Avision AV100III User Manual

AV100III

Color

Image Scanner

User's Manual

Version 1.1

(Doc. No. 250-0047-0)

 AVISION INC. 1996 AVISION INC. 1996

Trademarks

Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.

Windows and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
IBM, PC, AT, XT are registered trademarks of International

Business Machines Corp.
Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Copyright

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system,
or translated into any language or computer language, in any
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical,
chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written
permission of Avision Inc.

Material scanned by this product may be protected by
governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright laws,
the customer is solely responsible for complying with all such
laws and regulations.

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Warranty

The information contained in this document is subject to
change without notice.

Avision makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this
material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties
of fitness for a particular purpose.

Avision shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for
incidental or consequential damages in connection with the
furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

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FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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 instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communication. 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 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 the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.

CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly

approved by the manufacture of this device could
void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 1-1

2. SCANNER INSTALLATION 2-1

2.1 INSTALLATION OF THE SCANNER 2-1

2.2 CONNECTING THE CABLE 2-5

3. SCANNER DRIVER INSTALLATION 3-1

3.1 AUTO-INSTALLATION PROGRAM 3-1

3.2 AN EXAMPLE OF CONFIG.SYS 3-3

3.3 UNINSTALL THE SCANNER DRIVER 3-4

4. SCANNER OPERATION & DOCUMENT PRINTING 4-1

4.1 IMAGE TYPE 4-3

4.2 RESOLUTION CONTROL 4-4

4.3 IMAGE CONTROL 4-5

4.4 SCANNING 4-8

4.5 PRINTING 4-9

4.6 SCANNER CONTROL CENTER 4-10

5. MAINTENANCE 5-1

5.1 CLEANING THE ADF 5-1

5.2 CLEANING THE WINDOW GLASS 5-3

6. TROUBLESHOOTING 6-1

6.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 6-2

6.2 TECHNICAL SERVICE 6-6

7. SPECIFICATIONS 7-1

7.1 MODEL: AV100III 7-2

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1. Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of Avision AV100III color
image scanner. Avision Inc. is one of the leading companies in
the world to develop high performance sheet-fed scanners.

Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few
minutes to read through this manual. It provides you with the
proper instructions on how to unpack, install, operate and
maintain the scanner.

Figure 1-1 shows how the scanner is packed. Please check all
the items against your checklist. If you did not receive all the
items, please contact your authorized local dealer immediately.

1-1

PAPER STAND

Figure 1-1 Scanner packing

1-2

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 a level surface. Tilted or

uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper-feeding
problems.

* Retain the scanner box and packing materials for shipping

purposes.

2.1 Installation of the Scanner

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

Installation of the slide guides, the paper guide and the
paper stand. (See Fig. 2-1)

Open the scanner front door by slightly pulling it away
from the unit.

Insert the paper guide into the center notch located on
top of the unit.

Insert the two slide guides to the left and right of the
paper guide. When properly installed, the guides should
move freely from side to side.

Insert the two ends of the paper stand into the small
holes on both sides of the paper guide.

Close the scanner front door.

Figure 2-1 Install the slide guides, the paper guide and the paper stand.

2-2

Document loading

Standard paper size should feed easily through the scanner. To
avoid occasional paper jam or double feed when automatically
feeding multiple documents, loosen the paper before loading.
(Figure 2-2)

Figure 2-2 Loosen the paper before loading.

Document feeding

Insert the document to be scanned face down in the scanner.
Align the two sides of the document with the slide guides.
(Figure 2-3)

Figure 2-3 Place documents in the ADF.

2-3

Scanning Small Documents

To scan small documents, such as business cards, exchange the
positions of the two slide guides, adjust the distance in between
so that it suits the size of the document, and hand feed the
document. (Figure 2-4)

1. Open the scanner front door.

2. Remove the two slide guides. Exchange their positions
and reinsert them with the left guide going now to the
right and the right now to the left.

3. Close the scanner front door.

Figure 2-4 Exchange the positions of the two slide guides.

2-4

2.2 Connecting the Cable

Be sure the scanner power is off.

Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below.

Figure 2-5 AV100III scanner cable connection

2-5