Brother DS-700D manual

DSmob il e 700D Scanner U se r ’s Gu ide[...]

i Trademarks Adobe ® and the Adobe logo, Acrobat ® , Photoshop ® and Reader ® are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. Brother ® is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple ® , Macintosh ® , Mac ® , the Mac logo, Mac OS ® , Lion ® , Snow Leopard ® , Leopard ® , Tiger ® and Panther ® are trademarks of Apple Compu[...]

ii Product Safety Guide Symbols and conventions used in this documentation Warning WARNING indicates a po tentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injuries. Caution CAUTION indicates a potentia lly hazardous situation which, if not avo ided, may result in minor or moderate injuries. Important Important i[...]

iii Caution  Strong jolts, i.e. drop, being stepped on, etc., ma y damage the unit. T his ma y result in injury. In the event that the unit is damaged, turn the power switch off immediately, remove the USB cable from the outlet. C ontact the store where this unit was purchased.  Do not locate the de vice on rackety or aslope ta bles. Do not l[...]

iv Product Warranty Information Brother™ One-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service Scanner (USA Only) Who is covered:  This limited warranty (“warranty”) is given only to t he original end-use/retail purchaser (referred to in this warranty as “Original Purchaser”) of the accompanying Scanner, consumables and accessories (collec[...]

v What to do if you think your Scanner is eligible for warranty service: Report your issue to our Cu stomer Service Hotline at 1-877-BROTHER ( 1-877-276-8437 ) within the applicable warranty period . Supply Brother with a copy of your dated bill of sale sho wing that this Scanner wa s purchased within th e U.S. What Brother will ask you to do: Afte[...]

vi Limitations: Brother is not responsi ble for damage to or loss of any equ ipment, media, progra ms or data related to the use of this Scanner. Except for the rep air or replacement as describe d above, Brother shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequen tial damages or specific relief. Beca use some states do not allow [...]

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xiii Customer Service (USA only) FREE INFORMATION BY E-MAIL & WEB Visit our Web site at http://www.brother-usa.com. Search for the “DSmobile 700D” scanners where you can access:  Features, Specifications, and Compatibility (Windows ® & Mac ® )  FAQs  Warranty information  Brochures  Manuals  Product Software download[...]

xiv What’s Included with This Package User Manual (Printable from DVD only) Installation DVD Plastic Feeding Sheets (2) Kit Contents List USB Cable (6ft.) Cleaning Sheet Calibration Sheets (2) Product Registration Card Soft Carrying Bag Regulatory Compliance Statement Sheet Model DS700D DSmobile ® 700D Scanner[...]

xv Welcome — Introduction to Your DSmobile ® Scanner Congratulations on pu rchasing a DSmobile 700D document scanner! We have designed this product to provide you with a simp le but effective tool to capture, manage, and archive documents of many types. We encourage you to read this User’s Guide carefully. Your DSmobile 700D scanner Installati[...]

xvi Table of Contents 1 Windows ® Operation 1 INSTAL LING SOFTWA RE ...... ..................... .................. .................... ................ .................. ........ ... ........ 1 Driver Installation .............. ............ ............. ............ .............. .............. .......... .............. .... ................[...]

xvii PageManager ® 9 (For Mac OS ® X v10.4, v10.5, v10.6 and v10.7) ................. .................... .................. 36 Initial Setup with PageManager ® 9 ........... ............ ................ ........... ................ .............. ............. ..... 36 Selec ting Scanning Source .................... ..................... ....[...]

1 1 1 Windows ® Operation FOR BEST RESULTS, PLEASE INSTALL THE SOFTW ARE FROM THE INCLUDED INSTAL LATION DVD PROVIDED BEFORE PLUGGING IN YOUR SCANNER . Note As a precaution, a RED warning label has been plac ed on the USB cable to remind you to install the Installation DVD first. Please remove this warning label prior to plugging in the scanner ca[...]

Windows ® Operation 2 1 The following screen will be displayed. Click “Next”. c Read the End User License Agreement, cl ick the acceptance box , and click “Next”. d Select “Complete” (recommended) or “Custom”.[...]

Windows ® Operation 3 1 e The following screen will be displayed. Click “Install”. f When the driver has been installed, the following screen will be displayed. Click “Next”. Follow the recommended choices for the New Hardware Wizard. g Click “Finish”. h The installation screen will re-appear and you will now have five choices:  Ins[...]

Windows ® Operation 4 1 DSmobileSCAN II Installation a Click on Install DSmobileSCAN II. b Click “Next”. c Select the box labeled, “I accept . . .”, and then click “Next”. d Click “Next”.[...]

Windows ® Operation 5 1 e Click “Install”. f Click “Finish”. g This installation will place a DS mobileSCAN II icon on your Windows ® desktop from which you can launch the application whenever needed. PageManager ® 9 Installation (For Windows ® ) At this point you may install the PageManager ® 9 software. Follow the on-screen instructi[...]

Windows ® Operation 6 1 BizCard ® 6 Installation (For Windows ® ) You may also install the BizCard ® 6 software. Follow the on-screen instructions to install BizCard ® 6. Viewing, Printing, Savi ng the User’s Guide a Click on Documentation. b Click on View/Print the PDF User Guide. This will launch Adobe ® Reader ® and display the first pa[...]

Windows ® Operation 7 1 UN-INSTALLING SOFTWARE If you should need to un-install the driver software later, you simply insert the original installation DVD and run the setup again. At this time you will be given three options. Select the REMOVE option, and then click REMOVE. Scanner driver software will be removed from your computer. If you should [...]

Windows ® Operation 8 1 INSTALLING HARDWARE Do not connect the scanner to your computer until instructed to do so by the driver installation software. When instructed to do so, connect the scanner cable as shown below and follow the instructions. After you have installed the software, follow the steps below. Then, proceed to Calibration. a Connect[...]

Windows ® Operation 9 1 CALIBRATION Note • Calibration is critical because it allows the image qua lity to be “balanced” for your computer and scanner combination. If you switch the computer that you use with your scanner or change scanners, you must calibrate again. • Calibration can be performed on any TWAIN-compli ant application. DSmob[...]

Windows ® Operation 10 1  If you lose the black and white calibration paper that was included with your scanner, you can use any plain “White” (the brighter the “White” the better) piece of letter size (or A4) printer paper to perform the calibration. Simply fold the paper in half and insert the end opposite the fold into the scanner fi[...]

Windows ® Operation 11 1 USING YOUR SCANNER Please insert documents face down. Both sides can be scanned by one scanning process as duplex scanning function. You can either use your preferred scanning application to initiate a scan or use the button on the scanner to start a scan session. See the next section to configure a default scanning action[...]

Windows ® Operation 12 1 SETTING A DEFAULT PROGRAM You can select a default scanning program to automa tically launch when you press the button on the top of the scanner. a (Windows ® 7 and Windows Vista ® ) Select Start: Control Panel: Devices and Printers. (Windows ® XP) Select Start: Control Panel: Scanners and Cameras. b Right click on the [...]

Windows ® Operation 13 1 CHANGING PROGRAMS You can set the button operation to force the selection of a scanning application each time the button is pressed. a (Windows ® 7 and Windows Vista ® ) Select Start: Control Panel: Devices and Printers. (Windows ® XP) Select Start: Control Panel: Scanners and Cameras. b Right click on the scanner icon,[...]

Windows ® Operation 14 1 CLEANING THE SCANNER Note The cleaning procedure can be initiated in DSMobi leScan II software program. It is recommended to place a few drops of alcohol (70% isopropyl al cohol) in the middle of the cleaning sheet. Note Use the cleaning sheet included in the original packaging. If the original cleaning sheet is not availa[...]

Windows ® Operation 15 1 b Click the Custom button and the following will appear. c Click the Calibrate button, and the following will appear. d Click the Clean button, and the following will appear. Note A few drops of alcohol placed on the cleaning paper may help if the paper alone is not effective. e Insert the cleaning sheet into the machine.[...]

Windows ® Operation 16 1 f Click the OK button and this window will reappear. g Click the Clean button the cleaning paper will move back and forth in the scanner, then be ejected and the following window will be displayed. h Click the OK button to finish.[...]

2 17 2 Mac OS ® X Operation FOR BEST RESULTS, PLEASE INSTALL THE SOFTW ARE FROM THE INCLUDED INSTAL LATION DVD PROVIDED BEFORE PLUGGING IN YOUR SCANNER . Note As a precaution, a RED warning label has been plac ed on the USB cable to remind you to install the Installation DVD first. Please remove this warning label prior to plugging in the scanner [...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 18 2 INSTALLING SOFTWARE Insert the Installation DVD that came with your DSmobile 700D scanner into your Mac ® computer and follow the steps below. a Make sure your Macintosh ® system software is Mac OS ® X v10.4, v10.5, v10.6 or v10.7 and that your application software works native and not in emulation of lower system soft[...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 19 2 PageManager ® 9 Installation (For Mac OS ® X v10.4, v10.5, v10.6 and v10.7) At this point you may install the PageManager ® 9 software. Insert the Installation DVD that came with your DSmobile 700D scanner into your Mac ® computer and follow the steps below. a Click on the DVD icon. b Open “Macintosh” folder. c Op[...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 20 2 BizCard ® 5 Installation (For Mac OS ® X v10.4, v10.5, v10.6 and v10.7) You may also install the BizCard ® 5 software. a Click on the DVD icon. b Open “Macintosh” folder. c Open “BizCard 5” folder. d Double click on BCRInstaller.mpkg. e Follow the on-screen instructions to install BizCard ® 5.[...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 21 2 UN-INSTALLING SOFTWARE If you need to remove any of software from your Ma cintosh system, you may either use the uninstaller application in the Installation DVD (PageManager ® and BizCard ® only) or you can drag the software out of the Applications folder to the trash can. We recommend using the uninstaller application [...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 22 2 CALIBRATION Calibration is critical because it allows the image quality to be “balanced” for your computer and scanner combination. If you switch the computer that you use with your scanner or change scanners, you must calibrate again. Note that you must be logged in as an Administrator to calibrate the system. See SE[...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 23 2 Lion ® (Mac OS ® X v10.7) For Mac OS ® X v10.7, calibrate your scanner with PageMager ® 9. See Performing Scanner Calibration uu page 34. Snow Leopard ® (Mac OS ® X v10.6) For Mac OS ® X v10.6, calibrate your scanner with PageMager ® 9. See Performing Scanner Calibration uu page 34. Leopard ® (Mac OS ® X v10.5) [...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 24 2 e From the “Devices” menu, choose “Browse Devices”. f The “Image Capture Device Browser” window will appear. g Click the “Use TWAIN UI” button to the right of “DSmobile 700D”. h Click the “Scan” button.[...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 25 2 i Click the “Calibrate” button. j Insert the black and white calibration sheet with t he single arrow on top. Alternatively, you can use a blank sheet of white paper. k Click the “Calibrate” button again. l When the calibration scan is complete, click “OK” and then proceed to scan your documents.[...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 26 2 Tiger ® (Mac OS ® X v10.4) a Install the DSmobile 700D scanner driver using the Installation DVD and restart your computer. b Connect the scanner to your computer’s USB port. c Open the Applications folder and run “Image Capture”. d Close the “DSmobile 700D” window. e From the “Devices” window, choose “B[...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 27 2 f The “Image Capture Devices” window will appear. g Click on “DSmobile 700D”. h Click on the “Use TWAIN software” checkbox at the bottom of the window. i Click “OK” in the “Image Capture Devices” window. j From the “Devices” menu, choose “DSmobile 700D”. k In the “DSmobile 700D” window, cli[...]

Mac OS ® X Operation 28 2 m Insert the black and white calibration sheet with the single arrow on top and the black strip down. Alternatively, you can use a blank sheet of white paper. n When the calibration scan is complete, click “OK” and then proceed to scan your documents.[...]

3 29 3 Using Scanning Software DSmobileSCAN II (Windows ® Only) This software supports Adobe ® Acrobat ® PDF, JPEG, and TIFF. Note that only PDF format files can be saved as multiple pages. JPEG and TIFF files will be stored as separate files with index numbers added to the filename (except for the first page). Using DSmobileSCAN II as Your Defa[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 30 3 A Note about Document Names You can use a suffix with file names to add either an index number or a date. If you append the filename with a “%n”, the file name is appended with a sequential number beginning with 1 (if a previous file exists, the number is incremented to the next highest number). If you append the f[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 31 3 TWAIN (FOR WINDOWS ® ) The TWAIN driver for the DSmobile 700D is automatical ly installed when the Installation DVD installs the Windows ® drivers. This TWAIN driver defines communication and data structures between software applications on your PC and the DSmobile 700D. All software that appears in the “select the[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 32 3 If the software you have chosen uses the TWAIN interface instead of the application software interface, the TWAIN control panel (shown below) will appear. The TWAIN in terface will allow you to control all the settings of the scanner. This type of “fine-adjustment” may be required for some of your document scanning[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 33 3 PageManager ® 9 (For Windows ® ) This program makes it easy to scan, share, and organize your photos and documents. It helps you not only convert piles of paper into organized digitized files, but also lets you view, edit, send, and back-up files in many formats. To install PageManager ® , see PageManager ® 9 Insta[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 34 3 Performing Scanner Calibration a To calibrate your scanner select the acquire image data icon (scanner and camera icon) under the toolbar menu. b The TWAIN user interface screen will appear. c Insert the calibration sheet with the printed arrow end first. d Select the Calibration button.[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 35 3 BizCard ® 6 (For Windows ® ) BizCard ® 6 keeps track of names, companies, mailing addr esses, phone/fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and more. Simply scan or import your business cards and BizCard ® 6 automatically saves the data and image for each card. To install BizCard ® 6, See BizCard ® 6 Installation (For Win[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 36 3 PageManager ® 9 (For Mac OS ® X v10.4, v10.5, v10.6 and v10.7) This program makes it easy to scan, share, and organize your photos and documents. It helps you not only convert piles of paper into organiz ed digitized files, but also lets you view, edit, send, and back-up files in many formats. To install PageManager [...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 37 3 Performing Scanner Calibration a To calibrate your scanner select the acquire image data icon (scanner and camera icon) under the toolbar menu. b The TWAIN user interface screen will appear. c Insert the calibration sheet with the printed arrow end first.[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 38 3 d Select the Calibration button. The following message will appear (see below). Select “OK” and proceed to scanning.[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 39 3 BizCard ® 5 (For Mac OS ® X v10.4, v10.5, v10.6 and v10.7) BizCard ® 5 keeps track of names, companies, mailing addr esses, phone/fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and more. Simply scan or import your business cards and BizCard ® 5 automatically saves the data and image for each card. To install BizCard ® 5, See BizC[...]

Using Scanning Sof tware 40 3 Technical support (For PageManager ® and BizCard ® ) For USA Company name: NewSoft America Inc. Postal Address: 47102 Mission Falls Court, Suite 202 Fremont CA 94539 Telephone: 510-770-8900 Fax: 510-770-8980 E-mail Address: contactus@newsoftinc.com URL: http://www.newsoftinc.com For Canada E-mail Address: contactus@n[...]

4 41 4 Specifications Model Name DSmobile 700D Scanning Spee d (Mono) 10ppm (5.8 seconds (L etter) 200 dpi) Scanning Spee d (Color) 3ppm (17.6 seconds (L etter) 200 dpi) Duplex Scanning Speed (Mono) 10ipm (11.5 second s (Letter) 200 dpi) Duplex Scanning Speed (Color) 3ipm (35.2 seconds (Le tter) 200 dpi) Resolution (Optical) Max 600 × 600 dpi Gray[...]

5 42 5 Tips & Cautions The DSmobile 700D scanner can provide long and productive service. We encourage you to follow the suggestions below to improve the convenience and quality of your scanning and document management experience. Please do not insert stapled items into the DSmobile 700D. Please do not insert documents that have Wite-Out ® tha[...]