Produt ion Scanner
User’s Manual
Regulat ory m odel: FT-1906H
Avision I nc.
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Federa l Com m unications Com m ission ( FCC) com pliance
in for m a t ion st a t em ent
Part 1 5
The product has been t ested and found t o com ply with t he lim it s
for a Class A digital device pursuant t o Part 15 of t he FCC Rules.
Operat ion is subj ect to t he follow ing t wo condit ions: ( 1) t his
device m ay not cause harm ful interference and (2) this device
m ust accept any interference received including int erference t hat
m ay cause undesired operation.
The FCC Class A lim its are designed t o provide reasonable
prot ection against harm ful int erference when the equipm ent is
operated in a com m ercial environm ent . This equipm ent
generat es, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not inst alled and used in accordance with the inst ruct ion m anual
m ay cause harm ful int erference in which case t he user will be
required t o correct the int erference at his own expense.
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European Union Regula t ory N ot ice
Product s bearing the CE m arking com ply with t he follow ing EU
Direct ives:
Low Volt age Directive 2014/ 35/ EC
EMC Directive 2014/ 30/ EC
Rest riction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS)
Direct ive 2011/ 65/ EU
CE com pliance of t his product is valid if powered with t he correct
CE- m arked AC adapt er provide by Avision.
This product sat isfies the Class A lim it s of EN55022, EN55024,
safet y requirem ent s of EN 60950 and ROHS requirem ent s of
EN50581.
CE W arn ing
This is a class A product . I n a dom est ic environm ent t his product
m ay cause radio int erference in which case t he user m ay be
required t o take adequate m easures.
* This m achine is cert ified as Class 1 LED product .
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Disposa l of W a st e Equipm ent by Use rs in Private Un ion
This sym bol on the product or on its packaging indicat es that the
product can not be disposed of with your ot her household wast e.
I nst ead it should be sent to appropriat e facilities for recovery
and recycling in an effort to prot ect hum an healt h and t he
environm ent . Fore m ore information about where you can drop
off your wast e equipm ent for recycling, please cont act your local
city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop
where you purchased t he product.
Syst e m Requirem ent s
CPU: I nt el
®
Core™ 2 Duo or higher
Mem ory: 32 bit : 2 GB
64 bit : 4 GB
Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Drive
USB Port : USB port 3.1 ( com pat ible with USB 2.0/ 3.0)
Com pat ible
Operat ing
Syst em :
Microsoft Windows 10 ( 32 bit s/ 64 bit s) ,
Windows 8 ( 32 bits/ 64 bits) , Windows 7
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Pr oduct Safet y Guide
Please clearly read all t hese instruct ions, and follow all instructions
and warnings before installing and using t he dev ice.
The following indicat ions are used in t his docum ent t o obviate any
chance of accident or dam age t o you and/ or t he device.
W ARN I NG
I ndicates potent ially hazardous sit uations, which
if instruct ions are not followed, could result in
deat h or serious inj ury.
CAUTI ON
I ndicates a potent ially hazardous sit uation
which, if instruct ions are not followed, m ay
result in m inor or m oderate inj ury or dam age to
property.
W ARN I N G
Use only t he power cable and the USB cable that cam e with
your device and avoid abrasions, cuts, fraying, crim ping,
and kinking. Using any ot her power cable and USB cable
could cause fire, electrical shock, or inj ury.
Place t he device close enough to t he com put er so t hat t he
int erface cable can easily reach between t he device and t he
com put er.
Do not place or store t he device:
Out doors
Near excessive dirt or dust, wat er, or heat sources
I n locations subj ect t o shocks, vibrations, high
tem perature or hum idit y, direct sunlight, st rong light
sources, or rapid changes in tem perature or hum idit y
Do not use t he device with wet hands.
Never disassem ble, m odify, or attem pt t o repair t he device
or device opt ion by yourself, except as specifically explained
in t he device's docum entation. This could cause fire,
electrical shock, or inj ury.
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Unplug t he pow er cable and the USB cable, and refer
servicing t o qualified service personnel under t he following
condit ions:
Liquid has entered the device.
Obj ect has ent ered t he device.
The device has been dropped, or the case has been
dam aged.
The device does not operate norm ally ( i.e. appearance
of sm oke, strange sm ell, odd noise, et c.) , or exhibit s a
dist inct change in perform ance.
Unplug t he power cable and t he USB cable before cleaning.
CAUTI ON :
Do not locate the device on rackety or aslope tables. Do not
locate the device on unst able surface. The device m ay fall
down and t his m ay result in injury.
Do not place heavy obj ects on t he unit . I t m ay cause
unbalance and t he device m ay fall down. This m ay result in
inj ury.
St ore t he power cord/ USB cable bundled out of t he reach of
children t o avoid the risk of inj ury.
Keep plastic bags bundled out of the reach of children t o
avoid the danger of suffocat ion.
I f you are not going to use t he device for a long period,
unplug the power cable from t he elect rical out let .
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1 . I nt roduct ion
Congratulat ions on your purchase of the high speed
docum ent im age scanner. With this scanner, you can you
scan your stack of docum ents up to 150 pages at one tim e to
boost your product ivit y.
Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a
few m inutes t o read t hrough t his m anual. I t provides proper
instruct ions for you t o unpack, install, operate and m aint ain
the scanner.
1 .1 Pack a ge I tem s
T
he following figure indicates t he package contents. Please
check all t he it em s against your checklist. I f you do not
receive all t he item s, please cont act your authorized local
dealer im m ediately.
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1 . Scanner Main Unit
2 . Quick Guide/ CD
3 . USB Cable
4 . Pow er Cord and Adapt er
N ot e:
1. Only use t he AC adapt er FSP150- AABN3 by FSP Group
included in t he m achine. Using ot her AC adapters m ay
dam age t he m achine and void t he warranty.
2. Please unpack t he packing carefully, and check t he cont ent s
against t he checklist. I f any item s are m issing or dam aged,
please cont act your dealer im m ediately.
3. To access m ore service support s, visit www.avision.com t o
regi
st er your Avision’s product .
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1
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1 .2 Fron t View
Part N a m e Fun ction
Ext ension Can be pulled out and adj usted to the
size of the docum ent being scanned.
ADF Paper Tray
Load t he docum ent ont o this part
when scanning docum ent.
Paper Guides Adj usts t o t he width of the docum ent s
to prevent skewing of t he scanned
pages.
Operat ion Panel
LCD screen:
Shows a num ber indicating a scan- t o
dest ination via the Up/ Down but tons.
The Power Button:
Press t o turn on t he power.
The Scan But t on:
Press t o st art a scan.
The Cancel Button:
Press t o cancel a scanning j ob during
operation.
Paper Stopper Adj ust to the length of the docum ents
to prevent t hem from falling apart .
Paper Guide
Paper St opper
Pow er Butt on
Paper Guide
ADF
Paper Tray
LCD Screen
Scan But t on
Cancel Button
Extension
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1 .3 Re ar Vie w
Part N a m e Fun ction
USB Port Connect to your com put er.
Power Jack Connect the power cord to a
power out let .
LAN Port Used t o connect to net work.
Power Jack
USB Port
LAN Port
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1 .4 Re m ovable Pa r t s
ADF Roller
Reverse Roller
Pick- up Roller
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1 .5
LCD D isplay
Aft er installing the scanner driver and connecting the scanner t o
your com put er, t he following LCD display will be prom pt ed:
Refer t o chapter 4 – Using Avision Propert ies Dialog Box on how
to start a scan with TWAI N user interface.
Aft er installing scanner driver, Button Manager soft ware
application, and connecting t he scanner t o your com put er, the
following LCD display will be prom pt ed:
Refer t o chapter 6 – Using t he Butt on
on how to press t he
button to com plet e a scan.
I ndicat es current
scan sett ings
I ndicat es using
TWAI N to start
a scan
I ndicat es t he
Scan Count
0
I ndicat es
But ton Nam e
of Butt on
Manager
0
iScan
I ndicat es
Function # of
But ton Mana
g
er
I ndicat es current
scan sett ings
I ndicat es t he
Scan Count
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St atus Bar
I con N am e LED Ligh t Color/ St atus I ndication
Ethernet
Mode
Successful
Connection
No Display
No connection of the
wired net work cable.
Aut o
Docum ent
Feeder
Mode
A green icon indicat es
there is paper in t he
Aut o Docum ent
Feeder.
A white icon indicates
no paper in Aut o
Docum ent Feeder.
W ired ( Ethe rne t ) Por t :
The availabilit y varies according t o your product m odel.
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2 . Scanner I nst alla t ion
2 .1 Pre caut ions
Keep t he scanner out of direct sunl
ight. Direct exposure
to t he sun or excessive heat m ay cause dam age to the
unit .
Do not inst all the scanner in a hum id or dusty place.
Place t he scanner securely on an even, flat surface.
Tilt ed or uneven surfaces m ay cause m echanical or
paper-feeding problem s.
Retain t he scanner box and packing m aterials for
shipping purposes.
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2 .2 Connecting t o Pow er
Before conn ecting, m a ke sure t he pow er sw it ch is off.
Pl
ug the sm all end of the power adapt or int o the power j ack of
your scanner. I nsert t he ot her end t o an appropriat e power
out let .
2 .3 Tur ning on t he Pow er
Press t he Pow er Swi
tch but t on on the front panel, the Power
LED will flash. When it is finished and ready to scan, t he LED
indicat or will stop flashing and becom e steadily on. To turn
off t he scanner, press t he Power Switch but ton for about 3
seconds, t he Power LED will be off.
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2 .4 I nst a lling the Scanner Driver
N ot e:
1) . To ensure your com put er can identify t he USB scanner,
please inst all scanner driver first before connecting t he
scanner t o your com put er.
2) . The scanner driver contains TWAI N, I SI S and WI A driver.
Aft er the installation of scanner driver is com pleted, this
scanner allows you to scan via a TWAI N, I SI S, or a WI A
int erface. St art your TWAI N-com pliant im age editing
software applicat ion to select a TWAI N or WI A user interface
or your I SI S software to select an I SI S user interface. You
m ay also launch Microsoft’s Scanner and Cam era Wizard t o
scan via a WI A user int erface.
1 . Place the supplied CD-ROM ont o your CD- ROM drive.
2 . The soft ware inst allat ion graphic appears. I f not , run
“setup.exe”.
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Conten t s on t he inst a llation graphic:
I nst a ll Scanner Driver : To com m unicate wit h your
scanner, you need t o inst all the scanner driver.
I nst a ll Button M anager V2 : To use t he but t ons on
the scanner, you need t o inst all But t on Manager V2.
To ensure Button Manager V2 works properly, please
FI RST inst all scanner driver before inst alling But t on
Manager V2.
I n st all Virt ual Scanner Link: To connect your
com put er t o the scanner in t he net work, you need t o
install the Network Setup Tool. * Virtual Scanner Link:
The availabilit y varies according t o scanner m odel.
I n st all AVScan X: To scan and organize your m ulti-
page docum ent( s) , you can inst all t he software
application t o m anage t hem easily and effect ively.
Vie w Manu al: Click “View M anua l” to view or
print t he det ailed user m anual for t he scanner and
But t on Manager V2 respect ively.
3 . Click I nstall Sca nne r D river t o install t he scanner driver
and then click I nst a ll But t on M a nager V2 t o install t he
But t on Manager V2 unt o your com put er.
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2 .5 Connecting t o Com put er
1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of
your scanner. Connect t he r ectangle e nd t o t he USB port at
the rear side of your com put er.
N ot e: The scanner is designed with a USB 3.1 interface to
ensure the optim al speed. I f your com put er com es with a
USB 3.1 port , m ake sure t o connect t he scanner to your
com put er to the USB 3.1 port which is dist inguished in blue
color at the back of your com put er. The USB 3.1 port
enhances your scanning speed and is also com pat ible with
USB 2.0 and USB 3.0.
2. The com put er should det ect a new USB device and prom pt a
“N e w Hardw are Found” m essage.
3. By following the on- screen inst ruct ions, click the N ext
button to continue. When t he cert ificat ion screen appears,
click Continue Anyw ay t o com plet e t he inst allat ion.
4. When t he Finish dialog is prom pt ed, click t he Fin ish but t on.
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2 .6 Connecting t o a N e t w or k Cable
1. Connect one end of your net work cable t o an available port
of t he swi
tching hub of your LAN.
2. Connect t he ot her end t o t he LAN port m arked
at the
back of the product as shown.
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2 .7 Connecting t o the N et w ork Sca nne r
Before connecting t o the network scanner, m ake sure that
Vi
rt ual Scanner Link (Network Set up Tool) has been inst alled
ont o your com put er. The Network Setup Tool is included in t he
supplied soft ware CD.
1. St art [ Virt ual Scanner Link] by choosing St art> All
Program s> Avision Virt ual Scanner > Vir t ual Scanner
Link. The m ain window will be displayed and t he scanners
in your net w ork will be searched aut om at ically. I n a few
seconds, the result including the scanner m odel and
scanner’s I P address will be displayed as shown.
2. Choose the scanner you wish t o connect and t hen press
[ Conne ct ] . I f connection is successful, a connection
m ark will be displayed as shown.
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3. After t he scanner has been connected successfully,
launch your TWAI N- com pliant im age- edit ing software
application t o st art a scan.
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N ot e:
The net work scanner can be used by one user at a
tim e. I f the network scanner is being used by other
user, you will be prom pt ed with a m essage t o connect
the scanner later. When t he scanner is available, you
will also be prom pt ed with a m essage t o connect t he
scanner and start scanning your docum ent.
I f the network scanner has not been found, it is
probably t he scanner and your com put er are not in t he
sam e LAN. I n this case, you can assign a specific I P
address of t he scanner t o let [ Virt ual Scanner Link]
aut om atically search t he scanner. Click t he [ Opt ion]
button, t ype your I P address on t he [ Searching
Address] field ( 1 ) , t hen click the [ + ] butt on ( 2 ) and
finally click [ OK] ( 3 ) t o com plete.
Searching Tim e: When t he program is launched, it
aut om atically searches t he scanner in t he net work in 5
seconds ( default). The searching tim e can be changed
from a range of 5 to 20 seconds.
I f t he [ Virt ual Scanner Link] program has been closed
and then launched again, [ Virt ual Scanner Link] will
aut om atically search and connect the network scanner it
has previously connected t o.
(1)
(3)
(2)
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3 . Com plet ing Your First
Scan
3 .1 Loa ding You r D ocum en t in the ADF Pa pe r Tr a y
3 .1 .1 N ot ice on Using the AD F
Before using the ADF, please m ake sure that your paper m eet s
t
he follow ing specificat ions:
Docum ent ( s) can range in size from 52 x 74 m m (2 x 2.9
in.) t o 308 x 432 m m ( 12.15 x 17 in.).
Docum ent ( s) can range in weight from 27 ~ 413 g/ m
2
( 7
~ 110 lb.) ( Straight paper pat h)
Docum ent ( s) can range in weight from 27 ~ 105 g/ m
2
( 7
~ 28 lb.) (U- Turn paper pat h)
I D cards up to 1.25 m m ( 0.05 in.) t hick
Docum ent( s) should be square or rectangular and in good
condit ion ( not fragile or worn).
Docum ent( s) should be free of curl, wrinkle, t ears, wet ink,
or punch holes.
Docum ent( s) should be free of st aples, paper clips, paper
st icky not es.
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Fannin g Your Docum e nt
N ot e: To avoid occasional m ulti- feeds or paper jam s, please
fan your docum ent s and align the top edges before feeding
them into the scanner.
1. Hold bot h ends of the docum ents and fan t hem a few
tim es.
2. Rot at e the docum ents by 90 degrees and fan them in the
sam e m anner.
3. Align the edges of the docum ents in a step- like pat t ern
( see pict ure below) .
St ep- like
Scanning
Direct ion
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Docu m ent Feedin g
1. Unfold t he docum ent feeder and it s ext ension.
2. Unfold t he output t ray and raise t he paper stopper.
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3. Adj ust the paper guide t o hold your m ult i- page docum ent
and raise t he paper stopper.
4. Load the st ack of docum ent
facing up with the top of the
pages point ing into t he feeder.
5. Verify t hat t he paper guides are aligned with the edges of
the st ack.
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6. To scan A3- sized paper, pull out t he ext ension of the
I nput Tray and Out put Tray as shown. Load t he stack of
docum ent facing up with the t op of t he pages point ing
int o t he feeder.
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3 .1 .2 Sca nning a St a ck of Docum ent w it h Various size s
and W
eight s
When scanning a bat ch of docum ents with different sizes and
weight s, be sure to follow t hese guidelines t o avoid a skewed
im age or a paper j am :
1. Align t he docum ent s TOP ED GE first in the sequence of
paper size from large t o sm all.
2. I f t wo pages are of the sam e size yet with different weight ,
arrange these pages in the sequence of paper weight from
heavyweight t o lightweight.
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3. Align the edges of the docum ents by t apping t he bot t om of
the st ack against t he t able t op.
4. Cent er these pages in t he docum ent feeder and m ake sure
that the edges of page of the largest size slightly t ouch t he
Paper Guide.
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3 .2 Scanning Pla st ic Ca rd or Thick Pa per
When you need to scan plastic cards or t hick paper, please
open the rear cover by pressi
ng two locking but t ons at t he
back as illust rated. This way, paper can be fed and prot ected
sm oot hly t hrough t he “ straight paper pat h” and ej ected at t he
rear tray.
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3 .3 Ve rifying Your Scanner I nst allation
T
o verify if your scanner inst allat ion is correct , Avision provides
you a useful t est program called Avision Capture Tool. With this
tool, you can perform sim ple scans and view t he captured
im ages. I n addition, it helps you com plet e your scan at a rated
speed.
The following procedure describes how t o verify your scanner
installation. I f t he installat ion is not correct, please review t he
preceding sect ion t o check if the cable connection and scanner
driver have been successfully installed.
Before you begin, be sure t he scanner is on.
1. Select St art> Program s> Avision xxx Scanner> Avision
Capt ure Tool. The Select Scanner Model dialog box will be
displayed.
2. Select your driver type and scanner m odel and click OK.
The following Avision Capt ure Tool dialog box will be
displayed.
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3. Choose your desired file form at from t he File Form at drop
down list box. ( Default is JPEG, ot her choice includes TI FF,
MTI FF, PDF, MPDF, GI F, and BMP.) The support ed file
form at s vary depending on your scanner m odel.
4. Type your desired folder nam e and file nam e in t he File Pat h
box. ( Default is C: \ Docum ents and Settings\ User Nam e\ My
Docum ents\ My Scan\ I m age.)
N ot e: I f you do not wish t o save t he scanned im age,
deselect the Save but t on since default is Save Enable. I n t his
case, t he t hum bnail view will be disabled. And therefore,
aft er viewing all t he scanned im ages, only t he last one will
rem ain on t he screen.
5. Click t he Setup but t on ( ) or choose Setup from t he
File m enu to prom pt t he Scanner Propert ies dialog box.
Set up
Actual
Size
Fit
Page
Scan
File Format
Save File Pat h
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6. From the I m age Selection Box, choose your desired im age
type for your scanned im age. ( Default is Front B&W) I f you
have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear t o scan both
sides of your docum ent .
7. Click OK t o quit t he Scanner Properties dialog box. ( To
learn m ore det ails about t he Scanner Properties dialog box,
please see the subsequent chapter, Using t he Scanner
Properties Dialog Box.)
8. Place your docum ent face down on t he docum ent glass or
face up in t he aut o docum ent feeder.
9. I n t he Scan Validat ion dialog box, click t he Scan but t on
(
) or choose Scan from t he File m enu.
10. The docum ent will be scanned and displayed in the Scan
Validat ion screen. After t he scanned im ages have been
displayed, your scanner inst allation verificat ion is com plet ed.
I m age
Select ion
Box
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11. You can view t he scanned im age in Fit Page (
) or Act ual
Size ( 100% ) but t on (
) from t he Viewing t oolbars at t he
right side.
12. Click t he Close box or Quit from t he File m enu to exit the
Scan Validat ion Tool.
Display View
Thum bnail View
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3 .4 A Gla nce of t he Scanner Properties D ialog Box
1 . Ta b Options Choice: I m age, Com pression, Color Dropout,
Paper, Multi-Feed Det ect ion, Preview, Opt ions,
Set t ings, I nform at ion.
2 . I m age
Select ion Box
Choose your im age type and the side of
docum ent you wish t o scan. Options vary
based on type of scanner.
3 . Brightness Adj ust t he bright ness level from –100 to + 100.
4 . Contr ast Adj ust t he cont rast level from –100 t o + 100.
5 . Re solution
Det erm ine t he qualit y of the scanned im age.
The industry standard is 200 dpi.
6 . I nver t Reverse the color of your scanned im age.
7 . Scan Sou rce
Choice: Aut o Docum ent Feeder, Flatbed,
Flat bed ( Book) , Aut om atic ( varies due t o
different scanner m odel)
8 . Default s Reset all values on t he t abs t o t he fact ory
default settings.
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4 . Using t he Scanner
Propert ies Dialog Box
The Scanner Propert ies dialog box allows you to configure t he
scanner’s settings. I t consist s of several t abbed windows each
of which will be described in this chapt er.
N ot e: I n this chapter, all options are available based on a
duplex ( double- side) scanner. I f you have purchased a sim plex
( single- side) scanner, all opt ions are available for single sided
only.
The Scanner Proper t ies dia log box
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4 .1 Buttons on t he Scann er Propert ies D ialog Box
The buttons on t h e Sca nne r Propertie s dialog box
Buttons
Description
Default s Click t he D efa ult s button, t he factory default
set t ings will be shown on each t ab.
Cancel Click t he Ca nce l but t on t o leave t he Scanner
Properties dialog box.
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The following t able shows t he default settings：
Tab na m e Default set tings
I m age I m age：Front B&W
Binarization：Dynam ic Threshold
Resolut ion：200 dpi
I nvert ：Blank on Whit e
Scan Source：Aut o Docum ent Feeder
Threshold：None
Brightness：None
Cont rast ：None
Com pr ession None
Color Dropout
None
Paper Cropping：Aut om atic
Deskew：Yes
Orient at ion：Port rait
OverScan：0.00
Not e: The availabilit y of this option
varies due t o scanner m odel.
Unit ：I nch
Mult i- Fee d
Det ect ion
None
Pre view None
Opt ions Rot at ion Degrees：None
Blank Page Rem oval：None
Edge Fill：Whit e，0 m m
I m age Cont rol Opt ion：None
Setting Enable Energy Saver：Enable, 15
m inutes aft er last scan act ion
Show Scanning Progress：Yes
Show Warning Message：Yes
Save Set t ings aft er Closing：Yes
I m prin t er Digital I m printer
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4 .2
Show ing or H iding Ta bs
The [ Sca nne r Propertie s] dialog box is displayed in default
with three basic tabs - I m age, Paper, and I nform ation. To
show m ore t abs, click the [ Scanner Proper t ies] icon t o access
m ore scan settings.
To show m ore t abs,
1. Click t he [ Scann er Propert ies] icon (
) on t he upper
left corner, and choose [ Tab] t o show available t ab nam es.
The available tabs include Com pression, Color Drop out,
Preview, Rotat ion, Separat ion, Multi- Feed, Opt ions,
Set t ings, and I m print er. ( Note: t he opt ions vary based on
scanner m odel.)
2. Choose t he t ab you want to display. The select ed tab will
be shown with a check m ark and t hen displayed in t he
[ Scanner Properties] dialog box.
3. To access t he settings, click t he selected t ab on t he t op of
the [ Scanner Properties] dialog box. The page of t he
select ed t ab will be displayed.
To hide a t ab window,
1. Click the [ Sca nne r Propertie s] icon (
) on t he upper
left corner, and choose [ Tabs] t o show available tab
nam es.
2. Choose t he t ab you want t o hide. Then, t he selected t ab
will be hided in t he [ Scann er Propert ies] dialog box.
Note: The [ I m a ge ] , [ Paper] , and [ I nform ation] t ab can
not be hided since t hey preprogram m ed t o be displayed by
default.
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4 .3
The I m a ge Tab
The I m age tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) t he
rear side of your docum ent , t he t ype of im age, and to set
several basic scan settings. Not e that except for t he resolution,
you can set individual scan set t ings for t he front side and t he
rear side. For exam ple, all settings in t he I m age t ab,
Com pression t ab, Color Dropout tab can be set individually for
the front and t he rear side. However, t he settings in t he Paper
tab, the Option t ab, and t he Set t ing t ab have t o be set the
sam e for the front and rear side.
The I m age t a b dialog box
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4 .3 .1 The I m age Se lect ion Box
The I m age Select ion box includes t he
im age type and docum ent side opt ion. I f
you wish to scan bot h t he front side and
the rear side of your color docum ent , you
can check both Front Color and Rear Color
at the sam e tim e. Not e the options vary
based on t ype of scanner.
Ex a m ple 1
：Scanning a tw o- sided color docum ent , both
sides in color
Side/ I m age
Sele ction
Fron t
Re ar
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Ex a m ple 2
：Scanning a tw o- sided color docum ent , one
in B& W , t he ot her in color
Side/ I m age
Sele ction
Fron t
Re ar
I m age Type Descr ipt ion
Color Choose Color if you wish t o scan a color
im age for your original in color.
Gray Choose Gray im age if your original contains
actual shades of gray.
B& W Choose B&W if your original cont ains only
text , pencil or ink sket ch.
B& W Gray Color
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Fron t / Rear Aut o Color Det ect ion:
Click t o autom atically det ect and scan t he front or t he rear
page of your color docum ent in color im age m ode. I f your
docum ent is in colors, t he scanner will autom atically scan t he
docum ent into a color im age. I f your docum ent is non-color,
you can choose the out put to be either B&W or Gray from t he
Non- Color Select ion opt ion. This opt ion is useful when you
have a m ixture of color and non- color docum ent.
Note: I f you choose Front Rear Aut o Color Det ection, you can
not specify t he im age m ode of your rear page and vice versas.
Modes of Aut o Color D etect ion:
I f [ Front / Re ar Aut o Color D etect ion] is select ed, it s m odes
will be displayed. Choice includes N or m a l, I gnore Paper
Color. For paper wit h background color such as invoices,
choosing [ I gnore Paper Color] will aut om atically rem ove t he
background color and enhance t he detect ion accuracy.
N orm al I gnor e single ba ckground
color
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Sensit ivit y of Aut o Color Detect ion
I f your docum ents contain prim arily B&W text and sm all
am ount of light or pale colors and you do not wish t hem to be
recognized as color im age t o save t he file size, you can
increase the sensit ivity value by m oving t he bar t o the right t o
let t hese im ages to be det ected as B&W. The value ranges from
1 to 100. The default is 37.
Original
Sensit ivit y: 1
( The im age is recogn ize d
as a color one )
Sensit ivit y: 1 0 0
( The im age is recogn ize d
as a black and w hit e one)
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Sam e set t ings on both sides:
Click to apply sam e scan set t ings for both sides of your
docum ent s. After checking this opt ion, any set t ings you have
changed will aut om atically applied to bot h t he front side and
the rear side. For exam ple, if you choose your ideal resolut ion
to be 300 dpi, t his will be applied bot h t o t he front side and
rear side of your docum ent.
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4 .3 .2 Other I m age Opt ions
Bin arization Thi
s is the process of converting a
grayscale or color im age t o a bi-tonal
im age. There are several different
m et hods of perform ing this conversion.
Opt ions: Dynam ic Thr eshold,
Dynam ic Thr eshold ( AD) , Fixed
Proce ssin g, Halftone 1 ~ 5 , Error
Diffusion.
Dynam ic Thr eshold: Selecting
Dynam ic Thr eshold allows the scanner
to dynam ically evaluat e each docum ent
to determ ine the optim al threshold value
to produce the highest qualit y im age.
This is used to scan m ixed docum ent
containing faint t ext, shaded background,
or color background wit h a single set t ing.
I f Dynam ic Threshold is select ed,
Threshold, Bright ness, and Cont rast are
not available.
Dynam ic Thr eshold ( AD) : Selecting
Dynam ic Thr eshold ( AD) t o perform
the enhanced m ode of the Dynam ic
Threshold feat ure. However, using t his
m ode m ay slow down your scanning
speed.
Sensit ivit y of Dynam ic Thre shold
Occasionally your scanned im age m ay
contain sm all dot s or speckles. To rem ove
these spots, increase t he sensit ivit y value
by m oving t he bar t o the right . The value
ranges from 1 t o 30. The default is 20.
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Fix e d Proce ssin g: Used for black-and-
white and other high cont rast docum ent s. A
single level is set t o determ ine t he black-
and-white transition. The t hreshold is
program m able over the entire densit y
range. Fixed Processing sets Cont rast t o
0. I f Fixed Pr ocessing is select ed,
Contrast is not available.
Halfton e: I n addit ion t o t he black and
white display, Halftone can present a
som ehow gray shade of im age by using
different size of dots. Halft one im age looks
like the pict ure we have seen in t he
newspaper. Opt ions include H alft one 1 ,
Halfton e 2 , H alftone 3 , H a lft on e 4 ,
Halfton e 5 .
Er ror Diffusion: Error Diffusion is a type
of Halft one. Error Diffusion gives good
im age t exture and m akes t ext in im ages
m ore readable than Halftone.
Halfton e I m a ge
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Er ror Diffusion I m a ge
Dynam ic Thr eshold
Dynam ic Thr eshold ( AD)
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Thr eshold Used to convert a grayscale im age t o a
bi- t onal im age. The value ranges from 0 t o
255. A low threshold value produces a
light er im age, and can be used t o subdue
backgrounds and subt le, unneeded
inform ation. A high t hreshold value produces
a darker im age, and can be used t o help pick
up faint im ages.
Adj ust the t hreshold set t ing by dragging t he
Threshold sliding bar t o the left or right to
achieve t he desired threshold setting.
2 0 0 dpi,
Thr eshold:5 0 ,
Bright ness: 0
2 0 0 dpi,
Thr eshold:1 0 0 ,
Bright ness: 0
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Gray
Docu m ent Type: Choice: N or m a l, Phot o, Docum e nt
Three opt ions of docum ent type are provided when you choose
Gray as t he im age type for your scanned docum ent . Choice:
N orm al, Phot o, Docum ent .
Docum ent : Choose Docum ent if your original contains
pure t ext or a m ixt ure of text and graphic since it is an
optim al setting for regular business docum ent . When
using Docum ent , only Threshold can be adj usted.
Ph ot o: Choose Phot o if your original contains photo to
reproduce your phot o in vivid grayscale im age. When
using Photo, no Threshold and Contrast can be adj usted.
N orm al: When using N orm al, Threshold, Bright ness, and
Cont rast can be adjust ed.
Thr eshold: The value ranges from 0 to 255. The default is
230. A low threshold value produces a lighter im age, and can
be used to subdue backgrounds and subt le, unneeded
inform ation. A high t hreshold value produces a darker im age,
and can be used t o help pick up faint im ages. Adj ust t he
threshold setting by dragging t he Thre shold sliding bar t o the
left or right to achieve t he desired t hreshold set t ing.
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N orm al
Phot o
Docu m ent
( Threshold: 2 3 0 )
N orm al
Phot o
Docu m ent
( Threshold: 2 3 0 )
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Bright ness Adjust s the light ness or darkness of an
im age. The higher t he value, t he bright er
the im age. Drag t he slider t o the right or
left t o increase or decrease t he brightness.
The range is from –100 t o + 100.
Contra st Adj usts t he range bet ween t he darkest and
the light est shades in the im age. The
higher t he cont rast , t he bigger t he different
grayscale. Drag t he slider t o t he right or
left t o increase or decrease t he cont rast .
The range is from –100 t o + 100.
Bright ness: - 5 0 Br ightness: 0
( N or m a l)
Bright ness: + 5 0
Contra st : - 5 0 Contra st : 0
( N or m a l)
Contra st : + 5 0
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Re solut ion A good control of the resolut ion result s a
good detail of an im age t hat scans. The
resolut ion is m easured by dot s per inch
( dpi). Norm ally, t he greater t he dpi num ber,
the higher t he resolut ion and t he im age file
size. Be aware t hat great er resolut ion takes
m ore t im e to scan, and m ore disk space for
the scanning im age. For your inform ation,
an A4 size color im age scanned at 300 dpi at
True Color m ode consum es approxim at ely 25
MB of disk space. A higher resolut ion
( usually m eans over 600 dpi) is only
recom m ended when you need to scan a
sm all area at True Color m ode.
Choose a resolut ion value from the drop
down list. The default value is 200 dpi.
Available resolut ions are 75, 100, 150, 200,
300, 400 and 600. Or you m ay choose your
desired value by clicking the box in t he right
side of the drop down list and press t he
arrow key t o select your desired value and
then click the Add but t on t o include it in the
drop down list. N ot e: The resolution is up t o
300 dpi if an im printer or a MI CR reader is
installed or connect ed t o t he scanner.
Re solut ion: 7 5 dpi
Re solut ion: 1 5 0 dpi
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I nver t Reverses the brightness and the colors in t he
im age. The default set t ing is Black on a White
background. Reverse m ode is White on a Black
background. For color im ages, each pixel will be
changed int o it s com plem ent ary color at the
com m and of I nvert .
Bla ck on W hit e
W hite on Black
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Scan
Source
Choice:
Aut o Docum e nt Fee de r: Used to scan
m ultiple pages.
Flatbed: Used t o scan a single page. For
exam ple, pages from newspaper clipping,
paper with wrinkles or curls.
Flatbed ( book ) : Used to scan several
inside pages from book.
Aut om atic: Allow the scanner autom atically
set it s scan source. I f Au t om a t ic is selected
and there is docum ent in both the auto
docum ent feeder ( ADF) and t he flatbed, t hen
t he scan source will be autom at ically set t o
ADF. I f Autom atic is selected and t here is
docum ent only in flat bed, t hen t he scan
source will be set to flat bed.
M erge Tw o Sides into One I m age :
I f you have a sheet - fed duplex scanner wit h
front input tray, you can scan an A3 size
docum ent with an innovative m ethod. Thus,
fold your A3 size docum ent into A4, and t hen
load t he paper in t he front tray. Choose
Merge Two Sides from t he Scan Source
option and t hen t he scanner is able t o scan
both sides of your docum ent and m erge two
A4 im ages int o one A3 im age.
When you select Merge Two Sides into One
I m age, t he Cropping or Multi- feed function
will be disabled.
N ot e: This feat ure m ust be used with a
carrier sheet. Regarding how t o load a
docum ent with a Carrier Sheet , refer t o
Section 4.6.2, Other Paper Selection.
N ot e t he option s vary ba sed on t ype of
scanner .
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N ot e: I f you have purchased a duplex sheet -
fed scanner, choose [ Merge Two Sides] on t he
[ Scan Source] , t hen t he scanner is able to scan
both sides of your docum ent and m erge them
int o a single im age.
I f “ Merge Two Sides int o One I m age” is
select ed, its choice will be available including
“ Merge Horizontally”, “ Merge Vert ically”, “ Merge
Vertically (Back Side Flip) ” . I f t he reverse side
of your docum ent is upside down, choose
“ Merge Vertically ( Back Side Flip) ” and t he back
side will be autom atically rot at ed 180 degrees
and m erged.
N ot e t he option s vary ba sed on t ype of
scanner .
Front
Side
Rear
Side
Merge Vert ically
Front
Side
Rear
Side
Merge Horizontally
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Color
Matching
The purpose of Color Matching is getting t he
accurate color. This opt ion uses the default
param eters (I CC profile) t o adj ust the colors
of t he im age.
Choice: N one, D ocum ent , Phot o
None : Choose “ None” t o disable t his
option.
Docum ent : Choose “ Docum ent” if your
original cont ains pure text or a m ixt ure of
text and graphic since it is an optim al
set t ing for regular business docum ent .
Photo: Choose “ Photo” if your original
contains photo t o reproduce your phot o
in vivid color im age.
N orm al
After Color M at ching
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4 .3 .3 Scanning color im ages
T
he following opt ions are available for scanning color im ages.
Brightness
Cont rast
Resolut ion
I nvert
4 .3 .4 Scanning gr ayscale im ages
The following options are available for scanning gray im ages.
Brightness
Cont rast
Resolut ion
I nvert
4 .3 .5 Scanning B& W im ages
T
he following opt ions are available for scanning B&W im ages.
Binarizat ion (Dynam ic Threshold)
Resolut ion
I nvert
Or
Binarization ( Fix Processing)
Threshold
Brightness
Resolut ion
I nvert
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4 .3 .6 Edit ing Profiles
The Scanner Propert ies dialog box allows you to change and
save your frequent l
y used scan settings into a profile. You can
edit these profiles by renam ing or delet ing t hem .
To a dd a new pr ofile,
1. Cust om ize your set t ings. ( For exam ple, change your
resolution, im age t ype, cropping m et hod, scan size, or
ot her scan set t ings.)
2. Click the I m age tab and t hen choose “ Profiles” t o prom pt
the “ Edit Your Profile” dialog box.
3. Click “ Add” t o ent er the nam e of t he profile and t hen
choose “ Save” .
4. The new profile w ill be saved and shown in t he “ Profiles”
dropdown list box.
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To load a profile,
1. From t he I m age t ab dialog box, choose your favorable
profile from t he “ Profiles” dropdown list box.
2. Your favorable profile will be im m ediately loaded and
displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box.
To delet e a profile,
1. From t he I m age t ab dialog box, click “ Profiles” t o prom pt
t he Edit Your Profile dialog box.
2. Choose the profile you want t o delete from t he dropdown
list box.
3. Click “ Delet e” . A Confirm m essage “ Are you sure you want
to delet e t his profile?” is prom pt ed.
4. Choose “Yes” t o delet e or “Cancel” t o quit.
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To r ena m e a profile,
1. From t he I m age t ab dialog box, click “ Profiles” t o prom pt
t he Edit Your Profile dialog box.
2. Choose the profile you want t o renam e from t he dropdown
list box and t hen click the Renam e but t on.
3. Ent er new nam e for t he profile.
4. Choose “ Save” t o save t he new profile or “ Cancel” t o quit.
N ot e:
The preset default profiles include Flatbed, Sim plex-B&W,
200 dpi, Sim plex-Gray, 200 dpi, Sim plex-Color, 200 dpi,
Duplex-B&W, 200 dpi, Duplex- Gray, 200 dpi, Duplex- Color,
200 dpi. I f you have a sim plex or a sheetfed scanner, t he
duplex or t he flatbed opt ion will not be available.
I f any setting for a current profile has been changed, a [ * ]
sign w ill be m arked before t he nam e of current profile, for
exam ple, [ * D uplex, Color, 2 0 0 dpi] . I f desire, click t he
[ OK] or [ Scan] button and a dialog box will be prom pt ed t o
let you save t he new profile.
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4 .4 The Com pr ession Ta b
The Com pression t ab allows you t o com press your scanned
im age and choose the level of com pression. Bi- t onal im ages
are norm ally com pressed using CCITT standard called Group 4
( G4) . Color and grayscale im ages are often com pressed using
JPEG t echnol
ogy. Move t he JPEG Qu alit y slider t o the right or
left t o increase or decrease t he level of com pression. Not e t he
great er the com pression level, the lower im age qualit y. Default
is 50% .
Note that the com pression depends on your im age edit ing
application. I f your im age edit ing application does not support
the type of com pression form at , t hen either a warning
m essage will appear or the im age qualit y of the com pressed file
will not be accept able.
JPEG ( Joint Photographic Editor Group). This group developed
and lent t heir nam e t o a file com pression standard for color and
grayscale im ages that is widely used by scanners, and software
applications. On Microsoft Windows- based system s, a file with
the ext ension .j pg has norm ally been com pressed using this
st andard.
For scanning color or gray im ages, t he following com pressions
are available:
None
JPEG
For scanning B&W im ages, t he following com pressions are
available:
None
G4
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Com pr ession:
To com plet e your scan at a rat ed speed, t he scanned im age is
com pressed by default during transm ission. However, if you
wish t o obt ain the highest im age quality, you can choose t o
uncom press t he im age dat a before it is output t ed.
To Application:
Choose if you wish to com press t he im age data and t ransfer it
from t he TWAI N driver t o t he applicat ion. Not e Bi- t onal im ages
are norm ally com pressed using CCITT standard called Group 4
( G4) . Color and grayscale im ages are often com pressed using
JPEG t echnology. Move the [ I m age Quality] slider to the
right or left t o increase or decrease your im age quality. Not e
the great er t he im age quality, t he lower t he com pression level.
Default is 50% .
Note that the com pression depends on your im age edit ing
application. I f your im age edit ing application does not support
the type of com pression form at , t hen t he im age of t he
com pressed file will look abnorm al.
From Sca nne r: ( N ot e: The availa bilit y of t h is fea t ure
va rie s due t o scanner m ode l.)
Choose if you wish to com press t he scanned im age and t ransfer
it from t he scanner to the TWAI N driver.
Choice: Uncom pressed, * Best I m age Quality ( Low Com pression
Level) , Bett er I m age Qualit y (Norm al Com pression Level) ,
Norm al I m age Qualit y ( High Com pression Level). ( * : Fact ory
Default )
Scanned
I m age
Scanned
I m age
Scanner
Scanner Driver
I m age Editing
Applicat ion
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The Com pr ession t ab dialog box
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4 .5 The Color Dropout Ta b
4 .5 .1 Color Dropout Se lect ion
The [ Color Dr opout] t ab allows you to select either green,
red, blue, or a color of your choice to rem ove the det ai
ls of the
select ed color from a scanned im age. This feature is used to
sharpen your t ext when using OCR ( Opt ical Charact er
Recognition) soft ware. Note this feature applies only t o the
gray or black and white im age.
Choice: N one, Aut o, Rem ove Re d, Rem ove Gre en,
Re m ove Blue, Custom
- N one: Does not rem ove any color.
- Aut o: Autom atically output s the im age with the det ails of
the prim ary color rem oved.
- Rem ove Re d/ Rem ove Gre e n/ Rem ove Blu e: Out put s
the im age w it h t he det ails of the specified color rem oved.
- Custom : Specify t he color you wish t o rem ove by ent ering
it s RGB ( Red, Green, and Blue) value respectively.
Advanced Options:
- Qua lity M ode : Range: 0~ 20. Default : 10
When [ Qualit y Mode] is select ed, you can determ ine t he
color to be dropped out using t he [ Filt er Threshold] slider. A
low er value w ill drop m ore of the select ed color out , while a
higher v alue w ill leave m ore of t he selected color in.
- N orm al M ode : Use an opt im ized setting to determ ine the
color.
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Original
Aut o/ Rem ove Green
( norm al m ode)
Rem ove Red ( norm al m ode)
Rem ove Green ( quality
m ode: Threshold: 18)
Preview t he color dropout result:
To preview t he color dropout result, please follow t hese st eps:
1. Click t he [ Scann er Propert ies] icon (
) on t he upper
left corner, and choose [ Tab] t o show available tab
nam es.
2. Choose [ Previe w ] to show t he Preview tab.
3. Click t he [ Previe w ] tab to show t he Preview page.
4. Load your docum ent to the scanner and click the
[ Preview ] button to get a preview im age.
5. On the [ I m age] t ab, click [ Gray] or [ Black and White]
im age m ode and then choose [ Cust om ] on t he [ Color
Dropout ] t ab. A [ Preview window] but t on will be
displayed.
6. Click t he [ Previe w w indow ] but t on t o prom pt t he
[ Preview ] window with the previewed im age.
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7. Move your cursor over t he preview im age. Your m ouse
cursor now becom es an Eyedropper.
8. Click t o select a color which you wish t o rem ove.
9. Click and hold your m ouse but t on t o view t he result
aft er rem oving t he specified color. I f the result is
satisfact ory, click [ OK] t o close the Preview window.
The Preview Window The Color dropout result
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The Color Dropout dialog box
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To select a color on t he Color palet t e,
1. Click t he Color
Dropout tab from
the Scanner
Properties dialog
box.
2. Choose Gray or
B&W from t he
I m age Select ion
box and click
“ Custom ” from the
Color Dropout
drop- down m enu.
The Color palet t e
appears.
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3. Move your cursor
over the palet te. The
cursor becom es a
cross sign.
4. Click t o choose a color. The RGB values are changed
sim ultaneously.
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4 .6 The Paper Tab
The Paper t ab allow s you t o define values relat ing t o im age
out put ( i.e., Aut o Crop or not , Scan Area, OverScan, Mult i- Feed
Det ection) .
The Paper t a b dialog box
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4 .6 .1 Cropping
Croppi
ng allows you to capt ure a port ion of t he docum ent
being scanned. Choice: Autom atic, Aut om atic ( 3 6 ”) ,
Fix e d t o Tran spor t , EOP ( End of Page) Det ect ion,
Autom at ic M ult iple, Relative t o Docu m ents.
Opt ions Description
Autom at ic
Aut om at ic adj usts t he cropping window
according t o different docum ent sizes and
aut om atically st raighten a skewed
docum ent . Use this opt ion for bat ches of
m ixed- sized docum ent s.
Autom at ic
( 3 6 ”)
Aut om at ically adj ust s t he cropping window
according t o different docum ent sizes
sm aller t han 36” and aut om at ically
st raighten a skewed im age. Use this option
for bat ches of m ixed- sized docum ent .
N ot e: The a va ilabilit y of t his fe a t ure
va rie s due t o scanner m ode l.
Fix e d t o
Tran sport
This feature allows you to define the area
or zone t o be im aged. Use for bat ches of
sam e- sized docum ents. I f you select t his
option, you can use t he arrow keys t o
define the x and y offset values, width and
length to redefine your scanned area. The
Display w indow will show im age placem ent
as you change t he values.
EOP ( En d of
Page)
Det ect ion
This feature allows you to define the area
or zone t o be im aged. Use for bat ches of
sam e- widt h but different lengt h
docum ent s. I f you select t his option, you
can use t he arrow keys t o define t he x and
y offset values, width and lengt h t o
redefine your scanned area. The Display
window w ill show im age placem ent as you
change t he values.
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Autom at ic
Mult iple
This option allows you t o place various
sized docum ent s such as photos, I D Cards,
or business cards on the flatbed ( if
available) and let s you creat e m ultiple
individually cropped im ages in one scan.
Note: To correct ly create m ult iple im ages,
please m ake sure t here is at least 12m m
( 0.5” ) of space bet ween each docum ent .
Re lative t o
Docu m ent
This option allows you to crop different
areas on your docum ent s and deliver these
im ages in B&W, Gray, or Color separat ely.
For exam ple, t here are applicat ions which
require you to st ore t he ent ire docum ent in
B&W and a part of the docum ent in color to
save storage space. This is useful for
docum ent s where a photograph or
signature appears in a consist ent area on
the docum ent such as resum es, and so on.
The following options are only available when Fixed t o
Tran sport is selected.
X- Offset — t he distance from t he left end of t he
scanner t o the left edge of t he scanning area.
Y- Offse t — t he position from t he t op end of t he
docum ent to t he t op end of the scanning area.
W idt h — the widt h of t he scanning area.
Length — t he length of t he scanning area.
Ce nter: aut om at ically calculates t he x- offset for center-
fed feeding based upon docum ent size select ed.
— relocate t he scan area by click t he arrow key on
the cross sign while ret ain the scan size. View t he result
from t he Display window.
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The Adj ustm ent opt ion is available when Aut om a t ic is
select ed.
Adj ustm ent —adds a posit ive/ negative m argin value
Top/ Bot t om or t oward left / right of t he im age.
Adj ustm ent is used when the aut om at ic docum ent feeder
is used. Adj ust m ent reduces t he possibility of corner
clipping on skewed im ages. To set Adj ustm ent values, use
the UP/ Down butt ons t o select where you want to apply
Adj ustm ent values: Top/ Bot t om or Left / Right, and then
select t he am ount of inches/ m m / pixels applied. Select a
value within t he range of 0.00 t o 1.00 / - 1.00.
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Re lative t o Docu m ent: ( used for bat ches of sam e- sized
docum ent s)
This opt ion allows you to crop different areas on your
docum ent s and deliver t hese im ages in B&W, Gray, or Color
separately. For exam ple, t here are applications which require
you to st ore t he ent ire docum ent in B&W and a part of t he
docum ent in color to save storage space. This is useful for
docum ent s where a photograph or signat ure appears in a
consist ent area on the docum ent such as resum es, and so on.
The following procedure describes how t o reproduce the entire
docum ent in B&W and a port ion of docum ent ( pict ure) in color.
1. On the Paper t ab, choose “ Relat ive t o Docum ent ” or “ Fixed
to Transport” from the Cropping opt ion.
2. Choose your scan size from t he Scan Area opt ion. The
select ed scan size will be displayed in a red rectangular
box. This is also t he scan size of your ent ire docum ent.
( For exam ple, I SO B5. I f you have not chosen a scan area
and leave the select ion as None, t hen t he default area will
be the scanner’s m axim um .)
A red
rectangular
box
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3. Click t he Preview t ab t o display t he Preview w indow . A
black rect angular box appears to indicate the m ax. scan
size your have just selected.
4. Click t he Preview button to view t he ent ire im age in low
resolut ion t o correct ly crop your relative scan area.
5. Select im age t ype from t he I m age Selection box. The
select ed im age will appear in highlighted color. (For
exam ple, Front Color)
6. Place your cursor on t he Preview window and click your
left m ouse but t on. A cross sign w ill appear as illust rat ed.
Create your relative scan size diagonally by dragging t he
left m ouse but t on t o your preferable size. The selected
area will appear in a red box as illustrat ed.
A black
rectangular
box
T
he Preview
I m age
T
he Preview
But t on
The I m age
Select ion
Box
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7. Check the B&W im age from t he I m age Select ion box t o
scan t he ent ire docum ent.
8. Click the Scan butt on to st art scanning t he docum ent in
two im age t ypes and sizes. ( See the result in below.)
The entire docum ent in B&W The relative area in color
T
he
Relat ive
Area
A Cross
Sign
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4 .6 .2 Other Pa per Selection
Carrier Sheet M ode :
Check t hi
s opt ion to aut om at ically crop t he scan window
according t o your docum ent size when scanning non- standard
docum ent ( fragile, irregular- size docum ent ) wit h a carrier sheet
( opt ional) . Note: The availabilit y of this opt ion varies due t o
scanner m odel.
Loa ding Docum ent s Using a Carrier Sheet
A Carrier Sheet is a plast ic sheet specifically used for loading
non- standard docum ent ont o the scanner. I t allows you to scan
docum ent that can not be scanned in the regular way. Also,
docum ent s larger t han A4 size, such as A3 and B4, can be
scanned by folding in half, inserting int o the Carrier Sheet, and
scanning in duplex m ode. You can also scan docum ent s that
can be dam aged quit e easily such as phot ographs, or irregular
size docum ent s that are difficult to load direct ly such as
clippings.
To scan docum ent using a Ca rrier Sheet ,
For docum ent s larger than A4 / Let ter size, such as A3
a. Fold t he sheet to be scanned in half.
b. Fold the sheet t ight ly and sm ooth out crease. Ot herwise,
the sheet m ay be skewed during scanning.
1 . Ope n t h e Ca rrie r Sh eet a nd pla ce t he docum ent
in side.
Align t he t op of the docum ent t o the top of the Carrier
Sheet ( t he printed area) .
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For docum ent s larger than A4 / letter size, such as
A3
Align t he t op of the docum ent t o the top of the Carrier
Sheet ( t he printed section) and t he folded port ion to t he
right edge of t he Carrier Sheet so t hat t he docum ent fit s
int o t he Carrier Sheet at the upper corner.
For non- st andard docum ent
Cent er your docum ent in the Carrier Sheet.
2. Load t he Carrier Sheet with t he gray section ( printed
section) facing downwards.
3. Adj ust the paper guides to t he widt h of t he Carrier Sheet.
Adj ust the paper guides so that there is no space
between t he guides and t he Carrier sheet. Space bet ween
the guides and Carrier Sheet m ay cause t he Carrier Sheet
to becom e unaligned during scanning, and skew t he
scanned im age.
4. Start t he scan.
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N ot ice:
[ Carrier Sheet] is available for t he m odels t hat support t he
Carrier Sheet .
Som e functions are disabled when [ Carrier Sheet] is
checked.
This opt ion m ay not work properly on som e applicat ions.
Scan Ar ea
Choose your desired paper size wit h t he drop- down list box. Or
you m ay select a custom paper size by clicking the Sca n Area
box and t hen click Add to include in t he choice.
Choices a re list e d be low :
N one
US Let ter - 8 .5 ”x 1 1 ”
US Legal – 8 .5 ” x 1 4 ”
I SO A4 – 2 1 x 2 9 .7 cm
I SO A5 – 1 4 .8 x 2 1 cm
I SO A6 – 1 0 .5 x 1 4 .8 cm
I SO A7 – 7 .4 x 1 0 / 5 cm
I SO B5 – 1 7 .6 x 2 5 cm
I SO B6 – 1 2 .5 x 1 7 .6 cm
I SO B7 – 8 .8 x 1 2 .5 cm
JI S B5 – 1 8 .2 x 2 5 .7 cm
JI S B6 – 1 2 .8 x 1 8 .2 cm
JI S B7 – 9 .1 x 1 2 .8 cm
Scanner Maxim um
Lon g Page ( < 1 1 8 ”)
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Lon g Page ( < 1 1 8 ”) :
When you need to scan docum ent s whose lengt h exceeds
scanner m axim um , please choose Long Page . Not e if Long
Page is selected, the Mult i- Fe ed Det ect ion w ill not be
available. ( Not e: This opt ion and t he m axim um allowable
docum ent length vary due to t ype of scanner.)
When Long Page ( < 1 1 8 ”) is selected, be sure t o specify your
docum ent size in the Le ngt h and W idth field.
N ot ice w hen scanning long pa ge docum ent :
1. Pull out t he extension in the ADF Paper Tray.
2. Secure enough space around the Output Tray t o prevent
the ej ected paper from falling off t he Out put Tray.
3. To ensure the perform ance, in color m ode, set t he
resolut ion t o be 300 dpi or lower; in Black and White
m ode, set t he resolution t o be 600 dpi or lower.
4. Depending on your system environm ent s, application, or
your specified paper size, there m ay be insufficient
m em ory to perform scanning.
Ove rScan
Overscan allows you t o add a specific m argin at top and bottom
or right and left ( Options vary based on t he t ype of scanner) of
the edge of t he im age. This is used t o reduce possible corner
clipping on t he skewed im ages and oft en applied t o a batch of
skewed docum ent t o be scanned in t he aut o docum ent feeder.
Select a value between 0 and + 5 m m . Not e the overscan
result will not be shown in t he Display window and t hat the
availabilit y of t he funct ion varies based on type of scanner.
Pre - Feed
Choice: Enable, Disable. I f enable is selected, you can set t he
am ount of tim e t he scanner st arts pre- feeding your paper after
your docum ent s has been loaded into t he feeder. The default is
disable. Not e: The availabilit y of t his opt ion varies due t o
scanner m odel.
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Tran sport Tim e out
Set t he am ount of t im e the scanner w ill wait and t hen start
aut o scan aft er the first scan j ob is com pleted. I f you have
m any separate docum ents need to be scanned at the sam e
scan settings, t his feat ure is especially useful. The default is 0.
The value ranges from 0 t o 30 seconds.
N ot e:
1 Wit hin t he specified t im eout period, if you load your
docum ent to t he feeder, t he scanner start s scanning
aut om atically.
2 I f your scanner has a flatbed opt ion and you place your
paper on t he flat bed, aft er t he t im eout period, you need
to click the Scan but t on on t he TWAI N user int erface t o
st art scanning.
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Background
Setting
This option allows you to set your scan
background. Choice: W hit e Back ground,
Bla ck Back ground.
Note: For a sheet- fed scanner wit h an aut o
docum ent feeder, this option is currently
available only in t he “ Aut o crop” m ode. For a
scanner wit h a flatbed plat en, t his option is
available either in the “ Aut o crop” or t he
“ Fixed t o Transport ” m ode.
Whit e Background
Black Background
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4 .7 The Mult i- Fee d Detect ion Ta b
Mult i- Fee d Detect ion
M
ult i-Feed Detect ion allows you t o det ect overlapped docum ent
that go through t he auto docum ent feeder. Mult i-Feed usually
occurs due to stapled docum ent s, adhesives on docum ent s, or
electro- stat ically charged docum ent. Note： The availabilit y of
the funct ion varies based on type of scanner.
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Addit ional Lengt h De t e ction
Addit ional Length Detect ion allow s you to define the length of
docum ent being m ulti- fed. This value indicates t he additional
lengt h exceeding your scan area. The Display window will
show t he size of the docum ent as you change t he value. A
value of 0 indicates no addit ional lengt h detect ion. The
Addit ional Length Detect ion is best used when scanning sam e-
size docum ent s in t he aut o docum ent feeder.
Ult rason ic Detect ion
Ult rasonic Det ection allows you t o set overlapped docum ent by
detect ing paper t hickness bet ween docum ent s. Not e： The
availabilit y of t he funct ion varies based on type of scanner.
St op Scann ing a ft e r Mult i- Fe ed
- I f t his is not select ed, t he scanner w ill cont inue scanning
the rest docum ent though m ulti- feed is det ected. After t he
entire docum ent has been scanned, a m ulti- feed dialog box
will be prom pt ed t o indicat e t he page num ber which has
been det ected m ult i- feed and need to be rescanned.
- I f t his is selected, t he following options will be displayed.
St op: I f t his is selected, t he scanner will st op scanning aft er a
m ulti- feed is detect ed. No further dialog box will be prom pt ed.
Ask : I f t his is select ed, t he im age of t he page which has been
detect ed m ulti- feed will be displayed and t hree options are
provided.
Cont inu e Sca n: I f the im age of t he m ult i- feed
page is accept able, select
[ Continue Scan] to continue
scanning t he rest pages.
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Cont inue
Scan( Discard
I m age) :
I f t he im age of t he m ulti- feed
page is not acceptable, select
[ Continue Scan ( D iscard
I m age) ] t o scan the rest pages
yet t he m ult i-feed page will be
ignored and you need t o rescan
the page again.
St op Scan:
The scanner st op scans. Rem ove
the rem aining pages in the
scanner. Rem ove staples or any
adhesive t apes on your
docum ent . Or fan your docum ent
and rescan t he rest pages.
M ulti- Feed Ala rm
I f a w ave file is added, t he scanner will m ake a sound
alarm if m ulti- feed is detect ed yet no Warning dialog box
will be displayed.
How to a dd t he sound a larm ：
1. Click the Browse button on t he right side of t he speaker
icon. The Open dialog box appears.
2. Choose your wave file.
3. Click the Open but t on. The wave file is added.
Unit s
Defines the prim ary m easurem ent syst em . I nches,
Millim eter s, and Pixels are available.
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4 .8
The Previe w Tab
The Preview t ab allow s you t o preview ( a low- resolution scan)
your im age before final scan. This preview im age lets you
allocate your scan area. You can choose your scan area by the
“ Scan Area” drop down list box or placing your cursor on the
Display window and dragging it diagonally on t he Display
window. Then, a red rect angle box will appear t o indicate the
select ed area.
Note: I f you choose “ Aut om atic Cropping” on t he “ Paper Tab”,
then to select a scan area on t he Preview t ab is not allowed.
The Pre view Tab
The Display
Window
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4 .9
The Enhancem ent Tab
The Enhancem ent t ab allows you t o set following addit ional
im age processing set tings.
The Opt ion t a b dialog box
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Punch
Hole
Re m oval
You can rem ove punch holes from t he out put
scanned im age when scanning punched docum ent .
Not e t he availabilit y of t his feat ure varies
depending on your scanner m odel.
Punch holes ca n not be r em ove d w hen:
Resolut ion is set lower t han 150dpi
The hole is near t he edge of t he docum ent
The holes are not aligned along t he edge of the
docum ent
Punch Hole Rem oval is available only w hen
“ Auto Crop” is enabled. I f either “ Fixed to
Transport”, “ EOP (End of Page) Det ection” ,
“ Autom atic Mult iple” , “ Relat ive to Docum ent s” is
select ed from t he Cropping option on the Paper
tab, t he Punch Hole Rem oval option will be
disabled.
Original
Out put im age
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Shadow Rem ova l When 「Flatbed」on t he 「Sca n
Source」 option is selected on the
「I m age」tab, t he 「Shadow
Re m oval」opt ion will be enabled. Click
to rem ove t he shadow on the book spine
when scanning a book.
Before Shadow
Re m oval
After Shadow Rem ova l
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Background Processing: The [ Background Processing]
option allows you t o sm oot h background color or rem ove it t o
m ake im age clearer. The option is especially useful for
docum ent s wit h color form s such as invoices.
Choices: N one ( default ) , Sm oot h, Re m oval
- N one - no background processing w ill be perform ed
( default )
- Sm oot h - produces im ages wit h a m ore uniform
background color. This opt ion im proves im age qualit y.
- Re m oval - ident ifies t he background color and t hen
rem oves it .
Sensit ivit y: Choice: 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Default : 0
- The higher the value, t he m ore background color will be
kept .
Mode: Aut o, M oiré
I f [ Sm oot h] is select ed in t he [ Background Proce ssin g]
option, t hen t he choices for t he [ M ode] option includes Aut o,
and Moiré.
- Auto - uses t he factory preprogram m ed m ode t o proceed
background sm oot hing.
- Moir é – Rem ove t he m oiré pat t erns t hat appear on the
background of t he im age when scanning print ed m aterial.
I f [ Re m oval] is selected in the [ Ba ckgr ound Proce ssin g]
option, t hen t he [ Mode] opt ion will be replaced with [ Fill
Color] . Choices: Whit e, Auto.
- W h ite - ident ifies t he background color and substit utes it
with w hit e.
- Auto - ident ifies the background color and subst it ut es it
with the color of t he largest background zone.
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Background Processing: N on e
Background Processing:
Sm oot h
Background Processing:
Rem oval
Fill Color: White
N ot e: Background color in sm all zone will not be processed or
rem oved.
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Edge
Fill
Check White or Black if you wish t o add white or
black edge on the border of your scanned im age.
Enter t he value from 0 t o 5 m m . Default value is 0.
Original
Edge Fill: 5 m m ( Black )
I f you want t o add a whit e or black fram e on the
edges of t he scanned im age, check "Edge
Ext ension".
The default value is 0. The m axim um value is half of
the short side of the select ed scan area.
For exam ple, if you choose an A4 size ( 8.26
"X11.69" ) , t hen t he m axim um value of t he whit e or
black box is 4.14" ( half of "8.26" ) .
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Despeck le
Occasionally sm all dot s or specks appear in t he background of
a scanned im age. Rem ove unwant ed speckles provides a
cleaner im age for OCR ( Opt ical Charact er Recognition)
processing, and also helps t o reduce com pressed file size.
Define t he speckles ( also known as im age noise) you wish t o
rem ove by specifying its num ber (size) and radius ( range). The
m easuring unit is pixel. The higher the num ber, the m ore
speckles will be rem oved.
Before Despeckle
( noise num ber: 0, noise radius: 1)
Aft er Despeckle
( noise num ber: 22, noise radius: 10)
N ot e:
The funct ion is current ly available for Black and White
im age only.
To scan at rat ed speed, it is recom m ended t o set the
noise radius up to 10 pixels.
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Line Rem ova l: When Black a nd W hit e im age m ode is
select ed on t he [ I m a ge ] t ab, t he [ Line Rem oval] opt ion will
be enabled. Line Rem oval erases lines on the im age and t hen
reconstructs characters so t he OCR (Optical Character
Recognition) accuracy can be im proved.
Choices: N one, For m , Horizont al, Ve rt ical
N one – t he default m ode which does not rem ove any line.
Form – rem ove any form in t he docum ent .
Horizon t a l – select [ Horizon t al] and then enter t he lengt h of
horizont al line t o rem ove only t he horizontal line exceeding
your specified length.
Ve rt ical – select [ Ve rtica l] and then enter t he lengt h of
vertical line to rem ove only t he vert ical line exceeding your
specified lengt h.
N one Re m ove Form
Re m ove H orizontal Line
( over 3 0 m m )
Re m ove Ver t ical Line
( over 7 0 m m )
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4 .1 0 The Rotation Ta b
The Rotation t ab allows you t o set the follow ing im age rotating
options:
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Rot at e
I m age
Choose t he rotat ion angle from t he drop down
list if you wish t o rot ate your scanned im age.
Choice: N one, 9 0 ° CW ( clock w ise) ,
9 0 ° CCW ( count e r clockw ise ) , 1 8 0 ° , Aut o
ba sed on content s. Auto rot at e every
even pa ge.
Original
Rot at e 9 0 ° CW
Rot at e 9 0 ° CCW
Rot at e 1 8 0 °
Auto based on con t ent s: Aut om at ically
rotate im ages based on t he cont ents of
docum ent . When
「Auto based on
cont e nts
」 is selected, it s m odes w ill be
enabled to let you select m ore opt ions.
Mode: Quick , Full Te xt , Com plexit y
Quick – t he default m ode to let you rot at e
im ages at the fast est speed.
Full Te x t – t he enhanced m ode for
docum ent s wit h m ixed text orientation.
Com plexit y – the enhanced m ode yet at t he
slowest speed for docum ent wit h com plex
im age or t ext orient at ion.
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Auto rot at e every even pa ge:
Aut om at ically rotate 180° on every even
page. This is especially useful when you scan
the inside pages from a book. As a result, if
you choose “ Flatbed ( book) ” from t he “ Scan
Source” option, “aut o rotate every even page”
will be selected as default .
N ot e: This opt ion var ies base d on t ype of
scanner .
Docu m ent w it h various
t ext or ient a t ions
Docu m ent w it h dar k or
com plex ba ckground
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Split
I m age
By splitting an im age, t wo separate im ages are
creat ed horizont ally or vert ically. This is useful
for docum ent s containing t wo pages per im age
when you want t o save them as two im ages
( one page for one im age) . Choice: N one,
Horizon t a l, Vertica l. Default is None.
Horizon t a l: Divide one im age into the upper
half and t he lower half.
Ve rt ical: Divide one im age int o t he left half and
the right half.
Split H or izont ally
Split Vert ical
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Flip Side
Rot at ion
Select “ fanfold” t o rot at e t he im age of t he
reverse side t o 180 degrees.
This is applied t o double-sided docum ent
which are viewed in portrait are som et im e
fed into t he scanner in landscape or vice
versa.
Choice: Book , Fanfold.
I f “ Book” is select ed, t he im age of t he
reverse side will not be rotat ed.
The following illustrat ion shows t he docum ents which should
be viewed in portrait are fed int o t he scanner in landscape
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I m age
Control
Opt ion
Check t he Mirror box if you wish t o reverse t he right
and left side of your im age.
Original
The Mir ror Effe ct
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4 .1 1 The Sepa ration Ta b
The Separation t ab allows you to enable the det ection engine to
detect t he blank page, barcode, and pat ch code and then not ify
t
he software applicat ion which support s docum ent separat ion t o
separate your m ulti- page docum ents. Choices: Blank Page
Rem oval, Barcode Detect ion, Patch Code Detect ion.
Bla nk Pa ge
Re m oval
Choices: None, Blank Page Rem oval Threshold,
I m age Size.
N one – Do not rem ove t he blank pages.
Thr eshold - Move t he slider t o t he left or right
to define your t hreshold for t he blank page.
I m age Size – Range: 1~ 10000 KB. Specify
your desired im age size t o detect t he page as a
blank page. For exam ple, if 3 KB is selected,
any page less t han 3 KB will be recognized as
blank page.
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Barcode
Det ect ion
Check [ Ena ble] t o det ect barcode and not ify
the software applicat ion for advanced
processing. Please note t he whole docum ent
will be checked and no specific det ect ion area
needs t o be designated.
When t he bar code has been det ect ed successfully，a file
[ avbarcode.ini] will be creat ed and stored in t he following path:
Windows XP:
C: \ Docum ent s and Sett ings\ All Users\ Application
Dat a\ % PRODUCTNAME%
Vist a, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10:
C: \ Program Data\ % PRODUCTNAME%
Barcode Types:
The following barcode types can be det ected.
Tw o- dim ensiona l codes
Aztec
Dat aMatrix
PDF417
QR Code
One - dim ensional ba rcodes:
Add- 2
Add- 5
Airline 2 of 5
Australian Post 4- State Code
BCD Mat rix
Codabar
Code 128 ( A,B,C)
Code 2 of 5
Code 32
Code 39
Code 39 Extended
Code 93
Code 93 Extended
Dat aLogic 2 of 5
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EAN 128 ( GS1, UCC)
EAN-13
EAN-8
GS1 DataBar
I ndustrial 2 of 5
I ntelligent Mail (One Code)
I nterleaved 2 of 5
I nvert ed 2 of 5
I TF-14 / SCC-14
Mat rix 2 of 5
Pat ch Codes
PostNet
Royal Mail ( RM4SCC)
UCC 128
UPC-A
UPC-E
N ot e:
Recom m ended resolution: 200~ 600 dpi for regular
barcode, 300~ 600 dpi for QR code
Skewed barcodes m ay not be recognized correct ly.
Using the sam e sheet repeat edly m ay decrease the
recognit ion accuracy due t o accum ulat ed dirt on the sheet s.
I f t he sheet is not recognized correct ly or get s sm udged,
replace it wit h a new sheet .
Barcode Zone:
Specify t he barcode zone to be detect ed.
Select 「All」 to checks t he whole docum ent and detect s
barcodes. Or you m ay speed up the process by specifying a
detect ion area since only the specified area is checked.
Choice: All, Top, Bot t om , Left , Righ t , Bot t om Right ,
Bot t om Left, Top Right, Top Left
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Choice for ba rcode zone on a page:
All
Top
Bot t om
Left
Right
Bot t om
Right
Bot t om
Left
Top Right
Top Le ft
Patch code Detect ion:
Check [ Ena ble] t o det ect pat ch codes and notify t he soft ware
application for advanced processing.
A pat ch code is a pat tern of parallel, alt ernating black bars and
spaces ( i.e. a barcode) t hat is printed on a docum ent. Pat ch
code sheet is m ost com m only used as a docum ent separat or in
a st ack of docum ent.
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You can find various sizes of pat ch codes ( PDF) by choosing
[ St a r t ] m enu> [ All Program s] > [ Avision Scanner
Series] > [ Patch code] in succession.
Sim ply print t he PDF file to produce the pat ch code sheet .
I nsert t he pat ch code sheets t o wherever you want t he file t o
separate.
N ot es t o pr int t he pa t ch code s:
Use blank whit e paper.
Set t he scaling to 100% . The sheet is not recognized
correct ly when printed in a size sm aller t han the original.
Do not use t oner saving m ode. The sheet is not recognized
correct ly when the print is t oo light.
Do not use t hin paper in order t o avoid bleed- t hrough from
the back.
When you copy a patch code sheet t hat you print ed out ,
m ake sure to copy by the sam e size and brightness as t he
original copy.
Use the sam e sheet repeat edly m ay decrease the
recognit ion accuracy due t o accum ulat ed dirt on the sheet s.
I f t he sheet is not recognized correct ly or get s sm udged,
replace it wit h a new sheet .
Pat ch code sheet
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4 .1 2 The Set t ing Ta b
The Set t i
ng tab allows you to set t he following settings:
The Settin g t a b dialog box
Energy Saving
Control
Check t he Ena ble Ene rgy Sa ver box
and m ove t he slider t o set the am ount
of t im e t o st art t he energy saver aft er
your last act ion. The range is from 1 t o
60 m inutes.
Enable Pow er
Off
Check t he Ena ble Pow er Off box and
m ove t he slider t o set the am ount of
tim e t o autom atically t urn off the
scanner aft er your last act ion. The
range is from 1 t o 480 m inut es. The
default is 240 m inutes ( 4 hours). Not e
the value of “ Power Off” has t o be
great er t han or equal t o the value of
“ Energy Saving” .
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Cache
Mode: N on e, Pa ge N um ber, M e m ory
Size.
This opt ion allows you to assign a specified
m em ory size from t he available RAM t o
process the im age dat a. By specifying a
sm aller m em ory size, you can free m ore
m em ory for other applicat ions you are
running. By specifying a larger m em ory
size, you can have m ore m em ory t o
process the im age dat a especially when you
have a large am ount of docum ent s needed
to be scanned.
You can also specify your m em ory size by
the page num ber. For your inform ation, an
A4 color docum ent scanning at 300 dpi
consum es approxim at es 24MB.
I m age Count
When t he select ed cache m ode is “ none” ,
the im age count opt ion allows you to assign
num ber of pages you need t o scan. For
exam ple, if you wish t o scan t he first t wo
pages, sim ply m ove t he page slider t o 2,
and the scan act ion will be st opped when
the scanning of t he first t wo pages have
been com pleted.
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Show Scan ning
Progress
Check and t he scanning progress bar
will be shown during scanning.
Show W a rning
Messa ge
Check t o show t he warning m essages
such as “ ADF pad count exceeds
50,000 scans ( t he num ber varies based
on t ype of scanner). Please replace t he
ADF pad and reset the pad count .”
Save Settings
aft er Closing
Check t o save your scanner properties
set t ings after leaving the dialog box.
Next tim e when you open the Scanner
Properties dialog box, the previously
saved set t ings will be shown.
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4 .1 3 The I m pr int er Ta b
The I m pri
nter t ab allows you to print alphanum eric charact ers,
date, tim e, docum ent count and custom m essage on your
scanned im age if digit al im printer is selected or at t he back of
your docum ent if ext ernal im print er is selected.
Choice: Ex t erna l I m printer, Digital I m prin t er. I f you have
installed an external im print er, choose external im print er. I f
you do not have an im printer, choose digital im print er. Note
Ext ernal I m print er provides a vert ical and rear- side print
capabilit y while digit al printer prov ides a horizont al and front -
side print capabilit y.
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Conten t s
Print All Check Print All t o autom atically print the
text at all pages of your docum ents.
Uncheck Print All t o print t he text for the
first page of your docum ent s only.
Cust om Enter your cust om t ext t o be included in your
print string.
Count e r Show t he docum ent count for t he scan
session. This value is increased sequent ially
by t he scanner.
Date/ Tim e Choose if you wish t o include t he dat e and
tim e in your print st ring.
Form at: YYYYMMDDHHSS For exam ple,
20090402170645- check0001 indicat es year,
m onth, date, hour, seconds, your custom
text and t he counter.
Cust om
Font
Choose your desired font .
Choice: N or m al, Fix ed W idt h
Fix e d W idth ( Mono spaced) fonts have a
fixed charact er spacing. So each charact er
occupies the sam e widt h.
Advanced
Font
At t r ibutes
Choose your font attribut es. Choice:
N orm al, Un de rline, Double , and Bold.
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St ring
Orientat ion
Choose your string orient at ion.
Choice: N or m al, Rot a t ed, Ver t ical,
Ve rt ical I nver sion, 9 0 degre es CW , 9 0
degr ees CCW
N orm al
Rot at e d
Ve rt ical
Ve rt ical I nver sion
9 0 de gr ees CW
9 0 de gr ees CCW
I f you check t he digit al im printer t o stam p
text on your scanned im age, t he illust ration of
norm al and rot at ed st ring is shown below:
N orm al
Rot at e d
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Print
Posit ion
Choose t he posit ion you wish t o print your
st ring. Move the slider to the right t o increase
the value or t o t he left to decrease t he value.
Range: 0~ 355m m , default: 0 m m
The value indicat es t he height from t he
bottom of your paper to the last letter of your
st ring. This option is available only if an
ext ernal im print er is inst alled.
Print Posit ion ( for digit a l im printer )
Choose t he posit ion of your printed st ring. Ch oice: Top,
Middle, Bot t om , Cust om . I f Cust om is selected, enter the X
and Y offset value t o specify t he posit ion.
More: Click the [ More] but t on t o display m ore font options.
This opt ion is available for digit al im print er (st am p t ext on your
scanned im age) only. This funct ion is not available on som e
m odels.
Font size : Move the slider to change t he font size from 1 t o
10. D ensit y: Move t he slider t o change t he source density from
0 to 255. The select ed density will appear at the sam e t im e.
Tran spa rency: Move t he slider t o choose an appropriate
transparency value from 0% ( not t ransparent) to 100%
( com plet ely t ransparent ) so t hat your t ext can be part ially
transparent and you can see the background im age.
T
he value o
f
Print Position
000z1abc 2010
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4 .1 4 The I nform ation Ta b
The I nform ation t ab displays the following system and scanner
in
form at ion.
The I nfor m a t ion t a b dialog box
The “Report” button
：
I f you encounter any error m essage while using t he scanner,
click t he Report but t on. A report .t xt file [
Windows 7, Windows
8, Windows 10:
C: \ Program Data\ % PRODUCTNAME% ( C:
syst em drive)] will be generated. Please send this file t o the
nearest service center for t rouble shoot ing.
xxx
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The “Rese t Roller Count ” but t on ：
Aft er scanning over a recom m ended num ber of pages ( refer t o
subsequent sect ion 7.4 Replacing t he ADF Roller) through t he
ADF, the ADF roller m ay be worn out and you m ay experience
problem s w it h docum ent feeding. I n t his case, it is highly
recom m ended to replace t he ADF roller with a new one. ( Not e
the replacem ent of the ADF roller has t o be perform ed only by
aut horized service center. Therefore, please return your
scanner for roller replacem ent.) Aft er replacing t he ADF roller,
click t he “ Reset Roller Count ” but t on t o reset the roller count.
N ot e：The lifetim e and t he replacing procedure vary based on
type of scanner.
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5 . I SI S I nt erface Operat ion
* Please refer to the preceding chapter, Scanner I nstallat ion, t o
install I SI S scanner driver. You m ay st art t he supplied
QuickScan soft ware application t o scan via t he I SI S user
int erface.
The I SI S driver operat ion m et hod is sim ilar to t he TWAI N’s.
Every funct ion on t he I SI S int erface screen is briefly described
as below:
Mode: Select one of scan m odes, including B&W, gray, color
options.
Dit her: 5 halft one levels available, can be disabled.
Dots per inch: Select your desired resolut ion.
Paper Size : Select your desired paper size.
Bright ness: Adj ust your scan im age brightness or darkness.
Contra st : Adj ust t he range bet ween the darkest and the light est
shades in t he im age.
Default : Click t o reset all set tings.
Area: Select your desired scan area or posit ion.
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6 . Using the But t ons
The following pict ure shows the but t ons and a function screen
on t he scanner.
6 .1 I nst a lling But ton Manager V2
But t on Manager V2 provi
des you an easy w ay t o scan your
docum ent and then link the scanned im age t o your designated
software applicat ion. All t his can be done by a sim ple t ouch of
the butt on on t he scanner. Yet , before you scan, it is
recom m ended to check t he but t on configurat ions first t o ensure
a proper file form at and a dest ination applicat ion.
Function Screen
Function-Select
But ton
Cancel Button
Scan But t on
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6 .2 Check ing t he Butt on Configurat ions before Scanning
1. But t on Manager V2 runs from t he syst em tray. Aft er Button
Manager V2 and the scanner driver are properly inst alled,
Bu
tton Manager V2 is st arted and t he But t on icon will be
displayed on the syst em t ray at t he bot t om right corner of
your com put er screen.
2. Left - click t he But t on Manager V2 icon to prom pt the
following Button Panel.
The Butt on Panel
T
his indicates
the scanner m odel
The Function
I con
( The num ber of
function icons
vary based on
type of
scanner.)
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3. The But ton Panel shows the first five scanning but t ons.
Right-click t he but t on ( funct ion) you wish t o check. The
But t on Properties window appears.
I f you wish t o change the set t ing, use this window t o reset
t he setting for t he file form at, dest inat ion application, or
ot her scan set t ings.
4. Click t he OK button to leave t he window.
Folder and
file nam e
for the
scanned
im age
I m age Mode
Select ion
Box
Nam e of the Select ed But ton
Scan To
dest inat ion
and set tings
Butt on
Nam e
OCR
set tings
Basic Scan
Param eters
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6 .3 Scanning From One Touch of t he Buttons
1. Adj ust the paper guide for t he widt h of paper and load t he
docum ent wi
th their t ops int o t he autom atic docum ent feeder.
2. Check t he button nam e on the LCD screen to ensure if you
are selecting the proper scan settings and destination
application. ( For exam ple, if you wish t o scan wit h Button,
“ Scan t o App” , which opens Microsoft Paint and displays the
scanned im age in t he window of Microsoft Paint, the LCD
screen should show “ Scan to App” ) .
3. Press t he Sca n but t on on the scanner.
4. Aft er t he scanning is finished, t he Microsoft Paint soft ware
will be launched and t he scanned im age appears in t he m ain
window of Microsoft Paint as below.
N ot e: For det ails inform at ion on how t o use t he Button Manager
V2, please refer t o t he user’s m anual in t he supplied CD.
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7 . Maint enance
7 .1 Clea nin g t he AD F
From ti
m e t o tim e, t he Reverse roller and t he Feeding Rollers
m ay be contam inated w it h ink, toner particles, or paper dust.
I n t his case, t he paper m ay not be fed sm oot hly. Please follow
the following st eps t o clean t he Reverse roller and t he Feeding
Rollers to ensure the best of t he scanner.
The Clea nin g St eps:
1. Soak a clean clot h with som e isopropyl alcohol ( 95% ) .
2. Pull the Handle and open t he ADF cover w it h a light force.
3. Wipe the feeding rollers unt il t hey are cleaned.
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4. Close t he ADF by pressing down on the cent er of the ADF
to return it to it s original posit ion unt il it clicks into place.
N ot e:
When t he ADF has returned t o its original position, m ake
sure that it is com pletely closed. Feeding errors m ay occur if t he
ADF is not com plet ely closed.
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7 .2 Using t h e Clean Mode
When you perform cl
eaning for t he feeding rollers in the low er
part of t he scanner, the rollers need to be rot ated with a light
force. Using t he advanced [ clean m ode] , t he rollers can be
aut om atically rot at ed forward t o help cleaning easier and
effect ive.
To use the Clean Mode t o clean the rollers,
1. Press and hold the [ Cance l] button and the [ Scan] button
for m ore t han 2 seconds, t he following screen w ill be
displayed.
2. Use
or t o select [ Cle a n M ode ] and t hen press
[ Scan] to confirm .
3. Pull the Handle and open t he ADF cover w it h a light force.
Clean Mode
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4. Soak a clean clot h with som e isopropyl alcohol ( 95% ) and
wipe t he feeding rollers unt il they are cleaned.
5. When the cleaning is done, press t he [ Sca n] butt on, t he
feeding roller will be rotat ed a lit t le aut om atically.
6. Repeat Step 5 for several t im e unt il all the surface of the
feeding roller are t horoughly cleaned.
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7 .3 Clea nin g t he Gla ss
1.
Pull t he Handle and open t he ADF cover with a light force.
2. Wet a clean clot h wit h som e isopropyl alcohol. ( 95% )
3. Wipe t he glass
as illust rated below t o side t o rid t he dust
or dirt.
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7 .4 Consu m ables a nd Replacem ent Cycles
The following table shows the consum ables and t heir st andard
replacem ent cycle.
CON SUMABLES REPLACEMENT CYCLE
Pick- up Roller
1,000K ( sheets)
ADF Friction Roller
500K (sheet s)
Reverse Roller
300K (sheet s)
* The replacem ent cycles are estim at ed guidelines established by
test ing 500 pcs of A4 sized woodfree or wood based paper ( 80
g/ m
2
) . The replacem ent cycle m ay differ due t o paper qualit y,
print densit y, and paper t ype.
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7 .4 .1 Re placing t he Pick - up Rolle r
1. P
ull the Handle and open t he ADF cover w it h a light force.
2. Move t he t ab t o t he right t o unlock t he Pickup roller and
rem ove t he pickup roller as shown.
Pick- up
Rollers
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3. I nsert t he left end of t he Pickup roller t o slot as indicat ed.
Make sure t he flat side FACE UP.
4. I nsert t he right end t o t he slot and m ove t he t ab to t he left
to lock the Pickup Roller.
5. Close the ADF by pressing down on t he center of t he ADF to
ret urn it t o it s original posit ion unt il it clicks into place.
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7 .4 .2 Re placing t he ADF Roller
1. Pull the Handle and open t he ADF cover w it h a light force.
2. Pull down the ADF Roller cover.
3. Pull down t he t ab t o rem ove t he ADF roller.
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4. I nst all the right end of the new ADF roller to it s slot first
and then the left end as indicat ed.
ADF Roller
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5. Align t he t ab position and lift t he t ab UP as shown.
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6. Close t he ADF Roller Cover.
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7 .4 .3 Re placing t he Reverse Roller
1. P
ull the Handle and open t he ADF cover w it h a light force.
2. Open t he Reverse Roller Cover.
3. Move the tab UP and then rem ove t he Reverse Roller as
shown.
Reverse Roller
Cover
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4. Make t he flat side of the new Reverse Roller face inward
and vertically insert it t o it s slot and t hen t he right end as
shown in below.
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5. Move t he t ab down.
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6. Press down to close the Reverse Roller Cover. I f successful,
a crispy snap- in sound can be heard.
7. Close the ADF by pressing down on t he center of t he ADF to
ret urn it t o it s original posit ion unt il it clicks into place.
N ot e:
Note: Make sure t he ADF is com plet ely closed. Feeding errors
m ay occur if t he ADF is not closed com plet ely.
Confirm t hat t he Pickup Rollers and Reverse Rollers are
at tached firm ly. I f not, paper feed errors such as paper j am s
will occur.
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8 . Troubleshooting
8 .1 Clea r Errors
I f t here is error or warning duri
ng scanning, t he red LED light
will be flashing and error condit ion will be displayed in t he LCD
screen. Refer t o t he following table for a quick t roubleshoot ing
guide.
ERROR PROBLEM / CAUSE PROBLEM / SOLUTI ON
Paperj am
Check t he locat ion of
paperj am and t hen
rem ove t he paper.
Cover opens. Close the ADF cover.
Back cover
opens.
I ndicat es using t he
St raight Paper Pat h.
Close the back cover to
use the U- Turn paper
pat h.
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More t han t wo
sheet s of paper
feed in the paper
pat h.
St op t he scan or accept
the im age and cont inue to
scan.
Fan your docum ent for
several tim es and rescan.
No USB cable
connection
Connect scanner t o t he
com puter with a USB
cable.
Failed to pick
paper
1. Fan the docum ents.
2. Load the docum ent
wit h it s edges
slight ly t ouch the
paper guides.
Download
firm ware failed.
Download the firm ware
and t ry again.
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More than
two sheet s
of paper
are fed in
the paper
path.
Cont inue
Scan
I f t he im age of t he
m ulti- feed page is
acceptable, select
[ Continue Scan]
to continue
scanning t he rest
pages.
Cont inue
Scan
( Discard
I m age)
I f t he im age of t he
m ulti- feed page is
not accept able,
select [ Cont inue
Scan ( D iscar d
I m age) ] t o scan
the rest pages yet
the m ulti- feed
page w ill be
ignored and you
need to rescan t he
page again.
The scanner st op
scans. Rem ove
t he rem aining
pages in t he
scanner. Fan your
docum ent and
rescan the rest
pages.
Use the Up and Down key ( / )
to select your act ion.
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8 .2 Clea r ing a Pa per Jam
I n t he event of a paper jam , follow t he procedures below to
rem ove t he paper:
1. P
ull the Handle and open t he ADF cover w it h a light force.
2. Carefully pull t he paper out of the ADF unit.
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3. Close the ADF by pressing down on the cent er of the ADF
to return it to it s original posit ion unt il it clicks into place.
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8 .3 Que st ions and Answ ers
Que st ion:
W hen t he scanner is pow ere d on,
it m a kes noise s and w on’t st a nd
rea dy.
Answ er: There are t wo possibilit ies:
1) You m ight fail to push the scanner
shipping lock t o it s “unlocked” posit ion.
I f t his is t he case, pull t he scanner
st at us swit ch to it s “ unlocked” position
first .
2) The scanner is not placed on an
even, flat deskt op surface. This m ay
cause t he scanner to m alfunct ion.
Que st ion:
Paper be com es j a m m ed dur ing
scanning.
Answ er:
1) Open t he front door.
2) Pull out t he j am m ed paper carefully.
3) Close t he front door.
Que st ion:
More t han one shee t of pa pe r a r e
fed int o t he scanner.
Answ er:
1) Open t he scanner front door.
2) Rem ove t he m ult i- fed sheets.
3) Close t he front door.
4) Flat t en t he corners and edges.
Loosen t he paper before put t ing it
int o t he paper guide again.
5) Check the feeding roller condition.
I f necessary, follow the cleaning
directions in sect ion 7.1 and
perform t he cleaning.
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Que st ion:
Paper be com es sk ew ed in the
scanner .
Answ er:
1) Use the slide guide t o keep the
paper path st raight.
2) Check t he condit ion of t he feeding
roller. I f necessary, follow t he
cleaning directions in Section 7.1
and perform t he cleaning.
Que st ion: W hy doe s m y scanned im a ge
alw a ys com e out t oo da rk?
Answ er:
1) Please adj ust the screen settings t o
sRGB.
2) Please adj ust the brightness
set t ings on t he screen from
application soft ware.
Que st ion:
W hen I choose opt ical resolution
t o be 6 0 0 dpi, t he " auto crop" and
"deskew " functions w ill be
disabled.
Answ er:
Since t o perform auto crop and deskew
consum es great deal of syst em
m em ory, it is suggested if you wish to
perform "aut o crop" and "deskew"
funct ions, please choose your opt ical
resolut ion t o be sm aller t han 600 dpi
to prevent a error m essage.
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8 .4 Technical Service
Before contacting Avision, please prepare t he following
inform ation by referring t o Section 4.14, The I nform ation Tab:
Scanner serial & revision num ber ( located on the bottom of
the scanner);
Hardware confi
gurat ion (e.g., your host CPU t ype, RAM size,
free disk space, display card, interface card) ;
The nam e and version of your scanning software applicat ion;
The version of your scanner driver.
Please call us at :
Headquar t e r
Avision I nc.
No. 20, Creat ion Road I , Science- Based I ndust rial Park,
Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
TEL: + 886 ( 3) 578-2388
FAX: + 886 ( 3) 577-7017
E-MAI L: service@avision.com .t w
Web Si
te: ht t p: / / ww w.avision.com .tw
US and Ca nada Area
Avision Labs, I nc.
6815 Mowry Ave., Newark CA 94560, USA
TEL: + 1 ( 510) 739- 2369
FAX: + 1 ( 510) 739-6060
E-MAI L: support@avision- labs.com
Web Si
te: ht t p: / / www.avision.com
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China Ar ea
Technical Suppor t Cent e r in Shangha i
7A, No.1010, Kaixuan Road, Shanghai 200052 P.R.C.
TEL :+ 86- 21- 62816680
FAX :+ 86-21-62818856
E-MAI L :sales@avision.net.cn
Web Sit e: ht tp: / / www.avision.com .cn
Europe Ar ea
Avision Eu rope Gm bH
Bischofstr. 101 D-47809 Krefeld Germ any
TEL: + 49- 2151-56981- 40
FAX: + 49- 2151- 56981- 42
E-MAI L: info@avision- europe.com
Web Sit e: http: / / www.avision.de
Espaço Brasil
Avision Brasil Lt da.
Avenida Jabaquara, 2958 - Cj . 75 - Mirandópolis –
CEP: 04046- 500 - São Paulo, Brasil
TEL: + 55- 11-2925- 5025
E-MAI L: suport e@avision.com .br
Web Sit e: http: / / www.avision.com .br
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9 . Specificat ions
All spe cifications a re subj ect t o chan ge w ithou t not ice. For
the m ost up- t o- dat e and detailed specificat ions, please refer t o
our web sit e at ht t p: / / www.avision.com
Model Num ber： FT-1906H
Optical Resolution: 600 dpi
Out put Resolut ion: 72~ 1200 dpi ( adj ustable in 1
increm ents)
Scanning Modes: Black & Whit e / Gray / Color
ADF Capacit y: Up to 150 pages ( A4, 80 g/ m
2
) ( 20 lb.)
Max. Docum ent Size: 308 x 432 m m ( 12.15 x 17 in.)
Min. Docum ent Size: 52 x 74 m m ( 2 x 2.9 in.)
Paper Weight :
St raight paper path 27 ~ 413 g/ m
2
( 7 ~ 110 lb.)
U- Turn Paper Path 27 ~ 105 g/ m
2
( 7 ~ 28 lb.)
I D Card Thickness: < 1.25 m m (0.05 in.)
I nterface: USB 3.1 Gen 1, RJ- 45 Ethernet
10/ 100/ 1000 Mb
Power Source: 24Vdc, 2.5A
Operat ing Tem perature: 10º C ~ 35º C
Dim ensions: (WxDxH) :
Max. 460 x 680 x 198 m m
( 18.1 x 26.7 x 7.79 in.)
Min. 460 x 310 x 198 m m
( 18.1 x 12.2 x 7.79 in.)
Weight : 12 kgs (26.45 lbs.)
