Brother DSMOBILE 600 manual

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ii Eur opean, US, and Canadian Regulatory S tatements ……………………. This equipme nt has bee n tested and fo und to com ply with the limits of the E uropean Cou ncil Directive o n the approx imation of the membe r states relating to e lectro magne tic compatibility according to EN 55022/55024 Part 15 B Feder al Communications Commission [...]

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iv Pr oduct W arranty Information …………………… Brother ® One-Y ear Limited W arrant y and Replacem ent S ervice Scanner (USA O nly) Who is covered :  This limited wa rranty (“warr anty”) is given only to t he original end -use/retail pur chaser (referre d to in t his warr anty as “Origina l Pur chaser”) of the a ccomp anying[...]

v a refurbished or re manufactured rep lacement Scanner and/or accompan ying Consumable and Accessory Items and use refurbi shed par t s provided such repla cement Scanners c onform to the manufacturer’s s pecification s for new S canner/p art s. The rep aired or replacemen t Scanner and/or acco mpany ing Consu mable and Accessory Ite ms w ill be[...]

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vi BROT HER MOBILE SC ANNER LIM IT ED W A RR ANTY (Can ada O nly) Pursuant to the l im ited w arranty o f 1 ye ar from the date of purcha se for labour and p arts, Brother International Corporation (Ca nada) Ltd. (“Brother”) will rep air or replace (a t Brother ’s sole discretion) this Mobile scanner machine free of charge i f de fective i n [...]

vi BROT HER MOBILE SC ANNER LIM IT ED W A RR ANTY (Can ada O nly) Pursuant to the l im ited w arranty o f 1 ye ar from the date of purcha se for labour and p arts, Brother International Corporation (Ca nada) Ltd. (“Brother”) will rep air or replace (a t Brother ’s sole discretion) this Mobile scanner machine free of charge i f de fective i n [...]

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vii Customer Service ………………… ………………. FREE INFORM ATION BY E-MAIL & WEB Visit our Web site at http:// www .brother-usa.co m . Search for the “DSmobile 60 0” scanners” where you can access: • Features, Specificatio ns, and Compatibility (W indows & M ac) • FAQs • Warrant y information • Brochures • Ma[...]

viii Contents ………………… ………………. Eur opean, US, and Cana dian Regulato ry S tatements .................. ii Produc t W arranty In formation ..................................................... iv W arranty S t atem ent (USA Only) .................................................. iv W arranty S t atem ent (Canada Only ) ....[...]

ix TW AIN (For W indows) ............................................................... 31 Pag eManager 7 (Fo r W i ndows) ................................................... 32 Initial Setup with Pag eManager 7 ............................................ 32 Selecting a Scannin g Source ................................ .................... 32 Per[...]

x What’ s In cluded with T his Package ………………………………. User Manual (Printable from CD only ) I nstallation CD I nstallation Guide Cleane r Sheet Photo Sleeves (2) Kit Contents Calibra tion Sheets (2) Carry ing Ba g USB Cable (6ft.) Model DS600 DSmobile ® 600 Scanner[...]

1 W elcome – Intro duction to Y o ur DSmobile ® Scanner ............. Congratulations on pur chasing a DSmobile 600 docum ent scanner! W e have de signed this product to provide you with a simple but ef fective tool to capture, manage, and arc hive documents of many t y pes. W e encourage you to read this User ’ s Guide carefully . Y our DSmob[...]

2 W indows Operation ………………………. FOR BEST RESUL T S, P LEASE I NST ALL THE SOFTW ARE FROM THE INCLUDED INST ALLA T ION CD PROVI DED BEFOR E PLUGGING IN Y OUR SCANNE R. Note: As a precaution, a RE D warning labe l has been p laced on the USB cable to remind you to install the I nstallation CD fir st. P lease remove this warning labe[...]

3 If the installation do es not start automatically , please double-click t he MY COMP UT ER icon on your W indo ws desktop, and then double-click t he CD icon. If this installatio n progra m does not begin, the n double-clic k the SET UP. EXE icon. Note: I f using W indo ws 7 or W indo ws V ista, when the Auto play windo w is displa yed (see belo [...]

4 3. Select “Complete” (r ecommended) or “Custo m” and then click “Next”. 4. The follo wing screen will be displayed. Clic k “Install”.[...]

5 5. When t he driver has bee n installed , the following screen will b e displayed. Con nect your scanner to a USB po rt, and click “Next”. Follow the r ecommended choices for the New Hard ware W izard. 6. Click “Next” and “Finish”. 7. The installatio n screen will re-app ear and you will now have four choice s: • Install DSmobileSC [...]

6 V ie wing, Printing, Savi ng the User ’ s G uide 1. Click on V ie w/Print the PDF User ’ s Guide. This w ill laun ch Adob e Reader ® and displa y th e first pa ge of the Us er ’ s Guide. If this does not ha ppen, you must install Adobe Reader software as in the next sectio n. 2. Fro m the display of the User ’ s Guide, you can vie w the [...]

7 PageManager 7 I nstallation At this point you may install the P ageManager 7 software. Follow the on-screen instructions to in stall PageMa nager 7. Note: After you have co mplete d all software in stallations, we strongly reco mmend that you remove the CD and restar t your co mputer even thoug h you are not r equested by W indo ws to do so.[...]

8 UN-INSTALLING SOF TWARE If you should need to un-instal l the driver so ftware later, y o u simply insert the or iginal installation CD and r un the set up again. At this time you will b e given three o ptions. Select the REMOVE option, click NEXT , and then clic k REMOVE. All previously installed DS mobile 600 soft ware w ill be re moved fro m y[...]

9 INSTALLING HARDWARE Do not connect t he scanner to your co mputer until instr ucted to d o so by the driver installation soft ware. When instructed to d o so, connect the scanner ca ble as shown b elow and follow the ins tructions. After you have in stalled the so ftware (Steps 1-4, p . 2-4), S tep 5 will instruct you to install your scanner . Y [...]

10 Note: I f using W ind ows 7 or W indo ws V i sta, th e following message is displa yed. Y o u ca n then skip to S tep 4. 3. Follo w the step-b y-step Wizard instructions a nd finish your hard ware installation. 4. When you finish your Hardwar e W izard Installation, the co mputer will automatically detect t he ne w hard w are de vice installed a[...]

1 1 CALIBRATION Note: Calibratio n is critical b ecause it allows the i mage qual ity to be “balanced” for your co m puter and scanner co mbination. I f you switch t he computer that you use with your sca nner or change sca nners, you must calibrat e again. Calibration can be p erfor med on any TW AIN o r WIA- compliant app lication. The DS mob[...]

12 This calibra tion proce ss uses the special black a nd white calib ration sheet (see pict ure on page iv) that was included with your sca nner . W hen cal ibrating, make sure the side with the black b ar is facin g do wn an d note t he directio n of the arro ws for pro per insertion. When the calibr ation proc ess has been completed successful l[...]

13 USING YOUR SCANNER Please insert do cuments face d o wn. When using a W indows scan ning app lication, always press the bu tton on top of the sca nner to initiate a sca nning pr ogram. The follo w ing windo w will app ear when you p ress the butto n on the top o f the scanner . A double clic k on a ny of the p rogra ms will ini tiate that pr ogr[...]

14 SETTING A DE F AUL T P ROGRAM T o c hoose a default scanning program, just hi ghlight the pr ogram na me, click on “Always use this p rogra m for this action” and t hen click on “OK”. T he pro gram will subseque ntly automatically lau nch when you press the b utton on the top of the scanner to initiate a scan. Note: When using W in dows [...]

15 CHANGING PROGRA MS T o c ancel a default progra m, on the W indows desktop : 1. Select Start: Control P anel: Scanners and Cameras (In Category V iew , select Printers and o ther Hard ware: Scanners and Ca meras). 2. Right click o n the scanner ico n, select P rop erties, and then select E vents. 3. Click on “Prompt for which pro gram to run.?[...]

16 Note that th er e is no ‘apply’ button on this pr operties scr een , so yo u must pr ess ‘OK.’ After this pro cess, the “Select the pro gram to launch for thi s actio n” (shown abo ve) will displa y when the button o n the top o f the scanner is pr essed to initiate a pro gram.[...]

17 Mac OS X Operation ………… ……………. FOR BEST RESUL T S, P LEASE I NST ALL THE SOFTW ARE FROM THE INCLUDED INST ALLA T ION CD PROVI DED BEFOR E PLUGGING IN Y OUR SCANNE R. Note: As a precaution, a RE D warning labe l has been p laced on the USB cable to remind you to install the I nstallation CD fir st. P lease remove this warning la[...]

18 SETTING ADMINISTRATOR P RIVILEGES If installation or calibratio n is not working on y o ur Macintos h system, t he solution may be in the priv ileges. W hen initiall y set up, you are given ad ministrator privileges which should allo w you to install t he DSmobile so ftware and co mplete the calibration. If, however , your system i s set up such[...]

19 CALIBRATION Calibration is critica l because it allo ws the image quality to be “balanced” for your computer and sca nner combin ation. I f you switch the co mputer that you use with your scanner or change scanners, you must calibrate again. Note that you must be logged in as an Ad ministrator to ca librate the syste m. See “Setting Admini[...]

20 Calibrating your DSmobile 60 0 Scanner u sing “Image Capture.” Calibration is a critical step in setting up your scanner . It a llows the scanned color data to b e “calibrated” to your computer a nd scanner co mbination for best image quality . If at an y time you s witch the co mputer that you use with your scanner or change scanners, y[...]

21 Figure 2. Leopar d Device Selectio n Window 6. The “I m age Capt ure Device B ro wser” windo w will a ppear (See Figure 3). Figure 3. Leopar d Image Capture D evice Brow s er Window 7. Click the “Use T W AIN UI ” button to the right o f “DS m obile 6 00” (See Figure 3) . 8. Click the “Scan” b utton (See Figure 4) .[...]

22 Figure 4. T WAIN Interfa ce Window 9. Click the “Calibr ate” button ( See Figure 5) . Figure 5. Calibra te Button 10. Insert the black and wh ite calibration paper (preferred) or a blank sheet of w hite paper . 11. Click the “Calibr ate” button a gain (See Figure 6 ).[...]

23 Figure 6. Initia ting the C alibration Step 12. When the calibr ation scan is c omplete, click “OK” and the n pr oceed to scan your docu m ent s (See Figure 5 ).[...]

24 Tiger ® (Mac OS X v10.4) 1. Install the DSmobile 6 00 scanner driver using t he I nstallation CD and re start you r computer. 2. Connect the scan ner to your computer’s USB port. 3. Open the “Applicatio ns” folde r and run “Image Capture” ( See Figure 7) . Figure 7. Tiger I mage Cap ture W indow 4. Close the “DS mobile 600” window[...]

25 Figure 8. Tiger De vice Sel ection W indow 6. The “I m age Capt ure Device s” window will appear (See Figure 9 ). Figure 9. Tiger I mage Cap ture De vice Br owser W indow 7. Click on “DSmob ile 600 ”.[...]

26 8. Click on the “Use T W AIN software” checkbox at t he bo ttom of the window (See Figure 10) . Figure 10 . Use T WAI N S oftw are Checkbox 9. Click “OK” in the “Image Ca pture Devices” windo w. 10. Fro m the “Devices” menu, c hoose “DSmob ile 600 ”. 11. In the “DSmobile 6 00” window, click “Scan”. 12. Click the “Ca[...]

27 Panther ® (Mac OS X v 10.3) 1. Install the DSmob ile 600 scanner dr iver using the I nstallation CD and r estart your computer. 2. Open the “Applicatio ns” folde r and run “Image Capture”. 3. Fro m the “I mage Capture”: menu, choo se “Preferences”. 4. Click the “Scan ner” tab at the top of the window. 5. Click the “Use T W[...]

28 USING YOUR SCANNER TW AIN for Apple Mac OS X Apple pro vides a software pro duct entitled “Image Capture” with Maci ntosh computers that is TW AIN compatible. A scanner driver for Ma c OS X v10.3 or higher can be do wnloaded from the Installation CD. For f urther assistance, c all Brother Custo mer Service at 1 -877-BROT HER (1-87 7-276-84 3[...]

29 Using Scanning S oftwar e………… …… DSmobileSCAN II (W in dows Only) This software will save all sca ns to an Adob e Acrobat P DF file, a JPE G , or a TIFF file . Note that only P DF for m at fil es can be saved as multiple pages. JPE G and TIFF files will be stor ed as separ ate files with index numbers add ed to the filename (except f[...]

30 A Not e about Document Names Y ou can use a suffix with file na mes to add either an index nu mber or a d ate. I f y ou append the filena me with a “%n”, t he file name is ap pende d w ith a seque ntial number beginning with 1 ( if a previo us file exists, the number is i ncre mented to the next highest number). If you app end the file name [...]

31 TW AIN (FOR WINDOWS) The TW AIN driver for the DSmobile 600 is automatically i nstalled when the Installatio n CD installs the W indows drivers. T his TW AIN dr iver defines c ommunication a nd data structures bet ween soft ware applications on your PC and th e DSmobile 60 0. All software that ap pears in t he “select the pr ogram to la unch f[...]

32 PageManager ® 7 (For Wind ows) This pro gram makes it easy to scan, share, and organize your photo s and docu m ents. I t helps you not only convert p iles of paper into o r ganized digitized files, but also lets you view , e dit, send, and b ack-up files i n many for mats. T o install P ageManager , browse to the CD ro ot dire ctory on the Ins[...]

33 Performing Scan ner Ca libration a) T o calibrate your scanner sele ct the acquire i mage data ico n (scanner and camera icon) u nder the toolb ar menu. (see Fig. 1) Fig . 1 Fig . 2 a) The TW AIN user interface screen will appear (see Fig. 2). b) Insert the calibratio n sheet with the pr inted ar row end first. c) Make sure the black bar side i [...]

34 T ips & Ca utions …………………………… …… The DSm obi le 600 scanner ca n prov ide long and pr oductive s ervice. W e encourage y ou to follow th e sugg estions below to improv e the convenie nce and quality of your scanning and docum e nt manag ement exper ience.  Please do n ot insert sta pl ed item s into the DSm obile[...]