Avision IS25 User Manual

A4 Portable Scanner

User’s Guide

Avision Inc.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 2 3

Power LED and

Knob ( )

Scan or Custom

Button (

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

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Mini USB

connector

USB Flash

Drive Slot

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

Insert a USB flash drive.

Memory Card Slot

Insert a memory card.

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2.3 Rear view

9 PC Mode

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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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.

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

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3.6.1 Using a plastic sheath

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