and Power On the Scanner Connect the power supply and power cord, and the n turn the power on. T o[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 9 Installation 3. T urn on the powe r switch, located on the back of the scan ner to the left of t he power port. The status lig ht comes on and flashes indicating that the scanner is receiving power . S tep 4: Connect the USB Cable The DocuMate 250 scanner con nects to any available USB port. Check your comp[...]

Installation 10 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Y our computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically lo ads the appropriate software from the CD to run the scan ner . 2. When the software is fin ished loading, return to the Connect Scanner window and click Finish . The scanner ’s st atus light is [...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 11 Scanning with the Scanner Button Scanning with the Scanner Button When you press the scanner button, your document is scanned using predefined scan settings and then th e image is sent to a software application on your computer . T o change scan settings, see “Configuring the Scanner Button” on p age 1[...]

Scanning with the Scanner Button 12 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide 4. Press the button on the scanner . A scan progress window opens and then a thumbnail of the scanned image appears in the destin ation software. In the following example, the destination sof tware is the PaperPort desktop. Configuring the Scanner Button When you first con[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 13 Scanning with the Scanner Button About the Configuration Dialog Box The Configuration dia log box manages settings for the scanner button. In the following figure, the button is set to scan with the configuration named Scan Document (Fax Quality) and then open PaperPort to display the scanned image. The Fo[...]

Scanning with the Scanner Button 14 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Y ou can also click the Vie w button to see more det ailed information about the selected configura tion. Select Format and Page(s) —a set of format for th e scanned image. The format s are bitmap and PaperPort. Bitmap s are usually used for photos or artwork. Th e bitma[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 15 Scanning with the Scanner Button Creating a New Bu tton Configuration Y ou cannot change settings of the preset (default) configuration s. T o use settings other than those offered by the preset configurations, you must create a new configuration. Y ou can do this either by copying a preset configuration a[...]

Scanning with the Scanner Button 16 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide • Color to scan color photographs and other colo r items. Resolution —Drag the slider to the right or lef t to adjust the dots per inch (d pi) of the resolution. The maximum resolution is 600 d pi; the minimum is 100 dpi. The higher the dpi setting, th e sharper and cl[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 17 Scanning with the Scanner Button The following example shows the ef fect of descreening a scanned image from a magazin e article. The scanning may slow down a bit when d escreen is selected. The DeScreen setting does n ot apply to the Black/White mode. Gamma —Drag the slider to improve how the co lors in[...]

Scanning with the Scanner Button 18 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide 3. Click the Edit button. The Edit Scan Configur ation dialog box opens. 4. Edit the settings as required a nd click OK . 5. Click OK to close the Co nfiguration dialog box. Setting Preferences Y ou can set general preferences for button and scanner functions. T o set pref[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 19 Scanning with the Scanner Button 2. Select button preferences as described below . Show All Destinations —This option selects all the destination application categories. The list of destination applications on the Configuration dia log box will include all the applications on your computer that fall into[...]

Scanning from Paper Port 20 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Scanning from PaperPort Instead of using the scanner button, yo u can scan from the PaperPort sof tware application. Use this method if you want to preview an image and adjust scannin g settings prior to scanning. Y our Scanner and the TW AIN St andard Y our scanner uses the TW AI[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 21 Scanning from PaperPo rt 2. Adjust the p aper guide for the size of paper . 3. Load the document s face down , with their top s into the automatic document feeder . Scanning from Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP The instructions in this section are for scanning with the TW AIN software on computer s running W[...]

Scanning from Paper Port 22 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide T o scan an item from PaperPort: 1. On the Windows t askbar , click Star t , point to Programs , point to ScanSof t PaperPort 9.0, and then click PaperPort . The PaperPort desktop opens. 2. Click the Scan icon on the PaperPort command bar . The Folders p ane (which shows folders f[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 23 Scanning from PaperPo rt 5. Click Settings to vie w and change the format for the scanned item’ s file name and the file type. The default file type for documents is .pdf and th e default for photographs is .jpg. 6. Use the Single p age items check box as follows: • When the check box is selected, all [...]

Scanning from Paper Port 24 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide 1 1. If the Single p age items check box is not selecte d, thumbnails do not appear until you indicate the scanning job is fin ished. • Close to exit the Scan Manager . • On the PaperPort - Scan message box, click Done. On the PaperPort desktop • By default, the name of the [...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 25 Scanning from PaperPo rt The Single Page Items Check Box The Single page items ch eck box provides the option to add additional items to a scanning job and scan double-sided items. If the check box is selected, scanned items imme diately appear on the PaperPort desktop. If the check box is not selected (th[...]

Scanning from Paper Port 26 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Adjusting the Image T ype, Resolu tion, Brightness and Contras t The Scan Manager ’s drop-down list s and sliders are used to adjust the image type, resolution, brigh tness, and contrast. Image T ype From the Image T ype drop-down list, select the appropriate imag e type for the[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 27 Scanning from PaperPo rt • 24-Bit Color —scans the image in full color . Use this setting to scan color photographs and othe r color images. The file size is the largest of the image type options. • Enhanced bit-depths —If you are using an ima ging application other than PaperPort, th e image type [...]

Scanning from Paper Port 28 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Adjusting the Output Size The output size is the wid th and height of the image af ter it is scanned. For example, if you plan to print the image on a piece of paper you can sele ct the output size of 8.5 by 1 1.0 inches. Preview Auto-Area The item you’re scanning may not fill t[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 29 Scanning from PaperPo rt Paper Size If you know the size of the item(s) you’re scanning, set the paper size. This automatically set s the scan size to the paper size. • Click the Paper Size button and select the image’ s paper size from the list. Unit s The ruler around the edges o f the image area a[...]

Scanning from Paper Port 30 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide T o manually set an output area: 1. Put the mouse pointer on an edge of the scan area box so it becomes a resize pointer (two-headed arrow) and then drag to set a new size for the box. 2. T o move the box, put the mouse pointe r inside the box so the pointer becomes a four-headed [...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 31 Scanning from PaperPo rt 2. T o maintain the sa me width to length ratio, click the Lock Scaling icon next to the dimension. With the Lock Scaling locked, when yo u type a new width or length, the other setting chang es so the relative size of the scan area remains const ant. Reversing the Image The Scan M[...]

Scanning from Paper Port 32 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Adjusting Color and Gray Images The Scan Manager has three buttons—Descreen, Sharpen, and Auto Level—for adjusting color and g ray images. These buttons are available when the 24-Bit Colo r or 8-bit Gra y Image T ypes are selected. Descreen Image Select this option when scan n[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 33 Scanning from PaperPo rt T o descreen an image: 1. Click the Descreen button. 2. Choose the appropriate option from the list. W atch the preview image as you select various options t o see which one is best for your final scanned image. Sharpen Image Sharpness determines the amount o f blur in an image. Y [...]

Scanning from Paper Port 34 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Auto Level Y our scanner can analyze a color image to automatically determine the best settings to match the colo rs of the orig inal image. Click this button to let the scanner automatically a djust the color settings. Adjusting Color Settings The buttons for manually adjusting a[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 35 Scanning from PaperPo rt Highlight/Shadow Levels Images have light and dark areas. Th e highlight is the lightest spot on an image; shadow is the da rkest spot. The range of colors between the highligh t and shadow determines the range of colors of the image. Use the Highligh t/Shadow Levels to extend the [...]

Scanning from Paper Port 36 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Curves Like the Highlight/Shadow levels, the Curves feature also a djusts the range of midtone colors on an image . However , with the Curves feature you can set the gamma individually to adjust mid tone levels without losing det ails from the lightest or darkest areas. T o adjust[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 37 Scanning from PaperPo rt Color Balance The color balance refers to the relative amo unts of the three primary colors in an image. By adjusting the color balance you can sometimes compensate for an image with too much or too little of a color . T o adjust the color balance: 1. Click the Color Balance button[...]

Scanning from Paper Port 38 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Hue/Saturation/Lightness Hue is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image, saturation is the strength or purity of a color and d etermines whether a color is pale or rich, a nd lightness is the intensity of the color . T o adjust the hue/saturation/lightness: 1. Click th[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 39 Scanning from PaperPo rt Here are some examples of color drop-out: T o drop the color out of a bl ack and white, or grayscale image: 1. From the Image T ype list, choose Black and White , Half tone , 8-Bit Gray , or 16-Bit Grayscale . 2. Click the Color Drop-out icon. 3. On the Color Drop-out dialog box, c[...]

Scanning from Paper Port 40 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Adjusting the Scanner ’ s Power Saving Time Y our scanner has a built-in power saving feature that is set to power down after 45 minutes of idle time. Y ou can change the time before the scanner powers down , from 15 to a maximum of 180 minutes. T o adjust the power down time: 1[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 41 Scanning from PaperPo rt 2. Click the Scan icon on the PaperPort command bar . The Folders p ane is replaced by the Scan p ane. 3. From the Scanner drop-down list, select WIA-XEROX DocuMate 250 . 4. In the “Scan what?” section, choose to scan a Document or Photograph . 5. Click Settings to vie w and ch[...]

Scanning from Paper Port 42 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide 7. Click the Scan button in the Scan p ane. The scan window opens. Use this window to select sca nning options and start the scanner . 8. Make sure the Paper source value is set to Doc ument Feeder . 9. Click the button most appropriate for the item you’re scanning. 10. Select a[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 43 Scanning from PaperPo rt Fine T uning Y our Scans Y ou can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan a p articular item. T o select the scanner setti ngs before you scan: 1. On the scan window , click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture . The Advanced Prope[...]

Scanning from Paper Port 44 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide 2. Select the options for scanning. Brightness and Contrast —Drag the sliders to the right o r left to adjust the brightness and cont rast of the scanned image. The Contrast setting does not apply to the setting Black and White picture or text . Resolution (DPI) —Click the dro[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 45 Maintenance Maintenance This section contains informa tion on maintenance, troubleshooting, uninsta lling, scanner specifications, and sp are par ts . Cleaning the Automatic Document Feeder Y ou may need to clean the ADF feed mechanism if your documents do not feed easily into the ADF , or several feed in [...]

Maintenance 46 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Clearing Paper Jams If your scanner stop s scanning due to a p aper jam in the Automatic Document Feeder , a warning dialog box opens after a f ew moments. T o clear a pa per jam: 1. Press the ADF cover release on the top-lef t of the scanner body to open the automatic do cument feeder cover .[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 47 Maintenance Replacing the ADF Pad Assembly The ADF pad spring may wear out and is designed to be a user- replaceable pa rt. Problems with do cuments feeding into the ADF is an indication that the p ad spring may be wearing out. See the “Xerox DocuMate 250 Scanner Part s List” on page 53 for ordering in[...]

Maintenance 48 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide T roubleshooting In addition to the troubleshooting informatio n contained in this section, please see the Readme file on yo ur installation CD. Th e Readme file contains additio nal information that may help you diagnose problems with the scanner . If you try the troubleshooting proc edures d[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 49 Maintenance Problem: I got the error message: PaperPort cannot allocate enough memory to perform internal critical operations. What do I do? Close any other active applica tions so that additional memory is available. If you click Continue, PaperPort moves the file to the PaperPort dat a directory and rena[...]

Maintenance 50 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide • For Windows ME or XP , right-click the XEROX DocuMate 250 icon, and select Delete to delete the scanner from the list. 3. Unplug the USB cable from the scanner . 4. Click the Back button in the toolbar to go back to the Cont rol Panel. 5. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. • Wind[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 51 Maintenance 9. Close all open windows and rest art your computer . T o uninst all PaperPort 9. 0 from Windows 2000 or XP: 1. On the Windows t askbar , click Star t , point to Settings , and then click Control Panel . 2. Click the Add or Remove Programs icon. The Add or Remove Programs window opens. 3. Sele[...]

Maintenance 52 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide Xerox DocuMate 250 Scanner S pecifications Optical resolution 600 x 1200 d pi Bit depth 48-bit color Maximum item size 8.5” x 14” Minimum item size 3.5” x 2” (automatic document feeder) Scan method Automatic document feeder (ADF) ADF specifications Scanning S peed Up to 22 pages per mi[...]

DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 53 Maintenance Xerox DocuMate 250 Scanner Part s List Please use the following p art names and numbers when ordering replacements for your scann er . Part Name Part Number Paper Guide 57-0101-000 Output T ray 57-0102-000 ADF Pad 57-0100-000 AC Power Cord 35-0071-000 Power Supply 37-0064-000[...]

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DocuMate 250 Scanner Installation Guide 55 Index Numerics 24-bit color 26, 38 8-bit gray 26, 38 A ADF pad assembly replace 47 adjust image 25 AutoCrop cropping images 16 automatic c olor adjust ment 34 AutoScan 11 configuring 12 B bit depth 52 black and white 26 brightness 27 brightness slider 27 C CD other softw are 10 CD-ROM drive 3 color adjustm[...]

Index 56 DocuMate 250 Scanne r Installation Guide N newspaper article 32 O on/off switch 9 output size 28, 30 P paper guide 4 paper size 29 PaperPort 20 desktop 22 Scan pane 22 scanning with Windows ME or XP 40 PaperPort desktop thumbnail 24 patterns o n picture 32 preference s setting for AutoScan 18 tab 18 preview auto-a rea 28 R resolution 27 re[...]