Visioneer 6400 manuale d’uso

V isioneer ® 6200/6400 Scanner FOR USB OR P ARALLEL P ORT C ONNECTION Installation Guide[...]

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 1999 Visioneer , Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of P rimax Electronics L TD. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, ex cept as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are r egistered trademarks of P rimax Electronics L TD. OneT ouch is [...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer 6200/6400 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . .[...]

ii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Changing the Linked Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Scanning from the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Scanning an Item with the Twain Button . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing y our Visioneer f latbed scanner . With your scanner , you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on y our computer . This guide tells you how to connect y our scanner , scan items, and configure the OneT ouch sof[...]

2 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T HE V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER Glass Document pad Reference frame Document cover Power jack OneTouch button ADF/TPA port Host Parallel port USB port (behind sliding latch) Printer Parallel port USB port Rear of 6400 Scanner Rear of 6200 Scanner Power jack ADF/TPA port[...]

T HE V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER 3 Document co ver . Cl ose t h e d ocument co ver a f ter p l acing items on t h e scanner g l ass. Document pad. H elps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. Glass. Place items face do wn on top of the glass in the upper left corner . Refer ence frame. Place items face down within this frame. M ar[...]

4 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE W HAT Y OU N EED T o use the Visioneer scanner a nd softwar e, you need the follo wing: ■ IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) P entium or equivalent ■ Microsoft Windows 95, Windo ws 98, or Microsoft NT 4.0 ■ One available U niversal S erial Bus (USB) port or one available parallel port on yo[...]

I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT 5 Part 1: Installing Y our Scanner I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT This section of the guide contains instructions for connecting y our Visioneer scanner to a USB port. I f you ar e connecting the 6400 scanner to a parallel port, see “Installing to a P arallel P ort” on page 11 for more information. STEP 1: I NSTALLING THE[...]

6 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. F ollow the instructions on the screen to install the P aperP ort software on your computer . During installation, a message tells y ou to connect the scanner to the computer . 4. F ollow the steps in the next section to connect the scanner . When you ’ re finished, click F inish in the dia[...]

I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT 7 STEP 2: C ONNECTING TO A USB P ORT The V isioneer scanner connects to any av ailable USB port. Check your computer ’ s user ’ s guide for its USB port locations. T o connect the Visioneer scanner to a USB port: 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into an av ailable USB port. Some newer computers also hav e keyboards wi[...]

8 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner ’ s USB port. If the plug does not attach easily , make sure that you ar e plugging it in correctly . Do not force the plug into the connection. 4. Plug the po wer adapter cable into the po wer jack on the back of the scanner . 6400 scanne[...]

I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT 9 5. T urn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. 6. Plug the po wer adapter into an A C (wall) outlet. The following diagram sho ws the 6400 scanner connected to a computer . Unlocked position Power cord USB cable[...]

10 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The following diagram sho ws the 6200 scanner connected to a computer . Y our computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appr opriate software fr om the CD to run the scanner . When the software has f inished loading, the F inish button on t[...]

I NSTALLING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT 11 I NSTALLING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT This section explains ho w to connect the Visioneer scanner to a parallel port. If you are connecting a 6200 scanner , you must connect it to a USB port. F or more information, see “Installing to a USB P ort” on page 5. STEP 1: C ONNECTING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT The V isioneer 6[...]

12 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. Plug one end of the scanner cable into the port on the back of the scanner marked “H ost.” 5. Plug the other end of the scanner cable into the parallel por t on the back of your computer . On some older computers the serial port and parallel port both have 25-pin connectors that fit the [...]

I NSTALLING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT 13 6. If you unplugged a printer fr om the parallel port earlier , plug it into the “P rinter” port on the scanner . 7. Plug the po wer adapter cable into the jack on the scanner . 8. T urn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. Unlocked position[...]

14 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 9. Plug the po wer adapter into an A C (wall) outlet. The following diagram sho ws the 6400 scanner connected to a computer . 10. T urn on your computer . Y ou ’ re now ready to install the softwar e. STEP 2: I NSTALLING THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE The P aperP ort CD contains the P aperP ort so[...]

C HECKING Y OUR S CANNER 15 T o install the P aperP ort software: 1. S tart Microsoft Windows and make sur e that no other applications are running. 2. Insert the P aperP ort CD into your computer ’ s CD-R OM drive. The CD automatically starts. 3. Click the P aperP ort Software button and follo w the instructions on the screen. After the P aperP [...]

16 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE C HECKING A S CANNER C ONNECTED TO A P ARALLEL P ORT When you connect the 6400 scanner to a parallel por t, the scanner icon appears in the Windo ws taskbar (at the bottom right corner of the computer screen). I f the scanner is properly connected , the scanner icon looks like the one in this ?[...]

C HECKING Y OUR S CANNER 17 3. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is pr operly connected. The About dialog bo x shown belo w is for a 6400 scanner connected to a parallel port. 4. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’ s it. Y our scanner is ready to scan. S ee “Scanning for the F irst T ime” on page[...]

18 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. Double-click the Scanners and C ameras icon. The Scanners and Cameras P roperties dialog box appears. The following example sho ws the Visioneer 6400 scanner connected to your computer . If you have a video camera or other scanner connected, those devices may appear in this dialog bo x. 3. Se[...]

C HECKING Y OUR S CANNER 19 4. Click the T est Scanner or C amera button. A message tells you if the scanner is wor king corr ectly . 5. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’ s it. Y our scanner is ready to scan. S ee “Scanning for the F irst T ime” on page 20. If the scanner is not pr operly connected, you ’ll need to find the problem. [...]

20 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Please see the R eadme file in the P aperP ort directory on your computer ’ s hard driv e. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose pr oblems connecting the scanner . T o reconnect the scanner if it is connected to a parallel port: 1. Right-click the scanner[...]

S CANNING FOR THE F IRST T IME 21 The destination application is the application in which the scanned item appears after the scan has finished. Y ou can change the destination application and will learn ho w later in this guide. T o test your scanner: 1. Before starting, find an item to scan, such as a letter , magazine article, or report. 2. Pla[...]

22 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE F or more information about using P aperP or t or scanning with P aperP ort, see “Scanning from the P aperP ort Software ” on page 39. Thumbnail image[...]

S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 23 Part 2: Configuring the OneT ouch Software and Scanning Items When you scan with your Visioneer scanner , there are differ ent ways to scan items. Y ou can scan items b y: ■ P ressing the button on the scanner and using the OneT ouch software. ■ U sing the P aperP or t software (or other T wain softw[...]

24 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE When scanning is complete, the status message also sho ws the destination application. I n the sample belo w , the scanned image is being sent to P aperP ort. During scanning, the scan pr ogress window sho ws a small copy of the image. The item appears in the destination application. C ONFIGURIN[...]

S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 25 2. Select the target application y ou want. In the previous figur e, Microsoft P aint is the selected destination application. 3. (Optional) S elect a different pr edefined configuration for this application. In the pr evious figure, Photograph for Editing is selected. Y ou can view the settings for a[...]

26 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH C ONFIGURATION D IALOG B OX The OneT ouch Configuration dialog box shows the curr ent settings for the scanner button. The dialog box has two tabs: Scan and P refer ences. The following figur e shows the curr ent settings for scanning: Autocr op Scan Photograph to the P [...]

S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 27 2. Choose Configur e from the shortcut menu. The Configuration dialog box appears. T o display the Configuration dialog box if the scanner is connected to a USB port: 1. In W indows, choose Pr ograms from the S tart menu. 2. F rom the P aperP ort folder , choose OneT ouch Configur e . The Configurati[...]

28 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Select F ormat and P age(s) —a set of options for selecting a format for the scanned image and whether to scan a single page or multiple pages. The formats are bitmap , JPEG, and P aperP ort. U se P aperP ort for scanning any item. Bitmap and JP EG formats are usually for photos or artwork. Se[...]

S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 29 ■ Click the H elp button at the top right corner of the Confi guration dialog box S ELECTING A D IFFERENT C ONFIGURATION Y ou can select a new destination application, configuration, and image format for a scanner button to optimiz e it for the type of scanning you want to do. Y ou use the Configurat[...]

30 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click a selection in the S elect Configuration list to choose a new scan configuration. The configurations in the list are pr eset for the application you select in the application list. If y ou select another application, the configurations are for that application. If you want to select[...]

S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 31 T o adjust the scan settings and page settings: 1. Display the Configuration dialog bo x. 2. In the S elect Configuration list, click the configuration that y ou want to adjust. 3. Click the Edit button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration. 4. Adjus[...]

32 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Resolution —D rag the slider to the right or left to adjust the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution. The maximum resolution is 600 dpi; the minimum is 50 dpi. The higher the dpi setting, the sharper and clearer the scanned image. H owev er , higher dpi settings take longer to scan and produc[...]

S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 33 selected, the scanner makes two passes—the first pass senses the item ’ s size, and the second pass scans the image. This option ov errides the P age Size menu selection. DeScr een —S elect this option when scanning a pictur e from a newspaper or magazine article, or other item that contains images[...]

34 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Enable har dware compr ession ( JPEG) —Click to make the JP EG compression options activ e. Minimiz e Image S ize (M aximum compr ession) —Select this option to produce the smallest file siz e for the image; image quality is lowest. Best Image Q uality —Select this option to pr oduce the [...]

S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 35 The JPEG compr ession options only apply to: ■ Destination applications used for graphics, photos, and ar twork images. W ord processing applications, fax applications, and other text-based destination applications do not use JP EG compression. ■ Scan modes for color or grayscale scanning. JP EG compr[...]

36 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S ETTING P REFERENCES The prefer ences apply to the scanner button and the scanner . T o set prefer ences: 1. On the Configuration dialog bo x, select the tab for a button to set its prefer ences. 2. Click the P references tab on the Configuration dialog bo x. The P references dialog box appea[...]

S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 37 Sho w Status Windo w —Select this option to see the small windo w at the bottom right corner of the scr een that sho ws the status of the scanning and other information as sho wn in this sample: This option is only available if y our scanner is connected to a parallel port. Sho w Scanner Icon in Windo w[...]

38 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE lamp ’ s life. Click in the box and enter the number of minutes for the lamp to remain idle befor e turning off. If you scan when the lamp is off , it warms up before scanning r esumes. ■ On System S tandby/Shutdo wn —Select this option to turn off the lamp when you turn off y our computer[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 39 5. In the E vents tab, select the check bo x of the application to which you want to scan. The sample below shows the Visioneer OneT ouch software as the selected target application. If you select mor e than one application, a dialog bo x appears each time you scan asking y ou to select the application. [...]

40 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T o set up the P aperP ort software with the scanner: 1. If the P aperP ort software isn ’ t currently running, double-click the P aperP ort icon on the Windo ws desktop to start it. The P aperP or t Desktop appears. 2. F rom the P aperP ort File menu, choose S elect Sour ce . The Select Sourc[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 41 The V isioneer Scan M anager dialog box appears. 4. Select the options that y ou want for the scan. Scan P age F or —Select one of these preset options if y ou want to use it for scanning. These options are optimiz ed for the various uses of scanned images, such as scanning for editing text or scanning[...]

42 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE select a preset option scan confi guration settings are for that pr eset option. Y ou can also cr eate your o wn custom configurations. See the H elp for details. Scan Configuration —U se this section of the dialog box to manually select scan options for the image. M ode —Choose a scan mo[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 43 6. Review the image to make sur e it’ s what you want. R eadjust the settings if necessary . 7. (optional) T o pr eview the image again, click the P review button. 8. When you ’ re satisfied with the image settings, click the Scan button. The scanner now r e-scans the item and displays the fi nal i[...]

44 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING THE B RIGHTNESS AND C ONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. F or example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to impr o ve legibility . Y ou can adjust the brightness and contrast at which gr[...]

S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 45 G ETTING H ELP WITH THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE The P aperP ort software includes a complete set of help topics that answer questions each featur e of the softwar e. ■ T o see help information, press the F1 key , or from the Help menu, choose P aperP or t H elp T opics to display the H elp T opics windo[...]

46 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A BOUT THE P REDEFINED S CAN S ETTINGS IN P APER P ORT Selecting the pr oper scan setting befor e final scanning pro vides the best results for a scanned item. The scan setting determines the sharpness of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color . These selections also affect[...]

C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS 47 4. Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decr ease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast. See the H elp for more details about the Adv anced Settings dialog bo x. C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS Scanning items that have ex cessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the scanner ’ s glass. T o ensur e[...]

48 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE V ISIONEER S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 36-Bit color (internal), 10-B it gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning r esolution Optical resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi Maximum r esolution (interpolated): 9600 x 9600 dpi Maximum I tem sizes 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.7 cm) Scanner dimensio[...]