Avision DS600C User Guide

Avision Digital Color Scan Copier

DS600C

User's Manual

(D/N: 250-0242-E Rev. 2.0)

Avision, Inc

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

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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 instructions, 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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modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance 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 Party: AVISION LABS INC.

6815 Mowry Ave. Newark CA 94560,

USA

Telephone No.:

[phone]

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................1-1

2. DS600C INSTALLATION ...............................................2-1

2.1 PRECAUTIONS............................................................................................2-1

2.2 UNLOCKING THE DS600C........................................................................2-2

2.3 CONNECTING THE CABLE......................................................................2-3

2.3.1 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A COPIER.....................2-3

2.3.2 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A SCANNER..................2-4

2.4 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT.......................................................................2-5

3.USING DS600C AS A COPIER ......................................3-1

3.1 THE CONTROL PANEL.............................................................................3-1

3.2 BEFORE MAKING COPIES........................................................................3-5

3.3 MAKING SIMPLE COPIES.........................................................................3-6

3.4 MAKING COPIES WITH COPY FEATURES...........................................3-7

3.4.1 MIRROR FUNCTION.......................................................................3-7

3.4.2 ENLARGING OR REDUCING YOUR ORIGINAL ........................3-8

3.4.3 AUTO ZOOMING YOUR ORIGINAL...........................................3-9

3.4.4 CHANGING YOUR COPY DENSITY...........................................3-10

3.4.5 CHANGING COLOR INTENSITY................................................3-11

3.4.6 CHOOSING YOUR COPY QUANTITY ........................................3-12

3.4.7 ENHANCING YOUR COPY QUALITY ........................................3-13

3.4.8 FOCUS ON PHOTO COPY, TEXT COPY, OR MIXED PHOTO &

TEXT COPY ..............................................................................................3-14

3.4.9 MAKING COPIES OF A 3D OBJECT...........................................3-15

3.4.10 AUTOMATIC POWER SAVING.................................................3-16

4. USING DS600C AS A SCANNER ...............................4-17

4.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE...............................................................4-17

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4.2 UNINSTALL THE DS600C DRIVER........................................................4-19

5. SCANNER OPERATION & DOCUMENT PRINTING 5-1

5.1 IMAGE TYPE...............................................................................................5-3

5.2 SCANNING PARAMETERS & IMAGE CONTROL................................5-5

5.3 SCANNING.................................................................................................5-11

5.4 PRINTING...................................................................................................5-12

6. MAINTENANCE ..............................................................6-1

7. TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................7-1

7.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS....................................................................7-1

7.2 TECHNICAL SERVICE................................................................................7-4

8. SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................................8-1

Appendix

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1. INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of DS600C.

The DS600C produces better printing quality and is
free from maintenance, compared with traditional
copy machines. Its high printing quality,
maintenance-free operation and affordability make
DS600C the best convenience copier solution for
office.

The following sections introduce the unpacking,
hardware and software installation, the operation, and
maintenance information to you. Please spend a few
minutes reading through them to keep quality
scanning result possible.

Figure 1-1 shows how the DS600C is packed. Please
check all the items against Figure 1-1. If there is any
missing or damaged, please contact your nearest
dealer immediately for the replacement.

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QUICK GUIDE

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6. Carton

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5

1. Quick Guide, Software CD

2. Power Adapter

3. Cushion

4. DS600C main unit

5. DS600C Cable

Figure 1-1 DS600C packing

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Package Contents

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1. Software CD

2. Power Adapter

3. DS600C Cable

4. Quick Installation Guide

5. DS600C main unit

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2. DS600C INSTALLATION

2.1 PRECAUTIONS

Ÿ Keep the DS600C out of direct sunlight. Direct

exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause
damage to the unit.

Ÿ Do not install the DS600C in a humid or dusty

place.

Ÿ Be sure to use the proper AC power source.
Ÿ Place the DS600C securely on an even, flat

surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause
mechanical or paper-feeding problems.

Ÿ Retain the DS600C box and packing materials for

shipping purposes.

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2.2 UNLOCKING THE DS600C

To protect the scanning head from damage during
shipment, the DS600C is designed with a lock switch
beneath the main unit. Therefore, before using the
DS600C, it is required to unlock DS600C by moving
the lock switch to the Use position.(See Figure 2-1)

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1. “Shipping” Position 2. “Use” Position

Figure 2-1 Unlocking the DS600C

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2.3 CONNECTING THE CABLE

2.3.1 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A
COPIER

Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown
below.

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1. DS600C main unit

2. “To Printer” port

3. Printer Cable

4. Power Jack

5. Power Adapter

6. Printer

Figure 2-2 Connect DS600C to a printer

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2.3.2 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A

SCANNER

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1. DS600C main unit

2. Power Adapter

3. DS600C Cable

4. PC Parallel Port

5. Printer Cable

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Figure 2-3 DS600C Cable Connection

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2.4 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT

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As shown in Figure 2-4, place the document on the
glass face (text) down.

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1. Document Cover

2. Home Position Mark

3. Document

4. Document Glass

5. Control Panel

Figure 2.4 Document Placement

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3. USING DS600C AS A COPIER

3.1 THE CONTROL PANEL

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1. Copy(Color): Press to start a color copy.

2. Copy(B/W): Press to start a black-and-white copy

3. Power/Copy LED: The LED indicator turns green when power is on and turns

flashing during copying.

4. All Clear: Clear your current settings and return to the default settings.

5. Auto/Text/Photo: Press to respectively concentrate on photo, text, or auto copying.

6. Normal/Quality: Select your Copy quality: Normal (300 dpi), or Quality (600

dpi).

7. Copy Count: Choose the number of copies from 1 to 99. Increase the value of the

numeric entries by the ( ) button or decrease the value by the ( ) button.

8. Select: Press to select your desired setting. (A star sign, "*", appearing in the right-

hand side indicates the latest selection you make .)

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9. : Go to the previous item displayed in the Message Display window or increase

the value of the numeric entries.

10. : Go to the next item displayed in the Message Display window or decrease the

value of the numeric entries.

11. Menu: Select a paper size, a printer type, a printer language, an image pattern, or the

Mirror function.

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12. Message Display window: Display current settings.

13. Light/Dark: Lighten or darken your image.

Increase level of brightness or darkness by the ( ) button.
Decrease level of brightness or darkness by the ( ) button.

14. Color Intensity: Intensify the image copied or scanned.

Increase level of color intensity by the ( ) button.
Decrease level of color intensity by the ( ) button.

15. Reduce/Enlarge: Reduce, enlarge or auto zoom your original document.

16. Media Type: Press to select your output paper type, eg. Plain paper, Transparency,

Glossy, or Premium (for ink jet printer).

17. Scan: Press to start the scanning-assistant application - Quick Selector or other

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Press to select the preset ratios: 100%, 115%, 122%, 141%, 200%, 400%, Auto,
25%, 50%, and 86%.

Choose your desired ratio or adjust the ratio in 1% increment by the ( ) or ( )
button.

Auto: Automatically scale your original document to fit your output paper.

applications.

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Tips:

To use other settings than the one displayed in the Message
Display window, simply repress the button of that setting to
select other options.

Note:
(1). An item message in the Message Display Windows

ending with a “ ∗ “ means the last setting.

(2). The default settings are: A4, Normal Print Quality,

100% ratio, 1 copy.

IMPORTANT!

PRINTER MEMORY

To make good use of DS600C, it is recommended to install
at least 4 MB of memory in your printer. If you want to
print your document using Quality mode - 600 dpi as your
Copy Quality mode, you need to add more RAM for your
printer as using this feature requires more processing time
and memory.

See the following chart for printer memory
recommendations.

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It is strongly recommended that you refer to the following
table to ensure a successful color copy.

Copy Quality Document Size Min. Printer Memory

Normal Letter Size

Legal Size

Quality Letter Size

Legal Size

4 MB
8 MB
16 MB
20 MB

If there is not enough memory in your printer, you may
probably encounter the following results:

1. The printer does not print.

2. The print quality is bad.

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3.2 BEFORE MAKING COPIES

DS600C provides three paper sizes, A4, letter, and legal. Check
or select the paper size to match your paper supply to ensure
smooth operations.

To check or select paper size,

1. Press the Paper Size button. The Message window

displays “Size:A4 *” (default). If your current paper
supply is A4 size, you can skip the following steps.
Otherwise, please do the following steps.

2. Repress or button . The Message window displays

“Letter “.

• If your current paper supply is letter size, please press

the Select button. The Message window now displays
“Size:Letter *”. This means you have successfully
changed the default size to letter.

• If legal size is your current paper supply, please

repress the or button. The Message window
displays “Size: Legal “. Press the Select button to
change the default size to Legal.

ãã Note:

Each time when you press the “All Clear”button on the
DS600C, the DS600C automatically returns to the factory
default setting. As a result, you may have to reconfigure the
factory default setting to custom default settings when you
clear the settings on the DS600C.

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3.3 MAKING SIMPLE COPIES

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your original face down on the document glass.

2. Press the Copy button. The Message window
displays “Copy…” and the Ready LED is flashing.

3. Within a few seconds, the copying is done. The
Message window then displays “1 Copy @100%”
and the Ready LED is now steadily on until next task.

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3.4 MAKING COPIES WITH COPY FEATURES

3.4.1 MIRROR FUNCTION

This function allows you to horizontally flip the copied image
as if the image were reflected in a mirror.

The Operating Steps

1. Place your document face-down on the document glass.

2. Keep on pressing Menu button till the message,

“Mirror: off”,appears.

3. Press the or button to get the message, “Mirror:

on”.

4. Press Copy button.The printout shows the original

image is flipped horizontally as if it were reflected in a
mirror.

Mirror function is off Mirror function is on

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3.4.2 ENLARGING OR REDUCING YOUR
ORIGINAL

Like a normal copier, the DS600C also features auto
enlargement/reduction function to resize your original.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your document face-down on the document glass.

2. Press the “Reduce/Enlarge” button, the Message

Window displays “Ratio:100%”.

3. Repress the button to see more options. For example,

if you need 150% enlargement, select “141%” then
press the “ s” button to increase the percentage to 150
in 1% increment.

4. Press the Copy button. And then the printout shows

enlargement of 150% of your original.

Ratio:100% Ratio: 150%

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• Another option to reduce your original is to firstly repeat the enlargement or

reduction steps 1 to 3 and then press the “t” button to decrease the percentage in
1% increment.

• The maximum magnification rate is 400% while the minimum reduction rate is

25%.

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3.4.3 AUTO ZOOMING YOUR ORIGINAL

Auto Zoom is a convenient function to resize your original
without giving additional thought to whether the
magnification or reduction will be larger than the existing
paper size set on the SC-200.

The Operating Steps:

1. Repeat the above Enlargement Step 1 & 2.

2. Repress the “Enlarge/Reduce” button until the Message

Window displays “Auto ”.

3. Press the Copy button. The printout shows your

original automatically scales to your paper size.

Before Auto Zoom (Ratio:100%) After Auto Zoom

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3.4.4 CHANGING YOUR COPY DENSITY

Copy density refers to the degree of darkness which the
DS600C has reproduced. There are times when your original
is unsatisfactorily darker or lighter. It is of great advantage
to use the density feature to compensate the unsatisfactory
original.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your original face down on the document glass.

2. Press the “Lighter/Darker” button. The Message

Window displays the default degree of darkness.

3. Repress the “Lighter/Darker” button to select one of
the other levels. Or you may press the “ s” to increase
the level, press the “ t” button to decrease the level.

4. Press the Copy button. Your printout shows the
darkness or brightness has been compensated.

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3.4.5 CHANGING COLOR INTENSITY

Color intensity refers to the saturation of color reproduced by
DS600C . There are times when the saturation of the original
image doesn’t fit your preference. By making a great use of
this function, you could get the most optimal color preference
desired.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your original face-down on the document glass.

2. Press the “Color Intensity” button. The Message

Window displays the default saturation.

3. Repress the “Color Intensity” button to select one of
the other levels. Or you may press the “ s” to increase
the level, press the “ t” button to decrease the level.

4. Press the Copy button.

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3.4.6 CHOOSING YOUR COPY QUANTITY

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your original face-down on the document glass .

2. The default copy count is 1. If you need to make 3

copies, for example, press the “Copy Count” button and
the Message Window displays “2 copy @100%”.

3. Repress the “Copy Count” button and the Message
Window displays “3 copy …”.

4. Press the Copy button. After a few seconds, you have 3
copies from your printer.

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• Another option to change your copy quantity is to press
the “s” button to increase the number or the “ t“
button to decrease the number.

• The maximum copy quantity is 99.

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3.4.7 ENHANCING YOUR COPY QUALITY

The DS600C provides “Quality mode” option to improve your
copy quality particularly when your original comes with a
photo in it. Quality mode allows your printout to impressively
reveals more image(photo) details.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your document face-down on the document

glass.

2. Press the “Normal/Quality” button. The Message

Window displays “Normal mode”.

3. Repress the “Normal/Quality” button and the Message

Window displays “Quality mode”.

4. Press the Copy button. The copying begins processing

with the Quality mode.
See following photo/text reproduction between normal

copier v.s. DS600C in quality mode.

Make copies with a Make copies with

normal copier a DS600C in quality mode

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• To proceed copies using quality mode, make sure your printer has at least 4M
memory as this requires more processing time.

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3.4.8 FOCUS ON PHOTO COPY, TEXT COPY, OR

MIXED PHOTO & TEXT COPY

If the content in the original is occupied by photo images only
or by photo images with a little text on it, press to select the
Photo function to get a photo-concentrated image copy. On
the contrary, the Text function helps you get a text­concentrated copy. However, if the proportion of the photo
image is almost the same as that of text in the original to be
copied, it is recommended to utilize the Auto function from
Auto/Text/Photo button in order to get the most optimal
printout with photo and text mixed.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your document face-down on the document

glass.

2. Keep on pressing “Auto/Text/Photo” button to select

any one of these 3 document-type functions, called
Photo, Text, and Auto.

3. Press the Copy button, and the printout shows the best

reproduction with the document-type concentration
selected.

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3.4.9 MAKING COPIES OF A 3D OBJECT

The DS600C solution improves your copy reproduction
significantly and even makes a 3D object copies amazingly
clear.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your 3D object on the document glass.

2. Press the “Normal/Quality” button and the Message

Window displays “Normal mode”.

3. Repress the “Normal/Quality” and the Message

Window displays “Quality mode”.

4. Press the Copy button. Your 3D object copy is done.

The 3D copy The amazing 3D copy
using a normal copier using the DS600C

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3.4.10 AUTOMATIC POWER SAVING

The DS600C features automatic power saving without
unplugging the power cable. If you have not used the
DS600C over an hour, it automatically turns into power
saving status. At this moment, the Message Window
displays “Power Saving…” while the Ready LED is
flashing.

To resume the ready status, press any one of the button on
the Control Panel. The Message Window displays
“Warming up…” and then “1 Copy @100%”, the ready
status. The Ready LED now turns steadily on.

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4. USING DS600C AS A SCANNER

To run DS600C at optimum speed, the following
minimum requirements are recommended:

• IBM compatible PC 386/486, Pentium or later;

• Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows NT;

• One printer port available :ECP or

EPP(enhanced parallel port);

• 20 Megabytes of available hard disk space for

installation;

• 16 Megabytes of RAM (32 Megabytes or higher

recommended);

• A video graphics array (VGA) monitor;

• A Microsoft Windows-compatible pointing

device (e.g., mouse);

• A CD ROM drive.

4.1 INSTALLATION PROCED URE

Installation procedures of DS600C driver are as
follows:

1. Start Windows 98,Windows 95 ,or NT

2. Insert software CD into your CD ROM drive.

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3. Press the Start button, choose RUN, type
d:\driver\DS600C.exe (d: the CD-ROM drive in use),
and then click O.K. (See Figure 3-1,3-2)

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.

Fig. 3.1

Fig. 3.2

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4.2 UNINSTALL THE DS600C DRIVER

You can uninstall the DS600C driver by selecting
Start>Programs>DS600C and clicking the Uninstall
driver icon from DS600C group .

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5. SCANNER OPERATION &
DOCUMENT PRINTING

Scanning Images from within an Application (TWAIN)

1. Open your application and choose Select Source
from the File menu. If the Select Source menu
options are not available from the File menu,
see the user guide of your application to learn
how the TWAIN link is used.

2. A dialog box appears containing the different
TWAIN sources that you can choose to bring an
image into your application.

3. Select DS600C /32 Vx.xx as the source.

4. When you have used the dialog box to select a
different source, you will need to select
DS600C as the source again before you can
reuse the DS600C.

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5. Place the image to be scanned face down on the
glass.

6. From the File menu, select Acquire.

7. The TWAIN user interface will pop up on the
screen. Click on the Preview or Scan button to
get the image.

The TWAIN user interface:

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5.1 IMAGE TYPE

The DS600C provides five image types as explained
below:

Scanning Source Halftone

Scanning Source

Two scanning sources are provided- flatbed as
well as transparency.

Line art

Line art presents the image in black and white
only and there are no intermediate shades of
gray in between.

Line art

Error Diffusion

Gray

Color

Halftone

In addition to the black and white display,
Halftone can present a somehow gray shade of
image by using different size of dots.

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Error Diffusion

While taking up but a minimum storage space,

error diffusion gives good image texture and
excellent image details.

Gray (Internal 4096 levels of gray scale)

12-bit Gray presents a 4096 shades of gray in
an image.

Color (Internal 68.7 billion colors)

The 36-bit True Color internally presents 68.7
billion-color levels with much more tonal
range and color-image details.

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5.2 SCANNING PARAMETERS & IMAGE CONTROL

Resolution

Brightness

Contrast

Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that the

DS600C uses for a scan. Usually the greater
the number, the higher the resolution. Yet up
to a certain level, the resolution will not be
visually increased but the disk space will be
increased.

Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image.

The higher the value, the brighter the image.

Contrast: Adjusts the range between the darkest and the

lightest shades in the image. The higher the
contrast, the bigger the different gray scales.

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Auto Level

Color

Auto Area

Descreen

Matching Reset

Invert

Advance_Settings
Quality Mode
Speed Mode
Pixel/Inch/Cm

Set Gamma

Image Information

Auto Level: Optimizes the scanned image.

Auto Area: Automatically sets the whole document as the

scan area, no matter what its size.

Descreen: Eliminates the Moire patterns commonly

found in printed matter.

Before descreen After descreen

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Color Matching:

Adjusts the color quality of the image to make
it close to the original. This function uses
default parameters to adjust the image.

Reset: Resets the scanning parameters you set.

Invert: The invert command reverses the brightness

and the color in the image. For color images,
each pixel will be changed into its
complementary color at the command of
Invert.

Advance Settings:

The Advance Settings provide several functions such
as Dynamic Background Removal and Color Drop­out.These functions are briefly explained as below:

1). DBR(Dynamic Background Removal) - Apply
exclusively when you need to scan as an Lineart image
. The DBR function incorporates a few enhanced
options to allow you to remove background color to
sharpen your text or drawing.

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Original(Color picture) After applying DBR option

2). Color drop-out - Apply exclusively when you need

to scan as a black and white image

The Color drop-out function allows you to remove one
of the R(Red), G(Green), or B(Blue) color or to
convert all the color data into Neutral Gray. For
example, if you want to remove the text or background
in blue color, simply check the Blue Channel then the
text or background in blue color will be removed. On
the other hand, if your original contains various color
data, then check the Neutral Gray to retain all the color
data in gray since removing either one of the red,
green, or blue color will inadvertently affect the rest
color data as every color contains different elements
of each of the red, green, and blue channel. See the
result below:

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Your original with blue color background After click the B(Blue) channel

Your original with red watermark After click the R(Red) channel

Quality/Speed Mode:

Users can select the mode to perform scanning
according to their own need. Select quality
mode scanning if your emphasis is on the
quality of the scanned image. Or you can
select speed mode scanning if you want to
speed up the scanning process.

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Pixel/Inch/Cm:

Represents the different measuring systems to
be used in each scan.

Set Gamma: Adjusts the midtone of the image yet without

losing details of the lightest and the darkest
areas at the same time.

Image Information:

Gives related information of the scanned
image.

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5.3 SCANNING

Cursor Auxiliary
Preview Window

Preview: Previews your image roughly and allocates

the area to be scanned.

Scan: Executes the scan action.
Exit: Cancels the current job.
Document Size: To designate the size of your document,

just click on its icon on the margin of the
preview window.

As shown in the figure below, in the Preview window, you
can define the area to be scanned by dragging the four cursor
auxiliary lines.

Document Size

Lines

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5.4 PRINTING

Connect the printer cable as shown below.

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1. DS600C main unit

2. Power Adapter

3. DS600C Cable

4. PC Parallel port

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Figure 5.1 DS600C Cable Connection

Caution:

Do not scan and print at the same time.

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6. MAINTENANCE

Cleaning:

The DS600C is designed to be maintenance-free.
However, it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to
ensure optimum image quality and performance.

Procedure

1. Open the document cover as shown in Figure 6-1.

2. Dip a soft clean cloth with isopropyl alcohol (95%).

3. Gently wipe the document glass and the white sheet
beneath the document cover to remove the dust or any
toner particles.

4. Close the document cover. The DS600C is now ready
for use.

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1. Document Cover

2. White Sheet

3. Document Glass

Figure 6-1 Cleaning

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7. TROUBLESHOOTING

If you have any operational problem, please refer to
the following troubleshooting hints.

7.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question: Why doe s the scanned image always come

out to be too dark?

Answer: 1) Modify the Gamma setting to 1.8 for your

monitor and, when printing, set Gamma to 2.2
for your printer.

2) Use the Brightness setting of the TWAIN
user interface to get a brighter image.

Question: The scanning speed of my DS600C is much

slower than that of those installed at other
computers. Can I speed it up?

Answer: Set you PC printer port to the ECP or EPP

mode from BIOS setting.

Question: Why does my DS600C scan at a very low

speed?

Answer: If you have installed Works for Windows, it

will install Window Printing System (WPS)
in your WIN.INI file. This will take up the
printer port time remarkably. You can
remove the WPS from your WIN.INI file, as
follows:

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From:

[MS Text Converters]

MSWorksWin=Works for Windows

2.0,C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\worksdos.cnv,wps
Works for Dos 2.0=Works for DOS 2.0 MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\workswin.con,wps

To:

[MS Text Converters]

MSWorksWin=Works for Windows

2.0,C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\worksdos.cnv
Works for DOS 2.0=Works for DOS 2.0,
C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\workswin.con

Question: The printer does not print the documents.

Why?

Answer: Pass-through printing may pose a problem for

some printers. It is suggested to add a second
printer card for printing purpose, or you may
call your authorized local dealer for further
support.

Question: Does it take long for the DS600C to

initialize itself ?

Answer: If your printer port supports SPP mode only,

it takes about two minutes for the DS600C to
initialize itself. If your printer port supports
ECP or EPP mode, the initialization speed is
much faster, about 20 seconds.

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Question: Why my GDI printer does not work with the

DS600C?

Answer: Disable the Auto Scan function in the

application, then your printer will function in
normal working condition.

Question: Why some parallel port devices and

software’s keypro do not work with the
DS600C?

Answer: The DS600C do pass-through printing all

right , but the pass-through printing may not
work if you connect the parallel port with
devices other than printer. Therefore, if you
would like to connect some parallel port
devices other than printer, please do not
connect them to the same parallel port that
the DS600C currently uses. It is suggested
to use other parallel ports to connect these
devices or keypro. For instance, you can
connect the DS600C to LPT1, and connect
other parallel port devices to LPT2. Or you
can add a data switch to avoid the problem.

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7.2 TECHNICAL SERVICE

Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at
the Avision Technical Assistance Centers. Before
you contact us, please prepare the following
information for a quick solution:

Ÿ Scanner serial & revision number (located on the

bottom of the scanner);

Ÿ Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type,

RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface
card);

Ÿ The name and version of your scanning software

application;

Ÿ The version of your scanner driver.
Ÿ The brand and model name of your printer.

AVISION LABS INC.
6815 Mowry Ave. Newark CA 94560, USA

TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Web Site: http://www.avision.com
E-mail: [e-mail]

AVISION INC.

No. 20 Creation Rd. 1, Science-Based Industrial Park,
Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Web Site: http://www.avision.com.tw
E-mail: [e-mail]

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8. SPECIFICATION

Copier specification

Copy Resolution Normal: 300x300dpi/360x360dpi

Quality: 600x600dpi/720x720dpi
Copy Area Max. 8.5"x 14.0" (Legal size)
Copy Features Zooming from 25%~400%

Auto Zooming

Auto Photo, Text Separation
Printer Supported PCL, PostScript , GDI, Esc/p

BJC capable printer
Printer Interface IEEE 1284 (bi-directional)

ECP/SPP
Power Source 100 - 240V, 50 - 60 Hz

Power Consumption < 15 W
Physical Dimension 457 x 356 x 91mm
(18” x 14” x 3.6”)
Weight: 3.7kg (8.1 lbs)

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Scanner specification

Scanner Type
Resolution

Enhanced Resolution
Scan Speed

Scan Method
Light Source

(CCFL)
Scan Area
Image Types

PC Interface

Flatbed Scanner
600 x 1200 dpi

9600x9600 dpi
4 PPM at

300dpi, Lineart
Color Charged-Coupled Device
Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp

Max. 8.5"x 14.0" (Legal size)
36-bit color(internal)

12-bit gray(internal)
1-bit Lineart, Dither
Error Diffusion

IEEE 1284 (bi-directional)
ECP/EPP/SPP

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EC Declaration of Conformity

According to EN45014

Manufacturer's Name: Avision Inc.

Manufacturer's Address: No. 20 Creation Rd. 1,

Science- Based Industrial Park,

Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.

declare that the product

Model Number : DS600C

conforms to the following Product Specifications:

Emission: EN 50081-1 (1992)

EN 55022 (Class A)
(Conducted Radiated) (1994)

Immunity:

EN 60555-2 (Harmonics)
(1987)
EN 60555-3 (Flicker) (1987)
EN50082-1 (1992)
IEC 1000-4-2 (ES D) (1995)
IEC 1000-4-3 (RS) (1995)
IEC 1000-4-4 (EFT/Burst)
(1995)
IEC1000-4-5(SURGE)
(1995)

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