Braun Novoscan A6 User Manual

User manual

Table of Contents

Table of Contents i

Read this first................................................. 1

Important safety instructions ....................................1

Disclaimer ...................................................... 2

Notes about copyrighted materials ............................3

Disposal of this product.............................................3

Introduction ................................................... 5

Package contents .......................................................5

Parts of the scanner and their functions.....................5

Front view.................................................. ... .................5

Rear view....................... ...... ..........................................6

Indicat ors ......... .............. ............. ............. ............. .....7

Using the scanner .......................................... 8

Preparation.................................................................8

Making a scan............................................................9

Connecting the scanner to a computer ............. ..........11

System requirements (for computer) ............................. 11

Making conn

ection

........................................................ 11

OCR............................................................................13

Launch Software...........................................................13

Setting for the First Time Use.......................................13

Main Preview Window..................................................15

Editing Window.............................................................16

Create New Cards..........................................................16

Categorizing Cards........................................................17

Search Function.............................................................17

Network Data Backup....................................................18

Netwok Data Recover....................................................18

More information .................................................. .....19

Table of Contents

Suitable and unsuitable types of originals ..................... 19

Orientation of the original and scanned image.............. 20

Cropping on scanned images............... .......................... 20

Using the anti-curl sheath .............................................. 21

Supported memory card types ....................................... 21

File naming and storage rules.................................... ... . 22

Care and maintenance .................................. 23

Cleaning the scanner .................................................23

Cleaning the outer casing .............................................. 23

Cleaning the image sensor ............................................ 23

Calibrating the scanner ..............................................24

Storing the scanner ....................................................25

Troubleshooting ............................................. 26

Specifications ................................................. 28

Read this first

Please read the following important safety instructions carefully before

using this scanner. Failure to observe these instructions may

result

personal injuries or damages to this scanner.

Important safety instructions

Do not place this scanner under direct sunlight or near hea

t sources, such as in a closed car under sunlight or near a s

ove. The outer casing of this scanner may become

deformed

and the sophisticated sensors inside may become

damaged

due to excessive heat.

Do not use this scanner near water, in the rain or allow any liquid

get inside this product. Water and moisture may

cause

short-circuit to the

ectronic components and lead

to malfunctions. Do not use this scanner in dusty environments. Dust grains

may

cover this scanner and scratch the original to be

scanned.

Do not

scan originals that are contaminated by

dusts

other particles.

Do not use this scanner near strong electromagne

tic sources, such as a microwave oven or television. The electromagne

tic

interference may cause this scanner to

malfunction.

Do not attempt to disassemble or modify this scanner. There are no user serviceable parts inside this scanner, and unauthorized

modifications will void your warranty.

Do not drop or apply shock/vibration to this scanner. S

rong impacts may damage the components inside.

Do not insert objects other than compatible memory cards into

the memory card slots of this scanner. The metal

contacts

inside the slots can easily become damaged by

foreign

objects.

Disclaimer

Do not use an unknown power adapter other than the one supplied with this scanner. Connecting this scanner to an unknown power adapter is very dangerous and may lead to fire or explosion.

Do not cut, bend, modify, place heavy objects or step on the

cable of the power adapter. Otherwise the external

insulation

may be damaged and result in short-circuit or

fire. The power socket and USB port on this scanner are

designed

solely for connecting to the supplied power

adapter

and optional USB cable. Do not insert any other

objects

into these sockets.

If there are strange odors or h

eat

emitting from this scanner

any signs of malfunction, disconn

ect

this scanner from

the

power immediately and contact your dealer for

inspection

service.

Disclaimer

This company makes no representations or warranties,

ther

expressed

implied, with resp

ect to

the contents of this publication. This company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents thereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.

may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a

retrieval

system or translated into any language or computer language,

in any form or by any means,

ectronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company. Brand names, product names and trademarks used in this publication are the properties of their respective

owners.

Notes about copyrighted materials

Avoid scanning and re-distributing copyrighted originals and images or those of unknown sources. Doing so may violate your local copyright laws and related regulations. This company cannot be made liable for the losses that may resu

from breaching the

ws described above.

Disposal of this product

To help protect the environment, dispose of this scanner properly according

your local regulations regarding the disposal of waste

products.

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Introduction

Package contents

Check the sales package for the following items. If any item is missing

damaged, contact your place of purchase immediately.

• Photo scanner x 1 • Calibration card x 1 • Anti-curl sheath x 1

• Power adapter x 1 • User manu

al x 1

• USB cable x 1 (optional, depending on your region)

• Sensor cleaning swab x 1

Parts of the scanner and their functions

Front view

No. Name

Function/description

tatus/

card

indicator

Indicates the operating status of the scanner and memory card. See "Indicators" on page 7.

Power button Press this button to turn the power on or off.

Power indicator

Indicates

the power status of the scanner. See

"Ind

icat

ors" on page 7.

Paper guide Used to guide the original to ensure the alignment.

Feeding slot Insert an original into this slot to begin scanning.

Orientation mark

Indicates the correct original orientation.

Introduction

Rear view

No. Name

Function/description

SD/XD/MMC

MS card slot

Accepts the following types of memory cards

: SD, XD, MMC and MS. See "Supported memory card types" on page 15 for details.

Output slot

The scanned original comes out from this slot.

Mini USB socket

For connecting to a computer via a USB cable.

Power socket For connecting to the supplied power adapter.

Introduction

Indicators

Please see below for the lighting patterns of the indicators and the meanings

they represent.

Blinking slowly;

Blinking rapidly;

: St

eadily on;

Off

Power

Status/card

Scanning current original. Please wait until the process is complete before scanning another original.

The scanner is ready for use. The scanner power is off.

• Initializing system and memory card. Please wa

until the

initializa

tion

process

complete before using the

scanner.

• Busy storing image file. Please wait until the process is complete before scanning another original.

Paper jam. Please refer to page 26 to remove the paper jam.

Lighting patterns and

their

functiona

meanings

No memory card, card full (free space below 1MB), card error or SD card locked.

Please use another card, unlock

the card or remove some files on the card.

Using the scanner

Preparation

1. Peel off the tape th

secures the guide lever.

NOTE

: This step is only required

when

you use the scanner for the firs

time.

2. Conn

ect

the plug on the power adapter

cable to the power socket on the scanner.

3. Plug the power adapter into a power outlet.

NOTE

: The type of power plug and

socket

illustrated may differ from that

f your region.

4. Insert an unlocked (writable) memory card into

the memory card slot.

NOTE

• Be sure to insert a memory card before

scanning

• The scanner only accepts memory cards

FAT16 or FAT32 f

ormat.

NTFS and

other f

ile formats are not

supported.

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5. Press the Power button. The Power indicator blinks.

NOTE

: For more information on t

indicators

, see "I

ndicators" on page 7.

Making a scan

Align left

6. Wa

until the Power indicator stops blinking and then goes off. The Status/card indicator w

ill

light up instead, indicating

that the scanner is ready.

NOTE

: Do not

insert a photo into the

feeding

slot when the Power indicator

blinking. The photo will not be

scanned

1. With the side to be scanned facing upward and

corr

ect

orientation as indicated by the orientation mark, place one edge of the original on the scanner and adjust the guide lever so that the original aligns against the left side of the feeding slot.

Insert the original into the feeding slot.

WARNING

: Do not

scan glossy

photos

humid environments

(humidity

higher than 70% RH)

Otherwise the surface of the

photo

will

become sticky and cause the

scanner

to jam.

2. The origin

will be fed into the slot and scanned automatically. The Power and Status/card indicators blink while scanning.

NOTE

: See "

More information" on

page

for how to insert

photos and

other

types of originals.

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3. When scanning is completed, the Power and Status/card indicators w

ill

keep blinking for a while, indicating that the scanner is processing the image and storing the file on

the memory card.

until the indicators stop blinking

before

inserting and scanning the next

original.

WARNING

Insert

only one sheet at a

time. Insert the

original only when

the

previous one is done. Otherwise the

scanner will fail to

unction normally.

NOTE

• Do not

remove the memory card or disconnect the power supply

while the

indicators are blinking.

• This scanner only supports output

images in JPEG (.jpg) forma

and the date/ time attribute will not be

added.

• For more information on how t

his scanner stores the

scanned

image

files on the memory card,

see "

Orientation of the

original

and scanned image" on page 14.

• If the memory card is near full (lower t

han 1MB),

the Status/card

indicator

blinks (see "I

ndicators" on page 7).

Use another card

or delete some f

iles on it if necessary.

4. To turn off the scanner after a

originals are

scanned,

press and hold the Power button for 1 second. The power indicator will blink and then go off.

Now

it is OK to

disconnect the power and

remove

the memory card from the scanner.

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Connecting the scanner to a computer

By connecting the scanner to a computer, you can access the scanned images on the memory card directly, or use the scanner as a memory card reader, so that you can freely copy, paste or delete files from or to the memory card using the computer.

System requirements (for computer)

• Operating system: Windows: Windows 2000, XP, Vista or later versions Macintosh: Mass Storage Class Mac OS 9.x or Mac OS X

• An available USB 1.1 or 2.0 port

Making connection

1. Connect one end of the USB cable (with a Min

USB connector) to the Mini USB

socket on the scanner.

2. Turn on the computer, and connect the other end (with an A-type USB connector) of the USB

cable to the USB port of the computer.

3. Insert a memory card into the memory card slot.

4. Follow steps 1 and 2 in "Preparation" on page 8 to conn

ect

the

power.

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5. Press the Power button. The Power indicator blinks.

NOTE

: For more information on t

indicators

, see "Indicators" on

page

6. The scanner w

ill be

recognized by the computer as a removable disk (Windows system). Now you are ready to view or edit the files on the memory card.

NOTE

Do not

remove the

memory card while the computer

is accessing the files on it.

7. To safely disconnect the scanner from the computer

Windows systems

a. On Windows System Tray, c

lick

the hardware removal icon as

indicated

below.

Hardware removal icon

b. Click to select the Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device

option that appears.

c. When the following message displays on-screen, you can

safely

remove your hard disk.

d. Unplug the scanner from your computer.

Macintosh systems

a. Click and drag the hard disk icon to Trash. b. Disconnect the scanner from your computer.

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OCR Launch Software

Launching Path: START -> All Program -> NiMOCARD -> NiMOCARD

Setting for the First Time Use

The product provides web-based network data backup feature. User needs to register on the initial registration page to be able to use this feature in the first time, as shown below. To register, please click on the [Register] icon. After the user logged in with correct information and saved the setting in the website, the initial registration page will no longer appear in the future.

User can also skip the initial registration page by clicking on the “ALL” texticon in the category section and then go into the card preview main page. But in this mode, the network data backup feature is not active.

As the below picture shows,fill out the blank about Email

、

Password

、

Password again、Password Question etc., and click [Agree license and go on ] icon.

Using the scanner

As the below picture shows ,you install successfully.

Then you will see the dialogue box as below.

Using the scanner 15

Main Preview Window

After access the business card Main Preview Screen, all the card information will be sorted and displayed as shown below.

User can click on the card icon to enlarge the card image for preview purpose, or click on any row of data to obtain more information.

Using the scanner

Editing Window

In the Main Preview Window, user can click on any row of the data to enter editing mode. In this editing window, user can also select any part of the card image to perform OCR and sorting function.

Create New Cards

User can manually create a new card by clicking on the [New] button on the Main Preview Window and then manually type in all needed information.

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Categorizing Cards

In the Main Preview Window, user can select one or multiple cards, ight click on them and select [Move To] option to sort these cards into desired the categories.

Search Function

The product provides various search features. User can search any card information by Index or perform Quick Search by type in any key words.

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Network Data Backup

To prevent any data loss from hardware of software problem, The product provides a convenient Network Data Backup feature, just by clicking on the [Backup] button on the left.

Network Data Recover

If user lost their data on their local computer and the user have already enabled Network Data Backup feature, the user can recover all of their data by clicking on the [Data] Menu and then [Network Recovery] to recover all previous backup data.

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More information

Suitable and unsuitable types of originals

This scanner is designed to obtain the best scanning results for the following types of originals:

• 3.5”x5” and 4”x6” photos

• Business cards Do not use the following types of originals for scanning. Otherwise

the scanner will malfunction, the original may become jammed in the slot or the image auto-cropping function will not work properly.

• Photos/business cards thicker than 1mm

• Photos/business cards with either side shorter than 55mm

• Photos/business cards with lots of black or dark colors

• Photos/business cards with dark colors surrounding the edges

• Transparencies (filmstrips, celluloids..., etc.)

• Printed images (pictures on newspapers, magazines..., etc.)

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

• Photos/business cards that exceed the following acceptable size:

Length: 12 inches (304.8mm) (standalone scanning)

Width: 4.1 inches (105mm)

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Orientation of the original and scanned image

Please refer to the

lustrations below for the relationship between the orientation of the original when scanning and that of the scanned image when displayed on the computer screen.

Scanner

Original

Scanner

Original

Scanned image when

displayed on-screen

NOTE

: Scanning the same original in different

orientations

may

produce scanned images that look slightly different in

color t

ones and brightness. This is not a

malfunction.

Cropping on scanned images

In order for the scanner to determine the correctness of the scanned image

data, some cropping on the scanned image may occur. Please

refer

to the

illustration below.

Cropping size (as measured on the original)

Max. 1.5mm

Scanning direction

Max.

1.5mm

Max.

1.5mm

Max. 1.5mm

Original

Scanned image

NOTE

: When scanning darker originals (for example, a photo

the night

sky),

over-cropping may occur.

Please insert

the

original

in a diff

erent

direction (orientation) and try again.

Original

Scanned image

(over-cropped)

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Using the anti-curl sheath

For your older, frag

ile

photographs, we suggest to use the supplied anti-curl sheath before scanning. It also helps eliminate the possibility of de-focusing due to the uneven surface of the curled photos.

Curled photo

Insert the

folded side

first

Fuzzy areas that result f

rom the uneven surface

of the curled photo

1. Insert the photo into the anti-curl sheath as shown.

2. Insert the anti-cur

l sheath (with the folded side first) into the feeding slot of the scanner.

NOTE

: To prevent

the photos stuck in the sheath over time,

please

do not leave the photo in the anti-curl sheath after

scanning.

Supported memory card types

• MS (MemoryStick)

• MS Pro

• MS Pro Duo (adapter required)

• MS Duo (adapter required)

• MMC (MultiMediaCard)

• RS-MMC (adapter required)

• xD (extreme Digital, H-type and M-type)

• SD (SecureDigital)

• Mini SD (adapter required)

• micro SD/T-Flash (adapter required)

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File naming and storage rules

• If the memory card is used with the

Memory card

IMG_0001.jpg IMG_0002.jpg

IMG_9999.jpg

IMG_0001.jpg IMG_0002.jpg

IMG_9999.jpg

IMG_0001.jpg IMG_0002.jpg

scanner for the first time, the scanner creates

folder named “FotoIMG” in the root directory to store the scanned image files. Each image file has a prefix “IMG_” followed by a 4digit serial number in the sequence the image is stored.

• If the file name reaches IMG_9999.jpg

the “FotoIMG” folder, another new folder named “FotoIMG1”

will automatically be created to store subsequent new files, and so on.

• If the memory card already contains folders

created by the scanner, the scanner will store the images in the last

folder created.

• There can be up to 10 folders (FotoIMG, FotoIMG1... FotoIMG9) on a memory card. If exceeded, delete some files on the memory card or use another one if necessary.

IMG_9999.jpg

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Care and maintenance

Cleaning the scanner

In order to maintain the best image quality and prevent dust accumulation, please clean the outer casing and image sensor inside the

scanner regularly (about every 50-100 scans, or whenever unwanted vertical/horizontal lines appear on the scanned image). When cleaning, use only the recommended and supplied tools.

WARNING

: Do not

use any t

ools other than the supplied

ones

to clean the image sensor inside the scanner. Ot

herwise

the

image sensor will be permanently damaged.

Cleaning the outer casing

Please follow the instructions below to

clean

the outer casing of the

scanner when necessary.

1. Use a suitab

dust blower to blow off the dust on the scanner.

2. Use a slightly dampened cloth to wipe off any smear on the

surface

the scanner.

3. Wipe the scanner with a dry and clean lint-free cloth.

WARNING

: Do not

use any solvents or corrosive liquid (for

example

, alcohol, kerosene

..., etc.) to

clean any part of t

scanner

. Otherwise the plastic material will be permanently

damaged

Cleaning the image sensor

1. Follow the instructions above to clean the outer casing of the scanner

rst.

2. With the scanner power off and disconnected from the power supply, insert the sensor cleaning swab

into one end of the outpu

slot.

NOTE

: Make sure that

here is no visible dust

the

swab before inserting it

into

the output slot.

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Care and maintenance

3. Gently slide the sensor cleaning swab

the other end of the

output slot.

4. Repe

step 3 five or six times

consecutively.

NOTE

: Do not

apply too

much

force on the

swab.

Calibrating the scanner

5. Slide the sensor cleaning swab to the

left end of the output slot,

and then remove

from the slot. Store the sensor cleaning swab in a safe place and keep

away

from dust.

If the scanned image looks fuzzy or there are unwanted

nes on it,

then

the

scanner needs to be calibrated in order for the sensor to

resume

its original precision. To calibrate the scanner:

1. Follow the instructions on page 23 to clean the image sensor, and then

follow the instructions in "Preparation" on page 8 to prepare

the scanner for scanning.

2. Insert the

cal

ibration card as shown. The scanner will scan the pattern on the

calibration card and perform calibration to the sensor inside automatically.

NOTE

: Make sure that

the

calibra

ion card is inserted in

the correct

direction.

Otherwise

the

calibration won’t

work.

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Care and maintenance

Storing the scanner

If the scanner w

ill

not be used for a prolonged period of time, follow

the

instructions below to store the scanner for future use.

1. Disconnect the scanner from power supply.

2. Place the scanner and power adapter in a box or bag to keep them from

accumulation of dust.

3. Place

it in a

cool and dry place where inaccessible to sma

children.

After long-term storage,

it is

recommended th

you clean and

calibrate

the scanner before use.

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Troubleshooting

Problem: There are strange lines on the scanned image, or the

image is not clear.

Solution: Please ensure the following:

• Are there scratches on the original, or is the original clean?

Remove any stains or dust from the original

before scanning.

• Has the scanner been used for a long period of time without cleaning and calibration? Refer to "Cleaning the scanner" on page 23 and "Calibrating the scanner" on page

18 to

clean and

cali

bra

the scanner and then try

again.

Problem: The original gets stuck halfway in the feeding slot.

Solution: Press the Power button. The scanner will back out the

original

you can remove the jammed original from the

output slot

Problem: The status indicator blinks rapidly and no scan is

possible.

Solution: Check the following:

• Is the memory card inserted properly into the memory card

slot? Re-insert the card and try again.

• Is the SD card locked (set to write-protect)? Unlock the card.

• Is the memory card full? The indicator blinks when the free space on the memory card is below 1MB. Use another card if necessary.

• Is the memory card in NTFS or other file formats? The scanner

only accepts memory cards in FAT or FAT32 f

ile

format.

• Did you insert the next original before the scanning process of the previous one is completed? Power off and then on the scanner and try again. Make sure th

you

scan

the next original only after the scanning process of

the previous one is completed

• Does the length of the original exceed the maximum acceptable size? Refer to "Suitable and unsuitable types of originals" on page 13 for more information.

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Troubleshooting

Problem: The scanner feels warm to the touch.

Solution: It is normal for the scanner to emit a small amount of heat

(around 30-45 C) after prolonged use. However, if there are strange odors coming out from the scanner or the scanner feels hot to the touch, disconnect the scanner immediately from the power supply or the computer.

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