Avision IS25 User Manual

A4 Portable Scanner

User’s Guide

Avision Inc.

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laws. The customer is solely responsible for complying with
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Warranty
The information contained in this document is subject to

change without notice.
The manufacturer 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.

The manufacturer 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 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 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 your point of purchase or service

representative for additional suggestions.

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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

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

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

CE Warning

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

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Warning and cautions in using the lithium ion battery

Warning:

Danger warning to prevent the possibility of the battery
from leaking, heating, explosion, please observe the
following precautions:

• Don’t immerse the battery in water and seawater.
Please put it in cool and dry environment if no using.

• Do not discard or leave the battery near a heat
source as fire or heater

• Being charged, using the battery charger specifically
for that purpose

• Don’t reverse the positive and negative terminals

• Don’t connect the battery to an electrical outlet

directly.

• Don’t connect the positive and negative terminal
directly with metal objects such as wire. Short
terminals of battery is strictly prohibited, it may
damage battery.

• Do not transport and store the battery together with
metal objects such as necklaces, hairpins.

• Do not strike, throw or trample the battery.

• Do not directly solder the battery and pierce the

battery with a nail or other sharp object

• Do not use lithium ion battery and others different
lithium polymer battery model in mixture

• Prohibition of use of damaged cells

• Don’t bend or fold sealing edge. Don’t open or

deform folding edge Don’t fillet the end of the foldin g
edge

• Don’t fall, hit, bend battery body.

• Battery pack designing and packing Prohibition injury

batteries.

• Never disassemble the cells.

• The battery replacement shall be done only by either

cells supplier or device supplier and never be done by
the user.

• Keep the battery away from babies.

• Any components contacting these two edges, they

must be insulated.

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Caution:

• Do not use or leave the battery at very high

• Do not use it in a location where is electrostatic

• If the battery leaks, and the electrolyte get into

• If the battery gives off an odor, generates heat,

• In case the battery terminals are dirt, clean the

• Be aware discharged batteries may cause fire;

temperature conditions (for example, strong direct
sunlight or a vehicle in extremely hot conditions).
Otherwise, it can overheat or fire or its
performance will be degenerate and its service life
will be decreased.

and magnetic greatly, otherwise, the safety
devices may be damaged, causing hidden trouble
of safety.

the eyes. Do not wipe eyes, instead, rinse the eyes
with clean running water, and immediately seek
medical attention. Otherwise, eyes injury can
result.

becomes discolored or deformed, or in any way
appear abnormal during use, recharging or storage,
immediately remove it from the device or battery
charge and stop using it.

terminals with a dry cloth before use. Otherwise
power failure or charge failure may occur due to
the poor connection with the instrument.

tape the terminals to insulate them.

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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.

System Requirements

¾ IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher
¾ Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista/Windows

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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 USB port 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.0)

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Table of Contents

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

1.1 Scanner Package .........................................1-2

2. SCANNER OVERVIEW.........................................2-1

2.1 Front view...................................................2-1

2.2 Side view....................................................2-3

2.3 Rear view ...................................................2-4

3. INSTALLATION & OPERATION FOR EASY MODE

(SD/FLASH MODE) ............................................3-1

3.1 Installing the battery....................................3-2

3.2 Charging the battery from the adapter or the

computer....................................................3-3

3.3 Inserting a memory card or a USB flash drive ..3-6

3.4 Turning on the scanner.................................3-7

3.5 Scanning an original.....................................3-7

3.6 Scanning a photo.......................................3-10

3.6.1 Using a plastic sheath......................3-11

3.7 Turning off the scanner...............................3-13

4. INSTALLATION & OPERATION FOR ADVANCED

SCAN .................................................................4-1

4.1 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables .........4-1

4.1.1 Installing th e Scanner Driver ..............4-2

4.1.2 Turning on the Scanner .....................4-3

4.1.3 Switching to “PC” Mode......................4-4

4.1.4 Connecting to Computer ....................4-4

4.2 Placing Your Document..................................4-6

4.2.1 Notice on Using the ADF ...................4-6

4.2.2 Loading Paper to the Paper Feed Slot..4-7

4.2.3 Loading A Card to the Paper Feed Slot 4-8

4.3 Verifying Your Scanner Installation................4-9

4.4 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog

Box ........................................................4-13

4.5 Scan from the scanner button......................4-14

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5. ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE QUALITY WITH 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

5.2.1 The Image Selection Box................... 5-5

5.2.2 Other Image Options ........................ 5-8

5.2.3 Scanning color images .....................5-18

5.2.4 Scanning grayscale images...............5-19

5.2.5 Scanning B&W images .....................5-19

5.2.6 Editing Profiles................................5-20

5.3 The Compression Tab .................................5-23

5.4 The Color Dropout Tab................................5-25

5.4.1 Color Dropout Select ion ...................5-25

5.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options.............5-27

5.5 The Paper Tab ...........................................5-29

5.5.1 Cropping........................................5-30

5.5.2 Other Paper Selection ......................5-32

5.6 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab.......................5-35

5.6.1 Relative to Document ......................5-42

5.7 The Preview Tab ........................................5-45

5.8 The Options Tab.........................................5-46

5.9 The Setting Tab .........................................5-54

5.10 The Imprinter Tab ...................................5-57

5.11 The Information Tab ................................ 5-60

6. USING THE BUTTONS IN PC MODE.................... 6-1

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

6.2 Checking Button Configurations Before

Scanning.................................................... 6-1

6.3 Customizing Your Button Settings.................. 6-3

6.4 Adding A New Destination Application ............ 6-5

6.5 Scanning From One Touch of the Button......... 6-7

7. SCANNING DOCUMENTS TO YOUR IPAD OR

SMARTPHONE................................................... 7-1

7.1 Scanning photos to iPad............................... 7-1

7.2 Scanning documents to a SmartPhone ........... 7-4

7.3 Scanning documents to a Macintosh computer .7-5

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MAINTENANCE ..................................................8-1

8.

8.1 Calibrating the Scanner.................................8-1

8.2 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ...........................8-3

9. TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................9-1

9.1 Questions in “Scan to SD/Flash” Mode ............9-1

9.2 Questions in “Scan to PC” Mode .....................9-3

9.3 The System LED Light Pattern........................9-4

10. SPECIFICATIONS.............................................10-1

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1. Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the scanner. This
scanner provides you flexibility to start instant scans
without connecting it to a computer or you may use like a
regular scanner to start advanced scans by installing the
software and connecting it to a computer.

Before you install and operate the product, please take a
few minutes to read through this manual. It provides
proper instructions for you to install, operate and
maintain the product.

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.

1.1 Scanner Package

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2

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5

6

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1. Scanner main unit

2. CD (Software, User’s Guide)

3. Calibration chart

4. Cleaning swab

5. USB Y cable

6. Power adapter and USB power cable

7. Plastic Sheath for Photo

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User’s Manual

2. Scanner Overview

2.1 Front view

No. Name Function/ Description

5

4

1
2
3

Power LED and

1

Knob ( )

Scan or Custom

2

Button (

3

Battery LED ( )

)

Move the knob to “1” ~
“5” to turn on and “OFF”
to turn off the scanner.

In “SC/Flash” Mode:
Press the button for 2
seconds to start
calibrating the scanner.

In “PC” Mode: Press to
start a scan.

Indicate the battery
status.
Green LED: Indicates the
ready status.

Orange LED: Indicates
the power charging
status.

Red LED: Indicates the
power capacity is in low
status (about 20%).

Green LED: Indicate the
ready status.

Green Blinking:

Indicate the scanning
and saving status.

4 System LED

5 Feeding Slot

Red Blinking: Indicate

the following status:

• No SD card/Flash
drive inserted

• SD card/Flash drive
Memory full

• Wrong SD Card.

Insert an original to start
scanning.

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2.2 Side view

7 8

Mini USB

6

connector

USB Flash

7

Drive Slot

Connect the scanner to a
computer via a USB Y
cable for data transmission
and battery charge.

Insert a USB flash drive.

8

Memory Card
Slot

Insert a memory card.

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2.3 Rear view

9 PC Mode

10

SD/Flash
Mode

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Move to “PC” mode to connect
the scanner to a computer via
the mini USB cable and use the
scanner like a regular scanner.

Move to “SD Flash” mode to start
instant scan and save your
scanned images to a SD card or
a USB flash drive.

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User’s Manual

3. Installation & Operation
For Easy Mode
(SD/Flash Mode)

Precautions

• Keep the product out of direct sunlight. Direct

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

• Do not install the product in a humid or dusty place.

• Place the product securely on an even, flat surface.

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

• Retain the product box and packing materials for

shipping purposes.

To start instant scans from this scanner - to scan and save
your images to a SD card or a USB flash drive, you need to
first install and charge the battery. Follow these steps to
charge the battery from your computer.

Important:

z Allow the battery to charge for at 8 hours. The battery

must be fully charged before using the scanner for the
first time.

z Do not turn on the scanner power when charging the

battery.

3.1 Installing the battery

To install the battery into the scanner,

1. Open the battery cover underneath the scanner.

2. Load the battery into the battery container. Make sure

the battery is loaded with the correct polarity. Note the
copper strips on the battery should be touching the
copper strips on the device inside the battery container.

Note:

The recommended battery model is NP120 for 3.7V
1700mAh/6.29Wh.

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3.2 Charging the battery from the adapter or the

computer

1. Turn off your scanner by moving the “POWER” knob to

the “OFF” position.

To charge the battery from the computer, please follow
these steps:

a. Connect the mini end of the supplied USB Y cable to the

mini USB connector of the scanner.

b. Turn on your computer, and then connect the other two

rectangle ends of the USB cable to two USB ports on
your computer.

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Or
To charge the battery from the supplied power adapter,

please follow these steps:
a. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied power

cable to the mini USB port of the scanner.

b. Connect the other end to a power outlet.

2. During the charging process, the battery LED light will

be lit in orange. When the power capacity is full, the
battery LED light will be lit in green.

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Note:

• One end of the supplied USB Y cable includes two USB
connectors. These two connectors (one labeled “Power
Cable”, the other labeled “Data Cable”) are used to
connect to your computer at the same time to increase
the transferring speed. However, if only one USB port is
available from your computer, please plug the
connector labeled “Power Cable” to your computer
while charging the battery and plug the connector
labeled “Data Cable” to your computer while
downloading the images.

• Use the supplied USB Y cable only to this scanner.
Using this USB Y cable to other devices may cause your
computer to malfunction.

• If the battery is fully charged, an A4-size page can be
scanned in color for 250 times.

• If there is not enough battery power to perform a scan,
the system LED will be flashing in red color.

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3.3 Inserting a memory card or a USB flash drive

Insert a memory card with the copper strips face down in
the SD slot on the back of the scanner.

Or

If you have a USB flash drive, you can connect it to the
USB port on the back of the scanner instead of using a
memory card.

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3.4 Turning on the scanner

1. Move the POWER knob to any number between “1”

and “5” to turn on the scanner.

The System
LED

2. The System LED will be first lit in red and then lit in

green steadily. This indicates the scanner is in ready
status.

3.5 Scanning an original

1. To start easy mode to save your images to your SD

card or USB flash drive, please turn the operation
mode to “SC/Flash” at the rear of the scanner as
indicated.

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2. If you wish to save your images to JPEG file format,

turn the POWER knob to “1”.
To save images to PDF file format, turn the POWER

knob to “2”.
To save your images to TIFF file format, turn the

POWER knob to “3”.

3. Insert your document

FACE UP into the feeding slot.

4. Align your document to the left edge of the feeding

slot as indicated.

5. The scanner starts scanning the original when the

paper has been fed into the feeding slot.

6. If the output file format is preset to JPEG, the scanner

will automatically create a folder titled “DCIM” and its
subfolder “100Photo” on your memory card or USB
flash drive, which will hold the first 9999 scans. Then
“101Photo” folder will be added for the next 9999
scans, and so on.

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If the output file format is preset to PDF, the scanner
will automatically create a folder titled “DCIM” and its
subfolder “100DOC” on your memory card or USB
flash drive, which will hold the first 9999 scans. Then
“101DOC” folder will be created for the next 9999
scans, and so on.

(Each scanned image is given a file name with the

prefix IMG/DOC followed by an underline and a 4­digit sequential number in the order the images are
stored. For example, IMG_0001.jpg,
IMG_0002.jpg/IMG_0001.pdf, IMG_0002.pdf,
etc.)

Note:

• If the memory card is near full (lower than 1MB),
the indicator light blinks.

• Use another card or delet e some files on it if
necessary.

• Insert only one original at a time, and insert the
next original only when the previous on e is done
and the blinking has stopped, otherwise the scanner
may malfunction.

• Remove the things remained on the photo, such as
staples, paper clips, and paper sticky notes before
feeding it into the scanner due to possible damage
to the scanner.

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3.6 Scanning a photo

1. Insert your photo into the plastic sheath supplied with

the scanner. (The detailed usage of the plastic sheath is
described in the next page.)

2. With the side to be scanned facing upward and in correct

orientation, place the left edge of the original against t he
left edge of the feeding slot.

3. Simply let go the original when it begins to feed into the

slot.

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3.6.1 Using a plastic sheath

Always use the clear plastic sheath (included) when
scanning photos to ensure the best scanning results. The
sheath helps eliminate the possibility of de-focusing due t o
the uneven surface of curled photos.

Curled photo

1. Insert the photo into the plastic sheath as shown below.

2. Insert the plastic sheath, flat and level, into the

scanner’s feeding slot, folded side first, image facing up.

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Note:

• Keeping the original flat and level when feeding
prevents possible jamming.

• Keep originals free from finger prints, oil, dirt, and dust
for optimum scanned image quality.

• Remove photos from the plastic sheath after scanning
to prevent the sheath from sticking to the photos over
time.

• If the plastic sheaths are not in use, store them in a
safe place and keep them protected from accumulating
dust.

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3.7 Turning off the scanner

After all originals are scanned, turn the POWER knob to
“OFF”. Now you can safely remove the memory card or flash
card from the scanner.

Important!

1. Insert only one page or one photo at a time, and insert

the next one only when the previous one is done.
Otherwise, the scanner may malfunction.

2. The paper detector is quite sensitive. Please do not

push your photo or card into the feeding slot or the top
of your image will be cut. Simply let go the photo (card)
when it begins to feed into the slot.

3. The acceptable paper size is 2”x 2” ~ 8.5” x 11.69”.

4. Do not use the following types of originals for scanning;

otherwise the scanner may malfunction or cause the
original to jam in the slot.

• Originals t hicker than 0.8 mm

• Originals with either side shorter than 55mm

• Originals w ith lots of black or dark colors

• Originals w ith dark colors surrounding the edges

• Tran sparencies(filmstrips, celluloid, etc.)

• Prin ted images (p ictu res on newspapers, magazines,

etc.)

• Soft and thin materials (thin paper, cloth, etc.)

• Originals that exceed the acceptable size

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5. The scanner has a built-in cropping function that is

capable to detect and crop the edges of an original. The
max cropping size is 1.5mm per edge, as illustrated
below:

Max. 1.5mm

Max. 1.5mm

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4. Installation &
Operation For Advanced

User’s Manual

Scan

By switching to the “PC” mode, installing t he scanner driver
and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via
the TWAIN user interface from your image-editing software
application and enhance your image quality with various
features.

4.1 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables

Note:

1. The Windows system CD may be required when

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.

4.1.1 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.

4.1.2 Turning on the Scanner

1. Move the POWER knob to any number between “1”

and “5” to turn on the scanner.

The System
LED

2. The System LED will be first lit in red and then lit in

green steadily. This indicates the scanner is in ready
status.

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4.1.3 Switching to “PC” Mode

To start easy mode to save your images to your SD card or
USB flash drive, please turn the operation mode to
“SC/Flash” at the rear of the scanner as indicated.

4.1.4 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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4.2 Placing Your Document

4.2.1 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

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)

• 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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4.2.2 Loading Paper to the Paper Feed Slot

1. Insert your document facing up to the paper feed slot.

2. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot.

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4.2.3 Loading A Card to the Paper Feed Slot

1. Place the card f a ce 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 0.8 mm thick.

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4.3 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

) or

toolbars at the right side.

12. Click the Close box or Quit f r om the File menu to exit

the Scan Validation Tool.

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4.4 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box

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2

3
4
5
6

7

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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 from –100 to

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.

+100.

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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4.5 Scan from the scanner button

To scan using the scanner buttons, follow these steps:

1. Load the originals.

2. Press the Scan button (

Scan Progress Window will be displayed and the
scanned image will be saved in a default location or a
user defined location.

) to start a scan. The

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5. Enhancing Your Image

Quality with the
Scanner Properties
Dialog Box

By switching to the “PC” mode, installing t he scanner driver
and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via
the TWAIN user interface (Scanner Properties dialog box)
from your image-editing software application and enhance
your image quality with various features.

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

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 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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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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5.2.1 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

1

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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

2

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

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 non­color, you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray
from the Non-Color Selection option. This option is useful
when you 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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5.2.2 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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Fixed Processing: Used for black-and­white 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.

Halftone Image

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Error Diffusion Image

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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:80,
Brightness: 0

200 dpi,
Threshold:170,
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

Contrast

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.

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

(Normal)

Contrast: -50 Contrast: 0

(Normal)

Brightness: +50

Contrast: +50

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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

White on Black

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Scan
Source

Choice:

y Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan

multiple pages.

y Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For

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

y Flatbed (book): Used to scan several

inside pages from book.

y 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.

y 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 the options vary based on type of
scanner.

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Color
Matching

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.

Normal

After Color Matching

5.2.3 Scanning color images

The following options are available for scanning color images.

y Brightness
y Contrast
y Resolution
y Invert

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5.2.4 Scanning grayscale images

The following options are available for scanning gray images.

y Brightness
y Contrast
y Resolution
y Invert

5.2.5 Scanning B&W images

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

y Binarization (Dynamic Threshold)
y Resolution
y Invert

Or

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

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5.2.6 Editing Profiles

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

“Profiles” 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,
Duplex-B&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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5.3 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 technology. 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:

y None
y JPEG

For scanning B&W images, the following compressions are

available:

y None
y G4

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The Compression tab dialog box

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5.4 The Color Dropout Tab

5.4.1 Color Dropout Selection

Color Dropout tab allows you to drop either of the red, blue,
or green color in your scanned image. If your image
contains red color watermark or background, choose the R
(Red) channel then any red watermark or background will
be removed. This feature is used to sharpen your text when
using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software.

The “Custom” option allows you to specify your desired color
to be removed by entering its RGB (Red, Green, and Blue)
value respectively.

Tolerance: Specify the allowable color range to be removed
for the color you selected. Specified range: 1 ~ 100
The large the numeric value, the wider the color dropout
range is.

Note that this function supports only black & white and gray
images. Therefore, be sure to choose any black & white or
gray image type while applying this function.

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The Color Dropout dialog box

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5.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options

Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust

your scanned image in the best optimal result.

Filter

Threshold

This value is used to determine the color
which will be dropped out. A lower value will
drop more of the selected color out, while a
higher value will leave more of the selected
color in.

Background

Level

The pixel which is higher than the
background value will be adjusted to the
lightest point. Adjust the value for both the
Filter Threshold and Background Level to
produce the best optimal result.

Example, slightly adjusting the background value
makes your text more clear.

Original

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Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background:
255

Remove Blue, Threshold: 20,
Background Level: 210

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5.5 The Paper Tab

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

The Paper tab dialog box

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5.5.1 Cropping

Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the
document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed

to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection.

Options Description
Automatic Automatic adjusts the cropping window

according to different document sizes. Use
this option for batches of mixed-sized
documents.

Fixed to
Transport

EOP (End of
Page)
Detection

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.

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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Automatic
Multiple

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.

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

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

scanner to the left edge of the scanning area.

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

document to the top end of the scanning area.

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

center-fed feeding based upon document size selected.

y — 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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5.5.2 Other Paper Selection

Deskew

Use this option to automatically deskew a document.

Note: If the skew angle is
too great, some of the
image may be cut off.

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.
Choice: 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, Long Page.

Long Page:

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. Options: Unknown Length, Enter Length (Note:
This option varies due to type of scanner.)

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Choose “Unknown Length” if you have a batch of long page
document with unknown length. Choose “Enter Length” to
enter the length and width of your documents or your
desired scan size on documents. This is useful when you
have a batch of documents with the same scan size or a
batch of same-sized documents.

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 that 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.

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.

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Note:
1 Within 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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5.6 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab

Multi-Feed Detection

Multi-Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped
document that go through the auto document feeder. Multi­Feed 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 same-size documents in the auto document
feeder.

Intelligent Mode (Skip Multi-Feed) By Ultrasonic
Detection

Some documents which are glued with a photo or a label
may easily be detected as multi-feed yet you wish to bypass
these multi-feed conditions. In this case, you can use the
intelligent mode to let the scanner memorizes and skips
these multi-feed conditions. Choice includes Disable, By

Length, By Position, By Length+Position. Note: The
availability of this feature varies based on type of
scanner.

By Length: When a multi-feed is detected for the first time,

the scanner memorizes the length of the paper attached to
the document. When you perform next scanning, this
pattern of multi-feed will be bypassed.

By Position: When a multi-feed is detected for the first
time, the scanner memorizes the position of the paper
attached to the document. When you perform next
scanning, this pattern of multi-feed will be bypassed.

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By Length+Position: When a multi-feed is detected for
the first time, the scanner memorizes the length and
position of the paper attached to the document. When you
perform next scanning, this pattern of multi-feed will be
bypassed.

To use the intelligent mode,

1. Choose your desired multi-feed detecting method to

bypass by.

2. When multi-feed occurs during scanning, a multi-feed

message appears.

3. Press the Scan button on the scanner. The LED

indicator first turns to red color and then stays in green
color.

4. Click OK to close the multi-feed message.

5. Open your TWAIN data source in your scanning

application. The same multi-feed condition will n ot be
recognized as multi-feed.

Note:

1. You can clear the previous multi-feed conditions by

clicking the Reset button.

2. The scanner can memorize to bypass up to 25 multi-

feed conditions.

3. If you uninstall your scanner driver, the previous multi-

feed conditions which have been set to memorize and
skip will still be valid.

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Detection Area

This option allows you to specify a multi-feed detection
area.

To specify a multi-feed detection area,

1. Choose Disable from the Intelligent Mode. The

Detection Area will be enabled.

2. Choose Inside the Range or Outside the Range. The

detection area will be highlighted.

3. Drag your mouse pointer on the top or the bottom of

the detection area to specify your area in the display
window. Or you may use the up and down arrow key of
the Top and Bottom to change its size. The Top
indicates the starting position of the detection range.
The Bottom indicates the ending position of the
detection range. Note the top value and the detection
range has to be at least 1 inch.

Detection Area: Inside the Range, Box, Top: 3”, Bottom: 7”

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Detection Area: Outside the Range, Box, Top: 3”, Bottom:
7”

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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.

z 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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z 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.

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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5.6.1 Relative to Document

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 will be the scanner’s maximum.)

1

2

A red
rectangular
box

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T

T

T

3. Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window. A

black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan
size your have just selected.

The Image

Selection

he selected

image

Box

A black
rectangular
box

4. Click 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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T

A Cross

Sign

he
Relative
Area

7. Check 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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5.7 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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5.8 The Options Tab

The Options tab allows you to set following additional image

processing settings.

The Option tab dialog box

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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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Rotate Image 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°CCW

Auto based on contents: When

Auto based on contents is selected,

images can be rotated to their proper
orientations based on their contents.

Rotate 90°CW

Rotate 180°

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: Option varies based on type
of scanner.

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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.

Edge Fill

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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Image
Control
Option

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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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)

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Note:

• The 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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Background
Setting

This option allows you to set your scan
background.

Choice: White Background, Black
Background.

White Background

Black Background

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5.9 The Setting Tab

The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings:

Energy Saving
Control

The Setting tab dialog box

Check the Enable Energy Saver box
and move the slider to the right to set
the amount of time to start the energy
saver after your last action. The range
is from 1 to 240 minutes. The default
is 15 minutes.

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Cache

Mode: None, Page Number, Memory
Size.

This option allows you to assign a
specified memory size from the
available RAM to process the image
data. By specifying a smaller memory
size, you can free more memory for
other applications you are running. By
specifying a larger memory size, you
can have more memory to process the
image data especially when you have a
large amount of documents needed to
be scanned.

You can also specify your memory size
by the page number. For your
information, an A4 color document
scanning at 300 dpi consumes
approximates 24MB.

Show Scanning
Progress

Image Count

When the selected cache mode is
“none”, the image count option allows
you to assign number of pages you
need to scan. For example, if you wish
to scan the first two pages, simply
move the page slider to 2, and the scan
action will be stopped when the
scanning of the first two pages have
been completed.

Check and the scanning progress bar
will be shown during scanning.

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Show Warning
Message

Check to show the warning messages
such as “ADF pad count exceeds
50,000 scans (the number varies based
on type of scanner). Please replace the
ADF pad and reset the pad count.”

Save Settings
after Closing

Check to save your scanner properties
settings after leaving the dialog box.
Next time when you open the Scanner
Properties dialog box, the previously
saved settings will be shown.

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