Avision AV36 User Manual
Mobile Scanner
User’s Manual
Regulatory model: FL-0914S
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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Disposal of Waste Equipment
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.
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*This machine is certified as Class 1 laser product. This means
that this machine does not produce hazardous laser radiation.
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System Requirements
¾ IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher
¾ Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Windows 7
¾ USB port 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1)
¾ At least 100 MB of free hard disk space (500 MB is
recommended)
¾ At least 128 MB of system memory (512 MB of RAM is
recommended)
At least 1 GB of RAM for Windows Vista/7
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 Scanner Driver and Cables .......2-1
2.1.1 Installing the Scanner Driver .............2-2
2.1.2 Connecting to Computer ...................2-3
3. Completing Your First Scan.......................3-1
3.1 Placing Your Document ...............................3-1
3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF....................3-1
3.1.2 Loading Paper to the Paper Feed Slot..3-2
3.1.3 Loading A Card to the Paper Feed Slot 3-3
3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation ...............3-4
3.2 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box3-8
3.3 Scan from the scanner button......................3-9
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........................4-8
4.2.3 Scanning color images.................... 4-18
4.2.4 Scanning grayscale images.............. 4-19
4.2.5 Scanning B&W images.................... 4-19
4.2.6 Editing Profiles............................... 4-20
4.3 The Compression Tab ............................... 4-23
4.4 The Color Dropout Tab..............................4-25
4.4.1 Color Dropout Selection .................. 4-25
4.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options............ 4-27
4.5 The Paper Tab ......................................... 4-29
4.5.1 Cropping....................................... 4-30
4.5.2 Other Paper Selection..................... 4-32
4.6 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab..................... 4-35
4.6.1 Relative to Document ..................... 4-43
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The Preview Tab ...................................... 4-46
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4.8 The Options Tab....................................... 4-47
4.9 The Setting Tab ....................................... 4-55
4.10 The Imprinter Tab ................................. 4-58
4.11 The Information Tab .............................. 4-61
5. The ISIS Interface Operation....................5-1
6. Using the Buttons......................................6-1
6.1 Installing Button Manager............................6-1
6.2 Checking Button Configurations Before
Scanning..................................................6-1
6.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Button........6-3
7. Care and Maintenance...............................7-1
7.1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass .........................7-1
8. Troubleshooting........................................8-1
8.1 Clearing a Paper Jam..................................8-1
8.2 Frequently Asked Questions.........................8-1
8.3 Technical Service .......................................8-2
9. Specifications............................................9-1
Index .................................................................. a
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the color image
scanner. With this scanner, you can scan documents at a
fast rate 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
2. Quick guide/CD
3. USB cable
Note:
Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents
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.
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.
2.1 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables
Note:
1. The Windows system CD may be required wh en 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.
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2.1.1 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”.
Contents on the installation graphic:
• 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.
• 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.
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• 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.
• 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.
2.1.2 Connecting to Computer
The scanner will get its power from the computer through the
USB cable. Use the USB cable that came with the scanner to
connect the scanner to the 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.
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2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a
“New Hardware Found” message.
3. In Windows 2000, confirms that the “Search for a better
driver.” is selected and click the “Next” button.
In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When
the XP certification screen appears, click Continue
Anyway to complete the installation.
In Windows Vista, click the Recommended option, and
then click Continue button to complete the installation.
4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish
button.
5. Click “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user
manual for the scanner and bundled applications
respectively.
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3. Completing Your First
Scan
3.1 Placing Your Document
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 2.9 by 2.1 inches to
8.5 by 14 inches (Legal).
• Document(s) can range in weight from 13.3 to 32 lbs (50
~ 120 g/m
• Plastic ID cad up to 1.25 mm 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 Paper to the Paper Feed Slot
The scanner is a duplex scanner, which means it can scan
one side of the page or both sides of the page at the same
time. However, the scanner can only scan one page at a
time.
1. To scan a single side of the page, insert the page facing
up with the top of the page pointing to the paper feed slot.
2. To scan both sides of the page, insert the 1
st
page facing
up with the top of the page pointing to the paper feed slot.
3. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot.
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3.1.3 Loading A Card to the Paper Feed Slot
1. Place the card face up with the long dimension parallel to
the paper feed slot and make sure the top of the card
points to the paper feed slot.
2. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot.
Note:
This scanner is able to scan plastic ID cards from the front
input tray. Plastic ID cards up to 1.25 mm (0.05 inch) thick.
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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 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
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 the File menu to exit the
Scan Validation Tool.
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3.2 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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3.3 Scan from the scanner button
To scan using the scanner buttons, follow these steps:
1. Load the originals.
2. Press the Scan button to start a scan. The Scan Progress
Window will be displayed and the scanned image will be
saved in a default location or a user defined location.
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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.
The Scanner Properties dialog box
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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.
Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory, click
the Scan button to start scanning your
document.
Close Click the Close 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
Multifeed Detection：None
Unit：Inch
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
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4.2 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.
The Image tab dialog box
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4.2.1 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(Drop Blue Color：Threshold：10, Background：79), the
other in color
Side/Image
Selection
Front
Rear
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Image
Description
Type
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 reduce
the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the left to let these
images to be detected as B&W. The value ranges from 1 to 30.
The default is 20.
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4.2.2 Other Image Options
Binarization
This 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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