Avision A20G User Manual
Sheet-fed Duplex Scanner
User’s Manual
Regulatory model: FF-0609H
Avision Inc.
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FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement
This product has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation. The FCC Class B limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If th is
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult your point of purchase or service representative
for additional suggestions.
CE Warning
This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN55022, EN55024
and safety requirements of EN 60950.
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waste. Instead it should be sent to appropriate facilities for
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drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact
your local city office, your household waste disposal service or
the shop where you purchased the product.
As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Avision Inc. has
determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR
guidelines for energy efficiency.
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System Requirements
¾ IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher
¾ Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
¾ USB port 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1)
¾ At least 100 MB of free hard disk space
¾ At least 128 MB of system memory
¾ A CD-ROM drive
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................1-1
2. Scanner Installation ..................................................2-1
2.1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray.........................2-2
2.2 Installing the ADF Output Paper Tray ..............2-3
2.3 Installing Front Paper Tray ............................2-4
2.4 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the
Cables........................................................2-5
2.4.1 Connecting to Power..................................2-5
2.4.2 Turning on the Power.................................2-6
2.4.3 Installing the Scanner Driver..................2-6
2.4.4 Connecting to Computer...........................2-8
3. Completing Your First Scan......................................3-1
3.1 Loading Your Paper ......................................3-1
3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF ...........................3-1
3.1.2 Placing Your Document in the ADF Paper
Tray................................................................3-2
3.1.3 Placing Your Document On the Front Tray.
........................................................................3-3
3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation .................3-4
3.1.4 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog
Box.................................................................3-8
4. Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box..............4-1
4.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box..4-2
4.2 The Image Tab ............................................4-4
4.2.1 The Image Selection Box..........................4-5
4.2.2 Other Image Options .................................4-7
4.2.3 Scanning color images.............................4-13
4.2.4 Scanning grayscale images....................4-14
4.2.5 Scanning B&W images.............................4-14
4.2.6 Editing Profiles...........................................4-15
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The Compression Tab ................................. 4-18
4.3
4.4 The Color Dropout Tab................................ 4-20
4.4.1 Color Dropout Selection ..........................4-20
4.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options..................4-21
4.5 The Paper Tab ........................................... 4-23
4.5.1 Cropping .....................................................4-24
4.5.2 Other Paper Selection..............................4-27
4.5.3 Relative to Document ..............................4-32
4.6 The Preview Tab ........................................ 4-35
4.7 The Options Tab......................................... 4-36
4.8 The Setting Tab ......................................... 4-41
4.9 The Information Tab................................... 4-44
5. ISIS Interface Operation..........................................5-1
6. Using the Buttons ......................................................6-1
6.1 Installing Button Manager .............................6-1
6.2 Checking the Button Configurations Before .........
Scanning ....................................................6-2
6.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons ........6-4
7. Maintenance................................................................7-1
7.1 Cleaning the ADF .........................................7-1
7.2 Cleaning the Calibration Area.........................7-2
7.3 Replacing the Snap-in Pad Module ..................7-3
8. Troubleshooting..........................................................8-1
8.1 Clearing a Paper Jam....................................8-1
8.2 Questions and Answers.................................8-3
8.3 Technical Service .........................................8-5
9. Specifications..............................................................9-1
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the color sheet-fed
image scanner. With this scanner, you can quickly scan
documents in duplex (double-sided) mode to increase
productivity.
Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take
a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides
proper instructions for you to unpack, install, operate and
maintain the scanner.
The following figure indicates the package contents. Please
check all the items against your checklist. If you do not
receive all the items, please contact your authorized local
dealer immediately.
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1. Scanner Main Unit
2. ADF Paper Tray
3. ADF Output Paper Tray
4. Front Tray & Extension Wire
5. USB Cable
6. Power Adapter & Power Cord
Note:
1. Only use the AC adapter HEG42-240200-7L made by Hitron or
SA148A-24V/SA60-24 made by Sino-American included in the
machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and
void the warranty.
Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents
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against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged,
please contact your dealer immediately.
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2. Scanner Installation
Precautions
Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct
exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause
damage to the unit.
Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place.
Be sure to use the proper AC power source.
Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface.
Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or
paper-feeding problems.
Retain the scanner box and packing materials for
shipping purposes.
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2.1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray
1. Attach the ADF Paper Tray to the clip joint of the
scanner as indicated below. When properly insert, you
will hear a snap-in sound.
ADF Paper Tray
Scanner
Clip Joint
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2.2 Installing the ADF Output Paper Tray
1. Hold the Output paper tray some 30 degrees as shown in
below.
2. Insert the right protrusion of the Output Paper Tray into
the hole on the front of the scanner.
3. Insert the left protrusion of the Output Paper Tray slight ly
into the hole on the front of the scanner.
Scanner
Output
Paper Tray
Hole
protrusion
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2.3 Installing Front Paper Tray
If you wish to feed paper from the front tray, please remove
the ADF output tray first and then install the front paper tray.
1. Insert the left protrusion of the front paper tray into the
hole on the front of the scanner.
2. Press the right protrusion to fit into the hole of the scanner.
3. Insert the extension wire to the front tray.
Hole
Protrusion
Front Tray
Extension
Wire
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2.4 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the
Cables
NOTE:
1). The Windows system CD may be required when installing
on some PC’s.
2). To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner,
please install scanner driver first before connecting the
scanner to your computer.
2.4.1 Connecting to Power
Before connecting, make sure the power switch is off.
Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of
your scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power
outlet.
Power Cable
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2.4.2 Turning on the Power
After the power cable and the USB cable have all connected,
press the power switch to the “I” position to turn on the
scanner. To turn off the scanner, please press the power
switch to the “O” position.
Power Switch
2.4.3 Installing the Scanner Driver
1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive.
2. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run
“setup.exe”.
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Contents on the installation graphic:
y Install Button Manager: To use the buttons on
the scanner, you need to install Button Manager.
To ensure Button Manager works properly, please
FIRST install Button Manager before installing the
scanner driver.
y Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with
your scanner, you need to install the scanner driver.
After installing the Button Manager software, click
Install Scanner Driver to install the scanner
driver on your computer.
y Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s
manuals for the scanner and Button Manager, you
need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the
manuals in pdf file format. If you already have
Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you may
disregard this item.
y View Manual: Click “View Manual” to view or
print the detailed user manual for the scanner and
Button Manager respectively.
3. Click Install Button Manager to install the Button Manager
software and then click Install Scanner Driver to install the
scanner driver on your computer.
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2.4.4 Connecting to Computer
1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of
your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of
your computer.
USB cable
2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a
“New Hardware Found” message.
(Windows 9X/Windows ME)
3. In Windows 9X/Windows 2000 or Windows ME, confirm
that the “Search for a better driver.” is selected and
click the “Next” button.
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In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When
the XP certification screen appears, click Continue
Anyway to complete the installation.
4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish
button.
Note:
To uninstall the scanner driver in Windows XP, be sure to keep your
scanner connecting to your computer.
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3. Completing Your First
Scan
3.1 Loading Your Paper
3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF
Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets
the following specifications:
• Document(s) can range in size from 3.5 by 2 inches to
8.5 by 14 inches (Legal).
• Document(s) can range in weight from 16 to 28 lbs
• Document(s) should be square or rectangular and in good
condition (not fragile or worn).
• Document(s) should be free of curl, wrinkle, tears, wet
ink, or punch holes.
• Document(s) should be free of staples, paper clips, paper
sticky notes.
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3.1.2 Placing Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray
Fanning Your Document
Standard paper size should feed easily through the scanner.
To avoid occasional paper jam when automatically feeding
multiple documents, loosen the paper before loading.
Document feeding
Place your document with the text face down on the ADF
Paper Tray. Align the two sides of the document with the
slide guides. Please note that the ADF Paper Tray can hold
up to 50-page document at a time.
Your
Document
(Face
Down)
Paper
Slider
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3.1.3 Placing Your Document On the Front Tray
Place your document with the text face down on the front tray
as indicated below.
Your
Document
(face
down)
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3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation
To verify if your scanner installation is correct, Avision provides
you a useful test program called Avision Capture Tool. With
this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured
images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated
speed.
The following procedure describes how to verify your scanner
installation. If the installation is not correct, please review the
preceding section to check if the cable connection and scanner
driver have been successfully installed.
Before you begin, be sure the scanner is on.
1. Select Start>Programs>Avision AVxxx Scanner>Avision
Capture Tool.
The Select Scanner Model dialog box will be displayed.
2. Select your driver type and scanner model and click OK.
The following Avision Capture Tool dialog box will be
displayed.
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Setup
Scan
File Format
Fit
Page
Save File Path
Actual
Size
3. Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop
down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice includes TIFF,
GIF, and JPEG.)
4. Type your desired folder name and file name in the File
Path box. (Default is C:\My Scan\Image.)
Note: If you do not wish to save the scanned image,
deselect the Save button since default is Save Enable. In
this case, the thumbnail view will be disabled. And
therefore, after viewing all the scanned images, only the
last one will remain on the screen.
5. Click the Setup button (
) or choose Setup from the
File menu to prompt the Scanner Properties dialog box.
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Image
Selection
Box
6. From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image
type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If
you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan
both sides of your document.
7. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To
learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box,
please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner
Properties Dialog Box.)
8. Place your document face down on the document glass or
face up in the auto document feeder.
9. In the Scan Validat ion dialog box, click the Scan button
(
) or choose Scan from the File menu.
10. The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan
Validation screen. After the scanned images have been
displayed, your scanner installation verification is
completed.
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Thumbnail View
Status Bar
Fit Page View
11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page (
Actual Size (100%) button (
) from the Viewing toolbars
) or
at the right side.
12. Click the Close box or Quit from t he File menu to exit the
Scan Validation Tool.
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3.1.4 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box
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1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout,
Paper, Options, Settings, Information.
2. Image
Selection Box
3. Brightness: Adjust the brightness level f rom –100 to +100.
4. Contrast Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100.
5. Resolution
6. Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image.
7. Scan Source Choice: Auto Document Feeder, Flatbed,
8. Defaults Reset all values on the tabs to the factory
Choose your image type and the side of
document you wish to scan. Options vary
based on type of scanner.
Determine the quality of the scanned image.
The industry standard is 200 dpi.
Flatbed (Book), Automatic (varies due to
different scanner model)
default settings.
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