Avision AD260 User Manual

Sheet-fed Scanner

User’s Manual

Regulatory model: FL-1315B/FL-1314B

manual-en-250-0876-E-AD280&AD260-v300

Avision Inc.

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance
information statement
Part 15

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These 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 this 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 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 the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

This device complies with 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.

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European Union Regulatory Notice

Products bearing the CE marking comply with the following EU
Directives:

 Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC
 EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
 Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS)

Directive 2011/65/EU

CE compliance of this product is valid if powered with the correct
CE-marked AC adapter provide by Avision.

This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN55022, EN55024,
safety requirements of EN 60950 and ROHS requirements of
EN50581.

*This machine is certified as Class 1 LED product.

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Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Union

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that the
product can not be disposed of with your other household waste.
Instead it should be sent to appropriate facilities for recovery
and recycling in an effort to protect human health and the
environment. Fore more information about where you can 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.

System Requirements

CPU: Intel

®

Core™ 2 Duo or higher

Memory: 32 bit: 2 GB

64 bit: 4 GB

Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Drive

USB Port: USB port 3.0 (compatible with USB 2.0/1.1)

Compatible

Operating

System:

Microsoft Windows XP(SP3), Windows Vista,
Windows 7, Windows 8 (32 bits/64 bits),
Windows 10 (32 bits/64 bits)

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Product Safety Guide

Please clearly read all these instructions, and follow all instructions
and warnings before installing and using the device.

The following indications are used in this document to obviate any
chance of accident or damage to you and/or the device.

WARNING

Indicates potentially hazardous situations, which
if instructions are not followed, could result in
death or serious injury.

CAUTION

WARNING

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if instructions are not followed, may
result in minor or moderate injury or damage to
property.

 Use only the AC power adapter that came with your device.

Using any other AC power adapter could cause fire, electrical
shock, or injury.

 Use only the AC power cord and USB cable that came with your

device and avoid abrasions, cuts, fraying, crimping, and kinking.
Using any other AC power cord and USB cable could cause fire,
electrical shock, or injury.

 Do not place objects on top of the AC power cord, and do not

allow the AC power adapter or the AC power cord to be stepped
on or run over.

 Place the device and its AC power adapter near an electrical

outlet where the AC power adapter can easily be unplugged.

 If you use an extension cord with the device, make sure that

the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the
extension cord does not exceed the cord's ampere rating.

 Place the device close enough to the computer so that the

interface cable can easily reach between the device and the
computer.

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 Do not place or store the device or its AC power adapter:

 Outdoors
 Near excessive dirt or dust, water, or heat sources
 In locations subject to shocks, vibrations, high

temperature or humidity, direct sunlight, strong light
sources, or rapid changes in temperature or humidity

 Do not use the device with wet hands.
 Never disassemble, modify, or attempt to repair the AC power

adapter, device, or device option by yourself, except as
specifically explained in the device's documentation. This could
cause fire, electrical shock, or injury.

 Do not insert objects into any opening, as they may touch

dangerous voltage points or short-out components. Beware of
electrical shock hazards.

 Unplug the device and the AC power adapter, and refer

servicing to qualified service personnel under the following
conditions:

 The AC power adapter or plug is damaged.
 Liquid has entered the device or the AC power adapter.
 Object has entered the device or the AC power adapter.
 The device or the AC power adapter has been dropped,

or the case has been damaged.

 The device or the AC power adapter does not operate

normally (i.e. appearance of smoke, strange smell, odd
noise, etc.), or exhibits a distinct change in performance

 Unplug the device and the AC power adapter before cleaning.

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CAUTION:

 Do not locate the device on rackety or aslope tables. Do not

locate the device on unstable surface. The device may fall
down and this may result in injury.

 Do not place heavy objects on the unit. It may cause

unbalance and the device may fall down. This may result in
injury.

 Store the AC Power cord/USB cable bundled out of the reach of

children to avoid the risk of injury.

 Keep plastic bags bundled out of the reach of children to avoid

the danger of suffocation.

 If you are not going to use the device for a long period, unplug

the AC power adapter from the electrical outlet.

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Table of Contents

1. ................................................. 1-1 Introduction

1.1 ............................................... 1-1 Package Items

.................................................... 1-3 Front View

1.2

..................................................... 1-4 Rear View

1.3

2. ..................................... 2-1 Scanner Installation

2.1 ................................................... 2-1 Precautions

Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the

2.2
Cables

2.2.1

2.2.2

2.2.3

2.2.4

3. .......................... 3-1 Completing Your First Scan

3.1 ........................................ 3-1 Loading Your Paper

3.1.1

3.1.2

3.1.3

3.1.4

..................3-10 Verifying Your Scanner Installation

3.2

..3-14 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box

3.3

.......................................................... 2-2

........................... 2-2 Connecting to Power

.......................... 2-3 Turning on the Power

................ 2-3 Installing the Scanner Driver

...................... 2-5 Connecting to Computer

...................... 3-1 Notice on Using the ADF

Loading Your Document in the ADF Paper

.................................................. 3-2

Tray

............................ 3-7 Scanning Thin Paper

Scanning a Stack of Document with
Various sizes and Weights

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4. ..... 4-1 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box

4.1 .... 4-2 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box

.................................. 4-4 Showing or Hiding Tabs

4.2

.............................................. 4-6 The Image Tab

4.3

..................... 4-7 The Image Selection Box

4.3.1

..........................4-11 Other Image Options

4.3.2

........................4-23 Scanning color images

4.3.3

..................4-23 Scanning grayscale images

4.3.4

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........................4-23 Scanning B&W images

4.3.5

..................................4-24 Editing Profiles

4.3.6

....................................4-27 The Compression Tab

4.4

...................................4-29 The Color Dropout Tab

4.5

......................4-29 Color Dropout Selection

4.5.1

..............................................4-35 The Paper Tab

4.6

...........................................4-36 Cropping

4.6.1

.........................4-42 Other Paper Selection

4.6.2

.........................4-48 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab

4.7

...........................................4-52 The Preview Tab

4.8

...................................4-53 The Enhancement Tab

4.9

.......................................4-59 The Rotation Tab

4.10

...................................4-64 The Separation Tab

4.11

........................................4-69 The Setting Tab

4.12

.....................................4-72 The Imprinter Tab

4.13

..................................4-76 The Information Tab

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5. ............................. 5-1 ISIS Interface Operation

6.

........................................ 6-1 Using the Buttons

6.1 ........................... 6-1 Installing Button Manager V2

Checking the Button Configurations before

6.2
Scanning

.......... 6-4 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons

6.3

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7. ................................................ 7-1 Maintenance

7.1 ........................................... 7-1 Cleaning the ADF

......................................... 7-4 Cleaning the Glass

7.2

..................... 7-5 Replacing the ADF Reverse Roller

7.3

................................ 7-8 Replacing the ADF Rollers

7.4

8. ........................................... 8-1 Troubleshooting

8.1 ...................................... 8-1 Clearing a Paper Jam

................................... 8-2 Questions and Answers

8.2

........................................... 8-4 Technical Service

8.3

9. ............................................... 9-1 Specifications

Index ......................................................................a

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1. Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the color sheet-fed
image scanner. With this scanner, you can scan documents
from the auto document feeder increase your 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.

1.1 Package Items

he following figure indicates the package contents. Please

T
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. Quick Guide/CD

3. USB Cable

4. Power Adapter & Power Cord

Note:

1. Only use the AC adapter DA-48M24 by APD included in the
machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine
and void the warranty.

2. Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents
against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged,
please contact your dealer immediately.

3. To access more service supports, visit www.avision.com to
register your Avision’s product.

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1.2 Front View

LCD Screen with

Up/Down Buttons

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Extension

Paper Guide

ADF
Paper Tray

Paper Guide

Extension

Paper Stopper

Paperweight

Output Tray

Position Adjuster

Cancel Button
Scan Button

Power Button

Part Name Function

Extension Can be pulled out and adjusted to the

size of the document being scanned.

ADF Paper Tray Load the document onto this part

when scanning document.

Paper Guides Adjusts to the width of the documents

to prevent skewing of the scanned
pages.

Operation Panel

LCD screen:
Shows a number indicating a scan-to

destination via the Up/Down buttons.
The Power Button:
Press to turn on the power.
The Scan Button:
Press to start a scan.
The Cancel Button:
Press to cancel a scanning job during

operation.

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Output Tray Open to collect the document after

scanned.

Position
Adjuster

Slide the adjuster inward to make the
Output Tray in a flat position.

Extension Pull it out. Documents are ejected

from the ADF to the tray.

Paperweight Used to hold down a stack of output

paper.

Paper Stopper Adjust to the length of the documents

to prevent them from falling apart.

1.3 Rear View

Power Jack

Kensi

Security Slot

ngton

USB Port

Part Name Function

USB Port Connect to your computer.
Power Jack Connect the AC adapter to the

scanner.

Kensington
Security Slot

Attach to a lock to secure the
scanner.

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2. Scanner Installation

2.1 Precautions

 Keep the scanner out of direct sunl

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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2.2 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the

Cables

NOTE:

1). To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner,

please install scanner driver fi
scanner to your computer.

rst before connecting the

2). The scanner driver contains TWAIN, ISIS and WIA driver.

After the installation of scanner driver is completed, this
scanner allows you to scan via a TWAIN, ISIS, or a WIA
interface. Start your TWAIN-compliant image editing
software application to select a TWAIN or WIA user interface
or your ISIS software to select an ISIS user interface. You
may also launch Microsoft’s Scanner and Camera Wizard to
scan via a WIA user interface.

2.2.1 Connecting to Power

Before connecting, make sure the power switch is off.

Pl

ug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of
your scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power
outlet.

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Press the Power Swi

tch button on the front panel, the Power
LED will flash. When it is finished and ready to scan, the L ED
indicator will stop flashing and become steadily on. To turn
off the scanner, press the Power Switch button for about 3
seconds, the Power LED will be off.

2.2.3 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:

 Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your

scanner, you need to install the scanner driver.

 Install Button Manager V2: To use the buttons on

the scanner, you need to install Button Manager V2.
To ensure Button Manager V2 works properly, please
FIRST install scanner driver before installing Button
Manager V2.

 Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s manuals

for the scanner and Button Manager V2, 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.

 Install AVScan X: To scan and organize your multi-

page document(s), you can install the software
application to manage them easily and effectively.

 View Manual: Click “View Manual” to view or

print the detailed user manual for the scanner and
Button Manager V2 respectively.

3. Click Install Scanner Driver to install the scanner driver

and then click Install Button Manager V2 to install the
Button Manager V2 unto your computer.

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2.2.4 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 at
the rear side of your computer.

Note: The scanner is designed with a USB 3.0 interface to
ensure the optimal speed. If your computer comes with a
USB 3.0 port, make sure to connect the scanner to your
computer to the USB 3.0 port which is distinguished in blue
color at the back of your computer. The USB 3.0 port
enhances your scanning speed and is also compatible with
USB 2.0 and USB 1.1.

2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a

“New Hardware Found” message.

3. By following the on-screen instructions, click the Next

button to continue. When the certification screen appears,
click Continue Anyway to complete the installation.

4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button.

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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

he following specifications:

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 Document (s) can range in size from 50 x 50 mm (2 x 2 in.)

to 242 x 356 mm (9.5 x 14 in.)

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 Document (s) can range in weight from 27 ~ 413 g/m

~ 110 lb.)

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 ID cards up to 1.25 mm (0.05 in.) thick
 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 Loading Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray

Fanning Your Document

Note:

To avoid occasional multi-feeds or paper jams, please fan
your documents and al

ign the top edges before feeding them

into the scanner.

1. Hold both ends of the documents and fan them a few

times.

2. Rotate the documents by 90 degrees and fan them in the

same manner.

3. Align the edges of the documents in a step-like pattern

(see picture below).

Step-like

Scanning
Direction

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Document Feeding

1. Unfold the document feeder and its extension.

2. Unfold the output tray and raise the paper stopper.

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3. Raise the paper guide to hold your multi-page document.

4. Load the stack of document face down wi

pages pointing into the feeder.

5. Verify that the

paper guides are aligned with the edges of

the stack.

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Note: The [Paper Width] switch:

If your document width is 216 mm (8.5 in.):

If your document width is 216 mm (8.5 in.), slide the
[Paper Width] switch DOWN to fix your paper guide to
conveniently load the letter-size document.

If your document width is larger than 216 mm (8.5 in.):
If your document width is larger than 216 mm (8.5 in.)

such as invoices with punch holes, slide the [Paper
Width] switch UP and move the paper guide to the right
end to load your documents.

Slide DOWN the [Paper

Width] switch to set

your paper width to 216

mm (8.5 in.)

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Slide UP the [Paper Width]

(

)

switch to set your paper

width larger than 216 mm

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3.1.3 Scanning Thin Paper

To scan a stack of thi

n paper, it is recommended to raise the
paper weight and then make the output tray in a flat position to
keep the paper from rolling or possible paper jams due to the
paper stack in the output tray.

For normal document scanning, press down the paperweight and
keep the output tray in an angled position to prevent paper from
falling apart.

To scan thin paper,

1. Lift up the paperweight as shown.

2. Slide the position adjuster of the output tray to make the

output tray in a flat position.

3. Load a stack of thin paper into the paper tray. Align the

paper guides and make sure the edges of paper slightly
touch the paper guides on both side as illustrated.

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3.1.4 Scanning a Stack of Document with Various sizes

and W

eights

When scanning a batch of documents with different sizes and
weights, be sure to follow these guidelines to avoid a skewed
image or a paper jam:

1. Align the documents TOP EDGE first in the sequence of

paper size from large to small.

2. If two pages are of the same size yet with different weight,

arrange these pages in the sequence of paper weight from
heavyweight to lightweight.

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3. Align the edges of the documents by tapping the bottom of

the stack against the table top.

4. Center these pages in the document feeder and make sure

that the edges of page of the largest size slightly touch the
Paper Guide.

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3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation

T

o 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 xxx 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

Save

Scan

File Format

File Path

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Fit
Page

Actual
Size

3. Choose your desi

red file format from the File Format drop
down list box. (Default is JPEG, other choice in cludes TIFF,
MTIFF, PDF, MPDF, GIF, and BMP.) The supported file
formats vary depending on your scanner model.

4. Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path
box. (Default is C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\My
Documents\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 w ill
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

Select

ion

Box

6. From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image
type for your scanned i

mage. (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 Validation 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

Display View

11. You can vi
Size (100%) button (

ew the scanned image in Fit Page (

) from the Viewing toolbars at the

) or Actual

right side.

12. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to ex it the
Scan Validation Tool.

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3.3 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box

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3
4
5
6

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1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout,

Paper, Multi-Feed Detection, Preview, Options,
Settings, Information.

2. Image

Selection Box

Choose your image type and the side of
document you wish to scan. Options vary
based on type of scanner.

3. Brightness Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100.

4. Contrast Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100.

5. Resolution

Determine the quality of the scanned image.
The industry standard is 200 dpi.

6. Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image.

7. Scan Source Choice: Auto Document Feeder, Flatbed,

Flatbed (Book), Automatic (varies due to
different scanner model)

8. Defaults Reset all values on the tabs to the factory

default settings.

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4. Using the Scanner

Properties Dialog Box

The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the
scanner’s settings. It consists of several tabbed windows each
of which will be described in this chapter.

Note: In this chapter, all options are available based on a

duplex (double-side) scanner. If you have purchased a simplex
(single-side) scanner, all options are available for single sided
only.

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4.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box

The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box

Buttons

Description

Defaults Click the Defaults button, the factory default

settings will be shown on each tab.

Cancel Click the Cancel button to leave the Scanner

Properties dialog box.

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The following table shows the default settings：

Tab name Default settings
Image Image：Front B&W

Binarization：Dynamic Threshold
Resolution：200 dpi
Invert：Blank on White
Scan Source：Auto Document Feeder
Threshold：None
Brightness：None
Contrast：None

Compression None
Color Dropout None
Paper Cropping：Automatic

Deskew：Yes
Orientation：Portrait
OverScan：0.00
Note: The availability of this option

varies due to scanner model.
Unit：Inch

Multi-Feed

None

Detection
Preview None
Options Rotation Degrees：None

Blank Page Removal：None
Edge Fill：White，0 mm
Image Control Option：None

Setting Enable Energy Saver：Enable, 15

minutes after last scan action
Show Scanning Progress：Yes
Show Warning Message：Yes
Save Settings after Closing：Yes

Imprinter Digital Imprinter

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4.2 Showing or Hiding Tabs

The [Scanner Properties] dialog box is displayed in default
with three basic tabs - Image, Paper, and Information. To
show more tabs, click the [Scanner Properties] icon to access
more scan settings.

To show more tabs,

1. C lick the [Scanner Properties] icon (

) on the upper
left corner, and choose [Tab] to show available tab names.
The available tabs include Compression, Color Drop out,
Preview, Rotation, Separation, Multi-Feed, Options,
Settings, and Imprinter. (Note: the options vary based on
scanner model.)

2. C hoose the tab you want to display. The selected tab will
be shown with a check mark and then displayed in the
[Scanner Properties] dialog box.

3. To access the settings, click the selected tab on the top of
the [Scanner Properties] dialog box. The page of the
selected tab will be displayed.

To hide a tab window,

1. Click the [ Scanner Properties] icon (

) on the upper
left corner, and choose [Tabs] to show available tab
names.

2. Choose the tab you want to hide. Then, the selected tab
will be hided in the [Scanner Properties] dialog box.

Note: The [Image], [Paper], and [Information] tab can
not be hided since they preprogrammed to be displayed by
default.

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4.3 The Image Tab

The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the
rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set
several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution,
you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the
rear side. For example, all settings in the Image tab,
Compression tab, Color Dropout tab can be set individually for
the front and the rear side. However, the settings in the Paper
tab, the Option tab, and the Setting tab have to be set the
same for the front and rear side.

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4.3.1 The Image Selection Box

The Image Selection box includes the
image type and document side option. If
you wish to scan both the front side and
the rear side of your color document, you
can check both Front Color and Rear Color
at the same time. Note the options vary
based on type of scanner.

Example 1：Scanning a two-sided color document, both
sides in color

Side/Image
Selection

Front

Rear

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Example 2：Scanning a two-sided color document, one

in B&W, the other in color

Side/Image
Selection

Front

Rear

Image Type Description
Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color

image for your original in color.

Gray Choose Gray image if your original contains

actual shades of gray.

B&W Choose B&W if your original contains only

text, pencil or ink sketch.

B&W Gray Color

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Front/Rear Auto Color Detection:

Click to automatically detect and scan the front or the rear
page of your color document in color image mode. If your
document is in colors, the scanner will automatically scan the
document into a color image. If your document is non-color,
you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray from the
Non-Color Selection option. This option is useful when y ou
have a mixture of color and non-color document.

Note: If you choose Front Rear Auto Color Detection, you can
not specify the image mode of your rear page and vice versas.

Sensitivity of Auto Color Detection

If your documents contain primarily B&W text and small
amount of light or pale colors and you do not wish them to be
recognized as color image to save the file size, you can
increase the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the right to
let these images to be detected as B&W. The value ranges from
1 to 100. The default is 37.

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Sensitivity: 1
(The image is recognized as
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Sensitivity: 100
(The image is recognized as
a black and white one)

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4.3.2 Other Image Options

Binarization Thi

s is the process of converting a
grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal
image. There are several different
methods of performing this conversion.

Options: Dynamic Threshold, Fixed
Processing, Halftone 1~5, Error
Diffusion.

Dynamic Threshold: Selecting
Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner

to dynamically evaluate each document
to determine the optimal threshold value
to produce the highest quality image.
This is used to scan mixed document
containing faint text, shaded background,
or color background with a single setting.
If Dynamic Threshold is selected,
Threshold, Brightness, and Contrast are
not available.

Sensitivity of Dynamic Threshold

Occasionally your scanned image may
contain small dots or speckles. To remove
these spots, increase the sensitivity value
by moving the bar to the right. The value
ranges from 1 to 30. The default is 20.

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Fixed Processing: Used for black-and-

white and other high contrast documents. A
single level is set to determine the black­and-white transition. The threshold is
programmable over the entire density
range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to

0. If Fixed Processing is selected,
Contrast is not available.

Halftone: In addition to the black and
white display, Halftone can present a
somehow gray shade of image by using
different size of dots. Halftone image looks
like the picture we have seen in the
newspaper. Options include Halftone 1,

Halftone 2, Halftone 3, Halftone 4,
Halftone 5.

Error Diffusion: Error Diffusion is a type

of Halftone. Error Diffusion gives good
image texture and makes text in images
more readable than Halftone.

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Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a

bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to

255. A low threshold value produces a
lighter image, and can be used to subdue
backgrounds and subtle, unneeded
information. A high threshold value produces
a darker image, and can be used to help pick
up faint images.
Adjust the threshold setting by dragging the
Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to
achieve the desired threshold setting.

200 dpi,
Threshold:50,
Brightness: 0

200 dpi,
Threshold:100,
Brightness: 0

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Gray
Document Type: Choice: Normal, Photo, Document

Three options of document type are provided when you choose
Gray as the image type for your scanned document. Choice:
Normal, Photo, Document.

 Document: Choose Document if your original contains

pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an
optimal setting for regular business document. When
using Document, only Threshold can be adjusted.

 Photo: Choose Photo if your original contains photo to

reproduce your photo in vivid grayscale image. When
using Photo, no Threshold and Contrast can be adjusted.

 Normal: When using Normal, Threshold, Brightness, and

Contrast can be adjusted.

Threshold: The value ranges from 0 to 255. The default is

230. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can
be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded
information. A high threshold value produces a darker image,
and can be used to help pick up faint images. Adjust the
threshold setting by dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the
left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting.

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Normal

Normal

Photo

Photo

Document
(Threshold: 230)

Document
(Threshold: 230)

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Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an

image. The higher the value, the brighter
the image. Drag the slider to the right or
left to increase or decrease the brightness.
The range is from –100 to +100.

Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and

the lightest shades in the image. The
higher the contrast, the bigger the different
grayscale. Drag the slider to the right or
left to increase or decrease the contrast.
The range is from –100 to +100.

Brightness: -50 Brightness: 0

Brightness: +50

(Normal)

Contrast: -50 Contrast: 0

Contrast: +50

(Normal)

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Resolution A good control of the resolution results a

good detail of an image that scans. The
resolution is measured by dots per inch
(dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number,
the higher the resolution and the image file
size. Be aware that greater resolution takes
more time to scan, and more disk space for
the scanning image. For your information,
an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at
True Color mode consumes approximately 25
MB of disk space. A higher resolution
(usually means over 600 dpi) is only
recommended when you need to scan a
small area at True Color mode.

Choose a resolution value from the drop
down list. The default value is 200 dpi.
Available resolutions are 75, 100, 150,
200,300, 400 and 600. Or you may choose
your desired value by clicking the box in the
right side of the drop down list and press the
arrow key to select your desired value and
then click the Add button to include it in the
drop down list. Note: The resolution is up to
300 dpi if an imprinter or a MICR reader is
installed or connected to the scanner.

Resolution: 75 dpi

Resolution: 150 dpi

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Invert Reverses the brightness and the colors in the

image. The default setting is Black on a White
background. Reverse mode is White on a Black
background. For color images, each pixel will be
changed into its complementary color at the
command of Invert.

Black on White

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Choice:

 Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan

multiple pages.

 Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For

example, pages from newspaper clipping,
paper with wrinkles or curls.

 Flatbed (book): Used to scan several

inside pages from book.

 Automatic: Allow the scanner automatically

set its scan source. If Automatic is selected
and there is document in both the auto
document feeder (ADF) and the flatbed, then
the scan source will be automatically set to
ADF. If Automatic is selected and there is
document only in flatbed, then the scan
source will be set to flatbed.

 Merge Two Sides into One Image:

If you have a sheet-fed duplex scanner with
front input tray, you can scan an A3 size
document with an innovative method. Thus,
fold your A3 size document into A4, and then
load the paper in the front tray. Choose
Merge Two Sides from the Scan Source
option and then the scanner is able to scan
both sides of your document and merge two
A4 images into one A3 image.

When you select Merge Two Sides into One

Image, the Cropping or Multi-feed function
will be disabled.

Note: This feature must be used with a

carrier sheet. Regarding how to load a
document with a Carrier Sheet, refer to
Section 4.6.2, Other Paper Selection.

Note the options vary based on type of
scanner.

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Note: If you have purchased a duplex sheet-

fed scanner, choose [Merge Two Sides] on the
[Scan Source], then the scanner is able to scan
both sides of your document and merge them
into a single image.

Select the “Merge Vertically” option to merge
the front side and the rear side of a page into
one image vertically. If the “Merge Vertically”
option has not been selected, the front side and
the rear side of a page will be merged into one
page horizontally.

Front

Side

Rear

Side

Front

Side

Rear

Side

Merge Vertically

Merge Horizontally

Note the options vary based on type of
scanner.

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The purpose of Color Matching is getting the
accurate color. This option uses the default
parameters (ICC profile) to adjust the colors
of the image.

Choice: None, Document, Photo

 None: Choose “None” to disable this

option.

 Document: Choose “Document” if your

original contains pure text or a mixture of
text and graphic since it is an optimal
setting for regular business document.

 Photo: Choose “Photo” if your original

contains photo to reproduce your photo
in vivid color image.

Normal

After Color Matching

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4.3.3 Scanning color images

T

he following options are available for scanning color images.

 Brightness
 Contrast
 Resolution
 Invert

4.3.4 Scanning grayscale images

The following options are available for scanning gray images.

 Brightness
 Contrast
 Resolution
 Invert

4.3.5 Scanning B&W images

he following options are available for scanning B&W images.

T

 Binarization (Dynamic Threshold)
 Resolution
 Invert

Or

 Binarization (Fix Processing)
 Threshold
 Brightness
 Resolution
 Invert

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4.3.6 Editing Profiles

The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and
save your frequentl

y used scan settings into a profile. You can

edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them.

To add a new profile,

1. Customize your settings. (For example, change your
resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or
other scan settings.)

2. Click the Image tab and then choose “Profiles” to prompt
the “Edit Your Profile” dialog box.

3. Click “Add” to enter the name of the profile and then
choose “Save”.

4. The new profile will be saved and shown in the “Prof iles”
dropdown list box.

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To load a profile,

1. From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable
profile from the “Profiles” dropdown list box.

2. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and
displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box.

To delete a profile,

1. From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt
the Edit Your Profile dialog box.

2. Choose the profile you want to delete from the dropdown
list box.

3. Click “Delete”. A Confirm message “Are you sure you want
to delete this profile?” is prompted.

4. Choose “Yes” to delete or “Cancel” to quit.

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To rename a profile,

1. From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt
the Edit Your Profile dialog box.

2. Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown
list box and then click the Rename button.

3. Enter new name for the profile.

4. Choose “Save” to save the new profile or “Cancel” to quit.

Note:

The preset default profiles include Flatbed, Simplex-B&W, 200
dpi, Simplex-Gray, 200 dpi, Simplex-Color, 200 dpi, Duplex­B&W, 200 dpi, Duplex-Gray, 200 dpi, Duplex-Color, 200 dpi. If
you have a simplex or a sheetfed scanner, the duplex or the
flatbed option will not be available.

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4.4 The Compression Tab

The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned
image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal images
are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4
(G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using
JPEG technol

ogy. Move the JPEG Quality slider to the right or
left to increase or decrease the level of compression. Note the
greater the compression level, the lower image quality. Default
is 50%.

Note that the compression depends on your image editing
application. If your image editing application does not support
the type of compression format, then either a warning
message will appear or the image quality of the compressed file
will not be acceptable.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Editor Group). This group developed
and lent their name to a file compression standard for color and
grayscale images that is widely used by scanners, and software
applications. On Microsoft Windows-based systems, a file with
the extension .jpg has normally been compressed using this
standard.

For scanning color or gray images, the following compressions
are available:

 None
 JPEG

For scanning B&W images, the following compressions are

available:

 None
 G4

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The Compression tab dialog box

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4.5 The Color Dropout Tab

4.5.1 Color Dropout Selection

The [Color Dropout] tab allows you to select either green,
red, blue, or a color of your choice to remove the detai

ls of the
selected color from a scanned image. This feature is used to
sharpen your text when using OCR (Optical Character
Recognition) software. Note this feature applies only to the
gray or black and white image.

Choice: None, Auto, Remove Red, Remove Green,
Remove Blue, Custom

- None: Does not remove any color.

- Auto: Automatically outputs the image with the details of
the primary color removed.

- Remove Red/Remove Green/Remove Blue: Outputs
the image with the details of the specified color removed.

- Custom: Specify the color you wish to remove by entering
its RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) value respectively.

Advanced Options:

- Quality Mode: Range: 0~20. Default: 10
When [Quality Mode] is selected, you can determine the
color to be dropped out using the [Filter Threshold] slider. A
lower value will drop more of the selected color out, while a
higher value will leave more of the selected color in.

- Normal Mode: Use an optimized setting to determine the
color.

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Auto/Remove Green
(normal mode)

Remove Red (normal mode)

Remove Green (quality
mode: Threshold: 18)

Preview the color dropout result:
To preview the color dropout result, please follow these steps:

1. Click the [Scanner Properties] icon (

) on the upper
left corner, and choose [Tab] to show available tab
names.

2. Choose [Preview] to show the Preview tab.

3. Click the [Preview] tab to show the Preview page.

4. Load your document to the scanner and click the
[Preview] button to get a preview image.

5. On the [Image] tab, click [Gray] or [Black and White]
image mode and then choose [Custom] on the [Color
Dropout] tab. A [Preview window] button will be
displayed.

6. Click the [Preview window] button to prompt the
[Preview] window with the previewed image.

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7. Move your cursor over the preview image. Your mouse
cursor now becomes an Eyedropper.

8. Click to select a color which you wish to remove.

9. Click and hold your mouse button to view the result
after removing the specified color. If the result is
satisfactory, click [OK] to close the Preview window.

The Preview Window The Color dropout result

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To select a color on the Color palette,

1. Click the Color
Dropout tab from
the Scanner
Properties dialog
box.

2. Choose Gray or
B&W from the
Image Selection
box and click
“Custom” from
the Color Dropout
drop-down menu.
The Color palette
appears.

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3. Move your cursor
over the palette.
The cursor
becomes a cross
sign.

4. Click to choose a color. The RGB values are changed
simultaneously.

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4.6 The Paper Tab

The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image
output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi-Feed
Detection).

The Paper tab dialog box

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Croppi

ng allows you to capture a portion of the document

being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Automatic (36”),

Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection,
Automatic Multiple, Relative to Documents.

Options Description
Automatic

Automatic adjusts the cropping window
according to different document sizes and
automatically straighten a skewed
document. Use this option for batches of
mixed-sized documents.

Automatic
(36”)

Automatically adjusts the cropping window
according to different document sizes
smaller than 36” and automatically
straighten a skewed image. Use this option
for batches of mixed-sized document.

Note: The availability of this feature
varies due to scanner model.

Fixed to
Transport

This feature allows you to define the area
or zone to be imaged. Use for batches of
same-sized documents. If you select this
option, you can use the arrow keys to
define the x and y offset values, width and
length to redefine your scanned area. The
Display window will show image placement
as you change the values.

EOP (End of
Page)
Detection

This feature allows you to define the area
or zone to be imaged. Use for batches of
same-width but different length
documents. If you select this option, you
can use the arrow keys to define the x and
y offset values, width and length to
redefine your scanned area. The Display
window will show image placement as you
change the values.

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This option allows you to place various
sized documents such as photos, ID Cards,
or business cards on the flatbed (if
available) and lets you create multiple
individually cropped images in one scan.
Note: To correctly create multiple images,
please make sure there is at least 12mm
(0.5”) of space between each document.
This option allows you to crop different
areas on your documents and deliver these
images in B&W, Gray, or Color separately.
For example, there are applications which
require you to store the entire document in
B&W and a part of the document in color to
save storage space. This is useful for
documents where a photograph or
signature appears in a consistent area on
the document such as resumes, and so on.

The following options are only available when Fixed to
Transport is selected.

 X-Offset — the distance from the left end of the

scanner to the left edge of the scanning area.

 Y-Offset — the position from the top end of the

document to the top end of the scanning area.

 Width — the width of the scanning area.
 Length — the length of the scanning area.
 Center: automatically calculates the x-offset for center-

fed feeding based upon document size selected.

 — relocate the scan area by click the arrow key on

the cross sign while retain the scan size. View the result
from the Display window.

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The Adjustment option is available when Automatic is
selected.

 Adjustment —adds a positive/negative margin value

Top/Bottom or toward left/right of the image. 　
Adjustment is used when the automatic document feeder

is used. Adjustment reduces the possibility of corner
clipping on skewed images. To set Adjustment values, use
the UP/Down buttons to select where you want to apply
Adjustment values: Top/Bottom or Left/Right, and then
select the amount of inches/mm/pixels applied. Select a
value within the range of 0.00 to 1.00 / -1.00.

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Relative to Document: (used for batches of same-sized

documents)
This option allows you to crop different areas on your

documents and deliver these images in B&W, Gray, or Color
separately. For example, there are applications which require
you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the
document in color to save storage space. This is useful for
documents where a photograph or signature appears in a
consistent area on the document such as resumes, and so on.

The following procedure describes how to reproduce the entire
document in B&W and a portion of document (picture) in color.

1. On the Paper tab, choose “Relative to Document” or “Fixed
to Transport” from the Cropping option.

2. Choose your scan size from the Scan Area option. The
selected scan size will be displayed in a red rectangular
box. This is also the scan size of your entire document.
(For example, ISO B5. If you have not chosen a scan area
and leave the selection as None, then the default area w ill
be the scanner’s maximum.)

A red
rectangular
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T

T

3. Click the Preview tab to display the Preview w in d ow. A
black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan
size your have just selected.

The Image

Select

ion

Box

A black
rectangular
box

4. C

lick the Preview button to view the entire image in low

resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area.

he Preview

Image

he Preview

Button

5. Select

image type from the Image Selection box. The
selected image will appear in highlighted color. (For
example, Front Color)

6. Place your cursor on the Preview window and click your
left mouse button. A cross sign will appear as illustrated.
Create your relative scan size diagonally by dragging the
left mouse button to your preferable size. The selected
area will appear in a red box as illustrated.

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A Cross

Sign

he
Relative
Area

7. C

heck the B&W image from the Image Selection box to

scan the entire document.

8. Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in
two image types and sizes. (See the result in below.)

The entire document in B&W The relative area in color

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4.6.2 Other Paper Selection

Carrier Sheet Mode:

Check thi

s option to automatically crop the scan window
according to your document size when scanning non-standard
document (fragile, irregular-size document) with a carrier sheet
(optional). Note: The availability of this opt ion varies due to
scanner model.

Loading Documents Using a Carrier Sheet

A Carrier Sheet is a plastic sheet specifically used for loading
non-standard document onto the scanner. It allows you to scan
document that can not be scanned in the regular way. Also,
documents larger than A4 size, such as A3 and B4, can be
scanned by folding in half, inserting into the C a rrier Sheet, and
scanning in duplex mode. You can also scan documents that
can be damaged quite easily such as photographs, or irregular
size documents that are difficult to load directly such as
clippings.

To scan document using a Carrier Sheet,

For documents larger than A4/Letter size, such as A3

a. Fold the sheet to be scanned in half.
b. Fold the sheet tightly and smooth out crease. Otherwise,

the sheet may be skewed during scanning.

1. Open the Carrier Sheet and place the document

inside.

Align the top of the document to the top of the Carrier

Sheet (the printed area).

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For documents larger than A4/letter size, such as

A3

Align the top of the document to the top of the Carrier
Sheet (the printed section) and the folded portion to the
right edge of the Carrier Sheet so that the document fits
into the Carrier Sheet at the upper corner.

For non-standard document

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2. Load the Carrier Sheet with the gray section (printed
section) facing downwards.

3. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the Carrier Sheet.
Adjust the paper guides so that there is no space
between the guides and the Carrier sheet. Space between
the guides and Carrier Sheet may cause the Carrier Sheet
to become unaligned during scanning, and skew the
scanned image.

4. Start the scan.

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Notice:

 [Carrier Sheet] is available for the models that support the

Carrier Sheet.

 Some functions are disabled when [Carrier Sheet] is

checked.

 This option may not work properly on some applications.

Scan Area

Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or
you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area
box and then click Add to include in the choice.

Choices are listed below:

None
US Letter- 8.5”x 11”

US Legal – 8.5” x 14”
ISO A4 – 21 x 29.7 cm
ISO A5 – 14.8 x 21 cm
ISO A6 – 10.5 x 14.8cm
ISO A7 – 7.4 x 10/5 cm
ISO B5 – 17.6 x 25 cm
ISO B6 – 12.5 x 17.6 cm
ISO B7 – 8.8 x 12.5 cm
JIS B5 – 18.2 x 25.7 cm
JIS B6 – 12.8 x 18.2 cm
JIS B7 – 9.1 x 12.8 cm
Scanner Maximum
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Long Page (<118”):

When you need to scan documents whose length exceeds
scanner maximum, please choose Long Page. Note if Long
Page is selected, the Multi-Feed Detection will not be
available. (Note: This option and the maximum allowable
document length vary due to type of scanner.)

When Long Page (<118”) is selected, be sure to specify your
document size in the Length and Width field.

Notice when scanning long page document:

1. Pul

l out the extension in the ADF Paper Tray.

2. Secure enough space around the Output Tray to prevent

the ejected paper from falling off the Output Tray.

3. To ensure the performance, in color mode, set the

resolution to be 300 dpi or lower; in Black and White
mode, set the resolution to be 600 dpi or lower.

4. Depending on your system environments, application, or

your specified paper size, there may be insufficient
memory to perform scanning.

OverScan

Overscan allows you to add a specific margin at top and bottom
or right and left (Options vary based on the type of scanner) of
the edge of the image. This is used to reduce possible corner
clipping on the skewed images and often applied to a batch of
skewed document to be scanned in the auto document feeder.
Select a value between 0 and +5 mm. Note the overscan
result will not be shown in the Display window and t hat the
availability of the function varies based on type of scanner.

Pre-Feed

Choice: Enable, Disable. If enable is selected, you can set the
amount of time the scanner starts pre-feeding your paper after
your documents has been loaded into the feeder. The default is
disable. Note: The availability of this option varies due to
scanner model.

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Transport Timeout

Set the amount of time the scanner will wait and then start
auto scan after the first scan job is completed. If you have
many separate documents need to be scanned at the same
scan settings, this feature is especially useful. The default is 0.
The value ranges from 0 to 30 seconds.

Note:

1 Wit

hin the specified timeout period, if you load your
document to the feeder, the scanner starts scanning
automatically.

2 If your scanner has a flatbed option and you place your

paper on the flatbed, after the timeout period, you need
to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to
start scanning.

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This option allows you to set your scan
background. Choice: White Background,

Black Background.

Note: For a sheet-fed scanner with an auto
document feeder, this option is currently
available only in the “Auto crop” mode. For a
scanner with a flatbed platen, this option is
available either in the “Auto crop” or the
“Fixed to Transport” mode.

White Background

Black Background

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4.7 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab

Multi-Feed Detection

ulti-Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped document

M
that go through the auto document feeder. Multi-Feed usually
occurs due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or
electro-statically charged document. Note： The availability of

the function varies based on type of scanner.

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Additional Length Detection

Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of
document being multi-fed. This value indicates the additional
length exceeding your scan area. The Display window will
show the size of the document as you change the value. A
value of 0 indicates no additional length detection. The
Additional Length Detection is best used when scanning same­size documents in the auto document feeder.

Ultrasonic Detection

Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by
detecting paper thickness between documents. Note： The

availability of the function varies based on type of scanner.

There are two options available if Multi-Feed is detected.

 Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed

If this is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder and

display the following Warning dialog box if multi-feed is
detected.

Action:

1. Follow the instruction on the Warning dialog box to
remove the rest pages on the feeder.

2. Click OK to close the Warning dialog box.

3. Scan the rest pages.

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Clear the Multi-Fed Paper: Auto

If this is checked, once multi-feed is detected and scanning
operation is stopped, the scanner will automatically clear the
transport of the multi-fed paper. If this is not checked, once
multi-feed is detected and scanning operation is stopped, you
need to manually clear the transport of the multi-fed paper.
Note: The availability of this option varies based on type of
scanner.

 Multi-Feed Alarm

If a wave file is added, the scanner will make a sound
alarm if multi-feed is detected yet no Warning dialog box
will be displayed.

If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” is selected, the scanner
will stop the feeder.

If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” has not been selected,
the scanner will continue to scan till the end of your
document.

Action:

1. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” is selected, follow
the action described in the preceding section “Stop
Scanning after Multi-Feed” on the previous page to
complete your job.

2. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” has not been
selected, rescan the pages where multi-feed is
detected.

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How to add the sound alarm：

1. Click the Browse button on the right side of the speaker
icon. The Open dialog box appears.

2. Choose your wave file.

3. Click the Open button. The wave file is added.

Units

Defines the primary measurement system. Inches,

Millimeters, and Pixels are available.

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4.8 The Preview Tab

The Preview tab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan)
your image before final scan. This preview image 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 the Display
window. Then, a red rectangle box will appear to indicate the
selected area.

Note: If you choose “Automatic Cropping” on the “Paper Tab”,
then to select a scan area on the Preview tab is not allowed.

The Display
Window

The Preview Tab

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4.9 The Enhancement Tab

The Enhancement tab allows you to set following additional

image processing settings.

The Option tab dialog box

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Punch
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You can remove punch holes from the output
scanned image when scanning punched document.
Note the availability of this feature varies
depending on your scanner model.

Original

Output image

Punch holes can not be removed when:

 Resolution is set lower than 150dpi
 The hole is near the edge of the document
 The holes are not aligned along the edge of the

document

 Punch Hole Removal is available only when

“Auto Crop” is enabled. If either “Fixed to
Transport”, “EOP (End of Page) Detection”,
“Automatic Multiple”, “Relative to D ocuments” is
selected from the Cropping option on the Paper
tab, the Punch Hole Removal option will be
disabled.

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Background Processing: The [Background Processing]

option allows you to smooth background color or remove it to
make image clearer. The option is especially useful for
documents with color forms such as invoices.

Choices: None (default), Smooth, Removal

- None - no background processing will be performed
(default)

- Smooth - produces images with a more uniform
background color. This option improves image quality.

- Removal - identifies the background color and then
removes it.

Sensitivity: Choice: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. Default: 0

- The higher the value, the more background color will be
kept.

Mode: Auto, Moiré

If [Smooth] is selected in the [Background Processing]
option, then the choices for the [Mode] option includes Auto,
and Moiré.

- Auto - uses the factory preprogrammed mode to proceed
background smoothing.

- Moiré – Remove the moiré patterns that appear on the
background of the image when scanning printed material.

If [Removal] is selected in the [Background Processing]
option, then the [Mode] option will be replaced with [Fill
Color]. Choices: White, Auto.

- White - identifies the background color and substitutes it
with white.

- Auto - identifies the background color and substitutes it
with the color of the largest background zone.

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Background Processing: None

Background Processing:
Smooth

Background Processing:
Removal

Fill Color: White

Note: Background color in small zone will not be processed or

removed.

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Check White or Black if you wish to add white or
black edge on the border of your scanned image.
Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm. Default value is 0.

Original

Edge Fill: 5mm (Black)

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Despeckle

Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of
a scanned image. Remove unwanted speckles provides a
cleaner image for OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
processing, and also helps to reduce compressed file size.

Define the speckles (also known as image noise) you wish to
remove by specifying its number (size) and radius (range). The
measuring unit is pixel. The higher the number, the more
speckles will be removed.

Before Despeckle
(noise number:0, noise radius:1)

After Despeckle
(noise number:22, noise radius:10)

Note:

 T

he function is currently available for Black and White

image only.

 To scan at rated speed, it is recommended to set the

noise radius up to 10 pixels.

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4.10 The Rotation Tab

The Rotation tab allows you to set the following image rotating
options:

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Rotate

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Choose the rotation angle from the drop down
list if you wish to rotate your scanned image.

Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise),
90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°, Auto
based on contents. Auto rotate every
even page.

Original

Rotate 90°CW

Rotate 90°CCW

Rotate 180°

Auto based on contents: When Auto

based on contents is selected, images can

be rotated to their proper orientations based
on their contents.

Auto rotate every even page:

Automatically 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 the “Scan
Source” option, “auto rotate every even page”
will be selected as default.

Note: This option varies based on type of
scanner.

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By splitting an image, two separate images are
created horizontally or vertically. This is useful
for documents containing two pages per image
when you want to save them as two images
(one page for one image). Choice: None,

Horizontal, Vertical. Default is None.
Horizontal: Divide one image into the upper

half and the lower half.
Vertical: Divide one image into the left half and

the right half.

Split Horizontally

Split Vertical

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Flip Side

Rotation

Select “fanfold” to rotate the image of the
reverse side to 180 degrees.

This is applied to double-sided document
which are viewed in portrait are sometime
fed into the scanner in landscape or vice
versa.

Choice: Book, Fanfold.

If “Book” is selected, the image of the
reverse side will not be rotated.

The following illustration shows the documents which should
be viewed in portrait are fed into the scanner in landscape

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Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right
and left side of your image.

Original

The Mirror Effect

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4.11 The Separation Tab

The Separation tab allows you to enable the detection engine to
detect the blank page, barcode, and patch code and then notify

he software application which supports document separation to

t
separate your multi-page documents. Choices: Blank Page
Removal, Barcode Detection, Patch Code Detection.

Blank Page

Removal

Check if you wish to remove the blank page
and move the slider to the left or right to your
desired threshold.

When the bar code has been detected successfully，a file
[avbarcode.ini] will be created and stored in the following path:

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Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application

Data\%PRODUCTNAME%

Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10:

C:\ProgramData\%PRODUCTNAME%

Barcode Detection:

Check [Enable] to detect barcode and notify the software
application for advanced processing. Please note the whole
document will be checked and no specific detection area needs
to be designated.

Barcode Types:

The following barcode types can be detected.

Two-dimensional codes

 Aztec
 DataMatrix
 PDF417
 QR Code

One-dimensional barcodes:

 Add-2
 Add-5
 Airline 2 of 5
 Australian Post 4-State Code
 BCD Matrix
 Codabar
 Code 128 (A,B,C)
 Code 2 of 5
 Code 32
 Code 39
 Code 39 Extended
 Code 93
 Code 93 Extended

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 DataLogic 2 of 5
 EAN 128 (GS1, UCC)
 EAN-13
 EAN-8
 GS1 DataBar
 Industrial 2 of 5
 Intelligent Mail (One Code)
 Interleaved 2 of 5
 Inverted 2 of 5
 ITF-14 / SCC-14
 Matrix 2 of 5
 Patch Codes
 PostNet
 Royal Mail (RM4SCC)
 UCC 128
 UPC-A
 UPC-E


Note:

 Recommended resolution: 200~600 dpi for regular

barcode, 300~600 dpi for QR code

 Skewed barcodes may not be recognized correctly.
 Using the same sheet repeatedly may decrease the

recognition accuracy due to accumulated dirt on the sheets.
If the sheet is not recognized correctly or gets smudged,
replace it with a new sheet.

Patch code Detection:

Check [Enable] to detect patch codes and notify the software
application for advanced processing.

A patch code is a pattern of parallel, alternating black bars and
spaces (i.e. a barcode) that is printed on a document. Patch
code sheet is most commonly used as a document separator in
a stack of document.

You can find various sizes of patch codes (PDF) by choosing

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[Start] menu>[All Programs]>[Avision Scanner
Series]>[Patch code] in succession.

Simply print the PDF file to produce the patch code sheet.
Insert the patch code sheets to wherever you want the file to
separate.

Patch code sheet

Notes to print the patch codes:

 Use blank white paper.
 Set the scaling to 100%. The sheet is not recognized

correctly when printed in a size smaller than the original.

 Do not use toner saving mode. The sheet is not recognized

correctly when the print is too light.

 Do not use thin paper in order to avoid bleed-through from

the back.

 When you copy a patch code sheet that you printed out,

make sure to copy by the same size and brightness as the
original copy.

 Use the same sheet repeatedly may decrease the

recognition accuracy due to accumulated dirt on the sheets.
If the sheet is not recognized correctly or gets smudged,
replace it with a new sheet.

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