User’s Manual
Document Imaging Scanner
Avision Inc.
Regulatory model:DF-0510
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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.
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FCC CAUTION: To assure continued compliance, (example
- use only shield interface cables when connecting to
computer or peripheral devices). Any changes or
modifications not expressly approved by the manufacture of
this device could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment. 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.
Responsible
Avision Labs, Inc.
Party:
Telephone No.: +1 (510) 739-2369
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Table of Contents
1.
INTRODUCTION....................................................................1-1
2. SCANNER INSTALLATION...............................................2-1
2.1 PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................2-1
2.2 SCANNER UNPACKING......................................................2-1
2.3 LOADING THE PAPER WITH ADF.....................................2-3
2.4 FIXING PAPER ON THE GLASS BOARD .............................2-4
2.5 CNNECTING THE CABLES ..................................................2-5
3. SCANNER DRIVER INSTALLATION............................3-1
3.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ..........................................3-2
3.2 INSTALLING THE CD SOFTWARE .......................................3-4
4. SCANNER OPERATION......................................................4-1
4.1 VERIFYING YOUR SCANNER INSTALLATION....................4-1
5. USING THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX.
.......................................................................................................5-1
5.1 BUTTONS ON THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX ....
...........................................................................................5-2
5.2 THE IMAGE TAB ................................................................5-4
5.3 THE COMPRESSION TAB ................................................5-21
5.4 THE COLOR DROPOUT TAB............................................5-23
5.5 THE PAPER TAB ..............................................................5-26
5.6 THE OPTIONS TAB..........................................................5-39
5.7 THE SETTING TAB ..........................................................5-45
5.8 THE INFORMATION TAB .................................................5-48
6. ISIS INTERFACE OPERATION.......................................6-1
7. USING THE BUTTON...........................................................7-1
7.1 INSTALLING BUTTON MANAGER ......................................7-2
7.2 CHECKING THE BUTTON CONFIGURATIONS BEFORE
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SCANNING .....................................................................................7-3
7.3 THE DEFAULT BUTTON SETTINGS ...................................7-5
7.4 SCANNING FROM ONE TOUCH OF THE BUTTONS ..........7-7
8. CARE AND MAINTENANCE..............................................8-1
8.1 CLEANING THE ADF.........................................................8-1
8.2 CLEANING THE GLASS......................................................8-3
8.3 REPLACING THE ADF DETACHABLE PAD MODULE ..........8-4
9. TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................9-1
9.1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ....................................9-1
9.2 PAPER JAM IN THE ADF ...................................................9-4
9.3 TECHNICAL SERVICE ........................................................9-5
10. SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................10-1
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1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the image scanner.
Avision is one of the leading companies, which make high
quality document scanner.
To ensure the optimum performance of the scanner, please
take a few minutes to read through this manual before you
install and operate the new scanner. The manual contains
important information on how to unpack, install, operate,
and maintain the scanner properly. The next page shows
how the scanner is packed. Please check if all items are
included.
Scanner
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E
Quick Guide
/CD
Paper Guide
USB Cable Power Supply Power Cable
Paper Guide
xtension
Paper Stop ADF Pad
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2. SCANNER INSTALLATION
2.1 PRECAUTIONS
9 Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure
to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the
unit.
9 Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place.
9 Be sure to use the proper AC power source.
9 Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted
or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paperfeeding problems.
9 Keep the shipping box and the material in case you may
need to ship the scanner again.
9 Use only the AC adapters (HEG42-240100-7L, made by
HITRON) included with the machine. Using other AC
adapters may damage the machine and void the
warranty.
2.2 SCANNER UNPACKING
Please unpack the scanner carefully. If any item is missing
or damaged, please contact your authorized Avision dealer
immediately.
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Remove the shipping lock:
1. Unlock the scanner by moving the lock switch beneath it
to the “Unlock” position. (Refer to the Lock/Unlock
figure on the right side.)
Lock
Unlock
Lock Removal
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2.3 LOADING THE PAPER WITH ADF
Place your document with the text face up and make the
top of the page to the left side as shown below.
Feed Direction
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Top of Pag e
C
AB
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2.4 FIXING PAPER ON THE GLASS BOARD
Align the document to the reference mark, as indicated.
Reference Mark
Lay the paper on the scanner
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2.5 CNNECTING THE CABLES
Be sure the scanner power is switched off.
Connect the power cable, ADF cable, and USB cable as
below.
Step 1: Connect the ADF Cable.
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Step 2: Connect the USB Cable.
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Step 3: Connect the Power Cable.
Figure 2-7 Cable Connection
Turning on the Power
The power is controlled by a toggle switch on the side of the
scanner. To turn on the scanner, press the switch toward
"1".
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3. SCANNER DRIVER
INSTALLATION
To run the scanner at rated speed as recommended, you
must have the following minimum requirements:
9 IBM compatible Pentium Π or later;
9 Microsoft Windows 98se or later;
9 One USB port installed on your computer;
9 20M bytes of available hard disk space for installation;
9 64M bytes of RAM ;
9 A video graphics array (VGA 16.7 m.) monitor;
9 A Microsoft Windows-compatible pointing device (e.g.,
the mouse);
9 A CD-ROM drive.
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3.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
Instruct your PC to identify the USB scanner
device:
1. Turn on the PC, which is going to connect the
scanner via a USB cable.
2. Connect the attached power cord and USB cable to
the the scanner .
3. The computer should detect a new USB device and
prompt a “New Hardware Found” message.
(Windows 9X/Windows ME)
4. In Windows 9X or Windows ME, confirm that the
“Search for a better driver.” is selected and click the
“Next” button.
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5. In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue.
When the XP certification screen appears, click
Continue Anyway to complete the installation.
6. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish
button.
Note:
To uninstall the scanner driver in Windows XP, be sure to keep
your scanner connecting to your computer.
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3.2 INSTALLING THE CD SOFTWARE
1. Insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM. The
installation menu appears, as shown below.
Note: If the Installation menu fails to appear, an alternative
method is to click the Start button on the task bar, choose
Run, and type “d:\cdsetup.exe” (D: your CD-ROM drive in
use) and click O.K.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install various
software respectively.
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4. SCANNER OPERATION
4.1 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.
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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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Fit
Page
Actual
Size
Setup
File Format
Scan
Save File Path
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.
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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.
Thumbnail View
Status Bar
Fit Page View
11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page (
Actual Size (100%) button (
) from the Viewing
) or
toolbars 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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4.1.1 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
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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5. 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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5.1 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
None
Dropout
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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5.2 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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